Billingsley-CS060728Keith Marvin - Re: Fwd: Billingsley Development Northwest Area of Valley Ranch
From: Marcie Diamond
To: Clay Phillips; Gary Sieb; Jim Witt; Keith Marvin; Ken Griffin
Date: 7/28/2006 11:01:30 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Billingsley Development Northwest Area of Valley Ranch
Per Gary's request I spoke with Steve Reed, Planning and Development Manager for the City of Irving and
he shared the following information about the attached:
This rezoning request was originally submitted on April 11th of this year, but has been placed on hold by
staff pending resolution to the following issues:
* Access -there is only one point of access from Northlake Drive (which is not good from the visibility,
signalization standpoint, etc.) and with the proposed 181 units they would like to have more than one point
of access.
* Safety -Access through the Cities of Dallas and Coppell -can not easily be served from the City of Irving
for Emergency response (i.e. police and fire)
* Water and Sewer Service- currently can not be served from the City of Irving
Does this sound somewhat familiar'?
The Planning Department also would like to know what the plans are for the remainder of the property,
and have a concern over the density (6.4 du/ac).
On a related topic, Steve mentioned that the City of Irving City Council is started to address the issue of
the amount of Town homes being constructed within their city. While they look good now, what happens
in 20 years.. will they ultimately be rental units? So.. now when Townhouse requests are approved, the
developer "offers" private deed restrictions on the plat which state that a maximum of 3 units will be owned
by any one entity. No sure how enforceable or legal that is, but at least they are attempting to address the
issue.
»> Keith Marvin 07/26/06 3:29 PM »>
FYI...
It appears there is a proposed town home development in for approval at the City of Irving. See the
attached email with attachments.
Keith
Keith R. Marvin, P.E.
City of Coppell
(972)304-7044
kmarvin _ci.coppell.tx.us
Marcie Diamond, AICP
Assistant Director of Planning
City of Coppell
972-304-3676
www.ci.coppell.tx. us
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