TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND v. STAFFORD ESTATES

No. 02-0369.

135 S.W.3d 620 (2004)

TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Petitioner, v. STAFFORD ESTATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

April M. Virnig, Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla, Fort Worth, for Amicus Curiae City of Aledo et al.

Sarah J. Fullenwider, Asst. City Atty., Fort Worth, for Amicus Curiae City of Fort Worth.

Debbie Lopez-Carr, Office of City Atty., Irving, for Amicus Curiae City of Irving, Texas.

L. Stanton Lowry, Boyle & Lowry, LLP, Irving, for Amicus Curiae City of Keller, Texas.

Christopher G. Senior, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Home Builders.

J. David Breemer, James S. Burling, Sacramento, CA, for Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation.

Kimberly R. Lafferty, Piano Asst. Atty., Piano, for Amicus Curiae Piano Assistant Attorney.

Arthur J. Anderson, Winstead Sechrest & Minick, P.C., Dallas, for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of Builders.

Scott Houston, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Municipal League et al.

Gary S. Spencer, Sunnyvale, for Amicus Curiae Town of Sunnyvale, Texas.

Robert F. Brown, Terrence S. Welch, Brown & Hofmeister, Dallas, for Petitioner.

Bruce W. Bringardner, Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP, John L. Freeman, Moseley Martens, LLP, Dallas, Gregory P. Standerfer, Standerfer Law Firm, Southlake, for Respondent.


Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Town of Flower Mound's Land Development Code requires that a subdivision developer improve abutting streets that do not meet specified standards, even if the improvements are not necessary to accommodate the impact of the subdivision. Accordingly, the Town conditioned its approval of Stafford Estates Limited Partnership's development of a residential subdivision on Stafford's rebuilding an abutting road. Stafford...

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