Friday, May 17, 2024
A request for property owners to replat portions of the Kingston Estates subdivision, located in the Evant area, which would include the possibility of one lot potentially being rezoned from single family to multifamily residential, led to discussion by the Coryell County Commissioners Court during their July 25 meeting.
Justin Mannix with the county's road and bridge department said the replating request included "making two lots bigger, one lot smaller, and lot 2 they want to use for multi-family housing. It would be 4.2 acres, up from 3.3 acres. personally, I feel they have to get a signature from everybody in that subdivision."
Roads providing access to the subdivision include Old Osage Road and Barton Lane.
"If you bought a single family (lot) and they put a multi-family in right next to it ..." Began Commissioner Keith Taylor.
"They might not be too happy about it," Mannix said.
County Judge Roger Miller asked if lots from the original play had been sold, and Mannix said they have.
"It sounds like all the lots are owned," Mannix said. "Some are wanting to increase the size, one wants to decrease, and one wants to make it multi-family."
Commissioner Scott Weddle said he had concerns about the request.
"My question is - I've tried to read all our subdivision rules but I'm certainly not an expert. On the surface I'm not in favor of switching from single family to multi-family. Can we just say no to the petition?"
County Attorney Brandon Belt said the owners "have a right to apply to you for a replat. You can make a decision at that time."
Because the replat could have an impact on local areas of public interest, including streets, the request will have to be advertised in the paper and residents of the subdivision notified of the pending request.
"I'll go back to the first decision - does this affect public interest?" Miller said. "I believe we are having a fundamental effect on Old Osage Road with the applicant desiring to have multi-family and potentially increasing traffic."
"If it does affect a public interest - and this does - they would have to comply with the rules (including notifying area residents of the request)," Belt said.
Mannix asked Belt if the county would still require signatures from the subdivision's property owners.
"We're going to give each of them notice, but they don't have to sign off on the plat," Belt said.
The issue will be considered again at an upcoming meeting of the commissioners court.
