What is the Cross Timbers Conservation Development District?
The Cross Timbers Conservation Development District (CTCDD) was established by the 2001 Master Plan. The purpose of the CTCDD is to preserve the integrity of the largely intact Cross Timbers ecological area in central Flower Mound, which provides the Town with its unique country atmosphere and natural environment while allowing environmentally sensitive development to occur.
In 2013, the Town's Master Plan was amended (Ord. No. 64-13) following public input to include a new form of conservation development; cluster development. Cluster development intended to maximize open space conservation, which included preserving scenic corridors and vistas, on a site-by-site basis to realize a community benefit that provided the Town with its unique country atmosphere and natural environment.
During the 2022 review, careful attention was given to conservation development details intended to advance the preservation of the CTCDD's ecological areas and rural atmosphere. Based on the feedback, the Cluster development option was removed from the Master Plan and the Conservation development option was expanded to create greater flexibility. Overall, the amendments included, but were not limited to:
- Maximum density of 1 dwelling per 2 acres;
- Minimum 0.75-acre residential lot sizes with;
- Required lot size variation (25% of proposed must be 1 acre);
- Minimum 45% open space requirement with park options;
- Open space connectivity requirements;
- Unique public outdoor lighting standards;
- 200-foot scenic corridor buffers along Cross Timbers Road;
- Subdivision entry feature expectations; and
- Updated arterial and collector landscape treatments.
