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ORDINANCE 817
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER
102 ZONING, ARTICLE VII — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BY
ADDING A SECTION FOR TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY
STANDARDS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE
CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake, Texas, (the "Town") is a General Law Municipality
located in Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas, created in accordance with the provisions of the
Texas Local Government Code and operating pursuant to the enabling legislation of the State of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 767 was approved by the Town Council on March 2, 2015
adopting the comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the,per the recommendations of the comprehensive plan,the Town Council
of Westlake, Texas, deems it necessary to enact this ordinance providing for standards for the
transfer of development intensity; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, is of the opinion that it
is in the best interests of the town and its citizens that the amendments should be approved and
adopted.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That the above findings are hereby found to be true and correct and are
incorporated herein in their entirety.
SECTION 2: That, the Town hereby adopts the following amendments to Chapter 102—
Zoning, Article VII—Planned Development Regulations, by adding a new section as follows:
"DIVISION 4.—TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY
Section 102-288. — Short Title. These regulations shall be known and may be cited as the "Transfer of
Development Intensity Program Regulations"or simply as the"TDI Regulations".
Section 102-289.—Purpose. Where eligible,and where approved according to the standards and processes
established in this Article, the purpose of this Article is to implement the Town's Comprehensive Plan(as
adopted by Ordinance 747 and hereafter as may be amended). Specifically, implementation of the Town's
Comprehensive Plan, as it relates to this Article, pertains to:
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a. The Plan's stated intent to preserve various view corridors via massing of certain permitted uses
in certain zoning districts while off-setting that massing by decreasing zoning use intensities in
other district(s). The Town's Comprehensive Plan sets out those areas in the Town where view
corridor preservation may be achieved by increasing or decreasing development mass of approved
zoning.
b. The Plan's stated intent to better distribute and better manage the traffic volumes generated by
future development.
c. Facilitate implementation of open space and public facility needs as set out by the Comprehensive
Plan.
These stated purposes can be implemented by the massing of development intensity associated with certain
permitted land uses in one zoning district while decreasing the development intensity associated with
permitted land uses in another district and shall be termed, "Transfer of Development Intensity" or TDI.
The transfer of Development Intensity may be between identical permitted land uses in both the Sending
Area and the Receiving District PD/ PD Planning Area or between dissimilar Sending District/ Receiving
Land Uses when the Sending District Land Use has been converted to a permitted Land Use in the Receiving
District PD/ PD Planning Area. In no event shall a TDI application represent a net increase in permitted
development Intensity when considering both sending and receiving zoning districts in the aggregate for a
Transfer between identical land uses or an increase in permitted Development Intensity as converted in
accordance with this Article, unless a Development Intensity Bonus has been granted in accordance with
Section 6 of this Article.
Section 102-290. —Definitions. Definitions in this Article are intended only for certain key terms integral
to describing the TDI process, and is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all terms contained in the all of
the Town's zoning regulations.
"Building Envelope" shall mean the recommended building space of a lot, parcel, or tract located in a
Receiving District. The Building Envelope is a buildable space as described by the height, non-residential
FAR(floor to area ratio), and/or Residential Unit Density as recommended in Exhibit A.
"Community Character District"shall mean specific zones identified on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use
Plan Element and used to identify sub-zones of the Receiving District where different Building Envelope
capacity(expressed as Building Height, FAR, and/or Residential Unit Density) is specified.
"Comprehensive Plan" is the general development plan for the Town as adopted by the Town Council on
March 2, 2015 by Ordinance 747 and may, from time to time, be amended by said Council.
"Development Intensity" shall mean the eligible square footage of a non-residential use permitted in a PD/
PD Planning Area or the number of residential units of a residential use permitted in a PD/ PD Planning
Area that are eligible to be considered for severance or transfer in accordance with the provisions of this
Article. Only Eligible Development Intensity shall be considered in any request for severance or as a base
level to which Development Intensity can be added through Transfer. The Development Intensity eligible
to be considered in the TDI program are documented in Exhibit B for all properties zoned as a Planned
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Development at the time this ordinance is adopted. Future Planned Developments will necessitate a
revision of Exhibit B when such future Planned Developments are approved by the Town Council.
Development Intensity may be severed from a Planned Development and transferred to a Planned
Development as permitted by this Article and in accordance with the processes described herein. In any
transfer of Development Intensity,the development square footage and/or residential uses transferred must
be associated with an identical use that is permitted in both the Sending District PD/PD Planning Area and
the Receiving District PD/PD Planning Area or the development intensity from a Sending Area associated
with a Land Use that is not permitted in the Receiving District PD/PD Planning Area or is not the same as
the land use to which the transferred Development Intensity will be assigned,must be converted to a specific
use permitted in the Receiving District, in accordance with Section 8 of this Article. The calculation of all
conversions must comply with the conversion rates established in Exhibit D. Land Uses may only be
converted into non-residential use; there shall be no conversion of a non-residential use or a residential use
into a multi-family residential use.
"Development Intensity Bonus" means an additional square foot of transferred Development Intensity
allowed for each square foot of Development Intensity severed from a Sending Property as an incentive for
setting aside Public Land described in this ordinance(Section 6). Development Intensity Bonuses are added
to the Development Intensity, severed from a Sending District PD/PD Planning Area upon Transfer and do
not increase or diminish the Development Intensity that has not been severed. A Development Intensity
Bonus is added to the Development Intensity severed after severance, thereby increasing the total
Development Intensity Transferred. The Sending District party may benefit from the bonus if the bonus is
granted for Public Land set aside by the Sending District party. However, if bonus is granted for Public
Land set aside by the Receiving District party, then the benefits of the Transfer accrue to the Receiving
District party.
"Development Plan"is a specific plan describing how a PD/PD Planning Area is to be developed according
to its approved uses in the ordinance establishing that particular PD/ PD Planning Area as it may be
amended from time to time. Further, where applicable,the Development Plan for a PD/PD Planning Area
is subject to the general requirements of the Town's PD regulations.
"Dual Eligibility Districts" shall mean an area identified in Exhibit C, portions of which can serve as a
Sending District when associated with a Sending District or serve as a Receiving District when associated
with a Receiving District. The determination as to whether a PD/PD Planning Area located in the Dual
Eligibility District is to be designated as a Sending District or a Receiving District shall be determined by
the Town Manager or designee and thereby identified as eligible to move forward for consideration of
Severance and/ or Transfer by the Town Planning Commission and Council. Disagreement with a
designation by the Town Manager may be appealed to the Town Council.
"Land Use Character Districts" shall mean districts as defined within the Land Use Plan section of the
Westlake 2015 Comprehensive Plan which describe the build-out qualities and aspects of various sectors
of the Town labeled as either Regional Commercial Community, Community Commercial, Town Core
Community, Town Common, Open Space Community, or Pastoral Community.
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"Planned Development Districts" or"PD" shall mean those zoning districts that have specific zoning and
development regulations for a specific geographically defined area as adopted in the ordinance establishing
a specific PD (and as may be amended) as well as, where applicable, is subject to the general PD zoning
regulations of the Town. Only properties zoned as a Planned Development are eligible for TDI.
"PD Planning Area" shall mean a Planned Development sub-district created by the Planned Development
Ordinance and to which Development Intensity is assigned by that ordinance.
"Public Land" shall mean land that remains undeveloped by the property owner and is set aside for any of
the following purposes:
a. Open Space that implements or compliments the Parks, Trails, and Open Space Plan Element of
Westlake's Comprehensive Plan and is not credited toward meeting the open space requirements
of the regulating Planned Development Ordinance.
b. Public facility site including fire stations,police stations,city hall, public civic halls/centers, public
museum, library, public school or other such use that the Town agrees is a Public Facility.
c. Preservation of landmark landforms or other natural landmarks for which the Town seeks
preservation.
"Public Land Set Aside" shall mean the means by which Public Land is committed to a public use or
purpose. Set aside shall be by such means as determined necessary by the Town Council at the time such
Council approves a Severance or Transfer. Means of set aside may include(but not limited to):
a. Dedication
b. Easement
c. Contractual Agreement
"Receiving District" shall mean the designated area in which a specific quantity of square footage of
previously approved non-residential use or a specific number of residential dwelling units of a previously
approved residential use is adjoined to a PD/PD Planning Area when transferred from another PD/PD
Planning Area located in a designated Sending District, with a corresponding increase in Development
Intensity credited to the PD/PD Planning Area located in a district receiving the transfer.
"Sending District" shall mean the designated area from which a specific quantity of square footage of
previously approved non-residential use or a specific number of residential dwelling units of a previously
approved residential use is severed from a PD/PD Planning Area located in a designated district for sending
the transfer to another PD/PD Planning Area located in a Receiving District,with a corresponding reduction
of the transferred Development Intensity in the district sending out the transfer.
"Severance" shall mean the commitment on the part of a land owner having a right granted by a Planned
Development Ordinance to develop an amount of non-residential square footage or residential units to limit
the use of that right by an official act of severance that is approved by the Town Council. Severed
Development Intensity may be held without attachment via Transfer, awaiting a future Transfer. A
Severance that is pending Transfer is called a"Severance Pending Transfer".
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"Transfer"shall mean the attachment of an approved amount of non-residential square footage or residential
units severed from a PD/PD Planning Area designated as a Sending District to a PD/PD Planning Area
designated as a Receiving District.
"Transfer of Development Intensity"or"TDI"shall mean the process as established in this Article by which
development square footage for approved uses is transferred from one PD/ PD Planning Area to another
with the intent to achieve preservation of view corridors and other purposes stated in this Article via
increased massing of certain permitted uses in the designated Receiving District with an off-setting decrease
of massing of the same permitted use(s) in the designated Sending District.
Section 102-291. — Zoning Districts Eligible to Participate in TDI. Only properties zoned as a Planned
Development are eligible to be considered for TDI. Only the Development Intensity authorized by the PD/
PD Planning Area and associated with land uses that are permitted by the PD/PD Planning Area(as defined
in this Article) shall be eligible for consideration to be Severed or Transferred by the Town:
a. Only Development Intensity associated with the same permitted use in both the Sending District
and the Receiving District, or a Development Intensity associated with a Land Use in a Sending
District that is converted to an equivalent Development Intensity for a Land Use permitted in the
Receiving District using the conversion rates established in Exhibit D, can be considered for TDI
and Transferred.
b. Only TDI requests determined to meet the intent and criteria of the Comprehensive Plan will be
considered eligible for consideration under this Article.A Development Intensity Severance and/or
Transfer must be approved by the Town Council as the Council determines appropriate to the
Town. A property owner of property located in a PD/ PD Planning Area does not have a right to
sever or transfer.
c. TDI requests for properties that wish to exceed the maximum Development Potential as established
by Exhibit A shall do so with Town Council approval.
Section 102-292.—Sending Districts, Receiving Districts, and Dual Eligibility Districts.
a. Sending Districts, Receiving Districts, and Dual Eligibility Districts are identified in Exhibit C.
When PD/PD Planning Area lies partially within a Sending District or a Receiving District or lies
within a Dual Eligibility District, the Town Manager or designee shall make a recommended
determination whether the entire PD/PD Planning Area is a Sending District or a Receiving District
and such recommended determination shall be confirmed or modified by the Town Council upon
approval of an application for Severance or Transfer. Any adjustment to the general boundaries of
Sending Districts, Receiving Districts, or Dual Eligibility Districts resulting from such
recommended determinations of the Town Manager or Designee shall be documented by making
revision to Exhibit C and Exhibit A, when applicable, reflecting the Council's final determination.
b. After a Severance of Development Intensity, a Sending District PD/PD Planning Area may be
developed for any remaining amount of Development Intensity remaining after such severance. If
the Sending District property qualifies to benefit from and is granted a transfer bonus for setting
aside Public Land in the Sending District, then any subsequent development of that property must
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implement the Public Land use or purpose for which the bonus was granted. Any documentation
of the severance in accordance with this Article must document the Public Land set aside.
c. After a Transfer of Development Intensity, a Receiving District PD/PD Planning Area may be
developed for any amount of Development Intensity specified in the Transfer plus any additional
Development Intensity permitted by the regulating PD Ordinance provided that the Building
Envelope prescribed for the Community Character District,in which the receiving PD/PD Planning
Area is located, is not exceeded. If the Receiving District PD/PD Planning Area qualifies for and
is granted a transfer bonus for setting aside Public Land within the Receiving District, then any
subsequent development of that property must implement the Public Land use or purpose for which
the bonus was granted. Any documentation of the Transfer in accordance with this Article must
document the Public Land set aside.
d. When a severance separates 100% of the eligible Development Intensity, the affected property:
1. Must immediately plat to show Public Land set asides, if such set aside was part of the
severance approval;
2. May be used to product agricultural or forest products; and
3. May be placed within a conservation easement granted to a conservation trust.
4. Must be noted on the Master TDI Log as a "ineligible" until and if such property is
rezoned.
e. When a Transfer would occupy 100% of the Building Envelope as identified in Exhibit A, the
PD/PD Planning Area cannot receive any additional Development Intensity and the property will
be noted on the Town's Master TDI Log as "Ineligible" until and if the property is rezoned.
f. The Town Council may approve a severance without identifying a PD/PD Planning Area to which
the severed Development Intensity will be affixed via transfer. A property owner may hold such
severance until a transfer can be identified. Un-affixed severance is noted on the Town's Master
TDI Log as "Un-affixed". This provision is expressly intended to facilitate those property owners
who develop a property according to market demand but below the Development Intensity
permitted by the regulating PD Ordinance and wish to retain unused Development Intensity for a
future transfer.Any un-affixed Development Intensity that remains with the severance due to limits
imposed by the limited capacity of a Receiving District Building Envelope may only be transferred
to another Receiving District property through the processes set out in this Article and upon
approval by the Town Council.
CF. Once Development Intensity is severed from a PD/PD Planning Area, the current property owner
and any future property owners are obligated to limit development of the property from which
Development Intensity has been severed to the portion of development intensity, permitted by the
Planned Development Ordinance that has not been committed to severance. The severance
limitation remains in effect until the property is rezoned.
Section 102-293.—Development Intensity Bonus.
a. When an applicant for a Severance and/or a Transfer of Development Intensity wishes to withhold
land from future development and commit such land as Public Land, that applicant is eligible to
benefit from a Development Intensity Bonus. Development Intensity Bonuses are added to the
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Development Intensity, severed from a Sending District PD/PD Planning Area and do not increase
or diminish the Development Intensity that has not been severed. A Development Intensity Bonus
is added to the Development Intensity severed after severance, thereby increasing the total
Development Intensity Transferred.A Development Intensity Bonus is only granted as an incentive
to set aside Public Land. The Sending District Party may benefit from the bonus if the bonus is
granted for Public Land set aside by the Sending District party. However, if bonus is granted for
Public Land set aside by the Receiving District Party, then the benefits of the Transfer accrue to
the Receiving District party. The bonus established below is only granted to benefit either the
Sending District party or the Receiving District Party, depending on which party sets aside Public
Land. If both parties set aside Public Land, then the Town Council shall determine what the
appropriate bonus shall be.
b. Only the following Public Land set asides are eligible to be considered for a Development Intensity
Bonus:
1. Open Space that implements or compliments the Parks, Trails, Open Space Plan Element
of Westlake's Comprehensive Plan and is not credited toward meeting the open space
requirements of the regulating Planned Development Ordinance.
2. Public facility site including fire stations, police stations, city hall, public civic
halls/centers, public museum, libraries, public schools, or other such use that the Town
agrees is a Public Facility.
3. Preservation of landmark landforms or other natural landmarks for which the Town seeks
preservation.
c. Development Intensity Bonus for each of the above listed eligible Public lands is calculated based
on the transfer ratios listed below and in accordance with the methods portrayed in the following
example diagram:
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.008 sf/1 sf .005 sf/1 sf
Transferred Transferred
Oac-50 ac. 51ac-100 ac.
1. Open Space:
For Public Land up to 50 ac.,0.008 sf will be added to each square foot of severed non-
residential use at transfer or .005 residential units will be added to each severed
residential unit at transfer for each acre of Open Space.
For Public Land between 51 ac.and 100 ac.:The first 50 acres shall be calculated based
on the above specified transfer rate applicable up to 50 acres. For additional acreage,
over 50 acres, 0.005 sf added will be added to each square foot of severed non-
residential use at transfer or .003 residential units will be added to each severed
residential unit at transfer for each acre of Open Space over 50 ac.
For Public land over 100 acres:The transfer rate shall be determined by Town Council.
2. Public Facility and Preservation Land:
Public Land 10 ac or less: 0.02 sf. added to each square foot of the severed non-
residential use at transfer or 0.02 residential units added to each permitted residential
unit at transfer for each acre of Public Facility Site or Preservation site that is 10 ac or
less. Where Public Land for a Public Facility or Preservation is greater than 10 ac.the
eligible transfer bonus shall be as follows:
(a.) For Public Land from 11 to 50 ac.: 0.005 sf will be added to each square foot
of severed non-residential use at transfer or.005 residential units will be added
to each severed residential unit at transfer for each acre of Public Facility or
Preservation Land greater than 10 ac.
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(b.)For Public Land from 51 to 100 ac.: The first 50 acres shall be calculated based
on the above specified transfer rates applicable to 10 acres and between 10 and
50 acres. For additional acreage, over 50 acres, 0.004 sf added will be added
to each square foot of severed non-residential use at transfer or.004 residential
units will be added to each severed residential unit at transfer for each acre of
Public Facility or Preservation land over 50 ac.
(c.) For Public land over 100 acres: The transfer rate shall be determined by Town
Council.
d. When the Public Land Set Aside is an Open Space and advances the Plan of Westlake Academy,
the final bonus non-residential square footage or residential units added to the Transfer may
increase by 15%.
e. When the applicant for a Severance or a Transfer supports the Westlake Public Art Program in any
of the following ways,the applicant shall qualify for a bonus under this bonus Section:
1. When the applicant is a sponsor of a Public Art Competition Event and assumes the
financial costs thereof (including prize awards), that applicant may receive a bonus at
transfer of the Severed Development Intensity equal to 15% of the Severed Intensity or an
additional 15 % bonus added to any bonus received in accordance with item "C" or"D",
above (whichever constitutes the larger bonus benefit.)
2. When the applicant donates to the acquisition of Public Art or acquires Public Art for the
benefit of the Town and that acquisition is approved and supported by the Town Manager,
or designee,and the value of that acquisition is equal to,or greater than,the normal cost of
sponsoring a "Competition event" (described in "a." above); that applicant may receive a
bonus at transfer of Severed Development Intensity equal to 15% of the Severed Intensity
or an additional 15 % bonus added to any bonus received in accordance with item "C" or
"D", above(whichever constitutes the larger bonus benefit.).
f. If the Severance or Transfer includes a bonus for setting land aside as Public Land, the bonus
Transfer can be acted upon simultaneously with such measures that the Town deems acceptable
and sufficient to establish the Public Land set aside and its use.
Section 102-294.—Relationship to Zoning.
a. Development Intensity may only be increased within a designated Receiving District through a
Transfer of Development Intensity from a designated Sending District. An increase of
Development Intensity through any means other than a transfer of Development Intensity,approved
by the Town Council, is prohibited without measures by a property owner to assure that there will
be an increased vehicular capacity in the Town Thoroughfare System, as presented in the Town's
Official Thoroughfare Plan,required to accommodate an increase in the Town's aggregate Average
Daily Trips (ADT's), generated by existing entitlements, or needed to prevent any change in the
existing threshold Level of Service (LOS) to LOS E or higher at various intersections of the
Regional Arterials and Town Arterials (as identified in the Town's official Thoroughfare plan).
b. Only a property zoned as a Planned Development is eligible to participate in the TDI Program
presented in this Article. Any property not zoned as a PD may make application to the Town to
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have the development rights currently conveyed through categorical zoning reauthorized in the
form of a Planned Development Ordinance which meets the requirements of Chapter 102 of the
Town's Code of Ordinances.
Section 102-295. — Conversion. When the Development Intensity Severed is associated with a Land Use
that is permitted in a Sending District PD/PD Planning Area but not permitted in the Receiving District
PD/PD Planning Area to which a Transfer is requested,then the Sending Area Development Intensity must
be converted to an equivalent Development Intensity associated with a Land Use permitted in the Receiving
District. The process of Conversion requires:
a. Determination of the Conversion Rate: Exhibit D shows the conversion rate for a base land use
(column A, vertical axis) for each land use listed in conversion land use (Row A, horizontal axis).
The conversion rate to use in calculation of the conversion is that rate specified in the cell where
the base land use and the conversion land use intersect.
b. Calculation of the equivalent Development Intensity:The number of non-residential square footage
and/or the residential units severed must be multiplied by the applicable conversion rate to establish
an Equivalent Development Intensity.
c. Calculation of Applicable Bonus: If a bonus is applicable due to the set aside of Public Land,then
the bonus shall be added to the Development Intensity associated with the base land use.
d. Disclosure of Calculation: All calculations and identification of land uses used to determine the
Equivalent Development Intensity must be full documented in any application for Transfer.
Section 102-296. — Approval of a Development Plan Associated with a Transfer Constitutes an
Amendment.
a. The Council approval of a Transfer constitutes the following:
1. Approval of the affixation of a specified amount of severed Development Intensity to a
specific PD/PD Planning Area provided that the additional Development Intensity is
applied to identical Land Uses permitted by the Planned Development entitlement in both
the Sending District PD/PD Planning Area and the Receiving District PD/PD Planning
Area,or a Sending District Development Intensity that has been converted to an equivalent
Development Intensity associated with a Land Use permitted in the Receiving District PD/
PD Planning Area.
2. Approval of the "Development Plan" required with each transfer or severance constitutes
an amendment/ variance of certain existing development provisions of the Planned
Development entitlement (except land use) when such amendments/variances are
identified in the Development Plan, required as part of the transfer and/ or severance
application.
b. The PD amendment/variance granted through approval of the Development Plan is only applicable
for the property included in that Development Plan for which requested amendments/variances are
identified. All other properties (lots, parcels, or tracts) must comply with the conditions of the
Planned Development entitlement. Any PD condition that is not addressed by the Development
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Plan shall remain in force as specified by the entitlement ordinance. Land Uses permitted by the
PD/PD Planning Area may only be amended through rezoning.
Section 102-297.—TDI Process and Recordation of Approved TDI's.
a. Initiation of the TDI Process/Determination of Eligibility for TDI Consideration. Upon inquiry by
a land owner, said TDI process shall begin with a pre-application meeting with the owner(s)of the
proposed sending and receiving PD's. This pre-application meeting is to determine eligibility for
participation in the TDI process. Following this pre-application meeting, a written determination
shall be made by the Town Manager or Designee as to the eligibility of the property in question to
participate for consideration under the TDI process and certification that the PD/PD Planning Area
in which the property is located is a Sending District or Receiving District (designated Sending
Districts and Receiving Districts are identified in Exhibit C. If found ineligible to participate in the
TDI process,the owners of the land in the PD/PD Planning Area's in question may instead,at their
option, apply for a zoning change. If certification as a Sending District or a Receiving District is
not deemed by the Town Manager or Designee as possible at the administrative level, the owners
of the property in question may seek designation by the Town Council.
b. Application for TDI. If the property in question is found to be eligible by the Town Manager,under
the criteria established herein, for participation in the TDI process and a written determination has
been issued so stating that the owner(s)of the subject property are found eligible,then the property
owner may submit a TDI application that, as a minimum, shall contain the following information:
1. Sending and/or Receiving PD/PD Planning Area-a specific field note description and map
of the Sending and (if the Severance request includes a Transfer) Receiving PD/PD
Planning Area.
2. A specific, quantifiable description of the Development Intensity associated with
permitted uses effected by this Severance or Transfer and calculations of what the
corresponding reduction in Development Intensity will be for the Sending District and what
the corresponding increase in Development Intensity will be for the Receiving District and
showing how there is no net increase in approved overall eligible Development Intensity
as a result of this transfer except as may be the result of providing Public Land as described
in SECTION 6 (B).
3. A Development Plan showing the total impact of the Transfer, specifically including:
(a.) all information required for PD site plans as set out in that District's establishment
ordinance (as may be amended), and
(b.)where applicable as determined by the Town Manager or designee, all information
required for Development Plans as set out in the Town's general PD regulations, and
(c.)the layout and specific requirements of proposed PD/PD Planning Area
amendments/variances needed to accommodate changes to the Sending and Receiving
Districts as would be effectuated by the TDI including, but not limited to, location of
Building Envelopes, parking, open space and park land and where applicable, Public
Land. Land Use is not a permitted amendment or variance.
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(d.)the percentage of total Building Envelope that is occupied by the Transfer and/ or
documents the Development Intensity severed from and remaining within the Sending
District PD/PD Planning Area.
(e.) any and all variances from the regulating PD Ordinance that are necessary to
implement the Transfer Development Plan as shown.
(£) any and all Public Land set asides that are part of the Severance and/ or Transfer
transaction.
(g.)building height, building square footage and/or number of residential units.
(h.)T.I.A. as applicable in accordance with Ordinance No.
c. Additional Information as may be Required. The Town Manager or designee is authorized to
require additional information from the TDI applicant as may be needed to determine if the
proposed application comports to the Comprehensive Plan or as needed to present this matter to
the Town Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council.
d. Master TDI Log. The Town Manager or Designee shall develop all necessary administrative
processes and forms to accurately track all applications for Severance or Transfer of any and all
approved TDI's and any special conditions attached thereto. The Town Manager or Designee shall
have maintained a master list of all approved TDI applications to ensure that:
1. no approved TDI Transfer application represent a net increase in the Development
Intensity permitted by the regulating PD ordinance(s) when considering both sending and
receiving zoning districts in aggregate in any TDI application unless a Development
Intensity bonus has been granted to the Transfer for providing Public Land as specified in
this Article.
2. at no time will any approved TDI application achieve a net increase in Development
Intensity permitted by the regulating PD ordinances for all PD/PD Planning Area's in the
Town, considered in aggregate, unless a Development Intensity bonus has been granted to
the Transfer for providing Public Land as specified in this Article.
Section 102-298.—Required Public Hearing and Notices
a. Public Process for TDI Consideration. Once the proposed TDI application is deemed complete by
the Town Manager or Designee, public hearings shall be scheduled for consideration of the TDI
application before both the Planning&Zoning Commission (Commission) and the Town Council
(Council). Notices for said TDI public hearings before the Commission and the Council shall be
provided in accordance with proposed zoning change notice requirements. Proposed TDI
applications scheduled for Commission and Council consideration will be brought forward with a
Staff recommendation that includes how this application comports to the Comprehensive Plan. The
Commission will conduct the first public hearing on any proposed TDI application. Following this
public hearing, the Commission shall make a recommendation to the Council regarding the
proposed TDI application. The Council, following conduct of its public hearing on the proposed
TDI application, shall approve, modify, or disapprove said application.
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b. Approval of a TDI shall be done by adoption of a zoning ordinance amendment that contains, as a
minimum, the following information:
1. Location of the Sending and Receiving PD/PD Planning Area's with field note description and
map of the Sending PD/ PD Planning Area and Receiving PD/PD Planning Area's.
(a.) A specific, quantifiable description of the approved use associated Development
Intensity transferred by the TDI and calculations of the corresponding reduction in
Development Intensity for the Sending District and the corresponding increase in
Development Square Intensity for the Receiving District,and showing how there is no
net increase in the vehicular volume associated with permitted development in
aggregate for these specific districts,with this transfer,unless a Development Intensity
bonus has been granted to the Transfer for providing Public Land as specified in this
Article.
2. An amended Development Plan showing:
(a.) all information required for PD site plans as set out in that District's establishment
ordinance (as may be amended), and
(b.)where applicable, all information required for Development Plans as set out in the
Town's general PD regulations, and
(c.) How the Development Plan is now amended to accommodate changes to the Sending
and Receiving Districts as effectuated by the TDI including,but not limited to, location
of Building Envelopes, parking, open space and park land, and
(d.)Any public land set asides (by any means described in Section 6), if applicable.
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Exhibit A: Building Envelope
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Intensity only. All Single-Family uses are limited to four(4)
• Recommended 65 85 135
• Suitable** 75 95 140
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• Recommended 5 6 X***
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cannot be increased via transfer.
* When the Town Council determines that an area not already identified as
a Receiving District shall be a Receiving District, the Building Envelope
Aspects shall be establish at the time of such determination and this Exhibit
shall be amended to include the new Receiving District.
** The suitable height specified herein may be adjusted by the Town
Council in conjunction with the approval of a Transfer Request.
*** Single-Family density in the Regional Commercial Land Use Setting shall
be determined by the Town Council in conjunction with the approval of a
Transfer Request.
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Exhibit B: Eligible Development Intensity
Eligible Development Intensity
Non-Residential Building Area(Sq.Ft) Residential Units
PD 1-1**
Hotel and Conference,Retail,Office,
Education,Government and Institutional, 2,820,000
Sports and Health Club
PD 1-2
Residential 322
Agriculture,Institutional and Governmental,
Commercial,Amusement/Recreation,Auto 460,500
Services,and Wholesale Trade
PD 1-3
Residential 84
PD 2
Office 5,217,752
PD 3-1
Office 58,806
Residential 513
PD 3-3
Office 1,014,000
Hotel 350,000
PD 3-4
Office 558,355
Hotel 750,000
Retail 360,940
Mail 1,630,000
PD 3-Sa
Office 930,000
Mixed-Use 350,000
Residential(SF) 275
PD 3-5b
Office 1,160,000
PD 3-6
Office 1,207,486
Retail 110,650
Residential(SF) 40
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Office Campus 2,940,300
Residential(SF) 60
PD 3-8
Office 1,048,707
Office Campus 775,346
Office/Industrial 1,099,019
Retail 131,769
PD 3-9
Office 27,443
Retail 978,793
Mixed-Use 660,587
Residential(MF) 330
PD 3-10
Retail 133,633
PD 3-11
Retail 141,487
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Conference,Education,Data Center,and 1,250,000
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Residential(SF) 1 28
*Eligible Development Intensity is the difference between the Development Intensity specified in this Exhibit and any
portion ofthat Development Intensity already developed orcommitted to development by an approved PD
Development Plan,PD Site Plan,Approved Transferor Severance,or building permit.
**per Ordinance 202 as may be amended or replaced by Council action
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Auto Service 500/1000 1000/1000 1111/1000 2rm/1000 522/1000 800/1000 1667/1000
Data Center • 25/1000 50/1000 56/1000 SOrm/1000 26/1000 40/1000 83/1000
Education/Government/Institutional 450/1000 900/1000 1000/1000 1.8rm/1000 465/1000 720/1000 1500/1000
Hotel and Conference 250/1rm 500/1rm 556/1rm Srm/lrm 259/Srm 400/Srm 833/1rm
Mall 968/1000 1935/1000 2150/1000 3.87rm/1000 1000/1000 1548/1000 3225/1000
cn Mixed-Use 625/1000 1250/1000 1 1389/1000 2.5rm/1000 646/1000 1000/1000 2083/1000
Office 300/1000 600/1000 567/1000 1.2rm/1000 310/1000 480/1000 1000/1000
c Office Campus 286/1000 571/1000 634/1000 1.15rm/1000 295/1000 457/1000 952/1000
Offfce/Educational 315/1000 629/1000 698/1000 1.26rm/1000 325/1000 503/1000 1048/1000
w Office/Industrfal 175/1000 350/1000 389/1000 .7rm/1000 181/1000 280/1000 583/1000
Residential(MF) 166/1unit 333/lunit 369/lunrt .67rm/lunit 172/lunft 266/Sunit 553/Sunft
Residential(SF) 238/lunit 476/lunit 529/lunit .96rm/lunit 246/Sunit 380/lunit 794/lunit
Retail 1068/1000 2135/1000 1 2372/1000 4.27rm/5000 1103/1000 1708/1000 3558/1000
Wholesale Trade 125/1000 250/1000 278/1000 .5rm/1000 129/1000 200/1000 417/1000
Amusement 2000/1000 4000/1000 4444/1000 8rm/1000 2067/1000 3200/1000 6667/1000
Conference 200/1000 400/1000 1 1444/1000 .8rm/1000 207/1000 320/1000 667/1000
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Data Center so 88/1000 80/1000 143/1000 .11u/1000 23/1000 200/1000 12.5/1000 125/1000
Education/Government/Institutional 1576/1000 1440/1000 2571/1000 1.89u/3000 422/1000 3600/1000 225/1000 2250/1000
Hotel and Conference 870/1rm 800/lrm 1429/Srm 1.05u/lrm 234/lrm 2000/lrm 125/1rm 1250/1rm
Mall 3389/1000 3096/1000 5529/1000 4.07u/1000 906/1000 7740/1000 484/1000 4838/1000
Mixed4Use 2189/1000 2000/1000 278/1000 2.63u/1000 585/1000 5000/1000 313/1000 3125/1000
) Office 051/1000 960/1000 3571/1000 1.26u/1000 281/1000 2400/1000 150/1000 1500/1000
c Office Campus 1000/1000 913/1000 1631/1000 1.20u/1000 267/1000 2284/1000 143/1000 1428/1000
H Office/Educational 1101/1000 1000/1000 1795/1000 1.32u/1000 294/1000 2514/1000 157/1000 1571/1000
Offrce/Industrfal 613/1000 560/1000 1000/1000 .74u/1000 164/1000 1400/1000 88/1000 875/1000
Residential(MF)* 581/1unft 532/lunit .95u/lunit .70u/lunit 156/1unit 1330/lunit 83/lunit 840/lunit
Residential(SF) 833/unft 758/lunit 1.36u/1unit lunft/lunit 223/lunit 1910/lunit 119/Sunft 1190/lunit
Retail 3739/1000 3416/1000 6100/1000 4.49u/1000 11000/100018540/1000 534/1000 5338/1000
Wholesale Trade 438/1000 400/1000 714/1000 .53u/1000 117/1000 1000/1000 63/1000 625/1000
Amusement 7005/1000 6400/1000 11429/100 8.4lu/1000 1874/100016000/10001000/1000 10000/1000
Conference 700/1000 640/1000 1143/1000 .844u/1000 187/1000 1600/1000 100/1000 1000/1000
new use/existing use
* Multi-family may be converted to any use presented in the table, but no use may be converted into
multi-family. ** Data Center Conversions in Exhibit E
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Exhibit E: Conversion Rates for Data Centers(DRAFT)
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Mixed-Use 2189/1000
Office 1051/1000
Office Campus 1000/1000
Office/Educational 1101/1000
Office/Industrial 613/1000
Residential (MF) 581/ 1 unit
Residential (SF) 833/ 1 unit
Retail 3 73 9/1000
Wholesale Trade 438/1000
Amusement 7005/1000
Conference 700/1000
* Office Campus conversion ratio used for conversion of other uses into data center.
Ratios above should be read as sf of Data Center/sf of Existing Use"
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SECTION 3: All rights and remedies of the Town of Westlake,Texas,are expressly saved
as to any and all violations of the provisions of the prior ordinance sections which existed at the
time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending
litigation,both civil and criminal,whether pending in court or not,under such ordinances,the same
shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council of the Town of
Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable,
and if any phrase, clause, sentence,paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared legally
invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance since the same would have been enacted by
the Town Council of the Town of Westlake without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any
such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5: That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms
of this ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Code of Ordinances of
the Town of Westlake, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars($2,000.00)for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the
Town except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as
the law in such case provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 23RD DAY OF JANUARY 2017.
Laura heat, Mayor
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