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CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
REGULAR PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
—A TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015
GRAPEVINE CITY HALL, SECOND FLOOR
200 SOUTH MAIN STREET
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS 76051
6:00 p.m. Dinner— Planning and Zoning Commission Conference Room
6:00 p.m. Workshop — Planning and Zoning Commission Conference Room
7:00 p.m. Briefing Session — Planning and Zoning Commission Conference Room
7:30 p.m.Regular Session — Planning and Zoning Commission Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m. - Planning and Zoning Commission Conference Room
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Discuss strategy for commuter rail station area planning.
2. Planning & Zoning Commission to conduct a briefing session to discuss all items
scheduled on tonight's agenda; No action will be taken. Each item will be
considered during the Regular Session which immediately follows the Joint
Public Hearings.
REGULAR SESSION: 7:30 p.m. — Council Chambers
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Jim Fechter
Following the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the Planning and Zoning
Commission will reconvene to the Planning and Zoning Commission Conference Room.
OLD BUSINESS
3. Conditional Use Permit CU16-04 (Faith Christian School) for property located at
730 East Worth Street and proposed to be platted as Lot 1R, Block 2 Faith
Christian School Addition. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to
amend the previously approved site plan CU14-34 (Ordinance No. 2014-51),
specifically for the field house, field light standards and outdoor speakers. Item
was tabled at the February 17, 2015 meeting.
4. Planned Development Overlay PDI5-01 (Faith Christian School) for property
located at 730 East Worth Street and proposed to be platted as Lot 1 R, Block 2
Faith Christian School Addition. The applicant is requesting a planned
development overlay to increase the height of the field light standards for the new
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athletic facility. The property is zoned "R-7.5" Single Family District. Item was
tabled at the February 17, 2015 meeting.
5. Consider the minutes of the February 17, 2015 Planning & Zoning Commission
meeting and take any necessary action.
NOTE: Following the adjournment of the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, a
representative will present the recommendations of the Planning & Zoning Commission
to the City Council for consideration in the City Council Chambers.
If you plan to attend this public meeting and you have a disability that requires special
arrangements at the meeting, please contact the City Secretary's Office at
817.410.3182 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Reasonable
accommodations will be made to assist your needs.
In accordance with the Open Meetings Law, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551,
1 hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards at
Grapevine City Hall, 200 South Main Street and on the City's website on March 13,
2015 by 5:00 p.m.
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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 17t" day of March 2015 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
Monica Hotelling
Member
Jimmy Fechter
Member
Beth Tiggelaar
Member
Gary Martin
Member
Theresa Mason
Alternate
constituting a quorum with Herb Fry, B J Wilson and Dennis Luers absent and the
following City Staff:
Ron Stombaugh
Albert Triplett, Jr.
Susan Batte
CALL TO ORDER
Development Services Asst. Director
Planner II
Planning Technician
Chairman Oliver called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
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Discussion was held regarding the commuter rail area planning. The Commission
agreed to initially study an area that is approximately 1/4 mile from the station, east and
west along Dallas Road and extending slightly north of the station and slightly south
along Main Street to Vine Street. Using an overlay district for the transit corridor area
was discussed and the old MXU Mixed Use District will be looked at as a basis for the
overlay. A future workshop will be held to discuss preferred and prohibited uses in the
overlay.
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BRIEFING SESSION
ITEM 2.
Chairman Oliver announced the Planning and Zoning Commission would conduct a
work session relative to the following cases:
CU15-04/PD15-01 FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Chairman Oliver called the Planning and Zoning Commission regular session to order at
7:38 p.m.
ITEMS 3 & 4. CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION CU15-04 AND PLANNED
DEVELOPMEN OVERLAY APPLICATION PD1 5-01 FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Next for the Commission to consider and make recommendation to City Council was
conditional use application CU15-04 submitted by Faith Christian School for property
located at 730 East Worth Street and proposed to be platted as Lot 1 R, Block 2, Faith
Christian School. The applicant was requesting a conditional use permit to amend the
previously approved site plan of CU14-34 (Ord. 2014-51) for a non-profit educational
institution, specifically to allow the field house to remain and to allow for sports field light
standards and outdoor speakers. The applicant is also requesting a planned
development overlay application PD1 5-01 to include but not be limited to deviation from
the height requirement for sports field light standards.
A public hearing was held on February 17, 2015 relative to the applicant's request and
after significant public testimony was subsequently tabled during the Planning and
Zoning Commission's deliberations in order to give the applicant time to address
concerns raised during the public hearing relative to lighting, sound, landscaping,
screening and the use or rental of the athletic fields by outside users other than the
school itself.
The specific areas discussed and changes made were as follows:
• Lights: Faith Christian School agreed to the use of LED lights on the light
standards. There will be four standards, 63 feet in height. This style of lighting
element requires no shielding and the lighting element will not be visible from the
property line. Lighting levels at the common property line will be 0.0 footcandles
without the use of a screening wall and landscaping to reach this level. There
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will be a need for some up- lighting so that players can see the football in the air
during punts and kickoffs. This small array will be mounted at the 20 foot level of
the light standard and aimed directly into the air with no visibility of any lighting
elements.
• Sound: No changes were proposed to the original sound design as presented at
the February 17 public hearing. The basic design consisted of nine total
speakers with six of those being located on the home bleachers, elevated
approximately eight feet above the top bleacher with the speakers being
downward focused. Three speakers will be located in a similar fashion on the
visitor's bleachers.
• Screening and Landscaping: Faith Christian School agreed to the installation
and maintenance of a cedar wood screen, ten feet in height, that would run the
entire length (approximately 420 feet) of the common property line with the
Austin Street neighbors. The School also obligated to the installation of 35
Eastern Red Cedars, a minimum of 20 feet in height, to provide additional visual
and sound screening.
• Bleachers: The School proposed revising the bleacher design to include the
relocation of the press box to the opposite side of the field on the visitor's
bleachers. The home bleachers, which are approximately 51 feet to the east of
the Austin Street common property line will be 19 feet, 4 inches in height which
includes a six foot parapet wall behind the top row of bleacher seats which will
prevent someone from standing up and looking over into the Austin Street
neighbor's property and will aid in directing /controlling sound away from the
Austin Street neighbors.
• Stadium Facility Use: The School and the neighborhood group agreed to the
following terms relative to the use of the football /track facilities:
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o There will be no "outside" or non - school rental of the facilities that require
light and sound other than civic events in which, the City of Grapevine is a
co- sponsor.
o There will be no activities on Sunday at all.
o Lights will be turned off no later than 7:00 p.m. for any outdoor practices.
o Lights will be turned off no later than 9:30 p.m. for all games other than
varsity football games.
o Lights will be turned off no later than 11:00 p.m. for any varsity football
game or 30 minutes after completion of any overtime games.
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o No more than 15 times per year a special exception will be granted to
allow practices to occur with lighting beyond 7:00 p.m. but no later than
9:30 p.m. This is to account for special circumstances that may be
beyond the school's control such as weather, transportation, scheduling
conflicts etc.
o No more than five times per year for Faith Christian School non-athletic
events will be allowed that may require lights and/or sound.
In the Commission's regular session, discussion was held regarding the facility use
submitted. Monica Hotelling moved to approve conditional use application CU15-04
with minor changes to the facility use as underline in the above statement, Gary Martin
seconded the motion, which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Hotelling, Fechter, Martin, Tiggelaar and Mason
Nays: None
Monica Hotelling moved to approve planned development overlay application PD1 5-01.
Jimmy Fechter seconded the motion, which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Hotelling, Fechter, Martin, Tiggelaar and Mason
Nays: None
ITEM 5. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
Next for the Commission to consider were the minutes of the February 17, 2015,
Planning and Zoning Meeting.
Monica Hotelling moved to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission minutes of
February 17, 2015 Planning and Zoning Meeting. Gary Martin seconded the motion,
which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Hotelling, Fechter, Martin, Tiggelaar and Mason
Nays: None
With no further business to discuss, Jimmy Fechter moved to adjourn the meeting at
8:01 p.m. Gary Martin seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Oliver, Hotelling, Fechter, Martin, Tiggelaar and Mason
Nays: None
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ON THIS THE 21st DAY OF APRIL 2015.
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