Eldorado/Hillcrest Church Status update
First a short synopsis of the issue, since we haven’t had a chance to post that.
We were contacted a few weeks ago by a church that is going to be building a meeting house on the corner of Eldorado and Hillcrest. In reviewing their plans we found out the city was requiring a driveway to be conected between the church property and Corsicana/Rosebud. PCE as well as that corner had always been platted to have that drive, however a church using that lot, vs regular retail, has a much different traffic pattern.
The board met with the homeowners of Corsicana and some from LaGrange to discuss the issue and we all agreed we do not want that drive.
Various members of the board have met with representatives from the Church, P&Z, and most recently we attended the City council meeting.
The Planning department declined to remove the drive requirement. The board as well as about 20 homeowners went before P&Z. It appeared that P&Z was in favor of granting a waiver, but was told by the City attorney they did not have the authority to grant such a waiver.
We went before City Council at their meeting on the 2nd. Procedurally they could not take action on it, however they can appeal the decision to have it part of a regular meeting, which they did. We expect this to now have its own agenda item either on the 16th, or July 7th. We’ve been told it will likely happen on July 7th.
We currently have a meeting scheduled with the Director of Planning as well as one of the councilmen. We will be scheduling meetings, as possible, with the remaining councilmen in the next couple of weeks to discuss this one on one and provide details on our position.
It is likely the drive issue will be decided at the next councilmeeting in which it appears. We will provide more details as they arise, but please keep an eye on the HOA website as the updates will likely get posted there first.
If you have additional questions or conerns please contact us directly as this is just a synopsis of the issue.
