Item 6 - NarrativeKIRKWOOD EAST, 1400 W KIRKWOOD BLVD
NARRATIVE FOR SITE/DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 13.619 ACRES LOCATED ON
KIRKWOOD BLVD
The Site/Development Plan application is for the property on the east side of
Kirkwood Blvd generally located across the street from the Sabre parking
structure. The land is currently undeveloped except for the existing Sabre Drive.
The zoning for the property is Ordinance No. 480-313 Sabre Non Residential
Planned Unit Development and we plan to develop the property in conformance
with the existing zoning. The PUD permits those principal uses set forth in the “O-
2” Office District along with Accessary Uses as defined in the ordinance.
The property has areas with mature trees and varying degrees of topography.
There is an Oncor electric transmission line easement generally paralleling
Kirkwood Blvd running through the property. There are use restrictions imposed
by Oncor Electric Delivery within the easement, including landscape/irrigation,
light poles, fire hydrants, etc. all pertaining to safety issues associated with
electric transmission lines.
We envision the project to be developed with one or two story structures with
the primary use being offices. Some of the buildings may have low occupancy
needs as we have seen market interest in buildings designed as “Family Offices”
with open areas for recreation such as personal golf training equipment and
storage of automobile collections. One of the allowed Accessary Uses in the
ordinance is “Warehouse/storage (inside)”.
This project will be constructed in phases, which will include both infrastructure
and buildings. The Development Plan contemplates 9 buildings totaling
approximately 50,000 square feet, on 13.619 acres of land. We are in the early
stages of marketing, so we request flexibility in the final layout of the buildings
and the parking configurations, as some of the buildings may be consolidated into
larger buildings, and parking requirements may vary depending on the intended
building occupancy/use. However, buildings will only be placed in the areas
shown on the Development Plan and the total square footage of the buildings will
not exceed 50,000 square feet. It is not our intention to have a common theme
for the building elevations. Our initial submittal includes a Development/Site Plan
for Buildings I and F. After our initial submittal we will bring back individual Site
Plans for each building as we progress through the project.