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08-19-2013 (Zoning Board of Adjustment) Minutes Wylie Zoning Board of Adjustment CITY OF WYLIE Minutes Zoning Board of Adjustment Monday, August 19, 2013 -7:00 pm Wylie Municipal Complex - Second Floor Conference Room 300 Country Club Road, Building 100 CALL TO ORDER Chair Linda Jourdan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and stated that a quorum was present. Board Members present were; Board Member Bill Hiney, Board Member Jason Potts and Board Member Kelly Price. Board Member Bill Baumbach, and Board Member Karyn McGinnis were absent Staff members present were: Renae' 011ie, Planning Director, Jasen Haskins, Planner, and Mary Bradley, Administrative Assistant. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR Chair Jourdan recommended tabling the nomination of Chair and Vice Chair to the next meeting. A motion was made by Board Member Hiney, and seconded by Board Member Price to table the nomination of chair and vice chair to the next meeting. Motion carried 4 - 0. CONSENT ITEMS 1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes of the June 17, 2013 Meeting. A motion was made by Board Member Price, and seconded by Board Member Potts, to approve the Minutes from the June 17, 2013 Meeting as submitted. Motion carried 4 - 0. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Hold a public hearing to consider and act upon a request by Carl Fontera for a Variance to Section 5.2.F.14.c parking regulations of the Minutes August 19, 2013 Wylie Zoning Board of Adjustment Page 1 of 3 Zoning Ordinance to reduce parking for a Daycare use to allow 78 parking spaces in lieu of the required. Property located at 3010 FM 544, being Lot 1 Block A of the Jacob's Addition (ZBA 2013-06) Staff Comments Mr. Haskins stated that the applicant is Mr. Carl Fontera, representative from Children's Learning Adventure of Phoenix, Arizona, stating that the applicant is requesting a variance to the parking requirements for a daycare use. The property will be constructed east of Springwell Parkway and south of FM 544. The entire property is approximately 2.88 acres, and the facility will be 25,737 square foot on one lot. The Zoning Ordinance requires one and one-half parking space for each teacher and one loading/parking space for every ten students. Based on a maximum of 500 students with 30 employees, the total required spaces would be about 100 spaces. The applicant is requesting a variance to reduce the required parking by 22 spaces for a total of 78 required parking spaces. Staff feels that some reduction in parking may be warranted for several reasons. First the average enrollment at any one time will likely be closer to 350 — 400 students and not the maximum 500 allowed. This average, by itself, would predicate the reduction of 10-15 parking/loading spaces from the site. Second, the area that is required for parking spaces, can be utilized for additional landscaping which is keeping with Section 7 of the Zoning Ordinance that speaks to maximizing green space when possible. Finally, the Staff is working on a text amendment to the parking requirements for the Zoning Ordinance, which will reduce parking requirements in line with proposed parking variance. The text amendment will be a public hearing, possibly at the end of September or early October, at the Planning and Zoning Commission with a recommendation to City Council. Seventeen comment forms were mailed to surrounding property owners. One comment form was returned in favor of the request and no comment form received in opposition. Chair Jourdan opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Carl Frontera, 3131 E Camelback Road, Suite 420, Phoenix, Arizona, Vice President for Development, Children's Learning Adventure, stated that the facility will mirror a facility in Coppell which has 69 parking spaces. A Site Plan and Landscape Plan will be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 3, 2013. A traffic analysis was performed for a facility in Houston, with a three to three a half hour drop off time frame. The maximum number of vehicles at the facility was 40 to 41 at 9:00 in the morning, thus a full 100 spaces would never be utilized. Although the facility will be licensed by the State of Texas for 540 students based on capacity and number of classrooms, the classrooms will be specialty rooms for the children to use, for instance a science room; or a mini television/radio studio, or a library and not a classroom. Minutes August 19, 2013 L. Wylie Zoning Board of Adjustment Page 2 of 3 When asked about bussing, Mr. Fontera answered that the intent is to not have short buses, but, depending upon the number of school-age kids, large vans will be used. Chair Jourdan closed the Public Hearing. Board Action A motion was made by Board Member Price, and seconded by Board Member Hiney, to Grant the request for a Variance to Section 5.2.C.6.c/d 78 parking requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried 4— 0. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Board Member Potts, and seconded by Board Member Hiney, all Board Members were in consensus, and the meeting adjourned at 7:21p.m. 6) Linda J" n, C air ATTEST: AOLCL MarytBraq y,Secretary Minutes August 19, 2013 Wylie Zoning Board of Adjustment Page 3 of 3