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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1989-10-12 Minutes · MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS OCTOBER 12, 1989 - 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by the Vice Chairman, Mark Wood, at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Vice Chairman Secretary Members Alt. Member Dir. Economic Dev.! Planning P & Z Coordinator Mark Wood David Barfield Don Bowen James Brock Ron Lueck Don Collins Pat Marin Bob Miller Wanda Calvert ABSENT: David Greene OATH OF OFFICE The oath of office was taken by new member, Don Collins. · ELECTION OF OFFICERS Vice Chairman Wood stated there is a vacancy of Chairman since John Schwinger is no longer on the Commission. Mr. Bowen said he would like to personally thank John Schwinger for his many years of service on this Commission. He said John provided a lot of leadership and the Commission will miss him. Vice Chairman Wood stated the election of officers would be by written vote and Mr. Miller would count the votes. Mr. Brock nominated Mark Wood for Chairman. Mr. Lueck nominated David Barfield for Chairman. The vote was taken and Mr. Miller counted: 4 for Mark Wood and 2 for David Barfield · Mark Wood will be the new Chairman starting next meeting. Page 2 P & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 · Vice Chairman Wood said now there was an opening for Vice Chairman. He asked for nominations for Vice Chairman. Ms. Marin nominated James Brock for Vice Chairman. Mr. Brock won by acclamation. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 Approval moved to end of agenda. 1. PS 89-13 Request of Kenneth Littlefield to replat Lots lA, 1B, & 1C, Block 1, J.M. Estes Subdivision. PS 89-13 APPROVED Mr. Bowen made the motion to approve PS 89-13 subject to the engineer's comments. This motion was seconded by Mr. Barfield and the motion carried 7-0. · 2. PS 89-15 Request of J.M. Norton for replat of Lot 46R, Block 3, Meadow Lakes Addition. PUBLIC HEARING Vice Chairman Wood opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this replat to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Vice Chairman Wood called for those wishing to speak in opposition to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Vice Chairman closed the Public Hearing. PS 89-15 APPROVED Mr. Barfield made the motion to approve PS 89-15 subject to the engineer's comments. This motion was seconded by Mr. Lueck and the motion carried 7-0. · Page 3 p & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . Vice Chairman Wood stated that the next two requests would be heard together, but voted on separately. 3. PS 89-16 Request of Irene Momans for preliminary plat of Lots 1 thru 4, Block 1, Douglas Estates. 4. PS 89-17 Request of Irene Momans for final plat of Lots 1 thru 4, Block 1, Douglas Estates. Mr. Bowen said the engineer's letter stated they need to sign a covenant for street and drainage prior to going to the City Council. Marvin Smith, 7609 Douglas Lane, came forward. He said he is purchasing the estate. He said he will sign the covenant. . Owen D. Long, Engineer, came forward. He said there is one item, item #10, they request to waive. He said they request the use of septic tanks for the four houses. Mr. Long stated this property is 500 feet from the sewer and also they would have to make a real deep cut for the sewer line. . Mr. Smith said these would be half acre lots. He said he lives on Douglas Lane. He said the lady who owned this property passed away and the house is run down. Mr. Smith passed out pictures of the area to the Commission. He said this is a 2 acre tract across the street from his home. Mr. Smith said he has been on septic tank for 13 years and all his neighbors are on septic tanks. He said it would cost $30,000 to run sewer to 4 lots and some of the depth would have to be 20 feet deep. Mr. Smith said he talked to Greg Dickens, Director of Public Works and Utilities, and he suggested that Mr. Smith have a perk test run. Page 4 p & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . Mr. Smith said he received his zoning on this tract for 2,500 square foot homes with rear entry garages. He said he plans to set the houses back approximately 50 feet. He said the houses would be $150,000 to $175,000 homes. Mr. Smith said he intends to build the houses where they can tie onto the sewer later on. He said he can put the stub-out in the front or side. He said he intends to put the tanks and lines in the front and side so they would not have any problem if they wish to put in a swimming pool in the back. Mr. Lueck asked who has the perk test. Mr. Smith said the city engineer has it. He said they have to review it. . PS 89-16 APPROVED Mr. Bowen made the motion to approve PS 89-16 subject to the engineer's comments and waive item D10(sewer). This motion was seconded by Ms. Marin. Mr. Barfield said he would like the covenant to include the sewer. Mr. Long stated that is separate covenant. Mr. Bowen amended his motion to include a covenant for sewer. This motion was seconded by Ms. Marin and the motion carried 7-0. PS 89-17 APPROVED Mr. Bowen made the motion to approve PS 89-17 subject to the engineer's comments, waive item RIO (sewer) and require a covenant also for sewer. This motion was seconded by Mr. Lueck and the motion carried 7-0. 5. PS 89-18 Request of Kenneth C. Whiteley, Trustee, Oak Hills Joint Venture, to replat Lots B-R1, 12-R1, & 19-Rl thru 39-R1, Block 7, Oak Hills Addition. PUBLIC HEARING . Page 5 P & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . Vice Chairman Wood opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this replat to please come forward. Doug Long, Engineer, came forward. He said they received a zoning change from R-4-SD and 0-1 to R-2 and they propose to put single family houses on this property. He said they have a problem with the newly passed ordinance requiring side or rear entry garages in R-2. He said the rest of Oak Hills is R-3 which does not require side or rear entry garages. Mr. Long said they are not opposed to the square footage of the R-2, but request they waive the requirement for side or rear entry garages. . Vice Chairman Wood said the Commission plans to discuss this item and several other revisions about implementation of the revisions. He said they feel existing subdivisions should not be affected. Vice Chairman Wood called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this replat to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak the Vice Chairman closed the Public Hearing. PS 89-18 APPROVED Mr. Brock made the motion to approve PS 89-18. This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen and the motion carried 7-0. 6. PZ 89-17 Consideration of an Amendment to Zoning Ordinance #1080 allowing New Car Dealerships consisting of more than 25,000 square feet, but less than 50,000 square feet in C-1 Zoning with outdoor storage of vehicles. PUBLIC HEARING . Vice Chairman Wood opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Page 6 p & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . There being no one wishing to speak, the Vice Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. Mike McGee came forward. He said he is a new resident of Ember Oaks Addition. He said he felt this would end up being a used car lot. Vice Chairman Wood said they would be closed down if they did that. Mr. McGee said he felt it would affect residential value. Mr. Lueck asked Mr. McGee where he lived. Mr. McGee said he lives approximately 4 miles north of 820. . Vice Chairman Wood called for anyone else who wished to speak to come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Vice Chairman closed the Public Hearing. PZ 89-17 APPROVED Mr. Barfield made the motion to approve PZ 89-17. This motion was seconded by Ms. Marin and the motion carried 7-0. Mr. Bowen said the ordinance specifically states "new cars". 7. PZ 89-18 Request of Alan W. Hamm to rezone a portion of Lot 1, College Acres Addition, from its present classification of C-1 Commercial to C-2 Commercial. This property is located at the southwest corner of Davis Boulevard and Green Valley Drive. . Vice Chairman Wood opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Page 7 P & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . Alan Hamm, 5125 Davis Blvd., came forward. He said they are asking to go from C-1 to C-2. He said the property to the side of this property is already zoned C-2 for a plumbing shop and next to it is a nursery. He said most of the property across the street is C-2. Mr. Hamm stated the lot is approximately 136 feet by 217 feet. Mr. Barfield stated there are some things allowed in C-2 that he would not be in favor of having there such as selling heavy machinery and lumber yards. Mr. Hamm said he was thinking of things such as an auto carwash. . Mr. Barfield said you could also have a wholesale distributor or a truck lot there. Mr. Hamm said he would not object to some restrictions. Vice Chairman Wood called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. Mike McGee came forward again. He said he represents 5 people here who live in Ember Oaks Addition and object to this request because of depreciation of property value and added traffic. Mr. McGee said Green Valley Drive is very narrow going onto Davis. He said their homes are from $90,000 to $100,000 homes. He said he was concerned that if this goes C-2 that the C-1 next to them could change. Vice Chairman Wood asked Mr. McGee if he would be in favor of C-2 if it were limited. . Mr. McGee said he would if it were conductive to residential. Page 8 P & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . Mr. Barfield asked how he would feel about a service station and the repair of autos or a quick lube. Mr. McGee stated he would not like them because they would be trashy and dirty. Mr. Barfield read several things which Mr. McGee had no problem with. Mr. McGee said he was concerned more with the heavier natured things. Vice Chairman Wood called for anyone else wishing to speak to come forward. There being no one else wishing to speak, the Vice Chairman closed the Public Hearing. . Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Miller how you would classify a Home Depot store since they have building material. Mr. Miller said he thought they would be considered a lumber yard. Vice Chairman Wood asked if the C-2 property to the south and this property meet the one acre requirement for C-2 zoning. Mr. Miller stated it does meet the requirement. PZ 89-18 APPROVED Mr. Barfield made the motion to approve PZ 89-18 with the removal of I-Automobile and Truck repair, 7-Pawn Shops, 8-Hardware and building materials retail and/or wholesale, 13-Heavy machinery sales, and 14-Wholesale Distributor. This motion was seconded by Mr. Collins. Vice Chairman Wood asked Mr. Hamm if he would agree to these restrictions. . Mr. Hamm stated he would agree to all except the auto repair. He said it is a small lot and you can not have a lumber yard on it. Page 9 P & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . Mr. Bowen asked what classification you had to have for a jiffy lube. Mr. Miller said you had to have C-2. Mr. Barfield said he would amend his motion to remove H 7, 8, 13, & 14. This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen and the motion carried 7-0. 8. PZ 89-19 Consideration of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance #1080, Section 30.3.3, Subsection (a) allowing color coded banners in parking lots. PUBLIC HEARING Vice Chairman Wood opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of this to please come forward. . Vice Chairman Wood read the ordinance. He stated there are only two parking lots that are large enough to qualify, the two malls. He said this would be for convenience to shoppers to find their auto. Vice Chairman Wood called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Vice Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Barfield said a parking space is approximately 9 feet by 24 feet. He asked why the restriction; he said there would not be enough banners to help find where you parked. Mr. Miller said one mall came in requesting banners, but they did not want them on every pole. . Vice Chairman Wood said the mall owner felt they were sufficient. Page 10 p & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . Mr. Barfield said he did not want them to come back and need more banners. Mr. Lueck said, if approved, would the banners have wording on them. Mr. Miller said there would be no wording, just color coded, but the Commission could put it in the motion that there would be no wording on them. Mr. Barfield said he was still concerned there would not be enough banners to find where you parked. Mr. Brock said someone has done research on this already. . Doug Long came forward. He said it takes approximately 650 square feet for two parking spaces. He said there would be a banner for approximately 200 places. PZ 89-19 APPROVED Mr. Brock made the motion to approve PZ 89-19. This motion was seconded by Mr. Barfield and the motion carried 7-0. 9. PZ 89-20 Request of AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. to rezone Tracts 4 & 5, L.C. Walker Survey, Abstract 1652, from their present classification of AG Agriculture to 0-1 Office and C-2 Commercial. This property is located at the northwest corner of Grapevine Highway and Precinct Line Road. Vice Chairman Wood opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . Dave Feltman came forward to represent AEGON. He stated they are asking for two zonings, 0-1 and C-2. He said they had been working with the City Staff for two months. Page 11 p & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . Jeff Williams, Graham Associates, came forward. He showed a plat of the property. He said the office district would be 17 acres surrounded by C-2. Mr. Williams stated it is presently zoned Agriculture. Vice Chairman Wood called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Vice Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Vice Chairman Wood stated this company is very important to the City of North Richland Hills. PZ 89-20 APPROVED Mr. Barfield made the motion to approve PZ 89-20. . Mr. Miller said according to the attorney, it needs to be approved effective at time of final plat approval by the City Council. Mr. Barfield amended his motion to approve with the effective date being the date of final plat approval. This motion was seconded by Mr. Lueck and the motion carried 7-0. Vice Chairman Wood stated the Commission would hear the next two requests together, but would vote on them separately. 10. PS 89-21 Request of AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. for preliminary plat of AEGON Office Park Addition. 11. PS 89-22 Request of AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. for final plat of Lot 1, Block 1, AEGON Office Park Addition, First Addition. . Mr. Lueck asked why they only got this information last night. Page 12 P & Z Minutes October 12, 1989 . PS 89-21 APPROVED PS 89-22 APPROVED . CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 ADJOURNMENT Secretary Planning & Zoning Commission . Mr. Miller said they had been trying to expedite this as AEGON has a time limit. Jeff Williams, Graham Associates, came forward. He said the City Staff had worked with them to speed up the process. Vice Chairman Wood stated they have agreed to all the engineer's comments. Ms. Marin made the motion to approve PS 89-21 subject to the engineer's comments. This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen and the motion carried 7-0. Mr. Barfield made the motion to approve PS 89-22 subject to the engineer's comments. This motion was seconded by Mr. Collins and the motion carried 7-0. Mr. Brock made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Mr. Lueck and the motion carried 5-0 with Ms. Marin and Mr. Collins abstaining since they were not present at the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M. Vice hairman Planning & Zoning Co