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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1985-04-11 Minutes . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, APRIL 11, 1985 - 7:30 P. M. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Don Bowen, at 7:30 P. M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Chairman Secretary Members Dir. Planning & Dev. P & Z Coordinator Don Bowen John Schwinger George Tucker Marjorie Nash Mark Wood Richard Royston Wanda Calvert Chairman Bowen introduced new member, Joe Hallford, who will start at the next Planning and Zoning meeting. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF MARCH 14, 1985 Ms. Nash made the motion to approve the minutes as written. . 1 . PS 85-16 Request of Bill Marcum for preliminary plat of Lot 1, Block 4, Henry Addition. PS 85-16 APPROVED Mr. Wood made the motion to approve PS 85-16. This motion was seconded by Mr. Schwinger and the motion carried 5-0. 2. PS 85-21 Request of Lyle Cherry for replat of Lot 9R-l, Block 7, Clearview Addition. Mr. Bowen stated the Commission determined there was an error in the zoning map on this property which should be C-2. He said the Commission will see that the map is corrected. PS 85-21 APPROVED Mr. Tucker made the motion to approve PS 85-21. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 5-0. . ~ Page 2 P & Z Minutes April 11, 1985 . 3. PS 85-22 Request of Texian Richland Ltd. Partnership and Bankers Life of Lincoln, Nebraska for replat of Lots 3R & 4, Block 5, Richland Oaks Addition, 7th Filing. PS 85-22 APPROVED Mr. Schwinger made the motion to approve PS 85-22. This motion was seconded by Mr. Wood and the motion carried 5-0. 4. PS 85-23 Request of Williamsburg Association for final plat of Lots 1 & 2, Block 7, Industrial Park Addition. PS 85-23 APPROVED Mr. Wood made the motion to approve PS 85-23. This motion was seconded by Mr. Schwinger and the motion carried 5-0. 5. PZ 85-32 Request of Quadrangle Development Company to rezone Tract 3, John McComas Survey, Abstract 1040, from its present classification of AG (Agriculture) to R-3 (Single Family). This property is located approximately 521 feet north of Chapman Road between Smithfield Road and Hewitt Street. . Chairman Bowen opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . Walter Elliott, Elliott and Hughes Engineers, came forward. He said this property is north of Chapman Road and bounded on the east by Smithfield Road and on the west by Hewitt Street. He said the property is 272 feet wide along Smithfield Road, 267 feet wide along Hewitt street, and 950 feet long going east and west. Mr. Elliott said immediately across the street on Smithfield Road is Smithfield Elementary school, some retail and a day care center. He said there was one lot that was zoned R-2, but the rest of the homes are zoned R-3, but do not meet the present R-3 criteria. ~ Page 3 P & Z Minutes April 11, 1985 . Mr. Elliott stated there was an old residential house on this property which would be torn down. He said to the north of this property on Smithfield Road, there are mixed zonings, some single family and some commercial. He said to the south, there is a church and a frame residential house. Mr. Elliott said on Hewitt Street there is Agricultural zoning to the west and north with houses and then some R-2 zoning, some with frame houses; then to the south is R-3 zoning. Mr. Elliott stated they had wondered what was going to happen to Hewitt Street, but there was an engineering study made and the city plans to build a new street and assess the property owners. . Mr. Elliott stated the zoning classification requires 7,500 square foot lots and 1,400 square foot living area houses, but their lots would average 8,200 square feet and the houses would be from 1,450, 1,500, and up. He said this is not speculative zoning, they will develop this property. He said they are developing Century Oaks Addition, north of this property, now. Mr. Elliott said at an average of $60 per square foot, $87,000 for 25 years at 13% interest would be approximately $1,050 to $1,100 per month and the husband and wife would have to have an annual income of $40,000 and up to qualify. . Mr. Elliott said they feel this is the proper use of the land and would be compatible with the area. He said most of the lots would be 110 feet deep and 75 to 78 feet wide. ~ Page 4 P & Z Minutes April 11, 1985 . Chairman Bowen 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 85-32 APPROVED Mr. Tucker made the motion to approve PZ 85-32. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 5-0. 6. PZ 85-33 Request of B, W & F, Inc. (Godfather's Pizza) to rezone a portion of Lot 5, Block 1, Northland Shopping Center Addition, from its present classification of C-l (Commercial) to C-I-Specific Use-Sale of Alcoholic Beverages. This property is located at 6238 Rufe Snow Drive. . Chairman Bowen opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Mike Malone came forward. He said they opened their new restaurant last Wednesday. He said they want to sell beer with their pizza. He said the beer sales would be only 5 % of the sales. Mr. Malone said they also have a salad bar. Chairman Bowen stated that when they go to the City Council, the Council would have to have the name of an individual for the specific use. Mr. Malone said he was aware of this. Chairman Bowen 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. ~ Page 5 P & Z Minutes April 11, 1985 . PZ 85-33 APPROVED Ms. Nash made the motion to approve PZ 85-33. This motion was seconded by Mr. Schwinger and the motion carried 4-1 with Mr. Wood voting against. 7. PZ 85-34 Request of Growth Investors, Inc. to rezone Lots 1-18, Block 9, Lots 1-18, Block 11, Lots 12-22, Block 12, Lots 1-27, Block 13, & Lots 1-5, Block 14, Windcrest Addition, from their present classification of R-2-1400 (Single Family) to R-4-SD (Separate Ownership Duplex). This property is located north of Hightower Drive and bounded on the north by Maroaks Addition. Chairman Bowen opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . Mike Stephens with Growth Investors came forward. He said they wish to build single family attached, separate ownership duplexes. He said they want to provide home ownership to people who cannot afford single family homes. Mr. Stephens said there is an existing duplex subdivision to the north of this property. He said there was approximately 100 single family homes that were rental property, then there were some abandoned areas to the south. Mr. Stephens said he wants to upgrade the neighborhood. He said they would deed restrict the size to 1,100 square feet per side with landscaping and underground sprinkler system. He said the ordinance just requires single carports, but they plan to build double car garages per unit. Chairman Bowen called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. . . . . ~ Page 6 P & Z Minutes April 11, 1985 Kevin Mullins, 7308 Meadowview Terrace, came forward. He said he lives in Foster Village, north of Starnes. He said there are 326 single family residences and on Windhaven and Windcrest, there are 114 rent houses. He said there are also 47 duplexes which border the elementary school. Mr. Mullins said the rental property is not maintained. He said if the Commission grants this request, there would be 79 duplexes and 306 cars on Starnes Road, but if it stays single family, ther~ would only be 79 cars. Mr. Mullins said he requests the Commission deny this request. Kurt Lemon, 7204 Windcrest Court East, came forward. He said he bought a $100,000 home last year. Mr. Lemon said he was concerned with the added traffic the duplexes would create. Mr. Tucker asked how long had the Windcrest Subdivision been there. Mr. Lemon said he was not sure, but he had worked for Better Living when they were building it. Mr. Tucker asked Mr. Lemon what he would propose for this property. Mr. Lemon said he felt they should build 1,600 square foot single family homes there. Mary Atkins, 7133 Douglas Lane, came forward. She said she was against this zoning request. She said they would like to see high quality homes close to the size of their property. Ms. Atkins said they do not want any more rental property. She said the Commission upheld the 1,600 square foot requirement close to their larger homes on Douglas Lane. Ms. Atkins said she requests the Commission leave the zoning as is. . . . ~ Page 7 P & Z Minutes April 11, 1985 Vincent Evelsizer, 7281 Windcrest Court East, came forward. He said he lives directly across the street from this property. Mr. Evelsizer said the traffic will be bad and the road is in bad condition now. He said he hoped the Commission would go with the people who live there and vote against this request. Melinda Gunter, 7208 Windcrest Court East, came forward. She said before they bought, they checked the area and found it was all single family. She said she represents 6 families who were unable to attend the meeting who are in opposition to this request, also. Ms. Gunter said she has a petition to submit in opposition to this request. Randy L. Peterson, 7201 Windcrest Court East, came forward. He said at $60 per foot, the duplexes would sell for $66,000 instead of $100,000 for the single family homes. He said he felt it would lower the value of his home and feel this request should be denied. Chairman Bowen closed the Public Hearing. PZ 85-34 DENIED Ms. Nash made the motion to deny PZ 85-34. This motion was seconded by Mr. Tucker and the motion to deny carried 5-0. 8. PZ 85-35 Request of Mike Cook to rezone a portion of Commercial Tract A, Richland Plaza Addition, from its present classification of C-1 (Commercial) to C-2 (Commercial). This property is located north of Kentuckey Fried Chicken on Grapevine Highway (the old miniature golf course). ~ Page 8 P & Z Minutes April 11, 1985 . Chairman Bowen opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Mike Cook, President of Mike's Garden Center, came forward. He said he plans to have a retail business with outside storage for plants. Mr. Cook said this property had been vacant for 6 or 7 years. Chairman Bowen 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 85-35 APPROVED Mr. Tucker made the motion to approve PZ 85-35. This motion was seconded by Mr. Wood and the motion carried 5-0. 9. PZ 85-37 Request of Hanson Properties and Billy G. Mitchell to rezone Tracts 3B7, 3B3, 3C3, & 3C4, T. K. Martin Survey, Abstract 1055, from their present classifications of R-7-MF (Multi-Family) & AG (Agriculture) to R-6-T (Townhouse & Garden Home). This property is located on the west side of Precinct Line Road, approximately 1,100 feet north of Martin Drive. David Barfield carne forward. Chairman Bowen stated our Zoning Ordinance as written only allows attached houses in R-6-T zoning. He said the Commission had discussed this and see the need to make a change in the Zoning Ordinance. Chairman Bowen said, legally, the Commission cannot hear this request as submitted. . Mr. Tucker stated the Commission wants to help and they have asked the staff to write an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. . . . Page 9 P & Z Minutes April 11, 1985 PZ 85-37 POSTPONED 10. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED THOROUGHFARE PLAN APPROVED ADJOURNMENT ~ Mr. Barfield said he had meetings with Mr. Line and the city staff regarding this request. Mr. Tucker said he would recommend postponing this request until they get the Zoning Ordinance amended. He asked how long it would take. Mr. Royston said it would take through next month. Mr. Barfield said they have a contract which expires in 90 days. Mr. Tucker said it would take approximately 45 days to get it amended. He said they had rather have this zoning as to have the multi-family zoning. Mr. Tucker made the motion to postpone PZ 85-37 until such time that an amendment is approved to allow detached townhouses or garden homes. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 5-0. Mr. Tucker made the motion to recommend approval as modified. This motion was seconded by Mr. Schwinger and the motion carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 P. M. ~a~~ Chairman Planning & Zoning Commission ission