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COPP-ELE AGENDA REQUEST FORM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: May 14, 2002 ITEM # 16
ITEM CAPTION:
SUBMITrED BY:
TITLE:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. PD-186R4, Duke-Freeport, zoning change request from PD-186R2 (Planned
Development-186R2) to PD-186R4 (Planned Development-186R4) to attach a Detail Site Plan to allow the
construction of an approximate 160,000 square-foot building (Building 4) and to reduce the required parking
on approximately 11.8 acres of property located along the west side of Freeport Parkway, north of Bethel
Road. APPROVED BY Motion to close Public
CITY COUNCIL Hearing and Approve
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Gary L. SiebON ABOVE DAT /~e:'J. o.,~
Director of Planning and Community Services .... J" - ......
STAFF COMMENTS: Jvote - 6-0
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Date of P&Z Meetimz: April 18, 2002
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners McCaffrey, Clark, Kittrell, Halsey,
Dragon and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed.
Approval is recommended, subject to the following conditions:
(CONDITION MET)
Staff recommends approval.
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@ 2PD 186R4 Duke-Freeportl-Agenda Request
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: PD-186R4 Duke-Freeport
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
April 18, 2002
May 14, 2002
Mareie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
Along the west side of Freeport Parkway, north of Bethel Road.
Approximately 11.8 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING:
PD-186R2 (Planned Development-186R2)
REQUEST:
PD-186R4 (Planned Development-186R4) for a Detail Site Plan
approval for a 159,000 square-foot building.
APPLICANT:
Applicant:
Paul Brown
Duke Realty Corporation
5495 Beltline Road, Suite 360
Dallas, Texas 75254
972-361-6714
FAX: 972-361-6800
HISTORY:
On September 12, 2000, City Council approved a Conceptual
Planned Development District (PD-186-LI) for industrial uses to
allow the development of seven offieegwarehouse facilities on
approximately 143 acres of property. Also approved was a final plat
for this property to allow the construction of the extension of
Freeport Parkway from Bethel Road to Ruby Road.
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On January 9, 2001, City Council approved a Detail Plan for Tracts
4 and 4x of this PD. Part of this approval was a condition to prepare
a tree mitigation plan for this PD.
In October 2001, City Council approved a reduction of parking
required for warehouse uses on Tract 1 from one space per 1,000-
square feet to one space per 5,000-square feet, allowed for
additional monument signage, and attached a tree
reparation/landscape plan to the PD.
TRANSPORTATION:
The construction of Freeport Parkway is complete through this
property as a C4D/6 four-lane divided thoroughfare built in a six-
lane (120- foot) 1LO.W. Bethel Road is proposed to be a C4D,
(four-lane divided street within a 11 O-foot R.O.W) west of Freeport
Parkway. East of Freeport Parkway, Bethel Road is a C2U, two-lane
undivided roadway within 50 feet of right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant land; PD 186R2-LI
South - Minyards; LI (Light Industrial)
East - Light Industrial building; PD 186R (Tracts 4 and 4x)
West - vacant; PD-185-LI (Light Industrial) Tradepoint
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
office, showroom, light industrial and warehousing uses.
DISCUSSION:
This request is for approval of a Detail Site Plan to allow the development of
a 159,224 square-foot building to house a regional distribution center for
ULINE, which is a distributor of shipping supplies. There are six existing
ULINE facilities -- five are located in the United States and one in Mexico.
SITE PLAN
The site plan includes phaSe One of this development as described above,
with a potential expansion area of an additional 70,845-square feet.
Similar to the previous requests by Duke Realty Corporation, this Detail
Site Plan approval includes a request to reduce the number of parking
spaces provided for this development. As currently proposed, 82 parking
spaces are being provided, based on a ratio of one space per 300-square
feet for the office (50 spaces) and one space per 5 0_5.,_Q9~00 square feet for the
warehouse (32 spaces). The applicant has stated that this user will initially
have 55 employees. The maximum number of employees within this
phase is projected to be 30 in the warehouse and 50 in the office.
Therefore ULINE's employees could be accommodated with this reduced
parking ratio. However, in the event that the demand for parking escalates
due to an increase of ULINE employees, or a new tenant/owner occupies
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this building in the future, assurances are required that parking for
warehouse under the one space per 1,000-square feet requirement can be
provided.
The applicant has provided a build-out scenario, with ULINE at ultimate
development (229,214-square feet) and parking provided per our current
standard. Under these two conditions, 265 parking spaces would be
required. The applicant has indicated, in dashed lines, the additional
parking that would be required. However there are inconsistencies on the
site plan exhibit, whereas 186 additional parking spaces would be
required, only 162 additional are indicated on the site plan; and 177
additional parking spaces are shown on the Data Table. It appears that 24
additional parking spaces would be required to fulfill the 1/1000 parking
requirement at full build-out.
There is also a minor inconsistency with the proposed screening' wall
adjacent to the north side of the track court. On the site plan, it is called
out to be 14 feet by 60 feet. However, on the elevations, this wall is
dimensioned and measures only 10 feet in height. This also needs to be
remedied.
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LANDSCAPE PLAN
The detailed landscape plan is based on the first phase of development
with the parking reduced to 82 spaces. Approximately 42% of the
property will be devoted to landscaping during this first phase of
construction. The frontage along Freeport Parkway will be enhanced with
a combination of open space/ground cover areas, existing trees and
proposed Bald Cypress, Live Oaks and Chinese Pistache trees. Along the
southem property line, adjacent to a drainage area (water feature) in lieu of
a landscape hedge, a combination of over-story and ornamental trees is
being proposed. The notes on the landscape plan call out a curb and wall
along this property line. It is assumed that this wall is a below~grade
retaining wall for the drainage area; however, this needs to be verified.
Along the west property line, a 36-inch berm will be installed with the
adjacent building (Building 3), with 19 Cedar Elms along this common
property line.
There is a minor technical issue with this Landscape Plan. There are
inconsistencies in the actual tree count on the plan, in the Landscape
Tabulations table and the Plant List. These need to be resolved prior to
City Council consideration of this request.
A Conceptual Landscape Plan (Alt L1.01) was also submitted to assure
that the required amount of landscape areas could be provided at full
build-out and meet our parking requirements. It appears that given the
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irregular shape of the property, some overage exists in the provision of
landscaped area, especially non-vehicular landscaping. Under this build-
out scenario, approximately 18% of the property is devoted to landscaping.
In the event that the additional 24 parking spaces are provided, there
should be sufficient landscaping remaining.
ELEVATIONS
The main portion of this approximate 160,000 square-foot structure will be a
standard painted tilt-wall industrial building, with the main color being
cream with dark green accent bands located at 25 feet and along the roof line
of the main structure. The actual truck courts will be screened with a 14-
foot masonry wall running parallel to Freeport Parkway. Eastern Red
Cedars will soften the appearance of this wall from Freeport Parkway.
There are several concerns with the proposed elevations of this building.
Recently, a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance was approved
regulating the appearance of industrial buildings based on the
recommendations of the C.I.V.I.C. Report. SpecifiCally, the following
wording has been added to the Zoning Ordinance:
Exterior wall surfaces should consist of no more than three
earthen colors. The base color may be utilized on up to 80% of the
surface area of any one faqade of a building..~n accent color may
be used on up to 1% of the surface area of any one faqade. For
calculation purposes, wall surfaces should include eaves, gables
and parapets, but should exclude roofs, awnings or signs.
Y?here walls exceed 100 feet in length, additional architectural
accents must be included to break up the expanse of the wall.
These may include items such as reveals, windows, and wall
articulations, among others.
The elevations, as submitted, do not comply with these regulations in that
the accent color (green) appears to be greater than 1% of the surface area of
any one facade, and that the base color exceeds the 80% threshold. Another
earth tone color should be added to meet these requirements. Second, the
walls exceed 100 feet in length, therefore additional architectural accents
needed to be added to break up the expanse of the wall. This is especially
critical along the north and south elevations of the buildings.
Finally, there is a concem with the 15,000 square-foot office portion of the
building on Freeport Parkway. This portion will project from the front
building wall and will have a dark green standing seam metal roof. While
this roofing style is encouraged in our retail and town center areas, it is not
typical in the industrial areas. The proposed tenant for this building,
ULINE, is requesting this architectural style to be in keeping with their
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corporate image of three of their five existing U.S. distribution centers.
However, staff would suggest an alternative roofing style for this building,
such as a parapet wall.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of PD- 186R4, subject to the following conditions:
1. Rectify the inconsistencies in the parking counts on the site plan for the build-out
scenario.
2. Provide a 14-foot tall screening wall adjacent to the track court.
3. Verify that the wall along the south property line is a below-grade retaining wall
adjacent to the drainage area.
4. Verify the height of the screening wall adjacent to the track court.
5. Revise elevations to be in accordance w/th Ordinance No. 91500-A-319
6. Consider alternative roofing style for the office portion of the building.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
4) Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
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Engineering comments
Site Plan
Landscape Plan
Landscape Plan (build-out Alt. A)
Elevations
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