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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZmin2018-07-02MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION July 2, 2018 The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Anna held a meeting at 7:00 p.m. on July 2, 2018, at the Anna City Hall Administration Building located, 111 North Powell Parkway, to consider the following items. Call to Order and Establishment of Quorum The meeting was called to order at 7:06 pm. Members present were Sandy Setliff, Don Callaham, Wayne Barton, Janine Johnson, Donald Henke, and Leslie Voss. Carol Watts was absent. Staff present was Maurice Schwanke and Alexis Vanderslice. 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance Mr. Schwanke gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Consider/Discuss/Action on recommendation regarding "Lindsey Addition" development plat. Mr. Schwanke gave a brief presentation and answered questions from the Commission. The Lindsey Addition development plat is located in Anna's extra territorial jurisdiction and generally known as 12989 County Road 477. The tract is in the James Fisher Survey, Abstract No. 305 and contains 27.20 acres of land. The owner is proposing to build a house, garage, and shop on the property. A motion was made by Commissioner Setliff, seconded by Commissioner Callaham to recommend approval of the development plat. The vote was unanimous. 4. Consider/Discuss/Action on recommendation regarding "Anna Crossing Phase 413" final plat. Mr. Schwanke gave a brief presentation and answered questions from the Commission. The Anna Crossing Phase 4B Final Plat is located in the Granderson Stark Survey, Abstract No. 798. The plat contains approximately 9.85 acres covering a section of land to the East of Phase 4 from Elizabeth St, up to Rendyn St that will consist of 44 lots. A motion was made by Commissioner Setliff, seconded by Commissioner Barton to recommend approval of the final plat. The vote was unanimous. 5. (A) Conduct a public hearing to consider public comments regarding a request by Milton Lentz owner of the property. The property is currently zoned Single Family Residential Estate (SF-E). The owner requests to replace the existing zoning to a proposed Planned Development for Single Family Residential (SF-72). The tract of land is located South of County Road 1106 on the West side of North Pointe Crossing subdivision, just East of N Powell Pkwy (SH 5). The public hearing opened at 7:11 pm. PZ Minutes 07-02-18 Page 1 of 4 07-02-18 Mr. Schwanke gave a presentation regarding the zoning request. The proposed zoning for this tract of land contains 129 lots and several open space tracts. The developer is implementing several of the concepts that the Neighborhood Design Committee is recommending based on conversations with staff. The smallest lots are 7,200 sq. ft. with many lots exceeding. George Kennemer briefly spoke about his concerns with what builder they were going to use. He has concerns about the number of rental properties in his current neighborhood of Northpointe Crossing. After speaking with the developer, Don Allen, he submitted a form in favor of the zoning. The developer of the property, Don Allen, spoke briefly about the project and their intentions for that tract of land. He addressed questions from the commission and from various home owners. Tom Miller spoke about his concern for the possibility of trees being lost from this new development and his dissatisfaction about the rental homes in his current property. Mr. Schwanke addressed his questions by explaining the City's policies on tree preservation. Andrew Baxter spoke about his concerns with the drainage issues in his areas and how this new development would impact him. Mr. Schwanke explained how the developers of this tract are working with the City to improve the current drainage in that area and in the new subdivision. Mr. Baxter also submitted his form in opposition of this zoning stating that they "need to use a builder that will build homes comparable to the Katana homes." Rhonda Baxter also spoke about her concerns with the quality of homes that would be built in this new subdivision wanting them to be comparable to her custom, Katana home. She submitted her form in opposition of the new zoning stating there is "no guarantee that LGI or DR Horton Express will not be in the addition." The public hearing closed at 7:50 pm. (B) Consider/Discuss/Action on a recommendation regarding the request by the owner of the property to replace the existing zoning with a new Planned Development zoning. A motion was made by Commissioner Henke, seconded by Commissioner Callaham to recommend approval of the zoning request. The vote was unanimous. 6. Consider/Discuss/Action on recommendation on the "Green Meadows" preliminary plat. Mr. Schwanke gave a brief presentation and answered questions from the Commission. The Green Meadows preliminary plat contains 34.98 acres located in the Z.F. Lister Survey, Abstract No. 546. This tract is located on the East Side of Highway 5 to the West of Northpointe Crossing and South of County Road 1106. The preliminary plat is for 129 lots. The tract is currently zoned SF-E but they have submitted a proposal for a new PD for the area for residential use. A motion was made by Commissioner Henke, seconded by Commissioner Setliff to recommend approval of the preliminary plat. The vote was unanimous. PZ Minutes 07-02-18 Page 2 of 4 07-02-18 7. A) Conduct a public hearing to consider public comments regarding a request by Skorburg Company owner(s) of the property. The property is currently zoned Planned Development 352-2007, General Commercial (C-2) zoning with excluded uses. The owner(s) request to replace the existing Planned Development to Single Family Residential, and Retail. The property is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of S. Powell Parkway (Hwy 5) and foster Crossing Road. The public hearing opened at 7:58 pm. Mr. Schwanke gave a presentation regarding the zoning request and the reasons behind the Staff's approval to deny this request. On November 13th of 2007 the subject property was zoned by Ordinance 352-2007. The uses allowed are those of the "C-2 General Commercial" zoning district with a list of prohibited uses. The tract contains approximately 50 acres of which 10 + acre tract to the east side of the tract which was recently annexed. The proposed zoning (Exhibit A) would allow for single family residential, and commercial (C-1). On the Comprehensive Plan, this area has been shown as commercial land since the 2010 Comprehensive Plan was adopted. The current thoughts of the Comprehensive Planning Advisory Committee are that this area should remain as commercial. The staff has concerns that once potential retail land is encroached by residential, especially at future significant corners even when separated by a railroad, it is gone forever. In the opinion of the staff it is too early to give up on this intersection when significant other lands are available for residential development. Jessica Perkins represented the CDC & EDC by presenting some slides from the recent ICSC Convention showing that brick and mortar retail is still increasing and even consumers who consider themselves as "online shoppers" still go in to retail stores to buy products almost half of the time. She also stressed the importance of keeping this tract all commercial in regard to the comprehensive plan and the effects that it would have on the City land just South of this tract that the City is also trying to develop. Adam Buczek represented the Skorburg company and gave a presentation showing the potential benefits to the City now if they were to approve the zoning to develop over half of the tract as residential. Tom Plunkett also briefly spoke in favor of the proposed zoning change. The public hearing will continue to the next meeting on August 6, 2018. B) Consider/Discuss/Action on a recommendation regarding the request by the owner(s) of the property to replace the existing Planned Development PD 352-2007 zoning. A motion was made by Commissioner Henke to table the zoning request, seconded by Commissioner Callaham. Commissioners Setliff, Callaham, Henke, and Voss voted yes and Commissioners Barton and Johnson voted no. The request was tabled. 8. Consider action to approve minutes of the April 2, 2018 Planning and Zoning meeting. PZ Minutes 07-02-18 Page 3 of 4 07-02-18 A motion was made by Commissioner Setliff, seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the April meeting minutes. The vote was unanimous. 9. Consider action to approve minutes of the May 7, 2018 Planning and Zoning meeting. A motion was made by Commissioner Setliff, seconded by Commissioner Callaham to approve the May meeting minutes. The vote was unanimous 10. Adjourn A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Setliff to adjourn the meeting. The vote was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 9:03 pm. Maurice Schwanke Director of Planning and Development ATTEST: PZ Minutes 07-02-18 Page 4 of 4 07-02-18