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Call to Order / Roll Call.
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m.
Roll call taken by Melanie Videan, Planning Technician.
MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the
Prosper Planning & Zoning Commission
108 W. Broadway Street, Prosper, Texas
Town of Prosper Municipal Chambers
Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Commissioners present included: Chair Mark DeMattia, Vice -Chair George Dupont, Secretary Ronm
Gallup, Sam Johnson, and Jason Dixon.
*Commissioners Jones and Brock informed Chair of absence prior to meeting.
Staff present included: Hulon Webb, Director of Development Services/Town Engineer; Chris Copple,
Senior Planner; and Melanie Videan, Planning Technician.
2. Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Planning & Zoning Commission meetings:
• • July 8, 2009 Regular Meeting
Motion by Dupont, seconded by Gallup to approve item. Motion approved 5-0.
REGULAR AGENDA
A public hearing to consider and act upon a request to rezone 0.7t acre, located on the
northeast corner of Coleman Street and Fifth Street (103 East Fifth Street), from Single
Family-15 (SF-15) to Commercial (C). (Z09-7).
Summary
Copple: Summarized request to rezone and presented Commission with information regarding the zoning of
surrounding properties, the Future Land Use Plan, the criteria for rezoning approval, and potential uses
(should the request be approved) allowed by the Zoning Ordinance for the requested zoning district.
Informed notification was given in accordance with state law, and one public reply form, not in opposition to
the request, was received by the Development Services Department.
Motion by Dixon, seconded by Johnson to open the public hearing. Motion passed 5-0.
Discussion
DeMattia: Asked applicant her intentions regarding the property's ownership and the use for structure
located on the property (herein called the structure), currently and for the future.
Dixon: Asked applicant questions regarding any possible remodeling.
Dupont: Asked staff questions regarding zoning history on the property, current zoning of surrounding
properties and their uses, and issues of conformance. Commented on the goals for the downtown district,
making reference to the Future Land Use Plan, and noted his concerns should the request be granted.
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Shirley Jackson (property owner): Informed Commission of the structure's use history, as well as the history
of the residential development surrounding the property after the structure was constructed. Answered
Commission questions regarding interior remodeling, future plans for the property's ownership, and the
intended use (machine shop) for the structure should the rezoning request be approved, noting the structure is
currently vacant.
Charles Niswanger (Mayor): Informed Commission of the Jackson family history in the Town and of the
their character, noting his belief they would not allow a disruptive or an aesthetically unpleasing use to
occupy the structure.
Bryan Shrowner (potential renter): Informed Commission he intends to rent the structure from the property
owner, what type of machine shop will occupy the structure (products he manufactures), and what uses
surround the subject property.
Copple: Explained the intentions of the Old Town Core District portion of the Future Land Use Plan, history
of the property's zoning and uses, how the structure came to currently be vacant, what factors make the use
nonconforming, and why the applicant must rezone to provide for the requested use.
Motion by Gallup, seconded by Dixon to close the public hearing. Motion passed 5-0.
Commission members discussed the zoning request.
Motion by Dupont, seconded by Johnson to deny the request to rezone 0.7f acre, located on the northeast
corner of Coleman Street and Fifth Street (103 East Fifth Street), from Single Family-15 (SF-15) to
Commercial (C). Motion approved 5-0.
5. Discuss topics being evaluated by the Visioning Committee, possibly including, but not limited
to, gateway enhancement, median landscaping, thoroughfare screening, and/or park signage.
Discussion
Dixon and Dupont: Summarized topics discussed at the July 20, 2009 Visioning Committee meeting, which
included Town symbols and gateways, park signage, the design of the Community Park, median landscaping,
and thoroughfare screening.
6. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting.
No topics were discussed.
7. Adjourn
Motion by Gallup, seconded by Dixon to adjourn. Motion approved 5-0.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
Melanie . Vi aJPlang Technician
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