A new single-family residential neighborhood located off of Davis Boulevard called Bear Hollow will include 33 homes in Southlake.
Council approved a zoning change and development plan for Bear Hollow by a 4-3 vote, with council members Frances Scharli, Chuck Taggart and Eric Wang voting against, during the Aug. 18 meeting.
The details
Bear Hollow is a proposed gated community with private streets, and it will include 33 single-family lots. The average residential lot size is 14,648, according to city documents.
The development sits on 20.97 acres and will include more than 7 acres of open space, per city documents. There are also two proposed detention ponds for Bear Hollow, said Jody Body, a manager with BridgeRock Developments, the site’s developer.
Additionally, the neighborhood will have private streets and two gated entrances, based on the concept plan submitted to council.
Some context
Council members approved a first reading of the zoning change and concept plan Aug. 4. During the meeting, council members provided feedback to the developer that adding a gate could make sense to deter truck traffic from using the neighborhood’s streets to turn around.
Boyd said the new plan had one fewer lot to accommodate the addition of the two gated entrances.
The developer also plans to have a 6-foot masonry wall running along most of the neighborhood’s frontage to Davis Boulevard, according to city documents.
What they’re saying
Taggart voiced concerns about the ability to develop portions of the floodplain included in some of Bear Hollow’s lots.
“I’m not a fan of anyone being able to build in the floodplain at all,” Taggart said. “I think it affects the drainage. When I look at these properties along the west side, if you put an easement in there, you’ve still got 10,000 square feet available.”
Dr. Randy Robbins said he was not as concerned about structures in the floodplain, such as a swimming pool.
“I don’t have an issue with them putting pools and non-inhabitable structures within the floodplain,” Robbins said.
