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Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 1993 - 01/14 - RegularLALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 14, 1993 ATTENDANCE: Commission Members Present: John Garcia, Chairman Harold Biggs, Vice -Chairman Kenneth Fulk, Secretary Douglas Gallagher Jeffery Kelley Steve Allen Noel Crume Commission Members Absent: City Staff Present: Tom Keener, Development Coordinator Dave Whitehead, Director of Public Works Sally Leeper, Secretary CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM: With a quorum of the Commissioners present, the Allen Planning & Zoning Com- mission was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Garcia at the Allen Municipal Annex, City Council Chambers, One Butler Circle, Allen, Texas. Approve Minutes December 10 1992 (Agenda Item II) Chairman Garcia read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Approve minutes of December 10, 1992, Regular Meeting." MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Biggs and seconded by Commis- sioner Crume to approve the minutes of December 10, 1992, as presented. Commissioner Folk suggested the word "is" should be removed from page 2, second paragraph from the bottom, line S. Commissioner Fulk suggested the "s" should be removed from "fire stations" on page 3, paragraph 5, line 2. Commissioner Fulk suggested the word "structures" should be changed to "structured" on page 6, paragraph 7, line 10. The motion and second were amended to included the above correc- tions and the motion carried 7 FOR and 0 OPPOSED. A ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 14, 1993 PAGE 2 Approve Minutes December 16, 1992 (Agenda Item IIB) Chairman Garcia read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Approve minutes of December, 16, 1992, Workshop Meeting." MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Crume and a second by Commissioner Fulk, the Commission voted 7 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the minutes of December 16, 1992, as presented. Approve Minutes January 5, 1993 (Agenda Item III) Chairman Garcia read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Approve minutes of January 5, 1993, Workshop Meeting." MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Crume and seconded by Commis- sioner Fulls to approve the minutes of January 5, 1993, as presented. It was noted that Chairman Garcia, did not call the meeting to order, as Commissioner Biggs was acting as chairman in the absence of Chairman Garcia. The motion and second were amended to include the correction. The Commission voted 7 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the minutes of January 5, 1993, as corrected. Approve Minutes January 7, 1993 (Agenda Item IV) Chairman Garcia read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Approve minutes of January 7, 1993, Workshop Meeting." MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Crume and a second by Commissioner Folk, the Commission voted 7 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the minutes of January 7, 1993, as presented. Tabled Item Twin Creeks Workshop (Agenda Item IVB) This item was not removed from the table. ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 14, 1993 PAGE 3 Replat Attic Storage (Agenda Item V) Chairman Garcia read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Rapist - Consider a final plat for the Attic Storage, a tract of land out of the James L. Read Survey, Abstract No. 758, being a part of Lot 2, and a part of Lot 3, Block H of the Old Donation to the City of Allen, Texas, as described in Volume 1944, Page 117 of the Collin County Deed Records; also being Community Storage Addition, an addition to the City of Allen, Texas, as recorded in Volume F, Page 559, of the Map Records of Collin County, Texas, and that tract of land conveyed to Willie Jones by deed as recorded in Volume 1585, Page 954, of the Deed Records of Collin County, Texas; further described as being located at 108 E. Coats Drive, Allen, Texas." This plat was presented to the Commission by Mr. Keener. He stated that it is consistent with the zoning approved earlier by the Commission. It has been endorsed by the Fire Marshal and the City Engineer. Staff recommends approval as presented. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Gallagher and a second by Commis- sioner Crume, the Commission voted 7 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to ap- prove the replat for the Attic Storage. Final Plats Buckingham Right-of-WaV (Agenda Item VI) Chairman Garcia read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Final Plat - Consider final plat approval for Right -of -Way on Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, and 26, Buckingham Estates." Mr. Whitehead presented these right-of-way plats to the Commission. These plats constitutes right-of-way obtained by the City in order to be able to maintain the road. Mr. Whitehead requested that lots 6, 17, and 18 be included in this request. Right-of-way from lots 20, 21, and 22 is yet to be obtained. MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Fulls and a second by Commissioner Crume, the Commission voted 7 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the right-of-way plats on Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, and 26 in Buckingham Estates. ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 14, 1993 PAGE 4 Workshop Subdivision Ordinance (Agenda Item VIII) Chairman Garcia read the agenda item into the record as follows: "Workshop - Consider revisions to the Subdivision Ordinance." Mr. Keener presented the following items for possible inclusion in the revised ordinance: ESCROW TEXT: n. The developer shall be responsible for all internal thoroughfares and two or more outside lanes of any adjacent thoroughfare or collector street. There shall be a minimum of 24 feet of driving surface on the perimeter streets. The right-of-way and surface requirements shall be determined by the Thoroughfare Plan, Subdivision Ordinance, and/or zoning requirements. The developer will also be responsible for the escrow of funds for 1/2 the median costs of landscaping, irrigation, and street lighting which are consistent with City standards. If arterial thoroughfares contain bridges, the developer is required to construct the three (3) lanes on his side, with an understanding that the City's participation for the third lane would be 26% of the cost, to be reimbursed at a future date when designated bond funds are available. When the City deems it appropriate not to construct a segment of an adja- cent perimeter street, it may require the developer to enter into a facilities agreement for the escrow of funds in lieu of said construction. Developer: The person, business, corporation, or association responsible for the development of the subdivision or addition. In most contexts, the terms develop- er and property owner are used interchangeably. Subdivider: Any person who (1) having an interest in land causes it, directly or indirectly, to be divided into a subdivision or platted as an addition, or who (2) directly or indirectly, sells, leases or develops, or offers to sell, lease, or develop, or advertises to sell, lease, or develop, any interest, lot, parcel site, unit, or plat in a subdivision or addition, or who (3) engages directly or through an agent in the business of selling, leasing, developing, or offering for sale, lease, or development a subdivision or addition or any interest, lot, parcel site, unit or plat in a subdivision or addition, and who (4) is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with any of the forego- ing. Tree Cover: The combined drip line of a group of trees containing calipers greater than 5". ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 14, 1993 PAGE 5 Cul-de-sac: A short street having one vehicular access to another street and terminated by a vehicular turn -around. Flood Way: Channel or shoreline that is regularly under water during a flood. FINAL PLAT APPROVAL: 1. The Commission shall render a decision within thirty (30) days after acceptance of the submission by the Department of Community Devel- opment. Said decision will consist of approval or disapproval. Reasons for disapproval shall be stated by the Commission in writing within fourteen (14) days. 2. After the final plat is approved by the Planning & Zoning Commis- sion, the construction of the subdivision can be permitted. When said construction is complete and accepted by the City of Allen, the Department of Community Development shall file the final plat with Collin County Deed Records. No building permits can be issued within the subdivision prior to the filing of the final plat. Regarding the escrow of funds for future thoroughfare construction, the Commis- sion consider the text confusing and requested staff to clarify the fact that the City is responsible for the center two lanes. If there is a 4 -lane divided, the developer is responsible for all 4 lanes. Text regarding the bridges needs to be clarified to indicate that the developer must build the lanes on his side of the thoroughfare. Timing of the construction should be addressed. Mr. Whitehead suggested this would be addressed in a facilities agreement. The consensus was to accept the policy as appropriate to be included in the ordinance, with clarifica- tions of the text. There was a question of whether the City would be responsible for 26% of the bridge cost whether it was a 4, 6, 8, or 10 -lane bridge. There was discussion as to the need to include escrow funds for signalization and staff was requested to consider the legal issues involved. Regarding the definitions, the following consensus was reached: Developer: OK as proposed. Subdivider: If a simpler definition is available it should be used. Tree Cover: Change to read "The perimeter of the combined drip line of one or more trees containing calipers greater than 6 inches." Cul-de-sac: Remove the word "short." Flood way: Use definitions from the FEMA manual for flood plain, flood way, and flood fringe. ALLEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 14, 1993 PAGE 6 Final Plat Approval: Separate text should be developed to cover the commercial construction. Construction on commercial development is allowed prior to the filing of the final plat. Mr. Keener presented the cross-sections that were requested for inclusion in the ordinance. It was noted that none of the proposed cross-sections include bike paths. The Commission discussed the need for a formal study of alternative transportation needs and it was decided that this would need to be an issue to be considered at a later date. Discussion was held regarding the need to include the dimensions and identifica- tion of the sidewalks on the cross-sections and Mr. Whitehead advised they will include this. The consensus was to include these diagrams in the ordinance; however, the Commission decided to review the information and discuss it further at the next meeting. Next Meeting: At the next workshop on this subject, the topics should include subdivision entryways, final plat fees, and a review of items to be rewritten above. ADJOURN: MOTION: Upon a motion by Commissioner Biggs and a second by Commissioner Crume, the Commission voted 7 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the January 14, 1993, meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission at 9:40 p.m. These 'notes approved this �Y qday of /j 1993./ John r is, Chairman Kenneth Fulk, Secretary C