2035 Corridor Committee Meeting Report - Mtg. 13 - Wilks Property
Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee Meeting Report
Meeting 13 – October 4, 2017
MEETING
LOCATION: Southlake Town Hall – Training Rooms 3A, 3B, 3C & 3D
1400 Main Street
Southlake, Texas, 76092
IN
ATTENDANCE:
City Council Members: Chad Patton, Shawn McCaskill
Planning & Zoning Commission Members: Michael Springer, Chris
Greer
Ex Officio: Brandon Bledsoe
Park Board Member: Frances Scharli
City Staff: Ken Baker, Dennis Killough, Jerod Potts, Daniel Cortez
AGENDA
ITEMS:
1. Open House to provide information on the recommendations of the
proposed FM 1709 – FM 1938 Corridor Plan, an element of the Southlake
2035 Comprehensive Plan (5:30 PM to 6:30 PM).
2. FM 1709 – FM 1938 Corridor Plan public presentation and discussion
(Approximately 6:30 PM).
3. Review, discuss and make recommendations on a proposed development
to include a hotel and three (3) restaurants located on an approximately 6
acres of property addressed as 1901 W. Kirkwood Blvd. and located at the
corner of W. State Highway 114 and W. Kirkwood Blvd.
4. Review, discuss and make recommendations on a proposed Senior Living
Cottage development located on approximately 13 acres on property
addressed as 930 E. Highland Avenue (Property located east of the
Harbor Chase Assistant Living Facility).
5. Adjournment
MEETING
OVERVIEW:
On October 4, 2017 the Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee
held their thirteenth 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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1. ITEM #3 DISCUSSION – Review, discuss and make recommendations on a
proposed development to include a hotel and three (3) restaurants located on
an approximately 6 acres of property addressed as 1901 W. Kirkwood Blvd.
and located at the corner of W. State Highway 114 and W. Kirkwood Blvd:
Staff Presentation: Dennis Killough
Dennis provided an overview of the proposed development
Questions for Staff by the Committee:
Q: Niche retail - does that mean we are talking about things other than a chain?
A: Things that focus in unique markets
Q: Regarding the zoning - is there specific language on the nature (5 stories or 3) of
the hotel?
A: The zoning just identifies uses.
Q: Sidewalk considered along SH 114 frontage?
A: Yes
Applicant Presentation: Charles Hodges
Majority of this property was purchased by TD Ameritrade
Has about 35 feet of topographic both up and down
Retail / specialty restaurant (concept restaurants not chain, that are sit down, no
drive through)
Want to be the walkable centerpiece for that entire campus
Forested area as the backdrop; wanted to take advantage for the restaurant and
hotel
Want to be a boutique hotel in this location
Wilks family will want to own and operate the hotel
Dramatic fall towards Kirkwood, and has a steady climb from the crown to the SH
114 area
The original decorative walls from Solana are still there
Not sure what we are able to do with the walls that are there - think it is important
to work around those walls and make them a focal point to how buildings are
arranged
Solid tree wall on both sides of the floodplain - great understory to take
advantage of
Outdoor dining embracing the canopy
Encouraging the ability to extend trails with foot bridge that loop from Sabre
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system, to this area, and then to TD Ameritrade
Think there is an opportunity for a walkable environment
May be opportunities for autonomous transportation that runs on a loop; possibly
a manually driven trolley system
Hoping to utilize offsite parking for valet in the evening
Think there is good compatibility for co -use of parking between restaurants and
hotel
Think it is important for restaurants to cohabitation with one pad
Designing with high pressure pipeline along SH 114, not against it
Relative height in the grading does two things: eight (8) foot cut off the knob that
will give a neutral no cut - no fill area
Think we will be able to work with this plan so that there opportunities to save
trees in the neutral zone
Looking at 135 rooms in the hotel - boutique hotel is smaller
Would like to have extensive area (centerpiece of hotel) to be public area on the
back side; passive, quiet, not a lot of organized activities
Think retaining wall will need to be included in the design
Asking to take 16,377 SF of land for a widening and extension of the service road
Designing hotel for the business traveler;
Worked with the Fire Department to make sure we satisfy requirements
Willing to work with staff and deliver level of quality. Will write definition of that
Questions for the Applicant by the Committee:
Q: Looks like a lot of parking
A: Right on code - Uber effect. Many hotel residents would likely not even have a rental
car. Would like to have less parking. 21% on green space not counting any in the
parking lot. Probably 4 or 5 spots over on the hotel
Q: What is keeping you from going to 95-room hotel?
A: Hilton says you cannot be that successful with that few rooms; We would like to be
small
Q: You say neutral - that is where you are not raising or lowering the grade? Least
amount of earth disturbance?
A: Setting restaurants 5-feet below the elevation of the top of that wall; all outdoor dining
will sit behind that wall. Will have some opportunities to stair step in the neu tral zone.
Q: Did you look at the hotel requirements for the City?
A: Say they will do full bell-service, full room-service. The restaurant in the hotel will not
be full at noon. Would not be a vibrant 3-meal restaurant
Q: What were your options with valet?
A: Think we need to provide for it - particularly at the two restaurant site
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Q: Is there a pool with the hotel?
A: Right now we are not putting a pool
Comments by the Committee:
Make the development work with what you're given
Comes down to negotiating this SUP; land use has been decided - what is it going to
look like
Take that corner and turning that into more of a feature rather than just a wall - have
set a precedent with how we treat corners
Use the SUP to tie down the details - industry has changed so much
There is a limit to what we do to make sure you maintain a quality level of hotel
It would be really cool - subject to everything we are all concerned about
Great way to add to TD Ameritrade
Would be interested in seeing how you can doctor up that corner
We like options all the way through the process - might know what we want until we
see it
Parking - way to link restaurants to the hotel
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