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2014_04.17 PZ MinutesKENNEDALE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES COMMISSIONERS - REGULAR MEETING April 17, 2014 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 405 MUNICIPAL DRIVE I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Harvey called the regular session to order at 6:01 P.M. II. ROLL CALL Commissioner Present Absent Ernest Harvey x Tom Pirtle x vacant Stephen Brim x Katie McFadden x Don Rawe x Mike Walker x Alternates Carolyn Williamson x vacant Ms. Williamson was asked to serve as a regular member. A quorum was present with Ms. Williamson's participation. III. WORK SESSION A. Discuss regulations for a proposed new zoning district The Commission discussed the draft standards for the Neighborhood Center district concept. Commissioners discussed the percentages that should be set for each use type and whether they should shift how the uses were balanced. Mr. Walker said the City and the school district should talk together about population projections and where a new school might go, and planning. Mr. Harvey agreed. Ms. Roberts asked if the Neighborhood Center standards should be created as a separate document like was done for the Employment Center. Mr. Brim said it's easier for the developer. The Commission agreed it should be a separate document. Ms. Roberts said she would bring this item back to the Commission next month. Mr. Harvey asked Ms. Roberts to bring an illustration showing where the Neighborhood Center districts would be located. B. Discuss any item on the regular session agenda Mr. Harvey asked the commissioners how they felt about Case PZ 14 -03. Mr. Brim said he thought what the City was offering was fair. He asked Ms. Roberts who signed off on it from the City of Arlington. She said it was a city engineer who had discussed the case with their city attorney. Mr. Harvey said that on the issue of fair market value, they have to remember that if a city needed to get the right -of -way back, they would have to pay fair market value. Ms. Roberts said she wasn't sure if Mr. DaSilva would be there tonight, since he thought the meeting was on the 24 and had indicated he might be out of the country on the 17 Mr. Harvey asked Ms. Roberts whether Case PZ 14 -04 lines up with the comprehensive land use plan. Ms. Roberts said she thought it did, that it fits the direction the City is trying to go. Mr. Harvey asked if they could go with Agricultural zoning, and Ms. Roberts said they could if it's a less intense use. C. Discuss future items for consideration by the Planning & Zoning Commission, including the Employment Center district and the Bowman Springs Urban Village The Commission did not have time to discuss this item. The work session closed at 7:02 P.M. IV. REGULAR SESSION V. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Harvey called the regular session to order at 7:07 P.M. VI. ROLL CALI Commissioner Present Absent Ernest Harvey x Tom Pirtle x vacant Stephen Brim x Katie McFadden x Don Rawe x Mike Walker x Alternates Carolyn Williamson x vacant A quorum was present with Ms. Williamson's participation. VII. MINUTES APPROVAL A. Consider approval of minutes from the March 20, 2014 regular meeting Mr. Walker motioned to approve the minutes, seconded by Ms. Williamson. The motion passed unanimously. VIII. VISITOR/CITIZENS FORUM No one registered speak. IX. REGULAR ITEMS A. Case PZ 14 -03 to receive comments and consider action on a request by Sidney DaSilva, DBA Equity One Group, for the City of Kennedale to vacate 0.1192 acres of public right -of way located adjacent to property at 1453 J R Hawkins Rd, L C Rayburn's Subdivision Remainder Lot 6, Kennedale, Tarrant County, as shown in a deed of record in Vol. 10782 p. 1561, Tarrant County. 1. Staff presentation Ms. Roberts said Mr. DaSilva was not at the meeting and asked if the Commission would like to postpone the case until the next month. Mr. Walker made a motion to postpone the case until the next month's meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Brim and passed unanimously. B. Case # PZ 14 -04 to receive comments and consider action on a request by Oscar and Wanda Rountree and Patricia Beatty and Johnny Byrd for a zoning change from "C -2" General commercial district to "PD" Planned development district (residential) for approximately 6 acres located at 6559 Hudson Village Creek Rd and 4079 Kennedale New Hope Rd, Joel Snyder Survey A -1448 1B and 1 C, being a portion of a tract as described in a deed to Oscar and Wanda Rountree, Instrument no. D190172874 and being a tract of land as described in a deed to Patricia Beatty, Instrument no. D198096319, Kennedale, Tarrant County. 1. Staff presentation Ms. Roberts gave an overview of the staff report and said that the request was in compliance with the comprehensive plan.. She told the Commission it could approve the request, deny the request, or approve it with conditions, or it could rezone the property to a less intense use. In this case, the only less intense use would probably be Agricultural zoning. Mr. Brim asked if the concept plans had been examined for floodplain. Ms. Roberts said the mapped floodplain doesn't extend that far, so staff didn't check for floodplain, but they did write the ordinance for the Beatty property to allow only three lots so that development could be pushed away from the creek. Mr. Harvey asked for clarification that granting the rezoning would not be considered spot zoning. Ms. Roberts said that no, since the comprehensive plan says this area should be neighborhood, it wouldn't be spot zoning. 2. Applicant presentation Stan Rountree, 6559 Hudson Village Creek Rd, addressed the Commission on behalf of his parents. He said he wants to build a home on the property. He added that the property sits up on the hill, so they don't have any flooding. He said he had been wanting to build a Victorian home, and that's why they bought the property in 1990, to be able to build a Victorian home in the future next to his parents. Mr. Harvey asked if Mr. Rountree had considered Agricultural zoning, and Mr. Rountree said they only had two acres there, and he didn't know if there was enough space. Mr. Harvey said his lot size would be the minimum and asked when Mr. Rountree intended to build. Mr. Rountree said he hoped to build in the next year or two, and he still had to plat the property and get his plans situated. Mr. Harvey asked how many structures he planned to build, and Mr. Rountree said it would be just his house for now, and maybe a guest house at the back. Mr. Harvey asked which lot was his, and Mr. Rountree said it's the one on the right when facing the property. Mr. Harvey asked if the structures there would remain, and Mr. Rountree said there's nothing there now. Johnny Byrd, 7330 Red Bird Lane, Burleson, address the Commission. He said he and his mother have owned the Beatty property for eighteen years; they want to subdivide it and build three homes. He said there's a small portion of the 100 -year floodplain on the property, but he won't build on it. Mr. Harvey asked if there were structures on the property, and Mr. Byrd said it's been vacant the whole time he's owned it. Mr. Harvey asked what style home he was thinking of building. Mr. Byrd said he was going with brick houses. Mr. Harvey asked what size homes were planned, and Mr. Byrd said about 1,700- 2,000 square feet. He added that he wanted permission to build a shop building on the lots, since they are acre lots. Mr. Harvey asked Ms. Roberts if the ordinance says where the outbuildings would be located. Ms. Roberts said it doesn't, but she could add it. Mr. Harvey asked what size tracts Mr. Byrd was planning. Mr. Byrd said it would be two one -acre tracts and one two -acre tract to avoid the floodplain. He added that for as long as he's owned the property, he's never seen flooding on it. Mr. Harvey asked if there utilities there. Mr. Byrd said the water is out front, but he'll have to put in septic. Mr. Brim asked the Rountrees if they ever had problems with water. Mr. Rountree said they're on the Bethesda water system and were on that system before the city annexed them. Mr. Harvey asked Mr. Byrd is his property was on Bethesda or city water. Mr. Byrd said originally he'd planned to use Bethesda, but now there's city water available in front of his property. 3. Public hearing No one registered to speak. 4. Applicant response No response was needed. 5. Staff response and summary Ms. Roberts recommended approval with any changes to the ordinances the Commission may want to make. 6. Action by the Planning & Zoning Commission Mr. Harvey suggested adding a statement to the ordinance about setbacks for guest houses, and recommended eight feet behind the main structure and eight feet from the side and rear property lines and utility easements. Mr. Harvey said the properties being on separate roads will address the lack of continuity in house styles in the two districts, and Mr. Walker agreed. Ms. Williamson said she didn't see anything to hold the Commission back from approving the request. 4 Mr. Brim made a motion to approve Case PZ 14 -04 with the conditions mentioned earlier about the minimum setback for accessory buildings. The motion was seconded by Ms. Williamson and passed unanimously. X. REPORTS /ANNOUNCEMENTS Ms. Roberts said the Vineyard final plat for phase I had been approved by city council. The Commission and Ms. Roberts discussed how to handle plats that are submitted but don't meet the city's standards, and Mr. Harvey suggested adding a fee if what is submitted doesn't meet the city's criteria. Mr. Brim suggested talking with staff at Richardson, since they require a pre - application meeting. Ms. Roberts mentioned the KKB garden work day to be held on April 26 and the bird identification workshop also on April 26. She also said the Youth Advisory Council would be holding a food truck event in TownCenter on April 24. XI. ADJOURNMENT Ms. Williamson made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Walker. The motion passed with all in favor. The meeting adjourned at 7:46 P.M. f 5 aI Date r Rachel Roberts, Planner /Board Secretary Date 5