Item 6A - Open Space Standards and Management LetterShivers Farm
Southlake, Texas
Zoning Case #: ZA25-0045
Prepared by Sage Group, Inc.
9 October 2025
Open Space Standards:
All open space areas shall be fully landscaped with appropriate materials to be
healthy, thriving and sustainable, and shall be irrigated in a manner appropriate to
the needs of such landscape materials and the local environment.
The internal park within the residential area shall contain walking trails, benches
and/or a gathering area, along with canopy and accent trees, shrubbery and ground
cover consistent with the Southlake Landscape Ordinance.
Open Space Management Plan:
Intended Usage: The common open space areas of the project are intended for the
quiet enjoyment of the customers, tenants and occupants within the development.
All sidewalks are intended for pedestrian traffic, shall be kept in good condition, and
accessible to the occupants and customers.
The Single -Family Open Space shall be maintained by the property owners or the
Property Owners Association (POA) and the Commercial Open Space shall be
maintained by the property owners or a Commercial Property Management Company
(Commercial PM) with credible experience operating a grocery anchored mixed use
project. The POA shall have the ability to assess fees required for the maintenance of
the open space areas and other POA activities. The Commercial PM shall be
responsible for collecting Common Area Maintenance fees from Commercial tenants.
The POA shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the open space
within the Single -Family development. The expenses required to maintain the
common areas at a quality level shall be estimated annually by the POA Board, and
dues shall be determined and assessed on each property owner in an equitable fashion
at such a rate as necessary to maintain such a level of quality. Authority to enforce
these requirements, and to place a lien on the property if such dues are not paid, shall
be in the form of written Deed Restrictions and Covenants, agreed to by all property
owners at purchase, and shall run with the single-family land.
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Provisions shall be made, in the POA bylaws and Deed Restrictions, that in the unlikely
event the POA fails to maintain all or a portion of the Single -Family Open Space in
reasonable order and condition, the City of Southlake may, but is not required to,
assume responsibility for such maintenance and take corrective action, including the
provision of extended maintenance. The costs of such maintenance may be charged
to the POA or individual property owners that make up the POA, and may include
administrative costs and penalties which shall become a lien on all property in the
development.
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