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CITY OF THE COLONY
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
After determining that a quorum was present, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of The Colony,
Texas convened into Regular Session which was held on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers located at City Hall, 6053 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, at which time the following items were
addressed:
Board Members Present: Kirk Varga, DeWayne Snider, Karen Hames and Robert Cox, Kenneth Flo and Brenda
Armour
Board Members Absent: Jeff Baran
Staff Present: Isaac Williams, Planning Director; Melissa Devin, Planning Technician; Keyl Groff, Senior
Planner, Allisen Ducay, Planner and Alan Lathrom, Attorney
1.0 1 CALL REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER
Chair Hames called the regular session of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.
2.0 1 CITIZENINPUT
3.0 1 CONSENT AGENDA
3.11 Consider the approval of the minutes of April 28`h Regular Session
Chair Hames read Consent Agenda Item 3.1 into record.
Commissioner Cox made a motion to approve item 3.1, seconded by Commissioner Varga.
The motion carried (6-0).
4.0
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
4.1
PDA26-0001 - Gateway Centre - Planned Development Amendment (PD -30) Conduct a public
hearing discuss and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding Amendments to
Planned Development 30 (PD -30) to modify Exhibit B "PD -30 Development Regulations" for the
mixed commercial development "Gateway Centre North". The subject site contains approximately
6.5 acres and is located at the southeast intersection of Standridge Drive and Memorial Drive within
Planned Development 30 (PD -30)
4.2
SUP26-0001 - DFW Wheels OEM-Uhaul (Auto Rental) - Specific Use Permit Conduct a public
hearing, discuss and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding the approval of a
request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow for "DFW Wheels EOM-Uhaul" [Auto Rental]
located at 5201 South Colony Blvd containing an approximately 1,695 sgft of vehicle storage and
approximately 1,500 sqft suite [110], located within the Shopping Center (SC) Zoning District and
Gateway Overlay District
Chair Hames read Public Hearing Item 4.1 into record.
Ms. Ducay presented her staff report.
Commissioner Cox asked about the overhead doors and why they had not been included in tract b originally.
Ms. Ducay explained that the overhead doors had not originally been included because at the time, there were no
definitive plans for the land use, but they were then placed specifically for the auto shop.
Commissioner Cox then asked for further explanation about the cross -tract access.
Ms. Ducay provided clarification and further explanation for Commissioner Cox's question.
Mr. Williams further added some more context and clarification to Commissioner Cox's questions.
Commissioner Cox asked what the recommendation from staff was for this item.
Ms. Ducay responded that staff recommended approval.
Chair Hames opened the public hearing at 6:39pm.
Chair Hames closed the public hearing at 6:39pm.
Commissioner Cox stated that he would like to discuss this item with the rest of the Commission.
He clarified that he had no issues with the overhead doors, but the cross -access situation was an issue for him due
to traffic that he deemed unnecessary. He fiirther added that it felt as if this was a decision made to cut budget
costs and therefore, he could not support that.
Chair Hames asked Ms. Ducay for a map that showed the entire PD to better understand the issue.
Dayton Macatee, the applicant and representative of the case, approached the uric.
Mr. Macatee addressed the concern and explained that cross -access makes sense to have when you have high
traffic businesses such as retail stores but that for this particular development and the plans, it was not necessary
since they are not expecting high-volume traffic.
Commissioner Snider made a motion to approve item 4.1 seconded by Chair Hames.
The motion carried (4-2).
Chair Hames stated that item 4.2 was pulled by the applicant for further study to address the concerns that were
brought up at the previous Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. She added that she would be opening the
public hearing to make it easier for the applicant to address the concerns at the next meeting.
Chair Hames read item 4.2 into the record.
Chair Hames re -opened the public hearing at 6:46pm and made a motion to keep item 4.2 open until the
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on May 26, 2026 seconded by Commissioner Cox.
The motion carried (6-0).
5.0
DISCUSSIONITEMS
5.1
SPA26-0005 - The Rustic - Site Plan Amendment
Discuss and consider approval of the Site Plan Amendment application of "The Rustic", regarding
the addition of an entry trellis and canopy feature at the approximately 21,723 sq ft restaurant. The
subject site is located at 5805 Grandscape Blvd within the NFM-Grandscape Planned Development
PD -25
Chair Hames read Discussion Item 5.1 into record.
Commissioner Cox made a motion to approve item 5.1, seconded by Commissioner Snider.
The motion carried (6-0).
The�Zing
further business to come before the Commission, Chair Hames adjourned the Regular Session of
th Zoningl�ommission at 6:50pm.
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