2035 Corridor Committee Meeting Report - Mtg. 9 - Kroger Fuel Station
Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee Meeting Report
Meeting 9 – March 22, 2017
MEETING
LOCATION: Southlake Town Hall – Training Rooms 3B, 3C & 3D
1400 Main Street
Southlake, Texas, 76092
IN
ATTENDANCE:
City Council Members: Chad Patton, Gary Fawks
Planning & Zoning Commission Members: Michael Springer, Chris
Greer
Park Board Member: Frances Scharli
Community Enhancement Development Corporation: Brandon
Bledsoe
City Staff: Ken Baker, Dennis Killough, Daniel Cortez, David Jones,
Richard Schell, Jerod Potts, Kyle Hogue
AGENDA
ITEMS:
1. Call to Order.
2. Opening Comments.
3. Review, discuss and make recommendations on a proposed office
development on property located at the northwest corner of N. White
Chapel Blvd. and W. State Highway 114 and addressed as 140 and 190
W. State Highway 114 and 1700 N. White Chapel Blvd.
4. Review, discuss and make recommendations on a proposed Kroger fuel
station on property located at the southwest corner of E. State Highway
114 and Village Center Dr. and addressed as 300 Village Center Dr.
5. Southlake 2035 Land Use Plan – Development of the State Highway 114
Sector Plan.
6. Adjournment.
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MEETING
OVERVIEW:
On March 22, 2017 the Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee
held their ninth 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 #4 DISCUSSION – Kroger Fuel Station:
Staff made presentation to the Committee
Questions for Staff by the Committee
Q: This is a C-3 with an SUP and variances
A: Typically this is permitted in the district with approval of an SUP
STAFF RESPONSE: Zoning Administrator will need to make a determination of
whether this is a building
Q: Because they are zoned C-3, nothing is tied to the development?
A: Right now this is part of the Home Depot Lot - development would need to meet
C-3 regulations and SUP requirements for a fuel station
Q: Want to understand what someone could do there
A: Is possible they could modify what is in the Home Depot lot
Questions for Applicant by the Committee
Q: Why do you want to go there and take that open area, is that unusable?
A: More just maneuvering more than anything
Q: What does that mean, you are restricted?
A: Through the legal agreements filed with the county, we are res tricted
Q: Why would they put a fuel station here when there is one next door?
A: Focus is customer - trying to drive the fuel reward program
A representative of the project made a presentation to the Committee. The
following includes comments by the presenter and other representatives of the
project:
o Roof was what we had in our tool bag, can comply and will not need variance
o Have done a parking count ratio verification - sounds like this was built prior to
zoning and there have been some zoning changes since
o Right now the existing impervious area for the entire Home Depot parcel is 83%
and the ordinance calls for 75%
o Went out and physically counted each one and it was 583 parking spaces, were
allowed 609 according to the recorded plat
o Looking at tree preservation - would save the one oak tree that is there
o Have not gone out and done a survey - assume about 6 foot of fall from paving
RESPONSE BY COMMITTEE: Are you dealing with Home Depot as the seller?
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RESPONSE BY APPLICANT: Yes
Comments by the Committee
o Do not see a clear path
o It does not have access off the highway
o Other gas stations around
o Do not think it is what we are trying to do on SH 114
o Adding extra movements on Village Center is troubling
o Do not know that we want mid-block gas stations along frontage roads
o This is a high profile location
o At this point, that area is the Home Depot open space
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STAFF PRESENTATION SHOWN TO COMMITTEE:
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