2018-10-09 Meeting Report (SPIN2018-39 Specific Use Permit for a guard house and Site Plan for Verizon)
SPIN MEETING REPORT
SPIN Item Number: SPIN2018-39
City Case Numbers: ZA18-0046
Project Name: Specific Use Permit for a guard house and site plan for Verizon
SPIN Neighborhoods: SPIN #1
Meeting Date: October 9, 2018
Meeting Location: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX
City Council Chambers
Total Attendance: 8
Host: Sandra Harrison, Community Engagement Committee
Applicants Presenting: Kathy LaLonde, Griffin Harris, PLLC email:lalonde@griffinharris.com
Phone: 214-534-0900
City Staff Present: Patty Moos, Planner and Jerod Potts, Policy & Strategic Initiative
Principal Planner
Presentation begins: 6:32 pm Presentation ends: 7:05 pm
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FORUM SUMMARY:
Property Situation: 500 W. Dove Road
Details: Specific Use Permit to add an approximately ninety-four (94) square foot guard house
to the existing facility, and is also proposing to modify the existing Site Plan for Verizon on
approximately twenty-five (25) acres.
Verizon is proposing a specific use permit for a guard house at the W. Dove Road entrance with
a site plan for the property including fencing around the property perimeter (with offset fencing
along SH114 as required in the SH114 Corridor Overlay, walkways within the fencing for
employees including fitness stations and benches. The fencing material will be 8-foot black
aluminum fencing setback from the property line. The guard house will be 94 sq. ft. and match
the main building materials and colonial red roof on the main building. A pergola with a matching
colonial red roof and picnic tables is proposed on the southwest corner of the main building for
the employees. There will be five (5) fitness stations with benches along the proposed
perimeter walkways with exercise stations, decomposed granite surface, and instructional
signage for the exercise equipment. Trees will need to be removed, relocated or replaced to
accommodate the proposed walkway. The south, north and west areas of the site will add
additional landscaping. A traffic impact study was submitted for the traffic on W. Dove Road
showing no impact on the W. Dove Road traffic. The City will be reviewing the traffic study.
Presentation:
Questions and Concerns:
1. Concerned about the relocation of the trees on the northeast area for the trail
construction and screening.
2. Concerned about the strength of the aluminum fencing and what it will look like
on the property.
3. Concerned about the look of the guard house and the guard gate.
4. Is the future SH114 access road frontage included in the plan? Applicant to
check on this item.
5. Is the SUP only for the guard house? Yes.
6. What is the length of the SUP for the guard house? For the life of the building.
7. Questions and concerns on the relocation of the trees for the walkway in the
northeast drive area.
8. Any other guard houses in Southlake? Applicant not aware of any other guard
houses.
9. Can there be masonry pillars along the fencing to break up the fencing? Noted by
applicant.
10. Concern about what has changed that the fencing is needed. Applicant is not
authorized to discuss details.
11. Concern about existing trees being dead and cut down and not replaced at W.
Kirkwood and W. Dove intersection. Applicant will check into this.
12. Are the benches and exercise stations visible from the street? Some may be
visible.
13. Any landscaping along the exterior fencing? Some trees along the fencing.
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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.
Southlake Connect Results for the October 9, 2018 SPIN Town Hall Forum