Item 7A.slidesThank you, Mr. Chairman. This item is a request for a comprehensive land use
plan amendment from “Low Density Residential” to “Office Commercial” for the
development of a professional office park. The associated request is 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.
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The current zoning on the property is SF-1A for single-family residential. These
two unplatted tracts are currently undeveloped.
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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.
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.]
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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.
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This is an aerial photo looking north at the site.
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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.
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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.
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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 staff has
recommended an additional access easement stub to the property to the west.
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These are the architectural elevations for Building A…
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Building B…
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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.
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These are the elevations for Building D in the northwest corner.
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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.
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This is the applicant’s tree conservation plan. There are a number of trees in the
center of the site that are shown to be preserved, 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. Staff has asked that the applicant create a category of “Marginal” on
the tree conservation plan and consider these trees as marginal… meaning
they will try to save them but may not be able to dependent on development
conditions. It is likely that the only trees that will be preserved are those along
Southlake Blvd.
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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.
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The applicant will have to significantly grade the western half of the property,
including areas where they have shown trees to be preserved. The applicant is
also proposing to step the buildings’ finished floor elevations from west to east.
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This is the applicant’s landscape plan
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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 cedar elms and wax myrtles are proposed to buffer the site from
residences to the north and west.
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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.
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And public works has a short presentation on drainage and utilities.
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