Coppell Cross L2-CS050915 CiTY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1230-C The Dinner Station
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
September 15, 2005
October 11, 2005
STAFF REP.:
Marcie Diamond, Assistm~t Planning Director
LOCATION:
757 S. MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 147
SIZE OF AREA:
1,960 square-foot food assembly center.
CURRENT ZONING:
C(Commercial)
REQUEST:
Special Use Permit-1230-C to allow the operation of a food
assembly center.
,APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
Franchisee:
Michelle Sickles
4309 Woodstone
Corinth, Texas 76708
(469) 387-8680
Contractor:
Bill Thoma
P.O. Box 3278
Grapevine, Texas 76099-3278
(817) 482-1991
FAX: (817) 431-1364
In February 1998, Council approved a Preliminary Plat and a
Concept Plan for the Coppell Crossing retail center to allow for a
five-lot, six-building retail development to accommodate a mixture
of retail, office and restaurant uses. The first phase of this
development (Lot 1) contained m,o retail buildings with a total of
21,000-square feet. Since that time, SUP's have been granted for
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Miso's (formerly Sushi Kyoto), Fresh Wok, Kolache Depot and
Southwest Deli (currently vacant), all restaurant-related uses.
TRAN S PORTATION:
MacArthur Blvd. is designated as a P6D, six-lane divided
thoroughfare, with 110 feet of right-of-way. This road is currently
built as a six-lane divided thoroughfare adjacent to this site.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North Retail; C (Commemial)
South - Retail; C (Commercial)
East - Retail; R (Retail)
West - Retail; C (Commercial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The 1996 Comprehensive Master Plan shows the property
as suitable for regional retail uses.
DISCUSSION:
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This request is to allow a food assembly center, where clients pre-order the
amount and types of meals they desire to be prepared from The Dinner
Station's internet web site. Clients then come to the center (at a specified
time) where ingredients have been selected for them to assemble and place
in appropriate cookware to finish preparing at home. Although no food is
consumed on-site, this is being classified as a "restaurant" given that
preparation of food items is an activity conducted at this site.
Per the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, parking for a restaurant use
is required at a ratio of one space per I00-square feet, thus requiring 20
parking spaces. The applicant has stated that given the number of
employees and maximum number of workstations (food preparation
tables) available, 20 parking spaces is the maximum that would be
required. As indicated on the attached "Parking Analysis for Coppell
Crossing, Phase 1", there are 151 parking spaces serving the two buildings
on this lot. Given the existing mixture of medical office, retail and
restaurant, only 147 spaces are required, resulting in an excess of three (3)
parking spaces serving in this phase, assuming that the mix of
retail/medical office/restaurant remains the same.
This lease space will have 32.3 feet of frontage along MacArthur
Boulevard; therefore, the requested 31-square-foot sign is allowable per
the Sign Ordinance. The main color of the sign will be ivory with a red
fork and spoon as their logo. These color elements constitute less than
20% of the area of the sign, and are therefore compliant with the Sign
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Ordinance. Given that this sign will be mounted on the off-white portion
of the building facade, the return and trim caps of the sign will be black to
allow for greater visibility. The raceway will be painted to match the color
of the fascia.
The hours of operations shall not exceed 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday
through Saturday. This facility will be closed on Sundays.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of S-1230 for The Dinner Station, subject to the
following conditions:
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2)
The property shall be developed in accordance with the attached Site Plan,
Floor Plan and Sign Plan.
The retail hours of operation shall not exceed 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday
through Saturday.
ALTERNATIVES:
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4)
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/Parking Analysis
Floor Plan
Sign Plan
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