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Developers seek SF‑3 rezoning for 15‑acre Meadows on Bear Creek parcel; drainage and pedestrian safety raised by residents
Summary
Council held a first reading and public hearing on a rezoning to change about 15.52 acres in the Meadows on Bear Creek from SF‑1 to SF‑3 to allow smaller single‑family lots; staff recommended approval and developers said the project would include on‑site detention and an HOA, while residents emphasized drainage and pedestrian safety concerns.
City Council took public comment and held a first reading on Ordinance O‑12‑25, a request to rezone roughly 15.52 acres in Phase 1 of the Meadows on Bear Creek from Single‑Family 1 (SF‑1) to Single‑Family 3 (SF‑3) to permit smaller single‑family lots.
Planning Director Parvis Porozizian explained half the tract contains older, already‑platted small lots; the applicant proposes to rezone the remaining acreage to SF‑3 (the most dense single‑family district in the city's code) so the combined development yields fewer total lots than simple plat duplication would produce — the developer's layout now shows about 50 lots rather than the 70–75 that would otherwise be possible.
Developer Maxwell Fisher (identified with his firm and project engineer) told the council the homes proposed would be higher‑end product, with house sizes in the 2,200–3,500 square‑foot range and lot sizes near 9,000–10,000 square feet; he said the project will include on‑site detention ponds and common open space that an HOA will maintain, and that part of Lillian Drive (including paving for adjacent owners) would be constructed as part of the development.
Residents and councilmembers focused on drainage and pedestrian safety. Several speakers and the council said adjacent subdivisions north and east have experienced flooding; Porozizian and the applicant said the proposed design would collect off‑site flows and route them into two detention ponds and then to existing drainage easements, and that the development should improve current drainage patterns. Jedidiah Gill, representing Morgan Heights, asked for infrastructure upgrades, pedestrian sidewalks and street‑safety measures to protect children and older residents.
Staff recommended approval. Porozizian repeated the plan requires two points of access per fire code once the subdivision exceeds 35 lots and emphasized that utilities, streets and detention must meet city standards. This was a first reading and public hearing; council took no final action.
