Southlake council approves first-reading land-use change for 2530 Johnson Road amid strong neighborhood opposition

The Southlake City Council voted 5-2 on first reading to amend the city's consolidated future land-use plan for 2530 Johnson Road, changing the designation from low-density residential to medium-density residential, and approved a companion zoning change to an ARPUD residential plan unit development, while directing the applicant to return for a second reading with a two-lot alternative.

The decisions came after more than an hour of presentations and public comment at the council's Sept. 16 meeting. Dennis Killough, Director of Planning, told council the property is just under two acres and that Planning & Zoning had recommended denial by a 5-0 vote. Killough summarized the applicants' plan as a three-lot subdivision served by a 50-foot stubbed right-of-way at the end of Bermuda Court and said the applicant proposed preserving roughly 63% of existing tree cover.

The council heard repeated opposition from nearby residents. "This application should be denied for at least four additional reasons," said Susan French, who lives on…