Freeport NIP(2.7)-CS010315CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: FREEPORT NORTH
LOT BLOCK 3
SITE PLAN AND REPLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
March 15, 2001
April 10, 2001
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
CURRENT ZONING:
REQUEST:
At the southwest comer of Royal Lane and Gateview Boulevard.
Approximately 12.085 acres of property.
LI (Light Industrial)
Replat and Site Plan approval for a 167,000 square foot office/
warehouse.
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
Owner:
The Expo Group
Pekowski Family 1998 Trust
1740 Hurd Drive
Irving, TX 75038
(972) 580-9000
FAX: (972) 465-1127
Architect:
Alliance Architects
Thomas Maxwell
1600 N. Collins Blvd. #1000
Richardson, TX 75080
(972) 233-0400
(972) 233-2259
Engineer:
Glenn Engineering Corp.
Mike Glenn
100 Decker Court, Suite 250
Irving, TX 75062-2322
(972)717-5151
FAX: (972) 7194229
In 1984, the Final Plat for Freeport North was approved. This plat
encompassed the land from Bethel Road to north of Northpoint
Drive, contained 237_+ acres and provided for the extension of Royal
Lane. There has been no recent platting history on the subject site.
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TRANSPORTATION:
Royal Lane is a C4D/6-four-lane divided thoroughfare in 110' of
right-of-my (adequate for a six-lane divided thoroughfare).
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- existing office/warehouse; LI, Light Industrial
South - vacant; LI, Light Industrial
East - Lam Lee Furniture; LI, Light Industrial
West - Fellowship Church; LI, Light Industrial
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
The applicant is requesting Replat and Site Plan approval for Lot 2, Block
3, of Freeport North, containing 12.085 acres. The applicant/owner (The
Expo Group) is proposing to develop a 167,000 square foot
office/warehouse building with accessory parking and truck service areas
to house their company headquarters. The proposed development will be
constructed in two Phases. Phase I will contain approximately 123,000
square feet, with a mix of office and warehouse uses. Phase II will
contain the remaining 44,000 square feet, to be used for additional
warehouse space. The square footage of the proposed buildings, by phase,
needs to be further specified on the site plan. The northern driveway onto
Royal Lane is labeled as 15' and needs to be labeled as 24'. Brick paver
bands are not required or planned for the driveway on Gateway Boulevard,
therefore the label referencing paver bands needs to be removed from the
site plan.
Architecture
Thc architecture of the proposed warehouse/office facility will be three
shades of painted tilt wall construction (beige/brown/dark beige) with tinted
glass windows and matching mullions. The building contains many unique
architectural features; primarily rounded and angled walls attached to and
detached fi'om the building, located toward the front of the property. The
main entrance to the proposed building faces Royal Lane, with the track
service area located on the south side of the building, behind a solid screen
wall. The entire south side of the building will be occupied by 39 standard
dock doors and 2 larger dock doom, measuring approximately 12' x 17'. The
majority of the building measures 35' in height, with the exception of the
front of the building which reaches a maximum height of 42'.
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A 60 square foot monument sign is proposed to be placed at the comer of
Gateview Boulevard and Royal Lane. The proposed sign will be
constructed of the same material type and color as the building. While the
applicant has shown the monument sign and indicated the area which will
contain the wording, the precise font color and style has not been
depicted. Staff recommends that these unknowns be determined prior to
Planning Commission action.
The proposed building elevations indicate the areas for possible future
attached signage and the color board further indicates the conceptual
signage at the front of the building. The outlined areas are in compliance
with the sign regulations.
Landscaping
All perimeter, interior, and non-vehicular landscape requirements have
been met with regards to the number of trees provided. The applicant has
clearly denoted the specific required and provided landscaping for both
Phase I and Phase II of the development. However, the applicant is
required to place landscape islands, with trees, at the entrance doors
within the truck service area. Staff has included a condition that three
additional landscape islands be provided along the south building wall,
measuring a minimum of 150 square feet. While this portion of the site is
a service area partially screened by a solid wall, it will nonetheless be
visible from Royal Lane because of grade changes.
A 10' wide TXU Electric easement, containing existing overhead wires, is
located along the west property line. The applicant has proposed to plant a
combination of Red Oak and Live Oak trees along this perimeter;
however, staff would recommend that only Live Oaks be planted in this
location, in order to lessen the conflict with the power lines. The mature
height of a Live Oak tree is less than a Red Oak tree.
As shown on the submitted color board, the applicant has also proposed to
place a stone feature at the front entrance facing Royal Lane. While the
specific design and material has not yet been determined, staff asks that a
label be placed on the site and landscape plan indicating that a
stone/landscape feature will be present in this location and show the
boundaries of this feature. Further, the applicant must confirm that the
feature will not interfere with site visibility at the entrance.
The south edge of the property is located within a floodplain and drainage
easement for Cottonwood Branch. At the request of staff, the applicant
has placed a note on the plat indicating that maintenance of the
floodplain/easement area is the responsibility of the owner. Staff would
like to further reiterate that maintenance of this area means that cleaning,
mowing, trash/debris pick-up and general upkeep of this area is required.
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To ensure that the floodplain area is well maintained, staff has
recommended that a similar maintenance note be placed on the site plan
and an additional note be provided on the site plan defining maimenance
as noted above.
Replat
The proposed replat will establish all fire lanes, easements, and
dedications. As mentioned above, a note has been placed on the plat
requiring maintenance of the floodplain and drainage easement by the
owner. Staff has requested that the applicant provide the City Secretary
Signature Block on Sheet 2 of the plat submission.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the site plan and replat, subject to the following
conditions:
REPLAT CONDITIONS:
1. Provide City Secretary Signature Block.
SITE PLAN CONDITIONS:
1. Remove notation on the Site Plan '~Pavers as Required by City" for the
entranceways on Gateview Boulevard.
2. Show limits of Floodplain on both the Site Plan and landscape Plan.
3. Revise label on northern entrance on Royal Lane; the correct width of the
entmnceway is 24'.
4. Provide a breakdown under Building Tabulations, showing the square footage of
the office/warehouse uses for Phase I, Phase 1I, and the total square footage.
5. Revise sign detail showing the proposed font type and color prior to Planning
Commission action.
6. Provide a floodplain maintenance note on the Site Plan.
7. Provide a note on the site plan that defines maintenance (of the floodplain area)
as mowing, trash/debris removal, and general upkeep of the area.
8. Show all easements on the landscape pla~
9. Substitute Live Oak trees for proposed Red Oaks along the west property line.
10. Confirm provided trees for Non-vehicular Open Space; staff calculates only 23
trees.
11. Revise Interior l_andscape Calculations to show that 242 parking spaces are
provided for Phase I and 58 parking spaces are provided for Phase II.
12. Eliminate reference to building square footages on the Landscape Plan; these are
inconsistent with the site plan,
13. Provide a label on the landscape berm, located at the Royal Lane entrance,
indicating it will be landscape feature and show feature boundaries.
14. Provide landscape islands, with a tree, measuring a minimum of 150 square feet
at the entrances along the south building wall.
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15. Revise Landscape Plan to correctly show that the landscape median at the Royal
entrance does not encroach into the right-of-way.
ALTERNATIVES:
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Recommend approval of the request.
Recommend disapproval of the request
Recommend modification of the request
Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
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Replat (Sheets 1 &2)
Site Plan
Building Elevations
Landscape Plan & Details
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