Denton Tap L2R BA-CS 970918CASE:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
DENTON TAP DEVELOPMENT, FINAL PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: September 18, 1997 (P&Z granted Final Plat authority by Council
on August 12, 1997)
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
Along the west side of Denton Tap Road, approximately 700 feet.
north of Sandy Lake Road.
4.490 acres, for development of a 50,000-square-foot building
CURRENT ZONING:
C (Commercial)
REQUEST:
Final Plat approval.
APPLICANT:
Applicant:
Leon Marshall, Maroon Construction Inc.
4407 North Beltwood Parkway
Dallas TX 75244
972-387-1704
Fax 972-931-9538
Engineer:
Dowdey Anderson and Assoc.
5225 Village Creek Dr, Ste 200
Piano TX 75093
972-931-0694
Fax 972-931-9538
HISTORY:
There is no prior platting history on the proposed site. However, the
nearby Taco Bell site was subdivided from the total property in 1995.
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is an improved six-lane divided thoroughfare
(P6D) contained within a 100'-wide right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -
South -
East
West
vacant; "C" Commercial
shopping center; "C" Commercial and "C-SUP" Commercial,
Special Use Permit
vacant and Taco Bell; "C" Commercial and "C-SUP" Commercial,
Special Use Permit
single-family residential development; "SF-12" Single Family-12
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
neighborhood retail.
DISCUSSION:
This is a final plat for Lot 1, the tract of property for the proposed 50,000
square foot gymnasium, the common area (landscaped island labeled Lot~
1X) and the North Texas Court right-of-way. The configuration of the
North Texas Court has been altered at the intersection at Denton Tap
Road from the preliminary plat in order to maintain its current access
point on Denton Tap. Currently, Taco Bell has an off-site access
driveway/firelane easement which will be abandoned with this plat.
The applicant has completed a tree preservation plan and it showed that
there is a 12" caliper pecan tree on the property which is worth
preserving. The tree is located in a planter island adjacent to the northern
property line. However, the 9' x 17' planter island is not large enough
to accommodate a tree of such size. Staff is of the opinion that every
effort should be made to preserve the tree, and it could be accomplished
by enlarging the size of the planting island.
On September 11, 1997 the Board of Adjustment unanimously granted the
applicant's request for a special exception to reduce the required number
of parking spaces from the required 333 to 116. The applicant explained
the majority of the patrons of this facility would be picked up and
dropped-off. On occasion, for special events such as tournaments, the
demand for parking would be greater and there may be some overflow
parking into the Connell/Skaggs property to the south.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Planning staff recommends approval of the final plat subject to the
following conditions:
1) Enlarge the size of the planter island to accommodate the 12"
caliper pecan tree.
2) Construction of a concrete sidewalk along the north side of ~e
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Taco Bell property line, a temporary sidewalk along the north
property line of Lot 4 (designation on preliminary plat), and a
concrete sidewalk connecting the Lot 4 temporary sidewalk to the
building site on Lot 5 (designated Lot ! on final plat).
Construction of sidewalks on Lots 1, 2, 3 (designation on
preliminary plat),, as well as the permanent sidewalks on Lot 4
shall occur as those individual lots are developed.
3) Compliance with Engineering comments.
ALTERNATIVES:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Recommend approval of the plat.
Recommend disapproval of the plat.
Recommend modification of the plat.
Recommend approval of the plat.
ATTACHMENTS: 1)
2)
Final plat
Departmental Comments
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
Denton Tap Development, !~mal Plat, to allow the development of
one of 5 proposed commercial lots and to extend North Texas Court
right-of-way to property located along the west side of Denton Tap
Road, approximately 700 feet north of Sandy ~ke Road, at the
request of Dowdey, Anderson and Associates, Inc.
DRC DATE: August 28, 1997 and September 4, 1997
CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer 004-3679)
COMMENT STATUS:
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The alignment of the intersection of North Texas Court with Denton Tap Road needs to
be reviewed and approved to ensure compliance with the City's Subdivision Ordinance
and Design Criteria.