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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-09-00 TC packet materialTown of Westlake Memo To: Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission From: Trent Petty, Town Manager t Dan C. Boutwell, Town Plann6r Subject: Regular Meeting of November 9, 2000 Date: November 6, 2000 niai l Staff recommends approval of the amendments to the Comprehensive Land use Plan replacing residential land use with office campus land use. The area of the proposed amendment is the area known as PD 3-7. It is one of the Hillwood PDs that contains a significant quantity of residential land uses. The residential land uses in PD 3-7account for approximately 675 dwelling units or approximately 1,917 persons. The existing comprehensive plan indicates residential development in this area that is significantly higher density than the one acre size that is preferred in Westlake. The proposed change does not include a 25 -acre parcel that has access to Knox road and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Keller. That parcel of land is planned to remain as residential use, as indicated by the comprehensive plan. However, under PD 3- 7 this 25 acres would hold approximately 50 dwellings with a population of around 142 persons. If the proposed office amendment is not approved, we will proceed with steps to reduce the residential land use to one -acre lots that will provide for approximately 17 dwelling units with a corresponding population of 49 persons. SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS An analysis of the PD 3-7 area has determined that a professional office campus setting would likely be more compatible than increased residential densities as currently planned. The impact of placing office campus land use at this location is consistent with planning principles. The office campus land use will have a minimum negative impact to the adjacent residential development. This land use is the least intrusive non-residential use. Normally, the hours of operation of office uses are from 8 to 5 during the weekdays. After hour and weekend activity is greatly reduced with the office use, as compared with other types of nonresidential uses. In addition, this proposed change in the plan encourages the lower FAR of 0.25:1 to be located adjacent to residential development. Intensity of office use may increase as it moves away from residential areas; serving as a