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Gunbarrel City council approves Hillsdale Phase 2 plat and variance, conditions require TxDOT access and private maintenance
Summary
City Council approved a preliminary plat and a variance allowing stormwater infrastructure beneath private roads for Hillsdale Phase 2, a planned private gated subdivision of 23 lots, contingent on a TxDOT access permit and construction or bonding for access roads.
Gunbarrel City Council approved a preliminary plat and a variance on July 22 to allow stormwater infrastructure under private roads for Hillsdale Phase 2, a privately gated subdivision proposed on roughly 5.79 acres that would include 23 single-family lots and three open-space lots.
The action matters because council must explicitly waive sections of the city's subdivision ordinance to permit underground stormwater pipes within the paved travelway of private streets; the approval was contingent on the developer securing a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) access permit to State Highway 198 and completing or bonding for required access road improvements. Council voted unanimously on both the variance and the conditional preliminary plat, meeting the 75% approval threshold the item required.
City Planner Brittany Anderson told council the development is in the JP Brown survey, abstract 59, and is zoned R-4. Anderson said the revised plat replaces…
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