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Commission approves Schelling residential planned unit development, 6–0, with request for alternative lot configuration
Summary
The Southlake Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6–0 on Feb. 6 to recommend approval of a residential planned unit development for the Schelling property at 2665 and 2735 North Whitechapel Boulevard that would create 10 residential lots and two open‑space lots on about 10.85 acres.
The Southlake Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6–0 on Feb. 6 to recommend approval of a zoning change and development plan for the Schelling property, a request to rezone approximately 10.85 acres at 2665 and 2735 North Whitechapel Boulevard to a residential Planned Unit Development (PUD) and to create 10 residential lots and two open‑space lots.
Staff described the proposal as consistent with the property’s low‑density residential future land use. The applicant stated that the plan used SF‑20A zoning standards for the draft development regulations, proposed a minimum lot size of 25,000 square feet, a maximum lot coverage of 45 percent, accessory buildings limited to 600 square feet cumulative, and a minimum house size of 3,000 square feet. The applicant presented a tree conservation plan and described detention and drainage design approaches intended to capture on‑site and upstream flows and comply with the city’s drainage ordinance.
Applicant Martin Schilling (2665 North Whitechapel Boulevard) said the plan preserved mature trees and aimed to blend the new open space with an existing HOA open space on the adjacent Oak Point subdivision. Multiple adjacent property owners spoke: one speaker, Joe Horn (2809 Ridgecrest), said he opposed the plan as presented and urged fewer lots or larger detention measures because he is downstream of the drainage flow; several neighbors, including a nearby resident who said they lived south of the property and Robert Hadley (adjacent resident), spoke in favor of the plan.
After deliberation commissioners voted 6–0 to recommend approval subject to the staff report and development plan review summary dated 01/31/2025. The motion included a suggestion that the applicant maintain outreach to surrounding landowners and prepare an alternative plan that would reduce Lot 8 and increase the sizes of Lots 3 and 4, or remove one of Lots 3 or 4, so City Council would have an alternate configuration to consider. City staff reiterated that site engineering and drainage design will be reviewed under the city’s technical standards during permitting.
The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final action; staff said the case could be scheduled for the Feb. 18, 2025 council meeting.
