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GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER OUR MEETING FOR THIS EVENING.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

IT IS 6:37 P.M. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

IF YOU ALL WOULD STAND FOR ME.

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.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET A ROLL CALL TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A QUORUM.

MRS. ELLIS, ARE YOU HERE? PRESENT. AND MR. HESLEP? PRESENT. PUSH THE BUTTON. HERE. AND MISS RILES-SHAVERS. PRESENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. MR. SHIFLET, MYSELF, I AM HERE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE. SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS UNABLE TO RESPOND OR TO DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS SECTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC, FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY, OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO ANY INQUIRY.

ANYBODY FOR A PUBLIC APPEARANCE? DON'T SEE ANYBODY.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE

[D. CONSENT AGENDA]

WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COMMISSIONER SO REQUESTS, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA. ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING WE HAVE D.1, THE MINUTES FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.

D.2, FP20253043, THE FINAL PLAT, 75 FOR MONTE CARLO ADDITION.

AND THAT IS IT. I MOTION WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS.

I'VE GOT A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE´LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THAT UP FOR A VOTE, PLEASE. AND IT DOES PASS FOUR TO NOTHING. MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. PUBLIC HEARING E.1, ORDINANCE

[E. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

2026011204, ZONING CODE SECTION 82-29 AMENDMENT.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-01-12-04 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON AMENDING SECTION 82-29 ¨SPECIAL USES AND CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL¨ TO ADD PUBLIC SCHOOL USE TO THIS SECTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

AND WE HAVE CRAIG FISHER HERE TO PRESENT THAT TO US.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SHIFLET. MY NAME IS CRAIG FISHER, PLANNING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

SO THIS IS A STAFF INITIATED ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT.

THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 82-29, WHICH IS SPECIAL USES AND CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL. STAFF IS PROPOSING TO ADD A SECTION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND THE INTENT OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY SERVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE CITY.

THEY PLAY A VITAL FUNCTION TO THE CITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE QUALITY SCHOOLS THAT STILL MEET THE INTENT OF THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE AND STANDARDS. SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH AND SUMMARIZE THE PROPOSED CHANGES, OR OPPOSED REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD APPLY ONLY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE FIRST BEING THAT THE FIRST PROPOSAL, ITEM NUMBER 1, UNDER THE PROPOSED TEXT, IS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM ROOFTOP SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. AT PRESENT, ALL BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO SCREEN ROOFTOP UNITS.

IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE IN THESE IMAGES, BUT THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS A PUBLIC SCHOOL WHERE THE ROOFTOP UNITS ARE NOT SCREENED.

THANK YOU, MISS COURSON. SHE'S POINTING OUT THE TINY RECTANGLES ON TOP OF THE BUILDING.

THOSE ARE ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM THE STREET THAT ARE NOT SCREENED.

THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE SHOWS THE FRONT OF THAT SAME BUILDING WHERE SCREENING WAS PROVIDED.

TYPICALLY, THIS TYPE OF SCREENING IS PROVIDED BY INCREASING THE HEIGHT OF THE PARAPET WALL AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, SO THAT THOSE UNITS CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THE PUBLIC.

SO WITH THIS CHANGE, IF ADOPTED, PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM PROVIDING THAT SCREENING.

HOWEVER, THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TO PUT THAT ROOFTOP UNITS AS FAR INTERIOR TO THE BUILDING AS POSSIBLE TO LIMIT

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THEIR VISIBILITY FROM THE PUBLIC. SECOND PROPOSED CHANGE IS REGARDING LANDSCAPING AND PARKING.

THE SCHOOLS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE FOR PARKING LOTS, AS FAR AS WITH THE MINIMUM REQUIRED PARKING SPACES.

SO THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS A PARKING LOT WITH THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING HAS LANDSCAPE ISLANDS WITH TREES AND SUCH.

THE PARKING LOT ON THE LEFT SHOWS A LOT WITHOUT ANY LANDSCAPING.

NOT IDEAL. LANDSCAPING HELPS WITH STORMWATER RUNOFF.

IT PROVIDES SHADE AND ENHANCES THE ESTHETIC OF THE CAMPUS.

BUT THE DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EXCEPTION TO MARCHING BAND PRACTICE AREAS.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE FROM LOVELADY HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN PRINCETON.

IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THIS IMAGE, BUT THERE THE GRIDIRON AND THE 50 AND THE 40, THE 30 YARD LINES ARE MARKED.

THE MARCHING BAND LIKES TO BE ABLE TO PRACTICE ON A HARD SURFACE IN ALL CONDITIONS.

IN A LARGE PARKING FIELD, IF THAT WAS BROKEN UP WITH LANDSCAPE ISLANDS, IT CAN'T DO THAT.

SO THE TEXT IS PROPOSING TO EXEMPT MARCHING BAND AREAS FROM THE LANDSCAPE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN NUMBER FOUR, THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT IS TO INCREASE THE PERMITTED HEIGHT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO 70FT.

THAT'S QUITE TALL. THE PROPOSED EXAMPLE HERE IS GREEN ELEMENTARY IN PRINCETON.

THAT'S 35FT, NEARLY DOUBLE THAT, ALTHOUGH THE DISTRICT ONLY INTENDS TO BUILD THAT HIGH AT ONE CAMPUS AT THEIR SECOND HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS PROPOSED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION LATER THIS YEAR AND OPEN IN 2029.

WITH PERMISSION FROM THE DISTRICT, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET INTO THE PACKET.

I JUST GOT THEM TODAY. IT SHOWS THE PROPOSED HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO, PHILIP ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL, AND ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE IMAGE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE PROPOSED AUDITORIUM, WHICH IS THE ONLY AREA OF THAT SCHOOL THAT WILL GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 70FT.

I'LL PASS THESE OUT.

SO SCHOOLS ARE PERMITTED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS.

MOST OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 35FT.

SO THIS PROVISION WOULD REALLY ALLOW THE SCHOOLS TO BE BUILT AS ALLOWED IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT, AND NOT EXCEED THE PERMITTED HEIGHT. AND THEN LASTLY, THE LAST REQUIREMENT IS TO PROPOSE AN EXEMPTION FROM MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE. THAT REQUIREMENT DICTATES HOW MUCH A BUILDING CAN COVER A GIVEN LOT.

SOME OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS HAVE TIGHT STANDARDS THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MEET.

STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THESE PROPOSED CHANGES AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

ONE GOES BACK TO THE MARCHING BAND AREA. AND I'M ASSUMING IT'S ONLY GOING TO PROBABLY BE AT HIGH SCHOOLS, MAYBE A MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHAT DETERMINES THAT THIS PARKING LOT? YOU KNOW, WHAT'S TO SAY THEY CAN'T TAKE, LIKE, THE FRONT PARKING LOT AND DETERMINE, OH, THAT'S A MARCHING BAND AREA VERSUS, YOU KNOW, THE PARKING LOT ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING OR THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.

SO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO DESIGNATE ON THEIR SITE PLAN SPECIFIC PARKING, THAT IS THEIR MARCHING BAND PRACTICE AREA AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORDINANCE, IT DOES. GO BACK A SLIDE, TO NUMBER THREE. IT DOES REQUIRE THAT.

LET ME FIND THE LANGUAGE. THAT THE MARCHING BAND PRACTICE AREA SHALL BE SCREENED FROM MAJOR STREETS BY BUILDINGS, BERMS AND OR LANDSCAPING AND TREES. I THINK TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT, IT MOST LIKELY HAVE TO BE TO THE REAR.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING, THE CURRENT SETUP WITH PRINCETON ISD IS THE MARCHING BAND IS ONLY A HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY.

OKAY. AND THEN THE VERY LAST THING YOU JUST MENTIONED WAS ABOUT THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENT.

CAN YOU GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT? SURE. LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENT DICTATES HOW MUCH AREA OF A LOT CAN BE COVERED BY BUILDING.

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THE REASON FOR THIS EXCEPTION CAME ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THE PROPOSED HIGH SCHOOL IS IN AN AGRICULTURE ZONE DISTRICT, WHICH ONLY PERMITS UP TO 10% OF THE LOT TO BE COVERED BY A BUILDING.

THE DISTRICT WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET. SO RATHER THAN REZONE THAT PARCEL, WE'RE PROPOSING TO PUT IT INTO THIS LANGUAGE.

THEY'LL STILL HAVE TO MEET THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. THEY'LL HAVE TO MEET THE CITY'S STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS.

SO THERE'LL BE OPEN SPACE, THERE'LL BE LANDSCAPING.

THE ENTIRE SITE IS NOT GOING TO BE A BUILDING BECAUSE OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

AND I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT DETAILED THAT THIS IS SPECIFIC TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FOR THESE EXEMPTIONS. BECAUSE I'M JUST THINKING, WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS.

EXAMPLE, ABC, YOU KNOW, COMPUTER COMPANY COULD COME IN AND BE LIKE, WELL, YOU GAVE AN EXEMPTION TO THE SCHOOLS.

SO NOW OUR BUILDINGS WANT THESE SAME EXEMPTIONS.

SO WHEN WE'RE CHANGING THE ORDINANCE IT WILL BE SPECIFIC TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE TO PUT ANYTHING.

I KNOW WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY PRIVATE SCHOOLS AT THE MOMENT, BUT DOES ANYTHING HAVE TO BE ADDED IN FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS, OR WOULD THAT BE DEALT? BECAUSE PRIVATE SCHOOLS ULTIMATELY WOULD REPORT TO PRINCETON ISD.

THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD ONLY APPLY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE DRAFT LANGUAGE IS SHOWN HERE ON THE SCREEN.

IT CLEARLY STATES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ONLY, SO ANY PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT WOULD DEVELOP IN PRINCETON WOULD NOT GET THESE EXEMPTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WOULD YOU PLEASE CLARIFY? IS THE ONLY PART OF THE BUILDING THAT GOES TO THE 70FT, IS THAT THE AUDITORIUM OR IS IT THE WHOLE CAMPUS? MY UNDERSTANDING WITH THE PROPOSED HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO IS THAT ONLY THAT AUDITORIUM, JUST THAT ONE BIT OF IT GOES UP TO 70FT. THE REST OF THE BUILDING, I BELIEVE THE CLASSROOM AREAS ARE THREE STORIES.

I DON'T KNOW THE OVERALL OR AVERAGE HEIGHT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MR. FISHER? IF I MAY, JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT IF APPROVED AS WRITTEN, IT WOULD BE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF 70FT. SO IT WOULDN'T APPLY JUST TO THIS HIGH SCHOOL SITE.

IT WOULD APPLY TO ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT THE ISD DEVELOPS.

BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IN THEIR CURRENT PLAN FOR CAMPUSES THAT THEY HAVE PLANNED, THAT IT'S ONLY THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WOULD GO THAT TALL.

MOST OTHER SCHOOLS ARE 55FT OR LESS. I'M SORRY, I JUST HAVE JUST ONE MORE, LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE. I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE ASSUMPTION BASED ON THIS PICTURE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CHANGE THAT FRONT PARKING LOT TO MEET THE NEW ORDINANCE GUIDELINES WITH THE TREE LANDSCAPING AND THAT, YES? YES. ANY CAMPUS BUILT NOW MOVING FORWARD, WILL HAVE TO MEET THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS.

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY RENDERING. IT'S NOT A CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT.

THE LANDSCAPE PLAN WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THAT HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WILL HAVE TO CONFORM. THANK YOU.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MR. FISHER? ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:51.

AND JUDGING BY NOBODY ELSE BEING HERE, WE'LL CLOSE IT AT 6:51.

OKAY.

APPROVE ITEM E-1.

ORD-2026-01-12-04 ZONING CODE SECTION 82-29 AMENDMENT. I'VE GOT A MOTION, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. WE´LL OPEN UP FOR A VOTE PLEASE.

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AND THAT PASSES FOUR NOTHING. NOTHING ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA THIS EVENING.

MOVING ON TO INFORMATION. OUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE.

[G. INFORMATION]

JANUARY 20TH. JANUARY THE 20TH. WHICH IS A TUESDAY BECAUSE OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY.

PERFECT. JANUARY THE 20TH, A TUESDAY DUE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.

ANY REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS? YES. COULD WE GET AN UPDATE NOW THAT THE MORATORIUM HAS ENDED, WHERE WE ARE AT WITH BASICALLY WHAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO PUT THROUGH, WHAT'S COMING THROUGH NOW? JUST KIND OF AN UPDATE ON THE MORATORIUM.

AND WHAT WE NEED TO KIND OF PREPARE FOR, LOOK TO THE FUTURE FOR.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS? NO? ALL RIGHT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN, THEN.

I MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN FOR THE EVENING. MOTION AND A SECOND.

I SECOND. PERFECT. AND WE'LL OPEN UP FOR A VOTE.

AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.