Item 14 - Narrative and Variance Request Letter
7557 Rambler Road ■ Suite 1400 ■ Dallas, TX 75231-2388 ■ 972.235.3031 ■ pkce.com
DATE: July 19, 2021
SUBJECT: SC SOUTHLAKE OWNER, LLC - KIRKWOOD OAKS, BUILDING B VESTIBULE ADDITION
The Sabre Corporate Campus consists of 2 existing office buildings, parking structure, and surface
parking lot. SC Southlake Owner, LLC is seeking to make a small improvement to the campus by
adding a vestibule and pedestrian drop off area to the existing 200,000 sf building, designated as
building “B”. This vestibule will work to improve campus accessibility for pedestrians by providing
an additional building entrance and new drop off area, while still maintaining the connection to
the existing surface parking lot. This building addition will consist of a 4,500 square foot vestibule,
approximately 33’ in height, and will span 2 stories. There will also be a pedestrian bridge that
connects to the existing elevated covered walkway that spans from the existing parking garage
to existing building “A”. This overhead connection will improve circulation across the campus. In
addition, there will be small modifications at the entry to include a pedestrian drop off area, as
well as 2 new drive approaches for additional access; one internal connection located on the
west side of the surface parking lot onto Sabre Drive, and one external connection located to the
east onto W. Kirkwood Boulevard.
Variance Requests
Due to the request for a new driveway and location of the external drive cut on the east side of
the parking lot onto W. Kirkwood Boulevard, the following variances will be necessary:
- Internal storage variance: as per the previous site plan when the surface parking lot was
constructed, we would like to request a stacking distance of 34’ to match the existing
condition for the 2 driveways at the parking lot. The stacking distance for the two existing
drive cuts onto W. Kirkwood Boulevard will remain unchanged.
- Driveway Spacing variance: the new drive approach would fall approximately ±123’ from
the existing driveway to the south, and approximately ±246.7’ from the driveway to the
north.
- Distance from driveway to curb inlet: the addition of the driveway would extend next to
an existing curb inlet and fall within the required 10’ of distance.
SC Southlake Owner, LLC believes this building addition will be a welcomed improvement for
pedestrians and will improve overall campus functionality.
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