Alexander Ct-CS071227
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: Alexander Court. Lots 1-29. Block A. Final Plat. to allow the subdivision of29
single-family lots and two common area lots on 18.5 acres of property, located at
the northwest comer of Bethel and Denton Tap Roads, at the request of John L.
Hawkins, Mira Mar Development Corporation.
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond PROJECT ID# FP-07-0091
DRC DATE: December 27, 2007 - January 3,2008
CONTACT: Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E., Dir.of EngineerimvPublic Works 972/304-3686
COMMENT STATUS: PREL!MINARY ./ FINAL REVISED
AFTER ...o&Z
1. The sanitary sewer easement north of Olympia Lane should be shown on the plat.
Previously the developer prepared his own abandonment documents and attached a 1992
letter from me and a 2006 email from me to the previous property owners, and then filed
those with Dallas County. The sanitary sewer easement should be shown because our
attorneys have advised us that Mr. Hawkins does not have the right to abandon City
easements from property. Because it is a City easement, it can only be abandoned
through City action. Once the City takes action on abandonment, the document could be
filed with Dallas County and it would then be considered an official abandonment of the
easement. Even after the easement is abandoned, the City typically requires that the old
easement line with the abandonment information be shown on the plat.
2. The correct floodplain line should be shown on the final plat. The floodplain currently
shown is a representation of where the floodplain might be realigned to once FEMA
approves a flood study submitted to them. Our records indicate that FEMA received all
necessary information on Dec. 20, 2007. Until such time as FEMA officially issues a
LOMR that relocates the floodplain, the only legal floodplain that can be shown on the
final plat is the existing floodplain as shown on the FIRM #48113COI55J with an
effective date of Aug. 23, 2001.