2016_12.15 PZ Minutes JC
KENNEDALE
Planning and Zoning Commission
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KENNEDALE PLANNING& ZONING COMMISSION
MINUTES
COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING
December 15,2016
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS,405 MUNICIPAL DRIVE
I. CALL TO ORDER
Thomas Pirtle called the meeting to order at 6:03 P.M.
II. ROLL CALL
PLACE COMMISSIONER
1 Carolyn Williamson x
2 Chris Pugh x
3 Stephen Brim x
4 Thomas Pirtle,Vice-chair x
5 Harry Browne x
6 Ernest Harvey,Chair x
7 Patrick Filson x
8 Horace Young,Alternate x
9 Greg Adams,Alternate x
Mr. Pirtle served as chairman in Mr. Harvey's absence. Mr. Brown joined the group at 6:32 P.M.
Horace Young and Greg Adams served as regular members. A quorum was present.
Staff Present; Rachel Roberts (Community Development Director); Dale Gwak(Board Secretary)
III. WORK SESSION
A. Discuss any item on the regular session agenda.
The Commission discussed the proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code under Case PZ
16-16. Ms. Roberts said there would likely be additional changes requested later. Ms. Roberts gave a
brief overview of the proposed changes. She said the Employment Center master plan specifically
allowed for a hotel to be developed in the area in the future, and that it was always the intent to allow a
hotel there, but somehow it was omitted from the UDC as a permitted use.
Mr. Pirtle asked the reasons for the changes. Ms. Roberts said that the changes reflect inadvertent
omissions and errors. The Commission discussed at length the proposed changes about notifying
registered community groups. Ms. Roberts said that the UDC says that registered groups would be
notified just like property owners receiving notices if within 200 feet of a proposed change, but
Kennedale does not actually maintain a registry of community groups.Staff recommended
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removing this section from the UDC because it gives the impression that the city has a way for
community groups to register when in fact we do not.
Mr. Adams asked how much work it would be to create a system to register community groups. He
also suggested that even though that registry does not exist, that section should not be removed
because it can give the mistaken impression that the city government is becoming less transparent,
because someone who didn't know the city doesn't maintain a registry might think the city is just
eliminating one way of communicating with the public.
Regarding other proposed changes, Ms. Roberts also said that there is a section where a final
inspection for a subdivision is said to be conducted by the building inspector, but these inspections
are done by the Public Works department, and so the proposed change is to have the language in the
UDC reflect actual practice. And returning to the discussion of the Employment Center changes, Ms.
Roberts mentioned that the City is trying to make sure the residents of the Oak Crest neighborhood
do not feel they are being forced out by redevelopment.
Mr. Adams asked if some of the changes would be brought to the City Council on Monday. Ms.
Roberts said that it would. Mr. Adams asked if the changes to the UDC could be tabled. Ms. Roberts
said that it could be recommended to be tabled for now, and sections of the UDC could be changed
individually or tabled individually.
The Commission returned to the discussion regarding the section on registering community groups.
They discussed the benefits and disadvantages of keeping this section in the UDC. Ms. Roberts said
that if the decision is to keep that part of the UDC, then a system to register "community groups"
would have to be established.
Mr. Adams suggested that this decision should be tabled because there are many things to consider,
especially in terms of the public's impression on whether the government is being transparent or not.
He suggested that it is important that no one feels that the public is being left in the dark. Mr. Browne
noted that there are other ways to stay informed. Ms. Williamson asked how the public is notified
about cases that happen in the city. Ms. Roberts said that a letter is sent to owners of property within
200 feet of the geographic location in question, and a notice is published in the newspaper, as well as
the board agenda being posted on the city's website.
Mr. Pirtle closed the work session at 6:58 P.M.
S. Discuss items from the future Planning&Zoning Commission agendas.
The Commission did not have time to discuss this item.
IV. REGULAR SESSION
V. CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Pirtle called the regular session to order at 7:03 P.M.
VI. ROLL CALL
PLACE i
1 Carolyn Williamson x
2 Chris Pugh x
3 Stephen Brim x
4 Thomas Pirtle,Vice-chair x
5 Harry Browne x
6 Ernest Harvey,Chair x
7 Patrick Filson x
8 Horace Young,Alternate x
9 Greg Adams,Alternate x
A quorum was present.
Staff Present: Rachel Roberts (Community Development Director); Dale Gwak(Board Secretary)
VII. MINUTES APPROVAL
A. Consider Approval of minutes from the Nov 17,2016 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
Ms. Williamson made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Mr. Young. The motion passed
with all in favor.
VIII. VISITOR/CITIZENS FORUM
No one registered to speak.
IX. REGULAR ITEMS
A. Case#PZ 16-16 to hold a public hearing and consider approval of Ordinance 619 regarding an
amendment to the Unified Development Code, as adopted by Ordinance 605,to amend the
schedule of uses in Article 7, Employment Center Districts,to allow hotel/motel as a permitted
use in the Employment District Office and Service (EC-2) district and the following uses with a
conditional use permit in Employment Center Commercial (EC-1) and Employment District Office
and Service (EC-2) districts: Restaurant with drive-through;Wind energy turbine;Solar energy
equipment; General office and services; bank/financial services with drive-through; General
offices and services-with a drive-through;Vehicle repair, minor; Vehicle sales and rental:
automobiles, light trucks, 'boats, and to amend Article 22 Review Procedure and Requirements by
eliminating Section 22.9.C.2.b., and to amend Article 26 Subdivision Review,Section 26.13
Construction Plans and Installation of Improvements.
Ms. Roberts said the City had recently adopted regulations for the Employment Center and Old Town
zoning districts, and there were some uses that permitted in those districts that were left out of the
UDC unintentionally. She also described the proposed changes to the section of UDC requiring the
city to notify registered community groups and the section regarding subdivision final inspections.
No one registered to speak at the public hearing.
Ms. Roberts recommended approval and said staff could make whatever changes the Commission
recommended in terms of the registry. Mr. Pirtle said he liked the idea of transparency and
encouraged a recommendation allowing the staff to research how long it would take to establish a
way to maintain a community group registry,
Mr. Adams made a motion to recommend approval of Case PZ 16--16 with the condition that staff
research section 3 of the ordinance [notifying registered community groups] and remove section 3
from the ordinance in the meantime. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young, and with no further
discussion, the motion passed with Mr. Pirtle, Mr. Adams, Ms. Williams, and Mr. Young in favor and
Mr. Filson and Mr. Browne opposed.
X. REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ms. Roberts told the Commission about the upcoming open house for Kennedale Family Dentistry.
She also said City Hall would be closed on the 23`d and 26t", and the library would be closed on the
23`d and 24th.
Mr, Pirtle said he'd been working on a building project in Kennedale and that the Unified
Development Code regulations help improve the city. He said we're doing great things for the city,
and what we do actually works.
Mr. Filson asked if they could get a copy of the Council minutes on the Commission's rezoning case
from the previous month,and Ms. Roberts said yes.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Pirtle motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms.Williamson.The motion passed unanimously, and with
no fyq1her busin ss to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:23 P.M.
��el , Attest. QC
Ernes rvey,Ch or Rachel Roberts,Community Development
Director
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