Riverview Office-CS021017CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE• Riverview Office Development
Lot 1~Block A. Site Plan
P & Z HEARING DATE:
GC. HEARING DATE:
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
CURRENT ZONING:
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
October 17, 2002
November 12, 2002
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
SWC of Sandy Lake Road and Riverview Drive.
2.17 acres of property.
R (Retail).
Site Plan approval to allow the development of four office buildings
totaling 19,800-square feet.
Architect:
Stirling Wainscott
4815 Keller Springs
Addison, Texas 75001
972-931-0014
931-447-9110
Engineer:
Dowdy Anderson & Assoc.
5225 Village Creek Drive
Plano, Texas 75093
972-931-0694
972-931-9538
HISTORY: In October 1991, the property abutting the subject tract to the south was
rezoned from R (Retail) to SF-9 (Single Family-9). The preliminary plat
for Riverview Estates was also approved with this rezoning. The Final
Plat was not approved until 1997. Given that the preliminary plat had
expired (even with one extension being granted), City Council's approval
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was subject to the granting of a waiver to the Subdivision Ordinance,
which requires approval of a preliminary plat prior to fmal plat approval.
The final plat also provides for the HOA to maintain the median in
Riverview Drive at Sandy Lake Road. It also maintains the entry features,
which were established, by separate easement, in 1998.
TRANSPORTATION: Sandy Lake Road exists as a two-lane asphalt road. In the fall of
this year, improvement to a four-lane divided thoroughfare is
planned to commence; completion scheduled for spring of 2004.
Sufficient right-of--way exists adjacent to this property for this road
improvement.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -undeveloped; Retail and Office
South - Riverview Estates; Single Family-9
East -undeveloped; Retail
West -Eagle Point at Riverchase; Single Family-7
COMPREHENSNE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
neighborhood retail.
DISCUSSION: The applicant is requesting site plan approval to allow for the
construction of four, one-story, 4,950 square-foot office buildings
on this 2.17 acre tract of property. The site plan indicates that
70 parking spaces will be provided, which exceeds, by four
parking spaces, the minimum requirement of one space per 300-
square feet of gross floor area. A six-foot high brick-screening
wall will separate this development from the existing single
family abutting to the south and west.
This property will be accessed via two driveways, one on Sandy
Lake Road and one on Riverview Drive. Once Sandy Lake Road
is improved to a standard, four-lane divided thoroughfare, the
driveway on Sandy Lake will not be served by a median opening.
There will be a median opening for Riverview Road to
accommodate westbound traffic. The fue lane will extend from
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Sandy Lake to Riverview Road and needs to be constructed prior
to any construction beyond the foundation.
There are minor revisions that need to be addressed on the site
plan. First, a vicinity map needs to be added. Second, all
existing and proposed easements need to be indicated. Third, the
screening wall is called out to be Boral-Old Boston, while all the
buildings are specified on the elevations and the color board to be
Boral-Oxford Red. It is recommended that the same brick be used
on the building, dumpster screening and the screening walls.
Finally, the gates on the dumpster screening wall are called out as
wood, which tend to present long-term maintenance issues. It is
preferable that these gates be metal, painted to match the color of
the brick.
The Landscape Plan generally complies with the regulations of
the Zoning Ordinance. Almost 40% of the site is devoted to
landscaping and 47 trees will be planted as part of this
development. The trees along Sandy Lake Road and adjacent to
the single family will be predominately Live Oak, with Chinese
Pistasce and Lacebark Elms being used as accent, over-story
trees. Dwarf Burford Holly hedges will screen the parking areas;
however, an additional hedgerow is required in the parking island
at the northern end of the row of parking east of the driveway
from Sandy Lake Road. Finally, the non-vehicular landscaping
exceeds the minimum by 5,716-square feet. Fifty percent of non-
vehicular landscaping should be located in the front yard. In this
development, only 48 % is in the front yard, a deficit of 245-
square feet. However, given the overage of the landscaping in
other areas of the development, this trade-off appears reasonable.
The elevations portray ared-brick building with a teal green,
standing seam metal roof. The roof, with four dormers, which
appear to be white aluminum, accounts for almost 50% of the
elevation. There is a complete lack of architectural accents
normally included in the designs of the buildings in Coppell. It is
strongly recommended that accent materials (up to 20 % of the
exterior) such as cast stone, stone veneer and/or contrasting brick
color be added to embellish the windows and the entries into the
buildings.
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the Site Plan for Riverview
Office Development, subject to:
1) The entire fire lane needs to be constructed prior to any
construction beyond the foundation.
2) A vicinity map needs to be added to the Site Plan.
3) Indicate all existing and proposed easements on the Site Plan.
4) Revise the brick on the screening wall to be Boral-Oxford
Red to match the building.
5) Substitute metal gates, painted to match the brick, on the
dumpster.
6) Add Dwarf Burford Holly hedges being in the parking island
adjacent to the row of parking east of the driveway from
Sandy Lake Road.
7) Add accent materials (up to 20% of the exterior) such as cast
stone, stone veneer and/or contrasting brick color to
embellish the windows and the entries into the buildings.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
4) Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Site Plan
2) Landscape Plan
3) Elevations
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Riverview Office Development
Lot 1, Block A, Minor Plat
P & Z HEARING DATE: October 17, 2002
C.C. HEARING DATE: November 12, 2002
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION: SWC of Sandy Lake Road and Riverview Drive.
SIZE OF AREA: 2.17 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: R (Retail).
REQUEST: Minor Plat approval to allow the development of four office
buildings totaling 19,800-square feet.
APPLICANT:
Architect:
Stirling Wainscott
4815 Keller Springs
Addison, Texas 75001
972-931-0014
931-447-9110
Engineer:
Dowdey Anderson & Assoc., Inc.
5225 Village Creek Drive
Plano, Texas 75093
972-931-0694
972-931-9538
HISTORY: In October 1991, the property abutting the subject tract to the south was
rezoned from R (Retail) to SF-9 (Single Family-9). The preliminary plat
for Riverview Estates was also approved with this rezoning. The Final
Plat was not approved until 1997. Given that the preliminary plat had
expired (even with one extension being granted), City Council's approval
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was subject to the granting of a waiver to the Subdivision Ordinance,
which requires approval of a preliminary plat prior to final plat approval.
The fmal plat also provides for the HOA to maintain the median in
Riverview Drive at Sandy Lake Road. It also maintains the entry features,
which were established, by separate easement, in 1998.
TRANSPORTATION: Sandy Lake Road exists as atwo-lane asphalt road. In the fall of
this year, improvement to a four-lane divided thoroughfare is
planned to commence; completion scheduled for spring of 2004.
Sufficient right-of--way exists adjacent to this property for this road
improvement.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -undeveloped; Retail and Office
South - Riverview Estates; Single Family-9
East -undeveloped; Retail
West -Eagle Point at Riverchase; Single Family-7
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
neighborhood retail.
DISCUSSION: This is a companion request to the approval of the site plan for
Riverview Office Development. This 2.17-acre tract is being platted into
one lot to allow for the development of four office buildings. This plat
defines the property, reflects existing easements and establishes the fire
lane and required utility easements.
This plat requires several minor revisions. First, the water line
easements are for the fire hydrants that aze private and are not required
to be in public easements. These easements need to be removed from the
plat. Second, an easement for the sidewalk needs to be added to the
southeast corner of the tract, along Riverview Drive. Third, Oncor
requested that the applicant meet with them to determine the location of
additional easements for their facilities. Finally, staff is requesting. that
the Lot and Block numbers be added to the Title Block.
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of Riverview Office
Development, Lot 1, Block A, subject to:
1) Removal of the water line easements that are for fire hydrants.
2) Easement being added for a sidewalk at the southeast corner of the
property.
3) Easements being provided for Oncor Facilities.
4) The Lot and Block numbers being added to the Title Block.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Minor Plat of the Riverview Office Addition
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