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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportSTAFF REPORT Project Manager: Carol Cotter Date: March 9, 2004 Email: ccotter@cstx.gov Item: Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the Castlegate Section 7 consisting of 24 lots on 31.094 acres located off Castlegate Drive, southeast of its intersection with Victoria Avenue. (04- 00500051) Applicant: Wallace Phillips for Greens Prairie Investors, Ltd. Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plat as submitted. Item Summary: In accordance with the PDD-H zoning approved in November 2001, the applicant has submitted a Preliminary Plat for Section 7 of Castlegate Subdivision that will allow for the development of 24 single family homes. Included in the development are common areas and a greenway area that encompasses the 100-year flood plain located along the southeast property boundary. The Land Use Plan designates the area as Single Family Residential Medium Density (3-6 DU/acre). Although the density of this Preliminary Plat is less than 3 DU/acre, Castlegate Subdivision overall meets this density and is in compliance with the Land Use Plan. The Preliminary Plat is also in compliance with the modified standards approved with the rezoning, including modifications to standard street widths, sidewalks, lot dimensions, and setbacks. Sections 7 will take access from Castlegate Drive, which is designated as a minor collector on the City's Thoroughfare Plan. This subdivision is located in the Spring Creek Sanitary Sewer Impact Fee Area 97-01. Impact Fees will be due at time of final plat. Current fees for this area are $349.55 per Living Unit Equivalent (LUE). Item Background: This area was annexed into the city in 1995. Soon after that, the developer began discussions with the City for the Crowley Master Development Plan, of which this tract is a part. The Plan was originally approved by Council in 1997 and then modified in 1998. In 2000, Crowley teamed with Wallace Phillips to develop the approximately 350-acre portion of the property on the west side of the future Hwy 40. The initial PDD rezoning request for 162 acres out of the 350-acre, Castlegate Subdivision was quickly followed by a Master Preliminary Plat for the 350-acre area. This tract was shown as a reserve tract in the 2000 Master Preliminary Plat. Related Advisory Board Recommendations: The Parks Board approved the plan for parkland dedication for Castlegate Subdivision in 2000. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Application 3. Infrastructure and Facilities 4. Copy of Preliminary Plat INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water required for plat: Each lot is required to have public water service, as shown on the plat. Water service will be extended from an existing 12-inch water line along Castlegate Drive. Water Service: Water to be provided to each structure, as required. Sewer required for plat: Each lot is required to have public sewer service, as shown on the plat. Sewer service will be extended from an existing 12-inch water line along Castlegate Drive. Sewer Service: Sewer to be provided to each structure, as required. Street(s) required for plat: All streets shown on plat are required for this subdivision. Streets/Access: Castlegate Drive is a minor collector. Residential access is precluded on collector streets and larger, where applicable. Off-site Easements required for plat: None required. Drainage: Detention for this development was provided by the existing regional detention facility at SH 6. Flood Plain: The plat reflects the mapped 100-year floodplain. Minimum floor elevations have been established for effected lots. The map for this floodplain did not include a floodway. A hydraulic model of Spring Creek incorporating the effects of the upstream pond and fill of the proposed lots in the floodplain has been made a requirement to the final plat. Oversize request: None Impact Fees: The development is located within the Spring Creek Sanitary Sewer Impact Fee Area 97-01. Impact fees for sanitary sewer will be due at the time of filing the final plat. Currently, the impact fee is $349.55 per living unit equivalent Parkland Dedication Fees: Parkland has been dedicated for the Castlegate Subdivision including Sections 7. Any additional parkland development fees that may be required will be due at time of final plat.