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Home My WebLink About2004-02-03 PLANNING AND ZONING February 3, 2004 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 Vice Chairman Mike Grove George Zahn Monty Huffman LuAnn Portugal Perry Bynum Tony May Mike Collins, Director of Planning and Development Eric Wilhite, Planning and Development Manager Robert Barker, City Engineer Albert Hall, Right-of-Way Consultant Lee Koontz, Fire Chief Paul Smith, Fire Marshal Karla Allen, Administrative Secretary VISITORS: Karen Jasper, President of Hideaway Court Homeowners Association; Sue Blankenship and Donnie Otwell with KB Homes; and Byran Folse, Fire Station Architect. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION: The Pledge of Allegiance was given by Chairman McNeese and Invocation was given by Vice Chairman Grove. ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES for called meeting of January 20, 2004 Commissioner Zahn made a motion to approve minutes from January 20, 2004. Commissioner Huffman seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairman McNeese, Vice Chairman Grove, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, Bynum and May Nays: N one Abstention: None Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Page 2 February 3, 2004 The motion carried (7-0-0). ITEM 2 CASE #03-10-FP — CONSIDER A FINAL PLAT Consider a request for a FINAL PLAT changing Solomon Huitt Survey, A- 705, Tract 1B02 and Midway Square Addition, Block C, Lot 1 to Midway Square, Block A, Lots 1-29; Block B, Lots 1-9; Block C, Lots 1-9; Block D, Lots 1-21; Block E, Lots 1-25; Block F, Lots 1-20; Lots A & B. This property is located at Fuller-Wiser Rd and E Midway Dr. Mike Collins, Director of Planning and Development, gave a brief overview of the case. The applicant, Dr. Lieven Van Riet, is requesting approval of a Final Plat for a 23.552 acre tract located at the southwest corner of Fuller-Wiser Road and Midway Drive. Ordinance #1566, granting a zone change from C-2 (Community Business District) to PD, based on R-1 L (Single Family Limited Dwelling District), was recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission on 12-3-02 and approved by the City Council on 12-10-02. The development will consist of 113 lots. A Preliminary Plat (#02- 09-PP) was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on January 7, 2003. The homeowners of Hideaway Court Addition were concerned with having access to complete the necessary maintenance on their retaining walls which is comprised of railroad ties on the rear property line. Access to these areas will be addressed on the plat as well as in the HOA documents to establish a 7.5 utility and retaining wall maintenance easement. The City Engineer has issued a Letter of Acceptable Public Improvements. The Development Review Committee has determined that the Final Plat is in substantial compliance with the application requirements and recommends approval. Chairman McNeese asked for the applicant or representative to come forward for comments. Sue Blankenship, KB Homes, Dallas, TX, stated the plat will be amended to include the 7.5 utility and retaining wall maintenance easement. The HOA documents will also be amended to establish that access will be provided by the Midway Square property owners allowing retaining wall maintenance to be performed by the Hideaway Court property owners. There was no discussion among the commissioners. Vice Chairman Grove made a motion to approve case #03-10-FP. Commissioner May seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Page 3 February 3, 2004 Ayes: Chairman McNeese, Vice Chairman Grove, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, Bynum and May Nays: N one Abstention: None The motion carried (7-0-0). ITEM 3 CASE #04-01-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 Ross Cannon Addition, Lots 7 & 8, for a GOVERNMENT USE in R-1 (Single Family Detached Dwelling District) zoning, and consider a recommendation regarding an Ordinance. This property is located on 202 S. Main St. and 105 Ross Ave. Chairman McNeese opened the public hearing. Mike Collins, Director of Planning and Development, gave a brief overview of the case. The action requested is to receive public input regarding the request for a Specific Use Permit on Ross Cannon Addition, Lots 7 & 8, for Government Use in R-1 (Single Family Detached Dwelling District) zoning on 202 S. Main St. and 105 Ross Ave. and consider recommendation for an Ordinance. The applicant, the City of Euless, is requesting consideration of a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for the operation of a fire station. Any governmental use requires a (SUP) in any zoning district. The proposed 1.3 acre site, located on the southwest corner of Ross Ave. and S. Main St., is zoned R-1 (Single Family Dwelling District). The zoning of the adjacent properties includes TX-10 to the north, R-1 to the west and south, and C-2 and R-1L to the east across S. Euless Main St. If the SUP is approved, the city plans to construct a 13, 694 s.f. fire station with four (4) apparatus bays. T he new station would replace the existing Station N o. 3 , which i s located to the northwest of the proposed site on Euless Blvd. As the traffic counts and vehicle speeds have increased on Euless Blvd. operating the apparatus in and out of the current station has become increasingly difficult and dangerous. In addition, it is not economically feasible or cost effective to renovate or complete expensive repairs to an outdated facility that can no longer accommodate the city's fire apparatus. The proposed site meets the Fire Departments operational needs and enables response time coverage requirements to be met for this area of the City. Ingress and egress in the new facility will be greatly improved. Apparatus can more safely and efficiently access Main Street for responses to calls for service. Signal pre-emption or turning the traffic signals re, will be activated to stop the northbound and southbound traffic through the Euless Blvd. /Main St. intersection. In addition, flashing lights will be Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Page 4 February 3, 2004 placed on Main St. to the north of the station on the west side and to the south of the station on the eastside. They will flash yellow and will change to red when the emergency vehicles are responding to calls for service. The site layout of the facility is designed to be a good neighbor to the surrounding properties and to lesson the noises inherent to the operations of a Fire Station. The facility will contain no outside radio speakers, and noisy outdoor activities will be controlled. Site lighting has been designed to eliminate light trespass onto adjacent residential properties. Serving as a sound buffer, eight-foot (8') masonry screening will be provided on the west and south perimeters and a portion of the north. The front of the building faces S. Euless Main St. The apparatus bays are located on the facility's north side, with bay door openings on the east and west sides. Apparatus would enter the station site from Ross Ave., enter the bays from the west side, and be positioned facing east to exit the bays onto S. Euless Main St. All federal and state laws will be adhered to regarding the use of vehicle sirens. The majority of the noise associated with a station occurs during the daytime hours between 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. The projected number of calls in CY 2005 from the proposed location would be approximately 1600 to 1700 calls. If a third ambulance were put into service from Station No. 3 in the future, calls for service would increase. Consideration of Site Plan (#04-01-SP) will run concurrently with Specific Use Permit (#04-01-SUP). This site currently is comprised of two platted lots that will be re-platted as a single lot. Staff has determined that the Specific Use Permit application is in substantial compliance with all city requirements, and therefore, recommends approval. Chairman McNeese asked for any proponents/opponents to come forward for comments. Seeing none the public hearing was closed. There was no discussion among the commissioners. Commissioner B ynum m ade a motion t o a pprove case #04-01-SUP. V ice C hairman Grove seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairman McNeese, Vice Chairman Grove, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, Bynum and May Nays: N one Abstention: None The motion carried (7-0-0). ITEM 4 CASE #04-01-SP — CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION FOR A SITE PLAN Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Page 5 February 3, 2004 Consider a recommendation regarding a request for a SITE PLAN for GOVERNMENT USE proposed to be I ocated a t Ross Cannon Addition, Lots 7 and 8, 202 S. Main St. and 105 Ross Ave. Mike Collins, Director of Planning and Development, stated the information regarding this case was the same as the previous. There was no discussion among the commissioners. Commissioner May made a motion to approve case #04-01-SP. Commissioner Portugal seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairman McNeese, Vice Chairman Grove, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, Bynum and May Nays: N one Abstention: None The motion carried (7-0-0). ITEM 5 PRESENTATION Mr. Alex Horton, Euless Wine Sales Committee, stated he was there to inform the commissioners of their activities and to ask for any citizen support. ITEM 6 REPORTS There were no reports. ITEM 7 DIRECTOR'S REPORT There were no reports. _ There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. z -/7 -m � Ch irman M Neese Date