1957-11-25 CC Minutes1)[PTUTES OF A SPECIAL 19]ETING
BOARD Or COU ICIL TEN
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 25, 1957
The City Council met- in a soec;al meeting on November 25, 1957 at 7:30 P. M.
at the city hall with the following present:
P ayor
Councilmen
Attorney
Engineer
Planning and Zoning
Chairman
City Manager
City Secretary
Lawson Lewis
Thomas Reeder
H. N. Mallon
John Wilsey
Dewayne White
Louis Nichols
Bob King
George Hixon
John Gray
Naomi Goodnight
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Lewis. Councilman Wilsey brought
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the invocation, The minutes were then read and approved as read.
EAR THART ZONING CHANGE R- QUEST
After a lengthy discussion on the request to change the zoning on Valley View
and Dennis, Councilman Wilsey made a motion to grant a special permit as originally
applied for by W. L. Earnhart on acreage in a tract that is approximately 33 acres
with frontage of 907.5' on Valley View and 1650' fronting on Dennis and subject
to the following conditions:
1. Subject to approval of site plan which approval will be in units so
that construction will go forth by complete units.
2. Dedication of 40feet along the east property line of the shopping center
to widen Dennis Road to make a 100 ft. right-of-way.
3. Dedication of 32.5 feet to widen Valley View Lane which has been designated
to have a right-of-way of 125 feet.
4. Developer improves his portion of Dennis Road and Valley View Lane.
5. All restrictions be incorporated in deed restrictions and filed of record.
6. Architecture: Semi-colonial
7. Exterior: Brick or Stone
8. No overhanging advertising signs should be permitted.
9. Shopping Center-owner will collect all trash daily and deliver same to
service alley collection points for collection by the city's sanitation
department.
10. Landscaping of Shopping Center will be planned and maintained in 1st class
order by a landscape firm on an annual basis.
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11. A permanent type screening wall will be built between the Shopping Center
service alley on
the west side of the
center and the houses that back up
to the shopping
center property. This
wall will be a minimum of 6 feet
in height.
12. Shopping Center
owner shall not lease
or sell any property to a gasoline
service ststion
on Valley V;ew Lane or
Dennis Road.
13. No drive-in curb service eating place.
14. Employee parking areas shall be provided.
16. Parking ratio minimum 3 to 1.
This motion was seconded by Councilman Mallon. Councilmen Reeder, Mallon, Wilsey,
and White all voted ave making a unanimous vote for the issuing of the special permit.
ENGINEF REPORT
Engineer King reported that work would start on the street paving shortly
after the contracts were signed. He informed the council that he believed there
would be enough money left from the paving of Bee and Richland, to possible do
Havenhurst and Pepperwood Streets, too.
SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE
The swimming pool committee brought plans and specifications on the proposed
swimming pool for the council's approval. As soon as land is acquired for the
park and pool, the council will then advertise for bids.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
City Secretary
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