Park West CC(07.2)-CS050818CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Parkwest Commerce Center Lots 2R&3 Block Replat
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
August 18, 2005
September 13, 2005
STAFFREP.:
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION:
NWC of Beltline Road and Wrangler Drive
SIZE OF AREA:
14.84 acres of property
CURRENTZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
Replat approval of Lot 2, Block 5, containing 14.84 acres of property
located at the northwest comer of Beltline Road and Wrangler Drive,
into two lots to allow the sale of the undeveloped portion.
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
Engineer:
Dennis Chovan
Halff Associates
3801 Parkwood Blvd.//500
Frisco, TX 75034
(2 l 4) 346-6224
FAX: (214) 217-6431
Owner:
Prentiss Properties
2711 North Haskell, #2150
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 828-8875
FAX: (214) 828-8801
In January 1990, City Council approved a Preliminary Plat for
Parkwest Commerce Center, containing 350 acres. In 1996, a Replat
and Site Plan were approved for Lot 1 located at the southwest
comer of Belt Line and Airline (abutting subject property to the
north) to allow the construction of a 320,000-square-foot office
warehouse. In December of 1997, this same lot was replatted again,
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and a Site Plan was approved for a 151,000-square-foot office
building, which was constructed and is occupied by the IBM Call
Center. In June 1998, the Planning and Zoning Commission denied
a Replat and Site Plan for two buildings on Lot 2, Block 5, of the
Park West Commerce Center Addition (the subject tract) due to
significant outstanding conditions. The applicant revised and
resubmitted the Site Plan package and Replat and received approval
from Council on September 8, 1998, to construct two 104,000-
square-foot buildings on this lot. Since that time, the first building
has been constructed, and the sale of the remaining vacant land is the
purpose of this current replatting effort.
TRANSPORTATION: Belt Line Road is a six-lane divided thoroughfare, built within 120 feet of
fight-of-way. Airline Drive is a four-lane undivided road, built within 60
feet of right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - IBM Call Center; LI (Light Industrial)
South - Office and office/warehouse; LI (Light Industrial)
East- North Lake; City of Dallas
West Office/warehouse; LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
Light Industrial/Showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
As detailed above, this property has a fairly long history since being
preliminary platted in 1990. This is one of the few remaining undeveloped
parcels in the Park West Commerce Center Addition. The purpose of this
replat is to allow for the purchase of the western 6.1-acre tract for future
development. Although originally planned for a 104,000- square-foot
building, due to this replatting into two separate lots, the potential building
size on this lot has been reduced to approximately 86,345-square feet.
Given that the Site Plan was approved almost seven years ago (site plans,
if no building permit has been issued, expire in two years); the
configuration has been revised and the potential issues with utilities and
easements with being separate lots, this property will require Detail Site
Plan approval. A note to that effect has been added to both the Site Plan
and the Replat.
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This Replat allows for the addressing of several issues discovered with the
existing Replat approved in 1998. First, all of the fire lanes need to be
revised to be mutual access and fire lanes, given that they are now separate
lots. Further, these mutual access/fire lane easements need to be extended
over the existing and proposed driveways onto Belt Line Road and
Wrangler Drive. Although agreed to by the applicant, the submission for
Planning and Zoning Commission consideration did not indicate these
revisions; therefore, this will be a condition of approval.
There are currently private water and sewer lines serving the existing
development, as well as extended to the undeveloped lot to support the
development of an office/warehouse use. Ownership and maintenance of
these lines, once these are separate lots, needs to be defined. Therefore,
prior to filing this Replat, a private maintenance agreement for these
shared private utilities needs to be entered into and submitted to the
Engineering Department.
The final issue with this Replat concerns the provision of perimeter
landscaping. Given that these will be two separate lots, a minimum of I0
feet of landscaping is required along the mutual property line. The
applicant has positioned the new lot line to accommodate the 10 feet of
landscaping along the lot line of the existing developed tract. This 10-foot
landscaping will also be provided when the vacant parcel develops.
However, part of the perimeter landscape requirement is the provision of
one over-story tree per 50-linear feet of perimeter landscaping. Therefore,
13 trees are required on each side of the lot line. Considering that this
property is already developed, these trees will be required to be installed
within six months of Council approval of this Replat.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of Parkwest Commerce Center, Lots 2R&3,
Block 5, Replat, subject to the following conditions:
1) All mutual access/fire lane easements need to be extended over the existing
and proposed driveways onto Belt Line Road and Wrangler Drive.
2) Prior to filing of the Final Plat, a private maintenance agreement for these
shared private utilities needs to be entered into and submitted to the
Engineering Department.
3) Revise the Site Plan to indicate the name, species and size of the 13 over-story
trees proposed for the western property line of Lot 2R.
4) Within six months of Council approval of this Replat, the 13 over-story trees
shall be installed along the western property line of Lot 2R.
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5) Revise the title block to read "Lots 2R & 3 Block 5, being a Replat of Lot 2
Block 5, Park West Commerce Center".
ALTERNATIVES 1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Parkwest Commerce Center, Lots 2R&3, Block 5, Replat
2) Concept Site Plan for Lot 3
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