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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning Commission-Minutes-1/10/2000 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 1 of 13 The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Hart at 7:00 P.M. on January 10, 2000. Staff: Rob Rutherford, Luann Edwards, William Tyler, Jim Fletcher, Bryan Hill, Mike Collins (was absent during roll call & arrived at 7:06 p.m.), Tom Hart Tom Niederauer, Clayton Husband, Jan Levy Roll Call: Present: Invocation: Chairman Hart Approval of Minutes: December 13, 1999 Commissioner Hill moved to approve the minutes of December 13th as submitted. Commissioner Rutherford seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: None Abstained: Tyler 1. PUBLIC HEARING - A Zoning Change requested by John Lynch for Bob Gammon, from R-20 to PUD-R (planned unit development-residential) on 6.810 acres located at 3650 Pool Road. Case Z-99-086. Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission and explained the differences from the previous rezoning case considered by the Commission. He said that the staff is recommending denial because staff has consistently felt that the area should remain R20 as indicated on the Master Plan and agricultural activities are not addressed in the Master Plan and consequently the denial is recommended by default. Chairman Hart opened the public hearing. Those present wishing to speak were: John Lynch, applicant, representing the owner Bob Gammon, said that the use of the property is consistent with the AG zoning district as the Gammons have had animals on the property as long as they have lived there. He said that the best long term use of the property upon a sale or subdivision would be R20. Mr. Lynch said that the current proposal includes the renovation of the barn which will be smaller and not as high as the previous request and is a much more modest expansion. The materials will be regular side sheets and a tin roof. Commissioner Collins asked staff to explain the newly adopted amendment to accessory building regulations as it relates to this case. Bob Gammon, owner, told about his proposal and the plans for the addition to the barn. He said that the neighbors were not in opposition to the first request and are in favor of this request. John Lynch said that this is an extension of the original case and the owner was asked by Council to withdraw his original case and apply for a PUD-R zoning change. Commissioner Hill asked staff to extract the language from the proposal from John Lynch and prepare a zoning change ordinance that better defines the PUD for the Commission to consider. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 2 of 13 Commissioner Fletcher said that neighborhoods benefit from pockets of open space and by having this property open as proposed by the applicant, the community benefits, and with the restrictions imposed by the PUD rather than straight AG zoning, he would be in favor of the request. Commissioner Hill said that he would not want to restrict Mr. Gammon from conducting the activities that he has historically done on his property. He said that generally the neighbors have been in favor of the use of the property and Mr. Gammon has been a good neighbor and leaving the property R20 prevents him from using the property as he currently uses it. Commissioner Fletcher said that he would like to restrict the property from being used as a future commercial venture and there should be restrictions on the minimum square footage of lots if the property were subdivided and also the maximum square footage and height of the barn. Commissioner Edwards said that staff should use the limitations that are being asked for by the applicant of 8500 s.t. for the barn and include the drawings with the ordinance. Mr. Lynch said that they are requesting that the drawing be attached to the ordinance as stated in item # 2. c. of their application. Also, under "land use" the only things that would be permitted are listed under A.1.a. & c. Commissioner Edwards asked staff to draft an ordinance for their review. Staff said that a draft could be prepared for their review at the next meeting and the applicant's case could stay on track and be considered at the originally scheduled City Council meeting on February 1st. Commissioner Rutherford questioned the application about the proposed height of the barn. Chairman Hart said that he personally does not have a problem with the proposed size of the barn because of the lack of objection by the neighbors when the original request was for a 13,000 sq. ft. barn. He also sited that the barn will be in the center of the property and not close to any neighbors. John Lynch asked if the Commission could grant a tentative approval subject to the language of the ordinance being worked out to satisfy the Commission so that they can have some direction as to the general concepts that are involved. Chairman Hart polled the Commission how they would vote as requested. The general consensus was for approval. Mr. Lynch said that it was their original intent to include language that did not permit any commercial use of the property. Commissioner Fletcher moved to table the case. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: None 2. PUBLIC HEARING - A Zoning Change requested by Brian Marched, from AG to R-30 (single family res., min. lot size 30,000 sq. ft.) on 2.210 acres located at 6212 L. D. Lockett Road. Case Z-99-087 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 3 of 13 Tom Niederauer presented the case to the Commission. Commissioner Edwards questioned staff about the reason the larger lot will be R30 rather than a category that is more fitting for the amount of acreage. Chairman Hart opened the public hearing. Those present wishing to speak were: Brian Marched, owner. He said that his family has outgrown the current house on the property and they want to stay in Colleyville, so they propose subdividing the property in order to build a larger dwelling on the lot. He said that they will continue to own the dwelling smaller lot at the front of the property. He said that his neighbors do not have any concerns. Doug Malcon, 2355 Glen Ridge Road, said that he proposes to redo the stock pond and build a well that will have water in it all of the time. He said that the pond was used for detention of water and the work proposed will enhance the pond and make it better. There being no one else present wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Edwards questioned staff about the availability of utilities and regulatioons regarding fire hydrants for adequate coverage for the dwelling at the rear of the lot. Staff said that those requirements will be reviewed at time of platting and building permit. Commissioner Collins moved to approve the plat. Commissioner Rutherford seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: Edwards 3. PUBLIC HEARING - A Zoning Change requested by David Cunningham for Faith Christian School, from CC-2, CC-1, CN, & AG to PUD-C (planned unit development-commercial) on 43.891 acres located on the south side of McDonwell School Road near Precinct Line Road. Case Z-99-088 Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission. He told about the surrounding zonings and uses of property. He explained why the site plan submitted by the applicant was conceptual in nature and said that the detailed plan would be submitted at time of plat submittal. Mr. Husband discussed the currently adopted Land Use Plan and the Thoroughfare Plan and pointed out that the application does not conform to either one. He said that notice of public hearing was sent to surrounding property owners and no correspondence has been received in response to the notice. Commissioner Hill asked questions about the Master Plan, and Commissioner Fletcher questioned setbacks and rights-of-way on Precinct Line Road and McDonwell School Road. Commissioner Edwards asked if the private school would be paying taxes on the property. She asked if staff had a problem with the 85' height variance proposed by the applicant and staff said that there were provisions in the ordinance to allow the height for institutional uses pending that increased setback requirements are met. There being no further discussion, Chairman Hart opened the public hearing. Those present wishing to speak were: Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 4 of 13 David Cunningham, 2172 Winding Creek, Grapevine, said that he was requested to assist the school on a pro-bono basis. He said that he attends Memorial Baptist Church and is involved with a number of leaders of the school. He stated the mission of the school and said that the proposed school is a K through 12 school with a non-denominational Christian based education program. He said that the ultimate buildout of the school will be approximately 1,000 students with the initial phase being 650 students. They currently have an enrollment in excess of 400 students and the student body is from Colleyville, South Lake, Trophy Club, Grapevine, with the majority being from Colleyville. Mr. Cunningham said that this location was chosen because it is at the epicenter of the student body that it will be serving. The site was chosen specifically because of its location, depth, and size and because of the access from Precinct Line Road. He said that the overall feel of this area is residential and not commercial. He said that the site is not a candidate for office or retail development because it is too deep and too far removed from major thoroughfares and is not near any major employment center. The school plans to build a low density development with over 50 - 75% of the site being green space with play yards, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, yards and private circulation. He said that at maximum buildout the school will be 250,000 s.f. with 180,000 s.f. conceived currently. The only field that would be lighted would be the football field and that is located close to Precinct Line Road. He said that they are aware that they will need to do a significant amount of planning to comply with all regulations and Precinct Line Road will be the primary access. Mr. Cunningham said that the north/south connector on the Master Thoroughfare Plan would bisect the site and it absolutely cannot be done. They believe that the road should be eliminated from the Master Plan as it is a road to nowhere and will serve no purpose. He said that Phase One has not been determined yet as they will not be able to do detailed planning until the site is zoned due to the cost involve with the document preparations. He said that he had another site in another city under consideration, but chose to look at this site due to the prompting of certain City staff members. Chairman Hart questioned Mr. Cunningham about his statement about the project being an epicenter for the student body and asked him if the Colleyville students would travel down Precinct Line Road to go to a commercial business if it were located in the area. Mr. Cunningham said that Precinct Line Road is too far away from too many major thoroughfares and most commercial development is taking place on Davis Blvd. He said the site is too large for smaller commercial development to develop. Chairman Hart asked if restaurants that sell beer and wine wanted to locate in the area, how would the school feel about that. Mr. Cunningham said that he was not in a position to comment about that. He said that there was a request in the application to allow the school to subdivide the parcel that projects up to Precinct Line Road for a restaurant use. Commissioner Fletcher questioned the projections for the student body and the impact of the amount of trips being made by the majority of Colleyville students on the local roads that access Precinct Line Road. Mr. Cunningham said that it would have little impact on McDonwell School Road and it is sufficient enough to handle the increased traffic because the road will be greatly overburdened with a school use rather than a commercial use. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 5 of 13 Commissioner Rutherford questioned the applicant about deeper setbacks and he responded that green space around the perimeter adds safety to the campus and deeper setbacks are not a major issue. Commissioner Hart mentioned the lack of property taxes and the need for everyone to think about the importance of the subject. Michael Simons, 6601 Curtis Road, had questions about the roadway design for McDonwel1 School Road and the affect this project will have on the taxes for his property. He wanted to know if the entryways for the school have been designed. Linda Baker, 404 W. McDonwell School Road, said that she was on the Master Plan Task Force and this area was known as the Western Gateway and retail is very important to the city. She said that Precinct Line Road is a new highway and the future use of the area should not be dismissed. She said that the city should not continue to bleed of future retail land even if it was residential at one time or the citizens will no longer enjoy the low tax rates they currently have. She said that even if the property were to be developed as residential, the city would receive more taxes than if it were to be developed as a school. She said that the school should be required to furnish the details of the development prior to rezoning and not at platting, as it is a waste of the citizens time to attend meetings when the developers contracts fall through and they have to start over again. She said that if they have a plan they should spend the money to draw plans, as a concept plan does not mean anything to anybody. She said that a lot of work was put into the Western Gateway Plan and it the committee was made up of citizens with many from the western part of Colleyville. Ms. Baker said that it is insulting when the plan is ignored as Precinct Line Road is the last hope for commercial development to locate in Colleyville. Marilyn Nordling, LaVaca Trail, said that the object of the goal of the Commission is to preserve open space for the benefit of the citizens as stated in an earlier case with cleaner air, quiet neighbors; tree preservation; no more trashy environment; and she is in favor of all of that. She said that she believes that this application offers all of those aspects as opposed to a commercial development or a housing development. She said that she has never heard of a Western Gateway Plan and would like to obtain more information about it. Ronnie Nordling, 715 W. LaVaca Trail, had questions about the location of the lighted fields and would like to assure that they be required close to Precinct Line Road as shown on the conceptual site plan because if it were place to the east it would be closer to residential. He said that he is not in favor of a proposed north/south roadway if it would end on LaVaca Trail. Doyle Macintosh, 8333 Precinct Line Road, N. Richland Hills, on the southeast corner of LaVaca Trail where the water tank is. He is opposed because they propose to take the corner portion of the property away for road improvements and it is now used for drainage. He said that the applicant could not have picked a worse piece of property to develop because of the height of North Tarrant Property and the impact it has on drainage. He said that water flows over this property. Mr. Macintosh said when they sell off a piece of this property it will create another structure to stop the flow of water and create more problems. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 6 of 13 David Cunningham, applicant, said that the area that they might sell of is limited to a small area on Precinct Line Road and they are aware of the drainage issues. He said that the low density, high green space campus is the smart thing to do because they won't be adding to the drainage problems as a shopping center with parking lots or an office facility would. They will be retaining water on site by using one of the play fields or football fields as a retention area for water to elevate downstream water. The school is aware that they will be responsible for building half of the improvements along McDonwell School Road, and off-site storm and sanitary sewer facilities. Commissioner Fletcher asked the applicant if he could see a left turn being included for the traffic patterns on McDonwell School Road heading west bound. He responded that they will deed property for the widening of the two lane road and it will remain a two lane improved roadway with a wider section for turning and the details will be addressed at the time of traffic planning. Doyal Macintosh, 8333 Precinct Line, said that he has never heard of dumping water on a football field. He asked if the field was already wet from the sprinklers, why would anyone want to dump another six inches onto the field. He said that Remington Park is planned to exit onto LaVaca Trail and all of the cars will be going west to Precinct Line Road. He is opposed to the loss of taxes in the City as he still owns property in the City. He said that the problem with Colleyville has been that they wanted five acre lots and horses and drive ten miles to a store. He said that he is concerned about flooding in the area because of all of the drainage pattern changes. Edgar Butch Ethridge, fifty year resident of Colleyville, said Dr. Colley delivered his mother in an area near this site when it was known as "near Smithfield". He said that he has been in the Christian school community for over fourteen years as his children have been educated in Christian schools. He said that he speaks from experience when he says that Christian schools are very adept at handling traffic through car-pooling as there are 2.6 children per car on trips to and from the schools and the traffic is absorbed onto the property. The location would be fed off of Davis onto Precinct Line, off West Glade onto Precinct Line, Hwy. 26 onto Precinct, off McDonwell School Road onto Precinct Line. He said that a large majority of Colleyville students would be coming off West Glade. He is concerned about fresh air and green space in the City and the school will have very little adverse impact and will make a special effort to be a good neighbor in the community. Butch said that the students leave at night, they come when most residents are gone, they're gone when residents come home, they're gone over the weekends, most of the summer, and on holidays. He said that the impact of traffic on the environment is a lot less than people foresee it as being. Chairman Hart asked Butch about future commercial development on Precinct Line Road, and if Colleyville would be fortunate enough to bring in a restaurant that wanted to serve mixed drinks, would the school be adverse to the business. He responded that he is not in a position to speak for the school and give a definite yes or no answer. He said that he can only look at business that are situated around area churches and at this point in time that it is a harmonious atmosphere and if certain guidelines were in place, there should be no problem. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 7 of 13 Commissioner Hill asked Butch about his involvement with the school. He said that he is very involved. In October of last year there was no school and that demonstrates the need for this kind of school in the community. The original estimate for enrollments was 150 students and space was needed to accommodate the enrollment of 476 students today. They are currently using portable buildings at First Baptist Colleyville and they want to be out of the portables as badly as everybody would like them out of them. He said that this is why it is imperative that they begin construction as soon as possible. He said that they are turning down 20 applications a day and this demonstrates the need and because it is non-denominational, it draws from area churches and because it is not associated with a specific church, they have to raise all of the funding themselves. Mr. Macintosh said that he wanted people to know that he is not opposed to Christian schools as he drove his granddaughter to a private Christian school everyday and it was a very good thing in their lives. Chairman Hart closed the public hearing. Commissioner Edwards said that the school is a great idea, and she has looked at all areas of Colleyville for an alternate site. She said that with Precinct Line being completed, she has great expectations for commercial development and she has reservations about the school taking up so much open space. She said that she is impressed with the amount of growth at the school and hopes that they find another site and remain in Colleyville as it would be a great asset. Commissioner Fletcher said that he has a conflict as well as he sees the potential of the property and the commercial use may be in the distant future. He said that 40 acre parcels become scarcer as the area grows and an office park or new car dealership or commercial venture could be located there as traffic increases on Precinct Line Road. He said that he agrees with the statement that tax revenue is not the only thing the community needs to look at that they need to also look at quality of life. He said that there seems to be a conflict there and the way the school has grown so quickly, the maximum buildout will be achieved in a very short time and it will be difficult to handle the increase in traffic on city streets. He said that the roads that lead to the school are two lane roads currently. He said that the school is an attractive addition and there is a need, but he does not know if this location is the right one. Chairman Hart said that this is a very difficult decision as the Commission only has one shot at commercial development and this is a major chunk of land. He said that he believes that Precinct Line Road traffic and development will increase eventually and the city needs sales tax. The Master Plan showed that not enough space was set aside for sales tax revenues to handle the current infrastructure. He said that he personally knows Mr. Ethridge and it makes the decision more difficult, but it goes back to "is it the right spot at the right time". He said that he is looking for help from the other Commissioners. Commissioner Hill said that Precinct Line may not currently be the best location for commercial, but it is the only one the city has and he echoes the concerns stated by the other Commissioners. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 8 of 13 Commissioner Rutherford said that he also has the same concerns about tax impact, street impact, loss of potential commercial property. He said that is why he asked the question about relocating the school farther east away from Precinct Line Road to maximize commercial along the roadway. Commissioner Tyler said that he regretfully disagrees with the Commission as they should give the application more consideration and they need to make concessions and sacrifices to allow the school to locate in Colleyville. He said that he has seen other Christian schools come before the Commission and seen hesitancy to show any partiality and sometimes the bottom line is not the only thing to be considered. He said that he understands that the goal of the Commission is to look out for the best interest of the city and citizens, but the school mentioned that 60% of the students are Colleyville residents. He said that his children were in private schools when they lived in California, but are currently in public schools and he would like the opportunity if finances were available to put his children in a Christian school. Mr. Tyler said that if they are not willing to show consideration for these organizations, the city will not get any private schools in the future and with the majority of families having the need and means to use the schools, that is important. The city is attracting families with children by building City Park, baseball fields and things that attract families and sometimes pocket sense does not need to be applied to the project, but the decision needs to be made from the heart. He said that the consideration needs to be what is best for the children of citizens and the opportunities for the future. He said that the school is only going to use a minimum amount of frontage on Precinct Line Road to allow access to the site, and he doesn't foresee commercial development locating deep off of the roadway and this could be a good development for the land at that location. Commissioner Fletcher said that he would like to consider tabling the case until the next meeting so that he could digest all of the information presented at the public hearing and would like to poll the other Commissioners on their thoughts. Commissioner Hill said that he would not be in favor of tabling with no changes recommended to the developer. Commissioner Collins said that he would hate to defer making a decision, and he would prefer to make a decision tonight. He said that he would take a look at a possible plan that would leave some of the space closest to Precinct Line available for commercial development and still be able to build the school, because he is in favor of the proposed use, He acknowledges the limited availability for commercial properties. Commissioner Tyler said that he cannot see what the Commission could recommend to the applicant to bring back an alternate plan for their review. He does not believe that with the current attitude of the Commission that tabling the case would change anything. He does not think that there is another location for the school to locate and address concerns about using roads to access the site without going through the city. He said it seems to him that the citizens do not want to develop any roads in the city. He said that he wishes there were some kind of compromise for the applicant to develop the property and obtain approval by the Commission. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 9 of 13 Commissioner Edwards iokinqlv said that if she votes to table, she might be able to get her car door locks fixed before she has to vote. She said that there are fifty acres available on McDonwell School Road that David Bagwell is no longer going to develop. She said that she has no objections to tabling the case, however, she does not want to mislead the developer because it is unlikely that she is going to change her mind. Commissioner Rutherford said that he feels the same way, that he would not be adverse to tabling the case if the applicant came back with a plan that might meet some of the concerns of the Commission. He said that if he had to vote tonight he would be against it. Commissioner Hill asked the applicant if it were possible to purchase additional property and move the project farther east. David Cunningham said that the minimum acreage that is needed is 40 acres, and the preferred is 50 acres and they could not find or afford that. By eliminating property on the west side, it defeats the possibility of locating in that area. He said that he is hearing from the Commission that they want the school, they don't want traffic, and they want commercial. If the school is not put on a major thoroughfare, they are defeating the traffic piece of the puzzle, if it is put on a major thoroughfare, they have a commercial problem. He said that there is not another possibility of relocating the school to another parcel and remain in Colleyville. He said that they are taking up very little frontage on Precinct Line Road and if forces to nibble off a piece, it defeats the purpose of locating the school on this site. He said that based upon every planning aspect by the planners, they must have a minimum of 40 acres and they preferred 50 acres and the 50 acres Commissioner Edwards speaks of is in a residential area that creates impacts the traffic problem. He said that their studies show that this is the best site for the school and the best use of the property. He said that Commissioner Tyler is right and this is a time for the Commission to open their hearts and not their pocket books. Butch Ethridge, said that he has spoken to Joe Turk and the property was not large enough; the Allgood family on West Glade and the property was too small; the Atkins family at Precinct Line and West Glade and the wetlands reduced the size; the McCain family and the property was too difficult to access and too large. That left the current Nine Acres piece of property. He said that he personally knows all of the families and has looked for over a year and is aware of the shrinking base of commercial properties. All of the residents have to send children to school and we owe it to them to give them a good viable choice. Commissioner Edwards said that she is willing to table the case in order to allow her time to think about it as it is a big decision. Commissioner Edwards moved to table the case. Commissioner Fletcher seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hart Noes: Hill [NOTE: THE COMMISSION TOOK A TEN MINUTE BREAK.] 4. PUBLIC HEARING - A Zoning Change requested by John Grant for Asifali Mahomed, from AG to R-30 (single family residential, min. lot size 30,000 sq. ft.)on Lot 1 and from AG to R-40 (single family residential, min. lot size 40,000 sq. ft.) on Lot 2, 4.934 acres located at 6208 Pleasant Run Road. Case Z-00-001 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 10 of 13 Tom Niederauer presented the case to the Commission. Chairman Hart opened the public hearing. Those present wishing to speak were: John Grant, applicant, said that the lot is a large lot with one dwelling and the family wants to construct a new dwelling and allow the current dwelling to remain to be used by other family members. There being no one else present wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Hart moved to recommend approval of the zoning change from AG to R-30 and R-40. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: Edwards 5. PUBLIC HEARING - A Zoning Change requested by Miles Fairris, from CC-2 to C-PO (Commercial-Professional Office) on .6923 acres located on the south side of Gateway Drive in the in the 4100 block. Case Z-00-002 Tom Niederauer presented the case to the Commission. Chairman Hart opened the public hearing. Those present wishing to speak were: Miles Fairris, applicant, saying that he was representing two dentists who wanted to open an office in Colleyville. There being no one else present wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Edwards moved to recommend approval of the zoning change from CC-2 to CPO. Commissioner Rutherford seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: None 6. PUBLIC HEARING - A Combination Plat of Lots 1 B1 & 1 B2, Block 2, Pleasant Oaks Estates requested by Amita Chhambra, being a replat of a portion of Block 2, located at 801 Beverly Drive. Case P-00-003 Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission. Chairman Hart opened the public hearing. There being no one present wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Fletcher moved to approve the combination plat. Commissioner Edwards seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: None 7. A Combination Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Mikulik Addition requested by Danny Woods for Walter Mikulik, 1.89 acres located in the 5000 block of Pool Road. Case P-00-005 Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission. The Commission questioned the location of the lot and the current structures and the location of the fence on the property. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 11 of 13 Commissioner Hill moved to approve the combination plat. Commissioner Rutherford seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: None 8. A Combination Plat of Lot 13, Block 2, Heritage High School Addition requested by Robert F. Kohsmann, 0.4602 acres located on the south side of Gateway Drive in the 4200 block. Case P-99-006 Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission and displayed the configuration of the preliminary plan. Commissioner Edwards moved to approve the combination plat. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: None 9. PUBLIC HEARING - A Final Plat of The Village at Colleyville requested by Richard A Myers, 21.99 acres and 3.70 acres, a portion being a replat of Lot 1, Block 1, City Nat'1 Bank of Colleyville Addition, located on Pleasant Run Road and Colleyville Blvd. Case P-00-007 Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission. Chairman Hart opened the public hearing. Those present wishing to speak were: Richard Myers, applicant. Discussion by the Commission ensued about the street name "Main Street" associated with the project. Richard Myers said that he has had conversations with several City Council members and that there is a consensus that Main Street can be associated with The Village project. Commissioner Edwards said that other street names could be more imaginative for a Mediterranean village project. She questioned the construction materials for a "wrought iron" fence along City Park. She requested that the applicant identify the open spaces within the project. She also asked the applicant to identify the proposed phases of the project. He said that the initial phase would be mostly the commercial areas with the residential being constructed next. Commissioner Fletcher asked about future alignment of Pleasant Run Road. Staff pointed out the location of the future alignment. Richard Myers said that TXDOT has indicated that a traffic signal will be located at Main Street, Thompson Terrace, and Colleyville Blvd. He said that he disagrees with the concept of widening east/west roads to access Hwy. 26. Pleasant Run Road has a long way to go to be as busy as Mockingbird Lane in Dallas and multiple lanes do not necessarily encourage commercial development. Mr. Myers said that one of the reasons people move to Colleyville is because of the effect of the beauty, quality of life, and 2 lane roads. The way to solve the traffic problems is to improve the intersections. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 12 of 13 Commissioner Fletcher asked about sidewalks associated with the project. Mr. Myers said that they are proposing that the City build the sidewalks along Pleasant Run Road and use some of the TIF money. He said that within the project they will build sidewalks on every street and access. He said that pedestrian and bicycle traffic is a very important aspect of this project and the Hwy. 26 corridor for east/west circulation. Sidewalk construction will be proposed in the developer agreement. He said that the potential TIF reimbursement could be up to five million dollars with part being funded by sales tax and part by property tax. He said that their project will need to generate approximately 20 million dollars in increased property tax and they will be reimbursed 25 cents on every dollar that they generate. Staff said that all departments in the city have worked continually on the project. Richard Myers complimented staff and said that because of their work, the project has been speeded up due to their meetings every two weeks to work step by step through the process. Chairman Hart closed the public hearing. Chairman Hart asked Richard Myers what he thought about commercial opportunities along Precinct Line Road. He said that his company builds a lot of office buildings and currently have about 25 suburban office projects around Dallas/Fort Worth area and he lives is Colleyville and offices in Grapevine and knows every major piece of available property. He say that they have nothing on Precinct Line Road and in the near future, he is interested in hearing the discussion by the Commission. He said that as much of the frontage along Precinct Line needs to be protected for future tax base, but once you get deeper off Precinct Line there will be little need for commercial property. He said that the supermarkets have already decided that Davis Blvd. is the place to locate. Colleyville may get some overflow with interest by doctors or light office uses and possibly a restaurant. He said that fast food business will congregate near the supermarkets. Commissioner Rutherford moved to approve the final plat. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: None 1 O.A Combination Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Noorvilla Addition requested by Greg Black, 0.89 acres located on the northeast corner of Glade Rd. & Pool Rd. Case P-99-077 Clayton Husband presented the case to the Commission. Chairman Hart moved to approve the combination plat. Commissioner Rutherford seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Rutherford, Edwards, Tyler, Collins, Fletcher, Hill, Hart Noes: None 11. Citizens' comments: There were none. A. Staff comments, reports and discussion items: There were none. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - January 10, 2000 Page 13 of 13 12. Commissioners' comments and reports: There were none. ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Fletcher moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:58 p.m. Commissioner Collins seconded the motion. The motion passed by an "Aye" voice vote. Respectfully Submitted, n Levy Planning & Zoning Assistant Approved on: January 24, 2000 as corrected to add the word "jokingly" to Commissioner Edwards comments on page 9. NOTE: As a matter of public record, an audio recording of the above Planning and Zoning Commission meeting is available upon request. [jh/min/0110pz.min]