CF-Town Center Plaza-CS060921CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Case: Coppell Town Center Plaza, Site Plan
P&Z HEARING DATE September 21, 2006
C C HEARING DATE October 10, 2006
STAFF REP Gary L Sieb, Director of Planning
LOCATION South of Coppell Town Center building and east of the Justice
Center
SIZE OF AREA 6 acres
CURRENT ZONING TC, Town Center
REQUEST Site Plan approval for the development of a public plaza to include
an amphitheater, 65 foot tall tower element, water feature, shade
pavilion, walkways, and landscaping
.APPLICANT
Owner
City of Coppell
Brad Reid
816 South Coppell Rd
Coppell, Texas 75019
(972) 462-5100
Fax (972) 462-5149
Engmeer•
Halff and Assoc
Francois deKock
8616 Northwest Plaza Dr
Dallas, Texas 75225
(214) 346-6200
Fax (214) 739-0096
HISTORY' There has been no recent history on the subject tract, although
several months ago, Council authorized the expansion of both Fire
Station #3 and the Justice Center Construction is currently
underway on both of these projects.
ITEM # 8 Page I of 3
"l'RANSPORTATION Parkway Boulevard is a C4D, 4 lane, concrete, divided
thoroughfare contained within a mrnimum 70 foot right of way
Town Center Boulevard is a local concrete street contained within
a variable width right of way
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING
North -Town Center building, TC, Town Center
South -YMCA bu~ldmg; TC, Town Center
East Town Center Elementary School, TC, Town Center
West - Coppell Justice Center; TC, Town Center
COMPREHENSNE PLAN The Coppell Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable
for park and public institutional uses
DISCUSSION If approved, this request would complete the development plan for the
area around Town Center Composed of approximately 6 acres, this
proposal includes an amphitheater, a variety of walking paths, a
contemplatwe garden, a shade pavilion, a 65-foot tall tower structure, 10-
foot tall entrance gateways, and abundant landscaping. When completed ~t
is anticipated that this development will provide an important location for
community activities
This ~s a creative request that generated positive response from Council
when they were introduced to an earlier version of this same proposal In
addition to respecting existing adtacent development, this plan establishes
a variety of design concepts m hopes of drawing citizens to the area.
Extensive landscaping, numerous trails, a water element, ten foot high
defined entryways with unique structural features, a 65-foot tall identity
tower, and a unique lighting plan all add to the goal of creating a common
and unique location for a variety of community events. The Plaza ~s
visualized as being the anchoring element m tying together all the Town
Center buildings It creates a pleasant portal when walking between Town
Center, the Justice Center and the YMCA It utilizes regional building
materials and plant species m its development. It is a coheszve protect m
that natural stone materials, well-proportioned elements, and design
continuity is present throughout the protect It takes advantage of the rear
of Town Center (actually, mrtially envisioned to be the front of the
structure) and creates an exciting second front door to the building The
65 foot tall tower is the anchor to the plan and an "out of the box" design.
Composed of both hard surface (limestone, steel, concrete) and soft
textured (the fabric membrane) materials, there is no question that it will
generate substantial conversation regarding its form, and become a
landmark m its own right. Landscaping materials are vaned and drought
resistant, and are all listed m our plant palette
ITEM # 8 Page 2 of 3
In sum, the Plaza has the potential to create a symbolic and unifying
destination for a vanety of community related activities by drawing a
number of independent elements into one cohesive whole It encourages
the congregation of people, completes the Town Center development, and
creates an exciting open space area for a vanety of activities
All in all, staff supports this proposal but needs additional information to comply
with our development requirements They are fisted as conditions for approval
below
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Staff recommends APPROVAL of this request, subject to the following
conditions
1 Meet paving and drainage design criteria of Engmeenng.
2 Provide color board of proposed structural development.
3 Submit landscape plan to include plant materials, sizes,
quantities, etc as specified m Section 12-34 of the Zoning
Ordnance.
4 It appears overstory plant materials are planted too closely
togetherplease justify
5 Provide additional information regarding water feature-depth,
fountain, dimension, etc , if known
6 Contact Larry Redick at (972) 323-8917 to discuss electric
service requirements
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) Submittal package of 13 sheets (perspective, elevations, site plan, floor plans,
landscape plan, computer-generated perspective drawings, etc )
2) Departmental comments attached (Engmeenng)
ITEM # 8 Page 3 of 3
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Project Type Site plan Apprc~al
Application Cate 823%2000
Case Manager Gar} Sieb
Project Description 'c allow the development o` ,plaza area t~~ ~ndude ar a;nphitheater ~~S-t~~ot tat t w~er element water feature shade
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Agency
Bu~ldmg Inspect!on
Electrc and Gas
Eng~neenng
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Reviewed By Revlew Date
Greg Jones 8;29/2006
Jeff Curry 9I1 2006
Ken Gnffin 8131'2006
CITY OF COPPELL
DRC REPORT
Comments
1 No comments on Plaza sjte plan
No Comments Received
1 We will work with the Design Engineer on detailed
drainage and grading design dunng the perm~tt ng
phase of this project