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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/18/1992 City Council004287 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 18, 1992 The Work Session of the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:20 p.m. on the 18th day of February, 1992 at City Hall with the following Council roll call: Bill Manning, Mayor Present Mike Lynch, Councilman Absent Billy Sharp, Councilman Present Dale Therio, Councilman Absent Rob Burchard, Councilman Absent Joel Marks, Mayor Pro-tem Present PLANNING AND ZONING MEMBERS Carol Chabinak-Ball, Chairman Present Julie Bottke, Member Present Tom Bogan, Member Present Robert Woodard, Member Present Bob Salerno, Member Absent David Salmon, Member Present Cathy Bock-Wood, Member Present and with three present, a quorum was not established for the City Council, however, with six Planning and Zoning members a quorum was established and the following items were addressed, with the Council participating in the discussion: 1. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR 154.306 ACRES IN THE SOUTH PLANNING UNIT IN THE COLONY AS PRESENTED BY CENTEX REAL ESTATE CORPORATION Chairman Ball presided. Member Wood removed herself from the discussion due to a conflict of interest. Mr. Earle said one of the issues had been the north/south road, across the creek and connecting with the east/west road which is guaranteed by a bond attached to zoning ordinance number 357. Mr. Earle said they (F&J) want the north/south road tied to the development of the business property and the owner (Bilhiemer) will commit to the road upon development of the Business Park property and went on to say the owner wants to talk to the city regarding other aspects of the Business Park development. Mr. Earle said the owner will commit to build the road but he will not increase the amount --. of the bond already on the Business Park development. 2 oo4 8a Bill Hall explained that the bond was attached as part of Ord. 357 and that it did expire in 1990, but the city and the owner have extended it for three years. Mayor Manning asked what the city gave up to acquire the bond on that property. Bill Hall said he was not involved but he would research it. In regard to the signal light and the traffic situation, Member Bogan suggested a merge lane southbound on 423 coming out of the development to allow traffic to merge into 423 traffic easier and also a left turn, stacking lane northbound 423 into the development. Mr. Earle said that would not be cheap, but it would probably be less than a signal light and agreed it could be done, noting the left turn lane would be done anyway. There followed a lengthy discussion regarding the cost and feasibility of this proposal. Bob van Til reiterated that a traffic study needs to be done to look for the difference in total traffic generated between the current zoning and the future zoning, trip assignments, and to determine if the development will place the level of service on 423 below level "C". Mr. van Til said without the study, which he estimated would cost $1000.00 - $2000.00, the City would be remiss in reviewing this case. Mr. Earle asked if Hal Jones, city traffic engineer has recommended the study be done, and if so he (Earle) would like to see the letter making that recommendation. Bob van Til said he had in the first letter written about this case. Mayor Manning still questioning the need for the study, stating that both the roads impacted, FM 423 and Hwy 121 are State roads and will be improved by the State when necessary, going on he said he does not believe we should do something just because it has always been done in the past. Member Bogan asked if Mr. Jones could look at the merging lane option and give an opinion. Mr. van Til said he could, but he won't do it without a traffic analysis. Mr. Jerke asked if Mr. Jones could take the 1995 estimates and come up with some figures on the effect. Recess - 8:05 p.m. Reconvene - 8:20 p.m. Upon reconvening, Chairman Ball asked the P & Z members for a consensus on the traffic study. Chairman Ball and Member Woodard do not feel it is necessary. Members Bottke and Bogan do not feel a study is necessary, but would like Mr. Jones to give an opinion on the options presented tonight. Member Salmon said he believes the traffic study will tell us that the north/south road is needed now, not in 20 years. Mr. Jerke said it is important to remember that Hwy 121 will be totally different in 20 years. With respect to minimum square footage, the proposal from the last meeting is as follows: Tract A - 1500, Tract D - 1700 and Tract E - 1500. All agreed Tract D and E acceptable, but Councilman Sharp asked about 1600 square feet on Tract A. Mr. Earle said he doesn't want to lessen the density at this time, but if the market dictates it, he will. Going on, Mr. Earle did say he can offer to bring in the 30 acres west of the this zoning and have it re-zoned. After a brief discussion, Mr. Earle said he could possibly change Tract A to a minimum of 1600 square feet. Member Bogan asked if Tract E could be reduced and make Tract D larger, allowing for more larger homes. Mayor Manning agreed. There was a brief discussion regarding the lay of the land, topography, etc. and Mr. Earle said it could be 3 004285 looked at. Recess - 9:15 p.m. Reconvene - 9:35 p.m. Upon reconvening, Mr. Earle said he thinks Member Bogan and the Mayor have a good suggestion and that he will revise the proposal before this is brought before P & Z. Member Salmon asked if a topography overlay could be prepared for the P & Z meeting and Member Bottke asked for a definition of the levels of service for thoroughfares as well as an adjustment of the proposed thoroughfares. Mayor Manning asked if Bob van Til could get with Members Bogan and Salmon regarding what they would like to see from the opinion from Mr. Jones. There was a brief discussion regarding screening and landscaping. Mr. Earle said the wall will be similar to the one in Lakeridge and there will be a landscaped entry into the development, with irrigation. Mr. Earle said there would be a conceptual plan ready for the P & Z meeting. All present agreed with this proposal. Chairman Ball adjourned the meeting at 9:55 p.m. APPROVED: Carol Chabinak-Ball, Chairman ATFEST: Patti A. Hicks, City Secretary 4