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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
PD-300-LI, Fire Station #4
P&Z HEARING DATE: July 18, 2019
C.C. HEARING DATE: August 13, 2019
STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell, Sr. Planner
LOCATION: South side of Northpoint Drive, approximately 700 feet east of Royal Lane
SIZE OF AREA: 4.33 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: LI (Light Industrial) & PD-194R4R-LI (Planned Development-194-Revision 4
Revised-Light Industrial)
REQUEST: A zoning change request from LI (Light Industrial) and PD-194R4R-LI (Planned
Development-194-Revision 4 Revised-Light Industrial) to PD-300-LI (Planned
Development-300- Light Industrial) to allow a 19,275 square foot Fire Station #4
and includes a Resource Center, on approximately 4.33 acres of property.
APPLICANT: Owner: Architect:
City of Coppell Kendal Pope
255 Parkway Blvd BRW Architects
Coppell, TX 75019 3535 Travis Street, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75204
214-528-8704
kpope@brwarch.com
HISTORY: In 2012, a 300,800-square foot office/warehouse building was constructed on a
portion of the Amberpoint Business Park at Coppell Addition. The building was
constructed on the east side of Northpoint Drive, while the panhandle portion of the
lot was left undeveloped. The City of Coppell acquired this undeveloped portion
(1.567 acres) of the Amberpoint Business Park at Coppell Addition. The remainder
of the property is existing city open space property.
HISTORIC COMMENT: This property does not have any historic significance.
TRANSPORTATION: Northpoint Drive is a 41’ two-lane concrete undivided thoroughfare within a 60’ right-
of-way.
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North: Office/warehouse; PD-194R2-LI
South: Wagon Wheel Park; LI (Light Industrial)
East: Wagon Wheel Park; LI (Light Industrial) & Office/Warehouse (PD-194R4R-LI)
West: Office/warehouse; LI (Light Industrial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Coppell 2030 Comprehensive Master Plan, adopted March 22, 2011,
shows the property as suitable for Industrial Special District and Parks and
Open Space.
DISCUSSION: The Fire Department performed an analysis for Standards of Cover, which analyzes
the response times to areas of the city. One of the items to come out of this study
was the need to provide better response times to the western portion of the city.
The new fire station will provide needed emergency medical and fire service
delivery to the west side of the city. The fire station will also help the City maintain
its ISO (Insurance Service Office) Class 1 rating.
This request is to approve Detail Site Plan to permit an approximate 19,275 square
foot fire station and resource center on approximately 4.33 acres of land located on
Northpoint Drive, approximately 700 feet east of Royal Lane. The Detail Site Plan
identifies the location of the fire station and associated parking. The fire trucks will
have fire garage doors facing Northpoint Drive. From Northpoint Drive they will
be able to respond to emergencies on the western side of the city with a shorter
response time. This site will allow better access to SH 121, Royal Lane, Sandy
Lake, Freeport Parkway, etc. and the industrial buildings on the western portion of
the city.
The site plan identifies parking for fire department staff at the rear of the building
with gated access, and visitor parking at the front of the site with a separate
driveway. The western portion of the site will have a decorative metal fence with
stone columns around the staff parking area. There is an existing driveway located
on the western boundary, which will be shared with the water tower and ballfields.
The site is heavily treed and has topography which will require adding fill to the
site in order to level the site and construct the building. The building was proposed
in this location because it required the least amount of fill due to topography and
would also provide the least amount of tree removal. There are approximately
4200” of protected trees on site. Approximately 1000” will be removed including
one historic tree (45”) which is located in the building footprint. The City of
Coppell is exempt from the tree mitigation fees. If the City were not exempt, the
fees would be approximately $139,000. A technical variance is being requested to
allow for three parking spaces in the front yard, as pushing these parking spaces
further into the lot would require additional fill and result in the loss of additional
trees. Staff has no objection to this variance request.
The Landscape Plan is generally compliant with the provisions of the Landscape
Ordinance and the landscaping overall exceeds what is required by ordinance.
Approximately 60% of the site is landscaped. Some modifications to the required
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landscaping were necessary to allow for a clear vision area for the fire trucks at the
driveway entrances. They are providing approximately 19 new trees to the site.
Staff is working with the consultant to add more trees to the site while maintaining
visibility for the fire vehicles.
The proposed building will have a stone façade with fiber-cement accent panels.
On the north (front) elevation there are three large overhead doors for the fire
engines and two additional overhead doors for other fire department vehicles. The
northern façade also has many windows to allow for natural light into the building.
The south (rear) portion of the building also consists mainly of stone with fiber-
cement accent panels. There is an additional overhead door at the rear for access
to the garage space. The eastern portion of the building will consist of the offices,
sleeping and living quarters for the fire department staff. The building will have a
sloped gabled roof. Overall, the building is 78% masonry, with the north elevation
exceeding the 80% masonry requirement at 89% and the remaining elevations
ranging from 71-79%. While the other main material component is cement fiber,
it does not fall into the masonry definition. A variance is requested for the project.
Staff has no objection to this request.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of PD-300-LI, Fire Station #4 & Resource Center, subject to the following
conditions:
1. Additional comments will be generated at the time of Detail Engineering review.
2. Approval of the variances to the masonry veneer requirements and the location of the three
parking spaces in the front yard.
3. Revise the Landscape Plan per staff comments.
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
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Site Plan
2. Landscape Plan
3. Elevations & Rendering
4. Tree Survey
5. Color Board