Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 1983 - 06/08 - WorkshopALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
WORKSHOP SESSION
JUNE 8, 1983
Present:
Commissioners: Proponents
Jim Pendleton, Chairman Bob Harper, Willard Baker Develop -
Jim Wolfe, Vice Chairman ment Company
Gary Koch, Secretary Willard Baker
Bobby Glass Stan Itzkowitz
Glenn Andrew David Piersen, Engineer
Larry Larsen Ed Proctor, Planner
Absent:
Mike Hill
City Staff:
Bill Petty, Director of Community Development
Sherry Massett, Secretary
The Called Workshop Session of the Allen Planning and Zoning
Commission was called to order at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8,
1983, at the Allen Municipal Annex, #1 Butler Circle, Allen, Texas.
Chairman Pendleton read the agenda item into the record as
follows:
"Workshop Session with Willard R. Baker Development Company to
discuss the progress on a proposed Golf Course/Country Club
development on approximately 700 acres of land fronting the
north side of F.M. 2170, beginning at a point approximately 2
miles west of F.M. 2170 and U. S. Highway 75."
Bob Harper, of Willard R. Baker Development Company, told the
Commission what they are working toward and what they are planning
to do with the land.
Ed Proctor, Planner, showed the Commission a concept plan of
the proposed development. He told the Commission that there is some
question on the feasibility of the golf course/country club and
there was some question that if there is to be a golf course that
it should be public, not private. He stated that they tried to
meet the percentages set out by the Commission in housing size and
lot sizes. Mr. Proctor also showed the Commission the proposed
street layout, school site, commercial tracts, and open space.
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There was a question as to if the main thoroughfares are in
accordance with the Thoroughfare Plan of the City.
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Some of the items discussed included the fact that part of the
development is in the Plano Independent School District; whether
the proposal will be submitted as a PD or if they will ask for straight
zoning; whether, since they will now have no golf course, they plan
to have the open space/greenbelt maintained by a homeowner's assoc-
iation or if it will be dedicated to the city; making the greenbelt
a jogging or hiking trail to be maintained by the city; the fact
that they found the golf course not to be feasible; how the develop-
ment would be sewered; the proposed park sites throughout the
proposed development; a timetable as to when the greenbelt would be
dedicated to the city; if the shopping center zoning was enough
to serve the whole 7001 acre proposed development.
Willard Baker discussed with the Commission the percentage of
house and lot sizes in the proposed development as they relate to
the guidelines set out be them.
Some concerns expressed by the Commission included the open space
and how it would be treated (private or dedicated to the city); the
collector street in relation to the creek and future development of
the land adjacent to this proposed development; whether it is a good
idea to have homes backing up to a park.
The Commission discussed the fact that the developer should
possibly meet with the Park Board concerning the proposed parks
and open space/greenbelt and the dedication of these to the city.
Four points Co=mmissioner Wolfe thought the Park Board could consider
included:
1. Can the city maintain and develop the amount of park land
proposed?
2. How would the city utilize the space?
3. What park design methods do we recommend for developed
park space.
4. What timing constraints should be placed on transfer of
maintenance responsibility.
Overall, the Commission thought the developer's preliminary
concept plan was workable.
There was also some discussion as to if the Commission should
use the same policy statement of house and lot size percentages
on the west side as they are applying them on the east side of
Highway 75.
The Commission asked Mr. Baker to possibly show a range of
house sizes in each residential category in the Planned Development
Ordinance.
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There was some discussion on the proposed annexation of the
7002 acre tract into the City of Allen and the problems associated
with it.
Chairman Pendleton recessed the Called Workshop Session of the
Allen Planning and Zoning Commission at 9:50 p.m.
These minutes approved on the 23RD day of JUNE 1983.
Jim Pendleton, CHAIRMAN Gary R6ah, SECRETARY
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