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
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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.
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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.
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Applicable Comprehensive Plan Recommendations
Southlake 2035 Land Use Sector Plan
Southlake 2030 Mobility Master Plan
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Site Photos
View looking east from Pinnacle Point towards the subject property
View looking east from Pinnacle Point towards the subject property
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View looking east from Pinnacle Point towards the subject property
View looking east from Pinnacle Point at S. Kimball Ave. towards the subject property
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View looking west from Nolen Office Park towards the subject property
View looking west from Nolen Office Park towards the subject property
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View looking northwest from Nolen Office Park towards the subject property
Applicant Provided Exhibits
Site Plan
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Elevations
Illustrative Examples
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Applicant Provided Narrative