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Home My WebLink AboutPZ 1999-03-11 Agendas Agenda Planning and Zoning Commission City of North Richland Hills, Texas March 11, 1999 City Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. 7301 NE Loop 820 Orientation Session - 6:30 p.m. 1. Discussion of Agenda Items with staff Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m. NUMBER ITEM SUMMARY ACTION TAKEN 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Consideration of the Minutes from the February 25, 1999 meeting. 4. PS 99-03 Request of Rick Simmons for a Final Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Villas on Bear Creek Addition. (Located in the 8000 Block of Davis Boulevard) 5. PZ 99-02 Public hearing to Consider the Request of Bill Dahlstrom for a Zoning Change from C2-Commercial to PD Planned Development on Lot 3R1, Block 50, Nor’East Addition (Located at 5209 – 5217 Davis Boulevard) 6. PZ 99-03 Public Hearing to Consider the Request of John Cope for a Zoning Change on Tract 4C4, of the J. McComas Survey, A- 1040 from AG-Agricultural and R1-Residential to R1S- Special Residential. (Located at 6724 Meadow and proposed to be final platted as Lot 1, Cope Addition) 7. Staff Reports 8. Citizen Comments NUMBER ITEM SUMMARY ACTION TAKEN 9. Adjournment IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC MEETING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE PLANNING ASSISTANT’S OFFICE AT (817) 581-5528 AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.001 et. seq, ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED AT 12:00 P.M. ON THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH 1999. ____________________________________ Marcy Ratcliff, Director of Planning CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET March 11, 1999 PS 99-03 Request of Rick Simmons for a Final Plat to be known as Lot 1, Block 1, Villas on Bear Creek Addition. (Located in the 8000 Block of Davis Boulevard) Rick Simmons is the developer of this 15.5-acre tract of land that is zoned as a Planned Development for an Independent Living Facility for Senior’s 55 years of age and above. As reflected in the attached letter from Public Works, the engineer has agreed to all of Public Works comments and requirements. The only issues outstanding are as follows: 1. Offsite Grading: Public Works is requiring a notarized letter of permission from the adjacent property owners acknowledging agreement to the proposed “grade to drain” swale. The plan sheet for the swale should be approved prior to receipt of the letter from the adjacent property owners and this letter should reference the approved plan sheet. The engineer is working with adjacent property owners and state that the requested notarized letters referencing the approved plan sheet are forth coming. 2. Offsite Easement: Separate offsite easement documents are required for the storm drain improvements located to the north. The metes and bounds and exhibit are required for review by Public Works prior to filing of the easements. The engineer has met with the property owners and are negotiating for the off site easements. Additionally, the surveyor is preparing the metes and bounds description and appropriate exhibits for all offsite easements for Public Works review. All other engineering issues have been agreed to. This plat is in conformance with the currently adopted Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the City of NRH. Recommendation: To approve PS 99-03 subject to engineer’s comments, notarized letters of permission referencing the approved plan sheet for the “grade to drain” swale from adjacent property owners and, provided all necessary offsite easements, metes and bounds and exhibits are obtained. _________________________ Marcy Ratcliff Planning Director PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE: P&Z: 3/11/99 CC: 3/29/99 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET March 11, 1999 PZ 99-03 Public Hearing to consider the Request of John Cope for a zoning change on Tract 4C4, of the J. McComas Survey, A-1040 from AG-Agricultural and R1-Residential to R1S-Special Residential. (Located at 6724 Meadow Road and proposed to be final platted as Lot 1, Cope Addition) John Cope is the owner and developer of this property. The P&Z recently approved the preliminary plat of this 2.3-acre tract of land. The final plat is forth coming. The property is currently zoned AG-Agricultural and R1-Residential. The applicant would like to change the zoning to R1S-Special Residential so that he can build a single family home and have a lot that will allow him to keep horses. See the attached zoning exhibit for the zoning of surrounding properties. All property owners within 200’ of this request have been notified. To date, staff has received no adverse comments. This rezoning request is in conformance with the currently adopted Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the City of NRH. Recommendation: To approve PZ 99-03 and Ordinance No. _________________________ Marcy Ratcliff Planning Director PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE: P&Z: 3/11/99 CC: 4/12/99 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COVER SHEET March 11, 1999 PZ 99-02 Public Hearing to Consider the Request of Bill Dahlstrom for a Zoning Change from C2-Commercial to PD-Planned Development on Lot 3R1, Block 50, Nor’East Addition. (Located at 5209 - 5217 Davis Boulevard) The Planning and Zoning Commission at the February 11, 1999 meeting tabled the public hearing on this case. The Commission suggested the applicant attend the next work session on February 25, 1999. The applicant attended that meeting to hear suggestions. The applicant submitted a revised site plan and landscape plan on February 23, 1999. Staff sent copies of these revised plans to the Development Review Committee. Several issues arose with several of the Departments regarding the proposed revisions. Fire Protection - The Fire Department had several major concerns regarding fire protection of the existing structures. The proposed 6 foot masonry wall along Roberta and Lola Drive would impede the Fire Department reaching the structures if there were a fire. As a result, the Fire Department suggested two gates be installed in the masonry wall along Roberta Drive to eliminate that issue. Staff suggested that such gates not be located in front of an overhead door. The installation of the masonry wall will create the need to designate the driving lane area behind Building E as a fire. Additionally, the Fire Department had concerns about providing landscaping in the parking lot area between Buildings D & E. Such landscaping could cause vehicles to not fully pull into the parking space, therefore reducing the width of the existing 16 foot wide driving lanes. Branches from the proposed trees could impair the fire truck access, depending on the trees proposed to be planted. Landscaping - Building Inspections was concerned with irrigating the proposed landscaping. The proposed plan did not say how the landscaping would be irrigated but that it would be irrigated. The Planning Department expressed concern over providing irrigation to the interior sections of the development and that the landscaping was reducing the number of needed parking spaces and creating more compact car spaces. Parking in this development is at a premium now, reducing the number of regular size parking spaces would create more parking problems than they are currently experiencing. Ingress and Egress from Roberta Drive - The way the development is constructed some delivery trucks will not be able to back out of the development nor drive between Buildings D & E. Closing the access off of Roberta will severely hamper business traffic and public safety traffic. Staff suggested the applicant submit a request to allow no parking along the east side of Roberta Drive. 6’ Masonry Fence - Staff also felt that installing a 6 foot masonry wall next to a tilt wall building would be very harsh in appearance and fit even less into the residential area. Staff suggested the applicant add landscaping to the right-of-way since it is already irrigated. Typically, Staff would not suggest placing landscaping in the right-of-way due to utility and street needs. However in this case, Staff saw this as an opportunity to soften the appearance of the masonry wall and provide the single family residences with a more appealing development. The proposed landscaping is located where it will be most visible to the general public and not just the tenant and their customers. The suggestions Staff made allowed the applicant to provide one more parking space and all the spaces are 9 feet wide, which is the standard width. Dumpsters - The applicant has proposed to totally enclose the existing dumpsters with an 8 foot stockade fence on the sides and an 8 foot gate on the front. Installation of Improvements - The applicant has proposed to complete the installation of the proposed the masonry fence with gates and the landscaping within 6 months of the date of City council approval. This clause is included in the proposed ordinance. Attached is a copy of the Planning and Zoning Commission minutes from the February 11, 1999 meeting. Recommendation: To consider approval of PZ 99-02 and Ordinance No. 2368 _________________________ Marcy Ratcliff Planning Director PUBLIC ACTION SCHEDULE: P&Z: 3/11/99 CC: 4/12/99