A dozen homes planned at Cloud Road, 188th Street

A 12-lot housing subdivision is planned on 15.24 acres at the southeast corner of Cloud Road and 188th Street.

The Queen Creek Planning and Zoning Commission approved the preliminary plat, or map, from applicant Tyler Tussey as part of a recent meeting’s consent agenda.

Access to the neighborhood is provided by Vallejo Street, which connects to Sossaman Road and also serves the neighboring Saddlewood Estates Phase II subdivision to the east, Planner I Steven Ester said in a memo to the commission.

There is a gated 25-feet-wide emergency access proposed along the west side of lot 12 to allow an additional entrance for emergency vehicles only, he said.

“Homeowners will not have access to the emergency gate entrance. Given the expected traffic for 12 new lots, a single point of access for the residents and the crash gate for emergency vehicles are sufficient,” Mr. Ester said.

The preliminary plat provides a new path for connectivity in the region, he said.

“Along the entire southern edge of the site, a 10-foot equestrian trail is shown. This path serves as a link between the requested development and the neighboring Saddlewood Estates Phase II subdivision to the east,” Mr. Ester said.