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Apostles/PP-AG 960910 AGENDA REQUEST FORM CITY COUNCIL MEETING: September 10, 1996 ITEM ~ ~ ITEM CAPTION: Consider approval of Church of the Apostles, Episcopal Addition, Lot 1, Block A, Preliminary Plat, to allow the construction of a church on 7 acres of property located on the east side of MacArthur Boulevard, across from Starleaf Street. TITLE: ~ Director of Planning and Community Services. ~ STAFF RECOMMENDS: Approval X De~.ialj~ STAFF COMMENTS: Date of P&Z Meeting: August 15, 1996 Decision of P&Z Commission: Approval (7-0) with Commissioners Lowry, Wheeler, McCaffrey, Cruse, Redford, Reyher and Stewart in favor. Conditions of apProval: 1) Correct the 8' side yard setback shown on the Preliminary Plat to 25' as called for in the SF-7 zoning district requirements; 2) compliance with Engineering comments as follows: (a) Show finished floor elevation of the building. (b) Show all easements -- this includes the existing sanitary sewer with Volume and Page numbers and any other easements necessary for the water meters and vaults. (c) Minimum water line size for fire protection is 6". (d) Provide meter vault for fire line. (e) site Plan shows fire hydrant at southeast corner of church, however the plan does not show a fire line to the hydrant. All fire hydrant locations and line sizes are to be approved by the Fire Marshall. (f) No trees are allowed in the visibility easments. PPRO V£D CITY COUNCIL Agenda R~n~t Fora - Re~ 6/96 D~ument Nam, epmplpp.pz $~Check & Sa~ docurn~-~ "gold~u~l' ~t ~ prin~r- CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT CASE: CHURCH OF THE APOSTLES, EPISCOPAL, LOT 1, BLOCK A, PRELIMINARY PLAT P & Z HEARING DATE: August 15, 1996 C.C. HEARING DATE: September 10, 1996 LOCATION: East of MacArthur Boulevard, across from Starleaf Street SIZE OF AREA: 7 acres; Building(s) Phase I- 9,500 sq. ft. Phase II & III- 12,000 sq. ft. Phase IV- 14.000 so_. ft. TOTAL 35,500 sq. ft. CURRENT ZONING: SF-7-S.U.P. (Single Family-7, Special Use Permit) REQUEST: Preliminary Plat approval APPLICANT: Owner: Architect: Church of the Apostles, Episcopal Arthur Weinman 700 East Sandy Lake Rd., Suite 120 6777 Can~ Bowie Blvd. Coppell, TX 75019 FortWorth, TX 76116 (214) 462-0234 (817) 737-0977 HISTORY: No platting history. TRANSPORTATION: MacArthur Boulevard is a 4-lane divided major thoroughfare shown on the thoroughfare plan as a P6D 6-lane divided major thoroughfare within the existing 110'-wide right-of-way. Starleaf is a residential street in a 60'-wide right-of-way. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North - vacant; "TH-I" Townhouse zoning South - vacant; "SF-7" Single Family-7 zoning East vacant; "SF-7" Single Family-7 zoning West Single family residential; "SF-7" Single Family-7 zoning Item # 6 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for park and open space. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this preliminary plat is to create a buildable site for this church. As shown on the Site Plan the construction will occur in four phases. The first phase of construction will involve the Church building, three-fourths of the proposed parking lot and the playing fields in the rear portion of the property. The applicant will have to correct the 8 feet side yard setback shown on the Site Plan to 25 feet as called for in the SF-7 zoning district requirements. The 25 feet side yard setback should not affect the physical layout of the project, it will only involve a notational correction on the Site Plan. Except for one of the parking islands missing a tree on the northwest portion of the parking lot, the Landscape Plan complies with city regulations and so does the parking. The southbound median cut opening on MacArthur Boulevard and the de-acceleration lane is deemed necessary for the safety of the residents of Coppell. Without the median cut opening, parishioners going southbound on MacArthur will be forced to make a U-turn at Condor Drive and MacArthur. The speed at which the cars are travelling on MacArthur poses a danger to both south and north bound traffic. Staff realizes that the church generates most of its traffic during off-peak hours. Despite the off-peak hours the congregation is large enough to attract on average 300 parishioners for church service. As the majority of the residential subdivisions in Coppell are located north of this particular site, it is safe to assume most of the parishioners will be coming southbound on MacArthur. Although it might be argued that the median cut is needed now, a letter of financial commitment from the Church as indicated in the attachment could be a satisfactory solution to this issue. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plat subject to the following conditions being met: 1) Add one tree to the parking island located on the northwest side of the proposed parking lot. 2) Correct Phase III reference to Phase IV under Lot Coverage in the Project Statistics table on the Site Plan. 3) Compliance with Engineering comments. ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the Preliminary Plat 2) Recommend disapproval of the Preliminary Plat 3) Recommend modification of the Preliminary Plat Item # 6 August 3, 1996 Mr Greg Jane.% l:hfild~ng [n,~pectlon City of Coppeli 500 Southwestern Coppell, Texas 75019 RE: Church of the Apostles, Episcopal MacArthur Blvd Coppell, Texas Dear Mr. Jones: We, The Church of the Apostles, Episcopal, ask that the City of Coppell reconsider their request that we put in the median cut in from of our property and the cie-acceleration lane adjacent to our property during Phase I of our build out. Please consider the following proposal: We propose you allow us to add a median cut and lhe de-acceleration lane when our congregation grows beyond the capacity of our parking lot (101 spaces) and when that increase creates a perilous threat to the flow oftraftlc un Machxthm' Blvd. At that time, wv would do what 15 deemed appropriate and equitable for The City of Coppell and The Church of the Apostles to eliminate any unsafe traffic hazards on MacArthur due to the l~resence of the church. Thank you for your understanding and consideration. Sincerely, Senior Warden ATTACHMENTS: 1) Preliminary Plat 2) Site Plan 3) Grading and Utilities Plan 4) Landscape Plan 5) Kenneth Lilly's Letter to Greg Jones, Building Official, City of Coppell 6) Departmental Comments Item # 6 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE ...... ENGINEERING COMMENTS ITEM: Church o[ the Apostles, Episcopal Addition, Lot 1, Block A, Preliminat? Plat, to allow the construction of a church on 7 acres of property, located at the southeast comer of MacArlhur Blvd. and Starleaf Street, at the request of Arthur Weinman Architects. DRC DATE: July 25, 1996 and August 1, 1996 CONTACT: Mike Martin, E.I.T., Assistant City Engineer 004-3679) COMMENT STATUS: po..~,..,.,,.,., ~r ,~r~T,f...~ A o v F/NA~ ,/'REVISED AFTER P&Z rre~mi~a~ 1) Show finished floor elevation of the building. 2) Show all easements. This includes the existing sanitary sewer with volume and page number and any other easements necessary for the water meters and vaults. Master Site Plan 1) A left turn lane and median opening should be constructed along with the Phase II development. 2) The Carrollton-Farmers Branch School District should be approached about obtaining a private access easement from the north property line of the church to the south right-of-way line of future Starleaf Street for a second point of access in the future. 3) To ensure the City can access our sewer line in the future, no improvements should be constructed in the sewer easement. This includes retaining walls and monument signs. Site Plan 1) 6" thick 3000 psi reinforced concrete on a lime stabilized base is required in the fire lane and 5" 3000 psi on a lime stabilized base in the parking areas. Remove reference to 4" concrete. 2) Brick paver band should be 8' wide and one foot inside the property line. 3) Remove monument sign from existing sewer easement. Page 2 DRC Comments Church of the Apostles, Episcopal Addition Grading and Utili~_ Plan 1) Minimum water line size for fire protection is 6". 2) Provide meter vault for fire line. 3) Site plan shows fire hydrant at southeast comer of church, however the plan does not show a fire line to the hydrant. All fire hydrant locations and line sizes are to be approved by the Fire Marshall. Landscape Plan 1) No trees are allowed in the visibility easements. This is an informational comment and should have no bearing on the approval of the plat: 1) Impact Fees will be required.