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Home My WebLink AboutMin - Planning and Zoning Commission - 2004 - 05/18 - RegularI I 7_ CITY OF ALLEN Commissioners Present: Gary Caplinger, Chair Alan Grimes, Vice -Chair Ken Harvey Douglas Dreggors Darion Culbertson Robert Wendland Robin Sedlacek Commissioners Absent: None City Staff Present: David A. Hoover, Director of Planning Sally Leeper, Planner Robert L. Dillard, III, City Attorney Regular Aeenda PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting May 18, 2004 Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present: With a quorum of the Commissioners present, Chairman Caplinger 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 on April 27, 2004 City Council Action. o The Council held a public hearing on a 2.6 -acre park land exchange that appeared on the ballot May 15, 2004. o A Resolution passed authorizing the Community Development Block Grant Plan to be sent to the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). There will be more information presented to the Commission on this at a later date. L 11 A PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 2 MAY 18, 2004 Consent Agenda Item Number 1 Approve Minutes of May 4, 2004, Regular Meeting. Item Number 2 Final Plat — Consider a Final Plat for Twin Creeks Phase 7A-2, a residential development with 23.064± acres of land located southwest of West Exchange Parkway, just west of Rowlett Creek Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Grimes and a second by Commissioner Sedlacek, the Commission voted 7 I FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried. Regular Agenda Item Number 3 General Development Plan - Consider a General Development Plan for St. Jude Catholic Church, a development on 20.224± acres located north of Exchange Parkway, just west of State Highway 5. Mr. Hoover presented the GDP to the Commission. He noted two errors on the document, it is labeled Site Plan, and the scale is incorrect. These need to be corrected. He stated that there will be no entry to the property from the west, Luke Drive, in the Spring Meadow Addition. The Commission questioned the 100 -foot storage left -tum lane shown on SH 5. This is intended to be a left -tum lane into the property to the east, as shown on the State's future plans for SH 5. Mr. Frank Kennedy, RLK Engineering, confirmed that they have reviewed the plans with TxDOT and this is consistent with their plans. They are reviewing the plans for a possible need for the right -tum lane from the north into the property, but at this time it is not recommended. He added that the entrance from Luke Drive could be gated for emergency access if necessary. Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Grimes and a second by Commissioner Wendland, the Commission voted 7 I FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to approve the General Development Plan as proposed. The motion carried. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 3 MAY 18, 2004 (^ Item Number 4 Public Hearing — Public Hearing and consideration of amendments to the Allen Land Development Code by amending Article IV Zoning Regulations, Section 4.15.2, Schedule of Residential Height and Area Regulations, to amend the TH Townhome District Dimensional Regulations, amending Article V, Special Zones, Section 5.02, Methods of Reducing Flood Losses; amending Article VII, Zoning Development Standards, Section 7.03.4, to clarify the requirement for light poles and fixtures and 7.08.4.A to add requirements for prohibited work hours; amending Article VIII, Subdivision Regulations, Section 8.03, the names of proposed streets, Section 8.05.2 and 8.05.3 Thoroughfare Design Standards, and Section 8.13 Drainage Requirements; amending Appendix A, Definitions to amend the definition of Masonry. Mr. Hoover presented the following recommendations for amendment to the Allen Land Development Code. --Mr-Hoover statedikatakhough the-lotsizes-are proposed to-bereduced, this does not reduce -the - overall density; therefore, open space will be increased. Residential Masonry Requirement • Revise masonry requirement for residential from 75% to 100%. The Commission was not in agreement with the change for residential from 75% to 100%. They indicated that this would lend itself to uniformity with no flexibility in design. It would remove creativity by eliminating other products for trim and accent. Mr. Hoover indicated that the requirement in other cities ranges considerably, and that deed restrictions tend to put other restrictions on products. Other possibilities were explored, and the consensus of the Commission Article IV Zoning Regulations TH Townhome District Regulations • Lot Area— from 3300 to 2160 s.f. • Front Yard — to remain at 20 feet • Rear Yard — to remain at 15 feet • Side Yard — to remain at 6 feet • Comer Lot Side Yard — from 15 feet to 10 feet • Lot Width — from 30 feet to 24 feet • Lot Depth — From 110 feet to 90 feet • Buildable area — eliminated (this is set by lot width, depth, and yard requirements) • Dwelling Unit Size — from a minimum of 1000 s.f to a minimum of 1200 s.f. • Percent Lot Coverage — From 65% to 65% for 2 -story, and 75% for 1 -story • 1 Visitor Parking Space required for every 2 townhomes (evenly distributed through the subdivision), in addition to 2 garage spaces (with only a minimum of 2 -car garages allowed), with 2 spaces in driveway. • Right-of-way can be 40 feet, paving 28 feet back to back, roll down curbs allowed, with: • a 10 -foot utility easement in front yards if there is no alley access; 5 feet if alley access is provided. --Mr-Hoover statedikatakhough the-lotsizes-are proposed to-bereduced, this does not reduce -the - overall density; therefore, open space will be increased. Residential Masonry Requirement • Revise masonry requirement for residential from 75% to 100%. The Commission was not in agreement with the change for residential from 75% to 100%. They indicated that this would lend itself to uniformity with no flexibility in design. It would remove creativity by eliminating other products for trim and accent. Mr. Hoover indicated that the requirement in other cities ranges considerably, and that deed restrictions tend to put other restrictions on products. Other possibilities were explored, and the consensus of the Commission PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MAY 18, 2004 PAGE was to remove this item from consideration at this time and review other options. Article V Special Zones • Section 5.01.2 Methods of Reducing Flood Losses — addition of the word "ultimate" to 100 -year floodplain. Consensus of the Commission was to approve this item. Article VII Zoning Development Standards • Section 7.03.4 Outdoor Lighting — clarification that requirement is for fixture housings to be shoe -box style painted dark bronze to match pole except as may be otherwise approved by the Commission. • Section 7.08.4.a.vi — Setting prohibited hours for construction activity between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within 500 feet of existing residential structures. Commissioner Harvey suggested a restriction be placed on Sunday work hours. The consensus of the Commission was to not place additional restrictions on specific days of the week. Article VIII Subdivison Standards • Section 8.03.2.a.vii — The names of proposed streets -Requiring only cul-de-sacs that are the stem of a T -intersection to be labeled "Court" All others (extensions of through streets) will be labeled "not a through street." • -Limiting suffixes to four (4) characters. -Limiting street names to 13 characters, including spaces. • Section 8.05.1.a.iv.e -Include a statement regarding Erosion Control Plan to be provided to include Federal, State and City requirements for Best Management Practices. • Section 8.05.1.g -Include a statement that Storm Inlet Structures shall have a minimum of 10 -foot clearance from the end of driveway radius. • Section 8.05.1.8.d -Include a statement setting minimum slope for cul-de-sacs and eyebrows at 75% with a valley gutter to facilitate drainage. • Section 8.05.2 — Thoroughfare Design Standards -Replaces Section 8.05.2 and 8.05.8 with a new chart -- • hart—• Section 8.13 — Drainage -Include a statement that lots shall be graded to provide a minimum slope of 1% to drain storm and irrigation water to the public ROW in addition to requirements of Section 3.01. -Include a statement indicating that unobstructed swales with a minimum 3 -foot width and 1% slope for total of 6 feet with 2 lots combined will be provided on side lot lines for lots with alleys and on rear lot lines where alleys are not provided. Maintenance of the swales is to be performed by the property owner. -hrclude a statement indicating that other design configuration must be approved by City Engineer or Chief Building Official. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MAY 18, 2004 PAGES The Commission discussed the fact that limiting street names to 13 characters might cause a problem in the future, and could need to be revisited. The consensus of the Commission was to add the words "no more than" to the item "limiting suffixes to "no more than" four (4) characters. A footnote on the Thoroughfare Design Standards should be changed from "duel" to "dual." It was suggested that a reference be made to Council of Governments recommendations regarding erosion control. Appendix A — Definitions • Amend definition of "masonry" to eliminate term "gypsum" and add text indicating that "cement fiber products are not considered as a masonry alternative on commercial structures." • Add definition for "Ultimate 100 -Year Floodplain" —"a floodplain with fully urbanized flows or fully developed watershed conditions." The Commission indicated that attention needed to be given to the requirements for masonry in the Central Business District in that current requirements do not maintain character of the CBD. Chairman Caplinger opened the public hearing. With no one wishing to speak for or against the item, Chairman Caplinger closed the public hearing. The consensus of the Commission was to remove the amendment regarding residential masonry from the request. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Wendland and a second by Commissioner Dreggors, the Commission voted 6 FOR and 1 OPPOSED, with Commissioner Harvey opposed, to recommend approval of the above amendments to the Allen Land Development Code with the exception of the 100% masonry for residential to remain at 75%, and to correct the typographical errors as noted. Other Business Upcoming Agenda Items: • Shelley Farms zoning case will go to the City Council May 25, 2004. • Allen Land Development Code amendments will to the City Council June 8, 2004. • Emerson Farms zoning request will go to the Commission June 1, 2004. • CBD regulations are expected to be ready for a workshop with the Commission in July, 2004. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 6 MAY 18, 2004 Adiournment Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Dreggors and a second by Commissioner Harvey, the Commission voted 7 I FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 8:15 p.m. These minutes approved this dayof 2004. I L Kellie Wilson, Planning Technician