The City Council has officially denied the re-zoning request for the Snider Plaza property. This outcome preserves the character of our neighborhood for the future. Thank you for your commitment to ensuring that our community remains a thoughtful place to live.
August 22, 2016
Final supporters
On August 16th, UP City Council is considering a re-zoning request from Strode Development for the Chase Bank property on the south end of Snider Plaza The CUP wants to know how the community feels about the proposed zoning changes. Our neighborhood team agreed to reach out to you to let you know about this and to give you a chance to be heard.
- Enormity: At 120' high, this is taller than a 10 story office building, this is twice the size of the current structure, towering high above SMU and Snider Plaza (see picture)
- Bigger Parking Problem: Too few and too expensive parking spaces will worsen, not improve, Snider Plaza's parking problems. A 30-40' high concrete wall on Haynie residential block is not fitting for our neighborhood
- Environmental Damage: Mirrored glass structure similar to Museum Tower
- Traffic Nightmare: Dramatically increased traffic and safety issues for Snider Plaza, our school children and streets.
- Building Boom: Establishes a bad precedent for tall, dense future buildings for all future developments in UP
If you object to any of the above zoning changes, please let the City know by electronically signing this petition.
A better solution for the development and UP citizens is available! If the City rejects these zoning changes, there will be a way to create a new city park and a real parking solution for Snider Plaza while still allowing for an appropriately sized building.
In order for your position to be counted, please include your UP street address in the comments section and sign petition by August 15th, 5pm.
We welcome your questions and comments: [email protected]
In addition, feel free to contact Patrick Baugh, Community Development Director for CUP @ 214-987-5423 with any questions for the City.
Thank you for participating,
UP Citizens Committed to Neighborhood Friendly Development
Updates
August 14, 2016
The petition has now reached five hundred signatures. This level of engagement confirms that our community residents are deeply concerned about the proposed development and its impact on the neighborhood.
Reached 500 supporters
August 12, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
August 8, 2016
August 7, 2016
We are approaching the one hundred signature milestone for this petition. This upcoming threshold is essential for establishing our credibility before the City Council reviews the re-zoning request. Please encourage your neighbors to sign so we can clearly demonstrate the community consensus against this proposal.
399 Comments
Way too much density and traffic for this neighborhood location. As a former member of the UP zoning committee I am surprised that the current members passed without assessing the potential damage to the existing neighborhood. Poor judgment!
More parking cannot be achieved with current parking ratio. Paid parking will not work. 3/1000 ratio is not a realistic solution. I want this site developed but the council needs to modify to ensure parking goals can actually be realized.
Along with the invasive height of this building, I am especially opposed to the PARKING EXIT which pours traffic onto Haynie. These cars will pour into our neighborhood and should be required to exit back into the business side of this project.
I object to a development like this and believe it would disrupt the architectural look/heritage of Snyder Plaza and only add to the current parking/traffic issues. I live in the neighborhood at 3505 Rankin St. and would be directly affected. dw
Proposal seems inappropriate and out of context in terms of massing, height, and materials. New development that is respectful of the character and scale of the neighborhood is always welcome, but this doesn't seem to be the case here.
City Council, why aren't you listening to your constituents? We don't want this project.
As a UP resident I am firmly against a larger building in Snider Plaza which would increase traffic & decrease safety of our children before/after school.
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The City Council has officially denied the re-zoning request for the Snider Plaza property. This outcome preserves the character of our neighborhood for the future. Thank you for your commitment to ensuring that our community remains a thoughtful place to live.
August 22, 2016
Final supporters
On August 16th, UP City Council is considering a re-zoning request from Strode Development for the Chase Bank property on the south end of Snider Plaza The CUP wants to know how the community feels about the proposed zoning changes. Our neighborhood team agreed to reach out to you to let you know about this and to give you a chance to be heard.
- Enormity: At 120' high, this is taller than a 10 story office building, this is twice the size of the current structure, towering high above SMU and Snider Plaza (see picture)
- Bigger Parking Problem: Too few and too expensive parking spaces will worsen, not improve, Snider Plaza's parking problems. A 30-40' high concrete wall on Haynie residential block is not fitting for our neighborhood
- Environmental Damage: Mirrored glass structure similar to Museum Tower
- Traffic Nightmare: Dramatically increased traffic and safety issues for Snider Plaza, our school children and streets.
- Building Boom: Establishes a bad precedent for tall, dense future buildings for all future developments in UP
If you object to any of the above zoning changes, please let the City know by electronically signing this petition.
A better solution for the development and UP citizens is available! If the City rejects these zoning changes, there will be a way to create a new city park and a real parking solution for Snider Plaza while still allowing for an appropriately sized building.
In order for your position to be counted, please include your UP street address in the comments section and sign petition by August 15th, 5pm.
We welcome your questions and comments: [email protected]
In addition, feel free to contact Patrick Baugh, Community Development Director for CUP @ 214-987-5423 with any questions for the City.
Thank you for participating,
UP Citizens Committed to Neighborhood Friendly Development
Updates
August 14, 2016
The petition has now reached five hundred signatures. This level of engagement confirms that our community residents are deeply concerned about the proposed development and its impact on the neighborhood.
Reached 500 supporters
August 12, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
August 8, 2016
August 7, 2016
We are approaching the one hundred signature milestone for this petition. This upcoming threshold is essential for establishing our credibility before the City Council reviews the re-zoning request. Please encourage your neighbors to sign so we can clearly demonstrate the community consensus against this proposal.
399 Comments
The building planned is way too big. It is already a traffic nightmare over there and this will make it worse. Also - this will abut a beautiful residential with an ugly concrete wall impacting property values. Bad idea all around.
Way too much density and traffic for this neighborhood location. As a former member of the UP zoning committee I am surprised that the current members passed without assessing the potential damage to the existing neighborhood. Poor judgment!
More parking cannot be achieved with current parking ratio. Paid parking will not work. 3/1000 ratio is not a realistic solution. I want this site developed but the council needs to modify to ensure parking goals can actually be realized.
Along with the invasive height of this building, I am especially opposed to the PARKING EXIT which pours traffic onto Haynie. These cars will pour into our neighborhood and should be required to exit back into the business side of this project.
I object to a development like this and believe it would disrupt the architectural look/heritage of Snyder Plaza and only add to the current parking/traffic issues. I live in the neighborhood at 3505 Rankin St. and would be directly affected. dw
Proposal seems inappropriate and out of context in terms of massing, height, and materials. New development that is respectful of the character and scale of the neighborhood is always welcome, but this doesn't seem to be the case here.
City Council, why aren't you listening to your constituents? We don't want this project.
As a UP resident I am firmly against a larger building in Snider Plaza which would increase traffic & decrease safety of our children before/after school.
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The building planned is way too big. It is already a traffic nightmare over there and this will make it worse. Also - this will abut a beautiful residential with an ugly concrete wall impacting property values. Bad idea all around.