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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1981-02-26 Minutes ~ . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 26, 1981 AT 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER The Chairman, Carl Greenfield, called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: CHAIRMAN MEMBERS Carl Greenfield Don Bowen George Tucker ABSENT: SECRETARY MEMBER Marjorie Nash Ronnie Newman CITY STAFF PRESENT: ASST. CITY MANAGER P & Z COORDINATOR Dennis Horvath Wanda Calvert LAND STUDY CONSULTANT Wayne Snyder CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 22, 1981 Mr. Bowen moved, seconded by Mr. Tucker, to approve the minutes as written. . This motion carried 3-0. NEW BUSINESS PS 81-3 Request of James Rust for preliminary plat of Le Garent Estates. Walter Elliott, Elliott & Hughes Engineers, came forward to represent Mr. Garrison and Mr. Rust in their request. Mr. Elliott stated they came in about l~ years ago for IF-8 zoning for a portion of this plat but was denied by the City Council; then they came in with a request for IF-9 which was granted contingent on Mr. Rust developing his adjoining tract as IF-9 also. Mr. Elliott stated that since that time, Mr. Rust has now become the lead developer. . Mr. Elliott said they had received the City Engineer's letters of July 16, 1979, August 7, 1979, August 16, 1979, and February 11, 1981, and they feel they can comply with all the comments. ~ Page 2 p & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Mr. Elliott said they plan to build a nice single family subdivision with a 1500 sq. ft. minimum floor space for each residence. ~lr. Elliott stated the owners, Mr. Rust and Mr. Adcock, representative for Mr. Garrison, were present to answer any questions. Mr. Tucker asked if Mr. Rust would consider coming in for a rezoning of his property. He said it would be hard for the city to require single family if this property is on record as being Multi-Family. Mr. Elliott said he could not answer this. Mr. James Rust came forward. He said Mr. Garrison was fixing to lose some land if he didn't go ahead with this, so since time was of importance, they came in with this pre- liminary plat. . Mr. Rust said he would like to do whatever is necessary to change the zoning to single family. He said the city has the authority to rezone property. Mr. Rust said that at the time he had his property zoned Multi-Family, he had made a deal with the City of Hurst for water and sewer, but later on they changed Mayors and City Managers and the new administration did not want to supply his property with water and sewer. Mr. Horvath said if Mr. Rust could get in his zoning request by the first of next week, it could be heard at the same time as their final plat could be presented. Mr. Elliott said it would be at least 3 months before they come in with the final plat because they have a lot of bulldozing and clearing out of trees on this property. Mr. Horvath said then there was no problem of time in getting the zoning. Mr. Tucker asked Mr. Elliott why he hadn't submitted engineering with this preliminary plat. . ~ Page 3 p & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Mr. Elliott said he had submitted the engineering on the IF-8 zoning and the only thing that changed was the size of the lots. Mr. Tucker said both tracts need to be put together and submitted together with engineering. Mr. Elliott said they would be put together and submitted in the final form. Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Elliott about #5 of the Engineer's letter of February ll, 1981 re- garding Lot 3, Block 2, which does not comply with the minimum lot depth requirement for IF-9 zoning. Mr. Elliott said they would need to file for a variance on this lot. He said there is a residence on this lot at this time. . Mr. Elliott said he would request the variance before submitting the final plat and if he could not get the variance, they would just lose one lot. The Chairman recognized Councilwoman Sharyl Groves in the audience. The Chairman called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the public hearing. Mr. Snyder told Mr. Elliott that in the future he was to submit topography and drain- age with a preliminary plat. PS 81-3 APPROVED Mr. Bowen moved, seconded by Mr. Tucker, to approve PS 81-3 contingent on the rezoning of Mr. Rust's property to IF-9 and the problem of Lot 3, Block 2, being resolved before sub- mitting the final plat, and that additional utility easements be granted if necessary and all the Engineer's comments be satisfied. This motion carried 3-0. . ~ Page 4 P & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 ". PS 81-4 Request of Cross Roads Development Co. for preliminary plat of Blocks 7, 8, & 9, Snow Heights North Addition. Mr. Delbert Stembridge, Consulting Engineer, came forward to represent Cross Roads Dev. Company in their request. Mr. Stembridge said this is 3 blocks con- sisting of 28 lots in Multi-Family zoning. He said they plan to construct fourplexes on them with some Multi-Family at a later date. Mr. Stembridge said he had received the Engineer's letter and they take no exceptions to any of the comments. He said they are willing to dedicate the storm drainage for Rufe Snow and also the dedication of Lewis Drive. Mr. Stembridge said his client takes no exception to ¡tern #3 regarding pro rata. Mr. Bowen said there was a letter from T.E.S.C.O. requesting additional easements. . Mr. Stembridge said he would add whatever easement is needed. Mr. Tucker said he had no problems if they agreed to dedicate Lewis Drive. The Chairman called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the public hearing. PS 81-4 APPROVED Mr. Tucker moved to approve PS 81-4 subject to the development of the property in line with the Engineer's comments, subject to the dedication of Lewis Drive and the 16" line and the additional utility easements. Mr. Stembridge stated he wouldn't give the additional utility easement, because when he dedicates Lewis Drive, they would be located within the city right of way. . Mr. Tucker said he would like to withdraw his previous motion. ~ Page 5 P & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Mr. Tucker moved to approve PS 81-4 contingent .. on the developer meeting all the Engineer's requests and the dedication of Lewis Drive and paragraph two which adds the 10" water line. This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen and the motion carried 3-0. PS 81-5 Request of J. D. Griffith for preliminary plat of Lot 29, Block 11, Glenann Addition. PS 81-6 Request of J. D. Griffith for final plat of Lot 29, Block 11, Glenann Addition. Mr. Griffith came forward. He said he was requesting the approval of his preliminary and final plats. Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Griffith if he had seen the Engineer's letter. Mr. Griffith said he had not. . Mrs. Calvert said Mr. Griffith's Engineer, O. D. Long, had been sent a copy. Mrs. Calvert gave Mr. Griffith a copy of the Engineer's letter. Mr. Horvath told Mr. Griffith the City Council would hear his final plat, if approved, and his request to vary from the brick ordinance on the same night, which would be March 9th. The Chairman called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to these requests to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the public hearing. PS 8l-5 APPROVED Mr. Bowen moved, seconded by Mr. Tucke~ to approve PS 81-5 subject to the Engineer's letter. This motion carried 3-0. PS 8l-6 APPROVED Mr. Bowen moved, seconded by Mr. Tucker, to approve PS 81-6 subject to the Engineer's letter. . This motion carried 3-0. ~ Page 6 P & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . PS 81-7 Request of Clark Brothers, Inc. for final plat of Lots 1-22, Block 34, Holiday West Addition, Section A. Gordon Swift, Consulting Engineer, came forward to represent the Clark Brothers, Inc. in their request. Mr. Swift said he had received a copy of the City Engineer's letter regarding these duplex lots and they are in agreement with all the Engineer's comments. Mr. Tucker said he was bothered by the length of the street with no outlet. He said the street is almost 1000 feet long and ends in a cuI de sac. Mr. Tucker said if there was a toronado or any emergency there would be no way out. Mr. Tucker said he knew this was a little late to be discussing this, but in the future, they should refrain from having that long a street with no outlet. . Mr. Tucker said the developer should make enough on-site parking to keep the cars from being parked on the street so emergency vehicles would have no problem. Mr. Swift said the duplexes would have garages with parking in front of them, but the street is wide enough to accommodate on-street parking. Mr. Swift said he doesn't have any control over how many vehicles there will be. He said the cars are getting smaller and smaller, and he felt in time people may start riding more bicytles. Mr. Snyder said he was aware of what Mr. Tucker was speaking of, and asked Mr. Swift if he had any ideas that would help this Commission. Mr. Swift said the basic idea was to have a buffer zone between the Single Family and Industrial zoning. He said he may not be able to work in NRH in the future, but his office will be recommending changes in design toward an affordable house. Mr. Swift said they . ~ Page 7 P & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . could not continue to build houses the young cannot afford. He said they would like to cut down the roadway and stop living in the roadway. He said he would suggest putting in alleys as access to the residences and providing sidewalks; this way the emergency vehicles could have access. Mr. Jess Prideaux, representative of Clark Brothers, Inc., came forward. He said the Zoning Ordinance requires 4 parking spaces per dwelling. The Chairman called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the public hearing. PS 81-7 APPROVED Mr. Tucker moved, seconded by Mr. Bowen, to approve PS 81-7 contingent on the Engineer's comments. This motion carried 3-0. /' . RECESS The Chairman called a recess at 8:20 P. M. BACK TO ORDER The Chairman called the meeting back to order with the same members present. PS 81-8 Request of Clark Brothers, Inc. for final plat of Tracts 1, 2, & 3, NRH Industrial Park Addition. Gordon Swift, Consulting Engineer, came forward to represent Clark Brothers, Inc. in their request. Mr. Swift said they are in compliance with the preliminary which was previously approved, however, after having several meetings with the City Engineer and City Staff regarding the widening of Rufe Snow and the alternate route, they have made several changes. . Mr. Swift said he requests approval of the final plat. He said they will cooperate with such an alignment at a later date, but request to be allowed to continue only a portion of the street to be completed pending the decision of the Rufe Snow project. ~ Page 8 p & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Mr. Swift presented a letter in answer to the Engineer's comments of 2-ll-8l & 11-12-80 regarding said property. He said they understand the cuI de sac is long; however, an emergency access ease- ment has been provided. Mr. Swift said fire hydrants will be installed as needed to accommodate businesses. He said a more detailed topographic map is included in these final plans. Mr. Swift said they are in agreement with the Engineer's letter and the revised final plat submitted this evening complies with the Engineer's comments. Mr. Horvath asked Mr. Swift if he could get a site plan ready before the council hears this request. Mr. Jess Prideaux came forward. He said he has site plans available now. . The Chairman called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the public hearing. PS 81-8 APPROVED Mr. Bowen moved, seconded by Mr. Tucker, to approve PS 81-8 subject to the Engineer's comments of February 11, 1981 and November 12, 1980. This motion carried 3-0. PZ 81-1 WITHDRAWN This request was withdrawn since it did not comply with Ordinance #490. PZ 81-2 Request of Amon T. Adcock (W.A.H. Corp.) to rezone a portion of Tract 8, Abstract 321, Wm. Cox Survey, from its present classification of Agriculture to a proposed classification of IF-9-l500. This property is located on the south side of Starnes Road, approximately l630 feet west of Smithfield Road and bounded on the south by Briarwood Estates. . ~ Page 9 P & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Jack Angel came forward to represent Mr. Adcock arid W. A. H. Corp. He said this property is south of Starnes Road and north of Briarwood Estates. Mr. Angel presented a large drawing of what they plan to do. Mr. Bowen said the drawing showed Multi- Family zoning to the east. Mr. Angel said that was in error, there was a strip of Agricultural zoning between their property and the Multi-Family zoning. The Chairman called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the public hearing. Mr. Snyder asked Mr. Angel if they had consulted the property owners to the east about an outlet. . Mr. Angel said they had not because they would have an outlet to the west. PZ 81-2 APPROVED Mr. Tucker moved, seconded by Mr. Bowen, to approve PZ 81-2 as requested. This motion carried 3-0. PZ 81-3 Request of J. E. Brannon to rezone Tract 18, Abstract 1266, S. Richardson Survey, from its present classification of Agriculture to a proposed classification of IF-9-l600. This property is located on the north side of Rumfield Road and bounded on the west by Kirk Lane. J. E. Brannon came forward. He said he has 2.5 acres which he would like to rezone from Agriculture to IF-9. Mr. Brannon said this zoning would be consistant with the develop- ment in the area at this time. . Mr. Tucker asked Mr. Brannon if he planned to have all 9500 sq. ft. lots. ~ Page 10 P & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Mr. Brannon said that more than half of the lots would be 10,000 sq. ft. Mr. Horvath asked Mr. Brannon if he was aware that the old Master Plan of the City of North Richland Hills shows Eden Road extending due north to intersect with Kirk Lane. Mr. Brannon said he was not aware of this. Mr. Horvath said Mr. Snyder is not very far along with his study, but he might like to comment on this. Mr. Snyder said Mr. Brannon needs to keep in mind the city might require some right of way for this extension. He said he had just started on a 9 month study of the city and could not say just now whether the road would be extended or not. Mr. Brannon said he would like to mention there are some streets that are in dire need of improvement in this area. . The Chairman called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak in favor of this request, the Chairman called for any- one wishing to speak in opposition to come forward. Mr. O. G. Tobias, 8800 Rumfield Road, came forward. He said he lives across the street from the property in question. Mr. Tobias said the houses on Eden Road and Kirk Lane are all on much larger lots. He said the streets are not such to accommodate anymore traffic, and the water supply is terrible. Mr. Tobias said he was sure that in time, they would be required to tie into the city sewer. Mr. Tobias said he would like to suggest to the Commission that they turn down this request. . Page 11 P & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . . . ~ Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Tobias if he would show where his property was on the plat. Mr. N. L. Jordan, 8800 Kirk Lane, came forward. He stated he lives just north of this property. Mr. Jordan said they all have 3 to 5 acre tracts and don't feel they should allow these small homes around them. Mr. Jordan said they do have some problems with septic tanks in this area. He said he does not feel the Commission should grant this request. Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Jordan'where his property was in conjunction with Mr. Brannon's. Mr. Berwyn Caswell, 8900 Kirk Lane, came forward. He said the septic tanks would be a problem and the streets are already a problem. Mr. Caswell said when he bought his property, there was a deed restriction of no smaller than 1 acre lots and 1800 sq. ft. homes. Mr. Snyder asked about the sizes of the homes in the area. Mr. Caswell said there were some 2000 sq. ft. but most were 1800 sq. ft. He said he believed they were building some on Kirk Lane that were smaller. Mr. Brannon said this development would be much better than in Meadowview Estates in which 165 lots are being laid out, some smaller than his. Mr. Brannon also stated there would be no s~ptic tanks in any of these houses, they would be on city sewer. Mr. Brannon said he had this property up for sale for two years and had no inquiry from any of these neighbors. He said now they can look out their window and see a weed patch instead of a nice development. ~ Page 12 P & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Mr. Snyder asked Mr. Brannon if he has a design for the development. Mr. Brannon said he might build him a home on one of the lots. He said the tract is not large enough for Agricultural use. Mr. Brannon said he plans to have 9 lots. Mr. Snyder said his comment was for his study. He said he needs to know what size lots and houses Mr. Brannon is planning. Mr. Snyder said the city will need to be sure they have adequate service for this area. Mr. Brannon said he brought the preliminary plat in tonight to Mrs. Calvert. Mrs. Calvert gave each Commission member a copy of Mr. Brannon's preliminary plat. . Mr. Greenfield said if Eden Road is ex- tended, Mr. Brannon would have to scrap 3 lots. Mr. Brannon said if this happens, he would have to alter his plat. Mr. Snyder asked Mr. Brannon what his time- table was. Mr. Brannon said he has no timetable. Mr. Bowen asked Mr. Brannon if he would consider larger lots. Mr. Brannon asked if he meant IF-12 zoning.- Mr. Bowen said that was correct. Mr. Brannon said he could, but he felt the IF-9 was more feasible. He said he could sell this tract now to someone and they could put a shack on it with a bobwire fence around it since it is zoned Agriculture. Mr. Snyder asked Mr. Brannon what he would like to do. . ~ Page 13 p & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Mr. Brannon said he would rather have the IF-9 zoning, but would agree to IF-12. Mr. Bowen said he would like to ask the people if they would agree to the IF-12. Mr. Tobias said he would not object to the larger lots and larger homes, but would rather it stay one tract. Mr. Jordan said he would like to see one nice home built on this tract. Mr. Caswell said he thinks there should not be more than two homes on this tract. Mr. Tobias said the feeling of the neighbors is they had rather not have more than two homes on this tract. He said he has 9 acres, but most of the other neighbors have from l~ to 3 acre tracts. Mr. Bowen said he sympathizes with these people and he would feel better with the IF-12 as opposed to IF-9 zoning. . Mr. Tucker said he feels the days of l~ to 2 acre tracts are in the past; ranchetts are nice, but very few people have that kind of money. He said he would feel better with the larger lots. Mr. Snyder said he was inclined·' to believe the larger zoning would be compatible with the area and it would not harm the surround- ing area. Mr. Tucker said if there were 5 lots instead of 9, the land would be easier to sell. Mr. Greenfield asked Mr. Brannon his feelings on fewer lots. Mr. Brannon said he would agree to the IF-12 zoning. He said small lots are selling for $12,000 to $15,000. He said he would also have to take into consideration the extension of Eden Road. . ~ Page 14 p & Z Minutes February 26, 1981 . Mr. Greenfield asked Mr. Brannon what siz"e lot he was planning to keep for himself. Mr. Brannon said he would like to have one that was from 95 ft. to 120 ft. deep. Mr. Bowen said IF-12 zoning requires a minimum of 1800 sq. ft. houses. Mr. Brannon said that would be fine. PZ 81-3 APPROVED Mr. Bowen moved, seconded by Mr. Tucker, to approve PZ 81-3 contingent on the request being changed to IF-12-l800. This motion carried 3-0. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:35 P. M. ~ Z NING COMMISSION . 7?J ~~ Gf?~~ SECRETARY P~NG AND ZONING COMMISSION .