Austin Place-CS 951221 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMF~
STAFF REPORT
CASE; AUSTIN PLACE, FINAL PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: December 21, 1995
C. C. HEARING DATE: ~lanuary 9, 1996
LOCATION: Fast side of Moore Road, approximately 250' north of Sandy Lake
Road
SIZE OF AREA: 10.897 acres; 35 single-family lots
CURRENT ZONING: PD-130 SF-7 (Planned Development, Single Family-7)
REQUEST: Approval of a final plat for the development of a residential
subdivision
APPLICANT: Developer: Engineer:
Standard Pacific of Texas Carter and Burgess, Inc.
5525 MacArthur Blvd//580 7950 Elbrook Dr. g'250
Irving TX 75038 Dallas TX 75247
(214) 550-0426 (214) 638-0145
Fax (214) 550-7891 Fax (214) 638-0447
HISTORY: City Council approved a preliminary plat on May 11, 1993, and
the final plat on September 14, 1993. The applicant did not
proceed to file the plat with the County. Therefore, the final plat
approved in 1993 is null and void. The preliminary plat, however,
is still valid.
TRANSPORTATION: The property adjoins Moore Road a short distance north of Sandy
Lake Road. Moore Road is designated as a C2U collector. Sandy
Lake Road is presently a 2-lane substandard asphalt roadway,
which is proposed to be a 4-lane divided roadway contained within
a ll0'-wide right-of-way.
Item # 13
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - Apartments; Multi-Family Zoning
South- Retail strip center and vacant future retail;
Commercial Zoning
East Elementary School and Commercial building;
Commercial Zoning
West Vacant, Day Care Center, Apartments; Commercial
and Multi-Family Zoning
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The 1987 Plan shows mixed-use development (with no
apartments) as the most desirable use for the property.
DISCUSSION: The final plat of this proposed 35 lot residential subdivision agrees
with the approved preliminary plan.
RECOMMENDATION: The following recommendations must be met as conditions for
approval of this final plat:
1. The landscape plan shall be sealed by a licensed landscape
architect or a bonafide nurseryman and the irrigation plans
shall be sealed by a licensed landscape irrigator.
2. Park fees be paid.
3. Moore Road should be built with this development.
4. The drainage issue needs to be addressed and resolved
prior to final approval of this plat.
5. The 20' drainage easement provided between lots 5 and 6
of Block C should also be labeled as an utility easement.
(See Engineering Comments)
6. Provide an off-site storm sewer easement at the northeast
comer of property.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the Final Plat
2) Disapprove the Final Plat
3) Modify the Final Plat
ATrACHMENTS: 1) Final Plat
2) Landscape Plan
3) Departmental Comments
Item # 13
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMI~EE
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: Austin Place, Final Plat, to allow the development of a residential
subdivision, located on the east side of Moore Road, approximately 250
feet north of Sandy Lake Road, at the reo ~o~ or t'n,t,r n~l tt~,,,°o.
CONTACT: Ken Griffin, P.E., Assistant City Manager, L~679) I
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COMMENT STATUS: PRELIMINARY ~FINAL SUBSEO. UENT
TO P&Z
Plat
~ Moore Road should be built with this development.
2. The drainage issue needs to be addressed and resolved prior to final approval of this plat.
3. The 20' drainage easemem provided between lots 5 and 6 of Block C should also be labeled
as a utility easement. This is the location the City has idemified to install a sewer line to
help relieve inadequate sewer lines down stream of this development. This will insure
adequate sewer service for this development.
4. Provide an off-site storm sewer easement at the northeast comer of property