Dayton City Council — Transcript
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Watershed District Position Appointment
Representative Danny Nau's Legislative Update
Community Concerns and Updates (Open Forum Responses)
Flock Camera Implementation
Historic Village Water Tower Project
Second Quarter Financial Report 2026
Historic Village Water Tower Paint Scheme
Votes (1)
Sundance Greens 12th Edition: Zoning Map Amendment, PUD Amendment, Preliminary/Final Plat, and Development Agreement
Dissent: Council Member Sarah [2:42:04] (stated that the PUD was not clear enough and that approving a building within a property is not the same as approving its specific spot.)
Moved by Council Member Stephen [2:37:34] (revised by Sarah [2:39:27]) · Seconded by Council Member Scott [2:39:45]
The council debated the approval of the Sundance Greens 12th Edition, which involved reducing residential lots from 58 to 48 and reconfiguring streets. A major point of contention was the proposed relocation of the golf course maintenance building, a facility whose original 2018 approval location was disputed by residents and perceived as 'muddy' by some council members. The applicant presented a revised plan tonight, shifting the building approximately 150-200 feet eastward and reorienting parking away from existing Brayburn Trails homes. Residents raised strong concerns about visual impact, traffic, noise, and the legal basis of the original approval, proposing alternative sites and questioning the commercial interest over residential impact. The city attorney's opinion affirmed the original approval for a building in the general area, legally binding the council. The Development Agreement portion was removed for separate review due to needed corrections regarding prior credits.
Notable Quotes (5)
I I still feel I have the legal right to have the building in this this site, but I thought if we flipped it and at first I never thought there was an option because there is, you know, the drainage swale that runs, you know, just naturally has been there... but after discussing the engineers, you know, we can we can change the route of that swale once it gets onto our property. And so basically we're just taking the pond and the building and flipping it trying to you know make it uh you know the building less obstructive to to the uh Brayburn residents.
I think this is very similar to another kind of comment that I had made a while ago, but a little bit different on a different project. But we're bound by agreements and legal things. And it's not always what we want. It's not always the way that we want it to be or we would want it to be if we lived in certain places. Like, we're bound legally and by other things. And so what's in question isn't whether the building is going in that spot because that was already agreed upon.
The preliminary plot you were shown this evening was not the one that was shown last week to the planning commission. I made that clear to staff and they corrected it. I asked them to acknowledge that correction and they did not. That begs me to ask a question is what other information here can we even trust?
I grieve knowing that the sounds of my daughter's laughter as she plays with her water table on her deck could be drowned out by trucks going by. I'm saddened by the idea that instead of waking up and seeing the beautiful green space we fell in love with, I could wake up and just see a building.
I agree that the original 2018 approval is muddy. Um, and I don't like that... our legal counsel gave us their opinion and you you pay experts and arguably you take their expert advice... I would like us and our current planning commission to learn from this and to not approve muddy things where in an approval some things show one thing and another, you know, that that has to stop and we have to have cleaner um, more obvious things.
Ordinances & Resolutions (7)
Proposed addition to the meeting agenda
Award given to Representative Danny Nau
Part of the Sundance Greens 12th Edition approval process
Part of the Sundance Greens 12th Edition approval process
Key documents for the Sundance Greens 12th Edition project
2018 resolution granting preliminary plat and PUD approval for Sundance Greens
Relatively routine project proposed for the upcoming year