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GROMATZKY DUPRE" "-and ASSOCIATES
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i~',! l':]il~iC.)l~:S 27 February 1998 .
L)AL:,~$ Mr. Gary Sieb [i!i J~ ~ t J~ ;
2'~2~ Co:c ^'.'~,,,~ Director of Planning and Community Services
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F.,x~:~-~gr)~ Coppell, TX 75019 ...
4~] ~ Ea.r Grant RE: Lucent Technologies. Gateway Business Park, Coppell, TX
~2¢t ]2,;.r,~ Dear Mr_ Sieb:
This le,er is in response to the conditional approval by the City Counc[[ meeting 24 February
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m~c, x..~,~ stree: 1998 and your le~er dated 25 February 1998. we have addressed all items discussed and have
s,,.,,. :2~ incorporated them into the drawings. I have included both the comment and the response for
r, ho~n,,. *nzona 85~:2 clarity (response in bold print).
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"~'~ '"~ 1. The amount of total landscaping equal to at least 77,409 SF to compiy with Section
c~.,,~=.: ~ ........... *:" 34 of the Zoning Ordinance.
,,..,~,¥: ~.,~ .... Catellus Development Corporation agreed to add more land, which is reflected in
.,s>oc',',cr: ,c ~'.,;s the most recent plat. Total landscape requirements (a~er adding thc additional
~,..,h~; ........ . .... land) is 77,686 SF. The amount of landscaping provided is 77,760 SF
.;~. c, ~sso.:..~-:s The rcqulrement calculations ar=: (298,521 SF -
~'""" ' ~ ~"~ ...... 37,354 SF + 24,165 S~ + 1S,167 SF = 77,686 SF total required.
...... c ,.. ...... The provided calculations are: 298,521 SF -
~S~OC'*T~S 77,760 SF, for an additional 7~ SF of landscaping.
"~-,.,,s.-~,, ~.~-', 2. That the monument sign be mounted on a concrete monolith with the same su~ace
......... ' .... ' as that of the building, that the monolith be no higher than the 6-foot height shown
io,,, ....... on the detail submi~ed, that the width be no grea:er than 10 feet, and that a second
s,~..-.,c...:¥ 4' x 8' pane; be mounted on the opposite side cf the monolith to provide
............... '~-" identification for both northbound and southbound Freepo~ Parkway. Because th~s
c ~,~.,~ ........... proposed bui[din3 is in the HC (Highway Commercial) zoning district, a maximum
r~ :.~:,..:-. ~ , Of 300 SF O~ a~ached signage is allowed. Therefore, the eastern sign needs to be
eeduced to not exceed 120 SF in order :o be in compliance with our current sign
ordinance standards, assuming the southern a~ached sign remains at 180 SF_
We have informed Catellus Development Corporation of the Sign requirements
stated above. Catellus will inform lhe Tenant, Lucent Technologies, what the
maximum square footage allowed; the tenant is responsible for both the building
sign and the monument sign.
3- Provisions o~ a note for :he maintenance of the Grapevine Creek floodplain.
This note has been added to the minor plat.
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4. Show floodplain line and label as floodplain easement.
This note has been added to the minor plat.
We appreciate the time and effort you and your staff have spent trying to help CateIIus
Development Corporation push this proiect through the approval process.
Sincerely,
GROMATZKY DUPREE AND ASSOCIATES
cc: Steve Bryan, Catel]us
Jim McLaughlin, Catellus
Lindsey James, SWA
Pat Acker, Todd Abbott, Halff
Scott McCrary, GDA