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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning Commission-Minutes-4/12/2004 .~ 'Texas PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES - April 12, 2004 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Wall called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Bruce Kelly, Jeff Byerly, Mark Jones, and Jeff Wall were present. Barry LeBaron and Clayton Husband from staff were present. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Commissioner Wall APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Byerly moved to approve the minutes of the March 22, 2004 meeting. Commissioner Kelly seconded the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote. CITIZEN COMMENTS None AGENDA ITEMS 1. Case Z-04-016 - PUBLIC HEARING - Amendment to Ordinance 0-0-1277, the PUD-R for Strathmore Addition, located in the 3200 block of Glade Road Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission and reviewed the staff briefing. Mr. Husband stated there are only fourteen building sites in the development and the Land Development Code stipulates a minimum of twenty lots for a gated development. He stated the Fire Department recommends that the houses have fire sprinkler systems. Commissioner Kelly asked if staff's recommendation of approval included the fire sprinkler requirement. Mr. Husband stated yes. Commissioner Jones asked about the entrance to the development. Mr. Husband stated the entrance had been modified to satisfy the concerns of the Fire Department. Chairman Wall asked about other developments that have been approved with ten-foot rear building lines. Mr. Husband mentioned some of the recent transitional developments that have ten-foot rear building lines. Chairman Wall opened the public hearing. There being no one wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes -Apri/12, 2004 Page 1 of 4 Approved 5/10/04 Mr. Ottis Lee, with Civil Works Engineering, representing the developer. He explained the rationale for requesting the modification to the lot sizes, building set-back lines and for converting the proposed development to a gated development. Mr. George d'Hemecourt, 545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving. He stated they are opposed to the fire sprinkler requirement since the entry gates have all the necessary Opti- Com equipment for the Fire Department access. He introduced Mr. Will Edgington, with Cadence Custom Homes, who also spoke regarding the fire sprinkler requirements. He stated that there is objection from home buyers to the sprinkler systems due to the possible damage that can be created if the system went off by accident. He spoke in support of the gated development request as being something many of his potential homebuyers were interested in. Commissioner Jones asked if the waiver of the sprinkler system requirement was a financial concern. Mr. Edgington stated it was not, but more of a concern of potential homeowners. Chairman Wall asked why the developer needed the ten foot rear building line. Mr. Edgington stated it get more flexibility in designing the homes and to preserve trees on the lots. Motion by Commissioner Wall to approve as to the set-back lines and the gated request, but with no recommendation on the sprinkler requirement, seconded by Commissioner Jones. Commissioner Byerly offered a friendly amendment to limit encroachments beyond the 25 foot rear building line that there be no windows or doors. The amendment was accepted by Chairman Wall. The motion was approved by the following vote: Aye: Kelly, Byerly, Jones, Wall Nay: None 2. Case SP-04-004 - Tree Mitigation Request on Lot 12, Block 2, Heritage High School Addition, located at 5150 State Highway 121 Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission and reviewed the staff briefing. Mr. Husband explained a restaurant is proposed on the site, but it is heavily wooded and the applicant is requesting a waiver of the tree mitigation requirements of the Land Development Code. Commission Jones asked if this item would also go to the City Council. Mr. Husband stated the Land Development Code only requires approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Chairman Wall asked about the mitigation plan for the property at John McCain Road. Mr. LeBaron stated that amount of mitigation relief was based on the performance of the developer to construct the proposed buildings on the site. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes -Apri/12, 2004 Page 2 of 4 Approved 5/10/04 Mr. Gene Cooper, 1225 East Crosby, Carrollton, Texas, representing Wings and More, a proposed restaurant. Mr. Cooper stated they moved the location of the proposed building and enhanced the landscaping on the lot in order to save more trees and reduce the overall impact on the existing trees. He stated that they are proposing 103 parking spaces and would like to have more parking spaces, which they feel are needed due to the expectations they have for this site. They do not want to reduce the number of parking spaces to save more trees. Pat Hingler, one of the business owners, 5410 Emerald Park, Arlington, Texas. He addressed the Commission and showed pictures of the proposed restaurant. He stated that this was a very heavily wooded site and did not anticipate a sixty thousand dollar tree mitigation issue or else they would have looked at another site. He spoke about some of the large trees being saved on the site. He stated they are proposing to save a higher percentage of trees than had been saved on three other tree mitigation requests that had been approved. Mr. Hingler stated that the patio for outdoor seating was being enhanced with those trees being saved. Chairman Wall asked about their proposed sign location. Mr. Husband explained that this area, adjacent to State Highway 121, is allowed to have a pole sign. Chairman Wall expressed his appreciation for the developer's effort to preserve as many trees as possible in their proposed plan. Commissioner Kelly also expressed his appreciation to the developer for preserving trees. Commissioner Jones asked what types of trees were primarily on this lot. Mr. Husband stated they were mainly post oaks. Chairman Wall asked the developer about his construction schedule. The developer stated construction would begin sometime in May and expect to open in October. He stated they expect to generate three million dollars in sales which will generate substantial sales taxes and will have a payback of the tree mitigation in two years. Commissioner Byerly asked the developer to suggest a tree mitigation offer. The developer felt that they shouldn't have to pay anything, since they were providing an enhanced landscape. Chairman Wall stated he didn't feel the applicant should pay anything into the fund. Chairman Wall stated that if the developer were required to pay anything, it should be less than ten thousand dollars. Commissioner Byerly agreed that the payment should be between five and ten thousand dollars. Commissioner Kelly agreed that it should be around seventy-five hundred dollars into the tree mitigation fund. Motion by Commissioner Wall to approve the request with a payment to the Tree Mitigation Fund of $5,000, seconded by Commissioner Byerly. The motion was approved by the following vote: Aye: Kelly, Byerly, Jones, Wall Nay: None Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes -Apri/12, 2004 Page 3 of 4 Approved 5/10/04 3. Discussion of the Master Plan Update. Mr. LeBaron reminded the Commission of the upcoming neighborhood meeting for Neighborhoods 6, scheduled for April 14, 2004, which will be held at the City Hall. 4. Staff Comments, Reports and Discussion Items. None 5. Commissioners' Comments and Reports. Chairman Wall stated he was working on a draft of a policy statement regarding the Commission activities, and will provide a copy to staff to distribute to each commissioner. ADJOURNMENT The Commission adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m. by acclamation. Respectfully Submitted, ~~l~~ Development Director Approved on: Note: As a matter of public record, an audio recording of this Planning and Zoning Commission meeting is available upon request. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes -April 12, 2004 Page 4 of 4 Approved 5/10/04