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Home My WebLink About2001-01-04-- AGENDA CITY OF GRAPEVINE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WORKSHOP THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2001 AT 4:00 P.M. CONFERENCE ROOM A & B FIRST FLOOR - CITY HALL 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS I - n A I. CALL TO ORDER 11. NEW BUSINESS A. Planning and Zoning Commission to consider items established at the June 14, 2000 joint City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission workshop, and take any action necessary. B. Planning and Zoning Commission to consider possible amendment to Section 23.M.5, 23A.H.3, 24.M.6, 25.M.6, 26.M.8, 27.M.6, 28.M, 28A.H.2, 29.M.6, 30.M.5, 31A and 32.M.5 relative to additional buffering, screening, fencing, and landscaping requirements and take any action necessary. F-119-315419NEMOM IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AT (817) 410-3155 AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001 et. seq. ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING WORKSHOP AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 29TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2000 AT 1:00 P.M. 0 S-4 L 07H DIRECTOR OF DE"E MENT SERVICES 0:/zcu/ Agnwk0104.01 I AGENDA Wednesday, January 17, 2001 Director of Development Services Office I. Discussion of amendments to Section 25.0 that would establish a 600 -ft. separation between certain uses and residential districts on all unplatted land in the Community Commercial District. II. Discussion of amendments to Section 311 and Section 321 of the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit dock doors from directly facing the street and require the screening of all dock doors from adjacent streets. It was decided that more discussion was necessary regarding the location of the screening walls and possibly using "wing walls" attached to the facility. III. Discussion of amendments to Section 53.H.2.b of the Zoning Ordinance to eliminate the requirement of a 10 -foot landscaping strip between parking areas and the rear property line when the property line abuts another parking area to create an incentive to place landscaping in more visible areas of the lot. Staff recommends the following amendments — 1 . Revise the wording of Sec.53.H.1.c to require one tree per nine -foot by eighteen -foot landscape island. 2. For development located within the "CC", Community Commercial District, give the applicant the option to increase the front yard setback by five -feet to thirty - feet and decrease the overall required site landscaping to fifteen percent of the site. 3. Give the applicant the option to place the landscaping normally located in the rear of the site to other parts of the site at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Commission. 0:/zcu/agno117.01 DRAFT January 4, 2001 testing results at any time after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, if requested by the Building Official to prove that legal illumination levels are being met. g. Measurements to determine light levels shall be done with metering equipment described in Section 5.f. with a sensor mounted no more than six (6) inches above ground level in a horizontal position. Readings shall be taken only after the cell has been exposed to provide a constant reading. Measurements shall be made when the meteorological optical range is six (6) miles or greater such that measurements will not be adversely affected by atmospheric scatter. Measurements shall be made after dark with the subject property light sources off and then with them on. The difference between the two (2) readings shall be compared to the footcandle maximum ratings indicated in Section 5.b.1.c. This procedure eliminates the effects of moonlight and other ambient light. h. In addition to the above requirements, no site liahtina. buildin lighting, vehicular lights, or combination thereof shall be designed, installed, or utilized, so as to create reflective glare that creates a hazard, reduces privacv or inhibits the eniovment of the surrounding properties. i. For purposes of Section 55, 5. subject property shall be the property under study or investigation pursuant to the requirements of Section 55.5. 6. LIQUID OR SOLID WASTE: No discharge at any point into any public sewer, private sewer disposal system, or stream or into the ground, except in accordance with standards approved by the State Health Department or standard equivalent to those approved by such department, for similar uses, of any materials of such nature or temperature as can contaminate any water supply, interfere with bacterial processes in sewage treatment or otherwise cause the emission of dangerous or offensive elements. B. , Certain measurements shall be taken to enforce performance standards for noise and vibration herein. in any district certain measurements shall be taken. GeFtaiR meas FeMeR+e. aFG . These measurements are as follows: Twenty-five (25) feet from the source of origin at the closest lot line in any district or at the closest 0;/zcu/SEC.55.drf Section 55 5 MEMO TO: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FROM: H. T. (TOMMY) HARDY, DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 40 CINDY JACKSON, AICP, PLANNER II MEETING DATE: January 4, 2001 SUBJECT: DISCUSSION OF THE 14 ITEMS IDENTIFIED AT THE JUNE 14, 2000 JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WORKSHOP IV -4-091 9A • Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission study the 14 items identified at the June 14, 2000 joint City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission workshop, and take any necessary action. On November 15, 2000, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a workshop to consider amendments to the zoning ordinance based on direction given to both Peter Boucher from Vernon G. Henry and Associates and staff at the October 17, 2000 City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission joint workshop regarding the items identified during the June 14, 2000 joint meeting. The results of the November 15, 2000 workshop are as follows: 1. Planning and Zoning Commission considered amendments to Section 25.0 that would establish a 600 -ft. separation between certain uses and residential districts on all unplatted land in the Community Commercial District. (Pages 1 - 3) 2. Planning and Zoning Commission considered amendments to Section 55 of the Zoning Ordinance to, regulate the placement, orientation, and distribution patterns and fixture types of outdoor lighting. The Commission determined that the following should be exempted from the proposed lighting regulations: • City -owned and School District owned athletic fields and recreational facilities located in the "GU", Government Use District; • Outdoor commercial amusements such as golf courses, `;;batting cages and privately owned athletic fields located within the "RA", Recreation/Amusement District;' • Both the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council will have the ability to exempt certain uses from complying with the proposed lighting wk.items2 January 2, 2001 (8:21 AM) 0 regulations through the conditional use permit process. (Pages 4 — 6) • These regulations should be applied to new conditional use permits for a period of one year to test the regulations and work out any imperfections. 3. Planning and Zoning Commission considered amendments to Section 311 and Section 321 of the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit dock doors from directly facing the street and require the screening of all dock doors from adjacent streets. It was decided that more discussion was necessary regarding the location of the screening walls and possibly using "wing walls" attached to the facility. (Pages 7 — 8) 4. Planning and Zoning Commission considered amendments to Section 23A.N, Section 24.N, Section 25.N, Section 26.N, Section 30.N and Section 32.N adding the requirement of a Master Landscape Plan for all new Planned Commercial Centers. Currently, it is City policy to require a Master Landscape Plan for all proposed Planned Commercial Centers. 5. Planning and Zoning Commission considered amendments to Section 53.H.2.b of the Zoning Ordinance to eliminate the requirement of a 10 -foot landscaping strip between parking areas and the rear property line when the property line abuts another parking area to create an incentive to place landscaping in more visible areas of the lot. (Pages 9 — 10) Planning and Zoning Commission to consider amendments to Section 60 of the Zoning Ordinance allowing 20 -foot pole signs only upon approval of a conditional use permit. (Pages 11 — 26) 7. Planning and Zoning Commission to consider amendments to Section 50.C.1 and Section 50.C.3 of the Zoning Ordinance be amended to require the measurement of required screening be taken at the nearest property or building setback line, whichever has the highest grade. The Commission determined that more dis ussion was necessary for this item. (Page 27) d January 2, 2001 (8:21 AM) DRAFT 12/28/00 Section 25. Community Commercial 1. Outdoor storage and refuse disposal shall be landscaped and screened from view. 2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view. 3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area. 4. Whenever a C -C Community Commercial District is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence, or berm at least six (6) feet high shall be erected to effectively screen the C -C District from the residential area and no streets, alley, vehicular storage or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip. 5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met. 6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, AND & LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or concept plan in addition to eF ia- lieu -ef buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping requirements set out specifically in each use district. when the -nature. and sharaeter of rm-m e^din ^ Pr ^d4nen+ 6. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards: 071800 sec.25.drfa (a) Each guestroom shall have a minimum area of 380 sq. ft. (b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which provides service to the general public shall be required. (c) On-site staff is required 24 -hours a day, seven days a week. (d) The following amenities shall be provided: 7 Section 25 10 MEMORANDUM OF TO: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS FROM: H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES '4'r" RON STOMBAUGH, PLANNER II DATE: JANUARY 4, 2001 SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO SECTION 23.M.5, 23A.H.3, 24.M.6, 25.M.6, 26.M.8, 27.M.6, 28.M, 28A.H.2, 29.M.6, 30.M.5, 31.N, AND 32.M.5 RELATIVE TO ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, AND LANDSCAPING RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission consider the following amendment to Section 23.M.5, 23A.H.3, 24.M.6, 25.M.6, 26.M.8, 27.M.6, 28.M, 28A.H.2, 29.M.6, 30.M.5, 31.N, and 32.M.5 relative to additional buffering, screening, fencing, and landscaping requirements and take any action necessary. BACKGROUND INFORMATION At the December 19, 2000 joint public hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission tabled Conditional Use Request C000-65 Regency Center to the January 16, 2001 meeting to give the applicant an opportunity to revise the site plan for the planned commercial center—specifically to add landscaping to the actual site rather than off-site to meet the minimum open space requirement of 20 -percent. During the Planning and Zoning Commissions' deliberation session the Commission debated the applicant's ability to provide landscaping off-site. Although vague in its intent, the ordinance as it is currently written, provides a mechanism for an applicant to request deviations from what the ordinance normally requires in the areas of buffering, screening, fencing, and landscaping. Councilperson Sharron Spencer and Planning and Zoning Commission Chairperson Larry Oliver have requested that this section be amended to eliminate the ability to lessen the requirements in these areas. Attached is the paragraph as amended for Section 25, "CC" Community Commercial District. The amended paragraph will read the same in the other sections as well. 0AZCU\SEC25.MEM it � �