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MINUTES OF THE JOINT WORK SESSION WITH THE
CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
TEXAS, HELD AT THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER,
7202 DICK FISHER DRIVE - AUGUST 21, 2000 - 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Scoma called the joint work session to order on August 21,2000 at 5:36 p.m.
Present:
City Council:
Charles Scoma
Lyle E. Welch
Russell Mitchell
Frank Metts, Jr.
Don Phifer
JoAnn Johnson
Joe Tolbert
1. Oscar Trevino, Jr.
ROLL CALL
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
Planning & Zoning Commission:
Don Bowen Chair
Doug Blue Commission Member
Ted Nehring Commission Member
Timothy Welch, P.E. Commission Member
James Laubacher Commission Member
Richard Davis Commission Member
Staff:
Larry J. Cunningham
Randy Shiflet
Steve Norwood
Greg Vick
Patricia Hutson
John Pitstick
Greg Dickens
Jenny Kratz
Adam Miles
Absent: Ron Lueck
City Manager
Deputy City Manager
Assistant City Manager
Managing Director of Community Services
City Secretary
Director of Community Development
Public Works Director
Public Information Director
Planner
Commission Member
City Council Work Session Minutes
August 21, 2000
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2.
STATUS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
Mr. Dan Sefko, Dunkin, Sefko & Associates, briefed the Council and Planning & Zoning
Commission on the status of the update to the Comprehensive Plan. The current plan was
completed in June 1992 and the City has contracted with Dan Sefko to update the Land
Use and Thoroughfare Plans. The Planning and Zoning Commission have held numerous
workshops with Mr. Sefko to discuss proposed changes to the plans. The purpose of this
workshop is to present to the Council and discuss the recommendations of Staff, the
Consultant and Planning and Zoning Commission.
3.
DRAFT LAND USE PLAN
Mr. Sefko reviewed the four proposed basic land use types and their relation to zoning
districts.
· Office - intended to permit the professional and organizational office needs of the
community and related to the 01 Office zoning district.
· Neighborhood Services - intended to permit a limited area of service establishments
and retail stores for the benefit of adjacent and nearby residential areas and relates to
the LR Local Retail zoning district.
· Retail - intended to permit a limited variety of commercial uses including retail trade,
personal business services establishments and offices and related to the C 1
Commercial zoning district.
· Commercial - intended to permit a variety of heavier and more intense commercial,
service and retail uses that may require outdoor display or storage and related to the
C2 Commercial and OC Outdoor Commercial zoning districts.
Mr. Sefko advised that twenty-five percent of the land in North Richland Hills was vacant.
Of the twenty-five percent vacant land, only twenty percent is developable land.
Mr. Sefko highlighted the five proposed redevelopment studies and their locations- 1)
Smithfield Conservation District; 2) Freeway Business District; 3) North Hills Mall and
Hospital Redevelopment Plan; 4) South Grapevine Highway Corridor Redevelopment Plan
and 5) Enhanced Traffic studies. Mr. Sefko recommended that a study be done in five
years to reassess the Loop 820 area.
Mr. Sefko reviewed the major land use issues to be addressed in the Comprehensive
Master Land Use Plan update:
· Gateway, Corridor and Image Studies
· DART and commuter rail service
· Open space and trails
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· Proposed redevelopment studies
· Analysis of industrial zoning districts
· Townhouses and medium density residential vs. traditional multi-family land uses
· Thoroughfare Plan improvements
The Planning and Zoning Commission during their work sessions divided the City into four
sector or study areas to facilitate their discussions. The land uses in those four areas were
reviewed and discussed by the Council and Planning & Zoning Commission. The Council
identified several areas of concern and suggested several changes to some of the
proposed land uses.
Mayor Scoma called a break at 8:07 p.m. and the meeting was called back to order at 8: 15
p.m. with the same members present as recorded.
After further input from the Council on changes to the proposed land uses in the four study
areas, the Planning & Zoning Commission will work with Mr. Sefko to incorporate into the
Land Use Plan the input received from Council.
5.
DRAFT THOROUGHFARE PLAN
Mr. Dickens highlighted the proposed changes to the Thoroughfare Plan. Mayor Scoma
questioned why Holiday Lane did not continue up to Bursey Road and asked that staff look
at a landscape median on Davis Boulevard.
At the conclusion of the work session, Mr. Pitstick discussed with the Council the timeline
for making the changes recommended tonight and for receiving input from the public. The
consensus was to hold another joint work session with the Council and Planning & Zoning
Commission on November 6 to review the land use maps with the changes suggested.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Scoma adjourned the work session at 9:26 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Patricia Hutson - City Secretary