1998 Land Use Plan1998 Land Use Plan
Overview & Discussion
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Land Use Plan Highlights
3 major goals
11 land use categories
2 residential categories (Low Density Residential & Medium Density Residential)
5 commercial categories (Office Commercial, Retail Commercial, Mixed Use, Town Center, & Industrial)
2 public use categories (Public Parks/Open Space & Public/Semi-Public
2 environmental categories (Floodplain & Corps of Engineers)
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1998 Land Use Plan Categories
Floodplain
Corps of Engineers
Public Parks/Open Space
Public/Semi-Public
Low Density Residential
Medium Density Residential
Office Commercial
Retail Commercial
Mixed Use
Town Center
Industrial
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Floodplain
Floodplain illustrates area designated by the August 1995 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maps as being in the 100-year floodplain. The “floodplain” is an expanse of natural
vegetation and wildlife, and should be preserved as natural open area. Within the floodplain is “floodway” that must be kept free of encroachment in order that the 100-year flood may
be carried without harmful increases in the height of flood waters. Although it is not to be encouraged, the portion of the floodplain not in the floodway may be reclaimed for development
under certain circumstances if in accordance with FEMA regulations. The designated land use for areas of reclaimed floodplain is that of the immediately adjacent land use category.
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Floodplain
810 Acres
6%
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Corps of Engineers
The Corps of Engineers category includes all property adjacent to Grapevine Lake owned by the federal government and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE). The primary purpose
of this property is the temporary reservoir storage of flood waters. Within the COE ownership (and, in some instances, on adjacent private land) is a regulatory flowage easement at
an elevation of 572 feet above sea level. Through lease agreements with the COE, property within the Corps of Engineers category may be utilized as parks, recreation, and open space.
Ancillary commercial and retail activities associated with these uses are permitted, but no habitable structures may be developed within the flowage easement.
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Corps of
Engineers
757 Acres
5%
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Public Parks/Open Space
Public Parks / Open Space are public areas designated for active and passive recreation, such as parks and athletic complexes, and public open space for the preservation of the scenic
vistas and natural vegetation of the City. This Land Use Plan depicts only existing Public Parks / Open Space facilities; potential Public Parks / Open Space sites are illustrated
in the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan.
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Public Parks/
Open Space
266 Acres
2%
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Public/Semi Public
Public / Semi-Public areas are suitable for a wide range of public and private uses, such as government offices and facilities, public and private schools, churches and related facilities
(including parsonage and parochial schools), cemeteries, and Public Parks / Open Space uses in conjunction with these developments.
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Public/
Semi-Public
474 Acres
3%
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Low Density Residential
The Low Density Residential category is for detached single-family residential development at a net density of one or fewer dwelling units per acre. Other suitable activities are those
permitted in the Public Parks / Open Space and Public / Semi-Public categories described previously. The Low Density Residential category encourages the openness and rural character
of the City of Southlake.
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Low Density
Residential
5,024 Acres
37%
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Medium Density Residential
The Medium Density Residential category is suitable for any single-family detached residential development. Limited low intensity office and/or retail uses may be permitted provided
that the nature of the commerce is to support the surrounding neighborhood and that the area is sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential property. Such non-residential uses
must be compatible with and not intrusive to the adjacent residential uses. Other suitable activities are those permitted in the Public Parks / Open Space and Public / Semi-Public
categories previously discussed.
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Medium
Density
Residential
3,794 Acres
27%
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Office Commercial
The Office Commercial category is a commercial category designed and intended for the exclusive use of office and limited office-related activities. It is established for and will be
allocated to those districts best suited for supporting commercial activity of an office character. It has been established to encourage and permit general professional and business
offices of high quality and appearance, in attractive landscaped surroundings with the types of uses and design exterior appearance so controlled as to be generally compatible with
existing and future adjacent and surrounding residential development. Other suitable activities are those permitted in the Public Parks / Open Space and Public / Semi-Public categories
previously discussed.
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Office
Commercial
392 Acres
3%
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Retail Commercial
The Retail Commercial category is a lower- to medium-intensity commercial category providing for neighborhood-type retail shopping facilities and general commercial support activities.
It is intended to provide limited local retail and/or office uses which serve neighborhoods in close proximity. It is intended that all uses in this category will be compatible with
adjacent single family uses, thereby maintaining the character and integrity of existing neighborhoods. This category is intended to encourage comprehensively planned developments.
In areas where the Retail Commercial designation is adjacent to residentially zoned properties or areas with a residential designation on the Land Use Plan, lower intensity activities
such as office or office-related uses should be planned adjacent to the residential uses. Other suitable activities are those permitted in the Public Parks / Open Space, Public / Semi-Public,
and Office Commercial categories previously discussed.
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Retail
Commercial
463 Acres
3%
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Mixed Use
The range of activities permitted, the diverse natural features, and the varying proximity to thoroughfares of areas in the Mixed Use category necessitates comprehensively planned and
coordinated development. New development must be compatible with and not intrusive to existing development.
Typically, the Mixed Use designation is intended for medium- to higher-intensity office buildings, hotels, commercial activities, retail centers, and residential uses. Nuisance-free,
wholly enclosed light manufacturing and assembly uses that have no outdoor storage are permitted if designed to be compatible with adjacent uses. Other suitable activities are those
permitted in the Public Parks / Open Space, Public / Semi-Public, Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, Retail Commercial, and Office Commercial categories previously
discussed.
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Mixed Use
1,172 Acres
8%
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Town Center
The Town Center land use designation is intended to enhance and promote the development of the community’s downtown. The goal is to create an attractive, pedestrian-oriented environment
that becomes the center of community life in Southlake. It may include compatibly designed retail, office, cultural, civic, recreational, and residential uses. All uses shall be developed
with a great attention to design detail and will be integrated into one cohesive district or into distinct sub-districts, each with its own unique characteristics. A mix of different
uses is encouraged to create a vibrant, lively, and unique environment. Appropriate zoning district designation shall include the Downtown, NR-PUD, and C-3 districts
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Town
Center
137 Acres
1%
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Industrial
Industrial and business service development that is relatively free of unwanted side effects, such as unsightliness, noise, odor, glare, vibrations, etc., is permitted in the Industrial
category. If meeting the qualification of relatively free of unwanted side effects, suitable types of development in the Industrial category can be characterized by the manufacturing,
processing, packaging, assembly, storage, warehousing and/or distribution of products. Ancillary commercial and retail activities associated with these uses are permitted. Public
Parks / Open Space and Public / Semi-Public activities as described above may be permitted if surrounding industrial uses do not pose hazards and are sufficiently buffered.
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Industrial
488 Acres
3%
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