Southwestern Bell-CS 970220 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF R~PORT
CASE NO.: S-! 122, SOUTHWFS~~ BELL MOBILE
SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA
P & Z HEARING DATE: February 20, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: March 11, 1997
LOCATION: North of 1-635 (LBJ Freeway) and east of Royal Lane.
SIZ~ OF AREA: 2,500 square feet of area; two micro-cell antenna (1' x 2') and an
equipment cabinet (1.5' in width x 1.33' depth x 8' height)
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQ~T: LI-S.U.P. (Light Industrial, Special Use Permit).
APPLICANT: Applicant: Representative:
Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Zone Systems, Inc.
15660 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 201 1620 Handley, Ste. A
Dallas, TX 75248 Dallas, TX 75208
(214) 774-4705 (214) 941-4440
HISTORY: The final plat for Park 'N Fly was approved by City Council on May 10,
1994 with a variance to the Sign Ordinance allowing the .two billboard
signs to remain on the Park 'N Fly site.
TRANSPORTATION: Royal Lane is a six-lane divided thoroughfare in 110' of right-of-
way. Gateway Boulevard is a four-lane undivided collector street
in a 70' of fight-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North D.A.R.T. right-of-way; "LI" Light Industrial zoning
South - vacant; "LI" Light Industrial zoning
East - Haverty Furniture Company; "LI" Light Industrial zoning
West - D/FW Airport property; "LI" Light Industrial zoning
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COMPREHF~NSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
light industrial and showroom uses.
DISCUSSION: The current zoning ordinance does not permit the Park 'N Fly sign,
therefore, the sign is considered a non-conforming structure. The City's
legal counsel is of the opinion that the placement of the antennae on the
sign does not expand nor enlarge the non-conforming structure (see
attorney's letter). From a staff perspective, the two billboards on the Park
'N Fly property ultimately should be removed in as much as the Zoning
Ordinance does encourage termination of non-conforming structures. The
placement of the antennae on a non-conforming structure is sufficient basis
for denial of the special use permit.
Staff offers two arrangement as possible compromises. One, allow the
placement of the proposed micro-cell antennae on the existing billboard
for a pre-determined time period, such as five years. After which time
both the antennae and the billboard, as well as the billboard on the
southeast side of the Park 'N Fly property be removed. Two, permit the
placement of the micro-cell antenna on (preferably within) the cupola of
the Park 'N Fly building for an indefinite period of time.
RECOMMF~A~ON TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff would offer one of two recommendations here. One, the special use
permit be granted for five years, after which time the antennae and the
two billboards will have to be removed from the Park 'N Fly site or two,
permit the placement of the micro-cell antenna on (preferably within) the
cupola of the Park 'N Fly building for an indefinite period of time. Staff
would be satisfied with either recommendation.
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.
ATFACHMENTS: 1) Site Plan
2) Legal description
3) City Attorney's Opinion Letter
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PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
SOUTHWESTERN BELL MOBILE SYSTEMS
MICROCELL ANTENNA
PARK 'N FLY
800 ROYAL LANE
COPPELL, TEXAS
Being a tract of land situated in the S.A. & M.G. Railroad Survey, Abstract No. 1439,
Dallas County, Texas, and being a portion of Lot 1, Block I of PARK 'N FLY, an addition
to the City of Coppell, Texas as recorded in the Plat Records of Dallas County, Texas,
and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point for comer, said comer being the intersection of the north right-of-
way line of I.H. 635 and the east right-of-way line of Royal Lane (110 foot r.o.w);
THENCE North 01 degrees 38 minutes 40 seconds East. a distance of 50 feet to a point
for corner;
THENCE South 69 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance of 50 feet to a I~oint
for come~,
THENCE South 01 degrees 38 minutes 40 seconds West. a distance of 50 feet to a
point for comer;
THENCE North 69 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West, a distance of 50 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 2,500 square feet or 0.05 acres of land, more or
less.
CITY OF COPPR~.L
PLANNING DF__,PARTM~NT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1123, SOUTHWESTERN BELL MOBILE
SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA
P & Z HEARING DATE: February 20, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: March 11, 1997
LOCATION: Within the Shake and Shingle Addition, approx. 350' east of North
Lake Drive and north of Beltline Road.
SIZE OF AREA: 3,600 square feet; two (2' high x 1' wide) antennas and an
equipment building (11' in width x 20' depth x 11' height).
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST: LI-S.U.P. (Light Industrial, Special Use Permit).
APPLICANT: Applicant: Representative:
Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Zone Systems, Inc.
15660 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 201 1620 Handiey, Ste. A
Dallas, TX 75248 Dallas, TX 75208
(214) 774-4705 (214) 941-4440
HISTORY: On September 19, 1991 City Council granted a special use permit for the
existing 75' monopole antenna and the 441 square foot equipment cabinet.
Originally the antenna was owned by Metrocel and recently, AT&T
acquired Metrocel.
TRANSPORTATION: Beltline Road is shown on the thoroughfare plan as a P6D and is
scheduled for construction by Dallas County, but currently is a 2-
lane asphalt roadway contained within a 120'-wide right-of-way.
We understand the County will be building a 4-lane divided
thoroughfare, with construction beginning in 1997.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - Shake and Shingle Addition; 'LI" Light Industrial zoning
South - vacant; City of Dallas
East - Shake and Shingle Addition; "LI" Light Industrial zoning
West - Northlake Business Center, Phase I; "LI" Light Industrial zoning
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
light industrial and showroom type of uses.
DISCUSSION: Staff encourages and supports the placement of two new communications
antenna of approximate 2 s.f. in size to be mounted on an existing
monopole. The size of the proposed equipment cabinet is somewhat
bothersome to staff. Although it is half the size of the existing cabinet,
staff questions the need to have a second. The applicant has explained to
staff the necessity of the structure, although the 10' x 22' size is still
bothersome. In addition, the applicant will have to abide by the masonry
requirement of the zoning ordinance. The aluminum structure is not
acceptable and it must be of either brick, stone or concrete.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the special use permit conditioned upon the equipment cabinet
being brick, stone or precast concrete. We would prefer elimination of the second cabinet
altogether and utilizing the existing structure for all base equipment. If that can not occur, then
the proposed building needs to be as small as possible.
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.
ATI~ACHMENTS: 1) Site Plan
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