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Planning commission denies plat waiver for Yorktown cell-tower site, citing water-line continuity concerns

5340855 · July 9, 2025
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Summary

The commission voted to deny a plat waiver request that would have allowed a final plat for a cell tower parcel without constructing a required water main and hydrant across the property's frontage. Staff and commissioners debated future CIP projects, hydrant spacing and who would bear the cost if the waiver were granted.

The City Planning Commission denied a plat-waiver request for a Yorktown property that would have exempted the applicant from constructing a required water main and fire hydrant across the parcel's frontage. The motion to deny passed on a voice vote after discussion of infrastructure continuity and future capital-improvement projects.

Bria Whitmire, Development Services engineer, explained the request was limited to a corner parcel being finalized to host a cell tower and that the remaining 4.888-acre remainder would be finalized later. Whitmire said the waiver would…

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