* 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. STARTED THEN, RIGHT? [00:00:02] YES, MA'AM. OKAY. [Planning & Zoning Briefing 05122025] WELCOME TO THE STAFF BRIEFING FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE MEETING OF MAY 12TH, 2025, AND CHERYL SMITH, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THIS STAFF BRIEFING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS HERE BY CALL TO ORDER AT 5:31 PM IT'S BEHIND YOU, 5:33 PM THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS WHERE THE STAFF BRIEFS COMMISSION AND PREVIEWS THE CASE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA COMMISSION MEMBERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE CASES. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE BRIEFING. PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE REGULAR MEETING, WHICH WILL BEGIN EARLIER THAN 6:30 PM I'LL NOW CONDUCT THE WRONG CALL OF MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, CHERYL SMITH. HERE. TY CHAPMAN. MICHELLE MADDEN. HERE. CHRISTOPHER OLEY. FRANK GONZALEZ. HERE. JAMIE MENDEZ. ARI HERE. VICTOR MEDINA. HERE. JOHN FCO. ANGELA LUCKY V. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR TY CHAPMAN. UM, JOHN FCO, AND ANGELA, LUCKY VAUGHN. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. STAFF. WE'RE READY TO PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A SITE PLAN FOR TMI SPORTS MEDICAL, UH, CENTER. YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN. UH, THE TENTATIVE ADDRESS IS 38 11 DOUBLE OAK AVENUE. IT'S ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT 3 22 A, AND THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT 5.7 ACRES. UH, SO I DO WANNA MAKE A NOTE OF THIS SITE PLAN. UH, TYPICALLY 99% OF THE SITE PLANS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU HAVE SELECTED THE DRC PROCESS. UH, THIS APPLICANT SELECTED THE 30 DAY SHOCK CLOCK, WHICH UNDER STATE LAW, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GO BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR APPLICATION. UM, OTHERWISE IT'S JUST AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED. UM, SO THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE WITH THESE TWO PROCESSES AS IF THE 30 DAY SHOT CLOCK DOES NOT HAVE TIME FOR THEM TO RECEIVE OR RESPOND TO ANY STAFF COMMENTS. UM, SO STAFF REVIEWED THIS AND WROTE THE REPORT, AND THAT'S WHY OUR RECOMMENDATION IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. UH, SO TONIGHT YOU'LL HAVE THE OPTION TO APPROVE, APPROVE OF CONDITIONS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DENY IT, YOU HAVE TO DENY IT FOR A CERTAIN REASON. UM, SO AGAIN, THIS IS A SITE PLAN FOR AN AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER. IT'S ABOUT 16,300 SQUARE FEET. THAT INCLUDES FOUR OPERATING ROOMS, PRE AND POSTOPERATIVE PATIENT CARE SPACES, UH, STERILE PROCESSING FACILITIES, AND IT ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES. SO YOU CAN SEE THE SITE PLAN'S ON THE SCREEN. IT'S ACCESSIBLE OFF OF DOUBLE OAK AVENUE. UM, THE SITE PLAN DOES MEET OUR DEN DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. IT IS MEETING OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IN THIS CASE ARE MAXIMUMS DUE TO THE, UH, HAVING TO MEET THE CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT'S STANDARDS. THE LANDSCAPE PLAN DOES NOT MEET ALL OF OUR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. UM, THEY ARE DEFICIENT IN THEIR TOTAL TREES. THEY, UH, LANDSCAPE PLAN DID NOT PROVIDE THE SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO EVALUATE WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. UH, THEY SHOWED A TOTAL AREA OF 3,300 SQUARE FEET OF AREA TO PLANT SHRUBS IN. WE REQUIRE THAT THEY IDENTIFY THOSE INDIVIDUAL SHRUBS AND THAT THEY ARE A MINIMUM OF FIVE GALLON. UM, SO BASED ON THEIR, UH, LANDSCAPE PLAN, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THEY'RE MEETING THAT REQUIREMENT AND THEN THEY'RE NOT, UH, IDENTIFYING FLOWERING COLORFUL PLANTS. UH, THESE ARE THEIR BUILDING ELEVATIONS THAT THEY'VE PROPOSED. UH, MATERIALS INCLUDE BRICKS, STUCCO, AND TWO TYPES OF STONE. UH, THE DESIGN ELEMENTS INCLUDE ARTICULATION, OVERHANGS, ACCENT MATERIALS, A TOWER ELEMENT CANOPIES, AND CHANGES IN MATERIALS. UM, THESE ARE THE, UH, OTHER ELEVATIONS. THEY ARE PROVIDING 12.5 MENU ITEMS. AND THIS IS, UM, OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS GONNA LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST OF THE SITE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS YOU'VE SEEN. TYPICALLY, THESE WOULD BE COMMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS AND THEY'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS 'EM. SO THE FIRST IS THE APPLICANT SHALL REVISE THE SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN BUILDING ELEVATIONS, AND, UM, CHECKLIST, INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. UH, WE WANT THEM TO SUBMIT THOSE REVISIONS TO STAFF NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM ON MAY 23RD, SO THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME OR SUFFICIENT TIME TO EVALUATE THOSE REVISIONS AND MAKE ANY CHANGES NECESSARY PRIOR TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL PACKET AGENDA PACKET, UH, THEY NEED TO ADD THE CASE NUMBER TO EACH PAGE. A 40 FOOT CLEAR SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE. SCREENING DOORS PER THE COMMERCIAL GARAGE, UH, GARBAGE COLLECTION [00:05:01] AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS DESIGNED MANUAL PUBLISHED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT. UH, THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THE UDC. UH, THE PROPOSED MECHANICAL YARD SHALL BE SCREENED IN COORDINATE WITH APPENDIX F OF THE UDC. UH, THEY SHALL ADD THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAYS, AND THOSE DIMENSIONS SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, 30 FOOT WIDTH AND 35 FOOT RADII PER ARTICLE 23 OF THE UDC. AND THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE CURB RAMPS AT ALL NEW DRIVEWAYS PER ARTICLE 12 OF THE UDC. THEY SHALL PROVIDE A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FOR THE FUTURE HERITAGE PARKWAY AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 12 OF THE UDC. UH, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A TABLE SUMMARIZING THE TOTAL SURFACE OF ALL FACADES AND THE PERCENTAGE TABULATIONS FOR ALL EXTERIOR WALL MATERIALS AS REQUIRED BY APPENDIX F OF THE UDC. UH, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A TABLE SUMMARIZING THE TOTAL WINDOWS PROVIDED FOR THE PRIMARY FACADE AND OVERALL BUILDING TO PROVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE WINDOWS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRIMARY FACADE. AND OVERALL BUILDING PER APPENDIX F OF THE UDC, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A, A TABLE SUMMARIZING THE LENGTH THAT COVERED WALKWAYS, AWNINGS, CANOPIES, OR PORTICOS TO PROVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COVERED WALKWAYS, AWNINGS, CANOPIES, OR PORTICOS PER APPENDIX F OF THE UDC. UH, THE APPLICANT SHALL REMOVE ALL SIGNAGE FROM THE SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPE PLAN AS THOSE SIGNS ARE NOT REVIEWED WITH THE SITE PLAN. UH, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A PLANT LIST OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS, INCLUDING THE NAME CONTAINER GALLON. IF THE PLANT IS DROUGHT TOLERANT, AND IF THE PLANT IS POLLINATED FRIENDLY, THE NUMBER OF SHRUBS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON SITE SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AS SUMMARIZED IN TABLE FOUR OF THE STAFF REPORT. CALIBER INCHES OF THE ORNAMENTAL TREES SHALL BE INCREASED TO THREE CALIBER INCHES, UH, TO COUNT TOWARDS THE REQUIRED TREES. UH, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TREES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE APPLICANT MAY PROPOSE AN ARTIFICIAL LOT TO EXCLUDE THE 150 FOOT EASEMENT FROM THE LANDSCAPE CALCULATIONS AS ALLOWED BY ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE UDC. UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. QUESTIONS THE COMMISSIONER MADDEN? YEAH. SO Y'ALL GOT TO SEE MANY OF THESE COMMENTS OR COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE DURING THE DRC PROCESS AND IT ALLOWS, THEN THE APPLICANT HAS A CHANCE TO RESPOND. SO SINCE THEY'RE NOT ALLOWING US TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, ALL Y'ALL ARE SEEING EVERYTHING THAT'S STAFF REVIEW. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT'S SO LENGTHY. THEY DON'T HAVE TO ADDRESS IT AND DON'T FOR IT TO BE CONSTRUCTED. I, YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE A CONCERN OF WHY WOULDN'T THEY WANT TO GET THE, THE, YOUR INSIGHT IN WHAT, WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE CITY. IT SEEMS A LITTLE ODD. HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE YOU HAD? LIKE THIS? JUST A FEW. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ALLOWED BY STATE LAW. YEAH, I KNOW. SO IT'S A TIMING THING, BUT IT'S NOT NORMAL. IT'S NOT THE NORM. MOST PEOPLE WANT THE INPUT SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE, THEY, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THEM NOT WANTING THE INPUT. SOMETIMES THE REASON WHY THE HOUSE BILL WAS ESTABLISHED WAS BECAUSE MANY TIMES PEOPLE WILL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND THE MEANS TO STOP THEM WAS JUST TO HAVE IT IN THE CONTINUAL REVIEW PROCESS. AND IT NEVER MADE IT TO PNZ. NOT ALL CITIES WERE DOING THAT, BUT Y'ALL KNOW CERTAIN CITIES, IT TAKES TIME, UH, LONG TIME FOR IT TO EVEN GET TO PNZ. SO THIS WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE BILL 31 67 WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THAT. IT PUTS PRESSURE ON STAFF, AND THIS IS OUR WAY TO ADDRESS THAT PRESSURE, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S ADDRESSED UDC CODE WISE AND SAY FROM THE DEVELOPER STANDPOINT, THEY'RE IN ESCROW AND THEY'RE WANTING TO CLOSE REAL QUICK. THEY STILL HAVE TO MEET ALL THESE CONDITIONS, BUT IT ALLOWS THEM TO BE VESTED AND THEN MAKE, SO DO YOU FIND THIS BE MORE EXPERIENCED OR, YOU KNOW, UH, DEVELOPERS THAT ARE DOING THIS? PROBABLY SOMEBODY BRAND NEW I WOULDN'T THINK WOULD WANT TO DO THIS. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE TIMING AND, AND THEIR CLIENT'S WISHES. IT, YOU CAN'T REALLY DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REASON. CORRECT. SO CAN I ASK REAL QUICK, CAN YOU EXPLAIN AGAIN? SO IS IT, YOU SAID THE SHOT CLOCK, SO IS IT IF IT DID MAKE IT TO P AND Z OR IT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO CITY COUNCIL WITHIN 30 DAYS AND WOULD AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED? I DIDN'T, I WASN'T CLEAR. YES. SO THE, THE RULE SAYS THEY'VE GOTTA BE BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITHIN 30 DAYS. OKAY. IF WE, THEY ARE NOT PLACED ON THE AGENDA AND DO NOT RECEIVE A DETERMINATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITHIN 30 DAYS, THEN IT IS AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED. WOW. OKAY. SO NUMBER THREE. UM, IS IT GARBAGE? IT'S A GARBAGE, YES. WE CAN CHANGE THAT. I THINK COMMISSIONER AL, SHE HAD, SO, UH, SO WHAT HAPPENS IF, UH, AND THEY DON'T MEAN THAT DEADLINE SEEMS LIKE IT'S TWO WEEKS SAVANNAH. SO AFTER THAT, DO THEY GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OR WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T [00:10:01] GET, IF THEY DON'T GET THAT SUBMISSION ON A TIMELY MANNER, THEN WE'LL AGAIN, TAKE THEM TO CITY COUNCIL AND CITY COUNCIL CAN, CAN TABLE 'EM, CAN DENY 'EM, CAN IMPROVE 'EM WITH CONDITIONS. JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT THEY SAYS. I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD, UH, I'VE SEEN THIS ONE. I DON'T REMEMBER OR RECALL HAVING ONE LIKE THIS EVER. I I DON'T EITHER. UM, WE MAY HAVE HAD ONE, BUT THIS APPLICANT'S APPLICATION IS, UH, I GUESS NOT AS IN LINE WITH THE UDC TO BEGIN WITH, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE SO MANY OF THESE COMMENTS. WE MAY HAVE HAD ANOTHER ONE THAT THEY DESIGNED THE PROJECT MORE IN LINE WITH THE UDC, SO IT JUST LOOKED LIKE A TYPICAL PROJECT. AND IN THE PAST, IF THERE WAS ONE THING THEY NEEDED TO FIX, WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT IN, IN A DAY OR TWO TURNAROUND. UM, THIS, WE WEREN'T GO HOW WE CAN TO DEAL WITH THIS. LET JUST MOVE ON UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. WHY IS IT EVEN BROUGHT BEFORE US IN BY LAW THEY CAN DO IT. IT HAS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE US. NOW THAT THAT LEGISLATION, IS THAT RECENT LEGISLATION OR HAS IT GONE TO VOTES FOR 10 YEARS, FIVE YEARS, OR PROBABLY NOT. YEAH. AND THIS, IT HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG THEN. AND THIS IS PART OF THE REASON WHY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETS TWO TIMES PER MONTH INSTEAD OF ONE TIME PER MONTH. SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THESE TYPES OF SHOCK CLOCK REQUESTS. YES. SO TO THAT YOU CAN JUST, BECAUSE LIKE WHEN THE APPLICATION'S SUBMITTED, THERE'S A TIMING. SO IT'S LIKE THE TIMER STARTS TICKING. OH, AS SOON AS AN EPISODE, LIKE A SHOCK CLOCK INVESTMENT. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE. IT'S ALSO A WAY FOR THEM TO SLIDE SOME STUFF THROUGH. THAT MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE FUNNY AS WELL. IF Y'ALL WANT CATCH IT FOR SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES, SMALLER FOR THEM. WE HAVE MORE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO EVERY DEPARTMENT ADDRESS EVERY COMMENT, BUT YES. COULD CAUSE ISSUE DEVELOPMENT WISE ALL THE TIME, BUT OURS ARE ON TOP OF IT, SO YEAH. ON GET TRENCH COAT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE GONNA LET THAT ONE GO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY LICENSE, AMANDA. I'LL GET 'EM, MARK. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. THE ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST, SUP 25 0 1 0 0 0 2. THIS IS A CONVENIENCE STORE WITHOUT GAS SALES AT 2 0 3 NORTH BELTLINE ON . SO THE UH, REQUEST PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 2 0 3 NORTH BELTLINE ROAD. UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH BELTLINE, THIS IS EAST JEFFERSON SMALL HILL, WHICH LEADS TO CITY HALL. HERE'S THE LOCATION. THERE'S A EXISTING COMMERCIAL MULTI-TENANT SPACE THEY WANT TO BE LOCATED HERE. THIS IS THE RAMP THAT KIND OF CONNECTS AND LANDS AROUND THE SKYWAY. UM, THE, THE, UM, AVIAN VILLAS, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT THEY'RE FRONTING A SERVICE ROAD AND IT SPLITS UP TO THE, UM, BRIDGE AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING MULTI-TENANT SPACE. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A LAUNDROMAT AND LIQUOR STORE, UM, INSURANCE OFFICE AND A HAIR. UM, I THINK IT'S LIKE A EYEBROW SALON. SO AGAIN, THEY WANNA OCCUPY ABOUT A THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT, UM, SPACE. THEY'RE NOT DOING ANY GAS SALES. THEY ARE PROVIDING THE REQUIRED PARKING AMONG THIS 33 SPACES PROVIDED FOR THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. THIS WILL BE RELATIVELY SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD LAYOUT. THEY'LL HAVE, UM, ITEMS FOR SALE. THEY PLAN TO BE OPEN FROM 9:00 AM TO 9:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THEY'LL HAVE SECURITY METAL BARS. THEY'LL BE SELLING SNACKS, CANDY, SODAS AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS. UM, THEY SAID IN THEIR OPERATIONAL PLAN, NO ALCOHOL SALES. IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE A LIQUOR STORE AT A CORNER. MAYBE THIS IS IMPOSED BY THE, UM, THE LANDLORD. WE'RE NOT SURE. BUT THE OPERATIONAL, UH, PLAN SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THEY WILL BE SELLING NO ALCOHOL HERE. SO THERE ARE ACTUALLY OTHER CONVENIENCE STORES. THERE'S OUR ONE NEAREST, WHICH IS AMEX. THIS SEEMS TO BE KIND OF EXISTING FOR A LONG TIME. THERE. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OLDER SIGNAGE ON THERE. THEY DO HAVE NEARBY CHEVRON. I DO WANNA POINT OUT, UM, THAT THIS LOCATION, AGAIN, IT'S [00:15:01] ONE OF THESE KIND OF A SIDE ROAD AS THE BELTLINE CUTS CROSS, UM, AND CROSSES THE, UH, JEFFERSON STREET AND THE, SO THERE'S LITERALLY JUST ONE LANE WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THROUGH . SO, UM, STAFF DOES NOT REALLY FEEL, UM, LIKE THIS IS A BAD USE FOR THIS PROPERTY. IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING FOR OTHER USES TO KIND OF FIND THAT 1000 SQUARE FEET WITH THE CARS TURNING REALLY QUICKLY. AND THIS COULD SERVE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO BUY THE ALCOHOL OR TRY TO GO TO THE, UH, LAUNDROMAT. MAYBE THEY JUST NEED TO BUY, STOP BY AND BUY SOME QUICK SNACKS OR QUICK DETERGENT. AGAIN, DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT, UM, WISH IT TO BE HERE, BUT THERE WAS A BEST SUB IN THE NEWSPAPER WHERE WE SENT THE NOTIFICATION, BUT IT WAS NOT POSTED. SO OUR ACTUAL PNZ DATE GOT DELAYED TWO WEEKS. HE UNFORTUNATELY HAS SOME OTHER COMMITMENT TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS, SO HE COULD NOT BE HERE. HE SINCERELY APOLOGIZES, BUT AGAIN, UM, HE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT HIS ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERED ON BY APRIL 28TH. THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEP? YES, MS. COMMISSIONER MADDEN, UM, ON THE FOREFRONT, I DIDN'T SEE A BACK DOOR. IS THERE NOT THE DOOR. WE'RE ABOUT TO DRAW THEM. SO WE WILL, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST HIS REPRESENTATION OF HOW HIS STORE WILL OPERATE. SO WE WILL MAKE SURE ALL THAT REVIEW DURING THE CO AND ANY IN INTERIOR BUILDING PERMITS. YES MA'AM. OKAY. MM-HMM . I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. YES MA'AM. I KNOW SHE SAID CONVENIENCE STORE WITHOUT GAS. MM-HMM . OF COURSE, THERE'S NO PLACE TO HAVE GAS ANYWAY. SO A TECHNICAL JUST DIFFERENTIATE, YOU KNOW, GAS STATION WITH CONVENIENCE STORES VERSUS JUST A CONVENIENCE STORE. WE DIFFERENTIATE THAT ON OUR USE CHART. SO WHEN WE WRITE THE SUP REQUEST, WE TRY TO SPECIFY WHICH ONE. YES MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANKS. OKAY. ACTUALLY THE NEXT ONE IS SIMILAR REQUEST . ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS SUP 24 11 0 0 4 7 SPECIFIC USE PREMIER FOR EASY FOOD MART. LOCATED AT 6 8 8 WEST PIONEER PARKWAY. THIS IS A SIMILAR REQUEST WHERE THEY ARE PROPOSING A CONVENIENCE STORE WITHOUT GAS SALES. THEY'LL BE LOCATED IN THE 6 8 8 WEST PIONEER PARKWAY. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS PORTABLE, MUCH LARGER SHOPPING CENTER, KIND OF CLOSER TO PIONEER AND CARRIER PARKWAY, WHERE THEY'RE SURROUND BY APARTMENTS TO THE NORTH. AND THIS IS WHERE THE, UH, SPROUTS IS AND THE DD DISCOUNT, AGAIN, THIS KIND OF SHOWS YOU BETTER WHERE THE BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED. THEY ALREADY HAVE THESE BUILDINGS HERE. THEY'RE KIND OF IN THE BACK OF THE PROP PROPOSED PROPERTY HERE. THIS IS A STREET VIEW, SO THEY'LL BE KIND OF FAR IN THE BACK BEHIND ALL THE PARKING AREAS. AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THE BUILDING ACTUALLY LOOKS PRETTY NICE FOR, YOU KNOW, MULTI-TENANT SPECIAL AREAS. AGAIN, THEY'LL BE OCCUPYING ONE OF THE TENANT SPACES HERE. THEY'RE GOING TO OPERATE ABOUT 2000 SQUARE FEET. CONVENIENCE STORE, AGAIN, WE HAD TO SPECIFY THAT THEY'RE NOT SELLING ANY GASES. THEY ARE MEETING THE REQUIRED PARKING. THEY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PARKING SHARED BY MULTIPLE USERS HERE. AND HERE'S AN OPERATIONAL PLAN. THE, UH, APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED HE WANTS TO OPERATE, UM, MONDAY, SEVEN TO MIDNIGHT. SATURDAY 7:00 AM TO 1:00 AM SUNDAY, 8:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT. HE'LL BE SELLING, UH, FOOD, SNACKS, HOW TO SOLD THE GOODS, BEVERAGES AND COFFEE. I BELIEVE HE DOES INTEND ON APPLYING FOR ALCOHOL PERMIT HERE. HE SAYS HE WILL HAVE MAXIMUM SIX EMPLOYEES, UM, ON THE PEAK TIMES. SO THIS IS WHERE THE PROPOSED, UM, STORE WILL BE LOCATED. THEY ARE ABOUT A HALF A MILE AWAY FROM SEVEN 11 STORE AND THEY DO HAVE A GP CORNER STORE, WHICH IS THE NEAREST CONVENIENCE STORE, BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THEIR OPERATIONS FAIRLY SMALL. AND THIS IS A SEVEN 11 THAT'S FEATURED HERE. SO, SO DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT NO OUTSIDE STORES OR DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE WILL BE ALLOWED. THIS PROHIBITION INCLU INCLUDES PROFANE TANK CASTINGS, ICE MACHINES, AND OTHER S MERCHANDISES. WE HAD TO PUT IT IN THERE BECAUSE WE SAW THAT THAT WAS PART OF THE OPERATIONAL PLAN. WE WANTED HIM TO EITHER REMOVE IT OR WE WANTED TO PUT THE PROVISION SO HE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT ALLOWED. AGAIN, , THIS GENTLEMAN ALSO HAD COMMITMENT TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S SPECIAL LIFE EVENT. HE SINCERELY APOLOGIZES. HE, HE AGAIN, WILL TRY TO BE HERE FOR CITY COUNCIL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THIS CONCLUDES STEP PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO. THANK YOU. [00:20:01] ALRIGHT, THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RELATED. SO I'LL PRESENT THEM TOGETHER HERE AND IN THE MEETING. UM, THE FIRST COMPONENT OF THIS REQUEST IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LANDING MAP DESIGNATION. THIS IS LOCATED AT 2005 NINE AND 13 WEST JEFFERSON STREET. UH, THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN. UH, THE EXISTING FLUME DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE. AND, UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A, A CHANGE TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. UH, THIS IS THE, UH, EXISTING FUTURE LAND USE MAP. UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BLOCK THAT THIS IS LOCATED ON IS DESIGNATED FOR COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE. UH, AND THIS WOULD BE CHANGING IT TO THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS REPRESENTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY BY THE YELLOW. THIS IS THE SECOND COMPONENT RELATED TO THIS REQUEST, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL ZONING CHANGE. UM, SO THE EXISTING ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL. UH, THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING A ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY SIX. UH, THEY INTEND TO CONSTRUCT, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AT THIS LOCATION. IF THE ZONING CHANGE IS APPROVED, THE DEVELOPMENT MUST ADHERE TO THE SINGLE FAMILY SIX DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS, WHICH ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. UH, STAFF'S UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE REQUESTS BECAUSE THE PROPOSED ZONING DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. UH, AND AGAIN, THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THAT FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS NOT THE ZONING, IT'S THE INTENDED VISION FOR THE AREA AND HOW IT'LL DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE. UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, SCOTT? TO THE, TO THE EAST AND WEST OF THOSE LOTS? ARE THERE, UM, ARE THERE CURRENTLY ANYTHING I'M LOOKING AT? SO TO THE WEST IS VACANT, UH, AND TO THE EAST IS A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S NOTHING BEHIND IT TO THE NORTH OF IT, RIGHT? THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S VACANT AS WELL. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. I WAS KIND OF LOOKING AT THE PACKET. THE, SO THERE'S TWO, UH, AREAS THAT ARE VACANT SO THAT THEY'RE IN, THEY'RE TRYING TO DO CHANGE FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL. SO HOW IS THAT GONNA BE A PROBLEM PROBLEM? I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WITH THE, WITH THE, WITH THE PLUME, IT'S, I'M NOT SURE I SO THE EXISTING FEATURE LAND USE MAP IS COMMERCIAL. YEAH. WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING ZONING. THEY'RE WANTING TO CHANGE THE ZONING, WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THAT EXISTING FUTURE LAND USE MATTER. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET THAT VISUAL OF. UH, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE RESIDENTIAL ON BOTH ENDS SHOWING WHERE THE RESIDENTIAL IS. IT'S SOUTH TO THE SOUTH. OKAY. RESIDENTIAL IS DOWN, UM, IS IN THE BUSINESS IS UP THERE REALLY WOULDN'T BE A REAL PROBLEM. NOT REALLY WHAT IT, THAT'S FOR YOU TO DECIDE BACKUP. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO, TRYING TO SEE. MAKE SURE, BECAUSE, UH, I WAS THE TRAFFIC IS WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. ALL THAT SECTION IS, UM, COMMERCIAL, RIGHT? I MEAN, YEAH, YEAH. BUSINESSES, COUNSELOR'S, HOUSE BUSINESS. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A MESS. OKAY. MM-HMM . SO THE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN FOR HAWAIIAN BROTHERS. UH, SUP 25 0 2 0 0 1 1. SO PURPOSE LOCATION IS ACTUALLY THE 1 61 WALMART AREA RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE WENDY'S, THE EXISTING WENDY'S. SO THEY'LL CLOSE THAT, UH, END CAP. SO THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT IS FOR HAWAIIAN BROTHERS. THEY HAVE ONE LOCATION ON COLLINS, SOUTH OF I 30. THEY SELL KIND OF A HAWAIIAN BASED, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH RICE AND MACARONI SALAD, WITH, YOU KNOW, HAWAIIAN GRILLED CHICKEN AND, YOU KNOW, PINEAPPLE SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM. I'M KIND, I'M KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT NEW FOOD. I'M SORRY, . NO, THAT'S EXCITING. . LUNCH. LUNCH, LUNCH OPTIONS. SORRY, I NEED SOME RICE. UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE AREA VIEW, YOU'RE, I KNOW ALL OF YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA. SO THEY'LL BE LOCATED AT THAT TRIANGULAR CORNER THAT'S CURRENTLY VACANT. THEY ARE PROPOSING A RESTAURANT WITH SOME INDOOR SITTING AND SOME OUTDOOR SITTING WITH TWO DRIVE THROUGH LANES. THEY ARE MEETING THE DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENT AND ALSO, UM, THEY ARE EXCEEDING THE PARKING MAXIMUM BECAUSE THEY HAVE VERY SMALL DINING AREA. HOWEVER, THEY ARE PROVIDING THE COMPENSATORY MEASURE BY PROVIDING THREE PERMEABLE PARKING. SO, UH, THEY'RE ARE REQUESTING ONE VARIANCE. THEY'RE PROVIDING, UM, THEY'RE EITHER EITHER MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT OF PLANTING PLANET TREES. AS SHOWN, THIS IS KIND OF THE ELEVATIONS, THIS ELEVATION [00:25:01] IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE ALONG ARKANSAS. THEY ARE, UM, ACTUALLY SHORT OF THE 30% OVERALL AREA REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THEY'RE PROVIDING THESE ADDITIONAL PINEAPPLE SHAPED WALL DECORATIONS. AND, UM, THIS KIND OF A, THIS IS THE MAP OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. UM, THEY ALSO HAVE LIKE A PINEAPPLE SIGNAGE AT THE FRONT DESK. SO, UM, THEY ARE ALL PROVIDING ARCHITECTURAL, UM, DECORATIONS AND ELEMENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK OF MEETING WINDOW PERCENTAGES. UM, THEY ARE PROVIDING THE APPENDIX, UH, MANUAL ITEMS HERE ARE THE SUMMARY OF THREE VARIANCES, WHICH IS COMMONLY ASKED BY OTHER SIT DOWN OR DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANTS BEFORE. ONE IS TO ALLOW THE MAXIMUM PARKING AND PROVIDE 15 PARKING SPACES. INSTEAD OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOW 12. THEY'RE REQUESTING VARIANCE TO THE 30% OF THE SOFT FACADE BEING GLAZING TO REDUCE IT TO 16%. AGAIN, THEY HAVE PROVIDED COMPENSATORY MEASURES AND THE OVERALL WINDOWS, WE REQUIRE EITHER 50% OF THE AREA OR THE LENGTH. THEY'RE PROVIDING ABOUT 38% OF THE AREA. AGAIN, THEY'RE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CANOPIES. THEY'RE EXCEEDING 25% REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDING 46. UM, THEY HAVE DONE OTHER COMPENSATORY MEASURES TO, UM, ENHANCE THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. SO DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT WILL BE HERE. UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? ANY QUESTIONS? SO HOW PROFITABLE IS THE OTHER BUSINESSES ALREADY THERE? YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE GOOGLE, GOOGLE POINTS, BUT YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH, OF COURSE. ALL RIGHT. THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RELATED. SO I WILL PRESENT THEM, UH, TOGETHER. UH, THE FIRST COMPONENT IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. THIS IS AT 29 0 1 WEST WARRIOR TRAIL. UH, YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN. IT'S AT THE, UH, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GREAT SOUTHWEST PARKWAY AND WARRIOR TRAIL. UH, THE FIRST COMPONENT IS TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE, UH, TO THE PROPOSED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. UH, THIS IS CHANGE IS REQUIRED, UH, BECAUSE OF THE ZONING THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. UH, SO THIS, UH, CHANGE WOULD MOVE IT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING WITH THEIR ZONING CHANGE. ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE OUR FUTURE LAND MAP. UH, YOU'LL NOTE THAT THERE IS, UH, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO THE NORTH AND TO THE WEST. UH, BUT THAT THERE IS A STRIP OF THE RED, WHICH IS THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE KIND OF ABUTTING THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, THE SECOND ELEMENT IS A ZONING CHANGE, UM, TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. UH, THEIR EXISTING ZONING IS PLAN DEVELOPMENT 58 FOR OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE USES. AND AGAIN, THEY'RE PROPOSING A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. IF THE ZONING CHANGE IS APPROVED, THE DEVELOPMENT MUST MEET ALL APPLICABLE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL REQUIREMENTS. AND AGAIN, UH, STAFF'S UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST BECAUSE THE PROPOSED ZONING DOES NOT ALIGN WITH OUR CURRENT FUTURE LADIES MAP DESIGNATION. UM, QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? CAN YOU REMIND ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO ZONING, THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL VERSUS THE, UH, PD PD 58? YES. SO IN GENERAL, UM, WE HAVE OUR BASE ZONING DISTRICTS, WHICH THERE'S A STRAIGHT ZONING, SO SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY, THREE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. UM, ALL OF THOSE DISTRICTS MAP DIRECTLY BACK TO THE UDC AND FOLLOWS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE ZONING DISTRICTS. UM, SO YOU COULD HAVE A PROPERTY THAT'S ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL IN THE NORTH OF GRAND PRAIRIE, AND THAT'S GONNA FOLLOW THE SAME RULES AS A PROPERTY ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL IN ANOTHER LOCATION. UH, THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS SPECIFIC TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA. MM-HMM . AND OFTENTIMES IT CONTAINS STANDARDS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE UDC. OKAY. AND, AND OFTENTIMES HAS A CONCEPT PLAN ATTACHED TO IT. SO ONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN AN AREA IS NOT GONNA BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS ANOTHER PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. OKAY. I GUESS I WAS LOOKING AT ANYTHING, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS NOT A STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER TO GET, BUT, UM, JUST BASED ON THE PV PART, SO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WOULD INCLUDE MAKING THINGS, NOISE TRUCKS, LIKE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M GETTING AT. LIKE WHAT MAKE, WHAT, WHAT MIGHT THE DIFFERENCE BE? UM, SO I'VE GOT SOME EXCERPTS FROM OUR UDC. UM, SO THEY'RE, UM, SO AUTOMATED AUTOMOTIVE USES, SO, UH, AN AUTO DEALER, UH, USED WOULD BE ALLOWED HERE, UM, IF THE, THE PROPERTY'S REZONED TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. UM, SO THERE'S OTHER [00:30:01] USES LIKE, UH, A CONTRACTOR SHOP WITH OUTSIDE STORAGE, UM, WOULD ACTUALLY REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AT THIS LOCATION GIVEN THE RESIDENTIAL PROXIMITY. OKAY. SO THERE'S SOME LAND USES THAT WE HAVE, UH, A NOTATION THAT IF IT'S WITHIN 300 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL, IT DOES TRIGGER AN SUP REQUIREMENT. UM, WHICH COLUMN ARE YOU LOOKING AT ON THE RIGHT OR ON THE TOP? LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. SO, AND OUR, OUR USE CHARTS, WE'VE GOT ALL DIFFERENT LAND USES, UM, LISTED KIND OF BY CATEGORY. AND AN X IN THAT BOX MEANS IT'S PERMITTED. WOW. AN S MEANS THAT IT'S REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND IF THAT SQUARES BLANK, IT'S NOT ALLOWED AT THAT LOCATION. AND DO WE KNOW WHAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE BY ? NO. OKAY. SO IT COULD BE ANY OF THESE THINGS POTENTIALLY. POTENTIALLY IT'D BE ALLOWED. OKAY. CORRECT. THAT'S A LOT. IT'S A HUGE CHEAT SHEET. YEAH. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAVANNAH? I THINK WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS THE DN THE, THE RECOMMENDATION, AGAIN, WE CAN'T SUPPORT IT BECAUSE IT CONFLICTS WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU, MADAM. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT BEING SAID, IT IS, UM, 6:04 PM THE, UH, BRIEFING IS ADUR AT, WE CONVENE SIX 30. * 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.