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REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING CCM-1ISSION
APRIL 21, 1994
A. REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDffi\WD PLA.NNING AND ZONING CCM,1ISSION WAS
HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1994, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS. THE FOLLCmING MEMBER WERE PRESENT:
BAKER
DICKSON
JORDAN
WASSON
McHUGH
FINGER
CRESS
HOOVER -PLANNER
BRINKMAN -SOCRETARY
WITH A QUORUM PRESENI' AND NONE ABSENT, CHAIRMAN BAKER CALLED FOR
CCMMUNICATION FRCM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.
THERE WAS NO PUBLIC CCMMENT AND CHAIRMAN BAKER MOVED 'IO CONSIDER THE
FOLLCmING ITEMS:
1.PRE-APP -WESSEIS SUBDIVISION -RANCHO VIEJO.
THE CCMMISSION REVIEWED THE PROPOSED AND ADVISED MR. WESSEIS TO
CONTACT' HIS HCMECWNER' S ASSOCIATION. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE
REX)UIRED SHOUID MR. WESSEIS WISH TO CONTINUE WITH THE SUBDIVISION
PROCESS.
2.PRE-APP -HESTER SUBDIVISION.
THE PROPERI'Y IS LOCATED AT THE END OF WILDERNESS TRAILS ON THE
CUL-DE-SAC. MR. HESTER HAS SOW THE HCME AND WANTS 'ID SUBDIVIDE
5. 4 ACRES our OF THE ORIGINAL 11 A.CRE TRACI'. THE CCM-1ISSION HA.D
NO PROBLEM WITH THE CONCEPT AND 'IDLD HIM TO PROCEED WITH THE
SUBDIVISION PROCESS.
3.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE A.Cl'ION REGARDING THE FINAL PLA.T OF
QUA.IL CROSSING.
THE CCMMISSION REVIEWED THE PLAT. HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONI'ROL HAS
GIVEN THEIR APPROVAL. THE KNOCK I:>a'VN GA.TE WA.S ADDED 'ID THE REA.R
OF THE PROPERI'Y FOR EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY. THE CITY ATTORNEY
ADVISED HOOVER THAT SINCE THE FRONT STREET HAD ALREADY BEEN
DEDICATED TO THE CITY, THE CITY COULD NOT REQUIRE IT BE ENLARGED.
HE FURI'HER STATED THAT THE POLICE DEPARIMENT AND FIRE DEPA.RIMENI'S
HAD REVIEWED THE PLAT AND HAD GIVEN THEIR APPROVAL. THE A.Cl'ING
CITY ENGINEER, JAMES E. THCMPSON, HA.D GIVEN HIS APPROVAL 'ID THE
PLAT BUI' THERE HAD Nill' BEEN TIME TO ACQUIRE HIS SIGNATURE.
FENCING OF THE DETENI'ION POND WAS DISCUSSED, Bur WILL BE ADDRESSED
DURING SITE PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS.
CCM-1ISSIONER FINGER MADE A MOTION TO GRANT FINAL APPROVAL OF THE
PLAT CONI'INGENT UPON THE ACQUISITION OF THCMPSON'S SIGNATURE. HE
FURTHER STATED THAT CHAIRMAN BAKER SHOULD SIGN AFTER THCMPSON.
SOCOND: WASSON
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED
4.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING TACO BELL.
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PLANNER HOOVER STATED THAT WHEN TACO BELL CALLED FOR SIGNAGE
REQUIREMENTS THEY SPOKE 'ID CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER LINDA TAYLOR
WHO GAVE THEM ALL OF THE DATA WHICH ALiruED THEM 'ID HAVE A SIGN 15
FOCYl' TALL. OUR ORDINANCE STATES THAT A MONUMENT SIGN CAN ONLY BE
FIVE FOCII' HIGH. THERE WAS SCME MISCCM,1UNICATION BECAUSE TACO BELL
HAS THREE SIZES OF MONUMENT SIGNS, THE SMALLEST OF WHICH IS 14'8"
TALL. WHAT THE CITY OF FRIENDSWCX)D CONSIDERS A MONUMENT SIGN,
TACO BELL CONSIDERS A GROUND SIGN AND WHAT THE CITY CALLS A GROUND
SIGN, TACO BELL CALLS A POLE SIGN. WHEN TACO BELL INDICATED A
MONUMENT SIGN ON THE SITE PLAN, IT WAS THEIR INTENT 'ID ERECT THE
SMALLEST OF THEIR MONUMENT SIGNS. HOOVER STATED THAT THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS WERE SIMPLY Nor ASKED. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, �ATED
ACROSS FM 528 HAS A GROUND SIGN. JAO< IN THE BOX WILL HAVE A
MONUMENT SIGN SIMILAR 'ID THAT OF McDONAIDS. HOOVER ASKED IF, DBE
'ID THE MISCCM,1UNICATION, P&Z WOULD ALlJ:JiJ THE LARGER SIGN, AND IF
IT WERE ALI&ED, WOULD IT REQUIRE A REVISION 'ID THE SITE PLAN?
CCMM.ISSIONER WASSON MADE A MJTION THAT TACO BELL BE ALLCMED 'ID
CHANGE THE MONUMENT SIGN TO A GROUND SIGN WITHOUI' REVISION 'ID THE
SITE PLAN.
SECOND: JORDAN
VarE FOR: WASSON, JORDAN, DIO<SON, McHUGH, FINGER AND BAKER
OPPOSED: CRESS MarION CARRIED
5.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF VOSS
SUBDIVISION.
THIS ITEM WAS Nor READY AND WAS WITHDRAWN FR0.\1 THE AGENDA.
6.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCW1ENDATION REGARDING THE SITE PLAN
FOR VOSS SUBDIVISION.
THIS ITEM WAS WITHDRAWN FRCM THE AGENDA.
7.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT
OF PARKWOOD CROSSING.
THE CCMMISSION REVIEWED THE PLAN AND CCMM.ISSIONER FINGER MADE A
MarION THAT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF PARKWOOD CROSSING BE APPROVED.
SECOND: WASSON
VarE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MorION CARRIED
8.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF BARR
SUBDIVISION.
THIS ITEM WAS Nor READY AND WAS WITHDRAWN FRCM THE AGENDA.
9.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A PROPOSED PDDAMENDMENT.
THIS ITEM HAD BEEN TABLE AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND
ZONING CCMM.ISSION ON APRIL 7, 1994. THE CCMMISSION HAD VarED TO
SEND THE PDD AMENDMEm' 'ID COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND FOR CCMMEN'I'.
IT WAS NEVER SENT 'ID C0.\1MISSION FOR APPROVAL AS HAS BEEN REPORTED
THROUGH THE NEWS MEDIA AND BY WORD OF MOUI'H. CCMMISSIONER WASSON
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10.
MADE A MCYI'ION TO WITHDRAW THE ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY
COUNCIL
SOCOND: FINGER
VaI'E FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED.
CCMMUNICATIONS:
1.STAFF
HOOVER COMMENTED THAT HE HAD A MOVIE REGARDING UNDERGROUND
DETENI'ION SYSTEMS; HOOEVER, THE TELEVISION AND VCR WAS LO':I<ED
UP. HE FURTHER CCM-1ENTED THAT HE HAD NaI' BEEN ABLE TO MEE!'
WITH THE BOA REGARDING FENCING. Ca.1MISSIONER McHUGH STATED
THAT SHE WANTED ALL DETENTION PONDS TO BE FENCED.
Ca.1MISSIONER WASSON ADDED THAT ORNAMENTAL FENCING WOUID BE
NICE FOR QUAIL CROSSING'S DETENTION FACILITY.
2 ca.1MISSIONERS
C0.\1MISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT HE WANTED TO GET '11HE
ENI'RYWAY OVERLi\Y DISTRICT BACK ON THE AGENDA. QUESTION ALSO
AROSE OVER THE PARKS PLAN. HOOVER STATED THAT THE
CQ\1PREHENSIVE PLAN BEING PREPARED BY J.T. DUNKIN IS DUE TO BE
WORI<SHOPPED IN MAY. (JJI@�• THE MEETING WAS AillOUJmEIJ,
CLAUDIA L. BRINKMAN -SECRETARY