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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - Planning and Zoning Commission - 2005 - 03/01 - RegularPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting March 1, 2005 CITY OF ALLEN ATTENDANCE: Commissioners Present: Gary Caplinger, Chair Alan Grimes Robert Wendland Douglas Dreggors James Rushing Darion Culbertson Commissioners Absent: Robin Sedlacek City Staff Present: David A. Hoover, Director of Planning Lee Battle, Senior Planner Sally L. Leeper, Planner Kellie Wilson, Planning Tech Dennis Abraham, Engineering Brian Bristow, Parks Department Joe Gorfida, City Attorney Reeular Aeenda 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 February 22, 2005 City Council Action • The City Council held a workshop before their meeting and reviewed the discussion items that are on the Commission's agenda tonight. Consent Agenda Item 1: Approve Minutes of February 15, 2005, Regular Meeting. Item 2: Final Plat — Consider a Final Plat for Stacy Ridge Estates Phase 3, being 15.04± acres of land located south of Stacy Road between Goodman Drive and Prescott Road. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 2 MARCH 1, 2005 Item 3: Final Plat — Consider a Final Plat for Starcreek Phase One, being 103.136± acres of land located north of Stacy Road and east of Watters Road. Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Culbertson and a second by Commissioner Wendland the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried. Regular Agenda Item 4: Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider an amendment to Tract 24 of PD Planned Development 54 from MF Multifamily to TH Townhome. The property is 15.25± acres of land located north of McDermott Drive, east of Alma Drive. Mr. David Hoover presented the request to the Commission. The current proposal reduces the density from a possible 24 units per acre to 8.3 unites per acre. The number of allowed units is reduced from 360 to 126 units. The height limitation is being reduced from 3 stories to a maximum 2.5 stones or 35 feet. The streets in this development will be public streets instead of private streets, as previously proposed. Mr. Hoover stated that there are two (2) driveways on McDermott Drive that may need to be realigned. This will be determined as the plat is reviewed at the Technical Review Committee level. The request as submitted meets the Townhome regulations in the Allen Land Development Code. Mr. Waren Corwin, representing the Applicant, was present to answer questions. Chairman Caplinger opened the Public Hearing. Tom Aplegian (spoke against) 6 Parkside Allen Comments: • Doesn't like Townhome units backing up to his property. Would prefer apartments. • The Raintree subdivision will be exposed to wood fences — apartments do not have wood fences. • McDermott will be an eye sore — it will look like an alley • In 6+ years it will become nothing but rental property • Benton Point and Beacon Hill apartment complexes look good. • We need to protect McDermott • There is no amenity center, park or pool • Resell of these townhomes will be a problem. • Chairman 25% of the home is wood — that's what we will see from McDermott Caplinger hearing. closed the public PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MARCH 1, 2005 PAGE Mr. Hoover stated that an 8 -ft. masonry screening wall will be required along McDermott. The Townhome requirement is 100% masonry, and the Commission has authority to approve alternate materials for the screening wall. Comments from the Commission: • Liked the previous plan that had units facing McDermott • Concern with parking — Mr Hoover explained that the driveways will accommodate two (2) vehicles for the residents, and two (2) additional guest vehicles. • Would like an additional landscape requirement along McDermott and adjacent to the neighboring residences. • Likes the lower density • Market will dictate ownership or rental. • Rather see I owner responsible for maintenance, rather than different owners. Me Corwin responded stating that all maintenance will be done by the HOA. • Too much in this small area. • No advantages over multifamily • Not a bad proposal, but not good • Narrow streets are a problem. • Pockets of open space are a concern • • Townhomes better choice than multi -family, but do not like this plan This product is necessary, but we have seen better designs. • Do not like the orientation along McDermott • Would like to see utilities underground • Commissioner Culbertson supported the request Mr. Corwin stated that the topographic slope of the land will enhance the development. He also stated that the City's Comprehensive Plan shows townhomes at this location. Mr. Corwin requested the item be tabled until the first meeting in April so that he can meet with staff to design a plan that the Commission might support. Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Wendland and a second by Commissioner Dreggors the Commission voted 5 IN FAVOR, and 1 OPPOSED, with Commissioner Culbertson casting the opposing vote, to table the item until the April 5, 2005 meeting. The motion carried. Item 5: Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider an amendment to Tract 12 of PD Planned Development 54 from OT Office Technology to TH Townhome. The property is 27.613± acres of land located south of Bray Central Drive between Watters Road and Benton Drive. Mr. Hoover presented the request to the Commission. The density is 9.1 units per acre, with a proposed 222 unites. This request provides 6.49 acres of open space, which is above the required 2.96 acres. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 4 MARCH 1, 2005 The Commission liked the residential feel of this request, and the parallel parking along streets A and F Mr. Warren Corwin addressed the Commission and requested that this item be tabled along with the previous item. The applicant does not wish to rezone this parcel should the prior request be denied. Chairman Caplinger opened the Public Hearing. No one was present to speak for or against the request. Chairman Caplinger closed the Public Hearing. Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Wendland and a second by Commissioner Dreggors, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to table the item until the April 5, 2005 meeting. The motion carried. Item 6: Public Hearing/Replat — Conduct a public hearing and consider a Replat for Lot IA and 2, Block A. Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market, being 6.452± acres located at the southwest comer of Exchange Parkway and Angel Parkway Mr. David Hoover presented the request to the Commission. This plat will divide the property into two lots; one for the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market, and the second for the retail property to the west. A note was added to the plat that no free-standing sign will be allowed on Lot 2. Chairman Caplinger opened the Public Hearing. No one was present to speak for or against the request. Chairman Caplinger closed the Public Hearing. The Commissioners agreed the plat was consistent with the requirement of the Allen Land Development Code. Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Grimes and a second by Commissioner Rushing, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to approve item number 6. The motion carried. Agenda Item 7 Combination Plat — Consider a Final Plat for CVS -Main Street Addition, Lot 1 & 2, Block 1, being 3.221± acres of land located at the southwest comer of Main Street and Malone Road. Mr. David Hoover presented the request to the Commission. This plat is intended for the development of the property as a CVS Pharmacy on Lot 1, with Lot 2 being developed at a later time. The plat includes right-of-way dedication for Malone Road. No right-of-way was required on Main Street. The consensus of the Commission was that the plat meets the requirements of the Allen Land Development Code. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 5 MARCH 1, 2005 Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Culbertson and a second by Commissioner Wendland, the Commission voted 6 I FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to approve item number 7. The motion carried. Agenda Item 8: Preliminary Plat — Consider a Preliminary Plat for The Meadow at Montgomery Farm Addition, being 20.15± acres of land located south of Bethany Drive and east of Alma Drive. Mr. David Hoover presented the plat to the Commission. The proposal is to develop a residential subdivision with 35 residential lots. There are some outstanding engineering issues what will he addressed at the final plat. Because of the existing berm on Bethany and the large distance of open space between the thoroughfare and the homes, Mr. Hoover asked the Commission to consider waiving the requirement for a screening wall along Bethany. Mr. Dale Clark, representing the applicant, addressed the Commission. He stated there will be a gate at the emergency access, or a temporary fence to disallow public traffic flow The applicant will work with staff on the best option, and there will be additional landscaping for screening. The consensus of the Commissioner was not to require a screening wall on Bethany Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Wendland and a second by Commissioner Culbertson, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to approve item number 8, approving stafrs recommendation not to require a screening wall on Bethany Drive. The motion carried. Agenda Item 9: Preliminary Plat — Consider a Revised Preliminary Plat for a portion of Twin Creeks 6 Addition, being 7.63± acres of land located north of Spur Drive and east of Shallowater Drive. Mr. David Hoover presented the request to the Commission. This proposal revises a portion of the approved preliminary plat. This version of the preliminary plat eliminates the parallel street and provides two rows of residential lots. There are some issues relating to engineering that still need to be resolved. These issues will be addressed before final plat approval. The Commission discussed and agreed this was a better design. Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Culbertson and a second by Commissioner Wendland, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to approve item number 9. The motion carried. Agenda Item 10: Preliminary Plat — Consider a Preliminary Plat for Hidden Creek Addition, being 17 498± acres of land located south of McDermott Drive and west of Watters Road. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 6 MARCH 1, 2005 Mr. David Hoover presented the request to the Commission. The proposal is to develop the property as a multi -family complex. The previous preliminary plat that was approved in July 2002 has expired. The current request is consistent with the approved concept plan. However, the main entrance off McDermott has been moved to Watters Road. The Commission discussed the plat and had no additional new comments or concerns. Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Wendland and a second by Commissioner Rushing, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to approve item number 10. The motion carried. Agenda Item 11: Discussion Item — Amendments to the Allen Land Development Code, Article II Administration, Article IV Zoning Regulations, Article VII Zoning Development Standards, Article VIII Subdivision Regulations, and Appendix A Definitions. Agenda Item 12: Discussion Item — Amendments to the Code of Ordinances, Article 2 Nuisance Ordinance, and Article 4 Property Maintenance Code. Agenda items 11 and 12 were presented and discussed together. Mr. Lee Battle provided the background and recommended changes to the Commission. He stated that in October the Code Compliance Division became a part of the Planning & Development Department. Mr. Battle has worked closely with the Code Compliance Officers to update the rules and regulations, cleaning up the verbiage, and reducing the size of the information. Some of the changes related to Sign regulations; Property Maintenance, and Solid Waste. Some of the items hiehlighted were: • Require street trees adjacent to screening walls in residential subdivisions • Establish standards for subdivision identification signs, and allow for administrative approval • Sign Control Board final authority on variances. • High Weeds — change required mowing buffer to 50 It — provide exemptions for creeks and natural areas. • Clean up definitions — improved surface • Parking and storage of vehicles • Increase administrative fee to $100 The Commissioners discussed the changes Their comments were: • Public service structure signs — will they be allowed on benches in the CBD? L PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 7 MARCH 1, 2005 • Define vegetation? Trees? Mr, Joe Gorda addressed the Commission and said that State law does not include trees in the definition for vegetation. • Require a improved surface for polycarts • Have the City place a sticker on polycarts when changes are adopted, for education and awareness • Regarding definition of nuisance: Building material — stop at . "that will create a nuisance." Do not include deterioration of property. • Problem with the parking of trailers. Burden on owner to build an 8 -foot fence if moved to the back. Other Business Upcoming Agenda Items: • Plats — no zoning. Adjournment Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Wendland and a second by Commissioner Culbertson, the Commission voted 6 I FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 9:40 p.m. These minutes approved this S*i day of 2005. ary aplinger, [airman Kellie Wilson, Planning Technician