PD194-CS011019 T H E: ¢2 I T Y O F
COPi EI L
October 19, 2001
APBP, LLC
C/o Amber Jack, Ltd.
Transwestem Commercial Services
5001 Spring Valley Road, Suite 600W
Dallas, TX 75244
RE: PD-194~ AmberPoint Business Park~ Detail Site Plan for Buildin~ 1
Dear Madam/Sir:
This letter is to inform you that Case No. PD-194, AmberPoint Business Park, zoning change request from
LI (Light Industrial) to PD-194-LI (Planned Development-194, Light Industrial) to allow for an
office/warehouse business park on approximately 110 acres of property located along the south side of
Sandy Lake Road; between Royal Lane and State Road, and to consider a Detail Site Plan for a portion of
Lot 1, Block A, to allow the development of a 308,000 square-foot building on a 15.11 acre portion of a
36.15 acre tract therein, was recommended for approval by the Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission
on Thursday, October 18, 2001, subject to the following conditions:
1) Eliminate sheet A2.2 from the submittal. Sheet A2.2S provides all necessary
information for the concept plan.
2) Eliminate Irrigation Plans (Sheets L2.1 & L2.2) from the submittal.
3) Remove notations under Monument Sign A (Sheet A2.2S), indicating the number,
size, and height signs permitted. This does not correspond to the requirements of
the Zoning Ordinance. Further, indicate on the plan, which signs will be
constructed as part of the initial construction.
4) Relocate the business park entry sign at the south end of Northpoint Drive and
provide some ground level landscaping at the base of both entry signs.
5) Increase the height of the proposed screen walls on both sides of the north and south
truck courts to measure a minimum of 12' in height with the exception of the screen
wall located on the northwest comer, which will remain 6' in height.
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6) Revise Landscape Plan in the following manner:
-Ensure that all tabulations are correct, staff has calculated slightly
different amounts than what is noted on the plan,
-Provide the number of proposed off-site trees in the Table,
-More clearly indicate where the 10 existing trees are located that are
included in the Non-Vehicular landscaping calculations,
-Revise the height of the berm between Northpoint Drive and the
south truck court to measure 4' high.
-Provide two landscape islands (with trees) against the building,
serving the 8 passenger vehicle spaces located in the middle of the
north loading/service area.
7) Provide a note on the plan indicating that the following requests are being made as
a result of the Planned Development:
· A tree mitigation plan shall be submitted and reviewed to the satisfaction of
the Leisure Services Department, in compliance with Section 34 Division 2.
(Tree Preservation Requirements) of the Zoning Ordinance. This shall be
done before development is permitted to occur on the property.
· The Tree Mitigation Plan must be fully executed within three (3) years from
the date that the first building receives its Certificate of Occupancy.
· The Perimeter Landscape Requirements shall be varied to:
- omit the planting of trees in the required Perimeter
landscape area over an easement,
- omit the planting of trees in the required Perimeter
landscape area, due to phasing of the project,
- provide off-site landscaping, across from the subject
site,
- not require landscape islands (with a tree) within the
truck courts,
· The screening requirements shall be varied to allow the provision of a living
screen in lieu of a wall, to block the loading/service area from view.
· The detention pond located on Lot 2 shall be permitted to serve both Lots 1
&2.
· Monument signs, consistent with the quantity, quality, size, materials, colors
and located in the approximate locations, as indicated on this plan, will be
permitted within this PD.
8) The applicant will provide additional materials wrapping around the building
comers immediately to the,~ll~_ f Northpoint Drive4
9) Stone material will be used at each~ntranceway, in lieu of tilt wall or metal
panels.
10) Additional articulations and possible color variations shall be provided at the
middle of the building to break up the expanse relative to its length and height.
The date scheduled for consideration by the Coppell City Council is Tuesday, November 13, 2001, at 7
p.m. A representative for this case must be present at this meeting, which will be held in Council
Chambers at City Hall. Failure to represent this item may result in the denial of this application. City
Council has instructed staff to include in its agenda packets only those items that accurately reflect
conditions as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Therefore, please revise and/or
submit to the Planning Department 16 folded copies of all exhibits on or before 12 noon~ Tuesda.y~
October 30th. Also, please submit one (1) 8 1/2 x 11 paper reduction of each revision.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (972) 304-3678.
Sincerely,
Marcie Diamond
Assistant Director of Planning and Community Services
Cc Jaime Beard, Halff Associates
Building Inspection
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