Riverside Church-CS 931207The Honorable Mayor and City Counc' ~ 5-/)r
of the City of Coppell
P. O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
DUPLICATE
OEC fi ? f993
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Re: Escrow Fee for Improvements to Substandard Road
Dear Mayor Morton and City Council:
It is my understanding that the City of Coppell intends to require the Riverside
Church of Christ to pay an escrow fee of $68,412.80 for future paving improvements to Belt
Iine Road. This fee was calculated pursuant to the City of Coppell Master Fee Schedule
and assessed pursuant to Section 17 (b) of City of Coppeil Subdivision Ordinance No. 341.
Section 17 (b) provides that if it is not feasible to reconstruct a substandard road at the time
of development of a proposed subdivision which is located along one side of such
substandard road, the City Council may permit the developer m pay into escrow its share
of said improvements.
At the present time a $68,412.80 escrow fee will have a negative impact on the
proposed development of the site in question. With a current estimated development cost
of $2,900,000, a $68,412.80 escrow fee would amount to an unanticipated expense eqnal to
2% of the entire project budget. The burden of adding this expense to our current budget
might hinder or even cancel our plans to develop the site in 1994.
Mr. Gary Sieb, Director of Planning & Comm,mity Services, has suggested that we
write the City Council regarding a waiver of the escrow fee requirement. It is apparent
from the lan~jage of Section 17 (b) that assessing the escrow fee is entirely with in the
discretion of this Council. Additionally, it is possible that any furore improvements to Belt
line Road may be paid by Dallas County, thereby negating the need for any such fee.
Thus, pursuant to the council's discretion under Section 17 Co) of City of Coppell
Subdivision Ordinance No. 341 and in consideration of the general policy of the City of
Coppell to waive the escrow fee requireme?t where a religious entity is concerned, the
Riverside Church of Christ respectfully requests that the escrow fee requirement for future
improvements to Belt I Jne Road be waived.
Thank you for your cooperation in thia matter.
Denton Tap Road · Suite 117 · Coppell, Texas 75019 · (214) 462-8759
FORWAILDED TO
MAYOR A_ND COUNCIl_
DATE: I o .x] 5-
CC:
Mr. Gary Sieb, A.I.C.P.
Director of Planning & Community Services
City of Coppell
Mr. Frank Trandot,
Interim City Manager
City of Coppell
Mr. Ken Griffin
City. Engineer
City of Copper
Kip Daniel
Urban Architects
Mr. Tom Belt
John C. Hawkins & Assoc., Inc.
Tom D~nma.II
for the Elders,
Riverside Church of Christ