Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 2009 - 05/05 - Regular; V�
CITY OF ALLEN
ATTENDANCE:
Commissioners Present:
Robert Wendland
Jeff Cocking
Douglas Dreggors
Alan Grimes
Shirley Mangmm
James Rushing
Marcelle Jones
Commissioners Absent:
None
PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
May 5, 2009
City Staff Present:
Bo Bass, Director of Planning & Development
Lee Battle, Assistant Director of Planning & Development
Helen -Eve Liebman, Senior Planner
Kevin Laughlin, Attorney
Tiffany McLeod, Planner
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present:
With a quorum of the Commissioners present, Chairman Wendland called the meeting to order at
7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway
Director's Report
1. Director's Report is attached for action taken on the Planning & Zoning items by City
Council at the 4/28/09 City Council meeting.
Consent Agenda
2. Approve minutes of the April 21, 2009 meeting.
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Grimes, and a second by Commissioner
Rushing, the Commission voted 7 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED, to approve
the Consent Agenda. The motion carried.
Regular Agenda
Agenda Item #3: Preliminary Plat — Consider a Preliminary Plat for Lots 2A & 3A, Block A,
McCoy and Roth Addition, being 13.7461 acres located at the southwest comer
of Stacy Road and Goodman Drive.
Helen -Eve Liebman, Senior Planner, presented the item to the Commission. The plat is for two
lots. Lot 3A, located at the northwest corner of Stacy Road and Goodman Drive is for the
Goodyear Auto Center. This Preliminary Plat meets all of the requirements of the Allen Land
Development Code and is consistent with the SUP, Concept Plan, and the General Development
Plan. Staff recommends approval.
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Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner, and a second by Commissioner 6rlmesr
the-6emmiseion Rushing voted 7 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED, to approve Item
3. The motion carried.
Agenda Item #4: Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request to
establish a Planned Development for a data center use on property
currently zoned CC Corridor Commercial. The property is 34.01 acres
situated in the Joseph Dixon Survey, Abstract No. 276, Collin County,
City of Allen, Texas; located north of Stacy Road and east of Chelsea
Blvd. (Z4/16/09-32, TX DC2)
Ogden "Bo" Bass, Director of Planning and Development, presented the item to the
Commission. The property is located north of Stacy Road and east of Chelsea Boulevard. The
applicant, TX DC2, is proposing to construct a data center on the 34 acre site which is currently
zoned CC Corridor Commercial. Due to the particular individuality of the applicant's use a
Planned Development has been prepared to outline the uses and design for the property The
data center will store, manage, and process data and information. The applicant is proposing to
secure and screen the data center with a combination of an eight to ten foot wrought iron picket
style fence with trees and landscaped berms. Additionally, on site electricity generation will
occur and comply with the Allen Land Development Code.
The use and site are compatible with adjacent land uses and zoning. Staff recommends approval.
Chairman Wendland opened the Public Hearing.
With no one wishing to speak, Chairman Wendland closed the Public Hearing.
David Stack, 4949 Gulf Stream, Dallas, Texas, applicant representative, spoke to the
Commission. Mr. Stack thanked City staff for their assistance with this project
Commissioner Cocking recommended that a definition of the length of time for an emergency
should be included in the PD language.
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Cocking, and a second by Commissioner
Grimes, the Commission voted 7 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED, to approve Item
4 with the following provision:
• City staff works with the applicant to define what an
emergency is in respect to duration of time.
The motion carried.
Adjournment
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Dreggors and a second by Commissioner
Jones the Commission voted 7 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 7:38 p.m.
These minutes a proved this J
J-1_day day of 2009.
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RRo eN Wendland, Chairman
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Director's Report from 4/28/09 City Council Meeting
Ogden "Be" Bass, Director of Planning & Development, reported to the Commission.
There was one item taken to the April 28, 2009 City Council meeting for consideration. The PD
amendment for Waterford Parks, which modified the front yard and side yard setbacks for an R-5
Single-family Residential subdivision to aid in the development of the AISD school site, was
approved by the City Council.