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Freeport-2.4/SP,Re-AG010410T. H E~ .. C ! T Y 0 F' C-OPP-ELE AGENDA REQUEST FORM CITY COUNCIL MEETING: April 10, 2001 ITEM # 1_~ · al ~ . I __ __ ITEM CAPTION: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of Freeport North, Lot 2R, Site Plan and Replat, to allow the construction of a 45,974 square foot office/warehouse building on 3.43 acres of property located along the east side of Royal Lane, north of Bethel Road. SUBMiTT~~~'~ TITB~..._ Director o~d STAFF coMMENTSW.~ Community Services APPROVED BY CITY C©UNClL DATE Date of P&Z Meeting: March 15, 2001 Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (5-0) with Commissioners McGahey, Nesbit, Clark, Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed. Approval is recommended, subject to the following conditions: REPLAT: Staff recommends approval. L~.~ ..... m.. (CO~ITION ~T) (CONDITION ~T) ~"~ ~ *~ ~"~'~ ~ ~ CONDITION MET) Zonkng Or~;~ce. (CONDITION ~ Provision of additional specfficafions as to ~e color, materials and fonts of ~e proposed a~ached si~.' ..... a .......;.u ~,1 .~,;~.Ul~ ~a4 ...... (CONDITION..~.~ T -~h,~l ~11 ..*411,. ........ *o (CONDITION MET) Deletion of one set of city signature blocks. DIR. INITIALS: ¢~' Agenda Request Form - Revised 5/00 FIN. REVIEW~ CITY MANAGER REVIEW: Document Name: ~FN2RTNA CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT Free )ort North, Lot 2A, Site Plan and Re2 lat P & Z HEARING DATE: C.C. HEARING DATE: March 15, 2001 April 10, 2001 LOCATION: SIZE OF AREA: CURRENT ZONING: REQUEST: APPLICANT: HISTORY: East side of Royal Lane, North of Bethel Road 3.428 acres of land LI (Light Industrial) Site Plan and Replat approval to allow for an approximately 46,000 square foot office/warehouse building for TNA North American, Inc. Owner: Terry Raley TNA North America, Inc. 1321 Valwood Parkway//440 Carrollton, Texas 75006 972-406-8282 FAX: 972-406-8828 Architect: Ed Yost Carrell, Poole & Yost 5646 Milton Streeet Suite 888 Dallas, Texas 75206 214-953-0042 FAX: 214-953-0702 In 1984, the Final Plat for Freeport North was approved. This plat encompassed 237+ acres of land from Bethel Road to north of Northpoint Drive, and provided for the extension of Royal Lane. Since that time, various re-plats have been approved. In 1995 a re- plat for Lots 1 through 5 of Freeport North was established. The subject property was designated Lot 2R, and the property to the south, Lot 1R. As part of this re-platting activity, Lot 1R was dedicated to Freeport North Industrial Park Owners Association as common property for a landscaped feature area. This lot contains the sun dial. Item # 7 TRANSPORTATION: Royal Lane is a C4D/6 lane divided thoroughfare, four lanes built within 100 feet of right-of-way, allowing for expansion to a six lane thoroughfare. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North- Craftmade and Durocraft; "LI" Light Industrial South- Sundial; "LI" Light Industrial East - vacant; "LI" PD 185 - Champion Parmers West - Gulf Bearing; "LI" Light Industrial COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for light industrial and showroom uses. DISCUSSION: This request is for site plan and replat approval to allow the construction of a 45,974 square foot office warehouse for TNA North American, Inc. Initially, this company plans to occupy 1/3 of the building. The remaining 2/3 of the building will be lease space for other office/warehouse users. TNA intends to use a majority of their portion of the building as a showroom for their Robag 2C product. This machine bags and seals snack foods. They are currently located in Carrollton, Australia, UK and New Zealand and they desire to make Coppell their new American Headquarters. SITE PLAN The site plan indicates the 46,000+_ square foot building with 50% of the building being devoted to office and 50% warehousing. Per this ratio, 100 parking spaces and three loading areas are being provided. In accordance with the Light Industrial District regulations, when parking is not provided in the front yard, then the building setback may be reduced to 30 feet. Initially, access to this property will be provided from two driveways on Royal Lane, the southern driveway has been aligned to take advantage of the existing median opening. However, given the turning radius, northbound truck access to this driveway will not be physically possible. Therefore, all northbound truck access will utilize the northern driveway. Although this circulation pattern is not ideal, it will function. The southern driveway needs to be reduced in width from 50 to 40 feet to be in accordance with the regulations in the Subdivision Ordinance and as indicted on the re-plat. The final site plan comment is the brick paver bands need to be relocated 1' inside the property line. Since the resubmission of the Site Plan for Planning and Zoning Commission consideration, the owners .have met with staff to discuss several revisions to the site plan. First, to allow for greater flexibility in leasing the remaining 2/3 of the building, additional loading areas are Item # 7 desired along the rear of the building. This will require a redesign of the parking and landscaped areas as well as an adjustment to the ratio of office to warehouse/showroom. The decrease in parking will require a decrease in the percentage of the building to be used for office. Preliminary discussions indicate that a 40% office to 60% warehouse ratio will be proposed. The second proposed revision is to allow for an additional driveway in close proximity to the southern property line. The purpose of this driveway is to allow for direct access to the showroom and a more aesthetic drive-up appeal for customers. If these revisions meet all technical requirements of the Subdivision and Zoning (landscape) Ordinance, then the final design of these revisions will be presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission at the March 15~ meeting. LANDSCAPE PLAN Approximately 28 % of this site is devoted to landscaping. Given that there is no parking in the front yard, the entire street frontage will be occupied by trees, ground cover and berms. The perimeter landscape requirements have been met by providing a minimum of 15 feet of landscaping along Royal Lane and ten feet along all other property lines. Along the east property line there is an existing utility easement. Contained within this easement is an existing storm sewer. The planting of trees over this reinforced concrete pipe will not be permitted due to the potential future conflict between the root systems and the pipe. Therefore, the proposed Live Oak trees will be installed in close proximity to the property line, interspersed with required 3' shrubs. This will allow for maximum separation between the trees and the existing utility line. However, the proposed shrubs, Waxleaf Ligustrum are not on the city's plant palette, and will have to be substituted for an approved plant material. Finally, the brick paver band needs to be relocated to be one foot inside the property line. Again, the compliance with the landscape ordinance will need to be re-analyzed if revisions are made to the loading area and access as previously discussed. ELEVATIONS Again, as discussed, the southern portion of this building will be TNA's American headquarters, and therefore the design of the building is a high priority. The elevations indicate a combination of tilt wall and concrete burnished block with stratiated metal panels along the top of the building as an accent material. Along the base of the building, a continuation of the stone veneer, existing on the sun dial property, is planned. A metal awning will accent the front entrance. The C.I.V.I.C. report recommends that awnings be canvas and muted colors, and metal Item # 7 awnings are specifically discouraged. Again, if additional loading areas are included along the rear building wall, then this elevation will also need to be revised. Two attached signs are proposed for TNA. Per the sign ordinance, in industrial districts, buildings 50 feet in height or less are permitted a maximum of 200 square feet of signage, per business, and the sign shall not exceed 75% of the height of the building, if a vertical sign. The plans currently indicated two - 123 square foot signs, which exceeds the signage permitted. Also additional information is needed as to the color, font and materials of the proposed signage. No monumem sign is proposed. REPLAT As discussed in the HISTORY section, this lot was re-platted into Lot 2R of Freeport North subdivision in 1995. This replat establishes the fu'e lane and additional utility easements. Two revisions are needed to this replat. First, the 23' utility easement extending from the northern corner of the property needs to be labeled. Second, the deletion of the duplicate city signature blocks is required. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the Site Plan and the Replat subject to the following conditions: Relocation of the brick paver bands one (1) foot inside the property line on Site Plan and Landscape Plan. Reduction of the width of the southern driveway from 50 to 40 feet, as indicated on the re-plat Substitute the Waxleaf Ligustmm for a shrub on the City's plant palette. Reduction of the proposed signage to be in accordance with the Sign Regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. Provision of additional specifications as to the color, materials and fonts of the proposed attached sign. No monument sign will be permitted on this property. Any proposed revision to the site plan, landscape plan and elevations will need to be in accordance with all applicable ordinances. REPLAT: 1. Label all utility easements 2. Deletion of one set of city signature blocks. Item # 7 ALTERNATIVES: 1) 2) 3) 4) Recommend approval of the request. Recommend disapproval of the request Recommend modification of the request Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date. ATTACHMENTS: 1) 2) 3) 4) Site Plan Landscape Plan Elevations Replat Item # 7