Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z)

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY - AUGUST 3, 2021 - 6:30 PM AGENDA Council Chambers at Municipal Court - 2801 Ranch Road 1869, Liberty Hill, Texas Steve Messana Diane Williams Jon Mathiasen Chad Cormack Wes Griffin 1) CALL TO ORDER a) Establish Quorum b) Invocation c) Pledge of Allegiance “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.” d) Texas Pledge "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible." 2) PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are welcome. You may submit Public Comments in person, or you may submit to the City Secretary at nsawyer@libertyhilltx.gov before 3:00 PM the day of the meeting. 3) REGULAR AGENDA a) Discussion, consideration, and recommendation to the City Council on a request for a Zone Map Amendment from Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2) zoning to Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2) with a conditional use permit (CUP) classification. Presented by Jerry Millard. 1  b) Discussion and recommendation to the City Council on final action of the Final Plat application for the Stonewall Ranch Section 12 addition, located near the intersection of Caisson Trail and Gabro Trail. Presented by Jerry Millard. 4) ADJOURNMENT All items listed above are eligible for both discussion and ac on unless expressly stated otherwise. Council, Boards, and Commissions reserve the right to adjourn into Execu ve Session at any me during the course of the mee ng to discuss any item listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sec on §551.071 (Consulta on with A orney), §551.072 (Delibera ons about Real Property), §551.073 (Delibera ons about Gi s and Dona ons), §551.074 (Personnel Ma ers), §551.076 (Delibera ons about Security Devices), and §551.087 (Development). In compliance with the Americans with Disabili es Act, the City of Liberty Hill will provide reasonable accommoda on for persons a ending mee ngs. To be er serve you, requests need to be received 48 hours prior to the meeting. Contact the City Secretary at 512-778-5449 – Extension 112. POSTING CERTIFICATION: I, NANCY SAWYER – CITY SECRETARY – CITY OF LIBERTY HILL cer fy that the a ached no ce of mee ng was duly posted on the bulle n board at Council Chambers located at 2801 Ranch Road 1869 in Liberty Hill, Texas and on the City website (www.libertyhilltx.gov) on the 29th day of July, 2021 at 3:25 PM. Nancy Sawyer – City Secretary. nbs REMOVAL CERTIFICATION: I NANCY SAWYER – CITY SECRETARY – CITY OF LIBERTY HILL cer fy that the a ached no ce of mee ng was removed from the bulle n board at Municipal Court / Council Chambers located at 2801 Ranch Road 1869 in Liberty Hill, Texas on the ______ day of __________________, 2021 at _______. INITIALS _______ 2  PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY - AUGUST 3, 2021 2801 Ranch Road 1869 - Liberty Hill AGENDA ITEM 3.a Discussion, consideration, and recommendation to the City Council on a request for a Zone Map Amendment from Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2) zoning to Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2) with a conditional use permit (CUP) classification. Presented by Jerry Millard. 3  Planning and Development Department Planning and Zoning Commission To: City of Liberty Hill Planning and Zoning Commission Subject: Discussion, consideration, and recommendation to the City Council on a request for a Zone Map Amendment from Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2) zoning to Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2) with a conditional use permit (CUP) classification. The property is locally addressed as 104 Carl Shipp Drive, Liberty Hill TX, being approximately .488 acres out of the Henry Fields and T.P. Plaster Surveys, Abstract Numbers 510 and 233, Williamson County, Texas. It is specifically located along the southeast right-of-way of Carl Shipp Drive and Russell Street and is identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number R – 022756. Meeting: August 3, 2021 Staff: Jerry Millard, City Planner BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Current Zoning: C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) Proposed Zoning: C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) with a CUP Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: North: C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) – Government Facility, U.S. Post Office South: C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) – Single-Family Residential Dwelling East: C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) – Vacant Residential Property West: C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) – Commercial Business, Germania Insurance Summary of Request The request, submitted by Louis Rentals LLC, is to rezone 104 Carl Shipp Drive, approximately .488 acres, from C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) to C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) with a CUP to allow for duplex housing. Should this request be approved, the applicant intends to build two duplexes on the rear of the lot. They intend to demolish the existing single-family home and replace it with a third duplex. Currently, the lot is 21,257.28 square feet and can accommodate the maximum density of 3,000 square feet per dwelling unit. The addition of six dwelling units on this parcel will allow for 3,542.88 square feet per dwelling unit. 4 The C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) district is intended to control and guide the development of commercial uses in downtown Liberty Hill. The standards in this district allow continued, conforming use for existing uses as defined in the Unified Development Code, and encourage new development in a compact, pedestrian-oriented environment. In accordance with Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Code, the Planning and Zoning Commission will review an application for conditional use with consideration of the following criteria, which may exceed the standards prescribed in Chapter 6, Site Development Standards: A. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. B. Conformance with applicable regulations in this Code and standards established by the regulations. C. Compatibility with existing or permitted uses on abutting sites, in terms of building height, bulk, scale, setbacks and open spaces, landscaping and site development, and access and circulation features. D. Potentially unfavorable effects or impacts on other existing or permitted uses on abutting sites, to the extent that such impacts exceed those which reasonably may result from use of the site by a permitted use. E. Modifications to the site plan which would result in increased compatibility or would mitigate potentially unfavorable impacts or would be necessary to conform to applicable regulations and standards and to protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. F. Safety and convenience of vehicular and pedestrian circulation in the vicinity, including traffic reasonably expected to be generated by the proposed use. G. Protection of persons and property from erosion, flood or water damage, fire, noise, glare and similar hazards of impacts. H. Location, lighting and type of signs; and relation of sills to traffic control and adverse effect on adjacent properties. I. Adequacy and convenience of off-street parking and loading facilities. RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The most recently adopted Comprehensive Plan for the City of Liberty Hill (adopted August 2014), states within the Land Use Classifications (Section 3.7.1) that there is very little multi-family housing presently in the City of Liberty Hill, in any of its forms (townhome, duplex, triplex, fourplex or apartments/condominiums). Enabling a better offering for this type of housing will help market choice and affordability issues in the City. It continues to state that the downtown area may wish to allow limited forms of multi-family, depending on availability of sewer LUEs, design guidelines, and traffic issues. Multi-family housing can serve as a buffer between single-family housing and 5 more intense uses such as retail and commercial that is becoming more prevalent as the State Highway 29 corridor is built out. The property is designated as ‘Residential’ on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the Comprehensive Plan. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: Staff notified thirteen (13) surrounding property owners regarding this request. As of date of this staff report, zero (0) responses have been received in opposition or in favor of this request. All property owners notified are within the 200-foot notification boundary required by the State. RECOMMENDATIONS: The Planning and Zoning Commission may:  Recommend disapproval of the applicant’s request to rezone the property to C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) with a CUP to allow for duplex housing.  Recommend approval of the applicant’s request to rezone the property to C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) with a CUP to allow for duplex housing. Staff finds that the applicant’s request to rezone the property to C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) with a CUP to allow for duplex housing is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan. Staff recommends approval of the applicant’s request to rezone the property from C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) to C2 (Downtown Commercial/Retail) with a CUP to allow for duplex housing with the following condition:  The property may not be subdivided into more than one parcel.  The developer will plant one canopy tree and four 3-gallon shrubs per dwelling unit.  The developer will install landscape and lot lighting in such a way that limits light trespass onto neighboring properties.  The property will be fully sodded with the exception of driveways, vehicle maneuvering areas, and planting areas. 6 Figure 1: Subject property Figure 2: Subject property with C2 zoning classification 7 Figure 3: Subject property as seen on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Figure 4: Surrounding property owners notification map 8 Figure 5: Subject property general concept plan Figure 5: Subject property proposed exterior building design 9  PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY - AUGUST 3, 2021 2801 Ranch Road 1869 - Liberty Hill AGENDA ITEM 3.b Discussion and recommendation to the City Council on final action of the Final Plat application for the Stonewall Ranch Section 12 addition, located near the intersection of Caisson Trail and Gabro Trail. Presented by Jerry Millard. 10  PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION August 3, 2021 ITEM: Discussion and recommendation to the City Council on final action of the Stonewall Ranch – North, Section Twelve Subdivision, located near the intersection of Caisson Trail and Gabro Trail. OWNER: WLH Communities – Texas, LLC AGENT: LJA Engineering, Inc. WILCO ID NO.: A 7.3513-acre portion of R-022828 ZONING: Outside City Limits (ETJ) Discussion: The application under consideration was submitted on February 24, 2021. If approved, the final plat will yield thirty-three (33) residential lots and 1,040.08 linear feet of new public street on approximately 7.3513 acres. 11 Background: The Stonewall North preliminary plat was approved for a total of 117.403 acres with a total of five hundred and fifty-nine (559) single-family residential lots over seven sections at completion. This section will be the third section to be completed leaving sections 11, 13, 14, and 15 to be developed. This development is part of the Stonewall Ranch Municipal Utility District (MUD) 35. The average lot widths are fifty (50) feet. Construction plans for this section are still under review. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend to Council that the Final Plat for Stonewall Ranch – North, Section Twelve Subdivision be approved. 12  13 ABSTRACT NO. 734 J.C. WHITLEY SURVEY TE ABSTRACT NO. 719 IMA ROX ION E APP AT LIN CALLED 20 ACRES LOCRVEY (TRACT 1) SU CHARLES MELVIN CANADY, OF RUTH WITCHER CANADY, JOE ED CANADY AND NINA FAYE CANADY LOT 2 VOL. 1015, PG. 82 DOSSEY SUBDIVISION CALLED 59.95 ACRES D.R.W.C.T. DOC. NO. 2012030378 LLOYD B. LUKER, JR, O.P.R.W.C.T. AND WIFE JANIE RAMELLE LUKER VOLUME 1848, PAGE 400, D.R.W.C.T. 89 90 91 67 92 93 66 94 [A] J 95 96 88 65 69 7 64 97 87 J 70 J 8 6 63 86 [B] 62 5 71 98 9 85 J 74 61 DOSSEY SUBDIVISION 99 10 4 DOC. NO. 2012030378 84 72 73 O.P.R.W.C.T. 60 11 3 83 100 59 STREET 101 12 2 REMAINDER OF A 58 CALLED 117.4026 ACRES (TRACT III-EXHIBIT B) 76 75 102 13 L 1 82 81 80 79 78 77 57 WLH COMMUNITIES - TEXAS LLC TE DOC.NO. 2020114816 O.P.R.W.C.T. RM 56 GABRO TRAIL (64' R.O.W.) CAISSON TRAIL (50' R.O.W.) 17 INU 55 ST 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 54 18 RA K STONEWALL RANCH-NORTH 53 SECTION NINE IL ( (PROPOSED) 'R 52 21 20 19 50 51 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 .O. J.B. ) ROBINSON W. 50 ANDESITE TRAIL (50' R.O.W.) SURVEY 49 1 ABSTRACT 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 J 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 STONEWALL RANCH - 4 NO. 521 NORTH SECTION TWELVE SUBDIVISION City of Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas [A] STREET.. (50' R.O.W.) [B] TRIPOLI COVE A Limited Liability Company PO Box 90876, Austin Texas 78709 (R.O.W. VARIES) WWW.4WARDLS.COM (512) 537-2384 TBPLS FIRM #10174300  14 “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” STONEWALL RANCH - NORTH SECTION TWELVE SUBDIVISION City of Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas A Limited Liability Company PO Box 90876, Austin Texas 78709 WWW.4WARDLS.COM (512) 537-2384 TBPLS FIRM #10174300 15