Item 5 - TeslaCase No.
ZA17-052
S T A F F R E P O R T
September 15, 2017
CASE NO: ZA17-052
PROJECT: Specific Use Permit for Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY: Black and Veatch, on behalf of Tesla Motors, is requesting approval of a Specific
Use Permit for electric vehicle charging spaces on property described as Lot 4R,
Block 2R1, Southlake Town Square Addition, City of Southlake, Tarrant County,
Texas and located at 1240 Main Street, Southlake, Texas on approximately 4.06
acres. Current Zoning: “DT” Downtown District. SPIN Neighborhood #8.
DETAILS: Black and Veatch is requesting approval of a Specific Use Permit for electric
vehicle charging spaces consisting of 10 electric vehicle charging stations to be
utilized by Tesla vehicles and installed at 10 dedicated parking spaces. The electric
vehicle charging spaces will be located at the west end of the existing parking lot
located between the Container Store and Charming Charlies adjacent to N. Carroll
Avenue and Prospect Street. The charging station will be utilized as public electric
vehicle charging spaces for Tesla vehicles only and will have designated and
signed parking spaces for Tesla electric vehicles only. Eleven existing parking
spaces will be utilized for the proposed 10 parking spaces wit h two accessible
spaces. Pavement striping will use up one of the eleven spaces. Signage for the
electric vehicle charging stations will be included with this Specific Use Permit
request. The applicant has provided additional information for the electric vehicle
charging spaces specific use permit regulations in the Narrative.
According to the applicant’s narrative, there are approximately 5,283 parking
spaces in Southlake Town Square. The electric vehicle charging spaces are
allowed with an approved Spec ific Use Permit and limited to a maximum utilization
of 10% of required parking spaces. There are recent approvals for electric vehicle
charging spaces within Town Square for the west (2 spaces) and east (4 spaces)
parking garages and the Tesla retail store (6), totaling 12 electric vehicle charging
spaces.
At the August 17, 2017 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the applicant
tabled their request to respond to the Planning and Zoning Commission’s requests
to provide taller shrubs along the west parking lot, change the equipment enclosure
material to split faced block, and to explore other potential locations for the Tesla
charging stations within Town Square. The applicant has made revisions to the
equipment enclosure material and shrubs, and has noted in their narrative that the
Town Square management prefers the currently proposed location. The enclosure
for proposed dedicated electric transformer and Tesla supercharger cabinets has
been revised from the Trex seclusion composition fence enclosure to a split-faced
block and is still proposed to be located south of the proposed dedicated parking
spaces.
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The landscaping has been revised to remove all the existing Indian Hawthorn
shrubs along the entire length of the west side of the parking lot for the installation
of the electric vehicle charger stations and underground electric cables . The
applicant is proposing Dwarf Burford Holly shrubs along the parking lot and
equipment enclosure and transformer area to insure the shrub height will be the
continuous along the parking lot edge. The height of the Dwarf Burford Holly
shrubs will be taller than the existing shrubs to screen the electric vehicle charging
stations and cars. The landscape plan includes adding two Chinese Pistache trees
on the west side of the proposed equipment enclosure.
ACTION NEEDED: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing
2) Consider Specific Use Permit Request for Electric Vehicle Charging
Spaces
ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
(C) Specific Use Permit Staff Review Summary #2, dated August 11, 2017
(D) Surrounding Property Owners
(E) Surrounding Property Owners Responses
Full Size Plans (for Commission and Council Members only)
Link to PowerPoint Presentation
Link to Narrative
Link to Plans
Page 1 Site Plan
Pages 2 -21 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Details
Link to Photographic Simulation Graphics
STAFF CONTACT: Dennis Killough (817) 748-8070
Patty Moos (817) 748-8269
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
APPLICANT: Black and Veatch
OWNER: Town Square Ventures RPAI Southwest Management, LLC
PROPERTY SITUATION: 1240 Main Street
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 4R, Block 2R1, Southlake Town Square Addition
LAND USE CATEGORY: Town Center
CURRENT ZONING: “DT” Downtown District
TRANSPORTATION
ASSESSMENT: This request does not affect traffic on or around the property.
SOUTHLAKE 2030: This initiative aligns with Southlake’s 2030 Mobility Master Plan
recommends adding non-residential charging stations as a use in Tier 1.
The Sustainability Master Plan Energy Resources recommends policies
that encourage private investment in alternative energy technologies within
the City in Tier 2.
HISTORY: September 20, 2016; City Council approved a Specific Use Permit for two
electric vehicle charging spaces with a dual charging station for the
Southlake Town Square west parking garage. (ZA16-064)
February 7, 2017; City Council approved a Specific Use Permit for up to six
Tesla electric vehicle charging stations at the location in the parking lot
behind the Tesla store in Southlake Town Square; approved signage in
conjunction with the electrical vehicle charging stations consistent with the
exhibits presented this evening; allowed the electric charging stations to be
utilized by the general public; the SUP will be valid for the term of the lease
for the specific tenant and any subsequent options and extensions; and all
wiring for electrical charging stations must be below ground. (ZA16-105)
June 6, 2017; City Council approved a Specific Use Permit the location o f
four parking spaces in the Southlake Town Square east parking garage as
electric vehicle charging parking spaces (2 electric vehicle charging parking
spaces installed immediately and 2 electric vehicle charging parking spaces
installed in the future). (ZA17-033)
SPIN: A SPIN meeting has been scheduled for September 26, 2017.
PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION: August 17, 2017; Approved (6-0) the motion to table the item to the regular
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on September 7, 2017.
STAFF COMMENTS: The Specific Use Permit Review Summary No. 2 is located in Attachment C
of this Staff Report.
Note: A specific use permit shall automatically expire if a building permit is
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not issued and construction begun within six (6) months of the
granting of the specific use permit or if the use shall cease for a
period of six (6) months.
45.20 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SPACES
1) Electric vehicle charging equipment may only be installed when accessory to the primary permitted
use.
2) No more than 10% of the total number of required parking spaces may be designated as electric
vehicle charging spaces.
3) Each charging space shall be posted with signage indicating the space is only for electric vehicle
charging purposes. Days and hours of operations shall be included if time limits or tow away
provisions are to be enforced by the owner. Information identifying voltage and amperage levels or
safety information must be posted.
4) Design should be appropriate to the location and use. Facilities should be able to be readily
identified by electric vehicle drivers but blend into the surrounding landscape/architecture for
compatibility with the character and use of the site.
5) Equipment shall be located so as not to impede pedestrian travel, create tri p hazards on
sidewalks, or interfere with accessibility requirements.
6) Regulations for the electric vehicle charging equipment and spaces shall be established in the
specific use permit. These regulations may include but are not limited to location; size of
equipment; signage, including directional signage (if any); and lighting (if any).
45.5 FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - In granting or denying an application for a specific use permit, the
City Council shall take into consideration the following factors:
a. Safety of the motoring public and of pedestrians using the facility and the area immediately surrounding the
site.
b. Safety from fire hazard, and measures for fire control.
c. Protection of adjacent property from flood or water damage.
d. Noise producing elements; and glare of vehicular and stationary lights and effect of such lights on
established character of the neighborhood.
e. Location, lighting and type of signs; and relation of signs to traffic control and adverse effect on adjacent
properties.
f. Street size and adequacy of pavement width for traffic and reasonably expected to be generated by the
proposed use around the site and in the immediate neighborhood.
g. Adequacy of parking, as determined by requirements of this chapter for off -street parking facilities for
similar uses; location of ingress and egress points for parking and off-street loading spaces; and protection
of the public health by all-weather surfacing on all parking areas to control dust.
h. Such other measures as will secure and protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
i.City Council may grant variances to specific regulations associated with a specific use set forth in
Sections 45. To receive a variance, the applicant must demonstrate one of the followi ng (As amended by
Ordinance No. 480-MMMM):
(a) A variance will reduce the impact of the project on surrounding residential properties; or
(b) Compliance with this ordinance would impair the architectural design or creativity of the project; or
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(c) A variance is necessary to assure compatibility with surrounding developed properties; or
(d) The proposed construction is an addition to an existing project that does not meet the requirements
of this ordinance.
APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS:
General Development
Standards Applies Comments
Overlay Regulations Y DT Regulations and Guidelines complies
Building Articulation NA DT Regulations and Guidelines not applicable to request
Masonry Standards NA DT Regulations and Guidelines not applicable to request
Impervious Coverage NA DT Regulations and Guidelines not applicable to request
Bufferyards NA DT Regulations and Guidelines not applicable to request
Interior Landscape Y DT Regulations and Guidelines complies
Tree Preservation NA DT Regulations and Guidelines not applicable to request
Sidewalks NA DT Regulations and Guidelines not applicable to request
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SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REVIEW SUMMARY
Case No.: ZA17-052 Review No.:Two Date of Review: 08/11/17
Project Name: Specific Use Permit – Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations in Southlake Town
Square
APPLICANT: Black and Veatch for Tesla
Motors
OWNER: Town Square Ventures
RPAI Southwest Management, LLC
5885 Meadows Drive, Ste. 700
Lake Oswego, OR 94035 Southlake, Texas 76092
Contact: Christina Suarez Contact: Jason Kasal
Phone: 541-490-3080
Email: SuarezC@BV.com
Phone: 972-801-6019
Email: Kasal@RPAI.com
City staff has reviewed the above referenced project received by the city on 7/31/17 and we offer the following
stipulations. These stipulations are hereby made conditions of Specific Use Permit approval unless specifically
amended by the City Council. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please contact the appropriate
staff member.
Planning Review
Patty Moos
Planner I
Phone: (817) 748-8269
Email:pmoos@ci.southlake.tx.us
45.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
a. Any use permitted hereunder shall meet the minimum requirements provided in the district in which it
is located.
b. A specific use permit shall automatically expire if a building permit is not issued and construction
begun within six (6) months of the granting of the specific use permit or if the use shall cease for a
period of six (6) months.
45.20 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SPACES
1) Electric vehicle charging equipment may only be installed when accessory to the primary permitted
use.
2) No more than 10% of the total number of required parking spaces may be designated as electric
vehicle charging spaces.
3) Each charging space shall be posted with signage indicating the space is only for electric vehicle
charging purposes. Days and hours of operations shall be included if time limits or tow away
provisions are to be enforced by the owner. Information identifying voltage and amperage levels or
safety information must be posted. All signage must be approved a s part of the Specific Use
Permit
4) Design should be appropriate to the location and use. Facilities should be able to be readily
identified by electric vehicle drivers but blend into the surrounding landscape/architecture for
compatibility with the character and use of the site.
5) Equipment shall be located so as not to impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on
sidewalks, or interfere with accessibility requirements.
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6) Regulations for the electric vehicle charging equipment and spaces shall be establis hed in the
specific use permit. These regulations may include but are not limited to location; size of
equipment; signage, including directional signage (if any); and lighting (if any).
Tree Conservation/Landscape Review
Keith Martin
Landscape Administrator
Phone: (817) 748-8229
E-mail: kmartin@ci.southlake.tx.us
TREE CONSERVATION COMMENTS:
* No existing trees are proposed to be altered for the installation of the electrical charging stations.
LANDSCAPE COMMENTS:
1. The existing hedgerow of shrubs is proposed to be relocated in back of the charging stations and
look to be directly on top of the charging station’s electrical supply lines. Will the proposed
placement pose a problem being over the electric supply lines?
2. The relocated hedgerow is proposed to be Green Velvet Boxwood, which is not the type of shrub
that now exists. The existing shrubs are Indian Hawthorn. It is recommended the shrubs in back of
the charging stations be the same as what currently exists so they match the existing shrub s that
will remain, and that a taller growing shrub species be provided around the proposed utility
compound.
* The Botanical Name for the Green Velvet Boxwood is spelled incorrectly. The correct genus
spelling is Buxus. Buxus x ‘Green Velvet’
* Indicates informational comment.
# Indicates required items comment.
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Fire Review
Kelly Clements
Fire Marshal
Phone: (817) 748-8233
Email:kclements@ci.southlake.tx.us
GENERAL COMMENTS:
1. Provide vehicle impact protection, bollards or parking stops, for all charging station
locations.
Informational Comments:
* All mechanical equipment must be screened of view from right-of-ways and residential
properties in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended.
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No review of proposed signs is intended with this site plan. A separate building permit is
required prior to construction of any signs.
All lighting must comply with the Lighting Ordinance No. 693, as amended.
* Development must comply with all requirements in Zoning Ordinance No. 480, Section 43,
Overlay Zones.
* Denotes Informational Comment
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Surrounding Property Owners
Electric Charging Spaces at the Southlake Town Square
SPO # Owner Address Zoning Acreage Response
1. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1420 DIVISION ST DT 2.90 NR
2. H & C SOUTHLAKE HILTON LLC 1400 PLAZA PL DT 3.72 NR
3. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1430 DIVISION ST DT 2.55 NR
4. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1410 DIVISION ST DT 0.24 NR
5. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1420 PLAZA PL DT 0.40 NR
6. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1430 DIVISION ST DT 0.75 NR
7. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1440 PLAZA PL DT 0.51 NR
8. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 400 GRAND AVE W DT 0.26 NR
9. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1452 DIVISION ST DT 0.22 NR
10. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1450 PLAZA PL DT 2.96 NR
11. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 400 GRAND AVE W DT 0.19 NR
12. SLTS GRAND AVENUE II LP 371 STATE ST DT 1.86 NR
13. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1200 PROSPECT ST SP1 2.66 NR
14. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 300 STATE ST SP1 2.97 NR
15. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1431 PLAZA PL DT 0.23 NR
16. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 400 GRAND AVE W DT 0.22 NR
17. SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF 351 STATE ST DT 1.97 NR
18. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1440 PLAZA PL DT 0.42 NR
19. SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF 399 GRAND AVE W DT 0.34 NR
20. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1452 PLAZA PL DT 0.20 NR
21. SLTS GRAND AVENUE II LP 1361 FEDERAL WAY DT 1.42 NR
22. SLTS GRAND AVENUE II LP 250 GRAND AVE W DT 0.40 NR
23. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 250 GRAND AVE W DT 0.01 NR
24. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 379 GRAND AVE W DT 0.01 NR
25. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 327 GRAND AVE E DT 0.01 NR
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26. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 351 GRAND AVE E DT 0.01 NR
27. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 316 GRAND AVE E DT 0.25 NR
28. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 327 GRAND AVE E DT 0.43 NR
29. SLTS GRAND AVENUE II LP 300 GRAND AVE DT 0.48 NR
30. SLTS GRAND AVENUE II LP 200 GRAND AVE W DT 0.56 NR
31. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1401 FEDERAL WAY DT 2.44 NR
32. SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF 1451 FEDERAL WAY DT 1.37 NR
33. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 291 GRAND AVE DT 0.60 NR
34. SLTS GRAND AVENUE LP 1471 FEDERAL WAY DT 0.58 NR
35. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1240 MAIN ST DT 4.08 NR
36. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1400 CIVIC PL DT 0.75 NR
37. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1422 MAIN ST DT 0.67 NR
38. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1256 MAIN ST DT 0.67 NR
39. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1200 MAIN ST DT 0.58 NR
40. SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF 1400 MAIN ST DT 0.69 NR
41. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1460 MAIN ST DT 0.48 NR
42. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1230 MAIN ST DT 0.28 NR
43. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1431 MAIN ST DT 0.33 NR
44. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 141 GRAND AVE DT 3.62 NR
45. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1431 E SOUTHLAKE BLVD DT 0.39 NR
46. SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF 151 STATE ST DT 0.81 NR
47. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 180 STATE ST DT 0.42 NR
48. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1235 MAIN ST DT 0.34 NR
49. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 115 GRAND AVE DT 0.38 NR
50. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 112 STATE ST DT 0.38 NR
51. SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF 101 STATE ST DT 0.94 NR
52. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1430 E SOUTHLAKE BLVD DT 0.27 NR
53. MARVEL, SCOTT 375 BINKLEY CT SF20A 0.47 NR
54. SCHLITZ, CARL 325 BINKLEY CT SF20A 0.57 NR
55. STRUNCK, JUERGEN F 200 N CARROLL AVE DT 0.31 NR
56. MENDEZ LTD 240 N CARROLL AVE AG 2.91 NR
57. STRUNCK, JUERGEN F 200 N CARROLL AVE AG 3.27 NR
58. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 140 STATE ST DT 3.28 NR
59. TOWN SQUARE VENTURES LP 1200 E SOUTHLAKE BLVD DT 1.01 NR
60. SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF 1297 FEDERAL WAY DT 1.72 NR
61. SLTS LAND LP 401 N CARROLL AVE DT 2.33 NR
62. SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF 1299 FEDERAL WAY DT 1.68 NR
63. SLTS LAND LP 401 N CARROLL AVE DT 8.09 NR
64. SLTS LAND LP 401 N CARROLL AVE DT 0.37 NR
65. SLTS LAND LP 401 N CARROLL AVE DT 0.28 NR
66. SLTS LAND LP 401 N CARROLL AVE DT 2.62 NR
67. Superintendent of Carroll ISD 2400 N Carroll Ave NR
68. Superintendent of Grapevine
Colleyville ISD 3051 Ira E Woods Ave
NR
69. Superintendent of Northwest ISD PO Box 77070 NR
70. Superintendent of Keller ISD 350 Keller Pkwy NR
Responses: F: In Favor O: Opposed To U: Undecided NR: No Response
Notices Sent: Fourteen (14)
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Responses Received: In Favor: 0 Opposed: 0 No Response:14 Undecided: 0
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Surrounding Property Owners Responses
Within 200 ft.: No Responses to Date
Outside 200 ft.: No Responses to Date