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2005-05-02 Meeting Report (Continental/Brumlow Office Complex)A 4ECSPIN�► IF m AA IV Neighborhood Meeting Report Form SPIN Neighborhood 7, 8, 9e Meeting Date 5/02/05 Meeting Topic and Description: Proposed office complex at the northeast quadrant of the Continental /Brumlow roundabout. Featured Speakers: Bill Vaughn Number of neighbors attending: 8 Location of meeting: Town Hall, Training Room 43a Notification Process: (ie: flyer mailed, hand delivered, calls, city publications, etc.) meeting notice mailed, signs placed throughout the City, posted on website. Follow -Up Information: Attached questions and comments summary. Signature .Leff Ware, SPIN 97 Representative Office Complex at the NE Quadrant of Continental /Brumlow SPIN #7, #8 #9E O &A: What is the size of the building? A) 8,000 sf for the ground floor and additional 7,000 sf for the 2nd floor. What is the size of the land? A) 1.2 ac plus excess ROW. The size of building seems to be very large? A) We have 1.2 ac of land. It is almost 1.5 ac if you consider the excess ROW. A typical neighboring home has about 7,000 sf structure but is on' /z ac lot. So, from the density point of view, we are much less intensive. Are you building a sidewalk on S. Carroll? A) It is there now but we might modify it a little. What will we see from the homes at the north east corner? A) The NW elevation. What type of businesses /tenants will occupy the building? A) High quality and professional because of the high cost of rent. Our architect is considering relocating his office here. How many tenants will occupy the building and how many parking spaces will you have? A) It could be just one tenant taking out the whole building or several smaller tenants share the building. We have a total 49 parking spaces as required by the ordinance, but they are for both tenants and their visitor. Will there be a wall on the perimeter? A) There will be 6' wall /fence plus trees. What type of wall, and can it be an 8' wall? A) It will be masonry, wood, or plants. 6' is the city's requirement but 8' might be considered. How tall is the drive —thru structure? A) One story with open trusses, just like the one at Timarron Country Club. Where is the dumpster? What time of the day will the trash be picked up? A) It is near the Continental side and we hope it can be picked up at the same schedule as the neighboring homes. Will water drain to neighboring homes? A) There will be no water draining from this site to the adjoining properties. All the water from the site will drain to storm sewer. How tall will the trees be? A) They will grow to 12' 14' when mature, but it will take a few years. What will you do with the existing brick wall at the north west corner? A) We will tie our wall to it and clean the adjacent area. What will the office hours be? A) Typically 8 am to 5 pm, Monday thm Friday. Occasionally, there will be a few tenants who will stay late or come in during the weekends. What is your business justification of building such a high cost building? A) We believe the location can bring in high end tenants from Timarron and Colleyville. How can kids from the neighborhood fight the 8 am traffic in order to get to Old Union? A) We believe the round -about addresses the traffic better and in fact is safer for kids to walk. Will your driveways become a cut -thru? A) It can be prevented, and it will take longer by cutting thru. Have you done a traffic study to determine how much more traffic your development will add to the area? A) Not yet. Is the size of the building a critical factor to the development? A) It has a direct relationship between the size of the building and the economy of the project. How tall will your building be? A) Just like a typical 2 -story home. Can you move the building closer to Carroll /Continental? A) It is a corner lot and has a 25' building setback on both streets. We cannot move it any closer. How wide is the driveway? Is it one -way or two -way? (A) It is 25' fire lane as required by code and will be two -way. Comments from developer It is our intention to build one of the most expensive and quality office buildings in Southlake. We will preserve the grove of the trees at the SWC and add heavy landscaping around the property. With our proposed driveways further away from the intersection than the existing driveways, we think it will improve the traffic and safety. With all the traffic passing thru the round about, we don't feel like someone will build a home on this site. Comments from residents We the neighboring residents do not want the parking next to our properties. We bought our homes with the understanding that this site will be residential instead of commercial. How can we sell our homes in the future without compromising the value? The site was planned for homes when NAPA Valley was developed but the property owner wanted too much and has since been excluded from the development. It is a very beautiful building. It should be somewhere like Town Square instead of next to homes.