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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.