2008-08-25 Meeting Report (Ridgeview at Southlake)SPIN MEETING REPORT
CASE NO. ZA08 -075
PROJECT NAME: Ridgeview at Southlake
SPIN DISTRICT: SPIN 16
MEETING DATE: August 25, 2008
MEETING LOCATION: 1400 MAIN STREET, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
MEETING ROOMS 3A 3B
TOTAL ATTENDANCE: Seventeen (17)
SPIN REPRESENTATIVE(S) PRESENT: Ray Tremain #9e and Mike Terry #13
APPLICANT(S) PRESENTING: Harry Bowden, Community Site Planners; Curtis
Young, Sage Group, Inc.; et al
STAFF PRESENT: Richard Schell, Planner II and Lorrie Fletcher, Planner I
STAFF CONTACT: Lorrie Fletcher, (817)748 -8069; Ifletcher @ci.southlake.tx.us
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Property Situation
The property is located on the east side of Davis Boulevard just south of the Southlake
Crossing [Albertson's Blockbuster] shopping center.
Development Details
Property is approximately 13.22 acres and is zoned SP -1 Detailed Site Plan District,
SF -20A Single Family Residential District, and AG Agricultural District.
Applicant is proposing a T -1 Transition Zoning District to include a neighborhood
edge along Davis Boulevard with single story office buildings (3 proposed) and a
residential neighborhood element adjacent to Southlake Woods subdivision (24
proposed lots). The Plan also proposes approximately three (3) acres of open space.
QUESTIONS DISCUSSION
QUESTION: Are there any other T -1 districts approved in Southlake?
RESPONSE: Yes, Tealwood.
QUESTION: Where does this density exist in Southlake?
RESPONSE: Within the parameters of T -1 zoning; also Timarron and Tuscan Ridge.
QUESTION: Where will drainage run?
RESPONSE: Four different directions (showed on diagram)
QUESTION: What will the houses cost per square foot?
RESPONSE: The houses will cost between $600,000 and $800,000 and will measure from
3, 000 square feet to 4, 000 square feet.
QUESTION: It looks like there is a potential entry point on the south side of this
development. Will this lead to future expansion?
RESPONSE: The stub out you see is a city requirement for connectivity.
QUESTION: So that property would need zoning?
RESPONSE: Yes.
QUESTION: What are the back of the buildings going to look like?
RESPONSE: Both sides of the buildings will have front elevations.
QUESTION: Will there be a buffer at the residential adjacency line?
RESPONSE: There is an existing eight (8) foot fence that will stay we will also plant trees.
QUESTION: How deep are the back yards?
RESPONSE: The measurements will vary. All lots will have to abide by 25 foot set back
requirements.
QUESTION: How big are the lots?
RESPONSE: About a quarter acre.
QUESTION: I am concerned about drainage. Does the pipe leading into Southlake
Woods dump into the Southlake Wood's lake?
RESPONSE: Not sure.
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officials, City staff, and the public of the issues and questions raised by residents and the general
responses made. Responses as summarized in this report should not be taken as guarantees by the
applicant. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to follow the case through the Planning and Zoning
Commission and final action by City Council.