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<br />La Porte Golf Community <br />SCU#04-012 <br />July 15, 2004 <br />Page 3 of? <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Staff and the Commission should look for sufficient open space, <br />adequate parking, and a good mix of recreational amenities. <br />. Streets, Access, & Layout - State Highway 146, Wharton Weems <br />Blvd., and McCabe Road provide limited access to the site. Along SH <br />146 traveling north, TXDOT is negotiating with property owners to <br />secure right turn lanes at Wharton Weems and McCabe Road. These <br />lanes should help prevent traffic delays. <br /> <br />Given the location of the Hettig property which bisects Mr. Fogarty's <br />development in the North, A possible redesign of Section 5 may be <br />needed to allow secondary access to S.H. 146 and roads may have <br />temporary cul-de-sacs to plan for future tie-ins between Section 5 and <br />Section 3. During the platting process, consideration should be given to <br />traffic controls along the subdivision access points that intersect with <br />Wharton Weems Blvd. and McCabe Road. In addition, a sound wall <br />bordering the residential development along S.H. 146 must be <br />constructed. This would reduce noise levels and provide for additional <br />sound deadening for the subdivision. <br /> <br />The developer should maintain the redesign of the current layout to <br />ensure that lots do not back onto 8th Street. In a previous sketch plan, the <br />developer provided a layout with cul-de-sacs. <br /> <br />. Topography - this area is relatively flat and stable and should not be an <br />obstacle to this type of development. <br />. Density - staff utilized the Land Use Plan as a guide. With the <br />designated land use as low density residential and applying a <br />development ratio of 4.8 units per acre to approximately 135.4 acres, this <br />property may yield approximately 649 dwelling units. This current plan <br />designates seven sections of single-family residential with average lot <br />size of 60'xllO'. (Larger lots are proposed abutting the City's Golf <br />Course.) The total number of single-family residential lots equals 411 <br />with a density of 3.04 units per acre. This density is considerably less <br />than the 4.8 units per acre allowed in R-l zoning districts. <br />. Utilities - There are sufficient water distribution facilities along frontage <br />road of SH. 146 and McCabe Road to supply potable water and fire <br />protection to this proposed project. Provisions will have to be made to <br />ensure that sufficient utility extensions can be made to serve the whole <br />development. Currently, sanitary sewer service is not available to this <br />site; however, as a part of the City's master sewer plan for the area, <br />easements were secured to provide a 24" trunk main. The plan provides <br />for two possible sites for a tie in just near Popular Cove and Little Cedar. <br />The Developer, through a Sewer Utility Agreement, should commit to <br />paying for the sanitary sewer services and improvements needed to <br />provide sewer service to this project and be responsible for the on-site <br />