06-04-2001 (Planning & Zoning) Minutes MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
WYLIE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
2000 Highway 78 North, Wylie, Texas 75098
Special Work Session
June 4, 2001
7:00 pm
Notice was posted in the time and manner required by law and quorum was present.
Commission Members Present: Staff Members Present:
Steve Ahrens Claude Thompson, Planner
Michael George
Mike Phillip
Carter Porter Consultants Present:
Tony Snider Ray Stanland
Gary Wiseman
Commissioners Absent:
William Chapman
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman George called the Special Work Session to order at 7:05 p.m., in the Council Work
Session Room of the Municipal Complex.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Commissioner Ahrens stated that several citizens have suggested to him, and he recommends,
that the City take on the responsibility of repairing sidewalks rather than the individual property
owners. Commissioners generally supported this suggestion, although they recognized the tax
financial magnitude. Thompson reported that perhaps some partnership can be achieved
whereby the City and property owners split the cost equally and priority is given to areas where
the owners request replacement and are willing to pay. Staff will research the issue and bring a
recommendation to the Commission at a later date.
WORK SESSION
1. Consider revisions to the nonresidential districts of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
with the consultant.
Stanland led a discussion of Article 9, Site Plan Review Regulations, distributed the previous
week.
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Commissioners Ahrens and Phillips preferred having staff responsible for site plan review, while
Commissioners George and Wiseman preferred review by the Commission. Commissioner
Snider suggested that the Commission continue to review site plans but that a detailed criteria for
evaluation be established to avoid micro-management and open-ended discussion or requests for
details which are not required by the code. Stanland and Thompson reported that such review
was not to allow variance of code requirements which is the responsibility of the Board of
Adjustment and Construction Code Board, but does provide the Commission an image of current
development trends which can be addressed at these reviews or by changes to the code.
Stanland noted that a pre-application conference is encouraged, and that the process requires
81/2 by 11 inch drawing rather than the currently common full-sized sheets. The proposed
revisions now require that a concept plan be submitted for Commission review for all rezoning
requests except single-family residential. This site plan will include a tabulation of points which
are anticipated to be achieved. Thompson questioned requiring concept plans and points
tabulation at the rezoning level, expressing the opinion that the Commission had earlier
recommended that such level of review be the responsibility of the staff
Commissioner Phillips recommended that the development review include more environmental
issues, such as trees and wildlife. Commissioner Snider recommended that fewer issues be
considered by staff and Commission, suggesting that more freedom is needed by the applicant
and to encourage imaginative design concepts rather than a universal sameness.
Commissioners recommended that the 2-year limit for requiring inition of development be
reduced to one (1) year with perhaps a maximum of two 6-month extensions. This will
discourage or correct premature applications.
It was suggested that some discussion of special development agreements be added.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Porter, seconded by Commissioner Ahrens. The
meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m..
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Michael George, Chairman Claude Thompson, P er