Department: Development Services
SUBJECT:
Solana Ridge Unit 12R, PUD 17-00003
SUMMARY:
Request by Leslie Ostrander, Continental Homes of Texas, L.P., for approval of a Planned Unit Development to establish Solana Ridge Unit 12R, PUD Subdivision, generally located northwest of the intersection of Ray Ellison Drive and Sol Trace. Staff recommends Approval. (Mercedes Rivas, Planner, (210) 207-0215, Mercedes.Rivas2@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Council District: 4
Filing Date: August 24, 2017
Owner: Leslie Ostrander , Continental Homes of Texas, L.P.
Engineer/Surveyor: Civil Engineering Consultants
Staff Coordinator: Mercedes Rivas, Planner, (210) 207-0215
ANALYSIS:
Zoning:
“PUD R-4” Planned Unit Development Single-Family Residential
Surrounded Land Uses and Zoning
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Land Use Overview |
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Zoning Districts |
Current Land Use |
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North |
R5 |
Residential |
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South |
R5 |
Residential |
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East |
C3 |
Vacant |
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West |
R4 PUD |
Vacant |
Master Development Plans:
MDP 804-B, Solana Ridge, accepted on September 4, 2012
Notices:
To the present, staff has not received any written responses in opposition from the surrounding property owners.
Military Awareness Zone:
The subject property lies within the JBSA- Lackland Military Influence Area. In accordance with the executed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the City’s Office of Military Affairs and the Military Installation was notified.
Alternative Actions:
Planned Unit Development:
Pursuant to Unified Development Code Section 35-413, the Planning Commission may approve the Planned Unit Development plan as submitted, amend and approve the plan as amended, or disapprove the plan.
1. Approve: The Planning Commission may approve the PUD Plan in accordance with the
requirements of Unified Development Code Section 35-344.
2. Amend: The Planning Commission has the discretion to amend a Planned Unit Development by:
a) Approving lesser setbacks after considering physical features such as the location of trees, waterways, steep slopes, other buffers and/or compatibility of the PUD with adjacent land uses provided such setbacks meet the requirements of the current adopted International Building Code.
b) Requiring dedication and construction of public streets through or into a PUD.
c) Approving a decrease in the amount of required parks/open space when the PUD
plan includes unique design features or amenities.
3. Denial: The Planning Commission may disapprove a PUD Plan that does not comply with the Unified Development Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of a Planned Unit Development that consists of 20.70 acre tract of land, which proposes eighty-five (85) single-family residential lots and one (1) non-single-family residential lot.