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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08101976 ZPC MinutesREGULAR MEETING ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION AUGUST 10, 1976 The Zoning and Planning Commission of the City of West University Place convened in regular session at the City Hall, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 10, 1976, with the following members present: Chairman Bartholomew, presiding; Members LaCook, Norton and Weatherby. Nfr. Dahlin was absent. The Chairman ascertained from the secretary that proper notice of the meeting had been posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting. Mr. M. T. Crump, representing Doy D. Myers, owner of one-half of Lot 2, Block 40 West University Place Ist Addition presented an application to subdivide .the above described property into two lots, each 50 ft. x 150 ft., each facing Buffalo Speedway. Mr. Crump has signed a contract to purchase the above described property contingent on subdivision. This application had been tabled from the meeting of July 6, 1976 in order that Mr. Crump might endeavor to secure the signature of the owner of the other one-half of the property and to seek a legal opinion from the City Attorney concerning said app I i cat i on. Mr. Crump advised that he had been unable to secure the signature of the owner of the other one-half of the property, The Chairman advised that he had talked with the City Attorney who stated that it was the decision of the Zoning and~Planning Commission as to whether or not they would accept the application for consideration..-and call a Public Hearing, that although State Statutes said applications for subdivision should be signed by the owner of the property, it did not specifically set out provisions for joint ownerships. He advised the Zoning and Planning Commission could accept the application at the risk of legal action as is true of all applications considered by the Commission. Motion by Mr. LaCook, seconded by Mr. Weatherby, that the application for subdivision of Lot 2, Block 40 West University Place lst Addition presented by Mr. M. T. Crump, representing Doy D. Myers, owner of one-half of said property, not be accepted for consideration because both owners did note join in the application. Voting Aye: All Voting No: None Mr. Emil Kubala and Mr. Jerry Parish appeared before the Commission to discuss various sections of Ordinance No. 1025 as they would apply to townhouse development in the 4000 Block of Browning and the 5600 Block of Weslayan. a~~~< ~~ Discussion covered the following: I. Setback requirements where adjacent to single family construction. Application of affidavits to build to property line in this connection. 2. Parking requirements. 3. Requirements of 200 ft. (or four townhouses) adjacent and having common walls. 4. Closing of Browning Street at Academy. S. Location of non-masonry fences. 6. Maximum height of townhouses. 7. Fire zone requirements. The following letter dated June 25, 1976 and addressed to Mayor Paul W. Wallin concerning a request for certain variances as described was presented to the Commission with a request from the City Commission for recommendations on the variances: June 25, 1976 Mayor Paul W. Wallin City of West University Place 3311 Albans Houston, Texas 77005 Re: West 45', Lot 7 and Lots 8 and 9, 10' of Lot 10 in Kent Place Subdivision, Section I of the City of West University Place -According to the map or plat recorded in the records of the County Clerk of Harris County Dear Mayor Wallin: We are retained as architects and planning consultants by Bravo Company, Inc. to ~ plan and design a townhouse development on the above referenced property. The ~7 townhouse ordinance (Ordinance 1025) includes among its requirements the following O stipulations: Ut I. In Subsection F. Minimum Yard Dimensions - a minimum - '"~` side yard setback of 5' and a minimum rear yard setback of 20' for property fronting on Bellaire Boulevard. 2. In Subsection M, Parking - a minimum requirement for 3 spaces per dwelling unit for property fronting on Bellaire Boulevard. Because of hardship conditions which our client will be subjected to as a result of these conditions, we request that a variance be granted. I have attached a sketch site plan of the proposed development. Our west (side) ~E~ ~,Q. property line is coincident with the right-of-way line for Poor Farm Ditch.. We request that a variance be granted to allow construction up to the property line on this one side lot line. Since there will never be a neighboring development on this side, it seems that there could be no injury to an adjacent property owner as a result of this action. A second reason for our desire to construct a zero lot- line unit. on this property line is our desire to place the last townhouse unit directly in front of the existing Entex pump shed to obscure the view from Bellaire Boulevard on this rather unpicturesque landscape element. l.f'~ ''a Q C 1 On the rear lot line we desire to be limited by a 12' setback rather than a 20' setback. This request stems from the shallow depth (100') configuration of the subject property and the front private drive required to access .the garages with only two curb cuts of Bellaire Boulevard as required by the ordinance. The ordinance requires only 2-I/2 parking places per townhouse unit on Bissonnet, Weslayan and Kirby and only 2 parking places on townhouse units facing Ruskin and Browning Streets. It is my belief that 3 parking p-laces were required on townhouse units constructed in Bellaire Boulevard based on the very. large .tracts.. that are characteristic of the Bellaire frontage property included in Ordinance 1025. It is noteworthy that the particular property in question is substantially shallower and in smaller parcels and was rezoned by Ordinance 1038 which was passed at a later date than Ordinance 1025. Please note that we do proposed to provide 3 guest parking places in our development schematic. This equates to 2.5 parking spaces per unit. The owner of the subject property desires to proceed with the plans and construction at the earliest possible date and asks that this request be considered as expeditiously as possible. Thank you for your consideration. Very truly yours, MITCHELL CARLSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. John T. Mitchell, AIA, AlP cc - Mary Ann Binig -Commissioner Philip A. Dunn -Commissioner Rufus F: Stanley, Jr. -Commissioner J. B. Thompson -Commissioner Whitt Johnson -City .Manager O. C. Bartholomew -Chairman,. Zoning and Planning Commission Mr. Keith Carlson of Mitchell Carlson & Associates, Inc.; and Mr. John S. Pipkin, owner of the property, appeared at the meeting to discuss the -items with. the Commission. After discussion of the various points the following recommendations were made in a letter addressed to Mayor Wallin: August 19, 1976 Mayor Paul W. Wallin, Jr. City of West University Place, Texas Re: West 45 ft. of Lot 7 and Lots 8 and 9 10 ft. of Lot 10, Block I Kent Place Addition Dear Mayor Wallin: A letter dated June 25, 1976 from John T. Mitchell of Mitchell Carlson. and Associates, Inc. was forwarded to the Zoning and Planning Commission for review and recommendation of certain variances fore townhouse construction on the .above described property as required in Ordinances No. 1025 and 1038. Mr. Keith Carlson of Mitchell Carlson and Associates, Inc., and Mr. John S. Pipkin, owner of the property, attended the regular meeting of the Zoning and Planning Commission on August 10, (976 in connection with this request. I. Request: The west side property line of the proposed construction is coincident with the right-of-way line for Poor Farrn Ditch. A variance is requested to allow construction up to the property line on this side. Recommendation: . , That this variance to allow construction of the townhouse on the west side of the property up to theproperty line be permitted. 2. Request: That the rear setback line for the construction of townhouses be 12 ft. instead of 20 ft. as required by the ordinance. Recommendation: That the last townhouse on the west side, directly in front of the Entex pump shed be allowed a 12 ft. rear setback and that all others be required to maintain a 20 ft. setback. 3. Request: To allow 2.5 parking spaces per unit instead of 3 parking spaces-per unit as required by the ordinance. Recommendation: That this variance be denied because of the heavy traffic on Bellaire Boulevard and because no on-street parking is allowed. It was suggested to the interested parties that a request for a variance in square foot requirements of the townhouses on this property might be given- favorable consideration by the City Commission to alleviate parking space requirements or the necessity for constructing the townhouses two and one-half stories. These lots are 100 ft. in depth, whereas almost all of the remaining lots on Bellaire Boulevard are 125 ft. to 200 ft. in depth. Other lots of the same 100 ft. depth on Kirby Drive, Browning, Weslayan, Bissonnet and Ruskin are required to -have only 1400 square feet. These particular lots were not rezoned at the time the remainder of Bellaire Boulevard was rezoned, but on a separate application from .the owner, and grouped with the same requirements as the other Bellaire Boulevard lots. It would be our recommendation, if so requested, that the 1600 square foot requirement of the townhouses on this property be reduced to (400 square feet. Respectfully submitted. /s/ O. C. Bartholomew, Chairman ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION ~" ~ CC: Commissioner Mary Ann Binig ~ Commissioner Philip A. Dunn ~ Commissioner Rufus F. Stanley `~ Commissioner J. B. Thompson ~ City Manager Whitt Johnson Mr. John T. Mitchell Mitchell Carlson & Associates, Inc. 3221 West Alabama Houston, Texas 77098 Mr. John S. Pipkin, owner of Lot 4, Block 3 West University Place 1st Addition presented plans for construction of townhouses on the above described property. Mr. Pipkin had. previously presented. plans for this construction to the Zoning and Planning Commission on June 8, 1976. The plans presented at this time .contained modifications to ahe driveways for parking and- length. of.driveways as suggested at that meeting. Motion by Mr. Weatherby, seconded by Mr. Norton, that the plans presented by Mr. John S. Pipkin, owner of Lot 4, Block 3 West University Place 1st Addition for construction of townhouses be approved as presented. Voting Aye: All Voting No: None Mr. Michael Kiszkiel, General Contractor, and owner of Lot 6, Block 10 Virginia Court Addition and Lot 10, Block 10 Virginia Court Addition appeared before the Commission with plans for construction of townhouses on the above described property. It was ascertained that these plans are duplicates of plans presented and approved by the Commission for townhouses previously constructed on Lot 10, BLock 10, Preston Place Addition. Motion by Mr. Weatherby, seconded by Mr. LaCook, that plans as presented by Mr. Michael Kiszkiel, General Contractor, and owner of Lot 6, Block 10 Virginia Court Addition and Lot 10, Block 10 Virginia Court Addition be approved as presented. Voting Aye: All Voting Nos None Surveyor's plat and field notes on the re-drawing of lot lines on Eost I 0 ft. of Lot I , AI I of Lots 2 & 3 Block 16 Monticello Addition approved at the regular meeting of the Commission on July 6, 1976 were presented for signature. Minutes of the. regular meeting of the Zoning and Planning Commission on July 6, 1976, were approved as corrected. A Special Meeting of the Zoning and Planning Commission was scheduled for Tuesday, August 24, 1976, for further discussion of driveways for recommendation to the City Commission. With no further business to come before the Commission, upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m. TTE T: k ~~ ~. ecretary Ch 'man 1 1 1