Dee's Deck-CS 960321 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTME~
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO: S-1104. DEE'S DECK & FENCE.. INC,
P & Z RARING DATE: March 21, 1996
C.C. HF~ARING DATE: April 9, 1996
LOCATION: East side of Coppell Road, north of the intersection of Coppell and
Bethel Roads
SIZE OF AREA: Total site area: 3.5 acres
Area of proposed S.U.P.: 0.65 acres
CURRENT ZONING: C (Commercial)
REQUEST: C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permit)
APPLICANT: Owner: Representative:
Dee's Deck & Fence, Inc. William E. Cothrum
552 Coppell Road Masterplan Inc.
Coppell, TX 75019 500 S. Ervay #121-A
214-462-7930 Dallas TX 75201
214-764-9197
Fax 214-748-7114
HISTORY: When the zoning ordinance was adopted in 1983, the *C~ Commercial
District was placed on several properties fronting Coppell Road in the first
block north of Bethel Road. Like the several other tracts, this property
includes a residential structure.
TRANSPORTATION: Coppell Road is shown as a C2U, but is currently a two lane
asphalt road contained within a 60'-wide right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - Conforming residential structures, "C" Commercial zoning
Hunterwood Addition residential subdivision, "PD-SF-7" Planned
Development Single-Family zoning
South - Coppell Road Business Park, "C" Commercial zoning
East- Hunterwood Addition residential subdivision, "PD-SF-7" Planned
Development Single-Family zoning
West - Vacant, "LI" Light Industrial zoning
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The 1987 Comprehensive Plan shows single-family. The
proposed 1996 Comprehensive Plan shows the property
within a historic district.
DISCUSSION: The "C" Commercial District permits the continuation of a residential use
within an existing residential structure, but not the construction of a new
residential structure. It permits the construction of a new commercial
structure to house a business office. However, it allows the conversion
of an existing residential structure to commercial use by special use permit
only. The district also allows open storage by special use permit only.
The use proposed for the existing residential structure at 522 South
Coppell Road is that of a deck and fence contractor's office. The
proposed use of the surrounding .65 acres is that of open storage.
The site plan submitted with the application shows 3 parking spaces with
concrete pavement appropriately landscaped to serve the 898-square-foot
building. The open storage is confined to less a half acre located directly
behind the proposed office use of the existing residential structure. It is
partially screened by an 8'-high wooden fence. The screening does not
meet the requirements of the zoning ordinance and, therefore, requires
City Council action to modify the requirements of Section 33-1, 8.
RECOMMI=-NDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the Special Use Permit subject to
engineering recommendations and the following additional stipulations:
1) Restriction of materials delivery by tractor trailer truck to a route
south of the facility and west of Grapevine Springs Park.
2) Removal of asphalt in the front yard and in the road right-of-way,
except for the roadway pavement itself.
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3) Provision of access across the area of the Special Use Permit
approved by the Fire Marshal for any structure requiring fire
protection located on the remainder of the property.
4) Limitation of sawing and heavy equipment operations to the hours
of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
5) No cutting of trees 3" in caliper or larger within 20' of the rear
property lines of the lots facing Anderson Drive, nor within 30' of
any other property line, with the exception of the cottonwood tree
in the front yard.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the Special Use Permit
2) Recommend disapprove of the Special Use Permit
3) Recommend modification of the Special Use Permit
ATTACHE~-NTS: 1) Site Plan
2) Front Elevation
3) Sign Detail
4) Departmental Comments
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II
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: S-1104, Dee's Deck & Fence Inc., zoning clumge from "C"
(Commercial) to "C-S. U.P. " (Commercial, Special Use Permit) to
tallow the operation of a business within a residential gtncatm on
commercial property, located on the east side of Coppdl Road, north
of the intersection of Coppell and Bethel School Roads, at the
request of Dee's Deck and Fence, Inc.
DRC DATE: February 29, 1996 and March 7, 1996
CONTACT: Ken Grimm, P.E., Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
004-3679)
COMMENT STATUS: PP. EL.~MINARY ,/'FINAL Peg4q-E/~D
1. The radius of the driveway cannot cross the property line.
2. If the existing water meter box falls within the limits of the proposed driveway, it
should be replaced with a traffic rated box.
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525 ANDERSON AVENUE
COPPELL, TX 75019-3927
(214) 462-1913
March 1, 1996
John and Deann Wishaw
552 Coppell Road
Coppell, Texas 75019
Re: Dee's Deck & Fence, Inc.
Dear John and Deann:
Thank you for your letter of February 10, 1996, regarding your plans for the property you
purchased in December 1995 and on which you are planning to operate your business, Dee's
Deck & Fence, Inc. As you indicated, this property is adjacent to our lot, We appreciate your
contacting us with regard to the trees, which are on your property but which back up to and
overhang our yard.
As we discussed earlier this week on the telephone, the City of Coppell has asked you to
build a six-foot brick fence around the property you have purchased, which would necessitate
the destruction of the trees. We do not want the trees behind our house destroyed. They not
only provide shade to our home in the summer months, but also keep the water which stands on
your property after rainfall from flooding our yard. In addition, we greatly enjoy watching and
feeding the variety of birds who live in those trees, including a family of bluejays and a family
of cardinals who have been there for the past three years, as well as an owl who has spent the
last year with us.
John, you told me that, unless the City forces you to build the fence, you have no intention
of cutting down the trees. We will expect you to stand by those words. By copy of this letter,
I am asking the City of Coppell to note our desire to save the trees and not require Dee's to
build the fence.
You and I also discussed the difficulties you had with some of your neighbors regarding
the use of heavy machinery to clear your property last weekend. Because the weather was nice
last weekend, I imagine many people had their windows open. I know we did. Frankly, the
noise was irritating. One of the reasons we chose to move from Dallas to Coppell was the quiet
we found here. I can well remember standing in the backyard of our house before we made an
offer to buy it and commenting on how still and serene it was. That serenity is one thing we
will fight very hard to keep. I am sure you can appreciate our position on that issue.
John and Deann Wishaw
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March 1, 1996
You told me in our conversation that you were only making improvements to the land by
clearing brash and cleaning up trash. We feel certain that no one had a problem with your
efforts to improve the lot, only with the time you chose to do it. You also told me you
intended to work "seven days a week" at your new business. While I can appreciate your
initiative and energy, we do not work seven days a week; and on the weekends we want to enjoy
the peacefulness of our home. Thus, we would like some assurances from you, John, that you
will not operate heavy machinery on the weekends, like you did last weekend.
I do not really know how much fence and deck work relies on heavy machinery, but it is
our hope that you can conveniently confine whatever machinery you do need to accomplish your
work to operating on the weekdays only. Again, we wish to make the City of Coppell aware
of our desires in this regard.
It is our hope that your business does well in its new home. We are sure that if we all
work together we can reach agreements which are mutually beneficial to everyone in the
neighborhood. Please feel free to give us a call if you have any questions or if we can be of any
assistance.
Finally, we would ask that the City please inform us of any hearing, community meeting,
study, investigation, etc., it may be conducting which concerns the property behind our lot so
that we may participate.
Thank you for your attention.
Yours very truly,
Dwigt(~.. Hardin
Debbie Hardin
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cc: City of Coppell City Council
City of Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission