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Planning commission approves exception allowing utilities in front easements for Meadow subdivision
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved an exception allowing Meadow Development Group to place franchise utilities in front‑lot easements on a 29.55‑acre subdivision, citing extensive retaining walls that constrain rear‑lot utility placement; the approval was 6‑0 and the item does not go to City Council.
The North Richland Hills Planning and Zoning Commission on July 17 approved an exception to the city's subdivision regulations that will allow franchise utilities to be placed in front‑lot easements for the Meadow subdivision at the southeast corner of Ruth Snow Drive and Bursey Road.
Planning staff described the project as a 29.55‑acre development with extensive retaining walls and other grade constraints that make placing transformers and other franchise utilities in rear easements impractical. Scott Williams, the design engineer representing Meadow Development Group, said…
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