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PD174-AG 990112AGENDA REQUEST FORM CITY COUNCIL MEETRqG: 1999 ITEM # ITEM CAPTION: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of Case No. PD-174, Pr00fR0c, k Wateroroof'lmt Systems, zoning change request from C (Commercial) to Pl)-C (Planned Develol~lent, Commorcial) to allow a 1,.~0 sf storage addition to an existing residential structure on Commercial pfopeA'ty located at 196 Southwestern Boulevard. SUBMITTED BY: Gary L. Sieb ~\( Decision of P&Z Commi~ion: Approved (6-0) with Commi~sioner~ Nesbit, McGabey, Lowry, McCaffrey, Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed. Commissioner Kittrell was absent. Approval subject to the Site Plan, Building, Sign and Landscape Elevations which include: a) A14' side yard setback and 20' rear yard setback. b) Pmmit up to 54% of tbe structm~ to be devoted to wardmusing. c) Driveway lmvement shown to be separated by an approximate 5' wide landscape buffor. d) Allow tbe mrrmt ~ driveway sparing of 70'. e) Pormit a 6' high woodm fence. f) Attached sign will not exceed 10 square feet and tbe color of the sign backgrmmd will match tbe color oftbe siding and the color of the lettering will match the dark green color of the slmttors and g) Building matorials will be as follows: Brick -Aeme Quormn - Blend No. 136 Trim Paint - Shandn Williams, Gateway Gray # 20~6 h) Additional dectrkal serviee canmefion shall be undeeground. i) Utility meters and mechanical equipment shall be either placed in inconspicuous locations And with the following additional conditio~/~e~g met: used o~ the addition. 3) Provide layout and description of irrigation system to be used on site. DIR. INITIALS: ' Agenda Re/luest Form - FIN. REVIEW: Document Name: g/IPDI74 CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT CASE NO.: PD-174, PROOFROCK WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS P & Z HEARING DATE: C.C. HEARING DATE: December 17, 1998 January 12, 1999 LOCATION: 196 Southwestern Boulevard SIZE OF AREA: Lot size: 10,075 sf Existing residential structure: Proposed addition: 1,560 sf 1,188 sf CURRENT ZONING: C (Commercial) REQUEST: PD-C (Planned Development, Commercial) APPLICANT: Owner: Frances Kilborne ProofRock Waterproofing Systems 192 Southwestern Blvd. Coppell, TX 75019 (972) 438-7325 FAX: (972) 304-5895 Architect: Timothy Terry 3232 Villanova Dallas, TX 75225 (214) 750-6750 FAX: (214) 750-4705 HISTORY: The property consists of Lot 1 within the North Lake Estates Subdivision, recorded in 1961. There has been no recent zoning or platting activity on the property. TRANSPORTATION: The portion of Southwestern Boulevard adjoining this property is asphalt pavement contained within a 90'-wide right-of-way. The thoroughfare plan calls for improvement to C4D standards, four- lane divided street. Currently, it is a two-lane road. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North- South - East - West - Commercial; "C-S.U.P." Commercial, Special Use Permit vacant; "LI" Light Industrial Commercial; "C" Commercial Single family residence; "C" Commercial Item # 6 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for mixed uses. DISCUSSION: The applicant, a commercial specialty subcontractor that does waterproofing and restoration of commercial buildings, is proposing to convert the existing house on this property to an office. Two people will use the office during normal business hours five days a week, Monday through Friday. In addition, Proofrock plans to build a 1,560 sf brick masonry addition to store many large sized tools and equipment used in their business. The company also has 10 employees that work at job sites. All employees drive directly to the appointed job site each day. Staff supports the conversion of this residential structure into a commercial property, as well as the construction of a 1,560 sf brick addition, and the creation of 6 parking spaces. However, the applicant is requests a number of development variances. The new addition shown on the architectural site plan observes the existing house 14' side yard setback along the western property line and a 14' rear yard setback. Typically, in a commercial district the side yard set back is 30' and the rear yard setback is 20'. The lot measures only 74'-wide by 134'-deep. Other than building a second story to the house, the only addition that would meet the commercial setbacks would be a 14'-wide structure that would run down the center of the property. Therefore, strict enforcement of setbacks precludes the use of the property for most commercial purposes. Aesthetically, the new addition would be less obtrusive if it observed the side yard setback of the existing structure. Consequently, the first variance entails requesting a 16' reduction in the side yard setback and a 6' reduction in the rear yard setback. Staff is of the opinion that the applicant is overbuilding the lot, therefore, recommends to reduce the size of the addition by 156 square feet to observe the 20' rear yard setback. In a commercial district it is permitted to have limited warehousing, not to exceed 50% of the structure. The proposed equipment storage addition exceeds the maximum by approximately 4%. Therefore, the applicant will require a waiver to this provision of the zoning ordinance. The driveway pavement leading to the new off-street parking spaces and the loading area located in the rear two-thirds of the property is shown to be separated by an approximate 5' wide landscape buffer, rather than a 10' wide buffer as required by ordinance. The variance would only apply to approximately 24' of Item # 6 pavement leading to the gated fence being proposed by the applicant. The area behind the screen wall used for vehicular movement, parking, loading and storage is exempt from the landscaping requirements because the area has restricted access and effective screening. The driveway spacing requirement along Southwestern Boulevard is 90' per the City's Subdivision Regulation. The current driveway on this property and the driveway to the west are spaced at approximately 70'. For this reason, the applicant will need a 20' variance to the minimum driveway spacing. The fence being proposed is a 6'-high wood fence along the east and north property lines, as well as 32 feet of the western property line intended to screen both the driveway and the parking area from adjacent properties. The fence would replace an existing chain link fence that surrounds the property. The applicant proposes to preserve the majority of the chain link fence along the west property line because a number of trees are growing in and around the fence. However, the applicant intends to wrap the wooden fence around the northwest corner of its property just far enough to tie in with the wood fence on the west property line. This is acceptable to staff as long as the tie-in occurs on Proofrock's property. The applicant is of the opinion that a wood fence would "fit in" better with the semi-residential character of the neighborhood, as well as being consistent with the fence already erected by one of its commercial neighbors, Artisan Landscape, located at 832 Howell Drive. The zoning ordinance typically requires a brick masonry wall. Therefore, the second variance requires granting a modification to the screening requirements. The proposed storage addition will require the removal of 71 caliper inches of trees. The trees being removed are Hackberries and Cottonwoods, all of which are considered trash trees in the newly adopted tree preservation ordinance and do not require replacement. The 30-caliper inch diseased willow tree will not be counted in replacement calculations, especially since the applicant has provided proof of its diseased condition. The applicant will retain a total of 217 caliper inches of existing trees and will plant a number of new trees, as well as heavily landscape the front yard with shrubs, hedges and seasonal color. The submitted building elevations show that the applicant will paint the existing wood siding white (Sherwin-Williams White Heron ~2425) and the trim on the structure will be gray (Sherwin- Item # 6 Williams Gateway Gray//2086). The new addition is brick (Acme Quorum Blend #136). Proofrock will install shutters on the south elevation windows and will paint them dark green. An attached l0 square foot sign is being proposed on the front elevation. The sign background will match the white siding color and will use dark green lettering to match the color of the shutters. The size of the sign meets our signage requirements. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: The planning staff recommends approval of the zoning change request subject to development in conformity with the site plan, building and sign elevations and landscape plan which include: a) A 14' side yard setback and 20' rear yard setback. b) Permit up to 54 % of the structure to be devoted to warehousing. c) Driveway pavement shown to be separated by approximately 5' wide landscape buffer. d) Allow the current Southwestern driveway spacing of 70'. e) Permit a 6' high wooden fence. f) Attached sign will not exceed 10 square feet and the color of the sign background will match the color of the siding and the color of the lettering will match the dark green color of the shutters and front door. g) Building materials will be as follows: Brick - Acme Quorum - Blend No. 136 Paint - Sherwin Williams, White Heron #2425 Trim Paint - Sherwin Williams, Gateway Gray # 2086 h) Additional electrical service connection shall be underground. i) Utility meters and mechanical equipment shall be either placed in inconspicuous locations or screened from view. And with the following additional conditions being met: 1) A roadway impact fee will be required for addition to the existing building. (See Engineering Department comments) 2) Provide layout and description of irrigation system to be used on site. ALTERNATIVES: ATTACHMENTS: 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) Informational packet (total of 17 pages) 2) Architectural Site Plan 3) Building Elevations 4) Landscape Plan 5) Departmental Comments Item # 6 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE ENGINEERING COMMENTS ITEM: PD-174, Prool~Rock I~aterproo~ng Systems, a zoning change request from "C" to "PD-C' to allow a 1,560 sf of storage addition to an existing residential structure on Commercial property, located at 196 Southwestern Boulevard, at the request of Frances Kilborne. DRC DATE: November 24, 1998 and December 3, 1998 CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer (972-304-3679) COMMENT STATUS: 1. A roadway impact fee will be required for addition to the existing building. 2. Need variance for minimum driveway spacing of 90' as per the City's Ordinance. Subdivision Put the ProofRock Seal on Your Building December 8, 1998 City of Coppell Planning Department 255 Parkway Coppell, TX 75019 Application for Plan Development 196 Southwestern Blvd. Dear Commissioners and Staff: Enclosed please find 18 copies of the application of ProofRock Waterproofing Systems for a Plan Development at 196 Southwestern Blvd. ("the Property"). Included in the application are: 1.18 copies of this letter addressing substantive issues presented in the application; 2. 18 copies of a letter from Artisan Landscape regarding the condition of a willow tree that ProofRock proposes to remove; 3. 18 copies of a completed revised Zoning Application 4. 18 copies of photographs of the existing structure; (18 original photos were submitted on October 21, 1998) 5.18 copies of a survey of the Property; 6. 18 copies of a drawing showing locations of driveways of adjacent properties; 7. 18 copies of a topographical map of the Property; 8. 18 copies of existing sewer and water mains serving the Property. 9. 18 copies of a print of the proposed sign that ProofRock intends to place on the east elevation of the existing structure. l 0. 18 copies of ProofRock's brochure. 11. 18 full sized and 3 8~r~ x 11 sized architectural drawings of the existing structure and proposed improvements; ~ WATEI~PROOFING SYSTEMS, INC. 192 Southwestern Blvd. · Coppell, Texas 75019 · Phone: 9?2-438-SEAL 17325) · Fax: 972-304-5895 htlp://www, proofrock.com 12. 18 full sized and 3 81/2x 11 sized architectural drawings of the landscape plan. Procedural History Prooffiock filed an application on October 21, 1998 for a Special Use Permit to convert a former residence to office space and to add a 1,560 square foot storage space at the Property. ProofRock made its request for improvements as a Special Use Permit application at the recommendation of Pert Vertanin after discussing its plans with Mr. Vertanin and Commission staff. Subsequently, (after ProofRock had revised and resubmitted its application a second time to address concerns raised by the Planning Development Committee), Commission staff determined that a Special Use Permit could not be granted because ProofRock's proposed storage addition does not meet the commercial setback requirements for the east, north and west sides of the property. After further discussion with Commission staff, ProofRock is resubmitting its proposal as a Plan Development application. Commercial Setback Issues In order to construct its proposed 1560 square foot storage addition, ProofRock requests a waiver or variance from the commercial setback requirements that would normally require thirty feet on the east and west sides and twenty feet at the north boundary of the Property. ProofRock believes that a waiver or variance is appropriate in this case because of the unusual difficulty that the Property's zoning history creates. The Property is currently zoned "C" commercial, but the existing structure was built and used as a residence for the past thirty years. Strict enforcement of the commercial setback requirements with respect to virtually any addition to the existing structure would preclude the use of the Property for most commercial purposes. The lot was originally a residential lot and measures only 74 feet wide by 134 feet deep. Other than adding a second story to the house, the only addition that would meet the commercial setback requirements would be 14 feet wide and nm down the center of the property. It is doubtful that the existing structure could support a second story in accordance with city requirements. Thus, for all practical purposes, no usable addition to the existing structure could meet the commercial setback requirements. Further, the existing structure consists of only about 900 square feet of usable space, too small to serve as an office space for the majority of businesses. Thus the only way the Property is likely to be used for the purpose for which it is zoned, commercial, is if the existing structure is enlarged. The only way it can be enlarged in a usable manner is if a variance from the commercial setback requirements is granted. In the event that ProofRock is unable to go forward with its plan to add to the existing structure in some form, the only other option would be for ProofRock to lease the house for use as a residence, which would seem to be inconsistent with the intentions of the City in zoning the Property commercial. Screening Requirements and Landscape Buffer Issues ProofRock requests a variance from Section 34-1-8(C)(2)(a) of the Coppell City Ordinance, which requires that "[a]ll off-street parking and loading areas shall be separated fi.om alley fights-of-way and other property by a perimeter landscape area of at least ten (10) feet in width (Ord. 91500-A- 105); and from Section 34-1-8(C)(2)(c) which requires that "all driveways and vehicular use areas shall be separated from other property by a perimeter landscape area of at least ten feet in width. (Ord. 91500-A-105). ProofRock proposes to erect a six foot wood fence along the east and north and part of the west boundaries of the Property both to screen the driveway and the parking area. The fence would partially replace an existing chain link fence that surrounds the property. The fence along the east property line would actually run about one foot inside the east property line because this is where the existing fence is located. Along the north property line, the fence would be on the property line and would terminate perpendicular to a storage shed located at the north end of the lot at 200 Southwestern. Along the west property line, the fence would mn just far enough along the west property line of 196 Southwestern to "tie in with" the wood fence located at 200 Southwestern that runs along the east line of that property. (The north line of the fence running along the north property line of 200 Southwestern is located about 2 feet south of the north property line of 196 Southwestern. ProofRock would run its fence along these two "exposed" feet of the west property line.) ProofRock does not propose to replace the chain link fence along the remainder of west property line because doing so would require the removal of several trees growing in and around the fence and because under ProofRock's proposal, no parking or paving areas would be located there, and thus, no screening is required. As you know, pursuant to Section 34-1-8(A)(1)(b), erecting a six foot masonry fence would result in an automatic exemption from the requirements of Section 34-1-8(C). ProofRock believes that a wood fence would "fit in" better with the semi-residential character of the neighborhood as well as be consistent with the fence already erected by one of our commercial neighbors, Artisan Landscape, located at 832 Howell and with our residential neighbor located at 200 Southwestern. In addition, erecting a wood fence rather than a masonry fence would prevent the destruction of several trees along the east property line as well as four located just north of the property line, all of which provide shade for the Property as well as for 829 Howell. ProofRock will ensure that its wood fence is equal in quality to the one erected by Artisan. Tree Replacement Issues At the time of this filing, the Coppell City Council is still considering but has not yet passed a resolution that would alter the landscaping requirements as they relate to replacement of trees removed. Without a clear understanding of the regulations that will apply when this application is voted on by either the Planning Commission or the Council, ProofRock can not seek a specific variance or waiver. However, ProofRock's proposed storage addition will require the removal of a 30 inch cottonwood, a 9 inch hackberry, a 10 inch cottonwood, a 16 inch cottonwood, and a 30 inch diseased willow (see attached letter from Artisan Landscape). ProofRock will retain a total of 217 caliper inches of existing trees. Because of the density of trees already on the property, ProofRock requests a waiver to the extent that any landscape ordinance requires replacement of the 65 caliper inches of hackberdes and cottonwoods that ProofRock proposes to remove. Sign ProofRock has proposed to place a white metal sign with a dark green border and dark green lettering not to exceed 5 feet in length and 2 feet in width on the east elevation of the existing structure. The color of the background will match the color of the siding and the color of the lettering and border will match the shutters and front door color. A prim of the sign is attached hereto. Size of Addition In the event that the size of the proposed equipment storage addition (1560 square feet) is inconsistent with any regulations, ProofRock requests a variance from those regulations. ProofRock does not store any materials used in its business but does need a reasonable amount of space to store equipment such as scaffolding, large power tools, and, from time-to-time, company-owned vehicles. Because ProofRock's overall plan will result in an improvement of the property from its current condition, Prooffi. ock believes that any necessary variance is justified. Driveway Spacing Because the Property was initially developed for residential purposes, the spacing of the driveway with respect to the adjacent property at 200 Southwestern does not meet the ninety foot requirement that applies to commercial property driveways. ProofRock requests a waiver of this requirement. Absent such a waiver, the property could not be used for commercial purposes. Should you have any questions regarding this application, please call me at 972-438- 7325. Respectfully submitted, Frances McD. Kilbome Vice President 4 Brian J. Sandleback President P.O. Box 693 Coppell, Texas 75019 Office: (972) 393-0965 Fax: (972) 462-7076 Texas Licensed Irrigator #3376 ~.-Texas Master Certified Nursery Professional #1811 November 16, 1998 City of Coppell Planning Department 255 Parkway Coppell, TX 75019 RE: 196 Southwestern Blvd. Dear Commissioners: This letter is to inform you about the condition of a 30 inch willow tree that ProofRock Waterproofing Systems has proposed to remove from the referenced property. This tree in no longer healthy due to weather damage and age and poses a safety hazard if it is not removed. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to call. Brian J. Sandleback ProofRock Waterproofing Systems Application for Special Use Permit No'~ember 10, 1998 Pagt: 8 of 10 PHOTOGRAPHS OF EXISTING STRUCTURE (17 Copies of Original Photos Submitted with October 2l, 1998 Application) South Elevation Fast I;ile', ation ProotRock Waterproofing Systems Application for Special Use Permit November 10, 1998 Page 9 o£ I0 North Elevation ..~ ii~J,/I II Il I I '~ ....... ~ 'j' ' SURYE¥ PLAT . ' TO ALL' PARTII~,~ INTERESTED IN I~KEMI:)['$ SURV£YED.' ~,~d ,c,.,ral,.. :uh, e', on the 0r(~lnd ell pfOpe, ly lucaled Ill . · This is to cethfy Ilia! I hove, this dole. mude a careful Coppol J .................... , leaoq, described , , ...C:oppell Road in the cji), af ..... os 'loll.oTI.'. 'l LM No.,_ - ......... of .... : ~orth L~ke. Est.a.te.s Texa$,;eccMd~ng lo Iha ....... 44' L -I I I : I I '1 ProofRock Waterproofing Frances Kilborne Nov. 2, 1998 Pinkerton Elementary ClSD CISD Prop. 20O f'.' 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I give them credit for smart planning, good communications, and a commitment to a quality job. # KEN KEENEY "(ProofRock President) Richard Myers' technical background lends significant insight to the proper design and repair of wall systems...he has demonstrated a knack for uncovering and addressing potential problems or conflicts on a job." KEN PAAR, VICE PRESIDENT, CONLEY DESIGN GROUP "...he's (ProofRock's President Richard Myers) probably the most knowledgeable contractor in the curtain wall repair side of the market. No doubt, if ! were hiring a contractor to repair the curtain wall, windows or skylights on my building, I would insist on a company with his background period. ~ F~NK EARLY, KAWNEER COMPANY, INC., DALLAS D~STRICT MANAGER (CURTAIN WALL MFG.) of Rock WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS, INC. .. 192 Southwestern Blvd. · Coppell, Texas 75019 972-438-SEAL (7325) · Fax: 972-304-5895 www. proofrock.corn