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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-02-11 Regular Meeting PacketPage 1 of 6 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING The City Council of the City of Anna will meet in Regular Session at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at the Anna City Hall, 101 N. Powell Parkway, to consider the following items: 1. Call to Order. 2. Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum. 3. Consider citizen comments and presentations. 4. Staff reports and items for discussion. 5. Consider Ordinance annexing 39.9944 acre tract in the Grandison Stark Survey, Abstract No. 798, owned by Clyde R. Askew and Dorothy Askew, on petition of property owner. 6. Consider Ordinance annexing 24.69 acre tract in the J. C. Farris Survey, Abstract No. 331, owned by Tommy Tompkins, on petition of property owner. 7. Consider Ordinance establishing Planned Development zoning for 24.69 acre tract in the J. C. Farris Survey, Abstract No. 331, owned by Tommy Tompkins, on recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission. 8. Consider recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission regarding preliminary plat for 24.69 acre tract in the J. C. Farris Survey, Abstract No. 331. 9a. Consider action on resolution setting date, time, and place for public hearings on annexation of 116 acre Harow Texas Property Trust tract. 9b. Consider action on resolution setting date, time, and place for public hearings on annexation of 157.844 acre tract in F. T. Duffau Survey (Rudman Partnership) tract. 10. Consider recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission regarding preliminary plat for 100 acre tract located on north side of W. White Street (FM 455) on west side of U. S. Highway 75 (Mr. Don Collins). 11. Consider recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission regarding zoning for William Weaver tract on W. White Street (FM 455) on west side of U. S. Highway 75 and east side of Hurricane Creek (Mr. Don Collins). 12. Consider action on ordinance adopting landscape regulations. 13. Consider actions and ordinances regarding health insurance proposal by Texas Municipal League. Page 2 of 6 14. Consider ordinance adopting Code of Ethics. 15. Mayor and City Council orders General Election for May 3, 2003, to elect a Mayor and Two City Council Members. 16. Consider adoption of Board/Commission Handbook. 17. Consider approval of Minutes of meetings of January 14 and January 28, 2003. 18. Payment of Bills and Financial Report. 19. Adjourn. Posted: City Secretary (Date and Time) Any person needing assistance with participation should contact the City Secretary’s office at 972-924- 3325 at least 48 hours before the meeting. The City Hall of the City of Anna is accessible to physically handicapped persons. Page 3 of 6 Zoning of 24.69 acre Tompkins-Toplitz tract Please note the following regarding the attached zoning ordinance for this tract. 1. The strike-throughs are changes from the original developer request recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 2. The “Perimeter Fencing” section (in bold) is a recommendation being made by staff and planning consultant. The fencing issue was not discussed in the PZC meeting and was not addressed in the developer’s zoning request. This project is the first development reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission after passage by the City Council of the Resolution addressing development standards (copy attached). There has been increasing sentiment on the PZC to reevaluate the masonry issue prior to the council action on the resolution and the council resolution may not have been the critical consideration in the PZC decision. However, the council resolution was specifically mentioned in the PZC meeting as giving additional support to the position that cement fiber siding as the primary exterior building material should be permitted only in particular and special circumstances. The PZC is recommending that the masonry requirement for this project be 70% on exterior of all residential units and that cement fiber not be considered a masonry material. City staff recommends that you support the PZC position. Page 4 of 6 Plat of 24.69 acre Tompkins-Toplitz tract Two items are critical to the consideration of this plat. 1. The second paragraph in the Tim Morris January 6 letter addresses the issue of the collector street on the Thoroughfare Plan. The Plan actually includes a collector that runs through the middle of this tract. We are recommending that the collector actually go along the east edge of the tract and be split between this tract and the George West tract to the east. The developer has expressed strong objection to this location, arguing that since his project precedes any formal approvals of the West tract that he should have the right to dictate the collector location. Our position is that the interests of the city are best served by locating the collector along the property line. The developer’s concern regarding this matter is that he successfully lobbied the council to not impose any thoroughfare assessment/impact fees and keep the current rules in the Subdivision Ordinance. Under the Subdivision Ordinance regulations, the location of the collector on this property will require the developer to pay for all or part of the expense of constructing the collector street. 2. Paragraph 5 of the Tim Morris January 6 letter addresses the issue of offsite drainage. We have had a number of problems with this issue on other projects. I would recommend that the plat not be approved until this issue is resolved to the satisfaction of the City’s consulting engineer. Page 5 of 6 Zoning of 344.33 acre Weaver tract Please note the following regarding the attached zoning ordinance for this tract. 1. The strike-throughs are changes from the original developer request recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 2. The changes in “Perimeter Fencing” section and the “Commercial” section (in bold) are recommendations being made by staff and planning consultant. These issues were not discussed in the PZC meeting. The developer initially requested that the non-residential part of this project not be included in this action (be postponed) since no commercial development is anticipated in the near future. I will discuss this option further with the developer and property owner’s representative prior to the meeting on Tuesday. It would be my preference that the non-residential zoning on this tract be delayed until the Planning and Zoning Commission has an opportunity to more closely review the zoning request. Lee Lawrence Page 6 of 6 Financial Report The financial report has been completed but a minor error was found after printing. We will correct the error and hand deliver the report to you on Monday for inclusion in your agenda packet.