Mercantile-CS030116CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE• The Mercantile Addition, Lots 1&2, Block A
Site Plan
P & Z HEARING DATE: January 16, 2003
C.C. HEARING DATE: February 11, 2003
STAFF REP.: Andrea Roy, Economic Development Coordinator
LOCATION: Along the east side of Denton Tap Road; north of Beltline Road.
SIZE OF AREA: 2.658 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST: Site Plan approval to allow the development of two office
buildings totaling approximately 21,940-square feet.
APPLICANT:
Applicant:
Turner-Gesek Investments, Inc.
722 S. Denton Tap R., Suite 220
Coppell, TX 75019
Phone: (972) 745-7704
Fax: (972)745-0799
Architect:
Plan Solutions
393 E. Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 169
Irving, TX 75039
Phone: (972) 373-9999
Fax: (972)373-9001
HISTORY: In August 1998, City Council approved a site plan to allow the development
of three retaiUoffice buildings with limited warehousing on 4.6 acres of
property. In August of 2000, this site plan expired. In April 2000; City
Council approved a minor plat for this property, which was never filed with
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the county and expired in October 2000. The subject property contains
approximately 2.5 acres of this tract.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfaze within a
110-foot right-of--way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -medicaUprofessional office under construction, PD-195-0;
C (Commercial)
South - vacant; C (Commercial)
East - Riverside Church of Christ; C & LI (Commercial & Light Industrial)
West - vacant land; C (Commercial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
Light IndustriaUshowroom uses.
DISCUSSION: The applicant is requesting site plan approval for the development of two
office buildings totaling 21,940 square-feet on approximately 2.6 acres of
property. 'The site is situated along the east side of Denton Tap Road,
north of the Denton Tap/Southwestern Blvd intersection and just south of
the Callahan Medical Office Building currently under construction. The
project is proposed to be constructed in phases on separate lots; Phase I,
Lot 1, will include the 11,466-square foot southernmost building, which
will be constructed immediately upon approval; Phase II, Lot 2, will
include the 10,474 square-foot northernmost building. Because the
proposed site will be developed in phases, staff should note that a time
limit exists on the validity of the site plan. Per Section 12-39-2.4 (Review
of Site Plans-Expiration) of the Zoning Ordinance, "Site Plan approval
shall be valid for two years following the most recent date of City Council
approval. "The applicant is awaze of the time limitations associated with
the plan.
Site Plan
The Phase I building will be served by 48 parking spaces, well exceeding
the 39 required spaces for professional office uses. The applicant has
provided additional pazking to adequately serve medical/dental offices, if
desired, not to exceed 3,750-square feet of the 11,466 square-foot building
in Phase I. Phase II also provides additional parking to allow a maximum
of 6,500-square feet of medicaUdental offices within the 10,474 squaze-
foot building.
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The subject property contains an existing easement agreement recorded in
Volume 92138, Page 2021, which requires an access easement be provided
from the Riverside Church of Christ to Denton Tap Road. The proposed
site plan layout satisfactorily provides this easement, as required to
provide access to the existing median opening on Denton Tap Road.
While the applicant is requesting approval for both phases of the
development, only one monument sign, which will be located on Lot 1
(Phase I) is currently shown on the site plan. The 35 square-foot monument
sign will be constructed of red brick with cast stone accents to match the
building materials. As shown, the monument sign serving Lot 1 (Phase I) is
placed 35' from the north property line and must be shifted further south to
comply with the 75' minimum sign setback from an adjacent property or a
variance must be obtained from the Board of Adjustment. If the applicant
wishes to provide a second monument sign on Lot 2 (Phase II), staff
recommends the applicant indicate such sign on both the site and landscape
plans. Otherwise, staff has no objection to the placement of a single
monument as presently designed to serve both lots. The proposed attached
signage will consist of pin-mounted letters, proposed to be placed above
the awnings in compliance with the Sign Ordinance.
Architecture
The proposed buildings will be one-story, measuring approximately 21' in
height to the top of the parapet wall, with entranceways accented at 24' in
height. The primary building material will be red brick, with acream-
colored cast stone cap along the top of the parapet and at the water table.
Extensive white-framed windows adorned with black fabric awnings, wall
lighting, and a variation of wall bump-outs will enhance the faFade. All
building entrances, primary and secondary, are further accented with a
suspended canopy, accent lighting, and sidelights.
While the primary entrances into both Buildings I and II will be from the
interior of the project, the "true front" facing Denton Tap has also been
carefully designed to bring the building's architectural features around to
the most visible elevations. Staff commends the applicant's building and
site design, which incorporates a number of frequently recommended
features. Additionally, the horseshoe footprint of Building I and "L"
shaped footprint of Building II provides well-screened areas within the site
for the placement of mechanical equipment.
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Landscaping
To accommodate the required mutual access to the north and east
(Riverside Church of Christ), the applicant has designed the site so that
both mutual access drives run the length of the property between Phase II
and the Callahan property and Phase/Lot I and Phase/I.ot II, causing the
perimeter landscaping to be shifted to the interior of both sites. In order to
address this design, the applicant has provided a 10' landscape buffer along
the north property line of Phase I and both the north and south property line
of Phase II, between the parking and building. While not provided in a
traditional manner, it is staffs interpretation that the design meets the spirit
and intent of the Zoning Ordinance in providing a buffer and relief between
properties. Otherwise, the proposed landscape plan appears to fully provide
the required interior, perimeter, and non-vehicular landscape areas, including
the required number of trees.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the Mercantile Site Plan, subject to the following
conditions:
1) Relocate the proposed monument to comply with the 75' minimum sign setback
from an adjacent property or request a variance for the placement of the sign
from the Board of Adjustment.
2) Prior to City Council review, provide staff with written authorization from the
current owner of the property for the site plan and minor plat request.
3) Indicate the acreage of both Lot I and II on the site plan sheet and label, under
Phase I and Phase II notations, the properties Lot I and II, as well.
ALTERNATNES:
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) Building Elevations (Phase I)
3) Building Elevations (Phase II)
4) Landscape Plan
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: The Mercantile Addition, Lots 1&2, Block A
Minor Plat
P & Z HEARING DATE: January 16, 2003
C.C. HEARING DATE: February 11, 2003
STAFF REP.: Andrea Roy, Economic Development Coordinator
LOCATION: Along the east side of Denton Tap Road; north of Beltline Road
SIZE OF AREA: 2.658 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST: Minor Plat approval to allow the development of two office
buildings totaling approximately 21,940-square feet.
APPLICANT: Applicant:
Turner-Gesek Investments, Inc.
722 S. Denton Tap R., Suite 220
Coppell, TX 75019
Phone: (972) 745-7704
Fax: (972) 745-0799
Engineer.
Dowdey, Anderson & Assoc.
5225 Village Creek Dr., Suite 200
Plano, TX 75093
Phone: (972) 931-0694
Fax: (972) 931-9538
HISTORY: In August 1998, City Council approved a site plan to allow the development
of three retaiUoffice buildings with limited warehousing on 4.6 acres of
property. In August of 2000, this site plan expired. In April 2000, City
Council approved a minor plat for this property, which was never filed with
the county and expired in October 2000. The subject property contains
approximately 2.5 acres of this tract.
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TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfare within a
110-foot right-of--way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - medicaUprofessional office under construction; PD-195-0,
C (Commercial)
South - vacant; C (Commercial)
East - Riverside Church of Christ; C & LI (Commercial & Light Industrial)
West - vacant land; C (Commercial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
Light Industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION: In conjunction with the site plan, the applicant is also requesting approval
of the Minor Plat for the development of two office buildings totaling
approximately 21,940-square feet on 2.65 acres of property. The subject
plat has provided all required utility, mutual access and fire lane
easements. Specifically, the site will provide access from the Riverside
Church of Christ to Denton Tap Road, in accordance with Volume 92138,
Page 2021.
RECONIlv1ENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending Approval of the requested Minor Plat for Lots 1 & 2, Block A of
the Mercantile Addition, with no conditions.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification pf the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1)
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Minor Plat
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