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WHEREAS, Allison Engineering Group, on behalf of the property owner Forrestridge
Inv. Ltd., has applied for an Alternative ESA Plan for Country Club Road Estates, a parcel of
land appraximately 35.52 acres in area, legally described and depicted in Exhibit "A", attached
1lereta and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter, the 66Property"); and
WH�REAS, the purpose af the Alternative ESA Plan, attached as Exhibit "B," is to
mitigate encroachments fram filling and grading activities inta portions of the Undevelaped
Floodplain ESA on the Property as shown in Exhibit "B," in exchange for the removal of
invasive flora and the replanting of native species within the Developed and Undeveloped
Floadplain ESA; and
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2018, the Planning and Zaning Commission, in
complrance with the laws af the State of Texas, gave reqursite natices by publication and
otherwise, afforded full and fair public hearings ta property owners and interested citizens, and
recammended approval (6-0) af the Alternative ESA Plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2018, the City Cauncil likewise canducted a public hearing
as required by law, and finds that the request satisfies all substantive and procedural standards set
forth in Section 35.3.4 of the Dentan Develapment Code, and is cansistent with the Denton Plan
and the Denton Development Cade; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Cauncil of the City of
Denton, in considering ihe application far an Alternative ESA Plan for the property, have
determined that the praposed use is in the best interest of the health, safety, marals, and general
welfare of the City of Denton; accord►ngly, the City Council of the City of Dentan is �of the
opinian and fnds that said Alternative ESA Plan is in the public interest and should be granted
as set farth herein; NOVJ THEREFORE,
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SECTION l. The findings and recitations contained in the preamhle of this ordinance are
incorporated herein by reference and found to be true.
SECTION 2. The Alternative ESA Plan is hereby approved with the following
conditions:
1. No more than 190,450 square feet of the Undeveloped Floodplain ESA may be disturbed
by adding fill.
2. Invasive species within the ESA areas, specifically Chinese Privet and Callery Pear, shall
be removed.
3. Plants installed as a part of the proposed native flora revegetation are to be installed and
maintained by the current property owner/developer for a periad of three (3) years
following installation. Any plants that are removed, destroyed, or die within that three (3)
year period are required to be replaced by the current property owner/developer.
4. No encroachment into areas designated as Riparian buffer ESA.
�'1��:������''�1��°[���1�1 �, The City's official ESA map is hereby amended to show the change in the
ESA designation and classification.
�I:� I Q�)�B �e If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person
ar circumstance is held invalid by any court, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the
provisians or applications, and to this end the provisions af this ordinance are severable.
�1��( q"If����3"�I r� Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon canviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by
fine in a sum not exceeding $2,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a pravision af this
ordinance is vialated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
SECTION 6. That an offense committed before the effective date af this ordinance is
governed by priar law and the provisions af the Denton Code of Ordinances, as amended, in
effect when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
�+p,�?� °!"I���']"� `�:., In compliance with Section 2.09(c) of the Denton Charter, this ordinance
shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is
hereby directed to cause the caption of this ardinance to be published twice ►n the Denton
Record-Chronicle, a daily newspaper published in the City of Dentan, Texas, within ten (10)
days of the date of its passage.
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Chris Watts, Mayor:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1:
Keely G. Briggs, District 2:
Don Duff, District 3:
Jahn Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
Nay Abstain
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ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA
(AESA) REPORT
FOR
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DENTON, TEXAS
PREPARED FOR:
FORESTRIDGE INC. LTD.
Prepared September 4, 2018
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ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA
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DENTON, TEXAS
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TBPE Firm #: 7898
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Alternative Environmentally Sensitive Area (AESA) Report was prepared on
behalf of Forestridge Inc. Ltd. for the purpose of defining the impacts of the
development of a residential subdivision named Country Club Road Estates on
the Flood Hazard Area within the proposed developments property. The property
is located in Denton County, east and south of US377 and west of FM2181, south
of Regency Court on Country Club Road and north of Sanders Road.
This AESA Report was developed as a request #o deviate from Denton's
Development Code (DDC) Section 35.17.7.C.1 and City of Denton's Drainage
Design Criteria Manual (July 26, 2013). The proposed improvements show fill
greater than that allowed per the subchapter within the defined FEMA
floodplain, however, this AESA Plan presents an alternative proposal to the DDC
Section that will results in a high-quality development meeting the intent of the
standards in the DDC.
This AESA Report is to be used in conjunction with the Country Club Road Estates
Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) prepared on May 14, 2018. All
technical methods and modeling results are explained in the CLOMR.
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Technical questions regarding the results of the CLOMR Drainage Study and
AESA Report may be directed to the following engineer:
Lawrence (Lance) Holdorf, P.E.
Allison Engineering Group
TBPE Firm Registration No. 7898
2415 N. Elm Street
Denton, Texas 76201
(940) 380-9453 (ex. 103) Office
(317) 412-0234 Cell
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......... .... ... ....... .... .... .. . a. ..,. ,..... , . ...... ,..,.... ,. . ..... ...,,... ....,....,.. 3
CONTACT INFORMATION ... . ...... . . ,....,,. ., ...,,, . ,. .......... ...... ...... ... ...,,. ..,....,. ........,.� 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS ,.,.. ..� . ..,., , ,.. �,,,.,,�,. , ...� . .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. e..,, .�..... ... . ,....,. .....,,�.,,. 5
LISTOF FIGURES ......... ..... ........ .:. .. . . .�.. . .. �.,... ..�, ...... . ., . .. ..... . .,, . . ...... ...�....., ........,. 5
ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA (AESA) REPORT ...................a,,,..,�,,,......,...,..... b
1 INTRODUCTION ........................... .. .. ......... . .... ... �.. .. ,. ......,. ........,. ,,., ... ,,...........,. � �..,., 6
1.1 Project Location ................. . . ...... .. .. ..� .�....... . ,...,.... . ....�. ....,, ..,. .,,.,... .......,.., 6
1.2 Purpose ...... .. ...........e...,, . ....,. ... ,,.,....,. ...e.. �, ........ .... , ........ ..... � ,,,,..... .....,.,,..,. 7
2 EXISTING SITE DESCRIPTION ...............�....... ... . ,.. . .., .,..., .,., . ., ..... .,....,. ..,.,.. ..........� 7
2.1 Existing Environmentally Sensitive Area .............................................................................. 8
3 PROPOSED SITE IMPROVEMENTS DESCRIPTION ........................................................................ 11
3.1 Proposed Site Description ..................... .. .. ...... .... . ... ... .. .... ...a..... ..,...... .,......... 11
3.2 Proposed Floodplain Improvements ...................................�.............,,..,,.......,,..,........,.,,.11
3.3 Alternative Enhancements ....... ..... ..... ....... .�....,,, ,. �. ..,... ..,...,., .. � ..... .....,...,. 13
4 CONCLUSION ......................................... . .. ...... ....... .,.,.., .......,. ....,.,, .......,,....... ......, 15
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure1- Location Map ............................................................ a......,, ,. .,... .....,., ...,,.... ,..,,....,.. �
Figure2- ESA Stream Buffer Map ..........................................................................................................�,..,,.., �
Figure 3- Riparian Buffer Map ..,.; ,. .,. �
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Figure 5- FEMA Floodplain Reclamation Map ...................................�......,.........,�,,.�...,,,...,,..,.....,..,,,..,....... 12
Figure 6- Typical Floodplain Fill Cross Section .....................�a,..,..,....,...,.....,.,�...,.,.....,..,.�.....„............,.....,.... 13
ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA
(AESA) REPORT
1 INTRODUCTION
This Alternative Environmentally Sensitive Area (AESA) Report presents an
application to address the City of Denton Development Code (DDC) regulations
through a flexible discretionary process utilizing the City of Denton's Zoning
Amendment Procedure outlined in DDC Subchapter 35.3.4. This AESA Plan
presents an alternative proposal that will results in a high-quality development
meeting the intent of the standards in the DDC.
This AESA Report is to be used in conjunction with the Country Club Road Estates
Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) Floodplain Report prepared on May
14, 2018. All technical methods and modeling results are explained in the CLOMR
Floodplain Report.
1.1 Project Location
The proposed development is located in Denton County, east and south of
US377 and west of FM2181 as illustrated below in Figure 1- Location Map. The
project site location is comprised of 4 tracts of property, containing a total of
35.52 acres, segmented by Hickory Creek Tributary 7 running from north to south.
The �nroject location is proposed to be subdivided to form a development
named Country Club Road Estates.
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1.2 Purpose
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It is the intent of the applicant that this report be used to present an alternative
proposal to the City to demonstrate that the improvements will result in a high-
quality development that will meet the intent of the standards in the DDC.
Furthermore, this report is intended to present an Alternative Environmentally
Sensitive Area (AESA) application for #he area along the presented sec#ion of
Hickory Creek to the City of Denton for the purpose of approving the proposed
modifications to the effected Flood Hazard Area.
2 EXISTING SITE DESCRIPTION
The existing properties proposed for development is located along the east side
of Country Club Road between Regency Court and Sanders Road. The current
addresses are 3301, 3477-3555 Country Club Road (FM 1830) for a total of 4
parcels of land containing a total of 35.52 acres. The Site is in a developing part
of the City. The area has been developed with 11 residential homes, garages
and several sheds and barns. These structures are around 55 to 60 years old and
are in different stages of aging. There are 10 existing homes fronting Country
Club Road, each having an individual drive, plus a drive to an existing residence
on the east tract.
There is a FEMA Zone "A" Floodplain FIRM#48121 C0370 G running through the
middle of the property comprised of a combination of developed and
undeveloped flood plain ESA with a 50 Ft Stream Buffer dividing the site from
north to south.
There is an existing gas line that runs through the flood plain and will be
abandoned upon development. There is also an existing overhead electric
service line running through the development, which will also be abandoned.
The EI Paseo Addition, the existing residential addition to the east, has a 48" storm
concrete culvert which outfalls into a drainage ditch that travels from the east
property line to the existing stream.
The contributing watershed is comprised of Low Residential, Moderate
Residential, Community Mixed Use and Open Space land uses.
In order to help "Mitigate" the removed floodplain, the developer previously
rezoned the property. It was changed from fifteen and one half (15.5) acres
being zoned NR-2 and 20.16 acres being zoned NR-4, allowing for the possibility
of a total of 1 1 1 lots if the properties were to be fully developed, to the whole site
being NR-3, allowing potentially 124 lots. However, as part of the "Mitigation" the
developer limited the maximum number of lots to 78 (73 lots platted).
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2.1 Exlsting Envlronmenfally Sens)flve Area
Hickory Creek Tributary 7 is lined with vegetation on the stream banks throughout
the site. Existing tributary depths range from two to six feet. The tributary appears
to be stable with no signs of erosion. It was determir�ed by ��ee Shepard's that
there are two species of invasive woady plants found within the Riparian Buffer
and Environmentally Sensitive Area; Chinese Privet and Callery Pear.
There is an existing SO-foot Stream Buffer encompassing the portion of Hickory
Creek Tribu#ary 7 that runs through the proposed development. Approximately
445 linear feet of the onsite 50-foot Stream Buffer has been removed, leaving
approximately 520 Linear Feet of Existing 50-foot Stream Buffer as illustrated in the
below Figure 2- ESA Stream Buffer Map and Figure 3- Riparian Buffer Map.
Figure 2- ESA Stream Buffer Map
Figure 3- Riparian Buffer Map
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The existing property has both Developed and Undeveloped Floodplain
encompassing the onsite Hickory Creek Tributary 7 channel that flows through
the property, illustrated in the belqw Figure 4- Existing Floodplain Delineation.
A developed Floodplain is defined as a floodplain within the FEMA 100-year
floodplain. These areas have typically been channelized or the land within these
areas has been graded, filled or otherwise disturbed. Undeveloped Floodplain is
defined as areas within the FEMA 100-year floodplain, or other floodplain that is
undeveloped and in its natural state. Like the stream buffer, the developed
floodplain extends into the property from the north approximately 445 linear #eet
before it transitions into the undeveloped floodplain, extending approximately
520 linear feet to the south property line. The existing onsite Developed
Floodplain was determined from the fEMA map to be approximately 79,160
square feet. The undeveloped Floodplain was determined #o be approximately
299,250 square feet. The total floodplain, combining Developed and
Undeveloped Floodplain was calculated to be 378,410 square feet. Floodplain
work maps from the CLOMR Floodplain Report (City number CL17-0001), show
the limits of the floodplain onsi#e.
Figure 4- Existing Floodplain Delineation
The Floodplain ESA's north and south of the site tend to be predominately
developed floodplain. It appears that the only reason for the small stretches of
undeveloped floodplain is due to it being in an agricultural setting within urban
boundaries that have not yet been urbanized. The terrain does not appear
suitable to a rural type habitat and an urban greenspace would be a
responsible use for the area. '
It was determined on April 3, 2017 by Jones & Ridenour, Inc., that three
Threatened and Endangered Species could be present in the site area. Upon a
field investigation by Jones & Ridenour, Inc., they concluded that there do not
appear to be any federally-listed, threatened or endangered species, or critical
habitats thereof, on-site. It was acknowledged that this determination of "no
effect" was sound and well supported by the U.S. fish and Wildlife Services
(USFWS) on May 4th, 2017.
3 PROPOSED SITE IMPROVEMENTS DESCRIPTION
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3.1 Proposed Site Description
The proposed development titled Country Club Road Estates, is proposed as a
singie family residential addition. The project will consist of 73 lots on 35.52 acres.
The proposed development will remove all 11 homes and structures, abandon
the drives and create two entries from Country Club Road.
The proposed infrastructure will include neighborhood residential access roads,
wa#er and sanitary sewer to service the proposed residential lots. The primary
proposed road will run along the north side of the development, �ast to west,
placed over an existing drive to a residential home. The proposed improvements
will be in accordance with the City of Denton's Codes and Criteria Manuals.
The future ultimate spread of water was determined by the CLOMR flood study
prepared May 14, 2018. Fill mat�����1 will be required to bring the areas adjacent
to the floodplain above the 8��� Flooc� Elevation (BFE) and further channelize
Hickory Creek Tributary No 7. All fill material will be placed outside the driplines of
the existing trees along the Creek or the boundary of the Stream Buffer,
whichever is larger. This will also serve to preserve the trees in and along the
stream buffer. A drainage easement is proposed along Hickory Creek Tributary
No 7 for maintenance and access.
a.2 Proposed Floodplain Improvements
The proposed development improvements consist of adding fill within the FEMA
Floodplain boundary, up to, but not within the Existing Stream Buffer. Grading
efforts wiil take place within the Removed 50-foot Stream Buffer for the
channelization of the stream in conjunction with the construction of multiple box
culverts to convey the flow under a proposed residential street section that is
planned to replace the existing residential drive stream crossing.
The proposed development will consist of approximately 53,820 square feet of fill
within the developed floodplain, and approximately 190,450 square feet of fill
within the Undeveloped Floodplain as illustrated in the below Figure 5- FEMA
Floodplain Reclamation Map. The break between the undeveloped and the
developed floodplain is at the limits of the LOMR 13-06-3653P.
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Figure 5- FEMA Floodplain Reclamation Map
The proposed development will consist of disturbing approximately 290 linear
feet of the 445 linear feet o# 50-Foot Removed Stream Buf#er. ;
The hydra�lic analysis calculated and determined by the CLOMR prepared on
May 14, 2018, shows that the ultimate condition flow can be contained as
illustrated in the above Figure 5- FEMA Floodplain Reclamation Map by adding
up to approximately 4 feet of fill along the existing tributary as shown below in
the Figure 6- Typical Floodplain Fill Cross Section. This fill will not extend into or
past the dripline of the existing trees expressed to be preserved, or encroach into
the 50-foot stream buffer, or 100-foot riparian buffer.
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The Existing floodplain was discussed above in Section 2.1 Existing
Environmentally Sensitive Area. The Developed Floodplain of approximately
79,160 square feet will decrease to approximately 26,760 square feet. The
Undeveloped Floodplain of approximately 299,250 square feet will decrease to
approximately 129,050 square feet. The total existing floodplain was determined
to be 378,410 square feet, the proposed floodplain will be 155,810 square feet.
The total floodplain reduction will be approximately 222,600 square feet as
illustrated in Figure 5- FEMA Floodplain Reclamation Map. Floodplain work maps
included in the CLOMR Floodplain Report (City number CL17-0001) show the
limits of the proposed floodplain and grading efforts onsite.
3.3 Alternative Enhancements
The proposed development is not in compliance with the Denton Development
Code (DDC) Subchapter 35.17.7.C.1 which states that "Filling of any floodplain of
a stream that drains more than one square mile is prohibited unless the fill on any
lot is less than 50 cubic yards or 300 cubic feet per acre, whichever is greater. Up
to 15% of the floodplain valley storage may be filled if the stream drains less than
one square mile in area pursuant to this Subchapter and federal law."
The City provides an option to address the regulations through the Alternative
Environmentally Sensitive Area (AESA) Plan. For the acceptance of the AESA
plan, the developer must demonstrate that the development wili result in a high-
quality development that will meet the intent of the standards in the DDC
through the following enhancements:
1. Lower Lot Density than Maximum Zoning Density allowed
2. Removal of Invasive Species
3. Revegetate with native flora
4. Earthen channel in developed floodplain
5. Revegetate developed floodplain with native flora
In lieu of "mitigating" the area removed from the floodplain with a park or open
space area, the developer elected to create a highly desirable single-family
residential addition with fewer and larger lots than the zoning allowed. The lot
count was reduced from 1 1 1 to a maximum of 78, having an average lot size of
17,792 sf, compared to 10,570 sf (including street ROW).
The original zoning of NR2/NR4 allowed for 111 maximum number of lots. The
geometry of the zoning was awkward and did not transition well. Furthermore,
the developer preferred to have a fewer number of larger, quality lots that fit in
better with the surrounding developments. Primarily all that was required to
accomplish this was to recover a part of the floodplain and allocate the
recovered area to the lots. Unfortunately, the zoning configuration did not allow
the reallocation to be evenly distributed. Therefore, a new zoning of NR3 was
established on the entire site. The NR3 allowed for an increase of the maximum
number of lo#s to 124, which was even greater than the original dual zoning. The
increase in the maximum number of lots was not congruent with the developer's
goal. In order to reflect the developer's goal of using the reclaimed area for
larger lots, an overlay restriction of 78 lots was placed on the property during the
rezoning case. Additionally, the final number of lots being proposed was further
reduced to 73 during the preliminary platting process by the developer. The
proposed lot sizes range from 10,000 sf to 18,000 sf, with a few going up to 24,000
sf.
In addition, and per staff recommendation, the developer intends to remove the
two woody invasive species previously stated through root pruning the Chinese
Privet and hand clearing out the Callery Pear in locations and per the
recommendations within the Country Club Road Invasive Report by Tree
Shepherds. More specifically, species removal would be by cutting the stems
near the ground and painting the cut stumps with an herbicide. Grubbing the
plants out or using a"weed wench" may also be used.
It was reported in the Country Club Road Estates Invasive Report, that the
invasive species is smothering the native flora. The removal of the invasive
species will provide opportunity for the es#ablished flora to remain and flourish.
furthermore, the cleared area will be replanted with native plants such as
Redbuds, Yaupon Holly, Eve's Necklace, Carolina Laurel Cherry, and American
Beautyberry, both in the developed and undeveloped floodplain where invasive
species are removed.
The developer will further enhance the property and protect the ESA and
Floodplain by keeping the channel earthen. All regraded channel areas will be
replanted with native ground cover such as Little Bluestem, Indiangrass, sideoats
grama, buffalograss and Texas wintergrass.
4 CONCLUSION
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The proposed development will be a high-quality development that is proposed
to meet the intent of the standards in the DDC. It will improve the drainage area
in terms of channel stability and minimizing existing high-water impacts to the
surrounding developed community.
No adverse effects upstream or downstream are anticipated by #he proposed fill
as concluded in the CLOMR Drainage Study prepared May 14, 2018. The CLOMR
drainage study of Hickory Creek Tributary 7 determined the BFE of the proposed
si#e. The proposed developed floodplain will accommodate the ultimate flow
conditions and will not increase the flood levels on the neighboring properties.
Hydrologic and hydraulic models were developed by Allison Engineering Group,
Inc. to reflect the existing and proposed conditions. After development of the
site, a final hydrologic analysis will be modified as appropriate to submit a Letter
of Map Revision (LOMR) to the City of Denton and FEMA for the purpose to
modify the Special Flood Hazard Area in accordance with the final construction
of the improvements.