Valley R Plaza 1P-AG 931012AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL M~:~FI_NG ~nlwr IR. I~
ITEM / 7
ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HIOJtlNG:
Consideration and approval of a replat (3rd) of Valley Ranch Plaza, Pads B-F, located near the southwest
corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Beltline Road at the request of Urban Architecture.
SUBMITIED
b~FAFI~ REP.: Gary I. g;ph
l)ir~etor of plann;nE & Comm. ,~rvlees
OTHER REP.:
DATE:
EVALUATION OF ITEM:
Date of Planning and Zoning Commission: September 16, 1993
Decision of Planning and Zoning Commission: Approval (5-2)
Please see attached staff report for further details.
BUDGET AMT.
AMT. +/- BUDGET
COMMENTS:
FINANCIAL REVIEW B
LEGAL REVIEW BY:
AGENDA REQUEST FORIVl RE¥ISED 2/93
REVIEWED BY CM'~~
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE #: Replat (3rd) of Valley Ranch Plaza, Pads B-F
P & Z HEARING DATE: September 16, 1993
C. C. HEARING DATE: October 12, 1993
LOCATION:
Near the southwest comer of MacArthur Blvd. and Beltline Road.
SIZE OF AREA: 3.75 acres, affecting five pad sites
CURRENT
ZONING: LI
REQUEST:
To replat several pad sites in an area originally platted several years ago.
APPLICANT:
United Commercial Realty
(Developer)
7001 Preston Road, Suite 222
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 526-6262
Winklemann and Assoc.
(Engineer)
12800 Hillcrest Rd.
Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75230
(214) 490-70090
HISTORY:
A Wendy's restaurant was zoned and replatted just south of this parcel
approximately one year ago.
TRANSPORTATION: MacArthur Blvd. is a six-lane divided thoroughfare which has been built
to standard, contained within a 110 foot right-of-way. Beltline Road is
proposed to be a six lane thoroughfare similar to MacArthur, but is
currently not improved, although a 125 foot right-of-way has been
procured at the northern boundary of this replat.
Item 8
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - vacant; LI
South - Wendy's restaurant; LI SUP
East - Valley Ranch Center (shopping center); LI
West - vacant; C
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Plan indicates a mixed use area with no apartments.
ANALYSIS:
One of the problems with attempting to influence development on
properties which have been platted in the past when market conditions
were different from today, is the fact that we are placed in a position of
sometimes reviewing less than optimum development proposals. Such is
the case with this replat. Not only are the pad sites very "tight", but the
fact that this is the third attempt to plat this property for specific users
today which were not (apparently) considered at the initial platting time,
suggests minimal planning, at best. That coupled with the fact that
parking proposed for site F barely complies with our parking requirements
adds to our concern regarding overbuilding of the individual pad sites. In
addition, it has been observed that the Wendy's facility has created a
traffic problem in the area (visibility over the bridge, ingress and egress
from Valley Ranch Center and the Wendy's site, stacking of traffic on
MacArthur during heavy use periods, etc.), and the complexity of the
easements, cross easements, firelane adjustments, access problems to the
back pads, and a challenge to the replatting issue itself (see attached
letter), gives us concern that this replat is not in the best interest of our
citizens. Safety alone gives staff pause to recommend favorably on the
request.
In an attempt to reduce staff concerns, the applicant has agreed to submit
a traffic study which (presumably) will conclude that there is no safety
problem with the proposed replat. Because we received this report as the
staff recommendation was being written (hence, no time to review it prior
to the docket being distributed to Commission) we will reserve comment
on the merits of the report until the public hearing. However, if we have
problems with the conclusions reached, we will be recommending that the
replat be denied until all staff concerns have been favorable addressed.
In addition, Engineering has specific concerns including:
1. the fire lane on the south side of Pad E does not match up
with the lane on Pad H;
2. fire lanes should be 25 feet in width;
3. a deceleration lane (10-12 feet in width) should be shown
and constructed on the west side of MacArthur Blvd
(between pads D and F);
Floodplain Administrator note needs to be shown on the
plat;
ail outstanding fees should be paid before plat recording;
interior water and sewer lines are private lines maintained
by the property owners--the City needs a maintenance
agreement;
drainage and grading plans need to be submitted; and
escrow in the amount of $32,164.80 needs to be paid prior
to Council consideration of the plat (201 feet on Beltline x
$160/foot).
Because of the complexity of this request, the challenge from an abutting
property owner regarding the vaiidity of the replat, staff concerns
expressed above, and the lack of our technical review of the traffic study,
staff recommends denial of this replat until such time that all our concerns
have been addressed.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Approve the plat
2) Deny the plat
3) Modify the
ATI~ACHMENTS:
· sff
1) replat document
2) traffic study
3) suggested preliminary landscape plan
4) letter of challenge to replat
W. T. "SKIP" LEAKE
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
800 West Airport Freeway
Suite 1020, L.B. 6086
Irving, Texas 75062
(214) 438-3900
W. T. "Skip" Leake
Michael L. Atchley
FAX: (214) 554-1219
September 2, 1993
City of Coppell
Planning Department
P. O. Box 478
255 Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, Texas 75019
CMRRR#
P 053 744 484
Re: Case No. Replat - Valley Ranch Plaza, Pads B-F
and Case No. S-1070 Boston Chicken Restaurant
Gentlemen:
I represent Curtis L. Graf and Ronald J. Krause the fee
owners of Pad H of Valley Ranch Plaza, hereinafter (the
"Property").
My clients are the owners and beneficiaries of a non-
exclusive perpetual easement of access (the "Easement") for
purposes of ingress and egress to Pad H over and across Pad F and
Pad G of Valley Ranch Plaza per the recorded Plat. This Easement
was filed on September 13, 1988 and duly recorded in Volume
88178, Page 5634.
Previously the City believed that a replat of Pads E, F and
G supposedly abandoned the referenced easement. I do not see how
that is the case without the written consent of my clients.
Further in Case No. S-1028, the City Council approved a special
use permit for my clients to construct and operate a self-service
car wash on Pad H. However, the car wash development will now
fail because the Wendy's Construction on Pad G and the proposed
replat and construction of the Boston Chicken Restaurant on Pad F
has and will landlock Pad H and deny access to Pad H for a
meaningful use because of the obstruction of the Easement by
Wendy's and/or the proposed Boston Chicken Restaurant.
City of Coppell
Planning Department
Septe~ber 2, 1993
Page 2
Further, please be advised that the Easement has not been
abandoned, has never been abandoned and that Wendy's
International, Inc. and/or Boston Chicken Restaurant have and
will continue to interfere with my clients' access to and ingress
and egress from their Property, Pad H by way of the Easement.
As a result, my clients hereby protest and oppose the above
referenced cases, because if granted same will destroy any
legitimate use of Pad H as it will be la~d without access
due to the interference and obst~ctio/~of the ~sement.
/
Please contact me should you w~sh any further information.
Othe~ise I and my clients will se~ you on Sep~er 16, 1993 to
p~licly oppose the referenced cas~s.j //
~ ~/"Sk~" Make
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Enclosure:None
xc: ~is Graf
Ron Krause
File
1:34:19
Traffic Impact Study
City of Coppell
~tember, 1
Leftwich & Associates
214/422-4782
INTRODUCTION
Leftwich & Associates has been retained by Winkelmann & Associates, Inc.,
to conduct a traffic impact study for Valley Ridge Plaza located in the City of
Coppell. This report documents findings pertaining to the study methodology,
assumptions and conclusions relative to the proposed development plan.
THE SffE
Valley Ranch Plaza is located in the southeast quadrant of the City of
Coppell, immediately north of the City of Irving. The site lies south of Beff Une
Road and west of MacArthur Boulevard as shown in Figure 1. United Commercial
Realty plans a 27,350 square feet (s.f.) mixed use development (see Figure 2).
Currently, the site contains a 5,300 s.f. auto tire store and a 3~100 s.f. fast-food
restaurant. The two out-parcels are expected ta develop as a service station (9
pump) and free standing self-serve car wash (9 stalls). The City has requested
that a traffic impact study be conducted for the total build-out of the
development to determine adequate operation of existing and proposed
driveways.
AREA TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Priman/north/south access to the site is provided by MacArthur Boulevard,
a four-lane divided roadway north of Beff Line Road and a six-lane divided
roadway south of Belt Line Road. In the City af Coppell Thoroughfare Plan,
MacArthur is designated as a six-lane divided roadway from S.H. 121 to the south
city limits of Coppell. Priman/east/west access is provided by Beff Line Road, a
two-lane undivided roadway west of MacArthur Boulevard and a six-lane divided
roadway east of MacArthur Boulevard. The Thoroughfare Plan designates Belt
Line Road as a six-lane divided roadway from Denton Tap Road to the east city
limits.
Ranchview Dr.
Belt Line Rd.
~ SITE LOCATION
Cowboys Pkwy.
North
j!/~Ranch Trail
LBJ Freeway
(LH. 635)
Valley Ranch East Pkwy.
Valley Ranch Plaza - Vicinity Map
LF..f~ich 8,. Associ^~
FIGURE 1
North
Legend
J~ Existing
L_____i Proposed
~ Developed
by Others
.... Proposed
DrNeway
Belt Line Rd.
I
I
3,380 S.F.
RETAIL
I
PROPOSED
SERVICE STATION
r I
I 6,460 S.F. I
I RETAIL I
(BIockbuste¢) J
I ~
I 3,000 S.F. I
I RESTAURANT I
j (Boston Chicken) J
3,400 S.F.
RESTAURANT
(Wendy's)
8~500 S.F.
OFFICE
I
6,010 S.F. I
OFFICE I
3,400 S.F.
CAR WASH
(Goodyear)
Valley Ranch Plaza - Site Plan
Leftw~ch & Associates
FIGURE 2
The intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Belt Une Road is signalized and lanes
are modified to accommodate the transitions from six-lane divided to four-lane
divided on the north approach and two lane undMded on the west approach.
On the east approach of Belt line Road, lane configuration is dual left, one
through, and an exclusive dght turn. For the west approach of Belt Line Road,
the existing 2-lane undivided roadway flares-out to provide an exclusive fight turn
lane, three through lanes and an one left turn lane. The north approach of
MacArthur Boulevard has a shared right/through lane, one through and one left
turn lane. On the south approach MacArthur Boulevard has an exclusive left
lane, one through, and a through/right lane.
SITE TRIP GENERATION
Based on the Institute of Transportation Engineer ([TE) Trip Generation, 5th
Edition (1991), daily and peak hour trip rates for the following were selected:
General Office (Land Use: 710, Table 4)
General Retail (Land Use: 810)
Restaurant with Drive-Through Window (Land Use: 834)
Service Station (Land Use: 844)
Car Wash (Land Use: 847)
Tire Store (Land Use: 848)
These rates were applied to the proposed and ex,sting development and are
shown in Table 1. Existing development was also assigned to the driveways to
account for redistribution of tdps due to the availability of the proposed Belt line
Road driveway.
Pass-by tdps were calculated for applicable uses listed in the ITE Trip Generation,
and percentages are shown in Table 1. Service station reductions were taken
from infarmation provided on page 1347 ofthe manual. Since the sample service
stations also listed car washes as part of their service, the same reduction was
taken for the proposed self service car wash. The pass-by trip reduction for a fast
food restaurant with drive-through window is an average of the study found on
page 1-27 of the manual.
These reductions were not used when assigning tdps to the ddveway approaches.
Reductions were quantified, distributed on the roadway and subtracted from the
background volumes. This ensured that tdps generated by the development and
captured from the existing traffic stream were not counted twice.
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LEFTWICH & ASSOCIATES Transportation Planning & Engineering VRPTRPG2.WK4 09/08/93
VALLEY RANCH PLAZA - TABLE, I
TRIPS GENERATED PASS-BY REDUCTION
Dally AM F~EAK PM PEAK AM PEAK PM PEAK
Tract # Use Denslt~ (s.f.) Volume In Out In Out In Out In Out
A Service Station 9 pumps 97 52 44 68 68 54% 54% 58% 58%
B Retail 3,380 nlra n/a n/a~ ~8 8~ _ nlra ~n/a~ n/a n/a
C & E Office 14,~10 335~ 22 22~ 23 23 n~/a~ ~n/a~ n/a n/a
D Retail 64~-- n~/a n/a --n/a --1~---1~--- nlra n/~aa ~n/a _ n/a
F Restaurant** $,~__ 1,896 0 0 57 53~ ~n/a~ n/~a 43% 43%
G Restaurant 0Nendy's)** 3~100 2~14~-~ ~ --~--~ -- 65 -- 60 n/a~ ~n/a~ _43%~ 43~%
H Car Wash* 3~ 97~-- -- 1~-- 1~ ~3~ ~ ~%~ ~%~ 58% 58%
I Retail (Goodyear) 5,3~-- ~/~ ~1~ --~ -- 1~- -- 1~---- ~/a n/a n/a n/a
TOTALS 39,450 5,449 103 90 284 279
*fie Rate est(bllshed from small (1) sample s~ze
*° AM peak ( ccur$11:00 am - 12 noon
Trip Generation 5th Edition
SITE TRIP DISTRIBUTION
The regional trip distribution for this site was developed from information
provided by the city (Subdivision Development Chart) as well as discussions with
City staff. The following distribution was used to assign site traffic to the roadway
network:
· North 40%
· South 15%
· East 20%
· West 25%
Applying these distributions to the site generated traffic yields a trip assignment
pattern for AM and PM peak periods as shown in Figures 3 through 6.
BACKGROUND TRAFFIC VOLUMES
Machine traffic counts for intersection of MacAdhur Boulevard & Belt Une
Road, Belt Une Road (between Moore & Mockingbird) and a 10/13/92 turning
movement count for MacArthur Boulevard at the Wendy's/Tom Thumb ddveway
were provided by the Cily of Coppell. These counts were used as background
volumes. An annual growth rate of 3% was applied to the Barf Une Road count
(11/92) in order to reflect present traffic.
Pass-by trips calculated from ITE Tdp Generation information were developed.
These tdps were distributed using site distribution percentages for all movements
not accessing the site. Tdps were then subtracted from background volumes in
order to avoid double counting tdps generated by the site,
DRIVEWAY ANALYSIS
The final traffic assignments stdved to replicate ddveway distribution to
individual driveways. Tdps made by patrons from the west (25%) and a small
percentage from the north (10%) and east (3%) are expected to use the
proposed Barf Une Road driveway. This ddve will provide relief to the congestion
currently experienced at the Wendy's/Tom Thumb drive. PM left turn access
demand from the Belt Line Read driveway is high but will can operate at an
acceptable level if the proposed left turn bay for Barf Une is provided. The left
18. 3
North
Legend
~ Exi~'ing
! _! PToposed
~ Developed
-- by Others
· . Proposed
Ddveway
18
I
I
3,380 S.F.
RETAIL
I
8~500 S.F.
OFFICE
6,010 S.F.
OFFICE
Belt Line Rd.
3,400 S.F.
CAR WASH
18
PROPOSED
SERVICE STATION
6~460 S.F.
RETAIL
(Blockbusters)
3
7 42
26
.J
3,000 S.F.
RESTAURANT
(Boston Chicken)
3,400 S:F.
RESTAURANT
ONendy's)
RETAIL
/
(GoodyeaO
11
10
2
Valley Ranch Plaza -AM Peak Inbound (104)
Lefiwich & Associates
FIGURE 3
Belt Line Rd.
North
Legend
~---- [xisting
!___ ! Proposed
~ Developed
by Others
.... Proposed
Driveway
3,380 S.F.
RETAIL
8,500 S.F.
OFFICE
6,010 S.F.
OFFICE
3,400 S.F.
CAR WASH
PROPOSED
SERVICE STATION
I
6~60 S.F. I
RETAIL I
I
I
3,000 S.F.
RESTAURANT
I
3,400 S.F.
RESTAURANT
0Nendy's)
5,300 S.F
RETAIL
(Goodyear)
9
Valley Ranch Plaza - AM Peak Outbound (90)
Lefiwich & Associates
FIGURE 4
Belt Line Rd.
76. 11
North
Legend
~ Existing
____~ Proposed
~ Devoiopod
by Others
.... Proposed
Driveway
I
I
3,380 S.F.
RETAIL
I
8~500 S.F.
OFFICE
24 18 113
PROPOSED :34
I SEr¢v'ICE STATION <1
I
10
6,460 S.F.
RETAIL
I I I
6,010 S.F. I I 3,000 S.F. I
OFFICE I I RESTAURANT I
3,400 S,F,
RESTAURANT
OA/endy's) ~
3,400 S.F.
CAR WASH
RETAIL
Valley Ranch Plaza - PM Peak Inbound (284)
48
6
Leftwich & Associates
FIGURE 5
98z
North
Legend
~ Existing
~ Proposed
~. j Deveopedl
by Others
.... Proposed
Dm/eway
>53
Belt Line Rd.
3,380 S.F.
RETAIL
8,500 S.F.
OFFICE
I
6,010 S.F. I
OFFICE I
x 3,400S.F.
~CAR WASH
59
PROPOSED
SERVICE STATION
6/160 S.F.
RETAIL
~ 42
J 42
I
I 3,000 S.F.
RESTAURANT
I
REsTAuRANT
(Wendy's)
RETAIL
(Gobdyear) '
2
Valley Ranch Plaza - PM Peak Outbound (279)
Leftwich & Associates
FIGURE 6
turn lane will allow westbound left turning vehicles from the site to be "shadowed"
in the median if necessary. Left turning traffic should find acceptable gaps in the
westbound through traffic due the platooning of vehicles by the adjacent
signalized intersection. It is suggested that a 'Do Not Block Intersection" sign be
installed facing eastbound traffic. This will allow access openings for westbound
left turns if stacking occurs from the traffic signal. Figures 7 and 8 show the peak
pedod inbound and outbound assignments and background volumes.
Traffic entedng the existing driveways along MacArthur Boulevard should attract
30% from the north, 15% from the east, and 15% from the south. It is expected
that the majority of southbound right-turn-in traffic will use the northernmost
driveway in order to avoid conflicts from left turn and through vehicles at the
Wendy's/Tom Thumb driveway. AM Peak left turn and through movements can
be accomplished during the gaps caused by the signal at MacArthur Boulevard
and Belt Line Road. The PM Peak period turning movement count for left turns at
this drive is presently 39 vehicles per hour. Under full development left turns should
increase by 3, to a total of 42. The turning movement count showed that the
outbound through movement is 3% of the driveway volume. This percentage was
maintained at full development (estimated 10 vehicles/hr.). It is expected that
some of these tdps may exit at the Belt Une Road ddveway if conflict and delay
is unacceptable at the Wendy's/Tom Thumb drive.
The addition of a deceleration lane at the proposed north MacArthur Boulevard
ddveway will help southbound traffic acce~ng the site. This lane will remove the
inbound site traffic from the MacArthur Boulevard through movement. The
deceleration lane is seen as an advantage because southbound through traffic
will not be delayed by dght turns and can clear soaner providing additional gap
time for left and through movements at the Wendy's/Tom Thumb driveway. All
driveways should operate adequately at full build-out of the site with the addition
of the deceleration lane on MacArthur Boulevard and the median opening on
Belt Une Road. Figures 9 and 10 show the peak pedod inbound and outbound
assignments and background volumes.
Belt Line Road
North
316
(3)
(18) 722
(18)
(31) (12)
Valley Ranch Plaza - AM Peak - Background + (Site)
Leftwich & Associates
FIGURE 7
Belt Line Road
Nodh
7O6
(24) 379
(76)
(98) (53)
Valley Ranch Plaza - PM Peak - Background + (Site)
Left. ch & Associates
FIGURE 8
Proposed
Blockbuster
(3)
Proposed
Boston Chicken
(9) ~'
(2) )
4,
Wendy's
(3)
Goodyear
Valley Ranch Plaza - AM Peak - Background + (Site)
Leftwich & Associates
FIGURE 9
North
Proposed
Blockbuster
(15)
Proposed
Boston Chicken
(42)
(10)
Wendy's
(15)
Goodyear
Valley Ranch Plaza - PM Peak - Background + (Site)
77
145
Leftwich & Associates
FIGURE 10
CONCLUSIONS
The Wendy's/Tom Thumb driveway will operate at an
acceptable level of service. The site at full development
adds 3 left turn vehicles to the present volume. Through
and left turn movements may not be significantly
increased because of the addition of driveway access
on Belt Une Road and the additional ddveway on
MacArthur Boulevard.
The Bolt Line Road driveway should operate at an
acceptable level of service with the addition of a left
turn bay and 'Do Not Block Driveway' sign advising
eastbound trurfic. The existing signal will provide
acceptable gaps in westbound through traffic for left
turn maneuvers.
The proposed ddveway on MacArthur Boulevard will
help relief the heavy dght turn trurfic into the site. The
deceleration lane allows site traffic to be removed from
the through movement. This should allow through traffic
to clear faster thus providing additional gaps for left
turns out of the site (at the Wendy's/Tom Thumb
driveway).
The southernmost ddveway is a right-turn-in and right-
turn-out only movement. Traffic volumes entedng and
existing the site using this driveway are expected to be
Iow and will not have a significant impact on MacArthur
Boulevard.