01.20.1994 PZ MinutesMINUTES OF
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'
REGULAR MEETING- JANUARY 20, 1994
Chairman Gray called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
Commission members in attendence were Charles Gray, David Conroy,
Gregg Bennett, Cliff Hallmark and Glynn Cavasos. Janna Brimer and
Bill Cromer were not in attendence.
City Staff in attendence:
Ted Rowe- City Administrator
Michael Box- Director, Developmant and Enforcement
Mort Wetterling- Asst. Director, Development and Enforcement
Wayne Olson- Legal Counsel for the City of Kennedale
ITEM NO.•1 - Approval of minutes•of the Public Hearing of 16 December
1993.
ITEM NO. 2 - Approval of minutes.of the Regular Meeting of 16 December
1993.
ITEM NO. 3 - Approval of the minutes of the Special Meeting of 6 Janu
ary 1994.
ITEM NO. 4 - Discussion regarding material and information contained in
Section 17 -418, Planned Development District, of the City of Kennedale
Ordinance which was adopted on 9 September 1993.
Chairman Gray expressed concern over the fact that few understand the
provisions of the Ordinance. The problems relating to the platting of
single lots were discussed as well as the possibility of having two or
three separate PD's within one site plan, each with it's own Ordinance.
Legal Counsel and City Staff agreed that the PD's in most Municipali-
ties have no minimum standards and almost all are varied and differ
from each other. It was the general consensus of opinion that in order
to have growth potential, the PD must be versatile and that an excessive
amount of restrictions could hamper growth potential. Chairman Gray stat-
ed that some sort of structure should be devised for various PD situa-
tions and he indicated that he would attempt to acquire an Implementa-
tion Checklist for future use. A motion was not made nor was it required
and the Commission moved on to the next Agenda item.
ITEM NO. 5 - Discussion regarding the minimum requirements as identified
in Section 17- 405.D, Schedule of District Regulations with emphasis be-
ing placed upon the "R -2" minimum requirements.
David Conroy stated that he felt as though there should be a medium
range between the "R -1" and "R -3" categories as it relates to the lot
square footage minimums for the "R -2" category and he cited the 15,000
sq. ft. range as being more desireable than the current 12,000. After an
extensive discussion of the pros and cons of changing the existing min -
imums, ,David Conroy withdrew his recommendation for an increase in the
"R -2" minimums. Charles Gray requested that City Staff initiate and main-
tain a data base of issues to consider and address when changes are made
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during the Ordinance re- writing process, at some time in the future,
citing as current examples:
1. The difference between the "R -1" and "R -2" lot minimum square
footages.
2. The need for more difinitive language in the PD portion of the
Ordinance.
No motions were made nor were any required and the Commission moved on
to the "Discussion" portion of the meeting.
DISCUSSION
Wayne Olson, the City's Leaal Counsel, reiterated the purpose of, and
the need for, a Non - Conformance Use and Abatement Ordinance and briefly
addressed the changes made to the original draft, a copy of which had
been provided to each Commission member, prior to the meeting. Mr.
Olson solicited input and questions from the Commission upon completion
of their review. Chairman Gray advised that the Commission members will,
in fact, provide input to Legal Counsel at the February meeting so that
a final draft may be made prior to the required Public Hearing. Chair-
man Gray and David Conroy both indicated that they will review the
rough draft of the proposed Fencing Ordinance and provide their input
to City Staff, hopefully in time for the next regularily scheduled
meeting.
Glynn' Cavasos made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by David
Conroy. All Commission members voted in favor at 8 :22 p.m.
APPROVED