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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 2016-02-18 Minutes MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS FEBRUARY 18, 2016 WORK SESSION The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met in work session on the 18th day of February 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Workroom prior to the 7:00 p.m. regular session. Present: Randall Shiflet Place 4, Chairman Bill Schopper Place 6, Vice Chairman Don Bowen Place 3, Secretary Mike Benton Place 2 Steven Cooper Place 7 Mark Haynes Place 1 Kathy Luppy Place 5 Jerry Tyner Ex-Officio Staff Members: Clayton Comstock Planning Manager Clayton Husband Principal Planner Chad VanSteenberg Planner Justin Naylor Civil Engineer Marrk Callier Management Assistant Cheryl Booth Recording Secretary Call to Order Chairman Shiflet called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 1. General Announcements-upcoming city events Planning Manager Clayton Comstock presented announcements. Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) is from March 23 through June 1, 2016. It is on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. ATMOS Energy is offering a Residential Energy Efficiency Program for income-eligible applicants. More information is available at www.NRHtx.com/REEP. The contact person is Debbie York at 817.427.6651. NRH Animal Control Rescue Center is offering Fabulous Feline February with discounts on feline adoption fees. City Hall phased move is scheduled from February 29 through March 28, 2016. Relocation is scheduled by department. The current plan is for City Hall to be closed on Friday, March 25, 2016, and on Monday, March 28, 2016. A City Council and Boards and Commissions reception is scheduled on May 10, 2016. A citywide open house is scheduled for May 13, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All public meetings will February 18,2016 P&Z Minutes Page 1 continue to be held in the old City Hall building until technical systems are set up from March through May 16, 2016. The April 7, 2016 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting may be cancelled. The first City Council meeting in the new City Hall is scheduled on May 16, 2016. The first Planning and Zoning Commission meeting is scheduled on May 19, 2016. 2. Discuss development activity report and City Council action Planning Manager Clayton Comstock discussed development activity. 3. Discuss items from the regular Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Principal Planner Clayton Husband presented RP 2015-08 Public Hearing and consideration of a request from KAZ Surveying, Inc. for a Replat of Lot 6-R, Block 4, Diamond Loch North Addition located at 6514 & 6516 Tabor Street. The property consists of platted and un-platted property. The new lot would be 100' wide and 276' deep, far exceeding the requirements for the R-2 zoning. There is an overhead utility easement that runs through the middle of the lot. While it should not affect the location of a home on the property, it could affect a swimming pool built on the rear section of the lot. The plat is administratively complete. Staff recommendation is for approval of this application. Principal Planner Clayton Husband presented SUP 2015-08 Public Hearing and consideration of a request from USA Shade & Fabric Structures for approval of non- conformity to the masonry requirement for proposed shade structures at 7769 Boulevard 26. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan and the Zoning Plan are both compliant. This is a waiver request to the masonry requirement for columns on 11 proposed shade structures. SUP conditions stipulate that landscaping be installed within 90 days of the shade structure completion. Construction of shade structures triggers requirements for landscaping based upon the Freeway Corridor Overlay district. The Landscape Review Board will review and discuss options with the applicant for this site. The landscape requirements are not part of this application, but the Commission is invited to offer comments for the City Council. Staff recommendation is to approve this application. Chairman Shiflet asked for verification that there is not a problem with fading of the fabric shade, as has been observed in prior installations. Clayton Husband added that the materials presented are a new better quality product. The zoning ordinance requires that the product must remain in a "like new" condition. Chairman Shiflet asked what property is affected by the Freeway Corridor District. Clayton Comstock responded that the code regulates that any property within 200 feet of the freeway meet the special landscape requirements. February 18,2016 P&Z Minutes Page 2 Mark Haynes asked for clarification if the landscape requirements are requirements of this SUP or if they are suggestions. Clayton Comstock clarified that for purposes of the SUP application, the landscaping is not included in the SUP approval. Landscaping is a requirement if imposed by the Landscape Review Board. The Freeway Corridor Overlay district includes requirements for limestone and screening wall. This development existed before the Freeway Overlay District standards were in place. Steven Cooper inquired about the unattractive long screening walls built on the west side of Smithfield Road. Additionally, he asked if the City would bring before the Commission the current requirements for walls and fencing for possible adjustments. Clayton Comstock replied that with the planned development and the Barfield developments that have been approved, it has been a long time since a minimum standard screening wall has been built. Don Bowen inquired about the ATHLOS Academy application at Rufe Snow and Glenview Drive. Clayton Comstock stated that the groundbreaking was to have been at 1:30 p.m. today. Agreements are complete and grading may start early next week. Mike Benton inquired about activity at the former Bennigan's location. Clayton Comstock replied that Sushi Axiom is slowly working at that property to open a restaurant. Don Bowen inquired about development between the new City Hall and Boulevard 26. Clayton Comstock replied that no action has occurred yet. The 60-acre parcel is currently marketed as one piece, which reduces the number of potential buyers. 4. Adjournment There being no other business, Chairman Shiflet adjourned the work session at 7:00 p.m. REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING The Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting is immediately following the work session (but not earlier than 7:00 p.m.) in the main council chambers. February 18,2016 P&Z Minutes Page 3 A.0 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Shiflet called the February 18, 2016, meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. Present: Randall Shiflet Place 4, Chairman Bill Schopper Place 6, Vice Chairman Don Bowen Place 3, Secretary Mike Benton Place 2 Steven Cooper Place 7 Mark Haynes Place 1 Kathy Luppy Place 5 Jerry Tyner Ex-Officio Staff Members: Clayton Comstock Planning Manager Clayton Husband Principal Planner Chad VanSteenberg Planner Justin Naylor Civil Engineer Marrk Callier Management Assistant Cheryl Booth Recording Secretary A.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Gerald Tyner led the pledge of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Planning and Zoning Commission may enter into closed Executive Session as authorized by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. Executive Session may be held at the end of the Regular Session or at any time during the meeting that a need arises for the Planning and Zoning Commission to seek advice from the city attorney (551.071) as to the posted subject matter of this Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The Planning and Zoning Commission may confer privately with its attorney to seek legal advice on any matter listed on the agenda or on any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 51, Texas Government Code. Chairman Shiflet clarified that Gerald Tyner is Ex-Officio capacity on the Commission. This capacity, according to our city charter does allow him to participate in the discussions, but does not allow him to vote on any cases. February 18,2016 P&Z Minutes Page 4 B. MINUTES B.1 APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 21, 2016, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. APPROVED KATHY LUPPY MOVED TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 21, 2016, MEETING. STEVEN COOPER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0 C. PUBLIC HEARINGS C.1 RP 2015-08 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM KAZ SURVEYING, INC FOR A REPLAT OF LOT 6-R, BLOCK 4, DIAMOND LOCH NORTH ADDITION LOCATED AT 6514 & 6516 TABOR STREET. APPROVED Chairman Shiflet called on Principal Planner Clayton Husband to present the staff report of this replat request. Chairman Shiflet opened the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. Applicant Ruben Gonzales, 5353 Colorado Boulevard, North Richland Hills, TX presented. He and his wife wish to build a home there on the lot. They currently live in North Richland Hills. He is aware that there is a power line easement at this property. He had attempted to address that by moving the power lines underground and to move these further back. The builder said there is enough room on the lot to build the house around the easement. Doug Lloyd, 6512 Tabor Drive, North Richland Hills came forward in opposition. He has met with the owner several times. He understands that the desire is to place the house further back on the lot. Mr. Lloyd's concern is that he does not want to have people in the front yard of this new house to be looking directly into his back yard. He lives about two feet below this new lot. The houses built behind this lot in 1988 were built as two story homes, which encroach upon his privacy. Allyson Tate, 6520 Tabor Drive, North Richland Hills filled out a card in opposition. She did not wish to speak. LaDonna Kolster, 6517 Tabor Drive, North Richland Hills, came forward in opposition. She has lived in North Richland Hills for 43 years. She would love to see a home built on this vacant lot. She wants a new house in this lot to look like it belongs in this old February 18,2016 P&Z Minutes Page 5 neighborhood. She wants the house to sit in line with the other houses on the street. She does not know what the plan is for this house. Tommy Tate, 6520 Tabor Drive, North Richland Hills, filled out a card in opposition. He did not wish to speak. Nancy McCann, 6504 Tabor Drive, North Richland Hills, filled out a card without listing an indication of approval or in opposition. She did not wish to speak. Applicant Ruben Gonzales came forward again to address expressed concerns. He had spoken with ONCOR about what it would take the relocate and/or bury power lines underground so he could place a pool. He offered to bury the lines at his cost for his adjacent neighbors. They did not wish to accept. The option remaining was to cover the $30,000 cost to place a power pole on either side of his lot and to bury the cables under his lot. He has decided to place the front of the house at the same 25-foot building line as the other homes on that street. Plans are to place a pool behind the easement. Chairman Shiflet asked Mr. Husband about the nature of tonight's re-plat application and the location of setbacks. Clayton Husband explained that it is difficult to separate zoning issues from the plat request. The plat application is intended to establish the property boundaries. The application does not address the location of the house on the lot. There are minimum standards for the R-2 zoning, which are addressed at the time of plan review of building plans. Chairman Shiflet closed the public hearing at 7:23 p.m. DON BOWEN MOVED TO APPROVE RP 2015-08.MIKE BENTON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0. C.2 SUP 2015-08 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM USA SHADE & FABRIC STRUCTURES FOR A VARIANCE TO THE MASONRY REQUIREMENT FOR PROPOSED SHADE STRUCTURES AT 7769 BOULEVARD 26. APPROVED Chairman Shiflet called on Principal Planner Clayton Husband to present the staff presentation for the variance to the masonry requirement. Chairman Shiflet opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Applicant Wade White, 1209 Meadow Ridge Court, Southlake, TX 76092, representing USA Shade & Fabric Structures and Autonation, came forward to speak. The canopies February 18,2016 P&Z Minutes Page 6 presented will be essentially identical to what was installed at Huggins Honda. The color is blue fabric and grey columns. He answered the Commission's concern about color fading, and stated the proposed fabric is an upgrade to Huggins Honda's 2008 installation. The fabric does not fade. These shade structures are for hail protection. The variance is requested due to both the cost of masonry material as well as the reduction in parking spaces that would occur. One reason Auto Nation cannot conform to the landscape requirement is how the property is laid out. They would lose the equivalent of 30% of display area if landscaping were implemented. The hail protection is an insurance requirement to protect their inventory. They are in risk of losing insurance if they do not have this in place by a specified deadline. Chairman, Shiflet inquired about utilization of the rear portion of the lot. Mr. White responded that the back of the lot is a large space that is not functional. The cost to install the wall would be more expensive than the entire shade structure project. P. Phomsouvanh, 7716 Clenis Lane, North Richland Hills filled out a card without listing an indication of approval or in opposition. He did not wish to speak. Chairman Shiflet closed the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. Chairman Shiflet commented that it is important to note that the dealership was in place before the freeway was constructed. The freeway has prevented the Autonation from expansion on three sides. Steven Cooper thanked the applicant for addressing the maintenance issue with the shade cloth, as that was one of his concerns. MARK HAYNES MOVED TO APPROVE SUP 2015-09 WITH RECOMMENDATION THAT FREEWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT LANDSCAPE STANDARDS ARE IMPLEMENTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. KATHY LUPPY SECONDED THE MOTION. Mike Benton asked for clarification that this vote is only for the shade structure variance request and not for the landscaping requirement. Clayton Comstock responded that this is correct. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0. February 18,2016 P&Z Minutes Page 7 ADJOURNMENT Chairman Shiflet adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m. Chairman Secretary Cam, Randall Shifret Ion Bowen Recording Secretary .MCIl .A' .4.1 314 February 18,2016 P&Z Minutes Page 8