Item 6 - SPIN Report
SPIN MEETING REPORT
SPIN Item Number: SPIN2022-16
City Case Number: N/A
Project Name: 1100 Raven Bend Ct.
SPIN Neighborhood: 6
Meeting Date: June 14, 2022
Meeting Location: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX
City Council Chambers
Total Attendance: 15
Hosts: Madeline Oujesky
Applicant Presenting: J.D. Kearney, Phone: (817) 879-7719, Email:
jdkearneyjr@gmail.com
City Staff Present: Madeline Oujesky, Assistant to the Director
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FORUM SUMMARY:
Property Situation: 1100 Raven Bend Ct.
An applicant is proposing to re-plat a property from 1-acre into two 0.5-acre plots and make
neighborhood improvements
Development Details:
The applicant has tried making capital improvements to their property since 2015. Massive
erosion and flooding from a developer caused the applicant 7 years in litigation. The City is in-
work on a capital project that can partially alleviate issues on the applicant’s property.
Re-plat re-investment plan:
• Offset the increase in construction costs (inflation of material and labor) associated with
remediation of flooding
• Sidewalks on all public-facing sides of the new and existing property
• Upgrade communal Raven Bend Ct. entry way and monument
• Potential to invest in other jointly-derived communal Raven Bend Ct. upgrades
A re-platted 1100 RBC has 8ft more spacing than the current Raven Bend corner-to-corner
home density.
Presentation:
Questions and Concerns:
Concern/Comment: We would like Raven Bend to be kept one house, 1-acre, low density. I do
not want sidewalks to be put in. We support the applicants in the flooding issues they’ve had –
it’s been awful for them. I am opposed to the replatting.
Concern/Comment: It is very hard to find 1-acre residential lots now-a-days. We do have deed
restrictions in the neighborhood that prohibit dividing lots, so I don’t know how that will be dealt
with. Our neighborhood will not feel the same if it is not kept one house, 1-acre.
Concern/Comment: I’m torn with this issue because I feel that people have the right to do what
they want with their property; however, the neighborhood has a rural feel that everyone wants to
remain intact. I feel for the applicant in their flooding issues. My concern is with subdividing the
lot – what prevents that from happening with other lots in the neighborhood. It sets a precedent
of sorts. As a taxpayer, I want to know who maintains the sidewalks if they are constructed.
C: We are waiting on a concept for the water flow after improvements that completed at the
corner of Peytonville. When Shady Oaks was proposed, there was a spacing requirement
adjacent to low density lots.
SPIN Meeting Reports are general observations of SPIN Meetings by City staff and SPIN Representatives. The report is neither
verbatim nor official meeting minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and appointed officials, City staff, and the public of the issues
and questions raised by residents and the general responses made. Responses as summarized in this report should not be taken as
guarantees by the applicant. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to follow the case through the Planning and Zoning
Commission and final action by City Council.
Southlake Connect Results for the June 14, 2022 SPIN Town Hall Forum