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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - 12/11/2019MINUTES PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION December 11, 2019 PRESENT: Jack Browne ♦ Member David Cook ♦ vice -Chair Rick Graham ♦ Member Michael Grassi ♦ Alternate #2 Blake Haney ♦ Member Anthony Inman ♦ Member Krystal James ♦ Chairman Steve Lane ♦ Member Dan Leslie ♦ Alternate #1 Jeremy Woodward ♦ Alternate #1 Cayce Wendeborn ♦ Member Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager ♦ City Staff James McKechnie, Senior Asst. City Attorney Terry Floyd, Development Services Director Bobby Teague, Chief Building Official Karen Montgomery -Gagne, Planning Administrator Fabian Medellin, Planner II Skyler Henricks, Planning Technician Christal Ashcraft, Development Services Admin. Asst. Rita Miller, Code Enforcement & Housing Administrator Pat Hoffman, Property Management Administrator ABSENT: Councilor Whiteley ♦ Council Liaison Mark MCBurnett ♦ SAFB Liaison I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairperson, Ms. Krystal James, at 2:01 p.m. Chairperson James proceeded to make the following comments: a. This meeting is being televised live on Channel 1300. It will be replayed at 2:00 p.m. daily including Saturday and Sunday until the next live meeting is aired which will be the second Wednesday of next month at 2:00 p.m. b. Motions made by the Commission members include all staff recommendations and developmental requirements listed in the staff report. Any deviations will be discussed on a case -by -case basis and voted on accordingly. c. Applicants and citizens who wish to address the Commission or answer questions from the Commission members are asked to please speak into the Planning and Zoning 2 December 11, 2019 microphone at the podium. This meeting is being taped and there is no microphone to record statements made from the audience. d. Please silence all cell phones during the meeting. If it is necessary for you to have a cell phone conversation during the meeting, please use the hallway outside this room. II. ROLL CALL Commission Chairperson Krystal James roll called commission and staff members. 111111. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ms. James asked if there were any comments from the public. With no response, Ms. James closed public comments. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Cayce Wendeborn made a motion to adopt the November 13, 2019 minutes. Mr. Blake Haney seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously. VII. CONSENT AGENDA Plats A. Rolling Hills Estates, Preliminary B. Rolling Hills Estates, Section 8, Lots 1-5, Block 13, Lots 1-10, Block 16, Lots 1-13, Block 18 and Lots 1-15, Block 19 Ms. Cayce Wendeborn made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Mr. David Cook seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously. VIII. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Terry Floyd thanked the Commission for making time to come to a short meeting and gave the following updates. A. City Council Update R 19-05 — Bridge Creek Estates & Lake Wellington Estates Rezone from General Commercial (GC), Light Industrial (LI) and Multi - Family Residential (MFR) to Single Family — 2 Residential (SF-2) B. Director of Development Services Update Mr. Terry Floyd advised training would be held after a P&Z meeting at the beginning of the new year with the date yet to be determined. Mr. Floyd discussed future development and revising the current sign code and the downtown rezoning project. When revising the sign ordinance staff will move to bring everything into conformance and a better clarification. There will also be progress reports along the way to keep the Commission informed and up to date on progress made. Mr. Floyd stated staff will be looking at specific elements for the downtown rezoning. A diagnostic report done in 2018 by Freese & Nichols outlined Planning and Zoning 3 December 11, 2019 14 different areas to focus on. Will also look at possible overlay and rezoning the existing districts. Mr. Floyd also stated he would like to have meetings with citizens, business owners and stakeholders of downtown to discuss proposed revisions. Mr. Floyd discussed the need for volunteers from the Planning and Zoning Commission to serve on future working groups' downtown. Mr. Floyd also briefly discussed neighborhood revitalization, maintenance code, Census 2020 and the CDBG 5year plan. Mr. Floyd stated he appreciated the Commission's continued work and that this was going to be a big year for the City of Wichita Falls and Development Services. Mr. Floyd advised the Commission he was open to answer any questions the Commission may have. There were no questions or comments from the Commission. IX. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 2:13 p.m. Krystal James, Chairperson ATTEST: TerrycKoyd, Director of Development Services 8,;k---ao Date Date