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Euless council approves site plan for new Bell Manor Elementary tied to H‑E‑B ISD bond
Summary
The council approved site plan 25‑01 for a new elementary school at 1100 Raider Drive as part of an H‑E‑B ISD bond project; staff described the layout, underground storm detention, two access points, expanded parking and materials, and the planning commission recommended approval 5‑0.
The Euless City Council approved site plan number 25‑01 for the construction of a new Bell Manor Elementary School on property that includes Central Junior High, part of an H‑E‑B Independent School District bond program.
City staff said the proposal calls for a roughly 90,980‑square‑foot, two‑story school sited on about 42.87 acres that also encompasses the junior high property. The project—addressed in staff materials as 1100 Raider Drive—includes two primary points of access, fire-lane circulation for parent pickup and bus routing, playground and field areas with fenced play zones, and significantly more parking than code requires to support events.
Why it matters: The site plan is connected to a recently passed H‑E‑B ISD bond and will replace the existing Keys School on the site; the design and circulation plan are intended to separate bus and parent traffic and provide expanded play and event space.
Planning details presented by staff included building materials (brick, concrete masonry, metal panels and composite wood siding), a highest point of about 38 feet 2 inches, landscape plans with canopy and ornamental trees, and a photometric plan with wall packs and light poles. Staff said the development services group certified the plans on April 29 and the planning and zoning commission recommended approval 5‑0.
Public and engineering questions focused on underground stormwater detention: a civil engineer in the audience said he supported the underground detention because it preserves surface area for play but asked whether temporary event activities (for example, staking a bounce house or food-truck parking) could affect the underground system. The engineer for the project answered that the detention will be fully underground with a minimum two feet of cover and that the pipe system is to be specified to withstand vehicular loading if such loading is anticipated; storm inlets and catch basins will channel runoff into the system and staff did not anticipate animals accessing the underground detention in a way that differs from standard storm drainage.
Council action: Councilmember Bynum moved approval; Councilmember Price seconded. The motion passed without recorded opposition.
Next steps: Staff said the applicant is present and that construction and coordination with the school district will proceed under the approved site plan.
