12-07-1995 Special Called Public Hearing and Regular Session of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Staff Report Pecan Crossing Preliminary Plat December 7, 1995 Pecan Crossing is a proposed residential subdivision which is to be located on the north side of Fairmont Parkway, approximately 1, 800 feet west of Underwood Road. A General Plan of the subdivision was approved by the Commission on February 17, 1994. (See Map Exhibit A) The developer received approval of the Preliminary Plat of Section I of the subdivision in April of 1994. As specified by the Development Ordinance, Preliminary Plat approvals are valid for a period of one year. Since a year has elapsed without a Final Plat being submitted, the original Preliminary Plat approval has expired. Also, since the date of original approval, the developer has made some minor revisions to the Section I plat. Based on these revisions, the applicant, rather than asking for an extension of his first approval, is seeking a new approval for the revised plat. (See Map Exhibit B) Staff, using Appendix D of Development Ordinance 1444 as a guide, has reviewed the Preliminary Plat and found it to be in compliance with applicable ordinance requirements. A checklist detailing the items reviewed is attached and follows this report. As noted on the checklist, survey monumentation has not been shown on the Preliminary Plat. Staff would recommend that monument locations be noted on the Final Plat document. Inclusion of monument location would be a condition of Final Plat approval. An additional consideration is access to Spring Gully and the subdivision detention pond. The original Preliminary Plat included a reserve dedicated to use as a private subdivision recreational area. This area has been reconfigured as two lots for homesites. This has eliminated the Section I access path to Spring Gully. This access is important for two reasons. • Unless an additional easement is dedicated on a subsequent section plat, the Spring Gully drainage easement will provide primary access to the detention pond located at the north end of the subdivision. As is noted on Plat Sheet #2, maintenance of this facility is the responsibility of the Homeowner's Association. (This note should be amended to also document homeowner's association ownership of the detention facility. Inclusion of the amended language should be a condition of Final Plat approval.) • The Spring Gully easement, in the future may be included in a proposed system of pedestrian paths that will connect various recreational facilities. While these issues do not necessarily have to be resolved in conjunction with the Section I approval, they will have to be addressed. Staff does feel this is an appropriate time to initiate discussion. Additionally, we would point out the three 10 foot drainage easements that connect Section I to Spring Gully. It may be possible to designate one of these easements as a drainage and pedestrian access easement. Finally, staff would note that Section 5.02 of the Development Ordinance empowers the