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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) ITEM #5 PAGE 1 of2 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 ITEM #5 PAGE2of2