121 BP/SP,Re-AG 990209AGENDA REQUEST FORM
ITEM
ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARING: To consider the approval of the One Twenty One Business Park, Replat of Lots 1 and
2, Phase I, Block 1, and Site Plan of Lot 2, Block 1, to allow the creation of two lots, and the development of
4 office buildings totaling 163,614 square feet on Lot 2 located at the southwest corner of Copper Road and
Corporate Park Boulevard.
SUBMITTED BY:
TITLE:
STAFF RECOMMENDS:
Gary L. Sieb
Director of Planning and Community Services
APPROVAL
APPROVED
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DATE
STAFF COMMENTS:
Date of P&Z Meeting: January 21, 1999
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approval (6-0) with Commissioners Nesbit, McOahey, Kittrell, Lowry,
Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed.
Approval subject to the following recommended conditions:
REPLAT APPROVAL:
2) Change Northwestern Boulevard to Northwestern Drive.
(CONDITION
SITE PLAN APPROVAL:
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Agenda Request Form-Revised 1/99
CITY MANAGER REVIEW:
Document Name: ~121rsp
CASE:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
ONE TWENTY ONE BUSINESS PARK, REPLAT
OF LOTS 1 AND 2, PHASE I, BLOCK 1, AND SITE
PLAN OF LOT 2, BLOCK 1
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
January 21, 1999
February 9, 1999
LOCATION: Southwest corner of Coppell Road and Corporate Park
Boulevard.
SIZE OF AREA:
21.60 acres being replatted into two lots, one of 6.19 acres (Lot 1
of Block 1) and 15.41 acres (Lot 2 of Block 1)
CURRENT ZONING:
"HC", Highway Commercial
REQUEST:
Replat and Site Plan approval for 4 buildings on Lot 2, Block 1
totaling 164,000 square feet
APPLICANT:
Owner:
The Industrial Group
John Walsh
3410 Midcourt Rd., Ste. 136
Carrollton, TX. 75006
(972) 661-0232
Fax: (972) 661-0235
Engineer:
Halff Associates, Inc.
8616 Northwest Plaza Dr.
Dallas, TX. 75225
(214) 346-6200
Fax: (214) 739-0095
HISTORY:
TRANSPORTATION:
This property was initially platted on May 13, 1981. There has
been no recent development history on the subject tract, although
there is a 250,000 square foot office building (GTE) under
construction immediately to the north of this site.
Corporate Park Blvd. (name change pending) is an improved two-
lane concrete street.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- new GTE office building; PD-HC, Planned Development
South- vacant; "LI', Light Industrial
East - new residential; PD-159, SF-7
West -industrial uses; Grapevine zoning
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable
for light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
This is a request to replat the property into two lots allowing the
construction of four office buildings totaling approximately
164,000 square feet on one of the lots (Lot 2, Block 1). The
development of the second lot will follow construction and
leasing of the first four buildings. The site plan submitted
outlines the development scenario for all building on the first lot,
and for the most part, we would like to support this request. The
architect who designed the GTE building across the street did the
design work on these buildings, so there is an amount of design
compatibility between the two sites. The use proposed fits well
into our overall land use plan for this part of the City. The
signage shown meets our regulatory criteria. Brick paver bands,
utility standards, and parking space numbers all meet or exceed
our guidelines.
However, there are several problems with this submittal, which
must be rectified before staff can support this application. For
example, the plat shows a 671,364 foot site, the landscape plan
shows a 671,059 square foot parcel, and the overall site plan
shows a 671,728 square foot plan--all plans should, of course,
track. The landscape plan needs modification to show perimeter
landscaping requirements (the plan has no figure). Staff
calculations indicate roughly 66,000 square feet of perimeter
landscaping, their figures indicate 51,000 square feet. When one
scales the landscaping shown on the landscape plan (generally a
no-no), a figure approaching 73,000 square feet results. Thus,
clarification of these figures is needed before staff can accurately
determine if landscaping requirements are being met. In
addition, the site plan is at least 10 trees short of required
plantings at the ends of parking bays, and we are not in receipt of
the tree survey.
Another area that raises staff concern relates to circulation
through this proposal. The Thoroughfare Plan calls for a north-
south street to eventually connect Corporate Park (name change
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pending) to Freeport Parkway. Although the Freeport
improvement date can not be determined at this time (and the
applicant is concerned about that fact), we must evaluate cases
based upon the long-term impact development has upon Coppell.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that a connection through this
property be made. In an attempt to work with the applicant, we
are willing to accept a dedication of only 33 feet where normally
a 60-65 foot right-of-way would be required.
Finally, a comment relative to the Sweetgum trees indicated on
the landscape plan needs to be made. It has just been brought to
our attention that Sweetgums are somewhat susceptible to a
relative new disease called "bleeding necrosis". That being the
case, the applicant might be well served to call out another tree
for the 104 Sweeetgums indicated on the landscape plan.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Because of the concerns elaborated above, staff can not recommend this application
until they have been addressed. This is not to say that we do not believe this is a viable
use for the tract in question, but because of our concerns, we can not endorse this
project at the present time. Once our concerns have been addressed, and assuming our
ordinances are adhered to, we will be in a more comfortable position to support this
application. Until they are, we must recommend denial of the site plan and plat
application.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the replat and site plan
2) Recommend disapproval of the replat and site plan
3) Recommend continuance of the site plan
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Replat document
2) Site, Landscape, Irrigation, Lighting, Elevation, etc., Package
3) Engineering comments
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: One Twent~ One Business Park, Replat of Lots 1 and 2, Phase I, Block 1, and
Site Plan Review of Lot 2, Block 1, to allow the creation of two lots, and the
development of 4 office buildings totaling 163,614 square feet on Lot 2,
located at the southwest corner of Coppell Road and Corporate Park
Boulevard, at the request of Gromatzky, Dupree and Associates, Inc.
DRC DATE: December 29, 1998 and January 7, 1999
CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer (972-304-3679)
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AFTER P&Z
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