Southlake City Council on Sept. 15 declined to give Garden District condominium project, Parkview at Southlake Town Square, an extension of a specific use permit issued in November 2013.

Parkview at Southlake Town Square is a planned building of 36 condominiums in Southlake Town Square, which developers say will average 2,100 square feet and sell for an average of $1 million each.

Parkview developers went before the council to ask for the permit expiration date to be extended from Nov. 19, 2015, to March 31, 2016. Developers were also asking for the SUP to be adjusted to increase the maximum building height from 52 feet to 59 feet to allow for an increase in ceiling height of the building’s lobby as well as residential units.

City Council denied the SUP changes by a 4-2 vote, with several council members saying they did not care for the high-density product or its location.

Council Member Randy Williamson, who supported the project along with Council Member Brandon Bledsoe, pointed out the council’s task at the meeting was not to approve or disapprove of the project, but to vote simply on whether the SUP could be extended and the ceiling height changed.

The original SUP requires developers sell 50 percent of the residences prior to breaking ground, which must happen before the SUP expires. The developer told council members they began selling the condos in June and one-third are already sold.

According to agenda background information, 56 notices were sent to property owners within 200 feet of the Parkview property about the proposed changes to the SUP. The city had received two responses in favor of the development and one response in opposition.

The Planning & Zoning Commission by a 6-0 vote recommended approval of the SUP changes at its Sept. 3 meeting.

Telecommunications tower

City Council on Sept. 15 also unanimously denied a Specific Use Permit request from Parallel Infrastructure, who was looking to build a telecommunications tower at 1604 Hart St. to in turn lease to Verizon Wireless for the company to be able to increase signal strength in the area.

Several residents who live near the proposed tower area spoke at the council meeting against approval.

The Planning & Zoning Commission in August voted 5-0 to also deny the permit, which would have required several code variances.