Benbrook P&Z approves replat RP 26-03 to clarify lot lines and allow expanded parking

The Benbrook Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve final plat request RP 26-03, a replat intended to correct previously unrecorded land swaps and to accommodate expanded parking without obstructing a fire lane. The motion to approve the final plat, subject to the conditions in the staff report, passed by voice vote after staff and the applicant described the change.

The applicant told the commission the replat’s main purpose is "to change the configuration of the plat to allow the owner to expand the existing parking without violating fire lanes," and said an access easement that links the back lot with the service road contains the fire lane currently being obstructed. Planning staff, represented by Mr. Howard, said the request is mostly a cleanup of recorded lot lines dating to a 1997 plat and subsequent private land swaps around 2009 that were not formalized with the city. "This plat request is going to correct that situation," Mr. Howard said, and staff recommended approval "subject to the conditions listed in the staff report."

Mr. Howard explained the replat will confirm the existing access easement as an approved access point for the southern lot and that, from staff’s review, the new lot configuration will not create setbacks or zoning noncompliance. Commissioner Myers asked whether the replat’s effect would be to keep the fire lane clear, and the applicant confirmed the proposed configuration would move expanded parking farther from the fire lane and widen the easement to meet city specifications.

There was no public comment on the item. A commissioner moved to approve RP 26-03 with the staff conditions; the motion was seconded (recorded as seconded by Commissioner Adelman), the Chair called the vote, and the motion passed. Staff told commissioners that once the applicant submits revised materials showing the listed corrections, the city can administratively finalize the plat.