10.10.2011 CAB Minutes •
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Comprehensive Plan Advisory
Committee Meeting
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SPER Town of Prosper Municipal Chambers
Monday, October 10, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
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1. Call to Order/Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 6:37 p.m. Roll call was taken by silent count.
Committee members present included: Chair Jason Dixon, Mark DeMattia, Ann Lieber, Kyle
Huckelberry, Daniel Ting, and Kelly Cooper. Meigs Miller attended by conference call.
*Doug Trumbull,Craig Moody,Ane Casady,Jordan Simms, Eric Nishimoto, and Michael Goddard were absent.
Staff present included: Hulon T. Webb, Jr., Director of Development Services/Town Engineer; Chris
Copple, Planning&Zoning Manager; Melanie Videan, Planning Technician.
Consultant team present included: Brandon Gonzalez and Eddie Haas, Freese&Nichols.
2. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Planning & Zoning Commission
meeting:
• September 12,2011 Regular Meeting
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Discussion
Cooper: Requested revision to the September 12, 2011 minutes. Asked for revised minutes to be
included on the next meeting's agenda.
Motioned by DeMattia, seconded by Ting to approve item 2. Motion approved 7-0.
3. Discuss matters related to the update of the Comprehensive Plan, including, but not limited
to, livability, transportation, housing strategies, infrastructure assessments, town hall
meeting summary,the Visual Character Survey,and the Future Land Use Plan.
Discussion: Multifamily Development
Committee members, staff, and consultant team: Discussed the following: 1) definitions, 2) types, 3)
properties currently zoned, 4) locations of existing units, 5)potential build-out capacity, 6) page 14 of the
draft Community Character chapter of the Comprehensive Plan, and 7) types preferred to not be located
in Prosper.
Staff. Advised adding a paragraph in the Comprehensive Plan draft (herein called the Draft) that notes
which types of multifamily housing exists, the zoning currently in place for such, and the types
undesirable for Prosper.
Discussion: Livability
mow Committee members, staff, and consultant team: Discussed the following: 1) changes to the Future Land
Use Plan (herein called the FLUP) that reflect items recently approved by the Town; 2) specificity of
apartment types; 3)density revisions to the Draft; 4)the need for the Prosper Developers Council's input;
5) retaining low density, small town feel; 6) equating current zoning districts to densities; 7) reason for
ranges given in the Draft; 8) setting a minimum density and/or lot size; 9) contradictions between the
Draft and the results from Town Hall meeting and the Visual Character Survey; 10) the percentage of
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undeveloped and Agriculturally zoned property the Draft will effect; 11) future decreases of water and
wastewater impact fees; 12)developers' preferences for planned developments; 13) allowing large homes
on small lots; 14) mixing small and large lots within a development; 14) mix of housing types; 16)
thoroughfare corridors; 17) town gateways; 18) aesthetics; 19) setback guidelines; 20) integration with
walkability; 21) parking; 22) characteristics of and appropriate locations for mixed uses; 23) locations
appropriate for horizontal and vertical mixed use buildings; 24) pros and cons of a transit
station/development in Prosper.
Consultant team: Suggested adding existing conditions and language relaying the Committee's goals.
Advised amending language to reflect a compromise between setting a minimum lot size and allowing
flexibility for small lots with large homes.
Staff Suggested for the Draft to note the amount of multifamily allowed by type, and offered data on
land use assumptions for impact fees. Explained the intent of the FLUP regarding density and lot sizes,
and the factors staff considers when making a recommendation for approval or denial of zoning requests.
Advised for the Draft to reflect ranges and flexibility for lot sizes.
Matt Robinson (Prosper Developers Council President): Noted the implications of ignoring currently
zoned multifamily property. Cited developers' desires for quality. Concerned about: 1) future
development potential in Prosper should densities remain low, and 2) if the FLUP neglects to reflect
current zoning and property owners resist relinquishing the zoning they have. Reported on market trends
regarding desired lot size.
John Rose (Prosper developer): Informed which demographic prefers a small lot, but a large home.
Concerned if that option is removed, Prosper's population increase will do so at a slower rate as opposed
to if the option would be made available.
Mike McClung(Planning&Zoning Vice Chair): Offered perspective regarding lot size options, speaking
particularly to small lot sizes.
Committee: Agreed the Draft should: 1) single family lots should be a minimum of 12,500 square feet for
medium density residential, and 2) specify where a transit oriented development should be located, if one
were constructed by the Town in the future.
Discussion: Open Space
Committee members, staff, and consultant team: Discussed the following: 1) revised language in the
Draft, 2) preservation, 3) changes to landscaping and living screens, and 4) commonly and uncommonly
used preservation practices.
Discussion: Housing Mix
Committee members, staff, and consultant team: Discussed the following: 1) building orientation,
including proximity to streets; 2) vehicle parking locations; 3) livable neighborhoods including life cycle
housing,parks, schools, unique identity, recreational activities, conveniences, open space, unique signage,
and viability; and 4) social interaction including a farmers market, a community garden, playgrounds and
parks, amphitheatres,and a town center.
Consultant team: Suggested adding guidelines for zoning requests when requests deviate from the FLUP.
Committee: Discussed language to delete, add, and/or amend regarding housing mix. Agreed the Draft
should retain language that refers to a community garden.
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Discussion: Corridor Character
MINA Committee members, staff, and consultant team: Discussed the Preston Road corridor regarding the
following: 1) local services, 2) less intense development, 3) wide setbacks, 4) unique architecture, and 5)
distinction from Preston Road in Frisco.
Committee: Discussed amending language to specify allowable retail uses in order to prevent lower scale
uses.
Discussion: Old Town
Committee members, staff, and consultant team: 1) conversion of single family uses to office uses in
districts deemed as Office on the FLUP, 2) intent of the Mixed Use District and the Main Street Retail
District,which were added to the FLUP; and 3)office corridors.
Discussion: Image Branding
Committee members, staff, and consultant team: Discussed the following: 1) preservation of small
town/rural feel,2) large setbacks, 3)excellent schools, and 4)major and minor gateways and windmills.
Committee: Agreed the Draft should: 1) note the major and minor gateways in its text, but not on the
FLUP to avoid clutter; and 2) include the intersection of U.S. 380 and Gee Road as a major gateway.
Committee: Conferred on the land use and transportation sections of the Draft, as well as language
referring to the environment and sustainable development. Also discussed new urbanism developments.
Consultant team: Advised the Draft should offer flexibility. Suggested what language to delete, add, and
amend.
Committee: Discussed deleting language calling for the "health, safety, and welfare" of Prosper citizens,
and instead citing the Local Government Code that requires such. Also conferred on specifying
organizations in the Draft. Agreed the Draft should not specify any organization by name, but that the
language"health, safety, and welfare" should remain as written in the Draft.
3. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting.
Committee, staff, and consultant team: Conferred on topics to discuss at a future meeting, which was set
for November 14, 2011.
4. Adjourn
Motioned by Dixon, seconded by Cooper to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
Melanie Vid-: . Planning Technician Ane Casady, Secretary
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