02.18.1999 PZ MinutesCITY OF KENNEDALE
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MINUTES OF
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
18 FEBRUARY 1999 — 7:00 P.M.
COMMUNITY CENTER
Chairman Conroy called the meeting to order at 7:04 P.M.
Commission Members Present: Tiffany Spencer, Brian Johnson, David Conroy, Richard Jernigan, Jerry
Miller, and Roy Cowan. Bryan Lankhorst was unable to attend as was Alternate Jody Risinger.
City Staff Present: Mort Wetterling, Code Enforcement.
ITEM NO. 1— Approval of the minutes of the Water Impact Fee Committee meeting and minutes of the
regularly scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of 21 January 1999.
Commission member Roy Cowan made a motion to accept the minutes as drafted. Jerry Miller seconded
that motion and all members voted in favor.
ITEM NO. 2 — Review and approval consideration of the Final Plat for the 31 Lot, Section 2 portion of the
Shady Creek East Sub Division.
The developer, Mr. Don Samanie, addressed the Commission at which time he expressed a concern relative
to the City's requirement to install sidewalks within the Sub Division as well as to be required to submit a
Park Dedication Fee. Mr. Samanie stated that it was the developer's contention that the Sub Division's
Preliminary Plat had still been in effect and that the Section 2 Plat had simply been an extension of that Plat
which came about, in part, due to City's requirement to connect Shady Bend Drive with Harrison Drive.
Mr. Samanie stated that, as a result, the original Preliminary Plat remained in effect through "Grandfather"
status thereby negating the sidewalk and Park Dedication fee requirements. In response, City Staff
provided Mr. Samanie and Commission members with a printed statement which detailed in chronological
date order, the Preliminary Plat approval date, the expiration date of said Plat as well as the dates on which
the City's Sub Division Ordinance/Design Manual and Park Dedication Ordinance were enacted, the end
result being that the developer's Plat did expire and that sidewalks must be installed and Park Dedication
fees paid. Mr. Samanie thanked Staff for the clarification and stated that the Sub Division would, in fact,
become compliant.
Chairman Conroy inquired, of Staff, if all other requirements had been satisfied, including the drainage
, concerns. Staff responded by advising that the Deed Restrictions contained concerns relative to sidewalk
installation responsibilities, that said Deed Restrictions had not been filed with Tarrant County as required,
and that the hold harmless letters from both the Floyds and the KISD had not been provided. Mr. Samanie
provided the signed Developer's Agreement prior to the meeting commencement. All other requirements
must be met prior to submitting the Final Plat for City Council consideration.
Discussion ended at which time Jerry Miller made a motion to approve the 31 Lot, Section 2, Shady Creek
East Final Plat. Brian Johnson seconded the motion and all Commission members voted in favor.
ITEM NO. 3 — Continued Commission discussion relative to the drafting and formulation of the City's
Sign Ordinance.
Chairman Conroy distributed an updated "work copy" of the Ordinance previously provided by City Staff
Commission member Jerry Miller stated that he had compared the draft with all other Sign Ordinances
from neighboring municipalities and that he considered the "work copy" to be the most effective as it
relates to meeting the City's needs. Chairman Conroy then asked Commission Members to closely review
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the draft and to make notes relative to any questions or concerns so that some final resolutions could be
made at the March meeting, followed by the formulation of a final draft. Commission members then
discussed the availability of private /personal computer resources which will be utilized to effect the final
product.
DISCUSSION
During this time frame, both the Commission and Staff discussed briefly a variety of subject matter i.e.
status of the proposed Brookshire Addition, Sexually Oriented businesses in the neighboring Forest Hills
ETJ, the possible need for a traffic light at the Kennedale Sublett Road/Business 287 intersection, status of
an additional water well site acquisition as well as a Staff briefing on a more definitive review of the
requirements of the City's Park Dedication Ordinance.
Brian Johnson then made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Richard Jernigan and all voted
in favor at 8:38 P.M.
ST
Plaiing and Zoning Secre
APPROVED
Chairman, Planni
ing Commission