America's Service-CS 980820 (2)CASE NO.:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
S-1146, AMERICA'S SERVICE STATION
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
August 20, 1998
September 8, 1998
LOCATION:
Located along the west side of North Denton Tap Road, south of
Kingsridge Drive.
SIZE OF AREA:
1.0434 acres; 5,500 s.f. building.
CURRENT ZONING:
C (Commercial)
REQUEST:
C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permit).
APPLICANT:
Developer:
AMSS Development, L.P.
14340 Torrey Chase Blvd, Ste 180
Houston TX 77014
281-440-3337
Fax 281-440-5883
Engineer:
JDJR Engineers & Consultants, Inc.
2505 Texas Dr, Ste 109
Irving TX 75062
972-252-5357
Fax 972-273-8860
HISTORY:
The property has been zoned 'C' Commercial for over 25 years.
There has been no platting history.
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is a P6D &lane divided thoroughfare within a
100'-wide fight-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North-
South -
East-
West -
Huntington Ridge; PD-SF9
Sonic Drive-In; C
Eleanor Square; TC
Huntington Ridge; PD-SF9
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
neighborhood retail uses.
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DISCUSSION:
Putting aside for a moment the site layout, the building style, the signs and
the landscaping, there is an overriding concern that makes thi.~ proposal
incompatible with its surroundings. It relates to the proposed use of the
site and the proximity of housing. Auto repair, even minor repair,
involves machinery and pneumatic equipment in an open-air setting (bay
doors remain open most of the year). Just to conduct a safety inspection
requires testing the horn of a car, and all of these activities produce noise.
In the opinion of planning staff, placing automotive bay doors within 100
feet of residential back yards is out of the question.
If the Planning and Zoning Commission disagrees with this position, staff
will gladly take the matter under advisement and prepare recommendations
concerning the site and building plans for consideration at the next
Commission meeting. However, to do that now seems superfluous. We
think it' far more likely that the Commission will agree that the proposed
use, regardless of how arranged, is unsuitable for the proposed site.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends denial of the request.
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) Site Plan
2) Building Elevations
3) Sign Elevation
4) Landscape Plan
5) Irrigation Plan
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