02-21-2012 (Impact Fee Advisory) Minutes 7 Impact Fee Advisory Committee
CITY OF WYLIE
Minutes
Impact Fee Advisory Committee
Tuesday February 21, 2012 —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 6:31 PM. Present with Chairman
Johnston were, Vice-Chairman Commissioner Gilbert Tamez, Committee Member
Ruthie Wright, Committee Member Matt Kirk, Committee Member Tommy Pulliam, and
Committee Member David Dahl. Committee Member Ron Smith and Committee
Member Ramona Kopchenko were absent.
Staff present was Renae' 011ie, Planning Director, Charles Lee, Senior Planner, Jasen
Haskins, Assistant Planner, and Mary Bradley, Administrative Assistant.
REGULAR AGENDA
Action Agenda
1. Consider and act upon approval of written comments and direct a member
of the committee to file the written comments with the Planning Director
no later than before the 5th business day before the date of the public
hearing to be held by the City Council regarding Land Use Assumptions,
Capital Improvement Plan and modifications of impact fees.
Ms. 011ie reviewed the purpose of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee, stating that the last
meeting was September 18, 2007. The Committee will review the proposed Comprehensive
Land Use Plan, which was done in 1999 and amended in 2006; as well as the Capital
Improvement Projects and the Impact Fees.
In 1999 the Comprehensive Land Use Plan was broken down in three residential
components; Country Residential over one acre lots, Suburban Residential 8,500 square foot
lots and Village Center Residential less than 8,500 square foot. In 2006, Council had the
vision of lower density for residential, therefore a partial amendment was done to the Comp
Plan. A Comprehensive Plan Philosophy was created, which deleted the three previous
residential components and added a High, Medium and Low Density. Basically the Medium
Density size lots went from 8,500 to 10,000 square foot lots. On the Planning side of the
41011.4. Comp Plan, it is not just a map, but rather a philosophy, elements for how the city grows,
commercial, economic, educational, public infrastructure. The proposed Comp Plan is taken
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from 1999, amendment in 2006, from 2006 to today and combined together with Strategic
Plan from Council vision. The Comp Plan is not zoning. The Comp Plan is a policy put into
place of how you want the city to develop. From those policies, the City Engineer, Mr. Chris
Hoisted, and Consultant Mr. Joe Carter, work on how the infrastructure needs to be to get
there. Ms. 011ie introduced Mr. Joe Carter, with Birkhoff, Hendricks, and Carter, LLP,
11910 Greenville Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas, consultant that provides assumptions for
Capital Improvement Plan and water and how we go from our Land Use Plan to get actual
rates.
Mr. Carter stated that in 2006, Birkhoff, Hendricks, and Carter, along with Engineer and
Planning Department worked together to come up with maximum amount that can be
charged for Impact Fees in 2006. This was based on new vision for the city's growth for
development, reducing high density, which affects the infrastructure for Capital
Improvements. The city is continuing to experience an increase in population, housing, and
commercial development activity, although the rapid growth experienced through the early
2000's began tapering down in 2006-2007 due to a variety of economic factors. Accordingly,
it is anticipated that the city has the lot inventory to maintain the increases in population and
housing growth experienced over the last few years. Mr. Carter stated that in comparison to
the maximum rates to be charged allowed in 2006, the proposed rates water is increased, due
to a projected increase of population over the next ten years and the wastewater is decreased,
due to the City's system is pretty much built to what it needs to be for the next ten years. Mr.
Carter stated that his company provides the maximum number charge, based on the planning,
comprehensive land use plan, the population growth, distribution center for water, and
collection system for the sewer.
Ms. 011ie questioned Mr. Carter if the Comp Plan was not approved, that the decision was to
leave the Comp Plan as it is, how would that affect the proposed rates, these rates need to
happen regardless of what happens to the Comp Plan. Mr. Carter stated that the results may
have a slight impact on the city needs on infrastructure.
Committee Member Pulliam questioned if a survey was completed from the surrounding
cities in comparison to the proposed impact fees. Mr. Carter stated that his firm was not
directed to do the comparison. Committee Member Pulliam expressed concerned about
several restaurants interested in coming to Wylie, until they find out the impact fees and
going to adjacent or one of the surrounding cities.
Committee Member Pulliam questioned the rate for water. Mr. Carter stated that the amount
is fairly substantial, 2006 number was $1,304.97 and proposed maximum water impact fee is
$3,651.42. The sewer has gone down to $773.48 from $1,231.01. The reason the water is
increased is catch up future growth and population.
Committee Member Dahl questioned if the impact fee affected existing businesses or new
development. Mr. Carter stated that the impact fee would be for new development.
Mr. Lee reviewed highlights and key points to the proposed Comp Plan. The Comp Plan
plays off all guidelines, Subdivision Regulations. Zoning Ordinance, Strategic Vision, Impact
Fees, Thoroughfare Plan, Building Inspections. The Comp Plan protects, preserve and
sustain.
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The first chapter lays out guidelines from Strategic Plan and overview of the community.
Chapter two overviews the floodplains constraints within the community, and the natural
systems is consistence with preserving the natural eco-system. Ms. 011ie pointed out the
maps, with one aerial from 2001, and the next aerial from 2010, and how much growth
occurred during that timeframe. Chapter three is Land Use is divided into Sectors.
Mr. Haskins presented Land Use Map from Chapter 3, which is simplified from the Land Use
Map adopted in 1999. In 1999 the legend was divided into twelve categories, the proposed
Land Use Map divides the sectors into four; Natural/Open Space Sector, Sub-Urban Sector,
Urban Sector, and Urban Core Sector. The Land Use Plan is not zoning, rather the zoning
underlies the Land Use Sectors. Starting with Natural/Open Space Sector is the least intense
and the Urban Core Sector is most intense, if allocated on an intensity scale. Wylie is near
build out, there will be more re-development than new development, especially in residential
areas.
Committee Member Pulliam questioned the implementation objective 3:30, if the City of
Wylie has done anything on expanding extraterritorial jurisdiction. Mr. Lee stated that we
have, which is similar to surrounding communities, voluntary annexation into the city. The
ETJ boundaries are adjacent to the surrounding cities, St Paul, Murphy, Lavon, Sachse, and
Rowlett. The objective is a placeholder, in case that there is availability to regulate the ETJ.
This will put a policy into place or expand the ETJ.
Chapter 4 and 5 is a condensation of the Capital Improvement Plan and Parks and Recreation
Plan, respectively as an executive summary, with grand vision rely on day to day business.
The objectives within Chapter 4 outline guidelines for cross access and the thoroughfare plan.
Chapter 5 is a summary of the 2010 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan and then
tied into the Comp Plan.
Ms. 011ie presented Chapter 6, Redevelopment and Overlay Section, this reviews what exists
on the ground, as well as strategic plan recommendations. In 2007, the Accountable
Communities through the Involvement Of Neighborhoods (A.C.T.I.O.N.), where staff met
with neighbors within one of the older existing subdivisions, and receive their concerns
involving their neighborhood, whether it be sidewalks, drainage issues or structures that need
to be condemned, to take pride of their neighborhoods. Within the Downtown Overlay
District is creating a Downtown Historic District Committee (DTHC), for the purpose of
reviewing and recommending an action to the City Council of proposed new construction or
substantial renovation. Based on the strategic plan, additional placeholders include Lake
Development Overlay, Healthcare Overlay, Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay;
and the 205 Regional Overlays. The Regional Overlay is a placeholder for future land uses
within the ETJ.
Committee Members congratulated the staff for a great proposal to the Comprehensive Plan.
Committee Member Pulliam had additional concerns from the Water and Wastewater Impact
Fee Update packet. The table provided in the packet, allowable Maximum Fee per Living
Unit Equivalent does not address smaller than two inch meter size for Commercial/Retail
Land Use. Mr. Carter stated that the rate is based upon the amount of water that you will
need and the impact on the water system. Committee Members questioned how many
businesses lost due to cost of fees, where were they proposing to build, why did they leave
and was a concession offered.
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The Committee Members were all in consensus to review the packets more and table the item
until March 6, 2012. A motion was made by Committee Member Dahl, and seconded by
Committee Member Wright, to table the written comments and direct a member of the
committee to file the written comments with the Planning Director no later than before the 5`h
business day before the date of the public hearing to be held by the City Council regarding
Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improvement Plan and modifications of impact fees to
March 6, 2012. Motion carried 6-0.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Committee Member Tamez, and seconded by Committee
Member Pulliam, to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 PM. All members were in consensus.
Philli n, Chairman
ATTEST:
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Ma Brr&I1ey,Administy' tive Assistant
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