Aug 21, 2023 Planning and Zoning

[CALL TO ORDER]

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK WE WILL START THE AUGUST 21ST PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

IF YOU'D PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, 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 COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.

THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ALLOW UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER WITH 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF ITEMS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN AND NOT ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CURRENT AGENDA.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY NOT DISCUSS THESE ITEMS, BUT MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL OR POLICY INFORMATION.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

PRESIDING OFFICER MAY MODIFY THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, WE DO NOT.

THANK YOU.

LET'S MOVE TO CONSENT.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND CONTAINS ITEMS WHICH ARE ROUTINE AND TYPICALLY NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION BY COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM E.

OKAY, GREAT.

SO WE'RE GONNA PULL ITEM E.

ANY OTHER ITEMS? OKAY.

I ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ITEM, UH, NOT INCLUDING ITEM E AS PRESENTED.

SO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT, UH, AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM E BY MR. RATLIFF FOR A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER OLLIE, PLEASE VOTE.

AND SO THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM E CARRIES BY VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO.

[e. (KC) Revised Site Plan: Enfield Park Addition, Block 1, Lot 1R - Health/fitness center, park/playground, and public service yard on one lot on 46.3 acres located at the southwest corner of Legacy Drive and Stadium Drive. Zoned Planned Development329-Community Center. Project #RSP2023-035. Applicant: City of Plano (Administrative consideration)]

I NEED TO READ IT.

SORRY.

YES, MY APOLOGIES.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM E IS A REVISED SITE PLAN IN FIELD PARK EDITION BLOCK ONE, LOT ONE R, HEALTH FITNESS CENTER, PLAYGROUND PARK, AND PUBLIC SERVICE YARD ON ONE LOT ON FOUR POINT 46.3 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LEGACY DRIVE AND STADIUM DRIVE ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT 3 29 COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT.

UH, I'M SORRY, APPLICANT IS CITY OF PLANO.

THIS IS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION.

DO WE HAVE ANY PRESENTATION OR ANYTHING FROM STAFF AT THIS POINT ON THIS OR DO YOU JUST WANNA HEAR COMMISSIONER NILES? NO PRESENTATION.

I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONERS, I WENT OUT TO THIS SITE AND A BIG PIECE OF THIS SITE PLAN IS I THINK UPDATING RESTROOMS ON THE SITE, BUT A PART OF IT'S ALSO BRINGING THE EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICE YARD INTO COMPLIANCE.

UM, ALONG THE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE, THERE'S A LARGE AREA OF OPEN STORAGE AND ON THIS PROPOSED NEW SITE PLAN, THERE IS A LIVING SCREEN THAT'S PROPOSED.

THE, THERE'S A TOPOGRAPHY ISSUE OVER THERE THAT HAS THE PUBLIC SERVICE YARD ABOUT FIVE FOOT FEET HIGHER ON TOP OF A WALL, AND THEN INSIDE THE CHAIN LINK FENCE.

AND ON TOP OF THAT WALL, IT'S ALL CONCRETE, WHICH MEANS THAT ANY LIVING SCREEN IS GONNA BE PLANTED.

THEY'RE EITHER GONNA REMOVE CONCRETE UP HIGH OR IT WOULD BE PLANTED DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WALL.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE'RE ON THE BACKSIDE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AND THEN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT BUILDING IS EXISTING, UM, STORAGE UNITS.

UH, THERE'S ALSO A CAR WASH THAT'S THERE AS WELL.

AND SO AFTER THE FIRST 175 FEET, THERE'S REALLY NO PURPOSE FOR THE LIVING SCREEN.

AND SO I WAS GONNA PROPOSE THAT WE MODIFY THIS AND USE OUR AUTHORITY UNDER 19 POINT 200.7 TO BASICALLY EXEMPT THE CITY FROM PUTTING THE LIVING SCREEN IN.

IF SOMETHING CHANGES OVER THERE, OBVIOUSLY IT'S CITY OWNED, THEY COULD COME BACK AND ADD THE LIVING SCREEN IF IT WAS EVER NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.

BUT, UH, 200 FEET OF LIVING SCREEN IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IT'S NOT GONNA BLOCK ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE TOPOGRAPHY THAT'S EXISTING.

SO WITH THAT, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E WITH A STIPULATION THAT THE LIVING SCREEN IS NOT REQUIRED AFTER THE 175 FOOT MARK GOING FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER

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YOU STATED THAT VERY WELL.

ALRIGHT, ANY, DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? SURE.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? UH, I I WOULD ASK STAFF, THE STAFF HAVE ANY REASON TO FEEL THAT THAT'S IMPROPER OR IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM IS DETRIMENTAL TO THIS, THIS LOCATION? UH, NO.

I THINK MR. LYES REASONING IS SOUND.

THERE IS EXISTING, UH, BUILDINGS OVER THERE IN AN AREA THAT COULD CONSTITUTE A SCREENING.

UM, IF THE COMMISSION BELIEVES IN THE FUTURE THAT SCREENING IS, IS NEEDED, WE CAN COME BACK AND ADD THAT.

UM, AND IT'S WITHIN THE COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY TO, UH, MODIFY THAT SCREENING REQUIREMENT.

SO WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

OKAY.

GREAT.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE COMMON OR QUESTION? YES, MA'AM.

JUST A QUESTION.

THIS IS ONLY ON THE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE, CORRECT? CORRECT.

OKAY.

ON THE, YEAH, THE SOUTH AND THE EAST AND THE PART THAT FACES LEGACY TO THE NORTH IS ALREADY WELL SCREENED.

IT'S JUST, IT'S THERE'S NOTHING ON THE WESTERN SIDE CURRENTLY.

RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. BERNOFF, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH 175 FEET? I WENT ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND USED THE OKAY.

THE MEASUREMENT TOOL AND PULLED IT FROM THE FRONT FENCE LINE DOWN STRAIGHT ON THE PROPERTY LINE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S THE FACE OF THE BUILDING THAT'S THERE.

IS THAT THE 175 FOOT MARK? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYLE TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE TO ROUGHLY 175 FEET FROM 3 75 WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KERRY, PLEASE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM NOW CARRIES WITH THAT STIPULATION BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO.

VERY GOOD.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, WE'RE GONNA SHUFFLE THINGS JUST A BIT AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

UM, SOME OF

[4. (PM) Public Hearing - Replat & Revised Site Plan: Hinckley Addition, Block A, Lots 2R & 4 - Day care center on Lot 2R and vacant land on Lot 4 on 3.9 acres located on the south side of Los Rios Boulevard, 224 feet east of Flintstone Drive. Zoned Planned Development-320-Estate Development with Specific Use Permit No. 598 for Day Care Center and Single-Family Residence-9. Projects #R2023-028 and #RSP2023-053. Applicant: 3411 Los Rios Blvd, LLC (Administrative consideration)]

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE BY THE CHAIR, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER REGISTRATIONS ARE RECEIVED.

APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES OF PRESENTATION TIME WITH A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL IF NEEDED.

REMAINING SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF TESTIMONY TIME WITH THREE MINUTES ASSIGNED PER SPEAKER.

RESIDING OFFICER MAY MODIFY THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION ITEMS MUST BE APPROVED IF THEY MEET CITY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION ITEMS ARE MORE DISCRETIONARY EXCEPT AS CONSTRAINED BY LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS THE PUBLIC HEARING REPL AND REVISED SITE PLAN HINKLEY EDITION BLOCK A LOTS TWO R AND FOUR DAYCARE CENTER ON LOT TWO R AND VACANT LOT ON LOT FOUR ON 3.9 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LOS RIOS BOULEVARD.

224 FEET EAST OF FLINTSTONE DRIVE ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT THREE 20 ESTATE DEVELOPMENT WITH SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, 5 98 FOR DAYCARE CENTER AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE NINE.

APPLICANT IS 3 4 34 11 LOS RIOS BOULEVARD, L L C.

THIS IS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS JOHN KIM WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THIS RELAID AND REVISED SITE PLAN IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL SUBJECT TO PLAINTIFF FIRE RESCUE APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE TO THE 150 FOOT HOSE LAY REQUIREMENT ON LOT TWO R.

I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM, MR. BERNOFF? UH, YES.

WE HAVE A LETTER FROM, UH, MICROPHONE, EXCUSE ME.

WE HAVE A LETTER FROM MR. WANG YANG, PRESIDENT OF THE YANG GROUP L L C, WITH REGARD TO THE LOCATION OF A FENCE AND A CANOPY SUPPOSEDLY IN THE SIDE YARD SETBACK, UH, COMMITTING TO HAVE THOSE REMOVED.

UH, DOES THAT SATISFY THE STAFF? UH, YES IT DOES.

YES, WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THAT ISSUE AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY, THANK YOU.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM? YES, WE HAVE SCOTT.

EY.

I DON'T, I DON'T NEED TO SPEAK.

I JUST HERE FOR QUESTION ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS.

OKAY, THANK SO HE'S AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN FIND DISCUSSION OF THE COMMISSION.

COMMENTS, THOUGHTS? MR. BRUNO? MICROPHONE PLEASE.

SORRY, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

I CAN SECOND AND SECOND.

DO WE NEED TO DO SUBJECT TO THE, UH, SUBJECT TO REMOVING

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I'M SORRY.

THERE'S A, IT'S IN THE STAFF REPORTS, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT VARIANCE TO THE HOSE LAY REQUIREMENT.

THE ISSUE WITH THE SIDE YARD IS SOMETHING WE ARE ADDRESSING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SO I DON'T NEED TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE MOTION.

YOU DO NOT? NO, I'M JUST SUBJECT TO THE FIRE DE, DE, UH, DEPARTMENT.

OH, SUBJECT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S, UH, REQUIREMENTS.

YES.

OKAY.

I MOVE THAT WE, LET ME AMEND MY MOTION.

PLEASE DO THAT.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, SUBJECT TO FIRE DEPARTMENT'S REQUIREMENTS.

AND YOU WANT TO RE YOU WANT TO SECOND THAT AGAIN, MS. DON? YEAH.

SECOND.

OKAY, NOW WE HAVE OUR MOTION.

IN A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

AND THIS SAYS AGENDA ITEM ONE A ON THE BOARD.

SO JUST F Y I.

DO WE NEED TO REVOTE OR, YES.

OKAY.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, NOW LET'S VOTE.

LITTLE ROUGH START TONIGHT.

IT'S THE HEAT.

I TELL YOU IT'S THE HEAT.

OKAY, THAT ITEM CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO ITEM FIVE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER

[5. (DS) Public Hearing - Replat & Revised Site Plan: Palisades Business Park No. 6, Block 1, Lot 4R - Car wash on one lot on 0.8 acre located on the east side of K Avenue, 173 feet north of State Highway 190. Zoned Light Industrial-1 and located within the 190 Tollway/Plano Parkway Overlay District. Projects #R2023-030 and #RSP2023-042. Applicant: Woodmont Plano Avenue K, LLC (Administrative consideration)]

PALISADES BUSINESS PARK.

NUMBER SIX, BLOCK ONE, LOT FOUR R CAR WASH ON ONE LOT ON 0.8 ACRE, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF K AVENUE.

173 FEET NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY ONE 90 ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ONE AND LOCATED WITHIN THE ONE 90 TOLLWAY PLANO PARKWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT.

APPLICANT IS WOODMONT PLANO AVENUE.

K L L C.

THIS IS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS DONNA SEPULVEDA, SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THESE ITEMS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AS SUBMITTED AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON ITEM FIVE? UM, QUICK QUESTION ON THE BIKE TRAIL EASEMENT THAT WE TIE IN THAT TO THE, UM, ESSENTIALLY THE BIKE PATH PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO IS, IS THERE A CONNECTION TO A LARGER BIKE SYSTEM, MOTOR SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OR IS THIS ISOLATED IN ANY WAY? IT, IT SHOULD FOLLOW THE PARKS MASTER PLAN FOR THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, WE DO NOT.

THANK YOU.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, FIND DISCUSSION OF THE COMMISSION.

UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE, WE APPROVE.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, SUBJECT TO THE DEDICATION OF A HIKE AND BACK TRAIL EASEMENT ON PALISADES BUSINESS PARK.

NUMBER SIX, BLOCK ONE.

LOT THREE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ALI TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE, UH, PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LYLE, PLEASE VOTE NOW.

ITEM CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO.

IT'S HOT DOWN HERE.

[6. (JK) Public Hearing - Replat: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Addition, Block 1, Lot 1R - Religious facility on one lot on 6.3 acres located on the south side of Spring Creek Parkway, 330 feet east of Independence Parkway. Zoned Single-Family Residence-9. Project #R2023-032. Applicant: SEASCP-RC (Administrative consideration)]

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, PUBLIC HEARING REPL ST.

ELIZABETH ANN SETON CATHOLIC CHURCH EDITION BLOCK ONE LOT ONE R RELIGIOUS FACILITY ON ONE LOT ON 6.3 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SPRING CREEK PARKWAY, 330 FEET EAST OF INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY ZONE, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE NINE.

APPLICANT IS S E A S C P RC.

THIS IS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION.

WE RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACCEPT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO WITHDRAW THE RE REPLY.

I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, THANK YOU.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? NO, WE DO NOT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ALL A PUBLIC HEARING MR. MAKE A MOTION.

WE ACCEPT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO, UH, WITHDRAW THE REPL AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RATLIFF FOR A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRUNO TO, UH, ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM SIX.

PLEASE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO.

OKAY, GOOD.

HOPEFULLY IF THERE WAS ANYBODY THERE FOR HERE FOR THOSE THEY FEEL FREE TO MOVE ON NOW.

UM, WE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SIT THROUGH THE REST OF THIS.

[1A. (JA) Discussion and Action: Street Design Standards - Discussion and consideration of a request to adopt the Street Design Standards, which are presented as an update to the current Thoroughfare Standards Rules and Regulations. Project #DI2023-006. Tabled on July 17, 2023. Applicant: City of Plano (Legislative consideration)]

YES, PLEASE.

ONE A IS BEFORE SHE STARTS, CAN I RECUSE MYSELF? OH, ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY.

SORRY.

APOLOGIES.

UH, JUST AS A DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNER AND

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THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SPEAKER AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, A DISCUSSION AND ACTION STREET DESIGN STANDARDS, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO ADOPT THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS, WHICH ARE PRESENTED AS AN UPDATE TO THE CURRENT THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.

PROJECT NUMBER IS D I 2023 DASH 0 6 1

[1B. (JA) Public Hearing: Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2023-001 - Request to update the Thoroughfare Plan Map and Cross Sections of the Comprehensive Plan to align with the Street Design Standards. Project #CPA2023-001. Tabled on July 17, 2023. Applicant: City of Plano (Legislative consideration)]

THIS IS PROJECT NUMBER C P A 2023 DASH ZERO ONE.

ITEM

[1C. (MK) Public Hearing: Zoning Case 2023-002 - Request to amend various sections of the Zoning Ordinance to incorporate and align with the Street Design Standards. Project #ZC2023-002. Tabled on July 17, 2023. Petitioner: City of Plano (Legislative consideration)]

REQUEST TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCORPORATE AND ALIGN WITH THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

PROJECT NUMBER CC 2023 DASH 0 2 1

[1D. (MK) Public Hearing: Subdivision Ordinance Amendment 2023-001 - Request to amend various sections of the Subdivision Ordinance to align with the Street Design Standards. Project #SOA2023-001. Tabled on July 17, 2023. Petitioner: City of Plano (Legislative consideration)]

[1E. (JA) Discussion and Action: Repeal of Transportation-Related Policy Documents - Discussion and consideration of a request to repeal obsolete transportation-related policy documents, including the repeal of Ordinance No. 2009-6-10, thereby rescinding the Thoroughfare Standards Rules and Regulations, as amended, Traffic Island Guidelines (1989), and Private Street Subdivision Guidelines (1994). Project #DI2023-013. Applicant: City of Plano (Legislative consideration)]

PROJECT NUMBER IS D I 2023 DASH 13.

UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK THE AGENDA SET ON ITEM ONE E DESCRIBES ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO, 2009 DASH SIX DASH 10.

IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE RESCINDING THE OLD ORDINANCE.

THAT'S WHY IT'S REFERENCING IT.

NO, SHE, SHE READ 2009 DASH ZERO DASH 10.

I HAVE SIX DASH 10 MY, MY APOLOGIES.

IT SHOULD BE, YEAH, SO I SEE, SORRY, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

IT'S JUST A MISLEAD 2 0 0 9 DASH SIX DASH 10.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING.

UH, MY NAME IS CALEB THORNHILL.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING FOR THE CITY OF PLANO.

UM, AND I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE ALREADY ASKED IF THEY WILL TURN THE AC DOWN, SO I APOLOGIZE.

THANK YOU.

LUCKILY, FACILITIES IS ENGINEERING ENGINEERING.

SO, UM, WITH THAT TONIGHT YOU'LL DISCUSS, UH, AND CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

UH, WITH THIS IS A UPDATE TO THE CURRENT THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS, UH, RULES AND REGULATIONS.

AS YOU JUST HEARD, THE THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS, RULES AND REGULATION WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2009.

AND, UH, IN 2021, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT INITIATED THE EFFORT TO UPDATE THE THOROUGH FIRST STANDARD RULES AND REGULATIONS AND PARTNER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, TO HIRE A CONSULTANT FOR THIS UPDATE.

AS YOU'RE AWARE, THIS IS A DOCUMENT UTILIZED BY SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, BUT SPECIFICALLY ENGINEERING AND PLANNING.

BRIAN SHUKI, UH, WILL BE HERE TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC, UH, TECHNICAL OR, UH, QUESTIONS RELATED TO ENGINEERING.

HE'S A CITY'S TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE AS WELL.

WITH THAT, I WILL TURN OVER TO JASON , OUR SENIOR PLANNER WITH MOBILITY IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSION.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE, BUT I'M EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

UH, MY NAME IS JASON APRIL.

I'M THE SENIOR MOBILITY PLANNER.

AS CALEB MENTIONED, THE CITY'S WORKING TO UPDATE THE THOROUGH FIRST STANDARDS, RULES AND REGULATIONS SOON TO BE RENAMED THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

THIS HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO INCORPORATE, UM, NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES, IMPROVE USER FRIENDLINESS AND IMPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

STAFF FIRST INTRODUCED THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS TO THE COMMISSION IN THE FALL OF 2022.

MAJOR CHANGES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND DISCUSSION ITEMS WERE BROUGHT BEFORE THIS COMMISSION.

SINCE MARCH 1ST, STAFF INITIATED THE PUBLIC OUTREACH PHASE OF THE PROJECT.

WE COLLECTED FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.

WE ALSO CREATED A SPECIALIZED WEBSITE FOR THE PROJECT AND POSTED UPDATED DRAFTS AND SUMMARIES ON THAT WEBSITE.

STAFF HAS RELEASED UP TO THREE DRAFTS FROM MANY OF THE SECTIONS FOR FOLLOWING FEEDBACK FROM STAFF AND FROM, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND ARE PRESENTING THE FINAL DOCUMENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.

THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION WILL BEGIN WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED STREET

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I'LL INTRODUCE THEM IN JUST A SECOND.

AS WE'VE MOVED INTO, SORRY, AS WE'VE MOVED IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS ARE INTERCONNECTED WITH OTHER CITY POLICIES AND REGULATIONS SUCH AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.

THESE DOCUMENTS WORK TOGETHER TO GUIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EFFORTS AND REGULATE STREET DESIGN THROUGH THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND THROUGH PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.

WHEN THAT, UH, PORTION IS DONE, UM, THEN I'LL TURN THE PRESENTATION TO DREW BRONNER, THE LEAD PLANNER, AND HE WILL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC OUTREACH FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN RESPONSE.

MOST OF THE CHANGES ARE RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN STREETS PORTION OF THE UPDATE.

NOW THAT I'VE GIVEN A SUMMARY OF THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEFF WHITAKER WITH KIMLEY HOR AND ASSOCIATES.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER.

MY NAME'S JEFF WHITAKER.

I'M VICE PRESIDENT AT KIMLEY HORN AND I LEAD OUR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GROUP.

UM, SINCE THE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, OH, I DID SOMETHING WRONG.

IT'S AN EXCITING TIME TO BE A TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER.

UM, ONE OF THE REASONS SINCE 2009, I'VE SEEN MORE DOCUMENTS CHANGE ACROSS THE NATION THAN I HAVE IN THE LAST, THE 10 YEARS PRIOR TO THAT.

UM, SO THIS UPDATE FROM THE 2009 PLANO THOROUGH AFFAIRS STANDARDS IS REALLY TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH SOME OF THE NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS ARE OUT THERE.

A MAJOR POINT OF RECREATING THE NEW DESIGN MANUALS, MAKING SURE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE LATEST DESIGN STANDARDS AND RESOURCES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

THE VARIOUS POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS THAT WE USE IN THE INDUSTRY WANT TO BE REFLECTED IN IN THIS DOCUMENT.

UM, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THE STANDARDS AND MANUALS FOR SOME OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU SEE ON, ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS UNIQUE AND THAT'S EXCITING ABOUT, UH, THE CITY OF PLANO IS WHEN THE DOCUMENTS ARE FIRST WRITTEN, PLANO WAS, YOU KNOW, GROWING GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT.

NOW IT'S IN AN ERA OF LOOKING AT THE EXISTING STREETS.

WHAT IS THE FUTURE? WHAT IS THE RETROFIT? SO THIS DESIGN MANUAL HAD TO ADDRESS THAT.

WHILE IN PREVIOUS DESIGN MANUALS, IT WAS MORE FOCUSED ON WHAT DO NEW STREETS LOOK LIKE? WHAT DO NEW DOCUMENTS LOOK LIKE? SO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WHEN YOU WRITE A DESIGN MANUAL FOR A STR FOR A CITY THAT'S REDEVELOPING THE CERTAIN AREAS OF REINVENTING THEIR STREETS.

SO SOME OF THE OVERARCHING PROJECT GOALS THAT WE HAD ON THIS WAS, AS I MENTIONED, TO INCORPORATE THE NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND REALLY TO IMPLEMENT GUIDANCE FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

YOU FINISHED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ONE OF THE ACTION ITEMS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VISIONS, YOUR CONFERENCE PLAN SERVES AS AT NORTH STAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT.

REALLY LOOKING AT THE MULTIMODAL STREET NETWORK QUESTION AND THINKING ABOUT CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN, REALLY WHAT THAT MEANS.

THE WORD CONTEXT SENSITIVE IS MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE STREET THAT IT MATCHES THE LAND YOU SURROUND YOU, THAT YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, A STREET AND NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN A STREET IN A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

ANOTHER THING WAS TO CONSOLIDATE DESIGN STANDARDS.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DOCUMENTS A LOT OF CITIES HAVE, AND AS YOU PASS 'EM OVER TIME, SOMETIMES THE ITEMS CAN BE IN MULTIPLE PLACES.

AND IT WAS REALLY TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THE WHERE THE RIGHT STANDARDS IN THE RIGHT PLACE SO IT'S NOT IN TWO PLACES 'CAUSE THAT GETS HARDER TO ADMINISTER AS YOU GO ALONG.

AND LASTLY, TO IMPROVE USER FRIENDLINESS, AS I'LL SHOW YOU IN THE, UM, OUTLINE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE, THEY WANT ONE ANSWER WHEN A DEVELOPER COMES IN OR SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT, THEY WANNA BE ABLE TO FIND THAT ANSWER QUICKLY.

SO HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY GO TO THE RIGHT CHAPTER AND FIND THE ANSWER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? UM, ONE TO, TO CONSOLIDATE ACROSS THE DOCUMENTS.

SO WE SPENT TIME LOOKING AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS REALLY WHERE THE THIRD PLAN MAP STANDS.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT'LL BE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE TALK ABOUT THAT UPDATE.

BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN MAP, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

AND AS I MENTIONED, WE DOVE A LITTLE DEPTH INTO THE STREET TYPOLOGY.

STREET TYPOLOGY IS ANOTHER WORD FOR THAT, THAT CONTEXT, THE STREET SHOULD CHANGE AS IT GOES THROUGH DIFFERENT CONTEXT.

SO THIS IS THE OVERVIEW, AND I WANTED TO USE THIS SLIDE FOR A FEW REASONS.

ONE, THERE WAS 14 SECTIONS, UM, OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.

AND IT'S POSTED ONLINE.

IT'S BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST SECTIONS HAVE A FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DRAFT.

AND I, I JUST WANNA APPLAUD WORKING WITH THE, THE CITY AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE DOCUMENT, FLIPPING THROUGH THESE MEETING WITH THEM AND, AND THEIR TIME THAT WAS SPENT REVIEWING 'EM AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AND TRACKING THOSE CHANGES AS WE WENT ALONG.

AND AS MENTIONED, WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE CHANGES WITH YOU IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT THIS WAS, THIS IS HOW IT'S LAID OUT.

AND SO MOST OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR CERTAIN ANSWERS CAN GO TO THAT CHAPTER AND GET THAT, THAT, THAT SECTION AND GET THAT ANSWER.

SO ONE OF THE MAJOR TOPICS OF ANY TRANSPORTATION MANUAL IS THE THOROUGHFARE UPDATES, THE STREET UPDATES.

SO, UM, THE STREET FRAMEWORK WAS, WHAT WE REALLY LOOKED AT WAS TO LOOK AT THE OVERALL CROSS SECTION

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THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN WHAT THE STREET THE CITY ENVISIONS THESE STREETS TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, DEPENDING ON THAT THIRD PLAN MAP AND YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

ONE THING THAT WAS UNIQUE IS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS STREET DESIGN MANUAL ADDRESSED SOME SPECIAL STREETS.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE SPECIAL STREETS THAT WEREN'T ADDRESSED PREVIOUSLY, SUCH AS A POEO SECTION M MU STREET? THESE ARE NOT STREETS THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN 20 YEARS AGO AS OFTEN, BUT YOU'RE SEEING IT AS YOU'RE BEGINNING TO REDEVELOP AND BUILD DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLACES THAT YOU HAVE TODAY.

AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT GUIDANCE WAS READILY AVAILABLE AND THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS WERE READILY AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO WANT TO IMPLEMENT THOSE TYPE OF FACILITIES.

THE LAND USE CONTEXT WAS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

UM, WOULD, DIDN'T WANNA APPLY THE SAME RULES AND THE SAME TYPE OF DESIGN AND THE SAME TYPE OF PLACES ACROSS PLANO.

WE ESTABLISH FOUR TYPES OF CONTEXT, NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL, CORNER AND MIXED USE.

AND THE CONTEXT DIRECTLY INFECTS THOSE LAND USE CATEGORIES.

SO FOR EVERY CON CROSS SECTION, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF DIMENSIONAL CHANGE BASED ON THOSE CONTEXT.

IF YOU COULD THINK ABOUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, DOWN SOME OF YOUR, UM, LARGER STREETS, YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT WIDER LANES AND WHEN YOU GET INTO NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT NARROW LANES TO HELP CONTROL THAT SPEED.

AND IT'S, YOU CAN DO THAT BY DESIGN.

SO THAT WAS SOMEWHAT OF THE IDEAL BEHIND THIS.

SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE JUST TO DIVE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.

THIS IS LOOKING AT A TYPE F STREET, A TYPICAL SECTION.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK ON THE LEFT, YOU PROBABLY SEE A STREET THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT YOU SEE A LOT, LOT, A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN A LOT OF AREAS.

UM, IT'S GOT THE TYPICAL TWO-LANE ROAD, IT'S GOT THE TYPICAL SIDEWALK ON THE SIDE, BUT THAT SAME TYPICAL SECTION, IF IT'S IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE CITY, MIGHT NEED SOME ON-STREET PARKING OR IT MIGHT NEED TO TIE INTO YOUR HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL PLAN WITH THE, WITH THE, THE, THE, THE BIKE PATH ON THE SIDE.

SO IT'S THE SAME ROAD, DIFFERENT CONTEXT, DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ADDRESSES THAT FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW DIFFERENT CROSS SECTIONS TO BE USED AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY AS IDENTIFIED ON THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

ANOTHER MAJOR TOPIC IS DOWNTOWN STREETS TOOK A DEEP DIVE AND, AND DREW WILL BE DISCUSSING DOWNTOWN STREETS IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE TOOK A DEEPER DIVE INTO DOWNTOWN STREETS TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT THOSE FUTURE CROSS SECTIONS WILL LOOK LIKE.

AS THE DOWNTOWN CONTINUES TO DEVELOP REDEVELOP AS IT HAS BEEN, WE HAD A CHAPTER, A COMPLETE CHAPTER, UM, ADDRESSING INTERSECTION STREET INTERSECTION DESIGN WITH MULTIPLE TYPES OF INTERSECTIONS AND SOME GIBBS AND SOME GUIDANCE ON HOW, WHAT, HOW TO CHOOSE WHAT TYPE OF INTERSECTION, WHAT INTERSECTION THAT SHOULD BE.

ANOTHER MAJOR TOPIC AREA OUTSIDE THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN WAS MULTIMODAL FACILITIES.

THIS IS ONE OF THE PRACTICES THAT HAS REALLY ADVANCED IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, REALLY TO MAKE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, BICYCLE IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSIT OPERATIONS, THE MORE COMFORTABLE FACILITIES.

AND THAT WAS THE GOAL.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW DOES THE PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE FEEL COMFORTABLE AND THAT COMFORT LEADS TO USE OF THE FACILITIES.

SO WE WENT THROUGH ITEMS SUCH AS MIDBLOCK CROSSINGS WHEN YOU DETERMINE TO HAVE A MIDBLOCK CROSSING AND WHAT DOES THAT MIDBLOCK CROSSING LOOK LIKE, THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF FACILITY, UM, FOR BICYCLES SHOWN ON HERE WITH BUFFER.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, HOW TO ACCOMMODATE TRANSIT APPROPRIATELY.

UM, WE, WE LOOKED AT THE DART, WORKED WITH SOME OF THE DART STANDARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE DIFFERENT STANDARDS WOULD ALIGN WITH THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES ACROSS THAT WOULD BE UTILIZING THE TRANSIT FACILITIES.

UM, ANOTHER MAJOR TOPIC AREA THAT WAS OF IMPORTANCE IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC COMMONING, UM, PROGRAM THAT WE LOOKED AT AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC COMMON, WHICH WAS SECTION 13.

IT AIMS TO ADDRESS RESIDENTIAL SAFETY AND LIVABILITY CONCERNS THROUGH REALLY WITH THE COLLABORATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEN THE OUTREACH PROGRAM AND TO ENSURE THE SUPPORT AND GROWTH THAT PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN THERE.

REALLY, THERE'S A LOT OF THAT CHAPTER THAT TELLS HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THIS AND HOW THE CITIZENS GET INVOLVED.

IT'S KIND OF A HOW-TO MANUAL, HOW TO IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC CALMING.

UM, SOME EXAMPLES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE GUY DOES IS IT LOOKS LIKE IT LOOKS AT DIFFERENT ELEMENTS SUCH AS A BULB OUT TO IZE AN INTERSECTION.

BY SHORTENING THE CROSSWALKS, IT LOOKS AT POTENTIAL RAISE INTERSECTIONS IN THE RIGHT CONTEXT TO SLOW THE SPEED OF VEHICLES TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN VISIBILITY AND COMPLIMENTS A MIXED USE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.

UM, IT ALSO LOOKS AT DIFFERENT DEVICES AND AS WE WERE WORKING WITH THE CITY, UM, REITERATE HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR A CONCERNED CITIZEN TO BE ABLE TO VOICE THEIR OPINION CONCERNING NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC.

AND TOGETHER WE MADE A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS BOTH ENGINEERING AND THE CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP TO A SOLUTION.

SO IT'S A PRETTY DETAILED CHAPTER USING SOME BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE STATE.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DREW.

OH, JASON, SORRY.

ALRIGHT, THANKS JEFF.

OKAY, SO AS I MENTIONED, UM, NOW I'LL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF ITEMS ONE B, ONE C ONE D THROUGH ONE E.

UM, THAT'S BASICALLY A SUMMARY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHANGE IS A SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGES.

AS DISCUSSED AT THE OCTOBER 17TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS WILL BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND THE ZONING ORDINANCE

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AND ALSO THE CUSTOMIZATION OF DOWNTOWN STREET STANDARDS STAFF WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOCUMENTS WORK SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER, AVOIDING CONFLICTS AND MAKING APPROPRIATE REFERENCES.

SO THAT'S ALL PART OF THE MAIN, SOME OF THE MAIN GOALS THAT WE HAD GOING IN THIS PROCESS IS IMPROVING USER-FRIENDLINESS, STREAMLINING KINS WHERE POSSIBLE INCORPORATING NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AS REPORTED IN ITEM ONE B.

THE ASSOCIATED CHANGES TO THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP ARE NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT CONTACT SENSITIVE STREET DESIGN.

THESE CHANGES INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF THE FOUR LAND USE CONTACT ZONES THAT KIMLEY HORN JUST PRESENTED, BUT NOW YOU CAN SEE THEM ON A MAP.

YOU CAN SEE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER MIXED JUICE AND THE COMMERCIAL CONTEXT, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP AND A NEW DOWNTOWN STREETS MAP, UM, INSET.

SO THE STREET MAP I'LL GO OVER, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE INSET IN THE BOTTOM LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER AS ALSO REPORTED IN.

UM, ITEM ONE B.

UM, ALL THE CROSS SECTIONS FOR THE VARIOUS STREET TYPES WILL DIFFER BY THE LAND USE CONTEXT.

THE DIMENSIONS CROSS SECTIONS WILL BE RELOCATED FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO SECTION TWO OF THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS IN ITS PLACE DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AND IMAGES OF THE CONTEXT ZONES AND THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS WILL BE INSERTED INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE POWERPOINT SHOWS THE DESCRIPTIONS THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO THE TWO BOXES ON THE LEFT, THE STREET TYPES ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AS ARE THE FOUR NEW CONTEXT ZONES IN DETAIL.

THE TABLE ON THE RIGHT PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON STREET AMENITIES BASED ON THE ROAD TYPE AND THE CONTEXT.

A NEW DOWNTOWN STREETS, UH, INSET MAP IS NOW INCLUDED WITH THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP TO ACCOUNT FOR THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA STREETS.

SO THIS IS A ZOOMED IN IMAGE OF THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP THAT I JUST SHOWED TWO SLIDES AGO.

THIS IS ZOOMED INTO THAT AREA.

AT THE OCTOBER 3RD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING STAFF REPORTED THAT THE CITY'S ORIGINAL 1963 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCLUDED A SPECIALIZED THOROUGHFARE PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT DID NOT FOLLOW THE TYPE A THROUGH G FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM THAT YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH TODAY.

INSTEAD, IT ESTABLISHED SPECIFIC STREET RIGHT OF WAY WIDTHS AND BUILDING SETBACKS UNIQUE TO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

THIS SPECIALIZED APPROACH WAS USED UNTIL THE 1986 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SHIFTED THE ENTIRE CITY TO THE TYPE A THROUGH G STREET CLASSIFICATION THAT WE KNOW TODAY.

AS WITH THE CITYWIDE GOALS THROUGH THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE PROJECT OVERALL, THE GOAL IN THE DOWNTOWN WAS TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR STREETS IN PLANO TO FIT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DESIRES, AS WELL AS TO EASILY BLEND IN WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES SPECIFICALLY IN DOWNTOWN PLANO.

THIS TRANSLATES BY BRINGING BACK A SPECIALIZED STREET RIGHT OF WAY PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

SIMILAR TO WHAT I UH, MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, CREATING A TAILORED SET OF STREETS THAT MEET DOWNTOWN'S UNIQUE CHARACTER AND THE UNIQUE DESIGN CHALLENGES, ESTABLISHING ULTIMATE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTHS TO ALLOW FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS IS ALSO FOCUSED ON USER FRIENDLINESS AND STREAMLINING REGULATORY DOCUMENTS TO EASE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

UTILIZE COMMONLY AVAILABLE RIGHT OF WAY TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO OWNERS AND ENHANCE THE STREET SCAPES.

SO BRINGING IN STREET AMENITIES, UM, AND MAKING THINGS MORE WALKABLE TREES, JUST AMENITIES THAT WILL MAKE KIND OF THE DOWNTOWN EVEN MORE UNIQUE THAN IT IS TODAY.

THE TAILORED APPROACH TO THE DOWNTOWN STREETS PLAN IS REMINISCENT OF PREVIOUS PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN, AND IT ALLOWS THE FLEXIBILITY THAT SUPPORTS THE DOWNTOWN CHARACTER.

THE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR STREETS USE ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY.

SO TYPE A, TYPE B, TYPE C DON'T NECESSARILY APPLY IN THE DOWNTOWN.

SO IN THE DOWNTOWN INSET, THE CUSTOMIZED STREET TYPES IN DOWNTOWN INCLUDE DOWNTOWN COUPLET, SO K AND MUNICIPAL AVENUE GATEWAY CORRIDORS.

THESE ARE MAJOR STREETS IN THE DOWNTOWN.

SO IN YOUR PACKET YOU SAW 15TH STREET, G 18TH, ET CETERA, CLASSIFIED AS A GATEWAY CORRIDOR.

WE ALSO HAVE MIXED JUICE, LOCAL AND RESIDENTIAL LOCAL STREETS.

AND THEN WE BROUGHT IN SPECIAL CONDITION STREETS, UH, STREETS LIKE MUSE, UM, AND OTHER, UH, ALLEY WIDTHS.

AND OTHER SPECIAL CONDITIONS ON THIS SLIDE ARE EXAMPLES OF STREET TYPES THAT ARE FOUND IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN.

THEY ARE AND THEY'RE SPECIALIZED.

AND FOR THE MOST

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NOW I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM ONE C.

AS OUTLINED IN ITEM ONE C, THE ZONING ORDINANCE WILL REQUIRE CHANGES TO ALIGN WITH THE PROPOSED UPDATES OF THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

SOME OF THE KEY UPDATES INCLUDE MOVING REGULATIONS FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE INTO THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

UH, MULTIPLE ZONING DISTRICTS INCLUDE STREET DESIGN LANGUAGE.

THE GOAL WAS TO CONSOLIDATE ALL INTO ONE DOCUMENT, AGAIN, IMPROVING USER FRIENDLINESS.

AS DISCUSSED AT THE OCTOBER 3RD PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS, STAFF PROPOSED THAT SETBACKS IN THE BG ZONING DISTRICT BE REPLACED WITH A SHY ZONE MEASURE FROM THE OUTSIDE EDGE, UH, OF THE CROSS SECTION.

AND AS YOU MAY RECALL, A SHY ZONE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ALLOWS CERTAIN ENCROACHMENTS THAT CAN CREATE VISUAL INTEREST TO THE STREET.

SO IT ALLOWS THINGS KIND OF WIGGLE ROOM SPACE, EXTRA SPACE FOR PATIO DINING LANDSCAPES, AWNING, IT'S, UH, IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE PRESENTATION, IT'S THAT AREA, RIGHT, UM, FROM THE MAIN FOR THE PROPERTY LINE WHERE THE BUILDING IS TO KINDA WHERE THAT SIDEWALK OCCURS.

SO IT'S THAT MIDDLE SPACE.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, U M U SETBACKS WERE UPDATED TO MEASURE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE TO CORRESPOND WITH NEW STREET SECTIONS.

AND THEN FINALLY, FOR A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, UH, STAFF PRESENTED CHANGES TO THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS PROCESS AT THE JANUARY 17TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

UM, ARTICLE 25 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE HAS BEEN EDITED TO LIST WHAT CONDITIONS A TRAFFIC STUDY MAY BE REQUIRED.

BUT THE TECHNICAL STEPS TO COMPLETE THE TRAFFIC STUDY ARE NOW IN SECTION 12, UH, TRAFFIC STUDIES OF THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

THESE IMAGES ARE ALSO FROM ITEM ONE C I WANTED TO SHOW THESE.

THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE INDOCTOR, UH, INCORPORATION OF THE SHY ZONES INTO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

NOTABLY, AND I, I I THINK I'VE SAID USER FRIENDLINESS QUITE A BIT, BUT TO IMPROVE USER FRIENDLINESS, UH, THEY'RE THE FIRST GRAPHICS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT INCORPORATE COLOR.

SO I WANTED TO SHOW THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD ADD.

ALSO, UM, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT SETBACKS ARE FAIRLY COMPLICATED TO ADMINISTER AT THIS POINT.

SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO SEE FROM HERE, BUT THE BLUE ON THE LEFT, IT SHOWS THE REQUIRED, UH, SETBACKS VERY GREATLY BASED ON THE EXISTING CURB LINE AND THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS HOW THE PROCESS CAN BE MADE CLEARER FOR STAFF AND CITIZENS.

SO WHEN YOU, UH, BRING IN THAT CONSISTENT PLAN RIGHT OF WAY, IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLEANER.

UH, MOVING ON TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE CHANGES, THERE WERE CHANGES MADE TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TO RESPOND TO NEW COMPONENTS OF THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

MOST NOTABLY, THE LAND USE CONTEXT ZONES IN THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

UM, AS DISCUSSED IN ITEM ONE D, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE NEW SUBSECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED AND CREATED FOR TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD NON-RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY, AS WELL AS MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT TYPES.

UM, AN ALLOWANCE WAS ADDED FOR CITY PART PARTICIPATION IN DOWNTOWN STREETS, AND ALSO IT STREAMLINED PRIVATE STREET GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE FOUND IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

NOW MOVING ONTO ITEM ONE E.

THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW STREET DESIGN STANDARDS WILL REQUIRE A REPEAL OF THE CURRENT THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, IN 2022, THE COMMISSION CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF LONGSTANDING POLICY DOCUMENTS.

THERE WERE 32 DOCUMENTS DEEMED OBSOLETE AND ULTIMATELY WERE REPEALED.

ANOTHER SET OF DOCUMENTS WERE EARMARKED FOR REPEAL AS PART OF THE ONGOING PLANNING DEPARTMENT PROJECTS.

THOSE DOCUMENTS EARMARKED WERE THE, UM, INCLUDE THE PRIVATE STREET SUBDIVISION GUIDELINES FROM 1994 AND THE TRAFFIC ISLAND GUIDELINES FROM 1989.

THE TRAFFIC ISLAND GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC VOLUME AND SPEED CONCERNS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND TO REDUCE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC.

THE NEW SECTION 13 OF THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS PROVIDES UPDATES FOR THE PROCESS FOR REQUESTING TRAFFIC CALMING.

UM, AND NOW THEY EXPLICITLY INCLUDE TRAFFIC ISLANDS AS POSSIBLE TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES.

SO IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THAT PRESENTATION, THERE WAS A NOW KIND OF PART OF THAT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.

AND, UM, ON MY LAST SLIDE SUMMARIZING SECTION ONE E, UH, THE 1994 PRIVATE STREET SUBDIVISION GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE, UH, FOR THE DESIGN OF GATED COMMUNITIES.

UM, THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE HAS SINCE BEEN UPDATED TO REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS WITH PRIVATE STREET NETWORKS.

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SO NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC OUTREACH.

UM, YOU SAW IN, IN THE MANY OF THE DOCUMENTS, THERE WAS A LOT OF TECHNICAL SIDE, BUT THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF WORKING WITH, UM, UH, THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE WEBSITE.

AND NOW, UH, DREW BRONER LEAD PLANNER WILL DISCUSS THAT PIECE AND THEN ALL COME BACK AND KIND OF CLOSE US OUT.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

I'M DREW BRONER LEAD PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT THE PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE MAJOR FEEDBACK TOPICS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION STAFF PROVIDED TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.

SO STARTING WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE OUTREACH STRATEGIES THAT WE USED, UH, STAFF CREATED A PROJECT WEBSITE TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS PROJECT UPDATES AS THEY WERE PREPARED.

UH, THIS INCLUDED PROVIDING THE PROJECT OVERVIEW, UH, LINKS TO DRAFT SECTIONS AS THEY WERE COMPLETED.

UH, A PAGE SPECIFIC TO THE DOWNTOWN STREETS COMPONENT, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THAT.

UH, WE PROVIDED A SECTION OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

SO ANY, UH, QUESTIONS, COMMON QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED.

WE PROVIDED A DEDICATED ANSWER AREA TO THE WEBSITE, UM, AND THEN LINKS TO PAST, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING PRESENTATIONS AS THOSE WERE COMPLETED.

WE ALSO WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, UH, TO STRATEGICALLY, UM, PROMOTE SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS AVAILABLE, UH, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING A PLANO CITY NEWS VIDEO.

UM, WE ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION ON, ON THE WEBSITE RELATED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, SUMMARY PRESENTATIONS ON THE SPECIFIC TOPICS THAT WE DID DISCUSSION ITEMS ON.

AND THEN WE ALSO, UH, ALLOWED EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE.

WE, UH, ENCOURAGE THOSE WITH QUESTIONS TO EMAIL THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, ON THE WEBSITE.

WE ALSO DID STRATEGIC OUTREACH FOR THE DOWNTOWN STREETS COMPONENT DUE TO THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES, UH, THAT INCLUDED A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE ON MARCH 29TH AT THE COURTYARD THEATER.

HERE WE INTRODUCED THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE DOWNTOWN STREETS DESIGN STANDARDS.

AND, UH, TO MAKE IT, UH, A USER-FRIENDLY, UH, FORMAT, WE, UH, PUT ALL OF THE PROPOSED CROSS SECTIONS INTO THREE D FORMAT.

SO YOU COULD SEE HOW A CROSS-SECTION, UH, COULD LOOK LIKE ON ON A GIVEN BLOCK ON VARIOUS STREETS IN DOWNTOWN.

AND IN TOTAL, WE HAD 48 ATTENDEES AT THIS OPEN HOUSE.

IN ADDITION TO THE OPEN HOUSE STAFF MADE PRESENTATIONS AT THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN PLANO ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, UH, AND WE HAD CONTINUED COMMUNICATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS, UH, WHICH TOTALED OVER 270 TOUCHPOINTS, EITHER THROUGH GROUP MEETINGS, INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS, OR EMAILS AND CALLS IN GENERAL, WITH THESE CITYWIDE STANDARDS, WE RECEIVED, UH, MINIMAL FEEDBACK AND MANY COMMENTS WERE OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, WE RECEIVED COMMENTS, UH, RELATED TO TRAFFIC HOTSPOT ISSUES OR CONSTRUCTION ISSUES, WHICH AREN'T DIRECTLY ADDRESSED BY THE, UH, UH, STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

UH, WE DID RECEIVE SOME COMMENTS RELATED TO BICYCLE FACILITIES AND THE DRAFT, UH, STREET DESIGN STANDARDS DO ADDRESS BEST PRACTICES, UH, FOR BICYCLE FACILITY DESIGN IN THE NEW MULTIMODAL FACILITY SECTION.

AND MOST OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE DID RECEIVE WAS RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN STREETS COMPONENT.

UH, MANY COMMENTS WERE POSITIVE, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS, BUT WE ALSO HEARD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES, WHICH I'LL COVER ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.

SO STARTING WITH WIRED CHANGES NEEDED DOWNTOWN, THE PRIMARY REASON IS THAT THE EXISTING STANDARDS DON'T FIT THE UNIQUE, UH, CHALLENGES OF DOWNTOWN.

WE HAVE ADOPTED PLANS THAT OUTLINE GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNTOWN STREETS, BUT THOSE GOALS HAVE NEVER BEEN TRANSLATED TO OUR STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

THEREFORE, THE APPROACH HAS BEEN TO NEGOTIATE INDIVIDUAL IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

SOME OF THE EXAMPLES I'LL HIGH HIGHLIGHT OF HOW OUR CURRENT STANDARDS DO NOT PROVIDE APPROPRIATE DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR DOWNTOWN INCLUDE OUR LOCAL STREETS, THE DOWNTOWN COUPLET 15TH STREET, AND OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS GOVERNMENT OR BG DISTRICT SETBACKS.

AND I'LL HAVE INDIVIDUAL SLIDES ON THOSE TOPICS.

SO AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE PLANNED GOALS FOR CREATING A MULTIMODAL PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT IN DOWNTOWN PLANO.

THESE ARE NOT NEW.

THEY DATE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN 1991 AND HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE 1999 DOWNTOWN VISION AND STRATEGY.

AND AGAIN, WITH THE 2013 UPDATE OF THAT DOCUMENT, SOME OF THE GOALS THAT PROMOTE UNIQUE DOWNTOWN STREET DESIGN SOLUTIONS INCLUDE STREET AS A PLACE, MEANING THAT STREETS DOWNTOWN SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO BE A DESTINATION WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO STAY AND ENJOY THE DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT, NOT JUST A PASS THROUGH OF TRIPS GOING TO OTHER DESTINATIONS.

GRID STREETS, MEANING CREATING SMALL BLOCKS TO MAKE WALKING EASIER AND INCREASE THE ROUTE CHOICES, UH, BETWEEN DESTINATIONS, DOWNTOWN, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY STREETS, UH, TO CREATE STREETS, UH, THAT INCLUDE DESIGN FEATURES THAT CALM TRAFFIC AND MAKE THE PEDESTRIAN REALM MORE COMFORTABLE.

AND THEN ONE OF THE MORE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES IS TO ADD NEW STREET CONNECTIVITY ALONG JAY AVENUE.

THIS IS IN OUR DOWNTOWN VISION.