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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-04-18 • Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission April 18, 1978 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Euless City Hall by Chairman Carl Tyson. Other members present were Messrs. Winn Porter, Bob Eden, Neal Adams, Sam Munir, and Mrs. Helen Lightbody. (Absent was Mr. Robert Johnson) Also present were Director of Planning and Development Rick Barnes and Recording Secretary Becky Gunter. VISITORS Visitors in attendance were Messrs. Haydn Cutler, Bill Pasteur, John Lynch, Doug Long, Joe F. Moreland, and Mesdms. Barbara Humphrey, Tamita Pasteur, Willie Mae McCormick, and Edna Pasteur. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mr. Adams. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Porter made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting dated April 4, 1978, as written. Mr. Eden seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Porter, Eden, Adams, Tyson, Munir, and Mrs. Lightbody Nays: None Chairman Tyson declared the motion carried. 46 �,. (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Planning and Zoning Commission, April 18, 1978) CONSIDER FINAL PLATTING - TIMBER RIDGE ADDITION. PLATTING OF 206 LOTS AND FOUR TRACTS LOCATED EAST OF F.M. 157 AND NORTH OF HARWOOD ROAD Mr. Long stated he is a consulting engineer with offices in Hurst, Texas and is representing Mr. Haydn Cutler who is also present. He stated he is aware of the City Engineer' s letter and is concerned with a few of the items. Chairman Tyson requested Mr. Long to go over each item of the City Engineer' s letter as the Commission has not had time to review the letter. The City Engineer' s letter is to be made a part of the minutes. Mr. Long stated item one states that, "Easements for water lines and fire hydrants must be shown on Tract B, Block 1 ." Tract B of Block 1 is a large tract which they hope to have zoned commercial at a later date. They do not wish to place the water lines in the internal of the tract until they know what will be developed on the property. They will , however, make provisions on the plat to say that the easements and fire hydrants will be dedicated and installed at the time of development if this is satisfactory to the Commission and staff. There is also the alternative of leaving the potential commercial tracts unlabeled. The purpose of having them labeled is for simplicity in referring to the tracts as opposed to referring to them by a metes and bounds description. Mr. Long stated items two and three are related to the sanitary sewer lines on Tract A, Block 3 and Tract B, Block 1 being extended to serve the entire tracts. Since it is a large tract, it was their opinion to stub service into the property and terminate with a manhole with stub outs and, for any further development of the tract that needed the sewer line, it would be available for extension. Mr. Long stated item four is related to offsite sewer. He was not aware of the city's complete master plan for the area and, therefore, was not aware of what area would be served by this line. They have been working with Mr. Elliott, who represents one of the owners to the north, and have attempted to arrive at a routing of the sewer line through the property. However, they do not have a firm agreement with the owner. There are two prop- erty owners to the north that they will have to negotiate with for right-of-way. (Page Three, Regular Meeting, Planning and Zoning Commission, April 18, 1978) Mr. Adams stated that if the potential commercial tracts were not platted, items one, two, and three would be solved as another plat would be required. Mr. Lynch stated if the tracts are labeled, they become platted lots and the only control the city would have would be through the issuance of a building permit which has no control over the in- stallation of improvements such as water, sewer and streets. Mr. Adams asked Mr. Long if the only purpose of platting the large tracts is to eliminate having to describe the tracts by metes and bounds at the tax office. Mr. Long stated they do not have an immediate use for the property and would therefore, eliminate the large tracts from the plat. Also, by doing so, items six, eight and nine of the engineer's letter would be resolved. Mr. Long stated item five, "There should be a mini- mum distance of 500 feet between manholes on all sewer lines" would not be a problem; there will be about four additional manholes needed. Mr. Long stated the ten foot utility easement referred to in item seven will have to be nego- tiated with the property owners. He stated the permanent barricade required at the end of Shelmar Drive would not be a problem. The cost of the barricade will be much less than a bridge, which would be the alternative. Mr. Long stated item eleven refers to the drainage channel . They propose the channel to have a paved bottom with earthen sides. The request for indication on the plans that the velocity for the design storm will remain within the accepted limits of Section 103(d) of the ordinance will not be a problem. There is one area that the velocity has not been checked but it will not be difficult to do so. Mr. Cutler' s attorney is in the process of drafting a perpetual maintenance agreement as required in Section 103. Con- cerning subsection "d" of item eleven, "Some provision shall be made to minimize the erosion at the point of exit from the 72" pipe crossing at Glenn Drive", the pipe is designed to carry a larger flow than the 25 year flow as required and he feels they can hold down the velocity with some type of protective measure without any problem. The last request of Mr. Lynch' s letter is that the drainage plans be approved by the city staff prior to the filing of the final plat, which has been done. Mr. Adams stated a perpetual mainten- ance agreement was drafted by Mr. Cutler' s attorney at the time of preliminary platting. However, there has been an ordinance passed since that time which would have some penal provisions placed in the maintenance agreement, which would give the city the authority to fine individuals if they did not comply with the terms of the agreement. He asked Mr. Long if he was aware of this. (Page Four, Regular Meeting, Planning and Zoning Commission, April 18, 1978) Mr. Long stated he was not. However, since Mr. Cutler is having a lawyer draw up the maintenance agreement, he is not familiar with it. Mr. Adams asked Mr. Cutler if he was aware of the penal provision. Mr. Cutler stated he was not, but that it would not be a problem. Chairman Tyson inquired about the twenty- five year channel that goes under Glenn Drive. Mr. Long stated the 72 inch pipe has been designed to handle more water than a twenty-five year storm. They are exceeding the ordinance requirement because they will be creating a dam and want to eliminate any potential flooding of the houses. The channel is of sufficient depth that a 100 year storm will stay within the boundaries. Discussion of further drainage infor- mation followed. Chairman Tyson read a second letter from the City Engineer concerning Cummings Road which is to be made a part of the minutes. He asked the location of the proposed Hwy. 121 extension. Mr. Lynch indicated the proposed ex- tension on the map. Mr. Pasteur stated he and his partner are the owners of the twenty-four acres north of the proposed Timber Ridge Addition. He stated he intends to come before the Planning and Zoning Commis- sion at their next meeting for platting of the R-4 zoned property. He stated he plans to construct four-plexes on the property with a density of about ten units per acre. Their plan shows Cummings Road to be developed as it has always been their distinct impression that it would be there. When Mr. Long submitted the preliminary plat, it showed Cummings Road to be closed. He was notified at that time that Mr. Pasteur and his partner were the owners of the property and that they were not in favor of the closing of Cummings Road. Mr. Long was requested to get with Mr. Pasteur and negotiate the closing of Cummings Road. Mr. Pasteur stated they did meet with Mr. Long and discussed with him the reasons they felt Cummings Road should remain open. They also offered to give their share of right-of-way that was needed to widen Cummings Road and pay half of the cost of paving the road. Mr. Long stated he would respond to their request prior to submitting the final plat for approval . However, he did not do so. Mr. Pasteur distributed a copy of the City of Bedford' s Master Plan. On this master plan, Cummings Road is shown traversing most of the north end of Bedford and currently, it exists as dedicated right-of-way and a hot top road directly across Highway 157. The State of Texas has contracted to build (Page Five, Regular Meeting, Planning and Zoning Commission, April 18, 1978) an overpass over Cummings Road at S.H. 121A and not close the road off. He dis- tributed an excerpt from the State of Texas Highway Department plans. As the plans are stated at this time, there are no entrances or exits at Cummings Road, but there may be at a future date. Colony Homes has recently purchased a large tract of land just west of S.H. 121A. He displayed a copy of the preliminary plat. The City of Bedford has required him to dedicate sixty feet of right-of- way for Cummings Road. He displayed a subdivision plat signed by the City of Euless filed of record in 1972 when Lakewood Addition was first developed. It was for the purpose of developing and platting the lots where Centennial built their homes. Cummings Road is noted on the plat and in existance. At that time, the city took a portion in right-of-way to construct the intersection at Ash Lane and Cummings Road. There were subsequent plats filed for the development of the townhouses and they also reflected the intersection and Cummings Road. Therefore, he does not feel the construction of Cummings Road is a new concept. They have planned on the extension since acquiring the property. Chairman Tyson asked Mr. Pasteur if he acquired the property prior to, or after the extension of Ash Lane. Mr. Pasteur stated he acquired it afterwards. Discussion of Cummings Road extension information. Mr. Cutler stated paragraph three on page two of the City Engineer' s letter dated July 2, 1977 stated the need for the extension of Cummings Drive was eliminated by the construction of, and extension of Ash Lane. The right-of-way was not dedicated on this property, so they proceeded accordingly. They did not feel the extension would be beneficial to the city. Mr. Porter asked if the city has made any previous commitments for the extension of Cummings Road. Mr. Barnes stated there are no previous commitments that he is aware of; if so, only in the form of dedication on pre- vious plats. Further discussion of Cummings Road extension information. Mr. Adams stated the Commission has three choices of action regarding this plat; it can recommend approval as sub- mitted and direct the City Council to close the street, deny the plat and recommend the extension of the street, or table the platting until the property owners can work out the street situation. Mr. Adams further stated he feels it would be best to table the plat, as he feels the problem can be worked out amongst the property owners ; he does not wish to deny the plat. (Page Six, Regular Meeting, Planning and Zoning Commission, April 18, 1978) Chairman Tyson asked if there is information available as to the reason the Ash Lane extension was curved and did not extend straight to Hwy. 157. Mr. Barnes stated the information possibly will be in the minutes of the Planning and Zoning or City Council meetings; he will check. Chairman Tyson asked Mr. Long if there is a possibility of utilizing a portion of the potential commercial property for additional residential . Mr. Long stated that, due to the contour of the land, the property is not conducive to residential use. Chairman Tyson suggested tabling the plat to give the property owners a chance to work out the street situation, and also give the Commission a chance to review the minutes of the meeting in which Ash Lane was dedicated. He further requested information on off-set intersections from the traffic safety officer. Mr. Adams made a motion to table final platting of Timber Ridge Addition for the purpose of allowing the property owners to resolve the problem with Cummings Road. Mr. Eden seconded the motion. Mr. Adams suggested that for the benefit of the property owners, each Commission member express their personal opinion of the Cummings Road extension in order to give them an input from the Commission. Chairman Tyson stated he is concerned about previous commitments made by the city. If there were no previous commit- ments, the situation would be different. Mr. Porter stated he agrees with Chairman Tyson. Mr. Eden stateded he would like for Cummings Road to be extended if a satisfactory agreement could be reached by the property owners. Mr. Munir stated he is afraid that if Cummings Road is extended, a traffic problem will be created at the intersection of Ash, Timber Ridge and Cummings. (Page Seven, Regular Meeting, Planning and Zoning Commission, April 18, 1978) Mr. Adams stated the staff could work out the traffic problem. The vote on Mr. Adams' motion is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Adams, Eden, Porter, Tyson, Munir, and Mrs. Lightbody Nays: None Chairman Tyson declared the motion carried. II . PLANNING AND ZONING CONFERENCE Mr. Barnes stated North Central Texas Council of Governments will be presenting a Planning and Zoning Conference May 19th and 20th in the Fuller Room of the Euless Library. Further information will be mailed at a later date. III . ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m. APPROVE j/ Chairman