Item 7 - Narrativer
SITEPLANNING CIVIL ENGINEERING PLAT"PING
ibCONSULTANTS, LLC
jy. LAND SURVEYING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
a'I'BPE Firm No. 1798 '1'BPLS Firm No. 10047700
Ken Baker, AICP September 05, 2017
Senior Director of Planning & Development Services
City of Southlake
1400 Main Street
Southlake, TX 76092
RE: Highland Corner (Land Use Change, Zoning Change, Site Plan, & Preliminary Plat)
Mr. Baker,
The purpose of this Letter of Intent is to accompany the applications for a Land Use Change,
Zoning Change (AG to S -P-1), Site Plan, and Preliminary Plat. Located on North Kimball Avenue, north of
Southlake Glen Drive and south of East Highland Street, Highland Corner is a 6.068 Acre proposed Office
Commercial development. The development consists of eight (8) lots including seven (7) buildings,
numbered 1 thru 7 and one (1) X lot. Lots 1 thru 7 will consist of general and medical office uses that
will be served by a common access easement and public utilities connecting to the existing utilities in
the Kimball Avenue Right of Way. The Land Use change consists of 6.068 acres, the request is to change
from Medium Density Residential & Mixed Use to Office Commercial. The Buildings range in size from
5,976 square feet to 8,319 square feet. Lot 8X will be a drainage easement including a detention basin
for the development.
The proposed development is adjacent to the Future Land Use designation of Mixed Use to the
South and adjacent to Kimball Highland, an office development zoned B1, to the north. The widening of
North Kimball Avenue, to a four -lane divided thoroughfare, along with the increased traffic has created
an environment conducive for office use. With the widening of North Kimball Ave and the increased
traffic the lots adjacent to the Right of Way no longer warrant a desirable residential use. The Land Use
change to Office Commercial will allow for an appropriate transition from the thoroughfare to the
existing residencies. The office use will act as a buffer between existing residential and a four -lane
divided thoroughfare. This has provided an opportunity to create uses that differ from the Future Land
Use that will serve the community's needs.
The proposed development applications include a Traffic Impact Analysis including both the
A.M. and the P.M. peak hours. Two driveways are proposed at the existing median breaks in North
Kimball Avenue. This will keep the commercial traffic off the residential streets of E Highland Ave and
Southlake Glen Dr.
If you have any questions or need anything else please do not hesitate to contact us.
Since
stin L. Lansdowne, P.E.
CC: David Keener, Applicant
111 Hillside Drive • Lewisville, TX 75057 • P: 972.436.9712 F: 972.436.9715
144 Old Town Blvd. North, Suite 2 0 Argyle, TX 76226 0 P: 940.240.1012