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Ranson Planning Commission to hear request from applicant about Bane Farm Private Roads

On Monday, June 1 at 7pm, the Ranson Planning Commission will consider requests related to Bane Farm development—a 1,002-unit development on 390 acres in northern Ranson. See the agenda here. There will be no public comment on this agenda item; you can email the Ranson Planning Commissioners using our portal below.

First, the agenda is not completely clear what will be considered. It seems from the application that waivers are being requested to allow private roads, 12 cul-de-sacs, and very limited connectivity. When the Bane Farm property (off of Currie Road) was annexed into Ranson, one would expect its developers would follow the city code when planning its 1000+ house development (see the plan here), but now the developers seem to want to avoid developing the property as though it is in the city.

The Applicant now seeks waivers to construct and utilize a private road system with 12 cul-de-sacs in the design plans for a future 55+ residential community. The applicant has not demonstrated an environmental benefit, the plans are not consistent with the comprehensive plan, and this would set a dangerous precedent.

Submit your public comment and ask the planning commission to table or deny the request until the agenda can be compliant and the applicant can demonstrate a unique challenge to its property and an environmental benefit of these waivers.

Ranson Planning Commission should table or deny Bane Farm private road request

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Last Name

Dear Planning Commissioners,

Please accept the following comments for agenda items 7 and 8 for June 1, 2026 regarding Bane Farm development.

The agenda fails to give reasonable notice to the public of what issues will be discussed under agenda item 7 and 8. Both agenda item 7 and 8 state that there will be “Consideration” and that there is an application, but the agenda does not state what the application is for. I respectfully request that you table these items until they can be properly noticed to the public.

The development should not be permitted to have private streets because it does not meet the clear requirements set out in Ranson City Code 16-72 for allowing private streets. The applicant claims that the substantial rolling topography and numerous shallow rock outcrop conditions on the property support the request for them to maintain private streets.  This request should be denied for two reasons.

• The applicant failed to show that maintaining private streets would reduce the grading required or reduce the disturbance of shallow rock outcroppings on the site. 
• This property has substantially similar topography to the rest of Ranson. Granting this request would set a dangerous precedent where every future development could request the same, and Ranson would become a few roads connecting otherwise detached island developments. This is NOT CONSITENT with the comprehensive plan. Please deny the request to allow private streets.

The applicant has requested 12 cul-de-sacs throughout the development, and fails to connect to two existing rights-of-way (Basset Lane and Level Green Farm Lane). This request should be denied because:

• The applicant failed to show that this layout would reduce the grading required or reduce the disturbance of shallow rock outcroppings on the site. The applicant should show that all 12 cul-de-sacs are necessary to protect the environment. 
• This request is NOT CONSITENT with the comprehensive plan. The compressive plan repeatedly calls for connectivity throughout Ranson. This Development should not only be interconnected within the development but should also be required to connect to Currie Road through both Basset Lane and the Level Green Farm Lane.

Please table this request until it is properly noticed. If the request is considered at this meeting please deny the request because the applicant has not shown an environmental benefit and the request is inconsistent with the adopted Ranson Comprehensive Plan. Thank you for considering these comments.

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