* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] WELCOME TO THE [Planning & Zoning Briefing 070824] STAFF BRIEFING IN THE CITY OF GRAND COMMISSION FOR THE OF JULY 8TH, 2024 PORTION CASES DENY MAY FACILITATE NO ACTION HEARING WILL TAKE RAMEZ JOE MAD HERE, CHAPMAN, FRANK GONZALEZ HERE. DO YOU HAVE THE LATER, AFTER WE ASSESS ANYTHING HERE, THIS IS THE SITE PLAN. THEY ARE PROPOSING NORTH OF 286,000, HOUSE A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET. THE DOCKS WILL BE LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE BUILDING. THEY ARE MEETING THE DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE PARKING MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS. SEE THERE WILL BE TWO INGRESS AND EGRESS POINTS OFF OF HARD ROCK ROAD AND ONE INGRESS AND OFF OF ROCK ISLAND. THEY ARE MEETING THE LANDSCAPE ANDS REQUIREMENTS. THEY ARE TRIGGERING IF YOU ARE OVER 250,000 SQUARE FOOT OR MORE. THEY ARE TRIGGERING A 10 BASE REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS. THEY ARE PROVIDING WALKING TRAIL AND A PER DEALER WITH WATER FEATURE THAT IS TO THE BOTH SOUTHEAST CORNER, WHICH IS MARKED IN RED SQUARE. UH, THAT IS FOR THEIR TO HAVE TAKE A BREAK THERE. ADDITIONALLY, ALSO PROVIDING AN EIGHT FOOT MASONRY WALL TO THE WESTERN BOUND. THIS LANDSCAPE PLAN, WHICH IS TO SCREEN FROM THE RESIDENTIAL, THEY'RE ALSO PROVIDING A WING WALL TO THE NORTH CORNER OF THIS BUILDING, UH, TO THE TRUCK DOCKS. THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD. BUILDING ELEVATIONS NORTH, SOUTH, AND EAST ARE THE PRIMARY ODDS. THE PRIMARY FACADES WILL INCLUDE HILL, UH, CONCRETE TILT WALLS, BREAK GLASS AND STONE. AND THE SECONDARY FACADE MAINLY CONSISTS CONCRETE TILT WALL AND THE OVERHEAD DOORS FOR THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES. AND DRC IS, I DID HAVE A QUESTION WHILE HE'S LOOKING IN IT, UH, THERE'S A MOBILE HOME PARK THERE AS WELL BECAUSE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HAVE THEY TALKED TO THEM, LET THAT COMING OR NOT? THAT I'M AWARE OF. THEY DID GO THROUGH A RE RECENTLY AND THIS QUESTION WAS BROUGHT UP AT THIS POINT, THAT POINT AS WELL. APPLICANT WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION IF THEY HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THIS, THAT WAS A CONCERN ABOUT, UM, SAFETY ENVIRONMENT THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. YES. AND RYAN IS GOING TO BE HERE FOR THE DETENTION. UH, QUESTIONS BUT THAT HAS BEEN COMPLET ANY AND WHENEVER THE REZONING CAME THROUGH, THERE WERE, THE LETTERS WERE SENT AT THAT POINT TOO. AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OPPOSITION AND THEY DID HAVE A CONSTANT PLAN ATTACHED AT THAT POINT THAT I'LL LOOK IT UP WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. MM-HMM . [00:05:02] THE NEXT CASE IS FOR A SMOKING LOUNGE, UH, USE PERMIT FOR A SMOKING LOUNGE AT 24 24 10. GRADY LANE ZONED GR GENERAL DETAIL. THE LAND USE, WHICH IS SMOKING LOUNGE REQUIRES A SPECIFIC PERMIT IN, UH, MOST THE DISTRICTS, UH, AS WELL AS IN GENERAL RETAIL. THIS IS A STREET AND AERIAL VIEW OF THE EXISTING RETAIL SPACE. THEY ARE MEETING THE MINIMUM PARKING, UH, REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU C PROVIDING 14 PARKING SPACES FOR THEIR OPERATIONAL PLAN. THEY INTEND TO BE OPEN FROM, UH, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 5:00 PM TO 2:00 AM THEY'LL BE PROVIDING FLAVORED LUCAS FOR PURCHASE SECURITY PERSONNEL WILL BE PRESENT DURING THE OPERATING HOURS AND MULTIPLE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WILL BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO OBTAINING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ADDITIONALLY, UH, YOU SEE THERE'S A FLOOR PLANTED PATCH WITH THE FRONT DOORS UP HERE. WE DID SEND OUT LETTERS TO 19 NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY IN OPPOSITION FOR IN SUPPORT. THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES. THE DRC IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH, UH, SEVERAL CONDITIONS. THERE ARE 12 IN TOTAL AND THESE ARE STANDARD CONDITIONS THAT YOU SEE WITH CIGAR LANDS AND SMOKE, UH, SMOKING AROUNDS. ONE CONDITION I DO WANT TO TOUCH BASE ON IS THE, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONDUCT A REVIEW WITHIN A YEAR AFTER APPROVAL. SO IT'LL COME BACK TO AND COUNCIL AND I'LL GET INTO THE OTHER CONDITIONS. UH, , WE'VE HAD A FEW. THERE WAS ZAS HOOKAH LOUNGE, WHICH WAS SEPARATE FROM THEIR RESTAURANT COMPONENT AND THEN THEIR, UH, SMOKING LOUNGE. THE LAST BEEN LIKE WAY BACK YEAH, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS I BELIEVE PASSED TWO OR THREE YEARS IS WHEN THE ZAS CAME. THAT WAS, I'M JUST GETTING YOU A HARD TIME. I NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SOMETHING LIKE YOU NOT NOT USED TO SEEING LOT OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST, WHAT'S AN EIGHT? I BELIEVE THOSE ARE USED FOR BED. I'M LOT MONEY. OH, IT'S A SLOT SLOT MACHINE. CORRECT. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE STANDARD CONDITIONS THAT WE ADD ONTO THIS TYPE OF USE. AND WILL IT BE UNDER 21 AND OVER 21 COING IN THE SAME PLACE AND THE WRISTBAND DIFFERENTIATE, BUT CORRECT THOSE CONDITIONS. AND THIS IS BASICALLY A , CORRECT? CORRECT. SO RASHAD, I WAS HERE, THERE WAS LIKE A VERY COMPASSION, UH, PRESENTATION BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS NAME ZA. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? YES. HA. HAS, HAS THE CITY CHANGED? IT HAS, I'M SORRY. HAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHANGED ITS VIEW ON HOOP LOUNGES BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY ANTIA ON THAT PRESENTATION. IT, IT WAS CRIME STATISTICS AND YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY I I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO, THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE OF VIEW. I THINK YOU MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROACH KNOWING THAT A LOT OF THESE NOT CAUSED ANY ISSUES BECAUSE OF THE PRIOR SITUATION WE HAD OFF OF 360, UM, LOUNGE THAT WAS TURNING INTO A CLUB NIGHT AND THEY GOT SOME POLICE CALLS OUT TO THAT LOCATION. I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO A, BUT I THEY'RE ADDRESSING ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES BY WHAT LOUIS JUST PUT UP THERE AND THEY'RE PART OF OUR REVIEW. SO THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. OKAY. AND THEY DIDN'T BRING NO. OKAY. AND HE TALKED ABOUT A ONE YEAR LOOK BACK BY THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER THAT ONE YEAR LOOK BACK IS A LOOK BACK EVERY TWO YEARS, EVERY THREE YEARS, EVERY FIVE YEARS STOP. [00:10:01] OR THEY CAN IMPOSE ANOTHER ONE YEAR UP TO THE COUNCIL DISCRETION. OKAY. BACK TO THE WHAT KNOW HOW THERE ARE, THERE IS A SINGLE FAMILY, I, NORTH AND WEST REGIONAL, SOUTHWEST RETAIL, EAST AND WEST, YES TO, UH, ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE RETAIL OR UNDEVELOPED, BUT THERE IS A UNDEVELOPED LOT AND TO THE WEST, BUT THAT THERE'S SOME, OKAY. UM, AND SO I HAD A QUICK QUESTION TOO WITH REGARD TO ITEM 11 ALONG THE LINES THAT SAY AGAIN. UM, SO WE DON'T MENTION, UM, AND I HAVE THE SAME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE POLICE AND THE PRIOR CASES AND THAT, SO WE DON'T MENTION ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT REVIEWING ACTIVITY. DOES THAT ELIMINATE, I KNOW IT SAYS SOME WORDING IN HERE THAT SAYS, UM, COMPLIANCE AT ALL. APPLICABLE, APPLICABLE CODES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THINGS, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY, UM, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OR REVIEW ALSO OF GTV AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE DIDN'T HAVE IT IN THERE, IF THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THAT FROM THE CRITERIA TO MEASURE VIOLATOR. NO. OKAY. AND, AND WHEN WE CONDUCT OUR ONE YEAR REVIEW, YOU SEND IT OUT TO ALL DEPARTMENTS, THEY COME BACK WITH THAT. OKAY. THAT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IF WE NEEDED THAT IN THERE, THAT WE HAD IT IN WORDS. BUT IF YOU DON'T, WE DON'T. NO. LEGALLY BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, LEGALLY THE COUNSEL IS THE BODY THAT USE IT AND THEY JUST GET INFORMATION FROM THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY, GREAT. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THIS. THE FOOD COULD DRINK. WHAT IS THAT EXACTLY? APPLICANTS ARE PRESENT AND WILL BE PRESENT AT THE ACTUAL MEETING RULE OVER THAT, BUT TO MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S THE FLAVORED, WELL NOT DRINK, BUT YOU SMOKE THE FLAVOR WATER IN THE WATER. BUT ANYHOW, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOD BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL. BUT, UH, IT'S FROM 5:00 PM TO 2:00 AM I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NCE PIECE, THAT'S 2:00 AM YOUR CARD GOING UP BACK AND FORTH. SO KEEP IN MIND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WHERE WE HAVE ASK STAFF AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE APPLICANT SOME OF THE CONCERNS MORE AT THE, UM, REGULAR MEETING WHEN WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HERE. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? ITEM SIX IS ANOTHER CENTER. UH, THIS U IS TO ALLOW AUTO DEALER NON FRANCHISE VIEWS, MAJOR AUTO REPAIR, AUTO BODY AND PAINT SHOP AT 2100 EAST MAIN ZONE PD 60. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN IS AN EXISTING BUILDING. THEY'RE, THEY ARE MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF PARKING. WE'LL HAVE A OFFICE SERVICE BAY AREA. THE BUSINESS AVERAGE WILL BE FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AND THE FOUR SALE VEHICLES WILL BE BY SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND WILL BE STORED. PEOPLE 27 LETTERS WERE SENT. PROPERTY OWNERS, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY IN SUPPORT, BUT WE DID. THEY'RE OKAY WITH THE FOR COMPONENTS OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT THEY'RE NOT OKAY WITH THE, UH, AUTO BODY AND MAJOR REPAIR WORK. AND THOSE LETTERS WILL BE, UH, SO A ANY VARIANCES IS RECOMMENDING CONDITIONS. THE ALL STATE, FEDERAL AND PERMIT TO. [00:15:01] GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONER. HELLO THERE. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A REGISTERED GROUP HOME. OKAY AT FOUR 30 SAYING CORRECTLY. SO THIS IS IN SINGLE FAMILY THREE. AND AGAIN, I'M JUST GONNA DO ANOTHER QUICK BACKGROUND JUST BECAUSE THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND ONE WE'VE REALLY SEEN, BUT WE'RE, I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE HUGE UPTICK IN THE TYPES OF REQUEST. JUST WANNA GIVE THIS BACKGROUND AGAIN. SO JUNE OF LAST YEAR, CITY COUNCIL DID A PROVEN ORDINANCE THAT ALL GROUP LIVING UNITS TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY SO THAT ALL THOSE DIFFERENT USE FALL UNDER THE GROUP LIVING UNIT UMBRELLA. SO ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF USE NOW HAVE TO REGISTER THE CITY. SO UPON REGISTRATION THAT WILL DETERMINE MAKE A SPECIFIC PERMIT WAS REQUIRED. SO THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A REGISTERED GROUP HOME AND I PUT THAT, UM, DEFINITION UP THERE AGAIN. SO IT DOES OCCUR WITH FACILITY LICENSE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS AND INCLUDE FACILITIES THAT ARE GROUP HOMES, COMMUNITY HOMES, FACILITIES, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AS DEFINED TEXAS HUMAN RESOURCE CODE AND THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY SHELTER. SO THAT'S PULLED STRAIGHT FROM THE U CRED. SO ONCE WE DETERMINE THE USE, WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT IF THERE'RE WITHIN 2,500 FEET OF AN EXISTING LIVING UNIT AND IF THEY ARE THAT SPECIFIC REQUIRE. SO THIS FACILITY IS LOCATED WITHIN 2,500 FEET OF EXISTING, UH, GROUP LIVING UNIT THAT'S BEEN SINCE 1993. SO APPLICANT OVERVIEW, JUST LIKE THE, UH, MOST RECENT GROUP HOME THAT I PRESENTED, THEY'RE ALSO PART OF THE HOME COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. ADULT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDED TEXAS HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSION AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AT THIS LOCATION SINCE 20. UM, SO THE OPERATIONS AND CLIENTELE ARE REGULATED BY THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND SOME OF THEIR SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE MEALS, MEDICATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION, INDIVIDUALIZED REHABILITATION, ETC. THE RE THE OPERATIONAL PLAN VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE AS WELL, IS A 24 HOUR OPERATION THERE FULL TIME. THEY HAVE A MAX OCCUPANCY OF BOTH CLIENTS. EACH CLIENT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR OWN BEDROOM. SO AGAIN, EMAILS, TRANSPORTATION, MEDICAL CARE. AS FAR AS SECURITY, ALL STAFF DID HAVE TO UNDERGO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUND CHECKS. SO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, OFFICE CHECK THE GENERAL CHECK, EMPLOYING HIS CONDOM REGISTER CHECK, AND A BARTENDER CHECK BEFORE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO ACTUALLY WORK AT THIS PROBATION AND STAFF IS ON SITE 24 HOURS. OKAY, SO APPLICANT'S NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES. 33 NURSES WERE SENT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. YOUR RETURNING PAPER THREE AWARE RETURN OPPOSED, ONE WASN'T PUT IN THE PACKET WE RECEIVED TWO OTHERS SINCE THEN. TO SUMMARIZE, THEIR BIG ISSUES HAVE BEEN ACROSS THE STREET SCHOOL, UH, AS WELL AS THIS BEING, UH, A RESIDENTIAL. SO DRC DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. THE NUMBER OF ACTIONS OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE AND THE APPLICANT SHALL MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED STATE. OH, OKAY. I WAS GONNA ASK A QUESTION BY, IS THERE AN H HOA IN THE, I DO NOT KNOW FOR CERTAIN, BUT I'LL CHECK YOUR BREAK. OKAY. ONGOING TRACKING CHECKS, STAFFING. SO I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE ONGOING. THEY DEFINITELY GOOGLE BEFOREHAND, BUT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD QUESTION. THE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO? THANK YOU. AT FIVE FINISHED BRIEFING AND CONVENE AT 6:30 PM UM, WE WERE GONNA GO. OKAY. OH, SO DO I HAVE TO SAY THAT? YES. WELL, CAN YOU, ARE WE, ARE WE BACK IN SESSION NOW? YES, WE'RE BACK. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE ARE BACK IN SESSION NOW AND WE WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND OF COURSE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CLASS SEVEN CONSULTATION MATTERS SPECIFICALLY THE ITEM THAT, THAT, WHERE DID WE GO NEXT DOOR? UM, WE ARE GOING GO INTO THE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.