BM 2016-02-18 PZCity of Coppell, Texas
PPELL
Minutes
Planning & Zoning Commission
Thursday, February 18, 2016
COMMISSIONER EDMUND HAAS
(CHAIR)
6:00 PM
COMMISSIONER SUE BLANKENSHIP
255 Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, Texas 75019-9478
Council Chambers
COMMISSIONER GLENN PORTMAN
(VICE CHAIR)
COMMISSIONER ED DARLING
COMMISSIONER VIJAY SARMA COMMISSIONER DOUG ROBINSON
COMMISSIONER GEORGE WILLIFORD
ABSENT. COMMISSIONER DOUG ROBINSON
PRESENT. 6
Chair Edmund Haas, Vice Chair Glenn Portman, Commissioner Sue
Blankenship, Commissioner Ed Darling, Commissioner Vijay Sarma and
Commissioner George Williford
Also present were the Director of Planning, Gary Sieb; Assistant Director of Planning,
Marcie Diamond; Sr. Planner, Matt Steer; Traffic Engineer, George Marshall and Secretary,
Juanita Miles.
The Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Coppell met in Pre -Session at 6:00 p.m.
and in Regular Session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2016, in the Coppell Town
Center, Council Chambers at 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
The purpose of this meeting is to consider the following items:
Work Session
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Regular Session
2.
(Open to the Public)
Briefing of the agenda.
The Planning Commission was briefed in Work Session on each posted agenda
item including Council actions of February 9, 2016; no vote was taken on any item
discussed.
Call To Order.
Chairman Haas called the meeting to order.
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3. Consider approval of the minutes for January 21, 2016.
Vice Chairman Portman motioned to approve the minutes for January 21, 2016 as
written, seconded by Commissioner Williford; motion carried (6-0).
Aye: 6 - Chair Edmund Haas, Vice Chair Glenn Portman, Commissioner Sue
Blankenship, Commissioner Ed Darling, Commissioner Vijay Sarma, and
Commissioner George Williford
4. Consider approval of the Coppell Bible Fellowship, Site Plan
Amendment, to allow a 16,006 -square -foot two-story addition to the
existing 18,680 -square -foot church building and to revise the Concept
Plan to allow an additional future expansion area of 63,806 square feet,
on 8.1 acres of property located at the southeast corner of Sandy Lake
Road and Freeport Parkway, at the request of Coppell Bible Fellowship,
being represented by Bill Ward, TGS Architects.
STAFF REP.: Matt Steer
Matt Steer, Sr. Planner introduced this case with exhibits, elevations, material
board and color renderings. He stated that staff is recommending approval with
conditions which he read into the record.
Bill Ward, TGS Architects, Inc., 5323 Spring Valley Road, Suite 200, Dallas,
Texas, was present to represent this case, to address questions and stated
agreement with staff's recommendations.
Vice Chairman Portman made a motion to approve the site plan with the following
conditions:
1. A tree removal permit will be required prior to start of construction.
There will not be any tree retribution fees required.
2. There may be additional comments during the review of detail
engineering plans.
3. An amending plat is required for the relocation of the ONCOR
and ATMOS easements.
Seconded by Commissioner Blankenship; motion carried (6-0).
Aye: 6 - Chair Edmund Haas, Vice Chair Glenn Portman, Commissioner Sue
Blankenship, Commissioner Ed Darling, Commissioner Vijay Sarma and
Commissioner George Williford
5. PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. PD -234R -H, Wilson-Kirkland-Minvard
Addition, Lots 1 & 2, Block A, a zoning change request from PD -234-H
& H (Planned Development -234 -Historic) and H (Historic), to PD -234R -H
(Planned Development -234 Revised -Historic), to expand the Planned
Development zoning area from 0.265 acres to 0.83 acres to allow the
relocation of an 853 -square -foot historic home onto Lot 2, Block A, and
the retention of existing structures on property located at the southeast
corner of Bethel Road and South Coppell Road, at the request of Ruby
Nell Wilson, being represented by Greg Frnka, GPF Architects.
STAFF REP.: Matt Steer
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Matt Steer, Sr. Planner introduced this case with exhibits and elevations. He
mentioned 18 notices were mailed to property owners within 200 feet of this
request. There were no responses received in favor or in opposition. There were
also 117 courtesy notices mailed to property owners within 800 feet of this request.
He stated that staff is recommending approval with one condition which he read
into the record.
Greg Frnka, GPF Architects, 509 W. Bethel Road, Coppell Texas, was present to
represent this case, to address questions and stated agreement with staff's
recommendations.
Chairman Haas opened the Public Hearing, asking for people who wanted to speak
either in favor or opposition or wanted to comment on this request to come
forward. No one spoke.
Chairman Haas closed the Public Hearing.
Commissioner Sarma motioned to recommend approval with the following
condition:
1. Include all existing and proposed sidewalks on the site plan.
Seconded by Vice Chairman Portman; motion carried (6-0).
Aye: 6 - Chair Edmund Haas, Vice Chair Glenn Portman, Commissioner Sue
Blankenship, Commissioner Ed Darling, Commissioner Vijay Sarma and
Commissioner George Williford
6. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of a TEXT
Ordinance/Chapter 12 - Sec. 12-30-18
and Sec. 42-1, Definitions, to revise
definitions for these uses.
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond
AMENDMENT to the Zoning
Hotel, Motel & Residence Hotel
the development standards and
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Director of Planning, continued the discussion and
reviewed the various revisions based on input from the Commission, from the
Council Work Session and others for the amendments to the hotel regulations.
Chairman Haas asked for people who wanted to speak either in favor or opposition
or wanted to comment on this request to come forward. The following person
spoke:
Suhas Naik, Savo Holdings, 2711 Texas Drive, #105, Irving Texas, commented
on various factors required for higher quality hotel buildings. Height and
construction methods were discussed. He also praised staff's work on the
amendments to achieve the city's goals.
Chairman Haas closed the Public Hearing.
Gary Sieb, Director of Planning addressed Commission's concerns with the height
of the hotels and the minimum two -acre provisions to meet landscaping
requirements. Staff will also research the building code requirements based on
building heights.
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Vice Chairman Portman motioned to recommend approval of the following text
amendments:
• Sec. 12-30-18 — Hotel, Motel and Residence Hotel, be deleted in its entirety,
and replaced with the revised wording, and
• Sec. 12-42-1, Special Definitions, deleting motel and revising existing
definitions of residence hotel attached as Attachment "C1".
Subject to:
1. Correcting the drafting errors (including minimum unit size in residence
hotel regulations)
2. Staff to include a minimum height of buildings (either in stories or feet) to
assure the use of higher quality construction materials (i.e. metal vs
wood)
Seconded by Commissioner Williford; motion carried (6-0).
Aye: 6 - Chair Edmund Haas, Vice Chair Glenn Portman, Commissioner Sue
Blankenship, Commissioner Ed Darling, Commissioner Vijay Sarma, and
Commissioner George Williford
Update on Council action for planning agenda items on February 9, 2016.
A. An Ordinance for Case No. PD -186R8 -LI, Duke Freeport Addition, Lot
1R, Block A, a zoning change from PD -186R2 -LI (Planned
Development -186 Revision 2 -Light Industrial) to PD -186R8 -LI (Planned
Development -186 Revision 8 -Light Industrial), to attach a Detail Site
Plan for a 108,148 -square -foot office/warehouse building on 7.36 acres
of property located at the northeast corner of Bethel Road and Freeport
Parkway, and to amend the Land Use Map of the Coppell 2030
Comprehensive Master Plan from `Old Coppell Historic District' to
`Industrial Special District'.
B. Case No. PD-178R3-C/S-1194R6, Zenzero, a zoning change request
from PD-178R-C/S-1194R5 (Planned Development -178
Revised-Commercial/Special Use Permit 1194 Revision -5) to
PD-178R3-C/S-1194R6 (Planned Development -178 Revision
3-Commercial/Special Use Permit 1194 -Revision -6), to amend the Detail
Site Plan to allow a 905 -square -foot addition to the existing restaurant
located at 171 North Denton Tap Road, Suite 600.
C. Case No. S -1033R5 -SF -12, Vista Academy, a zoning change request
from S -1033R4 -SF -12 (Special Use Permit -1033 Revision 4 -Single
Family -12) to S -1033R5 -SF -12 (Special Use Permit -1033 Revision
5 -Single Family -12), to allow for a 6,537 -square -foot expansion to the
existing 32,687 -square -foot Charter School and a revised floor plan on
4.85 acres of property located at 140 S. Heartz Road.
D. Case No. PD -221 R3R-HC, Point West - Sun Holdings (Revised), a
zoning change request from PD -221R3 -HC (Planned Development -221
Revision 3 -Highway Commercial) to PD -221 R3R-HC (Planned
Development -221 Revision 3 Revised -Highway Commercial), to amend
the Concept Plan on 17.14 acres to allow revised permitted uses, lotting
patterns, circulation, signage and attach a Detail Site Plan for two
retail/restaurant buildings totaling approximately 17,000 square feet on
3.9 acres of property located at the northwest corner of IH -635 and S.
Belt Line Road.
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In Work Session, Gary Sieb, Director of Planning, advised the Commission of
Council's actions and stated that Council approved all of the above -stated items.
8• Director's Comments
There were no additional comments.
ADJO N ENT
W' no furth o iscuss, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:46 p.m.
E and Haas, hair n
Juvita A. Miles, Secretary
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