Town Center West-CS 991216 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: TOWN CENTER WEST, LOTS l&2, BLOCK A
PRELIMINARY PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: December 16, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: January 11, 2000
LOCATION: Southwest corner of N. Denton Tap Road and Town Center
West Boulevard.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 4.5 acres of property, being platted into two lots.
CURRENT ZONING: PD-C (Planned Development, Commercial)
REQUEST: Preliminary Plat approval for one 1.8-acre lot (for retail use), and
one 2.6-acre lot (for day care and child development use).
APPLICANT: Prospective purchaser:
Realtex Ventures
Jim Mills
1825 Wimbleton Drive,//21000
Arlington, TX. 76017
(817) 784-9947
Fax: (817) 468-9521
HISTORY: This property has had no recent platting history although a street
was delineated on the north side of this parcel and a Conceptual
Planned Development was approved in May of 1999.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfare
contained within 110-120 feet of right of way. Proposed Town
Center Blvd. West will be a 27-foot wide local street allowing
access to the Coppell High School property.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- existing single-family development; PD-129, SF-9
South - vacant; "C', Commercial
East- Comerica Bank; "TC" Town Center
West - single family housing; SF-12
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
retail, commercial uses.
DISCUSSION: The Detailed PD which accompanies this application needs a great deal of
work before it is acceptable for review (see staff comments re: PD-178 R
and 178 RR). Landscaping requiremems have not been followed,
stacking/f'Lre lane issues are troublesome, and overall development
concepts need further refinement. That being the case, we can not
accurately evaluate this request as utility easements, fh-e lanes, building
lines, etc. can not be accurately located on the plat documem until the use,
building size, parking requiremems, landscape easements, etc. are known.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends DENIAL of this application until the above listed issues
have been addressed, and we have had an opportunity to review a plat that
contains adequate and acceptable information meeting the City's minimum
development standards.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend denial of the request
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Preliminary Plat Document
2) Site Plan
3) Departmental Comments
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DE VEL OPMENT RE VIE W COMMITTEE
FIRE PREVENTION COMMENTS
ITEM: TOWN CENTER WEST LOTS 1 & 2 BLK A
DRC DATE: NOVEMBER 22, 1999
CONTACT: TRAVIS CRUMP, FIRE MARSHAL. (972) 304-3503
COMMENT S TA TUS: INITIAL PRELIMINARY FINAL
1. Additional fire hydrants will be required.
2. Locate hydrants between 3 - 6 feet from a fire lane.
3. Access gates required for Fire Department access to playgrounds.
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: PD-178R, TOWN CENTER WEST
DETAIL SITE PLAN OF A RETAIL CENTER
P & Z HEARING DATE: December 16, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: January 11, 2000
LOCATION: Southwest corner of N. Denton Tap Road and Town Center West
Boulevard.
SIZE OF AREA: An approximate 1.8-acre site out of a 4.5-acre parcel.
CURRENT ZONING: PD-C (Planned Development, Commercial)
REQUEST: PD amendment to allow the construction of a 13,393 square foot
retail facility.
APPLICANT: Yorkshire West Capital, Inc., Tr.
Alan Hinckley
12201 Merit Drive, Suite 170
Dallas, TX. 75251
(214) 991-4600
HISTORY: This property has had no recent development history, although a
street was delineated and a conceptual PD was approved in the
summer of 1999.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfare
contained within 110-120 feet of right of way. Proposed Town
Center Blvd. West will be a 27-foot wide local street allowing
access to the Coppell High School property.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- existing single-family development; PD-129, SF-9
South - vacant; "C', Commercial
East- Comerica Bank; "TC" Town Center
West -single family housing; SF-12
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
retail, commercial uses.
DISCUSSION: When the Conceptual Planned Development District was approved for this
parcel, uses were discussed only superficially, hence, the reason for the
detailed site plan review. Submitted for consideration is an approximate
13,500 square foot retail building which has very little information
regarding specific uses. This lack of specificity is troublesome to staff in
that we can not offer substantive advice on whether a specific user would
or would not be allowed in the building. Absent that helpful
information, the elevations give one the impression that the building
meets our regulations, the monument sign is appropriately sized, and
parking shown appears to comply with code. However, the landscape
plan is deficient in parking islands, a 10 foot landscape buffer is required
on the south property line, thirty foot high light fixtures are questionable
here adjacent to a residential neighborhood, and staff requested
landscape calculations have not been provided. In addition, driveway
spacing along Town Center West Boulevard is much too numerous for
safety's sake.
In sum, PD's offer a certain amount of flexibility in the development
process, and can address specific issues relative to individual situations.
In this instance, however, the application appears to be totally
speculative and from staff's perspective, our concerns with meeting
minimum standards have not been met. With building size reduced,
landscape requirements being addressed, issues regarding traffic safety
being resolved, lowering the light standard height and a number of other
minor bothersome concerns undertaken, staff could eventually support a
similar request. At this point, though, these concerns have not been
properly addressed and are inconsistent with ordinance requirements.
This application needs work, and at the present time appears to be a bit
too intensive in design.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends DENIAL of this request based upon the comments
presented above.
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ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend denial of the request
3) Modify the request
4) Take under advisement for additional information
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Architectural Site Plan
2) Proposed Floor Plan Schematic
3) Elevations/Monument Sign
4) Tree Survey
5) Landscape Plan
6) Departmental Comments
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