06-25-2002Planning and Zoning Minutes
June 25, 2002
The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission convened in regular session on June 25, 2002
at 7:00pm in the Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz,
Texas.
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
David Richmond, Chairman
Ernie Evans, Vice -Chair
Ken Greenwald, ex- officio
Gary Wallace
Keith Van Dine
Joyce Briscoe
William Sommers
Tony Moreno
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT
CITY STAFF
Ron Youngblood, City Planner
Misty Nichols, Recording Secretary
OTHERS PRESENT
Billie M. Linehan
Mark Roberts
Robert Brockman
#1. Call to Order: Chairman Richmond called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
#2. Approval of Minutes: Mr. Moreno moved to approve the minutes of the regular session
of May 14, 2002; Mr. Wallace seconded. Motion passed.
#3. Status of Final Plats: Northciffe II Plat is ready for signature and recordation.
#4. BOA Actions: There were no BOA Actions to report on at this time. The next meeting is
tentatively scheduled for July 22, 2002.
#5. Citizens' Input Other than Agenda Items: None
#6. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a previously tabled request from Harry
Bauer Jr. at 502 Aero Ave., Aviation Heights Subdivision, to provide letters from neighbors in
favor of the special exception to the Zoning Ordinance for a second curb cut used to park an
RV camper. (BOA # 174 -02).
Mr. Moreno moved to un -table this item; Mr. Sommers seconded. Mr. Youngblood reminded
the Commissioners that this was the third meeting for this request as a result of a tie vote
previously. He provided photos of the RV as it would be parked in front of Mr. Bauer's house
at 502 Aero which showed that there would be no pedestrian or line -of -sight hazard. Mr.
Moreno moved to recommend approval to the Board of Adjustments. Motion passed; Mr.
Evans recorded nay.
#7. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a request from Mr. & Mrs.
Schoonover at 1660 Royal Palm, Greenshire Subdivision, for a special exception to the Zoning
Ordinance to encroach into the rear yard setback from 20' to 14' and 16' to construct a wood
deck and trellis. (BOA# 180 -02).
Mr. Youngblood stated this request is straightforward. There are no utilities affected,
homeowner association approval is provided, and staff has no concerns or issues with this
request. Mr. Moreno moved to recommend approval to the Board of Adjustments. Motion
passed.
#8. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a request from Mr. Linehan at 614
Brooks Ave., Aviation Heights Subdivision for a special exception to the Zoning Ordinance for
an additional curb cut. (BOA # 179 -02)
Mr. Youngblood stated that any additional curb cuts are public safety issues. He went to Mr.
Linehan's residence at 614 Brooks Avenue to take photos of the proposed area for the circular
driveway. The staff position is to generally not approve second curb cuts unless there are
extreme hardship situations which don't appear to be present in this case. Mr. Youngblood
stated at best, it would preclude Mr. Linehan from having to park his vehicle in the street. After
several minutes of discussion, Commissioners agreed that possibly there would not be enough
room to navigate a vehicle safely onto the drive. Mr. Moreno moved to recommend approval
to the Board of Adjustments; Mr. Van Dine seconded. In Favor: Commissioners Wallace,
Moreno, and Van Dine. Opposed: Commissioners Richmond, Evans, Sommers, and Briscoe.
Motion was disapproved, and will be forwarded to the Board of Adjustments with a
recommendation of disapproval.
#9. Discuss and Make Recommendation: On a request from Lamar Advertising to
remove 2 existing outdoor advertising displays and replace one with a modern monopole
double faced display. (SV # 2)
Mr. Youngblood stated this was potentially a good opportunity to have two 1 -35 Access Road
Off Premise Billboards removed and one new sign put up in their place. Mr. Wallace stated he
thought the Commission was being hypocritical in that we just passed the Sign Ordinance in
February and here we were considering allowing a new billboard! Mr. Evans stated
Inspections should have already identified the damaged sign and had it removed. Mr. Wallace
moved to disapprove the request from Lamar Advertising; Mr. Sommers seconded. Motion
passed. Chairman Richmond also recommended that the Building Official take immediate
action to have the damaged billboard removed.
#10. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a request from Bill Hunter for a site
plan approval for an Office \ Warehouse building in Schertz Industrial Park on Bell North Drive.
(PC# 525 -02)
Mr. Youngblood stated that Mr. Hunter had been advised there were several changes that
needed to be made to the site plan to have it considered and approved, and he was to bring
the new updated site plan to tonight's meeting. Commissioner Evans stated there were
several discrepancies, e.g. dumpster screening, fencing, misspelled words, no landscape plan,
and the sign details were all missing from the site plan. Mr. Moreno moved to table this action
until the corrections are made; Ms. Briscoe seconded. Motion passed.
#11. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a request from Quail Construction
for a site plan approval for an Office \ Warehouse building in Schertz Industrial Park on Bell
North Drive. (PC# 526 -02)
Mr. Youngblood stated that the staff also had reviewed this site plan and several discrepancies
had been brought to the attention of the developer which were not corrected. Mr. Youngblood
stated that when the packages are put together, there are sometimes agreements that they will
be brought to the meeting if they miss the deadline. In this case, it should have been pulled
from the agenda. Mr. Moreno moved to table this request until the corrections are made; Ms.
Briscoe seconded. Motion passed.
#12. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a request from ARC Enterprises for
a site plan approval for an Office \ Warehouse building in Schertz Industrial Park on Bell North
Drive, Block 1, Lot 7. (PC #527 -02)
Mr. Evans stated there also were numerous problems with this site plan, e.g. signage,
landscaping - -trees and ground cover missing. Mr. Moreno moved to table this request until the
corrections are made; Mr. Van Dine seconded. Motion passed.
#13. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a request from Jim Moore for a site
plan approval for an Office \ Warehouse building in Schertz Industrial Park at 17317 Bell North
Drive, Block 1 Lot 5. (PC# 528 -02)
Mr. Evans stated there was a discrepancy with the signage and that the property line split the
driveway. Mr. Moore stated he owned the property next door and intended to minimize the
number of curb cuts onto Bell North Drive. He also stated this was a spec building and did not
know if the future tenants would like a sign on the building or not. Mr. Wallace informed Mr.
Moore that sign requirements and dimensions were contained in the City's Sign Ordinance.
Mr. Evans also stated the building side yard setbacks were missing. Mr. Sommers stated that
if the building was "spec" and to be leased or bought by a future owner, the site plan needed to
state no signage; a new occupant would need to come through Permits to obtain approval for
the sign(s). Mr. Moreno moved to table this action until the staff could work with Mr. Moore to
correct these items; Mr. Van Dine seconded. Motion passed.
#14. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a request from Jim Moore for a site
plan approval for an Office \ Warehouse building in Schertz Industrial Park at 17345 Bell North
Drive, Block 1 Lot 12. (PC# 529 -02)
Mr. Moore stated that he had the same issues with this site plan as the last one and asked that
it also be tabled until he could consult with the staff. Mr. Van Dine moved to table the request;
Mr. Sommers seconded. Motion passed.
#15. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a request from Flores & Co.
Engineers for a preliminary / final Plat approval on the Isenhour Subdivision. (PC# 518 -02)
Mr. Youngblood stated that the Isenhour site plan was approved several months ago. Mr.
Evans asked if TXDoT had resolved the issue on deceleration lanes? Mr. Flores stated that he
was not aware of any issue with deceleration lanes, only the issue about where the curb cut
was going to be allowed by TXDoT. Mr. Flores asked if this was a plating issue or a building
issue? Both Mr. Evans and Mr. Richmond stated they did not want to see another 1 -35
intersection, and would like to have seen some help from TXDoT in making this safer. Mr.
Youngblood stated that he would continue to work with TXDoT to see if they could help us in
this matter. Mr. Moreno moved to approve the plat; Mr. Wallace seconded. Motion passed.
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#16. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a previously tabled request from
Gilver Engineers for a site plan approval for Valvoline Quick Lube on FM 3009. (PC #523 -02)
Mr. Sommers moved to un -table this item; Mr. Van Dine seconded. Mr. Youngblood stated
staff would have preferred driveways shared between H2O and Valvoline. To do this,
however, would require H2O to relocate equipment installed after TXDoT disapproved joint -
use of the driveway. Mr. Youngblood also stated he had discussed using a low profile sign on
the property, but Valvoline's national sign criteria and visibility on FM3009 suggested it would
be best to leave the sign as free - standing. Mr. Van Dine moved to approve the site plan; Mr.
Moreno seconded. Motion passed.
#17. Consider and Take Appropriate Action: On a previously tabled request from
Gilver Engineers for a preliminary / final plat approval for Valvoline Quick Lube on FM 3009.
(PC# 520 -02).
Mr. Youngblood stated that upon approval by P &Z, tree mitigation fees must be paid before the
City's letter of approval is issued that triggers permit issuance and plat recording. Mr. Evans
said that in the past, this was done before approval; Mr Youngblood said we should amend the
UDC to read "paid before bringing the plat to P &Z'. Mr. Evans further stated that Valvoline
owed the City 36 inches of trees, or $3,312.00, because it is a one inch for one inch of
mitigation. Mr. Wallace moved to approve the preliminary and final plat; Ms. Briscoe
seconded. Motion passed.
#18. Items by Commissioners and City Planner:
Chairman Richmond stated that the Council- appointed committee is making significant
progress on revising the Sexually Oriented Business (SOB) Ordinance. The committee's
elected spokesman made a presentation to Council at their first public hearing recently.
Chairman Richmond stated that we could expect a draft ordinance in July. He stated that the
City had declined to discuss zoning of SOBs at this time; however, it would be important in the
near future. He indicated that the Chief of Police stated that it is more effective to have the
SOBs in one area to assist in response.
#19. General Discussion.
Ernie Evans: None
Ron Youngblood, City
Planner: Stated the Public Forum has been set for August 1.
Tony Moreno:
None
Keith Van Dine:
None
Gary Wallace:
None
Joyce Briscoe:
None
David Richmond
Asked the staff on the status of housing residents by zoning classification?
Mr. Youngblood stated the staff was still working the list.
Ken Greenwald:
Stated the water line has had a few problems and delays; meeting next
Thursday.
William Sommers:
Informed the Commissioners that he will be out of pocket June 19 -28.
#20 Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m.
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