Item 7A - S-P-1 RegulationsDetailed Site Plan (SP-1) District-
Land Use and Development Regulations
for a 5.75 acre parcel known as
Tower Plaza
Southlake, Texas
This Detailed Site Plan (SP-1) district shall abide by the all conditions of the City of
Southlake Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended, as it pertains to the “C-
3” General Commercial Zoning District, as described in Section 22 of the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance and the City of Southlake Subdivision Ordinance No. 483, as amended,
with the following exceptions:
Permitted Uses:
Only the following shall be permitted uses within this zoning:
1. Offices of a business and/or professional nature providing services not including
fabrication, manufacture, or production of goods.
2. Any use permitted in the O-1 Office District, except for radio recording and television
broadcasting offices and studios.
3. Financial Institutions.
4. Health service facilities to include clinics, offices of dentists, doctors, and other
practitioners of healing arts, licensed or similarly recognized under the laws of the State
of Texas; offices for specialists and supporting health service fields, such as physical,
audio and speech therapy, podiatry and psychological testing and counseling; dental,
medical and optical laboratories, and medical imaging and diagnostic services.
5. Medical care facilities to include ambulatory surgical centers or hospitals with their
related facilities and supportive retail. Such medical care facilities may involve patient
related overnight stays.
6. No Residential uses shall be allowed; including Assisted Living, Memory Care or Skilled
Nursing facilities.
7. Small scale medical related pharmacy services for the convenience of patients, staff and
visitors.
Development Regulations
This property shall be subject to the development regulations for the “C-3” General
Commercial District, and all other applicable regulations with the following exceptions:
1. Buffer yards and setbacks along internal lot lines shall not be required except as shown
on the Site Plan
2. Buildings shall be provided with a 65 foot minimum horizontal setback from the
proposed north right of way line for the Zena Rucker Road (60 foot Right of Way) and
approximately 125 feet from the south Right of Way line for Zena Rucker Road, which is
the northern boundary of the Medium Density Residential LUD boundary.
3. Side Yard shall be fifteen (15) feet, minimum.
4. Floor Area: The minimum size for a separate building or structure , excluding accessory
use structures, existing within this district shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet.
5. Building roof heights shall not exceed those shown on the plans and elevations; in no
case shall a building exceed two (2) stories nor 40’ in height from finished floor level,
including parapets.
6. Not used.
7. Parking:
a. Parking requirements for Buildings 1 and 2 are to be based on: 8 spaces for
the first 1,000 square feet; plus, for the remaining floor area: 1 space for
each 150 square feet of doctor’s offices, and 1 space for every 300 square
feet of all other uses, including ambulatory surgical services.
b. Parking requirements for hospital function, if applicable, shall be based on: 1
space per each patient room, plus 1 space for each 4 employees, plus 1
space for every 300 square feet of outpatient services.
c. Floor area is defined as the total net useable square footage of floor space
within the interior wall of the building, room or lease area, but excluding
cellars, mechanical rooms, attics, elevators and stairways, common areas,
hallways and lobby areas.
8. A minimum of 30% of the existing tree canopy cover on-site shall be preserved.
9. Not used.
10. Should construction of Building 2 and associated parking not commence within 6
months of completion of the horizontal site improvements and Building 1, the Building 2
site shall be graded flat, planted with grass and irrigated until such time the Building 2
construction shall begin.
11. The pharmacy will not have a drive thru lane.
12. Zena Rucker Road will be constructed and accepted by the City prior to the issuance of
a certificate of occupancy for building 1.
13. No Loading zones are required per previously approved “ZA-16-038”.
End Proposed Permitted Uses and Development Regulations for “SP-1” Zoning at
Tower Plaza.
Detailed Site Plan (SP-1) District-
Requested Variances
for a 5.84 acre parcel known as
Tower Plaza
Southlake, Texas
The following variances are requested for the Tower Plaza development:
1) Variance to the Driveway Ordinance regarding stacking depth, for the following entry
drives:
a) Entry Drive A (East Entry): Minimum Stacking Distance of 84’.
b) Entry Drive B (South Entry): Minimum Stacking Distance of 72’
Open Space Management Plan: All Open Space shall be maintained by the property
owners or the Tower Plaza Property Owners Association (POA). All property owners shall be
required to be a member of the POA. Dues assessments, required for the maintenance of
the open space areas and other POA activities, shall be mandatory.
The POA shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the protected open
space within the development. The expenses required to maintain the common areas at a
quality level shall be estimated annually by the POA Board, and dues shall be determined
and assessed on each property owner in an equitable fashion at such a rate as necessary to
maintain such a level of quality. Authority to enforce these requirements, and to place a
lien on the property if such dues are not paid, shall be in the form of written Deed
Restrictions and Covenants, agreed to by all property owners at purchase, and shall run
with the land.
Provisions shall be made, in the POA bylaws and Deed Restrictions, that in the unlikely
event the POA fails to maintain all or a portion of the protected open space in reasonable
order and condition, the City of Southlake may, but is not required to, assume responsibility
for it’s maintenance and take corrective action, including the provision of extended
maintenance. The costs of such maintenance may be charged to the POA or individual
property owners that make up the POA, and may include administrative costs and penalties
which shall become a lien on all property in the development.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
All items are still applicable from the SP-1 Variances for the proposed Medical Office
Building II. Comment #13 is included on the Proposed Permitted uses and Development
Regulations for “SP-1” Zoning at Tower Plaza as previously approved.