Town Center L4B1-CS030116CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: 5-1205, Marble Slab Creamery
P & Z HEARING DATE: January 16, 2003
C.C. HEARING DATE: February 11, 2003
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION: I30 Denton Tap Road.
SIZE OF AREA: 1,100 square-foot ice cream shop.
CURRENT ZONING: TC (Town Center)
REQUEST: TC-S-1205 (Town Center, Special Use Permit-1205), to allow a
1,100 square-foot ice cream shop at 130 Denton Tap Road.
APPLICANT: Kris Silverthorn
Browning Property Company
5207 McKinney Avenue, Suite No. 12
Dallas, TX 75205
214521-4446
FAX: 214-521-4473
HISTORY:. In May of 2000, City Council approved both a Site Plan and Minor Plat for
this property. The Site Plan allowed for the development of a 15,300
square-foot retail center. Since the original submittal, minor modifications
have been approved to the site plan that eliminated the double drive-through
lanes for a cleaning facility to be replaced with additional landscaping and
parking and the relocation of the dumpster. In January 2002 Council
approved a SUP fora 3,700 square-foot restaurant, Chili's Grill and Bar,
Too, with 128 seats, requiring 37 parking spaces. The hours of operation
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are Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday
I 1 a.m. to 11 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is an improved six-lane divided thoroughfare
(P6D) contained within a 100' wide right-of--way at this location.
Town Center Boulevard is an access street with 28 feet of right-of-
way adjacent to this tract.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Comerica Bank; TC (Town Center)
South- Wendy's Restaurant; TC (Town Center)
East - YMCA; TC (Town Center)
West -vacant and the Market at Town Center Shopping Center;
C (Commercial and PD-178-C)
COMPREHENSNE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
neighborhood retail uses.
DISCUSSION: This request is to allow a 1,100 square-foot Marble Slab Creamery to
occupy the last remaining lease space in this retail center. The ice cream
service is primarily take-out; however, there will be 10 seats within the
facility. The applicant has requested that the hours of operation not exceed
11 a.m, to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
Per the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, parking for this use will be
required at a ratio of one space per 100-square feet, thus requiring 11
parking spaces. Given the existing mix of tenants in this retail center, 96
parking spaces aze required, where only 93 exist; therefore, a three parking
space variance is required. On January 9, 2003, the Board of Adjustment
approved this request. The applicant submitted testimony that given the
mix of uses, additional parking was not necessary. Also, the applicant
conducted a parking survey December 16`h through the 28`h, visiting the
site seven times at lp.m. and 6 p.m. The result of this survey was that
there was a significant amount of parking available during the peak
restaurant hours.
This use has 15'6" of frontage on Denton Tap Road; therefore, 15.5-square
feet of signage would be permitted and 20% of the sign may be a multi-
colored logo. The applicant is requesting a 15.33 square-foot sign,
inclusive of the logo. The Marble Slab Creamery letters will be the same
shade of ofd=white as the other signage on this retail center, and the yellow,
white and pink logo shall not exceed 20% of the azea of the sign.
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommendmg APPROVAL of S-1205 for Marble Slab Creamery, subject to the
following conditions:
1) The property shall be developed in accordance with the site plan, floor plan
and sign plan.
2) The channel letters shall be the same color as the other signs in this retail
center, and the logo shall not exceed 20% of the area of the sign.
3) The hours of operation shall not exceed 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
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) Leasing Plan
3) Parking Analysis
4) Floor Plan
5) Sign Plan
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