Flower Mound — Town staff and consultants on June 23 briefed the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee on updated 10‑year land‑use assumptions and capital improvements plans that will form the basis of a forthcoming impact‑fee update.

Lee Rodriguez, the town’s CIP and Service Manager, introduced the consultants from Kimley‑Horn Associates, who outlined the technical approach for projecting growth and identifying projects eligible for recovery through impact fees.

“Chapter 395 requires that impact‑fee studies be updated every five years,” said Pete Kelly, a professional engineer with Kimley‑Horn Associates. Kelly described the team’s methodology: inventorying developed and developable parcels, categorizing uses into residential and employment (basic/service/retail), incorporating approved and under‑construction developments, and projecting partial completions of large projects into the 10‑year window.

Kelly reported the study’s 10‑year projections (2025–2035) include approximately 4,893 additional housing units and an annual residential growth rate near 1.4 percent. Consultants also reported substantial employment‑space increases and build‑out estimates for the town; one population figure in the transcript was unclear and is reported here as “about 11,000.”

“For roadway impact fees we included new projects, widening projects, intersection improvements and completed projects that still have capacity to serve new growth,” Kelly said, adding that only the portion of project costs associated with serving new growth can be recovered through fees. He told the committee the update made alignment changes in service area C to match the town’s master thoroughfare plan and removed one east‑west connector in service area B while adding a widening at another location.

Kyle Sanderson of Kimley‑Horn reviewed the water and wastewater components, noting the town’s potable system and two reuse systems (Denton Creek on the west, Lakeside on the east). Sanderson said fewer east‑side water projects remain because that part of town is nearing build‑out, while west‑side infrastructure needs increased after conceptual design of a Denton Creek pump station increased demand estimates.

On wastewater, Sanderson said two previous western service areas (Denton Creek and Prairie Vista) were combined into a single Denton Creek service area for the 2025 update and that a new master plan was prepared to size west‑side wastewater infrastructure through build‑out.

Consultants outlined next steps: draft impact‑fee reports will be made publicly available next month as required by Chapter 395, the water and wastewater master‑plan amendments will be presented to Planning & Zoning and Town Council in December, and the consultants said the intent is to hold a public hearing on March 16 to consider adopting the land‑use assumptions, CIPs and new impact fees.

Committee members asked one clarifying question about whether roadway impact fees can cover widening as well as new roads; Kelly said fees may cover both, plus completed projects with excess capacity, provided the costs are directly tied to serving new growth.

The committee received the presentation; no votes were taken on policy or fee rates at the meeting. The consultants said workshops next year will propose specific fee rates for water, wastewater and roadway service areas.