PD191-AG010710,T H E C ! T Y 0 F
COPP-EL£ AGENDA REQUEST FORM
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ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. PD-191, Freeport VII, zoning change request from LI (Light Industrial) to PD-
191-LI (Planned Development-191, Light Industrial), to allow a reduction in the required parking on approximately
17.824 acres of property located at 611 S. Royal Lane, south of Creekview Drive (Freeport North Addition, Lot
Block A).
APPROVED
BY
SUBMITTEDBY:~ CITY COUNCIL... ~D/,
TITLE: d Community Services DATE
STAFF COMMENTS:
Date of P&Z Meeting: June 21, 2001
Decision ofP&ZCommission: Approved (7-0) with Commissioners Nesbit, McGahey, Kittrell,
McCaffrey, Clark, Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed.
Approval is recommended, subject to the following condition:
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Staff recommends approval.
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Agenda Request Form - Revised 5/00 ~PD 191
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: PD 191 - LI, Freeport VII
Lot 2, Block A of the Freeport North Addition
P & Z HEARING DATE: June 21, 2001
C.C. HEARING DATE: July 10, 2001
LOCATION: 611 S. Royal Lane, South of Creekview Drive
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 17.8 acres of land
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial )
REQUEST: PD - 191 LI to allow for a reduction in parking.
APPLICANT: Brook Barefoot
Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation
5495 Belt Line Road, Suite 360
Dallas, Texas 75240
972-687-0006
FAX 972-361-6800
HISTORY: The City Council approved the plat for the Freeport North
Addition, Lots 1,2 and 3 Block A in 1984.
In January 2000, City Council approved a site plan for a 386,150
sq. ft. building on the subject tract, with an 10/90 ratio of office
to warehouse. This building required 473 parking spaces. One
year later, in January of this year, administrative approval was
granted for a revised site plan which reduced the square footage
of the building to 383,925 sq. ft. and altered the office to
warehouse ratio to 2.6/97.4, thus reducing the required parking
to 408 spaces.
TRANSPORTATION: Royal Lane is a C4D/6 four-lane divided collector built to standard
in a 100' wide right-of-way capable of accommodating 6-1ane
divided thoroughfare. Creekview is a C2U two-lane undivided
collector.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North-Trillium; "LI' - Light Industrial
South-vacant; "LI" - Light Industrial
East-warehouse/office-not occupied; "LI"-Light Industrial
West- vacant; "LI" - Light Industrial
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial and showroom uses.
DISCUSSION: This property is currently under construction for a 383,925
square foot office/warehouse development. This request is
to reduce the mount of parking to be provided for this
development.
As discussed in the HISTORY section, the original site
plan was approved for a 386,150 sq. fi. building, with an
10/90 ratio of office to warehouse and 473 parking spaces.
One year later, in January of this year, administrative
approval was granted for a revised site plan which
reduced the square footage of the building to 383,925 sq.
fi. and altered the office to warehouse ratio to 2.6/97.4,
thus reducing the required parking to 408 spaces. Both of
these site plans were based on a parking ratio of one space
per 300 square feet for office and one space per 1000
square feet for warehouse use.
The current request is to place this property under a PD to
allow for the parking requirement to be reduced from one
space per 1000 square feet for warehouse use to one space
per 3000 square feet, and again revise the office to
warehouse ratio back to 10/90. Under this scenario, there
are 243 parking spaces required and the site plan indicates
that there are 257 spaces being provided. Lessening of
the number of parking spaces increases the amount of
landscaping provided by over 6,600 square feet. As
revised, the percentage of the site devoted to landscaping
increases from 16.1 to 17%. This revised site plan also
increases the number of dock doors from 63 to 71.
Included in this PD are the elevations reflective of the
revision to the location and number of dock doors being
provided.
As part of the rational for this reduction in parking, the
applicant has cited the recent approval of PD 185
(Champion) which reduced the parking for warehouse to
one space per 5000 square feet. In this instance,
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assurances were made that there is sufficient land
available on-site to provide parking at the required 1/1000
ratio for warehouse, if needed, while meeting the
landscaping requirements. Per request of staff, this current
PD site plan also includes the notation:
In the event that the ratio of office to warehouse
changes, and/or the demand for parking increases
due to the occupancy of the building, an
amendment to this PD will be required. Additional
parking shall be provided within the current
landscaped areas, while meeting the requirements
of the Landscape Ordinance.
The applicant also has provided pictures of similar office/
warehouse developments, taken in the middle of the
afternoon, where it appears that there is an abundance of
empty parking spaces. Staff's casual observations in our
industrial areas confirm that there are some under utilized
parking lots, with the exception of where buildings have
been occupied as call-centers with high employee
populations. In this case parking is at a premium.
It appears that the current characteristics of these big box
warehouse users is to have a very low employee
population. However, Coppell's Zoning Ordinance (as
well as in many other cities in the metroplex) require
parking to be provided at a ratio of one space per 1000
square feet. The reduction of the parking requirement
should only be granted on a case-by-case basis, where it is
demonstrated that in the event that the parking demand
increases, there is sufficient land available within the tract
to meet both the parking demand and the requirements of
the landscape ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of PD 191-LI with the
condition as included on the site plan which states:
In the event that the ratio of office to warehouse
changes, and/or the demand for parking increases
due to the occupancy of the building, an
amendment to this PD will be required.
Additional parking shall be provided within the
current landscaped areas, while meeting the
requirements of the Landscape Ordinance.
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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) Memo from Gary Sieb to Greg Jones granting Administrative
approval for an amended Site Plan and Landscape Plan for
Freeport VII.
2) Administratively approved site plan
3) Administratively approved landscape plan
4) Applicant's rationale for the reduction in parking
5) Amended Site Plan
6) Amended Landscape Plan
7) Amended Elevations
8) Color rendering of Elevations
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T H E C: I T Y O F
C-OPP-EI £
DATE: January 12, 2001
TO: Greg Jones, Building Official
FROM~.~Gary Sieb, Director of Planning
RE: //Amended Site and Landscape Plan for Freeport VII
Lot 2, Block A Freeport North Addition
Attached are the amended Site and Landscape Plans for Freeport VII, dated January 5,
2001 and January 12, 2001 respectively. The site plan and landscape plans were
originally approved by City Council on January 11, 2000, subject to the conditions as
outlined in the attached Agenda Request Form.
The amended site and landscape plans qualify for administrative approval due to their: · Reduction in building size from 386,150 square feet to 383,925 square feet;
· Reduction in required parking from 473 spaces to 408 spaces due to the altering of
the office to warehouse ratio from 10%: 90% to 2.6%: 97.4%;
· Compliance: with the provisions of the Landscape Ordinance, including the planting
of 142 caliper inches for the required tree retribution, as confirmed by Brian Adams
of SMR Landscape Design; and
· The dedication and construction of Creek View Drive.
The submission of a color board was also a condition of the City Council. We have
received confirmation from Paul Brown of Duke Weeks that the colors and materials will
be the same as was approved for Freeport 5 and 6, which is acceptable. Finally, the
previously approved site plan indicated a 60 square foot monument sign along Creek
View Drive. This 60 square foot sign has been relocated to the northeast comer of the
site at the cul-de-sac, and will have the design as previously approved.
If you have any questions or would like addition information, feel free to contact me or
Marcie Diamond at x3676.
CC:Paul Brown, Duke Weeks- ,
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED JANUARY 12, 2001
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May 21, 2001
Cit7 of Coppell Development Review Committee
c/o Mr. Gary Sieb
RE: Duke-Weeks W~ Parking Analysis for Freeport VII PD Application
In reviewing anticipated parking needs versus city requirements for its Freeport VII project,
Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation has gathered information to support its position that parking for
warehouse uses in this area can be reduced without a negative impact. Duke-Weeks is proposing
a reduction for this site from the currently required ratio of I parking space per 1,000 sf of
warehouse space to 1 per 3,000. This supporting information is based on existing uses in the
immediate project area and elsewhere. Pictures of Duke-Weeks' Freeport III and Freeport VI
projects were taken between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2001, and they are attached
to this document. Also included is a separate warehouse parking analysis prepared by Champion
Parmers for another Coppell industrial park. Champion submitted this analysis as part of a PD
application that included a change in the warehouse parking ratio to 1 parking space per 5,000 sf
of warehouse space, and this PD was approved by the City of Copper in July 2000.
1.) Freeport III-~Duke-Weeks developed this building at South Royal Lane and
Gateview Boulevard, which is just a few blocks north of the Freeport VII site. This
297,202 sf building is fully leased by three tenants. Within their respective spaces,
they are using between 4o/0 and 10% of the square footage for office uses, and the
balance is warehouse use. Parking for the site using the 10% office figure for the
whole building requires 366 spaces(99 office and 267 warehouse) with the respective
1/300 and 1/1000 office and parking ratios. If the 1/300 and 1/1000 ratios would
have been used, 188 spaces(99 office and 89 warehouse) would have been provided.
The attached pictures of the Freeport III project show very little parking is actually
being used at this time, so parking using the reduced warehouse ratio would appear to
be more than adequate.
2.) Freeport VI~This is another Duke-Weeks property, and it is located immediately
north of Freeport VII. The occupants of this building use about 6% of it for office
use and 94% for warehouse use. Parking has been provided for this fully occupied,
228,210 sf building based on an assumption of 4% office and 96% warehouse uses
for a total of 260 cars. Despite the higher actual office use, the attached pictures for
Freeport VI also demonstrate that very little of this buildmg's parking spaces are
being used. If parking had been allocated for this buildmg's actual usage with ratios
of 1/300(office--4% ) and 1/3,000(warehouse--96% ) as Duke-Weeks proposes for
Freeport VII, 1 S5 spaces would have been eliminated from Freeport VI. Based on
the existing plan and the current usage shown in these photos, more than 155 spaces
on this site are unused and unneeded now. '"
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3.) Freeport VII Prospective Tenant--One possible tenant whom Duke-Weeks is
attempting to bring to the building is seeking approximately 300,000 sf of space, yet
they require only 80 parking spaces. If they use 10% of their space for office uses, the
1/300 and 1/1,000 ratios would require a total of 370 spaces for this firm, which is
almost 300 more than they need. The proposed 1/300 and 1/3,000 ratio would
provide 190 spaces, which still well exceeds the needed amount.
4.) Centreport At Duke-Weeks' Centteport building in Fort Worth, Great Spring
Waters of America, which distributes Ozarka and other brands locally, occupies
310,000 sf, 10,000 of which is used as office space. The needs of this tenant are
similar to what Duke-Weeks expects for those who will occupy the Freeport VII
project. Great Spring Waters employs 36 people. At ratios of 1/300(office) and
1/1000(warehouse), they would be required in Coppell to provide 333 parking
spaces. Even at ratios of 1/300 and 1/30000Duke-Weeks' proposed warehouse
amount), the corresponding 133 spaces would supply more than enough parking for
this company's employees and visitors.
Based on this Duke-Weeks data and that provided by Champion, we believe that a warehouse,
parking ratio of 1 parking space per 3,000 square feet of warehouse space is sufficient. We
respectively request your consideration of permitting this condition in our proposed PD.
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CHAMPION ANALYSIS
,'vlarch 20, 2000
Development Re,,sew Committee
c/o Mr. Gazy Sieb
City of Coppell
RE: Warehouse/Distribution Facilities Parking Requirements and Analysis
The purpose of the analysis is actual parking utilization for typical warehouse/distribution
uses as compared to municipal parking standards mandated by municipal requirements.
Over the past decades, the operating procedures in warehouse/distribution facilities have
been greatly influenced bv advancements in the arena of material handling methods and
equipment. Such progress has allowed users to increase operation efficiencies wtfile
dranxaticallv reducing their warehouse persormel requirements. Material handling
methods utilizing rolling ladders, hand trucks, and dollies has become outdated and has
been replaced by today's use of high speed forklifts, computerized high bay pic'king
apparatus, wire guided lifting platforms, basaloid compression lifts, computerized
packing, cut'ting, and fulfillment equipment
The following is a list of warehouse/distribution companies that validate our request to
specifically reduce the warehouse parking ratio requirements'
General Electric Co. (GE Appliances)
101 I Isuzu Park%ray
Grand Prairie, TX '75050
"972-623-4600
Contact: Jack Jones
Facility Area: 470,000 square feet
Office Area: I0,000 square feet
\VarehouseArea 460,000square feet
\Varehouseemployees 28 (varies +10%)
\Varehouse area to warehot, seemployeel)ark~ngratto I space Imf 16.400 square feet
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Republic Beverage
1010 Isuzu Parkway
Grand Prairie, TX 75060
972-595-6100, ext. 6715
Contact: BobGillespie
Facility Area: 385,000 square feet
Office Area: 55,000 square feet
\Varel'~ouse ,&rea: 330,000 square feet
\Varehouse employees: 38
\Varehouse area to v,'arehouse employee parking ratio: I space per 8,700 square feet
Mohav,'k Industries - Southv,,est Division (Aladdin Carpet Distribution)
1035 Post & Paddock
Grand Paine, TX 75050
972-647-8233
Contact EobHendon
Facility .-\rea 202.000 square feet
Showroom_;O£fice Area: 9,000 square feet
\\;arehouse ,&rea: 196,000 square feet
\Varehouse employees: 35
Warehouse area to v,,arehouse employee parking ratio: 1 space per 5,600 square feet
Bugle Boy Industries, Inc
300 Eagle's Landing Parkway
Stockbndg¢, G.4. 30281
805-582-5445
Contact: BameyMow
Facility Area: 434,837 square feet
Office Area: I7,000 square feet
\Varchouse .-",rea: 417,837 square feet
\\"archouse employees: 90
\\'arehouse area to warehouse employee parking ratto l st)ace per 4,6OO square feet
Nestle Gott)oration
13600 Eagle lhrkv,'ay South
Fort \L.'onl~, TX
817-491-5500
Conlacl l)avcBaker/CarlosDel
Facilely Area ~24.2S2 square feet
O£ficc :\rc~ 16.300 square feet
\\'arehousc Area 507.952 square feat
\k'archousc employees 72(various 510%)
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Martell roys
1520{} I ~'inily Blvd.-
Fort W,)rth, Texas
817-354-4275
Contact. Way~m Bayllem
Facility Area' 508,469 square feet
Office :\rca: 26,469 square feet (includes store)
'¢,:atchuuse A~'ea: 482,000 square feet
Wa,eh,.use employees: I00
~':,,,.i~,,,,sc .rea ~o warehouse employee pm'king ratio: 1 space per 4,820 square feet
,,\:t~ art. cd Distribution
5(~'~ I ,,i;Ic s Landing Parkway
S~,,~kb~idgc. GA 30281
7 ?g-068-7706
Cc,~:~.'~ Tommy Gibson
I:,~,.~ tx ,.x.~ea 300,000 square feet
O~ticc '\rea' 2,200 square feet
\V:~rch~,usc Area: 297,800 squarc feet
W~rehouse employees' 20
Wa~chcmse area to warehouse employee parking ratio: I space per 15,000 square feet
ConAl2ra Grocery Products (foflmerly Hunt-Wesson)
26 Engelhardt
Cra,~bu,'y, NJ 08512
609-400-9200
('omact: Geo,'ge Mullins
Facilit,..~'ea' 3~4,540 square fcct
(!fflce .&rea; 20,540 square feet
V, .,,,.l~,.d..,c A~¢a: 304,000 squaro fcct
\\ a~,-I, ,use employees' 24
\V:,,{.~:,',use area to warehouse employee pm'king ratio: 1 space per 12.700 square feet
,\~ !~a.. bcc~ demonstrated, the parking ratios for the warehouse areas of these projects is
I,u! :l $~nall fiaction oflhat currently t'equired to meet City standards. Thereby, we
l...I,cx~, tl~is validating evidence suppotl$ out' request to rcduce the warchouse parking
~¢qt~s~cmc'lH to ti maximum of one space pet' 5,000 square feet of warehouse arca.