08-20-1996 (City Council) Agenda Packet AGENDA
WYLIE CITY COUNCIL
JOINT WORKSESSION WITH PLANNING & ZONING BOARD
Wylie Municipal Complex
August 20, 1996
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
JOINT WORKSESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING
Guiding the City's Planning Process: Elements of the Comprehensive Plan and Their
Relationship with the City Ordinances
WORKSESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL
Discuss Matters Relating to the FY1996-1997 Budget
STAFF REPORTS
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
ADJOURNMENT
Posted on this the 16th day of August, at 5:00 p.m.
THE WYLIE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. SIGN INTERPRETATION OR OTHER
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED ATTENDEES MUST BE REQUESTED 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE BY
CONTACTING THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 442-8100 OR TDD 442-8170
Multifamily
A. What is it?
1. Apartments(subsidized, market-rate, exclusive)
2. Assisted living/Nursing homes
3. Boarding Houses
4. Fourplexes
B. Is it appropriate?
1. Provide a mix of housing available for all income levels
2. Like communities, case by case but with generally 15%to 25% of
land designated for MF
C. Is it appropriate for Wylie?
1. Wylie demographics
a. half population between 18-44
b. typical income range:
Under 25 25K to 35K
25-44 35K to 50K
55-74 15K to 25K
c. Wylie total acreage- 20,480
* 1. 402 est. acres zoned MF(2%)
* 2. 15 acres actually developed
d. 377 MF units in Wylie
1. 100% occupied with waiting lists
D. Development standards/checks and balances
1. Comprehensive Plan
a. located on arterials and major collectors
b. buffers for major thoroughfares and commercial
c. by parks and open space where possible
2. Zoning Ordinance
a. 15 units per acre(1 story)
b. 20 units per acre(multi-story)
c. used as buffers
d. height, lot, etc. restrictions
3. Will review on a case by case basis
a. no plans to build 1,000 units this year
Multi-Family
Multi-family,what is it? Unfortunately what generally comes to mind is dilapidated,
"barrack-like"designed multi-family residential developments. In reality there are several
clean, aesthetically pleasing"market-rate"multi-family developments being constructed in
communities similar to Wylie everyday.
Is multi-family an appropriate component of a community's overall housing element?
Yes. It is generally accepted that a community should have a mix of housing available for
all income levels. Apartments play an important role in that mix of housing. As stated in
the Wylie Comprehensive Plan,Wylie's housing goals are as follows:
1. Encourage development of a variety of housing types in Wylie,with
emphasis on low density single family homes.
2. Increase the number and quality of multi-family developments.
3. Improve and/or maintain the quality of existing neighborhoods in Wylie.
Wylie is not unique in having these types of goals. Many communities have provisions in
their development plans addressing multi-family development. In fact,many communities
have 15%to 25% of the land dedicated for multi-family development.
Is multi-family appropriate for Wylie? Yes. Much of the demographic data that is
available for Wylie suggests that multi-family is a viable alternative for Wylie residents.
As of 1990, almost half of Wylie's population is made up of young and middle age adults.
The typical income range for the above mentioned age groups is 25K to 50K annually.
Multi-family developments are generally occupied by individuals who fit the these age and
income profiles.
Wylie's estimated total land area is 20,480 acres. The Community Development
Department has estimated that there are 402 acres that have been zoned as multi-family
(2% of total). Of this 402 acres, it is estimated that there are 15 acres currently developed
as multi-family residential. As one can see, Wylie has a very small percentage of total land
use designated for multi-family development.
According to the Wylie Chamber of Commerce, as of 6/1/96 there were a total of 377
multi-family units located in Wylie. All five developments report 100% occupancy with
waiting lists. Wylie does have a demand for new multi-family development projects.
The most controversial issue about multi-family development are not if apartments are
needed or appropriate. The concern is always location and the quality of development
standards applied to their construction. Community officials are always having to address
the"NIMBY"(not in my back yard)issue. The Comprehensive Plan helps the community
with this dilemma and provides direction. The Wylie Comprehensive Plan contains multi-
family development guidelines to be used in conjunction with other elements of the
Comprehensive Plan, such as the thoroughfare plan. The multi-family development
guidelines state that these developments be located along major arterials and major
collectors, serve as buffers between less intensive land uses(single family) and mare
intensive land uses(commercial, heavy traffic). Where possible, multi-family should be
located by parks or greenbelts to create open space for higher density living. There are
also limitations on density of the developments themselves such as separation of at least
1,000 feet between developments, and developments should be dispersed throughout
contiguous neighborhoods so that no more than 400 units are clustered together. Specific
construction guidelines are made available through Wylie's Zoning Ordinance(Exhibit A).
This provides quality assurance on the type of developments to be constructed.
The land use plan map provides visual examples of possible multi-family locations meeting
the criteria stated within the Comprehensive Plan. However, what must be remembered
here is the map is only a visual representation of the goals and objectives of the
Comprehensive Plan. When a development proposal is in conformance with the goals and
objectives of the Comprehensive Plan but in conflict with the land use map,the proposal is
still valid as the map is nothing more than a graphic representation of the Comprehensive
Plan's policies.
Multi-family development projects are an appropriate and necessary element of a
community's housing element. With planning forethought provided by the development
standards and guidelines of the Comprehensive Plan as well as the Zoning Ordinances,
multi-family can play a vital role in the socio-economic structure of a community. If these
policies and standards are adhered to, multi-family can be a positive attribute of Wylie's
quality of life and attractiveness.
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• (5) Accessory buildings and - uses,
EXH I B IT . A : • customarily incident to the above uses
and located on the same lot therewith,
ZONING ORITI NANCE -- - not involving the conduct of a retail •
business. •
(6) Batch plant, temporary during
• construction when permitted by code
enforcement and limited to the
subdivision for which they are permitted.
The following specific uses when granted in .
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accordance with Section 23:
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- ------ - (1) Cemetery or mausoleum.
• (2) Charitable organization.
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,.: (3) University, college or parochial school
and related facilities(public or private). •
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(4) Country club or golf course and related
SECTION 14 uses such as driving ranges but not
"MF" — MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL .. including similar forms of commercial
• DISTRICT REGULATIONS amusement such as miniature golf.
(5) Day nursery, day camp or child care
General Purpose and Description — The "MF," center.
multiple family dwelling district is a residential (6) •
• Electric substation. ...;;
attached district intended to provide for the highest •
residential density not to exceed fifteen (15)units
per acre on a single story or twenty (20) units per (7) Museum,library or art gallery.
acre for multiple story configuration. If the multi-
story density of twenty (20) units per acre is (8) Post office.
selected by the builder/developer he or she shall be
required to conform to the additional fire protection (9) Radio,television or microwave tower.
requirements specified in§ 14.7. The principal use (10) Golf course,public.
of land in this district is for multiple-family
dwellings, garden apartment and boarding or (11) Private club.
rooming houses. The district is. usually located ' --• •
adjacent to a major street and serves as a buffer or
transition between retail/commercial development 14.2 Height Regulations: No building shall
or heavy automobile traffic and medium or low exceed thirty-five feet (35'). When buildings
density residential development : .exceed one. (1) story in height, an automatic
'sprinkler system shall be installed in accordance
§ 14.1 Use Regulations: A building or premise with existing fire codes and each unit shall have
in the "MF" district shall be used only for the two points of entry or exit each providing separate
following purposes: • access to a place of safety during an emergency or
fire.
(1) Multi-family dwelling (apartment § 14.3 Area Regulations:
building).
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(2) Nursing and convalescent homes. (1) Size of Yards:
(3) Boarding or rooming houses. (a) Front Yard: Twenty-five feet (25')
• minimum as measured from the front
(4) Garden apartments. _ property line. Sixty feet (60') for
accessory buildings.
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(b) Side Yard: There shall be a side yard regardless of size or configuration, be
• on each side of the lot having a width of allowed on any property that is less than
not less than eight feet (8'). There shall twenty-five thousand(25,000)square feet
be ten- feet (10') separation between • in area.
buildings without openings (windows)
and fifteen feet (15) between buildings § 14.4 Parking Re_gulationg: Two and one-half
with openings. A side yard adjacent to a (2-1/2) spaces for each dwelling unit. Required
side street shall not be less than fifteen parking may not occur within the front yard. Off-
feet (15'). No side yard for allowable street parking spaces shall be provided in
non-residential uses shall be less than accordance with the requirements for specific uses
fifteen feet (15'). If a side yard is set forth in Section 24.
adjacent to a single family zoning district
then paragraph(d)shall apply. § 14.5 Refuse Facilities: Every dwelling unit
shall be located within two hundred fifty feet(250')
(c) Rear Yard: Twenty feet (20') of a refuse facility, measured along the designed
minimum. pedestrian and vehicular travel way. There shall be
available at all times at least six (6)cubic yards of
(d) There shall be a total of sixty feet refuse container per thirty (30) multi-family
(60') setback from the adjacent property dwelling units. For complexes with less than
line for buildings in excess of one (1) thirty (30) units,no less than four(4) cubic yards
story in height when an"MF"district is shall be provided. Each refuse facility shall be
next to a single family zoning district or screened from view on three(3)sides from persons
single family use. standing at ground level on the site or immediately
adjoining property,by an opaque fence or wall of
(2) Siie of Lot: wood or masonry not less than six feet (6'), no
more than eight feet (8') in height or by an
(a) Lot Area: Three thousand (3,000) enclosure within a building. Refuse containers
_ square feet per dwelling unit,or portion shall be provided and maintained in a manner to
thereof located on the first floor, with a satisfy local public health and sanitary regulations.
maximum density not to exceed fifteen Each refuse facility shall be located so as to
(15) .units per acre for single story provide safe and convenient pickup by refuse
construction. When the option of collection agencies.
maximum density at twenty (20)
dwelling units per gross acre is selected § 14.6 Border Fencing: Perimeter fencing of
compliance with increased fire protection wood or masonry construction, not less than six
(see§ 14.7)is mandatory. feet (6') high,shall be installed,along the property
line on any perimeter not abutting a public street
(b) Lot Width: Eighty feet (80') or right-of-way at the time of construction by the
minimum as measured along the front builder and maintained throughout the existence of
• building line. the multi-family unit by the owner/operator of the
multi-family unit.
(c) Lot Depth: The average depth of the
lot shall be not less than one hundred § 14.7 Fire Protection Requirements for 20
twenty feet (120'). UPA Density: When the builder/developer selects
the option for higher density, each building .
(3) Minimum Dwelling Size: The constructed to these standards shall include an
minimum living area for multi-family automatic sprinkler system to be installed at the
dwelling units, "MF'? shall be seven time of construction in accordance with currently
hundred fifty(750)square feet. adopted fire Safety codes. In addition, each unit
shall be provided with two (2) points of entry and
(4) Lot Coverage: In no case shall more exit with each providing separate access to places
than forty-five percent(45%)of the total of safety in the event of emergency or fire. These
lot area be covered by the combined area provisions are automatic upon the selection of any
of the main buildings and accessory multistory design regardless of density.
buildings.
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(5) Minimum Building Site: In no case
shall any multi-family construction,
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25.7.1 Exterior Wall Standards. Residential:
1) Exterior wall construction for
structures or less shall consist of a
minimum of 75%masonry or
masonry veneer. Masonry and _
masonry veneer shall be defined as
brick, stone, decorative concrete
block or as otherwise approved by
the Building Official.
The construction standard applies
only to the first floor of building in
the following districts:
A
SF-1
SF-2
SF-3
MF
2F
SF-A
2) No single wall face of any residence
shall contain less than 50% of it's
exposed surface of masonry
construction as herein specified.
3) Exterior walls construction for all
residential uses in districts where
• permitted other than listed above
shall meet the requirements of this
section.
4) Where more than 60% of existing
number of residential structure along
• both sides of a street and lying
between the two nearest intersecting
street do not meet the above
minimum standards, the Building
Official may allow new construction
to be equal to that majority existing,
but in no case less than required by
the Uniform Building Code.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Page 4
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7.5 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Development standards include zoning regulations,subdivision regulations, and thoroughfare plans. This
section proposes general development standards for different land use categories.
7.5.1 RESIDENTIAL
Multi-Family
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Locate multi-family residential areas along arterial or major collectors, near neighborhood
commercial services, and convenient to activity centers.
Where possible, multi-family residential areas should be next to major parks, greenbelts, and
private open space and recreation areas. 0
Multi-family housing should be dispersed so that no more that 200 units are in any one area,
with a minimum separation of 1,000 feet between developments.
Multi-family housing should be dispersed within two or more contiguous neighborhoods so that
no more than 400 units are clustered together.
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Single-Family
Distribute single family residential development within the major transportation grid.
Mobile Home
Currently, there is a moratorium on new mobile home developments.
City of Wylie, Texas
Medical & Dental Insurance Analysis
August 20, 1996
FY96 FT#s FY96 FT#s FY97 FT#s FY97 FT#s
Old Rates Full New Rates Full New Rates Modified New Rates
"Current Rates" "New Rates" "New Rates" "6%Combo Rates"
BASE A BASE B BASE C BASE D
Employee&Dependent Medical 256,489 294,961 289,629 272,257
Employee&Dependent Dental 21 7 22,400 22 015 22,015
Base Cost of Health Insurance 276,846 317,361 311,644 294,272
Plus: New Employees Cost (6 positions) / 0 41,172 38,876
TOTAL HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS 76,846 317 61 352,816 333,148
Less: Employees Share(for Dep.Coverage) 72,682 72,682 81,233 81 233
HEALTH INSURANCE COST TO CITY 204,16 (244,679 ) 271,583 251,914
Plus: Group Life Coverage 1 , 00 14,000 14,000 , 0
TOTAL INSURANCE COST TO CITY 8,164 258,679 285,583 265,914
SP
C34,798D
7,236
As presented, the FY97 Budget is balanced.
Long-term disability is $6,000. (General Fund = $5,000; Utility Fund = $1,000.)
Staff recommends Fund Balance transfer to finance this expenditure.
FY96 FY97
Number of Positions Eligible for Dependent Coverage 65 71
Number of Positions Carrying or Budgeted Dependent Coverage 32 38
Attachment: TML-GROUP BENEFITS RISK POOL RERATE SCHEDULE
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TML - GROUP BENEFITS RISK POOL RERATE SCHEDULE
Medical Plan - Analysis
80/60 85/65 PCS PCS Card 80/60 PCS
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iPer Month Current New Rate 8%Option 6%Combo 2%Option Combo
Employee Medical $179.44 206.36 189.85 193.98 202.23 185.72
Family Medical 282.96 325.40 299.37 305.88 318.89 292.86
<65 Ret: 269.16 309.54 284.78 290.97 303.35 278.59
Dental Plan $14.54 16.00
Family Dental 21.88 24.08
4,"Al
Health/Dental Emp. 193.98 228.24 205.85 209.98 218.23 201.72
Health/Dental Fam. 304.84 349.48 323.45 329.96 342.97 316.94
City Contr.Family 126.69 171.33 145.30 151.81 164.82 138.79
Cost to Emp.for Fam. 178.15 178.15 178.15 178.15 178.15 178.15
Cost to Emp.per pay pd. 82.22 82.22 82.22 82.22 82.22 82.22
MAJOR PLAN CHANGES:
Office Visit $10.00 15.00
Out of Network Deduct. 200.00 400.00
Out of Network Stopgap $1,000.00 0.00
DEFINITIONS:
Current Plan 90/70 Co Pay is 90%in network and 70%out of network
6%Combo is for 85/65 Plan-Co-pay is 85%in network and 65%out of network. Combined with PCS Card option.
8%reduction is for 80/60 Plan-Co-pay is 80%in network and 60%out of network
2%reduction is for Plan A PCS card-requires generic if available
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CITY OF WYLIE
FY97 BUDGET REDUCTIONS
DEPARTMENT DEPT.# A/C# AMOUNT DESCRIPTION
CITY COUNCIL 111 52130 $5,000 HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
MUNC. COURT 122 56530 500 JURY PAY
MUNC. COURT 122 56510 1,000 LEGAL FEES
FINANCE 131 56040 1,000 SPECIAL SERVICES
FINANCE 131 54810 1,000 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
COMB. SERVICES 181 51410 5,000 LONG TERM DISABILITY INS.
COMB.SERVICES 181 56630 3,000 WATER&SEWER COSTS
COMB. SERVICES 181 56310 2,000 INSURANCE
POLICE 211 56990 1,000 SPECIAL SERVICES-MISC
POLICE 211 52070 500 COMPUTER SOFTWARE
FIRE 231 52040 50 POSTAGE
FIRE 231 52710 1,000 UNIFORMS
COM. DEVELOP. 311 52070 1,000 COMPUTER SOFTWARE
STREETS 411 56040 500 SPECIAL SERVICES
STREETS 411 56180 1,500 RENTAL
$24,050
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