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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1985-08-22 Minutes ~ . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS AUGUST 22, 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 Members Don Bowen Marjorie Nash Joe Hallford Carole Flippo Richard Royston Wanda Calvert Alt. Member Dir. Planning & Dev. P & Z Coordinator ABSENT: John Schwinger Mark Wood OATH OF OFFICE Carole Flippo was given the Oath of Office. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 8, 1985 Ms. Nash made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hallford and the motion carried 3-0 with Ms. Flippo abstaining since she was not present at the meeting. . 1. PS 85-56 Request of Diamond Glen Joint Venture for preliminary plat of Blocks 1-3, Diamond Glen Addition. PS 85-56 APPROVED Ms. Nash made the motion to approve PS 85-56 subject to the engineer's comments. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hallford and the motion carried 4-0. 2. PS 85-57 Request of Fenimore-Frank, Inc. for preliminary plat of Blocks 1-7, Highland Oaks Addition. Chairman Bowen stated an alternate preliminary plat proposal had been submitted. PS 85-57 APPROVED Mr. Hallford made the motion to approve the alternate preliminary plat, PS 85-57, subject to the engineer's comments and the changes submitted. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 4-0. . ~ Page 2 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . 3. PS 85-60 Request of B. R. Nowell for final plat of Lot 6, Block 1, Carder Addition. Chairman Bowen called for a representative to come forward. Owen D. Long, Consulting Engineer, came forward. Chairman Bowen asked about the reserve dedication of future street widening. Mr. Long showed the Commission a site plan of the property. He said the reserve dedication would be at no charge to the City. He said he would state this on the plat. Chairman Bowen stated the Commission's concern was that the building line be from the reserved dedication. . There was discussion regarding the need for the additional setback. PS 85-60 APPROVED Ms. Nash made the motion to approve PS 85-60 with the understanding that there would be a 25 foot building set back on Blackfoot Trail and a 37 foot building set back on Bedford-Euless Road and a covenant provided for the reserve dedication. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hallford and the motion carried 4-0. Chairman Bowen stated the following seven (7) zoning requests located on the south side of Wilson Lane at Keller-Smithfield Road would be heard together, but voted on individually. 4. PZ 85-95 Tract 1 Request of R.G.A. Development to rezone Tracts 1, lA, part of Tract 2, S. Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, and part of Tract 1, A. Hood Survey, Abstract 683, from their present classification of AG (Agriculture) to R-1 (Single Family). . Page 3 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . 5. PZ 85-96 Tract 2 Request of R.G.A. Development to rezone Tracts 1, lA, part of Tract 2, S. Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, and part of Tract 1, A. Hood Survey, Abstract 683, from their present classification of AG (Agriculture) to C-2 (Commercial). 6. PZ 85-97 Tract 3 Request of R.G.A. Development to rezone Tracts 1, lA, part of Tract 2, S. Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, and part of Tract 1, A. Hood Survey, Abstract 683, from their present classification of AG (Agriculture) to 0-1 (Office District). 7. PZ 85-98 Tract 4 Request of R.G.A. Development to rezone Tracts 1, lA, part of Tract 2, S. Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, and part of Tract 1, A. Hood Survey, Abstract 683, from their present classification of AG (Agriculture) to R-8 (Single Family Detached Zero Lot Line). . 8. PZ 85-99 Tract 5 Request of R.G.A. Development to rezone Tracts 1, lA, part of Tract 2, S. Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, and part of Tract 1, A. Hood Survey, Abstract 683, from their present classification of R-2 (Single Family) to R-8 (Single Family Detached Zero Lot Line). 9. PZ 85-100 Tract 6 Request of R.G.A. Development to rezone Tracts 1, lA, part of Tract 2, S. Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, and part of Tract 1, A. Hood Survey, Abstract 683, from their present classifications of R-2 (Single Family) and AG (Agriculture) to R-7-MF (Multi-Family). . ~ Page 4 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . 10. PZ 85-101 Tract 7 Request of R.G.A. Development to rezone Tracts 1, lA, part of Tract 2, S. Richardson Survey, Abstract 1266, and part of Tract 1, A. Hood Survey, Abstract 683, from their present classification of AG (Agriculture) to R-6-T (Townhomes and Garden Home). Chairman Bowen opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of these requests to please come forward. . Dennis Mitchell with AIG, Architects, Engineers, and Planners came forward to represent Fair Oaks Village and R.G.A. (Bud Austin). He said this property was located on the northern boundary of North Richland Hills. He said it was bounded on the north by Wilson Lane and the City of Keller and on the east by Keller-Smithfield Road. Mr. Mitchell stated this would be a high quality development such as Diamond Loch and Meadow Lakes in North Richland Hills; Las Colinas in Irving, and Interlochen in Arlington. Mr. Mitchell stated the residential zoning would average 3.5 units per acre, but the entire project would average 4.84 units per acre and would have a 6.22 acre community park. He said there would be 16% open space. Mr. Mitchell stated they propose to improve Wilson Lane and Keller-Smithfield Road to major thoroughfares. He said they plan to have Wilson Lane a 6 lane divided with a tree lined boulevard at Keller-Smithfield Road. Mr. Mitchell said they plan to have Wilson Lane completed from Davis Boulevard to Fair Oaks before the development starts. . . . . ~ Page 5 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 Mr. Mitchell stated that Tract 1 has an area of 22.53 acres for R-l district. He said this property is located west of Keller-Smithfield Road, bounded on the north by the proposed R-6-T and R-8 districts, and on the west by residential. Mr. Mitchell stated they would maintain a high quality development with homes 1800 square feet and up which would cost $120,000 and up. Mr. Mitchell stated that Tract 2 has an acreage of 11.69 for C-2 zoning. He said it would be small in size for local business. He said they felt this would be the ideal use at the intersection of two major thoroughfares. Mr. Mitchell said that Tract 3 has 5.64 acres for 0-1. He said this is small acreage for office zoning. Mr. Mitchell said Tract 4 with 5.8 acres is for R-8 zoning. He said it would have a Homeowners Association with dues. He said the waterway would be at no cost to the city. He said it would also be deed restricted and quality controlled. Mr. Mitchell said Tract 5 has 22.66 acres for R-8 zoning for Single Family Detached homes with rear entry garages. He said the homes would cost from $85,000 to $125,000. Mr. Mitchell said Tract 6 has 27.31 acres for R-7-MF Multi-Family. He said it would be diverse, widely spaced, buffered and screened. He said there would be a 6.22 acre community park, two club houses located at the northwest and the east end. Mr. Mitchell said they would be utilizing high quality with high pitched roofs and decor styling. ~ Page 6 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . Mr. Mitchell stated that Tract 7 would be 24.38 acres for R-6-T Townhomes. He stated they would be clustered in four or five units. He said the amenities would be the waterway with only pedestrian crossings, Homeowners Association, Deed Restricted, parking area for visitors, and be U-shaped toward Wilson Lane. Mr. Mitchell said they plan to retain a waterway in the park and have 6 fountains. He said they had been working with two hydrologists and there would be no backwater system needed. Mr. Mitchell stated they propose a high quality neighborhood, natural community park, an environmental corridor, walking paths and walking bridges. He said they would offer many amenities. . Chairman Bowen asked if they propose public access to the waterways. He said he has a request for this from the Director of Parks. Mr. Mitchell stated there would be. Chairman Bowen called for those wishing to speak in opposition to these requests to please come forward. . Thomas Duer, 7312 Londonderry, came forward. He said this development would be about one-fourth of a mile from him. He said most of the plan sounds good, but they must have more residential. Mr. Duer said he felt the townhomes need to be close to Davis Boulevard and Rufe Snow Drive. He asked if the Commission approves this, would escrow funds be required to guarantee the development? He asked if they plan to do the building or does he plan to sell it to whomever wants to buy. Mr. Duer said he requests the Commission deny with prejudice the townhomes and apartments so the neighbors would not have to come back anymore. ~ Page 7 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . Jena Kidd, 7945 Smithfield Road, came forward. She said she was not sure if she was for or against, but needed to ask a question. She said she is concerned about the trees. Ms. Kidd said most of her trees are on the property line. She asked that they try to save as many trees as possible. Chairman Bowen said they would build to their boundary. . Erwin Pfirman, 7325 Continental Trail, came forward. He said he is very much opposed to this development. He said he does not want the amount of vehicle traffic it would cause. He said there are many chug holes on Bursey Road. Mr. Pfirman said this development would have about 1000 families with 3 cars per family, 3000 cars; the roads cannot handle it. He said he would go along with the single family. Chairman Bowen said Wilson Lane is proposed to be a 100 foot, 6 lane, divided street, from Precinct Line Road to Highway 377. He said if these requests are passed, the developer would not build until the street is in. Patrice Buchanan, 7417 Continental Trail, came forward. She said she makes her living by leasing places. She said she leased one at Diamond Loch apartments and they are so run down, they are trash. Ms. Buchanan said apartments are an eyesore after about 5 years. She said 80% are life time renters; only 20% buy homes. She said they have a different feeling, they have no respect for the property and when you lease with children, the property deteriorates faster. . Ms. Buchanan said she pays over $200 a month in property taxes. She asked why are we letting builders dictate to us; why can't we dictate what we want. ~ Page 8 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . Chairman Bowen said the northern part of the city is in development. He said it has been rural, but it is developing. Chairman Bowen said this Commission votes its conscience. Edith Bartley, 7424 Continental Trail, came forward. She said she lives diagonally from the townhomes. She said she realizes there has to be development, but she had assumed it would be residential. Ms. Bartley said there would be 20% in townhomes and she had heard they were not selling well. . Ms. Bartley said this development would cause the traffic to be bad. She said they plan to open Continental Trail to go into our area. She said Valley Drive needs to be improved. Ms. Bartley asked what the developer plans to do with the water. She said now it comes out of a pipe and causes silt. Ms. Bartley said townhomes and apartments are too concentrated. She said she would like to see a single family concept. Brenda Bishop, 7401 Bursey Road, came forward. She said she lives at the corner of Bursey and Valley Drive. She said she was against multi-family. Ms. Bishop asked if Valley Drive would be extended. Chairman Bowen stated that the R-8 was designed to empty out on to Wilson Lane. Mr. Royston said Continental Trail is proposed as a two-lane collector in the Thoroughfare Plan but Valley Drive was not included in the Thoroughfare Plan. . ~ Page 9 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . Ms. Bishop said she is the present President of the Smithfield PTA. She said they have two portable buildings, but will need a new building in two to four years. Ms. Bishop said this would cause her children to have to go through school in a crowded atmosphere. Chairman Bowen asked what school district this property was in, Keller or Birdville. Mr. G. W. Austin came forward. He said Birdville ISD runs to the creek. He said he does not plan to build the multi-family for two years. . Sandra Eddy, 8009 Valley Drive, came forward. She said she agreed with everything Mr. Duer had to say. She asked how many people this development would bring. Chairman Bowen said there would be 581 dwelling units on 120 acres. Ms. Eddy said 4 people per unit and 3 autos. She said that would be a lot. Chairman Bowen said there is a Master Plan that the City Council will soon consider. Ms. Eddy said she would like to discourage townhouses and apartments and encourage the single family. Chairman Bowen said the Thoroughfare Plan shows Wilson Lane to be a major thoroughfare. Charles Buchanan, 7417 Continental Trail, came forward. He asked who would pay for the upkeep of this waterway. . Chairman Bowen stated the Homeowners' Association will be responsible. . . . ~ Page 10 p & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 Mr. Buchanan asked where they planned to get the water. He said all the creek is on his property. Chairman Bowen said that would be answered in rebuttal time. Jack Frisk, 8025 Valley Drive, came forward. He said he is against apartments. He said Mr. Austin had given quite a choice. Mr. Frisk said he knows we must have progress. He said he is a management consultant and travels allover the country. He said there needs to be a since of planning. Mr. Frisk said he sees Bursey Road and Rufe Snow being a race tract. Mr. Frisk said when he first moved here in August of 1979 he got a summons to condemn his property because of Londonderry Addition. He said he has a pond 80 by 120 feet and 5 feet deep. Mr. Frisk said they do have a drainage problem. He said there is a 42 inch storm sewer which drains into his pond. Mr. Frisk said he had seen Diamond Loch apartments and they are a slum. Rick Graves, 7305 Londonderry, came forward. He said he had moved here from Garland and he sees the same thing happening here that happened at Garland. He said everything is going north. He said on every corner there is either a gas station or apartments. Mr. Graves said townhomes are only glorified apartments. He said one needs to consider the tax base. Mr. Graves said he urged the Commission to consider quality instead of quantity. He said quite a number of trees have already been removed. Mr. Graves asked what they plan to do with Bursey Road. ~ Page 11 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . Chairman Bowen stated that Bursey Road was in the bond program for a 4 lane collector. Cliff Randell, 7333 Tipperary Court, came forward. He stated he was against multi-family and townhouse use in North Richland Hills. He said it would greatly effect traffic and property values. Mr. Randell asked what would happen if the homeowners association went bankrupt. Mr. Randell said there are horrible ditches on Bursey Road and feels they should have some concern. Ms. Bartley came forward. She said she requests they split the townhouse zoning. She requests the ones on Continental Trail be changed to single family. . Ms. Eddy came forward. She asked the Commission if they were aware of their area. Ms. Nash said they go look at every request on the agenda. Ms. Buchanan came forward. She asked what happened to the barricade that was promised on Continental Trail. She said the developer promised a 6 foot barrier. Dennis Mitchell came forward for his rebuttal. He said this would be a high quality development with 4.84 units per acre. He said R-l would run 3.5. He said they considered R-l, R-2, and R-3, but would have to have done away with the waterway that maintains a natural setting. Mr. Mitchell said he met with the Park Board last Tuesday night. . ~ Page 12 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . Mr. Mitchell stated this development was not high density. He said the multi-family would be 10 units per acre. He said they could have 16 per acre. Mr. Mitchell stated the rent would be high because of the high quality. Mr. Mitchell said they are now in the planning stage, then the platting, then the design, then the development. He said the multi-family would be on a major thoroughfare. He said they plan to give the city 6.22 acres for a park. Mr. Mitchell said he feels this is a good development. Chairman Bowen closed the Public Hearing. PZ 85-95 APPROVED Tract I-Ms. Nash made the motion to approve PZ 85-95. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hallford and the motion carried 4-0. . PZ 85-96 APPROVED Tract 2-Mr. Hallford made the motion to approve PZ 85-96. This motion was seconded by Ms. Flippo and the motion carried 4-0. PZ 85-97 APPROVED Tract 3-Mr. Hallford made the motion to approve PZ 85-97. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 4-0. PZ 85-98 APPROVED Tract 4-Ms. Flippo made the motion to approve PZ 85-98. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash and the motion carried 4-0. PZ 85-99 APPROVED Tract 5-Mr. Hallford made the motion to approve PZ 85-99. This motion was seconded by Ms. Flippo and the motion carried 4-0. PZ 85-100 DENIED Tract 6-Ms. Nash made the motion to deny PZ 85-100. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hallford and the motion to deny carried 3-1 with Chairman Bowen voting against denial. . ~ Page 13 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . Tract 7-Mr. Hallford made the motion to deny PZ 85-101. This motion was seconded by Ms. Flippo. The motion to deny failed by a vote of 2-2 with Nash and Bowen voting against denial. Chairman Bowen made the motion to approve PZ 85-101. This motion was seconded by Ms. Nash, but the motion failed by a vote of 2-2 with Hallford and Flippo voting against. PZ 85-101 TABLED Ms. Nash made the motion to table PZ 85-101 until the next meeting until more Commission members could be present. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hallford and the motion to table carried 4-0. 11. PZ 85-102 Consideration of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance #1080 regarding warehousing. . Chairman Bowen requested this amendment be postponed until proper definitions are written. PZ 85-102 POSTPONED Ms. Nash made the motion to postpone PZ 85-102. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hallford and the motion carried 4-0. 12. PZ 85-105 Consideration of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance #1080 regarding livestock. Chairman Bowen said this amendment would allow the keeping of livestock in residential zoning if they have one acre. . Mack Garvin, 6908 Little Ranch Road, came forward. He said the Morgan Meadows Addition is bordered by drainage ditches. He said if they cannot have horses, they could not sell their property; only a fool would buy 1 to 2 acres if they did not have animals. Mr. Garvin asked for the ones from Morgan Meadows Addition to stand. There were approximately 20 people. ~ Page 14 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . Julie Stone, 6925 Meadow Road, came forward. She said she was a resident of Morgan Meadows and a Real Estate agent. She said the purpose for the acreage was to have livestock. Ms. Stone said she had a house sold until they found out they could not have horses. She said this ordinance is hurting the marketability of Morgan Meadows and she requests the Commission change it to allow livestock. Jim Keating, 6824 Little Ranch Road, came forward. He requested they be allowed to keep livestock. James Bellomy, 6912 Little Ranch Road, came forward. He said he loves horses. He said they bought their home 8 years ago and this is a nice area. . George Tucker, 3907 Diamond Loch, came forward. He said there can be a real problem. He said he has one acre in Diamond Loch and if he decided he wanted a horse, his neighbors would shoot him. Mr. Tucker said he helped write this ordinance and feels this change could cause problems in other subdivisions. Charles Templin, Meadow Road, came forward. He stated this area was developed for a rural area and livestock. He said there would be lots of wasted property and it would be an eyesore. Ellen Smith, Little Ranch Road, came forward. She said the area had been flooded, but she moved there for the horses. She said if you take away the horses, they have nothing. . Bob Grant, 7809 Meadow Road, came forward. He asked if there could be a variance to the ordinance. Chairman Bowen stated the Commission cannot grant a variance. . . . ~ Page 15 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 Marie Graham, 6916 Meadow Road, came forward. She said she had a Phycologist tell her to put her kids on horses and the live country life style and she will not have problems. She said this is a good American life style. Ms. Graham said let us keep what we have and we won't have to go to the Psycho ward. Jaunita Paxton, 6800 Little Ranch Road, came forward. She said most of the property owners have two acres and if they cannot keep horses, they don't need the land, they might as well sell and put lots of houses there. She said it is in a flood plain. Ms. Nash said she wondered if the Commission could postpone this until they can consider the subject further. Chairman Bowen said they might consider a new zoning classification. Lady in audience: "Why was the zoning changed?" Mr. Royston stated the property had always been zoned single family residential, but when the new ordinance was passed January, 1984, it stated only livestock could be in Agricultural zoning with two acres. Mr. Garvin came forward. He asked the Commission to corne out and look at their area and see that they need a new ordinance. Wanda Kaufman, 6704 Meadow Road, came forward. She stated she has 3 acres and it would be useless if they cannot have horses. Page 16 P & Z Minutes August 22, 1985 . PZ 85-105 POSTPONED ADJOURNMENT ~ Ms. Nash made the motion to postpone PZ 85-105 and refer it back to the City Staff to consider what can be done. This motion was seconded by Ms. Flippo and the motion carried 4-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P. M. . . ission