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Item 6 - Corridor Planning Committee Meeting SummaryPage 1 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake Item #7 M E M O R A N D U M October 25, 2019 To: 2035 Corridor Planning Committee From: Kenneth Baker, Sr. Director of Planning and Development Services Subject: Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake Purpose Review, discuss and make recommendations on the proposed development of Magnolia Office Southlake being approximately 1.6 acres currently addressed as 320 S. Nolen Drive, generally located on the south side of future Village Center Drive, approximately 550 feet west of S. Nolen Drive. Property Location The property includes one (1) unplatted tract and is addressed as 320 S. Nolen Dr. The approximate size of the tract is 1.6 acres. Staff note: This property is located within the 75 LDN noise corridor (Ord. No. 479) Summary of Proposal ClayMoore Engineering, Inc. is proposing an office development that will be split up into three (3) phases. The applicant is proposing to access the property through the future extension of Village Center Dr., as well as access from the property to the east. Comprehensive Plan Analysis Mixed Use The purpose of this land use category is to provide an option for large-scale, master-planned, mixed use developments that combine land uses such as office facilities, shopping, dining, parks, and residential uses. Definition: The range of activities permitted, the diverse natural features, and the varying proximity to thoroughfares of areas in the Mixed Use category necessitates comprehensively planned and coordinated development. New development Site Page 2 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake must be compatible with and not intrusive to existing development. Further, special attention should be placed on the design and transition between different uses. Typically, the Mixed Use designation is intended for medium- to higher-intensity office buildings, hotels, commercial activities, retail centers, and residential uses. Nuisance-free, wholly enclosed light manufacturing and assembly uses that have no outdoor storage are permitted if designed to be compatible with adjacent uses. Other suitable activities are those permitted in the Public Parks/Open Space, Public/Semi-Public, Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, Retail Commercial, and Office Commercial categories previously discussed. The Future Land Use Plan also provides scale and context criteria for this land use designation. The applicable items are shown below for reference. General: • Buildings and their pedestrian entrances are to be oriented towards internal streets. • Larger-format retail uses (with footprints larger than 40,000 s.f.) shall be located adjacent to the arterial or highway with pedestrian entrances from internal streets. Retail and Office Uses: • Pedestrian-oriented or automobile-oriented. Open Space: • Consider environmental elements as “features,” rather than constraints. • Emphasis shall be placed on preservation of existing wooded areas and stream corridors. • Avoid channeling or piping of streams. • Streams or creeks should become a focal point rather than the rear of the development. • Provide natural walking paths along stream and creek corridors. • Well designed and integrated open spaces are critical to the creation of successful mixed- use neighborhoods. • Open spaces should be designed to add value to proposed development and not as an “afterthought”. To that end, open spaces should maximize frontage along residential and office uses. Open spaces shall occupy a prominent place in the development of a neighborhood and form the center pieces of a community. • Open spaces are intended to be the “front-yards” and invite passive recreational activities. Open spaces may be in the form of pocket parks, children’s play areas, squares, linear greens, and conservation areas. • Use the topography as an advantage, do not flatten the site. • Preserve views. Overall Character and Design: • Buildings are to be designed to be pedestrian friendly. • Buildings shall have shallow setbacks and sidewalks that are a minimum of 10’. • Buildings are to be oriented towards other buildings (across the street) or towards open spaces. • Minimize the impact of surface parking. • Mix up land uses to maximize shared parking. Staff note: This property is located in the City’s Southeast Sector, immediately south of the City’s SH 114 Land Use Corridor. Page 3 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake Zoning The current zoning for this property is “AG” Agricultural District. The applicant will be required to obtain a City Council approved zoning change to accommodate the proposed development. Environmental Legend for environmental map: • blue lines – 2-foot contours (elevations labeled in yellow) • light green shaded areas represent existing tree cover Master Thoroughfare Plan / Transportation The adopted Master Thoroughfare Plan shows future Village Center Dr. as a C2U (60’) collector road. The plan also references a note to reference Ord. No. 1056 for guidfelines for S. Village Center Dr. This roadway has not yet been constructed. Pathways Master Plan The adopted Pathways Master Plan shows a future sidewalk (<8’) along future Village Center Dr. Site Site Site Site Page 4 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake Applicable Comprehensive Plan Recommendations Southlake 2035 Land Use Sector Plan Southlake 2030 Mobility Master Plan Page 5 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake Site Photos View looking east from Pinnacle Point towards the subject property View looking east from Pinnacle Point towards the subject property Page 6 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake View looking east from Pinnacle Point towards the subject property View looking east from Pinnacle Point at S. Kimball Ave. towards the subject property Page 7 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake View looking west from Nolen Office Park towards the subject property View looking west from Nolen Office Park towards the subject property Page 8 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake View looking northwest from Nolen Office Park towards the subject property Applicant Provided Exhibits Site Plan Page 9 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake Elevations Illustrative Examples Page 10 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake Page 11 Item #7 – Magnolia Office Southlake Applicant Provided Narrative