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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1993-02-25 Minutes MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HillS, TEXAS February 25, 1993 - 7:30 p.m. CAll TO ORDER ROLL CALL Chairman Brock called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. PRESENT Chairman Members James Brock David Barfield Victor Baxter Don Bowen Ron Lueck Paul Miller . Fred Wilson Clayton Husband Wayne Moody PZ Coordinator ABSENT CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11, 1993 Mr. Lueck made the motion to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wilson, and the motion carried 6-0, with Mr. Miller abstaining due to absence at the previous meeting. 1. PS 93-02 Request of Richland Hills Church of Christ and First American Savings Bank for a Replat of Lots 17R, 18 and 19, Block 20, Snow Heights Addition. This property is. located on the south side of NE Loop 820, east of Vance Road. Mr. Husband stated that the applicants are replatting to vacate a utility easement on the west side of the lot. He stated since the lot is so small and narrow, the proposed building would encroach the platted easement. Mr. Wilson made the motion to approve PS 93-02. The motion was seconded by Mr. Baxter, and the motion carried 7-0. STAFF REPORT CITIZEN COMMENTS None None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS March 11, 1993 - 7:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman David Barfield at 7:30 p.m. Vice-Chairman Barfield chaired the meeting due to the absence of Chairman James Brock. ROLL CALL PRESENT Vice-Chairman Members David Barfield Victor Baxter Ron Lueck Paul Miller Fred Wilson Barry LeBaron Steve Pence Clayton Husband James Brock Don Bowen Wayne Moody Dir Plan/Inspections Building Official PZ Coordinator ABSENT CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 25, 1993 Mr. Baxter made the motion to approve the minutes·as written. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lueck, and the motion carried 5-0. 1. PS 93..03 Request of Robert McCauley II and· Vicki Thornton for Final Plat of Lot 3, . Block 2, Walker Branch Addition. This property is located on the west side of Grapevine Highway, north of Emerald Hills way. Vice-Chairman Barfield stated that the applicant have generally agreed to all engineers comments. He stated there are some issues that need to be resolved, and asked the applicant's representative to come forward. Mr. Mark Howe, 3100 Carris Brook Court, Colleyville, came forward to speak. Vice-Chairman Barfield asked if the applicant was willing to sign a covenant for the future channel improvements to Walker Branch. Mr. Howe stated his client is prepared to do so upon receipt from city staff . Vice-Chairman Barfield stated the applicant should continue a diligent effort to obtain the necessary utility easements across the property to the south. Mr. Howe stated they are contacting the property owner, and will provide evidence of contact t~ City staff. Vice-Chairman Barfield stated they have done two engineering plans for that site, one with the utilities in the easement and one with the utilities in the right-of-way. PZ Minutes - Page 2 March 11, 1993 Mr. Howe stated that is correct; and that he can submit that alternate plan to staff tomorrow. Mr. Wilson stated those utilities would go in towards the end of the development, so that will give them a little more time to obtain those easements. Mr. Lueck made the motion to approve PS 93-03 with the following stipulations: that a covenant for. future channel improvements be . executed, that the side building lines be removed except for the lines abutting residential areas, and that the owners exercise due diligence for obtaining the utility easements on the property on the south. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wilson, and the motion carried 5-0. 2. PS 93-05 Request of John Zimmerman for Amended Plat of Lots 13 through 16, Block 3, Woodland Oaks Addition. These properties are located at 9104-9116 High Oaks Drive. Mr. John Zimmerman, 107 Division Court, Arlington, came forward to speak. He stated he prepared the original plat, and there were a couple of errors on the dimensions and bearings that need to be corrected. He stated they have acquired all the signatures of the property owners. He stated they are seeking ratification by the mortgage companies. He stated it would be filed with the plat. Mr. Zimmerman stated they should have those by the Council hearing. Mr. Wilson made the motion to approve PS 93-05 subject to the mortgage company ratification of the plats. The motion was seconded by Mr. Baxter, and the motion carried 5-0. 3. PZ 92-35 Reconsideration of the request of Volkman, Inc. to rezone Lots 19-R-3 and 19-R-4, Block 33, Holiday West Addition, from its present zoning classification of C-1 Commercial to PD Planned Development. This property is located on the south side of Buenos Aires Drive, and the intersection of Westchase Drive. TABLED 10122192 Vice-Chairman Barfield opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak to come forward at this time. Mr. John Volkman, 904 N. Crowley Road, Crowley, came forward to speak. Vice-Chairman Barfield stated the Commission had some concern over side-yard requirements. He asked if Mr. Volkman would agree to some side yard setbacks. Mr. Volkman stated that would be a good idea. He stated they have found it necessary to go with a six and three foot side yard combination. Vice-Chairman Barfield asked about the FHA ten-foot requirement. Mr. Volkman stated they have not run into that problem. He stated if the FHA enforces that rule, they will redesign the product. He stated either way, the minimum would be met. Vice-Chairman Barfield asked if that would be a problem to write into the PZ Minutes - Page 3 March 11, 1993 ordinance. Mr. LeBaron stated 00. He stated you might run into a problem with the eastern lot, which has a 10-foot gas easement. Mr. Volkman stated that would not usually cause problems if the house was two story. He asked if there could be some flexibility on the western lot to put either a duplex or a single family unit. Mr. LeBaron stated it could be written into the ordinance to allow either use on that lot. There being no one else wishing to speak. Vice-Chairman Barfield closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Baxter made the m"otion to approve PZ 92-35 with the stipulations that the side set-back lines be six foot and three foot, and that the western lot may be either a duplex or a single family residence. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wilson, and the motion carried 5-0. 4. PZ 93-03 Public Hearing to consider an ordinance amending, in its entirety, the Zoning Ordinance No. 1080, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas. Vice-Chairman Barfield stated the Commission has been working on this for the last two years. Mr. LeBaron stated the new ordinance reflects the analysis done by Dan Boutwell, which was presented at a joint meeting with the City Council. The Council agreed to begin the process of revising the ordinance to streamline it, changing very few, if any, regulations. He stated the regulations pertaining to the Board of Adjustment have been changed to more adequately reflect the way the Board works, and to make the section consistent with Stàte statutes. He. stated they have revised the Planned Development regulations to clarify the process. Mr. LeBaron stated they streamlined the Site Plan requirements to remove the conflicting provisions in the different sections. He stated the Special Use Permit regulations were revised to reflect the current procedures of the Commission and the Council. He stated they did a good overhaul of the definitions because they think that no one really looked at them in many years. He stated terms that are no Io~ger around were still there, and the new uses were not defined. He stated they have put together a land use table to make it easier to see which uses are allowed in each· zone. He stated they consolidated the landscaping and parking requirements and put them each into their own section. Mr. leBaron stated they have revised the zoning map to take off the flood ptain designations because a flood ordinance already exists that delineates the flood plain areas. He stated the Special Use Permit designations were removed and moved into an appendix in the ordinance where more information could be provided. He stated that those areas that the Commission has expressed interest in overhauling are not included in this revision since the Commission desired first to get the format of the ordinance changed to make it easier to use, read, and amend in the future. Vice-Chairman Barfield stated that since there was no one in the audience to speak for or against the amendment, the Public Hearing was closed. . PZ Minutes - Page 4 March 11, 1993 8T AFF REPORT CITIZEN COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT ~~~W~ Fred Wilson Planning 'and Zoning Commission Mr. Lueck stated they would like to forward to the Council that the sign ordinance and minimum areas for planned developments and zoning changes are some areas that they can expect to see recommendations on in the near future. Mr. Wilson stated that the format was consistent with the recommendations of the training conference he attended in Austin last year put on by the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association. He stated the format is very logical and easy to amend. He stated it should make the job of future commissioners much ,easier and help the public get information out of it easier. Vice-Chairman Barfield stated he appreciates the Council giving them the opportunity to do this revision. He stated it is a much more manageable document than the ones in the past. Mr. Baxter stated some future changes will be in the landscaping section. Mr. LeBaron stated there is also a very extensive illustration section in the back of the ordinance that is being worked on. Vice-Chairman Barfield stated his appreciation of the work that staff and the Commission have put into the ordinance. Mr. Wilson made the motion to approve PZ 93-03. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller, and the motion carried 5-0. None. None. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. 'C·t~-~-'-"'" "", , _~.. --'~". rX"~'·'.·::1 I'" -- ": . ')-~ ..~~~¿. ~\£----Y"~"~~-¡~~~ ,C~· '_'CJ , __,...~~...~/ Vice-Chairman David Barfield Planning and Zoning Commission