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Southlake council advances changes to Transition Zoning District rules; council adopts modified setbacks and lot-size floor
Summary
Council approved first-reading amendments to the city's Transition Zoning District (TZD) rules, adopting a quarter-acre minimum lot area and new adjacency setbacks; second reading and public hearing are scheduled for April 15.
The Southlake City Council voted 6-0 on April 1 to advance first-reading amendments to the Transition Zoning District (TZD) portion of the city's zoning ordinance, adopting changes that will affect how future transition-district developments calculate density, set lot minimums and protect existing single-family neighborhoods.
Under the amendments approved on first reading, residential density in a TZD will be calculated on the gross area that defines the residential neighborhood boundary and will include neighborhood open space in that calculation. Council adopted a minimum lot area of 10,890 square feet (one quarter acre) for TZD residential lots. The council also added adjacency and screening requirements for nonresidential components of TZD districts that back up…
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