TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinances Associated with Prairie Landing Subdivision:
Ordinance Approving the Final Planned Unit Development of Prairie Landing Subdivision (PUD-13-24)
Ordinance Approving the Recording Plat of Prairie Landing Subdivision, a Planned Unit Development (RP-14-24)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner and developer, D.R. Horton, seeks approval of a final Planned Unit Development of Prairie Landing Subdivision. The City Council approved the preliminary Planned Unit Development of Prairie Landing Subdivision at their meeting on March 18, 2025. The final PUD is substantially the same as the preliminary PUD.
The proposed development would create 120 single-family residential lots on a 44-acre parcel at 2200 Essington Road. At their March 18, 2025 meeting, City Council approved a zoning reclassification that established R-2 (single-family residential) zoning over the entire parcel; it was previously a mix of B-3 (general business), R-4 (multi-family residential), and R-2 (single-family residential) zoning. The proposed lots would be built to R-2 zoning requirements, which include a minimum lot area of 7,500 square feet. The only access point to the subdivision would be off Essington Road across from the existing Old Castle Road right-of-way. The subdivision includes a small park lot and multiple storm detention areas. The developer plans to complete the project in one phase with full buildout completed within approximately three years.
The proposed house plans include three models with ten total elevations. The houses will be two stories and approximately 2,000 to 2,600 square feet with four to five bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, and two-car attached garages. The petitioner is requesting a variation from the residential design standards which require 50 percent of the front elevations of at least 50 percent of the single-family houses to be comprised of brick or ...
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