Despite a unanimous approval from the Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission, Frisco City Council voted Dec. 1 to table a proposed residential development on the Brinkmann Ranch property.
This map shows the layout of a porposed patio home development on Brinkmann Ranch.[/caption]
The request called to rezone 171 acres for a patio home development on the northwest corner of Main Street and Independence Parkway. Several council members raised concerns regarding the smaller lot sizes and the makeup of the streets.
The proposal calls for about three and a half homes per acre. Several council members said the density of the development was not as much of a concern as the smaller lot sizes.
“With the size of the lots—the small size—particularly right there [on Main Street], Main Street just got built [to] six lanes divided,” Council Member Bob Allen said. “It’s going to get filled up before it ever gets started.”
Other council members said they did not like the “zipper streets," which is a street that has cutouts in the road to allow for cars to parallel park in front of houses.
“I have said in public more than one time that I would never approve another development that had a zipper street in it,” Council Member Jeff Cheney said.
Rather than holding a public hearing or taking the issue back to the P&Z, city staff agreed to work with the developers to address the council’s concerns. The proposal will come before council again sometime next year.
This map shows the layout of a porposed patio home development on Brinkmann Ranch.[/caption]
The request called to rezone 171 acres for a patio home development on the northwest corner of Main Street and Independence Parkway. Several council members raised concerns regarding the smaller lot sizes and the makeup of the streets.
The proposal calls for about three and a half homes per acre. Several council members said the density of the development was not as much of a concern as the smaller lot sizes.
“With the size of the lots—the small size—particularly right there [on Main Street], Main Street just got built [to] six lanes divided,” Council Member Bob Allen said. “It’s going to get filled up before it ever gets started.”
Other council members said they did not like the “zipper streets," which is a street that has cutouts in the road to allow for cars to parallel park in front of houses.
“I have said in public more than one time that I would never approve another development that had a zipper street in it,” Council Member Jeff Cheney said.
Rather than holding a public hearing or taking the issue back to the P&Z, city staff agreed to work with the developers to address the council’s concerns. The proposal will come before council again sometime next year.
