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12/06/2004 MINUTESMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 6, 2004 The Planning and Zoning Commission met Monday, December 6, 2004, 5:30 P.M., Lamar County Fairgrounds, Westside Building, 570 E. Center Street, Paris, Texas with the following members present: 1. Reeves Hayter 2. Barbara Forrest 3. Cleveland Thomas 4. Brad Archer 5. Marshall Kent 6. Carl Lucas 7. Benny Plata 8. Bobby L. Myers Lisa Wright, the Director of Community Development, was also present. 1. The meeting was called to order by Reeves Hayter at 5:30 p.m. 2. The minutes from the November 1, 2004, Planning and Zoning meeting were approved with a motion by Bobby Myers, seconded by Carl Lucas. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 3. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Tony Bryant for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Planned Development District (PD -a), on Part of Lot 10, City Block 289, being located at 3231 Margaret Street. The public hearing was declared open. Brad Hutchison, 38 1st Street NW, spoke in favor of the petition on behalf of Tony Bryant. Mr. Bryant wants to sell the property to Guaranty Bond Bank. The bank has no immediate plans for the property, they are just trying to square the property up. Residential property cannot be replatted with Commercial. The bank would buy only a portion of the lot (at the rear) and rezone it. Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 2 Opposition Bill Parks stated that he is concerned about the property that faces Lamar Avenue —not the lot that is being discussed. Mr. Parks would like to see the property cleaned up before rezoning is allowed. Don Parker, who owns the property adjacent to this property, has a problem with the bank. Mr. Parker stated that when the bank put in a parking lot, it drained onto his property. If the bank promises not to create a problem, he will have no problem with the zoning. He wants something in writing from the bank. Joe Smalley, 3221 Hubbard, spoke in opposition to the petition stating that he wants clarification. There would be no thoroughfare there according to the attorney. He is not opposed if there would be no traffic problem. There was no further opposition, the public hearing was declared closed. 4. Consideration of and action on the petition of Tony Bryant for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Planned Development District (PD -a), on Part of Lot 10, City Block 289, being located at 3231 Margaret Street. Motion was made to approve the petition by Brad Archer, seconded by Benny Plata. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 5. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Joe Iglehart for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Neighborhood Service District (NS), on Lots 25, 27, and 29, Block 2, of the Lamar Terrace Addition, being located at 128 24th Street SE. Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 3 The public hearing was declared open. Joe and Gina Iglehart, 100 24th Street SE, want to make a beauty shop out of the lower level of their 2 -story building. There will be only one operator. The existing building was never finished out, it has been used as a storage. There will be one client at a time, by appointment. Therefore, parking will not be a problem. Doyle Whitaker spoke to him earlier this week and he has no problem with the zoning request. The upstairs will be used for storage and crafts. There was no opposition, and the public hearing was declared closed. 6. Consideration of and possible action on the petition of Joe Iglehart for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Neighborhood Service District (NS), on Lots 25, 27, and 29, Block 2, of the Lamar Terrace Addition, being located at 128 24th Street SE. Motion was made to approve the petition by Bobby Myers, seconded by Carl Lucas. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 7. Discussion of and possible action on recommending an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan as it relates to that particular area located south and east of Lake Crook Park, south and west of Campbell Soup's spray field, and north of Highway 79, to include portions of 18th Street NW, 19th Street NW, and Butler Street. Lisa Wright advised the Commission that the City Council had requested that P &Z recommend a future land use because the Comprehensive Plan currently makes no recommendation in this area. She reminded the Commission that it had denied a request last month from Toby Yoder for a specific use permit to place a mobile home in this area, mainly because Mr. Yoder did not intend to live in Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 4 the mobile home. She also advised the Commission that they may need to take up a possible matter of designating certain areas for manufactured homes. Reeves Hayter stated that there are more areas than this that should be addressed and that more information is needed to make a full recommendation. It was suggested to appoint a subcommittee and report back to the Commission. Carl Lucas stated that the committee should meet as a whole with the City Manager and the City Engineer present. Mr. Lucas stated that this issue will have to be dealt with sooner or later. Benny Plata stated that the Commission should designate an area for manufactured homes, but it should not be where residences are already in place. Brad Archer asked if the City might develop this area as access to Lake Crook, and Carl Lucas stated that he is not ready to go out on a limb right now. Reeves Hayter requested further information from TML and the City Attorney regarding the current requirements in Texas for manufactured homes. He also asked if the map should be updated overall. Reeves Hayter stated that they could look at the information by the next meeting and make a recommendation. He stated that a presentation on manufactured housing will take several meetings to resolve. There was no action taken on a recommendation. The consensus of the Commission was to review the existing Comprehensive Plan and Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 5 make recommendations regarding future land use in all areas that are currently not addressed. The Commission will meet initially as a whole and then possibly appoint a subcommittee to do more intensive work and return to the Commission as a whole with recommendations. 8. Consideration of and action on setting a public hearing to amend the Comprehensive Plan as it relates to that particular area located south and east of Lake Crook Park, south and west of Campbell Soup's spray field, and north of Highway 79, to include portions of 18th Street NW, 19th Street NW, and Butler Street. Motion was made to table the amendment of the Master Plan by Benny Plata, seconded by Cleveland Thomas. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 9. Consideration of and action on the Preliminary Plat of Tobin Business Park on Lot 11 -E, City Block 316, Pine Mill Road. Reeves Hayter stated that there are no contours or drainage plan. Mr. Hayter stated that he would like to table pending receipt of a better drainage plan from the developer. Motion was made to table by Benny Plata, seconded by Carl Lucas. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 9. Consideration of and action on the Preliminary Plat of Lots 10, 11, and 12 -A, City Block 176, being located at 451 3rd Street SW. Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 6 Motion was made to approve by Carl Lucas, seconded by Benny Plata, subject to the City Engineer's Memo dated, December 2, 2004. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 10. Consideration of and action on the Replat of Morrell Place, being located at 1625 Loop 286 NE. Reeves Hayter was excused from consideration of this item. Motion was made to excuse Reeves by Carl Lucas, seconded by Brad Archer. Motion carried by a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. Marshall Kent assumed the chair. Motion was made to approve the petition by Brad Archer, seconded by Carl Lucas, subject to the City Engineer's Memo dated, December 3, 2004. Motion carried by a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. Meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 6, 2004 The Planning and Zoning Commission met Monday, December 6, 2004, 5:30 P.M., Lamar County Fairgrounds, Westside Building, 570 E. Center Street, Paris, Texas with the following members present: 1. Reeves Hayter 2. Barbara Forrest 3. Cleveland Thomas 4. Brad Archer 5. Marshall Kent 6. Carl Lucas 7. Benny Plata 8. Bobby L. Myers Lisa Wright, the Director of Community Development, was also present. 1. The meeting was called to order by Reeves Hayter at 5:30 p.m. 2. The minutes from the November 1, 2004, Planning and Zoning meeting were approved with a motion by Bobby Myers, seconded by Carl Lucas. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 3. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Tony Bryant for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Planned Development District (PD -a), on Part of Lot 10, City Block 289, being located at 3231 Margaret Street. The public hearing was declared open. Brad Hutchison, 38 1st Street NW, spoke in favor of the petition on behalf of Tony Bryant. Mr. Bryant wants to sell the property to Guaranty Bond Bank. The bank has no immediate plans for the property, they are just trying to square the property up. Residential property cannot be replatted with Commercial. The bank would buy only a portion of the lot (at the rear) and rezone it. Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 2 Opposition Bill Parks stated that he is concerned about the property that faces Lamar Avenue —not the lot that is being discussed. Mr. Parks would like to see the property cleaned up before rezoning is allowed. Don Parker, who owns the property adjacent to this property, has a problem with the bank. Mr. Parker stated that when the bank put in a parking lot, it drained onto his property. If the bank promises not to create a problem, he will have no problem with the zoning. He wants something in writing from the bank. Joe Smalley, 3221 Hubbard, spoke in opposition to the petition stating that he wants clarification. There would be no thoroughfare there according to the attorney. He is not opposed if there would be no traffic problem. There was no further opposition, the public hearing was declared closed. 4. Consideration of and action on the petition of Tony Bryant for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Planned Development District (PD -a), on Part of Lot 10, City Block 289, being located at 3231 Margaret Street. Motion was made to approve the petition by Brad Archer; seconded by Benny Plata. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 5. Public Hearing to consider the petition of Joe Iglehart for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Neighborhood Service District (NS), on Lots 25, 27, and 29, Block 2, of the Lamar Terrace Addition, being located at 128 24th Street SE. Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 3 The public hearing was declared open. Joe and Gina Iglehart, 100 24th Street SE, want to make a beauty shop out of the lower level of their 2 -story building. There will be only one operator. The existing building was never finished out, it has been used as a storage. There will be one client at a time, by appointment. Therefore, parking will not be a problem. Doyle Whitaker spoke to him earlier this week and he has no problem with the zoning request. The upstairs will be used for storage and crafts. There was no opposition, and the public hearing was declared closed. 6. Consideration of and possible action on the petition of Joe Iglehart for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Neighborhood Service District (NS), on Lots 25, 27, and 29, Block 2, of the Lamar Terrace Addition, being located at 128 24th Street SE. Motion was made to approve the petition by Bobby Myers, seconded by Carl Lucas. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 7. Discussion of and possible action on recommending an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan as it relates to that particular area located south and east of Lake Crook Park, south and west of Campbell Soup's spray field, and north of Highway 79, to include portions of 18th Street NW, 19th Street NW, and Butler Street. Lisa Wright advised the Commission that the City Council had requested that P &Z recommend a future land use because the Comprehensive Plan currently makes no recommendation in this area. She reminded the Commission that it had denied a request last month from Toby Yoder for a specific use permit to place a mobile home in this area, mainly because Mr. Yoder did not intend to live in Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 4 the mobile home. She also advised the Commission that they may need to take up a possible matter of designating certain areas for manufactured homes. Reeves Hayter stated that there are more areas than this that should be addressed and that more information is needed to make a full recommendation. It was suggested to appoint a subcommittee and report back to the Commission. Carl Lucas stated that the committee should meet as a whole with the City Manager and the City Engineer present. Mr. Lucas stated that this issue will have to be dealt with sooner or later. Benny Plata stated that the Commission should designate an area for manufactured homes, but it should not be where residences are already in place. Brad Archer asked if the City might develop this area as access to Lake Crook, and Carl Lucas stated that he is not ready to go out on a limb right now. Reeves Hayter requested further information from TML and the City Attorney regarding the current requirements in Texas for manufactured homes. He also asked if the map should be updated overall. Reeves Hayter stated that they could look at the information by the next meeting and make a recommendation. He stated that a presentation on manufactured housing will take several meetings to resolve. There was no action taken on a recommendation. The consensus of the Commission was to review the existing Comprehensive Plan and Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 5 make recommendations regarding future land use in all areas that are currently not addressed. The Commission will meet initially as a whole and then possibly appoint a subcommittee to do more intensive work and return to the Commission as a whole with recommendations. 8. Consideration of and action on setting a public hearing to amend the Comprehensive Plan as it relates to that particular area located south and east of Lake Crook Park, south and west of Campbell Soup's spray field, and north of Highway 79, to include portions of 18th Street NW, 19th Street NW, and Butler Street. Motion was made to table the amendment of the Master Plan by Benny Plata, seconded by Cleveland Thomas. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 9. Consideration of and action on the Preliminary Plat of Tobin Business Park on Lot 11 -E, City Block 316, Pine Mill Road. Reeves Hayter stated that there are no contours or drainage plan. Mr. Hayter stated that he would like to table pending receipt of a better drainage plan from the developer. Motion was made to table by Benny Plata, seconded by Carl Lucas. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 9. Consideration of and action on the Preliminary Plat of Lots 10, 11, and 12 -A, City Block 176, being located at 451 3rd Street SW. Planning and Zoning Minutes December 6, 2004 Page 6 Motion was made to approve by Carl Lucas, seconded by Benny Plata, subject to the City Engineer's Memo dated, December 2, 2004. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. 10. Consideration of and action on the Replat of Morrell Place, being located at 1625 Loop 286 NE. Reeves Hayter was excused from consideration of this item. Motion was made to excuse Reeves by Carl Lucas, seconded by Brad Archer. Motion carried by a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. Marshall Kent assumed the chair. Motion was made to approve the petition by Brad Archer, seconded by Carl Lucas, subject to the City Engineer's Memo dated, December 3, 2004. Motion carried by a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. Meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.