HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-08-06STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grapevine, Texas, met in Joint
Special Meeting with the City Council, on this the 6th day of August, 1996, in the
City Council Chambers #204, 307 West Dallas Road, Grapevine, Texas, with the
following members present to wit:
Larry Oliver
Darlene Freed
Marvin Balvin
Kathy Martinez
Steve Newby
Herb Fry
Greg Czapanskiy
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Member
Member
Member
1 st Alternate
2nd Alternate
with members Steve Stamos and Chris Coy absent, constituting a quorum, and the
following City Staff:
H.T. (Tommy) Hardy
Marcy Ratcliff
Teresa Wallace
Director of Development Services
Planner
Planning Secretary
Council member Clydene Johnson delivered the Invocation.
Mayor Tate called the Joint Special Meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Larry
Oliver called the Planning and Zoning Commission deliberation session to order at
8:10 P.M.
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First for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation was the Addendum
ADD96 -01 to the approved CU95 -36 to consider approval of the eight public
entryway elevations of Conditional Use Permit CU95 -36 as approved by Ordinance
96 -05 relative to Grapevine Mills Mall. The property is located at 3000 Grapevine
Mills Parkway and currently zoned Community Commercial with a Planned
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Commercial Center designation for a shopping mall center in excess of 1,000,000
square feet of gross leasable area and conditional use pole signs.
Tommy Hardy, Director of Development Services, explained the Mills Corporation
received approval of Conditional Use Permit CU95 -36 for development of a Planned
Commercial Center in excess of 1,000,000 square feet of gross leasable area and
conditional use pole signs on January 16, 1996. The site plan as adopted indicates
all public entryway elevations shall be approved by resolution by City Council after
receiving a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. At the time of
approval only one public entryway elevation had been designed.
Mr. Hardy introduced Mr. Erick Callazo of the Mills Corp. to exhibit the proposed
conceptual renderings and architectural drawings for each of the eight proposed
public entryway elevations and accompanying conceptual landscape plans. Further,
Mr. Hardy stated that according to the site plan no building permits for construction
of the entryways shall be issued prior to Council approval.
Mr. Callazo addressed the Council and the Commission stating the architectural
elements are designed to identify the parking fields at point of entry for shoppers to
the Grapevine Mills Mall. Using colored exhibits, Mr. Callazo demonstrated each entry
feature with each accompanying landscape features.
With no questions from the Council or the Planning & Zoning Commission the joint
meeting was closed.
In the Commission's deliberation session, members discussed the unique design and
the size of the entryway architectural elements. After a brief discussion relative to
landscaping features, Marvin Balvin moved to approve the eight entryway features.
Kathy Martinez seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Freed, Balvin, Newby, Martinez, Fry and Czapanskiy
Nays: None
Marcy Ratcliff addressed the Commission about the Texas APA Conference to be held
in San Antonio on October 2, 3, and 4, 1996. Darlene Freed volunteered to
participate in the conference representing the City of Grapevine.
With nothing further to discuss, Steve Newby moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:30
p.m. Greg Czapanskiy seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote:
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Ayes: Oliver, Freed, Balvin, Newby, Martinez, Fry and Czapanskiy
Nays: None
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1996.
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