11.21.1996 PZ Minutesp. 563
CITY OF KENNEDALE
MINUTES OF
PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
21 NOVEMBER 1996
COMMUNITY CENTER
Chairman Conroy called the Public Hearing to order at 7:02 p.m.
Commission Members Present: Glynn Cavasos, David Conroy, Bryan Lankhorst, Jerry Miller, Cody
Rodden and Ralph Warner.
City Staff Present: Ted Rowe - City Administrator
Michael Box - Director of Development and Enforcement
Mort Wetterling - Permits /Code Enforcement Department
Susan Brown - Planning and Zoning Secretary
PUBLIC HEARING NO. 1 - To receive citizen's comments regarding a request to re -zone 9.816 acres
of land identified as Lot 1 of Block 1 in the KIM ADDITION, from it's current zoning classification of
"R -3" (Single Family Residential) to that of "MH" (Manufactured Home). The property
owners /applicants are Mr. and Mrs. Perry McCreight of 501 South New Hope Road, Kennedale, Texas.
Mr. McCreight addressed the Commission with a short briefing of his desire to change the zoning and
place a manufactured home upon his property. Neighboring residents, Bill Cromer and Bob and Flo
Corcoran, stated their approval, if the placement was limited to one manufactured home.
The Public Hearing was closed, by Chairman Conroy, at 7:10 p.m.
ATTEST
APPROVED
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CITY OF KENNEDALE
MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
21 NOVEMBER 1996
COMMUNITY CENTER
Chairman Conroy called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m.
Commission Members Present: Glynn Cavasos, David Conroy, Byran Lankhorst, Jerry Miller, Cody
Rodden and Ralph Warner.
City Staff Present: Ted Rowe - City Administrator
Michael Box - Director of Development and Enforcement
Mort Wetterling - Permits /Code Enforcement Department
Susan Brown - Planning and Zoning Secretary
ITEM NO. 1 - Approval of the minutes of the 19 September 1996 Public Hearing and Regularly
scheduled meeting of the Kennedale Planning and Zoning Commission.
Cody Rodden made a motion to accept the 19 September 1996 minutes as submitted. Ralph Warner
seconded the motion. All members voted in favor with Jerry Miller abstaining.
ITEM NO. 2 - Approval of the minutes of the 17 October 1996 Regularly scheduled meeting of the
Kennedale Planning and Zoning Commission.
Jerry Miller made a motion to accept the 17 October 1996 minutes as submitted, after correcting a small
error. Cody Rodden seconded the motion. All members voted in favor with Cavasos, Lankhorst and
Warner abstaining.
ITEM NO. 3 - Consideration of a request to re -zone 9.816 acres, identified as Lot 1 of Block 1 in the
KIM ADDITION, from it's current zoning classification of "R -3" (Single Family Residential) to that of
"MH" (Manufactured Home). The applicants /owners are Mr. and Mrs. Perry McCreight of 501 South
New Hope Road.
There was a lengthy discussion among the Commission members expressing their concerns and
reservations, i.e. the Floodway flowing through half of the property, the permit required to build in the
Floodplain, placement of the manufactured home from the southwest corner to that of the northeast
corner, the future possibility of a trailer park in this area, spot zoning and/or changing the zoning to
"AG" (Agricultural) or "PD" (Planned Development).
The Commission then asked the City Staff about their concerns. Ted Rowe addressed the concerns
regarding the Floodplain areas by reminding the Commission that the proposed location of the
manufactured home is out of the Floodplain area and therefore has no restrictions relating to flooding
beyond that of any similar lot in the City. Mr. Rowe also reminded the Commission that any change to an
existing zoning classification to allow manufactured housing would also have to apply to all other
similarly zoned areas in the City. Consideration of a variance or Specific Use Permit was not appropriate
because those options were not authorized by the City Code. The only options reasonably
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Minutes, Planning and Zoning Commission, 21 November 1996, cont'd.
available to the Commission were to either approve of disapprove the application before them. He closed
by stating that in the future, if plans were submitted for a manufactured home district with multiple
homes, it would still have to pass through the Planning and Zoning for approval or disapproval.
Ralph Warner then made a motion to accept the zone change from "R -3" to that of "MH". Jerry Miller
seconded the motion, which passed, with a 3 -2 favorable vote. Chairman Conroy closed the Regularly
scheduled meeting at 7:52 p.m.
DISCUSSION
Chairman Conroy invited the Members to view the Code Book, and bring with them to next month's
meeting, some input on required modifications. Consideration of a new sign ordinance and receiving
copies of an ordinance from neighboring cities, using DeSoto as a example, was suggested for a
December agenda item. The question was raised about the status of the garage sign ordinance. City Staff
advised the Commission that the garage sign ordinance had been forwarded to the City Attorney and that
the City expected to have an update in the near future.
Chairman Conroy made a motion to adjourn the 21 November 1996 meeting of the Kennedale Planning
and Zoning Commission. Cody Rodden seconded the motion with all members voting in favor and the
nieeting was closed at 9:13 p.m.
APPROVED
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CITY OF KENENDALE
MINUTES OF
IMPACT FEE COMMITTEE MEETING
21 NOVEMBER 1996
COMMUNITY CENTER
After a short recess, Chairman Conroy called the Impact Fee Committee Meeting to order at 7:58 p.m.
Committee Members Present: Glynn Cavasos, David Conroy, Bryan Lankhorst, Jerry Miller, Cody
Rodden, Chuck Shytles, Wayne Winters and Ralph Warner.
City Staff Present: Ted Rowe - City Administrator
Michael Box - Director of Development and Enforcement
Linda Royster - Director of Billing
Mort Wetterling - Permits /Code Enforcement Department
Susan Brown - Planning and Zoning Secretary
Ted Rowe briefed the Commission on future plans for water storage, underground drainage, the newly
acquired Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), on -going construction and the future site for a
communication tower at Fort Worth Tower (FWT), the recent renovation at Wayne's Woodworking,
annexing the future site for the Kennedale High School and the widening of Business Highway 287
through the City.
Ted Rowe and Linda Royster, presented to the Commission an overhead projection of Impact Fees
collected by Fiscal Year ending 1996, total number of new construction and projection of future Impact
Fees.
The Commission engaged in a lengthy discussion concerning current and future Impact Fees. Wayne
Winters made a motion to forward a recommendation to City Council that the expenditure of the acquired
Impact Fees be utilized for an engineered study concerning the possible upgrade of water lines and future
water needs. This study would incorporate easements and right -of -way to loop and upgrade the water line
that will service the new high school and enable a determination on location of a future above ground
water site and the acquisition of land for said water storage. An intense study should be made in a
quadrant East of Little Road and South of Sublett Road for possible upgrades to water lines in the
Steeplechase area. Ralph Warner seconded the motion with all members voting in favor. Cody Rodden
made a motion to request that City Council direct Staff to have an engineered study on the placement of
additional above ground water storage and a possible time frame on when the addition will be needed.
Ralph Warner seconded the motion with all members voting in favor. Ralph Warner made a motion to
conduct a study on reviewing and comparing our current Impact Fee structure to adjacent cities and other
cities of our type and size, to see if it warrants modification of our current Impact Fees. Cody Rodden
seconded the motion with the Commission voting in favor by majority. Jerry Miller expressed concern
that raising Impact Fees may possibly jeopardize the City of Kennedale's ability to remain competitive.
With no additional business to discuss, Chairman Conroy adjourned the quarterly Impact Fee Committee
Meeting at 9:04 p.m.
ATTEST
APPROVED