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DATE: December 20,
2004
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Request for a preliminary plat of Highpoint Addition
FILE: Preliminary Plat - Highpoint Addition
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request subject to
the following conditions:
1. The sanitary sewer and water lines must be in 10' wide
exclusive easements since Highpoint Addition will be
private. (Water Utilities)
2. The distance between the sanitary sewer manholes appears
to exceed the maximum distance allowed. Meet city
standards. (Water Utilities)
3. Add a valve at Hackberry Drive and also at the end of
Highpoint Avenue cul-de-sac. (Water Utilities)
and with a variance to the cul-de-sac length requirement and
to the maximum number of lots a single outlet residential street
can serve.
Carroll & Blackman, Inc., the applicant, is requesting
preliminary plat approval of a 65 lot single family residential
subdivision served by a private street. The 15.4 acre tract
of land is located on RFD Road, northeast of the Meadowlands
Addition. The subdivision will be built in two phases. Phase
One encompasses 8.281 acres and Phase Two encompasses 7.136
acres. The A garden home @ subdivision has a typical lot size
is 50' x 158'.
The Subdivision Regulations state that a single outlet
residential street shall serve no more than 32 dwelling units.
65 lots are planned. The Subdivision Regulations also state
that a cul-de-sac street shall not exceed 800' in length.
Highpoint Avenue is approximately 963' in length.
Exhibits are attached.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Carroll & Blackman,
Inc.
PROPERTY OWNER: Clyde and Shirley Allen
LOCATION: RFD Road, northeast of The
Meadowlands Addition
EXISTING ZONING: RS (Single Family
Residential Dwelling) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 15.417 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Vacant RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling)
District
EAST: Vacant RS
SOUTH: Lower Neches Valley River Authority Canal RS
WEST: Residential RS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Growth Reserve
OTHER PHYSICAL
FEATURES: None
STREETS: Highpoint Avenue - Private local
street with a 55' wide
right-of-way and a 32' pavement
width
DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter
WATER: 6" water line
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 8" sanitary sewer line
FIRE PROTECTION: Fire protection is provided by
Station #8, 6297 Hwy. 105.
ADEQUACY
OF SERVICE: Services are adequate.