Alford Media-CS 970821 (2)CASE:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
ALFORD MEDIA, PRELIMINARY PLAT AND
SITE PLAN
P & Z HEARING DATE: August 21, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: September 9, 1997
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
East side of State Road, approximately 2,400 feet south of West
Sandy Lake Road.
14.76 acres, 41,231 s.f. building proposed
CURRENT ZONING:
LI, SF-12 and LI-S.U.P. (Light Industrial, Single-Family
Residential-12 and Light Industrial, Special Use Permit)
REQUEST:
Development of a 41,231 square foot office/warehouse facility
APPLICANT:
Alford Media Services, Inc. Engineer:
12901 Hutton Drive
Dallas TX 75234
972-241-9400
Fax 972-241-0800
Dunaway Associates, Inc.
2351 W. Northwest Hwy, Ste 3280
Dallas TX 75220
214-654-0123
Fax 214-654-0122
HISTORY:
There is no previous platting 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:
Based on a tree survey of three 50' by 50' sample areas, which showed
trees 8" caliper and larger spaced on average every 12 to 15 feet, this
14~-acre site may contain as many as 3500 trees of this size.
Approximately 25 % of the total site will be devoted to new development.
Therefore, 75 % of the trees will be preserved.
In addition, the applicant has provided a survey of all trees 24" in caliper
or larger. There are a total of nine: five 24" post oaks, one 24" oak of
another variety, two 24" Texas ashes and one 28" Texas ash. Site
development will require the removal of 4 oaks. Also, a proposed
driveway between two of the ash trees may affect their ability to survive.
Except on the north, the area to be developed adjoins Light Industrial
zoning, although there is an occupied house on each side of the State Road
frontage, both zoned LI. The single-family residential zoning which
borders on the north consists of a strip of landlocked City-owned property
in the flood plain and the south end of Oak Bend Estates. The city
acquired the flood land through tax foreclosure. The lots on the most
southerly side of Oak Bend Estates extend into the flood plain a distance
of 170 feet to 280 feet. The closest house in Oak Bend is at least 100
yards away from proposed development on the property, and separated by
dense woodland. The house which faces State Road north of this
property, on the other hand, is located only 15 feet north of the property
line. The house which faces State Road south of this property is located
about 70 feet south of the property line.
The planning staff is highly supportive of this use for the property. It
preserves 11 acres of woodland, far more than typical residential
development would preserve. Furthermore, it is sufficiently removed and
concealed from residentially zoned single-family development.
There are a few minor adjustments which staff will recommend. The
proposed driveway location is very close to an existing house on the
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north. Moving it to a point more nearly midway between the two houses
which face State Road would remove truck traffic turning into the
driveway a more suitable distance and would keep two large trees from
potential jeopardy. Also, there is existing overhead wiring on the
property which the planning staff believes is no longer appropriate. Other
items are more perfunctory in nature.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of the prellmlnm'y plat subject
to Engineering Comments and the following conditions:
1) Removal of on-site overhead wiring, provision of underground
electrical service to all on-site facilities and, if service is taken
from overhead lines on the west side of State Road, provision of
underground wiring beneath State Road.
2) Show width of existing State Road right-of-way.
3) Correct spelling errors in signature blocks.
4) Show Fennell property zoned LI.
5) Show Bray Brothers property zoned 2F-9.
6) Show eastern portion of site and Irby Addition zoned SF-12.
The planning staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to the
following conditions:
1) Relocation of the driveway entrance, or other measure, to mitigate
the noise of entering truck traffic disturbing occupants of the 2
nearby residential structures.
2) City Council granting a waiver of paragraph 1, Section 33-1, of
the Zoning Ordinance, applicable to screening.
ALTERNATIVES:
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Recommend approVal of the plat and/or site plan.
Recommend disapproval of the plat and/or site plan.
Recommend modification of the plat and/or site plan.
Recommend approval of the plat, but take the site plan under
advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
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Grading and Utility Plan
Preliminary Plat
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Site Plan
North Elevation
Entry Drive Landscape Plan
Building Site Landscape Plan
Entry Drive Irrigation Plan
Building Site Irrigation Plan
Dumpster Screening Wall Elevations
Entry Sign and Pylon Elevations
Exterior Lighting Specifications
Departmental Comments
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