DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Major Thoroughfare Plan Amendment - Talley Road
SUMMARY:
Consideration of a request to amend the Major Thoroughfare Plan, a component of the City of San Antonio Master Plan, by realigning a proposed segment of Talley Road from Culebra Road (FM 471) to Cartwright Trail generally located in western Bexar County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Major Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) adopted as a component of the City’s Comprehensive Master Plan generally identifies the location for major roads within San Antonio and its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ). The MTP assures an adequate transportation network that works to move people, goods, and services in an optimal and efficient manner through right-of-way dedication for future roads. The MTP was adopted by City Council through Ordinance No. 49818 on September 21, 1978. The MTP has been amended several times through the years to calibrate and realign the thoroughfares along with development of the greater San Antonio metropolitan area. The MTP is generally built as development occurs. Talley Road from Potranco to Culebra Road (FM 471) was designated as a Secondary Arterial Type A on the MTP in 1983 by Ordinance No. 57906
ISSUE:
The request is to realign a proposed segment of Talley Road, a Secondary Arterial Type A requiring 86 feet of right-of-way, between Culebra Road (FM 471) and Cartwright Trail. The adopted alignment of Talley Road requires new right-of-way to be dedicated on currently undeveloped land. The alignment as adopted terminates at Culebra Road and does not align with any existing or proposed roadway north of Culebra.
TCI recommends that the MTP be amended to realign Talley Road continuing to Culebra on the existing right-of-way. The benefit of utilizing the existing right-of-way is that no property owner would be required to dedicate the full 86 feet of right-of-way. However, the proposed realignment would require additional row-of-way dedication from several property owners in the future to satisfy the 86 feet of right-of-way required by the MTP.
Additionally, the proposed realignment is in accordance with Bexar County funded improvement projects on Talley Road from Potranco Road to Tamaron Pass and from Old Talley Road to Culebra Road (FM 471). It should be noted however that a portion of Bexar County identified widening of Talley Road are currently unfunded. The proposed realignment would connect north across Culebra Road to current and future development at Ranch WV W whereas the current alignment terminates at Culebra Road.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Planning Commission Technical Advisory Committee could choose not to recommend approval of the Talley Road realignment amendment to the Major Thoroughfare Plan in favor of keeping the adopted alignment unchanged.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this amendment.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of a recommendation to the Planning Commission to amend the Major Thoroughfare Plan, a component of the City of San Antonio Master Plan, by realigning a segment of Talley Road from Culebra Road (FM 471) to Cartwright Trail.