Assured Self-CS031120CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: 5-119882, Assured Self Storage
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November 20, 2003
December 9, 2003
Gary L. Sieb, Director of Planning
1751 E. Beltline Road
4.83 acres of property.
LI-S-11988 (Light Industrial-Special Use Permit-1198 Revised)
REQUEST: LI-S-L198R2 (Light Industrial-Special Use Permit-1198 Revision 2)
to amend the Site Plan to permit additional attached signage to an
existing 75,000 square-foot, 12 building mini-warehouse/caretakers
development.
APPLICANT:
Applicant:
Charles Bogard
D/F W Signs and Graphics
101 N.W. ]7`~ St.
Grand Prairie, TX. 75050
Phone: (972) 263-8241
Fax: (972)262-7427
Developer:
Don Valk
Assured Self Storage
1001 W. Pleasant Run Rd.
Desoto, TX. 75115
Phone: (214) 808-6667
Fax: (972) 223-2606
HISTORY: On May 14, 2002, Council approved 5-1198 for Assured Self-
Storage, rezoning the property from LI to LI-SUP-1198 (Light
Industria] Special Use Permit 1198) allowing an approximate 64,000
square-foot mini-warehouse with on-premise residential use. In
October of that same year, Council approved an amendment to the
SUP, allowing an expansion to 75,000-square feet, conversion of
two buildings to climate control, elimination of a second point of
ingress off Beltline Road, and shifting of building footprints, which
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increased lot coverage from 31% to 35%, still within zoning
requirements.
1'he tract has been reclaimed from the surrounding floodplain,
platted, and developed with the above-described use.
TRANSPORTATION: East Belt Line Road is a P6D six-lane divided major thoroughfare
built within a 120' wide right-of--way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Railroad and vacant; A (Agriculture) and LI (Light Industrial)
South -Vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
East -Vacant; LI (Light Industrial) and A (Agriculture)
West -Vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION: Having recently completed building the mini-warehouses, the owner of the
property feels additional signage is needed to properly advertise his
business. To that end, he has hired an area sign company to propose
additional signage. The sign company has made considerable progress
from its original submission of too many, too large and inappropriately
colored signs. Size, number, and location of signs now conform to the
'Zoning Ordinance. The resubmitted colors also conform.
What is being proposed is signage on three sides of the project. Two signs
are proposed for the office/caretakers quarters on the north end of the
property. One sign will advertise "Assured Self Storage" in brown in an arc
over the main entrance. The other simply states "office" in white. Both
signs conform to our sign guidelines relative to size, square footage and
color. The next sign appears on the east side of the warehouse building in a
lighted raceway and states the name of the business in white. The final
sign, on the west side of the office/caretakers building, is also in a lighted
raceway and, again, states the name in white letters to further advertise the
business. That sign needs to be reduced from 48- to 28.5-square feet.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of S-1198R2 Assured Self-Storage,
subject to:
1) Sign on west side of office building being reduced to 28.5 feet.
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ALTERNATNES:
]) 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 showing where signage will be located
2) Sign copy for each building facade.
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