Denton Tap 3A-CS051117CASE NO.:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
S-1228R-C Coppell Montessori Academy
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEAR1NG DATE:
November 17, 2005
December 13, 2005
STAFF REP.:
Matt Steer, City Planner
LOCATION:
Along the north side of Fitness Court, approximately 250-feet west
of Denton Tap Road.
SIZE OF AREA:
1.68 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING:
S- 1228-C (Special Use Permit-1228-Commercial)
REQUEST:
S-1228R-C (Special Use Permit-1228 Revised-Commercial), to amend the
Site Plan to allow the construction of an approximate 240-square-foot glass
greenhouse as an ancillary use to the private school.
APPLICANT:
Mark Wainscott, Architect
Head Construction, Inc.
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 700
Dallas, Texas 75234
(214) 722-7535
Fax: (214) 722-7635
HISTORY:
The Special Use Permit was approved on October 11, 2005, for the
main use ofa Montessori School.
TRANSPORTATION: Fitness Court is a local commercial street with variable right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Children's Courtyard & Market at Town Center; PD-178R2-C
(Planned Development-178 Revision 2-Commercial) and PD-
178R-C (Planned Development- 178 Revised-Commercial)
South - Ballet Academy; PD-207-C (Planned Development-207-
Commercial) & Taco Bell Restaurant; S-1093-C (Special Use
Permit- 1093-Commercial)
East - Wachovia Bank is currently under construction; C (Commercial)
West - Parking Lot for Everybody Fits gymnastics facility; C
(Commercial
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan of May 1996 shows the property as
suitable for neighborhood retail uses of which this use is
acceptable.
DISCUSSION:
This proposal calls for an approximate 240-square-foot glass greenhouse
as an ancillary use to the private school on 1.68 acres of property located
along the north side of Fitness Court, west of the proposed Wachovia
Bank (formerly Grandy's Restaurant) and east of the Everybody Fits
gymnastics facility. The greenhouse is proposed to be located on the
northeast portion of the lot. A revision to the previously approved Special
Use Permit is required for the addition of this accessory use. As this is a
greenhouse, the majority of which is glass, a variance is requested to the
construction standards of the Zoning Ordinance, which prohibits glass
exceeding 50 percent of the total area of any one faqade of a building. This
will need to be obtained through the Board of Adjustment prior to
permitting. The Landscape Plan has been modified to include screening of
the mechanical equipment associated with the greenhouse and exclude the
greenhouse area from the previously approved nonvehicular open space.
A white metal is shown to be used in the construction of the greenhouse.
Staff recommends using black to match the previously approved fencing
material on-site, and make this structure less obtrusive to the surrounding
development.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of this request, subject to the following
conditions:
1)
A variance from the Board of Adjustment is required to
permit glass to exceed 50 percent of the total area of any one
faqade of a building.
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2) Revise Landscape Plan to show correct nonvehicular open
space calculations.
3) Specify on the elevations that the brick on the greenhouse
will match the main structure.
4) Recommend a black material for greenhouse construction, as
previously indicated to staff. This will match the fence
already approved for the site.
5) Additional comments may be generated upon detailed
Engineering review.
ALTERNATIVES 1) 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
2) Landscape Plan
3) Elevations
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