BM 1992-11-19 PZMinutes of November 19, 1992
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, November 19, 1992, 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, Ray Hildebrand
Commissioners Don Meador and Melvin Gross were 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.
Commissioner Hildebrand moved to approve the minutes of October 15, 1992,
as submitted. Commissioner Tunnell seconded the motion; motion carried (5-
0) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford and
Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion.
Item 6: PUBLIC HEARING: To consider approval of a zoning change, Case #ZC-
545, Oaktree Addition, located along the west side of Harris Road, 450' north
of Bethel School Road, at the request of Matthews Southwest.
P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman introduced the item to the Commission. Ms.
Bowman stated that this property is situated on 7 1/2 acres, with a current zoning
of SF -12 and MF -2. She further stated that 131 property notices were mailed to
residents within 200 feet of the request, with seven being returned in favor of the
request, and one returned undecided. Ms. Bowman stated that staff was
concerned with the surrounding zoning, and feels that SF -7 zoning should be
denied, and should be approved for SF -9.
Mr. Tim House of Matthews Southwest was present to represent this item before
the Commission and answer any questions.
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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:
Barbara Bailey 232 Plantation
Brian Scott 450 Harris
The public hearing was then declared closed.
It was then determined that the property owner notice for this zoning case was
incorrect, and would need to be re -advertised before the case could be acted on.
Following discussion Commissioner Thompson moved to take Case #ZC-545
under advisement until the December 17, 1992 Planning Commission meeting,
in order to give staff time to re -advertise the zoning change. Commissioner
Redford seconded the motion; motion carried (5-0) with Chairman Green and
Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford and Hildebrand voting in favor of
the motion.
Item 7: Consider approval of a preliminary plat of Oaktree Addition, 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 as the zoning case was taken under advisement until next month,
the Commission should therefore, deny the preliminary plat.
Following discussion Commissioner Tunnell moved to deny the preliminary plat
of Oaktree Addition. Chairman Green seconded the motion; motion carried (5-0)
with Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford and
Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion.
Item 8: PUBLIC HEARING: To consider approval of a site plan amendment, Case
#S -1008A.1, located at the southeast corner MacArthur Boulevard and Beltline
Road, at the request of Dimension Group.
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Director of Planning Gary Sieb introduced the item to the Commission. Mr. Sieb
stated that this request is to amend the site plan and allow the applicant to
construct an access drive between the Mobil station and the Tom Thumb Center.
The access road would be parallel to Beldine Road. Mr. Sieb stated that at the
time this SUP was approved, and he understood an access road was also approved
but was not shown on the plat. He further stated that this amendment is a
technical issue, as the access road needs to be shown on the plat.
Mr. Jay Myhill of the Mobil Oil Corporation 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.
Those persons speaking were:
Mark Wolfsberg 405 Dillard Lane
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 Redford moved to approve Case #S -1008A.1.
Commissioner Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion carried (5-0) with
Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford and
Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion.
At this time, Chairman Green stated that Item #9, final plat of Fairways @
Riverchase will be moved to the end of the agenda in order to allow more
extensive technical discussion to take place. He explained that this would prevent
persons in the audience for other items from being held up due to the lengthy
discussion of the Fairways @ Riverchase Plat.
Item 10: Consider approval of a final plat of Mill Creek Estates, (formerly Parks of
Coppell, Section I), located at the southeast corner of Parkway Boulevard and
Heartz Road, at the request of Centex Real Estate Corporation.
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P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman introduced the item to the Commission. Ms.
Bowman stated that the developer has decided to change the name of the
subdivision back to Parks of Coppell. Ms. Bowman stated most of the concerns
addressed at the time of the preliminary plat have been addressed, and that a
Homeowners Maintenance Agreement for the overall area of Parks of Coppell has
been submitted.
Mr. Bill Anderson of Dan Dowdey and Associates was present to represent this
item before the Commission and answer any questions.
Following discussion Commissioner Thompson moved to approve the final plat
of Parks of Coppell. Commissioner Redford seconded the motion; motion carried
(5-0) with Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford and
Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion.
Item 11: Consider approval of a final plat of Stonemead Estates (formerly Parks of
Coppell, Section II), located at the northeast 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 the following conditions were placed on the preliminary plat
by both the Commission and the City Council:
1) minimum centerline radius of 200 feet be allowed,
2) land adjacent to City Park on north and east boundary not require
an alley
3) a minimum four foot decorative metal fence with brick columns
separate park land from residential land,
4) homeowners association be formed to maintain all common space
and screening walls,
5) any other conditions required of the City for proper development -
sidewalk, brick pavers, etc.,
6) cul-de-sac limited to 600 feet, and
7) deed restriction that the homeowners be made aware of the ball
field lighting to the north
Ms. Bowman stated that if approved, staff would request that items 5 and 6 be
placed on the plat.
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Mr. Bill Anderson of Dan Dowdey and Associates was present to represent this
item before the Commission and answer any questions.
Following discussion Commissioner Redford moved to approve the final plat of
Stonemead Estates with the stipulation that the final plat have placed on it the
conditions required by the City for proper development of sidewalk, brick pavers,
and to note the variance for the cul-de-sac to be 800 feet in length.
Commissioner Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion carried (5-0) with
Chairman Green and Commissioners Thompson, Tunnell, Redford and
Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion.
Item 9: Consider approval of a final plat of Fairways @ Riverchase, located east of
Riverchase Drive and north of Riverchase Club, at the request of Thompson
Interests.
P&Z Coordinator Taryon Bowman introduced the item to the Commission. Ms.
Bowman stated that the seven conditions of approval of the preliminary plat have
been addressed and the plat has been amended.
Mr. Mike Daniel of Nathan Maier Engineers was present to represent this item
before the Commission and answer any questions.
Following considerable discussion involving the security aspects of this case -
particularly the guard house vs. identification sign - Commissioner Redford
moved to approve the final plat of Fairways @ Riverchase. Commissioner
Hildebrand seconded the motion; motion carried (3-2) with Chairman Green and
Commissioners Redford and Hildebrand voting in favor of the motion, and
Commissioners Thompson and Tunnell voting against the motion.
DISCUSSION
Item 12: General discussion concerning platting and zoning issues.
There was no general discussion.
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Item 13: Update on Comprehensive Planning process.
Director of Planning and Community Services Gary L. Sieb provided each
Commissioner with minutes from the latest meeting of the Comprehensive
Planning Committee, and explained they would be meeting again in the next few
weeks.
The meeting was then adjourned.
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