Z.26-02: Public hearing to receive comments for or against a request for a zoning change from Single-family (SF6) to Planned Development (PD) for single-family homes at the property commonly known as 5900-5901 Ridgecrest Drive, being described as Lot 10 Block 5, and Lot 1 Block 6 of the Ridgecrest Addition-Watauga; and consider action on a final report to allow for six (6) single-family homes. Own

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The Public Hearing Notice was duly posted and published by the City Secretary's Office on August 3, 2026 in the Commercial Recorder. Written notice of the public hearing on the proposed request was sent to all owners of property, or to the person rendering the same for city taxes within two hundred (200) feet of the subject property. A notice sign was posted on the property affected by the zoning change in accordance with Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code. On behalf of Pat Land LLC, David Lewis and Keith Hamilton have submitted a request for a zoning change from Single-family (SF6) to Planned Development (PD) for the property commonly known as 5900-5901 Ridgecrest Dr. to allow for development of six (6) single-family residential homes. The request for the PD is proposed as the lots are a minimum 50 feet in width, which is under the width requirement of 60 feet in Sec. 115-62 of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 115, Zoning. While all the lots face Whitley Road, they will share a common slip street parallel to Whitley Road as this will allow residents to turn into or back out of their private driveway without stopping traffic on Whitley Road. The 24-foot-wide private access street would be located within a 70-foot-wide private maintenance access, drainage and utility easement. DRT has requested stained patterned concrete be used for a median to provide safer access for all emergency service vehicles. An inset parallel parking area will be built to provide visitor parking at each residence by the builder in the future. All lots within the development will be landscaped with at least 10 shrubs and one large tree will be located within the front yard area. The homeowner’s association will be responsible for maintenance of all access easements, retaining walls, private access drive and connection to Whitley Road, streetlights, sidewalks along right of way, all landscaped areas not on private residential lots, and all other associated appurtenances related to this PD

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).