Primeco Wireless-CS 991021 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-11081L PCS PrimeCo Wireless
Communications
P & Z HEARING DATE: October 21, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: November 9, 1999
LOCATION: Approximately 1,000' southwest of the intersection of S.
MacArthur Boulevard and the T.U. Electric transmission line
easement; north of E. Beltline Road.
SIZE OF AREA: Lease area: 1,380 s.f.; 2 accessory cabinets 16.92 sf
CURRENT ZONING: A-S.U.P. (Agriculture, Special Use Permit)
REQUEST: Special Use Permit Site Plan amendment
APPLICANT: Developer: Architect:
Masterplan Inc. JRH Architects
500 S. Ervay, #112-B 1701 N. Market Street, #300
Dallas, TX 75201 Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 761-9197 (214) 760-0201
FAX: (214) 748-7114 FAX: (214) 760-2454
HISTORY: On April 9, 1996, the Coppell City Council approved a special use permit to
allow a wireless communications antenna be mounted to an existing T.U.
Electric tower with an accessory cabinet at the base of the tower.
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TRANSPORTATION: The site is 1000 feet from MacArthur Boulevard, a 4-lane divided
thoroughfare built in a l l0'-wide right-of-way shown on .*_he
thoroughfare plan as a P6D, 6-lane divided thoroughfare.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Single family residential; "SF-9" Single Family-9
South - vacant; "C" Commercial
East - Retail center; "C" Commercial
West - Single family residential under construction; "SF-9' Single
Family-9
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
park and open space. A portion of the property is shown to
be in the floodplain.
DISCUSSION: Due to the increase in the volume of wireless communications traffic,
PrimeCo is requesting to expand the capacity of its antennas at this
existing tower site. Recent technological developments allow PrimeCo to
increase its capacity at tower sites by installing additional equipment
cabinets at the base of a tower. With this submittal, PrimeCo is proposing
to place two additional metal equipment cabinets. The cabinets will be
located east of the existing 64 s.f. cabinet. The proposed cabinets are 5'6"
., high and measure 16.92 s.f. The applicant has indicated the structures will
be painted gray.
Earlier this year, PrimeCo filed similar requests to erect additional
equipment cabinets at the Fritz Drive and Sandy Lake Road sites. Both
requests were approved by City Council in April. Earlier during the
review process staff had requested that the existing cabinet and future
cabinets be screened with Nellie R. Stevens holly, similar to the living
screening provided at both the Fritz Drive and Sandy Lake Road sites.
With this new submittal, the applicant has complied with staff's
recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the special use permit site plan amendment
subject to the following conditions being met:
1) All landscaping shall be kept in healthy and growing condition.
2) Submit a color board showing all exterior building materials.
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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) Site Plan
2) Purpose of Request Statement
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