Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Preliminary Plat for Pecan Hill, Located approximately 1,200 Feet South of Fieldcrest Drive and on the West Side of Lake Forest Drive
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1C: Provide a strong city economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential, and open space)
MEETING DATE: August 15, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
Caitlyn Strickland, AICP, Planning Manager
Roderick Palmer, Planner II
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: July 17, 2023 (Original Application)
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed preliminary plat with the following conditions:
1. The items currently marked as “not met” on the attached Conditions of Approval Summary be satisfied prior to issuing final plat approval; and
2. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the attached Standard Conditions of Approval for Preliminary Plats Checklist prior to the issuance of any necessary permits.
3. The applicant receive a variance to Section 308 (Residential Screening and Buffering) of the Unified Development Code to not require the 20ft Common Area for Lot 17, Block A, and Lot 1, Block B, that are siding a street where the ultimate width is greater than 60ft.
In order to receive final approval of the plat, the applicant has the opportunity to make one resubmittal which corrects the items currently not in conformance for plat approval.
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to subdivide approximately 22.910 acres into 64 single family residential and 3 common area lots.
Subsequent to the approval of the preliminary plat, a final plat or plats, subject to review and approval by the Director of Planning, must be filed for recordation with the Collin County Clerk, prior to issuance of a building permit.
The applicant has indicated to Staff the desire to not provide a 20ft Common Area adjacent to Lot 17, Block A, and Lot 1, Block B, which would typically be required by Section 308 (Residential Screening and Buffering) of the Unified Development Code given its adjacency to a 60ft right-of-way. Instead, the applicant is proposing a minimum 15ft side yard setback abutting streets in lieu of the typical 20ft Common Area. Given that the street will be used to connect Pecan Hill to an existing subdivision and the Common Area requirement for lots siding to 60ft right-of-way exists to accommodate an intersection of a residential street with a collector roadway, Staff is comfortable recommending approval of the requested variance.
APPROVAL PROCESS: The Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council will be the final approval authority for the proposed preliminary plat, pending the date of plat resubmission.
OPPOSITION TO OR SUPPORT OF REQUEST: Staff has received no comments in support of or opposition to this request.