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07-14-1992 i PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission conduct-ed a public hearing on Tuesday, July 14, 1992 at 7:00 P.M. in the ~ Municipal Complex Conference Room, 1400 Schertz Parkway. Those_ present were as follows: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OTHERS PRESENT BOB ANDREWS, CHAIRMAN SHARON DE LEON JIM SHRIVER, VICE-CHAIRMAN ANN STONE KEITH VAN DINE, SECRETARY CHARLENE LATZ GEORGE VICK CAL STONE BOBBIE VONADA MARSHALL HESS LEONARD ZYCH JOSE REYNA KEN GREENWALD, COUNCILMAN CITY STAFF MEMBERS ABSENT STEVE SIMONSON, MERWIN WILLMAN ASST. CITY. MANAGER EVELYN ROBINSON, RECORDING SECRETARY #1 CALL TO ORDER ! i Chairman Andrews called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. #2 PUBLIC HEARING: To receive citizen input on a request from C.E. Stone for the rezoning of land from Neighborhood Services (NS) to R-1 Single Family Dwelling District. Said property is approximately 5.5134 acres, within the Schertz City limits, located at 3521 Jack Hays Blvd., Guadalupe County, Schertz, ~ Texas. (ZC #107) Chairman Andrews explained the rules of procedure that would be followed for the public hearing and advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission has ten days to make it's recommendation to City Council. Chairman Andrews asked for input from Steve Simonson. Mr. ~ Simonson reported that twenty-three letters were sent to adjoining property owners and only one letter was returned and it was in favor of the request. There was a brief discussion on the thirty-foot driveways for the additional two lots behind C.E. Stone's property. At this time Jose Reyna of 3508 Wm. Scarbrough and Sharon De Leon of 3512 Wm. Scarbrough (both representing Savannah 'Square) and Marshall Hess representing Talley Realty _Development (adjacent propery owner) all expressed their approval of C.E. Stone's request for a zoning change. #3 ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING There being no further discussion, Chairman Andrews adjourned the public hearing at 7:12 P.M. The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission convened in a regular session, after the public hearing, in the Municipal Complex Conference Room, 1400 Schertz Parkway. #4 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Andrews called the meeting to order at 7:15 P.M. #5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Session June 9, 1992 Jim Shriver asked that on page 4, in the first paragraph under General Discussion, the spelling of his name be corrected from "Schriver" to "Shriver." George Vick made a motion to approve the minutes, as amended, for the Regular Session June 9, 1992. Leonard Zych seconded the motion and the vote was as follows: AYES: B. Andrews, J. Shriver, K. Van Dine,, G. Vick, L. Zych NAYS: None ABSTENTIONS: B. Vonada Motion carried. I, i #6 .CITIZENS' INPUT OTHER THAN AGENDA ITEMS There was none. #7 CONSIDER AND MARE RECOMMENDATION: ZC #107 Bobbie Vonada questioned whether rezoning this property would effect .the other private citizens living in the area and Chairman Andrews replied it would not. Mrs. Vonada also wondered, if this rezoning request is granted and someone builds on the other two lots behind Cal Stone, will this effect the drainage in Deerhaven. Steve Simonson answered it will not effect Deerhaven because drainage from these lots. comes down in front of Savannah Square. George Vick made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the request from C.E.. Stone for the rezoning of 5.5134 acres of land located at 3521 Jack Hays Blvd. from Neighborhood Services (NS) to R-1 Family Dwelling District. Keith Van Dine seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. Motion carried. -2- After the vote, Leonard Zych questioned Steve Simonson about some of the ingress/egress shown on the survey and Mr. Simonson indicated there are several confusing things on the survey and they should be cleared up when the preliminary plat is submitted. #8 CONSIDER AND MARE RECOMMENDATION: Updating of Comprehen- sive Plan Chairman Andrews. commented this item is on the agenda so Steve Simonson can advise the Commission about his progress. Mr. Simonson told the Commission he had hoped to have something for them at this meeting but listed several reasons why he has fallen behind: (a) Norma Althouse has been gone for two weeks; (b) he has been working on the budget; and (c) it has been slow getting input from the departments on their five-year plans. Mr. Simonson noted that Leonard Zych came in and willingly offered to help, but he wasn't ready to accept his help yet. Steve Simonson stated he feels the Commission is going to have to ignore the Visions reports and go forward without them - they seem to have gotten stalled.. Leonard Zych reported he has managed to formulate some. goals and objectives, but is waiting for approval of them from the proper source. Mr. Zych stressed how. important it is for the staff to know the Commission is serious about this Comprehensive Plan. Some of the departments are working in isolation and .the Commission needs 'to bite the bullet and get things in motion. The following are the various subjects brought up during discussion of the Comprehensive Plan: (a} combining facilities and/or building new facilities for various departments; (b) wondering about what can be done with existing land .owned by the City; (c) the possibility of a community college in the area; (d) conflicts from the various departments as to what they think the City's priority should be for their particular situation; (e) following the original format suggested. for putting the Plan together; (f) targeting fiscal year 93/94 since the budget process is already in motion for fiscal year 92/93; and, (g) being able to review all the five-year plans once they are submitted by the departments. Chairman Andrews suggested we may have to be content with what we have for the next five years, but then be extreme visionaries after that. -3- Steve Simonson commented he thought they were following their original plan which was to get together the best document possible and submit it to City Council for review and input. - Chairman Andrews asked what the next step is and Steve Simonson replied he hopes to present them with an updated document within the 60 day time frame they set up for themselves. Bobbie Vonada referred to Steve Simonson's letter of June 3rd asking whether history of the City is a necessary part of the Plan and said she thinks it should be kept in at least as an addendum or an add-on. Mrs. Vonada indicated the history was very helpful to her and she thinks it would be also to future Planning and Zoning members who may not be from Schertz originally. George Vick informed Bobbie Vonada he thought the Commission had decided to keep the history of the City as a separate document. It is very informative, but not a necessary part of the Comprehensive Plan. Bobbie Vonada then referred to the minutes of the May 26th meeting in which Leonard Zych had stressed five important , requirements needed for going ahead and updating the Comprehensive Plan, one of those five being to show a little enthusiasm and interest. Mrs. Vonada said Leonard Zych has some valid points, but wondered if the Commission had come up with anything the City hasn't tried before. Chairman Andrews asked the status of the. Visions Committees reports and was told by Steve Simonson that three of the committees are active and three are inactive. $9 GENERAL DISCUSSION Bobbie Vonada• (a) Thanked the Commission for their patience with her absence during the past several months due to an illness in her family; (b) Requested a diagram of the Schertz Parkway District; (c) Requested a copy of the proposed Highway and Street Plan for the City; (d) Remarked she enjoyed reading all the "Zoning Bulletins;" and (e) Commented she likes the Consolidated Activities Report. In reference to the Consolidated Activities Report, Jim Shriver also remarked how much he liked it and suggested it continue. -4- Steve Simonson told the Commission they will continue to receive these reports in their packages. Leonard Zych: (a) Asked what Ordinance 91-L-4 is and was told by Chairman Andrews it is the ordinance that changes the number of garage sales you can have and the. regulations on the permits you need. (b) Mentioned he had some questions about the Consolidated Activities Report regarding some of the figures reported by SAFES. This was discussed briefly. Keith Van Dine• (a) Reported the roads in his area are in bad shape again and Steve Simonson said he will look into it and see what the City can do. George Vick• (a) Expressed concern about the Church of Christ, which has now moved to Schertz Parkway, being in a Single Family Dwelling District and being in conformance with the ordinance. Chairman Andrews noted that a church is allowed in an R-1 area and Steve Simonson said he will check into it. (b) Remarked on a dilapidated truck with flat tires he had seen parked over at the old bingo hall on FM 78. Chairman Andrews informed Mr. Vick that Burch Roofing has bought the building. Jim Shriver• (a) Related a story about the RTC (Resolution Trust Corporation). There are 21 lots in the Schertz Business Park which were owned by the RTC. Four to five months ago the Schertz Foundation offered RTC $80,000 for the lots and they turned it down. These same lots were recently put on the auction block and the Schertz Foundation bought them for $25,000. Mr. Shriver stated he told a friend of his this story and his friend had a similar experience to relate to him. Mr. Shriver said this is another example of the taxpayers being ripped off. Councilman Ken Greenwald: (a) Asked if anyone had seen the Schertz parade and fireworks on July 4th and said if they didn't, they missed a good show. -5- Jim Shriver asked the cost of the fireworks and Mr. Greenwald replied $2,500. Chairman Andrews asked when the drive starts for•next year's fireworks and commented he knew some people who said they would have donated had they known what it was for. Steve Simonson: (a) Informed the Commission there is an APA luncheon coming up on July 30th at Fair Oaks. He needs to know who's going so he can RSVP. (b) Related that all the lots in Woodland Oaks have been sold. (c) Advised that the City has requested, and the Highway Department is working with them, on posting signs on IH-35 and on FM 3009 whenever FM 78 is closed. #10 ADJOURNMENT Chairman Andrews adjourned the meeting at 8:07 P.M. The next regularly scheduled meeting is July 28, 1992. -6-