Mansions Phase 1-CS 970821 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: MANSIONS BY THE LAKE, PRELIMINARY
PLAT AND SITE PLAN
P & Z HEARING DATE: August 21, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: September 9, 1997
LOCATION: Along the east side of Coppell Road, approximately 967 feet north
of Parkway Boulevard.
SIZE OF AREA: 49.89 acres; 315 multi-family units and 14 single family lots
CURRENT ZONING: PD-MF-2, SF-7 and Open Space
REQUEST: Mixed-use development containing 315 multi-family units, !4
single family lots and park area.
APPLICANT: Owner: Engineer:
Western Rim Investors, L.C.C. Washington & Associates
P.O. Box 426 500 Grapevine Hwy.,//375
Colleyville, TX 76034 Hurst, TX 76054
(817) 215-8100 (817) 485-0707
HISTORY: On July 8, 1997 the Coppell City Council approved the rezoning
on this property from Agriculture, Single Family Residential 7,
and Multi-Family Residential 2 to Planned Development, Single
Family Residential 7, Multi-Family Residential 2 and Open Space.
There is no prior platting history on the proposed site.
TRANSPORTATION: In front of the subject property, Coppell Road is a 2-lane blacktop
road within a 60'-wide right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - Denton Creek; "LI" Light Industrail
South - Undeveloped; "PD-SF-7" Planned Development, Single Family-7
East - Villages at Cottonwood, Sect. VI; "SF-7" Single Family-7
West Undeveloped industrial park; "LI" Light Industrial
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
light industrial and showroom uses. A portion of the
property is also shown to be in the floodplain.
DISCUSSION: The preliminary plat and site plan conforms with the zoning exhibit and
detailed site plan which the Planning and Zoning commission approved on
June 19, 1997 and which City Council on July 8, 1997. The submitted
detail landscape plan is showing a number of plant species not specified
on the City' plant palette. Therefore, staff requests that the applicant
substitute the following plant material for the ones listed on the City's
approved plant list:
Trees: Drake Elm, Red Maple, Summit Ash
Ornamental Trees: Savannah Holly, Possumhaw Holly, Pigmy Barberry
Shrubs: Cleyera, China Boy Holly
Attached to the report is a memo from the Leisure Services Director
urging the Park Board and City Council to acquire the 10.85 acres of
land located at the northeastern edge of this property for a future public
park.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of this preliminary plat and site plan subject
to the following conditions being met:
1. Substitute all planting material not listed on the City's Plant Palette
with ones that are approved by the City.
2. Compliance with Engineering Comments.
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.
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ATTACHMENTS: 1) Preliminary Plat
2) Site Plan (Sheet No. A2.01-A2.02)
3) Landscape Plan (Sheet No. L1.01-L1.02)
4) Irrigation Plan (Sheet No. L2.01-L2.02)
5) Treey Survey (South and North)
6) Copy of the Memo from the Director of Leisure Services
7) Departmental Comments
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