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PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES
The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission convened in regular
session on Tuesday, July 22, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal
Complex Bob Andrews Conference Room, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz,
Texas. Those present were as follows:
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
CITY STAFF
ERNIE EVANS, CHAIRMAN
DAVID RICHMOND, VICE-CHAIRMAN
MERWIN WILLMAN, SECRETARY
KEITH VAN DINE
TONY MORENO
KEN GREENWALD, COUNCILMAN,
ex-oficio
STEVE SIMONSON,
ASST. CITY MANAGER
MARY YBARRA,
PLANNING SECRETARY
MEMBERS ABSENT
OTHERS PRESENT
Joe Haynes,
Fisher Engineering Inc.
Bob Opitz,
R.W. Opitz Assoc.
Oliver Nelson,
Resurrection Baptist
Church
Greg San Marco,
Don McCrary Assoc.
PIA JARMAN (vacation)
GARY WALLACE (out of town)
# 1 CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Ernie Evans called the July 22, 1997 regular meeting to
order at 7:00 p.m.
12 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Session June 24, 1997, Public
Hearing and Regular Session July 8, 1997
Chairman Ernie Evans asked for any corrections to the minutes of
the Regular Session of June 24, 1997. On pages 2 and 3 some
corrections of additions, deletions were made to several
paragraphs, also page 6, a correction in item 10 paragraph 1 and on
page 11 paragraph 4.
Merwin Willman
amended. Keith
unanimously.
moved to approve the minutes of June 24,
Van Dine seconded the motion which
1997 as
carried
Chairman Ernie Evans moved on to the corrections of the Public
Hearing and Regular Session of July 8, 1997. On page 2 item 7,
paragraph 1 the addition of a word, in item 8 paragraphs 2 and 3
spelling corrections were made. On page 3, item 9 in paragraphs 2
and 9 some additions were made, also on Page 5, paragraphs 1 and 4
additions, deletions were made, also in item 10 of page 5 changes
were made.
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Tony Moreno moved
amended. Merwin
unanimously.
to approve the minutes of July 8,
Willman seconded the motion which
1997 as
carried
#3 STATUS OF PLATS:
Nothing to report at this time.
#4 CITIZENS' INPUT OTHER THAN AGENDA ITEMS:
There were none.
#4A STATUS OF BOA ACTIONS:
There were none.
#5 CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION: Request from R. W Opitz
& Associates for Final Plat Approval of
Sanders Subdivision.
Steve Simonson stated a correction in the signature
Planning and Zoning, it says the City of San Antonio.
that all the corrections that were requested have been
plat is now correct except for this minor deviation.
block
Other
made.
for
than
The
Merwin Willman stated the correction is minor and moved to approve
the request from R. W. Optiz & Assoc. for final plat approval
for Sanders Subdivision with contingent upon the correction of the
signature block. David Richmond seconded the motion which carried
as follows:
Ayes: David Richmond, Merwin Willman, Keith Van Dine, Tony Moreno.
Opposed: Ernie Evans
#6 CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION: Request from R.W. Opitz
& Associates for Site Plan Approval
for A-OK Mini & RV Storage.
Steve Simonson stated the corrections requested such as lighting,
width of driveway, landscape plan, ROW dimensions, etc. have been
made. On the depth of the landscape plan the requirements in the
UDC are different, with this site plan there would need to be a
variance. Other then that all the corrections have been made.
Ernie Evans commented at what stage of the game do you plan on
implementing the landscape plan. Mr. Optiz stated that when the
construction of buildings are started in that direction they will
move the landscape along with it. The expansion area will be in
"hay" for the moment, this area is still leased out. Ernie Evans
added is the document plan provided indicative of the plants and
their size's that will be used for the landscape. Mr. Optiz
answered "yes".
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Keith Van Dine commented if he understood, the greenbelt was to be
10' and 5' was to be hay. Mr. Optiz commented that when the
building goes up and to the west of the building the rest is still
in hay. Keith Van Dine added why was 5' still showing for the
greenbelt. Mr. Optiz stated the rest was needed for circulation.
Steve Simonson stated we have discussed before the 5' instead of
10' since this is more or less the Industrialized area, the lower
level, and looking down on top of it from 3009. Mr. Simonson
added there is a tremendous slope, and a variance will be part of
the approval. It should be 20' as specified in the 3009 Overlay
Ordinance but with the topography and parking problems, a variance
of 15' seems appropriate.
David Richmond commented as we approve the site plan the variance
is included. Steve Simsons stated that to keep this straight yes,
the only reason for the variance was the topography. There is a
severe drop and the variance will be 15'.
Ernie Evans asked about the gate and driveway. The driveway looks
like if a large travel trailer going into the park mayor may not
be a problem, but coming out a large travel trailer will sit its
rear axle directly on the concrete. Mr. Optiz asked, if at the
top or the bottom of the entry. Ernie Evans answered, your side
not the street side. Mr. Optiz stated we are actually going to be
taking the driveway a little bit further into the property
elevating it, so this can be corrected, I have a 8 percent slope on
this road.
Ernie Evans
in this 5'
probably be
confinement
efficient.
asked if irrigation was to be provided for the plants
landscape strip. Mr. Optiz commented there will
drip irrigated, rather than sprinkler, because of the
of the paved areas and 5' sprinklers aren't very
Tony Moreno moved to approve the request from R.W. Optiz &
Associates for Site Plan for the A-OK Mini & RV Storage to include
a variance of 15' on the greenbelt landscape requirements as found
in the 3009 Overlay Ordinance. David Richmond seconded the motion
which carried unanimously.
#7 CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION: Request from Greg Pitzer,
Zemex Internat'l Inc., for Final Vacate and Replat
Approval for Tri-County Business & Industrial Park,
Unit 3.
Steve Simonson stated all corrections were made as requested, they
also added a lot number and labeled the building setbacks. ROW
information was added and the correct spelling of Guada Coma.
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Tony Moreno moved
Tri-County Business
Pitzer. Keith Van
unanimously.
the approve the final vacate and replat for
& Industrial Park Unit 3 as submitted by Greg
Dine seconded the motion which carried
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#8 CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION: Request from Fisher
Engineering, Inc. for Final Plat Approval of
GVEC Subdivision.
Steve Simonson stated all corrections were made; location map,
property owners and Commissioners Court etc. were corrected.
Tony Moreno moved to approve final plat submitted for GVEC
Subdivision from Fisher Engineering, Inc.. Keith Van Dine seconded
the motion which carried unanimously.
#9 CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION: Request from Fisher
Engineering Inc. for Final Plat Approval of
of the Resurrection Baptist Church Subdivision.
Steve Simonson stated the correct name of the subdivision and not
the owners signature, the block numbers, and ROW locations were
corrected. These items were missing from the original plat.
4It Merwin Willman moved to approve the final plat for the Resurrection
Baptist Church Subdivision as submitted by Fisher Engineering Inc..
Keith Van Dine seconded the motion which carried unanimously.
#10 CONSIDER AND DISCUSS: Code of Ordinance Change, Chapter 1,
Article II, Planning Commission.
Merwin Willman stated this has been submitted some time ago and he
has asked several times to have it written up and put into the
ordinance for future use. He took it upon himself to write it up
and submitted it for the change.
Tony Moreno asked if a motion was needed.
Ernie Evans stated that it had been a long time since this item was
first discussed. Merwin Willman added that he had discussed it
several times and was told it was being worked on and got tired of
waiting. Ernie Evans added we need to do it, it's a good move and
it works well.
Tony Moreno moved to Change the Code of Ordinance, Chapter 1,
Article II, Planning Commission, Section 2-23, Screening and
Selections of Members to that as it has been drafted and presented.
David Richmond seconded the motion which carried unanimously.
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III GENERAL DISCUSSION:
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Tony Moreno: Had no comments. Ernie Evans asked
prepared to give his plans for the trip to Galveston.
added he will drive and use Wednesday to travel.
if he came
Tony Moreno
Keith Van Dine: Had no comments.
Merwin Willman: The Tuesday night City Council meeting was very
interesting. He asked Ken Greenwald to fill the Commissioners in,
but also there was an article in the newspaper about the meeting.
Has anyone noticed the street Ashley Place is putting out on 3009,
has anyone noticed the type of drainage they put in there, its
drainage with a grade on top. I think that's a wonderful idea and
this type of construction should be included in our procedures on
entrances on 3009, where there is going to be water draining into
3009. All entrances and exists on 3009 and Schertz Parkway could
use this type of construction. Tony Moreno added this is a first,
for this type of construction.
Steve Simonson stated that it will be added to the construction
specifications in the Public Works Manual, which is a sub-manual to
the UDC. We can change this manual very quickly because it does
not go to Council. We can make that change.
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Ernie Evans stated it was a good suggestion.
David Richmond: Buffington Sign is down. What about the church
sign, he wasn't sure if it was for the vacation bible school or
what but, it was at the entrance of the parking lot on 3009,
leaning against a tree, all last week.
Merwin Willman added there is a sign at the park,"HEB 26", it has
been there since the parade. Merwin Willman added if the other
businesses see it, they will want to do the same.
Ken Greenwald: I hope everyone got out and voted. Early voting
started yesterday. Early voting is through four days prior to the
scheduled election day. Mr. Perez is down from the County
election office and has it down to a science, there has been no
problems. Ken Greenwald added, that if anyone had been listening
to Mr. Mower about renters that can't vote legally in the State of
Texas and why, the law was taken off of the books by the Superior
Court and the Attorney General in the late 70's, yet he is still
trying to use these laws. What Mr. Willman was eluding to was
Berry Creek. Council members didn't know about this until we got
our packages and letters, that the contractors did some regrading,
which has caused some water to get into peoples homes. Steve
Simonson added letters, and the inspection didn't do it.
Management had to shut down building permits, until they fix the
drainage.
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David Richmond asked if this was the first action of this kind by
the city. Steve Simonson added that this was the first time
Council had to take action, but a few times staff has shut down
different developers. A letter was sent giving them until the 24th
to come up with a plan to correct the problem before we would stop
building permits. The citizen's came in, stating enough is a
enough, and asked Council to do something right now.
Ken Greenwald commented that the we only have 3 inspectors and
there is no way they can check every building site 24 hours a day.
The contractors are just getting away with stuff. Before long we
will be hearing some serious discussions from Council about
drainage underground. This is what its going to take. We can't
afford several million dollars worth of drainage plans. If they
would follow the plans, its not the developers, its the builders
themselves that are changing the plans.
Steve Simonson: I hope everyone can go to Galveston to the APA
Conference, this is the first year he has seen more across the
board interesting items that I think we can use. If you haven't
filled out your paperwork, please do and give to Mary. We would
like to make the reservations to go right away. The reservations
for flying can be done later.
Steve Simonson commented that the documentation in your package is
part of the documentation on the Mortgage Company that would not
give Mr. McHardy a loan. Mr. McHardy obviously misunderstood
about half of what they told him. Mary called this morning and got
a name and talked to them. What they really wanted was assurance,
what we asked was, "if we give you a letter stating that if his
house burns down he will be allowed to rebuild his house on this
industrial property, does that satisfy your requirements," the
answer was "Yes". At the next meeting because it is a tabled item,
I will put it back on the agenda as a tabled item so we can bring
it back and take the appropriate action.
Ernie Evans: In your packet you have copies of what went to City
Council. Steve Simonson asked what needed to be done on the name
change of Live Oak Road. Did I understand you correctly, do I need
to send out the letters to everybody and get answers back before
going to Public Hearing. Ernie Evans commented, paragraph 3, of
the Ordinance requires that it be staffed by the city prior to
making determinations to hold a Public Hearing. I believe the
letters to citizens can wait until a Public Hearing is scheduled.
If you take a look at the 3rd paragraph, it says the city shall do
the following, it should be staffed by each of the effected
departments. These things need to be done before we schedule a
Public Hearing.
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Ernie Evans asked Steve Simonson had he heard anything on the Joint
Meeting with City Council. Steve Simonson said "no". Ken
Greenwald commented they have looked at it but right now we are
fixing to do the budget, but we haven't forgotten about it. Ernie
Evans asked if a Public Hearing has been scheduled for the UDC
changes. Steve Simonson commented it would be some time next
month.
Ernie Evans asked is the portable sign at the Sparkle Car Wash on
78, was there officially. Ernie Evans thought this was the same
sign Merwin brought before the Commission several months ago.
Merwin Willman added the sign has been up for a long time. Steve
Simonson said he would check into it.
Ernie Evans thanked Keith Van Dine for making it out tonight.
Keith Van Dine stated my only advice to everybody here, be careful
with the E-mail.
Tony Moreno moved to adjourn the meeting. David Richmond seconded
the motion. The motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission
ATTEST:
Planning Secretary
City of Schertz, Texas
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