Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Right-of-Way Abandonment of Portions of The Esplanade between Wessex Court and Meyers Way, Meyers Way between Collin McKinney Parkway and Alma Road, and Sherringham Way between Hewitt Drive and Collin McKinney Parkway, and Accompanying Ordinance
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic & Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: February 4, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
CONTACT: Matt Richardson, P.E., Development Engineering Manager
Gary Graham, P.E., Director of Engineering
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Should rezoning request case number 18-0142Z4 be approved by the City Council then staff recommends approval of the proposed right-of-way abandonment. However, if the City Council denies rezoning request case number 18-0142Z4 then staff recommends denial of the proposed right-of-way abandonment.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Staff received a request to abandon portions of The Esplanade between Wessex Court and Meyers Way, Meyers Way between Collin McKinney Parkway and Alma Road, and Sherringham Way between Hewitt Drive and Collin McKinney Parkway.
* The applicant, Sanchez & Associates, is working with the adjoining property owner, Mahantraj CR LLC, to develop a mixed-use project on surrounding tracts of land. A zoning change for this project is also being considered on this agenda.
* The right-of-way proposed for abandonment currently contains underground utilities and street improvements. These improvements will be removed and/or adjusted with the development of the proposed mixed-use project.
* Staff is recommending a conditioned action on this case as it is somehat linked to an associated rezoning request (case no. 18-0142Z4). The development proposal serving as the impetus for the associated rezoning request anticipates that the roadways described by this agenda item will be abandoned.
* As such, if rezoning request no. 18-0142Z4 is approved by the City Council then staff recommends that this prop...
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