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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING
OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
July 13, 2000
Present: Bill Greenwood, Chairman
Allen Heath, Member
Sharon Sanden, Member
Hank Barry, Member
Stan Parchman, Member
Trent Petty, Town Manager
Matthew Boyle, Town Attorney
Dan Boutwell, Town Planner
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
Absent: No one.
Item #1: Chairman Greenwood opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Item #2: Motion by Commissioner Heath, seconded by Commissioner Sanden, to change the regular
meeting date to the second Thursday of each month.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #3: Continuation of a PUBLIC HEARING to consider an amendment to the Unified
Development Code concerning Article III, Zoning District Map, Subsection 11 and Section 3,
Purpose of Zoning Districts and Official Zoning Map, Article IV, Permissible Uses, and Article V,
Zoning District Development Standards. Chairman Greenwood opened the Public Hearing at 7:35
p.m. Mr. Petty, the Town Manager, gave the background on this item. Mr. Boutwell, the Town
Planner, gave the staff recommendation of approval. After a lengthy question and answer session the
floor was opened to testimony from the audience. Mr. David McMahan, of Four Peaks Development,
Inc., spoke against the approval of this item. Ms. BeAnn Sisemore, an attorney representing Roland
Arthur, spoke in opposition. There being no further testimony there was a motion by Commissioner
Barry, seconded by Commissioner Parchman to close the Public Hearing. The motion carried
unanimously and the Public Hearing was closed at 8:32 p.m. There was a motion by Commissioner
Heath, seconded by Commissioner Sanden, to recommend approval of this change to the Board of
Aldermen.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #4: Continuation of a PUBLIC HEARING to consider repealing Article IV of the Unified
Development Code, Permissible Uses, Section 6, Satellite Dishes and replace it with a new Article
IV, Permissible Uses, Section 6, Wireless Communications Facilities and to amend Article IV,
Permissible Uses, Section 1, Land Use Schedule to replace "Satellite Dish" with "Wireless
Communications Facility". Chairman Greenwood opened the Public Hearing at 8:35 p.m. Mr. Petty,
the Town Manager, explained the background on this item. Mr. Boutwell, the Town Planner, gave the
staff recommendation of approval and answered many questions. There being no one from the
audience that wished to address the Commission, there was a motion by Commissioner Heath,
seconded by Commissioner Sanden, to close the Public Hearing. The motion carried unanimously
and the Public Hearing was closed at 8:57 p.m. There was a motion by Commissioner Barry,
seconded by Commissioner Parchman, to recommend approval to the Board of Aldermen.
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The motion carried 4 for.
One Abstention - Allen Heath
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Item 45: Conduct a PUBLIC HEARING to consider an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan
related to an approximately 9 acre parcel of land located south of Dove Road and east of Precinct
Line Road and being out of the C.M. Throop Survey A-1510, as currently shown on the
Comprehensive Plan of the Town. Chairman Greenwood opened the Public Hearing at 9:12 p.m. Mr.
Boutwell, the Town Planner, explained this item to the Commission and recommended that low
density residential would be the best use of this property. Ms. BeAnn Sisemore, an attorney
representing Roland Arthur, spoke opposing the adoption of this item. Mr. Petty, the Town Manager,
spoke regarding the traffic impact this parcel would have if left zoned as Retail. As no one wished to
address the Commission further, there was a motion to close the Public Hearing by Commissioner
Barry, seconded by Commissioner Parchman. The motion carried unanimously and the Public
Hearing was closed at 9:26 p.m. There was a motion by Commissioner Barry, seconded by
Commissioner Sanden, to recommend an amendment to the comprehensive plan related to an
approximately 9 acre parcel of land located south of Dove Road and east of Precinct Line Road and
being out of the C.M. Throop Survey A-1510, as currently shown as retail on the zoning map of the
Town to low density residential zoning.
The motion carried 4 for.
One against - Allen Heath
Item #6: Conduct a PUBLIC HEARING to consider an amendment to the Zoning Map of the Town
to change zoning from "LR" Local Retail to "R-1" Estate Residential on an approximately 9 acre
parcel of land located south of Dove Road and east of Precinct Line Road and being out of the C.M.
Throop Survey A-1510, as currently shown on the zoning map of the Town. Chairman Greenwood
opened the Public Hearing at 9:57 p.m. Mr. Boutwell, the Town Planner, recommended this change
saying that low density residential would be the best use of this property. Ms. BeAnn Sisemore, an
attorney representing the property owner, Roland Arthur, spoke in opposition. As no one else wished
to address the Commission, there was a motion by Commissioner Sanden, seconded by
Commissioner Heath, to close the Public Hearing. The motion carried unanimously and the Public
Hearing was closed at 10:00 p.m. There was a motion by Commissioner Barry, seconded by
Commissioner Sanden, to recommend approval of this amendment to the Board of Aldermen. There
was much discussion concerning this matter.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #7: Motion by Commissioner Parchman, seconded by Commissioner Barry, to adjourn.
The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m.
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