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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 2012-06-21 Minutes MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS JUNE 21, 2012 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randall Shiflet at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT Chairman Randall Shiflet Vice Chairman Bill Schopper Don Bowen Mark Haynes Kathy Luppy Mike Benton ABSENT Steven Cooper Ex- Officio Jerry Tyner CITY STAFF Senior Planner Clayton Comstock Assistant Planner Chad VanSteenberg City Engineer Greg Van Niewenhuize Mgmt. Asst. Dev. Svcs. Stacey Udoni Recording Secretary Teresa Koontz 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mike Benton led the Pledge of Allegiance. June 22, 2012 P &Z Minutes Page 1 4. Consideration of Minutes from the April 19, 2012 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting. APPROVED Kathy Luppy moved to approve the minutes from April 19, 2012, seconded by Don Bowen. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0). 5. Consideration of Minutes from the May 3, 2012 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting. APPROVED Bill Schopper moved to approve the minutes from May 3, 2012, seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0). Chairman Shiflet said that there would be two cases moved ahead of the Public Hearings as presented on the agenda. He thanked the representatives present but since they are not public hearings they did not need to present the cases. 9. RP 2012 -06 Consideration of a Replat to create Tracts 2R -1, 2R -2, and 2R -3, NRH Industrial Park on property currently described as Tract 2, of Tract 1, 2, and 3, NRH Industrial Park; located on 3.275 acres in the 5700 Block of Rufe Snow Drive. APPROVED Mark Haynes moved to approve RP 2012 -06, seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0). 10. RP 2012 -02 Consideration of a Replat to create Lot 1 R, Block A, College Hill Addition on property currently described as Blocks A and B and Lot A, Block 28, College Hill Addition; located on 41.07 acres at 6200 Holiday Lane. APPROVED Bill Schopper moved to approve RP 2012 -02, seconded by Don Bowen. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0). Chairman Shiflet said the following three cases are all related, therefore all public hearings would be opened at this time. June 22, 2012 P &Z Minutes Page 2 ' 6. ZC 2012 -04 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from B.H.L. Joint Venture for a Zoning Change from C -1 Commercial, 0-1 Office and R -2 Single Family Residential to U Institutional on approximately 12.294 acres in the 8200 Block of Davis Blvd. 7. ZC 2012 -05 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from B.H.L. Joint Venture for a Zoning Change from 0-1 Office and R -3 Residential to R -2 Residential on approximately 1.836 acres in the 8200 Block of Davis Blvd. 8. RP 2012 -03 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from B.H.L. Joint Venture for a Replat to create Thornbridge West Addition, being a revision of a portion of Holder Smithfield Estates and a tract of land out of the Stephen Richardson Survey, Abstract No. 1266, containing 24.964 acres in the 8200 Block of Davis Blvd. Clayton Comstock came forward stating these cases are requests from B.H.L. Joint Ventures for zoning changes and a replat for 37 Tots and 2 open space lots on 25 acres. The property is located off Davis Boulevard on Timber Drive by the Little Bear Creek Corridor property where the City does plan to have a hike and bike trail. This is a replat because the area is currently platted as Holder Smithfield Estates. If the developer so chose, he could go in today and develop 11 residential lots after public infrastructure was put in. The zoning changes did come before this Commission on April 19, 2012 where it was recommended for approval 5 -0, "U" Institutional and "R -2" Residential. On May 3, 2012, the P &Z considered and recommended approval of the replat with the cul -de -sac at the end of Timber Drive to be defined by City Staff in cooperation with the neighborhood so the new development was not connected by a through street. On May 14, 2012 the City Council heard all three cases and continued all items to the June 25, 2012 with direction to the developer to align with Shadywood Lane to create safer conditions on Davis Boulevard. On April 19, 2012 the replat showed only one public access for the entire development as well as the existing Timber Drive. There was a proposed connection at the south end of Timber Drive to the new development off Clearspring Drive and an emergency access easement which gave us the required two entry points for a new residential subdivision of greater than 30 lots. Clayton Comstock said with City Council's direction and working with Staff, the developer did propose a new alignment of the entry to the subdivision at Davis Boulevard and Shadywood Lane which will be a fully signalized intersection that also has a pedestrian crossing for the hike and bike trail. The new hike and bike trail will soon be installed with a grant received by the City should the developer dedicate the 12 acres for public use. With that change of the fully signalized intersection at Davis and Shadywood, the developer has proposed —and City staff agrees —that the Timber Drive intersection with Davis Boulevard would change to a right in -right out only, to minimize safety concerns on Davis Boulevard. Regarding the zoning changes, there are a few June 22, 2012 P&Z Minutes Page 3 boundary changes which are very minimal on each of the zoning changes but everyone was notified again for these changes. Staff does recommend approval of the replat and zoning changes and sees it as mutually beneficial between all parties: the City, developer and existing residents on Timber Drive. The existing residents on Timber Drive now have access to a signalized crossing at Davis Boulevard; the City would have a dedicated public use area for the hike and bike trail; and the developer does gain one lot and with the infrastructure amount involved with this alignment, the addition of the lot is helpful to the developer. The City is participating in the drainage and intersection improvements at Davis Boulevard and Shadywood Lane. Chairman Shiflet asked if the vote tonight would require a supermajority since there is a petition from the residents. Clayton Comstock said the supermajority is applicable only in the case where a replat has a variance request attached to it, per state code section 212.015 of the Texas Local Government Code. Regarding the zoning changes, we do not see the "U" Institutional zoning boundary as having any kind of impact with the 20 %. The R -2 zoning request, Staff is still doing the calculation so we are running the figures and will have them available at the City Council meeting if this moves forward. Charles Schultz, 700 Harwood Road, Hurst, TX came forward as the applicant stating he has prepared all the documents and has done so with cooperation from the City Staff. Kelly Elliott, 8628 Timber Drive came forward stating he is puzzled at the point of the meeting because on May 3, 2012 this Board recommended that a cul -de -sac be added at the south end of Timber Drive to the City Council. But it was not presented to the City Council that way so he does not understand what has happened. He said he met with the City Planners about a week ago to review this plan and all changes are positive except the cul -de -sac issue has not been resolved for the residents on Timber Drive. Judy Showalter, 8624 Timber Drive came forward stating since everyone agreed to and this P &Z recommended to City Council to add a cul -de -sac to the residents on Timber Drive, but it still has not been resolved. Clayton Comstock said City Staff has continued to support the connection. We have met with the developer after City Council discussed the Shadywood Lane connection which was their main recommendation. Regarding the Timber Drive connection, it has always been the recommendation of Staff to connect through and with the added cost of the alignment and drainage improvements at Davis and Shadywood, any kind of decrease in the number of lots would affect their bottom line, so that has been their argument of not losing any lots for the cul -de -sac. Bill Schopper stated that he approves of the replat and intersection for the hike and bike trail. Clayton Comstock also said that that Staff agrees a cul -de -sac would create additional trips per vehicle that may not know it is not a through street. Staff did meet with three residents on Timber Drive the day before the notifications were set to go out for this June 22, 2012 P &Z Minutes Page 4 L t meeting; our plan was to hold off on the notifications if there was any kind of resistance from that meeting. But the meeting went very positively with the residents and developer so we moved forward with the notifications and meeting after the feedback from the residents. Mike Benton asked about the right in -right out lane and there was some discussion about the intersection. Michael Bofrus, 6701 Pecan Park, Richland Hills, came forward speaking on behalf of his father, 8632 Timber Drive with questions on drainage. He also has concerns about traffic impact on right in — right out on Timber Drive because he thinks everyone will go down Timber Drive to avoid a signalized intersection to save time. Charles Schultz explained how the drainage was refigured on the replat. ` Kelly Elliot asked how the right in -right out would be constructed at Timber Drive and if Timber Drive would be improved with the rest of the development. Greg Van Niewenhuize said it would be a triangle only allows traffic to go right and is usually not on a replat. There will probably still be people who try to go left because of the width of Davis, but overall it will create a safer turn for the residents. Mark Haynes asked is there a current plan to widen Timber Drive? Greg Van Niewenhuze said no there is not. 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 moved to approve ZC- 2012 -04, seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0). APPROVED Mark Haynes moved to approve ZC 2012 -05, seconded by Don Bowen. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0). APPROVED Mike Benton moved to approve RP 2012 -03, seconded by Don Bowen. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0). Don Bowen said this change solves all the problems regarding safety and improvements. June 22, 2012 P&Z Minutes Page 5 Chairman Shiflet said he thinks with this proposal it allows another route for residents to not be running up Timber Drive. If this consideration had been presented before, this would have been the first choice. 11. Adjournment There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 7:39 pm. Chairman Secretary d..�' •. Randal Shiflet I" ; ' Pon :o + June 22, 2012 P&Z Minutes Page 6