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Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee Meeting Report
Meeting 31 — March 30, 2021
MEETING
LOCATION: 100 E. Dove Road, Southlake, Texas 76092
DPS North Training Facility Auditorium
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ATTENDANCE:
• City Council Members: Chad Patton, Shawn McCaskill, John Huffman
• Planning & Zoning Commission Members: Daniel Kubiak, Gina Phalen,
Michael Forman, Michael Springer, Austin Reynolds
• Park Board Member: Frances Scharli
• City Staff: Ken Baker, Dennis Killough, Madeline Oujesky, Jerod Potts,
Daniel Cortez, Chris Tribble
AGENDA
ITEMS:
1. Call to Order.
2. Administrative Comments.
3. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the proposed Lake Point
Assisted Living and Memory Care facility being a conversion of an existing
office building for up to 16 memory care units located at 1211 S. White
Chapel Blvd., generally located 300 ft. south of the southeast corner of S.
White Chapel Blvd. and E Continental Blvd.
4. Review, discuss and make recommendations on a proposed 7-Eleven
convenience store and gas station, located at 140 W. SH 114, generally
located at the northwest corner of W. SH 114 and N. White Chapel Blvd.
5. Review, discuss and make recommendations on redevelopment of the
Texaco gas station, convenience store and car wash located at 100 W.
Southlake Blvd into a 4,600 sq. ft. retail building for up to three tenants,
which could include food & beverage with drive-thru service, financial and
general retail uses, being a portion of the Suntree Square Shopping Center
generally located at the northwest corner of W. Southlake Boulevard and N.
White Chapel Blvd.
6. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the proposed
development of The Learning Experience daycare located at 112 River
Oaks Drive, generally located north of the northwest corner of River Oaks
Dr. and W. Southlake Blvd.
7. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the proposed installation
of an above grade detention structure for Methodist Southlake Hospital
located at 441 and 451 E. SH 114, generally located between E. SH 114
and E. Highland St., just east of N. White Chapel Blvd.
8. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the proposed installation
of 3 electric generators and 15 ft. tall screening wall at Central Market within
the Shops of Southlake, located at 1425 E. Southlake Blvd, generally
located at the southwest corner of E. Southlake Blvd. and S. Carroll Ave.
9. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the proposed Verizon
Wireless Campus addition located at 2600 W. Kirkwood Blvd. generally
located northwest of the Verizon Network Equipment Center at 500 W. Dove
Rd.
10. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the proposed Extra Space
Storage addition of a 107,010 sq. ft., 3-story climate controlled storage
building at the existing storage facility located at 1928 Brumlow Ave.,
generally located on the west side of Brumlow Ave. approximately 700 ft.
north of SH 26
11. Review, discuss and make recommendations on the proposed Southlake
Town Square Garden District Residences Site Plan located at 351 Central
Ave., generally located on the east side of Central Ave. between Meeting
St. and Park Ridge Blvd
12. Adjournment.
MEETING
OVERVIEW:
On March 30, 2021 the Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee
held their thirty-first meeting. The Committee was sent a packet of
materials prior to the meeting that were to be discussed during the
session. A meeting agenda was posted, and the meeting time was
advertised on the City's website. The following meeting report focuses on
discussion points made during the meeting by members of the
Committee, public and City staff. This report is neither verbatim nor does
it represent official meeting minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and
appointed officials, City staff, and the public of the issues and questions
raised by the Committee, City staff, and any attendees of the meeting.
Interested parties are strongly encouraged to follow development cases
through the process. Please visit CityofSouthlake.com/Planning for more
information.
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ITEM #9 DISCUSSION — Review, discuss and make recommendations on the
proposed Verizon Wireless Campus addition located at 2600 W. Kirkwood Blvd.
generally located northwest of the Verizon Network Equipment Center at 500 W.
Dove Rd.
Staff presentation: Ken Baker
• Proposed expansion of Verizon Network Equipment Center
• Verizon currently operates 219,593 sq. ft. facility on approx. 25 acres
• Proposal to add additional campus on a 20-acre site north of the existing campus
and combine two properties into a single lot
o Total building area: 214,171 sq. ft.
o Five large data center pods approx. 203,611 sq. ft. total
o One office building — 10,560 sq. ft.
o All buildings single -story
0 241 parking spaces
• Zoning: R-PUD
• Land Use: Mixed Use
• SH 114 Corridor Plan — Campus Office Overlay
o The Campus Office overlay category is a commercial overlay category
designed and intended for the use of high -quality, medium to large-scale
office buildings or campuses and their ancillary uses and structures. This
district is inherently suited for the development of built -to -suit office
developments 100,000 square feet or larger for the use of corporate or
regional headquarters, professional services firms, financial firms,
information technology and media companies, biomedical companies, and
other users which drive demand for medium to large-scale office buildings
or campuses
Questions for staff by the Committee:
N/A
Applicant presentation: Mason Griffin
• Limited nature of traffic to this site. Proposed new site will accommodate 12-15
permanent employees only.
• Protection of viewshed from Kirkwood - new landscaping if need be.
• Protection of viewshed from SH 114 - protecting landscaping along that corridor.
Flexibility of design to come up with a plan people are excited about.
Questions for applicant by the Committee:
Austin Reynolds: Is there an existing data center on the current property?
Applicant: Yes, a portion of the existing building is a data center.
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Daniel Kubiak: The existing tree line and landscaping along the west side of the
property needs to be preserved. Make sure the architecture is consistent with the
existing building. This is an absolute best case for neighborhood next door.
Applicant: Plans to open access for Fire along Kirkwood.
Shawn McCaskill: Agreed with Daniel Kubiak. Will these buildings bed single -story?
Applicant: Yes.
Shawn McCaskill: Be consistent with the existing building and maintain the
landscaping — this will help with the neighbors.
John Huffman: Good start.
STAFF PRESENTATION SHOWN TO COMMITTEE:
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Aerial/Regional
Site Plan/ Aerial
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Site Photo - Looking north from Dove St.
Looking NW from Kirkwood Blvd.
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