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Honda of Weatherford

Weatherford, TX

Expertise

  • Commercial

Services

  • civil engineering
  • land surveying
  • landscape architecture

Size

  • 15 acres

BHB provided site civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture services for the new Honda dealership located in Weatherford, Texas. Along with site development, BHB was responsible for offsite road and utility design, on-site drainage and detention, TxDOT access, parking, grading, paving, erosion control plans, and boundary/ALTA survey, topographic, and tree surveys. While the project was challenging and had many moving parts, Honda of Weatherford was completed successfully and opened to the public in March of 2019.

Photo courtesy of Fort Construction.

To begin this project, a special use permit was required since the business pertained to auto sales. The permit allowed BHB to receive variances on items that were required, such as moving the trees away from cars to allow for better visibility of the inventory. AutoTURN software was used in order to create an entrance to make sure large trucks and car carriers could get on the grounds. The original site only had one entry point from the I-20 Frontage Road. To make it easier for customers to access, this project included the design of Kaitlyn Dr., as well as the road’s water and sewer lines. Parts of Kaitlyn Dr. were included in the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), which is a revolving fund cities use to improve infrastructure. BHB’s worked with TxDOT to receive approval to remove the area of denied access on the I-20 Frontage Road and replace it with Kaitlyn Dr. to the west and a driveway to the east, which created a second access point to the Honda site.

Landscape plans were designed to comply with all city landscape requirements, as well as the inclusion of decorative plantings to enhance the appearance of high visibility landscape areas. Special emphasis was placed on the use of native and well adapted landscape species, which will result in low maintenance, low irrigation needs, and attractive aesthetics. The project also included heavy evergreen landscape screening to buffer the project from existing residences along the south property line.

Photo courtesy of Fort Construction.

Key People

  • Shannon L. Nave, PE, CFM

    Shannon L. Nave, PE, CFM

    Principal | Senior Civil Engineer

    Shannon Nave’s desire is to use engineering to leave the world a better place than he found it and to help man live with nature and with each other. His extensive experience includes engineering design and project management for a significant variety of civil and water resource projects.

    His wide-ranging experience in working for both consulting firms and as a municipal staff engineer includes flood studies, dam design and repair, expert witness testimony, and general civil projects encompassing designs for residential, commercial, educational, utility, and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).

    Shannon’s research and master’s thesis on storm water flow in streets and gutters led to UTA receiving a $450,000 grant from TxDOT to build a street section in the basement of the UTA Nedderman Hall to run full-scale tests.

    Shannon lives in Parker County with his wife Anna and two sons; he enjoys cooking, reading, and working with the Cub Scouts.

    Project Experience

    Imperial Construction Office and Shop

    Education

    Tarleton State University:
    Bachelor’s Degree/1996/Hydrology and Water Resources
    University of Texas at Arlington:
    Master’s Degree/2000/Civil Engineering: Water Resources

  • Ottis Lee, PE

    Ottis Lee, PE

    Vice President of Land Development

    Ottis Lee has always enjoyed building and learning how things work. He spent his first two years of college studying art and architecture, which introduced him to civil engineering. Ottis now has over 30 years of civil engineering, project management, and development management experience.

    His experience includes feasibility studies, conceptual planning, zoning, planting, construction plans, budgets, estimates, and construction support. He has provided designs and plans for numerous residential developments throughout North Central Texas, as well as marinas, commercial and retail sites, waterlines, sewer projects, and roadways and bridges.

    Ottis is an active member of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers. When he’s not working or participating in organizations, Ottis likes to spend time with his wife Lana and their three grown children.

    Project Experience

    Glade & Pool Road Roundabout

    Education

    Texas Tech University:
    Bachelor’s Degree/1984/Civil Engineering

  • Tom Kellogg, RLA

    Tom Kellogg, RLA

    Associate | Senior Landscape Architect

    As a Landscape Architect, Tom Kellogg has experience working in a project management position for both multi-disciplinary firms and landscape architecture design firms. His project history includes a wide variety of types, including parks and recreation, commercial landscape design, streetscapes, multi-family developments, and multimodal recreation trails.

    Living only a mile away from our Grapevine office, Tom discovered BHB while he was riding his bike and instantly wished he could work here. As it turned out, BHB was looking for a landscape architect at the time, and the rest is history.

    Outside of work Tom enjoys bicycling, something he’s loved doing since he was a kid. Tom also enjoys camping, traveling, visiting museums, and playing video games with his teenage son, Colin.

    Project Experience

    Imperial Construction Office and Shop
    Monterra Medical Campus
    Park Hill Surgery Center
    The Bowden: Event & Weddings

    Education

    University of Arkansas:
    Bachelor’s Degree/1982/Landscape Architecture

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