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Item 7HCity of Southlake Department of Planning S T A F F R E P O R T May 10, 2006 ZA06-033 CASE NO: Site Plan for Lot 5, Block 1, Chapel Hill Office Park PROJECT: REQUEST: RCP Southlake Boulevard # 1, Ltd. is requesting approval of a site plan for a 6,939 square feet office building within the Chapel Hill Office Park development. The following variance is requested:  Articulation – Vertical articulation is not met on the north façade. Applicant requests approval as shown on the elevation plan. 1. Conduct public hearing ACTION NEEDED: 2. Consider site plan approval ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information (B) Vicinity Map (C) Plans and Support Information Site Plan Review Summary No. 3, dated April 28, 2006 (D) (E) Surrounding Property Owners Map (F) Surrounding Property Owners Responses (G) Full Size Plans (for Commission and Council Members Only) STAFF CONTACT: Ken Baker (748-8067) Dennis Killough (748-8072) Case No. ZA 06-033 BACKGROUND INFORMATION OWNER/APPLICANT: RCP Southlake Boulevard #1, Ltd. PROPERTY SITUATION: The property is located at 261 E. Southlake Blvd. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 5, Block 1, Chapel Hill Office Park Addition LAND USE CATEGORY: Office Commercial CURRENT ZONING: “S-P-2” Generalized Site Plan District HISTORY: -A zoning change with a concept plan was approved by City Council on September 2, 2003. -A site plan for Lots 1 through 4 was approved by City Council on February 17, 2004. -City Council approved a preliminary plat for the development on February 17, 2004. -A final plat was approved by the P&Z Commission on February 19, 2004. TRANSPORTATION Master Thoroughfare Plan ASSESSMENT: The Master Thoroughfare Plan recommends Southlake Boulevard to have 130’ of right-of-way. Adequate right-of-way exists for this road. Existing Area Road Network and Conditions The proposed development has one (1) access directly onto E. Southlake Boulevard (F.M. 1709). The plan shows common access drives to both the West and the East giving the site access to S. White Chapel Boulevard and Parkwood Drive. E. Southlake Boulevard is a 5-lane, undivided thoroughfare with a continuous, two-way, center left-turn lane. The roadway will ultimately be widened to a 7- lane roadway this summer. May , 2005 traffic counts on E. Southlake Blvd (between White Chapel Blvd and Byron Nelson Pkwy) 24hr 21,03622,524 West Bound (WB) () East Bound (EB) () WB 1,1402,236 Peak A.M. () Peak P.M. () 5 – 6 p.m. 11:15 – 12:15 a.m. EB 2,2181,491 Peak A.M. () Peak P.M. () 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Case No. Attachment A ZA 06-033 Page 1 Traffic Impact Use Sq. Ft. Vtpd* AM-AM-PM-PM- IN OUT IN OUT Office 6,939 76 10 1 2 9 *Vehicle Trips Per Day **The AM/PM times represent the potential number of vehicle trips generated during the peak travel times on E. Southlake Blvd. PATHWAYS MASTER PLAN: According to the Master Pathways Plan, an 8’ multi-use trail is programmed along the south side of E. Southlake Blvd. The trail has been constructed and currently exists. WATER & SEWER: Water and sewer were installed within the Chapel Hill Office Park project with development of Lots 1 through 4. TREE PRESERVATION: The applicant is proposing to preserve the existing 40” Post Oak by constructing a retention wall planter around half the area of the canopy and critical root zone area of the tree. The actual width of the entire canopy of the tree and critical root zone area exceeds 45’ so the proposed retention wall planter and proposed access drive would be within the critical root zone area of the tree. DRAINAGE ANALYSIS: This site drains to the north to an existing detention pond constructed for this development. SOUTHLAKE 2025: Land Use Recommendations  Existing land use designations – Office Commercial. P&Z ACTION: May 4, 2006; Approved (6-0) subject to Site Plan Review Summary No. 3, dated April 28, 2006; granting requested variance as presented. STAFF COMMENTS: Attached is Site Plan Review Summary No. 3, dated April 28, 2006. N:\Community Development\MEMO\2006cases\06-033SP.doc Case No. Attachment A ZA 06-033 Page 2 Case No. Attachment B ZA 06-033 Page 1 Case No. Attachment C ZA 06-033 Page 1 Case No. Attachment C ZA 06-033 Page 2 Case No. Attachment C ZA 06-033 Page 3 APPROVED CONCEPTUAL RENDERING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT Case No. Attachment C ZA 06-033 Page 4 SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY ZA06-033Three04/28/06 Case No.: Review No.: Date of Review: Site Plan Project Name: – Lot 5, Chapel Hill Office Park APPLICANT: Realty Capital Corp. ENGINEER: Baird, Hampton & Brown, Inc. Jimmy Archie th 32 Village Lane, Suite 200 309 W. 7 Street, Suite 500 Colleyville, TX 76034 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Phone: (817) 488-4200 x105 Phone: (817) 338-1277 Fax: (817) 424-2448 Fax: (817)338-9245 CITY STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PROJECT RECEIVED BY THE CITY ON 04/17/06 AND WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS. THESE STIPULATIONS ARE HEREBY MADE CONDITIONS OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AMENDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION, PLEASE CONTACT DENNIS KILLOUGH AT (817) 748-8069 OR BEN BRYNER AT (817) 748- 8602. 1.Provide vertical articulation meeting the requirements of Ord. 480, Section 43.9.c.1.c on the north (A variance has been façade. The north façade does not comply with vertical articulation. requested.) 2.Show and label all existing easements on the adjacent property to the east. INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS * A fully corrected plan that includes all associated support plans/documents and conditions of approval is required before any ordinance or zoning verification letter publication or before acceptance of any other associated plans for review. Plans and documents must be reviewed and stamped “approved” by the Planning Department. * All development must comply with the City’s Drainage Ordinance No. 605 and detain all post development run-off. * The proposed site does not exceed the maximum permitted impervious coverage area percentage of 65% for the “O-1” Zoning District. The impervious coverage area percentage of this is approximately 51%. * No review of proposed signs is intended with this site plan. A separate building permit is required prior to construction of any signs. * The applicant should be aware that prior to issuance of a building permit a fully corrected site plan, landscape plan, irrigation plan, and building plans, must be submitted for approval and all required fees must be paid. This may include but not be limited to the following fees: Park Fee, Perimeter Street Fee, Water & Sewer Impact and Tap Fees, and related Permit Fees. Case No. Attachment D ZA 06-033 Page 1 Case No Review No.Dated: Number of Pages: . 06-033 _Three_ April 27, 2006 1 ___ Project Name: Chapel Hill Office Park – Lot 5 (Site Plan) Comments due to the Planning Department: April 27, 2006_____ ContactPhone:Fax: : Keith Martin (817) 748-8229__________ (817) 481-5713___________ =========================================================================== The following comments are based on the review of plans received on April 17, 2006 . Comments designated with a number may be incorporated into the formal review to be considered by either the Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council. Other items will not be addressed by either the P&Z or City Council. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact the department . representative shown above and make modifications as required by the comment =========================================================================== Are the bufferyards correctly shown and labeled? * The proposed Site Plan does not show required bufferyards provided along the interior lot lines. Does the plan meet the interior landscape requirements? * Yes. Does the plan meet the parking lot landscaping requirements? * Yes. Are the parking/bufferyard/landscaping summary charts correct? 1. Please provide the required bufferyards information for the lot being proposed for development, not the entire previously proposed development. 2. Although the required interior landscape area is not provided the required plant material calculations are correct. Please provide the proposed “Provided” plant material calculations within the Interior Landscape Summary Chart. 3. The applicant is requesting that credit for ground cover and seasonal color be given for planting shrubs and trees over the required amount required by the Landscape Ordinance. For Lot 5, the applicant is proposing to provide an excess of one (1) accent tree and eighteen (18) shrubs over what is required by the Landscape Ordinance regulations. Is a tree survey required? * A tree survey of the property was provided with the Site Plan submittal. There is only one Post Oak existing on Lot 5, which the applicant is proposing to preserve, and there are approximately three (3) large Eastern Red Cedars along the east property line which are not shown or identified. Case No. Attachment D ZA 06-033 Page 2 TREE PRESERVATION COMMENTS: 1. The applicant is proposing to preserve the existing 40” Post Oak by constructing a retention wall planter around half the area of the canopy and critical root zone area of the tree. The actual width of the entire canopy of the tree and critical root zone area exceeds 45’ so the proposed retention wall planter and proposed access drive would be within the critical root zone area of the tree. Non-residential Development: * In a non-residential development, all protected trees that the Landscape Administrator determines must be altered in order to install utility lines within public R.O.W. or public utility or drainage easements as shown on an approved Final Plat, or to install fire lanes, required parking areas and building pad sites as shown on an approved Site Plan, shall be exempt from the tree protection and tree replacement requirements listed in Sections 7 and 8 of the Tree Preservation Ordinance. Any protected trees within these areas that the Landscape Administrator determines do not have to be altered shall be subject to the tree protection requirements listed in Section 8 of the Tree Preservation Ordinance, but not to the tree replacement requirements listed in Section 7 of the Tree Preservation Ordinance. All other areas of the development shall be subject to both the tree replacement and the tree protection requirements, and all other provisions of the Tree Preservation Ordinance. Case No. Attachment D ZA 06-033 Page 3 Surrounding Property Owners Lot 5, Chapel Hill Office Park Owner Zoning Land Use 1.Rcp Southlake Blvd # 1 Ltd S-P-2 Office Commercial 2.Rcp Southlake Blvd # 1 Ltd S-P-2 Office Commercial 3.Rcp Southlake Blvd # 1 Ltd S-P-2 Office Commercial 4.Rcp Southlake Blvd # 1 Ltd S-P-2 Office Commercial 5.Rcp Southlake Blvd # 1 Ltd S-P-2 Office Commercial 6.Drill Fill and Bill Lp S-P-2 Office Commercial 7.Edson, Jack & Coila S-P-2 Office Commercial 8.Mdc Southlake 1709 Lp S-P-2 Office Commercial 9.Mdc Southlake 1709 Lp S-P-2 Office Commercial 10.Mdc Southlake 1709 Lp S-P-2 Office Commercial 11.White’s Chapel United CS Public / Semi-Public Methodist Church Case No. Attachment E ZA 06-033 Page 1 Surrounding Property Owner Responses Lot 5, Chapel Hill Office Park Notices Sent: Five (5) Responses Received: None (0) Case No. Attachment F ZA 06-033 Page 1