CC agenda approval on 2/11/03COPPELL
AGENDA REQUEST FORM
DEPT: Planning & Economic Development
DATE: February 11, 2003
ITEM #: 17
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of the Product Support Services, Lot 2, Block 3, Freeport North, Site Plan, to allow the
development of a 70,000 square-foot office/warehouse building on approximately 5.66 acres of property located at
the southwest comer of Royal Lane and Gateview Blvd.
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
ON ABOVE DATE
GOAL(S):
N~otion to Approve
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Vote - 7-0
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Date of P&Z Meeting: January 16, 2003
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approval (6-0) with Commissioners Reese, Kittrell, McGahey, Halsey,
Dragon and Foreman voting in favor. None opposed.
Approval is recommended, subject to the following conditions:
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Staff recommends approval.
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Product Support Services, Lot 2, Block 3, Freeport
North, Site Plan
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
January 16, 2003
February 11, 2003
STAFF REP.:
Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director
LOCATION:
Southwest comer of Royal Lane & Gateview Boulevard.
SIZE OF AREA:
5.66 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING:
LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST:
Site Plan approval to allow the development of a 70,000 square-
foot office/warehouse building.
APPLICANT:
Applicant:
T/E Freeport North Land II
10005 Technology Blvd. West
Suite 151
Dallas, Texas 75220
214-904-9930
FAX: 214-904-9930
Architect:
Ty Holcomb
Azimuth Architecture
3809 Parry Ave//205
Dallas, Texas 75226
214-261-9060
FAX: 214-261-9049
HISTORY:
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In 1984, the Final Plat for Freeport North was approved. This plat
encompassed the land from Bethel Road to north of Northpoint
Drive, contained 237_+ acres and provided for the extension of
Royal Lane. In April 2001 City Council approved a site plan and
replat on a 12-acre tract of property for a 167,000 square-foot
office/warehouse for the Expo Group. This building was not
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constructed and the replat was never filed; therefore, this plat has
expired. The subject property is the eastern half of this site.
TRANSPORTATION:
Royal Lane is a C4D/6-four-lane divided thoroughfare in 110' of
right-of-way (adequate for a six-lane divided thoroughfare).
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- existing office/warehouse; LI (Light Industrial)
South - vacant; LI (Light Industrial)
East - Lam Lee Furniture; LI (Light Industrial)
West - Fellowship Church; LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
light industrial/showroom uses.
DISCUSSION:
The applicant is requesting site plan approval for a 70,000 square foot build-
to-suit for Product Support Services (PSS). This company desires to relocate
their headquarters from the city of Grapevine to Coppell. PSS repairs and
refurbishes telecommunication equipment and electronics and employs 200-
250 people. There will be two working shifts, with a maximum of 165
employees per shift. The site plan indicates 191 parking spaces, which
exceeds zoning requirements and is sufficient for this user. However, the
Data Table on the Site Plan states that there are 190 spaces and this needs to
be corrected.
This property is located at the southwest comer of Royal Lane and Gateview
Boulevard. Along the southern property line is an existing flood plain area.
The Engineering Department has determined that additional FEMA studies
will not be necessary. However, staff is requesting that the flood plain area
be more clearly delineated, and the drainage easement be realigned to reflect
the actual flood plain elevation. A note has been added to the plans to assure
that this flood plain area will be maintained, mowed and kept free of debris.
Two driveways, one on Royal and one on Gateview, will provide access to
this property. The driveway on Gateview is currently slightly offset from
the existing driveway on the north side of this street. It is recommended by
the Engineering Department that this driveway either align with the existing
driveway or be offset a minimum of 125 feet.
The Landscape Plan exceeds the requirements in terms of areas devoted to
landscaping, as well as overall tree count. Most notably, along Royal Lane
is a 30-foot-wide landscape buffer, which contains berming, low shrubs and
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32 trees, approximately one-half of which are over-story trees and the
remaining are a variety of ornamentals trees, including Austrian Pines,
Crape Myrtles and Mexican Plum. The Gateview Boulevard frontage will
contain a 15-foot-wide landscape buffer that will be further enhanced with
20 over-story and eight ornamental trees and shrubs which will screen the
parking. In lieu of a screening wall, the loading area along the southern wall
of the building, will be shielded from view by Eastern Red Cedar trees
planted approximately seven feet on center along the southern property line
and a row of Eastern Red Cedar trees will also be planted as an extension of
the eastern wall of the building, parallel to Royal Lane. The most recent
revision to the site plan reduced the number of parking spaces for this use.
While this change is correctly illustrated on the landscape plan, the number
of parking spaces and the amount of paving detailed in the Landscape
Tabulations Table need to be revised to reflect this change.
This building will be constructed of tilt-wall with an enhanced office
entrance at the comer of Royal Lane and Gateview Boulevard. The
warehouse portions of the building will be white, with the office area being a
darker gray color. Given that approximately 60% of the frontage on Royal
and 80% of the frontage on Gateview Blvd. is the warehouse portion of the
building staff was concerned about the massing of this portion of the
elevation. In response to staffs concem, the applicant has added an accent
stripe of the same color as the office along the warehouse portions on both
elevations, as well as vertical and horizontal reveals to break up the expanse
of these elevations. Along Royal Lane, six Cedar Elm trees, planted 30 feet
on center, have been added to further soften the appearance of this wall.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the site plan for Product Support Services, Lot 2,
Block 3, of the Freeport North addition, subject to the following conditions:
1)
The flood plain area be more clearly delineated, and the drainage
easement be realigned to reflect the actual flood plain elevation on the
site plan.
2) The Data Table on the site plan being revised to reflect the correct
parking count.
3)
Relocation of the driveway on Gateview to either align with, or be
offset 125 feet from the existing driveway on the north side of Gateview
Blvd.
4)
Landscape Tabulations Table being revised to reflect the correct parking
count and paving area.
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ALTERNATIVES:
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Recommend approval of the request.
Recommend disapproval of the request
Recommend modification of the request
Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Site Plan
2) Landscape Plan
3) Elevations
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