Item 6B (2)Thank you, Mayor. Item 7B is a request by Community Site Planners and the
Sage Group for the approval of a zoning change and development plan for
Ridgeview at Southlake. The plan proposes 24 residential lots and 3 office lots
on approximately 13.22 acres. The subject property is located between 505
and 519 Davis Blvd.
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There are three existing zoning districts on the site –Agricultural District, a
small strip of SF-20A Single Family Residential zoning that was approved as
part of the Southlake Woods development, and S-P-1 Detailed Site Plan district
for an urgent care facility just south of the Albertson’s shopping center.
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The Southlake 2025 future land use designation is Mixed Use, which
recommends literally a mix of uses, including office, retail, residential, civic, and
open space uses.
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Because of the mixed use land use designation and the site’s situation between
a major corridor, an existing retail development, and an existing single-family
residential development, an Optional Land use designation of “T-1” Transition
was given to this area. The applicant is proposing Ridgeview at Southlake
under this Transition recommendation.
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Southlake 2025 makes a distinction between two transition land uses –T-1 and
T-2. T1 is meant to be a little more intense with primarily non-residential uses
on sites of 15 to 40 acres adjacent to arterials and existing residential uses. T2
recommends primarily single-family residential uses on sites of 4 to 20 acres
that have limited commercial opportunities and significant environmental
limitations.
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This chart shows the recommended land use mix of the T1 and T2 Land Use
Designations. The two columns to the right show the land use mix proposed by
Ridgeview at Southlake… both in Gross and Net acreage. Given Ridgeview’s
strong single-family residential use and lack of retail, we would classify it as a
development ideal for a T2 Land Use designation and not necessarily T1.
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To that end, the office component recommendations would include locating
office buildings of 1 to 2 stories with footprints between 3-and 6,000 square feet
along a major arterial. Ridgeview is proposing three 1 story office buildings
each just over 7,000.
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The open space in a T2-type development should preserve existing wooded
areas, form a centerpiece of the community, provide sidewalk and trail
connectivity, and maximize frontage along residential and office uses.
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This development is 13 acres within the 25-acre Area A-9of the Southlake 2025
Plan. Specific recommendations for this site include [go down bullet points]
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The Environmental Resource Protection map shows a area of tree cover
desired to be preserved. You’ll see soon that the applicant has incorporated
this area into their open space.
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So that’s what Southlake 2025 has to recommend. The Transition Zoning
District is an alternative zoning category that allows developers to address
some of those recommendations of the Southlake 2025 Plan.
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The Transition Zoning District is defined by three components: the Retail Area,
the Retail Edge, and the Neighborhood. A minimum of 2 components are
required in a TZD, and the developer of Ridgeview is providing the
Neighborhood Edge and Neighborhood components.
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This is a photo standing on the property looking east at one of the homes in
Southlake Woods and 8-foot the fence that separates the two properties today.
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This is looking northeast toward the Southlake Crossing shopping center. You
can see the roof of the Albertson’s.
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This photo is taken looking at the are of the northern subdivision entry to
Ridgeview… it will be in this location where the sign is.
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This is a shot of much of the frontage of the property along Davis Blvd.
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And finally a photo taken from Southlake Woods looking onto the Ridgeview
property and the fence separating the two.
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