Troubadour subdivision approvals allowed to delay Patton Road widening after traffic review; golf course lease clarified

The Williamson County Planning Commission approved requests to modify a prior condition of approval for several Troubadour Golf and Field Club phases so required roadway improvements on Patton Road may be completed later in the buildout rather than before the immediate final plats are recorded.

Staff said the plats for Phase 5, Phase 12 and Phase 13 requested modification of a condition that previously required widening Patton Road to 11-foot travel lanes with 4-foot shoulders for a 1,000-foot distance (500 feet in each direction from the entrance) prior to submittal of the final plat containing the 288th lot. "Those roadway improvements include the widening of Patton Road to 11 foot travel lanes and 4 foot shoulders for a distance of 1,000 feet," the Staff member said, and noted the Williamson County Highway Commission approved construction plans in March and approved closure of a portion of Patton Road in April; staff said work is scheduled while school is out and should be completed by July.

Staff reported the applicant submitted a revised traffic study and the county traffic consultant concurred, finding that traffic from the phases in question would largely be routed to Cox Road and the existing Troubadour entrances rather than out to Patton Road; based on that distribution, staff recommended approval of the requested modification. Following staff presentation, Commissioner Curran asked whether a leased golf course would remain private to subdivision residents; Matt Bryant of M2 Group, the applicant representative, said, "The golf course is actually, leased, but it's on land that's owned by the HOA...there's no intention to open it up to anybody outside of the community." Staff and the commission noted that if the course became a commercial golf course open to the public, the use classification would likely change and a new site plan would be required.

The commission approved the staff-recommended modifications for the affected preliminary plats and recorded motions and votes passing each item. Staff noted associated final plats for some sections also appeared elsewhere on the agenda and recommended approval of those final plats contingent on approval of the revised preliminary plats.

Clarifying context: staff said the Highway Commission approved construction plans and a temporary closure, and the revised traffic study shifted the timing for when Patton Road improvements become necessary to later phases; staff characterized the change as contingent on the project phasing and recommended standard conditions remain in place.

Outcome and next steps: The planning commission approved the requested modifications; several final plats for Troubadour will be considered approved contingent on the preliminary-plat decisions and standard conditions.