Gateway BP(3.2)-CS071009 (2)
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Gateway Business Park. Lot 3C-R. Block 2. ReDlat
P&Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
September 20, 2007
October 9,2007
STAFF REP:
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Director of Planning
LOCATION:
Northeast corner of Gateway Boulevard and Exchange Circle
SIZE OF AREA:
8.8 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
A replat of Lot 3C, Block 2, of the Gateway Business Park, to
establish fire lanes and easements to allow for the development
of one office warehouse building.
APPLICANT:
Owner:
Catellus Operating L TD
2310 LBJ Frwy., Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75234
972-884-9292
FAX: 972-488-9848
Engineer:
Ben Stephens
Halff Associates, Inc.
12225 Greenville Ave. Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75243
214.572.2272
FAX: 214.572.2273
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 foot-wide right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; "u" (Light Industrial)
South - Office/Warehouse (Fritz); "U" (Light Industrial)
East - Office/Warehouse (Prologis); "u" (Light Industrial)
West -Office/Warehouse (Advanced Online); "u" (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Coppell Comprehensive Master Plan shows the property
as suitable for light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
As noted above, this and surrounding properties have been platted and
replotted several times since 1990. Currently, the applicant is proposing
to develop a 151,825 square foot office/warehouse building on this 8.8
acres of property. To support this development, additional fire lane
access and utility easements need to be provided. This plat also reflects
various easements that have been previously platted, including a 50
foot-wide private access and utility easement adjacent and parallel to
the east property line. The eastern most driveway will be shared with this
property and the developed property to the east.
There are no outstanding technical conditions required of this plat;
however, there is a clerical one. There are discrepancies as to the
owner's name and address. This information varies within the plat
document, site plan package and application forms whereas the owner
is listed as Catellus Operating Limited Partnership and/or ProLogis with
addresses in Dallas, Denver and/or California.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROY AL of Gateway Business Park, Lot 3C-R,
Block 2, Replat, subject to the following condition:
1) Clarification of the owner's legal name and correct address.
ALTERNATIVES:
1} Recommend approval of the request
2} Recommend disapproval of the request
3} Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
Replat document
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