CC approval on 12/14/04AGENDA REQUEST FORM
COPPELL
DEPT: Planning
DATE: December 14, 2004
ITEM #: 20
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of the Princeton Park, Lot 1, Block 1, Site Plan Amendment, to allow the construction of a 40-
square-foot multi-tenant monument sign on 1.6 acres of property at 260-270 North Denton Tap Road.
GOAL(S):
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
ON ABOVE DATE
Motion to Approve
subject to condition 1
below
M - Brancheau
S - Raines
Vote - 7-0
Date of P&Z Meeting: November 18, 2004
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approval (6-0) with Commissioners Borchgardt, Hall, Foreman,
Milosevich, Kittrell and Reese voting in favor. None opposed.
Approval is recommended, subject to the following condition:
1) A tree removal permit will be required prior to the removal of any trees from this site.
Staff recommends approval.
Agenda Request Form - Revised 09/04 Document Name: ~ 1PPrk SPA I-AR
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE: Princeton Park, Lot 1, Block 1,
Site Plan Amendment
P & Z HEARING DATE:
CC HEARING DATE:
November 18, 2004
December 14, 2004
STAFF REP.:
Maxcie Diamond, Assistant Director of Planning
LOCATION:
260-270 N. Denton Tap Road
SIZE OF AREA:
1.6 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING:
TC (Town Center)
REQUEST:
Approval to allow the construction of a 40-square-foot multi-tenant
monument sign.
APPLICANT:
Jimmy Bishop
6754 Eastridge #111
Dallas, Texas 75231
(214) 354-9319
FAX: (214) 513-8981
HISTORY:
The Site Plan and Plat for Princeton Park were approved in 1997.
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is a six-lane divided thoroughfare built within 100
feet of right-of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - Eckerds (CVS); TC (Town Center)
South - First American Bank; TC (Town Center)
East - Town Center; TC (Town Center)
West - Huntington Ridge subdivision; PD-129R- SF-9
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
neighborhood retail uses.
DISCUSSION:
The Site Plan for this two-building office park was approved in 1997 and
the development has been fully constructed. Included in that site plan
approval was a monument sign, set back 60 feet from Denton Tap Road.
This sign has "Princeton Park" in individually pin-mounted black letters.
However, the buildings are set back only 30 feet from the road;
therefore, this sign has limited visibility. The building owners have
received numerous requests from the existing and potential tenants that
they be provided with identification/visibility from Denton Tap Road.
Therefore, the owners are requesting to take advantage of the ordinance
recently approved by City Council, which permits multi-tenant monument
signs for office and retail buildings, subject to the following regulations:
"ii. In the case of multi-tenant office and/or retail buildings, the
individual tenant names may be listed subject to:
(a) All individual tenant nameplates must be the uniform
size, color and font, in accordance with this
ordinance.
(b) Minimum letter size shall be six inches,
(c) If a tenant vacates the lease space, the name plate
must be removed within 30 days of such vacancy by
the monument sign owner, owner of the property
where the sign is located, or other party having
control over such sign.
No other advertising or promotional information is permitted
thereon. Such sign may be single or double-faced. Can signs
made of plastic or similar materials are not permitted as
detached (monument) signs. Back-lit plastic is not permitted
within detached (monument) signs."
The requested sign is in compliance with regulations of the Sign
Ordinance in terms of size, location, external illumination, and further is
in compliance with the new regulations in terms of uniform letter size,
color and font on the name plates.
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The applicant also submitted a revised Landscape Plan to provide greater
visibility of the monument sign. The applicant is requesting to relocate 10
existing Dwarf Burford Holly bushes from along the drive to around the
buildings and to replace the 10 existing Harbor Dwarf Nandina on each
side of the driveway with five-gallon Yaupon Holly shrubs, planted 36"
on-center. Seasonal color will be added at the entry drives. The applicant
is also requesting to remove two existing mature Bald Cypress trees (10-
and 7.5- caliper inches) with two, 3-caliper inch Cedar Elm trees, which
will be set back further from the street. A tree removal permit will be
required, and retribution fees for the net loss of ! 1.5-caliper inches will
be assessed.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Site Plan Amendment for Princeton Park,
subject to the following condition:
1) A tree removal permit will be required prior to the removal of
any trees from this site.
ALTERNATIVES
1)
2)
3)
4)
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/Landscape Plan with Sign Details
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