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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-01-18STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRAN T` 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, 1994, in the City Council Chambers, Room #205, 307 west Dallas Road, Grapevine, Texas. with the following members present to wit: Ron Cook Larry Oliver Cathy Martin Curtis Young Marvin iBalvin Steve Sta rhos Chairman Vice Chairman Member Member Member Member with member Darlene Freed absent, constituting a quorum, and the following City Staff: H.T.(Tom y) Hardy Marcy Ratcliff Teresa Wallace Larry Frassinelli CALL TO ORDER Director of Community Development Planner Planning Secretary Senior Civil Engineer Mayor William D. Tate called the joint meeting to order at 7:30 P.M., and Chairman Ron Cook called the Planning & Zoning Commission deliberation session to order at 9:05 P.M. INVOCATION Planning & Zoning Commissioner Marvin Balvin offered the Invocation. 1 PUBLIC HEARING SU93 -02 - METROCEL CELLULAR TELEPHONE First on the Agenda for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council was special use request Su93 -02. In the Public Hearing, Marcy Ratcliff, City Planner advised Metrocel Cellular Telephone is requesting a special use permit to amend a site plan approved by ordinance 93 -52 to allover a 125 foot mobile telephone communications monopole. The applicant is also requesting a waiver to Section 47.E.2. in accordance with Section 47.F. The subject property is located at 3423 Anderson - Gibson Road and proposed to be final platted as Lot 1, Block 1, Cross Creek Ranch Addition. Doug Athas, of Metrocel Cellular Telephone was introduced to respond to questions relative to the request. with no questions from the Planning and Zoning Commission or the City Council, no guests to speak, no letters or petitions, the public hearing was closed In the Commission's deliberation session, Marcy Ratcliff, City Planner, advised commission members the surveyor had made a calculation error when placing the building on the property. The reconfiguration of the lot requires abandonment of the previously final platted lot and submitting a new final plat amending the approved site plan. Steve Stamos roved, with a second by Cathy Martin, to approve the special use request with a waiver to Section 47.E.2. in accordance with Section 47.F. and the prevailing vote was as follows: Ayes: Cook, Oliver, Martin, Nays: alone Absent: Freed Young, Balvin, and Starnos CU93 -14 - CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation was conditional use request CU93 -14 submitted by James Mason for California Pizza Kitchen to amend the site plan approved by ordinance 92 -32 to allover the possession, storage, retail sale and on- premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (mixed beverages, beer and wine) in conjunction with the operation of a restaurant with a forty foot pole sign, The applicant is also requesting a waiver to Section 47.E.2 in accordance with Section 47.F. The applicant has also submitted a replat application of Lot 3, Bloch 1, CrossRoads of DFW Addition to be replatted as Lot 313 and 4, Block. 1, CrossRoads of DFW Addition. The subject property is specifically addressed as 1051 State Highway 114 west. 0 Marcy Ratcliff introduced Deborah Loayza representing California Pizza Kitchen and Ulys Lane of weir & Associates, to address any questions relative to parking spaces to be provided for the proposed development. With no other questions, guests to speak or any letters or petitions the public hearing was closed . In the Commission's deliberation session members discussed the perceived parking problems of the development in the CrossRoads of DFW Planned Commercial Center Addition at peak load tunes. other concerns discussed were the number of drive cuts on William D. Tate Avenue and placement of the forty foot pole sign. Commission members also discussed the need for more internal traffic circulation in the planned commercial center. Marvin Balvin made a motion to approve the conditional use request CU93-14 to allow an amendment to the approved site plan to allow the possession, storage, retail sale and on premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (mined beverages, beer and wine) in conjunction with the operation of a restaurant, a forty foot pole sign, and a waiver to Section 47.E.2. in accordance with Section 47.F., provided the location of the pole sign is moved to the State Highway 114 west frontage road and the center curb cut on William D. Tate Avenue is removed with changes noted on the approved site plan. Commission members were not in agreement with the motion and the motion died for lack of a second. After brief discussion on the off - street parking and internal traffic flow on the development, Steve Starnos made a motion to deny the request with the waiver to Section 47.F. until the Planning & zoning Commission receives a concept plan from the developer showing internal traffic circulation of the development and final drive cuts for the undeveloped tracts. Again, Commission members were not in agreement with the motion and it died for lack of a second. Discussions again ensued over the adequacy of off - street parking. requirements for restaurants in the City of Grapevine and the need for cross access for planned commercial centers to reduce traffic congestion onto major arteries. Marvin Balvin moved, with a second by Larry Oliver, to approve the conditional use request CU93 -14 with a waiver to Section 47.F. with a stipulation to remove the center curb cut on William D. Tate Avenue, move the pole sign to the frontage road of State Highway 114 West, future development master site plan amendments to shover internal circulation, parking, and cross access to CrossRoads Drive. The prevailing vote was as follows: 3 Ayes: Oliver, Balvin mays: Cook, Martin, Young, and Stamos Absent: Freed The motion died for lack of a majority vote. Although Commission members still felt that the internal circulation and parking roblems of the planned commercial center had not been completely addressed, they s • ■ final! arrived at a consensus that the proposed development of California Pizza y Kitchen surpassed the ninety seven (97) parking spaces required by the off street p �9 requirements uirements of Section 58 of the Grapevine Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance q 82 -73 by providing one hundred ( 100) parking spaces. Marvin Balvin shade a motion to approve conditional use request CU93 -14 with a waiver to Section 47.F. for the California Pizza Kitchen development with the stipulations to eliminate the center curb cut on William D. Tate Avenue, move the pole p sign to the frontage road of State Highway 114 west, provide a temporary access to CrossRoads Dave and to show internal circulation and cross access on future development amendments to the approved master site plan, Curtis Young seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Cools, Oliver, Martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays; None Absent: Freed RFPLAT APPLICATION FOR LOT 313 & 4 OF THE CROSSROADS OF DFW ADDITION Cathy artin, with a second by Steve Stamos, moved to approve the replat of Lot 3, y . Block 1, CrossRoads of DFW Addition to Lots 313 & 4, CrossRoads of DFW Addition with the prevailing vote as follows: Ayes: Cook, Oliver, martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays: None Absent: Freed CU93 -1 S - FL FFNIX RESTAURANT Next for the Commission to consider and snake a recommendation was conditional use request CU93 -1 B submitted by CHS Architects, Inc, to allow a planned commercial q r center with a forty (40) foot pole sign on each lot and to allow an Fl Fenix Restaurant with the possession., storage, retail sale,, and on premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (mixed beverages, beer and wine) in conjunction with the operation of a restaurant on Lot 1 with a waiver to Section 47.E.2. in accordance with Section 47.F. The applicant has also submitted a replat application of Metroplace Addition Second 0 Installment, Lots 1, 21 & 3, Block B, Metroplace Addition Second Installment, being a replat of Lot 1, Block C, Metroplace Addition First Installment. The 5.58 acre tract is located at 401 State Highway 114 west. Marcy Ratcliff introduced Mojy Haddad of CHS Architects, Inc. and Robert Schneeberg of Gonzalez & Schneeberg, to address any questions relative to the development. With no questions, no guests to speak, nor letters or petitions the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session Steve Stamos moved to approve conditional use request CU93 -1 S with a waiver to Section 47.F. stipulating that a concept plan of the surrounding property must be submitted with future development site plans in the planned commercial center. Marvin Balvin seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote. Ayes: cook, Oliver, Martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays: Hone Absent: Freed PRELIMINARY PLAT -- LOTS 1 r 2P & 3 BLOCK B I'IiIETROPLACE ADDITION SECOND INSTALLMENT BEING A REPLAN' OF PART OF LOT 1 BLOCKS METRQPLACE ADDITION FIRST INSTALLMENT Cathy Martin moved, with a second by Steve Stamos, to approve the preliminary plat of Lot 1, 2, & 3, Block B, Metroplace Addition Second Installment being a replat of part of Lot 1, Block S, Metroplace Addition First Installment, which prevailed by the following, vote: Ayes: cook., Oliver, Martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays: None Absent: Freed FINAL PLAT - LOTS 1 & 3 BLOCK S METROPLACE ADDITION SECOND INSTALLMENT Cathy Martin moved, with a second by Steve Stamos, to approve the final plat for Lot 1, 2, & 3, Bloch S, Metroplace Addition Second Installment, which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: coop, Oliver, Martin, Nays: none Absent: Freed Young, Balvin and Stamos 5 CU93 -17 - NORTHWEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation was conditional use req uest Cu93 -17 submitted by Larry Epperson. D.V.M. for Northwest Animal Hospital to allow the development of a animal hospital with a waiver to Section 47.E.2. in accordance with Section 47.F. The subject property is located at 1027 William D. Tate Avenue, Lots 1 & 2, Block 2, Bellaire Addition and is proposed to be amended as Lot 1 R. Marcy Ratcliff, City Planner, introduced Philip Morley, Architect, to address questions R ! relative to the request. Concerns were addressed regard -Ing ! the possibility of loud barking oises coming from the property and boarding of animals outdoors n kennels, g g Mr. Morley explained lained the clinic would be for small animals only and although animals . mould be housed over night in some instances there would be no outside kennels or pens where animals would be kept. Also, he stated a six foot wooden fence would be constructed on the east property line to separate the use from the resdenti,al use directly behind the development. With no g uests present to speak and only one letter of support for the request, the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session members discussed the landscape buffer requirement and private drainage system proposed by the applicant. Marcy Ratcliff q p explained to Commission members that the State of Texas ovens approximately forty feet of right -of -way directly in front of the property the applicants planning to acquire which causes the building to be set back forty three feet from the front property line. The applicant has applied to the Board of zoning adjustment for variances to the platted lot depth and the required landscaped front yard setback. Steve Starr os moved, with a second by Cathy Martin, to approve conditional use request CU93 -17 with a waiver to Section 47.F. which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Cook, Oliver., Martin, Young, Balvin and Starnos Nays; None Absent: Freed z93 -08 - BLAKE ARCHITECTS Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation was zone change re uest Z93 -08 submitted by Skip Blake of Blake Architects to rezone 3.09 acres from i Community Commercial District Regulations to Motel /Corporate Office District Regulations to develop a multi -story office building. The subject property is platted as Lot 3R, Block, 2, Clearview Park and addressed as 1631 Lancaster Dave. a Skip Blake, Architect, was introduced to address any questions relative to the application. He explained they were proposing to develop a seven story office building for medical and professional use with a restaurant on the top floor and addressed questions on the size of the building and proposed parking and landscape plans. With no further questions from the council or the Planning & Zoning commission guests were invited to speak to the request as follows: Dan Boyles, 815 Drexel Drive, Grapevine, Texas, representative of the college creek Horne Owners Association, told the council he had surveyed one hundred and two of the one hundred and fifty nine families and ninety four percent were opposed to the request. Others speaking in opposition were the following: Fancy Keener, 1 224 Berkly Drive, Grapevine, Texas Philip Hinkle, 1 232 Berkly Drive, Grapevine, Texas Richard Norris, 1219 Oxford Lane, Grapevine, Texas Saul Marcus, 1215 oxford Lane, Grapevine, Texas David Antwiler, 1228 Berkly, Grapevine, Texas Mackie Stover, 617 Drexel Drive, Grapevine, Texas z. Torn Melms, 629 Berkly Drive, Grapevine, Texas Roland Sierra, 1218 Eaton Lane, Grapevine, Texas Doug Robinson, 1215 Eaton Lane, Grapevine, Texas Guests speaking in favor of the application were the following: Tire Lancaster., 2010 Forest Hill, Grapevine, Texas Dr. Nathan Graves, 1805 Evergreen, Grapevine, Texas Dr. Ed Lancaster, 305 Azalea, Grapevine, Texas Councilman Jerry Pittman inquired as to whether they could not develop this building on another lot in the area. Dr. Ed Lancaster, owner of the subject property, stated other undeveloped lots in the area were not for sale. City Secretary, Linda Huff, reported there was one letter of protest. With nothing further, the public hearing was closed. In the commission's deliberation session members discussed the height of the building next to a residential district. The applicant answered questions from the Commission on developing a building of less height to attain the same square footage, buffering and landscaping next to residential use, parking, and drive cuts onto Hudgins Drive. 7 Commission members asked the applicant if they would consider moving the building l fifty feet and back. approximately eight feet nearer the railroad vest approximately y pp tracts with no drive cuts on Lancaster Drive. The applicant agreed to the request. Cathy Martin moved, with a second. by Steve Stamos, to table the request until February 15, 1994 requesting the applicant revise the concept plan showing the buildin g Pp moved approximately fifty feet west, removing drive cuts on Hudgins Street, and showin g two drive cuts on Lancaster Drive for their further consideration, with the prevailing vote as follows: Ayes: Cook, Oliver, Martin, Young, Malvin and Stamos Nays: None Absent: Freed PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GRAPEVINE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE 82 73 SECTION 12.. DEFINITIONS RELATIVE TO BREW PUBS Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation were proposed amendments to Section 12 of the Grapevine Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Definitions,, relative to breve pubs, Tomm y Hardy, , Director of Community Development, explained that Staff had been working with a developer that would like to develop a breve pub, which is a new license provision of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code passed 'in the last legislative session. Further, he stated., that current codes and ordinances do not specifically add r ess a n alcoholic beverage being made on site, with on- premise and off - premise consumption allowed on the same site. Staff ryas directed in January to set for public hearing the necessary amendments to allow brew pubs/micro breweries in accordance with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code as a conditional use r n commercial districts., He also stated that any on premise consumption of alcoholic beverages would be required to meet the fifty percent food and alcohol beverage sales rule as defined in Section 42.B,, of the Grapevine Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Marsha Ritter, 4257 willowbend, Grapevine, Texas spoke in favor of the proposed brew pub amendment. With no other g uests to speak., no letters or petitions, the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session Cathy Martin moved, with a second by Steve Stamos to approve the amendment to Section 12, Definitions, of the Grapevine pp Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 52 -73, which prevailed by the following vote 0 Ayes: cook, Oliver, Martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays: None Absent: Freed PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GRAPEVINE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 12., DEFINITIONS RELATIVE TO MASONRY REQUIREMENTS Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation were amendments to Section 54, Masonry Requirements, of the Grapevine Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 82 - 78 relative to masonry construction material. Tommy Hardy, Director of Community Development, explained the Board of Zoning Adjustment had been petitioned for an interpretation of acceptable masonry materials defined in Section 54, and a variance to allow the Senergy system to be used as the masonry material on a proposed building. The Board of Zoning Adjustment approved the variance, because they believed the exterior wall insulation and finish system proposed did in fact meet the ordinance intent for aesthetics and low maintenance, but did not meet the fire - resistive rating. The Board of Zoning Adjustment requested this matter be brought before City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider amending the Zoning ordinance to either specifically prohibit such wall insulation and finish systems, or allow such systems if they are applied to a minimum one -hour fire resistive wall. With no guests to speak. no letters or petitions, -the public hearing was closed. In the Commission's deliberation session Curtis Young moved, with a second by Marvin Balvin, to approve the amendment to Section 5 4, Masonry Requirements allowing exterior wall and insulation system products when applied to a one hour fire resistive constructed wall which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: cook, Martin, Young, Balvin and Starnos Nays: Oliver Absent: Freed END OF PUBLIC HEARING OLD BUSINESS Z92 -10 HALL-JOHNSON PARTNERS & Z93 -01 MOCKINGBIRD DEVELOPMENT Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation were amended zone change requests Z92-1 0 submitted by Hall- Johnson Partners and Z93 -01 submitted g by Mockingbird Development, which had been tabled on June 15, 1993 pending the adoption of the State Highway 121 /William D. Tate Corridor Study on November 16, 1 993. The revised concept plan of Z92 -10 indicates an 1 8.42 acre residential development of seventy lots averaging eight thousand square feet and Z93 -01 p indicates a 27.73 acre residential development of eighty six lots averaging ten thousand square feet. Additionally, the revised concept plan shows a shared open space /park land dedication with a proposed landscaped buffer area with an average fort y feet bounded by a eight foot masonry wall to be located adjacent to the eastern boundary of the development on the north. Curtis Young moved, with a second by Marvin Balvin, to approve zone change request Z92 -10 which prevailed by the following vote. Ayes: Cook, Oliver, Martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays: None Absent: Freed Curtis Young moved, with a second by Marvin Balvin, to approve zone change request Z93 -01 which prevailed by the following vote. Ayes: Coon, Oliver, Martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays: None Absent: Freed PRELIMINARY PLAT - WESTERN OAKS SECTION Ill Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation was the preliminary plat of western Oaks Section III to develop eighty six single family lots. Cath y Martin,, Martin,, moved, with a second by Steve Stamos, to approve the preliminary plat which prevailed by the following vote. ,Ayes: Cook, Oliver, Martin, Nays: None Absent: Freed Young, Balvin and Starnos im FLAT VACATION AND FINAL PLAT OF LOT 1 BLOC 1 CROSS CREEK RANCH ADDITION Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation was the plat vacation and final plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Cross Creek Ranch Addition submitted by Doug Athas of Metrocel Cellular Telephone Company, Steve Stamos moved, with a second by Curtis Young, to approve the request which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Cook, Oliver, Martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays: None Absent: Freed FINAL PLAT - LOT.3, BLOCK 1 ROLLING HILLS ADDITION Next for the Commission to consider and make a recommendation was the final plat of Lot 3, Block 1, Rolling Hills Addition submitted by Gil Traverse to construct a single family residence. Commission member Curtis Young stated he would abstain because his property abutted the subject property. Marvin Balvin moved, with a second by Steve Stamos, to approve: the plat request which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes; Cook, Oliver, Martin, Balvin and Stamos Nays: Done Abstain: Young Absent: Freed MINUTES OF DECEMBER 21 1993 Next for the Commission to consider were the minutes of the December 21, 1 993 Planning and Zoning meeting. Steve Stamos moved, with a second by Cathy Martin, to approve the minutes which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Cook, Oliver, Martin, Young, Stamos Nays: none Abstain: Balvin Absent: Freed 11 MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION Marcy Ratcliff reminded Commission members of the workshop meeting to be held on January 25, 1993 in the Conference Room, #204. Dinner would be served at 6 :00 P.M. and the meeting would begin at 6:30 P.M. Topics of discussion would include off - street parking requirements for restaurants and multifamily districts, outside storage buildings as permitted accessory uses in commercial districts, buffer area regulations in professional office districts, requiring existing businesses to screen from adjacent residential districts, and the proposed State Highway 360 corridor Study. ADJOURNMENT With nothing further to discuss Larry Oliver, with a second by Cathy Martin, moved to adjourn the meeting at 11:05 P.M. which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Cook, Oliver, Martin, Young, Balvin and Stamos Nays: None Absent: Freed PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE rl I�- DAY OF FEBRUARY 1994. F GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, Q N THIS THE �....� CI TY Q ATTEST: SECRETARY 12 ------------- -------- - -