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Planning and Zoning Commission approves final plat for Stony Brook Park addition in North Richland Hills
Summary
The North Richland Hills Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved the final plat for the Stony Brook Park (Sunnybrook Park) addition, a 31-lot R-2 single-family subdivision, subject to Development Review Committee (DRC) comments; engineering plans are approved and construction is expected to begin once conditions are met.
The North Richland Hills Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 on Aug. 15 to approve the final plat for the Stony Brook Park addition, a 7.9-acre, 31-lot single-family subdivision at the southeast corner of Stony Brook Drive and Runfield Road.
Quinton, a staff member presenting the item, said the property is zoned R-2 and described lots as typical for the area, roughly 73 feet by 124 feet. He said two exceptions that were approved with the preliminary plat remain in place: allowing electric and telecom utilities to run in front of the lots rather than the rear, and a waiver of the screening-wall standard for two lots that abut Royal Ridge Drive. Engineering plans have been approved and the project is ready for construction pending compliance with DRC comments.
The applicants representative said the 31-lot neighborhood would take about 16 months to build and identified Grand Hart Home Builder as the planned homebuilder for the development. "We anticipate that this 31-lot neighborhood will take roughly 16 months to be fully complete," the presenter said.
Commissioners asked several questions about the proposed screening wall and how it would relate to the adjacent neighborhood. One commissioner asked why the wall would extend along the street and suggested limiting the wall to rear-yard screening only. Chair (speaker 1) argued in favor of a brick wall for durability and appearance, saying wood fences in visible locations "look weird" and that the builder had already budgeted for a masonry wall.
Staff explained the waiver for two lots reflected unusual lot geometry and that zoning standards permit certain fences on property lines when lots back up to each other. Public Works staff reviewed a slight offset on the connecting street and deemed it acceptable for the plat as submitted.
Corey (the director) moved to approve the final plat "subject to the DRC comments," and the chair seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0. With engineering approvals in place and the DRC conditions to be cleared, staff said the project can move forward toward construction.
The commission-recorded action closes the planning review for the final plat; construction timing will depend on the developers schedule and completion of any outstanding DRC items.
