Applicants: Property Owner: Marion Johnson with Design & Development Consultants Divine Grace Church represented by Patricia Owusu-Sampah Acreage: 3.78 Property Location: Sector Plan: North of East Interstate 20 Highway and west of Embarcadero Drive with approximate address of 679 East Interstate 20 Highway East Council District: 3 Current Zoning: BP-B (Business Park - Business) with AP2 (Airport Overlay 2) Request: PD (Planned Development) for BP-B (Business Park - Business) with AP2 (Airport Overlay 2) restrictions except prohibition of church uses with concept brief approval Allowable Uses: Church uses and all uses in BP-B with AP2 zoning as itemized in Attachment B Development History: The site is currently platted and is commonly known as Lot 1, Block 1 of the Embarcadero Place Addition. The site has an existing Specific Use Permit for car sales and service. At the direction of City Council, staff initiated the rezoning of the subject site by SUP08-3; however, a decision was never made to approve or deny. Previous zoning cases in the general vicinity in the past five years include: Case No. Location Request Disposition SUP08-24 Northeast SUP for a full-service Approved hotel, a limited service hotel, and a 15,000 square-foot conference center SUP08-15 Southwest SUP for gas drilling Approved SUP08-3 Subject site Repeal of SUP for car sales and service Continued Indefinitely Z06-03 East with AP2 Approved Z05-45/ P05-45 West PD for all uses plus large scale retail and restaurants with AP2 Approved Zoning Case: PD10-9 A-1
Adjacent Zoning/ Land Use: Z05-08/ P05-08 SUP92-1 West Subject site BP-PD for all uses plus indoor theater, grocery sales as a primary use, large scale retail, and restaurants with AP2 SUP for car sales and service Approved Approved Direction Current Zoning Current Land Use North BP-B Office East BP-B with AP2 Office South Interstate 20 Interstate 20 Highway Highway West BP-PD for all uses plus large scale retail and restaurants with AP2 Undeveloped Planning: The site is presently developed with a motor vehicle sales facility that consists of a 7,841 square-foot building (A) and a 13,666 square-foot building (B). The applicant proposes to remodel and occupy the buildings for church uses. The buildings orientation will continue to face East Interstate 20 Highway and the buildings maximum height will be limited to 30 feet. Building A will house the church s sanctuary with a seating capacity for 280 individuals. As proposed in the applicant s concept brief, the exterior material of Building A s front facade is 100 percent masonry, consisting of 10 percent cultured stone and 90 percent stucco. The remaining three facades are 100 percent stucco. The church has future plans for classrooms and activities in Building B. All four facades of Building B are 100 percent stucco. The applicant proposes no new building area or fences and all existing setbacks are to remain. The existing roof top mechanical equipment will be screened by an enhanced parapet wall, and the applicant proposes additional building articulation as shown in the attached remodel plans (Attachment F). The existing refuse facility located against the Building A s west façade is enclosed by an eight-foot stucco wall on the two exposed sides. Zoning Case: PD10-9 A-2
The site s frontage along East Interstate 20 has approximately 12 existing canopy trees and the parking along this frontage is entirely screened by three-foot shrubs and a 2.5-foot barrier. The site s frontage to Embarcadero Drive has approximately eight existing ornamental trees and the parking along this frontage is entirely screened by a change in elevation with ground cover and a 2.5-foot barrier. At this time, the applicant only indicates wall signs on the south, east, and west elevations that will comply with City standards. Off-street parking requirements are in compliance, the existing parking lot lights are 20-feet high, and no changes are proposed to the utilities serving this site. Transportation: The site has frontage on East Interstate 20 Highway and Embarcadero Drive. The site has one point of access to/from East Interstate 20 Highway and two points of access to/from Embarcadero Drive. Thoroughfare Existing Proposed Embarcadero Drive 70-foot, 4-lane undivided major collector 70-foot, 4-lane undivided major collector Traffic Impact: Change in zoning will decrease the average daily trips by 845 trips, with a decrease of 14 trips during the a.m. peak hour and 32 trips during the p.m. peak hour. The reduced trips will benefit the adjacent roadway systems. Water & Sewer: Drainage: Fire: School District: Water and sanitary sewer services are available to the subject site from East Interstate 20 Highway and Embarcadero Drive. The site is located in the South Fish Creek drainage basin. No portion of the site is within the FEMA designated 100-year floodplain, and no significant drainage impacts are expected to result from development of this site as long as the developer complies with all relevant City Ordinances. Fire Station Number 6, located at 2620 South Collins Street, provides protection to this site. The estimated fire response time is 3.78 minutes, which is in keeping with recommended standards. The proposed development plan is located in the Arlington Independent School District and has no impact on the schools serving this site. Zoning Case: PD10-9 A-3
Notices Sent: Neighborhood Associations Property Owners 6 Letters of Support 0 Letter of Opposition 0 Arlington Chamber of Commerce Downtown Development Arlington Neighborhood Council East Arlington Review Southeast Arlington Community Alliance We Can (West Citizen Action Network) Fitzgerald Concerned Citizens Maybrook Estates HOA Villages of Fairfield Neighborhood Association PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SUMMARY: Public Hearing: April 7, 2010 Zoning Case PD10-9 (Divine Grace Church 679 East Interstate 20 Highway) Application to change the zoning on approximately 3.78 acres zoned BP-B with AP2 (Business Park-Business with Airport Overlay 2) to PD (Planned Development) for BP-B with AP2 (Business Park-Business with Airport Overlay 2) uses plus church uses with concept brief; 679 East Interstate 20 Highway generally located north of East Interstate 20 Highway and west of Embarcadero Drive Justin French, Planning Project Manager I, presented this case. Present to speak in support of this case was Marion Johnson, Design and Development Consultants, 737 South R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas. Present to go on record in support of this case was Patricia Owusu-Sampah and Joe Owusu- Sechere, 6050 Susanna Drive, Grand Prairie. Andrew Piel made a motion to deny Zoning Case PD10-9. Seconded by Connie Ruff, the motion carried with a vote of 7-0-0. DENIED Zoning Case: PD10-9 A-4
Itemized Allowable Uses Allowable Uses: PD (Planned Development) for BP-B with AP2 (Business Park Business with Airport Overlay 2) uses plus church uses with concept brief Permitted - Commercial parking, medical or scientific research lab, plumbing, electrical or air conditioning sales and service, college, university, or seminary, government facility, office use public parks, playground, or golf course, electric utility substations, radio or TV station recording studio, transit passenger shelter, transit passenger terminal, utility lines, towers, or metering stations, wireless telecommunications facilities, cold storage plant, wholesale supply business, accessory caretaker s quarters, customarily incidental uses, and church uses. Specific Use Permit (SUP) Auto parts, accessory sales and service, boat sales, rental or repair, gasoline sales or service station and relate convenience store (less than 5,000 sq. ft.), new motor vehicle sales, off premise body shop and motor vehicle repair, philanthropic institution, restaurant (less the 5,000 sq. ft.) alcohol sales/nightclub/bar or private club, airport, heliport, landing field, and utility installation. Conditions (C) Building maintenance service and sales, commercial cleaners, custom and craft work, food processing, full service hotel, motel, residence hotel/motel, temporary construction field office, temporary construction storage yard and warehouse. Zoning Case: PD10-9 B-1
00701 R E ARBROO K BLV 03675 01001 Z0 6-3 9 /B0 6-3 9 01101 CS R1 00100 00451 P05-45 BP-PD BP-O 04100 04000 EMBARCADER O BP-B DR 03800 SUP08-24 04001 03701 03900 SUP94-6 04000 04100 03801 BP-PD Z91-13/P91-35 04001 SUP93-2 S COLLINS ST 04099 BP-B SUP02-11 00901 04120 SUP98-01 01111 SUP97-01 04121 00431 00679 SUP92-1 00701 00731 20 00500 BP-IM 00714 00620 00601 04151 BP-B 00840 00860 SUP08- SUP94-5 15 Copyright NCTCOG and City of Arlington, TX LOCATION MAP PD10-9 From BP-B with AP2 to PD for BP-B with AP2 uses plus church uses with concept brief 3.783 ACRES 04650 04200 04201 01000 BP-IM http://www.arlingtontx.gov/planning/zoning_pz_cases.html Prepared: 3-3-2010 JUSTIN FRENCH C - 1
PD10-9 Concept Brief North of East Interstate 20 Highway and west of Embarcadero Drive View north at subject site from East Interstate 20 Highway. View east across Embarcadero Drive at adjacent property from subject site. Looking west at adjacent undeveloped land from subject site. Looking north along Embarcadero Drive at northeast corner of subject site and adjacent property. D-1