HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportCITY OF COLLEGE STATION
FINAL PLAT
for
Edelweiss Ridge,
being a Replat of Lot 2,
Bald Prairie Subdivision
10- 00500176
SCALE: 21 lots on 4.44 acres
LOCATION: 14060 Renee Lane
ZONING: R -1 Single - Family Residential
APPLICANT: Brady Brittain, Brittco Development, property owner
PROJECT MANAGER: Jennifer Prochazka, AICP, Senior Planner
jrochazka @cstx.gov
RECOMMENDATION: As proposed, the replat includes two discretionary items and a
waiver request.
• Staff recommends approval of the proposed right -angle lot configuration throughout the
subdivision.
• Staff recommends that an Access Way be provided from Amanda Lane to the property
to the north.
• Staff recommends denial of the waiver requested to Section 8.2.A.13 "Sidewalks."
Because sidewalks are not included on a Final Plat document, the replat may be
approved by the Commission regardless of the decision on the sidewalk waiver.
Staff recommends approval of the replat with the condition that an access way, as defined in
Section 8.2.A.12, be added to the plat connecting Amanda Lane to the lot to the north at or near
mid - block.
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DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
Annexation: 1995
Zoning: A -O Agricultural Open to R -1 Single - Family (2007)
Plat: The subject property was final platted as Lot 2 of the Bald Prairie
Subdivision in 1973.
Site Development: The property is currently vacant.
COMMENTS
Parkland Dedication: Parkland fee -in -lieu of land dedication in the amount of $40,420 will be
assessed for the twenty newly created lots. This fee will be due prior to filing of the final plat.
Greenways: None
Pedestrian Connectivity: Sidewalks are proposed on one side of Amanda Lane and on one
side of Jamey Lane within the proposed development. A waiver has been requested to the
requirement to provide sidewalks along Renee Lane. A sidewalk is funded on Barron Road to
the south as part of the CIP project to widen Barron Road. A sidewalk is existing along
Passendale Lane (ending at the intersection of Passendale Lane and Renee Lane), north of the
proposed subdivision.
Bicycle Connectivity: No bicycle facilities are proposed within or adjacent to the proposed
subdivision. A bike lane is funded on Barron Road to the south as a part of the CIP project to
widen Barron Road.
Impact Fees: None
REVIEW CRITERIA
Compliance with Subdivision Regulations: As proposed, the replat includes two
discretionary items and a waiver.
The first discretionary item is related to Section 8.2.A.11.a "Lot Configuration." This section
states that an arrangement placing adjacent lots at right angles to each other should be
avoided. Because of the existing configuration of lots in the area, right -angle lots are proposed
throughout this subdivision.
• Lots 3 -5, Block 1 and Lots 1 -3, Block 2 are at right angles to the platted lots in Needham
Estates to the south.
• Lots 1 -11, Block 3 are proposed at a right angle to the large lot to the north.
• Lot 1, Block 3 is proposed at a right -angle to platted lots in Edelweiss Gartens Phase 13.
The second discretionary item is related to Section 8.2.A.10 "Blocks," which states that in blocks
over 800 feet in length, the Planning & Zoning Commission may require an access way, as
defined in Section 8.2.A.12 "Access Way," near the center of the block. The proposed block
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length created by Block 3 is approximately 880 feet. The maximum block length in single - family
residential areas is 1,200 feet.
The waiver request is in relation to the required sidewalks along Renee Lane. Section 8.2.13.13
"Sidewalks" of the Unified Development Ordinance requires sidewalks to be constructed on both
sides of all streets having a right -of -way width equal to or greater than sixty feet. Replatting of
the subject property requires the installation of sidewalks along the western side of Renee Lane.
The applicant is requesting that sidewalks not be required along Renee Lane.
Regarding waivers to the sidewalk requirements, the Unified Development Ordinance includes
the following guidance:
Exceptions or waivers to sidewalk requirements may be granted by the Commission when it
has been determined that satisfactory alternative pedestrian ways have been or will be
provided outside the normal right -of -way; or that unique circumstances or unusual
topographic, vegetative, or other natural conditions prevail to the extent that strict adherence
to the requirements would be unreasonable and not consistent with the purposes of the
UDO or the Comprehensive Plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Again, as proposed, the replat includes two discretionary items and a waiver request.
• Staff recommends approval of the proposed right -angle lot configuration throughout the
subdivision due to current lot configuration and future development, related to Section
8.2.A.11.a "Lot Configuration."
• Staff recommends that an access way be provided from Amanda Lane to the property to
the north to provide pedestrian and bicycle access to future development, related to
Section 8.2.A.10 "Blocks."
• Staff recommends denial of the waiver requested to Section 8.2.A.13 "Sidewalks." If the
waiver is denied, Staff recommends that this project be permitted to utilize the sidewalk
fund, if the property owner chooses to do so. Because sidewalks are not included on a
Final Plat document, the replat may be approved by the Commission regardless of the
decision on the sidewalk waiver.
Staff recommends approval of the replat with the condition that an access way, as defined in
Section 8.2.A.12, be added to the plat connecting Amanda Lane to the lot to the north at or near
mid - block, as stated above.
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
1. Application, including waiver request
2. Copy of Final Plat (provided in packet)
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Land User 210
Single - Family Detached Housing
Description
Single- family detached housing includes all single - family detached homes on individual lots. A
typical site surveyed is a suburban subdivision.
This land use included data from a wide variety of units with different sizes, price ranges,
locations and ages. Consequently, there was a wide variation in trips generated within this
category. As expected, dwelling units that were larger in size, more expensive, or farther away
from the central business district (CBD) had a higher rate of trip generation per unit than those
smaller in size, less expensive, or closer to the CBD. Other factors, such as geographic location
and type of adjacent and nearby development, may also have had an effect on the site trip
generation.
Single- family detached units had the highest trip generation rate per dwelling unit of all residential
uses because they were the largest units in size and had more residents and more vehicles per
unit than other residential land uses; they were generally located farther away from shopping
centers, employment areas and other trip attractors than other residential land uses; and they
generally had fewer alternate modes of transportation available because they were typically not
as concentrated as other residential land uses.
The peak hour of the generator typically coincided with the peak hour of the adjacent street
traffic.
The sites were surveyed between the late 1960s and the 2000s throughout the United States and
Canada.
Source Numbers
1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 26, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 71, 72, 84, 91, 98, 100, 105,
108, 110, 114, 117, 119, 157, 167, 177, 187, 192, 207, 211, 246, 275, 283, 293, 300, 319, 320,
357, 384, 435, 550, 552, 579, 598, 601, 603, 611, 614, 637
Trip Generation, 8th Edition 289 Institute of Transportation Engineers
Additional Data