SUBJECT
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Preliminary consideration of the plat of Ponderosa Commercial Subdivision, Unit 3A - Phase 1. The intent is commercial.
PL-088-2026
District IV - Cm. Ricardo "Rick" Garza
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
APPLICANT: Killam Development Ltd.
ENGINEER: Mesquite Engineering
SITE: This 17.3967-acre tract of land is located southwest of E. Saunders St. and Bob Bullock Loop (Loop 20). The zoning for this 2-lot development is B-4 (Highway Commercial District). This tract is located in District IV - Cm. Ricardo "Rick" Garza.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
Planning:
1. Clearly identify the lot(s) within which the primary access easement is located, as it is currently unclear which lot the easement is incorporated into.
2. Access to Bob Bullock Loop (Loop 20) is subject to the review and approval by Texas Department of Transportation (TX-DOT).
3. Identify all easements.
4. 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 turnaround or temporary turnaround (96-foot cul-de-sac, 120-foot hammer head, 60-foot "Y").
Traffic Safety:
1. Access easements intended for primary access to a proposed lot or building shall be 50' wide with a 30' paving section. (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Section 3-2).
C. Each lot shall be provided with adequate access to an existing public street by frontage along such street or through connection of a new street or a permanent easement to an existing street (As per Subdivision Ordinance Handbook, Section 3-3, C).
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 Handboo...
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