SUBJECT
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Preliminary consideration of the plat of Phoenix Village Subdivision Phase XIII (13). The intent is residential.
PL-086-2026
District III - Cm. Melissa R. Cigarroa
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
APPLICANT: AFW Investments
ENGINEER: Premier Engineering
SITE: This 8.53-acre tract of land is located north of Estrella Drive and east of Serrano Road. The zoning for this 48-lot development is R-1MH (Single Family Manufactured Housing District). This tract is located in District III - Cm. Melissa R. Cigarroa.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
Planning:
1. Revise the phase number to Phase 15, as Phase 13 already exists within the Masterplan.
2. Provide lot dimensions and ensure compliance with the minimum dimensional requirements of the applicable zoning district.
3. Provide a plat note stating the following: “No more than one single-family detached dwelling shall be located on an individual lot.” (Section 24.80.4 (I) - Land Development Code, Model Rules).
4. Provide a plat note stating the following: “The setback shall be determined based on the current zoning in accordance with Section 24.77.1 of the Laredo Land Development Code.”
5. Provide Lot Summary Table.
6. Label the lot and block for the property located at the northwest corner of Sabila Road and Flor De Lune Street, which is currently labeled as “No Build Zone.”
7. The developer has submitted a notice of intention to place utilities in the front of the lot. The front-of-lot utility layout/schematics, as prepared by the Developer’s engineer, shall be submitted to plan review (Section 3-4 B.2 - Subdivision Ordinance).
8. Remove “Interim” from the Planning Director’s certificate block.
9. Identify all easements.
10. All improvements as per the Subdivision Ordinance.
Fire:
1. Fire hydrants required every 500ft for residential development.
2. Dead-end roads in excess of 150 feet require a turn-around or temporary turnaround (96-foot cul-de-sac, 120-foot hammerhead, 60 foot “Y”)
Traffic Safety:
1. Check sight distance (as per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook Section 3-2).
2. 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.
3. “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).
4. Ensure that proposed curves can handle a speed of 30 mph (as per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Section 3-2)
AASHTO (Street curves should be design with as large radius curve as practical, with a minimum radius of 100 feet).
5. Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect at right angle (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Section 3-2 H).
6. Master plan approved on 2024 shows this phase with no 16. Revise plat name. (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Chapter II). Also phase 14 was approved at OSS on march 2025.
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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