Toll Brothers submits revised application and site plan
We now have a look into Toll Brothers’ site plan with proposed lot locations and lot sizes. This and other details are part of new or updated filings submitted this week to the county.
A few things of note:
● The number of proposed lots is 152 and lot sizes range from about 8,255 to 10,400 square feet. Cypress Creek’s average lot size is 14,882 square feet per Toll Brothers’ filings, although our lots include our portion of our private roads (we’re still significantly larger). Side setbacks (i.e., the distance between a home and the property line) are 7.5’ compared to our minimum 15’ side setbacks or 20’ side setbacks for some existing homes that abut the golf course property, such as those along Cross Creek.
● The developer has applied for special permission to remove more than 10% (or 353,000 cubic yards) of excavated soil from the site to create proposed lakes. This is an increase in the amount of contaminated soil needed to be removed from the site since the last filing. The lake excavations are expected to take 9 months.
● Per Toll Brothers, the adjustment in soil removal is because of “changed conditions or circumstances.” The filing says the additional lake area is needed to accommodate the development and further provide drainage for the surrounding community. We hope this is a sign that the developer is listening to our drainage concerns. Our independent engineer should have an opportunity to review the changes.
There are more details about the proposed 20’ buffers between existing Cypress Creek homes and Toll Brothers’ proposed sites. There will be a “decorative” 6’ fence (compared to 4’ feet), shrubs and a mix of taller trees (maturity unknown). This will sit on an area between our two communities that is roughly the length of an average parking space.
This does not represent a comprehensive assessment of the latest filings. To view the Toll Brothers’ application and newer filings yourself, visit PBC’s zoning site: https://www.pbcgov.org/ePZB.Admin.WebSPA/#/PanelContainer/ControlNoHistory
(Tips on “how to” search for the application are at the very bottom of the Association’s webpage at cypresscreekpoa.org under the Toll Brothers page)