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2012-07-09 Meeting Report (The Hills Church) SPIN MEETING REPORT CASE NO. N/A PROJECT NAME: The Hills Church, aka Southlake Church of Christ SPIN DISTRICT: SPIN #11 MEETING DATE: July 9, 2012; 8:00 PM MEETING LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX Training Rooms 3A 3B TOTAL ATTENDANCE: Eighteen (18) SPIN REPRESENTATIVE(S) PRESENT: Monique Schill #11 APPLICANT(S) PRESENTING: Debra Edmondson, representing The Hills Church; et al five (5) STAFF PRESENT: Lorrie Fletcher, Planner I STAFF CONTACT: Lorrie Fletcher, Planner I: (817)748-8069 or lfletcher@ci.southlake.tx.us EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Property Situation The property is located at 2417 West Southlake Boulevard. Development Details The applicant is proposing to add a driveway from the east boundary of the church property to Brock Drive in order to allow a secondary access point to the property. Here is the plan proposed at SPIN: The applicant stated the proposed driveway was to address a safety issue due to the recently constructed medians along Southlake Boulevard. The church members are forced to make u-turns since there is no break in front of the property. The large number of cars making u-turns during Sunday service is a cause for concern. The church is in the process of completing a traffic study. They have also lined up police assistance for church service traffic as to not disrupt Brock Drive if this access is approved. QUESTIONS / CONCERNS Neighbors along Brock Drive made the following comments: There are activities and the tennis court all of the time Î The on-site security is never seen Î We are worried about the water; the drainage ditches are very small Î Brock is not an improved drive, if the driveway is added, will the church improve Brock Drive? We could certainly look into improving a portion of it.. our drive would be Î constructed to meet city standards. Will you provide an exhibit showing present traffic flow at the meeting? Yes, we can provide that once our study is done Î Is the proposed driveway going to be open all of the time or limited to church services? It would be a secondary access; it would not be gated or closed off. Î We are not sure why you need this. Everyone in town is forced to make u-turns. SPIN Meeting Reports are general observations of SPIN Meetings by City staff and SPIN Representatives. The report is neither verbatim nor official meeting minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and appointed officials, City staff, and the public of the 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.