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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1998-04-23 Agendas Agenda Planning and Zoning Commission City of North Richland Hills, Texas April 23, 1998 City Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. 7301 NE Loop 820 Orientation Session - 6:45 p.m. 1. Discussion of Agenda Items with staff Regular Meeting - 7:30 p.m. NUMBER ITEM SUMMARY ACTION TAKEN 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Consideration of the Minutes from the April 9, 1998 meeting 4. PS 97-63 Request of Fred Ballinger for a Preliminary Plat to be known as Lot 1, Block 17, Stonybrooke Addition. (Located in the 7200 Block of Eden Road) 5. PS 98-10 Request of Scott Kunkel for a Preliminary Plat to be known as Lots 1 & 2, Block 1, Kunkel Addition (Located in the 7700 Block of Mid-Cities Blvd. 6. PS 98-21 Request of Marvin Smith for an Amended Plat of Lots 1 – 16, Block 26, Kingswood Estates Addition. (Located in the 7700 Block of Smithfield Road) 7. PS 98-23 Request of Landes & Associates for a Final Plat to be known as Lots 6 & 7, Block 4, Industrial Park Addition. (Located in the 5600 Block of Rufe Snow Drive) NUMBER ITEM SUMMARY ACTION TAKEN 8. PZ 98-16 Public Hearing to Consider the Request of Jim Makens for a Zoning Change from AG Agricultural to C2 Commercial on a Portion of Tract 11B, T. Peck Survey, A-1210. (Located in the 8700 Block of Davis Boulevard) 9. PZ 98-19 Public Hearing to Consider the Request of Greg Clifton for a Zoning Change from AG Agricultural to R-1-S Residential on Lot 1, Block 1, Clifton Addition. (Located at 8912 Amundson Road) 10. Staff Comments 11. Citizen Comments 12. Adjournment CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET APRIL 23, 1998 PS 98-10 Request of Scott Kunkel for a Preliminary Plat to be known as Lots 1 & 2, Block 1, Kunkel Addition (Located in the 7700 Block of Mid-Cities Blvd.) Mr. Kunkel is the owner and developer of Tract 11E1, J. Barlough Survey, Abstract 130. Mr. Kunkel is a self-employed CPA who would like to construct an office on Lot 2 of the proposed Preliminary Plat. Mr. Kunkel intends to leave Lot 1 vacant at this time. The property is within the Mid-Cities Overlay Zone and is currently obligated to abide by the adopted sign regulations. The property is currently zoned as C1 Commercial. Just to the north of the proposed Kunkel Addition is residential property that is zoned R2. The issues associated with this Preliminary Plat request are as follows: 1. Drainage: Based on the preliminary drainage analysis a Drainage Study will be required with the application for the Final Plat. If off site drainage is proposed to be used a notarized letter of permission is required. 2. Easements: It appears from the preliminary plat that utility and drainage easements will need to be dedicated on the Final Plat. 3. Driveway Spacing: Due to the 500-foot distance separation on Mid-Cities Blvd only one driveway will be permitted. It is recommended that one joint approach on the common lot line of Lots 1 & 2 be constructed and easements dedicated. 4. Sidewalks: The applicant has been advised that sidewalks are required. 5. Street Lighting: The applicant has been advised that streetlights may need to be installed at this location. 6. Screening Wall: A masonry-screening wall is required where this property abuts the residential property to the north. However, due to the irregular shape of Lot 2, a screening wall constructed where Lot 2 becomes so narrow would appear to be unnecessary. Staff recommends that the screening wall terminate at the southeast corner of Lot 3, Block 1, Meacham Addition. This amount of screening wall should minimize the negative impacts of this development. _____________________ PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE Barry LeBaron, AICP P & Z: 4/23/98 Director of Planning & Inspection Services City Council: N/A CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET APRIL 23, 1998 PS 98-21 Request of Marvin Smith for an Amended Plat of Lots 1 – 16, Block 26, Kingswood Estates Addition. (Located in the 7700 Block of Smithfield Road) Marvin Smith is the owner and developer of Kingswood Estates Addition. The plat on this property was approved by City Council on February 9, 1998. However, because the front building line requirements have been reduced from 25 feet to 20 feet in the R-2 District on property platted after January 1, 1998, Mr. Smith would like to amend the plat to take advantage of the new front building line regulations. There are two lots at the end of the cul-de-sac that will have 25’ front building lines instead of the 20’ as on the remaining lots. However, these two lots will still not meet the required lot width of 72.5 feet. Mr. Smith is requesting the amended plat with the narrower front setback lines to allow full utilization of the building pad site on these lots. However, lots 8 and 9 have considerable easements and a flume between them that reduce the available building space. The Planning and Public Works Departments concur that the reduction of the front building lines on lots 8 and 9 is not a problem is the homes constructed on these lots provided they are carefully reviewed during the building permit process. The applicant should be advised in a clear manner that there might be potential permitting problems on these two lots. __________________________ Barry LeBaron, AICP, Director Planning & Inspections PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE: Planning & Zoning Commission: 4/23/98 City Council: 5/11/98 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET APRIL 23, 1998 PZ 98-16 Public Hearing to Consider the Request of Jim Makens for a Zoning Change from AG Agricultural to C-2 Commercial on a Portion of Tract 11B, T. Peck Survey, A-1210. (Located in the 8700 Block of Davis Boulevard) Mr. Makens is the agent representing Orval Hall Excavating Company, the owner of the property. This property is located on the north side of the new intersection of Precinct Line Road and Davis Boulevard and is directly adjacent to the city limit lines with Colleyville and Keller, located east and north respectfully. Mr. Makens has a preliminary plat on this property which is currently being reviewed by Public Works and the Planning Department. The property contains approximately 3.74 acres of land. Mr. Makens would like to rezone the property from AG Agricultural to C-2 Commercial, to allow for a retail convenience store with gasoline sales. All property owners within 200’ of this request have been notified. To date, no adverse comments have been received. This rezoning request is in accordance with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the City of NRH. _____________________ Christopher D. Baker Planner PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE P & Z Commission: 4/23/98 City Council: 5/11/98 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET APRIL 23, 1998 PZ 98-19 Public Hearing to Consider the Request of Greg Clifton for a Zoning Change from AG Agricultural to R-1-S Residential on Lot 1, Block 1, Clifton Addition. (Located at 8912 Amundson Road) Mr. Clifton is the owner and resides at Lot 1, Block 1, Clifton Addition. This plat was approved by the City Council on Monday, April 13, 1998. One of the requirements during the platting process is that the zoning of the property is in harmony with the intended use and development of the property. Mr. Clifton will be utilizing this property as a residence. Consequently, the Planning & Zoning Commission required Mr. Clifton to rezone the property. This rezoning request is in conformance with the currently adopted Land Use Plan for the City of NRH. All property owners have been notified. To date, no adverse comments have been received. ____________________________ Barry LeBaron, AICP, Director Planning & Inspection Services PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE: Planning & Zoning Commission: 4/23/98 City Council: 5/11/98 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET APRIL 23, 1998 PS 97-63 Request of Fred Ballinger for a Preliminary Plat to be known as Lot 1, Block 17, Stonybrooke Addition. (Located in the 7200 Block of Eden Road) Mr. Fred Ballinger is the owner’s agent for this property and has submitted a Preliminary Plat of this 4 acre tract. The proposed subdivision will create a single lot for the purpose of constructing a new home. The property is currently zoned Agricultural and has 93 feet of frontage on Eden Road. There are significant issues associated with this Preliminary Plat and they are described as follows: 1. Street Right-of-Way: Hightower Drive is designated as a C4U on the Master Thoroughfare Plan and its future extension impacts this property. Hightower Drive is proposed to have 68 feet of right-of-way, four 12’ driving lanes, and ultimately connected to Eden Road. At the present time, the pavement and right-of-way for Hightower Drive terminate at the western end of the tract being platted. The primary issue with the Hightower Drive extension is determining the location of its precise alignment. The Master Thoroughfare Plan is considered a guide for determining the general location of future collector streets, but the precise location the street right-of-way is determined when property is platted and the right-of-way dedicated. The Master Thoroughfare Plan shows the connection of Hightower Drive with Eden Road as being approximately mid-way between Marti Lane and Jason Court. However, this would create a potentially dangerous intersection due to the staggered effect of these streets. The applicant has shown the proposed location of the Hightower Drive extension in a manner, which minimizes the impact on the applicant’s property, but maximizes the impact on the property to the south. The applicant has been aware of this situation since early last year when the applicant requested the City to delete Hightower Drive from the Master Thoroughfare Plan. In August of 1997, the City Council denied the applicant’s request to delete this section of Hightower Drive from the Master Thoroughfare Plan. At that time, the precise location of the Hightower Drive extension was shown to follow the applicant’s south property line, with the applicant dedicating one half the right-of-way and the property to the south dedicating the other half whenever it became platted. The precise connection point was shown as intersecting at the same location where Marti Lane intersects. Since the property being platted is very narrow, the right-of-way for Hightower Drive will extend across the entire length of the property (approx. 890’). Staff has advised the applicant to dedicate one-half (34’) of the right-of-way and escrow funds for one-half the cost of the street. 2. Zoning: The applicant is required to submit a rezoning application prior to submitting the Final Plat. 3. Drainage: A drainage study is required prior to submittal of the Final Plat to determine the need for drainage improvements. 4. Water Line: An 8” water line extension adjacent to the entire length of Hightower Dr. is required. 5. Sewer Line: Sanitary sewer service is not available at the site and will have to be extended. 6. Fire Hydrant: An additional fire hydrant may be required. 7. Masonry Screening Wall: A masonry screening wall is required where Hightower Drive is extended and along Eden Road. The applicant has agreed to construct a masonry-screening wall along Eden Road, but has only agreed to construct a wall along Hightower Drive according to the applicant’s proposed layout. 8. Sidewalks: Sidewalks are required along the Hightower Dr. extension and along Eden Rd. The applicant has agreed to this requirement. Since there are a number of major issues associated with this Preliminary Plat which remain unresolved, staff was reluctant to place this on the agenda for consideration. However, the applicant pressed for an audience with the Planning and Zoning Commission to obtain guidance and direction regarding the Hightower Drive extension. Staff suggests that direction be given to the applicant on these issues. ____________________________ Barry LeBaron, AICP, Director Planning & Inspections PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE: Planning & Zoning Commission: 4/23/98 City Council: N/A CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET APRIL 23, 1998 PS 98-23 Request of Landes & Associates for a Final Plat to be known as Lots 6 & 7, Block 4, Industrial Park Addition. (Located in the 5600 Block of Rufe Snow Drive) Mr. Mike Rader is the owner of this 1.44-acre tract that is currently zoned I-2 Medium Industrial. The property was preliminarily platted on May 6, 1993. The Subdivision Regulations state that the preliminary plat is only valid for a three-year period. However, staff has no problem considering a waiver of the three-year time limit since the proposed final plat is very similar to that configuration shown on the preliminary plat. The developer has agreed with all the requirements of the Public Works Department. However, there were several corrections to the plat drawing which have not been incorporated into the attached copy of the final plat. Due to the very short turn-around time, the surveyor was unable to make the necessary corrections to the plat drawing. ___________________________ Barry LeBaron, AICP, Director Planning & Inspections PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE: Planning & Zoning Commission: 4/23/98 City Council: 5/11/98