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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1985-01-10 Minutes ~ . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS JANUARY 10, 1985 - 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 Marjorie Nash Don Bowen Mark Wood John Schwinger Carroll Brents Dan Echols Greg Wheeler Wanda Calvert Alt. Member Mayor Engr/Tech P & Z Coordinator CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 27, 1984 Mr. Wood made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 3-0 with Chairman Tucker and Mr. Bowen abstaining since they were not present at the meeting. . Chairman Tucker stated that items 10, 11, and 13 had been postponed prior to this meeting. 1. PS 84-60 Request of Gibralter Savings for replat of Lot 5R, Block 1, Carder Addition. PS 84-60 APPROVED Mr. Schwinger made the motion to approve PS 84-60 subject to the Engineer's comments. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 5-0. 2. PS 85-1 Request of Richland Hills Church of Christ for preliminary plat of Blocks 7 & 8, Meadow Lakes Addition. PS 85-1 APPROVED Ms. Nash made the motion to approve PS 85-1 subject to the Engineer's comments. This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen and the motion carried 5-0. . Dick Perkins, Teague NaIl & Perkins, requested to speak. He stated he represents the church. ~ Page 2 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Mr. Perkins stated the church is a small water user. He said they they do not use much more than a residence and they would like to discuss with the city the requirement of the 12 inch water line around this property. Mr. Wood stated this Commission does Bot have the right to decide such as that. He stated they could discuss this with the City Staff or the City Council when the final plat is heard. 3. PS 85-3 Request of Bob Roark for short form plat of Lot 3, Block 2, Henry Addition. PS 85-3 APPROVED Ms. Nash made the motion to approve PS 85-3 subject to the Engineer's comments. This motion was seconded by Mr. Schwinger and the motion carried 5-0. . 4. PZ 84-82 Request of Burk Collins Investments, Inc. to rezone part of Lot 1, Lots 2 & 3, and part of Lot 4, Richland Oaks Addition, from their present classification of R-l (Single Family District) to C-l (Commercial District) This property is located on the east side of Strummer Drive at Bedford Euless Road. Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . Mr. Collins came forward. He stated he had a meeting with the homeowners a few nights ago; it was a good meeting, and some were for the request and some were against it. Mr. Collins said he was first interested in this property two years ago, but found it had deed restrictions on it so he backed off. He said since then, the neighbors have signed off the deed restrictions which now makes it developable. ~ Page 3 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . . Mr. Collins said he feels the reason Al Anz has agreed to sell the property to him is he would be more accountable than some other developer. He said sooner or later, the property will be zoned and developed. Mr. Collins said the property abuts the large interchange. He said if the Commission would give him the opportunity, he would build a good shopping center. He said he had a scale model to show what it would look like. Mr. Collins said the center would rent for from $16.00 to $18.00 a foot. He said if the Commission turns him down, an outside developer would not work with the city and homeowners as he has to try to please everyone. Mr. Collins said he had been asked why we need more shopping centers, but if we did not have growth in the city, the city could not provide the needed services. He said he felt North Richland Hills has done a good job providing services to its citizens. Chairman Tucker asked Mr. Collins about the left turn lane. He said in creating a left turn lane on Bedford Euless Road, who would build it. Mr. Collins said he would. He said he met with the State Highway department and gave them several proposals, one being to straighten out the street and they were receptive if he would align the approach with the street to the south. He said the State would build the interchange, but he would build the left turn lane. Mr. Bowen asked if he would agree to tieing the building permit to this. Mr. Collins stated he would. . Betty Richardson with MB Bank, 777 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas came forward. She stated she represents the Jess B. Woodard Trust who owns Lot 3 and part of Lot 4. ~ Page 4 p & Z Minutes January 10, 1984 . Ms. Richardson said they feel that commercial zoning is the highest and best use for the property. She said they support this zoning change. Allen Anz came forward. He stated he lives on Strummer Drive and he is in favor of this request. Harvey Greenwald, 5016 Strummer Drive, came forward. He said he was in favor of a good quality commercial area. . Alfred Stanford, 5101 Pearl Drive, came forward. He said back in 1969, Bedford Euless Road was a two lane road with seasonal fruit stands along the sides. He said then everyone wanted places to eat which we now have plenty. Mr. Stanford said he went to Mr. Collins meeting and it seemed that the majority would go along with Mr. Collins. He said he goes along with Mr. Collins. Mr. Stanford said why not, we cannot get out on Bedford Euless now and we need some assistance. David Wiley, 4901 Oakridge Terrace, came forward. He said he was in favor of this zoning request. Chairman Tucker called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. . Doug Gilliland, 4901 Strummer Drive, came forward. He said he participated in Mr. Collins meeting where approximately 100 residents came. He said it was very productive. Mr. Gilliland said this is a critical zoning issue. He said it would be a major tran£~it:~O]1 a:J.d the city needs to listen to the older citizens. He said the traffic has not been properly addressed. Mr. Gilliland said it would cause a slow deterioration of the area and the homeowners would suffer in property value. ~ Page 5 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Mr. Gilliland said he and the other property owners are opposed to this zoning request now and would like to be able to sit down and discuss it. Michael Szot, 5008 Eldorado, came forward. He said he had lived here 26 years and would like to die here. He said he felt they need to give the area a little more time to mature. Mr. Szot said the traffic is a mess. He said he has to challenge the 4 lanes of traffic every time he gets out onto Bedford Euless Road. Mr. Szot said Bennigans expands it's parking lot into Eldorado and Strummer. He said they do not have enough police protection now. . Doug Randolph, 5017 Strummer Drive, came forward. He said when they bought their home, they looked for a home in a nice neighborhood. He said they have lived there for 16 years. Mr. Randolph said it is a beautiful place to live with nice trees. He said they do not need shopping centers to come to them; they have cars to drive to the shopping centers. Mr. Randolph said this was a residential area with traffic problems and drainage problems. Mr. Randolph said he was here to represent Mrs. Sellers who lives across the street and could not be at the meeting. He said she is also in opposition to this request. . Tirey Samsill, 4908 Strummer Drive, came forward. He said he has mixed feelings about the request. He said he had served on the Mayor's Committee for a bond program and he has lived in North Richland Hills for more than 20 years. Mr. Samsill said he was opposed to the request mainly because of the traffic. He said for the last 30 days, he has had to get to his home from the north because of the traffic on Bedford Euless Road. ~ Page 6 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Mr. Samsill said Mr. Collins did not say that the upper story of the shopping center would be looking into his bedrooms. Roland Starkey, 5013 Eldorado, came forward. He said he would like to see a show of hands of all who are against this request. Chairman Tucker said he would ask this when Mr. Starkey finished. . Mr. Starkey said he wonders what would happen if they had a fire with all this traffic. He said Mr. Collins says there would be no openings on Strummer Drive, but after this Mayor and Council are gone, someone will come up and say why can't they have an opening on Strummer. Mr. Starkey said they also have a drainage problem. He said the hole for the water to go in is only so big and only so much water can get in, the rest will back up. Mr. Starkey said there are lots of empty stores in shopping areas now and we do not need anymore. He said this is a planned neighborhood. Chairman Tucker called for a show of hands of the people who are in opposition to this request. There were several. Then he asked for a show of hands of the ones who are in favor of this request and there were about half as many. Ms. Allen 5100 Pearl Drive, came forward. She said she is a single woman who built there 8 years ago. She asked who is going to buy at this shopping center when all the homeowners get disgusted and move away. . Burk Collins asked to speak again. He said the water flow and drainage has to be taken care of before he would be allowed to build; it has to be taken out of the flood plain. ~ Page 7 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Chairman Tucker closed the Public Hearing. . Chairman Tucker said this was a difficult case since it is a change in an existing residential area. He said although it is not conducive to residential, he is not sure if this is the right time. Chairman Tucker said he wanted to remind the Commission of the "purpose" of the zoning ordinance. He read from the Zoning Ordinance, page 2: "The purpose of this ordinance is to zone the entire area of the City of North Richland Hills into districts in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the general public. The regulations and districts herein established have been designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to provide safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of populations, to provide and facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. Said districts have been established with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses, and with the view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land through the community." Mr. Wood said he felt this is a commercial area and he likes the idea that they would widen the road and put a light there. He said he would be in favor of the request if it would be tied to this. . ~ Page 8 p & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Mr. Schwinger asked Mr. Collins if there was a way to build a bridge and take the traffic north to Harwood Road. Mr. Collins said you can get buried in cost. Mr. Schwinger said it would be good if it could link to Harwood Road. PZ 84-82 DENIED Mr. Bowen made the motion to deny PZ 84-82. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion to deny carried 3-2 with Mr. Wood and Mr. Schwinger voting against denial. RECESS Chairman Tucker called a recess at 8:30 P. M. BACK TO ORDER Chairman Tucker called the meeting back to order at 8:40 P. M. with the same members present. . 5. PZ 85-1 Request of R.G.A. Development to rezone a portion of Tract 1, Alexander Hood Survey, Abstract 683, from its present classification of AG (Agriculture District) to R-2 (Single Family District). This property is located on the north side of Bursey Road at Keller-Smithfield Road. Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . Owen D. Long, Engineer, came forward. He stated they had previously come before the Commission and now have an alternate plan. He said they show the proposed Bursey Road dedication of 100 feet or whatever the city wants. Mr. Long said they are requesting single family because of the people to the south. He said they would not face any homes on the new alignment of Bursey Road and they would leave the old Bursey Road and Smithfield Road as is. ~ Page 9 p & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Mr. Long stated there are 12.6 acres requested for Single Family zoning. Mr. Wood asked why the new Bursey Road. Mr. Long said the neighbors requested it and Herman Smith who has the property to the east agrees with it. Mr. Long said they will be happy to work with the neighbors and property owners. Mr. Wood said the re-alignment does not go along with the proposed thoroughfare plan. Mr. Long said with the developer to the east agreeing, they feel this would be better. . Chairman Tucker called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. David Wells, 7508 Bursey Road, came forward. He said he thought they had a better offer from Mr. Austin. He said Bursey Road has a hazardous "s" curve and a 90 degree curve. Mr. Wells said he speaks for all the property owners and they are in opposition to this request. Bill Mabry, 7524 Bursey Road, came forward. He said he is in opposition to this request. He said the 100 foot buffer is not enough. He said his home was the smallest and it was 1,800 square feet. Mr. Mabry said he felt they should grant R-l zoning. He said he knows it is going to develop, but feel they need more than this small buffer. Mr. Mabry said they had one meeting with Mr. Austin, but never had another one. . ~ Page 10 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Dorene Renfro came forward. She asked what they plan to do with the drainage. Chairman Tucker stated at the zoning, they only consider the best use of the land. John Parker, 7029 Smithfield Road, came forward. He said he is in opposition to this request because of the traffic. . Charles Bathman, 4533 Glenview Court, came forward. He said he owns the property just south and east of this property. He said he met with the group. Mr. Bathman said they will continue to have a problem with the "s" curve. He said he felt there should be R-1 between the old Bursey and the new Bursey. Mr. Bathman said he feels they need a better plan. Ken Martin, 7416 Bursey Road, came forward. He said he has a problem with the "s" curve. He said he met with Mr. Austin and he said he would take the "s" curve out, but he has added more. Mr. Martin said he felt there should be R-1 houses instead of R-2. - Pat Buchanan, Continental Trail, came forward. She said she never seemed to know about these zoning changes. She asked if Continental Trail would be extended. Mr. Long said it will be developed to the east, but not to the west. Ms. Buchanan said they have all nice homes and feel they should build R-1 houses so the property values would stay up. . Adene Jones, 7512 Bursey Road, came forward. She said they have 4 acres there to raise their children and have horses. ~ Page 11 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Ms. Jones said they had worked hard for their home and they plan to live there for a long time. She said they had one meeting and the homeowners requested they extend Bursey Road and take out the "s" curve. Ms. Jones said she heard they may take some of their land to widen the road. She said she is opposed to a 4 lane road in front of her house and she is opposed to this request. Ms. Eddie, 8009 Valley Drive, came forward. She said they need a re-evaluation of the area and put R-l there. She said they already have too much traffic out there. Ms. Eddie said she had lived there for 10 years and the roads are so bad, they have to align the cars. . Chairman Tucker closed the Public Hearing. Chairman Tucker said the Commission is glad you came and the Commission does listen. He said the city does not have money to build roads, they depend on the developers to build the roads. He said as the land is developed, the roads will be built. Chairman Tucker said the northern part of the city is the most undeveloped and attracts developers. He said the large 2 acre tracts will be no more; land is too high. Chairman Tucker said the developers are giving $30,000 to $40,000 an acre. Chairman Tucker said the Thoroughfare Plan shows Bursey to be a 100 foot artery with more dense housing and some commercial zoning. He said the people should become involved. He said the Commission had some 12 publicized meetings regarding the Master Plan, but not very many came. . ~ Page 12 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Chairman Tucker said he felt the R-2 zoning would not make that much difference. He said he lives in an area that has from 5,000 to 1,400 square foot homes and they all look good. He said it is all right if they are custom homes. Mr. Wood said they are only considering the use of the land, they are not approving the plat. PZ 85-1 APPROVED Mr. Bowen made the motion to approve PZ 85-1. This motion was seconded by Mr. Schwinger and the motion carried 5-0. Bill Mabry came forward. He said not to address them as rich people. He said all they want to do is protect their houses. . Ken Martin came forward. He said he works for an electrical company and he is not against growth, but you should consider the traffic. 6. PZ 85-2 Request of R.G.A. Development Corp. to rezone a portion of Tract 1, Alexander Hood Survey, Abstract 683, & a portion of Tract 2, Stephen Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, from their present classification of AG (Agriculture District) to R-4-SD (Separate Ownership Duplex District). This property is located on the west side of Keller-Smithfield Road and approximately 1,195 feet north of Bursey Road. Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . Owen D. Long, Engineer, came forward. He said if the Commission feels they have too many duplexes, they would take the western 300 feet out and make R-2. ~ Page 13 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Chairman Tucker said the Commission has to consider the request as submitted. Mr. Long stated they tried to work with the neighbors, but they cannot afford to have large lots, it is not feasible. He said they cannot do anything about the "s" curve because it is not on their property. PZ 85-2 WITHDRAWN Mr. Long requested this case be withdrawn. 7. PZ 85-3 Request of Marcus H. Roberson to rezone Tract 4B, David Moses Survey, Abstract 1150, from its present classification of AG (Agriculture District) to R-2 (Single Family District). This property is located on the east side of Eden Road and bounded on the south by the St. Louis and Southwestern Railroad. . Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Scott Stewart with Levitt Engineers came forward. He gave the Commission a copy of a preliminary plan for this property. He said they wish to build single family R-2 homes. 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. PZ 85-3 APPROVED Mr. Wood made the motion to approve PZ 85-3 as requested. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 5-0. . ~ Page 14 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . 8. PZ 85-4 Request of Beane & Associates to rezone Tract 2, William Cox Survey, Abstract 321, from its present classification of AG (Agriculture District) to R-2 (Single Family District). This property is located on the east side of Smithfield Road and approximately 118 feet north of the proposed Hightower Drive. Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Charles Beane came forward. He said he has a home and a lot on each side which he is requesting to rezone to single family. . 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. PZ 85-4 APPROVED Mr. Bowen made the motion to approve PZ 85-4 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Wood and the motion carried 5-0. 9 PZ 85-5 Request of Beane & Associates to rezone Tract B, Coventry Place Estates, from its present classification of R-2 (Single Family District) to R-4-SD (Separate Ownership Duplex District). This property is located at the northeast corner of Smithfield Road and the proposed Hightower Drive. Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . ~ Page 15 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Mr. Beane came forward. He said all the lots in Coventry Place face the inside, but these will face Hightower and serve as a buffer. Mr. Wood asked why Mr. Beane needed a buffer between single family zoning. Chairman Tucker said he did not understand that either. Mr. Beane said he just thought it would be nice to have the ones facing Hightower to be duplex. Chairman Tucker called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. John Parker, 7121 Smithfield Road, came forward. He said he is opposed to duplex zoning. . Mrs. John Parker, 7121 Smithfield Road, came forward. She said she is opposed to this request. Mrs. Parker stated there were several lots already platted in that area and they do not need duplexes added. She said you talk about a Master Plan, we have a Master Plan for our lives and we choose to live here. Mrs. Parker said she feels victimized; you put is down; the developer can come in and take away our land. She said there was no need for more houses in this area. Del Weston, 7117 Smithfield Road, came forward. He stated he was against duplexes. He said there is no curb and gutter on Smithfield Road and feels that Smithfield Road should be fixed before anymore development is done. Mr. Weston said with this duplex development, there would be twice as many people as it would be with single family. . ~ Page 16 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . Barney Calvert, Jr., 7128 Smithfield Road, came forward. He said he fails to see how duplexes would enhance the area. He said he felt Smithfield Road should be built to take care of the traffic before any more building is allowed. Judy Rollinger, 7124 Smithfield Road, came forward. She said she had lived there for 10 years. Ms. Rollinger said this development would add to the traffic. She cannot have pets because of the traffic and a neighbor boy was hit by a car. Ms. Rollinger said all the city does is come out occasionally to fix pot holes. Chairman Tucker closed the Public Hearing. . Chairman Tucker said he felt there should not be any duplex zoning in that area. He said it would be spot zoning. PZ 85-5 DENIED Mr. Wood made the motion to deny PZ 85-5. This motion was seconded by Mr. Schwinger and the motion to deny carried 5-0. 10. PZ 85-6 WITHDRAWN Request of California-Texas Properties, Inc. to rezone portions of Tracts 4Al & 5, Stephen Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, from their present classification of AG (Agriculture District) to C-l (Commercial District). This property is located on the west side of Davis Boulevard at Green Valley Drive. This case was withdrawn prior to the meeting. 11. PZ 85-7 Request of California-Texas Properties, Inc. to rezone portion of Tracts 4Al & 5, Stephen Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, from their present classification of AG (Agriculture District) to R-6-T (Townhouse & Garden Home District). . Page 17 p & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . This property is located on the north side of Green Valley Drive and approximately 720 feet west of Davis Boulevard. This case was withdrawn prior to the meeting. 12. PZ 85-8 Request of Trustees, E-Systems, Inc. Pool Trust to rezone a portion of Tract lA, J. Yates Survey, Abstract 1753, from its present classification of AG (Agriculture District) to C-2 (Commercial District). This property is located on the south side of Watauga Road, approximately 1,700 feet east of Rufe Snow Drive. . Chairman Tucker opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Charles Ballew came forward. He said they feel that commercial is the best use of the land along Watauga Road. He said it is in compliance with the Master Plan. 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. PZ 85-8 APPROVED Mr. Bowen made the motion to approve PZ 85-8 as requested. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 5-0. . Page 18 P & Z Minutes January 10, 1985 . 13. PZ 85-9 Request of Alexander Graham, M.D. to rezone Lot 5, Block 33, Nor'East Addition, from its present classification of R-2 (Single Family District) to LR (Local Retail District). This property is located at 5409 Davis Boulevard. This case was postponed prior to the meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:55 P. M. --~~ ¿' I~ ,_ C. ~'-'-Q ~.~ /¿,~A..eY"' Chairman Planning & Zoning Commission . ~ 4~~b~;CZ~ (if? ~ ~ Secretary PI ning & Zoning Commission .