Four Seasons/SPAm-AG020409F
C-OPP- LL AGENDA REQUEST FORM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: April 9, 2002 ITEM # 12
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of the Four Seasons Addition, Lot 1, Site Plan, to allow Stone Panels, Inc., to add an
equipment enclosure, screened outdoor storage and signage on 8.724 acres of property located at 100 S. Royal
Lane.
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
ON ABOVE DATE ~ :~. ~
SUBMITTED BY: Gary L. Sieb
TITLE: Director of Planning and Community Services
STAFF COMMENTS:
Motion to Approve
M - Peters
S - Tunnell
Vote - 7-0
Date of p&Z Meeting: March 21, 2002
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners McCaffrey,
Halsey, Dragon and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed.
Kittrell, McGahey,
Approval is recommended, subject to the following condition:
Staff recommends approval.
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
'STAFF REPORT.
CASE: Four Seasons Add., Lot 1.
Site Plan Amendment for
Stone Panels, Inc..
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
March 21, 2002
April 9, 2002
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
100 S. Royal Lane
8.724 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
Site Plan amendment to allow the addition of an equipment
enclosure, screened outdoor storage and signage.
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
Applicant:
Lisa Leslie
O'Brien & Associates
5310 Harvest Hill, # 136
Dallas, Texas 75230
972-788-1010
FAX 972-720-1058
Property Owner:
Stone Panels, Inc.
1725 Sandy Lake Road
Carrollton, Texas 75067
972 446-1776
FAX 972-245-3749
In 1990, a final plat and site plan were approved for a 13.7-acre tract
of property. The original plans included the construction of a
152,000 square-foot building (existing) and a proposed Phase 2
expansion to include a 138,000 square-foot building on the property
adjacent to Sandy Lake Road. The Phase 2 building was never
constructed. In 1999, City Council approved a replat for the
northern 4.1 acres to make this tract a separate lot. This approval
was subject to a condition that any major modification to the existing
building would require a site plan review.
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TRANSPORTATION:
Both Royal Lane and Sandy Lake Road are projected to be C4D/6, 4
lane divided thoroughfares in a six-lane divided right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Vacant: LI (Light Industrial)
South- Vacant: LI (Light Industrial)
East - AmberPoint Business Park under construction, LI (Light Industrial)
West - Vacant: LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
Light Industrial/Showroom Uses.
DISCUSSION:
This building was constructed in 1991. Until 1999, the subject property
housed an automobile air conditioner builder/re-builder, known as Four
Seasons. Currently, TST Impreso leases approximately 1/3 of this
building. The applicant, Stone Panels, Inc. has purchased the entire
building and intends to occupy the remainder of the building. Stone
Panels, Inc. is relocating their company fi:om Carrollton to this site. As
indicted by their name, they are worldwide suppliers of marble, limestone
and granite panels for commercial buildings. Essential to their operation is
the "staging" of materials (pallets of stone) outside of their building prior
to processing into panels.
Per Section 12-25-7 of the Zoning Ordinance, open storage is permitted in
the Light Industrial District, if screened and located in the rear two-thirds
of the lot. The site plan for Stone Panels indicates a 12,887 square-foot
area along the southeast comer of the building, which will be used to
"stage" stone materials prior to processing. This area will be screened
with an 8-foot dark green granite screening wall, which will enclose the
staging area, as well as the truck docks and parking areas along the south
and west sides of the building. There is a note on the site plan stating that
the maximum height of the materials being screened will be six feet, and
the materials will not be visible from adjacent property lines and/public
rights-of-way.
The outside placement of mechanical equipment, with a height of 36 feet
is also required to support this use. Along the east wall of the building, a
38-foot screening wall constructed of gray tone limestone panels will
enclose this mechanical equipment and screen it from view.
The applicant also plans to add architectural features to the main entry into
the building, by attaching granite panels and signage. The existing
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concrete monument sign will also be covered in granite, with a sign that
matches the sign attached to the building.
The site plan indicates the existing landscaping on the site, which met the
landscape requirements when this building was constructed 10+ years ago.
Although it does not meet existing standards, it does enjoy non-conforming
rights and may remain. It should be noted that there are 25 mature trees and
a shrub hedge shielding the parking lot, which provides a significant amount
of landscaping along the front of the property.
Although this use will have some limited outside storage, which is generally
not supported in our industrial areas, the materials and equipment will be
well screened, and considering the other architectural improvements that the
applicant is making to this building, staff can support this request. However,
it would be prudent for the Planning and Zoning Commission to review to
color of the proposed screening wall to ascertain its compatibly with the
existing building materials. A detailed color board will be available for
review at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the amended Site Plan for Stone Panels,
Inc., (Four Seasons Addition, Lot 1), with the condition that the proposed screening
wall be appropriate in scale, color and texture for the building.
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) Site Plan
2) Elevations
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