DFW Trade B5-CS 980917 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: D/FW TRADE CENTER, LOT 2, BLOCK 5,
FINAL PLAT EXTENSION
P & Z HEARING DATE: September 17, 1998 (P&Z Commission granted Final Plat
authority by City Council on July 11, 1995)
LOCATION: East of Freeport Parkway, along the south side of Patriot Drive in
the DF/W Trade Center Industrial Park.
SIZE OF AREA: 21.61 acres
CURRENT ZONING: PD (Planned Development)
REQUEST: Final Plat extension approval.
APPLICANT: Owner: Engineer:
Industrial Developments International Goodwin & Marshall Inc.
5420 LBJ Freeway, Ste 1275 6001 Bridge St, Ste 100
Dallas TX 75240 Ft Worth TX 76112
972-991-9939 817-429-4373
Fax 972-991-9414 Fax 817-446-3116
HISTORY: City Council approved a preliminary plat for the entirety of DFW
Trade Center on July 11, 1995, granting approval authority for the
final plat to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The
Commission approved the final plat and site plan for Lot 2, Block
5, on December 18, 1997. Council approved the site plan on
January 13, 1998. The applicant had until June 18, 1998 to file
the final plat for record with Dallas County.
TRANSPORTATION: Patriot Drive is a 41'-wide undivided street within a 60'-wide
right-of-way, which intersects with Freeport Parkway, a 4-lane
divided thoroughfare within an 80'-wide right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
Northwest - Office/Warehouse (Buildings D & E); PD
Southeast- Vacant; PD
Northeast - City of Grapevine park land; A
Southwest - Vacant; PD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION: As a result of unanticipated delays coordinating fire protection issues and
associated easements between the Cities of Coppell and Grapevine, the
applicant was unable to file the plat within the original six month period.
The applicant is requesting an additional six month extension to file the'
plat with Dallas County.
Staff would like to remind the applicant that the Site Plan was approved by
Coppell City Council on January 14, 1998, with a condition of approval
that any expansion to the truck court or building will have to comply with
the Landscaping Ordinance. According to staff calculations any addition
of 48,000 square feet of vehicular pavement in front of the building would
violate that requirement. Therefore, the size of any future truck court or
parking area, including the fire lane must be limited to no more than
approximately 65,000 square feet. We point this out because the
applicant's drawings show a proposed future track court of over 90,000
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of the request for extension of the final plat, until
December 14, 1998 subject to a limitation on the size of any future track court or parking area,
including the fire lane, of no more than approximately 65,000 square feet.
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) Request for extension letter
2) January 14, 1998 approval letter from the City of Coppell
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August 31, 1998
The City of Copper Planning & Zoning Commission
c/o City of Coppell Planning Department
P.O. Box 478
CoppeR, TX 75019
Attn: Isabelle Moro
Re: Request for extension of Plat Approval for Lot 2, Block $, D/FW Trade Center, Cities
of Coppell And Grapevine
Dear Ms. Moro:
I am writing to you on behalf of Industrial Developments International, Inc. to request a six month
extension of Plat Approval for Lot 2, Block 5, D/FW Trade Center (Building "F', D/FW Trade
Center).
We were unable to file the plat within the original six month period as a result of unanticipated
delays coordinating the fire protection issues and associated easements between the Cities of Copper
Grapevine. These issues have been resolved and we are ready to file the Final Plat.
Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Goodwin & Marshall
D. Matthew Goodwin, P.E.
· OC)I BRIDGE STREET. ,~UITE t00 / FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76112 / 817.429-4373 (METRO)
Coppell. Texas 75019
The City With A Beautiful Future 972-462.0022
Industrial Developments International
5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1275
Dallas, TX 75240
RE: D/FW Trade Center. Lot 2. Block 5. Site plan
Dear Madam/Sir:
This letter is to inform you that the D/FW Trade Center, Lot 2, Block 5, Site Plan, to allow the development of
a 493,697 square foot warehouse/distribution facility on 22.513 acres of-property located east of Freeport
Parkway, along the south side of Patriot Drive in the D/FW Trade Center Industrial Park, was approved by the
Coppell City Council on Tuesday, January 14, 1998, subject to the following conditions:
I) Indicate on the Site Plan and Landscape Plan that a variance was approved by City Council to
allow a 3 foot high berm with living screen on top instm.__d of a 6 foot high masom'y wall.
2) When expansion of the track court or building is deemed necessary, the applicant shall comply
with the Landscaping Ordinance.
As a matter of information, an addition of the fire lane parallel to Patriot Drive for thc purpose of providing
adequate fire protection coverage to the from of the building, removed approximately 17,000 square feet of
landscaping from the total of 224,558 square feet shown on Sheet L1 of your submi~ion documents. At &e
same time, it increased the amount of interior vehicular landscaping required by 1,700 square feet, thereby
reducing the amount of non-vehicular landscaping as shown on Sheet L1 from 145,536 to approximately
126,836 square feet. According to Staff calculations, the minimum amount of non-vehicular landscaping which
must be provided is approximately 74,042 square feet. In developing the future truck court or parking lot in
front of the building, any addition of more than approximately 48,000 square feet of vehicular pavement would
violate that requirement. Therefore, the size of any future truck court or parking area, including the fire lane,
must be limited to no more than approximately 65,000 square feet. We point thin out to you because your
drawings show a proposed future truck court of over 90,000 square feet.
If you have any questions, please contact us at (972) 304-3675.
Isabelle Moro, AICP, P&Z Coordinator
Building Inspection