Apr 08, 2025 Planning and Zoning

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HAVE SOME FUN. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I AM GOING TO GAVEL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[A. CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM PRESENT]

12345 COMMISSIONERS. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

WE'LL START BY DOING THE PLEDGES.

NOW WE WILL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

OKAY, SO CITIZEN COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON AN ISSUE THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY ON THE AGENDA. NOTHING SEEN. OKAY. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

CAN I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? MOTION. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE . ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

[E.1. Discuss, consider, and act on a site plan application prepared and submitted by Hillwood Alliance Services, LLC for the development of Lots 1-4, Block 2, in PD, Planned Development District 3-5A (Deputy Town Manager Jason Alexander, AICP, CEcD)]

APPLICATION PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY HILLWOOD ALLIANCE SERVICES, LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOTS ONE THROUGH FOUR, BLOCK TWO IN PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 3-5A.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. GOOD EVENING, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE FRONT OF IT. WANT TO START OFF WITH A PHOTOGRAPH? JUST REMINDING EVERYONE OF THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SITE, WHICH IS NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 114.

HIGHWAY 170. ON MARCH 24TH, 2025, THE TOWN COUNCIL DID APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1020.

THAT APPROVED TEXT AMENDMENTS TO PD DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 3-5A AND THOSE TEXT AMENDMENTS CLARIFY CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO INTRODUCE SOME CONTEMPORARY PLACEMAKING PRACTICES.

THOSE TEXT AMENDMENTS DID COME BEFORE THIS BODY ALSO IN MARCH, AND THOSE WERE THE SAME THAT WERE APPROVED.

THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 3-5A, WHICH GOES BACK TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS FIRST CREATED AND ESTABLISHED FOR CIRCLE T RANCH. IT REQUIRES SITE PLANS TO ONLY BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THERE IS A DEVIATION FROM ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IN PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 3-5A THEN THAT WILL GO BEFORE TOWN COUNCIL WITH A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE SITE, THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 16.4 ACRES AS YOU SEE THERE, AND I JUST WANT TO WALK THROUGH THE SITE PLAN AND KIND OF BRING IT ALL TOGETHER.

SO STARTING FIRST WITH SOME RETAIL BUILDINGS ALONG STREET A, AND THIS IS INTENDED TO CREATE A SPINE OF PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY THROUGH THE HEART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. THAT WILL ALSO SET THE TONE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL CALL IT PLAN WEST.

HERE, AS YOU SEE THE 37.9 ACRES REMAINING FOR FUTURE PHASES.

THIS IS WHERE THE DAYCARE CENTER WILL GO AS WELL.

HERE'S MORE RETAIL, AND NOW YOU START TO SEE STREET GIVEN WAY TO SOME STRONG BUILDING DEFINITION CIVIC SPACE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR PEDESTRIANS TO GATHER TO LINGER.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE ELEMENTS FOR THE SIGNAGE, AND NOW HERE'S THE LANDSCAPING PLAN THAT STARTS TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ISN'T A SITE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE HOTEL AT THIS POINT.

WHEN THEY ARE READY TO COME IN, A SITE PLAN WILL HAVE TO BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO THIS BODY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

SO IN TERMS OF THE SITE PLAN AND THE RELATED ATTACHMENTS, I KNOW THERE WAS QUITE A BIT.

THEY DO DEPICT A CONSTRUCTION OPERATION OF A DAYCARE CENTER AS WELL AS VARIOUS BUILDINGS FOR RESTAURANT AND RETAIL TENANTS.

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THIS IS WHAT THESE SITE PLANS WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH THE LANDSCAPING PLANS AND SIGNAGE PLANS TO PRODUCE.

SO IN SUM AGAIN, THE PLANS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS IN THE AMENDED PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 3-5A.

THEY ALSO FURTHER THE ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL INTERESTS OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, AND WHAT IS MOST APROPOS ABOUT THIS IS THAT THOSE INTERESTS ARE ARTICULATED AND CAPTURED WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS RECENTLY ADOPTED.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN AND ITS RELATED ATTACHMENTS AS PRESENTED.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE. I'LL PAUSE THERE. WE'RE BOTH AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. ACTUALLY, WE WERE COMMENTING ON HOW GOOD THE PLANS LOOKED BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED. SO I'LL START WITH THAT.

SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? A SECOND. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I REALLY LIKE THE WAY YOU CREATED THAT SERVICE CORRIDOR. SO THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THAT ELEMENT TO THE REAR ELEVATIONS OF THOSE BUILDINGS.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY NICE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WE DO NOT NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M CHECKING TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD NOTHING PLANNED THAT WE WERE UNAWARE OF. NO, SIR.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 6TH.

STAFF WILL REACH OUT AND CONTACT US PRIOR TO CONFIRM ANY MEETING DETAILS, AND SO WITH THAT, AT 5:08, ALMOST A RECORD. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO COVER?

[H. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS]

OKAY. I WAS GOING FOR A NEW RECORD. SEVEN MINUTES WAS THE PREVIOUS RECORD, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

WELL, SO THE FIRST ONE, MR. CHAIR AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THAT WE HAVE HIRED A NEW TOWN PLANNER, AND THEY WILL BE STARTING ON APRIL 28TH. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING THEM ON BOARD, BECAUSE WITH ALL OF THE ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE IN ENTRATA, AS WELL AS THE FRONT 44 THAT HAS COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, WE CAN CERTAINLY USE THE HELP, AND THEY ARE A GRADUATE OF DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY.

THEY HAVE THEIR BACHELOR AND MASTER'S DEGREES FROM THERE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND THEN FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT ON APRIL 15TH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK SESSION. I THINK SOME OF YOU ALL SAID THAT YOU COULD NOT MAKE IT, AND THAT'S OKAY.

WE'LL RECORD IT. WE JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP ON THAT.

THAT'S 3:00, CORRECT? 3:00, YES, SIR. BECAUSE THERE WILL BE QUITE A BIT OF ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOG BETWEEN YOU, ALL, THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE CONSULTANT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT, THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT RECORDING AVAILABLE.

I'LL PAUSE THERE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

MR. CHAIR, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANYBODY? ANYTHING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW ADJOURN THE MEETING.

IT IS 5:09 P.M.. SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR ATTENDING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.