Country Estates-CS 920319 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
COUNTRY ESTATES - PRELIMINARY PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: March 19, 1992
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 14 1992
LOCATION: The southwest corner of Bethel School Road and Harris
Street.
SIZE OF AREA: 13.95 Acres
REQUEST: Approval of a preliminary plat.
APPLICANT: Mr. Horace Ardinger Nathan Maier Engineers
(Owner) (Engineer)
9040 Governor's Row 8800 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75247-0234 Suite #300
Dallas, TX 75231
HISTORY: Country Estates was approved as a preliminary plat by the
City Council in 1989, as well as a zoning change from (C)
Commercial to (SF-12) Single-Family-12. The plat was
approved with the condition that the roadway concerns for
Bethel School Road be resolved prior to final plat
application. Technically, the preliminary plat submitted
in 1989 has expired, therefore, the applicant is
resubmitting this preliminary plat with minor amendments,
such as:
1) Add Lots 1-3, Block A to the variance request for
front entry garages, in an effort to save large
caliper trees in the rear yard.
2) The depths of Lots 15 and 16 (Block B) have been
reduced in order to provide a street transition at the
intersection of Bethel School Road and Harris Street.
TRANSPORTATION:
Shorewood Drive intersects with both Bethel School Road and
Harris Road.
ITEM 10
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - single-family use; PD-SF-9 zoning
South - vacant; commercial zoning
East - vacant; commercial zoning
West - PD-SF-7 and PD-SF-9
ANALYSIS: Although a preliminary plat was approved by the Planning
and Zoning Commission and the City Council in 1989,
technically, since a final plat was not submitted within
the allowable time frame (9 months) a resubmittal was
required.
The plat as submitted, conforms to City codes and
ordinances, however, staff is concerned with the angle of
the intersection at Bethel School Road and Harris Street,
and recommends that "No Parking" signs be placed along
Harris Street, from Brooks Street north to Bethel School
Road.
The applicant's engineer has submitted a request to leave
the area between lots 3 and 4 of Block A, in its natural
condition. The Engineering Department recommends that the
stream be placed in a storm sewer line along the entire
length of the property.
In summary, staff has no objections to the approval of the
preliminary plat, but strongly objects to leaving the
stream in its natural condition, between Lots 3 and 4,
Block A.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the preliminary plat along with deviations, as
submitted
2) Approve the preliminary plat with amendments
3) Deny the preliminary plat
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Preliminary Plat
CNTRYEST.STF
CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC.
March 10, 1992
Ms. Tatyon Bowman
City of Coppell
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75O19
RE: Country Estates - Preliminary Plat
NDM Job No. 89-04-060
Dear Taryon,
We have received staff's comments on the above referenced plat and are in agreement on all issues except one.
Country Estates is crossed by a stream denoted as 'Stream 2A" in the Ciw-Wide Storm Water Management
Study. This stream is lined by mature hardwood trees along its entire len~h. Although it is impractical to
leave the entire stream in its natural condition, we propose to leave that reach east of Shorewood Drive
natural. This would allow us to preserve a good deal of this stre~m.q esthetic beauty.
The staff has recommended that thc stream be placed in a storm sewer line the entire length of the property.
This would require the removal of the trees and the filling Of the stream.
Wc respectfully request an appeal of thJs issue before the PlsnnJnS and Zoning Commission and City CoIlllCtI-
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
NATHAN D. MAIER
MD/dram
Three NorthPark/8800 N. Central Expwy./Suite 300/Dallas, Texam 75231/(214) 739-4741