SPIN2019-40 - The Canopy
SPIN MEETING REPORT
SPIN Item Number: SPIN2019-40
Project Name: The Canopy
SPIN Neighborhood: #4
Meeting Date: December 10, 2019
Meeting Location: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX
City Council Chambers
Total Attendance: Seventeen (17)
Host: Rashmi Singh, Community Engagement Committee
Applicant Presenting: Kosse Maykus
City Staff Present: Jerod Potts – Policy & Strategic Initiative Principal Planner
Attached to the end of this report is a summary of the Southlake Connect Results for the
December 10, 2019 SPIN Town Hall Forum.
Town Hall Forums can be viewed in their entirety by visiting http://www.cityofsouthlake.com and
clicking on “I Want to” and “View” “Video on Demand” – forums are listed under SPIN by
meeting date.
FORUM SUMMARY:
Property Situation:
• 395 Shady Ln. (addressed as 409 Shady Ln. by Tarrant Appraisal District).
Development Details:
• Six (6) medical offices to the southwest were recently approved.
• Property is approximately eight (8) acres, proposing seven (7) one-acre lots.
• The bulk of the property has SF-1A zoning, and a portion has AG zoning which the
applicant is proposing to rezone to SF-1A.
• The name “Canopy” comes from drive off of Shady Lane. Plan is to create 19’ country
lane off Shady Lane, coming into a full-size street section (within the subdivision).
• Entrance features will be two (2) ponds with fountains.
• Went to Corridor Planning Committee, Planning & Zoning Commission, and just
received 1st Reading approval at the previous City Council meeting. Will be back at City
Council on January 7th.
Exhibits presented at SPIN:
QUESTIONS / CONCERNS:
• At a previous meeting it was discussed construction traffic would access vehicle SH 114
rather than using Shady Ln., is that correct?
o In concert with recently approved development to the south, have gotten
permission from that property owner to access for construction purposes (which
would be from SH 114). Was not the plan to restrict access to workers coming to
build the houses in their cars (from Shady Ln.).
• What is the price range for the homes in The Canopy?
o Hope is low millions. $1 million to $1.5 million
• Could you delineate the ownership that underlies the easement (starting from Shady Ln.
going eastbound)?
o Spent a lot of time on research because property has been landlocked. At one
point the approximately 30 acres was one tract. When the four (4) two-acre lots
were developed they set aside the access easement. There is no underlying
individual or corporate ownership, the easement was set aside for the public.
• Is ownership vested in the City of Southlake?
o No
• Does part of the easement go up?
o There is another separate easement between the pond and property line (of
proposed Lot 1) to access two properties. They all come together but they are
separate.
• Will the easement be public land?
o As part of the plat the easement would be 30’ rather than 20’.
• On the same easement north, is the owner your property?
o The underlying right now is (the applicants) ownership. Whenever it is developed
the underlying will be the person that buys Lot 1.
• Is sidewalk access a part of the plan for the development?
o Plan is along the 19’ lane there wouldn’t be sidewalks. When you get back into
the neighborhood there will be a 4’ sidewalk.
• Will the easement be treated like a normal public street, if somebody wants to walk their
dogs into the development?
o It will be – but they will be private streets (in the development) because of the
limited access. The streets will be the responsibility of the HOA for the
maintenance of them.
• Will the HOA be able to limit access by people who might want to walk their dogs within?
o Haven’t thought about it. That would not be the intention. But they are private
streets.
• Can the HOA change the way that it treats who can come into the development?
o Cannot put a gate up. Changes made to HOA documents have to be done
unanimously.
SPIN Meeting Reports are general observations of SPIN Meetings by City staff and SPIN Representatives. The report is neither verbatim nor official
meeting minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and appointed 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.
Southlake Connect Results for the December 10, 2019 SPIN Town Hall Forum