PD157R6-DR 990930 City of Coppell
Development Review Committee Comments
Planning Department
PD-157R6, Valley Ranch Plaza, PD Amendment
DRC Date: September 30, 1999
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting: October 21, 1999
City Council Meeting: November 9, 1999
1. Incorporate the following changes to the Landscape Plan:
· Under Phase I: Landscape Data-
. Interior Vehicular Pavement w/McDonald Expansion should be
90,101.5 sf [Site 159,414 sf
Bldgs. - 32,638 sf
L.S. -36,674 sf
Total Pavement 90,101.5 st]
· Required Interior Vehicular Area = 9,010 sf; Required trees = 23 trees
· Non-Vehicular Open Space should be = 159,414 sf
32,638 sf
126,776 sf* 15% = 19,016 sf
· Under Parking Data: Total Required Parking is:
173 (restaurant) + 77 (retail) = 250 Total
Additional parking spaces is 6 spaces
· Under Phase II Materials Schedule:
· Verify the Interior Vehicular Pavement square footage. Previously
total pavement area for Phase II was 17, 591 sr. Based on staff's
approximate calculations you are adding roughly 2,860 sf of new
pavement. Therefore, the total pavement area should be about 20,451
sfnot 19,373 sf.
· Modify accordingly the required Interior landscaping number. It
should be in the neighborhood of 2,045 sf.
· Correct Non-Vehicular Open Space Tree Requirement to 4143
sf/25000= 2 trees
· Total Required Landscaping for Phase II = approx. 8,184 sf (22.9%)
· On the McDonald's site, the 9 parking spaces along the eastem building
elevation should have a landscaped planting island at the northern end of the
row of parking. The planting island must be at least 150 sfin area, must be at
least 9' wide and should contain a tree. Please provide one.
· Indicate how much of the existing plant material will have to be disturbed due
to the expansion. Indicate if some of the plant material will be relocated?
Any tree that is not relocated will have to be mitigated.
· All existing and proposed plant material will have to be kept in healthy and
growing condition. Any plant material that dies during construction will have
to be replaced with plant material of similar variety and size.
2. Staff requests the following modifications be included on the Proposed
Elevations:
· Specify the square footage of each of the sign shown.
· Staff can only support the Playplace sign on the western elevation.
· The golden arches should removed from the Playplace sign as there
are no golden arches on the existing building.
· The colors of the "Playplace" should match the ivory channel letter
"McDonald's" signs existing on the structure. Staff can not support a
multi-colored sign with colored neon, it violates the recommendations
of the CIVIC report which recommends white, black or neutral colors
as appropriate.
· Indicate the color of the raceway.
3. Revise Proposed Floor Plan to show the following:
· Handicap ramps, sidewalks, trash enclosure, parking spaces,
and driveways.
· In existing dining area label all existing restrooms, food
preparation areas, offices, and storage.
4. Bring to the October 7th DRC meeting a sample color board showing the entire
exterior building materials.
5. A reminder, that the zoning change request sign must be posted on the property
on site by October 11th and must remain on site through November 9th. Fill out
the attached form and return to the Planning Department by Friday, October 8th.
Note:
A. Please revise plats, site plans, landscape plans, and building elevations based on staff
recommendations. Should applicant disagree with staff comments please provide reasons why
staff recommendations should not be followed when you attend the October 7th Development
Review Committee (DRC) meeting.
B. Each applicant will bring one new set of revised plats and plans to the October 7th DRC
meeting. Applicants will be asked to show, explain and defend any revision. An Engineer for the
project or other representative is urged to attend the meeting.
C. Applicant will have till noon Tuesday, October 12th to resubmit eighteen (18) folded copies of
revised plans and three (3) reduced paper copies (8 1/2 X 11) of each exhibit to the Planning
Department