Item 7B Zoning Narrative
Tom M. Matthews, Jr.
Four Peaks Development LLC
2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite 120-323
Southlake, Texas 76092
Tele: 817-329-6996; Fax 817-481-4074; Mobile: 214-676-3434
Mr. Ken Baker
Director of Planning and Development Services
City of Southlake
1400 Main Street, Suite 310
Southlake, Texas 76092
Dear Mr. Baker:
Please accept this letter on behalf of D2 Development, Inc. and Four Peaks Development,
LLC as an explanation of the proposed zoning change for approximately 29.387 acres at the
southwest corner of Dove Road and White Chapel Road. The current “PUD” zoning the
property has in place allows a wide range of commercial and retail uses, with buildings of
varying heights that may, or may not, have different architecture styles and character and
have both surface and structured parking. It is our proposal to forego the existing, higher
intensity commercial zoning by rezoning the property Transitional Zoning District and
develop the property as a unique custom residential subdivision. The proposed residential
neighborhood will afford a cleaner, less impactful transition between the future commercial
development to the west and south of the subject property, the with existing residential uses
to the north and east of the subject property.
The proposed residential development calls for a limited access neighborhood with 58 single
family lots plus three open space lots. Two of the open space lots are being developed as
such to preserve a significant stand of trees and will be further improved with walking pasts
and benches for the quiet environment of the residents within the neighborhood; 18.0% of
the project is called for to be open space. The project is to be developed with its principal
access from White Chapel Road which will be improved with a screening wall, entry sign
and landscaped entry. Additional emergency access will be from the future extension of
Kirkwood Blvd. The internal streets complement the existing topography by meandering
through the site and lead to three cul-de-sacs what help create pockets of low traffic
residential areas. The design and layout of the project has been done so that most all of the
lots have a bonus that will be attractive to the quality homeowners for whom we have
designed this project; most lots either back to the park or are on a cul-de-sac.
In order to justify the relinquishing of the higher intense commercial zoning and preserve the
proposed amount of open space within the development, but also to design for our “empty
nester” target market, the lots average 11,646 square feet with not lot being less than 10,000
square feet. Coupled with the Development Standards, which are included with our
application, it is our belief that Metairie at Southlake is poised to be another high quality
residential neighborhood for Southlake. We further feel that no other subdivision in
Southlake has better addressed and focused on the empty nester market that is growing
and demanding a high-quality neighborhood.
Mr. Ken Baker
Metairie at Southlake
August 28, 2017
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Sincerely,
Tom M. Matthews, Jr.
President
Four Peaks Development, LLC