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CITY COUNCIL MEETING: : September 12, 1995 �„ri: - �- ITEM # /-Offi
ITEM CAPTION:
Consideration of approval of an ordinance revising the City of Coppell Thoroughfare Plan to designate
Sandy Lake Road a a four -lane divided boulevard (C4D) from Denton Tap Road to future Freeport
Parkway and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
SUBMITTED BY: Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
TITLE: Asst. City Manager /City Engineer INITIALS
STAFF COMMENTS:
See Attached Memo, .
STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approval X Denial
EXPLANATION:
Staff will be available to answer arty questions at the Council meeting.
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CITY MANAGER REVIEW:
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor land City Council
From: Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E. , Asst. City Manager /City Engineer
RE: Consideration of approval of an ordinance revising the City of Coppell
Thoroughfare Plan to designate Sandy Lake Road as a four -lane divided
boulevard (C4D) from. Denton Tap to future Freeport Parkway and authorizing
the MaOr to sign.
Date: August 31, 1995
The City of Coppell recently evaluated the roadway system in conjunction with the technical
report for the Roadway Impact Fee Study. As part of the study, I requested the consultant to
evaluate Sandy Lake Road to determine if it should be a four or six lane roadway. The
consultant evaluated the roadway from two perspectives: 1) Sandy Lake as a four -lane from
MacArthur to the west City Limits and six lanes from MacArthur to the east City Limits; 2)
Sandy Lake as a six-lane from the east City Limits to the west City Limits. Both analysis were
performed for the year 2010. In an analysis of this nature, you try to evaluate the other
roadway systems that will be in place for the year in which you are studying. In this case, the
following improvements were included: the S.H. 121 bypass; the improved section of Beltline
Road; and the 161 connector from Trinity Mills to I.H. 635. These roadways have the effect
of taking traffic off of the heart of Coppell and moving it to the major highways surrounding
Coppell. I also asked the consultant to evaluate Parkway Blvd. as a two -lane undivided collector
as opposed to the current four -lane divided. Council may be aware that because of the parking
on Parkway Blvd. the road basically functions as a two -lane.
Considering all the adf justments to the roadway system, the analysis showed that Sandy Lake
Road between MacArthur Blvd. to future Freeport Parkway could be a four -lane divided
roadway in the future. However, depending on the final interchange design for S.H. 121, there
may need to be a six -lane roadway between S.H. 121 and Freeport. Council may recall that
recently the Thoroughfare Plan was revised to downgrade Sandy Lake Road between Denton Tap
to MacArthur from a six lane to a four lane roadway (C4D).
Based on above information, my recommendation is to revise the Thoroughfare Plan to designate
Sandy Lake Road as a C41) from Denton Tap Road to future Freeport Parkway. If this
recommendation is approved it will negate the need for the City to purchase Lot 1 in the
Oakbend Subdivision.
Staff will be available to answer any questions at the Council meeting.
AN RDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. �16
AN 01DWANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING rHE COPPELL THOROUGHFARE PLAN CODIFIED
AT ARTICL Z, 15 -9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF C PPELL, TEXAS TO CHANGE THE ROADWAY
CLASSMCA TION OF SANDY LAKE ROAD, BETWEEN DENTON
TAP ROAD AND FUTURE FREEPORT PARKWAY, FROM C4D /6
CLASSIFIC ION TO C4D; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Coppell Thoroughfare Plan as heretofore adopted and
codified at Article 15 -? of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and
the same is hereby, amended by changing the roadway classification of Sandy Lake
Road, between Dento# Tap Road and future Freeport Parkway, from C41)/6 to C41).
SECTION 2. That all ordinances and provisions of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Coppell, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the
same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this
ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be void or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said
ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and
after its passage as thel law and charter in such cases provide.
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