Riverchase (4)-CS 910829 (2) CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
RIVERCHASE ESTATES - PRELIMINARY PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: August 29, 1991
C. C. HEARING DATE: September 24, 1991
LOCATION:
Approximately 2110 feet south of Sandy Lake Road, along the
west side of Riverchase Drive.
SIZE OF AREA: 47.015 Acres
REQUEST:
Approval of a preliminary plat of Riverchase Estates.
APPLICANT:
Heath & Knight Properties
16660 Dallas Parkway
Suite 1400
Dallas, Texas 75248
(214) 248-9190
Dowdey & Assoc. (EnGineer)
Mr. Bill Anderson
16250 Dallas Parkway
Suite 100
Dallas, Texas 75248
(214) 931-0694
HISTORY:
In September of 1990 a portion.of this 47 acre tract (27.5
acres) was preliminary platted into an 84 lot subdivision.
Because of the nine month expiration period, that plat is
now null and void.
TRANSPORTATION:
Riverchase Boulevard is proposed to be a four lane,
undivided roadway contained within a 70 foot riGht-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
The surrounding area is currently vacant or contains
Riverchase Golf Course. Current zoning is (SF-9) on the
subject tract, (SF-12-SUP) (Golf Course) on the west, south
and north, and (SF-9) on the east.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
Proposes low density, single-family development on the
subject tract as well as on the surrounding land area.
ITEM 5
ANALYSIS:
Because the applicant was having some contract
difficulties in June, he asked to postpone taking action on
this reqttest until July. In July, there are still several
problems with this plat that had yet to be resolved.
Primary among them was the obligation this developer had to
the overall development of the entire Riverchase
development. Who would pay for the linear park, for
example, how much, when, what does the park plan look like,
etc., etc. With regard to Riverchase Boulevard, how is the
road extended to its ultimate length, who is responsible
for the road on golf course property, etc.? These and
other issues needed to be addressed before staff could make
a recommendation on this plat. The accompanying letter
discusses many of our concerns. We will elaborate on staff
position in the briefing session.
As an aside, we would point out that the preliminary plat
approved last September on a comparably sized site
contained 84 lots, this plat show 92 on the same land area,
a slightly increased density overall.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the preliminary plat
2) Deny the preliminary plat
ATTACRMENTS:
1) Preliminary Plat
2) Louis Lebowitz Letter of August 2, 1991
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