COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
FROM: Stuart Schmeling, Zoning Administrator, Community Investment Department
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Ordinance No. 19-1218 Approving a Major Amendment to the Sailing Hawks Planned Development, PD 01-001, Amending Phase III (The Cove at Sailing Hawks), Tract 2364, Lot 27, APN; 115-29-027A, General Development Plan Reducing the Density from 63 Lots to 22 Residential Lots (Stuart Schmeling)
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PURPOSE:
To adopt an ordinance amending Planned Development 01-001, The Cove at Sailing Hawks, approving a new General Development Plan reducing the density from 63 lots to 22 residential lots.
BACKGROUND:
The original 56-acre Sailing Hawks Planned Development was rezoned from A-1 to R-1, R-4/PD as part of PD01-001, approved on October 24, 2000. The Cove is Phase III of the Sailing Hawks Planned Development. This proposal includes Lot 27 located at the corner of London Bridge Road and Sailing Hawks Drive, just west of the Ridge (Phase II). Lot 27 is 13.37 acres and is limited to a maximum density of 8 units per acre.
In 2005, the property was approved for 40 townhome units and 44 patio homes. West of the main entrance, a parcel has been reserved for a lift station. The development included two building styles; 44 single-story patio homes and six two-story buildings containing 40 townhomes. The Cove included a gated private drive. The project density for this portion of the Sailing Hawks Development was 6.3 units per acre.
In 2013, a subdivision plat was approved including 32 patio home lots and 31 townhome lots, totaling 68 lots for the property. Additionally, the plat included a large drainage basin and open space area. There are fewer lots than originally approved on the preliminary plat because of topographic issues and other constraints on the site.
This request includes 22 large residential lots. The street configuration is very similar to the approved plat. The proposed changes also include 2 to 1 slopes added to many of the lots, in lieu of the retaining walls required by the approved plat. As a result, an amended plat will have to be approved as well as changes to the approved grading plan. The site will be graded such that the proposed building’s roof-line will not significantly impact The Ridge (Phase II) to the east.
The Citizens’ Meeting was held on March 8, 2019. Twenty-nine members of the public, including City staff, attended the meeting. The Citizens’ Meeting notes are provided as an attachment.
At the April 3, 2019, meeting, the Planning Commission voted 6-0 to approve with five conditions. As a result of the discussion at the meeting, the Commission amended staff’s conditions to read as follows:
1. The subdivision plat must be amended to reflect the new lot configuration.
2. Plan changes are required on all open permits for the property.
3. Lot elevations shall be no greater than as shown on the proposed grading plan submitted and labeled as Exhibit A, and Lots 1-15 have a maximum build height of no more than 15 feet above the approved pad elevations.
4. Engineering staff must review and approve the proposed utility plans.
5. An 8-foot public utility easement must remain along both sides of street frontages. A 16 -foot PUE and DE must remain along the northern property line. A 10-foot PUE shall be located along the entire London Bridge Road frontage and the driveway to Lot 16 shall be designated a PUE.
The amended conditions are included in Ordinance No. 19-1218.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance No. 19-1218
Adopted General Development Plan
Proposed General Development Plan: Exhibit A
Citizen Meeting Notes
SUGGESTED MOTION:Recommended Action
I move to adopt Ordinance No. 19-1218 approving a major amendment to the Sailing Hawks Planned Development 01-001, The Cove at Sailing Hawks, amending the general development plan reducing the density from 63 lots to 22 residential lots.