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121 BP/SPAm-AG 991214(~_~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING: AGENDA REQUEST FORM December 14, 1999 ~Tm # /I ITEM CAPTION: Consider approval of the One Twenty One Business Park, Lots l&2, Block 1, Site Plan Amendment, to allow the reduction of parking spaces, total square footages of non-vehicular open space and interior landscaping, as well as the relocation of trees and placement of a 8' concrete sidewalk around the buildings on 21.6 acres of property located at the southwest comer of Coppell Road and Canyon Drive. SUBIVIITrED B~nnin TITLE: g STAFF COMMENTS: and Community Services APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL DATE , IZ.-14-ev Date of P&Z Meeting: November 18, 1999 Decision ofP&ZCommission: Approved (7-0) with Commissioners McCaffrey, Clark, Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed. Nesbit, McGahey, Kittrell, Approval recommended with no conditions. Staff recommends approval of this request. DIR. INITIALS: ~~ Agenda Request Form - Revised 2/99 CITY MANAGER REVIEW: Document Name: ~121BPsp CASE: CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT ~21 BUSINESS PARK, LOTS l&2, BLOCK 1, SITE PLAN AMENDMENT P & Z HEARING DATE: C.C. HEARING DATE: LOCATION: SIZE OF AREA: CURRENT ZONING: November 18, 1999 December 14, 1999 Southwest corner of Coppell Road and Canyon Drive. Approximately 21.6 acres of property. PD-HC (Planned Development) REQUEST: Site Plan approval. APPLICANT: Bennett Foster (representing The Industrial Group) Gromatzky Dupree Architects 2626 Cole Avenue, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas, 75204 (214) 871-9078 Fax: (214) 871-9869 HISTORY: This property was platted and went through site plan review approximately one year ago. TRANSPORTATION: Canyon Drive (the former Corporate Park Boulevard) is an improved street contained within a 60-foot right of way. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North- GTE office tower; PD 171-HC South -vacant land; LI Light Industrial East - single family housing; PD SF-7 West -vacant; HC Highway Commercial Item # 9 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for Light industrial/showroom uses. DISCUSSION: This request to amend the site plan for the 121 Business Park involves what would normally be a rather minor alteration--modifying the location of a sidewalk. However, because the sidewalk being replaced is 5 feet wide and the new one is eight feet wide, a hearing is required due to significantly changing landscape calculations. The landscaping calculations change not only because of the increased width of the sidewalk surface, but also because of the great length of the sidewalk. In reviewing the footprint of the buildings being constructed, it is noted that we have in excess of a cumulative 1000 feet of building dimension. That being the case, a hearing is required to modify the open space calculations originally approved. Provided the applicant is still meeting our minimum open space requirements, a positive staff review could be obtained. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Staff recommends approval of this site plan amendment. Although overall landscaping has been decreased by 6,353 square feet with the addition of the wider sidewalk, the plan is still in conformance with our minimum landscape requirements. That being the case, staff can recommend approval of the amendment. There were no additional comments from other departments. ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request 2) Recommend denial of the request 3) Modify the request 4) Take under advisement for additional information ATTACHMENTS: 1) Site Area Calculations 2) Vicinity Map, Key Index 3) Partial Site Plan 4) Sidewalk Plan 5) Landscape Plan Item # 9