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11-02-2004 (Planning & Zoning) Minutes MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WYLIE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX 2000 Highway 78 North Wylie,Texas 75098 November 2, 2004 Notice was posted in the time and manner required by law and quorum was present. Commission Members Present: Staff Members Present: Red Byboth Claude Thompson, Director Dave Hennesey Mary V. Bradley, Secretary Dennis Larson Chris Seely Kathy Spillyards Commission Members Absent: Staff Members Absent: Don Hughes Renae 011ie, Assistant Planner Mike Phillips CALL TO ORDER Chairman Seely called the meeting to order at 7:08PM. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Seely gave the invocation and Commissioner Larson led the pledge of allegiance. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION No one appeared to speak before the Commission. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes from the October 19, 2004 Regular Meeting. A motion was made by Commissioner Byboth, and seconded by Commissioner Larson, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried 5 —0. P & Z Commission Meeting November 2, 2004 Page 2 of 6 ACTION AGENDA 1. Consider and act upon approval of a Site Plan for an office building located at 2800 Capital Street, being all of a certain 0.505 acre tract of land of the Regency Business Park Addition, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas. Thompson stated that the Site Plan will create a 6,000 square feet building, which consists of 1,000 square feet dedicated to office space and 5,000 square feet for warehouse use. The property has been platted since 1987 as Lot 8, Block C of the Regency Business Park Addition Phase 2. The tract was rezoned from Industrial (I) to Business Center (BC) District in February with the adoption of the new city-wide Zoning Ordinance and Map. Office/warehouse is a permitted use within the current Business Center (BC) Zoning District. The Commissioners questioned several notes of the Plan concerning points for achieving the regulations, including two types of façade materials and the articulation of the building. The applicant was not present to respond and a motion was made by Commissioner Larson, and seconded by Commissioner Spillyards, to consider the item after Agenda Item number 6. Motion carried 5 —O. 2. Consider and act upon approval of a Site Plan for an office and warehouse building located at 1500 Martinez Lane, being all of a certain 0.311 acre tract of land of the Metrotech Addition, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas. Thompson stated that the Site Plan will create a two story office/warehouse facility. The building totals 2,100 square feet, and consists of 1,287 square feet dedicated to office space and 1,818 square feet for warehouse use. Office/warehouse is a permitted use within the current Business Center(BC) Zoning District. Tim Burke, 2725 Las Palmas, Plano, Texas 75025, represented the engineer for the subject property, stated that the building will be brick and mortar with a steel roof, and the roof pitch will be 3:12. The fence will have cedar posting all around the property. Commissioners questioned the dumpster. Thompson stated that for this use a dumpster will not be required, but if a future use requires a dumpster, the Site Plan notes where one is to be located. A motion was made by Commissioner Larson, and seconded by Commissioner Byboth, to approve, as submitted, the Site Plan for an office and warehouse building located at 1500 Martinez Lane of the Metrotech Addition. Motion carried 5 —0. P &Z Commission Meeting November 2, 2004 Page 3 of 6 3. Consider a recommendation to the City Council regarding a Replat for Lots 1 R- 3R1, 1R-3R2 and 1R-4R, Block C of the Woodlake Village Addition, as recorded in Cabinet P. Pages 926 & 927 of the Deed Records of Collin County, Texas. Thompson stated that the Replat will subdivide a single retail lot into two lots and provide an access easement onto Lot 1R-4R, of the Woodlake Village Addition. A Site Plan for the retail center on this lot is also on the current agenda for consideration. The property will be developed in phases. Lot 1R-3R2 will be 2.9 acres and will be constructed as phase one, and the extreme rear portion consisting of 2.411 acres will be developed at a later date,but no final plans for this tract as been determined. A variance to allow shared/off-premises parking and landscaping was approved by the Zoning Board of Adjustment at their meeting on October 25, 2004. Commissioners questioned the drainage easement. Thompson stated that the drainage easement is for an underground pipe, but stops at the Municipal Complex property line and continues north. A motion was made by Commissioner Hennessey, and seconded by Commissioner Spillyards, to recommend approval of the Replat for Lots 1R-3R1, 1R-3R2 and 1R-4R, Block C of the Woodlake Village Addition. Motion carried 5 —0. 4. Consider and act upon approval of a Site Plan for a retail center, being all of a certain 5.311 acre tract of land of the Woodlake Village Addition, generally located north of Highway 78 and west of Spring Creek Parkway, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas. Thompson stated that the Site Plan relates to the Replat of Woodlake Village Addition which was just considered on the current agenda. The Site Plan will be developed under Phase One with a 20,250 square feet strip retail center. The subject property conforms to the requirements of the Corridor Commercial District. The Plan provides for common access between the subject development, and the adjacent Wal-Mart and Municipal Complex lots this joint access easement also serves as a fire lane for emergency vehicle access. P &Z Commission Meeting November 2, 2004 Page 4 of 6 Commissioner Byboth questioned the screening around the property. Thompson stated that no screening is required between common non-residential uses, and the building will be open in the back. Mr. Kim Sutton, Wilcox Development Services, 14001 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas, represented the developer for the subject property, stated that there will be a landscaping screen of wax myrtles and flowering trees along the west property to screen the rear of the building and loading area. Mr. James Patterson, Omniplan, 1845 Woodall Rodgers, Suite 1500, Dallas, Texas 75201, represented the architect for the subject property, stated that the building will be tilt-up concrete along all four sides with a wainscot of aesthetic stone at the bottom. Two bays are at each end that are raised up 24 feet, compared to a typical height of 20 feet, and a different type of canopy with a metal shed roof at the high panels, and at the lower panels a flat metal roof supported by the concrete panels. Commissioners recommended including canopies over the back doors facing the Municipal Complex. Mr. Sutton and Mr. Patterson agreed to have standard metal shed canopies over the back doors. A motion was made by Commissioner Larson, and seconded by Commissioner Byboth,to approve, with stipulation that standard metal shed canopies over the doors facing west, the Site Plan for Woodlake Village Addition, Lots 1R-3R1 and 1R-3R2. Motion carried 5 -0. 5. Consider a recommendation to the City Council regarding a Preliminary Plat for Akin Addition. Subject property being generally located at W.A. Allen Blvd. and Springwood Lane, and being all of a tract of land conveyed to the Wylie I.S.D. by deed recorded in Volume 2448, Page 867, Deed Records of Collin County, Texas. Thompson stated that the property will include 10.154 acres and will create 6 single- family residential lots and 1 lot for the existing Akin Elementary School. The lots will exceed 10,000 square feet and the current zoning allows lots as small as 8,500 square feet. The property to the north is undeveloped and a potential developer has requested consideration of some access street through the school site. On October 12, 2004, an alley waiver was approved by City Council, as well as the right to front lots on W. A. Allen. Ronny Klingbeil, RLK Engineering, 111 W. Main Street, Allen, Texas, 75013, represented the engineer for the property, stated that the property to the north is owned separately from the subject properties, and no access onto W. A. Allen can be provided due to limited space and drainage problems. In order to accomplish the access the playground would be compromised. Currently, the playground slopes uneven with the school and when new grading is completed, the playground will be even with the school. P &Z Commission Meeting November 2, 2004 Page 5 of 6 WISD has determined that the subject properties is surplus and can be sold for revenue to go toward the new construction. Thompson stated that the cost to develop the property to the north should be shared, but that is a decision of the private parties rather than City. A motion was made by Commissioner Spillyards, and seconded by Commissioner Larson, to recommend approval to the City Council meeting on November 9, 2004, of the Preliminary Plat Akin Addition. Motion carried 5 —0. 6. Consider a recommendation to the City Council regarding a Preliminary Plat for Birmingham Ranch Addition. Subject property being a tract of land generally located west of Parker Road and east of the Birmingham Farms Phase 14 Addition, and being part of a 16.039 acre tract and being all of a 15.486 acre tract of land conveyed to T. F. Birmingham and Hattie A. Birmingham Trusts recorded in Volume 2362, Page 90 of the Deed Records of Collin County Texas and being all of a 0.552 acre tract of land conveyed to Wylie Independent School District recorded in Volume 1187, Page 15, Deed Records of Collin County, Texas. Thompson stated that the Preliminary Plat will create 53 single-family residential lots on 16.039 acres. The subject property is zoned Single Family 10/19 District, with the minimum lot size being 10,000 square feet. No alleys are being proposed and an alley waiver will be submitted to the council for consideration. The property was previously owned by the Wylie Independent School District. The applicant is proposing to connect to Parker Road through the Northeast Water Supply facility. The City Engineer has accepts the 40 foot street right-of-way as proposed to connect to Parker Road, but there are other alternative routes. The access to the development will be reconciled at the Final Plat. Rob Adams, Adams Consulting Engineers, 500 Nolan Drive, Southlake Boulevard, Southlake, Texas, represented as the engineer for the subject property, stated that the subject property is a challenging site to develop, the property backs up to two water towers, and a 300 foot television antenna, as well as the difficult access. Randy Potts, R & B Venture LP, 17480 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Dallas, Texas, represented the applicant for the subject property, stated that the houses will be priced above the neighboring starter homes, and the builder possibly will be Colonnade Homes. A motion was made by Commissioner Byboth, and seconded by Commissioner Larson,to approve the Preliminary Plat for Birmingham Ranch Addition, to City Council meeting on November 9, 2004. Motion carried 5 —0. P & Z Commission Meeting November 2, 2004 Page 6 of 6 Chairman Seely re-opened item number 1 for a motion to either deny, or table to November 16, 2004. A motion was made by Commissioner Larson, and seconded by Commissioner Byboth,to table the Site Plan for an office building located at 2800 Capital Street, until the November 16, 2004, in order for the applicant to be present. WORK SESSION 1. Discuss land use philosophy and potential revisions to the Comprehensive Plan. Thompson distributed and reviewed a list of issues that the Commissioners had expressed on the Plan, and seeking direction from the City Council. After discussing each item in extent, the Commissioners recommended that the following changes be made to the proposal: a. Encourage low-density detached residential — eliminate 8.5K, set 10K minimum for Suburban (delete 20K and 30K) and raise Country to 3-5 acres, but keep patterns as illustrated on map—allow nothing smaller. b. Eliminate flexible zoning requirements and make Desirables mandatory minimum Base. c. Utilize in-fill or conversion/redevelopment of existing single-family lots for higher-density detached residential. d. Eliminate other neighborhood retail zoning. e. Revise Zoning accordingly and encourage straight zoning in compliance with Plan— use PDs only for truly innovative proposals (not just variance to Plan/ZO code). The Commissioners requested a joint work-session with City Council on November 23, 2004. Thompson responded that the request would be forwarded to Council for consideration and an answer would be available at the next Planning and Zoning meeting on November 16, 2004. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Byboth, and seconded by Commissioner Hennessey,to adjourn the meeting at 9:40PM. / (issn, C is S ly, Chairman M Bradley, Secr Lary