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Home My WebLink About2005-01-18.. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Special Briefing Session on this the 18th day of January, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. 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 Chris Coy Member B J Wilson Member Rob Undersander Member Becky St. John Member Paul Jennings Alternate Mark Lowery Alternate constituting a quorum, Herb Fry and Danette Murray absent, and the following City Staff: H.T. (Tommy) Hardy Ron Stombaugh Scott Dyer Pam Huntress Director of Development Services Development Manager Sr. Civil Engineer Planning Secretary Chairman Oliver called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. ITEM 1. BRIEFING SESSION Chairman Oliver announced the Planning and Zoning Commission would conduct a briefing session relative to the following cases: Z04 -16 CITY OF GRAPEVINE CU04 -42 GRAPEVINE GOLF CARTS CU04 -43 CHICKEN EXPRESS CU04 -44 MARRIOTT RESIDENCE to discuss development issues. BS011805 1 P & Z BRIEFING SESSION JANUARY 18, 2005 ADJOURNMENT After a brief discussion, Chairman Oliver adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ON THIS THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2005. CHAIRMAN ATTEST: -�RETARY NOTE: Planning and Zoning Commission continued with the Joint Public Hearing BS01 1805 2 P & Z JOINT PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 18, 2005 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Joint Public Hearing with the City Council, on this the 18th day of January, 2005, in the City Council Chambers, 200 South Main Street, 2nd Floor, Grapevine, Texas with the following members present -to -wit: Larry Oliver Chairman Chris Coy Member B J Wilson Member Rob Undersander Member Becky St. John Member Paul Jennings Alternate Mark Lowery Alternate constituting a quorum, with Herb Fry and Danette Murray absent, and the following City Staff: H. T. (Tommy) Hardy Ron Stombaugh Scott Dyer Pam Huntress CALL TO ORDER Director of Development Services Planner 11 Sr. Civil Engineer Planning Secretary Mayor Tate called the joint meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and Chairman Oliver called the Planning and Zoning Commission deliberation session to order at 7:55 p.m. INVOCATION Commissioner, Chris Coy delivered the Invocation. JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS ZONE CHANGE REQUEST Z04 -16 — CITY OF GRAPEVINE First for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council was Zone Change Request Z04 -16 submitted by the City of Grapevine, for property located at 901 East Northwest Highway and described as Tract 2, Abstract 1029, Esther Moore Survey. The applicant was requesting to rezone 41.235 acres from "PID" Planned Industrial Development District to "CC" Community Commercial District for future development. The subject property and the property to the north and the south were zoned 14' Light Industrial District prior to the 1984 City Rezoning. The property to the west was zoned "C -2" Community Business District prior to the 1984 City Rezoning —this zoning applied only along the frontage of East Northwest Highway to a depth of approximately 300 -feet; the bulk of the property was zoned "R -3" Multifamily District. Zone Change Request Z03 -09 was approved by Council at the December 16, 2003 meeting and rezoned the property to the west from "PID" Planned Industrial Development District, "R -MF -2" Multifamily District and "R- 12.5" Single Family District to "CC" Community Commercial District and "BP" Business Park District. Conditional Use Request CU97 -70 was approved by Council at the January 20, 1998 meeting and allowed for freight forwarding uses on the property immediately to the south. A subsequent amendment to that site plan (CU98 -51) was approved by Council at the November 17, 1998 meeting and allowed for improvements relative to ingress /egress to the site. With no additional speakers, one letter of concern, and no petitions, the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session, Chris Coy moved, with a second by Paul Jennings, to approve Zone Change Request Z04 -16, and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Coy, Wilson, Undersander, St. John, Jennings and Lowery Nays: None CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST CU04 -42 – GRAPEVINE GOLF CARTS Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council was CU04 -42 submitted by Jason Richardson for property located at 1380 West Northwest Highway and platted as Lot 3, Block 1, Dove Road Addition. The applicant was requesting to allow new and used golf /utility cart sales and service with outside display and outside storage. The applicant, Jason Richardson intended to relocate his golf and utility cart business to the subject site and use the area to the immediate east of the structure for outside display of the carts. A fenced in area to the rear of the structure would be utilized for outside storage of carts when necessary. An existing 17 -foot pole sign near the southeast corner of the site would be adaptively reused for on- premise signage. The City Council approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance at the October 19, 2004 meeting allowing as a conditional use in the "HC" Highway Commercial District, new and used golf and utility cart sales and services with outside display and outside storage. This is the first request to take advantage of the new amendment. Jason Richardson, owner and applicant, was present to answer questions and request favorable consideration of the request. 011805 2 P & Z JOINT PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 18, 2005 With no further questions, no speakers and one letter of approval, the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session, Rob Undersander moved, with a second by Chris Coy, to approve Conditional Use Request CU04 -42 with the stipulation that vehicles be prohibited from backing into the Right of Way, and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Coy, Wilson, Undersander, St. John, Jennings and Lowery Nays: None CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST CU04 -43 CHICKEN EXPRESS Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council was Conditional Use Request CU04 -43 submitted by Nichol Barnett for property located at 828 East Northwest Highway and platted as Lot 1, Ruth Wall Subdivision. The applicant was requesting to allow a restaurant with drive - through and drive -in services. The current operator of the existing Chicken Express located near the northeast corner of Scribner Street and Northwest Highway was proposing to build a stand -alone Chicken Express restaurant on a near one -acre parcel of land further to the east midway between Boyd Drive and Ruth Wall Road on the south side of Northwest Highway. The proposed restaurant would have drive -in service for twelve vehicles and a combination indoor and outdoor seating for 51 patrons. A drive - through window would be located on the east side of the building. The drive access to Wall Street would be closed to through traffic and a monument sign is proposed along Northwest Highway. Tommy Tate, the owner and applicant, was present to answer questions and request favorable consideration of the request. In the Commission's deliberation session, Paul Jennings moved, with a second by Rob Undersander, to approve Conditional Use Request CU04 -43. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Coy, Undersander, St. John, Jennings and Lowery Nays: Wilson CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST CU04 -44 — MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council was Conditional Use request CU04 -44 submitted by Ronald K. Smith for property located at 2020 State Highway 26 and platted as Lot 2, Block 1, 121 and 26 Addition. The applicant was requesting to amend the previously approved site plan of CU99 -31 (Ord. 99 -113) for a planned commercial center, specifically to allow for the 133 -room hotel with the possession, 011805 3 storage, retail sale and on- premise consumption of mixed beverages) in conjunction with a restaurant. exceed the maximum height requirement of 50 -feet. P & Z JOINT PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 18, 2005 alcoholic beverages (beer, wine and The applicant was also requesting to The applicant proposed to develop a 133 -room Marriott Residence Inn on Lot 2, of the 121 and 26 Addition on a vacant lot previously slated for a hotel project in 1999. The hotel would be located between the existing Whataburger drive - through restaurant and the existing Fuddrucker's restaurant with access provided through the mutual access easement between the two existing restaurants. One lot remains to develop in this planned commercial center. Average room size in the hotel exceeds 400 square feet and a full - service restaurant with on- premise alcohol beverage sales is proposed; approximately 2,000 square feet of meeting space is planned as well as a 1,100 square foot swimming pool and spa thereby meeting all the requirements for new hotel development in effect prior to January 18, 2005. Additionally the applicant was proposing two, 72 square foot monument signs located internally and another near the entrance to the planned commercial center off State Highway 26 near the existing pole sign for Whataburger. An additional monument sign would be proposed along State Highway 26 if a realignment of State Highway 26 occurs and the hotel site gains it's own entry. The City Council approved at the December 21, 2004 meeting an amendment to the zoning ordinance allowing as a conditional use the ability to exceed the 50 -foot height maximum in the "CC" Community Commercial District for properties located east of Ruth Wall Street, Loop 382, and Fairway Drive. The applicant was proposing to develop an eight -story hotel measuring approximately 88 -feet in height. This would be the first request to take advantage of this amendment. This request meets the hotel /motel requirements developed in April 2001. Council approved amendments to the hotel /motel requirements at the December 21, 2004 meeting requiring a minimum 300 rooms and conference center spaces of 10,000 square feet with and effective date of the amendments to take place after January 18, 2005. Michael Mahoney, representing the Marrriott Hotels, was available to request favorable consideration of the request. With no further speakers, no letters and no petitions, the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session, B J Wilson moved, with a second by Rob Undersander, to approve Conditional Use Request CU04 -44, and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Coy, Wilson, Undersander, St. John, Jennings and Lowery Nays: None 011805 4 P & Z JOINT PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 18, 2005 END OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Next for the Commission to consider were the Planning and Zoning Commission minutes of the December 21, 2004 regular meeting. Chris Coy moved, with a second by Mark Lowery, to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission minutes of December 21, 2004. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Coy, Wilson, Undersander, St. John and Lowery Nays: None Abstain: Jennings ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, Chris Coy moved, with a second by Becky St. John, to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m., and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Coy, Wilson, Undersander, St. John, Jennings and Lowery Nays: None PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ON THIS THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2005. ... • p CHAIRMAN ATTEST: ECRETARY 011805 5