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Item 11 - S-P-2 LetterProposed "S-P-2" SITE PLAN DISTRICT REGULATIONS St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church June 10, 2026 EXHIBIT A 1.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT. The S-P-2 Site Plan District is utilized to permit flexibility of area regulations while restricting usages. The basic land use district is the "CS" Community Service District. The land area of the St. Martin in-the-Fields Episcopal Church is 11.79 acres. 1.2 PERMITTED USES: a.) Public, semi-public and parochial/private kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools whose curricula satisfy the requirements of the State Public School Laws and the regulations of the State Department of Education. b.) Religious institutions: churches and facilities for worship, fellowship, and education. c.) Community centers: centers utilized for Boy Scout meetings, Girl Scout meetings, and similar community functions. d.) Van storage: fully enclosed garages for the storage of Church vehicles, not to exceed four (4) vehicles or 10% of community center structure. e.) Office or administrative areas and activities supportive of the permitted principal uses. f.) Accessory buildings enclosing equipment or activities in conjunction with the permitted principal uses. No accessory use shall be construed to permit the keeping of articles or materials in the open or outside the building. g.) Indoor & outdoor fundraising activities. h.) Memorial Garden with columbarium in accordance with State Law not to be expanded to within ninety (90) feet of residential zoning. 1.3 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. In this district, the following development regulations shall be applicable: a.) Height: No building or structure shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories, nor shall it exceed thirty-five (35) feet with the exception of the sanctuary and the bell tower. The sanctuary shall not be positioned within one hundred and seventy-five (175) feet of a property line further toward the north property line than the northernmost wall of the existing building. The bell tower shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet to the highest point and shall not be positioned within 200’ of any property line where the lot abuts property zoned as single-family residential. b.) Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet. c.) Side Yard: There shall be a side yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet except where the lot abuts property zoned as single family residential there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. d.) Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten (10) feet except where the lot abuts property zoned as single-family residential there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. e.) Maximum Lot Coverage: All buildings or structures shall have a maximum lot coverage not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the lot area. f.) Maximum Impervious Coverage: The maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed sixty-five (65) percent of the total lot area. However, if the following criteria is met, up to, but not exceeding, an additional 5% of impervious coverage shall be permitted: for each additional one percent (1%) of impervious coverage provided, an additional two (2) feet of width of the required bufferyard(s) adjacent to any street(s) and an additional one (1) foot of width to the required side and rear bufferyards shall be added to the site. This requirement may also be satisfied by providing an equivalent amount of land area in the front or sides of the site (exclusive of the bufferyard areas) either by increasing the number and/or size of parking islands, by preserving natural groves of trees, by enhancing natural drainage area, etc. Any alternative means shall be required to have the approval of the Landscape Administrator to ensure that the proposal is practical and will enhance the survivability of existing trees on the site. g.) Any new construction within this district shall be required to comply with Ordinance No. 557 (Requirements for Masonry Construction) for building facades that face any right-of-way. 1.4 ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR BUILDINGS OR USES LYING WITHIN ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST ONLY. In addition to the development regulations applicable to this zoning district, the development regulations in Section 43, Part III, Residential Adjacency Standards, shall also apply. When any requirements in this section are in conflict with any other requirements for this zoning district, the more stringent requirements shall apply. The Southern property line shall be considered exempt from this requirement since it abuts a public park and a commercially zoned property. 1.5 SCREENING STANDARDS. The following development regulations shall supercede any requirements set forth in Section 39 of this ordinance: a.) A six (6) foot wood fence shall be constructed along the North property line. b.) No fences or screening devices shall be required along the eastern property line. c.) No fences or screening devices shall be required along the southern property line. 1.6 BUFFERYARDS. Bufferyards shall be required in accordance with this document as specified in Section 42 of the City of Southlake Zoning Ordinance with the following exceptions and as noted in the Bufferyard Chart on the Concept Plan: a.) A forty (40) foot wide bufferyard shall be required along the east property line with no required plantings. b.) No bufferyard shall be required along the southeast property line as shown in the bufferyard chart. 1.7 CONCEPT PLAN. A Concept Plan meeting the requirements of Section 41 of this ordinance shall be submitted with a request for zoning to a S-P-2 District. All properties zoned at the effective date of this ordinance, which do not have an approved Concept Plan on file with the City shall submit a Concept Plan meeting the requirements of Section 41 of this ordinance prior to a submittal of a site plan. The Concept Plan shall be processed in accordance with this ordinance and state law for changes in zoning. 1.8 EFFECT OF CONCEPT PLAN. All subsequent site plans shall substantially conform to the Concept Plan approved with the zoning application. 1.9 DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN. A development site plan shall be required for a building permit within the S-P-2 (Generalized) Site Plan District. This site plan shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with Section 40 of this ordinance. Approval of this site plan shall be the authority of the City Council upon a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 1.10 VARIANCES. The Board of Adjustment may grant variances of up to, but not exceeding, ten percent (10%) of any required setback or lot coverage requirement established by the City Council in the specific S-P-2 regulations at the time of zoning of said Site Plan District. This approval shall be per the requirements set forth in Section 44.3(b) of the Zoning Ordinance.