Carroll Crossing was tabled at the Dec. 3 meeting and the second reading was denied without the four votes needed for the rezoning request to pass.
What happened?
Prior to the reading, Place 5 Council Member Amy Torres-Lepp read a statement saying she became aware of a legal conflict of interest since the first reading and excused herself from the dais.
With her not voting, there was no deciding vote. Mayor Shawn McCaskill and Council Members Frances Scharli and Kathy Talley voted against the proposal. Randy Williamson, Dr. Randy Robbins and Ronnell Smith voted in favor.
The details
The proposed mixed-use development, located at 1963 W. Southlake Blvd., would include five retail spots, including a drive-thru restaurant, and a separate part of the development would have had single-family homes with private, gated access.
The latest plan was revised to include 22 residential lots, with the average lot size totaling 11,248 square feet, according to a presentation by Curtis Young from Sage Group.
The first plan was to have 30 homes, which was dropped to 25 during the Dec. 3 meeting to meet the request of lots totaling more than 10,000 square feet. The reduction in lots lowered the density to 1.45 dwellings per acre.
What else?
Young said the latest presentation addressed issues raised with traffic onto Peytonville Avenue near Carroll Senior High School.
One idea was to have the gate controlled to not allow exits onto Peytonville Avenue during school zone hours. Instead, residents would exit on Players Circle.
The quarter-acre lot size still was a point of contention for those who voted against the proposal.
“I have been very consistent, not only with this development, but every development should reflect what they back up to, as far as lot size,” Scharli said.
Residents in the Southlake Woods subdivision, along Indian Paintbrush Way, would have properties near the southern end of the Carroll Crossing development.
What they’re saying
“With a lot of these, there is some opposition,” Young said. “And I've been working on projects for over 25 years. Of the 50-plus projects that I've been involved in, I will say there's been opposition to almost all, yet they've happened. They've been developed and they are part of the fabric of Southlake now.”
Zooming in
Lou Olerio, the owner of the acreage and Olerio Homes, said during the Dec. 3 meeting he did not want the entire 33-acre property to become commercial developments.
Young said that Olerio would like to construct five to seven of the houses in the subdivision. The rest would be constructed by local contractors that routinely build in Southlake, Young said.
