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Forney commissioners table Trail House Park entertainment site plan over engineering concerns
Summary
The commission voted to table a site-plan application for a 31,743-square-foot entertainment venue called Slix at Trail House Park after staff and the city engineer raised driveway and access concerns; staff recommended delaying action until June to resolve engineering-design issues.
The Forney City Commission on a unanimous vote tabled a site-plan application for Trail House Park Entertainment — a proposed 31,743-square-foot venue branded as Slix — after staff said one driveway and access configuration did not meet the city's engineering design standards.
City planner (staff) recommended tabling the application so engineering details could be resolved before final approval.
Staff told commissioners the project proposed a multi-activity entertainment venue with bowling, arcade games, axe throwing, pickleball and a restaurant. The site plan generally met zoning rules, staff said, but the city's engineering review identified a problematic driveway at a corner the engineer said would receive heavy traffic as the area develops. The planner told the commission the applicant was contacted and staff recommended tabling the matter until the June meeting so the engineering issue could be resolved without delaying the overall project schedule.
Mr. Casey, the city engineer, said the plan showed a point of access on an access drive at the northeast corner and that, by the city's Engineering Design Standards, the proximity of parking and the number of access drives limited how close a driveway could be to that corner. "I don't see the necessity for that drive," Mr. Casey said, and urged eliminating the drive or moving it 20 to 30 feet to meet the standards. He said the drive was not a required fire lane and that removing it would increase stacking distance and reduce complexity at the corner.
A commissioner also asked whether interior drainage, utilities or easements were shown on the site plan; staff said hydrants and water layouts were usually requested at site plan review, while detailed storm sewer plans are typically handled during construction plan review. Staff said the developer would coordinate required stubs and utility connections with the access drive being built by the primary developer along the site's south side.
On a motion to table, seconded by another commissioner, the commission voted "aye" and the motion carried. Staff said the project's plat is on schedule for June and that tabling the site plan to resolve engineering comments should not delay the overall development timetable.
The item will return to the commission in June after the applicants and staff address the engineering-design and driveway-stacking issues.
