* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:06] I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY REVEREND CHRIS DOWD WITH CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND THE PLEDGES LED BY BOY TROOP 1 98 AND GIRL TROOP 1 98. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE BLESSINGS OF CALLING THIS COMMUNITY OUR HOME. WHEN TIMES ARE ANXIOUS, WHEN TROUBLES BREW, WHEN WAR RAGES AND CONFLICTS ABIDE, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WITH STRONG CIVIC VALUES AND A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD. ESPECIALLY GOD WILL GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THOSE WHO ARE CALLED TO ELECTED LEADERSHIP, FELLOW CITIZENS WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE IN THE PUBLIC EYE AND TO WORK FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING OF THOSE WHO CALL PLANO HOME. WE PRAY THAT AS WE LIVE TOGETHER IN THIS WONDERFUL PLACE, YOU WOULD INSPIRE US TO WORK TOGETHER, TO HOLD EACH OTHER IN ESTEEM, AND TO BE THE PEOPLE YOU CALL US TO BE IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOU AND WITH EACH OTHER. WE ASK YOU, GOD, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THAT YOU WOULD GIVE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY. WE ASK ALSO EVERY DAY FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND CARE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ALL WHO DEVOTE THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES TO SERVING THIS COMMUNITY AND ALL THESE PETITIONS, GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD. WE OFFER YOU OUR THANKS, OUR PRAISE, AND OUR FAITH. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD WON AN INDIVISIBLE. BE SEATED, PLEASE. OKAY, COME BACK. OH YEAH, WE HAVE A DON'T DON'T GO ROCK. I MEAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING , THEY MAY NOT HOLD YOU. YEAH, WE TRY THAT, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY ON A BACKPACK. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL STAY HERE. STAY HERE. WE'RE GET TO TAKE A PICTURE. DID YOU GET ONE? OKAY. EVERYBODY GET ONE? ALRIGHT, YOU. OH, LOOK AT YOU. YOU GUYS ARE ALL OKAY. COME. COME HERE. LET'S TAKE APIC. ALRIGHT, TURN AROUND. THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. ALL YOU TALL GUYS, GET BACK HERE WITH ME. ALL YOU JUST GOT, COME HERE, COME HERE. YOU'RE TALL. TRY TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN A WINDOW SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU. CAN YOU SEE EVERYBODY? OKAY? ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON. MOM. MOMS AND DADS ARE TAKING PICTURES. HERE WE GO. . THANK YOU. THANKS GUYS. THANKS FOR DOING THIS. WHAT A GREAT GROUP. APPRECIATE IT. OF COURSE. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, [Proclamation:  Bike to Work Day is May 15, and Bike Month is May where we encourage all residents to bike safely throughout our city.] SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS TO PRESENT. UM, AND IT'S GETTING THAT TIME OF THE YEAR. SO, UH, WE ARE PRESENTING OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION IS IT IS BIKE MONTH IN MAY OF 2026. I AM A, UM, RECOVERING CYCLIST AND, UH, SINCE I'VE BEEN MAYOR, I HAVEN'T REALLY RIDDEN THAT MUCH, BUT, UH, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO. SO I'M, I'M REALLY [00:05:01] DELIGHTED TO, TO BE A PART OF THIS. SO WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE BICYCLE HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LIVES. MOST, MOST FOR ALL AMERICANS. BICYCLING IS AN ECONOMICAL, HEALTHY, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION THAT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY. PLANO HAS AN ACTIVE BIKING COMMUNITY WITH INDIVIDUALS OF VARYING SKILL LEVELS COMPRISED OF OVER A THOUSAND MEMBERS WHO EMBARK ON AS MANY AS 30 WEEKLY RIDES, PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL BIKING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ENJOY NEARLY A HUNDRED MILES OF PAVED TRAILS IN THE CITY OF PLANO. AND WHEREAS CREATING A BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY IMPROVES OUR CITIZENS' HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE ATTRACTS TOURISM AND REDUCES POLLUTION IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. NOW, THEREFORE, I JOHN MUS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY, 2026 IS BIKE MONTH AND MAY 15TH, 2026, AS BIKE TO WORKDAY IN PLANO AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO RIDE SAFELY, PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL EVENTS, AND ENJOY BICYCLING THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU. OUR [Proclamation:  May is Building Safety Month where we celebrate and raise awareness about building safety.] SECOND, OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION IS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, MAY, 2026. SO WHEREAS THE CITY OF PLANO RECOGNIZES THAT THE STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND CONTINUED GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY DEPEND ON THE SAFETY, INTEGRITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR HOMES, BUILDINGS, AND INFRASTRUCTURES THAT MUST SERVE AND PROTECT US IN BOTH EVERYDAY LIFE AND IN TIMES OF DISASTER. AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE RESILIENCE OF THESE STRUCTURES IS MADE POSSIBLE BY DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS, BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADESPEOPLE, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, PLUMBERS, AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK YEAR ROUND TO EN TO ENSURE THAT OUR BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. AND WHEREAS THE 2026 THEME BUILT TO LAST HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR CONSTRUCTING AND MAINTAINING BUILDINGS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME PROMOTING DURABILITY, RESILIENCE, AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS EACH YEAR IN OBSERVANCE OF BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, THE CITY OF PLANO IS ASKED TO CONSIDER THE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE BUILDING, SAFETY, RESILIENCE, ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY, AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDED TO ALL OF US BY LOCAL BUILDING AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY. NOW, THEREFORE, I JOHN MUS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY OF TWO, UH, 2026 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN THE CITY OF PLANO. AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN COMMENDING OUR DEDICATED STAFF IN THEIR VIGILANT EFFORTS TO UPHOLD BUILDING CODES TO ENSURE PLANO REMAINS THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE 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 DISCUSSION BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE CITY MANAGER, ANY CITIZEN. THE RESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT [CONSENT AGENDA] AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS [(1)   Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2025-010 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, rezoning 14.1 acres of land located on the west side of Los Rios Boulevard, 1,115 feet north of Merriman Drive, in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, from Planned Development-173-Estate Development to Planned Development-44-Single-Family Residence-7; directing a change accordingly in the official zoning map of the City; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a savings clause, a severability clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. Petitioner: Meadows Baptist Church               ] ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES 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. THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY AMEND THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL [00:10:01] PERMIT PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA NOT POSTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS, LENGTH OF THE AGENDA, AND TO ENSURE MEETING EFFICIENCY AND MAY INCLUDE A CUMULATIVE TIME LIMIT. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER. THE REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED. ITEM NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025 DASH 10 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERETO FOR AMENDED REZONING. 14.1 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAS RIOS BOULEVARD, 1,115 FEET NORTH OF MERRIMAN DRIVE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS FROM PLAN DEVELOPMENT 1 73. ESTATE DEVELOPMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT. 44 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEAL CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVES. I'M CHRISTINA DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING HERE TO PRESENT ZONING CASE 20 25 10 TO YOU THIS EVENING. UH, OUR FIRST SLIDE I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING IS A, DEMONSTRATES THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. UH, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND IT IS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A PROPERTY THAT'S DEVELOPED TODAY WITH A RELIGIOUS FACILITY AT THE CORNER OF LOS RIOS BOULEVARD IN MERRIMAN DRIVE. UH, YOU CAN SEE THE DESIGN FOR A SUBDIVISION ON THAT KIND OF REMAINDER TRACT OF THE MEADOWS BAPTIST CHURCH EDITION. SO TODAY, THIS IS PART OF AN EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT IS MUCH LARGER THAT EXTENDS TO THE WEST. THAT CURRENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HAS AN ESTATE DEVELOPMENT BASED ZONING THAT REQUIRES A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF TWO ACRES, UM, WITH FENCING STANDARDS THAT ALLOW AN SOME ADDITIONAL HEIGHT AND A HORIZONTAL RAIL TYPE FENCING THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBDIVISION AGAIN, TO THE WEST. THAT IS, AGAIN, LARGER LOT SIZES. SO THE PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WOULD ALLOW SMALLER LOTS, 7,000 AND 9,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS. UH, FOUR STREETS WOULD COME OFF OF LOS RIOS BOULEVARD AND EXTEND TO THE WEST. HOWEVER, NONE OF THOSE STREETS WOULD EXTEND INTO THE SUBDIVISIONS TO THE WEST. SO THIS, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN IS THE NORTHERNMOST PORTION OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION. THEN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SUBDIVISION IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A PROPOSED 20 FOOT STRIP ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBDIVISION. THAT IS A LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT'S REQUIRED IN THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. IT ALSO INCLUDES AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE THAT IS AN OPEN FENCE. UM, THIS DESIGN IS ALSO PART OF SOMETHING THAT CAME THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT WENT THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AND THE DRAINAGE YOU CAN SEE IS LIMITED TO THE RELIGIOUS FACILITIES PROPERTY ON THE NORTH END OF THEIR PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THE STREET E ACCESS ALSO INCLUDES, UM, FRONTAGE ON THE RELIGIOUS FACILITY PROPERTY AS WELL COMING OFF OF LOS RIOS BOULEVARD. SO THIS IS JUST THE FULL EXTENT OF THE PROPERTY EXTENDING DOWN TO MERRIMAN DRIVE SO YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AS IT EXISTS TODAY. SO THE CASE HISTORY, THIS DID HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. IT STARTED OUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2025 WITH A PROPOSAL FOR SINGLE FAMILY SIX LOTS. THOSE WOULD BE 6,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS AT A MINIMUM. UH, IT BECAME APPARENT AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE MORE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER, THE OWNER, AND THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD STAKEHOLDERS. SO THE ITEM WAS TABLED AT THAT TIME. IT CAME BACK IN MARCH WITH A REQUEST FOR A SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN. THOSE ARE 7,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS. THERE WAS A MODIFIED DESIGN THAT INCLUDED THE 20 FOOT BUFFER THAT YOU SAW WITH A STREET ON THE WEST SIDE, THE LARGER LOTS ON EACH END OF THE BLOCK. HOWEVER, THOSE WEREN'T TIED [00:15:01] DOWN, UM, BY ANYTHING IN THE ZONING. SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REQUESTED THAT A PLAN DEVELOPMENT BE BROUGHT FORWARD SO THAT THOSE COULD BE TIED DOWN TO THE ZONING AND A COMMITMENT COULD BE MADE THAT THE CITY COULD ENFORCE. SO WE RENO THE ZONING CASE AND BROUGHT FORWARD A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN APRIL, AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY PLAN DEVELOPMENT 44, SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN. SO THOSE PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS THAT WERE MADE, BOTH AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THROUGH THE PLAN TO THE NEIGHBORS, ARE INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. IT INCLUDES ALL THE COMMITMENTS THAT WERE MADE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, AND, UH, OTHER LOT OF MODIFICATIONS SUCH AS LOT COVERAGE AND SETBACKS THAT WERE PART OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST. SO THESE ARE THE STIPULATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL LOTS. UH, SOME MINIMUM FRONT YARD AND SIDE YARD SETBACKS, LOT COVERAGE STANDARDS, AS WELL AS THE DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WERE PART OF THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU SAW IN THE CONCEPT PLAN WHERE THERE ARE LARGER LOTS REQUIRED ON THE EAST AND END WEST ENDS OF THE BLOCK. THEY ALSO REQUIRED A THREE CAR GARAGE WITHIN THE PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. THAT WAS, AGAIN, SOME OF THE NEGOTIATION WITH THE ADJACENT HOMEOWNERS AND THEN THAT MINIMUM 20 FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE EDGE ALONG THE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE. SO SOME OF THE DESIGN STANDARDS, UH, THAT YOU SEE WITH REGARD TO LOT COVERAGE AND FRONT YARD SETBACK ARE SUPPORTED BECAUSE THEY ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S NEW PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. UM, THESE ARE THINGS THAT THE DEVELOPER WANTED TO DO AND THEY DO ALIGN WITH THE RDN STANDARD TWO STANDARDS, WHICH HAVE YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH MODULE ONE OF THE UDC. THOSE ARE NOT ADOPTED STANDARDS, BUT THEY ARE THINGS THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR THE FUTURE. SO TO ALIGN BETTER WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR WHAT IS CURRENTLY THE SF SEVEN DISTRICT TODAY, UM, WE THINK THESE LOT COVERAGE AND SETBACK STANDARDS ARE APPROPRIATE. SO THE EFFECT ON THE EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, WE BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ACCESS TO THE WEST, UM, AND ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE ADDITION OF THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER, UM, THERE'S NO ADVERSE IMPACT, ADVERSE IMPACT TO THE REMAINING, UH, LOTS TO THE WEST AND THE FENCE RESTRICTIONS ARE REALLY INTENDED TO MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER OF THAT RANCH. THE RANCH ESTATE SUBDIVISION. SO AGAIN, NO ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE SUBDIVISION TO THE WEST. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SHOWS THIS AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THIS REQUEST FULLY MEETS THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC INPUT, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT, AND AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY OWN BOTH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, UM, THIS IS REPRESENTING A SINGLE LETTER THAT THEY'VE SUBMITTED. AND THEN THIS IS THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FOR THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. 66 LETTERS OR 66 RESPONSES IN SUPPORT. THREE IN OPPOSITION FOR TOTAL OF 69 RESPONSES WITH 13 OTHER LETTERS AND EMAILS. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS REQUEST. THE DEVELOPER IS ALSO HERE AND HAS A PRESENTATION. COUNCIL MEMBER CARE. CHRISTINE, I JUST HAVE A, A FEW QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE I'M REALLY FOLLOWING EVERYTHING HERE. UM, SO THE APPLICANT ACTUALLY CAME TO US IN 2025, UH, WITH THE INTENT OF, UH, DEVELOPING AND BASICALLY WERE ASKED TO GO BACK AND REALLY MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT AND THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE BIT. UH, AND THEN EARLIER THIS YEAR THEY CAME TO US AND SAID, HEY, WE WANNA DO A SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN. AND, UH, IN ORDER TO REALLY HONOR THE, THE CONVERSATION BACK FROM NOVEMBER OF 2025 THAT, THAT THE APPLICANT ACTUALLY SAID, HEY, LET'S, LET'S DO A, A, A PLAN DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY CA CODIFY THE DISCUSSION WE'VE HAD WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. AND THAT'S WHAT BRINGS US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. RIGHT. I BELIEVE THE PLAN DE THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT WAS AT THE REQUEST OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THEY ASK US TO GO AHEAD AND NOTIFY THAT AND BRING IT FORWARD [00:20:01] AND THE APPLICANT AGREED. OKAY. AND, AND THEY BROUGHT IT FORTH BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, THE ZONING NOT BEING TIED ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY, UM, I GUESS ADHERE TO THE AGREEMENT THAT WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S RIGHT. OTHERWISE IT WOULD END UP BEING A PRIVATE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND, UH, THE CITY COULDN'T ENFORCE THE AGREEMENT. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THAT AGREEMENT? IT'S ABOUT SETTING EXPECTATIONS. OTHERWISE, WE CAN ONLY ENFORCE THE SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN SUBDIVISION STANDARDS. SO THINGS LIKE THAT 20 FOOT, UH, LANDSCAPE EDGE, IF LET'S SAY THE PROPERTY WERE TO BE SOLD TO A DIFFERENT DEVELOPER AND THEY DID NOT WISH TO HONOR THAT STANDARD, UM, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE COULD DO TO PREVENT THEM FROM DEVELOPING WITHOUT THAT 20 FOOT BUFFER. IT'S REALLY ABOUT HONORING, I GUESS, THE AGREEMENTS, UH, WITHIN THE NEIGHBORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON WHERE THEY, THEY WERE EXPECTING THINGS TO GO SO THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY VARY FROM THAT. DOES THAT SOUND ACCURATE? THAT IS CORRECT. UM, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THIS THREE CAR GARAGE REQUIREMENT TO WHAT? RIGHT. I THINK, UH, PERHAPS THE DEVELOPER CAN SPEAK TO THAT BETTER THAN I CAN, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT IS, WAS AGAIN A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE, UM, DEVELOPER AND THE NEIGHBORS THAT THEY'VE COMMITTED TO THAT, UM, AS A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY FOR THE PRODUCT THEY'RE GOING TO, TO PROVIDE. AND SO THEY WANTED TO INCLUDE, AGAIN, TO MEET THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THEY WOULD INCLUDE ALL THE COMMITMENTS THEY'D MADE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. VERY GOOD. AND THEN MY FINAL QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE EIGHT FOOT ORNAMENTAL FENCE. UH, THE, IT'S ON THE WEST SIDE, IS THAT CORRECT? IT IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. I BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE LANDSCAPE EDGE, BUT THAT'S A SMALL DETAIL, I THINK IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. IT'S JUST REQUIRED TO BE IN THAT LANDSCAPE EDGE AND IT'S, UH, ORNAMENTAL SO THAT IT, YOU CAN, THERE'S FREE VISION I GUESS, BUT IT'S JUST SOME SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO PARTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S RIGHT. AND BECAUSE IT'S FAIRLY, NO, THERE'S FENCES ON THE, UH, PROPERTY LINE TODAY. SO IN ORDER TO CREATE A KINDA A HEALTHY LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE, UM, PLANTS THAT WILL BE THERE, WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING WHERE THERE'S SOLID FENCING. SO THAT'LL CREATE A, A NICER ENVIRONMENT. OKAY, THANK YOU. CERTAINLY. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU, CHRISTINA. CERTAINLY. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JIM DOUGLAS. GOOD EVENING. JIM DOUGLAS. DOUGLAS PROPERTIES 2309 K AVENUE PLANO. UH, I APPRECIATE PNZ AND THE HOMEOWNERS AND CERTAINLY STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US. UH, WE STARTED OFF AS SHE MENTIONED ON SF SIX. UH, WE HAD DONE SF SIX BEFORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE NOT NEW TO EAST PLANO, OBVIOUSLY. MY OFFICE IN EAST PLANO, WE DID MERRIMAN ESTATES, WHICH IS JUST ACROSS LOS RIOS, OUR BORDERS. THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL WE DID VILLAS OF PECAN CREEK, WHICH IS RIGHT THERE AT PARKER AND JUPITER ROAD. AND OUR LARGE SUBDIVISION IN EAST PLANO WAS TIMBER BROOK, WHICH IS IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF, OF PLANO UP THERE, JUST SOUTH OF CHAPARRAL. WE ON BOTH SIDES OF JUPITER ROAD. AND OF COURSE WE LIVE ON THESE SIDES. SO, UH, AGAIN, I FELT FORTUNATE THAT THE, I GOT WITH THE CHURCH, THEY WERE WILLING TO SELL THE 14 ACRES TO DEVELOP A SUB BEACH BECAUSE EAST PLANO HAS SORT OF BEEN FORGOTTEN. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS SO FORTH, MOVE OUT, FILL OUT SOME NEW ACTIVITY. TYPICALLY ACTIVITY BREEDS ACTIVITY, SO HOPEFULLY BRING SOME NEW HOMES OVER TO THE EAST SIDE WILL HELP OUT. CERTAINLY IT BLENDS IN WITH, UH, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, STONY HOLLOW IS A MIXTURE OF SEVEN THOUSANDS AND NINE THOUSANDS, SO WE FIT IN WITH THAT. UH, WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD WITH THE HOMEOWNERS. UH, WE'VE TRIED, WE'VE GONE THROUGH TWO MAJOR REVISIONS, SEVERAL MINOR REVISIONS, REDUCED THE COUNT FROM 58 LOTS TO TO 50. UH, THE THREE CAR GARAGE WAS BROUGHT UP IS THAT I OFFERED THAT AS, AS PROOF THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO QUALITY SUBDIVISION. IT'S ON THE 9,000 FOOT LOTS. IT HAS A SEPARATION BACK FROM THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE RANCH ESTATES. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO US. BUT THOSE HOMES BACK TO US, WE HAVE THE 20 FOOT OPEN SPACE. IT'LL BE [00:25:01] A METAL FENCE, LIKE A, THE OLD WR IRON TYPE FENCE, BUT IT'LL BE ALUMINUM SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ALL PAINTED. AND IT GIVES THAT SEPARATION TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF THE HOMEOWNERS, PARTICULARLY RIGHT THERE, WERE CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, KIDS OR WHATEVER MIGHT COME RIGHT UP TO THEIR FENCE. AND THEY'VE GOT HORSES AND ANIMALS. SO WE AGREED TO DO THE FENCING OFF TO WHERE YOU HAVE THE NICE LOOK WITH THE TREES PLANTED ON IT, BUT NOT NECESSARILY GOING RIGHT TO THOSE PEOPLE'S FENCE. UH, THE, THE LAND, THE, UH, DRAINAGE AS UH, CHRISTINA MENTIONED, IT WILL BE HANDLED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CHURCH. THERE'S ALREADY A DRAINAGE DETENTION AREA THERE. WE WILL SIMPLY ENLARGE IT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT WATER BECAUSE IT GOES UNDER THE ROAD TOWARD THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE DO HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I MEAN, STAFF AND, AND PNC HAS GONE THROUGH APPROVAL, YOU KNOW, THOROUGHLY ANALYZE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. UH, WE REALLY WANT TO OBVIOUSLY BE HERE. UH, THE PD FITS WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO BECAUSE WE DO MAKE COMMITMENTS TO THE HOMEOWNERS. UH, I CAN SEE THEIR POINT FOR SOME REASON. IF WE DIDN'T DEVELOP IT, SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT HAVE HAVE THAT FEELING. BUT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 47 YEARS AND I UNDERSTAND MY REPUTATION'S ALL I'VE GOT AND I STAND BEHIND WHAT I SAY I'LL DO AND I WILL DO THIS AND BE A GOOD LOOKING SUBDIVISION AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. OKAY, THANK YOU MR. DOUGLAS. I'LL, WE'LL, WE HAVE A FEW MORE SPEAKERS AND IF, UH, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, HAS A QUESTION, I'LL CALL YOU BACK. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS MICHAEL BOSE. MICHAEL, WE'LL MOVE ON TO SCOTT FENTON. HELLO, I'M DR. SCOTT FENTON, RESIDING AT 40 17 KITE MEADOW DRIVE HERE IN PLANO. I WASN'T BORN IN EAST PLANO, BUT I GOT HERE AS THEY SAID, AS FAST AS I COULD. I'M DEEPLY VESTED IN THE EAST PLANO COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC RESIDENT OF EAST PLANO FOR THE PAST 36 YEARS. MY THREE CHILDREN HAVE GONE TO EAST SIDE SCHOOLS FROM GRADE SCHOOL THROUGH SENIOR HIGH. MY FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ARE FOLLOWING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. MY WIFE IS A RETIRED TEACHER FROM PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN ONE OF OUR EAST SIDE SCHOOLS WHERE SHE DEVELOPED AWARD-WINNING SPEECH AND THEATER PROGRAMS. FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, I'VE SERVED AS THE CHAPLAIN FOR THE PLANO POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ASSISTING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS SERVICE HELPS PLANO FAMILIES FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, RELIGIONS AND ETHNICITIES TO DEAL WITH THE MOST TRAUMATIC CRISIS IMAGINABLE, THE UNEXPECTED DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. I'VE BEEN AN EYEWITNESS AND PARTICIPANT IN THE GROWTH OF OUR EAST PLANO COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST QUARTER OF A CENTURY. I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST HOMEOWNERS OF THE STONY HOLLOW NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I'M A PROUD, A VERY PROUD RESIDENT AND PROUD OF THE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS, THE SCHOOLS AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED OUT OF THE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF OUR PAST RECENT YEARS. HOWEVER, IN EAST PLANO HAVE SEEN THE CLOSING OF MAJOR CHANGE LIKE TOM THUMB, AS WELL AS SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT. THE REALITY IS, IN MY OPINION, WE NEED MORE FAMILIES, MORE HOMES, MORE CHILDREN, MORE NEIGHBORHOODS TO KEEP OUR EAST PLANO SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES VIBRANT AND STRONG. MR. DOUGLAS, A LOCAL DEVELOPER LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN EAST PLANO, HAS DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENT EFFORT TO MEET WITH, LISTEN TO, AND RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. HIS WILLINGNESS TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD MULTIPLE TIMES TO WORK TOWARD COMPROMISE AND CONSENSUS IS COMMENDABLE AND EVIDENCE THAT HE'S A CONCERNED EAST PLANO RESIDENT AND NEIGHBOR HIMSELF AND NOT JUST A CORPORATE DEVELOPER. EAST PLANO HAS A REAL NEED, AND DOUGLAS PROPERTIES HAS GIVEN US A GREAT PLAN IN THIS PD PROPOSAL FOR THE MEADOWS BROOK EDITION. SO I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES TONIGHT FOR THIS REZONING PROPOSAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. BRIAN EPLEY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRIAN [00:30:01] EPLEY. I LIVE AT 43 24 PEGGY LANE. UM, I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE AS LONG AS DR. SCOTT. UH, UH, WE MOVED, UH, HERE IN THE SUMMER OF 2021. WE WERE LOOKING FOR A BETTER PLACE TO FINISH RAISING MY FAMILY AND PROVIDE THEM THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR, UH, UH, FRUITFUL LIFE. UH, MY OLDEST CHILDREN JUST GRADUATED FROM PLANO EAST LAST SUMMER. MY YOUNGEST SON IS STILL AT MCMILLAN. UH, MY OLDEST SON JUST GRADUATED, UH, JUST GOT HIS EAGLE FROM TROOP 1 98. WHO, WHO DID THE OPENING HERE? WE, UH, WE LIKE BEING HERE. THIS IS A GOOD PLACE AND I'M THE KIND OF PERSON THAT WOULD BE LOOKING TO GET ONE OF THESE HOUSES. I HAVE FAMILY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE HERE THAT ARE STILL, STILL BACK IN, UH, WHERE, WHERE WE CAME FROM. AND THE, THE TRUTH IS WE COULD USE MORE HOUSES TO BRING IN MORE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A PLACE LIKE PLANO TO LIVE. SO I ALSO ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AND, UH, BRING MORE PEOPLE LIKE ME HERE TO PLANO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHARLES WATTS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. UM, UNLIKE DR. SCOTT, I HAVE LIVED HERE LONGER THAN HE HAS. UH, I GREW UP IN PLANO. I, MY NAME IS CHARLES WATTS. I LIVE AT 72 0 4 CLOVER LEAF DRIVE IN PLANO, UH, A TIMBER BROOK ESTATE THAT WAS BUILT HERE. UM, MY WIFE AND I ARE LIFELONG MEMBERS, RESIDENTS OF PLANO, AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE REZONING OF THIS LAND ADJACENT TO MEADOWS BAPTIST CHURCH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. I GREW UP IN PLANO. I ATTENDED PLANO SCHOOLS. I'M A 38, 38 YEARS AGO. I MET MY WIFE AT PLANO EAST. UM, UH, WE STARTED HERE, BECAME A LIFELONG. WE HAVE A LIFELONG MARRIAGE, A FAMILY RAISED ON THE EAST SIDE, AND A DEEP AND PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY. EAST PLANO IS MORE THAN JUST WHERE WE LIVE. IT IS WHERE FAMILIES TAKE ROOT. UH, RELATIONSHIPS ARE FORMED, AND A TRUE SENSE OF COMMUNITY IS BUILT. PLANO IS THAT COMMUNITY, FAITH, FAMILY SERVICE, RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR VALUES THAT WE DO LIVE BY THESE PRINCIPLES HAVE LONG DEFINED PLANO, ESPECIALLY IN PLANO EAST, WHERE MULTIPLE GENERATIONAL FAMILIES AND CLOSE-KNIT NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE CREATED A STRONG SENSE OF LONGING. THOUGHTFUL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS THIS, SUCH AS WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN FROM HERE. AND IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, HURDLES THAT HAVE BEEN OVERCOME. IT IS TO WELCOME NEW FAMILIES WHO WILL INVEST IN THIS COMMUNITY, SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, AND BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. APPROVING THIS REQUEST IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN EAST PLANO BY ENCOURAGING FAMILIES CENTERED GROWTH, PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND, AND REINFORCING A KIND OF COMMUNITY THAT MAKES A NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL LIKE HOME. UH, FOR THESE REASONS, I FULLY SUPPORT THE REZONING OF THIS LAND AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE HOMES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, AND I AM HERE TO MAKE PLANO PROUD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TIM RICHARDS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TIM RICHARDS AND I RESIDE AT 4,300 PEGGY LANE IN PLANO, WHICH IS WITHIN THE, UH, CREEK SIDE OF STATES NUMBER TWO NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 33 YEARS. MY WIFE CINDY, AND I RAISED OUR FAMILY IN EAST PLANO. OUR CHILDREN ATTENDED ALL THE EAST SIDE PLANO, ISD SCHOOLS, UH, SOME OF WHICH ARE NOW CLOSED AS WAS MENTIONED BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS. UH, WE ARE DEEPLY ROOTED AND LOVE THE EAST SIDE OF PLANO. OUR HOME IS IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE, UH, LAND THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF THIS REZONING PETITION FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES. I RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE TITLE INSURANCE BUSINESS AFTER 42 YEARS IN THAT INDUSTRY, AND I'VE ALSO HELD AN ACTIVE, UH, REAL ESTATE LICENSE FROM THE TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION SINCE 1985. AS [00:35:01] SUCH, I CAN APPRECIATE PROPERTY OWNERS WANTING TO PROTECT BOTH THE VALUE AND AESTHETICS OF THEIR PROPERTY AS IT'S BEEN PREVIOUSLY STATED. UH, THE PROPOSED LOT SIZES ARE NOW COMMENSURATE AND PROPORTIONAL, UH, WITH THE LOT SIZES IN THE STONY HOLLOW EDITION. UH, AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO LARGER THAN THE MERRIMAN ESTATES EDITION. BASED ON THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PROPOSED PLA, THE DEVELOPER SEEMS TO HAVE MADE MANY CHANGES TO APPEASE THE HOMEOWNERS IN RANCH ESTATES AND STONY HOLLOW, SOME OF WHICH WERE TO HIS DETRIMENT FINANCIALLY. UM, AS THERE ARE NO STREETS CONNECTING TO OR GOING THROUGH RANCH ESTATE ESTATES FROM THE PROPOSED EDITION, UM, I FAILED TO SEE HOW THIS REZONING WILL HAVE ANY NEG NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THAT SUBDIVISION. I BELIEVE THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF RANCH ESTATES WILL BE PRESERVED. I ALSO BELIEVE IN THE DEVELOPER DOUGLAS PROPERTIES WHOSE LONGEVITY AND EXCELLENT REPUTATION CAN EASILY BE RESEARCHED AND CONFIRMED. IN CLOSING, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE, THIS REZONING APPLICATION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ENTIRETY OF EAST PLANO. UH, THIS NEEDS TO BE VIEWED IN LIGHT OF THE MANY NEW FAMILIES THAT WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED GROWTH AND SUPPORT, BOTH ECONOMIC AND OTHERWISE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THAT SUPPORT THIS REZONING APPLICATION TO PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT CITY. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MR. RICHARDS. THE LAST SPEAKER IS CORY REER. COREY REINER, 1814 IN PLACE, PLANO, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M GENERALLY IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS LOCATION, AND I REALLY AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT ALL OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE JUST SAID. I WANT TO COMMEND THE EFFORTS OF THE I PROPERTY OWNER AND THE DEVELOPER AND, AND ALL THE EFFORTS THAT THEY'VE DONE TO REACH COMPROMISE WITH THE CONS WITH THE, UH, ADJACENT, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS. I AM, HOWEVER, OR I DO HOWEVER, HAVE REAL RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE THE PD ZONING THAT'S BEFORE YOU. THIS PROJECT SHOULD PROPERLY BE A SIMPLE CASE OF STRAIGHT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING. THE CITY IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN A LENGTHY PROCESS TO REWRITE THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND REDUCE THE RELIANCE ON PDS. FROM MY OBSERVATION, THE ONLY REASON THIS CASE HAS ARRIVED BEFORE YOU AS A PD IS BECAUSE THE PNZ COMMISSION REQUESTED, UH, IT AS THE ONLY VIABLE MECHANISM TO FORCE THE DEVELOPER TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE PRIVATE AGREEMENTS MADE TO THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU SHOULD ASK IF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE EXERCISE OF THE CITY'S ZONING AUTHORITY. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PD IS TO CODIFY A LANDSCAPE SCREENING BUFFER ON THE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE OF THE SITE. THE 20 FOOT LANDSCAPE SCREENING ACCOUNTING FOR AROUND 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND IS, IS TO BE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE NEW HOA. THE PD REQUIRES A GATED IRON FENCE OR ALUMINUM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER. THIS FEATURE IS AN ACCOMMODATION TO THE EX EXISTING ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND IS FOR THEIR BENEFIT. THE COST AND RESPONSIBILITY OF MAINTAINING THIS FEATURE IN PERPETUITY WILL BE BORN BY THE FUTURE HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE NO VOICE IN THIS CONVERSATION AND ARE BORROWED FROM ACCESSING THE AMENITY THAT THEY MUST MAINTAIN. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS EQUITABLE TO ALL INVOLVED AND IF IT ADVANCES THE CITY'S INTEREST IN PROMOTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF ALL RESIDENTS. AS THE SAYING GOES, GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS, BUT WE SHOULD BE WARY WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS USED TO FORCE ONE GROUP OF NEIGHBORS TO PAY, PAY FOR AND MAINTAIN THEIR NEIGHBOR'S FENCE. THANK YOU. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. DEPUTY MAYOR, THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, UH, MS. DAY. IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I LOOKED AT THIS, UH, SEVERAL TIMES OVER. I'VE WATCHED THE PNZ MEETING AND IT, IT'S MY OPINION THAT THE REASON WE WENT WITH THE PD IS BECAUSE OF SEVERAL REASONS. ONE, WE HAVE MIXED ZONING. IF ALL THESE UNITS WERE, SAY, SF SIX OR SF UH, SEVEN, IT WOULD'VE BEEN A STRAIGHT UP ZONING CASE. BUT ALSO WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOCAL NEIGHBORS THAT WERE ON THE ESTATES, AND THEREFORE THAT'S WHY THEY PUT IN THE, UH, UH, DESIGN STANDARDS WITH REGARDS TO THE FENCING AND THE GREENSCAPE. I TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF OPPOSITION TO MR. LEININGER'S POINT. UH, WEINER'S POINT ABOUT IF THE HOMEOWNER DID NOT WANT TO BE BURDENED WITH THAT FENCING AND THAT GREENSCAPE, THEY WOULDN'T MOVE THERE. [00:40:01] OKAY? SO BY THEM JUST COMING IN AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'LL BE AN HOA TO PAY FOR THAT, THEN THAT'S IN CASE THEY SHOW THAT THEY WOULD BE, UH, SUBJECT TO PUTTING IN THAT EXTRA FEE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, THAT GREENSCAPE. CLEARLY THE SUPPORT FOR THE SUBDIVISION, CLEARLY THE SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, THE SCHOOLS, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLAN, A GOOD STEP MOVING FORWARD. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M MOVED THAT WE APPROVE, UH, ZONING CASE 2025 DASH 10. I WANNA SECOND IT. . I ACTUALLY WANTED TO BE THE ONE THAT MOVED IT BECAUSE I AM ASHLEY FROM, UM, I'M DISTRICT ONE AND I'M FROM THE EAST SIDE. AND I WAS SO MOVED BY, UM, ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE EAST SIDE BECAUSE, UM, EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE COULD VOUCH FOR ME. I DON'T RECOGNIZE HOW TO GET TO THE WEST SIDE OF PLANO. UM, EVERY TIME WHEN I GO THERE, I HAVE TO USE GPS AND I ALWAYS GET LOST BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE TRUE PLANO IS REALLY ON THE EAST SIDE. WOULD YOU GUYS AGREE? SO I LOVE THE FACT THAT, UM, ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME UP TALKED ABOUT THE ESSENCE AND THE QUALITY OF THE EAST SIDE AND WHY, UM, PLANO EAST IS SO IMPORTANT. AND I LOVED THE FACT THAT THE DEVELOPER TALKED TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM AND THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO MAKE PLANO EAST A BETTER DISTRICT. AND, AND I JUST, I MEAN, I WAS SO MOVED AND I, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND I REALLY WANTED TO BE THE ONE THAT MOVED FOR THE . MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY ASK THE, THE CITY SECRETARY, CAN WE CHANGE THAT? I'D BE GLAD TO SECOND IF SHE WANTS TO TAKE THE, THE, I WANNA TAKE THE MOVE. I WANNA MOVE TO ACCEPT THIS. UM, UH, WHAT IS THIS? THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, PUBLIC ZONING CASE 20 25 0 1 0 AND MOVE TO APPROVE. ONE LAST COMMENT. WE DO HAVE SOME LOVELY RESTAURANTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. IF YOU GUYS EVER, NOW I'M IN THE CENTER, SO I GO BOTH WAYS. PRETTY. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. UNBELIEVABLE. UM, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER, LEVI, DO YOU WANNA FOLLOW THAT OR, I DON'T THINK I CAN FOLLOW THAT . SO I HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND, UH, TO APPROVE, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. MR. DOUGLAS, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR, UH, THE INTEGRITY. YOU HAD TO WORK WITH ALL OF THESE PEOPLE. IT'S, IT, IT WARMS THIS COUNCIL'S HEART TO SEE, UH, THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS, THE SUPPORT THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE FOR THIS. WE, WE QUITE FRANKLY, DON'T SEE THAT A LOT. SO IT'S, IT'S REFRESHING TO SEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOU BEING HERE. WITH THAT BEING SAID THOUGH, NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURN. WOO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.