HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-12-07 -- PLANNING AND ZONING
December 7, 2010
MINUTES
The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by
Vice Chairman Troy Mennis at 6:30 p.m. for consideration of scheduled items in the
Council Chambers in City Hall of the Municipal Complex. Vice Chairman Troy Mennis
stated there was a quorum of members of the Planning and Zoning Commission
present.
MEMBERS AND STAFF PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Vice Chairman Troy Mennis Chairman Richard McNeese
Commissioner George Zahn
Commissioner Monty Huffman
Commissioner LuAnn Portugal
Commissioner David Brown
Chris Barker, Director of Planning and Development
Ron Young, Director of Public Works
Mike Collins, Director of Economic Development & Administrative Services
Stephen Cook, Senior Planner
Paul Smith, Fire Marshal
Deborah Howard, Development Secretary
VISITORS: Andrea Baxter, Mark Moore, Brian Cohen, Eric Overton, Paul Johnston,
Damir Guilmanov
THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Invocation was given
by Vice Chairman Mennis and the Pledge of Allegiance was given by Commissioner
Portugal.
ITEM 1 APROVAL OF MINUTES for called meeting of November 16, 2010
Commissioner Zahn made a motion to approve the minutes for called meeting of
November 16, 2010. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. The vote was as
follows:
Ayes: Vice Chairman Mennis, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal and Brown
Nays: None
Abstention: None
The motion carried (5-0-0)
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-- ITEM 2 CASE #10-12-SUP — HOLD PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A
SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION FOR
AN ORDINANCE
Receive public input regarding a request for a Specific Use Permit on J W
Lewellyn Addition, Block 1, Lot 2 for a Motor Vehicle Dealership in I-1
(Light Industrial District) zoning and consider a recommendation regarding
an Ordinance. This property is located at 2811 W. Euless Boulevard.
Vice Chairman Mennis opened the public hearing.
Stephen Cook, Senior Planner, gave a brief description of the case. The applicant, RD
Auto Group, represented by the company's owner Mr. Damir Guilmanov, is requesting
approval of a Specific Use Permit for an appointment based motor vehicle dealership to
be located at 2811 W Euless Boulevard within a leased space. The subject property is
currently zoned "I-1" Industrial District. The Unified Development Code requires a motor
vehicle dealership located in I-1 zoning district to have a Specific Use Permit and that
the minimum area devoted to the sale of new or used vehicles is not less than five (5)
acres. An exception to this minimum standard may be recommended by the P&Z and
approved by the City Council through the SUP. Mr. Guilmanov is proposing to occupy
approximately 5,000 sqft. of which 100 sqft would be used as an office and the
remainder as storage for the vehicles. RD Auto Group would intend to sell the vehicles
online and only utilize the interior leased space as storage for the vehicle inventory. No
vehicles would be stored outside of the leased space. They would intend to store
between 5 to 10 cars within the facility. Interested buyers would make an appointment
to view the vehicle in person that they had researched. No major mechanical work
would be performed on the premises. They would maintain a diagnostic computer
machine to perform diagnostic checks on the vehicles.
Stephen Cook stated the applicant, Damir Guilmanov, was not currently present for any
questions. (Damir Guilmanov later arrived after the case was presented and voted
upon)
Vice Chairman Mennis asked for any proponents/opponents to come forward for any
comments. Seeing none the public hearing was closed.
There were no questions among the Commission.
Commissioner Brown made a motion to approve case #10-12-SUP with the following
conditions: 1) Tied to the owner, Mr. Damir Guilmanov; 2) Tied to the business name:
RD Auto Group.; 3) Permitted for the period of one year to be renewed through the
Specific Use Permit process; 4) No outdoor advertising display other than a permitted
sign indicating the name of the business; 5) No outdoor storage or display of vehicles;
6) No on-site major mechanical or auto body work to be performed on vehicles (this
condition does not include computer diagnostic of vehicles which may be performed);
and 7) No more than five gallons of fuel stored per vehicle (including fuel in the vehicle
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gas tank) and no more than thirty (30) cumulated gallons stored within this facility.
Commissioner Portugal seconded the motion. The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Vice Chairman Mennis, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, and Brown
Nays: None
Abstention: None
The motion carried (5-0-0)
ITEM 3 CASE #10-13-SUP — HOLD PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A
SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION FOR
AN ORDINANCE
Receive public input regarding a request for a Specific use Permit Use
Permit on Euless Town Center Addition, Block 1, Lot 1R for Amusement
and Recreation Services in PD 872 (Planned Development 872) based on
C-2 zoning and consider a recommendation regarding an Ordinance.
This property is located at 1201 W. Airport Freeway #400.
Vice Chairman Mennis opened the public hearing.
Stephen Cook, Senior Planner, gave a brief description of the case. IT'Z FEC Euless,
LLC represented by Blake Richardson is the applicant for a Specific Use Permit for an
indoor amusement and recreation use located within the Euless Towne Center
development located at 1201 W Airport Freeway. The applicant wishes to submit for a
Specific Use Permit for the business name of IT'Z in the former location of the Incredible
Pizza Company. The City Council approved a Specific Use Permit in 2006 for the
America's Incredible Pizza Company to inhabit approximately 61,600 square feet for the
development of a restaurant, indoor amusement and recreation facility. Further, in
October 2010, the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council approved a new
Specific Use Permit for Lido Entertainment for this location. It is staff's understanding
that IT'Z FEC Euless LLC has purchased the business from Lido Entertainment and is
in the process of rebranding the property. Similar to Lido, IT'Z intends to continue the
existing established restaurant / indoor amusement format with rebranding changes and
modifications to the theme of the business. The business will continue to offer a buffet,
arcade games, go-carts, bowling, and birthday party rental space. The mini-golf will be
converted to a laser tag game. Additional meeting spaces will be added to
accommodate a more corporate clientele in addition to hosting children's birthday
parties. Building on that business model, IT'Z will propose to also provide alcohol sales
at the location. According to the company: "Alcohol sales is a very small part of the IT'Z
-- business as less than 0.7% of sales comes from the sale of beer and wine. IT'Z is a
family entertainment center and not a bar. The primary interest in pursuing the sale of
alcohol is for the ability to draw corporate outings that otherwise might go elsewhere."
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The operating hours will continue as before 11am to 9pm Sunday through Thursday and
11am to 11 pm Friday and Saturday.
Stephen Cook stated the applicant's representatives: Andrea Baxter, Mark Moore, and
Brian Cohen, were available for any questions.
Andrea Baxter, 12400 Coit Road #800, Dallas, Texas, stated she appreciated the
amount of assistance city staff has given. She is excited to see this business go into
this particular location.
Mark Moore, 12400 Coit Road #800, Dallas, Texas, thanked staff for all their help to
turn this location around in such a short period of time.
Vice Chairman Mennis asked for any proponents/opponents to come forward for any
comments. Seeing none the public hearing was closed.
Commissioner Portugal stated she lives close to this location and has seen vast
improvement such as the new painting of the building.
Commissioner Zahn asked how the alcohol sales will be advertised at the facility.
Mark Moore stated the alcohol sales will be advertised only inside the building on the
menu board. The sale of alcohol will only be beer and wine. It is geared to be
accommodations for corporate meetings or events.
Commissioner Zahn made a motion to approve case #10-13-SUP with the following
conditions: 1) The Specific Use Permit is tied to the business name — IT'Z and 2) The
Specific Use Permit is tied to the business owners — IT'Z FEC Euless LLC.
Commissioner Huffman seconded the motion. The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Vice Chairman Mennis, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, and Brown
Nays: None
Abstention: None
The motion carried (5-0-0)
ITEM 4 CASE #10-04-PD — HOLD PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION
REGARDING AN ORDINANCE
Receive public input regarding a request for a Planned Development of
-- BBB & C RR Survey, A-204, Tracts 5 and 5D; J. Doss Survey, A-441,
Tracts 3C, 4A1, 4A1 A, 4B, 4B1, 4B2, 4C, 5, 6, 6A, 6A1, 6A2, 6B, 6B1,
6B1A, and 6B2; and J. Havins Survey, A-685, Tracts 2A and 3 from PD
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1812 (Planned Development 1812) zoning to PD (Planned Development)
zoning and consider a recommendation regarding an Ordinance. This
property is located on the west side of Highway 121, between Glade Road
and Mid-Cities Boulevard.
Vice Chairman Mennis opened the public hearing.
Chris Barker, Director of Planning and Development, gave a brief description of the
case. The applicant, Glade 121 LP, is requesting approval of a Planned Development
for an approximately one hundred ninety-three (193.322) acre mixed-use
commercial/residential development to be known as Glade Parks. The location of the
proposed development is commonly known as the former Harrington property and is
situated on the west side of State Highway (S.H.) 121. The project is generally located
between Cheek Sparger Road (south), S.H. 121 (east), Heritage Avenue (west) and the
Heritage Towne Crossing Development (north), on property that is currently zoned PD
1812 (Planned Development 1812). The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0
on April 15, 2008, to recommend approval of the current Glade Parks Planned
Development Zoning. On May 13, 2008, the City Council approved Ordinance Number
1812, establishing the existing Glade Parks Planned Development zoning. That action
created a standalone Glade Parks Planned Development zoning district, with the
Gateway 121 district as the underlying zoning, establishing permitted land uses and
development standards. The PD Standards were intended to ensure the provision of a
quality planned development over time. The Planned Development District was
designed to encourage and permit a wide range of integrated land uses within a
framework of streets and alleys of a scale conducive to pedestrian activity. The intent
was to accommodate a range of compatible land uses, mixing employment
opportunities with residential, retail, and service uses. The District emphasized control
over the scale and urban form of each building -- building setback, size, and height -- as
well as the relationship of development to the street, street landscaping, and other
characteristics. Since the approval of the Glade Parks Planned Development zoning
district, our community, region, state and nation has experienced dramatic and
unprecedented economic hardships. The demand for certain uses and users along the
corridor has substantially changed. The project has stalled and construction has not
ensued. In an effort to encourage successful development, the applicant is seeking to
amend the original Glade Parks Planned Development zoning district, in an effort to
respond to the changed economic environment while holding steadfast to the original
vision and quality development standards.
The proposed amendments will allow for the following:
• The introduction of certain commercial entitlement within the existing residential
subdistricts. This has been accomplished by amending the Permitted Use Table
(Section 4.2) to allow certain commercial uses within the previous Urban
—' Residential and Townhome Residential subdistricts. Commercial development in
these subdistricts is required to be in conformance with the existing Glade Parks
Commercial development standards (Section 3, subsection 7.2) of the document.
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Additionally, these residential subdistricts have been renamed Urban
Residential/Commercial and Neighborhood Residential/Commercial to accurately
reflect this entitlement.
• The introduction of a Single Family Detached product and lot type within the
existing Townhome Residential subdistrict. This has been accomplished by
amending the District Development Standards lot table (Section 6.3) by adding
lot type D, adding a minimum side yard of 5 feet to lot type D (Section 6.3.1.2)
and graphical representation of lot type D to Exhibit K. All other current district
development standards for this subdistrict will remain unchanged.
• Section 2.3, detailing conditions for the release of building construction permits
for the initial phase of residential construction has been eliminated in its entirety.
• Permitted Use Table regulations and special conditions dealing with Oil and Gas
Extraction, Transient Dwellings and Telecommunications facilities (antennas and
towers) have been updated to reflect current city code. Additionally, minor
updates have been made to the Glade Parks Commercial column of the table
under institutional and educational facilities requiring an SUP for some of these
uses previously permitted by right.
-- • The introduction of Eating Establishments containing a drive-through has been
allowed under very certain conditions and specific locations. This has been
accomplished through the addition of special condition 4.2.1.2 to the Permitted
Use Table.
• A medium pylon sign as been added to the sign standards (Exhibit BB) and Sign
Locations Map (Exhibit CC) has been updated to reflect the introduction of these
signs and allow for an additional two large pylon signs along the SH 121 freeway
frontage. Additional references to Article VI of the Unified Development Code
(City signage regulations) were added.
• Exhibits within the document have been updated to reflect these changes as
needed.
It is important to note that the amended Glade Parks Planned Development Document
does not contain any revisions to the quality standards currently contained within the
entitled zoning. The amended Glade Parks Planned Development Document holds fast
to the original vision and quality standards of the project.
Chris Barker stated the applicant's representative, Zach Knutson, was available for any
questions.
Zach Knutson, 4949 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, Illinois, thanked city staff for all their
help in this process and their dedication to the project. The change will accommodate
necessary requirements for mixed use development in today's market after the
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—' economic decline. None of the design standards have been changed that were
envisioned within the prior Planned Development.
Vice Chairman Mennis asked for any proponents/opponents to come forward for any
comments. Seeing none the public hearing was closed.
Commissioner Portugal stated she is in support of the case if the amended Planned
Development holds fast to the original vision and the quality standards of the project.
Commissioner Zahn made a motion to approve case #10-04-PD. Commissioner
Portugal seconded the motion. The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Vice Chairman Mennis, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, and Brown
Nays: None
Abstention: None
The motion carried (5-0-0)
ITEM 5 REPORTS
There were no reports.
ITEM 6 DIRECTOR'S REPORT
There were no reports.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.)41 7-A-&-+c-N-, v
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