Plans for a 15-home subdivision off North Peytonville Avenue received approval during a first reading at the Feb. 3 Southlake City Council meeting.
The rezoning for Jane’s Place from agriculture to a residential planned unit development, presented by custom home builder Coleigh Homes, was approved 6-0. A second reading, for formal approval, is set for the Feb. 17 council meeting.
The details
The development was first launched at a Southlake Program for the Involvement of Neighborhoods in August and led to a 2 1/2-hour meeting, according to city documents. Coleigh Homes would not propose a development with less than one acre per lot, and stormwater drainage was a concern at the time.
A bulk of the 1-hour agenda item Feb. 3 dealt with stormwater runoff and the retention pond located in the middle of the 22.7 acres formerly owned by Arthur Janes, which is being dispersed as part of an estate process, according to city documents.
The planning and zoning commission had denied the development plan review by a 4-2 vote at the Jan. 8 meeting. According to city documents, the commission's concerns were drainage and the flow of the water.
Zooming in
The 15-lot development will feature four open spaces for landscaping and drainage, according to the presentation.
Jerry Statham, a partner at Coleigh Homes, spoke during the meeting.
He said an existing house on the property would be removed as it is deemed unsuitable for restoration. The development would have a resident-only gated access point and the lots would range from 44,545 square feet to 65,479 square feet.
According to the presentation, traditional zoning states 40% of existing trees have to be preserved, but Coleigh Homes’ plans call for 61.6% of the trees to be preserved.
Zooming out
The property drains from the southeast to the northwest and into Higgins Branch Creek. Statham said he worked with engineers and the city to help ease concerns about drainage issues.
“We have a chance to fix it,” Statham said. “When we were looking at the study, we came up with two options, and we have met with the city preliminarily.”
