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AGENDA REQUEST FORM
August 8, 1995
ITEM CAPTION:
Consideration and approval of Town Center, Lot 3, Block 1, Preliminary
Plat, on property located on the east side of Denton Tap Road,
approximately 1,035 feet north of Sandy Lake Road.
Community Services
STAFF COMMENTS:
INITIALS
Date of P&Z Meetinq: July 20, 1995
Decision of Commission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners Lowry,
Wheeler, Thompson, Redford, Reyher and Stewart voting in favor. None
opposed. A vacancy exists at the present time.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approval ~
EXPLANATION:
See attachment for conditions of approval.
Denial
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AGENDA REQUEST NARRATIVE
TOWN CENTER, LOT 3~ BLOCK 1, PRELIMINARY PLAT (COMERICA BANK)
Conditions for approval:
Provision of the exact location of the following trees, as well
as disposition of those trees (sound or not):
1 pecan in excess of 24" caliper.
1 oak in excess of 30" caliper.
3 elms in excess of 16" caliper.
2 elms in excess of 12" caliper each of which are within 3' of a
larger elm.
a tight and highly unusual cluster of 9 hackberries each over 8"
in caliper.
Dedication of the full width of all adjoining public street
rights-of-way.
Notation.of existing right-of-way width on Denton Tap Road and
Parkway Boulevard and provision of visibility triangles at points
of ingress and egress.
Revision of the site plan to eliminate the seven (7) parking
spaces on the south side of the building (it is our understanding
that you may wish to go before the Board of Adjustment at some
future date if it is felt that additional parking spaces are
needed at this site); to show total stacking spaces for motor
bank; to provide 11' of right-of-way for a deceleration lane; to
show brick pavers at street and driveway intersection with Denton
Tap Road, and to preserve as many of the more significant
existing trees as possible.
Provision of a preliminary irrigation layout on the landscape
plans.
6. There will be no clearing of the site.
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: TOWN CENTER, LOT 3, BLOCK 1,
PRELIMINARY PLAT (COMERICA BANK)
P & Z HEARING DATE: July 20, 1995
C.C. HEARING DATE: August 8, 1995
LOCATION:
On the east side of Denton Tap Road, approximately 1,035 feet
north of Sandy Lake Road
SIZE OF AREA:
1.3534 acres
CURRENT
ZONING:
TC (Town Center)
REQUEST:
Approval of Preliminary Plat for a bank building and drive-in bank
APPLICANT:
Developer:
Comerica Bank
P. O. Box 650282
Dallas TX 75265-0282
(214) 589-2922
Engineer:
Dowdey Anderson & Associates Inc.
16250 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 100
Dallas TX 75248
(214) 931-0694
HISTORY:
No recent platting history.
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfare built to
standard in a 100-foot right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -
South -
East -
West -
vacant; Town Center "TC"
vacant; Town Center "TC"
vacant; Town Center "TC"
vacant; Commercial "C" (Sonic to the northwest)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The 1987 Plan showed Town Center uses.
DISCUSSION:
The developer has chosen a site with eight trees possibly worth saving by
modifying the proposed site plan. The subdivision ordinance requires the
site plan to show the location, size and type of trees 8" in diameter or
larger. This may seem unnecessary, since there is no requirement to
preserve or replace trees in a zoning district such as TC, where there are
no front, rear or side yard setback requirements. (Tree preservation
and/or replacement is required only in yard areas.) However, tree
location assists in site design as much as in design review. If the
engineer, landscape architect and client know exactly where the trees are,
they can make better decisions concerning the value the trees add to the
project.
The site plan shows head-in parking off a shared driveway. This sets up
a driveway and parking area with no perimeter landscape screening. The
plat shows half a right-of-way to be dedicated. The Subdivision
Ordinance prohibits half streets. Therefore, if the access on the north and
east side of the site is to be by dedicated street, the plat should dedicate
them across their flfll width now. Also, the plat should show the right-of-
way widths for Denton Tap Road and Parkway Boulevard. Finally, the
landscape plans should show irrigation layout.
RECOMMENDATION:
Because of these concerns, staff has reservations regarding this
plat, although staff could recommend approval of the preliminary
plat if certain conditions apply, including:
Provision of the exact location of the following trees, as
well as disposition of those trees (sound or not):
1 pecan in excess of 24" caliper.
1 oak in excess of 30" caliper.
3 elms in excess of 16" caliper.
2 ehns in excess of 12" caliper each of which are within 3'
of a larger elm.
a tight and highly unusual cluster of 9 hackberries each
over 8" in caliper.
o
Dedication of the full width of all adjoining public street
rights-of-way.
o
Notation of existing right-of-way width on Denton Tap
Road and Parkway Boulevard and provision of visibility
triangles at points of ingress and egress.
o
Revision of the site plan to resolve the problem with the
head-in parking from the shared driveway and lack of a
landscape screen, to show total stacking spaces for motor
bank, to provide 11' of right-of-way for a deceleration
lane, to show brick pavers at street and driveway
intersection with Denton Tap Road, and to preserve as
many of the more significant existing trees as possible.
5. Provision of a preliminary irrigation layout on the
landscape plans.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Approve the Preliminary Plat
2) Deny the Preliminary Plat
3) Modify the Preliminary Plat
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Preliminary Plat
2) Site Plan
3) Landscape Plan
4) Departmental Comments
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ENGINEERING COMMENTS &l. 'l a 19 i5
ITEM: Town Center Lot 3, Block 1, Prelimina~_ Plat, to allow., th~'"~",,~_~_~..: ~f ....
Cometica Bank, located approximately 1035 feet north of Sandy Lake
Road, at the request of Dowdy, Anderson and Associates, Inc.
DRC DATE: June 29, 1995 and July 6, 1995
CONTACT: Ken Griffin, P.E., Assistant City Manager/City Engineer 004-3679)
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AFI~R P&Z
Platting Comments:
1. Show right-of-way on Parkway Blvd., Denton Tap Road, and visibility triangles at all
ingress/egress points.
Utility Plan Comments:
1. On preliminary utility plan, show storm drainage system on boulevard north of site.
happens to drainage in area F? How is it picked up in the boulevard?
What
Site Plan Comments:
1. Do we want head in parking off of a main access driveway?
2. Show total stacking spaces provided.
3. Provide 11' R.O.W. (100' taper w/60' storage length) for deceleration lane.
4. Contac~t Jeff Jones, Fire Marshal at 304-3500 about the lane width for the access easement.
5. Brick pavers are required at street right-of-way and at mutual access easements along Denton
Tap Road.
Landscape Plan Comments:
1. Show vicinity map and irrigation plans.