HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ Item 16 - Minutes STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Regular
Session on this the 19th day of December 2017 in the Planning and Zoning Conference
Room, 200 South Main Street, 2nd Floor, Grapevine, Texas with the following members
present-to-wit:
Larry Oliver Chairman
B J Wilson Vice-Chairman
Monica Hotelling Member
Jimmy Fechter Member
Beth Tiggelaar Member
Dennis Luers Member
Robert Rainwater Alternate
constituting a quorum with Gary Martin absent and the following City Staff:
Ron Stombaugh Development Services Assistant Director
John Robertson Engineering Manager
Albert Triplett, Jr. Planner II
Susan Batte Planning Technician
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Oliver called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
BRIEFING SESSION
ITEM 1 .
Chairman Oliver announced the Planning and Zoning Commission would conduct a
work session relative to the following cases:
Z17-09, PD1 7-04 DOOLEY STREET TOWNHOMES
Z17-10 CITY OF GRAPEVINE
Chairman Oliver closed the Briefing Session at 7:21 p.m.
JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS
Mayor Tate called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
Items 2-4 of the Joint Public Hearings were held in the City Council Chambers. The
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Planning and Zoning Commission recessed to the Planning and Zoning Conference
Room, Second Floor to consider published agenda items.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Oliver called the Planning and Zoning Commission deliberation session to
order at 8:09 p.m.
ITEM 5 and 6. ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION Z17-09 AND PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY APPLICATION PD17-04 — DOOLEY STREET
TOWNHOMES
First for the Commission to consider and make recommendation to City Council was
zone change application Z17-09 and platted development overlay application PD17-04
for property located at 1300 North Dooley Street and proposed to be platted as Lots 1-
10, and Lot A, Block 1 , Dooley Park Addition. The applicant was requesting to rezone
1 .287 acres from "R-7.5" Single Family District to "R-TH" Townhouse District and a
planned development overlay to include but not be limited to the development of ten
detached townhomes.
Access to all proposed lots within the subdivision will be from a private alley easement
with access to Bushong Drive only. Density for the proposed subdivision was 7.7
dwelling units per acre; the "R-TH" Townhouse District allows a maximum of nine
dwelling units per acre. The average lot size is 5,098 s.f. with the largest lot containing
7,515 s.f. and the smallest 4,257 s.f. The applicant proposed one common area lot at
the southwest corner of the subject property that will contain a grassy area for pets as
well as eight off-street parking spaces for visitors.
The planned development overlay proposed that all structures in the subdivision will be
separate, stand-alone structures with no common walls between any of the units.
Section 12, Definitions defines a townhome as an attached dwelling unit on a separately
platted lot which is joined at another dwelling unit on one or more sides by a party wall
or abutting walls.
During the public hearing, the applicant requested his applications be withdrawn.
ITEM 7. PRELIMINARY PLAT LOTS 1-10, AND LOT A, BLOCK 1 , DOOLEY PARK
ADDITION
Next for the Commission to consider and make recommendation to the City Council was
the Statement of Findings and Preliminary Plat Application of Lots 1-10 and Lot A, Block
1 , Dooley Park Addition. The applicant was preliminary platting 1 .287 acres to build a
ten detached townhome structures.
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During the public hearing, the applicant requested his application be withdrawn.
ITEM 8. ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION Z17-10 — CITY OF GRAPEVINE
Next for the Commission to consider and make recommendation to City Council was
Z17-10 for property located at 3100 Timberline Drive and currently platted as Lot 2,
Block 1 , Timberline Education. The applicant was requesting to rezone 2.733 acres
from R-7.5 Single Family Residential to GU Governmental Use for the development of a
new fire station.
In the Commission's deliberation session, B J Wilson moved to approve zone change
application Z17-10. Monica Hotelling seconded the motion, which prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Wilson, Hotelling, Fechter, Tiggelaar, Luers and Rainwater
Nays: None
ITEM 9. AM17-04 ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 52, TREE
PRESERVATION AND SECTION 53, LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS
Next for the Commission to consider was AM17-04 amendments to Section 52, Tree
Preservation and Section 53, Landscaping Regulations. The approved tree list adopted
by the City of Grapevine currently allows ornamental pear trees ("Callery Pear") as
acceptable trees to meet landscaping requirements. Varieties of ornamental pear trees
include "Rancho", "Aristocrat", "Capital", and "Bradford". These trees have proven to be
short lived, disease prone, and brittle. These trees often receive the greatest damage
during wind and ice storms, and there are examples throughout the city of these trees in
horribly deformed and/or dying condition.
Another problematic tree is the Bald Cypress. These trees not only require tremendous
amounts of water, but also have rampant and destructive root systems, making them a
very poor choice as a general landscaping tree.
In the Commission's deliberation session, Dennis Luers moved to set a public hearing
regarding AM17-04. Monica Hotelling seconded the motion, which prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Wilson, Hotelling, Fechter, Tiggelaar, Luers and Rainwater
Nays: None
ITEM 10. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
Next for the Commission to consider were the minutes of the November 21 , 2017,
Planning and Zoning workshop.
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Monica Hotelling moved to approve the November 21 , 2017 public hearing minutes.
Jimmy Fechter seconded the motion, which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Wilson, Hotelling, Fechter, Tiggelaar and Luers
Nays: None
Abstain: Rainwater
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to discuss, B J Wilson moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:11
p.m. Monica Hotelling seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Wilson, Hotelling, Fechter, Tiggelaar, Luers and Rainwater
Nays: None
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ON THIS THE 16th DAY OF JANUARY 2018.
APPROVED:
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
PLANNING TECHNICIAN
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