04-08-1983 (City Council) Minutes CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING ,.,..
APRIL 8, 1983
6:00 P.M.
The Wylie City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on April 8, 1983
in the Council Chambers at City Hall . Mayor Squires presided. A quorum was
present and notice of the meeting had been posted for the time and manner
required by law. Those in attendance were the Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem William
Martin, Council members Geline Dodd, Reta Allen, Harold Eavenson, and Percy
Simmons, City Secretary Sarah Connelly, City Manager Lee Vickers , Larry
Jackson, counselor for City, P & Z members Ab Harrison, Mike McAnally,
and Bryant Barry, Councilmen-elect Don Hughes and Cleo Adams, Vicki Martin,
school board member;Scottie Austin, Cathy McAnally, Richard Parker, Randall
Gaston, Al Kittner, Harry Tibbals, Jerry Davis, Harold Spence, Melvin St. John,
Ed Collins, Robert O'Donnell , atty. ; R. 0. Martin, and Rich Connelly of the
Dallas Morning News.
Mayor Squires called meeting to order and recognized councilmen-elect Don
Hughes and Cleo Adams, who were in attendance.
Mayor opened the Public Hearing on 36.39 acres in Richard D. Newman Survey.
Mr. Robert O' Donnell , representing the developers, stated that his clients
felt that putting in a mobile home park would be an appropriate use of the
land south of Martinez and Alanis Lanes, as it was bound by a sewer treatment
plant and landfill . Mr. O'Donnell advised Council that a plat showing
the 200 ft. buffer zone had been filed with the City Manager, who advised
that it had been filed with the City.
Mr. Richard Parker, Mr. Jerry Davis, Mrs. Vicki Martin, and Mr. Bryant Barry
addressed the Council in opposition of the zoning. Stating it would not
be to the best interest of the City of Wylie, or its citizens to zone this
property Mobile Home District. Mrs. Martin stated the school board was
concerned at the overcrowding of the schools.
Mayor drew the public hearing to a close, and returned the matter to the
Council for discussion.
Councilman Eavenson made statement that any commitment made outside of the
Council Chambers or inside when Council was not in session, was not an
official act. And he submitted that the Council give thought to this if
such commitments had been made.
Mr. Larry Jackson, counselor for the City, advised that the 200 ft. buffer
zone was zoned as temporary agriculture, and the only use of this land at
this time must fall under our zoning ordinance zoning for agriculture.
This buffer zone would have to be permanently zoned before any other use
could be made of it.
Mr. O' Donnell advised Council that the developers were aware that they ,.,
must submit a site plan to the Planning & Zoning Commission and to the
City Council before the issuing of building permits. City Manager Vickers
also acknowledged that the site plan must come before P&Z and the Council .
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Councilman Simmons moved that the 36.39 acre out of 43.401 acre tract of
land in the Richard D. Newman Survey, located south of Martinez and Alanis
Lanes be permanently zoned Mobile Home District, seconded by Councilwoman
Allen. Three in favor, Councilman Simmons, Councilwomen Allen and Dodd.
Two in opposition, Councilmen Eavenson and Martin.
Councilman Simmons ammended his motion to state also that there was an
ordinance on the books, and that as long as it was there they were to
comply with it and were not to ask for any variance. If strict compliance
to the ordinance was not adhered to then the development was to be
halted. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Allen. Three were in favor
of the amendment, Councilman Simmons, Councilwomen Allen and Dodd.
Two abstaining , Councilmen Martin and Eavenson.
Councilman Eavenson moved for adjournment, Councilman Martin seconded,
all in favor.
bert . Squires, Mayor
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Sara Connelly, City Secretary