From
Chris Hartmann
Title
P141003 - Preliminary Plat - La Jolla (City Council District 6). Consider a request to approve a preliminary plat to create a 289-lot residential subdivision with 14 Homeowners Association lots. The 123.77-acre property, generally located at the southeast corner of the Arlington-Webb-Britton Rd./Grandway Dr. intersection, is zoned Planned Development 298 A (PD-298A) District and is within the Lake Ridge. The agent is Daniel Dewey, JBI Partners, Inc. and the owner/applicant is Keith Hardesty, First Texas Homes.
Presenter
Senior Planner Denice Thomas, AICP
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Consider a request to approve a preliminary plat to create a 289-lot residential subdivision with 14 Homeowners Association lots. The 123.77-acre property, generally located at the southeast corner of the Arlington-Webb-Britton Rd./Grandway Dr. intersection, is zoned Planned Development 298 A (PD-298A) District and is within the Lake Ridge Overlay District.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
Direction |
Zoning |
Existing Use |
North |
PD-249 w/Lake Ridge Overlay District |
Single Family Detached Residential Development |
South |
PD-298A w/Lake Ridge Overlay District |
Single Family Detached Residential Development |
East |
Agriculture District w/Lake Ridge Overlay District |
Gas Well and Undeveloped |
West |
PD-271A w/Lake Ridge Overlay District |
Single Family Detached Residential Development |
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The purpose of this request is to obtain approval of a preliminary plat to subdivide 123.77 acres into 275 residential lots, 14 common area lots, and one school site.
CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The property is designated as Mixed Use on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). Development within the Mixed Use designation should include a mixture of retail, high density residential, personal service and some limited office uses in a pedestrian oriented development. While the proposed PD allows a mixture of housing types this proposal provides for single family detached residential dwellings. The proposal is inconsistent with the FLUM; however, annually the FLUM is amended to address inconsistencies such as this.
ZONING REQUIREMENTS
The Planned Development 298 (PD-298A) ordinance governs the subject site. The ordinance contains the following dimensional requirements:
Village Location Within Zoning Area |
Maximum Density per Gross Acre |
Minimum Living Area SF per Unit |
Minimum Lot Sizes & Dimensions |
Min Yard Setbacks |
Maximum Height |
Maximum Lot Coverage |
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Area (SF) |
Width |
Depth |
Front |
Rear |
Internal Side |
Side on Street |
Side on Arterial |
Rear on Street greater than 50-foot right-of-way |
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Single Family |
3.5 |
1,800 |
7,800 |
65 |
120 |
25 |
10 |
6 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
35 |
60% |
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Dimensional Requirements
The subject site is evaluated against the adopted SF-4 requirements, which are proposed for this property. The proposal meets all applicable minimum dimension requirements for the SF-4 zoning district. The following table provides detailed dimensional requirements information.
Standard |
Required |
Provided |
Meets |
Minimum Lot Area |
7,800 sf |
7,800 sf |
Yes |
Minimum Width |
65 ft |
65 ft |
Yes |
Minimum Depth |
120 ft |
120 ft |
Yes |
Front Yard Setback |
25 ft |
25 ft* |
Yes |
Max. Density |
3.5 dwelling units/acre |
2.34 dwelling units/acre |
Yes |
* Lots that have "J" swing garages are permitted to have setbacks less than 25 ft. "J" Swing garages are proposed for the development. The setbacks will comply with the PD Ordinance as approved by City Council and Resolution Number 3924.
PD Provisions
The Planned Development (PD) allows single family detached dwelling units at a maximum density of 3.5 dwelling units per acre throughout the 124 acres with the option to develop the areas designated on the Zoning Exhibit (Exhibit A) for townhouse development to be developed with single family attached townhouse units at a maximum density of 12.5 dwelling units per acre, and allow the existing gas well drilling site to remain.
Resolution 3924, adopted by the City Council in 2003, guides residential subdivision development in Grand Prairie. Prior to submission of the preliminary plat the PD ordinance was amended to allow deviations to Resolution 3924. The preliminary plat is consistent with the PD ordinance.
Gas Well
The proposed PD and concept plan include continuation of the existing gas well drilling activities within the development. The gas drilling company has a pad site on the property that currently has two gas wells that are in production. The gas drilling company has permission to drill two additional wells at the location. The pad site will accommodate up to 32 wells.
Access to the gas well site as depicted on the preliminary plat differs from the existing access. Prior to recordation of the final plat, this access inconsistency will have to be resolved. The Environmental Services Division has advised that the gas well operator, Chesapeake, will have to submit a request to relocate the access. At the time of this report, this request has not been submitted.
RECOMMENDATION
The proposal meets the minimum requirements of the UDC and PD 298A. Staff recommends approval.