MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
City Council Chambers Wylie Municipal Complex
2000 State Highway 78 North
Wylie, Texas 75098
Regular Business Meeting
November 5, 2002
7:00 pm

Notice was posted in the time and manner required by law and quorum was present.

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman George called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

PLEDGE AND INVOCATION

Chairman George offered the Invocation and Commissioner Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

No one appeared to speak.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM

1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes from the October 15, 2002, Regular Meeting.

Motion was made by Commissioner Porter, and seconded by Commissioner Chapman, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion passed 6 - 0.

ACTION AGENDA

1. Consider a recommendation to the City Council regarding a Final Plat for the Railroad Industrial Park Addition, 1st Revision, generally located west of Birmingham Street and north of State Highway 78, being all of a 0.397 acre tract of land, including a replat of Lot 3, and a 0.123 acre tract of land conveyed to Robert W. Heath, Dorothy Heath, Dick O. Sharman and Carolyn Sharman, recorded in Collin County Clerk's File No. 02-0151549, situated in the S.B. Shelby Survey, Abstract No. 820, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas.

Thompson stated that the Final Plat combines the existing Lot 3 with a 0.123-acre portion of the recently abandoned railroad right-of-way into a single lot. The property currently fronts only on Industrial Court and this plat will provide direct access to SH 78. The proposed expansion of the existing building will reorient the building to face SH 78. The Plat also provides a common access easement to the adjoining property to the west, on which a similar renovation is contemplated.

The building was developed with an east side yard of two (2) feet eight (8) inches allowed under the Industrial (I) District standards of the previous Zoning Ordinance. The property was rezoned to Corridor Commercial (CC) in February 2002, requiring a side yard of ten (10) feet. The applicant received variances from the Zoning Board of Adjustment on October 28, 2002, for the sign location setbacks and setbacks to the 2'8" of the existing building. All other aspects of the new addition, parking lot and landscaping will meet current codes.

Bob Heath, 4506 E Parker Road, Parker, Texas, represented as the property owner of the subject property, stated that the building will be 100% cementatious stone.

Motion was made by Commissioner Porter, and seconded by Commissioner Phillips, to recommend approval to City Council. Motion passed 6 - 0.

WORK SESSION

1. Thompson reminded the Commissioners of the Boards and Commissioner Appreciation Dinner on November 14, 2002. Thompson also polled the Commission concerning the desire for a December 17, 2002, meeting.
     
2. Review draft proposal of new Subdivision Regulations.

Thompson reviewed the regulations with the Commissioners, specifically the first half which deals with policies and procedures. The second half provides construction details and standards and will be presented at a later date. Thompson presented the highlights of the procedures, stating that the revisions closely follow the current Regulations. A Concept Plan or Land Study is required on all sites, before Preliminary and Final Plats are reviewed, Plats must be approved by both the Commission and Council.

3. Presentation of the policies and procedures of the Tree Preservation regulations.

The meeting was moved to the rear of the Council Chambers for a slide presentation on tree preservation. The tree preservation regulations of the new Zoning Ordinance were reviewed and discussed, in light of several recent developments.

ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Commissioner Porter, and seconded by Commissioner Hughes, to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.