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CASE #: PD-lS0, VILL E_AT
CREEK COMMUNITY. llF RRAT-:IONAL. CENTER
P & Z HEARING DATE: January 18, 1996
C.C. HEARING DATE: February 13, 1996
LOCATION: South side of Hardwick Court; along the north side of Parkway
Boulevard
SIZE OF AREA: Total site area: 13,440 sq. ft.
CURRENT ZONING: SF-7 (Single Family-7)
REQUEST: PD-Recreational Center (Planned Development, Recreational
Center)
APPLICANT: Owner: Engineer:
Jim Sowell Company Tipton Engineering, Inc.
3131 McKinney, Ste. 260 6330 Belt Line Rd., Ste. C
Dallas, TX 75204 Garland, TX 75043
(214) 871-3320 (214) 226-2967
HISTORY: The final plat for Villages of Cottonwood Creek VI was approved
by City Council on December 13, 1994.
TI~,ANSPORTATION: Parkway Blvd. is a C4D, four-lane divided street, built to standard
in an 85 foot r.o.w. The extension of Parkway Blvd. to Denton
Tap Road is forthcoming. Coppell Road is shown as a C2U, but
is currently an unimproved two lane asphalt road contained within
1 I0 feet of r.o.w.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - single-family; "SF-7"
South - single-family; "SF-7"
East single-family; "SF-9" and "SF-12"
West - single-family; "SF-7"
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The 1987 Comprehensive Plan shows multi-family uses
here, although the rezonlng efforts of 1994 resulted in
single-family use as most appropriate.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this recreational center is to provide a community pool for the residents of
Village at Cottonwood Creek, Section VI residential subdivision. The recreational center will
be used only for swimming purposes. Consequently, the center will be operational only during
the summer months and closed the rest of the year. The homeowners association will maintain
the recreational center and residents will be able to access the area by a coded card. There will
be no lifeguards, residents will swim at their own risk. Signs will be posted explaining the rules
and regulations of the recreational area. The proposed pool will measure 1,800 sq. ft. and no
more than 40 people would be able to swim at one time.
When fully developed, the Village at Cottonwood Creek, Section VI subdivision will have
approximately 180 homes. Many of the homes will have pools in their backyard, therefore, the
intent of this community recreational center is to provide pool access for homes without
swimming pools. The applicant believes that most of the residents will walk or be dropped off
at the community recreational center. On the site plan, the applicant is showing 1 handicapped
space and 7 regular parking spaces. Coppell's zoning ordinance does not have a parking
requirement for this specific use. The closest uses listed in the zoning ordinance are Community
Center, Library, Museum or Art Gallery which requires 10 parking spaces plus 1 additional
space for each 300 sq. ft. of floor area in excess of 2,000 sq. f~. and a Sports Arena which
requires 1 parking space for each 3 seats or bench seating spaces.
If approved, this would be the first community recreational center to be maintained by a
homeowners association in Coppell. However, in other surrounding communities, many of the
residential subdivisions do have similar recreational centers. The applicant has been personally
involved in developing similar recreational facilities in Frisco, Plano, and Richardson, some
providing even less parking in subdivisions of comparable density.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this planned development
recreational center. Although parking may be questioned,
the applicant will provide the Commission with statistics
and figures which address the issue.
Item # 10
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the Planned Development
2) Disapprove the Planned Development
3) Modify the Planned Development
ATFACHMENTS: 1) Site Plan
2) Landscape Plan
3) Depmhuental Comments
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