Sonic Addition-CS 991216 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1077R2, Sonic Restaurant
P & Z HEARING DATE: December 16, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: January 11, 2000
LOCATION: 201 N. Denton Tap Road.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately .85 acres or 37,070 sr.
CURRENT ZONING: C-S.U.P. and C (Commercial, Special Use Permit and Commercial).
REQUEST: C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permit).
APPLICANT: Architect:
Wainscott and Associates
4815 Keller Springs Rd.
Addison, TX. 75001
(972) 447-9119
Fax: (972) 447-9110
HISTORY: City Council granted the original special use permit 5 years ago.
Four months ago, City Council approved a site plan amendment to
the existing special use permit that incorporated approximately 5,422
square feet of land into an existing .658-acre site and allowed the
development of 13 additional parking spaces, 9 to include menu
boards. The site plan amendment was approved with conditions; one
being the Board of Adjustment grants a variance allowing the
reduction in the required landscaping for the proposed landscaping
for the new menu-board parking area. On September 2, 1999 the
Board granted the request to reduce the perimeter landscape area
from the required 6,932 sq. f~. to 4,902 sq. t~. and to reduce the non-
vehicular landscape area from 4,340 sq. R. to 1,819 sq. fL The
applicant withdrew the request for a variance to reduce the tree
planting requirement fi'om 23 trees to 21 trees.
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TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfare built to
standard in a 110-120 foot right of way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; "C". Commercial
South- vacant; PD-178 for commercial development
East - retail; "TC" Town Center
West - residential; PD-129, SF-9
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
neighborhood retail uses.
DISCUSSION: The recently approved site plan provided for a 15'-wide driveway between
the existing facility and the recently approved 13 parking spaces. During
construction review, the Sonic management felt that the 15'-wide
driveway did not provide adequate on-site maneuverability, especially with
the popularity of the sport utility vehicles which are typically 1 to 2 feet
longer than passenger vehicles. The submitted request is to widen the
northern driveway from 15' to 19', as well as increase the total site area by
882 square feet to accommodate the wider driveway and reduce the total
number of the new parking spaces from 13 to 12. The final request is to
allow a bigger monument sign with a different sign face.
Staff does not have a problem supporting the request to widen the northern
driveway to increase the total site area and reduce the new parking area by
one space, especially when the overall on-site landscaping is being
preserved. Staff is less enthusiastic that the monument sign is increasing
by 8 square feet to a total of 32 square feet. However, staff must point out
that the new sign is still under the 40 square feet permissible by ordinance.
The new sign face is a buff colored cast stone plaque with a new Sonic
logo etched in black. The franchise has recently adopted a new logo a
rocket with "Sonic" incorporated within the rocket. The logo has a very
1950s retro look to it, and we question its appropriateness. A simple
"Sonic" in cast stone (as approved this summer) is more desirable here.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the zoning change request subject to the
following conditions being met:
1) Submittal and approval of the color board showing all exterior building
materials of the monument sign.
2) Modiff.' the amended landscape plan to reflect a total of 2,193 sf of
required interior landscaping.
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3) Reduce the size and retain the design of the monument sign approved
this summer.
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) Amended Architectural Site Plan
2) Amended Landscape Plan
4) Irrigation Plan
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: SONIC RESTAURANT, REPLAT OF LOT 1R,
BLOCK A, AND MINOR PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: December 16, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: January 11, 2000
LOCATION: 201 N. Denton Tap Road.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately .85 acres or 37,070 sr.
CURRENT ZONING: C (Commercial) and C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permit).
REQUEST: Replat and Minor Plat approval.
APPLICANT: Architect: Engineer:
Wainscott and Associates Marc O. Bentley
4815 Keller Springs Rd. 702 Gatewood Drive
Addison, TX. 75001 Garland, TX 75043
(972) 447-9119 (972) 2404821
Fax: (972) 447-9110
HISTORY: Cit3' Council granted the original special use permit 5 years ago.
Four months ago, City Council approved a site plan amendment to
the existing special use permit that incorporated approximately 5,422
square feet of land to an existing .658-acre site and allowed the
development of 13 additional parking spaces, 9 to include menu
boards. The site plan amendment was approved with conditions, one
being the Board of Adjustment grants a variance allowing the
reduction in the required landscaping for the proposed landscaping
for the new menu-board parking area. On September 2, 1999 the
Board granted the request to reduce the perimeter landscape area
from the required 6.932 sq. fi. to 4,902 sq. fL and to reduce the non-
vehicular landscape area from 4,340 sq. ft. to 1,819 sq. ft. The
applicant withdrew the request for a variance to reduce the tree
requirement from 23 trees to 21 trees.
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TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfare built to
standard in a 110-120 foot fight of way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; "C". Commercial
South - vacant; PD-178 for commercial development
East - retail; "TC" Town Center
West -residential: PD-129, SF-9
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
neighborhood retail uses.
DISCUSSION: The purpose of this plat is to incorporate the newly acquired 882 square
feet of land to the existing Sonic site. The 4' strip of land to the north
will allow Sonic to increase the width of the northern driveway from 15'
to 19'.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the replat and minor plat.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Replat
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