Northlake 635(5)-CS020620CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Northlake 635 Business Park
Lot 1, Block D
Site Plan Amendment
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
June 20, 2002
July 9, 2002
Andrea Roy, City Planner
1234 Lakeshore Drive.
SIZE OF AREA: 32.83 acres of property.
Phase I (2 Bldgs. Totaling 240,800 -sq. ft.) 19.15 acres
Phase II (Undeveloped) 13.68 acres
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST: To allow 40 carports over existing parking spaces and 100 additional
parking spaces.
APPLICANT: Owner: Architect:
Jim Gaspard O'Brien & Associates
Transwestern Comm. Svcs. 5310 Harvest Hill Rd.
5001 Spring Valley Rd., Ste. 600W Suite 136
Dallas, TX 75244 Dallas, TX 75230
(972) 774-2544 (972) 788-1010
FAX: 972-991-4247 FAX: 972-788-4828
HISTORY: A preliminary plat for the entire Northlake 635 Business Park was approved
by the Planning & Zoning Commission in 1984, and the road system of this
business park received Final Plat approval on January 22, 1985. A
preliminary plat for this site (also known as the Vari-Cite site) was approved
by City Council on January 9, 1996, and the Planning & Zoning Commission
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was designated as the final approval authority on the Final Plat. Approval was
granted on January 18, 1996; however, this development was never
constructed. On April 13, 1999, Council approved a site plan and replat to
allow the development of two office and warehouse buildings totaling
240,800-square feet. Since that time, minor site revisions have been made
and approved administratively.
TRANSPORTATION: Belt Line Road is an existing 6-lane divided major arterial in a 120'
wide right-of--way. Lakeshore Drive is an existing C2U, two-lane
undivided road built in a 60'-wide right-of--way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Industrial development; LI (Light Industrial)
South- Industrial development; LI (Light Industrial)
East- North Lake; City of Dallas
West- Industrial development; LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the properly as suitable for
industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION: The applicant is proposing to construct an additional 100 parking spaces
and covered parking over 40 existing parking spaces. Site modifications
are needed to accommodate future tenants -- Kraft Foods and Pulte
Homes. The subject project was designed as a two-phase development;
Phase I has been completed and contains the two existing buildings
measuring 240,800-sq. ft., while Phase II, on the southern portion of the
site, remains undeveloped at this time.
100 Additional Parking Spaces
The 100 additional parking spaces will be located just inside Phase II of
the project. The 40,955 square-foot portion of the undeveloped Phase II is
proposed to contain 100 parking spaces and 12 landscape islands with
trees. This parking area complies with all parking lot and landscape
requirements.
In conjunction with the development of Phase I, the developer provided all
perimeter landscaping at the property lines for both Phases I and II.
Therefore, benning and trees along all property lines surrounding the
parking area is in place. Additionally, there are some existing trees
located within Phase II, which will aid in further screening the additional
parking until the development of Phase II.
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Covered Parking
The proposed covered parking will cover 40 existing parking spaces
located between the two existing buildings, serving the westernmost
building. The covered parking structures will measure approximately
10.5' high, with limited visibility from Denton Tap Road. The parking
structure columns will be concrete to match the 100% masonry buildings.
The columns and supports will be painted light gray and the metal canopy
will be painted charcoal or ash gray. Additionally, the structures will not
interfere with the existing trees located in the landscape islands among
these 40 parking spaces.
There are some minor drafting omissions/errors, which staff has requested
that the applicant remedy prior to City Council review, but these do not
impact the compliance of this plan.
RECONIMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING CONIlVIISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the site plan amendment for Northlake 635
Business Park, Lot 1, Block D, subject to the following conditions:
1) Revise Landscape Requirements Table to indicate that the Interior
Landscaping is based on the amount of pavement (30,736-sq. ft.) and not the
entire parking lot area (40,955-sq. ft.).
2) Revise Landscape Requirements Table to indicate that the required size of
parking islands is 9' x 19', not 9' x 18'.
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) Color Rendering of Covered Parking Structure
2) Site Plan
3) Landscape Plan (w/Covered Parking Elevation inset)
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