Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1991-02-14 Minutes . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS FEBRUARY 14, 1991 - 7:30 P. M. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mark Wood at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Members Alt. Member Mark Wood James Brock David Barfield Don Bowen Ron Lueck Don Collins Pat Marin Paul Miller Since all members are present, Alternate Member Paul Miller will not vote. OATH OF OFFICE Paul Miller took the Oath of Office to be an alternate on the Planning and Zoning Commission. . CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 1991 Ms. Marin made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Mr. Lueck and the motion carried 5-0 with Mr. Brock and Mr. Collins abstaining since they were not present at the meeting. 1 . PS 91-01 Request of JEMtex Development No. 70, Inc. for Final Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Northglenn Addition. This property is located on the west side of Rufe Snow Drive and north of Glenview Drive. PS 91-01 APPROVED Mr. Brock made the motion to approve PS 91-01. This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen and the motion carried 7-0. 2. PZ 91-01 Public Hearing for request of Lerer Realty to rezone Lot 1R, Block 23, Clearview Addition, from its present classification of C-1 Commercial to C-2 Commercial. This property is located at 8001 Grapevine Highway. . Page 2 P & Z Minutes February 14, 1991 . Chairman Wood opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Steve Scott with the Weitzman Group came forward to represent Lerer Realty and Apex Supply in their request. He stated he is the Real Estate man. Mr. Scott said Apex Supply has 7 locations and the reason for this zoning request is for outside storage. He said the outside storage would be screened from the residential neighborhood. Mr. Lueck asked what kind of fence they plan to have. Mr. Scott said they would put up whatever is required. . Mr. Barfield said the Commission can not require it to be screened. Mr. LeBaron stated that this is an older area of the city that is in transition for improvement. He asked Mr. Scott what they plan to do to improve this site. Mr. Scott said they plan to paint the building and put up a sign. Chairman Wood said the Commission's concern would be if the outside storage would become an eyesore. He said they cannot stipulate the type of screen; this would be contract zoning. Mr. Barfield asked if they could approve a C-2-Specific Use so they could put some teeth in it. He said just granting C-2 leaves it wide open. Mr. Scott said they could put it in the deed restrictions for a screening fence. . Page 3 P & Z Minutes February 14, 1991 . Mr. LeBaron said Mr. Scott would agree to putting up a wood sight barring fence. Chairman Wood called for anyone else wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one, the Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. . Jim McCaig, 7900 Birchwood, came forward. He said he needed some answers to several questions. Mr. McCaig said they have a curved street and he is on the south side of Birchwood and the neighbors there have to look right into this area. He asked if there would be more commercial traffic there loading up pipe and etc. Mr. McCaig said there are several children in that area and they do not want the neighborhood to change, they do not need more traffic. Mr. Brock asked what Mr. McCaig thought about a fence. Mr. McCaig said they do not want to look from their front yards and see pipes piled up. He said he feels the fence should match the wooden fence that is there. Mr. Bowen said they would need to have the gate to be from Grapevine Highway. . David Maine, 7913 Birchwood, came forward. He said when Harry's was in this location, they were there all hours. He wanted to know what kind of hours they would have. Mr. Maine said there would be a noise factor and he said Byrd's Automotive is terrible. He said it is the smell. Mr. Maine said if this is a plumbing company they could have acid for pipes. Page 4 P & Z Minutes February 14, 1991 . Chairman Wood called for anyone else wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one else wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Brock asked about the hours of the plumbing company. Mr. Scott said they would probably be open from 7:30 or 8:00 A.M. to 5:30 or so P.M. with a half day on Saturday. He said they would not be open at night. Mr. Miller asked if the consumers would pull their vehicles in back for loading. . Mr. Scott said the professionals would. Mr. Bowen asked if the traffic were to back up into the neighborhood, could it be controlled. Mr. Pence said the police would have to be called. Mr. Scott stated that it is Mr. Lerer's intent to have everything screened with no pipes showing above the fence. Mr. Barfield asked if there is anything the Commission can do about the fence. Mr. LeBaron said they could not. . Mr. Barfield said the city is working to help the area across the street, Richhaven Addition, to improve. He said without having some fence requirement he could not agree to the zoning request. Page 5 p & Z Minutes February 14, 1991 . Mr. Barfield made the motion to deny PZ 91-01. This motion was seconded by Chairman Wood. Mr. Brock said Mr. Lerer's intentions are good, he is willing to make any commitment. Mr. Brock said he feels the Commission should work with him. Mr. Barfield said he would withdraw his motion if they would agree to table this request and have a meeting with the City Attorney to see if something could be worked out about a screening fence. Chairman Wood said the question is: Do we want outside storage there. Mr. Brock said that next to residential, it should be screened. . Chairman Wood stated there is screening between the residential and commercial, but the storage needs to be enclosed. Chairman Wood asked if they want outdoor storage or not. He said Byrd's Automotive exists there with outdoor storage. Chairman Wood called for a vote on the motion to deny PZ 91-01. The motion failed by a vote of 3-4 with Lueck, Barfield, and Wood voting for denial and Brock, Bowen, Collins, and Marin voting against denial. PZ 91-01 APPROVED Mr. Bowen made the motion to approve PZ 91-01 for C-2 zoning. This motion was seconded by Mr. Brock. Mr. Collins said they need a definition of a sight-barring fence. . Mr. Pence said that where commercial abuts residential, if the fence is in need of repair, the commercial owner has to fix it. Page 6 P & Z Minutes February 14, 1991 . ADJOURNMENT . ~~ Chairman Wood called for a vote on the motion to approve PZ 91-01. The motion carried with a vote of 4-3 with Bowen, Brock, Collins, and Marin voting for approval and Wood, Lueck, and Barfield voting against. Chairman Wood stated that Mr. Scott should get with the neighbors and agree to some solution prior to going to the City Council. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M. Chairm Secretary Planning & Zoning Commission .