Denton Creek/Sandy Lake-CS080918
P&Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
CURRENT ZONING:
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
TRANSPORTATION:
CITY OF COPPEll
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Denton Creek @ Sandy lake Addition,
lots 1 & 2, Bloc k A, Minor Plat
September 18, 2008
October 14, 2008
Gary L. Sieb, Director of Planning
North side of Sandy Lake Road, west of Starleaf Road
2.36 acres of property
S-12 (Single Family-12)
A minor plat to allow the construction of a single-family
home on Lot 1 and a two-story office building on Lot 2.
Owner:
"Raj" Akula
109 Woodland Cove
Coppel!. Texas 75019
(972) 241-4698
Fax: (972) 241-4439
Engineer:
Gonzalez/Schneeberg
660 N. Central
Suite 250
Piano, TX. 75074
(972) 516-8855
Fax: (972) 516-8901
There has been no development history on the subject
parcel although this property was flooded in 1990.
Sandy Lake Road is a C4D four-lane, concrete, divided,
improved roadway with median contained within an
approximate 90 foot right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North-Vacant land and flood plain; City of Carrollton
South -st. Joseph retirement community; PD-114R-SF-7
East-Single-family residences; SF-12
West-Vacant; SF-12
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan, as amended, shows this land to be
suitable for neighborhood retail uses (which includes office).
DISCUSSION:
As a companion piece to the zoning change discussed
earlier, this minor plat basically legally delineates the
applicant's request to develop the property with the
requested uses and warrants approval subject to some
minor conditions.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of this minor plat with the following conditions:
1. Contact Larry Redick (972-323-8917) regarding electric
service requirements.
2. Label the base flood elevation on the flood plain.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend approval of the request
2. Recommend disapproval of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Minor Plat document
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
5T AFF REPORT
PD-235-Q, Denton Creek @ Sandy lake Addition,
lot 2, Bloc k A
P&Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
CURRENT ZONING:
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
TRANSPORTATION:
September 18, 2008
October 14, 2008
Gary L. Sieb, Director of Planning
North side of Sandy Lake Road, west of Starleaf Road
.83 acres of property
S-12 (Single Family-12)
A zoning change to PD-235-0 (Planned Development
District 235-0ffice), to allow the construction of a two-story,
11 ,632-square-foot office building.
Owner:
"Raj" Akula
109 Woodland Court
Coppel!, Texas 75019
(732) 925-6110 or
Fax: (972) 241-4439
Engineer:
Gonzalez/Schneeberg
660 N. Central
Suite 250
Piano, TX. 75074
(972) 516-8855
Fax: (972) 51 6-8901
There has been no development history on the subject
parcel although this property was flooded in 1990.
Sandy Lake Road is a C4D four-lane, concrete, divided
improved roadway with median contained within an
approximate 90 foot right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North-Vacant land and flood plain; City of Carrollton
South -St. Joseph retirement community; PD-114R-SF-7
East -Single family residences; SF-12
West-Vacant; SF-12
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan, as amended, shows this land to be
suitable for neighborhood retail uses (which includes office).
DISCUSSION:
This is a somewhat unusual case in that the requested zoning
has a direct relationship to a single family home to be built
upon a lot immediately west of this proposed Planned
Development office request. Specifically, the applicant in
this case to develop a two story, 11,600 square foot office
building, is also the owner of the single-family lot next door.
The plan is to build the residence and the office building and
have a common driveway between the two. In that way,
the applicant can live next door to his office and have a
common access to both uses. Generally, staff discourages
this type of development in that we prefer to segregate
office uses from residential uses, especially with regard to
traffic circulation patterns. In this case, however, since the
same owner owns both lots and desires to have his office
next door to his home, we can support the request. In
addition, because this development is only two lots, we do
not feel the addition of a common drive will create any
traffic problem. To enhance the division between the office
drive and the residential connector, the applicant has
agreed to construct a grass-crete drive between them, thus
creating'a visual and physical transition between the two.
Also, in straight zoning, office uses must physically screen
from residential uses. As you examine the exhibits. prepared
for this case you will note that a landscape screen rather
than a solid masonry screen is being proposed for the
common lot line between the residence and the office.
Hence, another reason for the PD office request. Both
buildings will be constructed of similar materials lending a
sense of compatibility between the two uses.
Although an unusual request, we can support the
application because of the additional efforts the owner has
exercised in developing his plan. Those efforts include the
utilization of similar building materials, sensitivity in site
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planning two generally somewhat incompatible uses,
respect for adjacent uses, and the grass-crete drive, among
others.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of this request subject to the following
conditions:
1. Contact Larry Redick (972-323-8917) to discuss electric
service requirements.
2. Tree removal permit required prior to start of
construction.
3. Removal of landscaping and retro-fitting of irrigation of
proposed left turn needs to be coordinated with Parks
Operation Manager..
4. Remove note # 1 under "Requested Variances..." from
Site Plan.
5. Rephrase Note #2 on Site Plan.
6. Place on landscape plan same legend (for pavers and
grass-crete) shown on Site Plan.
7. Remove "Of" from Elevation Sheet.
8. Include elevations and gate detail for dumpster surround
on Landscape Plan (Sheet L2).
ALTERNATIVES:
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
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Site Plan (Sheet C3)
2. Tree Survey (Sheet Tl)
3. Building Elevations (Two Sheets not numbered)
4. Landscape Plan (Sheet L 1 )
5. Landscape Details (Sheet L2)
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