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04-27-1993 PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission convened in a regular session on Tuesday, April 27, 1993 at 7:00 P.M. in the Municipal Complex conference room, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas. Those present were as follows: PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OTHERS PRESENT BOB ANDREWS, CHAIRMAN DAVID MCMINDES GEORGE VICK, VICE-CHAIRMAN BARBARA MCMINDES MERWIN WILLMAN MIKE CUDE BOBBIE VONADA DAVID RICHMOND CITY STAFF KEN GREENWALD, COUNCILMAN STEVE SIMONSON, MEMBERS ABSENT ASST. CITY MANAGER NORMA ALTHOUSE, OLIVER NELSON, SECRETARY RECORDING SECRETARY KEITH VAN DINE #1 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Andrews called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. #2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Session April 13, 1993 Merwin Willman made a motion to approve the minutes for the regular session April 13, 1993. Bobbie Vonada seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. Motion carried. #3 CITIZENS' INPUT OTHER THAN AGENDA ITEMS There was none. #4 CONSIDER AND MARE RECOMMENDATION: Request from David and Barbara McMindes for a Special Exception to the Side Yard Setback Requirements of the Zoning Ordinance Allowing Them to Construct An Addition to the House at 400 Judith Ann (BOA #42) David and Barbara McMindes were at the meeting to represent this request. Chairman Andrews advised the Commission this request will:have to go to the Board of Adjustment. Mr. Andrews then asked for Staff input. Steve Simonson advised there. are many, many houses in Parkland Village that :don't meet the R-2 zoning requirements as far as side -yard setbacks. He doesn't know-for sure if exceptions were granted when they were originally built. Mr. and Mrs. McMindes. will not be encroaching on anyone's property and the Staff finds no problem with this request. Chairman Andrews questioned if there will be at least 10' between houses and was advised there will be. George Vick inquired what the addition to the house .will be and was told it will be for storage. Mr. Vick then asked if .you will enter from the house and David McMindes replied there will be an outside door. George Vick- then. wondered about room in the yard and Mr. McMindes related the proposed addition will be approximately 5' x 11'. They do plan to add onto the house in the future, but _ hive small children and would like to maintain as much play area in the yard as possible. Chairman Andrews asked about the slab they will be putting down. Will it be rebarred and insulated? Mr. McMindes answered yes, it will be. Merwin Willman made a motion to recommend approval to the Board of Adjustment of the request from David and Barbara McMindes for a 2' Special Exception to the side yard setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance at 400 Judith Ann. It was also recommended this request be scheduled for a public hearing. David Richmond seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. Motion carried. Steve Simonson told Mr. and Mrs. McMindes he will send them a letter to advise them of a tentative date for the BOA hearing. ~k5 CONSIDER AND TARE APPROPRIATE ACTION: Master Plan Approval for Proposed Addition to Woodland Oaks, Areal and Area 2 (PC #192-93) Mike Cude was at the meeting to represent this request. Merwin Willman commented he thought it would be nice if the Cor~.ssioners could see the original Master Plan for Woodland Oa3~s, so he brought a copy of the original to the meeting. Steve Simonson asked Mike Cude if he'd had any luck getting right-of-way all the way out to Schertz Parkway. Mr. .Cude replied the property owners seemed agreeable and they would probably do that at a later date. Chairman Andrews asked Mike Cude if they have a problem with 'a s~t3b-out going north out of~the subdivision and Mr. Cude r~p1.~.ed he didn't. think that would present any difficulty. -2- Chairman Andrews asked if he understands correctly that they are looking at an addition of approximately 250 lots and Mike Cude replied that's an accurate figure. Mervin Willman .remarked he has a list of street names approved in 1983 for Woodland Oaks and Mike Cude expressed an interest in having a copy of that list. Steve Simonson noted that they have a copy of our parkland ordinance. Chairman Andrews asked what kind of time frame they're looking at before they start to develop and Mike Cude replied they are looking at commencing immediately to the platting. process. _ Steve Simonson requested Mike Cude designate the addition as .Units V and VI to maintain continuity with the other units of Woodland Oaks already built. Mr. Simonson then pointed out that drainage will have to be addressed before the last phase is begun. Mervin Willman questioned how. soon the retention/detention pond will have to be built before a drainage problem occurs and Mike Cude answered probably about halfway into the project. Mr. Cude explained that's why they addressed the drainage first and ,have already held a meeting with Mr. Bindseil and Mr. Ackermann. .Mervin Willman made a motion to approve the Master Plan for the proposed addition to Woodland Oaks with the designation .of the addition being Units V and VI and with a stub-out to the north of the subdivision. Bobbie Vonada seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. Motion carried. #6 CONSIDER AND MARE RECOMMENDATION: Comprehensive Plan The Commission had received a draft of the completed Comprehensive Plan. Steve Simonson explained the procedures that would be used. The Plan, if recommended so by the Commission, will go forward to City Council for their review and input. The Council will then return it to the Commission with any recommendations and/or changes and it will then ga to the various City Departments. for updated information. Once this process is completed, a final Plan will be produced and sent back to City Council for official approval and adoption. Mervin Willman wondered when the appendices will be added to the Plan and was reminded they will not be part of the Plan, but will, instead, be on file in the Planning Department. It was .requested that a note~to this effect be added to the bottom of the page listing the appendices. -3- George Vick suggested as many Commissioners as possible attend the meeting when the Plan is presented to City Council. David Richmond made a motion to submit the Comprehensive Plan, in draft form, to City Council for their review and input. George Vick seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. Motion carried. ~7 GENERAL DISCUSSION David Richmond: (a) Reported he has had several conversations with Mark Vaughan about the Greenshire entrance signs and Mark is under the impression that when they were bulldozed, there were monies paid to do that. Steve Simonson acknowledged the City paid for right-of-way and the appraised value of the entrance signs. It was paid to the legal owners of the property at that time. Mr. Richmond asked if there's a way to find out how much money .was paid. Mr. Vaughan would like to recover the money paid and use it toward rebuilding the entryway. In the meantime, some sort. of sign will be erected to indicate there is a neighborhood within. David Richmond related that Mark Vaughan says he has someone who will buy Greenshire if the purchase does not have to include a lot of other property. Roy Richard is advocating and encouraging Mark Vaughan to pursue development of the remaining 200 acres in Greenshire. Councilman Ken Greenwald told David Richmond to be aware that the figure he is given will include the land. Steve Simonson implied he will try to differentiate between the figure for the land and the figure for the signs. Bobbie Vonada• (a) Commented she enjoys reading the Consolidated Department Activity reports. (b) Noting this is her last-meeting, said it has been a pleasure. Georcte Vick (a) Remarked that once again this evening the Commission recommended approval of a Special Exception. It seems like they've been doing a lot of Special Exceptions lately. Didn't we discuss looking at the: Zoning Ordinance to see if what's .there meets our needs? -4- Chairman Andrews observed that one indicator of a possible need for change is the number of exceptions requested. Chairman Andrews: (a) Mentioned that Keith Van Dine has been absent a lot and we need members who can attend regularly so that there are enough people present to vote. Oliver Nelson has also missed the last two meetings. Mr. Andrews asked Norma Althouse to check the attendance records of these two Commissioners. Steve Simonson: ~a) Admitted that a lot of things seem to be popping and the Commission will need members here to make decisions. He will try to contact Keith Van Dine to check out the situation. ~9 ADJOURNMENT Chairman Andrews adjourned the meeting at 7:50 P.M. The next regularly scheduled meeting is May 11, 1993. -5-