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04-26-1994 PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES `The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission convened in Regular Session on Tuesday, April 26, 1994 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 MARIO BRUNO GEORGE VICK, VICE-CHAIRMAN LORRIE BRUNO MERWIN WILLMAN, SECRETARY CAROL BUELL TONY MORENO DON BUELL ` PIA JARMAN BOB MARCUM SHIRLEY MARCUM MEMBERS ABSENT SAM BLEDSOE BRENDA ROGERS KEITH VAN DINE BOB POND DAVID RICHMOND BETSY POND COUNCILMAN KEN GREENWALD ED PIERSON BRYANT RUTHMAN CITY STAFF BILL HAMM JAMES BECK STEVE SIMONSON, ASST. CITY MGR. CHESTER BOENIG NORMA ALTHOUSE, RECORDING SECY. MARY THOMPSON JODY ROBERTS #1 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Andrews called the meeting to order at 7:03 P.M. #2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Session April 12, 1994 Merwin Willman made a motion to approve the minutes for the Regular Session April 12, 1994. Pia Jarman seconded the motion wand the vote was unanimous in favor. Motion carried. #3 CITIZENS' INPUT OTHER THAN AGENDA ITEMS Bill Hamm of 1512 Oak Tree Circle requested information on the Homeowners Association in Greenshire. Chairman Andrews told Mr. .Hamm the Commission has nothing to do with the creation of. or the management of the Homeowners Association and then asked Mr. Hamm how it will effect him. Mr. -Hamm indicated he needs to talk, with the .developer before Greenshire Unit 2 is built and make his feelings known. Chairman- Andrews advised Mr. Hamm the .developers write their own deed restrictions and the City :does not enforce deed restrictions - that is a civil matter.- i Pia Jarman mentioned there may be some confusion resulting from discussion at the March 22nd meeting regarding Greenshire. It was stated the current residents of Greenshire Oaks may have to join the Homeowners Association. This "have to" was meant, not as a mandatory have to, but as a means to work with the new residents of Greenshire to maintain the integrity of the subdivision. Chairman Andrews apologized for any confusion that may have been caused. Mr. Andrews then commented that, regarding covenants, a Homeowners Association can place a greater restriction on an area than is required by the Subdivision Ordinance, but they cannot place a lesser restriction than what is required by the Subdivision Ordinance. They must maintain and adhere to the Subdivision Ordinance. Steve Simonson told Mr. Hamm he would give him the name and address of the developer when the meeting was over. #4 CONSIDER AND TARE APPROPRIATE ACTION: Request from MBC Engineers, On Behalf of Anchor International Inc., for Preliminary Plat Approval of Greenshire Subdivision Unit 2 (PC #209-94) i Sam Bledsoe was at the meeting to represent this request. Chairman Andrews noted that, with the exception of one lot, they have made every change we requested. They will. be building on 80' x 120' lots in just about all cases. There was some concern expressed about the size of Lot 1 on the corner, so Steve Simonson explained that Lot 1 is 60' plus a 15' tangent on the curve and it is 93' in the back. Taking the tangent and everything into consideration, Lot 1 is 75.75' in front. Mr. Simonson added there is a similar situation on Lot 4. Mr. Andrews then asked for Staff input. Steve Simonson informed the Commission there are several housekeeping items that need to be taken care of on the plat: (a) there is no floodplain:statement; (b) there is no homeowners association statement; (c) they sio not show the park/greenbelt/greenway; (d) the Guadalupe County Commissioners statement needs to be deleted; and, (e) they need to show a 1' non-access easement on Lot 14; -2- Pia Jarman mentioned that in Unit 2 it says Block 3. Shouldn't it be Block 1? There was some discussion on this with the Commission deciding it should be changed to Block 1. Mrs. Jarman then brought up the fact that in the Master Plan they stated the houses on Greenshire Drive would be a minimum of 2,000 square feet. Merwin Willman pointed out the Commission has nothing to do with the size house they build and Chairman Andrews added that would be in the deed restrictions. Merwin Willman asked if the utilities shouldn't be shown in the .front and Steve Simonson replied yes they should. Merwin Willman made a motion to approve the request from MBC . Engineers, on behalf of Anchor International Inc., for preliminary plat approval of Greenshire Subdivision Unit 2 contingent on the following: (a) adding the floodplain statement; s (b) deleting Guadalupe County Commissioners statement; (c) showing front yard utility easements; (d) showing 1' non-access easement on Lot 14; and, (e) correcting block number. Tony Moreno seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. Motion carried. #5 CONSIDER AND TARE APPROPRIATE ACTION: Request from MBC Engineers, on Behalf of Anchor International Inc., for Preliminary Plat Approval of Greenshire Subdivision Unit 3 (PC #210-94) Chairman Andrews asked for Staff input. Steve Simonson acknowledged that basically the same items are. missing from this plat as were missing from the previous plat: (a) there is no floodplain statement; - (b} there is no homeowners association statement; (c) they do not show the park/greenbelt/greenway; - (d) the utility easements are not shown; -3- (e) the Guadalupe County Commissioners statement needs to bed deleted; and, (f) they need to show a 1' non-access easement along Woodland Oaks Drive and several other lots. There was further discussion on which lots should have the 1' non-access easement. Merwin Willman felt there should be a 1' non-access easement on Lots 1,6, 7 and 12 of Block 4; on Lots 1,17, 28-35, 36-41 and 50 of Block 5; and, Lots 1 and 16 of Block 6. Steve Simonson wondered if we want the 1' non-access easement on some of the interior lots. It was decided to require the 1' non-access easement on all lots along Woodland Oaks Drive and Lots 35 and 36 of Block 5 at the entrance. Chairman Andrews related that between now end the final plat he would like to see the developer look real hard at the size of some of the corner lots - 36, 16, 50 and 39 in particular. If they have a 10' setback on one side and then a 10' setback on the other side, then on down the road they may come in and say they can't fit a house on one of those lots because it's too narrow and at that point, the Commission would have to say "sorry." George Vick wanted to know who's going to enforce what we approve on these plats and was told. by .Steve Simonson the Inspection Department will enforce it when they come in with their building plans. Mr. Willman also remarked that the street names are not shown. After being questioned by Steve Simonson about that, Sam i8ledsoe indicated they are working on it. - Pia Jarman questioned the different sizes of lots. For ..example, in Unit 3 there are big lots (9600 square feet) which fall under R-1, but then there are other lots of 7200 square feet which are less than that required in R-2. Steve Simonson explained the Greenshire area is zoned as a ~PUD which is a mixture of several types of zonings. Merwin Willman made a motion to approve: the request from ,MBC Engineers, on behalf of_ Anchor International Inc., _f or preliminary plat approval of Greenshire Subdivision Unit 3 contingent on the following: - (a) adding the floodplain statement; (b) deleting Guadalupe County Commissioners statement; -4- (c) showing front yard utility easements; (d) showing 1' non-access easement on all lots along Woodland Oaks Drive and Lots 35 and 36 of Block 5; (e) correcting block numbers; and, (f) showing authorized street names. George Vick seconded the motion and the vote was as follows: AYE5: B. Andrews, G. Vick, M. Willman, T. Moreno NAYS: P. Jarman ABSTENTIONS: None Motion carried. Steve Simonson reminded Sam Bledsoe two questions still need to be addressed - the parkland donation and/or cash contribution and the issue of the homeowners association. Merwin Willman advised, also, that the area along FM 3009 will have to be rezoned before they can build any homes there. #6 GENERAL DISCUSSION Pia Jarman: Asked why David Elder and Lavon Major, who were on the agenda of the Commission's last meeting, withdrew their request for a Specific Use Permit. Steve Simonson replied that as was discussed at the last meeting, the Schertz Development Foundation's covenants would not have permitted them to have a residence on their property in the Schertz Business Park. They still want to locate their business in Schertz and are trying to find another location. Steve Simonson: Reported that since the storm, the City has issued over 100 roofing permits and 14+ citations to roofers from out of town and out of State who did not obtain permits. George Vick remarked he has had several. calls from roofers out of town. Chairman Andrews. commented he had a roofer compiain to him - about having to get a permit until he explained to him it was for the protection of the-citizens against shoddy work. Mr. Simonson declared overtime has been authorized for weekends to try and catch these roofers without permits. -5- Chairman Andrews: Expressed his pleasure at the turnout of citizens at the meeting and noted that from the City's side, a lot of things these citizens are looking for, the Commission can do nothing about - their hands are tied. The Commission must abide by the ordinances. Mr. Andrews stressed, though, that citizen activity, as displayed here, carried forward to the developer, to the builder and to the buyer will ensure they get what they want. The City and the citizens are both looking ,for good development. Mr. Andrews took a few questions from the citizens at this time. Betsy Pond of 3013 Bent Tree asked if she could read a letter she had written which contains the thoughts of the residents of Greenshire Oaks about new development in the Greenshire subdivision. (Copies had been provided to the Commission.) Chairman Andrews invited Mrs. Pond to come to the next meeting and do that because the Commission would like to have time first to read over the letter. o Don Buehl of 3001 Greenshire Drive brought up the limited access to Greenshire and the extensive traffic these new homes will create. Chairman Andrews informed Mr. Buehl the City has a Master Plan for streets and they try to look 20 years down the road. Mr. Buehl then mentioned he knows that the Commission wants to protect the integrity and quality of the City and they have done a pretty good job with getting parks and green areas, but if there's no incentive to plant trees, shrubs, etc., then it's not going to be done. Mr. Buehl suggested having an "extending of the green" policy. Chairman Andrews thought that was a good idea and promised the Commission will talk about it. George Vick commented that if you read the papers you may have noticed that when people were going out to Arizona for health reasons, they were being required to have lawns. The greenery' has caused the almost 0~ humid-ity to rise considerably. Don Buehl briefly mentioned xeriscape type lawns.. Mario- Bruno of 3009 Greenshire Drive observed he does not see any access on these plats to Green Valley Road. -6- Chairman Andrews indicated that portion has not been °platted yet and assured Mr. Bruno the City requires two means of access to every subdivision. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Andrews adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m. There is a public hearing scheduled for the next meeting on May 10, 1994. i ~7.