From
Monica Espinoza, Executive Assistant
Title
Z201002 - Zoning Change - LI at 1303 W Hunter Ferrell Rd (City Council District 1). Requested Zoning Change from PD-10 (Mobile Home Park) to Light Industrial (LI) district for an industrial development with a 610,000 sq. ft. warehouse/distribution facility. A 10.667-acre tract of land in the I. Jennings Survey, Abstract No. 679, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-10 (Mobile Home Park), generally located southwest of Hunter Ferrell Road and MacArthur Blvd, and addressed as 1303 Hunter Ferrell Road.(On October 26, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0).
Presenter
Savannah Ware, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Consider approval of amending Planned Development-10 (Mobile Home Park) District and a Concept Plan to allow for an industrial development with a 610,000 SF warehouse/distribution facility. The 10.667-acre tract of land is situated in the I. Jennings Survey, Abstract No. 679, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-10 (Mobile Home Park), generally located southwest of Hunter Ferrell Road and MacArthur Blvd, and addressed as 1303 Hunter Ferrell Road.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The purpose for the request is to rezone 10.667 acres from Planned Development-10 (PD-10) allowing for a Mobile Home Park to Light Industrial (LI) zoning district to construct a 610,000 SF warehouse facility.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
The following table summarizes the zoning designation and existing use for the surrounding properties.
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Table 1: Adjacent Zoning and Land Uses |
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Direction |
Zoning |
Existing Use |
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North |
LI |
Undeveloped |
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South |
LI |
Undeveloped |
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West |
LI |
Undeveloped |
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East |
City of Irving |
City of Irving |
Primary access to the site is being provided by means of two commercial drives off MacArthur Boulevard. Since MacArthur Boulevard is located and maintained by the City of Irving, the applicant has been working with both Grand Prairie’s Transportation Engineering Department in conjunction with the City of Irving’s Traffic Engineer in coordinating planned improvements along the roadway to support the development. Those improvements include a proposed median opening, transition, deceleration lane and a northbound left-turn lane for proposed northern drive. City of Irving can support a ‘hooded left’ median opening for the northern driveway. The southern commercial driveway serving the site located at the existing median opening shall require review & permitting from City of Irving.
ZONING HISTORY:
Zoning on the property dates back prior to the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, designating Specific Use Permit -140 (S-140) for Mobile Home Park. S-140 has since ben converted to Planned Development-10 (PD-10) for Mobile Home Park Uses.
PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
Flood Plain Development Permit
The 10.6-acre site is located less than 300 feet from the Trinity (West Fork) Riverbank. The site is sparely vegetated with a slight depression towards the center and gradually sloping to the southeast towards the Trinity River. A gravel roadway/access drive is location along the southern portion of the tract serving an array of commercial communication towers (Broadcast Works Addition) located approximately 700 feet to the southwest. The site is located entirely within the floodplain and the applicant has been working with the City of Grand Prairie’s Floodplain Administrator as well as US Army Corp of Engineers in obtaining permits to develop the property. Those include the granting of a CDC permit and in the process of (CLOMR) Conditional Letter of Map Revision approval regarding the floodplain area of request.
CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The 2018 Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map Update (FLUM) designation for this location is Open Space/Drainage. Open Space/Drainage areas are normally set aside for natural preservation of wetlands and associate floodway purposes. The proposal is inconsistent with the FLUM of Comprehensive Plan. However, the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update suggests this area as a Long-Range Opportunity Area and consider capitalizing on the traveling traffic on both MacArthur and I-30 appropriate commercial uses.
UDC APPENDIX X, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
The proposed facility shall be in conformance with Appendix X’s standards in providing for minimizing undesirable environmental impacts from traditional industrial developments. The site provided an exhibit depicting their overall intent for development of the property. A site plan submission, review and approval shall be required if this item’s zoning request acquire City Council approval.
The applicant intends to develop this property along with adjoining Light Industrial zoned tracts to accommodate a 610,323 SF warehouse/distribution/logistics facility.
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
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Standard |
Required |
Proposed |
Meets |
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Min. Lot Size |
15,000 sq. ft. |
464,657 sq. ft. |
Yes |
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Min. Lot Width |
100 ft. |
Approx. 750 ft. |
Yes |
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Min. Lot Depth |
150 ft. |
Approx. 560 ft. |
Yes |
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Front Yard Setback |
25 ft. |
70 ft. |
Yes |
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Internal Side Yard |
35 ft. |
N/A |
Yes |
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Rear Yard Setback |
0 ft. |
70 ft. |
Yes |
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Bldg. Separation |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Bldg. Height |
50 ft. |
NA |
NA |
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Bldg. Coverage |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
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Paving Type |
Concrete or Equivalent |
Concrete |
Yes |
RECOMMENDATION:
The Development Review Committee (DRC) recommends approval.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval per DRC's recommendation by vote of 9-0.
Body
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP TO REZONE 10.667 ACRE OF LAND SITUATED IN THE I. JENNINGS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 679, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF HUNTER FERRELL ROAD AND MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 10 (PD-10) DISTRICT FOR MOBILE HOME PARK USES TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT; SAID ZONING MAP AND ORDINANCE BEING ORDINANCE NUMBER 4779 AND PASSED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1990; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the owners of the property described herein below filed application with the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, petitioning an amendment of the Zoning Ordinance and map of said city so as to rezone and reclassify said property from its classification of Planned Development 10 (PD-10) District to Light Industrial (LI) District; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of Grand Prairie, Texas, held a public hearing on said application on October 26, 2020, after written notice of such public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission on the proposed rezoning had been sent to owners of real property lying within 300 feet of the property on which the change of classification is proposed, said Notice having been given not less than ten (10) days before the date set for hearing to all such owners who rendered their said property for City taxes as the ownership appears on the last approved City Tax Roll, and such Notice being served by depositing the same, properly addressed and postage paid, in the City Post Office; and
WHEREAS, after consideration of said application, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas voted 9-0 to recommend approval to the City Council of Grand Prairie, Texas, of the request that the hereinafter described property be rezoned from its classification of Planned Development 10 (PD-10) District to Light Industrial (LI) District; and
WHEREAS, Notice was given of a further public hearing to be held by the City Council of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, in the City Hall Plaza Building at 6:30 P.M. on November 17, 2020, to consider the advisability of amending the Zoning Ordinance and Map as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and all citizens and parties at interest were notified that they would have an opportunity to be heard, such Notice of the time and place of such hearing having been given at least fifteen (15) days prior to such hearing by publication in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Grand Prairie, Texas, a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality; and
WHEREAS, all citizens and parties at interest have been given an opportunity to be heard on all the matter of the proposed rezoning and the City Council of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, being informed as to the location and nature of the use proposed on said property, as well as, the nature and usability of surrounding property, have found and determined that the property in question, as well as, other property within the city limits of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, has changed in character since the enactment of the original Zoning Ordinance from its classification of Planned Development 10 (PD-10) District to Light Industrial (LI) District; and, by reason of changed conditions, does consider and find that this amendatory Ordinance should be enacted since its provisions are in the public interest and will promote the health, safety and welfare of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. Ordinance Number 4779, being the Zoning Ordinance and Map of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, showing the locations and boundaries of certain districts, and said Zoning Ordinance and Map having been made a part of an Ordinance entitled:
“AN ORDINANCE AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AS PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1990, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO AND ENACTING A REVISED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR ZONING REGULATIONS; CREATING USE DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN…”
is hereby further amended so as to rezone from its classification of Planned Development 10 (PD-10) District, to Light Industrial (LI) District, the property described and depicted in Exhibit A - Boundary Description.
SECTION 2. Land uses shall be restricted to those uses permitted in the Light Industrial (LI) District allowing for industrial uses as specified in Article 4 - “Permissible Uses” of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, as amended.
SECTION 3. Development shall conform to the development standards for the Light Industrial (LI) District of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, as amended.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provisions and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
ORDINANCE NO. 10938-2020
CASE NO. Z201002