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SPECIAL MEETING
ZONING $iPLANNING COMMISSION
MAY 16, 19.83
The Zoning and Planning Commission of the City of Priest University Place,.TX.,
convened in special session at the City Hall on Monday, May 16, 1983, with
the following members present:. Chairman Kendrick, presiding; Members
Bettler, O'Leary and Taitte.o
Notice of Meeting was posted in the .City Hall on Firday, May 13, 1983. Copy
letter from Daniel Trachtenberg to the City Attorney reviewing the history
of the proposal to construct a private street and replat certain lots in the
6400 block of Virginia Street and stating that his. clients (Mr. and Mrs.
King and Mrs. Annie Ruth Thompson), "have not been treated fair or equitably
and something must be done to stop the arbitrary way that this project has
been treated from the very beginning and to make things right."
Chairman Kendrick stated that the City Attorney had suggested that a decision
concerning above be held in abeyance for a maximum of sixty (60) days in order
to give applicants ample time to secure all required. documentation, including
a title committment policy. He also presented the following letter from.
Alan Hirschfield, developer and prospective purchaser of said property:
17 May 1983
Mr. Robert Kendrick
Chairman, City Planning Commission
3800 University City of .West University Place, TX 77005
RE: SUBDIVISION APPLICATION ON LOTS 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A and 9B
Dear Sir:
Please hold our application in abeyance for sixty (60) days pending our
clarification of title. If we have not resolved this issue within this time
period we would like to withdraw our application.
Thank you for your help and patience in dealing with this application.
Yours sincerely,
Alan Edwin Hirschfield.
Mrs. Taitte stated she felt the letter from Mr. Trachtenberg was peeved in tone
as if the attorney felt that the City of 1Nest University Place has been doing
his clients a disservice and it is her impression that is not hwat the City
of West University Place has been-doing and she would like to take exceptions
to the tone of theletter.
The general feeling among other memb ers was in agreement with Mrs. Taitte
statement.
Motion by Mrs. Taitte that in view of the fact that the Commission has
probably spent a minimum of ten (10) hours, and probably a great deal more
than that, going over this one matter for one group of interested citizens,
that the sixty (60) day abeyance be put into effect but if all of the re-
quirements suggested by the City Attorney have not been met at the end
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of sixty (60) days from today that this particular matter not be brought
before this Commission again for one (1) year from that time because
this Commission had already devoted an inordinate amount of its meeting
time to this one matter and has a great deal of other business to attend
to.
Mr. Norton arrived at the meeting at this time and was briefed on matters
having taken place in the meeting.
Discussion included procedure, effecting motion, detriment to new applicant,
if any, meetings devoted on this issue alone, and Mr. O'Leary suggested the
following be added to Mrs. Taitte's motion:
Provided, however, that should a majority of the Commission determine that
extraordinary circumstances have arisen justifying reconsideration of this
matter, by any individual proposing the matter, the matter being Virginia
Street, then the matter shall be re-opened within such .twelve month period.
Q Voting Aye: Bettler Voting No: None
Q Kendrick
Norton
O'Leary
Taitte
The Commission members continued their consideration of a report and recommen-
dation to the City Commission concerning the rezoning of ceratin areas in
the 2600 and 2700 blocks of 6Vroxton Road.
Rules of Procedure were discussed for possible change.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned.
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
SECRETARY