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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 2014-06-19 Minutes r MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WORK SESSION PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS June 19, 2014 A.0 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randall Shiflet at 6:10 p.m. PRESENT WERE: PRESENT Chairman Randall Shiflet Mike Benton Kathy Luppy Bill Schopper Jerry Tyner ABSENT Don Bowen Steven Cooper Mark Haynes CITY STAFF Director of Planning & Dev. John Pitstick Senior Planner Clayton Comstock Assistant Planner Chad VanSteenberg Dir of Economic Development Craig Hulse City Engineer Greg Van Niewenhuize Planning Intern Ryan Mulkey Civil Engineer + Caroline Waggoner Fire Marshall Greg Lindsey Recording Secretary Cheryl Booth Recording Secretary Cindy Garvin A.1 Recent City Council Action, Development Activity Report, and General Announcements A.2 Discussion and Clarification of Protection of Estate Areas in North Richland Hills A.3 Discussion on Establishing Time Limits for Speakers at Public Hearings A.4 Briefing of Items on the June 19, 2014 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Session Agenda City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 1 of 12 , The possibility of cancelling regularly scheduled July 3'2014 meeting was discussed. Consensus of the group was to cancel the meeting due to the holiday. B.0 Adjournment There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:59 pm. Chairman Secretary Randall Shiflet Don Bowen City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 2 of 12 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS JUNE 19, 2014 7:00 PM A.0 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Randall Shiflet at 7:03 p.m. A.1 ROLL CALL PRESENT Chairman Randall Shiflet Mike Benton Kathy Luppy Bill Schopper Jerry Tyner ABSENT Don Bowen Steven Cooper Mark Haynes CITY STAFF Director of Planning & Dev. John Pitstick Senior Planner Clayton Comstock Assistant Planner Chad VanSteenberg Dir. of Economic Development Craig Hulze City Engineer Greg Van Niewenhuize Planning Intern Ryan Mulkey Civil Engineer Caroline Waggoner Battalion Chief-Fire Marshall Greg Lindsey Recording Secretary Cheryl Booth Recording Secretary Cindy Garvin A.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Jerry Tyner led the Pledge of Allegiance at 07:05 PM. B.0 Consideration of Minutes City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 3 of 12 B.1 Consideration of Minutes from the May 15, 2014 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting APPROVED Bill Schopper motioned to approve the minutes of the May 15, 2014 Meeting. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.0 Consideration of Planning & Zoning Requests C.13 SUP 2014-07 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from J & J NRH 100, FLP fora Special Use Permit for Detention/Retention Pond on 1.817 at the southern terminus of Bentley Drive. J & J NRH 100, FLP wishes to wishes to postpone their application to the next meeting. APPROVAL to CONTINUE Kathy Luppy motioned to postpone SUP 2014-07 to July 17, 2014. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.14 ZC 2014-10 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from Waguin Guirguis for a Zoning Change from "AG" Agricultural to "R-2" Single Family Residential on 3.705 acres locate at 8900 Martin Drive. The applicant wishes to withdraw this case. APPROVAL to WITHDRAW Mike Benton motioned to withdraw application. Any future consideration would be re-advertised for Public Hearing of ZC 2014-10 to a future date. The motion was seconded by Bill Schopper. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.15 SUP 2014-03 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from R. Lynn Motheral for a Special Use Permit for an accessory building greater than 500 square feet located at 7113 Douglas Lane. R. Lynn Motheral wishes to postpone their application to the next meeting. City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 4 of 12 APPROVAL to CONTINUE Kathy Luppy motioned to continue SUP 2014-03 to July 17, 2014. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.1 ZC 2014-12 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from Betty Pariso for a Zoning Change from "R-2" Single Family to "R-1" Single Family on 0.1527 acres locate at 6870 Crane Road. C.2 AP 2014-01 Consideration of a request from Betty Pariso for an Amended Plat of Lots 8R and 9, Block 6, Woodland Oaks Addition; being 0.8536 acres located at 6870 and 6904 Crane Road and 6801 Brazos Bend Drive. Chad VanSteenberg came forward to present staffs position on the Zoning Change and Amended Plat applications. Both C.1 and C.2 requests are addressing the same property. The purpose of these two requests is to properly zone and combine two properties that already appear to be one so that they may pull building permits. Staff is supportive of both requests. Jason Rawlings; 430 Mid Cities Boulevard; Hurst, TX, as the applicant, representing Miller Surveying, presented that this application is pretty much a clean-up plat. The sliver of land used to be ingress/egress to the property which is no longer necessary. The property owner would like to abandon the ingress/egress easement as part of the plat, if the city would allow, as the rights holder to that easement will be signing the plat as well. Chairman Randall Shiflet opened Public Hearing of C.1 Zoning Change at 07:10 PM. Being no discussion, Chairman, Randall Shiflet closed Public Hearing of C.1 Zoning Change at 07:11 PM. APPROVAL Bill Schopper motioned to approve ZC 2014-12 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). APPROVAL Bill Schopper motioned to approve AP 2014-01 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 5 of 12 C.3 RP 2013-16 Consideration of a request from H. Keith Bertelsen for a Replat of Lots 15R, 16R and 17R, Block 1, Thompson Park Estates; being three (3) commercial lots on 2.346 acres located at 6417 and 6425 Precinct Line Road. Chad VanSteenberg came forward to present staffs position on the Zoning Change application. This replat request is in order to develop a Shipley's Donut store at 6417 Precinct Line Road next to Steak and Shake. The replat simply shifts the western lot line 15 and 16 westward to provide access and utility easements to accommodate the development. The lots are zoned C1 Commercial and the comprehensive plan is for retail. A 30 foot access easement will provide access to the area from Martin Drive. As stipulated in the developer plans, there will be a single (1) right in and single (1) right out driveway to Precinct Line Road. The developer would be responsible for paving, water, sanitary sewer and drainage info-structure. Staff does recommend approval of this replat. Jason Rawlings; 430 Mid Cities Boulevard; Hurst, TX, as the applicant, representing Miller Surveying, presented. The only deviation we made from the plat versus the site plan was to shift the western boundary out to the center of that drive that will run to Martin Drive. This will provide shared maintenance and tax costs. There are no changes to easements. APPROVAL Mike Benton motioned to approve RP 2013-16 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.4 FP 2014-08 Consideration of a request from Cambridge NRH Development, LLC for a Final Plat of Cambridge Place NRH Development, LLC for a final Plat of Cambridge Place; being 60 single family residential lots on 17.397 acres located at 7001 Iron Horse Boulevard. C.5 FP 2014-09 Consideration of a request from Cambridge NRH Development, LLC for a Final Plat of Cambridge Village; being 77 single family residential lots on 15.173 acres at 7000 Iron Horse Boulevard. Clayton Comstock came forward to present staffs position on the two Final Plat applications for the Cambridge development along Iron Horse Boulevard. Cambridge Place is for 60 lots and Cambridge Village is for 77 lots. The zoning changed from industrial to single-family residential earlier this year. Both final plats are consistent with the zoning. Part of the zoning approval was a deferral of landscape plans as well as an alignment for the Liberty Way and Iron Horse Boulevard intersection. The landscape plans have been submitted and the Iron Horse/Liberty Way alignment has been approved by Public Works. The current "straight shot" intersection will be repaved or City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 6 of 12 restriped to force traffic to slow down at that intersection until there is enough funding to permanently improve that intersection. Staff is supportive of both requests. Scott Sandlin; 5137 Davis Boulevard, NRH; as the applicant, representing Sandlin Homes presented and was available for any questions. APPROVAL Bill Schopper motioned to approve FP 2014-08 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). APPROVAL Bill Schopper motioned to approve FP 2014-09 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.6 SUP 2014-06 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from Arcadia Land Partners 25, LTD for a Special Use Permit for nineteen (19) Single Family Cottage lots less than forty (40) feet wide in the Home Town Canal District located in the 8700 block of Bridge Street. C.7 FP 2014-02 Consideration of a request from Arcadia Land Partners 25, LTD for a Final Plat of The Hometown Canal District, Phase 4; being 76 single family residential lots on 10.892 acres in the Hometown Canal District, Phase 4; being 76 single family residential lots on 10.892 acres in the 8700 block of Bridge Street. Clayton Comstock came forward to present staffs position on the SUP and FP applications. Both C.6 and C.7 requests are addressing the same development. This is located on the north side of Bridge Street, just across from Walker Creek Elementary. The Town Center Regulating Plan shows this area to be in the Neighborhood General subzone with pocket parks located within the development. A Concept Plan meeting the Regulating Plan was approved by staff in April 2012. That Concept Plan included townhomes in the area of the proposed SUP for 19 "Cottage Lots." A cottage lot is a detached single family home lot less than 40 feet in width. These cottage lots will have to meet HomeTown architectural requirements plus additional requirements. This SUP represents a net reduction of 7 units because these 19 cottage lots would take the place of 26 townhome lots. The developer has also agreed to reduce the number of entitled townhome lots from 120 to 94. Mr. Comstock showed the architectural plans which marked the additional requirements on each cottage home plan. Staff is supportive of these requests with SUP approval. Bill Gietema; 3500 Maple Ave; Dallas; as the applicant, representing Arcadia Realty presented. Rather than present his PowerPoint presentation, Mr. Gietema simply asked if the Commission had any questions. City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 7 of 12 Chairman Randall Shiflet opened Public Hearing for SUP 2014-06 Special Use Permit application at 07:28 PM. Sam Akins; 8600 Beetlenut Lane, NRH; came forward in opposition. Mr. Akins has safety concerns. Mr. Akins has concerns about the plat, the development and the streets around Walker Creek Elementary. There are really only three entrances into the HomeTown development. Mr. Akins has personally observed busses dropping off and picking up children in front of Walker Creek Elementary. The school has been built too close to the street, wishing to have the street wider as part of this development. Clayton Comstock clarified that Bridge Street currently does include two (2) travel lanes. He announced that the development plan does include one (1) additional parallel parking lane on Bridge Street. Pat Franklin; 5801 Arbor Street; chose not to speak. Karla Genty; 8533 Hudson Street; wishes to express opposition, but chose not to speak. Chairman, Randall Shiflet closed Public Hearing for SUP 2014-06 Special Use Permit at 07:36 PM. APPROVAL Mike Benton motioned to approve SUP 2014-06 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). APPROVAL Kathy Luppy motioned to approve FP 2014-02 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.8 PP 2014-01 Consideration of a request from Constant Capital Co., LLC for a Preliminary Plat of the Villas at Hometown; being 37 single family residential lots on 7.340 acres in the 6200 block of Parker Boulevard. C.9 FP 2014-04 Consideration of a request from Constant Capital Co., LLC for a Final Plat of the Villas at Hometown; being 37 single family residential lots on 7.340 acres in the 6200 block of Parker Boulevard. Clayton Comstock came forward to present staffs position on the Preliminary Plat and Final Plat applications. Both C.8 and C.9 requests are addressing the Villas at Hometown. This consists of 37 single family lots just west the Dolce Living apartments which are just north of NRH2O water park. This plat is consistent with the Town Center Regulating Plan and the Concept Plan for this area. City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 8 of 12 Tommy Dreiling; 8240 Mid Cities Boulevard; President of Peyton Thomas Homes, represented the request and asked if the Commission had any questions he could address. APPROVAL Bill Schopper motioned to approve PP 2014-01 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). APPROVAL Kathy Luppy motioned to approve FP 2014-04 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton The motion passed unanimously (4-0). Chairman Randall Shiflet recused himself from ZC 2014-08 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request form Marvin Smith for a Zoning Change. Vice Chairman Bill Schopper filled in as Chairman. C.10 ZC 2014-08 Public Hearing and Consideration of a request from Marvin Smith for a Zoning Change from "AG" Agricultural to "R-2" Single Family Residential on 8.00 acres located at 7601 Douglas Lane. John Pitstick came forward to present staffs position on the Zoning Change application. Marvin Smith is requesting to change the zoning from Agricultural to R-2 Residential. The area in question shows a conceptual drawing for 21 residential lots. Shane Thomas, 8004 Main Street; NRH; applicant representing Smart Buy Homes presented. Mr. Thomas described the intent of custom residential single (1) story residential homes with a minimum of 2,700 square feet and two (2) story residential homes with a minimum of 3,300 square feet. We will include walking trails and greenbelt space. Bill Schopper opened Public Hearing for ZC 2014-08 Zoning Change application at 07:45 PM. Randy Arnold; 7504 Cimmaron Drive; NRH; came forward in opposition. His property is on the southwest end of this zoning change application area. Mr. Arnold's concern is of proper drainage and appropriate fencing. The drainage issues have caused considerable damage to his property. Bill Schopper encouraged Mr. Arnold to address these issues with the developer and the City Engineer, both present this evening during this public hearing. Marvin Smith; 7600 Douglas Drive; NRH; came forward in approval. He addressed the drainage concern. Mr. Smith confirmed that there will be a drainage flume from the houses backing up to Cimmaron. Another flume would drain from Lincoln. Southwest City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 9 of 12 corner of that development is to be greenbelt. He described that the fencing will be normal six (6) foot stockade. There are tough landscape requirements in place for these homes. Each home is required to have three (3) car wood door garages. Bill Schopper closed Public Hearing for ZC 2014-08 at 07:48 PM. APPROVAL Mike Benton motioned to approve ZC 2014-08 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (3-0). Chairman Randall Shiflet returned to the chairman's seat after completion of C.10 ZC 2014-08. C.11 AP 2014-02 Consideration of a request from J & J NRH 100, FLP for an Amended Plat of Saddlebrook Estates. John Pitstick came forward to present staffs position on the Amended Plat application for Saddlebrook Estates. In many cities, this is administratively done, but NRH requires all plats be presented to the Commission and City Council. This plat shifts side lots to line up with water and sewer lines. They still meet the R-2 standards with this change. Charles Shultz, Hust, TX; applicant, representing Kelly Engineering presented. At the upper half of this plat, somehow the water and sewer services got in the wrong place. This plat will bring them in line. APPROVAL Kathy Luppy motioned to approve AP 2014-02 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.12 PP 2014-04 Consideration of a request from OCH Development, LLC for a Preliminary Plat of Lots 1, 2, 9 and 10., Block 1, Woodbert Addition Phase II; being four (4) single family residential lots on 1.130 acres located at 8125 Sayers Lane. John Pitstick came forward to present staff's position on the Preliminary Plat Application for four 4 (4) lots at Woods and Sayers. The area is currently zoned R-3. The intent is to extend Woods Lane down Sayers to create four (4) lots. There is a fire safety concern of continued streets with no turn-around. There is a proposed discussion with the developer about placing a hammer-head turn-around to accommodate fire truck turn-around and a circular turn-around in the future. Jason Weaver; 2405 Mustang Drive; Project Engineer for Goodwin and Marshall representing Our Country Homes presented as applicant. We would do some City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 10 of 12 improvements on Woods Lane to extend the paving info-structure as well as water and sewer that would provide a turn around that meets the fire department regulations. APPROVAL Bill Schopper motioned to approve PP 2014-04 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Mike Benton. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.16 RP 2013-11 Consideration of a request from Bikash Saha for a Replat of Lots 1R1 and 1R2, Block 5, Brentwood Estates Addition; being two (2) commercial lots on 3.193 acres at 8725 North Tarrant Parkway. John Pitstick came forward to present staffs position on the Replat Application for the Montessori school. The intent of the replat of this lot is to subdivide and sell off the lots. Mr Pitstick noted that this replat would create a flag lot which would permit retention of the monument sign at North Tarrant Parkway. This does meet the subdivision and signage requirements. There is nothing in current regulations to prohibit this. Matt Hibbitt; 4281 Mid Cities Boulevard; representing Spry Surveyors came forward as applicant. APPROVAL Bill Schopper motioned to approve RP 2013-11 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). C.17 TR 2014-02 Public Hearing and Consideration of amendments to Sections 118-1 and 118-631 of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances by defining electronic cigarettes and non-traditional smoking related businesses and restricting cigar and cigarette shops and non-traditional smoking related businesses to certain zones with a Special Use Permit. John Pitstick came forward to present staffs position on the proposed ordinance change for smoking establishments. We are moving forward to address and define e- Cigarettes. We have seen an increase in requests for adult smoking establishments. Many public and private businesses are restricting e-cigarettes. There are no current regulations against the use by minors of e-cigarettes. This ordinance better defines non-traditional smoking related businesses. Under this ordinance, both traditional and non-traditional smoking establishments will require an SUP. This does allow "grandfathering" of 9 existing smoking businesses. Cigarettes and e-cigarettes would still be sold in convenience stores to adults. Council is looking at prohibiting e-cigarette sales to minors and prohibiting e-cigarettes anywhere smoking tobacco is currently prohibited. Health chapter prohibits tobacco use by minors. This ordinance change is staff-initiated. City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 11 of 12 Chairman Randall Shiflet opened Public Hearing of TR 2014-02 Change of Ordinance application at 08:01 PM. Being no discussion, Chairman Randall Shiflet closed Public Hearing of TR 2014-02 at 08:01 PM. APPROVAL Mike Benton motioned to approve TR 2014-02 as proposed. The motion was seconded by Kathy Luppy. The motion passed unanimously (4-0). ADJOURNMENT There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:02 pm. Cha� an Secretary Randal Shiflet + • Bowen City of North Richland Hills June 19, 2014 Meeting Minutes Planning&Zoning Commission Page 12 of 12