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STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner Report Date: August 7, 2006
Email: jprochazka@cstx.gov Meeting Date: August 17, 2006
Project Number: 06-00500091
Item: Presentation, possible action, and discussion of a Variance Request to Section 12-K,
Blocks, of the Subdivision Regulations, and a presentation, possible action, and discussion of
a Preliminary Plat for Duck Haven Phase Ill, consisting of 16 lots on 21.92 acres, located at
the southern end of Drake Drive, near the intersection of Drake Drive and Wellborn Road in
the City's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ).
Applicant: Travis Martinek, Clarke & Wyndham, property owner
Staff Recommendations: If the Commission grants the requested variance, then staff
recommends approval of the preliminary plat.
ETJ Plats - Brazos County's comments and recommendations: None
Item Summary: This item is for consideration of a variance to Section 12-K Blocks of the
Subdivision Regulations, and consideration of a preliminary plat for the third phase of Duck
Haven, a rural residential development. This phase consists of 16 lots on 21.92 acres and,
when final platted, will include a replat of a portion of Duck Haven Phase II.
The applicant is requesting a variance to Section 12-K.2 of the Subdivision Regulations
relating to block length. The maximum block length allowed within a rural single-family
development is 1,500 feet. The proposed block length is 1,972 feet, requiring a 472 foot
variance. The majority of this block length, along the west side of Drake Drive, has already
been platted with Phase II. Please see the attached Variance Request Letter for the
applicant's request and reasoning.
A preliminary plat was approved for this property in late 2001. Although the previous plat has
not yet expired, this new preliminary plat has been proposed in order to alter the layout of the
subdivision. Because this project has remained active and has vested under previous
ordinances, certain development requirements, including the requirement to provide fire flows
in the ETJ, are not applicable to this project.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan projects rural densities for this
area of the ETJ, however, the City has no authority over land use in the ETJ. Wellborn Road
is identified as a major arterial on the Thoroughfare Plan.
Item Background: The master plan for Duck Haven was filed in early 2001 and the original
Duck Haven preliminary plat was filed in November 2001. Since that time, several final plats
and amending plats have been submitted for other phases of the development.
Saddle Creek, a large lot residential subdivision to the north and west, has submitted a Master
Plan for review and approval. A connection will be required between Duck Haven and Saddle
Creek as other phases of the development occur.
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Related Advisory Board Recommendations: Because this project is located in the ETJ, the
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has not reviewed it.
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the variance request.
The options regarding the variance request are:
• Approval
• Denial
The Commission has final authority over the preliminary plat. The options regarding the
preliminary plat are:
• Approval
• Denial
Supporting Materials:
1. Small Area Map (SAM) and Aerial Map
2. Application
3. Variance Request Letter
4. Variance Criteria
5. Copy of Preliminary Plat (provided in packet)
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