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Coppell council approves Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD ag education facility with floodplain conditions
Summary
The Coppell City Council on Nov. 11 approved a planned development and site plan for a 42-acre Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD agricultural education campus at 1600 E. Sandy Lake Road, with conditions requiring floodplain permits and a sewer maintenance agreement.
The Coppell City Council on Nov. 11 approved a planned development (PD) and site plan allowing Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District to build an agricultural education campus at 1600 E. Sandy Lake Road.
Planning staff described the project as a 42-acre outdoor learning campus that will include a 14,000-square-foot educational barn, a 13,350-square-foot covered arena, 66 parking spaces and upgraded outdoor learning stations. Matt Steer, planning staff, said the proposal includes grading and imported fill "to elevate the building bed for the barn" so the Ag Barn will be taken out of the 100-year floodplain and that a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) and any applicable floodplain permits will be required prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
The PD approval was conditioned on several items staff highlighted: a LOMR or equivalent floodplain permit and any corridor/floodplain development certificates before construction begins; a maintenance agreement requiring the district to maintain a sanitary sewer force main located in city right-of-way; approval of the landscaping as shown; and limits on trailer storage and fencing types as presented.
Steer told the council the site has been used by the district since the 1970s and is used to provide hands-on agricultural and environmental learning for students. "We sent out 7 notices within 200 feet as required by state law," Steer said during the presentation, and the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval subject to the listed conditions.
Council member Walker asked whether both the barn and arena would be elevated above the base flood elevation; Steer clarified that the Ag Barn is being elevated out of the floodplain while the arena, an open covered structure, is not being elevated because the design anticipated limited risk from minor flooding.
No members of the public signed up to speak at the public hearing. Council member Hill moved to approve the item subject to the conditions; Council member Matthew seconded and a roll-call vote in favor carried the motion.
The project now proceeds to engineering and permitting steps; the council’s approval requires the district to secure a LOMR or equivalent floodplain approvals and to finalize the sewer maintenance agreement before construction begins.
