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Home My WebLink About2006-12-05 PLANNING AND ZONING December 5, 2006 MINUTES The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Richard McNeese at 6:28 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 Tony May George Zahn Monty Huffman LuAnn Portugal Perry Bynum Mike Collins, Director of Planning and Development Chris Barker, Planning and Development Manager Ron Young, Director of Public Works Robert Barker, City Engineer Bill Ridgway, Director of Economic Development Paul Smith, Chief Fire Marshall Loretta Getchell, Assistant City Manager JT Ackerman, Public Works Manager Holly Witt, Administrative Secretary VISITORS: Bruce Fry, Bruce Scasta, Rick Martin, Roger Unger, Jeff Winkler, Andy Bearden THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION: The Pledge of Allegiance was given by Vice Chairman May and Invocation was given by Commissioner Zahn. ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES for called meeting of November 21, 2006 Commissioner Bynum made a motion to approve the minutes for called meeting of November 21, 2006. Vice Chairman May seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairman McNeese, Vice Chairman May, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, Bynum Nays: None Abstention: None The motion carried (6-0-0) Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Page 2 December 5, 2006 ITEM 2 CASE #06-05-PP — CONSIDER A PRELIMINARY PLAT Consider a request for a Preliminary Plat changing Richard Crowley Survey, A-312, Tracts 4E01 and 4F to Brookside at Bear Creek, Block 1, Lots 1-42; Block 2, Lots 1-25; and Block 3, Lots 1-15. This property is located at the northwest corner of Highway 360 and Ash Lane. Chris Barker, Planning and Development Manager, gave a brief description of the case. The applicant, MDC Brookside, LP, is requesting approval of a preliminary plat of a 12.698 acre tract of land. The subject property is located at the northwest corner of Highway 360 and Ash Lane, in Euless, Texas. Chris Barker stated the applicant's representative's, Bruce Scasta and Jeff Winkler, were available for any questions. Jeff Winkler, 3601 N.E. Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas, stated he would stand by for any questions. There were no questions from the commission. Vice Chairman May made a motion to approve case #06-05-PP. Commissioner Portugal seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairman McNeese, Vice Chairman May, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, Bynum Nays: None Abstention: None The motion carried (6-0-0) ITEM 3 CASE #06-17-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 Levy Franklin Survey, A-513, Tracts 4D, 4F, and 4F1, for a Hotel in TX-121 (The 121 Gateway District) zoning, and consider a recommendation regarding an Ordinance. This property is located on Highway 121. Chairman McNeese opened the public hearing. Mike Collins, Director of Planning and Development, gave a brief description of the case. The applicant, Quanah Hospitality Partners, L.P., requests a Specific Use Permit for a four (4) story 121 room extended stay hotel on property zoned The 121 Gateway Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Page 3 December 5, 2006 District. The site of the proposed use would be the south half (about an acre) of a 1.95 acre tract located on the southeast corner of Centurion Blvd. and the northbound S.H. 121 frontage road, north of Mid-Cities Blvd. A multi-family apartment community is located to the east and south of this property. A Preliminary Plat of the 1.95 acre tract has been submitted. Mike Collins stated the applicant's representative's, Roger Unger and Rick Martin, were available for any questions. Roger Unger, 102 Carnoustie Drive, Trophy Club, Texas, gave an overhead presentation. The minimum room rate will be one hundred and ninety-nine dollars for a seven day stay and the minimum length of stay will be seven days. Quanah Hospitality Partners is a Dallas firm that plans to build one hundred and twenty-five hotels across the country. They have over eighty years combined experience in hospitality development in their management team. Currently they have in place an excess of one hundred million dollars in funding secured for development of these projects. They have a twenty year franchise agreement with this national brand. They are the owner and manager of the property. They have plans for twenty-two to twenty-five hotels in the Dallas, Tarrant, and Rockwall counties; seventy to one hundred hotels in California, and five hotels in Mexico. There is one hotel is already completed on Highway 820 and N. Beach Street in Fort Worth. They are picking up permits from Trophy Club, Rockwall, and Forest Hill this month. The first Value Place Hotel was built in 2004. On January 1, 2004 there were two sites in Wichita, Kansas. On January 1, 2005 thirty- eight properties were either open or under construction and on January 1, 2006 three hundred and ten properties were either open or under construction. As of August 2006 there were thirty operating properties across the country, two hundred properties in construction, and three hundred plus properties that had already been franchised. Value Place Hotel would charge a minimum of eight hundred and sixty-two dollars a month for one person. At the end of every seven days the customer must renew for another additional seven days. This is a fully furnished property with kitchen, towels, and linens. No more than two keys will be issued per room. You must have a key to get into the facility. A government I.D. is required for all adults staying at the property that is scanned into a database. This will be a five million dollar project. The exterior will be a stone and stucco mixing. An estimated total gross tax contribution of seventy- six thousand five hundred and eighty-nine dollars would net to the City of Euless. Chairman McNeese asked for any proponents/opponents to come forward for any comments. Seeing none the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Zahn stated he had an issue with the inability to control the length of stay a customer. Commissioner Portugal asked why they chose this location. Roger stated because of the proximity to the airport and if an out of town resident has a family member in the hospital they are between Baylor Hospital and HEB Hospital. Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Page 4 December 5, 2006 Commissioner Bynum stated his concern is what will happen in ten to fifteen years. Roger stated Quanah Hospitality Partners is in it for the long haul. The brand designer is an individual that has extensive experience in the extended stay business and believes it will continue its rate of growth. Roger is retired from municipal management and has a Masters Degree in Finance and the numbers work. Commissioner Bynum asked what happens in five or ten years when the franchise agreement has expired and the hotel chain is not purchased. We know what we will be left with in our community. Rick Martin, 3303 Huntington Drive, Colleyville, Texas, stated they are required to put back five percent capital allowance to maintain the property. They hope to still own this property ten years from now. Vice Chairman May asked how many total numbers of rooms. Roger stated this property will have one hundred and twenty-one rooms. Vice Chairman May asked if there will be someone there twenty-four hours a day. Roger stated yes. There will be one person from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and during normal day light hours there will be three to five people. Vice Chairman May asked where is their closest facility. Roger stated on Highway 820 and N. Beach Street in Fort Worth. Vice Chairman May asked if there has been any security issues at that location and how long it has been in operation. Roger stated there have not been any security issues and it has been opened for about five weeks. Vice Chairman May asked what authorization do they have if someone refuses to pay. Roger stated they would have to start the eviction process. Roger addressed Commissioner Zahn regarding his earlier stated concern of their inability to control the length of stay a customer. He stated they could look at a deed restriction that limited the total number of days a customer could stay consecutively. Chairman McNeese stated he had some of the same concerns as fellow commissioners. If they had a longer history he would feel more comfortable with this project. Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Page 5 December 5, 2006 Commissioner Zahn made a motion to deny case #06-17-SUP because of the inability to ensure compliance with the appropriate zoning district land use requirements. Commissioner Bynum seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairman McNeese, Vice Chairman May, Commissioners Zahn, Huffman, Portugal, Bynum Nays: None Abstention: None The motion carried (6-0-0) ITEM 4 REPORTS There were no reports. ITEM 5 DIRECTOR'S REPORT Ron Young, Director of Public Works, stated Gateway Boulevard has been completed and introduced JT Ackerman as the new Public Works Manager. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. Cha' man Mc eese Date