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CC agenda approval 7/9/02COPPELL AGENDA REQUEST FORM CITY COUNCIL MEETING: July 9, 2002 ITEM # 12 ITEM CAPTION: Consider approval of the Northlake 635 Business Park, Lot 1, Block D, Site Plan Amendment, to allow the construction of 40 carports over existing parking and 100 additional parking spaces, located at 1234 Lakeshore Drive. APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON ABOVE DATE ~,~ SUBMITTED BY: Gary L. Sieb TITLE: Director of Planning and Community Services STAFF COMMENTS: Approved M - Peters $ - Brancheau Vote - 7-0 Date of P&Z Meeting: June 20, 2002 Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners McGahey, Halsey and Dragon voting in favor. None opposed. McCaffrey, Clark, Kittrell, Approval is recommended, subject to the following conditions: (CONDITION MET) Staff recommends approval. DIR. INITIALS: * FIN. REVIEW: Agenda Request Form - Revised 5/00 CITY MANAGER REVIEW: ~ ~lNL635BP Lot 1, Block D SPA1-Agenda Request CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT. CASE: Northlake 635 Business Park Lot 1~ Block D Site Plan Amendment P & Z HEARING DATE: C.C. HEARING DATE: STAFF REP.: June 20, 2002 July 9, 2002 Andrea Roy, City Planner LOCATION: 1234 Lakeshore Drive. SIZE OF AREA: 32.83 acres of property. Phase I (2 Bldgs. Totaling 240,800 -sq. ft.) Phase II (Undeveloped) 19.15 acres 13.68 acres CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial) REQUEST: To allow 40 carports over existing parking spaces and 100 additional parking spaces. APPLICANT: Owner: Jim Gaspard Transwestem Comm. Svcs. 5001 Spring Valley Rd., Ste. 600W Dallas, TX 75244 (972) 774-2544 FAX: 972-991-4247 Architect: O'Brien & Associates 5310 Harvest Hill Rd. Suite 136 Dallas, TX 75230 (972) 788-1010 FAX: 972-788-4828 HISTORY: A preliminary plat for the entire Northlake 635 Business Park was approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission in 1984, and the road system of this business park received Final Plat approval on January 22, 1985. A preliminary plat for this site (also known as the Vail-Lite site) was approved by City Council on January 9, 1996, and the Planning & Zoning Item # 6 Commission was designated as the final approval authority on the Final Plat. Approval was granted on January 18, 1996; however, this development was never constructed. On April 13, 1999, Council approved a site plan and replat to allow the development of two office and warehouse buildings totaling 240,800-square feet. Since that time, minor site revisions have been made and approved administratively. TRANSPORTATION: Belt Line Road is an existing 6-lane divided major arterial in a 120' wide right-of-way. Lakeshore Drive is an existing C2U, two-lane undivided road built in a 60'-wide right-of-way. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North- South- East- West- Industrial development; LI (Light Industrial) Industrial development; LI (Light Industrial) North Lake; City of Dallas Industrial development; LI (Light Industrial) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for industrial/showroom uses. DISCUSSION: The applicant is proposing to construct an additional 100 parking spaces and covered parking over 40 existing parking spaces. Site modifications are needed to accommodate future tenants -- Kraft Foods and Pulte Homes. The subject project was designed as a two-phase development; Phase I has been completed and contains the two existing buildings measuring 240,800-sq. fi., while Phase II, on the southern portion of the site, remains undeveloped at this time. 100 Additional Parking Spaces The 100 additional parking spaces will be located just inside Phase II of the project. The 40,955 square-foot portion of the undeveloped Phase II is proposed to contain 100 parking spaces and 12 landscape islands with trees. This parking area complies with all parking lot and landscape requirements. In conjunction with the development of Phase I, the developer provided all perimeter landscaping at the property lines for both Phases I and II. Therefore, berming and trees along all property lines surrounding the parking area is in place. Additionally, there are some existing trees located within Phase II, which will aid in further screening the additional parking until the development of Phase II. Item# 6 Covered Parking The proposed covered parking will cover 40 existing parking spaces located between the two existing buildings, serving the westernmost building. The covered parking structures will measure approximately 10.5' high, with limited visibility from Denton Tap Road. The parking structure columns will be concrete to match the 100% masonry buildings. The columns and supports will be painted light gray and the metal canopy will be painted charcoal or ash gray. Additionally, the structures will not interfere with the existing trees located in the landscape islands among these 40 parking spaces. Them are some minor drafting omissions/errors, which staff has requested that the applicant remedy prior to City Council review, but these do not impact the compliance of this plan. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the site plan amendment for Northlake 635 Business Park, Lot 1, Block D, subject to the following conditions: 1) 2) Revise Landscape Requirements Table to indicate that the Interior Landscaping is based on the amount of pavement (30,736-sq. ft.) and not the entire parking lot area (40,955-sq. ft.). Revise Landscape Requirements Table to indicate that the required size of parking islands is 9' x 19', not 9' x 18'. 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) 2) 3) Color Rendering of Covered Parking Structure Site Plan Landscape Plan (w/Covered Parking Elevation inset) Item# 6