2006_11.16 PZ Minutes903
' MINUTES
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 16, 2006
KENNEDALE MUNICIPAL BUILDING-405 MUNICIPAL DR.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 PM
WORK SESSION - 6:30 PM
Chairman Miller called the work session to order at 6:30 pm.
Members present: David Hunn, Billy Simpson, Harvey Long, Charles Robeson, Ray Cowen,
Ernest Harvey, and Jerry Miller.
Members absent: Lori Bryan and Erin Barnett
Staff present: Mark White, Director of Community Development; James Cowey, Building
Official; and Lisa Cabrera, PAZ Secretary.
Chairman Miller called the regular meeting to order at 7:04 pm.
Members present: David Hunn, Billy Simpson, Harvey Long, Charles Robeson, Ray Cowen,
Ernest Harvey, Jerry Miller, and Erin Barnett.
Members absent: Lori Bryan
Staff present: Mark White, Director of Community Development; James Cowey, Building
Official; and Lisa Cabrera, P&Z Secretary.
A. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No executive session was called.
B. RECONVENE INTO CHAMBERS
No executive session was called.
C. VISITORS/CITIZENS FORUM
No one wished to speak.
D. PUBLIC HEARING
1) Case #PZ 06-11 to receive citizen's comments regarding a request for re-plat of 2.285
acres with the legal description being Block 1, Lots 1 R and 2R of the Chasteen Addition
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in the City of Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas. The applicant, also, requests a
variance from the conformance of zoning ordinance requirements of the Sub-division
Regulations Section 17-213 (2) and from the minimum 50' frontage on and access to an
existing public street in Section 17-225. The property is located at 205 & 209 S Dick
Price Rd as requested by Pablo Leon and Debra Dillon.
Debra Dillon, 209 S. Dick Price Road, Kennedale, TX addressed the Commission in favor of
the re-plat and the reasons for the proposed re-plat.
No one else wished to speak.
2) To receive citizen's comments regarding an ordinance amending Section 17-243 of the
Kennedale City Code to require a property owner to construct sidewalks when
application is made for a building permit for property that does not have sidewalks.
No one wished to address the Commission.
E. REGULAR ITEMS
1) Approval of minutes: regular meeting dated October 19, 2006.
Mr. Harvey made a motion to approve the minutes as presented, seconded by Mr. Cowen.
Motion passes with out opposition.
2) Case # PZ 06-10 to consider approval of a Final Plat of Windsor Oaks legal description
being Abstract 74, Tract 2B of the Thomas Beed Surve
Tarrant County, Texas. This sub-division will be 30 ots. The property is located at 1d075
Little School Road as requested by Jeffery Herron.
Mr. White addressed the Commission with a request from the Developer that he wishes to
have this case tabled indefinitely and following a brief discussion with members of the
Commission a motion was made.
Mr. Hunn made a motion to table this plat indefinitely, seconded by Mr. Long.
Motion passed unanimously.
3) Case #PZ 06-11 to consider approval of a re-plat of 2.285 acres with the legal
description being Block 1, Lots 1R and 2R of the Chasteen Addition in the City of
Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas. The applicant, also, requests a variance from the
conformance of zoning ordinance requirements of the Sub-division Regulations Section
17-213 (2) and from the minimum 50' frontage on and access to an existing public street
in Section 17-225. The property is located at 205 & 209 S Dick Price Rd as requested
by Pablo Leon and Debra Dillon.
Chairman Miller gave a brief history of this plat from the City's point of view and then a
lengthy discussion ensued among the staff and the Commission, a motion was made.
Mr. Hunn made a motion to approve the re-plat with the variances as requested, seconded
by Mr. Simpson.
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Motion passed with a vote of five (5) to one (1), with Mr. Harvey opposing.
4) To consider approval of an ordinance amending Section 17-243 of the Kennedale City
Code to require a property owner to construct sidewalks when application is made for a
building permit for property that does not have sidewalks.
Mr. White reviewed for the Commission the history of this ordinance and informed them of
the particulars of the current ordinance that has been presented to them. The Commission
and the staff discussed this at length and in detail regarding the payment in lieu of
construction portion of the ordinance.
Mr. Robeson made a motion to approve the ordinance as submitted and omitting the Section
C which states the policy of payment in lieu of construction, seconded by Mr. Hunn.
Motion passed with a vote of five (5) to one (1), with Mr. Long opposing.
Chairman Miller closed the regular meeting so that the Commission could convene as the
Capital Improvements Advisory Committee at 8:02 pm.
Chairman Miller opened the regular meeting at 8:14 pm.
F. STAFF REPORTS
A staff report was not given at this meeting.
G. WORK SESSION
1) To discuss possible revisions to the Zoning Ordinance
2) To discuss Sub-division Rules
3) To discuss required Yard Setbacks for Residential Zoning Categories
4) To discuss Overlay District Zoning Regulations
5) To discuss Conservation District
6) To discuss Planning & Zoning Agenda and Meeting Format
7) To discuss Concrete Paved Drainage Channels
8) To discuss possible revisions to the Sign Ordinance
9) To discuss possibly adopting a Creek Ordinance
10) To discuss Sidewalk Ordinance
11) To discuss Windsor Oaks Development
The Commission discussed several items regarding the Business 287 Overlay District during
the work session at the beginning of the meeting.
The Commission would like to look into the detention ordinance being aretention/detention
ordinance and would like to see the ordinance for maintenance bonds from Mansfield,
Keller, Forest Hill, and Arlington.
H. POSSIBLE ACTION ON WORKSHOP ITEMS
No action was taken on workshop items.
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