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Gateway BP(1.6)-CS060420CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT CASE: Gateway Business Park, Lot 3B, Block 2, Site Plan P & Z HEARING DATE C C HEARING DATE STAFF REP LOCATION SIZE OF AREA. CURRENT ZONING REQUEST .APPLICANT Apnl 20, 2006 May 9, 2006 Marcie Diamond, Asst. Director of Planning At the northwest corner of Freeport Parkway and Gateway Blvd. 11 62 acres of property LI (Light Industnal) To allow the construction of an approximate 142,120-square-foot office/warehouse bwlding. Owner ProLogis 2310 LBJ Frwy ,Suite 200 Dallas, Texas 75234 972-884-9292 FAX 972-488-9848 Architect David Meinhardt Meinhardt & Associates Architects 14643 Dallas Parkway; ~U1tP ~~F Dallas, Texas 75254 972-980-8980 FAX 972-980-8082 HISTORY The City Council approved the final plat of Gateway Business Park on June 12, 1990 On October 12, 1993, City Council approved a replat of Block 2 On April 9, 1996, City Council approved a replat with site plan for Haverty's, allowing the development of a 220,675-square foot regional distribution facility and a 50,000-square foot-retail furniture center On December 12, 2000, City Council approved a site plan Item #~ 7 Page 1 of 5 amendment to allow a 170,590 square foot expansion of the Haverty's facility This addition was never built In March 2003, an alternative expansion plan for Haverty's to allow a 245,277 square-foot building addition and parking was approved This proposed expansion never occurred and site plan expired approximately one year ago In March 2001 a Site Plan for a 144,544 square-foot office warehouse building on 11 62 acres of property, as well as a replat for Block 2, Lot 3 into 3 separate lots was approved by City Council The site plan for Lot 3B has since expired, however the plat is still valid The current request is for a new site plan for Lot 3B TRANSPORTATION Gateway Boulevard is a C4U four-lane undivided collector street within a 70'-wide right-of--way Freeport Parkway is a 4-lane divided road in a 95'-wide right-of--way, which is indicated on the Thoroughfare Plan as a C4D/6 (110' R O W ) SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING North- Minyards Corporate headquarters, "LI" Light Industrial South -Office/Warehouse, "LI" Light Industrial East -vacant, "LI" Light Industrial West -vacant, "LI" Light Industrial COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for light industrial/showroom uses i~TSC'IiS~TnN The applicant is proposing to develop a 142,120 square fact office/warehouse building with parking and truck service areas on approximately 8 1 acres of property, leaving the northern 2 5 acres of the site undeveloped The vacant area is labeled as future development The applicant proposes to construct a 10%/90°~o mix of office and warehouse uses, providing a total of 182 parking spaces, slightly over the 176 spaces required. The enure rear of the building is occupied by dock doors accessed via a large truck court/service area. The layout of the site provides two access points along Freeport Parkway, and two along Gateway Boulevard. The second point of access along Gateway Boulez and has been designed pnmanly as a truck entrance/exit to and from Item # 7 Page 2 of 5 the facility via a mutual access easement with the property abutting Originally, the applicant proposed a 150'-wide accessway that has now been revised to 40'-wide, with a grasscrete island along the north side of the driveway Grasscrete is essentially a concrete paving system, which allows grass to grow over the portions of the concrete base This area will appear to be a landscaped/grassed area, however, rt will also support the occasional 18-wheeler truck which can not maneuver the turning radius from the access easement onto the property A detail of this is attached to this report Landscapin>; All perimeter, interior, and non-vehicular landscape requirements have been met with regards to the portion of the site proposed to be developed at this time Because the northern portion of the site is not proposed to be developed now, the applicant has not included this area within the landscape calculations However, there are several minor drafting and labeling errors, which are specified in the conditions of approval The truck service area is proposed to be screened from Freeport Parkway by an 9'-high solid screen wall, measuring 40' in length. The screen wall will be constructed of the same material as the main structure and painted to match Seven Leyland Cypress trees being planted between the ~~all and the street will soften the appearance of the screening wall The north side of the truck service area will continue to be screened with landscaping. A 40' wide TXU Electric easement is located along Freeport Parkway Because of existing poles and overhead wires, the applicant is limited in the type of trees that may be planted within that area. Typically, large overstory trees would be planted along the front of the property; however, due to the height limitation, the applicant has instead proposed to plant a significant number of crape myrtles in this area. The entire length of the property along Freeport Parkway will be landscaped in conjunction with this application Also within this 40' wide TXU easement is a twenty-foot Hike and Bike Trail easement, which also requires that trees be limited to ornamental However, a condition of approval is the acknowledgement that these trees are subject to being removed in the event that the 8-12 foot wide trail is constructed in the future The design of the parking lot places 18' deep parking spaces throughout the site The reduced length of 18' in lieu of 19' is permitted with the provision of at least 2' minimum clearance beyond where the curb or wheel stop restricts forward movement. As proposed, two feet of clearance exists, however, this area can not be counted as landscaped area The applicant has revised the landscape calculations to reflect this change and has adjusted the calculations accordingly Item # 7 Page 3 of 5 Elevations The architecture of the proposed warehouse/office facility will be two- toned gray painted tilt wall construction with green accents and tinted glass windows and silver mullions Enhanced entrances are being provided at the corners of the building with two additional entry features along the Freeport Parkway frontage These features extend three (3) feet from the face of the building. In addition, vertical architectural features, with green accent color are spaced every 50 feet along the facade These undulations protrude 8 inches from the building. Staff is concerned that these features will not provide the needed relief to break up the expanse of the over 700-foot long building running parallel and within 100 feet from Freeport Parkway At least 1-2 foot offsets should be required of the 8- mch features and a minimum 5-foot offset should be required for the building entrances A 54-square foot, externally lit, monument sign is proposed adjacent to the main driveway along Freeport Parkway It will be constructed of the same materials and painted the same colors as the main structure on this site The building elevations indicate the proposed areas for possible future attached signage The signage is illustrated m such a way that up to six tenants may have attached signage The outlined areas are m cornphance with the sign regulations and will allow for individual tenants to obtain signage as they occupy the buildings As previously mentioned, the layout of the site places a large open area at the northern portion of the site (approximately 2 5 acres) No additional development can occur on this portion of the site without amending the current site plan, requiring review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council The applicant has clearly delineated the boundary between the undeveloped area and the site plan area. However, staff is concerned with the appearance of this area m terms of maintenance, etc RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Staff is recommending APPROVAL of Gateway Business Park, Lot 3B, Block 2, Site Plan subject to the following conditions 1 Show Fire Department Connection (FDC) location on Site Plan and Water Plan FDC must be within 50' of a fire hydrant and on the same side of the fire lane 2 Correct the dimension of the northern property line of this property, and add the dimension of the northern line of the "limits of work" on the Site Plan and the Landscape Plan. 3 Need to show location of the Monument Sign on Landscape Plan. Item # 7 Page 4 of 5 4 Correct the size of the proposed Crape Myrtle trees from 3" caliper to ether 8-10 feet m height or 45 gallon. 5 Replace the 17 Texas Mountain Laurels with an overstory tree on the Plant Palette 6 Add the following note to the Landscape Plan "Trees wrthm the hike and bike trail easement are subject to being removed in the event that the 8-12 foot wide trail, parallel to Freeport Parkway, is constructed m the future" 7 Resolve all discrepancies m the tree counts in the Landscape Calculations (~ e m the plant list, summary, and tabulations) 8 Add the grasscrete detail to site plan sheet. 9 Consider increasing the protrusion of the articulated architectural features 10 Correct discrepancy between the exterior colors specified on the elevations and those on the color board (Jaguar or Liquorice Tint?) 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 ATTACHI\ 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Page 5 of 5 TENTS Department Comments Grasscrete detail Srte Plan Landscape Plan Building Elevations (2 pages) Color Rendering Item # 7 T H E C 1 T Y O F COPPELL .~ ~~ - T F 4 X 9 8 ProiectlD SPA-06-0015 Address Freeport Pkwy CITY OF COPPELL 2nd DRC REPORT Proiect Name T H E C / T Y O F COPPELL T ~ f X h 5 , b 4 Gateway Business Park Proiect Type Site Plan Approval Application Date 3/22/2006 Case Manager Marcie Diamond Proiect Description to allow the construction of an approximate 142,120-square-foot office/warehouse building on 11 62 acres of property 1 of 1 Agency Comments Engineering 1 Your proposal to remove the low point inlet along Gateway Blvd will be revisited in greater detail during Engineering review Additional comments may be generated upon detailed engineering review Parks and Recreation Trees within the hike and Bike Trail easement are limited to ornamental trees only, and are subject to being removed in the event that the 8-12 foot wide trail parallel to Freeport Parkway is constructed in the future Fire Administration 1 Show Fire Department Connection (FDC) location on Site Plan and Water Plan FDC must be within 50' of a fire hydrant and on the same side of the fire lane