NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION · RESEARCH UPDATED SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
Mitras Project
A proposal to change the zoning of property west of Kent Grove Drive. A recommendation, a proposal and a final approval are different steps.
Project overview
OFFICIAL RECORD- Case identifiers
- PDE26-7901 · RZ-7901 · REZONE-2025-00016
- Property
- 12500 Hamlin Road · Parcel 05-25-18-0000-00100-0000
- Requested zoning
- A-R Agricultural-Residential to R-4 High Density Residential
- Proposed cap
- 77 detached single-family homes
- Size
- 40.96 acres in the June staff report and survey description. Other applicant notice material uses approximately 41.5 acres; the figures are not silently combined.
- Proposed access
- Kent Grove Drive
June staff recommended approval. The packet’s unsigned resolution and declaration do not establish that the rezoning was adopted or the restrictions recorded.
Source: June 11 packet, original PDF page 104 (excerpt).
Source: June 11 packet, original PDF page 105 (excerpt).
Source: Full June packet; acreage descriptions also at PDF pages 123–124, 144 and 150–151.
Concept plan
The concept is a proposal subject to engineering review, not a construction authorization. See the original drawing in the excerpt.
Road / access review
The June staff report describes an alternative-standard process and a $375,000 road contribution. The executed agreement, payment status and exact obligations remain to be confirmed. Completed paving does not by itself establish what drainage or intersection work was included.
The county transportation review calls for access-management review at preliminary-plan review. We are seeking the later analysis and enforceable improvement requirements.
Traffic review
OFFICIAL RECORD77 proposed homes and 85 analyzed units are different figures. The June proposal contains a 77-home cap. Its transportation review uses 85 dwelling units and approximately 802 average daily trips as analysis assumptions. The 802 figure should not be presented as a recalculated total for 77 homes.
Outstanding questions include actual left/right turning delays and queues at Kent Grove Drive / SR 52, turn-lane storage, and improvements required before additional traffic.
Stormwater / floodplain review
The staff report identifies Flood Zone A along the northern portion and Zone X on the remainder. It describes later compliance requirements. That is not a completed prediction of effects on neighboring roads.
We need the current drainage model, existing-condition assumptions, flood-storage calculations, discharge points and downstream analysis.
Wetlands / wildlife
The applicant narrative describes 31.96 upland acres and 9 wetland acres and anticipates no wetland impacts. These are applicant statements in the packet. Final agency determinations, permits and any later revisions remain to be reviewed.
Utilities
The staff report and applicant narrative discuss different utility connection options. The approved capacity, service route and easement rights remain unresolved in our reviewed record.
Talavera CDD supplied records September 29. Full attachment review and additional district-engineer records remain pending; no conclusion that all service alternatives are unavailable is drawn here.
Source: June 11 packet, original PDF page 107 (excerpt).
Source: Applicant narrative, PDF page 127.
Records trackerCompatibility and the public record
The staff report describes surrounding single-family conventional and mobile-home development, and cites related residential zoning and Talavera to the east. The applicant argues that the proposal fits the Comprehensive Plan’s Central Market Area policies. These positions belong in the record alongside resident concerns about lot sizes, buffers and the neighborhood’s rural character.
Objective comparisons of lot size, setbacks, screening and drainage remain useful. Rural appearance alone does not establish a protected rural land-use designation.
Source: June 11 packet, original PDF page 104 (excerpt).
Source: June 11 packet, original PDF page 107 (excerpt).
Source: Applicant narrative, PDF page 128.