C Cross L2/SPRv-CS 990218CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: COPPELL CROSSING, LOT 2, BLOCK 1,
SITE PLAN
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
February 18, 1999
March 9, 1999
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
CURRENT ZONING:
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
West side of MacArthur Boulevard; along the north side of the
D.A.R.T. right-of-way and along the east side of the Dallas Power
& Light Company easement.
3.2 acres of property.
C (Commercial)
Revised Site Plan approval.
Developer:
Mockingbird Management Co.
P. O. Box 293053
Lewisville TX 75029
(940) 241-2353
Fax (940) 241-2352
Architect:
David Cannon
6709 Creekside Lane
Plano, TX 75023
(972) 618-8891
Fax (972) 618-2409
HISTORY:
City Council rezoned the property to "C" Commercial in October of 1995,
in compliance with the terms of an agreement settling a lawsuit. The
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council approved a
preliminary plat for the property early in 1998. During fourth quarter of
1998, the applicant submitted a commercial planned development zoning
change request which both the Planning and Zoning Commission and City
Council denied. Shortly after, the applicant submitted a variance request
to the Board of Adjustment to allow the 7,200 sq. ft. of required perimeter
landscaping to be incorporated in the interior landscaping. On January 7,
1999 the Board of Adjusmaent granted the request to the applicant.
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TRANSPORTATION:
MacArthur Boulevard is a 4-lane divided thoroughfare built in a
110'-wide right-of-way shown on the thoroughfare plan as a P6D,
6-lane divided thoroughfare.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -
South -
East -
West -
Undeveloped; C
Undeveloped; C
Commercial development; R and PD-R
Transmission line and undeveloped; A and SF-9
COMPREHENSWE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for regional
retail uses.
DISCUSSION:
This 3.2-acre tract is immediately to the west of the existing 2 retail
buildings. The use of driveways shared by adjoining parcels, coupled with
the need to comply with building setback regulations and vehicular
landscape buffer requirements, made the site layout a challenge. Last
month, the Board of Adjustment approved a variance request to allow the
7,200 sq. ft. of required perimeter landscaping to be incorporated in the
interior landscaping.
Staff is of the opinion that the site layout and development of this 3 acres is
compatible with the existing retail buildings to the east. The sign packet
that the applicant has submitted shows ivory as the main sign color for the
project, which follows the CIVIC report recommendation and the sign
regulations of the existing retail center. However, corporate colors may
be used for logo portions of signs. The submitted elevations show the
front facade of the northern building to be the western elevation that faces
the transmission lines and the southern building's front fagade to be the
eastern elevation that looks onto the direction of MacArthur Boulevard.
The drawings also show that the brick and awnings of the proposed
buildings match the existing retail structures, providing continuity between
the two phases.
Staff requests that the applicant show on the Site Plan the approximate
location of the future 24' emergency apparatus access road over the D.P.&
L. Co. Easement, a requirement that was placed by City Council when the
Hollows at Northlake Woodlands residential subdivision to the west was
approved. The access road will have to be provided during the
development phase of the Hollows. According to the applicant, the owner
of the Hollows has not contacted the applicant to negotiate an agreeable
solution for both parties, although staff has been advised that this applicant
has been uncooperative with the Hollows developer.
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to the
following conditions being met:
1) The landscape plan must be signed and sealed by a licensed landscape
architect or a bonafide nurseryman.
2) Specify under the Plant Legend on the Landscape Plan that the shrubs
screening the off-street parking pavement will be at least 30" in height
at the time of planting.
3) Show on the Site Plan the approximate location of the 24' emergency
apparatus access road.
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend a modification of the site plan
4) Recommend that the site plan be taken
reconsideration at a later date
under advisement for
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Site Plan
2) Landscape Plan
3) South Building Elevations and Floor Plan
4) North Building Elevations and Floor Plan
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