Pecan Creek Addn-CS070816
CITY OF COPPEll
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Pecan Creek Addition, Lots 1 & 2. Minor Plat
P&Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
August 16, 2007
September 11, 2007
STAFF REP:
Matt Steer, City Planner
LOCA TION:
The east side of S. Denton Tap Road, north of the DART R.O.W.
SIZE OF AREA:
4.376 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING:
R (Retail)
REQUEST:
A Minor Plat to subdivide this property into two (2) lots, lot 1
containing 1.88 acres and lot 2 containing 2.49 acres to allow for
separate ownerships
APPLICANT:
Applicant:
Charles & Margaret Andolina
439 Dakota Drive
Murphy, Texas 75094
Phone: 214-498-3097
Fax: 972-701-9735
Representative:
Cabanne Link
3010 lBJ Freeway, Suite 1525
Dallas, Texas 75234
Phone: 972-503-8600
Fax: 972-392-1 767
HISTORY:
Pecan Creek Nursery was constructed in 1980 and was recently
closed.
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is a P6D divided major arterial built to standard.
in a 1 OO-foot right-of-way. A 1 O-foot sidewalk and utility easement
is being dedicated by this plat.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - Office; R (Retail)
South - DART Railroad; R (Retail)
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East - Residential; PD-104-SF-9 (Planned Development -1 04-Single
Family-9)
West - Vacant; PD-108-L1 (Planned Development-108-Light
Industrial). Currently undergoing a zoning change to a residential
district PD-108R9-SF-9 (Planned Development-108-Revision-9-Single
Family-9).
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Coppell Comprehensive Master Plan shows the property as
suitable for mixed use.
DISCUSSION:
This request is for the former Pecan Creek Nursery property to be
platted into two lots. A prospective buyer for the northern lot is
"Grow It Land Designs", a professional landscape management
company that specializes in landscape design, installation and
maintenance. They are planning to renovate and reopen the
retail building as a nursery, open to the public, and use the
remainder of the site for their landscaping business. The southern
lot is not currently planned for redevelopment. A 1 O-foot sidewalk
and utility easement is being dedicated along Denton Tap. A
replat will be required prior to the development of either of the
lots, involving the construction or expansion of any building.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of this request with no
outstanding conditions.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Minor Plat
2) Tree Survey
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