HomeMy WebLinkAboutLRB 2022-06-27 Minutes MINUTES OF THE LANDSCAPE REVIEW BOARD OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE CITY HALL 4301 CITY POINT DRIVE
JUNE 27, 2022
REGULAR MEETING
The City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met as the Landscape Review
Board on the 27th day of June after the 7:00 p.m. City Council meeting.
Present: Tito Rodriguez Board member
Rita Wright Oujesky Board member
Suzy Compton Board member
Mason Orr Board member
Scott Turnage Board member
Kelvin Deupree - Board member
Absent: Oscar Trevino Board member
Staff Members: Mark Hindman City Manager
Paulette Hartman Deputy City Manager
Karen Manila Assistant City Manager
Alicia Richardson City Secretary/Chief Governance Officer
Maleshia B. McGinnis City Attorney
A. CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chair Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 8:59 p.m.
B.1 CITIZEN PRESENTATION
There were no requests to speak from the public.
B.2 PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests to speak from the public.
C. ACTION ITEMS
C.1 APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JULY 12, 2021 LANDSCAPE REVIEW BOARD
MEETING.
APPROVED
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A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER TURNAGE, SECONDED BY BOARD
MEMEBER DEUPREE TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JULY 12, 2021 LANDSCAPE
REVIEW BOARD MEETING.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6-0.
C.2 LRB22-0001 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST
FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INC FOR A VARIANCE TO CHAPTER 114
(VEGETATION) OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF ORDINANCES
AT 8609 DAVIS BOULEVARD, BEING 0.82 ACRES DESCRIBED AS THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF LOT 2R2, BLOCK 1, WATERMERE ON THE
PRESERVE.
APPROVED
Acting Chair Rodriguez opened the public hearing and called on Director of Planning
Clayton Comstock to introduce the item.
Mr. Comstock informed the Board the applicant is requesting a variance to the masonry
screening wall for 0.82 acres located at 8609 Davis Boulevard. The current zoning is
planned development (PD). with a commercial (C-1) base district. Mr. Comstock provided
site photos of the property.
Applicant representative Josh Gardner, 2529 6th Avenue, Fort Worth informed the Board
they are seeking a variance for the masonry wall that separates the commercial tract
and Watermere residential tract. The applicant stated the retaining wall ranges from 10'
to 15' in height and the planned development (PD) requires a masonry fence for 6' and
no more than 8'. There is currently a 4' decorative metal fence and the proposal is to
place landscaping along the fence. The landscape material includes eight (8) Carolina
Sapphire Cypress trees and 67 Wax Myrtles. Mr. Gardner was available to answer
questions from the Board.
The Board, applicant and staff discussed irrigation, replacement of dead or damaged
landscaping, height, growth rate and density of the Carolina Sapphires. Size and
purpose of screening wall being to hide the back of the store.
Mr. Comstock presented a summary of the variance request. The applicant is requesting
a waiver of the screening wall requirement due to the elevation difference between the
sites. The site ranges from 13 to 15 feet higher in elevation than the Watermere site. In
lieu of the screening wall, the developer proposes to install a solid landscaping screen
adjacent to the ornamental metal fence. The landscape would include a hedge row of 67
Wax Myrtle shrubs and eight (8) Carolina Sapphire Cypress trees, both of which are
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evergreen species. A similar screening arrangement was approved on the Dutch Bros
coffee site on a lot just south of the Wild Fork Foods lot. Mr. Comstock was available to
answer questions from the Board.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER DEUPREE, SECONDED BY BOARD
MEMBER ORR TO APPROVE LRB22-0001.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-1, WITH BOARD MEMBER WRIGHT OUJESKY
VOTING IN OPPOSITION.
D. ADJOURNMENT
Acting Chair Rodriguez adjourned the meeting at 9:19 p.m.
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