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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING
OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
November 11, 1998
Present: Bill Greenwood, Chairman
Buddy Brown, Member
Sarah Brown, Member
Don Redding, Member
Allen Heath, Member
Paul Imam, Town Attorney
Dennis Nilson, Town Planner
Ernest Hedgeoth, Town Engineer
Rod Kelly, Traffic Consultant
Robert Jenkins, Traffic Consultant
Rowland Jackson, Landscaping Consultant
Terry Morgan, Special Counsel
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
Absent: No one
Chairman Greenwood opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
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Item #2: Consider and take action on a request by Richard Myers for a variance to the setback
limitation for his home to be constructed in the Estates of Westlake. Dennis Wilson, the Town
Planner told the Commission that since Mr. Myers also owned the adjacent lot and planned to leave it
in a natural state he recommended approval of this variance. Mr. Myers spoke to the Commission as
to why he was requesting the variance. Motion by Commissioner Redding, seconded by
Commissioner Buddy Brown, to recommend approval to the Board of Aldermen.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #3: Discussion of whether to create a new zoning category providing for two (2) acre lots. The
Commission asked the Town Planner to prepare the new zoning category and bring this back to the
Commission.
Item #4: Presentation by Bill Resch of Hillwood Development Corp. concerning the preliminary plat
of tract 8-3 in Planned Development No. 8 for 41.281 acres located at the corner of Lake Turner
Parkway and U.S. 377. The base drainage channel in planning area 8 will be routed along Lake
Turner Parkway.
Item #5: PUBLIC HEARING on amendments to the Westlake Unified Development Code, Article
V, Subsection 2.2 and Article VII, Subsection 3 A.B. The Public Hearing was opened at 7:3 5 p.m.
Dennis Wilson, the Town Planned explained the amendments to the Commission. There was no
further testimony and the Public Hearing was closed.
Item #6: Motion by Commissioner Buddy Brown, seconded by Commissioner Redding, to
recommend approval to the Board of Aldermen.
The motion carried unanimously.
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Item #7: Consider and take action on revisions to Articles I & 11 of the Westlake Engineering Design
Standards. Rod Kelly; the Town's traffic engineer and Dennis Wilson, the Town's planner told the
Commission that these amendments were only to simplify and clarify the existing standards. Motion
by Commissioner Redding, seconded by Commissioner Sarah Brown, to recommend approval to the
Board of Aldermen.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #8: PUBLIC HEARING on an amended Thoroughfare Plan which also sets the alignment for
FM 1938. The Public Hearing was opened at 7:44 p.m. After much discussion as to the FM 1938
alignment, the Commission asked the engineers to prepare another drawing using the aligrunent
shown in white, altering the starting point at Dove Road and moving the first curve further west as
much as 100 feet, or within the criteria that would meet state standards, and bring this drawing back
to the Commission. There was a motion by Commissioner Buddy Brown, seconded by
Commissioner Heath, to continue this Public Hearing to the next meeting which will be held on
November 19, 1998.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #9: No action was taken on this item.
Item 410: PUBLIC HEARING on an Open Space Plan. The Public Hearing was opened at 9:17 p.m.
There was no one wishing to address the Commission and the Public Hearing was continued to the
meeting to be held on November 19, 1998.
Item #11: Motion by Commissioner Buddy Brown, seconded by Commissioner Sarah Brown, to
adjourn.
The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:22 p.m.
ATTEST: illiam E. Greenwood, Chairman
ingc rosswy, Town Sec ary
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