Gateway BP(2.3)-CS030821P Z HEARING DATE: August 21, 2003
C.C. HEARING DATE: September 9, 2003
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Gateway Business Park, No. 2, Lots 1R1 and 2R1,
Block C, Replat (Washington Mutual)
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
555 Dividend Drive.
12.027 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: LI -S -1202 (Light Industrial with Special Use Permit -1202, for
outside petroleum products storage).
Replat approval to allow 50 additional parking spaces on 8.097 acres
of property, containing a 104,000- square -foot building.
Owner:
Robert McCann
Catellus Development
5720 LBJ Freeway 190
Dallas, TX 75240
972 419 -1907
972 419 -1925
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Surveyor:
Steve Miller
Miller Surveying
430 Mid Cities Blvd.
Hurst, TX 76054
817 -577 -1052
817 -577 -0922
HISTORY:
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In December 1998, Council approved a site plan and preliminary
plat with three lots totaling 32.82 acres for this tract of property.
The final plat for 7.31 acres was approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission in 1999. The approved site plan was for a
103,611 square -foot (2- story) office building, which has since been
constructed.
In March of 2002, Council approved a site plan amendment for
this office building, allowing for an emergency generator with
screening wall to be located in close proximity to the east end of
the building. As recommended by the Planning and Zoning
Commission, the screening wall was revised to incorporate
various design features of the existing office building (spandrel
glass and reveals). This approval was also subject to the
condition that in the event this generator is no longer needed, the
generator, screening walls and non required landscaping shall be
removed.
In August of 2002, Council approved Special Use Permit -1202 for
the subject tract to allow for a 4,000 gallon above ground
gasoline storage tank for a proposed back -up generator. The site
plan was also revised to allow for 32 additional parking spaces.
This property was also replatted at that time to accommodate the
additional parking.
TRANSPORTATION: LBJ Freeway is a full- service freeway built to standard. This tract
may be accessed from the Freeport Parkway exit. Dividend Drive,
which contains enhanced pavement and landscaping and is the entry
road into the Gateway Business Park, was constructed with this
development and is located at the northeastern edge of this tract.
This street.
SURROUNDING LAND USE ZONING:
North- vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
South LBJ Freeway
East Coppell Middle School West; C (Commercial)
West vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
freeway commercial uses.
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DISCUSSION:
As discussed in the HISTORY section, this area was
originally platted as a three -lot subdivision, one lot north
and two lots south of Dividend Drive and was replatted Last
year to add approximately 13,200- square feet of property to
Lot 2R to allow for the construction of 32 parking spaces.
The current request is to add 50 more parking spaces to the
northeast side of this parking lot. To accommodate these
additional spaces, approximately I of an acre is being
added to Lot 2R1. This will result in a decrease in acreage
of Lot 1R2 from 4.41 to 3.930 acres and an increase of Lot
2R1 from 7.61 to 8.097 acres.
All easements and the fire lane have been brought forward
from the original plat and are correctly delineated on the
replat.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Replat of Gateway Business Park, No. 2, Lots 1R1 and 2R1, Block C
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Staff is recommending APPROVAL of Gateway Business Park, No. 2, Lots
1R1 and 2R1, Block C, Replat, with no conditions
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P Z HEARING DATE: August 21, 2003
C.C. HEARING DATE: September 9, 2003
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Gateway Business Park, No. 2, Lot 2R1, Block C
Site Plan Amendment (Washington Mutual)
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
555 Dividend Drive.
8.097 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: LI -S -1202 (Light Industrial with Special Use Permit -1202, for
outside petroleum products storage).
Amend the Site Plan to allow 50 additional parking spaces on 8.097
acres of property, containing a 104,000- square -foot building.
Owner:
Robert McCann
Catellus Development
5720 LBJ Freeway #190
Dallas, TX 75240
972 419 -1907
972 419 -1925
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Architect:
Terrance J. Wright
Wright Group
1110 S. Elm Street
Carrollton, TX 75006
972 242 -1015
972 446 -8013
HISTORY:
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In December 1998, Council approved a site plan and preliminary
plat with three lots totaling 32.82 acres for this tract of property.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the final plat for
7.31 acres in 1999. The approved site plan allowed for the
construction of the 103,611 square -foot (2- story) office building.
In March of 2002, Council approved a site plan amendment for
this office building, allowing for an emergency generator with
screening wall to be located in close proximity to the east end of
the building. As recommended by the Planning and Zoning
Commission, the screening wall was revised to incorporate
various design features of the existing office building (spandrel
glass and reveals). This approval was also subject to the
condition that in the event this generator is no longer needed, the
generator, screening walls and non required landscaping shall be
removed.
In August of 2002, Council approved Special Use Permit -1202 for
the subject tract to allow for a 4,000 gallon above ground
gasoline storage tank for a proposed back -up generator. The site
plan was also revised to allow for 32 additional parking spaces.
This property was also replatted at that time to accommodate the
additional parking.
TRANSPORTATION: LBJ Freeway is a full- service freeway built to standard. This tract
may be accessed from the Freeport Parkway exit. Dividend Drive,
which contains enhanced pavement and landscaping and is the entry
road into the Gateway Business Park, was constructed with this
development and is located at the northeastern edge of this tract.
SURROUNDING LAND USE ZONING:
North- vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
South LBJ Freeway
East Coppell Middle School West; C (Commercial)
West vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
freeway commercial uses.
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DISCUSSION: This is very similar to the previous site plan amendment that was
approved last year on this tract. At that time, the site plan and plat were
revised to allow for 32 additional parking spaces. This time, the
applicant is requesting an additional 50 spaces to serve the needs of the
tenant of the north half of the building, which is Washington Mutual.
Given that this additional parking crosses an existing lot line, replatting
is required.
The expanded parking lot will be landscaped with the same materials as
the original lot, and these parking spaces will be accessed through the
existing parking lot and driveways.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL the revised site and landscape plans for Gateway
Business Park, No. 2, Lot 2R1, Block C, with no conditions.
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) Overall Site Plan
2) Enlarged Site Plan of expanded parking lot
3) Landscape Plan
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