HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-17 TC Agenda PacketThe Regular Meeting of the Town of Westlake Town Council will begin immediately following the conclusion
of the Town Council Work Session but not prior to the posted start time.
Mission Statement
Westlake is a unique community blending preservation of our natural environment and
viewscapes, while serving our residents and businesses with superior municipal and academic
services that are accessible, efficient, cost-effective, and transparent.
Westlake, Texas – “One-of-a-kind community; natural oasis – providing
an exceptional level of service.”
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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
Vision Statement
An oasis of natural beauty that maintains our open spaces in balance with distinctive
development, trails, and quality of life amenities amidst an ever expanding urban landscape.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
December 11, 2017
1500 Solana Boulevard
Building 7, Suite 7100
1st Floor, Council Chamber
Westlake, TX 76262
Workshop Session: 5:00 p.m.
Regular Session: 6:30 p.m.
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Work Session
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA.
4.EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code, annotated,
Chapter 551, Subchapter D for the following:
a.Section 551.074(a)(1): Deliberation Regarding Personnel Matters – to deliberate
the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, of a public
officer or employee: Town Manager
5.RECONVENE MEETING
6.DISCUSSION ITEMS
a.Discussion of proposed Comprehensive Plan policy amendment regarding
housing and the proposed building quality manual.
b.Standing Item: Presentation and discussion of development projects per Staff
report October and November 2017 Entrada report from the Developer and
projects in Planned Development PD 3-5.
7.COUNCIL RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
8.ADJOURNMENT
Regular Session
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST: Mayor and Council Reports on Items of
Community Interest pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.0415 the Town
Council may report on the following items: (1) expression of thanks, congratulations or
condolences; (2) information about holiday schedules; (3) recognition of individuals; (4)
reminders about upcoming Town Council events; (5) information about community
events; and (6) announcements involving imminent threat to public health and safety.
3.CITIZEN COMMENTS: This is an opportunity for citizens to address the Council on any
matter whether or not it is posted on the agenda. The Council cannot by law take action
nor have any discussion or deliberations on any presentation made to the Council at this
time concerning an item not listed on the agenda. The Council will receive the
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information, ask staff to review the matter, or an item may be noticed on a future agenda
for deliberation or action.
4. CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed below are considered routine by the Town Council
and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless
a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the
general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.
a. Consider approval of the minutes from the meeting on November 27, 2017.
5. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 17-45, APPROVING A
PRELIMINARY ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATE – ASSESSMENT PART B,
INCLUDING A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLL; DIRECTING THE FILING OF THE
PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLL WITH THE TOWN SECRETARY; CALLING AND
NOTICING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING
ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE SOLANA PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; DIRECTING THE TOWN STAFF TO PUBLISH AND
MAIL NOTICE OF SAID PUBLIC HEARING; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS
INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO .
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code, annotated,
Chapter 551, Subchapter D for the following:
a. Section 551.074(a)(1): Deliberation Regarding Personnel Matters – to deliberate
the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, of a public
officer or employee: Town Manager
b. Section 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (1) when the governmental body
seeks the advice of its attorney about: (A) pending or contemplated litigation:
Cause No. 348-290326-17 - Neil and Janelle McNabnay, Colin and Melanie
Stevenson, Yair and Sandra Lotan, Jay and Jana Still, Biswajit and Chandrika
Dasgupta, Michael and Michelle Granfield, Michael and Stef Mauler, Rudy and
Christy Renda, David and Jenn Riley, Joseph Mohan and Maria De Leon,
Roberto Arandia, and Patrick and Erin Cockrum (collectively, "Plaintiffs") vs.
Town of Westlake
c. Section 551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development
Negotiations (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial
information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect
that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the
territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is
conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of
a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1)
for the following:
- Maguire Partners-Solana Land, L.P., related to Centurion’s development
known as Entrada and Granada
d. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Trophy Club Municipal District No. 1
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e. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Water contract
f. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Solana Public Improvement District’s Service and Assessment Plan
g. Sec. 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (2) on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan
h. Sec. 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (2) on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Waste (Trash) Ordinance
7. RECONVENE MEETING
8. TAKE ANY ACTION, IF NEEDED, FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS.
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Any Council member may request at a workshop and / or
Council meeting, under “Future Agenda Item Requests”, an agenda item for a future
Council meeting. The Council Member making the request will contact the Town Manager
with the requested item and the Town Manager will list it on the agenda. At the meeting,
the requesting Council Member will explain the item, the need for Council discussion of
the item, the item’s relationship to the Council’s strategic priorities, and the amount of
estimated staff time necessary to prepare for Council discussion. If the requesting Council
Member receives a second, the Town Manager will place the item on the Council agenda
calendar allowing for adequate time for staff preparation on the agenda item.
Council Member Rennhack: Discussion of 10 Percent Planned Development PD-1
Coverage Requirement for Primary Buildings.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
ANY ITEM ON THIS POSTED AGENDA COULD BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
AS LONG AS IT IS WITHIN ONE OF THE PERMITTED CATEGORIES UNDER SECTIONS
551.071 THROUGH 551.076 AND SECTION 551.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE.
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the above notice was posted at the Town Hall of the Town of Westlake, 1500 Solana Blvd.,
Building 7, Suite 7100, Westlake, TX 76262, December 7, 2017, by 5:00 p.m. under the Open Meetings
Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
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Kelly Edwards, TRMC, Town Secretary
If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special needs, please advise
the Town Secretary 48 hours in advance at 817-490-5710 and reasonable accommodations will be made
to assist you.
Town Council
Item # 2 – Pledge of
Allegiance
Texas Pledge:
"Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to
thee, Texas, one state
under God, one and
indivisible."
REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA.
a. Consider approval of the minutes from the meeting on November 27, 2017.
Town Council
Item # 3 – Review of
Consent Items
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code, annotated,
Chapter 551, Subchapter D for the following:
a. Section 551.074(a)(1): Deliberation Regarding Personnel Matters – to deliberate the
appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, of a public officer or
employee: Town Manager
Town Council
Item # 4 – Executive
Session
Town Council
Item # 5 – Reconvene
Council Meeting
DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Discussion of proposed Comprehensive Plan policy amendment regarding housing
and the proposed building quality manual.
b. Standing Item: Presentation and discussion of development projects per Staff
report October and November 2017 Entrada report from the Developer and
projects in Planned Development PD 3-5.
Town Council
Item #6 – Discussion
Items
estlake Town Council
TYPE OF ACTION
Workshop - Discussion Item
Monday, December 11, 2017
TOPIC: Discussion of proposed Comprehensive Plan policy amendment regarding
housing and the proposed building quality manual.
STAFF CONTACT: Ron Ruthven, Director of Planning and Development
Strategic Alignment
Vision, Value, Mission Perspective Strategic Theme & Results Outcome
Objective
Strong Aesthetic Standards Citizen, Student &
Stakeholder
High Quality Planning, Design &
Development - We are a desirable
well planned, high-quality
community that is distinguished by
exemplary design standards.
Preserve Desirability
& Quality of Life
Strategic Initiative
Update Development Regulations
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (INCLUDING APPLICABLE ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY)
Staff proposes adding a development policy through an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed policy would specifically address new residential housing development in the Town
and would serve to sharpen the focus of existing Comprehensive Plan objectives related to new
residential development. External inquiries to staff concerning subdividing land and constructing
new residential housing developments is increasing due to several factors including overall market
demand, new commercial office development in the area and the shrinking supply of developable
land in surrounding communities. Therefore, this proposed policy would assist prospective
developers, staff and the Commission/Council in determining the efficacy of a proposed
development relative to the community’s expectations as encapsulated in the Comprehensive Plan
notwithstanding other issues as outlined below.
A critical tenant of the proposed policy is to place on the onus on the developer to prove that their
proposed development is consistent with the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan. Also,
given the lack of improved Town services in certain portions of the community including, but not
limited to, utilities, roads, open space and stormwater infrastructure, this policy would seek to
discourage piecemeal, ill-conceived land development proposals that are not characteristically
holistic and benefit the whole community.
The proposed policy reads as follows:
“Proposed New Residential Housing Development Policy
The following policy shall serve as a review template to Town staff for any proposed development
that meets the criteria contained herein. Applicability: any rezoning request involving any zoning
change to a zoning category, including PD zoning, that includes a residential use wherein the
proposed zoning yields the ability to produce a higher density of residential units at or above the
current zoning of the property and/or involves a rezoning from a non-residential use to a
residential use.
Given the above applicability, the following standards must be met upon the submittal of an
application for a change of zoning:
(1) The proposed zoning shall be to a PD district;
(2) The proposed zoning shall follow the guidelines in the Building Quality Manual attached
to this policy;
(3) The proposed zoning application shall, at a minimum, include the following:
• Water and sewer utility service plan that demonstrates an acceptable level of
service to Town owned water utilities;
• A stormwater management and infrastructure plan;
• Traffic impact analysis and access control plan;
• Landscaping/Open space/trail plan;
• Tree mitigation plan;
• Detailed proposed design standards demonstrating compliance with the Building
Quality Manual (attached);
• A written analysis and demonstration of compliance with Comprehensive Plan
recommendations including the housing recommendations contained in the Land
Use Plan and the Housing Plan;
• A transfer of development intensity (TDI) proposal;
• If any waivers and/or deviations from this policy, the Comprehensive Plan or the
Code of Ordinances are proposed, a detailed explanation of each waiver/deviation
is required.
(4) No application for a zoning change, as applicable to this policy, will be processed for
consideration until the requirements of this policy are met.”
As the “applicability” section states above, this policy would not apply to any change of zoning
that results in lower possible residential density. For example, if an applicant were to propose a
change of zoning from R1 to R2 or higher, this policy would not apply as the proposed land use
intensity involves a reduction. Additionally, it is important to note that this policy is proposed as
a development review policy only. Therefore, no amendments to the Code of Ordinances are
proposed. If an applicant chooses not to follow the policy, or proposes an alternative, they need
only clearly described the reason for the deviation and staff will forward the case to the
Commission and Council for consideration, albeit with a likely recommendation for denial. In the
event that all policy guidelines are met as part of a new residential rezoning application, staff will
write the agenda memo such that a detailed analysis of policy adherence is included along with a
final staff recommendation.
Building Quality Manual
As part of their scope to formulate implementation strategies for the Comprehensive Plan, Mesa
Planning created a Building Quality Manual to provide clarity and a sharper focus related to the
design of new construction and land development. The sections include requirements relative to
building construction, land development and landscaping. Staff proposes that the detailed tenants
contained in the Building Quality Manual would be included in the final approving PD ordinance
for any proposed development approved under this policy. Should the applicant propose a
deviation from any of the detailed tenants, those would be included as part of their proposal with
written explanation for the proposed deviation.
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
This item was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission for discussion on September 18,
2017. Based upon discussion by the Town Council, staff will bring the policy forward for formal
adoption in January 2018.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Draft Building Quality Manual
2. Comprehensive Plan, Part Three: The Plan Elements, Section Seven: The Housing Plan
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Westlake Building Quality Manual
Standards and Guidelines for quality and endurance in the Design and
Construction of Westlake’s Built Fabric
MESA-Planning
February 6, 2017
JOHN RUSKIN: When we build, let us think we build forever. Let
it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be
such work as our descendants will thank us for; and let us think,
as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come when those stones
will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that
men will say, as they look upon the labor and see the wrought
substance of them, “SEE THIS OUR FATHER DID FOR US.”
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INTRODUCTION
This manual is intended to provide measurable benchmarks that clearly present the Town of Westlake’s
expectations for the design, materials, and workmanship of both residential and non-residential
construction. This Building Quality Manual is separate from applicable Building Codes, that address
matters more directly related to life safety and is also separate from other existing building and
development ordinances of the Town. Therefore, this manual is meant to supplement these other
building and development codes and clearly present the Town’s view of acceptable building quality.
Building Quality is defined to mean the integrity of design as well as the endurance of what is
constructed and the expression of those visual qualities of construction that are consistent with higher
value. Therefore, these standards define a minimum quality of construction that will be sought by the
Town. However, these standards are not meant to limit, in any way, a contractor’s employment of
higher quality standards or an architect’s creativity and ingenuity in design. More specifically this
Building Quality Manual is meant to:
Maintain the quality and continuity of the visual environment of the Town, protect the general
welfare, and ensure that the Town’s property value, appearance, character, and economic well-
being are preserved through minimum design and building quality standards.
Encourage creativity, imagination, innovation, variety in architectural design and building
composition by challenging the design component of any project to greater compositional
intent.
Preserve the unique heritage, history, and architectural character that evolves over time and
reflects the aggregate identity of Westlake within the highway 114 corridor.
Reinforce and support the integration of design and development with the natural systems of
Westlake’s environment as well as with the pedestrian and vehicular movement of its citizens.
Promote harmony in the physical relationship between the otherwise autonomous projects that
constitute the built fabric of the Town.
Thus, this is a continually evolving document and may be expanded and/or amended as new issues are
realized and deliberated.
This document is divided into 5 sections as described below which collectively address matters from
design to construction. The sections are:
Section 1: Principals of Design
This Section addresses the general approach to architectural composition and internalization of natural
relationships and character.
Section 2: Principals of Development Planning
This Section addresses the internalization of natural systems and recognition of natural features as well
as accommodation of pedestrian movement, connection with the “Town”, and the mitigation of building
service intrusions.
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Section 3: Residential Construction Quality Standards
This Section addresses building materials, techniques, and workmanship related to residential
construction.
Section 4: Non-residential Construction Quality Standards
This Section addresses building materials, techniques, and workmanship related to non-residential
construction.
Section 5: Landscaping
This Section address basic aspects of landscape that moves landscaping toward more naturalistic forms
and more indigenous plan materials and away from ornamentation generally.
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SECTION 1: PRINCIPALS OF DESIGN
This section sets forth the desired considerations that must be taken into account during the design
process and expresses the desired outcome of that process. The standards below address the scope of
consideration as well as the object of consideration in the approach to building design. The purpose is
to promote a compositional integrity, continuity with the Town identity, and integration of nature/
natural systems and/or features. More specifically, these standards are:
Standard 1: Visual continuity with the Town
The design of any structure within Westlake shall further define the context in which the
structure in conjunction with other associated structures, will reside, the establish key attributes
of that context (which are characteristic of its appearance), and the manner in which the design
being formulated will work to perpetuate or compliment those attributes. When the structure is
a single family residential structure style repetition in close proximity is prohibited. However,
other attributes of continuity (such as massing, complexity, and proportion) are to be
considered.
The design of any structure within Westlake will maintain a relation to the public domain as
established by other development of the Town context as well as maintain, as a minimum, the
level of ground plane enrichment and amenity as is characteristic of the context. Such design
should consider continuation of the ground plane enrichment/ amenity as a means of
overcoming project segmentation of the Town fabric.
Standard 2: Integrity of Holistic Composition
The exterior design of any structure in Westlake must, in its totality, comprise an overall visual
pattern that expresses an intentional relationship between the elements of form.
The elements of form that comprise a building design must derive from a common justification
(e.g. function or proportion) that transcends ornamentation.
Organization of openings relative to mass
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Standard 3: Tension, Balance, Symmetry, and other Compositional Relationships
The visual pattern associated with the design of any structure in Westlake must allow the
imposition of a compositional structure that lays across the design and touches its key elements
of expression. This structure includes but is not limited to:
o Regulating lines that organize the elements of the elevation in space. These connections
in composition communicate the relationship of form elements intended by the
architect. See Diagram 3 and 4 below.
o Proportioning systems that establish an order of relationship. Proportion is the
relationship between 2 ratios (window height to width in relation to building height to
width). Proportion is often derived from natural relationships.
o Hierarchies that place elements in their ascending or descending
relationship…expressed from dominant to subordinate.
Standard 4: Integrity of Styling Derived from Tradition
Features of traditional style were typically
derived from solutions to construction details that
were ceremonially continued as style (and/or
principals of style) in an effort to preserve the body
of knowledge. Therefore, traditional styling, when
used, should not be reduced to simple ornament but
derived in a manner consistent with tradition or
interpreted in a manner that fully recognizes that
tradition and its princials.
Features of traditional style were, of necessity,
structurally appropriate in their proportion and
dimension. Therefore, traditional styling must
comport with the historic proportional and
dimensional characteristics of the stylistic feature.
The Old Way of Seeing
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Standard 5: Articulation of Closure Details
Closure details (at openings, corners, roof/wall junctures, and horizontal offsets) are areas
where design solutions contribute to the detailed appearance of an elevation. Therefore, the
design of buildings in Westlake must consider closure details as an opportunity for crafted
articulation.
Standard 6: Façade Integrity
The Town of Westlake seeks to promote architecture that expresses a relationship between plan
and elevation. Therefore, design approaches which seek to decorate a space plan derived
independent of the design in elevation is discouraged. A proper relationship of plan to elevation
requires that internal functions influence and inform the form of the mass and articulation of
that form in design. Where the style portrayed is characterized by aspects of form, that form
should influence the internal arrangement of space.
Standard 7: Holistic visual treatment of structure
The Town of Westlake seeks to eliminate the architectural phenomenon common to most
suburban developments, wherein the street facing façade is recipient of the full investment in
style articulation and the other facades are given much lesser treatment. The Town of Westlake
discourages such “façade-ism” and promotes consistent treatment of style on all elevations of a
structure. This is referred to a “4-sided architecture”.
Standard 8: Integration and Expression of the Indigenous Landscape
Westlake is characterized by its complex and varied landscape. Therefore, the design of any
building in Westlake should make every effort to accommodate the character, profile, and
natural mosaic of the indigenous landscape. Such design will avoid massive grading and seek to
accommodate grade change within the architectural skin of the structure, thereby establishing a
stronger relationship between the building and the ground upon which it sits.
Where possible, the building design shall accommodate and preserve natural drainage patterns.
Where reasonable, the building design shall avoid retainage structures set apart from the
architectural envelope or set apart from the extensions thereof (e.g. terraces). The intent is to
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avoid excessive physical expression of “land development” and/or the preparation of “lot pads”
independent of the architecture.
Standard 7: Protection of Unique Landforms and Plant Communities
The Town of Westlake is distinguished by its land promontories (landmark landforms) that sit at
the break between Westlake’s upland and lowland areas. In addition, the complex ground
configuration has nurtured distinctive and mature Post Oak, Live Oak, and other tree species
that thrive in dense plant communities. Therefore, the design of any building in Westlake
permitted to build in close association with its landmark landforms must recognize this visual
association in the character of design, the form of design, and the relationship of the structure
to the landform itself. Key considerations include:
o Derived elements of form: The form of the design and the form of the land bear
similarities.
o Transparency: The skin of the building seeks to dissipate so as not to be more
conspicuous than the land form
o Subordination: Avoid disruption of the profile of the landform
The design of any building in Westlake permitted to build in close association with distinctive
plant communities must recognize the associations with indigenous plant communities and
potential for encroachment in the character of design, form of design, and relationship of
structure to the plant community itself. Key considerations include:
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o Tree Protection: Trees within 30 feet of the construction area shall be protected with
proper barriers and avoidance of compacting root environments.
o Tree Preservation: To the extent reasonable, the configuration of the design shall seek
to avoid the destruction of indigenous trees of the plant community.
o Tree Mitigation: Where indigenous trees of the plant community are destroyed, they
shall be replaced, at 1 caliper inch for each caliper inch destroyed. Mitigation shall be
within the plant community or a place designated by the Town as appropriate for
mitigation.
o Low Impaction construction techniques: To the extent possible, the construction
techniques employed to build within a plant community shall be those that have the
least impact upon the environmental conditions supporting that plant community.
o Preservation of natural systems serving the plant community: Natural systems that
serve the plant community shall not be destroyed, disrupted, or reconfigured in such a
way as to endanger or harm the plant community.
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SECTION 2: Principals of Development Planning
This section sets forth the desired considerations that must be taken into account when planning a
development project in Westlake or siting a building on a lot. These considerations are intended to
strengthen the association between the development and the fabric of the Town, the mosaic of natural
systems/plant communities/land form, and the vision of the Town’s 2015 Comprehensive Plan. Each
development project, heretofore, regulated with consideration of its individual land area and site
specific standards is, by virtue of the standards contained herein, called to consider the development’s
place within, and impact upon, the larger Town fabric.
Standard 2.1: Relationship to and connection with the Township fabric
Any PD Concept Plan, PD Development Plan, PD Site Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in
Westlake that is required by any existing ordinance of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of
the plan addresses this issue) must portray the extent to which the following elements of the Town
fabric are continued, or otherwise responded to, within the proposed Development Plan:
Roadways and drives: As Westlake builds-out the large amount of non-residential square footage
currently entitled it
becomes increasingly
essential to facilitate traffic
flow. Therefore, where
possible a Development
Plan should seek to connect
with, and extend flow
between, projects; thereby
providing route options for
traffic flow. It is important
that a development Plan
does not interrupt flow by
failing to make extensions
anticipated by an adjacent
project and where that
extension was a
consideration in the
adjacent project TIA. Therefore, coordination of routing anticipated by individual TIA’s is a desired
consideration of a Development Plan under consideration by the Town.
Thoroughfares: The Town Comprehensive Plan (discussed below) identifies three levels of roadway
hierarchy. To the extent possible, a Development Plan that lays within the path of a Thoroughfare as
planned and committed to by adjacent development or the alignment of which has been adjusted
by an act of Council; shall make provision for the extension of the ROW of such Thoroughfare so that
the ROW is available for such Thoroughfare when required development TIA’s substantiate the
Thoroughfare necessity.
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Trails: Where provision has been made for trails within an adjacent development or a trail provided
by the Town is ready for extension the Development Plan must consider appropriate trail routing
through the proposed development so that a cohesive trail network can evolve over time.
Open Spaces: Where an adjacent development provides open space that abuts the property line of
the Development Plan, or the open space of an adjacent development can be feasibly extended into
the Development Plan; the Development Plan must consider the extension or expansion of the open
space or consider how development portrayed by the Development Plan can relate to (and further
define) the open space.
Contextual characteristic: Any Development Plan formulated for a property located in a context of
development must consider how various aspects of the context will also be manifest in the
Development Plan. Key aspects of context can include:
o Building to Street/ roadway relationships
o Streetscape themes
o Connection of open space
o Continuity of water or water body
o Extension of plan drifts
and/ or patterns
o Continuity of road section
o Treatment of parking
o Compatibility of adjacent land use
Transitional relationships: Where a Development Plan shows development on a property located
between land use zones where land
use adjacency is an issue, the
Development Plan must consider
proper transitional treatments as
they would appear in the plan.
Proper transitional treatments
include:
o Buffer space
o Lessening or increasing density
o Lessening or increasing building
height
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o Lessening or increasing land use (moving land use at the transition in the direction of the
adjacent use)
o Creating activity spaces that are appropriate to both uses
Standard 2.2: Implementation of the Comprehensive Plan
Any PD Concept Plan, PD Development Plan, PD Site Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in
Westlake that is required by any existing ordinance of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of
the plan addresses this issue) portray the extent to which the following elements of the Town
Comprehensive Plan are implemented, or otherwise responded to, within the proposed Development
Plan:
Traffic Management: The Comprehensive Plan (and Ordinance ___) establishes threshold Levels of
Service (LOS) for streets and intersections serving a Development Plan. Therefore, each
Development Plan must demonstrate traffic management options that the plan will employ to
minimize impact on the Thoroughfare System serving the Development Plan and thereby preserve
as much of the LOS capacity as reasonably possible. Traffic management options to be considered
include but are not limited to:
o Multiple “trip assignment options”
o Interconnection of development flows between projects
o Distribution of parking
o Intersection improvements (dedicated turn, acceleration, deacceleration lanes, and access
management)
Land Use Character District features: The Forging Westlake 2015 Comprehensive Plan identifies 8
Land Use Character Districts which are spread across the land area of Westlake, engaging all lots,
parcels, and/or tracts therein. Each land Use Character District has an associated identity derived
from the intensity of development, the pattern of development, the relation of development to
street, the coverage of development, and the form of development. Therefore, each Development
Plan submitted to the Town for consideration must address the extent to which various aspects of
the Comprehensive Plan Character Districts are considered by the Plan.
Parks and Open Space: The Forging Westlake 2015 Comprehensive Plan identifies parks and open
spaces necessary to serve the recreational needs of the Town population, provide transition from
the residential to non-residential components of the Town, protect the views that characterize the
Westlake landscape, preserve landmark landforms and other natural features/systems, and
preserve historically significant open space contexts. Therefore, each Development Plan submitted
for Town consideration must consider the relationship of the Development Plan location relative to
the features of the Town Parks and Open Space Plan and the extent to which any aspect of the plan
that is coterminous with the Development Plan is addressed by that Development Plan. Key aspects
of consideration include:
o Implementation of the Parks and Open Space Plan
o Compatibility with the Parks and Open Space Plan
o Extension of the Parks and Open Space Plan
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o Natural preservation initiatives consistent with the intent of the Parks and Open Space Plan
Thoroughfares: The Forging Westlake 2015 Comprehensive Plan identifies three thoroughfare types
that comprise the Thoroughfare System of Westlake. These thoroughfare types are:
o Regional Arterial Roadways: Arterials that make connection between the Regional System
serving Westlake from surrounding communities and the Town System of Westlake.
o The Town Arterial System: Arterials that circumscribe the core areas of the Town and those
land Use Character Districts that are scaled to serve as a Town core.
o The Pastoral Collector System: The Collector Roadways that carry primarily residential
traffic from residential communities and neighborhoods to the Town arterial System.
Each Development Plan submitted for consideration in Westlake must demonstrate the extent to which
the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan is being addressed within the plan design. Key aspects of consideration
include:
o Implementation of the Thoroughfare Plan through the extension of or provision of
Thoroughfare System roadways as portrayed in the Plan or Council authorized adjustments
thereto.
o Compatibility with the Thoroughfare Plan
o Extension of the Thoroughfare plan
o Setting up development in anticipation of the Thoroughfare plan
Urban Design Structured: The Forging Westlake 2015 Comprehensive Plan identifies an Urban
Design Structure for Westlake that establishes a thematic treatment of:
o Thoroughfare Types
o Intersection Types
o Portals
o Landmarks
o Trail Types and Trail intersections/ Trail heads
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o Focal spaces
Each Development Plan submitted for consideration in Westlake must demonstrate the extent to
which the Town’s Urban Design Structure Plan is being addressed within the plan design. Key
aspects of consideration include:
o Implementation of the Urban Design Structure by extending the thematic elements of the
plan into the development plan.
o Compatibility with the Urban Design Structure by maintaining a compatibility with its visual
palette and avoiding the creation of differing thematic directions that would dissipate the
visual cohesion of the Town.
o Extension of the Urban Design Structure Plan in creative ways
o Setting up development in anticipation of its connection with the themes and aspects of the
Urban Design Plan.
Trail Plan: The Forging Westlake 2015 Comprehensive Plan identifies trail types that collectively
comprise a coherent and legible trail system for the Town. Each Development Plan submitted for
consideration in Westlake must demonstrate the extent to which the Town’s Trail Plan is being
addressed within the plan design. Key aspects of consideration include:
o Implementation of the Trail Plan by extending the components of the trail plan into the
development and completing the pedestrian connections that the plan seeks to make.
o Compatibility with the Trail Plan by maintaining a compatibility with its connectivity intent
and completing connections set up by adjacent properties and/or public ROW.
o Extension of the Trail Plan in creative ways
o Setting up development in anticipation of its connection with the connecting pedestrian
system afforded by the Trail Plan.
Standard 2.3: Natural fabric preservation
Any PD Concept Plan, PD Development Plan, PD Site Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in
Westlake that is required by any existing ordinance of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of
the plan addresses this issue) preserve the following:
Significant plant communities or mitigate the loss of such communities as follows:
Significant Plant Communities include:
o Oak Motts containing at least 10 Post Oak or Live Oak Trees with a caliper larger
than 8 in. as measured 12 in. above the ground.
o Any Live Oak or Post Oak with a caliper larger than 15 in. as measured 12 in. above
the ground.
o Wooded areas of mixed vegetation with a dominance of Post Oaks and/or Live Oaks
that are contiguous with wooded areas extending onto a neighboring site, lot,
parcel, or tract.
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Mitigation of community loss includes:
o Caliper replacement by planting replacement trees contiguous with the remaining
portions of the vegetative community being disturbed at a rate of 1 in caliper for
each 1 in. caliper (caliper replacement rate) being disturbed. Replacement trees
(planted at the above specified caliper replacement rate) may be planted at other
locations on-site or off-site) determined by the Town as appropriate for mitigation
o Cash in lieu of replacement paid to the Town for the purpose of natural fabric
preservation or Public Art initiatives. A dollar amount of $_____ may be paid for
each 1 in. Caliper disturbed in lieu of tree replacement, if approved by the Town.
Standard 2.4: Natural fabric restoration
Any PD Concept Plan, PD Development Plan, PD Site Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in
Westlake that is required by any existing ordinance of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of
the plan addresses this issue) must make effort to restore natural features, natural systems, natural
pattern, and/or natural mosaic lost to, augmented by, or disturbed by previous use of the land. The
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Development plan shall consider the natural fabric, identify loss or degradation of the natural fabric
incurred by a previous use and propose restorative measures and/or designs which can restore such
systems or their function.
Standard 2.5: Pedestrian linkage
Any PD Concept Plan, PD Development Plan, PD Site Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in
Westlake that is required by any existing ordinance of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of
the plan addresses this issue) shall consider pedestrian movement adjacent to, interfacing with, or
emanating from the subject lot, parcel, or tract (hereinafter the subject property) and provide design
initiatives that will:
Complete pedestrian pathways coming to the subject property that can be completed within or
across the subject property.
Provide connection from points of pedestrian origin within the subject to pedestrian facioities
and trails serving the subject property.
Anticipate the emergence of pedestrian pathways that can be extended by future development
in close proximity to the subject property and provide the opportunity for such pathway.
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Standard 2.6: Land Use adjacencies
Any PD Concept Plan, PD Development Plan, PD Site Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in
Westlake that is required by any existing ordinance of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of
the plan addresses this issue) shall consider the land use adjacencies affected by development within
the subject lot, parcel, or tract (hereinafter the subject property) and provide design initiatives that will:
Accomplish transition: The Development Plan must demonstrate how transition from a
dissimilar and potential conflicting land to an affected land use is made. Such transitions should
consider:
o Height transition: Movement from higher to lesser height by a gradation of height in
closer relationship to the affected land use. If height to set back ratios apply to this
Development Plan, such ratios shall take precedence over this standard.
o Mass Transition: Reduction of undifferentiated building mass in closer relationship to
the affected land use.
o Intensity Transition: Reduction in density in closer relationship to the affected use.
o Activity transition: Reduction of activity intensity in closer relationship to the affected
use or the creation of activities that can accommodate both uses.
o Creation of meaningful buffers: The provision of open space, preservation of natural
fabric, and/or the creation of water bodies that can adjoin adjacent uses. Where
existing PD regulations require buffers and setbacks such PD regulations shall take
precedence over this standard.
Mitigate encroachments: The development plan must demonstrate measures taken to mitigate
encroachments of a subject use on an affected use. Encroachments include:
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o Noise
o Light
o Traffic
Diminish the expression of otherwise invisible lot lines: The development plan much consider
methods by which lot, parcel, or tract lines can be recognized if necessary by means which do
not create barrier separations between uses, projects, lots, parcels, or tracts.
Standard 2.7: Utilities and their integration with the design concept Any PD Concept Plan, PD
Development Plan, PD Site Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in Westlake that is required
by any existing ordinance of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of the plan addresses this
issue) shall consider utilities and utility services within the subject lot, parcel, or tract (hereinafter the
subject property) and provide design initiatives that will:
Conceal: Transmission lines and transmission ROW’s shall be concealed from view and
recognition apart from the overall site design.
Screen: Transmission facilities shall be screened when such facilities are visible from the street
or public way. Landscape screens which make use of native plant material and integrate with
the indigenous mosaic area preferred. General screening must conform to the Design Standard
4.5
Internalize: To the extent possible transmission lines and facilities shall be internalized to the
architecture intended for the site, lot, parcel, or tract.
Standard 2.8: Preservation of natural drainage Any PD Concept Plan, PD Development Plan, PD Site
Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in Westlake that is required by any existing ordinance
of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of the plan addresses this issue) shall consider natural
drainage within the subject lot, parcel, or tract (hereinafter the subject property) and provide design
initiatives that will preserve, restore, replicate natural drainage patterns where reasonably possible.
Standard 2.9: Storm water management facilities
Any PD Concept Plan, PD Development Plan, PD Site Plan, or Site Plan (hereinafter Development Plan) in
Westlake that is required by any existing ordinance of the Town must (to the extent that the scope of
the plan addresses this issue) shall consider Storm Water Management Facilities required to serve
development within the subject lot, parcel, or tract (hereinafter the subject property) and provide
design initiatives that will:
Minimize structured means of water management: Minimize the use of cross drainage
structures, armored channels, concrete flow ways, and other such structured solutions to storm
water management. Unless such structures are for the purpose of creating a pedestrian/urban
activity at the water edge.
Maintain natural land shapes and forms in the creation of detention/ retention facilities and
created drainageways (hereinafter flow management facilities): Water collection points and/or
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pools created by nature have shapes that are clearly organic. Therefore, avoid straight lines,
hard angles, and regular geometric shapes in the creation of flow management facilities.
Restore and extend the natural fabric: Where storm water management design creates
conditions conducive to the support of plant communities of vegetative types, measures should
be made to expand the natural fabric by expanding such vegetative communities.
Respect natural systems that flourish within natural systems: Proper design of flow
management facilities will include diverse ecological settings such as deeper water, shallow
water, ephemeral flows, and greater hydration that can support natural systems associated with
these conditions. Therefore, where such ecological settings are created, the attendant natural
systems associated with that condition should also be created.
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Section 3: Residential Construction Quality Standards
This section sets forth the desired standards that must be implemented when designing a residential
structure in Westlake. These standards are intended to:
Establish uniformity in the enduring quality of Westlake’s residential building stock
Preserve the general value of Westlake’s residential fabric
Promote a consistent attention to detail
Yield a distinctive visual character wherein the particular dimensionality, relief, and/or visual
texture that results from quality construction methods is apparent
The design of each residential structure in Westlake must demonstrate conformance to the standards
specified below prior to receipt of a building permit. The building official shall determine if the standard
has been met or the principal intent of the standard has been satisfied in a more creative construction
approach. More specifically the standards applicable to residential construction are:
Standard 3.1: Site-work
a. General: Site-work includes all aspects of site preparation that are related to the
creation of a building site within platted a lot, parcel or tract of land. It is the intent of
these standards to create a greater interrelationship between building and site
conditions, preserve natural features, preserve indigenous vegetation, and (to the
extent reasonable) avoid the street road relationships commonly associated with lesser
value/suburban development patterns.
b. Condition during construction: Every lot, parcel, or tract which is the site of a residential
construction must maintain the site in the following condition from the start of site-
work to the completion of building construction thereon:
i. Containment of all construction debris in the side yard space so that the ground
plane is clean of all visible debris
ii. Removal of all excavated material within 30 days of the excavation work unless
the excavated material is being stockpiled for reuse on the subject site. In
which case, excavated material shall be stored in a location generally out of the
public view and toward the rear of the lot, parcel, or tract. If the building plate
configuration prohibits location of such storage at the rear of the lot, the
building official shall consider a proposed alternate location for approval.
iii. Removal of all plant material and biomass within 2 days from any grubbing, tree
removal, tree pruning, shredding, and/or other trimming activity.
iv. Protection of all curbs where ingress or egress movement from a lot, parcel, or
tracts takes place.
v. No more than 1 temporary builder or sale sign
vi. Display of building permit at a front yard location, within 10 ft. of the street
ROW and mounted to a weather protected board or frame supported by a
central stake, standing 40 inches high.
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vii. Location of any temporary sanitary facility at the rear of the lot and sited so it is
plumb and free from any standing water potential. All temporary sanitary
facilities shall be located on cleared and level ground. If the building plate
configuration prohibits location of such storage at the rear of the lot, the
building official shall consider a proposed alternate location for approval.
viii. The building contractor shall keep a set of permitted construction plans on-site
so they may be viewed by a Town official when deemed necessary by that Town
official. The on-site construction set shall also show any change orders or “as
built” conditions which are different than the permitted drawing show.
c. Drainage: All drainage swales and/or drainage ways shall be created so as to create
natural looking ground conditions. Therefore, artificial appearing side slopes, visible flow
lines that are overly angular or straight, retention/ detention facilities that are
square/angular/ or any regular geometric shape must be avoided.
d. Tree protection: All trees remaining on a lot, parcel, or tract and exposed to the building
activity or within 30 feet of the building site (hereinafter regulated trees) shall be
protected as follows:
i. Tree fencing: Regulated tree trunks shall be protected with a visible “tree fence”
at least 48 in. tall and protecting the tree and ground around the tree to a
minimum 8 ft. distance from the trunk of the tree or the drip line, whichever is
greater.
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ii. Tree marking: All Regulated Trees shall be marked with a sign stating “Protected
Tree”.
iii. Ground compaction avoidance: Measures shall be taken to minimize ground
compaction within the dripline of Regulated Trees as follows:
1. Prohibiting parking under the drip line of a Regulated Tree
2. Routing construction and equipment traffic so as to avoid the drip line
of a Regulated Tree
3. Prohibiting the storage of any material, equipment, debris, or excavated
material within the drip of any Regulated Tree
4. Avoiding, where possible, any grading within the drip line of a Regulated
Tree. Grading within the ground protected by a Tree Fence is
prohibited.
iv. Maintenance of normal hydration: Measures shall be taken to maintain normal
hydration for any Regulated Tree by:
1. Preventing the accumulation of storm water runoff within the ground
plane area of any Tree Fence.
2. Avoiding increased levels of hydration from temporary irrigation
system.
3. Restoring hydration where the source of hydration has been disrupted
by the construction activity.
e. Preserve Tree Communities: Where a residential development plan or design should
make every reasonable effort to preserve, protect, and rehabilitate indigenous plant
communities.
f. Grading: Grading for residential construction and/ or the creation of a residential
building site shall:
i. Avoid steep grades: Grades equal to or greater than 18% are considered steep
grades and should not be graded for lot pads or building sites. However,
accommodation of such grades within the architectural envelope is encouraged
where disturbance of such grades is necessary.
ii. Take place within the “Building Area”: Any construction grading within a lot,
parcel, or tract shall be limited to the Building Area identified on the permitted
site plan page of the permit drawing set. Delineation of the Building Area shall
also identify where grading equipment shall be stored, if stored on site. The
building Area delineation shall also identify where excavated material will be
stored, if such material is to be stored on-site.
iii. Conform to the standards for tree protection: Such standard is set out in
Design Standard 4.5 below.
g. Building/Street relationships: The siting and follow through design of residential
structures on lots, parcels or tracts larger than 40,000 sf. must accomplish a relation to
the fronting street that allows the front yard space to separate the street building
association in a way that the building orientation is derived from the yard and not
street. To accomplish this, the yard may:
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i. Elevate above the street, creating a yard plane that is separate from the street
ii. Establish a yard form wherein the edge defined by the structure and the edge
defined by the street are not parallel
iii. Contain ground plane profile changes that visually complicate the structure/
street relationship.
Standard 3.2: Foundation
a. General: Foundation general standards regarding the appearance of constructing a
foundation for residential construction within the Town of Westlake. It is the intent of
these standards to mitigate the conspicuous visual differences between crawl space
foundation (pier supported) and slab foundation (generally soil supported). It is viewed
that lesser quality and lesser value residential construction tends to address foundations
without regard to a relationship with the general façade design. Therefore, these
guidelines are intended to bring the foundation into the elevation design as a
contributing element.
In addition, each foundation for residential construction shall be engineered based upon
a geotechnical report provided by a reputable geotechnical consultant than employs an
appropriate number of boring samples. The geotechnical report must be provided with
the permit drawing set.
b. Slab Foundation: Often construction of a slab foundation results in the creation of a
concrete “platform” upon which the residential construction is placed. As a result there
is an exposed thickness of concrete which lies along the entire baseline of the structure.
To internalize this element into the elevation design, a ‘dropped” masonry ledge must
be provided. The “dropped” masonry ledge must be designed so that the distance
between the elevation of the ledge and the finished grade is no greater than 1.5 inches
above finished grade. For all veneer materials (masonry or stucco or other), there shall
be no more than 1.5 inches of exposed concrete at the foundation line.
c. Crawl Spaces: As with
slab design (specified above)
the intent of this standard is
to conceal the expanse of
concrete usually associated
with exposed grade beams
with a dropped masonry ledge
or other means that allows no
more than 1.5 in. of exposed
concrete between the finished
grade and the veneer material
of the construction.
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All crawl space venting shall be accomplished with a decorative concrete or masonry
vent that is appropriate to the style of the architecture.
In addition, any exterior crawl space access panels or doors shall be decorative in
appearance and located so that such assess panels/ doors are not visible to the street.
d. Foundation on slope: Where the grade is sloping, the masonry ledge shall be stepped so
that no more than 6 inches of concrete is visible above the grade at any point along the
grade.
Standard 3.3: Walls
a. General: Wall construction is considered a critical aspect of architectural integrity,
endurance, and value. Therefore, this manual sets forth certain standards for wall
construction that are meant to assure the above listed attributes.
b. Framing: For the purposes of energy rating, depth of offset at facade openings, and
more enduring construction; all wood framed, exterior walls of residential buildings
in Westlake must be constructed of a minimum 2 x 6 framing members or double 2
x 4 framing members. This standard does not apply to any wall which is a “common
wall” with an attached structure.
c. Vapor barrier: All wood frame construction shall have vapor barrier behind any
façade veneer. Accepted vapor barriers include:
i. 30# Bituminous Builder Felt
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ii. A building wrap moisture barrier/ wind barrier product that performs to a
level equal to or exceeding a 30# Bituminous Builder Felt when installed in
accordance with manufacturer’s specification.
d. Offset at façade openings: The general sense of endurance is visually conveyed in
the perceived durability and massiveness of the wall. Such durability and
massiveness is detected at the return of the wall to any window or door. Therefore,
a minimum window/door to wall plane offset is established as follows:
i. Any stucco or siding over frame veneer: 3.5-inch min.
ii. Any masonry or stucco over masonry veneer: 5.0- inch min.
Standard 3.4: Exterior offsets in building perimeter:
a. General: In residential construction, it is essential that the visual presentation of
building mass is consistent with a residential character. This sense of mass can be
greatly influenced by the presents of exterior offsets in the perimeter building
plane. Therefore, standards for building offsets include:
iii. Single family Detached Homes: The sense of mass is limited by the
complexity of form characteristic with the style of the home. Therefore, the
following are building plane offset standards for the various style categories
of Westlake:
1. Traditional Styles: Most traditional styles derive from a
construction technology where a large expanse of undifferentiated
wall was not common. Therefore, residential structures designed in
a traditional style shall not have a lineal foot length of wall that is
more than 35 feet without a wall offset that is expressed as either a
horizontal off-set of at least 4 feet or may be less if expressed as a
distinct architectural form that expresses itself with a roof.
2. Contemporized Styles: Horizontal expression is the essence of most
residential, contemporary styles. Therefore, a lineal foot length of
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wall plane contained within a single roof form or other form that is
compositionally integral to the overall design has no limit.
Otherwise the same limitations applicable to traditional design
(described above) shall also apply to contemporized designs.
iv. Single family Attached Homes: Single family attached homes, typically
constrained by narrower or otherwise more complicated lots tend to have
elongated plan geometries running coterminous with the side lot line.
Therefore, a single family attached structure shall not have a lineal foot
length of wall that is more than 45 feet without a wall offset that is
expressed as either a horizontal off-set of at least 4 feet or expressed as a
distinct architectural form that further expresses itself with a roof. This does
not apply to common lot-line walls, hidden within the architectural
envelope of adjoining buildings
v. Residential building blocks: Residential building blocks are generally limited
to multiple-unit residential structures and are characterized by larger
building forms that are generally closer in appearance to a commercial
building mass. However, the residential use of the structure requires that a
residential scale exists which is appropriate for residential living. Therefore,
Residential Block structure shall not have a lineal foot length of wall that is
more than 50 feet without a wall offset that is expressed as either a
horizontal off-set of at least 4 feet (which can include balcony structures
that are architecturally enclosed, or expressed as a distinct architectural
form that further expresses itself with a roof.
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Standard 3.5: Material and Material Use:
a. General: Essential to enduring building quality is the use of exterior materials.
Therefore, the following standards apply to the permitted exterior materials for
Westlake (unless the approved/ adopted PD zoning ordinance for a property allows
a different material). These standards are:
i. Brick Unit masonry: All brick used in Westlake must be modular or allow
modular applications without cutting the brick material. All brick shall a
hard-fired brick, meeting a severe weather standard. Embossed or molded
brick which seeks to create a sense of aged/ distressed brick material is
generally prohibited unless approved by the Town Manager of Designee. All
brick shall be laid in such a manner as to avoid stacked joints. All building
corners (inside and outside corners) shall be executed in a “toothed”
masonry fashion. Mortar joints in brick shall not exceed what is specified in
the diagram below. Weeping or slump joints are prohibited unless approved
by the Town Manager or designee.
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ii. Natural Stone: All Natural Stone used in Westlake must be laid in the
veneer wall in a manner that replicates the coursing characteristics of load
bearing stone work. “Coursing” means that the stones are:
1. Generally laid in the wall as they would lay on the ground
2. Consistently tight mortar joints where no more than 30% of the
masonry joints in any wall are larger than 3/8 inch.
3. When the juncture of stones requires a large area of mortar, to
maintain a level coursing pattern, smaller stones (called chinking
stones) shall be used.
4. Coursed stone patterns are generally acceptable, including Ashlar,
Coursed Chopped Stone, and Coursed Rubble Stone. Mosaic and all
un-coursed rubble stonework as an exterior veneer is generally
prohibited but may be approved by the Town Manager or designee.
5. Cultured stone or other faux stone products are prohibited.
6. All stonework shall be laid in such a manner as to avoid stacked
joints. All building corners (inside and outside corners) shall be
executed in a “toothed” masonry fashion.
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iii. Finished Stone: Finished stone includes all smooth-face stones trimmed to a
regular shape. All use of Finished Stone in Westlake shall be laid in a manner
that uses a thin mortar joint (made possible because of the uniformity of
material. All finished stone shall be laid in such a manner as to avoid
stacked joints. All building corners (inside and outside corners) shall be
executed in a “toothed” masonry fashion.
iv. 3 Coat Stucco: 3 Coat Stucco is viewed as a material of enduring quality in
Westlake if the manner of installation meets the following standards:
1. Substrate: The use of 3 Coat Stucco on the street facing wall of any
residential structure except Residential Block structures shall be laid
over a unit masonry substrate. On all other walls, and all walls of
Residential Block Structures, stucco may be laid over a cementitious
substrate applied to metal lath. Styrofoam as a substrate is
prohibited.
2. Application: Stucco applications must be a 3-coat stucco over lath
or masonry technology. Dryvit/ EFS type systems are prohibited.
3. Shaping: Decorative details rendered in shaped stucco are
prohibited. All window / door surrounds, cornice, belt courses, and
base courses must be executed in a stone, brick, cast stone,
terracotta, or tile material. Shaped stucco is permitted when it
serves the purpose of allowing the wall plane to bend to achieve a
detail derived from manipulation of the wall plane (such as rounded
corner returns to windows and doors). Styrofoam as a substrate for
shaping stucco is prohibited.
4. Expression of expansion and control joints: The visual character of
stucco use in Westlake is that derived from stucco over masonry
where expansion/ control joints are not required (except those for
the masonry substrate). Therefore, where expansion/ control joints
are required for Stucco over a substrate other than masonry, such
expansion/ control joints shall be concealed by filling the joint with
an expandable filler that is troweled flat with the stucco, is the same
color as the stucco, and matched the surface texture of the stucco.
Standard 3.6: Opening surrounds:
a. General: All openings in the exterior skin of residential construction shall have an
architecturally appropriate header and sill with an optional jamb except where the
style of architecture is associated with the absence of such detailing (such as more
contemporized styles). When employed, all window / door surrounds, cornices, belt
courses, and base courses must be executed in a stone, brick, cast stone, or
terracotta material. For certain styles the surround material may be wood or timber
when essential to the style (such as Tidewater Neo-Classical). When a decorative
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opening surround is not used, there shall be a minimum offset from exterior wall
plane to the face of the window or door shall be as specified in Standard 3.3 d.
Shaped stucco is permitted for opening surrounds when it serves the purpose of
allowing the wall plane to bend to achieve a detail derived from manipulation of the
wall plane (such as rounded corner returns at windows and doors).
b. Relief: Relief is an essential visual characteristic of enduring quality as it is typically
the result of enduring materials and methods of construction. Materials with
greater relief such as wood and stone, are also materials which can be crafted. This
relationship between quality material and the work of the artisan is less likely with
many less expensive construction materials. Therefore, Westlake seeks to promote
relief and dimension in the execution of architectural details, motifs, and
articulation of opening and form with the following standards:
v. Prohibited materials: For the purpose of attaining relief that is associated
with quality materials and construction, the following materials are
prohibited when used for surrounds, cornice, and decorative features:
1. Cementitious boards
2. Fiber glass
3. Styrofoam
4. Plastic
5. Aluminum (unless its application is characteristic of a style)
6. Stucco applied to look like a projected atone, cast stone, or
terracotta.
vi. Relief in architecture: In addition to the earlier described off set between
the exterior wall plane and the surface of any window or door (Standard
3.3d) and horizontal offsets (Standard 3.4 a & b), the Town views general
dimensional relief in the treatment of cornices, overhangs, gable
projections, bay windows, dormers, water tables, belt courses, sills,
surrounds, timber components, and other expression of subordinate mass,
opening, roof and wall, and vertical differentiation, or corner to be executed
in ways that present depth and relief and produce shadow and texture.,
vii. Relief in articulation: Relief in articulation means the dimensional aspects
of the assembly. Therefore, the minimum projection built-up profiles and
decorative assembly shall be ¾ inch per element of the assembly as
illustrated below. Decorative cap molds may be employed to attain this
offset.
e. Carpentered exterior trim: All carpentered exterior trim shall be high quality finish-
grade wood stock. Composition Wood products are prohibited with the exception
that exterior grade finished veneer plywood, other smooth finished soffit board, or
Trimcraft may be used for soffits. If a trim installation is to be joined along any
continuous rum of material, the joint must be a “spline joint” of material. All
outside corners must be mitered and blocked, having sufficient closure that the joint
is not visible from the street. Corners may not be closed by any means other than a
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carpentered joint. Trim clips are prohibited. Facia must be stepped at the drip mold.
Carpentered Trim that forms the wall veneer pocket must have a complexity
achieved in one of the following ways:
i. Trim mold
ii. Built-up step molding
iii. Other traditional detail such as dental mold.
Standard 3.9: Material transitions:
a. General: Material changes in any elevation of a residential structure may only occur
under the following conditions:
iv. Material changes at an inside corner
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v. Material changes that addresses an outside corner must wrap the corner
and change at a location at least 12 inches from that corner as termination
of an architectural detail/ element (such as a corner pilaster)
vi. Material change wherein the different material is contained within a distinct
architectural form that projects from the primary architectural mass.
vii. Material change reflecting an off-set between a lower floor and an upper
floor where the offset is at least 6 in.
Material changes within the same architectural plane are prohibited.
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Standard 3.10: Openings
a. General: The articulation of openings is a key aspect of enduring quality and higher
value design. Openings are a primary focus of architectural detail and the treatment
thereof reveals consideration to detail and investment in craftsmanship of
construction.
b. Relation to composition and architectural forms: The following standards apply to
the positioning
of and
articulation of
openings in the
architectural
façade:
i. All windows
shall be below
the cornice
detail. Windows
may abut the
cornice detail or
be engaged
with it if the
design of the
window
surround
modulates with
the banding or
detailing of the
cornice.
ii. Street visible
windows shall
be articulated with a projected surround or header unless the absence
thereof is deemed by the Town to be characteristic of the style being
proposed.
iii. To maintain a sense of purposeful design and compositional continuity, it is
important that the openings within an elevation have a common reference
line that engages the sill or head. Therefore, the random placement of
windows is prohibited. Where internal functions require that the
positioning of an opening deviate from the regulating line by which
windows are positioned, those windows must be decorative or otherwise of
a type that does not require a reference line (such as a round or square
window).
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c. Glazing: Reflective glazing is prohibited. Tinted glass and dark adhesive films where
the transmission coefficient exceeds 27% are prohibited. Stained glass is allowed
provided the glass is crafted in accordance with one of the following techniques:
iv. Soldered Caming
v. “H” Caming
No acrylic or “pourable” techniques are allowed.
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b. Windows: All windows on a street visible elevation must be wood or wood clad.
Standard 3.11: Roof
a. General: The roof and roof lines it creates are among the most important features
of a higher value structure. Most identifiable architectural styles are recognized, in
large part, by the distinctive features of the roof. Therefore, enduring quality of
residential construction is significantly related to the form, material, and treatment
of the roof.
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b. Legibility of Roof form: To the extent possible, roofs shall be massed with an
orderly sequence of subordinate roofs extending from a dominant roof mass or the
roof shall be specific to an architectural form which, expressed as individually roofed
components of the design, come together in a total composition.
c. Roof Materials: Roofs materials facing the weather shall be of high and enduring
quality. Permitted roof materials include:
i. High quality clay or concrete tile (with a thickness similar to clay)
ii. Natural Slate
iii. Metal: Traditional standing seam with standing folded and soldered seams
iv. Composition: High profile composition shingles equal to or better than 40-
year warranty roofing products. Three-tab shingles are prohibited
v. All composition shingle roofs shall have closed valleys.
d. Roof projections: No plumbing stacks, venting stacks, skylights, or attic ventilators
shall penetrate the roof surfaces facing the street or be visually dominant in the
street view. All such roof penetrations must be mounted straight and perpendicular
to the ground (except for skylights and attic ventilators) and be painted to blend
with the roof color. All venting stacks musty have lead jacks. Turbine vents are
prohibited.
e. Gutters, downspouts, scuppers, and collection boxes: Gutters, downspouts,
scuppers, and collection boxes must be copper or an enduring prefinished metal
with minimum 20 -gauge thickness (e.g. Kynar 500 or Hylar 500). Gutteres shall be a
minimum 6 in., half round profile attached with gutter straps. Downspouts shall be
4 in. minimum, round. Elbows and bends shall be 4 in. minimum plain and round.
Fascia mounted gutter systems are prohibited unless they are a custom designed
gutter detail, integral to the architecture.
f. Pitch relationships and form balance: Within the total roof composition, a single
pitch will be used except where a change of pitch achieves greater order in the
ridgeline presented to the street. In such cases, the change of pitch shall not be
visible to the street unless the pitch change is used to cover a projected
architectural form. Different roof pitches for Turrets and/or Towers are exempt
from this standard. In addition, the compositional form of the roof as a “design”
should reflect an orderly relationship of dominant mass to subordinate mass
wherein the dominant mass organizes the subordinate masses and “members” with
the subordinate masses in a total design.
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Standard 3.12: Style Specific Details
a. General: The proper execution of style specific is characteristic of enduring quality
and residential areas which retain their value over time. The key aspects of
employing style specific details include:
b. Material: Most styles whether the style is traditional or contemporary employ
materials by which crafted construction (a key aspect of architectural design) can be
executed. Therefore, construction details which are traditionally derived from work
of the stone mason, the carpenter, the metal crafter, the glass artisan, etc. must use
a material that the characteristic craftsman can work in. The employment of
systems or materials that replicate the work of a trade or artisan are prohibited.
c. Relation to composition and architectural forms: Most style specific details are
associated with the roof, the edges (e.g. corners and openings), and the closure to
weather (e.g. cornice). Therefore, the employment of architectural detailing
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associated with a style must use the characteristic detailing of that style in ways
authentic to the style.
Standard 3.13: Fireplaces
a. General: Fire places are significant components of the interior and exterior
architectural identity. However, in more recent times fireplace systems have
transformed the external importance of the chimney into a utilitarian concession to
the mechanics of venting. It is the intent of this standard to restore the
architectural importance of fireplaces as an enduring aspect of quality.
b. Systems: Traditional tile construction or Isokern systems are recommended for
Westlake. Metal fireplace systems may be used if the external expression of the flu
and its associated spark
arrestor is visually
undisguisable from
Traditional or Isokern
systems.
c. Chimneys: All fire place
chimneys shall be brick,
stone, or stucco.
Attention shall be given
to the complexity and
form of the cap detailing.
All chimneys shall have a
distinctive cap detail
executed in brick or
stone. Metal fireplace
caps may be used if
approved by the town. In
addition, the street visible
rise of shaft shall be
detailed so that the
chimney has complexity
in plan as well as
elevation. Prefabricated metal fireplaces and metal flus may be used but their
chimneys must be masonry or stucco clad supporting a masonry cap and present
the appearance of full masonry construction.
d. Chimney caps: All chimney caps must be masonry (stone, brick or tile) and fully
conceal the spark arrestor or any other features associated with a non-masonry fire
place construction.
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Standard 3.14: Gates, Walls, and Fences
a. General: Gates, fence walls, and fences are aspects of the construction most often
neglected in terms of their enduring quality and have significant influence on the
visual quality of a community over time. Therefore, Westlake sets forth standards
which are meant to improve the enduring quality of gates, walls, and fences within
the town.
b. Relationship to the lot: Fences are prohibited in the prohibited yard space (see
diagram below) of any lot smaller than 30,000 sf. when it is part of a development
of similarly sized (or smaller) lots. Larger lots or lots not part of a development of
similar size lots, may have entry gates in the front yard space and masonry or
wrought iron walls extending from that gate. However, wood fences in the
prohibited yard of any residence are prohibited unless the property is an agricultural
landscape and the wood fence is an agricultural form.
c. Fence Materials: Residential fences may be any of the following:
i. Masonry
ii. Wrought Iron with masonry corner columns
iii. Masonry corner columns and a masonry knee-wall supporting a wood or
wrought iron infill.
iv. Wood along property lines that are not in the prohibited yard space. Where
wood fences are used, they shall be supported by vertical tubular steel supports
with at least 3 2x4 stringers supporting a wood fence design with a decorative
wood cap detail. The finished face of the wood fence must face to the outside of
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the lot, if only 1 face is finished. Wood face members of the fence shall be a
minimum of ¾ inches thick.
v. 5 strand barbed wire or welded tubular agricultural fences where the property
is greater than 30,000 sf., not located in a development where such a fence
presents a contrast other fences of the development, and hosts an agricultural
use or the fence is part of an agricultural theme.
d. Gate Materials: Gates in residential fences may be any of the following:
i. Wood with frame members measuring a minimum of 1.5 inches thick and infill
planks measuring a minimum of 1.5 inches thick.
ii. Wrought Iron with the frame measuring a minimum of 1.5 inches square with
pickets of at least ¾ in. square with welded connections. Such fences may be
made of solid stock or thick wall tubular steel (sufficient thickness to not burn
through when welded but no thinner than 3/32nd inch) with any finials or other
decorative detailing being made of solid stock and welded to the fence
construction or wrought as part of the iron making process.
e. Corners and expression of support structure: All property corners of a property line
fence must be supported by a column that is at least 8 in. square. For wood fences
that are not visible to the street, the decorative corner post may be wood. In all
other applications, the decorative corner post must be masonry.
f. Prohibited materials and wall types: The following fence materials and wall types
are prohibited:
i. Thin wall construction
ii. Cast or embossed concrete walls
iii. Picket materials less than ¾ inches thick
iv. Iron fences with mechanical connection assemblies
v. Prefabricated decorative elements that are designed to slip over stock
tubular steel shapes.
vi. Plastic or Vinyl fence components or systems
Standard 3.15: Entries
a. General: In residential design, the entry function is the focus of architectural
emphasis. Perpetuation of this importance into the future residential development
of Westlake, is a feature of enduring quality that assures Westlake’s place relative to
its own history. Therefore the entries are an important component of enduring
quality in Westlake.
b. Materials: All entry doors shall be solid wood or steel. However, pressed steel
doors which are manufactured to look like wood doors are prohibited in single
family or single family attached buildings.
c. Articulation: The architectural form which embodies the entry shall be: (A) the
dominant roof mass; or (B) engaged by the dominant roof mass.
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Standard 3.16: Garage Doors
a. General: Garage doors are an important investment in enduring quality as the
utilitarian purpose of the garage is often used as an opportunity to introduce
cheaper and less enduring door types and/or materials. Therefore, garage doors are
viewed an aspect of enduring quality.
b. Styling: When garage doors are facing a street, double width doors (greater than 9
ft.) are prohibited and paired single doors are permitted. Therefore, where garage
doors face a street, garage doors shall not exceed a width of 9 feet. All garage doors
shall have masonry, stone or stucco over the header of garage door up to the soffit.
Cornice details shall continue uninterrupted over the garage door. All garage doors
visible to the street shall be recessed a minimum of 12 inches. Adjacent doors in the
same building plane shall be separated by at least 12 inches of building veneer.
c. Materials: All garage doors shall be solid wood on a metal door frame.
Standard 3.17: Exterior light fixtures
a. General: The means and method of lighting is an enduring feature of quality for
Westlake. Proper lighting is a designed effect which is as important to the
architectural quality of the Town as the buildings themselves.
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b. Types Lighting: Pole-mounted lighting or building mounted high intensity lighting, or
foundation mounted up-lighting is prohibited on any lot smaller than 1 acre. Or any
lot in a development of lots as the continuity of light treatment is an important
feature of the broader visual character. Landscape lighting is encouraged.
c. Size: Exterior wall or plinth mounted light fixtures shall be at least 12 inches tall,
exclusive of decorative finials or brackets.
d. Light: The light source (regardless of type) shall emit a soft or warm white light
(2700 degrees Kelvin or higher)
e. Materials: Exterior wall mounted or plinth mounted lights shall be crafted of metal
with soldered or welded connections. Cast aluminum or cast iron light fixtures are
prohibited.
Standard 3.18: Street visible Wrought Iron
a. General: Wrought Iron is one of the few areas in the elevation of a residence where
qualities of craftsmanship can be displayed. Because craftsmanship is an important
aspect of enduring quality, wrought iron railings, fences, gates, and/or other
wrought iron elements are also an important aspect of enduring quality.
b. Dimensions: Minimum dimensions for wrought iron are:
c. Frames and other structural support of the pickets shall not be less than 1.5 inches
in either width measurement or 1.5 inches in diameter if round.
d. Pickets shall not be less than ¾ inch in width or diameter.
e. Panels shall be made of metal plate material with a minimum thickness of 3/16 inch.
f. The wall thickness of any tubular steel shall not be less than 3/32 inches.
g. Visual treatments and decorative elements: Decorative elements (such as finials,
rings, etc.) shall be made of solid stock and welded to the pickets or frame as per
the design or wrought from solid stock material as party of the iron crafting process.
Attachment of pickets to frame and all other components of the wrought iron
construction shall be welded, mechanical connections are prohibited.
Section 4: Non-residential Construction Quality Standards
This Section sets forth the desired standards that must be implemented when designing a non-
residential structure in Westlake. These standards are intended to:
Establish a recognizable enduring quality of Westlake’s non-residential building stock.
Maintain and perpetuate the distinctiveness of Westlake that derives from existing and
exemplary Westlake projects such as Deloitte and Solana.
Promote new development that has:
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o Dimensional relief
o High craftsmanship and workmanship
o Quality materials and construction methods
The design of each non-residential structure in Westlake must demonstrate conformance to the
standards specified below prior to receipt of a building permit. The Town Building Official shall
determine if a standard has been met or a satisfactory “as equal” substitution has been proposed. More
specifically, the standards applicable to non-residential are:
Standard 4.1: Site-work and Site Design
a. General: Site-work includes all aspects of site preparation that are related to the
creation of a building site within a platted lot, parcel, or tract of land. It is the intent of
these standards to create more distinctive non-residential fabric that avoids
characteristics common to commercial strip development or speculative office projects.
b. Relationship to adjacent developments: Although most non-residential projects are
contained within projects specific to a particular lot, tract or parcel; Westlake seeks to
avoid the segmentation of its non-residential fabric commonly associated with project
autonomy by promoting project interconnectivity. Key features of interconnectivity
include:
i. Vehicular Connectivity: Where an adjacent property provides circulation stub-
outs, such stub-outs should be extended to and connected with the vehicular
movement patterns of the subject site.
ii. Pedestrian Connectivity: Where an adjacent property provides Trail and
Pedestrian-way stub-outs, such stub-outs should be extended to and connected
with the vehicular movement patterns of the subject site.
iii. Landscape Connectivity: Where an adjacent property provides open space or
streetscaping along a major arterial required by the Westlake 2015
Comprehensive plan, such open space or streetscaping should be extended to
and connected with the open space and streetscaping patterns of the subject
site.
iv. Natural Feature Connectivity: Where an adjacent property preserves a plant
community, landmark landform, or other natural feature that extends into the
subject property such natural preservation should be extended to and
connected with a reserved continuation of the plant community or natural
feature into the subject site.
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c. Site Condition during construction: Every lot, parcel, or tract which is the site of non-
residential construction must maintain the site in the following condition from the start
of site-work to the completion of building construction thereon:
i. Containment of all construction debris in locations generally screened from
public view by a built or natural screen.
ii. Removal of all excavated material within 45 days of the excavation work unless
the excavated material is being stockpiled for reuse on the subject site. In which
case, excavated material shall be stored in a location on the site most concealed
from public view. If the building plate configuration prohibits such location, then
the Town Building Official shall consider and approve an alternate site location.
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iii. Removal of all plan material and biomass within 2 days from any grubbing, tree
removal, tree pruning, shredding, and/or other trimming/ selective cutting
activity.
iv. No more than 1 temporary builder/developer sign per major street frontage.
v. No more 1 premise announcement sign per structure even though the
contiguous structure may contain multiple premises. However, the single sign
structure can announce the individual premises where multiple premises in a
contiguous structure exists.
vi. Location of any temporary sanitary facilities at a place within the site that is not
visible to the street. If street visibility is unavoidable, then the temporary
sanitary facility must be screened with an earthen berm, temporary landscape
screen, or a decorative wood screen. Location of any temporary sanitary facility
so it is visible to the street shall require approval of the location and the method
of screening by the Town Building Official. The building and site-work contractor
shall keep a set of permitted construction plans on-site so they may be viewed
by a Town official when deemed necessary by that Town Official. The on-site
construction set shall also show any change orders or “as built” conditions
which are different than the permitted drawing set.
d. Drainage: All drainage swales and/or drainage ways shall be designed and constructed
so as to create natural looking ground conditions. Therefore, artificial appearing side
slopes, detention/ pool geometries, and/or visible flow lines that are overly angular or
straight, retention/detention facilities that are square/ angular/or any regular geometric
shape shall be avoided.
Standard 4.2: Integration of water
a. General: The commercial areas of Westlake (such as the Regional Commercial District or
the Community Commercial 1 District) are located toward State Highway 114, in places
where the lower elevations of Westlake exist. As a result, such areas also become the
general repository of Drainage flows as such flow makes its way to lake Grapevine.
These areas possess a greater potential to integrate water with site design so that a
more organic relationship between development and water exists. Therefore, site work
in Westlake shall accommodate natural flows in natural or natural like conditions that
have influence on the form of development.
Standard 4.3: Parking during development phase:
a. General: Due to the higher parking demand rate associated with non-residential
construction, construction parking is often a problem unless it is coordinated by a
parking management plan which prevents random parking at tree lines, within drip
lines, and amidst native vegetation, etc. which normally exists at the edge of the
construction zone. Therefore, non-residential site work in Westlake shall require
determination of designated parking areas which avoid tree drip lines, edges of wooded
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areas, and patches of native vegetation so that the native fabric is not further displaced
beyond the construction zone by random parking.
Standard 4.4: Tree protection during construction and development:
a. General: Tree protection: All trees remaining on a lot, parcel, or tract and exposed to
the building activity or within 30 feet of the building site (hereinafter regulated trees)
shall be protected as follows:
i. Tree fencing: Regulated tree trunks shall be protected with a visible “tree fence”
at least 48 in. tall and protecting the tree and ground around the tree to a
minimum 10 ft. distance from the trunk of the tree.
ii. Tree marking: All Regulated Trees shall be marked with a sign stating “Protected
Tree”.
iii. Ground compaction avoidance: Measures shall be taken to minimize ground
compaction within the dripline of Regulated Trees as follows:
1. Prohibiting parking under the drip line of a Regulated Tree
2. Routing construction and equipment traffic so as to avoid the drip line
of a Regulated Tree
3. Prohibiting the storage of any material, equipment, debris, or excavated
material within the drip of any Regulated Tree
4. Avoiding, where possible, any grading within the drip line of a Regulated
Tree. Grading within the ground protected by a Tree Fence is
prohibited.
iv. Maintenance of normal hydration: Measures shall be taken to maintain normal
hydration for any Regulated Tree by:
5. Preventing the accumulation of storm water runoff within the ground
plane area of any Tree Fence.
6. Avoiding increased levels of hydration from temporary irrigation
system.
7. Restoring hydration where the source of hydration has been disrupted
by the construction activity.
v. Preserve Tree Communities: A non-residential development plan or design
must make every reasonable effort to preserve, protect, and rehabilitate
indigenous plant communities.
Standard 4.5: Grading:
a. General: Grading for non-residential construction and/ or the creation of a building site
shall:
i. Avoid steep grades: Westlake is distinguished by its dramatic and varied
topography. Further, it is the intent of Westlake to preserve the
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distinctiveness of this ground plane as much as is reasonably possible. To
that end, non-residential site work in Westlake shall:
1. Submit a grading plan for Town approval that identifies the existing
topography and proposed topography after grading as well as any
proposed grade retaining structures.
2. Any proposed grading which engages a natural slope of 18% or greater
shall acquire Town approval.
3. To the extent reasonably possible, Westlake encouraged that grade
changes across a site be accommodated with architectural solutions
that are integral to the primary development and not with independent
retaining structures meant to create lot pads where vertical
development occurs independent of natural grade.
ii. Take place within the “Building Area”: Any construction grading within a
lot, parcel, or tract shall be limited to the Building Area identified on the
permitted grading plan page of the permit drawing set. Delineation of the
Building Area shall also identify where grading equipment shall be stored, if
stored on site. The building Area delineation shall also identify where
excavated material will be stored, if such material is to be stored on-site.
iii. Conform to the standards for tree protection: All grading shall confirm to
the standards for tree protection specified above. Tree preservation zones
shall be delineated with a tree protection fence prior to the start of grading.
Standard 4.6: Screening:
a. Westlake seeks to create a view of development both in-process and completed that is
not cluttered by the presence of storage, temporary facilities, or utility services.
Therefore, every reasonable effort shall be made to screen such aspects of the site work
as follows:
i. Storage: Storage of excavated material, construction debris, and construction
materials shall be accommodated in an orderly way so that standing storage
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areas which remain on-site for more than 10 days are effectively screened from
street view by:
1. Temporary earthen berm
2. Wood fence
3. Natural/ native landscape
Each building site is encouraged to designate a storage area that will serve the
project.
ii. Temporary Facilities: Temporary facilities such as construction trailers and sanitary
facilities shall be located as follows:
1. Construction Trailers may be located in convenient and accessible locations
fronting a street provided that such trailers are in good condition, with visibly
designated parking, provide foundation screening, and have a porch and stair
entry with entry door cover. Construction trailers not having these features shall
be located toward the rear of the property in less visible locations.
2. Sanitary Facilities shall be located toward the rear of the construction site in
places less visible to the street. Sanitary facilities shall be grouped and not spread
out. Facility groups shall be screened with a 6ft. privacy fence that provides
concealment but still allows access by service vehicles.
iii. Utility and trash Services for the vertical development: Typically, non-residential
construction requires large electric transformers which are typically located in proximity
to electric ROW’s along major arterials. Where such transformer facilities are necessary to
serve development or where trash facilities are necessary to serve development, they
shall be screened in one or a combination of the following ways:
1. Landscape Screen: Electricity Transformers may be screened with native grasses
attaining a height of 4 ft. in combination with native trees and shrub materials
planted in natural drifted forms or other forms that are part of a Master
Landscape Plan.
2. Built Screen: Both Electricity Transformers and Trash facilities may be screened
with a masonry screen that is an extension of on-site retaining walls, decorative
walls, or other screening walls
3. Architectural Screen: Both Electricity Transformers and Trash facilities may be
screened with an architectural feature that is an extension of the development
architecture or an accessory structure with visual qualities of the development
architecture.
iv. Loading: Loading areas for non-residential development generally require sufficient
maneuvering area for larger service vehicles. Therefore, loading facilities must be
sufficiently screened or more integral with the development architecture, thereby
making such facilities less apparent. Loading facilities in non-residential construction
must be either:
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v. Screened: All loading facilities meant to accommodate trucks with 3 axels or more must
be so located that such facilities do not front a public street. In addition, street views of
such facilities must be screened with one of the following:
1. A landscape screen comprised of evergreen screening trees and shrubs
that effectively screens at least 70% of the facilities street visibility
(excluding and driveways).
2. A built masonry screen that is at least 8 ft. and is an extension of the
architectural plane of the primary building.
vi. Architecturally Integrated: Loading facilities may be architecturally screened, meaning
that the loading bays and drives are components of:
1. A parking structure
2. A building extension which encases the loading facility
3. A lower floor covered by an upper floor that is supported so that the
loading facility is subordinated to the upper floor.
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vii Building mechanical Services: Mechanical services mounted to any building shall be
screen from street view by an architecturally integrated and detailed, physical screen.
Standard 4.7: Walls
a. General: Walls express the mass of the structure and convey its sense of permanence.
Where there is greater relief in the wall, there is a greater sense of mass conveyed
through the deeper inset of void areas and the consequent shadow. This conveyance of
mass is most dramatically seen in the Legaretto’s design of Solana. Westlake, views the
sense of greater mass as characteristic of the Town and indicative of enduring quality.
Therefore, the walls of non-residential construction in Westlake must demonstrate the
following features:
b. Wall systems: Generally, veneer walls over frame construction are discouraged in non-
residential development unless the frame adds dimension to the wall to replicate the
relief of a load-bearing masonry construction. Whether a modified frame or a load
bearing masonry wall the offset between the exterior wall plane and the surface of any
window or door shall be a minimum of ___8 inches. Where masonry spandrel systems
are employed for taller buildings, such systems must provide the same relief.
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c. Wall finishes: All non-residential construction in Westlake shall be a predominantly
masonry finish. The percent of masonry on the exterior of any non-residential building,
excluding the areas of fenestration, shall be as follows:
i. 1 story: 100 % shall masonry
ii. 2-3 story shall be no less than 60% masonry
iii. 3-5 story shall be no less than 50% masonry
iv. Over 5 story shall be approved by the Town
Where the masonry system or technology used requires control joints or expansion
joints, such joints shall be concealed as follows:
i. Hidden by a finish detail that covers the joint
ii. Concealed with an architectural detail (such as the inside corner of intersecting
forms or pilaster or the line of a projected belt course or sill course, etc.)
d. Accepted masonry: The accepted Masonry materials include:
i. Brick that is laid in running bond or other structural stone bond patterns (e.g.
Flemish bond) and brick spandrel panel systems that use full dimension brick
and has the appearance of structural bond application.
ii. Natural Stone that is coursed in a load bearing patterns (Mosaic patterns are
prohibited unless specifically approved by the Town).
iii. Smooth face Stone or cut stone that is coursed or attached with stone veneer
systems which use true stone cut for such applications.
iv. Unit Concrete Masonry that is rough face or split face
v. Stucco that is applied to a unit masonry substrate. When not applied to a unit
masonry substrate, the stucco application may be considered an accent material
and is permitted to be used as a non-masonry material to the permitted
percentage of total wall specified above.
e. Accepted non-masonry materials: Non-masonry materials may be used in combination
with masonry as specified in “c” above. Accepted non-masonry materials include:
i. Stucco over a substrate other than unit masonry
ii. Commercial metal panel systems or steel plate with a minimum ¼ in. thickness
(including Corten)
iii. Special glass or other fabricated panel of a fired material that is an intrinsic
aspect of the architecture and approved by the Town.
f. Horizontal relationships within the wall: Unless there is a specific compositional intent
to an arrangement of openings within the wall plane, such openings shall general align
horizontally and vertically. However, the use of ribbon glass is prohibited.
g. 100% glass structures: In accordance with item “c” above, non-residential buildings
sheathed in glass or glass systems are prohibited unless approved by the Town.
Standard 4.8: Openings
a. General: Openings in the architectural wall plane and the treatment thereof is
important to Westlake as an enduring aspect of both quality and identity. Legoretto’s
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deep set piercings (for openings) of the massive wall planes of Solana illustrate that the
sculptural qualities of this design are, to a significant extent, visually conveyed by the
articulation of openings. Similarly, the horizontally and vertically aligned placement of
openings in the Deloitte elevation allows material changes in the wall plane separating
windows to create graphic patterns. Westlake views the innovative and articulate
treatment of openings to be a significant aspect of enduring identity and building quality
for the Town.
b. Glazing and glazing systems: Reflective glass is prohibited. Glazing systems may be
used only if the final installation has the visual qualities of a window. Buildings exteriors
that are comprised of glazing and a glazing system are prohibited unless special
approval, of such use of glass, is authorized by the Town in recognition of architectural
excellence.
c. Off set at the wall: It is the intent that openings be deeply set into the mass of the wall.
Therefore, an 8-in. offset is required between the plane of the opening and the plane of
the wall.
d. Articulation: Non-residential buildings in Westlake will express window openings as
voids in a contiguous wall plane. Therefore, ribbon glass and totally glass buildings are
prohibited unless special approval, of such use of glass, is authorized by the Town
Council in recognition of architectural excellence. The relationship of void to solid shall
not be greater than 50% void…meaning that the area of void cannot amount to more
than 50% of the solid wall area unless special approval, of a greater ratio, is authorized
by the Town Council in recognition of architectural excellence. However, areas of solid
glazing are permitted, provided that they:
i. Are associated with, and limited to, an articulated sub-mass of the building
design.
ii. Are limited to an area beneath a projecting roof that defines the area of glass
apart from the rest of the wall
iii. Where transparency of the ground floor is a key feature in the “ground level”
interaction as described below.
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Standard 4.9: The Ground level
a. General: The relationship between the ground plane and a non-residential structure is
key to the structure’s participation in the aspect of Westlake common to all
development. The Town desires that a building’s interaction with the ground is one that
participates in human activity (where such activity is prevalent) or responsive to natural
setting. Therefore, the ground floor of any non-residential structure is an enduring
aspect of building quality in Westlake.
b. Pedestrian accommodations: The visual message of any non-residential, as it interacts
with pedestrian use of the ground plane is “come-in” instead of “stay out”. To have
such an inviting message, the portions of the structure interacting with the ground
plane must embody such feature as:
i. More transparent
ii. Barrier free
iii. Highly amenitized for the comfort and pleasure of pedestrians
iv. Create favorable micro-climate conditions
v. Externally express internal building activities
c. Natural accommodations: The visual message of any non-residential structure that
located in a special relationship with a natural feature must embody such features as:
i. Allow a blending if interior and exterior that is not defined by the building wall
ii. Allow the pedestrian to stand in a special relationship to a natural feature or
natural system…such as a pedestrian overlook at a lake edge.
iii. Limit all intrusions into the natural feature or system to the architectural plane
of the structure. Creation of a building pad apart from the walls of the structure
is prohibited where such pad encroached on special natural features or systems.
Standard 4.10: The roof
a. General: For the most part, Westlake non-residential design employs a pitched roof
form with a few exceptions. Westlake seeks to maintain a general continuity throughout
its non-residential fabric while encouraging the innovative use of roof forms as a major
architectural feature. Therefore, the roof as an architectural feature is an important
design element that sets Westlake apart from other cities and Townships in the Highway
114 corridor.
d. Roof forms: Permitted roof forms are either:
i. Gable form
ii. Hip form
iii. Barrel form
iv. Shed form
v. Flat
It is essential that the roof design is simple with clean and uninterrupted ridge lines and that
multiple roof forms are not intermingled unless differing forms are used on subordinate
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architectural features as part of a complete composition concept. Therefore, while gable
and hip forms can be combined, the combination of other roof forms is generally
discouraged except where specific architectural purpose is served. A flat roof may be
combined with any roof form. Roof forms other than those listed above are prohibited
unless specifically approved by the Town.
e. Roof materials: Non- residential roofs must employ only quality roof materials.
Approved roof materials include:
i. Metal Roof: Including commercial metal systems that create uniform seams
that run parallel to the rake or perpendicular with the rake. However, such
commercial systems must have closure details and closure fabricated trim that
is low profile. Where a commercial system is employed, the roof form must be
simple so that the mechanics of the system are not consistently compromised to
accommodate unusual roof intersections, crickets, complex valleys, short hips.
ii. Tile: Where the relief of the tile (if a cementitious product) is consistent with
the relief normally associated with a clay tile product. Where a barrel tile is
used, the architecture of the structure must be appropriate for the employment
of such a style specific roof material.
iii. Slate: Includes a natural slate and manufactured slate that provides the
appearance of a natural slate. Man-made slate products must be guaranteed
against fading. Hips shall be mitered.
iv. Built-up or membrane roofs: Acceptable for flat roof applications when
installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s specification and qualifies for a
warranty and where a flat roof is concealed behind a minimum 10 in. parapet.
Composition roof products are prohibited in non-residential applications.
f. Legibility: In non-residential applications, it is essential that the roof have a clear and
legible composition. Therefore, a roof must be associated with a clear architectural
mass from which it derives its form.
g. Skyline relationship: The large amount of permitted non-development in Westlake
Texas exceeds 25 million square feet which exceeds the square footage in downtown Ft.
Worth and is close to that in downtown Dallas. This large amount of square footage in
combination with the effect of TDI to allow taller buildings in the “Receiving Districts”
presents the likelihood that Westlake, at some point in its build out will have a “skyline”.
Skyline can be defined as the collective image of taller buildings as they are viewed
above other buildings and against the sky. For some cities, the skyline is an iconic
expression of place. Therefore, taller buildings are called upon to establish a meaningful
Contribution of Westlake as follows:
i. Buildings taller than elevation 700: Buildings in Westlake that are located
within the Regional Commercial Districts, or those Community Commercial
Districts fronting Highway 114 and have a height exceeding 700 feet above sea
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level are considered “skyline contributing buildings” and are subject to the
following design considerations.
ii. Vertical gesturing components rather than horizontal: Skyline contributing
buildings must have a vertical gesturing component as follows:
1. Buildings that are more horizontal than vertical: Such buildings must
have a significant form component which is vertically gesturing,
meaning that the significant form is more vertical than horizontal. In
addition, the vertical completion of the form must present a “capping”
form or complexity.
2. Buildings that are more vertical than horizontal: Such buildings must
present a “capping” form or
other complexity contributes
to the skyline.
iii. Complexity of profile:
In the aggregate, the buildings
which contribute to the skyline
of Westlake must present a
varied profile against the sky.
Standard 4.11: Parking:
a. General: The generally greater parking demand of non-residential development
produces large expanses of parking apron that tend to isolate the development
structure within a zone of parking, thereby detaching the primary structure from a
desired relationship with the landscape. To avoid the visual dominance of parking areas
that isolate buildings non-residential parking in Westlake must meet the following
standards in addition to any parking landscape requirements contained in the Westlake
Code of Ordinances or an individual PD Ordinance.
b. Form and expanse: Where surface parking areas engage natural water or land features,
the parking geometries shall avoid straight lines and introduce curvilinear parking edges
that are more associated with the natural landscape they engage. In addition, surface
parking areas shall avoid large single expanses where any single expanse of
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uninterrupted parking apron exceeds 10% of the land area, exclusive of the building
footprint.
c. Relationship to street: Surface parking areas shall avoid creating edges that parallel
street pavement and abut the street parkway with a curvilinear edge.
d. Ruralization or urbanization of the parking facility: There are 4 Character Districts
ascribed to Westlake in the 2015 Comprehensive Plan which describe settings that are
more urban (e.g. The Regional Commercial District) and settings that are more rural (e.g.
Community Commercial 3 District). In each of these settings, when surface parking is
associated with non-residential development, the parking itself is a significant
component of the visible landscape and should embody features consistent with the
nature of the Land Use Character District in which such surface parking is located.
Therefore, surface parking related to non-residential development in Westlake shall
embody qualities of layout and landscaping that contribute to implementation of the
Land Use Character District in which such surface parking is located and include the
following:
iv. Layout: Surface Parking areas located in Regional Commercial and Community
Commercial 1 Districts shall compliment the more urban character of such
districts by maintaining regular geometries in layout and parallel arrangement
of parking rows. However, in more pastoral areas (e.g. Community Commercial
2 and 3 Districts and certain Town Community Districts in closer proximity to
Dove Road) shall employ a curvilinear layout wherein the undulating rows open
up areas of landscaping which further breakdown the normal expanse of
parking.
v. Landscaping: The dominance of landscaping becomes more important as the
surface parking areas are located in more pastoral Land Use Character Districts.
Therefore, surface parking areas located in Community Commercial 2 and 3
Districts and certain Town Community Districts located in close proximity to
Dove Road must provide landscape areas within the parking layout that permit
the drifted clustering of native trees. These landscape areas, in aggregate, for
and single parking layout must permit at least 1, 3.5 in caliper tree (measured 12
in. above the root flair) for every 10 parking spaces and comprise a planting
space no smaller than 20% of the total surface parking lot.
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Section 5: Landscaping
Standard 5.1: Design
a. General: Landscape design is essential to establishing the relationship of building to land that
manifest the importance of Westlake’s place within its indigenous landscape and its special
features. From the day, a landscape design is installed and through its maturity, it continues to
reflect, in ever more powerful ways, the extent to which the natural form of Westlake influences
and shapes its built form. Therefore, landscape Design is an essential aspect of enduring quality.
The Town of Westlake determines that the following are important considerations that any
landscape design for residential developments and non-residential sites must embody.
i. Extension of and integration with the indigenous natural fabric: When a development
and/or a non-residential construction displaces a significant amount of natural mosaic, it
is essential that the Landscape design which infills the disturbed area re-knits the
disturbed natural fabric together. To the extent reasonable when accommodating the
new construction, re-knitting the natural mosaic is accomplished by replacement of
disturbed vegetative communities, use of an indigenous plant palette, preservation of
(and continuation of) natural water courses, preservation of (as well as restoration of)
steep slopes over 20%, and preservation of land mark landforms.
ii. Natural forms over ornamental: When detention and/or retention facilities are
installed, natural water
courses are reconfigured,
or flood plain is reclaimed,
the configuration of such
facilities, flow-ways,
modified flood plain,
creating wetlands, or
creating earthen berms
must be executed in forms
and configurations that are
natural and organic.
Therefore, regular
geometries, uniformly
parallel containment, and
other orthogonal
articulations of the land
when accommodating
water and/or creating land
forms are prohibited.
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iii. Rural and urban treatments: The great magnitude of entitlement square footage
permitted by the existing zoning of Westlake, means that portions of the Town will be
more Urban while other portions will remain rural. Each of these settings justifies an
appropriate landscape design response. In the more rural portions of the Town
(pastoral District, Community Commercial 2/3 Districts, and Town Districts exclusive of
the Town Core) landscape design for residential development and non-residential
projects, bed and plant massing geometries must be more organic, plant groups more
drifted, greater bio-diversity with a dominance of native materials. In the more urban
portions of the Town (The Regional Commercial District, the Community Commercial 1
District, and the Town Core District) more formally arranged landscape design with
more species dominant installations are permitted.
iv. Tree preservation and native plant community preservation: See tree preservation
component of the Site Work Standard in both the residential and non-residential
portions of this document.
Standard 5.2: Residential landscaping:
a. General: The above specified landscape standards for residential use apply to the Residential
Development as well as those specified below as applicable
b. Foundation Planting: Landscape Design for a residential lot shall be appropriate to the
architecture of the home. Where foundation landscaping is used, it must be “layered” along any
street facing elevation. Layered means that the foundation landscape edge must be comprised
of at least 3 layers: one upper layer of medium evergreen shrub approximately 30-36 in. high
and 2 layers of shorter shrubs, or 1 shrub and an ornamental grass, planted in beds having a
minimum width of 72 inches. Upper layer shrubs must be 5-gallon container plants planted 30
in. on center, triangular spacing. Lower layer shrubs shall be a minimum 3-gallon container
plants, planted at 24 in. on center, triangular spacing.
c. Floating Beds: Free floating beds in front yard lawn areas of lots that are 30,000 sf. or less are
prohibited.
Standard 5.3: Non-residential landscaping:
a. General: Non-residential landscaping shall be approved on a case-by-case basis. However, non-
residential landscaping along any of the Town’s arterials must extend the “borrowed”
streetscape established by other non-residential development along that arterial. Borrowed
streetscape is that portion of the site landscaping that extends from the ROW to a point 20 feet
into the property.
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Part three: the Plan elements
section seven: the housing Plan
INTRODUCTION
It is noted in the Economic Development
Plan to follow that broadening housing
choices and neighborhood amenities
would make Westlake a more attractive
location for the nation’s top employers,
which will, in turn, drive demand for high-
quality, high-value housing options. With
total non-residential entitlements in place
approaching 25 million square feet, it
is critical that Westlake position itself as
a premier destination for employers to
ensure a sustainable future and preserve
the value that exists in the area. Solana is
a picture of what happens in a community
that attracts corporate locations. Those
corporate locations move on leaving
behind specialized building plates that are
difficult to adapt to a speculative market.
Therefore, Westlake must make sure that it
is on top of its game in terms of retention
and lifestyle offerings or the changing
landscape, as a result of abundant
entitlement, will leave corporate centers
wanting for the environmental assets they
saw at the outset. Among the key Plans
(including the Economic Development
Plan, Land Use Plan, Thoroughfare Plan,
and Open Space Plan) to attracting and
retaining the region’s top employers is the
Housing Plan.
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Current Westlake Housing Offerings
Currently, Westlake generally offers
one type of housing product: large lot
or acreage home sites in communities
that generally attract affluent mature
professional households, which are drawn
to Westlake’s pastoral setting, high-quality
schools, and amenities. With a significant
amount of commercial space planned
for the area, along with strong access
to existing employment centers, market
forces will enhance Westlake’s appeal to
a more diverse set of households, leading
to market opportunities for a wider variety
of housing options. It is not that Westlake
must offer a residential product for every
budget and household type (lower
priced product and rental products can
be offered in communities that have
transportation connections to Westlake),
but a wider spectrum of high-quality
housing types will broaden the appeal of
Westlake for executive decision-makers
as well as the talent they seek, many of
whom command high compensation but
have varying housing needs and purchase
motivations. If the Town is unable to offer
products besides those currently available,
surrounding areas could secure the highest
quality employers, and with them, more
affluent households.
It can be said that the “quasi-rural estate”
house type that prevails in Westlake speaks
to its position as a quiet Township on the
edge of the urban outreach of Dallas
and Fort Worth. However, with continued
rapid growth of the SH 114 corridor
and the magnitude of non-residential
entitlement currently held within the
Planned Developments, Westlake’s current
“edge” condition will transform to one that
is more centrally located. Therefore, the
question is whether the Town can maintain
the benefits of its edge character in the
midst of inevitable growth. Key to this is to
protect the current residential portions of
Westlake by proper transition to the non-
residential portions through higher priced
housing options that preserve the sub-
market that Westlake possesses and attract
higher value non-residential development
(also important to the preservation of
residential value). This Housing Plan seeks
to accomplish value preservation through
coherent sub-market definition and land
use transition.
Figure 151 illustrates the distribution of
residential entitlement and zoning within
the Town of Westlake as of August 2014.
Note that there is a diversity of housing
product permitted by current entitlement/
zoning with no specification of price
point. Further, the pattern of distribution
is fairly random, raising the potential for
land use conflict between residential
and non-residential development. Such
land use conflicts (in situations where the
residential use is not apart of a “mixed-
use” designation) weakens both the value
of the non-residential development and
the residential development as well as
the desirability of Westlake as a location
for higher end residential product. It is
likely that residential use close to the
freeway (such as the 6,000 sf lots in PD-3)
will not be able to command the price
that PD 3-1 (Vaquero Estates) commands.
This begins a potential trend of broad
price diversification. The current random
distribution of product type and price
point must be encouraged to redefine
itself as coherent pattern of sub-market
communities that transition toward the
non-residential uses, which is the intent of
this Housing Plan.
Metroplex Executive Housing Corridors
In the past 30 years, executive housing
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corridors have emerged outside of Loop
635. The area north of Loop 635 along the
Dallas North Tollway represents the most
robust growth corridor, garnering a large
share of executive household growth
over the last three decades. The SH 114
corridor northwest of DFW airport including
Southlake, Trophy Club, and Westlake,
represents another strong executive
housing concentration. The area’s strong
schools and access to employment
located along SH 114 will continue to
draw affluent households to the area.
Likewise, additional employers will likely be
drawn to the area as the concentration of
executive households continues to grow
and as housing options that appeal to a
variety of household types and lifestyles,
critical to attracting the best employers,
evolve.
Currently, Westlake attracts executive
households largely between the ages of 35
and 64, accounting for 87% of households
earning over $200,000 within a 15-minute
drive of Westlake Town Hall. About 3% of
these affluent households are between
the ages of 25 and 34, and 10% are over
the age of 65. Other executive housing
corridors throughout the Metroplex feature
affluent households across a wider range
of ages. For instance, 6% of Plano’s affluent
households, and 10% of Las Colinas’
affluent households are between the
ages of 25 and 34, many of whom may
aspire for the large home on a large lot
but may currently require a home more
accommodating to their life stage and
lifestyle. These are future “move-up” buyers
in Westlake that the area currently does
not attract.
In addition to younger households, other
executive housing corridors also feature
a larger share of affluent retirees with 21%
of affluent Las Colinas households and
Figure 151: Current Residential Entitlement Distribution
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13% of Plano households over the age
of 65. Westlake currently contains only
about 17 of these households according
to 2013 data from ESRI Business Analyst. The
introduction of product types appealing
to older households will allow Westlake’s
current mature professionals and empty-
nesters to remain in the community and
downsize to a more suitable product;
perhaps a product that is lower
maintenance but not lower quality.
Figure 152: Median Home Value by Block Group: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Source: ESRI
Figure 153: Households Earning Over $200K by Age: Dallas Executive Housing Corridors Source ESRI
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Overall, Westlake’s quality of life will
appeal to a variety of affluent market
segments currently not present in the
area. The Town’s strong access to SH
114, appealing site aesthetics, and open
space are already major draws. The
addition of employment and supporting
retail uses will help attract affluent young
professional and retiree households
seeking a more mixed-use environment.
The level and quality of these offerings
will determine what share of high-earning
households Westlake will capture (or lose
to communities offering more mixed-use
settings).
New Home Demand Summary
The majority of Northeast Tarrant County’s
new housing demand is concentrated
at prices below $750,000. While this area
contains almost 14,000 households earning
over $200,000, Westlake is capturing a
small portion of this demand because it
offers predominantly large-lot products
that appeal only to a certain type of
buyer. The inclusion of more product
types will allow Westlake to capture
more of these affluent households, and,
thus, higher-quality employers. Employee
housing priced under $750,000 (or higher)
can be accommodated in areas outside
of Westlake.
In particular, Westlake’s quality of life will
appeal to affluent households without
children encompassing 57% of total
demand for homes over $500,000 north of
Southlake Boulevard. These households will
be more motivated by Westlake’s strong
access, site aesthetics, and access to
employment and retail when compared to
households with children, who are largely
motivated by the presence of Westlake
Academy.
Young professionals and young families,
classified as households age 25 to 34, will
generate annual demand for more than
15 new homes priced over $1 million in
the area north of Southlake Boulevard.
According to the U.S. Census, Westlake
currently contains just three affluent
households between the ages of 25 and
34. Retirees will be another large source
Figure 154: Office Space and Housing Correlation in North Texas Cities
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with demand for more than 11 homes per
year over $1 million. With just 17 current
affluent retiree households in Westlake,
the area is likely to see a strong increase
in households over age 65 as commercial
uses are added and mature professional
households age in place.
The market trends noted above establish
that emerging market conditions in
Westlake will include demand for more
diversified housing options, and the
inclusion of a variety of housing types
will allow Westlake to preserve the
Town’s value, attract younger buyers,
meet the future housing needs of an
aging population, and mitigate value
encroachment. Current entitlements allow
for more than 2,000 single-family residential
units and 330 multi-family residences, which
establish that zoning is in place to allow
more diversified housing options. Although
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Figure 155: Annual New Home Demand Northeast Fort Worth Sub-markets: 2015 – 2030
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Figure 156: Annual New Home Demand Summary, Northeast Fort Worth Sub-market, Homes Priced
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it is not constitutionally permissible to
decline the approval of housing projects
that conform to zoning, which could
include housing projects at relatively
low price points, the Comprehensive
Plan can protect price point through
constitutionally appropriate means.
Without a plan, unplanned emergence
of market diversification could weaken
sub-markets that already exist, leading
to value erosion. As shown in Figure 158,
the current entitlements promote spatial
chaos, and potential instability could lead
to weakening of Westlake’s price point
advantages.
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Figure 157: Existing Westlake Households and Annual New Home Demand: Incomes Over $200K, Homes
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Figure 158: Current Residential Entitlement Distribution
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There are four housing objectives for the
Town of Westlake that can be met by the
Housing Plan:
1. Preserve value in a changing context.
What is necessary to assure that Westlake
continues to capture the higher-end
market?
2. Diversify the higher-income market to
attract younger buyers. What can Westlake
do to get more of these buyers in Town?
3. Meet future housing needs of an aging
population. How does Westlake provide
high-quality products to accommodate
life stage changes? Must they leave the
community?
4. Mitigate value encroachment. As
Westlake grows toward SH 170 and Keller,
how does Westlake keep this from eroding
value overall by generating lesser comps?
Existing housing entitlements do not
accomplish the above objectives. Various
products and price points are incoherently
distributed across the Town, and several
land use conflicts exist, both of which
can lead to instability and degradation
of value and price point advantage. The
recommended strategy to accomplish
the above objectives involves the
establishment of distinct sub-markets
within the Town to create an orderly
distribution of varying uses within a single,
multi-faceted community. The purpose of
the sub-markets is to provide commercial
separations, accommodate traffic, and
overcome any associations with external
markets encroaching upon Westlake.
Sub-markets will have a spatial definition
relative to market attractors rather than
competition and will be separated and
connected by thoughtfully distributed
amenities, trails, and open spaces. Each
sub-market has specific attractors, some of
which will be shared among sub-markets.
Preserving value in a changing
context: Of paramount concern
to citizen participants in the Public
Planning Workshops is the maintenance
of education and amenities, and the
fact that context associations are
essential to preservation of value.
Amenities, protections from commercial
encroachment, elimination of traffic
inundation, and preservation of access
to quality services and shopping are
key elements to value protection and
even enhancement. The configuration
of sub-markets along Dove Road without
Figure 159: Sub-Markets and Sub-Market Attractors
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spatial definition will likely only corrupt
each other. With a logical array about
a Town Common that sequences from
larger lot/ higher price point to smaller lot/
higher price point, the sub-markets can
co-exist, and overall value is preserved
through clear spatial definition. In terms
of commercial uses, corporate centers
located within Westlake enhance the
Town’s desirability for executive housing
and more generally preserves the
contextual assets that support higher
residential value and quality of life.
Diversify the higher-income market
to attract younger buyers: Younger,
affluent buyers are purchasing product
nearby, or even in more distant nodes,
but not in Westlake as evidenced by the
lack of product diversity. The locational
advantages of Westlake appeal to many
of the purchase motivations of young,
affluent consumers including access to SH
114, appealing site aesthetics, and good
schools (if pre-family buyers). Missing from
Westlake are dynamic mixed-use projects
that can satisfy the desire for urbanity while
also respecting the natural environment
of Westlake. With the sub-market plan,
urbanity and open space can co-exist to
deliver an environment unlike any other in
the Metroplex. Young buyers are seeking
quality in product, sense of place, and
convenience but not necessarily large lots,
and most importantly, convenience. Given
their purchase motivations and product
desires, the sub-market designed to target
these individuals is located closer to the
school, close to the park, with convenient
access via trails to all desired destinations.
Product types could be priced over
$800,000 or $1 million, but would come in
lower maintenance forms such as villas
and small-lot detached homes designed
for busy lifestyles and convenience,
without sacrificing quality.
Meet future housing needs of an
aging population: Another market
audience largely missing in Westlake is
65+ households seeking simpler, lower
maintenance, high-quality product.
Product types appealing to this buyer
include higher density (townhomes, villas,
and garden residences), higher security,
and lower maintenance typologies with
housing interiors capable of handling
art and furnishings of the wealthy older
folks. The ideal size of these projects is
approximately 15 to 35 acres, making
them ideal for small parcels north of
Dove Rd., as transitional between lower-
density, single-family development and
commercial development.
Mitigate value encroachment: The
purpose of this sub-market is to
accommodate market encroachment
from lower price point borders without
corrupting the strong sub-market pricing
and values Westlake enjoys. The primary
planning premise for this sub-market is to
provide spatial separation of the different
price point sub-market in a way that is
not experientially connected to the other
sub-markets in the Town. This will happen
along the common border with Keller for
properties accessing the widened Dove
Rd., west of Davis Blvd.. Much of this
property is currently zoned commercial,
but the Town can incentivize the owner
to return the property to residential use
through a commercial development
square foot transfer mechanism described
in the Land Use Plan.
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Figure 161 projects the potential market
activity by sub-market if value preservation
measures and spatial definition can be
accomplished.
Figure 160: The Housing Plan
Figure 161: Potential Housing Market by Sub-Market
Representative product types that could
be accommodated in the above sub-
markets could include the following:
Plan ElEmEnts: Housing Plan 277
Alternative Housing Product 1
Alternative Housing Product 2
Westlake Comprehensive plan Update278
Alternative Housing Product 3
Alternative Housing Product 4
Plan ElEmEnts: Housing Plan 279HOUSING PLANDISCLAIMER: The Housing submarket configuration and lot size recommendation for such configuration, in no way modifies any approved PD Plan, PD Ordinance, or zoning nor does it give any area currently entitled additional residential entitlement. The transition of existing non-residential areas to a residential use or the amendment of the permitted lot size/ unit density of any Planned Development Ordinance or zoning which permits a residential use; shall be determined through a cooperative Town/ property owner process which takes place as site plans , requests for amendment of any existing Planned Development Ordinance, and/or requests to transfer commercial square footage from one land use district to another are submitted for Council approval (when the legal mechanism for such transfer has been adopted by the Town of Westlake). See Section G of the Implementation Plan policy related information.The Housing Plan is a value preservation strategy that seeks to protect Westlake’s unique position as a place for high value residential as the Town grows. Howev-er, Westlake’s present day status as a retreat away from the rapid urban expansion of Dallas and Ft. Worth will see dramatic change as the Town becomes surrounded by, and central to, the emerging urban condition. In this setting, Westlake will become attractive to multiple housing markets and price points. In addition, current Zoning and Planned Development Ordinances grant residential rights to various land owners for significantly smaller lots and rental units. These residential entitlements are embedded in the sub-districts of various Planned Development Ordinances, resulting in a random and dispersed pattern of residen-tial land use. This lack of clear residential organization in discrete sub-market clusters ultimately weakens Westlake’s attractiveness for the high price point residential communities it now hosts. There are four housing objectives for the Town of Westlake addressed in the Housing Plan: 1. Preserve value in a changing context. Assuring that Westlake continues to capture the higher-end market. 2. Diversify the higher-income market to attract younger buyers. Facilitating West-lake’s attraction to more of these younger/ high end buyers. 3. Meet future housing needs of an aging population. Promoting high-quality residen-tial products to accommodate life stage changes of current Westlake residents so they can continue to live within their community. 4. Mitigate value encroachment. As Westlake grows toward 170 and Keller, protecting the Westlake market from the effects of closer association with lesser price point areas.Existing housing entitlements do not accomplish the above objectives. Various products and price points are incoherently distributed across the Town, and several land use con-flicts exist, both of which can lead to instability and degradation of value and price point advantage. The recommended strategy to accomplish the above objectives involves the establishment of distinct submarkets within the Town that create an orderly distribution of varying uses within a single, multi-faceted community. The purpose of the submarkets is to provide commercial separations, accommodate traffic, and overcome any associations with external markets encroaching upon Westlake. Submarkets will have a spatial definition relative to market attractors rather than competition, and will be separated and connected by thoughtfully distributed amenities, trails, and open spaces.R-1 = 1 ac.PD 3-5 = 5,000 if detached, 0 if attachedR-2 = 2 ac.R-1, PD 3-1, & PD4 = 30,000 –1 ac +PD 1-3 = 23,500, average = 30,000PD 1-2 = 400 (322 lots)R-5 = 5 ac.PD 3-1 = 20,000PD 3-1 = 12,000 –15,000PD 3-6 = 6,000 –12,000 PD 3-9 = 248 MF.R-1 = 1 ac.NOTE: Spatial chaos and potential instability leads to weakening of price point advantageExisting Housing Entitlements New Home DemandAnnual New Home Demand: Northeast Fort Worth Submarket: 2015 –2030 SOURCE: ESRI; MetroStudy; RCLCO031075943406060100200300400500600700Less than $150K$150,000 - $199,999 $200,000 - $249,999 $250,000 - $349,999 $350,000 - $499,999$500,000 and aboveWestlake Target HouseholdsEmployee Housing outside of Westlakethe housing Plan
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Development Snapshot
November 2017
DENTON COUNTY
TARRANT COUNTY
CITY OF
ROANOKE
DENTON COUNTY
TARRANT COUNTY
CITY OF
FORT WORTH
TOWN LIMIT
TOWN LIMIT
TOWN LIMIT
TOWN LIMIT
TOWN LIMIT
TOWN LIMIT
TOWN LIMIT
TOWN LIMIT
TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB
CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
170 114
377
377
170
114
5
2
3
4
MAP GUIDE
1. Retail Corner
65,72,76,78 Andorra Drive
2. Terra Bella
Residential Development
3. Carlyle Court
Residential Development
4. Quail Hollow
Residential Development
5. Granada
Residential Development
6. Project Blizzard
Mixed-Use Development
7. Schwab Corporate Campus
Office Campus
8. Entrada Block E, I, & J
Residential Townhomes
9. Fire/EMS Station
Government Facility
November
2017 This map is for information purposes only.
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES MAP
CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
CITY OF
KELLER
LEGEND
Subdivision Roads
Collector/Arterial Roads
Highways
Future Traffic Signal
Completed Building
Site Plan Submitted
Building Permit Submitted
Under Construction
114
170 6
7
1
9
8
Development Activities Map Table
Project
No.
Project
Name Land Use Number of
Lots/Units Size Development Status Percent
Complete*
Estimated
Completion
1 Entrada Retail
Corner Commercial 4 ~52,000 s.f. Retail Corner and Sales Office building permit issued [excludes tower]
Tower must come back for Site Plan amendment due to redesign. 5% October 2018
2 Terra Bella Residential 28 54.7 acres 23/28 lots currently developed or under construction 71.43% N/A
3 Carlyle Court Residential 8 10.2 acres 5/8 lots under construction 37.50% N/A
4 Quail Hollow Residential 98 188 acres Phase I, IIA, IIB infrastructure complete. Phase 3 improvements under review. Building
permits expected soon. 0.00% N/A
5
Granada Phase I
Residential
41
85 acres
Phase I has 33/41 lots currently developed or under construction. 69.51%
N/A
Granada Phase II 43 Phase II has 15/43 lots under construction. 15.12%
Project Blizzard Mix-Use N/A 53 acres Civils plans approved for construction on Schwab Way N/A N/A 6
Schwab Campus
Phase 1 Office
4 buildings
2,600 car garage
1,420,000 s.f. total
33 acres Grading permit issued. Tunnels permit issued. Schwab has mobilized
Vertical construction expected to begin in the winter. N/A N/A 7
8 Entrada
Block J,I,&E Residential
J: 6 units
I: 12 units
E: 3/12 units
J: 3,226 sf ea
I: 2,769 sf ea
E: 4,500 sf ea
Building permits issued for 3 lots on Block E. Block J & I are ready to issue. 3.26% N/A
9 Fire/EMS Station Government
Use N/A 5-acre site Construction expected to begin December.
0% 2019
* % Complete = (#of BP’s x 50%)/Total BP’s + (#CO’s x 50%)/Total CO’s
** Refer to Entrada Development Report for more info November, 2017
Case Number Type Location Description Current Status Resolution Status
SP-9-15-17 Site Plan Entrada adjacent to
restaurant ROW
Site plan for wedding chapel
and reception hall
Awaiting final final DRC
revisions and parking plan
recommendations
Compliance with DRC
comments; Public
hearing not scheduled
Z-11-17-17 Rezoning Request
(R5 to PD)
Pearson Lane south of
Aspen Lane
Rezoning request for
approximately 80 residential
units on 40 acres currently
zoned R5
Under DRC review
Compliance with DRC
comments; Public
hearing not scheduled
Active Planning and Zoning Case Log - December 2017
COUNCIL RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
Town Council
Item # 7 – Council Recap /
Staff Direction
Town Council
Item # 8 – Adjournment
Work Session
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST: Mayor and Council
Reports on Items of Community Interest pursuant to Texas
Government Code Section 551.0415 the Town Council may
report on the following items: (1) expression of thanks,
congratulations or condolences; (2) information about holiday
schedules; (3) recognition of individuals; (4) reminders about
upcoming Town Council events; (5) information about
community events; and (6) announcements involving imminent
threat to public health and safety.
Public Art Competition Advisory Committee Meeting
Monday, December 18, 2017; 11:00 – 1:00 pm
Westlake Council Chambers, Solana Terrace, Bldg. 7-Suite 7100, First Floor
Westlake Academy closed for Winter Break (Early release days, Dec. 18-20)
Thursday, December 21 – Friday, January 5, 2018
-Teachers return Jan. 5 for Professional Development Day; Students return Monday, Jan. 8
Westlake Municipal Offices will be closed for the holidays as follows:
For Christmas: Friday, December 22 and Monday, December 25, 2017
For New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1, 2018
-Trash & recycling services delayed one day the week of Christmas; Collections will take place on Saturday, Dec.
30, instead of regular Friday schedule.
-This one-day delay will also occur the week of New Year’s Day – collections will be on Sat., January 6, 2018.
Coffee & Conversation with the Mayor/Board President
Monday, January 8, 2017; 8:00 – 9:30 am
Marriott Solana Hotel – Great Room
Board of Trustees Workshop/Meeting & Town Council Meeting (to call election)
Monday, January 8, 2017*; 5:00/6:00 pm
Westlake Council Chambers, Solana Terrace, Bldg. 7-Suite 7100, First Floor
WA 2017 Alumni Reunion & IB Diploma Programme Ceremony
Wednesday, January 10, 2018; 1:45 pm (Open to 2017 Alumni family & friends)
WA Campus – Gym
-Alumni & DP Staff luncheon in Performance Hall from 12:00 - 1:30 pm; RSVP is required for luncheon to Ginger Awtry
Danish & Dialogue with Westlake Academy Leaders
Thursday, January 11, 2018; 8:00 – 9:00 am
WA Campus-Lee Fieldhouse Classroom
-This month’s topic: College Readiness Data
Town Council Workshop/Meeting
Monday, January 29, 2018; 5:00 pm/6:30 pm
Westlake Council Chambers, Solana Terrace, Bldg. 7-Suite 7100, First Floor
*For meeting agendas and details on WA calendar events or Municipal calendar events, please visit the Westlake
Academy website or the Town of Westlake website for further assistance.
Town Council
Item # 2 – Items of
Community Interest
CITIZEN COMMENTS: This is an opportunity for citizens to address the Council on any matter
whether or not it is posted on the agenda. The Council cannot by law take action nor have any
discussion or deliberations on any presentation made to the Council at this time concerning an
item not listed on the agenda. The Council will receive the information, ask staff to review the
matter, or an item may be noticed on a future agenda for deliberation or action.
Town Council
Item # 3 – Citizen
Comments
CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed below are considered routine by the Town Council
and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items
unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed
from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.
a. Consider approval of the minutes from the meeting on November 27, 2017.
Town Council
Item # 4 – Consent
Agenda
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MINUTES OF THE
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
November 27, 2017
PRESENT: Mayor Laura Wheat and Council Members Alesa Belvedere, Carol Langdon, Rick
Rennhack and Wayne Stoltenberg
ABSENT: Michael Barrett
OTHERS PRESENT: Town Manager Tom Brymer, Assistant Town Manager Amanda
DeGan, Town Secretary Kelly Edwards, Asst. to the Town
Secretary Tanya Morris, Town Attorneys Stan Lowry & Cathy
Cunningham, Assistant to the Town Manager and Director of
Public Works Jarrod Greenwood, Fire Chief Richard Whitten,
Deputy Chief John Ard, Information Technology Coordinator Ray
Workman, Director of Planning & Development Ron Ruthven,
Building Official Pat Cooke, Development Coordinator Nick Ford,
Director of Finance Debbie Piper, Director of Communications
Ginger Awtry, Director of Human Resources Todd Wood and
Communications Manager Jon Sasser.
Work Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Wheat called the work session to order at 5:05 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Wheat led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
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3. REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA.
Mayor Wheat asked about the cost of the Interlocal agreement with Roanoke and if there
may be any cost savings should others join the agreement.
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council convened into executive session at 5:07 p.m.
The Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code, annotated,
Chapter 551, Subchapter D for the following:
a. Section 551.074(a)(1): Deliberation Regarding Personnel Matters – to deliberate
the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, of a public
officer or employee: Town Manager
b. Section 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (1) when the governmental body
seeks the advice of its attorney about: (A) pending or contemplated litigation:
Cause No. 348-290326-17 - Neil and Janelle McNabnay, Colin and Melanie
Stevenson, Yair and Sandra Lotan, Jay and Jana Still, Biswajit and Chandrika
Dasgupta, Michael and Michelle Granfield, Michael and Stef Mauler, Rudy and
Christy Renda, David and Jenn Riley, Joseph Mohan and Maria De Leon,
Roberto Arandia, and Patrick and Erin Cockrum (collectively, "Plaintiffs") vs.
Town of Westlake
c. Section 551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development
Negotiations (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial
information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect
that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the
territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is
conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of
a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1)
for the following:
- Maguire Partners-Solana Land, L.P., related to Centurion’s development
known as Entrada and Granada
d. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Trophy Club Municipal District No. 1
e. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Water contract
f. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Solana Public Improvement District’s Service and Assessment Plan
g. Sec. 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (2) on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
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Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan
5. RECONVENE MEETING
Mayor Wheat reconvened the work session at 7:21 p.m.
6. COUNCIL RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
No additional direction provided.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Wheat adjourned the work session at 7:21 p.m.
Regular Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Wheat called the regular session to order at 7:22 p.m.
2. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
Director Awtry provided an overview of upcoming events, including the Tree Lighting and
trash pick-up schedule for the holidays.
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
No one addressed the Council.
Mayor Wheat stated the Council would move to items 8 & 9 of the agenda.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Consider approval of the minutes from the meeting on October 30, 2017.
b. Consider approval of the minutes from the meeting on November 6, 2017.
c. Consider approval of Resolution 17-38, Approving the 2018 Meeting Schedule.
d. Consider approval of Resolution 17-39, Amending and updating the Facility Use
Policy.
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e. Consider approval of Resolution 17-40, Approving United HealthCare as the
Town’s Health and Vision insurance carrier and MetLife as the Town’s dental
insurance carrier for 2018.
f. Consider approval of Resolution 17-41, Entering into an Interlocal Agreement
with the City of Roanoke for the provision of drinking water quality analysis in the
Town of Westlake and further authorizing the Town Manager to execute the
agreement.
Director Greenwood provided the cost of the Interlocal Agreement
MOTION: Council Member Stoltenberg made a motion to approve the consent
agenda. Council Member Langdon seconded the motion. The
motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
5. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE 838, UPDATING THE SOLANA
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND
ASSESSMENT ROLL.
Mr. Abdi Yassin, MuniCap, Inc. and Mrs. Mary Petty, Petty & Associates, provided an
overview of the updated Service and Assessment Plan.
Discussion ensued regarding the revisions and development changes corresponding with
the development and assessment parcels, and additional SUP update regarding the
parking structure.
MOTION: Council Member Rennhack made a motion to approve Ordinance
838. Council Member Langdon seconded the motion. The
motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
6. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN SPECIAL USE
PERMIT, ORDINANCE 839, APPROVING A TEMPORARY CONCRETE BATCH
PLANT TO BE LOCATED AT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 3, PLANNING
AREA 5B (PD3-5B) ALSO KNOWN AS CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATE CAMPUS,
AN APPROXIMATELY 71.4 ACRE SITE. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED
SOUTH FO THE STATE HIGHWAY 170 AND STATE HIGHWAY 114 INTERACTION,
NORTH OF JT OTTINGER ROAD, AND WEST OF WESTLAKE PARKWAY.
Director Ruthven provided a presentation and overview of the item.
Mayor Wheat opened the public hearing.
No one addressed the Council
Mayor Wheat closed the public hearing.
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MOTION: Council Member Belvedere made a motion to approve Ordinance
839. Council Member Langdon seconded the motion. The
motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
7. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 17-42,
APPROVING A FINAL PLAT FOR PHASE III OF QUAIL HOLLOW. THE PROPERTY
INCLUDED IN THE FINAL PLAT IS A PORTION (33 ACRES) OF THE 188.28 ACRE
PRELIMINARY PLAT LOCATED AT 1755 DOVE ROAD, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
THE FM1938/DOVE ROAD INTERSECTION.
Director Ruthven provided a presentation and overview of the item.
Mayor Wheat opened the public hearing.
No one addressed the Council
Mayor Wheat closed the public hearing.
Discussion ensued regarding
MOTION: Council Member Stoltenberg made a motion to approve
Resolution 17-42. Council Member Rennhack seconded the
motion. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
8. CONTINUATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE
840, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP CONTAINED
WITHIN. THE CHANGES ARE LIMITED TO AN APPROXIMATELY 62.53-ACRE
PORTION OF LOT 1, BLOCK 3, WESTLAKE/SOUTHLAKE PARK #1, LOCATED
ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOLANA BLVD., WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
SAM SCHOOL ROAD AND SOLANA BLVD.
Director Ruthven provided a presentation and overview of the item.
Discussion ensued regarding the proposed amendment and shifting of the open space.
Mayor Wheat moved to item 9 of the agenda.
MOTION: Council Member Rennhack made a motion to deny Ordinance
840. Council Member Belvedere seconded the motion. The
motion carried by a vote of 3-1-0. Council Member Stoltenberg
opposed.
After the motion for item 8, Mayor Wheat then moved back to item 9 to call for a motion.
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9. CONTINUATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN
ORDINANCE 841, APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FOR AN
APPROXIMATELY 62.53-ACRE PORTION OF LOT 1, BLOCK 3,
WESTLAKE/SOUTHLAKE PARK #1, LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF
SOLANA BLVD., WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SAM SCHOOL ROAD AND
SOLANA BLVD. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT (PD1-1); PROPOSED ZONING: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
(PD6) TO INCLUDE PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES,
INCLUDING A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CONCEPT PLAN AND
DEVELOPMENT PLAN; APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR PRIVATE
STREETS.
Director Ruthven provided a presentation and overview of the item.
Discussion ensued regarding a waiver of proposed fees, the proposed amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan, number of zoning notices, and the number of residents that did not
respond to the notice.
Mr. Larry Corson, Wilbow, provided a presentation and overview of the proposed zoning
change including a 61 lot plan and 56 lot plan.
Mayor Wheat opened the joint public hearing for items 8 and 9 on the agenda.
The following people spoke in favor of the item: Brian Demma, Polaris Custom Homes,
1732 Johnson Road, Keller.
The following people spoke in opposition of the item: Ray Oujesky, 201 S. Main Street,
Suite 2500, Fort Worth, Texas 76102; Joyce Baker, 1801 Seville Cove; Scott Bradley, 1
Paigebrook; Pat Cockrum, 1825 Broken Bend Drive; Neil McNabnay, 1815 Broken Bend;
Allen Heath, 5944 Stagecoach Circle; Colin Stevenson, 1823 Broken Bend Drive; Jana Still,
1813 Broken Bend; David Riley, 1821 Broken Bend; and Jay Still, 1813 Broken Bend Drive.
Mayor Wheat closed the joint public hearing.
Discussion then again ensued with Mr. Corson regarding the topography and the tree
mitigation, requiring the builders to work with the Town regarding tree mitigation by lot,
one story building heights, and the differences between the 61 lot and 56 lot plans.
The Council convened into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.071 Consultation
with Attorney to seek legal advice regarding the Zoning Change Request at 9:25 p.m.
The Mayor reconvened the meeting at 10:12 p.m.
Mayor Wheat then moved back to item 8 to call for a motion.
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MOTION: Council Member Rennhack made a motion to deny Ordinance
841. Council Member Langdon seconded the motion. The
motion carried by a vote of 3-1-0. Council Member Stoltenberg
opposed.
Mayor Wheat then moved back to item 4 of the agenda.
10. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 17-43, TO CAST (2)
VOTES FOR NOMINEES FOR THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.
Director Piper provided an overview of the item.
Discussion ensued regarding the candidates.
MOTION: Council Member Rennhack made a motion approve Resolution
17-43, with both votes for Daniel J. Bennett. Council Member
Langdon seconded the motion. The motion carried by a
vote of 4-0.
11. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 17-44, TO CAST ONE (1)
VOTE FOR NOMINEES FOR DENTON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.
Director Piper provided an overview of the item.
Discussion ensued regarding the candidates.
The Council did not take action on Resolution 17-44.
12. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council did not convene into executive session.
The Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code, annotated,
Chapter 551, Subchapter D for the following:
a. Section 551.074(a)(1): Deliberation Regarding Personnel Matters – to deliberate
the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, of a public
officer or employee: Town Manager
b. Section 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (1) when the governmental body
seeks the advice of its attorney about: (A) pending or contemplated litigation:
Cause No. 348-290326-17 - Neil and Janelle McNabnay, Colin and Melanie
Stevenson, Yair and Sandra Lotan, Jay and Jana Still, Biswajit and Chandrika
Dasgupta, Michael and Michelle Granfield, Michael and Stef Mauler, Rudy and
Christy Renda, David and Jenn Riley, Joseph Mohan and Maria De Leon,
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Roberto Arandia, and Patrick and Erin Cockrum (collectively, "Plaintiffs") vs.
Town of Westlake
c. Section 551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development
Negotiations (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial
information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect
that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the
territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is
conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of
a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1)
for the following:
- Maguire Partners-Solana Land, L.P., related to Centurion’s development
known as Entrada and Granada
d. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Trophy Club Municipal District No. 1
e. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Water contract
f. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Solana Public Improvement District’s Service and Assessment Plan
g. Sec. 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (2) on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan
13. RECONVENE MEETING
14. TAKE ANY ACTION, IF NEEDED, FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS.
15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
No future agenda items.
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16. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Council, Mayor Wheat asked for a motion to
adjourn the meeting.
MOTION: Council Member Belvedere made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Council Member Rennhack seconded the motion. The
motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
Mayor Wheat adjourned the meeting at 10:35 p.m.
APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 11, 2017.
ATTEST: _____________________________
Laura Wheat, Mayor
_____________________________
Kelly Edwards, Town Secretary
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estlake Town Council
TYPE OF ACTION
Regular Meeting - Action Item
Westlake Town Council Meeting
Monday, January 29, 2018
TOPIC: A Resolution of the Town of Westlake, Texas approving a Preliminary
Annual Service Plan Update – Assessment Part B, including a proposed
Assessment Roll; directing the filing of the proposed Assessment Roll with
the Town Secretary; calling and noticing a public hearing to consider an
Ordinance levying assessments on property located within the Solana
Public Improvement District; directing the Town staff to publish and mail
notice of said public hearing; and resolving other matters incident and
related thereto.
STAFF CONTACT: Tom Brymer, Town Manager
Jarrod Greenwood, Public Works Director/Asst. to the Town Manager
Debbie Piper, Finance Director
Strategic Alignment
Vision, Value, Mission Perspective Strategic Theme & Results Outcome
Objective
Fiscal Responsibility Fiscal
Stewardship
Exemplary Service &
Governance - We set the
standard by delivering
unparalleled municipal and
educational services at the
lowest cost.
Increase
Transparency,
Accessibility &
Communications
Strategic Initiative
Outside the Scope of Identified Strategic Initiatives
Time Line - Start Date: January 29, 2018 Completion Date: January 29, 2018
Funding Amount: N/A Status - N/A Source - N/A
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (INCLUDING APPLICABLE ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY)
The Solana Public Improvement District (PID) for the Entrada development was created by
Resolution 14-07 by Town Council on February 24, 2014. In order to levy the assessment related
to the financing of the water, sewer and road infrastructure on property within the PID required to
service the PID bonds, Town Council adopted Ordinance No. 741 approving the Solana Pubic
Improvement District Service and Assessment Plan (SAP) and Assessment Roll. This SAP
contemplated a parking garage to be paid via assessments however, the levy of those assessments
were deferred pending the completion of the water, sewer and roadway infrastructure.
Council approved Ordinance752 that provided the first annual update to the SAP at the September
21, 2015 Regular Council meeting. The second update to this SAP was approved by the Council
via Ordinance 796 on September 19, 2016. The third annual SAP Update was approved by the
Council via Ordinance 838 on November 27, 2017 to issue the 2017 PID invoices to property
owners for PID assessments due January 31, 2018.
This Annual SAP update will be preceded by a public hearing and public notification of the
potential levy of the additional assessments for the public parking garage. This is the resolution
to call the public hearing and to instruction staff to publish the statutory notices in the newspaper
and to mail notices to property owners.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approving the proposed resolution approving a Preliminary Annual Service Plan
Update – Assessment Part B, including a proposed Assessment Roll; directing the filing of the
proposed Assessment Roll with the Town Secretary; calling and noticing a public hearing to
consider an Ordinance levying assessments on property located within the Solana Public
Improvement District; directing the Town staff to publish and mail notice of said public hearing;
and resolving other matters incident and related thereto.
ATTACHMENTS
As of the time of finalizing this agenda, staff is still in discussions with the Town’s PID
Administrator to finalize this 2017 SAP Update and Assessment Roll Part B. Supporting
materials for this agenda item will be presented at the meeting or sent to Council by separate
cover.
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 17-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS APPROVING A
PRELIMINARY ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATE – ASSESSMENT PART B,
INCLUDING A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLL; DIRECTING THE FILING OF THE
PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLL WITH THE TOWN SECRETARY; CALLING AND
NOTICING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING
ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE SOLANA PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; DIRECTING THE TOWN STAFF TO PUBLISH AND
MAIL NOTICE OF SAID PUBLIC HEARING; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS
INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Public Improvement District Assessment Act, Texas Local Government
Code, Chapter 372, as amended (the "Act") authorizes the governing body (the "Town Council")
of the Town of Westlake, Texas (the "Town"), to create a public improvement district within the
Town; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2014, the Town Council conducted a public hearing to
consider a petition received by the Town on October 18, 2013 titled "Petition for the Creation of
a Public Improvement District Within the Town of Westlake, Texas, for the Solana Public
Improvement District" requesting the creation of a public improvement district; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2014, the Town Council approved Resolution No. 14-07
(the "Authorization Resolution"), authorizing, establishing and creating the Solana Public
Improvement District (the "District"); and
WHEREAS, the Town Council and the Town staff have been presented a "Solana Public
Improvement District Preliminary Annual Service Plan Update – Assessment Part B", including
the proposed assessment roll attached thereto (the "Proposed Assessment Roll"), dated _____,
20__ (the "Preliminary SAP"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is
incorporated herein for all purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that that the Proposed Assessment Roll be filed with the
Town Secretary of the Town (the "Town Secretary") and be subject to public inspection; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that a public hearing (the "Assessment Hearing") be held
to consider proposed assessments and requires the Town Council to hear and pass on any
objections to the proposed assessments at, or on the adjournment of, the Assessment Hearing;
and
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WHEREAS, the Act requires that notice of the Assessment Hearing be mailed to
property owners liable for assessment and published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Town at least ten (10) days before the date of the Assessment Hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that the passage of this Resolution is in the best
interest of the citizens of Westlake.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The recitals set forth above in this Resolution are true and correct and are
hereby adopted as findings of the Town Council and are incorporated into the body of this
Resolution as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: The Town Council hereby accepts the Preliminary SAP for the District,
including the Proposed Assessment Rolls.
SECTION 3: The Town Council hereby authorizes and directs the filing of the Proposed
Assessment Roll with the Town Secretary and the same shall be available for public inspection.
SECTION 4: The Town Council hereby calls a public hearing (the Assessment Hearing
as defined above) to be held on _____, 2018 at _____ p.m. at Westlake Town Hall, 1500 Solana
Boulevard, Building 7, Suite #7200, Westlake, Texas 76262, at which the Town Council shall,
among other actions, hear and pass on any objections to the proposed assessments; and, upon the
adjournment of the Assessment Hearing, the Town Council will consider an ordinance levying
the assessments as special assessments on certain property within the District (which ordinance
shall specify the method of payment of the assessments).
SECTION 5: The Town Council hereby authorizes and directs the Town Secretary to
publish notice of the Assessment Hearing, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
and incorporated herein for all purposes, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, as
required by Section 372.016(b) of the Act.
SECTION 6: The Town Council hereby authorizes and directs the Town Secretary to
mail notice of the Assessment Hearing to owners of property liable for the assessment, as
required by Section 372.016(c) of the Act.
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SECTION 7: This Resolution shall become effective from and after its date of passage
in accordance with law.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017.
ATTEST: _____________________________
Laura L. Wheat, Mayor
____________________________ ______________________________
Kelly Edwards, Town Secretary Thomas E. Brymer, Town Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
L. Stanton Lowry, Town Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
PRELIMINARY ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATE – ASSESSMENT PART B
Resolution 17-45
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EXHIBIT B
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be conducted by the Town Council
of Westlake, Texas on the ___ day of _____, 2018 at _____ p.m. at Westlake Town Hall, 1500
Solana Boulevard, Building 7, Suite #7200, Westlake, Texas 76262. The public hearing will be
held to consider proposed assessments to be levied against certain assessable property within the
Solana Public Improvement District (the "District") pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 372 of
the Texas Local Government Code, as amended (the "Act").
The general nature of the proposed improvements authorized by the Act to be undertaken and
financed for the benefit of certain property within the District (the "Authorized Improvements")
include, but are not limited to, a parking garage. The total costs of the Authorized Improvements
is $6,815,000.
The District includes approximately 85.90 acres of land generally located south of State
Highway 114, east of Davis Boulevard, and north of Solana Boulevard, as more particularly
described by a metes and bounds description available for public inspection at the office of the
Town Secretary, 1500 Solana Boulevard, Building 7, Suite #7200, Westlake, Texas 76262.
All written or oral objections on the proposed assessments within the District will be considered
at the public hearing.
A copy of the Proposed Assessment Roll relating to the Authorized Improvements to be
undertaken at this time, which includes the assessments to be levied against certain assessable
parcels in the District, is available for public inspection at the office of the Town Secretary, 1500
Solana Boulevard, Building 7, Suite #7200, Westlake, Texas 76262.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code, annotated,
Chapter 551, Subchapter D for the following:
a. Section 551.074(a)(1): Deliberation Regarding Personnel Matters – to deliberate the appointment,
employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, of a public officer or employee: Town Manager
b. Section 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (1) when the governmental body seeks the advice of
its attorney about: (A) pending or contemplated litigation: Cause No. 348-290326-17 - Neil and
Janelle McNabnay, Colin and Melanie Stevenson, Yair and Sandra Lotan, Jay and Jana Still, Biswajit
and Chandrika Dasgupta, Michael and Michelle Granfield, Michael and Stef Mauler, Rudy and
Christy Renda, David and Jenn Riley, Joseph Mohan and Maria De Leon, Roberto Arandia, and
Patrick and Erin Cockrum (collectively, "Plaintiffs") vs. Town of Westlake
c. Section 551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations (1) to discuss or
deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received
from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or
near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting
economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive
to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1) for the following:
- Maguire Partners-Solana Land, L.P., related to Centurion’s development known as Entrada and
Granada
d. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Trophy Club Municipal District No. 1
e. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Water contract
f. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Solana Public Improvement District’s Service and
Assessment Plan
g. Sec. 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (2) on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan
h. Sec. 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (2) on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Waste (Trash) Ordinance
Town Council
Item # 5 – Executive
Session
Town Council
Item # 7 – Reconvene
Council Meeting
NECESSARY ACTION
a. Section 551.074(a)(1): Deliberation Regarding Personnel Matters – to deliberate the appointment,
employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, of a public officer or employee: Town Manager
b. Section 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (1) when the governmental body seeks the advice of its
attorney about: (A) pending or contemplated litigation: Cause No. 348-290326-17 - Neil and Janelle
McNabnay, Colin and Melanie Stevenson, Yair and Sandra Lotan, Jay and Jana Still, Biswajit and
Chandrika Dasgupta, Michael and Michelle Granfield, Michael and Stef Mauler, Rudy and Christy
Renda, David and Jenn Riley, Joseph Mohan and Maria De Leon, Roberto Arandia, and Patrick
and Erin Cockrum (collectively, "Plaintiffs") vs. Town of Westlake
c. Section 551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations (1) to discuss or
deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received
from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or
near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting
economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to
a business prospect described by Subdivision (1) for the following:
- Maguire Partners-Solana Land, L.P., related to Centurion’s development known as Entrada and
Granada
d. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Trophy Club Municipal District No. 1
e. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Water contract
f. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Solana Public Improvement District’s Service and
Assessment Plan
g. Sec. 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (2) on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan
h. Sec. 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (2) on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: Waste (Trash) Ordinance
Town Council
Item #8 – Necessary Action
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Any Council member may request at a workshop and / or
Council meeting, under “Future Agenda Item Requests”, an agenda item for a future
Council meeting. The Council Member making the request will contact the Town Manager
with the requested item and the Town Manager will list it on the agenda. At the meeting,
the requesting Council Member will explain the item, the need for Council discussion of
the item, the item’s relationship to the Council’s strategic priorities, and the amount of
estimated staff time necessary to prepare for Council discussion. If the requesting Council
Member receives a second, the Town Manager will place the item on the Council agenda
calendar allowing for adequate time for staff preparation on the agenda item.
Council Member Rennhack: Discussion of 10 Percent Planned Development PD-1
Coverage Requirement for Primary Buildings.
Town Council
Item # 9 – Future Agenda
Items
Town Council
Item # 10 – Adjournment
Regular Session