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Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission approves fire station expansion, housing and hotel plans; denies proposed batch plant
Summary
Commissioners approved a site plan to expand Fire Station No. 3, removed a short‑term rental designation at 416 K Street, approved detailed plans for Natera and a 100‑room hotel, and approved a 225‑unit, age‑restricted apartment complex despite neighborhood concerns; a proposed temporary concrete batch plant was denied.
The Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission on the evening of the meeting approved a string of development applications and denied a contested request for a temporary concrete batch plant.
Staff presented and the commission approved a site‑plan amendment for Coppell Fire Station No. 3, which adds roughly 6,623 square feet for private sleeping quarters, updated kitchen and fitness facilities, and 15 staff parking spaces. Mary Perrone Boswell, the city’s planner on the case, told commissioners that “staff is recommending approval of the request” and noted the site plan does not require City Council review.
The commission also voted to remove the short‑term rental zoning designation from 416 K Street at the owner’s request, approved a detailed plan for Natera’s proposed 439,689 square‑foot headquarters, and granted an amendment allowing a 4‑story, 100‑room hotel where the ordinance’s minimum is 125 rooms, subject to the staff conditions presented at the hearing.
Two of the evening’s larger, more contested items drew extended discussion. The commission approved a PD and future‑land‑use amendment to allow a 4‑story, age‑restricted (55+) apartment complex of 225 units at Canyon Drive and North Coppell Road, with conditions including replatting, park‑fee payments, tree‑mitigation, and staff review of landscaping in a utility easement. Residents at the hearing raised traffic, parking and scale concerns; one nearby homeowner said the project’s size and height would “severely affect our living conditions.” The commission nevertheless approved the development on a roll call vote.
Separately, the commission considered a continued request for a revised live‑work PD on South Coppell Road that would allow residential occupancy with limited, defined home‑based business uses on the first floor. Staff brought new ordinance language after meetings with the applicant; commissioners debated changing permissive language to mandatory requirements to ensure a commercial presence on the street and added a Certificate of Occupancy condition for businesses. The Lost Creek live‑work change passed with the modifications.
A much‑discussed request for a five‑year special use permit to allow a temporary concrete batch plant at a light‑industrial parcel on East Beltline Road was denied after staff recommended refusal and commissioners cited inconsistencies with the city’s 2030 master plan, plan submittal deficiencies, and concerns about long‑term land‑use effect. The applicant and supporters argued the plant would bring tax revenue and local concrete capacity; staff and several commissioners said the site’s future land‑use designation and nearby residential/multifamily uses weighed against approval.
The commission’s votes were taken by roll call; most approvals carried with all present voting Aye, the Lost Creek modification passed 6‑1, and the batch‑plant SUP denial was approved by the commission.
The commission adjourned at about 10:12 p.m. The cases approved on the Planning and Zoning level will either be final (site plan approvals that do not require council) or will proceed to subsequent administrative and, where required, Council review and permit and engineering review.
