HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0007) IR 21-10642 - Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments.Trinity Lakes Development (2)INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 21-10642
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
August 24, 2021
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SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE
TRINITY LAKES DEVELOPMENT CODE
Staff is proposing Zoning Ordinance text amendments for the Trinity Lakes Development Code.
The purpose of the amendments is to accommodate significant changes that have occurred in the
Trinity Lakes form -based district since the code was adopted by the City Council on December 4,
2012 and amended on January 27, 2015. The most significant change is the new Trinity Railway
Express (TRE) transit station moving from Richland Hills to the Village Mixed Use character zone
subdistrict. In addition, Interstate 820 is being widen and modernized including frontage roads
providing highway access. Lastly, Trinity Boulevard is being reconstructed. As a result, changes
are being recommended by the Urban Design Commission (UDC) and staff to the Boulevard,
Highway, Transition, and Village Mixed Use character zone subdistricts. Specifically, the
amendments are as follows:
1) Adjust all residential parking requirements to one (1) space per unit reflecting current
Transit Oriented Development best practices.
2) Adjust maximum building height from three (3) to six (6) stories in the Boulevard Mixed
Use character zone.
3) Adjust maximum building height from three (3) to four (4) stories in the Transition character
zone.
4) Limit building height to two (2) stories within 30 feet of lakeside frontage areas.
5) Clarify 65% maximum permeable lot coverage requirement.
6) Change Planning and Development Department to the Development Services Department.
7) Update references to all appendices.
The UDC held a public hearing for the proposed text amendments on March 18, 2021 and voted
unanimously to recommend approval to the Zoning Commission. Below is the proposed public
hearing schedule:
Zoning Commission: October 13, 2021
City Council: November 2, 2021
If you have any questions, please contact Sevanne Steiner, Planning Manager, Development
Services Department, at 817-392-8012 or Laura Voltmann, Senior Planner, Development
Services Department, at 817-392-8015.
David Cooke
City Manager
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