A decision on a proposed housing development in the northwest corner of Surprise will wait until January when the recently elected councilman for the area is seated to break a deadlock.
During its Sept. 21 meeting, the city council was split on a proposed amendment to the Vistas Montanas planned-area development. The amendment to the zoning approved in 2008, would shrink the majority of the lot sizes, adding 103 homes for a total of 533, and also adding open space.
“We’re trying to introduce a viable project that won’t be sitting another 14 years,” said applicant Jeff Farr with RVI Planning & Landscape Architecture.
