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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1979-03-22 Minutes . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, MARCH 22, 1979 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by the Chairman, Mary Jo Shaunty, at 7:30 P.M. SWEAR IN NEW MEMBERS The Chairman swore in two new members: Marjorie Nash and Jack Knowles. Each read the Oath of Office after the Chairman. ROLL CALL PRESENT: CHAIRMAN SECRETARY MEMBERS Mary Jo Shaunty Forrest Grubb Warren Eckhardt Marjorie Nash Jack Knowles CITY STAFF PRESENT: DIRECTOR OF P.W. P & Z CLERK Allen Bronstad Wanda Calvert CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 22, 1979 Mr. Grubb stated a correction should be made on page 12, paragraph 5, II Ramsey" instead of IIRameyll and Mrs. Shaunty stated to correct the word Hchange'l to lIupdatell on page 14, paragraph 5. Mr. Grubb moved, seconded by Mr. Eckhardt, to APPROVE the minutes with the above changes. Motion carried 3-0 with Mrs. Nash and Mr. Knowles abstaining since they were not present at this meeting. . NEW BUSINESS PZ 79-4 POSTPONED Request of Ella M. Allison to rezone Tract 8, Abstract 321, from its present classifi- cation of Agriculture to a proposed classi- fication of Multi-Family. This property is located on Starnes Road, approximately 1630 ft. West of Smithfield Road. The Chairman stated they received a letter from Charles Evans, Attorney for Mrs. Allison, requesting PZ 79-4 be postponed indefinitely. Mr. Grubb moved seconded by Mr. Knowles, to POSTPONE PZ 79-4 INDEFINITELY as requested. Motion carried 5-0. . . . . Page 2 P & Z Minutes March 22, 1979 ~ PZ 79-12 APPROVED Request of Leland Pennington to rezone Lot B, Calloway Acres Addition, from its present classification of Multi-Family to a proposed classification of Commercial. This property is located at 6916 Glenview. Brenda Pennington, 6409 Suncrest Ct., presented pictures of the existing building and an artist1s conception of how she wants to remodel it. She said she wants to have a children1s clothing shop. Mrs. Pennington stated the lot next to her1s was Commercial so that is the reason she decided on Commercial instead of Local Retail. Mr. Grubb asked Mr. Bronstad if the house would have to conform to the building codes for Commercial zoning. Mr. Bronstad stated the wiring and the exterior would have to. Mrs. Shaunty asked Mrs. Pennington if she was told the building would not conform to Commercial. Mrs. Pennington stated she was not told. Mr. Grubb told her the outside would have to be bricked. The Chairman asked Mrs. Pennington if she would like for the Commission to table this request until she has time to decide what she wanted to do. Mrs. Pennington stated if she had to brick it, this would ruin the whole concept. She stated she wanted to make it look like a gingerbread house. Mr. Bronstad stated she would have to either request a variance from the Zoning Ordinance or bring the building up to standards. Mrs. Pennington stated she would brick it if she was forced to and that she had rather the case not be tabled. The Chairman asked if there was anyone who wished to speak in favor or in opposition of this request. Page 3 P & Z Minutes March 22, 1979 . PZ 78-5 APPROVED . . ~ Mr. Grubb moved, seconded by Mr. Eckhardt, to APPROVE PZ 79-12 as requested. Motion carried 5-0. Request of John Barfield to rezone Tract SA, Abstract 130, which is 42.1532 acres of land, from its present classification of Industrial to a proposed classification of IF-8-0ne Family Dwelling. This property is located North of La Casita Mobile Home Park and West of Mangham Airport. Mr. John Barfield presented his request to the Commission. He stated he came in about this time last year with this request, but since there was controversy over Mangham airport, he was asked to postpone it. He said he is now asking for the zoning request again. He asked what size lots was re- quired for IF-8 zoning and how wide would they have to be. Mrs. Shaunty stated they had to be 8000 sq. ft. with 1200 sq. ft. houses. Mr. Bronstad stated the lots have to be 70 ft. wide. Mr. Grubb stated they would rather he go with 1400 sq. ft. houses. Mr. Barfield stated he would be willing to go with 1400 sq. ft. homes. He said he thought at first he could go with 1F-9, but would like to go with the same plan. Mr. Long stated that all the lots could not go IF-9. Mr. Barfield stated the reason for the zoning request was he could move the land faster as single family. Mrs. Shaunty asked Mr. Barfield if these houses would present any problems backing up to Mangham. Mr. Barfield stated he had talked to some of the owners and all but the Doctor wants to go single family with their property, too. The Chairman asked if there was anyone who wi'shed to speak in favor or in opposition of this request. ~ Page 4 P & Z Minutes March 22, 1979 . Joe Barnett, 6000 Davis Blvd., stated IF-8 was the lowest we have in the City of North Richland Hilhs. He asked why Mr. Barfield has to go so small. He stated the Newman property has about 2200 sq. ft. floor space. Mr. Barfield stated Mr. Sandlin built some 1400 sq. ft. homes. He said Mr. Newman might have built his own personal home that large. Mr. Barnett stated he and his family own the property between these two. He told of several builders in North Richland Hills and what size they are building. Mr. Grubb asked Mr. Barnett if he would just address his speaking to the property in question. . Mr. Barnett stated the City of North Richland Hills does not enforce IIDeed Restrictions. II He stated when the 235 homes came out, they payed no attention to the Deed Restrictions. He said he was particularly interested in what was going to be built around his property. He said he did not want a "Sampson Parkll on the East side of him. He said when he got ready to develop his property, he might want to build 3000 sq. ft. homes. He said Mr. Barfield just wants to sellout and get out as fast as he can, but Mr. Barnett stated this was his home and doesn1t want to 1 ea ve. Mrs. Shaunty asked what size homes were around him. Mr. Barnett stated there were only 3 or 4 old houses around him. Mr. Grubb asked Mr. Barnett if he was against this request. Mr. Barnett stated he felt Mr. Barfield should build the size for IF-12. . Mrs. Shaunty stated they have approved IF-8 & IF-9 with larger size houses. Page 5 P & Z Minutes March 22, 1979 . . PS 78-14 APPROVED . ~ Mr. Barnett stated this is a large portion of North Richland Hills. He stated all the Industrial land has gone to 1F-8 or IF-9. Mr. Grubb stated everything that was Industrial has not been changed to IF-8 or IF-9. Mr. Barnett stated the only Industrial zoning around this area is his Machine shop and Mangham airport. He said he must make a choice whether he is going to build nice homes and be able to live here or build small ones and get out of the City as soon as possible like Mr. Barfield. Mr. Barnett stated he was not going to run, he is going to stay here-this is his home. The Chairman asked if there was anyone else who wished to speak. Mr. Barfield stated that Stoneybrook Addition has a minimum of 1400 sq. ft. houses. Don Collins, 6290 Shirley Dr., asked to see the plat. He stated he was interested in the traffic. Mr. Grubb moved, seconded by Mr. Eckhardt, to APPROVE PZ 78-5 with the stipulation that the minimum floor space be 1400 sq. ft. Motion carried 4~0 with Mrs. Nash abstaining. Request of John Barfield for preliminary plat of Sunny Meadows Addition, 3rd Filing. Mr. O.D. Long represented Mr. Barfield in his request. Mr. Grubb told Mr. Long there sure were a lot of Engineerl,s comments. Mr. Long stated they had lots of problems, but would have them all worked out by the time they bring in the final plat. The Chairman asked if there was anyone who wished to speak in favor or in opposition of this request. ~ Page 6 P & Z Minutes March 22, 1979 . Mr. Eckhardt mov·ed, seconded by Mr. Knowl es, to AAPPROVE PS 78-14 subject to the Engineer1s comments being corrected on the final plat. Motion carried 5-0. PS 79-27 APPROVED Request of Marvin Smith for final plat of Blocks 2 & 3, Barlough Addition, 3rd Filing. Mr. O.D. Long represented Marvin Smith in his request. He stated this would be the first phase of the Smith Business Park which has been changed to Barlough Addition. He stated Mr. Smith will put his office on Lot 1, Block 2. Mr. Long stated they are pro- posing a wider street on Business Drive to accomodate addition parking. Mr. Grubb asked if Mr. Smith agreed to all the Engineer1s comments. . Mr. Long stated he would get a letter in to the City regarding this. He stated he had talked with Mr. Perkins. Mr. Long said their surveyor found the pins for the 30 ft. R.O.W. and that Mr. Perkins stated he would write another letter about this. Mr. Knowles moved, seconded by Mr. Eckhardt, to APPROVE PS 79-27 subject to the Engineer1s comments. Motion carried 5-0. PS 79-28 APPROVED Request of Richland Enterprises for replat of Holiday West, 2nd Filing. Mr. O.D. Long represented Richland Enter- prises in their request. He stated the County Clerk at Tarrant County Court House called and said there was an error in that we had two blocks 13-one in the first filing and one in the second filing. Mr. Long stated the only change that was made was they changed Block 13 to Block 19 and added some easements that the utility companies re- quested. . The Chairman asked if there was anyone who wished to speak in favor or in opposition of this request. Mr. Grubb moved, seconded by Mr. Eckhardt, to APPROVE PS 79-28 as requested with the additional easements added. Motion carried 5-0. Page 7 P & Z Minutes March 22, 1979 . PS 79-29 APPROVED PS 79-30 APPROVED . CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN ENTERPRISES IN SPECIFIC AREAS APPROVED . ~ Request of Charlson's Properties, Inc. for preliminary plat of Lot 3, Block B, Richland Terrace Addition. Request of Charlson's Properties, Inc. for final plat of Lot 3, Block B, Richland Terrace Addition. Mr. Mike Jones with Teague & Nall re- presented Charlson's Properties. He stated they have no problems with the Engineer's comments. Mrs. Shaunty asked what they plan to put on this property. Mr. Jones stated Charlson's Properties have a chain of restaurants called IICountry Kitchens" and they wish to build one on this site. Mr. Grubb asked if they agreed to pay the pro rata. Mr. Jones stated that that presented no problem. The Chairman asked if there was anyone who wished to speak in favor or in opposition of these requests. Mr. Knowles moved, seconded by Mr. Grubb, to APPROVE PS 79-29 subject to the Engineer's comments. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Eckhardt moved, seconded by Mr. Knowles, to APPROVE PS 79-30 subject to the Engineer's comments. Motion carried 5-0. The Chairman asked the Board if they had read this Ordinance. All members stated they had. Mrs. Nash asked if Art Museums and Art statutes' would be included in this Ordinance. Mr. Grubb stated he felt this would not affect them. Mr. Grubb moved, seconded by Mrs. Nash, to APPROVE the Ordinance prohibiting the operation of certain enterprises in specific areas. Motion carried 5-0. ~ Page 8 P & Z Minutes March 22, 1979 . CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDING OF ORDINANCE #179 APPROVED The Chairman asked if the Board had read this request. All members stated they had. Mrs. Nash asked if the existing trailer parks were protected. Mr. Grubb stated they would all have to meet these requirements. Mrs. Nash moved, seconded by Mr. Eckhardt, to APPROVE the amending of Ordinance #179. Motion carried 5-0. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M. . SEC ETARY, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION /h¡~. 9 ~. CHAIRMAN, PLANNING AND ZONING .