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Oak Point council approves retail site plan at FM 720 and McCormick Road despite design and traffic concerns
Summary
The Oak Point City Council approved a site plan for a retail center at the corner of FM 720 and McCormick Road. Council members raised concerns about traffic, missing elevations and landscaping, and the effect of developer 'vesting' but staff said required details must be submitted before building permits.
Oak Point’s City Council approved a site plan on Aug. 21 for a retail center on the north side of McCormick Road at FM 720, a parcel presented as a single building envelope that could hold up to roughly 12,000 square feet and be divided into multiple storefronts.
Presenter Mr Kers told the council the application met current zoning and plan-development requirements and that staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval. “This complies with our zoning with plan development District requirements,” Mr Kers said.
Council members pressed for more design detail, including elevations, facade treatments and landscaping. Staff said the current submission is a site-plan envelope and that detailed development plans — including landscaping, facades and final drainage easements — must be submitted and approved before issuance of a building permit.
Members also asked whether the city’s ongoing work on a character-code overlay would affect this applicant. Staff explained that applicants “vest” under the rules in place when they submit an application; in other words, site plans that meet current code must be approved, while future ordinance changes would apply only to later applicants.
Council and staff discussed parking and stormwater. Staff noted parking on the site was calculated assuming a 12,000-square-foot retail footprint and said the layout meets the city’s current minimum dimensions. A city engineer is resolving a related storm-drainage easement issue that staff said must be resolved before final development steps.
Council member L moved to approve the site plan; council member Basket seconded. The motion passed on a roll-call vote.
The approval allows the developer to move ahead with required easement work and further submittals; final building permits will require the missing landscaping, elevation and drainage information that council members requested during the meeting.
