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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1988-03-10 Minutes . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS MARCH 10, 1988 - 7:30 P. M. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, George Tucker, at 7:30 P. M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Chairman Secretary Members George Tucker Carole Flippo Mark Wood Don Bowen David Barfield Manny Trico!i C. A. Sanford Richard Royston Wanda Calvert Alt. Member Dir. Economic Dev. Dir. Planning/Dev. P & Z Coordinator ABSENT: John Schwinger Ron Lueck CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 25, 1988 Mr. Tricoli made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Mr. Barfield and the motion carried 4-0 with Carole Flippo and Mark Wood abstaining since they were not present at the meeting. . 1. PS 87-45 Request of Burk Collins Investments for replat of Lots 5 & 6, Block 1, North Hills Village Addition. Jackey Fluitt with Burk Collins Investments came forward. He said he would be glad to answer any questions the Commission might have regarding this plat. Mr. Wood stated that the Commission is concerned with access to the Muffler Shop. Mr. Fluitt stated that on February 9th they wrote the Muffler Shop stating they would provide access to the north. . Mr. Wood asked if they had responded to the letter. Mr. Fluitt stated they had not. Page 2 p & Z Minutes March 10, 1988 . Mr. Wood said until the problem of access is settled in court, he would like to see the abandonment of this access be taken off the plat. Mr. Fluitt said it had already been in court once and it was denied. James B. Morgan, Attorney, came forward to represent the owners of the Muffler Shop. He said only preliminary matters have been heard in court. He said they do not want access to the rear of the property. Mr. Morgan requested the Commission not abandon the easement that has been used for 20 years. Mr. Wood asked if the Commission could accept this plat with the stipulation that the access easement not be abandoned. . Mr. Royston said they could approve the plat with the deletion of the words "to be abandoned" on the access easement. Chairman Tucker said to just state it in the motion. PS 87-45 APPROVED Mr. Barfield made the motion to approve PS 87-45 with the stipulation that the reference to the 50 foot access easement recorded in Volume 6537, Page 589 "to be abandoned by this plat" be deleted from the face of the plat. This motion was seconded by Mr. Wood and the motion carried 6-0. 2. PZ 88-3 Request of Richmond Bay Development to rezone a portion of Tract 2, W. A. Trimble Survey, Abstract 1520, from its present classification of R-2 Single Family to R-8 Single Family Zero Lot Line. This property is located south of Meadow Lakes Drive and west of Dory Court. . Page 3 P & Z Minutes March 10, 1988 · Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Marion Massey, Attorney at Law, came forward to represent Richmond Bay. He stated that this would be ~ high dollar area with a security system, fully enclosed with a Guard house and the lots would be enclosed by a brick wall except for lots 3 & 4; he said he was not sure about them. Mr. Massey stated each lot would be $50,000 each. He said he feels there is a market for this type development and would be very good for the community. Mr. Wood asked how it would affect the golf course. · Mr. Massey stated it would not affect the golf course in any way. Mr. Wood asked what about the golf course. Mr. Massey said they have been to the alter 15 times on this operation. He said they have a contract on it, but still don't have the golf course. Mr. Wood asked Mr. Massey why he felt R-8 would be good. Mr. Massey said the lot size. He said they would get more lots. He said they have an estimate on the Guard house and brick wall for $147,000. Mr. Barfield asked how the street and landscape figure in. Mr. Royston stated they would have to request a variance for the private street. · Brad Hansen, 5068 Lake View Circle, came forward. He brought a newspaper clipping dated October which stated the city would refuse all zoning Page 4 p & Z Minutes March 10, 1988 · until the golf course was in. Chairman Tucker said that was what the City Council stated. He said the Commission only recommends approval or denial to the City Council. w. D. Clark, 6305 Riviera Drive, came forward. He said this property in question is behind his house. He asked if this would be a solid brick wall or just brick columns. Mr. Clark said Richmond Bay had asked for so many changes and they have not held up to their obligations. He said he is opposed to the zero lot lines. · Charles Scoma, Cardinal Lane, came forward. He said he is speaking for the city as a whole. He said he lived in Diamond Loch Addition prior to moving to Cardinal Lane. Mr. Scoma stated that the average age for home owners in NRH is 28 years old and the average price of house is $85,000. He said we need to improve the types of homes, change the economics to interest the upper class people and the upper class houses. John Mayberry, 6405 Riviera Drive, came forward. He said he gave $70,000 for his home which is now worth $150,000. He said he called the city and was told that R-8 allows 1200 square foot homes, but we have a deed restriction to 2,000 square feet. Mr. Mayberry stated he is the President of the Homeowners Association and represents the homeowners in Meadow Lakes Addition. He said they had previously had problems with the dam, but it is now fixed and they are proud of it. Mr. Mayberry said this is the only area in NRH with high grade homes and we should keep it that way. · Chairman Tucker closed the Public Hearing. Page 5 P & Z Minutes March 10, 1988 · PZ 88-3 DENIED Mr. Bowen made the motion to deny PZ 88-3. This motion was seconded by Mr. Tricoli. Mr. Bowen said the Commission had seen this development from time to time for 5 or 6 years. He said they originally agreed to have R-2 zoning with lot sizes of 10,400, but they have bit and chewed off pieces over the years. The motion carried 6-0. 3. PS 88-1 Consideration of a revision to the Thoroughfare Plan. · Chairman Tucker stated this is in regard to Amundson Road. He said at the last meeting there was a petition submitted regarding some streets and one was Amundson Road. He asked if there was a spokesman to speak regarding this matter. Frank M. Madden, 8620 Amundson, came forward. He showed pictures of the area. He said there are stakes out which shows him 10 feet closer to the road. Ms. Flippo asked Mr. Madden if he had attended the Public Hearings which were held prior to the adoption of the of the Master Thoroughfare Plan in August, 1985. Mr. Madden said he did not attend. Mr. Madden said he does not see any reason to widen Amundson Road to 4 lanes. He said you can't go north because of the railroad; you would have to take all the right of way off the south side. He said the city would have to buy or condemn the property. Mr. Madden said there are large trees that would be in the way. · Page 6 p & Z Minutes March 10, 1988 · ~ Mr. Barfield said he is concerned about this because he has property in the area. He said he had spent a lot of money putting in Oak Hills and Nob Hill Additions. He said there is a lot of traffic coming off Glade Road and there is no east-west freeway in NRH. He said this traffic goes through the Nob Hill Addition. Mr. Barfield said some have already put up the land and Burk Collins has already built the bridge; it is already widened next to the school. He said 10 years down the road, we would wonder why we didn't widen this road. Mr. Barfield said Amundson Road, if widened, would take a load off of Main Street. He said the people who signed the petition should realize that. · Mr. Madden asked why would you need Amundson widened with the new Watauga Road. He said it makes no sense to widen Amundson. Mr. Barfield said part of Amundson is already widened. Chairman Tucker stated there was a lot of traffic studies made prior to the approval of the Master Thoroughfare Plan in August, 1985 and the traffic problems have not changed, but the widening of Amundson is not going to be tomorrow, we don't know when, but it is not a threat to you now. Dorothy Gray, 8708 Amundson, came forward. She said Amundson Road was named after her Mother and Daddy. She said she had lived there since the second grade and she does not plan to move and she won't sell. She asked how long it would be before the road would be widened. · Chairman Tucker said we have no way of knowing. Page 7 p & Z Minutes March 10, 1988 · Ms. Gray said it would be within 11 feet of her house. Chairman Tucker said anytime there is a plan for a road, someone is inconvenienced. Ms. Gray said you will have to buy her house and acre of land. Chairman Tucker said after Watauga Road is put in, there may not be a need to widen Amundson. He said the Commission reviews the Master Plan each year. Kathy Robinson, Chilton Drive, came forward. She stated the neighbors had one statement, She said they wonder why it has to be a 4-lane, why it has to be changed at all. · Chairman Tucker stated there were traffic studies made which showed the need. Charles Scoma, Cardinal Lane, came forward. He said he did not come to the Public Hearings for the Thoroughfare Plan, but Martin Road was previously planned for 4 lanes, but now is proposed for 2 lanes. Mr. Scoma said Amundson Road has the railroad for a natural barrier. He said it should be left a 2 lane and make Martin a 4 lane. He said if they could re-engineer Martin Road, why not utilize that instead of Amundson. Mr. Bowen said he felt the Commission should look at the impact Watauga Road will have; we may not need Amundson widened, but we don't want to delete Amundson Road at this time. · Chairman Tucker said the Commission recommends it stay as it is. He said he hoped next time the people will come to the Public Hearings. Page 8 P & Z Minutes March 10, 1988 · ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:15 P. M. ~;:srC /~1' Chairman Planning & Zoning Commission See & Zoning Commission · · - " e\ City of j\{8rth Richland HiUs, Texas March 16, 1988 Planning and Zoning Commission City of North Richland Hills Re: Planning & Zoning Meeting March 24, 1988 Due to there being no cases submitted, there will be NO Planning and Zoning meeting on March 24, 1988. See you next month. Sincerely, ~~~ Wanda Calvert Planning & Zoning Coordinator (817) 281.Q04117301 N.E. lOOP 820/P.O. BOX 18609/NORTH RICHlAND HillS, TX 76180