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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: ~ Consideration of a prelmina totaling 23.1 acres along the south side of State. Highway 30 _._ (96-300) ry plat .for the Jordan Subdivision between Linda and Pamela Lanes. City Planner Kee presented the staff report and. recommend approval of the preliminary plat with comments from the Presubmission Conference. Subdivisions have occurred on this property over time without benefit of platting as required by he Local 'Government Code.. Old plats of the Harvey Hillsides subdivision refer to this property as "block 4", as if it were platted, but not part of the plats of the adjacent areas. Mr. Jordan .purchased 5.84 acres (shown as lots 1, 2 and 3 on this proposed preliminary plat) in 1993. He is now wanting to develop or sell his property, but. upon a search of records, it was discovered that' "block 4" was.-never really. legally platted. Therefore, Mr. Jordan is being required to submit a preliminary plat accompanied by impact studies for-.the entire "block 4", with the acreage he currently owns designated as lots l,' 2 and 3 and the rest of the unplatted property previously referred to as block 4 shown as "Reserved for Future Development". 1VIr. Jordan will then be able to come in with a final plat. of only his..property at his convenience, and the owners of the. remaining property can come in with either final plats or additional preliminary. plats of their properties, whichever .applies. Since the staff report was written, the applicant is requesting a driveway variance. Transportation Planner Hard. is prepared to address this variance at tonight's meeting;. however, since there was no information concerning the` variance request in the packets, the Commission has the diseretionto`either consider the. request or table the request to a future meeting. Transportation Planner Hard explained that in discussions with the applicant, it was agreed that the City will allow a shared driveway between lots 2 and 3 as shown on the preliminary plat, and a single curb cut on lot 1. Staff recommended that the variance be denied and that the two curb cuts .previously agreed to by the applicant be granted in order to consolidate the driveway openings in this area. Applicant and property ownerWeldon .Jordan approached the Commission and stated that in this particular case, three individual curb cuts should be allowed. The subject property is located in a rural area and the lots are a minimum of two acres in size. 1VIr. Jordan stated that he plans. on,building a personal office building for his contracting business on one lot and the other two lots will be similar in use. He stated that. there are very few driveways in this rural area and .the proposed three .curb cuts would .not conflict with the existing driveways. The driveways would be located in the center of each lot so there will be a minimum 190' separation between the curb cuts. Commissioner Hall moved to recommend -approval- of the preliminary plat for the Jordan Subdivision with. the .condition that the driveway variance issue be addressed at the time of the final plat. Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Other business. Commissioner Hall suggested that either staff or the HOK consultants take a step back and look at the individual zoning districts that are in place .now. .For example, the possibility of placing a square footage requirement on the size of a food service area in a convenience store in a C-3 zoning .district as opposed to requiring C-1 zoning for a convenience store with a small food service area. He also informed the Commission that Texas Digital Systems met with several homeowners around the Sebesta Road and East Bypass area to discuss: the possible rezoning and development of that area. P & Z Minutes January 18, 1996 Page 4 of S ~~~ AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Consideration of a preliminary plat for the Jordan Subdivision totaling 23.1 acres along the south side of State Highway 30 between Linda and Pamela Lanes. (9b-3.00) City Planner Kee presented the. staff report. and recommend approval of the preliminary plat with comments from the Presubmssion Conference. Subdivisions have occurred on this property over time without. benefit of platting as required by the Local Government Code. Old plats of the Harvey Hillsides subdivision refer to this property as "block 4", as if it were platted, but not part of the plats of the adjacent areas. Mr. Jordan purchased 5.84 acres (shown as lots 1, 2 and 3 on this proposed preliminary plat) in 1993. 'He is now wanting to develop or sell his property, but upon a search of records, it was. discovered that "block 4" was never really legally platted. Therefore, Mr. Jordan is being'requred to submit a preliminary plat. accompanied by impact. studies for the entire "block 4", with the acreage he currently owns designated as lots 1, 2 and 3 and the rest of the unplatted property previously referred to as block 4 shown as "Reserved for Future Development". Mr. Jordan will then be able to come in with a final plat of only his property at his convenience, and the owners of the remaining property can come in with either final plats or additional preliminary plats of their properties, whichever applies. Since the staff report was written, the. applicant is requesting a driveway variance. Transportation Planner Hard is prepared to address: this variance at'tonight's meeting;, however, since there was no information concerning the variance request in the packets, the. Commission .has the discretion to either consider the request or table the request to a future meeting. Transportation. Planner Hard explained that in discussions with theapplicant, it was agreed that the City will allow a shared driveway between lots 2 and 3 as shown onthe preliminary plat, and a single curb cut on lot 1. Staff recommended that the variance be denied and that the two curb cuts previously agreed to by the applicant be granted in order to consolidate the driveway openings in thin area. Applicant and property owner Weldon Jordan approached the Commission and stated that in .this particular case, three individual curb cuts should be allowed. The subject property is located in a rural area and the lots are a minimum of two acres in size. Mr. Jordan stated that he plans on building a personal office building for his contracting business on one lot and the other two lots will be similar in use. He stated that there are very few driveways in this rural area and the proposed three curb cuts would not conflict with the existing driveways. The driveways would be located in the center of each lot so there will be a minimum 190' separation'between the curb cuts. Commissioner Hall moved to recommend approval of the preliminary plat for the Jordan Subdivision with the condition that the. driveway variance ..issue be addressed. at the time of the final plat. Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM IVD. 6: Other business. Commissioner Hall suggested that either staff or the HOK consultants take a step Back and look at the individual zoning districts that are in place now...For example, the possibility of placing a square footage requirement on the size of a food service area in a convenience store in a C-3 zoning district as opposed to requiring C-1 zoning for a convenience store. with a smalt .food service area. He also informed the Commission that Texas Digital Systems met with several homeowners. around the Sebesta Road and East Bypass area to discuss the possible rezoning and development of that area. P & Z Minutes January I8, 1996 Page 4 of 5