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Council approves Westin event venue addition, amends employee leave policies, and denies White Chapel land use and zoning requests

SouthlakeApr 7, 20263 min read

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At the April 7, 2026 City Council meeting, Council approved Consent Items (including amendments to employee vacation, sick, and overtime policies), approved a zoning/site plan and variance for The Westin event venue addition with limits on a visual display screen, moved and tabled Item 9C at the applicant's request, and denied a site-specific future land use amendment and related zoning/site plan for 1170–1180 N. White Chapel Blvd. Council also received department reports and recognized awards.

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Approved Consent Items 4A–4I, including Resolutions No. 26-010 (amending Section 704 Vacation Leave), No. 26-011 (amending Section 705 Sick Leave), and No. 26-012 (amending Section 603 Overtime and Compensatory Time) of the City of Southlake Employee Handbook.
Approved an encroachment and joint use agreement for placement of a wrought iron fence within a variable-width drainage easement at 1029 Shady Oaks Drive (Consent).
Moved Item 9C from the Regular agenda to the Consent agenda and tabled Item 9C at the request of the applicant.
Approved Ordinance No. 480-714A (ZA26-0004) — zoning change and site plan for The Westin event venue addition at 1200 E. SH 114 — including approval of a variance to Masonry Ordinance No. 557-A and Corridor Overlay Zone provisions to allow composite metal panels as the primary building material, and limiting the visual display screen to hotel events/advertisements not visible off hotel property.
Denied Ordinance No. 1269-G (CP26-0005) — 1st reading amendment to the Consolidated Future Land Use Plan to add a site-specific recommendation for limited low-intensity local retail services at 1170–1180 N. White Chapel Boulevard.
Denied Ordinance No. 480-842 (ZA25-0074) — 1st reading zoning change and site plan for Southlake Sno at 1170–1180 N. White Chapel Boulevard.

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Meeting on April 07, 2026

Apr 7, 2026, 12:00 AMcompleted

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