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Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner Report Date: December 21, 2006
Email:jprochazka@cstx.gov Meeting Date: January 4, 2007
Project Number: 06-00500219
Item: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final 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: Staff recommends approval of the final plat.
ETJ Plats - Brazos County's comments and recommendations: None.
Item Summary: This phase consists of 16 lots on 21.92 acres and continues a rural residential
land use pattern that is consistent with previous phases of Duck Haven.
A variance to Section 12-K.2 of the Subdivision Regulations was granted with the preliminary
plat (August 2006) to allow for an extended block length for Drake Drive.
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. Although the previous plat had not
yet expired, a new preliminary plat was approved in August 2006 in order to alter the layout of
the subdivision. Because this project has remained active through the submission of various
final and amending plats, 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.
This plat contains property that was previously part of Duck Haven Phase II. Phase II was
recently vacated and a new final plat approved that does not include this area.
Saddle Creek, a large lot residential subdivision to the north and west, has an approved master
plan and preliminary plat, and is currently pursuing a final plat for the first phase. A connection
will be required between Duck Haven and Saddle Creek as future phases of the development
occur.
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 final plat. The
options regarding the final plat are:
• Approval
• Denial
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