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Parks board recommends cash in lieu for Canyon Falls Village 3; forwards fees to planning and council
Summary
The Flower Mound Parks Board voted unanimously to recommend that Canyon Falls Village 3 pay cash in lieu of parkland and cover park development fees for a 68‑lot residential subdivision east of I‑35 and south of Denton Creek Boulevard.
The Flower Mound Parks Board on March 6 recommended that the town accept cash in lieu of parkland dedication and collect park development fees from the Canyon Falls Village 3 residential development, a 26.937‑acre site east of Interstate 35 and south of Denton Creek Boulevard.
Staff told the board the subdivision will include 68 lots and that the applicant and staff agreed that dedicating a small parcel of land within the proposed phase would provide little public benefit because of grading, floodplain and connectivity constraints. Staff recommended cash in lieu instead of land dedication; the board voted to forward that recommendation to the planning and zoning commission and town council.
Under the board’s motion, the applicant would pay $354,020.25 in cash in lieu of parkland dedication and $94,384 in park development fees. Staff said the project includes new trail connections that will tie into the town’s trail network and that Monarch Park (future dedication) will remain a nearby public park asset.
Developer representatives from Terra Manaea were present to answer technical questions about grading, detention ponds and future trail connections. Staff and the developer discussed the practical difficulty of adding small pocket parks where detention, floodplain and culvert crossings occur; staff said building a pedestrian bridge or other crossing would require additional design and long‑term maintenance commitments.
The board’s motion to recommend acceptance of cash in lieu and the stated park development fees passed unanimously in a roll call vote.
Votes at a glance • Approval of minutes, Feb. 6, 2025: Motion to approve passed with 1 abstention (Doug Graves). The minutes vote occurred during the consent portion of the agenda and was entered into the record before regular business. • Canyon Falls Village 3: Motion to recommend acceptance of $354,020.25 in cash in lieu and $94,384 in park development fees and forward the matter to the planning and zoning commission and town council — approved unanimously.
Why it matters: The town’s decision to accept cash in lieu will direct $354,020.25 and $94,384 into park funding for use elsewhere in the parks system rather than adding a small, hard‑to‑develop pocket of parkland inside the subdivision. The project’s trail connections and the future Monarch Park dedication remain part of the town’s broader open‑space network.
What’s next: The board forwarded its recommendation to the planning and zoning commission and town council for final action. The applicant said engineering and grading for the detention ponds and bridge connections remain to be finalized during platting and construction.
