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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
PD-221R3R4-HC, Hilton Garden Inn
P&Z HEARING DATE: April 16, 2020
C.C. HEARING DATE: May 12, 2019
STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell, Sr. Planner
LOCATION: Located between Point West Boulevard and S. Belt Line Road, north of I-635.
SIZE OF AREA: 2.657 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: PD-221-R3R3-HC (Planned Development 221-Revision 3 Revised 3- Highway
Commercial)
REQUEST: PD-221R3R4-HC (Planned Development 221-Revision 3 Revised 4- Highway
Commercial) to attach a Detail Site Plan for a five story hotel approximately 77,500
square feet in size, on 2.657 acres of land, located between Point West Boulevard
and S. Belt Line Road, north of I-635.
APPLICANT: CONSULTANT PROPERTY OWNER
Jones Carter Frisco 5 Ventures LP
2805 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600 4055 Valley View Lane, Suite 500
Plano, TX 76137 Dallas, TX 75244
Alek Strimple (972) 600-8162
(972) 488-3880 dk@whitestonehm.com
astrimple@jonescarter.com
HISTORY: In February 2007, a 78-acre Planned Development (PD) was established to allow light
industrial, office, retail and hotel uses at the northwest corner of I.H.-635 and S. Belt
Line Road. Since that time, through various PD amendments and minor lot
adjustments, approximately 1/3 of the property has been developed for its intended
uses including office, office warehouse and hotel.
In July 2007, a revised PD Concept Plan was approved for retail and restaurant uses
on the subject 17.4-acre tract. On the same agenda, an 187,535-square-foot, six-story
hotel, with 260 rooms and ancillary uses was also approved.
In June 2008, a PD amendment request was denied for a RaceTrac convenience
food store with gas pumps along Belt Line Road within this 17.4-acre tract.
Included in the reasons for denial, was concern that the first development in this
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PD would set the tone for the development of the remainder of the property in terms
of types of uses and architectural character.
In 2013, a PD amendment was approved to the hotel originally established in 2007, to
reduce the room count, but to include a restaurant and conference center on the five-
acre tract. This 157-room Four Points by Sheraton, includes a 2,000-square-foot
restaurant and a 10,000-square-foot conference center and opened in November 2016.
In February 2016, Council approved a revised Concept Plan for the entire 17 acres for
retail, restaurant, office, bank and hotel uses, and a Detail Plan for the 1st phase of
development along Belt Line Road. The first phase also includes the construction of
the various driveways/mutual access easements and the landscaped plaza area (X-lot).
In February 2017 Council approved the attachment of a Detail Site Plan for two
retail/restaurant buildings totaling approximately 17,000 square feet on 2.9 acres of
property along the frontage of IH-635.
In 2018, Council approved a Detail Site Plan for a 8,526-sf retail/restaurant building
and a parking lot and a revised Concept Plan for a Hotel on the remainder 2.6 acres of
property.
HISTORIC COMMENT: There is no historic significance related to the subject property.
TRANSPORTATION: Beltline Road is a P6D, a major thoroughfare built to standard in a 120-foot right-of-
way. LBJ Freeway is an interstate highway built to federal highway guidelines. Point
West Boulevard is 32-foot wide and built within a 50-foot wide right-of-way and
intersects with Dividend Drive to the north of this property.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North: Office
South: Point West Parking Lot
East: Restaurant & Retail
West: Four Points by Sheraton Hotel
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The 2030 Comprehensive Plan of shows the property as suitable for Freeway
Special District, allowing for regional uses.
DISCUSSION: This is part of the third phase of development that was approved in 2018 for a hotel.
Site Plan:
This proposal is to construct an approximately 77,507 square foot, 5-story Hilton Garden
Inn hotel, containing 134 rooms. This is an interior lot with access from Belt Line Road,
Point West Blvd and I-635 via multiple access easements. The hotel will be oriented
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east/west, with the front facing east toward a private drive. The entrance will have a 24-ft
porte-cochere area for guests checking-in and checking-out. In addition to the standard
hotel requirements, the hotel amenities are proposed to include: a pool (600-sf); an
equipped weight-room/fitness center (900-sf); and an outdoor plaza area (1,400-sf). The
site will have 141 parking spaces and one loading zone for deliveries. A mutual access
easement is needed to connect this property with the property to the north, on the northwest
portion of the site. This is listed as condition within the recommendation. The property
will need to be replatted and delineate the mutual access, fire lane and other easements.
Landscaping & Screening
The site is an interior lot, with the eastern property line acting as half of a 50-ft fire lane,
access, utility and drainage easement that supports the entire Point West development. This
site is surrounded by easements along most perimeters. Ornamental trees line the northern
perimeter that abuts an access easement that also has a 20-ft water line easement within it.
The western perimeter has a combination of ornamental and canopy trees, while the eastern
perimeter has overstory trees in a landscape area that is roughly 20-30 feet in width. One
of the variances requested is to allow a five-foot southern landscape buffer. While the
southern landscape perimeter is narrower than the required 10 feet on the hotel lot, it is part
of the larger landscape island, that is part of the new parking lot that was built with this
third phase of development. Additional trees and landscaping accentuates the hotel
grounds. In addition, the landscaping requirement has been met on-site. Staff is not
opposed to this request.
Building Elevations & Signage:
The building is proposed to be five stories in height with a combination of EIFS accented
with a charcoal color stone. The EIFS finish is proposed to be painted in their prototype
colors with various finishes: E1 – Outerspace in a sand fine finish (Sherwin Williams); E2
– Alabaster White in a sand pebble finish (Sherwin Williams); E3 – Loyal Blue in a smooth
(Sherwin Williams); E4 – Cedar in a wood grain finish (Masterwall). The applicant is
requesting to use four colors on the building façade where normally three are allowed, in
order to match their brand prototype. In addition, that the exterior coverage of the
secondary and accent colors to make up 40% and 15% in order to match their prototype.
These are listed as PD conditions.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of PD-221R3R4-HC, subject to the following conditions:
1. There may be additional comments at the time of Building Permit and Detail Engineering Review.
2. The property shall be platted to provide required mutual access, fire lanes and easements prior to
development. A mutual access easement should be shown on the northwest corner of the site.
3. To allow a 5 -foot landscape buffer along the southern property line.
4. To allow four colors and greater coverage of secondary colors to match the hotel prototype colors.
5. To allow for one loading zone.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend approval of the request
2. Recommend disapproval of the request
3. Recommend modification of the request
4. Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Approved Concept Plan
2. Site Plan
3. Landscape Plan
4. Elevations & Dumpster Enclosure
5. Cover Letter