Amberpoint BP 2R-CS070816
CITY OF COPPEll
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Amberpoint Business Park at Coppell. Lot 2R- 1 R and Lot 2R-3. Block A. Replat
P&Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
August 16, 2007
September 11, 2007
STAFF REP:
Matt steer, City Planner
LOCATION:
The southeast corner of Sandy lake Road and Northpoint Drive
SIZE OF AREA:
55.69 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
Replat of 55.69 acres of property into two lots, lot 2R-1 R,
containing 36.66 acres and lot 2R-3 containing 19.36 acres,
allowing for separate ownerships.
APPLICANT:
Engineer:
Brandon luedke, EIT
Halff Associates, Inc.
1201 N. Bowser Road
Richardson, Texas 75081
Phone: 214-217-6648
Fax: 214-739-0095
HISTORY:
In November 2001, City Council approved PD-194 to allow the
development of six buildings totaling approximately 1,775,600-
square feet, on 110 acres of property, which would be served by
an 8.6-acre detention pond in the southeast corner of the site
(adjacent to Wagon Wheel Park and Freeport Parkway, formerly
State Road). The following variations to the Zoning Ordinance
were approved as part of the Planned Development:
. Multiple monument signs, including business park signs at
Royal lane and Sandy lake Road,
. Variances to the Tree Mitigation requirements,
. Variances to the Perimeter landscape Requirements, and
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. The provision of a living screel. I lieu of a wall.
A Detail Site Plan and Final Plat for 308,000 square feet of
speculative office/warehouse on the southwestern lot were also
approved at that time. The building has since been constructed
and is occupied by Somera Communications.
In October 2002, Council approved PD-194R, a Detail Site Plan and
Replot to allow the construction of Staples, 228,250-square-foot
office/warehouse facility with future expansion of 161,750 square
feet.
In February 2003, Council approved PD-194R2, which amended
the Amberpoint PO to modify the industrial park identification sign
location and design and to incorporate an additional 9.102 acres
into this PD.
In May 2005, Council approved PD-194R3, Detail Site Plan, to allow
the development of three office/warehouse buildings, totaling
approximately 714,010 square feet located south of Sandy Lake Road
between Northpoint Drive and Freeport Parkway, formerly State
Road.
In January 2007, Council approved a replat of Amberpoint Business
Park Lot 2R, Block A into Lot 2R-1 (55.7 acres of office/warehouse use)
and Lot 2R-2X (8.6 acre drainage area).
TRANSPORTATION:
Sandy Lake is a C4D/6 six-lane divided thoroughfare in a right-of-
way containing approximately 120 feet. Northpoint Drive is a 41-foot
C2U two-lane undivided thoroughfare with 60-foot right-of-way.
Freeport Parkway, located east of the subject property, is an
existing two-lane roadway. The Thoroughfare Plan shows it to be
improved to a C4D/6 four-lane divided collector street capable of
expansion to six lanes.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -office/warehouse; PD-208-L1 (Planned Development-208-
Light Industrial)
South - Wagon Wheel Park; LI (Light Industrial)
East - Coppell Fellowship Bible Church; R (Retail), residential; PO-
109-SF-9 (Planned Oevelopment-109-Single Family-9) and LI (Light
Industrial)
West - existing office/warehouse facilities; part of this PO
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for light
industrial/showroom uses.
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DISCUSSION:
This is a request to divide the 55.7-acre, Lot 2R- L into two lots. As
mentioned in the HISTORY Section, Lot 2R-l was established in
January of this year as a result of a replat dividing out 8.6 acres of
detention area from a 64.29-acre lot leaving 55.7 -acres. The
northern portion (Lot 2R-l R, 36.3 acres) is developed with three
buildings totaling 714,000 square feet and the southern portion (Lot
2R-3, 19.4 acres) is currently vacant although conceptually
planned to accommodate a 319,000-square-foot
office/warehouse.
This replat is simply a request from the owner to divide the vacant
property from the developed property for the purpose of land sale,
and a replat will be required to be submitted along with a detail
PO (including a site plan, landscape plan, and elevations) for
approval prior to any permits being approved for Lot 2R-3, Block A.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of this request subject to the
following conditions:
1) Change "TXU Electric Delivery" to Oncor.
2) Move the former lot information (Lot 2R-1, Block A) and the
bolded acreage information from the middle of Lot 1 R 1 to
span the property line of the two lots being platted.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
All ACHMENTS:
1) Replat
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