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Poornima (staff director) told commissioners the award also reflects training the commission receives, including programs sponsored by the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association. The town will likely be recognized at the Texas State Conference next month in College Station and staff said they would provide further details and an email update prior to the next meeting.

The announcement was made during the staff report portion of the agenda and drew brief congratulations from the commission; no formal action was required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Flower Mound - Planning and Zoning Archive","oneSentenceSummary","Town staff announced that Flower Mound’s planning department received the Richard R. Lilly Planning Excellence Award for the sixth year in a row, recognizing staff qualifications, continuing education and ordinance updates.","taxTitle","Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas","taxId",2790,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458668,"Commission recommends approval of Family Farmhouse replat; flag‑lot exception granted",0,3090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811756-263ffa2afcda050f571c4d0d31119c37&start=3090&end=3090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811756-263ffa2afcda050f571c4d0d31119c37/thumbnail_3090000.jpg","/articles/6458668/Flower-Mound/Denton-County/Texas/Commission-recommends-approval-of-Family-Farmhouse-replat-flaglot-exception-granted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458668-42b3edc0c48f76dfa116e068440f7160/orig.mp4?Expires=1770813274&Signature=FCL05l0D2oi5suR4-GSaYAx74Tkvw0JGAJ5fkBmneq~l8I~1IZ-fIxH1lfjNHNqirRZSxXOMzqGKz04cTzr5x1nNqLDOM4zdY-s61D9AS~tIyD521DeldjoYi~CzHyrX~T-o9R9SyYME7vkyRgUGJWkYNF8SP~d9XUz2DcQ4ntWXdLvZQj7f3wj3erOvmT5ApEy7qRP~vFmlMTc6c1-LZ67q8wUDIjMKzNaZuKGhid8VgIj5L29-SmainVd9Ha3uaqUuA8HjZiXYj50diaNpvxQx-u4JJzIADAX35Gornj9PlRexkORcFsmAC33kpsOeTjSrFcjbfMScbr98EL0~Fw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Flower Mound Planning & Zoning Commission on Sept. 22 recommended approval to Town Council of replat RP25-0006, which reconfigures lot lines for two existing residential parcels in the Canon Addition to create the Family Farmhouse Addition Lots 1R and 2R, Block A. The replat includes an exception request under Town Code section 92-72 to allow a flag‑lot configuration that would reduce the measured frontage of the rear lot below the single-family estate zoning district’s usual minimum.

Planner Cody Hay presented the replat and explained that the two parcels were originally platted in 1990 and are already developed with residences. The recent Town Code update discouraging flag lots requires an exception to be approved by the council if a new or altered flag lot is proposed. Under the proposed replat the back lot’s frontage at the front setback would decrease from 101.77 feet to approximately 37.65 feet. If approved, the new lot acreages would be about 3.40 acres for Lot 1R and 3.73 acres for Lot 2R; the total combined acreage remains roughly 6.733 acres.

Cody told the commission the applicant had been offered an alternative that would dedicate the existing driveway strip to create a squared lot and comply with the minimum frontage requirement, but that option would require acreage dedication and roadway development that the property owners did not favor. Two neighbors who would be directly affected spoke in support: Elise Tritton, who said she grew up at 3508 Sentinel Oak and supported the transaction, and Aislyn Smalling of 3500 Sentinel Oak, who said the replat follows existing fence lines and would not change access or right-of-way to adjacent properties. No opposition was recorded in the public comments.

After public comment and discussion, the commission voted to recommend approval of the replat and the related exception; the matter will proceed to Town Council for final action.

Clarifying details recorded during the hearing: the single-family estate zoning district’s minimum lot width (measured at building setback) is 150 feet for that district; the replat would reduce one lot’s frontage to roughly 37.65 feet; the total acreage of the pair remains approximately 6.733 acres; the alternative of dedicating right-of-way was discussed but rejected due to loss of acreage and responsibility for right-of-way development.

Votes and procedural outcome: the commission passed a motion to recommend approval to Town Council; roll-call votes were unanimous in favor in the meeting record.","The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended Town Council approve replat RP25-0006 to reconfigure Lots 1R and 2R Block A for the Flower Mound Family Farmhouse addition, granting the requested flag‑lot exception required by recent code changes.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458674,"Commission recommends approval of Silveron Park multifamily site plan with 200 units, phased nonresidential requirement",479,489000,968000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811756-263ffa2afcda050f571c4d0d31119c37&start=489&end=968","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811756-263ffa2afcda050f571c4d0d31119c37/thumbnail_489000.jpg","/articles/6458674/Flower-Mound/Denton-County/Texas/Commission-recommends-approval-of-Silveron-Park-multifamily-site-plan-with-200-units-phased-nonresidential-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458674-09d9c431de6723b261ede2b8149a832a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770813274&Signature=J2gEJeXboX9uQKdIn403av5eEH9cJrsKlv691jYWK92eOM9zyTcn~K42sATAe9lN5MTdjooAh01wQ3g~5L-bWGf-l4olN3AChDwJbCti-NMbXgyOGd~d624~f7Hi32bYmTGn9Y42NCBt4gGX-UX87dXILWu5WIinLz6lKWy3WyV6M08wls4rsSr4njzji8lNjB6efrV9AEEeywjaEJKqtKhZ1~3WCGGQI8TrHcZbfo5aahkaGyVCzbeYZCXdFVlAUHcIU2GLcCtIryG3vXyOZ4d0fifozKg4t~4QdzmoN8SAHnp3lSALkkNF2PxPFQw5JmXHD3U4GjjZM4hxfDvMJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Flower Mound Planning & Zoning Commission on Sept. 22 approved the site plan SP-22014 for the multifamily component of the Silveron Park development, authorizing three four-story buildings totaling 200 apartments on roughly nine acres in the PD-171 campus commercial district. The approval includes a phasing condition requiring completion of at least 75,000 square feet of nonresidential building space and a final building inspection for those nonresidential buildings before the multifamily project may receive certificates of occupancy.

Planner Chuck (presenter) described Silveron Park as a multi-phase, campus-commercial development located at the intersection of Silveron and International Parkway. The multifamily parcel — Lot 7, Block A — is the third site plan in the project after previously approved retail and office components. The multifamily portion includes three residential buildings, multiple enclosed garage structures, a pool and courtyard amenity, park space and a detention area that will double as a dog park.

Site-specific figures provided to the commission: the multifamily site comprises about nine acres; the PD zoning approved in 2022 allows exactly 200 units; the code-required parking for the site was 300 spaces and the developer is providing 331 parking spaces (within a permissible 20% deviation). Chuck said that elevations for Building 15 were included in the packet and that the other buildings’ architecture and materials match earlier-approved office and retail components.

The developer and staff indicated earthwork and utility permits are under way and that building permits for the retail, office and residential components are being coordinated so nonresidential space will be completed in the same first phase. The commission approved the site plan by motion and roll call.

The phasing condition recorded in the staff discussion states the multifamily units may not be occupied until 75,000 square feet of nonresidential building space within the same phase is completed and has a building final inspection indicating finish-out permits are ready to be applied for. That condition aims to ensure commercial and office components are in place before residential occupancy of the multifamily buildings.

Votes and procedural outcome: the commission adopted SP-22014 as presented and the staff condition will be enforced through permitting and certificate-of-occupancy processes.","The Planning & Zoning Commission approved SP-22014 for Silveron Park Multifamily Lot 7, Block A — a 200-unit, 4-story apartment component of the Silveron Park development — subject to a phasing condition that requires 75,000 square feet of nonresidential building space to be completed before the multifamily buildings may be occupied.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458679,"Planning commission approves Brookview Phase 1B, recommends buffer modification and denies larger entry signs for Phase 1A",2220,954000,3174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811756-263ffa2afcda050f571c4d0d31119c37&start=954&end=3174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811756-263ffa2afcda050f571c4d0d31119c37/thumbnail_954000.jpg","/articles/6458679/Flower-Mound/Denton-County/Texas/Planning-commission-approves-Brookview-Phase-1B-recommends-buffer-modification-and-denies-larger-entry-signs-for-Phase-1A","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458679-0bd50ff28e720701cd71d7b41e868b49/orig.mp4?Expires=1770813274&Signature=KH4JDOXu4JC5QfJIafm~KvWGqeiyCt-pzi2LMmXHMNLql63gWMCmYb9KXpDb4GqBdoCQ0frK7NiK4jnalya27f6YrZjWQRAMs5PBxA-TLpTZ0zd0GkOATVIu1vfe-ENqFyImFAizNY1~9sNtFD8TJgVtXJOVZoSfiSBAu~YtE4Gayi-zlYw5D4OCIwf2cAToBwsmTUnr-Ys2ASPiGMfAe~onaMCYLiCC2~wmIoP7r9jjq9iFjXCabhfJtgl~3CtfilY4CPxpqUU~qmdeQi6SwsUx3UvqCNcDu5ibj62w5dKrYTyfYHyjHZp2SHNBpmkmxJGs3JEw~E64Zy-xKCpidg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Flower Mound Planning & Zoning Commission on Sept. 22 approved Brookview Phase 1B, a 140-lot townhome subdivision, and recommended that Town Council approve Brookview Phase 1A only after granting a modification to the required 25-foot landscape buffer. The commission voted to deny the applicant's request to enlarge the subdivision entry sign faces from 60 square feet to 108 square feet.

The commission's recommendation on Phase 1A stems from two distinct requests tied to the same subdivision: a modification to extend the required 25-foot landscape buffer along portions of the site that lie in front of a planned retention pond, and an exception to the town's recently adopted residential entry sign standard that limits sign face area to 60 square feet. Planning staff told commissioners the buffer extension was needed because utility easements and a required town trail encumber the standard buffer area; the applicant said the larger sign face would improve legibility for motorists on FM 1171 at highway speeds.

Brookview Phase 1B, which was placed on the consent agenda because it conforms to development standards and required no exceptions, was approved without amendment. Claire Barnes of Planning Services described Phase 1B as the townhome portion of the broader Brookview development and said it includes associated open space and landscaping. The commission adopted that item by roll call.

For Phase 1A, staff described the parcels as single-family detached in the Planned Development (PD 202) with an associated amenity lake and retention pond located in the retail zone of the overall plan. The applicant requested a modification that would allow the landscape buffer to extend around the pond and farther into the site so trees could be accommodated despite multiple easements, including a 30-foot gas easement that staff said does not permit trees. Applicants also sought an exception to increase the allowable sign face to 108 square feet at the two primary Denton Creek and Clearview Boulevard entrances.

Commissioners said they were broadly comfortable with the buffer modification because utility and drainage constraints made tree placement within the standard buffer impractical. By contrast, several commissioners objected to the sign-size exception. Commissioners cited concerns about visual scale and precedent — noting that older developments such as Canyon Falls predate the current standards and that approving this larger sign could encourage similar exceptions along FM 1171. One commissioner suggested a modest increase might be reasonable but stopped short of supporting the full 108 square-foot request. The commission ultimately recommended approval of the buffer modification and denial of the signage exception; the recommendation will go to Town Council for final action.

Clarifying details discussed at the meeting: the two primary subdivision entrances are approximately 1,200 feet apart; the current code limits residential entry sign faces to 60 square feet and the applicant asked for 108 square feet; the full 25-foot landscape buffer lies in front of the amenity/retention pond on the site; multiple utility easements and a town-required trail limit tree placement in the standard buffer area.

The commission's actions do not change the overall Brookview concept plan or the existence of later phases, which include additional single-family, townhome and commercial areas. The sign exception denial applies only to the request before the commission; the applicant may work with Town Council or revise the sign proposal before final council consideration.

Votes and procedural outcome: Brookview Phase 1B was approved on the consent agenda. For Brookview Phase 1A the commission voted to recommend approval of the 25-foot buffer modification and to recommend denial of the residential entry sign-face exception. The matter will proceed to Town Council for final action.","The Flower Mound Planning & Zoning Commission approved Brookview Phase 1B (140 townhome lots) and recommended Town Council approve Phase 1A with an expanded 25-foot landscape buffer while denying the developer's request to increase residential entry sign faces from 60 to 108 square feet.","actionData","errors"]

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