CC approval on 10/13/98 ~5~ AGENDA REQUEST FORM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: October 13, 1998 ITEM # (~
ITEM CAPTION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Consider approval of Case No. S-1150~ Subway Sandwich Shop, zoning change request from TC (Town Center) to TC-S.U.P.
(Town Center, Special Use Permit), to allow a 2,030 square foot sandwich shop to be located in the future shopping center at 230
N. Denton Tap Road.
,4,opROVED i
DATE _
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SUBMITTE~
TITLE~g and Community Services
STAFF RECOMMENDS: APPROVAL
STAFF COMMENTS:
Date ofP&Z Meetinil: September 17, 1998
Decision of P&Z Commission: Approved (5-0) with Commissioners Nesbit, Stewart, Kittrell, Lowry, and MeCaffrey voting in
favor. None opposed. Commissioner Turner was absent. Commissioner DeFilippo has resigned.
Approval subject to the Site Plan and the following recommended conditions:
1) Limit the Subway channel sign to 29 square feet. The color of sign will be restricted to the
uniform sign color selected by the landowner.
2) The proposed hours of operations are:
Monday through Thursday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. to 12 midnight
Sunday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
3) Revise Tower Elevation to reflect the sign's proper size.
DIR. INITIALS: ~..~wseu~, FIN. REVIEW: CITY MANAGER REVIEW:
Agenda Request Form- 3/98 Document Name: ~)~Sll50.sub
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CASE NO.: S-1150, SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP
P & Z HEARING DATE: September 17, 1998
C.C. HEARING DATE: October 13, 1998
LOCATION: Future Eleanor's Square Shopping Center at 230 N. Denton Tap
Road, Suite 102 ~
SIZE OF AREA: 2,030 sf
CURRENT ZONING: TC (Town Center)
REQUEST: TC-S.U.P. (Town Center, Special Use Permit)
APPLICANT: Owner:
Thomas Chapman
716 Falcon Lane
Coppell, TX 75019
(214) 922-1610
FAX: (214) 855-0080
HISTORY: No zoning history. The final plat for the retail building was
approved by City Council on May 12, 1998.
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is an improved six-lane divided thoroughfare
(P6D) contained within a 100'-wide right-of-way. Town Center is
an access street with a variable right-of-way width.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- Vacant; TC
South - Comerica Bank; TC
East - City of Coppell, Police & Courts Facility Addition; TC
West - Sonic Restaurant; C-S.U.P.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
mixed uses.
Item # 5
DISCUSSION: The applicant is proposing a Subway sandwich shop that will also serve
TCBY frozen yogurt products. The new facility will seat a total of 66
people. Staff is comfortable with the store layout. The proposed hours of
operations are as follows:
10:00 am to 11:00 pm Monday through Thursday;
10:00 am to 12:00 am Friday and Saturday; and
10:00 am to 11:00 pm. Sunday
The subrm'tted sign elevations indicate a white and yellow channel letter
sign with brown trimcaps measuring in excess of 30 square feet over the
from facade of the restaurant facing Demon Tap Road. Based on the
width of the store from, applicant is allowed by city code a maximum of a
29 square foot sign. When City Council approved the site plan for this
retail building it placed seven conditions. The 6th condition dealt with'
sign color and limited all signs to a single color, as well as restricting
signs to only channel letters in shades of light grey, light brown, beige,
cream or white. Therefore, applicant will have to modify the color of the
Subway sign to conform to the uniform sign color selected by the
landowner, as well as reduce its size slightly. The interior TCBY neon
sign is acceptable.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
The planning staff recommends approval of the special use permit subject
to the following conditions being met:
1) Limit the Subway channel sign to 29 sf and the color of sign will be
restricted to the uniform sign color selected by the landowner.
2) The proposed hours of operations are:
Monday through Thursday: 10:00 am to 11:00 pm
Friday and Saturday: 10:00 am to 12:00 am
Sunday 10:00 am to 11:00 pm
3) Revise Tower Elevation to reflect the sign's proper size.
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) Floor Plan
2) Informational Sheet
3) Sign Elevations (5 sheets)
4) Site Plan
Item # 5
URWAY, INC. TOM and DEBBIE CHAPMAN
DEPT. 368 OWNERS
P.O. BOX 769
COPPELL, TX 75019
(214) 393-5866
(21,4) 393-4822
City of Coppell September 17, 1998
City Council Members
Dear Council Members,
In the P&Z meeting dated September 17', 1998, I responded to an issue that dealt with limiting the
Subway channel sign as it pertains to the size (total square footage) not exceeding 29 square feet and
the color of its letters. Please note that this letter is included in your packag~ To both issues I
agreed to the "City Code" and the City Councils agreement with the Landlord to abide by the size and
color selections.
I realize the city would like to have a scale drawing of the elevation and the proposed lettering as it
would appear on the from of the store, but I am unable to meet the deadline for the Council meeting on
the 13~ of October in terms of this presentation. I would like to further explain that the Subway
Franchise supplies fixed sizes for its "Channel Letter Signage" to the franchisee, but those offerings do
not meet the City of Coppell's code requirements.
I, therefore, am going to have the landlords sign vendor construct a custom channel letter sign to meet
the city's requirements. This effort requires the landlords sign company to be certified or approved for
Subway's sign specifications. This process is underway, but will not be completed in time for the
Council meeting on the 13~ of October.
Because of my concern for not meeting this deadline, I conferred with Ms. Isabelle Moro of the City
Planning Department. She felt that since I have already agreed to correct the issues with the
Development Review Committee; wrote a letter addressing the issue to the Planning and Zoning
Commission (agreeing to comply on all items) and with this additional letter to the City Council, it
would provide sufficient documentation to proceed to the City Council meeting of October 13th. At the
Councils request, I would also be in agreement to provide the signage drawing and it's specifications for
the city records as soon as they are made available to me.
Sincerely,
Tom Chapman
Subway Franchisee
URWAY, INC. TOM and DEBBIE CHAPMAN
DEPT. 368 OWNERS
P.O, BOX 769
COPPELL, TX 75019
(214) 393-5866
(214) 393-4822
City of Coppell September 17, 1998
Planning and Zoning Commission
To Whom It May Concern,
The following issues were recommended to the Planning and Zoning Commission by the DRC:
Item 1. Limit the Subway channel sign to 29 square feet and the color of the sign will be restricted to
the uniform sign color selected by the landowner.
Subway's Response:
It is Subway's intent to conform to the city code on signage and will comply with the 29 square feet.
Subway will also conform to the color selected by the landowner. It is also Subway's request to the
Planning and Zoning Commission that it maintains its consistency with their decision, when it comes
to other tenants in this center requesting variances to the landowner's choice of signage colors.
Item 3. Revise Tower Elevation to reflect the sign's proper size.
Subway's Response:
In a phone conversation on September 15, 1998, Ms. Isabelle Moro suggested this letter would be
sufficient for (Items 1 & 3) and that a revise Tower Elevation would not be necessary.
Sincerely,
Tom Chapman
Subway Franchisee
City of Coppell
Name of Business: SUBWAY / TCBY
Address: Eleanor's Square
230 North Denton Tap Road
Suite 102
Coppell, Texas 75019
Store Operating Hours: Monday thru Thursday 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Friday thru Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Store dimensions: 29' wide by 70' in depth. Total square footage is
2,030 square feet.
Store seating capacity: 66 people
Submitted by: Thomas Chapman
Owner
Office: 214-922-1610
Fax: 214-855-0080
SUBWAY / TCBY ,
Eleanor's Square
230 North Denton Tap Road
Suite 102
Coppell, Texas 75019
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,SUBWAY Channel Letter Specifications ChannelLetters 2/91
The following arc scale model specifications for SUBWAY Signag¢. In order to maintain continuity throughout thc chain any
sign produced locally must follow these exact specifications. All signagc MUST be approved by Store Design BEFORE
manufacturing unless ordered thru DAI. OR is purchased through one of the local channel letter manufacturers that have been
pre-approved by STORE DESIGN.
NEON CHANNEL LE'I'FERS
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COMPLIES WIl'H UNDERWf'<FrER LABORATORIES r~QUIREMENTS
SUBWAY NEON CHANNEL LETTER SPECIFICATIONS
These sign specifications must be followed without any deviations unless there are written lease or local zoning restrictions. The
logo is a registered trademark and cannot be dis~orte¢l in any way. The channel letter signs must have U.L. approval.
Returns: .040" aluminum, painted SOA 1260 Matthews Brown (PMS 412)
Backs: .063" aluminum
Trim Caps: 1" Duronodic Brown (PMS 412)
Faces: .125 pigmented plexiglass (Robin & Hafts)
Depth of Letter:. $ inches
Colors: "SUB" # 7328 White
"WAY" # 2037 Yellow
Illuminatiom 13mm cool white neon tubing
18"and 24" letters = Two ro~'s
30" and 36" letters = Three rows
Transformers: 60 MA in COLD weather areas (30 MA in WARMER climates)
PK Housings and 1/2" flexible conduit
The proper spacing of the letters will result in the following lengths:
18" Height = I0'-1 1/2" length 30" Height = 16'-10 1/4" length
24" Height = 13'-6" length 36" Height = 20'-2 7/8" length
I]~ All signage MUST be approved by Store Design ~.aY_Qll~manufacturing unless ordered thru DAI. OR is
purchased through one of the local channel letter manufacturers that have been pre-approved by STORE DESIGN,
OUTDOOR SIGNAG E Some landlords and/or zoning departments require
"actual square footage" measurements while others
There are many types of signage intended for use
will need "rectangle square footage" measurements
outside your store. As your main store sign, you
have four options to choose from: a channel letter when approving signage requests. Both equivalents
sign, an awning, a contour box sign, or a single face are provided here.
box sign. Other attention-getting signage that sup-
ports your main store sign may include the use of a Sign Size Rectangular Sq. Ft. Actual Sq. FL
'18" (20 ~/,6" H x 10' 1 '/2" L) 17.53 15.55
pole sign or a readerboard. 24"(271/4" H x 13' 6" L) 31.10 27.50
30"(33 5/s" H x 16'10 ,/4" L)48.31 42.57
When developing your outdoor signage plan, you 36" (40 ~/s" H x 20' 27/s'. L) 69.60 61.27
must use the largest amount of signage allowable by
code and by lease that will physically fit on your *The use of ctmnnel letter signs measuring less than 30" ill
building. Additionalllc all SUBWAY® stores must height must be approved by the Store Design Dept.
have at least one sign on the outside of the building.
Your D.A. may also require a pole sign for your loca- Contour Box Signs
tion. Information regarding your specific local sign If you are not allowed to use channel letters in your
requirements and restrictions can be obtained from locale, or if you have a light-colored building where
your local zoning department. Please become famil- signage "contrast" may be a concern, a contour box
Jar with this information in order to plan your sig- sign is a good choice. A contour box sign is made in
nage needs correctly, one continuous piece, rather than in individual letter
"units." A narrow brown border wraps around each
Channel Letters raised/embossed letter, allowing for the largest let-
Of the four types of outdoor store signs available, we ters possible yet providing enough contrast for visi-
recommend the channel letter option as your first bility (see Figure 2).
choice. Each letter is an individually lit unit with
(see Figure 1). Each unit can either be mounted onto ~1
a fixed bracket or track (referred to as a raceway) or 5
can be installed directly on the wail, where they are
then connected to power. Because each letter is not ~-~,,,,, ~ ,,~-~ ,~.~ ,,~- ..... ,,~,
restricted by a border or any other connective mater-
ial, your square footage display area on a channel let- Figure 2 Contour Box Sign
ter is 50% larger than its box sign counterpart. For
this reason, we recommend the use of channel letters There are a few added benefits to consider with con-
whenever possible, tour box signs:
I :0~ ~ ,,,,c.~ ~ · Great for roof-mounted applications because con-
~ ~~--~~'"~"~T ~ ~ i-~ i-i~ i~,~ ig~]~ netting brackets are practically "unseen" from
, · street level.
~' te~te~ Ifa' high lette~, temo~e ,ransformer~ ~6' high letle~ on raceway~ Uses standard fluorescent tubes for illumination.
When you need to replace a lamp, your local sign
Figure 1 Channel Letter Sign company will probably already have one in stock.
4, Contour box signs suffer less breakage when
shipped by common carrier, (makes this a good
option for international locations).
January 1, 1996 Chapter 5 · Signage & Neon I
TCBY® Interior Window Display Sign (Neon)
General Specifications
All signs are UL and cUL listed. They are supplied as self-contained, ready-to-hang units. Hanging chains (black #14
iack chain) and 4 #313 black'S' hooks are included. Installation requires only a means of attachment for the hanging
chains and a grounded, 120V electrical outlet within the proximity of the line cord's reach.
"TCBY" (double stroke) Treats (single stroke)
Listing: U.L. and cUL (Canadian UL)
Input Requirements: Volts: 120 Vac 50/60 Hz Amps: 1.2 amps
Back Panel: 3/16" Clear Polycarbonate
Neon: TCBY- 10 mm VEEP Green
Treats- 15 mm Magenta
AJI neon tubing is back dipped black
Electrical Insulating Components: Black ElectroBits Caps, Shortstops, and Black G.'r.o. Sleeving
Tube Supports: Srlap Retension Black Val0x 357
Transformer:. 9000W 30 mA Solid State, UL & cUL (Canadian UL) listed
non-mercury migrating
Dimensions: 19 x 30"
On/Off Switch: Pull Chain (on transformer)
Line Cord: 3 Prong (grounded) 6' 120v Power
Wiring: 14 AWG 15,000V G.T.O. Cable o d~,i~on of zeon c~t;o,
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