HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-18 PLANNING AND ZONING
JUNE 18, 2013
MINUTES
The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by
Chairman Richard McNeese at 6:30 p.m. for consideration of scheduled items in the
Council Chambers in City Hall of the Municipal Complex. Chairman Richard McNeese
stated there was a quorum of members of the Planning and Zoning Commission
present.
MEMBERS AND STAFF PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Chairman Richard McNeese Commissioner George Zahn
Vice Chairman Troy Mennis
Commissioner Monty Huffman
Commissioner LuAnn Portugal
Commissioner Jeremy Tompkins
Commissioner David Brown
Chris Barker, Assistant City Manager
Mike Collins, Director of Planning and Economic Development
Janina Jewell, Finance Director
Paul Smith, Fire Marshal
Stephen Cook, Senior Planner
Alicia Davenport, Administrative Secretary
VISITORS:
Brenda Buchanon
Mark Stacy
THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Invocation was given
by Commissioner Tompkins and the Pledge of Allegiance was given by Chairman
McNeese.
ITEM 1 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES
Regular Meeting of June 4, 2013.
Vice Chairman Tompkins made a motion to approve the minutes for called meeting of
June 4, 2013. Commissioner Portugal seconded the motion. The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Vice Chairman Mennis, Commissioners Huffman, Portugal, and Tompkins.
Nays: None
Abstention: Chairman McNeese and Commissioner Brown
The motion carried: (4-0-2)
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ITEM 2 CASE #13-04-SP — CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN
Motion to recommend approval of a request for a Site Plan for Car Wash
Site Modifications located on Block A, Lot 3, Racetrac Addition, 622 N.
Industrial Boulevard.
Stephen Cook, Senior Planner, gave a brief description of the case. The property and
business owners of Laserwash would like to relocate the vacuum facilities and add
additional paving on the site to facilitate easier access to their business. With the
opening of the Dairy Queen immediately to the north of the car wash, the property
owners re-oriented the traffic flow through the business from the original street facing
entrance to the back of the building. They removed the original vacuum equipment and
installed new payboxes on the back of the building as well as re-oriented the internal
carwash equipment inside the building.
With this new configuration, the owners would like to re-install vacuum facilities on the
rear of the building as well as install permanent fabric-covered shade structures over
the vacuums and the pay-box areas. The site plan also adds additional pavement to the
rear of the property which would allow for more accessible turning radii into the facility.
The solid waste container structure would be reconstructed further to the rear of the
property. Only two 8" hackberry trees would be removed in order to construct the new
items on the site.
The placement of the vacuums on the site will not be any closer to the rear property line
of the property than the original placement of vacuums. Therefore, the vacuums will not
be any closer to the surrounding residential lots that back up to the carwash business.
The reorientation of the carwash has not had any reported adverse affect on the
surrounding property, and has effectively removed queuing from the cross-access
easement which provides Dairy Queen one of its entry points.
The Development Services Group has reviewed the site plan and has certified that it
meets the standards of the City of Euless.
Staff recommends approval of the site plan.
Commissioner Tompkins asked staff for clarification on how customers will access the
vacuums; pull through or pull in/back out.
Mr. Cook stated that the vacuums may be accessed by pulling into the bay and then
backing out into the drive aisle to exit.
Commissioner Portugal asked if the number of vacuums had decreased from four to
two.
Mr. Cook stated that there are two islands with a total of four vacuums (two per island)
so the number has stayed the same.
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Chairman McNeese thanked them for their business in Euless and said that this change
to the site plan and the addition of Dairy Queen will do nothing but positively impact
their business.
Vice Chairman Tompkins made a motion to approve Case #13-04-SP. Commissioner
Brown seconded the motion. The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Chairman, McNeese, Vice Chairman Mennis, Commissioners Huffman, Portugal,
Tompkins, and Brown.
Nays: None
Abstention: None
The motion carried: (6-0-0)
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
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