Freeport NIP(7.4)-CS 991216 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: FREEPORT NORTH, LOT 3, BLOCK A,
FREEPORT BUILDING VI SITE PLAN
P & Z HEARING DATE: December 16, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: January. 11, 2000
LOCATION: Southwest comer of S. Royal Lane and Creek View Drive.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 12.1 acres of property;
227,280 office/warehouse facility
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial).
REQUEST: Site Plan approval for Building VI.
APPLICANT: Architect: Engineer:
Hardy McCullah,rMLM Architects Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers
12221 Merit Drive, #280 9401 LBJ Freeway, #300
Dallas, TX 75251 Dallas, TX 75243
(972) 385-1900 (972) 235-3031
FAX: (972) 385-1937 FAX: (972) 235-9544
HISTORY: This property has been zoned industrial for more than 25 years. The
property was platted in 1984.
TRANSPORTATION: Royal Lane is a C4D/6 four-lane divided collector built to standard
in a 100'-wide fight-of-way capable of accommodating a 6-lane
divided thoroughfare. Creekview Drive is a C2U two-lane
undivided collector built to standard within a 60'-wide right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; "LI" Light Industrial
South - vacant; "LI" Light Industrial
East - office/warehouse; "LI" Light Industrial
West - vacant; "LI" Light Industrial
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial and showroom uses.
DISCUSSION: This 12.1 acre tract of land is the third parcel out of the 51 acres that
Duke-Weeks Corporation will be developing along the west side of Royal
Lane. A 227,280 sf office/warehouse facility is being proposed on this site
with 20 dock doors facing Creekview Drive and 22 dock doors along the
south side of the building. By ordinance, loading areas facing the street
need to be screened with 6-fi high screening wall. The applicant is
requesting a living screen comprised of 10'-high Leyland Cypress
interspersed between the perimeter Live Oak trees and 4'-high Nellie R.
Stevens Holly shrubs, be accepted in lieu of the screening wall. According
to the landscape architect berms are not possible along Creekview Drive
due to topography and proposed grading. Planting islands have been
incorporated into staircases at the truck courts with one Aristocrat Pear to
be planted per island.
Approximately 85% of the interior space will be devoted to warehouse
space and the remaining 15% will be used for office. Applicant is
providing 308 parking spaces as required by code. A word of caution, that
the site can not accommodate more than 34,200 sf of interior office space
without incurring a parking shortage.
The building elevations indicate a painted tilt wall structure in white and
light gray tones with gray tinted glass, very comparable to the Freeport V
building and the existing facilities in the Freeport North Industrial park.
The site plan shows a 60 sf monument sign along the Royal Lane frontage.
The sign identifies the building rather than the tenants, has a gray tile sign
face with black/silver letters and the logo is etched in a pre-cast stone.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to the following
conditions being met:
1) City Council accept extensive landscaping to screen the loading areas
facing Creekview Drive in lieu of the 6'-high masonry screening wall.
2) Limit interior office space to 34,200 sfor less.
3) Submittal and approval of a preliminary irrigation plan.
4) An off-site right-of-way dedication should be provided for Creekview
Drive. (See Engineering Department comments)
5) The construction of Creekview Drive across the western property line
will need to be coordinated with the Engineering Deparmaent. (See
Engineering Department comments)
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6) A 50% landscape credit will be applied bringing the total retribution due
equaling 215 inches of trees. (See Leisure Services comments)
7) Approval of the color board specifying all exterior building materials.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
4) Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Site Plan
2) Landscape Plan -
3) Building Elevations
4) Linda Tycher's letter dated December 7, 1999
5) Departmental Comments
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW CO] MITTr;'E
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: Freeport North, Lot 3, Block A. Freeport Building VI Site Plan Review, to
allow the development of a 227,280 square foot office/warehouse facility on
approximately 12.1 acres of property, located at the southwest corner of S.
Royal Lane and Creekview Drive, at the request of Hardy McCullah/MLM
Architects.
DRC DA TE: November 23, 1999 and December 2, 1999
CONTACT: ~tlike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer (972-304-3679)
COMMENT STATUS: PRELIMINARY ,r' FINA L REVISED
AFTER P&Z
1. An off-site ROW dedication should be provided for Creekview Drive.
2. The construction of Creekview Drive across the western property line will need to be
coordinated with the Engineering Department.
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DEVELOPMENT REV/EW COMM/'/TEE
LEIS[IRE SERVICES COMMENTS
ITEM: Freeport North, Lot 2, Block A, Freeport Building VI, .git~. Plan Review ~
DRC DATE: November 23, 1999 and Der. ember 2, 1999 ~--~ ~-~ (~ F-~ ~ ~ ~'~ ~
CONTACT: Brad Reid, Park Planning and Landscape Mana~~ ~ .___ ~ _ ~ ;§9~
PRELIMINARY P~ ~ ' '
AFTER P&Z
The Tree Survey indicates 430 caliper inches of protected trees to be removed with no
existing trees to remain on the site after development. Therefore, no preservai¥on
credits will be applied for those trees being removed. A 50% landscaping credit will be
applied bringing the total retribution due equaling 215 inches of trees.
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FROM : LINDA TYCHER & ASSOCI~ ~, INC FAX NO. : 214-750-1210 Dec. 07 1999 09:40AM P2
December 7, 1999
Ms. Isabel Moro
CITY OF COPPELL
P.O. Box 278
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75019
Dear Isabel:
Per our telephone conversation, we have decided to retain the Leyland Cypress
trees on both Freeport VI and VII- instead of changing to Austdan Pines. There
is presently a disease affecting Austrian Pines in the mid-west U.S. and along
the east coast. This tree is therefore, n~3t available at some nurseries and we are
not recommending its use in our design. Leyland Cypress is an excellent
screening tree, and it has been specified an installation height of 10 f.
A fully automatic sprinkler system will be designed and installed by a licensed
irrigator as noted on all the planting sheets. This irrigation plan will be promptly
submitted for approval after the landscape plans are approved.
The future right-of-way acquisition along Creekview Ddve along the western side
of both sites is accurately depicted in the plans in accordance to our
communication with the Architect. All berms and planting shown do not conflict
with this alignment.
Sincerely,
Linda Tycher, ASLA
LINDA TYCHER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
cc: Mr. Kyle McCullah, HARDY McCULLAH/MLM ARCHITECTS, INC.
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