Planning & Zoning - Regular Meeting

And all these kids. I love. I raised it from in there. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this meeting of the City of Tyler Planning and Zoning Commission. The first order of business is roll call. Maria, would you call the roll, please? Yes. Marina. Yes, sir. Carlene. Dark bass. Present. Clint Childs. Present. Philip. Humber. Present. Christina Davis. Present. Michael Carmichael. Present. Roy Martinez. David Hudson. Present. We have a quorum for the meeting. The Planning and Zoning Commission makes recommendations to the City Council. Any item approved today will be heard by the City Council at its regular meeting on Wednesday, December 10th, commencing at 9 a.m. If you received a notice for this meeting, you also received a notice for the City Council meeting. If any item is denied, the applicant has ten calendar days to file a written appeal with the planning department. The appeal will then be acted upon by the City Council. If you're here to speak for or against nine, please state your name and address. For the record, comments should be limited to five minutes or less, although extensions of time may be granted by the chair upon request. At the conclusion of

this meeting, we. We always have a workshop to plan for next month's meeting, and that will be held at the Planning the Lawrence Development Center across the street at 423 West Ferguson, in the large conference room. And that meeting, like all of our meetings, are open to the public. The next order of business is a minutes from the October 7th meeting. Commissioners had an opportunity to review those. Mr. chairman, I move. We approve. Second. Motion has been made and seconded to approve those minutes. Any discussion, if not all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Minutes are approved. The first zoning item on our agenda is a 25 to 0 zero two Werner Taylor Land and Development Company. Development LP. Who's going to do this? Okay, this one I Hunter. Yes, sir. Hi. All right. Good afternoon. Commissioners. This applicant is requesting a voluntary annexation of approximately 8.88 acres of land adjacent to the present limits of the city of Tyler, located southeast of the intersection of Old Noonday Road and Henshaw Creek Drive. The annexed land will carry the original zoning of per planned unit. Residential district. The request would establish the Tyler First Future Land Use Guide to reflect single family medium low density. The applicant is proposing a development of 56 lots, and it

will be a mixture of attached and detached single family homes. They are requesting to be annexed so they may have access to city utilities and services. Okay. As of Friday, October 31st, 2020, five of the nine notices mailed, no notices were returned in favor or in opposition to the request. Staff recommends approval of the annexation and of the following a new boundary of the city limits. A new boundary of the city Council. District number two. New boundary of the Tyler extraterritorial jurisdiction upon request. Also that the city manager be authorized to sign a written agreement for provision of city services per Texas Local Government Code, that the Future Land Use Guide be amended to reflect single family and single family attached, and the establishment of the original zoning of per planned unit. Residential district. All right. Thank you. Any questions for city staff? If not, are there persons here who would like to speak on this item? Mr. Priester? You it's been a while. Mark Priestner 1121 East southeast loop 323. This is in keeping with the general plan that we have for the area. This is, as you guys know, we've been annexing as we go. Eventually this will all be brought in. So it's all under city utilities. We like, as you've seen in The Crossing and and the rest of Henshaw Creek, it's a mixture of different types of housing in there, but all all kind of centered around a central roadway system. So this is in keeping with that. Be happy to answer any questions that you have. How close are we to noonday with

that? How close are we to noonday. Old noonday road noonday Texas. We're we're a pretty good weight today okay. And any other questions for Mr. Pritzker? Are there others here who would like to speak on this item for or against? If not, the staff recommendation is to approve. Is there a commissioner would like to make a motion? Mr. chairman, I'll move to approve. Item 825002. Second motion. Motion has been made and seconded to approve this item. Any discussion? If not all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Items approved. Next is Z 2032 Jellicoe West Mud Creek LLC. Good afternoon, commissioners and everybody present. My name is Anna Luna, a planner for the city. This is a zone change application from PMF plan Multifamily. Residential per plan unit. Residential, R-1 single family residential and R2 R2 Family duplex. They're wanting to change the zone to PMF, R1 and R2. As you can see, adjacent properties to the north are zoned per. The adjacent properties to the east are zoned PMF and adjacent properties. To the south are R1, A and west are A-G, R2, and R1 A. The future land use would be consistent with multifamily and single family medium low density. As you can see, the property and majority of the adjacent properties are undeveloped to the west. We do have some single family

residential, and on Garrett Drive there are some duplexes built. This is the proposed layout for the zone change that the applicant has provided. Staff. The applicant is requesting the zone change to update the existing zoning to match the next phase of development. The proposed subject property proposes a mixture of uses along with New Copeland Road serving as a connecting route between Jeff Davis Drive and Paluxy Drive throughout the property. The proposed zone change will affect the area to be single family residential, two family duplex and multifamily district. Mcclenney drive is designated as a collector road. According to the Master Street Plan, running in the east to west direction, Cambridge Bend is also proposed to connect to New Copeland Road through this development. While this request is intended to be an update zone district bound for the district boundaries per the applicant's layout plan, a preliminary plat has not yet been approved for this area. Any approval of the zone should not be construed as an approval of the applicant's layout that is seen today. This is the development. It's right adjacent to Jeff Davis Drive. Of the six notices, no one notice was returned in favor and none were returned in opposition. Staff has performed a technical review and finds that it is consistent with the approval criteria. Staff recommends approval of the request. Thank you. Any any questions for staff? All the unusual pieces here are to make

the rest of it in in. Yes, fixing what was already not there yet. Thank you. Any other questions for staff? If none of the persons here who'd like to speak on this item for or against. Good evening, commissioners Chris McNally. I'm with the group at 1350 Dominion Plaza, Tyler, Texas. Yes, we're here to get this rezoned. And this is really, really to fix some clerical issues that happened. We're not really sure what happened, but we're trying to fix the lines and make sure everything is cohesive to for new Copeland extension. So but I'm here to answer any questions y'all have. Any questions, commissioners. Is that is that that section to the south? Is that the one that will probably come next? Is that I don't know what you're prepping for. I'm sorry. One more time. That's what's shown there to the south. Very light faint. Is that the subdivision, that area. Okay. Is that what you're looking at to probably go into next? No, sir. It would actually be on the north north end of that. So that's going to border Jeff Davis in the planning section Garrett. Okay. The our our chart is upside down flipped. Yeah I was trying to figure out if we were north. South sorry. North around. You'll get the right perspective. Any other questions Mike. Is that. No that was it okay. Okay. All right. Thank thank you for your time and presence. Are there others here who'd like to speak on this item for or against? If not, the staff recommendation

is is to approve. Is there a commissioner you'd like to make a motion? Mr. chair, I move that we approve. C-2 5032. I'll second. This has been made and seconded to approve to approve this item. Any discussion? If not all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Items approved. Next is E 25 030 Park of East Texas, incorporated and the applicant has withdrawn, so no further action is needed for that case. All right. Thank you. No. No action will be taken. And that leaves Z 25 031 Superhero Ventures LLC. Good afternoon, commissioners, I'm Sheila Henderson, planner with the City of Tyler Planning and Zoning department. This is a zone change for a property that's located north of the intersection of West Elm Street and Melinda Lane. The zone change is for going from R1 single family residential to R1 single family residential. The adjacent properties, as you can see there to the north and the west, are zoned C-2 General Commercial District and are developed with commercial establishments, notably, the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is there on the corner of West Elm Street and Loop 323, as well as that large area that abuts the subject property is Aldi grocery store. The properties, the adjacent properties to the

east and the south are zoned R1 Single Family Residential District and are developed with well-maintained single family homes. The request is consistent with the Tyler First Future Land Use Guide, which identifies the property as single family medium low density. The subject property property that you see here, outlined in green, is currently vacant and undeveloped. The applicant is seeking the zoning change to allow for the construction of 29 detached single family homes. The applicant proposes a development that is thoughtfully designed to reflect the character of the surrounding neighborhood, where existing homes typically range in size from 1300 to 2000ft. Here in the site pictures, this request aligns with the goals outlined in the Tyler First Comprehensive Plan, particularly the initiative, which adds 3000 new households in North Tyler through strategic infill development. By utilizing underused land within the city limits. The project promotes efficient land use, supports neighborhood revitalization and contributes to the creation of more vibrant and sustainable community fabric. Of the 28 notices that were mailed out, no notices were returned in opposition or in favor to the request, and

staff recommends approval of the request. Thank you. Any questions for staff? If not other persons here who would like to speak on this item? Forward. If not, the staff recommendation is to approve. Is there a commissioner not to make a motion? Chairman, I'll move to item Z 2503 one second motion has been made and seconded to approve this item. Any further discussion, if not all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Items

approved. Commissioner will

stand in recess. Thank you all

for your time and presence here.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this October, the seventh meeting of the City of Tyler Planning and Zoning Commission. First order of business is to call the roll. He's down here. Yes, sir. Carlene. Dark bass present. Clint Childs. Present. Philip. Humber, Christina Davis. Present. Michael Carmichael. Present. Roy Martinez present. David Hudson present. The Planning and Zoning Commission makes recommendations to the City Council. Any item approved today will be heard by the City Council at its regular meeting on Wednesday, October 22nd, commencing at 9 a.m. If you received a notice for this meeting, you also received a notice from the City Council meeting. If any item is denied, the applicant has ten calendar days to file a written appeal with the planning Department. The appeal will then be acted upon by the City Council. If you're here to speak for or against an item, please state your name and address. For the record, comments should be limited to five minutes or less, although extensions of time may be granted by the chair upon request at the conclusion of this meeting, we always have a work session to plan for next month's meeting, and that meeting will be held directly at the conclusion of this meeting and like all of our meetings, is open to the public and it will be held at the Tyler Development Center across the street at 423 West Ferguson, in the large conference room. The next order of business on our agenda is minutes from the last meeting on September 2nd, is our commissioners had an opportunity to review, review these. Is there a motion? Make a motion to approve the previous minutes. Second motion has been made and seconded to

approve those minutes. Any discussion, if not all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed minutes are approved. Next is the Commission will receive a presentation of the 2025 Richard R Lilly. Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners program for Planning Excellence recognition. Kyle, tell us, tell us about all the great job we've done here. Thanks. Good afternoon. Commissioners. This is a recognition that we received from the Texas chapter of the American Planning Association. It's actually in the 11th, 11th consecutive consecutive year that we've received this recognition. Formally. It's the the Richard Lilly F.a.c.p program from Planning Excellence. And part of that is kind of scoring on how many, you know, how how trained staff is, if they received training throughout the year. Also, the planning Commission, having trained y'all are and also looking at the previous plans we've adopted and the implementation of those plans. So again this year we did receive recognition from the APA Texas chapter. And so it's my privilege to announce that to the to the commission here. We do have the plaque there in the middle, just in the middle of the horseshoe here. And and so we can take a picture after if you'd like. And so but like I mentioned, this is the 11th year that we've received this. We plan to receive the next year as well hopefully. And I just wanted to thank this moment to also kind of highlight that we are for the

city is working on an update to the the Citywide Comprehensive Plan. As you see here on the screen, we we do have a website called Tyler tomorrow.com. You can go there and and see where we are when the progress we're making towards that, that plan. Also you can go in and provide feedback to the to the city. Just to let us know when you think of Tyler, where where you might want to see us go in the future. And because after all, after all, it's a public process, the public plan. And so we want to get that feedback. It's not too late. We're still working through the the public engagement process of that. And so we're just want to highlight that as part of as part of this item. And with that I'll we can proceed to to the next item. Thank you. It's my understanding that the council will further make this recommendation at their meeting on Wednesday. Correct. City Council will receive the presentation tomorrow as well. And I also failed to announce that it's also planning month, National Community Planning Month. And so happy planning month to everybody. Great, great. Alright, the first item on our agenda is table from the last meeting. So I need a motion to remove this item from the table. So moved. Second motion has been made and seconded to take this item off the table which is z25. It says 024 Johnny Mathis. Any any discussion. If if not all those in favor say I, I any opposed. Alright, Sheila. Good afternoon commissioners I'm Sheila Henderson planning who's

assigned to this case. This is a rezoning a zoning case from R-1a single family residential district to PMF planned multifamily and R-1 single family attached and detached residential district. The adjacent properties, as you can see to the north or R-1a and you'll see just a couple of lots there that are C-1 commercial properties adjacent to the east and the west are also R-1a, and to the west there is a planned multifamily lot, as well as a couple more r-1a lots there adjacent to the subject property. The Future Land Use guide identifies this property as single family medium low density. This request would amend the Future Land Use guide to single family and single family attached. As you can see there, the the subject property and adjacent properties around there. There are a lot that are undeveloped there and few lots. There have single family homes that are there. This is the site plan that was submitted to us. The applicant is proposing for two family duplexes and 34 single family detached homes. The proposed setbacks are 15ft around the front, rear and

sides. As you can see, there is a center. It's a 25 foot center driveway that is the entrance and exit point of the of the. Proposed entrance and exit of the project. There's also proposed a ten foot buffer yard. Along the perimeter of the property lines. The proposed signage, landscaping and parking will meet the Unified Development Code regulations. This request further furthers the goal of adding additional residential units, residential rooftops to the north end, and this request would be. Would meet that of the ten notes is that were mailed. No notices were returned in favor or in opposition to the request. Staff for this case has performed a technical review of the request, and finds that it is generally consistent with the approval criteria. Staff recommends approval of the request. Okay, any questions for. Staff? Tell me. Tell me what's different between this and the one that we tabled last month? The one that was tabled? We. We were of course, what was decided was that the 30 days were to allow the applicant to

address concerns. Some of those concerns were that density, parking and setbacks, which were not displayed on the on the previous site plan. As you can see, there's also some landscaping that was added and a few more details, site plan details that were not included on the original. But if city staff is recommending this, you resolved those to your satisfaction. The staff satisfaction? Yes, sir. Okay. Did they add parking space