Gilbert OKs homes near Finley Farms

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Vasari Asset Management.)

By Cecilia Chan | Gilbert Sun

Some Finley Farms homeowners are unhappy with having new neighbors they claim will add traffic and eliminate their backyard privacy.

Town Council last Tuesday unanimously approved a minor General Plan amendment and a rezone for Cottage Lane, an infill project of 21 two-story homes on 3.54 acres south of the southwest corner of Greenfield and Elliot roads. The site is surrounded on three sides by single-family homes.

“We’ve seen much denser projects come before us and this doesn’t strike me as a high-density project whatsoever,” said Councilwoman Aimee Yentes. “I do think this is a good use of this space.”

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Chris Webb, who represented the developer Vasari Asset Management, said Cottage Lane was compatible with the surrounding Finley Farms neighborhood in lot size and home value. He said two-story homes are already allowed in the current zoning and that the surrounding homes also could go up to two stories if they wanted to.