02-01-2005 (Planning & Zoning) Minutes MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
WYLIE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
2000 Highway 78 North
Wylie, Texas 75098
February 1, 2005
Notice was posted in the time and manner required by law and quorum was present.
Commission Members Present: Staff Members Present:
Eric Alexander Claude Thompson, Director
Dave Hennesey Renae' 011ie, Ass't Planner
Dennis Larson
Chris Seely
Commission Members Absent: Staff Members Absent:
Don Hughes Mary V. Bradley, Secretary
Red Byboth
Kathy Spillyards
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Seely called the work session to order at 7:13PM.
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairman Seely gave the invocation and Commissioner Larson led the pledge of
allegiance.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Mike Fasang, who resides at 2601 Sachse Road in Wylie, commented that he is against
high density development such as the proposed Herzog Development. Asked that the
board listen to what the people are saying.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes from the January 4, 2005 Regular
Meeting.
A motion was made by Commissioner Larson, and seconded by Commissioner Hennesey,
to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried 4—0.
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WORK SESSION
Thompson discussed comprehensive plans from surrounding cities (i.e., Frisco,
McKinney, Murphy, Plano, Sachse, and Richardson).
The comprehensive plan was further discussed and the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended certain revisions to the Plan in order to align it more closely with both
future community goals and the realities of existing land development patterns.
A more vehicular-oriented land use allocation criteria will be substituted for the current
pedestrian-oriented "Village Center" philosophy of the Plan. This is believed to be more
appropriate for the realities of Wylie's natural land character and existing rural development
pattern, and will result in less commercial uses and lower-density residential developments.
Retail and commercial uses will be limited and oriented to major traffic corridors for vehicular
access and to avoid impacting residential areas, including a hierarchy of development patterns.
• Neighborhood services such as convenience goods and personal services will be located
at 4 or 6 lane divided thoroughfare and at 4-way intersections and limited to less than 10
acres.
• Community retail offers comparison/shoppers goods in centers of about 30 acres and will
be limited to three areas—the new Town Center at SH 78 and FM 544,FM 544 at CR
1378/Hooper and SH 78 and Park Blvd/Spring Creek.
• Diverse and intensive mixture of commercial uses will be allocated along the major
traffic corridors of SH 78 and FM 544, but designed in unified clusters.
Residential development patterns will provide three density levels in attempt to provide a
balanced variety of housing options.
• High-density residential, including small-lot detached and collective attached
dwellings,will be allocated to infill areas already developed or zoned for such
densities and house types.
• New residential developments will be limited to three density levels, and located by
their distance from traffic corridors
- 10,000 sf lots with 2,400 sf houses
-20,000 sf lots with 2,600 sf houses
-acreage lots with 3,000 sf houses.
Industrial uses will be divided into two types.
• Light industrial will accommodate assembly and warehousing/distribution
envisioned by the Business Center zoning, largely within existing centers platted for
smaller developments
• Heavy industrial will accommodate manufacturing within campus settings
envisioned by the Industrial zoning.
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Institutional and public/semi-public uses may be located within any use areas,as appropriate to
best service the other land uses which they support but designed to be compatible with
surrounding uses.
If the above criteria are acceptable,the Planning and Zoning Commission is prepared to initiate
the public review and hearing process required by State law for the adoption of these Plan
revisions. Once the Plan is revised,the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations will be
revised accordingly.
MISCELLANEOUS
Thompson distributed material that showed the comparison of proportion of multi-family
housing to total in the DFW metropolitan area. The Council will consider two requests to
waive the alley requirement at their next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Larson, and seconded by Commissioner
Hennessey,to adjourn the meeting at 8:00PM.
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C is Se , Chairman Renae 011ie, Assistant City Planner