HomeMy Public PortalAboutPlanning and Zoning Minutes 04-15-2019RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL, 3200 DIANA DRIVE
APRIL 15, 2019
MINUTES
Members Present:
Kyle LaPointe, Chairman
Erick Sabin, Place 1
Michael Wilson, Place 2
Mary Witt, Alternate 1
Absent
Jackson Durham, Place 3
Staff
Kay Duffy, Development Manager
Candice Edmondson, Assistant City Manager
Alicia Kreh, City Attorney
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman LaPointe called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 26, 2019 MEETING MINUTES
Mary Witt motioned to approve the minutes and there was a second from Erick Sabin. All
approved.
3. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO
ALLOW FOOD PROCESSING AT 7204 BURNS STREET, A PROPERTY ZONED
BUSINESS PARK (BP).
Staff introduced Specific Use Permit application for a food processing use at 7204 Burns, a
property zoned Business Park. The building is a 46,000 square foot building that has been
occupied since the early 1990's by ColorMatrix PolyOne and used to manufacture color
additives for plastics. ColorMatrix vacated the building on April 1, 2019. TexPac Protein
Products, the applicant, is a new business under development by a long-time Fort Worth
company, TexPac Hide & Skin. Several representatives from the company attended the
meeting.
The public hearing was opened at 5:34pm.
David Peters, from Florida, a project manager for TexPac, spoke to the mission and
priorities of the company and explained how they expected to use the property.
Commissioners were also briefed on the manufacturing process for their business. Mr.
Peters also spoke directly to the issue of odor containment and closed with a discussion of
the company's stewardship commitments and their projected schedule for opening
operations in Richland Hills. By 2021 the company expects to employee 50 people on a
24x7 schedule.
TexPac's owner, Jamie Zitnick, from Southlake, joined David to answer questions.
Commissioners asked about how much parking was available and how many employees
will be there during peak hours. They also asked about truck traffic on the property.
Chairman LaPointe asked about odor complaints at their current location and how the air
scrubber process works. He also inquired about inspections that will be required at the
property.
The public hearing was closed at 6:02 pm.
Mr. LaPointe motioned that the commission approve the SUP with a caveat that the use
conforms to the odor standards in Section 4.04.039(c) in the city ordinances and that the
parking be expanded to accommodate the expected peak need of 20 parking spots and
conform to all city parking standards. Michael Wilson submitted a second and all
commissioners approved.
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No executive session was required at this meeting.
5. SET THE DATE AND TIME OF THE NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURN
The commissioners scheduled the next meeting for May 21St at 5:30pm and the meeting
was adjourned at 6:05 pm.
ATTEST
Kay uffy, elopment Manager
APPROVED
K Pointe, Chairman