Item 9 - Zoning Narrative and Variance Request Letter
12801 N. Central Expressway · Suite 1400 · Dallas, TX 75243 · Voice 972-239-5111
November 17, 2021
Mr. Dennis Killough
City of Southlake
Department of Planning
1400 Main Street, Suite 310
Southlake, TX 76092
Re: Multi-Sport Training Facility – Zoning Narrative
2311 Crooked Lane, Southlake, Texas
Dear Dennis:
JMDJMD, LLC desires to build a new Multi-Sport Training Facility on the site located north of Dean
Way and south of Crooked Lane. The Facility will include approximately 42,835 square feet of indoor
training fields, 30,722 square feet of lighted outdoor training fields, and a building of approximately 2,260
square feet containing check in, restrooms, and a small retail shop. The property is currently zoned “AG”
Agricultural District and S-P-1 which does not allow the sport training use. The property is classified as
“Industrial” on the City’s Consolidated Land Use Plan.
To develop the property in a manner that is suitable to the needs of our client, the property will need to be
rezoned. Our request is to allow the development under S-P-1 Site Plan District Regulations using “I-1”
Light Industrial District zoning as our basis.
Regulatory modifications to the I-1 development regulations include the following:
a) Buffer Yard: Vary requirement for buffer yard along the south boundary to be 0’. Vary
requirement for buffer yard along the North boundary to be 9.5’. Change East buffer yard from
10’ – Type D to 10’ – Type A. West buffer yard will remain in accordance with I-1 underlying
zoning. Remove accent tree requirements for North (10’ –Type D) and East (10’ – Type A).
Reduce shrub requirement for East (10’ – Type A)
b) Screen Wall: Vary from screen wall requirement along the north boundary line adjacent to
residential to allow for an 8’ board on board cedar fence.
c) Facade Articulation: On all facades, the horizontal and vertical articulation will be as shown on
the Site Plan and the Building Elevations.
d) Height: No building or structure shall exceed one (1) story, nor shall it exceed forty (45) feet.
Athletic field light poles shall not exceed sixty (60) feet in height.
e) Maximum Impervious Coverage – not exceed 87%
f) Off-Street Loading Requirements: The minimum number of off-street loading spaces shall be
none.
g) Netting along perimeter of fields shall not to exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height
h) Painted metal storage container is allowed for equipment storage. Container not to exceed 8’ x
9.5’ x 24’.
i) The tree removal percentage shall be as shown on the Tree Conservation Plan.
j) Allow shared parking with the Dragon Stadium by way of a reciprocal parking agreement to
satisfy the parking requirements. Gate will be opened for overflow parking on select weekends
during tournaments and on game days (Friday night only) to allow CISD parking on the Multi-
Sport Facility property.
k) Hours of Operation:
a. Monday-Thursday 2pm – 10pm
b. Friday 2pm – 11pm
c. Saturday 7am – 11pm
d. Sunday 1pm – 9pm
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12801 N. Central Expressway · Suite 1400 · Dallas, TX 75243 · Voice 972-239-5111
Permitted Uses will follow I-1 zoning district with the following exceptions:
· Only the following uses will be permitted:
o Indoor and outdoor sport fields
o Check in/restroom
o Concession
o Pro shop retail
o Batting cages
o Food truck concessions as shown on site plan
o Equipment storage utilizing painted metal storage container
Variance requests will include the following:
a) Athletic Field Lighting: The athletic field lighting shall not exceed 4 – sixty (60) foot tall poles and
the maximum illumination shall not exceed 75 foot-candles on the playing surface.
b) Intensity of illumination projected to light industrial to the south shall not exceed 16 foot-candles.
– horizontal and vertical
c) The maximum Kelvin temperature for the athletic field lights will be 5700K.
d) The intensity of luminance projected to the industrial district to the south will be 9.1.
e) Interior Landscape – Reduce accent tree requirement to as shown on plan.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have as you review this request.
Sincerely,
Hart Gaugler + Associates
John D. Blacker, P.E.
Principal
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