From
Chris Hartmann
Title
S121103 - Site Plan - 1510 Shady Grove Road (City Council District 1). Approval of a site plan for an office warehouse and light manufacturing facility on 6.122 acres. The subject property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is within the State Highway-161 Overlay District. The property is generally located east of Roy Orr Boulevard on the north side of W. Shady Grove Road. The owner is Texas Dugan LP, Jeff Thornton, c/o Duke Realty Corp., the applicant is David R Lithe, and the agent is Christopher Barboza. (On November 5, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)
Presenter
Director of Planning and Development Bill Crolley
Recommended Action
Approved
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Consideration of a request for the approval of a site plan for an office warehouse and light manufacturing facility on 6.122 acres. The subject property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is within the State Highway-161 Overlay District. The property is generally located east of Roy Orr Boulevard on the north side of W. Shady Grove Road.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
North - To the north property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is developed with industrial warehouses and truck and trailer storage.
South - Immediately to the south is W. Shady Grove Road classified on the Master Transportation Plan (MTP) as a minor arterial five lane undivided (M5U) roadway. South of Shady Grove Road property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is developed with an office, wood frame, and modular homes.
East - Immediately to the east property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is a forty foot wide access lane to the old Lewis Crane storage yard. Farther east is property zoned Single Family-One (SF-1) District and is undeveloped.
West - Property to the west is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is developed with a warehouse and distribution facility.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
To request approval of a Site Plan within the State Highway 161 Overlay District for the development of an office, service shop, and warehouse facility for DXP Inc. Dxp Inc. is an existing business within the city which does petroleum industry service and supply. It has outgrown its current facility and is proposing to construct the new facility to accommodate its growing business.
PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
The proposed use will function as an office for their business, service shop for oil industry pumps and pipeline components, and warehouse for oil industry parts and supplies. The applicant is constructing a 69,080 square foot precast concrete building on a 6.122 acre lot. The property is platted as Lot 4, Block 1, of the Crosspoint Business Park Addition.
The facility will house their offices at the front of the building facing Shady Grove Road, warehouse areas will be behind the offices, with the shop areas at the rear of the building. Truck docks will face the east side of the property and the facility will have a laydown yard for temporary storage of pipe and equipment awaiting service or delivery at the rear of the site. The applicant is requesting not to pave the laydown yard with concrete since it is part of a gas pipeline easement. The applicant has agreed that if increased usage creates dust nuisance issues the City may require an asphalt surface overlay at that time. The west side of the property is developed with overhead electric transmission lines.
All parking and loading dock areas are paved with concrete that meets current city standards. Fire lanes are provided on the north, east, and south sides of the property. Truck dock areas are screened from public right-of-way by a masonry screening wall set back approximately sixty feet from the front of the building. East dock areas include bays for 11 - 13 trucks, two ramps into the building, a trash compactor and dumpster locations. There are two additional dock doors at the rear of the building and additional parking.
The south façade of the building uses an articulated building entry, which incorporates an offset wall, metal wall panels, and masonry, which provides the two articulation requirements of the overlay district. All walls include minor articulation in vertical and horizontal reveals.
Most landscaping is located on the south side of the building adjacent to public right-of-way. The applicant has indicated 23 trees of three varieties to be used for street trees and interior site landscaping. A combination of four varieties of five gallon shrubs has been provided for parking lot screening, foundation planting and parking islands. Other open areas are to be seeded with Bermuda grass. All landscaping will be irrigated to current City standards.
ZONING HISTORY:
City zoning records indicate that the site plan area was zoned for Light Industrial uses in December of 1977. It was zoned for Single Family- Two (SF-2) District uses prior to 1977.
CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
This request complies with Future Land Use Map of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. Adherence to the design requirements of the SH-161 Corridor Overlay District is required.
DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL IMPACTS:
Density and dimensional standards are highlighted in the attach.
REQUESTED APPEALS BY APPLICANT:
No appeals are being requested by the applicant.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Development Review Committee recommends approval of this site plan in conformance with all applicable requirements of the SH-161 Corridor Overlay District and the requirements of the Unified Development Code.