Aug 11, 2025 Planning & Zoning 08112025

[Call to Order]

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WELCOME TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF AUGUST 11TH, 2025.

I'M CHERYL SMITH, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THIS MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS HEREBY CALL BACK TO ORDER AT 6:30 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 BE 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, TY CHAPMAN.

HERE.

MALCOLM CHAP.

HERE.

CHRISTOPHER OLEY.

HERE.

FRANK GONZALEZ.

HERE, JANIE MENDEZ.

ARI VICTOR MEDINA.

JOHN FCO.

ANGELA LUCKY VAUGHN.

HERE, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR JANIE MENDEZ, ARI VICTOR MEDINA, AND JOHN FCO.

AND NOW WE'LL HAVE COMMISSIONER TY CHAPMAN.

GIVE US THE INVOCATION.

AFTER THAT, COMMISSIONER FRANK GONZALEZ WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAT BY YOUR HEADS, PLEASE.

MOST GRACIOUS AND EVERLASTING.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU, FATHER GOD FOR HUMBLE HEARTS.

WE THANK YOU LORD GOD FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER.

AND WE ASK, LORD GOD, THAT YOUR ANOINTING WOULD FALL FRESH ON THIS CITY.

WE ASK THAT YOU TOUCH THOSE FATHER GOD, THAT SERVE THE CITY AND SPIRIT, AND IN TRUTH, PROTECT THEM.

FATHER GOD, PROTECT THOSE THAT SERVE OUR STATE AND OUR NATION.

LORD GOD, WE ASK FOR YOUR MERCY, YOUR GRACE.

GIVE US THE WISDOM, FATHER GOD THAT SERVES, THAT SUPERSEDES ALL UNDERSTANDING.

AND WE THANK YOU LORD GOD, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE ARE ANOINTED TO SERVE.

AND WE DO THAT FATHER GOD, WITH HUMBLE HEARTS, WE ASK FATHER GOD A SPECIAL BLESSING ON THOSE THAT ARE HERE IN THIS ROOM.

FATHER GOD, AND THOSE FATHER GOD THAT WANTED TO BE HERE AND COULD NOT.

IT IS IN YOUR DARLING SON JESUS' NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEASE STAND TO RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, OUR PLEDGE TO 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 TEXAS FLAG, HONOR OF TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE IN THE NEW, IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS THE FOLLOWING MEETING, ITEM 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.

SPEAKERS SHOULD GIVE THEIR NAME 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 CITIZEN 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? WE HAVE NO CARDS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC HEARING, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

OR CITIZENS COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

UM, THE

[PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA]

THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM ONE, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF JULY 28TH, 2025 PNZ MEETING.

UH, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, WILL YOU MAKE THE MOTION, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM.

MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JULY 28TH, 2025 FOR THE PNC MEETING.

I SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY COMMISSIONER FRANK GONZALEZ AND A SECOND BY TY CHAP, COMMISSIONER TY CHAPMAN.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED TONIGHT, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER MALCOLM CHERY.

LET'S GIVE MALCOLM A BIG HAND.

THANK YOU.

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AND SHE IS NO LONGER WITH US, BUT WE'D WELCOME YOU AND WE'D LIKE FOR, YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING TO US? YOU CAN, IF YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING.

NO, NO, NO.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WE, WE WELCOME YOU AND JUST FILL IT HOME.

UH, EVERY COMMISSIONER, UM, WE, WE TRY TO GIVE YOU YOUR RESPECT FOR, FOR THAT DISTRICT AND LET YOU MAKE THE, THE FINAL MOTION WE CAN DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, AND GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL.

BUT THE BACK AND FORTH IS GOOD.

'CAUSE WE'RE ALL INDIVIDUALS.

SO JUST WANT YOU TO JUST, HEY, TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME AND YOU'RE GONNA BE GREAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR SERVING.

YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

[2. STP-25-06-0017 - Site Plan - 2625 England Parkway (City Council District 6). Site Plan for a two-story multi-tenant building on 1.00 acre. Lot 33, Block D, Mira Lagos East Retail Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-365, within the Lake Ridge Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 2625 England Pkwy]

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A SITE PLAN REQUEST, TP 25 0 6 0 0 1 7.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 26 25 ENGLAND PARKWAY.

THIS IS A SITE PLAN THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF A TWO STORY MULTI-TENANT BUILDING.

IT'LL INCLUDE 5,826 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL, AND 6,354 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE PROPERTIES.

WEST AND SOUTH OF THE SITE ARE ZONED PD 365 AND DEVELOPED WITH TOWN HOMES.

PROPERTIES NORTH AND EAST OF THE SITE ARE ZONED PD 2 98 AND INCLUDE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY AS WELL AS SOME SORT OF GENERAL RETAIL SLASH RESTAURANT USES.

SO HERE IS THE SITE PLAN.

YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED BUILDING FOOTPRINT IN LIGHT BLUE.

OUR APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SIX FOOT MASON RESCREENING WALL IN COMBINATION WITH A SIX FOOT ORNAMENTAL METAL FENCE.

THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO PROVIDE PERMEABLE BRICK PAVER ENHANCEMENTS SHOWN IN BLUE OUTDOOR PATIO AND SEATING AREA, SHOWN IN ORANGE BIKE RACK SHOWN IN GREEN, AND BENCHES ALSO SHOWN, SHOWN IN ORANGE.

THE SITE PLAN DOES MEET THE DISTRICT AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

THEIR PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN MEETS OR EXCEEDS OUR REQUIREMENTS.

AND HERE ARE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET THE APPENDIX OF MENU CHECKLIST.

THEY'RE PROVIDING 13 AND A HALF MENU ITEMS. THEY ARE, HOWEVER, REQUESTING THREE VARIANCES, THOUGH THE SITE PLAN DOES SHOW A SIX FOOT MASONRY SCREENING WALL.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THAT TO ALLOW THE USAGE OF AN EXISTING SIX FOOT SOLID WOOD FENCE THAT IS ON THE ADJACENT WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINES IN COMBINATION WITH A SIX FOOT LIVING SCREEN PLANTED IN FRONT OF THE FENCE.

THE SECOND VARIANCE REQUEST IS TO THE REQUIRED 15 FOOT BUFFER.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REDUCTION OF THE 15 FEET ON THE WESTERN SIDE TO EIGHT FEET, AND ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE TO FIVE FEET.

THOSE REQUESTED VARIANCES ARE SHOWN IN GREEN.

AND THEN THE FINAL VARIANCE REQUEST IS TO THE REQUIRED 30 FOOT BUFFER ALONG THE FRONTAGE.

THE AREA THAT IS SHOWN IN YELLOW IS, UM, FOR THEIR ENTRY DRIVE.

THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

TREES PLANTED ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF ENGLAND PARKWAY SHALL NOT BE PLANTED WITHIN THE 10 FOOT ENCORE EASEMENT OR WITHIN THE 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT.

AND THE, A APPLICANT SHALL CONSTRUCT A SIX FOOT MASONRY SCREENING WALL ALONG THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINES PER THE UDC.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I I DO HAVE A QUESTION WITH REGARD TO GOING BACK TO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN BRIEFING, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THAT HERE.

THERE'S THE MASONRY WALL AND THEN THERE'S THE WOOD FENCE.

BUT THE RECOMMENDATION JUST SAYS, WHAT IS IT? IS THE RECOMMENDATION JUST THE MASONRY WALL? THE RECOMMENDATION FOR STAFF IS THAT THEY, THAT THEY DO INSTALL THE SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL AND NOT, AND OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

MM-HMM .

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, MY OTHER CONCERN WAS, UM, THE FACT, I KNOW THAT THESE ARE APARTMENTS AND THEY HAVE ONE OWNER, BUT THERE WAS ANY, ANY CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE, UH, OWNER AND THE, UM, AND THE RESIDENCE AND THE ADJACENT TOWNHOUSE AND THE ADJACENT YES.

STAFF IS NOT AWARE OF ANY CONVERSATION, HOWEVER, OUR APPLICANT IS HERE AND, AND HE CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

GREAT.

PRESENTATION SPEAKER CARDS.

YES, MA'AM.

WE HAVE ONE CARD FROM THE APPLICANT, NORMAN PATTON, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.

HELLO, MR. PATTON.

HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD, THANK YOU.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS NORMAN PATTON, FOUR 13 CEDAR STREET,

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I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT AND, UH, JUST WANTED TO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION YOU HAD JUST BEFORE.

THE QUESTION I HAD WAS REGARD TO, UM, THE, YOUR REQUEST FOR VARIANCE FOR THE MASONRY WALL AND THEN THE, THE WOOD FENCE.

AND I BELIEVE, UH, UH, DRC IS RECOMMENDING THE MASONRY WALL PERIOD.

AND, AND WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT.

OKAY.

UH, WE WERE, YOU KNOW, AT, AT FIRST WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, YOU SEE AN EXISTING FENCE THERE AND MM-HMM .

AND THEN THE, THE REQUIREMENT IS ANOTHER FENCE, SO MM-HMM .

UM, WE WERE PROPOSING TO DO SOME GREENERY IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING, BUT MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, IF, UH, COUNCIL FEELS LIKE WE NEED TO DO THE MASONRY, WE'LL DO THAT.

VERY GOOD.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

AND HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE, UH, FOLKS OF THE, UH, THE APARTMENT OWNERS? WE HAVE NOT.

I, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE OWNER HAS, UH, REPEATEDLY TRIED TO CONTACT THE HOA IN THE AREA, UH, AND OTHER PEOPLE, UH, THAT HAD RESPONDED BEFORE AND GOT NO RESPONSE BACK FROM THAT.

SO, SO THERE WAS A REACH OUT THERE, THERE WAS A REACH OUT ON THE BEHALF OF, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR SINCE SHE GOING TO BE A, A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

YES.

AND, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO A PROJECT THAT, THAT FITS IN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WILL BE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BENEFIT ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THAT AREA.

MM-HMM .

AND SO, UH, WE'RE WANTING TO BE AS COOPERATIVE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

MM-HMM .

TO MAKE IT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY, UM, UM, PERSPECTIVE, UH, CLIENTS IN MIND? WE DO HAVE ONE, UH, TENANT.

UH, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY GONNA PUT ONE OF HIS BUSINESSES IN THE, THE PROPERTY.

AND, UH, SO WE HAVE THAT ALREADY.

BUT YOU CAN'T SAY WHAT THAT IS, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WELL, NOT RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S FINE.

I JUST, JUST ASK.

I RATHER JUST, JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

BUT, UH, , WE, WE DO HAVE, UH, WE THINK GOOD POTENTIAL FOR THAT AREA.

MM-HMM .

UM, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, COULD, UH, YOU KNOW, WORK WELL AT THAT LOCATION.

AND SO IT'S A VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD LOCATION.

THAT AREA IS A VERY GOOD LOCATION.

IT IS.

AND, AND WITH THE, THE OFFICE SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, THERE'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU KNOW, SOME SMALLER BUSINESSES TO COME IN THERE AND TAKE SOME OF THAT SPACE.

AND AS WELL AS THE RETAIL.

MM-HMM .

I KNOW THERE'S OTHER RETAIL THAT'S NEW IN THAT AREA, BUT, UM, SOMETIMES HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF MIX MM-HMM .

AND, AND HAVING OTHER OPPORTUNITIES LIKE OFFICE SPACE IS, IS GOOD TO HAVE.

AND, UH, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME LOCAL PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO DRIVE ACROSS TOWN FOR SOME OFFICE SPACE.

I KNOW.

I DON'T ANYMORE.

I PASSED THAT POINT IN LIFE.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MADAM CHAIR? MADAM CHAIR? CAN I ASK COMMISSIONER, CAN I ASK COMMISSIONER ERY? YES.

IS THIS ON? YEP.

OKAY.

UM, MR. PATTON, I KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T TELL US THE NAME, SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE BUSINESS IS.

CAN YOU TELL US MAYBE WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS? UH, IT'S, IT'S A, A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT RESTAURANT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD QUESTION, COMMISSIONER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER? LUCKY VAUGHN.

UH, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

UM, THANK YOU.

UM, DO YOU THINK THE APPLICANT WOULD CONSIDER, UM, WITH THE EVERGREEN LIVING SCREEN, UM, MAYBE EIGHT FEET WITH MATURE TREES INSTEAD OF THE SIX FEET? UM, I THINK ACTUALLY THE, THE PLANT MATERIAL THAT WE SUGGESTED PROBABLY WOULD GET TO BE EIGHT FEET.

UM, I KNOW THE TREES CERTAINLY WOULD, AND THERE, THERE ARE TREES IN THAT AREA AS WELL.

UM, UH, THERE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE IN MATERIAL IF WE DID GO WITH AN EIGHT FOOT, UM, SCREEN THERE OF EVERGREEN.

OKAY.

UH, IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? ON THIS QUESTIONS FOR MR. PATTON? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW THIS IS IN COMMISSIONER LUCKY VAUGHN'S, UM, AREA DISTRICT SIX.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S PRETTY.

YOU WANT DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD.

YOU HAVE TO SPEAK INTO THE YEAH.

MY DISCUSSION IS, UM, ON THE EIGHT FEET MATURE TREES MM-HMM .

INSTEAD OF THE SIX FEET MM-HMM .

SO WHEN I'M MAKING THE MOTION, UM, YOU JUST HAVE TO STATE THAT.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST STATE THAT TO BE A PART OF THE MOTION.

ALL RIGHT? YES.

BUT WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? 'CAUSE I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN, YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, WHICH IS A VERY GOOD,

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DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS ON THAT? I DO.

NOT SURE PERSON.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S EITHER MASONRY YES.

SCREENING WITHOUT THE LIFE, CORRECT? OH, YEAH.

ONE OR THE OTHER.

THAT'S TRUE.

ONE OR THE OTHER.

THAT'S WHAT I, HE, OH, HE WAS PROPOSING THE LANDSCAPING IN PLACE OF THE MASONRY WALL, BUT HAS COME UP AND STATED THAT HE'S OKAY WITH DOING THE MASONRY WALL.

OH.

SO WE DON'T NEED IT.

WE DON'T NEED, SO HE'S NOT, SO HE JUST GONNA DO THE MASONRY WALL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

IT ALL KIND OF RAN TOGETHER THERE FOR A MINUTE JOB.

RIGHT.

GOOD POINT THOUGH, COMMISSIONER.

LUCKY VAUGHN.

GOOD POINT.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? UM, IS THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB IN, IN THE BRIEFING.

I THOUGHT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S FINE.

COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CO CLOSE THE PUBLIC, UM, HEARING ON STP TWO FIVE DASH SIX DASH ZERO SEVEN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TP DASH 25 6 DASH 0 1 7 SITE PLAN 26 25 ENGLAND PARKWAY.

I SECOND AS, AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATION, AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATION.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM TWO BY COMMISSIONER LUCKY VAUGHN AND IS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN.

UH, AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[3. STP-25-06-0020 - Site Plan - Lake Ridge Retail at 7085 Lake Ridge Pkwy (City Council District 6). Site Plan for two multi-tenant retail buildings on 2.62 acres. Tract 1.8, William Linn Survey, Abstract No. 1725, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-384, within the Lake Ridge Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 7085 Lake Ridge Pkwy]

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

THE ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ON ANOTHER SITE CONSIDERATION, STP 2 5 0 6 0 0 2 0 LAKE RIDGE RETAIL.

SO THE PROPOSED PROPERTY WILL BE LOCATED HERE TO THE SOUTH OF HANGAR ROAD, A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF THE PREVIOUS CASE.

ACTUALLY HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT ALONG THE LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY, THERE ARE SOME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, ALSO A MULTI-FAMILY TO THE DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE PROPOSED PROPERTY.

THERE ARE SOME UNDEVELOPED, UM, GAS WELLS AND OTHER PLACES TO THE, UM, EAST AND TO THE NORTH.

WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IS TO RETAIL BUILDING IS SHOWN THEY ARE PROVIDING THE PARKING AS REQUIRED.

THEY'RE MEETING ALL OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS SHOWN THEY ARE MEETING OUR LANDSCAPE SCREENING OR EXCEEDING THE MINIMUM.

THEY ARE PLANTING ALL THE STREET TREES AS REQUIRED.

THEY'RE PROVIDING A MAC LEASE SCREENING WALL ALONG WITH THE TREES AS SHOWN TO THE, UH, PROPER, UH, PROPERLY ADJACENT.

THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

HERE ARE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH THE APPENDIX F DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AS SHOWN.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED 12 MENU ITEMS FROM THE APPENDIX F CHECKLIST.

THEY ARE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.

UH, THE RCA RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT IS THERE ANY QUESTION FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SPEAKER CARDS, WE HAVE, UH, ONE SPEAKER CARD FROM, I BELIEVE IT'S TERRANCE SOBEY, WHO'S THE OWNER AND APPLICANT WHO IS JUST TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS.

SORRY, UH, DID YOU GENTLEMEN WANTED TO COME UP TOGETHER OR WE CAN DO THAT, YES.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A, A SEC.

MY ENGINEER ALSO.

EXCUSE.

OKAY.

YES.

WE HAVE A SECOND SPEAKER CARD, UM, FROM ERIC MC LEE PE, UM, WHO IS ALSO HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.

ERIC CAN ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.

CAN YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE, I'M JOE FOR YOUR AND 24 15 SUMMERFIELD MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS.

AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

OKAY.

AND SIR, GO AHEAD.

AND THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER.

THANK YOU.

GIVE YOUR NAME AND, AND ADDRESS.

ERIC SEALEY WITH LINCOLN CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING.

1 31 NORTH BALLARD IN WILEY, TEXAS.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND REALLY, WE'RE BOTH HERE JUST TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

HE CAN ANSWER CIVIL QUESTIONS AND ENGINEERING QUESTIONS.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU, IF THERE ARE ANY ABOUT THE PROPERTY.

MM-HMM .

COULD MR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO, UH, THE REASON YOU DECIDED TO PICK THAT SITE.

WELL, ACTUALLY I BOUGHT A HUNDRED ACRES THERE ORIGINALLY.

MM-HMM .

SO WE ARE THE DEVELOPER, ALLUVIUM DEVELOPMENT THAT DID THE SINGLE FAMILY.

MM-HMM .

THE MULTIFAMILY AND THE TOWN HOMES.

I DID ALL THE CIVIL WORK.

WE BUILT GRAND WAY, UH, WE PUT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S THERE NOW, AND THEN WE SOLD TO DIFFERENT USERS, UH, OF THE, OF THE, UM, DIFFERENT SITES.

YEAH.

AND SO THIS WAS ZONED IN THE ORIGINAL PD AND WE'VE JUST BEEN HOLDING IT AND PAYING TAXES ON IT, AND WE'RE READY TO SELL IT .

SO THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY WE'RE MOVING ON IT NOW.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT KIND OF GETS, YOU KNOW, I'M AN OLD MAN AND I FORGET WHAT I OWN.

AND

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AND I DON'T MEAN TO GET RID OF IT.

WE NEED TO USE IT, MAKE IT SOMETHING USEFUL AND GOOD FOR THE CITY.

WELL, WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT YOU BOUGHT ALL OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, IN DEVELOPING HERE.

SO YOU HAD A VISION FOR GRAND PRAIRIE.

YES, MA'AM.

YOU JUST KNEW IT WAS GONNA ALL BLOW UP.

RIGHT.

AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH GRAND PRAIRIE.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

YES.

SO, UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY CONCERNS? UH, SO YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING WHAT PROSPECTIVELY DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, TENANTS IN MIND? WE, WE DO HAVE A, A, UM, A USER, BUT HE HAS NOT SHARED WITH US WHO HIS TENANTS ARE.

OKAY, VERY GOOD.

SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES.

UM, MOSTLY FOR, FOR WHERE DID, WHERE DID THE DESIGN COME FROM? YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S, UM, PRETTY STANDARD, BUT DID, DO YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF VISION FOR IT IN THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED OR FROM A CIVIL STANDPOINT? NO, WE JUST APPROACHED IT, YOU KNOW, WITH BEST ENGINEERING PRACTICES IN MIND, JUST TO LAY OUT THE SIDE AND MAKE SURE WE PARKED IT WELL.

YEAH.

AND THAT THERE WAS GOOD CIRCULATION.

IT LOOKS REALLY NICE, BY THE WAY.

AND ACTUALLY WHEN WE ZONED IT ORIGINALLY IN THE PD, IF YOU LOOK AT APPENDIX FI BELIEVE IT IS IN THE ORIGINAL PD, THIS WAS, THERE'S A SITE, THERE'S AN ELEVATION.

IT LOOKS LIKE THIS.

OKAY.

AND SO WE KIND OF DIRECTED ERIC TO BUILD IT IN THAT SPIRIT OR DESIGN IT IN THAT SPIRIT.

IT DOES LOOK VERY NICE.

THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED.

IT'S A GREAT JOB.

IT IS A WONDERFUL JOB.

YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WELL, I'M SORRY, ONE MORE QUESTION.

I'M SORRY.

JUST WANNA HAPPEN.

YEAH, I THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

THIS IS THE AREA IN WHICH I LIVE AND THIS IS A PERFECT BLEND WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S THERE, YOU KNOW.

OH, THANK YOU.

SO IT'S SEAMLESS, SO THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

ANY MORE? SPEAKER CARDS, I BELIEVE? NO MA'AM.

THIS IS, UH, ALSO DISTRICT SIX, UM, COMMISSIONER LUCKY VO.

ARE THERE, IS THERE ANY MORE DIS ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE SHE MAKES A MOTION? ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS LOOKS PRETTY CLEAN.

COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANY, DO YOU WANNA DISCUSS ANYTHING BEFORE YOU PUT IT FORTH? NO, I'M FINE.

I LIKE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS THE FRONT END THE SIDE.

SO I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION.

GO RIGHT AHEAD AT THIS TIME, MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON STP DASH 25 DASH ZERO SIX DASH 0 2 0 SITE PLAN.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UM, TO APPROVE STP DASH 25 DASH ZERO SIX DASH ZERO TWO SITE PLAN, LAKE RIDGE RETAIL AT 7 0 8 5 LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM THREE BY COMMISSIONER LUCKY VAUGHN AND IS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER OLEY.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT

[Items 4 & 5]

ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RELATED TO THE PRO, UH, SAME PROJECT.

SO I WILL PRESENT THEM TOGETHER.

UH, THE FIRST ITEM IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR GOODLAND TOWN CENTER.

YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN AND THEN SHOWN, UH, APPROXIMATE LOCATION WITH A STAR.

SO IT'S PRETTY FAR DOWN SOUTH.

UH, SO THIS COMPONENT IS TO AMEND THE FLUME, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE, MIXED RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE, OPEN SPACE DRAINAGE AND MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

AND THE PROPOSED TWO CATEGORIES ARE MIXED USE AND MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

UH, SO THIS IS ABOUT 902 ACRES IN THE SOUTH SECTOR OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

UH, TO GIVE YOU A REFRESHER OF SOME OF THE OTHER PHASES OF GOODLAND THAT WE'VE SEEN BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL, UH, THERE'S A MAP ON THE SCREEN, UH, THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL SHOWN IN THE PINK COLOR.

UH, THEY DO HAVE THEIR ZONING APPROVED AND HAVE THE SITE PLAN FOR THEIR FIRST PHASE APPROVED AS WELL.

UH, THE AREA IN PURPLE IS THEIR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

SO THE THAT'S BEEN ANNEXED INTO THE CITY AND DOES HAVE ITS ZONING AND WE EXPECT TO SEE SITE PLANS FOR THIS PROJECT SOON.

AND THEN THE AREA IN GREEN IS, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRAIRIE RIDGE WITHIN THE OVERALL GOODLAND PROJECT.

IT'S IN OUR ETJ, BUT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, UH, FOR SINGLE FAMILY OR IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR SINGLE FAMILY.

AND THEN THE ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS THE LOCATION OUTLINED IN YELLOW.

SO ON THE SCREEN IS THE EXISTING FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THE PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

I WILL POINT OUT THAT SOME OF THE ELEMENTS LIKE THE COMMERCIAL, THE MIXED USE AND THE TOWN CENTER, UM, ARE BEING INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

SO IT IS MOVING IT AROUND NOW THAT WE HAVE A PLAN, UH, BROUGHT TO US BY THIS DEVELOPER.

UM, SO WITH THAT, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT.

UH, THE SECOND COMPONENT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT IS THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

UM, SO THEY ARE PROPOSING TO CREATE A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR THE GOODLAND TOWN CENTER.

IT INCLUDES

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UH, THEIR CONCEPT PLAN THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING HAS TWO CHARACTER AREAS.

UH, THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AREA, WHICH IS SHOWN IN YELLOW.

AND THE MIXED USE CHARACTER AREA, WHICH IS SHOWN IN ORANGE.

THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AREA IS ABOUT 550 ACRES, AND THEY'RE PROPOSING A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES IN THIS AREA.

UH, THEY'RE PROPOSING SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY TOWN HOMES, SINGLE FAMILY FLEX, UH, WHICH IS AN UMBRELLA TERM THAT INCLUDES DIFFERENT TYPES SUCH AS THEIR PAIRED HOMES, THE MULTI-UNIT HOMES, PARK, HOUSE, OR BUNGALOW COURT.

UH, IT DOES INCLUDE THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO CONSTRUCT NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL NODES THROUGHOUT THAT DEVELOPMENT.

UH, SO THINKING ABOUT, UH, THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THIS FUTURE AREA, HAVING ACCESS TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD TYPE SERVICES, UM, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS THAT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED IN THIS YELLOW AREA IS 4,500, WHICH INCLUDES A MAXIMUM OF 1,500 MULTIFAMILY UNITS.

UH, ON THE SCREEN ARE THERE PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR THE DIFFERENT HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT TYPES? THIS BRINGS US TO THE SECOND CHARACTER AREA, WHICH IS MIXED USE AND IT'S DESIGNATED FOR HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MIXED USE.

SO THE RETAIL RESTAURANTS ON THEIR FIRST FLOOR WITH THE MULTIFAMILY ABOVE IT.

UH, THEIR VISION FOR THIS AREA IS KIND OF A DESTINATION AREA FOR GOODLAND AND FOR THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.

UH, AND THEY FURTHER SUBDIVIDED THIS INTO THREE SUB AREAS.

THEY'VE GOT THE TOWN CENTER CORE, THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.

UM, SO THE AREA WITHIN THE ORANGE THAT'S OUTLINED IN THE BLUE, UH, THE NAVY BLUE IS THEIR TOWN CENTER CORE, AND SO THEY'RE REALLY ENVISIONING THAT AREA.

UM, AS A WALKABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENT.

UH, IT PLANS TO HAVE A PUBLIC FACILITY SITE AND A CIVIC PARK AS THEIR ANCHORS.

UH, AND IT'S GONNA BE AT LEAST 50 ACRES.

UH, THE SECOND IS THEIR, UM, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE, UM, ORANGE AREA.

THAT'S WITH THE RED OUTLINE.

AND THAT'S MORE OF A AUTO ORIENTED TYPE OF RETAIL AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT.

AND IT MAY BE LOCATED ALONG A FUTURE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR.

AND THEN THERE'S THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL SERVICES, KIND OF AT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE.

UM, WOULD BE LOCATED IN LOCATIONS WITH HIGH VISIBILITY AND WALKABILITY.

SO IN THIS OVERALL ORANGE AREA, THEY'RE PROPOSING A MAXIMUM DWELLING OR MAXIMUM NUMBER OF, UH, DWELLING UNITS AT 7,000.

UH, AND THESE ARE THEIR PROPOSED BUILDING STANDARDS FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES.

UH, WITH THEIR PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THEY PROVIDED SOME REPRESENTATIVE IMAGERY OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN OCCUR WITHIN THESE DISTRICTS.

SO THE FIRST, UH, ROW OF IMAGES ARE SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND SINGLE FAMILY FLEX.

UH, THEN THEY'RE MULTI-FAMILY, THEY'RE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED, AND THEN THEIR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

AND WE DID RECEIVE SOME LETTERS.

WE RECEIVED ONE LETTER IN SUPPORT AND FIVE LETTERS IN OPPOSITION.

UM, THOSE OPPOSITION LETTERS THAT INCLUDED ADDITIONAL COMMENTS CITED, UH, CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEIR PROPERTY OR THE PROPERTY TAX AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

COMMISSIONS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION AND MAYBE I DIDN'T HEAR IT CORRECTLY, BUT YOU MENTIONED A NODE.

WHAT IS THAT? IT JUST MEANS A COMMERCIAL AREA.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT YELLOW MIXED RE RESIDENTIAL, THEY CAN HAVE DIFFERENT POCKETS OF COMMERCIAL SO THAT IT'S KIND OF EVENLY DISTRIBUTED.

SO THE DIFFERENT NAR UH, NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THAT YELLOW AREA ALL KIND OF HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER THAT THEY CAN GO TO FOR, UM, TO GET COFFEE OR, OR ANY, I HAD NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE, SO I JUST WANT OH, WHAT THAT WAS.

YES.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COMMISSIONERS.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MADAM? COMMISSIONER ERY.

MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.

MM-HMM .

UM, YOU MENTIONED THERE WAS ONE IN SUPPORT.

YES.

DO YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE THAT WAS IN PROXIMITY TO THIS BY ANY CHANCE? I BELIEVE THE LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVED WERE KIND OF AROUND THIS AREA.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR SAVANNAH? THANK YOU SAVANNAH.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? YES MA'AM.

THE APPLICANT, DANIEL TWIG, I BELIEVE IS PRESENT.

HE IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD THE COMMISSION HAVE.

ANY COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE APPLICANT? UH, I THINK IT WOULD LIKE TO FOR THEM TO COME UP.

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

THIS IS A BIG PROJECT.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

UH, DANIEL TWIG, 1 0 2 1 OH NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY IN DALLAS.

HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.

UM, YEAH, AS YOU NOTICE OR AS YOU MENTIONED, CHAIRPERSON SMITH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN PARTNERS ON WITH THE CITY FOR, YOU KNOW, BETTER PART OF GOING ON FOUR YEARS NOW.

LAST APRIL, WE TOOK KIND

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SO THE FIRST STEP LAST APRIL, THE, THE MAP THAT, UM, SAVANNAH HAD UP ON THE SCREEN, WE ANNEX 1700 ACRES LAST APRIL, WHICH IS OUR BUSINESS PARK.

AND, UM, KIND OF A HUNDRED ACRE MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT WE'RE STARTING DEVELOPMENT ON.

THIS NOW IS OUR SECOND PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE CALLED STEP TWO, 900 ACRES IN THE TOWN CENTER.

THAT AS YOU GUYS HAVE, YOU KNOW, HEARD BY THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MULTIFARIOUS AMOUNT OF USES, MULTIFAMILY, MIXED RESIDENTIAL MM-HMM .

KIND OF SOMETHING TO SERVE THE WHOLE SPECTRUM THAT'S NEEDED WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A TOWN, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

AND SO, UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH YOUR STAFF, THE ENGINEERING STAFF, THE PLANNING STAFF, THE TRAFFIC STAFF.

I'M PROBABLY FORGETTING ONE OR TWO, UH, FOR THE BE FOR THE BETTER PART OF A, A YEAR ON THIS DOCUMENT.

AND SO, UH, THE CITY'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH US ALL ALONG THE WAY AND, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO KIND OF GET TO THE STARTING LINE, SO, SO WE CAN START CREATING GREAT VALUE IN THE CITY.

SO.

WELL, WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I DO RECALL WE WERE SEEING IN THE INITIAL STAGES WE SAW ALL THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS.

ARE YOU USING THE SAME SET OF DEVELOPERS FOR THIS PHASE AS WELL OR ARE THERE NEW ONES COMING IN? SO WE, WE STILL REMAIN CON CON WE REMAIN IN CONTROL OF ALL THE ACREAGE.

AND SO ANYTHING THAT GETS DEVELOPED THERE WILL BE UNDER OUR CONTROL.

MM-HMM .

WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT USERS LIKE ACTIVE ADULT.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACTIVATE, YOU KNOW, THIS 900 ACRES IN A WAY THAT'S TASTEFUL AND NOT JUST THE FIRST BUILDER, THE FIRST USER THAT WANTS TO COME ALONG MM-HMM .

AND SO WE'VE, THERE'S A LOT THAT'S IN THE PLANNING STAGES WITH TRYING TO ACTIVATE DIFFERENT USES AROUND THE TOWN CENTER.

WE'RE LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE REBUILD A WEDDING VENUE THERE AND BUILD A CHURCH THERE AND KIND OF SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES THAT SAVANNAH WAS TALKING ABOUT.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, REALLY JUST TAKE TIME TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF CRAFTING THE PALLET OF USERS IN A WAY THAT FITS OUR VISION.

VERY GOOD.

SO YOU'RE DOING, UH, ONGOING MARKETING, MORE MARKETING SURVEYS OR GETTING MORE INPUT MM-HMM .

AS, AS THINGS CHANGE WITHIN FOUR YEARS WHEN YOU FIRST GOT STARTED.

SO I'M SURE THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, CHANGED SOME OF THE THINGS YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT.

YEAH, THAT, THAT, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST THING THAT'S GOING TO ACTIVATE THIS AREA, WE'VE BEEN HARD OF WORK BUILDING A LARGE ROAD CALLED GOODLAND PARKWAY, WHICH IS GOING TO CONNECT INTO THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY INTO PRAIRIE RIDGE BOULEVARD AND THEN CONNECT UP INTO HIGHWAY 360 INTO THE SERVICE LANES OF HIGHWAY 360.

SO WITHOUT THAT ROAD, WE CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING IN THE, IN THAT 900 ACRES YET.

NOW WE'RE PLANNING FOR THAT ROAD TO BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY MM-HMM .

AND SO, BUT YES, WE'VE, WE'VE ENGAGED SOME OF THE BEST CONSULTANTS IN THE US TO REALLY KIND OF CAST A VISION FOR THIS AREA AND MARKET THIS AREA AND WE'RE WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT BROKERS MM-HMM .

TO REALLY KIND OF UNDERSTAND THE MARKET.

WE'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, A MASS SCALE MARKET RESEARCH TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY KIND OF DETERMINE WHAT IS THE BIGGEST NEED OUT HERE.

WE KNOW THERE'S A LARGE SPECTRUM OF HOUSING TYPES THAT ARE NEEDED AND SO WE'RE KIND OF WORKING THROUGH ALL THAT REAL TIME.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK YOU'VE COVERED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING AND WE DO APPRECIATE SURE.

YOU COMING IN AND GIVING US THE BUSINESS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON THIS AND APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YEP.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKER CARDS? NO, MA'AM.

NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS.

THIS, UM, IS, UM, OPEN-ENDED.

SO DO WE HAVE, UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON, ON THESE ITEMS? FOUR AND FIVE? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? WELL, WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION OR I CAN MAKE A MOTION MYSELF, I GUESS I'LL MAKE THE MOTION UNLESS, OKAY.

UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON NUMBER FOUR CPA 2 5 0 7 0 0 1 6 AND ZERO N 25 0 7 0 0 26 AND APPROVE AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.

I SECOND THAT.

HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MYSELF, CHERYL SMITH TO APPROVE ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FRANK GONZALEZ.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT CASE.

[6. SUP-25-06-0021 - Specific Use Permit - CDL Driving School (City Council District 1). Specific Use Permit for a Vocational School (Auto)/Driving School at a warehouse building on 8.85 acres Sites 3 & 5, Block 7 GISD Community Addition No.5, Installment No.3, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned Light Industrial (LI) and PD-63, and addressed as 1202 Avenue R]

UH, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.

UH, THIS IS AN SUP FOR A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AUTO SLASH DRIVING SCHOOL.

IT'S OWNED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND IS PART OF THIS REQUEST.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED OPERATIONS.

SO ON THE SCREEN YOU CAN SEE THE SITE KIND OF MARKED UP WITH THE AREAS HE ENVISIONS USING FOR, UH, TRAINING, STUDENT PARKING, AND THEN OVERNIGHT STORAGE

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UM, SO REALLY THE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON SITE ARE THE TRAINING, UH, AREA FOR BASICS, UH, BASIC CONTROL AND MANEUVERING SKILLS.

UH, HE ANTICIPATES HAVING A TOTAL OF FOUR TRUCKS AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE OPERATIONS.

UH, TWO OF THEM WILL BE USED FOR STUDENTS PRACTICING THEIR BASIC CONTROL SKILLS AND DRIVING PRACTICE.

AND THEN TWO WILL BE USED FOR, UH, TRAINING ON PRE-TRIP VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.

UM, SO THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING TO USE CONES TO BLOCK OFF AREAS THAT WILL BE USED FOR DRIVING PRACTICE TO PRESENT AN OR TO PREVENT ANY CONFLICT WITH OTHER VEHICLES USING THE SITE.

UH, AND THEN TRUCKS, UH, THOSE FOUR TRUCKS WILL BE STORED ON SITE OVERNIGHT AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING AND THE LOCATION SHOWN FOR OVERNIGHT, OVERNIGHT TRUCK PARKING.

UH, WE DID RECEIVE TWO LETTERS IN OPPOSITION.

UH, ONE OF THOSE LETTERS DID PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.

UH, THEIR CONCERN WAS THAT TRUCKS WOULD BE LEFT RUNNING WHILE PARKED.

UH, WE DID LEAVE, UH, RECEIVE ONE LETTER IN SUPPORT AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH TWO CONDITIONS.

UH, THE PROPOSED OPERATION SHALL NOT BLOCK ACCESS POINTS OR PROHIBIT VEHICULAR CIRCULATION WITHIN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

UH, THERE IS ANOTHER TENANT ON SITE AND SO, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE OPERATIONS DON'T BLOCK THEIR USE OF THE SITE.

UM, AND THEN THE TRUCKS THAT ARE NOT IN USE SHALL BE PARKED OR STORED AT THE LOCATION INDICATED AS OVERNIGHT TRUCK PARKING ON EXHIBIT B OPERATIONAL PLAN.

AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

COMMISSIONER, DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CHARE, DID YOU ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE HOUSING? YES.

DID YOU CHECK INTO THAT? YES.

SO, UM, FROM THE, UM, IN, UH, THE, THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IS A LITTLE OVER 400 FEET.

THAT'S WITHIN REASON BECAUSE IT'S 300 FEET IS WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, RIGHT.

WITHIN 300 FEET, CORRECT? YES.

UH, KEEP IN MIND THAT'S JUST, UM, CODE REQUIREMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO REGULATE IT.

MM-HMM .

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY PREVENT IT.

SO, UM, THE CODE IN ITSELF WOULD BE USED IF WE FOUND THAT SOMEBODY WAS IDLING THEIR TRUCK LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES WITHIN 300 FEET.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR SAVANNAH? THANK YOU, SAVANNAH.

GREAT PRESENTATION.

THIS IS, UH, DISTRICT ONE, WHICH IS, UH, COMMISSIONER JOHN KO'S AREA.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM FIRST? WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL CARDS, MA'AM.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE.

THAT'S .

THAT'S, UM, ARE YOU READY FOR THE SPEAKERS? YES.

OKAY.

UH, THE FIRST IS THE APPLICANT, ABDUL NOR, UH, WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.

SIR, COME UP.

HOW ARE YOU? PRETTY GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

ABDUL 6 0 1 POPLAR VISTA LANE, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.

AND THE ADDRESS FOR THE BUSINESS? 12 0 2 AVENUE R.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

THANK YOU.

UH, DO YOU WANNA MAKE A GENERAL STATEMENT BEFORE WE ASK YOU A QUESTION OR ARE YOU GOOD? YES, I, OKAY.

YES.

I SUPPORT THE USE OF THE PARKING LOT, A HUGE PARKING LOT, WHICH IS QUITE EMPTY.

AND SO WE'LL BE USING IT FOR TRAINING AND FILLING A BIG NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR THE SHORTAGE OF TRUCK DRIVERS, EVEN THOUGH TRUCKING IS NOT THE BEST FAVORITE FOR EVERYBODY, BUT STILL MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, WE ADVOCATE SAFETY SAFE DRIVING IT WITHIN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE AND, UH, PRODUCING NEW SAFE TRUCK DRIVERS.

SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.

YES, SIR.

WOULD IT COMMISSIONER HAVE IT? COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES.

THANK YOU.

ABDU.

UM, MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS A NEW BUSINESS FOR YOU OR ARE YOU MOVING FROM A DIFFERENT LOCATION? UH, FAIRLY NEW, UM, IN GENERAL TERMS OF THE AREA.

OKAY.

BUT, UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME TRAINING IN OTHER LOCATIONS AND NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO THIS LOCATION OFFICIALLY.

SO YEAH.

IT'S CONTINUATION OF A BUSINESS.

YES.

THAT WAS GONNA BE MY FOLLOW UP TO SEE IF YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS, UH, ACTUAL TRAINING YES.

IN THE PAST, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE BUSINESS HERE.

TO HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS? UH, ALMOST FOUR YEARS NOW.

MM-HMM .

YEAH.

AND SO, UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMPETITION? WHERE'S YOUR COMPETITION? A LOT.

.

SO THAT'S, THIS IS A BRAVE STEP.

IF YOU HAVE COMPETITION IN THE GRAND PRAIRIE AREA AND YOU WANT TO BRING THIS BUSINESS, UH, YOUR REASONING FOR THAT, YOU JUST, UH, WE DO COOPERATE.

UH, WHAT WE DO DO IS PEOPLE THAT WE CANNOT ACCOMMODATE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

WE WOULD TO ALSO WORK WITH OTHER SCHOOLS, SO.

OKAY.

OKAY.

YEAH.

WE DO COOPERATE AND COMPETE AT THE SAME TIME.

MM-HMM .

YEAH.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF COLLABORATIONS THAT KEEPS EVERYBODY IN BUSINESS.

THAT'S TRUE.

AND TEXAS IS GROWING AND EVERYBODY'S COMING TO TEXAS, SO WE REALLY NEED YOU TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE TRAINED AND THEY DRIVE WELL.

? YES.

UH, COMMISSIONER CHAARI? YES.

UM, WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION GONNA BE? UM, EIGHT 30 TO FIVE.

OKAY.

EIGHT 30 TO FIVE, INCLUDING THE WEEKENDS AS WELL.

OKAY.

UH, SATURDAY,

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OKAY.

YEAH.

COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN, YOU APPEARED BEFORE US BEFORE MM-HMM .

MM-HMM .

YES.

AND I'M ALSO GOING TO APPEAR TOO, 'CAUSE I'M LOOK CHANGING LOCATIONS FROM OFFICE WISE FROM 360, UH, TWO ZERO.

UH, YEAH, SHE THE SAME BEFORE.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO A NEW LOCATION, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO OR MORE SUVS.

BUT THANKFULLY THANKS TO GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE, I'VE RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO NEW STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED TO US THAT WERE DRIVING A, WITHOUT A LICENSE, BUT ONLY WITH A PERMIT .

SO THAT COVERS PART OF THE COST.

SO THANKS TO GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE, SO VERY GOOD.

WELL, IT IS, UH, DEFINITELY GREAT THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S BRINGING BUSINESS TO GRAND PRAIRIE AND ALSO FOR THE CHILDREN COMING OUT OF SCHOOL, THOSE THAT DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TO GO TO COLLEGE.

THERE'S ALL, THERE'S EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE TRAINED IN, IN DOING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE A LIVING.

SO I THINK THAT'S, IT'S A GOOD THING.

IT'S A ANOTHER, UH, ALTERNATIVE FOR, FOR FOLKS THAT, UH, DECIDE WHAT THEY WANNA DO IN LIFE.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOU.

WE HAVE A SECOND CARD FROM DANNY SMITH WHO WAS JUST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

UM, HE WANTED TO HEAR THE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE NOTING HIS SUPPORTER OR OPPOSITION.

OKAY.

HELLO SIR, HOW ARE YOU? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

UH, DANNY SMITH.

I'M 25 62 SUNNYVALE ROAD IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

YES SIR.

AND SO WE ARE, IF YOU, I DUNNO IF YOU CAN PULL A MAP BACK UP.

WE ARE JUST SOUTH OF THAT MM-HMM .

AND EVEN THOUGH MAYBE IT LOOKS ALL INDUSTRIAL AROUND THERE, CAN YOU, WHOEVER'S DOING THAT MM-HMM.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

ONE MORE.

OKAY.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

UH, IT'S KIND OF SMALL FROM HERE, BUT EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS INDUSTRIAL ALL AROUND THERE, THIS, THIS NOTTINGHAM AREA HAS BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME.