Item 6E Presentation
Proposed Amendment to the Low Density
Residential Land Use Definition (Ord. No. 1186)
Item 6E – CP18-002
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL – PURPOSE
•Purpose: The purpose of the Low Density Residential land use category is
to provide for and to protect low intensity detached single-family residential
development that promotes the openness and rural character of Southlake.
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL – CURRENT DEFINITION
•Definition: The Low Density Residential category is for detached single-
family residential development at a net density of one or fewer dwelling
units per acre. Net density is the number of dwelling units per net acre,
which excludes acreage in all public rights-of-way. Other suitable
activities are those permitted in the Public Parks / Open Space and Public /
Semi-Public categories. The Low Density Residential category encourages
the openness and rural character of the City of Southlake.
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL – PROPOSED DEFINITION
•Definition: The Low Density Residential category is for detached single-
family residential development at a net density of one or fewer dwelling
units per acre. Net density is the number of dwelling units per net acre,
which excludes acreage in all public rights-of-way, easement, and lots
designated for public or private streets. Other suitable activities are
those permitted in the Public Parks / Open Space and Public / Semi-Public
categories. The Low Density Residential category encourages the
openness and rural character of the City of Southlake.
CHANGE IN DEFINITION
•Net density is the number of dwelling units
per net acre, which excludes acreage in all
public rights-of-way, easement, and lots
designated for public or private streets .
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
•City Council:
Approve definition as presented at 2nd Reading
AMENDMENT ADOPTION SCHEDULE
•January 9, 2018 – SPIN Town Hall Forum
•January 18, 2018 – P&Z Public Hearing (Approved 5-0)
•February 6, 2018 – City Council 1st Reading (Approved 6-0)
•February 20, 2018 – City Council 2nd Reading (Public Hearing)
Questions?
OPEN SPACE – LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
Open Space:
•Open spaces should be designed to add value to the development and may
include parks, playgrounds, greenbelts, ponds and lakes, gardens, and
conservation areas.
•Provide natural walking paths along stream and creek corridors.
•Preserve existing wooded areas and stream corridors when feasible.
•Emphasize environmental elements as “features” rather than constraints.
Portion of the Low Density Residential Definition that
Remains unchanged