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Commission denies New River Church site plan after months of incomplete submittals
Summary
The commission voted to deny a site-plan application for New River Church, citing incomplete plans, missing building-elevation color and materials, an absent landscape buffer and other deficiencies after about 10 months of repeated delays and no applicant response.
The Forney City Commission denied a site-plan application for a proposed New River Church at the northwest corner of Broad and Crestline Drive after staff recommended denial because the applicant failed to provide required items and had not responded to repeated requests for revisions.
Staff told the commission that the site plan had been under review for about 10 months and that staff had repeatedly requested clarifications and corrections: color needed to be added to the building-elevation plans; exterior building materials were not identified on the submitted elevations; a landscape buffer was missing from the site plan; return radii and right-of-way width were not shown; and several other items listed in the staff report remained unaddressed. Staff also said it had attempted outreach to the applicant by email and phone in the week before the meeting and received no timely responses.
A commissioner moved to deny the application based on staff recommendations and the applicant’s failure to provide the requested information; another commissioner seconded the motion. The commission voted in favor of denial. Staff noted the applicant may resubmit at a future time if it supplies complete plans.
The denial was cast as a procedural action based on incomplete materials rather than a ruling on the project concept; commissioners confirmed the site plan could be resubmitted at the applicant’s request.
