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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning Commission-Minutes-9/9/2002 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - September 9, 2002 Chairman Jo Ann Gasper called the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission to order at 7:00 P.M. on September 9,2002. Roll Call: Present: Bob Culley, Earl Swift, Mark Jones, Bud Sellers, Mark Hollis, Jo Ann Gasper Absent: Jeffrey Wall Staff: Clayton Husband, Jeff Jones, Jan Levy Invocation: Commissioner Hollis Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Minutes: August26,2002 Chairman Gasper moved to approve the minutes of the August 26, 2002 meeting (the revised draft copy that was distributed prior to the meeting) as written. Commissioner Culley seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Culley, Swift, Jones, Sellers, Hollis, Gasper Noes: None Citizen Comments: There were none. 1. Case P-02-029 Replat of Lot 1, Block 1, Monterra Place, 2.5175 acres located at 1700 Tennison Parkway Clayton Husband presented the case to the commissioners and reviewed the staff briefing. He also told them about the existing businesses on the other commercial lots in Monterra. The applicant was present; however, there were no questions from the Commission. Chairman Gasper moved to approve the replat. Commissioner Sellers seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Culley, Swift, Jones, Sellers, Hollis, Gasper Noes: None Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - September 9, 2002 Page 1 of 5 - Approved on September 23, 2002 2. Case P-02-030 Preliminary Plat of Old Grove, 45.460 acres located north of McPherson Park, west of the Westmont subdivision Commissioner Sellers recused himself from the Commission and did not enter into discussion of the case. Clayton Husband presented the case to the commissioners and reviewed the staff briefing. He discussed the zoning; open space; emergency access; Colleyville Pathways Plan; and the intersection at John McCain Road. He said the plat shows a conceptual plan for the realignment and dedication of right-of-way, but the actual construction documents for this street construction will be included with the engineering construction plans submitted with the final plat. Commissioner Swift asked Fire Marshal Jones if the width of the streets and the access to the subdivision were adequate and if Fire Marshal Jones was happy with the plat. Fire Marshal Jones responded that the only comment the Fire Department had was about the access being on another lot outside this plat and they have been assured that since Mr. Bagwell actually owns that lot, it will be addressed prior to construction beginning on the property. He said he is happy with the layout of the subdivision. Chairman Gasper asked staff about getting the appropriate easements across the adjacent property and what the appropriate procedure is for that. Clayton Husband said there will be a separate instrument filed on the portion that is not on this plat. He said this plat will dedicate the area needed for the access and there is only a very small portion on the adjacent lot that will require the developer to obtain a separate easement dedicated for emergency access purposes and will be recorded in the County records. Chairman Gasper asked if there was anything the Commission should do to ensure that the emergency access happens since it goes between two lots. Clayton Husband responded that staff would not authorize construction on this particular development until the emergency access easement is in place. Commissioner Hollis asked staff if both sides are in agreement and aware of what needs to happen to make sure the emergency access easement exists. Staff responded that this is not an uncommon easement that has to be obtained. Eddie Eckert, Goodwin and Marshall, was present to represent the case. He distributed displays of the previous preliminary plat for W estcliff Addition that was approved early in 2002 and a copy ofthe revised Westclifffinal plat with the current Old Grove preliminary plat exhibit. He said David Bagwell wanted him to point out the main purpose for the revisions that were made to the preliminary plat that was approved in early 2002 was because of the grove of oak trees located along the eastern boundary of Old Grove. Eddie Eckert said the idea is to preserve the grove of trees and maintain it as a private open space since it abuts both phases of Westmont as well as this phase of Old Grove. He said the private open space would be owned and maintained by the HOA. He said the developer was able to follow all of the guidelines established by the PUD and addressed any other comments staff had. Chairman Gasper said she was delighted Eddie Eckert brought a copy of the earlier plat because she thought there was a street that was to become the emergency access. Eddie Eckert said he Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - September 9, 2002 Page 2 of 5 - Approve" on September 23, 2002 and the developer were left with an either/or alternative by the Council upon their approval of the earlier plat. Eddie Eckert responded to Chairman Gasper's question about lot yield that there is one extra lot in the subdivision and that is Lot 1, Block F on the south side as one enters street A. He said it will be a difficult lot to build on, but there is potential to do something unique on the lot. Chairman Gasper said the topography lines indicate there are steep grades on that lot and asked what impact that would have on drainage. She also asked at what point is the drainage plan for the subdivision. Eddie Eckert said he has looked at a preliminary drainage analysis and this plat added another detention pond in the northwest corner adjacent to the Westmont Subdivision and they will be able to reduce the amount of run-off and possibly avoid potential flooding problems downstream of this development to the northeast in existing residential areas. He said that they are mandated to bring detention back to existing conditions and they will be able to provide that and don't see any problems with meeting the guidelines. Mr. Eckert said they have turned in a set of construction plans for Westcliff Phase I and they are able to detain beyond the existing conditions and they hope to do the same with Old Grove. He said they are able to restrict the flow on the very low flow conditions as well as the high flow and many times it's the low flow conditions that people notice. He said the 100 year event is very rare, and yet that is what they design for. Chairman Gasper asked if the orange line going along the parameter of the subdivision on the plat is the proposed trail. Eddie Eckert responded it is, but the one area that is difficult to see is where the trail will cross street A at the intersection of street A and John McCain with the idea that at some point the trail from Westmont would be able to be connected to this subdivision. He said there are three lots in the Neidholt Addition on the south side of John McCain that the developer does not own, so he cannot make the physical connection and at some point the City would need to acquire right-of-way in order to make that connection. He said the developer of Old Grove will have a street crossing in that location so you could make the connection on the south side of John McCain where the trail is currently stubbed out. He showed on the exhibit where the gap is and where the connection needs to be made in order to connect the two subdivisions. Commissioner Culley said he received some comments from citizens that had seen the preliminary plat and liked the idea of preserving the trees on the eastern boundary and this plat accomplishes that. Eddie Eckert said that David Bagwell made a strong effort to notify the current Westmont residents and let them know what the plan was and what his intention was to preserve and save the oak grove. Commissioner Culley said the developer's efforts are very positive for the area. Chairman Gasper commended the developer, David Bagwell, on trying to maintain the trees and beautify Colleyville. She said the e-mail the commissioners received was from John Bolton. She said even though this is not a public hearing, they do appreciate hearing from citizens. Chairman Gasper moved to approve the preliminary plat of Old Grove. Commissioner Jones seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Culley, Swift, Jones, Hollis, Gasper Noes: None Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - September 9, 2002 Page 3 of 5 - Approved on September 23, 2002 Commissioner Sellers rejoined the Commission. 3. Case Z-02-024 PUBLIC HEARING - Special Use Permit for an accessory building on Lot 5A Sand Oak Acres located at 4508 Jim Mitchell Trail West Clayton Husband presented the case to the commissioners and reviewed the staff briefing. He told them that staff's recommendation was only because of the non-compliance with the Land Development Code, however there are few significant issues with the request. He said the commissioners need to consider the impact the use has on the neighborhoods and regard the citizens comments when they make their recommendation. Chairman Gasper opened the public hearing. The applicant, John Janovetz, told the commissioners that when he bought the house, he thought the lot was one-half acre and if it was one-half acre they would not have to seek a special use permit for the accessory building because it would have met the size requirements. He said he has not received any negative comments from his neighbors. He asked the commissioners what the impact of the staff's negative recommendation would have on the case. Chairman Gasper explained the procedure for approving the special use permit. There being no one else present wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. There were questions by the Commission about the letter of request that was submitted by the applicant that mentions the need for storage for his tools and how he works on airplanes. The applicant told the commissioners that he would only place his tools in the accessory building and the airplane would will stay at Meacham Airport. He said he builds parts for antique airplanes as a hobby. Commissioner Hollis asked the applicant if he will be using any chemical process in building the parts. Mr. Janovetz responded that he will not be using any process that produces fumes. He said most parts are not sheet metal, but will be like an exhaust manifold. Commissioner Culley asked if Mr. Janovetz's hobby involved noise late at night. The applicant responded that his equipment is not noisy and the doors to the shop will be closed. He said the building will be heated and air conditioned. He said that the back side of his property abuts approximately 16 open acres and he would not do anything detrimental to his neighbors. Chairman Gasper asked staff if there was a possibility that when the street was dedicated there was a loss of property for the right-of-way that caused the property to become less than one-half acre. Staff responded how the minimum lot size in the R20 zoning category is 20,000 s.f. and that is not one-half of an acre, but is generally referred to as a half-acre lot. Commissioner Swift said it may be worth pointing out that when he toured the area, he noted the proposed building is consistent with other buildings in the neighborhood. Commissioner Jones moved to recommend approval of the special use permit for an accessory building. Commissioner Swift seconded the motion. The vote being: Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - September 9, 2002 Page 4 of 5 - Approved on September 23, 2002 Ayes: Culley, Swift, Jones, Sellers, Hollis, Gasper Noes: None 4. Staff comments, reports and discussion items: Clayton Husband informed the staff about the proposed joint meeting with City Council sometime in October to consider an update of the Master Plan. He said staff would forward the meeting time and place to the commissioners. The staff and commissioners discussed the scope of the project. 5. Commissioners' comments and reports: Chairman Gasper told the commissioners that the Council will be discussing and appointing Planning and Zoning Commission members on September 1 ih. Commissioner Swift said he appreciated that his packet was delivered to his home on Friday. ADJOURNMENT: The Commission moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m. The motion was seconded and passed by acclamation. Respectfully Submitted, Jan Levy Planning & Zoning Assistant levyi@ci.colleyville.tx.us Approved on: September 23,2002 as submitted. 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 - September 9, 2002 Page 5 of 5 - Approved on September 23, 2002