We have selected paragraphs from the town’s Master Plan land-use plan for their relevance to Lakeside DFW. Click for relevant pages describing the mixed-use land use plan in some detail.
The Master Plan’s vision statement
- Preserve the country atmosphere and natural environment that makes Flower Mound a unique and desirable community;
- Mitigate the ill effects of rapid and intense urbanization
- Create a balanced tax base to ensure the Town’s long term-economic health and prosperity; and
- Ensure all development is of enduring and exemplary quality and design.
Lakeside Business District
The Lakeside Business District emphasizes high quality, regional commercial development enabling Flower Mound to effectively compete in the economic development arena and develop a balanced tax base which will lower the tax burden on homeowners.
Land-use category definitions that may apply to Lakeside DFW
Much of the western half of Flower Mound's Lakeside Business District is currently zoned with the expectation of attracting large corporate campuses or office parks.
Retail
Neighborhood or Community oriented commercial area with a variety of uses ranging from restaurants and beauty salons to supermarkets and drug stores. Small professional offices, such as title companies, doctors and dentists, legal, real estate, etc. could be included in this land use category.
Office
Office and service uses ranging from garden office developments for small professional practices to larger, multi-story facilities for large tenants.
This category would not typically include retail uses, except for incidental service or convenience retail for the office building tenants. In larger office districts, restaurants are encouraged within walking distance of the office buildings.
Mixed use
The Mixed Use land category is intended to allow for flexibility and creativity in the development of pedestrian oriented, vertical and horizontal mixed use environments.
The standards and criteria established under this land use category constitute general guidelines for the staff, Planning & Zoning Commission, and Town Council to evaluate comprehensive development proposals for specific properties within the Town of Flower Mound.
A variety of commercial, office, retail, civic, institutional and residential uses within pedestrian oriented, vertical and horizontal mixed use environments.
These uses may be combined within a single district, site, or building in the mixed use area. Components of a mixed use development include specialized street standards, open space, parks and plazas and enhanced architectural standards.
Mixed use developments are intended to accommodate physical development patterns characteristic of those found in historic American downtown areas while taking into consideration contemporary building and development techiques.
Key development concepts include:
(i) horizonal and vertical mix of uses throughout the development,
(ii) unifying landscape elements,
(iii) integrated street networks shared by vechicles, cyclists and pedestrians,
(iv) responsible environmental stewartship,
(v) connectivity to existing Town transportation networks and surrounding neighborhoods,
(vi) walkability within the development, and
(vii) interconnected public spaces (parks, open space, water features)
For more information, there is much more on the Mixed Use Ordinance at Master Plan Land-Use Plan.
