What's happening?
During the May 20 City Council meeting, council voted 6-0 to allow for a zoning change, development plan and site plan for 15-acre development along West Southlake Boulevard and South Peytonville Avenue.
The approval of Liberty Commons had conditions, which included:
- No front-loading garages
- The city would install a no U-turn sign on Peytonville Avenue that will be concurrent with school zone hours
- No drive-through restaurants in development
- Each home must plant two trees and corner lots will need to plant three trees
The development had come to council earlier this year under the name of Carroll Crossing.
Curtis Young from Sage Group, Inc. and Lou Olerio, the owner of the acreage and spoke to council during the Jan. 7 meeting about a development with five retail spots and 25 single-family homes. The original plan called for 30 single-family houses.
That plan was ultimately tabled, according to previous reporting. The land was originally part of Green Oaks Tree Farm, which opened in 1981, according to city documents.
The details
The approved development plan will have four office buildings and one restaurant along West Southlake Boulevard, with the restaurant being next to Walgreens. The four office buildings range from 5,700 square feet to 9,600 square feet, totaling approximately 30,180 square feet, and the retail restaurant building is 3,375 square feet, according to city documents.
The residential component is 14 single-family houses on 10.72 acres, according to the presentation. The gross density per dwelling will be 1.30 residents per unit, according to data provided by the developer.
What else?
Residents and council members raised concerns about the impact on traffic on Peytonville Avenue from the residential portion of the development. The current plan will have traffic flowing onto Peytonville Avenue near Southlake Senior High School.
That led to the U-turn sign being added.
Data from a traffic threshold analysis showed the office/retail portion would generate 1,307 vehicle trips per day, with 205 during the morning peak hour and 131 during the evening peak hour. The residential portion would generate 132 trips per day, with 10 during the morning peak hour and 13 during the evening peak hour.
Also of note
Another topic was tree preservation, which increased from 89 trees to 112 trees that would be saved since the earlier presentation at the May 6 City Council meeting.
According to city documents, 41 new trees will be planted in the residential portion and 19 new trees will be added to the commercial portion.
