Gateway BP(1.4)-CS 920319 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
GATEWAY BUSINESS PARK - REPLAT, BLOCK 2
P & Z HEARING DATE: March 19, 1992
C. C. HEARING DATE: April 14, 1992
LOCATION:
The northwest corner of Freeport Parkway and Gateway
Boulevard.
SIZE OF AREA: 70.125 Acres
REQUEST:
Approval of a replat of Block 2 of Gateway Business Park.
APPLICANT:
Catellus Development Corp.
(Owner)
Mr. Weldon Davis
5429 LBJ Freeway
Suite #600
Dallas, TX 75240
(214) 770-3200
Albert Halff & Assoc.
(EnGineer)
Mr. Pat Acker
8616 Northwest Plaza Drive
Dallas, TX 75225
(214) 739-0094
HISTORY:
This is a portion of the 222 acre Catellus Gateway Business
Park, formerly known as the Santa Fe Pacific Realty
Corporation land, and is Phase I of the development of this
acreage.
TRANSPORTATION:
Freeport Parkway is a C4D/6 roadway in the City, and
currently consists of a 4-lane divided facility within 90'
of riGht-of-way. Gateway Boulevard is a C4U, 4-lane,
undivided street, and is contained within a variable 70-92
foot riGht-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - Post Office Bulk Mail Center, railroad tracks; LI
South - Vacant, LBJ Freeway; LI
East - Vacant; LI
West - Vacant, LBJ Freeway; LI
ITEM 9
ANALYSIS:
This applicant is attempting to create legal building sites
for warehouse use. There are six deviations from the
Subdivision Ordinance requested:
1) Landscaping of parkways shall be computed as the
individual lots are developed
· staff has no objection
2) Ail applicable fees pertaininq to individual lots
shall be paid by the lot owners as the individual lots
are developed
staff would recommend adding the underlined
section, and the City Engineer may wish to
address this request
3) Although Freeport Parkway is a secondary image
zone...no trees permitted...west right-of-way
staff would point out that a note appears on the
face of this plat which states "shrubs less than
15' in height are to be placed along west
right-of-way of Freeport Parkway..." We would
further add that staff needs to review and
approve landscape plans prior to building permit
procurement
4) A portion of the drainage shall be carried by the
existing grass lined channel along the north property
line...without concrete invert or brick facing on head
walls.
· although staff has no objection to this channel,
there is an off-site drainage problem which will
be impacted by this development. The Halff
drainage report addressed this issue and
estimated an expenditure of approximately
$280,000 would be required to resolve the
problem. This item has very low priority in the
Halff report, and staff feels an obligation to
point out that fact here.
5) No sidewalks...at this time
· staff has no objection
6) Parking setbacks shall be as shown on the above plat...
· the zoning ordinance requires 30 foot front yard
setbacks with no parking, 60 foot with parking.
The applicant is attempting to obtain a front
yard parking variance through platting. This
issue is properly addressed through the Board of
Adjustment. Because the Zoning Ordinance
Advisory Committee is evaluating this issue,
staff would recommend Planning Commission
conditionally approve a 15' front yard parking
setback, based on Board of Adjustment approval.
Staff recommends approval of this plat with the
stipulations that the applicant will resolve, to the City's
satisfaction, the draina§e issue discussed as item 4 above,
the parking issue described in item 6 above, that applicant
adds the suggested wording to item 2 above, applicant
submits landscape plans for staff review and approval as
stated in item 3 above, and that the applicant meet all
other legal requirements of the City, including fire
hydrant location and appropriate utility easements.
One final comment regarding the City property situated in
the northwest corner of this plat - negotiations are
currently underway for the City to sell this parcel to
Catellus. It would have been preferable to consummate that
deal first, then wrap the roughly one-half acre tract into
this 70 acre replat. The applicant has indicated a desire
to proceed with the plat as submitted, to include the City
property at a later date when the purchase has been
consummated.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the replat
2) Deny the replat
3) Modify the replat
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Replat of Block 2
GWAYREP.STF