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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-02-02 AGENDA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION City of Euless Council Chambers -SuIIdirg "B" 201 N. Eotor Drive, Euless, Texas 76039 February 1, 1999 5:30 P.W - Pre-Commission Meeting (Conference Room-Building "C') 7:00 P.M. - Cell to Order(Council Chambers- Building 'Sg) PLEDGE GP ALLEGIANCE- Commissioner Owens INVOCATION - Commissioner McNeese APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Regular meeting of January 19, 1999 AGENDA ITEMS: ITEM 1 RECOMMENDATION ,°- SITE PLAN - 2-SP - 193 ADDITION, BLOCK 1$ PORTIONS CP LOTS 211 AND 3 Consider a recommendation for a site Plant for a 16,000 square feet ficelwarehouse building vWthin the TX-10 (Te)ms highway 10 Multi-Use) zoning district in the 183 Addition, Block 1, portions of Lots 2R and 3s located at 831 'west Euless Boulevard. ITEM 2 REPORTS ITEM 3 DIRECTOR'S REPORT POSTED THIS 29th DAY OF JANUARY, 1999, AT 4:00 P.M. a Y Iru ivid=Posti g No tice if WU pim 8o~d ft ptbk Bead yw hmm a dsabft wrw9m W d ft mft prose owbd ow ova at (817)M546a Rmwn mode6m WN be b waist ym . PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 2, 1999 MINUTES The Pre-Commission meeting of the Planning and ,Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Ronald Young at 5:30 p.m. in the Building "C" Conference Room. Five members of the Planning and Zoning Commission were in attendance. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Chairman Young called the Planning and ,Zoning Commission meeting to order at 7,00 p,m, for the consideration of scheduled items. He stated there were five members of the Planning and Zoning Commission present and that Commissioners Kathy Houk and Robert McMillon were absent. MEMBERS AND STAFF PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Chairman Ron Young Katherine Houk George Zahn Robert McMillan Nancy Bright Richard McNeese Billy Owens Glenn Walker, Council Member Bob McFarland, City Attorney Bo Bass, Director of Planning and Development David Witcher, Director of Economic Development Randy Byers, Director of Public Works Paul Kruckemeyer, City Engineer Michael Logan, Fire Marshal Carol Griffith, City Planner Donna Brown, Office Technician VISITORS PRESENT J.D. Adams Michael Moore PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Owens and the Invocation was given by Commissioner McNeese. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Zahn moved to approve the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of January 19, 1999. Commissioner McNeese seconded the motion. PLAN"N"ING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 2 MIN 1jTESOFFEBRI;AR 2, 1999 The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairman Young, Commissioners McNeese, Zahn, Bright Nays: None Abstentions: Commissioner Owens The motion carried. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 1 RECOMMENDATION — SITE PLAN - #93-02-SP — 183 ADDITION, BLOCK 1, PORTIONS OF LOTS 2R AND 3 Consider a recommendation for a site plan for a 16,000 square feet office/warehouse building within the TX-10 (Texas Highway 10 Multi-Use) zoning district in the 183 Addition, Block 1, portions of Lots 2R and 3; located at 831 Vilest Euless Boulevard, Bo Bass, Director of Planning and Development, gave a brief description of the case. He stated the Development Review Committee (,DRC) recommended approval. Chairman Young asked Paul Kruckemeyer, City Engineer, if the utilities and access met the requirements. Mr. Kruckemeyer answered that on the east side of the proposed building there is supposed to be a 10 feet utility easement located within the 30 feet side yard setback but that will be taken care of at the platting stage. Commissioner Owens stated he would like to see a screening fence. Glenn Walker, 405 S. Main, Euless, Texas, stated that the building will be an office warehouse which means that 60% of the entire project will be offices, and that the warehousing space will be storage space for records, documentation and possibly some raw materials. He stated that nothing would be stored outside the building. Mr. Walker stated that this property is owned by Mr. Payton, who is currently going before the Zoning Board of Adjustment to get a fence variance to put a wrought iron fence on the south side of the property. Chairman Young asked Mr. Bass if Mr. Payton had officially applied for a ZBA fence variance. Mr. Bass answered yes but stated that he would verify it the next day. Commissioner McNeese asked if the building was being developed for a known tenant. Mr. Walker answered one tenant had already signed a letter of intent to occupy 6,000 square feet, and that there were two other tenants under negotiation to sign a letter of intent for another 6;000 square feet. Mr. Walker stated that they anticipated the building would be fully leased before it was completed. Commissioner McNeese asked if the building would be used for typical office space. Mr. Walker answered that the first tenant is a manufacturer's representative with only a small portion of their space being indoor storage, and that one possible tenant would do silk screening and printing, but a certain percentage would be office space. Mr. Walker stated that eight 2.000 square feet lease PLAN\ N ` PA(k 33 i �. �. 1`14C'A114D7,0NT14(iC0 INTISS10\ 301MITE'S OFITNU ARY 2,1999 spaces would be available, and that about 40% of each space would be warehouse space. He stated there would be no dock high doors. J.D. Adams, 17091 Upper Bay Road, Addison, Texas, stated he is the marketing manager of this project. He stated that their intentions for this project would not allow any possibility of environmental hazard at any level, or any deliveries contrary to an office flex product concept, Commissioner Owens moved to approve Site Plan #99-02-SP as shown on sheets I and 2. Commissioner Bright seconded the motion. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairman Young, Commissioners Bright, Zahn, McNeese, Owens Nays: None The motion carried. ITEM 2 REPORTS Commissioner Owens stated that he wanted the record to show that what was brought forth in pre-session was not what he thought was requested in a previous meeting regarding the land plan process. He stated he was interested in having a meeting with the City Council and Mayor and felt it would be beneficial to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Chairman Young asked Commissioner Owens if the purpose of the meeting was to discuss what Bob McFarland had stated earlier. Commissioner Owens stated it Would be anything that had to do with their duties as a Commission. Mr. Bass stated that he would make an official second request for a joint meeting but that after he did, it was out of the staffs' hands. Commissioner Owens stated the Commission does not work for Mr. Bass or Joe Hennig, and that he would like to have the Mayor on the political side of this group. He stated he would like Chairman Young to call the Mayor and request a meeting. Chairman Young asked Commissioner Zahn if he had received any resolution to his questions, Commissioner Zahn stated that the south side of the city got shortchanged and that he did not agree with what the City Attorney stated in pre-session. Commissioner Zahn stated that he personally thinks that it is an injustice for a developer to walk in the Planning and Zoning Meeting, show some fancy pictures and then take the pictures when he leaves. He stated the developer had to be stopped, and that a development agreement was needed. He stated he would like a blank development agreement prepared by the City Attorney that the Commissioners could look at and understand what the Commission is getting into. He stated that it is wrong that the citizens of the community come to a Planning and Zoning meeting, listen to the developers presentation and walk out the meeting thinking that is what is going to develop, Commissioner Zahn stated he thought that was what happened off of South Pipeline, that in his opinion the Commission made a mistake. .1,%U-N TES 01;!>_'€RUAR Y 1995 Commissioner Owens stated the City still has $50,000 in escrow, but that he did not know if some of this money was lost on the entrance way, or the fencing. He stated that the Commission's intent was that there was not going to be any building permits issued until the staff was satisfied. Bo Bass stated that the escrow was required by code to cover any public improvements. He stated that if the developer has approved construction plans, and the architectural plans are approved by the building official, he could not direct the building official not to issue a building permit. Commissioner Owens stated that he was not satisfied with the answer that a paid lawyer had given the citizens of the City of Euless, a rendition which he does not agree with. Commissioner Owens asked to come to the Engineering Department and look at construction plans. Commissioner Zahn stated that if a developer came to the Commission and sold a bill of goods, the Commission did not have a mechanism in place to enforce it. He stated that he did not want to see another color picture of any land plan. Commissioner Zahn stated that the Commission just went through this two weeks ago with the 121 Corridor where the applicant admitted on the record that he had no intent on building a park and the City was going to have to build the street. He stated that his charge would be to the Commission, through Mr. Bass, to get a mechanism such as a written development agreement from the developer so that if the City Council approves something, the development agreement says this is what the developer is going to do. Commissioner Owens asked Mr. Bass if the Commission is working on anything with that developer (Ryland Homes), for example Park Hollow entrances. Mr. Bass stated that he had made a statement earlier that by law he cannot prohibit someone getting a building permit if their plans are approved. but that they can voluntarily agree to do so. He stated that to this point, the developer has voluntarily agreed to limit the number of building permits they get while working with Andrea Baxter; Assistant Public Works Director; until the entrance feature is completed and the six feet masonry wall is constructed along the entire length of Pipeline. Mr. Bass stated that development agreements are excellent but they will not be used that often because 90% of this city's cases are planned developments where the Council has full legislative authority, just like on the 121 Corridor. Chairman Young stated that the Commission does not need to decide first what the City Council wants and vote that way,- the Commission needs to decide what is the best recommendation for the City Council. ITEM 3 DIRECTOR'S REPORT There was no report. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Chairman Young adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m. Chairman Rona ydunCg 7 Qt