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Home My WebLink AboutPZ 2013-11-21 MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WORK SESSION PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS NOVEMBER 21, 2013 A.0 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randal Shiflet at 6:30 p.m. PRESENT ABSENT Chairman PRESENT WERE: CITY STAFF Director of Planning & Dev. Senior Planner Assistant Planner Assistant Director Engineering Director of Economic Dev. Management Asst. Public Works Recording Secretary Randal Shiflet Bill Schopper Don Bowen Mike Benton Kathy Luppy Mark Haynes Steven Cooper Jerry Tyner John Pitstick Clayton Comstock Chad VanSteenberg Caroline Waggoner Craig Hulse Jason Moore Katasha Smithers A.1 Recent City Council Action, Development Activity Report and General Announcements A.2 Continuation of discussion on possible revisions to Article V, Division 4 of the Zoning Ordinance regarding masonry and architectural requirements. A.3 Briefing of Items on the November 21, 2013 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Session Agenda B.0 Adjournment November 21, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 1 There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm. Chairman Secretary Randal Shiflet Don Bowen November 21, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 2 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS NOVEMBER 21, 2013 A.0 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randal Shiflet at 7:04 p.m. PRESENT ABSENT Chairman A.1 ROLL CALL CITY STAFF Director of Planning & Dev. Senior Planner Assistant Planner Assistant Director Engineering Director of Economic Dev. Management Asst. Public Works Recording Secretary November 21, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 3 Randal Shiflet Bill Schopper Don Bowen Mike Benton Kathy Luppy Mark Haynes Steven Cooper Jerry Tyner John Pitstick Clayton Comstock Chad VanSteenberg Caroline Waggoner Craig Hulse Jason Moore Katasha Smithers A.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Bill Schopper led the Pledge of Allegiance. B.0 Consideration of Minutes (None at this meeting) C.0 Consideration of Planning & Zoning Requests CA ZC 2013-16 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from J & J NRH 100, FLP for a Zoning Change from AG Agricultural to R-2 Single Family Residential for 13.026 acres located near the southwest corner of Belshire Drive and Precinct Line Road. Dustin Austin from Our Country Homes, 700 W Harwood Rd Hurst, TX 76054, came forward to present the zoning change request for the 13 acres off of Precinct Line and Belshire Dr. for the development of phases 5 and 6 of Thornbridge East. The applicant indicated that they will be proceeding with a preliminary plat for 43 residential lots shortly. Chad VanSteenberg, Assistant Planner, came forward to present the information. Mr. VanSteenberg explained that a change in zoning would also result in a change to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan designation on the property from "Parks / Open Space" and "Neighborhood Service" to "Low Density Residential." Although the proposed R-2 Single Family Residential zoning is not consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the existing Thornbridge residential development has two street stubs into this area that would suit continued development of the Thornbridge subdivision. This site is also mid -block between intersections better suited for commercial development. Therefore, it is the opinion of Planning staff that a change of land use from "Neighborhood Service" and "Parks/Open Space" to "Low Density Residential" is appropriate as part of this zoning change request. Staff recommends Approval of ZC 2013-16, to include a change of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from "Neighborhood Service" and "Parks/Open Space" to "Low Density Residential." Chairman Shiflet opened the public hearing on ZC 2013-16. Seeing no comments, Chairman Shiflet closed the public hearing. APPROVED Bill Schopper motioned to approve of ZC 2013-16. The motion was seconded by Don Bowen. The motion passed (6-0). .W% SDP 2013-01 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from Hamilton Consulting, LLC for a Special Development Plan containing some front - entry garage units at the Briar Pointe Townhomes located on 1.998 acres at 8328 Amundson Drive. Keith Hamilton, 8241 Mid Cities Blvd NRH, TX 76180, came forward to present the item. Mr. Hamilton provided a brief history of the various iterations of development proposals since 2008, including an 8 single family lot development and a 36 multi -family unit development. Because of the recession, the property has sat vacant. The applicant was approached about 4-5 months ago by Innovation Builders for a new development concept for the property: more or less a townhome type duplex lot of about 35 feet wide; totaling 17 lots. Mr. Hamilton went over the slide show associated with the proposed development. November21, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 4 Commissioner Bowen asked the applicant walls where there are some panels missing that or you are going to replace it all? what he planned to do with the masonry Can you find exact replacement panels for Mr. Hamilton stated they will put in a new wall; it is going to be the Hawk Wall system. We worked with staff on that but we are completely doing a new wall. Clayton Comstock, Senior Planner, came forward to present the case information to the Commission. Mr. Comstock explained the primary purpose of the request is the six front -entry garage units on the east side of the development, which are not permitted under the Transit Oriented Development Zoning District. A number of development details are proposed to help mitigate the allowance for the front -entry garages, however, including cedar -clad garage doors, 50% to have tandem doors, 14.5' maximum garage door setback from the street to discourage parking in driveways, and decorative driveway paving. Commissioner Bowen asked Mr. Comstock about the purpose of the tandem doors. Mr. Comstock responded that the purpose is for aesthetics and diversity of front facades. Don Bowen stated that for efficiency, he would personally prefer to have one wide door. Chairman Shiflet opened the public hearing and asked for comments from the public. Seeing none, he closed the public hearing. APPROVED Bill Schopper motioned to approve SDP 2013-01. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed (5-0). C.3 SUP 2013-09 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from RSMC Properties, LLC for a Special Use Permit for a Bar/Tavern located at 5209 Rufe Snow Drive. Ron McFarland, 6553 Lakeside Circle NRH, TX 76180, came forward to present the item. He stated that his SUP request would simply allow his customers to continue what they have been doing for the past eight years and is being driven by the recent approval of the City's Smoking Ordinance. Commissioner Bowen asked the applicant if there was any food. Ron McFarland stated that the food is the kitchen area in between the two. Today if they want a BBQ sandwich they will have to go outside and walk around to Dickey's. They can still bring food in. Commissioner Bowen asked if they were going to have happy hour snacks. November 21, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 5 Ron McFarland stated that they will have packaged nuts or chips but we are not going to prepare any food. John Pitstick, Director of Planning & Development, came forward with information to present to the Commission and explained the history of the "bar/tavern" designation in North Richland Hills and the reason for the smoking ordinance Being the first bar/tavern SUP request in North Richland Hills, Mr. Pitstick recommended that any recommendation for approval from the Planning & Zoning Commission be accompanied by some "findings of fact" that are specific to this particular location so that staff has guidance for future applicants. Commissioner Bowen asked if anyone else has shown interest in coming in for the SUP for a bar/tavern in response to the Smoking Ordinance. Mr. Pitstick stated that interest has been shown, but staff is encouraging them to continue as a restaurant. Chairman Shiflet asked for clarification on the "finding of fact" criteria and stated that SUP approval for a bar/tavern should be a case -by -case basis and that any approval given by the Commission for this application should not be a precedent for other applications in other parts of town. Chairman Shiflet opened the public hearing on SUP 2013-09 and asked for comments from the public. Seeing no comments from the public, he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Benton motioned to approve SUP 2013-09. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Luppy. Chairman Shiflet provided his opinion on the Smoking Ordinance and notified the Commissioners that he would be voting to support the application. APPROVED Mike Benton motioned to approve SUP 2013-09. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed (5-0). Chairman Shiflet instructed staff to take the maximum square footage recommendation from staff to City Council. Commissioner Bowen stated that each case needs to be looked at on a case -by -case basis. Vice -Chairman Schopper discussed issues particular to the site and stated that if staff had said the site had multiple police calls the outcome would have been different. Commissioner Luppy stated that the business has been there for a while. Commissioner Benton stated that there needs to be places to smoke indoors in North Richland Hills. November 21, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 6 C.4 ZC 2013-22 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from Red Architecture + Planning for a Zoning Change from C-1 Commercial to RD-PD Redevelopment Planned Development for Lot A, Block 4R, Snow Heights North Addition on 0.5142 acres located at 5100 Rufe Snow Drive. Krista Hunter, 2745 Marble Vista Blvd, Columbus, Ohio, came forward to present the item to the Commission, including an existing site description and the proposed Chipotle development. The purpose of the zoning request is because the site cannot accommodate the required landscape setback or the required minimum parking. Clayton Comstock, Senior Planner came forward to present the item. Chairman Shiflet opened the public hearing and asked for comments from the public. Seeing none, he closed the public hearing. APPROVED Don Bowen motioned to approve ZC 2013-22. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed (5-0). C.5 RP 2013-14 Consideration of a request from Bomac Davis Investments, LLC for a Replat for Lots 1 R3, 2R, 3R, 7R, 8R, 9R and 10, Block 1, D.J. Anderson Addition on 4.7320 acres located in the 8500 Block of Davis Boulevard. Brad Bowen, 508 Wagon Wheel Ct Colleyville, TX, came forward to present the item. We are relocating a curb cut and as a result of that we are going back and cleaning up easements on the plat. Chad VanSteenberg came forward to present the case to the Commission. The purpose of the replat is to abandon various easements and relocate them elsewhere on the property. APPROVED Kathy Luppy motioned to approve RP 2013-14. The motion was seconded by Don Bowen. The motion passed (5-0). C.6 RP 2013-13 Consideration of a request from Claymoore Engineering for a Replat for Lots 2R1 and 2R2, Block 1, Davis -North Tarrant Parkway Addition on 15.394 acres located at 8450 Davis Boulevard. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE DECEMBER 19, 2013 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. November 21, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 7 APPROVED Bill Schopper motioned to approve the continuation of RP 2013-13 to the December 19, 2013 meeting. The motion was seconded by Don Bowen. The motion passed (5-0). ADJOURNMENT There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:06 pm. Chairman andal Shiflet Secretary 1 on Bowen November 21, 2013 P&Z Minutes Page 8