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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Case No.: PD-298-HC, Feathers Smash
P&Z HEARING DATE: November 21, 2019
C.C. HEARING DATE: December 10, 2019
STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell, Sr. Planner
LOCATION: South side of Vista Ridge Mall Drive, approximately 1050-ft east of SH 121
SIZE OF AREA: Approximately 2.44 acres of land out of a total 3.77 acres of land
CURRENT ZONING: HC (Highway Commercial) & LI (Light Industrial)
REQUEST: PD-298-HC (Planned Development-299- Highway Commercial) to allow a
parking lot to be constructed on approximately 2.5 acres of a 3.77 acre lot located
in Coppell, with an approximate 30,711-square foot badminton facility
constructed on the remainder of the lot located in the City of Lewisville at the
request of Homeyer Engineering on behalf of Feathers Smash, LLC.
APPLICANT: Owner: Engineer:
Harish Reddy Steve Homeyer
Feathers Smash, LLC Homeyer Engineering
1509 Pebble Creek Dr. 206 Elm Street
Coppell, Texas 75019 Lewisville, Texas 75057
(214) 929-9480 (972) 906-9985
hrh_reddy@hotmail.com shomeyer@hei.us.com
HISTORY: This is an oddly shaped piece of property made up of multiple parcels with portions
located in Coppell and other portions located in Lewisville. The parcels in Coppell
have no street access, and this development will combine the various parcels to
create one lot, and thus providing street access from Vista Ridge Mall Drive. A plat
for this new lot has been reviewed by staff and will need to be filed prior to
construction occurring on the site. Since the project lies within two municipalities,
an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Coppell and the City of Lewisville will
be required to be approved by both cities. The Interlocal Agreement that will
facilitate the use on this property and breaks out the responsibilities of each city.
This item is scheduled to go to City Council at the same time as the zoning for this
property.
TRANSPORTATION: Vista Ridge Mall Drive – Major Traffic carrier (P4D)
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North – City of Lewisville - Vacant Land (LI) and Single-Family Residential
Southeast – Single-Family Residential (Coppell Greens); PD-134R-SF-7
West – Concrete Batch Plant; Highway Comm ercial (HC) & Light Industrial (LI)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The 2030 Comprehensive Plan of shows the property as suitable for Freeway
Special District, allowing for regional uses.
DISCUSSION: This property is split between two municipalities and requires an interlocal
agreement to be approved by City Council. The interlocal agreement is scheduled
to go to City Council in December at the same time as the zoning for this
property.
Planned Development (PD)
Staff has met with several parties interested in developing this parcel over the last
few years for various uses. The current applicant purchased this site to construct
a badminton facility. Specifically, the zoning request is a PD for a badminton
facility which straddles both the City of Coppell and the City of Lewisville. The
project is dependent on both cities working together. Staff has been working with
the applicant as well as the City of Lewisville to come up with a plan that benefits
both cities. The actual badminton facility building will be located wholly in
Lewisville, while the required parking will be in Coppell. The building is
proposed to be a tilt wall building with entrances along the southern and western
elevations. The building is approximately 30,711 square feet and will contain 18
courts for badminton as well as a retail component for racquet repair, stringing,
and selling other products associated to badminton.
Site Plan
The portion of the Site Plan located in Coppell will contain all of the parking
proposed for the badminton facility. There are 18 courts proposed, as well as a
retail component, and the required parking is 82 spaces. They are proposing to
provide 107 parking spaces to accommodate for training and tournament play.
The Coppell portion of the site is triangular in shape and has a sloping topography
both north to south and west to east. The parking area has been placed as far west
as possible, away from the residential area to the east. In addition, staff has
worked with the applicant to minimize the visibility of the parking area by
proposing additional trees and shrubs along the eastern portion of the property,
creating a living screen.
Landscape/Screening
The Landscape Plans illustrate that landscaping is being met. While some tree
removal will be required to grade the site, a majority of the eastern limits will be
kept in its natural state, helping to create the living screen between the parking
and residential. Additional tress will be planted within the parking lot area as
required and along the western perimeter. A big focus was to plant a variety of
trees, shrubs and grass along the edge of the eastern parking lot. More than 80
new trees are being planted throughout the site in addition to 131 shrubs. One of
the variances being requested is to provide a living screen in lieu of a masonry
screening wall along the eastern side of the property. As mentioned above, the site
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slopes from north to south as well as from west to east. A channel runs along the
eastern property line which is approximately 10 feet lower than both the proposed
parking area and the existing houses to the east. To place a 6-ft masonry wall in
the channel is impractical, as it would impede drainage and will not offer the
desired screening. A cross-section illustrates the sloping property and also
illustrates that the parking is approximately 90-145 feet from the residential
properties in Coppell Greens. An HOA lot sits in between this property and the
houses. The developer met with representatives from the neighborhood several
times to discuss the project, and staff has received a letter of support for the
project from the Coppell Greens HOA. Additional trees are proposed to be
planted along the southern border of the three Lewisville residential lots, which
also sit approximately 1-10 feet above the proposed site. Staff is working with
the applicant to finalize the tree mitigation calculations.
Drainage
Originally, runoff from the parking lot was proposed to discharge into a drainage
ditch adjacent to the property and then eventually into the TXDOT storm sewer
along the Frontage Road. The City of Coppell requested the developer coordinate
with TXDOT regarding available storm sewer capacity and get confirmation to
use their storm sewer to receiving additional flows. The developer chose the
option of constructing a detention basin on their property to mitigate additional
runoff generated from the proposed parking lot. The detention pond is proposed
along the southern portion of the site. It is proposed to capture water runoff from
the site and will have two curb inlets draining to it as well.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of PD-298-HC, Feathers Smash subject to the
following conditions:
1. The property shall be platted prior to the issuance of a building permit.
2. A tree removal permit shall be required prior to the removal of any trees on the site.
3. There will be additional comments at the time of detail engineering review and
building permit.
4. Revise the tree mitigation plans.
5. The following PD Conditions shall be made part of the Ordinance:
a. No parking lot shall be permitted without the construction of a building.
b. To allow a living screen in lieu of a masonry screening wall. The living
screen shall be irrigated and maintained in a healthy and growing condition.
c. The storm sewer line and water line located on Lot 45X, Block A, of Coppell
Greens Phase 2 shall be extended through this proposed lot with this phase of
construction.
d. Property development is subject to an inter-local agreement between the City
of Coppell and the City of Lewisville.
e. All lighting on the building and in the parking lot shall comply with
photometric and site lighting requirements of the City of Coppell and City of
Lewisville on their respective areas.
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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 & Cross-Section
3. Building Elevations
4. Variance Letters (2)
5. Photometrics