Item #5 - Nolen Office Park Phase II1
Item #5
M E M O R A N D U M
July 27, 2018
To: 2035 Corridor Planning Committee
From: Kenneth Baker, Sr. Director of Planning and Development Services
Subject: Item #5 – Overview – Nolen Office Park Phase II
Purpose:
Review, discuss and make recommendations on the development of approximately 3.9 acres of
land for the construction of four professional and medical office buildings.
Property Location:
2627 S. Nolen Dr., approximately 290 feet south of E. Southlake Blvd.
Aerial Location:
Summary of Proposal:
The proposed Zoning Change and Site Plan shows four office buildings totaling approximately
27,000 square feet of professional office space. The project is anticipated to include
construction of a portion of Village Center Drive.
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Background:
This is the undeveloped remainder, currently zoned “AG” Agricultural District, of the original tract
that Nolen Center to the north was developed from. A common access easement and driveway
extends from Nolen Center into the northeastern portion of the tract providing access onto S.
Nolen Drive. The property is heavily wooded with native tree growth including post oaks and
eastern red cedars.
View looking north along S. Nolen Dr. frontage
View looking south along S. Nolen Dr. frontage
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Existing Land Use Plan Designation: Retail Commercial
Purpose and Definition: The Retail Commercial category is a lower- to medium-intensity
commercial category providing for neighborhood-type retail shopping facilities and general
commercial support activities. It is intended to provide limited local retail and/or office uses
which serve neighborhoods in close proximity. It is intended that all uses in this category will be
compatible with adjacent single family uses, thereby maintaining the character and integrity of
existing neighborhoods. This category is intended to encourage comprehensively planned
developments. In areas where the Retail Commercial designation is adjacent to residentially
zoned properties or areas with a residential designation on the Land Use Plan, lower intensity
activities such as office or office-related uses should be planned adjacent to the residential
uses. Other suitable activities are those permitted in the Public Parks/Open Space, Public/Semi-
Public, and Office Commercial categories.
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Existing Zoning:
The current zoning on the property is “AG” Agricultural District.
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Transportation:
The proposed development has shared access with the development to the north from S. Nolen
Drive and will have future access from Village Center Drive. The proposed project is anticipated
to include construction of a portion of Village Center Drive. Village Center Drive is planned as a
2-lane undivided collector with 60’ of right of way. A portion of the south half of the 60’ ROW for
S. Village Center has been dedicated to City which adjoins the south boundary of the subject
tract.
The Mobility and Master Thoroughfare Plan shows S. Nolen Drive. to be a 3-lane undivided
arterial with 70’ of right of way.
The Master Pathways Plan calls for minimum 5’ sidewalks along S. Nolen Drive and S. Village
Center Drive.
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Applicant Narrative:
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Concept Development Plan:
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Conceptual Elevations:
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