Jun 10, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission on 2026-06-10 6:00 PM

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>> FOUR THREE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. AT 6:00 P M THIS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH WITH A QUORUM PRESENT. AND WE'LL CALL THIS WORK SESSION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF CITY OF DENTON TOGETHER TO ORDER. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK FOR THAT. NEXT ITEM IS CLARIFICATION FOR AGENDA ITEMS ON THE REGULAR MEETING. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM THAT WE HAVE? NONE. OKAY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS FOR A IS V26-8. I'VE NOTICED A TREND MATT THAT YOU SEEM TO GET ALL OF THE COUNTY VARIANCES.

SOMEHOW THEY ALL COME TO ME NO. >> MATTER WHERE THEY'RE AT. ALL RIGHT. ASSISTANT PLANNER HERE TO PRESENT SUBDIVISION VARIANCE 268 ZAPATA EDITION. THIS IS FOR A NEARLY 15 ACRE LOT IN THE ETJ NORTH OF LOOP 288 THAT IS SEEKING A VARIANCE REQUEST FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT NO MORE THAN THREE RESIDENTIAL LOTS USE A PRIVATE DRIVE OR ACCESS EASEMENT FOR ACCESS. THIS LOT IS WANTING TO PLAT INTO TWO LOTS. THEY TAKE ACCESS OFF OF ITS INDIAN WELLS ROAD PRIVATE ROAD, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES SEVEN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES AND WAS ESTABLISHED IN ABOUT 1982. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE. I HAVE A LONGER

PRESENTATION, BUT HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE

ANY. THANK YOU MATT FOR BE IS FP 26-14. >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. LET ME JUST PULL THIS UP HERE. THERE WE ARE. FP 2614 A SO THIS IS LOT ONE BLOCK A AFFORDABLE ESTATES. THEY ARE NOT QUITE AT THE POINT WHERE WE CAN RECOMMEND APPROVAL YET, BUT STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THEIR REQUESTED EXTENSION TO A DATE CERTAIN OF JULY 1ST. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS IS THEIR SECOND EXTENSION.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY. THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL

CONSIDERATION FOR CFP26-15. >> ALL RIGHT, FP 26-15A. THIS IS THE FLEX BUSINESS PARK ADDITION. THEY TWO HAVE NOT YET MET THE POINT WHERE WE CAN RECOMMEND APPROVAL. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THEIR REQUESTED EXTENSION, WHICH COULD BE TO A DATE CERTAIN OF

JULY 1ST. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> I DON'T SEE ANY. THANK YOU.

OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING REQUESTED TO BE WITHDRAWN. WAS THAT NOTICED TO THE PUBLIC OR.

I'M JUST TRYING TO TRACK WHAT THE HISTORY IS IN CASE PEOPLE SHOW UP.

>> WE DID NOTICE IT AND POST NOTIFICATION IDENTIFIED AN ERROR, HENCE THE WITHDRAWAL.

OKAY, SO INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE GOTTEN THIS REQUEST. NO ACTION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT WILL RE NOTICE AT A LATER DATE ONCE WE'VE WORKED THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.

>> OKAY. NOW. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US THROUGH THE AGENDA AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY WORK SESSION ITEMS THIS AFTERNOON. SO AT 6:04 P.M. WE WILL BREAK UNTIL THE REGULAR SESSION ATGOOD EVENING AT 6:30 S WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH, WITH A QUORUM PRESENT. WE'LL RECONVENE

[1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

TEXAS FLAGS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. >> TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE

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TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THAT BRINGS US TO OUR SECOND

[A. PZ26-099 Consider approval of the May 27, 2026, Planning and Zoning meeting minutes]

SAID. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 27TH.

>> AND COMMISSIONER GARLAND. >> AND I'LL SECOND THAT APPROVAL.

>> SEEING NO DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE BOARD. THAT ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO.

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GARLAND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> AND COMMISSIONER RIGGS. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> SEEING NO DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE BOARD. THAT VOTE PASSES FIVE ZERO. BRINGS US TO FOR A V 260008.

[A. V26-0008 Consider a request by Lizette Zepeda for approval of a subdivision variance from the 2019 Denton Development Code Subsection 8.3.2.C.2.a. regarding the maximum number of residential lots permitted to take access from a private access easement. The 14.966-acre tract is located on the west side of private road Indian Wells Road and approximately 2,320 feet north of Gribble Springs Road in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Division 1 of the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (V26-0008, Zepeda Addition Variance, Matt Bodine)]

>> GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION MATT BEAUDOIN, ASSISTANT PLANNER HERE TO PRESENT THE VARIANCE CALLED ZAPATA ADDITION SUBDIVISION VARIANCE. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THIS VARIANCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A APPROXIMATELY 15 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE ETJ ONE. IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH A PLAT THAT WAS JUST TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY INTO TWO LOTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, AND CURRENTLY TAKES EXCLUSIVE ACCESS FROM EXISTING PRIVATE ROAD. INDIAN WELLS ROAD.

SO THEIR SUBDIVISION REQUEST IS FROM A SECTION OF THE DDC SO THAT THEY CAN ALLOW MORE THAN THREE RESIDENTIAL LOTS TO TAKE ACCESS TO A PUBLIC STREET BY MEANS OF A PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT. SO I'LL GO THROUGH THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT STAFF TOOK INTO EFFECT WHEN LOOKING AT THIS VARIANCE. SO THE FIRST IN CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE VARIANCE WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC. STAFF FINDS THAT TO BE THE CASE FOR THIS VARIANCE. SECOND THAT THERE ARE PARTICULAR CONDITIONS IN PLACE THAT MAKE, I GUESS, APPEARING TO THE LAW DIFFICULT, THOSE BEING THE PECULIAR PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE IN THIS AREA, CREATING LOTS OFF OF PRIVATE ACCESS DRIVES, AND THAT THE EXISTING CONFIGURATION IS ALREADY OUT OF COMPLIANCE. THIRD, THAT BESIDES THIS VARIANCE, THE THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, AS WELL AS PLANS OF THE CITY ARE UPHELD. THIS IS THE ONLY MANNER OF THE DDC THAT THE REQUEST IS SEEKING VARIANCE FROM, AND ALSO PRESERVES RIGHT OF WAY RESERVATION AS OUTLINED ON THE MOBILITY PLAN. FOURTH, THAT THE CONDITIONS. THE UPON WHICH THIS REQUEST IS BASED WERE NOT A RESULT OF THE OWNER PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE DDC. AND SO THIS ROAD, THIS PRIVATE ROAD AND THESE EXISTING TRACKS WERE ESTABLISHED ROUGHLY ABOUT 1982, SO WELL BEFORE THE 2019 DDC. WITH THAT IN MIND, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL

OF THE SUBDIVISION VARIANCE REQUEST. >> THANK YOU MATT. AND JUST ONE QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION. IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE MAP THERE. THAT ONE. YEAH, WE'RE ONLY SEEING TWO LOTS PLATTED WITHIN THIS PLAT, BUT THE ADDITIONAL MORE THAN THREE LOTS WOULD BE THE LOTS TO THE SOUTH OF THERE. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MCDUFFIE.

>> YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST. >> AND COMMISSIONER CATCHER

SAID. >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> ANY DISCUSSION? NOT SEEING ANY CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE BOARD. THAT ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO. BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT

[B. FP26-0014a Consider a request by Grayson Hughes of Sutherland King Consulting, on behalf of the property owner, for approval of a Final Plat of Affordable Estates, Lot 1, Block 1. The approximately 1.832-acre site is generally located on the west side of Hinkle Drive, approximately 107 feet south of the southeast corner of the intersection of Hinkle Drive and Meadow Ridge Drive, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (FP26-0014a, Affordable Estates, Sean Jacobson)]

ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 4BFP26-14. >> A GOOD EVENING, CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. SEAN JACOBSEN, SENIOR PLANNER HERE TO PRESENT FP2614A THIS IS A PROPOSED PLAT FOR LOT ONE, BLOCK A OF THE AFFORDABLE ESTATES EDITION. THEY HAVE NOT

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DATE CERTAIN OF JULY 1ST, 2026. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COMMISSIONER CARTER SAID.

>> A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION TO A DATE CERTAIN JULY 1ST, 2026.

>> AND COMMISSIONER MCDUFF. >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> SEEING NO DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE BOARD. THAT ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO BRINGS US TO 4CFP26-15A.

[C. FP26-0015a Consider a request by Mitchell Ryan of Trailspur, LLC, on behalf of the property owner, for approval of a Flex Business Park Addition, Block 1, Lot 1. The approximately 4.991-acre site is generally located on the west side of Rankin Drive, at the intersection of Rankin Drive and Leatherwood Lane, in the City of Denton’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Division 1, Denton County, Texas. (FP26-0015a, Flex Business Park Addition, Sean Jacobson)]

>> GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. SEAN JACOBSEN, SENIOR PLANNER HERE TO PRESENT FP2615A THE FLEX BUSINESS PARK ADDITIONS AND. THEY HAVE NOT YET MET ALL OF THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL BUT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUESTED EXTENSION, WHICH WOULD BE TO A DATE CERTAIN OF JULY 1ST, 2026. HAPPY TO ANSWER

ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. >> COMMISSIONER SAID. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE TO

APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR EXTENSION TO JULY 1ST, 2026. >> AND COMMISSIONER MCDUFF.

>> YES, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> SEEING NO DISCUSSION, CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE BOARD. AND

[A. Z26-0003 Hold a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a request by Aimee Bissett of McAdams, on behalf of the property owner, Joel Rifkin, to rezone approximately 5.461 acres of land from a Rural Residential (RR) zoning district to a Residential 1 (R1) zoning district. The subject site is generally located on the south side of FM 2153, approximately 4,646 feet east of the intersection of FM 2153 and Running Bear Road in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. STAFF IS REQUESTING THIS ITEM BE WITHDRAWN. (Z26-0003, Rifkin Addition, Sean Jacobson).]

[A. PZ26-100 Hold a discussion regarding the Planning and Zoning Project Matrix.]

SIX, A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PROJECT MATRIX. >> THANK YOU CHAIR. NO NEW ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE MATRIX SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, AND WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS STILL LINGERING OUT THERE THAT STAFF IS WORKING THROUGH. AND THEN JUST OTHER THINGS TO NOTE AT THEIR MEETING LAST WEEK, CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE AN SUP FOR A CELL TOWER REQUEST THAT YOU ALL CONSIDERED ON APRIL 29TH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR Y'ALL.

>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONS FOR THE MATRIX COMMISSIONER MCDUFF? >> I GUESS JUST JUST A QUESTION AND A SUGGESTION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A LIST OF PRIORITIES.

OR IS IS THERE CERTAIN OF SOME SORT OF LIST? I THINK THAT WOULD BE WORTH A REVIEW. IF THAT IS HAPPENS TO BE INTACT. SORRY, I HAD A LITTLE TICKLE IN MY THROAT. AND THEN ALSO I WAS

WANTING TO ASK ABOUT THE TINY HOMES. >> WHAT A LIST OF PRIORITIES

FOR. >> YES FROM THAT WAS GENERATED FROM THE COUNCIL. ANY SUCH LIST

EXISTING? I HAVEN'T DONE ANY RESEARCH ON IT, OR. >> SO I WILL SAY. TYPICALLY, AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR CMO, BUT TYPICALLY IN THE SUMMER TIME FRAME AFTER THE ELECTION, THERE'S A OFF SITE RETREAT WITH COUNCIL WHERE THEY DO SOME GOAL SETTING. IS THAT.

>> YEAH, TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. THEY GO THROUGH THE PRIORITIES. I THINK THERE'S AN EXISTING ONE FROM PREVIOUS COUNCILS THAT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE LAST

YEAR THAT WE COULD SHARE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. >> WELL, I THINK IT WOULD BE IN ORDER TO TO SEE THE NEW ONE. IF WHEN EVERYONE IS SEATED AND WE HAVE OUR RETREAT. AND I THINK

THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME, FOR US AS A SUGGESTION. >> YEAH, NO PROBLEM. WE CAN SEND THAT OUT TO THE COMMISSION AFTER AFTER COUNCIL CONSIDERS IT AND AND SETS THEIR

PRIORITIES. YES. YEAH. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO THAT, THAT SECOND ITEM THAT YOU HAVE ON THE MATRIX, IT IT IS STILL ON THE MATRIX AND IS SOMETHING STAFF IS STILL INTENDING TO TO REVIEW AND FURTHER DETAIL. WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH SOME OTHER DDC AMENDMENTS AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE THAT YOU ALL WILL START TO SEE AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, BUT IT'S STILL ON THE MATRIX. IT'S STILL ON OUR RADAR. IT'S JUST WE'LL WE'LL BRING IT FORWARD AS SOON AS WE CAN.

>> OKAY. AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER THING, SIR, IF I MAY, JUST FOR SOME NOTES. AND THIS IS PROBABLY A SUMMERTIME LIST, I'D LIKE TO REVISIT THE DOWNTOWN DENTON PLAN STATUS. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE SOUTHEAST DENTON OVERLAY, AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR BODY HAS APPROVED THAT AND SENT THAT FORWARD. BUT I THINK THAT IS RELATED TO THE CONCEPT OF A.

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STATUS CHECK. >> WE COULD BRING FORWARD SOME OF THOSE ACTION ITEMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND WHERE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AND WHERE ITEMS ARE

PROGRESSING AS PART OF A FUTURE WORK SESSION. >> YES, MA'AM.

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>> YEAH, I THINK MAYBE IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE. I DON'T KNOW WHEN JULIE'S PLANNING ON HAVING THE NEXT COMPREHENSIVE, BUT BUT WE COULD TALK ABOUT MAYBE TOTAL PLAN STATUS AND WHERE, WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE COMP PLAN ACTION ITEMS AND THEN THE OTHER VARIOUS PLANS THAT WE HAVE.

>> THAT'D BE GREAT. PERFECT IS PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> VERY GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY. NOT SEEING ANY. BRINGS US TO ITEM SEVEN CONCLUDING ITEMS. ANY CONCLUDING ITEMS? JUST A REMINDER TO ANY PUBLIC THAT THIS SATURDAY IS ELECTION DAY.

SO YOU HAVE NOW MISSED EARLY VOTING, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE DAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.