TexasBank-CS030417CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
P & Z HEARING DATE
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LOCATION:
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HISTORY:
CASE: TexasBank ADDITION
SITE PLAN
April 17, 2003
May 13, 2003
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
Northeast corner of Vanbebber and S. Denton Tap Road.
1.74 acres of property.
C (Commercial)
Site Plan approval to allow the construction of a one -story, 6,700
square -foot bank facility plus a 2,200 square -foot office.
Applicant:
Tom Purvis
TexasBank
2222 W. Exchange St, Ste 205
Fort Worth, Texas 76106
(817) 624 -7266
(817) 738 -1449
Engineer:
Todd Blackwell
Dunaway Associates, Inc.
1501 Merrimac Cir, Ste 100
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 335 -1121
(817) 335 -7437
There has been no zoning or platting activity on this property.
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TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a six -lane divided roadway, within 100' of
right -of -way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - Undeveloped; C (Commercial)
South -Gas Station/convenience store and Day Care; C (Commercial)
East - Braewood West subdivision; SF -7 (Single Family -7)
West - Undeveloped; O (Office)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
mixed use development.
DISCUSSION: TexasBank desires to construct a 8,900 square -foot facility at this location,
6,700 - square feet will be devoted to banking and the remaining 2,200 - square
feet will be office space for lease. There will be seven drive- through lanes at
the rear of the building, which will not be visible from Denton Tap Road.
Access will be provided to this site by a driveway on Denton Tap and one
on Vanbebber. The driveway on Denton Tap has been designed to be a
mutual access driveway connecting this property with the property to the
north. The northern portion of this mutual driveway will ultimately be
provided during the platting process as an easement. However, until that
time staff requests a letter from the property owner granting permission to
construct the mutual access /fire lane. Provisions have also been made to
allow for the future extension of a mutual driveway parallel to Denton Tap,
when deemed necessary in the future. This proposed bank will abut a single -
family subdivision to the east; therefore, the plans include a 6 -foot masonry
screening wall in the same materials as the main building along the east
property line. The same wall will be utilized to screen the dumpster on the
property. Staff is recommending that the instead of utilizing the off -white
stone for the screening wall, that a standard redbrick wall, similar to that
used for the to buffer the retail uses from the residential to the north of this
property be used. As the remaining properties develop within this retail area
this will result in a consistent wall adjacent to the residential.
The site plan is generally in compliance with all regulations of the Zoning
Ordinance, except for two. First, the parking row adjacent to the building,
parallel to Denton Tap Road, has 17 parking spaces without a landscaped
island and a required tree. There is a break in the parking row to provide a
walkway into the main doorway; however, per Section 12- 34 -8(B)3 of the
Zoning Ordinance, a landscaped island is required. The parking exceeds the
parking required for office (30 spaces) by 22 parking spaces; therefore,
compliance can be achieved without violating the code.
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The second issue relates to the use of metal canopies over the windows. The
facade of the building will have an off -white stone veneer, with cast stone
accents and a dark brown, standing seam metal roof. The applicant desires
to include metal canopies over the windows along Denton Tap with the
same color metal. However, Sec. 12 -23 -5 of the Zoning Ordinance requires
the following: "Awnings are limited to canvas, or a lusterless, non -metal
material that closely resembles canvas, at least 98 percent of which is a
single deep or neutral solid color ". Staff recommends adherence to this
provision of the ordinance. Canvas or a similar material will give the
building a softer appearance in contrast to the stone veneer. If the applicant
desires to retain the metal awnings, an appeal will have to be made to the
Board of Adjustment. However, a hardship will have to be demonstrated.
The landscaping is generally in compliance with the Ordinance, whereas
31% of the site is devoted to landscaping. The only exception is an
additional tree /island in the parking row adjacent to the Denton Tap, as
discussed above. The comer of Denton Tap and Vanbebber will be
enhanced with ground cover, shrubs and ornamental trees, and Cedar Elms
will be the predominate perimeter tree. Oaks and Chinese Pistache trees will
fulfill the requirements for overstory trees internal to the site.
The applicant has made substantial modifications to their prototypical sign
package to be compliant with the City of Coppell sign standards.
TexasBank will be in black channel letters and their red and blue logo will
not exceed 20% of the area of the sign. Even their directional signage
required modifications to be in compliance with our Ordinances. The
monument sign which was originally a brightly colored can sign has been
modified to be a 24 square -foot stone sign with the words "TexasBank"
and their logo, which is in compliance with the sign regulation. However,
the word 'pulse" is included under TexasBank, which is in conflict with
Section 12- 29- 4.2.(A) of the Zoning Ordinance which in part states:
A monument sign shall contain only the name, logo, address,
product or service of the establishment......
This regulation has been consistently been interpreted so as not to not
allow for additional verbiage on monument signs, and therefore the word
"pulse" needs to be removed from the monument sign.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the TexasBank Site Plan, subject to
the following conditions:
1) The addition of a landscaped island with an overstory tree in the
parking row adjacent to the building, parallel to Denton Tap Road.
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2) Revision to the materials of the proposed screening wall along the
east property line from off -white stone to red brick, similar to the
existing wall north of this property.
3) Revision of the canopies over the windows to be compliant with
Sec. 12 -23 -5 of the Zoning Ordinance.
4) Submission of a letter from the property owner to the north
granting permission to construct the mutual access /fire lane.
5) Deleting the word `pulse" from the monument sign.
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)
Landscape Plan
3)
Elevations
4)
Sign Package
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: TexasBank ADDITION, LOTS 1 &2, BLOCK A
MINOR PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA
CURRENT ZONING:
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
April 17, 2003
May 13, 2003
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
Northeast corner of Vanbebber and S. Denton Tap Road.
Lot 1: 1.74 acres of property.
Lot 2: 3.61 acres of property (future development)
C (Commercial)
Minor Plat approval to allow the construction of a one -story, 6,700
square -foot bank facility plus a 2,200 square -foot office.
Applicant:
Tom Purvis
Engineer:
Todd Blackwell
TexasBank
2222 W. Exchange St, Ste 205
Fort Worth, Texas 76106
817.624.7266
817.738.1449
Dunaway Associates, Inc.
1501 Merrimac Cir, Ste 100
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
817.335.1121
817.335.7437
There has been no zoning or platting activity on this property.
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TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a six -lane divided roadway, within 100' of
right -of -way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Undeveloped; C (Commercial)
South - Gas Station/convenience store and Day Care; C (Commercial)
East - Braewood West subdivision; SF -7 (Single Family -7)
West - Undeveloped; O (Office)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
mixed use development.
DISCUSSION: This is the companion case to the Site Plan approval for TexasBank. This
request is to plat two lots. Lot 1 will accommodate the bank/office, and Lot
2 will be reserved for future development. This plat provides for all
necessary easements for utilities, sidewalks and fire lane /mutual access
driveways as needed for the development of Lot 1. Lot 2, at this time
contains several existing easements, as well as the provision of the northern
portion of the mutual access /fire lane easement serving the driveway on
Denton Tap Road. Prior to the development of Lot 2, this lot will have to be
replatted to provide necessary easements and fire lanes to serve that
development. Staff is recommending that a note to this effect be placed on
the plat.
The only deficiency on this plat is the lack of the City Secretary's Signature
Block, which needs to be included.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Minor Plat for Lots 1 and 2,
Block A of the TexasBank Addition subject to the following
conditions:
1) Inclusion of a note stating that "Prior to the development of Lot 2,
Lot 2 shall be replatted."
2) Inclusion of 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
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Minor Plat
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