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Commission removes planned Seawolf Road alignment through floodplain; mobility amendment approved
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a mobility plan amendment removing a proposed Seawolf Road extension between US 380 and Jackson Road, citing floodplain and environmentally sensitive area impacts and pending collector roads in the adjacent MUD that provide sufficient network redundancy.
The Denton Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a mobility plan amendment that removes a previously mapped primary arterial extension of Seawolf Road between US 380 and Jackson Road.
Senior planner Mia Hines said the proposed primary arterial would cut through an environmentally sensitive floodplain area and that planned collector road construction by the nearby Hickory Grove/Legends Ranch MUD provides adequate alternative connectivity. "The removal of this roadway would remove redundancy, while maintaining provision of sufficient roadway network appropriate for the area," Hines said during her presentation.
Traffic engineering staff reviewed studies and reported acceptable levels of service (level C or better) for the proposed collector alignment and said TxDOT and developer coordination will add median openings, managed left movements and turn lanes to address access and safety. Commissioners also discussed how collector construction and TxDOT signal/median strategies would affect safety on the US 380 corridor before voting 6–0 to recommend approval to council.
The amendment now goes to council, and staff said the change is intended to minimize floodplain disturbance while keeping sufficient road capacity for new residential development in the area.
