Commission recommends approval of Family Farmhouse replat; flag‑lot exception granted

The Flower Mound Planning & Zoning Commission on Sept. 22 recommended approval to Town Council of replat RP25-0006, which reconfigures lot lines for two existing residential parcels in the Canon Addition to create the Family Farmhouse Addition Lots 1R and 2R, Block A. The replat includes an exception request under Town Code section 92-72 to allow a flag‑lot configuration that would reduce the measured frontage of the rear lot below the single-family estate zoning district’s usual minimum.

Planner Cody Hay presented the replat and explained that the two parcels were originally platted in 1990 and are already developed with residences. The recent Town Code update discouraging flag lots requires an exception to be approved by the council if a new or altered flag lot is proposed. Under the proposed replat the back lot’s frontage at the front setback would decrease from 101.77 feet to approximately 37.65 feet. If approved, the new lot acreages would be about 3.40 acres for Lot 1R and 3.73 acres for Lot 2R; the total combined acreage remains roughly 6.733 acres.

Cody told the commission the applicant had been offered an alternative that would dedicate the existing driveway strip to create a squared lot and comply with the minimum frontage requirement, but that option would require acreage dedication and roadway development that the property owners did not favor. Two neighbors who would be directly affected spoke in support: Elise Tritton, who said she grew up at 3508 Sentinel Oak and supported the transaction, and Aislyn Smalling of 3500 Sentinel Oak, who said the replat follows existing fence lines and would not change access or right-of-way to adjacent properties. No opposition was recorded in the public comments.

After public comment and discussion, the commission voted to recommend approval of the replat and the related exception; the matter will proceed to Town Council for final action.

Clarifying details recorded during the hearing: the single-family estate zoning district’s minimum lot width (measured at building setback) is 150 feet for that district; the replat would reduce one lot’s frontage to roughly 37.65 feet; the total acreage of the pair remains approximately 6.733 acres; the alternative of dedicating right-of-way was discussed but rejected due to loss of acreage and responsibility for right-of-way development.

Votes and procedural outcome: the commission passed a motion to recommend approval to Town Council; roll-call votes were unanimous in favor in the meeting record.