Taco Bell-CS 950420CASE #:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
$-1093 - C to C-S.U.P. for
TACO BELL
P & Z HEARING DATE: April 20, 1995
C. C. HEARING DATE: May 9, 1995
LOCATION:
West side of Denton Tap Road, approximately 145 feet north of
Sandy Lake Road
SIZE OF AREA:
1.1662 acres
CURRENT
ZONING:
C (Commercial)
REQUEST:
C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permi0
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
William Boorhem
(Managing Partner)
CB&B Joint Venture
3430 LBJ, 3 Lincoln Center
Dallas, TX 75240
(214) 458-7160
J. Kent Marsh
(Director of Planning)
Huitt-Zollars
720 N. Post Oak Rd., g230
Houston, TX 77024
(713) 688-5478
There has been no recent platting history on this parcel.
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is an improved six-lane divided highway (P6D)
contained within a 100 foot right-of-way.
Item 5
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Commercial, Special Use Permit (Sonic RestauranO;
C.S.U.P
South - Commercial, Special Use Permit (Firestone); C.S.U.P.
East - vacant; TC
West - vacant; Commercial
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Plan shows commercial as most appropriate land use
here.
DISCUSSION:
Restaurants frequently are as compatible within a commercial district as any other customer
service activity. However, the requirement of a special use permit provides the opportunity to
review those aspects which occasionally create problems. In considering a restaurant that serves
no alcoholic beverages, provides drive-up take-out service, and is affiliated with a national
franchise or chain, points which are especially worthy of consideration include: accommodation
for drive-through traffic, litter control, outside speakers, food odors and architectural integration
with the community image.
The site plan for the proposed Taco Bell facility makes adequate provision for drive-through
traffic, although part of the driveway could be made wider to make it possible for a car to
escape a long wait. The typical take-out food served at Taco Bell includes paper wrappers,
paper cups and paper sacks, so the customer convenience afforded carries with it a potential for
litter, as it does at most restaurants of this type. The take-out window may be equipped with
a loudspeaker, and the kitchen may produce a moderate amount of food odor. This location,
however, is over 600 feet from the nearest residential property. Therefore, noise, odor and
blowing paper should not create a major nuisance for homeowners.
Taco Bell recreates a standard facility design in hundreds of localities throughout the country.
Within any national restaurant chain the corporate objective is to establish immediate customer
identification with a specific building theme. In communities which permit unlimited
architectural expression, the concentration of half a dozen or more fast-food restaurants results
in a hodgepodge of incompatible structural forms, materials and colors in addition to unbridled
competition for customer attention. However, in communities which are sensitive to urban
design and insistent on architectural integration, the national chains have been willing to modify
their standards. (See Planning Advisory Service Report No. 452, Saving Face: How Corporate
Franchise Design Can Respect Community Identity.)
In connection with corporate versus community standards, the Coppell sign ordinance requires
that monument signs be located a minimum of 75 feet from a side property line. This site is of
insufficient width to accommodate that standard. In addition, the Coppell zoning ordinance does
not permit stucco construction.
RECOMMENDATION
The site is a suitable location for a restaurant, and the proposed site layout provides a
commendable solution for automobile parking needs, circulation and screening, as well as for
overall landscaping and streetscape. Therefore staff recommends approval of the special use
permit and general site plan. To integrate the building design with the community image, this
recommendation includes the following conditions of approval:
1)
requirement that color samples of all exterior materials be submitted for approval
prior to passage of the ordinance.
2)
requirement that the building be faced in a brick which closely matches the color
of the nearby shopping center.
3)
requirement that the concrete roof files be a neutral shade, preferably a grey
within a color range from a highly muted slate hue, possibly with a greenish cast,
to a highly muted earth tone with a brownish tinge.
4)
requirement that the four attached signs be restricted to the type in place at the
Taco Bell facility on North Beach and Western Center in Fort Worth.
5)
requirement that the awning material be of a solid neutral color ranging from off-
white to grey and that back lighting not be permitted.
6)
requirement that exterior painted surfaces be of a solid neutral color ranging from
off-white to grey.
requirement that the raised rims of the tower caps and entry portals be of the
same brick as the building face.
8) elimination of the monument sign.
9)
10)
the attachment of signage, posters, notices, advertisements and the like on either
the inside or outside of windows, as well as the placement of interior or exterior
neon signs so as to be visible from outside, to result in revocation of the special
use permit.
the plan shows a 5 foot proposed fight-of-way dedication, however, that is inadequate
to contain the deceleration lane and required sidewalks. Therefore, additional right-of-
way should be dedicated.
11)
site plan shows a proposed driveway. That driveway should be constructed now to allow
two points of ingress and egress to the site. Therefore, off-site easements will be
required.
clarification needed on 8" water line and propane tank. (See Fire Department
comments.)
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Approve the S.U.P.
2) Deny the S.U.P.
3) Modify the S.U.P.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Site Plan
2) Exterior Elevations
3) Planting Plan
4) Irrigation Plan
5) Monument Sign Elevation
6) Departmental Comments
DEVELOPMENT I~VIEW COMMI~EE
ITEM:
DRC DATE:
CONTACT:
FIRE PREVENTION CG
Taco Bell
JEFF JONES, FIRE MARSHAL. (214) 304-3500
COMMENT STATUS:
2. Site plan shows "propane tank". In addition, a LS gas esmt is detailed. Will
building use propane and natural gas ?
3. North entrance curb does not need fire lane paint. Will address adjoining
property access when developed.