From
Chris Hartmann
Title
S171203 - Site Plan - Natitex (City Council District 1). Site Plan for development of a single story, 5,900 square foot medical office facility. A portion of tract 6.3, Elizabeth Gray Survey, Abstract No. 517, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, approximately 0.86 acres zoned Planned Development -12 (PD-12) District within the State Highway 161 (SH-161) Overlay Corridor District. The property is generally located east of the State Highway 161 NB Service Road and approximately 630 feet north of Desco Lane and addressed as 810 SH 161. The agent is Christy Jordan, the applicant: Rodney Zielke, and the owner is Stewart Hoffman, Natitex LTD. (On December 4, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0).
Presenter
David Jones, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
S171203 -Site Plan -Natitex (City Council District 1). A request to authorize construction and operation of a single-story 5,880 square foot medical office building on one lot on 0.86 acre. The property is located in the Elizabeth Gray Survey, Abstract No. 517 and the overall tract is addressed as 810 State Hwy 161, generally located east of State Highway 161 northbound Service Road and approximately 630 feet north of Desco Lane. The property is zoned Planned Development 12 (PD-12) District and is within the State Highway 161 (SH-161) Overlay Corridor District. The property is located in City Council District 1, represented by Councilman Jorja Clemson.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
North - Zoned PD-12 and is City of Grand Prairie parkland and open space, designated as the community’s Veteran’s Memorial.
South - Vacant tract also zoned PD-12.
East - Zoned Planned Development 175 (PD-175) and developed for townhome residential uses.
West - Northbound State Highway 161 Service Road.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The owner and applicant, respectively, seek City Council approval of a Site Plan application in order obtain authorization to develop a 0.86 acre property located east of northbound State Highway 161 Service Road and approximately 630 feet north of Desco Lane. The proposal includes the construction of a new 5,880 sq. ft. one-story oral surgery facility, concrete parking and, concrete drive aisles, a masonry dumpster enclosure, and landscape improvements.
CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
Use:
The applicant seeks to construct and operate a 5,880 single-story medical office facility. The proposal also includes the construction a dumpster enclosure, concrete parking & drive aisles, and landscape improvements. Staff understands that a medical office is proposing single tenant dental and oral surgery center. (Disability Dental Services)
The subject property’s underlying zoning, PD-12, allows for all uses permitted in the General Retail (GR) District of the UDC. In accordance with Article 4 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), dental office and out-patient clinic uses are permitted by right in the General Retail (GR) District. Further, Section 16.2.1 of the Article 16 of the UDC, stipulates that site plan approval is required whenever a project is located within a Planned Development Zone District (PD-12 in this case) and/or a designated Corridor Overlay District. As such, the development must meet the minimum requirements prescribed in the UDC for the property’s underlying zoning district classification, as applicable, and adhere to the additional architectural standards specified in Appendix F: Corridor Overlay District Standards of the UDC.
Lot & Dimensional Standards:
The subject property is zoned PD-12 with General Retail (GR) District standards. The following table provides detailed dimensional requirement information. As proposed, the development meets or exceeds all minimum lot & dimensional standards.
|
Ordinance Provision |
GR Zone District Standards Proposed Conditions |
Meets |
|
|
Min. Lot Size |
5,000 sq. ft. |
0.86 acres |
Yes |
|
Min. Lot Width |
50 ft. |
Approx. 205 ft. |
Yes |
|
Min. Lot Depth |
100 ft. |
Approx. 185 ft. |
Yes |
|
Front Yard Setback |
25 ft. |
87.5 ft. |
Yes |
|
Internal Side Yard |
10 ft. |
42+ ft. |
Yes |
|
Rear Yard Setback |
15 ft. |
Approx. 20 ft. |
Yes |
|
Bldg. Separation |
|
N/A |
N/A |
|
Bldg. Height |
3-Stories. |
34 ft. to top plate |
Yes |
|
Bldg. Coverage |
1:1 Floor Area Ratio |
015:1 % |
Yes |
|
Paving Type |
Concrete or Equivalent |
Concrete |
Yes |
Access and Parking:
Access to the subject property will be from one proposed driveway from northbound State Highway 161 Service Road extending through adjacent properties to serve as a mutual access points for future medical-office developments to the north-south and eventually connecting back to abutting southern undeveloped properties connecting to proposed secondary approach via northbound State Highway 161 Service Road. Parking requirements are based on the use of the facility. For example, medical office uses require more parking than general office uses and restaurant uses typically require more parking than straight sales/services uses. Below is a list of uses and the amount of parking needed if the entire building were to be a single use. In this case, the proposed 3,500 sq. ft. building would require 18 parking spaces. However, as currently proposed the parking standards are met.
|
Proposed Use/Parking |
Parking Rate/soft |
Required |
Proposed |
Meets |
|
Medical Office |
1/200 |
30 |
31 |
Yes |
See Attachments for Building Elevations - Articulation and Masonry Standards and Landscape and Screening.
Dumpster Enclosure:
The applicant is proposed to build a 12’ X 12’ (inside dimension) masonry dumpster enclosure that will be clad in the same masonry materials as the medical office, conforming to city standards.
CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The subject property is designated as appropriate for High Density Residential Uses on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). The proposal is inconsistent with the FLUM. Annually the City amends the FLUM to resolve conflicts between zoning and FLUM designations.
APPEALS BY OWNER/APPLICANT:
• No appeals are requested.
RECOMMENDATION:
Development Review Committee recommends approval of the request subject to applicant providing blackline architectural drawing (such as AutoCAD) to be converted to engineering scale and format for final approval processing to Mylar materials for internal recordation of the site plan, landscape plan and exterior elevation plans.
Planning & Zoning Commission recommends approval by vote of 9-0 in accordance with DRC's recommendation.