Nov 10, 2020 Frisco - Planning and Zoning Commission

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

[CALL TO ORDER]

AND THE TIME IS SIX THIRTY P.M.

THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION CONSISTS OF FRISCO RESIDENTS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT COMMISSIONERS PRESENT ARE COMMISSIONER CONE COMMISSIONER KENDALL COMMISSIONER BOX OR VICE CHAIR.

COMMISSIONER KELLY OUR SECRETARY.

COMMISSIONER COLBERG AND COMMISSIONER MORGAN.

I'M ROB COX. I'M YOUR CHAIR FOR THIS EVENING.

REPRESENTING STAFF THIS EVENING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS JOHN LETTELLEIR AND ANTHONY SATARINO AND CINDY F..

ENGINEERING IS REPRESENTED BY JOEL FITZ AND RICARDO [INAUDIBLE] FIRE IS REPRESENTED BY JOHN GILLETTE AND LEGAL COUNSEL RYAN PITTMAN.

DID I MISS ANYONE THIS EVENING? EXCELLENT.

CITIZEN INPUT. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION REGARDING ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING LATER THIS EVENING.

PLEASE TO A BLUE SPEAKER CARD APPROACHED THE PODIUM.

PRIOR TO YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

OUR MEETINGS ARE RECORDED SO PLEASE SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION NOT TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR ANY APPLICANTS PRESENT THIS EVENING. TO ENSURE THERE IS ENOUGH TIME FOR ALL TO SPEAK PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES UNLESS YOU MUST ADDRESS THE COMMISSION THROUGH A TRANSLATOR IN WHICH CASE YOU HAVE A MAXIMUM 10 MINUTES.

PLEASE NOTE THE COMMISSION CANNOT DISCUSS OR TAKE SPECIFIC ACTION DURING CITIZEN INPUT OR ON ITEMS NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA EXCEPT TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION AND RESPONSE TO AN INQUIRY TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO AN INQUIRY OR TO INDICATE THAT THE MATTER MAY BE PLACED ON A LATER AGENDA.

IS ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THE CITIZEN INPUT PORTION THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS APPROVAL THE MINUTES OF THE MINUTES ITEM TO CONSIDER

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

ANY CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES OR DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 27 2020. MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER TWENTY SEVENTH MEETING.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOX.

SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KELLY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR: AYE. ANY OPPOSE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO, ITEM TWO IS APPROVED.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MAY DO SO WITH A MAJORITY APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION.

WE HAVE ITEMS 3 THROUGH SIX THIS EVENING.

ARE THERE ANY THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 5.

ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? ALL RIGHT, DO I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEMS THREE THROUGH FOUR AND ITEM 6 ? MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 3 4 AND 6.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORGAN. SECOND. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KELLY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSE. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

WE NOW HAVE ITEM FIVE.

[5. Open Space Plan & Preliminary Site Plan: Frisco Public Library, Block A, Lots 1 & 2 (OS20-0076 & PSP20-0033)]

OWNERS FRISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THIS PULMONARY SIDE PLAN AND OPEN SPACE PLAN ARE FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE LIBRARY AND THEN A LOT THAT'S ALSO CREATED IN THE FUTURE ALONG D&T.

STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

EXCELLENT THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER CONE, YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON ITEM 5? NO MOSTLY JUST A CLARIFICATION.

ANTHONY IF YOU COULD KIND OF SHOW US THE RECOMMENDATION THAT STAFF IS MAKING TO CHANGE THE SITE PLAN AS PRESENTED AND TO LEAVE SOME OF THE PARKING SPACES AS IS I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING VOTING ON.

SURE. SO THE PLAN THIS BEING A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN SHOWS THE FULL BUILDOUT OF THE SITE.

AND SO AS THE STAFF REPORT DISCUSSED.

STAFF WAS ACCEPTING OF THE FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE PARKING SPACES AS INDICATED IN THE PARKING STUDY THAT WAS SUBMITTED.

THAT'S THE BEST AND CURRENT BEST PRACTICES PARKING RATIO.

THERE IS FURTHER DISCUSSION TO BE HAD AND FURTHER STUDY THAT'S NEEDED ON A POTENTIAL FURTHER REDUCTION THAT WOULD REDUCE THE PARKING DEMAND DOWN TO 256 PARKING SPACES.

THAT THAT IS NOT TECHNICALLY BASED ON THAT YOU APPLY A PARKING RATIO BUT RATHER MORE

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SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THE SHARED PARKING AND REDUCED PARKING THAT WAS PROVIDED AT 425 PARKING SPACES AND A FURTHER STUDY WHETHER THAT CAN BE REDUCED IN THE FUTURE ONCE THE LIBRARY AND THE DISCOVERY CENTER MEET THOSE GROWTH PROJECTIONS THAT ARE TALKED ABOUT IN THE STUDY.

AT THAT POINT IF THE PARKING HAS PROVEN THAT IT CAN BE REDUCED MORE THAN THEY CAN FULFILL THIS PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN WHICH DOES RECONFIGURE PORTIONS OF THE PARKING LOT FOR ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE AND A PASSAGEWAY DOWN [INAUDIBLE] CREEK.

SO INITIALLY THE PARKING LOT WILL JUST IN THAT AREA DOWN SOUTHWEST CORNER WILL JUST STAY AS IS? FOR THE MOST PART THERE ARE A FEW MINOR TWEAKS TO ALLOW US A LITTLE BIT LARGER SIDEWALKS.

BUT YES THAT'S CORRECT.

IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD SHOW THAT TO US JUST TO CLARIFY THE-- SO THIS EXHIBIT SHOWS YOU THE YELLOW AREAS ARE THOSE THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED AT BUILD-OUT BUT ARE THERE TODAY.

SO THIS GIVES YOU THE CURRENT PARKING LOT CONFIGURATION OUT THERE IN FRONT OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER TODAY OVERLAID WITH THE PROJECTED ADDITION OF PARKING TO SERVE THE LIBRARY AND IT SAYS ON HERE THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE THE ONES ARE GOING TO REMAIN FOR NOW. CAN YOU JUST.

IS THAT ALL THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS INCLUDING UP ON THE NORTH SIDE.

NO THAT'S SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING THAT KIND OF PEDESTRIAN PASSAGEWAY LINING UP WITH--.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO JUST THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS DOWN THERE? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND ON THE ACTUAL PLAN ITSELF HOW WILL THAT CHANGE, THEN, WHAT THE OPEN SPACE WILL LOOK LIKE.

SURE SO IF IT'S STEADIED FURTHER AND IT'S SHOWN THAT THAT PARKING HAS TO REMAIN THERE OBVIOUSLY WILL BE A REDUCTION IN OPEN SPACE.

THEY'D STILL BE AT THE 10 PERCENT REQUIREMENT THEY HAD ABOUT 15 PERCENT RIGHT NOW BUT IT WOULD BE REDUCED A LITTLE BIT AND THEN OF COURSE THERE WOULDN'T BE THAT TRAIL OR PASSAGEWAY DOWN TO [INAUDIBLE] CREEK AS SHOWN ON THIS PLAN.

OK. SO THE PARKING WHICH IS STAY IN PLACE WOULD BE NO NO CONNECTIONS THROUGH THERE FOR NOW? CORRECT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO HAVE YOU CLARIFY.

THAT'S ALL I HAD.

CHAIRMAN COX. ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOX.

SECOND. SECOND BY MR. COHLBERG ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO, ITEM FIVE IS APPROVED.

EXCELLENT. ITEM SEVEN PUBLIC HEARING SPECIFIC USE FROM A GATEWAY CHURCH EDITION BLOCK A

[7. Public Hearing - Specific Use Permit: Gateway Church Addition, Block A, Lot 1 (SUP20-0015)]

SO AS YOU RECALL THERE WAS A SUP THAT WAS ADOPTED FOR THIS PROPERTY BACK IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR. SINCE THEN THE CHURCH HAS GONE THROUGH THEIR BUDGETARY PROCESS AND ARE LOOKING AT MAKING SOME AMENDMENTS SOME OF THOSE AMENDMENTS RISE TO THE LEVEL AND AT THAT REQUIRE THEIR EXHIBITS TO BE UPDATED.

SO THAT IS THE REASON THERE IS THE NEW SUP REQUEST BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

SO I'LL QUICKLY GO OVER A COUPLE OF THE CHANGES SINCE THE COMMISSION LAST REVIEWED THIS IN APRIL.

OK. SO FIRST OF ALL ON THE FACADE PLAN THERE HAS BEEN A REDUCTION IN THE LIMESTONE VENEER SO PREVIOUSLY THE PLANS SHOWED A 30 PERCENT LIMESTONE VENEER ON THE BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN REDUCED TO 16 PERCENT, AN INCREASE IN CONCRETE TILT WALL FROM 45 TO 60 PERCENT AND A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN GLAZING FROM 15 PERCENT TO 11 PERCENT.

THE OTHER MAJOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES CENTER AROUND CHANGES IN OPEN SPACE.

THE [INAUDIBLE] PLAZA WAS REDUCED BY ABOUT 20 PERCENT.

THE PLAYGROUND AREA REDUCED BY ABOUT 50 PERCENT.

AND THE GROUPS HAVE SEATING WITH 12 SETS OF MOVABLE FURNITURE AND CHAIRS REDUCED TO FIVE SETS AND THEN THE SPLASH PAD FEATURE REDUCED BY ABOUT 70 PERCENT.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH THESE CHANGES TO THE OPEN SPACE PLAN ARE SIGNIFICANT THE OPEN SPACE PLANNED FOR THIS EVENING STILL MEETS THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE ORDINANCE. SO DID WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.

AND IN ADDITION TO THE FACADE PLAN STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE FACADE PLAN AS SHOWN THIS EVENING. THE EXISTING BUILDING THERE IS HAS VERY LITTLE GLAZING AND IS MOSTLY [INAUDIBLE] ALSO THIS IS A WAY TO COMBINE BOTH BUILDINGS AS NEW ADDITIONAL ACTUALLY

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SO WITH THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF SUP THIS EVENING.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? I'VE ONE QUESTION, ANTHONY, ON THE COMPARISON EXHIBIT, I JUST WAS CONFUSED REGARDING THERE'S A COMMENT ON PROPOSED SUP OUTLINED IN GREEN WITH A COMMENT LIMESTONE ADDED PER STAFF REQUEST.

EXPAND ON THAT.

SURE. SO ORIGINALLY AND MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

I KNOW IT'S SMALL UP HERE. YEAH.

SO ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AS I MENTIONED THERE WAS ABOUT 30 PERCENT LIMESTONE VENEER OVER THE ENTIRE BUILDING. WHEN THEY RESUBMITTED OR SUBMITTED THAT FOR THIS SUP ALL THE LIMESTONE WAS REMOVED.

AND SO I AM WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT.

THEY AGREED TO ADD BACK THE LIMESTONE KIND OF ON THIS FRONT ENTRY FEATURE NEAR THEIR ENTRANCE SO THAT WE COULD GET SOME OF THAT LIMESTONE VENEER BACK IN PLACE, SO THAT'S WHERE THAT COMMENT COMES FROM. THAT'S THE EASTERN FACADE FRONTING LEGACY.

THAT IS CORRECT YES. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? WILL THE APPLICANT CARE TO SPEAK? OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING? MOVE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KELLY.

SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORGAN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR:. AYE. ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES 6-0.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, MOVE TO CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLBERG. SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR:. AYE.

ANY OPPOSE. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

ALL RIGHT TEAM.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? DO WE HAVE COMMENTS.

WE'LL JUST START DOWN HERE WITH COMMISSIONER CONE AND WORK OUR WAY DOWN.

THAT'S FINE. NO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS RIGHT NOW.

COMMISSIONER KENDALL? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW I DOVE INTO THIS SPLASH PAD SLASH WATER FEATURE AND [INAUDIBLE] SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THAT, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT A LITTLE BIT WAS LEFT AND THAT--I ACTUALLY LIKE THAT YOU'RE ADDING TURF, NOT ADDING I KNOW THAT WAS IN PREVIOUS.

I THINK TURF WHEN HELD TO THE STANDARD THAT FRISCO HAS IMPLEMENTED AND I THINK IT CAN LOOK REALLY GOOD. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT YOUR PROJECT.

NOTHING TO ADD. COMMISSIONER KELLY, COLBERG, MORGAN? ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A WATER FEATURE INVOLVED.

[LAUGHTER] I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE.

ITEM SEVEN AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER KENDALL.

SECOND. SECOND MY COMMISSIONER BOX.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR: AYE. ANY OPPOSE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO, ITEM SEVEN IS APPROVED.

CONGRATULATIONS. ITEM EIGHT RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 2ND 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[8. Results of the November 2, 2020 City Council meeting.]

AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING? OK. ITEM 9.

[9. Schedule of future discussion items.]

ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE DID APPROVE 187 FF7 SEVEN HOMES AND 77 PATIO HOMES RIGHT THERE ON COIT.

I MEAN THEY ALREADY HAD ENTITLEMENTS FOR IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE GREAT.

BUT, A LOT OF PEOPLE LATER ON GO HEY, WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? AND IT WAS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND EVERYTHING TURNED OUT GREAT.

YEP. THE ZONING FOR THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BUT THIS IS A NEW PHASE IN LEXINGTON PARKS SUBDIVISION.

CORRECT? RIGHT.

BUT IT JUST CROSSES THE STREET ONTO [INAUDIBLE] PROPERTY.

AWESOME.

ONE THING I DO WANT TO MENTION ABOUT PARKING RATIOS.

THE ONLY THING I'M CONCENTRATING ON RIGHT NOW IS JUST RETAIL NOT OFFICE OR ANY OF THE OTHER USES THAT BECOMES A LITTLE MORE CUMBERSOME TO DO.

BUT THIS COMES FROM JOHN KENDALL'S REQUEST ABOUT REDUCING PARKING STANDARDS.

SO AGAIN ONLY FOCUSING ON THE RETAIL BUT TENDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE EASIER TO DIGEST THAN OFFICE OR ANY OF THE OTHER USES.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT, BECAUSE OTHER COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] COME BACK TO ME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT REDUCING ALL PARKING STANDARDS, I'M JUST FOCUSING ON RETAIL AT THIS POINT.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION JOHN.

DOES THAT INCLUDE LIKE ENTERTAINMENT OR ACTIVITY LIKE WHAT WE DID TONIGHT WITH THE LIBRARY? NO I'M NOT FOCUSING ON THAT.

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I DO KNOW THAT SOME ONE OF THE OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN FROM A PARKING PERSPECTIVE IS MIXED USE URBAN MULTI-FAMILY STUDYING THAT OVER TIME TO SEE IF WE CAN REDUCE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS. I DO THINK THE FOLLOW UP TO THIS STUDY WITH RETAIL WOULD BE GOOD WITH THAT AS WELL. BUT I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO BE FOCUSED.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR STAFF? WE DO HAVE A WORK SESSION THIS EVENING.

WHERE IS THAT GOING TO BE HELD? FOURTH FLOOR, MCCALLUM ROOM, THAT WAY WE HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCING.

YES PUBLIC IS INVITED TO THAT.

OK. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MOTION LIKE MR. COLBERG. SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR:. AYE.

ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:46 PM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.