A proposed family subdivision has won preliminary approval on Lake Ella Road.
Lake Ella Estates would be made up of 230 single-family homes on a 67-acre parcel located three-quarters of a mile east of Rolling Acres Road. A preliminary plat plan was approved Monday night by the Lady Lake Commission.
The project had been previously pitched to the commission, but then it called for 279 homes on tiny lots. The commission rejected that plan.
An analysis of traffic from the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization stated the obvious – that fewer homes will create less traffic. But Brian Hutt, of Lake-Sumter MPO, had some suggestions about a multi-modal trail at the development.
“Please design and construct a safe, secure and convenient system for pedestrians and bicyclists which provide direct non-motorized access, linkages and through-cuts between common origins and destinations. Construct continuous pedestrian facilities along all major streets and highways; these should be direct and interconnect with all other modes of transportation within the project and into adjacent properties,” Hutt wrote in the analysis.
He also recommended ramps and curb cuts throughout the pedestrian system for physically challenged persons.
Preliminary plat approval does not open the door for construction. There are multiple steps that must be taken before that can commence.
