Freeport-4.4/SP-AG000111AGENDA REQUEST FORM
January 11, 2000
ITEM # __~_~
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of the Freeport North, Lot 3, Block A, Freeport Building VI Site Plan, to allow the
development of a 227,280 square foot office/warehouse facility on approximately 12.1 acres of property
located at the southwest corner of S. Royal Lane and Creek View Drive.
SUBMITTED ~
TITLE: - Dhc~c.r.."f Pla_-2ffng
STAFF COMMENTS:
and Community Services
APPROVED
BY
CITY CCUNCIL
DATE Ol'll- ~rf)n
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Date of P&Z Meeting: December 16, 1999
Decision ofP&ZCommission: Approved (7-0) with Commissioners
McCaffrey, Clark, Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed.
Nesbit, McGahey, Kittrell,
Approval recommended, subject to the following conditions:
(~ Obtain City Council approval for the living screen in lieu of a 6'-high masonry screening wall for
loading areas facing the future Creek View Drive.
· (CONDITION MET)
4)
D~-. (CONDITION MET)
) The construction of Creek View Drive across the western property line
will need to be coordinated with the Engineering Department.
A 50% landscape credit will be applied, bringing the total retribution
due equaling 215 inches of trees.
Approval of the color board specifying all exterior building materials.
Staff recommends approval of this request.
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Document Name: @Free6sp
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: FREEPORT NORTH LOT BLOCK A,
FREEPORT BUILDING VI SITE PLAN
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
LOCATION:
December 16, 1999
January 11, 2000
Southwest comer of S. Royal Lane and Creek View Drive.
SIZE OF AREA:
Approximately 12.1 acres of property;
227,280 office/warehouse facility
CURRENT ZONING:
REQUEST:
LI (Light Industrial).
Site Plan approval for Building VI.
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
Architect:
Hardy McCUllah/MLM Architects
12221 Merit Drive, #280
Dallas, TX 75251
(972) 385-1900
FAX: (972) 385-1937
Engineer:
Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers
9401 LBJ Freeway, #300
Dallas, TX 75243
(972) 235-3031
FAX: (972) 235-9544
This property has been zoned industrial for more than 25 years. The
property was platted in 1984.
TRANSPORTATION:
Royal Lane is a C4D/6 four-lane divided collector built to standard
in a 10ft-wide fight-of-way capable of accommodating a 6-lane
divided thoroughfare. Creekview Drive is a C2U two-lane
undivided collector built to standard within a 60'-wide right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North-
South -
East -
West -
vacant; "LI" Light Industrial
vacant; "LI" Light Industrial
office/warehouse; "LI" Light Industrial
vacant; "LI" Light Industrial
Item # 18
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial and showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
This 12.1 acre tract of land is the third parcel out of the 51 acres that
Duke-Weeks Corporation will be developing along the west side of Royal
Lane. A 227,280 sfoffice/warehouse facility is being proposed on this site
with 20 dock doors facing Creekview Drive and 22 dock doors along the
south side of the building. By ordinance, loading areas facing the street
need to be screened with 6-ff high screening wall. The applicant is
requesting a living screen comprised of 10'-high Leyland Cypress
interspersed between the perimeter Live Oak trees and 4'-high Nellie R.
Stevens Holly shrubs, be accepted in lieu of the screening wall. According
to the landscape architect berms are not possible along Creekview Drive
due to topography and proposed grading. Planting islands have been
incorporated into staircases at the truck courts with one Aristocrat Pear to
be planted per island.
Approximately 85% of the interior space will be devoted to warehouse
space and the remaining 15% will be used for office. Applicant is
providing 308 parking spaces as required by code. A word of caution, that
the site can not accommodate more than 34,200 sf of interior office space
without incurring a parking shortage.
The building elevations indicate a painted tilt wall structure in white and
light gray tones with gray tinted glass, very comparable to the Freeport V
building and the existing facilities in the Freeport North Industrial park.
The site plan shows a 60 sf monument sign along the Royal Lane frontage.
The sign identifies the building rather than the tenants, has a gray tile sign
face with black/silver letters and the logo is etched in a pre-cast stone.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to the following
conditions being met:
1) City Council accept extensive landscaping to screen the loading areas
facing Creekview Drive in lieu of the 6'-hlgh masonry screening wall.
2) Limit interior office space to 34,200 sfor less.
3) Submittal and approval of a preliminary irrigation plan.
4) An off-site right-of-way dedication should be provided for Creekview
Drive. (See Engineering Department comments)
5) The construction of Creekview Drive across the western property line
will need to be coordinated with the Engineering Department. (See
Engineering Department comments)
Item # 18
6) A 50% landscape credit will be applied bringing the total retribution due
equaling 215 inches of trees. (See Leisure Services comments)
7) Approval of the color board specifying all exterior building materials.
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) Landscape Plan
3) Building Elevations
4) Linda Tycher's letter dated December 7, 1999
5) Departmental Comments
Item # 18
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM:
Freeport North, Lot 3, Block A, Freeport Building VI Site Plan Review, to
allow the development of a 227,280 square foot o.~tce/warehouse facility on
approximately 12.1 acres of property, located at the southwest corner of S.
Royal Lane and Creekview Drive, at the request of Hardy McCulIah/MLM
Architects.
DRC DA TE: November 23, 1999 and December 2, 1999
CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer (972-304-3679,)
COMMENT STATUS:
The construction of Creekview Drive across the western property line will need to be
coordinated with the Engineering Department.
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMFITEE
LEISLIRE SERVICES COMMENTS
ITEM: Freeport North, Lot 2, Block A, Free~ort Building VI,
DRC DATE: November 23, 1999 and December 2, 1999
CONTACT: Brad Reid, Park Planning and Landscape Mann
PRELIMINARY
I,DEC -9 1999
The Tree Suroe~ indicates 430 caliper inches of protected trees to be removed with no
existing trees to remain on the site after development. Therefore, no preeeroation
credits will be applied/or those trees being removed. A 50% landscaping credit will be
applied bringing the total retribution due equaling 215 inches of trees.
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FROM : ~INDR TYCHER & RSSOCIRTES, INC FRX NO. : 214-750-1210 D~c. 07 i9~ 09:40RM P2
December 7, 1999
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Ms. Isabel Moro
CITY OF COPPELL
P.O. Box 278
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75019
Dear Isabel:
Per our telephone conversation, we have decided to retain the Leyland Cypress
trees on both Freeport VI and VII- instead of changing to Austdan Pines. There
is presently a disease affecting Austrian Pines in the mid-west U.S. and along
the east coast. This tree is therefore, not available at some nurseries and we are
not recommending its use in our design. Leyland Cypress is an excellent
screening tree, and it has been specified an installation height of 10 f.
A fully automatic sprinkler system will be designed and installed by a licensed
irrigator as noted on all the planting sheets, This irrigation plan will be promptly
submitted for approval after the landscape plans are approved.
The future right-of-way acquisition along Creekview Drive along the western side
of both sites is accurately depicted in the plans in accordance to our
communication with the Architect. All berms and planting shown do not conflict
with this alignment.
Sincerely,
Linda Tycher, ASIA
LINDA TYCHER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
cc: Mr. Kyle McCullah, HARDY M¢CULLAH/MLM ARCHITECTS, INC.
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