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Planning & Zoning Commission
Regular Session Agenda
December 19, 2016
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.
December
5, 2016
III.
Public Hearing and Action Items from Public Hearing
A.
Hold a public hearing and take action
on a Replat Suntrac
Crossroads, generally located northwest of Texas Avenue, south of Egret Bay
Boulevard (FM 270), and east of Alabama Avenue, addressed 1818 East Main Street
(FM 518) and 1820 East Main Street (FM 518).
B. Hold a public hearing and make a
recommendation to City Council for Special Use Permit Application, SUP16-05
(The Metropawlitan), to allow an Animal Sales and
Services use to be operated on a property zoned CN (Neighborhood Commercial),
legally described as J Dickinson Survey, Tract 19, generally located along the
north side of West Main Street (FM 518), approximately 130 feet east of
Magnolia Estates Drive, addressed 3512 West Main Street (FM 518) in League
City, Texas.
IV.
New Business
A. Consider and take
action on an amendment to the 2017 Planning and Zoning Commission Calendar of Meetings.
V.
Citizen Communication
The privilege of
speaking at this time is limited to the following persons: residents, persons
having an ownership interest in property or a business within the City, or
their attorneys.
A statement of no
more than 3 minutes may be made. There will be no yielding of time to another
person. State law prohibits members of the Planning and Zoning Commission from
commenting on any statement or engaging in dialogue without an appropriate
agenda item being posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Comments should be directed to the entire Planning and Zoning Commission, not
individual members of the Planning and Zoning Commission or staff. If
addressing a specific agenda item, speakers must keep their remarks specific to
the item being considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Any speaker
making personal attacks or using vulgar or profane language shall forfeit
his/her remaining time and shall be seated.
VI.
Staff Comments
VII.
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 16th
DAY OF DECEMBER 2016, 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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Kris
Carpenter
Planning
Manager
MINUTES
CITY OF LEAGUE
CITY
PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION
Monday, December
19, 2016 at 6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL
CHAMBERS
200 W WALKER
ST.
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call of Members
Douglas Turner opened the
meeting at 6:00 PM.
Members Present Members Absent
Douglas Turner, Chair William Arnold
Richard McCullough Gary Walding
Gene Bindhammer
Wayne Alderman
Jon Schweinle
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
December
5, 2016
Mr. Alderman made a motion to approve the December 5, 2016 minutes.
Mr. McCullough seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0-0.
III.
Public Hearing
and Action Items from Public Hearing
A.
Hold a public
hearing and take action on a Replat Suntrac Crossroads, generally located northwest of
Texas Avenue, south of Egret Bay Boulevard (FM 270), and east of Alabama
Avenue, addressed 1818 East Main Street (FM 518) and 1820 East Main Street (FM
518).
Brittany Hathaway, Planning Assistant for the City of
League City, presented for the City. She informed that the replat
met all State and local requirements, and City staff recommended approval.
The public hearing was opened at 6:02 p.m.
With no comments received, the public hearing was
closed at 6:03 p.m.
Mr. Bindhamnmner made a
motion to approve the Replat Suntrac
Crossroads, generally located northwest of Texas Avenue, south of Egret Bay
Boulevard (FM 270), and east of Alabama Avenue, addressed 1818 East Main Street
(FM 518) and 1820 East Main Street (FM 518).
Mr. Alderman seconded the motion
The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0-0.
B.
Hold a public
hearing and make a recommendation to City Council for Special Use Permit Application, SUP16-05 (The Metropawlitan),
to allow an Animal Sales and Services use to be operated on a property zoned CN (Neighborhood Commercial), legally described as J Dickinson Survey, Tract
19, generally located along the north side of West Main Street (FM 518),
approximately 130 feet east of Magnolia Estates Drive, addressed 3512 West Main
Street (FM 518) in League City, Texas.
Korrie Becht, Senior Planner for the City
of League City, presented for the City, and City staff recommended approval.
Mr. Bindhammer asked if dogs would
be outside at night.
Ms. Becht replied there would be dogs boarded inside, however
they would not be kept outside during nighttime hours.
Mr. Bindhammer wished to clarify
that no surrounding property owners spoke against the proposed special use
permit.
Ms. Becht confirmed that no homeowners expressed opposition.
Mr. McCullough asked how long ago the previous grooming business
was in operation.
Ms. Becht replied that according to records it was more than 6
months but less than 12 months, however it was difficult to determine the exact
time of operation.
The public hearing was opened at 6:14 p.m.
Stephanie Winegar, applicant,
introduced herself and answered the boarding inquiry. She stated that dogs
would be boarded with a let out in the early morning at approximately 5:30
a.m., and again in the late evening. She included that they would start with approximately
20 kennels.
Mr. Bindhammer asked if there would
be barking at the early let out at 5:30 a.m.
Ms. Winegar stated they would limit
the number of dogs being let out at a time in order to mitigate noise and
maintain control by handlers.
Mr. Bindhammer asked if the dogs
accepted for boarding would be compatible with other dogs.
Ms. Winegar replied there would be a
compatibility test upon accepting dogs for boarding.
Mr. Schweinle
asked what the applicant planned to do with the pet waste.
Ms. Winegar replied they planned to
utilize an AstroTurf surface which would allow them to remove solid waste and
wash off, sanitize, and vacuum any liquid waste. She clarified that solid waste
would be removed with regular trash pick-up.
The public hearing was closed at 6:18 p.m.
Mr.
McCullough made a motion to approve the Special Use Permit Application, SUP16-05
(The Metropawlitan), to allow an Animal Sales and Services use to be operated on a property
zoned ?CN? (Neighborhood Commercial), legally described as J Dickinson Survey,
Tract 19, generally located along the north side of West Main Street (FM 518),
approximately 130 feet east of Magnolia Estates Drive, addressed 3512 West Main
Street (FM 518) in League City, Texas, subject to the following conditions:
- The SUP shall expire after a
period of 12 months beginning upon the date of adoption of the SUP if no
formal application is submitted to the City for development of the site.
- The uses permitted on the site
shall be limited to those permitted by the base zoning and identified in
this SUP.
- The only use permitted by this
SUP is Animal Sales and Services use, as defined in the Zoning Ordinance.
- The site layout shall be similar
to that which is displayed on the site plan (Exhibit A). This includes the
parking requirements, landscaping, fencing, and elevations.
- Exterior elevations shall be
constructed as shown on the elevation drawing (Exhibit B). Approximately
the bottom three feet of the primary structure, along with the columns
along the front and side elevations, shall be constructed of masonry.
Masonry is defined as brick, stone, decorative concrete masonry unit, or
other materials of equal characteristics laid up unit upon unit set and
bonded to one another in mortar.
- Landscaping:
- Screening: Provide 1 shade tree
for every 30? of linear street frontage (excluding driveways) and a
continuous hedge of shrubs along West Main Street.
- Buffering: Provide 4 canopy trees and 4 ornamental
trees per 100 linear feet of property line and a continuous hedge of
shrubs where adjacent to residential zoning district.
- Noise mitigation:
- Provide an 8? tall fencing along
the rear property line.
- Lighting:
- All lighting shall be full
cutoff.
- Lighting shall not be more than
0.2 foot-candles at any property line.
- Lighting shall be hooded or
shielded so as to be directed away from the adjacent single-family
residences.
- Rear lighting shall extinguish
after business hours, except for motion sensor lighting.
- Signage:
- Any freestanding signage to be
utilized on-site shall be a monument sign, a maximum of 10 feet in
height, and constructed of masonry material similar to the masonry used
on the primary structure.
- The RPZ backflow prevention
device shall be improved to current minimum requirements.
- Separator/hair traps shall be
installed at every wash station. All drains shall tie into the
pretreatment system (sewer system).
- A Certificate of Occupancy shall
not be issued until all development related conditions have been met.
Mr. Bindhammer seconded the motion
Mr. Alderman stated his only concern was noise, and said as no opposition
was received, his concern was assuaged.
Ms. Becht informed that the city arborist was researching dense tree
possibilities in order to further mitigate noise.
The
motion passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0-0.
IV.
New Business
A.
Consider and take action on an amendment to the 2017
Planning and Zoning Commission Calendar of Meetings.
Kris Carpenter,
Planning Manager for the City of League City, presented for the City, and City staff
recommended approval.
Mr. Schweinle asked if the 9th
or 23rd of January were options for alternative meeting dates.
Mr. Menzies replied that staff scheduled
the meetings as proposed in an effort to coordinate availability for City
Council meetings.
Mr. McCullough said it was his last
meeting and offered to postpone the item to the next meeting in order to allow
input from a new Commissioner.
Mr. Carpenter replied that the next
meeting proposed would be January 3rd, of which was on the table for
approval. He continued that if approval was granted he would confirm quorum
ahead of time to ensure the meeting as scheduled could be attended.
Mr.
Alderman made a motion to approve the revised
2017 Planning and Zoning Commission Calendar of Meetings.
Mr. Bindhammer seconded the motion
The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0-0.
V.
Citizen
Communication
No citizen comments made.
VI.
Staff Comments
Frankie Legaux
informed the commission of TX DOT updates on current and future projects with
provided safety reminders.
VII.
Adjournment
Douglas Turner adjourned the meeting at 6:26 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 16th DAY OF DECEMBER
2016, 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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Kris Carpenter Douglas Turner
Planning Manager Chairman,
Planning & Zoning Commission