Planning and Zoning Commission

City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday, June 11, 2025 5:00 PM Council Work Session Room & Council Chambers WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Individuals may speak during a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting under one of the following categories: Comments on Agenda Items: Public comments can be given for any item considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission, EXCEPT work session reports or closed meetings. Individuals are only able to comment one time per agenda item and cannot use more than one method to comment on a single agenda item. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per citizen. Public Hearing Items: Individuals are limited to four (4) minutes per public hearing item. _________________________________________________________________________________ Individuals may participate by using one of the following methods: 1. In Person for Regular or Consent Agenda Items: To provide in-person comments for regular or consent agenda items (excluding public hearing items), Individuals must be present at the meeting and submit a speaker card (available at the meeting location) to the Secretary prior to the item being called. 2. In Person for Public Hearing Items: For public hearing items, speaker cards are encouraged but not required. 3. eComment: The agenda is posted online at https://tx-denton.civicplus.com/242/Public-Meetings-Agendas. Once the agenda is posted, a link to make virtual comments using the eComment module will be made available next to the meeting listing on the Upcoming Events Calendar. Using eComment, Individuals may indicate support or opposition and submit a brief comment about a specific agenda item. eComments may be submitted up until the start of the meeting at which time the ability to make an eComment will be closed. eComments will be sent directly to members of the Planning and Zoning Commission immediately upon submission and recorded by the Secretary into the Minutes of the Meeting. Page 1 Printed on 6/6/2025 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Agenda June 11, 2025 _________________________________________________________________________________ After determining that a quorum is present, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Work Session on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered: WORK SESSION 1. ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION A. PZ25-132 Elect an acting Chair for the Planning and Zoning Commission’s June 11, 2025 meeting. 2. Citizen Comments on Consent Agenda Items This section of the agenda allows citizens to speak on any item listed on the Consent Agenda prior to its consideration. Each speaker will be given a total of three (3) minutes to address any item(s). Any person who wishes to address the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding these items may do so by utilizing the "By Phone" registration process as referenced under the REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION detailed at the beginning of this agenda. Registration is required prior to the time the Planning and Zoning Commission considers this item. Registrants may call in and remain on hold or receive a call back at the time the Work Session is called to Order and are encouraged to ensure they remain accessible to accept the call. 3. Clarification of agenda items listed on the agenda for this meeting This is an opportunity for Commissioners to ask questions of staff on the Consent and Regular Agenda items, which may include a full briefing on an item in the order it appears on the regular session agenda. Any such briefing will be repeated in regular session. 4. Work Session Reports A. PZ25-123 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding area plans and zoning overlay districts. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet B. PZ25-131 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding Alternative Environmentally Sensitive Areas (AESA) Plans, Historic Landmarks, Development Code Amendments, and other applications that require the review by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet In the event that the Planning and Zoning Commission does not finish their work session prior to 6:30 p.m., the Commission may return to the work session agenda after adjourning the regular meeting. _________________________________________________________________________________ REGULAR MEETING After determining that a quorum is present, the Planning and Zoning Commission will convene in a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which time the following items will be considered: Page 2 Printed on 6/6/2025 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Agenda June 11, 2025 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. U.S. Flag B. Texas Flag “Honor the Texas Flag – I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” 2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES FOR: A. PZ25-118 Consider approval of the May 28, 2025, Planning and Zoning meeting minutes. Attachments: May 28, 2025 3. CONSENT AGENDA Staff recommends approval of the following items because they meet the requirements of the Denton Development Code. Approval of the Consent Agenda includes staff recommendations for approvals and authorizes staff to proceed. The Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the applications and has had an opportunity to raise questions regarding the items prior to consideration. A. FP25-0011b Consider a request by Aspire Real Estate Services LLC and OMA Denton LLC for Final Plat of the Villages of McKinney Addition. The approximately 12.1-acre site is generally located north of East McKinney Street, south of Paisley Street, approximately 1,200 feet east of the intersection of East McKinney Street and Mack Drive, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (FP25-0011b, Villages on McKinney Addition, Julie Wyatt) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map Exhibit 4 - Final Plat Exhibit 5 - LLC Members List B. FP25-0019 Consider a request by Paige Smith for a Final Plat of Wild Haven Woods Addition. The approximately 4.99-acre site is generally located north of Pockrus Paige Road, approximately 325 feet west of Swisher Road, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (FP25-0019, Wild Haven Woods Addition, Erin Stanley) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map Exhibit 4 - Final Plat C. FP25-0017 Consider a request by Chase Finch of Corwin Engineering, on behalf of the property owner, Sagebrook Denton, LP for a Final Plat of the Sagebrook Addition, Phase 3. The approximately 42.042-acre site is approximately located 3,110 feet west of the intersection of Allred Road and South Bonnie Brae Street, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (FP25-0017, Sagebrook Phase 3, Ashley Ekstedt). Page 3 Printed on 6/6/2025 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Agenda June 11, 2025 Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map Exhibit 4 - Final Plat D. PP25-0002a Consider a request by Kimley-Horn & Associates, on behalf of TCCI Churchill, LLC for a Preliminary Plat of Churchill East. The approximately 277-acre site is generally located 1,646 feet north of FM 2449 and west and south of T N Skiles Rd in the City of Denton Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Division 1, Denton County, Texas. (PP25-0002a, Churchill East, Ashley Ekstedt) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map Exhibit 4 - Preliminary Plat Exhibit 5 - LLC Members List 4. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION A. FP25-0018 Consider a request by Double R. Devco, LLC and Hickory Grove Residential Community Inc. for a Final Plat of Hickory Grove, Phase 4. The 114.043-acre site is generally located just south of Jackson Road and approximately 80 feet east of the intersection of Nail Road and Jackson Road in City of Denton’s ETJ Division 1, Denton County, Texas. (FP25-0018, Hickory Grove 4, Mia Hines). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map Exhibit 4 - Final Plat Exhibit 5 - LLC Members List Exhibit 6 - Extension Request B. FP25-0020 Consider a request by Animas Civil Engineering LLC, on behalf of Luxury Storage Condominiums LLC for approval of a Final Plat of Lot 1 Block B Hickory Creek Center Addition. The 10.435-acre tract is approximately located on the south side of Hickory Creek Road, and approximately 610 feet west of Teasley Lane (F.M. 2181) in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (FP25-0020, Luxury Storage Condominiums, Matt Bodine) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map Exhibit 4 - Final Plat Exhibit 5 - Plat Extension Letter Request Exhibit 6 - LLC Members List Page 4 Printed on 6/6/2025 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Agenda June 11, 2025 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS This notice authorizes the Planning and Zoning Commission to recommend and City Council to approve a different zoning district which is equivalent to or more restrictive than that which is requested by the applicant, as the different district may not have a maximum structure height, floor area ratio, or density that is higher than the one requested or be nonresidential when the request is for a residential use or vice versa. The different zoning district must be deemed consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Plan. A. MPA24-0003 Hold a public hearing and consider making recommendation to the City Council a regarding a City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the Thoroughfare Plan and Thoroughfare Map of the 2022 Mobility Plan, including but not limited to modifications to the functional classification of Eagle Drive between North Texas Blvd to South Carroll Blvd, Welch Street between Eagle Drive to West Oak Street, and Avenue A between Highway I-35E to Eagle Drive from Secondary Arterial to Collector. The general area of change is located south and east of the University of North Texas in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. STAFF IS REQUESTING THIS ITEM BE WITHDRAWN. (MPA24-0003a, Eagle Drive, Avenue A, & Welch, Sahar Esfandyari). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet B. PDA25-0003 Hold a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a request by Hickory Venture Group for an amendment to an existing Planned Development District (PD 139) to establish special sign standards for this development. The 4.291-acre property is generally located in the southeast corner of Vintage Boulevard and I-35W, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (PD25-0003, Gateway of Denton Signs, Mia Hines) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map Exhibit 4 - Zoning Map Exhibit 5 - Future Land Use Map Exhibit 6 - Ordinance PDA23-0005a Exhibit 7 - Vintage Travel Plaza Special Sign Standards (VTPSSS) Exhibit 8 - Vintage Travel Plaza Comprehensive Sign Plan Exhibit 9 - Notification Map & Sign Posting Affidavit Exhibit 10 - Draft Ordinance C. MPA25-0001 Hold a public hearing and consider making recommendation to the City Council, a regarding a City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the Thoroughfare Map of the 2022 Mobility Plan, including but not limited to removing and realigning a proposed extension of Underwood Road between FM 1515 (Airport Road) and Springside Road, removing an east-west extension of future Corbin Road from Springside Road to existing north-south Corbin Road, and reclassifying portions of Corbin Road and Springside Road. The general area of change is located east of the City of Denton Page 5 Printed on 6/6/2025 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Agenda June 11, 2025 Airport, and west of I-35 W in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (MPA25- 0001a, Underwood, Corbin, and Springside, Sahar Esfandyari). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Future Land Use Map with Proposed Mobility Plan Amendments Exhibit 4 - Roadway Types Exhibit 5 - 2022 Mobility Plan Exhibit 6 - Proposed Mobility Plan Exhibit 7 - Notification Response Map Exhibit 8 - Draft Ordinance D. MPA25-0002 Hold a public hearing and consider making recommendation to the City Council, a regarding a City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the Thoroughfare Map of the 2022 Mobility Plan, including but not limited to removing a Future Collector between I-35 and Western Boulevard south of West University Drive (US 380). The general area of change is located west of I-35, east of Western Boulevard, south of US 380, and north of Jim Christal Road in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (MPA25-0002a, Future Collector between I-35 and Western, Sahar Esfandyari). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Future Land Use Map with Proposed Mobility Plan Amendments Exhibit 4 - 2022 Mobility Plan Exhibit 5 - Proposed Mobility Plan Exhibit 6 - Notification Response Map Exhibit 7 - Draft Ordinance 6. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PROJECT MATRIX A. PZ25-022 Hold a discussion regarding the Planning and Zoning Project Matrix. Attachments: Matrix 2025 7. CONCLUDING ITEMS A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the Planning & Zoning Commission or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. Page 6 Printed on 6/6/2025 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Agenda June 11, 2025 NOTE: The Planning and Zoning Commission reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its Work Session or Regular Session agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, including without limitation, Sections 551.071-551.086 of the Texas Open Meetings Act. CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the official website (https://tx-denton.civicplus.com/242/Public-Meetings-Agendas) and bulletin board at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas, on June 6, 2025, in advance of the 72-hour posting deadline, as applicable, and in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. __________________________________________ OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON'S DESIGNATED PUBLIC MEETING FACILITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION, SUCH AS SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED, IF REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 940-349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION CAN BE ARRANGED. Page 7 Printed on 6/6/2025