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WELL, IT'S SIX 30 UP THERE, SO WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED.
[Call to Order]
TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING THE MEETING OF APRIL 22ND, 2024.I'M CHERYL SMITH, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS HEREBY CALL BACK TO ORDER AT 6:31 PM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETS THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH.
ALL MEETINGS ARE VIDEO RECORDED.
NO OFFICIAL ACTION CAN BE TAKEN UNLESS PROPER APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOLLOWS A PRINTED AGENDA THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE ROUTINE ITEMS WHICH CAN ALL BE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION.
HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION MAY MAKE A MOTION TO INDIVIDUALLY CONSIDER AN ITEM FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA.
INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM OR NOTE YOUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION WITHOUT SPEAKING, PLEASE FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD.
THESE CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTER AND SHOULD BE TURNED IN AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM PRIOR TO THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM BEING CALLED, I WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.
AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, CHERYL SMITH.
HERE, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, EXCEPT RECALL RAMIREZ AND FRANK GONZALEZ.
AND NOW WE WILL HAVE THE, UH, INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER JULIA PEREZ.
AND THEN I'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN THE US AND TEXAS FLAT.
JESUS, YOU WERE BORN IN A LITTLE TOWN.
YOU GREW UP UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL LEADERS AND OFFICIALS WHO MANAGE THE MAJORITY OF YOUR DAILY LIFE.
WE LIFT OUR LOCAL LEADERS TODAY.
WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS, POLICE, FIRE, ALL FIRST RESPONDERS, CITY STAFF, AND ALL WHO SERVE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
STRENGTHEN THEM WITH WISDOM AND GRACE FOR THE HEAVY BURDENS THEY CARRY.
MAY YOU KEEP ALL OUR HEARTS PURE AND TOWARD YOUR FACE AS WE ALL WORK IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR CITY.
HOLY TO OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE DRAW, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
THIS CHAIR'S A BIGGER THAN WE ARE IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS.
THE FOLLOWING MEETING GUIDELINES WILL APPLY.
THE STAFF WILL PRESENT FIRST ON ANY AGENDA.
EXCUSE ME SIR, CAN WE, SIR, CAN WE BE KIND OF QUIET IN HERE? PLEASE START THE MEETING.
THE STAFF WILL PRESENT FIRST ON ANY AGENDA ITEM FOLLOWING A BRIEF PRESENTATION BY STAFF.
APPLICANTS WILL HAVE A COMBINED TOTAL OF 30 MINUTES TO PRESENT.
ONCE THE APPLICANT HAS SPOKEN, EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO FILLS OUT A SPEAKER CARD WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKING TIME MAY BE ALLOWED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN BEFORE SPEAKING.
SPEAKER SHOULD GIVE THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD ALONG WITH WHOM HE REPRESENT.
IF APPLICABLE, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD SPEAK UNDER THE HEADING OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.
STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FOLLOWING PRESENTATION OF EACH ITEM AT THIS TIME.
CITIZENS MAY SPEAK FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS? NO, MA'AM.
[PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA]
CONSIDERATION IS APPROVING THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA.MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE AGENDA ITEM ONE, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL THE EIGHTH, 2024 PNZ MEETING AND AGENDA ITEM TWO PLT DASH 24 DASH ZERO THREE DASH 0 0 1 16.
THE FINAL PLAT FOR PROS, WESTCLIFF.
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WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER JULIA PEREZ.WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ERCO FOR ITEMS ONE AND TWO.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[3. STP-24-03-0014 - Site Plan Amendment– Walmart #4503 - 2650 S Hwy 161 (City Council District 2). Site Plan Amendment for an existing retail development on 19.62 acres. Lot 1, Block A, Bush & Pioneer Centre, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County addressed as 2650 SH161]
PLEASE.THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.
SO THIS IS A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR AN EXISTING WALMART LOCATED AT 2 6 5 0 SOUTH HIGHWAY 1 61 ZONE PD 3 51.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXISTING RETAIL SITE.
UH, THEY'RE COMING THROUGH TO ADD ADDITIONAL 15 ONLINE PICKUP AND DELIVERY STALLS.
AGAIN, ON THE SITE PLAN, THE ADDITIONAL STALLS ARE OUTLINED IN RED AS A COMPENSATORY MEASURE FOR REDUCING THAT LANDSCAPING THAT'S THERE.
CURRENTLY, THEY ARE ADDING ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AS A COMPENSATORY MEASURE, AND THAT'S OUTLINED IN GREEN.
SO AGAIN, THESE ARE THE TREE PRESERVATION PLANS.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE CAN SEE WHERE THEY WERE MOVING.
SO TO THE LEFT, THAT'S WHERE THOSE STALLS ARE GONNA BE.
THEY ARE REMOVING SEVEN MEDIUM OR BIG TREES.
THAT AREA TO THE RIGHT IS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ADDING THAT ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING.
SO HERE IS THE ACTUAL PLANS OF WHAT THEY'LL, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.
SO YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE ADDING 13 MEDIUM AND BIG TREES.
SO SEVEN ADDITIONAL OR SIX ADDITIONAL BEYOND THE SEVEN THEY WERE MOVING.
ALSO GIVING US NINE ORNAMENTAL TREES, 84 SHRUBS.
UH, THEY ARE COMING BEFORE US TODAY BECAUSE THERE IS A REQUIRED 30 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER IN OUR APPENDIX F FOR, UM, IN ANYTHING IN THE CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT IS A BUDDING, A RIGHT OF WAY.
THEY ARE REQUESTING TO REDUCE THAT TO EIGHT FEET.
SO BECAUSE OF THAT VARIANCE, THEY DO HAVE TO COME BEFORE P AND Z AND CITY COUNCIL AS OPPOSED TO DOING AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL FOR THE SITE PLAN.
UM, CRC DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE BUILDING PERMIT SHALL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL A LICENSE AGREEMENT OVER AN EXISTING WATERLINE EASEMENT LOCATED ALONG SOUTHGATE DRIVE IS OBTAINED BY THE APPLICANT.
AGAIN, THEY'RE NEEDING TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IN A RETAINING WALL THERE AND TO PUT IN A STRUCTURE.
THEY DO HAVE TO ENTER A LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY THAT'S ACTUALLY ON TRACK FOR CITY COUNCIL RIGHT NOW.
SO CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER MADDEN? I DIDN'T EVEN RAISE MY HAND.
YEAH, ONE THING I DIDN'T ASK EARLIER WAS, IS THERE A REASON FOR THE 30 FEET? IS IT A VISIBILITY ISSUE OR THAT'S JUST, UH, SUSTAINED HONOR WAY IT'S WRITTEN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? I THINK YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THAT BRIEFING.
WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? JOSE GONZALEZ IS, DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT WOULD LIKE TO RECORD HIS SUPPORT.
DOES ANYBODY, UH, DO WE HAVE THE, UM, IS HE SPEAKING FOR THE, UH, WALMART? UH, THE, YEAH, HE'S THE APPLICANT.
I AM ASSUMING HE'S AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT HE DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK.
COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ITEM? CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? I THINK IT'S YOURS, MICHELLE.
UM, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE STP DASH 24 DASH ZERO THREE DASH 0 0 1 4, SITE, PLAN, AMENDMENT, AND APPROVE AS POSTED.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM THREE BY COMMISSIONER MADDEN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER PEREZ.
UM, AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[4. SUP-24-02-0007 - Specific Use Permit - Registered Group Home at 326 Swallowtail Court (City Council District 6). Specific Use Permit for a registered group home on 0.16 acres. Lot 16, Block A, Westchester Glen Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, zoned Planned Development (PD-245), and addressed as 326 Swallowtail Court]
ALL RIGHT.SO THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A REGISTERED GROUP HOME LOCATED AT 3 2 6 SIXTEL COURT.
SO AGAIN, I POSTED THE UDC DEFINITION THERE, BUT IT DOES REFER TO A FACILITY LICENSE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.
INCLUDES, INCLUDES FACILITIES THAT ARE REFERENCED AS GROUP HOMES, COMMUNITY HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES OR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT RESIDE TREATMENT TREATMENT FACILITIES AS DEFINED BY SOME STATE CODES.
SO THIS IS ZONE PD 2, 4 5, WHICH DOES HAVE A RESIDENTIAL BASED ZONING.
SO JUST TO DIG, GET IN THAT BACKGROUND, I PROVIDED, SO JUNE OF LAST YEAR, CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE AN ORDINANCE THAT DOES REQUIRE ALL THESE REGISTERED GROUP HOMES, GROUP LIVING UNITS TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY.
THAT WAY WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED, WHICH ONES ARE TRIGGERING SPECIFIC USE PERMITS, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
AND AGAIN, THE SUP IS GENERALLY GOING TO BE TRIGGERED BY A DISTANCE REQUIREMENT.
SO IF YOU'RE WITHIN 2,500 FEET OF AN EXISTING REGISTERED GROUP, HOME OR GROUP LIVING GROUP LIVING UNIT, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO COME THROUGH FOR AN SUP.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PROVIDER HAS ACTUALLY BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WITH THE STATE AS A PROVIDER OF THE HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES ADULT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM SINCE 2015.
THEY HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY OPERATING AT THIS LOCATION SINCE 2021.
AND AGAIN, JUST, UH, AS A SIDE NOTE FOR THERE, THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, ALL
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OF THEIR OPERATIONS AND THE CLIENTS THAT THEY SERVE ARE, UM, APPROVED BY THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.THEY DO HAVE TO, UH, REPORT TO THEM QUARTERLY AND ANNUALLY.
UM, SO, AND AGAIN, I'VE LISTED SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED THEY OFFER A TOTAL OF 17 SERVICES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME.
SO IT DOES INCLUDE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC SUPPORT AND TREATMENT ASSISTED LIVING, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANT NURSING SERVICES, ET CETERA.
SO, JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THIS PARTICULAR HOME.
THEY HAVE A MAX OCCUPANCY OF FIVE CLIENTS.
CURRENTLY THEY HAVE THREE, BUT THEY CAN GO UP TO FIVE.
THEY PROVIDE MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, MEDICAL CARE, ALL OF THAT STUFF.
UM, AS FAR AS SECURITY ONSITE, SO THEIR STAFF IS FINGERPRINTED AND BACKGROUND CHECKED.
THEY DO HAVE SECURITY SYSTEM ONSITE GUARDIAN SECURITY SYSTEM, AND THEY DO HAVE STAFF ONSITE 24 HOURS WITH THE CLIENTS.
SO DRC DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE, AND THE APPLICANT SHALL MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED STATE LICENSES.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
MR. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MATT? SO THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING SINCE 2021.
UH, ARE WE JUST CATCHING UP WITH, UM, SO AGAIN, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO REGISTER THE GROUP HOMES, THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS REQUIRED AND WE WEREN'T AWARE THEY WERE THERE.
SO THIS IS REALLY A LOT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLEANUP AFTER THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL.
AND DO WE HAVE A, IS THERE AN INDICATION OF WHO THE, UM, OH, CHRISTABEL.
IS THE NAME OF THE A, THE COMPANY APPLICANT.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION WITH REGARD TO, IS, ARE, IS THERE AN HOA A IN THAT AREA? I DO NOT KNOW, BUT I CAN DOUBLE CHECK FOR YOU.
'CAUSE I WOULD JUST BE CONCERNED ABOUT INTERACTION WITH THE, UM, THE HOMEOWNERS WITH REGARD TO THAT SERVICE BEING THERE.
ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN? YES, MA'AM.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR THEM.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR BRITTANY? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? THIS IS, UM, INTERESTING.
UH, WE HAVE AN ITEM HERE AND WE DON'T HAVE THE, UM, APPLICANT HERE.
SO, UM, THIS IS IN, UH, UH, DISTRICT SIX, ANNA COCA.
WOULD YOU LIKE, WAS, IS THERE ANY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE HAVE MAKE A MOTION? DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN? YEAH, I'D LIKE FOR US TO HOLD, MAYBE MOVE THIS TO OUR NEXT MEETING.
I THINK WE NEED SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION.
IF Y'ALL WON'T, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S GONNA MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE THOUGH ON THIS ONE BECAUSE IT'S THE, IT IS KIND OF GRANDFATHERED IN.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS SINCE 2021 AND ACCORDING TO BRITTANY, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CONCERN WITH REGARD TO ANY ISSUES.
THE ONLY CONCERN I HAD, WERE THEY GOOD NEIGHBORS? IF THEY WERE, UH, IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS BACK AND FORTH WITH THE RESIDENTS, BUT I, THAT'S, THAT'S AN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE.
I GUESS WE COULD, I WOULD THINK WE BE PROBABLY TO DO AN UP AND DOWN VOTE ON THIS.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ANYBODY ELSE WANT A TABLE? WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
DOES ANYBODY WANT A TABLE? I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ANNA WOULD LIKE TO DO.
UM, MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO TABLE IT.
UH, IN FACT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE A QUESTION.
THIS IS ALLOWED BY WRIGHT ANYWAY, CORRECT? NO.
SO THIS USE WOULD TYPICALLY BE ALLOWED BY WRIGHT IN THIS ZONING DISTRICT? BE, BUT BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXISTING ONE WITHIN THAT DISTANCE, IT IS ALLOWED BY SUP ONLY IN THIS INSTANCE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MADAM CHAIR, WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE SUP 24 DASH OH 2 0 0 0 7.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE.
UM, ITEM YOU SAID ITEM FOUR BY COMMISSIONER COCO AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLEY.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
THAT IS ALL THE, ALL THAT ARE DENIED ONE.
SO THAT WOULD BE A VOTE OF 6 2 1.
[5. SUP-24-03-0013 - Specific Use Permit - Fiesta Kids Play (City Council District 2). Specific Use Permit request for a Special Event Center in an existing commercial lease space at Carrier Towne Crossing. Lot 5, Block 1, Carrier Towne Crossing Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-223, within the IH-20 Corridor Overlay, and addressed as 594 W. IH 20, Suite 235]
EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.MY NAME IS ALOR AND I'M WITH THE PLANNING DIVISION.
I WILL BE BRIEFING YOU ON ITEM FIVE SEP 24 DASH OH THREE DASH 0 1 3.
THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 9 4 WEST IH 20 FIESTA.
KIDS PLAY THE SPECIAL INCIDENT REQUIRES, UH, AN SUP TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE PROPERTY IS ON PD 2 23 WITH THE BASE ZONING OF GENERAL RETAIL.
THEY'RE PROPOSING AN SUP AND A PROPERTY, UH, WITH 1400 SQUARE FEET TO BE
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SPECIFIC.ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE A STREET VIEW IMAGE.
THE CURRENT, UH, APPLICANT IS WANTING TO PUT THAT, UH, SPECIAL EVENT CENTER WHERE YOU SEE THE CBD SHAMAN, UH, SIGN.
THE PROPOSED USES WOULD BE, UH, OR EVENT TYPES, WOULD BE CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES, UH, CHILDREN'S SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, AND THOSE TYPES OF, UH, EVENTS WOULD BE, UM, WHAT THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING TO DO AT THAT SPECIFIC SUITE.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING 60 PLUS PARKING SPOTS, AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE 10.
THE, UH, SUITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE TARGETS, UH, UH, A COMMERCIAL AREA AS WELL AS OTHER COMMERCIAL, UH, OPERATING, UH, USES WITHIN THAT AREA AS WELL.
AND YOU CAN SEE ON SCREEN THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
THIS IS THEIR FLOOR PLAN, UH, WHICH THEY HAVE UPDATED TO MADE DRC REQUESTS.
THEY'RE PROPOSING UP TO 49 ATTENDEES SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 10:00 AM TO 9:00 PM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10:00 AM TO 10:00 PM WOULD BE THEIR PROPOSED EVENT HOURS.
THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, UH, NO ALCOHOL.
UM, MINIMUM ONE EMPLOYEE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES AND A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION, UH, PROHIBITING ANY LOITERING.
UM, SO IN TERMS OF SUP 24 DASH OH THREE DASH ZERO THREE, UH, THERE IS NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED AND THE DRC DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
AND I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? UH, COMMISSIONER MADDEN.
SO WE'VE HAD SOME OTHER ONES COME BEFORE US AND THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A QUESTION OR AN ISSUE OF, UM, SPRINKLERS.
FIRE SPRINKLERS IN THIS OR IS THAT NOT APPLICABLE BASED ON THE SIZE OR THE CAPACITY? NO FIRE SPRINKLERS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS.
I I DID TALK TO THE, UH, BUILDING DEPARTMENT EXTENSIVELY ON THAT SUBJECT, AND THEY'RE NOT REQUIRING ANY FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AT THIS TIME.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE? 'CAUSE I'M, I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT WHICH ONE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
IS IT IN BETWEEN THE H AND R BLOCK AND THE OH, MY AND THE MATRIC? SO THAT'S MORE, UH, THAT'S GONNA BE BUSY RIGHT IN THERE.
I, IF IT'S A SATURDAY, I'M SURE THEY'LL BE BUSY.
UM, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH DURING NON-TAX SEASON, BUT IT'S HARD TO SAY.
UM, SO IS THAT ONE DOOR OR TWO DOORS THERE? I CAN'T, IT'S CAN YOU, CAN YOU MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT LARGER? SURE.
WELL, I CAN SHOW YOU THE FORK PLAN.
NO, I JUST, YEAH, JUST I WOULD ZOOM IN, BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN.
BUT JUST GO BACK TO THE PICTURE THEN.
I GUESS I JUST, I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT.
PROBLEM AS FAR AS HAVING, UH, CHILDREN, A LOT OF CHILDREN THERE THAT'S, UH, INTERESTING THAT THEY CHOSE THAT SITE.
WELL, MAYBE THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
WE CAN ASK THAT THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT AND THEY, UH, CERTAINLY CAN ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR SALVADOR? THANK YOU.
SHE'S HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.
CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING.
UM, SONIA RESENDEZ AT 32 41 MAYBERRY COURT.
UM, SO REGARDING THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED, UM, IT IS ONE DOOR.
UH, WE'RE POSSIBLY ADDING A SECOND DOOR IN THE BACK.
UH, AS FAR AS TRAFFIC, UH, THE MONARCHS USUALLY OPEN.
THE DENTAL PLACE IS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
MOST OF OUR BUSINESS IS GONNA BE ON THE WEEKENDS.
SO AS FAR AS PARKING, THERE'S NEVER ANY, THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF PARKING IN THAT AREA.
UH, H AND R BLOCK WAS BUSY, BUT TAX SEASON'S OVER, IT'S OVER NOW.
SO, UM, IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.
AND AS FAR AS THE KIDS WILL PUT A GATE AT THE DOOR SO THAT NO KIDS LEAVE.
WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSED ON ONE THROUGH 13-YEAR-OLD, UM, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND EVENTS LIKE, UM, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE THEIR END OF THE YEAR PARTIES, BASEBALL, WHATEVER, WHATEVER IT IS THEY WANNA CELEBRATE.
AND, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
ARE YOU GONNA PUT LIKE A BUZZER OR SOMETHING AT THE DOOR BECAUSE SOMEBODY, SOME KID MIGHT GET PAST THE, UH, THE DOOR? I, I CAN, YEAH.
IN THE COMMERCIAL AREA, COMMERCIAL STRIP, WE WERE GONNA, WE WERE ACTUALLY GONNA PUT SECURITY CAMERAS, BUT ON THE INSIDE, JUST FOR ANY ISSUES, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALWAYS LOOK BACK AT THE CAMERAS AND SAY, HEY, MM-HMM
BUT PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WATCHING THEIR, THEIR CHILDREN AND MAKE SURE THAT, UM, EVERYBODY'S DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.
WELL, THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA.
COMMISSIONER MADDEN, SO DID YOU COME BEFORE US BEFORE
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I DID.AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA THERE.
AND I, I, I CAN SEE YOU'RE MOVING AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL SORT OF HERE.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF OUR ISSUES.
WE DID MOVE AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL AND THE OTHER ONE WAS ALCOHOL.
IT WAS NOT GONNA BE LIKE EVERY PARTY WOULD HAVE ALCOHOL, BUT WE, WE WOULD ALLOW IT.
AND SO THIS TIME AROUND WE'RE JUST NOT EVEN GONNA DEAL WITH IT SO THAT WE MM-HMM
CAN GO THROUGH WITH IT, BUT IT'S MORE FAMILY ORIENTED AND, UM, THAT'S ABOUT IT.
I REALLY THINK THIS IS REALLY A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS.
FOLKS WANNA HAVE PARTIES, THEY DON'T WANNA NECESSARILY HAVE IT AT HOME AND ALL THE CLEANUP AND ALL THAT THAT GOES WITH IT.
SO I KNOW I DON'T
SO, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
THIS IS, UM, COMMISSIONER MADDEN.
DO WE HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER MADDEN? I'M SORRY, WE HAVE MORE SPEAKER CARDS.
WE HAVE ONE MORE FROM TANYA ANGEL, UH, CHUN, WHO IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, AND SHE'S CHECKED THAT SHE WILL SPEAK, BUT ALSO THAT SHE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK.
DO YOU HAVE A NEED TO SPEAK? DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE A NEED TO SPEAK? WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE GOOD.
DO YOU, YOU DON'T NEED I'M GOOD.
UM, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEP DASH 24 DASH ZERO THREE OR ZERO THREE DASH 0 0 3 SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR FIESTA KIDS PLAY AND APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
A SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE BY COMMISSIONER MADDEN, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[6. ZON-24-03-0008 - Zoning Change/Concept Plan. Zoning Change creating a Planned Development District for Light Industrial including Data Center uses. 1,430.794 acres generally located west of HWY 287, south of Prairie Ridge Blvd, Parcel IDs 190600, 181262, 261509, 261512, 193077, 179637, 291089, 277740, 179561, 179552, 186391, 242136, City of Grand Prairie Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, Ellis County, Texas]
CASE PLEASE.THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ITEM NUMBER SIX ZERO N 24 0 3 0 0 0 8.
PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR GOOD LANDLINE INDUSTRIAL.
SO THIS AREA IS CURRENTLY TO THE WEST OF 2 87, LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF RIDGE BOULEVARD AREA.
THE CITY HAS BEEN LOOKING AT THIS AREA TO SEE IN THE FUTURE IN WHAT, WHICH DIRECTION THIS WILL DEVELOP.
UM, SO WE HAVE ADOPTED A SOUTH, UM, SOUTHGATE PLAINS AND LAST YEAR CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF AND DEVELOPERS.
WE PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE CHARETTE TO GO OVER, UM, WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE LANE USE FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS.
THAT'S FAIRLY LARGE AS PART AS PHASE ONE OF THOSE, UM, AREAS COMING INTO THE CITY.
WE HA ARE BRINGING TWO ZONING CHANGE CASES TO YOU.
SO THIS WILL ONLY BE A SMALL PART OF THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE FIRST ONE BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION, IS A PD FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, INCLUDING A DATA CENTER FOR ABOUT 1400 ACRES OR SO.
SO OVERALL, THIS IS KIND OF THE ENTIRE AREA THAT THE GOODLAND WILL COVER.
WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE HAVE IN CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW IS FOR THIS AREA ONLY.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY ACTUALLY ARE CONNECTING FROM 67 AND MILLER ROAD, WHERE THE CITY OF MID LOAF AND CURRENTLY HAS SOME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES HERE.
THERE'S A CREEK AND A VERY WIDE UTILITIES EASEMENT THAT NATURALLY CREATES SOME SEPARATION FROM, UH, FUTURE POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL USES OUT THERE.
AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY CONSIDERING THE BOUNDARY FOR THIS ZONING AND THE PD STANDARD WILL MATCH EXACTLY WHAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE, UH, DEVELOPER AGREEMENT.
AS THIS AREA DEVELOPS MORE IN DETAIL, OF COURSE THOSE PLANS WILL COME BEFORE YOU FOR REVIEW AFTER STAFF HAS REVIEWED IT.
AGAIN, THIS IS VERY HIGH LEVEL.
UM, WE'RE JUST APPROVING NOW THAT WE, WE, UM, IF THE ZONING IS APPROVED, THEN NOW THAT GIVES THE STAFF TOOLS AND REGULATIONS TO GUIDE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA TO ALIGN WITH THOSE, UH, PROPOSED GOALS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO THIS IS A CONCEPT ELEVATION THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY ENVISION WHEN THEY'RE SEEING DATA CENTERS.
IT WILL LOOK VERY LARGE LIKE AN INDUSTRIAL TYPE OF USES.
SO DRC STAFF RE REQUIRES APPROVAL AS THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED DEVELOPER AGREEMENT.
THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? ANY QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONERS? I THINK YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB IN BRIEFING THIS WAS, THIS IS GONNA BE A, THIS IS A REALLY NICE PROJECT.
HATS OFF TO THE CITY FOR GETTING THIS GOING.
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YES.THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THAT WE'RE, WE'RE OKAY ON THAT? OKAY.
AND SO THEN WE ALSO HAVE JOE BOWERS WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.
MR. BOWERS, YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
UH, MEMBERS OF THE ZONING COMMISSION.
I LIVE AT 35 0 5 LAKE POWELL, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
AND I REPRESENT THE MARSHALL FAMILY WHO OWNS, UH, 150 ACRES AT 1885 MILLER ROAD.
SO IF I HAD MY MAGIC PORN, WHICH I DON'T HAVE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, WE CAN, WE COULD PROBABLY GET THAT ONE AS THEY COULD HELP US ASSIST THAT.
THIS IS 150 ACRE TRACK AND WE ARE RIGHT BELOW, UH, UH, PROVIDENCE REALTIES, UH, DEVELOPMENT HERE.
AND WE JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE, UH, EXTENSIVE, UH, UH, WE'RE IN THE, UH, GRAND PER ETJ.
WE OF COURSE SUPPORT, UH, WHAT, WHAT IS TRYING TO BE, UH, UH, DONE HERE, BUT IN REAL ESTATE, UH, YOU DON'T ASSUME ANYTHING YOU SHOULDN'T OR YOU'LL GET A NASTY SURPRISE,
SO THE FIRST QUESTION IS, DOES THIS AREA HERE, IS THAT MEANT THAT THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE HAS CHANGED THAT FROM A CITY LIMITS, UH, BOUNDARY, UH, FROM THE ETJ OR IS THAT STILL IN ABEYANCE? I'M GONNA LET THE CITY I ANSWER THAT.
THIS IS A PD, SO ALL THAT AREA WILL BE WITHIN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE'RE PUT IN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WILL BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.
SO YES, THOSE BOUNDARIES WILL EVENTUALLY BE WITHIN THE CITY.
BUT THEY ARE NOT PRESENTLY IN THE CITY, THEY'RE STILL IN THE ETJ, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
BUT THERE, THERE IS A PETITION FOR IT TO BE ANNEXED IN.
I WAS JUST, WE WERE JUST WONDERING, I MEAN, THEY OWN 150 ACRES, SO THEY'D LIKE TO KNOW YEAH.
IF THEY'RE STILL IN THE ETJ OR THEY'RE STILL ARE.
IT HAS BEEN BECAUSE WE, WE FELT THAT CHICKEN AND THE EGG, SOMETHING'S GOTTA HAPPEN.
YOU'RE DOING THE, THIS PLAN THEN, THEN EVENTUALLY, OF COURSE IT WILL BE IN THE CITY LIMITS OF CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
AND THEN AS A, UH, OWNER THAT I REPRESENT, THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHO DO WE GO TO IN THE CITY? UNLESS SOMEBODY ON THE COMMISSION HAS SOME WONDERFUL NEWS FOR US, UH, HOW THIS, UH, PROPERTY, UH, THE 1100 ACRES WILL BE SERVED WITH WATER AND SEWER.
I, THAT WILL AGAIN BE THE, UH, CITY TO RESPOND TO THAT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THIS BOARD.
THEN WHO IN THE CITY DO WE GO TALK TO? SOMEBODY MUST KNOW ABOUT IT IF THEY'RE, IT'S, IT'S JUST 1100 ACRES, BUT YOU GOTTA HAVE WATER AND SEWER.
I THINK WHAT WHAT YOU REALLY COULD DO IS MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE PLANNING AND, UH, NO, NO, NO.
NO, IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE PUBLIC.
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ENGINEERING.
SO YOU WOULD WANNA REACH OUT TO NOREEN HOUSEWRIGHT? NOREEN, YES.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE UTILITY PLAN FOR THAT THIS ENTIRE AREA.
SHE'LL BE ABLE AND SO AND SHE'S WITH PUBLIC WORKS? YES.
PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING DIRECTOR.
ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS? NO, MA'AM.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION THIS FALLS UNDER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOTION? YES, MA'AM.
UM, MADAM CHAIR, IF NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE PUBLIC, UH, COMMENT AND APPROVE ZERO N 24 DASH OH 3 0 0 8 GOODLAND ALLY, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM SIX BY COMMISSIONER COCA AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[7. ZON-24-03-0007 - Zoning Change/Concept Plan. Zone Change creating a Planned Development District for Residential, Mixed-Use, Open Space, and Data Center uses. 309.794 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting – April 22, 2024 Page 3 of 3 acres located west of HWY 287, north and south of Prairie Ridge Blvd, partially zoned Agriculture, Parcel IDs 284558, 190585, 245944, 290818, 190600, 190602, 190596, City of Grand Prairie and City of Grand Prairie Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, Ellis County, Texas]
GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.THE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS ZON 24 0 3 0 0 7.
THIS IS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR GOODLAND, BUT FOR A DIFFERENT PORTION THAT IS DESIGNATED FOR A MIXED USE.
SO THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE EDGE OF THE,
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UH, PRAIRIE RIDGE THAT IT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND 2 87 AND PRAIRIE ROAD.AND THIS RED LINE REPRESENTS THE CURRENT CITY LIMITS.
THEY'RE, UM, REQUESTING A PD FOR MIXTURE OF USE, WHICH INCLUDES RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE, OPEN SPACE, AND POSSIBLE DATA CENTERS USES.
THIS INCLUDES ABOUT 300 0 9 ACRES OR SO.
AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF A ZOOMED VIEW OF WHERE, UM, THIS AREA IS LOCATED WITHIN THE OVERALL PLAN.
THE AREA TO THE SOUTH IS WHERE YOU JUST LOOKED AT FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PORTION BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXISTING FLOODPLAIN AND A CREEK, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GONNA LEAVE THAT USE THAT SPACE MORE FOR THE OPEN SPACE.
UM, THEY ARE PROPOSING DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES, WHICH I'LL COVER A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL WITH THE ELEVATIONS PROVIDED BY THE, UH, APPLICANT.
SO THEY ARE PLANNING ON HAVING MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES WITHIN THIS AREA.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT AND WHAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE CHARETTE.
ALONG WITH THESE, UM, MO, UH, MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL TYPES THAT WILL HAVE, UH, A LOT OF AMENITIES, WHICH INCLUDES, UM, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACES AND OTHER FACILITIES.
AGAIN, THESE ARE SOME OF THE, UH, REPRESENTATION OF THE POSSIBLE HOUSING TYPES.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THEY'RE USING DIFFERENT MATERIALS, DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEME TO CREATE VARIETY.
AGAIN, DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED DEVELOPER AGREEMENT.
THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? WE'VE DONE DID A LOT OF EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION ON THIS IN THE BOARD BRIEFING.
ANY DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? ANY, I'M SORRY.
DANIEL TWIG AND GARRETT ELCON ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US SOMETHING? JUST BECAUSE
JUST TELL US SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
UH, DANIEL TWIG, 1 0 2 1 OH NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.
UH, WANTED TO THANK, UH, THE COMMISSION AND THE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU KNOW HAS BEEN GOING ON OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
A LOT OF LATE NIGHTS, A LOT OF, UM, DOCUMENT CHANGING HANDS, A LOT OF MEETINGS, AND WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THE PUBLIC PARTNER, PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP THAT'S BEING BUILT HERE.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, GETTING SOME ROOFTOPS ON THE GROUND.
THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER THAT? THAT'S ALL WE WANTED WAS JUST TO, TO HEAR YOU SAY SOMETHING.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER COKER.
MADAM CHAIR, WE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ZERO N 24 DASH OH THREE DASH 0 0 0 7.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN BY COMMISSIONER COKA AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLEY.
UH, BASED, UH, ON ITEM SEVEN, BASED ON, UM, WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE ARE FINISHED AT 7:04 PM Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING.