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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 1998-05-14 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS MAY 14,1998 -7:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman David Barfield at 7:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT Chairman Vice Chairman David Barfield Richard Davis Don Ferguson Ted Nehring Don Bowen Mark Wood Paul Miller CITY STAFF Director, Planning Planner Recording Secretary Asst. Director/PW Staff Engineer Barry LeBaron Christopher Baker Valerie Taylor Kevin Miller Julia Skare 3. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF APRIL 23, 1998 APPROVED Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Nehring moved to approve the minutes of April 23, 1998. The motion carried with a vote of 7 - O. Messrs. Bowen, Ferguson, Barfield, Nehring, Davis, Miller and Wood were in favor of this motion. Page 1 - 5/14/98 4. PS 98-11 REQUEST OF TOM MIHALOUPOULOS FOR A FINAL PLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, GARVON ADDITION. (LOCATED AT 8100 BEDFORD-EULESS ROAD) APPROVED Mr. LeBaron explained that this is a 1.4-acre tract of land that is zoned C-2 and was once the old J.C. Penney's warehouse. It is being converted into a furniture retail store. All city requirements have been complied with. Mr. Nehring made the motion to approve PS 98-11. Mr. Ferguson seconded this motion and the vote was 7 - O. Messrs. Miller, Wood, Bowen, Barfield, Ferguson, Nehring & Davis were in favor of this request. 5. PS 98-18 REQUEST OF JOHN BARFIELD FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF FOREST GLENN EAST ADDITION. (LOCATED ON NORTH TARRANT PARKWAY) APPROVED Mr. Barfield explained that since his brother is the developer of this property, he would be abstaining from discussion and voting on this item. Mr. LeBaron explained that this is a 115-lot subdivision that also includes four commercial lots. The property contains multiple zoning and a zoning case is forth coming regarding this property. The Little Bear Creek Corridor is impacted by this development and the only comment that committee had regarding this development is the three (3) intersection on North Tarrant Parkway. The committee would like to see this dropped to two (2). Vice Chairman Davis asked the applicant to come forward. Mr. Doug Long presented this request. He explained that this is a 115-acre tract of land that equates into 216 lots. He explained that they have 24 acres that will be deeded to the city for park use. Mr. Long stated this is the first step in a multi- step process. They would like three openings on North Tarrant Parkway. While he understands the recommendation from the Little Bear Creek Corridor Committee, the street they suggested shutting off has an existing 10" sewer line running through it which would have to be relocated. Page 2 - 5/14/98 Mr. Bowen stated that he concurred on the street cuts and would prefer only two curb cuts on North Tarrant Parkway and asked Mr. Long the possibility of reconfiguring this area and possibly gaining an additional lot. Mr. Long responded that he felt certain that a lot would not be gained because of the minimum frontage required. Additionally he believes this could cause a lot of potential problems due to the sewer line already existing there. Mr. Long stated that they are not "tract home" builders and when you have various builders in an area, multiple access is desired since different builders have different model homes. Mr. Wood believed that the three street cuts on to North Tarrant Parkway are necessary for the traffic entering and leaving the addition as well as having breaks in the required masonry-screening wall. Responding to a question, Mr. Long stated that staff has suggested that they go to the Corp of Engineers regarding the Texas Waters issue. Vice Chairman Davis asked the Commission if they would consider being lenient on the minimum frontages if the applicant were willing to reduce the street cuts on to North Tarrant Parkway. Mr. Wood, seconded by Mr. Nehring moved to approve PS 98-18 as presented. The motion carried with a vote of 6 - O. Messrs. Miller, Wood, Bowen, Ferguson, Nehring and Davis were in favor of this request. Mr. Barfield abstained. 6. PS 98-22 REQUEST OF LARRY TADLOCK FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF LOTS 1 & 2, BLOCK 1 , TADLOCK ADDITION. (LOCATED IN THE 7700 BLOCK OF MID- CITIES BOULEVARD) APPROVED Mr. LeBaron explained that this 1.6-acre tract of land is just west of the intersection of Smithfield Road and Mid-Cities Boulevard, on the north side. It will be developed into two (2) lots. All requirements have been met. Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Nehring, moved to approve PS 98-22 as requested. The motion carried 7 - O. Messrs. Davis, Nehring, Miller, Wood, Bowen, Barfield & Ferguson were in favor of this request. Page 3 - 5/14/98 7. 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) TABLED 4/23/98 APPROVED Chairman Barfield informed the audience that the applicant had submitted a letter requesting the zoning request be down graded to a C-1 Commercial classification and opened the public hearing. Mr. Jim Makens, applicant presented his requesting stating that he is in favor of the proposed change. Chairman Barfield called for additional proponents. Mr. James Lawbacher, 8805 Hedge Row Court, stated that the Steeple Ridge residents prefer the C-1 classification, they will be making a presentation in the near future regarding a North Davis Boulevard Overlay Zone, and the majority of that proposal shows C-1 zoning along this corridor. Mr. James McCan, 8508 Steeple Ridge Drive, was also in favor of this request. Seeing no additional proponents or opponents, Chairman Barfield closed the public hearing. Mr. Bowen, seconded by Mr. Ferguson moved to approve PZ 98-16 as a C-1 zoning classification. The motion carried with a vote of 7 - O. Messrs. Miller, Wood, Bowen, Barfield, Ferguson, Nehring & Davis were in favor of this request. 8. PZ 98-21 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF MARK HARWELL FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO R-1-S RESIDENTIAL ON TRACT 12A3, OF THE T.K MARTIN SURVEY, A-1055. (LOCATED AT 8620 MARTIN DRIVE) APPROVED Mr. LeBaron explained that this is a 2 acre tract of land on Martin Drive that is currently zoned R-2 Residential. The owner would like to have a horse so is requesting a zoning change to the R-1-S to allow horses along with his house. Page 4 - 5/14/98 Chairman Barfield opened the public hearing and asked the applicant to come forward. Mr. Mark Harwell, applicant, presented his request. He explained that they would take care of their horse better than most people care for their dogs or cats. There are horses in this area already. Seeing no additional proponents or any opponents, Chairman Barfield closed the public hearing. Mr. Wood, seconded by Mr. Bowen, moved to approve PZ 98-21 as presented. The motion carried with a vote of 7 - O. Messrs. Miller, Wood, Bowen, Barfield, Ferguson, Nehring & Davis were in favor of this request. 9. PZ 98-22 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE SITE PLAN REGULATIONS AND TO ESTABLISH A PLAN REVIEW FEE. APPROVED Mr. LeBaron explained that the current zoning regulations have five situations that require a site plan, which is to be reviewed by this Commission with a recommendation forwarded to the City Council. These five situations are a Planned Development, a Special Use Permit, multi-family developments require site plan approval, any deviation from the required masonry requirements now requires site plan approval. These current regulations only explain required submittal information, no procedural instructions are offered and these amendments are related to that. One proposed amendment is an expiration period, one year after submittal, if nothing is ever done with it or would require another hearing before a building permit is issued. An additional amendment that is proposed is a fee schedule to coincide with site plan reviews. A survey was conducted with surrounding areas and staff has determined that a flat fee of $225 be charged. This will be charged only when there is no other zoning fee involved. Additional amendments were discussed and Chairman Barfield opened the public hearing. Seeing no proponents or opponents, the public hearing was closed. Page 5 - 5/14/98 Mr. Davis stated that he liked the expiration date proposed but would prefer to see 18 months instead of a year. Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Bowen, moved to approve PZ 98-22 amending Section 1, Paragraph J to allow for an 18-month expiration. The motion carried with a vote of 7 - O. Messrs. Miller, Wood, Bowen, Barfield, Ferguson, Nehring & Davis were in favor of this request. 10. PZ 98-23 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE TABLE OF PERMITTED USES TO INCLUDE AN INDOOR SPORTS ARENA. TABLED Mr. LeBaron explained that a temporary Certificate of Occupancy was recently issued for a special event in the old Home Depot building and during that process the applicant indicated that this might become a more permanent situation. Since this type use isn't listed in the Land Use Table, staff thought perhaps some regulations should be adopted, should additional requests be presented to staff. Mr. LeBaron stated that staff proposes a special use permit be required so the Commission has the opportunity to view each situation on a case by case submittal and be able to consider hours, of operation, lighting, parking, etc. Mr. Ken Taylor, promoter for National Wresting Alliance Southwest, explained that they are licensed by the State of Texas under the Wrestling and Boxing Act and also are fully insured with the required commercial general liability coverage and have had 2 events so far. 100 were in attendance at the first event and 200 at the second event. The maximum occupant load for this location was 499 when it was a teen club. Responding to a question, Mr. Taylor stated that shows begin at 8:00 p.m. and generally end by 10:30 p.m. There is onsite lighting and professional security is at every event. This is in addition to house security. Much discussion ensued but it was the general consensus of the Commissioners that this item be tabled to give staff time to come up with a more detailed definition for this proposed category. The Commission requested staff conduct a survey of area cities and specifically look at the definition the City of Carrollton's definition and look at the American Indoor Sports facility as a possible example. Chairman Barfield called for additional proponents. Terry McLaughlin, owner of the property, spoke in favor of this request. Page 6 - 5/14/98 Seeing no additional proponents or no opponents, Chairman Barfield closed the public hearing. Mr. Wood, seconded by Mr. Nehring, moved to table PZ 98-23 to allow staff time to develop a more detailed definition of an Indoor Sports Arena zoning category. The motion carried with a vote of 7 - O. Messrs. Miller, Wood, Bowen, Barfield, Ferguson, Nehring & Davis were in favor of this motion. 11. STAFF REPORT There were none. 12. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were none. 13. ADJOURNMENT Having no additional business to conduct the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Chairman, David Barfield f) . . . ./ ... /') ~"-- . . // Vif11 2? i-/~.. Secretary, Don Bowen '\ ~\'v\..~-?"..~ . ~-,~,~~ Page 7 - 5/14/98 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT § § § AFFIDAVIT OF DISQUALIFICATION The undersigned Board Member of the City of North Richland Hills hereby under oath S3YS that he has an interest in Item e6 q 8·,gn the Agenda for 5~t~ ,199F The nature of the interest is: ~~ By filing this affidavit with the Secretary of the Board, the undersigned gives notice that he will not and has not taken part in the discussion or deliberation on such agenda item and will not vote on such agenda item. Signed under oath this , ti1hday of ,199% Board Member , Sworn to and subscribed before me this K day of -t:¥l CVÖ 199$