Westbury Mnr/PP-CS 980319CASE:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
WESTBURY MANOR, PRELIMINARY PLAT
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
March 19, 1998
April 14, 1998
LOCATION:
Along the east side of Heartz Road; along the south side of Sandy
Lake Road.
SIZE OF AREA:
9.713 acres; proposed for 39 single-family residential lots.
CURRENT ZONING:
SF-12 (Single Family-12)
REQUEST:
PD-SF-7 (Planned Development, Single Family-7)
APPLICANT:
Developer:
The Ryland Group, Inc.
12000 Ford Rd, Ste 320
Dallas TX 75234
972-247-8960
Fax 972-484-1479
Planner/Engineer:
Goodwin and Marshall, Inc.
6001 Bridge St, Ste 100
Ft Worth TX 76112
8174294373
Fax 817-446-3116
HISTORY:
There is no previous platting or zoning history.
TRANSPORTATION:
Sandy Lake Road is a two-lane asphalt road within a variable-
width right-of-way, shown on the thoroughfare plan as a C4D
four-lane divided collector street to be built within a l l0'-wide
right-of-way. Heartz Road is shown on the thoroughfare plan as a
C2U two-lane undivided collector built to standard, but within a
substandard right-of-way width of 50' (60' is standard).
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North-
South -
East -
West -
Single-family residential; PD-SF-7 (Ashton Ridge) & TC (Park
Place Addition)
First Assembly of God Church of Coppell & single-family
residential; SF-12 & SF-7 (Willowood)
Single-family residential; PD-SF-7 (Sandy Oaks Addition
Single-family residential; SF-7 (Braewood West)
Item # 8
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
Public/Institutional uses.
DISCUSSION:
The plat needs to conform with the proposed zoning. If the Planning and
Zoning Commission recommends approval of zoning as requested., then
the plat as proposed will conform. If not, then the plat needs to be
modified.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat subject to
conditions the same as those recommended for the zoning request:
1)
The lots fronting London Way each shall have a minimum width of
68 feet.
2)
Either all lots shall be served by alleys, or a minimum of 14,000
square feet of heavily wooded land shall be set aside as common
area.
3)
If an alley waiver is granted, all from-entry garages shall be swing-
entry.
4)
The mm-around portion of Westbury Court shall be moved
eastward sufficiently to locate any proposed street pavement
beyond the dripline of any existing live oak trees.
5)
If the traffic calming devices provided are to be speed humps, that
they be surfaced with brick pavers.
6)
Along the northern boundaries of Lots 2, 4, 5 & 11 of Block 2,
provision of a 6'-high screenwall constructed of brick which
matches the brick of the other proposed screenwalls.
7) Provision of sidewalks along the west side of London Way
adjacent to the church property (See Engineering Comments).
8) Correction of visibility easements (See Engineering Comments).
9)
Provision of a detailed study (HECI), if water is rerouted to Heartz
(See Engineering Comments).
10)
Show dimensions of the drainage easement on the church site north
of this site (See Engineering Comments).
Item # 8
11)
There shall be no median opening in Sandy Lake Road in from of
the London Way intersection (See Engineering Comments).
12) Verification that there is 50' of existing right-of-way width in
Heartz Road (See Engineering Comments).
ALTERNATIVES:
1) Recommend approval of the request
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Preliminary plat
2) Departmental Comments
Item # 8
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMIT'
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: Westbur~ Manor. Preliminary Plat to allow the development of a 39-1ot
residential subdivision on a 9. 713 acre tract of land located along the east
side of Heartz Road, and on the south side of Sandy Lake Road, at the
request of Ryland Group, ln~
DRC D~4 TE: February 26, 1998 and March 5, 1998
CONT~4CT: Mike Martin, P.E.,/lssistant City Engineer (304-3679)
COMMENT STATl. IS: ~r r~,rr~r ~ ~, ~ ~
This development will need to install sidewalks along west side of London Way adjacent to
the church property.
The correct visibility easement should be shown as per the City's Subdivision Ordinance.
If you reroute your water to Heart. z, you should provide a detailed study (I-IECI) showing the
impact of the rerouted water on the Heartz Road drainage system.
Dimension drainage easement north of this site on the Lutheran Church.
No median opening will be provided along Sandy Lake for the London Way connection.
Verify existing 50' right-of-way along Heartz Road.