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Home My WebLink About1965-12-07 Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission December 7, 1965 CALL TO ORDER I. The regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission was called to order by the Chairman, Henry Uselton at 7:30 p.m. The following members were in attendance: Messrs. Don Hastings, Leonard Weber and LaVern Lee. Not present, Bevy Heyl. (Illness) Also present, Messrs. Jack Bullard, City Inspector and Kenneth English, (Gregory, Knowlton & Ratliff). Visitors"present were as follows: Messrs. A. J. Winters, David C. Moak, Walter Elliott, Lindley Elliott, Jim Lucas, Lindley Lucas, R. Watson. Mayor W. G. Fuller and Mrs. Joe Pahl and Julie Racugno. PRESENTATION OF* MINUTES I I The minutes of the Planning & Zoning meeting, dated November 2, 1965 were read by the Secretary, LaVern Lee. The minutes were corrected as follows= (1) Item I - The sentence, "Mr. Vernon Roberts, representing Mayflower Investment Company, etc." was corrected to read, "Mr. Vernon Roberts, representing Janann, Inc. , etc." (2) Item III-B - The sentence "With developer's compliance with the drainage requirements, approval be given for construction of Ector Drive and Midway Park, etc." be corrected to read, "With Developer's compliance with the drainage requirements, approval be given for construction of Ector and Fayette Drive, etc." (3) Item III-B With reference to Midway Park, third installment (lots and blocks), add the following; Lots 1R thru 9R, Block 41; 1R thru 17R, Block 40. Delete the following: Lots 29 and 30R, Block 40. The motion for correction was made by Len Weber; the motion was seconded by Don Hastings; motion carried unanimously. With reference to the correction (3) of Midway Park, third installment, a letter from Gregory, Knowlton & Ratliff, dated November 30, 1965 was read by the Chairman (Letter hereby made a part of the Minutes). OLD BUSINESS III. A. Timberline Estates - Pre-Preliminary - Andy Winters Messrs. Andy Winters, David Moak and Lindley Elliott presented the pre-preliminary of Timberline Estates, stating their intent to withdraw Planning & Zoning Minutes - December 7, 1965 •- Page No. 2 L • the preliminary submitted to the Planning & Zoning Commission on Septem- ber 21, 1965. Mr. Moak stated the nets pre-preliminary was drawn with the purpose of cutting installation and construction costs. Mr, Moak further stated that FHA would cut the loan possibilities as much as ten (10) per cent with the thoroughfare through t he subdivision as proposed by the Master Plan of the City of Euless, A letter, dated December 7, 1965, from Gregory, Knowlton & Ratliff, was entered into the proceedings. The letter stated the Master Plan under which the City is now operating indicates that a major thorough- fare should be located approximately through the center of the subject subdivision. (Letter hereby made a part of the Minutes) Mr. Winters stated that bringin the major thoroughfare through the subdivision without any commercial clevelopment would be a burden to the developer. Mr. Winters expressed concern over a possible dead-end thoroughfare, which could create a fire hazard in the subdivision and suggested that the possibility of opening the thoroughfare into Wright- Richardson Road where Fire Station No. 2 is located should be consider- ed. Mr. English explained at this point, that the street in front of the Fire Station is only a 31 foot street and not designed as a collector street. Item (4) of Engineers letter was discussed and Mr. Winters stated he would be desirous of City participation in over-depth as well as over-width as the major thoroughfare would cost at least siz (6) to eight (8) thousand dollars. He also noted that the developer adjacent on the West had property fronting on Pipe Line Road, which is potential commercial property to offset the cost of construction of the major thoroughfare. After considerable discussion, Mr. English recommended that the Devel- oper's Engineers and the City Engineers work out a solution and consult with the City Manager on financing and getting the existing unimproved road opened to the South on Pipe Line Road and the recommended proced- ures, NEW BUSINESS IV, A. Commercial Permit #28 - Robert Watson - 4319 Pipe Line Road - Stop '11 Go, Mr. Watson appeared before the Commission requesting approval of Commercial Permit #28. The Commission ascertained that the property was zoned Local Business and the Plano and Specifications complied with City regulations. The Engineering with reference to the set back from Pipe Line Road was discussed and was satisfactory as Mr. Watson informed the Commission he would set back sixty (60) feet from the property line Mr' LaVern Lee made a motion to recommend approval of the request. The motion was seconded by Don Hastings. The vote was as follows: Planning & Zoning Minutes - December 7, 1965 - Page No. 3 aye Hastings imom aye Lee aye Weber The Chairman declared the motion carried. B, Discussion - Lucas Estates T. Jasper .Survey - 21.802 acres Messrs. Jim and Lindley Lucas presented the Planning Study of Lucas Estates, which contained "A" and "Btt plats for consideration. The "A" study containing two commercial tracts, "A" and "B", abutting Huffman Road (Spur 360) was favored by the Commission as the "B" study contained lots facing the collector street into Huffman Road (Spur 350) on the North. A discussion of lot size on the cul de sac followed and the Developer was advised that a 65 foot width was re- quired at the building line. Apparently, the 65 foot requirement was observed on the plat. Street names were discussed and the City Inspector pointed out that the house numbers on the circular Drive (Mesa) would grid out the same on each side and sp-gested some consideration from the developer for this and the possibility of renaming one section of the street. Messrs. Jim and Lindley Lucas expressed appreciation to the Commission for the discussion. C. Approaches . Pipe Line Road - Mr. "M" Store A letter, dated December 6, 1965, from the City Engineers was entered into the proceedings. (Letter hereby made a part of the Minutes) Mr. Robert Watson, representing the Mr. "M" Store, presented the plot plan of Pipe Line Road. The Commission, after discussion, concurred with the recommendation of the Engineers concerning approval of the approaches. A motion to recommend approval was made by Don Hastings; motion was seconded by LaVern Lee. The vote was as follows: aye Hastings aye Lee aye Weber The Chairman declared the motion carried. D. Zoning Case #144 - Z. L. Simpson - Lots 1 & 2, Block 6, Green Hills Park - Resolution #50 - Public Hearing - January 4, 1966. The Chairman read Resolution No. 50, Notice of Public Hearing, Lots 1 & 2, Block 6, Green Hills Park. A Public Hearing was set for January 4, 1966. Mrs, Joe Pahl and Julie Racugno stated they were to be the operators of the Nursery School to be located on Lots 1 & 2, Block 6, Green Hills Park. They stated there was a need for a Nursery School in the area and gave figures on the number of children presently in schools Planning & Zoning Minutes - December 7, 1965 - Page No. 4 timps in the area„ They further stated, Euless children were being trans- ported to Nursery Schools in the City of Hurst. They stated the proposed Nursery School would be located adjacent to a School, near a Church and a minimum of residences (Property located on Harwood Road). Mayor William G. Fuller stated that in his opinion, nursery schools are an essential part of City planning and suggested that the Com- mission consider setting aside a portion of a subdivision with 500 or more residences for the nursery schools, so that the residen- tial environment might be achieved, rather than requiring Business Zoning for such construction. Mr. Weber stated that Developers might be reluctant to go along with this reasoning as a potential buyer might select the property set aside for nursery schools as a choice residential site. Mr. Bullard suggested that the Zoning Ordinance might be amended to give nursery schools a special classification. The Commission agreed to give the matter further consideration. E. Commercial.Permit #29 - Nursery School on Lots 1 & 2, Block 6, Green Hills Park. (This item was entered as information to support the zoning request and will be considered at the time of the Public Hearing.) ADJOURNMENT V. The meeting was adjourned by general consent of the members at 9:40 p.m. APPROVED: .4101011" / 41111 .0050:461ey„ C i ATTEST: Sec-e ary