CF-Senior Center-CS000817 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: COPPELL SENIOR CENTER SITE PLAN
AMENDMENT
P & Z HEARING DATE: August 17, 2000
C.C. HEARING DATE: September 12, 2000
LOCATION: 616 Coppell Road.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 0.5 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: HO-R (Historic Overlay, Retail)
REQUEST: Site Plan amendmem approval.
APPLICANT: Brad Reid -
Department of Leisure Services
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, Texas 75019
972-304-3561
FAX: 972-304-3547
HISTORY: The main senior center building originally housed the City's fire
station. In 1995 the fire station was constructed on Southwestern
Blvd, and the Senior Center relocated from the Annex Building to the
main building. The annex building was originally the City of Coppell
police station, and later occupied by the Water and Tax Department.
City Hall was once located in a portable building behind the fire
station. The City's original water storage facility still exists on the
property.
On July 6, 2000 the Board of AdjusUnent granted a variance to
Section 21-5 of the Zoning Ordinance allowing for CMU (concrete
block) to be utilized on the additions to the rear of the existing
buildings to match the existing building materials.
TRANSPORTATION: South Coppell Road is shown on the thoroughfare plan as a C2U Collector
(concrete street, 38 feet back to back, within a 60 foot right-of-way),
but currently exists as a two lane asphalt road, within an 60 foot right-
of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Single Family; commercial zoning
South- Retail; retail zoning
East - Single Family; retail zoning
West - Commercial; commercial zoning
(All surrounding properties are located within the Historic Overlay
District)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
uses permitted in the Historic Area.
DISCUSSION: As discussed above, this property has been used for several municipal facilities over
the years. The current request is to allow for the expansion of both the Main
Building and the Annex Building for Senior Center facilities. The main
building addition will consist of 374 square feet, and an additional 385 square
feet are being added to the annex building. This expansion represents
approximately 15% of the total building area. Per interpretation fi.om the
Building Official, this property l/as retained it's non-conforming rights as to
the allowance of asphalt verses concrete pavement, and the allowance for
head-in parking on Coppell Road and the provision landscaping. However,
any additions to a non-conforming use must meet current code requirements.
As indicated on the site plan, there are 26 parking spaces, counting the
stacked parking on Coppell Road as a single row. Per Section 31-6.6 of
the Zoning Ordinance, parking for a Community Center is required as
follows:
"Ten parking spaces plus (1) additional for each 300 square feet of floor area
over 2,000 square feet".
The total square footage of both buildings, after the expansion will be 5,027
square feet, requiring 21 spaces. Therefore, the 26 existing parking spaces
exceeds the minimum required.
The front elevations of the building will remain unchanged, except for the
addition of a green awning on the annex building to match the main building.
As previously noted, the additions to the rear of the building have received
Board of Adjuslment approval to allow the use of CMU as a masomy
material. The elevations submitted illustrate the existing facades and the
proposed additions, however, all effected elevations of both buildings need to
be shown, and labeled in terms of direction of the faq:ade, (i.e. north, south,
east, and west). A specification of the color and materials to be used needs to
be added to the elevation drawings and/or submitted on a color board. The
existing and surrounding zoning designations need to be added to the site
plan, as well as a location map.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff'is recommending approval of the site plan subject to:
1. All effected elevations of both buildings need to be shown, and labeled in
terms of direction of the ~e, (i.e. noah, south, east, and west).
2. A specification of the color and materials to be used needs to be added to
the elevation drawings and/or submitted on a color board.
3. The existing and surrounding zoning designations need to be added to the
site plar~
4. Inclusion of a location map.
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) Memo from Greg Jones, dated July 24, 200
2) Site Plan -'
3) Floor Plan
4) Elevations
Marcie
JUL 2 ,' 2000
I read section 40-5.5 of the zoning ordinance to mean that a confor. ,rT~,use in a non-
conforming building may be enlarged.
The only stipulations are that 1. the building or addition must conform to the current
maximum lot coverage area established and, 2. the new bm'Ming construction must also
meet the current development standards.
Approval of the variance for masonry satisfies the requirements of number 2.
There is no restriction that I can find that requires an existing legal non-conforming site
to meet the any landscaping standards unless in the case where an addition requires
additional pavement to accommodate parking. In that case that paving would need to
meet the landscape criteria as it applies to that construction.
Greg ~