11-01-2011 (Planning & Zoning) Minutes 7411 Wylie Planning and Zoning
Commission
CITY OF WYLIE
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Minutes
Wylie Planning & Zoning Commission
Tuesday, November 1,2011 —6:30 pm
Wylie Municipal Complex—Council Chambers
300 Country Club Road,Building 100
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Phillip Johnston called the meeting to order at 6:32PM. Present with Chairman
Johnston were, Vice-Chairman Commissioner Gilbert Tamez, Commissioner Ruthie
Wright, Commissioner Matt Kirk, Commissioner Ramona Kopchenko, and
Commissioner David Dahl. Commissioner Ron Smith was absent.
Staff present was Renae' 011ie, Planning Director, Charles Lee, Senior Planner, Jasen
Haskins, Assistant Planner,and Mary Bradley, Administrative Assistant.
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Dahl gave the invocation and Commissioner Wright led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
CITIZENS COMMENTS
Chairman Johnston opened the Citizens Participation. With no one approaching the
Commissioners, Chairman Johnston closed the Citizens Participation.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes from the October 18, 2011,
Regular Meeting.
A motion was made by Commissioner Tamez, and seconded by Commissioner Wright, to
approve the minutes from October 18, 2011 Regular Meeting, as submitted. Motion
carried 6—0.
REGULAR AGENDA
Public Hearing
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1. Hold a Public Hearing and consider a recommendation to the City Council
regarding an Amendment to PD 2003-01, Section 4.06 to modify parking
and landscape requirements as it relates to theater development. ZC 2011-
07.
Ms. 011ie stated that the applicant is Mr. Dennis McIntire, with B & B Theatres and the
owner is Mr. Don Herzog with Herzog Development. The property was zoned as part of
a Planned Development PD 2003-01 including 157.29 acres.
The applicant is requesting to amend Section 4.06 Parking Design Requirements of the
I'D for the development of a 2,002 seat movie theater. The request only modifies the
conditions of the 10.759 acres of Tract C-1 of the existing PD and does not alter any
other uses or regulations in the approved Conditions of the Planned Development
District.
The proposed conditions requests 9 feet wide and 18 feet deep parking spaces. The
current ordinance requires 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep parking spaces. The parking
ratio would be one space for every five theater seats in lieu of the one space for every
three seats or bench seating spaces plus one per each employee. Typically the practice of
parking ratios for entertainment type uses is based on peak demand periods, which
usually cover the periods of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Other times
during the year do not see such high parking demands.
The proposed conditions also requests a landscape island every 25 spaces. The ordinance
requires all parking rows to have a landscaped island every twelve spaces.
Staff recommends that the conditions be modified to allow maximum spacing of 15
spaces. This requirement would be specifically on interior parking areas. The islands are
not just for landscaping purposes, but also for safety as they reduce the number of
vehicles `cutting across' the parking lot. Also, staff recommends the size of the parking
spaces to be 10x20, which would be better to accommodate the larger vehicles that are
prevalent in Texas.
Seventeen notifications were mailed, with two written responses in favor of the request
and none in opposition of the request.
The Commissioners discussed the parking space calculations on where the PD Conditions
reflect 10x20, and how the layout would change with additional parking spaces. Prior to
the applicant approaching the Commissioners, the Commissioners were all in consensus
to ask the applicant to address amending the parking ratio to reflect one space for every
five theater seats; discuss the buffer zone to reflect a landscape island every fifteen
parking spaces; and to amend the size of the parking spaces to 10x20.
Mr. Dennis McIntire, Director of Strategic Planning B & B Theatres, applicant for the
proposed development, approached the Commissioners with a presentation. The theater
is located on lot 1, with the ability to expand on the other three lots. B & B Theaters is
under contract to purchase the whole ten acres.
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B & B Theaters is a family owned and operated business and started in 1924 out of
Liberty Missouri. Wylie is within their regional markets and that is the type of market
that works well for theaters. The proposed 45,000 square foot theater will have twelve
screens, four out of the twelve will be balcony suites. The balcony suites will be located
on the second floor with recliner seats and full bar and kitchen availability. The second
floor will also be 21 year-old or over age restricted and monitored access.
Mr. McIntire stated that the theater is generally not opened during the school hours, and
the schools are closed when the theater is open.
Mr. Devin King from Kimley-Hom Associates, the engineer for the request, stated that
the intent is to have the parking as close to the building as possible, therefore, the parking
ratio is one space for every five theater seats. The landscape islands are designed to be
continuous atheistically and to break up long parking fields. If the recommendation from
the Commission is to have 10x20 parking spaces, the reduction would be approximately
twenty to twenty-five parking spaces..
The Commissioners were in consensus to amend the size of the parking spaces to 10 x
20, and change landscape island every 20 spaces, and the parking ratio be one space for
every five theater seats.
Chairman Johnston opened the Public Hearing.
Ms. Judy Wolfe, owns property located 203 Security Court, Wylie spoke in favor of the
request, but expressed concern of drainage onto her property. Ms. 011ie stated that there
is no lot to lot drainage allowed. All engineering plans of the proposed development will
be submitted by Kimley-Horn Associates and then reviewed by City Engineer. No
development or permits shall be issued prior to City Engineer approving plans.
Chairman Johnston closed the Public Hearing.
A motion was made by Commissioner Tamez, and seconded by Commissioner Dahl, to
recommend approval to the City council regarding an Amendment to PD 2003-01,
Section 4.06 to modify parking and landscape requirements as it relates to theater
development with the following stipulations: parking ratio one space for every five seats;
distance between landscape islands no more than every twenty parking spaces and the
parking spaces 10 x 20. ZC 2011-07. Motion carried 6—0.
2. Hold a Public Hearing and consider a recommendation to the City Council
regarding an amendment to Article 5, Section 5.1(I) Wholesale,
Distribution & Storage establishing regulations specifying the location of
Mini-warehouse (Self-Storage)uses throughout the city. ZC2011-08
Ms. 011ie stated that the request came from City Council to amend the Mini-
warehouse (self-storage) uses within Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial zoning
districts. Currently the mini-warehouse (self-storage) uses are allowed by right
within Light Industrial (LI) and Heavy Industrial (HI) and only by SUP within
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Commercial Corridor (CC) zoning districts. Staff is recommending the use be
allowed only with an SUP within CC, LI and HI Districts, all other districts are
prohibited.
Although the intent of this proposed amendment is not to prevent
entrepreneurship, it is to put safeguards in place that discourages an over-
abundance of same type uses and prevent the likelihood of failed businesses and
empty facilities. Currently there are at least nine actively operating mini-
warehouse (Self-Storage) facilities within the 75098 zip code, and they are
approximately within a three mile radius of the intersection of S.H. 78 and FM
544.
After a very brief discussion, the Commissioners were all in consensus to prohibit
Mini-warehouse (Self-Storage)uses within the CC Districts, and allowed by SUP
within the LI and HI Districts.
Chairman Johnston opened the Public Hearing. With no one approaching the
Commissioners, Chairman Johnston closed the Public Hearing.
A motion was made by Commissioner Dahl, and seconded by Commissioner
Wright, to recommend approval to the City Council to amend Article 5, Section
5.1 (I) Wholesale, Distribution and Storage establishing regulations specifying the
location of Mini-warehouse (Self-Storage) uses allowed with SUP in the Light
Industrial and Heavy Industrial Districts. ZC 2011-08. Motion carried 6—0.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Tamez, and seconded by Commissioner Dahl, to
adjourn the meeting at 7:50PM. All Commissioners were in consensus.
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Phillip n,Chairman
ATTEST:
Mary :radii Administrative •
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