[1. Call to Order]
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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
I WILL CALL THE JUNE 13TH EDITION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING TO ORDER.
DAVID, CAN YOU LEAD US, PLEASE? LET'S PRAY. FATHER, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR TODAY AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE COOLER WEATHER.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE TO US.
AND WE PRAY THAT WE'LL BE SENSITIVE TO IT TONIGHT AS WE DELIBERATE FOR IT'S IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.
AMEN. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM TWO IS CITIZEN APPEARANCES.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ANY THIS EVENING.
NUMBER THREE IS CONSENT AGENDA.
[3. Consent Agenda]
CONSENT AGENDAS ARE ITEMS ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION.UNLESS SOMEONE FROM THE AUDIENCE, COMMISSION OR STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM.
OTHERWISE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COBI.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HANDS.
[4.A.Lot B, Block 17, Hidden Vistas Phase 4B (Case 23-045): Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance for a zoning change request from “PD”, Planned Development to “PD" Planned Development to incorporate .334 acres of open space into three existing residential lots]
MOVE ON TO ITEM 4A PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 23-045.GOING TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO INCORPORATE 0.334 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE INTO THREE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
STAFF PRESENTERS. LIDON PEARCE.
GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
SO AS YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, THE RED BOX IS KIND OF THE SUBJECT AREA.
THE BLUE HIGHLIGHTED AREA IS THE ENTIRETY OF THE HIDDEN VISTAS PD.
OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LISTS AREAS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE ZONING, AS MENTIONED, IS A PD ZONING.
SO WHAT THE REQUEST FOR US TODAY IS WE HAVE THREE LOTS THAT WE AS STAFF RECEIVED REPLATS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 0.3 ACRES TOTAL INTO THREE EXISTING LOTS.
YOU'LL SEE THERE 13, 14 AND 23.
SO THESE AREAS IN THE PD THAT ARE PLATTED ARE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WHICH CURRENTLY ARE DEVELOPED AND THEN THE OPEN SPACE LOT B AND THE PD ZONING IS LISTED AS AN OPEN SPACE.
MOST OF THAT AREA IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN.
SO FOR STAFF UPON RECEIVING THESE ARE THE REPLATS.
CORRECTION STAFF IS UNABLE TO APPROVE A REPLAT WHEN IT'S TWO DIFFERENT USES IN THE ZONING.
SO THE APPLICANT CONCURRENTLY SUBMITTED A ZONING REQUEST TO AMEND THE 0.3 ACRES OF THE OPEN SPACE AND THE PD TO BE ALLOWED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.
SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN UPON APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL IS THEN WE WOULD BRING IF THAT WAS APPROVED, WE WOULD BRING BACK TO THIS COMMISSION THE THREE REPLATS, INCORPORATING THAT 0.3 ACRES TOTAL INTO THREE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THIS REQUEST WILL NOT CHANGE ANY OF THE OPEN SPACE OTHER THAN WHAT'S BEEN REQUESTED.
IT WILL NOT CREATE ANY NEW LOTS.
IT'S EFFECTIVELY GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO INCREASE SOME OF THEIR REAR AND SIDE YARDS WITH THEIR FENCING, WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE WROUGHT IRON BASED ON IT BEING ADJACENT TO AN OPEN SPACE. STAFF DID SEND ABOUT 23 AND 400 NOTICES OUT TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER AND WE PLACED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY.
THEY WERE JUST CURIOUS WHY THEY GOT A NOTICE.
AND THEN ONE FROM THE DEVELOPER, MR. PETER THOMAS.
STAFF RECEIVED NO OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.
JUST GENERALLY, WE WOULD NOT DO THAT.
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HOWEVER, THIS SPECIFIC REQUEST, AS WE LOOK AT EACH REQUEST BASED ON ITS OWN MERITS, IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE TRAILS OR ACCESS AND HAS VIRTUALLY MINIMAL TO NO IMPACT ON THE OVERALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND STAFF HAS RECEIVED ZERO OPPOSITION.SO WITH THAT, WE KIND OF LEAVE THE RECOMMENDATION UP TO YOU, BUT STAFF NOT BEING ABLE TO KNOW AHEAD OF TIME, YOU KNOW, 400 PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME OUT IN OPPOSITION AND ARE NOT.
BUT BASED OFF INFORMATION AS OF RIGHT NOW, STAFF IS NOT OPPOSED TO THIS REQUEST BASED ON NOT CREATING ANY MORE DENSITY AND NOT IMPACTING THE CURRENT TRAILS OR OPEN SPACE AREA.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR MY PRESENTATION.
PETER THOMAS 13901 EAST RIVIERA DRIVE BURLESON I'M, THE DEVELOPER OF HIDDEN VISTA.
BETWEEN THE HOMES THAT EXIST AND THE PARK LAND, THE LAKE THAT I'M WE'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF GIFTING THAT PROPERTY TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE AREA THAT NOBODY GOES THROUGH.
THE TRAIL IS ALREADY IN AND DOESN'T AFFECT THESE THREE PROPERTIES.
SO THEY CAME TO ME AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I WOULD GIVE THEM THAT LAND AND I SAID YES.
AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO DO IT.
SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY.
OKAY. SO THE HOUSES THAT ARE ALREADY BUILT, THEY WERE ALREADY I MEAN, THEY WERE ALREADY ZONED TO BE BUILT. I CAN ANSWER THAT.
SO THIS ENTIRE AREA IS ZONED IN A PD AND THAT PD LIST DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
SOME AREAS SPECIFICALLY ARE FOR RESIDENTIAL, SOME ARE FOR OPEN SPACE.
THESE THREE LITTLE SLIVERS ARE ON THE LINE OF THE OPEN SPACE.
THESE HOUSES ARE ALREADY ZONED, THEY'RE ALREADY PLATTED, THEY'RE ALREADY DEVELOPED.
YOU CAN'T REPLAT A PROPERTY FOR A SINGLE FAMILY USE AND HAVE ANOTHER ZONING ON IT.
SO ESSENTIALLY THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THE REQUEST, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
IT'S NOT PART OF THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONED AREA IN THE PD.
OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S NOT REALLY A FUNCTION OF STAFF OR EVEN THE CITY.
I KNOW. I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
AND I COULD ASSUME THAT THEIR TAXES WOULD GO UP.
AND I GUESS THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE ONES THAT ARE REQUESTING THIS.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
IS THIS FOR STAFF OR THE DEVELOPER? YEAH, FOR IT'LL BE BOTH.
IS THERE HEIGHT OF IT ANY KIND OF DROP OFF OR ANYTHING? OR IS IT JUST SAME PLANE? THE LAND THAT THEY'LL BE GETTING IS LEVEL WITH THEIR LOTS AND THEN AT THE BOUNDARY OF IT, IT SLOPES DOWN TO THE LAKE.
THEY'RE JUST GETTING OVER TO WHERE THE BOUNDARY IS AND THEN THE LAKE BEGINS.
WATER DRAINAGE. DO ANY OF THESE HOUSES ALONG THAT AREA HAVE ANY TYPE OF A FRENCH DRAIN OR ANYTHING THAT DRAINS INTO THAT POND? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK SO.
AND WOULD THAT BE ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO HAVE ANY KIND OF FRENCH DRAIN THAT WOULD CROSS? SO THAT'S SOME OF THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THIS CURRENT REQUEST.
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SO IF AN INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER WENT AND PAID A CONTRACTOR TO PUT IN A FRENCH DRAIN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW ANY APPLICABLE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS. THESE WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR THIS PORTION OF THE LAND IS OUTSIDE OF THE FLOODPLAIN, BUT NOTHING WOULD PRECLUDE THEM IN THIS REQUEST FROM HIRING SOMEBODY TO PUT IN A FRENCH DRAIN IF THEY, YOU KNOW, DECIDED THEY NEEDED THAT.THERE'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY THE LAND HOW IT IS TODAY.
AND THERE'S NO UTILITY EASEMENTS OR ANYTHING BACK THERE.
OKAY. BUT NOWADAYS THOSE UTILITY EASEMENTS ARE ALL ON THE FRONT.
THEY'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE NORMAL BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON.
NOW, WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FENCE COST MOVING? IS THAT GOING TO BE EACH HOMEOWNER? YES, THE HOMEOWNERS WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, THE PRIVATE ENTITY.
I'VE GOT ONE QUICK QUESTION AS IT RELATES TO LOT 24, WHICH IS NOT A PART OF THIS REQUEST, HAS THERE BEEN COORDINATION OF LOT 24 KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING ON OTHER THAN JUST THE NOTICE BECAUSE ARE WE FACING LOT 24 SAYING, OH, THEY'VE DONE THIS, I NOW WANT TO DO THIS AND IT COMES BACK UP AGAIN LATER.
SO IF IF THE OWNER OF LOT 24 APPROACHED MR. THOMAS AND SAID, HEY, I'D LIKE TO PURCHASE OR ACQUIRE THAT PARCEL FROM YOU, AND HE WANTED TO REPLAT IN ORDER TO MOVE HIS FENCE, THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS.
I COULD TELL YOU PERSONALLY I DIDN'T GO KNOCK ON DOORS THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND TALK TO PERSONS, BUT EVERYBODY IN THE PD, ALL HOMEOWNERS WERE MAILED A NOTICE, ALL OWNERS ON THE CURRENT JOHNSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
IT WAS THEM WANTING TO ACQUIRE A SECOND LOT.
MAYBE HE DOESN'T WANT HIS TAXES TO GO UP.
BUT HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MR. THOMAS? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:13 AND OPEN IT UP FOR ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION. IF THERE ARE NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE CASE 23-045.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY CLINT AND A SECOND BY TODD.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
NO COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS AND NO NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:14 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.