Staff Report Final Plat, Phase 1 - fourth extensionITEM #6
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: Fourth Extension of Blackberry Farm, Final Plat Approval for Phase 1
P&Z HEARING DATE: April 16, 2020
STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell, Sr. Planner
LOCATION: North side of Sandy Lake Road, 750 feet northeast of Starleaf Road
SIZE OF AREA: 45.6 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: PD-259R-SF-7/9 (Planned Development-259-Single Family-7 & 9)
REQUEST: Fourth extension of the approval for Phase 1 Final Plat to allow the subdivision of the
property to allow the development of 54 single-family lots and eight (8) common area
lots.
APPLICANT: Blackberry Farms, LLC
Terry Holmes with Holmes Builders
225 State Highway 121
Suite 120
Coppell, TX. 75019
(214) 488-5200
Email: terry@theholmesbuilders.com
HISTORY: In early 1999, this applicant applied for rezoning from SF-12 to PD–SF-9 on 28.21
acres of this request area to develop 55 residential lots, and the request was denied. In
2012 Coppell annexed property from Carrollton and the applicant acquired property
from an adjacent property owner, and enlarged the request area by 26.6 acres and
increased the residential development to total 82 single-family lots, with 6 common
areas.
In 2013 City Council approved PD-259-SF-7/9 subject to various conditions, including
Flood Plain Study and a tree mitigation fee of $125,000 being paid prior to
construction.
Preliminary Plats and Final Plats for this property were approved in 2014 and again in
2016, all of which have expired.
On July 19, 2018 the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Preliminary Plat
for the 74 lots, and a Final Plat for Phase 1, containing 54 lots, subject to a significant
list of conditions.
On December 11, 2018 City Council, after tabling the request four times at the request
of the applicant, approved the PD, subject to various conditions that need to be
addressed prior to filing the plat for the first phase of development.
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On December 20, 2018 the Planning and Zoning Commission granted a 6-month
extension of the Final Plat approval for Phase One of this development. In June of
2019, the Planning and Zoning Commission granted a 6-month extension of the Final
Plat approval for Phase One of this development. On November 21, 2019, the Planning
and Zoning Commission again granted a 6-month extension of the Final Plat approval
for Phase One of this development.
TRANSPORTATION: Sandy Lake Road is an improved, C4D/6, four-lane divided thoroughfare in a six-lane
right-of-way (110 feet).
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North: vacant flood plain, City of Carrollton
South: St. Joseph’s Village; PD-114 (SF-7)
East: Single-family home; SF-12
West: landscape nursery; R- Retail and Single Family; (SF-7)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
Coppell 2030, A Comprehensive Master Plan, shows this property as Residential
Neighborhood and Floodplain
DISCUSSION: This Final Plat approval in July 2018 was a companion request to the revisions to the Planned
Development District for this 54.7-acre tract. This first phase of development will contain 54
lots and eight (8) common area lots. The lot sizes range in size from 9,000 to 15,000 square
feet, larger lots (from 11,000 to over an acre) being adjacent to the creek, with an average lot
size of 11,633 square feet.
On December 11, 2018 City Council, after tabling the request four times at the request of the
applicant, approved the revised PD, subject to various conditions that need to be addressed
prior to filing the plat for the first phase of development, including the issuance of permits by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the establishment of the Conservation Easement and setting
up a mechanism for the funding of the HOA “seed” money for the maintenance of the open
space areas, and related issues.
Plats approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission must be submitted to the city for
signatures within six months or they become null and void. This Final Plat has been extended
three times, with the third request extending the life of this plat until June 20, 2020. Mr. Holmes
indicated that they have received their 404 permit and are waiting on the formal letter. They
are working on other items of their PD approval. This fourth request would extend the life of
the plat for an additional six months to December 20, 2020.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending approval six-month extension to the approval of Final Plat, Phase 1, for Blackberry Farms.
If granted, the Final Plat approval will expire on December 20, 2020.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend approval of the request
2. Recommend disapproval of the request
3. Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Request Letter (email)
2. Final Plat for Phase 1 of Blackberry Farms