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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-09-19P & Z BRIEFING SESSION SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 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 19th day of September, 2000 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 Herb Fry Vice Chairman Chris Coy Member Cathy Martin Member Kevin Busbee Member Danette Murray Member B J Nicholson Member Rob Undersander 1st Alternate Bill Bimmerman, Jr. 2" a Alternate constituting a quorum, and the following City Staff: H.T. (Tommy) Hardy Ron Stombaugh Scott Dyer Pam Huntress CALL TO ORDER Director of Development Services Planner Sr. Civil Engineer Planning Secretary Chairman Oliver called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. ITEM 1. BRIEFING SESSION Chairman Oliver announced the Planning and Zoning Commission would conduct a briefing session relative to the following cases: S000-14 Voicestream Wireless Z00-13 JAG Trade Center West CU00-41 JAG Trade Center West C000-43 American Corvette Museum Z00-11 City of Grapevine BS091900 --mvillo-U&N• foe to discuss development issues. After a brief discussion, Chairman Oliver adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2000. Uyffl'• � HAIR AN ATTEST: 4AR21ETAR NOTE: Planning and Zoning Commission continued with the Joint Public Hearing BS091900 2 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 19th day of September, 2000, in the City Council Chambers, 200 South Main Street, 2nd Floor, Grapevine, Texas with the following members present -to -wit: Larry Oliver Chairman Herb Fry Vice -Chairman Chris Coy Member Cathy Martin Member Kevin Busbee Member Danette Murray Member B J Nicholson Member Rob Undersander 1StAlternate Bill Bimmerman, Jr. 2nd Alternate constituting a quorum and the following City Staff: H. T. (Tommy) Hardy Ron Stombaugh Scott Dyer Pamela Huntress CALL TO ORDER Director of Development Services Planner Sr. Civil Engineer Administrative Secretary Mayor Tate called the joint meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. and Chairman Larry Oliver called the Planning and Zoning Commission deliberation session to order at 8:20 p.m. INVOCATION Planning & Zoning Commissioner Cathy Martin delivered the Invocation. SPECIAL USE REQUEST-S000-14 — VOICESTREAM WIRELESS First for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to City Council was Special Use Request S000-14 submitted by Voicestream Wireless for property located at 091900 1065 East Northwest Highway and platted as Lot 1, Block A, J. A. Green Air Cargo Distribution Center Addition. The applicant was requesting a special use permit to allow the collocation of telecommunications equipment on an existing TXU Utility power transmission pole. The Department of Development Services had received a letter of protest from J. A. Green, Inc., the owner of the property. Because the protest constituted an excess of 20% of the surrounding property, a 3/4vote was required to approve the request. Mr. John Hubbard, representing the applicant, was present to answer questions regarding the case. He noted there had been an agreement reached between Voicestrearn and the property owners. Mr. Hubbard requested favorable consideration of the request. With no guests to speak, one letter of protest, and no petitions, the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session, it was noted that the site plan before the Committee reflected a different size vault. Cathy Martin moved, with a second by Danette Murray to approve Special Use Request S000-14 with the 12'x 25' vault size revision to be shown on the approved site plan, and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None ZONE CHANGE REQUEST - Z00-1 3 —AND CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST C000-41 -J. A. G. TRADE CENTER WEST Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to City Council was Zone Change Request Z00-13 and Conditional Use Request C000-41 submitted by J. A. Green Development Corporation for property located at 601 Hanover Drive and proposed to be platted as Lot 1, Block 1, J. A. G. Trade Center West Addition. The applicant was requesting to rezone 28.814 acres from "PCD" Planned Commerce Development District to "Ll" Light Industrial District. The applicant was also requesting a conditional use permit to allow freight forwarding in conjunction with a warehouse. Mr. Dan Green, the applicant, was present to answer questions and request favorable consideration of the request. With no guests to speak, no letters, and no petitions, the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session, discussion followed regarding the highest and best use of this property in relation to the Master Plan. Traffic problems, cross -dock issues, and higher intensity zoning were discussed. Chris Coy moved, with a second by B. J. Nicholson, to deny Zone Change Request Z00-1 3, which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson 091900 2 P & Z JOINT PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 Nays: None In the Commission's deliberation session, Chris Coy moved, with a second by Cathy Martin to deny Conditional Use Request C000-41, which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST C000-43 — AMERICAN CORVETTE MUSEUM Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to City Council was Conditional Use Request C000-43 submitted by Phil Morley of Morley Architects for property located at 2401 William D. Tate Avenue and proposed to be platted as Lot 1, Block 1, Vette Addition. The applicant was requesting a conditional use permit to allow the possession, storage, retail sale, and on -premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, and mixed drinks) in conjunction with a car museum, theater, convention center, and restaurant. The applicant was proposing a 99,034 square foot, theme -oriented museum dedicated to the Corvette automobile. The site will also include an IMAX theater and convention center. The restaurant will occupy 7,292 square feet. The applicant is requesting to allow alcohol throughout the building for special events and corporate related functions. Tony & Maureen Parella were present to answer questions and request favorable consideration of the request. With no guests to speak, no letters, and no petitions, the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session, Chris Coy moved, with a second by Kevin Busbee, to approve Conditional Use Request C000-43, which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None ZONE CHANGE REQUEST- Z00-11 -CITY OF GRAPEVINE Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council was Zone Change Request Z00-11 submitted by the City of Grapevine for property located at 627 Church Street and platted as Lot 6, Block 14, City of Grapevine. The applicant was 091900 3 requesting to rezone .45 acres (19,563 square feet) from "R-TH" Townhouse District to "GU" Governmental Use District for government office use. This rezoning request was tabled at the September 5, 2000 meeting for improvements to the parking area. The parking lot was relocated to the northern edge of the site to the southeast corner of the site south of the proposed building. The drive access to the parking area will be located at the southwest corner of the site just north of the intersection of Church Street and Hudgins Street. This drive location maximizes the amount of open space available. In the Commission's deliberation session, Chris Coy moved, with a second by Herb Fry, to approve Zone Change Request ZOO-1 1, which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None PRELIMINARY PLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, J. A. G. TRADE CENTER WEST Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council was the Statement of Findings and Preliminary Plat Application of Lot 1, Block 1, J. A. G. Trade Center West submitted by Mr. Roger Hart for property located west of Minter's Chapel Road and north of Hanover Drive. The applicant was preliminary platting 28.814 acres for a proposed freight forwarding business. The property was zoned "PCD" Planned Commerce Development and proposed to be zoned "Ll" Light Industrial and is owned by J. A. Green Development Corporation. In the Commission's deliberation session, Cathy Martin moved, with a second by Chris Coy, to deny preliminary plat application of Lot 1, Block 1, J. A. G. Trade Center West Addition, and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None FINAL PLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, J. A. G. TRADE CENTER WEST Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council was the Statement of Findings and Final Plat Application of Lot 1, Block 1, J. A. G. Trade Center West submitted by Mr. Roger Hart for property located west of Minter's Chapel Road and north of Hanover Drive. The applicant was preliminary platting 28.814 acres for a proposed freight forwarding business. The property is zoned "PCD" Planned Commerce Development and proposed to be zoned "Ll" Light Industrial District. 091900 4 P & Z JOINT PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 In the Commission's deliberation session, Cathy Martin moved, with a second by Chris Coy to deny the Final Plat application of Lot 1, Block 1, J. A. G. Trade Center West Addition, and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None FINAL PLAT LOT 1 BLOCK 1 VETTE ADDITION Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to City Council was the Statement of Findings and Final Plat application of Lot 1, Block 1, Vette Addition submitted by Morley Architects. The applicant was final platting 50.111 acres for a proposed commercial development. The property is zoned "CC" Community Commercial District. In the Commission's deliberation session, Kevin Busbee moved, with a second by B. J. Nicholson, to approve the Statement of Findings and Final Plat Application of Lot 1, Block 1, Vette Addition, which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None FINAL PLAT LOT 1 BLOCK 2 WESTPORT BUSINESS PARK Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to City Council was the Statement of Findings and Final Plat application of Lot 1, Block 2, Westport Business Park, submitted by Mr. David Gregory of Goodwin & Marshall, Inc. The applicant was final platting 25.392 acres for a proposed industrial development. The property is zoned "LI" Light Industrial District. In the Commission's deliberation session, Chris Coy moved, with a second by Cathy Martin, to approve the Statement of Findings and Final Plat application of Lot 1, Block 2, Westport Business Park, which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Next for the Commission to consider were the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of September 5, 2000. 091900 5 P & Z JOINT PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 Mr. Bimmerman stated the motion for Zone Change Request Z00-1 1 (Page 5) should be corrected to read as follows: ...Herb F.-y moved, with a second by Danette Murray, to approve Zone Change Request Z00-1 1 ... With the noted corrections, Kevin Busbee moved, seconded by Cathy Martin, to approve the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of September 5, 2000, and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Coy, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None Abstain: Coy ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, Kevin Busbee moved, with a second by Cathy Martin, to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m., which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Oliver, Fry, Martin, Busbee, Murray, and Nicholson Nays: None PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2000. CHAT MAN�� ATTEST: StbRETARY 091900 6