HomeMy WebLinkAboutLRB 2023-07-10 Minutes MINUTES OF THE LANDSCAPE REVIEW BOARD OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE CITY HALL 4301 CITY POINT DRIVE
JULY 10, 2023
REGULAR MEETING
The City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met as the Landscape Review
Board on the 10th day of July 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
Blake Vaugn 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
Traci Henderson Assistant City Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chair Kelvin Deupree called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
A. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests to speak from the public.
B. ACTION ITEMS
B.1 APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23, 2023 LANDSCAPE REVIEW
BOARD MEETING.
APPROVED
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A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER TURNAGE, SECONDED BY BOARD
MEMBER RODRIGUEZ TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23, 2023
LANDSCAPE REVIEW BOARD MEETING.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0.
B.2 LRB23-0006 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM AXIOM RK
CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR A PERMIT FOR NONCONFORMITY TO CHAPTER
114(VEGETATION) OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF
ORDINANCES AT 7120 RUFE SNOW DRIVE, BEING 8.20 ACRES
DESCRIBED AS LOT 1, BLOCK A, RUFE SNOW VILLAGE ADDITION.
APPROVED
Acting Chair Deupree called on Principal Planner Clayton Husband to introduce the item.
Mr. Husband informed City Council the applicant is requesting a permit for nonconformity
to Chapter 114(Vegetation) of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances at 7120 Rufe
Snow Drive. Mr. Husband provided site photos of the property.
Richard Atwell with Axiom RK Construction, 20516 Elder Road, Conroe, Texas 77385 and
Steve Miner with SMA Architects, 115 West Main Street, Allen, Texas 75013 presented
the request. Mr. Atwell provided an overview of the existing property being a retail
building constructed in 1996 on 8.2 acres with 373 parking spaces. The existing building
value is $2.5 million and a construction value of $4.5 million. Mr. Atwell reviewed the
proposed request for permit for nonconformity, stating the permit requested is to
consider an alternative landscape plan that makes incremental landscaping improvements
with the property still being non-conforming.
Mr. Husband presented a summary of the non-conformity request. The proposed
landscape area required is 15% of total lot area, the applicant proposes 15.9%.
The landscape setback requires a 15-foot setback adjacent to all public streets, one large
tree per 50 feet of frontage and ten shrubs per 50 feet of frontage. Rufe Snow Drive
requires six (6) large trees and 60 shrubs. Hightower Drive requires 13 large trees and
130 shrubs. The applicant proposes on Rufe Snow Drive a 10-foot setback on entire
frontage, five (5) existing trees and one (1) new tree to be planted in setback. The
applicant proposes on Hightower Drive a 10-foot setback for 34% of frontage and a
15-foot setback for the remaining frontage, twelve (12) existing trees and one (1) new
tree and 151 shrubs to be planted in the setback.
The parking lot landscaping requires a minimum area of 5% of the parking lot in
landscaped area, one (1) tree in island per 20 parking spaces, each parking space
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within 100 feet of a parking lot island tree. The applicant proposes 4.4% of parking lot in
landscaped area, seven (7) existing trees provided in parking area, seven (7) trees to be
planted in the parking area adjacent to the building, and all parking spaces would be
within 100 feet of a parking lot island tree.
Lastly, buffer requirements related to the adjacent residential property on the north and
east property lines require masonry screening walls; six (6) to eight (8) feet in height,
15-foot landscape buffer yard, one (1) large tree per 30 linear feet, and at least 40% of
trees must be evergreen. On the North property line the applicant is proposing the
existing six (6) foot tall masonry screening wall, five (5) foot wide landscape buffer yard,
43 ornamental trees to be planted in lieu of large trees. On the East property line the
applicant is proposing the existing six (6) foot tall masonry screening wall, 48-foot wide
landscape buffer yard and 16 large trees to be planted with 50% being evergreen. Mr.
Husband was available to answer questions from the Board.
The Board, applicant, and staff discussed tree and fence line irrigation, fence panel and
fence cap replacement, condition of utility pole, condition and improvement to the base of
lighting poles, condition and replacement of damaged fence areas, code enforcement
purview, and the length of time the property has been vacant.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER WRIGHT OUJESKY, SECONDED BY
BOARD MEMBER TURNAGE TO APPROVE LRB23-0006, WITH THE STIPULATIONS
THAT ALL REQUIRED AREAS HAVE IRRIGATION, CONCRETE AT BOTTOM OF UTILITY
POLES ARE SANDBLASTED, PRUNE TREES,AND CAPS ON FENCE TO BE REPAIRED.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0.
C. ADJOURNMENT
Acting Chair Deupree adjourned the Landscape Review Board meeting at 8:15 p.m.
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