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Date Received: April 4, 2005
Park Zone: 10
Current Zone Balance: $ 133,195
Project Location: North Side of Highway 40
Name of Development: Forest of Castlegate
Phase: N/A
Applicant: Greens Prairie Investors LTD.
Address: 4490 Castlegate Dr.
City/State/Zip: College Station, TX 77845
Phone Number/Fax: 979-690-7250 Fax Number:
E-mail:
Engineer/Planner: Texcon
Address: 1707 Graham Rd.
City/StateZip: College Station, TX 77845
Phone Number/Fax: 979-764-7743 Fax Number:
E-Mail:
REQUIRED COMPLIANCE
Section 10-B-1: Land Dedication
Single Family Dwelling Units: 295
Multi-Family Dwelling Units:
Total Land Requirement: 2.92 Acres
Proposed Dedication: 4.190
Section 10-B-2: Fee in Lieu of Land
Has the Planning and Zoning Commission's approval been obtained?
Land Fee:
Single Family Fee ($198/dwelling unit): $198 x 295.00 = $58,410
Multi-Family Fee ($160/dwelling unit):
Total Acquisition Fee:
Section 10-B-3: Park Development Fee
Single Family Fee ($358/dwelling unit): $358 x 295 = $105,610
Multi-family Fee ($292/dwelling unit):
Total Fee Amounts:
Total Single Family Fee ($556/dwelling Unit):
Multi-Family Fee ($452/dwelling Unit):
Section 10-B-4: Park Development in Lieu of Fee
Required development cost:
Staff review date and comment: April 4, 2005
Parks Board review and decision: April 12, 2005
Section 10-B-5: Minimum Park Size
Is the proposed park less than five (5) acres? No, it is 5.863 acres
If yes, staff recommends: Acceptance of land plus the development fee
Section 10-B-7: Prior Park Acquisition
A 5.863 acre park site is
Is there an existing park that can serve the proposed development? located in this subdivision
Park Land Dedication plus the Park Development Fee - 1.5 acres
If yes, staff recommends: were dedicated from the SpringCreek Town Homes.
Section 10-E: Comprehensive Plan
Is the proposed park dedication in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan and the
Recreation, Park, and Open Space Master Plan? Yes
Comments:
Section 10-F: Additional Information
1. Is land in the 100-year floodplain? No Percentage:
a. Detention/Retention? No Size:
Meets Board Policy?
Acreage in floodplain: No Percentage:
Acreage in detention: No Percentage:
Acreage in greenways: No Percentage:
Comments:
Section 10-F (of the Park Land Dedication Ordinance)
10-F. 1 Any land dedication to the City under this section must be suitable for park and
recreation uses. Consideration will be given to land that is in the floodplain or may be
considered "floodable" even though not in a federally regulated floodplain as long as, due
to its elevation, it is suitable for park improvements.
(a) Neighborhood park sites should be adjacent to residential areas in a manner that serves the
greatest number of users.
Comments: It is accessible and less than 1/2 mile from all points in this subdivision.
(b) Neighborhood park sites should be located so that users are not required to cross arterial
roadways to access them.
Comments: All the streets are residential.
(c) Sites should not be severely sloped or have unusual topography which would render the land
unusable for organized recreational activities.
Comments: The site does not have steep slopes in the majority of the property.
(d) Sites should have existing trees or other scenic elements.
Comments: There are mature trees near the creek.
(e) Detention/retention areas will not be accepted as part of the required dedication, but may be
accepted in addition to the required dedication: If accepted as part of the park, the
detention/retention area design must be approved by the City staff and must meet specific
parks specifications.
Comments: No retention ponds are on the property.
10-F. 2 Parks should be easy to access and open to public view so as to benefit area
development, enhance the visual character of the city, protect public safety, and minimize
conflict with adjacent land uses. The following guidelines should be used in designing
parks and adjacent development:
(a) Where physically feasible, park sites should be located adjacent to greenways and/or schools
in order to encourage both shared facilities and the potential co-development of new sites.
Comments: N/A
(b) A proposed subdivision adjacent to a park may not be designed to restrict reasonable access
to the park from other area subdivisions. Street and greenway connections to existing or
future adjoining subdivisions may be required to provide reasonable access to parks.
Comments: N/A
(c) Where a non-residential use must directly abut a park, the use must be separated by a
screening wall or fence and landscaping. Access points to the park may be allowed by the
Planning and Zoning Commission if a public benefit is established.
Comments: N/A
(d) It is desirable that a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the perimeter of a park should abut a
public street. In all cases, the City shall approve the proposed street alignment fronting on city
parks.
Comments: N/A
(e) Streets abutting a park shall be built in accordance with the thoroughfare plan and the
standards of this ordinance; however, the City may require any residential street built adjacent
to a park to be constructed to collector width to ensure access and prevent traffic congestion.
The developer may request oversize participation in such an instance.
Comments:
Acceptance of parkland dedication 4.190 acres and
development fee of$105,610. There is a 5.863 park site in
Staff Recommendations: the subdivision.
Section 10-G: Approval:
At the regular May 17, 2005 meeting the board voted
unanimously to accept the development fee of$105,610,
as well as the land dedication of 4.190 acres. All the land
and cash requirements for this development are being
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board: given during the first Phase.
Planning & Zoning Commission:
City Council: