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Home My WebLink About1984-03-12 Special Meeting AGENDA r�==- CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 12 , 1984 AT 7: 00 P.M. ��..� COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION: Council Member Larry Oliver III. WORKSHOP City Council to conduct a workshop session to review the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission relative to the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and the zoning map and take any necessary action relative thereto. IV. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND/OR DISCUSSION V. ADJOURNMENT �' IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17 , V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227 , ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS 8TH DAY OF MARCH, 1984 AT 4: 30 P.M. City Secretar �.� STATE OF TEXAS COUN'1'Y OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE The City Council of the City of Grapevine, 'I�xas met in S�ecial Session on this the 12th day of March, 1984 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 413 Main Street, with the follawing memb�rs present to�wit: �: . William D. Tate Ma.yor Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem Tarry Oliver Council N1�.mber � " Marion Brekken Council Men�r Ron Dyer Council Nlember Jim Glynn Council Member constituting a quorum, with the follawi.ng members of the City Staff: James L. Hancock City Manager Bill Eisen Assistant City Manager John Hill City Attorney Representative Karen Spann City Secretary CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. INVOCATION The Invocation was delivered by Council N�er Oliver. WORKSHOP It was then noted by Mayor Tate that the purpose of the meeting was for the City Council to conduct a wr�rkshop session to review the rec�ndations of the Planning & Zoning Conmission relative to the proposed amenchnents to the � Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and the zoning map and take any necessary action relative thereto. He also noted that Mr. Tony Wiles, consulting planner, and Mr. Marlin SYnith, consulting attorney, were present for these deliberations. Follawing introductory ccxr¢��ents, Mr. Wiles conducted a section by-section review of the district regulations recomrended by the Planning & Zoni.ng Commission. "LB" Limited Business District Section 23, "LB" Limited Business District, was presented first. Although this particular zoning district was not reco��ended for adoption by the Plan- ning & Zoning C�anission, Mr. Wiles reviewed the requirements and spoke in support of its future adoption, noting that there were some snall tracts which cannot meet the "CN" Neighborhood Comnercial requirements where this district could be used and w�ould give flex�bility. Cc�m�.ission Chairman Sharron Spencer reported the Planning & Zoning Commission did not recom�end its adoption because of the location of some of the tracts on which these regulations could apply. �'"'� No formal action was taken by the City Council. "HC" Highway C�rcial District The next district to be discussed was Section 26, "HC" Highway Carnrercial District. Mr. Wiles advised this district was designed to conform to the e�isting uses which are located on Northwest Highway. He cautioned about non- conforming uses and noted certain uses recc�miended by the Planning & Zoning Ca�dssion to be deleted. Mrs. Sharron Spencer then briefly e�lained the reco�mendation of the Camnission. Follawing Council deliberation, a m�tion was offered by Council Member Dyer and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware to instruct the City Attorney to draft an 03/12/84 ordinance for the Highway Comrercial District based on the recommendation of I the Planning & Zoning Cammission and: , 1) Praviding that the permitted uses which ha.d been removed by the ', Conmission be included in the ordinance draft; ' 2) Providing that the lot size shall be 5,000 square feet; 3) Providing that off-street parking be allawed; and �� 4) Praviding that hea�y machinery be allawed in the permitted uses. The motion prevailed by the follawing vote: , Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None "CBD" Central Business District The next item for discussion was the Central Business District. This zoning category was developed specifically for those businesses currently fronting on a portion of Ma.in Street. Mr. Wiles noted that the regulations as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Conmission were acceptable. Mrs. Spencer identified the Central Business District to be from Wall Street south on both Jenkins and Barton Streets to Franklin Street. Mayor Pro Tem Ware then made a motion to instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance in accordance with the Planning & Zoning Cammission recomnenda- tion for Central Business District regulations. The motion was seconded by Council Member Glynn and prevailed by the ensuing vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None °HCO" Hotel & Corporate Office District �"� Mr. Wiles then introduced the "HCO" Hotel & Corporate Office District regula- �� tions, noting that this district would allow consideration of hotel/motel develop�nent and corporate office parks. He concurred with the regulations as proposed by the Planning & Zoning Conmission. There being little discussion, a m�tion was offered by Council Me�r Oliver , and seconded by Council Member Glynn to authorize the City Attorney to draft ', an ordinance in accordance with the recomrendation of the Planni.ng & Zoning I Commission relative to the Hotel & Corporate Office District regulations. The � motion prevailed by the ensuing vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None "LI" Light Industrial District The "LI" Light Industrial District was then addressed. Mr. Wiles reviewed these regulations as rec�nded by the Cce�mission, and noted that the Plan- ning & Zoning Canmission had recommended the "MG" General Industrial District not be adopted. Discussion ensued, during which Mr. Wiles expressed his con- cern for not having a General Industrial District, and he observed the dif- ferences in the Light Industrial and General Industrial Districts. , �»..., �I Chairmari Spencer reviewed the basis for the Planning & Zoning Commission ��, recamtendation, noting that some of the uses allawed under the General ' Industrial District had been included under conditional uses allawed in the , proposed Light Industrial District. She added that it was the intent of the Commission to include the concrete batch plants as a conditional use of the "LI" District. This had been omitted in error. ' Follvwing lengthy deliberation, Council Member Dyer made a mr�tion to authorize ' the City Attorney to draft an ordinance for Light Industrial District regula- , tions in accordance with the recomrendation of the Planning & Zoning Comnis- 'i sion and: (2) 03/12/84 1) Praviding that the Planning & Zoning Conmission, the Staff, and the consultants work together to develop a General Industrial District to include heavier uses with some limitation; and 2) Providing that the Light Industrial District as drafted allaw concrete batch plants as a conditional use. The motion was seconded by Council Member Glynn and prevailed by the ensuing vote: ,�. _, Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None �;.,�. "PRD-6" Planned Residential District The next item for discussion was the Planning & Zoning Canm.ission recomrenda- tion relative to the "PRD-6" District, Planned Residential Development. Mr. Wiles noted his areas of concern about the regulations as proposed by the Co�n- mission. Special attention was directed to the minurnun lot size requirement of 7,500 square feet. In addition, Mr. Wiles noted san�e minor language changes in the proposal. Comnents froan Mr. Marlin S�nith and Mrs. Sharron Spencer follawed, during which masonry requirements and buffering by mirror image develo�xnent w�re discussed. Follawing lengthy questions and co�nts fran the City Council, a motion was offered by Council Member Glynn and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware to instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance for a "PRD-6" Planned Residential Dis- trict zoning category with a maximtun overall density of 6 units per acre based on the regulations as reco�nded by the Planning & Zoning Conmission and: 1) Providing that develo�nt by each category within the Master Development Plan meet the density requirement of that existing district; 2) Eliminating the method of figuring by 60� of the units and make it 600 of the acreage only; and 3) Praviding for clustering within the various uses in the Master Development Plan. The m�tion prevailed by the ensuing vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None Recess & Reconvene It was then announced by Mayor Tate that the City Council would recess briefly before continuing the workshop session. Upon reconvening momentarily in the Council Chan�rs, all members of the City Council were present, with the exception of Council Member Dyer. "PRD-12" Planned Residential District Mr. Wiles then reviewed the regulations for the "PRD-12" District, Planned Residential Development, as recarat�ended by the Planning & Zoning Ca�mission. � It was noted that, basically, the same revisions made to the "PRD-6" District would also apply to the "PRD-12" District regulations. The masonry requirements were addressed, as well as same minor language changes. A mr�tion was then made by Mayor Pro Tem Ware to instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance in accordance with the rec�ndation made for the "P�-6" District and: 1) Provicling that the masonry requirement shall be the same as that for other existing multi-family districts. The mr�tion was seconded by Council Member Glynn and prevailed by the follawing vote: (3) 03/12/84 Ayes . Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, & Glynn Nays . None Absent: Dyer I "PC�" Planned Com�rcial District A few minor language changes in the text of the "PCD" Planned Comrercial Dis- trict were addressed by Mr. Wiles, who also revie�aed these regulations as recamrended by the Planning & Zoning Canm.ission. �� NOTE: Council Member Dyer arrived during this presentation. During the ensuing deliberation, the berm requirements were discussed along ��,,� with whether or not residential uses should be allawed within the Planned Com- mercial District. Camr�ents were also offered by Chairman Spencer relative to ' the reco�r¢c�endation of the Planning & Zoning Cca�mission. ', Follawing this discussion, a motion was offered by Council Me.mber Glynn and , seconded by Council Member Oliver to authorize the City Attorney to draft an ' ordinance in accordance with the Planning & Zoning Canmission recomnendation and: ' 1) Praviding that multi-family residential uses be allawed in this zoning district; 2) Providing for a 3-foot bexm with landscaping; and 3) Allawing private streets. The mption prevailed by the ensuing vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None "PID" Planned Industrial District �� Mr. Wiles then briefly revie�aed the Planned Industrial District requirements, �¢ with a few special corr��nts relative to buffers. It was noted that the Plan- ned Industrial District closely resembles the Planned Comnercial District and many of the same revisions would apply. There being little discussion, Council M�ember Glynn made a mr�tion, seconded by , Council Member Oliver, to instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance in ', accordance with the recom�ndation of the Planning & Zoning Conmission and: ', 1) Providing for a 3-foot berm with landscaping; 2) Allawing private streets; and 3) Praviding that on Page 8 of the Planning & Zoning Commission recam- mendation for the Planned Industrial District, Item (k) (1) & (2) , relative to Screening fran P,djacent Residential Areas, be included in the draft ordinance. The motion prevailed by the follawing vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None �.� "GU" Coverrunental Uses The zoning regulations as proposed in the "GU" Goverr�nental Use District were ;.. then briefly reviewed by Mr. Wiles. There being no co�xits by the City Council, a mr�tion was offered by Council Member Brekken and seconded by Council NIP�nber Glynn to instruct the City , Attorney to draft an ordinance relative to the "GU" Governmental Use District ' in accordance with the Planning & Zoning Cca�mission recomnendation. I� The m�tion prevailed by the follawing vote: I�, Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn ' Nays: None (4) 03/12/84 "AN" Airport Noise Overlay District Mr. Wiles then gave a short revie�a of the Pl�n;ng & Zoning Canmission recom- mendation relative to the Airport Noise Overlay District. The City Council having concurred with the regulations as reco�nded, Council Member Dyer made a mc�tion to instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance in accordance with the recomnendation of the Planning & Zoning Comnission. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware and prevailed by the ensuing vote: �:K-. Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None �.,.� "DFW" Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport District The regulations for the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport District, as drafted by City Attorney John Boyle, were then noted. Council Member Oliver made a motion to authorize the City Attorney to prepare the draft regulations in ordinance form. A second was offered by Council Member Glynn, and the m�tion prevailed by the follawing vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None Master Develo�nent Plan Regulations The Planning & Zoning Commission proposal governing the submission of Master Develo�nt Plans was then discussed. Mr. Shiith noted his support for the rec�ndation of the Commission. Mr. Tony Wiles targeted several language technicalities and noted suggested revisions during his review of the regulations. Follawing Council deliberation, a motion was offered by Council Member Dyer and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware to authorize the City Attorney to draft an ordinance based on the recoqn�nda.tion of the Planning & Zoning Coimiission and: 1) Provided that the consultants resolve the issue and prepare accept- able wording of Item B(5) on Page 1 concerning injury to the use and � � value of existing surroundi.ng developments. 2) Providing that a market plan, as noted on Paqe 5, Itan C(12) , be eluninated; and 3) Praviding that Page 10, Iteqn D(10) be amended to allaw the same variety of uses to be submitted in a different Plan. The intent of the Council is to preclude only the filing of the same Plan within a 12-month period. The motion prevailed by the ensuing vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None Site Plan Review and Approval The final item for reviera by Mr. Wiles and the City Council was the recan- mendation of the Planning & Zoning Canmission relative to Site Plan Review and Approval. A lengthy discussion ensued relative to whether site plan revie�a should be an administrative or legislative responsibility. Mr. S7ni.th and Mrs. �°'� Spencer both offered their co�nts concerning this matter. Follawing this deliberation, a mption was made by Council Me,mber Glynn and �-,,,� seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware to authorize the City Attorney to draft an ordinance for regulation of Site Plan Review and Approval based on the recan- menclation of the Planning & Zoning Cammission and: 1) Providing that a Review Caimittee be formed consisting of a nLmiber of City Council me.mbers, Planning & Zoning Co�mission memb�rs, and City Staff to review all site plans except those required by a Master Develo�nt Plan. 2) Those site plans being required as a result of a Master Development Plan having been previously filed shall be considered for review and approval by the Planning & Zoning Comnission and the City Council. (5) 03/12/84 The m�tion prevailed by the ensuing vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn Nays: None II AATOURl�lENT ', The deliberations of the City Council having been concluded, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Council N1P.rr�ber Oliver. The motion was seconded by Council Nl�.mber Dyer and prevailed by the following vote: „�� Ayes: Tate, Ware, Oliver, Brekken, Dyer, & Glynn , Nays: None ' PASSID AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF Tf� CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on ' this 27th day of March , 1984. APPROVID: .[-��_. � ' Mayor A'ITEST: City Secretary �� -<, .: �,. (6)