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CC approval on 9/13/05AGENDA REQUEST FORM COPPELL DEP~ Planning DATl~: September 13, 2005 ITEM #: 14 ITEM CAPTION: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of Case No. PD-186R7-LI, Duke-Freeport, zoning change request from PD-186R2-LI (Planned Development-186 Revision 2-Light Industrial) to PD-186R7-L! (Planned Development-186 Revision 7-Light industrial), to amend the Planned Development to attach a Detail Site Plan to allow the construction of a 142,247- square-foot building on Lot 2Ri, Block A, and a 93,345-square-foot building on Lot 2R2, Block A, totaling 16.51 acres of property located at the northwest corner of Freeport Parkway and ~ethel Road. GOAL(S): APPROVED BY ICITY COUNCIL ON ABOVE DATE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: otion to close Public Hearing & Approve ]bject to conditions 1 & 2 below - Tunnell - Faught Date of P&Z Meeting: August 18, 2005 Decision of P&Z Commission: Approval (6-0) with Commissioners Hall, McCaffrey, Foreman, Milosevich, Kittrell and Reese voting in favor. None opposed. Approval is recommended, subject to the following conditions: 1) Provide dimensions and color specifications on elevation sheels. 2) More architectural detail needs to be incorporated on building elevations, including the consideration of repeating the architectural feature at the southeast comer ofkhe 93,000-square-foot building at the northeast comer. Agenda Request Form - Revised 09/04 Document Name: ~ 1PD-186R7-LI I-AR CASE NO.: P & Z HEAR1NG DATE: C.C. HEARING DATE: STAFF REP.: LOCATION: SIZE OF AREA: CITY OF COPPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT PD-186R7-LL Duke. August 18, 2005 September 13, 2005 Gary L. Sieb, Planning Director Northwest comer of Freeport Parku 16.51 acres of property ,Freeport ay & Bethel Road CURRENTZON~G: PD-186R2-LI (Planned Developmenl-186 Revision 2, Light Industrial) REQUEST: APPLICANT: Amend Planned Development-18~ allowing construction of a 142,247. Block A, and a 93,345-square-fool totaling 16.51 acres of property la Freeport Parkway and Bethel Road. Duke Construction, L.P. Brace Barclay 5495 Belt Line Road, Suite 360 Dallas, TX 75254 (972) 361-6700 Fax: (972) 361-6800 to attach a Detail Site Plan square-foot building on Lot 2R1, building on Lot 2R2, Block A, :ated at the northwest comer of HISTORY: Planned Development-186 has a lon~ history in the City of Coppell. Beginning in 2000, Duke has regularly constructed office/warehouse buildings, and approval of this addition will basically close out the western portion of the original 143-a~re parcel. Page 1 of 5 Item # 4 In the fall of 2000, Council approved a Conceptual Planned Development allowing seven officle/warehouse facilities on this property. Also approved was a Final Plat allowing the construction of Freeport Parkway from Bethel to Ruby Road. In 2001 Council approved a series of plans dealing with tree mitigation, signage, landscaping and decreased parking. Warehouse use parking requirements were md~ced from one space for each 1,000-square feet of warehouse to one space for each 5,000-square feet. Additional monument signlage was allowed and a tree reparation/landscape plan was approved. An approximate 600,000- square-foot warehouse was constrUcted now primarily housing a book depository. In 2002, a 160,000-square-foot facility was approved for U-Line, Inc., and in 2003 construction of a 1,100,000-square-foot building was approved for the Container Store. In July of 2004, two more building8 were approved consisting of a 140,000-square-foot building now housing a bank back-office facility and a 70,000-square-foot building currently being advertised for lease. TRANSPORTATION: Bethel Road is a two-lane asphalt street proposed to be a C4D, four- lane-divided thoroughfare in 90 feet of right-of-way being designed currently with construction estimatC, d to begin in 2006. Freeport Parkway is an improved C4D/6, f~ur-lane-divided street, built to standard within a 110-foot right-of-way. Them is a Hike and Bike easement on the western property line. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: North -office/warehousing; PD-186-LI (planned Development, Light Industrial) South -Minyard's office/warehouse; LI ~Light Industrial) East -vacant land; PD-186-LI (Planned lbevelopment, Light Industrial) West -vacant land; PD-185-LI (Planned Development, Light Industrial) Page 2 of 5 Item # 4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan sh~ws the property as suitable for light industrial and showroom uses. DISCUSSION: When the original Concept Plan was submitted for this 143-acre property in 2000, a total of 2,256,880-square feet of warehouse/office uses were proposed. In subsequent years, revision~ (reviewed in the HISTORY section) reflect a total build-out of 2,358,$98-square feet, or an increase of 102,000-square feet over the original concept. One area of increase involves the case before you. Originally, there were to be two 92,000- square-foot buildings constructed on these two parcels. The plans now indicate 236,500-square feet of building replacing the 184,000-square feet originally planned for this particular site, or an increase of 52,000- square feet. Uses remain as officelshowroom/warehousing. The buildings are projected to comprise 30% office users and 70% warehouse users. The westernmost building is shown to contain 143,200-square feet and the building at the corner of Freeport and Bethel is proposed to contain 93,300-square feet. The buildings are sited as originally proposed, parking is provided where shown on the 2000 Plan, (see HISTORY section for the reduction in parking requirements to one parking space per 5,000-square feet of warehouse use), and landscaping is similar to the earlier concept submittal. This increase in square footage could be supported, provided all other requirements of our ordinances are followed, including plaat types, number of parking spaces, setbacks, building materials, signage, etc. Normally, 20 feet of landscaping is required between two buildings separated by a lot line. Since this is a PD, the 18 feet of landScaping shown (7' plus 2' for parking space overhang on each side of the lot) is acceptable to staff and will be a PD condition. It is interesting to note that if this project is approved, Duke will have completed all proposed building on the west side of Freeport Parkway, a total of over 600,000-square feet of office/warehouse use. Because Bethel is one of the main access roads to our Old Coppell Historic district, we had hoped more detailed buildings would have been designed for this site. This proposal does tackle some of our concerns regarding architectural design. Subtle tilings like more articulation in building facades, additional landscaping along Bethel Road, berming to soften building mass and additional fenestration would all work to complement entering our Historic area. Although not a code requirement, more detailed architectural design would have been preferred for these two buildings. As Stated above, the architect has made some effort to address these issues, but additional deliberation is Item # 4 Page 3 of 5 encouraged. The same comments apply to the building at the intersection of Bethel and Freeport. The northeast corner of this building would be much more attractive if .~t (at least) repeated the same design form as the southeast corner. The Site Plan recognizes a proposed Hike/Bike Trail along the western boundary of this property connecting into our trail system. Given the proximity of this proposed Hike and Bike Trail, a screening wall along the west side of the building on Lot 2R~ to screen the loading docks from the future Hike and Bike Trail is being requested. The Engineering Department is requesting that the cost of ct)nstruction of the 8' sidewalk along Bethel be placed in escrow with the City. These funds will be used to construct the Hike and Bike Trail. The monument signage needs to be indicated on the Site Plan. The applicant stated the desire to construct two monument signs (one on each lot); however, they are not indicated on the Site Plan. If these signs comply with the signage package submitte~ previously, we have no issue with their inclusion. The original submittal indicated two driveways onto Bethel Road. The resubmittal for the Planning and Zoning Commission's consideration increased the number of driveways to four~. While these driveways meet the minimum driveway separation criteria, they appear to be excessive for the two buildings proposed. The qt~antity and locations of these driveways will be evaluated by the Engirleering Department during full engineering review. If the applicant addresses these issues, as well as the concerns of other departments, we can support this request. RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNiNG AND ZONING COMMISSION: Staff recommends APPROVAL of this request, subject t? the following conditions: 1) The location and number of driveways on Bethel Road will be evaluated during engineering review. 2) Monument signage needs to be shown on plates. 3) Provide a screening wall along the west side ~f the building on Lot 2R1 to screen the loading docks from the future Hike and Bike Trail. 4) Provide dimensions and color specifications on elevation sheets. Item # 4 Page 4 of 5 5) More architectural detail needs to be incorpora!ed on building elevations, including the consideration of repeating the architectural feature at the southeast corner of the 93,000-square-foot buil~ting at the northeast corner. 6) PD condition: a minimum of nine feet of landscaping (7' plus 2' for parking space overhang) shall be provided between theibuildings and the parking lot to fulfill the perimeter landscape requirement l~arallel to the mutual lot lines of these two lots. 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 ~tate. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Original Conceptual Site Plan 2. Site, Tree, Landscape Plan and Elevations (seven sheetsI Item # 4 Page 5 of 5 T /-1 - ! qooM ooeqoed ~.t"~ ~ i ®,.:.;e sJeeu[6u~ §Ulllnsuoo ! q~o)4 ooeqoed .~ ~ ~ AIX ~ AIX J,,l~Od: AIX '{' AIX ].UO l{ . ' {'i { I[I j , ~ ~ iii I jjl i U_I IJ_l LJ..