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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE No.: PD-133R8-HC, Magnolia Office Park (Savannah Coppell)
P&Z HEARING DATE: March 22, 2018
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 10, 2018
STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell, Senior Planner
LOCATION: South side of S.H. 121, approximately 215 feet west of N. Denton Tap Road
SIZE OF AREA: 5.41 acres
CURRENT ZONING: PD-133-HC (Planned Development District-133-Highway Commercial)
REQUEST: PD-133-HC (Planned Development District-133-Highway Commercial) to PD-
133R8-HC (Planned Development District-133 Revision 8-Highway Commercial)
to attach a Detail Site Plan to allow six, one-story office buildings to be located on
the south side of S.H. 121, approximately 215 feet west of N. Denton Tap Road, at
the request of Suha Ventures LLC, being represented by Matt Moore, Claymoore
Engineering.
APPLICANT: DEVELOPER CONSULTANT
Savannah Developers Claymoore Engineering, Inc.
15660 N. Dallas Parkway 1903 Central Dr., Suite 406
Dallas, TX Bedford, TX
Steve King Matt Moore, P.E.
(972) 248-2147 (817) 281-0572
steve@savannadevelopers.com matt@claymooreeng.com
PROPERTY OWNER
SAHU Ventures LLC
4901 Monterey
Frisco, TX
Subba Raju Kosuri
(214) 663-1387
srajukosuri@gmail.com
HISTORY: This property was part of a larger 87 acre Planned Development (PD) approved in
1994 as PD-133, Coppell 200 South Addition. The original PD approved provided
for single-family residential, open space and highway commercial uses along S.H.
121 and Denton Tap Road. The residential component (Magnolia Park) was the
first portion constructed. By 2005, a free-standing restaurant (Deliman’s Grill),
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retail strip center (Magnolia Village) and bank (Legacy Texas) were constructed
and occupy the commercial land along Denton Tap Road. This new request would
occupy the remainder of the vacant property, which is located along S.H. 121. Two
previous requests for this property were denied in 2013. The first was for a 28-lot
single-family (SF-7) proposal and later that same year a revised proposal for a 13-
lot single-family (SF-7) proposal.
HISTORIC COMMENT: This property has no noted historical significance.
TRANSPORTATION: Adjacent to S.H. 121 Frontage Road. Denton Tap, to the east, is a P6D, a six-lane
concrete divided thoroughfare.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North: S.H. 121 frontage road and Sam Rayburn Tollway
South: Single-Family Residential; PD-133R-SF-9
East: Legacy Texas Bank; PD-133R3
West: Single-Family Residential; PD-133R-SF-9
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
Coppell 2030, A Comprehensive Master Plan, shows this property as appropriate
for Freeway Special District.
DISCUSSION: This 5.41-acre tract is the last remnant piece of property associated with PD-133.
The property fronts on S.H. 121 and backs up to single-family residential (Magnolia
Park). Two previous requests to convert this property to residential were denied
in 2013. The current proposal is to allow for an office campus consisting of six
single-story office/medical office buildings. The site provides good transportation
access to the highway and frontage roads. The six buildings will be located on one
lot with access from two driveways on S.H. 121. In addition, there are existing
mutual access easements connecting this site to the Deliman’s Grill, Magnolia
Village and Legacy Texas Bank’s property. There will be no direct access from the
adjacent residential property to this site. A masonry screening wall, six and a half
feet in height, is proposed along the common commercial and residential property
line. In addition to the screening wall, there will be a row of live oak trees along
the rear landscape buffer that will provide additional screening with their tree
canopies.
The buildings will share a common architectural style with clean lines and a
combination of brick and stone. The brick color proposed is a blend of lighter and
darker red colors. There are two natural stone veneers proposed to be used on the
façade in addition to cast stone which will be used under the windows as a wainscot.
Secondary materials include metal coping, and metal panels as accents. Some of
the taller architectural elements will have glass panels – spandrel glass, to allow
more natural sun in. Metal canopies provided on the building provide both shade
from the sunlight as well as providing architectural detail. Wall areas of the building
have been identified for future signage, which will need to comply with ordinance
requirements and provide a consistent style and material. The developer is
proposing to have a monument sign, 60 square feet in size, which compliments the
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building’s design. It will consist of a brick and cast stone base, and will have a
metal panel and sign cabinet. Tenant names will consist of reverse channel letters
with halo illumination.
The lot is rectangular, approximately 960-ft x 250-ft at its widest points. Two
drives are proposed along S.H. 121 with the most westerly having a deceleration
lane. A 20’ landscape buffer is proposed along the front of the property. Due to
the waterline, sidewalk and other utility easements along the front of the property,
36 ornamental trees will be placed in this landscape buffer versus overstory trees.
Staff has worked with the applicant to provide additional overstory trees along the
remaining perimeter areas, with an emphasis on the western and southern
boundaries adjacent to the residential. Additional landscaping in the form of grass,
trees, shrubs and groundcover are proposed around and in between the buildings.
The developer is also providing enhanced pavement and outdoor seating areas in
the form of a paver terraces with pergola and benches as illustrated on the landscape
plan to compensate for the shortage in non-vehicular landscape area.
In total, approximately 25% of the site is landscaped. One modification to the HC
District regulations relates to the provision of not more than 50% of the required
parking shall be located in the front yard. There are 249 spaces required and
provided on site and in this case approximately 56% of the required parking or 15
additional spaces are located in the front yard. Due to a number of factors such as
the lack of depth of this site, and the emphasis to keep as much landscaping as
possible on the site, staff is not opposed to this proposed modification. Overall this
site is well suited for this development, with good access to the highway and
frontage roads and will create a good buffer for the adjacent residential.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of the request subject to:
1. There may be additional comments during the Detail Engineering review.
2. A plat will be required.
3. All proposed wall signage shall comply with ordinance requirements, be consistent in style and material.
4. The masonry screening wall adjacent to the residential shall be constructed prior to issuance of a building
permit.
5. The applicant and staff to explore options to close the gap in the screening wall abutting Magnolia Park.
6. The sewer line across the rear of the property to be private.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Approval of the request
2. Denial of the request
3. Modification of the request
4. Take the case under advisement to a future date
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Narrative
2. Site Plan
3. Landscape Plan & Details
4. Elevations & Signage
5. Screening Wall & Enclosures