CC approval on 5/13/97 AGENDA REQUEST FORM
TY COUNCIL MEETING: May 13, 1997 ITEM #I~
ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. S-1126, Tren-Tech Companv, zoning change from
C (Commercial) to C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permit), to allow the
operation of a business within a residential structure on Commercial
property, located at 828 Howell Drive.
TITLE~ Director of Planning and Community Services
STAFF RECO~/K.~s Approval ~ Denial
STAFF COMMENTS:
Date of P&Z Meetinq: March 20, 1997
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (6-0) with Commissioners Lowry,
Jones, Wheeler, Cruse, DeFilippo and McCaffrey voting in favor. None
opposed. Commissioner Mabry was absent.
Approval subject to the following conditions:
1. Hours of operation shall be limited from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
weekdays.
2. Compliance with the Engineering comment (attached).
NOTE: On May 1, 1997, the Board of Adjustment approved a special exception
to reduce the required number of parking spaces.
APPROVED
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DIR. INITIALS: FIN. REVIEW CITY MANAGER REVIEW:
.Agenda Request Form - Revis~kl~ 1/97 Document Name SlI26.PZ
CITY OF COPP~].L
PLANNING DF.,PARTMF~IT
STAFF RRPORT
CASF. NO.: S-11' .6, TRF, N-TECH COMPANY
P & Z HEARING DATE: March 20, 1997
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 8, 1997
L(~ATION: 828 Howell Drive.
SIZE OF AREA: .194 acres; residential structure is approximately 1,230 square
feet in size
CURRENT ZONING: C (Commercial)
REQUEST: C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permit).
APPLICANT: Applicant:
Mr. Ronal H. Jessen
Tren-Tech Company
828 Howell Drive
Coppell, TX 75019
(972) 304-2171
HISTORY: No zoning history.
TRANSPORTATION: Howell Drive is a od-de-sac serving the North Lake Estates
subdivision.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- D.A.R.T. right-of-way; "C' Commercial and "LI" Light
Industrial;
South- vacant; "C" Commercial;
East North Lake Estates; "C" Commercial
West Pinkerton Elemeatary School; "C" Commercial.
COMPI~R~IRNSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property suitable for
Item # 6
DISCUSSION: One of the moat important aspects of converting a residential property to
a commercial use is the adequate provision of parking. Current city
parking standards for a business building of this size is 4 off-street parking
spaces. The exi~ing l~rking ~ do not conform to city regulations in
number nor layout.
The applicant is a safely consultant to the construction industry, primarily
utility con~. The company anticipates minimal vehicular traffic on
Howell Drive, as most of the company business is conducted at the
client's place of business or project. To avoid constructing additional
parking spaces, staff suggested that the applicant seek a special exception
from the Board of Adjustment. At the Development Review meeting the
applicant was urged to apply for the special exception at next month's
Board of AdjusUnents meeting. The City has yet to rw~ive an application
from the applicant.
Tbe exterior ~ of tim house will not be altered. There will be
no exterior signage, the overall landscaping will remain intact except that
the planters in front of the residential structure will be removed.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNXNG AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff reeommend~ ~tpprov~ of tbe ~ u~ permit conditioned upon the
Bomrd of Adju.~ment granting a special exception to reduce the required
number of parking space and subject to Engineering comments.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request 2) Recommend di~opmval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
4) Take under advisenmat for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMFJqTS: 1) Site Plan
2) Land.ape
3) E)e~arl~lal Comments
Item # 6
~AR ! 3 1997
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMtT~g~ ......
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
ITEM: S-1126. Tren-Tech Company. a zoning change from C (Commercial)
to C-S. U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permit), to allow the operation
of a business within a residential structure on Commercial properly,
located at 828 Howell Drive, at the request of Ronald Sessen.
DRC DATE: February 27, 1997 and March 6, 1997
CONTACT: Mike Martin, P.E., Assistant City Engineer 004-3679)
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COMMENT STATUS: P4tELIMINARY /FINAL REVISED
AFTER t~&Z
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1. The driveway and parking lot to be 6" reinforced concrete pavemem with 6" stabilized
subgrade.
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addition to the City of Coppell, Dallas Oxmty, Texas, according to the
plat thereof recorded in Vol~e 45, Page 65, Hap Records, Dallas County,
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