SPIN2025-08 - Coleigh Homes
SPIN MEETING REPORT
SPIN Item Number: SPIN2025-08
City Case Number: N/A
Project Name: Janes Place Development
SPIN Neighborhood: 5
Meeting Date: August 12, 2025
Meeting Location: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX
City Council Chambers
Total Attendance: 50
Hosts: Ryan Firestone
Applicants Presenting: Jerry Statham and Torin Johnson
City Staff Present: Ryan Firestone, Planning Technician
FORUM SUMMARY:
Property Situation: Generally located at 1318-1360 N. Peytonville Ave., and 1352-
1354 Post Oak Trail
Development Details:
• Proposing a 16-lot residential subdivision on Arthur Janes property, known as Jane’s
Creek. Lots will be a minimum of 1-acre.
Presentation:
Comments, Questions, and Concerns:
C: Reiterating concerns about flooding and drainage, want one plus acre lots, concerns about
construction traffic, Cross Timber Hills neighbors are concerned about what happens at Wood
Creek.
Q: The tree issues are a big concern for all of us, how are those going to be registered? Is it the
drip line? Is it the Circumference? All of those kinds?
A: So, the city policy is sort of switched, we have to survey anything greater than 6-inches. Then
as I understand it, it’s a canopy, there can’t be more than a 50% reduction in the canopy, which
a canopy is how far the limbs stick out. I want to say there are 1,300 trees on the property that
are greater than 6-inches, but we’re just now beginning the canopy work.
Q: Are you considering an entrance into your property off of Peytonville or Wood Creek?
A: When I initially came up here with the survey, there is an access easement right here (below
the Post Oak Trail cul-de-sac). When I came to the city, I wondered why the city put an access
easement there. I just thought that maybe that’s how they wanted the traffic to flow. I don’t think
they were for or against it. They were just giving me feedback on number of lots and acreage. I
am not going to recommend this when I go to P&Z, but I don’t know if the city is going to come
though and say no we want this. I wouldn’t think so because a standard cul-de-sac will take 23
houses. That’s what the safety regulation is.
C: I think that y’all are actually in a bad position because the City has not taken adequate care to
protect its residents from flooding from all of the future developments. I get to see what has
happened because of all that water not being mitigated and the speed of that water not being
mitigated as we divide the property into smaller lots. I do like that you have decreased two lots in
the original plan and are certainly listening and I appreciate that. Not just you guys, but the city
needs to address the water problem that created in our neighborhoods.
Q: I am confused about lots 16, 15, 14, and 13. Aren’t those in the flood plain?
A: They are 2-acre lots with one acre being developable and the other acre in the flood plain.
Q: We have a lot of water problems that come through our neighborhood and that is the biggest
one right there (Floodplain). That is a big drainage ditch.
A: We can’t disturb that at all because it is in the floodplain. We can calculate what else would go
into it, which I think is one of your issues. If there’s more water in it, then what would naturally
happen during a rainstorm, there could be some impact.
C: Backing up, the Wood Creek entrance is not a favorable thing for our neighborhood.
Q: I would like to second what she said about Wood Creek. I would like to see another proposal
and also understand what you want to do at Wood Creek as far as advertise your neighborhood
there. The concern is that we have a lot of elderly/disabled people there that walk up and down
that cul-de-sac very undisturbed and I think this would impact their lives in a very negative way.
Every neighborhood that has been built there has not had to impede into another neighborhood.
A: Agreed.
Q: I live on Wood Brick, which intersects Wood Creek. For Clarity purposes, are you saying that
there’s already an easement there created by the city and planning on utilizing it?
A: Yes.
Q: That easement is street wide?
A: Yes.
C: Reiterating concerns about traffic, elderly, and no sidewalks on Wood Creek.
Q: Overall, I like the plan. I like the way it looks. I was worried about the traffic, but I only see five
homes, and I am counting 20 cars a day in and out too. Will walkers have access to walk down
Wood Creek and take advantage of that common area.
A: Yes. We are trying to keep the place green and open it up.
C: Reiterates water drainage concerns.
Q: I want clarity that you will not use Post Oak for construction vehicles and that construction
vehicles will come through Peytonville?
A: Yes, the only time there would potentially be a construction vehicle would be to access this
one lot when there’s a house built here. I can’t avoid that.
Q: Our biggest concern about moving through Post Oak Trail is we don’t want our property values
to be devalued. We don’t want that through street. We bought there because of the trees and cul-
de-sac. We aren’t against development by any means, but we want it to enhance the value of our
properties, not detract from them.
A: Agreed, that’s why we made that change. They will be luxury homes.
C: Voicing concerns over drainage and wants there to be an agreement between the neighbors
and the developers/city to fix these issues. Concerns over tree preservation, specifically, losing
Post Oak Trees due to excess water runoff. Asking for an increase in setbacks to buffer some of
the homes that will be adjacent to Post Oak Trail Neighborhood. Wants there to be a good balance
between what is good for the Jane’s property, the neighbors, and the developers once they peel
out.
A: We want this to be a win-win for everybody. We have already removed two lots from our original
plan because that is what was recommended at Corridor. We are not here to ruffle it up. It’s what
we do for a living, but we want y’all’s input and we want the city’s input.
C: Voices support a potential retention pond at the entrance of the James Place Street where Lot
1 or Lot 10 is to help with the drainage. What are your plans for the number of builders?
A: We are undecided as of right now, but different builders have approached us. We are unsure
of how many lots specifically we will build, but we will have certain building standards that will
need to be followed.
Q: Do y’all plan to have specs for architectural control or what?
A: They’ll be more landscape control and some architectural control. What we want to do is make
sure that there’s not some independent foliage and something in one house and its completely
different in the next. Fencing and building materials will also be restricted.
Q: Is the fence that you guys described on Peytonville, is it going to go all the way around the
property?
A: This would just be on the entrances. The plan would be to follow Peytonville all the way down
sort of what Mr. James had before. We are not going to run it through the property or behind the
houses.
Q: Could I convince you to do that? Because it’s just a chain link fence in the back and I’d love to
have a nice fence.
A: Yeah, that’s something we could do.
C: Voicing concerns over drainage issues during construction and wants to make sure the
developers will make sure they go above and beyond the Southlake standards to protect
everyone’s homes in the area during constructions.
C: Reiterating concerns of extending Wood Creek for the development as the streets are narrow
and are a cause for safety concerns in the area.
C: Voices more concern over drainage and wants a commitment from the developer to help solve
this issue so that the residents can help them with their development.
A: I will give you a commitment if you give us a little bit of time so we have more information, y’all's
input, the city's input so we can come up with what the plan is, and then we will commit to that
plan.
Q: Is there going to be an HOA to manage the common area?
A: Yes.
Q: What would be the runoff? What’s the square footage of the impermeable surface that you’re
going to end up with?
A: I will be honest; I don’t have that data yet.
Q: You’re going to be building homes in the $4 million dollar range?
A: Square footage wise, most likely the be between 6-9 is my guess.
Q: Can you have at least 6,000 sf?
A: Yeah, well under the roof maybe, not the slab.
Q: How long does it take to build the scale home that you’re going to put in?
A: Two-and-a-half to two years.
C: I would like to see the Wood Creek connection to Cross Timber Hills just basically go away.
Q: Is there any way to do the site plan off Peytonville only?
A: I don’t think so. I just don’t think environmentally, we’re going to be able to cross this green
space right here. There’s no place down here either. I don’t know that for a fact. I was looking at
my engineer and he just doesn’t see how we would do this.
Q: What are you guys going to do with the chain link fence that is obviously going to have to come
down?
A: Take it down. I am willing to work with the neighbors directly and say how do you want this
screened? I can do anything.
C: Will Art’s house be removed?
A: Yes, it will be removed.
C: What I am hearing is that this (drainage issues) is a City problem. This is not the developer’s
problem. This is the city not doing its job for water mitigation when they did the original plot.
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