AGNREQ/SR 121311CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: PD -252-11, Allstate Insurance Office
P&Z HEARING DATE: November 17, 2011
C.C. HEARING DATE: December 13, 2011
STAFF REP.:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
CURRENT ZONING:
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
Matt Steer, City Planner
709 South Coppell Road
0.25 acres of property
H (Historic)
A zoning change to PD -252-H (Planned Development -252 -Historic), to allow site
modifications to support conversion of a residential structure to an office use.
Owner:
The Huemmer Agency
Paula Huemmer
870 S Denton Tap, Suite 200
Copell, Texas 75019
Phone: 972-393-2528
Fax: N/A
Architect
GPF Architects
Gregg Frnka
721 Dove Circle
Coppell, Texas 75019
Phone: (972) 824-7966
Fax: (972) 462-1368
Email: gpfarchitects(kamail.com
HISTORY: The Old Coppell Master Plan was accepted by City Council in April of 2002. On
May 13, 2003, Council amended the Land Use component of the 1996
Comprehensive Plan and enlarged the Historic Overlay district, as proposed in the
Old Coppell Master Plan and as recommended in April, 2003 by the Planning
Commission. On January 11, 2005, the HO (Historic Overlay) district, containing
various base zonings, was changed to a straight H (Historic) district, which
includes standards for construction, design guidelines and use regulations for Old
Coppell. In January 2007, 17 acres of the property to the west was rezoned to
Historic and the future land use plan was amended to allow for a continuation of
the targeted uses outlined in the Old Coppell Master Plan - retail, offices,
restaurants and similar uses. In August 2010, the final plat of Old Town (Main
Street) was approved, subdividing the property to the west for the purpose of
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establishing street rights-of-way and necessary infrastructure to support
development.
The structure on the subject property was built in 1940. It was subsequently
altered to include a carport and has never been platted.
TRANSPORTATION: A portion of South Coppell Road directly abutting this property was recently
improved to a two-lane 37 -foot undivided concrete roadway within 60 feet of
right-of-way. The remaining portion is an unimproved asphalt roadway,
scheduled to be improved in the near future with the Bethel Road and Old Town
(Main Street) infrastructure improvements. South Coppell Road to the south of
this property was recently improved and contains angled on -street parking on both
sides.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North — residence; H (Historic)
South — residence; H (Historic)
East — replica Minyard Drug Store and Kirkland House; PD -234-H (Planned
Development -234 -Historic)
West — vacant; PD -250-H (Planned Development — 250 — Historic)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan of March 2011 shows the property as suitable for
development in accordance with the Old Coppell Historic District.
DISCUSSION: Site Plan
This is a fairly simple request to allow site modifications supporting conversion of
a residential structure to an office use. This is the second conversion along this
stretch of South Coppell Road. The first was done in November 2004 for a
computer consulting office located at 717 South Coppell Road. The subject lot is
709 South Coppell Road, located on the west side of Coppell Road directly
opposite the replica Minyard's Drug Store building. The proposed use is a
professional office to house Paula Huemmer's Allstate Insurance Agency. The
reason for requesting a Planned Development (PD) is due to the plan not meeting
all of the landscaping and setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
Parking & Sidewalk Requirements:
The proposed asphalt material for the parking lot is acceptable within the Historic
District and will be included as one of the conditions within the PD. Although
parking lot paving is granted an exception in the H District, sidewalks are still
required to be constructed of concrete. Staff recommends the four -foot asphalt
sidewalk be revised to "concrete." The existing structure is 1,741 -square -feet, and
based on the ratio of one space per 300 square feet, six parking spaces are
required. Six are proposed and are shown in the rear of the property. A 12 -foot -
wide asphalt drive is proposed to extend from South Coppell Road, widening into
a 20 -foot -wide drive aisle between the two proposed parking spaces to the south
and the four to the north. The applicant intends to preserve the existing equipment
shed within this area. Five feet of landscaping are required along the west
property line and the west side of the drive aisle. Also the parking area is
required to be screened from adjacent properties. This shall be accomplished
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