BM 1993-03-18 PZMinutes of March 18, 1993
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Coppell met in pre -session at 7:00 p.m.,
and in regular session at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, March 18, 1993, in the Coppell Town
Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas 75019. The following members were present:
Chairman, Robert Green
Vice -Chairman, George Redford
Commissioner, Marsha Tunnell
Commissioner, Carl Thompson
Commissioner, Melvin Gross
Commissioner, Ray Hildebrand
Commissioner Don Meador was absent.
Also present were Director of Planning and Community Services Gary L. Sieb, City Engineer
Ken Griffin, P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman and Administrative Secretary Linda Glidewell.
Chairman Green called the meeting to order and everyone was asked to stand while
Commissioner Tunnell gave the invocation.
Item 4: Approval of Minutes of February 18, 1993
Commissioner Tunnell moved to take the minutes of February 18, 1993, under
advisement until the April 15, 1993 public hearing, due to her concern that the
motions made regarding Round Oak Estates case did not seem consistent. She
requested that staff provide Commission with a transcript of the case, to verify
motions made. Commissioner Gross seconded the motion; motion carried (6-0)
with Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford,
Hildebrand and Gross voting in favor of the motion.
Item 5: PUBLIC HEARING: To consider approval of a zoning change, Case #PD -130
(Austin Place), from (SF -12) Single -Family -12, to (PD -SF -7) Planned
Development Single -Family -7, located 250' north of Sandy Lake Road, along the
east side of Moore Road, at the request of Barbara Austin.
Director of Planning Gary L. Sieb introduced the item to the Commission. Mr.
Sieb stated staff basically has seven staff concerns, as follows:
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1)
overall plan of development
2)
density
3)
the zoning requested
4)
recognition of tree cover
5)
the subdivision plat
6)
street name
7)
landscaping
Mr. Sieb stated that at last month's Commission meeting it was discussed that the
applicant was having some difficulties with Lone Star Gas regarding the
easement. It is now staffs understanding that the applicant has worked this out
with Lone Star Gas. He further stated that, at staffs request, the Commission
will also be considering a request for Commercial zoning on the property directly
adjacent to this. Mr. Sieb then stated that the original plan showed 36 lots;
however, the plan before the Commission now shows 35 lots, which does address
some concerns regarding density. He further stated that the preliminary plat for
this property has been submitted to the City and will be considered by the
Commission at next months meeting. The preliminary plat will address some of
the concerns regarding drainage, easements, etc. Mr. Sieb stated that the
applicant has abided by the request for a tree survey. He further stated that the
street name is a platting issue; however, Mr. Sieb wanted to go on record as
stating that Council has taken the position that streets should not be named after
living persons. Finally, Mr. Sieb stated that the landscaping plan submitted does
address the issues raised by Commission.
Mr. George Gibson was present to represent this item before the Commission and
answer any questions.
Chairman Green then opened the public hearing and asked for persons wishing
to speak in favor of the request. There were none. He then asked for persons
wishing to speak in opposition to the request. Again there were none. The
public hearing was then declared closed.
Following discussion Commissioner Gross moved to approve Case #PD -130, with
the following conditions:
1) landscaping should be developed as shown on the PD plan
2) that this development be maintained by a Homeowners Association
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Commissioner Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion carried (4-2) with
Chairman Green and Commissioners Redford, Hildebrand and Gross voting in
favor of the motion, and Commissioners Thompson and Tunnell voting against
the motion.
Item 6: PUBLIC HEARING: To consider approval of a zoning change, Case #ZC-547,
from (SF -12) Single -Family -12, to (C) Commercial, located at the northeast
corner of Moore Road and Sandy Lake Road, at the request of Barbara Austin.
P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman introduced the item to the Commission. Ms.
Bowman stated this actually part two of the Barbara Austin tract, a request for
straight Commercial zoning on the property. She also stated that the entire
Barbara Austin tract contains 13.64 acres, of which 2.84 acres is requested to be
zoned Commercial. Ms. Bowman further stated that staff recommends approval
of this request, which is in line with the Comprehensive Plan for this area.
Mr. Bill Anderson of Dan Dowdey and Associates was present to represent this
item before the Commission and answer any questions.
Chairman Green then opened the public hearing and asked for persons wishing
to speak in favor of the request. There were none. He then asked for persons
wishing to speak in opposition to the request. Again there were none. The
public hearing was then declared closed.
Following discussion Commissioner Redford moved to approve Case #ZC-547,
as submitted. Commissioner Tunnell seconded the motion; motion carried (6-0)
with Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford,
Hildebrand and Gross voting in favor of the motion.
Item 7: PUBLIC HEARING: To consider approval of a Replat of Shadydale Acres,
Block B, Tract 6, located at the northwest corner of Shadydale Lane and Shady
Oak Lane to allow the subdivision of the lot for single-family purposes, at the
request of Otha Leach.
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P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman introduced the item to the Commission. Ms.
Bowman stated that twenty-nine notices were mailed to property owners within
two hundred feet of this request, and none were returned. She stated that this
request is to allow the division of one lot into two lots, in order to allow single-
family development, and that staff recommends approval of the request.
Chairman Green then opened the public hearing and asked for persons wishing
to speak in favor of the request. Those persons speaking were:
Lanny Mayo 122 Oak Trail
He then asked for persons wishing to speak in opposition to the request. There
were none. The public hearing was then declared closed.
Following discussion Commissioner Tunnell moved to approve the Replat of
Shadydale Acres, as submitted. Commissioner Thompson seconded the motion;
motion carried (6-0) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson,
Tunnell, Redford, Hildebrand and Gross voting in favor of the motion.
Item 8: To consider approval of a preliminary plat of Heartz Road Elementary School,
located at the southwest corner of Parkway Boulevard and Heartz Road, at the
request of Coppell I.S.D.
Director of Planning Gary L. Sieb introduced the item to the Commission. Mr.
Sieb stated that this ten acre parcel is situated beside City Hall. He also stated
the staff recommendation should state that staff has no objection to this plan,
subject to the clarification of the ring road concept. Mr. Sieb informed the
Commission that City Council will be considering the ring road concept at next
Tuesday evening's Council meeting.
Mr. Robert Howman of Ayres and Associates, Mr. Tom Walton, Traffic
Engineer and Mr. Gary Keep of SHW Architects were present to represent this
item before the Commission and answer any questions.
Following discussion Commissioner Gross moved to deny the preliminary plat of
Heartz Road Elementary School. Commissioner Tunnell seconded the motion;
motion failed (3-3) with Commissioners Tunnell, Redford and Gross voting in
favor of the motion, and Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson and
Hildebrand voting against the motion.
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Following further discussion, Chairman Green moved to approve the preliminary
plat of Heartz Road Elementary School with the following condition:
1) with the addition of the right-of-way required on the circular portion
of the property line located at the north and west corners of this
property, being approximately 30 feet,
Commissioner Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion failed (2-4) with
Chairman Green and Commissioner Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion, and
Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford and Gross voting against the
motion.
Following further discussion, Commissioner Gross moved to deny the preliminary
plat of Heartz Road Elementary School. Commissioner Tunnell seconded the
motion; motion carried (4-2) with Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford
and Gross voting in favor of the motion, and Chairman Green and Commissioner
Hildebrand voting against the motion.
It was the consensus of the Commission that staff should allow the applicant to
present this case again at the April 15, 1993 Commission meeting, at which time
the applicant will address some of the concerns of the Commission.
DISCUSSION
Item 9: General discussion concerning platting and zoning issues.
Director of Planning and Community Services Gary L. Sieb stated that a
newspaper article had been brought to his attention regarding the City's action
involving the hill located in front of the High School. Kent Moore, who wrote
the article, implied that staff and Planning Commission were responsible for
allowing the hill to be removed by the developer, when in fact both staff and the
Commission recommended the hill should be kept in -tact, and Council made the
decision to allow the removal of the hill. It was the consensus of the Commission
that Mr. Sieb would contact Mr. Moore to inform him of the inaccuracies of his
article.
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Item 10: Update on Comprehensive Planning process.
Because of a scheduling conflict of one of the Commissioners, the Comprehensive
Planning Committee meeting was being re -scheduled to Wednesday, March 31,
at 7:00 p.m.
At this time Vice -Chairman Redford stated that he is in the process of working
on a preliminary agenda/outline for the yearly meeting to review various actions
taken by the Commission throughout the year; and would like to present his
findings at a later Commission meeting yet to be determined.
The meeting was then adjourned.
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