MORE THAN 100 HOMES SOUTH OF PLATTE CITY
A new residential neighborhood–with five lots of commercial space–gained final approval by Platte County this week.
At a meeting on Monday morning, county commissioners approved of the development in a unanimous vote. It had been recommended for approval by a 7-2 vote of the Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission last month.
No one spoke in opposition to the development at Monday’s meeting.
As first reported by The Landmark on July 5, the new major residential district is planned for the area near the intersection of Running Horse Road and Hwy. D (120th Street). The area is roughly two miles south of the city limits of Platte City in unincorporated Platte County. Currently the property is farm land and timber-covered ground.
Known as Running Horse Village, the new neighborhood is planned to include 110 single family homes, 33 duplexes and five commercial lots. The location is at the northwest corner of the Running Horse Road and Hwy. D intersection.
There are roughly 71 acres involved in the planned development, with 66 acres of residential zoning and five acres zoned for highway commercial lots. Developing the property will be Sky Hopper Landings, LLC, which is a David Barth-owned company.
“We will start with residential homes and duplexes. We don’t have a tenant or a purchaser lined up,” for the commercial lots, Barth told The Landmark recently, indicating typically the specific commercial interests will develop after the residential development is well underway.
“We are not in negotiations with anybody on the commercial at this time,” he said recently.
Barth pointed out that eventual plans for each of the five commercial lots would need to come back to the county for approval as those plans develop.
There will be two entrances for the development, one off of Running Horse Road and the other from Hwy. D.
Area roadway improvements are included as a part of the proposed neighborhood.
“We’ve agreed to major improvements on Running Horse Road, we knew we would have to do this,” Barth said.
As a result of a traffic study that was conducted for the area, Barth will be required to install the following:
*A southbound travel lane along the property frontage on Running Horse Road, which would widen this section of Running Horse Road to three lanes.
*Install a westbound right-hand turn lane on Hwy. D/NW 120th Street at the Running Horse Road intersection.
*Install an eastbound right-hand turn lane on Hwy. D/NW 120th Street at the entrance ramp onto southbound I-435.
The county is requiring that the developer install a 10-ft. wide public trail along Running Horse Road to the specifications of the Platte County Parks and Recreation Department.