Cambridge Phase 1-CS 950126 DEVELOPMENT, INC.
January 26, 1995
Bob Delsanter ...... '
BRENTWOOD BUILDERS,/."INC.
106 Tennyson Place/
Coppell, Texas 75019
Dear Bob: ....................
As a courtesy to The City of Coppell and for your general
information, the following guidelines must be adhered to /
in regard to the actual place~t ~f rotain~ng walls an~__.
the preservation of trees in ~5e Estates of Cambridge Manor:
DEED RESTRICTION REFERENCE QUOTE FROM DEED RESTRI~T±ONS
Page 8/9 (y) No retaining wall, fence or other
structure of any kind made from
wooden railroad ties or any indiv-
dual wooden railroad ties shall
be permitted on the front yard
or side yard of a lot which are
visible from any street, common
area or other public area.
Page 11 Retaining Walls. Any retaining
Section 2.13 wall visible from any street shall
be brick, stone, or other material
approved by the Declarant.
Page 14 Standards. The Committee shall
Section 3.5 have sole discretion with respect
to taste, design and all standards
specified herein. One objective
of the Committee is to prevent
unusual, radical, curious, odd,
bizarre, peculiar or irregular
structures from being built on
the Property.
In regard to City of Coppell Ordinance 91-500-A29 (revised
May 1993), the attached six (6) pages from that ordinance
are hereby submitted with respect to TREE PRESERVATION in
The Estates of Cambridge Manor.
POST OFFICE BOX 2312 · COPPELL, TEXAS 75019
BRENTWOOD BUILDERS, INC. January 26, 1995
Retaining Walls/Trees Page Two
Please keep in mind that each builder must restore area between
retaining wall and adjacent property in a consistent manner
not to exceed a maximum of a 3 to 1 slope.
If you have any questions and/or concerns regarding any portion
of this letter, please feel free to call me anytime @ 214/
908-1068.
Sincerely,
BO~ ~
~Q/~sident ~
I Atch: 6 Pages of Ordinance 9!-500-A29
cc: G_~eg Jones (Chief Building Inspector)
~k~en Griffin (City Engineer)
Mark Wainscott
O.W. McDonald
(B) All structures shall be treatod with landscaping so as to enhan~ the
~ppearance of the strUctur~ and m screen ~y detractive or u~igh~ly
appearance.
(C) l~,,dsc,,p.,,g shall be provided on each:developed lot in a~o~dance
with the following stand,ds:
In all residential zor~g distric~ (ex~p~ single f~ly districts),
a minimum of :fifteen (15) percent'of the lanflscap~g shffil be
iocated in the required front y~d.
.. 2. In ui~ non.residential ~ng district, a ~mum cf fifteen (15)
~ · ..' .' percent of the tot~ si~e area Shall be devoted to feature
: L't/, ~ *.~'~-/ landscaping with not less ~an :~ (50) percent of
:, ., .. ~..~- / !andseaping being lo,ted ~n ihe required ~on~ yard.
~ ..-' (D) Trees ~hall be planted ia non-vehieul~ open space to meet
..---.... tollowing requ~ements. ~sting ~ees ~at ~e prese~ed: on a
,_~,-~ . developed she may be credited ~o the follo~ng requirement:.
" / Percemage of Site in %ce Ratio per No~-vehi~lar
: NQn-vehic_ular O~e~ Space Open ~ace
~. ~ss than 30 1 tr~e/2S~ sq. fi.
30-49 1 tree/3~ sq. ft.
over 50 1 tree/4000 sq, ft.
· ..$.F. CHOiS 1I: TREE PRESERVATION REQUIREI',~LENTs
34.2-1 PURPO.$.E: '~.e purposes of this section are to establish rules and
regulations governing the protection of trees and vzgetation cover within tl~c
City of Coppe!l, to encourage the protection of healthy trees and vegetation
and to provide for the replacement and replanting of trees that are neceSSarily
., removed during construction, development or redevelopment.
The provistm:s of this section allow trees located within necessary public
rights-of-way und easements to be removed prior to issuance of a building
permit. Upon issuance of a building permit, trees within the buildable area
of a property n:ay also be removed..~1 other tree :'emoval requires a tree
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34-2-2 ..DEFICIT ,2~,: 'l'h¢ following definitions shall ..ply to this chapter:
(A) Buildub]e A.~..: That portion of a b~filding site exclusive of the
required yard areas on which a structure or building improvements
may be erected, and includlng the actual Structure, driveway, parking
lot, pool and other construction as shov,:a:, o,~ the site plan.
(B) D. rJp~: A venicat line run through ::the outermost portion of tile
crown o£ a u'ee and extending to the ground.
(C) _Hi.~totic _T_'r~: A tree which has been found by the City to be of
~:otable h~storic intere,~t because of its age, type, size or historic
~,~ociatiun and has been so designated as part of the official records
of the City.
(D) ?~.so.~;t: Any corporation, partnership, .association or other artificial
en'.ity; or any ~ndividual; or any agent or employee of the foregoing,
(E) .$_p_ecim~n Tree: A ~r~e which h~ been found by the City to be of high
va!u~ b~cau~e of its type, ~lzc~ or other professional criteria, and which
l:as been so designated as part of the officio! :,cords of the City.
(F) '~2k.¢_¢: Any self:~upporting woody perennial plant which ha~ a trunk
caliper of three (3) inches or more when:measured at a point of twelve
(~2) inches above ground level and which n0nnally attains an overall
height 0£ at lea,st twent), (20) feet at maturity, usually with one (1)
m~in stem or' trm~k and many branches. It may appear to have several
stems or trunks as in several varieties of oa.k.
(G) Yi~rtl ,.a,r<~.: The front, side and r~ar y~rd areas as required under the
comprehensive zoMng code and the zoning district requirements
applicable thereto.
34-2-3 .A~'PL[CABII ~[TY: The terrn~ and provisions of this section shall apply to
real pro?erty as ~ol..ows.
(A) All :eal ?roper,~7 upon which any deslgn~ted ~,pec~men or historic tree
(B) Ail vacant and undeveloped property.
(C) All propert3, tO be redev¢loped, including additions and alterations.
(D) The yard ~re~ of all developed propert'- excluding develope~l and
ow. -"~-cupied~ingle-family residential p.~perty'.
,, (E) AI: eascmems and rights-of-way except those included in a plat
:,.. approved by City Cooncll shall meet the terms and pro,,qsiom of this
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34-2-4 TRFE ?RI~SERVATJON PERMLT REOUI~F.O'): No person, directly or
indlreetly, shall cut down, destroy, remov~ or move, or ~ff¢ctiv¢ly d~s~roy
~ :brough d~m:agbag, auy u'¢¢~ specimen tree or historic tree skuat~d on
property d~scr~b~d abov~ without fi~t obt~ng a tree pernfi~ u~ss
~ conditions of S~cfion 34-2.7(A) and 34.2-7(B) apply.
t 34.2-5 ~PP[.I~3T[ON: P~S for remov~.0r repla~mem of ~rees ~vered herein
shaIt be ob!ained by making appli~tion on a form pt~scribed by
the Building Official. ~e application shall be ac~mpa~ed by a prelimina~
p, at showing the exit locatio~ size (tm~ c~ipcr ~d height)co--on name
[ of all trees to be removed. ~e application sh~ aho be a~ompa~ed by a
, wrlt~en document h~dic~ting ~he r,~o,~ for removal or replacement of ~r~
~d ~'o (2) copies of a legible site p~ draw~ to the l~gest practicable scale
indicating the following:
(A) ~cation of all e~sting or proposed stm~ures, improvements ~d site
uses, properly dem~l~tioncd m~d r~f~renc~d to prope~ lines, setback
and yard r~quirements and special relatiomhips.
(B) E~stin5 and proposad site el~attom, ~ades and major contoum
(C) ~c~lion of cxiaing proposed utili~ ememen~.
(D) Th~ location of tre~S oil the slt~ to b~ romoved, or replaced.
(E) Tree information required above shall be su~~ed in legend form
on the plan and shall include the remon for the proposed removal, or
replacement.
(F) Application involving d~velop~d properii~ may b~
showing only that portion of the silo directly involved, adja~m
strucmre~, and landscaping or natur~ ~owth incidcnt~ thereto.
(G) Aec.iai pkotographs, at m~ appropriate scal~, may be substituted, at the
o~scre:,on of ~he Building Official for. a site pl~ if adequate site
34.2.6 ~g~_I_ICA.TION..__R~VtEW: Upon receipt of a proper application, the .!.'i:..
Planning and Zoning Comw, i~sion shall review the application for new
subdivi~iov& the Director of Planning shall renew appacatiom for platted
1o~; said review may include a field ins~ction of thc site, and the application ~':
m~y b= referred m such D~p~tm~nm ~ d~emed appropriate for xcvicw and
r~commendattons. If tb~ application is made in ~njunction with a $itc Plmt
gub~tted for approval, ~e application will be ~idcre~ ~ p~t of the site
plan, and no permit shall be issued without site plan approval. Following th~ "~'~
review and inspection, thc per~t applicatio~ ~ll be approved, disapproved,
or approved wi:h conditlor~ by the Plm~ng ~d Zo~ng Co~ion or
Building Official as approp~ate, in accordanc~ ~th the provisiom of this
chapter.
34-2-7 ~EE REMOXAL:
(A) No tr~e or trees sh~l bo rem~ed prio~ to issuanc, of ~ building
permit unless one of the following ~nditlo~ e~st:
1. The tree is located tn a utility or d~nage e~ement or public
street right-of-way ~ re.tried on a plat approved by th, OB'
Council. In the event that c~rtain ~s oumlde tho abov~ ~e~
or trees b~ed p~ti~ly ou~ide the e~ement are requested to
be removed m allow tho operation of equipment, the applicant
shall submk a Flat ~d Site ~ wNch indicates the exact
operation area needed. The Building Offici~ may approve
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selected removal under this ~nditlon,
2. The tree is dis0ased, injured, in flaker of f~ltng, Interferes ~h "
utility service, creates umafe vision clear~, or ~nflic~ with
other ordinance, or re~lation~. · . :.,
3, Exce?~ for the above, under no cir~malances shall there be ~ ":
clear cutting of trees on a proper~ prior to the i~suan~ of a ~"-: '
N~ilding permit. ., :
(B) Upon issuance of a buildi~ per,t, developer shall be nllowed to .
removetreesiocatedonthebu!Idable~eaoft~prope~..~s
lucuted in r~quired y~d are~, buffer~ ~nd open spa~ are~ shall be
maintained. The build~ble ~ea sh~l lnelude suffiei,nt adjgent ~ea
provisions of fifi~ Section o~gy in rela~on to tho~c ~r~ pl~ted and growing
on thc pr~mises of snid liccl~ce, which ~ so ~pl~d ~d growing for thc
sMc or k~t~ndcd s~rlc to ~c general public in th~ ordinal' cour~ of said
licensee's bus,ness.
Utility O~mpznies tr~nchisc~ by thc Ci~ may remove tr~s which endanger
public safety and wcltare by imcff~ring with utiii~ sc~cc, except that where
such trc~s arc on own~r-oc~picd properties d~vclop~d for onc-t~mily ~s~,
disposal of such uc~s ~hall b~ at the op~on of the property owner.
34-2-11 EXE~M~I?ION: This ordinanc~ shall not apply to any development wl~ieh has
received final .:)iai ~pprov~l prior to the effective date. of ibis Ordinance. :