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Haslet council votes at a glance: annexation, plats, driveway rule change, hazard plan and Nance Field parking
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Summary
On March 16 the Haslet City Council approved a package of land‑use and administrative measures: an annexation agreement and related plats for Haslet Crossing East; an amendment to driveway rules (allowing asphalt/gravel on larger lots with a 40,000 sq ft threshold); adoption of the 2025 Tarrant County hazard mitigation plan; and approval of a concrete parking lot for Nance Field with a HCEDC budget amendment.
Key council actions taken March 16, 2026 (votes and summary):
• Annexation agreement and annexation (Haslet Crossing East): Approved. Council accepted a development agreement obligating the developer to design and construct major roadway and utility improvements, submit construction plans within 12 months and construct in 48 months. (see: 67.589 acres, development obligations summarized by staff).
• Preliminary plat — Haslet Crossing East: Approved. Council approved the 24‑acre preliminary plat (covers the Encompass Health parcel and supporting lots); staff confirmed a finalized traffic impact analysis.
• Final plat — Lot 13X Block 1 (regional detention/POA): Approved. Staff certified private drainage infrastructure and recommended final plat approval; council approved the final plat for conveyance to a property‑owner association.
• Ordinance amendment — driveways/drive approaches (Exhibit 10A, Sec. 3.16): Approved as amended. Council replaced references to 'driveway' with 'drive approach,' changed the lot‑size threshold from 43,560 sq ft to 40,000 sq ft, and removed a clause that would require property owners to rebuild approaches when the city widens a street. The amendment allows asphalt (and gravel under conditions) for new approaches on lots meeting the threshold.
• Resolution — adopt 2025 Tarrant County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan: Approved. Staff explained the multiyear federal/state/FEMA review process and said some details (for example population figures) were drawn from the 2020 Census; staff can bring back amendments once county/state/federal approvals are complete.
• HCEDC Nance Field parking lot: Approved (Option 2 — reinforced concrete). Council approved moving forward with a permanent reinforced concrete parking surface for Nance Field and authorized the HCEDC budget amendment discussed in the packet (estimate in the record: $441,000).
• Site plan approvals: The site and landscape plan for the EV charging station at 13305 I‑35 W (0.903 acres) and an amended site plan for Westport Park (850 Transport Drive) were both approved with Planning & Zoning recommendations applied to lighting and landscaping.
Votes and procedural notes: The transcript records voice votes and seconding for motions. Several items were described by staff as recommended for approval by Planning & Zoning and city engineering. One zoning hearing (rezoning ~10.49 acres from agricultural to industrial on Westport Parkway) produced a contentious public record and an apparently inconsistent transcript entry recorded as a unanimous 'aye' followed by the chair saying 'motion fails' — the transcript is internally inconsistent on that item and is flagged for clarification in the audit.
