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Commission approves replat and variances to formalize Good Faith Baptist Church parking improvements
Summary
The commission approved a preliminary replat and site plan for Good Faith Baptist Church at 1024 F Avenue, granting variances to reduce required frontage to 80 feet and to allow a single point of access; staff said engineering and fire review found no public-safety detriment and recommended approval.
The Plano Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Nov. 4 to approve a preliminary replat and site plan for Good Faith Baptist Church at 1024 F Avenue that will combine two lots, formalize the religious facility’s parking area and grant variances from subdivision and zoning standards.
Senior planner Molly Coriel told commissioners the preliminary replat would combine two lots into one and dedicate easements for the existing religious facility. Staff said the applicant requests two variances from the subdivision ordinance — reducing the 100-foot minimum street frontage to 80 feet and allowing a nonresidential lot to retain a single point of access — and two variances from the zoning ordinance related to side-yard setback and solid-waste enclosure requirements. Coriel said Plano Fire Rescue and the Engineering Department reviewed the plans and did not anticipate granting the variances would be detrimental to public health, safety or welfare.
Commissioners asked whether neighbors had raised complaints about the single access; Coriel said staff had not received complaints and had received letters of support from nearby property owners. After brief discussion and no registered public speakers, Commissioner Bronski moved approval per staff recommendation; the motion carried 7–0.
Next steps: the Board of Adjustment must grant the requested zoning variances referenced in the staff report before final site-plan approvals proceed.
