Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 1982 - 01/23 - WorkshopALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
WORK SHOP SESSION
January 23, 1982
Present:
Commissioners:
Jim Pendleton, Chairman
Jim Wolfe, Vice Chairman
Tom Inkman
Gary Koch
Carol Henry
Wayne Armand
Absent:
Proponents:
Sarah Chumbley Del Morton, Willard McDaniel,
Inc.
City Staff: Bill Parsons, Cambridge Companie
Bob Allison, Cambridge Companies
Bill Pdtty, Building Official
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
The called work shop session for the Allen Planning and
Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Pendleton at
8:55 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 1982 at Rountree Elementary
School, 800 E. Main Street.
This work shop session was called by the Planning and
Zoning Commission to continue review and discussion on the 855+
acre tract of planned development as requested by Del Morton of
the Willard McDaniel, Inc., and the Cambridge Companies Deve-
lopment Corporation. The property is located north of Chaparral
Road, east of Jupiter Road and west of Allen Heights Road (Zoning
Case No. Z11-11-81-1).
City Manager Jon McCarty advised the Commission and those
present of the work being done by the Allen Independent School
District with the Plano Independent School District on discussing
the realignment of the School Districts' boundaries between the
City of Allen and the City of Plano. Mr. McCarty went on to
explain the detailed process involved in changing existing school
boundaries.
Commissioner Wolfe provided each Commissioner with a decision
flow chart containing pertinent questions on the planned development
request that he had prepared for their review and consideration.
He had also prepared points for discussion, those being the use
of a consultant, specific locations of districts on site plan,
consider current balance and desired balance of various zones
in the City, discuss zero lot line concept and determine if this
type of housing is desirable in Allen at this time, required open
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space for PD Zoning, other deviations from the standard regulations
for proposed districts, a chart summary of the single family,
multi -family and other proposed zoning districts, showing number
of acres and percentage of total, as well as a chart summary of
Planned Development - Area 1, showing single family and multi-
family units, number of acres and percentage of total.
Commissioner Wolfe reviewed and discussed these materials
with the Commission.
The Commission continued discussion of using the services
of a planner or consultant to review this large development and
provide the Commission with input.
There was considerable discussion among the Commission
Members on the use of planned development zoning and the effective-
ness of it as opposed to strictly using the Zoning Ordinance for
this development.
Using the decision flow chart, the Commission took the
first suggested question, "Do we agree that the request should
be a planned development?" and upon a consensus vote, the
Commission Members agreed that it should be a planned development.
In a lengthy discussion, the Commission talked about con-
sideration of reviewing the entire 855 acres under one planned
development or splitting up into individual requests. By consensus,
the Commissioners felt that the 855 acres should be considered under
one planned development.
The next question for consideration under the decision
flow chart was, "Should we consider a planned development
ordinance or site plan without district locations specified?"
The Commission discussed in detail with Mr. Morton and
Mr. Parsons the reasoning behind their lack of specifying the
locations on Site Plan for Area I for the single-family detached,
garden home and duplex. After the lengthy discussion with
the proponents and the Commissioners, it was concluded that the
question could not be answered at this item.
The Commission considered the next question, that being,
"Is the percentage balance of districts acceptable?"
Mr. Wolfe advised that he had contacted City Planners in
the Cities of Richardson and Plano and discussed with them the
studies and statistics of developments in their cities and what
kind of balance in the different zoning districts they have
proposed for their communities. Mr. Wolfe had received their
recommendations and advised the Commissioners the reports were
available for review by anyone interested in the figures.
Mr. Wolfe went on to provide the Commission with some of those
percentages.
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There was considerable discussion among the Commissioners
on establishing those types of percentage guidelines for the
proposed planned development, as well as discussing with
Mr. Morton the types of housing that are being proposed, the
market aspects of them, the continuity from one development
phase to another, the Commission setting the balance of single
family, duplexes, garden homes, and the need for a consultant
or planner to help with that determination.
Some of the Commissioners indicated that they could not
determine the percentage balance at this time and there was
discussion on the definite need to seek permission or approval
from the City Council for the use of a consultant or planner.
In conclusion, the Commission briefly discussed recessing
this work shop and the need to hold several more, in addition
to the need for a consultant.
Chairman Pendleton recessed the called work shop at 12:30 p.m.
These minutes approved on the 28th day of January
1982.
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