PD186R2-CS010820 (2)D' "ke
CONSTRUCTION
August 20, 2001
Ms. Marcie Diamond
Assistant Director of Planning & Community Services
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, TX 75019
Dear Ms. Diamond:
In accordance with the discussion JeffTumer and I had with you and Gary Sieb on July 31, 2001, and as depicted
on the attached plans, Duke Realty Corporation hereby requests an amendment to PD-186, a conceptual PD Site
Plan approved by the Coppell City Council on September 12, 2000. This concept plan addresses the development
of office/warehouse facilities on approximately 142 acres of property immediately north of the intersection of
Freeport Parkway and Bethel Road. Through this amendment we seek to establish standards for monument signage
within the overall development and to revise the required warehouse parking ratio for Lot 1.
Signage
Because of their prominent location, we would like to design and build monument signs at the Bethd Road entrance
to the development which are attractive and appropriatdy scaled for this gateway to the park. Detail "A" on the
attached site plan describes the size and details of the signs we would like to build on both sides of this entrance.
Detail "B" is a plan for a sign at the Ruby Road entrance to the park, and Detail "C" shows the signs we have
proposed for individual building monument signs. We have indicated on the overall plan approximate locations
where we would like to erect signs throughout the park. On Lots 1, 5, and 6, we plan to consmact both park and
building monument signs as shown.
Wrking
Parking proposed in the original PD is based on Coppdl's LI zoning standard, which requires 1 parking space per
300 square feet of office space and 1 parking space per 1,000 square feet of warehouse space. As we have developed
buildings similar to those planned for this PD in Coppell and elsewhere, we have determined that our typical tenants
do not need as many parking spaces for warehouse personnel as the 1:1,000 ratio requires. When we discussed this
matter with you and Mr. Sieb on July 31, the two of you told us that you would not support a change in the
warehouse parking ratio for the entire development at this time. You noted, however, that you would conside~ a
change for Lot 1, provided that we submit plans showing the allocation of parking under a revised scenario and
landscaping corresponding to it. We have prepared plans accordingly, and I have addressed their specific contents
in a subsequent section of this letter.
We would like to have as much flexibility as possible in planning buildings and skes within this development, so we
are requesting a reducton in the warehouse parking ratio for Lot 1 to 1 parking space per 5,000 square feet of
warehouse space. Based on our discussions about this issue, we also understand your desire to maintain suffident
parking and landscaping. The attached plans show that we can conform to the landscape ordinance under both the
1:1,000 and 1:5,000 warehouse parking ratios within the same overall site plan. Furthermore, the plan for warehouse
parking at 1 space per 5,000 s.f. shows that under this layout we can provide parking for as much as 15% office
space at Coppell's standard 1:1,000 ratio. This is a much higher percentage of office use than the 4.3% shown on
our original PD, and this demonstrates that we could still accommodate a parking-intensive tenant if the warehouse
ratio were reduced to 1:5,000.
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Plan Contents
In our initial discussions about this submittal, you and Mr. Sieb said you would like to receive one plan consistent
with the information shown on the original PD that also included proposed signage details and a note about a
revised parking ratio on Lot 1. Along with this, you requested a site plan and landscaping plan showing how parking
and landscaping would be treated on Lot 1 with the revised warehouse ratio.
Sheets A.1 and L1.01 are the respective site and landscape plans included herein to represent the conditions of the
original PD, although you will will note some differences due to changes in detention ponds and the approval of a
specific site plan for Lot 2, which was accomplished through PD 186tL The final drainage study for the overall park
was approved by the City of Coppell's Engineering Department after the original PD was approved, and the
ultimate detention pond layout changed. The pond shown on the original PD along Ruby Road at the north end of
Lot 1 was eliminated, and the pond in the northwest comer of Lot 1 increased in size. These pond changes and the
approved plan for Lot 2 have been incorporated into this revised PD and are shown on sheets A. 1 and L1.01. Both
sheets show that the same amount of parking required for Lot 1 under the original PD's conditions is still provided,
and the landscaping remains in compliance with the landscape ordinance. Signage details and a note about a future
change in the warehouse parking ratio for Lot 1 have been added to Sheet A.1.
Sheets AA-ALT and L1.01-ALT are included to demonstrate how parking and landscaping for Lot 1 could be
provided using the proposed warehouse parking ratio of I parldng space per 5,000 s.f. of warehouse space.
Thank you very much for considering this application. Pending any comments or questions you may have, we will
submit the additional 14 required plan sets and JPEG electronic files on Wednesday, August 22. If you have any
questions or concerns, please call me at (972)361-6714. We look forward to working with you and other Coppell
staff members during this PD process.
Sincerely,
Brook Barefoot
Development Services Manager
Attachmems:
1.) SitePlan, SheetA.1 (1 copy)
2.) Landscape Plan, Sheet L1.01 (1 copy)
3.) Site Plan, Sheet AA-ALTO copy)
4.) Landscape Plan, Sheet L1.01-ALT(1 copy)
5.) City of Coppell Zoning Application Form
6.) F'fling Fee Check
cc: JeffTurner, Bob Fallq Steve Kennedy, Manish Gandhi, & Paul Brown, Duke Realty Corporation