Alford Media-CS 970821CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1132, ALFORD MEDIA
P & Z HEARING DATE: August 21, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: September 9, 1997
LOCATION:
296 S. State Road (East side of State Road, approximately 2,400
feet south of West Sandy Lake Road).
SIZE OF AREA:
14.76 acres, +3000 s.f. structure
CURRENT ZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
LI-S.U.P. (Light Industrial, Special Use Permit) to utilize an
existing residential structure for a business conference center.
APPLICANT:
Alford Media Services, Inc.
12901 Hutton Drive
Dallas TX 75234
972-241-9400
Fax 972-241-0800
Architect:
Batten Architects
811 So. Central Expwy.
Richardson TX 75080
972-783-4084
HISTORY:
There is no previous zoning history on this property.
TRANSPORTATION:
State Road is an existing 2-lane asphalt roadway. The
Thoroughfare Plan shows State Road within the alignment for the
connection of Freeport Parkway from its current terminus at Bethel
Road to its newest segment northwest of State Highway 121, at the
entrance to DFW Trade Center. The standards for this future
Freeport Parkway connection are a 120'-wide right-of-way
containing a C4D/6 4-lane divided collector street capable of
expansion to 6 lanes with an on-road bike trail on each side.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -
South -
East -
West
Single-family residence; LI
Single-family residence; LI
Single-family residential development & mobile home park; SF-12
& 2F-9
Vacant, park land; LI
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
light industrial/showroom uses west of the mobile home
park and medium-density residential uses north of the
mobile home park.
DISCUSSION:
The 14~-acre site which Alford Media is purchasing, for construction of
its office/warehouse facilities, contains an existing residential structure.
Use of a residential structure for business purposes requires a Special Use
Permit.
The former residence is a substantial building. The applicant proposes to
use it for occasional business meetings, corporate functions, business
guests and the like. It seclusion and its natural surroundings make it
highly suitable for the purpose.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Planning staff recommends approval of the Special Use Permit for use of
the existing residential structure as a business conference center,
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: Letter and photographs (Also see attachments to Preliminary Plat staff
report)
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