Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 2010 - 12/07 - RegularI ;�
CITY OF ALLEN
ATTENDANCE:
Commissioners Present:
Jeff Cocking, I" Vice Chairman
Douglas Dreggors, 2"" Vice Chairman
Kurt Kizer
Shirley Mangrum
Steven Platt, Jr.
Ben Trahan
Robert Wendland, Chairman
Commissioners Absent:
None
PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
December 7, 2010
City Staff Present:
Ogden "Bo" Bass, AICP, Director of Planning and Development
Helen -Eve Liebman, AICP, Senior Planner
Tiffany McLeod, Planner
Kevin Laughlin, Attorney
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present:
With a quorum of the Commissioners present, Chairman Wendland 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
I. Director's Report is attached for action taken on the Planning & Zoning items by City Council at
the November 23, 2010 City Council meeting.
Consent Aeenda
2. Approve minutes of the November 16, 2010 regular meeting.
3. Final Plat — Consider a Final Plat for Watters Village, Lots 1, 2 & 3, Block A being 8 831+ acres
located at the southeast corner of Stacy Road and Watters Road. (FP -11/15/10-82) [Watters
Village]
4 Final Plat— Consider a Final Plat for Cumberland Crossing, Phase IA, being 27.852± located
south of Ridgeview Drive and west of Twin Creeks Drive. (FP -11/8/10-81) [Cumberland
Crossing Phase I A]
Motion: Upon a motion by 2"a Vice Chairman Dreggors, and a second by Commissioner
1 Platt, the Commission voted 7 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED, to approve the
Consent Agenda.
The motion carried.
Reeular Aeenda
Agenda Item 45: Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request for a Specific
Use Permit SUP for Amusement, Commercial (Indoor) use to be located in
27,600 square feet of space (Suite 150) in the building located at 505 Century
Parkway. The property is 5.409+ acres being Lot 2R, Block 3, Millennium
Business Park (SUP -9/28/10-74) [Allen Baseball Holdings, Inc. (D -Bat Allen)]
Ogden "Be" Bass, Director of Planning and Development, spoke to the Commission. The property is
currently zoned Light Industrial LI and the applicant has applied for a Specific Use Permit SUP for
Amusement, Commercial (Indoor) to allow for a baseball and softball training academy with a pro shop,
office, training room, and batting cages On November 2, 2010 the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended the approval of amending the Allen Land Development Code ALDC to allow for
Amusement, Commercial (Indoor) through the review and approval of a Specific Use Permit SUP in the
Light Industrial LI zoning district The City Council is scheduled to review the Planning and Zoning
Commission's recommendation to amend the ALDC to allow the use through an SUP at the December
14, 2010 meeting. Recommending approval of this SUP request is subject to approval of City Council
approving the ALDC Amendment to allow the use by SUP in the LI zoning district.
The SUP request is for 27,600+ square feet of the 100,0001 square feet of the Millennium Business Park
located at 505 Century Parkway The use will be compatible in a light industrial use building and it is
anticipated the core hours of operation will occur in the off hours of a standard business day The user
expects peak attendance to occur between the hours of 5 00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weeknights and 9:00
a.m. to 6'00 p.m. on the weekends. 154 parking spaces exist onsite and in comparing other facilities this
user operates in similar light industrial buildings the parking for this location far exceed the number of
spaces per batting cages in the other facilities A facility in Addison provides 211 parking spaces per
batting cage, the facility in Frisco provides 6.71 parking spaces per batting cage, and the proposed Allen
location would provide 9.11 parking spaces per batting cage.
The proposed building signage for the SUP request complies with the ALDC sign ordinance.
The following conditions were recommended to the Commission when coling on the SUP request:
1. The approval is contingent on the approval of the ALDC amendments being considered by the
City Council on December 14, 2010
2. The SUP is solely for Allen Baseball Holdings, Inc
Staff recommends approval.
Keith Furnish, applicant, 225 Holly Lane, Allen and Paul Teclachek, GLC Realty, 2711 LBJ, Dallas
introduced themselves to the Commission.
Commissioner Mangrum asked
if this is the applicant's first
batting
cage
company
Mr.
Furnish
answered this is his first, however
the company is a franchise.
Commissioner Mangrum inquired about how noisy the batting cages would be. Mr. Furnish stated the
batting cages are noisy but the noise won't affect the neighbors.
Commissioner Mangrum asked if activities such as baseball clinics are anticipated in the summer months.
Mr. Furnish answered the clinics and camps will be held on baseball fields in the summer months.
Commissioner Kizer asked if the property owner had solicited feedback from the other tenants. Mr.
Teclachek referred to discussions he had with the existing tenants. He added that the Boor plan of the
baseball clinic is such that there will be no office space directly adjacent to the cages.
Commissioner Kizer questioned whether the impact on property values was considered in evaluating this
request. Mr. Bass stated staff typically does not consider impacts on property values; however having the
space tenanted is better than it sitting vacant.
1" Vice Chairman Cocking inquired about noise monitoring for the residential development across from
the DART property Mr. Bass stated the noise level at the property line would have to comply with Land
Development Code standards.
Mr. Bass suggested on an additional condition that no activities can occur outside of the lease space.
Chairman Wendland opened the Public Hearing.
With no one wishing to speak, Chairman Wendland closed the Public Hearing
Chairman Wendland asked if the facility will have on-site management. Mr. Furnish stated yes.
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Platt and a second by 2°d Vice Chairman
Dreggors, the Commission voted 7 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED, to recommend
approval of the Specific Use Permit SUP for Amusement, Commercial (Indoor) use
to be located in 27,600 square feet of space (Suite 150) in the building located at 505
Century Parkway with the following conditions:
1. Approval is contingent upon City Council approval of the ALDC
amendments that will be considered on December 14, 2010.
2. The SUP is limited to the Allen Baseball Holdings, Inc. located in Suite 150
at 505 Century Parkway.
3. No outside activities will be associated with the use.
The motion carried.
Items of Interest
Mr. Bass stated the case just presented will go before the Council on January 11, 2011.
Mr. Bass reminded the Commission of the annual Board and Commission dinner to be held on Friday
December 10, 2010.
Adjournment
n a motion by 2nd Vice Chairman Dreggors and a second by acclamation the
me ing alljourned at 7:30 p.m.
of 010.
Ti McLeod, Planner
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Director's Report from 11/23/10 City Council Meeting
There was one item taken to the November 23, 2010 City Council meeting for consideration. The
request for a Specific Use Permit SUP, for an Assisted Living Facility, at the property located north
of Prestige Circle and west of Greenville Avenue was approved.
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