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Forney planning commission approves multiple plats and a restaurant site plan; denies Park Creek rezoning
Summary
The commission approved several plats and a commercial site plan — including Buffalo Reserve (SF‑20 lots), Villages of Fox Hollow Phase 3, Portillo’s site plan and replat of Village Gateway Addition — and denied the Park Creek townhome rezoning during the same meeting.
The Forney Planning and Zoning Commission approved a series of preliminary and final plats, a commercial site plan and a replat during its meeting, while voting to deny a separate rezoning request for townhomes on Park Creek.
Items approved (staff recommended approval for each):
- Buffalo Reserve — Preliminary plat approved. The subdivision is proposed west of Lovers Lane and north of Skyline Estates under SF‑20 zoning, which requires minimum lot sizes of 20,000 square feet. Staff noted the plat meets the city’s zoning and subdivision ordinance requirements. (Preliminary plat: one of the city’s larger single‑family residential subdivisions by lot size.)
- Villages of Fox Hollow Phase 3 — Preliminary plat and final plat approved. The phase is north of FM 741 and west of Monitor Boulevard and contains 42 residential lots. Staff said the plat complies with local ordinances.
- Portillo’s hot dogs — Site plan approved for a 4,987‑square‑foot restaurant north of U.S. Highway 80 and west of North Gateway Boulevard. The site plan was revised from an earlier version to a smaller building with additional parking; the proposal includes 93 parking spaces. Staff noted some citizen concern about exterior building materials but confirmed the elevations meet PD material and entryway requirements.
- Village Gateway Addition, Lots 2A–2D (replat) — Approved. The replat subdivides roughly 9 acres west of North Gateway Boulevard and north of U.S. Highway 80 into four lots and establishes easements for additional retail, office and restaurant space. No tenants were identified in the meeting.
- Neighbors Edition — Final plat approved for one commercial lot of about 8.2 acres northeast of FM 740 and Lake Ray Hubbard Drive in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). Staff found the plat complies with the subdivision ordinance and local government code.
Each approved item passed following staff presentations and motions from commissioners; the transcript records voice votes with ‘‘ayes’’ and ‘‘motion carries’’ calls, but no roll‑call tallies by named commissioners for these items.
Why it matters: The approvals advance multiple private developments (residential subdivisions and commercial sites) through the city’s platting process, enabling builders and property owners to proceed toward engineering, permitting and construction phases. The site‑plan approval for Portillo’s includes a relatively large parking allocation (93 spaces) and a building just under 5,000 square feet.
Staff and commissioners: Planning staff presented each item and recommended approval; commissioners made and seconded motions to approve. For the Buffalo Reserve preliminary plat, staff noted the property had earlier been the subject of a rejected rezoning application and that the current plat conforms to the SF‑20 zoning the commission had previously directed.
What was not specified: The meeting record did not identify future tenants for the Village Gateway lots, did not provide a detailed traffic or engineering report for each plat within the transcript, and did not include named roll‑call vote tallies for the approvals.
The commission also noted one applicant requested an item be pulled from the agenda during the meeting; that item was postponed at the applicant’s request.
