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Neighbors urge masonry wall, citing noise, safety and trespass concerns at Pecan Ridge hearing
Summary
Multiple nearby residents told the commission they preferred an 8-foot masonry wall rather than the developer's proposed wood fence to reduce noise, limit heavy-equipment trespass and improve durability; commissioners ultimately included the masonry condition in their recommendation to council.
During the public hearing on the Pecan Ridge PD amendment, multiple residents urged the commission to require a masonry screening wall along the west property line rather than the wood fence proposed in the PD.
Jorge Martinez, who identified himself as an adjacent property owner, said a masonry wall would “provide significantly greater protection and separation between commercial and residential uses,” citing concerns about noise from metal buildings and early-morning truck activity, drainage and fire-safety risks. Troy Smith described persistent trespass and trash and said a masonry wall would have reduced those problems on his property.
Opponents of a masonry requirement— including the PD author—argued the proposed flex buildings are small commercial suites and would not produce the sort of noise that warrants a masonry barrier. Commissioners debated material versus height and slope effectiveness, and discussed the town’s ability to require masonry in the PD or on the final plat. The commission adopted a compromise motion to require an 8-foot masonry wall only along the portion up to Building 4 and to leave the rest of the perimeter treatments as proposed.
