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Open Records reply re noiseREQUESTER NAME TRANSMflTAL DATE ?--/~--~)~-TDoI~c~TsEEc. FROM: CITY SE~RY-DE~TMENT - · I PLEASE PROMPTLY RETURN THIS COMPLETED FORM INFORMATION# t The Director of Responsive Department to reply below: Documents Attached No Documents Exist Documents ready to view. Notify responsive department of appointment date and time so file(s) can be delivered to City Secretary Department for viewing. Need clarification of Item # Item # to broad in nature. Request for Attorney General Ruling. Response consists of over fifty pages - or is in off-site storage. estimated number of copies included in response. estimated hours spent to locate and copy documents. Number of copies made for redacting purposes Other: PLEASE NOTE - VERY IMPORTANT In order to determine the manhours spent in processing this request, please note below the number of hours each employee used in compiling this information. Name of Employee Staff Hours RPI cover sheet to depts number of other important elements. Under Land Use he listed retail/commercial, residential, mixed use, and churches as desirable uses More specifically related to the residential component, he recommended a variety of types, heights, setbacks, typical screening, and building materials as appropriate for the district. The application submitted here has Incorporated many of those guidelines in this request. Old Coppell Master Plan A continuing and growing interest in the area resulted from the Comprehensive Plan, and to further elaborate and clarify it, Council authorized a consultant study in November of 2001 to refine the Plan and be more specific with uses to be included in the area. The Old Coppell ,Waster Plan (an approximate 100-acre land area) addressed that issue and was accepted by City Council in April of 2002. This plan presented a much more detailed analysis of the area than the earlier Comprehenstve Plan and included the additional topics of urban design, streetscapes, landscaping features, access and parking, among others. In addition, detailed study was done on the appropriateness of a residential component, where it should be located, its density, building type, construction materials, and so on. The Old Coppell Plan proposed additional single-family and townhouse use for the area ~ncluded in this request and the application being considered here reflects that recommendation. Page 3 of 7 Noise Impact One topic not addressed by the OM Coppell g(aster Plan was the issue of noise and its impact on proposed residential development vis-fi-vis aircraft noise generated by the D,qFW International Airport. To gain additional information on this subject, City Council held a joint session with the Planning Commission on December 10, 2002, to review potential noise impacts on residential development. Representatives of the airport were in attendance and stated they could take official action on only those residential projects which were within the 65 Ldn flight noise contour, although they might be opposed to any residential construction beyond that contour In looking at the possibility of noise irritation specified by D/FW Airport noise guidelines, this proposal lies more than 1100 feet outside the 65 Ldn contour. It is, therefore, not a major factor in staff analysis of detenmning ~hether this Item #4