Gatew-1.6/Re,SP-DR001228 City of Coppeil
Development Review Committee Comments
Planning Department
Gateway Business Park, Block 2, Lots 3A, 3B, 3C and
Common Area 1, Replat and Site Plan
Northwest Corner of Freeport Parkway and Gateway Blvd.
DRC Date: December 28, 2000 & January 4, 2001
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting: January 18, 2000
City Council Meeting: February 13, 2001
*Please note that the following preliminary plat and zoning change applications
fall below the City's standards with regard to the level and quality of material
necessary for staff review. Staff strongly recommends against review by the
Planning Commission until all issues have been resolvet~ If the applicant
wishes to proceed, any outstanding issues may result in a recommendation of
denial Staff has provided you with a comprehensive list of items to be
addressed; however, additional comments may be generated at a later date.
Replat
1. Revise date on all plat sheets to read 2001 not 2000.
2. Revise Lone Star Gas and TU Electric to read as "TXU Electric & Gas" and
General Telephone to read as "Verizon'.
3. Show all proposed Fire Lanes on replat and provide curve radii. Please note that
the minimum curve radius is 30' inside and 54' outside.
4. According to the submitted replat, the applicant is requesting to shorten the length
of Exchange Circle. A site plan amendment for the adjacent Haverty's was
recently approved, maintaining access to Exchange Circle at the eastern edge of
the site. According to the proposed revision to Exchange Circle, access to the
Haverty's site will be eliminated. Elimination of this access point is not permitted
without a revision to the Haverty's plan or the addition of the necessary access
easements. If the applicant wishes to proceed with the abandonment, a survey
and appraisal of the area to be abandoned must be done. The applicant may wish
to only replat the portion of the site consistent with the proposed site plan at this
time, preventing any unnecessary recordation and abandonments, in the future.
5. Staff would also suggest that the applicant consider further subdividing the
subject site, separating the northern port/on that contains the large 90' drainage
easement from the remainder of the property. This area is not shown on some
plan sheets and is not related to or a part of the subject site. If this is to be part of
the site, it must be shown on all sheets and must be included in all related site plan
and landscape calculations. If the area is planned for event development, it
cannot be included in the subject site. If the area is to remain open area, staff
would recommend that the area be dedicated as common area for Lot 3-B.
6. Confirm location of existing electric poles running north/south through the
property and provide the necessary easements.
Site Plan
7. Confirm that the proposed 40' access and utility easement is in line with the
shared access drive shown on the site plan. Staff would suggest the applicant
label the width of the drive on the site plan and label as existing/proposed.
8. Show dimensions of all property lines.
9. Label right-of-way width on both Freeport Parkway and Gateway Boulevard.
10. Label the number of parking spaces per row.
11. Clearly label all easements, specifically those located along Freeport Parkway to
correspond to those shown on the replat.
12. Revise the size of all passenger vehicle parking spaces to measure 9' x 19'.
13. Revise width of proposed driveway measuring 100' in width. This is an excessive
level of paving for an area that could be adequately served by a maximum 40'
wide drive.
14. Confirm that passenger vehicles parking in each single row of parking adjacent to
the loading/service area will have uninterrupted access without being blocked by
trucks loading/unloading.
15. Orient all plan sheets in the same manner (north should always be the same
direction).
16. As previously mentioned, show proposed use of the northem portion of the site or
remove this area from the parcel.
Landscape plan
17. Substitute different plant species in place of the proposed Italian Cypress (Italian
Cypress are not on the City of Coppell Plant Palette).
18. Show dimensions on all property lines.
19. Remove and relocate Planting Detail A & B from its current location in the
middle of the building.
20. Comply with Section 34-1-8.3 of the zoning ordinance and provide one tree at the
end of each parking row. Staff calculates approximately 12 locations where this
occurs, including adjacent to the loading/service area where the placement of
some of the Austrian Pines must be shifted to the end of the rows.
21. The loading/service area must be screened from view. As proposed, the 1' berm
with approximately 8 Austrian Pines on either side of the loading/service area is
not adequate. At minimum, a 3' berm should be provided to screen this area from
view. Please note that a solid screen wall is required per the ordinance; however,
City Council may approve a living screen in lieu of a screen wall if deemed
acceptable. Substantial screening must be provided in order to placed in lieu of a
screen wall.
22. Provide additional crape myrtles along Freeport Parkway. While overstory trees
may not be permitted due to existing overhead wires, additional trees should be
provided on either side of the hike & bike trail to compensate for the lack of
larger trees.
23. Revise inconsistencies between Landscape Calculations and site data. For
example, the site plan indicates that 262 parking spaces are provided, while the
Landscape Calculations indicate that 311 parking spaces are provided.
24. Revise Interior Landscape Calculations (Letters B & C) -10% of 48,137 is
4,814.
25. Revise Perimeter Landscape Calculations to consolidate information listed
under Letters D & E. There is no need to differentiate between street frontage and
side/rear property lines.
26. Revise Perimeter Landscape Calculations to show the total perimeter area.
Measure area along frontages 15' back and area along side/rears 10' back, for a
total area.
27. Revise Non-Vehicular Landscape Calculations to approximately show in the
following manner. Please note that there are two areas of non-vehicular open
space that must be met- square footage and amount of trees. Per staff's estimate:
Site Area 506,264 sq. ft. (11.62 acres)
Building Area - 143,420 sq. ft.
Area not covered by building 362,844 sq. ft.
x .15 (15%)
Req'd Non-Vehicular Area 54,426.6 = 54.427 sq. ft.
Trees Required = 54,427/2,500 = 21.77 = 22 Trees Required
*Please contact City Planning Staff if any questions arise regarding the Landscape
Calculations.
28. Show dimensions on all property lines.
29. Better define the existing 40' TXU Electric and the sanitary sewer easement
located along Freeport Parkway.
30. As previously mentioned, include northern portion of the site on landscape plan
and all calculations (including perimeter landscape calculations) or remove this
area from the parcel.
Elevations
31. Show dimension of building height, including height to top of windows and dock
doors.
32. Label all building materials, including color of walls (differentiate between any
varied colors), type and color of windows, color of dock doors, etc.
33. Show area of any proposed attached signage on the subject building. Please note
that no signs are permitted on the rear of the building and sign area cannot exceed
1 square foot per 1 linear foot of building wall.
Note:
A. Please revise plats, site plans, landscape plans, and building elevations based on staff
recommendations. Should applicant disagree with staff comments please provide
reasons why staff recommendations should not be followed when you attend the ~lanua~_
4. th Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting.
B. Each applicant will bring two new sets of revised plats and plans to the Januar~ 4th
DRC meeting. Applicants will be asked to show, explain, and defend any revision. A
representative for this project is required to attend the meeting.
C. Applicant will have till noon Tuesday, January 9th to resubmit sixteen (16)folded copies
of revised plans and three (3} reduced paper copies (8 1/2 X 11) of each exhibit to the
Planning Department