PD Conditions
PD-221-HC
PD-221-HC General purpose and description.
The PD-221-HC district is intended to alter the HC zoning to include concrete tilt
wall construction for office buildings of at least 50,000 square feet in size.
Additionally, the district serves to alter the signage restrictions for office buildings
located in the described area.
Sec. 1. Use regulations.
A building or premise shall be used only for the following purposes:
1. Auto parts sales (new).
2. Barber and beauty shop.
3. Business or trade school.
4. Business support services.
5. College or university.
6. Communications services.
7. Community centers (public or private).
8. Consumer repair services.
9. Drug store or pharmacy.
10. Dry cleaning and laundry.
11. Exhibition hall.
12. Film developing and printing.
13. Financial services.
14. Florist (no outside storage).
15. Furniture stores.
16. Hardware store.
17. Hospital.
18. Jeweler (retail).
19. Laboratory: Scientific, research, testing, medical, dental, or optical so long
as all operations are conducted indoors.
20. Meat market (retail only).
21. Municipal buildings.
22. Other general retail sales of similar nature and character as provided in
this section, subject to the following conditions:
(A) that it be conducted wholly within an enclosed building;
(B) that required yards not be used for display, sale or storage or
merchandise, or for the storage of vehicles, equipment, containers
or waste material;
(C) that all merchandise be first-hand and be sold at retail on the
premises; and
(D) that such use does not promote objectionable odors, excessive
light, smoke, dust, noise, vibration or similar type nuisance.
23. Office/Warehouse (warehouse being limited to a maximum of 20 percent
of the gross floor area).
24. Personal services.
25. Pet services.
26. Photography studio.
27. Postal facilities.
28. Printing shop or company (retail only).
29. Professional and administrative offices where services are provided only
and no chattels or goods are offered for sale on the premises, including
but not limited to doctors, dentists, attorneys, architects, engineers, urban
planners, insurance, real estate, ~nks and similar offices.
30. Radio, television or microwave receiving dish (subject to screening
regulations; see section 12-33-1).
31. Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction work on the
premises, which said building shall be removed.
32. Any use permitted by special use permit, as listed in section 12-30-9,
subject to the exceptions set forth in section 12-22-2.
(Ord. No. 91500-A-30; Ord. No. 91500-A-129; Ord. No. 91500-A-275, ~ 1,12-12-
00; Ord. No. 91500-A-375, ~ 1, 5-11-04)
Sec. 2. Non-permitted uses.
For clarity, the following uses, though not limited to the following, are specifically
not permitted uses within the "HC" district even with a special use permit.
1. Airport.
2. Crop production.
3. Kennels.
4. Any use requiring outside storage.
5. Pawn shops.
6. Seed store.
7. Used automobile sales or display, repair garages, tire and seat cover
shops, or auto laundries unless incidental to a service station.
8. Self-storage or mini-warehouses.
(Ord. No. 91500-A-30; Ord. No. 91500-A-129)
Sec. 3. Area and height regulations.
1. Minimum size of yards:
(A) Front yard: 60 feet.
(8) Side yard: 30 feet.
(C) Rear yard: 20 feet.
2. Minimum size of lot:
(A) Lot area: 10,000 square feet
(8) Lot width: No minimum.
(C) Lot depth: No minimum.
3. Lot coverage: In no case shall more than 50 percent of the lot be covered
by buildings.
4. Height restrictions: Maximum height of 20 stories, but limited to 70 feet on
any portion of the site within 300 feet of property zoned or used for A, SF-
ED, SF-18, SF-12, SF-9, SF-7, SF-O, 2F-9, TH-1, orTH-2. In addition, no
structure may exceed the maximum height limitations as established by the
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board.
(Ord. No. 91500-A-30; Ord. No. 91500-A-129)
Sec. 4. Parking requirements.
Required off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the specific uses
set forth in article 31. No more than 50 percent of the required parking shall be
utilized in the front yard. No parking or loading shall be permitted within 20 feet of
the front property line.
(Ord. No. 91500-A-30; Ord. No. 91500-A-129)
Sec. Sa. Type of exterior construction
All structures shall be 80 percent masonry exterior exclusive of doors and
windows. Stucco is permitted by special use permit only.
1. Masonry is further defined as brick and stone of earth tone colors, other
brick colors shall be permitted as accent provided that, in combination,
accent materials and non-masonry materials do not exceed the 20 percent
non-masonry benchmark on anyone facade.
2. Flat roofs and parapet walls around flat roofs shall have a cornice, cap or
other detail with a vertical dimension equal to at least three percent of the
height of the building. Where as architectural feature extends above the
roofline, and is visible from a public right-of-way, then the back side of this
feature shall be finished of a material that is of the same or similar material
as the front of this feature, i.e. brick. Pitched roofs shall have roofing
material of a lusterless neutral/earth tone or green color. Green colors
shall be limited to dark forest greens, gray greens, pale bluish-gray greens,
slate greens and copper patina. Metal roofs may be standing seam either
with a baked-on lusterless finish or made of copper.
3. Exterior wall surfaces should consist of no more than three colors; a base
color, and/or a trim color, and/or an accent color. The base color may be
utilized on up to 100 percent of the surface area of anyone facade of a
building. Another color, other than a base color, shall be permitted on up to
only five percent of the surface area of anyone facade, and an accent
color on up to only one percent of the surface area of anyone facade. For
calculation purposes, wall surfaces should include eaves, gables and
parapets, but should exclude roofs, awnings, or signs.
4. Glass should not exceed 50 percent of the total area of anyone facade of
a building.
5. Awnings are limited to canvas, or a lusterless, non-metal material that
closely resembles canvas, at least 98 percent of which is a single deep or
neutral solid color. The remaining up to two percent, if different, shall be
contrasting. Awnings shall not be backlit. Lettering and logos should be
limited to a monogram, not exceeding 20 percent of the sign area.
(Ord. No. 91500-A-30; Ord. No. 91500-A-129; Ord. No. 91500-A-319, ~~ 1, 2, 3-
19-02)
Sec. 5b. Type of exterior construction- Office buildings greater than 50,000
SF.
All structures shall be 80 percent masonry exterior exclusive of doors and
windows. Stucco is permitted by special use permit only.
6. Masonry is further defined as concrete tilt wall, brick, stone and faux stone
of earth tone colors, other brick colors shall be permitted as accent
provided that, in combination, accent materials and non-masonry materials
do not exceed the 20 percent non-masonry benchmark on anyone facade.
7. Exterior wall surfaces should consist of no more than three colors; a base
color, and/or a trim color, and/or an accent color. The base color may be
utilized on up to 100 percent of the surface area of anyone facade of a
building. Another color, other than a base color, shall be permitted on up to
only five percent of the surface area of anyone facade, and an accent
color on up to only one percent of the surface area of anyone facade. For
calculation purposes, wall surfaces should include eaves, gables and
parapets, but should exclude roofs, awnings, or signs.
8. Glass should not exceed 50 percent of the total area of the building
facade.
9. Awnings are limited to canvas, or a lusterless, non-metal material that
closely resembles canvas, at least 98 percent of which is a single deep or
neutral solid color. The remaining up to two percent, if different, shall be
contrasting. Awnings shall not be backlit. Lettering and logos should be
limited to a monogram, not exceeding 20 percent of the sign area. Entry
canopies are not defined as awnings.
(Ord. No. 91500-A-30; Ord. No. 91500-A-129; Ord. No. 91500-A-319, ~~ 1,2,3-
19-02)
Sec. 6. Landscaping requirements.
landscape requirements shall be provided according to article 33. Additionally,
those areas which are specified within the Coppell Streetscape Plan shall be
adhered to.
(Ord. No. 91500-A-30; Ord. No. 91500-A-129)
Sec. 7. Reserved.
Editor's note: Ord. No. 91500-A-318, ~ 3, adopted March 19, 2002, repealed ~ 12-
22-7 in its entirety. Formerly, said section pertained to site plan review as
adopted by Ord. No. 91500-A-30, as amended. See the Code Comparative
Table.
Sec. 8 Building Signage.
For office buildings in excess of 50,000 SF, signage shall be limited to a
maximum of 60Q-square feet per building with no more than two (2) signs on any
one building facade.