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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - 08/11/2021 MINUTES PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION August 11, 2021 PRESENT: Jack Browne • Member David Cook • Chairman Michael Grassi • Member Blake Haney •Member Steve Lane •Member Noros Martin •Member Jeremy Woodward •Vice-Chair James McKechnie, Deputy City Attorney •City Staff Terry Floyd, Development Services Director • Fabian Medellin, Planner III • Christal Ashcraft, Development Services Assistant • Cedric Hu, Planning Technician • Pat Hoffman, Property Management Administrator • Rita Miller, Neighborhood Resources Manager • ABSENT: Anthony Inman •Member Dan Leslie •Alternate#1 Wayne Pharries •Alternate#2 Cayce Wendeborn •Member Mark McBurnett •SAFB Liaison Councilor Whiteley •Council Liaison I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Mr. David Cook, at 2:00 p.m. 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. Planning and Zoning 2 August 11, 2021 d. Commission members, when speaking please remember to press the button to turn on your microphone. 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 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 July 14, 2021 , minutes. Mr. Jack Browne seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously. VII. CONSENT AGENDA Lantex Addition — Preliminary Lantex Addition, Lot 1, Block 1 — Final Mr. Jeremy Woodward made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Mr. Jack Browne seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. VIII. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Case C 21-11 — 718 Barwise Street: Request for a conditional use to allow a carport in the required front setback in a Residential Mixed Use (RMU) zoning district. Applicant/Owner: Dora Cormier Location: 718 Barwise Street Mr. Noros Martin made a motion to approve the case, Mr. Jack Browne seconded. Mr. Cedric Hu presented the case and stated staff met with the owner and applicant, Ms. Dora Cormier and her proposal to construct a carport within the front setback of her property. Mr. Hu stated the proposal was for a carport 10 ft. wide X 39 ft. in length on the west side and 32 ft. in length on the east side. The carport will have a total of 4 posts, post height of 8 feet, no walls, and a 2 ft. setback from the front property line. Planning and Zoning 3 August 11, 2021 The subject property is located on the east side of the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and North Rosewood Avenue intersection. Staff notified 15 properties owners with in the 200 ft. notification area and received no responses. Mr. Hu noted there are no other carports with in the 200 ft. notification area. Staff recommends approval of this Conditional Use carport request for 718 Barwise Street with the following conditions: 1 . Further site plan review by planning and building inspections at the time of permitting for construction to verify conformance with Sec. 4220 and all other applicable code and ordinances. Chairman Cook asked if the applicant was present and wished to make a presentation. The applicant, was present and gave not statement Chairman Cook asked if there were any other public comments. Chairman Cook closed the case for public discussion and opened it up to the Commission. Chairman Cook asked if there were any other comments. With no further comments, Chairman Cook called for a vote. Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 7-0. 2. Case C 21-15 — 3806 Iowa Park Road: Request for a conditional use to allow for an expansion of 1,650 s.f. to a previously approved office in a Residential Mixed Use (RMU) zoning district. Applicant/Owner: Dan Dilts Location: 3806 Iowa Park Road Mr. Michael Grassi made a motion to approve the case, Mr. Jack Browne seconded. Mr. Fabian Medellin presented the case and stated the proposed conditional use was to expand a previous conditional use for a 2,800 sf. office in a Residential Mixed Use (RMU) zoning district last September. Mr. Medellin stated once the plans had been drawn up, the owner recognized a need for larger office space. Mr. Dilts is proposed to add an additional 1,650 sf. to the previously approved office space. The subject property is located 2 blocks east of the City View Drive and Iowa Park Road intersection located in a Residential Mixed Use (RMU) district, which is primarily residential. Therefore, an in-depth, impact review of the surrounding properties was performed by staff. The property directly to the east of the subject site is a vacant lot and residential uses to the west. Mr. Medellin advised there are commercial uses further along Iowa Park Road; to the west is an auto repair facility and civic uses to the east, including City View Elementary School. To the south side of Iowa Park Road are industrial uses such as the railroad and Tryer Processing. The subject property is undeveloped and currently used for agricultural purposes for grazing cattle. Mr. Dilts is proposing to develop only the frontage part of the subject property and continue the current agricultural use and graze cattle on the remaining undeveloped property. Planning and Zoning 4 August 11, 2021 Staff mailed out a total of 12 notices to property owners with a total of 4 responses in opposition. Those opposed to this conditional use listed the reason for the opposition as not wanting any commercial development behind their property. Site plans show there will be no development near residential owners. Mr. Medellin advised Staff recommends approval of this request to allow for the expansion of 1,650 sf. to an office use office at 3806 Iowa Park Road with the following conditions: 1. Obtain all necessary permits in accordance with city ordinances, adopted building code and zoning regulations through the site plan review process. 2. The plans submitted for the site plan review process must be identical to those submitted for the conditional use permit in building size, height, placement, parking count, vehicular circulation, ingress and egress points to the site, screening, and landscaping. The Director of Development Services may approve minor variations to the submitted plans to allow for conformance with city ordinances. 3. Any proposed additional commercial structures, excluding carports, additions to the approved 4,450 square feet structure, new or expansion of uses, excluding those permitted by right by Section 3270 of Appendix B, will require a conditional use permit from the Planning and Zoning Commission 4. Any proposed lights provided to illuminate any parking facility or paved area shall be designed to reflect away from any residential use and/ or public street. 5. Access to the site must be approved by TxDOT, and copies of the access permit must be provided. Chairman Cook asked if the applicant was present and wished to make a presentation. The applicant was not present and no other comments from the public were given. Chairman Cook closed the case for public discussion and opened it up to the Commission. Commission member Mr. Martin stated that all four responses where under the same name and asked if that meant they owned four separate properties or if they had signed for someone else. Mr. Medellin advised they owned four separate properties. Chairman Cook stated a 25% response was a large percent compared to what is normally received and the addition of another 1,600 sf. was huge. Mr. Cook asked why such a large addition was needed in addition to the previous approval. Mr. Medellin stated when the architect began to draw up the plans, Mr. Dilts needed more space to accommodate the amount of offices and conference rooms needed. Director, Terry Floyd stated since the applicant was not present to answer the additional questions it was up to the Commission to decide if the case should be tabled until another time or not. Mr. Jack Browne stated he believed the Commission should proceed and vote since this property was not adjacent to the owner opposing. With no additional comments Chairman Cook took a vote. The motioned passed unanimously, 7-0. Planning and Zoning 5 August 11, 2021 3. Case R 21-05 — 522 6th Street: Public hearing and consideration of a request to rezone +/- .52 acres of land located at 522 6th Street Lots 8-10, Block 138, Original Town), from Light Industrial to Central Business District (CBD) zoning district and amend the Land Use Plan from Light Industrial to Downtown to allow for expansion of commercial uses and alignment with adjacent districts. Applicant/Owner: Dent Keltner/Restoring the Past LLC Location: 522 6th Street Chairman Cook opened the public hearing at 2:19 p.m. and asked staff to present the case. Mr. Medellin advised the owners of 522 6th Street, Restoring the Past LLC, had recently acquired the property and wished to develop some form of multi- family use as the demand for living units downtown has increased, however, the current zoning of Light Industrial (LI) would not allow for residential structures. The subject property is located in the downtown area of Wichita Falls at the dead- end of 6th Street at the 6th Street and Ohio Avenue intersection. It is bordered on the north and west side by the railroad. Currently, the site is undeveloped with the railroad to the north, to the west is the Backdoor Theater and 6th Street Winery. To the south is the Historic Depot District, the LaSalle Crossing Apartments, 7th Street Studio and Gidget's Sandwich Shop. Mr. Medellin stated the uses in the greater downtown area in the last few years have shifted to more recreation and leisure. Currently, the Light Industrial (LI) zoning district centers over the railroad. When researching, staff viewed the rail road as a large impact on the downtown area because of sounds and that it bi- sects downtown, but not so in uses. There is no rail road stop downtown with the unloading of passengers or cargo. The railroad is a manmade border that is not going anywhere due to the federal level of authority. Staff feels this is an opportunity to realign the current zoning to the Central Business District (CBD) zoning to be more like uses surrounding the subject property and with future strategic goals for downtown development. Mr. Medellin advised staff mailed out notices to 33 property owners and received only one response back, that one of being in favor of this rezone. Staff recommends approval of the proposed rezoning request of +/- 0.52 acres at 522 6th Street to Central Business District (CBD), and amending the Land Use Plan designation to Downtown. If approved, the applicant is subject to all other zoning and building code regulations for commercial-related projects. Adhering to the zoning requirements may help lessen the potential impact on the abutting and adjacent residential neighborhood and include but are not limited to the following: 1. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, and new development must submit plans for review, approval, and inspection prior to beginning operations. Planning and Zoning 6 August 11, 2021 2. All outdoor lighting (Zoning Ordinance - Section 4650) must be directed away from the residential areas north, south and east of the property. 3. Parking sufficient to meet the needs of the development per the standards of Section 6200. 4. Landscaping shall be provided to meet the needs requirements of Section 6800. Chairman Cook asked if the applicant was present and wished to comment. The representative for the applicant, Mr. Tyler Sales, was present but made no presentation or comment. Mr. Cook then asked if there were any other public comments. With no response, Mr. Cook closed the public discussion at 2:24 pm and opened discussion to the Commission. With no discussion from the Commission, Mr. Cook called for a motion. Mr. Jeremy Woodward made a motion to recommend rezone to City Council, Mr. Mr. Jack Browne seconded. Motion passed unanimously with a 7-0 vote. IX. OTHER BUSINESS Updates: R 21-04: 504 Kemp Boulevard & R 21-05: 4314 Barnett Road Mr. Medellin gave a brief update to the Commission and stated both rezones the Commission had recommended approval to the City Council had passed on August 3rd, 2021. Central Wichita Falls Neighborhood Engagement Meeting Director of Development Services, Mr. Terry Floyd gave a brief description of what the meeting was for and goals set. X. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 2:27 p.m. 8/21 Jer= mod ard, e-Chairman Date /-t__ Vc4, Terry F o , Director of Development Services Date