Wynnpage N 2&3-CS021121
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Wynnpage Plaza, Lot 3, Block B
Site Plan
P & Z HEARING DATE: November 21,2002
c.c. HEARING DATE: December 10, 2002
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION: Northwest of Wynnpage Drive and Denton Tap Road.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 1.04 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: C (Commercial)
REQUEST: Site Plan approval for a 4,958 square-foot office building.
APPLICANT:
Developer:
Mark Wainscott
Stirling Wainscott, Inc.
4815 Keller Springs Rd.
Addison, TX 75001
Phone: (972) 931-0014
Fax: (972) 447-9110
Landscape Architect:
LandPatterns, Inc.
3624 Oak Lawn, Suite 320
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: (214) 219-3993
Fax: (214) 219-7005
Engineer:
Mark Bentley, P.E.
Bentley Engineering, Inc.
4125 Broadway Blvd., Suite A250
Garland, TX 75043
Phone: (972) 240-4821
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HISTORY:
The subject property was originally platted as part of the 14-1ot 25.65 acre
DTC Business Center, which was filed on January 6, 1987. On March 26,
1991, City Council approved the rezoning of the residential property to the
west from C (Commercial) to PD-1l5-SF-7 (Wynnpage). As a result of
the development of the Wynnpage residential subdivision, the DTC
Business Center plat was vacated on May 8, 1992. In 1993 a request for a
Special Use Permit for Kwik Kar was denied on the subject property. The
properties to the south of Wynnpage Drive were recently platted for the
development of two office buildings. On November 12, 2002, Council
approved a three-lot preliminary plat for the property north of Wynnpage
Drive. Site Plan and Final Plat approval was also granted for Lot 1 to
contain an office building similar in scale and nature to the building
proposed for this tract of property .
TRANSPORT A TION:
Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided concrete roadway
built to standard in a 1l0-foot right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -undeveloped; C (Commercial)
South - office building under construction; C (Commercial)
East - retail/vacant; C (Commercial)
West - Wynnpage residential subdivision; PD-1l5-SF-7 (Single-Family 7)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
mixed use, which includes office uses.
DISCUSSION:
The applicant is requesting Site Plan approval for the developmerit of a
4,958 square-foot office building on 45,488 square-feet of property (1.04
acres). The subject site is located north and west of the intersection of
Denton Tap Road and Wynnpage Drive. As illustrated on the Concept
Plan, the subject lot is west of Lot 2 of this subdivision and will be
served by fIre lane/mutual access easements through Lots 1 and 2 to
access both Denton Tap Road and Wynnpage Drive.
This building is a build-to-suit for a commercial construction company.
Eleven parking spaces in front of the building and 6 in the rear will serve
the proposed building. Also in the rear of the building will be a 16' by
30' loading space to be served by an overhead door in the west elevation.
The applicant stated that the floor plan indicates a 200 square-foot
storage area that will be accessed by this door and will be used to store
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items related to the commercial construction business, such as signs, etc.
Assurances have been provided that there will be no outside storage of
materials, which is also prohibited by zoning.
Staff expressed concern with the maneuverability of the proposed
parking spaces at the rear of the building and these were redesigned to
increase the turning radius for those backing out of the spaces. They are
now functional, but this is not an ideal solution. A somewhat related
issue is the location of the dumpster at the front of the property. In
reviewing the concept plan for the adjoining lots, there appears to be a
proliferation of dumpsters along this mutual access easement. It was
suggested that an alternative location for this dumpster be found, such as
close to the proposed loading area.
Elevations
The proposed building will be similar to the other buildings recently
approved on these lots both north and south of Wynnpage Drive, being
one-story and measuring approximately 29'6" to the peak of the roof.
The primary building material will be a dark redlbrown brick (Boral
Brick-Wellesley), with cream-colored stone accents at the entrance facing
towards Denton Tap Road. The roof will be composition shingle and
windows and doorframes will be bronze aluminum, similar to those
approved on the other buildings in this office park.
Given that this building will not have direct frontage on a dedicated
street, no monument sign will be permitted. A note to that effect has
been included on the site plan. The attached signage will be located on
the east fa~de and will be similar in appearance to the signage approved
on the buildings on the south side of Wynnpage Drive.
Landscaping
The proposed landscape plan exceeds the minimum landscaping required
for the interior, perimeter and non-vehicular landscape area, including
the required number of trees. Overage in landscaped area is provided
due to the existence of the 50-foot gas easement that will provide an
additional buffer between this building and the existing residential
subdivision. At the request of staff, the applicant revised the plan since
the initial submission to provide additional shrubbery and an area for
seasonal color in the parking island in front of the building.
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the site plan for Wynnpage Plaza, Lot 3, Block B,
subject to:
1) Consideration to the relocation of the dumpster from in front of the
building to the rear of the building, closer to the loading area.
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) Elevations
3) Concept Plan
4) Landscape Plan
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