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12-11-1990 '"'- , , PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission convened 1n a session on Tuesday, December 11, 1990 at 7:00 P.M. Municipal Complex Conference Room, 1400 Schertz Parkway. present were as follows: special 1n the Those PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OTHERS PRESENT KEITH VAN DINE, SECRETARY GEORGE VICK RAY D. BROWN MRS. ANTHONY MCKEETHEN OLIVER NELSON ROSEMARY SAVAGE BARBARA J. JOHNSON GERTRUDE J. HURST JOHN FARMER WYVON NELSON JOANNE M. JONES OLIVIAN M. HUDSON GEORGE RYDER BOB ANDREWS, CHAIRMAN JIM SHRIVER, VICE-CHAIRMAN MERWIN WILLMAN HARRY BAUMAN GARY BRICKEN KEN GREENWALD, COUNCILPERSON MEMBERS ABSENT CITY STAFF STEVE SIMONSON, ASST. CITY MGR. NOR~ ALTHOUSE, RECORDING SEC'Y. il CALL TO ORDER Chairman Andrews called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. #2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Session November 27, 1990 Merwin l'lillman made a motion to approve regular session November 27.. 1990. Gary motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. the minutes for Br icken seconded Motion carried. the the #3 CITIZENS' INPUT OTHER THAN AGENDA ITEMS There was none. #4 CONSIDER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATION: Request from Resurrection Baptist Church for a Specific Use Permit Allowing Them to Locate at 909 FM 1518 which is in the AICUZ, APZ-1 Oliver Nelson of Century 21 Realty and John Farmer of Pacific Southwest Bank were at the meeting to represent this request. Chairnan Andrews asked for Staff input. Ste'-~e Sincnson informed the Commission the church has filled out all tLe necessary paperwork, filed the docur:tents \..;ith th,c.,; Cit1-, Cind p;:ii_d d 11 the required fees. rvlr. Sir.1Unson acknoh'led(Jt'-~;: t.hat tbe bL_llding the church \vants to buy h-,iS bui 1 t:. befct-e t};:c: .\IC:::Z . ~ ",'as incorporated into the ordinance, no construction bas taken place in the AICUZ since, and the only other use of the building after it Kas originally built as a bingo hall was a dog obedience school. Chairman Andrews noted Article XXIV of the Zoning Ordinance regarding Specific Use Permits and pointed out that if the permit is not used within six months from the time it is granted, it is terminated. Chairman Andrews asked for questions from the Commission but there were none at this time. Mr. Andrews then commented whatever the decision of the Commission, there are two things'that need to be brought out: (1) the location is in. APZ-1 and (2) it is in noise level 75 (75 decibels). Mr. Andrews went on to say there is a form that will need to be signed, by the potential occupant, for the protection of the City on down the road. Steve Simonson reminded Mr. Andrews the form has been signed, Chairman Andrews remarked it has been signed saying they are aware they are in APZ-1, but not that they are aware they are ln nOlse level 75. Mr. Simonson indicated that could easily be added and initialed by a representative from the church. . Chairman Andrews then stated the AICUZ document from Randolph Air Force Base definitely prohibits a church in noise level 75. Jim Shriver reminded Hr. Andrews the AICUZ document is only a guideline. Chairman Andrews, referring to the fact that they will be in the flight path, admitted he does not know the training hours of Randolph AFB. Councilperson Ken Greenwald stated normal traini~g hours are Monday through Friday. Saturday and Sunday air traffic is usually transient with every kind of aircraft - Army, Navy and even Marines. Mr. Greenwald wondered if anyone had talked to Randolph AFB about what the noise level will be when the bomber tanker comes in. Follo\,ing this during Khich run\..;ays used there was discussion training takes place for such training. on the days and and about the the hours particular flarry Baunan commented heekends or evenings, so be held during training assunption is correct. he assumes serVIces will be held the majority af the tine they Kill hours. Mr. B<'lunan \..'3.5 lnfornr-.d on net hi .c.: -2- ""'- .. Chairman Andrews asked who will be sign1ng the documentation and was told it will be the church clerk, Olivian Hudson. Harry Bauman made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the request from Resurrection Baptist Church (provided all documents are properly signed and submitted) for a Specific Use Permit allowing them to locate their church at 909 FM 1518 which is in the AICUZ, APZ-1, Noise Level 75, and to schedule it for a public hearing. Gary Bricken seconded the motion and the vote was as follows: AYES: B. Andrews, J. Shriver, H. Bauman, G. Bricken NAYS: M. Willman ABSTENTIONS: No~e Motion carried. Steve Simonson explained the procedures that have to be followed to schedule a public hearing and also asked Olivian Hudson to stop by the next day to sign the form where a notation will be added to say they are aware they are in Noise Level 75. Chairman Andrews advised the church members to keep this document they are signing on hand for future reference. Gary Bricken advised the church members to real ize that future government regulations may add noise to the flight path and make other activities of the church harder to carry out. Steve simonson sugges~ed that perhaps installing more insulation in the building would be prudent. The church members thanked the Commission for their time. #5 CONSIDER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATION: Further Review of the Zoning Map, and in Conjunction, Review of the Letter from the Commission to City Council Regarding the Update of the Comprehensive Plan Chairman Andrews asked that the letter be reviewed first. Mr. Andrews went on to say he had asked Harry Bauman to compose this letter and he thinks Mr. Bauman did a fantastic job. Comments from the Commission were requested. There were none. ~ler\-.'in Willman made a motion forward to City Council. Jim vote ~as unanimous in favor. to approve the letter and Shriver seconded the motion Motion carried. send it and the There Kas now discussion on the Zoning Map with Chairman ~ndreh~ asking the Commission if they want to continue or hold off orl It. Harry BaUDCi.D sUI~gested holding off until they get Zi l-eSl)t)rIS(: Cit1- C~~.:;i.;;(:il rega:rdin:j the lett21.. {',-,.,. -3- .. ~ Chairman Andrews requested further discussion of the Zoning Map be tabled until the meeting of February 26, 1991. 16 GENERAL DISCUSSION Merwin Willman: (a) Said there needs to be some way of educating new members, but doesn't know how to go about it. A good example is the AICCZ. Harry Bauman commented he was aware there is such a document but he had never seen one before. steve Simonson showed the Commission the few pages from the AICUZ document he distributes and those pages are a map, the zones and an explanation of uses. Mr. Simonson noted that you could pull about 20 pages that contain the meat of the document and make copies to distribute. Chairman Andrews noted that the recommended building requirements are listed in back of the Arcuz book. Steve simonson told the Commission that behind Randolph AFB there is no more than one (1) single family residence per acre. After more discussion on how to train nel; members, volunteered to set up an OJT program after the first Jim Shriver of the year. , (b) Asked if people have started occupying the mobile home park across the street from Pecan Grove Mobile Home Park and Steve Simonson said yes they have - they worked out the sewer problems. (c) Brought up how he had mentioned several time that the Mobile Home Ordinance needs to be updated to include manufactured housing. Mr. Willman distributed copies of a pamphlet entitled "Regulating Manufactured Housing." (d) Also distributed information on Comprehensive Plans from chapters out of a book entitled "Planning for Small Cities". Mr. Willman stressed that, in his opinion, he doesn't feel that at the rate they're going on the Comprehensive Plan, they will ever finish. Mr. Willman thinks they need to set up some type of schedule and/or plan. Jim Shriver: (a) Mentioned that at the last meeting the Commission approved a new form for the Home Occupation Permit application and he brought the finished product with him tonight. (b) Said he thought at th(~ last Llc;cting they discuss.-;d -::.h(~. proposed amendment to the Si9n Ordinance regardin':j ::1 Ra.i 1 r: R.O.\\. Sign District and decided tu de nothing h.ith Lt :-ight " .. -4- ". > steve Simonson reminded Jim Shriver that ~lerwin l'iillman read a letter to the Commission at the last meeting saying he wanted to withdraw his name from the proposed amendment, but it had already been approved and since no one made a motion to withdraw it, he did nothing about it. (c) Noted an interesting article in the December Zoning Bulletin called "Signs - Ordinance Unlawful Taking without Compensation." (d) Jokingly asked for his pay considering he had read where the San Antonio Planning and Zoning members get $20 per meeting. (e) Wished everyone a Merry Christmas! Steve Simonson: (a) Reported the City has finally received easement contracts from Southern Pacific. the right-of-way Chairman Andrews: (a) Mentioned that at a previous meeting the Commission discussed highlighting the Foreign Trade Zone on the map and wondered if that's in the mill. Steve Simonson said he just hadn't had time to get it done. Cou~cilperson Ken Greenwald commented he thought Mark Marquez said tlIe Foreign Trade Zone hC!d not been approved yet. To this, Chairman Andrews said the FTZ needs to be marked some way so ~r. Marquez can use it as a marketing tool. (b) Wished everyone a Merry Christmas! Councilperson Ken Greenwald: (a) Thanked the Christmas Decorating Committee saying they did great work this year. Mr. Greenwald advised everyone to drive around and look at all the lights and he thinks they will be alLlazed at how many there are. Chairman Andrews related that Channel 5 1S supposed to be 1n Schertz on December 20th. 17 ADJOURNMENT Chairman Andrews C!djourned the meeting at 7:45 P.M. The next regularly scheduled meeting is January 8, 1991. -5-