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Planning & Zoning Commission
Regular Session Agenda
March 2, 2015
6:00 PM
Council Chambers, 200 W. Walker Street
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I. Call
to Order and Roll Call of Members
II. Approval
of Minutes
A.
February
16, 2015
III. Consent
Agenda
A.
Consider
and take action on a Final Plat –
The Village of Tuscan Lakes, Section 3, Phase 2, generally located
north of League City Parkway (State Highway 96), west of FM 270, and east of
Dickinson Avenue.
IV. Old
Business
A.
Consider
and take action on a Special Use
Permit – SUP 15-01 (T&DGK Enterprises), to allow for a warehouse
use [office/warehouse building] on approximately 0.996 acres on property zoned
“CO” (Office Commercial), legally described as Abstract 3, Lot 1 of the
Ghirardi #3 Subdivision, generally located at the northeast corner of Beaumont
Street and Dickinson Avenue, with the approximate address being 601 Beaumont
Street in League City, TX.
V. New
Business
A.
Consider
and take action on a Variance
Request for an increase in allowable driveway width and curb returns,
generally located at the southwest intersection of Columbia Memorial Parkway
and Delesandri Lane.
B.
Consider
and take action on BA15-01 (1600
W. League City Parkway – Kiddie Academy), a waiver of the buffer yard
requirement, generally located at 1600 W. League City Parkway north of the
Brittany Plaza shopping center.
C.
Consider
and take action on Master
Development Plan – Hidden Lakes Commons, generally located along the
south side of State Highway 96 and along the west side of South Shore
Boulevard.
VI.
Other Business
A.
Consider
and discuss possible
ordinance revisions to Chapters 42 and 125 of the League City Code of Ordinances
related to Oil and gas exploration: Drilling.
VII. Staff
Comments
VIII. Adjournment
CERTIFICATE
THIS IS TO
CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE NOTICE OF MEETING WAS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT
CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, ON OR BEFORE THE 27th
DAY OF FEBURARY 2015, BY 6 PM, AND WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE (THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT). ITEMS POSTED IN THE
OPEN SESSION PORTIONS OF THIS AGENDA MAY ALSO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED OR EXECUTIVE
SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN THAT THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AT ANY TIME
DURING THE COURSE OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED PROCEEDING MAY CONSTITUTE A MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 OF THE
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. BY THIS NOTICE, THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY ADVISED OF
SAID MEETING NOT LESS THAN 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE, TIME AND LOCATION
NOTED ABOVE.
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Richard
Werbiskis, AICP
City Planner
MINUTES
CITY OF LEAGUE CITY
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Monday, March 2, 2015 at 6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
200 W WALKER ST.
I.
Call to order and Roll Call of members of Planning & Zoning Commission
Eric Froeschner called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
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Members Present:
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Members Absent:
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Eric Froeschner, Chairman
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* Marc Edelman, Vice Chairman
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Doug Turner
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Kimberlee Prokhorov
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Ron Wicker
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Hank Dugie
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James Brockway
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Shane Hamilton
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* Marc Edelman arrived at 6:03 PM
City Representatives:
Paul Menzies, Director of Planning and Development
Richard Werbiskis, City Planner
Mark Linenschmidt, Senior Planner
Ryan Granata, Senior Planner
Kris Carpenter, Planner
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
February 16, 2015
Doug
Turner motioned to approve the minutes of February 16, 2015.
James Brockway seconded the motion.
Motion passed 6-0-0.
III.
Consent Agenda
A.
Consider
and take action on a Final Plat – The Village of Tuscan Lakes, Section
3, Phase 2, generally located
north of League City Parkway (State Highway 96), west of FM 270, and east of
Dickinson Avenue.
Hank
Dugie motioned to approve the consent agenda.
Shane
Hamilton seconded the motion.
Motion
passed 6-0-0.
IV.
Old Business
A.
Consider
and take action on a Special Use Permit – SUP 15-01 (T&DGK
Enterprises), to allow for a
warehouse use [office/warehouse building] on approximately 0.996 acres on
property zoned “CO” (Office Commercial), legally described as Abstract 3, Lot 1
of the Ghirardi #3 Subdivision, generally located at the northeast corner of
Beaumont Street and Dickinson Avenue, with the approximate address being 601
Beaumont Street in League City, TX.
Ryan Granata presented for the City of League City.
This item was previously tabled due to concerns with truck traffic,
architecture and screening.
Applicant has addressed the issues as follows:
They have added a continuous landscape hedge along Beaumont Street,
increased architecture for the front elevation to allow for stucco along
Dickinson and Beaumont, and no truck traffic is permitted along Beaumont
Street.
What is the purpose of the facility?
Cathy DeFoore with Wycoff Development addressed the commission. The
purpose of the warehouse is for office and storage for a janitorial service.
Why did they go with stucco?
Rick Pearson with Wycoff development addressed the commission. The
reason for stucco instead of split-face is due to cost and aesthetics.
Marc Edelman motioned to approve SUP 15-01 with the following
conditions:
Elevations comply with elevations that were submitted to staff on
2/27/2015.
Shane Hamilton seconded the motion.
Motion passed 7-0-0.
V.
New Business
A.
Consider
and take action on a Variance Request for an increase in allowable
driveway width and curb returns,
generally located at the southwest intersection of Columbia Memorial Parkway
and Delesandri Lane.
Kris Carpenter presented for the City of League City.
The purpose of the variance is to allow for safe entrance and exit for
trailers carrying livestock. Planning and Engineering staff recommend approval
and believe that this variance is necessary for safety.
Is there a limitation on how wide the driveway can be?
Currently, the maximum driveway width allowed is 30’ and the curb return
width is 10’.
Shane Hamilton motioned to approve the CCISD driveway variance.
Marc Edelman seconded the motion.
Motion passed 7-0-0.
B.
Consider
and take action on BA15-01 (1600 W. League City Parkway – Kiddie
Academy), a waiver of the
buffer yard requirement, generally located at 1600 W. League City Parkway north
of the Brittany Plaza shopping center.
Ryan Granata presented for the City of League City.
The property is located just north of the Brittany Plaza shopping
center. The property is zoned CG and is adjacent to PS zoning. The
property has been in development since 2009, and SUP 12-14 required the
preservation of a 40’ buffer. Staff recommends the approval for BA15-01.
A discussion was held.
Hank Dugie motioned to approve BA15-01.
Kimberlee Prokhorov seconded the motion.
Motion passed 7-0-0.
C.
Consider
and take action on Master Development Plan – Hidden Lakes Commons, generally located along the south side of State
Highway 96 and along the west side of South Shore Boulevard.
Kris Carpenter presented for the City of League City.
Proposed pad sites fronting SH 96 and South Shore and proposed office
park in rear of property. Office park will have access via a private access
drive from SH 96 and South Shore Blvd. The development meets all applicable
code requirements.
Paul Nicosia with Identity Architects addressed the commission regarding
tenants. At this time, not all tenants have been verified for the
property.
A discussion was held.
James Brockway motioned to approve Master Development Plan – Hidden
Lakes Commons.
Doug Turner seconded the motion.
Motion passed 7-0-0.
VI.
Other Business
A.
Consider
and discuss possible ordinance revisions to Chapters 42 and
125 of the League City Code of Ordinances related to Oil
and gas exploration: Drilling.
Mark Linenschmidt presented for the City of League City.
In 2011, Staff came forward with major revisions of the oil and gas
ordinance, with minor revisions made in 2013 & 2014. The revisions
now would be the completion of the original task from 2011 to revise the
ordinance in its entirety.
A discussion was held.
This was prompted by the need to make this more of a living document,
where the ordinance relates back to industry standards and not a hard line city
standard to eliminate the need to continually take this back for revision as
new standards are updated through the industry.
A discussion was held regarding the setbacks.
The current 600 foot setback requirement is already lax on what the
P&Z commission originally wanted already. Originally, 1000 foot
setback is what was preferred by the commission. Commission voiced
concern that they worked very hard to get to the current requirements and many
feel it isn’t strict enough as is.
A discussion was held on the best way to define “nearest hazardous
area”.
A discussion was held on flaring, and what circumstances that would be
allowed.
A discussion was held on the noise level and feeling the vibrations,
especially at night when people are trying to sleep.
A discussion was held on the subjective nature of the enforcement
language.
A discussion was held on studies on the safety requirements.
Currently, staff has been unable to find any study that says 600 feet is safer
than 350 feet.
Commission wants further information on studies on setback requirements
and safety, and wants comparisons from other cities to see what their setbacks
are and how they came up with that requirement.
A discussion was held on if allowing these in the undeveloped areas
would possibly hinder future commercial development in those areas.
A discussion was held on insurance liability not being sufficient as a
blanket number, as opposed to looking at the surrounding properties and
requesting proof of insurance based on the surrounding property values around
the drilling site.
Commission recommends that we compare surrounding communities for their
standards and bring the issue back to commission.
VII. Staff
Comments
VIII.
Adjournment
Eric Froeschner adjourned the meeting at 7:14 PM.
CERTIFICATE
THIS
IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE NOTICE OF MEETING WAS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD
AT CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, ON OR BEFORE THE 27th
DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015, BY 6 PM, AND WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE (THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT). ITEMS POSTED IN THE
OPEN SESSION PORTIONS OF THIS AGENDA MAY ALSO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED OR
EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS
ACT.
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AT
ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED PROCEEDING MAY CONSTITUTE A
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 OF
THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. BY THIS NOTICE, THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY ADVISED
OF SAID MEETING NOT LESS THAN 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE, TIME AND
LOCATION NOTED ABOVE.
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Richard
Werbiskis, AICP
Eric Froeschner
City
Planner
Chairman
Date minutes approved:
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