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Home My WebLink About1976-02-24 Joint Meeting � `'s � CITY OF GRAPEVINE � �, � �� AGENDA � JOINT CITY COUNCIL & PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING � , TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1976 AT 7: 30 P.M. � COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN � € � t � � t I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION: Commissioner Ted Ware � ; i III. PUBLIC HEARING � '� � � t The City Council & Planning & Zoning Commission to hold � a public hearing for the purpose of considering the re- � zoning of portions of the T. Easter Survey and the Foster ' i Survey, from R-1 Temporary, to: Tract I, " I-2" and Tract II, "C-2" Community Business District. (Application No. ; Z76-4, Donald R. Kaker and John R. Dilg, Trustees) � � � � r IV. END OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING � � � ; A. City Council to remain in session to consider €: further agenda items. � � B. Planning & Zoning Commission to recess and reconvene � in the Conference Room to consider Zoning Application ; Z76-4. F �' �-; i 2� � f �' !- L �, � F � tS� 4 � � � } f 3 a i k � � IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, � THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEET- ? ING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 20TH DAY OF � FEBRUARY, 1976 AT 9:15 A.M. � € � � � � � },� � � CITY SEC AR � X t � �[ k � � % � t � FF i i �$ L �€ t �1� 4 � � � � a 4 3 �- CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS = s; s: A GENDA ; � �� SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING �� TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1976 AT 8:00 P.M. � COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN `s � V. CITIZENS REQUEST AND/OR MISC. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS � -� F ; VI. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES (February 17, 1976) #. € � VII. OLD BUSINESS 4 City Council to consider an application submitted by �; Mr. Victor Hall; 616 East Allen Street; Hurst, Texas to � request the relocating of a 12 ' X 60' mobil diner. �' � VIII. NEW BUSINESS i a City Council to consider an Ordinance allowing the State Department of Highways & Public Transportation � to install and maintain signal projects in the City � of Grapevine. The ordinance also includes execution of � � said agreement. � � � � City Council to consider the recommendation of the � t Planning & Zoning Commission and consider Zoning � Application Z76-4. City Council to also consider : an ordinance if approval of the zoning is granted. � ( �. � S � � F S 3 � � t[ 3 � a � i f � � k: k � IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED � BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, ` THIS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND � � POSTED ON THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1976 AT 9:15 A.M. � E , � z € CI SEC TAR � � � , � 4 � � E 3 q � � Y € & f � � � �[ [ � $ e t � s CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS A GENDA REGULAR PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING � TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1976 AT 8: 00 P.M. � b CONFERENCE ROOM - 413 MAIN 5: � , s � € i V. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES (January 27, 1976) � � VI. OLD BUSINESS � Y- g VII. NEW BUSINESS � ; � Planning & Zoning Commission to consider Zoning � Application Z76-4 and make a recommendation to the E Council. � � a � € � s � � � � � � � � � � ; � � � F' � t 4 � , � � ! � �{ t i �; 3 t 4 � � �' t f 4 � i ; IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED � BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, � ; THE REGULAR PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WAS � PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1976 � 3' AT 9:15 P.M. � � i � ,. � D f S t CIT SEC TAR ; f � � i s # E ({ € � L- � � � � ( i. � �§ Sy L{ , f STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF TARRANT X CITY OF GRAPEVINE X The City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Grapevine, Texas, convened in joint and special session at 7:40 P.M. on this the 24th day of February, 1976 with the following members present to-wit: William D. Tate Mayor Thelma Conine Councilwoman Doil Dalton Councilman C. L. Oliver Councilman Willis Pirkle Councilman Bob Murphy Councilman Charles Dunn Councilman constituting a quorum, with Ted Ware Commissioner Joe Kennedy Member David Florence Member Harlen Joyce Member constituting a quorum, with Conrad Heede and Cato Jones absent, with Floy Ezell City Manager Jim Hancock Assistant City Manager Shirley Armstrong City Secretary John Boyle City Attorney _ Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Commissioner Ted Ware. The first order of business was for the City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to hQld a Public Hearing for the purpose of considering the rezoning of portions of the T. Easter Survey and the Foster Survey, from R-1, Tempo- rary, to: Tract I, "I-2" and Tract II, "C-2" Community Business District. (Application No. Z76-4, Donald R. Kaker and John R. Dilg, Trustees) Mayor Tate declared open the Public Hearing and then introduced Mr. Donald Kaker. Mr. Kaker came forward and stated the applicants were presently trying to develop the property into an industrial park. He further stated that � in contacting prospective users of the tract, it was noted that some would fall into the catagory of Heavy Industrial. He commented that a Light Industrial zoning would limit the owners in showing the property to prospective participants. Mr. Kaker acknowledged that the~�property across the highway (Tract II) did not need to be Heavy Industrial because of the nearness of a hospital, school, and residential area. Therefore, he stated, a zoning of "C-2" was being requested for that particu- lar tract. Mr. Kaker concluded his presentation and Mayor Tate asked if there were any questions from the Planning & Zoning Commission. There being no questions, Member Joe Kennedy made a motion to close the Planning & Zoning Com- mission' s portion of the Public Hearing. The motion was seconded by Member Harlen Joyce and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Ware, Kennedy, Joyce and Florence Nays : None Absent: Jones and Heede Mayor Tate asked if there was anyone present in the assembly who wished to speak for or against the application. There were none. Mayor Tate then acknowledged that questions were in order from the Council. There being no questions, Council- man Oliver made a motion to close the Council' s portion of , the Public Hearing. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dalton and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn Nays: None The Planning & �oning Commission then recessed and reconvened in the conference room to�consider zoning Application Z76-4. The next order of business was for the City Council to con- sider the minutes of the February 17, 1976 meeting. Council- man Dalton made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 17th meeting as published. The motion was seconded by Councilman Pirkle and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, and Dunn Nays: None h�a� The next order of business was far the council to%itizen' s request and miscellaneous reports and discussions. Council- man Murphy stated that he had been struggling for almost two years to keep up with the affairs of the city through various methods. Namely through seeing the City Manager and at times seeing various department heads. He further stated that the only way Council members have to keep up with what' s going on is through conversation with various individuals. He further stated, using hims�lf as an example, that if he came in twice i a week for half an hour at a time, that ' s an hour a week � taken away from the efficiency of the City Manager. Councilman Murphy further commented that if each Councilman was brought up to date on city business in this same manner, th at a total of six hours of the City Manager' s time would be wasted each week. Councilman Murphy stated that he would like to see either a news letter from the City Manager to each Council member or a memo from the Mayor to bring them up ta_ da�e on the affairs of the city. Therefore, he stated, valuable time would not have to be taken from the City Manager or from Department Heads. Mayor Tate stated that discussions had come up many times in the past as to how to keep the Council members better informed. He further stated that he had no objections to dictating a memo to Cauncil members whene�er necessary to keep them better informed. Mayor Tate commented that he felt it was critical to have a well informed council and that they be informed;�prior to the meetings. City Manager, Floy Ezell stated that he and the City Secretary had discussed the possibility of a news letter and that he would be willing to attempt a publication of this type on a monthly basis. Councilman Dalton stated that his main concern was wi�h agenda ' items. He suggested that a short explanation of each agenda item be included in the agenda packet and that each Cauncil- ' man could seek out any additional information �hat he so desired. Mayor Tate suggested that the City Manager include explanations in the agenda packet and stated that he would write memos when he had information to relate to the Council members. The next order of business was f or the City Council to consider an application submitted by Mr. Victor Hall; 616 East Allen Street; Hurst, Texas to request the relocating of a 12' X 60' I I ! j { � mabil diner. Mayor Tate stated that this item had been tabled at a previous meeting. He then introduced the applicant, Mr. Victor Hall. Mr. Hall stated that he was willing to abide � by any instructions set out by the City Council or by the City Code. He stated that if he was allowed to locate his diner in Grapevine, he would make every effort to prevent it from being a detriment to the City. City Manager, Floy Ezell used a transparency to paint out the exact location of the proposed diner. Councilman Murphy referred to the last paragraph in a report from the City Attorney, John Boyle, which stated as follows: "If the Council decides to approve the appli- cation, it can impose reasonable conditions, requirements or restrictions. If the Council concludes that a reasonable restriction would be a time limitation, I recommend that you require that the owner of the property and the diner to sign an agreement drafted by the city attorney that acknowledges the restriction and the legality and reasonableness of same." Councilman Murphy then asked Mr. Hall, the applicant and Mr. Taylor, the property owner, if they were willing to enter into such an agreement. Both answered that they were. Mayor Tate asked if the trailer would be underskirted. Mr. Hall acknowledged that it would. Councilman Dunn stated that many of the same concerns that were discussed at the previous meeting were still valid. Referring to the temporary stand- point of the project, Mr. Dunn stated that the City had been involved in several similar experiences before and had later been faced with many l�ft over problems. Councilman Dunn further stated that he felt if the city allowed one business of this type to come in, they would be opening the field for other similar businesses. He acknowledged that he did not feel that the citizens of Grapevine would be in favor of this type of structure and that he did not think that it would be an advantage to the City. Councilman Pirkle stated that he was in agreement with Councilman Dunn. He further acknowledged that he did not feel that a business of this nature would en- hance the beauty of the area. Councilman Pirkle further acknowledged concern that a precedent would be set by approving thi li i s a cat on. Council D lt PP man a on asked the Cit Atto rne Y Y if he felt a precedent would be set if this application was approved. The C��.ty Attorney answered that if the thought was � to turn down the application solely because it was a mobil home, . or make decisions based on that, if approved, would be most difficult to turn another one down just because it was a mobil home. He further stated that any time you get into the matter of granting a temporary permit of any type, you have established a precedent. Mayor Tate stated that in situations where temporary buildings have been permitted by ordinance, those were temporary by nature and were not planned to be continued businesses. He further commented that perhaps that ordinance could be brought to include other items that are designed and intended to be temporary by nature. However, he stated, this situation appears to be a business that would continue by nature as long as it was profitable, and permissable by the owner, unless the Council put a time limit on it. From that stand poi�ht, he acknowledged that any time limit the Council would put on the business would be unreasonable and serve no purpose. Mr. Taylor, owner, stated that he has long range plans for that property and under no conditions would this � be a permanent situation. He further commented that he felt like Mr. Hall' s request was reasonable. �e diner, to his understanding, does conform to building co es of the City. He further acknowledged that he was enc uraging the matter because he was trying to help a man do �ome business on a temporary basis. Mayor Tate commented that it was passible for Mr. Taylor and Mr. Hall to look at this matter from a temporary standpoint, but, once the City allowed businesses ';; of this type, they would be setting a precedent and this would therefore, not be a temporary venture for the City. There was no further discussion. Councilman Pirkle made a motion to deny the application to allow Mr. Hall to relocate a mobil diner within the Grapevine City Limits. The motion n b Cauncilman Dunn and revailed b the follow- was seco ded y p y ing vote: Ayes: Tate, Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, and Dunn Nays: None The next order of business was for the City Council to consider an ordinance allowing the State Department of Highways and Public Tr ansportation to install and maintain signal projects in the City of Grapevine. The ordinance also includes execution of said agreement. The City Manager gave �=a brief history stating that there are two school crossings on the Northwest Highway, at the corners of Dooley and Scribner. In the past, the State Highway Department has marked these areas as school crossings by painting on the Highway. Now, they have consented to installing flashing signals to signify a school zone crossing and to state the speed limit. ' The proposed ordinance, he stated, would allow the Highway �' Department to install these two signals as well as any that they d�em necessary in the future. There being no further discussion, Mayor Tate asked the City Secretary to read the caption of the proposed ordinance. Councilman Dalton made a motion to adopt the ordinance allawing the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation to install and maintain signal projects in the City of Grapevine. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Conine and prevailed by the follow- ing vote: Ayes: Tate, Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, and Dunn Nays: None ORDINANCE NO. 76-05 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 24, 1976 BE- TWEEN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE FOR THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUC- TION, EXISTENCE, USE, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY SIGNAL PROJECT (S) IN THE CITY OF GR.APEVINE PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION OF SAID AGREEMEN T; AND �i DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. � The next order of business was for the City Council to consider the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission and consider Zoning Applicatian Z76-4. City Council to also consider an ordinance if approval of the zoning is granted. Mayor Tate asked the City Secretary if a recommendation had been made by the Planning & Zoning Commission. She replied � � i that the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended that a zoning of " I-2" Heavy Industrial Di�trict be granted for Tract I and that a zoning of "C-2" Community Business District be approved for Tract II. The City Secretary then read the caption of the proposed ordinance. There was no discussion and Councilman Oliver made a motion to accept the recom- mendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve Zoning Application Z76-4 and to adopt said ordinance. Councilman Murphy seconded the motion and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, and Dunn Nays: None ORDINANCE NO. 76-06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 70-10 THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF �RAPEVINE, TEXAS, SAME BEING ALSO KNOWN AS TITLE 10 OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS BEING A TRACT, OR PARCEL OF LAND OUT OF THE HEIRS A. FOSTER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 518, AND THE T. EASTER SURVEY ABSTRACT NO. 474 SITUATED IN TARRANT COUNTY, IN THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS MORE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS OR- DINANCE, ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY TO TRACT I, " I-2" HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE DISTRICT; TRACT II, "C-2" COMMUNITY BUSINESS; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS�'.OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A CLAUSE RELATING TO SEVERABILITY; DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE DEMAND A ZONING CHANGE AND AMENDMENT HEREIN MADE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilman Dalton made a motion to adjourn therimeeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oliver and all present voted aye. PASSED AND APPROVED this the �_ day of ��_, 1976. �r°v;�. ......,��'.�;r % ,� � LL'�-KJ MAYOR ATTEST: � - � � CIT SEC � RY / (i �