Approved by CC 12/9/03AGENDA REQUEST FORM
COPPELL
DEPT: Planning
DATE: December 9, 2003
ITEM #: 10
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of the Old Coppell Townhomes, Preliminary Plat, to allow the development of 21 residences, a
recreation area and 2 commercial uses on 3.81 acres of property located along the east side of Coppell Road, north
of Bethel Road. APPROVED BY Motion to Approve subject
GOAL(S):
CITY COUNCIL
ON ABOVE DATE
lo conditions 1.-3 below
M - York
S - Raines
Vote - 4-1-1
Tunnell absent
Peters voted against
Faughl abstained w/C of I
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Date of P&Z Meetine: November 20, 2003
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approval (6-0) with Commissions McCaffrey, Milosevich, Kittrell,
Borchgardt, Foreman and Reese voting in favor. None opposed.
Approval is recommended, subject to the following conditions:
1) Electric and gas easements need to be determined.
2) City utility needs will continue to be evaluated during Engineering reviews. Easements
may be needed.
3) Ensure all utility lines, including service lines, are kept out of the driveway stamped-
concrete paver areas.
Staff recommends approval.
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Document Name: @2OCTownhomes PP I-AR
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Old Coppell Townhomes Preliminary Plat
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
November 20, 2003 (Denied by the P&Z Commission 10/16/03)
December 9, 2003
STAFF REP.:
Gary L. Sieb, Planning Director
LOCATION:
East side of Coppell Road; north of Bethel Road; approximately
600 feet south of Cooper Lane.
SIZE OF AREA:
3.81 acres of property.
CURRENT ZONING:
PD-197-HO-TH-1/C (Plmmed Development-197, Historic Overlay-
Townhouse- 1/Commercial)
REQUEST:
Preliminary Plat approval for 21 residences (19 townhouses and 2
freestanding homes), a recreation area, and 2 cormnercial lots on
3.81 acres of property.
APPLICANT:
Kurt Jones
117 Cascade Way
Coppell, TX. 75019
(214) 632-6684
FAX: (972) 735-9976
R. L. Robertson, L.L.C.
569A South Coppell Road
Coppell, TX 75019
HISTORY:
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This property has been zoned Historic Overlay for quite some time.
There has been recent development activity on the subject property,
including the Old Coppell Master Plan, which was discussed and
accepted by City Council in April of 2002. In August of 2002,
Council questioned the residential component of the Plan,
particularly as it related to the D/FW Airport flight patterns and
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noise concerns. In December Council and the Planning Commission
held a joint workshop to discuss the noise issue, among others. On
May 13, 2003, Council amended the land use component of the 1996
Comprehensive Plan and enlarged the Historic Overlay district, as
proposed in the Old Coppell Master Plan and as recommended in
April by the Planning Commission. In July the current applicant
applied for and was granted a Conceptual Planned Development for
construction of 21 single-family units (19 townhouses and 2
freestanding residences), a recreational area, and two commercial
buildings on the 3.8 acre tract. The applicant is now requesting a
detailed PD on the parcel to develop the residential property, and
preliminary plat approval. The Planning Commission denied the
preliminary plat for this property on October 16 due to required
changes in the Detail Site Plan.
TRANSPORTATION:
Coppell Road is an unimproved, two-lane asphalt street contained
within a 50- to 60-foot right-of-way. It is projected to be improved
to a concrete two-lane undivided road in 60-feet of right-of-way with
construction beginning in mid-2005.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- single-family residential; PD-SF7
South - commercial; HO-C
East - single-family; PD-SF-7
West - light industrial; PD-LI
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan of May 1996 shows the property
as suitable for Historic District classification to include
small-scale residential/retail/office/commercial uses. In
April of 2002, the Old Coppell Master Plan recommended
comparable uses with more detailed residential application
on the subject property.
DISCUSSION:
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This is the companion piece to the Detail PD Plan just
heard. This Preliminary Plat conforms to the requirements
of the Subdivision Regulations and with certain conditions
being met, staff can support this request. This Preliminary
Plat approval is straightforward, with the exception of a
request to vary the r.o.w, width. Because this applicant is
providing 10 parking spaces, which infringe upon our
typical 50-foot right-of-way requirement, the applicant has
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asked Engineering to grant a r-o-w waiver. This topic had
been first discussed during the Conceptual Planncd
development application and Engineering is agreeable to
waiving the r-o-w requirement for a small portion of the
street adjacent to the parking spaces because a minimum
street width of 28 feet is being maintained.
As described in the HISTORY section of this report, the
Planning Commission denied this plat in October. It
was denied because of changes needed in the Detail Site
Plan that could affect overall layout of the project. In
addition, a three-member Commission Committee was
formed to meet with the developer and suggest
modifications to building elevations. Now that those
modifications have been made and the overall layout
has not been affected, we would recommend approval of
the preliminary plat with the same conditions as
recommended in October.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Because the plat reflects development as spelled out in the
Detail Planned Development guidelines, staff supports this
request, subject to the following conditions:
1) Electric and gas easements need to be determined.
2)
City utility needs will continue to be evaluated during
Engineering reviews. Easements may be needed.
3) Ensure all utility lines, including service Iines, are kept
out of the driveway stamped-concrete paver areas.
ALTERNATIVES
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Recommend approval of the request
Recommend disapproval of the request
Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1 ) Preliminary Plat document
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