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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1988-05-12 Minutes . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS MAY 12, 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 Vice Chairman Members Alt. Member Dir. Economic Dev. Dir. Planning/Dev. P & Z Coordinator George Tucker John Schwinger Mark Wood Don Bowen David Barfield Ron Lueck Manny Tricoli C.A. Sanford Richard Royston Wanda Calvert ABSENT: Carole Flippo CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 14, 1988 Mr. Barfield made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Mr. Schwinger and the motion carried 6-0 with Mr. Tricoli abstaining since he was not present at the meeting. . 1. PS 88-2 Request of Burk Collins & Sonic Industries, Inc. for replat of Lots 1-4, Block 3, Culp Addition. PS 88-2 APPROVED Mr. Wood made the motion to approve PS 88-2. This motion was seconded by Mr. Tricoli and the motion carried 7-0. 2. PZ 88-2 Request of Leonard Hazel, Bob D. Hall, F.G. Stimmel, and A.I. Skur, Jr. to rezone Tracts 4P3, 4PIB, 4Pl, & 4P2, A.G. Walker Survey, Abstract 1630, the south 1/2 of Lot 11, Block 1, J.M. Estes Subdivision, and Lot 8, Block 1, Henry Addition, from their present classifications of C-2 Commercial and R-7-MF Multi-Family to 1-2 Industrial. This property is located south of Glenview Drive between Flory Street and Scruggs Drive. . Page 2 p & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Delbert Stembridge. Consulting Engineer, came forward. He stated he represents 3 different owners of contiguous property. He stated there is approximately 3~ acres in the request. Mr. Wood asked what did they plan to use the property for. . Mr. Stembridge stated Mr. Hazel presently has a wrecker service on one of his lots and Mr. Hall on Lot 8, Block 1, Henry Addition, intends to build an office type building and warehouse. Mr. Stembridge stated that Mr. Hazel needed the zoning change to Industrial, but did not have the 2 acre requirement so he got the others to come in with him to request the I-2 zoning Mr. Wood asked if there is a requirement of 2 acres. Mr. Royston stated that is correct. Mr. Barfield stated there is residential around the lot on Scruggs. He asked if they had talked to the property owners on Scruggs. Mr. Stembridge said they had not. . Bob Hall, owner of Lot 8, Block 1, Henry Addition, came forward. He said that previously the property owner on the end of Scruggs and Glenview had said he would join with him to request a zoning change, but didn't. Mr. Hall stated that most of the land in the area has been zoned Multi-Family, but has been used as Commercial. He said Mr. Walker has property he uses as I-2. Page 3 P & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . Mr. Wood asked Mr Hall if he needed the I-2 zoning. Mr. Hall stated he plans to put up some type of warehouse complex. He said he joins the church property and the church needs some storage space. Mr. Hall stated he plans to build a 5,000 square foot metal building with a masonry front with storage space for the church. Mr. Hall stated he talked Mr. Stimmel and Mr. Skur into joining in the request for 1-2. He said the building would be the same if it is in C-2 or 1-2. Mr. Barfield asked if the Commission could recommend two zoning classifications for this request. . Mr. Royston stated the Commission could recommend what ever they choose, but if Mr. Hall wants to build a warehouse, he would have to have Industrial zoning. Chairman Tucker called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Bowen said he agrees that this is a re-development area, but feels there should be more of a coordinated effort. He said he thinks the whole area needs to be coordinated. Chairman Tucker asked how can you coordinate unless you start. He said the Council could go in and blanket zone the whole area. Mr. Bowen stated some of this request is real close to a residential area. . Page 4 P & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . Mr. Wood stated the Commission has a steady record of not allowing Industrial to encroach into residential. He said he would recommend that the one lot, Lot 8, Block 1, Henry Addition, be excluded. PZ 88-2 APPROVED/DENIED Mr. Wood made the motion to approve PZ 88-2 with the exception of Lot 8, Block 1, Henry Addition. This motion was seconded by Mr. Barfield and the motion carried 6-1 with Mr. Bowen voting against. 3. PZ 88-6 Request of Americity Corporation to rezone a portion of Tracts 1Al & lA7, Thomas Sp~ouse Survey, Abstract 1399, from their present classification of AG Agriculture to C-1 Commercial. This property is located south of Bursey Road, east of Rufe Snow Drive, and west of Western Oaks Addition. . Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Steven Sloan, share owner of Americity Corporation, came forward. He said he would like to say he appreciated Richard Royston and Wanda Calvert for their help in negotiating this request. . Mr. Sloan stated previously the City had contacted him that there was a building on his property that had become in bad shape and requested it be torn down. He said he took care of that. He stated this request if for 7~ acres. He said the remainder of the 22 acres is C-1 Commercial. Mr. Sloan said they wish to create a consistency of zoning. He said the subject parcel is too small by itself. Mr. Sloan stated their current plan is to develop or co-develop an appropriate commercial and retail property on the entire site after pre-leasing, financing and site plan approval is accomplished. Page 5 P & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . Mr. Schwinger asked what the total length of frontage is on Bursey Road. Mr. Sloan stated he was not sure, but he has more frontage on Bursey than on Rufe Snow. Mr. Barfield asked what his plans were since Crosstimbers is planned to go through to Bursey Road. Mr. Sloan said the extension of Crosstimbers would create two corners. He said it would bisect the property and have Commercial on both sides. Mr. Sloan stated he could have a small doctor's office and on the other side have a shopping center. Mr. Barfield asked if he plans to plat and divide it off into lots. . Mr. Sloan said he could have sold the corner of Bursey and Rufe Snow 10 times, but he did not want to. Mr. Tricoli asked if he planned to have a buffer between the commercial and residential. Mr. Sloan stated there are set back requirements of 25 feet and he also plans to put up some type of brick wall. He said he would work with the city staff on this. Mr. Bowen asked what the other Agricultural area is. Mr. Royston stated he believed that is a Lone Star Gas pump station. Mr. Sloan stated the front of the shopping center would be away from the residential; it would face Bursey and Rufe Snow. . Chairman Tucker called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. Page 6 p & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . Gilbert Caldwell, 6813 Old Mill Road, came forward. He stated he is not against development in North Richland Hills, nor is he against Commercial zoning, but this is in his back yard. He said he feels the present amount of C-1 zoning is sufficient and he is not in favor of extending it to the Western Oaks Addition. Mr. Caldwell stated he is against extending Cross timbers because it would cause more traffic. He said there are a lot of children there with no side walks. Mr. Caldwell asked about the ratio of height of the building. He asked if it is still 1 foot for every 1~ feet of height. Mr. Royston stated that is correct. . Mr. Sloan stated the front of the building would be on Rufe Snow and Bursey. Mr. Royston stated the front would have a setback of 25 feet and a rear setback of 25 feet. Mr. Caldwell encouraged the Commission to turn this request down. He said they need to consider the congestion on Bursey Road and Rufe Snow and consider the residential value of the property. Mr. Caldwell said he is employed for the City of Keller. He said there is commercial zoning on the north side of Bursey at Rufe Snow and at Wilson Lane it is zoned commercial and multi-family. Mr. Caldwell requested the Commission keep this piece of property agriculture instead of commercial. . Geoffrey Wills, 6817 Old Mill, came forward. He stated this property is at the back of his house. He said he hates to think there could be a two story commercial building behind his house. He asked why they did not build single residential houses there. Page 7 P & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . Mr. Wills said it would make congestion in the area. He said he has 4 children. He said he feels they already have enough commercial that would be west of Crosstimbers. Jarrett Miller, 6821 Old Mill Road, came forward. He stated his house value would drop. He said he feels the land east of Crosstimbers should be residential; he has adequate commercial land to the west. Mr. Miller stated we do not need any additional traffic on Rufe Snow. Chairman Tucker called for anyone else wishing to speak to please come forward. . Mr. Sloan asked if he could respond to some of the statements. He stated he already has 22 acres of commercial and this is just a small additional area. He said the extension of Crosstimbers is not his idea; it is North Richland Hills. Mr. Sloan said concerning the rear set backs, he would not object to a restriction of a 40 to 50 foot rear set back. Chairman Tucker closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Tricoli stated he is in opposition to having commercial against residential. Mr. Lueck asked if there could be a design for residential with Crosstimbers coming through. Mr. Wood stated the homes could back up to Cross timbers. . Mr. Barfield said he would like for Mr. Sloan to talk with the neighbors before the Commission makes a decision since there is opposition. Page 8 p & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . Mr. Wood said he would agree to that. He said this request would create a 30 acre piece of property split by a street. He said Mr. Sloan could go to the neighbors and show what he plans to do, but he does not have a particular use at this time. PZ 88-6 DENIED Mr. Tricoli made the motion to deny PZ 88-6. This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen. Chairman Tucker stated he understands the concerns of the neighbors who bought their property in this nice subdivision with the idea of agriculture in the back of them. The motion to deny carried 6-1 with Mr. Barfield voting against denial. . Mr. Wood stated he wanted to say something about the second case on the agenda. He said he was concerned with the contiguous parcel. He said he believes the 2 acre requirement should be a singular piece of land. Mr. Wood stated this property was split by a road. He said the 2 acre requirement is to control spot zoning. Mr. Wood is concerned that the Commission may have made a mistake. Mr. Bowen stated he agrees. Mr. Royston stated the Commission did not create spot zoning. He said contiguous zoning can cross a street. Mr. Stembridge came forward. He stated he feels the 2 acre requirement is not good. Mr. Lueck said maybe this could be addressed in the new proposed zoning ordinance. . Mr. Wood asked why this property was singled out. Page 9 p & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . Mr. Royston stated there is a use that does not have a Certificate of Occupancy because if does not conform to the C-2 zoning. Chairman Tucker stated we have Walker Construction in that area that is non conforming. He said we have started an industrial area so maybe it will grow. Mr. Wood said normally when the Commission zones a piece of property, it is usually for a specific purpose. Mr. Bowen stated that most industrial zoning is coordinated. He said he thinks the whole area needs to be coordinated. . Chairman Tucker stated they need to consider the nonconformity of the zoning ordinance. Mr. Lueck asked if this could be handled with a grandfather clause. Chairman Tucker stated he did not want to be picking on one person and not the others that are non-conforming. He said the Commission's decision has been made and all they do is recommend to the City Council. Mr. Sloan came forward. He said he still has an agricultural piece of property; what would be the wishes of the Commission? Chairman Tucker stated the Commission would like to have a Master Plan of what he plans to do. He said there is already a world of commercial use now, but this Commission will be happy to work with Mr. Sloan. He said they would consider some residential with a higher density such as a high class R-8. . Page 10 p & Z Minutes May 12, 1988 . ADJOURNMENT . ~ Secretary P anniIíg & Zoning Commission . Mr. Barfield said he would consider an office type, low rise office buildings. He said Mr. Sloan could create a good buffer if he had a design that would blend in with the residential. Mr. Sloan said he will work with the City Staff. Chairman Tucker stated Mr. Sloan has the right to appeal to the City Council. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 P. M. c!Jv.ð- c. ¡;;;;Re I' Chairman Planning & Zoning Commission