Jun 24, 2024 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

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CALL TO ORDER. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2024 AT 6:20 P.M.

[1. Call to Order: The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Monday, June 24, 2024, at 6:00 PM to consider the following items of business:]

FIRST WILL BE INVOCATION LED BY MR. KEMPNER, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAGS BY MR. BETTEN. NO, NO, NO N IN MY NAME.

I'M SORRY. I'M GONNA MESS IT UP FOREVER.

PRAY WITH ME. PLEASE. FATHER GOD, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US WITH ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY AND LIVE IN.

AND WE THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY YOU GIVE US TO SERVE.

WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AS WE SERVE THE CITY.

MAY WE MAKE WISE DECISIONS THE BEST DECISIONS AND THE DECISIONS THAT YOU WANT US TO MAKE.

I THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES.

WE ASK THAT YOU'D WATCH OVER AND PROTECT THEM.

IN YOUR SON'S NAME, WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN, AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGES.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. OH, YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD THAT PIECE OF PAPER.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.

TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HERE.

SO WE CLOSE THAT OUT AND WE JUST MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.

MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.

DETAILS. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT IS CONSIDER APPROVING THE DECEMBER 11TH, 2023 MEETING MINUTES AS EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MEETING MINUTES.

[4. Consider approving the December 11, 2023, meeting minutes.]

COMMISSIONER BETTEN WAS NOT LISTED AS BEING PRESENT.

HE WAS HERE. AND HAD HE ACTUALLY MADE A MOTION IN THE.

DURING THE MEETING. ANY OTHER CORRECTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

WE'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I MOVE, WE APPROVE WITH AMENDMENTS AS SPECIFIED.

MOTION BY MR. KEMPER.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

SECOND BY MR. BETTEN.

OH, IT COMES UP NICE.

WHICH IS TWO STEP.

I'M FIXING IT. RIGHT.

SAVE. I'M GOOD.

YES. YES, I'M.

MR. FIXED.

WE'RE GOOD. OKAY.

UP NEXT, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER EIGHT SUBDIVISIONS.

[5. Conduct a public hearing to consider and act upon amendments to Chapter 8 Subdivisions, Chapter 11 Zoning, Section 11-3, and Exhibit 11A, Article 6, and Article 9 to amend platting procedures.]

SECTION 11 DASH THREE AND EXHIBIT 11 A ARTICLE SIX AND ARTICLE NINE TO AMEND THE PLANNING PROCEDURES.

PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

IT'S ON ITS WAY.

OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE UPDATES TO THE PLANNING REGULATIONS.

BASICALLY THE THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF REGULATIONS AND THE STREAMLINING OF PROCESSES AND PROVISIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS TASKS IN THE CITY'S 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. STAFF IS CONSTANTLY EVALUATING AND UPDATING ORDINANCES BASED ON STATE LAW AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AS THEY ARE UPDATED.

WE EVALUATE THESE PROCESSES.

AND WORK TOWARDS UPDATING OUR ORDINANCES TO STREAMLINE THESE PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE.

AS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE 2017 COMP PLAN.

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE PROPOSED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WILL GO OVER EACH ONE THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.

TWO MAJOR ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ARE THE THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY CHANGING THAT, AS WELL AS THE THE UPDATES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 212 ZERO 15.

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THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT FOR YOU ALL.

AS YOU ALL REMEMBER, PLATS ARE MINISTERIAL AND NON-DISCRETIONARY.

SO IF THEY MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS, THEY HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY Y'ALL.

WITH THE SHOT CLOCK SET IN PLACE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTAL DATE OF EVERYTHING BEING OF A COMPLETED APPLICATION. IT KIND OF RESTRICTS WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE THESE PLATS AS FAR AS THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION.

AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO ESSENTIALLY.

ALLOW US TO APPROVE THESE AND ALLOW FOR MORE FREQUENT SUBMITTALS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

THIS DOES AFFECT BOTH BIG TIME DEVELOPERS AS WELL AS HOMEOWNERS.

WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT AS FAR AS THE RESIDENTIAL PLOTS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO APPROVE THESE RESIDENTIAL PLOTS WITHOUT THEM HAVING COME FORWARD TO Y'ALL. AS FAR AS THE FORMATTING AND VARIOUS PROCESSES.

WE JUST CLEANED UP THE LANGUAGE IN HERE CLEANED UP THE VERBIAGE AS WELL AS ADDING SOME DEFINITIONS THAT WEREN'T CLARIFIED WITHIN THERE.

THE 212 ZERO 15 UPDATE RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO RESIDENTIAL REPLATS ONLY.

AS A REMINDER, THEY ARE MINISTERIAL AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED.

BASICALLY, WITH THE CHANGES IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, WE'RE ALLOWED TO APPROVE THESE AT A STAFF LEVEL AND SEND OUT A NOTICE AFTER THE FACT OF APPROVAL TO THOSE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS.

WITHIN THIS UPDATE AS WELL, WE WERE ALSO PUT IN A APPEALS PROCESS.

SINCE IT IS NO LONGER THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVING THESE AND IT'S STAFF LEVEL BASICALLY PUT IN THE APPEALS PROCESS IN CASE WE FEEL THE RIGHT TO DENY SOMETHING IF IT DOESN'T MEET OUR ORDINANCES, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME FORWARD TO Y'ALL TO SEEK APPROVAL FROM Y'ALL IF THEY SEE THAT AS FIT.

THE LAST THING THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IS EXPIRING PLOTS.

RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE WE HAVE.

30 DAYS AFTER THE TWO YEARS GOES UP THAT WE'RE ABLE TO EXTEND.

AND WE'RE JUST WANTING TO MOVE THAT TO A 12 MONTH.

SOMETIMES THERE'S DELAYS WITH PROJECTS AND SUCH.

SUCH AS WHEN COVID CAME UP, A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS GOT DELAYED AS WELL AS THERE'S SOME MATERIAL SHORTAGES THAT COME IN, COME INTO PLAY AS WELL.

AND IT ENDS UP DRAGGING THESE PROJECTS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAN WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTED.

I'LL GET INTO THOSE A LITTLE BIT.

THE NEXT STEPS HERE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THEN FOR ME.

ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE MOVING TO RECOMMEND THIS OR WE JUST THIS JUST PRESENTATION PUBLIC HEARING OKAY THEN RECOMMENDATION.

[INAUDIBLE] HAVE OPEN TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AS FAR AS THE NEXT STEPS TO OH, IS THERE MORE? THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE HERE.

OKAY. SORRY. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, Y'ALL'S RECOMMENDATION WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5TH FOR THEIR HEARING AT THE REGULAR MEETING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC TO BE HEARD, SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO NOW AS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM ANYBODY HERE.

A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THIS.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. COX. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

SECOND BY MR. BENTON.

BENTON. THEN WE WILL VOTE.

IT'S NOT POPPING UP.

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WELL, IT WENT AWAY BEFORE I COULD VOTE.

YEAH, POPPED UP, PUT MY CURSOR ON AND IT JUST SWIPED RIGHT UP ONE MORE TIME.

THEY WILL COME BACK UP AGAIN.

THERE WE GO.

GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

YES. SAVE IT.

NEXT ITEM IS ADJOURNMENT.

OKAY. EXCELLENT.

THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:30 P.M..

I'M GOING TO HIT JUST BECAUSE I COULD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.