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The North Richland Hills Planning and Zoning Commission met in work session at 6:30 PM and regular session at 7:05 PM on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at City Hall. Commissioners Justin Welborn (Chair), Greg Stamps (Vice Chair), Jared Ross (Secretary), Amy McMahon, Brianne Goetz, and Alternate Aaron Carpenter were present. Commissioners Bryan Kidd and Jayashree Narayana were absent. Staff included Managing Director Clayton Comstock, Planner Chad VanSteenberg, Planning Technician Jailan Hadnot, and City Engineer Nathan Frohman. The commission considered a final plat, a waiver request for platting, and a planned development revision for a Starbucks.
Approval of December 2, 2024 Minutes – The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the previous meeting.
Final Plat of Willow Springs Addition (Plat24-0081) – The commission considered a final plat for an 18.962-acre property at 6900-7100 Davis Boulevard. The applicant, represented by Kimley-Horn, proposed 63 single-family residential lots and nine open space lots (18.3% of the site). Discussions covered lot sizes, the street connection to Brookhaven Drive, the Davis Boulevard/Willow Shade Road intersection, and future TxDOT median installations (anticipated advertisement by end of 2025). A motion to approve with conditions from the Development Review Committee carried 6-0.
Exception to Platting Requirement for Accessory Structure (C.2) – The commission considered a request from Scott Hoberer to waive Section 110-41 of the Subdivision Ordinance to avoid platting his 0.73-acre property at 8900 Amundson Drive for a carport. The applicant was not present. Staff detailed the timeline: the carport was installed after the applicant was notified of the platting and zoning requirements. Estimated costs: carport ~$10,000, survey and platting $3,000–$4,000, city fees $340 (plat) and $239 (building permit); the applicant had already paid $594 for a zoning change. Commissioner Goetz moved to waive a portion of the fees, but after staff clarified that fee reductions are not within the commission’s authority, she withdrew the motion. Commissioners debated whether the cost constituted a hardship under the four waiver criteria. Vice Chair Stamps argued the high percentage (30–60%) was a hardship; Commissioner Goetz contended the request didn’t meet the standards and noted the applicant’s non-attendance. A motion to approve failed 3-3 (Chair Welborn, Commissioner Ross, and Commissioner McMahon opposing). A motion to deny also failed 3-3 (Vice Chair Stamps, Commissioner Goetz, and Alternate Carpenter opposing). A motion to continue to the February 6, 2025 meeting passed 5-1 (Commissioner Ross opposed).
Planned Development Revision for Starbucks (ZC24-0116) – The commission held a public hearing for a revision to Planned Development 114 at 7601 Boulevard 26 to allow a quick-service restaurant (Starbucks) with a drive-through on 0.66 acres. The applicant, Michael Thomas of MJ Thomas Engineering, presented a 2,200-square-foot building with brick and synthetic wood, a single-lane drive-through with a bypass lane, a widened driveway (24 to 30 feet), and a future connection to the adjacent Sunoco station. The site includes 18% landscaping and signage on three facades. There were no public speakers. Commissioners spoke positively about the project. A motion to approve carried 6-0.
Good evening. It is 6 31 p.m. and I call the Thursday, January 16, 2025 Planning and Zoning Commission work session to order. The quorum of the Planning and Zoning Commission is present, and the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act of the Texas Government Code. Staff will discuss the items on tonight's work session agenda. Clayton, go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good evening, Commission. So before we get started, as always, have a couple of announcements. So the city offices will be closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20th this coming Monday. There will be normal normal garbage collection and recycling collection on Monday. So don't worry about that. And then I know the NRH Center and Iron Horse Golf courses are also open that day as well, but city offices will be closed. On Wednesday, January 29th. Almost made it to 40 with the City of North Richland Hills. So we would appreciate the community coming out and celebrating his years of service on that date, January 29th at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grand Hall at uh the NRH Center. A training opportunity for you all, focused North Texas. Uh it is a one-day planning symposium. Uh this year it's going to be held at the West End Galleria on Friday, February 21st. Greg Stamps went, I think last year or two years ago. Um that was the one at the uh Great Wolf Lodge. Um as a reminder, as a planning zoning commissioner, uh you just need one training opportunity or one training event per term, so one per two years. I know a lot of you have already uh gone to some training uh this past year. Uh so just keep that in mind that um that opportunity is available for you again Friday, February 21st. And if you do uh wish to register for that, um you can reach me uh or Clayton Husband and we can get you registered for that. Um couple of announcements, um sorry, a couple of uh review of the city council meetings. Um since your last meeting on December 2nd, the city council has met on uh had met on December 9th and December January 13th, excuse me. Um at their December 9th meeting in work session, there was a presentation by staff regarding the TechSot's proposal to install raised mediums on Boulevard 26 south of Lupe 20. Um so if you're interested in that, uh go back and watch that works work session with city council on those raised media not happening anytime in the near future. This is a uh request from TechSDOT to uh basically get the cities okay to move forward with additional planning, but it's not funded right now, and it's we're still you know 10 plus years out, but uh it's it's an opportunity for TechStot and the city to make sure we're on the same page with regard to uh future median installations. Um at that December 9th meeting. Uh you all had recommended approval of the uh special use permit for the six accessory building on High Tower Drive. This was the uh accessory dwelling unit, excuse me, on High Tower Drive.