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Home My WebLink AboutMin - Planning and Zoning Commission - 1982 - 06/24 - RegularI ALLEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING JUNE 24, 1982 Present• Commissioners: Jim Wolfe, Vice Chairman Jack Decatur Wayne Armand Winston Stallings Gary Koch Absent: Jim Pendleton, Chairman Sarah Chumbley, Secretary City Staff: Bill Petty, Building Official Sherry Massett, Permit Clerk The regular session of the Allen Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Vice Chairman Wolfe at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, June 24, 1982, at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street. Approval of Minutes: June 10, 1982 - Regular Meeting (Agenda Item II) MOTION: Upon a motion from Commissioner Koch and second by Commissioner Armand, the Commission voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to accept the minutes of June 10, 1982, as presented. The motion carried. Public Hearing - For Specific Use Permit for Church Use for Grace Union Presbytery Church (Agenda Item III) Vice Chairman Wolfe read the request into the record as follows: Public Hearing - For Specific Use Permit for church use from Grace Union Presbytery Church. The property described as being the northern 4 acres out of a 7.042 acre tract in the Lewis Wetzel Survey, Abstract #978, and being a part of the Fountain Park First MFITi7H I u ALLEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JUNE 24, 1982 PAGE 2 Public Hearing - For Specific Use Permit for Church Use for Grace Union Presbytery Church (Cont.) Section as recorded in Volume 7, Page 6B, Collin County Deed Records, and further described as being located at the northeast corner of Rivercrest and fronting Highway 5. (Zoning Case No. Z5-7-82-12)" Chuck Hudson, realtor with Hudson and Hudson, came before the Commission and presented this agenda item. He gave some background of the purchase of the property and explained that, if approved by all parties, the church would be constructed in approximately 12 months. Some of the questions asked by the Commissioners concerned easements, placement of the church on the site, and ingress -egress from the property. Vice Chairman Wolfe opened the Public Hearing. The following persons spoke for and/or asked a question pertaining to the request: Robert Pulse 604 Thoreau Vice Chairman closed the Public Hearing. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Koch and second by Commissioner Stallings, the Commission voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed that a Specific Use Permit for church use be granted to the Grace Union Presbytery Church. The motion carried. Public Hearing - To Consider Amendments to Section 3.08 and Section 2.07 of the City's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (Agenda Item IV) Vice Chairman Wolfe read the request into the record as follows: "Public Hearing - To consider an amendment to Section 2.07, TEMPORARY USES, and Section 3.08, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, in the City of Allen's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Section 2.07 to be amended to include temporary office structures and Section 3.08 to be amended to define commercial accessory buildings." Bill Petty, Building Official, gave the Commission a copy of the proposed ordinance and reviewed it with them. The commission expressed some concern over the time that should be allowed before a business with a temporary -101- ALLEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JUNE 24, 1982 PAGE 3 accessory building gets a permit or shows that they have completed the design for a new structure, whether a 12 month extension should be granted as opposed to two 6 month extensions, and the format that the amendments would take in the Zoning Ordinance. Vice Chairman Wolfe opened the Public Hearing. No one appeared to speak either for or against the request. Vice Chairman Wolfe closed the Public Hearing. There were several suggestions as to some revisions the Commission wanted made to the Ordinance. These revisions include: I. That Section 1, Number 1 shall read as follows: 1. That application for Temporary Accessory Buildings in commercially zoned districts shall be made to the Building Official. a. Permit fee to accompany application. b. A written statement from the Owner of the existing facility, or his authorized agent, setting forth need and/or justification for the Temporary Accessory Building. C. The estimated schedule for a permanent building to be completed. II. Deleting the sentence in Section 1, Number 2, Building Regulations that refers to the type of roof coverings that cannot be used on Temporary Accessory Buildings, as these are included in the Allen Building Code. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Armand and second by Commissioner Koch, the Commission voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to amend Section 2.07 and Section 3.08 in the City of Allen Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance with the above mentioned revisions to the Ordinance. The motion carried. Set a Date for Public Hearing on Site Plan Approval by Gulf Oil Company for Development of a .99 Acre Tract in the Molsen Addition (Agenda Item V) Vice Chairman Wolfe read the request into the record as follows: -102- u ALLEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JUNE 24, 1982 PAGE 4 Set a Date for Public Hearing on Site Plan Approval by Gulf Oil Corporation (Cont.) "Set a date for Public Hearing on site plan approval by Gulf Oil Corporation for development of a .99 acre tract, being part of the Molsen Addition. as described in a deed from Homer L. Adams to H. Molsen and Company, recorded in Volume 639, Page 344, Deed Records, Collin County, Texas, and lying within the Wm. Perrin Survey, Abstract No. 708, further described as being Lot 2, Molsen Addition, and at the southwest corner of F.M. 2170 and U.S. Highway 75. (Zoning Case No. Z6-18-82-14)" MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Decatur and second by Commissioner Koch, the Commission voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to set the date for Public Hearing on this item for the regular meeting on July 22, 1982. The motion carried. Set a Date for Public Hearing on a Request from Charles Mitchell for a Zoning Change From LR to GB on Property Located at 203 A. East Main Street (Agenda Item VI) Vice Chairman Wolfe read the request into the record as follows: "Set a date for Public Hearing on a request from Charles Mitchell for a zoning change from LR (Local Retail) to GB (General Business) on property located at 203A East Main Street. Further described as being Lots 3B and 4B, Block 15, of the Original Donation to the City of Allen. (Zoning Case No. Z6-16-82-13)" There was some discussion by the Commission as to if there should be a time period before the same property could come before the Commission for rezoning. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Koch, and second by Commissioner Stallings, the Commission voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to set the date for Public Hearing on this item for the Regular Meeting on July 22, 1982. The motion carried. General Discussion: Commissioner Wolfe felt that the Planning and Zoning Commission should have a budget this next year. He felt the following are some items that should be included in the budget: 1. Dollars to complete the update of the Comprehensive Plan. -101- ALLEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JUNE 24, 1982 PAGE 5 General Discussion (Cont.) 2. Dollars for at least one training session for the Planning and Zoning Commission. 3. Dollars for supplies and operating funds. 4. Subscription to at least one periodical for each of the Planning and Zoning Commissioners. 5. Overtime pay for staff attendance at Workshop Sessions. 6. Professional services assistance. 7. Dollars for an adequate tape recorder. There was a concensus of the Commission that the above items should be considered as budget items. There was some discussion as to the possible hiring of a city planner. The Commission members discussed whether they should recommend to the City Council adoption of the update on Planning District #4 so that it would become a part of the Comprehensive Plan. The Commission discussed the possibility of recommend- ing to the City Council that the city do an update of the Comprehensive Plan instead of including it as a budget item. Bill Petty, Building Official, gave the Commission a copy of the Policy Statements and Technical Standards Survey. Mr. Petty then explained and clarified the information. Adjournment: MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Koch and second by Commissioner Stallings, the Commission voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the Regular Session of the Allen Planning and Zoning Commission at 9:44 p.m. These minutes approved on the 8th day of July 1982. 1 Ji Pendleton, CHAIRMAN J m Wolfe, VICE C AIRMAN -104-