The planning and zoning commission unanimously recommended approval for a townhome portion of Brookview and a landscape buffer during its Sept. 22 meeting. Commissioners also unanimously recommended denial of a requested exception for a sign face above town standards that was included in Phase 1A of the presented subdivision site plans.
The details
The subdivision site plan for Phase 1B covers 140 proposed townhome lots sitting on 22.64 undeveloped acres. The plan also includes nine open space areas and 6.1 acres dedicated to right of way within Phase 1B, according to town documents.
Phase 1A covers 80.5 acres that includes single-family residential lots, but also includes a retention pond area totaling more than 3.5 acres at the corner of Cross Timbers Road and the track for the Union Pacific Railroad. The subdivision site plan also includes 313 single-family residential lots, four open spaces, an amenity center and one amenity lake lot, per town documents.
The Phase 1A plan also details two proposed entry points along Cross Timbers Road at the intersection with Denton Creek Boulevard, which will be extended to Cross Timbers during development, and Clearview Boulevard, said Claire Barnes, a senior planner with the town. The Phase 1A plan includes dedicating 23.5 acres for right of way.
Several commissioners supported recommending denial of the sign face area request, citing concerns that it was too large. The developer, Green Brick Edgewood LLC, a subsidiary of Green Brick Partners, proposed an area of 108 square feet, above the 60-square-foot standard for the town.
“The landscape buffer makes sense given the circumstances and the nature of that property,” said Gregory Schultz. “I’m a little more concerned about the signage. As I look at Canyon Falls versus Trailwood ... [the] Canyon Falls sign seems much too large, and the Trailwood sign is more tasteful.”
The approved exception for Phase 1A allows for modifications to tree placement for a required landscape buffer around the amenity lake, per town documents. Mikylah Cryer, landscape designer with Mesa who presented the Phase 1A requests, said the proposed tree placements were coordinated with the town’s parks and recreation staff.
Zooming out
Both requests tie into the overall plan for developing Brookview, an over 240-acre mixed-use development, in western Flower Mound.
At full build-out, Brookview will have:
- 713 single-family residential lots
- 280 townhomes
- A multifamily complex with up to 300 units
- 34.2 acres of open space
- 22.2 acres for retail development
What’s next?
Both site plans are scheduled for council consideration at the Oct. 6 meeting, according to the town’s development map. For the sign face area request, four of five council members will be required to approve the request because of the commission’s recommendation of denial.
