From
Chris Hartmann
Title
S140602 - Site Plan - Wildlife Commerce Park Building II (City Council District 1). Approve a site plan to construct a 344,400-square-foot speculative warehouse building. The 17.22-acre property, generally located at the southwest corner of the Wildlife Parkway/Belt Line Road intersection, is zoned Planned Development 217C (PD-217C) for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial. The applicant is Lorelei Mewhirter, O'Brien & Associates. (On June 2, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-0. City Council tabled this case on July 15, 2014.)
Presenter
Chief City Planner Jim Hinderaker
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACTION:
On June 2, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7 - 0 to recommend approval of the request to construct a 344,000-square-foot speculative warehouse building as part of the consent agenda. This item is scheduled to be heard by the City Council on June 17, 2014.
SUMMARY:
Consider a request to approve a site plan to construct a 344,400-square-foot speculative warehouse building. The 17.22-acre property, generally located at the southwest corner of the Wildlife Parkway/Belt Line Road intersection, is zoned Planned Development 217C (PD-217C) for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
|
Direction |
Zoning |
Existing Use |
|
North |
PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial Uses |
Undeveloped |
|
South |
PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial Uses |
Undeveloped |
|
East |
PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial Uses w/Beltline Overlay Corridor district |
Undeveloped |
|
West |
PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial Uses |
Undeveloped |
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The applicant is proposing construction of a 344,000-square-foot speculative industrial building on approximately 17.22 acres in PD-217C. The subject site is currently zoned PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial uses.
PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
Parking and Access
The 17.2-acre property is undeveloped. Two access points and mutual access connections to the property to the north and south have been provided; two to Lion Country Parkway to the west and two to the drive aisle along the eastern property line. The site will be developed with a 344,000-square-foot speculative industrial building with associated parking. The table below provides details regarding parking and loading for the use. Article 10 indicates the parking requirement for “distribution center, warehouse or storage) is one space per 5,000 square feet of plus 20 spaces not to exceed 115% of what is required. A total of 83 parking spaces are required for the proposed site; however, 96 parking spaces can be provided. A total of 177 parking spaces are indicated which is 81 parking spaces above the requirement and inconsistent with the provisions contained in Article 10.
|
Building Area |
Parking Rate |
Required |
Provided |
Meets |
|
344,000 s.f. |
1 sp/5,000 s.f. plus 20 |
89 |
189 |
Yes |
Loading
Article 10 requires five loading spaces with dimensions of 12 feet wide and 65 feet long be provided with this development. Many loading spaces have been provided along the south side of the building, however, they are 17 feet wide by 50 feet long. These spaces do not meet the minimum requirements of Article 10.
|
Building Area |
Loading Rate |
Required |
Provided |
Meets |
|
344,000 s.f. |
240,001 to 320,000 s.f. bldg. |
5 |
0 |
No |
BACKGROUND:
On September 16, 2008, the City Council approved Planned Development District 217C (PD-217C). The PD changed the zoning from PD-217 for mixed uses and an entertainment district and Planned Development District 208 for light industrial, mixed uses, and multi-family two uses to PD-217C for commercial uses, general retail uses, light industrial uses, integrated residential above retail uses, floodplain reclamation areas, and entertainment district
On February 3, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a 628-acre preliminary plat, of which, the subject site is a part.
On February 14, 2014, the City Council and the developer executed an Economic Development agreement that includes provisions for the development of this property.
On May 28, 2014, an application was submitted which requested approval to construct a 344,000-square-foot speculative industrial building on 17.22 acres of property within PD-217C.
On May 22, 2014, a Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting was held. Staff met with the applicant to discuss the proposal. The proposal was cleared to move forward subject to conditions found in the recommendation section of this report.
On May 23, 2014, legal notice was mailed to affected property owners and notice of the upcoming public hearing was published in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
On June 2, 2014, the item is scheduled to be heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
On June 17, 2014, the item is scheduled to be heard by the City Council.
CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Mixed Use (MU). The FLUM indicates the mixed use category should include a mixture of retail, high density residential, personal service, and some limited office uses in a pedestrian oriented development. The proposed use is inconsistent with the FLUM designation; however, annually the FLUM is amended annually to address inconsistencies that occur during the year.
ZONING REQUIREMENTS
Dimensional Requirements
The PD-217C Ordinance allows Industrial (I) district uses in this area as provided for in the Unified Development Code (UDC). The proposal meets all applicable minimum dimension requirements outlined in UDC. The following table provides detailed dimensional requirements information.
|
Standard |
Required |
Provided |
Meets |
|
Minimum Site Area |
15,000 s.f. |
749,885 s.f. |
Yes |
|
Minimum Lot Width |
100 ft. |
967 ft |
Yes |
|
Minimum Lot Depth |
150 ft. |
730 ft |
Yes |
|
Front Yard |
25 ft. |
25 ft. |
Yes |
|
Rear Yard |
0 ft. |
130 ft. |
Yes |
|
Side Yard |
25 ft. |
86 ft. |
Yes |
|
Maximum Height |
50 ft. |
41 ft. |
Yes |
|
Maximum F.A.R. |
0.5:1 |
0.47:1 |
Yes |
Elevations
The UDC requires façades to be 85% masonry, excluding doors and windows. The proposed development consists of a tilt-wall concrete industrial building.
|
Façade |
Total Area |
Painted Tilt Wall |
Masonry % |
Meets |
|
North |
30,340 s.f. |
28,389 s.f. |
94% |
Yes |
|
South |
30,340 s.f. |
28,389 s.f. |
94% |
Yes |
|
Façade |
Total Area |
Painted Tilt Wall |
Masonry % |
Meets |
|
East |
16,380 s.f. |
14,429 s.f. |
88% |
Yes |
|
West |
1,597 s.f. |
14,429 s.f. |
88% |
Yes |
Landscape
The development agreement included landscape requirements. The landscape within the development area will be provided in three phases. Phase I of the overall landscape plan, as indicated on the landscape plan, will be installed with the development of the building. Phase II of the landscape plan, as indicated on the landscape plan, will be installed after the widening of Wildlife parkway. Phase III of the landscape plan, as indicated on the landscape plan, will be installed after the reclamation is complete.
Landscape for this site will be provided as follows:
|
Standard |
Required |
Provided |
Meets |
|
10% Overall Site |
74,986 s.f. |
97,675 s.f. |
Yes |
|
Street Trees 1/40 ft. 3-inch caliper (748 ft.) |
19 trees |
19 trees |
Yes |
|
Parking Screen 36-inch height 5 gal. shrubs |
36-inch |
36-inch |
Yes |
REQUESTED APPEALS BY APPLICANT:
No appeals have been requested with this development proposal.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Development Review Committee recommended approval of proposal as presented.
UPDATE
On August 19, 2014, the City Council approved the above noted request with the additional requirement that the recommendations of the June 24, 2014 Traffic Impact Study prepared for Crowe Holdings by HALFF are implemented as a a condition of approval.