From
Chris Hartmann
Title
S151102 - Site Plan - Wildlife Commerce Park Building 4 (City Council District 1). Approve a site plan to construct a 205,550-square-foot speculative warehouse building. The 12.88-acre property, zoned Planned Development-217C (PD-217C) District, is located west of Lion Country Parkway and south of East Wildlife Parkway. The applicant is Richard Nordyke, O'Brien Architecture and the owner is Will Mundinger, Chi Wildlife Park, LP. (On November 2, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 8-0).
Presenter
Cheif City Planner Jim Hinderaker
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Consider a request to approve a site plan to construct a 205,550-square-foot speculative warehouse building. The 12.88-acre property, zoned Planned Development-217C (PD-217C) District, is located west of Lion Country Parkway and south of East Wildlife Parkway.
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-217 w/Belt Line Road Corridor Overlay District |
Undeveloped |
|
West |
PD-217C for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial Uses |
Undeveloped |
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The applicant is proposing construction of a 250,550-square-foot speculative industrial building on approximately 14.46 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 14.46-acre property is undeveloped. The site plan depicts two access points to Lion County Parkway, one access point to Commerce Park Drive, and two access points to “Street ‘C’”. The site will be developed with a 205,550-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 62 parking spaces are required for the proposed site; however, 139 parking spaces are provided. The site is more than 15% over; however, three other buildings have been approved with exceptions to this requirement. The applicant is of the opinion that the end user will need the additional parking for operations. Staff does not object to the deviation.
|
Building Area |
Parking Rate |
Required |
Provided |
Meets |
|
205,550 s.f. |
Warehouse = 1 sp/5,000 s.f. plus 20 |
62 |
139 |
Yes |
Loading
Article 10 requires four loading spaces with dimensions of 12 feet wide and 65 feet long be provided with this development. The proposal meets the minimum requirements of Article 10. This is a distribution warehouse. Fifty 12-foot by 50-foot tractor trailer spaces have been provided but none 12 feet by 65 feet. There is ample room for loading and unloading at the site. Staff does not object to this deviation.
|
Building Area |
Loading Rate |
Required |
Provided |
Meets |
|
205,550 s.f. |
240,001 - 320,000 s.f. bldg. |
5 |
46 |
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 September 15, 2015, an application was submitted which requested approval to construct a 205,550-square-foot speculative industrial building on 14.46 acres of property within PD-217C.
On October 22, 2015, 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 October 18, 2015 and October 22, 2015, respectively, legal notice was mailed to affected property owners and notice of the upcoming public hearing was published in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
On November 2, 2015, the item is scheduled to be heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
On November 17, 2015, 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. |
629,934 s.f. |
Yes |
|
Minimum Lot Width |
100 ft. |
1,022 ft |
Yes |
|
Minimum Lot Depth |
150 ft. |
717 ft |
Yes |
|
Front Yard |
25 ft. |
128 ft. |
Yes |
|
Rear Yard |
0 ft. |
185 ft. |
Yes |
|
Side Yard |
25 ft. |
72 ft. |
Yes |
|
Maximum Height |
50 ft. |
39 ft. |
Yes |
|
Maximum F.A.R. |
0.5:1 |
0.47:1 |
Yes |
Site Plan
The site is developed with a 205,550-square-foot building envelope, trash enclosure, associated tractor/trailer and vehicle parking spaces.
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 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 three other buildings construction in the industrial park.
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, was installed with the development of Buildings 1 and 2. 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 |
62,993 s.f. |
112,566 s.f. |
Yes |
|
Street Trees 1/40 ft. 3-inch caliper (1,919 ft.) |
48 trees |
46 trees |
No |
|
Parking Lot Trees 1/20 spaces 3-inch caliper (139 spaces) |
7 trees |
12 trees |
Yes |
|
Parking Screen 36-inch height 5 gal. shrubs |
36-inch |
36-inch |
Yes |
REQUESTED APPEALS BY APPLICANT:
No appeals have been requested by the applicant.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Development Review Committee recommended approval of the proposal with the addition of two-three-inch-caliper streets.