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Carrollton council awards Midtown Water Park
Project to RA-LIN: “maximum price” to be set
story by Janice Daniel
Mayor and City Council of Carrollton met
on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. for
regular monthly work session. All members
were present.
City Engineer Tommy Holland detailed the
Midtown Water Park Project stating that it con
sists of renovating and expanding the existing
park by replacing the restroom/concession
stand structure, expanding the pool deck to
include a splash pad, as well as parking lot
constmction and landscaping. A Request for
Qualifications and Proposals for Constmction
Management (CM) at Risk was issued for this
project, with proposals being received on
October 12th. Holland added that only one pro
posal was received, that being RA-TIN
Constmction, and that staff recommends this
proposal be awarded. RA-TIN’s proposal
included a preconstruction fee of $18,000 and
a constmction fee of 17.3%. Upon approval,
city staff and consultants will work with the
constmction manager to obtain a guaranteed
maximum price and guaranteed days till com
pletion, to be reviewed by mayor and council
for approval. Bid award as stated above was
approved unanimously by council.
City Manager David Brooks informed the
mayor and council that an as yet unidentified
industrial project is looking at opening opera
tions on a 29-acre site along Highway 61
across from the Carroll County Tivestock Sales
Bam. Brooks said that this property is located
in Carroll County’s jurisdiction, but they are
asking to connect to city sewer services. This
will be a voting item at the November Mayor
and Council Work Session.
Brooks also detailed Site Plan Amendment
request for the allowance of two manufactured
homes within the Tanyard Creek Subdivision
Planned Development that was tabled at the
October 2nd, 2023 meeting. He said that no
additional application information has been
provided. Council discussed the current
Unified Development Ordinance standards
regarding manufactured housing, as well as the
concerns brought up by adjacent property
owners.
Community Development Director, Erica
Studdard, stated that the rezoning request at
415 Bradley Street is to replace the existing
mixed use planned development plan with a
new mixed use planned development plan.
Studdard added that the applicant would like to
utilize the existing structure and redevelop the
site into 13 residential units with flexibility to
transition some of the residential units to com
mercial, depending on market demand.
Applicant asked for the following waivers:
- Waiver of required planned development
land use percentages, since it is an existing site;
- Reduction of minimum multifamily hous
ing unit size from 800 sq.ft, to 750 sq.ft;
- Waiver of sidewalk along Minden Place
due to existing building line and existing nar
row right-of-way;
- Waiver to reduce the required parking to 23
spaces for tenants, with guests parking accom
modated on the property the applicant also
owns across the street;
Commercial/residential unit flexibility as
already stated. Studdard stated that the
Planning Commission reviewed the request
and recommended approval of the request and
waivers with the following recommended staff
condition: the existing chain link and barbed
wire fence shall be removed from the Minden
Place right-of-way and any new fencing shall
comply with the City of Carrollton UDO stan
dards for fences.
Director Studdard also detailed an annexa
tion and rezoning request at 1807 Highway 27
North, stating that the applicant would like to
bring the property into the city with a General
Commercial Zoning designation in order to
build a commercial subdivision (business/
office park) with four to six commercial out-
parcels. Studdard added that the applicant pro
vided a conceptual plan, but since the rezoning
is not for a planned development, the submit
ted plan is not binding unless conditioned. The
Planning Commission recommended approval
of the request at their meeting, with the follow
ing conditions: no vehicular access shall be
permitted onto Linda Lane, and a 40-foot
undisturbed buffer shall be maintained adjacent
to all residential land uses.
Studdard also detailed the annexation and
rezoning request for 98.23 acres on Bankhead
Highway, stating that the applicant would like
to zone the property to Light Industry in order
to develop a warehousing and distribution
facility. Applicant provided a concept plan with
a 330,000 square foot building proposed for
phase 1. Studdard noted that any development
exceeding the 500,000 square foot threshold
would be considered a Development of
Regional Impact and would be subject to
review by Three Rivers Regional Commission.
She stated that the Planning Commission
recommended approval of the request with the
following conditions:
- site plan shall have a 100-foot buffer along
adjacent residential use property lines, consist
ing of 50 feet of undisturbed land and 50 feet
of plantings;
- 20-foot planted buffer shall be planted
along the property line adjacent to the church
in the southeast quadrant of the tract;
- 50-foot setback for any structure shall be in
place adjacent to the church in the southeast
quadrant of the tract.
Lastly, Studdard detailed the annexation and
rezoning request for 110.87 acres on Bankhead
Highway, stating that these properties are
located east of the other annexation and rezon
ing request being presented on Bankhead
Highway. Applicant would like to rezone the
property to Heavy Industry in order for the
property to be developed for an industrial use
in the future. She said the applicant has not
provided an industrial use at this time, and the
proposed properties do not currently meet the
50 continguous feet requirement for annexa
tion unless the previous 98.23 acre request is
annexed into the city. She added that many
adjacent property owners attended the
Planning Commission meeting with concerns
regarding industrial development close to their
properties. She stated that the Planning
Commission recommended approval of the
request with an M-l (light industry) zoning
designation instead of M-2 (heavy industry),
and the following conditions:
- annexation is contingent on the affirmative
vote of the Mayor and Council for the annexa
tion and rezoning of the Hugh Butler tract west
of the subject tract;
- 100-foot buffer along adjacent residential
uses consisting of 50 feet of undisturbed land
and 50 feet of plantings shall be installed;
- no vehicular access shall be permitted on
Kennedy Estates Road and Hillview Drive.
City Manager Brooks stated that Studdard
has developed Tax Allocation District (TAD)
policies and procedures for development appli
cations within the TAD district. Brooks added
that these would be in the format of a resolu
tion for a final vote at the November Mayor
and Council meeting.
After an executive session, meeting was
adjourned.
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