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Opposition to Ordinance No
480 -676 (ZA -088) Zoning Change
and Development Plan for Troian
Place
Presenter: Richard Halley, 1820 N. Kimball Ave., Southlake, TX 76092
Opposition
• Opposed to the rezoning from "AG" and
"SF -1A" to "R -PUD"
— Platting has been in place 20+ years
— Originally 10 lots that are a mix of one acre (4)
and half acre (6) — that is 10 houses
— Original platting is more inline with surrounding
properties — this how the Developer bought the
properties
Opposition
• For 13 of the 15 lots (18,000+ sq. ft.) density is
essentially 2 houses per acre — a significant
change to density of surrounding properties —
2 large lots and open space are distorting the
Residential Density quoted by the builder.
Essentially houses will be built on .41+ acre
lots.
Opposition
• Variance to the 125' rear lot width requirement
should be denied. Plan lot width of N100' is 80%
of requirement. If required lot width was used,
then lot sizes would be at least 1/2 acre. There is a
reason for this requirement.
• Variance to the 30,000 sq. ft. requirement
(SF -30A) should be denied - ^' 60% of what is
required. The intent of the requirement is to
provide a 'transition' to smaller lots — not a
drastic drop from 1 acre to .41 acre (59% drop in
size). There is a reason for this requirement.
Opposition
• Higher number of homes will cause more trees to
be destroyed. Not only those that will be cleared
because of infrastructure or house pads, but
those trees that have the soil disturbed that
impacts the root structure.
• On my property (.98 acre) I have lost
approximately 11 trees in 19 years. As one of my
neighbors said 19 years ago, "Welcome to the
neighborhood, your trees will not like you."
Alternatives
• Why can't the end of Torian Lane be a small
dog -leg left cul -de -sac, i.e. like what is at the
end of Creekside Dr. This avoids the cutting
off of access to properties to the North and
Northeast of Torian Place
• Why can't larger that be done that can be
zoned SF -30A. This zoning would be inline
with surrounding zoning.
Opposition
• Increasing from 10 to 15 buildable lots is to
the financial convenience of the Developer
while at the expense of the surrounding
property values. Acreage lots /homes will be
adjacent to much smaller (50+% smaller) lots/
homes. This could lead to a lessening of
property values for the surrounding
properties.
Conclusion
Based upon the information that I have
presented, I urge the City Council to deny the
Zoning Change for Torian Place. I realize that the
Torian Place property will be developed, I just
don't see it being done with lot sizes that 50%
less than surrounding properties.
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