From
Chris Hartmann
Title
S180405 - Site Plan - Wildlife Commerce Park, Phase 2 (City Council District 1). Site Plan for (5) five office/warehouse buildings on approximately 86 acres. The proposal consists of five buildings ranging from 100,000 sq. ft. to 520,000 sq. ft. Lot 4, Block 1, Wildlife Commerce Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, 14.22 acres zoned Planned Development-217C (PD-217C) District, located within the Belt Line Corridor Overlay District, and addressed 2500 N. Belt Line Road. Portions of Tracts 7.1, 10, and 11, Benjamin Reed Survey, Abstract No. 1225, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, approximately 70.08 acres zoned Planned Development-217C (PD-217C) District, located within the Belt Line Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 601 W Wildlife Parkway, 618 Palace Parkway, and 1225 N. Belt Line Road. The applicant is Richard Nordyke, O'Brien Architects and the owner is B. Cooper, CHI/WILDLIFE LAND, LP. (On April 2, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0).
Presenter
David Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
S180405 - Site Plan - Wildlife Commerce Park, Phase 2 (City Council District 1). Site Plan for (5) five office/warehouse buildings on approximately 86 acres. The proposal consists of five buildings ranging from 100,000 sq. ft. to 520,000 sq. ft. Lot 4, Block 1, Wildlife Commerce Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, 14.22 acres zoned Planned Development-217C (PD-217C) District, located within the Belt Line Corridor Overlay District, and addressed 2500 N. Belt Line Road. Portions of Tracts 7.1, 10, and 11, Benjamin Reed Survey, Abstract No. 1225, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, approximately 70.08 acres zoned Planned Development-217C (PD-217C) District, located within the Belt Line Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 601 W Wildlife Parkway, 618 Palace Parkway, and 1225 N. Belt Line Road. The applicant is Richard Nordyke, O'Brien Architects and the owner is B. Cooper, CHI/WILDLIFE LAND, LP.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
|
Direction |
Zoning |
Existing Use |
|
North |
PD-39 for Light Industrial Uses |
Undeveloped |
|
South |
PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, Industrial |
Undeveloped |
|
East |
PD-217 |
Lone Star Park |
|
West |
PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, Industrial |
Warehouse Uses |
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The applicant is proposing construction of a five (5) speculative industrial building on approximately 14.22 acres in PD-217C. The five building ranges from 100K sq. ft. to 520K sq. ft. totaling 1,226,980 sq. ft. of industrial warehouse space. The subject site is currently zoned PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial uses.
HISTORY:
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
February 14, 2014, the City Council and the developer executed an Economic Development agreement that includes provisions for the development of this property.
February 2014, thru October 2016, the developer of Wildlife Commerce has developed (6) six separate building on the property.
PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
Parking and Access
The 14.22-acre property is the undeveloped; Phase II Wildlife Commerce Park is part of an overall Master Plan providing warehousing, logistics, economic development as well as a significant employment base for Grand Prairie. Primary access to the site will be Wildlife Parkway, Commerce Parkway and Street C via N. Belt Line Road. In addition, Street ‘C’ will extend northwesterly over the existing floodway channel as planned via construction of proposed bridge. Buildings 7 & 8 (both 100,800 sq. ft.) will front N. Belt Line Road and both facilities will provide for rear (western oriented) loading docks. Buildings 9, 10 and 11, located south of the drainage channel provide for cross-dock in front loading fashion. These buildings' primary access will be from Street ‘C’ via N. Belt Line Road.
Wildlife Commerce Park, Phase II proposes (5) five warehouse/industrial buildings with associated parking. The table below provides details regarding parking for the use along with baseline parking requirements for each building. Actual parking demand may vary depending on the specific tenant and use in each building.
|
Bldg. |
Building Area (sf) |
Parking Rate |
Required |
Provided |
Meets |
|
7 |
100,800 |
Warehouse = 1 sp/5,000 s.f. plus 20 |
56 |
207 |
Yes |
|
8 |
100,800 |
Warehouse = 1 sp/5,000 s.f. plus 20 |
56 |
253 |
Yes |
|
9 |
188,920 |
Warehouse = 1 sp/5,000 s.f. plus 20 |
85 |
169 |
Yes |
|
10 |
524,460 |
Warehouse = 1 sp/5,000 s.f. plus 20 |
199 |
210 |
Yes |
|
11 |
312,000 |
Warehouse = 1 sp/5,000 s.f. plus 20 |
127 |
224 |
Yes |
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.
Objective 17: Policy 4 of the adopted Comprehensive Plan provides for and promotes the appropriate location for industrial site and land uses are compatible with each other. The successful progression of Wildlife Commerce Industrial area is consistent with the goals and vision with this policy objective in that it integrates essential elements for a continued industrial base for the community’s economic viability and employment base.
Elevations
The UDC requires façades to be 85% masonry, excluding doors and windows. The proposed development consists of a tilt-wall concrete industrial building. However, this project is subject to a developer’s agreement approved in 2014 which established the look and materials of the buildings constructed within the Wildlife Commerce Park. The proposed elevations are consistent with the developers agreement and the six other buildings approved to date within the industrial park.
Landscaping
The development agreement included landscape requirements.
Landscape for this site will be provided as follows:
|
Bldg. |
Building Area (Sq. Ft.) |
Required 10% |
St Trees |
Parking Trees |
Screening Provided |
|
7 |
100,800 |
15.9% |
48 |
16 |
Yes |
|
8 |
100,800 |
11.2% |
48 |
11 |
Yes partial existing |
|
9 |
188,920 |
25.9% |
64 |
12 |
Yes |
|
10 |
524,460 |
12.5% |
29 |
23 |
Yes |
|
11 |
312,000 |
9.9% |
45 |
12 |
Yes |
REQUESTED APPEALS BY APPLICANT:
No appeals have been requested by the applicant.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Development Review Committee recommends approval subject to the construction of the bridge over the floodway channel being completed not later than the construction of Building 10
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval as presented subject to the construction of the bridge over the floodway channel being completed not later than the construction of Building 10.