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REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING CXM-1ISSION
FEBRUARY 17, 1994
7:00 P.M.
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDS¾OOD PLANNING AND ZONING CXM-1ISSION WAS
HELD ON THURSD7W, FEBRUARY 17, 1994, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLCMING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
BAKER -CHAIRMAN
FINGER
HOOVER -CITY PLANNER
HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
CRESS BRINKMAN -SOCRRI'ARY
WASSON STOKES -INTERN
JORDAN
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, DICKSON AND McHUGH ABSENT, CHAIRMAN BAKER OPENED
THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CCM-1ISSION AND ASKED FOR
CCM1UNICATIONS FRCM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.
WITH NO PUBLIC CCMMUNICATION, THE FOLLCWrNG ITEMS WERE CONSIDERED:
1. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REX;AJIDING THE FINAL PLAT OF
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS ITEM WAS NOI' READY AND WAS WITHDRAWN FRCM THE AGENDA.
2.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF VOSS
ADDITION I.
THIS ITEM WAS NOI' READY AND HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN FRCM THE AGENDA.
THE TITLE COOMI™ENT DID NCJI' MATCH THE Cl\lNERSHIP SIGNATURES ON THE
PLAT NOR DID STAFF HAVE THE PERMIT FRCM THE TEXAS HIGHWAY
DEPARIMENT. JIM GARTRELL, ENGINEER ON THE PROJECI', ADDRESSED THE
COOMISSION REGARDING APPROVAL. HE STATED THAT THE PURCHASER OOtJLD
NOT BUY THE PROPERTY WITHOUl' A COOMI™ENT FRCM PLANNING AND ZONING
REGARDING THE PLAT APPROVAL. WHEN PURCHASE ON THE PROPERTY IS
CCMPLETE, A NEW TITLE SEARCH WILL INDICATE THE FAMILY TRUST AS
CMNER OF THE PROPERrY AND THUS THE TITLE REPORT AND OWNERSHIP
SIGNATURES ON THE PLAT WILL MA'ICH. THE CCM1ISSION ADVISED MR.
GARTRELL THAT THEY IDULD NOI' GIVE CONI'INGENT APPROVAL ON FINAL
PLATS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COOMISSION ADVISED MR. GARTRELL IF
HE HAD SUBMI'ITED A PRELIMINARY PLAT, THAT Sa.IB'I'IMES APPROVAL IS
GRANTED WITH CONTINGENCIES. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT HAD THIS
BEEN A PRELIMINARY PLAT, IT IDULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED CONI'INGENT
UPON THE DEVELOPER MEETING THE SIGNATURE RB;JUIREMENTS AND THE
HIGHWAY DEPAR'IMENT PERMIT.
3.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE REX:XM-1ENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE SITE PLAN FOR VOSS ADDITION I.
THIS ITEM WAS NOI' READY AND WAS WITHDRAWN FROv1 THE AGENDA.
4.PRE-APP LUNDY LANE - 2 rms.
ro1MISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT LUNDY LANE WAS A DEAD END STREET
AND THEREFORE THE CCM-1ISSION COULD NaI' ALLOW SUBDIVISION OF
PROPERTY. THERE WAS SOv1E DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF
SERVICES, SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND SI7.E OF THE rms. EACH rm, WHEN
SUBDIVIDED, WOULD BE 5+ ACRES. THE CCM1ISSION ASKED FOR A LETI'ER
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5.
FRa.1 THE HEALTH DEPARIMENT STATING THAT EACH Im WOUI.D ACCQ',M)DATE
A SEPTIC SYSTEM. THE ORDINANCE PROVIDES FDR EXCEPTION IF
"SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO EFFOC'1' ••• NECESSARY
ALTERATIONS" (Section II, SUbsection D -Alternate Method of Plat
Sul:rnission). WITH EXCEPTION OF CCMMISSIONER CRESS, THE CCMMISSION
AGREED THAT A LETTER IDULD MEET THE ORDINANCE RE)'JUIREMEm' AND
IDULD APPROVE THE SUBDIVISION UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE RmUEST OF MFR-L (MULTIPLE FAMILY
DWELLING DISTRICT - I/JiJ DENSITY) TO MFR GHD (MFR GARDEN Ha.1E
DISTRICT) FOR 7.7 ACRES ON FM 2351.
A PUBLIC HEARING WAS CALLED FOR MARCH 3, 1994.
6.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING MEErr'ING TIME.
CHAIRMAN BAKER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE
MEETING TIME TO 6:00 P.M. AS OPPOSED TO 7:00. CCM-1ISSIONER CRESS
STATED THAT HE WAS NCYI' ABLE TO MAKE A 6: 00 MEETING AND THE ITEM
WAS REJEX:TED.
7.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE REXXM-1ENOATION TO CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE PROPOSED ENTRYWAY AMENI:MENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
CITY PLANNER, DAVID HOOVER, INFORMED THE ca.1MISSION OF A MEETING
HE HAD WITH THE CHAMBER OF CCMIBRCE. HOOVER SAID THAT THE CHAMBER
WAS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUI' THE ENTRYWAY AND MAIN STREET CONCEPT AND
WOUI.D WRITE A LRPI'ER OF ENDORSEMENT IF THE Ca-1MISSION WILL REMOVE
THE STATEMENI' "NO PORI'ABLE SIGNS SHALL BE PERMITI'ED" IN THE MAIN
STREET DISTRICT. HE FURl'HER CCMMENTED THAT THE CHAMBER WILL NCYI'
ENDORSE THE AMENDMENT IF THE STATEMENI' REMAINS. HE NOI'ED THAT THE
STATEMENT COUID BE RFM)VED OR THAT A GRANDFATHER CLAUSE, COVERING
THE EXISTING ESTABLISHMENTS, COULD BE INSERI'ED. EITHER OPTION
WOUI.D BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE CHAMBER AND HE FELT THIS WAS A VIABLE
OPTION AND A FAIR CCMPRCMISE.
CXM,1ISSIONER CRF.BS WAS IN FAVOR OF A TIME LIMITATION AND MADE A
MCYl'ION TO RF.X:XM-1END APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT WITH ONE CHANGE,
THAT PORI'ABLE SIGNS BE ELIMINATED IN 'IID YEARS.
SECOND: JORDAN
VOrE FOR: CRESS AND ,TORDAN
OPPOSED: WASSON, RAKER, FINGER MCYl'ION FAILED.
CCMMISSIONER CRESS MADE A MCYl'ION TO REXXMMEND APPROVAL OF THE
AMENDMENT WITH THE CHANGE THAT THAT PORI'ABLE SIGNS BE ELIMINATED
IN THREE YEARS.
SECOND: JORDAN
VOTE FOR: CRESS AND JORDAN
OPPOSED: WASSON, BAKER, FINGER MCYI'ION FAILED.
CCMMISSIONER WASSON MADE A MCII'ION THAT THE STATEMENT "EXISTING
BUSINESSES WILL BE EXEMPT FRO-f THIS PROVISION" TO THE PORI'ABLE
SIGN ISSUE.
SECOND: FINGER
VOrE FOR: WASSON, FINGER, BAKER, JORDAN
OPPOSED: CRESS MCYI'ION CARRIED
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8.DISCUSSION ruoc;rumING THE MAIN STREET DISTRICT.
HOOVER INFORMED THE Ca.1MISSION THAT KENNY KONCABA HAD VOLt.MrEERED
TO ORGANIZE A CCMMITTEE FRCM THE CHAMBER TO A.SSIST IN WRITING THE
CRITERIA FOR THE MAIN STREET OVERLA.Y. CCMv1TSSIONER WASSON STATED
THAT A HISTORIC DISTRICT SHOUID BE INCLUDED. THE CCMMISSION
AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE THE CHAMBER INVOLVED.
9.DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ca1PREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE Ca.1MISSION REVIEWED THE SCOPE OF THE coo.PREHENSIVE PLAN AND
MADE 'l'\\U MINOR CHANGES. CITY PLANNER HOOVER AND CCMMISSIONER
CRESS MRI' WITH GARY CLAY WITH THE FRIENDSWCX)I) ISD TO SOLICIT THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SUPPORT AND A.SSISTANCE WITH THE ca1PREHENSIVE
PLAN. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS PLEA.SED TO HAVE BEEN A.SKED TO
PARTICIPATE IN CITY PLANNING.
10.MINUI'ES FOR APPROVAL -DECEMBER 16, 1993 -APPROVED A.S CORRECTED;
FEBRUARY 3, 1994 -APPROVED A.S CORRECTED; FEBRUARY 10, 1994 -
APPROVED A.S READ.uZz�