2016-07-26 Meeting Report (Ord 480 and 483)
SPIN MEETING REPORT
Case Number:
SPIN16-23
Project Name:
Proposed amendments to both Zoning Ordinance No. 480 and the
Subdivision Ordinance No. 483
SPIN Neighborhood:
Citywide
Meeting Date:
July 26, 2016
Meeting Location:
1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX
City Council Chambers
Total Attendance:
Four (4)
Host:
Randy Robbins, Community Engagement Committee
ApplicantPresenting:
David Jones, Principal Planner
City Staff Present:
David Jones, Principal Planner, Dennis Killough, DeputyDirector of
Planning and Development Services, Steven Anderson, Deputy City
Engineer; Jerod Potts, Planner I; Lorrie Fletcher, Planner I
Attached to the end of this report are the Blackboard Connect Delivery Results for the July 26, 2016 SPIN
Town Hall Forum
Town Hall Forums can be viewed in their entirety by visiting http://www.cityofsouthlake.comand clicking
on “Learn More” under Video On Demand; forums are listed under SPINby meeting date.
FORUM SUMMARY:
Development Details:
Sustainability Plan adopted as part of the Southlake 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
Contains prioritized recommendations to maximize the efficient use of public resources
Creek Buffer –Tier 1 recommendation of Sustainability Plan
Intention is to reduce erosion, preserve habitat, increase open space, and
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minimize impacts from site development and increases in impervious
coverage
Benefits of creek buffer is they can be used as nonstructural stormwater
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filtering and infiltration zones, keepsstructures outofthe floodplain, provides
ROWfor large flood events, and helps preserve riparian ecosystems and
habitats
This ties back in to the adopted Integrated Stormwater Management Manual
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(iSWM) –another recommendation from the Sustainability Plan to adopt
recommendations within that document
Proposed amendmentsto Ord. No. 480(stream/creek buffer):
Allow bufferyard credit on property boundary containing buffer or on
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boundaries parallel to the buffer
Allow 1 for 1 treecredit for saving native trees within the border
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For sites that have a meandering stream or a stream that runs diagonally
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through the site the credit would work differently
Proposed amendments to Ord. No. 480(permeable pavement):
Consider incentivizing permeable pavement (such as credits toward
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impervious coverage limitations)–Tier 2 Recommendation in
Sustainability Master Plan
Benefitsof permeable pavement include: reducesstormwater runoff,
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allows rainfallto percolateinto the soil rather than sheetflowing into
waterways, reducessurfacetemperatures, and reducespooling of water
during rain events
Permeable concrete and asphalt would be allowed to serve as anoffset if
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a developer wishes to increase impervious coverage over the maximum
that is allowed
Ordinance amendment would allow for up to a 5% increase in that
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maximum impervious coverage if a minimum amount of permeable
surface is used
Ordinance would also add a definition for permeable pavement and it
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would allow permeable pavers to be approvedon a case by case basis
Systems using grass or gravel would not quality as a permeable all-
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weather surface
Exhibits presented at SPIN:
QUESTIONS / CONCERNS:
None
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the general responses made.Responses as summarized in this report should not be taken as guarantees by the applicant.Interested parties are
strongly encouraged to follow the case through the Planning and Zoning Commission and final action by City Council.
Blackboard Connect Delivery Results for the July 26, 2016SPIN Meeting