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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 2011-03-17 Minutes MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS MARCH 17, 2011 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randall Shiflet at 7:OOp.m. 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT Chairman Randall Shiflet Vice - Chairman Bill Schopper Don Bowen Steven Cooper Mike Benton Kathy Luppy ABSENT Dianna Madar Mark Haynes CITY STAFF City Manager Mark Hindman (arrived after roll call) Managing Director of Dev. Svcs. Mike Curtis Director of Planning & Dev. John Pitstick Civil Engineer Caroline Waggoner Asst. Planner Chad VanSteenberg Director of Economic Dev. Craig Hulse Sn. Mnmt. Asst. Dev. Svcs. Kristin Weegar Recording Secretary Teresa Koontz 3. Pledge of Allegiance Mike Benton led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Consideration of Minutes from the February 10, 2011 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting. APPROVED Bill Schopper, seconded by Steven Cooper, motioned to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2011 meeting. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). Page 1 03/17/11 P & Z Minutes and there is also a replat with this. This parcel is currently platted as Lots 18 and 19 of the Thomas Peck Subdivision and Staff recommends approval of this request. Chairman Shiflet asked if anyone else wished to come and speak for or against. Seeing none he closed the Public Hearing and entertained a motion. APPROVED Don Bowen seconded by Mike Benton, motioned to approve ZC 2011 -05 as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). 8. RP 2010 -07 Consideration of a Request from John Kemp for a Replat of Lots 18 & 19, into Lot 18 -R, Thomas Peck Subdivision (located at 8432 Franklin Court — 0.46 acres.) John Pitstick came forward. We are in favor of the replat however, the developer is required to extend a public water main within the frontage of the lot. The applicant is requesting to waive the water main requirement in order to pursue a tap onto the City of Keller's existing two inch water main. Because this request was not in conformance with Subdivision requirements and involved connection to the water distribution system of another municipality, City Council must approve a separate developer's agreement. City Staff felt an alternative was for the applicant to hire a bonded contractor to install the new six inch line. The Public Works Department would provide an option where in the applicant would pay for the materials of approximately $3400 and the City of North Richland Hills Public Works would put in the water main. We have some concerns about tying into an existing two inch water main and future fire protection as it is developed. John Kemp came forward and addressed that there is already as existing tap and meter located on the property belonging to the City of Keller. With permission he is requesting to use that meter to save money and start building immediately as opposed to waiting on Public Works scheduling for installation of a new meter. There was a discussion and clarification about the applicant and the Public Works Department working out an agreement with the tie on. APPROVED Mike Benton seconded by Bill Schopper, motioned to approve RP 2010 -07 as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). 9. ZC 2010 -11 Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request from Don Phifer for a Zoning Change from R -2, Single Family, to RI -PD, Residential Infill - Planned Development, on Tracts 13A1 & 13B1, Abstract 1209 (located at 8700 Clay Hibbins Road — 8.001 acres.) Page 3 03/17/11 P & Z Minutes Don Phifer said we have maintained a lot of open space on the property, there are a large number of trees on the building pad, almost all the trees will be maintained. The • last grading plan he saw that the engineer prepared had a total of 12 trees will be removed and all due to construction for transitioning the grades. But we are working very diligently to maintain every tree on the property. Regarding the drainage, most of it drains to the pond, the pond catches a lot of the water. Though there is water that drains to the south of the pond and comes down towards the homes in Steeple Ridge, there is also water coming from the south heading north that gets into Steeple Ridge. The draining plan we are creating will have a swale between the property line east of the proposed future guest house and it will catch the majority of the water and take straight into the pond. For overflow there is a large inlet in the pond that is piped out to another drop inlet in the Steeple Ridge subdivision. So any excess water will have relief if the pond fills up to keep it off the neighbor's property. The culverts and drains around the street will also be improved. Don Phifer showed pictures of the house and elevations which has a 44 foot roof from the finish floor. The primary residence will be located 280 foot from the eastern property line so it is well away from the houses in Steeple Ridge and will not impede upon them or their backyards. The proposed guest house is 120 foot from the east property line, well away from the houses and will not impede upon their privacy. It is 150 foot from the south property line and the land is undeveloped at this time. The house will have a lot of glass and windows and be in creme color. Steven Cooper asked about the pump on the south end of the property and if there was an old well on the property? Don Phifer said there are two separate issues. There is an old deep well we intend to maintain as support for the pond because the property will be irrigated by the pond and we need the well to make sure the pond stays full. It is located near the barn on the property. He said the pump house is absurd as there is a 50 horsepower pump in the house that pumps water into a 24 inch pipe for that waterfall. John Pitstick said this is an 8 acre development request from R -2 to RI -PD with several amenities including guest house, green house, large pond and volleyball court. The purpose of the residential PD is to encourage residential development of otherwise challenging tracts of land by offering incentives that encourage creative and inventive development scenarios. Staff felt this was the best way to handle that. It would be limited to residential development or redevelopment of Tess than 10 acres and not be allowed without an approved site plan. The development shall be based on the R -2 residential standards unless amenities and design elements are provided in lieu of such standards and are reflected on the required site plan. There are three specific variances from the R -2 standards. The building height of 44 feet, typically we only allow 35 feet. All stucco buildings whereas typically we would require all brick or stone, and a residential compound with guest quarters. The City considers this not a multi - family district but to allow for the guest quarters. The applicant is clearly exceeding the typical residential home providing significant improvements and quality and value. The 8 acre site will be surrounded by masonry and wrought iron fence with stamped concrete entry way. The existing rock water fall will be removed and reduction of existing pond Page 5 03/17/11 P & Z Minutes comes down Clay Hibbins and currently channels past it so that all the water coming in is going to that pond. It was said that area of the existing pond will be filled in so the • volume of water and levies will be reduced by half. He said he works for a developer and has been in this field for thirty something years and has some experience here knowing what can happen. Other issues exist with water coming between the houses in Steeple Ridge and needs to be addressed. Don Bowen asked Staff who owns the pit in question? Mike Curtis said he was here when the Steeple Ridge development went in and the pit belongs to the City of North Richland Hills. At the time of the subdivision went in it was planned and anticipated that the property in question would develop as a typical residential subdivision so there would be no pond. The requirement when Steeple Ridge went in was they needed to put in a drainage system that would be able to accept the future drainage. What is happening in this situation is that it is not developing like Steeple Ridge and the detention pond will remain. From an engineering standpoint there is no need to reconstruct and enclose it. Part of the final construction plans for this development will be for the engineer to prove up that the amount of water that is discharged to the detention pond will be able to accommodate the water and no more or additional runoff from the pond is going to occur than what the system was designed to carry. With it being a closed system it was designed to carry the 100 year storm. The system that it is going into has the capacity and for the benefit of those not here today, the size of the pond isn't the main issue, it is the capacity of the pond. One of the things they are talking about doing is lowered the spillway elevation by two feet and it will lower the water surface elevation but does not mean it will reduce the capacity of what the pond can handle. The difference between the spillway elevation and what the additional runoff that the pond can handle is what would be discharged into the system. As long as that does not exceed what the system is designed for it would work. It is completely fenced and is steep just as the pictures show. When it was put in, it was not the final plan. The final plan was there would not be the detention pond. Chairman Shiflet asked when this came up a few years ago and discussed then, was there something that we were doing to make that safer? What if anything was done after those discussions? Caroline Waggoner answered and said there are two issues, one is the pit. When the previous developer was coming forward with the proposed 19 Tots we met with everyone and that was in the wake of the 2007 storms and flooding. At that time with the development they were talking about enclosing the pit. The pond there was never intended to be a detention pond, it developed as a pond for aesthetic reasons, the storm drain system in Steeple Ridge at the northwest corner was designed for the 100 year. It has the capacity it is just the matter of getting it into that system. What is happening over time is even though Steeple Ridge is designed to intake the 100 year, at some point the water is not getting to the pond. It is bypassing the pond to the south and getting to Saddle Ridge Trails through some flumes. One of the things we talked about doing a few years ago was putting in some flumes to intercept that run off that is not making it to the pond that would carry the water into the flumes and get them more safely into Saddle Ridge Trail instead of through the back yards. We have been working on this from an in -house design standpoint throughout this process and in order Page 7 03/17/11 P & Z Minutes Chairman Shiflet asked if anyone else wished to speak for or against? Seeing none he closed the Public Hearing and entertained a motion. APPROVED Don Bowen seconded by Bill Schopper, motioned to approve ZC 2010 -11 as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). Chairman Shiflet said he wanted everyone to understand the proposed main structure is almost a football field away from the property line and they are only requesting to go six feet taller than what they can build if they were building a subdivision directly adjacent to the houses. The distance is not that noticeable. 10. PP 2011 -01 Consideration of a Request from Don Phifer for a Preliminary Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Pearl Place Addition (located at 8700 Clay Hibbins Road — 8.001 acres.) Don Phifer came forward with a request for a preliminary plat for the above mentioned case. All the appropriate right of ways have been dedicated. Approximately a half acre on Clay Hibbins as requested by the City and the appropriate building lines of 25 foot and utility easements as required by the City, specifically the easement previously mentioned along the eastern property lines. Bill Schopper said he assumed all the engineering would be part of this. Don Phifer said the engineering is in process and we are working very closely with the City and very forthright about the issues affecting the Steeple Ridge property owners. Specifically the property owners on the southern portion of the property down by the barn where they have had water coming onto their property. Those issues are being addressed with a swell and drainage easement along with grading. He said the grass behind the waterfall is hidden from view. Once the waterfall is removed it will be a straight line of site and no tall grass will be there because you will be looking at it when you come off the street. The line of site will be cleared now. John Pitstick said this is a preliminary plat for the above mentioned property. The drainage issues will be resolved with the final plans for the final plat. Staff recommends approval. APPROVED Bill Schopper seconded by Don Bowen motioned to approve PP 2011 -01 as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). 11. Page 9 03/17/11 P & Z Minutes • recommendations on the Woodhaven development were to decrease the multi- family density and seek a better balance of uses. He gave a power point presentation of a • market analysis which studied the impacts of the development on adjacent properties. Stephen Pepper, an Associate with Gideon Toal also gave part of the presentation. In summary Gideon Toal believes the proposed expansion of Hometown with design standards and zoning revisions by the City of North Richland Hills will provide the Hometown residents and City significant protection against the development of substandard housing or commercial development. They found no evidence that the development of multi - family housing has a detrimental impact to the adjacent property values. John Pitstick gave a power point presentation summarizing the 2011 Hometown Regulating and Thoroughfare Plan and the proposed changes in reduction of apartments, townhomes, and commercial, with an increase in single family homes. He said the numbers presented to Planning and Zoning Commission and to the citizens have not changed since February 10, 2011 and have been on the website for over a month. He said Staff recommends approval of the proposed Town Center Zoning Regulations, permitted uses, density caps and the 2011 Hometown Regulating and Thoroughfare Plan as presented. He said we are requesting that Planning and Zoning Commission complete the Public Hearing for ZC 2010 -05, vote tonight and send formal recommendation to City Council. Staff is available to answer any questions along with all previous studies that have been completed are available for review. Chairman Randall Shiflet opened the Public Hearing and read the cards of those present and requesting to speak. Dale "TD" Jenkins, 8001 Limerick Lane, NRH came forward speaking against apartments being built. He is in favor of more single family homes. John Osborne, 8528 Bridge St., came forward and asked how many parking spots are being provided by Arcadia and Realty Capital in the apartments at the Venue and Franklin Park? John Pitstick said he didn't know specifics but the new regulations require 1.5 spaces for every one bedroom, 2 spaces for two and three bedroom units. There was a general discussion about how many parking spots are currently at the Venue and Franklin Park. John Pitstick clarified that on street parking adjacent to the complex would be allowed in the proposed development. John Osborne said he has one objection with the green belt on the northern part which is designated as business town homes and will most likely have a child's playground on it. He thinks they should have the same treatment as the public school. He is asking the developer to consider not building commercial townhomes on that green belt. William Livesy, 5950 Lakeway Mews came forward with concerns on the conceptual plan subject to change for more spacing between his house and proposed apartments. He has concerns with the trusting the developer to do what they say they will do. In Page 11 03/17/11 P & Z Minutes has major concerns with the traffic, but the wider streets will make a significant difference. He agrees with the school traffic issues but these issues are the same throughout the entire City. Bill Schopper said he agrees with the school traffic issues, but suggested avoiding these areas during school hours. He commented that the report by Gideon Toal suggested that the demographics are more concerning than density. He agrees with the motion by Don Bowen. Don Bowen said he appreciated the hard work by the City Staff and zeal of the Hometown citizens during this process. Steven Cooper said he appreciated all the hard work by City Staff and zeal of the Hometown citizens, we want the best for Hometown as we do for the rest of the City. Mike Benton said that this is only a recommendation to the City Council but they will make a final decision on the plan. ADJOURNMENT There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Chairman Secretary 0 andy hif et '. B e ` rte Page 13 03/17/11 P & Z Minutes