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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

10/25/2022

BACKGROUND

Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC is requesting a Subdivision Improvement Agreement associated with the Carmel Ranch Development. Carmel Ranch is 127 residential lots on approximately 40 acres of land. It is located on the south side of Lower Seguin Road, approximately 3,800 feet east of the intersection with FM 1518.
Meritage Homes is requesting the Subdivision Improvement Agreement to be able to file the plat, prior to connecting their development to the City's sanitary sewer system. They are proposing to build the sanitary sewer lines within their project, but not to make the offset connection to sewer. The nearest connection to sewer is through the Corbett Lift Station. There is no available capacity at the Corbett Lift Station. The developer of the planned subdivision to the north of Carmel Ranch is Saddlebrook. That developer had proposed to construct an additional lift station on their property to handle their sewer needs. They have proposed to oversize the new lift station to provide additional capacity but are also exploring the option of constructing the future Cibolo Creek West Trunk line to CCMA's South Schertz Sewer Treatment Plant. At this point in time the developer has not begun construction on either option, and while staff has not heard they do not plan to proceed, there is no guarantee they will. Meritage Homes will need a waiver associated with the final plat to not be required to construct the offsite sewer connection.
Meritage is requesting to be able to pull building permits for 20 residences and 1 model home and receive Certificates of Occupancy for those structures. Meritage will enter into a pump and haul agreement and put up a performance bond to cover the estimated cost of pump and haul.

GOAL

Provide for the orderly development of infrastructure within the City of Schertz.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Provide for development of infrastructure in a timely, cost-effective manner.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Approval of Resolution 22-R-121 authorizing a Wastewater Pump and Haul Agreement with Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC. for the Carmel Ranch development.

FISCAL IMPACT

None

RECOMMENDATION

Approval of Resolution 22-R-121.

Attachments
Res 22 R 121
Pump and Haul Agreement Carmel Ranch