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CC approval on 3/9/04COl'FELL AGENDA REQUEST FORM DEPT: Planning DATE: March 9, 2004 ITEM #: 13 ITEM CAPTION: Consider approval of the Champions School of Real Estate, Lot 1, Block 1, Site Plan Amendment, to allow one additional 20 square-foot sign on the west elevation of the existing 6,293 square-foot office building on 1.3 acres of property located at the southeast comer of N. Denton Tap Road and Natches Trace Drive. GOAL(S): APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON ABOVE DATE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Motion to Approve M -Tunnell S- Brancheau Vote-7-0 Date of P&Z Meeting: February 19, 2004 Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (5-0) with Commissioners Milosevich, Kittrell, Halsey, Borchgardt and Foreman voting in favor. None opposed. Approval is recommended with no conditions. Staff recommends approval. Agenda Request Form - Revised 02/04 Document Name: ~3Champions SPA I-AR CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT CASE: Champions School of Real Estate, Site Plan Amendment Lot 1, Block 1,, P & Z HE.~RiNG DATE: C.C. HEARING DATE: February 19, 2004 March 9, 2004 STAFF REP.: Marcie Diamond, Assistant Planning Director LOCATION: At the southeast corner of N. Denton Tap Road and Natches Trace Drive. SIZE OF AREA: 1.3 acres of property, containing a 6,300 square foot building. CURRENT ZON1NG: C (Commercial) REQUEST: APPLICANT: Site Plan Amendment to allow for one additional sign. Applicant: Rick Sutton Starlite Sign of Denton 7923 East McKinney Denton, TX 76208-2020 (817) 430-8359 FAX: (940) 387-0429 Owner: Henry Santamaria 17390 Preston Road, Suite 390 Dallas, TX 75252 (972) 713-0055 FAX: (972) 713-0101 Item # 4 Page 1 of 2 HISTORY: On March 11, 2003, City Council approved a Site Plan and Minor Plat to allmv for the construction of a 6,293 square-foot office building for Champions School of Real Estate. TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a six-lane divided roadway, within 120' of right-of-way. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North- Bank One and Denton Creek Elementary School; C and SF- 7 (Commercial and Single Family-7) South and East - Smart Start School; C (Conmmrcial) zoning West - Greenbelt?Flood Plain; PD-133-FP (Planned Development- 133- Flood Plain) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for regional retail uses. DISCUSSION: This request is to allow for a 20 square-foot sign to be placed on the west elevation of this 6,293 square-foot building. When the Site Plan was approved, one year ago, the elevations indicated one sign on the north side of the building and a monument sign at the comer of Denton Tap and Natches Trace. These signs have been installed. The applicant is now requesting one additional sign on the west side of the building, which is identical to the sign on the north elevation, to allow for visibility from northbound Denton Tap. This building has over 120 feet of building frontage; therefore, these two signs (totaling 40-square feet) is in compliance with the Sign regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Site Plan Amendment to allow for an additional sign for Chan~pions School of Real Estate, with no conditions. 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: I) Sign Package (4 pages) Item # 4 Page 2 of 2 DENTON TAp I~D