MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
City Council Chambers Wylie Municipal Complex
2000 State Highway 78 North
Wylie, Texas 75098
Regular Business Meeting
January 21, 2003
7:00 pm

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman George called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

PLEDGE AND INVOCATION

Commissioner 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 January 7, 2003, Regular Meeting.

A motion was made by Commissioner Chapman, and seconded by Commissioner Phillips, to approve the Minutes as submitted. Motion passed 6-0.

ACTION ITEMS

1. Consider and act upon approval of a Site Plan for Anderson's Little Half Acre, being all of a certain 0.48 acre (20,910 square feet) tract of land, located at 2811 F.M. 544, as recorded in a deed to Keith Anderson in Volume 4562, Page 972 of the Deed Records of Collin County, Texas and being situated in the Moses Sparks Survey, Abstract No. 849, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas. (Tabled from the January 7, 2003 P&Z Meeting).

Thompson stated that the Commission raised a number concerns during the Public Hearing of this Site Plan at the January 7, 2003, including ADA requirements, sidewalks, and landscaping in the front yard, but tabled action of the Plan until the applicant could be available for response. The Site Plan has since been revised and complies with all applicable technical requirements of the City of Wylie, including the regulations of the newly revised Zoning Ordinance. The Site Plan includes a tabulation of how the development points will be achieved.

Thompson stated that the Site Plan is for a retail center with two proposed suites. The first suite is approximately 2,940 square feet and the second suite is approximately 2,050 square feet for a total building size of approximately 4,990 square feet. The lot totals 0.48 acre (20,910 square feet). Joint access is provided to the property abutting on the east.

Jerry DeFeo, 1806 Eastern Hills, Garland, Texas, represented the applicant, stated that the landscaping will be to the west and east side of the building. Commissioner George stated that on the design tabulation, the roof pitch architectural should read 6:12 and not 5:12. DeFeo stated that the roof pitch will be 6:12.

A motion was made by Commissioner Phillips, and seconded by Commissioner Chapman, to approve the Site Plan with amendment to the tabulation for the roof pitch to be 6:12 under architectural requirement. Motion passed 6 - 0.

2. Consider a recommendation to the City Council regarding a Final Plat for Lot 1, Block A of Anderson's Little Half Acre Addition (formally known as Lot 5 of McCord's Little Six Subdivision, an Addition not filed for record), being all of a certain 0.48 acre tract of land, located at 2811 F.M. 544, as recorded in a deed to Keith Anderson in Volume 4562, Page 972 of the Deed Records of Collin County, Texas and being situated in the Moses Sparks Survey, Abstract No. 849, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas. (Tabled from the January 7, 2003 P&Z Meeting)

Thompson stated that the subject Plat is to create the lot for which Commission just previously approved the Site Plan. This property is located within the McCord's Little Six Addition, a subdivision that was never filed for record and therefore never legally platted. The property was zoned Business District (B-2) in 1989 and was rezoned to Corridor Commercial (CC) with the adoption of the new citywide Zoning Ordinance and Map in February 2002. The Plat conforms to the Site Plan and complies with all regulations of the code.

There were no further questions or discussions by the Commissioners, a motion was made by Commissioner Porter, and seconded by Commissioner Phillips, to recommend approval of the Final Plat to City Council. Motion passed 6 - 0.

3. Consider a recommendation to the City Council regarding a Final Plat for the Bozman Farm Estates Phase 1, being a certain 94.573 acre tract of land generally located south of Stone Road and east of F.M. 544, being part of the 475.80 acre Planned Development 2002-21, and being all of the 60.026 acre tract of land described in a deed to Bozman Farm Development, Ltd., recorded in Volume 5143, Page 3316 of the Deed Records of Collin County, Texas (DRCCT), and being a part of the 359.660 acre tract of land described in a deed to Bozman Farm Development, Ltd., recorded in Volume 5085, Page 2320 of the DRCCT, and being a part of the 5.80 acre tract of land described in a deed to Charlane C. Dew, recorded in Collin County Clerk's File No. 93-0039229 of the DRCCT, and being situated in the Allen Atterberry Survey, Abstract No. 23 and the Aaron West Survey, Abstract No. 979, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas.

Thompson stated that the property includes 94.525 acres and will create 278 single-family residential lots and 22 common areas/open spaces to be owned and maintained by the Homeowners Association. The property is part of the larger Bozman Farms Planned Development (PD 2002-21). Although called Bozman Farms Estates, Phase One, this is the second Plat of the Bozman Farms Planned Development District, the first was Lake Trails of Bozman Farms.

Thompson reviewed the minor amendment made to the original Planned Development (PD 2001-51), which was approved on December 11, 2001, and the amendment approved by City Council on December 10, 2002, thus changing the ordinance number to PD 2002-21. The Final Plat substantially conforms to the approved Concept Plan of the Planned Development PD 2002-21 and complies with the Subdivision Regulations and all other pertinent code requirements of the City of Wylie.

A motion was made by Commissioner Chapman, and seconded by Commissioner Snider, to recommend approval of the Final Plat to City Council. Motion passed 6 - 0.

Commissioner George adjourned the regular meeting, in order to reconvene for a work session at 7:30p.m.

WORK SESSION

1. Discuss issues regarding alternative energies and telecommunications applications in residential properties, in relation to the regulations of the Zoning Ordinance.

Thompson led a slide-illustrated discussion of alternative energy resources, especially wind-and solar-electric generation and TV and Communications, and their impact on residential neighborhoods. A Wylie resident has requested a permit to install solar panels and a wind generator on a residence in Newport Harbor, and the Zoning Ordinance does not address such uses. Thompson reviewed various methods of screening these installations from view, but emphasized the difficulty as they all have exact directional requirements for operation and even partial screening can disrupt these operations. State and Federal governments are encouraging alternative energy use by tax incentives and required purchase of surplus energy by providers. Thompson encouraged the provision of these installations in residential areas, citing the increasing need for alternatives and conservation of energy and the increasing use of home dishes and antennas for TV and cell phone use, and expressed the opinion that the current Zoning Ordinance regulates these functional apparatus sufficiently.

Commissioners expressed varied opinions concerning the issue. Most agreed that the proliferation of such attachments should not be allowed in higher-density residential areas.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Hughes, and seconded by Commissioner Phillips. Motion passed 6-0, and the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.