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WE CAN START THE BRIEFING, AND[Planning & Zoning Briefing 05262026]
I'LL JUST SIT IN HERE QUIET FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR TO BE CERTAIN.LET'S SKIP THE BRIEFING ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, YEAH.
AND THEN VICTOR WILL BE, VICTOR AND KYLE WILL BE HERE FOR THE MAIN MEETING.
OH, SORRY FOR THE DELAY EVERYONE.
UH, WELCOME TO THE STAFF BRIEFING, THE STAFF BRIEFING OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE MEETING OF MAY 26TH, 2026.
I'M JOHN FEDORKO, VICE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THIS, THAT BRIEFING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETINGS HEREBY CALL THE ORDER AT SIX O'CLOCK, THREE MINUTES LATER.
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS WHERE THE STAFF RAISED THE COMMISSION AND PREVIEWS THE PHASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
UH, COMMISSION MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING IN PRESENTATION OF CASES, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE BRIEFING.
PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE REGULAR MEETING, WHICH WILL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 6:30 PM I'LL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL THE MEMBERS FROM THE PRESENCE OF QUORUM.
WE SAY HERE I, I'LL START WITH MYSELF, JOHN KO HERE.
CHERYL ANN SMITH, I CHAPMAN, MALCOLM CHAY, CHRISTOPHER O COLEY, FRANK GONZALEZ.
HERE, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR TY CHAPMAN, CAPTAIN CHERY, UH, CHERYL SMITH AND UM, VICTOR MEDINA STAFF.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO SKIP ITEM NUMBER FOUR FOR THE, THE BRIEFING.
IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT? OKAY.
UH, GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.
OUR ITEM NUMBER TWO IS SUP DASH 26 DASH ZERO THREE DASH 0 0 0 5.
THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, UH, FOR WHOLESALE AUTO SALES.
LOCATION IS 200 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, AS WELL AS 125 AND 127 NORTHEAST 31ST STREET.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE YELLOW, UH, WHAT LOCATION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED COMMERCIAL.
THERE YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY, UM, AND KIND OF ITS SURROUNDING WHAT THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST IS CURRENTLY EXISTING.
THERE IS A MINOR AUTO REPAIR FACILITY.
THEY DO AUTO BREAK AND OIL CHANGE, UM, AT SUITE EIGHT.
AND WHAT THEY WANNA DO IS ADD WHOLESALE AUTO SALES, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS SUP REQUEST IS FOR.
THEIR BUSINESS HOURS ARE FRIDAY, UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM THE WHOLESALE SALES WILL ONLY TAKE PLACE BETWEEN LICENSED AUTO DEALERS AT LOCAL OPTIONS, UM, MEANING THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC AUTO SALES, NO ONSITE DISPLAY AREAS, AND NO PAINT OR BODY WORK.
THIS IS THE, UH, PARKING PLAN THAT WAS, UH, PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT.
THEY DO HAVE SEVEN EMPLOYEES AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR SERVICE BAY.
THE INVENTORY FOR THEIR AUTO SALE PART OF THEIR BUSINESS WILL TYPICALLY BE STORED, UM, OFFSITE.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, INCLUDED SOME PARKING ALLOTMENT FOR THAT IN THIS PARKING PLAN AS WELL.
SO THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING 47 PARKING SPACES.
ADDITIONALLY, THE, YOU CAN SEE, UM, I THINK IT'S NUMBER 34 THROUGH 43 ARE STACKED.
SO INCLUDED IN THOSE 47 SPACES ARE THE STACKED PARKING SPACES.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING VARIANCE, UM, THAT STACK.
THEY'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR STACKED PARKING SPACES, VARIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 10.7 0.1 OF THE U-D-C-U-D-C, THAT ALL PARKING SPACES ARE TO BE NON STACKED TO ALLOW THOSE 10 ADDITIONAL STACKED PARKING SPACES.
SO THAT'S THE VARIANCE THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.
THERE WERE 35 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT, UM, TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
THERE WAS ONE LETTER OF SUPPORT AND ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION.
THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS.
UM, NUMBER ONE, THAT ALL PARKING SPACES SHALL BE NON STACKED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 10.7 0.1 OF THE UDC.
AND NUMBER TWO, THAT ALL OPERATIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS FOUND IN CHAPTER 13, UM, AND THE AUTOMOTIVE RELATED RELATED BUSINESS REGULATIONS OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE CODE OF ORDINANCE.
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END.ANY QUESTIONS FOR FOLKS? ARE WE GONNA GET THE SEAT OPPOSITION? UM, THERE WAS ONE OPPOSITION LETTER.
I HAVE IT HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
UM, IT JUST SAYS, I CAN READ IT TO YOU.
IT JUST SAYS, I LIVE IN A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS BUSINESS.
IT'S BOTH THE OPPOSITION AND THE SUPPORT LETTER.
ANYTHING ELSE, HANNAH? FOR MY OWN EDIFICATION STACK LITERALLY MEANS NO, NO, NOT ONE ON TOP, BUT LIKE ONE BEHIND THE OTHER.
UM, SO I'LL JUST GO BACK TO THAT.
UM, YOU SEE THERE'S LIKE A ROW OF PARKING RIGHT HERE, AND THEN THESE 10 SPOTS RIGHT HERE ARE STACKED.
SO THERE'S A FENCE RIGHT HERE.
UM, SO YOU WOULD LIKE KIND OF FILL IN THESE PARKING SPACES AND BEHIND THAT YOU WOULD PULL IN AND HAVE 10 OTHER SPACES.
SO IN ORDER TO GET, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS CAR OUT, YOU'D HAVE TO PULL THE ONE BEHIND IT OUT.
IS IT A AESTHETIC THING OR A SAFETY THING THAT THE UDC PROHIBITS STACKED PARKING LIKE THAT? OR I'M GONNA GO WHAT'S BEHIND THAT? MORE WITH SAFETY.
SAFETY AND IT CAN CREATE OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UM, PARTICULAR WITH RELATED BUSINESSES.
UM, SEE SOME NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FROM THAT.
WHAT CONSEQUENCES FROM THAT? THAT OUR, UH, COMPLIANCE COMPLIANCE TEAM THAT HAS DEAL.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR AN AUTO DRIVING SCHOOL LOCATED AT 6 1 5 SMALL HILL STREET IN SUITE ONE 12.
UM, AUTO DRIVING SCHOOLS REQUIRE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WHEN THEY'RE IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW.
THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES ON THE NORTHWEST AND EAST SIDE, UM, ARE ALSO COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
AND THEN SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS A COMBINATION OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND CENTRAL AREA ZONING.
UM, YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
WE'VE HAD A RECENT REQUEST AT THIS LOCATION IN A DIFFERENT SUITE.
SO NORTH OF THE PROPERTY YOU HAVE GRAND PRAIRIE WATER UTILITIES.
WE HAVE VACANT LAND ON EACH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN SOUTH WE HAVE SOME UNDEVELOPED LAND AS WELL AS A BUS SERVICE BUSINESS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF THE SUITE IN QUESTION OUTLINED IN ORANGE.
UM, THEY DO HAVE ENOUGH PARKING TO MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THIS IS SHARED SPACES FOR ALL OF THE TENANTS AT THIS LOCATION.
SO THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST, THIS IS A STATE LICENSED NON-COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOL PROVIDING STANDARD DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES THAT INCLUDES ONLINE DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINING AND AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY ROAD TESTING, UH, VIA ROUTES THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THEY WILL BE OFFERING IN-PERSON CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS.
HOWEVER, THAT WILL BE LIMITED TO SIX STUDENTS PER CLASS AND THE CLASSES WILL BE SCHEDULED IN STAGGERED SHIFTS.
UM, HOWEVER, MOST OF THE OPERATIONS DO OCCUR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
THE BUSINESS HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM A QUICK NOTE.
UM, ROAD TESTING AND DRIVER TRAINING VEHICLES WILL NOT BE STORED AT THIS LOCATION.
THEY WILL BE STORED AT THE APPLICANT'S COPPEL LOCATION.
STAFF SENT 13 NOTICES TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
WE'VE RECEIVED ZERO LETTERS IN SUPPORT, ZERO LETTERS IN OPPOSITION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION.
UM, PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A SIGNED, UH, TENANT LANDLORD SOLID WASTE VERIFICATION FORM TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT INDICATING THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PERMISSION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER TO USE THE PROPERTY'S EXISTING ON ONSITE DUMPSTER.
IF A TENANT LANDLORD SOLID WASTE VERIFICATION FORM IS NOT PROVIDED, THE APPLICANT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH A SEPARATE SOLID WASTE ACCOUNT WITH THE CITY'S SOLID WASTE PROVIDER, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A MINIMUM TWO CUBIC YARD DUMPSTER.
AND WITH THAT COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME THIS EVENING? QUESTIONS SO I HAVE JUST ONE CLARIFICATION QUESTION? SURE, SURE.
SO ALL THE CARS THAT, YOU KNOW, INSTRUCTORS WOULD USE, THAT'S
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NOT GONNA, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SITE.THIS IS ESSENTIALLY JUST LIKE A STUDY HALL OR A LEARNING CENTER FOR DRIVE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE SKIPPING ITEM NUMBER FOUR AS THE, UH, VICE CHAIR HAS POINTED OUT.
THE ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS THE, UH, ZONE CHANGE REQUEST, UM, ZON 26 0 4 0 0 0 9 4 18 18 MOBILE ROAD.
THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS AGRICULTURE AND THE PROPOSED ZONING IS SINGLE FAMILY FIVE.
IF THE ZONING IS APPROVED, THE APPLICANT INTEND TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
SO AS WE, UM, KIND OF BRIEFED YOU LAST YEAR WHEN WE TOOK TWO OF THE OTHER MOBILE, UM, ROAD ADDRESSES TO PNZ AND COUNCIL, THE MAD ROAD MOBILE HOME AREA GENERALLY LACKS THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE WATER AND SEWER CONNECTION.
IT'S CURRENTLY SERVED BY PRIVATE SERVICES.
SO, UM, THE, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE 300 FEET OF AN EXISTING WATER AND SEWER.
SO, UH, DUE TO THE PROXIMITY, THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE WATER AND WASTEWATER LINES TO SERVE THIS LOCATION.
THIS DETERMINATION WILL BE BY MADE BY THE ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE APPLICANT IS AWARE OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
AGAIN, JUST REPEATING WHAT I WAS SAYING BEFORE.
THIS AREA UNFORTUNATELY, UH, WAS ANNEX IN 1969 AND THE AREA DID NOT HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT IN AND JUST WERE SERVED BY PRIVATE, UH, WATER SOURCE AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS. UM, IF THESE ZONING CHANGES APPROVED, THE NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME MUST COMPLY WITH THE SF FIVE STANDARD, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE TABLE.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS STAFF SUPPORTS THE REQUEST, NOTING THAT ONE, THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THAT, NUMBER TWO, ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL HELP PROVIDE NEW HOUSING AND MAY IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIENCIES IN THIS, THIS AREA.
IF THE PN, UH, IF THE PNZ WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, UM, WE RECOMMEND A CONDITIONS BELOW, WHICH IS ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN APPROVAL OF PLA AND FILE SAID PLA WITH THE COUNTY BEFORE CITY ISSUES, ANY BUILDING PERMITS.
AND TWO, THE APPLICANT SHALL CONNECT TO THE CITY WATER AND SOURCE SERVICES IF REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? OKAY, DO YOU MIND ANSWERING QUESTION? YES, SIR.
COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP? YES, SIR.
FOR YOU AND POTENTIALLY MICHELLE MM-HMM
SO THE, I'M, I'M GUESSING THE SEWER MM-HMM
AND THE WATER IS COMING FROM THE WEST, THE CORRECT.
DOES THE APPLICANT PAY FOR THAT? YES.
AND IF ANY OF THE PEOPLE MM-HMM
THE TWO HOUSES THAT ARE BETWEEN HIM AND THE WEST.
THEY DON'T HAVE WATER AND SEWER IN
SO THE HOME THAT'S EXISTING HAS, UM, PRIVATE WATER THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED TO.
SORRY, THEY DON'T HAVE CITY WATER.
SO IF, IF THE GUY IN THE RED, RED TANGLE MM-HMM
DO THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE THEN IN BETWEEN GET BASICALLY A FREE HOOK UP? NO.
SO THERE'S A PRO, A PERRETA SYSTEM, SO IF THEY ARE TO CONNECT, THEY HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE A PORTION BACK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THAT IS SOMETHING THE ENG YES.
THAT TO THE, THE PERSON WHO'S DEVELOPING THE SLOT.
THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
THEY'LL NOT GET A FULL RETURN, BUT THEY'LL GET US SOME PORTIONS.
THEY'LL GET SOME MONEY FREELOAD, CORRECT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
SO THE ITEM NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN ARE JOINT ITEM.
UM, THIS IS A COMP PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE FUTURE, UH, FORUM INDUSTRIAL PARK DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS A PD ZONE CHANGE FOR TO ALLOW LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSES.
SO THIS AREA, WHICH IS, UM, SOUTH OF MAYFIELD, EAST OF SOUTH FORUM, THE CURRENT, UM, FUTURELY NEWS MAP DESIGNATE THIS AREA AS COMMERCIAL OFFICE RETAIL.
WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IT TO CHANGE IT TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE RED IT'S CURRENTLY FOR COMMERCIAL USES.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IT ALL ALLIED INDUSTRIAL USES.
SO STAFF IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST
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BECAUSE THE PROPOSED DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE OF LA USE MAP.HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE METHOD ESCALATION IS NOT THE PROPERTY ZONING, IT'S THE RECOMMENDED USE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SO THE ZONE CHANGING CONCEPT PLAN, THIS IS TO ADOPT A NEW PD.
IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED PD 77, WHICH HAS A COMMERCIAL BASED ZONING.
THEY ARE REQUESTING A PD FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES.
THIS GENERALLY SHOWS WHERE THE AREA IS LOCATED.
UM, AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, THIS IS THE TRADER'S VILLAGE.
IT'S RIGHT ACROSS, UH, FROM THE TRADER'S VILLAGE ON MAYFIELD.
THEY ARE PROPOSING BASICALLY FOUR INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSES AS SHOWN WITH THE WHITE OUTLINE.
HERE'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER VERSION OF THE CONSEQUENCE, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THIS AREA IN LIGHT YELLOW IS ACTUALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE BOUNDARY.
SO WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS A THREE LARGE WAREHOUSES WITH TRUCK DOCKS.
THEY ARE PROPOSING ONE SMALLER SCALE WAREHOUSE WITH OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE, UH, APPLICANT.
THE PART, PART OF THE REASON THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING OUTSIDE STORIES IS, ONE, IT CAN BE ATTRACTIVE TO CERTAIN TENANTS.
THEY MAY NEED A WAREHOUSE, BUT ALSO A LARGE AREA TO STORE EQUIPMENTS.
BUT TWO, BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, THE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT, WHICH THE APPLICANT WILL PLANS TO EXPLAIN DURING HIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
HERE'S THE CONCEPT ELEVATION LANDSCAPE, UH, PLAN THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN OUR PD PACK PNZ PACKET.
UM, IN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VARIANCES REQUESTED, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED LITTLE BIT OF, UH, REVISED VERSION.
UM, BUT AGAIN, UM, STEPH DOES NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE SECONDARY, UH, ACCESS SHOWN HERE.
AND STEPH HAS SHARED WITH THEM THAT THE, ALTHOUGH THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM WHAT THEY PROVIDED ORIGINALLY, THEY STILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME, UH, ADJUSTMENT.
BUT I INCLUDED IT JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT THE APPLICANT IS WORKING ON COMPLYING WITH THAT REQUIREMENT TO OVERALL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF, UH, VARIANCES.
HERE IS THE RENDERING THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED OF, UH, GENERALLY HOW EACH BUILDING WILL APPEAR DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT.
HERE ARE THE CONCEPT ELEVATIONS, WHICH WOULD COMPLIES WITH THE APPENDIX X REQUIREMENT.
SO HERE ARE FOUR VARIANCES THAT WAS ORIGINALLY REQUESTED.
HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS WORKING ON REMOVING THE FIRST TWO.
UM, SO THEY WILL COMPLY WITH THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT AND WILL NOT NEED THE VARIOUS NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, THE OUTSIDE STORAGE ADJACENTS RIGHT OF WAY, THEY CANNOT HAVE AN OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA FIRST 25 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.
THE APPLICANT HAS SAID THAT THEY MEASURED IT AND MADE SURE THAT THEY WERE MINIMUM OF 30 FEET AWAY.
SO THEY ARE WORKING ON UPDATING THE EV TO SHOW THE DISTANCE SO THAT THEY NO LONGER NEED THAT VARIANCE.
THE NUMBER THREE IS A MAXIMUM PARKING.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PARKING SHALL NOT EXCEED 115% OF THE REQUIRED PARKING TO ALLOW NO PARKING MAXIMUM.
AGAIN, THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY A LOT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW JUST HOW MUCH OFFICE AREA WILL BE NEEDED WHEN THEY FIND A TENANT.
SOME TENANTS MAY PREFER TO HAVE MORE OFFICE OR, UH, LESS STORAGE AREA.
SO SOMETIMES THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE THAT BUILT IN, UH, FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE THEY DON'T EXACTLY KNOW THE ACCURATE PERCENTAGES OF RATIO FROM
UM, AGAIN, STAFF DOES NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERN ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR VARIANCE AS IT'S BEEN GRANTED ON OTHER WAREHOUSES BEFORE.
NUMBER FOUR, NO LANDSCAPE ISLANDS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A LANDSCAPING ISLAND IF THE TRUCK COURT IS CONVERTED TO THE AUTO PARKING TO ALLOW THE AREA TO BE CONVERTED INTO THE PARKING SPACES WITHOUT LANDSCAPE ISLANDS.
WHAT THEY MEAN BY THAT IS TYPICALLY WHAT YOU SEE IS THESE TRUCK COURTS, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S THEY'RE RECRUITING THE TENANTS.
THEY MIGHT SAY, HEY, WE DON'T REALLY NEED THE TRUCK DOCKS FOR OUR FUNCTIONALITY, BUT BASED ON THEIR LANE USE, THEY, THE CERTIFICATE OCCUPANCY MIGHT NOT BE GRANTED TO THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT PARKING TO SUPPORT THE LANE USE.
IN SUCH CASES, WE HAVE SEEN SOME WAREHOUSES COME BACK IN, UH, AT THE STRIPING, THE TRUCK DOCKS WHERE THEY DON'T NEED THE TRUCK DOCKS AND THEY WILL COVER UP THE TRUCK DOCK WITH SOME TYPE OF A SIGN OR SOMETHING ELSE JUST SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T START PARKING OR LOADING THERE.
HOWEVER, THAT CAN BE DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY AND HAS BEEN DONE IN ONE OR TWO, UM, COUPLE OF SITES THAT JUST DID NOT PLAN FOR IT ENOUGH.
PARKING, THE APPLICANT BASICALLY IS REQUESTING SOME FLEXIBILITY AS THEY DO NOT KNOW THE FINAL TENANTS AS OF YET.
NOW SPECULATED AGAIN, UH, STEP RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STEP IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE ZONE CHANGE BECAUSE THE PROPOSED USE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS IF THE
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PNC CHOOSE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THAT ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL MEET THE APPENDIX X REQUIREMENT FOR OPEN SPACE.AGAIN, THEREIN WORKING ON THIS TO COMPLY WITH THAT, BUT HAVING THIS CONDITION IN THE PD HELPS, UM, US IMPLEMENT THAT DURING SITE PLAN REVIEW.
TWO, DRIVE WAY OFF OF FORM DRIVE SHALL BE PROHIBITED AND SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE POST CONCEPT PLAN.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE IN DISCUSSION TO SAY, HEY, WE DON'T THINK, UH, HAVING AN ACCESS ALONG FORM DRIVE WILL BE HELPFUL AS THIS FORM DRIVE KIND OF SHARES AN ENTRY TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
AND NUMBER THREE, THAT APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A NOISE STUDY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A NOISE STUDY.
HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT ONCE THE TENANTS ARE DEFINED, THE UH, PUBLIC HEALTH MAY HAVE MORE COMMENTS.
SO WE JUST LIKE TO TYPICALLY HAVE THIS COMMENT JUST SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE APPROVED PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE.
AND THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE DESIGN SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE SOLID WASTE.
AND NUMBER FIVE, OUTSIDE STORAGE OR OUTSIDE STORAGE ACCESSORY USE SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING IS THAT JUST APPROVE THE CONCEPT PLAN AS IS SHOWING, UH, THE FIVE POINT, UM, EIGHT ACRES OF OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA.
UM, WE KNOW TYPICALLY A OUTSIDE STORAGE EXCEEDING 30% OF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT OR 15% OF THE LAW REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO WE JUST WANT YOU TO SAY, HEY, STEP FEELS THAT, UM, HAVING AN SUP OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE PREFERABLE FOR THIS PD APPROVAL.
UM, NUMBER SIX, OUTSIDE STORAGE SHALL MEET THE, UH, SETBACK AND SCREENING REQUIREMENT.
NUMBER SEVEN, ALL PARKING AREAS SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT INCLUDING INTERNAL PARKING LOT LANDSCAPE STANDARDS.
NUMBER EIGHT, DEVELOPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE RESULTING FROM THEIR AIRPORT LOCATION NORTH TO THE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE APPLICANT HAS CONTACTED THE, UH, AIRPORT AND THEY HAD PROVIDED A LETTER.
BECAUSE THIS IS A NON-RESIDENTIAL USE, THEY DON'T PARTICULARLY HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED USE.
UM, THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION AGAIN.
UM, THE APPLICANT WILL BE HERE DOING HIS OWN PRESENTATIONS.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? QUESTION
BUT CONCERN ABOUT THE, UH, THE RESIDENTS.
WERE THERE ANY OPPOSITION? YES, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO WE SEND OUT, UM, 130 LETTERS.
WE DID RECEIVE 13 LETTERS IN OPPOSITION, WHICH, UM, 13 LETTERS, BUT THERE WERE, WERE SOME DUPLICATE ADDRESSES AS BEFORE.
SO THERE WERE SIX UNIQUE ADDRESSES.
UM, AND I HAVE ACTUALLY PRE PRINTED COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE INTO A SEPARATE SHEET, WHICH CHILD PASSED OUT AT THE PNZ.
BUT MAINLY THE COMMENTS IN SUMMARY, THEY GENERALLY EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT WE WANT THIS AREA TO STAY, YOU KNOW, MORE RESIDENTIAL.
WE DON'T WANT A SEA INCREASED TRAFFIC AND WE JUST FEEL LIKE HAVING THIS WAREHOUSE IN OUR BACKYARD WOULD NOT BE PLEASANT.
AGAIN, THERE WERE SIX COMMENTS PROVIDED WITHIN THIS 13 LETTERS, WHICH I PRINTED AND WE WILL HAND IT OUT TO YOU AT THE P NNC MEETING FOR YOUR REVIEW.
THEN A FOLLOW UP TO THAT? YES.
BEING A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, I'M ASSUMING THERE WOULD BE SOME FANCY YES, SIR.
SO, UM, YOU'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT.
UM, TYPICALLY WE REQUIRE MINIMUM SIX FOOT MAINSTREAM SCREENING, WHICH IS A SOLID WALL WHEN THEY'RE ABUTTING RESIDENTIAL.
SO ALONG THE SOUTH SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PUT THAT IN THERE.
AT THE SAME TIME SOME PEOPLE SAY, HEY, I CAN STILL SEE THE BUILDING, WHICH IS TALLER THAN EIGHT FEET.
SO AGAIN, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IS NEEDED.
THE APPLICANT DID PUT A CONSCIOUS EFFORT AND SHOWED SOME LANDSCAPING BUFFER.
HOWEVER, UM, THAT'S REALLY UP TO
SO I COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD THE REASON FOR VARIANCE NUMBER THREE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE STAFF IS YES.
UM, DID I UNDERSTAND THOUGH, IN YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY, THE STAFF IS NOT NECESSARILY SUPPORTIVE OF VARIANCE NUMBER FOUR? THAT IS CORRECT.
YEAH, BECAUSE I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC FOR THAT ONE.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT IS BEFORE IF YOU FELT THAT SOME OF THE STAFF CONDITIONS WERE NOT NECESSARY, YOU CAN ALWAYS RECOMMEND THAT TO BE TAKEN OFF.
HOWEVER, THAT'S HOW STEPH, UM, SUMMARIZED OUR RECOMMENDATION.
SO, FOR THE NEIGHBORS MM-HMM
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GONNA BE DEFINED HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THIS? NOT RIGHT NOW, AT THIS PHASE, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE FINAL TENANTS.SO I DID, UM, SPEAK WITH THE APPLICANT SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, THAT IS ONE OF OUR CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NOISE STUDIES, BECAUSE NOT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, BUT IN OTHER LOCATIONS WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISES AND AFTER HOURS.
SO THE APPLICANT IS AWARE OF THAT.
THAT IS WHY WE PUT THE CONDITION THAT NOISE STUDY SHOULD BE APPROVED AT A LATER DATE ONCE THEY HAVE A FINAL TENANT.
SO THAT IS, THAT IS A VALID CONCERN.
SO THE APPLICANT'S GONNA BE HERE TONIGHT? YES, SIR.
HE HAS HIS OWN PRESENTATION PREPARED.
SHOULD WE DO NUMBER FOUR OR SHOULD WE SKIP? OH, YOU HAVE THE OPTION.
WE, IF YOU WANNA ADDRESS FOUR, WE UH, WE CAN.
SO I MEAN, IF, UH, NO, I THINK, I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO IT IN TIME.
SO WE WERE LATE FOR THE BRIEFING, SO I DON'T WOULD BE LATE TO DO REGULAR.
SO WITH THAT BEING THE LAST, UH, BRIEFING, THAT CONCLUDES, UH, THE LAST, THE BRIEFING SESSION.