SUBJECT
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Preliminary consideration of the replat of Lot 3, Block 7, SINE Las Palmas Subdivision, Phase 2 into Angulo SINE Residential Subdivision. The intent is residential.
PL-028-2026
District VI - Cm. Dr. David Tyler King
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
APPLICANT: JNH Rancho, LLC
ENGINEER: PEUA Consulting, LLC
SITE: This 4.4679-acre tract of land is located southwest of Juan Escutia Boulevard and Cavatina Drive. The zoning for this 36-lot development is R-2 (Multi-Family District). This tract is located in District VI - Cm. Dr. David Tyler King.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
recommendation
APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
Planning:
1. A zone change will be required for the intended use. Please note that 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.
2. 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).
3. Provide a plat note stating that the lots adjacent to Cavatina Drive (Lots 1-9) will not have access to said Cavatina Drive, as double frontage lots should be avoided (Section 3.3 D. - Subdivision Ordinance).
4. Provide block numbers on the sketch (Section 2-3.2 (b)(1)(xvi) - Subdivision Ordinance).
5. Identify the purpose of Lot 10, Block 1, and include said lot in the Lot Summary Table.
6. Clarify the lot numbering as there is a substantial jump in the numerical sequence from Lot 9 to Lot 34.
7. Clarify if this is a phased development and label the plat accordingly.
8. Should this be a phased subdivision, provide a masterplan of the entire development that is being proposed in Lots 3 and 2, Block 7 San Isidro Northeast Las Palmas Subdivision, Phase 2, as this proposed replat appears to be part of a phased development. Masterplan should provide special consideration to intersection placement along Cavatina Drive due to the existing curve and potential street jogs.
9. Adjust the intersection at Montes De Oca Loop and Cavatina Drive as it creates a street jog with Fulgor Drive. “Street jogs with centerline effects of less than three hundred (300) feet shall be avoided” (Section 3-2 F. - Subdivision Ordinance).
10. Provide a plat note stating the purpose of the replat.
11. Provide a different street name for the street facing Lots 1-9 by the entrance.
12. Revise the Planning and Zoning Commission Approval Certificate to reflect Danela Sada Paz as the Chairman.
13. Revise the City Engineer Approval Certificate to reflect Eliud De Los Santos, P.E. as the City Engineer.
14. Revise the Planning Director’s signature block to include “AICP”.
15. Provide the recording information from the plat records for the adjacent tracts (Section 2-3.2 (b)(1)(xiii) - Subdivision Ordinace).
16. Identify all easements.
17. All improvements as per the Subdivision Ordinance.
Traffic:
1. Block length shall not be less than 300 feet. Existing street Fulgor is too closed to proposed street Montes de Oca Lp (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook Section 3-2.)
2. Submit Master Plan (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Chapter II).
3. Avoid Street jogs with centerline effect of less than 300 feet. Existing street Fulgor is not align to proposed street Montes de Oca Lp (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Chapter III Section 3-2, F).
4. Subdivision Ordinance Handbook Section 3-2: Streets and Alleys
Streets in a subdivision shall:
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.
N. Blocks and Street Lengths
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.
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/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.
Fire:
1. Masterplan showing adjoining phase for this plat needs to be approved before this plat can be approved. Due to requirement of 2nd exit and distance between exits (half of diagonal distance of property served).
2. Fire hydrants are required every 500ft for residential development. (Ordinance 2012-O-183, IDC 2018 Section 507.5., where required. Fire hydrants shall be required along public and private streets at every 500ft for residential development.)
3. temporary turnarounds will be required for dead-end roads over 150 feet. (96-foot cul de sac, 120-foot hammerhead, 60-foot “y”).
Parks & Leisure: 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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