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Item 7A Plan 6Final Draft March 9, 2005 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Based on the existing character, previously adopted plans, and the Southlake 2025 Plan Vision, Goals, & Objectives, the following general recommendations for environmental resource protection for the South Side Plan Area (areas C, D, G, & H) are proposed. 6.1 General Recommendations for Environmental Resource Protection • Identify and protect significant wooded areas in the corridor. • Encourage the preservation of a tree buffer adjoining the flood plain corridor and existing neighborhoods. • Encourage the maintenance of existing vegetation adjacent to roadways when wooded areas are developed. • Adapt development to the topography rather than topography to the development. • Incorporate significant landscape features into new development. • Preserve view sheds that add value to the development in the plan area. looking west towards F.M. 1709. View of environmentally sensitive resources on the city owned parcel at Parkwood Dr. and F.M. 1709. Define unique or locally important ranch, farm or environmental areas. Protect and conserve the natural resources in the area, with particular attention to stands. View of an existing stream corridor in the South Side Plan Area. Southlake 2025 Plan: Phase 11 45 South Side Area Plan Analysis & Recommendations View of Pine Street, a typical rural road. View of the natural topography from the intersection ofKimball Ave. and F.M. 1709, Final Draft March 9, 2005 • Maximize pedestrian connectivity along roadways and stream corridors from neighborhoods to area schools and park facilities. • Protect the city's surface and groundwater supplies. • Protect the city's remaining ranching /agricultural and environmental areas in the southern part of the city by requiring residential development to occur in a manner that has the minimum impact on these resources. • Rehabilitate /protect stream corridors in conjunction with new development. • Prioritize the burying of overhead utilities along F.M. 1709 (between Village Center Drive and Carroll Ave.) and Carroll Ave. (between S.H. 114 and future Rucker Road). IiA View of existing pedestrian trails along a stream corridor in the Timarron neighborhood. • Evaluate and make recommendations on possible storm water improvements in the S. Carroll Ave. area (immediately south of F.M. 1709) 6.2 Specific Recommendations and Implementation Strategies Recommendation Justification Implementation 1. Improve pedestrian There is currently limited Prioritize funding for sidewalks in access to schools pedestrian access to the CIP. and school facilities schools and school from adjoining facilities (such as Dragon neighborhoods. Stadium). 2. Maximize There is currently limited Prioritize funding for sidewalks, pedestrian pedestrian access to trails, crosswalks, and other connectivity from parks. improvements in the CIP. neighborhoods to ark facilities. Southlake 2025 Plan: 46 South Side Area Plan Phase 11 Analysis & Recommendations View of F.M. 1709 (Southlake Blvd.) at Carroll Final Draft March 9, 2005 Recommendation Justification Implementation 3. Develop an There is currently limited Prioritize funding for sidewalks, interconnected pedestrian access to trails, crosswalks, and other network of trails and Southlake Town Square. improvements in the CIP. sidewalks linking neighborhoods to Southlake Town Square. 4. Preserve tree buffers Trees serve as a filter for Ensure that trees and vegetation along existing storm water runoff, along the stream corridors remain creeks and flood provide critical habitat, in a natural state. Develop plains whenever and add aesthetic value. regulations that allow for creative possible. and flexible site design. Encourage the placement of critical environmental resources into a conservation easement to ensure the protection of the area. 5. Preserve existing Trees help to provide Encourage the placement of tree buffers adjacent privacy and add aesthetic critical environmental resources to neighborhoods. value. into a conservation easement to ensure the protection of the area. 6. Preserve existing Trees help to shield Develop regulations that allow for tree buffers between neighborhoods from noise creative and flexible site design. new development and light from nearby Encourage the placement of and existing development and add critical environmental resources neighborhoods. aesthetic value. into a conservation easement to ensure the protection of the area. Amend relevant city ordinances including the tree preservation, landscaping, and other ordinances. 7. Develop a unique A well - designed Include as a part of the median intersection intersection treatment study. treatment at Carroll would complement Town Ave. & F.M. 1709. Square and help to create a unique sense of place. Southlake 2025 Plan: 47 South Side Area Plan Phase 11 Analysis & Recommendations Final Draft March 9, 2005 Recommendation Justification Implementation 8. Prioritize the Underground utilities Include as a part of the median burying of overhead would improve the visual study. utilities along character of F.M. 1709 Fund the undergrounding of portions of F.M. and would enhance the electrical utilities through a future 1709 and Carroll Town Center's aesthetic bond election. Ave. integrity. Also, undergrounding improves safety by removing the overhead wires that may arc or be brought down during storms. 9. Protect the city's Aesthetic and fiscal Evaluate applicable properties for remaining values of low- intensity the Rural Conservation ranching /agricultural rural ranching uses are Subdivision land use category and and environmental significant. Open space amend the land use plan map areas in the southern also commands property accordingly. part of the city by value premiums and it requiring residential preservation/conservation development to should be encouraged occur in a manner that has the minimum impact on these resources. 10. Rehabilitate /protect Protecting stream Develop a set of policies that stream corridors in corridors reduces storm implement this recommendation conjunction with water run -off and reduces in the city's ordinances (including new development. flooding. If protected in drainage, subdivision, zoning, conjunction with an open etc.) space plan, protected stream corridors can add value to private development. 11. Evaluate and make Existing storm water Have Public Works undertake a recommendations on drainage issues may limit study on appropriate measures possible storm water future development needed to mitigate any future improvements in the opportunities. development in the area. S. Carroll Ave. area (immediately south of F.M. 1709) in conjunction with any development in the vicinity. 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