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WELCOME[Call to Order]
TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 28TH, 2026.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 6:36 PM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETS THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY 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 ALL BE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION.
HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION MAY MAKE A MOTION TO INDIVIDUALLY CONSIDER IN 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 ROLE.
CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.
AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, CHERYL SMITH.
HERE, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MALCOLM ERY, CHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER OLEY, VICTOR MEDINA, AND JOHN FCO.
AND NOW WE WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER TY CHAPMAN.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER FRANK GONZALEZ WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAG MOST WISHES.
AND EVERLASTING GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH HUMBLE HEARTS.
GRATEFUL LORD GOD FOR YOUR LOVE, FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR MERCY.
LORD GOD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
MAY YOUR PEACE REST UPON OUR HEARTS, YOUR WISDOM, FATHER GOD, AS WE LEAVE THIS MEETING, LORD GOD, TOUCH EVERY VESSEL THAT IS HERE BEFORE YOU.
CAN WE THANK YOU LORD GOD, FOR WHO YOU ARE AND HOW WE SERVE YOU.
IT IS IN YOUR DARLING SON JESUS' NAME WE PRAY.
NOW, LET'S STAND AS WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND LIBERTY.
NOW THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG TO TEXAS ONCE SAY, UNDER GOD ONE, IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS, THE FOLLOWING 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 AN ITEM.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKING TIME MAY BE ALLOWED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN BEFORE SPEAKING.
SPEAKER SHOULD GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD ALONG WITH WHOM YOU REPRESENT, IF APPLICABLE, AND 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? JUNE, IS HE GONNA SPEAK DURING ITEM TWO? NO.
WE HAVE NO CARDS FOR THIS ITEM, MA'AM.
[PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT AGENDA ]
MATTER FOR CONSIDERATIONS, THE PROVEN THE CONSENT AGENDA, THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.ITEM ONE, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF JULY 14TH, 2026, PNZ MEETING.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO ANYONE CAN SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? NO, MA'AM.
WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES, MA'AM.
CHAIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPROVAL MINUTES OF THE JULY 14TH, 2026 B AND Z MEETING.
I SECOND HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO, UH, UH, TO, UH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 14TH, 2026 PNZ MEETING MEETINGS BY COMMISSIONER FRANK GONZALEZ AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KEN PRESLEY.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[2. SUP-26-05-0009 - Specific Use Permit - Vics Mobile Auto Repair (City Council District 1). Specific Use Permit for an Auto Repair (Major) in a commercial lease space on 1.985 acres. Lot 19-RA, Block 4, Dalworth Hills Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Light Industrial, and addressed as 2337 Doreen Street, Suite 101 ]
GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.THE ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST, SUP 26 0 5 0 0 0 9.
SO THE APPLICANT, UM, WISHES TO GET AN SUP APPROVAL FOR HIS, UH, MOBILE AUTO REPAIR.
HE WILL BE DOING REPAIRS RANGING FROM
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MINOR TO MAJOR.WE HAVE TO GET AN SUP BECAUSE HE IS, HE COULD POSSIBLY DO A MAJOR WORK.
SO WE JUST WANT TO COVER ALL THE USES THAT WILL BE FROM PERFORMED BY HIM.
HE'LL BE ONE OF THE TENANTS IN THE STORING STREET.
UM, THERE IS A NEW, UH, WAREHOUSE BUILDING THAT'S BEEN RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED.
HE'LL BE ONE OF THE TENANTS THERE.
SO THIS KIND OF SHOWS THE GENERAL AREA.
THE AREA ALREADY HAS A LOT OF, UM, SMALL TO MEDIUM OFFICE WAREHOUSES THAT'S ALREADY IN OPERATION.
THE, UH, NEW BUILDING IS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE.
HERE'S A QUICK PICTURE OF WHERE THIS BUILDING IS AND WHERE THE TENANT SPACE WILL BE.
HE'LL BE ONE OF THE MANY TENANTS THAT WILL OCCUPY THIS BUILDING.
THIS GENERALLY SHOWS WHERE THIS, UM, TENANT SPACE WILL BE LOCATED IN COMPARISON TO THE OVERALL BUILDING.
SO WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS A MOBILE AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SERVICES.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM TRADITIONAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE INSTEAD OF THE CUSTOMER COMING HERE TO DROP OFF THEIR VEHICLE TO BE SERVICE SERVICED AND BE PICKED UP LATER, THEY WILL USE THIS AS A PRIMARILY LOCATION FOR DISPATCH SERVICES.
THE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, THE BUSINESS OWNER WILL OPERATE THREE, UH, FLEET VANS.
THAT'S ALREADY LOADED WITH THE, UH, SIMPLE REPAIR, UH, REQ EQUIPMENT.
SO WHEN THE CUSTOMER SCHEDULES OR REQUESTS A SERVICE, THAT WILL DISPATCH ONE OF THE THREE MECHANICS THAT'S AVAILABLE WITH THE COMPANY VAN SO THAT THEY CAN MEET THE CUSTOMER AT THEIR LOCATION TO THE SERVICES.
SO ONLY TIME ANY CARS WILL COME HERE IS IF THE MECHANIC GOES OUT TO THE SITE AND REALIZES, HEY, THIS ACTUALLY REQUIRES A LOT MORE FIX THAN LIKE, I CAN PERFORM WITH THE, UH, EQUIPMENTS THAT I HAVE ON THE VAN.
THEN THEY WILL SCHEDULE, THAT VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED BY A DIFFERENT COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN SERVICE IT ON SITE, UH, BASED ON THEIR MODEL.
THEY ARE, THEY TARGET, UM, THEY LIKE TO JUST BE ABLE TO GO MEET THE CUSTOMER THERE AND JUST FINISH IT DURING THE DAY.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE MAJORITY OF THE SERVICES.
HOWEVER, THERE MIGHT BE SOME OCCASIONAL, UH, VEHICLES THAT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE REPAIR OR MAY NEED TO WAIT ON THE PARTS TO BE ORDERED.
THOSE CARS MAY COME HERE FOR SERVICES.
WITH THAT SAID, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE.
UM, WE CALCULATE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT BASED ON THE OLO EMPLOYEES AND THE, UH, NUMBER OF BAYS THAT'S WITHIN THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
SO AFTER REVIEWING THEIR OPERATIONAL PLAN, STEPH CONCLUDED THAT THEY TECHNICALLY NEEDS TO PROVIDE A 10 SPACES.
SO THE APPLICANT WORKED WITH THE LANDLORD TO DESIGNATE THE, UH, SIX SPACE SHOWN AS THEIR OWN SERVICE PARKING.
AGAIN, THE AREAS IN THE HATCH ARE HATCHED OUT ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE OVERHEAD DOORS IN THAT AREA.
SO ALL THE TECHNICALLY CARS CAN BE PARKED THERE.
WE CANNOT COUNT THAT TOWARD THE REQUIRED PARKING.
SO THEREFORE THERE'S SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PARKING GENERALLY SHARED BY MULTIPLE TENANTS.
BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS AUTOMOTIVE RELATED BUSINESSES, THEY HAD A DESIGNATED PARKING.
SO WE CAN ENFORCE ANY OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT WE MAY ENCOUNTER IN THE FUTURE.
AGAIN, THESE ARE GENERALLY THE PHOTO OF THE STREET, UM, SHOWING EXISTING BUSINESSES, WHICH IS, UH, SIMILAR TO WHAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS.
THEY'RE GENERALLY, UH, SMALL BUSINESSES OR SERVICE ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
THEY ARE OPERATING OUT OF, UH, EXISTING WAREHOUSES IN THE AREA.
AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING ONE VARIANCE TO THE REQUIRED PARKING OF 10 TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT TO SIX PARKING SPACES.
SO, UM, STEPH HAS EVALUATED THE PROPOSAL USING THE FRAMEWORK THAT CONSIDERS ADOPTED PLANS, POLICIES SURROUNDING LAND USE, AND, UM, DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND TRENDS AND SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS THAT NEEDS TO BE IN INCLUDED INTO THE CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE DECISION MAKERS AS SUCH AS YOU, A CONSISTENT ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE REQUEST RELATES TO CITIES ADOPTED POLICIES, CONDITIONS, AND, UH, POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS.
I'LL GO OVER THESE IN, UH, ONE BY ONE.
SO IS THIS PROPOSAL COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING THE PROPOSED USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IS SIMILAR IN CHARACTER THAT EXISTING COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES.
HOW DOES PROPOSAL RELATE TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THE AREA CONTEXT? THE SURROUNDING AREA IS PRIMARILY DEVELOPED WITH SMALL TO MEDIUM SCALE OFFICE WAREHOUSE AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS THAT SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND SERVICE ORIENTED OPERATIONS.
THIS PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT, THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE AREA.
WHAT DOES DEVELOPMENT CHARACTER, UH, WHAT DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERISTICS, UH, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED? SO THE TENNIS SPACE IS LOCATED WITHIN A RECENTLY COMPLETED INFILL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDERUTILIZED, UM, WITH VACANT PROPERTIES.
THE OCCUPANCY OF THE SPACE CONTRIBUTES TO THE, UM, ACTIVATION OF THE INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTS ONGOING ECONOMY ACTIVITY WITHIN THE AREA.
THE PROPOSED MOBILE BUSINESS MODEL DIFFERS FROM THE TRADITIONAL REPAIR FACILITY IN THEIR REPAIR ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR PRIMARILY OFF SITE.
WHILE, WHILE THIS LIMITS THE DIRECT OBSERVATION OF DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AT A BUSINESS LOCATION ITSELF, THE
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APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED AN OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT DESCRIBES ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR GROUND CONTAMINATION AND PROCEDURES FOR PROPER HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF THE WASTE MATERIALS.AGAIN, UM, A RB, WHICH IS A AUTO RELATED BUSINESS PERMIT THAT IS ACTUALLY OVERSEEN BY OUR PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES.
THEY DO ANNUAL INSPECTION ON TOP OF OTHER INSPECTIONS THAT MAY OCCUR, UH, ON ONCALL BASIS.
SO ALTHOUGH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT MAY DO A DRIVE AROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO DEBRIS AND CONTAMINATION, OUR A RB PROGRAM ACTUALLY FROM PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES ALL THE WASTE AND DISPOSAL AND PROGRAMS AND ALL THAT.
SO, UM, THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY PUBLIC HEALTH AND THEY WILL ADD ANY CONDITIONS THEY NEEDED ON THEIR A, UH, AUTO AUTOMOTIVE RELATED BUSINESS PERMIT, WHICH IS HANDLED OUTSIDE OF PURVIEW RPNC AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SO HERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS FOR THE APPROVAL.
IF THE PLANNING A ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS CASE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE CONDITIONS GENERALLY IMPOSED ON, UM, AUTOMATED, UH, AUTO RELATED BUSINESSES.
ONE OPERATIONAL SHALL COMPLY WITH THE RE AND REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATIONAL PLAN.
IF THE OPERATIONS CHANGE TO A TRADITIONAL SERVICE MODEL, WHILE WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE REPAIRS THAT ARE DONE ON SITE OR THE PARKING NEED EXCEEDS THE REQUESTED SIX SPACES, THE OPERATOR SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 10 PARKING SPACES.
NUMBER TWO, THAT THE BUSINESS SHALL OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND AUTO-RELATED BUSINESS PERMIT, WHICH I DESCRIBED EARLIER, IS HANDLED IN MAJORITY OF FORCE, UH, OVERSEEN BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A PROOF OF GAR UH, GARBAGE SERVICES TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
NUMBER FOUR, ALL OPERATIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS FOUND UNDER CHAPTER 13, WHICH IS RELATED TO THE AUTOMOTIVE RELATED BUSINESS REGULATIONS AND THE, UM, THEIR, UM, IN THEIR OPERATION AS PART OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION.
AS I MENTIONED DURING THE BRIEFING, THE APPLICANT, UM, PLANNED TO BE HERE FOR THE LAST MEETING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT TO BE HERE.
UH, HE SINCERELY APOLOGIZES, UM, THIS CONCLUDE, UH, STEP, UH, PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTION FOR STEPH AT THIS TIME? COMMISSIONER, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JUNE? I HAVE COMMISSIONER GONZALES, JUNE, JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THE BRIEFING.
I THINK YOU DID, YOU KNOW, A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THE INFORMATION PRESENTED.
UH, ARE YOU AWARE IF THIS IS MORE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, IF HE HAS OTHER LOCATIONS OR THIS IS HIS FIRST ONE? HOW LONG IT BEEN? YES.
I BELIEVE HE SAID THIS IS THE FIRST LOCATION WHERE HE'S TRYING TO TIE DOWN INTO AN OFFICE LOCATION.
I BELIEVE THAT HE HAS BEEN DOING THIS MORE AS, UH, HEY, LIKE I CAN COME AND MEET YOU AND DO AN OPERATION.
BUT I THINK HE'S TRYING TO DO, MAKE IT THIS A ACTUAL OFFICE WHERE HE CAN ACTUALLY DISPATCH HIS MECHANICS OUT OF ONE LOCATION.
THAT WAY THEY CAN COORDINATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SESSIONS AND THEY CAN ALL SHARE THE VANS.
AND THE VANS HAVE A PLACE TO BE STORED OVERNIGHT.
'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT THEIR VANS AND THEIR CODES INSIDE THE VAN TO BE PROTECTED OVERNIGHT.
SO ALL THE PARKING SPACES WILL REMAIN OPEN.
ONLY PARKING THAT THEY NEED ARE FOR THEIR MECHANICS WHO DRIVES TO THE WORK PLACE.
UH, BUT THE MECHANICS WILL LEAVE THEIR CAR, DRIVE THE COMPANY VAN AND GO THERE.
AND THE COMPANY VANS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE VALUABLE EQUIPMENTS, WILL BE STORED INSIDE THE UNIT, ACTUALLY OVERNIGHT.
AND THEN MY FOLLOW UP IS, YES, SIR.
ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY OTHER MOBILE MECHANICS IN THIS, IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, WE DO APPROVE CERTIFICATE OCCUPANCY.
THIS IS A VERY FIRST UNIQUE ONE THAT WE ACTUALLY CAUGHT DURING THE ICAL OCCUPANCY REVIEW.
WE'RE LIKE, WELL, TECHNICALLY YOU HAVE A POTENTIAL TO DO AUTO MAJOR REPAIR AT THIS LOCATION.
WE NEED TO TAKE IT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR SV APPROVAL.
NO, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON, ACTUALLY, AS I'M LOOKING MORE AND MORE INTO IT, IT'S A COMMON THING, KNOW DIFFERENT THAN, YOU KNOW, YOUR HANDYMAN, YOU KNOW? YES, SIR.
JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS.
YOU KNOW, THEY COME TO YOUR HOME.
SO THAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON THING.
SO OUR SUP REQUIREMENTS RIGHT NOW WITHIN THE CITY, IF THEY'RE DOING MINOR REPAIRS, LIKE THE OIL CHANGES AND, YOU KNOW, DIAGNOSTICS, THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GET AN SUP IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
IT'S THAT HIS OPERATIONAL PLAN INCLUDED, WELL, IF THEY NEED TO, WE HAVE CAPACITY TO REPAIR ENGINES,
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CAPACITY TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE HEAVIER SURE.
REPAIR THAN, YOU KNOW, JUST AN OIL CHANGE OR A TIRE OR BATTERY FIXED.
SO THAT'S WHY WE THOUGHT FOR HIS BUSINESSES IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS ZONING IS SECURE WITH THE SUP.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, I HAVE A COMMISSIONER.
PRESLEY, YOU HAVE A CO CONCERN, UH, QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AGAIN.
UM, MY QUESTION IS, AND WE HOPE THIS HAPPENS, IF EMPLOYEE MM-HMM
MEANING MORE CARS, HOW WILL THE OVERFLOW OF PARKING
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BE MANAGED? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.SO TO BE HONEST, I THINK THAT MIGHT HAS TO BE, AGAIN, WE, YOU KNOW, WOULD ACTUALLY WELCOME THEM HAVING MORE PARKING AVAILABLE FROM THE LANDLORD.
SO AGAIN, THAT MAY HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE OPERATIONAL, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I THINK HE MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN INCREASING TOO MANY NUMBER OF CARS UNTIL HE CAN GET ADDITIONAL SPACE BECAUSE HE WISH TO STORE THOSE VANS BECAUSE THEY HAVE EQUIPMENTS ON THEM INSIDE THE BUILDING.
SO THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HIS BUSINESS DOES WELL AND HE EXPANDS AT THE TIME.
UM, IF HE'S EXPENDING INTO ANOTHER SUITE, HE ACTUALLY NEEDS TO COME BACK FOR SUP AMENDMENT.
SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO LOOK AT THAT.
BUT LET'S SAY THAT HE JUST HAS A MORE, UH, OVER VEHICLES AND THEY STORES IT OVERNIGHT OUTSIDE, THEN IT WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ATTENTION FROM OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
SO WE CAN GO BACK AND SAY, HEY, YOUR OPERATIONS THAT YOU'RE DOING THREE VANS, YOU KNOW, NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE PARKING TO SEE IF WE NEED TO REQUIRE MORE PARKING.
AGAIN, THE PARKING IS BASED ON THE SERVICE BASE, NOT NUMBER OF VANS.
SO IT MAY NOT CHANGE, BUT THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION, BECAUSE THAT COULD COME UP IF THEY'RE STORED OVERNIGHT OUTSIDE MM-HMM
COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND COMMISSIONER PRESLEY.
MY CONCERN IS, FIRST OF ALL, UM, I REGRET THAT THE, UH, OWNER'S NOT HERE.
I THINK THAT HE SHOULD HAVE HAD SOMEONE HERE TO REPRESENT HIM.
UH, AND THEN EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE BUSINESS, I KNOW HE HAS ANOTHER, UH, JOB.
BUT HE SHOULD REALLY HAVE A, A POINT B PERSON.
ALWAYS ON SITE IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
BUT MY ONLY CONCERN WAS THE, UH, OFFSITE YES.
AND HOW THAT AFFECTS THE NEIGHBORS.
YOU KNOW, AND THEN HOPEFULLY IT WON'T GET TO A POINT WHERE IT'S A, IT'S A PROBLEM.
WHERE THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WILL CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY'S UNDER THE CAR AND THERE'S OIL SPILLING EVERYWHERE, I MEAN, THAT COULD GET TO BE A PROBLEM.
SO WITH HIS, IF HE WERE HERE, WE COULD ASK HIM ABOUT HIS, UM, EXPERIENCES WITH THAT AND HOW SUCCESSFUL HE'S BEEN WITH THAT.
SO I JUST HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THAT.
AGAIN, YES, HE WAS VERY UPSET WITH STAFF BECAUSE MM-HMM
WE NOTIFIED HIM THAT, HEY, UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WE HAD TO TABLE YOU AND HE THOUGHT HE WAS ON THE LAST MEETING MM-HMM
SO AGAIN, YES, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.
THE ONLY THING THAT I, THIS WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE ANALYSIS FOR US.
I MEAN, I CAN'T STATE ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS, AND IT KEEPS US ON POINT.
BUT THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY WAS THAT STREET IS I WENT TO LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD MM-HMM
AND IT'S A VERY NICE BUILDING MM-HMM
BUT THE STREETS ARE VERY NARROW MM-HMM
AND THERE ARE BUSINESSES ON BOTH SIDES.
SO IT SEEMS TO ME THERE MIGHT BE SOME PARKING ISSUES, JUST ROUTINE.
IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH, ENOUGH SPACE.
THE WAY THEY, THEY BUILD THESE VEHICLES NOW, THEY'RE SO LARGE.
WELL, I, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.
UH, AGAIN, ANOTHER THING TO REMIND YOU IS THAT THIS AREA GENERALLY HAS PARKING IN FRONT OF THE OVERHEAD DOORS BECAUSE THEY NEED THAT O UH, AREA TO BE ABLE TO LOAD THE TRUCKS.
UM, AND DUE TO A LARGE DRIVEWAYS IN FRONT OF THESE OVERHEAD DOORS, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CURVE WHERE THE MM-HMM
ONSITE PARKING O ON THE PARALLEL PARKING ON THE STREET CAN HAPPEN, BUT THAT IS VALID CONCERN.
AND THEY'RE STILL PARKING IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.
BUT AGAIN, THEY HAVE PRETTY LARGE AREA, THAT'S ALL AREA THAT THEY CAN PARK THE VEHICLES TEMPORARILY.
IT'S JUST THAT WE CANNOT COUNT THEM TOWARD THE REQUIRED PARKING BECAUSE THEY POTENTIALLY COULD BLOCK THE OVERHEAD DOORS.
AND, YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE ALLOWED TO PARK THE CARS THERE, UM, YOU KNOW, ISTS CANNOT COUNT THAT TOWARD THE REQUIRED PARKING 'CAUSE TO US REQUIRED PARKING SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE YOU CAN PARK THE CAR WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE OWNER ON THAT.
AND THE SETUP AND THE, THE CONCEPT IS A GOOD CONCEPT.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER WITH MY KIDS.
I JUST WANTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WATCHING HOME, UM, WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE CAUGHT THE BRIEFING.
AND YOU MENTIONED IT, UH, DURING THE REGULAR SESSION TOO.
YOU HAD MENTIONED CONCERNS ABOUT NOISE.
UH, POTENTIAL BLOCKING STREET, UH, SPILLAGE ONTO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF LIKE OIL AND SUCH.
THERE ARE OTHER ORDINANCES AND STATUTES IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
THE CITY HAS A NOISE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BE ENFORCED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF LIQUIDS GOING INTO THE SEWAGE SYSTEM AND, AND, AND SPILLING ON THE ROADWAY.
AND WE ALSO HAVE RULES ABOUT BLOCKING RIGHTS AWAY.
SO SOME OF THOSE ISSUES, IF THEY WERE TO ARISE, CAN BE ADDRESSED THROUGH OTHER ORDINANCES AND STATUTES.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REMINDING OF THAT.
'CAUSE THAT WAS, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND, AND TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, MY CONCERN IS, LET'S SAY THE NEIGHBOR DOESN'T CALL IT IN, IT'S STILL A CONCERN.
AND SO, AND IF CODE COMPLIANCE DOESN'T CATCH IT, THEN THAT MAY BE A TRAIL THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS THEIR ATTENTION.
SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND AND MAKE SURE THAT'S ON THE, UH, THE CHECKLIST.
ANY OTHER CONCERNS? COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN? HEY, JUNE, I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT HAS THE, UH, FLOOR PLAN? YES, MA'AM.
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THERE.SO I SEE FULLY SPRINKLERED THERE.
IS IT FOR THOSE THREE UNITS? AND I BELIEVE THE NOTE WAS INTENDED FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING, BECAUSE WHEN THE FIRE, UH, DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT IT, THEY LOOK AT THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE BUILDING.
SO I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLER, NOT JUST THE THREE.
I I, I THINK THAT NOTES DID NOT EXPAND ALL THE WAY TO THE OUTSIDE, BUT I BELIEVE THE, ALL THE UNITS SHOULD BE SPRINKLED BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING AND THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.
BECAUSE I, IT WOULD JUST BE A WONDERING FOR ME, GIVEN WHAT HE'S DOING.
UH, IN HIS PARTICULAR UNIT MM-HMM
AND THERE'S NOT SPRINKLERS THERE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UM, SOMETHING WE'D NEED TO KNOW ABOUT.
DO YOU, I MEAN, DO YOU, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN ADDRESSED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW? UH, TYPICALLY THAT'S TRIGGERED BY THE USE AND THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT 1700 SQUARE, 17,000 SQUARE FEET, IT LIKELY REQUIRED SPRINKLER.
ONE LAST THING, AND I THINK I MENTIONED IN THE BRIEFING ABOUT IT BEING A NUISANCE FOR THE NEIGHBORS.
I MIGHT BE OUT WATERING MY LAWN, I JUST WANTING TO SIT OUTSIDE AND THEN SOMEBODY NEXT DOOR IS, UH, YOU KNOW, REPAIRING A CAR.
YOU KNOW, BUT I, I, I KNOW THAT'S, THERE ARE NO RESTRAINTS ON THAT, BUT THAT'S STILL A CONCERN.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY COME IN, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY TELL THE NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR THEY'RE GETTING READY TO DO THIS OR NOT.
IF IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF NOISE, A LOT OF BANGING AND HAMMERING, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
I'M JUST SAYING, THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN FOR ME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, CONCERNS? COMMISSIONERS? GREAT PRESENTATION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? WE HAVE NO CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
THIS IS, UH, DISTRICT ONE, COMMISSIONER FEDCO, WHO IS NOT HERE.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS CASE? FIRST OF ALL, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS? COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.
COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? OKAY.
WELL, I MOVE TO, UH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, APPROVE.
UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO SUP DASH 26 DASH FIVE DASH ZERO NINE PACIFIC USE PERMIT FOR VS MOBILE AUTO REPAIR.
I'LL SECOND PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.
I'LL SECOND HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER FRANK GONZALEZ AND IT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JANIE ARI TO APPROVE SUP 26 0 5 0 0 9 AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[3. ZON-26-05-0014 - Zoning Change/Concept Plan - Goodland Riverbend (City Council District 6). Zoning Change from Agricultural (A) District and PD-475 to a Planned Development District for Mixed Use, Mixed Residential Use, Commercial Use, and Open Space on 197.59 acres. Generally located west of S Hwy 287, and north of Lakeview Drive, all or portions of Parcel IDs 192557 and 303394, out of W. M. Gardner Survey, Abstract No. 403, R. K. Wines Survey, Abstract No. 1178, and J. D. Elis Survey, Abstract No. 1274, zoned Agricultural (A) District and PD-475, City of Grand Prairie and City of Grand Prairie ETJ, Ellis County, Texas]
SO THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS A ZONE CHANGE PDA, UM, AMENDMENT, WHICH IS A ZON 26 0 5 0 0 1 4.SO BASICALLY WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING IS TO EXPAND THE CURRENT BOUNDARY OF THE PD THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED SO THAT THEY CAN INCORPORATE THE AREA THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY LIMITS.
SO THE PD WILL CONTAIN AREAS THAT'S GETTING FOR MIXED RESIDENTIAL USE, COMMERCIAL USE, MIXED USE, AND OPEN SPACE USE.
SO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT GENERAL MORE CONTEXT ABOUT GENERALLY WHERE THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED.
UM, THE AREA SHOWN IN YELLOW IS THE, UH, EXISTING PRAIRIE IS DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE PHASE ONE.
UM, AND THE ORANGE AREA YOU SEE ARE THE EXISTING PD BOUNDARY, WHICH WILL, WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARY TO FOLLOW THE LINE SHOWN IN THE YELLOW.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS CONSIDERED AND APPROVED WITH THE PREVIOUS PD.
THE AREA MARKED WITH A RED OUTLINE IS THE AREA THAT ARE BEING NEWLY ADDED TO THE, UH, EXISTING PD.
AGAIN, THIS IS, UM, UNDER, UH, CONSIDERATION TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS.
SO THEY JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A COHESIVE, UM, PD FOR OVERALL AREAS.
AGAIN, THEY HAVE THE AREA MARKED FOR, UM, MIXED USE AND MARKED AREA MARKED FOR MIXED RESIDENTIAL AREA MARKED FOR OPEN SPACE.
UM, THIS IS GENERALLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT EACH AREA REPRESENT.
MIXED RESIDENTIAL AREA IS THE AREA THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO EXPAND WITH THIS PORTION.
THIS WILL ALLOW VARIOUS HOUSING TYPES AND IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE SOME AVAILABILITY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL NOSE IF NEEDED.
THIS, AGAIN, IS ALREADY IN THE EXISTING PD, WHICH CAN ALLOW FOR VERTICAL MIXED USE, INCLUDING RETAIL AND RESTAURANT THAT CAN SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
HERE IS THE, UH, ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FINAL PRODUCT TYPES THAT CAN GO INTO THESE ENTIRE PD.
SO THIS REPRESENTS THE QUALITY OF THE STYLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE AS THIS PROJECT FINISHES OUT.
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ANALYSIS, UM, I'LL JUST GO INTO THE QUESTIONS DIRECTLY.SO, DOES THIS PROPOSAL ADVANCE THE CITY'S VISION? UM, SO THE SOUTH GATE CORRIDOR PLAN, WHICH IS THE SECOND POINT HERE, ENCOURAGES THE LEVERAGING FLOOR PLAN AREAS FOR, UH, FLOOD PLAN AREAS FOR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.
AND IT ALSO, UM, ENCOURAGES ALTERNATIVE HIGH QUALITY HOUSING.
SO GOING BACK TO THE FIRST POINT, UH, CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN LOOKING AT THE HOUSING NEED.
WE HAVE HOUSING STUDIES AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ENCOURAGE A LOT MORE SINGLE FAMILY THE MOMENT WHERE WE CAN.
SO THIS WILL, UH, DEFINITELY, UM, ADVANCE THE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE PROPOSING AREAS THAT IT IS DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS HOUSING TYPES RANGING FROM DIFFERENT SIZES, DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING, UH, PLANS.
IS THIS PROPOSAL COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDINGS? THE PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHICH IS PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IS, UH, SPECIFICALLY TO THE SOUTH AND THE WEST.
UH, WHICH IS, UM, THE GOODLAND AREA THAT'S UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND THE EXISTING PRAIRIE PRAIRIE RIDGE AREA THAT'S GETTING FINISHED OUT.
HOW DOES THE PROPOSAL RELATE TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND THE AREA CONTEXT? THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOODLAND OVERALL MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S ESTABLISHING, UM, IT AND THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT STANDARD THAT'S GENERALLY BEEN APPROVED FOR THE ENTIRE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.
AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR SMALLER AREAS THAT WE'VE BEEN CONSIDERING, WHAT DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED? SO THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONSTRUCTING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS UTILITY EXTENSIONS AND THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE LAKEVIEW DRIVE.
THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION.
WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE APPLICANT SIDE WHO CAN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTION FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JIM? GREAT PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE ONE CARD FROM RA RON, UM, SLA WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.
UM, HE STATED THAT HE'S, UM, ABLE TO SPEAK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
YES, WE DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
UM, THE ADDRESS OF FOR RECORD IS 10 TO 10 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY DALLAS.
UM, GOOD EVENING CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE ONE QUESTION THAT JUMPS OUT, JUST SO I WON'T FORGET IT, IS THAT I NOTICED, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT, UH, UH, DIFFERENT HOME TYPES,
I THINK SHE WANTS TO SEE THE ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTATION POSSIBLY.
THIS, YES, UH, I ACTUALLY DROVE OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY AND IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SITE AND I LOVE THE LANDSCAPING AND HOW IT, HOW LONG DOES THAT AREA IS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LANES GOING DOWN INTO THE HOMES.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO, IS THAT BY THE, UM, THE DESIGN AND THE COLOR SCHEME? IS THAT GONNA BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT? ARE YOU GONNA CHANGE COLORS FOR EVERY CO COMMUNITY OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? AND THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT? WELL, UM, I WOULDN'T SAY COLORS PER SE, BUT WE HAVE DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT, YOU KNOW, DETERMINE WHAT PE YOU KNOW, BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS CAN DO OUT THERE.
SO IN TERMS OF HOW MANY HOUSING COLORS AND, UH, SCHEMES OR, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN REPEAT THEM.
HOW OFTEN YOU CAN REPEAT THEM AND WHERE THEY SHOULD BE IN TERMS OF VISUAL CORRIDORS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO THOSE DESIGN GUIDELINES DETERMINE THAT.
YEAH, I WAS JUST, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, FOR CONTINUITY AND TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT CRAZY.
'CAUSE SOMETIMES I, YOU CAN SEE A HOUSE AND IT'S THE SAME AND THEN YOU SEE ANOTHER ONE, TWO DOORS DOWN.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO, SINCE IT'S A MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT, THAT ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
YEAH, WE HAVE VERY INTENSIVE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND IN FACT, THIS IS JUST BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
BUT WE'RE WORKING ON REFINING THOSE AND DETERMINING THOSE FOR EACH PHASE AND EVERY DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DO.
SO THAT AGAIN, UH, THERE IS A COHESIVE, UH, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY IN, IN THE BEST POSSIBLE LIGHT.
AND WE'RE BEING GOOD NEIGHBOR, WE'RE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF GREAT DESIGN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, PRODUCT THAT WE BRING TO THE COMMUNITY.
BUT ALSO NOW YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SMALLER DETAILS.
FOR EACH POD OR SECTION THAT WE DEVELOP NOW, ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES GONNA BE HAVE HOA GUIDED OR ARE THEY GONNA BE PRETTY MUCH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA BE GUIDED BY SOME SORT OF A OKAY.
OVER OVERARCHING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.
AND THEN HOW WILL YOU DETERMINE, WHERE ARE YOU, YOU GONNA HAVE THOSE OPEN GREEN AREAS AND THE PARKS AND THE OTHER AMENITIES AROUND SURROUNDING THE AREAS? SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S, IT'S, IT'S DETERMINED, UH, MOSTLY IN ALL THE PDS.
HERE WE HAVE MORE THAN A HUNDRED ACRES OF OPEN SPACE OUT HERE.
UH, SO THIS IS OVERALL ABOUT 197 ACRE TRACT.
AND IF YOU MINUS THE, IF YOU REMOVE THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL
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AND MIXED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND THERE, THERE REMAINS MORE THAN A HUNDRED ACRES OF OPEN SPACE EVEN IN THIS PD, WILL THERE BE ANY WATER AREAS INCLUDED IN THAT? THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED.WE, WE PLAY AROUND WITH, YOU KNOW, VARIETY OF, UH, VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL AND, UH, OPEN SPACE AREAS, BUT, UH MM-HMM
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS THAT ADVISE US ON, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK, UH, WITH THE RESTORATION OF THE PRAIRIE OUT THERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST LOCAL, UM, FLOOR AND FAUNA RESTORATION.
SO IT, WHAT WE WILL DO HERE WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH, WITH SOME OF THAT.
I WISH YOU HAD PICTURES OF THAT.
IT IS REALLY GORGEOUS THAT, THAT ALL OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL TREES AND ALL THE SHRUBBERY, IT IS REALLY NICE FROM WHAT I SAW THE OTHER DAY.
REALLY, REALLY NICE COMMISSION.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT MEANS A LOT COMMISSIONERS.
BUT, UH, FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE 'CAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN OUT THERE.
SO MY QUESTION IS, UM, WILL THE INFRASTRUCTURE BE BUILT BEFORE THE HOMES OR WILL THE INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE TO CATCH UP AS HOMES BEING BUILT? THAT'LL BE BUILT BEFORE THE HOMES.
WE HAVE NO FURTHER, NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS.
THIS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER PRESLEY'S AREA.
COMMISSIONER, DO YOU WANT ANY MORE, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF BEFORE.
I JUST, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT THE EXTRA TER TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY? EVERY CITY? WELL, NOT EVERY CITY, BUT, UH, THIS IS, THAT'S THIS AREA OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS.
SO THERE'S, UH, BASED ON YOUR POPULATION, YOU CAN HAVE JURISDICTION OVER AREAS WHERE YOU CAN POTENTIALLY ANNEX AND EXPAND.
THIS WAS ALWAYS IN OUR ETJ, THIS AREA SOUTH OF 2 87.
AND PROVIDENCE HAD CAME IN AND PURCHASED ALL THE PROPERTY AND WORKED WITH US AND WE'RE SLOWLY ANNEXING, ANNEXING THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS IT PAYS DOWN BONDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT THAT WAS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSION IF I CAN CLARIFY ALSO, WE DON'T HAVE ZONING AUTHORITY IN OUR ETJ, BUT WE DO HAVE SUBDIVISION AUTHORITY IN OUR ETJ.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY? SO, UH, WE CAN'T PLACE ZONING RESTRICTIONS IN OUR ETJ, SO WE CAN'T SAY, UH, THEY HAVE TO BE CERTAIN DISTRICTS HOLD THEM TO CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MM-HMM
BUT WE CAN, UH, BECAUSE THE IDEA OF THE ETJ IS THAT THEY WILL LIKELY EVENTUALLY COME INTO THE CITY.
UH, WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO, UM, TO REGULATE HOW THEY MIGHT SUBDIVIDE OR, UH, PLA THEIR PROPERTIES.
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THE TIME SPAN IS FOR THEM TO BE GETTING ALL THE WAY IN FOR CITY GRAND PRAIRIE? THE GAME PLAN IS POSSIBLY 20 YEARS.
UM, SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SPEAKING ON.
SO THERE'S A JOHNSON COUNTY SIDE AS WELL THAT WILL BE A PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
UM, I WASN'T GONNA GET INTO THE WEEDS, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW MM-HMM
BUT YES, SHE IS CORRECT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ZONING JURISDICTION IN THE ETJ.
AND THAT IS THE BONUS OF US BEING ABLE TO ANNEX THESE AREAS AS THEY PAY DOWN SOME OF THE DEBT.
AND IT'S NOT A BURDEN ON THE CITY, CITY, UH, RESIDENTS.
SO WE WILL GET AUTHORITY EVENTUALLY.
THERE'S CERTAIN AREAS RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE ANNEXED ALREADY.
UM, BUT THE JOHNSON COUNTY SIDE, WE HAVE NOT.
HATS OFF TO Y'ALL FOR THIS IS A BIG JOB, A BIG PROJECT.
AND Y'ALL, AND IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
EVERYBODY, WE NEED OUR LITTLE, UH, TRIP, OUR, UH, FIELD TRIP COMMISSIONER, FIELD TRIP, SO EVERYBODY CAN GO AND SEE THAT.
CAN YOU COME, COME TO THE MIC AND TELL US? LET'S JUST BE ON RECORD.
UHHUH? UH, I SAID WE'RE HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT IN WHATEVER WAY WE CAN.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE INVESTING A LOT IN GRAND PRIX AND THE FUTURE OF THE CITY.
SO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU ALL OUT THERE IF, UH, YOU ALL CAN MAKE THE TIME AND, UM, SHOWCASE SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
DID, DID Y'ALL GET THAT? RASHAD AND SAVANNAH
TRYING TO FIT THAT IN OUR SCHEDULE.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE HAVE, DO WE COMMISSIONER PRESLEY, WOULD YOU LIKE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ARE YOU GOOD? ARE YOU CLEAR? I'M CLEAR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, SIR? YES MA'AM.
MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE A, THE ZONING CHANGE, ZON 26 0 5 0 0 1 4.
UH, ZONING CHANGE AND MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ACCORDING
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TO DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.I SECOND HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER PRESLEY TO APPROVE, UH, ZONE 2 6 0 5 0 0 14 FOR THE GOODLAND RIVER BEND PROJECT.
AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TODD CHAPMAN AS PER DRC RECOMMENDATIONS.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT BEING SAID, UH, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT SEVEN 11.