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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-03-25Regular Meeting Euless City Council March 25, 1980 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order at 8:00 p.m. , i n the Council Chambers of Euless City Hall by Mayor Harold Samuels. Other members present were Mayor Pro tem Willie Mae McCormick, Councilmen Robert Pippin, Glenn Walker, and Charles Hunt. Also present were City Manager W. M. Sustafre, City Secretary Della Houy, City Attorney Bob McFarland, City Engineer James Knight, and Administrative Assistant Lynn Shackelford. VISITORS Visitors in attendance were Messrs. L. Conklin, Fayne Childress, Bobby Baker, W. A. Elliott, Jr., Ron Sternfels, Roland Knott, Robert McMi l lon, Gary Groesbeck, Bruce Casburn, Dick Perkins, Stephen Blasdell, Hugh Waite, J. A. Schrank, Jim Thomas, Rob Collins, and Doug Russell. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mayor Harold Samuels. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting dated March 11, 1980, were approved as written. CONSIDER SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 613, ORDINANCE NO. 614., ORDINANCE NO. 615., ORDINANCE NO. 616, ORDINANCE NO. 617, ORDINANCE NO. 618. AND ORDINANCE NO. 619 /-1 Mrs. McCormick moved to approve second and fi n a l reading of Ordinance No. 613 amending Chapter ) I I I of the Euless Code of Ordinances, City Animal Ordinance; Ordinance No, 61.4 adopting the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Building Code; Ordinance No. 615 - adopting the 1978 Edition of the Electrical Code; Ordinance No.' 616 adopting the 1979 Edition of the ICBO ;Plumbing Code; Ordinance No. " 617 amending Ordinance No. 347 with respect to development requirements for rear yards in "R -1" Single Family Dwelling Districts; Ordinance No.' 618 amending Section, )3c, Article 1, of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations; and Ordinance No. 619 vacating and abandoning a portion of an unnamed fifty foot street in the J. E. Field Survey. (Pape- Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 25, 1980) Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote i s as fol lows: Ayes: Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Walker, Pippin, and Hunt Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING CASE NO. 303 - REQUEST OF BRUCE CASBURN FCR CHANGE CF ZONING RRIVI "PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO "PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT PLANS FCR 1O \ I - O Y E S ON 24.987 ACRES I N THE J. E. FIELD SURVEY, ABSTRACT 540 Mayor Samuels opened the public hearing on Zoning Case No. 303 and stated the Council would hear from the proponents first and then any opponents. Mayor Samuels recognized Bruce Casburn and Dick Perkins. Mr. Perkins stated they have appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission several times and have had some correspondence with the City staff regarding rezoning this property. He stated they feel they have complied with the requirements to meet the criteria that was established by the Planning and Zoning Commission. He stated they have elected to rezone Planned Development instead of "R -4" Multi - Family Dwelling D i s t r i c t because the concept they w i l l be developing does not adapt to "R -3" or "R -4" zoning. He stated site criteria, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, is listed on the development plan to more fully define what will be developed on this piece of property. Mayor Samuels inquired if the developer added any parking spaces as requested by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Perkins stated they submitted a plan with additional parking spaces. He stated they would prefer to leave the development plan as first submitted in order to allow more open area. He stated the City staff recommended wider streets in the area, because the development was multi - family, which would provide for parking on the streets. He stated the plan, as submitted, allows for a two car garage fo r each unit and almost one parking space per unit on each of the major streets into the development. He stated the developer would prefer to provide more green -belt area around the units, which would be maintained through a homeowners agreement . Mayor Samuels stated there is concern regarding the streets being wide enough for fire fighting equipment to get in and around in the development. (Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 25, 1980) Mr. Perkins stated the fire personnel have reviewed the latest plans and they are in agreement with the new design and layout. Mr. Sustaire inquired if there would be an entrance from the west for any future development. Mr. Perkins stated there are no plans at this time to have a public street entering from the west because this is a different concept of development and adjoining development could be detrimental to this development. Mr. McFarland inquired if the developer owns a portion of the adjacent tract. Mr. Casburn stated he only owns the property that is included in this rezoning request. Mayor Samuels inquired if there were any other proponents. There being none, he inquired if there were any opponents. There being none, he declared the public hearing closed. Mrs. McCormick moved to approve the rezoning request, but inquired of Mr. Knight regarding the parking situation. Mr. Knight stated the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the additional parking spaces because they were concerned about the distance the guests may have to walk to get to the apartments. Mr. Hunt inquired if the developers have a target date for beginning construction. Mr. Casburn stated they do not have a target date at this time because of the financial situation, but are hoping to begin within six months. M r . Perkins stated t h e development w i l l be constructed in two phases with phase one having one hundred and thirty -three units. He stated this averages to 11.57 units per acre. Mayor Samuels stated the City Attorney advised that since this same piece of property was rezoned by Ordinance No. 411 several years ago, he would recommend that the Council amend the ordinance to provide that the development plan be approved with any stipulations required, as opposed to approving a complete new ordinance. Mrs. McCormick moved to approve first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 411 approving the new development plans for townhomes on 24.987 acres in tie J. E. Field Survey, Abstract 540, subject to the addition of the recommended parking spaces. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. (Page Four, Reguler Meeting, Euless City Council, March 25, 1980) Mr. Sustaire stated he is concerned and wants to be sure that the fire protection service can get into the development to fight fires, if necessary. He stated he doesn't like to see on- street parking in this type of development. M r . Casburn stated they w i l l have to post the necessary signs and w i l l have the curbs painted for "No Parking" on the private drives in the development. Mr. Hunt stated he is concerned that the additional parking spaces will be used for boats and trailers and this will distract from the beauty of the development. Mr. Casburn stated they could include a stipulation in the Homeowners Agreement that the extra parking spaces would be reserved for visitors. There being no further discussion, the vote on Mrs. McCormick's motion is as follows: Ayes: Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Walker, Hunt, and Pippin Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING CASE NO. 305 - REQUEST OF E SYSTEMS, INC. POOL TRUST FOR CHANGE OF ZONING FROM "C -2" COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT AND "R-P' SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ON PORTIONS CF TRACTS 5C, 5C1, AND 5F, T. JASPER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 861 Mayor Samuels opened the public hearing on Zoning Case No. 305 for change of zoning from "C -2" Community Business District and "R -1" Single Family Dwelling District to "PD" Planned Development District on portions of Tracts 5C, 5C1, and 5F, T. Jasper Survey, Abstract 861, and stated the Council would hear from the proponents first and then any opponents. Mayor Samuels recognized Mr. Rob Collins. Mr. Collins, with the Henry S. Miller Company, stated he is representing E System, Inc. and the J. I. Case Company. He stated the property w i l l be the l o c a t i o n o f the Case Equipment Company and w i l l have an outside display area, a sales office, and a service area for the equipment. Mr. Collins stated the property is located to the east of Al's Formal Wear on Airport Freeway. He stated there are 5.1 acres in the tracts. Mr. Collins presented slides of an identical b u i l d i n g t h a t is located in Houston. He stated the used equipment w i l l be (page F ye, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 25, 1980) housed to the back of the building, out of view of traffic on Airport Freeway. He stated there w i l l be a cyclone fence around the property with a wooden screening fence on the outside of the cyclone fence along the west side of the property to the southern boundary line, along the south boundary line, and back to the face of the building. Mr. Collins presented the Council members with a letter from Al Sankary, of AI's Formal Wear, agreeing to the type of fence t h a t w i l l be installed. Mr. Collins stated they have dedicated a utility easement on the south. Mr. Collins introduced Jim Thomas, who w i l l be the manager of the Case Equipment Company, and Jim Swank, national real estate representative of J. 1. Case Company. Mr. Pippin inquired i f the developer was going to install sidewalks. Mr. Collins stated they will install sidewalks when the sidewalk system is needed along that street. Mayor Samuels inquired if there were any other proponents. There being none, he inquired if there were any opponents. Mr. Jay Conklin stated he has some concerns about the type of business that is going to be constructed on this property. He i n q u i r e d what w i l l be done w i t h the accumulation of trash t h a t w i l l collect between the two fences; the developer talked about pleasing the eye of the people driving on Airport Freeway, but how much more necessary is it to please the eye of the people who live to the south of the property; the entrance to the hospital and school area is also the entrance to the business and inquired what steps have been taken to make this a safe street; and what steps have been taken to protect the housing area behind the development. He stated he feels these questions need to be answered. Mayor Samuels stated this development is approximately 1000 feet north of the existing homes in Wilshire Addition. Mr. Hunt stated the developer is going to install a six foot wooden cedar fence to protect the citizens. He inquired what could be constructed along an interstate highway except commercial. Mr. Pippin stated that the City ordinance requires that when there are different zoning classifications adjacent to residential zoning a six foot screening fence is required to separate the commercial or other classification from the residential zoning. Mayor Samuels stated the City could receive as much as $95,000 i n sales tax from the sale of the equipment, which would be a tremendous help to the City, and he considers the business as retail sales and not heavy industrial. Mr. Thomas stated they can raise the wooden (Place Six, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 25, 1980) fence approximately three inches to allow them to keep the section between the two fences clean. He stated they w i l l operate a first class, clean business. He stated their business doesn't generate a heavy traffic load on a day to day basis, t h a t there w i l l be large trucks bringing in the heavy equipment, but w i l l only be occasionally and not every day. Mayor Samuels inquired the number of pieces that were moved out of their present location to generate ten million dollars in sales. Mr. Thoms stated in 1979 there were 196 u nits sold from the locations i n Richland Hills and Mesquite. He stated i t would probably be eighty per cent from the Richland Hills location, which is the l o c a t i o n t h a t w i l l be moving to Euless. Mr. Conklin inquired about the disposal of the grease and diesel from washing the used equipment. Mr. Thomas stated they will have a pit in the washing area that will catch all the grease and diesel and they will have to dispose of this themselves and keep the area clean. Mr. Conklin inquired the number of persons to be employed at this location. Mr. Thomas stated they anticipate employing thirty persons. Mr. Conklin inquired what happens when a piece of heavy equipment knocks a hole in the privacy fence. Mayor Samuels stated the City has an ordinance that requires that the owners of the business keep the fence in good condition. Mr. Walter Elliott stated that this business w i l l be a light industrial business. He stated Case Equipment Company is a good company and w i l l be an asset to the community, but the Council must keep in mind what effect it will have on community business in the future and what w i l l develop further along the freeway. Mayor Samuels inquired if there were any other opponents. There being none, he declared the public hearing closed. Mr. Walker moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve first reading of an ordinance rezoning Tracts 5C, 5C1,, and 5F, T. Jasper Survey, Abstract 861 , from "R -1" Single Family Dwelling District and "C -2" Community Business District to "PD" Planned Development District. Mr. Hunt seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Hunt, Pippin, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None (Page Seven, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 25, 1980) Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. IV. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT CF LOT 1 AND LOT 2, BLOCK 1. THOUSAND OAKS ESTATES Mr. Roland Knott stated he and his brother purchased these ten acres last April. He stated the property has an old house on the property and he has renovated this house and living in it. He stated they are going to divide the property into two lots of five acres each and he and his brother will live on this property. Mr. Hunt inquired if there was any problem with installation of the water and sewer lines. Mr. Knight stated there is a twelve inch water line in Baze Drive and they are presently connected to the water system. He stated there is no sewer system available now but they have escrowed money for one -half the cost of a sewer line and will tie onto the sewer line whenever sewer is available. He stated all monies have been escrowed with the City. Mr. Hunt moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve the preliminary and final plat of Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 1, Thousand Oaks Estates. Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Hunt, Walker, Pippin, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. V. CONSIDER FINAL PLAT OF EULESS MAIN PLACE ADDITION Mr. McFarland stated he has discussed the installation of International VVay with Mr. Waite, the developer of Euless Main Place Addition, and he suggested that Mr. Waite enter into a written agreement with the City that would be a recorded covenant running with the land that would provide that when the adjacent tract, Tract 1, Block 4, is developed or when the City determines a public necessity for the extension of International VVay across the property, then Mr. Waite, or the owner of the property, would be obligated to complete International VVay to the southern boundary. He stated Mr. Waite has agreed to the agreement. (Page Eight, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 25, 1980) Mrs. McCormick moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve the fi n a I plat of Euless Main Place Addition subject to the execution and recording of an agreement as outlined by the City Attorney. Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Walker, Pippin, and Hunt Nays: None CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. VI. REPAIR CF HARWOOD WELL Mr. Knight reported that Lane Western Company started the repair work on the Harwood Well today. DICKEY DRIVE STORM DRAIN Mr. Knight reported that the storm drain on Dickey Drive is complete. VII. RECOGNITION CF COUNCIL CANDIDATES Mayor Samuels recognized Robert McMi 11on and Ron Sternfels, candidates for Council Place Five. ADJOURNMENT adjourned at 9:31 p.m. ATTEST: /s/ Della Houy City Secretary VIII. There being no further business, the meeting APPROVED: /s/ Harold D. Samuels