Nov 10, 2025 Planning and Zoning

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'M GOING TO GAVEL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

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

I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:00 PM. AND WE'LL START, AS ALWAYS, WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

FLAG.

MIC]. THAT'S THE TOUGHEST STATE PLEDGE. WE ALL HAVE CHEAT SHEETS UP HERE, BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN UP HERE, YOU STILL SCREW THAT ONE UP WITHOUT A VISUAL AID.

OKAY, I HAD A REQUEST TO MOVE TO ITEM G FIRST, JUST SO THAT JASON COULD INTRODUCE SOME NEW MEMBERS OF TOWN STAFF. JASON, GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THAT.

WE'LL DO THAT FIRST. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. GOOD EVENING, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE A FEW MOMENTS OF YOUR TIME TO INTRODUCE TWO NEW TEAM MEMBERS TO A TOWN OF WESTLAKE THAT WILL BE WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL OF YOU AND WITH OUR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.

OUR FIRST ONE IS OUR TOWN PLANNER CALLED DAVENPORT, AND OUR SECOND IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER, [INAUDIBLE]. I'LL YIELD AND ALLOW THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES FORMALLY.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSION. COLE DAVENPORT, TOWN PLANNER.

EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE.

I´M ORIGINALLY FROM FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS, WHERE I GREW UP, PLAYED FOOTBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL THERE BEFORE I WENT OFF TO OKLAHOMA STATE.

I STUDIED POLITICAL SCIENCE BEFORE I WENT TO THE CITY OF FRISCO, WORKED THERE, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

NOW I'M PART OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO WORK WITH ALL OF Y'ALL.

WELCOME. HI THERE. JASON OLIVER, PROJECT MANAGER OF CITIZEN COMMENTS. AND I'LL JUST MENTION THAT THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. SO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK RELATED TO ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS WILL HAVE A TIME FOR THAT.

BUT IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

NOTHING SEEN. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM D. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO READ THROUGH THOSE? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION? MY MOTION. A SECOND? TERRY SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES. MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM E.1. WE'LL HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND ACT ON TEXT AMENDMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN

[E.1. Hold a public hearing to discuss, consider and act on text amendments related to certain performance standards for approximately 85.9 acres of land in PD, Planned Development District 1-2 (“PD 1-2”), commonly referred to as Entrada, by adding “repository” as a land use permitted by-right; providing a definition and certain performance standards for a repository; providing a penalty; providing a cumulative clause; providing a severability clause; providing a savings clause; authorizing publication; and establishing an effective date. The property is generally located on the south side of State Highway 114, to the east of Davis Boulevard, and to the north of Solana Boulevard.]

THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 114, TO THE EAST OF DAVIS BOULEVARD, AND TO THE NORTH OF SOLANA BOULEVARD. STAFF PRESENTATION.

DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION? WE DO. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO ADD A REPOSITORY AS A LAND USE PERMITTED BY RIGHT AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR REPOSITORY IN ENTRADA.

THE PURPOSE OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1-2 IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND CIVIC USES MAY COEXIST IN PROXIMITY WHILE PROVIDING ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OF AN ELEVATED CHARACTER AND QUALITY.

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AFTER APPROVAL, THIS PROJECT HAS SINCE SAT ABANDONED SINCE 2021, AND ALL PREVIOUS APPROVAL AS FAR AS THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT GOES HAS SINCE EXPIRED.

THERE'S A MAP THAT DEPICTS THE PROPERTY'S LOCATION, AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE SITE, AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING AREA.

SOME CONSIDERATIONS. SO THE DRAFT TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE PD INTEND TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR REPOSITORY, ADD RESTRICTIONS TO THE LOCATION OF A REPOSITORY TO SPECIFICALLY BLOCK C AT THAT INTERSECTION OF ARAGON DRIVE AND TARRAGONA DRIVE, AND ESTABLISH SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE USE.

SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT OF PD 1-2 AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND VISION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN ENTRADA.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED. THE ACTIONS AND OPTIONS FOR TONIGHT ARE TO MOTION TO APPROVE THIS TEXT AMENDMENT. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH OTHER CONDITIONS.

MOTION TO DENY OR MOTION TO TABLE TO A SPECIFIC DATE.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE, AND THE APPLICANT AS WELL AS DEVELOPER ARE HERE AS WELL. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. OKAY.

WELL THEN CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TEXT AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED.

EXCUSE ME, I FORGOT. I NEED TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? OKAY, I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:07. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:07.

NOW I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A MOTION AGAIN.

HE'LL STILL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY.

[E.2. Hold public hearing, discuss, consider and provide a recommendation to the Town Council on a request from Marquis Group to rezone approximately 25 acres of land located at 4110 and 4120 Aspen Lane and currently zoned as R-5, country residential district to the TC, town center form-based development district (town center edge zone). ZC No. 2025-01]

IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS R-5, COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO THE TOWN CENTER FORM BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (TOWN CENTER EDGE ZONE). ZC NO. 2025-01. WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 25 ACRES OF LAND.

ASPEN THE PURPOSE OF THIS ZONING DISTRICT THAT CAME BEFORE YOU IN ARE OF AN ELEVATED VISUAL QUALITY, WILL SUSTAIN A ROBUST TAX BASE, AND WILL AFFORD A PREMIUM QUALITY OF LIFE.

THIS IS A GENERAL VICINITY OF THE PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE MAJOR ROADS INCLUDING DOVE AND PEARSON.

THERE IS VAQUERO COUNTRY CLUB. THAT IS THIS IS MIC]. AND AGAIN, THIS IS A REQUEST TO GO TO TOWN CENTER EDGE.

THE TOWN CENTER EDGE ZONE DOES LIMIT BUILDING FUNCTIONS WHICH ARE COMMUNITY GARDENS. HOME ONLY THERE ARE ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING REGULATING THE BUILDING.

FACADES. OPENINGS, ATTACHMENTS AND GROUPS. I SHOULD SAY, ON THE BUILDING FACADES, IT DOES NOT REGULATE EXTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS.

IT ALSO PROVIDES

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HOWEVER, THOSE RESTRICTIONS MUST BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A DEVELOPER SUBMITTING A REGULATING PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW AND APPROVALS PROCESS THAT WAS IMPOSED WITH THE CREATION OF THE TOWN CENTER FORM BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, IS THAT THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY MUST BE IN PLACE FIRST, THEN A REGULATING PLAN THAT COMES BACK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION AND THEN FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE TOWN COUNCIL MUST OCCUR ALONGSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL AND THAT WILL CONTEMPLATE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ADDITIONAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, AS WELL AS LIMITING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT, ASSUMING THAT THE ZONING IS APPROVED. THAT ALL INFORMS THE PLAT, AND THE PLAT MUST BE INFORMED BY THE REGULATING PLAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT ALLOWS A BUILDER OR DEVELOPER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING AN APPLICATION FOR A SITE PLAN SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL, AND THEN ULTIMATELY A BUILDING PERMIT. SO I WANTED TO SHOW ALL OF THIS TO REINFORCE THAT THIS EVENING, THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU IS CONTEMPLATION ABOUT THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND THEN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND A REGULATING PLAN THAT WILL DELVE FURTHER INTO SO, IN SUM, THE CHANGE IN ZONING REQUEST IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPERTY AS THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT ARE DETACHED, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL THAT ARE TYPICALLY ON LOTS OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN ACRE OR LARGER, WITH THE SOLE EXCEPTION OF VAQUERO. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE OF ZONING REQUEST FROM R-5, COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO FORUM BASED DEVELOPMENT MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT, THE DEVELOPER IS HERE THIS EVENING.

IF I MAY YIELD AND PAUSE HERE, I'M AVAILABLE AND SO IS THE APPLICANT FOR QUESTIONS.

I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT HAS SOME THINGS THAT HE WISHES TO SHARE WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION ON WAS THAT A REQUEST TO SPEAK OR JUST SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU'RE HERE? [INAUDIBLE], I'M WITH THE MARQUIS GROUP TRY TO GET THIS CITY CENTER.

THANK YOU. ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A VERY SPECIAL PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS NOW R-5.

AND, OF COURSE, I'M TRYING TO REZONE IT FOR CITY EDGE FOR 21 LOTS IN THIS 25 ACRES.

I THINK IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

IT GOES WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS THAT THE CITY OF WESTLAKE HAS PUT IN THEIR OVERVIEW.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ABOUT DOING THIS, I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANYTHING.

DOES ANY COMMISSIONER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THERE HOMES? THERE ARE TWO HOMES ON THE PROPERTY.

ONE IS OWNED BY [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT WILL BE TAKEN DOWN.

THE OTHER ONE IS OWNED BY [INAUDIBLE]. AND THAT WILL BE THE ONE REMAINING HOME ON THE 25 ACRES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, I'M GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:14 P.M.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE IN THE GALLERY.

I HAVE TWO REQUESTS TO SPEAK CURRENTLY. [INAUDIBLE].

MR. [INAUDIBLE], YOU WANT TO WISH TO ADDRESS THE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION? PLEASE COME UP. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], AND I LIVE AT

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MY FAMILY AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR OVER FOUR YEARS, AND WE'RE PROUD TO CALL WESTLAKE OUR HOME.

WE BOTH GREW UP RIGHT DOWN THE STREET, SO WE HAVE KNOWN THIS COMMUNITY WELL BEFORE IT EVEN REALLY EXISTED.

WE LOVE THE QUIET, WE LOVE THE SPACE AND THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE HERE.

OUR KIDS RIDE THEIR BIKES AND PLAY OUTSIDE. WE HAVE HORSES ON OUR PROPERTY AND THAT LIFESTYLE IS A BIG PART OF WHY WE CHOSE THIS AREA.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THE REQUEST BY THE MARQUIS GROUP TO REZONE THESE PROPERTIES FROM R-5 RESIDENTIAL TO TOWN CENTER FORM BASED CENTER EDGE DISTRICT. IN SIMPLE TERMS, THIS CHANGE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

BY ALLOWING LOTS SMALLER THAN ONE ACRE, RESULTING IN MANY MORE HOMES AND MUCH MORE TRAFFIC, IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS OPEN SPACE, TRANQUILITY, AND RURAL CHARM.

THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS PART OF THE PASTORAL COMMUNITY, WHICH CALLS FOR LOW DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, LARGE LOTS, AND PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL CHARACTER, WHICH WOULD BE COUNTERINTUITIVE TO WHAT WAS STATED EARLIER THAT THIS IS IN TANDEM WITH SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT.

THERE ARE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WESTLAKE RANCH, NO HOMES UNDER TEN ACRES IN THIS AREA.

THE CENTER EDGE ZONE WAS CREATED TO ALLOW DENSER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE TOWN CENTER ALONG HIGHWAY 114, WHERE OUR TOWN'S INFRASTRUCTURE CAN SUPPORT IT.

BRINGING THAT LEVEL OF DENSITY INTO ASPEN LANE GOES AGAINST THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND UNDERMINES THE CLEAR TRANSITION BETWEEN THE TOWN CENTER AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS. APPROVING THIS REZONING WOULD BLUR THAT LINE, AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THE SPECIAL CHARACTER THAT MAKES WESTLAKE UNIQUE BEGINS TO FADE.

OUR CURRENT R-5 ZONING IS WHAT MAKES ASPEN LANE SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE.

OUR STREET IS NARROW AND QUIET. IT HAS NO SIDEWALKS, AND FAMILIES USE IT EVERY DAY TO WALK, RIDE BIKES AND SPEND TIME OUTDOORS. ASPEN LANE IS ESSENTIALLY WESTLAKE PARK.

HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS ARE ON ASPEN EVERY YEAR AS A PARK SPACE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

MORE HOMES MEAN MORE CARS, MORE NOISE AND REAL SAFETY CONCERNS.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT RESISTING GROWTH. IT IS NOT.

IT'S ABOUT ENSURING GROWTH HAPPENS IN THE RIGHT PLACES IN WAYS THAT RESPECT BOTH THE TOWN'S PLAN AND THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ALREADY HERE.

AND FOR THE CONTEXT, YOU CAN FIND ME ON RECORD AT THIS PODIUM FOUR YEARS AGO SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR WESTLAKE RANCH WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED.

FURTHERMORE, ONE OF THE APPLIED PARCELS HERE LIES WITHIN SHELBY ESTATES, WHICH WAS PLATTED WITH RECORDED RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, AS MR. [INAUDIBLE] MENTIONED, REQUIRING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON LARGE LOTS AND PROHIBITING HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.

I CAN ASSURE YOU, AND I HAVE THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS HERE THAT WILL NOT CHANGE.

THOSE COVENANTS HAVE GUIDED THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS AND REFLECT THE ORIGINAL INTENT FOR THIS PART OF WESTLAKE.

LOW DENSITY, ESTATE STYLE LIVING THAT BLENDS WITH THE LAND AND OPEN SPACE AROUND IT.

CHANGING THAT NOW WOULD GO AGAINST THAT LONG STANDING VISION AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF EVERY FAMILY WHO MOVED HERE, BELIEVING THAT CHARACTER WOULD BE PROTECTED. LASTLY, THERE IS NOT ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE THIS CONCEPT.

THERE'S NOT ADEQUATE SEWER OR WATER. THERE'S NO WAY TO GET IT THERE.

THERE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURED STORM REQUIRED THAT WOULD HAVE NEGATIVE DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS ON NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES, INCLUDING VAQUERO. THERE IS ONLY ONE POINT OF ACCESS FOR FIRE AND SAFETY TO ASPEN.

THERE'S NO WAY TO CHANGE THAT. AND MORE DENSITY COMPROMISES SAFETY ON THE STREET.

IN SUMMARY, DEVELOPING HIGH DENSITY ANYWHERE ON ASPEN ISN'T REALLY FEASIBLE AT ALL.

I WANT TO THANK THE TOWN STAFF FOR THEIR PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPONSIVENESS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THEY WERE VERY OPEN TO MEETING WITH ME AND MY TEAM. IN CLOSING, THIS REZONING REQUEST IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH WESTLAKE'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, NOR IS IT COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING ZONING, AND IT WOULD PERMANENTLY CHANGE THE PEACEFUL, OPEN CHARACTER THAT DEFINES ASPEN LANE.

MY FAMILY AND MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE HERE TONIGHT.

THEY CHOSE WESTLAKE BECAUSE OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE LOVE THIS TOWN FOR THE SAME REASONS MANY OF YOU DO.

THE PEACE, ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND THE WAY FAMILIES CAN LIVE CLOSE TO NATURE, EVEN KEEP HORSES WHILE BEING A PART OF A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY.

IF MY NEIGHBORS WOULD PLEASE RAISE THEIR HANDS, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND STAND TOGETHER TO SUPPORT AND PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS REZONING REQUEST, AND TO HELP MAINTAIN THE VISION THAT HAS MADE WESTLAKE SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE TO

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THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. HARRIS? OKAY. AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE [INAUDIBLE].

HELLO. I WANT TO SECOND WHAT MR. HARRIS STATED.

WE JUST BOUGHT A PROPERTY OVER THERE AS WELL.

WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT AND SO I DON'T NEED TO REPEAT EVERYTHING HE JUST STATED.

IT WAS STATED BETTER THAN I COULD STATE IT. SO THANK YOU.

OKAY. CHAIR RECOGNIZES [INAUDIBLE]. I CAN'T READ.

[INAUDIBLE]. IS IT [INAUDIBLE]? [INAUDIBLE]. I'M SORRY.

WOULD THAT BE [INAUDIBLE]? THAT WOULD BE [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE]. ADDRESS? YES. OKAY. I APOLOGIZE.

YEAH. NO, NO. THANK YOU. SORRY. MY HANDWRITING ISN'T ALL THAT GREAT. GOOD AFTERNOON, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], AND I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR [INAUDIBLE], WHO LIVES AT 4035 ASPEN LANE, DIRECTLY ACROSS BOTH THE PROPERTIES AT 4110 AND 4120 ASPEN LANE, SUBJECT TO THE ZONING REQUEST TONIGHT. MY BACKGROUND, I HAVE OVER 40 YEARS IN LAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING SIX YEARS SERVING ON A MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND FIVE OF THOSE AS CHAIR.

OVER THE COURSE OF MY CAREER, I'VE WORKED WITH CITIES AND DEVELOPERS TO SHAPE PROJECTS AND BALANCE RESPONSIBLE GROWTH WITH THE PROTECTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND ALIGNMENT, AND ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT I'M MOST PROUD TO HAVE WORKED ON FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS IS THE SUCCESSOR TO MR. CARPENTER FOR LAS COLINAS. DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME, WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE DEVELOPMENT OF 12,000 ACRES.

IT'S A LITTLE SMALLER THAN THE SIZE OF MANHATTAN. A DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WERE VERY PROUD OF.

MR. CARPENTER SET FORTH A MASTER PLAN THAT ENABLED THAT PROJECT TO BE BUILT WITH TRANSITION BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT. TO ECHO THE SUPPORT FOR MR. HARRIS'S COMMENTS AND THE REPORT THAT MANY RESIDENTS OF ASPEN LANE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA HAVE JOINED IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ZONING REQUEST.

THEIR CONCERNS ARE BOTH RESPONSIBLE AND CONSISTENT.

THE PROPOSAL IS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THIS PROPOSAL IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING R-5 ZONING.

WOULD HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON SAFETY, TRAFFIC AND THE QUIET, RURAL CHARACTER THAT DEFINES THIS PART OF WESTLAKE.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS PART OF THE PASTORAL COMMUNITY INTENDED FOR LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION.

REQUESTED TOWN CENTER CENTER EDGE ZONING REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT AWAY FROM THAT VISION.

IT WOULD BRING DENSER, MORE INTENSE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT INTO AN AREA NEVER INTENDED TO SUPPORT IT.

HAVING SERVED AS PLANNING COMMISSIONER AND CHAIR, I DEEPLY VALUE THE PURPOSE OF LONG RANGE PLANS.

THEY ARE NOT JUST TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS. THEY'RE A COMMITMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND ITS RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW GROWTH WILL OCCUR AND WHAT WILL BE PROTECTED. ADHERING TO THEM ENSURES THAT PROGRESS HAPPENS THOUGHTFULLY WITHOUT ERODING THE QUALITY THAT MAKE WESTLAKE SO SPECIAL. THESE FOLKS LIVE IN UTOPIA.

THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SPOIL THAT. THEY MOVED HERE BECAUSE OF THAT.

MANY OF THEM ACCEPTED SIGNIFICANT DEED RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR LAND.

THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO SUBDIVIDE IT. MR. HARRIS LIVES ON OVER TEN ACRES, OF WHICH HE RAISES HORSES FOR HIS KIDS TO RIDE.

HE CANNOT SUBDIVIDE THAT PROPERTY. WHAT THIS APPLICANT IS DOING TONIGHT IS ASKING YOU TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET INTO LESS THAN ONE ACRE LOTS, WITH LIMITED CHARACTER THAT WILL NEVER MATCH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

NOT TO MENTION THAT THERE IS PLATTING AND OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ZONING THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, NOT WITH NOT SIGNIFICANT COST. I HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER THIS DENIAL TONIGHT, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THE FLOOR IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE [INAUDIBLE]. AND I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO ATTEMPT THIS, SO HELP ME OUT.

OKAY. OKAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] HERE.

SO I LISTENED TO MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND AND I FULLY AGREE WITH HIS LOGIC AND THOUGHT PROCESSES HERE.

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I DID NOT GET THIS NOTICE FROM YOU EITHER, WHICH I SHOULD HAVE, I BELIEVE.

AND I'M AWARE OF THE SHELBY ESTATES RESTRICTED COVENANTS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND BREAKING OUT THE PROPERTY INTO SMALLER LOTS.

I DO NOT BELIEVE IT FITS THE SHELBY ESTATES. IT'S VERY REQUIRED CONDITIONS THERE WITHIN THE DOCUMENT.

AND I DO BELIEVE ONE OF THE PROPERTIES, WHICH IS MR. [INAUDIBLE]´S LAND, IT IS PART OF ESTATES. I DON'T BELIEVE MR. [INAUDIBLE]Á LOT IS. SO IN ADDITION TO THAT I MEAN, I AGREE WITH MR. [INAUDIBLE]Á COMMENTS. THERE IS A SINGLE STREET.

IT'S A TINY STREET. AND IF YOU DO GIVE A SINGLE ONE ACRE LOTS HERE, YOU ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE NEXT THREE PROPERTIES AND THE ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE. EVEN IF MR. [INAUDIBLE] WAS TO SAY, GO AHEAD, IT'S GOING TO BRING YOU 60 ADDITIONAL HOMES TOTAL.

SO IS THAT SINGLE TINY STREET TODAY BUILT TO MANAGE THAT TYPE OF TRAFFIC AND THE NECESSITIES FOR A COMMUNITY TO BE THERE, OR IS IT GOING TO REQUIRE A COMPLETE INFRASTRUCTURE OVERHAUL, AS MR. [INAUDIBLE] SAID, TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN? AND ALSO IF YOU GIVE THESE 25 HOMES NOW, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS AND THE OTHER MEMBERS THAT OWN THE PROPERTY THERE? WOULD YOU DO THE SAME FOR THEM, OR WOULD YOU RAISE THESE CONCERNS IN A FEW YEARS FROM TODAY? I WOULD STRONGLY SUPPORT MR. [INAUDIBLE]´S POSITION HERE, AND I WOULD OPPOSE THE CURRENT ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.

THANK YOU. THANKS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JASON, CAN I ASK FOR YOU TO PLEASE PUT THAT PICTURE BACK UP HERE? YES, SIR. THREE OF US HERE OWN HOMES IN VAQUERO.

WANTED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS HERE. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WESTLAKE RANCH IS OKAY IN THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT AND BEFORE US TONIGHT, JUST TO BE CLEAR FOR RESIDENTS, THERE IS NOTHING BEFORE US THAT TALKS ABOUT NUMBER OF HOMES. THIS IS A SIMPLE LAND USE REQUEST.

CHANGE THE POTENTIAL ZONING AND USE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

NOTHING TO DO WITH DENSITY. THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE FOR ANOTHER DAY, FOR ANOTHER MEETING, FOR ANOTHER GROUP.

SO FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE, I PERSONALLY LOOK AT VAQUERO AND I LOOK AT THE DENSITY THERE.

I LOOK AT AT WESTLAKE RANCH, I LOOK AT THE THE DENSITY THERE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THESE TWO PIECES.

I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION, THE TOWN'S POSITION AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

YES, SIR. SO THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL DEALS PURELY WITH LAND USE.

AND THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE ZONING DISTRICT. THE OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE STRAIGHT ZONING DISTRICTS ARE R-5, THE RA, THE R 0.05. THOSE DEAL WITH DENSITY AND WITH BASE REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN. UNDER THE TOWN CENTER FORM BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND IN PARTICULAR TOWN CENTER EDGE, IS DEALING WITH LAND USE AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL STANDARDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS A QUALITY ONE.

EXCUSE ME. AND THAT THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT COMES WITH IT THAT SHOWS HOW WATER, SEWER AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT IT.

UNDER THE EXISTING ZONING, NONE OF THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED.

THE DEVELOPER COULD COME IN, HE COULD PLAT ACCORDING TO WHAT THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT IS, AND AS LONG AS HE MEETS THOSE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ON THE GRAVES.

EXCUSE ME. PROPERTY, I BELIEVE THEN HE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO COME IN AND DESIGN WITH MINIMAL STANDARDS BECAUSE OF CHANGES TO STATE LAW.

HERE, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STANDARDS TO PROTECT THE ESTHETIC QUALITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE IS A GREATER COMFORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

THE ADDITIONAL COMFORT TOO IS KNOWING THAT UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THAT WILL CAP THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED.

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ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM.

TO OTHER WOODED. IF THIS PROPERTY MIC]. HOW MUCH? YES, MA'AM. AND THAT WILL COME FROM BOTH THE EXISTING REGULATIONS FOR TREE REMOVAL AND MITIGATION IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION FOR THAT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WOULD ADDRESS GRADING.

BECAUSE THE OTHER THING, IN ADDITION TO THE PRESERVATION OF TREES TO CONSIDER, IS A TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE THAT'S ALSO GOING TO ADDRESS, OR I SHOULD SAY, INFLUENCE THE DESIGN OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE LAYOUT OF THE LOTS, BECAUSE WATER WILL HAVE TO BE DETAINED OR RETAINED ON SITE.

THERE'S BEEN SOME MENTION OF THE NARROW STREETS.

HAS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REVIEWED THIS, AND WILL THERE BE ADEQUATE TURN RADIUSES ON DO WE HAVE IMPACT FEES OR DEVELOPER REQUIREMENTS TO BRING THOSE UP TO STANDARDS? IF IT'S DEEMED INADEQUATE BY THE POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT? YES, SIR. IT WOULD BE. AND THAT WOULD BE FOUND IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD WANT TO SHARE WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC THIS EVENING IS THAT PRIOR TO MAKING THE FORMAL REQUEST, THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING IN WHICH THE DEVELOPER CAME IN AND PARTICIPATED INTO THE EXACT QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED.

VICE CHAIR, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON THE WIDTHS OF STREETS IN THE AREA, MAKING SURE THAT AN APPARATUS COULD GET THROUGH THE TURNING RADII AS WELL THAT WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRE CODE.

SO WHEN THE FORMAL PLANS ARE SUBMITTED, A REGULATING PLAN, AND EVEN A PLAT, IT WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO CODE.

YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SO AGAIN, BEFORE US TONIGHT IS JUST SIMPLY A LAND USE QUESTION. IS THE LAND IN QUESTION? ALL RIGHT. FOR STARTERS, THERE'S BEEN ZERO ENGAGEMENT WITH ANYBODY THAT HAS PROPERTY AROUND ANY OF THIS, EXCEPT FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE DEVELOPER.

I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT [INAUDIBLE] ISN'T HERE TONIGHT, AND IF SHE WAS, SHE WOULD BE AGAINST THIS ZONING REQUEST BECAUSE SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE INTENDED PLANS FOR HER PROPERTY WERE UNDER THE LOI THAT SHE'S UNDER.

SECOND OF ALL, THERE IS A SITE PLAN THAT'S PART OF THE APPLICATION PACKET THAT SHOWS 21 LOTS IN THOSE 25 ACRES.

SO IN NO WAY IS IT IN TANDEM WITH WHAT'S HAPPENED AT WESTLAKE RANCH.

WESTLAKE RANCH HAS MAINTAINED THE PASTORAL VIBE OF THAT ENTIRE AREA.

THERE'S A TON OF GREEN SPACE, WATER FEATURES, PROPER STORM DRAINAGE, PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IT'S ACCESSED OFF A A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT ARTERIAL, WHICH IS PEARSON LANE, WITH ONLY A SECONDARY GATED ACCESS OFF OF ASPEN LANE, BECAUSE OF THE TWO POINTS OF ACCESS REQUIREMENT.

THERE'S CONTEXT MISSING IN THIS GRAPHIC THAT DOESN'T SHOW WHAT THE USE IS OF ALL THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY, WHICH IS R-5. SO TO SHOEHORN IN THIS CORNER A DIFFERENT ZONING THAT IS DOES HAVE TO DO WITH DENSITY.

I'M UNSURE OF WHY WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS ISN'T A DENSITY SITUATION, BECAUSE IT'S REQUESTING A DOWN ZONING FROM R-5

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SO UNDER THE GUISE OF THE TC EDGE ZONING, IT'S NONSENSICAL.

AT THE VERY LEAST, I WOULD EXPECT R1, WHICH IS ALSO NONSENSICAL FOR ALL THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY.

AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS, IF ANYTHING IS DEVELOPED ON THOSE TWO PARCELS, THAT INCREASES THE DENSITY.

IT BY VIRTUE CONDEMNS THE VALUE OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ACCESS THAT YOU COULD NEVER CHANGE, YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET A SECOND POINT OF ACCESS TO ASPEN LANE UNLESS SOMEBODY IN VAQUERO SELLS THEIR LAND AND SAYS, YEAH, LET'S DO A NEW CUT THROUGH IN A VAQUERO TO GET THE SECOND POINT OF ACCESS SO THAT THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND THESE TWO PARCELS COULD DO SOMETHING WITH THEIR PROPERTY DOWN THE ROAD. SO THIS IS A SPECIAL PROPERTY.

IT'S NOT A SPECIAL PROPERTY FOR WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED.

NO ONE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROOM MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS SOME WORDS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IN RESPONSE TO WHAT WAS JUST SAID. BUT BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO THE DEVELOPER, IF I MAY, THAT THERE IS A MIX OF DIFFERENT ZONING DESIGNATIONS IN THIS AREA.

THERE ARE PDS, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AS WELL AS STRAIGHT ZONED PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD WANT TO BRING TO LIGHT IS THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICT THAN THE OTHERS THAT ARE IN THE AREA FOR A PD, OR EVEN FOR STRAIGHT ZONING. THE PURPOSE BEHIND HAVING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS BE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS SO THAT THERE IS SOME PREDICTABILITY FOR THE DEVELOPER AND FOR THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, NOT ALL OF THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN CLEARLY SATISFIED FOR DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS BRINGING INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE PROPERTY, SUCH AS LOCATING THE DETENTION OR THE RETENTION POND, THEN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE STREET. SO IN THIS INSTANCE, IT'S ALLOWING THE DEVELOPER TO TAKE THEIR TIME GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AND ENSURING THAT THEY'RE MEETING ALL OF THE GOALS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE TOWN CENTER FORUM BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S ATTENTION, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC, IS YES, THERE IS A CONCEPTUAL PLAN THAT IS ATTACHED, BUT THAT IS NOT THE FINAL PLAN.

THE FINAL PLAN, WHICH WILL BE THE PLAT, WILL COME FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND FROM THE REGULATING PLAN.

SO AGAIN, THAT WAS THE IDEA THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS.

BUT THE DEVELOPER DID ENTER INTO THIS KNOWING THAT THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY CHANGE.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A GENTLEMAN THAT IS SITTING HERE WISHING TO SPEAK, MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO RESPOND IN KIND.

MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO RESPOND TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY FIRST.

IT'S YOUR CALL. CHAIR COFFEY AND FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.

LAST WEDNESDAY, I CAME TO THE TOWN HALL TO MEET WITH MR. ALEXANDER AND MR. DAVENPORT, BECAUSE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.

NUMBER ONE, HE WAS SURPRISED TO MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND HIS NEIGHBORS TO RECEIVE A NOTICE ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE NO COMMUNITY OUTREACH WHATSOEVER FROM THIS DEVELOPER.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ANSWERED A LOT OF QUESTIONS BEFORE THIS HEARING. BUT IN MY DISCUSSION WITH MR. ALEXANDER AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE SAID CORRECTLY, BECAUSE I THINK THE DEVELOPER COULD ADDRESS THIS, IS THAT WHAT WE SAW WHEN WE CAME DOWN HERE, OR I CAME BY MYSELF, WAS A CONCEPT PLAN THAT SHOWED 21 LOTS.

NO GREEN SPACE, ONE POINT OF INGRESS OFF OF ASPEN LANE.

THOSE LOTS WERE PREDOMINANTLY LESS THAN AN ACRE, PROBABLY AROUND 8/10 TO 9/10 OF AN ACRE.

AND AS I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO MR. ALEXANDER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I TOLD HIM THAT, YOU KNOW, MY EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT IS THAT EITHER WHAT I'VE SAID IN YOUR CHAIR OR I'VE BEEN AT THIS PODIUM, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A REALLY GOOD UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT THE CITY'S DESIRE WAS. AND THERE'S A LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT THE CITY ADHERES TO, AND YOU ADOPTED YOURS IN 2015. AND I BROUGHT THAT UP TO MR. ALEXANDER. AND I SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS DOCUMENT REALLY CALLS FOR LARGE RURAL PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IS JUST THE OPPOSITE OF THAT. AND I THINK CHAIR COFFEY, YOU ASKED AN EXCELLENT QUESTION, AND THAT WAS HOW I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE DEVELOPER, BUT I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE KIND OF DOWN TO THE LOWER LEFT IN THE CENTER.

YOU ASKED ABOUT HOW THAT DIFFERED FROM WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

THEN ALSO, YOU LOOK ACROSS THE GOLF COURSE AND YOU ASK ABOUT HOW VAQUERO DIFFERED.

AND IN MY PERSPECTIVE, AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN MAKING THESE TYPES OF DECISIONS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REALLY LOOK AT THE 68 ACRES IN THE DEAD CENTER OF THAT PICTURE.

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THAT'S THE CHANGE. AND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS TO TAKE 20 TO 25 ACRES WITHIN THAT 60 ACRES AND CREATE DENSITY THAT IS EASILY FIVE TIMES THAT WHAT IS THERE TODAY.

AND THERE'S NO TRANSITION. AND IF YOU'RE USING YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT, WHICH IS WHAT IT IS. IT DOESN'T ENACT ZONING, BUT IT GIVES GUIDANCE FOR ZONING.

I SUGGEST YOU STRONGLY READ THAT DOCUMENT AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT SAYS BEFORE YOU MAKE THIS DECISION.

AND IN ONE OF THE THINGS IN TALKING TO MR. ALEXANDER, I BROUGHT THAT UP.

AND HIS RESPONSE TO ME WAS THE DOCUMENT WAS OUT OF DATE.

AND I SAID, SURE IT IS. IT'S TEN YEARS OLD. MOST CITIES HAVE THEIR DOCUMENTS OUT OF DATE, BUT IT'S REAL IMPORTANT YOU UPDATE YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO THAT, IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 9 MONTHS TO GET A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED IN ANY CITY.

AND YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THESE NEIGHBORS COME OUT AND EVERY ONE OF THEM GET TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY WANT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND IT'S NOT WHAT THE CITY PLANNER WANTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OR WHAT THE APPLICANT WANTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S WHAT THEY WANT. AND 10 YEARS AGO, THEY TOLD YOU WHAT THEY WANTED, AND THIS IS NOT WHAT THEY WANT.

THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ALL SHOWN UP TONIGHT. THEY LIVE IN UTOPIA. AND YES, YOU'RE MAKING A DECISION ABOUT A LAND USE.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU, BECAUSE I DID ASK THAT QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? AND AGAIN, I'LL LET MR. [INAUDIBLE], BECAUSE I COULD HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD IN ANYTHING THAT I'VE SAID HERE AT THIS PODIUM THAT I'VE MISUNDERSTOOD.

I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO GET UP AND CORRECT IT.

WHEN I ASKED WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, HE SAID THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COME UP WITH A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, BUT THIS ENABLES HIM TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS AND WHAT TOWN CENTER EDGE DEVELOPMENT ALLOWS IS SMALLER LOTS, SMALL AS LESS THAN ONE ACRE. I ASKED IF IT WOULD COME BACK BEFORE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING.

HE SAID NO. IT WOULD GO THROUGH A PLANNING PROCESS.

SO WILL THESE NEIGHBORS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND VOTE? BE VOCAL ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CITY, THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS, WHICH I DO THINK YOU WILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS PLAT ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE BASIS.

THEY ARE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED, BUT THE STATE OF TEXAS TELLS YOU THAT YOU CANNOT PLAT LOTS INCONSISTENT WITH THE LOTS NEXT DOOR TO YOU.

I THINK YOU'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION IF THIS PASSES TONIGHT, BUT I WOULD SERIOUSLY ASK YOU TO CONSIDER DENYING THIS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT FIT INTO THE CHARACTER'S NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT FIT INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT YOUR CITY HAS ADOPTED. IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, UPDATE YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND GET THE NEIGHBORS TO PARTICIPATE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU. JASON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? YES, SIR. SO THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT THAT THE NEXT STEP, IF THE CHANGE IN ZONING IS APPROVED, IS THE REGULATING PLAN, WHICH IS, IN OTHER WORDS, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS A DOCUMENT THAT WILL ADDRESS THE DENSITY OR THE INTENSITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THERE IS ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THIS ONE, BASED OFF THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PROVIDES, THAT WILL BE TO THE TOWN COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 18TH.

AND IF A PLAT CONFORMS WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN STATE LAW AND IN OUR LOCAL CODES AND ORDINANCES, THE TOWN DOES HAVE TO APPROVE IT. BUT AGAIN, BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT WHERE THE DEVELOPER CAN PLAT, THERE HAS TO BE THE REGULATING PLAN AND THERE HAS TO BE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU. DID THE DEVELOPER WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. WHEN I CAME THIS EVENING, I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS GOING TO BE WOULD BE SO AGAINST HOWEVER, GOING TO BE A 48 ACRE DEVELOPMENT, WHERE IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOUR OF THE PARCELS OR THREE OF THE PARCELS, SHELBY ESTATES AND [INAUDIBLE]´S PROPERTY, AND A 48 ACRE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD A LOT MORE HOMES, A LOT MORE TRAFFIC. IT WOULD ALSO CORRIDORS THAT WERE DIFFERENT. WHAT I LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, THIS IS HIGHLY TREED AREA AND THE CANOPIES ARE GOING TO DISGUISE A LOT OF THE HOMES.

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WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE OPEN SPACE, THIS PROPERTY IS BORDERED ON TWO SIDES BY GOLF COURSE, SO THERE IS ABUNDANT OPEN SPACE FROM THE LOTS THE THING THAT I WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE THIS A LITTLE SANCTUARY PLACE, SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL.

AS YOU COME OVER THE HILL AND GO DOWN AND LOOK, I WANT TO GET HERE.

I WANTED EVERYBODY TO BE PROUD OF. IF YOU TAKE WESTLAKE RANCH, FOR EXAMPLE, A COUPLE OF THE HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT THERE.

CONCEPT HOMES, ETC. ARE FOR SALE RIGHT NOW FOR OVER $8 MILLION.

TO BE IN THIS NEW SUBDIVISION OR WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO BE CHEAP.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL SITUATION IN WESTLAKE.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO ADD TO IT. IF YOU TAKE THREE LIFETIMES OF THERE WAS NOTHING IN DALLAS LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED. I READ THE COMPREHENSIVE THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THE PERFECT PLACE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL HOMES. I DIDN'T WANT TO UPSET ANYBODY.

THE REASON I DIDN'T GO TO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND THERE WAS BECAUSE THE PROPERTY OWNERS I THOUGHT ALREADY KNEW ABOUT IT, BECAUSE SHELBY ESTATES, THOSE DEED RESTRICTIONS, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, HAVE BEEN THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE AROUND THERE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS SOMETHING WAS GOING TO BE.

I WANTED TO ASK, COULD HAVE FOUND OUT WHO I WAS AS FAR AS TRAFFIC IMPACT, I'M TALKING 20 HOMES.

THE IDEA I ALSO HAD FOR I CALL IT THE GUY. KIND OF LIKE IN TWO AND A HALF MEN.

CHARLIE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SOME DEAL ON HIS ROOF.

HIS BROTHER WENT UP TO FIX IT. HE FELL DOWN AND HURT HIMSELF.

EVERYBODY SAID, WELL, WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BROTHER? WELL, HE WENT UP THERE TO FIX EVERY TIME SOMEBODY ASKED ABOUT WHY THIS GUY WAS HURT, HE SAID, WE'LL GET THE GUY TO DO IT. [INAUDIBLE], IN WEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

MOST OF THE TRAFFIC IS NOT THE RESIDENTS. IT'S THE THE GUY TRAFFIC.

PEOPLE ARE COMING TO MOW THE LAWNS, THE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO FIX THINGS, ETC.

IN MY HOA DOCUMENTS, I WAS GOING TO LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, OKAY WITH 20 HOMES, BUT ODD AND EVEN ONLY EVERY OTHER DAY AN ODD ADDRESS OR EVEN ADDRESS CAN HAVE SOMEBODY THERE THAT LIMITS IT TO ONLY TEN.

IT CAN BE IN THERE. THAT VEHICLE TRAFFIC INSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT, NOT OUTSIDE THE 20 HOMES IS NOT GOING TO MAKE A TRAFFIC MESS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN VAQUERO, IF YOU THINK THE 320 HOMES IN THERE AND YOU'RE JUST BUMPING INTO TRAFFIC ALL THE TIME.

I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 17, ALMOST 20 YEARS NOW, AND I NEVER RUN INTO TRAFFIC.

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, WHEN THERE'S AN EVENT, THERE'S SOME TRAFFIC ON THE ENTRY GATE.

BUT IN THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE ISN'T.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE PEOPLE LIVE ON VERY LARGE TRACT LOTS.

THEY WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT. THEY ARE MAINTAINING.

I'M JUST DOING ON TWO LOTS WHAT I THINK IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE THEIR VALUE,

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THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO. THAT GOES WITH STYLES, MATERIALS, THE HOMES OF THE BUILDINGS, ETC. THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE VERY, VERY HIGH QUALITY.

AND AS TO THE NUMBER OF LOTS, SOMETIMES WHAT HAPPENS IN A DEAL LIKE THIS IS, THIS IS A WEALTHY GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE BUYING THESE LOTS. SOME OF THEM WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, I WANT TWO LOTS.

SO THEN THEY MAKE THOSE TWO LOTS. ONE ELSE SAYS, WELL, I WANT TWO LOTS AND MAKE THOSE ONE.

THEN IT TAKES 20 LOTS DOWN TO 20 LOTS I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S WHEN I READ THE IT ADDRESSED THAT THIS WAS THE AREA WHERE CHANGE WOULD TAKE PLACE.

CERTAINLY IN THREE LIFETIMES, A LOT OF CHANGE HAS TAKEN PLACE.

DALLAS IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMISSIONERS, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:51.

SO COMMISSIONERS BEFORE US, AGAIN, NOTHING TO DO WITH DENSITY.

THIS IS PURELY A LAND USE. THERE WILL BE MANY HURDLES FROM A CITIZEN STANDPOINT BEFORE ANYTHING IS BUILT ON THESE LOTS FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR JASON OR THE TOWN? OKAY. THEN I'M GOING TO PUT A MOTION. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DECIDE.

WE'RE GOING TO PUT A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST FOR REZONING OF THE LAND USE.

I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OPPOSED. OKAY, SO FOUR FOR, ONE AGAINST.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY. NEXT ITEM. ANY COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? I ALREADY DID STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS. REVIEW MEETING CALENDAR, ANYTHING? ANYTHING YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW ABOUT? NO, SIR.

OKAY, THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 5:53.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.