Creekview II 1B-CS 990617 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Creek View, Phase II, Lot 1, Block B, Site Plan
P & Z HEARING DATE: June 17, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: July 13, 1999
LOCATION: Southeast comer of Denton Tap Road and Bethel Road.
SIZE OF AREA: I. 147 acres of property; 7,946 square foot office building
CURRENT ZONING: R (Retail)
REQUEST: Site Plan approval.
APPLICANT: Owner: Architect:
Creekview-Denton Tap I, Ltd. Plans By Design
465 Denton Tap Road 17480 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 119
Coppell, TX 75019 Dallas, TX 75287
(972) 462-8668 (972) 380-5705
FAX: (972) 393-3917 FAX: (972) 380-5803
HISTORY: City Council approved the final plat for this property on June 8, 1993.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided improved major
thoroughfare contained within a 100 to 120 fight-of-way. Bethel
Road is a local dead-end road east of Denton Tap Road within an 80
foot right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; Retail
South - Dental office; Retail
East - Single-family; PD104-SF-9
West - vacant; Commercial
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
mixed uses.
DISCUSSION: This property was platted 6 years ago with a shared 24' fire lane and access
easement along the south property line. A number of years ago, when Dr.
Gemoules' property was developed, a portion of the 24'-wide shared access
easement was paved. At that time, the 10' wide landscape buffer
requirement on either side of the shared driveway was not part of city
code. Th property in question is an irregular shaped parcel of land with a
densely treed area on the rear third of the property, as well as an existing
driveway on its property. The observance of a 10'-wide landscape buffer
immediately to the north of the existing driveway would make this
property undevelopable for office, retail and/or commercial purposes.
Therefore, the applicant must seek a variance from the Board of
Adjustment with regards to the 10'-wide perimeter landscaping buffer
requirement. In addition, as this project is a nonresidential use adjacent to
a single-family residential district, the zoning ordinance calls for a
screening wall not less than 6 feet in height separating the use from
adjacent residential. As there is a creek separating this property from the
adjacent homes and the rear third of the property is densely treed, the
applicant is requesting that the screening wall be waived. Staff supports
the request; however, the applicant will have to seek a screening wall
variance also from the Board of Adjustment.
The building elevations indicate an attractive office structure with a
residential style of architecture. The exterior building materials show a
combination brick and stone facade. The submitted brick sample is a
burgundy sand, an earth-toned color brick, the stone sample is a white
stone, and the roof is a lusterless rustic black laminated asphalt shingle.
Staff requests that the color of the exterior building materials should be
specified on the elevation drawings.
The landscape plan needs to be modified. As submitted, the number of
trees shown on the plan do not meet code. The plan shows 11 trees being
planted but the applicant is required to have 19 trees on site. As the tree
survey is still incomplete, it is unclear how many trees will be preserved.
Staff is confident that the applicant will be able to offset the outstanding
tree requirement with the number of trees being preserved on site.
However, the landscape tabulations need to be altered. As Denton Tap
Road is a primary image zone, the perimeter tree ratio for Denton Tap is 1
tree for every 40 feet of frontage. Also, the required non-vehicular open
space landscape requirement is 6,302 sf. The project tabulation on the Site
Plan must match the information presented on the landscape plan. The site
coverage percentage must reflect building and pavement, not building
alone. The site plan shows a different sidewalk configuration by the main
entry to the building on the eastern elevation. There are inconsistencies
regarding the location of the handicap parking along the southern elevation
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of the driveway. The landscape plan should be modified to reflect the
fountain and plant features and the parking configuration on the site plan.
Also, staff requests an elevation of the proposed fountain.
Lastly, the proposed signage is shown to be a 28 square foot monument
sign along Denton Tap Road. The sign is brick with a cap stone cap. Four
cast stone plaques are shown for tenant names. Staff would rather see a
sign identifying the building, not the businesses. Planning and Zoning
Commission will be asked to make a determination on the appropriateness
of the tenant names on the sign.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the Site Plan subject to the following conditions being met:
1) Granting of the landscape and screening variances by the Board of Adjustment.
2) Submit a tree survey for staff review and approval.
3) Indicate color of all exterior building materials on the building elevations.
4) Modify the landscape plan to incorporate the following changes:
a) Reflect the 1 tree per 40 linear feet for the Denton Tap frontage in the
landscape tabulations.
b) The required non-vehicular open space landscape requirement is 6,302 sf.
c) Match site plan configuration of the sidewalk by the main entry to the
building on the eastern elevation, as well as the location of the handicap
parking along the southern elevation of the driveway.
d) Incorporate the fountain and plant features proposed on the site plan and
submit a fountain elevation for staff review and approval.
5) Project tabulations on the Site Plan must match the information presented on the
landscape plan.
6) Monument sign should identify the building only.
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
2) Landscape Plan
3) Floor Plan
3) Building Elevations
4) Departmental Comments
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