Mar 25, 2024 Planning &amp; Zoning 032524

FOR CONSIDERATION IS APPROVING THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA.

THE NEXT MATTER

[CONSENT AGENDA]

COMMISSIONER FKO MADAM CHAIR, UH, WITH YOUR APPROVAL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE DISCUSSION ON THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVE THE MINUTES.

THE MARCH 11TH ITEMS ONE AND TWO ITEMS ONE AND TWO, I'M SORRY.

ITEMS ONE AND TWO OF THE PUBLIC CONSENT AGENDA.

I SECOND THAT WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APLU APPROVE THE PUBLIC CONSENT AGENDA FOR ITEMS ONE AND TWO BY COMMISSIONER FEDCO AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

MINUTES PASSED UNANIMOUSLY,

[3. SUP-24-01-0002 – Specific Use Permit/Site Plan – Speed Gas Station (City Council District 2). Specific Use Permit/Site Plan for a convenience store with gas sales on 1.12 acres. Lot 1, Block 1, Forum Retail Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, zoned Planned Development (PD-383), within the SH-161 Corridor Overlay, and addressed as 3802 S Hwy 161]

MADAM, GO AHEAD.

AND POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER THREE, UH, SUP DASH 24 DASH 0 1 0 0 2 TO THE APRIL 8TH MEETING ON SPEED GAS.

AND MADAM CHAIR, UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE DISCUSSION

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SECOND, THAT WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO TABLE ITEM THREE BY COMMISSIONER FEDCO AND IS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT ITEM,

[4. STP-24-02-0006 - Site Plan Amendment - RCCG Church at 1775 W Bardin (City Council District 6). Site Plan Amendment to revise building elevations for the proposed church on 9.12 acres. Lot 1, Block 1, RCCG House on the Rock Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-One (SF-1) and addressed as 1775 W Bardin Rd]

PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

THE ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS FOR A SIP PLAN AMENDMENT FOR A-R-C-C-G CHURCH LOCATED AT, UM, 1775 WEST BAR.

SO THE CHURCH RULE WILL BE LOCATED HERE ON THE SLOT.

THEY ACTUALLY WERE APPROVED FOR A SITE PLAN FOR A PREVIOUS DESIGN BACK IN 2021 BY CITY COUNCIL.

THEY WENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS, INCLUDING THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS, AND RAN INTO ISSUES WORTHY DUE TO THE INCREASED COST OF CONSTRUCTION.

THAT CHURCH WANTED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THEIR BUILDING MATERIALS.

SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS KIND OF AN OUTLINE OF THE PARCEL.

THEY, UM, CURRENTLY ARE WORKING ON THIS MAIN BUILDING THAT WILL BE LOCATED GENERALLY IN THIS RED AREA.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE BUILDING THAT THEY'RE CONSTRUCTING.

UM, THEY HAVE PROVIDED PARKING AND LANDSCAPING AS PART OF THE PREVIOUS SITE PLAN REVIEW.

THEY'RE MAKING NO CHANGES TO ANY OF THOSE CONDITIONS.

SO MAINLY THEIR CHANGES WILL BE FOCUSED ON A ELEVATIONS IN THEIR BUILDING MATERIALS.

WHAT WE APPROVE IS FIRST THE, UH, CMU BLOCK IN TWO DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND SOME MIXTURE OF METAL AND STONE AND BRICK WITH CONTRASTING COLORS.

WE, UM, ARE SEEING HERE NOW THAT THEY WANT TO UTILIZE MAINLY EFIS WITH SOME BRICK BASE AROUND THE BUILDING.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BUILDING HEIGHT WAS TOPPED AT 34 FEET.

IT WILL BE RAISED DUE TO SOME OF THE CURVATURES AND OTHER, UM, EL DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT GENERALLY THE BUILDING WILL BE ABOUT 48 FEET TALL WITH THE CRISPIX BEING AT 66 FEET.

ONE ADDITIONAL CHANGE THAT I WANNA POINT OUT TO YOU IS THAT THEY WERE PROPOSING A, UH, PORT CHE WITH A, UM, ROUNDED VAULTED ROOF.

AND THEY ARE NOW PROPOSING A CURVED, UM, METAL CANOPY AS SHOWN.

SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE GENERALLY WHAT WE APPROVED IN THE PREVIOUS ELEVATIONS.

AND THESE ARE THE NEW PROPOSALS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAIN THING IS THAT THEY'RE MATERIAL IS CHANGING FROM CMU BLOCK TO EFIS, AND THEY WILL BE UTILIZING DIFFERENT PAINT COLORS AND DIFFERENT HEIGHT AND HEIGHT VARIATION FOR THE, UH, MORE OF THE, UM, ARTICULATION OF THEIR BUILDING SURFACES.

UH, ONE MAJOR CHANGE IS THEY'RE CHANGING THE, UH, LOBBY TO A DOUBLE VOLUME SPACE, BUT THAT, THAT DOES NOT, THAT SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE BUILDING OVERALL HEIGHT.

THAT'S JUST THE DESIGN CHANGES INTERNALLY.

AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES, AND THE DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU WANNA ASK HIM QUESTIONS, BUT THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN COMMISSIONER ANY QUESTION? I THINK YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THE PRESENTATION IN THE BRIEFING.

UH, UH, THE, UH, SPEAKER CARDS, PLEASE.

UH, I HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD FROM OLA BONDO WHO WILL SPEAK IN SUPPORT.

COULD YOU COME FORWARD PLEASE? THE SPEAKER? OLA BONO? YES.

UM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS OLA BANGO.

I'M FROM IVAN.

ADDRESS.

UM, I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THE, YOUR ADDRESS? YOUR ADDRESS.

OH 1 0 1 1 9 NORMAN COURT.

IRV IN TEXAS.

SO IT'S ABOUT HALF THE PRICE, RIGHT? MM-HMM .

I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THIS PROJECT.

UM, INITIALLY WHEN WE STARTED THE PROJECT, THE, THE CLIENT TOOK ME TO SEE A SCHOOL THAT WAS DONE IN THIS MATERIAL.

VERY EXPENSIVE MATERIAL.

UH, BONUS, UH, CMU.

IT LOOKS MORE LIKE GRANITE.

AND TO GET THE BEST OF THAT PROJECT, THE MATERIAL, THE BUILDING NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE SO THAT THE MATERIAL THAT YOU ARE APPLYING IS THE CATCHMENT.

YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHY WE DID SOMETHING SO BOXY, CLEAN, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE MATERIAL SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

UM, BUT BY THE TIME WE WENT THROUGH, UH, TENDER PROCESS, WE WERE LIKE 4 MILLION ABOVE BUDGET.

WOW.

SO WE HAD TO DO, UH, VALUE ENGINEERING.

AND THE ONLY THING THAT COULD PUT US SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS MORE OF E AND WE HAD TO DO A SLOPE ROOF, THE SLOPE TO THE BACK, THE ORIGINAL ROOF WAS ALL CONTAINED WITHIN PARAPET, BUT THIS ONE HAS A SLOPE ROOF TO THE BACK.

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AND THEN WE HAD TO ROOF MATERIALS THAT WE CAN AFFORD.

BUT IN DOING SO, IF I HAD APPLIED THIS MATERIAL ON THE BOX BUILDING, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN OKAY.

SO I SAID, WELL, YOU HAVE TO GIMME SOMETHING BACK.

CAN I PLAY A LITTLE MM-HMM .

SO I DECIDED TO PLAY A LITTLE TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS OF THE EXPENSIVE MATERIAL, TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF PROJECTION FOR THE HEIGHT AND ALL THAT.

AT LEAST SOMEHOW THEY SEE KIND OF COMPETE.

BUT ORDINARILY, IF I WERE TO CHOOSE, I WOULD'VE PREFERRED THE VERY EXPENSIVE BUILDING.

BUT IT'S NOT MY BUILDING , BUT I WOULD, UH, PLEAD THAT YOU ALLOW US TO DO LEASE.

IF IT'S BUILDING, IT'LL LOOK GOOD.

I PROMISE YOU IT'LL BE BUILDING THIS BUILDING BUILDING.

TO ME IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.

I LIKE THE SECOND VERSION BETTER THAN THE FIRST VERSION.

REALLY? YES.

? OH, YEAH.

I MEAN, IT, IT JUST, IT JUST, IT JUST ME.

IT JUST POPS.

IT POPS IT, IT HAS A, A FLOW AND IT'S, UH, IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

THAT'S JUST ME ONE COMMISSIONER SPEAKING.

BUT COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS? UH, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THAT'S ALL WE NEED.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

MAYOR, WHAT? WHAT? WAIT, WAIT.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT? SORRY.

I JUST WANNA, WANNA SAY WE ARE, WE'RE SEEING YOU SO FREQUENTLY.

WE WANT TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE HAVING OFFICES IN GRAND PRAIRIE AS WELL.

, WE'RE SEEING YOU SO FREQUENTLY.

YOU HAVE JOB FOR ME.

I'LL BE HERE TOMORROW.

I KNOW, RIGHT? OFFICES IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

THAT'S IT.

VERY GOOD.

VERY GOOD COMMISSIONER.

VERY GOOD.

OKAY, THIS IS, UM, DISTRICT SIX.

THIS IS COMMISSIONER COCO'S, UH, AREA.

UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? YES.

MADAM CHAIR.

OKAY, MADAM CHAIR, WE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT AND APPROVE, UH, STP 24 DASH OH 2 0 0 6, UH, SITE PLAN AMENDMENT.

UM, APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED BY, UH, D-R-C-D-R-C.

MM-HMM.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR BY COMMISSIONER COCA AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLEY AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO THE ITEM, UM, ON THE NEXT, UH, THE NEXT ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION IS ACTUALLY ITEM FIVE AND SIX.

NEXT CASE PLEASE.

[Items 5 & 6]

TOGETHER.

THIS IS A CPA 24 0 2 0 0 4 ZON 24 0 2 0 0 0 4.

THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE WITH CONCEPT PLAN IN THE, UH, ACCOMPANYING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR W ROBERTS FLEX OFFICE WAREHOUSE.

SO, PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED HERE IN THIS CENTER WHERE THE CURRENT FEATURE AND NEWS MAP SHOWS THIS GENERAL AREA AS MIXED USE.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THAT TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO ALIGN WITH THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE.

THIS IS THE CURRENT ZONING.

YOU CAN SEE THAT OUTLINE OF HD DISTRICT.

THIS WAS, UH, ESTABLISHED BACK IN 1987.

UM, THIS WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOSPITAL THERE AND THEY GENERALLY WANTED TO HAVE HOSPITAL RELATED USES, EITHER HEALTHCARE OR ANY, UM, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OR ANY SUPPORTIVE USES TO BE SURROUNDED IN THEIR AREA.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THE EXISTING CONDITION.

THERE HAS BEEN ACTUALLY TWO NEW OFFICE WAREHOUSE BUILDING THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED HERE RECENTLY.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, SOME OF THESE SITES ARE STILL REMAINING OPEN AND UNDEVELOPED.

I'LL COVER THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH THE ZONING, BUT, UM, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF IS THAT STAFF IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT BECAUSE OF THE, UM, REQUEST TO USE NOT ALIGNING WITH THE FUTURELY AND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE MIXED USE.

HOWEVER, SOME OF THE PROPOSED USE ARE GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING ENGINE LAND USES, ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT.

SOME USES COULD ALSO SERVE AS A COMPLIMENTARY USE FOR THE HOSPITAL.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL JUST COVER MORE IN GENERAL WHAT THE ZONING REQUEST IS.

SO THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST WITH ADOPTING A PD STANDARD WITH A CONCEPT PLAN.

CURRENT ZONING, AS I MENTIONED, IS A HOSPITAL DISTRICT.

AGAIN, HOSPITAL DISTRICT, WHAT'S WRITTEN IN THE 1987.

AND THEY HAD A VERY SPECIFIC LIST OF USES THAT WERE PERMITTED IN THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING MEDICAL OFFICES AND, UM, FLORIS FOR MEDICAL OFFICES.

BUT IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY, UM, KIND OF A WIDE OPEN WAREHOUSE USERS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAD SOME OTHER PEOPLE WE'RE LOOKING INTO THIS AREA TO POSSIBLY CHANGE THAT ZONING AS A STREET ZONE ZONE CHANGE FROM P UM, HOSPITAL DISTRICT TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

AND AS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH A

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STREET ZONE, CHANGE MEANS ANY USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED UNDER THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PER RUDC WOULD BE ALLOWED.

SO THIS PD IS TRYING TO NARROW THAT DOWN TO ONLY THE USES THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THEY WILL KEEP THE H DISTRICT INTACT IN CASE ANY OTHER HD, UH, DISTRICT APPROPRIATE USES COME IN AS ONE OF THEIR TENANTS, BUT ALSO ADD ON A FEW USES FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, VERY LIMITED TO FLEX OFFICE AND, UH, OFFICE SHOWROOM TYPE OF USERS SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO AHEAD AND CONSTRUCT THIS BUILDING FOR THEIR FUTURE TENANTS.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN, MEANING THAT IF THEY DEVELOP THE, SO GENERALLY WHAT THEY'LL BE TIED DOWN TO WHEN THEY DO THE SITE PLAN.

UH, SO BASICALLY WHAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE TRUCK COURT INDOORS, SO IT'S NOT FACING THE GREAT SOUTHWEST OR THE SHERMAN STREET.

THEY ARE PROPOSING TWO BUILDINGS AS SHOWN THAT WILL BE TOTALLING UP TO 128,000 SQUARE FEET.

SO THESE ARE THE CONCEPT ELEVATIONS THAT ARE USING, UM, THE CONCRETE TILT WALL WITH SOME DESIGN ELEMENTS TO BREAK APART THE, UH, PLAN, UM, THE PLAN LOOK OF THE STRUCTURE SO THEY CAN HAVE SOME INTERESTING DESIGN GOING ON.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF A GENERAL LAYOUT OF WHERE THE PROPOSED BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED IN TERMS OF HOW IT LOOKS.

SO, UM, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA POINT OUT UP HERE, WE HAVE RECENTLY APPROVED A ZONE CHAINS FROM GENERAL RETAIL TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FOR THESE OFFICE WAREHOUSES THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED.

AND ACROSS LING ACROSS FROM THE PROPERTY SIDE, WE HAVE THE RIDER TRUCK RENTAL EXISTING.

AND ON THIS SIDE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY PART OF THE HE DISTRICT 'CAUSE ALL THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER USES ARE NORTH OF THIS, UH, STREET.

SO HERE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE PLAZA AND MEDICAL OFFICE CONDOS THAT ARE ALREADY USING THINGS.

SO THIS IS A HOSPITAL DISTRICT, UH, OH, SORRY, HOSPITAL BOULEVARD HERE.

IT'S ENTRY.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE USE CHART THAT WILL BE ADOPTED AS PART OF THIS PD.

I JUST WANNA POINT OUT ALL THESE USES ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED IN THE HD DISTRICT, WHICH IS ALSO ALLOWED IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

SO THEIR MAIN FOCUS IS THE USES THAT DOES NOT MATCH THE PERMITTED USE IN A CURRENT HD DISTRICT.

THEY ARE REQUESTING THESE TO BE ALLOWED HERE AS PART OF THE PD.

SO FLEX IN FLEX INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE, THIS REGION CENTER WAREHOUSE, E-COMMERCE FULFILLMENT CENTER, GARDEN CENTER WITH INDOOR STORAGE ONLY PLANT NURSERY CONTRACTOR SHOP WITH INDOOR STORAGE ONLY OFFICE SHOWROOM WITH INDOOR STORAGE, UH, INDOOR DISPLAY ONLY.

THIS MEANS ANY USES THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED HERE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.

SO ANY AUTOMOTIVE USES OR ANY OTHER, UH, CONVENIENCE STORES OR ANY OTHER USE THAT IS PART OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED HERE AS BEING ALLOWED USES, THAT WILL BE NOT PERMITTED IN THIS PD.

WITH THE BEING C STEP IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE ZONE CHANGE AGAIN FOR THE FUTURE.

UM, LANE USE MAP, HOWEVER, SOME OF THE PROPOSED USES ARE GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING THE LANE USES, ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH.

AND THE, SOME OF THE USE CODES SERVE AS COMPLEMENTARY USE FOR THE HOSPITAL.

AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND IS PREPARED FOR A PRESENTATION.

HE HAS PROVIDED STAFF WITH SOME OF THE POTENTIAL TARGETED TENANTS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN MORE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO.

I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE APPLICANT TO EXPLAIN.

UM, JUST AS A SUMMARY, WE HAVE RECEIVED JUST ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION AFTER THE PNC PACKET HAS BEEN POSTED, WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COUNCIL PACKET.

UM, ONE OF THE OPPOSITION LETTER WAS ACTUALLY SENT IN FROM ONE OF THE TENANTS, UM, ACROSS THE STREET.

ONE PERSON SUBMITTED A LETTER SAYING, UH, WE WANNA KEEP THIS AREA GENERALLY, UH, FOR MEDICAL USES, FOR THE PROPERTY VALUES.

UM, I'LL DEFINITELY INCLUDE IT IN THE PNC PACKET.

SO FAR THAT'S THE ONLY INQUIRIES OR OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED.

COMMERS, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONER MADDEN? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

THAT DIDN'T OCCUR TO ME IN BRIEFING.

UM, SO ARE WE TRYING TO CHANGE THE ZONING OR IS IT A PD OR, SURE.

IT'S, THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN SHOW YOU THIS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BECAUSE YEAH, I SEE THAT IT'S TALKED ABOUT MM-HMM .

THE TABLE SAYS PERMISSIBLE USES IN PD.

BUT THEN WE TALK ABOUT ZONING, SO, RIGHT, SURE.

SO THIS IS A PD, BUT I GUESS WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THIS PD WILL BE WRITTEN IN A WAY WHERE WE WILL SAY ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE HD DISTRICT WILL NOT CHANGE.

IT WILL REMAIN AS IS.

SO WE'RE SAYING, HOWEVER, PART OF THIS PDHD SLASH LIMITED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, WE'RE ALLOWING THESE ADDITIONAL USES.

CORRECT.

SO ANY ADDITIONAL USES WILL NEED TO BE DEVELOPED UNDER THIS PD CONCEPT PLAN.

SO WE'RE, UM, BASICALLY CREATING ITS OWN UNIQUE ZONING FOR THIS SITE ONLY BECAUSE THE ZONING STOPS THERE AT THEIR BOUNDARIES.

HAD NO IDEA ABOUT HOW BIG WAREHOUSES WOULD BE.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, COMMISSIONER.

SO THIS, THIS IS JUST AN EXCEPTION.

SO THE SPIRIT OF THE, UH, HOUSE OF THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT REMAINS THE SAME BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY TENANTS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.

BUT I GUESS YEARS AGO WHEN THE FLU WAS DONE, IT

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AND I WOULD THINK, I'M NOT SURE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER WAREHOUSES IN THAT VICINITY? SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS KIND OF THIS CURRENT ZONING.

SO ALL THE WAREHOUSES IN THE RIDER RENTAL, THEY'RE ALL IN NON-HOSPITAL DISTRICT AREAS.

SO THIS ZONING WILL ONLY BE APPLICABLE TO HERE.

NOW, I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT WAS THE CLOSEST IN PROXIMITY? THE CLOSEST WAREHOUSE? YES.

RIGHT TO THE NORTH.

THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT RIGHT HERE? MM-HMM .

OH, RIGHT ACROSS TO DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH.

YES, MA'AM.

SO THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THAT FINISHED BUILDING HERE.

THEY WERE RECENTLY FINISHED.

COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

THAT'S A STRIPE ZONE THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS THE SPEC WAREHOUSE.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

THIS, IT'S A BRAND NEW SPEC WAREHOUSE THAT THEY'RE GONNA BUILD, STRIP THE STRIPE, THE STRIPE COMPANY, THEY'RE ACTUALLY MANUFACTURING DOING SOMETHING.

SO THEY ACTUALLY HAD A GENERAL RETAIL ZONING PRIOR TO THIS YEAR.

THEY CAME BACK AND SAID TO RECRUIT MORE TENANTS, WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THEIR ZONING FROM GENERAL RETAIL TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

WITH THAT ONE, WE OPENED UP ALL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES WITH THIS ONE, IT BEING PART OF THE HD DISTRICT, WE JUST WANTED TO, UH, SUGGEST TO THE APPLICANT CONSIDER LIMITING YOUR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USERS, BECAUSE NATURALLY WE DON'T WANNA CHANGE THE HD DISTRICT TOO MUCH.

AGAIN, THIS IS UP TO P NNC AND C COUNCIL TO DECIDE IF THIS IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THIS AREA.

BUT THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE WAY THAT STAFF COULD SEE LIMITING SOME OF THE USES THAT ARE OUT HERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, INFORMATION THERE.

SURE.

ON THE LIMITED USE MM-HMM .

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE.

THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE USE IS THAT CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATION, I'M ASSUMING WHO CAME UP WITH THAT LIST.

CITY STAFF.

SO WE CANNOT, OBVIOUSLY, AS PLANNING STAFF, WE CANNOT RECOMMEND SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT GO ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS WE TRY TO TELL YOU SOME OTHER FACTS.

YOU KNOW, HEY, DOES IT, IS IT CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING USES? SO WE'RE SAYING, WELL, THERE ARE SOME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE H DISTRICT RIGHT.

ADJACENT TO THE NORTH.

UM, ANOTHER THING IS THAT WE'RE SAYING ONLY WAY THAT WE WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF ANY CHANGES TO THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, IF IS, IF IT WAS LIMITED.

OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T WANNA OPEN IT UP TO ALL SORT OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL END USERS.

NOT THAT THEY'RE BAD, IT'S JUST THE LOCATION OF IT.

WE JUST DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS APPROPRIATE FOR VERY LARGE WAREHOUSES.

WELL, I THINK RASHAB YOU WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT, JUST KIND OF ADDRESS YOUR COMMENT.

IF YOU GO TO THE, THE PROPOSED LAND USES, UH, JUNE.

THE, WELL, ACTUALLY, THE, THE, THE LIST.

OH, MM-HMM .

SO THOSE PROPOSED USES WEREN'T SELECTED BY STAFF.

THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL USES THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD LIKE, THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE.

SO, UH, GO TO THE OTHER, SORRY, HERE MM-HMM .

SO FLEX INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE, WAREHOUSE, E-COMMERCE GARDEN CENTER, PLANT, NURSERY, CONTRACT SHOP OFFICE, ALL THAT IS WHAT THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO ADD IN ADDITION TO THE USES THAT ARE ALREADY ALLOWED IN THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT.

SO THAT IS THE FOCUS I THINK THAT PNZ SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IN REGARDS TO THIS REQUEST.

DO Y'ALL FEEL THAT THOSE ADDITIONAL USES ARE APPROPRIATE? WE NOTED THAT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, THEY ARE IN THE AREA ALREADY.

BUT DO Y'ALL WANT THEM IN THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT? IF THEY FOCUSED IN ON THE OTHER USES WITH REGARD TO OFFICE AND MEDICAL ABUSES MM-HMM .

THAT COULD BE COMPLIMENTARY TOO.

SO IT'S STILL ALLOWED.

THAT'S WHY THAT OTHER LINE IS IN THERE.

GOTCHA.

SO THE KEY IS THE INDUSTRIAL COMPONENT TO THIS.

HMM.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? THIS IS A UNIQUE, UH, IDEA BECAUSE I, I LIKE THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY WANTING TO COME IN AND THE, THE BUILDING IS BEAUTIFUL.

I MEAN THE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT, IT'S NOT GONNA HINDER ANYTHING BECAUSE I THINK THOSE, UH, UH, MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE AN, THEY'RE AN OLDER PROPERTY UNLESS THEY'VE BEEN REMODELED.

THE HOPE THAT IT WOULD, THE HOPE IS THERE WOULD BE A MIX OF USES.

AND IT WOULDN'T JUST BE ALL INDUSTRIAL.

THERE WOULD BE ALSO SOME HOSPITAL, SOME OFFICE.

UM, WE WANNA KEEP THOSE, WE WANNA KEEP THESE OFFICE RETAIL COMMERCIAL USES.

UM, AND THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK TO THIS.

I THINK THEIR FOCUS IS TO TRY TO GET THAT AS WELL, BUT THEY WANT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO MM-HMM .

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HER INDUSTRIAL TYPE USES AS WELL.

I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER CONCERN I HAD WAS, THIS HAS BEEN HERE FOR SO LONG AND I HATE TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON IF WE EVER GET A HOSPITAL IN GRAND PRAIRIE , BUT IT'S JUST, IT IS BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.

IT'S BEEN SITTING IDLE FOR A LONG TIME.

SO IT'S JUST DEPENDING ON THE COMMISSIONERS, HOW Y'ALL FEEL ABOUT THAT, ABOUT I THINK IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A POSSIBLY A, A GOOD THING TO CONSIDER.

A, AGAIN, THE APPLICANT HAS A PRESENTATION ALREADY, SO I'M JUST GONNA STEP AWAY ON UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

I'M, UH, TAYLOR MITCHUM.

I'M WITH, UH, CREATION EQUITY.

WE'RE THE DEVELOPER BEHIND THE

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PROJECT.

I'M AT A 1280 EAST LEVY STREET IN DALLAS.

UM, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION.

UM, AND FOR ALL THE INSIGHT THAT WAS, THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL, ACTUALLY.

GREAT PRESENTATION BY JUNE AS WELL.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE A TON LEFT TO GO OVER.

SO I'LL TRY AND FLY THROUGH THIS RELATIVELY QUICK AND THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT EVERYBODY HAS.

DO I JUST CLICK, UH, JUST THE, YEP.

PERFECT.

UM, SO WE'RE CALLING THIS PROJECT GSW TECH CENTER.

NOT A LOT OF SIGNIFICANCE THERE, BUT IT IS MEANT TO ACCOMMODATE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT USES THAT WE'LL SPEAK ABOUT.

THIS IS KIND OF THE TEAM CREATION IS THE DEVELOPER.

THAT'S WHO I'M WITH.

WE HAVE A SISTER COMPANY, LG DESIGN BILL.

THAT'S IMPORTANT 'CAUSE THAT'S AN IN-HOUSE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION FIRM.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE IN WHAT WE DESIGN.

BECAUSE OF THAT, WE DESIGN EVERYTHING IN-HOUSE WITH OUR DESIGN TEAM.

UM, SO I THINK THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A COMMENT ABOUT HOW THESE LOOK, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN A LOT OF OUR OTHER PROJECTS TOO.

WE REALLY WANT TO DESIGN SOMETHING THAT LOOKS NICE.

AND THEN WE ARE AN ASSOCIATES AS OUR CIVIL ENGINEER.

UH, RANDY LEY IS HERE AS WELL.

IF HE NEEDS TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT I CAN'T ANSWER.

UM, I WON'T GO INTO THIS IN MUCH DETAIL, BUT THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER SLIDE KIND OF, UH, EXPLAINING THE EXISTING ZONING, THE SURROUNDING ZONING.

JUNE WENT OVER THIS VERY WELL WITH EVERYTHING HAPPENING TO THE NORTH, THE WEST, THE SOUTH.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY THING I WANNA HIGHLIGHT HERE IS, IS THE HOSPITAL.

I KNOW THAT THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE HOSPITAL.

I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO, UH, REACTIVATE THE HOSPITAL.

THEY'VE HAD A OPERATOR OF SOME KIND UNDER CONTRACT FOR A WHILE.

I MET WITH THE EDCA NUMBER OF TIMES TOO, TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING THERE.

UM, EVEN TRY AND, UH, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATE IN SOME WAY.

UH, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DO WANT TO PROVIDE A USE HERE OR A, A, A BUILDING THAT WOULD, UH, COMPLIMENT THE HOSPITAL'S USES.

UM, SO WE REACHED OUT.

WE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS.

NEVER WAS REALLY ABLE TO GET ANY SORT OF, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT OR REJECTION OF ANY KIND, BUT DID DO OUR BEST TO TRY AND SPEAK WITH HIM.

DID NOT SPEAK WITH THE OPERATOR DIRECTLY THOUGH, AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE STATUS IS OF, OF THE, UH, OPERATION OF THE HOSPITAL ITSELF.

UM, WON'T GO OVER THIS IN DETAIL EITHER.

JUNE REALLY WENT OVER THIS, UH, VERY WELL.

BUT I THINK THE ONLY THING I WANNA REITERATE IS THAT, UM, OUR GOAL, OUR OVERALL GOAL FROM THE START ON THIS WAS TO, WAS TO BUILD A SHELL PROJECT.

AS, AS WAS MENTIONED, THERE'S A LOT OF DEMAND FOR LOGISTICS PROPERTIES, WAREHOUSE, OFFICE, WAREHOUSE PROPERTIES.

THE SHIFT THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST FOUR TO FIVE YEARS IS THAT THESE TENANTS THAT ALSO HAVE MEDICAL USES, OFFICE USES SHOWROOM, USES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, ALSO NEED A DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN ANY INSTANCE IS BUILD A FACILITY THAT THOSE TYPE OF USERS CAN USE AND THEN ALSO DISTRIBUTE THEIR PRODUCT OUT OF THERE IT BE A, YOU KNOW, A PICKUP LOCATION OR A SHOWROOM.

SO THAT'S ULTIMATELY THE GOAL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.

UM, THE, THE TENANTS CONSIST OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN A LOT OF THESE FERGUSONS, PLUMBING, SUPPLY FLOOR AND DECOR.

UM, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF FLOORING COMPANIES.

YOU'VE ALSO SEEN, UM, LIKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS WHO HAVE A SMALL LAB IN THE BACK WHERE THEY TEST THEIR, THEIR SOILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT ALSO HAVE THEIR OFFICE AND A SHOWROOM, UM, TILE AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S, IT'S NOT ONLY FOR YOUR NATIONAL, GLOBAL, UM, CLASS A TYPE OF, OF TENANTS, BUT ALSO YOUR GROWING MOM AND POP TENANTS AS WELL WHO WANT A FREESTANDING FACILITY.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

I'LL GET OFF MY, MY RANT HERE IN A SECOND.

BUT THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BUILDINGS THAN YOUR, YOU KNOW, TRADITIONAL, TYPICAL LARGE WAREHOUSE.

THESE ARE SMALLER BUILDINGS.

THEY'RE MEANT TO ACCOMMODATE SMALLER TENANTS.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PRODUCT LIKE THIS THAT ACCOMMODATES ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT SEGMENTS MAP THAT OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T NEED TO GO OVER.

UM, SIDE PLAN, I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS TRY TO DO HERE.

CONCENTRATING ALL OF THE LOADING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE PROJECT.

THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, KEEPS A LOT OF SCREENING AROUND ANY SORT OF LOADING AND, AND DOORS AND ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

ALSO HELPS WITH ANY SORT OF NOISE OR VISIBILITY THAT ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH.

WE PROVIDE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL SCREENING.

THESE, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN, THESE LITTLE, WE CALL THESE LIKE LITTLE DOG EARS.

THEY'RE, THEY CAN BE ADDITIONAL LIKE POP OUTS OR, UH, LIKE A WILL CALL OFFICE.

UM, SO YOU COME IN THERE AND, UH, IT NOT ONLY SCREENS, UH, THE TRUCK COURT AREA, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR LIKE A, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER PERSON TO SIT AND WAIT FOR A CUSTOMER TO COME PICK UP THEIR PRODUCT.

UM, LANDSCAPING, PARKING, UM, MULTIPLE STOREFRONTS TO ALLOW FOR SMALLER TENANTS.

UM, THINGS LIKE THAT.

USES THAT.

JUNE WENT OVER, UH, VERY WELL.

HER TABLE IS ACTUALLY BETTER THAN MINE.

I'M GONNA PROBABLY SWITCH THE ONE THAT SHE HAD AS WELL.

UM, BUT AGAIN, REITERATING SOME OF THE THING, SAME THINGS GOAL WAS TO KEEP ALL THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT USES.

WE'RE NOT PROPOSING TO REMOVE THAT, THAT USE HERE.

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WE WANT TO ADD A FEW LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES THAT ALLOW FOR THAT DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT.

UM, WE REMOVED A LOT OF THE ONES THAT I THINK MAYBE ARE GET THE STIGMA OF BAD INDUSTRIAL, LIKE MANUFACTURING, PRINTING, FABRICATION, UH, RADIO STATION, GREENHOUSES, VETS, UH, ANYTHING HAZARDOUS.

THESE AREN'T USES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE HERE.

THESE ARE HIGHER END TENANTS WITH A VERY LE, LOW INTENSIVE TYPE OF OF USE AT THE PROPERTY.

WE REMOVED ALL NOXIOUS USES, UH, WHICH, WHICH HOPEFULLY IS A GIVEN.

UM, AND WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF PROHIBITED USES TOO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN PROVIDE.

BUT I THINK THAT THE MESSAGE IS HOPEFULLY THERE WITH THIS TABLE.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I ALREADY WENT THROUGH.

WE CAN KIND OF SKIP THROUGH THIS.

WHAT WE TRY TO DO WAS A WAS, UH, ACCOMMODATE, YOU KNOW, A HIGHER END LANDSCAPING PLAN, MORE LANDSCAPING THAT WOULD PROVIDE SCREENING BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

UM, THAT WILL HOPEFULLY ADHERE TO APPENDIX X.

UM, AND THEN APPENDIX X WAS GENERALLY USED IN PREPARING THE CONCEPT PLAN, BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND OVERALL DESIGN.

THAT WILL ALSO GO THROUGH, UM, THESE ARE OUR RENDERINGS.

SOME OF THE THINGS I'LL POINT OUT HERE THAT WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE AND FOCUS ON IS, IS, UM, HOPEFULLY SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'RE NOTICING ARE CONTRASTING COLORS, VERTICAL LINES, ADDITIONAL CANOPIES, UM, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL, UH, COLORS WITH LIKE THE YELLOW STRIPING, UM, TWO STORY GLASS ALONG THE STOREFRONT.

YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE PURPOSE HERE IS TO HOPEFULLY THAT IT APPEARS MORE AS A BUSINESS PARK OFFICE SHOWROOM.

UM, YOU KNOW, FIRST AND THEN, AND THEN A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY SECOND.

THIS WOULD BE LIKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE, OF THE BUILDING ON EITHER SIDE.

THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE STOREFRONTS IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN THE STOREFRONTS ON EACH CORNER.

SO YOU COULD REALLY SPLIT EACH BUILDING TO SEVERAL TENANTS SO IT COULD ACCOMMODATE SMALLER TENANTS.

UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD SPLIT THAT 60,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING SIZE.

THAT'S THE SIDE, SAME THINGS THAT I'VE, I'VE BEEN MENTIONING.

AND THEN THAT'S KIND OF A DIAGONAL LOOK THERE AS IF YOU WERE ON SHERMAN STREET OR A HOSPITAL BOULEVARD.

AND THEN THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF, ON THE LEFT IS A PICTURE OF ONE OF OUR RENDERINGS ON THE RIGHT IS A PICTURE OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT.

SO WE, WE REALLY DO TRY AND FOLLOW THE, THE RENDERING THAT WE PROPOSE A LOT OF THE TIMES.

YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THAT IT ENDS UP, UH, EVOLVING.

UM, WE WANT TO KEEP THAT LOOK AND KEEP THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW, HIGH-END APPEARANCE.

AND I THINK THAT'S IT.

LEMME KNOW IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS.

I THINK YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

I, I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, IT, IT, IT, IT HAS A LOOK TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY IN MY OPINION, YOU KNOW, BUT I GUESS AS LONG AS YOU'RE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND YOU'RE REACHING OUT AND YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, TO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE COMMUNITIES AND TRYING TO GIVE BACK WHATEVER YOU CAN WITH REGARD TO HAVING THE, THE, THE, THE TENANTS THERE.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF ANY POSSIBLE TENANTS YET? HAVE YOU HAVE ANY SCRATCHES OF ANYTHING YET? ? NO.

I WISH, UM, THAT WOULD MAKE MY JOB A LOT EASIER.

UH, TYPICALLY WE BUILD ALL THESE BUILDINGS SPECULATIVELY JUST AS A SHELL.

THE, THE, THE PLAIN REASON FOR THAT IS THEY JUST, A LOT OF THOSE TENANTS DON'T HAVE AN IMAGINATION.

THEY CAN'T LOOK AT A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND THINK, OH YEAH, I WANT TO LEASE HERE.

I WANNA BUY HERE.

THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, ENVISION IT WITHOUT SEEING IT.

SO WE TYPICALLY D YOU KNOW, DON'T GET ANY SORT OF LEASING UNTIL WE'RE ALMOST COMPLETE WITH THE BUILDINGS, THE WALLS ARE GOING UP.

THE PAINT'S GOING ON, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I WISH EVERY JOB I COULD DO WOULD HAVE A TENANT UNTIL IT WOULD YOU HAVE TO SHOW 'EM SOMETHING.

BUT AT WE HAVE SHOW.

SO, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, SO I'M SURE YOU'VE DONE THE MARKETING, UH, STUDIES AND EVERYTHING, AND THEN IT POINTS TO HERE IT'S A GOOD PLACE.

OH MY GOSH.

I MEAN THE, THE, THE LOCATION ALONE IS, IS INCREDIBLE.

YOU'RE RIGHT OFF GSW PARKWAY.

YOU'RE JUST EAST OF 360.

WE'RE RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE METROPLEX.

I MEAN, FOR THESE TYPE OF USES, IT'S EXACTLY WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IT'LL, I I REALLY DO THINK IT WILL ATTRACT AND ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF TENANTS.

UM, I EVEN REALLY WOULD LIKE TO, UH, I MET WITH MARTY, UH, BEFORE MARTY LEFT.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY, AND, AND RICHARD AND TRIED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GOALS WERE OF THE CITY AND MM-HMM .

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE VERY, UH, YOU KNOW, UPFRONT ABOUT THIS BEING A MEDICAL FOCUSED AREA.

WELL, WE WANNA KEEP IT THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE TENANTS.

ALSO ALLOW FOR DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT.

I KIND OF PLAN TO, UH, HIRE A BROKERAGE TEAM THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, LOOK FOR MEDICAL RELATED TENANTS.

I WAS GONNA SAY REACH OUT AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTION TENANTS.

KIND OF HAVE A MM-HMM .

A TAG TEAM OF, OF, UH, OF BROKERS TO HOPEFULLY ACHIEVE THAT.

WELL, ACTUALLY, THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE WOULD BE A START.

LER, IS THAT, IS THAT THE NAME? IS THAT OSLER? WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT STREET? OSLER.

PEOPLE.

AND IS IT

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OSLER.

THERE'S A, A STREAM OF, UH, BUILDINGS.

I MEAN, I MEAN MEDICAL FACILITIES, BUILDINGS THERE.

DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT CAPACITIES.

THAT MIGHT BE A, A, A START YEAH.

TO REACH OUT.

AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM DEFINITELY WILL HELP.

UH, RICHARD, THAT'S HIS DISTRICT.

HE'S, UH, HIS FOCUS IS HOSPITALS.

UM, UH, KAY BROWN, SHE HANDLES RETAIL AND, UH, TERRY JONES HANDLES INDUSTRIAL.

SO WE CAN HELP YOU ON ALL FACETS TO BRING SOMEBODY AND FILL THAT FACILITY UP, FOCUSED IN ON WHAT WE NEED.

WE WANNA FOCUS ON MEDICAL, WE'LL FOCUS ON THAT AND WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU.

AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOUR BROKERAGE TEAM.

YEAH, NO, THAT'S GREAT.

YEAH, RICHARD, RICHARD ACTUALLY PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE, THEY HAD A, UM, A-A-J-L-L BROKER, I BELIEVE THAT WAS KIND OF LIGHTLY FOCUSED ON MARKETING THE PROPERTY FOR MEDICAL TENANTS.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD OPTION FOR US TO POTENTIALLY HIRE AS A, AS A PARTNER ON THE LEASING.

SO.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

ANY MORE SPEAKER CARDS? UH, I JUST HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER CARD.

UH, AND HE'S PART OF THE APPLICANT'S TEAM.

IT'S R RANDALL LEY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, SIR? OH, I'M IN SUPPORT.

NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS.

THIS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER FICO'S AREA.

DO WE HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE, WE GOOD? NO, WE'RE GOOD.

SO MADAM CHAIR, I, I AGREE.

I THINK THE, UH, APPLICANT DID A GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO BRING SOME ACTIVITY THERE, BUT STILL RESERVING HOSPITAL USES.

AND, UH, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT ONE, I'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND ACCORDINGLY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON ITEM FIVE, THE COMP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.

AND ON ITEM SIX, THE ZONING CHANGE CONCEPT PLAN.

AND NOTWITHSTANDING DRCS RECOMMENDATIONS, APPROVE AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT.

AND I SECOND THAT.

I HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEMS FIVE AND SIX BY COMMISSIONER FOR ERCO AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AS PER DRC.

RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, ALL THAT AGREE WITH THAT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

NEXT CASE, PLEASE.

[7. SUP-24-01-0003 - Specific Use Permit - Adonis Auto Group (City Council District 1). Specific Use Permit Amendment to allow auto sales (non-franchise used) at an existing auto repair (major) and auto body shop located at 1908 110TH Street. Site 3, Block 6, Parcel II, Third Installment, Industrial Community No. 5, GSID COMM Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned Light Industrial (LI), and addressed as 1908 110TH St]

THE NEXT CASE IS ITEM SEVEN SUP 24 0 1 0 0 0 3.

THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AMENDMENT.

THERE IS A CURRENT APPROVED SUP THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2018, UH, FOR, UH, MAJOR AUTO REPAIR AND AUTO BODY SHOP IN PAYNE.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED 19 OH, UH, EIGHT ONE 10TH STREET, UH, ZONED LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

AND THE APPLICANT'S WANTING TO ADD, UH, AUTO SALES NON-FRANCHISE USED.

THIS PARTICULAR LAND USE REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

UM, THE PROPERTY IS 5.5 ACRES.

UH, THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THIS BUSINESS IS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EIGHT TO 6:00 PM AND THEN, UH, SATURDAY 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM THIS IS A PARKING PLAN.

UH, THEY ARE EXCEEDING THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE 215 PARKING SPACES.

THEY ARE EXCEEDING IT.

THE TOTAL PARKING, UH, THIS SITE IS 434.

THEY ARE DEDICATING 28 OF THESE PARKING SPACES FOR THE AUTO, UH, SALES USE, WHICH IS TO THE SOUTH, UH, BLUE MARKER.

SO THOSE WILL BE DEDICATED FOR PARKING.

I DID SPEAK TO THE APPLICANT AND SHE CONFIRMED THAT ONCE, UH, THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS HOURS ARE, UH, OVER, THEY WILL PARK THE CARS BEHIND THE MASONRY FENCE, UH, TO THE EAST.

UM, AND THIS IS A STREET VIEW, AND I THINK THIS WOULD SHOW SO ONCE TO THE ESR PORTION, THIS IS WHERE THE, UH, USED PARKING INVENTORY WILL BE STORED.

AND ONCE THE OPERATIONS ARE OVER, IT'LL BE PARKED IN THE BACK.

THEY ARE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.

AND DRC WAS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB IN BRIEFING.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, I THINK.

UM, ANY DISCUSSION? YOU HAVE A GOOD QUESTION.

I HAD A QUE WAS THE APPLICANT GONNA BE HERE OR POTENTIALLY GONNA BE HERE? THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

SPEAKER CARDS? YES, IT IS.

FROM THE APPLICANT.

THERESA WATERS.

MS. WATERS, I SUPPORTED.

, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP FOR A MINUTE? THANK YOU.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS THERESA WATERS.

MY ADDRESS IS 1301 COCHISE IN ARLINGTON.

UM, MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONERS P AND Z STAFF, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

MY INNER NERD IS SO HAPPY, , I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS PROCESS DONE BEFORE AND IT'S JUST VERY EXCITING TO BE A PART OF IT.

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UM, I'M HERE IN CASE THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

UM, ABDUL HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, UH, WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS.

UM, AND AS HE STATED THAT ANY CARS PARKED OUT FRONT FOR SALE WOULD BE MOVED TO THE BACK PARKING LOT AND SECURED BEHIND A LOCKED FENCE EVERY NIGHT.

WE WONDERED ABOUT THAT.

UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE, I KNOW YOU'RE DOING, UH, REPAIRS, WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO WANT TO TAKE THE PLUNGE TO GO AHEAD AND SELL CARS AS WELL, SELL CARS FROM THERE? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

WE USED TO HAVE A LOCATION IN ARLINGTON OFF OF HIGHWAY 360, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR ORIGINAL SALES LOCATION, JUST, UH, 8 0 4 NORTH WATSON ROAD, RIGHT, RIGHT BEHIND THE MARIANO'S, RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT.

UM, THAT LOCATION WAS CLOSED IN NOVEMBER TO, TO A RENT INCREASE.

SO WE COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO SELL TO ARLINGTON AND GRAND PRAIRIE CUSTOMERS BECAUSE OUR ONLY OTHER SALES LOCATION IS IN DALLAS OFF OF JIM MILLER.

SO THAT DISTANCE ITSELF PUT A BLOCK IN FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO MAKE THAT DRIVE.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN? YEP.

WHAT IS YOUR POSITION WITH THE COMPANY, MA'AM? I'M SORRY.

I'M DIRECTOR OF HR AND COMPLIANCE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO A LOT OF WHAT I DO IS USUALLY BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LICENSING, PAYROLL, HR BENEFITS, AND COMPLIANCE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? SO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TWO LOCATIONS NOW THEN, RIGHT? YEAH, WELL, THE, THE GRAND PRAIRIE LOCATION, WHICH IS ALSO OUR CORPORATE OFFICES.

WITH AUTO REPAIRS MM-HMM .

AND THEN THE DALLAS SALES LOCATION.

UH, ANY OTHER QUE I THINK THAT WE'VE GOTTEN ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

YOU, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

IT'S BEEN INTERESTING.

I APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER FKO.

IS THIS YOURS? IT IS, MA'AM.

MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED PER DRC ITEM SEVEN SUP DASH 24 DASH OH ONE DASH ZERO THREE SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN BY COMMISSIONER FEDCO AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COCA AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.

NEXT CASE

[8. TAM-24-02-0003 - Text Amendment - Article 4: Permissible Uses. An Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, Amending Article 4: Permissible Uses of the Unified Development Code to change the listed use TV Station to TV Station/Media Studio and allow it by right in the Central Area zoning district; Repealing all Ordinances or Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Containing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and to become effective upon its passage and approval]

PLEASE.

LAST CASE, PLEASE.

THIS LAST ITEM IS A TEXT AMENDMENT TAM, UH, 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 3.

THIS IS TO AMEND ARTICLE FOUR PERMISSIBLE USES.

UH, ESSENTIALLY WE'RE DOING A COUPLE THINGS.

THE FIRST IS THAT WE ARE CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION TV STATION TO TV STATION SLASH MEDIA STUDIO.

AND THEN AS SHOWN ON THE CHART ON THE SCREEN, WE ARE ALSO ADDING THAT AS AN ALLOWED USE TO THE CENTRAL AREA ZONING DISTRICT.

REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO BETTER ALIGN THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION WITH THE OPERATIONS OF A MEDIA COMPANY THAT'S RELOCATING TO DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE.

UH, SOME ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND MEDIA.

JUICE STUDIOS IS A FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION STUDIO.

IT'S CURRENTLY BASED IN DALLAS.

IT SPECIALIZES IN CREATING TRAILERS, TV SPOTS, PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS, DOCUMENTARIES BEHIND THE SCENES CONTENT, AND THEN CORPORATE VIDEOS FOR THEIR CLIENTS.

SO THEY'VE PURCHASED THE BUILDING AT SIX 10 EAST MAIN STREET AND ARE PLANNING TO RELOCATE HERE.

UH, THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE DID APPROVE THEIR REQUEST FOR INCENTIVES.

IT'S AN OLDER BUILDING, SO THEY'RE HAVING TO REHAB, UH, DEAL WITH ASBESTOS AND REPLACE SOME WINDOWS.

UM, SO THIS, THIS TEXT AMENDMENT IS TO BROADEN THAT, UH, LAND USE CATEGORY TO INCLUDE MEDIA STUDIOS TO ALIGN WITH THIS USE AND POTENTIALLY OTHERS.

UH, SO THE RECOMMENDATION, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, AND I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION QUICKLY BEFORE I ASK THE COMMISSIONERS.

WHAT IS, UH, HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE IS THIS? HOW BIG IS GONNA THIS PROPERTY GONNA BE? I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK UP THOSE DETAILS.

IT IS A, A TWO STORY BUILDING.

AND I THINK THEY'RE EVEN ADDING, UH, SOME, UH, FACILITIES TO THE, THE ROOF.

UH, HOPEFULLY STICK AROUND DOWNTOWN AND, AND EAT AT OUR RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS.

UM, BUT IT, IT IS, UH, A NICE SIZE.

I'M CURIOUS AS HOW MUCH SPACE THEY WERE WORKING WITH COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MADDEN? QUICK ONE.

SO I UNDERSTAND WANTING TO CHANGE IT, THE DEFINITION AND EVERYTHING, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS AND, AND I DON'T HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN ABOUT THIS, BUT I'M REALLY ASKING YOU YOUR OPINION.

SO WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO DO RENOVATION OF DOWNTOWN AND MAIN STREET, IF WE WERE TO BUY, RIGHT, ALLOW THIS ON EVERYTHING, I THINK ISN'T OUR GOAL.

MORE OF RETAIL, COFFEE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE CENTRAL AREA.

AND COULD THIS POTENTIALLY OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COMING IN IF OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA TYPE GROUPS WERE TO GRAB THOSE MAIN STREET LOCATIONS JUST BY RIGHT, BECAUSE THEY'RE OKAY NOW.

AND SO IT, IT KIND OF DEPENDS.

THERE ARE SOME OFFICE SPACES, BUT, UH, AS YOU MOVE TOWARDS THE CORE, WE ARE WANTING THOSE MORE ACTIVE SPACES LIKE RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL.

THIS IS KIND OF AT THE END OF, UH, THE, THE CORRIDOR AND IT, IT WILL SUPPORT, I MEAN, I'M SURE, UH, THE PEOPLE WORKING THERE AND, AND THEIR, THEIR CLIENTS WILL,

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BUT, UH, THE, THE SMALLER, UH, STOREFRONTS IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE WHERE WE'RE WANTING THOSE REAL ACTIVES I ARE, ARE SMALLER THAN THE SPACE THAT THEY'RE WANTING FOR THEIR MEDIA STUDIO.

THEY HAVE THE, THE PRODUCTION ROOM.

AND SO I DON'T FORESEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE.

YEAH, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF IT WAS NECESSARY TO UPDATE THE WHOLE CENTRAL AREA WITH, WITH PERMISSION VERSUS JUST THIS SPOT.

SO THAT WAS, IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT PROCESS AND, UH, A LARGER APPLICATION FEE.

THIS WAS DONE REALLY ADMINISTRATIVELY AS REVIEWING OUR, OUR LAND USE CHARTS.

BUT AGAIN, LOOKING AT THEIR OPERATION, UH, THE NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT THEY'LL HAVE THAT'LL JOIN THE WORKFORCE DOWNTOWN.

I, I THINK IT'S A POSITIVE.

I DON'T SEE IT BEING AN ISSUE FOR ANYWHERE IN THAT, THAT CA DISTRICT.

I JUST DIDN'T WANNA OPEN PANDORA'S BOX AND THEN SUDDENLY WE CAN'T PUT THE LID BACK ON.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THI THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PROJECT TO ME.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, UH, A GOOD START.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, IT IS FRESH.

IT'S AN, IT IS AN IDEA THAT'S UP AND COMING.

THERE ARE A LOT OF CITIES NOW OFFERING SPACES TO HAVE THESE TYPE DOCUMENTARIES AND THINGS.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.

I THINK THAT'S JUST MY OPINION INDIVIDUALLY.

I AGREE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE, YOU KNOW, STUDIOS NOW, YOU KNOW, SO LIKE FILMMAKING.

YEP.

A GREAT WAY.

ANY OTHER CONCERNS? ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, SO THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION.

WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? ALRIGHT.

UH, MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, TEXT AMENDMENT 24 DASH TWO THREE.

ARTICLE FOUR PERMISSABLE USES, UH, PER DRC RECOMMENDATION.

SORRY, I SECOND IT.

I HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT BY COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.