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READY? READY? YES, MA'AM.WELCOME TO THE STAFF BRIEFING OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE
[ Planning & Zoning Briefing 01132026]
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE MEETING OF JANUARY 13TH, 2026.I'M CHERYL SMITH, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THE STAFF BRIEFING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS HERE BY CALL ORDER AT FIVE THIRTY FIVE THIRTY 7:00 PM THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS WHERE THE STAFF BRIEFS THE COMMISSION AND PREVIEWS THE CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA COMMISSION MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE CASES.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE BRIEFING.
PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING REGULAR MEETING.
TROOPER BEGAN NO EARLIER THAN 6:30 PM I'LL NOT CONDUCT A CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.
AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE.
HERE, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR TY CHAPMAN, CHRISTOPHER O COLEY, VICTOR MEDINA, AND JOHN PCO OF ANY ITEMS EXCEPT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
STAFF READY TO PRESENT? GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.
WE'RE GONNA START WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO STP 25, UH, DASH 10 DASH 0 0 4 3.
THIS IS A SITE PLAN FOR HIGHWAY 1 61, MIXED USE IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
UM, IT'S A SITE PLAN FOR A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING FOR RESTAURANT USES.
UM, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 35 80 SOUTH HIGHWAY 1 61.
IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED PD 2 94, AND THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY IS 2.23 ACRES.
THIS IS KIND OF A AERIAL VIEW.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF IKEA.
UM, I BELIEVE THE TOPGOLF IS TO THE EAST OF IT, BUT IT'S, IT'S THE AREA IN, UM, YELLOW.
IT WILL BE, THEY'RE PROPOSING 23,000 505 58, SORRY, SQUARE FEET OF MIXED, UM, RESTAURANTS.
IT MEETS THE DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING IN YELLOW ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND THE SITE PLAN.
UM, THE PROPERTY ALSO MEETS ALL OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
UM, IT IS MEETING ALL OF THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL.
HERE ARE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.
UM, EVERY FRONT IS SIMILAR IN ITS LOOK.
THESE ARE THE EAST AND WEST ELEVATION.
THEY ARE MEETING ALL OF THE APPENDIX F CHECKLIST ITEMS, PROVIDING 12, UH, MENU ITEMS. THEY ARE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, UH, RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSION HAS QUESTIONS ON THIS FRONT.
THIS, IT'S A ALL IN ONE BIG BUILDING.
IT'S NOT INDIVIDUAL WALKABLE RESTAURANTS.
WILL THAT BE NO, IT'S GONNA BE ALL ONE, ONE BUILDING.
KIND OF LIKE A FOOD HALL TYPE.
DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY? NO, I DID ASK.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY, UM, TENANCY.
ITEM THREE AND FOUR ARE COMPANION CASES.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CPA 25 12 0 0 2 4.
THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON HILL STREET AND STADIUM DRIVE.
THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE, MAP AND DESIGNATION.
THE CURRENT DESIGNATION IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND THE PROPOSED, UH, DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND OFFICE.
HERE YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF WHAT BOTH OF THOSE LOOK LIKE.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, SURROUNDED BY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND THEN ACROSS FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON HILL STREET, WE HAVE MIXED USE DESIGNATIONS VERY QUICKLY, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE FOLLOWING POLICIES, UM, HELP US GUIDE RETAIL AREAS.
RETAIL SHOULD BE LOCATED IN AREAS WITH HIGH VISIBILITY.
RETAIL USES SHOULD PROVIDE SERVICES TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL
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USES.THEY SHOULD ALSO SERVE AS A BUFFER AND TRANSITION BETWEEN HIGHER AND LOWER INTENSITY.
USES THE DRC RECOMMENDATION, YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS.
STAFF IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST BECAUSE THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
ALSO, AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE FLUME DESIGNATION IS NOT THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY.
IT IS A RECOMMENDED LAND USE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PER THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST, ZERO N 2 5 12 0 0 4 2.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE 303 0 6 3 12 AND THREE 14 HILL STREET.
THE ZONING, UH, FOR THREE HUNDRED AND THREE OH SIX, WHICH ARE THE PROPERTIES TO THE EAST IS GENERAL RETAIL.
THE ZONING FOR THREE 12 AND THREE 14.
THE PROPERTIES ON THE WEST SIDE IS SINGLE FAMILY FOUR.
THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE IS TO GO TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR GENERAL RETAIL USES.
AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.
YOU CAN SEE APPROXIMATELY THE SPLIT IN ZONING ON THOSE SUBJECT PROPERTIES.
UM, ALSO TO THE EAST OF THE SITE, WE HAVE GENERAL RETAIL.
TO THE NORTH, WE HAVE SINGLE FAMILY, ONE TO THE WEST, SINGLE FAMILY FOUR AND SOUTH OF THE SITE WE HAVE BOTH PD 4 43 AND GENERAL RETAIL.
UM, I KNOW YOU GUYS LIKE THIS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SINGLE FAMILY AREAS ARE GENERALLY DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.
THE GR THAT IS ADJACENT ON THE EAST SIDE IS CURRENTLY A VACANT PROPERTY.
AND PD 4 43 IS THE GRANT PRAIRIE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING COMPLEX.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OFFICE USES LOCATED IN THE GENERAL RETAIL.
SO THIS IS, UM, A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN.
I THINK GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE SITE WILL BE DEVELOPED FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY WITH THIS PLAN.
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES AN 1100 SQUARE FOOT WELCOME COTTAGE, A 64 SQUARE FOOT STORAGE SHED, AND A PLANT NURSERY AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY SHOWN IN GREEN.
ALSO FEATURES, UH, ROCK WALKWAYS, SMALLER TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE NURSERY.
PROPERTY FOR PLANT VIEWING AND PURCHASING, AND OF COURSE PARKING LOT AND MANEUVERING AISLE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND A NEW FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG HILL STREET.
THE PROPOSED PD WILL ALLOW MOST USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT OR BY SPECIFIC USE PERMIT UNDER THE CURRENT GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT.
WITH THAT SAID, THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED PROHIBITING THE FOLLOWING USES EMERGENCY CARE CLINIC, HOSPITAL, EMS, ALCOHOL, PACKAGED BEER AND WINE CELLS FOR OFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTION, CONVENIENCE STORES WITH AND WITHOUT GAS SALES, SMOKING LOUNGES.
LET ME REFER TO MY STAFF REPORT AND SMOKE SHOPS.
UM, SO AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THE UDC REQUIRES A MASONRY SCREENING WALL ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A VARIANCE.
THEY'RE PROPOSING A SIX FOOT WOODEN FENCE ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PROPERTY LINES.
THE COMMISSION HAS HEARD A EXCEPTION REQUEST VERY RECENTLY FOR THIS VERY SAME VARIANCE.
UM, YOU DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE EXCEPTION REQUEST AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING THE ITEM ON JANUARY 20TH.
SINCE THAT TIME, THE APPLICANT HAS EXPANDED THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE PLANT NURSERY TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL THREE 12 AND THREE 14 HILL STREET PROPERTIES.
SO THE ORIGINAL EXCEPTION REQUEST THAT YOU HEARD IN DECEMBER WAS FOR THE AREA SHOWN WITH THE YELLOW LINE.
AND NOW THE PD IS, UH, RECOMMENDING THAT WE VARY TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO EXTEND THAT TO INCLUDE THE BLUE LINE.
YOU MAY BE, UH, YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE APPLICANT HAS, UM, REQUESTED A BOARD ON BOARD HORIZONTAL WOOD FENCE.
IT WILL BE SIX TO EIGHT FEET IN HEIGHT.
THERE IS A MAINTENANCE CLIN, UH, PLAN AVAILABLE BUILT OUT OF THIS, UH, SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS.
AND IN LINE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE PROVIDING SUFFICIENT
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SCREENING, WE SENT 12 NOTICES TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.WE'VE RECEIVED ZERO LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND THREE LETTERS IN OPPOSITION REPRESENTING TWO UNIQUE ADDRESSES.
THOSE TWO UNIQUE ADDRESSES ARE SHOWN IN RED, AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SHOWN IN BLUE.
MADAM CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE BODY OF THE OPPOSITION? YES.
SO WE HAVE, UH, 3 0 1 CRESCENT SHOWN IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.
THE COMMENT IS, I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED TO HAVING THESE TRACKS CHANGED TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR GENERAL RETAIL.
THE SECOND POSITION WE HAVE IS AT 4 21 NORTHWEST FOURTH STREET, SHOWN TO THE LEFT.
THE COMMENT IS PLEA, PLEASE KEEP TO THE SOUTH OF HILL STREET.
AND THEN THE THIRD, UH, POSITION, WHICH ALSO ORIGINATES FROM 4 21 NORTHWEST FOURTH STREET, DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
STAFF IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE, UH, ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE THE PROPOSED USE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED GENERAL RETAIL, AND THE REQUESTED ZONING CHANGE IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING ZONING TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.
AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE THE FLUME DESIGNATION IS NOT A ZONING DISTRICT.
IT IS A GUIDE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SHOULD THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
THE FOLLOWING LAND USES SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
ALCOHOL, PACKAGED BEER AND WINE SALES FOR OFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTION, CONVENIENCE STORES WITH AND WITHOUT GAS SALES, SMOKING LOUNGE AND SMOKING SHOP.
NUMBER TWO, DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AS A PLANT NURSERY SHALL NOT REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN IF ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
AND FINALLY, A SIX TO EIGHT FOOT TALL HORIZONTAL BOARD ON BOARD WOOD SCREENING FENCE MAY BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF THREE 14 HILL STREET AND THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF 3 14, 3 0 6 AND 300 HILL STREET INSTEAD OF THE MASON REESE SCREENING WALL.
MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS INTERESTING.
I'LL LET THE COMMISSIONERS GO FIRST.
COMMISSIONERS, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE.
UM, ON THE FENCE, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS APPROVED WITH THE PREVIOUS, YOU KNOW, LAST TIME AROUND.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AT FENCE? THAT WOULD BE THE PROPERTY OWNER.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION JUST YET.
BUT THAT WOULD BE THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE PLAN.
IS THAT A SIX OR A, UH, SIX TO EIGHT.
SO ORIGINALLY SHE DID SAY SIX TO EIGHT FEET.
THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN SHOWS IT AT SIX FEET.
AND LET ME BACK UP AND JUST SHOW YOU THIS.
UH, THERE YOU CAN SEE, SO SIX FOOT WOOD FENCE ALONG HERE.
THIS PROPERTY LINE DOWN HERE TO RIGHT HERE, THEY WILL HAVE A FENCE WITH A GATE TO SECURE THE PLANT NURSERY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN ALSO ALONG THIS LINE IS A SIX FOOT WOOD FENCE.
PROPOSED, AGAIN, COMES IN AT AN L AND CLOSES THE GAP.
GUYS, I'M JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BOTH THE NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH OR TO THE WEST.
UH, WE PREFER TO HAVE A TALLER, THAT'S MY SENTIMENTS.
I I HAVE A MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT IT.
NOW, BEFORE, DID WE HAVE ANY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION LETTERS BEFORE, DID WE? WE DID NOT.
ADAM CHAIR, THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
WE HAVE OPPOSITION THAT'S GO, WE GO BACK TO IT.
THE FIRST UPPER RIGHT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO PROXIMITY TO THE NURSERY.
AND, AND I'M WONDERING, APPARENTLY I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.
'CAUSE WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO PUT IT THERE? IT'S NOT IN A, UH, HIGH AREA WHERE IT WOULD BE A LOT OF, UH, ACTION TRAFFIC, A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
THEN I'LL BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE, THE, THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE, THAT TRAFFIC, HOW IS THAT GONNA AFFECT THEM? YOU KNOW, A LOT OF MOVEMENT.
SO I HAVE MIXED EMOTIONS ON THAT ONE.
I HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU SAID WE APPROVED RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OPPOSITION LETTERS OF, WE HAVE ANY, NOW I WILL GO BACK AND TELL YOU DURING THE EXCEPTION PRESENTATION, I DID ALSO NOTE, UM, THAT THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF EXISTING VEGETATION THAT WILL SORT OF HELP WITH THE SCREENING OF THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE BACK.
AND OF COURSE, THE COMMISSION COULD DECIDE TO MAKE A DIFFERENT CONDITION.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE A TALLER FENCE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY, UH, CAPABLE OF MAKING IT.
MY MY DEAL IS, UH, THE, THE NEIGHBOR, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
SO NOW THAT THERE'S OPPOSITION, I WOULD THINK THAT THE, THE OWNERS WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT AND MAYBE, YOU
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KNOW, TRY TO EXPLAIN AND MAKE EVENTS THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE AT A BIG SERVICE OR WHATEVER.BUT THERE'S BEEN NO CONVERSATION.
THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION TO ASK THE APPLICANT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT SHE WILL BE HERE THIS EVENING.
I ALSO KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR OPPOSITION IS HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK AS WELL.
COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WITH THIS? ONE LAST POINT, ERIN? UH, IN TERMS OF THE, THE STAFF LOOKED AT ALL THE OUTCOMES FOR GENERAL, OR THERE'S SOME EXCEPTIONS THERE, BUT THE, YOU KNOW, SO MANY THERE.
SO I THINK THOSE WERE SOME THAT WERE MISSED.
IS THERE ANY OTHERS, I GUESS I'M ASSUMING FROM THE STAFF THAT WOULD BE RECOMMENDED THERE? OTHER, JUST, YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT WERE, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S THOSE, THOSE WERE THE MOST INCOMPATIBLE USES THAT STAFF FELT NEEDED TO BE PROHIBITED.
SHE DID COME IN AND ADD SOME ADDITIONAL ONES.
THE SMOKING LOUNGE, THE VAPE SHOPS, THAT SORT OF THING.
UM, BUT YEAH, STAFF DID, DID LOOK AT THAT COMMISSIONER AND WE, UM, HAVE CONDITIONED OUR OWN RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THAT.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD ASK IS THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, SIMILAR, UH, CASES LIKE THIS? I CAN'T RECALL.
'CAUSE THAT IS A FAIRLY GREEN AREA, A FAIRLY RESIDENTIAL AREA.
UH, MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU MEAN A PLANT NURSERY? YES.
UM, THERE MAY BE, AND I WILL DEFER TO SAVANNAH, UH, RASHAD OR JULIE, IF YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER LOCATIONS, THERE IS A PLANT NURSERY ON CARRIER THAT IS ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT ZONING WAS IN PLACE.
I CAN'T RECALL A REQUEST THAT CAME BEFORE THE CITY, BUT IT IS AN EXISTING LOCATION.
IT'S BEEN THERE A LONG TIME AGO.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE GRANDFATHER IN BEFORE Y'ALL STARTED DOING FLOW MAYBE? NO, IT'S ALLOWED IN THE CURRENT ZONING.
SO THAT POINT, UM, Y'ALL NOTED THAT Y'ALL APPROVED THE FENCE EXCEPTION LAST MONTH.
RIGHT? UM, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ZONING AS IT'S SHOWN WITH THE YELLOW DASH LINE IS GENERAL RETAIL.
SO THAT USE, THE USE WE'RE SPEAKING OF IS ALLOWED IN GENERAL RETAIL MM-HMM
ALL THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO DO IS EXPAND FURTHER WEST.
SO THIS FENCE DISCUSSION ISN'T THE END ALL BE ALL IN STOPPING THE USE OR CONSIDERING THAT WHETHER OR NOT THE ISSUE IS ALLOWED? THIS IS ALLOWED.
I THINK THE ONLY REASON I ASKED IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A THREE OPPOSITION LETTER.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION LETTERS BEFORE AND THAT TO ME WAS JUST A RED FLAG THAT UNLESS THEY JUST WOKE UP AND REALIZED THAT THAT WAS GONNA BE HAPPENING IN THE AREA, I DON'T KNOW, JUST SEEMS A LITTLE ODD THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW WE HAVE THE OPPOSITION LETTERS.
THIS TYPE OF USE IS NEW TO GRAND PRAIRIE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, BUT AREA, I WILL SAY, JUST FROM MY EXPERIENCE, DROP DOWN TO ARLINGTON ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE RETAIL AREA, YOU MAY SEE CALLAWAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S THE PREMISE FOR THIS.
WHETHER OR NOT IT'LL WORK OR NOT, THAT'S MARKETING AND WHATNOT.
BUT, UH, I THINK THAT'S THE REASONING FOR THE, THEY'RE WANTING TO LOCATE HERE.
THEY MIGHT DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND NOT BE RIGHT ON THE, WE ALL BE ON RETAILER, SO APPARENTLY, BECAUSE BLAS IS KIND OF THAT WAY.
DO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN? YES, MA'AM.
RASHAD, YOU SAID THAT WE APPROVED THE EXCEPTION FOR FENCING LAST.
CAN YOU BRIEF ME ON THAT? BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE.
SO YEAH, WE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL PNC RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
BUT WHAT ARE YOU SAYING IS STUDENT COUNCIL HAS NOT MADE A FINAL DECISION YET.
SO GOING BACK TO YOUR POINT, ERIN, WE COULD ASK THAT THE FENCING BE EIGHT FEET? YES, MA'AM.
MS. CHAP, THAT WAS APPROVED ON THE, THE ONE LOT VERSUS THE YEAH, BUT WE, WE DID IT BEFORE.
IT WAS ON A SMALLER VERSION AND IT WASN'T, THERE WEREN'T ANY OPPOSITION LETTERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK THAT'S IT.
UH, THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RELATED TO THE SAME PROPERTY.
UH, THE FIRST REQUEST IS A ZONING CHANGE AT 2155 WEST INTERSTATE 20.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
IT'S AN EXISTING OFFICE WAREHOUSE BUILDING.
UH, THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM PD 55 FOR COMMERCIAL TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP DE UH, DOES DESIGNATE THIS AS LIGHT
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INDUSTRIAL.SO THEIR PROPOSAL IS, UH, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE, THE FLU.
UM, THEY HAVE AN EXISTING CO FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSE, AND THEY'RE, UH, WANTING TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE SOME LIGHT MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY.
UH, THAT LAND USE IS NOT CURRENTLY ALLOWED.
AND SO THAT IS THE, THE REASON FOR THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST.
UH, SO THEIR PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ESTABLISHES LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AS THEIR BASE ZONING DISTRICT.
AND AGAIN, IT'S AN EXISTING A LITTLE OVER A 400,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE WAREHOUSE BUILDING.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS ESTABLISHES A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE SLATS AS AN ALLOWABLE SCREENING FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE.
UH, THE UDC CURRENTLY REQUIRES, UH, EITHER A MASONRY WALL OR A WOODEN FENCE DEPENDING ON, UH, THE LOCATION OF THE OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA AND THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
UM, SO THIS IS THE EXHIBIT THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED, UH, SHOWING THE TYPE OF PROPOSED, UH, SCREENING.
UH, THEY ARE PROPOSING TO, UH, ADD THOSE SLATS TO THE EXISTING CHAIN LINK FENCE.
UM, SO AGAIN, THIS FIRST COMPONENT IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM A PD, UH, 55 FOR COMMERCIAL TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND TO ALLOW, UH, THE CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH SLATS AS AN OPTION FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE SCREENING.
UH, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
COMMISSIONER, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? HOW, UM, DOES THIS RUN 24 HOURS OR IS THERE A TIME RESTRAINTS ON WHEN THEY CAN, UM, RECEIVE SHIPMENTS INTO THE WAREHOUSE FOR DAILY OPERATION? SO WE DO NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS.
WE DO HAVE NOISE RESTRICTIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
UM, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS YOU CAN ONLY OPERATE BETWEEN THIS HOUR, THESE HOURS.
AND DO WE KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY NOISE COMPLAINTS AT ALL? WOULD WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT? I, I DO NOT KNOW.
SO THIS IS, UH, THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ON THE SAME PROPERTY.
UH, THE REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE ACCESSORY USE.
UH, THIS IS TRIGGERED BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT, AND SO THAT'S WHY THE SUP IS REQUIRED.
UM, SO THEY'RE PROPOSING TO STORE EXCESS EMPTY METAL RACKING ON THE SITE.
UH, SO YOU CAN SEE THEIR EXISTING, UH, BUILDING, UH, PLAN ON THE SCREEN.
THE RED BOXES ARE SHOWING WHERE THEY'D LIKE TO, UH, BE ALLOWED TO DO OUTSIDE STORAGE.
UH, SO THAT AREA IS ABOUT 35,000 SQUARE FEET OF THE STORAGE AREA.
AND THEN THE METAL RACKS ARE 15 TO 18 FEET IN HEIGHT.
AND AGAIN, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO ADD THE POLYETHYLENE SLATS TO THE EXISTING CHAIN LINK FENCE TO SCREEN THE OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA.
UH, SO ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING THIS TYPE OF SCREENING, UM, HAS TO DO WITH SOME OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THE SITE.
UH, SO ON THE SCREEN YOU CAN SEE KIND OF A, A SNIPPET OF THE, THE AERIAL, UH, THE AREA IN BLUE REPRESENTS THE ENCORE EASEMENT.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE LINE, THE ORANGE LINE, WHICH REPRESENTS THEIR EXISTING CHAIN LINK FENCE.
UH, THE ENCORE EASEMENT EXTENDS BEYOND WHERE THE PAVEMENT, UH, MEETS THE CURB OF THE GRASSY AREA.
UM, AND SINCE THAT, THAT EXISTING FENCE IS WITHIN THAT EASEMENT, UH, IT PREVENTS THEM OF CONSTRUCTING A PERMANENT SOLID FENCE AT THIS LOCATION.
UM, SO THEIR, UH, PROPOSAL FOR THE SLATS IS BECAUSE OF, OF THESE EXISTING, UH, SITE CONDITIONS.
UH, THIS IS AN IMAGE OF THE LOCATION, UH, SHOWING THE, UM, EXISTING CHAIN LINK FENCE AND THE OUTSIDE STORAGE.
AGAIN, THEIR REQUEST IS JUST FOR THE, UH, AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE LANE.
UH, SO THAT AREA, UM, IN THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED.
UH, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
UH, THE FIRST IS THAT THE OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AREA SHOWN IN RED ON THEIR ATTACHED SITE PLAN.
UH, THE OUTSIDE STORAGE SHALL NOT OCCUR WEST OF THE FIRE LANE, UH, OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA.
SHE'LL BE AT LEAST 210 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, UH, ALONG I 20.
THAT'S AN EFFORT TO, UM, MINIMIZE SOME OF THE VISUAL IMPACT OF THOSE METAL RACKS AS YOU WERE DRIVING BY.
IT'S, UH, BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT, IT WILL STILL BE VISIBLE, UH, BUT MOVING IT BACK MAY LESSEN THAT IMPACT.
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UH, THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE, THE SLATS ON THE CHAIN LINK FENCE, AND THEY SHALL INSTALL THOSE SLATS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
UM, THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT THE FENCE IS NOT GONNA BE TALL ENOUGH TO, SO YOU CAN STILL SEE THE, UH, THE SWAMPS, I MEAN THE, UM, STONE ITEMS. CORRECT.
SO THIS IS A VIEW, UH, FROM THEIR PARKING LOT FACING SOUTH.
WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT? THAT WHAT, WHO WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT? SO THIS IS WOULD, SO AS YOU WERE DRIVING BY, YOU WOULD BE FURTHER AWAY FROM THAT.
YOU WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE STORAGE, UH, WHICH IS WHY STAFF HAD THE RECOMMENDATION TO, TO PUSH IT BACK 210 FEET.
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY, UH, WHERE THIS, UH, DRIVE IS RIGHT HERE.
AND SO THAT WOULD MAYBE TAKE OUT THE FIRST ROW OF THIS.
YEAH, I WOULDN'T THINK IT'D BE RIGHT TO HAVE THEY TRY TO, THEIR MATERIAL BE SEEN.
SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CONCERNS ON THAT? ANY QUESTION? THE VIEW YOU'RE SEEING NOW IS FROM THE FRONTAGE ROAD OF I 20.
THE OTHER VIEW WE BEING SCREENED WOULD BE WALMART.
SO THE OTHER SIDE HERE, THERE'S THE ENCORE EASEMENT AND THEN THE WALMART PARKING LOT.
SO WE DON'T HAVE MUCH STUFF WORRY ABOUT.
AND YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH THOSE.
I GUESS I, IT WAS KIND OF HARD TO SEE, BUT YOU CAN'T, THEY'RE JUST VERY, VERY SLIGHT LITTLE HOLES IN THE SLATS.
SO THIS IS JUST CHAIN LINK ONLY.
SO THEY'RE PROPOSING IT TO ADD SLATS TO THAT.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT? TO THIS SLATS? OH, THE LATS.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE, THAT CAN YOU MAKE ANY MONITOR? I THINK IN YOUR LAST ITEM YOU HAD ONE SLIDE THAT HAD A BIGGER PICTURE.
OH, IT'S, YOU WANT, THERE WE GO.
SO S GOING ON THE LEFT, YOU WANT ON THE LEFT, IS THAT IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT, THE RIGHT OR WHAT THAT YES.
SO THAT'S, UH, KIND OF THE, THE SMALLER IMAGE IS A ZOOMED IN IMAGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL SLATS.
AND THE OTHER IMAGE IS KIND OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE INSTALLED ON A CHAIN LINK FENCE.
IT LOOKS A LOT BETTER
BUT IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY YOU, YOU PROBABLY THINK YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT BEFORE.
BUT THE, THEY NEVER LOOKED THAT NICE BECAUSE IN THE TEXAS SUN THEY GET BRITTLE AND THEY BREAK REAL EASILY.
AND SO YOU, YOU ALWAYS SEE THEM LIKE REALLY TORN UP.
IT'S JUST THEY'RE NOT REALLY MADE FOR TEXAS HEAT.
WELL, THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
THAT'S LOOK, SO I MEAN, SO CODE ENFORCING THEY GOING TO LOOK TO SEE IF IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD TO YOU TO, TO CLEAN IT UP OR HOW'S THAT GONNA WORK OR THAT, I MEAN, THAT WOULD FALL UNDER FIXED MAINTENANCE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER? YES.
IF IT'S A DILAPIDATED, BUT USUALLY IF IT'S SOMETHING REGARD TO DILAPIDATION, IT WOULD BE IT FALLING DOWN.
IT COULD LOOK, IT COULD LOOK REALLY BAD LIKE A COMMISSIONER MEDINA SAID.
I WOULD, I WOULD SAY A QUESTION.
THIS WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT TO ASK WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A, THE SPECS FOR THIS SPECIFIC MATERIAL.
THEY COME UP WITH NEW STUFF EVERY YEAR.
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, YEAH, MAYBE THEY COME UP WITH A MATERIAL THAT IS MORE USER FRIENDLY, BUT IT'S WEATHER AND YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD A CONDITION WITH REGARD TO MAINTENANCE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? THANK YOU.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS BCC DASH 25 DASH ONE DASH 0 0 0 4.
IT IS A UNIFIED SIGNAGE PLAN, UM, FOR ROSA'S CAFE MONUMENT SIGNS CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
UH, SO THIS IS UNIFIED SIGNAGE PLAN TO REQUEST VARIANCES TO SIGN REQUIREMENTS IN THE UDC.
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THE SIGN PLAN INCLUDES THREE MULTI-TENANT SIGNS AND TWO SINGLE TENANT SIGNS.UH, MONUMENT SIGNS, SORRY, UH, FOR A PROPOSED RESTAURANT AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT IN PD 1 43.
UM, IN THE YELLOW ON THE RIGHT, HERE'S A AERIAL VIEW.
IT'S JUST, UH, WEST OF THE EXISTING IKEA THAT'S OUT THERE ALONG 1 61.
UM, SO THIS IS A SITE PLAN SHOWING ALL FIVE.
UM, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THEM, BUT JUST TO SHOW YOU NUMBERS.
ONE, THREE AND FOUR ARE THE MULTI-TENANT MONUMENT SIGNS AND NUMBERS TWO AND FIVE ARE THE SINGLE-TENANT MONUMENT SIGNS.
SO THE MULTI-TENANT MONUMENT SIGNS, IF YOU CAN SEE, UM, ARE AGAIN, ONE, THREE AND FOUR.
UM, THEY ALL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NUMBER THREE, MEET THE AREA HEIGHT AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
THE SIGN NUMBER THREE IS EXCEEDING THE AREA REQUIREMENT.
AND I'LL, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE END.
THESE ARE THE SINGLE TENANT MONUMENT SIGNS NUMBER TWO AND, UH, FIVE, SORRY.
UM, AND THEY ACTUALLY MEET THE MAXIMUM AREA AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
SO WHAT ARE THE VARIANCES THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING VARIANCES? UM, MAXIMUM AREA FOR MULTI-TENANT MONUMENT SIGN IS THE FIRST REQUEST, THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
IT IS A VARIANCE TO THE MAXIMUM AREA OF 100 SQUARE FEET TO ALLOW AN AREA OF 149 SQUARE FEET FOR THAT M THREE MULTI-TENANT SIGN.
AND THEN ALL OF THEM HAVE THESE TWO VARIANCES, MASONRY CLADDING VARIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT SIGN CABINETS BE CLAD IN MASONRY TO ALLOW SIGN CABINETS FOR ALL OF THE MONUMENT SIGNS TO BE CLAD IN PRE-FINISHED OR TEXTURED METAL.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS MULTIPLE SIGNS ON A SINGLE FRONTAGE VARIANCE TO SIGN SPACING REQUIREMENTS TO ALLOW A MULTI-TENANT MONUMENT SIGN, WHICH WAS M1 AND A SINGLE TENANT MONUMENT SIGN M FIVE ON A SINGLE STREET FRONTAGE STAFF IS UNABLE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BECAUSE, BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET UDC REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, STAFF DOES NOTE THAT THE PLAN WILL PROVIDE FOR COORDINATED AND UNIFORM SIGNAGE FOR THE 8.5 ACRE, UH, MULTI-PHASE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS REQUEST IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS VARIANCES GRANTED, UM, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING IKEA, WHICH I MENTIONED IS TO THE EAST OF THIS PROPERTY, WHICH ALSO REQUESTED VARIANCES TO THE MASONRY CLADDING AND MULTIPLE SIGNS ON A SINGLE FOOTAGE REQUIREMENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, WE'RE GLAD THEIR COMMENT.
DID YOU ISSUE ANY QUESTIONS? SO I, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO OVERALL WITH 1 61, IS THIS GONNA BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN ALL THE OTHER LOCATIONS ASIDE FROM IKEA? OR ARE WE JUST TALKING ABOUT ROSES OR ARE THERE OTHER BUILDINGS THAT COULD COME IN AND HAVE THIS? UM, SO THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IS GONNA BE FOR MULTI-TENANTS, NOT JUST ROSES.
YEAH, IT'LL BE FOR ALL OF THE, UM, ALL OF THE LOCATIONS THAT COME IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.
SO THERE'S I THINK, 1, 2, 3 THAT ARE SHOWN THERE.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY PHOTOS AT ALL OF LIKE A, UM, AN ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? UM, JUST THESE PICTURES THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED FOR THE SIGNS YEAH.
SO THAT THEY HAVE THE LARGEST PIECE OF, UH, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, RIGHT.
ROSES? IS THAT WHY THERE'S, I MEAN, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TENANTS I'M ASSUMING ARE SMALLER TENANTS.
ROSES A VERY POPULAR, UH, RESTAURANT.
I, I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT REALLY.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE IF I'M, IF YOU'RE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN OR WHATEVER, YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING, YOU'LL SEE THAT BIG SIGN.
I MEAN, THEY'RE GONNA DRAW A LOT OF BUSINESS.
UM, IF WE'RE DOING IT IN OTHER PLACES, I, I REALLY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
I'M ASSUMING THAT ALL OF THE TENANTS WOULD HAVE, HAVE CONVERSATION AND THEY ALL AGREE TO, WE WOULDN'T, THEY WOULD'VE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BEING BIGGER THAN THE REST.
OR THAT WOULD BE MOST THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIPS, UM, MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, WHOEVER IN THIS, I'LL SAY, AS HANNAH NOTED, THIS ISN'T OUT OF THE NORM.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY A POSITIVE TO HAVE A DEVELOPER COME IN AND WANT TO DO A UNIFORM APPLICATION FOR ALL THE SIGNAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO THAT'S THE WAY WE SEE IT, MINUS THE VARIANCES.
YOU'LL SEE THEY'RE STILL SHOWING SOME, SOME KIND OF STONE CLADDING, WHICH I THINK WOULD STILL BE NICE.
UM, SO OVERALL WE SEE THIS AS A POSITIVE.
THIS IS THE ONLY S WE HAVE WE'LL HAVE, RIGHT? IT'S BE THE FIRST ONE, RIGHT? YES.
I JUST, I GUESS WITH THE STAFF MIND KIND OF WHAT OFF? YEAH.
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MEANS TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE OR SUPPORT BECAUSE OF THE UTC IT'S WRITTEN.I PROBABLY SEE THAT, BUT SEE THESE APPLICATIONS, BUT, UH, RIGHT NOW THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE TO RESUME.
ALSO, ROSAS IS THE ONE THAT'S DIRECTLY OFF OF 1 61, SO RIGHT.
THEY ARE THE FIRST ONES THAT YOU OH YEAH.
I'VE SEEN IT FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS NOW.
YOU, ANYBODY ELSE? PERMISSIONS HAVE QUESTIONS? PRESENTATION.
I'LL BE PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
THIS IS ZON 25 DASH 12 DASH FOUR ONE.
THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
IT'S FOR THREE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 33 0 1, 33 0 5, AND 33 15 ELLIS DRIVE.
THIS IS SOME AERIAL, EXCUSE ME, IMAGES OF THE PROPERTY.
AND I'LL GET TO, UH, SOME MAP IMAGES IN A SECOND.
BUT JUST WANNA GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE, OR I SHOULD SAY THREE PROPERTIES OUT THERE.
UM, AND THESE ARE SOME ZONING IMAGES OF THE CURRENTS, UH, ZONING OF THOSE THREE PROPERTIES AS WELL AS THE COMPREHENSIVE, UH, OR EXCUSE ME, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
SO YOU'LL NOTE THAT THERE IS NO ACCOMPANY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THIS CASE.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEIR ZONING REQUEST IS GOING FROM SINGLE FAMILY ONE FOR ALL THOSE THREE PROPERTIES TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, TO NOT ONLY MATCH THE SURROUNDING ZONING DISTRICTS, BUT ALSO FOR TAXABLE PURPOSES.
AND SO THERE'S NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS PROPERTY.
UH, 16 NOTICES WORSENED OUT TO THOSE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.
AND THEN ONSCREEN, YOU'LL SEE THOSE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UH, DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, UM, THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO FOR THIS REQUEST, THE DE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL, AND WE SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT, UH, ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE BY THOSE I STANDARDS, UH, IF THERE'S ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THOSE THREE PROPERTIES.
AND I CAN GO BACK TO THESE IMAGES JUST FOR REFERENCE.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
MR. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OR THEY HAVE NO, KIND OF WHAT THEY PUT IN THERE? SO THERE IS AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN MIND.
UM, IT'S JUST AN OUTSIDE STORAGE FACILITY, SMALL BUSINESS LOCALLY OWNED.
UM, THERE IS SOME VACANT PROPERTY, UH, OR PORTION OF IT IS VACANT, UH, TO THE NORTH.
BUT, UH, NO FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AT THIS TIME AND THE APPLICANT WILL BE HERE TONIGHT AS WELL IN CASE THEY DO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY.
THE ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS THE LAST ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS A ZONE CHANGE CON PLAN ZON 25 1, UH, 12 0 0 4 3.
SO I KNOW YOU GUYS SAW A
SO, UH, WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS THEY HAVE ACQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT ACRE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPOSED NEW STREET.
SO AGAIN, THIS WAS HELP THEM BUILD THEIR INTERSECTIONS.
I THINK IT'S JUST THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH A LOT OF PROPERTY OWNERS.
I THINK AS THEY PROGRESS, THEY'RE BEING APPROACHED BY MORE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO'S WILLING TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
SO, UM, AGAIN, UM, THIS IS THE NEW BOUNDARY BASED ON THE APPROVED ZONING.
THE RED AREA IS THE SMALL CORNER THAT THEY'RE ADDING ON.
THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE IS ONLY EIGHT ACRES MAKING THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT ABOUT 14, UH, 50, UH, ACRE THAT, UH, 1450 ACRES.
SO AGAIN, UM, THEY ARE KIND OF WORKING ON DOING A, UH, DATA CENTER RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S NO PROPOSAL FOR THE LOT TO THE NORTH, AND THEY'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN LANDS AND, YOU KNOW, UM, UTIL EASEMENTS AND, UH, CREEKS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
UH, WE DID SEND 1 0 9 PUBLIC NOTICES THAT WERE THREE OPPOSITION LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVED, WHICH WAS INCLUDED THE PACKET.
SO JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT ONE LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THIS NORTHERN CORNER.
AGAIN, THERE'S NOT REALLY A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED DIRECTLY TO THAT.
ONE LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THIS CORNER TO THE SOUTH.
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UM, AGAIN, THE DATA CENTER IS PROPOSED UP HERE.UM, ANOTHER LETTER WAS SENT FROM A MILLER STREET, BUT WE, THE PERSON DID NOT LIST THE STREET NUMBER.
SO WE'RE NOT SURE HOW TO IDENTIFY.
AGAIN, THE DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THE, UH, VERBIAGE WAS ON THE RECOGNITION? YES MA'AM.
SO THE FIRST VERBIAGE WAS, UM, FROM THE, THE PERSON WHO'S LIVING ON THIS CORNER UP HERE.
SO THE COMMENT SAID, UM, TO BE TOTALLY HONEST, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ANNEX.
I'M IN THE BUFFALO HILLS, UH, MOBILE HOME PARK.
THIS HAS BEEN IN MID LITHIUM TEXAS POSTAL DISTRICT EVER, EVER SINCE I MOVED OUT HERE IN 1989.
I KNOW YOU ANNEX JUST NORTHWEST OF US AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL SURROUND US.
BUT HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE BUFFALO HILLS MOBILE HOME PARK? WHERE CURRENTLY, UH, UNINCORPORATED DOES THIS MEAN THAT YOU'LL BE ANNEX, UH, ASSISTING TAXES ON US AND WE WILL REMAIN ISOLATED AND STILL BEING UNINCORPORATED? IF SO, I DON'T OBJECT TO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
I ONLY OBJECT IF IT AFFECTS OUR TAXES.
UH, FORTUNATELY THE OTHER COMMENT IS VERY SHORT
SO THE MILLER STREET, UM, NO TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
AGAIN, THE ADDRESS HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE COMMENT FROM THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY, A TERRIBLE IDEA TO KILL COMMUNITIES.
UM, SO THAT WAS JUST A COMMENT.
NOW CENTERS ARE, I MEAN, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITIES THAT SHE HAS IN MIND WHEN SHE MADE THAT COMMENT.
BUT MAYBE THAT OPPOSITION, MAYBE THE PERSON WILL ATTEND THE MEETING.
WE'RE NOT SURE, BUT I THINK EVERY OPINION COUNTS.
ABOUT FIVE, NONE THAT WE APPROVE.
I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT I'M AWARE OF.
I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME PDS THAT WANTED TO DO SOME DATA CENTER CAN INCLUDE THAT.
RIGHT? IN THE, UM, ONE THAT I RECALL WAS ONE SMALLER LOT ON HARD ROCK, BUT THEY PROCEEDED WITH JUST BUILDING A TYPICAL WAREHOUSE.
SO I THINK THIS ONE, IT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT WILL BE SEE THAT OR CONSTRUCTED THAT I'M AWARE OF.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER? I, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, SO MY CONCERN LIES WITHIN, UM, IS THERE A LIMIT TO HOW MANY DATA CENTERS WE'RE GONNA HAVE BECAUSE THERE'S AN ELECTRICITY CONCERN AS WELL AS, UH, WATER CONCERNS.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY TOOK THE TIME.
I KNOW THESE THINGS ARE MOVING IN FAST, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE SURE THE CITY IS AWARE THAT IT'S A HUGE BURDEN ON THE WATER AND THE ELECTRICITY BECAUSE THESE DATA CENTERS NEED TO STAY COOL.
SO THEY REQUIRE LOTS OF WATER.
UM, SO ANYWAY, JUST HOPEFULLY THOSE THINGS ARE BEING INCLUDED.
SO BEFORE THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED AND THE PD WAS ADOPTED, UM, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING CONSISTENTLY WITH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UM, BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY NEED THE WATER MORE THAN WE HAVE THE WATER.
SO I KNOW THEY'RE BUILDING SEVERAL WATER TOWERS OUT THERE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED OUT THERE.
SO OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS WORKING, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, CITY OF FACILITY IS IN THE FACILITIES THAT THEY'RE CONSTRUCTING ARE GONNA BE IN PLACE.
THEY DID BUILD A ENCORE SUBSTATION, IF YOU REMEMBER THE SITE PLAN THAT WE APPROVED LAST YEAR, NOT ONLY TO MEET THE ELECTRICITY INDEED HERE, BUT TO ADDRESS THE DEED THAT'S IN THE AREA.
I THINK, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS DILIGENTLY WORKING ON SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HE HAD THAT.
I BELIEVE THE DATA CENTERS THAT HE'S REFERRING TO ARE THE MINING CENTERS.
AND THESE ARE NOT MINING CENTERS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY PUT 'EM IN, THEY PUT IT IN THE LAW THAT THEY WEREN'T SPECIFICALLY GONNA DO MINING, UH, CRYPTO MINING IS WHAT I'M REFERRING TO.
SO THE ONES THAT REALLY STUCK UP, A LOT OF IT'S ALL DATA CENTERS, BUT THOSE IN PARTICULAR.
AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARY SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS PROPERTY CAN BE INCLUDED UNDER THE CURRENT PD STANDARD THAT WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT.