SUBJECT
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Preliminary reconsideration of the plat of Vista Verde Subdivision, Phase I (formerly known as Phase II). The intent is residential. The purpose of this reconsideration is to reconfigure the phase number, lot configuration, and street alignments.
PL-144-2025
District I - Cm. Gilbert Gonzalez
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
APPLICANT: Rhodes Enterprise, Inc.
ENGINEER: Howland Engineering & Surveying Co.
SITE: This 26.62-acre tract of land is located northeast of Cuatro Vientos Road and Cielito Lindo Boulevard. The current zoning for this 128-lot development is AG (Agricultural). This tract is located in District I - Gilbert Gonzalez.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
recommendation
APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
Planning:
1. Increase the 50-foot Right-of-Way (ROW) width of Hunter Street and Parkview Street at various locations to a 60-foot Right-of-Way (ROW) width in coordination with the Traffic Department as these streets serve as local collectors, providing circulation through and out of the subdivision.
2. Coordinate with the Traffic Department to verify the appropriate setbacks for better sight distance on the curves.
3. Identify the correct property owner on the face of the plat (e.g., Michael R. Link).
4. Include a Lot Summary Table on the face of the plat.
5. Revise Plat Note No. 4 to correct the grammatical error (e.g., ‘Deminsion’ should be ‘Dimensions’).
6. Access to Cuatro Vientos Road is subject to review and approval by the Texas Department of Transportation (TX-DOT).
7. Remove “interim” from the Planning Director’s title on the Attestment of Planning Commission Approval certificate block.
8. Revise the P&Z Chair’s name to reflect “Daniella Sada Paz” on the Planning and Commission Approval certificate block.
9. The developer has submitted a notice of intention to place utilities in the front of the lot. The front-of-lot utilities layout/schematics, as prepared by the Developer’s engineer, shall be submitted to plan review (§ 3-4 B.2 - Subdivision Ordinance).
10. Identify all easements.
11. All improvements as per the Subdivision Ordinance.
Traffic Safety:
1.Check sight distance (as per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook Section 3-2).
2. Ensure that proposed curves can handle a speed of 30 mph (as per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Section 3-2).
3. AASHTO (Street curves should be design with as large radius curve as practical, with a minimum radius of 100 feet, if not, please present a different alternative on your design.
4. Submit a TIA (As per Land Development Code Section 24.62.8).
5. Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect at right angle (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Section 3-2 H).
6. Provide a Loop with 60 feet ROW at intersections and at the end for connections
7. This Master Plan is not showing any collectors to carry all the vehicles from the different phases and to discourage traffic from Local streets. As per 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 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.
Fire:
1. Fire hydrants required every 500ft for residential development. (Ordinance 2012-O-183, IFC 2012 Section 507.5.1, where required. Fire hydrants shall be required along public and private streets at every 500 feet for residential development).
Engineering: No comments submitted.
Environmental: No comments submitted.
Water & Utilities: No comments submitted.
Parks & Leisure: 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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