Magnolia Fish-CS010215 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: MaEnolia Fisheries
Site Plan and Minor Plat
P & Z HEARING DATE: February 15, 2001
C.C. HEARING DATE: March 6, 2001
LOCATION: 217 Coppell Road, approximately 321 feet north of Sandy Lake
Road
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 0.773 of an acre of property
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST: Site Plan and Minor plat to permit the development of a 3,800
square foot office/warehouse.
APPLICANT: Owner: Representative:
~ William Wingo David Eyestone
"T625 North Story Rd, #144 809 East 24 Street
Dallas, TX 75061' Weatherford, Texas 76086
/'",._'~X;'[ (/la~'~ ~'~. , 817-613-1333
FAX: 817-596-8216
HISTORY: This property has been zoned for Light Industrial Uses since the
1970's. There has been no platting activity on this lot. The
property abutting to the south is an electric switching station.
TRANSPORTATION: Coppell Road is a two lane concrete collector (C2U) street built
within 60' R.O.W.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; LI- Light Industrial
South - Electric Switching Station; LI- Light Industrial
East - Single Family and vacant; SF-7 and R
West -vacant; LI- Light Industrial
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial and showroom uses.
Item # 9
DISCUSSION: The applicant desires to construct a 3,800 square foot office/warehouse on
this property to house Magnolia Fisheries, a company' which installs
fountains. The site is currently heavily wooded, and contains an existing
frame house, and several out-buildings. Prior to the occupancy of the new
building proposed for this property, all existing structures will be
removed.
SITE PLAN/ELEVATIONS
The proposed building will contain a small office, warehouse space, and a
garage to park the company's vehicles. As illustrated in the elevations and
on the color board, the building will be 100% burgundy sand with black
face brick, with a dark green standing seam metal roof. The roll-up doors
will also be painted to match the roof color. The site plan also indicates 5
parking spaces; one space is in the front of the building, and four in the
rear. This use does not have any walk-in traffic, therefore the parking is
generally for employees only. A concrete driveway in the northern
portion of the site is planned. The existing driveway at the southern end
will not be utilized and therefore needs to be indicated as eliminated on the
site plan. Finally, a pond and fountain are planned to be installed in front
of the new building. No attached or detached signage has been included
in this request. If signage is desired, then detailed information will be
required, including color, materials, fonts, etc. If signs are desired at a
later date, then a resubmission will be required.
TREE PRESERVATION
The location of the building, driveway and parking have been carefully
planned to preserve as many mature trees as possible. There are 309
caliper inches of trees on this property, including Pecan, Elm, Live Oak
and Hackberry trees. Per the Landscape Ordinance, 57 caliper inches
would be required to fulfill the perimeter, interior and non-vehicular
landscaping requirements. Per Section 12-34-7(G) of the Landscape
Ordinance, "Any trees preserved on a site meeting the herein
specifications shall be credited toward meeting the tree requirement of any
landscaping provisions of this section". Due to the placement of the
building, two trees will have to be removed with the initial construction.
However, there is a significant amount of overage in the preserved caliper
inches to serve as retribution for the loss of trees. If additional trees are
lost as this site develops, additional retribution may be required.
Item # 9
LANDSCAPE PLAN
The landscape plan indicates the preservation of existing trees and turf
(Bermuda Grass), the proposed pond and fountain (future), and the
installation of Dwarf Chinese Holly to screen the parking lot from Coppell
Road. When the proposed pond and fountain are constructed, additional
landscaping and seasonal flowers will be planted to further enhance the
appearance of this property from Coppell Road.
Per the provisions of the Landscape Ordinance, approximately 33 % of the
site should be landscaped. At full build-out of this development, 67% of
the site will be devoted to mature trees, grass, shrubs, and a fountain with
additional landscaping and seasonal color.
MINOR PLAT
This property has never been platted, therefore this Minor Plat establishes
this 0.773 acre lot. This plat provides for a 10-foot sidewalk and utility
easement along Coppell Road. There is also a substantial Brazos Electric
Power Easement along the rear of the property which is illustrated on the
plat. The fire lane needs to be established by this plat. Additional
specification of the location of the entire fire lane, including metes and
bounds description needs to be included.
Finally, this property is currently served by a septic tank system, due to
the lack of sanitary sewer lines in close proximity to this site. The
continued use of this system is subject to approval of the Chief Plumbing
Official. A determination has to be made if this system can reasonably be
expected to function in a sanitary manner for the proposed use. Therefore,
as detailed in the attached comments from the Building Inspection
Department, an on-site soils testing will be required prior to the
submission of any design documents for this use. If the result of the soil
testing is negative, connection to a sanitary sewer line will be mandated.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of this subject to: Site Plan Conditions:
1) Elimination of the southern curb cut onto Coppell Road.
2) Tree Removal Permit will be required prior to the removal of any trees.
3) The preservation techniques called out in the Tree Preservation Ordinance must be
followed for these trees designated to be preserved on site. If trees are removed
or damaged in addition to those already designated, retribution may be due for
those trees.
Item # 9
4) No attached or detached signs shall be permitted.
Minor Plat Conditions:
1) Addition of the metes and bounds description of the fire lane needs to be included on
the plat.
2) Prior to the submission of a building permit, an on-site soils testing report must be
prepared by a state licensed professional, trained in septic system design, and
approved by the Chief Plumbing Official to determine the suitability of the existing
septic system to serve the proposed use. If the result of the soil testing is negative,
connection to a sanitary sewer line will be mandated.
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) Department Comments
2) Tree Survey Data Sheet
3) Site Plan/Elevations
4) Landscape Plan
5) Minor Plat
Item # 9
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
BUILDING INSPECTION COMMENTS
ITEM: Magnolia Fisheries
DRC DA TE: January 25, 2001
CONTACT: Greg Jones, Chief Building Odfficlal (304-3500)
1. It is sta~s understanding that development codes allow that an existing septic
tank system may be used if, in the opinion of the CMef Plumbing Offici~ the system
can reasonab(v be expected to function in a sanitary manner for the proposed us~
2 Because of the increased amounts of materials that will be produced by this
commercial use, on-site soils testing will need to be accomplishe~t
The results of these tests shall be Included in a report of suitabiliO~, furnished by a
state4icensed professional, trained in septic system design. This report shall be
submitted for review to the Administrative AuthoriO~ for approval prior to the
submission of any design documents and shall take into consideration all site and
proposed usage conditions in determining the capability of the system to perform in
a sanitary manner.
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
LEISURE SERVICES COMMENTS
ITEM: Magnolia Fisheries, Minor Plat and Site Plan
DRC DATE: January 25, 2001 and February 1, 2001
CONTACT: Brad Reid, Assistant Director of Parks and Leisure Services
COMMENT STATUS: PRELIMINARY__v~
Developer must complete a Tree Removal Permit prior to removal of any trees.
Require a landscape plan which indicates trees planted for reparation for the trees to
be removed. If no trees are planted, monetary retribution will be required.
The preservation techniques called out in the Tree Preservation Ordinance must be
followed for those trees designated to be preserved on site. If trees are removed in
addition to those already designated, retribution may be due for those trees.
JAN 2 5 2001
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MAGNOLIA FISHERIES '
TREE SURVEY DATA SHEET
DECEMBER 2000
LOCATION DIAMETER SPECIES CANOPY CROWN % MVE
(TREF~) (DBH) POINTS CLASS CROWN
12
#1 12" PECAN 10 14 D 80%
10
16
~ 16" PECAN 12 16 D 90%
14
12
#3 10" PECAN 10 12 CD 70%
10
6
~4 6" HACKBERRY 8 6 I 40%
8
22
#5 36" PECAN 20 24 D 90%
28
10
~ 6" PECAN 8 8 SU 30%
4
10
#7 8" PECAN 8 10 I 40%
6
12
#8 12' HACKBERRY 8 8 I 50%
12
#9 8' PECAN 8 8 I 40%
4
4
#10 8" PECAN 6 8 I 40%
6
30
#11 #12 60" PECAN 24 32 D 80%
22
14
#13 10" PECAN 10 10 I 50%
8
26
#14 30' PECAN 24 20 D 80%
22
#15 30' PECAN 24 22 D 80%
26
16
#16 24" ELM 12 18 CO 70%
14
10
#17 17"' LIVE OAK 10 12 CO 80%
14
10
#18 10" HACKBERRY 10 8 I 4(7Yo
12
4
#lg 6' HACKBERRY 6 6 SU 20%
8
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