Flower Mound Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval for residential development Whyburn Farms

The Flower Mound Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval on an ordinance that would bring about 110 houses to Whyburn Farm, a 39-acre area off of Dixon Lane, during its Oct. 10 meeting.

The ordinance would amend the town’s master plan to change the land use of the property from office uses to a mix of low-, medium- and high-density single-family detached residential uses.

The ordinance was recommended by a 5-1 vote with Commissioner Jason Hobbs voting in opposition.

The original application called for 87 5,750-square-foot high-density lots with 17- and 16 high- and medium-density lots, respectively. The applicant agreed to change 40 of the high-density lots into medium-density lots, leaving 47 small-density lots. The number of medium-density lots and the total number of lots will be adjusted before the Town Council meeting Oct. 17.

The ordinance also includes a zoning change from agriculture district to planned development district with single-family District-5, single-family District-10 and single-family District-15.

The applicant also requested exceptions allowing developments on increased topographical slopes and allowing a larger lot depth than previously allowed.

Three residents spoke in opposition to the project, and one resident spoke in favor of it. Two of the speakers in opposition showed concern with the original number of high-density units in the plan. Several commissioners shared their concern, and Hobbs was still opposed to the number of high-density units after the plan was amended.

The plan will go in front of Town Council on Oct. 17.