2003-7-28 Meeting Report (Carroll/1709 Bank Project)Citywide SPIN Forum for Neighborhood #8 and #10
Topic: Proposed Bank Building at the Northwest Corner of FM 1709 and
Carroll Avenue
Monday, July 28, 2003 7:00 p.m.
Southlake Town Hall Training Room #3a
z There is 16 acres for sale on that corner you are buying two acres. Who is buying the
rest of that property?
z On the east side of your proposal, does the parking spaces go to the new Carroll Avenue?
Will the existing Old Carroll Road be taken out?
,e If you take the Old Carroll Road out, do you also plan to take the trees out as well. If you
have to take out the trees, I would encourage you to save as many of those as you can,
that is a unique feature of Southlake.
z Do you consider making the parking spaces proposed in a material that is not impervious
coverage the trees in that area have a large root system, is there some type of material
for parking that would allow water to continue to pass through.
,e When you have concrete it will slowly kill those existing trees.
,e Is this property on a hill? Will the retaining wall impact the drainage for anyone in the
area?
,e Are you planning on reducing the grade on where the footprint of the building is can
you leave it at natural grade so you don't have to build a large retaining wall?
,e The property to the west has retaining elevation, are you saying that you could not raise
this property to match the existing development to the west?
,e If I understand what you are saying you would have to drive next to the retaining wall?
,e How many employees are you looking at housing in this facility? Is there a percentage
relationship to the number of employees to the number of parking spaces? Are the
proposed parking spaces the minimum maximum allowed by city code?
,e In April you had 47 parking spaces, in the current proposal you have 44. What is the
reason for this change?
,e What is the schedule for Planning and Zoning Consideration?
,e Are there plans for four drive through lanes on this proposal or a potential for five. I
notice in the drawing there is a sign for a 24 hour ATM drive through lane, is that the
case?
�s We have a lot of banks in town, what is the market share for Hibernia? What does
Hibernia plan to bring to the City of Southlake?
,e How locked in are you to your architectural design? You are coming in with a little flat
top roof building that does not fit the existing pitched roof buildings? Pitched roof
buildings have more of a residential feel to it and would fit into the environment.
,e Will that change (commitment to look at the roof) on the drawings that the Planning and
Zoning Commission would consider?
,K How many of the trees do you think that you are going to be able to save on the
intersection of New Carroll Road and FM 1709?
z So you are planning on putting greenery between Carroll and the parking lots to grow to
good size and provide adequate screening?
z When do you usually see a Landscape Plan? At Planning and Zoning hearing?
�s Having a landscape plan present at the SPIN meeting would help alleviate a lot of
people's concerns that usually come to SPIN meetings that are concerned about the visual
aesthetics of development proposals.
cs So there is a drive through ATM on this property?
,e You are taking on a challenged piece of property at this location because you will not
have a full service entrance from either Carroll or FM 1709 only a right -in, right -out
setup.
,e What does the lighting plan for this proposal look like?
�s I live immediately north of the proposed development and the developer has been
working very hard to accommodate most of my concerns.