The proposal for a new subdivision stalled by Wright City leaders last month has now been granted permission to proceed after the developer provided plans for green space that can be used by residents.

Wright City aldermen in September withheld their approval of a 154-home subdivision proposed by Houston Homes along Highway F. The compact residential zoning being requested by the developer requires recreational green space, and aldermen balked when the developer tried to designate a field across a deep creek with no bridge.

Houston Homes returned with revised plans on Oct. 13, and aldermen said they’re now satisfied that the developer has made room for green space on the side of the creek where residents can actually get to it.

Board of Aldermen President Ramiz Hakim said the city is granting Houston a slight variance on the normal requirement for how green space is laid out, and in exchange the developer added more green space than the 1.4 acres that is required.

“I’m of the opinion that they’ve met the threshold and the spirit of the law,” Hakim said.

The rest of the board agreed, voting unanimously to approve the subdivision.

The area that Houston Homes had planned to designate as green space is a 12.5-acre field at the northwest corner of the subdivision. But developer representative Brad Goss told aldermen in September that building a bridge across the creek to reach the field would cause prohibitive delay and expense because it would require review by federal agencies that regulate waterways.