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2.0 Existing Plans and StudiesFINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 8 2.0 EXISTING PLANS & STUDIES Four existing plans impact the West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area (Area B), the West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area (Area E), and the North Side Plan Area (Area F). These include: • 1998 Land Use Plan • 1997 Master Thoroughfare Plan • 2001 Parks, Open Space, & Recreation Master Plan • 2001 Pathways Plan The following sections summarize how these plans relate to each of the plan areas. The 1995 Corridor Study and its relevance to the West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area is also discussed. 2.1 1998 Land Use Plan Southlake’s 1998 Land Use Plan established a general pattern of land uses that reflects the community’s vision for future development. The 1998 Land Use Plan was adopted in January 1999. The 1998 land use designations for each of the three plan areas are described below. West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area The West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area is primarily designated Low Density Residential in the 1998 Land Use Plan. The Medium Density Residential designation may be found north of Johnson Road. In addition, there are a few scattered Public/Semi-Public sites and one Public Parks/Open Space site. Some Retail Commercial is found along F.M. 1709 near North Pearson Lane. One Mixed Use site is found in the southwest portion of the plan area along North Pearson Lane. A creek runs north- south along the eastern edge of the plan area and properties in the flood plain are designated as such. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 9 West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area The two prevailing land use designations in the West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area are Low Density Residential and Medium Density Residential. No sites are designated as Public Parks/Open Space, Retail Commercial or Mixed Use in this area. The area has limited non- residential designation with some Office Commercial designation along S.H. 114. North Side Plan Area The North Side Plan Area is predominately Low Density Residential with a few areas designated Medium Density Residential. There are a few Public/Semi-Public sites throughout the area including Clariden School and Carroll Middle School. In addition, there is an Industrial site at the intersection of W. Bob Jones Road and T.W. King and a Retail Commercial site at the intersection of Kimball Ave. and Dove Street. Unique to this plan area is the significant Corps of Engineers property along Lake Grapevine and the large Public Parks/Open Space (Bob Jones Park) found in the northern section of the plan area. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 10 View of Lake Grapevine at White Chapel Blvd. View of equestrian estate residential uses along Bob Jones Road. 2.2 1997 Master Thoroughfare Plan The 1997 Master Thoroughfare Plan provides a general guide for thoroughfare improvements to provide an orderly and efficient street system in Southlake. The 1997 Master Thoroughfare Plan was adopted in March 1997 and amended in January 2002. The arterial and collector classifications for each of the three plan areas are provided below. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 11 West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area (Area B) Arterials F.M. 1709 (Southlake Blvd.) As noted in the Analysis and Recommendations for the Davis Boulevard/F.M. 1938 Plan Area, F.M. 1709 is a principal arterial in the city with the primary function of serving regional and major traffic generators. The roadway is designated with a right-of-way (R- O-W) of 130 feet and is slated to be a 6-lane divided arterial with center and right turn lanes at intersections. North Pearson Lane (north of F.M. 1709) A4U – 70’ Arterial Arterial: 4-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 20,800 vehicles per day Legend: C=Curb, L=Lane, M=Median, P=Parkway, T=Trail, D=Bar Ditch FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 12 West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area (Area B) Collectors Union Church C2U – 84’ Collector Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day Pearson Lane (south of F.M. 1709) and Johnson Road C2U – 70’ Collector Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day Florence Road and the proposed connectivity between Union Church and F.M. 1709 - C2U – 60’ Collector Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 13 West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area Arterials F.M. 1938 (Randol Mill Ave.) As noted in the Analysis and Recommendations for the Davis Boulevard/F.M. 1938 Plan Area, F.M. 1938 is a principal arterial in the city with the primary function of serving regional and major traffic generators. The extension of Randol Mill is designated with a R-O-W of 140 feet to include a median. In addition, it is designated to be a 5-lane undivided cross section with a continuous two-way left turn lane. White Chapel Blvd. (north of Chapel Downs Dr.) and Dove St. A5U – 94’ Arterial Arterial: 5-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 23,200 vehicles per day FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 14 White Chapel Blvd. (south of Chapel Downs Dr.) A5U – 84’ Arterial Arterial: 5-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 23,200 vehicles per day Sams School Rd. and Highland St. (east of White Chapel) - A4U – 74’ Arterial: 4-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D) = 20,800 vehicles per day West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area Collectors Southridge Parkway (south of Brazos Dr.) – C2U – 84’ Collector Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 15 Highland St. (west of White Chapel) – C2U – 70’ Collector Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day Shady Oaks Drive and the proposed collector between Peytonville Rd. and White Chapel Blvd. – C2U – 64’ Collector Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day North Peytonville Rd. and Southridge Parkway (north of Brazos Dr.) C2U – 60’ Collector Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 16 North Side Plan Area North Side Plan Area Arterials Kirkwood – A4D – 100’ Arterial Arterial: 4-Lane Divided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 23,200 vehicles per day Dove St. – A5U – 94’ Arterial Arterial: 5-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 23,200 vehicles per day FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 17 North Side Plan Area Collectors T.W. King (south of Bob Jones Rd.), Bob Jones Rd. (between White Chapel Blvd. and Homestead Dr.), North White Chapel Blvd., and North Kimball Ave. – C2U – 70’ Collector Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day T.W. King (north of Bob Jones Rd.), Bob Jones Rd. (between T.W. King and White Chapel Blvd.), and North Carroll Ave. – C2U – 60’ Collector: 2-Lane Undivided Design Speed = 35 mph Maximum Service Level Volume (LOS “D”) = 8,400 vehicles per day 2.3 Southlake Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan The 2001 Southlake Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan provides a guide for development of recreational facilities in Southlake. The following sections describe the park facilities and recommendations for improvements for each of the three plan areas. West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area The West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area includes one undeveloped public park (Royal and Annie Smith Park), one developed public park (Chesapeake Park), and one private park. Royal and Annie Smith Park is a former home site adjacent to Florence Elementary School. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 18 The 13-acre park is heavily wooded and has significant topography. The Southlake Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan recommended adding trails, signage, benches, picnic tables, a picnic shelter, a demonstration garden, security lighting, irrigation, parking, as well as practice fields for baseball, softball, and soccer. Since the elementary school is a Keller ISD joint use property, the playground equipment on the school grounds is accessible to park goers. Chesapeake Park is nearly 12 acres and includes a pond, playground, walking trail, and benches. The Plan recommended adding picnic stations, a pavilion, security lighting, signage, and planting trees. Royal and Annie Smith Park Chesapeake Park FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 19 West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area The West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area includes a few small private parks. There are no public parks in the area however, Bicentennial Park is located immediately to the south in the South Side Plan Area. In addition, Durham Elementary School is a Carroll Independent School District (CISD) joint use property. North Side Plan Area The North Side Plan Area includes the largest park in the city: Bob Jones Park. The area also includes one other developed park (Lonesome Dove Park), two undeveloped parks (Kirkwood-Sabre Linear Park and Liberty Park at Sheltonwood), one special purpose park (the Coker Property) and a CISD joint use property (Carroll Middle School). In addition, there is substantial Corps of Engineers property along Lake Grapevine. Bob Jones Park is 266 acres and encompasses three properties: the primary park area to the west, the Tucker property in the middle, and the Farhat property to the east. Improvements have been made to the primary park area, but not to the Tucker and Farhat properties. The Plan recommended developing less than half of the total park area and preserving the rest as natural open space. In addition to Bob Jones Park, the city leases 218 acres of the Corps of Engineers’ property for recreational uses. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 20 The primary park area includes two ponds, equestrian parking lots (for accessing equestrian trails in the park and on Corps property), soccer fields, ball fields, a day camp facility, a trail system, an amphitheater, a playground, and a nature center. The Tucker property is approximately 60 acres of rolling savannah that is representative of Southlake’s native landscape. The Plan recommended equestrian and other low impact uses for the property. The only street access is from Walnut, off of Bob Jones Road. Suggested improvements in the Plan included a trail from the western section of Bob Jones Park, a small shelter, picnic tables, a natural surface loop trail, a connecting trail through Corps property to the Farhat site, and signage. The Farhat property is 32 acres and is heavily wooded. Bob Jones Road ends at the site’s southern border. Similar to the Tucker property, the Plan recommended low impact uses for the Farhat property. The Plan also recommended improvements such as a small parking lot, a trail for access to Lake Grapevine (through Corps property), natural surface trails, picnic facilities, signage, and a fishing pier on Lake Grapevine. Lonesome Dove Park is eight acres and provides neighborhood park facilities for the adjacent residential subdivisions (such as Lonesome Dove Estates and Emerald Estates). Existing facilities include a playground, pavilion, trail, and boardwalk. The Plan recommended additions such as connections to the city trail system, new playground equipment, security lighting, signage, tree planting, and irrigation expansion. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 21 Kirkwood-Sabre Linear Park is a small, triangular park at the Sabre phone center site. It connects to other linear parks on Sabre property. The Plan does not include any recommendations for this park. Liberty Park at Sheltonwood (Sheltonwood Park) is 17 acres of heavily wooded open space. It includes a pavilion, pool, cabana, and sun deck, all of which are in poor condition. The Plan recommended improvements such as natural surface trails, benches and picnic stations, signage, security lighting, parking facilities, playground equipment, and a connection to the city trail system. Bob Jones Park Lonesome Dove Park Liberty Park at Sheltonwood The Coker Property is 4.5 acres on the boundary between Grapevine and Southlake. The site is heavily wooded and has a small pond. The Plan recommended providing a trail connection to Meadowmere Park (Corps property leased by the City of Grapevine) on the shore of Lake Grapevine through the property. Suggested improvements include trails, signage, security lighting, parking facilities, bike rack, benches, picnic tables, and a playground. The Community Services Department of the City of Southlake is currently undertaking a periodic update of the 2001 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan. The recommendations for the B, E, and F Plan Area will be forwarded to the Community Services Department in an effort to coordinate the two planning processes. 2.4 2001 Southlake Pathways Plan The 2001 Southlake Pathways Plan is the current city’s trail system master plan for pedestrian, bicyclist, and equestrian transportation and recreation. The Plan’s recommendations for the three planning areas are described below. West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area According to the 2001 Southlake Pathways Plan, on street bicycle facilities are planned along F.M. 1709, Pearson Lane, Jordan Dr., Harrell Dr., Johnson Rd., and Florence Rd. in the West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area. In addition, the Plan proposes a multi-use trail running south from Florence Rd. to F.M. 1709 and another one running south from F.M. 1709 to Union Church. Sidewalks are recommended along Union Church and North Pearson Lane and a multi use trail is programmed along F.M. 1709. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 22 FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 23 West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area In the West Highland/North Peytonville Plan Area, the Plan identifies on-street bikeways along Randol Mill Ave., North Peytonville Ave., Southridge Parkway, Shady Oaks Dr., White Chapel Blvd., Carroll Ave., Highland St., Dove St., Lakeview Dr., Kingswood Dr., Woodbrook Lane, Coventry Lane, Turnberry Lane, and the proposed collector between North Peytonville Ave. and White Chapel Blvd. The Plan recommends complementing the on-street bicycle facilities with paved multi-use trails or sidewalks along Randol Mill Ave., Dove St., West Southlake Blvd., a portion of North Peytonville Ave., Shady Oaks Dr., White Chapel Blvd., S.H. 114, and the proposed collector between North Peytonville Ave. and White Chapel Blvd. North Side Plan Area The Plan identifies two unique features in the North Side Plan Area: equestrian/hike trails and trailheads. The equestrian/hike trails are found on Corps of Engineers property along Lake Grapevine. The four existing trailheads are located at the northern end of T.W. King Rd., along Bob Jones Rd. (east of Oakwood Estates), at the northern end of North White Chapel Blvd., and at the southwest tip of Bob Jones Park. Proposed trailheads are identified along T.W. King Rd. (north of Bob Jones Rd.), near the intersection of Bob Jones Rd. and North White Chapel Blvd., and at the Coker property. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 24 The Plan also identifies on street bicycle facilities along White Chapel Blvd., Kirkwood, Dove St., Carroll Ave., Kimball Ave., Lonesome Dove, Midway Rd., and Burney Lane (east of North Carroll Ave.). Natural multi-use trails are proposed along North Kimball Ave. and along North White Chapel Blvd. (north of Bob Jones Rd.). Paved multi-use trails are identified along Kirkwood, North White Chapel Blvd., Dove St., North Carroll Ave., Burney Lane (east of North Carroll Ave.), Midway Rd., between T.W. King and North White Chapel Blvd., and in Bob Jones Park. 2.5 1995 Southlake Corridor Study The recommendations in the 1995 Southlake Corridor Study only apply to the West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area. These recommendations apply specifically to F.M. 1709 (Southlake Boulevard) and are divided in the Study into land use and urban design recommendations as detailed below. Land Use Recommendations for F.M. 1709: • Location for the majority of the local services in the community. • Primarily a corridor of residential subdivisions, with some local service retail, offices and institutional uses at major intersections. • Appropriate zoning districts include: o Any single family district for residential areas, o CS, O-1, O-2, B-1, HC, MF-1, and MF-2 for office commercial areas, and o CS, O-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, and B-1 for retail commercial areas. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 25 Design Recommendations for F.M. 1709: The 1995 Corridor Study provided design recommendations for F.M. 1709 related to the entry- way into the city, major intersections along the roadway, and private development along the roadway. F.M. 1709 Portal Recommendations The 1995 Corridor Study recognized F.M. 1709 as a critical entry-way into the city that needed enhancements as a portal into the city. Specifically, the Study recommended a graphic limestone wall with the city name and rural icon (shown as a Bur Oak leaf above). The Study also recommended groves of Bur Oak on both sides of the street. Major Intersection Recommendations Major intersections along F.M. 1709 are located in the South Side Plan Area, not in the West Southlake Blvd./Pearson Plan Area. Therefore, major intersection recommendations are included in the Analysis & Recommendations chapter for the South Side Plan Area. FINAL DRAFT April 1, 2005 Southlake 2025 Plan Plan Areas B, E, & F Phase II Analysis & Recommendations 26 Private Development Recommendations Additional design recommendations for F.M. 1709 included: • Elimination of concrete erosion control along the corridor and utilization of retaining walls of natural materials and plantings. • Increasing buffer yard standards with respect to width and required plantings to differentiate the corridor. • Canopy trees planted along the corridor in groupings to buffer surface parking and frame private development. • Plant material should be limited to selected hardy plants and trees should be a minimum of 2” – 4” caliper to achieve a “natural tree grove” corridor edge.