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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 2011-10-20 MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS OCTOBER 20, 2011 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randall Shiflet at 7:01 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Randal Shiflet Bill Schopper Don Bowen Steven Cooper Mark Haynes Mike Benton Kathy Luppy Jerry Tyner Ex- Off icio CITY STAFF Director of Planning and Dev Senior Planner Assistant Planner Director of Economic Dev. Civil Engineer Recording Secretary John Pitstick Clayton Comstock Chad VanSteenberg Craig Hulse Caroline Waggoner Teresa Koontz 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Kathy Luppy led the pledge of allegiance. Chairman Shiflet welcomed our new Ex- Officio, Jerry Tyner to the Commission. 4. Consideration of Minutes from the September 15, 2011 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting. 10/20/11 P &Z Minutes Page 1 APPROVED Bill Schopper motioned to approve the minutes of the September 15, 2011 meeting, seconded by Mike Benton. The motion as approved unanimously (7 -0). 5. SUP 2011 -06 Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request from Debra Howard for a Special Use Permit for a Teen Club (located at 7601 Boulevard 26.) Request to be continued to November 17, 2011 meeting. Chairman Shiflet opened the Public Hearing and said at the request of Staff the hearing would be continued to November 17, 2011 meeting. 6. SUP 2011 -07 Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request from Dick Calvert for a Special Use Permit for a Research Lab with Limited Assembly (located at 8825 Bud Jensen Dr.) Dick Calvert. Calvert Company Architect, 1001 W. Main Street, Carrollton. TX came forward and said Sey Tec. located in Hurst is a company that distributes specialty fasteners primarily to the aircraft industry. They sell to most of major aircraft manufacturers. This building was owned by Health Markets and two thirds finished out for office and one third is unfinished for storage and it will be left this way. Sey Tec sells specialty fasteners and has a research and development lab within the building and will have production of proto -type work. The existing building already has a room set up for video production where this set up will take space. He said it is not a manufacturing facility but they work on specialty products for special needs of their client base. Mr. Calvert said the building is currently on a lot A and does not have adequate parking spaces. There was a fifty space parking lot built on the property next door so this will all be replatted into the lot with the building, which is the next case on the agenda tonight. Clayton Comstock said Sey Tec does propose to add some additional landscaping. The red oaks and hedgerow on the eastern parking lot will be added to the site plan as well. The Special Use Permit is for the research lab which is limited to only 1200 square feet within the existing building. Staff's recommendation is for approval of this case subject to 1200 square feet space being used for research lab and for Sey Tec's stay in the building. Don Bowen asked if we had a definition of exactly what a research lab is. He said he understands what Sey Tec wants to do but does not want the term to be used to get out of hand. John Pitstick said this area is zoned Office and a Special use Permit allowance for a research lab would be appropriate with the Staff's limited recommendation to the 1200 square and Sey Tec's exclusive occupancy. 10120111 P &Z Minutes Page 2 Don Bowen said his thoughts of a research lab could include dangerous chemicals and wants to make sure it is clear. John Pitstick stated we would state limited to strictly to non- hazardous aerospace products and only to the 1200 square feet for Sey Tec only. Chairman Shiflet opened the Public Hearing and asked anyone wishing to speak for or against to come forward. Seeing none. he closed the Public Hearing and entertained a motion. APPROVED Mark Haynes motioned to SUP 2011 -07 with Staff recommendations, seconded by Mike Benton. The motion as approved unanimously (7 -0). 7. RP 2011 -06 Consideration of a Request from The Mega Life and Health Insurance Co. for a Replat to create Lots 1 R & 2R, Block 1, U.I.C.I. Addition (located at 8825 Bud Jensen Dr.) Clayton Comstock said the purpose of the replat is to include additional acreage to the Lot 2 R Block 1 on the north side for the purpose of the parking so the numbers can be attributed to the proposed building requirements Staff recommends approval of this replat. U, ... 6] R A - 91 Mike Benton motioned to approve the SUP 2011 -06, seconded by Don Bowen. The motion as approved unanimously (7 -0). 8. RP 2011 -05 Consideration of a Request from QuikTrip Corporation for a Replat to create Lot 3R -1, Block 1, North Edgley Addition (located at 7541 Boulevard 26.) Jake Barron, 1120 North Industrial Blvd, Euless, TX came forward stating they are combining two lots into one. A couple of things to note that are being done to the plat currently are the old tenants had each dedicated 12.5 feet into an access easement between the two properties as a shared driveway. Quick Trip is abandoning it and becoming one lot because it is useless as it will run right through the middle of the store. You can also see the future access easements we are proposing. closing a drive and reconfiguring a shared drive with Harbor Freight. We are also granting access from the 1 0/20/11 P &Z Minutes Page 3 carwash behind the site up to Boulevard 26. We are dedicating 5 feet of additional right -of -way along Boulevard 26 and are anxious to get started on the project. Mike Benton asked if the new concrete between the Quick Trip store and the asphalt at Harbor Freight meet and be seamless or how will it tie in? Jake Barron said because of economic constraints we will not be able to match their finished floor. We have developed a grading plan and a large portion will be torn out with a gradual transition into the Quick Trip lot. It is only about a foot of transition between the lots. The new portion will be concrete and tie into the asphalt. Clayton Comstock came forward stating that Staff agrees with the proposed replat and recommends approval. ••'e :11J Kathy Luppy motioned to approve the RP 2011 -05, seconded by Steven Cooper. The motion as approved unanimously (7 -0). 9. ZC 2011 -10 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from the City of North Richland Hills for a Zoning Change from U Institutional and LR Local Retail to CS Community Services (located at the Southeast corner of Rufe Snow Drive and NE Loop 820.) Chairman Shiflet opened the Public Hearing at this time. John Pitstick came forward stating he and Craig Hulse had met with most of the citizens on Corona Monday night. There are no citizens present at the meeting tonight. This is initiated by the City in preparation to put the property back on the tax rolls for redevelopment. Since the new library has been built, the old library has been vacated their portion, the new recreation center will be open in April. The Courts and Citicable are still occupying the building and it may be few years before they move to another location. We felt the timing was right with the construction of Loop 820 due to be completed in 2015. There have been Rufe Snow improvements and the new Quick Trip on the corner so we felt this was the time to recommend rezoning for future development to Community Services. This would allow for typical office, retail and restaurant uses. This would not allow for the heavier commercial or automotive uses. We are recommending a straight zoning request to Community Services. Mr. Pitstick said if the rezoning was successful and new development occurred on any portion of that property, the new land owner or developer to construct a minimum of a 6 foot masonry wall on the back side and a 15 feet landscape buffer on the rear and in the front of the property. Our conversation with many of the property owners along Corona felt that was important. Many of the citizens would recommend an 8 foot wall, but Staff 1 012011 1 P &Z Minutes Page 4 would recommend a straight zoning to the CS zoning and if there are additional issues to be brought up. the City owns the property so we can deed restrict the property if necessary. The other issues brought up by the neighborhood were recommending closing Redondo Street on the east end and the City can work with that since we are the owners of the property. APPROVED Bill Schopper motioned to approve ZC 2011 -10 as a straight zoning change, seconded by Steven Cooper. The motion carried unanimously (7 -0). 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm. Chairman Randy Shiflet Secretary U.:._-1 10120111 P &Z Minutes Page 5