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Consideration of 11 Variances to the 1996 Castle Hills Agreement Related to Various Development Requirements for the Proposed Crown Centre Development, Located in District 1-G at the Southwest Corner of SH 121 Business and the SH 121 Frontage Road (Sam Rayburn Tollway), as Requested by Bright Realty, the Owner.
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Bright Realty, the developer of Castle Hills, proposes to develop Crown Centre, a pedestrian-oriented, mixed use development, on approximately 140 acres located within District 1-G at the southwest corner of SH 121 Business and the SH 121 Frontage Road (Sam Rayburn Tollway). The 11 variance requests coupled with conditions set forth in the staff memorandum and the detailed development standards depicted in Exhibit A, provide the framework necessary to move forward with the first of multiple phases of development. The proposed development will consist of over 3 million square feet of non-residential uses along with a maximum of 2,000 multi-family units to provide a unique live/work/play environment. The 11 variance requests are as follow: a) to allow on-site public waterlines to be located under pavement in access and utility easements; b) to allow additional species of street trees; c) to allow trees to be spaced appropriately according to their growth characteristics and the design intent; d) to allow landscaped areas throughout Crown Centre to meet the interior/parking lot landscaping requirement; e) to allow parking reductions and shared parking; f) to allow loading zones to be calculated on a square-foot basis in lieu of a space per square-foot standard and to allow loading zones to be shared between uses and over lot lines; g) to allow special paving in unique areas but not within public streets; h) to provide street and pedestrian easements in lieu of required right-of-way dedication for deceleration and right turn lanes along the SH 121 Frontage Road (Sam Rayburn Tollway), FM 544, Midway Road and Crown C...
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