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Minutes - July 10, 1995
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Call to Order:
The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was
called to order by Vice-chairman Westerman at 7:10P.M. on July 10,
1995.
Staff:
Commissioners Hank Smyth, Marie Powell, Tom
Westerman, Steve Lebo, Sam McCollough
Tom Hall, Chairman Luann Edwards (at time of Roll
Call--Chairman Edwards arrived at 7:12 p.m.)
Doug Henderson, Tom Niederauer, Jade Irondi, Jan
Hofstrom, Bob Striplino
Roll Call:
Present:
Absent:
Invocation:
The invocation was given by Commissioner Westerman.
Approval of Minutes:
June 26, 1995
Commissioner Lebo moved to approve the minutes as amended (additional comments added
on item #2). Commissioner McCollough seconded the motion. The vote being:
Ayes: Smyth, Powell, Westennan, Lebo, McCollough
Noes: None
[CHAIRMAN EDWARDS ARRIVED AT 7:15 P.M.]
1. TABLED ITEM - Special Use Pennit for the purpose of allowing the sale of beer and wine
for off-premise consumption in a 3,000 s.f. convenience store building to be constructed
on Lot 4B, Block 1, Brown Trail West Addition, Case 5-95-004; OWNER/APPLICANT:
Hi-Lo Auto Supply, LP for Sammy Eskander. (N.E. corner of Brown Tr. & Colleyville
Blvd.)
Commissioner Smyth moved to remove Case 5-95-004 from the Table. Commissioner Powell
seconded the motion. The vote being:
Ayes: Smyth, Powell, Westennan, McCollough, Edwards
Noes: Lebo
Chairman Edwards requested comments from the audience regarding the special use permit
request. Those present wishing to speak were: Nancy Bowen, 1001 Rodeo Drive, President
of Saddlebrook Homeowners Association. She stated that she heard from approximately six (6)
homeowners within the subdivision and they had concerns about lighting; alcohol sales so close
to residential neighborhoods; and traffic flow patterns on Brown Trail. Ron Addison, attorney for
Sammy Eskander, 5005 Colleyville Blvd. was present to represent the case. He requested that
if the Commission limited the amount of floor space for alcohol sales, they not include the
storage area not available to the public in that percentage. Following discussion by the
Commission, Chainnan Edwards moved to recommend approval of the special use pennit, Case
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S-94-004, to allow the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption with the following
conditions: 1) The driveway located on SH26 be modified to meet the access restrictions of the
plat as currenUy adopted. 2) The floor space allotted to alcohol sales, meaning the public
access area, be limited to 20% of the total building floor space. (If the building is 3,000 s.f., 600
s.t. of the public access area can be used to sell alcohol--storage area not accessible to the
public is not limited.) 3) The special use pennit needs to be executed by the applicant within
one year trom the date of final passage of the ordinance. It this is not possible, the applicant
will have to appear before the Planning & Zoning Commission and request an extension. 4)
The business must continue without an interruption of more than six (6) months, otherwise
reapplication of the special use pennit is required. Commissioner Smyth seconded the motion.
The vote being:
Ayes: Smyth, Powell, Westennan, McCollough, Edwards
Noes: Lebo
2. Zoning Change Request, from AG (Agricultural) to R20 (Single Family Residential
Minimum Lot Size 20,000 sJ.), 11.196 acres out of the Robert Chowning Survey, Abstract
294, a portion of Tract 3, a portion of Lot 1, Block 1, Joan Rice Addition, and a portion
of Lot 1, Block 1, Kimzey Addition, Case 2-95-021, OWNER/APPLICANT:
Grapevine/Colleyville I.S.D. (East side of Pool Road south of Ross Downs)
Staff presented the case to the Commission. Jeff Kalista, representing the architectural firm for
the school district, 1161 W. Pioneer Parkway, was present the represent the case. Mr. Kalista
stated that the roadways are 37' wide residential streets intended for two-way traffic. His firm
has respond to city staff and traffic engineers and have reconfigured the roadways three or four
times. Chairman Edwards opened the public hearing. There being no one present wishing to
speak, the public hearing was closed. Following discussion by the Commission, Commissioner
Smyth moved to TABLE the case. The motion died for a lack of a second. Chainnan Edwards
moved to deny the zoning change request from AG to R20. Commissioner Lebo seconded the
motion and commented as a part of the second that he is not opposed to the building of schools
or houses, hO'lIe'Jer, he has concerns about the traffic 1I0'1l pattems in this area. The vote being
to deny the request:
Ayes: Smyth, Powell, Westennan, Lebo, McCollough, Edwards
Noes: None
Commissioner Lebo requested that the followina comments be added to the minutes as a part
of the discussion of the item: He is not opposed to the buildina of schools or houses. however.
he has concerns about the traffic flow patterns of these new R-20 homes. Special concern was
stated reaardina the new residents frontinQ on school road entrances and the difficultv of beina
able to exit durina peak school drop off and pick UP times. In order to prevent new residents
from havina their homes front onto school entrance roads. other school access road
confiaurations were discussed.
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3. Staff comments, reports and discussion items: There were none.
4. Commissioners' comments and reports: The Commission requested that staff respond
to their request for information on the lighting at the Hi/Lo. Staff stated that the Hi/Lo did
not use down-lighting, however, the tree cover between the HilLo building and
Saddlebrook Addition should prevent the lighting from shining into anyone's residential
lot.
ADJOURNMENT:
Commissioner McCollough moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m. Commissioner
Westennan seconded the motion. The motion passed by an "Aye" voice vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jan Hofstrom
Planning & Zoning Secretary
Approved on: 0 <At o/K ~ .....-.ut~ ul (' ~"y AHH..'4t~ __ ~:2) L:)-I-
(Work Session adjourned at 8:15 p.m.) "
NOTE:
As a matter of public record, an audio recording of the above Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting is available upon request.
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