Northlake 635(8)-CS 990715 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Northlake 635 Business Park, Lot 2, Block D,
(McCollister's Movin~ & Storage, Inc.), Site Plan
Amendment
P & Z HEARING DATE: July 15, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: August 10, 1999
LOCATION: 1303 Crestside Drive.
SIZE OF 'AREA: 6.58 acres
Existing Building: 63,186 sf
Existing parking: 16 truck spaces and 66 parking spaces
Proposed Addition: 26,000 sf.
Proposed parking: 21 truck spaces and 40 parking spaces
CURR~NT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial).
REQUEST: Site Plan amendment.
APPLICANT: Representative: Architect:
United Properties Southwest WSI Architects
5310 Harvest Hill, Ste. 288 LB 108 6320 LBJ Freeway, Ste. 228
Dallas, TX 75230 Dallas, TX 75240
(972) 991-7667 (972) 458-9999
FAX: (972)991-7662 FAX: 458-1566
HISTORY: The final plat for this property was approved by City Council on January 13,
1987.
TRANSPORTATION: Crestside Drive is a C2U two-lane undivided thoroughfare contained
in 60 feet of right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; "LI" Light Industrial
South - vacant; "A" Agriculture
East - office facility.; "LI" Light Industrial
West - Coppell Middle School campus; "C' Commercial
COMPREHENSIVE PLPuN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
industrial and showroom uses.
DISCUSSION: The applicant is proposing to add 26,000 square feet of warehouse space
to an existing 63,000 square foot facility.. In addition, the truck court will
be expanded to the north to accommodate 21 additional truck spaces and
40 new' parking spaces. The truck court will be screened with an 8'-high
masonry screen wall along Crestside Drive and the wall drops down to a
6'-high wall along the northern and western edges of the track court. The
screening wall v,5ll tie in with the new addition, thus fully screening the
truck court area from all adjacent properties. A new electric sliding gate
with card operator, opticom device and knox overide will be installed
limiting public access to the truck court area. Against the screening wall
are groupings of burford holly being proposed to soften the long
continuous lengths of wall along the northern and western elevation of the
wall. Along Crestside Drive cluster of crape myrtles interspersed with
Live Oaks are planned. Around the perimeter of the property, plans show
Live Oak and Cedar Elm trees to be planted.
The ne',' addition will match the existing building material of the existing
building that is an exposed aggregate. The plans show a band of smooth
finished blue painted concrete on the top third of the building to be
continued on the new addition.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of this site plan subject to the following
condition being met:
1) Submittal and approval of a color board showing 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.
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ATTACHMENTS: 1) Site Plan
2) Building Elevations
3) Landscape Plan
4) Irrigation Plan
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