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Project Manager: Crissy Hartl Report Date: November 6, 2006
Email: chartl(a cstx.gov Meeting Date: November 16, 2006
Project Number: 06-00500209
Item: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Variance to Subdivision
Regulations Section 12-K Blocks and a presentation, possible action, and discussion on
a preliminary plat for Bradley Estates consisting of 14 lots on 48.34 acres generally
located south of River Road on Whites Creek Road in the City's Extra-territorial
Jurisdiction.
Applicant: Mike Beal, Agent for the 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 Bradley Estates,
a rural residential development. 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 measures at 2,845 feet, requiring a variance for 1,345 feet.
The property will drain toward a tributary of Whites Creek, located along the rear of the
lots in this subdivision. There is FEMA designated floodplain along this tributary. Base
flood elevations will be determined and finish floor elevations set for each lot. These
requirements are the purview of Brazos County.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan projects Single Family Low
Density and Floodplain & Streams for this property; however, the City has no authority
over land use in the ETJ. This preliminary plat is in compliance with the Comprehensive
Plan.
Item Background: This property was brought into the City's ETJ in 1963 and the
property is currently unplatted.
Budgetary & Financial Summary: None requested.
Related Advisory Board Recommendations:
Parks Board: Since the property is located in the ETJ, the Parks Board did not
review this request.
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the variance
request. The options regarding the variance request are:
• Approval
• Denial
The variance request shall not be granted unless the Commission finds:
1. That there are special circumstances or conditions affecting the land involved
such that strict application of the provisions of this chapter will deprive the
applicant of the reasonable use of his land;
2. That the variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a
substantial property right of the applicant;
3. That the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public health,
safety, or welfare, or injurious to other property in the area, or to the City in
administering this chapter; and
4. That the granting of the variance will not have the effect of preventing the orderly
subdivision of other land in the area in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
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. Copy of Preliminary Plat