Vistas of C P2-CS 960118 CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: VISTAS OF COPPELL, PHASE II,
PRELIMINARY PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: January 18, 1996
C.C. HEARING DATE: February 13, 1996
LOCATION: East side of Denton Tap Road; north of thc Denton Creek
SIZE OF AREA: Total site area: 45.82 acres; 139 residential lots
CURRENT ZONING: PD-SF-7
REQUEST: 139-1ot residential subdivision
APPLICANT: Owner: Engineer:
Vista Properties, Inc. Carter & Burgess, Inc.
5950 Berkshire Lane, Ste. 400 7950 Elmbrook Dr., Ste. 250
Dallas, TX 75225 Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 360-1524 (214) 638-0145
HISTORY: The City of Coppell annexed portions of the Vista Ridge Business
Park in 1986 and 1990, including the property currently requested
for rezoning. In connection with the annexation proceedings, the
City held public hearings to establish the existing zoning and
reinforced those decisions by adopting a new Official Zoning Map
in 1991 as part of Ordinance 91500, the current Zoning Ordinance.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, a six-lane divided (120 foot r.o.w.);
currently, a mo-lane roadway; the S.H. 121 Bypass will be built
to freeway standards with access roads in 450 feet of r.o.w.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - vacant; City of Lewisville
South - vacant; Denton Creek
East - vacant; Highway Commercial "HC"
West - vacant; Planned Development "PD-133 FP, HC, SF-12, SF-9"
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The 1987 Comprehensive Plan shows this property outside
the boundaries of the planning area.
DISCUSSION: While action on the proposed preliminary plat is not totally dependent
upon the results of the companion rezoning request, the applicant may
wish to reconsider the plat based on the decision regarding rezoning. If
the zoning requires a 50-wide buffer along 121, the plat will need to show
it. With or without this stipulation in the zoning case, the City can
require a street connection across the drainageway on the west side of the
tract. Without a street connection, there will be no convenient access
between the proposed homesites and the proposed middle school, unless
a hike-and-bike trail is constructed in its stead.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends either:
Approval of the preliminary plat, subject to Engineering
comments, with modifications to provide the 50'-wide
buffer and access across the drainageway, or
Disapproval of this preliminary plat and later consideration
of a revised plat under the same application.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the Preliminary Plat
2) Disapprove the Preliminary Plat
3) Modify the Preliminary Plat
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Preliminary Plat Phase 2
2) Preliminary Water and Sewer Plan Phase 2
3) Preliminary Drainage Area Map Phase 2
4) Engineering Comments
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