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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-12-07 Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission December 7, 1976 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Euless City Hall by Chairman Tyson. Other members present were Messrs. Dick Wells, Neal Adams, Sam Munir, Robert Johnson, and Mrs. Helen Lightbody. (Absent was Mr. Troy Fuller) Also present were Director of Planning and Development, Don Pfrimmer and Recording Secretary, Becky Gunter. VISITORS Visitors in attendance were Messrs. James Cribbs, Walter Elliott, Bob Wegner, John T. Lynch IV, Raymond Ozebek, Jack Bullard, Charles Hunt, Jim Hickerson, and Mrs. Willie Mae McCormick. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mr. Wells. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Adams made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting dated September 7, 1976, as written. Mrs. Lightbody seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Mr. Adams, Mrs. Lightbody, Messrs. Wells and Tyson. Nays: None Chairman Tyson declared the motion carried. (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Planning & Zoning Commission, December 7, 1976) CONSIDER PLAT APPROVAL - REQUEST OF MR. CLARK MCKELVEY. PRELIMINARY PLATTING OF A TRACT OF LAND IN THE A.M. DOWNING SURVEY, ABSTRACT 415, CLARK MCKELVEY ADDITION. (PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY. 157 AND WEST EULESS BLVD.) Mr. Elliott, with offices at 1004 West Euless Blvd. , stated he is representing Clark McKelvey and his wife, Jean. The total property consists of Tracts 4B1 and 4B1A of the A. M. Downing Survey, which was known as the McKelvey farm. Mr. McKelvey and his wife lived at that location for about twenty-five years until moving to Justin about three years ago. During that time, Mr. and Mrs. McKelvey sold the property but it came back to them and they are now the owners. Mr. Munir arrived at approximately 7:45 p.m. Mr. Elliott stated the purpose of the request is to subdivide the property and develop it. Mr. and Mrs. McKelvey are under contract with Sambo' s Restaurants to sell the corner lot if the plat is approved. Development will begin as soon as the property is sold. There is a 12 inch existing water line on Hwy. 157 and under Hwy. 183. However, the exact location of the line on Hwy. 183 is not known at this time. A letter has been written to the Highway Department concerning the permit to install curb and gutter and plans will be submitted as soon as the plat is approved. Mr. Elliott stated that it will be necessary to secure two easements, one of which has been secured and the other will be from Mr. and Mrs. McKelvey. Chairman Tyson asked if the easements will be dedicated. Mr. Elliott stated they will be secured by separate instrument at a later date. Mr. Johnson arrived at approximately 7:55 p.m. Chairman Tyson asked if there were any plans at this time for Tracts 4B1 and 4B1A. Mr. Elliott stated there were no plans at this time. (Page Three, Regular Meeting, Planning & Zoning Commission, December 7, 1976) Mr. Adams asked where access to the Sambo's Restaurant will be. Ittro Mr. Elliott stated there will be access to Sambo's off of Hwy. 157 and Hwy. 183 but there will not be a cross over at either location. Mr. Cribbs asked what the property is zoned. Mr. Pfrimmer stated the property is zoned C-2. He also pointed out that the access drives to Sambo's are set back 100 feet from the intersection. Mr. Elliott stated the entrance on the North will be twenty-eight feet wide and the entrance on the East will be thirty feet wide. Chairman Tyson asked if there were any more questions. There were none. Mr. Adams made a motion to recommend preliminary plat approval of a tract of land in the A. M. Downing Survey, Abstract 415, Clark McKelvey Addition. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Adams, Johnson, Wells, Munir, Tyson, and Mrs. Lightbody. Nays: None Chairman Tyson declared the motion carried. II . CONSIDER PLAT APPROVAL - REQUEST OF MR. CLARK MCKELVEY. FINAL PLATTING OF LOT 1 , BLOCK 1 , CLARK MCKELVEY ADDITION. (PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY. 157 AND WEST EULESS BLVD.) Chairman Tyson asked if further discussion was necessary. Mr. Wells made a motion to recommend final plat approval of Lot 1 , Block 1 , Clark McKelvey Addition. (Page Four, Regular Meeting, Planning & Zoning Commission, December 7, 1976) Mrs. Lightbody seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: .. Ayes: Mr. Wells, Mrs. Lightbody, Messrs. Johnson, Adams, Tyson and Munir. Nays: None Chairman Tyson declared the motion carried. III . EXPLANATION OF DFW AIRPORT NOISE ZONES - PRESENTED BY MR. BOB WEGNER, DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL PLANNING, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Mr. Bob Wegner with North Central Texas Council of Governments stated the purpose of the presentation is to explain the origin and effect of the Airport Noise Zones. Mr. Wegner stated in 1964 the Civil Aeronautics Field determined that Love Field was too crowded. Based on a prediction that by 1975 Love Field would reach its capacity and that it would be unfeasible to enlarge it, in 1965 the DFW Regional Airport was proposed. In 1966, NCTCOG was established, which disproves the opinion of some that NCTCOG had a part in the planning of DFW Airport. The NCTCOG consists of 110 local governments. Between 1967 and 1968, a study was conducted of the airport environments and in 1969, construction was begun with the drainage work. The Federal Aviation Association and COG held an Air Craft Sound Seminar which was a day long session on how noise travels. In 1968, a map was prepared showing the different noise zones. The first version of the map showed the CNR which is a type of forecast of the results based on a prediction of travel . In 1964, the Federal Aviation Association was first developed which has a three-fold purpose: 1) to study the increase and rapid growth of jets after WW II , 2) the number of airport encroachment into land surrounding the airport, and 3) in order to accommodate air traffic, the airport would have to expand and the FAA decided to try the air rating system to allow the airport to be a good neighbor with surrounding uses. In 1969, another Air Craft Sound Seminar was held which included Euless and the School Districts. Ten cities were provided extra funds to supplement the plan. Euless did not join this plan. However, Irving did join and they used their money to develop an Airport Zoning (Page Five, Regular Meeting, Planning & Zoning Commission, December 7, 1976) Ordinance. The Airport Zoning Ordinance is in reality an ordinance that controls the allowable heights of structures around the airport and other kinds of lbw activities around the airport such as electronic devices. Therefore, the Airport Zoning Ordinance is more of an airport height and hazard ordinance. A study was also begun on airport impact which was a very broad study because of funds. In 1970, a public transportation study was conducted to discuss access to the airport. The possibility of a rapid transit rail was discussed. In 1971 , since the airport was still under construction, an ordinance for the airport was established and adopted by three counties; Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant. Also at that time, a Board of Adjustments was established. In October of 1971 , a revised edition of the map was made and in 1972 an Air Craft Sound Seminar was held to discuss the new map. In 1973, as a result of requests from the City of Irving, COG undertook an airport compatible regulation study. This study went beyond the zoning and it was discovered that if a building, which normally would not be allowed in a certain zone, was sound proofed, it could be permitted. COG then asked other cities to try to develop such regulations and a draft was developed. The committee which developed the draft consisted not only of COG staff but also others such as Jack Bullard, Bob Boswell , and T. White Page. After the draft was developed and the other cities approved it, the next step was to get approval for the final . At that time, there was a question by the attorneys as to the legality of the regulations. On June 12, 1973 a meeting was held with the attorneys and the Airport Const. Advisory Committee and it was the opinion that due to the liability question, the item should be tabled to give the attorneys time to discuss it. Therefore, on June 14th, a motion was made to table the item until the legal questions concerning the liability were answered. However, the study continued and certain guidelines were established but without including any item that may be questionable. Since that time, HUD has issued a set of guidelines which are not as refined as those issued by the Airport Const. Advisory Committee. Also, the HUD guidelines cover all types of noises, not just those caused by an airport. The EPA questioned how good the noise rating was. There were five or six different noise indicators at the time. How- ever, the EPA developed another noise indicator called Average Day Night Sound Level which is much easier to compute, much easier to understand, and applies not only to airplanes but to all noise. It therefore takes into account the total noise picture. At this time, Mr. Wegner distributed a summary of the guidelines. Mr. Wegner pointed out that COG has no authority to tell any of the cities what to do. COG is the coordinator to work with cities that are concerned. (Page Six, Regular Meeting, Planning & Zoning Commission, December 7, 1976) If the property located around an airport is owned by one or more communities and the airport is owned by another community, the EPA can cut off monetary support to the airport as they will not spend Federal money if the desired use is not within the uses compatible to the zone. The nearer to the airport, less desirable it is to have residential or public assembly. Mr. Wegner read from the zoning map the noise zones as follows: Zone "A" - 85 to 100 Decimals Zone of minimal effect. Auditoriums, churches, schools, hospitals and theaters should have sound controls included. Residential construction allowed. Zone "B" - 100 to 115 Decimals Zone of middle effect. Not suitable for residential construction, open air activities, auditoriums, schools churches, hospitals & theaters. Zone "C" - 115 & Above Decimals Zone of greatest effect. Land should be reserved for industrial & commercial uses. Residential development not recommended for this area. Whereas the first map had only zones A, B, and C, there are now more zones with finer lines. The SLR, Sound Level Reduction, is explained in the Building Code. Mr. Ozebek stated that it was indicated that all of the zones were based on calculations and asked if the zones for DFW Airport were computed merely by calculation or had an actual study of the airport been conducted. Mr. Wegner stated the zones were estab- lished based on a study of the types of aircraft at DFW and projecting to the years 1975 - 1985 when there will be added air strips. It is expected that two things will happen at DFW Airport; 1) there will be quieter aircraft because of manufacturing requirements and 2) there will be an increase in air traffic which will offset the decrease in noise caused by the quieter aircraft. Mr. Wegner stated he has a report of the assumed types of aircraft to be used at DFW. However, super sonic aircraft such as the Concord, was not considered. DFW Airport consists of 25 square miles. Therefore, a majority of the C zone is located on Airport property. Mr. Bullard asked if there would be a problem getting government grants if HUD will not support it. Mr. Wegner stated that when Euless reaches 50,000 in population, Euless will be eligible to receive the grants. Chairman Tyson asked if all of the cities adopted the Airport Zoning Ordinance. . (Page Seven, Regular Meeting, Planning Zoning Commission, December 7, 1976) Mr. Wegner stated that all but two or three cities had adopted it. Chairman Tyson asked if Euless had tow adopted the ordinance. Mr. Bullard stated Euless had members on the Board but that Euless did not adopt the Airport Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Pfrimmer stated that it had been the .procedure in the past to refer a developer to the FAA for approval if he wanted to develop within the airport noise zones. Mr. Cribbs stated we have an aerial easement requirement in Zone B to protect the airport since the proper sound proofing is not known. Mr. Elliott asked if it is fair for the airport to locate and deny the area owners the use of their property. Mr. Cribbs stated the property owners are not denied use of their property. Mr. Bullard stated if the City does not follow the guidelines set forth, we will lose the loan money that can help develop the property. Mrs. McCormick asked if HUD would allow any type of building in a C zone. Mr. Wegner stated that certain types of buildings were allowed in a C zone. Mrs. McCormick asked what would be necessary to make a house suitable to live in in that zone. Mr. Wegner stated he could not answer that question at this time as the amount of sound proofing necessary has not been established. Mrs. McCormick asked if the energy saving requirement would not reduce the excess cost caused by sound requirements. Mr. Wegner stated the noise requirements are more stringent than the temperature insulation requirements. As for the tax relief, it is a matter of fair play. When Hwy. 360 is extended, the property will be ideally suited for industrial . Mr. Cribbs stated that, just like the HUD Flood Plan, there must be certain standards. Mr. Bullard asked if the noise zones were established based on the full extension of the airport. (Page Eight, Regular Meeting, Planning & Zoning Commission, December 7, 1976) Mr. Wegner stated it is a conservative design based on the full extension of the airport with the health and safety of human beings in mind. There will not be one standard national regulation as each airport is different. Mr. Cribbs asked Mr. Wegner if he was aware of what the City of Irving has planned for the area adjacent to the airport. Mr. Wegner stated he was not. Mr. Cribbs asked if Euless runs a risk of the EPA adopting regulations that will govern the city if we continue to do as we have done in the past and not adopt the zoning ordinance. Mr. Wegner stated an attorney would have to answer that question. IV. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. APPROVED: r 6aLrit'j Chairman