Item 9B
Preliminary Plat for Saddleback Ridge Estates (ZA15-151)
Item 9B
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Owner: Spectra Land, LLC
Applicant: Tom LaHoda
Requests: Approval of a Preliminary Plat for 32 residential lots and four common lots on 42.40 acres of property described as Tracts
3, 4 and 4B, R.D. Price Survey no. 992A and Lot 1, Block 1, Quail Oaks Addition and Tract 11, A. Robinson Survey no. 1131A, an addition to the City of Southlake, Denton County, Texas
Location: 330
-360 W Bob Jones Rd and 4640 N White Chapel Blvd
ZA15-151
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The future land use designation is low-density residential
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The current zoning is SF-1A, Single Family Residential district.
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Aerial View
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North View, Rear Portion
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North View, Front Portion
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South View, Rear Portion
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South View, Front Portion
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West View, Rear Portion
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West View, Front Portion
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East View, Rear Portion
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East View, Front Portion
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Existing Bob Jones Rd Entrance
The entrance will be shifted to the East
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Site Data Summary
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ZA06-030 (Approved 06/06/2006)
This plan showed two multi-story buildings totaling over 100,000 square feet. It also proposed a driveway stub to the west and a clock tower in the center of the site.
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ZA15-151 Proposed Preliminary Plat
The plan is substantially similar to the 2006 plan, with the exception of a proposed private street
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ZA15-151 Tree Conservation Plan
The original plan was approved under 585-B, which did not require a preservation plan.
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Gated Entry
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Variances Requested
Ordinance No. 483
The applicant requests approval of the following (there were approved in 2006):
Specification for two points of entry;
1,200’ maximum cul-de-sac length;
Maximum
20 homes allowed on a cul-de-sac.
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Variances Requested
Ordinance No. 483
The applicant requests a variance from the requirement to build and dedicate public streets (Section 5.04):
Saddleback Lane is proposed as a private street with
110’ right of way.
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PZ Action
April 7, 2016, Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-1 to deny the application.
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Questions?
Applicant’s Presentation
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Variances From Ordinance 483, Sec. 5.04
In granting a variance, City Council shall determine whether a private street will:
Negatively affect traffic circulation on public streets;
Impair access to or from properties of future
developments either on-site or off-site to the subdivision;
Impair access to or from public facilities including schools or parks;
Delay the response time of emergency vehicles;
Replace
streets shown on the adopted Thoroughfare Plan;
Impede or cross an existing or proposed street as shown on the City’s Thoroughfare Plan or any approved Preliminary or Final Plats;
Disrupt
an existing or proposed City public pedestrian pathway, hike and bike trail, equestrian trail, or park as shown on the City’s most recent Park, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan
or Trail System Master Plan; or
Negatively impact the continuity or sense of community in the City as a whole.
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