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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - 03/10/2021 MINUTES PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION March 10, 2021 PRESENT: Jack Browne •Member David Cook •Chairman Michael Grassi ♦Alternate#1 Blake Haney ♦ Member Steve Lane •Member Noros Martin • Member Wayne Pharries ♦Alternate#2 Cayce Wendebom • Member Jeremy Woodward •Vice-Chair Councilor Whiteley •Council Liaison Mark McBurnett •SAFB Liaison James McKechnie, Deputy City Attorney •city Staff Terry Floyd, Development Services Director ♦ Fabian Medellin, Planner III • Cedric Hu, Planning Technician • Christal Ashcraft, Development Services Assistant ♦ ABSENT: Anthony Inman •Member Dan Leslie •Member I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Mr. David Cook, at 2:02 p.m. Vice- Chairperson Cook proceeded to make the following comments: a. This meeting is being televised live on Channel 1300. It will be replayed at 2:00 p.m. daily including Saturday and Sunday until the next live meeting is aired which will be the second Wednesday of next month at 2:00 p.m. b. Motions made by the Commission members include all staff recommendations and developmental requirements listed in the staff report. Any deviations will be discussed on a case-by-case basis and voted on accordingly. c. Applicants and citizens who wish to address the Commission or answer questions from the Commission members are asked to please speak into the microphone at the podium. This meeting is being taped and there is no microphone to record statements made from the audience. d. Commission members, when speaking please remember to press the button to turn on your microphone. Planning and Zoning 2 March 10, 2021 e. Please silence all cell phones during the meeting. If it is necessary for you to have a cell phone conversation during the meeting, please use the hallway outside this room. II. ROLL CALL Commission Chairman Cook roll called commission and staff members. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman Cook asked if there were any comments from the public. With no response, Mr. Cook closed public comments. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Noros Martin made a motion to adopt the January 13, 2021, minutes. Mr. Michael Grassi seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously. VII. CONSENT AGENDA Preliminary Plat: 1. Barwise & Jalonick Addition, Lots 3 & 4, Block 38 Applicant: Proven Surveying Location: The .44 acres currently known as 816 Jalonick Street is the north corner of the Jalonick Street and Edwards Avenue intersection. 2. Cherokee Industrial Park, Blocks 5, 6, 8 & 9 Applicant: Corlett, Probst & Boyd Location: The 36.52 acres is located northeast of the Ditto Lane and Southwest Parkway intersection. 3. Kemp's Subdivision, Lots 3-7, Block 11 Applicant: Corlett, Probst & Boyd Location: The 13 acres is located south of the Barnett Road and Kell Boulevard intersection. 4. Lake Wellington Estates Applicant: Biggs & Mathews Location: The 35.50 acres is located northeast of the Kell Freeway and Barnett Road intersection and southeast of the Seymour Highway and Barnett Road intersection. Final Plats: 5. Barwise & Jalonick Addition, Lot 4, Block 38 Applicant: Proven Surveying Location: The tract currently known as 816 Jalonick Street is the north corner of the Jalonick Street and Edwards Avenue intersection. 6. Caskey's Subdivision, Lot 2-A, Block A Applicant: Proven Surveying Location: The .34 acres currently known as 1008 Pecan Street is located east of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holliday Creek. Planning and Zoning 3 March 10, 2021 7. Lake Wellington Estates, Section 13 Applicant: Biggs & Mathews Location: The 13.20 acres is located southeast of the Seymour Highway and Barnett Road intersection. 8. Nunez Addition, Lot 1 & 2, Block 2 Applicant: Proven Surveying Location: The .52 acres is located northwest of the Old Iowa Park Road and City View Drive intersection. 9. Kemp's Subdivision, Lots 5 & 6, Block5 Applicant: Corlett, Probst & Boyd Location: The 7.19 acres is located north of the Barnett Road and Seymour Highway intersection. 10.H.R. Addition, Lots 1-B & 2-C, Block 1 Applicant: Corlett, Probst & Boyd Location: The 1.64 acres is located west of the Old Iowa Park Road and North Scott Avenue Chairman Cook asked if there were any items on the consent agenda to be brought down to the regular agenda or modified. Mr. Fabian Medellin stated there would be three items that would need to be removed from the consent agenda. The first would be the final plat for Lake Wellington Estates, Section 13, due to it not meeting subdivision regulations at the time of the meeting. The other two would be Kemp's Subdivision, Lots 5 & 6, Block 5 and the H.R. Addition, Lots 1-B & 2-C, Block 1, due to them being minor plats and staff having the ability to approve them. Ms. Cayce Wendeborn made a motion to accept the consent agenda. Mr. Blake Haney seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously. VIII. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Case C 21-01 — 802 Waco Street— Manufactured Home: Request for a conditional use to allow a manufactured home as in a Single Family 2 (SF-2) zoning district. Applicant/Owner: Nancy Hagan Ms. Cayce Wendeborn made a motion to approve the case, Mr. Michael Grassi seconded. Mr. Medellin presented the case and stated staff had met with Ms. Nancy Hagan, property owner in regards to the placement of a manufactured home on the subject property and at that time submitted an application for a conditional use. Planning and Zoning 4 March 10, 2021 The subject property is located west of the Holliday Creek and Scott Avenue area. Subject site is a vacant lot directly surrounded by a few residential structures and other vacant lots. To the east is a contractor's yard and to the south an automotive repair shop. Mr. Medellin advised at the time Ms. Hagan submitted her application, she had selected a manufactured home of three bedroom, two bath, 1,200 square foot. Working with the dimensions of the structure and allowances for setbacks, it would require the orientation of the home to face its side property line, which the owner did not want and staff does not recommend. Ms. Hagan is currently working with the manufactured home dealer to modify the existing selected model or to purchase a new model that would allow the home to be oriented to face Waco Street and still meet setback requirements. When reviewing the application, staff believed this case could still proceed with conditions placed on the request for the home face Waco Street. Currently, there are no other manufactured homes in the surrounding area. The subject site is in a Single Family-2 (SF-2) zoning district. To the south is a Light Industrial (LI) district where the automotive service facility stands and to the east, the contractor's yard is considered a non-conforming use in the Light Industrial (LI) district. To the north and west are residential and vacant lots in a Single Family-2 (SF-2) district. This case was initially to be heard at the February meeting; however, due to inclement weather, it was postponed to this month. For both months staff notified 17 properties within the 200 foot notification area. In total there were 4 responses, 3 in favor and 1 opposed. Staff recommended approval of a conditional use for a manufactured home at 802 Waco Street with the following conditions. 1. The manufactured home meets the requirements of Section 5600 for in-fill manufactured housing of the zoning ordinance for manufactured housing. 2. Prior to approval of a building permit, the Director of Development Services will verify and approve the proposed home and site plan requiring the home to be oriented towards Waco Street. The manufactured home submitted for permitting must be similar in size, square footage, and character to the proposed home in the conditional use permit petition. 3. The proposed home must comply with all applicable codes and ordinances at the time of construction permitting. Chairman Cook asked if the applicant was present and wished to make a presentation. The applicant, was not present and no other public comments. Chairman Cook closed the case for public discussion and opened it up to the Commission. There were no comments from the Commission and Chairman Cook called for a vote. Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 9-0. Planning and Zoning 5 March 10, 2021 2. Case C 21-03 — 4360 Iowa Park Road — Non-Conforming Expansion: Request for a conditional use to allow for an expansion of a non- conforming use, animal services, in a Single Family-1 (SF-1) zoning district. Applicant/Owner: Steven Wood Ms. Cayce Wendeborn made a motion to approve the case, Mr. Noros Martin seconded. Mr. Medellin presented the case and stated Mr. Steven Wood with BYSP Architects had submitted a set of construction plans for permitting to add an additional 1,800 square feet to the existing Human Society. Mr. Medellin advised the Wichita Falls Human Society has operated from their current location since the 1960's, at which time was an unincorporated area. In 1999 the site was annexed into the City of Wichita Falls and assumed the default zoning classification of Single Family-1 (SF-1) which primarily allows for residential uses and some civic uses. The annexation left the Human Society operating as a non-conforming use. The subject property is located in the west part of Wichita Falls off Iowa Park Road. To the north, northwest and northeast there are many acres of agriculture uses. Immediately to the west, along the frontage, is an Oncor transmission facility. To the east frontage is a contractor's yard. To the south is the railroad and a few residents. Mr. Medellin stated the 1,800 square feet is an addition to the existing structure and would be 95 feet from the nearest adjacent property, the contractor's yard to the east. To the north is approximately 600 feet of separation and to the west 300 feet of separation. The addition will allow the Humane Society to expand their office space, reception area, allow for storage and new "getting to know you rooms" for potential adopters space to interact with the animals. The addition will be 1,600 square feet from the nearest residence, which is a manufacture home located to the southeast in a Residential Mixed Use (RMU) zoning district. The second closest residence would be 1,800 square feet away. Mr. Medellin advised this case was another postponed from February. Notices for both months were mailed to 9 property owners with a total of 2 responses received in favor of this conditional use. Staff reviewed the case and felt location was the mitigating factor. The location of the structure, and its isolation from everything else around it, protects surrounding adjacent properties from any negative impacts from the expansion. Staff recommends approval of a conditional use to allow for the expansion of the nonconforming land use of animal services in a Single Family-1 zoning district with the following conditions: 1. A plat of the property must be submitted, approved and recorded prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Planning and Zoning 6 March 10, 2021 2. Any future proposed expansions beyond the proposed 1,836 sf, be subject to the conditional use permit process. Chairman Cook asked if the applicant was present and wished to make a presentation. The applicant, Mr. Steven Wood, thanked staff for work done and stated the Human Society was a great non-profit facility that served our city. Mr. Wood stated they were not adding any addition kennels and was available for any questions the Commission may have. No other public comments. Chairman Cook closed the case for public discussion and opened it up to the Commission. There were no comments from the Commission and Chairman Cook called for a vote. Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 9-0. 3. Case C 21-04— 2206 Taft Boulevard — Non-Conforming Expansion: Request for a conditional use to allow an office greater than 1,200 sq. ft. and a reduction of the rear & interior side setbacks in a Limited Commercial (LC) zoning district. Applicant/Owner: Bill McGregor Ms. Cayce Wendeborn made a motion to approve the case, Mr. Blake Haney seconded. Mr. Medellin presented the case and stated the owner/applicant, Mr. Bill McGregor had come to the city seeking to discuss the subject property, development requirements and potential construction for the site. Due to the unique configuration and location of the property Mr. McGregor was seeking the staffs advice on development of this property. The subject property, triangular in shape, is located at the northwest corner of Taft Boulevard and Kell Boulevard. The subject property is surrounded by single family uses within a Limited Commercial (LC) zoning district. Along Kell Boulevard there is a required 25 foot setback, and to the north and west, because a potential commercial property is abutting residential uses, there is a required 30 foot setback. To the west is a buffer with a 20 foot alley. After standard setbacks, the space for development is very limited at approximately 1,000 square feet. Due to the setbacks, Mr. McGregor is requesting reduction of the required setbacks to the minimum of 5 feet and allowance of an office space greater than 1,200 square feet. The site plan Mr. McGregor submitted shows a single story 2,700 square foot office structure with the requested 5 feet setbacks to the north and west, as well as the parking lot configuration meeting the parking standards. The subject property is located on Kell Boulevard, which requires TxDOT review and approval of any modification, expansion or addition of curb cuts to the site. Mr. McGregor will petition TxDOT for a curb cut permit. Currently the subject property is vacant and is allowed a single family by right that can be a multi-story structure and permitted with the same 5 feet setback. This property along Kell Boulevard, which is one of the city's largest thoroughfares, and due to this access to and from the area staff feels it should be used primarily for commercial uses. This area is also along the upcoming Neighborhood Revitalization target area. Planning and Zoning 7 March 10, 2021 Staff notified 11 property owners with no responses in return. Staff met with Mr. McGregor and took all items into consideration and believes any potential negative impacts to adjacent properties could be mitigated with conditions. Mr. McGregor agreed conditions were reasonable and fair. Staff recommends approval of this request for a reduction of the rear and side interior setback to 5 feet and allow an office space up to 2,700 square feet at 2206 Taft Boulevard with the following conditions: 1 . The development is subject to the site plan review process, and must comply with all applicable codes and obtain all necessary permits. 2. Access cuts alteration, relocation or new to the site must be approved and permitted by TXDOT. 3. No illuminated signs, either by internal or external illumination, will be allowed on the building. 4. The maximum height of the structure shall be no more than 15 feet. This is to be measured from grade to the peak of the structure or other items placed on top of the structure. This is to include parapets, electrical or HVAC equipment or any other objects placed on or extending from the structure. 5. All outdoor lighting must be directed away from residential areas and right- of-ways. 6. Screening through the use of a privacy fence, wood or masonry, of 6 feet shall be provided on the interior side (north) and rear (west) property lines. Chairman Cook asked if the applicant was present and wished to make a presentation. Mr. McGregor stated he appreciated city staff working with him and will adhere to requirements presented. No other public comments. Chairman Cook closed the case for public discussion and opened it up to the Commission. There were no comments from the Commission and Chairman Cook called for a vote. Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 9-0. IX. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 2:27 p.m. 4 David Cook, Chairman Date ATTEST: —JL/—c,1 fa edellin, for Terry Floyd, Director of Development Services Date