Title
Ordinance -Third and Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Zoning Change from PR, Pre-Development District and SF-12/22, Single-Family Residential District to PD, Planned Development District for Single-Family Residential Uses on Approximately 68.543 Acres out of the James McDonald Survey, Abstract No. 997, Tarrant County, Texas, Generally Located West of Gertie Barrett Road and North of Linda Jobe Middle School, on Property Addressed at 2789 Gertie Barrett Road; Felix Wong (ZC#18-010)
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request.
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on April 16, 2018 and voted to deny the request by a vote of 5-2-0 with Commissioners Neuman and Klenzendorf voting nay. The Commission had concerns that the project may be too dense for the area; traffic; the lot deviations; if it was economically feasible to build fewer lots; maintenance of the proposed wood fence along the north being built by the developer; and proposed parkland that would not be useable as it is encumbered by an easement and detention pond.
Commissioner Neuman made an original motion to approve with the following conditions:
1) build the 4-lane connector to Main Street within the first 6 months of construction of the subdivision;
2) the northern fence to be maintained by the HOA;
3) require the approval of TxDOT for the entrance at N. Main Street; and
4) suggested the traffic engineer be available at City Council to discuss traffic solutions.
This motion died for a lack of a second.
The adjacent property owners spoke about their concerns regarding traffic on Gertie Barrett Road and Turner Warnell Road (see attached letter from the City of Arlington regarding traffic signals on Turner Warnell Road); the noise from the railroad; appreciate the one story on the north property line; wood fence not conducive to livestock; and like the 4-lane connector proposal.
Description/History
First Reading
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