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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Mindi Hurley, Director of Community Development
Date: December 11, 2018
Reference: Consider approval of PD-296-LI, to approve a Detail Site Plan to allow an approximate
85,220 square foot office warehouse building.
2030: Business Prosperity
Executive Summary:
This property was originally part of two larger tracts that is located on the city limit line between Coppell
and Grapevine. The Fellowship Church retained the western portion of the tracts which are contiguous
with the church’s other properties and is also floodway. Samaritan’s Purse recently purchased the
property and plan to construct an 85,220 square foot office/warehouse building.
Introduction:
This proposal is to construct an 85,220-square foot office/warehouse building, which will be used as a
staging location for Operation Christmas Child, which sends shoe boxes filled with Christmas gifts to
children in less fortunate areas of the globe. This portion of the operation will see an influx of volunteers
come to this location in late November to assist in the packing and shipping of these boxes. This facility
will also be the headquarters and staging ground for North American Ministries, a domestic disaster relief
group that deploys to areas impacted by natural disasters. Approximately 77,000 sf will be used for
warehousing goods and the remaining 8,300 sf will be used for offices. Parking based on use requires a
total of 106 parking spaces, which this plan exceeds by providing 288 parking spaces, due to the
anticipated number of persons that will be occupying this facility, during peak times.
They are requesting several modifications to the landscape ordinances and there is a requested varianc e
to waive all of the tree mitigation fees, approximately $70,060. This number does not include trees
located in the building footprint ($42,000) which are exempted in Light Industrial district zoning. While
the organization listed is a 501(c)(3) entity per the engineer’s letter, this property is being used as an
office warehouse, and is not subject to the exception listed in Section 12 -34-2-6A of the zoning ordinance
per staff’s discussion with the City Attorney. The Planning and Zoning Commission were not in favor
of waiving the tree mitigation fees and staff cannot support the variance to this provision of the
Ordinance. If deemed appropriate, the granting of this variance would ultimately be the purview of the
City Council.
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Analysis:
On November 15, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended APPROVAL
of PD-296-LI, Samaritan’s Purse, subject to the following conditions:
1. Additional comments may be generated upon detail engineering review and building permit.
2. All landscape areas shall be irrigated.
3. Tree mitigations fees shall be paid, and a tree removal permit shall be required prior to the
removal of any trees.
4. All signage must meet ordinance requirements.
5. Approve the following variances to the landscape ordinance:
a. To allow trees planted outside of the 15-ft landscape setback along Creekview Drive as
shown.
b. No screening shrubs along the west property line adjacent to the parking area.
c. To allow the existing 27 trees within and additional 9 trees just outside of the western
setback to account for the 36 required trees.
Legal Review:
This did not require city attorney review
Fiscal Impact:
None
Recommendation:
The Planning Department recommended Approval of PD-296-LI, Samaritan’s Purse, subject to the
conditions listed.
Attachments:
1. Variance Request Letter
2. Detail Site Plan
3. Landscape Plan, Tree Survey & Mitigation
4. Elevations and Signage
5. Rendering