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IAAM/PP,SPRv-AG 990413AGENDA REQUEST FOKM ITEM CAPTION: Consider approval of the IAAM Headquarters, Lot 1, Block 1, Preliminary Plat and Site Plan, to allow the development of a 38,567 square foot office building on 4.377 acres of property located along the south side of Fritz Drive and along the north side of I.H. 635. ~ A PP~?0 F~FD co, u ,clu DA'rE _ - i-- SUBMITTED BY: Gary g. Sieb TITLE: Director of Planning and Community Services STAFF COMMENTS: Date of P&Z Meeting: March 18, 1999 Decision ofP&ZCommission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners Nesbit, McCaffrey, Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. Commissioner Kittrell was absent. McGahey, Lowry, Approval recommended as follows: Preliminary_ Plat approval: 1) c~ ....^ n^ ...... + ~'~ ......... (CONDITION MET) 2) A 20' ~'~; .......... +..~,, ,. .... ~ c~. ~ 0;+~ ~.~; .... (CO~ION ~ Site Plan approval: 1) Specify colors of all building materials which are graphically shown on color board. Staff recommends approval of this request. DIR. INITIALS: ~ FIN. REVIEW:~ Agenda Request Form - /99 CITY MANAGER REVIEW: Document Name: ~IAAMpps CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT CASE: IAAM ItEADQUARTERS, LOT 1, BLOCK 1, PRELIMINARY PLAT AND SITE PLAN P & Z HEARING DATE: C.C. HEARING DATE: March 18, 1999 April 13, 1999 LOCATION: Along the south side of Fritz Drive and along the north side of IH 635. SIZE OF AREA: 4.377 acres of property to accommodate a 38,500 square foot office building CURRENT ZONING: HC (Highway Commercial) REQUEST: Preliminary Plat approval and Site Plan review. APPLICANT: Architect: Haldeman, Powell and Partners Paul Chapel 15303 Dallas Pkwy. Suite 300 Dallas, TX. 75248 (972) 701-9000 Fax: (972) 991-3008 Engineer: Halff and Assoc. Mark McGraw 8616 Northwest Plaza Dr. Dallas, TX. 75225 (214) 346-6200 Fax: (214) 361-5573 HISTORY: There has been no recent development history on the subject tract, although the property to the north has been developed with the Fritz facility, the property to the south with the Lucent Technologies building. TRANSPORTATION: Fritz Drive is a C2U, two-lane undivided street built to standard in a variable width right-of-way. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North- Fritz Companies (freight forwarders); LI, Light Industrial South -Lucent Technologies (office building); HC, Highway Commercial East - vacant; HC, Highway Commercial West -vacant, LBJ Freeway; "A', Agriculture Item # 14 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for Freeway office type uses DISCUSSION: The application is for a 38,500 square foot, two story office building to be located adjacem to LBJ Freeway. This will be the home of the International Association of Assembly Manager's World Headquarters, a group that manages convention centers. The IAAM will occupy a portion of the building and plan to lease out the remainder (somewhere between 20- 25,000 square feet). This is a use that should be encouraged along LBJ; it is a handsome office building, has great exposure to the Freeway and has complimentary landscaping which will serve to enhance this corridor. This is the kind of use we strongly support along this corridor. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: The planning staff recommends approval of both the site plan and preliminary plat. With regard to the plat, we recommend approval with the following staff comments: show ADA ramps at driveways (Engineering) a 20' drainage easement will be needed for off-site drainage (Engineering) With regard to the site plan, we also recommend approval with the following conditions: Specify colors of all building materials which are graphically shown on color board Need elevations of all four sides of the building ALTERNATIVES: ATTACHMENTS: 1) Recommend approval of the request 2) Recommend disapproval of the request 3) Recommend modification of the request 1) Preliminary Plat 2) Site Plan/Landscape Plan/Irrigation Plan 3) Departmental comments Item # 14 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE ENGINEERING COMMENTS ITEM: LIAM Headquarter, Lot 1, Block 1, Preliminary Plat and Site Plan Review, to allow the development of 38,567 square foot office building on 4.377 acres of property, located along the south side of Fritz Drive and along the north side of LH. 635, at the request of Halff Associates, lng DRC DATE: February 25, 1999 and March 4, 1999 CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer (972-304-3679) COMMENTSTATUS: ~r tn~rar~ ~v v'FINAL 1. A 20' drainage easement will be needed for off-site storm drain.