1957-10-28 CC MinutesMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
OCTOBER 2$,1957
The City Council met in a special meeting on October
28,1957 for the purpose of receiving a report of the plan-
ning commission of the city,
THOSE PRESENT WERE:
Mayor Lawson Lewis
Councilmen Thomas Reeder
Dewayne White
John Wilsey
City Manager John J. Gray
Planning Chairman George Hixon
Acting City Secretary Don E. Longshore
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Lewis at 7:30 PM.
A discussion was held on increasing the membership of the
Planning Commission from 5 to 7 members. The Council will
make the necessary appointments.
Planning Commission Chairman George Hixon gave the report of
the Commission. The Commission recommended that a special permit
be issued for approximately one half (J) of the proposed 35 acres
shopping center on Valley View and Dennis Road.
On motion by Councilman Reeder, Seconded by Councilman Wilsey,
the Council accepted the report of the Commission and set a
Public Hearing for Monday night, November 1$,1957.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Naomi Goodnight,
City Secre ry
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Don E. Longshore,
acting secretary
The City Planning Commission recommends the following:
1. Approval of special permit on an area 907.5' fronting on Valley
View Lane and from Valley View Lane south to a point in the north
line of the Right-of-Way of Lineville Drive extended to Dennis Road,
thence up Dennis Road to Valley View Lane.
2. Special permit not to be granted, but held in abeyance until such
time as the developers show reason for or request building permits
for erection of sufficient buildings to fully qualify the shopping
center developing and not leaveing a large undeveloped area. This
would constitute a minimum of J the building in the recommended area
of permit and with all the screening, parking, etc. (see # 8)
3. That sufficient dedication of land be obtained to insure Dennis Road
having a minimum of 90' of right-of-way.
4. That the developers improve Dennis Road adjacent to their property
so that traffic will not be con,iested from their center. If this is
shot agreeable, possibly some agreement°..tcan be made by the City with
the developers for this street improvement. This we believe is
absolutely necessary for approval of this application.
5. That site plan submitted by developers not be accepted until com-
plete plans can be given by developers on how the center buildings
can be serviced for trash removal, etc. This it the only drawback
on the site plan.
6. That the following paragraphs from the developer's letter of
application be made a part of the approval:
Architecture
Exterior
Signs
Trash reclamation
Planters and Lands ping
Screening wall
Leasing
Dedication of Land
7. That all restrictions imposed be set up as deed restrictions and
filed on record before special permit is granted.
8. That approval of special permit be held only for a period of 90 to
120 days before it becomes ineffective and a period of six months to
follow before it can be brought for consideration the second time.
(see j,4'2 )
The Commission is not ruling out the entire 35 acres for development. We
believe that following the development of the first J that the second
can be considered and that at this time only J of the 35 acres can be
considered unless the developers can show cause for immediate devel-
opment of the entire 35 acres.
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