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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPreliminary Plat - Lakeway Drive DATE: January 22, 2007 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Consider a request for preliminary plat approval of Lakeway Drive FILE: Preliminary Plat - Lakeway Drive STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval of the preliminary plat subject to the following conditions and of the variances to right-of-way and pavement widths:  Must reflect some type of turn-around at the end of the street. (Fire)  End of roadway blades required. Three street lights and poles required with proof of payment. (Transportation)  Street shall be constructed with an 8" reinforced concrete pavement with a 6" lime stabilized subgrade. (Engineering)  Verify that TxDOT has granted access to the IH-10 feeder road. (Engineering)  Require that the subdivider pay his share of the costs of the future improvements prior to approval and recording of the final plat. (Planning)  If the variance of the street pavement width is granted, no on-street parking will be allowed. (Engineering) Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. is requesting preliminary plat approval of Lakeway Drive right-of-way, an approximately 368' long industrial street with a 60' wide right-of-way and a 37' back-to-back pavement width. The purpose of this plat is to provide freeway feeder road access to a 136 acre Phelan tract south of and a 25 acre Broussard tract to the north of the proposed right-of-way. The Subdivision Regulations require that industrial streets have a minimum 70' wide right-of-way with a minimum 40' face-to-face street pavement. The applicant is requesting variances to the right-of-way and pavement widths. The Planning Manager recommends approval of these variances. No on-street parking will be allowed if the variances to the right-of-way and pavement widths are granted. STAFF REPORT continued The preliminary plat does not show any water and sanitary sewer lines. The subdivision regulations allow the Planning Commission to waive, subject to appropriate conditions, the provision of any or all such improvements because of incompatible grades, future planning, inadequate or lack of connecting facilities or other reasons. The subdivider shall be required to pay his share of the costs of the future improvements prior to approval and recording of the final plat. In lieu of a cash payment, the subdivider may use payment of a performance bond or an irrevocable letter or credit. This item was sent to all interested parties. Fire, Planning, Engineering and Transportation recommended approval subject to the above mentioned conditions. Exhibits are attached. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. PROPERTY OWNER: Lamonica Ltd. by Labelle Accessories, Inc. Patrick and Kathryn Equity Partners, L.P. MP Partners, Ltd. Mickey Phelan B Land, L.P. LOCATION: East side of IH-10, between Walden and Brooks EXISTING ZONING: LI (Light Industrial) District PROPERTY SIZE: 0.464 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 LI (Light Industrial) District EAST: Vacant LI SOUTH: Vacant LI WEST: IH-10 LI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Light Industrial OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: None STREETS: Proposed local industrial street with a 60' wide right-of-way and a 37' pavement width DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter WATER: None SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: None