Item 7B - Henry Hubble Public Comments by Henry H Hubble
At Southlake City Council Meeting
September 7, 2021
Regarding Agenda Item 7B Ordinance No.480-786(ZA21-0058)
1' Reading, Zoning Change and Concept Plan for 603 N. Kimball Ave.
I support the rezoning and support a no thru street concept plan like plan B. I am opposed to concept
plan A. The proposed concept plan A will not be beneficial to the current residents of Still Water Court.
More importantly,the proposed street to connect two cul-de-sacs doesn't make a whole lot of sense
and will only increase the traffic on both streets. Moreover, adding this thru street is not consistent
with the existing development of cul-de-sacs in the vicinity.
1) Inconsistent land usage—This sort of connector street like the one proposed has not been done in
our area. Why can't the developer just use the cul-de-sacs already in place? What advantage is
there for anyone for this connector road?
2) Inverse Condemnation—When the residents of Still Water Court bought their homes,they did not
anticipate (i)the proposed connector street, or(ii) a higher density zoning change being allowed by
the city. Punching through a street is a "classic" scenario that has led to inverse condemnation
claims against cities
3) Purpose of ROW—What was the original purpose of the ROW area which might allow for the
connector street? I do not believe that a street such as the proposed connector was an original
purpose for the ROW.
4) Flood plain/storm water management study—storm water drainage will be increased by the new
homes and connector street adding to the already overloaded water way. Has this issue been
studied?
5) Traffic and safety—the proposed connector street will have an impact on the streets involved as
well as the intersection of Kirkwood and Kimball. This is an intersection that will only grow in
usage. Has there been any sort of traffic study done regarding the proposed new block of homes
and the connector street? How many children will be traveling to and from the school?
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