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REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING CCMvlISSION
FEBRUARY 6, 1992
7:00 P.M.
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWCX)D PLANNING AND ZONING C<Mv1ISSION WAS
HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1992, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HAIJ.,
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLI..avING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
BAKER -CHAIRMAN
JORDAN
VAN DYKE
COLBURN
RODGERS
KONCABA
THCMPSON -CITY ENGINEER
HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
BRINKMAN -SOCRE'l'ARY
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT AND FINGER ABSENT, CHAIRMAN BAKER CALLED THE
.MEEI'ING TO ORDER AND ASKED FOR CCM,1UNICATIONS FRa.1 THE PUBLIC. MR.
AIMONE'ITI ADDRESSED THE CCMv1ISSION REGARDING A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION
THAT WAS INTRODUCED TO THE CCMv1ISSION IN NOVEMBER, 1991 BY MR. GEORGE
1-IAIJ.,. MR. AIMONE'ITI CITED SEVERAL REASONS FOR THE CCM-1ISSION TO DENY
THE REQUEST FOR SUBDIVISION SUCH AS RUINING THE INI'EGRITY OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, SAFE'rY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THREE NEW DRIVES IDULD ENTER
ON WEST SPREADING OAKS, FLCX>DING, AND DEED RESTRICTIONS WHICH HE SAID
PROHIBITED BUiillING IN FRONT OF THE TREE LINES. MR. AIMONE'ITI S'l'ATED
'l'HAT THE Ha-1EavNER' S �UULD LIKE TO PROTEST BY PE'l'ITION AND ASKED WHAT
ROCOURSE THEY MIGHr HAVE. CHAIRMAN BAKER ADVISED MR. AIMONE'ITI THAT
THE STAFF WOUID CHOCK INl'O THE DEED RESTRICTION ISSUE AND THAT THE ITEM
WOULD BE POSTED ON THE AGENDA WHEN THE FINAL PLAT OOULD APPEAR BEFORE
THE CCMv1ISSION. BAKER SAID THAT THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR A PETITION TO
BE FILED IDULD BE AT THAT .MEEI'ING.
1.Im""ORMAL DISCUSSION RF.,GARDING THE RELOCATION AND ZONE
CLASSIFICATION OF 'IDP PRINl'ING -0' FARRELL.
DAVID O'FARRELL ADDRESSED THE CCMv1ISSION RF..GARDING THE RELOCATION
AND ZONE CLASSH'ICATION OF TOP PRINTING. 0 1 FARREIJJ STATED THAT
'IHE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRED TOP PRINTING TO BE PLACED IN AN
INDUSTRIAL OR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION BUT ARGUED THAT MR.
SALLEE'S BUSINESS IDULD BE BETI'ER CLASSIFIED BY 733 UNDER BUSINESS
SERVICES OF THE PERMITTED USE TABLE -FRIENDSWOJD ZONING
ORDINANCE. THAT CLASSIFICATION IS MAILING, REPRODUCTION,
CCMMERCIAL ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND STENOGRAPHIC SERVICES. 0 1 FARRELL
SAID THAT MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT IS CLASSIFIED AS DUPLICA'l'ORS AND
ARE Nar PRINTING PRESSES. HE F'URI'HER EXPLAINED THA'I' THE
FACSIMILES FOR BUSINESS CARDS, ETC. ARE CONSIDERED CCMMERCIAL ART
IDRK. THE CCMvlISSION AGREED THAT BY THE DEFINITIONS PRESENTED BY
DAVID O'FARRELL, THE BUSINESS SHOULD INDEED FALL UNDER THE
PROPOSED CATEGORY WHICH OOULD BE PERMI'l""TED IN VARIOUS ZONES.
CCM-1ISSIONER VAN DYKE MADE A Mal'ION THAT THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE
DEFINITION BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
SECOND: JORDAN
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
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OPPOSED: NONE MCYI'ION CARRIED.
2.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT
OF THE ORCHARD LOCATED ON MELODY LANE -4 .69 ACRES INTO 12 Im'S -
MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING.
JOHN GARDNER PRESENTED THE PRELIMl"NARY PLAT TO THE COMMISSION
STATING THAT ONE ROW OF TREES WILL BE CUT DCWN FOR DRAINAGE AND
FOR RONJ.i/AY, BUT THAT ALL OTHER TREES ¾QUID BE SAVED. ENGINEER
THOMPSON CCMMENTED THAT THE PRELIMINARY SHCWS WATER AND SEWER
LOCATIONS, MANHOLES, DRAINAGE DETAIIS, EI'C. HE SAID THAT THE
FINAL ¾QUID ADDRESS MOST OF THE DETAIL ON THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
TIIOOPSON SAID THAT THE ONLY ISSUE UNADDRESSED WAS THAT MELODY LANE
APPEARED ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND THEREFORE THE CITY
IID;JUIRED AN ADDITIONAL 10 FEET, WHICH JOHN GARDNER SAID HE ¾DULD
BE ABLE TO GIVE. THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY
GIVEN THEIR FINAL APPROVAL AND CCDD WILL TAKE CWNERSHIP OF THE
DETENTION POND.
CCM-1ISSIONER RODGERS MADE A MCYI'ION THAT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF'
THE ORCHARD BE APPROVED CONTINGENT UPON THE ADDITIONAL 10 FEET
BffiIN DEDICATED TO THE CITY.
SOCOND: JORDAN
VOI'E FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE .tl.!OTION CARRIED
3.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF
SOUTHERN BREEZE SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT FM 518 AND E. CASTLEWCOD -
1.9661 ACRES INTO 5 Im'S -C.L. DAVIS.
CHUCK DAVIS PRESENTED THE FINAL PLAT OF SOUTHERN BREEZE AND
ADVISED THE COMMISSION 'l'HAT THERE WAS A 35 1 ACCESS EASEMENT ACROSS
THE FRONT OF THE PROPER'l'Y. HE HAD MADE A PLAT NOl'E TO RESTRICT
THE NUMBER OF DRIVES ON FM 518 AS PER THE C<M-1ISSION'S
REQUIREMENT. THERE WILL BE ONLY 'IWO DRIVES ALI.DNED. ENGINEER
THOOPSON SAID THAT STAFF HAD EVERYTHING !ID;JUIRED.
CCMMISSIONER KONCABA MADE A MCYI'ION THAT THE FINAL PLAT OF SOUTHERN
BREEZE BE APPROVED.
SOCOND: VAN DYKE
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOI'ION CARRIED
4.RATIFY AND CONFIRM THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP FOR RECCM-1ENDATION TO
CITY COUNCIL.
TIIE COMMISSION REVIEWED THE ZONING MAP AND ENGINEER THOMPSON
CCMMEN""'l'ED ON THE CHANGES. HE SAID THAT ONCE THE MAP WAS APPROVED
AND ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS WOULD BE
SUPPLIED WITH A MAP OF THEIR Oii1N. HE ALSO ADVISED THE COMMISSION
THAT IT TOOK THE PI.al'TER 4 HOURS TO PI.al' A MAP. THERE WAS SCME
DISCUSSION REGARDING CHURCHES.
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CQ\1MISSIONER KONCABA MADE A MOTION THAT THE ZONING MAP BE
RECCMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR AOOPTION.
SOCOND: VAN DYKE
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MCYI'ION CARRIED.
5.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECQ\1MENDATION REGARDING SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE F[J'Arf.flAY STANDARDS.
THERE WAS A GREAT DE.AL OF DISCUSSION REGARDING "RED FLAG"
SUBDIVISIONS AND THE REQUIREMENI' FOR ROAD ACCESS AO:::ORDING TO THE
SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. DISCUSSION FOI...I..avED REGARDING ACCEPTED
CITY STREETS VERSUS UNIMPROVED ROADWAY. ROGER BAKER SUGGESTED THE
CQ\1MISSION CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE WHEREBY A
DEVELOPER COULD BUILD A SUBDIVISION WITHOUT PROVIDING CONCRETE
STREEI'S, STATING THAT THE COST COULD BE PROHIBITIVE FOR
DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS. CCMJJISSIONER VAN DYKE AGREED THAT A
THIRD CLASSI FICATION MIGHT NOT BE A BAD THING FOR THE CITY AND
'!'HAT A LITTLE IDRE FLEXIBILITY IN THE ORDINANCE MIGHT BE
ADVANTAGEOUS TO DEVELOPMENT. CHAIRMAN BAKER SAID THAT HE WOUID
NOT BE AGREEABLE TO A THIRD CATEGORY AND FELT THAT DEVELOPMENT
SHOUID BE RESTRICTED TO THOSE PROPERTIES ON CITY APPROVED/AO:::EPTED
STREEI'S OR THAT ARE ON CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY. HE ASKED FOR A POLL OF
THE COMMISSION REGARDING THEIR DECISION TO PRESENT AN AMENDMENT TO
CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A THIRD CATEGORY FOR
SUBDIVISION.
VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT: VAN DYKE
OPPOSED: BAKER, RODGERS, JORDAN, KONCABA, AND COLBURN
6.MINUTES FOR APPROVAL:OCTOBER 3, 1991; JANUARY 14, 1992; JANUARY
16, 1992. ALL MINUTES APPROVED AS READ.
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