LOWELL -- The Lowell Planning Commission reviewed plans Tuesday for the first neighborhood to come before it in about two years.
Lakewood Subdivision, Phase III, will consist of about 329 lots if approved by the commission. Tuesday's review did not need a decision by the commission.
Planning commission
The Lowell Planning Commission will meet again at 6 p.m. July 20 at Lowell City Hall, 216 N. Lincoln St.
Source: Staff report
Daniel Ellis, Crafton Tull vice president, said the proposal will come back before the board for preliminary plat approval during its next meeting Mon., July 20. He said a timeline for construction is uncertain at this time. Crafton Tull is an engineering company in Rogers contracted by the developer to represent it.
Lakewood Subdivision is located at the intersection of Mount Hebron Road and Arkansas 264, Ellis said.
Rausch Coleman Homes plans to develop the lots, said Stephen Lieux, the company's director of engineering and land development. He was unable to provide the cost or sizes of the proposed houses.
Lieux said the company is in the process of completing 77 houses in Lakewood Subdivision Phase II. He said construction started on the houses last fall.
Houses in Phase II are between $143,900 and $183,900, according to Rausch Coleman's website. It states square footage for the houses range from 1,298 to 2,648.
The first phase of Lakewood Subdivision was completed in Rogers by another developer about 10 years ago, Lieux said. He said property for the additional phases was purchased by Rausch Coleman in recent years.
Rausch Coleman also is completing another neighborhood in Lowell. The Edinburgh neighborhood has two homes listed for sale on its website. Both homes are 1,845 square feet and listed for about $191,000.
Kris Sullivan, Lowell Planning Director, said Lakewood Subdivision and Edinburgh are the only two neighborhoods under construction currently in the city. She said it has been a couple years since the commission has reviewed preliminary plats for a neighborhood.
Mitch Wright, Lowell commissioner, said new neighborhoods can be positive for the city.
"It obviously means we are getting more rooftops," Wright said. "It means people want to move here."
Ellis said all designs for the neighborhood meet city regulations. He said his company will not be asking for any variances.
NW News on 07/07/2015