Return |
GARLAND PLANNING REPORT
|
|
Agenda Item 11.e. |
City Council Regular Session Agenda |
|
|
REQUEST |
Approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District Approval of a Plan for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use. LOCATION 6002 North Garland Avenue |
OWNER |
C&M Villareal FLP |
PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION |
On April 24, 2023 the Plan Commission, by a vote of nine (9) to zero (0), recommended approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District. The Plan Commission, by a vote of nine (9) to zero (0), recommended approval of a Plan for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use. |
STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
Approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District Approval of a Plan for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use. |
BACKGROUND |
The subject property is currently unimproved. The applicant proposes to open a restaurant with a drive-through service [Starbucks Coffee]. The GDC requires a Specific Use Provision for a Drive-Through Service in the Community Retail (CR) District. |
SITE DATA |
The subject property contains approximately 1.05 acres and has approximately 161.03 linear feet of frontage along North Garland Avenue. The site can be accessed from North Garland Avenue, including a mutual access driveway to the south. |
USE OF PROPERTY UNDER CURRENT ZONING |
The Community Retail (CR) District is intended to accommodate a variety of retail, service, and business establishments that may or may not be designed in a shopping center configuration. The district may be used as a transition district between lower intensity retail or office uses and more intense uses. A Community Retail (CR) District is generally appropriate along major transportation corridors but is generally not appropriate in proximity to low-density residential districts without significant buffering and screening features. An example of allowed use in a CR district is a retail shopping area that may be large in scale with very limited or no outside storage. Traffic generated by uses in a Community Retail (CR) District must be focused onto the major thoroughfare network. Development in a Community Retail (CR) District may not be designed in a manner that increases traffic through residential areas. |
CONSIDERATIONS |
- The applicant proposes to construct a 2,186 square-foot coffee shop with a drive-through.
- The applicant is requesting the SUP to be valid for twenty-five (25) years, which aligns with the SUP time period guide.
- The site plan (Exhibit C) complies with the parking requirements per the GDC.
- The landscape layout (Exhibit D) complies with the screening and landscaping standards per the GDC.
- The building elevations (Exhibit E) complies with the building design standards per the Garland Development Code (GDC).
- The applicant is not requesting any signage deviations with this request.
|
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN |
The Future Land Use Map of the Envision Garland Plan recommends Community Centers for the subject site. Community centers are areas with compact development, primarily non-residential, serving a collection of neighborhoods. This type of development consists of a mix of uses, including retail, services, office use, multi-family residential, and entertainment. The proposed use is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan. |
COMPATIBILITY OF REQUEST WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES |
The immediate properties to the north, east and south are zoned Community Retail (CR) District and are currently undeveloped. Further to the south is a bank with a drive-through service. Further to the north is a church zoned Single-Family-10 (SF-10) District with an SUP [S 13-18] for a child care center. Approximately 350 feet to the east/southeast is a residential neighborhood zoned Planned Development (PD) 92-20. The property to the west, across North Garland Avenue, is zoned Agricultural (AG) District and is currently undeveloped. |
|
|
|