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Fair Oaks Ranch planning commission recommends approval of Post Oak Phase One final plat
Summary
The Fair Oaks Ranch Planning and Zoning Commission on May 14 voted to recommend approval of the Post Oak Subdivision Phase One final plat, a roughly 112-acre phase proposing 60 one-acre single-family lots and five easement parcels; the matter will go to city council on June 4 after clarifications about lot frontage and drainage were addressed.
The Fair Oaks Ranch Planning and Zoning Commission on May 14 voted to recommend approval of the final plat for Phase One of the Post Oak subdivision, forwarding the proposal to city council for consideration on June 4.
City planner Jessica Rusio told the commission the Post Oak development sits north of the Rolling Acres Trail and Ammon Road intersection and that the overall Post Oak subdivision covers about 344 acres. "This plat is the first of four phases with a total of about 112 acres," Rusio said, and the Phase One final plat includes 60 single-family, one-acre lots and five easement lots under neighborhood residential zoning.
Rusio said the development agreement applies the city’s 2014 Chapter 10 subdivision regulations with specified exceptions for minimum lot frontages, drainage and erosion-control standards, and tree mitigation for protected trees. "Based on the findings presented and applicable review criteria, staff recommends approval of the final plat for Post Oak subdivision phase one," she said.
Commissioners pressed staff and the developer on several technical points. One commissioner raised a question about lot 3’s frontage on sheet 14, saying the measurement shown "seems to have a frontage of only 81 ft" and asking whether that met the 100-foot minimum. Staff and the developer explained the plat’s match line and curve-table entries (the C-series) supply the additional distance: "If you add C9 with the 81 it equals to 122.76," a developer representative said, and staff pointed to sheet two showing the remaining portion of the street.
Another commissioner sought clarification about drainage and the green-belt designation, noting a previous email exchange. Rusio said the green-belt areas in question will remain in a natural state with no constructed drains or maintenance improvements planned, which staff said answered the earlier concern.
Rusio also noted prior procedural steps: the commission recommended conditional approval of the preliminary plat on Jan. 8, and the city council conditionally approved the preliminary plat on Feb. 5. She added that, if the council approves the final plat on June 4, construction plans must be approved by the engineering manager before the plat can be recorded.
After the discussion the commission moved and seconded a recommendation to approve the final plat. With four members present, the chair declared the motion carried and the recommendation will be sent to city council for final action.
Next steps: the city council is scheduled to consider the final plat on June 4; construction plan approval by the engineering manager is required prior to recordation.
