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DART Lake Highlands LRT Station
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION
Land Use Category Acreage Percentage
Undeveloped 13.19 2%
Total Acreage 536.61 100%
Source: NCTCOG, 2005.
The adjacent Town Center development would modify the existing land uses.
Some of the existing multi-family would be replaced with a new multi-use
development. This development would include approximately 50,000 square feet
of office use, 315,000 square feet of retail use, and 1,700 multi-family units.
C. METROPOLITAN PLANNING AND AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY
The proposed Lake Highlands LRT Station is included in the North Central Texas
Council of Governments' (NCTCOG) Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
known as Mobility 2030: The Metropolitan Transportation Plan for the Dallas-Fort
Worth Metropolitan Area. This proposed station is included as part of the 2008-
2011 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) by modifications in November
2007, February 2008, and May 2008. Appendix C includes the official
modification forms. The regional TIP and Mobility 2030 are in conformity with
National Air Quality Standards.
Finding: The proposed Lake Highlands LRT Station is consistent with the
Regional TIP and Air Quality Conformity.
D. ZONING
The proposed Lake Highlands LRT Station would be constructed completely
generally within the DART-owned ROW and City of Dallas roadway ROW that is
currently used for LRT operations and open space. The proposed LRT station
would be consistent with the existing transportation use and would not require
any zoning changes. A Special Use Permit is required for construction within
the DART ROW. The small portion of the Prescott property that may be used for
Phase II parking would be consistent with the existing multi-use zoning.
Finding: The proposed Lake Highlands LRT Station is consistent with
existing zoning.
E. TRAFFIC IMPACTS
The majority of the traffic impacts would be exclusively associated with the
adjacent Lake Highlands Town Center project. The proposed Lake Highlands
TStation would not idean"staton associated parking. Based on
community input, DART conducted a parking demand analysis to ascertainPage 6
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