St Andrews Est-CS100318 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1252-SF-12, St. Andrews Estates
Lot 19R, Block 1
P&Z HEARING DATE: March 18, 2010
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 13, 2010
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION: 617 Inglenook Court
SIZE OF AREA: 0.6 of an acre of property
CURRENT ZONING: SF-12 (Single Family-12)
REQUEST: A zoning change to S-1252-SF-12 (Special Use Permit-1252-Single
Family-12), to allow 100% stucco finish in lieu of 80% masonry for the
proposed residence.
APPLICANT: The Holmes Builders
Terry Holmes
1445 MacArthur Drive
Suite 200
Carrollton, TX. 75007
(972) 242-1770, Ext. 201
Fax: (972) 242-2931
Email: office theholmesbuildier.com
HISTORY: This lot is on land that was, until the early 2000's, a part of the City's
Service Center. The Center moved to South Coppell
Road in 2002, and the vacant building and its surrounding 10 acres
was put out for bid. The Holmes Builders was the successful bidder
and subsequently developed a 23-lot subdivision known as St.
Andrews Estates. This subdivision was approved by Council in
January of 2004, and has slowly developed since that time. In the
last 6-8 months, several lots in this subdivision have been enlarged
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in size by combining two lots into one to accommodate larger homes.
Most recently was the subject property, where two lots were
combined into this 26,000 square foot lot in December of last year.
On February 18th of this year the Planning and Zoning Commission
held a stucco request in this subdivision under advisement until this
meeting. The major discussion point was the incompatibility of
design of the residence more than the use stucco.
TRANSPORTATION: Inglenook is a residential street built within 50 feet of right-of-way.
DeForest Road is an unimproved asphalt road contained within a
variable width right-of-way ranging from 40 to 50 feet. It is planned to
be a 27 foot-wide concrete street with 50 feet of width. Engineering
staff is in the design stage of that project, anticipating beginning of
construction in the fourth quarter of this year.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -single-family residences: SF-12
South —vacant residential lot; SF-12
East - vacant residential lot; SF-12
West -single-family residences: SF-12
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan, as amended, shows the property
as Residential Medium Density.
DISCUSSION: This is the second request to construct a home with 100% stucco
exterior along this street. Staff evaluates stucco requests on a case
by case basis, based upon a number of criteria including: number
already in the neighborhood, architectural style of surrounding
structures, impact of this building type on the community,
neighborhood concerns, etc.
This request is for a two-story 10,476 square-foot home on 0.6 acre
lot which was recently established by replatting two lots into one.
The residence is proposed to be constructed with 100% "pure
cream" colored stucco. There will also be a dark red Spanish style
concrete tile roof, a cast-stone arched entryway with columns and a
combination of round and rectangular windows with brown accents
on the front elevation. This design is generally compatible with the
architectural elements of the homes existing in this neighborhood,
but it is notes that only three homes have stucco exteriors.
Although the scale of this home is significantly larger than those
existing in this neighborhood, it is similar to what is anticipated to be
constructed on the lot abutting to the south that also recently doubled
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in size though replatting. The proposed structure adheres to the
development regulations of the SF-12 district in terms of setbacks,
heights and lot coverage. Therefore, staff is supporting this request
subject to no significant opposition being received from the
neighbors.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of S-1252-SF-12, St. Andrews Estates
Lot 19R, Block 1 for a 100% stucco home, subject to:
1. No significant written opposition being received from the property owners
along Inglenook Court.
2. A notation added to the Elevation Sheet stating that "Stucco shall be
cement plaster, finished by hand troweling over wire lath".
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 with First Floor Plan
2. Elevations with Second Floor Plan
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