Colleyville planning commission denies request to remove 25-foot landscape easement for Oak Alley lot

The Colleyville Planning and Zoning Commission denied a request to amend the Oak Alley planned unit development ordinance that would have removed a 25-foot landscape easement on Lot 14 (7313 Callaway Court), preventing the property owner from installing the swimming pool they proposed.

The denial came after a public hearing and a lengthy discussion: Commissioner Richard Remley made the motion to deny, Commissioner David Groves seconded it, and the measure failed on a 5–2 vote (Groves, Ebert, Remley, Arnold and Bevel voted to deny; Commissioners Savoy and Obinabo voted nay).

The question before the commission was whether to adopt an ordinance amendment limited to a single lot that would eliminate the landscape easement that runs along Oak Alley’s eastern boundary. Staff said the amendment would apply only to Lot 14 but noted that, because the neighborhood is regulated by a PUD ordinance, the city had to notify the entire subdivision and properties within the 500-foot notice area. Staff reported receiving 16 letters in favor and 10 in opposition and calculated opposition at roughly 14 percent in the notice area (below the 20 percent threshold that would trigger a super‑majority requirement for council action). Staff said it…