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CITY MANAGER
RE: Westbury Manor Zoning Case CITY OF COPPELL
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Ryland Group, has the Westbury Manor case on your agenda for the June
9, 1998 meeting. The purpose of this correspondence is to address and clarify
several issues regarding this case prior to the meeting.
When Ryland originally presented the case in March, there were a number of
zoning and platting issues raised. We asked to be tabled that evening to allow
time to work with Engineering and Staff to resolve these items. Last month we
presented our case to Planning and Zoning (with Staff's acknowledgment and
recommendation that we had made the changes and revisions requested) and
were unanimously approved.
There is neighborhood opposition to our proposal however, and we would like to
address those issues with you in advance of the meeting.
Our general belief here is that many of the surrounding homeowners would
simply prefer to see nothing happen to the property, which is normal. This is
obviously not tenable to Ryland or the owners wishing to sell their land.
A specific concern raised by the adjoining homeowners was that we not use the
existing alley to the east of London Way. This was discussed at both DRC and
P+Z and the preference of the City has been consistent-that we definitely use the
alley. We reduced density on London Way and added additional alley
ingress/egress at the specific request of engineering and P+Z. We still expect
the homeowners to object to our use of the alley at the council meeting.
Another concern raised was the issue of Ryland building two story homes which
would reduce privacy for the existing homeowners. We do expect to build a
number of two story homes here. A single story home has a larger foot print that
would necessitate more trees being removed on lots 1-8, Block 1, which are
important and valuable to the existing homeowners and Ryland. Single story
homes also would be smaller in footage and therefore not as advantageous for
surrounding property values. We feel our home prices will pose no
disadvantages for any existing homeowners.
Although our zoning and platting request is for PD/SF-7, our average lot is over
8,900 square feet, and the lots in Block 2 average 11,000 square feet. We have
made numerous revisions to our original proposal at the City's direction and
request and are excited about building a quality neighborhood at this location.
We would certainly appreciate the support of the Council.
Respectfull~
Fred Phillips
Land Manager
The Ryland Group, Inc.