Staff Report.2018
ITEM # 5
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: Extension of Blackberry Farm, Final Plat Approval for Phase 1
P&Z HEARING DATE: December 20, 2018
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond, Assistant Director of Community Development/Planning
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: 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
David Hayes with Holmes Builders
225 State Highway 121
Suite 120
Coppell, TX. 75019
(214) 488-5200
Email: dhayes@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.
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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.
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.
Approval of this plat will expire on January 18th if an extension is not granted
by Planning and Zoning Commission.
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 June 19, 2019.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend approval of the request
2. Recommend disapproval of the request
3. Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Request Letter
2. Final Plat for Phase 1 of Blackberry Farms