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Council discusses gating a public-access trail in Coventry subdivision amid concerns about DART access and HOA authority
Summary
Council studied a request for a gate/fence in the Coventry/Mercer Crossing common-area trail that is subject to a public pedestrian access easement; staff and council debated HOA responsibility, pedestrian access to two DART stops, maintenance, and next steps requiring HOA initiation of a licensing agreement.
Councilmembers and planning staff on May 21 discussed a resident-initiated proposal to allow fencing and a gate within a common-area trail in the Coventry subdivision (Mercer Crossing). Deputydirector of planning Marcos Narvaez explained the trail is located on parcels platted with public pedestrian access easements (PD 99) that connect single-family areas, multifamily complexes and two nearby DART stops.
Item sponsor Councilmember Omar Roman described repeated incidents of dog waste and unsuccessful efforts to get multifamily property managers…
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