Developer and city differ on how much engineering preliminary plat must include
At a contentious presentation for the Roland Ranch plat, the developer argued the submittal had gone “beyond preliminary” while staff said several compliance items remained; commissioners approved the plat conditionally while urging clearer staff guidance.
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The evening’s most detailed exchange centered on whether the Roland Ranch submittal had reached the level of engineering the city requires at the preliminary stage. Wade Barnes, Evolving Texas’s engineering director, described multiple, successive engineering submissions and said the 95% plan set includes drainage studies, sewer and water routing, and grading profiles. Barnes argued the city’s written comments described items as 'inadequate' without identifying ordinance violations.
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