Item 7 - PresentationSite Plan
Hills Church Expansion
Item 7 ZA19-0079
ZA19-0079
Owner/
Applicant:Hills Church of Christ (aka Hills Church)
Request:Approval of a Site Plan for an approximately 16,760
square foot two-story expansion of Hills Church and a
limited access driveway with a gate on Brock Dr.
Location:2417 W.Southlake Blvd.(main building addressed as
2501 W.Southlake Blvd.)
Aerial View
Aerial View
Driveways to be removed
Gated driveway proposed
Site Plan
Variance Requests
1)Zoning Ordinance No.480,as amended,Section 33.19 requires a 5’sidewalk along Brock Dr.The applicant is
requesting a variance to allow no sidewalk to be constructed along Brock Dr.
2)Zoning Ordinance No.480,as amended,Section 43.9.c.1.c requires that no mechanical equipment be visible
from F.M.1709.The screening as shown on the elevations requires approval of a variance.
3)Zoning Ord.No.480,as amended,Sections 43.9.c.2.b and Section 42.10,prohibit parking spaces to be located
in bufferyard areas.A variance is requested to allow the existing and proposed parking to encroach into the
bufferyard as shown on the plans.
4)Zoning Ordinance No.480,as amended,Section 39.6.a requires an 8’solid fence to be constructed along all
boundaries where a non-residential use abuts a residentially zoned lot A variance was approved with the original
Zoning Change and Site Plan (ZA96-152)to allow a plant screen with evergreen mix to meet this requirement.
The applicant is requesting a continuation of the variance to allow the evergreen mix with a combination of
existing and proposed plant materials.The applicant is also requesting a variance to Zoning Ordinance No.480,as
amended,Section 42 –Bufferyards,to allow the evergreen mix to satisfy the accent tree and shrub requirements
in the south and west bufferyards.
Variance Requests (cont’d)
5)Driveway Ord.634,as amended,Section 5.2.d,requires a stacking depth for all driveways of 100’.A variance is
requested to allow a stacking depth of approximately 85’on the east driveway.A variance was approved with the
original Zoning Change and Concept Plan (ZA96-152)to allow the existing spacing of approximately 220’from the
east driveway on W.Southlake Blvd.to the west right of way line for Brock Dr.
6)Driveway Ord.No.634,as amended,Section 5.2.c prohibits commercial driveways on collector or local streets
unless the tract or lot has no other public access.Brock Dr.is a local street.The applicant is requesting a limited
access driveway with onto Brock Dr.Brock Dr.is proposed to be gated and intended for use during the following
specified times:
•Sunday Morning 8:00 a.m.until 1:30 p.m.for church services
•Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m.until 9:30 a.m.and 1:30 p.m.until 2:30 p.m for Mother’s Day Out
Program
•Special occasions for non-recurring church-wide special events.
7)Landscape Ordinance No.544-B requires parking lot islands to be a minimum 12’wide.The applicant is
requesting a variance to allow the existing islands to be less than 12’wide and to contain the plant materials
shown on the Landscape Plan.
View Southeast
View East
View Southwest
East Elevation
North Elevation
West Elevation
Materials
Landscape Plan
Tree Conservation Plan
70% of existing canopy is required to be preserved
86.5% of existing canopy is proposed to be preserved
Fence along Brock Dr. with gate
Questions?