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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
SEPTEMBER 23, 1982 - 7:30 P. M.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairman, George Tucker, at
7 : 40 P. M.
PRESENT:
CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS
George Tucker
Don Bowen
Mark Hannon
Mark Wood
ROLL CALL
ABSENT:
SECRETARY
ALTERNATE MEMBER
OTHERS PRESENT:
COU NC I LMAN
DIRECTOR PW/U
P & Z COORDINATOR
Marjorie Nash
John Schwi nger
Richard Davis
Gene Riddle
~landa Ca 1 vert
CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES
OF AUGUST 26, 1982
Mr. Bowen moved to approve the minutes
as written.
1.
PS 82-2
POSTPONED 8-26-82
PS 82-24
POSTPONED 8-26-82
This motion was seconded by Mr. Wood,
and the motion carried 3-0 with Mr.
Hannon abstaining since he was not
present at the meeting.
Request of Lyle Cherry for preliminary
plat of Lot 9, Block 7, Clearview Addn.
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2.
Request of Lyle Cherry for final plat of
Lot 9, Block 7, Clearview Addition.
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Elaine Talbert with Stembridge Engineers
came forward to represent Mr. Cherry in
his requests. She said they had received
the City Engineer's comments and made a
response on August 19th. She said Mr.
Cherry agreed to pay his pro rata.
Mr. Tucker said at the last Planning and
Zoning meeting, they were uncertain of the
Specific Use zoning, but since then they
found this platting can be passed even
though the zoning was tied to the land.
He said, however, since this is onl~1 a
portion of a lot, the Commission does not
feel it legal to only plat a portion of
this lot.
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Mr. Hannon said this should not be a
preliminary and final plat, it should
be a replat. He said there is a State
law which states you cannot replat a
portion of a lot without platting the
other part.
Ms. Talbert said Mr. Cherry does not
own the other part.
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Mr. Hannon said our Subdivision Ordinance
also requires you to replat the entire
lot.
The Chairman read Section 1-05-A, Page
24, of the North Richland Hills Sub-
division Ordinance: IIA. OWNERSHIP-In
order to re-plat a tract of land for
which a final plat is filed of record
in the Plat Records of Tarrant County,
the tract must be either (a) fully owned
by the person desiring to re-plat, or
(b) the person desiring the re-plat must
furnish the City the written acknowledge-
ment and consent by all other property
ownersll.
t1r. Tucker said this property must have
been sold by metes and bounds.
PS 82-2 and
PS 82-24
BOTH DENIED
Mr. Hannon said the current owner must
get the other owner to sign the dedication.
He said Mr. Cherry would have a recourse
since you are not supposed to sell off land
that has not been replatted.
Mr. Hannon made the motion to deny PS 82-2
and PS 82-24.
This motion was seconded by Mr. Wood and
the motion to deny carried 4-0.
3.
PS 82-26
Request of Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. for
preliminary plat of Lot 2, Block 1,
Richland Terrace Addition (previously
submitted as Racetrac Addition).
4.
PS 82-34
Request of Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. for
final plat of Lot 2, Block 1, Richland
Terrace Addition (previously submitted as
Racetrac Addition).
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Ken Langley, Racetrac Petroleum Co.,
Atlanta, GA., came forward. He said
they had received the City Engineer1s
comments and have responded to each
comment.
Mr. Hannon asked if this was a part of
a platted subdivision, the same as
they were discussing earlier, or was it
just acreage.
Mr. Riddle said this property has never
been platted.
Mr. Hannon asked Mr. Riddle if they had
complied with the Engineer1s comments.
Mr. Riddle said what they have not done,
they will; they have agreed to all.
PS 82-26 and
PS 82-34
BOTH APPROVED
Mr. Bowen made the motion to approve
PS 82-26 and PS 82-34 subject to the
Engineer1s comments.
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This motion' was seconded by Mr. Hannon
and the motion carried 4-0.
5.
PS 82-27
Request of Charles Owen Company, Inc.
for final plat of Lots IDA-19B, Block
30, College Hill Addition.
Chuck Owen came forward. He said he
felt this final plat meets the require-
ments which were spelled out by the City
Engineer.
Mr. Wood asked if the question regarding
an easement on the south side of Watauga
Road for future expansion of Watauga Road
had been resolved.
Mr. Riddle said it was still in the
Engineer's letter.
Mr. Wood said there was some question as
to where it would be needed on the south
side or if it would all be taken off the
north side.
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Mr. Riddle said at this time, we don't
know, there are no definite plans at this
time.
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Mr. Owen said they thought the right-
of-way would be taken off the north
side because of the existing houses on
the south side of Watauga Road.
Mr. Riddle said that it would get too
close to those existing houses.
PS 82-27
APPROVED
Mr. Wood made a motion to approve
PS 82-27 as presented, subject to the
Engineer's comments.
This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen
and the motion carried 4-0.
6.
PS 82-30
Request of John M. McBroom for preliminary
plat of Lot 1, Block 3, Mollie B. Collins
Addition.
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PS 82-31
Request of John M. McBroom for final plat
of Lot 1~ Block 3, Mollie B. Collins Addn.
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Elaine Talbert.with Stembridge Engineers
came forward to represent Mr. McBroom.
She said this was a .76 acre tract on
Odell Street.
Ms. Talbert said they had received the
City Engineerls comments and have
responded to them. She said there was a
shallow drainage ditch mentioned, but she
said there was not going to be any change
in the drain. Ms. Talbert said item #2
was in regard to fire protection and the
need for a fire hydrant. She said the
City Engineer suggested putting a fire
hydrant at Hewitt Street and Briardale
Drive~ but she was not sure if this had
been worked out.
Ms. Talbert said Mr. McBroom agreed to
sign a covenant to extend a 6 inch water
line out to his property in the future.
She said there is an existing 2 inch
water line and a 6 inch sewer line to his
property.
Ms. Talbert said the additional utility
easements which were requested have been
added to the plat.
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Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Riddle if the
request for a fire hydrant had been
worked out.
Mr. Riddle said he took a look at the
area of Hewitt and Briardale, and if
you did not go across someone else IS
land, it would be 2 blocks from Mr.
McBroomts property. He said he did not
feel putting one at Hewitt and Briardale
would benefit this lot.
Mr. Riddle said he talked with Mr. Stem-
bridge and the owner and said the city
would go ahead and charge him pro rata
for the water line and put the fire
hydrant at Hewitt and Smithfield Road,
and a fire hydrant is already there.
Mr. Riddle said he would suggest the
city charge him pro rata for the water
and sewer lines, and when the 6 inch
line is installed, we will put in another
fire hydrant.
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PS 82-3D and
PS 82-31
BOTH APPROVED
Mr. Hannon made the motion to approve
PS 82-30 and PS 82-31 subject to the
EngineerJs comments with the exception
of item #2 in his letter of August 31,
1982.
This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen
and the motion carried 4-0.
8.
PS 82-32
Request of Martin Development Corporation
for final plat of Meadow Ridge Estates.
John Levitt, Levitt Engineers, came
forward to represent Martin Dev. Corp.
Mr. Levi'tt said they had received the
City Engineer's comments and have
responded to them. He said at the request
of the Commission and the City Staff, they
came before the Zoning Board of Adjustment
and received approval of 2 variances.
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Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Levitt if he had seen
the letter from Mr. Riddle regarding the
name of the street being changed to
Marilyn Lane.
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Mr. Levitt said he had not seen the
letter, but he had discussed this with
Mr. Riddle. He said he had also
discussed the matter with the Fire Chief,
Stan Gertz, who wishes the name be
changed. He said if we use Marilyn Lane,
this would be having 3 different sections
of Marilyn Lane in this city; one sect10n
located east of Holiday Lane, one located
west of Holiday Lane, and then this one
located west of Rufe Snow. Mr. Levitt
said by using Meadow Ridge Court, it
would not only distinguish it being in the
Meadow Ridge Addition, but would also
keep people from wondering which Marilyn
Lane you live on. He said he felt the
Police Chief would go along with this also.
Mr. Levitt sand Martin Development has
agreed to pay for any sign changes this
might incur. He said if Marilyn Lane was
going through to Rufe Snow, they would
keep the Marilyn Lane name, but it is not
going through.
Mr. Riddle said what Mr. Levitt has failed
to tell is that the Fire Chief is also
opposed to the street name of Meadow Ridge.
He said there are already too many streets
beginning with the name "Meadow" in the
city.
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Mr. Levitt said most of these streets are
in the Meadow Lakes Addition, next to this
area, which would key it to this area. He
said if the police get a call on Meadow
Ridge, they would know it was in the Meadow
Lakes area.
Mr. Riddle said there are several outside
this addition. He said there is Morgan
Meadows Addition with Meadow Road and Me~dow
Creed Road up north of the city.
Mr. Tucker asked Mr. Riddle if the naming
of a street was a council approval.
Mr. Riddle said they approved this short
block as Marilyn Lane.
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Mr. Levitt said there are no houses facing
on this short block of Marilyn Lane which is
only 125 feet.
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Mr. Tucker said the Council would have
to be the one to change the name of
that short street, and it would have to
be by Ordinance.
Mr. Hannon asked what would be an
acceptable name.
Mr. Wood said he feels there are problems
with 2 Marilyn Lanes which are completely
cut off from each other. He said he has
a sister who lives on Marilyn Lane and
he has to always give directions as to
which section she lives on. Mr. Wood
said he feels this is a valid point, it
would create more problems if it was named
Marilyn Lane.
Mr. Wood asked about the size of these
hou·ses.
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Mr. Levitt said they would deed restrict
them to a minimum of 2,000 sq. ft., but
most of the house plans are from 2,200 to
2,800 sq. ft.
Mr. Hannon asked if we ever got a
corrected preliminary plat showing the
ownerships.
PS 82-32
APPROVED
Mr. Levitt said they did and the final
plat has the correct property owners on
it. He read the individual property
owners who are under contract with
Martin Dev. Corp. to purchase if this
plat is approved.
Mr. Wood made the motion to approve
PS 82-32 as presented, subject to the
Engineer1s comments.
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Mr. Bowen asked if this should be amended
to add that the street name be changed to
City Staff approval, or to satisfy the
City Staff, or should they leave that to
the City Council.
Mr. Hannon said he felt they should make
them change it to Marilyn Lane and when
and if the City Council wants to change
the name of that short street, they could
do it all at one time.
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Mr. Levitt said they would be happy
to take the necessary steps to take
that before the council for a change.
Mr. Wood asked Mr. Riddle what the
procedure was for changing a street name.
Mr. Riddle said you used to change it
by Ordinance, but with the new platting
laws, he was not sure if the property
owners in the subdivision would have to
be contacted or not.
Mr. Wood said his motion was lias presentedll
which would create one street with 2 names,
and asked if that was possible.
Mr. Tucker said you could do that.
Mr. Bowen said he seconded Mr. Woodis
motion.
This motion carried 3-1 with Mr. Hannon
voting against.
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9.
PS 82-33
Request of Alfred A. St. Arnold for replat
of Lot 1-R, Calloway Acres Addition.
Tom Vogt came forward to represent Mr.
St.Arnold. He said they had one request
from TESCO for an additional easement
along the westerly line of this property,
and they talked with TESCO and they agreed
to just half of what they had requested
and Ms. Calvert has a letter to that.
Mr. Vogt said the Engineerls comment
requested a vicinity map be put on the plat;
this will be done prior to going to council.
Mr. Hannon said we have the same situation
here as we had earlier in the meeting where
we have a replat on portions of various
plots.
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Mr. Vogt said that was true. He said
Calloway Acres Addition was platted before
there was a Richland Hills or a North
Richland Hills. He said this property was
platted in 1939 at the County and there is
no way you can force these people to sign
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anything. He said these plots were
bought by metes and bounds, which was
legal at that time. Mr. Vogt said he
talked to an attorney and this is the
only way they can do this legally.
Mr. Hannon asked when this one was
bought.
Mr. Vogt said this particular one was
bought 3 years ago, but the people to
the west of this property purchased
theirls by metes and bounds in the 1940's.
He said he felt this would fall under the
Grandfather clause.
Mr. Hannon said the reason for replatting
was because you can not build over a lot
line.
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Mr. Riddle said that was correct. He said
he did not feel the Grandfather clause
would apply here, it is only in zoning.
Mr. Riddle said we upgrade the building
codes and Subdivision Ordinance by Ordinance
and just because this was platted in 1939,
he would still have to meet the Subdivision
Ordinance of today.
Mr. Wood said it was platted and was
accepted by North Richland Hills and he
feels the present ordinances would apply.
Mr. Vogt said at that time it was legal
to purchase property by metes and bounds.
He said they realize they must plat, but
he did not feel they should be dependant
on what your neighbors do. Mr. Vogt said
the city issued a building permit on the
north side of this property in the last
few years without requiring a replat.
Mr. Wood asked if they built across 'lot
1 i nes .
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Mr. Vogt said Mr. St.Arnold has an existing
building on this property and it is across
a lot line now, he was not sure when this
was done, but the city did allow it. Mr.
Vogt said he discussed this with the City
Manager and he agreed this was the only way
to do it.
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Mr. Vogt said the city could refuse an
occupancy permit on these plots until
each replats.
Mr. Tucker said this was done a long
time ago and at that time, it was done
legally. He said this is the first
effort to conform to the law we have
now. Mr. Tucker said as the owners
sell or move, \tIe can at tha t time ('
require each to replat.
Mr. Hannon said we have 2 simular, but
different situations; one was created
back in òbscurity and the other was
really forming ~t this time. He said
the only question was the legality of
platting a portion of a lot.
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Mr~ Tucker said in a sense, this is
unplatted property, it is not platted
under our Subdivision Ordinance, it is
abstract land, bought by metes and
bounds. He said it should be platted,
not replatted.
Mr_ Riddle said this is a legal plat;
if a city will not plat a piece of
property, you can take it to the County
Commissioners and they can approve it
and tt becomes a legal plat recorded at
the court house. He said it does not
matter if the City Fathers approve it or
the County Commissioners, it is a legal
platH
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Mr. Wood said he just wanted to state the
Commission is not tryi'ng to get out of
doing thi"s, they just want to be sure they
do it properly.
Mr~ St.Arnold came forward. He said he
feels this is an example of trying to
rectify the old ways and in doing so, the
little man gets caught in the middle. He
said he bought this property legally, and
all he wants is a building permit. Mr~
St~Arnold said there are 4 or 5 owners
that he would have to try to contact, and
he would be at the mercy of these people,
they might be out of town, out of the country,
or just might refuse to sign.
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Mr. St.Arnold said he was suffering
because he can not put a small structure
on his property because of this situation.
He said since he was the first one trying
to fulfill the law as it was put to him,
whether it be platting or replatting, as
the property changes hands, you could
require the same thing. He said he has
owned this property over three years.
Mr. Hannon asked if this property was
taken out of another piece of land when
Mr. St.Arnold bought it.
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Mr. Vogt said this was done many years ago.
Mr. St.Arnold said it was prior to his
purchase in 1979.
Mr. Wood made a motion to approve PS 82-33
as presented, subject to the Engineer's
comments and subject to a written legal
opinion presented to the City Council
stating that what the Commission is doing
i s 1 eg a 1 .
Mr. Tucker asked if he was requesting a
legal opinion be given the City Council
by the City Attorney at the time this is
presented to the City Council.
Mr. Wood said that was correct.
Mr. Hannon asked if he meant this was not
to be put on the City Council agenda until
this written opinion was in Mr. Riddle's
ha nd s .
Mr~ Wood said that was correct, it should
not take that long.
The"motion died for lack of a second.
Mr. Wood made the motion to approve PS 82-33
as presented, subject to the EngineerJs
comments.
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This motion was seconded by Mr. Tucker, and
the vote was 2-2 with Mr. Bowen and Mr.
Hannon voting against.
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The Chairman stated this motion failed;
you must have 3 affirmative votes.
PS 82-33
POSTPONED
Mr. Hannon made the motion to reconsider
this vote and postpone action on this
item, PS 82-33, pending the receipt of
a legal brief from the City Attorney on
this matter.
This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen and
the motion to postpone PS 82-33 carried
4-0.
10.
PS 82-35
Request of Sue K. Fugate & Ray Singuefield
for preliminary plat of Lot 4, Block 1,
A. G. Walker Addition.
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PS 82-36
Request of Sue K. Fugate & Ray Singuefield
for final plat of Lot 4, Block 1, A. G.
Walker Addition.
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Elaine Talbert, Stembridge Engineers, came
forward to represent Ms. Fugate and Mr.
Sun9uefield in their requests. She said
this is a .59 acre tract with an existing
strip shopping center on the property, and
they need to get a building permit for
some remodel i ng.
Ms. Talbert said they had received the
EngineerJs comments and on item #1 regarding
a drainage study, we felt it was not necessary
since there would be no alterations to the
existing drainage; item #2, the radius of
fire coverage, the 300 ft. did not cover the
entire property, but there is a fire hydrant
that covers the 500 ft. radius; and item #3 ,
regarding the 12 inch water line in Grapevine
Hwy., these owners will be willing to pay
their shares as the other owners do along
Grapevine Highway.
Ms. Talbert said the owners request that an
easement not be required by TESCO along the
back of the lot since there is an existing
air conditioner there and there are other
easements adjacent to the property.
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Mr. Tucker asked Mr. Riddle if he had any
problem with Mr. Stembridge's letter.
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Mr. Riddle said he did not. He said if
the Short Form Process for Platting gets
initiated, then the main thing we would
look for is if they had water service
and proper drainage.
Mr. Wood asked how this would affect the
pro rata share for the 12 inch water line,
would they still be required to pay their
share.
Mr. Riddle said no, there was no way they
could get the money. He said it would not
be like putting in a street where we can
assess the owner.
Mr. Tucker asked if he had any problem
with the lack of fire coverage.
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Mr. Riddle said there was a hydrant at
Daley and Grapevine Hwy. and there might
be one at Glenview and Grapevine Hwy., he
was not sure. Mr. Riddle said he had no
problem with it, but the Fire Department
would.
Mr. Hannon asked Mr. Riddle on item #3 of
the City Engineerls letter regarding pro
rata for the proposed 12 inch water line
on Grapevine Hwy., did he say they would
or would not require this.
Mr. Riddle said they could sign a covenant
stating they would pay for it, but the city
can not assess them like they do for a
street. He said on a water line, you
either have to collect now or have them
sign a covenant stating they will pay when
it is installed.
Mr. Bowen asked Ms. Talbert if the owners
would sign a covenant.
Ms. Talbert said they would.
PS 82-35 and
PS 82-36
APPROVED
Mr. Hannon made the motion to approve
PS 82-35 and PS 82-36 subject to receiving
a covenant from the developer agreeing to
participate in the cost of the proposed
12 inch water line in Grapevine Hwy.
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This motion was seconded by Mr. Wood and the
motion carried 4-0.
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PZ 82-24
Request of Claude Byrd to rezone Lot 6,
Block 23, Clearview Addition, from its
present classification of Commercial-
Specific Use-Parking Lot to a proposed
classification of Commercial.
This property is located on Maplewood
Drive and is bounded on the Southeast
by Byrd Automotive.
Claude Byrd came forward. He said they
have been in, business for 23 years and
previously in Richland Hills.
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Mr. Byrd said they are requesting their
zoning be changed from Commercial-
Specific Use-Parking to Commercial~ He
said last year they were granted the
Commercial-Specific Use-Parking and they
still need it because that is the primary
use of this property.
Mr. Byrd showed some pictures taken prior
to purchasing this property and some made
after their purchase of the property. He
said they had not lowered the property
value, instead they have increased it by
cleaning it up and keeping it neat.
Mr. Byrd said they primarily use the
property for parking their customer1s cars
and their rental cars.
Mr. Byrd said sometime back, they took out
a permit and poured some concrete adjoining
their shop, which is about 10 feet behind
their shop; there was also an existing
piece of concrete there. He said with the
bad weather, they poured enough to park
about 12 cars on the back, there. He said
since then, they have finished the lot out
with crushed stone.
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Mr. Byrd said a few months ago, he purchased
and installed a hydrolic lift to be able to
service their cars without realizing he
would be in violation of the City Ordinance.
He said he has a $5,000 lift setting there
not being used. Mr. Byrd said he could
move the lift to the other end, which would
be on the old property, but it would cost
approximately $10,000 to move it.
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Mr. Byrd said that is why he is here, he
is requesting this specific area, 19 ft.
by 25 ft., where they wash and service
cars, be changed to Commercial. He said
there would not be any noise created by
this, and their hours are 7:30 P. M. to
5:30 P. M. Monday through Friday.
Mr. Byrd said they previously requested
Comme.cial zoning, but was turned down,
and received the Specific Use zoning.
Mr. Wood asked if he was just asking for
the 191 x 251 section to be zoned Commercial.
Mr. Byrd said no, he wanted the whole lot
zoned Commercial, it would be less confusing,
but he says he does not plan to put a shop
on the lot.
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Mr. Tucker said with Commercial zoning, you
could put one there if you wanted to.
Mr. Hannon asked if it would be adequate
for Mr. Byrdls needs to just zone that small
portion.
Mr. Byrd said it would. He said they
previously had to flush radiators out in
the street, so they put water back there
and the concrete so they could get out of
the street to do their work.
Mr. Hannon asked if the house next door was
a residence.
Mr. Byrd said as far as he knew, it was.
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The Chairman opened the Public Hearing and
called for those wishing to speak in favor
of this request to please come forward.
Myrtis Byrd came forward. She said when
they first requested the Commercial zoning,
she had no idea they would have a problem
in getting the zoning. She said she is very
proud of this city and they would never do
anything to make the city look unsitely.
Ms. Byrd said in 1971, they bought 2 lots
so they would not have to park on the street.
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Ms. Byrd said the gate they now have on
Maplewood is very seldom open.
Ms. Byrd said they are asking for Commercial
and she thinks it should be Commercial. She
said there is residential property in the
neighborhood that has been used as a business
for 4 years, she was not sure what kind of
business, but cars from out of state are
there all night. Ms. Byrd said there was
another house in the neighborhood where they
work on cars.
Mr. Riddle said the city had never been able
to prove that.
Ms. Byrd said another house in the neighbor-
hood has room and boarders and gets money
for it.
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Ms. Byrd said they have always obeyed the
law and feel they have been treated bad.
She said she spot-checked the neighbors
before they purchased the lot and they had no
objections, so she told her son it would be
okay to purchase the lot.
Bill Howe, 5109 Colorado, came forward. He
said he had lived here 23 years and feels
this request is no real encroachment into
the residential area. He said he feels the
improvements the Byrds have made are
beneficial to the neighborhood. He said he
would like to add his support to the Byrds
in improving that area.
The Chairman called for those wishing to
speak in opposition to this request to
please come forward.
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Kenneth Fickle, 7908 Maplewood, came forward.
He said he lives 2 houses down from this
property. Mr. Fickle said the many wrongs
of running businesses in residential does
not make it right to put another business in
right down the street, it just means we need
to get the others closed down. Mr. Fickle
said there is a business operating next door
to Byrd Automotive, it is a company which does
typing and filing for a doctorJs office. He
said he did not know which doctor.
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Mr. Fickle asked if any of the pictures
that Mr. Byrd showed the Commission showed
the lift sticking up above the fence, and
with a car on it, it sticks way above the
fence. He said it was very much an eyesore.
Mr. Fickle said he and some of the neighbors
spoke against this in December of 1981 in
which they and the City Council were told
by the Byrds that they intended to do nothing
but have a parking lot. He said at that
time the request was denied and then he was
called and came down to the Byrdls and was
shown what they wanted, and was told all they
wanted was a parking lot. Mr. Fickle said
he would agree to that and he would help them.
He said he told them they should ask for
Specific Use zoning for parking only. Mr.
Fickle said the Byrds requested the Specific
Use and was granted it. He said he did not
oppose it, he did not even come to the
meeting.
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Mr. Fickle said shortly after that, they
put out a sign announcing their car rental
business; soon after that, they opened a
car wash or grease rack. Mr. Fickle said he
called Ms. Calvert and she put him in touch
with one of the City Inspectors who came
down and told the Byrds they could not use
that lift and if they did use it, they
would be fined. He said the Inspector said
it was against the ordinance to put the lift
in, and they also put it in without obtaining
a building permit. Mr. Fickle said if the
lift cost the Byrds $5,000 and it is going to
cost $10,000 to have it moved, if it was him,
he would just buy another lift, it would be
$5,000 cheaper.
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Mr. Fickle said he remembers the lot next
door and the trouble they had with it. He
said it has a huge slab in the back yard,
which is the remains of a huge building
that was built by a construction company
under a Specific Use-Parking lot permit.
He said they had no permission to build the
building; they were told to tear the build-
ing down; the Company went out of business
and the building stood there for 4 years,
but they finally got the building torn down
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PZ 82-24
DENIED
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RECESS
BACK TO ORDER
13e CONSIDERATION OF SHORT FORM
PLATTING ORDINANCE
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and the zoning back to residential. Mr.
Fickle said the neighbors are trying to
not allow this to happen again. He said
if a parking lot is what they wanted, why
not keep it Specific Use. Mr. Fickle
said if it goes Commercial, they can put
any business they want to there.
Mr. Fickle said he and the neighbors
request the Commission deny this request
and make them move whats been put there
unlawfully.
The Chairman closed the Public Hearing.
Mr. Bowen made a motion to deny
PZ 82-24.
This motion was seconded by Mr. Hannon
and the motion carried 4-0.
The Chairman stated the request was denied.
Mr. Byrd sa id he requested a rebuttal" but
was denied this.
Mr. Tucker said he did not know he wanted
to speak. He said Mr. Byrd could appeal
this request to the City Council.
There was a disturbance by Mr. Byrd.
The Chairman called for order.
The Chairman called a recess at 9:25 P. M.
The Chatrman called the meeting back to
order at 9:35 P. M. with the same members
present.
The Chairman asked if all members had read
this Ordinance.
All members said they had.
All points of the ordinance were discussed.
Mr. Hannon asked about the cut off date
in item #2.
Mr. Riddle said that since that date, the
city had better control over the property
in the city.
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The members felt there should be a
change in the wording of items 1 and 5
which are shown in the motion.
Mr. Hannon made a motion to recommend
approval of the Short Form Platting
Ordinance to the City Council subject
to the following changes: #1 should
read-There must be an existing building
on the lot capable of being occupied as
a legal residence or business; and #5-
strike out lIasphalt type" and add lithe
right-of-way shall be dedicated if neededll.
This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen
and the motion carried 4-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 P. M.
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