Cpl HS 1P/PP-CS 920311MEMO
TO: Members of City Planning & Zoning Commission
FROM:~' Gary L. Sieb, Director of Planning & Community Services
SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION REGARDING SUBDIVISION PLAT - C.I.S.D. SCHOOL SITE
DATE: March 11, 1992
At the February 20, 1992 public meeting, the Commission took a rather
unorthodox position re§arding the above referenced plat. You approved the
plat subject to several conditions, two of which warrant discussion. The
Planning Commission recommended approval subject to NOT requiring a
traffic analysis, and NOT requiring the payment of water/sewer impact
fees. I have been advised by legal counsel that a Planning Commission can
not legally take either of these actions, that the sole discretion for
waiving any fees or the requirements for technical study rests solely with
the City Council.
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The City With A Beautiful Future
MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
P.O. Box 478 % ~'k J
Coppell, Texas
214-462-0022
March 10, 1992
Mr. Buddy Echols, Superintendent
Coppell Independent School District
150 S. Denton Tap Road
P. O. Box 452
Coppell, Texas 75019
RE: SUBDIVISION OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SITES
Dear Buddy,
At the February 17, 1992 joint meeting between the School Board and City
Council, I made a presentation regarding the subdivision of land in
Coppell, and more specifically pointed out the fact that the High School
and Middle School had never been properly subdivided.
After this discussion - which was precipitated by the Baseball
Association's request to house temporary buildings on the Middle School
grounds - it was my understanding that the School District would proceed
with completing the plat work on the High School, and would initiate a
subdivision for the Middle School property.
There are several reasons to subdivide property in Coppell. Among them:
State law mandates it
our subdivision regulations require it
subdividing creates a legal building site, thus negating the
problems of le§ally obtaining building permits, C.O.'s, etc.
rights-of-way, easements, and other legal access to property are
finitely determined, thus promoting the general health, safety
and welfare of the community
expansion permits, temporary certificates and nonpermanent
activities requiring municipal approval are infinitely more
easily procurred from the City.
We are anxious to proceed with processing your subdivision cases, but note
that applications for review have not yet been received. If ! can assist
you in initiating these projects in any way, or if there is any reason for
not proceeding with these important development processes, advise me at
your convenience.
For your information, I have authorized the release of the Baseball
Association's permits, but cautioned the organization that this was the
last time we'd honor their request for permit release without benefit of
plat. Once your property was subdivided, of course, our concerns with
such an issue would be substantially reduced.
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ctor~ OGLs/lsg f Planning & Community Services
xc: Alan D. Ratliff, City Manager
Mayor and City Council
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