The proposed neighborhood development within Brinkmann Ranch has been revised per council's requests.[/caption]
Frisco City Council approved rezoning for a proposed development on the Brinkmann Ranch property that includes patio homes and retail space. The development sits on 171 acres at the northwest corner of Independence Parkway and Main Street.
Council approved the development with the exception that the developer significantly reduces the 18 key lots included in the neighborhood.
A key lot is a lot that is in a position where one side faces the back of other lots. This type of lot can cause the residents of that lot to see into neighbors’ backyards.
This is the second time council has heard this rezoning case. When the project was first presented to council earlier this month, the developer was asked to make changes to the development, including reducing the density and removing the zipper streets originally included in the plans.
The amended plans presented to council included more curvilinear streets and no zipper streets. The number of lots was also reduced from 500 to 460 lots.
However, the plans also included key lots, which none of the council members said they liked.
“I struggle with approving a neighborhood with one key lot. This has 18,” Council Member Jeff Cheney said.
Some council members expressed their gratitude to the developer for making changes to the plans despite the addition of key lots.
“We were very specific [with what we wanted], and they did exactly what we told them to do,” Council Member Bob Allen said.
Kirk Williams, an attorney for landowner Baxter Brinkmann, said the land was zoned in 1984 for townhomes, which he said is what the city would get if council denied the rezoning request.
“That’s not what we wanted to sell the property for, and that’s not what the contract was for,” Williams said. “There are people in the marketplace who would love to have that flexibility.”
With the approval from council, the developer will work with city staff to revise the plans again and plans to have a final ordinance prepared before the Feb. 16 council meeting.
The proposed neighborhood development within Brinkmann Ranch has been revised per council's requests.[/caption]
Frisco City Council approved rezoning for a proposed development on the Brinkmann Ranch property that includes patio homes and retail space. The development sits on 171 acres at the northwest corner of Independence Parkway and Main Street.
Council approved the development with the exception that the developer significantly reduces the 18 key lots included in the neighborhood.
A key lot is a lot that is in a position where one side faces the back of other lots. This type of lot can cause the residents of that lot to see into neighbors’ backyards.
This is the second time council has heard this rezoning case. When the project was first presented to council earlier this month, the developer was asked to make changes to the development, including reducing the density and removing the zipper streets originally included in the plans.
The amended plans presented to council included more curvilinear streets and no zipper streets. The number of lots was also reduced from 500 to 460 lots.
However, the plans also included key lots, which none of the council members said they liked.
“I struggle with approving a neighborhood with one key lot. This has 18,” Council Member Jeff Cheney said.
Some council members expressed their gratitude to the developer for making changes to the plans despite the addition of key lots.
“We were very specific [with what we wanted], and they did exactly what we told them to do,” Council Member Bob Allen said.
Kirk Williams, an attorney for landowner Baxter Brinkmann, said the land was zoned in 1984 for townhomes, which he said is what the city would get if council denied the rezoning request.
“That’s not what we wanted to sell the property for, and that’s not what the contract was for,” Williams said. “There are people in the marketplace who would love to have that flexibility.”
With the approval from council, the developer will work with city staff to revise the plans again and plans to have a final ordinance prepared before the Feb. 16 council meeting.
