CC approval on 4/14/98 AGENDA REQUEST FORM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: ril 14, 1998 ITEM #
ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. S-1137, First United Methodist Church of Coppell, zoning change from SF-
7 and SF-12 (Single Family 7 and 12) to SF-7 & SF-12-S.U.P. (Single Family 7 and 12, Special Use Permit),
to allow the expansion of the existing church and additional parking on 12.04 acres of property located at
the northeast and northwest corners of Heartz and Bethel School Roads.
APPROVED
SUBMITTEI~ Gary L. Sieb ~'~ C~TY ~O~,~NC~ L
STAFF COMMENTS:
Da~e of P&Z Meeting: March 1~, 1008
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved ($-0) with Commissioners Nesbit, Stewart, Lowry, MeCaffrey
and Turner voting in favor. None opposed. Commissioners Kit~rell and De~ilippo were absent.
Approval subject ~o the following recommended conditions:
b'.:'i!~ing ~i~e. (CONDITION MET)
3) Screening of new mechanical equipment, undergrounding of any additional electric facilities, and
placement of utility meters in inconspicuous locations.
Agenda Request Form - R~,~ised 3/98 Document Name:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1137, FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH OF COPPELL
P & Z HEARING DATE: March 19, 1998
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 14, 1998
LOCATION: Northeast and northwest corners of Heartz and Bethel School
Roads.
SIZE OF AREA: 12.04 acres of property; proposed 36,200 s.f. addition to existing
15,000 s.f. facility, for a total of 51,200 s.f.
CURRENT ZONING: SF-7 and SF-12 (Single Family-7 and 12)
REQUEST: SF-7 and SF-12-S.U.P. (Single Family-7 and 12, Special Use
Permit)
APPLICANT: Developer: Planner:
First United Methodist Church Harper Perkins Architects, Inc.
420 South Heartz Road 4724 Old Jacksboro Hwy
Coppell TX 75019 Wichita Falls TX 76302-3599
972-462-0471 940-767-1421
Fax 972-393-1260 Fax 940-723-0124
HISTORY: Five acres of the property was platted in 1984. Zoning history
includes a special use permit for day care granted in 1991.
TRANSPORTATION: Bethel School Road is shown on the thoroughfare plan as a C2U
two-lane undivided collector street within a 60'-wide right-of-way,
built to standard east of Heartz Road and substandard in pavement
width west of Heartz. Heartz Road is shown on the thoroughfare
plan as a C2U two-lane undivided collector built to standard, but
within a substandard right-of-way width of 50' (60' is standard).
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SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Single-family residential; SF-12 (Frank Addition) & SF-7
(Willowood and Braewood West)
South- Single-family residential (Northlake Woodlands); SF-12, SF-9 &
2F-9
East - Single-family residential (Northlake Woodlands); SF- 12
West - Day care center & undeveloped; C
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
institutional and medium density residential uses.
DISCUSSION: The church proposes to build a new sanctuary on the site it has owned and
occupied for several years. The plan calls for a few additional parking
spaces on the original site. However, to accommodate the larger building
facilities, the church recently has acquired additional land to the west. On
an experimental basis, the Zoning Board of Adjustment has agreed to
allow a special exception to permit the parking on the new site to be on
grass grown on a specially designed base material capable of supporting
the weight of vehicles and of providing adequate moisture and plant
nutrients. The City Engineering Department will inspect the parking
surface every 90 days and report to the City Council every 6 months on its
durability. If at any time the City determines that the material is
inadequate, the church will be able to use it for 2 years total, after which it
is to be replaced with a concrete surface which meets City specifications.
On the church building site, the proposed new parking pavement is
required to comply with current zoning regulations. These state that
additional vehicular pavement must be held 10 feet away from any side or
rear property line [Section 34-1-8, (C), 2 and Section 33-1, 1]. The four
additional parking spaces proposed near the east property line of the
church building site should be deleted. Four spaces, however, may be
placed elsewhere along the new driveway pavement and f'~re lane,
provided that they are no closer to a property line than 10 feet. Also, the
site plan and elevations do not indicate the location of mechanical
equipment and utility meters, and since the site plan has been revised in
response to Development Review Committee comments, the landscape
plan no longer tracks with it.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of the special use permit and site
plan subject to the following conditions:
1) Deletion of the four additional parking spaces proposed near the
east property line of the church building site.
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2) Provision of a landscape plan that is consistent with the site plan.
3) Screening of new mechanical equipment, undergrounding of any
additional electric facilities, and placement of utility meters in
inconspicuous locations.
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 - church sanctuary site
3) Landscape plan - remote parking lot
4) South and west building elevations
5) North and east building elevations
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