PD162-AG 970909 AGENDA REQUEST FORM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: September 9, 1997 ITEM
ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. PD-162, Archon ADartments, zoning change for
property zoned LI (Light Industrial) to PD-MF (Planned Development, Multi-
Family) to permit a 600-unit apartment complex to be constructed in two
phases on 37.77 acres of property located on the south side of Beltline
Road, approximately 2,100 feet east of MacArthur Boulevard.
SUBMITTED~;f~.-.-~ Gary L. Sieb
TI~E: Director of Planning and Community Service~
STAFF ~COMMENDS: Approval X D_~en~
STAFF COI~¢~T..-~ ~
Date of P&Z Meetinq: August 21, 1997
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners Redford,
Cruse, Lowry, McCaffrey, DeFilippo and Stewart voting in favor. None
opposed. Commissioner Jones resigned from the Commission.
Approval subject to the Site Plan, building elevations and landscape plan; also, subject to Engineering
comments relative to the Site Plan (attached to Staff Report)and subject to the following recommended
conditions:
1. Exterior brick for Phase One to be Acme Sandpiper Heritage or equal as the majority material with
Acme Silver Kings or equal as the accent brick; roof material for Phase One to be Elk Antique Slate or
equal; exterior paints for Phase One to be Sandbar Sherwin Williams 2073 or equal for siding, Copper
Nail Sherwin Williams 2315 or equal for accent, and Rockry Coast Sherwin Williams 2001 or equal for
fascia trim. Exterior brick for Phase Two to be Acme Quorum or equal; roof material for Phase Two
to be Weathered Wood Composition Shingle or equal; exterior paints for Phase Two to be Sandbar
Sherwin Williams 2073 or equal for siding, Dense Forest Sherwin Williams 2259 or equal for accent,
and Rocky Coast Sherwin Williams 2001 or equal for fascia trim.
2. Placement of the overhead wiring along Belt Line Road underground (See discussion of the Preliminary
Plat).
3. Accommodation of a hike and bike trail to provide a pedestrian link between the Riverchase
development and nearby school facilities.
4. Provision of building elevations for all building configurations, including leasing/recreation facilities,
garages, F-Al-Al-F, E1-C1-C1-E1, Fl-BI-BI-F1, B-A-A-B, etc. On buildings which contain portions
that are three-story, limitation of building height, as measured at the mean height level between eaves
and ridge, to 30 feet for two-story portions and to 40 feet for three-story portions; with an overall
height as measured at the roof ridge not to exceed 35 feet for two-story portions nor 45 feet for three-
story portions. On buildings which do not contain a third story, limitation of building height, as
measured at the mean height level between eaves and ridge, to 30 feet for the most central 8 units a, ndt
to 27 feet for the remaining 8 units; with an overall height as measured at the roof ridge not to e~i~e~
38 feet for the most c. entral 8 units nor 32 feet for the remaining 8 units.
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: PD-162, ARCHON APARTMENTS
P & Z HEARING DATE: August 21, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: September 9, 1997
LOCATION:
South side of East Belt Line Road, approx. 2,100 feet east of
South MacArthur Boulevard.
SIZE OF AREA:
37.77 acres; 600 residential units proposed
CURRENT ZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
PD-MF (Planned Development, Multi-Family)
APPLICANT:
WHRB Real Estate L.P.
4801 Woodway, Ste 102W
Houston TX 77056
713-624-7909
Fax 713-624-7902
Architect:
Archon Corporation
2710 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 101
Dallas TX 75219
214-526-0731
HISTORY:
There is no previous zoning history on this property.
TRANSPORTATION:
East Belt Line Road is a PD6 6-lane divided major arterial
thoroughfare built within a 120'-wide right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North
South -
East
West
Railroad, vacant; A and MF-2
Grapevine Creek, single-family residential development; City of
Irving
vacant floodplain; LI
Garden center, self-storage warehouse; LI
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
The City's 1972 Comprehensive Plan showed this property suitable for
residential development in the 7- to 12-unit-per-acre range. The City's
1987 Comprehensive Plan showed the property suitable for mixed uses,
but clearly specified that those uses should not include multi-family
development. Given the nature of the current Comprehensive Plan, it
should be evident that at no time during the past 25 years has the City
Council ever shown a favorable inclination toward the development of
multi-family housing south of Belt Line Road.
However, the 1987 Comprehensive Plan showed multi-family development
to be suitable north of Belt Line Road, of which about 40 acres in the
Riverchase development was zoned MF-2. In 1990, City Council
approved an additional 36.6 acres of MF-2 zoning within the Riverchase
development north of Belt Line Road and adjoining MacArthur Boulevard,
while reclassifying several MF tracts farther north to single-family zoning.
This resulted in an overall reduction in density from over 2000 dwelling
units to approximately 1350 units in the Riverchase area. In 1994,
Council rescinded the MF-2 zoning on the portion of the property west of
MacArthur, consisting of 16.2 acres. With this reduction of MF-2 zoning
and the elimination of approximately 650 multi-family units in the 1990
hearing, reconsideration of the area south of Belt Line Road for limited
multi-family development is a viable alternative.
The area is served by an existing 6-lane divided thoroughfare separating
it from established single-family residential neighborhoods and is isolated
by Grapevine Creek from nearby Irving. Development of future
transportation facilities, such as the linkage of S.H. 161 in Irving with the
proposed S.H. 190 in Carrollton, as well as the existence of a rail line
owned by DART adjoining Belt Line Road, will further enhance the
location for multi-family residential purposes.
While supportive of the application, the planning staff has several
concerns about some of the development details. The choice of roof
pitch, coupled with building depths, cause the building heights to rise to
as much as 42 feet at the roof ridge even over 2-story portions, and tops
of chimneys as much as 53 feet. This is on the building elevations shown.
There are several other types of buildings not shown. Also, the amount
of resident recreational area is somewhat short. Staff is of the opinion
that at least 10 percent of the multi-family site area in each phase should
be dedicated for use as playgrounds, parks and recreation for the residents
of the apartment complex. Finally, one of the brick selections for Color
Palette A has a white slurry. We believe that this brick, if used to satisfy
80 % masonry requirements, will result in an appearance lighter than the
illustration shown and lighter than the earth-tone standards recommended
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by C.I.V.I.C. The applicant could switch the brick on the palette, to use
the white-slurry brick as the accent brick and the darker brick on the
palette as the principal material. Or, the applicant could select other brick
no lighter than the accent brick shown on the palette.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of an amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan to show this 33-acre site suitable for multi-family
residential uses, as well as approval of the rezoning request for a Planned
Development for multi-family uses, subject to the site plan, building
elevations and landscape plan modified to comply with recommended
further conditions, subject to Engineering Comments relative to the site
plan, and subject to the following additional conditions:
Delineation and designation of a total of 2.096 acres of Phase One
and 1.68 acres of Phase Two for use as playgrounds, parks and
recreation for the residents of the apartment complex.
Adherence to exterior material selections as shown on the color
boards submitted for Phase One and Phase Two, with the
exception that the white-slurry brick shown for Color Palette A be
permitted only if used as accent masonry to an earth-tone brick as
defined by the C.I.V.I.C. report to City Council of February,
1997.
Placement of the overhead wiring along Belt Line Road
underground (See discussion of the Preliminary Plat).
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Accommodation of a hike and bike trail to provide a pedestrian
link between the Riverchase development and nearby school
facilities.
Provision of building elevations for all building configurations,
including leasing/recreation facilities, garages, F-Al-Al-F, E1-C1-
C1-E1, FI-BI-BI-F1, B-A-A-B, etc. On buildings which contain
portions that are three-story, limitation of building height, as
measured at the mean height level between eaves and ridge, to 30
feet for two-story portions and to 40 feet for three-story portions;
with an overall height as measured at the roof ridge not to exceed
35 feet for two-story portions nor 45 feet for three-story portions.
On buildings which do not contain a third story, limitation of
building height, as measured at the mean height level between
eaves and ridge, to 30 feet for the most central 8 units and to 27
feet for the remaining 8 units; with an overall height as measured
at the roof ridge not to exceed 38 feet for the most central 8 units
nor 32 feet for the remaining 8 units.
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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) Detail Site Plan
2) Conceptual Elevations A
3) Conceptual Elevations B
4) Conceptual Landscape Plan L1
5) Conceptual Landscape Plan L2
6) Departmental Comments
7) Departmental Comments for Gunner Subdivision Preliminary Plat
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DEVELOPMENT II'VIEW COMM E ff
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
PD-162 Archon Apartments, zoning change for property zoned LI
(Light Industrial) to PD-MF (Planned Development, Mule-Family) to
permit a 600 unit aparttnent development to be constructed in two
phases on 37. 77 acres of property, located on the south side of Belt
Line Road, approximately 2,100feet east of MacArthur Boulevard, at
the request of WHRB Real Estate Limited Partnership.
DRC DATE: July 31, 1997 and August 7, 1997
CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer 004-3679)
COMMENT STATUS:
See Gunner Subdivision, Lots 1-2, Block A Preliminary Plat comments.