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` MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
WORK SESSION
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
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CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randall Shiflet at 6:30 p.m.
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ROLL CALL
PRESENT Chairman Randall Shiflet
Vice Chairman Bill Schopper
Steven Cooper
Don Bowen
Mark Haynes
Jerry Tyner
ABSENT Kathy Luppy
Mike Benton
CITY STAFF Director of Planning & Dev. John Pitstick
Senior Planner Clayton Comstock
Assistant Planner Chad VanSteenberg
Civil Engineer Caroline Waggoner
Recording Secretary Teresa Koontz
A.2
DISCUSSION OF REVISIONS TO T.O.D. TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT CODE
John Pitstick gave a Power Point presentation of the revisions to the T.O.D. Transit
Oriented Development Code.
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SUMMARY
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2009 - Smithfield area rezoned /Iron Horse put on hold
• 2013 - Only text revisions underway that would affect Smithfield, Iron
Horse rezoning contingent on TEXRaiI and Cotton Belt plans
• Text revisions based on lessons learned from Town Center rezoning and
Needham McCaffrey input
TOD Proposed 2013 Text Revisions
1) Permitted uses — Restricting unwanted uses -heavy construction or
manufacturing, alternative financial and second hand dealers.
2) Mixed Use Criteria administered by the DRC for entire character zone.
3) Parking ratios are adopted from Home Town with shared and on- streetparking
4) Public Open Space adopted from Home Town standards - 5% of gross area .
Private personal open space requirements for porches, stoops, patios, decks
5) Build to zones defined by either buildings, 4 foot street screen or public plaza
6) Block Standards revised to accommodate character zones
7) Apartment buildings only allowed in TOD Core with density and quality
Smithfield TOD Core — 25 du /acre minimum
Iron Horse TOD — 30 du /acre with required structured parking
8)New Single family detached and Townhome restrictions
Alleys required on all single family Tots less than 60 feet in width
9 )Architectural requirements promote new urbanist buildings but allow for
contemporary design
10) Building materials & construction
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Adjournment
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
Chairm n Secretary
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Randal Shiflet 1:561 Bowen
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