Item 7 - Staff Report
M E M O R A N D U M
December 30, 2022
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
From: Dennis Killough, AICP – Director of Planning & Development Services
Subject: Ordinance No. 1269, adopting the City of Southlake Consolidated Future
Land Use Plan, an element of the Southlake Comprehensive Plan
Action
Requested: Conduct a public hearing and consider recommending approval of the City
of Southlake Consolidated Future Land Use Plan.
Background
Information: The Consolidated 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 components are updated on a
regular basis. The Future 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 Future Land Use Plan, the Southlake 2035 Consolidated Future
Land Use Plan, was adopted on June 19, 2018. The Planning & Zoning
Commission began the 2022/2023 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 was 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
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The revisions from the corridor and sector plan review process have been
incorporated into the draft Consolidated Future Land Use Plan. The
following table summarizes the proposed changes in the underlying land
use designations from the 2018 (Southlake 2035) Future Land Use Plan to
the 2023 update:
Land Use Category 2018 Land
Use Plan
(Acres*)
2023 Land
Use Plan
(Acres)*
Change
(Acres)
Change
(%)
100 Year Flood Plain 529 529 0 0%
Corps of Engineers 771 771 0 0%
Public Parks & Open Space 438 438 0 0%
Public/Semi‐Public 650 649 ‐1 ‐<1%
Low Density Residential 4128 4128 0 0%
Medium Density Residential 3564 3528 ‐36 ‐1%
Office Commercial 298 330 +32 +11%
Retail Commercial 228 228 0 0%
Regional Retail 116 116 0 0%
Mixed Use 1033 1038 +5 +<1%
Town Center 173 173 0 0%
Industrial 390 390 0 0%
*Excluding ROW
Financial
Considerations: There is no cost associated with developing the plan element as it was
developed with input from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Strategic Link: The comprehensive plan primarily falls under the “Quality Infrastructure &
Development” Focus Area.
Citizen Input/
Board Review: The Planning & Zoning Commission discussed the update to the
Consolidated Future Land Use Plan during work sessions from September
to November 2022. All meetings were open to the public, and were held
on the following dates:
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September 8, 2022
September 22, 2022
October 6, 2022
October 20, 2022
November 17, 2022
SPIN: An Open House and SPIN Town Hall Forum was held on December 13,
2022.
Staff Review: The Comprehensive Plan Matrix Team reviewed the draft plan.
Legal Review: None.
Staff
Recommendation: Recommend approval of Ordinance No. 1269, adopting the City of
Southlake Consolidated Future Land Use Plan.
Alternatives: Recommend modifications to the proposed Consolidated Future Land Use
Plan.
Attachments: Consolidated Future Land Use Plan Update Summary
Draft Ordinance No. 1269
Draft Consolidated Future Land Use Plan
Presentation
SPIN Report
Staff Contacts: Dennis Killough (817) 748-8072
Jenny Crosby (817) 748-8195
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Consolidated Future Land Use Plan Update Summary
The following is a map and summary of proposed land use designation and site‐specific
recommendation changes in the Consolidated Future Land Use Plan. This summary is not all‐inclusive ‐
please refer to the Draft Comprehensive Future Land Use Plan for full details.
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114 – LU1 and LU1a
The boundary of the area is expanding to include the properties at the
northwest corner of the S.H. 114 frontage road and North White Chapel
Boulevard and to identify sub‐area LU1a. The following additional site‐
specific recommendations are proposed:
Undeveloped properties should be developed in a cohesive manner
with consideration for connectivity, design, and architectural style.
Multi‐story, class “A” office development is encouraged.
Encourage cross‐connectivity and access onto the S.H. 114 frontage
road.
Assess completion of Kirkwood Blvd. to its full width with development of adjacent properties.
Property development along North White Chapel Blvd. should align driveways and intersections
with anticipated or existing median breaks.
114 – LU1a
o Explore opportunities for regional detention.
o Consider this property for residential development or open space.
114 – LU2
The Mixed Medical and Office Overlay (optional land use designation) on the southeastern portion of
the site is changing to Multi‐Tenant Office Overlay to encourage multi‐story, multi‐tenant office uses.
The Restaurant and Specialty Retail Overlay is being removed from the residential portion of the site.
Existing
Proposed
114 – LU5
The following additional site‐specific recommendation is proposed:
Office development should be appropriately scaled, with higher intensity adjacent to S.H. 114
and lower intensity closer to residential properties.
114 – LU6
The Mixed Medical and Office Overlay (optional land use) is changing to Campus Office Overlay.
Expanded Area
Sub-Area
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114 – LU7
The Mixed Medical and Office Overlay (optional land use) is being added to the northeastern portion of
the site. The following additional site‐specific recommendation is also proposed:
Development is encouraged in a manner that views existing ponds as amenities.
Existing
Proposed
114 – LU10
This area is currently designated as Medium Density Residential. The following site‐specific
recommendation is proposed:
Appropriately scaled low intensity office uses may be considered for this site.
114 – LU11
The Restaurant and Specialty Retail Overlay (optional land use) is being added to the site and the
following site‐specific recommendations are proposed:
Any redevelopment of these properties requires special consideration as they are the eastern
gateway into the city.
Evaluate redevelopment to include entertainment uses, a restaurant cluster, and open space
amenities for people of all ages.
Any redevelopment is encouraged to incorporate the creek as an amenity.
FM – LU1
The references to vehicular connectivity between FM – LU1 and properties to the west are being
removed from the site‐specific specific recommendations.
FM – LU3
The remaining Medium Density Residential designation is changing to Mixed Use to be consistent with
the rest of the site.
FM – LU4
The portion of the site with the Public/Semi‐Public designation (a former church location) is changing to
Mixed Use to be consistent with the rest of the site.
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FM – LU6
The following additional site‐specific recommendation is proposed:
Encourage retail establishments consistent with target industries identified in the Economic
Development Master Plan.
FM – LU11
The existing FM – LU11 site has a Medium Density Residential designation with a site‐specific
recommendation to allow office development. The proposed change is to expand the subject area to
include the two properties to the west, change the land use designation from Medium Density
Residential to Office Commercial, and add the following additional site‐specific recommendations:
Retain tree buffer adjacent to residential properties.
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, building heights,
lighting, and views.
Existing FM – LU11
Proposed FM – LU11
N – LU2
The Medium Density Residential land use designation is changing to Office Commercial.
SE – LU3
The following new site‐specific recommendation is proposed:
Consider flexibility in the development of the subject area to accommodate the alignment of
Village Center Drive.
W – LU3
Changes are proposed to the site‐specific recommendations to include Retail Commercial (in addition to
Office Commercial) as a consideration in conjunction with a zoning and site plan application. Further,
the following additions are proposed:
Office and retail development should be of an appropriate scale, height, and density for the site,
with higher intensity immediately adjacent to FM 1709 and lower intensity on the southern
portion of the subject area.
F.M. 1709 F.M. 1709
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Low intensity retail establishments may be considered that are consistent with target industries
identified in the Economic Development Master Plan.
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DRAFT ORDINANCE NO. 1269
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AS AN
ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
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 the Consolidated Future Land Use Plan is
an element of the City’s Comprehensive Master Plan,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Consolidated Future Land Use
Plan complies with the Southlake 2035 Vision, Goals, & Objectives,
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that the Consolidated Future Land Use Plan
provides the guiding principles for all the elements of the Comprehensive Plan, including the
Land Use and Master Thoroughfare Plans, for the land use sectors and corridors,
WHEREAS, the City Council has deemed that the Consolidated Future Land Use Plan
has been formulated with adequate public input,
WHEREAS, the City Council has deemed that the recommendations in the Consolidated
Future Land Use Plan herein reflect the community’s desires for the future development of the
City,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED 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 ordinance as if
copied in its entirety.
Section 2. The statements in ‘Exhibit 1’ are hereby adopted as the Consolidated Future Land
Use Plan of the Southlake Comprehensive 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 ordinance 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.
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Section 4. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Southlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting
provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
Section 5. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and
if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the
same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in
this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section.
Section 6. The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to post the proposed
ordinance in its entirety on the City website together with a notice setting out the
time and place for a public hearing thereon at least ten (10) days before the second
reading of this ordinance, and if this ordinance provides for the imposition of any
penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of any of its provisions, then the City
Secretary shall additionally publish this ordinance in the official City newspaper
one time within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance, as required by
Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake.
Section 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 1st reading the 17th day of January, 2023.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRETARY
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 2nd reading the 7th day of February, 2023.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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CITY ATTORNEY
DATE:___________________________
ADOPTED:_______________________
EFFECTIVE: ______________________