Gatew-1.1/Re-AG 981013 (3) ~.~ ......... AGENDA REQUEST FORM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: October 13, 1998 ITEM #
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of the Gateway Business Park, Block A Common Area and Block B Common Ares
Minor Plat, to allow the creation of two common areas totaling .5585 of an acre of property located on th~
northwest and northeast corners of Freeport Parkway and I.H. 635, at the request of Halff Associates,
Inc. APPROVED
BY
CITY cOCN IL
DATE
$UBMITTED BY: Gary L, $ieb
TITLE: Director of Planning and Community Services
STAFF RECOMMENDS: APPROVAL
STAFF COMMENTS:
Date of P&Z Meeting: September 17, 1998
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (5-0) with Commissioners Nesbit, Stewart, Kittrell, Lowry, and
McCaffrey voting in favor. None opposed. Commissioner Turner was absent. Commissioner DeFilippo
has resigned.
Agenda Request Form - Revised 3/98 Document Name: ~GWYBB.m
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: GATEWAY BUSINESS PARK, MINOR PLAT OF
BLOCK A COMMON AREA & BLOCK B COMMON
AREA
P & Z HEARING DATE: September 17, 1998
C. C. HEARING DATE: October 13, 1998
LOCATION: At the northwest and northeast corners of Freeport Parkway and
I.H. 635.
SIZE OF AREA: .5585 of an acre of property.
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST: Creation of two common areas.
APPLICANT: Developer: Engineer:
Catellus Development Corporation Halff Associates, Inc.
4545 Fuller Dr, Ste 100 8616 Northwest Plaza Dr
Irving TX 75038 Dallas TX 75225
972-719-6100 214-346-6200
Fax 972-719-6149 Fax 214-739-0095
HISTORY: There is no previous platting history.
TRANSPORTATION: Freeport Parkway is a C4D/6 four-lane divided thoroughfare
within a 95'-wide right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Vacant; LI
South- Vacant; LI
East - Vacant; LI
West - Vacant; LI
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
freeway commercial uses.
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DISCUSSION: During the original development of Gateway Business Park, concrete
structures were built at the street entrances ultimately to serve as
backdrops for park identification. These have remained incomplete for
approximately 8 years. In the interim, the City adopted sign regulations
which preclude monument signs of this scale. The Building Official,
however, has agreed to permit completion of these identification
monuments provided that they are treated as landscape elements,
established within common areas and approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission and City Council. This minor plat establishes the
requisite common areas at the comer of Freeport Parkway and LBJ
Freeway.
Landscaping of this corner is part of an overall $494,000 landscaping
contract to improve the business park. Much of the expense is to improve'
the appearance of Grapevine Creek. Landscape plans for this intersection
and for the intersection of Gateway Boulevard and Freeport Parkway are
included with the materials for Lot 2 of Block 1, discussed previously.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Minor Plat
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