SUBJECT
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Preliminary consideration of the plat of Harmony Hills Subdivision, Phase III at Rodriguez Ranch. The intent is residential.
PL-145-2026
District VI - Cm. Dr. Tyler King
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
APPLICANT: Rodriguez-Zertuche Development, LLC
ENGINEER: Howland Engineering & Surveying Company
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Location: Northeast of Simon Bolivar Boulevard and Beatles Road intersection.
Size: Approximately 10.7329 acres, more or less
Proposed Development: 57 lots
Current Zoning: R-1A (Single-Family Reduced Area District)
Council District: District VI - Cm. Dr. Tyler King
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
Planning:
1. Provide a plate note prohibiting access to the future extension of Simon Bolivar Boulevard for the double frontage lots in block 10, pursuant to Section 3.3 D. of the Subdivision Ordinance.
2. Revise Plat Note No. 2 to state the following: “All curb cuts shall comply with the Standard Technical Specification Manual, as may be amended from time to time.”
3. Identify all easements.
4. All improvements as per the Subdivision Ordinance.
Parks:
1. Please schedule a meeting with Parks Staff to discuss Parkland Agreement.
Fire:
1. Fire hydrants required every 500 feet for residential development.
Traffic Safety:
1. Block lengths shall not exceed one thousand two hundred feet (1,200) or be less than three hundred (300) feet, except as may be required by the Commission in the proper projection of existing major thoroughfares, and on existing platted blocks. (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook Section 3-2).
a. Block lengths and street lengths may be waived by the Planning and Zoning Commission provided that the waiver is requested in writing, incorporates traffic impact mitigation measures into a site plan, which is then submitted in conjunction with a preliminary plat/replat application.
b. No block length waiver may be granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission unless traffic impact mitigation measures comply with standards (herein adopted as minimum standards) of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (Latest Edition) and as set out in the "Transportation and Land Development Manual (Latest Edition)".
c. No block length waiver may be granted which modifies the City of Laredo Comprehensive Plan or the Thoroughfare Plan of the Comprehensive Plan addressing thoroughfares, highways, arterials, and collectors, or of the proper extension of any street.
d. A block length waiver shall not compromise safety.
2. “L-shaped” type intersection shall have an interior angle not less than 72 degrees and not greater than 120 degrees (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Chapter III).
3. Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect at right angle (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Section 3-2 H).
4. Follow functional hierarchy of roads (As per AASHTO Chapter 1)
Engineering: No comments submitted.
Environmental: No comments submitted.
Water & Utilities: No comments submitted.
WEBB County App: No comments submitted.
AEP Engineers: No comments submitted.
U.I.S.D.: No comments submitted.
L.I.S.D.: No comments submitted.
AT&T: No comments submitted.
NOTICE TO THE DEVELOPER:
Planning:
1. Only the utility easements within the plat boundaries are subject to change prior to plat recordation due to revisions by the utility companies.
2. All comments set forth are preliminary comments and not an exhaustive list. Additional comments may be added prior to final plat approval.
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