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Project Manager: Lindsay Boyer, AICP, Senior Planner Report Date: September 10, 2007
Email: Iboyer@cstx.gov Meeting Date: September 20, 2007
Project Number: 07-00500171
Item: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Master Plan for Preserve at Stone
Creek Subdivision consisting of 202 acres located at 3370 Greens Prairie Road West in the
general area northeast of the intersection of Greens Prairie Road West and Sweetwater Drive
between Castlegate Subdivision and Sweetwater Forest Subdivision.
Applicant: Billy Chenault, agent for the owner.
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the Master Plan.
Item Summary: The applicant is requesting approval of a Master Plan for a 202-acre residential
subdivision. The plan calls for an overall density of 3.3 units per acre for approximately 660 lots
to be developed in six phases. The project includes the extension of Victoria Drive from the
shared property line with the Castlegate Subdivision through the entire property. The Plan also
includes an additional unnamed major collector running north through the property from Greens
Prairie Road West.
The applicant is proposing to access Greens Prairie Road West in 3 locations. The first location
is just west of the existing oil well site which is the unnamed collector. A second local street will
access directly across from Sweetwater Drive, and the third location accesses Phase 4
approximately 320 feet west of Sweetwater and over 600 feet east of Regal Oaks Drive, in
compliance with street spacing as required by the Unified Development Ordinance. However, a
number of the streets on the Master Plan will require variances to block length if platted in this
configuration. Master Plans are intended to be conceptual in nature with more emphasis placed
on the placement of major thoroughfares and connection points. At the request of the
Commission, all roadways are now included on the Master Plan, however specific information
about the roads regarding block length, roadway width, and intersection angles is not required
until the preliminary plat stage.
A previous Master Plan was approved on this property as River Stone Subdivision on November
2, 2006. The current master plan reduces the overall density from 3.7 to 3.3 units per acre.
The existing zoning on the property is A-O, Agricultural Open, and the applicant is proposing to
develop under R-1, Single Family Residential. The Master Plan also includes approximately 5
acres of FEMA identified 100-year floodplain which is located in the parkland dedication area of
13.48 acres on the east side of the property adjacent to the Victoria extension. The rezoning is
shown to exclude the area of the parkland dedication from the rezoning request due to the
floodplain on the property.
The property also includes an existing compressor site along Greens Prairie Road West at the
east property line for a Citgo pipeline that runs along the eastern border of the property. This
site is currently permitted and is intended to remain active.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan identifies this area as Single
Family Residential, Medium Density with a portion of Floodplains and Streams on the east side
of the property within the parkland dedication area. The property has approximately 2,000 feet
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of frontage on Greens Prairie Road West. The Thoroughfare Plan on this property also shows
the extension of Victoria as well as an additional north-south Major Collector that is unnamed at
this time. The Water/Wastewater Master Plan identifies a 12-inch water line along both major
collectors, and an 8-inch sanitary sewer line along the extension of Victoria.
This Master Plan is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and the minimum requirements
of the Subdivision Regulations. The density is in compliance with the proposed zoning district,
R-1, Single Family Residential.
Item Background: The subject property was annexed in 1995 and subsequently zoned A-O,
Agricultural Open. The subject property was platted in the late nineteenth century as the
Benjamin Graham Subdivision. The property is located in the vicinity of the Creek Meadow
Master Plan.
Budgetary & Financial Summary: N/A
Related Advisory Board Recommendations: The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met
on October 17, 2006 and recommended a land dedication in the amount of 12.98 acres for the
River Stone Subdivision.
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)
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