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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLRB 2015-08-10 Minutes MINUTES OF THE LANDSCAPE REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 AUGUST 10, 2015 — 7:00 P.M. The City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met as the Landscape Review Board on the 10 day of August 2015 immediately following the 7:00 p.m. City Council meeting. Present: Oscar Trevino Mayor David Whitson Council, Place 5 / Mayor Pro Tem Tito Rodriguez Council, Place 1 Rita Wright Oujesky Council, Place 2 Tom Lombard Council, Place 3 Tim Barth Council, Place 4 Scott Turnage Council, Place 6 Tim Welch Council, Place 7 Staff: Mark Hindman City Manager Karen Bostic Assistant City Manager Paulette Hartman Assistant City Manager Monica Solko Assistant City Secretary George Staples Attorney A.0 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Trevino called the meeting to order August 10, 2015 at 7:48 p.m. A.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 13, 2015 LANDSCAPE REVIEW BOARD MEETING. APPROVED COUNCIL MEMBER WELCH MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 13, 2015 LANDSCAPE REVIEW BOARD MEETING. MAYOR PRO TEM WHITSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7 -0. A.2 LRB 2015 -02 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM CENTER POINT CHURCH AT 7804 MID - CITIES BOULEVARD FOR A VARIANCE TO SECTION 114 -71(G) PERTAINING TO THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE SETBACK ALONG SMITHFIELD ROAD. APPROVED Mayor Trevino announced that the public hearing was opened during the July 13, 2015 Landscape Review Board Meeting, but due to an error in the legal notice staff requests to continue the public hearing to the August 10, 2015 meeting. Principal Planner Clayton Husband presented the item. The Center Point Church is requesting approval of a variance to Section 114 -71(g) of the Landscape Ordinance as it pertains to the depth and landscape material required along a public street. This request is a result of the right -of -way being acquired by the City of North Richland Hills for the improvements to Smithfield Road and impact to future expansion plans for Center Point Church. Mayor Trevino called on the applicant to come forward and present the item. Applicant representative Jay Bruner was not present at the meeting, but previously spoke on ZC 2015 -13 during the City Council. Council agreed there was no reason for the applicant to speak again. Mayor Trevino called for comments in support or opposition to the request. There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Trevino closed the public hearing and called for the motion. COUNCIL MEMBER LOMBARD MOVED TO APPROVE LRB 2015 -02. COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7 -0. A.3 LRB 2015 -03 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM SOUTHWEST ADI FOR A PERMIT FOR NONCONFORMITY FOR LOT 1, BLOCK 3, INDUSTRIAL PARK ADDITION, BEING APPROXIMATELY 11 ACRES LOCATED AT 6550 WULIGER WAY APPROVED Mayor Trevino called on Clayton Husband to present the item. Principal Planner Clayton Husband presented the item. Southwest ADI has submitted a building permit application and is currently renovating the former Sealy Mattress plant location at 6550 Wuliger Way. The list below describes the various code requirements and what is being provided by the applicant. 1. Residential Adjacency Landscape Buffer Requirement. Section 114- 72(c)(2) of the Landscape Ordinance requires a 15 -foot landscape setback adjacent to residential uses. The setback must consist of a minimum 6 -foot masonry wall and 1 large tree per 30 feet of residential property line. Twenty -five (25) trees would be required along the north property line for this application. Landscape Review Board Minutes August 10, 2015 Page 2 The applicant is proposing a grove of 25 pecan trees clustered in the northeast corner of the property. Inconsideration of maintenance and a cost - savings standpoint, staff has recommended a straight line of 20 eastern red cedar trees along the northern property line spaced to maximize existing tree cover. At the time of the staff report, the applicant was still considering their preferred option. No masonry screening wall is proposed. 2. Parking Lot Landscaping Requirement. Section 114 -71(i) requires that parking lots be at least 5% landscaped and that 1 large tree be provided in a landscape island for every 20 parking spaces. The applicant's Landscape Plan has proposed three new parking lot landscape islands with shrubs but no trees. Since providing irrigation to these islands is cost- prohibitive, staff is recommending that shrubs and ornamental trees be added to the building's front landscape beds instead. 3. Maintenance & Irrigation. Section 114 -74 of the Landscape Ordinance requires that "all required landscape areas shall be permanently maintained and shall be irrigated with an automatic conventional irrigation system equipped with rain and freeze sensor controls. The irrigation system shall be installed by a licensed irrigator or master • plumber." At the time of this staff report, the applicant was still considering irrigation options; but no permanent irrigation solution has been proposed for the new trees along the northern property line. After meeting with the applicant and reviewing staffs recommendations, staff is proposing an alternate recommendation as follows: • Trim existing shrubs • Add new shrubs and grass to fill gaps • Add ornamental trees • Professionally trim /prune existing trees • Add twenty eastern red cedars and automatic irrigation system with three bubblers only Mayor Trevino called on the applicant to come forward and present the item. Applicant John Pace 1105 W. Grove Drive, Saginaw, presented the request. He commented that the alternate plan staff drew was acceptable to him. Mr. Pace stated that he would enhance the two flower beds located at the front entrance. Mayor Trevino called for the motion. COUNCIL MEMBER WELCH MOVED TO APPROVE THE STAFF'S ALTERNATE PROPOSAL AND TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON THE FLOWER BEDS. MAYOR PRO TEM WHITSON SECONDED THE MOTION. Landscape Review Board Minutes August 10, 2015 Page 3 • MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7 -0. A.4 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Trevino adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. G scar Trevino, Mayor ' h ST' , ���,� Ai .rA .401 1, n`" Monic. So o, Assistant City Secretary } Landscape Review Board Minutes August 10, 2015 Page 4