From
Chris Hartmann
Title
TA180701B - Amendment to Article 4 ("Permissible Uses"), Article 6 ("Density and Dimensional Requirements"), Article 8 ("Landscaping and Screening"), and adopting Appendix X ("Industrial Development Standards") of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie for the purpose of creating additional standards and revising existing standards for new industrial development and amending the zoning use charts to establish new definitions and uses related to industrial development. (On February 4, 2019, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0).
Presenter
David P. Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Background
In response to the adoption of a moratorium on industrial development in November 2018, Council was presented with an analysis of the SH 161 north corridor at its January 22, 2019 meeting. One of the analysis recommendations involved the strengthening of development standards for industrial development. These amended standards are presented in the form an appendix to the Unified Development Code to be known as Appendix X (see attachment A).
The amendment is created with the goal of providing the highest industrial and warehouse design standards in the Metroplex by regulating building design, materials, landscaping, screening, and common area amenities. As with Appendix W residential standards adopted in March 2018, developers of industrial will be given flexibility in providing architectural detailing and amenities as long as base standards are met. Under Appendix X, base standards for industrial design are similar to standards for office and commercial development, with the goal of having equitable requirements for all non-residential development throughout the City and avoiding the monolithic look common to many large industrial developments with long stretches of featureless walls or truck docks. The standards were developed afte...
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