S-1202-AG-081302COPPELL AGENDA REQUEST FORM
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ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. S-1202, Gateway Business Park, No. 2, Lot 2R, Block C, zoning change
request from LI (Light Industrial) to LI-S-1202 (Light Industrial, Special Use Permit-1202), to allow outside
petroleum products storage. Also, the Site Plan is being revised to increase the size of Lot 2R by 0.303 of an
acre, allow a generator with a screening wall and construction of 32 additional parking spaces on 7.613 acres
of property located at 555 Dividend Drive.
SUBMITTED BY: Gary L. Sieb
TITLE: Director of Planning and Community Services
STAFF COMMENTS:
Date of P&Z Meeting: July 18, 2002
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners
McGahey, Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. None opposed.
McCaffrey, Clark, Kittrell,
Approval is recommended, subject to the following conditions:
1) The development of this property shall be in accordance with the site
plan, landscape plan and elevations of the screening wall.
2) Adherence to all Fire and Building Codes.
Staff recommends approval.
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
ON ABOVE DATE
Close PH & Approved, subject to conditions 1
& 2 above and conditions 3) In the event
this generator is no longer needed, the
generator, screening walls and non-r'equived
landscape shall be ~emoved.
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CASE NO.:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
S-1202, GATEWAY BUSINESS PARK, No. 2
LOT 2R, BLOCK C
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
July 18, 2002
August 13, 2002
STAFF REP.:
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION:
555 Dividend Drive.
SIZE OF AREA:
7.613 acres of property, containing a 104,000-square-foot
building.
CURRENT ZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
LI-S-1202 (Light Industrial, Special Use Permit-1202), to allow
outside petroleum products storage.
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
Owner;
Robert McCann
Catellus Development
5720 LBJ Freeway # 190
Dallas, TX 75240
972-419-1907
972-419-1925
Architect:
Terrance J. Wright
Wright Group
1110 S. S. Elm Street
Carrollton, TX 75006
972-242-1015
972-446-8013
In December 1998, Council approved a site plan and preliminary
plat with three lots totaling 32.82 acres for this tract of property.
The final plat for 7.31 acres was approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission in 1999. The approved site plan was for a
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103,611-square-foot (2-story) office building, which has since been
constructed.
In March of this year, Council approved a site plan amendment
for this office building, allowing for an emergency generator with
screening wall to be located in close proximity to the east end of
this building. Per the recommendation of the Planning and
Zoning Commission, the screening wall was revised to
incorporate various design features of the existing office building
(spandrel glass and reveals). This approval was also subject to
the condition that in the event this generator is no longer needed,
the generator, screening walls and non-required landscaping shall
be removed.
TRANSPORTATION:
LBJ Freeway is a full-service freeway built to standard. This tract
may be accessed from the Freeport Parkway exit. Dividend Drive
was constructed with this development and is located at the
northeastern edge of this tract. This street contains enhanced
pavement and landscaping and is the entry road into the Gateway
Business Park.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
South - LBJ Freeway
East - Coppell Middle School West; C (Commercial)
West - vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
freeway commercial uses.
DISCUSSION:
The applicant desires to revise the site plan to accommodate three
revisions: add 32 parking spaces, provide for a back-up generator and,
finally, a 4,000-gallon above-ground gasoline storage tank for the back-
up generator. Per Section 12-30-12.9 of the Zoning Ordinance, the
fourth request, "petroleum products storage" requires a Special Use
Permit in the Light Industrial district. Therefore, this site plan, as
required for a SUP, also incorporates all other elements requesting
revisions.
ADDITIONAL PARKING
There are 445 existing parking spaces serving this 103,611-square-foot
office building, which exceeds the parking required by zoning by
approximately 100 spaces. However, the new tenant for the northern
portion of this building, Washington Mutual, requires additional parking
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to meet the needs of their employees. Specifically, this request is to
increase the parking by 32 for a total parking count of 477 spaces. The
area of this lot has been increased by 0.303 of an acre to accommodate
this parking lot expansion and has been designed in accordance with the
Landscape Ordinance, whereas there is a 10-foot landscape buffer with
dwarf Burford Holly shrubs and Cedar Elm trees. Internal to the
parking lot, there are landscape islands, with a minimum of 150-square
feet and a Live Oak tree in every planting island. The landscape
materials match those in the existing development.
BACK-UP GENERATOR
Given the operating characteristics of this use, a secondary source of
power is required. This generator is similar to the generator recently
installed at the south end of the building for the other major tenant,
Brinks Security. In that request, the generator was in very close
proximity to the building, and the screening wall was designed to appear
to be part of the main structure. In this request, the generator will be
located within the parking lot area, adjacent to the existing dumpster.
The 10-foot high screening wall is proposed to be an 8"-thick concrete
panel wall, painted to match the existing building. Given that each side
of this screening wall will be approximately 30 feet in length, vertical
reveals have been added at 10-foot intervals, as well as a horizontal
reveal two feet from the top of the wall. The elevation that is visible to
the parking lot will have a door and louver, which shall be painted gray
to match the accent color of the main building. This wall will be of
sufficient height to screen both the generator and the fuel storage tank.
Cedar Elm trees and a Burford Holly hedge will be extended around this
wall.
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE
The final portion of this request is for the inclusion of a 4,000-gallon
fuel storage tank to serve the back-up generator. Per the requirements of
the Light Industrial district, "petroleum products storage" requires a
Special Use Permit. In the Fire Marshal's review of this request, he stated
that given the environmental concerns with below-ground fuel storage
tanks, the Fire Department prefers all above ground tanks. The Fire
Department requires the fuel tanks to meet ridged standards, including
reinforced fuel storage tanks with secondary containment. The applicant
will be required to meet all environment requirements during the
permitting stage.
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of S-1202, Gateway Business Park, No. 2
Lot 2R, Block C, subject to:
1) Adherence to all Fire and Building Codes.
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: 1) Site plan
2) Enlarged Site Plan
3) Landscape Plan
4) Generator Yard Plan, Elevations and Details
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