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Town Center L2B3-CS080221 P&Z HEARING DATE: C.C. HEARING DATE: STAFF REP.: lOCATION: SIZE OF AREA: CURRENT ZONING: REQUEST: APPLICANT: HISTORY: CITY OF COPPEll PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT Case No.: 5-1245- TC, DeVine Cellars February 21 , 2008 March 11, 2008 Matt Steer, City Planner Along the east side of Denton Tap Road north of Town Center Blvd 2,272-square-foot of lease space TC (Town Center) A zoning change request to S-1245-TC (Special Use Permit-1245- Town Center), to allow the operation of a 2,272-square-foot retail/convenience store and restaurant located in the Town Center Addition. Jean J. Dahl c/o DeVine Cellars 120 S. Denton Tap, Suite 450C-PMB209 Coppell, TX 75019 (972) 745-4766 FAX: (972) 745-4766 This 14,000-square-foot retail center was completed in early 2005. The SUP for Carvel, a 1,500-square-foot ice cream parlor (Carvel), was approved in September 2004. Taco Del Mar received approval for their SUP for a 1,650-square-foot restaurant with ITEM # 5 Page 1 of 4 outside seating in October of 2004. These two lease spaces have since been vacated, and Tangerine Salon proposes to move from a few lease spaces away into the two combined spaces. Little Caesar's Pizza was approved in May of 2006. Healthy-Me Marketplace received SUP approval for a 3,OOO-square-foot lease space in this center on September 12, 2006. The other retail tenants within the center did not require an SUP. Most recently, Tangerine Salon has been issued a demolition permit for their existing lease space. TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane, divided thoroughfare built to standard. Town Center Boulevard, on the opposite side of the building, is built to standard. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North - bank building; TC (Town Center) South - retail strip center; TC (Town Center) East - Coppell Justice Center; TC (Town Center) West - Huntington Ridge subdivision; PD-129-SF-9 (PD-129-Single Family-9) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Coppell Comprehensive Plan, as amended, recommends neighborhood retail use on this parcel. DISCUSSION: According to the applicant, DeVine Cellars would like to introduce a new concept to the City of Coppell - a full service wine shop, tasting room, and tapas bar offering both on and off- premise consumption of red, white, sparkling, and dessert wines, as well as domestic and imported beers. The retail side of the shop will offer almost 600 different varieties of wine, as well as over 150 premium beers. They will also offer premium cigars and accessories; glassware, packaged cheese and chocolate; off- the-shelf and custom wine and cheese baskets; stemware, and wine-related services, such as custom cellars and cellar stocking and management. ITEM # 5 Page 2 of 4 This plan has gone through several iterations. Initially, the plan included a retail area, two tasting rooms and a WIFI Lounge. Then, as presented to staff at the Development Review Committee (DRC) Meeting, the request was modified to exclude the WIFI Lounge area and only have tastings on special occasions. Finally, as submitted for Planning and Zoning Commission consideration, the applicant reconfigured the proposal to include two parts - a 1, 148-square-foot retail wine/beer shop with its only entrance from Denton Tap Road and a 1,095-square-foot restaurant/bar (tasting room/tapas bar) with its own entrance from Denton Tap Road and a secondary entrance on the Town Center Boulevard side. The restaurant component and separate entrances were included due to the TABC permitting requirements for the two uses (on-premise and off-premise consumption). Parking required for the retail use is one parking space per 200 square feet of floor area (six spaces required) and for the restaurant use, one parking space per 100 square feet (11 spaces required). The attached parking analysis demonstrates that there will be sufficient parking to provide for the proposed uses, and actually shows an excess in parking provided. The parking analysis will need to be revised to indicate that only six spaces are required for the retail portion of this business. DeVine Cellars will also apply for and obtain all of the necessary permits and licenses required by the T ABC and City of Coppell for the legal sale of both on and off premise consumption of beer and wine. The hours of operation will be as follows: Monday thru Thursday - lOam to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday - lOam to 12 am, Sunday - 12 noon to 6 pm. The two signs will be designed to be in accordance with the sign regulations and will adhere to the standards of the shopping center. They will consist of white channel letters to match the same shade as those in the center and will be no more than 30 square feet on each fa<;:ade, as the lease width is 30 linear feet and signage is allowed at a ratio of one square foot per lineal foot frontage. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Staff is recommending APPROVAL of Case No. retail/convenience store and restaurant, subject conditions: S-1245-TC, for a to the following ITEM # 5 Page 3 of 4 ALTERNATIVES: ATTACHMENTS: 1) Ensure compliance with all T ABC rules and regulations. Please contact Bob Wallace at 214-678-4014 for permitting/licensing requirements. 2) Revise sign plan to include exact dimensions, as the dimensions shown are too large and ensure the signage matches that of the center (color, type, materials, etc...). Please provide a color photo simulation of the sign on each elevation at time of permitting. 3) Revise Parking Analysis to reflect correct figures. 4) The development shall be in accordance with the Site Plan, Floor Plan and Revised Sign Elevations. 5) Hours of operation shall be limited to 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until 12 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and between noon and 6 p.m. on Sunday. 1) Recommend approval of the request 2) Recommend disapproval of the request 3) Recommend modification of the request 4) Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date. 1) Floor Plan 2) Site Plan 3) Parking Analysis 4) Elevations 5) Sign Plan ITEM # 5 Page 4 of 4