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Preliminary consideration of the plat of Las Aves East Subdivision, Phase 1. The intent is residential.
PL-181-2026
District I - Cm. Gilbert Gonzalez
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BACKGROUND
APPLICANT: NDAS Development, LLC & Cantu Family Management, LLC
ENGINEER: Porras Nance Engineering
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Location: Southeast of Cuatro Vientos (Loop 20) and Sierra Vista Boulevard intersection
Size: Approximately 27.533 acres, more or less
Proposed Development: 154 lots
Current Zoning: B-4 (Highway Commercial District)
Council District: District I - Cm. Gilbert Gonzalez.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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APPROVES SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
Planning:
1. Revise street name “Las Aves” as it is currently within the proposed plat titled: “Islitas Subdivision, Phase I,” which is located adjacent to the Max Mandel Golf Course.
2. Clarify street name in Plat Note No. 7, as there is no Goose Lane being shown on the proposed plat.
3. Revise Plat Note No. 4 to state the following: “All curb cuts shall comply with the Standard Technical Specification Manual, as may be amended from time to time.”
4. Access to Cuatro Vientos is subject to the review and approval by Texas Department of Transportation (TX-DOT).
5. 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).
6. A zone change will be required for the intended use. Please note that preliminary plat approval does not constitute a staff position on zone change requests. Staff’s official position will be provided only upon formal submittal of a zone change application. All zone change requests are subject to City Council discretion and are not guaranteed. Should the request be denied, a plat revision will be required.
7. Identify all easements.
8. All improvements as per the Subdivision Ordinance.
Fire:
1. Fire Hydrants are required every 500ft for residential development
2. Phase 1- Exits from Phase 1 (Swan Ln. and Osprey Dr.) do not meet distance requirement for remoteness. “Where two (2) fire apparatus access roads are required they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one-half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served”.
Traffic Safety:
1. Follow functional hierarchy of roads. Change Las Aves Ln ROW to 60 feet since it will work as a local collector (As per AASHTO Chapter 1).
2. Add another exit on Phase 1 to the East 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).
- 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.
- 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)".
- 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.
- A block length waiver shall not compromise safety.
Texas Department of Transportation (TX-DOT):
1. Laredo District will be needing the subdivision to go through our Access Management Permit proves for their proposed access point(s) along Cuatro Vientos (Loop 20).
Parks: 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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