Item 7E Comprehensive Land Use Plan Justification
2106 E. State Highway 114 ● Southlake, Texas 76092
214-784-1617
www.medicidp.com
January 14, 2019
Ken Baker
Senior Director
Planning and Development Services
City of Southlake
1400 Main Street
Southlake, TX 76092
FROM: Medici Development Partners
RE: Comprehensive Plan Amendment Request for District 114, Kimball Park (Lot 2R)
Summary of Features that do not conform to the Future Land Use Map
Currently, the 2035 Consolidated Land Use Plan calls for only Commercial Office for this site. We propose
the Land Use for District 114 (Lot 2R) be amended to “Mixed-Use” with a combination of both Commercial
Office (65%) and Retail (35%).
Identification of conditions that have changed to warrant a change in the land use designation
This lot is proposed to be annexed into Kimball Park - a development that currently has the Mixed-Use
designation in the 2035 Consolidated Land Use Plan.
An explanation of why the requested land use designation is more appropriate than the existing
designation
The adjacent Kimball Park development is made up of 6 lots – all of which have been approved for the
“mixed use” designation in the 2035 Consolidated Land Use Plan. Once Lot 2R becomes part of Kimball
Park, we believe it is more appropriate for Lot 2R (1.75 acres) to have the same land use designation as the
remainder of Kimball Park.
An explanation of how the requested land use designation is compatible with surrounding land use
designations
Lot 2R is almost completely surrounded by properties with the Mixed-Use designation including Kimball Park
to the east and the Sharp Office Building directly to the north.
Justification as to how the proposed development fits within the area and fulfiulls the goals of the
Consolidated Land Use Plan
Identification of unique characteristics of the area that supports this type of development
In 2012, City Council approved Kimball Park for development. During the approval process, staff asked we
would be willing to provide cross access to Lot 2R – via a common access easement – to facilitate bthe
future connectivity to Kimball Park. We obliged and a common access easement was provided via plat.
By annexing Lot 2R into Kimball Park, we are following through on a recommendation by City Staff and
approved by City Council to better integrate Lot 2R and the entire Kimball Park development.