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KENNEDALE
Planning and Zoning Commission
www.cityofkennedale.com
KENNEDALE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
MINUTES
COMMISSIONERS - REGULAR MEETING
February 16, 2017
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 405 MUNICIPAL DRIVE
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Harvey called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
11. ROLL CALL
PLACE COMMISSIONER PRESENT ABSENT
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.
Mr. Pirtle was not present at the roll call. Alternates Horace Young and Greg Adams were asked to serve
as regular members for the work session. Mr. Pirtle arrived at 6:11 P.M.
III. WORK SESSION
A. Discuss any item on the regular session agenda.
The Commission did not discuss items on the regular session agenda.
B. Discuss regulations for food trucks and other mobile food vendors
Ms. Roberts gave an overview of the suggested food truck regulations included in the staff report. The
Commission provided feedback on the suggestions. The Commission asked Ms. Roberts to define what
counts as mobile and to create a list of what would be prohibited. The commissioners said they would
rather allow sandwich board signs for the vendors as long as the signs followed the same regulations for
these signs that apply to non-mobile businesses. The Commission asked about health inspections. And
Ms. Roberts said city staff does not conduct those inspections and that they are done by Tarrant County
Public Health. The Commission would like the ordinance to allow outdoor seating as long as the seating
was removed by the food vendor daily. Commissioners also recommended requiring a background check
to be included as part of the permit application.
A. Discuss the city's tree protection and tree removal regulations
Mr. Harvey said the city's tree protection regulations seemed lacking. He asked what was the basis for
the exemptions for streets and utilities. He was concerned about losing trees and not requiring them to be
replanted. Mr. Young suggested maybe requiring a developer to leave a percentage of trees on site. Mr.
Filson expressed concern about creating regulations that are too restrictive, which would steer
development away from Kennedale. The Commission determined that it would need to look at this issue
further.
Mr. Harvey closed the work session at 6:56 P.M.
IV. REGULAR SESSION
V. CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Harvey opened the regular session at 7:03 P.M.
VI. ROLL CALL
PLACE COMMISSIONER PRESENT ABSENT
7 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,
VII. MINUTES APPROVAL
A. Consider approval of minutes from the January 19, 2017 Planning &Zoning Commission regular
meeting
Mr. Pirtle made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Seconded by Mr. Browne, the motion passed
with all in favor except with Mr. Harvey, who abstained,
Vlll. VISITORICITIZENS FORUM
No one registered to speak.
IX. REGULAR ITEMS
A. CASE# PZ 17-04 to hold a public hearing and consider approval of Ordinance 622 regarding an
amendment to the Unified Development Code, as adopted by Ordinance 605, to amend Article 10
Genera!Provisions for All Districts, Section 10.17"Walls and Fences" and Article 13
Landscaping, Screening, and Lighting, Sections 13.6 "Buffering" and 13.8"Screening."
Ms. Roberts gave the staff presentation. She said the Commission and City Council had asked for some
changes to the screening regulations so that properties with changes in grading or topography would still
be screened as required by code, and those changes were presented in the ordinance under
consideration.
Mr,, Pirtle made a motion to approve with a change from metal frame to metal brackets in Section 1 of the
ordinance. Mr. Pugh seconded the motion. The motion passed with all in favor with the exception of Mr.
Harvey, who abstained.
X. REPORTSIANNOUNCEMENTS
Update on Planning &Zoning Commission cases
Ms. Roberts said the cases the Commission had recommended for approval in January were approved
by the City Council.
X[. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Filson made a motion to adjourn, Ms. Williamson seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The
meeting adjourned at 7:15P.M.
ATTEST:
Ernesttvey, C air Alicia Santos, Board Secretary
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