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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Mindi Hurley, Director of Community Development
Date: May 14, 2019
Reference: Consider approval of a zoning change to S-1244R-LI (Special Use Permit-1244 Revised
-Light Industrial), to approve a revised site and landscape plans and building elevations
for the expansion of the Rolling Oaks Memorial Center, including buildings, plots and
Mausoleum.
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Executive Summary:
The request is to allow the Phase 2 expansion of the Rolling Oaks Memorial Center.
Introduction:
The City of Coppell acquired this property in the year 2000 and a Feasibility Study for this site was
originally conducted in 2004. In 2008, the site was rezoned to S-1244-LI to allow the development of a
Municipal Cemetery and ancillary uses. In the first phase of development a mortuary, columbarium,
pavilion and burial areas were established. The property was platted originally in 2008 into one lot that
encompassed approximately 16 acres. It was then replatted in 2009, creating three lots; Lot 1R for the
existing cemetery, Lot 2 for the funeral home and Lot 3 for a columbarium. In 2016, it was
recommended that the entire site be reevaluated, and from that reevaluation a new conceptual master
plan was created. This new master plan addressed future phases and took into consideration
appropriate amenities and ultimate buildout of the entire property. The resulting conceptual Master
Plan was considered and endorsed by the City Council at the May 9, 2017 meeting.
Analysis:
Phase 2 formalizes the previously presented and adopted Concept Master Plan. This will include the
replatting Lots 1R and 3, together with the remaining unplatted property east of the existing cemetery
that the City of Coppell owns, for a total of approximately 27.698 acres of property. The Site Plan for
Phase 2 (sheet C-4) includes the following elements proposed to be constructed with this phase: crypts,
mausoleum, family estates, children’s garden expansion, three shelter/pavilion areas, office and
maintenance shop area, lake area and the extension of the fire lane.
The proposed buildings and building material will match and complement the existing buildings. The
site is heavily wooded, and most of the Phase 2 development will occur in the middle section of the
property, leaving a good majority of the site in its natural state. Sheet L-0 gives a good visual of the
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proposed landscaping and what is being preserved. In the areas where trees are proposed to be removed
to prepare the site for the burial grounds or buildings, landscaping is proposed. On April 18, 2019 the
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended Approval (5-0) of S-1244R-LI, with the following
condition:
1. There may additional comments generated during detail engineering review.
Legal Review:
This did not require city attorney review
Fiscal Impact:
None
Recommendation:
The Planning Department recommends approval.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Fully Developed Site Plan
3. Site Plan
4. Overall Planting Plan
5. Building Elevations and Perspective View (12 pages)