Park 'N Fly-CS 940421 (2) CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Park'N Fly Addition, Final Plat
P & Z HEARING DATE: April 21, 1994
C. C. HEARING DATE: May 10, 1994
LOCATION: Along the northeast corner of Royal Lane and Cotton Road
SIZE OF AREA: 16.07 acres
CURRENT
ZONING: (LI) Light Industrial
REQUEST: Approval of a preliminary plat to construct a 1,941 space parking
lot with a van service building and a two-story brick building with
guard tower.
APPLICANT: Bill Thompson Park 'N Fly, Inc.
(Owner) (Prospective Purchaser)
8333 Douglas Ave. Suite 207 Paran Place
Suite 1510 2060 Mount Paran Road, N.W.
Dallas, Tx. 75225 Atlanta, Ga. 30327
(404) 264-1000
I-IISTORY: On March 8, 1994, a preliminary plat was approved by City Council.
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TRANSPORTATION:
Royal Lane is designated as a P6D, six lane divided thoroughfare
contained within a 100-110 foot right-of-way. Gateway Blvd. is a C4U,
four-lane undivided road contained within 70 feet of right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North Postal facility; LI zoning
South - Vacant; city of Irving
East - Vacant; LI zoning
West - Vacant; LI zoning
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
Suggests highway oriented commercial as most appropriate land use for
this site.
ANALYSIS:
As stated in the History section of this staff report, the applicant appeared
before the Board of Adjustment on February 3, 1994, and addressed the
landscaping concerns. At that meeting two plans were discussed, one
which met our landscaping requirements, one which did not. After
considerable discussion, the Board granted the following variances:
reduced the landscaping requirement from 10% to approximately
6% which included addi6onal center island landscaping as well as
terminal island landscaping (see plan)
reduced the number of trees in the interior to 127 (from the
required 163) and mandated that 36 additional trees be placed in
the exterior areas
eliminated the minimum 2 inch caliper tree size on the interior, but
retained the provision that no tree less than 7 feet in height at
initial planting be allowed, and all other trees meet the landscape
guidelines;
granted a variance in parking space size to 9 feet by 18 feet; no
more than 20% of spaces could be compact car size (8.5 feet by
15.5 feet);
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allowed a security fence (generally 6 foot, black or green vinyl
coated chain link) along LBJ and Royal Lane frontages, generally
5 feet in front of the parking curbs.
The Engineering Department has a concern regarding the drainage on the
property. The City recently received a letter from Catellus Properties
stating that they do not want the water flowing from the Park 'n Fly
property, to discharge onto their property. This is an issue that needs to
be resolved between the two property owner. Cattellus is currently in the
process of trying to get a final plat approved that would eliminate the
right-of-way for Southwestern Drive. This could create problems in the
discharge of drainage from the Park 'n Fly. Staff recommends that the
drainage issues should be resolved prior approval of either plat.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the Final Plat
2) Deny the Final Plat
3) Modify the Final Plat
ATFACHMENTS: 1) Final Plat
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