Item 6H SPIN Report
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
Applicant Presenting: David Jones, Principal Planner
City Staff Present: David Jones, Principal Planner, Dennis Killough, Deputy Director 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.com and clicking
on “Learn More” under Video On Demand; forums are listed under SPIN by 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
o Intention is to reduce erosion, preserve habitat, increase open space, and
minimize impacts from site development and increases in impervious
coverage
o Benefits of creek buffer is they can be used as nonstructural stormwater
filtering and infiltration zones, keeps structures out of the floodplain, provides
ROW for large flood events, and helps preserve riparian ecosystems and
habitats
o This ties back in to the adopted Integrated Stormwater Management Manual
(iSWM) – another recommendation from the Sustainability Plan to adopt
recommendations within that document
• Proposed amendments to Ord. No. 480 (stream/creek buffer):
o Allow bufferyard credit on property boundary containing buffer or on
boundaries parallel to the buffer
o Allow 1 for 1 tree credit for saving native trees within the border
o For sites that have a meandering stream or a stream that runs diagonally
through the site the credit would work differently
• Proposed amendments to Ord. No. 480 (permeable pavement):
o Consider incentivizing permeable pavement (such as credits toward
impervious coverage limitations) – Tier 2 Recommendation in
Sustainability Master Plan
o Benefits of permeable pavement include: reduces stormwater runoff,
allows rainfall to percolate into the soil rather than sheet flowing into
waterways, reduces surface temperatures, and reduces pooling of water
during rain events
o Permeable concrete and asphalt would be allowed to serve as an offset if
a developer wishes to increase impervious coverage over the maximum
that is allowed
o Ordinance amendment would allow for up to a 5% increase in that
maximum impervious coverage if a minimum amount of permeable
surface is used
o Ordinance would also add a definition for permeable pavement and it
would allow permeable pavers to be approved on a case by case basis
o Systems using grass or gravel would not quality as a permeable all-
weather surface
Exhibits presented at SPIN:
QUESTIONS / CONCERNS:
None
SPIN Meeting Reports are general observations of SPIN Meetings by City staff and SPIN Representatives. The report is neither verbatim nor official
meeting minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and appointed officials, City staff, and the public of the issues and questions raised by residents and
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, 2016 SPIN Meeting