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Preliminary consideration of the plat of Village South Subdivision, Phase 7. The intent is residential.
PL-099-2026
District I - Cm. Gilbert Gonzalez
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BACKGROUND
APPLICANT: Village 83 South, Ltd.
ENGINEER: Porras Nance Engineering
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Location: East of Ejido Avenue and north adjacent to Cielito Lindo Boulevard
Size: Approximately 9.5310 acres, more or less
Proposed Development: 77 lots
Current Zoning: R-1B (Single Family High Density)
Council District: District I - Cm. Gilbert Gonzalez
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
recommendation
APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
Planning:
1. 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).
2. Identify all easements.
3. All improvements as per the Subdivision Ordinance.
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. Subdivision Ordinance Handbook Section 3-2: Streets and Alleys
Streets in a subdivision shall:
(a) Provide for the continuation of appropriate projection of existing principal streets in surrounding areas; or
(b) Conform to a plan for the neighborhood to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformance to existing streets impracticable.
C. Local streets on which single family housing is the majority use shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic will be discouraged, and that significant amounts of internal traffic will not be generated.
L. The system of streets designated for the subdivision, except in unusual cases, must connect with streets already dedicated in adjacent subdivisions; and where adjacent connections are not platted, must in general be the reasonable projection of streets in the nearest subdivided tracts, and must be continued to the boundaries of the tract subdivided, so that other sub-dividers may connect therewith. Reserve strips of land controlling access to or egress from other property from any street or alley or having the effect of restricting or damaging the adjoining property for subdivision purposes or which will not be taxable or accessible for special improvements shall not be permitted in any subdivision unless such reserve strips are conveyed to the City in fee simple.
There are 2 access on Cuatro Vientos. Align the Master Plan to the existing access to work as collectors
5. Follow functional hierarchy of roads. Curuba will work as a collector, ROW of a local collector shall be 60 feet (As per AASHTO Chapter 1)
Fire: No comments submitted.
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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