Please. Good evening, ladies
and gentlemen, and welcome to
the Plan and Zoning Commission
public hearing for Wednesday,
April 8th, 2020. It is 6 31 and
seeing that we do have a quorum,
I will call this meeting to
order. The first item on our
agenda this evening is to
consider approval of the Plan
and Zoning Minutes. We can take
this meeting to order on the
4th of March, 4th, 2020.
Commissioner Pernetta.
>> Motion to approve.
>> We have a first.
>> Commissioner Anderson.
>> I second the motion.
>> We have a first and a
second. Any discussion on the
next item on the agenda?
>> If there are none, I will
call a vote by show of hands.
All in favor? All opposed?
Abstain. Motion carries 7-0.
The next item of business for
this evening is the consent
item. We will take this in one
vote, but before we vote, I
did receive comments, so I
wanted to at least provide it.
We usually don't have comment
for consent, but since they
are in favor, I will call a
vote.
Thomas free is in favor of
item 2A, PP20-009A, and Anaya
Acosta in Fort Worth, she is
also or he is also in favor of
PP20-009A, and then the other
feedback I have is for agenda
2C, FP20-0007, and that was
from Amy Bissett in Denton,
Texas, and she is in favor of
that.
I have received three cards, so
to speak, from the public on
the consent agenda, but the
chair will entertain a motion
on these items.
Commissioner Ellis.
>> I move approval.
>> Do we have a second?
>> Second.
>> Perfect.
We have a first and a second
for the consent agenda.
Any discussion?
Seeing none, I will call for a
vote by show of hands.
All in favor?
That's all 7, so that motion
carries 7-0.
The next item of business is
moving into our individual
considerations.
The first item is item 3A, FP20-0002.
Staff is recommending approval,
but we do have a short
presentation to view.
Again, if you have any
questions on this item, we are
going to disappear from the
screen as I know it, and we will
see the plat have a short
presentation, and then we will
take a vote on that.
Thank you.
>> Richard, are you there?
>> I'm here.
Can you hear me?
>> Thank you.
We can now.
>> Just wanted to briefly touch
on the recommendation.
There are two conditions of
approval.
The first is that we have a
preliminary plat.
We did a preliminary plat for
this not long ago.
So this is that first phase at
their final platting.
I will be happy to answer any
questions.
I also have staff online if
there is anything that I cannot
answer.
>> Looks like we do have one
question right now.
Commissioner Beck?
>> Yes.
Richard, there was just --
everything was clear, but there
was weird language on the
recommendation that says
recommends as it fails to meet
the established requirements.
Has that been amended?
>> Yes.
Yes.
So the conditions of approval,
we can pull them back up.
>> No, I don't have an issue
with the conditions or any of
it.
It's just the language of the
wording under recommendation.
It said staff recommends
approval of this request as it
fails to meet the established
requirements.
>> No, that would be it meets
as it fails to meet the
established requirements.
>> That would be it meets.
I think what happened is as with
these plats, we get changes
right up to the last minute,
unfortunately.
And so that just might have been
an error in the staff report.
>> Yeah, so as long as it's not
inhibiting, that was my only
question.
>> Recommending of approval.
>> Any other questions for staff
on agenda item 3A?
Commissioner Ellis?
>> Thank you, chair.
I'm assuming that the applicant
knows the conditions and
understands, correct, Richard?
>> Correct.
>> All right.
Any other questions for item 3A?
Okay.
The chair -- oh, commissioner
Anderson.
>> No, I was going to make a
motion to approve.
>> Go for it.
>> I make a motion to approve
with the condition that it is
staff approved instead of that
as it fails, like commissioner
Beck pointed out.
>> Great.
Thank you.
We have a first.
Commissioner Smith?
>> Second.
>> We have a first and a second
for approval.
Any discussion on this item?
Seeing none, I'll call for a
vote by show of hands.
All in favor?
That's all 7.
Motion carries 7-0.
Next item is item 3B,
PP20-0006.
And we also have a short
presentation for this as well.
This is a preliminary plat that
staff is also recommending a
conditional approval.
You can see the conditions on
the screen here in front of you.
If you recall, this was a zoning
amendment not long ago that
rezoned out of a PD just west on
Bonnie Bray, south of where the
fire station is off of -- at
Bonnie Bray, just north of where
the southwest park is.
With that, I'll be happy to
answer any questions.
>> Commissioner Beck?
>> Yeah, Richard.
The drainage plan -- it feels
like we're a little cart before
the horse.
I know that we have these
conditional approvals, but the
drainage plan and some of the
ESA plans and everything for
that area, you know, we -- I
mean, I guess we could stop it
if it doesn't meet -- if the
plan is not approved, that
conditional becomes a
conditional, but it feels like,
you know, why should we approve
something before we've seen that
plan kind of thing?
I feel like we're a little cart
before the horse there.
>> I think it's important --
>> And I have grave concerns
about those ESAs and drainage.
I mean, that's sort of one of my
concerns.
>> I think it's important to
point out that this is a
preliminary plat.
So it does not give them any
rights to develop.
They couldn't pull a permit.
And so even to get to that
point, they would have to have
the final plat approved by the
commission.
The condition states that they
would not even be able to apply
for that final plat until that
downstream assessment is
complete and approved.
>> Is there any other questions?
Seeing none, chair will
entertain a motion on the item.
Commissioner Smith.
>> I take a motion to approve.
>> We have a first for approval
of commissioner Cole.
>> Second.
>> We have a first and a second
for approval.
Any discussion on the item?
Seeing none, I'll call for a
vote by show of hands.
All in favor?
All opposed?
And no abstaining.
Motion carries 6-1.
The next item of business is
item 3C.
There's not a presentation for
this as it is being recommended
for denial.
However, the applicant is
requesting an extension until
May 6th.
So if there's a commissioner who
wanted a motion to postpone to a
date certain, this would come
back on May 6th for a full
presentation at that time.
Commissioner Smith.
>> I make a motion to grant the
postponement until date certain
on May 6th.
>> We have a first for approval
with -- for approval to postpone
until May 6th.
Commissioner Anderson.
>> I second the motion.
>> Okay.
We have a first and a second to
postpone until May 6th, date
certain.
Any discussion on this item?
Seeing none, I'll call for a
vote by show of hands.
All in favor?
That's all 7.
Motion carries 7-0.
The next item of business is
item 3D.
It's the same situation as 3C.
Staff is recommending denial.
However, the applicant has
requested an extension until May
6th.
If there is a vote for that,
we'll have a full presentation
on May 6th.
So is there a commissioner who
would want to motion for this?
Commissioner Smith.
>> I make a motion to postpone
to date certain on May 6th.
>> We have a first for approval.
Commissioner Ellis.
>> I postpone it.
>> All in favor?
Got it.
Commissioner Ellis.
>> Second.
>> We have a first and a second
to postpone this item to a date
certain of May 6th.
Any discussion on this item?
Great.
I will call for a vote by show
of hands.
All in favor?
That's 7.
Motion carries 7-0.
We have no public hearing items
on tonight's agenda.
That moves us to our final and
concluding item is the planning
and zoning project matrix.
I will let Richard update us on
any pertinent information for
the matrix.
>> Just a brief update on the
deenergizing of the substation
on blag.
I know we had the encore plat
that was on consent.
I did hear from DME.
Again, it has been deenergized.
The load has been transferred to
the other new station.
Again, this is one of those
that's a TMPA site.
From what I understood from DME
today from Chris, TMPA, Texas
municipal power association is
the acronym nearing the end of
its life.
What they expect is once TMPA
essentially goes away, they
would be transferring that
asset.
That asset most likely would
be transferred to the city of
Denton.
At which time once the city
takes that over, they would
remove I think there's a small
building out there as well as
the equipment.
So just wanted to provide that
update.
>> Commissioner Anderson?
>> Is that -- can you hear me?
Okay.
Was that one of the concerns
the last time this went before
the commission I believe for
some of the people that lived
in that area was the power
station?
>> That was part of the SUP
approval.
We had I think the residents
that lived across the street
that had some concerns with that
substation.
>> Thank you, Richard.
>> Is there any items that the
commission would like to discuss
or add to the matrix?
Certainly if you have questions
about the virtual meeting.
I think it went well tonight but
I don't know if anyone has
anything to add.
Richard, the assumption is by me
that we have another P&Z this
afternoon.
What's the update on that or
thoughts?
>> As it stands today, because
we kind of put a halt on
accepting new applications, we
don't have any that would have
aligned with the meeting on the
21st.
So it doesn't look like at this
point in time that we will have
a meeting on the 21st.
But I'm not certain.
If we do get a resubmittal in on
a plat that's under the shot
and we have that 15-day period
to respond, so there might be a
possibility.
But, again, it might even just
be an item on consent or one or
two items on IC.
But right now we're not
anticipating a meeting on the
21st.
>> Okay.
Christopher Beck.
>> Yeah, thank you, chair.
Richard, I know that staff is
super busy with all the delays
and everything.
And so do we have an
anticipation for -- given this
virtual meeting schedule, when
we're likely to see more -- some
of the more commonplace matrix
items?
Is that -- we're looking at May,
June right now?
>> Probably -- probably, honestly,
May and June.
I'm doing the same meetings
with -- similar to this with
staff right now.
And so we're just kind of
getting caught up on a lot of
items.
Believe it or not, we're still
getting -- excuse me -- a lot of
resubmittals.
So they are staying -- or I
should say we are staying
relatively busy.
Of course, some of the items, if
they're shot clocked, they'll be
in front of -- in front of this
body.
But we have a lot that are just
under the administrative
approval process that
continually that aren't
necessarily new applications,
but are those resubmittals.
I think we had seven or eight
applications that came in
already this -- this Tuesday.
So -- which is a good sign, I
think.
But at least we're still seeing
projects moving forward.
>> Okay.
Thank you.
>> Christian Ellis.
>> Richard, do you have --
you're not accepting new apps
indefinitely right now?
Is there a date on that or --
>> The latest order ends at the
end of -- I'm sorry -- at the
end of October.
I know on the 21st, I believe
they're looking -- I should --
our meeting was the 22nd.
My apologies.
I believe council on the 21st
will look at that and discuss
it.
I think just discussing
internally, seeing how it went
last night with council as well
as tonight with P&Z, just how
it worked before we got into
too deep.
>> Is there any other items or
questions we added to the matrix
or updates?
Seeing none, that concludes the
P&Z commission meeting for this
evening.
I will close the meeting at 6:46.
Thank you, everyone, and be