CC continuance to 8/24/99 AGENDA REQUEST FORM
ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARJNG: Consider approval of Case No. S-1077R, Sonic Restaurant, zoning change from C-
S.U.P. and C (Commercial and Commercial, Special Use Permit) to C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use
Permit), to incorporate approximately 5,422 square feet of land to an existing .6$8-acre site and allow the
development of 13 additional parking spaces, 9 to include menu boards, located at 201 N. Denton Tap Road.
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Date of P&Z Meeting: July 15, 1999
Decision ofP&ZCommission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners Nesbit, McGahey, Kittrell,
McCaffrey, Halsey and Stewart voting in favor. Commissioner Lowry was absent.
Approval recommended subject to the following conditions:
1) Landscaping requirements must be met or obtain appropriate relief from the Board of
Adjustment.
2) P. cvisc the total square foota~ shown on thc plans. (CONDITION MET)
3) P. cvisc landscapc requirement tabulations. (CONDITION MET)
4) Hours of operation shall be the same as existing hours as follows:
Sunday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 midnight
5) Building material~ shall match cxisfing stmcu~c. (CONDITION MET)
6) Thc landscaping along thc eastern propcrty linc shall bc carried to thc northern property linc
in similar fashion. (CONDITION MET)
7) Thc trash dumpstex be moved north, outside the sight-visibility line, but in an accessible
location.
Staff recommends approval of this request. ~
DIR. INITIALS: ~ ~ FIN. REVIEW: ~ CITY MANAGER REVIEWI ~
Agenda Request Form - t~evised 2/99 Document Name: ~S1077R
i PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. S-1077R, Sonic Restaurant,
~.!~!!~. zoning change from C-S.~.~.P. and C (Commercial and
Commercial, Special Use Permit) to C-S.U.P. (Commercial,
~ Special Use Permit), to incorporate approximately 5,422 square
· ~ feet of land to an existing .658-acre site and allow the
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-..' development of 13 additional parking spaces, 9 to include
~' menu boards, located at 201 N. Denton Tap Road.
~ Mayor Fro Tern Tunn¢ll moved to continue the Public Hearing and table Case
~' 'No. $-1077R, Sonic Restaurant zoning change to come back to Council on
"~'~ August 24, 1999 and to deny the Sonic Addition, Replat of I~t 1R, Block A
-- ~inor ~lat. ~oun~ilm~ber ~hc~ler ~o~dcd thc ~otion; th~ ~otio~
'5-~ ~ith ~ayor ~o T~m Tu~ll ~d ~ou~cil~~r~ ~rs, ~~,
. ~d ~heeler vo~g in f~vor of thc motion.
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This item was considered under Item 14. See Item 14 for minutes.
16. Consider approval the Coppell High School Addition, Amending
Plat and Site Plan amendment, to allow the construction of
concession stands, a press box, additional seating at the
existing football stadium, as well as a multipurpose building,
tennis court, tennis center, storage facility and additional
parking on property located at 185 W. Parkway Boulevard.
Councilmember Stover filed a Conflict of Interest with the City Secretary on
this case and stepped down from and dais. Gary Sieb, Director of Planning
and Community-Services, made a presentation to Council regarding the site
plan. Robert Howman, representing Glenn Engineering, addressed the issue
regarding the screening fence. Councilmember Keenan inquired as to the
location of baseball fields, tennis courts and the time frame of a joint use
agreement between the city and the school. Mayor Sheehan expressed her
concerns about the public not being able to access the tennis courts until late
evening and the lights being turned off at 10:00 p.m. Buddy Echols,
CLVI081099
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1077R, Sonic Restaurant
P & Z HEARING DATE: July 15, 1999
C.C. HEARING DATE: August 10, 1999
LOCATION: 201 N. Denton Tap Road.
SIZE OF AREA: Incorporating approximately 5,422 square feet of land into an
existing .658-acre site, totaling .78 acres.
CURRENT ZONING: C-S.U.P. and C (Commercial, Special Use Permit and
Commercial).
REQUEST: C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permit).
APPLICANT: Owner: Architect:
MHJ Enterprises Wainscott and Associates
P. O. Box 22775 4815 Keller Springs Rd.
Oklahoma City, OK. 73123 Addison, TX. 75001
(405) 722-9390 (972) 447-9119
Fax: (405) 720-9113 Fax: (972) 447-9110
HISTORY: There has been no recent development history on the subject tract,
although the original Sonic drive-in was constructed approximately
five years ago.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D, six-lane divided thoroughfare built to
standard in a 110-120 foot right of way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- vacant; "C'. Commercial
South - vacant; PD-178 for commercial development
East - retail; "TC" Town Center
West -residential: PD-129, SF-9
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
neighborhood retail uses.
DISCUSSION: If this request is granted, the existing Sonic drive-in restaurant would
add 13 additional parking spaces to the site (9 with menu boards), as
well as expand to the north approximately 35 feet. For the most part,
staff supports this application, but requests some modification of the
existing site to bring it more into compliance with our existing codes.
For example, we now require a minimum of 10 feet of landscaping along
the border of any development--this site has, at best, five to eight feet of
landscaping along the south and west property lines; the monument sign
currently on site far exceeds our sign criteria; the dumpster location will
become dangerous once Town Center Blvd. is constructed; additional
parking will be needed for restaurant staff when the road is built and the
existing parallel parking is removed from Town Center Boulevard West;
the existing landscape hedge on the south property line needs
modification to provide our required sight distance view corridor.
The applicant has agreed to modify the monument sign, and move the
dumpster to the location shown on the plan. In addition, he has provided
4 on-site parking spaces for staff, and altered the landscape plan to
comply with sight distance concerns. The one remaining issue relates to
landscaping required by the Zoning Ordinance. Because this site was
developed prior to our existing landscaping requirements, it is short of
required plant material. Based on staff calculations, required
landscaping totals approximately 13,400 square feet. They are providing
roughly 10,000 square feet for a shortage of 3,400. Although meeting
today's total landscape requirement would be difficult to accomplish
given the existing on-site development, additional modification to the site
plan could bring this development closer to conformance. Specifically,
by closing the southeastern entrance to the property an additional 350
square feet of landscape could be added to the required open space. The
applicant is resistant to make this modification, however, citing
convenient access to the property as a main concern. At any rate, the
applicant acknowledges that he is short of required landscaping, and will
appear before the Board of Adjustment and seek relief from this
requirement. Assuming Board action is forthcoming, there are still
several discrepancies in the landscaping calculations that need
clarification. For example, one figure shows the total site area to be
34,000 square feet, and another shows 36,240. In addition, the
dimensions used to calculate perimeter landscaping do not track with the
dimensions on the site plan. Although staff supports this request, these
calculations need revision.
Because this use was developed under a different set of development
guidelines, and the fact that the applicant is attempting to abide by all
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other revisions to the Code since his initial application, (signage,
dumpster location, sight distance requirements, etc.), staff can support
this request provided the Board of Adjustment acts on his landscape
appeal to that body.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff recommends approval of this request subject to the following
conditions:
-landscaping requirements be met or Board of Adjustment
grant appropriate relief
-revision to the total square footage shown on the plans
-revise landscape requirement tabulations
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) S.U.P. Exhibit
2) Elevations, Sign, and Site Plan
3) Landscape Plan
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