Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 2009 - 09/15 - RegularI ; V�
CITY OF ALLEN
ATTENDANCE:
Commissioners Present:
Jeff Cocking
Douglas Dreggors
Alan Grimes
Shirley Mangrum
James Rushing
Robert Wendland
Commissioners Absent:
Marcelle Jones
PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
September 15, 2009
City Staff Present:
Ogden `Bo' Bass, AICP, Director of Planning & Development
Chris Flanigan, P.E., Assistant Director of Engineering
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 September 8, 2009 City Council meeting.
Consent Agenda
2. Approve minutes of the September 1, 2009 meeting.
3. Final Plat — Consider a request for a Final Plat for Allen Fire Station No 5, Lot 1, Block A, being
2.8032+ acres located at the northwest comer of McDermott Drive and the future Shallowater
Drive. (FP -8/10/09-62)
4. Final Plat — Consider a request for a Final Plat for Racetrac No. 863 — Bethany Center 11, Lot 1,
Block 1, being 2.2951 acres located north of Bethany Drive and west of Greenville Avenue (FP -
6/26/09 -50)
1 Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Grimes, and a second by Commissioner
Rushing, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED, to approve
the Consent Agenda. The motion carried.
Re¢ular Agenda
Agenda Item #5: General Development Plan — Consider a request for a General Development Plan
for Walmart Supercenter, being 36.218+ acres located at the northwest comer of
US75 and Exchange Parkway (GDP -7/13/09-52)
Helen -Eve Liebman, Senior Planner, presented to the Commission. The property is located at the
northwest corner of US75 and Exchange Parkway and is zoned PD Planned Development 54 for CC
Corridor Commercial and IT Industrial Technology uses. The GDP illustrates a +27 7 acre lot for the
new Walmart Supercenter store and four satellite lots. The plan has been reviewed by staff and complies
with the ALDC. The access for the property consists of an ingress/egress and ingress only along US 75,
and an ingress/egress and ingress only along Exchange Parkway.
Staff recommends approval.
1 Commissioner Rushing stated that the Walmart Supercenter had previously proposed a main
entrance off the jug -handle. He was opposed to it then due to safety issues and questioned why
staff has allowed this entrance again.
Ms. Liebman answered that the Transportation Engineer reviewed a Traffic Impact Analysis for
the site and are confident that any issues related to the jug -handle have been addressed.
Commissioner Mangrum stated she also has safety concerns. Traffic going west on Exchange
Parkway is a hassle without the Walmart. Adding traffic from the Walmart site creates even
more of a concern.
Chris Flanigan, Assistant Director of Engineering, spoke to the Commission. The Engineering
Department does not believe the ingress point along the jug -handle changes the traffic situation
as it exists today He proposed requesting additional signage as part of the TxDOT permit
package to manage the flow of traffic. The applicant initially proposed an ingress and egress at
this location. Staff limited the access to ingress only
Ogden "Bo" Bass, Director of Planning and Development spoke to the Commission. He stated
that staff had the same concerns regarding the jug -handle. However discussions with the Traffic
Engineer alleviated staff's concerns.
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Chairman Wendland stated that when the project was considered a couple of years ago the
proposal to make that access point an ingress and egress was rejected. However, he believes
making this location an ingress only will alleviate traffic situations that might occur.
Commissioner Cocking asked about the status of the Exchange Parkway widening. Mr. Flanigan
stated that Exchange Parkway is called to be a six -lane divided thoroughfare. Long range plans
will be to add two additional lanes.
Commissioner Cocking questioned whether it is possible to recommend barriers to prevent
wrong turns from the jug -handle and along US 75. Mr. Flanigan answered that those details for
the jug -handle will be worked out during the Engineering review stage. The access points off of
US 75 have been designed to prevent traffic from entering the wrong way
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Cocking, and a second by Commissioner
Grimes, the Commission voted 4 IN FAVOR, and 2 OPPOSED (by
Commissioner Rushing and Commissioner Dreggors), to approve the General
Development Plan for Walmart Supercenter. The motion carried.
Other Business
Chairman Wendland thanked Commissioner Crimes for serving on the Commission.
Adjournment
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Dreggors and a second by Chairman
_ -Wendland the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn
tole Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 7:25 p.m.
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approved his 6, day of ekb 2009
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Director's Report from 9/8/09 City Council Meeting
There were no items taken to the September 8, 2009 City Council meeting for consideration.
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