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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-12-07 PZ Agenda Packet TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA APRIL 12, 2007 7:00 P.M. TOWN HALL BOARD ROOM 2650 J. T. OTTINGER ROAD 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. REVIEW AND APPROVE MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING .MELD ON MARCH 22,200'7. 3. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND ENDED SITE PLAN FOR A IIELISTOP TO BE LOCATED AT 3 CAMPUS CIRCLE IN THE SOLANA BUSINESS PARK; DESCRIBED AS THE WESTLA / SOUTHLAKE PARK ADDITION NO. 1; LOT 1, BLOCK 1; AT THE NW CORNER OF SOLANA BOULEVARD SH 114. 4. CONSIDER AN APPLICA'T'ION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN AMENDED CONCEPT PLAN, BEING A 311-AC TRACT OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED IN DENTON AND TART TT COUNTIES, TEXAS (i) SOUTH OF S.II.114, (ii) WEST OF PRECINCT LINER AD, AND (iii) NORTH OF DOVE ROAD, DESCRIBED AS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 2 AND KNOWN AS FIDELITY. +P ! 1 U:'' it 1 To: Chairman Bill Greenwood and Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission From: Trent Petty, Town Manager Subject: Regular meeting of April 12, 2007 Date: April 5, 2007 Conduct a Public Hearing and take appropriate action regarding an application for a specific use permit and amended site plan for a helistop to be located at 3 Campus Circle in the Solana Business Park; described as the Westlake /Southlake Park Addition No. 1; Lot 1, Block 1; at the NW corner of Solana Boulevard and SH 114. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends approval. BACKGROUND Solana is a unique property in Westlake in that it was the first PD zoned in the entire town. As such, many of the straight zoning codes on the books today were taken from the standards developed for Solana. Solana is in PD 1, which outlines the same criteria as the Town's Office Park Zoning. Within the Office Park criteria is a provision for "Helistops ", which in the context of Solana's request is the same as a Helipad. The original Solana PD made no mention of helipads or helistops, so we can only presume that the right to build the helipad already on site was administratively allowed, was granted because of the SUP allowance in the office use, or was never requested by the applicant. Regardless, that pad has been in operation for many years. This request formalizes the process in accordance with the current zoning ordinance and requests an SUP for construction of a helistop /helipad north of the First American complex as indicated on the attached site plan. Utilization of the new pad will reduce the reliance on the pad south of the health club which is much closer to residential use; so in order to reduce the impact of current operations on these uses, staff recommends approval of the new site. The site meets all FAA required guidelines. 111 J 11111 WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake amended the Town of Westlake Code of Ordinance on November 20, 1985 by adopting PD -1 and establishing the zoning necessary to accommodate the Solana office complex; and WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen find it in the best interest of the public to amend the Solana Comprehensive Site Plan to accommodate a helipad on the northern portion of PD -1 adjacent to the newly established First American Regional Headquarters in order to enhance the economic viability and customer convenience of the Solana complex and reduce noise produced from existing helicopter operations south of the Solana Health Club; and WHEREAS, the current zoning of the Solana PD -1 reflects the base zoning standard of the O- Office Park zoning criteria which allows helistop as a specific use. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety. SECTION 2: That the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake, Texas, does hereby approve a specific use permit for a helistop facility and amended comprehensive site plan attached hereto as Exhibit A reflecting the location of the a new helistop in PD -l. SECTION 3: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared legally invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance since the same would have been enacted by the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence, paragraph or section. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, THIS DAY OF , 2007. PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS DAY OF APRIL 2007. Scott Bradley, Mayor ATTEST: Kim Sutter, Town Secretary Trent Petty, Town Manager •••! 96 IMS Stan Lowry, Town Attorney 1417, no M A z Support material for this item has not been included.