North Gateway 9-CS090319CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: PD-240R2-HC, North Gateway Center
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P&Z HEARING DATE: March 19, 2009
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 14, 2009
STAFF REP.: Matt S. Steer, City Planner
LOCATION: NWC of S.H. 121 and Denton Tap Road
SIZE OF AREA: 1 .624 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: HC (Highway Commercial)
REQUEST: A zoning change to PD-240R2-HC (Planned Development-
240 Revision 2-Highway Commercial), to attach a Detail Site
Plan to allow the development of an 8,100-square-foot
structure for professional/medical office and personal
service uses.
APPLICANT
Owner:
Tom Wouters
Realty Capital
99 Main St. #200
Colleyville, TX 76034
(817) 488-4200
FAX: (817) 424-2448
Engineer:
Don Harrelson
Baird Hampton Brown
4550 SH 360 # 180
Grapevine, TX 76051
(817) 251-8550
FAX: (817) 251-8810
Architect:
Lisa Swift
GSO Architects
5310 Harvest Hill Rd. # 146
Dallas, TX 75230
(972) 385-3462
FAX: (972) 385-3462
HISTORY: A site plan for a three-story, 68,350-square-foot medical
office was approved January 2007, on a portion (6.67 acres)
of this property and has since expired. The land remains
vacant.
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TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D divided major arterial built to
standard in a 150-foot right-of-way. State Highway 121 has
recently been completed as a 140-foot, six-lane divided tollway
facility within a 450-foot right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE ~ ZONING:
North -residential; PD-134R-SF7 (Planned Development-134 Revised-
Single Family-7)
South -vacant; HC (Highway Commercial)
East - Coppell Market Street Center; PD-228-HC (Planned
Development-228-Highway Commercial)
West -residential; PD-1348-SF7 (Planned Development-134 Revised-
Single Family-7)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan of May 1996 shows the property as
suitable for freeway commercial uses.
DISCUSSION: This is a request for a zoning change to PD-240R2-HC
(Planned Development-240 Revision 2-Highway
Commercial), to attach a Detail Site Plan to allow the
development of an 8,100-square-foot structure for
professional/medical office and personal service uses. This is
Lot 9, Block A, the northernmost lot of the entire 12-acre
proposal.
This site has been well thought out with a large buffer yard
on the north and west sides between the parking area and
the Coppell Greens Subdivision. The applicant is not
proposing to remove any of the existing major trees,
maintaining the natural buffer currently in place.
As mentioned in the Conceptual PD, the fourth leg of the
Highland Drive traffic signal will need to be installed at the
southern drive. This provides the entire 12-acre
development a major ingress/egress point. A mutual access
and fire lane easement will need to be shown at this
location. The fire lane easement is required to encircle the
building, and is noted as a condition of approval.
The number of parking spaces required for a structure with
50% professional office and 50% medical office is 38. They
are providing 45 parking spaces, exceeding the required.
The personal service use (nail salon, hair salon, etc.)
component is calculated at one parking space per 200-
square-feet of building area; therefore, this use will not
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exceed the allotted parking, as the medical office half was
calculated at a ratio of one parking space per 175 square
feet and the professional office has been calculated at a
ratio of one space per 300 square feet.
The parking area will be effectively screened from the
Denton Tap right-of-way with the use of Chinese Fringe
Flower. The landscape plan depicts Cedar Elms with
Mexican Plums planted in groupings on Denton Tap as
called for in the Streetscape Section of the Subdivision
Ordinance.
There is a six-foot reddish-brown brick screening wall
proposed along the northern and western property lines.
Currently, the wall is depicted on the Site Plan approximately
ten-feet from the western property line and the same wall is
shown directly on the property line on the Landscape Plan.
The location of this wall should be consistent on all plans and
should be constructed in a location, so as not to disturb the
existing trees. The details for the proposed wall are shown
on the elevation sheet. This depicts the wall segments with a
ten-foot separation between the minor pilasters and a 30-
foot separation between major columns.
The proposed elevations match the conceptual planned
development in materials and colors. The brick is proposed
to be reddish-brown. A secondary beige stone material is
proposed at the entries. Metal, grey canopies are proposed
at the major entries with dark blue canvas awnings
proposed above the remainder of the storefronts and doors.
A grey standing-seam metal is proposed as the roof
material.
The proposed sign areas are depicted on the elevations. No
specific attached signage is shown; therefore, it will need to
comply with the sign section of the Zoning Ordinance.
There is no proposed monument signage on-site as a
multitenant sign is shown on the overall Conceptual PD on
Lot 8, directly to the south.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of this request subject to the following conditions
being met:
1 . Ensure all comments related to the Final Plat are reflected within this Detail
PD.
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2. Include a dumpster enclosure on elevation sheet. This will need to show the
same brick as the main structure and include a note that states that the gate
remain closed when not in use.
3. Depict all existing and proposed easements on the Site Plan and Landscape
Plan.
4. Label all colors on the black and white elevations.
ALTERNATIVES:
1 . Recommend approval of the request
2. Recommend disapproval of the request
3. Recommend modification of the request
4. Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date
ATTACHMENTS:
1 . Detail Site Plan
2. Detail Landscape Plan
3. Detail Elevations
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
North Gateway Center
Lot 9, Block A
Finnl Plnt
P&Z HEARING DATE: March 19, 2009
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 14, 2009
STAFF REP.: Matt S. Steer, City Planner
LOCATION: NWC of S.H. 121 and Denton Tap Road
SIZE OF AREA: 1 .624 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: HC (Highway Commercial)
REQUEST: A Final Plat to establish various utility and fire lane easements
to allow the development of an 8,100-square-foot
professional and medical office.
APPLICANT: Owner:
Tom Wouters
Realty Capital
99 Main St. #200
Colleyville, TX 76034
(817) 488-4200
FAX: (81 7) 424-2448
Representative:
Don Harrelson
Baird Hampton Brown
4550 S H 360 # 180
Grapevine, TX 76051
(817) 251-8550
FAX: (81 7) 251-8810
Surveyor:
Andrew Stevens
Stevens Land Surveying
7300-8 Weatherford Hwy
Fort Worth, TX 761 16
(817) 696-9775
FAX: (81 7) 696-9780
HISTORY: A site plan for a three-story, 68,350-square-foot medical
office was approved January 2007, on a portion (6.67 acres)
of this property and has since expired.
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TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D divided major arterial built to
standard in a 150' right-of-way. State Highway 121 has
recently been completed as a 140' six-lane divided tollway
facility within a 450' right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -residential; PD-134R-SF7 (Planned Development-134 Revised-
Single Family-7)
South -vacant; HC (Highway Commercial)
East - Coppell Market Street Center; PD-228-HC (Planned
Development-228-Highway Commercial)
West -residential; PD-134R-SF7 (Planned Development-134 Revised-
Single Family-7)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan of May 1996 shows the property as
suitable for freeway commercial uses.
DISCUSSION: This is the companion request to PD-240R2-HC. The
proposed fire lane easement should encircle the building
and not dead-end. This has been listed as a condition of
approval within the staff recommendation. As mentioned in
the previous cases, a Property Owner's Association is
required for the maintenance of the drainage, pavement,
and six-foot wall and landscaping.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of this request subject to the following conditions
being met:
1. A property owner's agreement is required for maintenance of drainage,
pavement, six-foot masonry wall and landscaping.
2. Grading and drainage plans will be further evaluated during the engineering
plan review.
3. Place the double check and meter in a vault in the 20' x 20' easement. The fire
hydrant should come off of the private fire line. The detached FDC should be
within 50-feet of the fire hydrant on the same side of the fire lane outside of the
collapse zone.
4. Fire lane shall encircle the entire building.
5. Include width, bearings, distances and labels for each easement.
6. Correct vicinity map to show City limit line in the appropriate location.
7. Remove notary verbiage from under the City Secretary signature block, and
include after the Surveyor's signature block.
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ALTERNATIVES:
1 . Recommend approval of the request
2. Recommend disapproval of the request
3. Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1 . Final Plat
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