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CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE[Call to Order]
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 22ND, 2024.I'M CHERYL SMITH, UH, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THIS MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS HEREBY CALL BACK TO ORDER AT 6:34 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 BY THE, TO THE FIRST, BEFORE THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM CAN BE CALLED.
I'LL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.
HERE, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR CARL RAMIREZ AND MICHELLE MADDEN.
AND NOW WE WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER ANNA COCA.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE, WE'LL THEN I WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF THE US AND TEXAS FLAG.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TOGETHER THIS EVENING.
WE INVITE YOU TO PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING.
EVEN IF WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS, GIVE US UNITY OF SPIRIT.
HELP US TO EACH LISTEN POLITELY AS OTHERS SHARE THEIR POINTS OF VIEW.
HELP US TO WORK AS A UNIFIED TEAM IN COMBINING IDEAS FOR A GREAT OUTCOME.
LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AS WE MAKE SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS IN THIS MEETING.
HELP US TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN GATHERED.
MAY THOSE SHARING INFORMATION GIVE US, GIVES US PERTINENT POINTS SO WE ALL CLEARLY UNDERSTAND.
HELP US TO BE INNOVATIVE AS WE BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS.
HELP US TO WISELY EVALUATE ALL OPTIONS CONSIDERING THE PROS AND CONS.
HELP US TO BE UNIFIED IN MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISIONS AND TO EFFECTIVELY CARRY THEM OUT.
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ON AND INDIVISIBLE IN AN EFFORT TO
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MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS.THE FOLLOWING MEETING GUIDELINES WILL APPLY.
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.
THE SPEAKER SHOULD GIVE THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD ALONG WITH WHOM YOU 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 CITIZENS' COMMENTS? YES.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, MA'AM.
MS. JULIA JULIA PEREZ, 26 14 CHANNING DRIVE.
GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF, OFFICERS AND ATTENDEES.
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING HOW PRIVILEGED AND HONOR I WAS AND I FELT TO HAVE THE, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SERVED ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD ALONGSIDE SUCH AN AMAZING GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.
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YEARS, I REPRESENTED DISTRICT THREE.I WAS THE PAST SECRETARY AND UP UNTIL 9 33 THIS MORNING, I WAS THE CO-CHAIR UNTIL I RECEIVED AN EMAIL TELLING ME NOT TO ATTEND TONIGHT'S MEETING THAT I HAD BEEN REPLACED.
I BELIEVE DISTRICT THREE IS IN A MUCH BETTER CONDITION TODAY THAN IT WAS WHEN I WAS APPROACHED BY THE COUNCILMAN WHO REPRESENTS DISTRICT THREE FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
I WANTED TO TAKE MY FIVE MINUTES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE MY TIME ON THE COMMISSION.
WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, NOR SHOULD WE HAVE, BUT THAT'S WHAT MADE EVERYTHING SPECIAL.
THE AGENDA ITEMS SHOULD NOT ALWAYS BE TO WHERE WE ALWAYS SAW EVERYTHING EYE TO EYE.
AND THAT WAS THE BEAUTIFUL THING, WAS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN SAY.
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN VOTE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ON THIS BOARD.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TOGETHER AS FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE TOUGH DECISIONS HAD TO BE MADE.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, COMMISSIONER MICHELLE MADDEN ISN'T HERE.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER PUBLICLY FOR HER DEDICATION TO THE CITY AND HER COURAGE TO COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL AND TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF MY COMMISSIONERSHIP AT THE PAST COUNCIL MEETING.
AND I URGE YOU ALL TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT COUNCIL MEETING AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT YOUR CITY COUNCIL IS DOING.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO AGENDA ITEMS 25 AND 26.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND.
I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU, YOUR COURAGE OR YOUR SUPPORT.
I'VE HAD MANY STIMULATING DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES WITH YOU, MY DEAR FRIEND.
I HAVE SO MUCH GRATITUDE FOR YOUR CONSTANT SUPPORT AND ADVICE.
HIS SENSITIVITY TO HIS DISTRICT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AND VOLUNTEER WITH HIM.
I WISH HIM BEST ON HIS NEW APPOINTMENT.
ANNA COCA, THE RESPECT THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS UNWAVERING.
YOUR CONSTANT SUPPORT AND ADVICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
NOT HERE NOR WITH LULAC CHRISTOPHER COLEY.
YOUR FRANK DISCUSSIONS, YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR RESPECT FOR OTHERS IS EXTREMELY HONORABLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP, FRANK GONZALEZ.
YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN, YOUR SUPPORT HAS IMPRESSED ME GREATLY.
YOUR SUPPORT TO ME AND YOUR FAMILY, YOUR DEDICATION, YOU'RE SO HONORABLE.
TY CHAPMAN JONES, YOU ARE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING INSIDE AND OUT.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR SHOWING UP AND YOUR SILENT SUPPORT.
YOU ARE SO PROFESSIONAL, AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I I WISH I HAD MORE TIME WITH YOU ON THE BOARD.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DO NOT MENTION THE PLANNING STAFF HAVE FROM THE DIRECTOR TO THE PLANNERS, TO THE ATTORNEYS, TO TRAFFIC, EVERYONE, THE SECRETARY, EVERYONE, EVEN TRAFFIC
IT TAKES SUCH A STRONG GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN TO PUT THIS MEETING TOGETHER.
YOU HAVE BEEN AMAZING TO WORK WITH FOR THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
IN CONCLUSION, DUE TO THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I HAVE ASKED MYSELF IF I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER AS A COMMISSIONER.
AND I HAVE QUESTIONED MYSELF AND QUESTIONED MYSELF.
AND I HONESTLY DO NOT THINK I WOULD'VE CHANGED ONE THING THAT I HAVE DONE.
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MY VOTES WOULD'VE STAYED THE SAME.MY ATTENDANCE, I MISSED ONE MEETING EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
AND THAT WAS BECAUSE I TOOK A TWO WEEK VACATION.
SO OF COURSE I WOULD MISS ONE MEETING LAST YEAR.
THIS PAST YEAR I HAD TO MISS THREE.
I TOOK MY VACATION AND MY COUSIN PASSED ALL CONSECUTIVELY.
SO I APOLOGIZED FOR HAVING TO MISS THOSE THREE MEETINGS.
THE ONE THING I DO ASK OF YOU IS TO PLEASE LOOK AT THESE APARTMENTS THAT COME UP.
WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE APARTMENTS IN THE CITY.
THAT IS MY ONE THING THAT, UM, I I REQUEST THAT WE PLEASE LOOK AT VERY, VERY CAREFULLY.
AND AGAIN, I WILL NOT NOW OR NOT EVER LET ANYONE CONTROL ME OR MY VOTES.
I WISH YOU ALL WELL, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.
UH, THERE ARE NO WORDS TO SAY HOW YOU BLESSED THIS BOARD.
MY HEART HURTS BECAUSE YOU WERE AN ASSET TO, UH, OUR COMMISSION.
YOU KNOW, GRAND PRAIRIE, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL ABOUT GRAND PRAIRIE, WHERE EVERYTHING IS THE HISTORICAL PIECE,
AND WE'RE GONNA MISS THAT HISTORICAL PIECE.
AND I'M GONNA MISS YOU BEING RIGHT HERE WITH ME.
'CAUSE I WOULD JUST LOOK AT YOU AND WE'D SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS
YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAD A, WE WERE A TEAM.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR, UM, CONCERN AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING ON THAT YOU WOULD WRITE ON IT.
THE THING ABOUT I LIKE ABOUT, UH, YOU IS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THE CITY JUST LIKE WE DO.
AND THAT'S WHY EVERYBODY IS UP HERE.
'CAUSE THIS IS A VOLUNTEER JOB.
SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK WELL DONE.
NOBODY CAN DO THE WORK THAT YOU CAN DO.
BUT WE'RE GONNA DO OUR DARN BEST TO TRY.
BUT IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STAYING TILL THE END, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO JULIA? THANK YOU.
I'LL JUST ADD THAT IN A SHORT TIME THAT I GOT A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, KNOW YOU VERY, UH, CAN'T SAY ENOUGH WORDS.
I MEAN, THE WORDS THAT COME TO MIND IS WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT, RIGHT? BECAUSE, UH, YOU WERE HERE TO, TO SERVE AND SERVE THE CITY.
AND YOU, YOU DID IT WELL, THANK YOU.
AND SO IT'S CERTAINLY A PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALREADY MISSING YOU THERE.
SO YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU JUDY.
I'M GONNA STAND UP AND GIVE YOU A STANDING OVATION
[PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA]
FOR CONSIDERATION IS APPROVING THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA.I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, CLOSE DISCUSSION AND APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE, THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JULY 8TH.
AND ITEM TWO, THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE A FARRO EDITION.
AND I SECOND THAT WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA BY COMMISSIONER JOHN FKO AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY NEXT'S CASE PLEASE.
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GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ITEM NUMBER THREE.
THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CPA 24 0 5 0 0 0 OH, SORRY, 0 7 0 0 0 9.
SO THIS IS FOR A 9 0 5 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A COMPANION ITEM WITH THE, UH, ZONE CHANGE REQUEST THAT WILL FOLLOW THIS PRESENTATION.
BASICALLY THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO BE, UH, MODIFIED TO MATCH THE PROPOSED, UH, RETAIL AND RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT THAT HE'S REQUESTING A, UM, ZONE CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR IN THE NEXT ITEM.
SO I JUST WANNA POINT OUT TO YOU THAT THE CURRENT ONE SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF MIXTURE OF MIXED USE AND COMMERCIAL.
WHAT THEY'RE ASKING IS THAT THIS PORTION TO BE CHANGED TO COMMERCIAL TO MATCH THE REST OF THE PROPERTY TO ALLOW FOR COHESIVE DEVELOPMENT.
SO THE STAFF IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST BECAUSE A PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE LUM.
HOWEVER, STAFF WANTS TO KNOW THAT THE EXISTING ZONING, COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT ALREADY ALLOWS THE PROPOSED RETAIL AND RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS SIMPLY TO CLEAN UP, UM,
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THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO THAT IF THE PD IS APPROVED, THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES.WE ALWAYS TRY TO CHANGE CPAS AS WE GO WHEN THERE'S A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST THAT THAT COMES IN THAT IS INCONSISTENT.
WE BRING BOTH ITEMS TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.
CAN I GO THROUGH THE ITEM FOUR, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO ITEM FOUR IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST, WHICH IS ZERO N 24 0 6 0 0 1 0.
IT'S 4 9 0 5 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD.
SO ONE THING I WANNA POINT OUT TO YOU, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THIS IS AREA OF THE MACARTHUR DRIVE, WHERE BACK IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH TIME, YOU SAW A QUICK TRIP COMING THROUGH FOR SUP REQUEST.
PNZ AT THAT TIME MADE A RECOMMENDATION, UH, BECAUSE THE APPLICANT EXPRESSED THE DESIRE THAT THE QUICK TRIP WILL BECOME A CATALYST PROJECT TO, UH, BRINGING MORE TRAFFIC AND WE WILL, UM, MAKE THESE DEVELOPMENT IMPROVE AS A RETAIL RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENTS.
UM, SO AT THAT TIME, CITY COUNCIL TABLE THIS REQUEST INDEFINITELY ASKING THE APPLICANT TO WORK WITH STAFF TO SEE IF HE CAN, UH, HE SHARED HIS VISIONS, UH, FOR THIS AREA VERBALLY ONLY.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDED WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO MAYBE CREATE A PD CONCEPT PLAN JUST SO THAT WE CAN SEE YOUR VISION ALSO IN SOMETHING MORE VISIBLE.
SO THIS IS THE REQUEST THAT IS COMING TO YOU.
AS THINGS DEVELOP OUT THIS CHANGE SLIGHTLY AND THEY'LL COME BEFORE YOU FOR ANY AMENDMENTS.
UM, THEY ARE PROPOSING A POTENTIAL TO SIT DOWN RESTAURANTS WITH POSSIBLY A LARGE RETAILER STORE AND OTHER, UH, MULTI-TENANT RETAIL, UH, RESTAURANT.
JUST WANNA POINT OUT TO YOU THAT THE QUICKTRIP IS SHOWN AS PART OF THIS CONCEPT PLAN.
UM, AND THE THEY'RE SHOWING, HEY, THE SLOT IS PRETTY SMALL, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT.
AGAIN, THESE TWO USES, UH, REQUIRE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
SO THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED THAT INTO THIS PD.
THEY WAS HAVE TO COME FOR THOSE S INDIVIDUALLY.
UM, SO THEY ARE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCE.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS THAT, UM, THAT THE COMMISSIONERS APPROVE THIS REQUEST, UM, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION, WHICH IS THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL REQUEST A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR ANY USES ALLOWED BY SUP UNDER THE UDC, WHICH INCLUDES ANY GAS STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORES, RESTAURANTS WITH DRIVE THROUGH.
THIS JUST ALLOWS CITY COUNCIL AND PNZA CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE REQUESTS WHEN THEY ARE FULLY DEVELOPED.
SECOND IS THAT THE APPLICANT, UM, RECOGNIZE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS PRIOR TO SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
THIS IS SOMETHING TO ALLOW STAFF TO TRULY LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS WHEN THINGS ARE BEING DEVELOPED.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME.
COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONER FOR
JUNE, DO YOU MIND GOING BACK TO THE RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM THREE, PLEASE? YES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JUNE? AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE? YES.
WE HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT WISH TO RECORD THEIR SUPPORT ON THE ITEM.
CRAIG HONEYWELL, ROBERT CABLE AND ENR, ENRIQUE VERA, UH, WITH COMMISSIONS.
WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO, UH, GET, UH, ANY, UM, GET FEEDBACK FROM THE, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE HERE? YES.
CAN YOU COME UP PLEASE? JUST, JUST A, JUST A QUICK QUESTION AS TO WHAT THE VISION IS AND WHY YOU'RE STILL PURSUING THIS? FROM, FROM THE APPLICANT? YES.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
UH, PO BOX 6 0 1 3 4 4, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 3 6 0.
AND I REPRESENT MIAMI PARTNERS WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY.
AND, UH, UH, WE HAVE JUST A PRETTY, I HAVE A PRETTY FANTASTIC VISION OF DOING SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
UH, I'M WORKING WITH, UH, LEGENDARY RESTAURANTS.
I'M DOING A POSSIBLE STEAK AND NAIL BENNIGANS.
BE THE FIRST ONE IN NORTH TEXAS.
AND, UH, UH, JUST HAVE A VISION AS FAR AS DOING, UH, A POSSIBLE, UH, HISPANIC GROCERY STORE POSSIBLY, OR RETAIL.
IT'S A VERY BIG HISPANIC AREA AND SOMETHING THAT, UH, I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
UH, POSSIBLY A FIESTA OR, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TRADER JOE'S, BUT
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POSSIBLY A CHICK-FIL-A, UH, THEY'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO ME STUFF.UM, THE OTHER RETAIL IS JUST PRETTY MUCH OPEN TO, UH, WHATEVER THE CITY RECOMMENDS OR MM-HMM
YOU KNOW, REQUIRES AND, UH, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.
I'VE DONE A LOT OF STUFF IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
UH, WE DID THE QUICK TRIP AND THE WHATABURGER OVER AT BELTLINE I 30 WHEN I HAD THAT PROPERTY.
WE DID THE GOLDEN CHECK MM-HMM
AND THIS PROPERTY IS PRETTY EXCEPTIONAL.
IT'S NOT RIGHT AT, AT BELTLINE ROAD.
UH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SITUATION.
UH, YOU'VE GOT THE, UH, UH, THE, THE NEW, UH, DRIVER'S LICENSE BUREAU THAT'S THERE.
AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE NO PLACE TO EAT OR MM-HMM
OR, UH, ANY KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT AS FAR AS, UH, RESTAURANTS, ET CETERA.
WELL, THIS IS AN ADVENTUROUS PROJECT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING A LOT HERE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE COMPETITION OF COURSE.
SO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT WORK? OH, WITHOUT A DOUBT.
I'LL BRING CERTAIN THINGS TO CITY AT SOME POINT AS WE GO ALONG.
UH, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER TYPE OF RESTAURANT IT IS, I'LL HAVE TO GET CITY APPROVAL, ET CETERA.
AND, UH, PEOPLE WILL VOICE THEIR OPINIONS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR THIS, THIS WHOLE PROJECT.
I'M GONNA CALL IT PROBABLY, UH, A LEGACY PLAZA AT MACARTHUR.
AND, UH, JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT.
I'VE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST.
THEY'RE A FANTASTIC ORGANIZATION.
AND I THINK, UH, THEM ON THE HARD CORNER THERE WOULD BE A GREAT CATALYST FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REST OF MY PROPERTY.
I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROXIMITY OF THE, OF, UH, THE OTHER, UH, GAS STATION SOMEWHERE.
WE WERE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT THE LAST MEETING.
AND I, I DIDN'T THINK THAT REALLY WAS MM-HMM
THIS, UH, MACARTHUR, I'M SORRY, MACARTHUR'S NOT RIGHT AT BELTLINE.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH A COUPLE MILES AWAY FROM BELTLINE.
AND THERE'S NOTHING OVER IN THE MACARTHUR AREA WHATSOEVER.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, A LOT OF WAREHOUSES, A LOT OF NEW STUFF.
I DON'T WANNA DO ANOTHER WAREHOUSE ON MY 11 ACRES.
I WANNA DO SOMETHING SPECIAL YES.
BECAUSE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE WAREHOUSES HAVE TO EAT SOMEWHERE AND THEY'VE GOTTA MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, HAVE DIFFERENT TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT THAN WHAT THEY'VE GOT.
SO WE WANNA DO SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL.
I THINK, UH, IT WILL BE A LEGACY FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE DO APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS COMMISSIONERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? CAN WE GET A MOTION? YEAH.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT, UH, IS SUITABLE, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
I CAN, I'M GONNA MAKE A JOINT MOTION ITEM THREE AND FOUR TOGETHER, IF THAT'S RIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON ITEM THREE AND NOTWITHSTANDING STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE APPROVE PER THE APPLICANT REQUEST.
AND ON ITEM FOUR, WE APPROVE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE AND FOUR PER STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS BY COMMISSIONER FEDCO AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER OLEY.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[5. ZON-24-06-0017 - Zoning Change – 1423 E Marshall (City Council District 3). Zoning Change from Commercial (C) to Single Family-Five (SF-5) on 0.15 acres. Lot 2, Block C, Carbaugh Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Commercial (C) District, and addressed as 1423 E Marshall Dr]
THE ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST, ZON 24 0 6 0 0 1 7.THIS IS FOR A, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
SO THE CURRENT ZONING FOR THIS AREA WAS DESIGNATED AS COMMERCIAL ZONING BACK IN 1985 AND HAS, UM, BEEN A COMMERCIAL ZONING.
HOWEVER, UM, SOME OF THESE HOUSES IN THIS AREA DEVELOPED, UM, UNDER THE OLDER COMMERCIAL ZONING, SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT WAS ZONED DIFFERENTLY AND THE HOUSE HAS BEEN THERE.
SO THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER WISHED TO BE ABLE TO SELL IT OFF.
IT'S ALREADY A PLOTTED LAW TO SOMEONE SO THEY CAN BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN THIS VACANT AREA AND THEY'RE COMING FORTH WITH A ZONE CHANGE REQUESTS.
SO WHAT I WAS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE EARLIER IS THAT, AS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THIS AREA RIGHT NOW, IN THIS, UH, RED AREA, THERE'S ACTUALLY A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND ALL THIS AREA HAS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
THEY DO HAVE, UH, RESIDENT NON-RESIDENTIAL USES HERE.
UH, BUT AGAIN, THIS ENTIRE BLOCK IS CURRENTLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW KIND OF A DENSITY WISE, EVERYTHING IS KIND OF ONE TO TWO STORY, VERY KIND OF LOW DENSITY IN THIS AREA.
AND THIS IS THE VACANT LOT THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE.
IT IS NEXT TO A RESIDENCE AND ANOTHER RESIDENCE.
AND EVEN THE COMMERCIAL IS PRETTY SMALLER SCALE, NOT AS INTENSE.
SO THEY WOULD WISH TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED HOME UNDER SF FIVE ZONING.
IT WILL BE A ONE STORY RESIDENCE WITH TWO CAR GARAGES.
UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? I THINK THIS IS, UH, UH, DISTRICT THREE AND COMMISSIONER MADDEN IS NOT HERE.
I THINK YOU DID VERY WELL ON THAT, THAT I LIKE THAT PICTURE YOU SHOWED OF THE PROPERTY.
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UM, ANY DISCUSSION? UH, CAN I GET A MOTION? YOU GOT IT.COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN? YES MA'AM.
MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE CASE NUMBER ZERO N DASH 24 DASH ZERO SIX DASH 0 0 1 7 PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.
I HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE BY COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COCA.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THIS IS THE LAST CASE, BUT BEFORE WE LEAVE, I'D LIKE TO FIRST INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST, UH, COMMISSIONER, MR. VICTOR MEDINA.
AND WE'D LIKE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, WELCOME YOU TO THE TEAM.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
AND, UH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING.
IF NOT, YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL NEXT, NEXT MEETING WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE OTHER MORE NEW PEOPLE HERE.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
EVERYONE SO FAR HAS MADE ME FEEL VERY WELCOMED.
UH, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE.
BEFORE WE LEAVE, WE DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE LEAVING US.
AND, UH, WE HAVE, UM, UH, ANNA COCAS LEAVING, RAISE YOUR HAND ON IT.
AND, UH, JULIA PEREZ RIGHT THERE.
AND, UM, AND WHO EL AND, AND, UH, C CJ RAMIREZ.
AND IN THEIR HONOR, WE DID DO SOME CARDS.
WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THESE CARDS TO YOU.
AND WE ALSO HAVE THE, UH, THE BUNS WE GOTTA GIVE TO EVERYONE.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
BUT WHEN WE FINISH THIS MEETING, UH, WE AT THE 7:00 PM WE HAVE DESSERT FOR EVERYONE.
WE WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND WE ALSO WANNA THANK OUR WONDERFUL PLANNING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE WONDERFUL AND WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT THEM.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
UH, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING FOR THREE YEARS AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE AND, UH, TO ALL THE, UH, RESIDENTS OUT THERE.
PLEASE STAY INVOLVED 'CAUSE YOU LOVE OUR CITY AS MUCH AS WE ALL DO, UH, TO THE TEAM HERE.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING HERE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING FOR THREE YEARS.
AND IT IS, IT HAS BEEN A JOY BECAUSE WE ALL GET ALONG SO WELL.
AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD TEAM.
I HATE TO SEE THIS TEAM, UH, DISBAND, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND, AND VICTOR'S HERE TO, TO GET US STARTED.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, THE MEETING IS OVER AT 7:01 PM AND COME AND GET YOUR DESSERT.