Item 7A - 2035 Corridor Committee Meeting Report 08-02-2018
Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee Meeting Report
Meeting 18 – August 2, 2018
MEETING
LOCATION: Southlake Town Hall – Third Floor Training Rooms 3A – 3D
1400 Main Street
Southlake, Texas, 76092
IN
ATTENDANCE:
City Council Members: Shawn McCaskill, Chad Patton, John Huffman
Planning & Zoning Commission Members: Michael Springer, Daniel
Kubiak
Park Board Member: Frances Scharli
Ex Officio: Michael Forman
City Staff: Ken Baker, Dennis Killough, Jerod Potts, Richard Schell,
Madeline Oujesky, Patty Moos, Lorrie Fletcher, Daniel Cortez
AGENDA
ITEMS:
1. Call to Order.
2. Administrative Comments.
3. Review, discuss and make recommendations on a proposed development
to include a hotel and three (3) restaurant/retail sites located on
approximately 6.0 acres of land addressed as 1901 W. Kirkwood Blvd.
and located at the southeast intersection of W. State Highway 114 and W.
Kirkwood Blvd.
4. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the development of
approximately 4.9 acres of land for retail, restaurant and office
development located at 2300 E. State Highway 114, 411 N. Kimball Ave.
and 328 Shady Ln., generally located on the north side of E. State
Highway 114, east of N. Kimball Ave. and west of Shady Ln.
5. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the development of
approximately 3.9 acres of land for the construction of four professional
and medical office buildings located at 2627 S. Nolen Dr., generally
located approximately 290 feet south of E. Southlake Blvd . on the west
side of S. Nolen Dr., north of the intersection of future S. Village Center
Dr.
6. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the development of the
north 2.2 acre portion of an approximately 6 acre tract of land for First
National Bank located at 2001 Shady Oaks Dr., generally located along
the east side of Shady Oaks Dr., and the west side of W. State Highway
114, just south of W. Dove Rd.
7. Review and discuss options on the possible future development of the
properties in and around the Michael Drive area being approximately
11.76 acres of land generally located south of Southlake Blvd., north of W.
Continental Blvd./Union Church Rd., and west of Davis Blvd.
8. Adjournment.
MEETING
OVERVIEW:
On August 2, 2018 the Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee held
their eighteenth meeting. The Committee was sent a packet of materials
prior to the meeting that were to be discussed during the session. A
meeting agenda was posted and the meeting time was advertised on the
City’s website. The following meeting report focuses on discussion points
made during the meeting by members of the Committee, public and City
staff. This report is neither verbatim nor does it represent official meeting
minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and appointed officials, City
staff, and the public of the issues and questions raised by the Committee,
City staff, and any attendees of the meeting. Interested parties are
strongly encouraged to follow development cases through the process.
Please visit CityofSouthlake.com/Planning for more information.
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ITEM #3 DISCUSSION – Review, discuss and make recommendations on a
proposed development to include a hotel and three (3) restaurant/retail sites
located on approximately 6.0 acres of land addressed as 1901 W. Kirkwood Blvd.
and located at the southeast intersection of W. State Highway 114 and W.
Kirkwood Blvd.
Staff presentation: Richard Schell
o Zoning Change (S-P-2) and Concept Plan
o Five-story full service hotel
o Current Zoning: NR-PUD
o Future Land Use: Mixed Use
o Property in SH 114 Corridor (Restaurant and Specialty Retail Overlay)
o 1st meeting – too much parking, no connections. Looking for revisions to
elevations of hotel
o 2nd meeting – Revised hotel
Questions for staff by the Committee:
Q: Why is this development coming back through the process?
A: Comments from City Council meeting – Property could not support high density
use of the proposed development. Too many trees were being removed from the
property.
Applicant presentation by: Charles Hodges
o Topography sets the tone for site and makes it difficult for any type of
development
o Comments from Council
Not enough tree preservation
o Needed to reduce the restaurants:
15,000 SF to 12,500 SF
3 units
Dual concept for two restaurants with a bridge element
o Goal to preserve the plateau - Elevate area
o Retaining walls
Retaining walls around plateau / grove
Retaining wall close to HW (TxDOT)
o Eliminated stacked parking lot
o Preserve the grove, sit on top of plateau
Nestle 2 restaurants (multi-level) inside tree grove
Create possible connectivity of 2 restaurants
Split level restaurants in grove
o Walled entry from Kirkwood
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o Entering from 114 —> 9ft - 11ft retaining wall
o “Protected courtyard”
o Footbridge connector from plateau to hotel (opening to a social
patio/second lobby on the second floor of the hotel)
o Power of paired restaurants is better for gathering
Questions for applicant by the Committee:
Q: What is the perspective on retaining walls? Will they be 3ft retaining wall? 5ft?
A: 6ft - 8ft retaining walls around property with tapering
Q: Regarding the third restaurant not in the grove, do you plan to incorporate outside
seating to mirror the other two restaurants?
A: Yes, we wish to incorporate outdoor seating for the third restaurant
Q: With this plan, are you able to get all three restaurants parked?
A: Yes; however, there may be an opportunity to park underneath the hotel (just an
option)
Q: Regarding the retaining walls, are the materials and landscaping aesthetically
pleasing?
A: Plans to bring limestone across from hotel to the retaining walls
Q: Is parking shielded by the retaining wall?
A: When TxDOT is done, parking will most likely be exposed. We can work with
them to landscape and add street trees.
C: City Council will be concerned about parking being exposed to S.H. 114
A: Visually, we do not want to take the retaining walls too high that it creates an
ominous wall. We can add railing on top of wall that would be visually pleasing. This
development has layers like a “wedding cake”. The grove (trees and two
restaurants) will be exposed to noise.
Q: What do you envision regarding building materials for the plateau area?
A: Our first priority is to think of the health of the trees. Looking to create an elevated
deck with decomposed granite.
C: Keep the site as impervious as you can.
A: We threw away the old concept and made tree grove our main priority.
Q: Drains to the back?
A: NE perimeter is flood plain
Q: Regarding the full service hotel concept, is City Council comfortable with this?
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A: It is a much better concept this time around. Interested in the details and enjoy
the direction you are headed.
C: Good faith effort to address City Council’s comments. Possible trade-off for
parking and retaining walls.
Q: Front corner signage?
A: Existing Solana wall: steal ledger with placed letters, seasonal planters behind
signage (up-lighting for letters).
Q: Thoughts of incorporating waterfall concept to front signage?
A: Water in this position would be minimized and ineffective
Q: Thought of using retaining walls for a water fall effect?
A: W e wanted to create as much color there as possible; discounted water fall effect
KB: Signage would need to be approved by Sign Board and City Council
C: Only discomfort for signage is that it gives a look and feel of a “Hollywood sign”.
Unsure how City Council and Sign Board feel about that.
Q: Regarding the full service hotel, will the development observe guidelines defined
by the city for full service use?
A: 3 meals a day, room service, restaurant in hotel, service on patio deck with
beverage service
Q: Plans for a pool anywhere?
A: Corporate for hotel felt as if the pool concept is a waning interest. Business
travelers enjoy fitness rooms with equipment more.
Q: Plans for a steam / sauna? Hot tub?
A: Possibly plans for a sauna, nothing set in stone. Some individuals criticize steam
room concept.
Q: Plans for placing something on the roof of the hotel?
A: It is 5 stories up... possible opportunity for upper level patios under cover of roof.
Q: Any meeting spaces in the hotel?
A: Not large meeting spaces. We want to provide for more of a boutique hotel feel.
Q: When will we see this development presented at City Council?
KB: September 4th.
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