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BM 1987-10-15 PZMinutes of October 15, 1987 The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Coppell met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 1987, in the Coppell Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas 75019. The following members were present: Chairman Smedul Commissioner Eberhardt Commissioner Jasiecki Commissioner Munsch Commissioner Weaver Absent were Commissioners Tunnell and Pope. Also present were Consulting Engineer Kevin Peiffer, Civil Engineer Shohre Daneshmand and Administrative Secretary Linda Glidewell. Chairman Smedul called the meeting to order and everyone was asked to stand while Commissioner Eberhardt gave the invocation. Item 5: Approval of Minutes of September 17, 1987 Chairman Smedul stated that on Item #6 of the September 17, 1987 minutes, it states that Smedul voted in favor of, but should state that Chairman Smedul voted in opposition to. Commissioner Eberhardt moved to approve the minutes of September 17, 1987, with the corrections as stated by Chairman Smedul. Commissioner Jasiecki seconded the motion; motion carried (5-0) with Chairman Smedul and Commissioners Eberhardt, Jasiecki, Munsch and Weaver voting in favor of the motion. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item 6: Consider approval of a zoning change, case #ZC-504, at the request of Parks of Coppell J/V, from (SF -7) Single Family -7 and (SF -0) Single Family Zero Lot Line Homes, to (C) Commercial, located north of DeForest Road, east of the proposed extension of MacArthur Boulevard. Civil Engineer Shohre Daneshmand introduced this item. Mike Allen of Univest was present to make the presentation to the Commission. Mr. Allen stated that this case was submitted quite some time ago, and has gone through a lot of changes. He also stated that the park issue is pending at this time with the City Council. Chairman Smedul then opened the Public Hearing and asked for persons wising to speak in favor of this item. There were none. He then asked for persons wishing to speak in opposition. Those persons speaking were: John Nelson 637 Phillips Kimbra Valachovic 600 Harrison The Public Hearing was then closed. The Commissioners asked if some of the proposed business uses that the homeowners object to might be eliminated. Mr. Allen stated that this would be a possibility. It was generally felt that (R) Commercial. Commissioners Retailzoning would be more acceptable than (C) was also There concern expressed by the that this will be a gateway into the City. Following discussion, Commissioner Munsch moved to approve the zoning change from SF -0 and SF -7 to (R) Retail. Commissioner Weaver seconded the motion; motion carried (5-0) with Chairman Smedul and Commissioners Eberhardt, Jasiecki, Munsch and Weaver voting in favor of the motion. PLATTING Item 7: Consider approval of a preliminary plat, for Sandy Lake Crossing, Lot 2, at the request of Firestone Company, located approximately 183 feet west of the southwest corner of Denton Tap Road and Sandy Lake Road. (Frontage on Sandy Lake Road). Civil Engineer Shohre Daneshmand introduced the item. Howard Herrington representing the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was present to make the presentation to the Commission. He stated that the same construction materials will be used on all the buildings in the center, and that the materials have been approved by the City Council. Following discussion, Commissioner Eberhardt moved to approve the request with the stipulation that the construction drawings be reviewed and approved by the City staff. Commissioner Jasiecki seconded the motion; motion carried (5-0) with Chairman Smedul and Commissioners Eberhardt, Jasiecki, Munsch and Weaver voting in favor of the motion. Item 8: Consider approval of a final plat, for Sandy Lake Crossing, Lot 2, at the request of Firestone Company, located approximately 183 feet west of the southwest corner of Denton Tap Road and Sandy Lake Road. (Frontage on Sandy Lake Road). Again Civil Engineer Shohre Daneshmand introduced the item, and Howard Herrington made the presentation to the Commission. Following discussion, Commissioner Eberhardt moved to approve the item, with the stipulation that the construction drawings and final plat be reviewed and approved by the City staff. Commissioner Jasiecki seconded the motion; motion carried (5-0) with Chairman Smedul and Commissioners Eberhardt, Jasiecki, Munsch and Weaver voting in favor of the motion. Item 9: Consider approval of a final plat for Gateway Park at Coppell, at the request of Southern Pacific Transportation Company, located at the southwest corner of Southwestern Boulevard and Denton Tap Road for a total of 327 acres of land. Civil Engineer Shohre Daneshmand introduced this item to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Ed Searcy, Vice -President for the Applicant was present to make the presentation to the Commissioners. Mr. Searcy stated that they have only had a couple of minor differences with City staff. One was Bullock Drive and the other was the R.O.W. for the new Gateway Boulevard. The Commissioners were very concerned with Southwestern Boulevard and Beltline Road becoming a very dangerous intersection as it is shown on this plan. Mr. Searcy and the Commissioners discussed the possibility of tabling this item and then setting up a work session to discuss this. This was agreed upon. Following discussion, Chairman Smedul asked Mr. Searcy to go ahead with his formal request. Mr. Searcy then requested that the Final Plat for Gateway Park at Coppell be postponed until the November, 1987, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The meeting was then adjourned. Ray Smedul, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: D a) Q CJS Linda G1900471", SECRETARY MINITS 101587 MINPZ