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BM 1992-12-17 PZMinutes of December 17, 1992 PLANNING AND ZONING CONEVIISSION 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, December 17, 1992, in the Coppell Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas 75019. The following members were present: Chairman, Robert Green Commissioner, Marsha Tunnell Commissioner, Melvin Gross Commissioner, Ray Hildebrand Vice -Chairman George Redford and Commissioners Don Meador and Carl Thompson were absent. Also present were Director of Planning and Community Services Gary L. Sieb, P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman, City Engineer Ken Griffin and Administrative Secretary Linda Glidewell. Chairman Green called the meeting to order and everyone was asked to stand while Commissioner Gross gave the invocation. Item 4: Approval of Minutes of November 19, 1992 Commissioner Tunnell moved to approve the minutes of November 19, 1992, as submitted. Commissioner Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion carried (3-0- 1) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Tunnell and Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion, and Commissioner Gross abstaining, as he was not present at the November 19, 1992 Commission meeting. Item 5: PUBLIC HEARING: To consider approval of a zoning change, Case #ZC- 545, Round Oak Estates, from (MF -2) Multi -Family -2 , and (SF -12) Single - Family -12, to (SF -7) Single -Family -7, located along the west side of Harris Road, 450' north of Bethel School Road, at the request of Matthews Southwest. Director of Planning Gary L. Sieb introduced the item to the Commission. Mr. Sieb stated that this case was originally before the Commission on November 19, but due to mis-advertising the property owner notice had to be corrected and Minutes of December 17, 1992 Planning & Zoning Commission Page 2 remailed; therefore, the case is before the Commission again this evening. He then stated that the new plan shows 30 lots within this subdivision. Mr. Sieb stated that due to discussions with the City's public service departments, staff has amended their stand on the street. It is now more strongly felt by staff that Kaye Street should be extended all the way through to Harris, and that the density is too great for this property. Mr. Tim House of Matthews Southwest 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. Those persons speaking were: Brian Scott 450 Harris George Nichols 212 Bethel Road Debra Armstrong 450 Harris Tom Higgin 454 Harris Carl Robinson 462 Harris Joe Fitch 304 Harris The public hearing was then declared closed. Following discussion Commissioner Gross moved to deny (SF -7) zoning and approve (SF -9) zoning on Case #ZC-545, with conditions regarding lot width (70') and house size (1800 square feet). Commissioner Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion failed due to a tie vote (2-2) with Commissioners Gross and Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion, and Chairman Green and Commissioner Tunnell voting against the motion. Following further discussion Commissioner Tunnell moved to deny (SF -7) zoning and approve (SF -9) zoning on Case #ZC-545 with no conditions. Commissioner Gross seconded the motion; motion failed due to a tie vote (2-2) with Commissioners Tunnell and Gross voting in favor of the motion, and Chairman Green and Commissioner Hildebrand voting against the motion. Following further discussion Chairman Green moved to approve Case #ZC-545. Motion dies due to lack of a second. Minutes of December 17, 1992 Planning & Zoning Commission Page 3 Chairman Green then moved to deny Case #ZC-545 without prejudice. Commissioner Gross seconded the motion; motion carries (4-0) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Tunnell, Hildebrand and Gross voting in favor of the motion. Item 6: Consider approval of a preliminary plat of Round Oak Estates, located along the west side of Harris Road, 450' north of Bethel School Road, at the request of Matthews Southwest. Director of Planning Gary L. Sieb introduced the item to the Commission. Mr. Sieb stated that due to the denial of the previous zoning change on this property, the Commission would need to also deny the plat request, since a plat cannot be approved which does not reflect zoning. Following discussion Commissioner Gross moved to deny the preliminary plat of Round Oak Estates. Commissioner Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion carried (4-0) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Tunnell, Hildebrand and Gross voting in favor of the motion. Item 7: PUBLIC HEARING: To consider approval of a zoning change, Case # ZC- 546, from (C) Commercial, to (0) Office, to allow the construction of a 4 -story office building, located south of Village Parkway, north of Sandy Lake Road, along the west side of MacArthur Boulevard, at the request of Mr. Mike Cooner. Director of Planning Gary L. Sieb introduced the item to the Commission. Mr. Sieb stated that staff is basically opposed to this request for rezoning based upon the following nine reasons: 1) overbuilding of the site 2) drainage problems 3) building code requirements, elevator, sprinkler, etc... 4) access and circulation problems 5) could be defined as spot zoning 6) in non-conformance to the Comprehensive Plan 7) precedent setting nature, which could be detrimental to the community 8) potential negative impact on adjacent properties 9) may be only the first of two proposals generating staff concern Fred Cawyer of Fred Cawyer Architects was present to represent this item before the Commission and answer any questions. Minutes of December 17, 1992 Planning & Zoning Commission Page 4 Chairman Green then opened the public hearing and asked for persons wishing to speak in favor of the request. Those persons speaking were: Sylvia Robertson 307 Quiet Valley Jerry Singleton 207 Tara Court Ron Robertson 307 Quiet Valley George Nichols 212 Bethel Road 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 deny Case #ZC-546. Commissioner Gross seconded the motion; motion carried (3-1) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Tunnell, and Gross voting in favor of the motion, and Commissioner Hildebrand voting against the motion. Commissioner Tunnell then moved to amend the motion to state denial without prejudice. Commissioner Gross seconded the motion; motion carried (4-0) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Tunnell, Hildebrand and Gross voting in favor of the motion. Item 8: Consider approval of a final plat of Huntington Ridge Addition (formerly Parks of Coppell, Section III), located at the southwest corner of Denton Tap Road and Parkway Boulevard, at the request of Centex Real Estate Corporation. P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman introduced the item to the Commission. Ms. Bowman stated that this property was previously known as Parks of Coppell - Section III. Mr. Bill Anderson of Dan Dowdey and Associates was present to represent this item before the Commission and answer any questions. Following discussion Commissioner Gross moved to approve the final plat of Huntington Ridge with the following condition: 1) in addition to this being done at the developers expense, that it be maintained by the Homeowners Association, including the area outside the wall facing the school Minutes of December 17, 1992 Planning & Zoning Commission Page 5 Commissioner Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion carried (3-1) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Hildebrand and Gross voting in favor of the motion, and Commissioner Tunnell voting against the motion. Item 9: Consider approval of vacating a plat of the Kimbel Addition, located at the northeast corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Village Parkway, at the request of Unzicker Schnurbusch and Associates. P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman introduced the item to the Commission. Ms. Bowman stated that this item is basically a housekeeping issue. She further stated that Lakewood Estates was approved several months ago, and staff later discovered that a portion of Kimbel Addition had never been vacated. Following discussion Commissioner Tunnell moved to approve the request to vacate the plat of Kimbel Addition. Commissioner Gross seconded the motion; motion carried (4-0) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Tunnell, Hildebrand and Gross voting in favor of the motion. DISCUSSION Item 10: General discussion concerning platting and zoning issues. There was no discussion. Item 11: Update on Comprehensive Planning process. Director of Planning Gary Sieb stated that the Comprehensive Plan Committee had not met this month, but would hopefully be holding a meeting within the next couple of weeks. The meeting was then adjourned. Robert Green, Chairman Minutes of December 17, 1992 Planning & Zoning Commission Page 6 ATTEST: Linda Glidewell-,cre pzl21792. min