Princeton Pk/PP-AG 970812~~~ ~ AGENDA REQUEST FORM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: August 12, 1997 ITEM
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of Princeton Park, Preliminary Plat and Site Plan, to
allow the development of two 2-story office buildings on 1.6583 acres of
property located along the east side of Denton Tap Road, approximately 300
feet south of Parkway Boulevard.
SUBMITTED BY: Gary L. Sieb
TITLE: Director of Planning and Community Services
STAFF RECOMMENDS: Approval ~ Denial
STAFF COMMENTS:
Date of P&Z Meetinq: July 17, 1997
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approval(5-0) with Commissioners Redford,
Lowry, McCaffrey, DeFilippo and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed.
Commissioner Cruse was absent. Commissioner Jones left after roll call.
Approval subject to the following conditions:
1)
Coppell Town Center Architectural Review Board approve building
elevations.
2) Eliminate sign notations along Denton Tap on Site Plan.
3) Compliance with Engineering comment.
APPROVED
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Document Name pmcmpp. PZ
CASE:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
PRINCETON PARK, PRELIMINARY PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE: July 17, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: August 12, 1997
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
Along the east side of Denton Tap Road, approximately 300 feet
south of Parkway Boulevard
1.6583 acres; 2 two story office buildings - approximately
24,000 s.f. total
CURRENT ZONING:
TC (Town Center)
REQUEST:
Preliminary Plat and Site Plan approval.
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
Applicant:
Realty Capital Corp.
2425 E. Southlake Blvd., 1/150
Southlake, TX 76092
(817) 488-4200
No platting history.
Engineer:
PGAL Architects & Engineering
3131 McKinney Ave., #500
Dallas, TX 75204
(817) 488-4200
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is a Denton Tap Road is an improved six-lane
divided thoroughfare (P6D) contained within a 100'-wide right-of-
way. Town Center Boulevard is an access street with a variable
right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -
South -
East -
West -
vacant; "TC" Town Center
vacant; "TC" Town Center
Future Fire Station No. 3 and Coppell Justice Center;
"TC" Town Center
Huntington Ridge subdivision; "PD SF-9" Planned Development,
Single Family-9
Item # 7
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
neighborhood retail uses, as well as public/institutional
uses.
DISCUSSION:
At the applicant's request, review of the preliminary plat and site plan was
postponed a month because the site plan did not meet city requirements.
This submittal proposes two separate office buildings, each measuring
approximately 12,000 square feet in size. As noted on the site plan this
will be a phased development and it will begin with the construction of the
north building. On the plan it is not clear if the entire pavement will be
in place during the first phase of construction. The applicant needs to
delineate phase lines on the site plan.
The only outstanding issue with this submittal appears to be the off-street
loading space. The zoning ordinance requires all retail, commercial and
industrial structures to provide and maintain off-street parking facilities
for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods. Two buildings
of this size require two loading spaces. This applicant is seeking a
variance for a single loading space. From staff perspective, the loading
space shown on the site plan located at the northeast coruer of the parking
area adjacent to Town Center Boulevard is extremely impractical. It is
unlikely to be used for that purpose because it is so far removed from the
office structures. A more logical location for a single loading space
would be in the center parking median between the two office buildings.
Staff is well aware that the plan as drawn could not accommodate a
loading space in that particular location. Therefore, we suggest that the
applicant either modify the site plan to include two loading spaces, one of
each convenient to each building, or seek a special exception from the
Board of Adjustment to eliminate both loading spaces.
As this is Town Center property the building elevations must be approved
by the Coppell Town Center Architectural Review Board, as well as the
Commission and Council. Copies of the drawings were sent for Board's
review.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat and site plan subject
to the following conditions being met:
1) Delineate phase lines on site plan.
2) Redesign loading space.
3) Board of Adjustment grant a special exception for loading spaces.
4) Coppell Town Center Architectural Review Board approve
building elevations.
Item # 7
5)
Modify site and building statistics on Landscape, Irrigation and
Utilities Plans to match the Site Plan.
6) Eliminate sign notations along Denton Tap on Site Plan.
7)
All pavement adjacent to Town Center Boulevard must observe the
15' landscape buffer.
8) Compliance with Engineering comment.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the preliminary plat and/or site plan
2) Recommend disapproval of the preliminary plat and/or site plan
3) Recommend modification of the preliminary plat and/or site plan
4) Recommend approval of the preliminary plat, but take the site plan
under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Preliminary Plat
2) Site Plan
3) Landscape Plan
4) Irrigation Plan
5) Site Plan/Utilities Plan
6) Departmental Comments
Item # 7
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: Princeton Park, Preliminar~ Plat, to allow the development of two 2-
story office buildings on 1.6583 acre properly, located along the east
side of Denton Tap Road, approximately 300 feet south of Parlav~
Blvd., at the request of Realty Capital Corporation.
DRC DATE: June 26, 1997 and July 3, 1997
CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer (304-3679)
COMMENT STATUS: po ~...._,.,._.,.......,.~'~'~'~'"'.~..,,... ow /FINAL
1. Impact fees will be required.