The Commerce City Council approved a plat for a 102-unit duplex development after a developer described parking, drainage and homeowners association arrangements during a public hearing.

The developer representative told the council the project consists of 102 half-building units configured as duplexes, with 42 additional off-street parking spaces added to the design. Each duplex “side” will sit on its own lot and typically include a single-car garage plus two off-street parking spaces in front, yielding up to three potential on-lot spaces per side, the developer representative said. The development also includes separate off-street parking lots that will be owned and maintained by a homeowners association.

A drainage study for the subdivision was submitted and has been reviewed and approved by the city’s engineering department and public works, the developer representative said. The units are described as generally three-bedroom, two-bath homes, roughly 1,200 to 1,500 square feet. The builder, D R Wharton, is expected to construct and sell the units to individuals, though the representative noted state law does not allow the city to restrict future owners from renting their properties.

During the public hearing a resident asked how aesthetic conflicts between adjacent owners would be managed (for example, differing roof colors after storm damage). The developer representative said the homeowners association documents will restrict exterior materials and colors (for example, a weatherwood-colored shingle unless the HOA approves a different option) and that the HOA’s professional manager will enforce covenants and restrictions. The representative also said mortgage holders and insurance requirements will influence repairs but acknowledged private property rights limit some enforcement options.

The public hearing closed at 8:22 p.m. A councilmember moved to approve the plat — described in the motion as the “plenary platt part mod addition” for a Commerce, Hunt County property (property ID and legal description were read into the record) — and the council adopted the motion by a voice vote.

Location details given during the hearing place the project at the corner of Charity Road and 3218. The council did not attach additional conditions on parking enforcement; council members said the HOA will be the primary mechanism to manage on-site parking and that the city could consider on-street regulation later only if problems arise.

The council’s action was limited to plat approval; no rezoning or additional land-use conditions were adopted as part of this motion. Continued development approvals (building permits, inspections) and compliance with the approved drainage plan will proceed through the city’s standard permitting channels.