Stakeholder Interviews Summary

WHAT WE HEARD

• Elected and appointed officials – manage expectations, what city can and cannot do/regulate.
• Residents – keep zoning “as is” minimum 5 acre lots (R-1/R-2 is considered lower density and R4/R-7 as high density); preserve greenspace; make the area a destination for outdoor activities such as trails, amphitheater, wildlife corridor, botanical gardens, etc. and a rural/small town environment.
• Developers – need to allow higher density to preserve some land, if not here then in other parts of the city. Most think there is not a market for more expensive homes as the median income in Denton is a lot lower than Frisco/McKinney. Current pricing is in lower $300,000 range so entry level housing is the popular developer product.
• Everyone mentioned needing grocery stores and restaurants; agreed the boundary should extend to US 380.
• Majority were ok with cluster development as an idea but understanding of density was vastly different.

ASSETS

• Hartlee Field hangars
• Music culture
• Equestrian culture
• Natural areas and floodplain
• Poor Farm

CHALLENGES

• Traffic
• Lack of City services
• Flooding/ ecosystem disturbance
• Property owner rights
• Preservation vs return on investment
• 53% land in County – no City control on land use or zoning
• Lack of consensus related to future density in the area

OPPORTUNITIES/VISION

• Ideas for Carter Ranch property
  • Live, Work, Play - Clearfork Ranch, Lakeside
  • Senior community with golf course type development – Robson Ranch
  • Airplane community
  • Micro mobility – bike city; integrated nature and bike/ped with developments and roadways in this area
• Ecotourism/ agritourism area
• Wildlife corridors
• Bike trail connections between Lake Ray Roberts and Lake Lewisville
• Grocery stores & restaurants
• Comparison areas to emulate – Ann Arbor, Hamptons, Long Island