2004-006OFFICIAL RECORD
RESOLUTION NO. 04-006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, ADOPTING PHASE 1 - VISION,
GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SOUTHLAKE 2025
PLAN, THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
WHEREAS, a Home Rule Charter of the City of Southlake, Texas, was approved by the
voters in a duly called Charter election on April 4, 1987; and,
WHEREAS, the Home Rule Charter, Chapter XI requires an update to the City's
comprehensive plan elements every four years,
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that a vision statement is a blueprint for the
community's future and the goals and objectives clarify that vision,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires the Vision, Goals, & Objectives to provide the
guiding principles for all the elements of the Comprehensive Plan, including the Land Use and
Master Thoroughfare Plans
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide direction to the Planning & Zoning
Commission in formulating Phase 2 of the Southlake 2025 Plan update,
WHEREAS, the City Council has deemed that the Vision, Goals, and Objectives have
been formulated with adequate public input,
WHEREAS, the City Council has deemed that the Vision, Goals, and Objectives herein
reflect the community's desires for the future,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. All of the findings in the preamble are found to be true and correct and the City
Council hereby incorporates said findings into the body of this resolution as if
copied in its entirety
Section 2. The statements in `Exhibit 1' are hereby adopted as Phase 1 — Vision, Goals, &
Objectives of the Southlake 2025 Plan.
Section 3. The different elements of the Comprehensive Master Plan, as adopted and
amended by the City Council from time to time, shall be kept on file in the office
of the City Secretary of the City of Southlake, along with a copy of the resolution
and minute order of the Council so adopting or approving the same. Any existing
element of the Comprehensive Master Plan which has been heretofore adopted by
the City Council shall remain in full force until amended by the City Council as
provided herein.
Section 4. This resolution shall become effective on the date of approval by the City Council
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 2nd DAY OF MARCH 2004.
CITY OFQUTHLAKE
By:
Andy Wambsganss, Mayor
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Lori Farwell,
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EXHIBIT I
S 0 U T H L A K E
PHASE 1 -
VISION, GOALS, & OBJECTIVES
Adopted by City Council
March 2, 2004
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Planning Today for a Better Tomorrow
PHASE 1 -
VISION, GOALS, & OBJECTIVES
Adopted by City Council
March 2, 2004
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I. SOUTHLAKE 2025 PLAN VISION STATEMENT
Southlake will continue to enhance its status as a desirable,
attractive, safe, healthy, fiscally sound community with quality
neighborhoods, while maintaining a high standard of living, learning,
shopping, working, recreation, and open spaces. Southlake will
continue to be a vibrant community that epitomizes both economic and
environmental sustainability. "
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II. SOUTHLAKE 2025 PLAN GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Goal 1: Promote quality neighborhoods that contribute to an overall sense ofplace and
community. Quality neighborhoods are the cornerstone of our community.
Quality neighborhoods are well designed and maintained, attractive, pedestrian
friendly and safe.
Objective 1.1 Encourage the maintenance of existing neighborhoods in order to
preserve property values and a sense of place.
Objective 1.2 Promote the creation/preservation of attractive, pedestrian friendly
streets with pleasing vistas that limit the visual impact of the
automobile.
Objective 1.3 Encourage neighborhood design that compliments existing
development patterns while creating unique places. To this end,
promote the creation of well-designed, appropriately -scaled residential
neighborhoods.
Objective 1.4 Encourage creativity in neighborhood design with special emphasis on
environmental stewardship that conserves the city's natural assets.
Goal 2: Foster attractive and well designed residential developments to meet the needs
of a diverse and vibrant community.
Objective 2.1 Facilitate housing products that are consistent with Southlake's vision
for quality neighborhoods which emphasize design details for homes,
streets, open spaces, recreational amenities, etc.
Objective 2.2 Ensure that new growth is in accordance and in harmony with the
Land Use Plan and population build -out numbers.
Objective 2.3 Provide for the incorporation of high quality single-family residential
uses as a part of a planned development at appropriate transitional
locations. Transitional areas are undeveloped or under -developed
properties that are adjacent to established and/or future residential
neighborhoods when such areas are adjacent to commercial
development, and/or major roadways.
Goal 3: Maintain a balanced approach to growth and development in order to preserve
the city's assets (schools, public safety, and competitive edge in the region) and
its fiscal health.
Objective 3.1 Promote the development of commercial and mixed-use development
with an emphasis on design detail and performance standards such as
building and street design, pedestrian/automobile orientation and
transition to adjacent uses.
Objective 3.2 Encourage a range of uses, including retail, office, hospitality,
entertainment, industrial and residential, that is both responsive to
changing market conditions and sustains growth in property values for
the future.
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Objective 3.3 Support appropriate public-private financial partnerships that will help
retain and enhance Southlake's economic base.
Objective 3.4 Continue active partnership that exists between the City and its school
districts through joint use committees and the building of roads and
infrastructure to accommodate school facilities; making sure that such
partnership is mutually beneficial.
Objective 3.5 Ensure that the character and quality of Southlake's built environment,
relative to commercial development, contribute to desired community
character objectives and foster a positive relationship between the
taxable value of real property and the corresponding cost of municipal
services.
Goal 4: Develop a transportation system that minimizes traffic congestion, provides
alternatives to the automobile, promotes energy efficiency, and allows expanded
opportunities for its citizens to meet some routine needs by walking or bicycling.
The design of the transportation system should act as framework that gives the
city "character and functionality':
Objective 4.1 The Thoroughfare Plan --a component of the comprehensive plan
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should address safety, design, and aesthetics elements such as
landscaping, street design, lighting, sidewalk design, traffic calming,
signage etc. in order to provide a distinct image for the City.
Objective 4.2 Provide a street network that allows residents/workers to travel
effectively to shopping areas, schools and places of employment
without having to travel on the city's major arterials (FM 1709, FM
1938, or SH 114), while minimizing cut -through traffic in residential
neighborhoods.
Objective 4.3 Promote contiguous bicycle/pedestrian/trail facilities which are user
friendly, efficient, safe, economical, and connect parks, shopping,
schools, work and residential areas.
Objective 4.4 Promote opportunities to link existing neighborhoods, shopping areas
and employment centers to the existing/future trail system, as detailed
in the Master Pathways Plan.
Objective 4.5 Ensure that an adequate transportation system on-site and to the site is
provided or planned prior to the approval of any land uses that create
significant traffic demand.
Objective 4.6 Mixed-use developments should encourage a pedestrian -friendly
environment and minimize the need of the automobile for convenience
shopping, work, or leisure trips.
Objective 4.7 Encourage pedestrian and bicycle mobility on existing roadways or
when redesigning existing roadways or designing new roadways.
Objective 4.8 Partner with adjoining communities and the North Central Texas
Council of Governments (NCTCOG) to study the impact of the future
light/commuter rail corridor proposed along the Cottonbelt rail line,
adjacent to SH -26. Evaluate and determine appropriate land use
designations along the rail corridor.
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Goal S: Support a comprehensive integrated open space and recreation system that
creates value and preserves natural assets of the city. Open spaces may include
a combination of natural areas, parks, trails, and greens A recreation system
includes squares, educational and civic uses
Objective 5.1 Encourage developers to provide useable and functional open space
that is integrated with new development. Access to such areas should
be pedestrian friendly.
Objective 5.2 Ensure that parkland and open spaces include a mix of developed and
natural areas in order to preserve wildlife habitats, plant communities
Goal 6. Preserve effective and efficientprofessional police, fire and communication
services
Objective 6.1 Support the provision of facilities, equipment and roadways to achieve
desired emergency response times throughout the city.
Objective 6.2 Support the location of substations in areas of greatest need.
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and scenic areas while maintaining accessibility.
Objective 5.3 Ensure that parkland accommodates both active activities such as
organized sports and passive activities such as bird watching.
Objective 5.4 Water conservation and reuse should be a priority in the design of
parks and open spaces.
Objective 5.5 Develop and utilize the city's Storm Water Management Plan to
protect against inundation from storm water runoff. Open space
easements and corridors for preservation should be identified and
integrated to this plan.
Objective 5.6 The city should continue to investigate public-private partnerships to
create open space and recreation facilities with other types of
developments including residential, retail, and employment.
Objective 5.7 Ensure that development is respective of and appropriately integrated
with the natural physical geography of the land in Southlake by
requiring environmentally sensitive development to eliminate "scrape
and build" development.
Objective 5.8 Continue to explore those developmental opportunities associated with
recreational and entertainment facilities that would appeal to the teen-
age population of the City.
Goal 6. Preserve effective and efficientprofessional police, fire and communication
services
Objective 6.1 Support the provision of facilities, equipment and roadways to achieve
desired emergency response times throughout the city.
Objective 6.2 Support the location of substations in areas of greatest need.
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