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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning Commission-Minutes-7/22/2013 City of Colleyville City Hall Planning and Zoning 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 Commission 817. 503.1000 www.colleyville.com Minutes Monday, July 22, 2013 City Council Chambers CALL MEETING TO ORDER The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of the City of Colleyville was called to order by Chairman Byerly on July 22, 2013 at 7:10 p.m. Roll Call Present: Commissioners Larry Knox, Dave Dudziak, David Wheelwright, David Phelps, Jim Gotcher, Don Davis, and Jeff Byerly Staff Present: Ron Ruthven, Taci Wrisley, Dale Crown, Rob McKeown, Marty Wieder, and Matt Butler (City Attorney) INVOCATION The invocation was given by Commissioner Davis 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Knox moved to approve the June 24, 2013 meeting minutes. Commissioner Davis seconded. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 - Knox, Dudziak, Wheelwright, Gotcher, Davis, Phelps, and Byerly 2. CITIZEN COMMENTS/PRESENTATIONS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA AS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM There were no citizen comments/presentations regarding items not agenda as a public hearing item. 3. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3a Approval of a minor plat for 0.877 acres on Tract 2E, Abstract 1692 of the Joseph White Survey, located at 608 Shelton Drive, Case PC13- 009. Ron Ruthven presented the case and briefed the Commission. City of Colleyville Page 1 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 2013 The applicant did not come forward to speak. Commissioner Wheelwright moved to approve case PC13-009. Commissioner Gotcher seconded. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 - Knox, Dudziak, Wheelwright, Gotcher, Davis, Phelps, and Byerly 3b Request for a replat on Lot 1, Blk 1, Baylor Health Care System & Lot 2, Blk 1, Linton Addition located at 5408 & 5500 Colleyville Bou Case PC13-011. Ron Ruthven presented the case and briefed the Commission. The applicant did not come forward to speak. Commissioner Davis moved to approve case PC13-011. Commissioner Gotcher seconded. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 - Knox, Dudziak, Wheelwright, Gotcher, Davis, Phelps, and Byerly 3c Approval of a preliminary plat on 10.07 acres on Lot 1, Block 1, Stajduhar Addition located at 816 W. L. D. Lockett Road, Case PC13- 012. Ron Ruthven presented the case and briefed the Commission. Keith Hamilton, representing the applicant, came forward for questions. Commissioner Davis moved to approve case PC13-012. Commissioner Byerly seconded. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 - Knox, Dudziak, Wheelwright, Gotcher, Davis, Phelps, and Byerly 3d Consideration of a waiver request to the sidewalk requirements o 1, Block 1, of the Maciley Addition located at 2800 Glade Road, Case GC13-016. City of Colleyville Page 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 2013 Ron Ruthven presented the case and briefed the Commission. John Staab, the applicant, came forward and briefed the Commissi Commissioner Davis questioned Mr. Staab regarding the request for the waiver and his willingness to escrow. Mr. Staab replied yes, the property owner would like to escrow the sidewalk in lieu of construction. Commissioner Phelps moved to deny case GC13-016 with the option to build the sidewalk or to pay the escrow amount. Commissioner Davis seconded. The motion to deny with the option to construct the sidewalk or to pay the escrow amount carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 - Knox, Dudziak, Wheelwright, Gotcher, Davis, Phelps, and Byerly 4. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS 4a Approval of a preliminary plat for 5.7 acres located on Lots A1, B1 and B1A of The Oaks Addition, located at One and Two Country Way, Case PC13-006. Ron Ruthven presented the case and briefed the Commission. Commissioner Phelps questioned staff regarding where the setback for the property were measured from, the edge of the pavement or the edge of the right-of-way. Ron Ruthven replied the setbacks are measured from the edge of the right-of-way. Commissioner Gotcher questioned staff regarding the lots meeting Land Development Code requirements with the exception of Lots 1, & 3. Ron Ruthven replied correct. The public hearing was opened at 7:32 p.m. Bryan Holland, on behalf of the applicant, came forward and briefed the Commission. Commissioner Gotcher questioned Mr. Holland regarding the locati of the drainage outlet and if the drainage outlet was run under a house in the Covington addition. Mr. Holland replied the draina outlet runs between two houses and is in the backyard of one of City of Colleyville Page 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 2013 but is not fenced in with the rest of the yard. He further expl did not believe it was being maintained by anyone. Commissioner Dudziak questioned Mr. Holland regarding whether it was possible to continue the drainage along the backside of the development. Mr. Holland replied he believes what they have proposed will solve the drainage issue better than running the drainage along the backside of the properties. Discussion continued between Commissioner Dudziak and Mr. Hollan regarding drainage possibilities. Commissioner Phelps questioned Mr. Holland regarding the numberof proposed lots. Mr. Holland replied they were proposing five lot to financial reasons with regard to reconstructing an entire str the infrastructure requirements that are being put upon them. Discussion continued between Commissioner Phelps and Mr. Holland regarding potential issues of the use of a bar ditch. Chairman Byerly questioned Mr. Holland regarding the depth of Lo and was it 121 feet deep? Mr. Holland replied 286 feet deep. Chairman Byerly further questioned how many lots he believed would fit on Lot 6, if it were ever to be divided. Mr. Holland replied approximately three more lots. Chairman Byerly questioned Mr. Holland regarding why this development was not brought forward as a Planned Unit Development-Residential. Mr. Holland replied after working with staff he believes this request accomplishes the same result as a Plann Unit Development-Residential. Chairman Byerly stated a Planned Unit Development-Residential assures the requirements will be met, the chosen route does not. Discussion continued between Chairman Byerly and Mr. Holland regarding the chosen process. Mark Bauer, 6009 Colts Neck Court, came forward and spoke in opposition to the request with regards to decrease in value and two- story homes being built that may look into his backyard. Rob Tomerlin, 2 Country Way, came forward and spoke in support o this request. Ronald Caroll, 1 Country Way, came forward and spoke in support City of Colleyville Page 4 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 2013 this request. Mary Caroll, 1 Country Way, did not wish to speak but recorded her support for this request. There being no one else wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed at 8:01 p.m. Mr. Holland came forward and addressed comments and concerns. Commissioner Phelps questioned the Civil Consultant for the applicant, Brett Blankenship, regarding the use of a bar ditch versus an underground drainage system. Mr. Blankenship explained the bar ditch was more cost effective and would be a way to safely direc water downstream; an underground drainage system would create other problems downstream. Commissioner Davis questioned Mr. Blankenship regarding the thought process for putting the sewer under the street. Mr. Blankenship explained typically utilities run in the space betwe curb and a sidewalk, however, in this case they are not using curbs. He further explained if they did run the utilities in the same location as a typical development, there would be manholes in the bar dit Commissioner Davis questioned Mr. Blankenship regarding the dept of the bar ditches. Mr. Blankenship replied from the edge of the pavement, approximately two feet in depth. Commissioner Davis questioned Mr. Blankenship regarding ownershi of the street once it was constructed and what would happen once street is constructed and there was a sewer line break. Mr. Blankenship replied it would be a public street, city maintained further explained if there ever were a sewer line break, the street would need to be torn up to make repairs. Discussion occurred between Commissioner Davis and Mr. Holland regarding placement of sewer lines. Commissioner Davis stated he did not know how to get where the applicant wanted to go and what he felt. He further explained h this request should be a request for a Planned Unit Development Residential. Commissioner Byerly questioned Mr. Holland regarding whether the reason the developer was not proposing curb and gutter streets and sidewalks was because of economic feasibility. Mr. Holland repl City of Colleyville Page 5 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 2013 correct. Commissioner Knox questioned Mr. Holland regarding the addition of stub outs for future lots on Lot 6. Mr. Holland replied he did it would be an issue to add two or three more stub outs. Discussion occurred between the Commission and Mr. Holland regarding what was enforceable by city staff and the Commission. Commissioner Gotcher questioned staff regarding the sidewalk wai replied it would be decided on along with the decision made for request. Commission options after the Commission voted. Ron Ruthven explained what options the applicant had and the appeal process. Commissioner Byerly questioned staff regarding the option to come back at any time to request a Planned Unit Development-R. Ron Ruthven replied yes, the applicant has the option to request Planned Unit Development-R because the current case is not a zoning case. Discussion continued between staff and the Commission regarding procedures. Commissioner Dudziak made a motion to deny case PC13-006. Commissioner Phelps seconded the motion. The motion to deny carried with the following vote: Aye: 5 Knox, Dudziak, Wheelwright, Phelps, and Byerly Nay: 2 Gotcher and Davis 4b Consideration for a zoning change from PUD-C-Planned Unit Development Commercial to PUD-R-Planned Unit Development Residential on 1.94 acres on Lot 1, Block 1 of the San Bar Squar Addition located at 105 Cheek-Sparger Road, Case ZC13-008. Ron Ruthven presented the case and briefed the Commission. The public hearing was opened at 8:27 p.m. Mark Howe, the applicant, came forward and briefed the Commissio City of Colleyville Page 6 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 2013 no second story balconies on Commissioner Dudziak questioned Mr. Howe regarding whether or not there be verandas on the second story of any of the proposed homes. Mr. Howe replied there will not be verandas or balconies on the second stories. Commissioner Dudziak questioned Mr. Howe regarding where the masonry wall would be located. Mr. Howe replied along Cheek- Sparger Road there will be a combination of brick and stone columns and along San Bar Lane there will be brick panels and stone columns. Mr. Howe further explained for the open space they are proposing using wrought iron so that the open space is not closed off and visible. Commissioner Gotcher questioned Mr. Howe regarding how close the proposed wall would be to the sidewalk. Mr. Howe replied along San Bar Lane there would be approximately 24 feet between the roadwa and the wall. He further explained along Cheek-Sparger Road he was not certain what the distance from the sidewalk to the wall woul Commissioner Gotcher questioned staff regarding what the distance from the wall to the sidewalk would possibly be. Ron Ruthven replied according to Public Works standards, the minimum distance the sidewalk could be constructed along the wall is 18 inches. Commissioner Dudziak questioned Mr. Howe regarding the possibility of adding more open space that the public would be able to use. Howe replied the proposed open space is not designed to hold water unless there is a rain event. Mr. Howe further explained there will be a park bench and the open space will be useable when it is not raining. Discussion continued between Commissioner Dudziak and Mr. Howe regarding the open space and the required percentages for open space. Steve Isbell, development engineer for the developer, came forwa and explained the design of the detention pond in the open space. Discussion continued between Commissioner Dudziak, Mr. Howe, and Mr. Isbell regarding the open space and the required percentages open space. City of Colleyville Page 7 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 2013 Commissioner Gotcher questioned Mr. Howe regarding whether the if this Commission or City Council did not like the proposed density. Mr. Howe replied he did not believe he would be able to afford to lower the density. Discussion continued between Commissioner Gotcher, Mr. Howe, and Mr. Isbell regarding density. Mike Davila, 100 Greenbriar Lane, came forward and expressed his concerns. Daniel Morrison, 123 Felps Court, came forward and expressed his support for this case. James Beville, 119 Cheek-Sparger Road, came forward and expressed his support for this case. Claudia Beville, 119 Cheek-Sparger Road, came forward and expressed her support for this case. Gary Guthrie, 505 Greenbriar Lane, came forward and spoke in opposition of this case. Greg Howell, 104 Cheek-Sparger Road, came forward and spoke in opposition of this case. Cynthia Wallace and Elizabeth Guest did not wish to speak but wi to record their opposition. There being no one else wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed at 9:12 p.m. Mr. Howe and Mr. Isbell came forward and addressed comments and concerns. Keith Hamilton, project engineer for the developer, came forward explained the drainage for this development. Chairman Byerly questioned staff regarding Cheek-Sparger Road being a minor collector. Ron Ruthven explained according to the Master Thoroughfare Plan, Cheek-Sparger Road shows to be a minor collector. He further explained that means, in an improved stat Cheek-Sparger Road would be no wider than a two lane road. Chairman Byerly questioned Mr. Howe regarding lowering the number City of Colleyville Page 8 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 2013 of lots to eight, instead of nine; Is this achievable? Mr. Howe probably not, however, he was willing to look into it. Chairman Byerly stated he did not believe he could support the request as proposed. He further explained that if the number of lots was decreased and the percentage of open space increased, he could support the request. Commissioner Dudziak stated he concurred with Chairman Byerly an would like to see more open space and little more creativity. Commissioner Knox stated he also felt the density was high. Commissioner Phelps concurred with the other Commissioners. Chairman Byerly made a motion to continue case ZC13-008 to the August 12, 2013 meeting. Commissioner Dudziak seconded the motion. Commissioner Wheelwright concurred with the other Commissioners. The motion to continue carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 - Knox, Dudziak, Wheelwright, Gotcher, Davis, Phelps, and Byerly 5. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:27 p.m. The minutes were written and prepared by: Taci Wrisley Planning and Zoning Assistant The meeting minutes were approved on August 12, 2013 by a vote of 7-0. City of Colleyville Page 9