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Gateway BP(1.1)-AG 920526S~BM[TTED BY: ~ (Di~ctor's Signature) EVALUATION OF ITEM: STAFF REP.: ~ary L. Sieb. Planning Director OTHER REP.: DATE: Date of P K Z Meeting: April Decision of P C Z (3ornmimion: Approval [5-0] with the following conditions: 1) the landscaping in the Parkway shall be complete as the individual lots are developed, 2) all applicable fees pertaining to individual lots to be paid by lot owners as the individual lots are developed, 3) shrubs less than 15' in height are to be placed in the west right-of-way of Freeport Parkway, with staff reviewing and approving the landscape plan prior to any building permits, 4) the developer provide off-site drainage which is estimated to cost $285,000, at the developers expense, 5) no sidewalks at this time, 6) the parking setbacks lines on the plat will be removed, 7) there be a 100' street easement for a 60' street, and the developer will specify the final 60' street location by the May 12 Council meeting, the intersection will remain as shown on the present plat BUDGET AMT. AMT +/-BUDGET AMT. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL REVIEW BY LEGAL REVIEW BY: REVIEWED BY CM: CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT GATEWAY BUSINESS PARK - REPLAT, BLOCK 2 P & Z HEARING DATE: April 16, 1992 C. C. HEARING DATE: May 26, 1992 LOCATION: The northwest corner of Freeport Parkway and Gateway Boulevard. SIZE OF AREA: 70.125 Acres REQUEST: Approval of a replat of Block 2 of Gateway Business Park. APPLICANT: Catellus Development Corp. (Owner) Mr. Weldon Davis 5429 LBJ Freeway Suite #600 Dallas, TX 75240 (214) 770-3200 Albert Halff & Assoc. (Engineer) Mr. Pat Acker 8616 Northwest Plaza Drive Dallas, TX 75225 (214) 739-0094 HISTORY: This is a portion of the 222 acre Catellus Gateway Business Park, formerly known as the Santa Fe Pacific Realty Corporation land, and is Phase I of the development of this acreage. TRANSPORTATION: Freeport Parkway is a C4D/6 roadway in the City, and currently consists of a 4-lane divided facility within 90' of riGht-of-way. Gateway Boulevard is a C4U, 4-lane, undivided street, and is contained within a variable 70-92 foot right-of-way. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North - Post Office Bulk Mail Center, railroad tracks; LI South - Vacant, LBJ Freeway; LI East - Vacant; LI West - Vacant, LBO Freeway; LI ANALYSIS: This applicant is attempting to create legal building sites for warehouse use. There are six deviations from the Subdivision Ordinance requested: 1) Landscaping of parkways shall individual lots are developed · staff has no objection be completed as the 2) All applicable fees pertaininq to individual lots shall be paid by the lot owners as the individual lots are developed · staff would recommend adding the underlined section, and the City Engineer may wish to address this request 3) Although Freeport Parkway is a secondary image zone...no trees permitted...west right-of-way · staff would point out that a note appears on the face of this plat which states "shrubs less than 15' in height are to be placed along west right-of-way of Freeport Parkway..." We would further add that staff needs to review and approve landscape plans prior to building permit procurement 4) A portion of the drainage shall be carried by the existing grass lined channel along the north property line...without concrete invert or brick facing on head walls. . although staff has no objection to this channel, there is an off-site drainage problem which will be impacted by this development. The Halff drainage report addressed this issue and estimated an expenditure of approximately $280,000 would be required to resolve the problem. This item has very low priority in the Halff report, and staff feels an obligation to point out that fact here. We understand this applicant will construct the off-site channel at his expense, that it is a condition of plan approval. 5) No sidewalks...at this time · staff has no objection 6) Parking setbacks shall be as shown on the above plat..· · the zoning ordinance requires 30 foot front yard setbacks with no parking, 60 foot with parking· The applicant is attempting to obtain a front yard parking variance through platting. This issue is properly addressed through the Board of Adjustment, and staff would recorm~end removing this statement and the platted parking line from the plat. Staff recommends approval of this plat with the stipulations that the applicant will resolve, to the City's satisfaction, the drainage issue discussed as item 4 above, the parking issue descrihed in item 6 ahove, that applicant adds the suggested wording to item 2 above, applicant submits landscape plans for staff review and approval as stated in item 3 above, and that the applicant meet all other legal requirements of the City, including fire hydrant location and appropriate utility easements. One final comment regarding the City property situated in the northwest corner of this plat - negotiations are currently underway for the City to sell this parcel to Catellus. It would have been preferable to consummate that deal first, then wrap the roughly one-half acre tract into this 70 acre replat. The applicant has indicated a desire to proceed with the plat as submitted, to include the City property at a later date after the purchase has been consummated. ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the replat 2) Deny the replat 3) Modify the replat ATTACEMENTS: 1) Replat of Block 2 GWAYREP.STF = % RE-PLAT CATELLUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION