Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 1981 - 09/10 - RegularALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
Regular Session
September 10, 1981
PRESENT:
Commissioners:
Jim Pendleton, Chairman
Carol Henry, Vice Chairman
Sarah Chumbley
Tom Inkman
Wayne Armand
Absent:
Joe Moseley, Secretary
Jim Wolfe
City Staff:
Bill Petty, Building Official
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
The regular session of the Allen Planning and Zoning Com-
mission was called to order by Chairman Pendleton at 7:35 p.m.
on Thursday, September 10, 1981 at the Rountree Elementary School,
800 E. Main Street.
Approval of Minutes - July 23, 1981
August 27, 1981 (Agenda Item II)
Upon a motion made by Commissioner Henry and seconded by
Commissioner Chumbley, the Commission voted 5 for and 0 opposed
to remove from the table the minutes of July 23, 1981 for con-
sideration.
Upon a motion made by Commissioner Henry and seconded by
Commissioner Armand, the Commission voted 5 for and 0 opposed
to approve the minutes of the July 23, 1981 and August 27, 1981
regular sessions as presented.
Public Hearing: Revised Site Plan
Glen Hollow Addition
Fox & Jacobs, Inc.
Zoned TH-PD and R4 -PD (Agenda Item III)
Chairman Pendleton read the request into the record as follows:
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Public Hearing: Glen Hollow Addition (Agenda Item III)
(continued)
"Public Hearing on a request from Fox & Jacobs, Inc., for
approval of a revised site plan of Glen Hollow Addition.
The site plan consisting of 230 townhouse lots and 177
single family dwelling lots, located within a 96.304 acre
tract in the MCBain Jamison Survey, Abstract 908 and
further described as being located south of Windridge II
Addition, west of Jupiter Road and north of Chaparral
Road, is presently zoned TH-PD (Townhouse - Planned
Development) and R4 -PD (Single Family Dwelling - Planned
Development)."
Tom Cravens, with Fox & Jacobs, Inc., spoke before the Com-
mission on the proposed development of the Glen Hollow Addition.
He presented the revised site plan and explained that the site
plan now proposes 27 single family dwelling lots,containing 7,500
sq. ft. lots, to be located north of the townhouses,fronting on
Ridgemont and located west of the green belt (drainage channel).
The remainder of the site plan shows 230 townhouse (duplexes) lots,
located west of the green belt (drainage channel) and east of
State Highway 5, and the remaining 150 single family dwelling lots,
containing 9,000 sq. ft. lots, to the east of the green belt area
and west of Jupiter Road.
Mr. Cravens went on to explain that Fox & Jacobs still plans
to clear out the underbrush in the green belt area and leave the
existing trees and dedicate that area, which contains a drainage
channel, to the City of Allen, perhaps to be used as a park site.
Mr. Cravens advised that two collector streets, being 60' of
right-of-way and 37' of paving, had been added to the site plan, that
one on either side of the green belt area. These streets would
run north and south from Ridgemont to Chaparral. Belton Street
would be constructed on the west portion of the property, also
running from Ridgemont to Chaparral. In addition, Chaparral Road
would be paved with two lanes adjacent to the Fox & Jacobs develop-
ment and Fox & Jacobs had agreed to resurface the remaining portion
of Chaparral, from their west property line to State Highway 5, with
asphalt since that portion was in the Plano city limits. Fox and
Jacobs also agreed to maintain the asphalt portion of Chaparral
until such time as the Glen Hollow Addition is completely developed
and all of the homes sold. Mr. Cravens added that two lanes of
Jupiter Road would be repaved, the portion adjacent to this deve-
lopment.
The Commission briefly asked questions and discussed the
paving of Chaparral along the Fox and Jacobs development, which
would be from Jupiter Road to the west property line of the
development, and the resurfacing of Chaparral from the west property
line of the development to State Highway 5, being in the Plano
city limits. There was also discussion on the fact that the
revised site plan did not incorporate a through street across the
green belt area to connect the two phases of development and to
provide another access to Jupiter Road.
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Public Hearing: Glen Hollow Addition
(continued) (Agenda Item III)
Chairman Pendleton opened the public hearing.
The following persons spoke before the Commission on the
proposed revised site plan either in opposition to the town-
houses (duplexes), in regards to the traffic situation and effects
of this development on the traffic, and/or asked questions per-
taining to the site plan and the development:
Andrew Alexa, 548 Ridgemont
Carol Streetly, 544 Ridgemont
Hank Redmille, 539 Ridgemont
Beth Fox, 537 Ridgemont
Philip G. Cox, 516 Ridgemont
The Commissioners discussed with the residents the traffic
situation on Ridgemont and to the Boyd Elementary School. Com-
missioner Armand advised the Commission and those present of a
traffic survey he had conducted on Ridgemont and Hawthorne on
August 25, 1981 between the hours of 7:26 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
Steve Bezner, with Fox and Jacobs, Inc., spoke before the
Commission on the estimated number of school children that can
be expected from the townhouse (duplex) development.
Chairman Pendleton closed the public hearing.
At the request of the Commission, Mr. Cravens advised the
Commission of the timeframe for development of this addition,
being approximately six to nine months before Fox & Jacobs starts
construction. Mr. Bezner advised of the price ranges for the
townhouses, being from $40,000 to $50,000, and the single family
dwellings being from $90,000 to $100,000.
Bill Petty, Building Official, advised that the green belt
area (drainage channel) would be dedicated to the City of Allen
as a utility and drainage easement, since it was part of the City's
flood plain, and would not be dedicated to the City as a park site.
Mr. Petty further advised that City Staff had reviewed in
detail the revised site plan for the Glen Hollow Addition. He
pointed out that this property had been zoned TH-PD and R4 -PD
for approximately ten years.
After reviewing the revised site plan, the City Staff recom-
mended the following:
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Public Hearing: Glen Hollow Addition
(continued) (Agenda Item III)
1. Fox & Jacobs to submit to the City of Allen a
letter from the City of Plano indicating that
future plans for Chaparral Road in their Thoroughfare
Plan will coincide with the Thoroughfare Plan for the
City of Allen, being that Chaparral Road will be
developed into a six lane thoroughfare.
Due to the fact that a portion of Chaparral Road,
from the west property line of the Glen Hollow
Addition to State Highway 5, is in the City of
Plano and they will not maintain substandard streets,
which Chaparral Road is at this time, Fox & Jacobs
is to submit to the City of Allen a written mainte-
nance agreement providing that Fox & Jacobs will
maintain that portion of Chaparral until all of the
homes in this addition are sold.
The Commission briefly discussed with Mr. Cravens the resur-
facing of Chaparral Road and that Fox & Jacobs was amenable to
providing an agreement for maintaining that portion of Chaparral
from their west property line to State Highway 5.
The Commission also discussed the property located to the
south of Chaparral Road in the City of Plano, being Carl Oland's
Egg Farm and the fact that it was currently being considered for
rezoning to Light Commercial and Multifamily.
The Commission reviewed again the traffic flow on Ridgemont
and discussed again with Mr. Cravens the lack of a through street
on the green belt area providing access to Jupiter Road.
Upon a motion made by Commissioner Chumbley and seconded by
Commissioner Henry, the Commission voted three (3) for and two (2)
opposed, with Commissioners Pendleton and Inkman casting the
negative votes, to approve the revised site plan for the Glen Hollow
Addition as presented; and with the stipulation that Fox & Jacobs
provide the City of Allen a written agreement to maintain Chaparral
Road, from their west property line to State Highway 5, for a period
of five (5) years.
General Discussion:
The City Secretary advised the Commission that the scheduled
workshop on the new proposed Zoning Ordinance with the City Council
set for Tuesday, September 15, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. had been cancelled.
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General Discussion:
The Commission discussed briefly with the Building Official
the definition of townhouses versus the definition of duplexes in
the existing Zoning ordinance and as proposed in the new Zoning
Ordinance. The Building Official read the wording of both ordinances
to the Commission and they discussed the requirements.
With no further discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner
Armand and seconded by Commissioner Henry to adjourn the regular
session of the Allen Planning & Zoning Commission at 8:46 p.m.
The Commission voted 5 for and 0 opposed in favor of the motion.
These minutes approved on the �day of
1981.
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Joe Mose ey,SECRE
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