Stratford Manor-CS 950720 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO: ZC-583, ESTATES OF DEFOREST ROAD
P & Z HEARING DATE: July 20, 1995
C.C. HEARING DATE: August 8, 1995
LOCATION: North side of DeForest Road; west of Cambridge Manor Lane
SIZE OF AREA: 14.835 acres for the development of a single-family residential
subdivision with 29 homesites
CURRENT A (Agriculture)
ZONING:
REQUEST: SF-12 (Single Family-12)
APPLICANT: Owner: Engineer:
Goff Homes Inc. Tipton Engineering, Inc.
2653 Tarna Drive 6330 Belt Line Road, Ste. C
Dallas TX 75229 Garland TX 75043
(214) 620-0242 (214) 226-2967
HISTORY: There have been no previous zoning or subdivision proposals for
this tract. However, the Estates of Cambridge Manor, directly to
the east and containing 46 homesites on 30 acres, was platted
during the past 18 months.
TRANSPORTATION: DeForest Road is to remain a local street in the thoroughfare plan,
requiring 50 feet of right-of-way width and 27 feet of pavement.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - vacant; LI zoning
South - existing single-family; SF-0
East - single-family housing under development; PD-SF-12
West - one vacant parcel and the municipal service center; A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Plan shows this land as most suited for low-density
single-family development.
DISCUSSION: The property is suitable for single-family development on lots larger than
12,000 square feet in area. However, the property adjoins a Planned
Development with minimum lot sizes of 12,000 square feet and in which
the City Council waived the alley requirements. If the type of
development for this property is to be similar, with front entry driveways,
a Planned Development District would be a more suitable zoning
classification. Within a PD, the City could regulate the orientation of
garages and provision of screening and landscaping, among other
considerations.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the request for SF-12, waiver of the
application fee to apply for PD-SF-12, and reconsideration of the
zoning ease on August 17. This would allow the applicant to
submit plans for additional landscaping, study proposed garage
location requirements, and offer additional information to assure
that this project is compatible with the type of residential
development beginning to occur in this area of DeForest Road.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the zoning change
2) Deny the zoning change
3) Modify the zoning change
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Zoning Exhibit
2) Departmental Comments
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: ESTATES OF DEFOREST ROAD,
PRELIMINARY PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: July 20; 1995
C.C. HEARING DATE: August 8, 1995
LOCATION: North side of DeForest Road; west of Cambridge Manor Lane
SIZE OF AREA: 14.835 acres for the development of a single-family residential
subdivision with 29 homesites
CURRENT A (Agricultural)
ZONING:
REQUEST: Approval of Preliminary Plat
APPLICANT: Owner: Engineer:
Goff Homes Inc. Tipton Engineering, Inc
2653 Tarna Drive 6330 Belt Line Road, Ste. C
Dallas TX 75229 Garland TX 75043
(214) 620-0242 (214) 226-2967
HISTORY: There have been no previous zoning or subdivision proposals for
this tract. However, the Estates of Cambridge Manor, directly to
the east and containing 46 homesites on 30 acres, has been platted
during the past 18 months.
TRANSPORTATION: DeForest Road is to remain a local street in the thoroughfare plan
requiring 50 feet of right-of-way width and 27 feet of pavement.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - vacant; LI zoning
South - existing single-family; SF-0
East single-family housing under development; PD-SF-12
West one vacant parcel and the municipal service center; A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Plan shows this land as most suited for Iow-density
single-family development.
DISCUSSION: DeForest Road is not within a primary or secondary image zone, so the
Subdivision Ordinance requires no street landscaping. Half the property
is within the 100-year flood plain. The width and depth of the site is such
that the layout of streets and lots is virtually fixed. There is adequate
room for the provision of alleys. However, the applicant is requesting a
waiver of alley requirements.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends handling the alley waiver issue through the PD
zoning process. In this way, the Commission can review overall
aesthetic features and make its decision based upon more complete
information. To accomplish this, it will be necessary to
disapprove the Preliminary Plat and consider it with a proposed
PD on reapplication.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the Preliminary Plat
2) Deny the Preliminary Plat
3) Modify the Preliminary Plat
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Preliminary Plat
2) Wall & Landscape Plan
3) Screening Wall Details
4) Departmental Comments
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