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Northlake WE P1-6-CS 850423Minutes of April 23, 1985 The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular session on Tuesday, April 23, 1985 in the Coppell High School Administration Building. The following members were present: Lou Duggan,Mayor Bunny Thompson,Mayor Pro Tem Dale Ware, Councilman John Bailey, Councilman Walter Pettijohn, Councilman William C. Smothermon,Jr., Councilman Also present were City Manager Ron Ragland, City Secretary Dorothy Timmons, City Attorney Bill Hayes, and Administrative Assistant Mark Sweeney. The meeting was called to order and everyone asked to stand while Councilman Smothermon gave the invocation. PLATTING ACTIONS 1. Plat Application #85-04-04 - to consider approval of a final plat for Coppell Bank N.A. located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Denton Tap Road and Braewood Drive Prior to this presentation, Mayor Duggan questioned the city attorney as to any possible conflict of interest on his part due to the fact that his wife works for this applicant. City Attorney Bill Hayes stated that there would not be a conflict of interest. Mr. Raymond L. Goodson, Jr. made the presentation to the Council. He stated that closed drainage would be provided along Denton Tap Road as well as screening along the back alley of this development. Following discussion by the Council, Councilman Bailey moved that this plat be approved; Mayor Pro Tem Thompson seconded and motion carried 5-0. 2. Plat Application #85-02-13 - to consider approval of a final plat for Northlake Woodlands East, PHase VI located at the northeast corner of Beltllne and Moore Roads Mr. Steve Parsons made the presentation to the Council. He stated that thi~ development is a 65.5-acre tract. A fance~ill~.constructed around an existing cemetery in the development as well as an access road being provided to the cemetery. The right-of-way dedication along Moo~e~// Road will be sixty (60) feet to provide for a 37-foot pavement back to hack of curb. Mr. Parsons stated that his firm has received preliminary indication from the railroad company that the crossing at Mockingbird through to Beltline will be approve some time this month. A question was raised concerning the flood plain area in this development and the plans to clean up and maintain it. Mr. Parsons indicated that it is the intention of the applicant to leave ~his area as is until the City is ready to take it over and maintain it. Following discussion by the Council, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson moved that this plat be approved contingent upon the applicant working with the Park Board on the development of the flood plain area contained within this development; Councilman Bailey seconded and motion carried 5-0. 3. Plat Application ~g5-02-21 - to consider approval of a final plat for Northlake Woodlands East, Phase VIII located at the northeast corner of Beltline Road and Mockingbird Lane Mr. Steve Parsons made this presentation to the Council. His request is for a private, indoor tennis center on a 2.96-acres site. Following discussion by the Council, Councilman PettiJohn moved that this plat be approved; Councilman Ware seconded and motion carried 4-1 with Mayor Pro Tem Thompson voting against the motion. PUBLIC HEARINGS 4. Zoning Application ~85-02-21 - to consider zoning change request of Lincoln Property Company on 129.53 acres located in the Clarinda Squires Survey (Abstract 1327, Dallas County and Abstract 1602, Denton County); being more specifically located on the west side of Denton Tap Road directly north of Denton Creek and including the following zoning classification requests: EXISTING ZONING 2.86 acres "R", Retail 35,46 acres "TC", Towm Center 43.53 acres "2F-9", Two-Family 9 47.69 acres "M~-2", Multi-Family 2 PROPOSED ZONING 25.56 acres "MF-2", Multi-Family 2 26.33 acres "MF-i", Multi-Family 1 47.20 acres "R", Retail 30.42 acres "PD-F", Planned development-Flood Plain Mr. Marshal Ticher made the presentation to the Council. He stated that this item had been tabled from the previous Council meeting in order to work on some specific requests by the Council concerning the density and the location of the Retail zoning. Their application has been changed to reduce the density from 22 units per acre to 18.8 units per acre as well as changing the configuration of the retail zoning from the original request. Following the presentation by Mr. Ticher, Mayor Duggan declared that the public hearing had been left open from the previous meeting. He then asked for those persons who wished to speak for the proposed zoning change. There were none. Mayor Duggan then asked for those persons who wished to speak against the proposed change. Those persons speaking were Mr. Mike Ruiz who did not wish to see any more apartments allowed in the City. The public h~aring was then declared closed. D,,r~ng Council discussion, concern was expressed as to the amount of retail zoning being requested and a desire to see a more restrictive zoning, such as Office zoning in place of some of the ret-ail zoning. Following a lengthy discussion by the Council, Mayor Pro Tsm Thompson moved that the zoning be approved with the tract to the north of the proposed major east-west thoroughfare being changed to "0", Office zoning and the tract to the south of this same thoroughfare being left at "R", Retail zoning; Councilman Pettijohn seconded and motion carried 4-1 with Councilman Ware voting against the motion.