[Planning & Zoning Briefing 081224]
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FIRST, I WANNA SAY WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF GREG MURRAY, UH, TO HAVE THE HONOR OF COMING, SWEARING YOU IN.
UH, COMMISSIONER CYNTHIA, COMMISSIONER BOND.
UH, CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE INVITATION.
I TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SERVED MAYOR.
I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE, HAVING INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOURSELF WHO ARE STEWARDS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO DO THIS.
OATH OFFICE, I KNOW OFFICE SIMPLY SAYS, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM YOU'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE THE CONSTITUTION, STATE OF UNITED STATES, UNITED AND THAT THIS GREAT STATE SO HELP YOU GOD.
NOW THE STATEMENT OF OFFICER, UH, THEY BOTH NEED TO ANSWER, SIR.
NOW, UH, WOULD YOU REPEAT AFTER ME AND STATE YOUR NAME FIRST? I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID? HAVE NOT.
PROMISE TO PAY, CONTRIBUTE OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE? ANY MONEY OR ANY VALUE OR PROMISE? ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PROMISE OR EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR, OR WITHHOLD OF A VOTE? A VOTE AT THE ELECTION.
AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED.
WHICH YOU WERE, WERE ELECTED OR AS A REWARD OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE YOUR APPOINTMENT.
TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
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THANK YOU.WELCOME TO THE STAFF BRIEFING OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE MEETING OF AUGUST 12TH, 2024.
I'M CHERYL SMITH, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THE STAFF BRIEFING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETS MEETING IS HERE BY CALL TO ORDER AT 5:44 PM THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS WHERE THE STAFF BRIEFS THE COMMISSION AS PREVIEWS.
THE CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA COMMISSION MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE CASES.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE BRIEFING.
PUBLIC HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE RADIO MEETING, WHICH WILL BEGIN, OR 6:30 PM I'LL NOT CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF NEVER TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A FORUM.
AFTER RECALLING YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY, HERE.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR TY CHAPMAN AND, UH, VICTOR MEDINA.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT WE SHOULD DISCUSS AT BEST THIS SESSION? NO MA'AM.
STAFF, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PRESENT? GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
SO THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE ITEM NUMBER THREE.
THIS IS A SITE PLAN FOR A RETAIL CENTER LOCATED AT 1601 WEST CARRIER PARKWAY.
THE ZONING ACTUALLY ALLOWS THIS REQUESTED USE.
THE SITE PLAN, AS YOU KNOW, IS ADMINISTRATIVE ACT.
SO IF THEY'RE MEETING ALL OUR REQUIREMENTS, THEY CAN BE APPROVED.
SO THE AERIAL VIEW KIND OF COMMUNICATES WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
THE AREA HAS ALREADY A CONVENIENCE STORE AND A GAS PUMP.
THEY'RE ONLY APPLY FOR A RETAIL STORE, WHICH IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN THIS ZONING AND DOES NOT REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
THEY'RE COMPLYING WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENT.
THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
THEY ARE PROVIDING THESE, UM, MATERIALS WITH CHART COM, UH, COMBINATION OF STUCCO AND PERSONAL TILES.
THEY'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? COMMISSIONER, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTION? COMMISSION? I HAVE QUESTIONS.
UM, THE, THE HOUSING THAT'S BEHIND THAT ON THE WEST SIDE MM-HMM
FOR RENT OR FOR SALE? FOR SALE? THESE ARE INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED LOTS.
AND THEN IS THERE GONNA BE AN ALLEY BACK? SO THERE'S AN ALREADY A FENCE.
THERE'S NO ALLEYS THAT IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS PROPERTY, BUT, UM, HERE ARE SHOWING HERE'S ARE PICTURES OF THE SCREENING WALL.
THOSE WERE PUT IN WHEN THE TOWN HOMES WERE DEVELOPED.
TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOU, IS THE APPLICANT GONNA BE YOU? YES.
THEY ARE HERE ALREADY? MM-HMM
WITH REGARD TO THIS, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO COMMUNITY.
HAVE THERE BEEN ANY MEETINGS? SO AGAIN, THIS IS A SITE PLAN REQUEST THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES.
WE DID POST THE SIGNS PER HOUR REQUIREMENT.
WE DID NOT SEND OUT THE PON LETTERS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED.
WE DID GET APPROACHED BY ONE, UH, RESIDENT WHO SENT A LETTER TO THE COUNCILWOMAN, DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCILWOMAN, UH, GEORGIA, CLEMSON.
SO THE PROPERTY THAT THE, UH, PERSON WHO LIVES IS ACROSS THE STREET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CARRIER, HE SAID, WELL, I THINK I LOST THIS BATTLE DURING THE ZONE CHANGE IN A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY I OPPOSED, BUT AGAIN, THE ZONING WAS ALREADY APPROVED BACK IN, UM, 2012 OR SO.
AND, UM, THE PROPOSED USE IS ALREADY ALLOWED IN THE PD.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT YES.
YOU SEE SOMEONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT DOWN THE STREET MM-HMM
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT'S YOUR AREA ACTUALLY.
I, IT'S BEEN A EMPTY SPACE FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS.
LIKE JUNE SAID, THAT WAS MM-HMM
I'M ACTUALLY KIND OF HAPPY THAT THEY ARE FINALLY DOING SOMETHING WITH THAT SPACE.
I, I WASN'T PART OF THE FIGHT AGAINST IT, BUT IT'S NICE THAT THEY PUT SOMETHING THERE.
IT'S A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST.
SO FOR MOST OF YOU, THIS WILL BE FAMILIAR.
CAME THROUGH A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
WE'VE SINCE RENO AND THE NEWSPAPER SENT OUT LETTERS, PUT UP SIGNS.
SO THIS IS A SUP REQUEST FOR A SMOKING LOUNGE LOCATED AT 2100 NORTH HIGHWAY 360 IN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE.
SO IT IS WITHIN OUR QUARTER OVERLAY DISTRICT.
IT IS ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL HERE AND THE LEASE SPACE IS 1,233 SQUARE FEET.
SO NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED FROM THE OPERATIONAL PLAN.
HOURS OF OPERATION ARE STILL WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 3:00 PM TO 11:30 PM CIGARS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON SITE.
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FIRE EXTINGUISHER SEARCH AND ADDITIONAL VENTILATION, AND THEY ARE MEETING THE PARKING REQUIREMENT.APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
NINE NOTICES WERE SENT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURNED OPPOSED.
SO DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
NONE OF THESE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED SINCE LAST TIME.
I'LL GO INTO THEM IN MORE DETAIL DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION, BUT AGAIN, THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING HOOKAH LOUNGE THAT WAS APPROVED.
WE TOOK THESE CONDITIONS FROM THAT SUP, BUT I'LL GO MORE IN DETAIL WHENEVER WE'RE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THAT CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? I BELIEVE WE REALLY WENT THROUGH A LOT OF DETAIL LAST TIME ON THIS ONE, OUR NEW COMMISSION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY.
NEXT ITEM IS, UH, SUP FOR AUTO REPAIR MAJOR AT 2,600 EAST MAIN STREET.
UH, THE, THIS LAND USE IS NOT ALLOWED BY, RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHY IT'S A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT THAT MUST BE APPROVED BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS PD 2 37 WITH A BASE ZONING OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
SO AUTO REPAIR USE IS REQUESTED AT THIS SITE, BUT WILL ONLY TAKE PLACE IF APPROVED IN THE 1,820 SQUARE FEET AREA, WHICH WOULD BE THIS NORTHEASTERN CORNERS.
THERE ARE FOUR EXISTING, UH, AUTO DEALER, NON FRANCHISE USED USES IN THIS FACILITY.
ONE, THE SUITE IS THERE, BUT THERE'S NOT A BUSINESS IN OPERATION.
THAT'S NOT THE REQUEST, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THAT.
THE REQUESTED USE IS AUTO REPAIR MAJOR.
THEY DO HAVE AMPLE PARKING FOR THE COMBINED USAGE OF AUTO REPAIR AND AUTO DEALER.
UH, THE REQUIRED PARKING WAS 30 SPACES.
THE FIRST PICTURE ON TOP, OOPS.
SO THIS WOULD BE THEIR MECHANIC OPERATION AREA OR THE SERVICE BAY.
THE, THE OPERATION HOURS WILL BE FROM 9:00 AM TO 7:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
AND AUTO REPAIR MAJOR INCLUDES ENGINE REPAIR, TRANSMISSION SUSPENSIONS, ET CETERA.
SO NINE NOTICES WERE SENT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
UH, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION.
THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, UH, WITH THREE CONDITIONS, AND THESE ARE STANDARD CONDITIONS WITH ANY AUTO RELATED BUSINESS USE.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? YOU THINK IT'S FREE TO STAND? THANK YOU.
SO THE ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS TOWER.
SO THE APPLICANT AC ACTUALLY THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
UM, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT CON CONSTRUCT A NEW TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER.
HOWEVER, THIS IS A LAND USE BEFORE THEY CAN PROCEED WITH A BUILDING PERMIT, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO OBTAIN CITY, UH, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, UH, APPROVED BY THE PNZ AND CITY COUNCIL.
SO THIS IS WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBIT.
THIS IS WHAT OUR IT DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER TO PRESENT THE PROPOSAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL SHOWING THE CURRENT COVERAGE IN THE FUTURE COVERAGE.
DUE TO THE LACK OF COVERAGE IN THIS AREA, IT WANTED TO BE PROACTIVE AND CONSTRUCT THIS TOWER AS WE ARE EXPECTING THE SOUTHERN AREA OF KOREAN PERRY TO GROW.
WE JUST WANTED TO, UH, PREVENT ANY HINDRANCES IN THE PD AND FIRE OPERATION BECAUSE OF LACK OF, UH, RADIO COVERAGE, UH, RADIO SIGNAL COVERAGES.
UM, I'M JUST SHOWING YOU THIS AS A AERIAL VIEW BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GET A, UM, KIND OF BIGGER FEEL OF THE GENERAL AREA.
UM, THERE ARE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, BUT THIS COMMUNICATION TOWER TAKES UP A VERY SMALL AREA.
SO WHAT IS SHOWN IN ORANGE IS TODAY, UH, FIRE STATION 11 THAT IS CURRENTLY ON THEIR CONSTRUCTION.
UM, THE COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WILL BE RIGHT OVER HERE IN THIS SPOT.
SO ONE MAJOR THING THAT I WANNA NOTE IS THAT THIS IS A 200 FEET TALL.
THEY NEED THAT HEIGHT FOR THE COVERAGE AND THE UDC REQUIRES A THREE TO ONE RATIO DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FROM ANY SINGLE FAMILY ZONED PROPERTIES AND ONE TO ONE RATIO FROM ANY MULTIFAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES.
SO THIS SHOWN IN BLUE IS ACTUAL, UH, FIRE STATION SITE AND THE TOWER WILL BE LOCATED RIGHT HERE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS ORANGE IS A MULTIFAMILY ZONING, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED AT THIS TIME.
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THEY ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO BE AT ZERO FEET.STEPH DOES NOT MINE THIS BECAUSE IT'S, UM, NOT SURROUNDING ANY PUBLIC STREETS OR THERE'S NO APPARENT BUILDING THAT ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED.
AGAIN, BECAUSE THREE TO ONE RATIO, BECAUSE THEY'RE 200 FEET HIGH, THEY HAVE TO BE 600 FEET AWAY FROM ANY SINGLE FAMILY ZONED PROPERTY.
THE NEAREST AND SINGLE FAMILY ZONED PROPERTY SHOWN HERE IS ACTUALLY THEIR HOA LOT, ALTHOUGH IT'S CALLED HOA LOT.
THIS IS NOT FOR THEIR, UH, AMENITIES.
THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR THEIR DRAIN EASEMENT.
THEY'RE MAINTAINING IT GRA UH, CUTTING THE GRASS.
SO THEY'RE CALLING IT A X LOT.
HOWEVER, THERE'S NO HABITABLE STRUCTURES ON THERE, SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THAT 290.
SO THIS TABLE KIND OF SUMMARIZES MORE IN NUMBERS WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.
ONE OTHER VARIANCE THEY'RE REQUESTING IS THAT THE UDC REQUIRES, UM, WHOEVER PUTS UP A SECURITY, UH, FENCES TO PUT EITHER HEDGE OR NATIONALLY SCREENING AROUND IT.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, I THINK IT'S JUST TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM LOOKING IN OR TRYING TO CLIMB UP THE, UH, STAIRS.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS NOT REALLY NEXT TO ANY OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS.
SO STAFF DOES NOT MIND SUPPORTING THAT VARIANCE.
I PROVIDE THIS PICTURE KIND OF MORE OF A GENERAL FEEL.
SO THE MULTIFAMILY THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, UH, DMI IS ABOUT HERE AND ALL THESE SINGLE FAMILY THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED ARE ALREADY BUILT.
THESE ARE JUST OPEN SPACE LOTS AS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE.
THERE'S NOT REALLY A GREEN SPACE PROPOSED, NOT REALLY A STRUCTURE PROPOSED.
IN SUMMARY, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, UM, AND THE IT AND THE UH, MOTOR OIL, UH, COMPANY WILL BE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU THAT ARE MORE TECHNICAL AND THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER.
UM, CAN YOU TELL ME, IS THE REMAINDER OF THE LAND THAT'S BEHIND THE FIRE STATION, IS THAT LONG? IS THAT PURCHASED AND OWNED BY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO OWN THE APARTMENTS? YES.
AND THEN, UM, ARE THERE ANY, UM, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE REASONING IS BEHIND, UM, THE DISTANCE ISSUE? SO I DID SOME RESEARCH.
SO IT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THERE WAS NOT REALLY A GOOD SCIENTIFIC REASON WHY THAT DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED.
AT FIRST, I WAS THINKING, IS IT BECAUSE OF SAFETY? IS IT BECAUSE AESTHETICS? UM, SO ONLY THING THAT I FOUND WAS RULE OF THUMB RULE.
SO I THINK BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGY WAS SO NEW, PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T FEEL SAFE BEING AROUND THE TOWERS.
SO, UM, MIKE JOY FROM IT, AND I DISCUSSED THIS, BUT UH, AMERICA CANCER, UH, AMERICAN CANCER ASSOCIATION ACTUALLY PUBLISHED A PAPER BACK IN 2011 THAT, UM, THE EFFECT OF THESE RADIO TOWERS ARE, UM, ONLY ABOUT LIKE A MICROWAVE KIND OF EFFECT.
SO, SO I THINK THAT
BUT I THINK THESE DAYS PEOPLE USUALLY JUST SAY, HEY, JUST GO WITH THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED DISTANCES.
AND, UH, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY ARE AFRAID OF, YOU KNOW, ACCIDENTS AND CLIMATES AFFECTING IT TO FALL.
THEY USUALLY TYPICALLY SET A BOUNDARY ABOUT THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWERS SET AS LIKE A RADIUS EASEMENT SO THAT THEY CANNOT CONSTRUCT ANYTHING IN CASE THAT THERE'S SOME KIND OF A FALL OR SOME OTHER ACCIDENTS, BUTS, NOTHING TO DO WITH ACTUAL, UH, WAVES.
GOING BACK TO THE, UM, RADIO POWER TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRIMARILY FOR THE YOU SPEEDING COMMUNICATIONS OR THEY'RE GONNA BE INTERNET OR SOMETHING ELSE ALONGSIDE THAT.
RIGHT? SO, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'LL HAVE THE IT PREPARED, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS A LOT OF TIMES CITIES AND EITHER ENTITIES WILL ENCOURAGE CO-LOCATION IF THERE IS A NEW TOWER THERE BECAUSE, UM, INSTEAD OF HAVING MULTIPLE TOWERS YOU CAN BENEFIT.
SO, UH, WE WILL LEAVE THAT FOR THE APPLICANT TO ANSWER.
YEAH, THOSE ARE SOME GOOD QUESTIONS.
BECAUSE I KNOW WE DO NEED THE, UH, THE TOWERS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF
JUST BEEN THE LAST LIKE MONTH OR TWO OR SO.
SEEMS LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN OUTTA NOWHERE.
IT'S FOR RADIO RECEPTION, PUBLIC RESPONDING TO, OKAY.
THE, SO THE LAST ITEM ON TONIGHT, SO THE DAY IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
THIS IS AN SUP SITE PLAN FOR PAT'S.
SO PAT'S RESTAURANT WANTS TO LOCATE TO THE NORTH OF, UH, DUTCH BROTHERS ON 1 61, UM, AND TO THE EAST OF MAIN EVENT.
SO BECAUSE THEY ARE PROPOSING A DRIVE THROUGH WITH THEIR RESTAURANT, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO, UH, REQUEST A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
SO THIS KIND OF SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING.
THIS IS THE DUTCH BROTHERS AND THIS IS THE MAIN EVENT, THE HOTEL.
SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THE BUILDING TO BE LOCATED CLOSER TO THE ESPLANADE.
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THEY WANTED TO, UM, HAVE ENOUGH DRIVE THROUGH TO CIRCULATE INTERNALLY ON THEIR OWN SITE.UM, THEIR REASONING TO MEET, TO PROVIDE TO STAFF WAS THAT THEY WANTED TO SEPARATE THE TRAFFIC FROM DUTCH BROTHERS, KIND OF COLLIDING WITH THEM, STAFF KIND OF RECOMMENDED REDUCING IT.
UM, THEY SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST, UM, THE APPROVAL WITH THE PROPOSAL.
THE AREA SHOWN IN BLUE ACTUALLY REPRESENTS, IF YOU'RE DRIVEN UP THERE, I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THOSE LARGE POWER LINES.
UM, SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY A HUNDRED FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT.
UM, THAT ENCORE HAS AUTHORITY OVER.
THE ENCORE DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO PLANT ANY TREES OR ANYTHING THAT REQUESTS THE INTEGRATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANNA INTERFERE WITH THE POWER OUT THERE.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS MET THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT BY PROVIDING, UH, TREES ELSEWHERE ON THE SITE.
THEY'RE DOUBLING UP, UH, STREET TREES ALONG 1 61 AND THEY'RE LOCATING OTHER TREES AS SHOWN.
SO THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS ARE AS SUCH, THEY ARE REQUESTING SOME VARIANCES, WHICH I WILL KIND OF JUMP TO THAT IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME.
THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH APPENDIX EGGS.
SO YOU PROBABLY, UM, REMEMBER THAT THERE, UH, WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE UM, BLACK BEAR DINER IN SHAKE SHACK, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW A LOT OF DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANTS, THEY HAVE SERVICE AREAS SUCH AS RESTROOMS OR WALKING, UH, REFRIGERATORS AND OTHER KITCHEN AREA THAT THEY FEEL KIND OF LIMITED ON PUTTING THE GLAZING REQUIREMENT.
SO THE FIRST, UM, REQ, UH, VARIANCE IS FOR THE PARKING SPACE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PARKING THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY PROVIDING, UH, 46 OUT OF THE REQUIRED 50, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN MOST OTHER BUSINESSES WE'VE SEEN.
ONE OTHER, UH, VARIANCE THEY'RE REQUESTING IS TO PROVIDE ONLY 26, UH, I'M SORRY, ONLY 21% ON THE EAST, THE 1 61 FACING FACADE AND THE LOCATION OF THE DRIVE THROUGH LANE BECAUSE WE DISCOURAGED THE DRIVE THROUGH LANE TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN BUILDING AND A STREET WHEN THEY CAN AVOID IT.
SO THEY ARE PROVIDING A LOT OF ARCHITECTURAL ENHANCEMENTS, UM, INCLUDING BARN DOORS, GOOSENECK LIGHTING, AND UM, GARAGE DOOR LOOKING, UM, WINDOWS AND BRONZE, UM, METAL DECORATIONS.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS FOR YOU TO DECIDE.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT THEY PROVIDE A DE ACCELERATION LANE.
UM, OUR, UM, STAFF, BRETT HUNTSMAN'S BEEN WORKING WITH THEIR TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO GET THAT DESIGNED AND APPROVED.
HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO INCLUDE IT IN THIS ROUND.
SO WE'RE PUTTING THAT AS A CONDITION SO THAT IT WOULD BE INCLUDED.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
SO IN THE FUTURE THEY'RE HOPING TO HAVE AN, UM, ACCESS FROM 1 61.
NO, NO, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
UM, I MEAN THEY HAVE AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY.
I THINK WHAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS YOU NEED TO HAVE A DECELERATION TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT.
I NEED TO MODIFY THE EXISTING HANDLING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THAT WE, THANK YOU.
UM, SO THIS IS, UH, THIS RESTAURANT, YOU ASKING FOR THE VARIANCES BECAUSE THIS IS THE TEMPLATE THEY USE ALL OVER LOCATION.
SO THE, UH, RESTAURANT OWNER, I MEAN THE APPLICANT HAS PREPARED THEIR OWN PRESENTATION AND THEY'LL GO, GO OVER THAT.
I'LL LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK TO THAT.
UM, THEY WANTED TO INTRODUCE PAT'S AND TALK ABOUT SOME PROJECT LAYOUTS.
SO YEAH, THEY WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION READY? MM-HMM
UH, THAT BEING SAID, THAT WAS THE LAST CASE.
SO THIS BRIEFING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:03 PM AND WE'LL CONVENE AT SIX 30.