Parks

Public Notice Vineyards at Heritage Park

PUBLIC NOTICE

A Public Hearing is scheduled for May 20, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, 76102 during the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting.

Haynie Hills LLC (Developer) through the consultant Baird Hampton & Brown, Inc. has requested the use of a portion of the Vineyards at Heritage Park (Park) for a permanent stormwater maintenance area (Maintenance Area). The Developer is proposing to construct the Valley Brook Phase 8 residential development with fourteen (14) single-family residential lots and one (1) vacant lot as dedicated parkland (Development). The proposed maintenance area is to provide adequate drainage of stormwater (Project) for the new single family residential homes located on the 5000 block of Dunraven Trail. The Project location was selected to allow stormwater from the development to drain west of the property line into an existing creek channel within Park. The proposed maintenance area is approximately 3,659 square feet, which equates to 0.084 acres. A temporary workspace area of approximately 13,444 square feet, which equates to 0.31 acres is required to construct the Project. The City Forester has identified twenty-eight (28) trees within the park that are impacted due to the proposed Project. Eleven (11) trees requiring removal and seventeen (17) trees identified for potential removal. In accordance with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Chapter 26, the Developer seeks to use a portion of Vineyards at Heritage Park for a permanent stormwater maintenance area. On March 26, 2025, the Park & Recreation Advisory Board endorsed staff’s recommendation to the City Council to authorize the use of a portion of Vineyards at Heritage Park for a stormwater maintenance area.

In accordance with state law and the Fort Worth City Charter, the parkland conversion was advertised in the Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram on May 4, 2025, May 11, 2025, and May 18, 2025.

A Public Hearing is scheduled for May 20, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, 76102 during the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting.