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HomeMy Public PortalAboutPlanning and Zoning Minutes 09-25-2018 RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL, 3200 DIANA DRIVE SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 MINUTES Members Present: Kyle LaPointe, Chairman Erick Sabin, Place 1 Michael Wilson, Place 2 Ricky Head, Place 5 Absent Jackson Durham, Place 3 Staff Kay Duffy, Development Manager Candice Edmondson, Assistant City Manager 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman LaPointe called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL AND DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM Mr. LaPointe noted that four members were present which constitutes a quorum. 3. APPROVAL OF THE JULY 24, 2018 AND AUGUST 28, 2018 MEETING MINUTES Michael Wilson motioned to adopt both sets of minutes, Ricky Head seconded and all approved. Staff noted that Michael Wilson was upgraded from an alternate member to the Place 2 regular member and that Kyle LaPointe was reappointed to Place 4 at the September 24 City Council meeting. The two alternate positions on the commission remain open. 4. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING MAP AMMENDMENT TO EXPAND THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PD) ZONING OF THE PROPERTY AT 7409 BAKER BOULEVARD TO INCLUDE THE PROPERTY AT 7451 BAKER BOULEVARD WHICH IS CURRENTLY ZONED LIGHT COMMERCIAL (LC). Staff introduced the plan to expand the Buyers Barricades PD to incorporate the vacant property at 7051 Baker Boulevard as a parking lot. Chairman LaPointe opened the public hearing at 5:32 and Keith Hamilton, the engineering consultant for Buyers Barricades, answered questions for the commission regarding drainage of the parking lot. He noted that the lot will be designed for a 100 year flood event. David Bosquez of 7424 Bridges spoke about his concerns about drainage, early morning noise, and problems with trash blowing into his yard. Steve Buyers, owner of the property, agreed that trash blowing onto the property is a problem he has his people picking in up every day. Dave Dove of 7440 Bridges told the commission that he has lived in his home 50 years and has only had water in his workshop, garage, and den since the original Buyers building was built. He would like to make sure that water issues are considered before the new parking lot is approved. Keith Greenwood, a resident from 7428 Bridges directly behind the property in question has concerns about water flowing into backyards and noise and light from activity in the current parking lot. He showed commissioners a video of water during a recent rainstorm. The chair closed the public hearing at 6:03. Commissioners discussed fencing options that might help reduce noise to the neighbors on Bridges. They also suggested that the City look into whether the alley needs to be re-graded to aid the flow of water. Kyle LaPointe motioned that P&Z recommend to City Council that the Planned Development be approved with the adjustment that the proposed wood fence be replaced with a ten foot masonry fence along the residential and commercial border on the north side of the property and that we amend the PD accordingly. In addition, P8Z requests that careful analysis be done on the flow to make sure there is adequate storage and restriction of water. Ricky Head seconded the motion and all approved. 5. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO ADD A BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT TO THE CITY'S ORDINANCES CALLED BUSINESS PARK (BP). Staff presented the changes to the zoning ordinance (Chapter 90) that have been prepared by Freese and Nichols. Commissioners began discussing the parking minimums for various uses and decided to address parking as a separate issue in a future meeting. The public hearing for this item was opened. Property owner Chris Baker was concerned about having outside storage as an incidental use. He noted that the EZ Go building has 60k square feet of indoor storage and 80k square feet of outdoor storage. Commissioners discussed how the1 5% limit for incidental use would apply for this type of use. James Donovan noted that the incidental restriction really comes into play when if the secondary use is not an allowed use in the district; in which case the 15% limitation makes more sense. Chairman LaPointe motioned that the commission approve the new zoning district called Business Park as presented with the provision that Retail, service incidental be added back to the use chart with a limitation 40% of total square footage of the building and that the use chart specifies this use be available in the Business Park district. Michael Wilson Seconded and all approved. 6. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES TO BE REZONED TO THE BUSINESS PARK (BP) CLASSIFICATION: • 7100 Burns, 7101 Burns, 7112 Burns, 7119 Burns, 7130 Burns, 7204 Burns, 7205 Burns, 7216 Burns, 7224 Burns, 2613 Handley Ederville, 2617 Handley Ederville, 2621 Handley Ederville, 2625 Handley Ederville, and all adjoining unaddressed properties currently zoned Mixed Use (MX) • 7110 Belton, 7111 Belton, 7113 Belton, 7114 Belton, 7115 Belton, 7125 Belton, 7132 Belton, 2501 Handley Ederville, 2525 Handley Ederville, 7009 Midway, 7104 Midway, and all adjoining unaddressed properties currently zoned Heavy Commercial (HC) • 7059 Midway currently zoned Planned Development (PD) Staff recommended to council that the two properties at 7059 Midway Road and 2500 Austin Road that have recently been zoned Planned Developments be excluded from the Business Park district at this time as the supplemental ordinances have not been completed for BP and these property owners are anxious to get started with their projects. Ricky Head made the motion to recommend the amendment to the zoning map to change to designate all properties on the agenda to BP, with the exception of 7059 Midway and 2500 Austin. Erick Sabin seconded the motion and all approved. 7. DISCUSSION ITEM —SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCES FOR BUSINESS PARK ZONING. Changes to the Supplemental Ordinances were not discussed at this meeting. Staff will email progress to the commission as it happens. 8. EXECUT IVE SESSION No executive session was required at this meeting. 9. ADJOURN The next meeting of this commission will be October 23 at 5:30 pm. Mr. LaPointe adjourned the meeting at 7:40 pm. ATTEST APPROVED Cathy Bo , City Secret Kyle LaPointe, Chairman 0011111Iim,„0 ,AND tri E. >- 4, WAY� �. ; c