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10-25-2004 PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES OCTOBER 25, 2004 .The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission convened on October 25,2004 at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Complex, Council Chambers, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION David Richmond, Chairman Ernie Evans, Vice Chainnan Keith Van Dine, Secretary Gary Wallace Clovis Haddock Ken Greenwald, ex-officio CITY STAFF Misty Nichols, Planning Technician Jonette Ellis, Planning Technician COMMISSIONERS ABSENT William Sommers OTHERS PRESENT Robert Brockman, 4505 Grand Forest Stephen Andreas, 1220 Dove Meadows Lance Cortines, 150 Starlight Debbie Perrone, 1236 Dove Meadows Tim Brown, 1109 Drayton Thomas Flores, Flores & Co. Consulting Engineers Charles Grady Koehl, Brown Engineering Rick McNealy, Vickrey & Associates . . Call to Order/Roll Call Chairman Richmond called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m and opened the meeting for public hearings. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. PC2004-053 Public Hearing for a replat of Lots 8, 9 and 10 of Block 1 ofthe Freeway Manor and establish the Thonglor Subdivision, Block 1, Lot 17R. The 0.903:t acre tract is located at the southwest corner of IH 35 and Holly Lane. Applicant: Chob Kamolsri Ms. Nichols stated that staff comments were provided to the applicant for revisions. Revisions were not submitted by the October 14, 2004 deadline. Eighteen notices were mailed and staff received one letter in opposition. Due to revisions not being provided until late today, staff recommended disapproval. Mr. Cortines asked staff for a clarification of the request, and Ms. Nichols stated that the applicant was requesting to replat three lots into one to be able to construct a building for his business. Mr. Flores stated that the owner of the property has reconsidered this request due to the requirement to construct the adjacent streets to city standards, but would consider moving forward if the Commission would consider allowing a variance not to construct the streets. . Mr. Brockman asked how many letters were sent, and Ms. Nichols stated that eighteen were mailed and staff Minutes Planning and Zoning Commission October 25, 2004 Page I of I received one letter in opposition. There was no one else present to speak for or against the request. . 3. PC2004-050 Public Hearing for a replat of Lots 1,2,3 and 4 of Block 1 ofthe Schertz Business Park, Unit 1 and establish the Schertz Public Works, Block 1, Lot 34R. The 3.695:t acre tract is located at the southeast corner of FM 1518 and Commercial Place. Applicant: City of Schertz Ms. Nichols reviewed staff comments and stated that the City currently owns four lots within the Schertz Business Park on Commercial Place and is requesting the lots be replatted into one lot. The Public Works Department will be expanding its building and parking lot. The plat provides for the additional right-of-way requested from TxDOT for the expansion ofFM 1518. A I-foot non-access easement has been provided along FM 1518. There was no one present to speak for or against the request. Chairman Richmond closed the meeting for public hearings. 4. Reconvene into Regular Session Chairman Richmond reconvened into regular session at 6:43 p.m. .. Citizen Input other than Agenda Items Mr. Brockman asked the Commission to introduce themselves. Mr. Richmond introduced the Commission and staff. 6. Board of Adjustment Actions: The Board of Adjustment met on October 18,2004 and approved the request from Richard Palmer. No action taken. 7. PC2004-053 Discuss and take appropriate action to replat Lots 8,9 and 10 of Block 1 ofthe Freeway Manor and establish the Thonglor Subdivision, Block 1, Lot 17R. The 0.903:t acre tract is located at the southwest corner of IH 35 and Holly Lane. Applicant: Chob Kamolsri Upon consideration, Mr. Flores requested this item be withdrawn from the agenda in order for the applicant to work with staff regarding the construction of the streets. Mr. Cortines asked staff to notify him when the Commission would reconsider this item. The Commission accepted the applicant's withdrawal. .. PC2004-050 Discuss and take appropriate action to replat Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Block 1 of the Schertz Business Minutes Planning and Zoning Commission October 25, 2004 Page 2 of2 Park, Unit 1 and establish the Schertz Public Works, Block 1, Lot 34R. The 3.695:t acre tract is located at the southeast corner of FM 1518 and Commercial Place. Applicant: City of Schertz . Following review, Mr. Van Dine moved to approve the request. Mr. Haddock seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanimous. 9. PC2004-051 Discuss and take appropriate action on a request for a preliminary plat of Schertz Fire/EMS Station No.2, Block 1, Lot 1. The 10.518:t acre tract is situated on the northeast corner ofIH 35 and FM 482. Applicant: City of Schertz Ms. Nichols reviewed staff comments and stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the site plan for this project on April 27 ,2004. The plan meets the Unified Development Code requirements and staff recommends approval. Mr. Evans inquired about the 20-foot right-of-way dedication along FM 482, and Ms. Nichols stated that TxDOT is requiring an 86-foot right-of-way dedication. Following review and discussion, Mr. Haddock moved to approve the request. Mr. Wallace seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanimous. 10. SV2004-016 Discuss and take appropriate action for a variance to Unified Development Code, Article IX (Signs) for the Law Offices of Jodi Head Lopez. The request is for a variance to exceed the requirements for a roof sign. (This item was tabled at the October 12, 2004 meeting) Applicant: Jodi Head Lopez . Mr. Wallace moved to remove this item from the table. Mr. Van Dine seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanimous. Ms. Nichols reviewed staff comments and stated that the applicant is requesting two roof signs on an existing building: ITEM Roof Sign ALLOWED One sign Maximum 30 s . ft. REQUEST Two Signs 80 s . ft. Total VARIANCE Second Sign 50 s . ft The question raised at the last meeting is whether or not the new signs are the same size as the former owner signs. Ms. Lopez stated that she regretted not being at the last meeting and voiced her apologies. She also stated that the new exhibits showed the correct size of the signs (4' by 10'). She stated that the roof would be damaged if the sign brackets were removed. Following review, Mr. Haddock moved to approve the variance. Mr. VanDine seconded the motion. Voting Aye: Mr. Richmond, Mr. Haddock, Mr. Van Dine and Mr. Wallace. Voting Nay: Mr. Evans. Motion carried. .1. PC2004-048 Minutes Planning and Zoning Commission October 25,2004 Page 3 of3 . Discuss and take appropriate action on a request for site plan approval of the Boazman Lot lOR Subdivision, 3009 Mini Realty LLC. The 134,865 square foot building provides for an office and warehouse facility. The request includes a variance to reduce the number of required parking spaces. (This item was tabled at the October 12, 2004 meeting) Applicant: Brown Engineering Company Mr. Van Dine moved to remove this item from the table. Mr. Wallace seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanimous. Ms. Nichols reviewed staff comments and stated that the applicant is requesting approval for a three-story climate controlled storage facility including 42 office spaces. The applicant is also requesting a variance to reduce the parking requirement by 96 spaces. At the last meeting, staff requested additional information on parking requirements and statistics to back up their request for the variance. The information was included in the packet. Mr. Koehl reviewed the data submitted and the revised site plan. He indicated that the landscaping had been moved out ofthe right-of-way and that the plan shows the fencing as wrought iron. Mr. Evans inquired about the signage and asked if it would be as shown on the rendering. Mr. Koehl stated that it would. Mr. Wallace stated that there would be 42 offices, but only 56 parking spaces. Ms. Nichols again told the Commission that the site was 96 parking spaces short. Following review and discussion, Mr. Van Dine moved to approve the site plan with a variance to reduce the number of parking spaces required to 56. Mr. Wallace seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanImous. . 12. PC2004-052 Discuss and take appropriate action on a request for preliminary plat approval of the Belmont Park Subdivision, Unit 3. The 14.22:t acre tract contains 40 single family lots and is located between IH 35 and Old Wiederstein Road, west of FM 1103. The property is zoned Residential-5 (R-5). Applicant: Vickrey & Associates Ms. Nichols reviewed staff comments and stated that this is the third phase of this development. The master plan was approved for 575 lots. To date, 209 lots have been platted, including this unit. The plan meets the Unified Development Code requirements and staff recommends approval. Mr. McNealy stated that this unit will extend the collector (Belmont Parkway) out to the IH 35 frontage road and would provided two accesses off the frontage road. Mr. Evans was curious about the greenbelts being provided at the end of the blocks and asked if this was being calculated in the park land dedication. Mr. Richmond asked that this be a topic of future discussion regarding what is green space and what is park land dedication. Following review and discussion, Mr. Wallace moved to approve the request. Mr. Haddock seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanimous. .3. PC2004-054 Discuss and take appropriate action on site plan approval of the Guadalupe River Nursing and Minutes Planning and Zoning Commission October 25, 2004 Page 4 of 4 Rehabilitation Subdivision. The 4.884:t acre tract shows a 48,620 square foot nursing home facility. Applicant: Vickrey & Associates, Inc. . Ms. Nichols reviewed staff comments and stated that the site plan shows a 48,620 square foot nursing home facility with 120 beds. The Planning and Zoning Commission asked staff to notify property owners in the Dove Meadows Subdivision of this pending development. The property owners were notified and the most frequent question was: When is the masonry fence going to be constructed? The nursing home would be required to construct the fence prior to occupancy ofthe building, and in keeping in good faith to the citizens in Dove Meadows, staff suggests that the remaining property owners (Roberts and Claypool) agree to construct the remainder of the masonry fence to complete the project. The site plan for the nursing home meets the Unified Development Code requirements and staff recommends approval. Mr. McNealy updated the Commission and stated that the nursing home had purchased the property contained in the drainage easement from Mr. Roberts and Mr. Claypool, and further stated that the nursing home will construct the drainage easement and the 8-foot masonry wall. Mr. McNealy also advised that the drainage project would be built in two phases. First being a berm with channel. The second phase would be finished when drainage improvements on Borgfeld Road were completed by the City. Mr. Richmond inquired about a deceleration lane on FM 3009 and Mr. McNealy stated that the traffic would be too low for TxDOT's requirements for a deceleration lane. Mr. Andreas inquired about the masonry fence between his property and the drainage easement and asked where it would be placed and who would maintain it. Mr. McNealy stated that the fence would be on the nursing horne's property and that the nursing home would maintain the fence. . Ms. Perrone voiced her concerns regarding the drainage and stated that she'd like some assurances that Dove Meadows will not flood after these improvements have been made. Mr. McNealy explained that the flow of water would be diverted from flooding Dove Meadows. Following review and discussion, Mr. Wallace moved to approve the request. Mr. Haddock seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanimous. 14. PC2004-059 Discuss and take appropriate action on a request for revised fmal plat approval of the Hampton Inn Corridor Subdivision. The 2.322:t acre tract is located at the southeast quadrant oflH 35 frontage road and Corridor Loop Road. The property is zoned General Business (GB). Applicant: Corridor Hotel, L TD Ms. Nichols stated that the applicant is requesting this item be withdrawn to review comments and concerns from Public Works and the Fire Department. The Commission accepted the applicant's withdrawal. 15. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Called under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, Sub-Section 551.071. Discussion of applicants to fill a vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Commission. . The Commission agreed not to meet in executive session unless all Commissioners were present. Minutes Planning and Zoning Commission October 25, 2004 Page 5 of5 16. Any action, if any, on Executive Session . No action taken. 17. Discuss and take appropriate action on the re-appointment of the following Commissioners and forward a recommendation to City Council: Ernest Evans, Jr., Keith Van Dine and William Sommers. Following review and discussion, Mr. Wallace moved to forward a recommendation to City Council for the reappointment ofMr. Evans, Mr. Van Dine and Mr. Sommers for a two-year tenn to the Plmming and Zoning Commission. Mr. Haddock seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanimous. 18. Items by Commissioners and City Staff Ms. Ellis: Reminded Commissioners to attend the Business Appreciation Dinner scheduled for Tuesday, October 26, 2004. Mr. Evans: Voiced concerns about the church office at Schertz Parkway at Main Street. He indicated that the property has a large banner, two trailers with signs and two bandit signs. Ms. Nichols stated that banner signs do require a pennit and they are allowed for 15 days. Ms Nichols stated she would follow-up with the inspections department. Mr. Evans also thanked staff for the removal of the Lutheran Church sign on Schertz Parkway. He also stated that with the recent rains, the FEMA project appears to be handling the water. . Mr. Van Dine: Stated that black-top pavement is being placed along Ware Seguin Road. He also asked staff to investigate a mobile home that is located at Pfeil Road and IH 10. Councilman Greenwald: Stated that City Council and staff would be attending the TML Conference in Corpus Christi October 2ih _29th. He also stated that City Council is in the process of hiring a City Manager and reviewing the requirements. 19. Adjournment () ') ( 1 U, .~ /'v>.-.: ..kJ Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission , . i rtM/LJ e meeting at 7:52 p.m. Mr. Van Dine There being no further business, Mr. Haddock moved to adjo seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote unanimous. . Minutes Planning and Zoning Commission October 25,2004 Page 6 of6