Gateway BP(3.1)-CS010419 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: GATEWAY BUSINESS PARK NO. 3
LOTS 1 & 1X, BLOCK A
REVISED SITE PLAN AND FINAL PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: April 19, 2001
C.C. HEARING DATE: May 8, 2001
LOCATION: At the northeast comer of Freeport Parkway and Airline Drive.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 7.864 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST: Final Plat and Site Plan Amendment approval for two 32,758 square
foot office buildings.
APPLICANT: Park West Commerce Center Halff Associates, Inc.
15350 SW Sequoia Pk~j Chris Amarante
Suite 300 8616 Northwest Plaza Drive
Portland, OR 97224 Dallas, TX 75225
(503) 624-6300 (214) 346-6200
FAX: (503) 624-7755 (214) 739-0086
Architect:
O'Brien & Associates
Mick Granlund
5310 Harvest Hill Road, Suite 136
Dallas, TX 75230
(972) 788-1010
FAX: (972) 788-1024
HISTORY: The City Council approved the Preliminary Plat and Site Plan,
excluding elevations, for the subject site on April 10, 2001. There is
no prior platting history on the subject site.
TRANSPORTATION: Airline Drive is a C4U, four-lane undivided street built to standard,
within a 60-foot right-of-way. Freeport Parkway is a four-lane divided
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road in an 80'-wide right-of-way. Freeport Parkway is proposed to be
expanded to a six-lane roadway in a 1 lO'-wide right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant land; LI, Light Industrial
South - vacant land/G&K Services; LI, Light Industrial
East- Park West Commerce Center sign/MJ Designs; LI, Light Industrial
West - Avaya Telecommunications; LI, Light Industrial
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial/show~'oom uses.
DISCUSSION: The applicant is requesting Revised Site Plan and Final Plat approval for
Lots 1 and 1X, Block A of Gateway Business Park No. 3, subdividing the
7.864 acres of property into two separate lots. Development v,411 occur on
Lot 1, containing 5.241 acres, while the remaining 2.414 acres containing
the floodplain area of Grapevine Creek will make up Lot 1X. An
additional .2090 of an acre will be dedicated as right-of-way along
Freeport Parkway. The applicant is proposing to construct two 100%
office buildings, providing a total of 256 parking spaces, well over the
required 218 spaces.
As stated in the above case History, Planning Commission and City
Council recently approved the Preliminary Plat and Site Plan, which
excluded building elevations. The approval was conditional upon
elevations being submitted in conjunction with the request for Final Plat
approval. All other aspects of the site plan, landscape plan, and plat have
been reviewed and approved; however, a complete site plan package is
included for reference.
Architecture
Because details on building materials were not finalized at the time that the
Site Plan and Preliminary Plat were reviewed, the architectural details and
building elevations will now be revie~ved in conjunction with Final Plat
approval. The two proposed buildings will be one-story, each containing
an approximate building area of 32,758 square feet. Because the building
has been designed for office uses only, a significant number of windows
are proposed to be located on all four sides of the building. The building
height will measure 21.9', except where enhanced entrances are proposed to
be slightly higher (approximately 2.5') than the remainder of the building.
The primary building material will be an autumn rose brick. A darker brick
will be placed around the base of the buildings and as accent bands spaced
every 1 ½' feet, halfw~ up the building walls. Beige (Urban Putty) cast stone
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will surround all entranceways, with matching painted concrete arotmd all
windows and at the top edge of the building.
Final Plat
Lot 1X is located within a floodplain area of Grapevine Creek. The
applicant has placed a note on the plat indicating that maintenance of the
floodplain/easement area is the responsibility of the owner. Additionally,
the applicant submitted a letter in conjunction with the Preliminary Plat,
specifically committing to the removal of trash and brush, grading,
hydromulching, temporary irrigation as necessary, and general
maintenance of the drainage channel. Additionally, as requested by staff,
the applicant has added a 5' wide sidewalk easement along Airline Drive,
in case of future sidewalk construction.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the revised site plan and final plat.
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) Final Plat (Sheets 1 & 2)
2) Site Plan
3) Elevations
4) Landscape Plan (Sheets 1 & 2)
5) Landscape Details
6) April 2, 2001 letter regarding maintenance of floodplain area
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O'B RI EN & ASSOCIATES, IN C
A R C HI T E C T U R E · P L A N N I N G ,, I N T E R I O R S
MEMO FAX ~,/ PHONE MTG. FILES
Date: 4/02/01
To: Ms. Andrea Roy
City of Coppell
Re: Gateway Business Park, No. 3, Lot I Blk A
Concerning the improvements to the drainage channel, the owner is willing to commit
to the fo/lowing;
1. Removal of trash and brush down to the creek bed similar to adjacent landowners.
2. Fine grading as required within the channel area.
3. Hydromulch the channel with Common Bermuda mix.
4. Provide temporary, irrigation as required to establish growth.
5. Provide ongoing maintenance to inciudi~ mowing and trash removal.
tfyou have further questions please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely, ? _
Mick Granlund
5310Harves~HillKoad · Suite136. LB I61 · Dallas. TX 75230 · {972)788-1010 · FAX (972) 788-4528