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Home My WebLink About1995-10-17 &GENDA PLANNINGAND ZONING' COMMISSION City of Iauk-.s C:owiti l C hamb€ms, - Building 'B" 201 Noft h Ector .lM.Ve Euless, Texas 76039 October 17, 1995 5,30 lire--Cbra m.ission reefing Mownsr airs, Conference Room -- Building ".Attt 7,00 Call to Order (Council Chambers Building "B") PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -- Commissioner Bright Ia APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve tee. minutes to the regular meeting of October 3, 199-5 11. PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE I�reesenwion of appreciation plaque to Carl 'ywn .for bis service on the Planning anti Zoning Commission III. EPOR S, .. P9Ms°O3TFM && IS 12TH DAY F OCTOBER , 1995, AT InWhidual Pwsting Notice` # you J"sArs to eamm'I thl.i Ys bfi T-,P--aifK,and VC14,have U&;,AssritN tjw ,Ile ffwOi& .pr"e.a;:otfia-'.:tt fit:= at s F7)W-I 64 A. Rene IlaiW s<ca ssssK�3Z i<xs,wi€€N,Smsk to apA yo, fn, S:, SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA PLANNING AND ZONING City of Euless Council Chamber- Building 13" 201 Noah EcW Drive Euless, Texas 76039 October 17, 1995 5,30 P.M v Pre-Commission Meeting (Downstairs Conference Room - Building `W') 7-.00 P,M. - Call to Order (Council Chambers - Building "B") IV. LAND PLAN #P-95-15 - OAK FOREST ADDITION Request of Charles C, Crook, Wier& Associates, Inc,, for approval of a Land Plan for 13,31 acres known as Lots 2-R and 3-R. Block 2, Oak Forest Addition., located on the northwest comer of North Main Street and 'Nest Harwood Road POSTED THIS 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1995, AT Alij P.W /1 "`;� Individual Posting Nofte ffyou 01�3'n is aftAd t#'Js meetirf'q af14 y*u have 2 disiaN&y fat roqvirsZ ZPei W at Me MMIOVMg,P, MltaCt OW Oft PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OCTOBER 17,1996 MINUTES The Pre-Commission meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Ronald Young at 5-130 p.€n., in the downstairs Administration Building Conference Room. Six members of the Planning and Zoning Commission were in attendance. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Chairman Ronald Young opened the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 7,0 p.m, fo r the consideration of scheduled items. He stated that six members of the Planning a nd Zoning Commission were present. Commissioner Baldwin was absent. Fu rthermore, the agenda for this meeting had been properly posted in accordance with applicable law, MEMBERS & STAFF PRESENT; MEMBERS ABSENT. Chairman Ro nald 'young Joy Baldwin George Zahn Nancy Bright Robert l cMillon Keith Eggers Billy Owens Randy J. Byers, Director of Public Works Development Paul N. Kruckemeyer, City Engineer Andrea Baxter, ,assistant City Engineer Rod Tyler, City Planner Michael Logan, Fire Marshal Barbara Chambers, Office Supervisor Linda Lux, Staff Secretary VISITORS PRESENT. Tom Cox, Director of Economic Development Tedra Chetham; Economic Development Charles Crook. Weir & Associates, Inc. Chris Culpepper Councilman & Mrs, Carl Tyson PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING k PAGE TWO OCTOBER 17, 1995 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NCE AND INVOCATION. The Pledge of Allegiance was given by Commissioner Bright and the invocation was given by Commissioner McM€llon. ITEM 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES TES he motion to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission € mutes of the October 3, 995, meeting was made by Commissioner Zahn and seconded by Commissioner Bright. _the vote was as follows: Ayes: Commissioners Zahn, Bright, Eggers, MwMillon, Owens,Young Nays: None The motion carried. ITEM IL PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE Presentation of appreciation plaque to Carl Tyson for his service on the Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Ronald 'young introduced Councilman and Mrs. Carl Tyson. He thanked Mr's. Tyson for her dedication to the City of Euless and the support she has given in the past to Councilman Tyson. He there thanked Councilman Tyson for his years of service to the citizens and the City of Euless, He then presented him with a plaque which read "Presented to Carl Tyson in appreciation for his years of service and dedication on the City of Euless Planning and Zoning Commission; June 1972 - June 1995; Chairman May 1973 - June 1974-, May 1976 - June 1979; January 1980 - May 1980." Councilman Tyson thanked the Commissioners for the plaque and stated it had been a pleasure to serve on the Planning and Zoning Commission. He stated he loves the City of Euless and enjoyed the Commission because it is the branch of City government that plans how the city will look. He stated he realized how much the work of the Commissioners is appreciated since his election to the City Council. ITEM IlL REPORTS Randy Byers asked for Tom Cox, Director of Economic Development; to give a brief update on the Mail and Golf Course Mr. Cox presented an update to the Commissioners on the proposed Mail site, Golf CoursefAthletic Complex and library_ He stated the ground breaking for the Texas Star Coif Course will be November 4, 1995. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING - PAGE THREE OCTOBER 17, 1996 Rod Tyler, City Planner, discussed possible changes to the UDC regarding maximum density in the R--!L (Single f=amily Limited Dwelling ;honing District"). The current maximum density is 4 units per acre. There was discussion among the Commissioners regarding alternative such as changing the lot sizes. proposing €~ units per acre or providing a vehicle to change the de nsity in some situations. Staff will work and make a presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commissioners. ITEM IV, LAND PLAN Pn96n1 - OAK FOREST ADDITION Request of Charles C. Crook, Weir & Associates, Inc., for approval of a Land Plan for 13.31 acres known as Lots 2_R and 3-R, Block ?, Oak Forest Addition, located on the northwest corner of North Main Street and West Harwood Randy J. Byers, Director of Public Works and Development, stated this request was a proposed Albertson`s development and the Development Review Committee had met numerous t€€-€yes to review the Land Plan. He stated the City staff had met with the engineers and developers at least six Mmes during the past week, He stated that all CRC comments had been addressed to the committee's satisfaction except for the issue of the potential Island configuration on Harwood road. He stated that staff would like to request time to have traffic engineering to review the location and give a resolution to address this concern. Chairman Ronald Young stated a Public Hearing was net necessary for the Land Plan request. He called for the representative to make a presentation if they were prepared; however, it was not required for the Land -Plan. Charles Crook, Weir&Associates,Arlington, Texas, thanked the staff and commissioners for being present to bear their request. He introduced Chris Anderson, Calloway Architect and Chris C€ 1pepper, Woodmont, Inc. He felt they had addressed all comments to the satisfaction of DRC, Engineering and Planning during the numerous meetings, He offered two architectural displays for the Commissioners to see the proposed Albertson's. He stated the original layout of the driveways had been reconfigured prior to this meeting. He passed out revised drawings to the Commissioners, Paul Kruckemeyer, City Engineer, .stated there had been initial questions and concerns. At this time; he stated all concerns had been addressed and he was satisfied with the Land Plan as presented. He stated he did have concerns o€, the medians on Harwood Road and needed more time to consider that issue before making a decision. He stated the Engineering Department recommended approval of this item. In addition the location of fire hydrants, access points and utilities as designed were acceptable. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING w PAGE FOUR OCTOBER 17, 1995 Mr. Byers apologized to the lommissioners for getting this item to them on such short notice. however; he stated there were extenuating circumstances surrounding this development and getting it in order to present to the Commissioners. He commended city staff and the applicant and their consultants for the efforts put forth in the past several days, He Mated the DRC highly recommends approval of this item€. Commissioner Eggers asked for reassurance regarding the DRS, letter dated 10/10195 in which 43 comments needed to be addressed by the applicant, Randy Byers stated from the 43 comments. probably 35 of the comments were corrected on the first review and the remainder had been corrected to date with the exception of the Harwood Road island configuration. Mr. Byers stated the initial list of comments also included the review of the Site plan. The Site plan will probably be resubmitted in approximately two weeks with the preliminary flat, Commissioner Zahn had questions regarding the 52` strip to the west of Auto Zone. Chris Culpepper stated they had nothing planned for this area at the curre nt time, He stated they had contracted with Auto Zone for 40,000 sg, ft, He stated this was to satisfy landscape requirements as much as anything. Mr. Culpepper stated other than a possible exit on Harwood Road, nothing has been planned. He also stated a pipeline ran through this strip, Commissioner Zahn ,asked if Albertson's was buying all of the property including parcels 4 & 5 Mr. Culpepper stated the church owns approximately d acres now, They are under contract to buy 7 acres from the church and also are under contract with Albertson's and ,auto Zone to buy their parcels. Woodrnont will end up developing the retail shops on these parcels. Commissioner Owens welcomed Albertson's and Auto Zone to the City of Euless. He gave a word of caution to the staff by stating the Commissioners had worked many hours as a City to make sure we are developer friendly. But at the same time, a lot of work has been done to get some guidelines and standards set up. He stated to Randy Byers that he hoped this would not occur at every meeting because someone has to close on property or someone is under the gun. Commissioner Owens stated the main thing the City has done was to develop a standard by which everything comes in under certain time limits, This allows staff to work in an orderly fashion and when the case is brought to the Commissioners it is already complete, He felt this case had cost the citizens a lot of money in time and effort because we did not follow our standards through the planning stages regardless of what the reasons were. He admonished the staff to remember the citizens are concerned that the city is developed in an orderly fashion, everyone gets a say, and the process is followed in detail so there is no loop holes. He stated he was not opposed to the development but hoped this was the exception to the rule. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING „ PAGE FIVE OCTOBER 17; 1996 Chairman Young asked the applicant. 9 they had any plans for the vacant tracts. Mr, CUIPOpper stated they were negotiating for the sale of two portions of the vacant tracts. He stated they have discussed a variety of things from mini-storage to possibly extending apartments out to Phase 11 of the shopping center if there is a demand. He stated with the exception of the one sale pending Mara was no master plan, Commissioner Owens made the motion to approve Land Plan P-95-15 as presented its the Land Plan dated 1011 7 195 with the exception of the trade pattern on Harwood Road and a traffic pattern survey be conducted and brought to the Planning and Zoning Commission at the time of the Site Plan, Commissioner Zahn seconded the motion. The vote was as follow: Ayes: Commissioners Deena, Zahn, Bright, McMillon, Young, Eggers Nays: None The motion carried. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adzouroed at 7.35 P.M. Chao rman Ronald Ymn Dafe