CC approval on 5/10/05COl'FELL
AGENDA REQUEST FORM
DEPT: Planning
DATE: May 10, 2005
ITEM #: 17
ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. S-1224-TC, Little Caesars Pizza, zoning change request from TC (Town Center) to
S-1224-TC (Special Use Permit-1224-Town Center), to allow the operation of a 1,350-square-foot restaurant, take-
out only, to be located in the Town Center Addition, Lot 2, Block 3, along the east side of Denton Tap Road; north
of Town Center Blvd.
GOAL(S):
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
ABOVE DATE
Motion to close the Public Hearing and
approve subject to condition 1 below and
-ernoval of the sign at the back of the store
VI - Suhy
S - TunneH
~/ote - 6-1
Peters voted against
Date of P&Z Meeting: April 21, 2005
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approval (4-3) with Commissioners Hall, Foreman, Milosevich and
Reese voting in favor; Commissioners Borchgardt, McCaffrey and Kittrell opposing.
Approval is recommended, subject to the following condition:
1) Hours of operation shall not exceed 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and
11 a.m. - 12 midnight Friday and Saturday.
Staffrecommends denial for the following reasons:
1) A rear entrance is needed because of limited parking along the Denton Tap side of this building. It is
important that customers have a direct way of entering this establishment. The majority of parking is
behind the shopping center and there's no sidewalk for customers to access the business without having
to walk totally around the building or cut through another business to get to the intended destination.
Both Taco Del Mar and Carvel have rear entrances.
2) Staff has concern regarding the appearance of the east side of the building if a restroom and food
service storage racks are located against the glass. This center was designed to complement both street
frontages (Denton Tap Road and Town Center Boulevard), having been constructed with large plate
glass windows on both streets.
Agenda Request Form - Revised 09/04 Document Name: ~3S-1224-TC, LCP I-AR
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1224-TC Little Caesars Pizza
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
April21,2005
May l0,2005
STAFF REP.:
Gary L. Sieb, Planning Director
LOCATION:
East side of Denton Tap Road, north of Town Center Blvd., (Town
Center Addition, Lot 2, Block 3)
SIZE OF AREA:
1,350-square-foot restaurant (take-out only)
CURRENT ZONING:
TC (Town Center)
REQUEST:
Special Use Permit-1224 for the operation of a Little Caesars Pizza
take-out-only restaurant.
APPLICANT:
Great Lakes Management, Inc., dba Little Caesar's Pizza
Robert Suarez
2445 W. Northwest Hwy.
Suite 108
Dallas, TX. 75220
(214) 902-8508
Fax: (972) 966-8554
HISTORY:
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There is no development history within the lease space of this
recently opened shopping center. The 14,000-square-foot center was
completed in early 2005 and has two tenants at the current time.
Taco Del Mar received a SUP for a 1,650-square-foot restaurant with
outside seating in October of 2004 and obtained their CO in
February of this year. Carvel, a 1,500-square-foot ice cream parlor,
received its CO in March of 2005.
Item # 6
TRANSPORTATION:
Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane, divided thoroughfare built to
standard. Town Center Boulevard, on the opposite side of the
building, is a standard-sized local street built to standard.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North - bank building: TC (Town Cemer)
South - retail strip center; TC (Town Center)
East - Coppell Justice Center; TC (Town Center)
West - Huntington Ridge subdivisio* (PD-129-Single Family-9)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan recommends neighborhood retail
use on this parcel.
DISCUSSION:
This is a pretty straightforward case~with only one potential area of
disagreement, which relates to the fact that this center has two
frontages---one on Denton Tap Roar and another on Town Center
Boulevard. Little Caesar's Pizza restaurant is proposing to occupy
1,350-75-square feet of this shopl~ing strip center but does not
provide the needed two-front door design. Their floor plan shows
the east side of the space restricted from customer access. From the
Site Plan drawings, it appears that the rear entrance is employee
only. Staff cannot support that plar~ for a variety of reasons. First,
because of limited parking along the Denton Tap side of this
building, it is important that customeirs have a direct way of entering
a business established here. With the majority of parking behind the
center (read: the Town Center side) and no sidewalk, customers need
access to a business without having to walk totally around the
building or cut through another business to get to the intended
destination. Second, we have concern with the appearance of the
east side of the building ifa restroont and food service storage racks
are located against the glass there. In addition, the building was
designed to complement both street frontages, having been
constructed with large plate glass windows on both streets, and
ignoring that design element is not in keeping with the building's
integrity. Finally, there are two businesses in the center today, and
both reflect the two-entrance principle. This user should do the
same. Just as Taco Del Mar and Carvel have done, Little Caesar's
needs to "open up" the rear portion of their site and convey a front-
door image.
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Item # 6
Signage is in conformance with code although the Storefront
Elevation calls out an orange sign. The photo exhibits show white
signage, and as long as all exterior signs (with the exception of the
logo) comply with the existing signage color, we can support their
design. Interior neon signage must comply with Building Inspection
guidelines.
The applicant provided staff with a pm'king analysis (attached) which
reflects adequate parking remaining for the remainder of this retail
center.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANN1NG AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of this request ONLY if the rear of the lease space
is redesigned to allow both customer and employee access. If not, we recommend
DENIAL of the request, as submitted.
ALTERNATIVES
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4)
Recommend approval of the request
Recommend disapproval of the request
Recomanend modification of the request
Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Floor Plan, Interior and Exterior Elevations (2 sheets)
2) Proposed Interior and Exterior Signage (4sheets)
3) Parking Analysis
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Item#6
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VILLAGE AT TOWN CENTER
240 N. Denton Tap Road
Coppell, TX 75019
Current Parking Analysis
Parking Required
Project Size: 12r600 SF Ratio Spaces
Restaurant
Taco Del Mar 1,650 100 17
Carvel 1,500 100 15
Little Caesar Pizza 1,350 1 O0 14 - Take Out Only - No internal seating
Medical 0 175 0
Retail 8,100 200 41
Office 0 300 0
Total 12,600 86
# of Spaces Provided 92
VILLAGE AT TOWN CENTER
240 N. Denton Tap Road
Coppell, TX 75019
Current Parking Analysis
Parking Required
ProJect Size: 121600 SF Ratio Spaces
Restaurant
Taco Del Mar 1,650 100 17
Carvel 1,500 100 15
Little Caesar Pizza 1,350 100 14 - Take Gut Only- No internal seating
Medical 0 175 0
Retail 8,100 200 41
Office 0 300 0
Total 12,600 86
# of Spaces Provided 92