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[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
WELCOME TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANNA.WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS [INAUDIBLE] TIME AT 6:00PM.
ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT.
ALL RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER BLANSETT.
LET'S PRAY. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN TOGETHER THIS EVENING.
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN THAT WE'VE HAD THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, AS I KNOW THAT WE NEED IT.
AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
[3. Neighbor Comments]
ALSO, AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA.EACH PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A NEIGHBOR'S INQUIRY, OR RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO START ON THE ITEM NUMBER FOUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
[4. Director's Report]
GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.SO OCTOBER 17TH THROUGH THE 18TH, STAFF ATTENDED THE APA TEXAS CONFERENCE HERE IN ALLEN AND COMMISSIONERS MARTIN AND WALDEN WERE ALSO THERE IN ATTENDANCE AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT AND A GREAT CONFERENCE AND THEY MAY HAVE MORE TO SAY LATER ON.
AS FOR COUNCIL, ON OCTOBER 22ND AT THE SORRY, AT THE OCTOBER 22ND MEETING, THE TELUS GROUP PRESENTED ON THE SHIRLEY FARMS DEVELOPMENT. THERE WAS ALSO THE REZONING OF THE LOT OVER ON NORTH POWELL PARKWAY FOR THE HIBACHI RESTAURANT THAT WAS APPROVED 7 TO 0 AND THEN JUST IN FRONT OF YOU.
I HAVE PLACED THE DRAFT PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR THE COMP PLAN UPDATE FOR YOUR REVIEW, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ON NOVEMBER 12TH, PRIOR TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING, YOU WILL HAVE A JOINT P AND Z COUNCIL WORKSHOP THAT WILL BE FACILITATED BY KIMLEY-HORN AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6PM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
DURING THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL THAT NIGHT, THERE WILL ALSO BE A WORK SESSION ON TREE REGULATIONS AS WELL AS BOARDS AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE CITY HAS CHANGED THEIR APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE.
SO APPOINTMENTS NOW OCCUR IN DECEMBER, WITH THE APPOINTEES TAKING OFFICE IN JANUARY AND AS FOR THE P&Z, THERE WON'T BE VERY MANY CHANGES.
SO COMMISSIONER MARTIN WILL STILL BE WILL BE REAPPOINTED.
AS WELL AS COMMISSIONERS WALDEN AND LONGMIRE.
I THINK COMMISSIONER BLANSETT IS LEAVING US AND WE WILL BE GAINING A NEW COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER ASHLEY BERGERSON, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE BOA BUT IS NOW MOVING, WILL BE MOVING OVER TO THE P&Z AND THAT IS ALL FOR MY REPORT.
[Consent Items]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS. AT THIS TIME, DOES ANY COMMISSIONER WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA?[00:05:01]
NO. IS THERE A MOTION FOR CONSENT ITEMS? SIX THROUGH 12.I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HERMANN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MARTIN.
ALL IN FAVOR? . MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.
MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[Items for Individual Consideration]
ITEM NUMBER 13.CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE LACEY LANE ADDITION.
BLOCK A LOTS ONE THROUGH THREE.
FINAL PLAT OWNER IS AUTO BODY BY FISHER LP.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2862.
THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO SUBDIVIDE THEIR PROPERTY INTO THREE LOTS AS PART OF THEIR REQUEST.
THEY WOULD REQUIRE FOUR WAIVERS FROM THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, WHICH REQUIRES COUNCIL APPROVAL.
SO WHAT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU IS AN EXISTING ACCESS EASEMENT THAT'S ALREADY ON THE PROPERTY CALLED LACEY LANE AND THEN THE ADEQUACY OF STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES, STREET DEDICATIONS.
THEY ARE ASKING TO NOT DEDICATE RIGHT OF WAY, AND INSTEAD CONTINUE USING THIS ACCESS EASEMENT AND ADD ADDITIONAL ACCESS EASEMENT AND THEN MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM LENGTH OF BLOCK OR STREET SEGMENTS.
THEY'RE ASKING TO WAIVE THAT MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM DISTANCE THAT'S REQUIRED IF IT WERE A PUBLIC STREET.
LAUREN, WHAT'S THE CURRENT LENGTH THAT THEY HAVE FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A WAIVER ON? DO YOU KNOW? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? WHAT'S THE CURRENT LENGTH OR WIDTH OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A WAIVER FOR? DO YOU KNOW IT? SO DO YOU MEAN THE EXTENSION PORTION FROM THE EXISTING ACCESS EASEMENT? IT'S A VERY SMALL PORTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT LENGTH IS.
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IS THERE A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13? I MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 13.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER BLANSETT.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? OH, SORRY. WITH THE WAIVERS.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.
ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR LAKEVIEW ESTATES.
OWNER IS CALIFORNIA ORANGE TEXTILE, LLC.
I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:09PM.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF FERGUSON PARKWAY, SOUTH OF RATTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT IS CURRENTLY PART OF THE LAKEVIEW ESTATES SUBDIVISION.
MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE 2018 ZONING CASE IS THAT THERE WAS A PUSH FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE RESTRICTED TO A DAYCARE USE ONLY.
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT PLANNING STAFF USUALLY RECOMMENDS AND BEING SO RESTRICTIVE, AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO AMEND THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW FOR A SCHOOL.
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WE NO LONGER SEPARATE PRIVATE SCHOOL FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND SO THE ZONING WAS PUT IN PLACE IN 2018 AS PART OF PHASE THREE FOR LAKEVIEW ESTATES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED THE CURRENT SITE PLAN THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAYCARE IN JANUARY OF 2024.THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DAYCARE AND THE SCHOOL LAND USES.
IT'S BASED ON THE HUMAN RESOURCES CODE, STATE LAW THAT DEFINES WHAT A DAYCARE IS, WHEREAS A SCHOOL IS INTENDED FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE EDUCATION.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDS A REPEALING THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE AND REPLACING IT WITH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES.
DOES ANY COMMISSIONER HAVE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SO IF IT'S PASSED, DOES IT HAVE TO BE READ LIKE THAT RECOMMENDATION WHERE IT'S ONLY THAT? OR WOULD PASSING IT AS THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT LOCAL COMMERCIAL C-1 STICK TO THAT.
IT'S BEST TO READ IT OFF AS REPEALING THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE.
[INAUDIBLE], I'M CONFUSED ON THE.
I KNOW YOU'RE EXPLAINING, BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT AGAIN? THE ORIGINAL.
SO THE DEVELOPMENT ONLY ALLOWED FOR A DAYCARE.
IT IS RESTRICTED TO A DAYCARE USE ONLY.
IT CANNOT BE ANYTHING ELSE WITHOUT OPENING UP THE ZONING.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE, I READ THROUGH ALL OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS, AND THAT ONE CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE IT'S VERY UNUSUAL TO MAKE IT THAT RESTRICTIVE IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. SO IT COULD TECHNICALLY BE IT COULD TECHNICALLY BECOME A PRIVATE SCHOOL OR A CHARTER SCHOOL.
BUT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE UNDER THE DAYCARE.
LAND USE IS THE NEXT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
CORRECT, IS THE BUILDING EXISTING ALREADY OR IS IT IN PROCESS? IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
OKAY AND DID THEY HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING IN THE BUILDING? I WILL HAVE TO DEFER TO THE APPLICANT ON THAT.
OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT.
SO IT'S IN A PD RESTRICTED ONLY TO DAYCARE BY CHANGING THIS TO A PD AND THEN OVERLAYING C1.
DOES THAT OPEN IT UP TO ANYTHING IN C1.
SO IT ALREADY HAS THE BASE ZONING OF C1.
SINCE THE ZONING ORDINANCE HAS UPDATED SLIGHTLY SINCE IT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED.
OKAY. SO, LIKE, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE SCHOOL.
I THINK THAT'S FINE. IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE HERE.
BUT WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS IF YOU OPEN IT UP TO C1.
I JUST DON'T WANT RESTRICTING IT JUST TO DAYCARE.
OKAY. SINCE THAT'S WHAT THE ORIGINAL PD.
THAT'S FINE. I'M GOOD WITH THAT THE DAYCARE.
OKAY. DOES BEING A SCHOOL, DOES THAT MEAN IT HAS TO HAVE ALL THE SECURITY AND ALL THAT, LIKE OUR NORMAL SCHOOLS TOO? I MEAN. OR IS IT PRIVATE? THAT IS BEYOND ME.
OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, BEING RIGHT NEXT TO THE OTHER SCHOOL.
THEY'RE JUST GOING TO DEVOTE SEVERAL CLASSROOMS WITHIN THE BUILDING TO A SCHOOL USE.
SO JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE WHOLE BUILDING WILL NOT BE A SCHOOL, BUT A FEW CLASSROOMS ARE GOING TO BE DEVOTED TO SCHOOL USE. IS THAT CORRECT? ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO THANK YOU.
DOES THE APPLICANT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME? OKAY. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DIANA XU.
I'M THE OWNER OF THIS LOT AND HERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY.
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WHEN I WAS A KID, MY PARENTS WERE VERY BUSY WORKING AND DURING THE DAYTIME I WAS TAKING CARE OF MY MAINLY BY MY GRANDPARENTS.THEY WERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
THEY TOOK ME TO THE SCHOOL WITH THEM EVERY DAY WHEN I WAS AWAKE, I SAT QUIETLY IN THE BACK OF THE CLASS AND LISTENED TO ALL KINDS OF CLASSES LIKE MUSIC LESSONS, DANCE LESSONS OR LESSONS, SCIENCE, HISTORY, ETC.
WHEN CLASSES WERE DISMISSED, I PLAY WITH THE STUDENTS.
A LOT OF THEIR STUDENTS BECAME VERY OUTSTANDING AND REMARKABLE PERSON WHEN THEY GREW UP, AND THEY CAME BACK TO VISIT MY GRANDPARENTS FROM TIME TO TIME AND THANK THEM SINCERELY.
THEY HAD A VERY GOOD BONDING WITH MY GRANDPARENTS AND ME AS WELL.
EVEN AFTER MY GRANDPARENTS PASSED AWAY, I STILL HAVE CONTACT WITH LOTS OF THEM FROM TIME TO TIME.
IT REALLY WARMS MY HEART WHEN I'M AROUND WITH KIDS.
ME AND MY HUSBAND HAVE FOUR KIDS.
I REALLY ENJOY GROWING WITH THEM.
IT'S LIKE MY LIFE HAS BEEN ENRICHED AND FULFILLED.
SO I DECIDED TO OPEN A PRIVATE SCHOOL MYSELF.
THIS PRIVATE SCHOOL, I INTEND TO EMPHASIZE THIS THE ENLIGHTENMENT EDUCATION OF ART, BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE PLACES REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR LIFE IS TO LEARN, BUT BASICALLY IS THAT I'M PLANNING TO OPEN A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND AT FIRST IT WAS ZONED FOR DAYCARE CENTER.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MORE LIKE A DAYCARE CENTER.
SO THAT'S WHY WE LIKE TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S LIKE CHANGE THE BUILDING OR SOMETHING AND WE'LL DO ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE LIKE WE SHOULD DO TO COOPERATE WITH.
THANK YOU. DOES ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO ORIGINALLY IT WAS STATED THAT IT WOULD BE A DAYCARE AND PRIVATE SCHOOL.
SO SHE'S STATING NOW THAT IT WILL BE JUST PRIVATE SCHOOL.
WHAT AGES ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE? ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE DAYCARE? I THINK I CANNOT DETERMINE THE AGE GROUPS BECAUSE ANY COME TO MY PLACE, I ACCEPT THEM, AND I THINK MAYBE IT'S LIKE SIX WEEKS TILL I WILL, LIKE BE ACCOMPANIED WITH THEM, TILL THEY GROW TO LIKE 12 OR 12TH GRADE OR KIND OF LIKE THAT.
SO I CANNOT DETERMINE, LIKE I'M DIVIDING THEM INTO ANY GROUPS.
SO BECAUSE I CAN'T CONTROL WHAT KIDS COME TO ME.
SO I THINK THE CONCEPT IS THE SAME.
JUST LIKE TAKE CARE OF KIDS, BE WITH THEM AND LOVE THEM.
BUT YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T CONTROL WHAT AGE GROUP THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
I CAN'T CONTROL BECAUSE ANY KID COME TO ME, I ACCEPT THEM, LIKE.
ANY AGE GROUP COME TO ME, I WILL ACCEPT THEM LIKE SIX WEEKS.
I ACCEPT THEM LIKE, MAYBE I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT.
AFTER THEY GET A CERTAIN AGE, THEY CAN AGE OUT AND THEY HAVE TO GO FIND CHILDCARE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, BUT WE HAVE THAT LIKE.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE 14 YEAR OLDS WITH FIVE YEAR OLDS.
OH, THEY OF COURSE, THEY ARE DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT CLASSES, BUT LIKE A 20 KIDS, THEY ARE FOR ONE AGE GROUP. THEY ARE DIVIDED INTO ONE AGE GROUP.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT THE ZONING THAT'S.
SO THE CHANGE IS TO MAKE IT FROM CHILD CARE.
THAT GOES AS IT'S OUT HERE ALL THE WAY UP TO COULD BE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS.
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ALSO HAVE CLASSES AS WELL.IS THAT KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO? YOU'RE GOING TO OFFER DAYCARE.
SO YOU NEED THAT SCHOOL ASPECT ATTACHED TO IT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS A DAYCARE.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU MA'AM.
ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? LAUREN. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:21PM AND CONFINE COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION AND STAFF. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I THINK WE NEED TO MOTION TO REPEAL.
THAT'S CORRECT. WE NEED TO MOTION LANGUAGE UP THERE FOR US.
TO MAKE A MOTION TO REPEAL ORDINANCE 792-2018 AND REPLACE IT WITH A PD LOCAL COMMERCIAL C1 ZONING FOR THE SPECIFIC USE OF THE PROPERTY AS CHILDCARE FACILITY, DAYCARE AND SCHOOL.
ALL IN FAVOR? AND I AM A YES AS WELL.
ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO ZONE 60.
PLUS OR MINUS ACRES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 371, 1100 FEET WEST OF BRYANT FARM ROAD TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY PARK HEIGHTS EAST DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:22PM.
THIS ITEM MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR MR. LONGMIRE, AS THE APPLICANT PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED THIS BACK AT THE MARCH 2024 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
IT'S IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM WHEN THE PRE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED, SO IN THIS PROJECT, THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING ZONING FOR 449 MIXED DENSITY LOTS.
THAT'S IN THE FORM OF 234 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS, 215 SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLINGS OR TOWNHOMES WITH 11 TOWN HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION LOTS.
THE COMPATIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT.
THEY ARE IDENTIFYING FERGUSON PARKWAY AS THE MAJOR NORTH SOUTH ROAD, AS WELL AS LINDSEY LANE.
THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCESS ON THE THOROUGHFARES WITH THE EXISTING UTILITIES.
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SEWER AND WATER.
IT'S IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS WELL AS CATTY CORNER TO BRYANT PARK.
THIS ITEM IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AS SUBMITTED.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
DOES COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THIS IS DEVELOPED UNDER A PID, A PID.
I WILL LET THE APPLICANT ANSWER THAT.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SAYS THAT THE CITY WILL AMEND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO INCLUDE COSTS FOR BOTH OF THESE STREETS ARE ALREADY ON THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, SO THEY ARE ALREADY ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE IMPACT FEES THAT ARE COLLECTED ON THE DWELLINGS.
THANK YOU. DOES THE APPLICANT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION?
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PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MARTIN SANCHEZ, 210 ADRIATIC PARKWAY, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75072.
I'M NOT HOBBLING WITH A CANE THIS TIME, SO I'M ACTUALLY WALKING AROUND FEELING MUCH BETTER.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS EVENING.
COMMISSIONER, TOWARDS YOUR QUESTION, A BIG PART OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS PROJECT WAS THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS IN THE ETJ AND NOT ACTUALLY IN THE CITY OF LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ANNA. SO PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO BRING IT IN, WE HAD TO GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROCESSES THAT NORMALLY ARE INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES, FOR EXAMPLE, CONCEPTUAL PLANNING AND OR ZONING, ANNEXATION, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, ETC AND IT GETS ALL KIND OF BROUGHT IN TOGETHER IN ONE AMALGAMATION UNDER A PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
TO THAT END, YES, THERE IS A PID THAT IS A PART OF THE PROCESS AND THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE APPROVED ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE'VE BEEN MOVING FORWARD WITH CIVIL ENGINEERING.
THE LAND PLAN HAS STAYED CONSISTENT.
WE'VE ADDED A COUPLE OF EXTRA OPENINGS.
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ACCESS THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
IF ANYTHING, WE'VE LOST A COUPLE OF LOTS, BUT NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UNLESS, COMMISSIONER LONGMIRE, YOU'D LIKE ME TO GO FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
I WILL BE GLAD TO DO THAT, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO THE CHAIR.
IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, YOU'RE EXEMPTED FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON THE RIGHT OF WAY DEVELOPMENT.
WHY WOULD YOU REQUEST TO BE EXEMPTED FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING? IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, ARE YOU REFERRING TO EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I'VE GOT TO BUILD? CORRECT. BECAUSE ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, WE DON'T GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCUREMENT PROCESSES AS THE GOVERNMENT, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME DAVIS-BACON WAGE LAWS, THE SAME RFP PROCESS.
ET CETERA. I CAN GO OUT AND ASK FOR FOUR OF MY CONTRACTORS FOR THE BEST PRICE, THE BEST PRICE, AND THEN BEAT UP WHOEVER I WANT TO BEAT UP TO GET THE BEST PRICE POSSIBLE. IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME PROCESS THAT THE GOVERNMENT GOES THROUGH.
OKAY. I WILL STILL COMPETITIVELY BID IT TO GET.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
ABSOLUTELY, SIR. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THE CITY IS GOING TO PAY YOU BACK.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BUY $1 MILLION TOY.
YES, SIR. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP OR, LIKE, THE DESIGN DRAWING IN THERE? NO. THANK YOU.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE PRIVATE AMENITIES WITH NATURE AREA, NATURE POND, SCHOOL TRAIL ROUTE.
I'M ASSUMING THAT'S JUST A SIDEWALK.
ACTUALLY, WE'RE IN DESIGN WITH THAT.
IT'S A GLORIFIED SIDEWALK THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO INSTALL, BUT WE OPTED TO BECAUSE KIDS ARE GOING TO GO TO THE SCHOOL AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK FROM THE SCHOOL, SO WE DON'T GIVE THEM A ROUTE. GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE GOING TO JUST BE DOING COW PATHS.
SO INSTEAD, WE'RE INTENTIONALLY DESIGNING AN OVERSIZE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL.
TREES, TRASH CANS, BENCHES, ETC.
ALL TO MAKE IT BE MORE REALISTIC.
ARE THOSE 40 FOOT LOTS? SOME ARE 40 FOOT LOTS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY TOWNHOMES THAT ARE TURNED ON THEIR SIDE AND THEY FACE EACH OTHER TO CREATE THESE COMMON FRONT YARDS THAT ARE VERY NICHEY BUT VERY ATTRACTIVE AND VERY SOUGHT AFTER.
HAVE YOU WORKED WITH JKB ON THE DEDICATED HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL? BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING UNDER SOME CONSTRUCTION AS WELL TO CHANGE THE FIRE LANE.
ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT? YES, MA'AM.
INCIDENTALLY, SO FERGUSON, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ALIGNMENT THAT SHOWS THERE IS NOW BEEN CHANGED SLIGHTLY.
I'M NOT MISTAKEN. MANTUA AND I ALWAYS MISPRONOUNCE IT, I APOLOGIZE HAS ALSO BEEN REALIGNED AND SO WE'VE RESPECTED THAT AS WELL AND IT'S BEEN AN ITERATIVE PROCESS WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE TO CATCH ALL THOSE DETAILS.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU SIR.I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:30PM AND CONFINE COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION AND STAFF.
DID YOU SAY THERE WERE NO COMMENTS FROM SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS OR ANYTHING? WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS.
OKAY. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 15? I WILL MOTION TO PASS.
HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MARTIN.
ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO ZONE 204, PLUS OR MINUS ACRES AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COUNTY ROAD 285 AND COUNTY ROAD 827, TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY PARK HEIGHTS WEST DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:32PM.
THIS ITEM IS BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE SAME APPLICANT.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE FAR WESTERN REGION OF OUR EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA, ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, THE CITY LIMITS IS THE CRYSTAL PARK SUBDIVISION THAT BLOOMFIELD IS WORKING ON AND YOU CAN SEE 455 AT THE VERY TOP OF YOUR SCREEN.
IN THIS IN THIS PROJECT, IT HAS 432 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS, 275 SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLINGS, 58 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION LOTS, TWO CITY PARKS AND A CIVIC CENTER WHICH THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AS A FIRE STATION.
AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATIVE LAYOUT, IT DOES CONFORM TO THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN BY PROVIDING FUTURE TAYLOR BOULEVARD, THE EAST WEST ROAD, AND AN UNNAMED FUTURE NORTH SOUTH ROAD.
THEY HAVE THAT BY PROVIDING THOSE THOROUGHFARES, THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT.
ANNA ISD HAS NOT IDENTIFIED FUTURE SCHOOLS IN THIS LOCATION OR AROUND IT.
IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AS SUBMITTED.
WE ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THIS ITEM FROM THE PUBLIC? DOES ANY COMMISSIONER HAVE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? GIVE US JUST A SECOND. I'M SORRY.
WHICH SLIDE CAN YOU PUT THE LAY UP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT? THANK YOU. SO IN THIS SCREENSHOT I DID CLIP OUT THE SECOND CITY PARK JUST TO MAKE IT AS LARGE AS POSSIBLE AND I WAS TRYING TO SEE WHAT WAS UP IN THAT UPPER LEFT CORNER.
I COULDN'T REMEMBER FROM LOOKING AT IT EARLIER AS PUBLIC PARK AND THE FIRE STATION.
IS THAT A REQUIREMENT OF THE PD OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR SO.
THAT IS HOW THEY HAVE IT IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE STIPULATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IS THAT THEY WOULD BE DEDICATING THE PARKLAND AS WELL AS THE FIRE STATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. LAUREN.
DOES THE APPLICANT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
YES, MA'AM. MARTIN SANCHEZ, 210 ADRIATIC PARKWAY, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75072.
A LOT OF THE SAME BASIC COMMENTARY FROM THE PREVIOUS CASE.
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THIS WAS IN THE CITY'S ETJ PROPERTY, SO WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.ON AVERAGE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 60FT OF RELIEF IN SOME PLACES.
SO BUT IN REALITY, THIS IS THE KIND OF THE DELTA BETWEEN WHERE THE EAST FORK AND HURRICANE CREEK COME TOGETHER AND SO WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE STUDYING PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO REMAP THAT AREA.
MOST OF THAT AREA HAS NOT BEEN STUDIED AS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM A HYDROLOGY PERSPECTIVE.
SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT OUR ULTIMATE USABLE BOUNDARY ACTUALLY IS.
THIS DEPICTION SHOWS BOTH WHAT WE COULD BUILD.
IN THE HIGH AND DRY TODAY, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE THINKING OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE IF WE WERE ABLE TO RECLAIM, THROUGH THE HOMER AND HOMER PROCESS ON THE BALANCE OF THE PROPERTY.
THROUGH THAT, WE HAVE PUT A BUNCH OF OPEN SPACE IN THIS SITE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE MORE APPROPRIATE PART OF THE DESIGN, INCLUDING A HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL UNDER THE OVERHEAD POWER LINES THAT GO THROUGH THERE.
SO IT'S NOT JUST WASTED SPACE, BUT THAT ALSO CONNECTS TO THE PARK TO THE UPPER LEFT, WHICH IS THE NORTHWEST CORNER, AS WELL AS DOWN TO THE BOTTOM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OR THE LOWER LEFT, WHICH WE'RE ENVISIONING SOME SORT OF OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER AND REALLY KIND OF PERFORMING AREA.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE IMPETUS ON THIS.
BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS, WE'VE HAD TO DO A LOT MORE STUDIES AND WE ARE WE HAVE WORKED WITH CITY STAFF ON THE ALIGNMENT OF TAYLOR BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY TO 75.
WE HAVE DONE BOTH A CORRIDOR STUDY AS WELL AS A FINITE, DETAILED ALIGNMENT.
PROPERTY OWNERS, THERE'S A CEMETERY OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE TO MISS.
THE POSSIBLE FIRE STATION, PARK AND VETERANS MEMORIAL ARE NOT IN THE FLOODPLAIN CURRENTLY.
THEY ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN, SIR.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE WE FELT VERY COMFORTABLE THAT GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF RELIEF AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WHAT REALLY IS FLOODPLAIN, THAT WE COULD QUITE EASILY RECLAIM THAT AREA.
IS THERE A PRIOR FLOODPLAIN STUDY ON THIS PROPERTY? NOT THERE. UNSTUDIED.
WE'VE ALREADY RUN AN EXISTING CONDITIONS, SO WE COULD START LOOKING AT [INAUDIBLE].
POTENTIAL BRIDGES OR CULVERTS CROSSINGS FOR TAYLOR BETWEEN US AND CRYSTAL PARK.
BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE THE FULL BLOWN RECLAMATION STUDY.
THE CHALLENGE IS NOT THE DIRT, IT'S THE AMOUNT OF WALLS YOU HAVE TO BUILD TO KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER.
RIGHT. BUT YOU RUN THEM AS A MAXIMUM CASE SCENARIO TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
90% OF THE TIME WHEN YOU STUDY AN UNSTUDIED CREEK, YOU GAIN AN AWFUL LOT OF LAND BACK JUST BY STUDYING IT, BECAUSE FEMA USES A BIG FAT MARKER AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE IT.
WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC OUT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, COME BACK TO WHITE STREET OR 455.
NO, SIR. IT WOULD GO ON TAYLOR BOULEVARD.
THAT DOESN'T EXIST. IT ONLY EXISTS ON A MAP ON THE CITY'S THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
SO IT WOULD COME STRAIGHT EAST TO AN AREA WHERE IT DOESN'T EXIST TODAY, BUT IT BASICALLY IS RIGHT SOUTH OF THAT CEMETERY AND THE NAME OF THE CEMETERY ESCAPES ME, BUT IT'S RIGHT ON 75 ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD.
IT'S A SMALL LITTLE OLD FAMILY CEMETERY THAT WE'LL MISS.
THANK YOU. YES, SIR AND WE'RE TRACKING THE SANITARY SEWER LINE, WHICH IS THE THE BIG IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE ITEM FOR THE WEST SIDE SO THAT WE CAN TIME OUR CONNECTION WITH THAT.
THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO REASON TO RUSH ON THIS.
WE CAN STUDY IT AT NAUSEUM UNTIL IT'S LIVE AND AND WORKING.
I SEE ON HERE YOU HAVE FUTURE RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION AFTER THE RECLAMATION.
ARE YOU GUYS DOING THAT ON PURPOSE UNTIL YOU GET MORE INFORMATION AND DATA? WE WANTED TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH STAFF, WITH THE CITY, ETC.
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ABOUT IF WE'RE ONCE WE'RE ABLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE CAN RECLAIM, THIS IS OUR MAXIMUM SATURATION.NOW, IF WE DO NOTHING, IT'S HIGH AND DRY.
THIS IS ALL WE CAN PUT ON THE GROUND.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? WELL, THIS WOULD BE. I'M BRINGING YOU A ROUNDABOUT, SO LET ME BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
THIS WILL HAVE A LOT MORE SINGLE FAMILY.
BUT IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, MISS WALDEN, BECAUSE YOU ASKED ME ABOUT THIS AT THE LAST TIME.
AS YOU TRANSITION TO THE WEST INTO THE AREA TO BE RECLAIMED, THOSE LOTS GET BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER BUT WE'RE JUST NOT THERE YET. ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE RECLAMATION, WE'LL KNOW WHAT WE'VE GOT.
YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU AND, LAUREN, YOU STATED THAT THERE'S NO SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER LONGMIRE AND A SECOND FROM NYLEC.
OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? . I AM A YES AS WELL.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO BRING UP ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION.
[Items for Future Discussion]
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES OR TOPICS THEY WISH TO SCHEDULE OR DISCUSS AT A FUTURE MEETING.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING? I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT EVERYONE MAKES SURE TO KEEP UP WITH THE DATES FOR THE JOINT SESSIONS.
WRITE THEM DOWN, CHECK YOUR CALENDAR.
THEY'RE NOT ON THE CALENDAR. STAFF GAVE OUT TO US FOR ALL OF OUR MEETINGS.
WE HAVE SOME COMING IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH AS WELL.
SO JUST MAKE NOTE OF THAT AND I'LL SEND EMAILS OUT AS REMINDERS.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COMMISSIONER MARTIN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LONGMIRE.
ALL IN FAVOR? . MOTION PASSES, UNANIMOUS.
THAT WILL CLOSE THE MEETING AT 6:43PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.