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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - Planning and Zoning Commission - 1985 - 05/23 - RegularALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MAY 23, 1985 Present• Commissioners• Bobby Glass, Chairman Jerry Wilson, Vice Chairman Wayne Armand, Secretary Jack Pennington John Garcia (arrived at 7:40 p.m.) Scott Hoover Staff: Bill Petty, Director of Community Development Tom Keener, Development Coordinator Kellie Fishell, Secretary The Regular Meeting of the Allen Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Glass at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Allen Municipal Annex, One Butler Circle, Allen, Texas. Minutes May 9, 1985 (Agenda Item No. II) Chairman Glass read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Approve minutes of May 9, 1985, Regular Meeting." MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Pennington and a second by Commissioner Armand, the Commission voted 5-0 to approve the minutes of the May 9, 1985, Regular Meeting. The motion carried. Public Hearing Lombard Joint Venture (Agenda Item No. III) Chairman Glass read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Public Hearing - Consider site plan approval for a shopping center development to amend the PD ordinance. The request is submitted by Lombard Joint Venture, and is a tract of land situated in the Peter Wetsel Survey, Abstract No. 990, City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, and being part of a tract of land conveyed by Duncan- Strawn, Inc. to John W. Gibson, Trustee by deed recorded in Volume 909 at page 580 of the Deed Records of Collin County, Texas. This site plan approval will be an Public Hearing Lombard Joint Venture (Cont.) amendment to Planned Development No. 5, and is further described as being at the northeast corner of Roaring Springs and F.M. 2170." Mr. Robert Baker presented the site plan to the Commission. Commissioner Wilson stated that he preferred a masonary wall separating the shopping center from the residential area. Chairman Glass opened the public hearing. With no one present to speak before the Commission on the request, Chairman Glass closed the public hearing. Bill Petty stated that the front yard to the proposed shopping center will be F.M. 2170. He also stated that the site plan is showing a 10 ft. utility easement. The 10 ft. inside radius of the fire lane needs to be changed to 20 ft. Mr. Petty responded to Commissioner Wilson's request for a masonary wall. He stated that with the length required to separate the center from the residential area, the masonary wall would lose its stability. He also stated that the funds for the storm drainage on F.M. 2170 will need to be escrowed. Commissioner Garcia asked Mr. Baker for the building square footage. Mr. Baker responded to Commissioner Garcia by stating that the square footage for the proposed center is 17,500 sq. ft. Chairman Glass requested the opinions of each Commissioner on the separation wall. Commissioners Hoover, Pennington, and Armand had no problem with a landscaped separation wall. Commissioners Garcia and Wilson preferred a masonary type wall. Chairman Glass stated his list of concerns: ° The layout of the parking (the length) ° The radius at building corners ° Wants the sprinkler system noted ° Screening of airconditioning units and dumpsters should be shown ° Lot coverage should be shown on the site plan ° Needs to make note of the spacing of the landscaping for the separation wall. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Garcia and a second by Commissioner Armand, the Commission voted 6-0 to table Agenda Item No. III. The motion carried. ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 2 MAY 23, 1985 Public Hearing Lombard Joint Venture (Cont.) amendment to Planned Development No. 5, and is further described as being at the northeast corner of Roaring Springs and F.M. 2170." Mr. Robert Baker presented the site plan to the Commission. Commissioner Wilson stated that he preferred a masonary wall separating the shopping center from the residential area. Chairman Glass opened the public hearing. With no one present to speak before the Commission on the request, Chairman Glass closed the public hearing. Bill Petty stated that the front yard to the proposed shopping center will be F.M. 2170. He also stated that the site plan is showing a 10 ft. utility easement. The 10 ft. inside radius of the fire lane needs to be changed to 20 ft. Mr. Petty responded to Commissioner Wilson's request for a masonary wall. He stated that with the length required to separate the center from the residential area, the masonary wall would lose its stability. He also stated that the funds for the storm drainage on F.M. 2170 will need to be escrowed. Commissioner Garcia asked Mr. Baker for the building square footage. Mr. Baker responded to Commissioner Garcia by stating that the square footage for the proposed center is 17,500 sq. ft. Chairman Glass requested the opinions of each Commissioner on the separation wall. Commissioners Hoover, Pennington, and Armand had no problem with a landscaped separation wall. Commissioners Garcia and Wilson preferred a masonary type wall. Chairman Glass stated his list of concerns: ° The layout of the parking (the length) ° The radius at building corners ° Wants the sprinkler system noted ° Screening of airconditioning units and dumpsters should be shown ° Lot coverage should be shown on the site plan ° Needs to make note of the spacing of the landscaping for the separation wall. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Garcia and a second by Commissioner Armand, the Commission voted 6-0 to table Agenda Item No. III. The motion carried. ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 3 MAY 23, 1985 Preliminary Plat Morningside (Agenda Item No. IV) Chairman Glass read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Consider preliminary plat approval by Don Tipton Engineering for Morningside Addition to the City of Allen. This tract of land is situated in the Peter Fisher Survey, Abstract No. 324, City of Allen, Collin County, Texas and being further described as the northwest corner of the intersection of F.M. 2170 and Malone Road." Bruce Prime, of Bass Development, along with Pat Atkins, presented the plat to the Commission. The plat is for the single family portion of the development. Bill Petty stated that the City's engineer stated that the roadway going through the middle of the development needs to be changed to have a 60 ft. right-of-way. Bruce Prime stated that when the eastern portion of the develop- ment is developed, they will develop Malone Road down to F.M. 2170. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Armand and a second by Commissioner Wilson, the Commission voted 6-0 to approve Agenda Item No. IV with modifications. The motion carried. Final Plat Fountain Park No. 8 (Agenda Item No. V) Chairman Glass read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Consider final plat approval by Don Tipton Engineering for Fountain Park No. 8. This tract being 9.18 acres of land situated in the Peter Fisher Survey, Abstract No. 324, Collin County, Texas, and being out of the tract of land as described in a deed to L.C. Richards as recorded in Volume 291, Page 176, Deed Records, Collin County." Pat Atkins submitted the plat to the Commission. To have the median in the roadway, they have added 4 ft. to the design of the roadway. With the flair of the roadway, it takes away from the area for sidewalk use on the last portion before 2170. The sidewalk will be 1 foot from the curb instead of the usual 3 feet. Staff has no problem with a 3 -foot landscape median. ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 9 MAY 23, 1985 Final Plat Fountain Park No. 8 (Cont.) MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Wilson and a second by Commissioner Hoover, the Commission voted 6-0 to approve Agenda Item No. V. The motion carried. Preliminary Plat Raintree II (Agenda Item No. VI) Chairman Glass read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Consider preliminary plat approval by Westwind Properties, Inc. for Raintree II. Being a tract of land which is part of the Catherine Parsons Survey, Abstract No. 711, Allen, Collin County, Texas. This property is further described as being northeast of McDermott and Alma Roads, and is delineated on the Official Zoning Map as Planned Development No. 20." Proponent did not show for the meeting. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Wilson and a second by Commissioner Armand, the Commission voted 6-0 to table Agenda Item No. VI. The motion carried. Other Business (Agenda Item No. VII) Chairman Glass read the agenda item into the record as follows: "A. Review and recommend policies for allowing specific use permits for gasoline sales." Bill Petty told the Commission that City staff had surveyed surrounding cities regarding their specifications for approving specific use permits. Mr. Petty stated that the other cities had no other criteria to establish the allowable of gasoline sales. Consensus of the Commission was that the City's existing Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is an adequate tool for establishing guidelines for approval on specific use permits. Chairman Glass read the agenda item into the record as follows: "B. Review and recommend information on Planning and Zoning Commission data sheet." ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 5 MAY 23, 1985 Other .Business (Cont.) Bill Petty distributed data sheets from other cities. Commissioners reviewed the data sheets and stated some additions. Commissioners were of the opinion that the information sheet should state the fact that Commissioners attend meetings at the minimum of 6 to 8 hours a week. Chairman Glass stated another addition which Commission agreed on: In this advisory roll, the Commission may be required to meet outside scheduled meetings with Council, consultants, and developers on extensive community projects." Adjournment: MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Armand and a second by Commissioner Garcia, the Commission voted 6-0 to adjourn the first part of the May 23, 1985, regular meeting at 9:96 p.m. The motion carried. Workshop J.T. Duncan (Agenda Item No. IX) Commission reconvened into a workshop with J.T. Duncan at 9:50 P.M. Chairman Glass read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Reconvene for a workshop with J.T. Duncan, agent for Carnes Development Co., to amend PD's 2 and 12." J.T. Duncan presented the proposed plan and reviewed the existing zoning. He stated that 331 residential units have been approved. The proponents are proposing to decrease the number of residential units by 56 units to 275. By doing this they have gained 2.6 acres of shopping center use. They are wanting to change the townehouse use to patio home. The lot sizes will change, but they will be keeping the unit size. After the development of the project, they will be directing the traffic off of Hillside Lane. The new proposal has moved the office from Main Street to Allen Heights. Mr. Duncan also pointed out that there will be a pedestrian ease- ment leading from Main Street to Allen Heights Drive. ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 6 MAY 23, 1985 Workshop J.T. Duncan (Cont.) Bill Petty expressed concern with the size of the shopping center district near Hillside Lane. The Commission shared this concern and suggested that the shopping center acreage be reduced. It was suggested that some office zoning be placed at this site. Adjournment: MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Garcia and a second by Commissioner Wilson, the Commission voted 6-0 to adjourn the meeting at 11:46 P.M. The motion carried. These minutes approved this I3 day of �, 1985. Bobby Glas , ChairmanWayn Armand, Secretary