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Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner Report Date: July 24, 2006
Email: iprochazka(a�cstx.gov Meeting Date: August 3, 2006
Project Number: 06-00500146
Item: Presentation, possible action, and discussion of a Final Plat for Castlegate Section 7,
consisting of 30 lots on 17.971 acres, located off Castlegate Drive, southeast of its intersection
with Victoria Avenue.
Applicant: Wallace Phillips, property owner
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the final plat as submitted.
Item Summary: This item is for consideration of a final plat for the first phase of Castlegate
Section 7, a single-family development that is planned in two phases. This phase consists of
30 lots on 17.971 acres and includes common areas and greenway area that encompasses
the 100-year flood plain located along the southeast property boundary. A five foot right-of-
way dedication for Victoria Avenue is also proposed.
This property was granted a variance to Section 8.J.2 of the Subdivision Regulations relating
to block length on July 6, 2006 that allows this project to have an overall block length of 2,711
feet (when the second phase of Section 7 is completed).
The subject property and surrounding areas are zoned PDD Planned Development District.
The land uses approved with the PDD zoning include single-family residential, from estate lots
to patio home lots, parkland, open space and greenways. The approval of the PDD zoning
included alternate lot dimensions. The minimum lot dimensions approved for this section are
as follows:
Minimum Lot Area: 7000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width: 50 feet
Minimum Lot Depth: 85 feet
Section 7 proposes no sidewalks, as is permitted in this PDD zoning.
Because the property is zoned PDD, the Design Review Board reviewed and approved a
Concept Plan for Section 7 in April of this year. This plat is in compliance with the approved
Concept Plan.
This plat is also in compliance with the Subdivision Regulations.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan designates this area as Single-
Family Medium Density; the proposed density is in compliance with the Land Use Plan.
Section 7 will take access from Castlegate Drive, which is designated as a minor collector on
the City's Thoroughfare Plan. Victoria Avenue is designated as a major collector and Greens
Prairie Road is designated as a major arterial adjacent to the Castlegate Subdivision.
Item Background: The subject property and surrounding area were annexed in 1995 and
zoned A-O Agricultural Open, a holding zone for the property, at that time. The Master
Development Plan (for the area now developed as Castlegate and the adjacent Crowely
property) was approved by Council in 1997 and then modified in 1998.
A Master Preliminary Plat for the 350-acre Castlegate subdivision was approved in 2000. The
subject property was shown as a reserve tract in the Master Preliminary Plat.
The property was zoned PDD Planned Development District in 2001.
A preliminary plat and final plat of Section 7 were approved by the Commission in spring 2004.
At that time, the plat included 24 estate lots. Development of Section 7 never commenced.
The preliminary plat and a variance to the maximum block length were approved in July 2006.
Related Advisory Board Recommendations: The Parks Board approved the plan for
parkland dedication for Castlegate Subdivision in 2000. The parkland requirements for this
phase have been met with the dedication and park development in previous phases.
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the final plat. The
options regarding the final plat are:
• Approval
• Denial
Supporting Materials:
1. Small Area Map (SAM) and Aerial Map
2. Application
3. Copy Final Plat (provided in packet)