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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 2013-01-17 Minutes MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS JANUARY 17, 2013 A.1 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randall Shiflet at 7:03 p.m. A.2 ROLL CALL PRESENT Chairman Randall Shiflet Vice Chairman Bill Schopper Don Bowen Mike Benton Mark Haynes Kathy Luppy Ex- Officio Jerry Tyner ABSENT Steven Cooper CITY STAFF Director of Planning & Dev. John Pitstick Senior Planner Clayton Comstock Assistant Planner Chad VanSteenberg Civil Engineer Caroline Waggoner Director of Economic Dev. Craig Hulse Mgmt Asst. Public Works Stacey Udoni Recording Secretary Gina Pastre A.3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Jerry Tyner led the Pledge of Allegiance. January 17, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 1 B.1 Consideration of Minutes from the December 20, 2012 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting APPROVED Bill Schopper motioned to approve the minutes of December 20, 2012 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton and passed unanimously (6 -0). C.1 ZC 2012 -15 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from Trinity Partners for a Zoning Change from AG Agricultural and C -2 Commercial to CS Community Services on Tracts 10F, 11D and 11D1 of the T. Peck Survey (A -1209) and Lot 1R, Block 1, D.J. Anderson Addition located at 8525, 8533 and 8601 Davis Boulevard. Kevin McIntosh, 401 Polo Ct, Colleyville, TX 76034, came forward representing Trinity Partners. We are the developer of the proposed project. We are a commercial real estate development company with 60 years of combined experience. We specialize in the development of land with pad sites, retail strip centers and big box users. On behalf of Trinity Partners and as authorized by the underlying landowners William C. Anderson and Leonard Hays Newman I am requesting a zoning change in the subject property. This property is comprised of 8.194 acres that is currently zoned as C -2 commercial and Agricultural. We would like to change to a CS Community Services zoning. This whole area on Davis Blvd, North Tarrant Parkway and Precinct Line has approximately 500,000 square feet of retail and commercial buildings in the immediate vicinity. The commercial users we develop for like to be close to these large anchor stores such as Target and Walmart. There is approximately 72,000 vehicles per day between these three thoroughfares that surround this retail node. This indicates a large amount of people who want to shop for Community Services. The surrounding properties around us with the exception of the residential to the west are commercially zoned properties for the intention of retail and other service oriented needs. The property abuts 9 lots of the Steeplechase subdivision. We have had 2 meetings with them and we recognize that they have concerns with our project. Some of their concerns were noise, don't want to look at the backs of buildings or people from their backyards, proximity of buildins to their property lines, lights imminating from the backs of buildings. Delivery and garbage trucks and hours of operation and to an extent the property devaluation. We have taken a lot of that into consideration. We are willing to add additional screenage. We are willing to go up to 8 feet masonry screen wall instead of the required 6 feet. The zoning ordinance also calls for 40 percent of the trees to be evergreens. We are willing to increase the percentage of evergreens in order to provide more screening. We would be happy to answer any questions. Clayton Comstock came forward this is a request by Trinity Partners on behalf of William Anderson and Leonard Hays Newman and Haltom City Animal Hospital. The January 17, 2013 P &Z Minutes Page 2 request is a zoning change from AG and C -2 to CS Community Service on 8.19 acres located at 8525,8533 and 8601 Davis Blvd. We notified residents within 200 feet of the zoning change hearing. The zoning is AG and all of the properties that surround it including the PD's for Wal Mart and to the North adopt CS zoning. The only other zoning district in the area is the C -2 zoning that is just to the south and the 0 -1 zoning that is just to the west for the Good Beginnings school. The future landuse designation for the entire retail node of North Tarrant Parkway and Davis Blvd is retail. The existing future land use designation on the subject property is office but given the adjacency of all of the retail would be a valid warranted request for retail. The CS zoning does allow for most of the typical retail restaurant uses, office use also. The residential adjacency standards for commercial developments adjacent to residential includes a 15 foot landscape buffer and 35 foot building setback and 25 foot dumpster setback. The landscape buffer requires them to have 1 tree per 30 feet for the buffer area and 40 percent of those are required to be Evergreens. I would be happy to answer any questions. Chairman Randal Shiflet asked about the additional height of fence and landscaping. Those aren't things that can't be required as part of this process. Clayton Comstock said yes. They are requesting a straight zoning change for CS and we can't behold them to any additional requirements other than what is the standard for normal commercial development which includes the 6 foot masonry wall and the landscape standards which is 1 tree every 30 feet with 40 percent Evergreen, 15 foot landscape buffer and 35 foot setback. Those are the standards that would be applied if they came in for site plan. Bill Schopper asked for clarification on the new lighting requirements. We have revised our lighting standards and the light stops at the property line. Clayton Comstock said that our new lighting ordinance was passed on Monday by City Council. It requires a quarter foot candle cutoff at the property line. We now require glare standards and the actual light bulbs will be screened from view. Residential adjacency requirements include that any light pole within 100 feet of residential property has to be no taller than 20 feet. We also addressed colors of poles, the type of lighting that is require. They cannot use low pressure sodium lights that put off dark orange or blue lights. The lights have to be a white light. Public Hearing opened 7:20 pm Jerry Jarzombek, 8558 Shadybrooke Ct, North Richland Hills, TX 76182, came forward to speak against 2012 -15. I live at the first property that contacts the site. If I thought that I would live in a home that would be 60 feet from a grocery store I wouldn't be living there today. We met with Trinity Partners the other night. The CS zoning opens a wide variety of uses. We would like to know what they are going to place there. The proposal is a grocery store, fast food restaurant and a bank. We have a problem with the CS zoning designation. The things that are listed in CS zoning are a carnival, movie theater, auto parts store, super market, restaurant, cafeteria and shopping mall. I'm not ok with sitting in my yard and listening to the trucks come and load at the grocery store and garbage and cardboard boxes. I would be good with things like a dental office, January 17, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 3 accounting, medical offices, attorneys. The city had originally designated the future use of that property as office. We have a residential use and that is our highest and best use and it is not changing. We have to figure out how we can have our highest and best use and get along with everyone else. I would like to ask the commission to deny this request from Trinity Partners for the zoning change on this property to CS zone. Marcus Hernandez, 8600 Shadybrooke Drive, North Richland Hills, TX 76182, came forward to speak against 2012 -15. My family will be affected by this proposed development. The part of the property that will be developed the most as far as depth will be the grocery store which will be approximately 22 feet from my back fence. The part of the property that is has the least amount of depth is going to be most developed portion of the property. We moved to this house 5 years ago and we were aware that at some point it would be zoned for commercial. I wasn't expecting that it would be a grocery store. It doesn't make sense how they have it laid out on the property. If stand and look out my master bedroom window I will be able to see the people working on the back dock. My issue is what and how they have this set up for development. I feel like it could be arranged better on the property that would allow for more space from my back fence. Public hearing closed at 7:30pm Chairman Randal Shiflet asked if there is any discussion? Bill Schopper stated that this is one of the lowest commercial intensity zoning that it could be changed to. It makes sense that you want your commercial uses along the main arterials. The zoning that is up on the land use map was done at a time when we were trying to get roads like North Tarrant Parkway built . There were office clusters all over the place. It was an area up north that had nothing going on back in the early 70's and 80's. This is a perfect use for this property. The traffic light there across for perfect makes it work there across from Target. Don Bowen said that the planning & zoning commission doesn't have site plan approval. We aren't able to tell them how to place the businesses on the property. Chairman Randal Shiflet stated that one of the things that was mentioned in our work session by our engineer that there will be a retention area at the back of the property that will be a nonconstructed area. APPROVED Bill Schopper motioned to approve ZC 2012 -15 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Don Bowen and passed unanimously (6 -0). C.2 RP 2012 -11 Consideration of a Request from Nexion Health at North Richland Hills, Inc. for a Replat to create Lots 5R1 & 6R1, Block 7, Richfield Addition on 6.166 acres at 6850 Rufe Snow Drive. January 17, 2013 P &Z Minutes Page 4 • Randy Eardley, 701 Highlander #300, Arlington, TX 76015, came forward representing Nexion Health. The lot 5R1 currently has an assisted living center built on it. They have a need for additional parking. The owners are working together to buy a strip of land to provide parking. We are requesting a replat to include this property to add the parking. Clayton Comstock came forward and stated this is request for replat for 2 lots both zoned C -1 commercial at 6850 Rufe Snow Drive. Their property line is right along the fire lane access road and they are requesting to move it 30 feet back to allow them to pave this area for parking spaces along the southern property line. They will be moving the property line 30 feet to the south and extending the existing access easements further south as well. They currently have a site plan under review with the Development Review Committee for those parking spaces and the associated landscaping that will be required. Don Bowen said that I know that this place has had this parking problem since it was built. Is this something that is typical of these type of developments and nursing homes? Is there a hole in our ordinance on the required parking? Clayton Comstock said yes. We probably do need to look at these types of uses that are clearly underparked by our ordinance requirements. They exceed our requirements today. The traffic that comes in and out of these types of businesses they certainly don't meet the market requirement for parking. Don Bowen asked if the nursing home on Davis have any parking problems? Clayton Comstock said no. APPROVED Mark Haynes motioned to approve RP 2012 -11 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy and passed unanimously (6 -0). C.3 RP2012 -12 Consideration of a Request from RJR, LLC for a Replat to create Lots 4R & 5R, Block 1, Precinct Line Office Park on 1.01 acres at 6513 & 6601 Precinct Line Rd. Roman Figueroa, 959 Roxbury Way, Keller, TX 76248, came forward representing himself for the replat. We are requesting to replat Lot 4R so we can add some additional parking for the existing building that we have on 5R. This would allow for future development of the 4R with ample parking in the future. I would be happy to answer any questions. Chairman Randal Shiflet asked if there are buildings on both lots? Roman Figueroa said no. We only have a building on 5R. January 17, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 5 Chairman Randal Shiflet asked if there would be shared parking and cross access between the Tots? Roman Figueroa said yes. The additional land that we are seeking to put into the existing lot would belong to that lot and then the remainder would have its own parking. Chairman Randal Shiflet asked if the driveway still be shared? Roman Figueroa said yes. It is a public access and we would not be impeding on that. Chad VanSteenberg came forward and stated that Mr. Figueroa is requesting approval of this 1.01 acre parcel. Lots 4R and 5R currently exist. This is at the northwest corner of Precinct Line and Martin. The replat will enlarge lot 5R and encompass what is part of 4R. This will allow space to construct 9 additional parking stalls which will serve lot 5R. The lot currently does meet the minimum requirement for parking but the parking demand has been greater than what is available. When lot 4 R does develop the use of at that time may require an agreement to be executed in order for the parking to be shared between the two lots. Both lots are zoned C -1 commercial now. The Development Review Committee reviewed this and determined that it meets the zoning and subdivision ordinance and staff recommends approval of this request. APPROVED Mike Benton motioned to approve RP 2012 -12, as proposed. The motion was seconded by Don Bowen and passed unanimously (6 -0). D.0 Adjournment There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 7:41 pm. Chairman Secretary Randal S iflet Don Bow n January 17, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 6