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~J N~~ Braunfels City Council Agenda Item Report
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Agenda Item No. Ill£
Presenter I Contact- Shannon Mattingly, Planning Director
(830) 221-4055 - smattingly@nbtexas.org
SuBJECT: Public hearing and consideration of the first reading of an ordinance rezoning
47.97 acres located on the west side of Oak Run Parkway, approximately 2,000
feet north of Loop 337, from "R-1A-8" Single-family District to "Enclave at
Westpointe Village Planned Development District" with Concept Plan.
APPLICANT:
Westpointe Residential
11202 Disco Drive
San Antonio, TX 78216
OWNER:
Investor Grosenbacher Partnership
11202 Disco Drive
San Antonio, TX 78216
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
This portion of the Westpointe development, known as The Enclave at Westpointe Village, was
zoned R-1A-8 with restrictions in 2007. Restrictions included masonry and height limits
adjacent to Hunters Creek, and no street connection between the two subdivisions.
The applicant is now requesting a Planned Development District (POD) with R-1A-8 base
zoning. The POD allows departures from some ordinance standards while increasing others, to
provide an enhanced overall product that could not be achieved under a regular zoning district.
The land use will remain single-family residential.
The Concept Plan presents a residential neighborhood of 136 single-family lots with
meandering streets and common open space. The gross residential density is 3.06 units per
acre. Over 9 acres of park/open space are proposed within the subdivision. The developer is
proposing to dedicate 10 acres of parkland on Mission Hill to the City. The Parks Department
will review the proposed parkland dedication as part of the platting process for the property.
The original concept plan, as reviewed by the Planning Commission, called for 6-foot wide
meandering sidewalks that would be located mostly within the private property of individual
residents. However, once the homebuilder was established and further coordination and review
was completed between the developer and the builder, the plan has changed to 5-foot
sidewalks located within the private street right-of-way. The applicant states this configuration
will eliminate pedestrian traffic, which comes with increased liability, from the individual
residential lots, while providing a 4.5-foot wide planting strip along both sides of the streets for
new trees and landscaping to be installed. This new sidewalk configuration is illustrated by the
typical street section on the concept plan.
Restrictions from the former zoning have been incorporated in the proposed development
standards. All standards of the R-1A-8 base zoning will apply unless specifically modified by
the POD, as detailed in the table below.
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