Item 4ISoutheast Sector PlanCity Council 1st ReadingOctober 19, 2010
Presentation Outline
Area Plan Overview
Southeast Sector Plan Outline
Southeast Sector Issues and Challenges
Land Use Recommendations
Mobility Recommendations
Discussion
What is the purpose of an area plan?
Detailed background for specific area
Identify development constraints and issues
Identify features, resources and areas to be protected or improved
Explore development opportunities
Make site-specific recommendations
Area Plans and the Land Use Plan
Area Plan Process
Plan Outline
Character of the Area
Analysis
Planning Issues and Challenges
Recommendations
Issues & Challenges
Land Use Compatibility (Residential/ Industrial)
Keller, Colleyville, & Grapevine Master Plans
Connectivity
Land Use Compatibility
Keller – Future Land Use
Keller
Colleyville
Retail
Residential
Colleyville – Future Land Use
Residential
Open Space
Grapevine – Future Land Use
Industrial
Commercial
Government Use
Residential
Residential
Residential
Low Intensity Commercial
Road Connectivity
Road Connectivity
Bank
Commerce
Pedestrian Connectivity
Pedestrian Connectivity
Brumlow
Kimball
S.H. 26
Continental
Underlying Land Use
Recommendations
Issues:
Timarron Country Club House
Ancillary use to golf course residential community
“Mixed Use” land use designation may be confused with “open ended”
Recommendation:
Change from Mixed Use to Medium Density Residential
Underlying Land Use
Recommendations
Issues:
Southlake Sports Complex
Recommendation:
Change from Public/Semi-Public to Public Parks/Open Space
Underlying Land Use
Recommendations
Issues:
St. Johns Baptist Church
Northern portion developed w/ church, southern portion of property (approx. 3 acres) undeveloped
Recommendation:
Change from Industrial to Public/Semi-Public
Underlying Land Use
Recommendations
Issues:
Alpine Materials
Self Storage
Uses expected to do well in this location
Recommendation:
Change from Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use
Add site specific recommendations
Underlying Land Use
Recommendations
Issues:
Adjacent to S.H. 26
Existing concrete plant
Uses expected to do well in this location
Recommendation:
Maintain Mixed Use designation
Add site specific recommendations
4 & 4a Site Specific Recommendations
Tree preservation
Higher intensity near S.H. 26 and lower intensity (i.e. office or single-family homes) adjacent to residential uses to the west and north.
Higher Intensity
Uses & Structures
Lower Intensity
Uses & Structures
Underlying Land Use
Recommendations
Issues:
Potential continued redevelopment of MH District (Woodsey & Timberline)
Tealwood
Residential across Continental
Vacant land to south
Recommendation:
Change from Industrial to Mixed Use
Underlying Land Use
Recommendations
Issues:
75 LDN
Site Specific Recommendation:
For properties with Low Density land use designation within the 75 LDN certain Non-Residential and/or Transition Uses may be appropriate in size and scale including Office Commercial
type uses.
Mobility Recommendations
M1 Improve pedestrian crossings along Continental Boulevard*
*Consistent with a Youth Plan recommendation
Mobility Recommendations
M2 Provide entry features at Brumlow & SH 26 and Kimball & SH 26
Landscaping & Signage
Consistent with Urban Design & Wayfinding Plans
Similar to Heritage Business Park
Mobility Recommendations
M3 Install median and/or parkway landscaping along S. Kimball Avenue, similar to landscaping around Heritage Business Park
Mobility Recommendations
M4 Install public art in roundabouts
Art piece
Ornamental grasses
Perennials
Mobility Recommendations
M5 Prioritize sidewalk construction along Brumlow Avenue to provide safe pedestrian access to the Cottonbelt Trail
*Consistent with a Youth Plan recommendation
Mobility Recommendations
M6 Explore opportunities to provide an east-west connection between Bank Street and Commerce Street
Bank
Commerce
Mobility Recommendations
M7 Explore opportunities to connect Nolen Drive in Southlake with Nolen Drive in Grapevine
Mobility Recommendations
M8 Consider options for enhancing East Continental Boulevard, such as landscaped medians, particularly near Kimball Avenue
Mobility Recommendations
M9 Work with NuStar to plant trees adjacent to the ultimate cross-section of Brumlow Avenue
Planning & Zoning Commission Action
October 7, 2010; Approved (7-0) with the exception that a site specific recommendation be placed on the actual map that is similar in language to the slide for recommendation Number
6 that was presented by staff this evening.
Referenced Slide from P&Z Motion
Recommendation #6
Site Specific Recommendation:
For properties with Low Density land use designation within the 75LDN certain Non-Residential and/or Transition Uses may be appropriate in size and scale including Office Commercial
type uses.
Questions?
Citywide Recommendations
Mobility Citywide Recommendations
Pedestrian/bicycle mobility
Access to parks
Mobility Recommendations
Revise the Sidewalk Plan and Pathways Plan maps to distinguish between public and private sidewalks/trails*
*New citywide recommendation that will be carried over to all area plans.
Environmental Citywide Recommendations
Tree protection
Tree City USA status
Wetlands, floodplains, and stream corridors
Water pollution and water demand
Environmental Citywide Recommendations
Air quality
Light pollution
Maintenance of common open space
Parks Citywide Recommendations
Develop internal signage plans for all city parks