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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 2004-01-15 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICH LAND HILLS, TEXAS JANUARY 15, 2004 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Don Bowen at 7:05 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT Chairman Don Bowen Bill Schopper Ted Nehring Brenda Cole James Laubacher Ken Sapp Richard Davis CITY STAFF Asst. City Manager Zoning Administrator City Planner Asst. Director of Public Works Recording Secretary Richard Torres Dave Green Donna Jackson Lance Barton Holly Blake The Ex-Officio, Suzy Compton was present for the meeting. As stated in Ordinance 2714, an ex-officio member shall have no power to vote or participate in decision-making, but will be entitled to observe all proceedings of their respective commissions. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 18, 2003. APPROVED Richard Davis, seconded by Brenda Cole, motioned to approve the minutes of December 18, 2003. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). Page 1 01/15/04 P & Z Minutes 5. PS 2003-54 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM TODAY RICHLAND CENTER L.P. TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF LOTS 1-8, BLOCK A RICHLAND PLAZA ADDITION LOCATED IN THE 6400 BLOCK OF GRAPEVINE HIGHWAY (42.09 ACRES). APPROVED Dave Green, Zoning Administrator, summarized the case. This plat concerns the Richland Business Center located on South Grapevine Highway. Currently the property is in one lot and one block. The property owner would like to divide the entire area into eight different lots. The total acreage is 42.09 acres. Public Works has provided a memo stating that the plat has been reviewed by Staff and does meet all of the qualifications of Staff's review. Staff recommends approval of PS 2003-54. Chairman Bowen asked the Commission if there were any questions. There were none. Chairman Bowen called for a motion. Ted Nehring, seconded by Brenda Cole, motioned to approve PS 2003-54. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). 6. PS 2003-55 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM B.H. & L. JOINT VENTURE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF LOTS 1-21, BLOCK 1 FOREST GLENN NORTH ADDITION LOCATED IN THE 8400-8500 BLOCK OF NORTH TARRANT PARKWAY (10.00 ACRES). APPROVED Dave Green, Zoning Administrator, summarized the case. This is a final plat of Forest Glenn North Addition. It is a proposed 21 lot residential subdivision. A few months ago, the Commission approved the preliminary plat for Forest Glenn North and the rezoning to "R-2" Residential. The final plat is consistent with the approved preliminary. The utility easements are located on the rear of the lots. Public Works has provided a comment letter stating that the final plat meets all of the City's criteria for platting. Staff recommends approval of PS 2003-55. Ms. Cole was concerned if lot 12 had the available area between the front setback and the drainage easement in the rear of the lot to place the required size residence. Mr. Green stated that as Staff reviewed the preliminary plat, the developer and the engineer were asked to place a simulated foundation plan on several different lots. With the provided information, Staff concluded that the developer could place the Page 2 01/15/04 P & Z Minutes minimum "R-2" dwelling size requirement of 2000 sq. ft. within the allotted buildable areas of all lots. Chairman Bowen called for a motion. Richard Davis, seconded by James Laubacher, motioned to approve PS 2003-55. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). 7. PS 2003-57 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM J&H NRH 100 FLP TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF LOTS 53-65, BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 1-10, BLOCK 11 BRANDONWOOD ESTATES PHASE III ADDITION LOCATED IN THE 7500 BLOCK OF NORTH TARRANT PARKWAY (9.45 ACRES). APPROVED Dave Green, Zoning Administrator, summarized the case. This is the final plat for Brandonwood Estates Phase III, a single-family residential subdivision. The plat is located north and to the east of the intersection of Smithfield and North Tarrant Parkway. A few months ago, the Commission approved the preliminary plat for Brandonwood Estates Phase III and the rezoning to "R-2" Residential. The very corner of this site remains commercial which was included in the preliminary plat. However, this final plat is only of the residential portion. Staff has reviewed this plat with regard to the approved preliminary and it is consistent with the preliminary. Public Works has provided a comment letter stating that the final plat meets all of the City's criteria for platting. Staff recommends approval of PS 2003-57. Ms. Cole had concerns if lots 1 and 9 had the available area between the front setbacks and the TU overhead in the rear of the lot to place the required size residence. Mr. Green answered as in the previous case the developer provided a simulated foundation plan on lots 1 and 9. With the provided information, Staff assured the Commission that these lots were capable of being built on. Owen D. Long, engineer of the project, came forward to explain the reason for not including the commercial area on this plat. Chairman Bowen called for a motion. Ken Sapp, seconded by Richard Davis, motioned to approve PS 2003-57. The motion carried unanimously (7 -0). Page 3 01/15/04 P & Z Minutes 8. PZ 2003-27 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM JON EVANS FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM "C-2" COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO "PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR "C-2" COMMERCIAL USES LOCATED AT 5101 DAVIS BOULEVARD (.35 ACRES). APPROVED Dave Green, Zoning Administrator, summarized the case. The property is the existing Evans Vacuum Cleaner building located at the corner of Davis Boulevard and Maplewood Avenue. The applicant has plans to redevelop the site in two phases. The vacuum cleaner business will relocate into a new portion of the proposed building and there will also be some commercial lease spaces that will be available. Mr. Green noted that this particular lot, like many of the properties on Grapevine Highway and Rufe Snow have had R-O-W dedications in the past which have caused properties to become smaller in size. In order to redevelop this site with the City's landscape requirements in front of the building along Davis Boulevard frontage and the Maplewood Avenue frontage, the applicant is requesting several variances; 1) The applicant is requesting that the proposed landscaping on Maplewood Avenue in the street R-O-W and not on private property as s required. 2) The number of proposed parking spaces would require a tree island. Due to the size of the lot, the applicant is asking for a variance from this requirement. 3) The number of parking spaces required (based on the amount of propose commercial square footage) is 21 spaces. The applicant is proposing 20 spaces due to space limitations. 4) The access points proposed, the do not meet spacing and number requirements. The applicant is proposing to build a single-story building for the commercial lease spaces and a two-story building for the new vacuum cleaner business. This building will be of tilt wall construction. Mr. Green noted there are some references on the plan to signage (both monument and wall). Staff would prefer to see a notation on the plan stating that all signage will meet current City standards at the time of permitting. Staff recommends approval of PZ 2003-27. Mr. Green believes that this redevelopment is an improvement to the entire area. Chairman Bowen opened the public hearing. Jon Evans, the applicant, came forward. Mr. Evans stated that there would be no problem placing a statement on the plan stating that all signage would meet all current sign regulations. Mr. Schopper asked Mr. Evans about the two development phases. How long does the applicant expect to wait between phases? Mr. Evans answered that it would be up to the individual contractors. Mr. Evans expects the first phase to be done in 90 to 110 days and the same amount for the second phase. It depends on the demolition and working around being open at the same time. Mr. Evans doesn't want to disturb the flow of customers to his business. Page 4 01/15/04 P & Z Minutes Mr. Schopper stated his concerns of where the vacuum cleaner store will go. Will the business be moved over into phase one, in order to begin phase two. Mr. Evans answered yes. Mr. Davis asked Mr. Evans that once phase one is completed does Mr. Evans anticipate demolishing the existing building and immediately begin on phase two. Mr. Davis wondered if the applicant would be opposed to a stipulation stating that the existing building would be torn down within 120 days after completion of phase one and receive a certificate of occupancy. Also, all of the landscaping has to be done during phase one. Mr. Evans answered Mr. Davis that the stipulation is not a problem. However, there is a situation regarding the landscaping and the building's location in the middle of the parking lot. The proposed plan for phase one is to shoot straight out with a parking lot and use that new access and come straight to the front of the building with this portion of the parking lot and then at that point occupy phase one. Afterwards, demo the existing building and pour the foundation and the remainder of the parking lot. There will be a transitional period. Mr. Davis responded that 90 days or 120 days after phase one is occupied is a good amount of time. A certificate of occupancy may not be issued to phase one if the landscaping is not in. Mr. Evans stated that there needs to be some kind of built in transitional point, 90 days is good. This will allow Mr. Evans to occupy and do business in phase one while working on phase two. Mr. Evans continued to state that the foundation and the parking lot poured need to be completed before the landscaping. This way, Mr. Evans will have a better grasp of where all the landscaping needs to go without further deterioration of the site. Mr. Davis asked Staff if this could be possible. Mr. Davis wants some reassurance that Mr. Evans will complete this project, both phase one and phase two. If Mr. Evans doesn't comply within a certain amount of time, Evans Vacuum can be shut down. Mr. Green responded that permits can be held up as well as the certificate of occupancy itself. Mr. Davis stated that a conditional certificate of occupancy could be given. However, a final would not be given until all landscaping is done within 90 days. Mr. Evans agreed to the stipulation. Mr. Sapp asked Mr. Evans what the target date was for the completion of phase two. Page 5 01/15/04 P & Z Minutes Mr. Evans answered that it depends on when he gets started. He believes it will be six to seven months. Chairman Bowen asked if there was anyone else who would like to speak in regards to PZ 2003-27. There were none. Chairman Bowen closed the public hearing and called for a motion. Richard Davis, seconded by Bill Schopper, motioned to approve PZ 2003-27 with some stipulations; 1) allow the variances that have been requested, 2) a note be placed on the site plan that all signage will comply with the current sign regulations at the time of permitting, 3) allowance of a conditional certificate of occupancy for phase one with completion of building demolition, landscaping and parking to be completed within 90 days of the issuance of the certificate. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). Mr. Sapp clarified the motion. The 90 days begins with the conditional certificate of occupancy and during that time, the demolition, parking lot, landscaping, and drive entrance must be complete. 9. PS 2003-56 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM JON EVANS TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1 JON R EVANS ADDITION LOCATED AT 5101 DAVIS BOULEVARD (.35 ACRES). APPROVED Dave Green, Zoning Administrator, summarized the case. This plat involves the same property as the previous zoning case on the corner of Davis and Maplewood. The property is currently not platted. In order to get a building permit for this project, the property has to be platted. This is the preliminary plat for the site. Public Works has provided a comment letter stating that Staff has reviewed the plat and does meet all of the City's requirements. Staff recommends approval of PS 2003-56. Chairman Bowen asked if there were any questions from the Commission. There were none. Chairman Bowen called for a motion. Brenda Cole, seconded by James Laubacher, motioned to approve PS 2003-56. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). Page 6 01/15/04 P & Z Minutes 10. ADJOURNMENT As there was no other business, the Chairman adjourned the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Secretary ~wq~ 7;) ¡//~ Ted Nehring Page 7 01/15/04 P & Z Minutes