Min - Planning and Zoning Commission - 2020 - 02/04 - Regular PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
February 4,2020
ATTENDANCE:
Commissioners Present:
Ben Trahan, Chair
Stephen Platt,Jr., 1st Vice-Chair
Gene Autrey
Dan Metevier
John Ogrizovich
Elias Shaikh
Commissioner Absent:
Michael Orr, 2"d Vice-Chair
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City Staff Present:
Marc Kurbansade,AICP, Director of Community Development
Joseph Cotton, P.E.,Assistant Director of Engineering
Brian Bristow, RLA,Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation
Hayley Angel,AICP, Planner II
Rolandrea Russell, Planner
Kevin Laughlin, City Attorney
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present:
With a quorum of the Commissioners present,Chair Trahan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the
City Hall Council Chambers Room at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway,Allen,Texas, 75013.
Director's Report
1. Mr. Kurbansade discussed the action taken on the Planning &Zoning Commission items by City
Council at the January 14, 2020, Regular Meeting and the January 28, 2020 Regular Meetings.
Consent Agenda (Routine P&Z business: Consent Agenda is approved by a single majority vote. Items
may be removed for open discussion by a request from a Commission member or member of staff)
Chair Trahan invited anyone wishing to speak on a Consent Agenda item may do so by completing a
public speaker card.
2. Approve Minutes from the January 7`h, 2020 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular
Meeting.
Motion: Upon a motion by 1st Vice-Chair Platt, and a second by Commissioner
Metevier,the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the
Consent Agenda as presented. The motion carried.
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Regular Agenda
4. Public Hearing—Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance to Establish a Planned
Development Zoning District with a Base Zoning of Mixed Use "MIX" and Adopt
Development Regulations, Zoning Exhibit, Concept Plan, Street Sections, Open Space Plan,
Ridgeview Drive Conceptual Landscape Plan, Phasing Plan, and Character Area Plan for
Approximately 79.258± Acres in the James W. Parson Survey, Abstract No. 705; Thomas
Philips Survey, Abstract No. 717; and John Philips Survey, Abstract No. 718, Generally
Located Directly South of State Highway 121 and Directly West of Alma Drive.(ZN-101218-
0035) [The Avenue-Mixed Use]
Mr. Kurbansade,Director of Community Development,presented the item to the Commission.
Mr. Kurbansade noted that staff is in support of the agenda item.
Chair Trahan opened the public hearing.
Mohammad Qasim and David Pagan, Applicants, 7850 Collin Drive, McKinney,Texas,gave a summary
of the project.
The following individuals submitted a letter in opposition of the item:
• Bryan Knatow, 1504 Hennessey Drive,Allen,Texas
• Terrie Jones,2003 Downing Street,Allen, Texas
The following individual spoke on the item:
• Fawaz Bham, 1606 Alamosa Drive,Allen, Texas
The following individual submitted a card in opposition of the item but did not speak:
• Terrie Jones, 2003 Downing Street,Allen,Texas
The following individuals submitted a card in support of the item but did not speak:
• Sam Thakkar, 6970 Martel Place, Frisco,Texas
Chair Trahan closed the public hearing.
The Commission discussed:
• Screening,
• Retail Buildings along Alma,
• Container Parks,
• Event Space,
• Traffic,
• Light Pollution,
• Landscape Buffer, and
• Open Space.
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Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Ogrizovich, and a second by Commissioner
Metevier, the Commission voted 5 IN FAVOR and 1 OPPOSED to recommend
approval of the request to establish a Planned Development with a base zoning
of Mixed Use "MIX" for approximately 79.258±acres in the James W. Parson
Survey,Abstract No. 705; Thomas Philips Survey,Abstract No. 717; and John
Philips Survey, Abstract No. 718, subject to the Development Regulations,
Zoning Exhibit, Concept Plan, Street Sections, Open Space Plan, Ridgeview
Drive Conceptual Landscape Plan, and Character Area Plan, with the
following modifications,as presented:
• Modification to Phasing Requirements,
• Removal of masonry wall requirement along Ridgeview Drive and
only provision for a 30-foot landscape buffer to be constructed along
with an increase of 33%of shade trees and 100% of ornamental trees.,
and
• Addition of Container Park to be a limited use (maximum 10,000
square feet) within Block E.
The motion carried.
Executive Session (As Needed)
The Executive Session was not held.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
Thes- •. e approv-. is day of 2020.
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