IAAM-CS 990318 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: IAAM ItE QU TERS, LOT 1, BLOCK 1,
PRELIMINARY PLAT AND SITE PLAN
P & Z HEARING DATE: March 18, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 13, 1999
LOCATION: Along the south side of Fritz Drive and along the north side of IH
635.
SIZE OF AREA: 4.377 acres of property to accommodate a 38,500 square foot
office building
CURRENT ZONING: HC (Highway Commercial)
REQUEST: Preliminary Plat approval and Site Plan review.
APPLICANT: Architect: Engineer:
Haldeman, Powell and Partners Halff and Assoc.
Paul Chapel Mark McGraw
15303 Dallas Pkwy. 8616 Northwest Plaza Dr.
Suite 300 Dallas, TX. 75225
Dallas, TX. 75248 (214) 346-6200
(972) 701-9000 Fax: (214) 361-5573
Fax: (972) 991-3008
HISTORY: There has been no recent development history on the subject tract,
although the property to the north has been developed with the Fritz
facility, the property to the south with the Lucent Technologies building.
TRANSPORTATION: Fritz Drive is a C2U, two-lane undivided street built to standard in
a variable width right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Fritz Companies (freight forwarders); LI, Light Industrial
South -Lucent Technologies (office building); HC, Highway Commercial
East - vacant; HC, Highway Commercial
1 West -vacant, LBJ Freeway; "A", Agriculture
Item # 14
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
Freeway office type uses
DISCUSSION: The application is for a 38,500 square foot, two story Office
building to be located adjacent to LBJ Freeway. This will be the
home of the International Association of Assembly Manager's
World Headquarters, a group that manages convention centers.
The IAAM will occupy a portion of the building and plan to lease
out the remainder (somewhere between 20- 25,000 square feet).
This is a use that should be encouraged along LBJ; it is a handsome
office building, has great exposure to the Freeway and has,
complimentary landscaping which will serve to enhance this
corridor. This is the kind of use we strongly support along this
corridor.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of both the site plan and
preliminary plat. With regard to the plat, we recommend approval
with the following staff comments:
show ADA ramps at driveways (Engineering)
a 20' drainage easement will be needed for off-site
drainage (Engineering)
With regard to the site plan, we also recommend approval with the
following conditions:
Specify colors of all building materials which are
graphically shown on color board
Need elevations of all four sides of the building
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Preliminary Plat
2) Site Plan/Landscape Plan/Irrigation Plan
3) Departmental comments
Item # 14
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: LIAM Headquarter, Lot 1, Block 1, PreliminarF Plat and Site Plan Review, to
allow the development of 38,567 square foot office building on 4.377 acres of
property, located along the south side of Fritz Drive and along the north side
of I. H. 635, at the request of Halff Associates, Inc.
DRC DA TE: February 25, 1999 and March 4, 1999
CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer (972-304-3679)
COMMENT STA TUS: D~ ~t tn ~ra r A z~ v, q' FINA L v ~t Trc ~'t~
1. A 20' drainage easement will be needed for off-site storm drain.