Gateway BP(3.2)-CS071009
CITY OF COPPEll
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Gateway Business Park, Lot 3C-R, Block 2, Site Plan
P&Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
September 20, 2007
October 9, 2007
STAFF REP:
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Director of Planning
LOCA TION:
Northeast corner of Gateway Boulevard and Exchange Circle
SIZE OF AREA:
8.8 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
A site plan to allow the development of one office warehouse
building, containing 151,825 square-feet.
APPLICANT:
Owner:
Catellus Operating LTD
2310 lBJ Frwy., Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75234
972-884-9292
FAX: 972-488-9848
Architect:
David Meinhardt
Meinhardt & Associates Architects
14643 Dallas Parkway, Suite 636
Dallas, Texas 75254
972-980-8980
FAX: 972-980-8082
HISTORY:
The City Council approved the final plat of Gateway Business Park
on June 12, 1990. On October 12, 1993, City Council approved a
replat of Block 2. On April 9, 1996, City Council approved a replat
with site plan for Haverty's, allowing the development of a 220,675
square-foot regional distribution facility and a 50,000 square-foot
retail furniture center. On December 12, 2000, City Council
approved a site plan amendment to allow a 170,590 square-foot
expansion of the Haverty's facility. This addition was never built. In
March 2003, an alternative expansion plan for Haverty's to allow a
245,277 square-foot building addition and parking was approved.
This proposed expansion never occurred and the site plan expired.
In May 2006 Council approved a site plan for a 142,120 square-foot
office warehouse on land abutting this property to the east. The
approved site plan included a mutual driveway to be shared by
these two developments.
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TRANSPORTATION:
Gateway Boulevard is a C4U four-lane undivided collector street
within a 70'-wide right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; "L1" (Light Industrial)
South - Office/Warehouse (Fritz); "L1" (Light Industrial)
East - Office/Warehouse (Prologis); "L1" (Light Industrial)
West -Office/Warehouse (Advanced Online); "L1" (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Coppell Comprehensive Master Plan shows the property
as suitable for light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
The applicant is proposing to develop a 151,825 square-foot
office/warehouse building with parking and truck service areas on
approximately 8.8 acres of property. The applicant proposes to
construct a 10%/90% mix of office to warehouse uses, providing a total of
188 parking spaces, meeting the minimum requirements for this ratio of
office to warehouse. The entire rear of the building is occupied by dock
doors accessed via a large truck court/service area. The layout of the
site provides two access points along Gateway Boulevard. The
easternmost driveway is a mutual access easement which was
constructed with property abutting to the east. The third point of access
from Exchange Circle.
Landscapino
The landscaping will be a combination of the preservation of the 26
existing mature ornamental and overs tory trees along the perimeter, and
new plantings within the site. The truck service area is proposed to be
screened from Exchange Circle by a nine foot-high solid screen wall.
The screen wall will be constructed of the same material as the main
structure and painted to match. Leyland Cypress trees are being
planted between the wall and the street to soften the appearance of
the screening wall. The north side of the truck service area will be
screened with a combination of overstory and evergreen trees.
Elevations
The architecture of this building will be identical to the Prologis building
recently complete to the east of this building, fronting on Freeport
Parkway. This facility will be two-toned gray painted tilt wall construction
with green accents and tinted glass windows and silver mullions.
Enhanced entrances are being provided at the corners of the building
with two additional articulated architectural features along the
Gateway Boulevard frontage. These features extend three (3) feet from
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the face of the building. In addition, vertical architectural features, with
green accent color are spaced every 50 feet along the fa<;ade.
A 60 square-foot, externally lit, multi-tenant monument sign is proposed
approximately midpoint between the two driveways along Gateway
Boulevard. It will be constructed of the same materials and painted the
same colors as the main structure on this site. The building elevations
indicate the proposed areas for possible future attached signage. The
signage is illustrated in such a way that up to six tenants may have
attached signage. The outlined areas are in compliance with the sign
regulations and will allow for individual tenants to obtain signage as they
occupy the buildings.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROV AL of Gateway Business Park, Lot 3C-R, Block 2,
Site Plan. There are no outstanding conditions.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3 Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Site Plan
2. Tree survey
3. Landscape Plan
4. Elevations
5. Monument Sign Elevation
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