Work Session - Land Use Plan Sectors Staff Report1
Future Land Use Plan Update
STAFF REPORT – NORTH, CENTRAL, WEST, AND SOUTHEAST SECTORS October 14, 2022
SUMMARY: This report outlines the planned Future Land Use Plan update discussion topics for the October 20, 2022 Planning & Zoning Commission work session. This includes existing and proposed recommendations for the North, Central, West, and Southeast Sectors, the final plan areas to be
reviewed during the 2022 update of the Future Land Use Plan. Changes to the recommendations from the existing Southlake 2035 Consolidated Future Land Use Plan are indicated with underline and strikethrough text.
BACKGROUND: The Future Land Use Plan is a component of the city’s comprehensive plan. The comprehensive
plan is a reflection of the community’s values and serves as a blueprint for Southlake’s future. Further, the comprehensive plan establishes a framework to coordinate the city’s activities and to guide the city’s decision-making for the next 20 years. As such, the comprehensive plan and its
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components are updated on a regular basis. The Land Use Plan is Southlake’s vision for future development that serves as a guide for land use decisions and as a foundation for Southlake’s
zoning and subdivision regulations. The plan is a policy document that allocates the general location, concentration, and intensity of future development within the City by land use categories. The current Land Use Plan, the Southlake 2035 Consolidated Future Land Use Plan, was adopted
on June 19, 2018. The Planning & Zoning Commission began the 2022 review and update of the Future Land Use Plan at their work session on September 8, 2022.
The City of Southlake approaches land use planning through sector planning, a method which divides the City into sectors to identify development issues and to develop recommendations for each individual area. This approach recognizes that planning issues are numerous and complex
and may vary from area to area or even site to site. Sector planning allows for the identification of development constraints and issues, the identification of features, resources, and areas to be protected or improved, and the exploration of development opportunities. The schedule for review of the sectors is as follows:
• S.H. 114 Corridor - September 22, 2022
• F.M. 1709 and F.M. 1938 Corridor - October 6, 2022
• North, Central, West, and Southeast Sectors – October 20, 2022 NORTH, CENTRAL, WEST, AND SOUTHEAST SECTORS SITE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS: The existing site specific recommendations for the North, Central, West, and Southeast Sectors
and proposed revisions are outlined in the following section. NORTH – LU1 – RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AT RIDGECREST/EAST DOVE (No changes)
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Zoning
(SF1A)
Underlying Land Use (Low Density Residential)
• Consider these properties as future park land if they are sold. This recommendation was also carried over to the 2035 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
Master Plan:
NP5.2 – Consider the purchasing of properties to the east for future expansion of the park
facility to Ridgecrest Drive. Develop right of first refusal for the properties.
CENTRAL – LU1 – RANDOLL MILL AVENUE PROPERTIES
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Zoning (AG)
Underlying Land Use (Low Density Residential)
• Retain Low Density Residential land use designation.
• Evaluate the potential of these properties as future park land and consider amending the land use plan to Public/Semi-Public. Consider these properties as future park land if they are sold.
• If the properties are developed residentially instead of as park land the following should be evaluated as part of the development design: o If possible, properties should be master planned or developed in a coordinated manner.
o Development should occur in a manner that preserves and integrates the natural tree cover. The large tree area located in the northeast portion of the property
should be maintained or consider to be part of a future open space area.
o The property should be developed in a walkable manner and provide a pedestrian connection to the F.M. 1938 trail system.
o Create buffering or screening from the future residential to the industrial uses to the east. o Evaluate the potential for the developer to provide a public roadway along the
current Gifford Ct (Currently a private street) alignment to allow vehicular access to FM 1938 at a full median opening.
The following was carried over to the 2035 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan:
PROS7.5 – Execute a right of first refusal on the Jordan Dr. and Randol Mill Ave. properties as
identified in the Southlake 2035 Consolidated Future Land Use Plan (2035 Land Use Plan
recommendations W-LU1 and C-LU1).
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CENTRAL – LU2 – NORTH RANDOL MILL AVENUE PROPERTIES
Zoning (AG, RPUD, SF30 and SF20A)
Underlying Land Use (Low Density Residential)
• Retain Low Density Residential designation.
• As the northern portion of the study area develops, wWork with the Town of Westlake to provide access to the 15 acre site at the north end of the study area from FM 1938.
• Consider options for access, utility and drainage improvements to this area as part of
the 2035 Water, Wastewater and Drainage Master Plan update.
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WEST – LU1 – JORDAN DRIVE PROPERTIES (No changes)
Zoning (SF1A)
Underlying Land Use (Public/Semi-Public)
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• Consider developing the properties as a small park.
• Future development on these properties should be approved in a manner that is sensitive to potential impacts on adjacent residential areas, particularly as related to noise, traffic, building heights, lighting and views.
The following was carried over to the 2035 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan:
PROS7.5 – Execute a right of first refusal on the Jordan Dr. and Randol Mill Ave. properties as
identified in the Southlake 2035 Consolidated Future Land Use Plan (2035 Land Use Plan
recommendations W-LU1 and C-LU1).
WEST – LU2 – SOUTH PEARSON LANE PROPERTIES (No changes)
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Zoning
(AG and SP1)
Underlying Land Use (Medium Density Residential)
• Retain Medium Density Residential land use designation.
• If possible, any redevelopment of the properties should be master planned or developed in a coordinated manner.
• Future development on these properties should be approved in a manner that is sensitive to potential impacts on adjacent residential areas, particularly as related to noise, traffic, building heights, lighting and views. WEST – LU3 – WEST SOUTHLAKE BLVD PROPERTIES
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Zoning (AG)
Underlying Land Use (Medium Density Residential)
• Due to adjacent office uses and frontage on F.M. 1709, a change to the land use plan from Medium Density Residential to Office Commercial and/or Retail Commercial may be considered in conjunction with a zoning and site plan application.
• If the site is developed in a manner consistent with the Office Commercial and/or Retail Commercial land use category the following should be considered:
o Office and retail development should be of an appropriate scale, height, and density for the site, with higher intensity immediately adjacent to F.M. 1709 and lower intensity on the southern portion of the subject area.
o Office and retail building locations should be along F.M. 1709 and parking should be provided behind (south) the building(s) and not along F.M. 1709. o Emphasis should be placed on tree preservation along the western portion of the
land use area. o Future development on these properties should be approved in a manner that is sensitive to potential impacts on adjacent residential areas, particularly as related
to noise, traffic, building heights, lighting and views. o Low intensity retail establishments may be considered that are consistent with target industries identified in the Economic Development Master Plan.
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SOUTHEAST – LU1 – SOUTH NOLEN/CROOKED LANE PROPERTIES (Recommend
removing as most of the site is either developed or under development)
Zoning
(SF1A, SP1, and SP2)
Underlying Land Use
(Mixed Use and Low Density Residential)
• Provide access or street/cul-de-sac from Village Center to help preserve the rural nature of Crooked Lane.
• Development should be of an appropriate scale, height and density for the site.
• If possible, properties should be master planned or developed in a coordinated manner.
• Development should occur in a manner that preserves and integrates the natural tree
cover into the area through the use of open space and creative design.
• Preserve trees adjacent to Crooked Lane to maintain the character of the roadway.
• Future development on these properties should be approved in a manner that is sensitive to potential impacts on adjacent residential areas, particularly as related to
noise, traffic, building heights, lighting and views.
• Retain the recommendations of the currently adopted Crooked/Kimball Small Area Plan as guide for development in this area.
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SOUTHEAST – LU2 – BRUMLOW AVENUE PROPERTIES
Zoning
(RPUD, AG, and I1)
Underlying Land Use
(Mixed Use)
• Change the land use of the Office Commercial parcel to Mixed Use to match adjacent tracts. Retain the Mixed Use land use designation.
• Consider development options, such as abandonment of old Brumlow Avenue and combining the pie-shaped property with adjacent tracts.
• Any redevelopment proposal should include a traffic study to determine the impact on the Continental/Brumlow roundabout, including the impact of the abandonment of old Brumlow Avenue if applicable. of removing the old Brumlow Avenue on level of service (LOS) of the Continental/Brumlow intersection.
• Future development on these properties should be approved in a manner that is sensitive to potential impacts on adjacent residential areas, particularly as related to noise, traffic, building heights, lighting and views
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SOUTHEAST – LU3 – VILLAGE CENTER DRIVE PROPERTIES (NEW)
Zoning (SF1A, AG, and O1)
Underlying Land Use (Mixed Use and Retail Commercial)
• Maintain the existing Mixed Use and Retail Commercial land use designations.
• Consider flexibility in the development of the subject area to accommodate the alignment of Village Center Drive.
STAFF CONTACT:
Jenny Crosby, Principal Planner jcrosby@ci.southlake.tx.us 817-748-8195