Robertson Pools-CS 980319CASE S-1140:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
ROBERTSON POOLS AND SPAS
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
March 19, 1998
April 14, 1998
LOCATION:
690 feet north of Bethel Road, along the west side of Coppell
Road.
SIZE OF AREA:
20,245 square feet of property; proposed 4,763 s.f. building.
CURRENT ZONING:
"HO-C" Historic Overlay-Commercial
REQUEST:
"HO-C-S.U.P." Historic Overlay-Commercial, Special Use
Permit, for on-site asphalt pavement; and Site Plan approval.
APPLICANT:
Developer:
Robertson Pools & Spas
569A South Coppell Rd
Coppell TX 75019
972-393-2152
Fax 972-393-6244
Planner/Engineer:
The Collaborative
721 Dove Circle
Copper TX 75019
972462-1368
Fax 972-462-1368
HISTORY:
There is no previous zoning or platting history.
TRANSPORTATION:
South Coppell Road is shown on the thoroughfare plan as a C2U
collector (concrete street 38' wide back of curb to back of curb,
within a 60'-wide right-of-way), but currently is a narrower 2-lane
asphalt road without curb and gutter contained within a 60'-wide
right of way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North-
South -
East-
West -
Undeveloped; LI
Robertson Pools & Spas; HO-C
Coppell Road Business Park; HO-C
Single-family residential; HO-C
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
historic district uses.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed building is compatible in style and materials with the
building constructed to the south. Since the planning staff has heard praise
for the use of this style within Old CoppeR, we believe that the City
should encourage the expansion and support the requested on-site asphalt
pavement.
However, planning staff f'mds no justification for continuation of the use
of head-in parking from Coppell Road in connection with the expansion
site. While there may have been head-in parking there at one time, it
has not been in regular and continuous use for years. Therefore Section
40-3 of the Zoning Ordinance prohibits resumption of the use. In
addition to the regulatory issue, head-in parking creates a serious
problem. It obstructs vehicular movement, impacts commercial
viability, and causes traffic accidents. That is why it is rarely seen on
public streets today, even in historic districts. Staff is particularly
concerned about the danger of additional head-in parking on South
Coppell Road because it serves as a school bus route.
Also, within the "C" Commercial District, warehousing is permitted
only as a limited activity. Therefore to call this a warehouse use and
qualify for 1 parking space per 1000 gross square feet of building area,
the building must be part of a larger non-warehouse commercial
enterprise. On this account the applicant has agreed to combine the
property with land to the south and plat it as a single building lot.
Finally, the plans indicate that signs and site lighting shall be building
mounted, but these have not been delineated or described. Staff suggests
that details of this sort, plus screening of modern mechanical equipment,
are important to the preservation of historical character.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of the Special Use Permit and
Site Plan subject to the following conditions:
1)
Combining the expansion site with the property the applicant owns
to the south and platting all the property as one building lot.
2)
Removal of the three head-in parking spaces shown at the southeast
comer of the expansion site.
3)
Submission of sign and outdoor lighting plans for Commission and
Council review.
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4)
Screening of rooflx~p mechanical equipment, no additional power
poles or overhead wiring, and placement of utility meters behind
the building.
5) Payment of impact fees (See Engineering Comments).
6) Provision of a drainage area map (See 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.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Site plan
2) Landscape plan
3) Irrigation plan
4) Departmental Comments
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