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CC approval on 7/6/04AGENDA REQUEST FORM COPPELL DEPT: Planning DATE: July 6, 2004 ITEM #: 11 ITEM CAPTION: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of Case No, PD-186R6-LI, Duke-Freeport, zoning change request from PD-186R3-LI (Planned Development-186 Revision 3-Light Industrial) to PD-186R6-LI (Planned Development-186 Revision 6-Light Indus[rial), to attach a Detail Site Plan to Lots 6 and 7 (formally Building 3), to allow the construction of a 140,000-square-foot building on Lot 6 and a 70,000-square-foot building on Lot 7, totaling approximately 14.13 acres of property located along the west side of Freeport Parkway, south of Creekview Drive, APPROVED BY uotion to close the Public GOAL(S): CITY COUNCIL ABOVE DATE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Date of P&Z Meeting: June 17, 2004 Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners McCal Halsey, Borchgardt and Reese voting in favor. None opposed. Hearing & Approve with condition 1 below M - Faught S - York Vote - 6-0 Tunnell absent {¥ey, Milosevich, Kittrell, Approval is recommended, subject to the following conditions: 1) Make sure visibility issues are addressed for the median openings when the left turn lanes are completed, Some of the trees may be within a visibility area. "/ ek ..... 11 ....... .4 ......... l--,,kl; ..... ; ..... \ -- *k~ e;*~ r,.- (CONDITION MET) variancr.. (CONDITION MET) ..,u .... k~ ..,au ............. .~. mn, in ~-~,u ....... :-~,~ ~.., ,~.~ 7__;__ ,~.... ........ (CONDITION MET) Staff recommends approval. Agenda Request Form - Revised 02/04 Document Name: ~ 4PD-186R6-LI I-AR CASE NO.: CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT PD-186R6-LI, Duke-Freeport P & Z HEARING DATE: C.C. ttEARING DATE: June 17, 2004 July 6, 2004 S I'AFF REP.: Matt Steer, City Planner LOCATION: West side of Freeport Parkway, south of Creekview Drive. SIZE OF AREA: 14.13 acres of property. CURRENT ZONING: PD-186R3-LI (Planned Development-IS6 Revision 3-Light Industrial) REQUEST: PD-186R6-LI (Planned Development-186 Revision 6-Light Industrial) to attach a Detail Site Plan allow the construction of buildings on l,ots 6 and 7. APPI.ICANT: Applicant: Brian Straley Duke Construction, L.P. 5495 Beltline Road, Suite 360 Dallas, Texas 75254 PHONE: (972) 361-6723 FAX: (972) 361-6800 Architect: Chad Speas Corgan Associates 501 Elm Street, Suite 500 Dallas, Texas 75202 PHONE: (214) 757-1749 FAX: (214) 761-0719 Engineer: Jack Evans Pacheco Koch 350 N Central Expressway, Ste. 1000 Dallas, Texas 75206 PHONE: (972) 235-3031 FAX: (972) 235-9544 Page 1 of 4 Item # 7 HISTORY: On September 12, 2000, City Council approved a Conceptual Planned Development district (PD-186-LI) for industrial uses to allow the development of seven office/warehouse facilities on approximately 143 acres of property. Also approved was a Final Plat for this property to allow the construction of the extension of Freeport Parkway from Bethel Road to Ruby Road. On January 9, 2001, Council approved a Detail Plan for Tracts 4 and 4X (along the eastside of FreeporL north of Bethel Road) for this PI). Part of this approval was a condition to prepare a Tree Mitigation Plan. In October 2001, Council approved a reduction of parking required for warehouse uses on Tract 1 from one space per 1,000- square feet to one space per 5,000-square feet (across Freeport to the east of this property); allowed lbr additional monument signage for the entire PD, and attached a Tree Reparation/Landscape Plan to the PD. In May 2002, Council approved PD-186R3 for a Concept Plan for a 195,000-square-foot building, with reduced parking for Tract 3 of the original PD (Proposed Lots 6 & 7). Also that evening, Council approved PD-186R4, for a Detail Plan for Tract 4 (tract southeast of this property) to allow the development of an approximate 160,000-square-foot building for Uline, Inc. This building is currently occupied with potential expansion of the structure approved. In January 2003, a Detail Plan was attached for Tract 1 of this PD (across Freeport to the east) to allow for the construction of a 1,101,500-square-foot office/warehouse building. The Container Store now occupies 653,500-square feet, with a future expansion area of 150,000-square feet. The remaining 298,000-square feet is available for lease to another tenant. TRANSPORTATION: The construction of Freeport Parkway is complete through this property as a C4D/6 four-lane divided built in a six-lane (120-foot) R.O.W. Bethel Road is proposed to be a C4D, (four-lane divided within a ll0-foot R.O.W) west of Freeport Parkway. East of Freeport Parkway, Bethel Road is a C2U, two-la.ne undivided street within 50 feet of right-of-way. There is a 34' Hike and Bike easement along the western property line (17.5' actually on the Page 2 of 4 Item # 7 property). A 12-foot-wide trail will be constructed in the future (date uncertain). SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZON1NG: North- Wagon Wheel Park; LI (Light Industrial) South - Uline? Inc.; PD-186R-LI (Tracts 4 and 4X) (Light Industrial) East - Container Store; PD-186R5-LI (Light Industrial) West - Champion; PD- 185-LI, Tradepoint (Light Industrial) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan of May 1996 shows the property as suitable for office, showroom, light industrial and warehousing uses. DISCUSSION: This request is to attach a Detail Plan to this PD to allow for the construction of two office/warehouse buildings, 140,000-square-feet and 69,000-square-feet on Lots 6 and 7, respectively. The tenants are currently unknown. Parking As discussed in the HISTORY section, an amendment to this PD was approved in May 2002 to allow for the required parking to be reduced from one space per 1,000-square feet for warehouse use to one space per 5,000-square feet. Under this ratio, 208 parking spaces would be required for this development, which includes 25% devoted to office space (one space per 300-square feet) and 75% for warehouse. This plan indicates 431 parking spaces, which equates to one space per 618-square feet of warehouse use, which exceeds the standard parking requirements for warehouse use. The future parking locations on the west side of the structures (located in the potential loading areas) is not included in these calculations. Given that the user is unknown at this time, this future parking and excess parking is provided to accommodate any additional unforeseen intensity. Monument Sign The 2001 revision to this PD also allowed for additional monuinent signage to be included in this PD. Specifically, this tract, now two lots, was permitted to have one 60- square-foot monument sign to advertise the occupant of the one building. The current request is for two 60-square foot monument signs to be permitted, one for the north and one on the south. These are proposed to be located within each site along the common drive at the split. These will amend the proposed signage of the 148-acre master sign plan to add one additional sign and allow for less separation between them and the adjacent property line than is required. The signage will need to match the typical sign Page 3 of 4 Item # 7 elevation attached with the elevations. Furthermore, it must be noted that these buildings will also be allowed to have signage attached to the buildings to advertise their occupants. Landscape Plan The Landscape Plan submitted meets the City's minimum requirements. The building proposed on Lot 6 will be partially screened by the existing Uline, Inc., building. Along the eastern boundary of Lot 6, there are proposed Cedar Elms every 50'. East of this property line are existing trees already spaced at 50' intervals. The proposed Cedar Elms will be placed in between the view of the existing trees and will provide a continuous screen for the eastern boundary. Along the north, south and western boundaries of Lot 6 are 9 Bald Cypress, 12 Bald Cypress and 22 Cedar Elms, respectively. In addition, the western boundary has 66 Eastern Red Cedars to screen the truck loading area. The landscaped entry at the east side of the lot provides a visual buffer between the northwestern building and Freeport Parkway. This will have 10 Live Oaks, 5 Chinese Pistache, 3 Cedar Elms and 7 Redbuds. The western property line of Lot 7 is to be landscaped similarly to the western property line of Lot 6. The southern property line will mirror the northern property line of Lot 6. The property line running along Freeport ,:,,ill have the following spaced adjacent to the right-of-way on a grassy berm: 7 Bald Cypress, 13 Live Oaks, 12 Wax Myrtle's, 5 Chinese Pistache, 6 Cedar Elms, and 7 Redbuds Access There are three access points proposed. One is located at the north end, one toward the middle and one at the south boundary of Freeport. The southernmost drive will be a fire lane and mutual access drive with Uline, Inc., and each of the proposed buildings. The two proposed lots will share a drive in the middle and be served by a median break. Thc trees lost within the median by the construction will be relocated/replaced. The northernmost entry will serve the northern building. Architecture The previously approved Concept Plan for this site showed a 194,000-square-foot building on one lot. Due to the excess capacity of the pond located east of this property (The Container Store), the detention pond previously proposed is not needed; therefore, the current proposal is for two smaller buildings located on two lots that partially drain to the eastern property. The north building is 70,000-square feet and the south building is 140,000-square feet, totaling 210,000-square feet. Multiple buildings are preferred over the previously proposed single building in order to break up the building expansiveness. The colors proposed are earth-tone colors. The main colors are Egret white (cream) and Stucco Greige (beige), with an accent color of Victoria Falls (seafoam green). The Page 4 of 4 Item # 7 elevations of the buildings give dimensions between the proposed articulation of each building's facade. There are several distances between articulation changes that do not meet the 100' maximum distance requirement set forth in the Zoning Ordinance. Staff; in meeting with the applicant, pointed out the deficiency in articulation. The applicant deferred the architectural change to the Planning and Zoning Commission tbr their recommendation. Staff recommends enhancing the visible sections of the buildings from the roadway with the necessary articulation and additional entryway features in order to meet this requirement. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Staff recommends APPROVAL of this request, subject to the following conditions: 1) Make sure visibility issues are addressed for the median openings when the left turn lanes are completed. Some of the trees may be within a visibility area. 2) Show all proposed easements (public or private) on the Site Plan. 3) Reflect the correct zoning information (PD-186R3-LI) in the reference to the parking requirement variance. 4) Revise elevations to show additional articulation, reveals and accent materials. 5) Specify color and material to be used on the black-and-white elevations. ALTERNATIVES 1) Recormnend 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) 4) Site Plan Elevations lbr Lot 6 Building Elevations for Lot 7 Building Tree Mitigation and Landscape Plan for Lot 6 Tree Mitigation and Landscape Plan for Lot 7 Page 5 of 4 Item # 7 /. :i' g 510"1 NOU. K]OY ll:~:)d33~d:l-3NflO ~1 ,ll//illJ I':X H [B]~"~ 'B' 1 KxHIBIT "E-I" I; l il, J -iJ! iii !, J Y.X HTBIT "E-2" l~l,~:,:[ 1 II ~ [llllth! ,, :~ [] il ,:l:l[~ I I : d ,. iq, i, l:. 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