Stoneleigh 1P/PP-DR 961031 C ty of Coppelt
Development Review Committee Comments
Planning Department
Stoneleigh at Riverchase, Preliminary Plat
DRC Date: October 31, 1996
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting: November 21, 1996
City Council Meeting: December 10, 1996
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The zoning ordinance calls for a 60 feet setback from the adjacent property lines for
buildings in excess of one story in height when a MF district is next to a single family
zoning district. Applicant will have to obtain a variance from the Board of Adjustments
for the 25' front yard setback.
Provide floor plans for all proposed unit types.
In MF-2 zoning district there can be a maximum of 10% of efficiency apartments and a
maximum of 10% of 3 Bedroom Apartments. Summarize how many units are being
proposed in each unit size.
There appears to be a shortage in the number of parking spaces provided. Applicant may
have to obtain a parking variance.
Provide signature blocks for the Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission, as
well as for the Mayor. (See attachment).
Show scale on landscape plan.
Due to the 3 separate easements the tree count along Belt Line Road is substantially less
than what is required. Applicant will have to get a landscape variance from the Board-of-
Adjustment. Applicant could move back the parking spaces along the Belt Line Road
frontage and plant the required 1 tree for every 50 linear feet in the 20' utility easement.
However, Staff realizes the applicant may not want to modify the parking layout and
therefore, suggests that a tree should be planted every 50 linear feet in the Belt Line
Road right-of-way. The applicant may want to refer to the subdivision regulations on
pages 116-117 which specifies planting materials to be used for the Belt Line -
Southwestern Railroad edge treatment (ie. Pecan Trees on the north side of Belt Line and
Flame Leaf Sumacs -- see attachment).
Include botanical names on the Plant List of the landscape plan.
The following planting materials are not listed in the City's Plant Palette:
a) Roseglow Barberry
b) Eastern Red Cedar
c) Tamarix Juniper
d) Andorra Juniper
e) Seagreen Juniper
Substitute the Bradford Pear with the Aristocrat.
Carports must be 80% brick masonry.
Note:
A. Staff written comments will be faxed to each applicant.
Please revise plats, landscape plans, and utility plans based on staff recommendations.
Should applicant disagree with staff comments please provide reasons why staff
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recommendations should not be followed when you attend the November 7th
Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting.
Each applicant will bring one new set of revised plats and plans to the November 7th
DRC meeting. Applicants will be asked to show, explain and defend any revision. An
Engineer for the project or other representative is urged to attend the meeting.
Applicant will have till noon Tuesday, November 12th to resubmit twenty-eight (28)
folded copies of revised plans and three (3) reduced paper copies (8 1/2 X 11) of each
exhibit to the Planning Department.
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS - CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
APPENDIX D - STREET$CAPE PLAN
SECTIQN VI - $TREETSCAPE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS
C. Edge Design
Different land use functions will occur along each thoroughfare creating a variety of
physical edges. It is recommended that each of these land use groups be identified
by a special landscape theme that will add variety to the streetscape. The land use
edges and their respective plantings are as follows:
Retail/Entertainment - Crape Myrtles should be grouped at entrance and exit
openings to help define them and 30 inch high evergreen shrubs should be used
to shield parked cars, yet allow visibility to storefronts.
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Industrial - Live Oaks should be used to soften the edge and provide year round
screening.
Office - Bald Cypress should be used to help create identity and provide
seasonal color.
Residential - Red Oaks and Bur Oaks should be used to establish a sense of
permanence and character while providing seasonal color.
Please refer to the typical edge treatments in Figures 3, 6A & 6B. The landscape
treatments are to be combined with, and not replace, the dominant Cedar Elm street
tree plantings.
Several existing edges have existing unique streetscape characteristics that need to be
enhanced and addressed individually. In each case, Cedar Elms should be planted
to provide for continuity of design.
B~lt Line/North Lake Edge - The existing park and lake edge should be enhanced by
random groupings of Bald Cypress for seasonal color and Pampass Grass to allow
views out to the lake. Existing Cattails at the lake's shore should be preserved, as
well as the Mesquite trees in the park. Sidewalks should be constructed in a
serpentine path that reflects the lake's irregular shoreline (Figure 7).
Belt Lin~/P0w~r Plant Edge - The park like grounds surrounding the power plant
should be enhanced by screening the existing chain link fence with flowering vines
for seasonal color. Wild Honeysuckle should be the dominant vine with other accent
vines giving additional color. Wildflowers should be seeded on the power plant
grounds for color, while Pecan Trees planted along Belt Line Road could enframe
vistas to the grounds and the power plant itself (Figure 7).
B~lt Line/St, Louis - Southwestern Railroad Edge - The elevated railroad tracks and
trestle located along the northeastern section of Belt Line Road creates a visual and
physical edge. The edge should be improved by planting Pecan Trees on the north
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SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS - CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
APPENDIX D - STREETSCAPE PLAN
SECTION VI - STREET$CAPE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS
side of Belt Line in order to screen the elevated track and the berm. The wooden
trestles should be left exposed as sculptural elements. However, Flame Leaf Sumac
should be planted on the sloped grade by the trestle for color, and Cattails should be
planted in the mud flats under the trestle for year round concealment (Figure 8).
Sandy Lake Drainage Easement - The existing drainage easement should be converted
into a linear park with the following landscape treatments: Cedar Elm plantings
along Sandy Lake; Bald Cypress planted through the central portion of the drainage
easement but out of the water channel, so as not to impede water flow; the edges of
the easement adjacent to residential uses planted with Red Oaks and Bur Oaks as
suggested above. The drainage spillways masked with concrete pavers or stone to
soften their appearance. Sidewalks of a serpentine nature will suggest a more park
like atmosphere (Figure 8).
D. Entry Point Design
The identity of Coppell can be further defined by creating entry point features at the
major and secondary entrances into the City. Ultimately, there should be eight major
entry points into the City occurring at the following municipal boundary lines:
Belt Line Road (south)
MacArthur Blvd. (south)
Belt Line Road (east)
Sandy Lake Road (cas0
MacArthur Blvd. (north)
Denton Tap Road (north)
Thweatt Road (west)
Bethel Road (wes0
Several secondary entry points, such as the proposed Freeport Road at the southern
boundary, could also be developed.
Entry points are designed to create a sense of arrival in the City, both visually and
texturally. For major entry points, a twenty foot band or crosswalk of red concrete
pavers should stretch across the street, creating a visual and textural sense of arrival.
The crosswalk should further be defined by two bands of light gray concrete pavers
on both edges. The crosswalks will terminate at two triangular planting beds, one
on each side of the street for annuals and perennials (Figures 9-11). A City
monument entry sign should be placed behind the planter bed on one of the street
sides (location depends on boundary line). Both planter beds are enframed by Crape
Myrtles for color, and Sweet Gums or Chinese Pistache as accent overstory trees.
The entry monument is of a traditional design (Figure 12).
Medians at all entry points should receive special treatment in that the nose should
be covered with red concrete pavers and a 10' by 10' planting bed. Crape Myrtles
should be planted in the median behind the planting bed (Figures 9-11). Secondary
entry points should have a 15' crosswalk with one band of pavers defining each edge.
The monument sign should-be smaller in scale and a median will probably not be in
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