A majority of the Garden City City Council voted Nov. 10 to approve SUBFY2025-0004, the Amigo Subdivision proposed for 3921–3933 North Adams Street, after hearing a presentation from the applicant and a staff report. The council also agreed to remove conditions tied to a prior planned unit development (PUD) application that are not required for a straight subdivision.

Nick Louie, representing Binion Buildings LLC and Urban Design Build, told the council the project would redevelop roughly 0.56 acres to create 12 lots (11 buildable residential lots and one common lot) comprising a mix of housing types: one single-family home, a duplex, a triplex and a five-plex. "We are proposing 27 total parking spaces that includes 22 in garages and 5 guest stalls," Louie said, and described 3,200 square feet of shared open space and several Class A amenities including smart locks/thermostats and secure package lockers.

A planning staff member reviewed the record and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation, noting the application initially arrived as a PUD but now meets code as a straight subdivision. Staff pointed to packet materials and conditions (recommended decision starts on page 64; conditions on page 73) and explained that highlighted conditions had been verified as compliant. The staff report also recounted discussion points such as a lumen/lighting-code interpretation and the Planning & Zoning Commission's decision not to require an east–west micro-street connection because of existing parcel constraints.

Louie flagged two substantive issues during his presentation: uncertainty in the new lumen threshold for exterior lighting and a proposed 12-foot public access easement on the property's south edge that he said would connect to an adjacent subdivision that dead-ends. "We had reached out to that development at Riverplace to see if we can do some type of joint use sidewalk...we have not got a response," he said, arguing a forced easement could be landlocked and raise privacy concerns for neighbors.

Councilmembers thanked the applicant and staff, expressed general support for the infill housing and the project's design adjustments, and agreed with removing legacy PUD conditions that are no longer needed. One member noted the single-family unit is a three-bedroom layout; Louie confirmed it is a three-bedroom unit.

A motion to sustain the Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation and approve SUBFY2025-0004 (with removal of the PUD-related conditions) was made and seconded; the council approved the application by roll call. The council directed staff to finalize the remaining ministerial and building-permit details, where zero-setback considerations, eave separations and other construction-level reviews will be handled during later permit review.

The approval concludes council action on SUBFY2025-0004 for now; building permits and construction-level site plan details will be reviewed in subsequent administrative processes.