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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Mindi Hurley, Director of Community Development
Date: September 11, 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 September 11, 2018 to October 9, 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 again until the October 9th 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)
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Analysis:
The applicant has requested another delay until the October 9th Council meeting to address these
outstanding issues.
On August 14, 2018 City Council tabled consideration of this request, with the public hearing left open
until September 11, 2018.
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:
1. Letter requesting table until October 9th
2. Letter from Denton Creek Land Co.
3. Staff Report
4. Site Plan
5. Exhibit “A” – PD Conditions