12/16/1999-PZ-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
DECEMBER 16, lffl
PRESENT: Charles Fenoglio, Ralph Cain, Jack Richardson, Shelley Ruland, Mark Bulger
ABSENT: Polly Dwyer, Joe Falls
OTHERS
PRESENT: City Manager Jack Smith, City Secretary Rose Chavez, Administrative Assistant
Samantha Renz, Doug Diller, John Dyer, David Pennington, Carlos Brown, Don
Hall,KimHall
1. Charles Called Meeting to Order.
2. Approve Minutes -October 28, lffl
Mark moved to approve the minutes.
Ralph seconded.
Motion Carried unanimously.
3. Conduct Public Hearing to consider a Specific Use Permit to Erect on Off-Premise Sign
,.on Property Legally Described as,Block 1, Lot 4, Elm Street Addition. Also Known as 403
N. Stemmons Frwy.
Public Hearing open.
Jack Smith indicated there is another billboard within 1000 feet of this location. It is
directly across the highway.
Jack Richardson asked if the state would issue a permit for the sign.
Doug Diller indicated he had looked at the states rules and regulations, he indicated they
required 1500 feet between billboards, but it was not a circumference, it was on the same
side of the street.
Discussion regarding the sign ordinance.
Doug Diller indicated it was an off-premise sign, it would advertise "Wimpy's" on one
· side at all times, and the other side would be for lease.
Shelley asked if this met the City's regulations regarding how far apart billboards can be
from each other.
Mr. Diller indicated it did meet the requirements on the West side of the street.
Mark asked if the foundation of the sign was on Wimpy's property.
Mr. Diller indicated it would be.
Discussion.
Public Hearing closed.
4. Consider and Possible Action Regarding a Specific Use Permit to Erect on Off-Premise
Sign on Property Legally Described as Block 1, Lot 4, Elm Street Addition. Also Known
as 403 N. Stemmons Frwy.
Jack Richardson indicated he felt this would be a benefit to Wimpy's and in tum benefit
the City.
Jack Richardson moved to approve the Specific Use Permit.
Mark Bulger seconded.
Motion carried unanimously.
5. Conduct Public Hearing to Consider a Replat on Property Legally Described as Lot 4,
Block 3, Hampton Addition. Property is located at the intenection of ,'II Street and
Church Street.
Public Hearing open.
Carlos Brown spoke in opposition of the request, he indicated these were small lots, and
the house, if built on the building line will obstruct view. He indicated they would not be
the same size as existing homes.
City Manager indicated the property was zoned Single Family 3, which required a 600t
square foot lot or larger, minimum of 1200 square foot home, and the lots comply with the
City Ordinances.
Carlos Brown indicated every house there currently has a setback of 25 feet or more, and
they are requesting only 20 feet.
Charles indicated the Planning and Zoning board can not rule on the setback, it does
comply with the City Ordinance.
Mr. Brown indicated he did not object to the division of the lot, only concerned about the
placement of the buildings.
Don Hall, 213 Osage, indicated -he would build the homes in accordance with the City
Ordinances. He indicated be would like to build two brick homes, between 1300 and 1500
square feet.
Mark asked if be would consider changing the setback to 2S or 30 feet.
Mr. Hall indicated be would not, because he then could not build the homes he had
planned.
Discussion regarding property and what was previously there.
David Pennington, 607 Manball, indicated the lot was sold as one lot, and he had concerns
regarding the water supply. He indicated the pressure they can get in that area is not
enough.
Discussion regarding Water Supply and the effect it will have on the pressure.
Mr. Pennington es.pressed concerns as a fire fagbter and the fact that two houses on tbe
lot would mean the houses will be only sis.teen feet apart, he indicated he thought if there
was a fire, it would be less likely to spread if there was only one house.
Discussion regarding the Fire Hydrants and Water Pressure.
Public Hearing closed.
6. Consider and Possible Action Regarding a Replat on Property Legally Described as Lot
4, Block 3, Hampton Addition. Property is located at the intenection of,.. Street and
Church Street.
Jack Richardson indicated he liked for builden to tear down condemned property and
build new homes, it did improve the community.
Mark Bulger indicated it fits all the requirements, and advised the people who had
concerns to also es.press them to City Council.
Shelley indicated she like to see new homes built in the older aqreas of time, because it will
help insure they stay single family areas.
Jack Richardson moved to approve the request.
Shelley Ruland seconded.
Motion Carried unanimously.
7. Consider and Possible Action Regarding Final Plat (Short Form) For Bucklew Freese
Addition, Section Six, Lot 4R, Block A. Property is Located on Freese Dr., and is For the
Sanger Church of Christ.
City Manager indicated this was the last piece of property in that area to be platted, and
that the engineer had approved everything on the plat.
Mark Bulger m.oved to approve the Final Plat.
Ralph Cain seconded.
Motion Carried unanim.ously.
8. Any Other Such Matters.
City Manager indicated the City is in the process of having a Land Use plan done for the
City, he indicated half of the boards job is planning, and that there would be som.e sessions
with the other boards and the planners to plan the direction the City wants to go.
9. Meeting Adjourned.