CC 10/13/87 minutesMinutes of October 13, 1987
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular called session on
Tuesday, October 13, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the
Coppell Town Center. The following members were present:
Lou Duggan, Mayor
Dan Stanton, Mayor Pro Tem
Dean Wilkerson, Councilman
Walter Pettijohn, Councilman
Tom Morton, Councilman
Bill Smothermon, Councilman
Jim Cowman, Councilman (late arrival)
Councilman Mark Wolfe was not present. Also present were City Manager
Alan D. Ratliff, City Secretary Dorothy Timmons, and City Attorney Larry
Jackson.
Mayor Duggan called the meeting to order and everyone was asked to stand
while Councilman Smothermon gave the invocation. Following the
invocation, Mayor Duggan led those present in the pledge of allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Item 1: Approval of minutes - September 22, 1987
Councilman Smothermon moved that the minutes be approved as corrected;
Councilman Morton seconded and motion carried unanimously with Mayor Pro
Tem Stanton and Councilmen Wilkerson, Pettijohn, Morton and Smothermon
voting in favor of the motion.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Item 2: Mayor's Report
A. Mayor Duggan provided the city manager and mayor pro rem with copies
of a publication that can be used as a guideline for a City to develop
a "feel" for the growth and development of the community. Mayor Duggan
stated that after reading the book, he felt that the Council is on the
right track in its development strategies for the City.
B. Students from Mrs. Betty Nash's 5th grade class at Pinkerton
Elementary School will take part in the Council meeting of October 27,
1987. These students will be studying the local government process.
Council and the City Manager have been invited to have lunch with these
students on that day.
C. A reception for the Council to meet board and commission applicants
will be held at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Council meeting on October 27,
1987.
D. The MacArthur Boulevard-Beltline Road intersection was opened last
week. Some problems are still being experienced with the signalization,
but it is anticipated that these will be worked out.
E. Councilmen Smothermon and Morton gave a report on the recent Chamber
tour to London and the possible investments in the future in this area.
F. Councilman Wilkerson requested that a listing of all the applicants,
by board or commission and the number of positions open, be provided to
them prior to the appointments on October 27, 1987.
Mayor Duggan stated that the public hearing on this item has been opened
and continued from a previous meeting. He then asked if there were
persons present who wished to speak in favor of the proposed ordinance.
There were none. Mayor Duggan then asked if there were persons present
who wished to speak in opposition of the proposed ordinance. There were
none. The public hearing was then declared closed. Following
discussion by the Council, Councilman Morton moved that the ordinance
providing for comprehensive management of the floodplain in the City of
Coppell be comsidered at the regular Council meeting of October 27,
1987; Councilman Wilkerson seconded and motion carried unanimously with
Mayor Pro Tem Stanton and Councilmen Wilkerson, Pettijohn, Morton,
Smothermon, and Cowman voting in favor of the motion.
ZONING
Item 12:
Consider approval of a zoning change, Case ~S-1026, at the
request of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas from (SF-9) Single
Family-9, to (SF-9, SUP) Single Family-9 with a Special Use
Permit to allow the operation of a Church, on property located
approximately 600 feet north of the northeast corner of Sandy
Lake Road and Samuel Boulevard.
Date of Planning and Zoning Commission - September 17,1987
Decision of Planning and Zoning Commission - Approved (6-0)
Father Broderick of the Catholic Diocese made the presentation to the
Council. He stated that the church will have a live screening wall
around the perimeter of the development and that it would be fully
sprinkled. Staff reminded the Council that a variance for the living
screen would be required. The use of stucco is allowed in an SUP zoning
classification. Concerns regarding the right-of-way along Samuel
Boulevard can be addressed at the platting stage. Mayor Duggan then
declared the public hearing open and asked for those persons present who
wished to speak in favor of the proposed zoning. There were none. He
then asked for those persons present who wished to speak in opposition
to the proposed zoning. There were none. The public hearing was then
declared closed. Following discussion by the Council, Councilman Morton
moved that the zoning change be approved with the stipulation that
stucco construction be permitted; Mayor Pro Tem Stanton seconded and
motion carried unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Stanton and Councilmen
Wilkerson, Pettijohn, Morton, Smothermon, and Cowman voting in favor of
the motion.
Item 13: Consider approval of a zoning change, Case #S-1025, at the
request of Mr. Gordon Dunaway, from (LI) Light Industrial to
(LI.SUP) Light Industrial with a Special Use Permit, for the
operation of automobile sales, on property located at 1203
Crestside Drive.
Date of Planning and Zoning Commission - September 17,1987
Decision of Planning and Zoning Commission - Approved (6-0)
Mr. Howard Herrington, representing Mr. Gordon Dunaway, made the
presentation to the Council. Mr. Herrington stated that there would be
no mechanical work or outside storage at this site. Mayor Duggan
declared the public hearing open and asked for those persons who wished
to speak in favor of the proposed zoning change. There were none. He
then asked for those persons who wished to speak in opposition to the
proposed zoning change. There were none. The public hearing was
declared closed. Following discussion by the Council, Mayor Pro Tem
Stanton moved that the zoning change be approved with the stipulation
that no outside sales or storage be allowed, no mechanical work be
performed on site, and that the zoning change be restricted to the sale
of collector-type autos; Councilman Cowman seconded and motion carried
unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Stanton and Councilmen Wilkerson,
Pettijohn, Morton, Smothermon and Cowman voting in favor of the motion.