City of Grand Prairie - File #: 20-10495

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Action Details	Meeting Details	Video
11/17/2020	1	City Council			Not available	Meeting details	Not available

From

Monica Espinoza, Executive Assistant

Title

SU201001 - Specific Use Permit - Marshal Renee Construction (City Council District 1). Specific Use Permit for a Contractor's Shop with Outside Storage. Lot 1, Block 1, Zac's Ridge Conference Center, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned LI, within the SH-161 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 1771 Robinson Rd.(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:

Specific Use Permit for a Contractor's Shop with Outside Storage. Lot 1, Block 1, Zac's Ridge Conference Center, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned LI, within the SH-161 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 1771 Robinson Rd.

PURPOSE OF REQUEST:

The applicant is operating a Contractor’s Shop with Outside Storage at 1771 Robinson Rd. A Contractor’s Shop with Outside Storage requires a Specific Use Permit when located within a Corridor Overlay District or within 300 ft. of residential zoning. A Specific Use Permit is required at this location because the subject property is within the SH-161 Corridor Overlay District and adjacent to properties zoned Multi-Family One.

The purpose of the Specific Use Permit process is to identify those uses which might be appropriate within a zoning district, but due to either their location, functional or operational nature, could have potentially negative impact upon surrounding properties; and to provide for a procedure whereby such uses might be permitted by further restricting or conditioning them so as to eliminate such probable negative impacts.

ADJACENT LAND USES:

The following table summarizes the zoning designation and existing use for the surrounding properties.

Table 1: Zoning and Land Use
Direction	Zoning	Existing Use
North	MF-1	Overhead Power Lines
East	MF-1	Undeveloped
South	LI; MF-1	Undeveloped
West	LI	Fire Station, Printing Equipment & Supplies

PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:

In 2015, City Council approved a Specific Use Permit/Site Plan for a Multi-Purpose Special Event Center. Construction for Zac’s Ridge was never completed. In 2019, the applicant purchased the subject property. The existing on-site improvements include two parking areas and a 13,400 sq. ft. building.

Marshal Renee Construction installs decorative pavers and ornamental iron and is currently storing materials on site. Current operations include the use of heavy-duty diesel pick-up trucks, yard dump trucks, and flatbed bobtail trucks. The existing driveways were not designed or constructed for heavy trucks. Further expansion of operations may require improvement access points and the roadway to collector industrial standards.

RECOMMENDATION:

The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the request with staff conditions by a vote of 9-0.

The Development Review Committee (DRC) recommends approval with the following conditions:

1. The applicant shall submit final record drawings to the Engineering Division for processing and final acceptance before a Certificate of Occupancy will be released.

2. The applicant shall schedule and pass any remaining inspections with the Building Inspections Division before a Certificate of Occupancy will be released.

3. The applicant shall obtain a Certificate of Occupancy within 30 days of City Council approval of this request.

4. The applicant shall obtain City Council approval of a Site Plan for any additional construction or future expansion.

5. The applicant shall provide and install landscaping that meets current Appendix F standards within six months of City Council approval of the SUP.

6. The applicant shall make any driveway and roadway improvements needed to handle expanded business operations. Transportation Department and Public Works Department will assess future expansion and determine requirements upon the formal submittal of the Site Plan development request.

7. The applicant shall post on-site signage to prevent heavy trucks from turning right to exit the site and travel northbound on Robinson Rd to connect to SH-161.

8. Heavy trucks shall use W Marshall Rd to connect to SH-161.

9. Any storage of materials under powerlines is prohibited.

10. Permanent screening of outside storage shall meet requirements in the Unified Development Code.

11. The area used for outside storage shall not exceed what is allowed by the UDC.

Body

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP BY SHOWING THE LOCATION, BOUNDARY, AND USE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A CONTRACTOR’S SHOP WITH OUTSIDE STORAGE WITHIN THE SH-161 CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT: BEING LOT 1, BLOCK 1, ZAC’S RIDGE CONFERENCE CENTER ADDITION, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS; SAID ZONING MAP AND ORDINANCE BEING NUMBERED ORDINANCE NUMBER 4779 AND PASSED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1990; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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 amend the zoning designation of said site to include a Specific Use Permit for a Contractor’s Shop with Outside Storage; 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 Specific Use Permit had been sent to owners of real property lying within 300 feet of the property on which the creation of a Specific Use Permit for a Contractor’s Shop with Outside Storage 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 to 0 to recommend to the City Council of Grand Prairie, Texas, that said Zoning Ordinance and Map be amended to allow a Specific Use Permit for a Contractor’s Shop with Outside Storage; 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 o'clock P.M. on November 9, 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, Fort Worth, 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 Specific Use Permit and the City Council of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, being informed as to the location and nature of the specific 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 to the extent that a specific use may be made of said property as herein provided 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:

SECTION 1. That Ordinance Number 4779, being the Unified Development Code 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:

"THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE 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..."

passed and approved November 20, 1990, as amended, is hereby further amended so as to establish a Specific Use Permit for a Contractor’s Shop with Outside Storage on Lot 1, Block 1, Zac’s Ridge Conference Center Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, as depicted in Exhibit A - Location Map, attached hereto.

SECTION 2. That the purpose of this Ordinance is to provide the appropriate restrictions and development controls that ensure this Specific Use Permit is compatible with the surrounding development and zoning and to also ensure that the development complies with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code.

SECTION 3. That for development and operations of a Contractor’s Shop with Outside Storage, the following standards and conditions are hereby established as part of this ordinance: