Mercantile P2-CS040715CASE:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Mercantile Addition (The), Lot 2, Block A
Site Plan Amendment
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
July 15, 2004
August 10, 2004
STAFF REP.:
Matt Steer, City Planner
LOCATION:
Along the east side of Denton Tap Road; north of Beltline Road.
SIZE OF AREA:
1.3 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING:
C (Commercial)
REQUEST:
Site Plan approval to allow the development of an approximate
l l,669-square-foot office building, increasing the currently
approved office by approximately 1,200-square feet.
APPLICANT:
Applicant:
Turner-Gesek Investments, Inc.
722 S. Demon 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:
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In August 1998, City Council approved a Site Plan to allow the
development of three retail/office buildings with limited warehousing on
4.6 acres of property, which expired in August of 2000. In April 2000,
City Council approved a Minor Plat for this property, which was never
filed with the County and expired in October 2000. There was a two-
phase development approved in February 2003. It contained two lots and
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two phases, approximately 2.5 acres of the larger tract. One monument
sign was approved for the two lots and is located within the southern
property, Lot 1.
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfare within a
110-foot right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -Medical/professional office; PD-195-O;
C (Commercial)
South - Medical/professional office; C (Commercial)
East - Riverside Church of Christ; C & LI (Commercial & Light
Industrial)
West - Vacant; C (Commercial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
Light Industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
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The applicant is requesting a modification of the Site Plan previously
approved for Lot 2 in order to develop an ll,669-square-foot office
building on approximately 1.3 acres of property. The site is situated
along the east side of Denton Tap Road, just north of the recently
constructed Mercantile, Phase One. The previously approved plan
depicted the proposed building at 10,474-square feet. This will increase
the building size by 1,195-square feet.
Site Plan
The applicant is proposing 53 parking spaces, although only 39 are
required for an office use within an ll,669-square-foot building. The
additional spaces can accommodate 5,925-square feet of medical/dental
office use (1 space per 175-square feet), leaving 5,744-square feet to be
developed as general office use (1 space per 300-square feet).
The easements are the same as depicted on the previously approved
plans. There are mutual access easements at the ingress/egress points
overlayed with fire lanes. The west side of the building shows a
north/south mutual access easement.
With the previous Site Plan containing both Lots 1 & 2, only one
monument sign was approved for the two lots. It is located on the
southern property, Lot 1. One additional monument sign is proposed for
this lot. It is shown as depicting only the address.
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Architecture
The proposed building will be compatible with what was approved in the
first phase. It 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 a cream-
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 faqade.
All building entrances, primary and secondary, are further accented
with a suspended canopy, accent lighting, and sidelights.
While the primary entrance 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.
Landscaping
To accommodate the required mutual access to the north and east
(Riverside Church of Christ), the site has been designed so that the mutual
access drives mn the length of the property between this phase and the
Callahan property to the north and this phase and Phase I to the south,
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 both the north and south property line of Phase II, between
the parking area and building. The proposed landscape plan appears to
fully provide the required interior, perimeter, and non-vehicular landscape
areas, including the required number of trees. Bald Cypress trees are
shown along the perimeter of Denton Tap Road. According to the
Landscape Architect, these will be replaced with Cedar Elms.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of The Mercantile Site Plan Amendment for Phase
II, subject to the following conditions:
1) Contact Larry Reddick at 972-323-8917 to discuss easement requirements.
2) Monument sign shall be 75' from the property line.
3) Depict the fire hydrant layout on the Site Plan.
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4) Show the proposed attached sign areas with dimensions.
5) On Landscape Plan, indicate Cedar Elms in place of Bald Cypress along
Denton Tap.
ALTERNATIVES:
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Recommend approval of the request.
Recommend disapproval of the request
Recommend modification of the request
Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
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Site Plan
Building Elevations (Phase II)
Landscape Plan
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