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Commission backs Oakwood Trails master plan, grants subdivision variances for 413-lot development
Summary
The commission recommended approval of the Oakwood Trails master plan and two subdivision variances for a proposed 413-lot development in the Manvel ETJ, including measuring lot width at the building setback line and allowing phased access points pending later phases.
The Manvel Planning and Zoning Commission on May 27 recommended approval of the Oakwood Trails master plan and approved two subdivision variance requests that would allow the developer to measure lot width at the building setback line (matching city practice) and to phase access points for a multi-phase project that proposes 413 residential lots.
Staff overview and recommendation: Development Services staff described the project as Oakwood Trails, a proposed subdivision of roughly 175.2 acres in the Manvel extraterritorial jurisdiction, to be developed in three phases. Staff recommended approval of both variance requests, citing consistency with city practice in measuring lot width at the building setback line rather than at the right-of-way in the ETJ and explaining that phased access would be acceptable because the site’s full set of connections (including a future boulevard…
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