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Council approves access-fee agreement for County Line Road; developers to contribute to corridor improvements
Summary
Council authorized an access-fee agreement with CGAMF Investment LP tied to County Line Road improvements, describing planned road geometry for Phase 2 and ongoing efforts to secure grant funding for later phases.
The Elgin City Council approved an access-fee agreement with CGAMF Investment LP related to construction and future improvements on County Line Road, including rights-of-way donations and payments toward the planned Phase 2 roadway.
City staff described the County Line Road Phase 2 design as a multi-lane arterial with two northbound lanes and three southbound lanes (including a southbound turn lane) that removes an existing S-curve and creates a T-intersection with FM 1100. Staff said this phase would improve drainage, convert open ditches to curb-and-gutter and create a more standard arterial cross section for the corridor.
Mister Garrett (city staff) told the council the agreement is structured similarly to prior developer participation agreements on County Line Road Phase 1 and noted that a proposed multifamily project on the southeast corner across from the Baptist Church is moving forward. Garrett said the city has been acquiring right-of-way and pursuing grant opportunities, including potential Texas General Land Office (GLO) funding and other match sources, but that Phase 3 currently is unfunded.
Council members asked whether the fee structure accounts for density differences between single-family development and the proposed multifamily buildings. Bo (city staff) said the access fees are based on linear frontage and a corridor-level cost estimate rather than per-unit TIA calculations; the city earlier estimated the corridor density and set a linear cost basis for the frontage fees.
Council member Swing moved the resolution and the council approved it on roll call. Council members later confirmed that site plans and zoning for the multifamily property are in place and that the developer’s traffic study (TIA) is pending approval.
Staff said the developer can donate right-of-way or pay frontage fees and that the agreements used along the corridor are designed to aggregate contributions for the full rebuild of County Line Road over time. The draft agreement for the multifamily site also includes requirements for site plan compliance and a TIA that the developer must complete.
