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Planning commission recommends Knights Ridge private access amenity plan with tree-mitigation condition
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Argyle’s Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a private access amenity plan for the 72.126-acre Knights Ridge subdivision, requiring the applicant to satisfy previously approved tree mitigation before final plat approval.
The Argyle Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6–0 April 1 to recommend approval of the private access amenity plan for the Knights Ridge subdivision with a condition requiring the developer to meet the tree-mitigation requirements approved with the preliminary plat.
Town planner Harrison summarized the plan as a provision of the subdivision ordinance that governs private, gated community entry features and noted the development sits on 72.126 acres along FM 1830. He told commissioners the plan shows a masonry entry wall, wrought-iron gates, a monument tower and a landscape buffer that exceeds minimum shrub requirements for a highway-facing parcel.
Commissioners raised questions about the entrance width, preservation of large trees near the existing driveway and whether a berm might be used in place of a masonry wall. One commissioner asked whether the drive could be widened to make right turns easier; developer Omar Owais said he had instructed his landscape architect to provide a wide entrance and that he would “make it wider” if necessary to improve maneuverability.
Owais also described an on-site marking and staking process to protect trees and said contractors staked the grading limits and placed red ribbons on trees slated for removal. He said the tree mitigation numbers in the amenity plan represent a worst-case aerial-based estimate that will be rechecked after grading, and the mitigation obligation will likely decrease once as‑built tree impacts are determined.
Staff recommended approval with the specific condition that the applicant satisfy the tree mitigation requirements contained in the preliminary plat; commissioners approved that motion unanimously. The commission’s recommendation will move to the Town Council for final action.
