Freeport NIP(7.0)-CS021219CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: PD- 186R5, Duke Freeport
P Z HEARING DATE: December 19, 2002
C.C. HEARING DATE: January 14, 2003
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
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Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
Southeast corner of Freeport Parkway and Ruby Road.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 55.1 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: PD -186R2 (Planned Development- 186R2)
REQUEST: PD -186R5 (Planned Development- 186R5) to allow construction of
an approximate 1,101,500 square -foot building.
Applicant:
Brian Straley
Duke Realty Corporation
5495 Beltline Road, Suite 360
Dallas, Texas 75254
972 361 -6714
FAX: 972 361 -6800
On September 12, 2000, City Council approved a Conceptual
Planned Development district (PD- 186 -LI) for industrial uses to
allow the development of seven office /warehouse facilities on
approximately 143 acres of property. Also approved was a final plat
for this property to allow the construction of the extension of
Freeport Parkway from Bethel Road to Ruby Road.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE ZONING:
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On January 9, 2001, Council approved a Detail Plan for Tracts 4 and
4X of this PD. Part of this approval was a condition to prepare a tree
mitigation plan.
In October 2001, Council approved a reduction of parking required
for warehouse uses on Tract 1 from one space per 1,000- square
feet to one space per 5,000- square feet, subject to sufficient land
being available to provide parking at a higher ratio while meeting
all landscaping requirements, if necessary; allowed for additional
monument signage; and attached a tree reparation/landscape plan
to the PD.
On May 14, 2002, Council approved PD -186R3 for a Concept Plan
for a 195,000 square -foot building, with reduced parking for Tract 3
of the original PD. Also that evening, Council approved PD- 186R4,
for a Detail Plan for Tract 4 to allow the development of an
approximate 160,000 square -foot building, for Uline, Inc. This
building has recently been constructed and is currently occupied.
TRANSPORTATION: The construction of Freeport Parkway is complete through this
property as a C4D /6 four -lane divided built in a six -lane (120 -foot)
R.O.W. Ruby Road is currently being improved to a two -lane,
undivided 37' road, within 60 feet of right -of -way.
North- vacant land and Deer Run; LI and 2F9
South Light Industrial building; PD -186R (Tracts 4 and 4X)
East single family; SF -12 and PD- 89 -SF7
West vacant; LI and PD- 186 -LI
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
office, showroom, light industrial and warehouse uses.
DISCUSSION: This request is to attach a Detail Plan for Tract 1 of this PD to allow for the
construction of a 1,101,500 square -foot office /warehouse building. The
Container Store will occupy 653,500 -square feet initially, with future
expansion of 150,000- square feet. The remaining 298,000 square feet will
be available for lease to another tenant.
Parking
As discussed in the HISTORY section, an amendment to this PD was
approved in October 2001 to allow for the required parking to be reduced
from one space per 1,000 square feet for warehouse use to one space per
5,000 square feet. Under this ratio, 550 parking spaces would be required
for this development. This plan indicates 801 parking spaces, which equates
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to one space per 2,209 -square feet of warehouse use, which is significantly
closer to the standard parking requirements for warehouse use. To assure
that there will be sufficient parking for the employees, the staff requested the
applicant to provide projected maximum employee counts per shift for this
user. Initially, the maximum number of employees will be 262, with a
maximum of 344 per shift at build -out. Therefore, 801 parking spaces will
provide sufficient parking for this user, as well as the potential user in the
remaining lease space.
Monument Signs
The 2001 revision to this PD also allowed for additional monument
signage to be included in this PD. Specifically, this tract was permitted to
have two signs, a 60 square -foot monument sign to advertise the occupant
of this building and a 73 square -foot entry sign for the park, as a whole.
The current request includes three signs on this tract. The previously
approved 73 square -foot entry sign, a 72 square -foot building sign for The
Container Store on Freeport Parkway, and an additional 60 square -foot
building sign for the future tenant to be located on Ruby Road. The Sign
Ordinance has recently been amended to allow for additional signage for
large -scale industrial parks such as this. With those revisions, one
additional building sign would be permitted on Ruby Road; however, all
monument signage remains limited to 60- square feet. Staff is concerned
with setting a precedent by permitting a building sign to exceed 60- square
feet, as currently being requested. Therefore, staff would support one
additional 60 square -foot monument sign for the future tenant along Ruby
Road, the previously agreed to 73 square -foot entry sign, and further
recommends that The Container Store sign be limited to 60- square feet to
be compliant with the Sign Ordinance. It must be noted that this building
will also be allowed to have signs attached to the building to advertise its
occupants.
Landscape Buffers
Since the inception of this PD, there have been concerns with the potential
impact of this development on the residential uses in close proximity to the
north and east, and the City-owned property north of Ruby Road. To
address these concerns, enhanced landscaping was required along the north
and east property lines and no access was to be permitted to Ruby or Coppell
Roads. The first concept plan approved showed a 70 foot -wide open
space /drainage area parallel to Ruby Road and 75 feet of landscaping from
the current centerline of Coppell Road. Again, per the October 2001
revisions, the landscaping adjacent to Coppell Road remains unchanged, but
the buffer between this tract and the property north of Ruby Road was
revised per the following PD condition:
"The Detail Plan for Tract 1 shall include a landscape buffer, a
minimum of 30 feet in width along Ruby Road. To enhance this
buffer area, the landscape design shall include a mixture of
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substantial berming height, additional landscape materials and
increase in width to provide additional buffer between this tract
and the uses on the north side of Ruby Road.
To address this condition, the current landscape plan indicates a fairly
dense mixture of Austrian Pines, Live Oaks and Chinese Pistache, totaling
146 trees on top of a 4- to 5 -foot berm along Ruby Road. Along
Coppell Road, an additional 50 plus trees have been added within this 50
foot -wide buffer area to augment the existing trees. Additionally, the
Parks Department is requiring that the existing trees on the east side of the
property be pruned and cleaned up, no Eastern Red Cedars growing along
the tree line shall be removed and that the scrub and vines be cleaned in
this area.
Access
As stated, access to Ruby and Coppell Roads has been prohibited up to this
time. However, in conjunction with the property owner (Duke Realty), the
City is realigning and improving Ruby Road to a two -lane (37 foot -wide)
street within 60 feet of right -of -way from Coppell Road to Freeport
Parkway. Two driveways are now being requested onto the improved Ruby
Road. Logic would dictate that truck traffic would access this site via
Freeport Parkway; however, to further discourage truck traffic on Coppell
Road, the City will post signs at these driveways directing all truck traffic to
Freeport Parkway. The owner /applicant will be responsible for the cost of
these signs. Finally, the geometry of the eastem driveway (closest to
Coppell Road) has also been altered to further discourage trucks from
turning eastbound on Ruby Road when exiting the site. Driveway(s) onto
Coppell Road have not been requested, nor would be supported by staff.
Architecture
This proposed building, containing over one million square feet will be the
largest building in the City of Coppell. Significant architectural articulations
are provided at the corner of Freeport Parkway and Ruby Road, which is the
main entry to the two -story office portion of The Container Store. Less
significant entryways are being provided along the east end for the lease
area. The main building material is tilt -up wall panels with three shades of
beige for the field, accent and trim colors. The entries will be enhanced with
stone columns, metal canopies and awnings.
Landscaping
The landscape plan exceeds the minimum requirements on all levels of
landscaping, and as stated above, special attention has been given to
enhancing the perimeter landscaping to ensure compatibility with
surrounding land uses. There are two "X" lots purely devoted to
landscaping, which exceed the requirements for non vehicular landscaping.
The southern lot has been landscaped with the development of the lot to the
south, but is being incorporated into this lot as part of the plat. The northern
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ALTERNATIVES:
ATTACHMENTS:
lot will be landscaped with this development and will serve as an entry
feature for The Container Store; however, a minor revision to the landscape
plan is needed to correct the Lot numbers of this tract from Lot 6, 6X -1 and
6X -2 to Lot 3, 3X -1 and 3X -2.
The following minor revisions are required to the site plan:
Revise the row of parking along Ruby Road that currently has 16 spaces
to 15, and
revise the Data Table to reflect the acreage of the entire Tract 1, which is
51.0071 acres, which reflects inclusion of the two landscaped "X- lots"
(out -lots) along Freeport Parkway.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of PD186R5 to attach a Detail Plan to Tract 1
subject to the following conditions:
1) Revise the row of parking along Ruby Road that currently has 16 spaces to 15.
2) Revise the Data Table to reflect the acreage of the entire Tract 1, which is 51.0071
acres, which reflects inclusion of the two landscaped X -lots (out -lots) along Freeport
Parkway.
3) The owner /applicant will be responsible for the cost of the signs required on Ruby
Road to prevent truck traffic from using Coppell Road.
4) Along the east property line: no Eastern Red Cedars shall be removed, the trees shall
be pruned and cleaned up, and the scrub and vines need to be cleaned.
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.
1) North Entry sign exhibit
2) Future Tenant sign exhibit
3) Conceptual Site Plan
4) Elevations, Sheet A301
5) Detail Elevations, Sheet 302
6) Detail Elevations, Sheet 303
7) Overall Landscape Plan, Key Sheet L000
8) Existing Tree Plan, Sheet L100
9) Existing Tree Notes, Sheet L100 -A
10) Landscape Plan- Detail West Side, Sheet L101
11) Landscape Plan- Detail East Side, Sheet L102
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Duke Freeport Addition, Lots 3R, 3R -X1 and
3R -X2, Block A, a Replat of a portion of Lot 1 and
all of Lot 3, Block A, and a Minor Plat of 2.314 acres
of unplatted property
P Z HEARING DATE: December 19, 2002
C.C. HEARING DATE: January 14, 2003
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION: Southeast corner of Freeport Parkway and Ruby Road.
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 55.01 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: PD -186R2 (Planned Development- 186R2)
REQUEST: Replat and Minor Plat approval to allow the development of a
1,101,500 square -foot office /warehouse building.
APPLICANT:
Applicant: Engineer:
Brian Straley Jack Evans
Duke Realty Corporation Pacheco Koch Engineers
5495 Beltline Road, Suite 360 8350 N. Central, Suite 100
Dallas, Texas 75254 Dallas, Texas 75206
972 361 -6714 972 235 -3031
FAX: 972 361 -6800 FAX: 972 -9544
On September 12, 2000, City Council approved a Conceptual
Planned Development district (PD- 186 -LI) for industrial uses to
allow the development of seven office /warehouse facilities on
approximately 143 acres of property. Also approved was a final plat
for this property to allow the construction of the extension of
Freeport Parkway from Bethel Road to Ruby Road.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE ZONING:
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On January 9, 2001, Council approved a Detail Plan for Tracts 4 and
4X of this PD. Part of this approval was a condition to prepare a tree
mitigation plan.
In October 2001, Council approved a reduction of parking required
for warehouse uses on Tract 1 from one space per 1,000 square
feet to one space per 5,000- square feet subject to sufficient land
being available to provide parking at a higher ratio while meeting
all landscaping requirements, if necessary; allowed for additional
monument signage; and attached a tree reparation/landscape plan
to the PD.
On May 14, 2002, Council approved PD -186R3 for a Concept Plan
for a 195,000 square -foot building, with reduced parking for Tract 3
of the original PD. Also that evening, Council approved PD- 186R4,
for a Detail Plan for Tract 4 to allow the development of an
approximate 160,000 square -foot building for Uline, Inc. This
building has recently been constructed and is currently occupied.
TRANSPORTATION: The construction of Freeport Parkway is complete through this
property as a C4D /6 four -lane divided built in a six -lane (120 -foot)
R.O.W. Ruby Road is currently being improved to a two -lane,
undivided 37' road, within 60 feet of right -of -way.
North- vacant land and Deer Run; LI and 2F9
South Light Industrial building; PD -186R (Tracts 4 and 4X)
East single family; SF -12 and PD- 89 -SF7
West vacant; LI and PD- 186 -LI
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
office, showroom, light industrial and warehousing uses.
DISCUSSION: As discussed in the HISTORY section, this entire PD was final platted in
2000 to allow for the construction of Freeport Parkway. Since that time,
various lots have been replatted for the development of individual buildings.
This 55.1 acre replat is being requested to allow for the development of a
1,101,500 square foot office /warehouse building on Tract 1 of this PD and is
being replatted into three lots. The office /warehouse will be located on Lot
3R (49.566 acres) and the other two "X" lots, Lot 3R-X1 (3 acres), located at
the intersection of Freeport Parkway and Ruby Road, and Lot 3R -X2 (2.505
acres), located on Freeport Parkway south of the proposed building, will be
devoted to landscaping.
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ATTACHMENTS:
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The City has been working with the owner /developer of this tract of property
to realign and improve Ruby Road to a two -lane, 37 -foot wide street. On
September 24, 2002, Council approved an ordinance abandoning a portion
of Ruby Road right -of -way and further authorized the City Manager to
execute the necessary documents for the sale of the piece of property
between the abandoned R.O.W. and new alignment of Ruby Road to Duke
Realty. Therefore, this replat incorporates Tract 3 (0.173 acres) of the Duke
Freeport Addition and 2.314 acres of unplatted property, which includes
1.033 acres of abandoned Ruby Road right -of -way and 1.281 acres to be
purchased from the City. The funds from the proceeds of this sale of
property will be utilized for Ruby Road improvements. The bid for the
construction of this road improvement was let in November of this year.
Considering the timing of these two projects, the Engineering Department is
requesting that the development of this tract be coordinated with the Ruby
Road project. The Engineering staff is also requiring a written agreement
relating the joint use of a fire line and a separate instrument establishing a
portion of a fire -lane easement.
Finally, this replat cannot be filed with the County until such time that all
necessary documents related to the purchase of City property and
abandonment of right -of -way are executed.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of Duke Freeport Addition, Lots 3R,
3R -X1 and 3R -X2, Block A, a Replat of a portion of Lot 1 and all of Lot
3, Block A, and a Minor Plat of 2.314 acres of unplatted property, subject
to:
1) All work on this site to be coordinated with the Ruby Road project.
2) Submission of a written agreement between this property and the
property to the south (Freeport IX), acknowledging the joint use of
the fire lane between these two properties.
3) Submission of an easement, by separate instrument, to connect the
24' fire lane to the properly to the south.
4) Correction of the lot number in the City Secretary's signature block.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
1) Replat of the Duke Freeport Addition, Lot 3R, 3R -X1 and 3R -X2
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