Council approves preliminary plat for 10-acre single-family subdivision with park fee in lieu

The Mineral Wells City Council approved, 6-0, a preliminary plat for a 10-acre subdivision located in the Texas and PRR County survey, abstract number 702, in the city limits. A presenter for the developer identified the project as a 10-acre site planned for 45 homes. Although the property’s zoning currently allows manufactured homes, the presenter said the developer intends to build conventional stick-built single-family houses. The developer had previously proposed dedicating 0.5 acre for a park but withdrew that dedication after staff and the presenter said it did not meet the ordinance requirement; the developer will instead pay the fee in lieu of park land and will sell the lots that had been reserved for parkland, the presenter said. The plat previously went to the Board of Adjustments for a variance to lot width (from 60 feet to 50 feet), and the presenter said the variance was granted. City staff confirmed that public works, police and fire had reviewed the civil plans; councilmembers asked that map and aerial labels be cleaned up on the final plat to ensure the record is accurate. A council motion to approve the preliminary plat included a condition that staff corrections identified by "Beth" be completed before final plat approval. The vote was 6-0. Council action was limited to preliminary-plat approval and did not itself authorize final plat recordation or building permits. Staff directed the developer to address civil corrections and finalize map labels before returning for final approval.