Gunner Sub-CS 970821CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: GUNNER SUBDIVISION, LOTS 1-2, BLOCK A,
PRELIMINARY PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: August 21, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: September 9, 1997
LOCATION:
South side of East Belt Line Road, approx. 2,100 feet east of
South MacArthur Boulevard.
SIZE OF AREA:
37.77 acres, 600 residential units proposed
CURRENT ZONING:
PD-MF (Planned Development, Multi-Family)
REQUEST:
Construction of a 600-unit apartment complex to be built in two
phases.
APPLICANT:
WHRB Real Estate L.P.
4801 Woodway, Ste 102W
Houston TX 77056
713-624-7909
Fax 713-624-7902
Engineer:
Carlson-Salcedo-McWilliams
1201 Main St, Ste 1530
Dallas TX 75202
214-741-4640
Fax 214-741-4610
HISTORY:
There is no previous platting history on this property.
TRANSPORTATION:
East Belt Line Road is a PD6 6-lane divided major arterial
thoroughfare built within a 120'-wide right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -
South -
East -
West -
Railroad, vacant; A and MF-2
Grapevine Creek, single-family residential development; City of
Irving
vacant floodplain; LI
Garden center, self-storage warehouse; LI
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
At the City's request, the applicant is agreeable to providing a hike and
bike trail on the property, but prefers that City staff locate it. This can
be accomplished between preliminary and final platting.
The applicant does not agree with placing existing overhead wiring along
Belt Line Road underground. However, the C.I.V.I.C. report of
February, 1997, proposes that the City fred a way to eliminate overhead
utilities on its main thoroughfares. The report further recommends that,
in its review of plats fronting on thoroughfares classified as Primary
Image Zone, the City should require that existing overhead power along
the street be relocated to the rear, or placed underground. In this case the
better of those two alternatives is to leave the power in the front, but to
place it underground. If the recommendations of the C.I.V.I.C. report are
to be implemented, the City must require developers to retrofit existing
overhead electric facilities with service that is out of sight.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Planning staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plat subject to
Engineering Comments and the following conditions:
1. Provision of a hike and bike trail.
Placement of overhead wiring along the Belt Line Road frontage
underground.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENT: Preliminary Plat
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Gunner Subdivision, Lots 1-2~ Block A, Prelimim~ Plat, to permit
construction of a 600 ~ apanau~ deve~pmoa to be
in two phases on s,oam~ tracts of land totaling $7.77 acres of
property, located on the so~tk side o.f Be!_~;_ e Roa~ appro~
2,100 feet of MacAttlmr Botdemrd, at the request of
Salcedo-Mcl~Hiams, Inc.
DRC DATE: July $1, ]~7 and August 7, 1997
CONTACT: Mil~ Man~ P.E., Assiamu City Engi~ (304-3679)
COMMENT STATUS:
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,/'FINAL
Preliminary_ Plat
1. Provide the franchise utility signature block.
2. Impact Fees are required.
3. Label the 100 year floodplain. No development will be allowed in the floodplain unless a
flood study is submitted and approved.
4. Show all 20' utility easements on the north side of the development.
5. Remove the contour lines from the plat.
Informational Comments
1. Permission must be provided from the Trinity River Authority (TRA) to connect to their
sanitary sewer line.
2. All bores shall be dry bores.
3. Fire hydrant locations must be approved by the Fire Marshall.
4. A letter of permission must be received to discharge into the levee district on the south side
of the property.
5. The proposed 12" sanitary sewer line adjacent to Belt Line Rd. needs to be in the right-of-
way or in an easement.
6. Provide conduit and traffic pull boxes at driveway for possible future traffic signal.
7. Provide a drainage area map for the development.
Site Plan
1. Show the correct sight visibility triangles at entrance driveway.
2. There needs to be discussion about participation in the cost of the proposed traffic light at
Fairway Drive.
3. The location of the most easterly driveway appears to be in conflict with existing curb inlet.
As per the Belt Line Rd. Construction Plan the existing curb inlet is a Iow point curb inlet.
Therefore the driveway must be relocated west of the inlet.
4. The site plan shows a portion of the east parking lot to be in the 100 year floodplain. No
development will be allowed in the floodplain unless a flood study is submitted and
approved.