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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Mindi Hurley, Director of Community Development
Date: August 14, 2018
Reference: Consider tabling the consideration of PD-259R-SF-7/9, Blackberry Farm, to permit the development of 74 single-family lots and nine (9) common area lots, on 54.8 acres of property
located at the North side of Sandy Lake Road, 750 feet northeast of Starleaf Road from August 14, 2018 to September 11, 2018.
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Executive Summary:
On July 30, 2018, Kent Collins, Marcie Diamond, George Marshall, Terry Holmes and his consultant met with several representatives of the US Army Corp of Engineers to discuss creek preservation
and creekbank stabilization for this project. The most viable option for long term maintenance and to ensure that the creek area remain in its natural state was determined to be to
establish a Conservation Easement to be granted to a 3rd party (501.C3 Corporation, such as Connemara or Mitigation Solutions) whose mission is to protect and conserve open spaces.
There are also revisions required to the engineering and drainage plans that could affect the plats and the PD zoning on the property. Therefore, Mr. Holmes has requested that the public
hearing on this be delayed until the September 11th Council meeting to address these outstanding issues. Future delays will depend on the progress made.
Introduction:
The existing PD was approved in 2013 for 82 lots, six common area lots, and a significant list of PD conditions, many related to flood plain, grading and drainage. The current request
is similar to the existing PD, except that:
Number of lots has been reduced from 82 to74;
the common areas have increased from approximately 24 acres to 30 acres to accommodate the drainage issues (6 to 9 common areas); and
this is will be a two-phase request, Phase 1 including 54 lots and 8 common areas, Phase 2, 20 lots with one common area.
Most of the conditions relating to the requirement for flood and drainage studies have been addressed, as the CLOMR has been approved by FEMA and detail site and engineering plans have
been revised to reflect the recommendations.
However, stream bank erosion protection requires approval by the US Army Corps of Engineers and that issue remains outstanding (see update under Executive Summary)
Analysis:
On July 19, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended Approval PD-259R-SF-7/9, Blackberry Farm with outstanding conditions.
Legal Review:
This did not require city attorney review
Fiscal Impact:
None
Recommendation:
The Planning Department requests that this item be tabled until the September 11, 2018, Council Meeting.
Attachments:
Letter from Denton Creek Land Co.
Staff Report
Site Plan
Exhibit “A” – PD Conditions