Planning and Zoning Commission

City of Chandler Planning & Zoning Commission 811 Hwy. 31 East CHANDLER, TEXAS 75758 THE CITY OF CHANDLER PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION WILL MEET FOR A SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015 IN CITY HALL OF CHANDLER, TEXAS AT 6:00 PM AGENDA A. CALL TO ORDER B. INVOCATION C. ROLL CALL AND ANNOUNCE IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT D. AGENDA CHANGES E. REGULAR SESSION: 1. Consider and act on Site Plan for Main Street Market Phase III. 2. Hold public hearing on Rezoning of Landscape Island in Crestview II generally located on Briarcrest Drive from R-1 to R-2 3. Consider and act on Rezoning of Landscape Island in Crestview II generally located on Briarcrest Drive from R-1 to R-2. 4. Hold Public Hearing on Re-plat for Crestview II Lots 19 – 22 and three associated variances. 5. Consider and act on Re-plat for Crestview II Lots 19 – 22 and three associated variances. I, the undersigned authority, do, hereby, certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board, at the City Hall of the City of Chandler, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said notice was posted on the following date and time: Posted June 2, 2015 by 5:00pm and remained so posted at least 2 hours before said meeting was convened. _________________________ Shirley Parmer/City Secretary  CITY OF CHANDLER Staff Report PROJECT: Main Street Market Site Plan Phase III DATE: PZ: 6-8-15 CC: 6-9-15 REQUEST: The property owner is requesting approval of a site plan for Phase III of the Main Street Market. APPLICANT: Stan Copeland PROPERTY OWNER: Stan Copeland PROPERTY 105 W. Main Street DESCRIPTION: ZONING: B-1 SIZE: Lot 1-A - 0.452 acres Union Pacific RR lease tract – 0.39 Total - .842 acre OVERVIEW: General - Phase III will involve the construction of a new retail building with overall dimensions of 24’ x 119’ (2,856 sq. ft.). This building will also have an additional area of 22’ x 12’ (264 sf) on the west end of the building that, depending on final tenant mix, may be designated as an outside seating area, or as a screened-in porch for use in the operation of a possible BBQ restaurant. Such an enclosed porch would be used to house the BBQ smoker pit and wood supply. Also requested is approval for one additional food trailer designated parking space on the east end of the property. This additional designated vendor space would create a focal point of three food trailer operators around the Ice House vending station. Three retail tenants are expected to occupy space in the new building, the first of which will be a fresh produce shop that would open to the east via a glass-paned overhead door. This permanent “produce stand” retail operation would offer a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and nuts with an emphasis on items that are locally grown. The permanent nature of this business would also serve to compliment and anchor the farmers’ market pavilion and its offerings. Other potential tenants include a BBQ restaurant 1 and a custom bakeshop offering cakes, cookies, pastries and other baked goods. Setbacks – B-1 zoning requires setbacks of Rear – 0’, Front – 25’, side 15 on street, 10 internal unless adjacent to residential zoning which is 25’. The proposed setbacks all meet the required setbacks. Architectural Design - The new building will have the same basic “shed type” profile as the Market Pavilion but will feature a façade of brick, glass, architectural steel panels, and sheet metal that is designed to be reminiscent of structures that would have been found along these very same train tracks in the early portion of the 20th century. The attached “screened porch” will be clad in fiber cement siding and painted to compliment the main structure. The Architectural Design Standards of the City Code (Sec. 19-9) require 60% of the entire building to be Primary Finish including masonry, glass, stucco, fiber reinforced cement exterior siding. The remaining 40% may be secondary material of metal, wood or smooth CMU block. If the architectural steel panels are considered a secondary material the proposed development is 40.6% Primary Finish (brick and glass) and 59.4% Secondary Finish (metal). All the metal on the front and sides is an architectural metal panel. As can be seen from the picture below the architectural metal panel provides a much higher quality look than standard 2 sheet metal. If in this particular project the architectural metal panel was allowed to be counted as a Primary building material the 60/40 requirement would be met. Parking and Circulation - To meet parking requirements for the new retail and foodservice tenants the current parking area will be expanded to include a tract of land (approx. 0.39 acres) immediately to the west and south of the subject property owned by Union Pacific Railroad. A complete parking analysis is included below. The city allowed the development of Phase I and II to use approximately 3 feet of the ROW for the required parking. The same allowance is required for the parking in Phase III. This analysis shows parking to be in conformance with the requirements. 3 Use of the railroad property will be secured through a multi-year lease agreement with UP and will provide ample parking and service access to the rear of the new building and existing pavilion. Use of RR lease property has been allowed in other Main Street development, such as Wade’s Restaurant and Chandler Feed and Seed Country Store. Care has been taken to design the additional parking areas so as to avoid the loss of two existing mature pecan trees while maintaining a simple traffic flow. As a result, the current western most vehicle entry/exit will be relocated further west to the railroad property and the existing west drive will be closed. Landscaping - Landscaping in keeping with the existing plantings for Phases I & II will be extended to the Union Pacific property as shown on the Site Plan. An attractive six-foot wood privacy fence will be constructed along the western and southern edges of the property adjacent to the parking area. A cable fence approximately 36” high will run along the southern property line behind the new retail building and extending to the eastern end of the property. A new dumpster enclosure will be attached to the privacy fence on the south perimeter of the property. This location will allow for a 4  straight in-and-out approach for bulk waste disposal vehicles. There is also room inside the enclosure for the collection and bundling of corrugated materials for recycling. Signage – Signs will meet the existing ordinances and will be permitted through a separate permit. RECOMMENDED The Planning and Zoning Commission will hear this request on June 8th. ACTION: The results of their meeting will be presented at the Council meeting. Staff has reviewed the site plan and finds that it meets the requirements of the city’s codes with the following exceptions: Any site plan approval of the plan as submitted will require the following 3 conditions: 1. To meet setback and parking code requirements the property must maintain a valid lease of the 0.39 acre RR property, as indicated on the attached site plan. 2. The parking area may extend into the Main Street ROW by up to 3’. 3. Due to the unique character of the development and due to the unique character of the Main Street area the proposed Architectural Steel Panels are considered a Primary finish which will result in the required 60% primary and 40% secondary, as shown on the attached elevations. CITY CONTACT: John Taylor, City Administrator ATTACHMENTS: Request letter Site Plan / Elevations Coverage calculations 5  STANLEY  R.  COPELAND   13601  Greystone  Dr.   Farmers  Branch,  Texas  75244   214-­‐549-­‐7830  –  scopeland@llumc.corg   May 18, 2015 Mr. John Taylor City Administrator City of Chandler P.O. Box 425 Chandler, Texas 75758 Dear Mr. Taylor, We are pleased to submit this Letter of Intent to begin the approval process for the development of Phase III of our Old Main Street Station project. With the help and guidance of the city staff Phases I & II were completed on time and on budget and have met with great success. We now are anxious to move forward with the third and final phase, a small retail strip building with additional parking. Phase III will involve the construction of a new retail building, as originally indicated on the site plan for Phase II, with overall dimensions of 24’ x 119’ (2,856 sf). We are also seeking approval for an additional area of 22’ x 12’ (264 sf) on the west end of the building that, depending on final tenant mix, may be designated as an outside seating area, or as a screened-in porch for use in the operation of a possible BBQ restaurant. Such an enclosed porch would be used to house the BBQ smoker pit and wood supply. We are also requesting approval for one additional food trailer designated parking space on the east end of the property. This additional designated vendor space would create a focal point of three food trailer operators around the Ice House vending station. We are anticipating three retail tenants to occupy space in the new building, the first of which will be a fresh produce shop that would open to the east via a glass-paned overhead door. This permanent “produce stand” retail operation would offer a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and nuts with an emphasis on items that are locally grown. The permanent nature of this business would also serve to compliment and anchor the farmers’ market pavilion and its offerings. Other potential tenants that we have already had extended conversations with include a BBQ restaurant and a custom bakeshop offering cakes, cookies, pastries and other baked goods. The new building will have the same basic “shed type” profile as the Market Pavilion but will feature a façade of brick, glass and architectural metal panels that is designed to be reminiscent of structures that would have been found along these very same train tracks in the early portion of the 20th century. The rear of the building will have a more typical metal siding. The attached “screened porch” will be clad in fiber cement siding and painted to compliment the main structure. The front and side elevations of the building (north, east, and west) total approximately 2,160 sf in surface area, of which 1,461 sf (67.6%) is brick and glass and 699 sf (32.4%) is architectural metal panels. To meet parking requirements for the new retail and foodservice tenants we will expand our current parking area to include a tract of land (approx. .39 acres) immediately to the west and south of our property owned by Union Pacific Railroad. A complete parking analysis is attached to this letter and is included on the Site Plan. Use of the railroad property will be secured through a multi-year lease agreement with UP and will provide ample parking and service access to the rear of the new building and existing pavilion. We have taken care to design the additional parking areas so as to avoid the loss of two existing mature pecan trees while maintaining a simple traffic flow. As a result, the current western most vehicle entry/exit will be relocated further west to the railroad property. Landscaping in keeping with the existing plantings for Phases I & II will be extended to the Union Pacific property as shown on the Site Plan. We will also erect an attractive six-foot wood privacy fence along the western and southern edges of the property adjacent to the parking area. A cable fence approximately 36” high will run along the southern property line behind the new retail building and extending to the eastern end of the property. A new dumpster enclosure will be attached to the privacy fence on the south perimeter of the property. This location will allow for a straight in-and-out approach for bulk waste disposal vehicles. There is also room inside the enclosure for the collection and bundling of corrugated materials for recycling. Currently, we are working to finalize the preleasing process and hope to begin construction once that is complete. We are very much looking forward to completing the final development phase of this project and are excited about the additional business activity and renewed energy that this enterprise will bring to Chandler’s Old Main Street area. Sincerely Yours, Stan Copeland 2   3   Elevation Face Width (ft) Height (ft) Total Area (sf) Brick & Glass (sf) % Metal (sf) % North Front 119.0 13.6 1618.4 1071.0 66.2% 547.4 33.8% South Rear 119.0 12.3 1457.8 0.0 0.0% 1457.8 100.0% East End 24.0 13.0 312.0 216.0 69.2% 96.0 30.8% West End 24.0 13.0 312.0 216.0 69.2% 96.0 30.8% 3700.2 1503.0 40.6% 2197.2 59.4%