53-Home Lakeville Development Approved on Kenwood Trail

A 40-acre, 53 single-family housing development will be coming to Lakeville on Kenwood Trail between 188th Street and Jordan Trail.

The Lakeville City Council approved rezoning, an easement vacation and the preliminary plat for the Stone Ridge development at its May 6 meeting, Sun Thisweek reported.

“As difficult as it is to put homes, or put anything onto County Road 50 right now, if we have a developer that’s willing to develop in that area, I still think it’s a great piece of land,” Council Member Kerrin Swecker said.

The developer, D.R. Horton, had been considering the project since 1996. It was approved unanimously by the city council despite some concerns about increased traffic on County Road 50.

"We think the time is right to move forward with it,” Mike Suel, D.R. Horton's land development manager, told the council, according to Sun Thisweek.

The paper has more details about the project on its website:

First to be developed will be 45 homes on the north side of Kenwood Trail.

An existing vacant house, built in 1890 is slated for removal, along with outbuildings and a fence encroaching on the north end of the property.

A future bituminous trail will connect the neighborhood streets to Kenwood Trail, and an existing driveway off the road will be redesigned and connect into the local streets, Lakeville Planning Director Daryl Morey said.

The project’s other eight homes will be constructed in phase two on the south side of the road in a cul-de-sac, “Jewel Court.”

Sidewalks will be installed along one side of 188th Street, Javelin Avenue and Javelin Court, according to the city.