Item 6A
Department of Planning & Development Services
S T A F F R E P O R T
May 12, 2010
CASE NO: ZA10-021
PROJECT: First Financial Bank
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY:
On behalf of First Financial Bank, TMA Architects is requesting approval of a Site Plan
for a new 7,858 square foot bank building on 1.6 acres located on the southwest
corner of Southlake Boulevard (FM 1709) and S. White Chapel Boulevard at 120 S.
White Chapel Boulevard. SPIN #9
DETAILS:
TMA Architects is requesting approval for a new 7,858 square foot bank building for
the purposes of relocating from their current location on the southwest corner of State
Highway 114 and Southlake Boulevard (FM1709) at 3205 E. State Highway 114. The
proposed bank will face towards Southlake Boulevard (north side) and have drive-thru
lanes at the back of the building (south side) while taking access from both Southlake
Boulevard and S. White Chapel Boulevard.
Variances
The following variance has been requested by the applicant for this proposal:
Standards for Approval
1) A variance is being requested to Section 7.2 of the Tree
Preservation Ordinance No. 585-D, as amended for tree preservation percentage.
The site contains approximately 16% of tree cover which is approximately 13,794
square feet. The requirement is to preserve at a minimum 70% of the tree cover
on site which is equivalent to approximately 9,656 square feet. The applicant is
proposing to preserve approximately 21% (2,896 square feet) of tree cover.
ACTION NEEDED: 1) Conduct Public Hearing
2) Consider Site Plan Approval Request
ATTACHMENTS:
(A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
(C) Plans and Support Information – Link to PowerPoint
(D) Review Summary No. 3, dated April 30, 2010
(E) Surrounding Property Owners Map
(F) Surrounding Property Owners Responses
for Commission and Council Members Only
(G) Full Size Plans ()
STAFF CONTACT:
Ken Baker (817) 748-8067
Daniel Cortez (817) 748-8070
Case No.
ZA10-021
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
OWNER:
First Financial Bank
APPLICANT:
TMA Architects
PROPERTY SITUATION:
120 S. White Chapel Boulevard
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Tract 3C01, Hiram Granberry Survey. Abstract No. 581
LAND USE CATEGORY:
Office Commercial
CURRENT ZONING:
“O-1” Office Zoning District
HISTORY:
Medical Villas at Tuscan Creek
- A Preliminary Plat () that included this site
was approved by City Council on October 16, 2007 under Planning Case
ZA07-057.
CITIZEN INPUT:
A Southlake Program for the Involvement of Neighborhoods (SPIN) meeting
was held on January 11, 2010. The report for this meeting is under Attachment
“C” of this staff report.
SOUTHLAKE 2025 PLAN:
Consolidated Land Use Plan
The Southlake 2025 comprehensive plan
designates this site as Office
Commercial. The existing zoning and
type of development being proposed at
this location is consistent with the Land
Use Plan.
Pathways Master Plan
The Southlake 2025 Pathways Master
Plan indicates a planned 6-foot sidewalk
along the west side of S. White Chapel. The applicant will provide this
sidewalk as indicated on the site plan connecting to the existing sidewalk on
Southlake Boulevard.
TRANSPORTATION
ASSESSMENT:
The applicant has submitted a Traffic Impact Analysis to City staff regarding
this proposal and it has been reviewed by the City Engineer. Staff accepts the
conclusions based from this report.
WATER & SEWER:
Water
There is an existing 12-inch water line on the south side of Southlake Boulevard
that will serve this development.
Sewer
There is an existing 8-inch sanitary sewer line to the south in Stratfort Parc that
the applicant is proposing to tap into. The applicant has indicated they will build
an 8-inch sewer line up to subject property.
TREE PRESERVATION:
The site contains approximately 16% of tree cover which is approximately
13,794 square feet. The applicant is required to preserve at a minimum, 70%
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of the tree cover on site which is equivalent to approximately 9,656 square
feet. The applicant has requested a variance to this requirement and will be
preserving approximately 21% (2,852 square feet) of tree cover. Most all of the
existing trees on the site are Eastern Red Cedar. All of the existing trees within
the interior of the site are proposed to be removed due to the grade and
construction activity to occur on site. Some of the existing trees that have been
planted by the City on South White Chapel are proposed to be preserved.
PLANNING &
ZONING COMMISSION:
April 22, 2010; Approved (7-0) to table to May 6, 2010.
May 6, 2010; Approved (5-0) recommending the applicant continue to pursue
the access to the church parking lot, also granting the variance to the tree
preservation ordinance, and subject to Staff’s Report dated May 6, 2010 and to
Review Summary No. 3 dated April 30, 2010.
At the April 22, 2010 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, a variance was
also requested to the Driveway Ordinance No. 634, as amended for stacking
depth. The applicant proposed a stacking depth of twenty-two feet (22’) along
Southlake Boulevard and a stacking depth of twenty-eight feet five inches (28’-
5”) along S. White Chapel Boulevard where seventy-five feet (75’) is required
for both driveways.At the subsequent meeting on May 6, 2010, both driveways
were modified and brought into compliance with the Driveway Ordinance No.
634, as amended. A stacking depth of 80-feet has been provided along the
entrance from Southlake Boulevard and 75-feet has been provided on the
driveway from S. White Chapel Boulevard.
STAFF COMMENTS:
Attached is Site Plan Review Summary No. 3, dated April 30, 2010.
N:\Community Development\MEMO\2010 Cases\021 - SP - First Financial Bank\Staff Report
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Plans and Support Information
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SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY
ZA10-021Three04/30/2010
Case No.: Review No.: Date of Review:
First Financial Bank
Project Name:
APPLICANT: ARCHITECT:
TMA Architects – Tom Malone TMA Architects – Joanna Grodnicka
814 Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. 100 814 Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. 100
Fort Worth, TX 76104 Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: (817) 737-0404 Phone: (817) 737-0404
Email: tom@tma-fw.com Fax: joanna@tma-fw.com
CITY STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PROJECT RECEIVED BY THE CITY ON
04/28/2010 AND WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS. THESE STIPULATIONS ARE HEREBY
MADE CONDITIONS OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AMENDED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION, PLEASE CONTACT
DANIEL CORTEZ AT (817) 748-8070.
1. Provide a common access easement (approximately 26’ in width) centered over the on-site and off-
site drives, parallel and adjacent to Southlake Boulevard and S. White Chapel Boulevard.
2. All Site Plan requests for new development must meet the requirements of the Tree Preservation
Ordinance No. 585-D, as amended. There is 21% tree coverage proposed to be preserved where a
A Variance has been requested for this requirement.
minimum of 70% is required.
3. The City of Southlake Sidewalk Plan requires for pedestrian connections to be provided from adjacent
street sidewalks to on-site sidewalks. In addition this pedestrian connection must meet ADA and
Texas Accessibility Standards.
Tree Conservation/Landscape Review
Keith Martin, Landscape Administrator
(817) 748-8229
kmartin@ci.southlake.tx.us
TREE CONSERVATION COMMENTS:
1. Most all of the existing trees on the site are Eastern Red Cedar. All of the existing trees within the
interior of the site are proposed to be removed because the grade sits lower than the streets and must
be built up for drainage and constructing the building pad and parking lot. Some of the existing trees
that have been planted by the City on South White Chapel are proposed to be preserved.
2. The grading for the proposed west access drive will raise the grade and create a damming effect on
the drainage running across the property and away from the West Southlake Blvd. right-of-way. The
area with the remaining existing trees between the access drive and the right-of-way will not drain
properly and possibly alter the existing trees proposed to remain.
* Please be aware that all existing trees shown to be preserved on the City Council approved Tree
Conservation Plan must be preserved and protected during all phases and construction of the
development. Alteration or removal of any of the existing trees shown to be preserved on the approved
Tree Conservation Plan is a violation of the Tree Preservation Ordinance and the zoning as approved
by the Southlake City Council. Please ensure that the layout of all structures, easements, utilities,
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structures grading, and any other structure proposed to be constructed do not conflict with existing
trees intended to be preserved.
INTERIOR LANDSCAPE AND BUFFERYARD COMMENTS:
1. It is noted on the Landscape Plan that sod is proposed in all of the parking lot landscape islands. All
parking lot landscape islands must contain shrubs, ground cover, ornamental grasses or a
combination of these plant materials in association with the required trees.
2. When parking spaces are provided in front of the building setback line between the right-of-way and
the proposed building, a continuous hedgerow of shrubs planted on 30” centers and reaching a mature
height of 30” is required to be planted in front of the parking spaces. The proposed hedgerow of
shrubs proposed in front of the north parking spaces must continue along the front of the spaces until
the spaces are behind the building setback line.
* The applicant is proposing to plant three (3) additional canopy trees over the required interior
landscape and bufferyard requirements, and replace two (2) street trees with two (2) canopy trees.
Public Works/Engineering Review
Cheryl Taylor, Civil Engineer
(817) 748-8100
ctaylor@ci.southlake.tx.us
* For any engineering comments of the proposed project or comments for the Traffic Impact Analysis
contact the engineer working on the project listed above.
Informational Comments
* No review of proposed signs is intended with this site plan. A separate building permit is required prior
to construction of any signs. The city’s name has been indicated to be located on the front façade of
the building; it is recommended that if the tenant wishes to have their sign on this façade it be shown
as such.
* All mechanical equipment must be screened of view right-of-ways and residential properties in
accordance with the Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended.
* All lighting must comply with the Lighting Ordinance No. 693, as amended.
* All development must comply with the Drainage Ordinance No. 605 and the Erosion and Sediment
Control Ordinance No. 946, as amended.
* Development must comply with all requirements in Zoning Ordinance No. 480, Section 43, Overlay
Zones.
* The applicant should be aware that prior to issuance of a building permit a Plat must be processed
and filed in the County Plat Records, a fully corrected site plan, landscape plan, irrigation plan, and
building plans, must be submitted for approval and all required fees must be paid. This may include
but not be limited to the following fees: Park Fee, Perimeter Street Fee, Water & Sewer Impact and
Tap Fees, and related Permit Fees.
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* A letter of permission from the adjacent property owner(s) on the west must be obtained prior to
issuance of a building permit for the construction of the off-site pavement and a permit from TxDOT
must be obtained prior to any curb cut along F.M. 1709.
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Surrounding Property Owners
First Financial Bank
SPO # Owner Zoning Land Use Acreage Response
1. NR
Property Owner SP2 Retail Commercial 0.90
Office Commercial, Office
2. NR
Nmen Ltd CS 1.08
Commercial
Public Park/Open Space, Retail
3. NR
Inland Western Slake Suntree SP2 7.74
Commercial
Public/Semi-Public, Office
4. NR
White's Chapel Meth Ch CS Commercial, Low Density 24.38
Residential, Public/Semi-Public
Office Commercial, Office
5. NR
Lechler, Gloria Etal O1 Commercial, Medium Density 7.87
Residential
6. NR
Wachovia Bank Na O1 Office Commercial 1.20
7. NR
Lechler, Gloria Etal O1 Office Commercial 0.29
8. NR
White's Chapel Cemetery CS Public/Semi-Public 1.72
9. NR
White's Chapel Cemetery Assn CS Public/Semi-Public 0.36
Responses: F: In Favor O: Opposed To U: Undecided NR: No Response
Notices Sent:
Nine (9)
Responses Received:
None
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Surrounding Property Owner Responses
NONE
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