Council approves Havenwood Phase 1 site plan, approves limited specimen-tree removals after split vote

Flower Mound — The Town Council on Tuesday approved the Havenwood Phase 1 subdivision site plan and a request for a floodplain exception that will allow limited infrastructure crossings of FEMA and locally mapped floodplain areas, and approved a related tree-removal permit by a 4–1 vote after extended deliberation.

Lexson, a town planner, and the applicant team described Phase 1 as a 172.73-acre portion of the larger PD‑197 project and said Phase 1 proposes 87 single‑family detached homes within a development that could ultimately allow up to 222 lots across about 447 acres. Staff said the floodplain exception is limited to infrastructure crossings — private trails, retention ponds, grading and roadway and utility crossings — and does not permit putting lots into…