HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06 - Municipal Setting Designation MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER 1��
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 17, 2017
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING— MUNICIPAL SETTING DESIGNATION FOR
LOT 1 R, BLOCK 2, HILLTOP ADDITION
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council conduct a public hearing to receive public comments relative to the Municipal
Setting Designation application for Lot 1 R, Block 2 Hilltop Addition located at 404 East
Dallas Road.
BACKGROUND:
TRG Aura of Grapevine, LLC has filed an application for the City's approval of a Municipal
Setting Designation (MSD) for the Hilltop Addition, Lot 1 R, Block 2, a 5.0784 acre site
located at 404 East Dallas Road. A public meeting will be held on January 16, 2017 at
City HaIL
This public hearing is the second phase of the public involvement requirement. Upon
adoption of a supporting resolution by the City Council, the applicant will file a separate
application with the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality(TCEQ)for MSD certification pursuant to Chapter 361, Subchapter W of the Texas
Health and Safety Code.
The 78th Texas Legislature passed a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) law in 2003
providing for an option for landowners that have experienced groundwater contamination
on their properties. The law provides a process managed by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that allows landowners the option of restricting
groundwater usage for potable (drinking water) purposes in exchange for reduced
cleanup requirements of contaminated groundwater.
The City Council of the City of Grapevine adopted Ordinance 2005-79 on October 11,
2005 establishing processes, procedures and restrictions associated with a Municipal
Setting Designation as authorized under Chapter 361, Subchapter W of the Texas Health
and Safety Code.
The MSD process is a State of Texas initiative and is managed by the TCEQ. City
approval in the form of a groundwater restrictive ordinance and resolution is required by
TCEQ to consider the MSD application. TCEQ requires mitigation of all hazards
associated with the specific contamination with the exception of potable groundwater.
Environmental interests are protected by the TCEQ. The MSD rule is an excellent tool
for developmenUredevelopment of properties where groundwater contamination exists
and for the community in which the site is located to insure that groundwater is not used
for potable purposes.
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