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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: Minutes of March 18, 1993 Planning and Zoning Commission Page 2 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 Minutes of March 18, 1993 Planning and Zoning Commission Page 3 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. Minutes of March 18, 1993 Planning and Zoning Commission Page 4 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. Minutes of March 18, 1993 Planning and Zoning Commission Page 5 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. Minutes of March 18, 1993 Planning and Zoning Commission Page 6 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. r6017N;, • . �1 2=M1. in 0 ATTEST: d. Rd- -Secretary pz031893 . min