Planning & Zoning Commission

255 Parkway Blvd.

Agenda — 19 items

1. 1 Edmund Haas Glenn Portman (Chair) (Vice Chair) Cindy Bishop Sue Blankenship Freddie Guerra Kent Hafemann Ed Maurer PRESENT: Chairman, Edmund Haas; Vice Chair, Glenn Portman; Commissioner, Ed Maurer; Commissioner, Kent Hafemann; Commissioner, Cindy Bishop; and Commissioner, Freddie Guerra via Zoom. ABSENT: Commissioner, Sue Blankenship Also present were Mary Paron-Boswell, Senior Planner; Matt Steer, Development Services Administrator; Aaron Tainter, Assistant Director of Public Works; Cole Baker, E.I.T., Graduate Engineer; Dezirae Veuleman, Code Compliance Officer; Phoebe Stell, Deputy City Secretary; Robert Hager, City Attorney; and Kami McGee, Board Secretary.
2. 2 Notice was given that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Coppell, Texas, met on Thursday, October 17, 2024, in Regular Called Session at 6:00 p.m. for Work Session, and Regular Session at 6:30 p.m., at Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. As authorized by Section 551.071(2) of the Texas Government Code, this meeting may be convened into closed Executive Session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney on any agenda item listed herein. The City of Coppell reserves the right to reconvene, recess or realign the Work Session, or called Executive Session, or order of business, at any time prior to adjournment. As authorized by Section 551.127, of the Texas Government Code, one or more commissioners or employees may attend this meeting remotely using videoconferencing technology. The purpose of this meeting was to consider the following items:
3. 3 Regular Session (Open to the Public)
4. 1. Call to order
5. 2. Work Session (Open to the Public) a. Discussion of agenda items. b. Discussion about Joint Meeting.
6. 3. Regular Session (Open to the Public)
7. 4. Citizens Appearance
8. 5. Consider approval of the September 19, 2024, Planning and Zoning meeting minutes. 2024-7730 Approved Pass
9. 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of PD-134R4-SF-7, 134 Turnberry Lane (STR), a zoning change request from PD-134R-SF-7 (Planned Development- 134 Revised- Single-Family-7) to PD-134R4-SF-7 (Planned Development- 134 Revision 4- Single-Family-7) to consider allowing a short-term rental for one room, on 0.17 acres of property located at 134 Turnberry Lane, at the request of Aditi Kharel, the property owner. STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell 2024-7725 Approved Pass
10. 7. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of PD-301R5-HC, Victory Shops Coppell, a zoning change request from PD-301R3-HC (Planned Development 301-Revision 3-Highway Commercial) to PD-301R5-HC (Planned Development 301- Revision 5-Highway Commercial) to revise the Concept Plan for the overall development of the site and allow for a combination of retail, restaurant with and without drive-throughs, and a Hotel on 11 lots totaling approximately 16.77 acres of property; which incorporates a Detail Site Plan to allow a 16,510-sf multi-tenant building with restaurant and retail uses with a drive-through on Lot 3, Block A, on approximately 2.17 acres; a Detail Site Plan for a 16,780-sf multi-tenant building with restaurant and retail uses on Lot 4, Block A, on approximately 2.24 acres of land; a Detail Site Plan for a 9,095-sf building with restaurant and retail uses with a drive-through on Lot 2, Block A, on approximately 1.70 acres; and a Detail Site Plan for a 79,202-sf five-story hotel on Lot 8, Block A, on approximately 2.96 acres of land located at the southeast quadrant of S. Belt Line Road and Dividend Drive, at the request of Victory Retail Coppell, LLC, being represented by Kirkman Engineering, LLC. STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell 2024-7721 Approved Pass
11. 8. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of PD-318-LI, 300 Freeport Parkway Redevelopment, Lot 1, Block A, a zoning change request from LI (Light Industrial) and S-1132 (Special Use Permit 1132) to PD-318-LI (Planned Development 318-Light Industrial) allowing for a Detail Site Plan for one office/warehouse building (186,143 sq. ft.) and associated easements and fire lane configuration on 13.05 acres of property, located on the east side of Freeport Parkway and approximately 2,300 -ft south of Sandy Lake Rd, being developed by Alliance Industrial Company, and being represented by Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC. STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell 2024-7723 Approved Pass
12. 9. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of 300 Freeport Parkway Redevelopment Addition, Lot 1, Block A, Replat, to plat the two properties into one lot, a portion being a replat of Alford Media Addition, consisting of 13.05 acres of land located south of Sandy Lake Road and on the east side of South Freeport Parkway, being developed by Alliance Industrial Company, and being represented by Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC. STAFF REP.: Mary Paron-Boswell 2024-7724 Approved Pass
13. 10. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of text change amendments to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Article 31-3 (Off-street loading space, all districts); adding “Existing loading dock areas of warehouse/distribution sites within the Light Industrial District may be converted to additional off-street parking spaces provided the area is screened from public view or adjacent property with evergreen landscaping in accordance with Section 12-34-7 General Standards, or with a masonry screening wall in accordance with Section 12-33 Screening Standards.” STAFF REP.: Matt Steer 2024-7728 Approved Pass
14. 11. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of text change amendments to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Article 31-6 (Parking requirements based on use); amending the off-street parking requirements for “Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research or testing laboratory, creamery, bottling plant, warehouse, printing or plumbing shop, or similar establishment” to replace the term “warehouse” with “warehouse/distribution” and revise the parking requirements from “One parking space for each employee on the maximum working shift plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith, but not less than one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area” to “One parking space for each employee on the maximum working shift plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith, but not less than one parking space for each 2,000 square feet of floor area.” STAFF REP.: Matt Steer 2024-7727 Approved Pass
15. 12. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of text change amendments to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Article 31-7 (Rules for computing number of parking spaces); adding “6. The Director of Community Development is authorized to grant a 5% reduction in parking for retail centers greater than 10,000 square feet in building area. 7. The Director of Community Development is authorized to approve a reduction of the number of required parking spaces by more than 5% reduction in the number of required parking spaces for retail centers greater than 10,000 square feet in building area, if such reduction is supported by the findings of a parking study and alternate parking plan obtained by the owner or developer of the property that is prepared by a licensed transportation engineer.” STAFF REP.: Matt Steer 2024-7726 Approved Pass
16. 13. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of text change amendments to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Article 12-29-4 (Provisions for Business Zoning Districts) to allow signs, excluding pole signs, built prior to 1990 to be rebuilt in the same location with the same height and width, provided they are architecturally compatible with the main structure on site. STAFF REP.: Matt Steer 2024-7729 Approved Pass
17. 14. Update on City Council Items.
18. 15. Adjournment
19. 20 ______________________________ Edmund Haas, Chair ______________________________ Kami McGee, Board Secretary