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GROMATZKY DUPREE and ASSOCIATES
MEETING MINUT
Gulf Bearing
August 26, 1994
GDA Project No. 94049
Location:
City of Coppell, Building Department
Attending:
Ross Ramsey, Gulf Bearing
Gary Sieb, Director of Planning and Community Services
Troy Glidewell, Fire Marshal
John Linstrom, Deputy Fire Chief
Ken Griffin, Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
Greg Jones, Chief Building Official
Charles Gromatzky, GDA
Kathy Rabuse, GDA
Items discussed were as follows:
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Ross Ramsey introduced Gulf Bearing, a wholesale distributor of ball
and roller bearings with hours of operation from 7am to 7pm. Gulf
Bearing has under contract an 11 acre parcel at the northwest corner
of Bethel Road and Royal Lane in Coppell. The plan to build a new
180,000 SF facility on this parcel which will consolidate their facilities
from Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Grapevine. The purpose of this
meeting is to make the City aware of the plan, to verify City officials
would welcome this business use, to seek comments relative to a
preliminary site plan and to investigate the City's review process. Also
at issue for Gulf Bearing is the cost of roadway assessment fees along
Bethel Road.
Relative to the roadway assessment, Ken Griffin indicated it will be
another 4-6 weeks to solidify their new assessment plan and it is on
the schedule for an approval vote on November 8th. He promised to
get back to Gulf Bearing on the content of the proposed assessment
plan as quickly as he could.
Gromatzky Dupree and Associates presented the preliminary site
plan, SPol, dated 8/25/94. Comments on the proposed building, by
person, were as follows:
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Ken Griffin (City Engineer)
a. Bethel Road when improved will have a median; no
median cut will be allowed at the truck court drive
approach along Bethel Road.
b. The median cuts shown along Royal are acceptable,
however, both at Bethel and Royal, the City would ask the
median cuts be centered on the west property line to allow
the adjacent property access to the median break, should
they require it. The City has no system established to
require the adjacent property owner to share the cost of
these median breaks should they wish to share access.
c. It would be acceptable to have our civil engineers,
Brocketteo Davis · Drake, prepare the engineering drawings
for median cuts along Royal.
d. The drainage of storm water which flows onto the Gulf
Bearing parcel from the adjacent property will have to be
addressed by the private storm sewer system on our site.
e. The R.O.W. distance for the Bethel Road improvements is
55' from the current centerline of Bethel Road; the 20'
depth of the R.O.W. dedication should be confirmed.
f. All utilities come to the site. The sewer flows north. Right
now, there is a surcharge from the postal facility on the
sewer line which needs to be corrected before anyone else
ties in to the sewer line. The modifications proposed are
slated for approval in November. There is a 16" water line
along Bethel Road, a 12" water line along Royal, and 4 fire
hydrants along Royal.
§. There will be water/sewer impact fees (in the "single digit
thousands"), and separate meters for fire line, landscape
irrigation, and domestic water.
John Linstrom and Troy Glidewell (Fire Dept.)
a. ESFR (Early Suppression Fast Response) automatic fire
sprinkler systems have been approved in Coppell on other
facilities. At MJ Designs, they added two pumps, no water
tanks were required, fire department connections were
required inside the building at a spacing not to exceed
400', and mechanical ventilation was required. Draft
curtains and smoke vents will be waived for ESFR with
mechanical ventilation.
b. Fire lane must be provided on 3 sides, 25' wide from
outside of stripe to outside of stripe. Fire department hose
lengths are 150'.
c. On site fire hydrants are required.
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d. Any security fencing which crosses a fire lane must have an
Opticon sensor on the gates. A Knox Box is required on the
building.
e. Water pressure tested 7/20/94 at the intersection of
Northpoint Road and Royal Lane was: Static 60, Residual
40, P.O. 3O.
3. Greg Jones (Building Department)
a. A variance to provide landscape screening in lieu of a
masonry wall is possible by making appeal to the Zoning
Board of Adjustment.
b. Parking spaces are to be 180 SF, generally 9'x20'.
c. Sidewalks are required, however, we can apply to the City
Council for a variance to delete the sidewalk requirement.
d. Monument signs are limited to 75 sq. ft.; Ross Ramsey
indicated Gulf Bearing's intent is to have Iow-key signage,
probably on the building, with no monument sign.
e. The building occupancy would be classified B2, fully
sprinklered.
4. Gary Sieb (Planning and Zoning)
a. Both Bethel Road and Royal Lane would be considered
"front yards"; because we are parking in front yards, the
building setback will be 60' in the front yard.
b. Paving is required to be concrete: 5" thick typically and 6"
thick under fire lanes.
Review processes/Permit issues:
Plat review: preliminary plat goes to Planning Commission, who
requires 60 days; Final plat goes to City Council which requires
60 days. The City has ways to reduce the total time to 90 days
when necessary.
2. Building permit review process usually takes 5-15 working days.
Building permit can be issued with final Planning Commission
approval of the plat, prior to City Council plat approval, if the
owner provides a "hold harmless" letter.
Site work can begin prior to building permit with N.O.I. and
erosion control in place.
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Gulf Bearing also has a cleaning and grooving room which is used to
refurbish returned parts. There are three chemicals, no more than
two 55 gallon drums of each, which will be on the premises.
Requirements for dealing with these items per code will be addressed
when the design team has a better understanding of this area. Ross
indicated they have prepared a video of this operation which is
currently in their Los Angles facility, and can provide a copy of the
video to the City for their information.
Following the meeting, GDA was asked by Gulf Bearing to verify a
couple of issues:
The Board of Adjustments appeal schedule -
Appeals are made to Greg Jones 30 days prior to the hearing
date; the Board meets the first Thursday of every month. The
appeal can be made concurrent with plat review. In some
cases, the City Council can act on a request for variance on the
screen wall instead of the Board of Adjustments.
Timing for payment of escrow for road improvements -
The money is to be paid at the end of the platting process and
prior to filing of plat with the County.
The above constitutes GDA's understanding of the topics discussed. If there
are any discrepancies or clarifications required, please contact the
undersigned.
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All Attendees
Mark Roberts, BDD
Robert Hill, BDD
Sam Barsharkhah, BFI
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