Burger King 2-CS000217 STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1174, Burger King
P & Z HEARING DATE: February 17, 2000
C.C. HEARING DATE: March 14, 2000
LOCATION: Along the west side of N. Denton Tap Road, approximately 135
feet south of the S.H. 121 Bypass.
SIZE OF AREA: 0.92 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: PD-133-HC (Planned Development, Highway Commercial)
REQUEST: PD-HC-S.U.P. (Planned Development, Highway Commercial-
Special Use Permit) for a 3900 square foot fast-food restaurant
APPLICANT: Architect:
Mr. Socrates Lazaridis
11100 Stratford Drive, Suite A-100
Oklahoma City, OK. 73003
(405) 749-4642
Fax: (405) 749-4652
HISTORY: There has been no recent development on this parcel, although the
property directly behind and to the west is building-out as single
family housing.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six lane divided thoroughfare
contained within a 100-120 foot right-of-way
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
p..,~ North- vacant; PD-HC, Highway Commercial
. ~ South - developing single-family; PD-133
~ ~ ~' V East - vacant and Denton Creek Middle School; LI and SF-7
,~-0 West -~levelqping single-family; PD-133
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
regional retail uses.
DISCUSSION: Regional retail uses as called for in the Comprehensive Plan allow for a
variety of uses, including restaurants. The Plan also points out that
Denton Tap Road is a primary image zone, and as such the architectural
design, signage, landscaping, and other physical development forms need
to be carefully thought out. It could be argued that a fast-food restaurant
(as proposed here) might not be the highest and best use for this
important entry into the City. The applicant was aware of our concerns,
and has designed a 3900 square foot restaurant that is more in keeping
with our traditional design criteria than a typical franchise user. Of
additional concern is the fact that the first user on a parcel of this size
will set the tone for all additional development. The proposed use has a
very high content of brick (at least 90%), the landscaping is adequate
(although additional trees adjacent to Denton Tap would be more in line
with design elements of the Comp. Plan), there is no play space (which
has a tendency to exaggerate the scale of these franchises), the screening
fence along the back and side give the residential neighborhood a
physical buffer, and access to the property occurs along Denton Tap
Road. In addition, the monument sign proposed for the site is shown in
two formats, one with the orange and red typical Burger King color.
The second proposal, and the one that conforms more to the CIVIC
report and to staff's wishes, contains a cast stone sign with black outline.
Once the zoning request sign was placed on the property, staff received
several calls regarding the screening wall on the west and south sides of
this parcel. Concerns expressed ranged from increasing the height of the
proposed wall (6 feet) to 8 feet, to constructing the entire screening
wall--not just the portion around the restaurantmto protect the
developing residential neighborhood, and to ensure that the entire wall
was consistent in material, color, and appearance. In addition, the
lighting of this and subsequent properties in this area drew questions.
All these concerns warrant additional discussion at the public hearing.
There is a discrepancy regarding the size of the restaurant, which could
dramatically affect the site plan. Parking is very tight on this lot and if
the building size is 3893 square feet, 39 parking spaces meets code.
However, if the building size is 3967 square feet as shown on the
landscape plan, 40 spaces are required and the development does not
meet code.
Finally, the applicant has provided a Mixed Use Development Concept
to offer ideas concerning how this entire area might develop out. This
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Concept Plan is not being considered with the case before you (in fact,
there are some uses shown that we would not support--the gas station at
the corner, for example). The Concept Plan is just one way future sites
might be developed although, at a minimum, detailed site plans would be
required before any additional building could occur.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of this request subject to the following
conditions:
Monument sign be brick/cast stone with black outline
Brick screening wall at west and south property boundaries
be built prior to building construction
Consider an 8 foot screening wall
Consider screening the entire property (more the land
owners responsibility than this applicant's)
Color board showing all building colors and materials
Plan must meet parking requirements
Show signage on perspective drawing
Specify exact location of monument sign
Indicate square footage of signage on each facade
Separate Site Plan from Engineering package for Council
More specificity regarding lighting (Lighting needs to be
low level "neighborhood friendly")
Non-vehicular open space calculations need to be shown
on landscape plans
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) Building Elevations
2) Monument Sign Design
3) Site Plan (see Plat submittal)
4) Trash Enclosure Elevations
5) Brick Wall Elevation
6) Landscape Plan
7) Irrigation Plan
8) Floor Plan
9) Departmental comments
10) Mixed Use Development concept
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DE VEL OPMENT R E VIE W COMMITTEE
FIRE PREVENTION COMMENTS
ITEM: S-1174, B UR GER KING RESTA UR. ANT AND PRELIMINARY pLA T
DRC D/ITE: January 27, 2000
CONT~CT: TR~4VIS CRUMP, FIRE MARSHAL 972.304.3503
COMMENT STATUS: I rnrrr,.~ r l PRELIMiN. ARY ~r~Ar
1. Minimum inside radius on fire lane is 30 feet. Minimum outside radius is 54 feet.
2. A on-site fire hydrant will be required. Locate fire hydrant between 3 - 6 feet from the
fire lane.
3. No dead end fire lanes in excess of 150' allowed without an approved turnaround.
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
BUILDING INSPEC~ON COMMENTS
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DRC DATE: Jan 27,
CONTACT: C, reg Jo~s, C~'def ~su~n~
CO-MMF-NT STA TUS:
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