AFE Oil-CS 970320 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMF~NT
STAFF REPORT
CA qE NO.: S-1127, AFE OIL & GA q CONSULTANTS
P & Z HEARING DATE: March 20, 1997
C.C. HF. ARING DATE: April 8, 1997
LOCATION: Approximately 390' south of Corporate Park Blvd., along the west
side of Coppell Road.
SIT~. OF AREA: 42.3267 acres; battery tank area - 6.050 square feet
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQUF. ST: LI-S.U.P. (Light Industrial, Special Use Permit).
APPLICANT: Applicant: Engineer:
AFE Oil & Gas Consultants HAP Engineering & Associates, Inc.
5025 Arapaho Road, Suite 510 1451 Empire Central, Ste. 103
Dallas, TX 75248 Dallas, TX 75247
(972) 661-5959 (214) 630-2005
HISTORY: No zoning history.
TRANSPORTATION: State Highway 121 is a AA, four-lane divided to be built in a
450'-wide right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - vacant; "LI" Light Industrial;
South - vacant; 'LI" Light Industrial;
East - vacant; 'LI" Light Industrial;
West - vacant; "LI" Light Industrial.
COMPREItF2qSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
light industrial and showroom type of uses.
Item # 7
DISCUSSION: Ms. Lynn Clark has submitted a letter which expresses many legitimate
neighborhood concerns arising out of the experience of drilling the first
Callejo well. A copy is included in the packet. The location of the
proposed second well more than a quarter of a mile farther from
residential areas will reduce these negative impacts significantly.
Planning staff believes that the greater distance will be sufficient to
mitigate the noise problem. While drilling noise is constant all day and
all night, it is no louder than most truck and aircraft noise. It is also
temporary.
Light sources can be shielded. Truck traffic can be restricted from using
Coppell Road, as it was previously. Operations can be limited to drilling
for gas only.
Finally, planning staff considers one tank battery for the two wells
preferable to two. The battery plans should be revised. Also, another
location for the tank battery may be more suitable.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Planning staff recommends taking under advisement until plans have been
revised properly. If P&Z should elect to send the case forward to
Council, any approval should be subject to F~gineering and Fire
Department Comments and, at a minimum, the following conditions:
1. Drilling, limited to gas exploration only, to commence only after
Callejo #1 is in production.
2. If the well is dry, the applicant will return the site to pre-well
conditions.
3. The S.U.P. for Callejo #1 must be revised to remove the condition
speciflting that additional wells will be drilled no closer than 2,640
feet.
4. The well head will be fenced, based on the site plan.
5. There will be on-site supervision of 'gatherers" of liquids.
6. The route of ingress and egress of the facility will be as follows:
with TxIX)T approval, traffic will be allowed directly to and from
State Highway 121, or to enter, traffic will be allowed from 121
east on Sandy Lake Road to the facility and to exit, traffic would
go west on Sandy Lake Road. No access to the site will be
permitted from Coppell Road.
Item # 7
7. The site will have a landscape irrigation system.
8. Tanks containing liquids shall be no taller than $ feet high and
shall be emptied between the hours of 12 midnight and 6 a.m.
9. The color of the tanks shall be an earth tone/sandy color.
10. Artificial light sources shall be shielded from the south and east.
11. Change of ownership of the property, change of operator of the
facilities or violations of the special use permit or other ordinances
of the City shall be cause for review by the Planning and Zoning
Commission or City Council which may direct the Planning and
Zoning Commission to call a public hearing to revoke the special
use permit, and/or recommend other appropriate zoning.
12. Revision of the si~e plan to show one tank battery consisting of 4
tanks and 2 separators.
13. Provision of an emergency preparedness plan which complies with
applicable state and federal regulations.
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.
ATFACHMF~NTS: 1) Zoning Exhibit 2) Site Plan
3) Departmental Commeat~
Item # 7
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Note: Comments based on revised plan submitted at the 3/6/97 DRC meeting.
1. Provide information regarding access to the site. Any access on to S.H. 121 will require
approval from TxDOT.
2. A variance needs to be requested for proposed gravel road.
3. Show location of future Freeport Parkway and Parkway Blvd., based on the City's
Thoroughfare Plan.