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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - Planning and Zoning Commission - 2017 - 09/19 - RegularSeptember 19, 2017 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting September 19, 2017 CITY OF ALLEN ATTENDANCE: Commissioners Present: Ben Trahan, I"Vim-Chair Stephen Platt, Jr., 2"d Vim -Chair Dan Metevier Gene Autrey Luke Hollingsworth Michael Orr Absent: John Ogrizovich City Staff Present: Marc Kurbansade, AICP, Director of Community Development Lee Battle, AICP, LEED AP, Assistant Director of Community Development Joseph Cotton, PE, Assistant Director of Engineering Madhuri Mohan, AICP, Senior Planner Hayley Angel, Planner Julie Dosher, City Attorney Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present: With a quorum of the Commissioners present, I Vice -Chair Trahan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers Room at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway. Directors Renurt 1. Action taken on the Planning & Zoning Commission items by City Council at the September 12, 2017, regular meeting, attached. Consent Agenda (Routine P&Z business: Consent Agenda is approved by a single majority vote. Items may be removed far open discussion by a request from a Commission member or member ofstaf .) 2. Approve minutes from the September 5, 2017, regular meeting. 3. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Status Report. Motion: Upon a motion by 2nd Vice -Chair Platt, and a second by Commissioner Hollingsworth, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 ' OPPOSED to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried. September 19, 2017 Reeular Agenda 4. Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a Replat for Lots 1R & 2, Block A, The Leeming Experience; generally located south of Bethany Drive and west of Allen Heights Drive. (PL - 090617 -17) [The Leeming Experience] Ms. Hayley Angel, Planner, presented the item to the Commission. She stated that the item is a Replat for The Learning Experience. She stated that the property is generally located south of Bethany Drive and west of Allen Heights Drive. The property to the north is zoned Planned Development PD No. 22 Shopping Center SC. The property to the west is zoned Planned Development PD No. 22 Community Facilities CF. The properties to the south are zoned Planned Development PD No. 22 Community Facilities CF and Planned Development PD No. 22 Single -Family Residential R-6. To the east (across Allen Heights Drive), the property is zoned Shopping Center SC, Ms. Angel stated that the property is currently zoned Planned Development PD No. 22 Shopping Center SC. She noted that a Revised Site Plan for the property was approved in August 2017. Platting is the last step in the development process. Ms. Angel stated that replat shows two lots at approximately 3.482± acres. She stated that there is one access point into the development on Allen Heights Drive. The plat also shows easements required for development. The Replat has been reviewed by the Technical Review Committee and meets the standards of the Allen Laid Development Code. ' Commissioner Autrey asked if this request included ingress from Allen Heights Drive. He was concerned with congestion and access to the property from northbound Allen Heights Drive. Ms. Angel stated that a Traffic Impact Analysis is only required if a project is expected to have over 1,000 trips a day and that traffic improvements are usually a result of this analysis. She noted that this project is not expected to have over 1,000 trips a day and is not providing any traffic improvements. Commissioner Metevier asked if site plans are approved by staff Ms. Angel confirmed that site plan approval is administratively approved by staff and required to be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Metevier asked if the southern lot would be able to accommodate the parking necessary for a daycare of the size shown. Ms. Angel stated that each lot provides enough parking. She noted that the original site was for the daycare accommodated the amount of parking necessary. She stated that the recently approved revised site plan added a retail building to the north and includes the necessary parking for that building. la Vice -Chair Trahan opened the public hearing 1' Vice -Chair Trahan closed the public hearing. ' Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Hollingsworth, and a second by Commissioner Metevier, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to approve a Replat for Lots 1R and 2, Block A, The Learning September 19, 2017 ' Experience; generally located south of Bethany Drive and west of Allen Heights Drive. The motion carried. 5. Public Hearing —Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use Permit SUP for a Minor Automotive Repair use for an approximately 4,744-6 square foot portion of a building located on Lot 3, William F. Chester Addition; generally located south of Allen Drive and east of US Highway 75 (and commonly known as 600 N. Central Expressway.) (SUP -022317-18) [Allen Car Care Center] Ms. Hayley Angel, Planner, presented the item to the Commission. Ms. Angel stated the item is Specific Use Permit for Allen Car Care Center. She stated that the property is generally located south of Allen Drive and east of US Highway 75. The properties to the north, east, and south are zoned Shopping Center SC. The property to the west (across US Highway 75) is zoned Planned Development PD No. 108 Mixed Use MLX. Ms. Angel stated that the applicant currently tenants a suite in an existing building for Allen Car Care Center, which is categorized as a Minor Automotive Repair use. She stated that the applicant is proposing to expand their current suite and tenant a total of approximately 4,744-6 square foot building. The properly is currently zoned Shopping Center SC. The Allen Land Development Code requires a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Minor Automotive Repair use within the SC zoning district. The SUP Site Plan shows two existing service bay doors on the northern portion of the building. ' Ms. Angel stated that there are two existing access points into the site on the US Highway 75 Service Road, both through a 24' Fire Lane, Access, and Utility Easement She noted that parking on site complies with the Allen Land Development Code standards. Ms. Angel showed that the applicant is adding landscaping including trees and shrubs on the western side of the building. Ms. Angel stated that there are no proposed changes to the exterior of the building. Ms. Angel stated that the Specific Use Permit request has been reviewed by the Technical Review Committee and meets the standards of the ALDC. I" Vice -Chair Trahan opened the public hearing. I" Vice -Chair Trahan closed the public hearing. 1^ Vice -Chair noted that the Commission received one letter: - Gerald Chester, 600, 602, 604, and 606 N. Central Expressway, Allen, TX, SUPPORT Commissioner Or asked if the applicant had proposed any changes to the exterior of the building and if the existing bay doors would be able to accomodate the expansion of the building. Ms. Angel stated that the existing bay doors will remain and that the landscaping is the only proposed exterior change. Commissioner Autrey asked if the existing glass would be changed. September 19, 2017 ' Ms. Angel stated the previous tenant oldie suite, a glass contractor, was no longer a tenant of the building, which is what is allowing the proposed tenant to expand. Commissioner Autrey clarified his statement, stating that he was referring to the glass that is currently a part of the building. Robert Ellis, the Applicant, 4127 FM 1569, Greenville, TX stated that he intended to keep the building the same and simply needed the floor space. Commissioner Autrey stated that there are two suites on the western portion of the building that have glass doors. Mr. Ellis stated that it was all one room. Commissioner Autrey stated that he understood that. He clarified that his question was concerned with the glass facade. He stated that he wanted to know if that facade would be taken out, used for office space, or if the fire department had any concerns with the fagade. Ms. Angel stated that a representative from the Fire Department is included in the Technical Review Committee process and that if there had been concerns, they would have been addressed. She noted that that concern did not come up. V Vice -Chair Trahan stated that the applicant will be doing the same business but expanding and that he was happy to see that happen. Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Orr, and a second by Commissioner Autrey, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to recommend approval of a Specific Use Permit SUP for a Minor Automotive Repair use, generally located south of Allen Drive and east of US Highway 75. The motion carried. Executive Session (As Needed) As authorized by Section 551.071(2) of the Texas Government Code, this meeting may be convened into closed Executive Session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney on any agenda item listed herein. Adiournment The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m These minutes approved this \ Nn day of OCj6W 2017. ' Ben Trahan, I" Vice -Chair Hayley An I, fanner September 19, 2017 ' Director's Report from 9/12/2017 City Council Meeting • There were no items taken to the September 12, 2017 City Council Meeting. 1 1