Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 1981 - 04/23 - RegularI
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ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
Regular Session
April 23, 1981
Present:
Commissioners:
Carol Henry, Vice Chairman
Joe Moseley, Secretary
Tom Inkman
Jim Wolfe
Sarah Chumbley (arrived at 7:35 p.m.)
Absent:
Jim Pendleton, Chairman
Wayne Armand
City Staff:
Bill Petty, Building Official
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
The regular session of the Allen Planning & Zoning Commission
was called to order by Vice Chairman Henry at 7:32 p.m. on Thursday,
April 23, 1981 at the Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street.
Approval of Minutes: April 9, 1981
(Agenda Item No. II)
Upon a motion made by Commissioner Wolfe and seconded by Com-
missioner Moseley, the Commission voted 4 for and 0 opposed to
approve the minutes of the April 16, 1981 regular session as
presented.
Public Hearing: Site Plan Approval (Agenda Item No. III)
Caruth Building Service
5.765 Acres
Vice Chairman Henry read the request into the record as follows:
A request for site plan approval by Caruth Building Service
to develop 5.765 acres out of the Wm. Perrin Survey, Abstract
No. 708 and known as Tracts 15D, 20B, 15E, 15F, 20F, and 20G.
The request is to use the property for retail builder supplies.
The present zoning is GI -PD (General Industrial - Planned
Development).
Vice Chairman Henry opened the public hearing.
Les Marquart, with Caruth Building Service, spoke before the
Commission on the history and concept of Caruth Building Service,
being a building materials sales center selling to contractors and
builders. He advised that Caruth proposes to refurbish the existing
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Public Hearing: Site Plan Approval (Agenda Item No. III)
Caruth Building Service
(cont'd) 5.765 Acres
structure on the site located south of Bethany Road, east of U. S. 75,
and west of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Jack Morgan, architect for Caruth Building Service, presented a
large site plan of the existing building on the property, along with
the proposed outside storage of lumber, the parking lots, and land-
scaping. He advised that Caruth proposed to erect an 8' chain link
fence around the property, with landscaping, to screen the outside
storage of lumber. Of course, it would take several years for the
landscaping to completely screen the area. The employee parking
area, as well as the surface of the outside lumber storage area,
would be a lime stabilized base covered with crushed rock. There
would occasionally be a dust factor involved which would be precluded
by using watering trucks to sprinkle down the crushed rock surface.
The front parking lot of the building, to be used for customer parking,
would be an asphalt surface.
Mr. Morgan also presented an artist rendering of the proposed
front of the building with renovation changes being painting of the
entire building using earthtone colors, placing windows in the front,
along with brick veneer, a wrought iron gate being placed at entrance
of outdoor storage area, and landscaping.
A larger scale site drawing of the existing building showing
the interior retail sales area, offices and the inside storage area
of lumber was also presented by Mr. Morgan.
Vern Layheart, with D.L.M., the adjoining property owner to the
east of the subject site, spoke before the Commission against the
site plan and the proposed use of the existing structure as a lumber-
yard facility.
Vice Chairman Henry read a letter from M. H. Wood, Comptroller
of the John Deere Company, another adjoining property owner, which
stated opposition to approval of the site plan and the use of the site
as a lumberyard facility.
With no one else to speak before the Commission, Vice Chairman
Henry closed the public hearing.
Bill Petty, Building Official, advised that the site would have
to meet all the requirements of the Building Code and Zoning Ordinance,
which would include the paving of the employees' parking area.
Mr. Petty also advised of the approval process schedule involved in
this request.
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Public Hearing: Site Plan Approval (Agenda Item No. III)
(cont'd) Caruth Building Service
5.765 Acres
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There was discussion on the white crushed stone to be used as
the pavement surface for the outside storage area and the dust
problem. There was also discussion on the chain link fence and
appropriate screening of the facility, the height of the lumber
in the outside storage area, the construction schedule on the facility,
etc.
With no further discussion, Commissioner Wolfe made a motion
to deny approval of the site plan as submitted. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Moseley and the Commission voted 4 for
and 1 opposed, with Commissioner Inkman casting the negative vote,
in favor of the motion. The motion carried and the site plan was
denied.
Recommendation to Allen City Council (Agenda Item No. IV)
on the 1980 - 85 Capital Improvements
Vice Chairman Henry read the item into the record as follows:
"Consideration of recommendation to the Allen City Council,
the Capital Improvements Program for the City of Allen."
Before making their recommendation, the Commission discussed
various topics with the City Manager,Jon McCarty, those being the
study being done on Main Street, park sites -- Walden Park and
Rolling Hills Park, the meaning of "special use" park, construction
of Butler Road, use of the existing City Hall after new facility
is built, street improvements to Park Place and Pebblebrook and
the grant for the Jupiter Road bridge.
Upon a motion made by Commissioner Wolfe and seconded by
Commissioner Chumbley, the Commission voted 5 for and 0 opposed
to recommend approval of the 1980 - 85 Capital Improvements Program
as presented.
With no further discussion, Commissioner Moseley made a motion
to adjourn the regular session at 8:49 p.m. The motion was seconded
by Commissioner Chumbley and the Commission voted 5 for and 0 opposed.
These minutes approved on the q -h day of
1981.
Carol Henry, VICE AIRMAN J ose
Mley, SECRET
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