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Council approves limited Southgate PD text amendments after debate over parking, street connections and developer commitments
Summary
Council approved a narrow set of text changes to the Southgate planned development (SGM‑1) — converting certain internal streets to easements, removing a specified internal street connection, and correcting a fire-lane typo — while denying or deferring broader parking and design relaxations and pressing the applicant for a binding concept plan.
The Flower Mound Town Council on Tuesday approved a scaled-back amendment to the Southgate planned development that will allow certain internal streets in the SGM‑1 zone to be dedicated as easements and removes a required connection to an adjacent western parcel, while declining broader parking and circulation changes proposed by the applicant.
Planning staff described the applicant’s request as a set of clarifications and changes to block standards, parking orientation and internal street connections within SGM‑1. The applicant, Sam Lawrence of Cross Architects, told the council the changes would improve commercial…
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