Summary This application is a request by Craig Rouhier of Troon Development, Inc., applicant and agent for Golden Pond Farms, Inc., property owner, for consideration of the preliminary plat of Briarwood, which proposes the subdivision of the ±74.17 acre subject property into a total of 229 lots, with associated right-of-way and common areas. The preliminary plat indicates the development will be constructed in 4 (four) phases, with the first phase consisting of 44 lots.
The subject property consists of portions of Parcel Numbers 03044-011-001, 03044-011-002, 03044-011-003, and 03044-010-003, and is located in the 17000 block of CR 235A, west of CR 235A and Santa Fe High School, south of the Meadowglen subdivision, and north of the Santa Fe Hills subdivision.
The subject property was rezoned from Planned Unit Development (PUD) to Residential Single Family - 4 ("RSF-4") in August 2012 (Ordinance 12-24). The "RSF-4" zoning district permits up to 4 units per acre; the minimum lot size is 7,500 square feet and the minimum lot width is 50 feet.
A portion of the subject property was part of the previously proposed Benton Hills development, for which a preliminary plat was approved on January 11, 2016 by the City Commission; however, the plat has since expired.
The proposed Briarwood subdivision would consist of lots ranging in size from ±7,500 square feet to ±9,983 square feet, with the majority of lots between ±7,500 square feet and ± 8,000 square feet. The preliminary plat proposes a series of common areas throughout the project area and along the northern, eastern and western boundaries. A 50’ wide common area will be located between any lots and the northern property line, including an approximately 15’ wide area outside of the stormwater drainage system.
Development within the proposed subdivision would connect to potable water and wastewater facilities. Stormwater for the proposed development would be conveyed to and treated by a connected, distributed linear network of retention basins to be located throughout the subject property. An analysis of the development’s impact on other public facilities, including transportation, potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, and public schools, is provided within this report.
Section 2.4.10(G)(2) of the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs) establishes the requirements for a preliminary plat. An analysis of the application’s compliance with the applicable standards of this section has been provided within this report.
At the October 8, 2019 Planning and Zoning Board hearing, there was significant public input that included concerns regarding stormwater, buffer/separation from Meadowglen neighborhood, density, lot size, change in elevation, pedestrian connectivity, and pavement condition of CR 235A. In response to these comments, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval (by a vote of 3-2) of the application with the addition of a condition requiring a fence to be installed between the proposed lots and the Meadowglen subdivision to the north. After the hearing, the applicant voluntarily relocated 4 lots from the northern tier adjacent to the Meadowglen subdivision to interior blocks and widened the remaining northern lots to a minimum of 72'. The number of lots proposed remains at 229 for the subject property. Staff does not object to the relocation of these lots or inclusion of fence along northern property line.
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