Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - 03/12/2014 MINUTES
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
March 12, 2014
PRESENT:
Karla Metty, Chairperson • Members
Barney Brock •
Jeff Browning •
Johnny Combs •
John Kidwell, Vice Chairperson •
Rodney Martin •
R. C. Taylor •
James Wingo •
Rick Graham •
Dan Leslie •Alternate#2
Kinley Hegglund, Senior City Attorney •Legal Dept.
James McKechnie, Assist. City Attorney •
Karen Gagne, Planning Administrator •City Staff
Monique Coleman, Planner II •
Leo Mantey, Planner I •
Eric Kozielski, Planning Technician •
ABSENT:
Anthony Inman •Alternate#1
Mary Ward • Council Liaison
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Metty at 2:00 p.m. Chairperson Metty then
proceeded to make the following comments:
a. This meeting is being broadcast live on Channel 11. 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.
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This meeting is being taped and there is no microphone to record statements made from the
audience.
d. Please silence all cell phone ringers 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. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No one from the audience wished to address the Commission.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Martin made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2014 meeting. Mr. Wingo
seconded the motion. The minutes were approved with a unanimous vote.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
PRELIMINARY PLAT:
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of the following plat subject to the
Standard Conditions of Approval for Preliminary Plats and any specific conditions listed:
Standard Conditions of Approval for Preliminary Plat
• Provide utility and drainage easements as required by utility companies and Director of
Public Works.
• Submit water and sewer plans; street; sidewalk; and drainage plans to the Director of
Public Works and water plans to the Fire Marshall. Drainage plans must be complete
enough to include impact on surrounding property and include detention facilities as
required by Director of Public Works.
• Coordinate street lighting plan and provide utility easements as required by the Director
of Traffic & Transportation.
• Submit two (2) copies of corrected preliminary plat to Planning Division before final
platting.
Note: Approval of a plat does not imply approval of development of property in violation
of the Zoning Ordinance.
Lake Wellington Estates (March 2014)
a. Additional easements will be needed prior to final plat of each phase. (Oncor)
b. All access points to state roadways shall be approved by TxDOT. (TxDOT)
c. There is no indicated access provided for citizens in this subdivision to the proposed
Circle trail along the BNSF railroad ROW. Where the Circle Trail is completed there will
predictably be citizen complaints as to why the City did not plan for access. This is a
similar situation to the Bridge Creek subdivision off [Southwest] Parkway. At that
development new home buyers demanded access to that section of the Circle Trail on
the Lake Wichita Dam even though the City Parks staff recommended the developer
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provide such access when the subdivision was first platted. The developer declined. A
difference in this situation might be there is no trail, yet, along the BNSF ROW and there
was a Section of the Circle Trail along the Lake Wichita Dam. Also, where this
subdivision was first platted the Parks staff proposed a City park be dedicated that
included the borrow pit lake that was joined with the, then, proposed elementary school.
The developer declined interest. (Parks & Recreation)
d. Will the road going to Kell happen? (Police Dept.)
e. Provide a location/vicinity map. (Planning)
f. Blocks 1, 8, and 11 had significant lot size errors where replats are not reflected on the
revised Feb. 2014 version. Please correct as shown on sample provided from the
Planning Office. (Planning)
g. Show replatted lots previously platted boundaries in a light dashed or dotted line.
(Planning)
h. Block 21 appears to exceed 1800 ft. in length. Since lots 49-72 of Block 21 are
unplatted lots, you may consider creating one or more additional lots. (Planning)
i. Some West Oil Co. easements do not appear to be tied down.
j. Please only provide one dimension per line. There appears to be multiple unclear
dimensions in Block 11 along Lancaster Lane.
k. There are a few streets (in Blocks 12, 13, 15, and 21) that require proposed street
names. Please propose street names on the revised preliminary plat that do not
duplicate or sound like existing streets in the city or ETJ. (Planning)
I. Lot 72, Block 21 and Lot 33, Block 3, and Lot 11, Block 2 are all corner lots but appear
to have a 25 ft. B.L.L. instead of an exterior side setback (or B.L.L.) of 15 ft. and a front
setback or (B.L.L.) of 25 ft. Please correct or clarify as needed. The required or
established setback is indicative of the use per Section 6.10 of the Subdivision and
Development Regulations. (Planning)
m. Lot 24-A, Block 3 east lot line is missing. There also appears to be a double-west
property line. Please correct. (Planning)
n. Please indicate right-of-way width at variable points along Lake Wellington Parkway
where the statement"row varies" appears. (Planning)
o. Lot 2-A, Block 8 was replatted. Remove middle lot line (but show as a dashed/dotted
line) to clearly indicate original subdivision and subsequent replat prior to 2014 revised
preliminary plat. (Planning)
p. Lot 16-A, Block 1 was replatted. Remove middle lot line (but show as a dashed/dotted
line) to clearly indicate original subdivision and subsequent replat prior to 2014 revised
preliminary plat. (Planning)
q. Lots 44-A, 45-A, and 46-A, Block 9 were replatted. Please correct to indicate original
subdivision and subsequent replat. (Planning)
r. Lot 23, Block 1 has an interior side 10 ft. B.L.L. Please clarify. (Planning)
s. Lots 2, 3, and 4 of Block 1 were replatted to remove the proposed green open space
and add area to the replatted lots 3-A and 4-A. Please remove Lot 2 "Green Space" and
correctly indicate replatted lots. (Planning)
t. Please identify the easement under Lot 18, Block 8. Is the house on a capped well?
Was the easement abandoned? If so, please provide abandonment documents.
(Planning/Property Management).
NOTE: Due to the extensive details in the changes requested, staff has provided a
scanned copy of the marked up plat. Please review as needed to help address all
aforementioned revisions.
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Mr. Kidwell made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Martin seconded. The motion
carried.
V. REGULAR AGENDA
1. Case C 14-08
Request for approval to establish a Dollar General, convenience store, in a
Residential Mixed Use (RMU) zoning district
1909 Windthorst Road
Ms. Karen Cosby applied for conditional use approval to establish a Dollar General,
convenience store, at 1909 Windthorst Road which is in a RMU zoning district. The store will be
located on a 2.5 acre vacant tract of land surrounded by primarily residential properties;
however, there are commercial and industrial uses north of Rowland to E. Scott along
Windthorst. Within a one mile radius of this property, there are no grocery stores which will
create a benefit to this area.
The proposed store plans to provide off-premise beer and wine sales for off-site consumption.
Final verification of the 300 ft. separation distance from The Old Path Community Church, 1501
Rowland, and the Sunnyside Baptist Church, 1904 Windthorst Rd., will be accomplished once
the Dollar Store construction is completed.
Twenty-seven (27) property owners were notified of this request. Three (3) responded in favor
and one (1) was opposed.
Karen Cosby with Vaquero Ventures was present. Mr. Graham asked if anyone from the
Church had approached her; she stated she had not been contacted. No one was present from
either of the two nearby churches. One response was received from the Sunnyside Baptist
Church across from the proposed site indicating they were in favor of this request.
Chairperson Metty asked if the owner of this proposed store owned other stores in Wichita
Falls. Ms. Cosby commented they are developing stores on Trigg Lane and Seymour Highway.
She said there would be six to eight new jobs created. Chairman Metty stated this store would
be a needed asset to the community.
Mr. Browning made a motion to approve this conditional use request; Mr. Martin seconded. The
motion carried.
2. Site Plan Appeal
New Parking Lot and Landscape Plan for Motel 6
1211 E. Central Freeway
This case was withdrawn by the applicant prior to the meeting.
VI. OTHER BUSINESS
City Council Update
Street Closure Update
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Paper streets for a portion of Rider Avenue and the southern part of Columbia Road (Ord. 06-
2014)
Ms. Gagne stated this item was presented and approved by City Council on February 18th. This
property will be incorporated with four other tracts for a proposed affordable housing project
with 49 total units. That project requires approval from the Texas Dept. of Housing and
Community Affairs for low-income housing tax credits. Winterberry Corporation, the developer,
is in the process of applying for those credits.
VII. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m.
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Karla , Chairp one Date
ATTEST:
Karen Gagne, Dept. of mmunity Development Date