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Project Manager: Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner Report Date: August 1, 2006
Email: Iboyer@cstx.gov Meeting Date: August 17, 2006
Project Number: 06-00500133
Item: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Master Plan for the Sonoma
Subdivision on 41.2 acres located at 2755 Barron Road in the general vicinity of the southeast
intersection of Barron Road and State Highway 40.
Applicant: Randy French, owner
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the master plan.
Item Summary: This Master Plan is in preparation for residential development on the site.
Master Plans are conceptual in nature and show general locations of land uses and
thoroughfares on the property. This property has land shown for light commercial, single family
residential as well as greenway/park. There are no required thoroughfares on the Master Plan.
Street layout and connectivity is address at the Preliminary Plat stage.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Comprehensive Land Use Plan identifies this
property for Single-Family Residential, Medium Density for the majority of the property, with a 3
acre tract identified for Light Commercial at the corner (to be developed by others), as well as
a 0.78 acre at the southern tip of the property furthest away from Barron Road. A small
remainder of the property is designated as Floodplains and Streams.
The property is bound by Barron Road, a minor arterial, to the north, and SH 40, a freeway, to
the west. Portions of this property are shown as Greenways, and the Bikeway and Pedestrian
Master Plan also shows a proposed Bike and Pedestrian path on the eastern side of this tract.
The land uses identified on the Master Plan follow the Comprehensive Plan on this tract. The
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommended a 7.16 acre land dedication. This
dedication is located in the area identified for Greenways. There is no FEMA/FIRM identified
floodplain on this property.
This plan is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan.
Item Background: The subject property was annexed in 1995 and subsequently zoned to A-
O, Agricultural Open. The City Council acted on August 7, 2006, to approve the rezoning
request as submitted, to R-1, Single Family Residential and C-3, Light Commercial The
property has not previously been platted. The City Council approved a rezoning for 3 acres of
C-3, Light Commercial on May 25, 2006 at the corner of Barron Road and State Highway 40.
Budgetary & Financial Summary: This property has requested Oversized Participation for
sewer extension from the Seaback Property as well as the water line extension along State
Highway 40.
Related Advisory Board Recommendations: The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met
on July 11, 2006 and recommended land dedication of 7.16 acres.
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the Master Plan. The
options regarding the Master Plan are:
• Approval
• Denial
Supporting Materials:
1. Small Area Map (SAM) and Aerial Map
2. Application
3. Copy of Master Plan (provided in packet)