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Item 6G SlidesThank you, Mayor. This item is a request for a a zoning change and site plan from the existing “SF-1A” zoning to a Detailed Site Plan District, or S-P-1, for the development of Regents Professional Park. The property is located at 2580 and 2530 W. Southlake Blvd. 1 The current zoning on the property is SF-1A for single-family residential. These two unplatted tracts are currently undeveloped. 2 The Southlake 2025 Future Land use designation for this property is “Low Density Residential.” This category is generally meant for single-family residential development at a 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. The Low Density Residential category encourages the openness and rural character of the City of Southlake. At second reading of this zoning change, Council will consider a land use plan amendment associated with this request. The applicant is requesting to amend the Southlake 2025 Plan to reflect an “Office Commercial” recommendation at this location. The Office Commercial category is a commercial category designed and intended for the exclusive use of office and limited office-related activities. Properties with this designation may serve as a transition between established residential neighborhoods, major roadways, and retail development. [Go down Southlake Blvd and describe what is developed.] 3 This is an aerial photo of the vicinity. Directly north and west is Jellico Estates, a large-lot residential development platted in the 1970s. Directly east are the River Oaks and Stonebridge office developments. Across Southlake Blvd are two churches and the entrance to Watermere. 4 5 This is an aerial photo looking north at the site. 6 And this is a view looking east at the site. One note is that there are no median openings planned in front of this property. The nearest median openings will be at the intersection of Watermere Drive and Southlake Blvd to the west and River Oaks Dr and Southlake Blvd to the east. A TXDOT deceleration lane is also planned to be installed Summer 2009 in this location here for Jellico Circle East. 7 These are a few photos of the site. The top is a panorama showing a number of the trees on the site and the grade change from west to east. The bottom picture shows the existing sidewalk, retaining wall, and trees along Southlake Blvd. The TXDOT deceleration lane for Jellico Circle East will begin about where the sidewalk ends in this picture. As part of the decel lane project, the City intends to remove this retaining wall and replace it with one that is more consistent with Southlake’s Urban Design Plan. 8 This is the proposed site plan for Regent’s Professional Park. Five office buildings are proposed, each just under 6,000 square feet in size. A driveway connection is proposed to the River Oaks subdivision to the east and an access easement stub to the property to the west. 9 These are the architectural elevations for Building A… 10 Building B… 11 And Building C. Buildings B and C will be substantially screened from Southlake Blvd if the applicant saves the eastern red cedars that you saw in the previous photos and aerials. 12 These are the elevations for Building D in the northwest corner. 13 And these are the elevations for Building E in the center of the site. You’ll notice that all of these buildings have pitched roofs, are 1-story only, and have a tower element at the building’s main entrance. 14 This is the applicant’s tree conservation plan. There are a few trees on the site that are shown to be marginal—or blue, however all these trees are inside the minimum recommended distance to a curb, driveway, or parking space. There are also significant grading differences which I will show in the next slide. It is likely that the only trees that will be preserved are those along Southlake Blvd. Staff has also recommended that the cedars in the southeast corner of the site be removed, as they are either in poor health or have been cut dramatically for utility line clearance. 15 This is the existing grade on the site. There is a 25’ drop from west to east on the property which is about an 8% grade. 16 The applicant will have to significantly grade the western half of the property, including areas where they have shown trees as marginal. The applicant is also proposing to step the buildings’ finished floor elevations from west to east. The red text shows the finished floor elevations of the proposed buildings and shows the difference of 9-feet from west to east. 17 This is the applicant’s landscape plan 18 And a colored landscape plan showing the canopy trees and accent trees or large shrubs proposed. Bald cypresses are proposed around the detention ponds, lacebark elms are proposed at lot corners and parking landscape islands, and per the Planning & Zoning Commission’s request, live oaks are proposed to buffer the site in the northwest corner. 19 20 21 22 There is one variance request and that is to the minimum distance to an intersection along Southlake Blvd. There is 348 feet between River Oaks Drive and this development’s proposed driveway. 500 feet is required. 23 24 25 And public works has a short presentation on drainage and utilities. 26 27 28 29 30