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WELCOME[Planning & Zoning Briefing 10142025]
TO THE STAFF BRIEFING OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 14TH, 2025.I'M CHERYL SMITH, CHAIR OF PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION.
BRIEFING OF THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT 5:32 PM THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS WHERE THE STAFF BRIEFS THE COMMISSION AND PREVIEWS THE CASES ON TONIGHT'S D 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 HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER REGULAR MEETING.
YOU'LL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 6:00 PM I'LL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF THE FORUM.
MAY I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE.
HERE, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR JAMIE MENDEZ.
ARE YOU HONEST? WE NEED TO DISCUSS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NOT AT THIS TIME, MA'AM, BUT IT IS POSTED SHOULD YOU WISH TO GO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE POSTED.
YOU READY TO PRESENT? ALRIGHT.
THE FES ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A TEXT AMENDMENT T 25 0 9 0 0 3 4 FOR APPENDIX S DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
UH, WHAT THIS REQUEST DOES, IT CREATES APPENDIX S UM, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO SB EIGHT 40.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THESE CHANGES AND WHAT, WHAT THEY INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH, UM, IS TO ENCOURAGE THE CONTINUATION OF HIGH QUALITY GROWTH WITH DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WILL HELP PRESERVE OR IMPROVE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS AND ENSURE THE CONTINUED HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT AND MOBILITY OF THE CITY.
UM, SO THE COMPLETE CHANGES WERE IN YOUR PACKET.
UH, I'LL, I'LL SUMMARIZE THEM.
UM, THE FIRST, UH, THE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS AND THE HEIGHT ARE STIPULATED BY SB EIGHT 40.
AND THIS JUST ARTICULATES THIS IN APPENDIX S UH, WE ARE SETTING A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIVE BUILDINGS THAT INCLUDE THE LEASE BUILDING OR CLUBHOUSE.
UH, WE ARE ALSO SETTING THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR ONE BEDROOM UNITS AT 1000 SQUARE FEET.
UH, WE'RE ALSO STIPULATING THE BREAKDOWN OF DIFFERENT UNIT MIX.
SO WE ARE REQUIRING ONE BEDROOM UNITS ACCOUNT FOR 10% OF THE TOTAL UNITS.
UH, TWO BEDROOM UNITS ACCOUNT FOR 30% OF, UH, TOTAL UNITS, AND THEN THREE BEDROOM UNITS COUNT FOR 60% OF THE TOTAL UNITS.
UM, WE'VE, UH, ADDED SOME SCREENING REQUIREMENTS SO THAT WALLS ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL SLASH COMMERCIAL ZONE RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL ZONE PROPERTIES, UH, REQUIRES A 10 FOOT MASONRY.
WALL WALLS ADJACENT TO THE RIGHTS OF WAY, UH, REQUIRE AN EIGHT FOOT MASONRY WALL.
UH, AN EXCEPTION MAY BE REQUESTED FOR WR IRON FENCING WITH COLUMNS, AND THAT CAN BE GRANTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE.
UH, FOR THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS, WE ARE REQUIRING 30% OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE SITE BE LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPED, AND THEN REQUIRING A MINIMUM OF FOUR INCH CALIPER TREES AT A MINIMUM OF EIGHT FEET.
AT THE TIME OF PLANTING, UH, ONE TREE FOR EVERY 500 SQUARE FEET OF REQUIRED LANDSCAPING AREA, UM, FOR THE POOL, WE ARE REQUIRING AN OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL AT A MINIMUM SIZE OF 13,000 448 48 SQUARE FEET OF SURFACE AREA.
WE'RE REQUIRING A TRAIL THAT GOES THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
IT MUST BE A MINIMUM OF SIX FOOT WIDE TRAIL, AND THE LENGTH OF THAT TRAIL HAS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, TRAIL MUST THEN CONNECT TO ABUDDING SIDEWALKS OR TRAILS WITHIN THE GRAND PRAIRIE PARK'S MASTER PLAN.
AND SO FOR THE PORTIONS OF THE TRAIL OUTSIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, THE WIDTH OF THOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE, UH, THE LARGER WIDTH NOTED IN ARTICLE 12 OF THE UDC, THE PARKS MASTER PLAN OR THE BIKE MASTER PLAN.
AND FOR THE OFF STREET PARKING STANDARDS, WE'RE REQUIRING A PARKING DIMENSION OF 10 FEET BY 20 FEET.
AND THEN WE'RE NOT ALLOWING COMPACT PARKING, UH, STORMWATER IF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT'S REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, IT SHALL BE PROVIDED AS A RETENTION BASIN.
UH, THE UTILITIES MUST A, UH, BE ADEQUATELY SERVED PER CITY REQUIREMENTS.
AND THEN WE'VE ADDED A PUBLIC ART COMPONENT REQUIREMENT.
UH, SO ONE ART PIECE REQUIRED IN THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, UH, IN THE CLUBHOUSE AREA OR SOMETHING THAT'S VISIBLE FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, THE VALUE OF THAT HAS TO EQUAL OR BE GREATER TO $4 PER SQUARE FEET OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURES, UH, THAT INCLUDE DWELLING UNITS.
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AND THEN IN LIEU OF ARTWORK ON SITE, UH, THE DEVELOPERS HAVE AN ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART FUND AND AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 12 OR $2 PER SQUARE FEET OF THE PUBLIC, UM, STRUCTURES CONTAINING DWELLING UNITS.AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL ART STANDARDS IN THERE THAT MUST BE PERMANENTLY AFFIXED AND WEATHER RESISTANT.
AND THEN THE OWNER OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THAT ARTWORK.
UM, SO WE ARE PRESENTING THIS ITEM, UH, BEFORE YOU ON THIS AGENDA.
IT IS ALSO ON CITY COUNCIL'S AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION.
SO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THE MR. SAY ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THIS WAS A HUGE FACTOR IN INFORMATION A LOT, YOU KNOW, UM, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER WHAT THE, UH, LEGISLATURE DOES AND THEY'VE DONE WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
BUT MY CONCERN, THIS, WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS JUST TO, TO CLARIFY AND TO MAKE, UM, UM, TRY TO STILL WATCH OVER OUR CITY IN A MATTER THAT THE, UH, ANYTHING BEING DONE IS STILL FITS OUR VEIL, SO TO SPEAK.
YES, IT'S INTENDED TO, IF I'M NOT SAYING THAT CORRECTLY, BUT YES, IT'S INTENDED TO CONTINUE HIGH QUALITY GROWTH WITH DESIGN STANDARDS THAT HELP PRESERVE OR IMPROVE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS AND ENSURE THE CONTINUED HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT AND MOBILITY OF THE CITY.
YEAH, I GUESS THE ONLY BIG CONCERN I HAD WAS WHEN IT, WHEN THE, THE LEGISLATURE SAID THAT ANYTHING THAT'S GENERAL IN THE RETAIL, I MEAN THAT MEANS THAT THEY COULD JUST PUT APARTMENTS ANYWHERE THEY CHOOSE, BUT, BUT THEY CAN ONLY DRAW THE LINE.
IT IS CLOSE TO AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.
IS THAT HOW THAT READ? SO IT, IT IS AVAILABLE, THE SB EIGHT 40, UH, ALLOWS MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED USE, UH, RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS WITHIN AREAS THAT ARE ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND OFFICE.
UH, THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THAT RULE, UM, FOR ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ALLOW HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES OR WITHIN 1000 FEET OF AN AN EXISTING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE.
AND THEN THE LAST THING, AND THEN I THINK THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER ERY HAD A QUESTION IS THAT IN SOME INSTANCES WE YOU HAVE NO INPUT AT ALL THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
THEY WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES STIPULATED IN SB EIGHT 40, UH, THOSE THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIED IN THAT DEFAULT TO OUR UDC.
SO THEY WILL HAVE TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
YEAH, MY QUESTION, UM, BY ALL MEANS I AGREE WITH, UM, COMMISSIONER, UM, IT SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO SUPPORT OUR CITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, DOING WHAT WE CAN TO TRY TO KEEP THESE THINGS FROM JUST TAKING OVER OUR CITY.
UM, BUT HOW DOES THIS STACK UP AGAINST THE STATE? LIKE ARE WE LOOKING AT ANY SORT OF LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS BY DOING THIS OR IS THIS ALLOWED? HAVE ANY OTHER CITIES DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS YET? SO I WILL NOT SPEAK ON THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS.
I WILL JUST NOTE THAT SB EIGHT 40 INCLUDES THINGS THAT THE CITY CANNOT CONTROL.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, UM, THE HEIGHT AND THE DENSITY, IT DOES NOT SAY THAT WE CANNOT REQUIRE CERTAIN OTHER ELEMENTS.
SO THE ELEMENTS THAT WE ARE STILL ABLE TO CONTROL, WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR IN OUR UDC.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE AGENDA, MAVIS TIRE HAS REQUESTED THEIR ITEM TO BE TABLED.
SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANY, UH, DISCUSSIONS OR PRESENTATION.
WHICH, WHICH ITEMS THERE? UH, MAVIS TIRE, THEY ARE UNDER THE POSTPONEMENT, UH, I'M SORRY, THE WITHDRAWN.
IS THAT THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE? YES, MA'AM.
THIS NEXT ITEM, ITEM SIX IS ACCOMPANYING A ZONE CHANGE, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, UH, FOR TWO PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 4 0 2 AND FOUR SIX NORTHWEST 20TH STREETS.
AGAIN, THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR TWO PROPERTIES THAT ARE RESIDENTIAL.
AND WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS, UH, TO DO A ZONE CHANGE.
AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE PRESENT AN ACCOMPANYING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
UM, CURRENTLY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT SHOWS THESE TWO PROPERTIES AS COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE.
AND SO TO, UH, CHANGE THAT, WE WOULD REQUEST IT
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TO BE CHANGED TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.AND I'M GOING TO BRUSH THROUGH THIS ONE RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND I'LL COME BACK IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
BUT REGARDING CPA, UH, SORRY, DON'T KNOW THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
REGARD REGARDING CPA TWO FIVE DASH OH NINE DASH 0 2 1, STAFF IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE THE PROPOSED USE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
HOWEVER, STAFF NOTES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON A BLOCK THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE, AND THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, AND WEST.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS A ACCOMPANYING ZONING CHANGE, ZERO N TWO FIVE DASH OH EIGHT DASH 0 0 3 1, WHICH IS A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FOR 4 0 2 AND 4 0 6 NORTHWEST 20TH STREET.
AND I WILL COME BACK FOR QUESTIONS FOR THIS, UH, PREVIOUS ITEM.
SO THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD ZONE REQUEST.
THERE'S TWO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND THERE'S A, UH, THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO CONSTRUCT TWO NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES TO DO SO.
HE HAS TO DO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUESTS FROM THE CURRENT ZONING, WHICH IS GENERAL RETAIL TO SINGLE FAMILY SIX.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTS REQUESTED WITH THIS REQUEST.
AND 50 NOTICE, 51 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.
AND AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDATION IS GONNA BE THE SAME.
UH, WE WANT TO NOTE THAT UH, THERE IS, UH, PROPERTIES LOCATED ON THE SAME BLOCK THAT DO ALLOW FOR THAT, DO HAVE RESIDENTIAL HOMES ON IT CURRENTLY.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, ON THE AERIAL IMAGE THERE, THAT IS CURRENTLY TWO VACANT LOTS.
AND IF YOU SEE, UM, IN THOSE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, THOSE ARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
AND SO AGAIN, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TWO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES CHANGING FROM GENERAL RETAIL ZONING TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE, UH, COMMISSION MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.
I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT RELATIVELY QUICKLY, BUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
SO WHAT WOULD BE, WHAT ELSE WOULD GO THERE? I MEAN, LIKE, SO EVERYTHING THERE IS HOMES, BUT ON THIS ONE PARTICULAR PLOT OF LAND, IT'S CURRENTLY SET FOR RETAIL GENERAL RETAIL, CORRECT.
SO WHAT WOULD THE CITY DESIGNATE THAT FOR THEIR, UH, FOR THEIR FOOD, FOR THEIR FUTURE LAND USE? WHAT WOULD THEY SEE? WHAT WOULD THE CITY LIKE TO SEE THERE? SO CURRENTLY IT IS THE FUTURE, SORRY.
CURRENTLY THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DOES SHOW IT AS COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE.
SO IT WOULD BE ANYTHING LIKE WHAT IT SAYS IN THE NAME, RIGHT? UH, OFFICES, SMALL RETAIL STORES, THINGS OF THOSE NATURE.
THIS IS AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THIS IS, THERE'S NO OPPOSITION.
SO FOR ME, I, I SEE THAT LETTING THEM BUILD THE HOUSES THERE BECAUSE, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE COULD, COULD GO THERE.
UH, THERE, NOBODY'S AG START COMPLAINED ABOUT, UM, SWITCHING IT OVER 'CAUSE THE NOTICE HAS TO, HOW, HOW OFTEN, HOW SOON DO YOU PUT THE NOTICE OUT, UH, ABOUT THE REQUESTS? UM, YES, WE SENT OUT NOTICES EARLIER THIS MONTH.
UM, NOT ONLY THROUGH, UM, THE MAIL, BUT WE SENT OUT NOTICES AGAIN, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, UM, SAVANNAH OR JULIE, BUT WE DO SEND OUT NOTICES TWICE.
UM, SO WE SEND THEM OUT FREQUENTLY FOR ONE ITEM.
SO, SO THE ITEMS NOTICED FOR PMV FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, THAT NOTICE IS SENT, UH, TO PROPERTIES WITHIN 300 FEET.
THERE'S A PUBLICATION NOTICE THAT'S PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER.
UM, THE NEW LAW ALSO REQUIRES THAT WE POST NOTICE OF THE POST, THE LEGAL NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ALSO ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.
SO, SO IT'S, IT IS BEEN EVERYWHERE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE.
AND IF I MAY ADD, WE ALSO REQUIRE THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO PUT UP A ZONING REQUEST, CHANGE SIGN ON THE PROPERTIES.
TWO OF THOSE WERE PLACED ON THESE PROPERTIES AND THEN, UM, THE ITEM WILL BE RENO WHEN IT GOES TO COUNCIL.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MADAM CHAIR SALVADOR, I HAVE ONE QUESTION YES.
TO YOUR OTHER SLIDE AT THE NORTH END OF THAT.
WHAT'S THAT? WHAT IS THAT? IT'S GOT A, THIS SLIDE? YES, SIR.
RIGHT AT ABOVE THAT 4 0 2 ADDRESS, THERE'S LIKE, IT LOOKS LIKE A GARAGE OR SOMETHING.
YES, IT'S LIKE A CONTRACTOR SHOP.
UM, BUT IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL.
THERE'S NO SIGNAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OUTSIDE.
SO THAT WOULD BE IN THEIR BACKYARD, CORRECT? YES.
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BE FACING THEIR BACKYARD, CORRECT.COMMISSIONER, I, CAN YOU MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER JUST TO SEE? YES, I CAN TRY TO ZOOM IN.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOT, UM, IF IT'S A TIRE, IS THAT A COMMERCIAL PROGRAM THAT, THAT SEEMS TO BE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE'RE SPEAKING TO AND WE'RE SAYING IT, IT'S ALL RESIDENTIAL.
IF I COULD, THE STAFF REPORT NOTES THAT THERE'S RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH, TO THE WEST AND TO THE SOUTH.
SO ON THREE SIDES OF IT, IT IT'S RESIDENTIAL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING CONDITIONERS COMMISSIONERS.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST, SUP 2 5 0 8 0 0 3 0.
THE SPECIFIC USE REQUEST IS FOR A REGISTERED GROUP HOME LOCATED AT 27 47 SMORE DRIVE THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES IS ZONED PD 1 69.
UM, AND THE LAND USES ARE ALL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
SO BACK IN 2023, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL REQUIRED THAT ALL GROUP LIVING RESIDENTIAL UNITS REGISTER WITH THE CITY.
AND IF THEY'RE WITHIN 2,500 FEET OF ANOTHER REGISTERED GROUP HOME, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
SO THIS IS SOME DEFINITION FOR YOU.
I'LL LET Y'ALL READ THAT YOURSELVES.
UM, AND AGAIN, IT IS AN SUP IS REQUIRED IF THERE IS ANOTHER HOME LOCATED WITHIN 2,500 FEET.
AND WE HAVE TWO, THOSE HOMES ARE LOCATED IN RED.
YOU CAN SEE THE ARROWS COMING OFF THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, BOTH OF THE LOCATIONS ARE A LITTLE MORE THAN 2200 FEET AWAY FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE APPLICANT IS, UM, PROPOSING A REGISTERED TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY.
THEY WILL BE LICENSED AND ARE LICENSED FOR ANOTHER LOCATION AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 2009.
TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES ARE FOR RESIDENTS WHO REQUIRE STAFF ASSISTANCE TO LEAVE THE FACILITY AND ARE NOT CAPABLE OF FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS IN AN EMERGENCY AND REQUIRE NIGHTTIME ATTENDANCE.
THE OPERATIONS AND CLIENTELE ARE REGULATED BY THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OF THE STATE.
AND PROPOSED SERVICES WILL INCLUDE MEALS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, HEALTH MONITORING, TRANSPORTATION AND PERSONAL CARE.
THE OPERATIONAL PLAN, WE HAVE 24 HOUR OPERATIONS.
WE HAVE STAFF ON SITE 24 HOURS.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIX RESIDENTS.
AGAIN, THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE MEALS AND TRANSPORTATION, PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE.
UM, AS FAR AS SECURITY GOES, OUR STAFF IS GOING TO UNDERGO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND AND SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, CHECK CHECKS, EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT, REGISTRY CHECK, AND CREDENTIAL VERIFICATIONS.
62 NOTICES WERE SENT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR.
WE RECEIVED THREE IN OPPOSITION FROM TWO UNIQUE ADDRESSES, AND THOSE ARE SHOWN IN RED THERE.
THE DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS THAT THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED.
SIX, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES.
A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM APPROVED AND INSPECTED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL IS REQUIRED, MUST MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE REGULATIONS AND LOCAL ORDINANCES MUST BE AN APPROVED REGISTERED GROUP HOME FACILITY IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
THE APPLICANT SHALL MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED STATE LICENSES AND FINALLY A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS REQUIRED.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, MADAM CHAIR? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? I, I HAD A COUPLE, UM, WITH REGARD.
I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE ECONOMY HAS A LOT OF FOLKS ARE DOING THE GROUP HOMES, BUT I, MY CONCERN IS THE CODE COMPLIANCE, IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE GONNA TRULY COMPLY WITH, 'CAUSE IF THEY'RE HAVING A LOT OF MATERIALS OUTSIDE THE FRONT OF THE HOME, I'VE HEARD COMPLAINTS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, UH, YOU KNOW, IN, IN MAINTAINING THE CARE.
AND THEN I'M WONDERING IF, IF IT SIX IS, IS IS, UH, TOO BIG? I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S UH, IT'S NOT THAT HOUSE.
IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR SIX OCCUPANTS TO TAKE CARE OF SIX OCCUPANTS.
AND THEN NORMALLY THEY HAVE HOSPITAL BEDS AND ALL THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS.
IT SEEMS WHY IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF TIGHT.
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IS HERE THIS EVENING.I THINK THAT SHE'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
BUT REGARDING CODE COMPLIANCE BEING REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE AS A GROUP HOME, THEY WILL BE HAVING INSPECTIONS, I BELIEVE PROBABLY ON AN ANNUAL, UM, TIMEFRAME.
ANNUALLY THEY HAVE INSPECTIONS, SO WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE GOING OUT AND CHECKING IN WITH THEM.
BUT ANNUAL WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THE, THE, THE INFRACTIONS WOULD BE HAPPENING DURING THE, THE YEAR.
AND THAT'S WHAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HATE FOR THE FOLKS OF THE COMMUNITY AROUND THEM HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT, THAT THAT'S MY CONCERN.
I'VE SEEN THAT BE PROBABLE BEFORE IN OTHER AREAS.
SO THIS PERSON HAS ANOTHER GROUP HOME, SOMEWHERE ELSE SHE DOES IN THE CITY OF CRANBERRY.
DID SHE HAVE ANY, ANY, UH, COMPLIANCE ISSUES? NONE THAT I KNOW OF.
DID SOMEBODY ELSE HAVE A QUESTION? COMMISSIONER FEDORA FEDOR? I'M SORRY, WHAT? WHAT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN PERSONAL CARE? PERSONAL CARE WOULD BE THINGS LIKE ASSISTING WITH HYGIENE, SHOWERS, SHAVING, UM, SO IT'S AN ASSIST, LIKE AN ASSISTED FACILITY? IT IS, YES.
BUT AN ASSISTED LIVING MM-HMM
BUT RUN BY THE STATE? NO, IT'S GOING TO BE RUN BY THE APPLICANT, BUT LICENSED BY THE STATE.
AND WHAT ELSE GOES INTO BEING AN APPROVED REGISTERED GROUP LOAN IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE? THE SITE, IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL INSPECTION.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE REGISTERED, WHICH GETS THEM THE ANNUAL INSPECTION.
THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR MORE THAN FIVE RESIDENTS.
SO IN THIS CASE, IF YOU RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND COUNSEL APPROVES IT, SHE WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET A CO.
BUT THE, I WOULD SAY IT, THAT'S WHAT NUMBER FIVE, HOPE.
AARON, JUST FOR MY INFORMATION, I'M FAMILIAR WITH, UH,
THIS IS, THIS WILL HAVE STAFF 24 HOURS.
COMMISSIONER STAFF OR SECURITY? I THOUGHT IT WAS SECURITY AROUND THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE STAFF, BUT THE SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE TO BE SURE THEY ARE GETTING CANDIDATES THAT ARE APPROPRIATELY LICENSED AND TRAINED.
THOSE CHECKS WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS.
IT'S MORE SO BACKGROUND CHECKS, I GUESS.
THE PERSONS DOING THE, UH, COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN? YES.
UM, WELL THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
UM, WHAT'S THE RATIO FOR PROVIDER TO THE, THE CLIENT? I GUESS THE DIRECT SERVICE RATIO.
SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING FOUR TO SIX STAFF MEMBERS ON SITE AT A TIME.
UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT INCLUDES SORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PEOPLE.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE FOUR PEOPLE ATTENDING TO THE SIX PATIENTS THAT SHE HAS ON STAFF.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO ANSWER? THANKS MA'AM.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS SUP 2 5 0 8 0 0 3 2.
THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR KCE CHAMPIONS AT ILX TEXAS HERITAGE.
UM, THE REQUEST IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD DAYCARE USE.
UM, THIS IS LOCATED AT 1 0 7 0 1 HERITAGE PARKWAY, ZONED PD 3 2 2 8.
THIS IS ALREADY AN EXISTING SCHOOL.
THERE'S ALREADY AN EXISTING BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL UM, DAYCARE.
WHAT THEY, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TODAY IS A BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR PRE-K AGE STUDENTS.
SO AGAIN, THERE'S ALREADY IN A SCHOOL, THERE'S ALREADY AN EXISTING DAYCARE PROGRAM.
THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR PRE-K AGE, UM, CHILDREN.
YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, CHAMPIONS AT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL THERE AND THESE ARE KIND OF THEIR OPERATIONS.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S FOR A PRE-K FOUR PROGRAM.
IT'LL BE FOR ONE HOUR BEFORE SCHOOL, 6:30 AM TO 7:30 AM AND THEN THREE HOURS AFTER SCHOOL, 3:30 PM TO 6:30 PM THEY ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 10 PRE-K FOUR STUDENTS AND THERE WILL BE FOUR TOTAL STAFF MEMBERS, ONE SITE DIRECTOR AND THREE TEACHERS.
THERE WERE 34 UM, NOTICES SENT OUT AND ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION DID COME IN.
ALL IT SAID WAS THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA.
THERE WERE NO LETTERS OF SUPPORT
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AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, WE'LL GO ON TO THE LAST ITEM THEN.
IT IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR BACK NINE GOLF SIMULATOR.
UM, THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS FOR AMUSEMENT SERVICES, INDOOR USE.
IT IS LOCATED AT 2,800 WEST CAMP WISDOM ROAD.
UM, PARTICULARLY THE SUITE NUMBER ONE 20.
UM, IN THIS PARTICULAR PD FOR AMUSEMENT SERVICES, THEY, THE APPLICANT NEEDS AN SUP.
UM, SO THERE IT IS, UH, 2,800 CAMP WISDOM AND YOU CAN SEE THE SURROUNDING.
INDOOR GOLF SIMULATOR IS A FRANCHISE.
UM, THEY WANNA BRING THEIR BUSINESS HERE.
THIS IS THEIR OPERATIONS AND ACCESS.
THEY WILL HAVE THREE SIMULATOR BAYS.
UM, THEY, THEY WORK ON A MONTHLY OR YEARLY MEMBERSHIP LEVEL.
THEY DO PROVIDE 24 7 UM, ACCESS TO THEIR MEMBERS.
PUBLIC ACCESS IS BY PUB, UH, APPOINTMENT ONLY AND THEY LIMIT THAT.
UH, THEY WILL NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC ASSETS ACCESS AFTER 9:00 PM UH, CAPACITY AND STAFFING, EACH BAY CAN MAXIMUM HOLD FIVE GUESTS.
PRIVATE EVENTS CAN HOST UP TO 30 TO 40 GUESTS.
UM, AND STAFF WILL BE ON SITE FOR TOURNAMENTS AND EVENTS.
UH, AS FAR AS FOOD AND BEVERAGES, THERE IS NO SALE OF FOOD, DRINKS OR ALCOHOL, BUT MEMBERS CAN BRING THEIR OWN.
THERE WERE IN 23, UM, NOTICES SENT OUT.
WE DID GET ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION WHICH SAID THERE'S TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AND MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS IN THIS BLOCK.
THERE WERE NO LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
I LIVE OUT THERE SO I CAN GO LOOK AT IT.
IT LOOKS, UH, DOESN'T LOOK THAT BIG FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT IF THEY SAID THEY COULD BRING IN THEIR OWN FOOD, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THEY BROUGHT IN ALCOHOL OR NOT IF HE DOESN'T HAVE A LICENSE FOR IT.
SO THE APPLICANT IS GONNA BE HERE.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION TO ASK.
YEAH, AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE 24 HOUR DEAL THERE BECAUSE I JUST, IF HE'S ONLY ONE PERSON THAT'S STAFFING IT, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT TO KEEP UP WITH AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A LOT.
I GUESS WE DO A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPLAIN THAN THAT.
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT UM, THE ACCESS IS GRANTED THROUGH A QR UH, CODE.
SO YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE A MEMBERSHIP.
UM, YOU DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH LIKE A, UM, A PORTAL TO REGISTER AND THEN YOU WOULD BE GRANTED THAT ACCESS CODE.
I GUESS THE ONLY THING I'D BE WORRIED ABOUT IS OVERBOOKING.
'CAUSE THE SPACE IS ONLY SO, SO BIG.
AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW THAT THAT PARKING LOT IS NOT THAT BIG.
SO AGAIN, WHOEVER THE OPPOSITION LETTER, I GUESS YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT IN THE, IN THE, IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
BUT I'LL BE CURIOUS AS EXACTLY WHAT THAT PERSON SAID.
WAS IT JUST THAT? IT WAS JUST THAT? YEAH, THAT REALLY WAS IT.
'CAUSE THE CAMP WIZARD IS ALREADY BUSY ALREADY.
YEAH, IT JUST MENTIONED TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AND A LOT OF ACCIDENTS IN THIS BLOCK.
DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? BUT GREG, YOU, DID YOU LOOK INTO THAT AT ALL? IT'S JUST, SO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THIS SIZE, IT HARDLY GENERATED ANY TRAFFIC.
UM, I THINK WHAT HANNAH WAS MENTIONING WAS IT WOULD BE A BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
SO I'M IMAGINING THEY WOULD'VE TIME SLOTS THAT PEOPLE WOULD ONLY BE THERE WHEN THEY HAD AVAILABLE UNLESS THEY OVERBOOK SO OVERBOOKED.
BUT IF WE'RE PUTTING THIS IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC RELATIVE TO SAY A RESTAURANT OR A CONVENIENCE STORE, IT WOULD BE FAR LESS THAN SOMETHING ELSE THAT MAY GO BACK.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? THINK THAT'S IT? OKAY, THANK YOU.
THAT BEING SAID, THAT IS THE LAST CASE AND UM, THE PUBLIC, MAYBE WE CAN ADJOURN FROM THE BRIEFING AND WE CAN RECONVENE AT, UH, 6 0 5.
IS THAT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY SO WE CAN GET IN AND OUT? WE WE'RE, WE STARTED THREE MINUTES.
WE ARE GONNA START AT SIX FOR THIS ONE.
AND SO YOU MADE, YOU'LL GET OUT EARLIER IF THAT'S OKAY.