Coppell Cross L4-CS070419CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Case No.: S-118782-C, Pizza Inn
P&Z HEARING DATE: April 19, 2007
C.C. HEARING DATE: May 8, 2007
STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION: 777 S. MacArthur, Suite 405
SIZE OF AREA: 2,475-square-feet
CURRENT ZONING: 5-11878-C (Special Use Permit-1187 Revised-Commercial)
REQUEST:- Zoning change request to 5-118782-C (Special Use Permit-1187
Revision-2-Commercial) to allow a 1,425-square-foot expansion of
the existing 1,050-square-foot take-out restaurant to include
limited seating, game room and party room, located at 777 S.
MacArthur, Suite 405.
APPLICANT: Shameem Hasan
Pizza Inn
777 S. MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 405
Coppell, TX 75019
(972)393-4848
HISTORY: Coppell Crossing, Phase IV, was constructed in 2001. Pan Acean
restaurant (5-1188) occupies the eastern portion of this building. In March
of this year, Council approved S-1238 for Kegs N Cellar. The existing
Pizza Inn lease space (5-11878), which recently relocated from Coppell
Crossing, Phase V (behind Burger King), now occupies the former lease
space of Tasty Donuts (S-1187), which since vacated this building. With
this expansion to Pizza Inn, this building will be fully occupied.
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TRANSPORTATION: MacArthur Blvd. is a P6D, shown on the Thoroughfare Plan and
built as a six-lane divided thoroughfare adjacent to this shopping
center.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -shopping center; C (Commercial)
South- DART R.O.W. and retail; A (Agriculture) and PD-157-C, (Planned
Development-157-Commercial)
East - shopping center; R (Retail)
West -shopping center; C (Commercial)
COMPREHENSNE PLAN: The Coppell Comprehensive Master Plan shows the
property as suitable for Regional Retail uses.
DISCUSSION: This request is to expand the existing pizza carry-out operation to include
a limited seating area, a family game room and party room. There will be
no additional attached signage on the building, and this expanded use will
retain the Pizza /nn name. The only effect this expansion will have is on
the parking. Restaurant uses require parking to be provided at a ratio of
one space per 100-square-feet, and typical retail requires one space 200-
square-feet of gross floor area. This expansion will increase the required
parking by seven spaces. A detailed accounting of this entire shopping
center (Coppell Crossing, Phases I through V) has been provided, which
indicates that with the expansion of this restaurant, there -would still be an
excess of 20 parking spaces. While it appears that the excess parking may
not be in close proximity to this particular building, the applicant has
committed that the employees will park in the underutilized parking areas,
allowing the customers to park closer to this restaurant.
Beyond the merits of this case, and in an effort to streamline the
development process, staff is proposing a text amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance to allow for the administrative approval of an expansion of
restaurants, subject to the existence of adequate parking (Item #14 of this
agenda).
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of S-1187R2-C, Pizza Inn, subject to the
following conditions:
1) The site shall be developed in accordance with the Site Plan, Floor Plan and
Sign Plan. No additional attached signs shall be permitted.
2) The hours of operation shall not exceed 9 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.
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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) Parking Analysis
2) Site Plan
3) Floor Plan
4) Elevation
5) Sign Plan
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