Largest Development Yet Starts In Umatilla

    Work has begun on what will be Umatilla's largest development to date. Magnolia Pointe, located off CR 450SE and adjoining the Mills Street/Church Street area, is expected to include just under 500 homes on the 315-acre site.
   The project was originally approved in the early 2000s but went dormant after the 2008 real estate collapse. In recent years, it was brought back to life with some updated amenities and home styles, and now is set for development by Forestar and DR Horton.
   All four phases, 477 homes in all, will be placed on 178 acres, the amount of the property that is high enough to be developed. Forty-four acres have been designated for open space, and 53 acres will be used for upland/open space, with a gross home density number of 2.68 dwelling units per acre.
   Lot widths will range from 40 feet to 50 feet, with minimum square footage of 1,230 (40-foot lots) and 1,400 square feet (50-foot lots). Minimum setbacks are 10 feet.
   City of Umatilla documents provided this week indicate Phase I will include 223 homes, 87 on 40-foot lots and 136 on 50-foot lots. Phase II will add 61 units, Phase III 81, Phase IV 74, and Phase V 38.