2010-07-12 Meeting Report (Tower Plaza)SPIN MEETING REPORT
CASE NO. ZA10 -041
PROJECT NAME: Tower Plaza
SPIN DISTRICT: SPIN 9
MEETING DATE: July 12, 2010
MEETING LOCATION: 1400 MAIN STREET, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
MEETING ROOMS 3A 3B
TOTAL ATTENDANCE: Twenty -five (25)
SPIN REPRESENTATIVE(S) PRESENT: Ray Tremain #9), Ron Evans #10)
APPLICANT(S) PRESENTING: Curtis Young, Sage Group
STAFF PRESENT: Clayton Comstock, Planner II
STAFF CONTACT: Clayton Comstock, (817)748 -8269; ccomstock(a�ci.southlake.tx.us
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Property Situation
The property is 5.84 acres located at 821 E. Southlake Boulevard.
Development Details
The applicant is requesting approval of a revision to the existing S -P -1 zoning and
site plan. Tower Plaza is a proposed 5.84 acre development for office and medical
uses. The property is currently undeveloped. The proposed use is consistent with the
City of Southlake Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The property sits along the south
side of Southlake Boulevard, approximately 1,000 feet west of Carroll Avenue. It is
across the street from two medical office buildings within the Mendez Addition. All
other parcels surrounding the property are currently undeveloped.
The intent of this zoning request is to enable the construction of a well designed,
high quality office and medical park development. The proposal includes three
specific buildings with the park; Buildings 1 and 3 (Office) are identical to those
approved in the same locations by the City Council in 2008, and are consistent with
the current S -P -1 zoning for the property. This proposal would replace the remaining
buildings from that existing approved zoning with a single structure, the "Medical
Center at Tower Plaza."
The Medical Center at Tower Plaza will be a private, physician- managed hospital
serving the citizens of Southlake and surrounding communities with local physician
management. The facility features state -of- the -art diagnostic capabilities and
specializes in minimally invasive procedures. The Medical Center at Tower Plaza will be
accredited with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and
will be Medicare certified.
QUESTIONS CONCERNS
Q: Will everything be built in one phase?
A: All the infrastructure will be built with the hospital and one of the office buildings first.
The second office building will be built when lease demands warrant.
Q: Will doctors occupy the office buildings for their practice?
A: They may, but we don't know for sure how many will do that yet.
C: Potential problems accessing the property after medians on F.M. 1709 are installed
and no traffic signal at the intersection for the future street.
Q: Will you have landscape berms along FM 1709?
A: Yes.
Q: Will there be connections for other properties on Zena Rucker Road?
Q: Are you using the same drainage plan as previous? What's different?
A: The same drainage plan concepts are being used (as far as underground detention
under the parking lot), but the exact dimensions of the underground systems have
changed to accommodate the new layout.
Q: When will the "future street" get built?
A: The "future street" is on a piece of property not owned by this development. The
street was previously approved and preliminary platted with an office /retail
development to the east. The road will be installed when that property develops.
Q: Is the proposed temporary driveway approved by TxDOT?
A: It is replacing an existing driveway that is there today. It will have to get approved by
TxDOT before construction.
Q: Will there be an emergency room?
A: All "hospitals" of this type are required to have an emergency room, but the
emergency room will not be the primary focus of the hospital.
Q: How will the hospital be affected by recent legislation regarding physician -owned
hospitals?
Q: Who is the operator and do they have experience
Q: Elevations on hospital look different from the rest of the development. Is the medical
center building modeled after another development? Have you picked masonry
materials yet?
A: Building elements are inspired by the approved site plan elevations and Southlake
Town Square. This building is not constructed anywhere else.
Q: Is the first building built by this group in Southlake?
A: Yes.
Q: What surrounds the property?
A: Vacant, undeveloped land to the west, south and east. The property to the east has
an approved zoning /concept plan for retail and office. Zena Rucker Road —which is
planned at this development's southern boundary—will connect Carroll Avenue to
Byron Nelson Pkwy. Across FM 1709 are medical offices.
Q: Who owns the 2 -acre tract south of Zena Rucker?
A: This developer owns that piece as well. The Southlake 2025 future land use
designation on that piece is "Medium Density Residential"
Q: What roadway infrastructure is required?
A: Only a deceleration lane along FM 1709 and the portion of Zena Rucker Rd that
abuts this property.
Q: What is your desired timing?
A: Construction is desired to begin as soon as approvals are received and permits are
issued.
Q: What's the square footage?
A: The hospital is 64,800 square feet on three stories. There is 42,573 square feet of
office space between the two three -story office buildings.
Q: What is the acreage of site?
A: 5.84 gross acres; 5.75 net acres.
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issues and questions raised by residents and the general responses made. Responses
as summarized in this report should not be taken as guarantees by the applicant.
Interested parties are strongly encouraged to follow the case through the Planning and
Zoning Commission and final action by City Council.