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YES, IT'S JAMIE.[Planning & Zoning Briefing 09222026]
GOOD EVENING.WELCOME TO THE STAFF BRIEFING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'M SORRY, OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE MEETING.
I'M JOHN FEDORKO, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THIS STAFF BRIEFING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS HEREBY CALL OF ORDER AT 6:00 PM THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS WHERE THE STAFF BRIEFS THE COMMISSION AND APPROVE.
USE THE CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
COMMISSION MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND MAY THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE CASES.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THIS BRIEFING.
PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE REGULAR MEETING TIME, WHICH WILL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 6:30 PM I WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS TO, IN FRONT OF THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.
AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, BEGIN WITH MYSELF.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR TY CHAPMAN, MALCOLM CHARE, AND MARQUITA NEMO.
UH, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WHICH NEED TO BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES, SIR.
STAFF, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU GUYS WANNA SHOW? GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
THE ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A SITE PLAN REQUEST, STP 26 0 7 0 0 16.
THIS IS A SITE PLAN FOR NEW DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE.
IT IS PROPOSED ALL ALONG 360 NORTH OF I 20.
THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW SHOWING WHERE IT'S GENERALLY LOCATED.
THIS IS THE PREMIUM OUTLET ALONG I 20 AND 360.
SO THIS IS THE PROJECT LOCATION.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 90,000 SQUARE FOOT DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE.
IT MEETS THE DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENT AS WELL AS THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
THEY DO MEET THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT.
THEY ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO A SCREENING WALL, UH, WHICH I'LL COVER MORE, UM, LATER.
HERE ARE THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
THIS IS THE CORNER TREATMENT AND THIS IS THE MAIN ENTRY.
THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH THE APPENDIX X REQUIREMENTS ON THE ELEVATIONS.
SO THEY ARE REQUESTING ONE VARIANCE.
THE, UM, UDC REQUIRES THEM TO PROVIDE A EIGHT FOOT MASON LEAF SCREENING WALL TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PROPERTY BOUNDARY.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE PROPOSED BUILDING.
UM, THE ULU DOTTED LINE REPRESENTS WHERE THE SCREENING WALL WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PLACE THEM.
UH, PART OF THE REASON IS BECAUSE, UH, TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY HAS A 36 INCH SORE LINE THAT CUTS ACROSS THE PROPERTY LINE.
THEY SAY THEY WANNA DON'T, THEY WANNA AVOID HAVING ANY CONFLICT WITH PROVIDING THAT EASEMENT.
ALSO, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THAT THERE IS A NORTH FISH CREEK THAT KIND OF CUTS BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PROPERTY AND THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY, UM, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
SO THEY THINK THAT THIS AREA SUFFICIENTLY PROVIDES ENOUGH, UM, EXISTING TREES THAT WILL BUFFER.
SO THE DISTANCE FROM THE NEAREST CORNER OF THEIR PROPERTY LINE TO THE NEARBY RESIDENCE IS ABOUT 330 FEET.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT A HUNDRED YARD FOOTBALL FIELD, THAT'S ABOUT 360 FEET.
SO IT'S CLOSE TO THAT DISTANCE.
AND, UH, DISTANCE IS SOUTH IS ABOUT 480 FEET.
UM, THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS SHOULD THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING CONDITION, ONE, AT NO NOISE STUDY MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
AND A DRAINAGE STUDY OR DETENTION SHALL BE APPROVED IN THE CIVIL ENGINEERING REVIEW.
THIS CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION.
THE APPLICANT WILL BE HERE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTION FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? MM-HMM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR.
HAS ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE SCREENING BEEN CONSIDERED? WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY PROPOSAL FROM, UH, THE APPLICANT.
UM, AGAIN, I THINK THE MAIN POINT OF HAVING A SCREENING WALL IS TO PROVIDE VISUAL SCREENING AND BLOCK OUT THE NOISE POSSIBLE NOISES.
SO THE APPLICANT IS SAYING, HEY, WE FEEL THAT THE EXISTING, YOU KNOW, NATURE PRACTICALLY FUNCTIONS AS THAT, BUT THE APPLICANT WILL BE HERE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHY THEY THINK THAT VARIANCE IS GOING TO WORK.
AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP MM-HMM
SO THERE WAS ONE CASE THAT A NOIS STUDY
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FAILED FOR AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL COLLEAGUES, UH, ASKED THEM FOR MITIGATION METHOD FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
THEY HAD TO BUILD A NOISE WALL.
THAT WAS KIND OF CONCRETE PANELS THAT WAS PROVIDED ALONG CERTAIN SECTION.
I THINK THAT PROJECT WAS LOCATED WAY NORTH IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA.
SO I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER MEANS THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.
SO THIS SCREENING IS ACTUALLY NOT FOR NOISE.
THEY'RE REQUIRED ONLY BECAUSE THEY'RE DIRECTLY SHARING THE, UH, PROPERTY LINE WITH SINGLE FAMILY ZONING.
I WAS, WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOLAR EASEMENT.
AND SO HAVE THEY ALREADY DONE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY? DETERMINE WHAT EXACTLY THEY NEED? SO TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY ALREADY HAS A SEWER LINE THAT'S ACTUALLY EXISTING.
WHAT THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY REQUIRES FOR THE DEVELOPER IS TO NOT, UM, BUILD ANYTHING OVER THE AREA WHERE THEY NEED THAT ACCESS FOR FUTURE REPAIRS IF NEEDED.
SO THE, THE LINE'S ALREADY THERE THAT'S BEEN THERE.
I, I AGREE WITH THE COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.
IT'S KIND OF A SQUIRREL THING BECAUSE BY DEFINITION YOU KIND OF WANT AT LEAST SOME KIND OF BARRIER.
SOMETHING IN BETWEEN THE, UM, RESIDENTIAL, THAT'S A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL, WHICH MEANS THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF TRAFFIC IF ALL PEOPLE LIVE IN THAT AREA.
UM, AND WE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE, UH, UM, TRAFFIC.
SO THE, THIS PROPERTY WILL ONLY HAVE ACCESS TOWARD THE 360 SERVICE ROAD, AND THE RESIDENCE WILL NOT SHARE ANY DRIVEWAY OR ROCO ROSE WITH THIS PARTICULAR BONE.
THAT, AND THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS, UM, HOW WE YOU OPERATE, YOU KNOW MM-HMM.
THEY'S NOT GONNA, UM, BE A PROBLEM FOR THE RESIDENTS.
NOISE OF THE HORNS AND IN AND OUT, YOU KNOW, LIGHTS YEAH.
ONE STUDY WOULD ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES WITH THEIR OPERATIONS.
THE SPRING WALL WOULD POTENTIALLY HELP WITH THAT, BUT IT'S NOT DESIGNED AS JUNE SAID FOR NOISE, UM, RESTRICTION.
UM, IN THESE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU HAVE AN EASEMENT, I'M NOT TOTALLY FAMILIAR WITH T'S, UH, PROCESS, BUT USUALLY THEY ALLOW FOR A ROD IRON PORTION, ALL THAT PART.
UM, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING SEPARATELY AGREED TO BUY THE DEVELOPER AND TRA THAT'LL BE OUTSIDE OF OUR PROCESS.
IF WE REQUIRE THAT WALL, I'M POTENTIALLY TRYING TO LOOK UP THE EASEMENT DOCUMENT TO SEE IF IT HAS SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT COULD BE BUILT ON.
BECAUSE I'M JUST ON A SAFETY ISSUE THAT'S A LOT OF RESIDENT IN KNOW PROXIMITY THERE, AND I HAVE NOTHING IN BETWEEN, EVEN THOUGH THAT THERE'S LAND DENSITY IN BETWEEN, THAT STILL TO ME IS KIND OF, YEAH.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, THAT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ONLY HAVE ACCESS THROUGH ATRIUM DRIVE, WHICH IS TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THIS PROPOSAL.
SO WHAT THE APPLICANT IS SAYING IS, HEY, WE DO HAVE THIS THICK EXISTING, YOU KNOW, TREES SAW THINGS HAPPEN.
SOMETIMES SOME CHILD WANDER THROUGH THERE AND THEN THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.
SO THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT MURPHYS LAW, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN.
YOU DON'T WANT THINGS LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN, BUT THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE SO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY.
IT'S A, IT'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
DO THEY HAVE ANY FENCES? SO I LOOKED AT THE, UM, AERIAL, THEY PROVIDED RETAINING WALL WITH ROD IRON FENCES, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS REQUIRED AS A ZONING, BECAUSE THEIR ZONING, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING ABUTTING THEM.
SO IT PROBABLY WASN'T REQUIRED.
WHICH WAY IS THE APARTMENT? THIS ONE HERE.
THEY, THEY DIDN'T, YEAH, THEY, THEY HAD A RETAINING WALL AND THEY HAD LIKE MORE OF THEIR SECURITY FENCES THAT WERE CREATED WITH ROD IRON.
BACK IS THE ONE WHERE THE BLUE OPEN ON IS OF COURSE.
THE BLUE, IT'S THE FLOODPLAIN.
SO I'M GUESSING IS THE FLOOD PLANE'S NEVER GONNA BE BUILT IN? CORRECT.
DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE FROM THE NORTH EAST CORNER GOING IN THE, LIKE THE BLIND SIDE OF WHERE THAT STREET BEEN? SO ACTUALLY THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THEIR OWN PRESENTATION AND THEY PROVIDED SOME PICTURES THEY'VE TAKEN AT THE SITE.
SO I THINK THEY CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THAT MORE BACK OF THAT CORNER TO THE, THAT I DO NOT KNOW, BUT THEY INCLUDED MULTIPLE PICTURES THEY HAVE TAKEN FROM THE SITE.
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GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST.
SUP 2 6 0 8 0 0 2 0 ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 1 2 NORTH CENTER STREET.
THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE ON-PREMISE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AS AN ACCESSORY USE FOR A BOOKSTORE.
THE PROPERTY IS ZONED CENTRAL AREA DISTRICT.
HERE'S A NICE AERIAL VIEW, UH, SHOWING THE USES AROUND THE ENTIRE PROPERTY THAT YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE.
ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE ZONE CENTRAL AREA.
THEY ARE IN OUR DOWNTOWN CITY HALL IS, UH, TO THE WEST OF THIS PICTURE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED THERE IN YELLOW.
YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A CHURCH.
CAN YOU USE YOUR LITTLE MARKUP THING? BECAUSE I CAN, I WOULD LOVE TO.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A GROUND FLOOR USE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY.
WE HAVE A CHURCH, CHURCH RELATED BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE CHURCH PARKING, FOOD PANTRY, COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL USES COMMERCIAL RETAIL USE, UH, IN OFFICES ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF MAINE MARKET SQUARE.
AND ANOTHER, UH, CHURCH RELATED PARKING AND YOUTH BUILDING.
HERE IS A STREET VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE CHURCH.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT WILL BE ON THE GROUND FLOOR ONLY.
THE MASONS, UM, INTEND TO KEEP OCCUPYING THE TOP FLOOR OF THIS STRUCTURE.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND, UH, YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS RECENTLY.
THE CITY COUNCIL DID ADOPT, UH, AN, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF ARTICLE 11, WHICH ARE OUR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TO ALLOW ON-PREMISE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AS AN ACCESSORY USE FOR MUSEUM, ART, GALLERY AND BOOKSTORE USES WITHIN THE CENTRAL AREA AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT 4 43, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF THIS CENTRAL AREA, UH, DISTRICTS BY SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
AND IT ALSO AMENDED PORTIONS OF ARTICLE 30, WHICH IS OUR DEFINITIONS TO DIVINE MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, BOOKSTORE, AND MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE.
I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE DO, UH, FOR SPECIFIC USES.
UM, THE FLOOR PLAN THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT.
THIS IS CONCEPTUAL, UH, BUT IT'S A PRETTY GOOD ITERATION OF WHAT THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO DO.
SO SHE DOES PROPOSE TO OPERATE A RETAIL BOOKSTORE AND CAFE WITH A SALE AND ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
AS I MENTIONED, ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE EXISTING TWO STORY MASONIC LODGE, IT DOES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3,700 SQUARE FEET, UH, RETAIL BOOKSTORE, CAFE GATHERING SPACE AND ALCOHOL SERVICES INTENDED TO COMPLIMENT THE RETAIL CAFE AND GATHERING FUNCTIONS RATHER THAN SERVING AS THE PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THE USE.
INITIALLY, THE APPLICANT WILL EMPLOY TWO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.
THE OWNER WHO IS ALSO THE APPLICANT, UH, WILL WORK THERE FULL-TIME HOURS OF OPERATION TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 11:00 AM TO 9:00 PM SATURDAY, 10:00 AM TO 9:00 PM SUNDAY, 1:00 PM TO 6:00 PM AND OCCASIONAL EXTENDED HOURS, WHICH WOULD BE ONE HOUR FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES AT THE NEARBY UPTOWN THEATER.
THE BOOKSTORE, WHICH WILL BE CALLED PROS AND POS, INTENDS TO HOST EVENTS.
THESE WILL BE DURING BUSINESS HOURS.
THAT MAY INCLUDE AUTHOR READINGS AND SIGNINGS, BOOK CLUBS, GAME AND CRAFT NIGHTS, CHILDREN'S STORY TIMES, WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS.
A CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ALCOHOL VARIANCES REQUIRED SECTION 4.8 0.6 OF THE UDC PROHIBITS THE SALE AND ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN 300 FEET OF CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.
THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED THE ALCOHOL VARIANCE REQUEST AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON OCTOBER 20TH.
THE ADJACENT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GRAND PRAIRIE HAS, HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE REQUEST, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN THE APPROPRIATE TABC PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF BEER AND WINE.
AND EMPLOYEES WHO SELL OR SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE TABC CELL SERVER CERTIFICATION.
YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR ANALYSIS.
SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, UH, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS MIXED USE, WHICH SUPPORTS A COMBINATION OF COMPLIMENTARY USES AND ACTIVITY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN IDENTIFIES DOWNTOWN AS AN AREA FOR CONTINUED REVITALIZATION
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AND ENVISIONS A WALKABLE MIXED USE ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTED BY INFILL DEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT AND USES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DOWNTOWN AS A LIVE WORK PLAY DESTINATION.AND THE PROPOSAL SUPPORTS THE CITY'S CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.
THE 2026 CITY COUNCIL GOALS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY CONTINUED REVITALIZATION OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AND ATTRACTION OF INDEPENDENT, UNIQUE RETAIL STORES AS CITY PRIORITIES.
THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN ENCOURAGES A MIX OF USES THAT GENERATES ACTIVITY AND SUPPORTS DOWNTOWN AS A DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TYPE OF, UH, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY CONTEMPLATED WITHIN AN ACTIVE MIXED USE DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT.
DOWNTOWN, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INVESTMENT INTENDED TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT AND INCREASED PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY.
THESE IMPROVEMENTS IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY, CREATING A MORE WALKABLE MAIN STREET, ENHANCING THE PUBLIC REALM, AND SUPPORTING FUTURE INFILL AND REDEVELOPMENT.
THE PROPOSED USE WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED ACTIVI ACTIVATION OF AN EXISTING DOWNTOWN PROPERTY.
AS THESE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN REDEVELOPMENTS ARE IMPLEMENTED.
THE PROPOSAL REPRESENTS THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE EXISTING MASONIC LODGE.
INTRODUCING A NEW COMMERCIAL USE WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY AND THE BOOKSTORE AND CAFE IS A RELATIVELY LOW INTENSITY USE WITH LIMITED ANTICIPATED IMPACTS ON SURROUNDING STREETS.
AND THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION NETWORK STAFF SENT 30 LETTERS, UH, TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE RECEIVED ZERO IN OPPOSITION.
WE RECEIVED 14, REPRESENTING 14 UNIQUE VALID ADDRESSES IN SUPPORT.
UM, KIND OF A A A BRIEF ESTIMATION OF WHAT THEIR COMMENTS ARE.
SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY AND REVITALIZATION IN DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE.
SUPPORT FOR MORE DINING, ENTERTAINMENT, AND GATHERING OPPORTUNITIES DOWNTOWN AND SUPPORT FOR A LOCALLY OWNED BOOKSTORE.
SHOULD THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
OPERATIONS SHALL ADHERE TO EXHIBIT B, OPERATIONAL PLAN.
THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN ALCOHOL VARIANCE.
AND FINALLY, THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN A VALID PERMIT FROM TABC.
MR. CHAIR, I'M GONNA HAND YOU THE, UH, SUPPORT LETTERS.
AND COMMISSIONERS, IM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST FROM ALL INFORMATION HEREIN? UH, THE OPERATIONAL PLAN SPECIFIES BEER AND WINE.
HOW DOES LIQUOR WORK? IS THAT IN THE ADDITIONAL APPROVAL OR AMENDMENT OR IS IT, IS IT ALL PART OF THIS? SO IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE ALL PART OF IT.
BUT THE APPLICANT SPECIFYING BEER AND WINE, WHEN THEY GO TO APPLY TO TABC FOR THEIR PERMIT FROM THE STATE, IT WILL BE SPECIFIC TO BEER AND WINE SALES ONLY.
'CAUSE I HAD THE EXACT SAME THING.
SO IF THEY 'CAUSE BEER AND WINE TO ME IS DIFFERENT THAN LIQUOR.
UH, IF THEY EVER WANTED TO CHANGE THAT TO LIQUOR, DOES, IS THAT A NEW SEP HEARING IN FRONT OF THE BOARD, THE COUNCIL OR DO THEY JUST IT WOULD BE A, A NEW LICENSURE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS, BUT I'M GONNA DEFER TO JULIE TO SEE, SEE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET A NEW PERMIT WITH THE STATE.
UH, THERE'S A BEER AND WINE PERMIT THAT THEY CAN GET TO SERVE ON PREMISES BEER AND WINE CONSUMPTION.
TO DO THAT PROCESS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO, UM, NOT WITH THE STATE.
I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE CITY.
SO WITH THE OPERATIONAL PLAN, WELL, CAN THEY GO IN AS MARIJUANA AND LATER, LATER CHANGE TO LIQUOR? IT WOULD BE A CHANGE TO THE SCP.
SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SP, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN.
TO UPDATE THAT OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR LIQUOR ZONE.
OR BIG, ACTUALLY, I THINK THEY CALL IT BIG STRINGS, BUT YEAH.
YEAH, I, I AGREE WITH BOTH OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
ALL THE CONCERNS I HAD WAS, THEY'RE SO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO THE CHURCH.
I KNOW THE CHURCH AGREED THEY'RE OKAY WITH THAT.
BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT THE BEER AND WINE DOESN'T LEAVE THE PREMISES.
AND THEN WHAT ABOUT WHEN THEY HAVING THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, THEY'VE GOTTA HAVE ALCOHOL DOWN THE HALL OR HOW'S THAT GONNA WORK? BECAUSE YOU, SHE'S SAYING THAT SHE'S GONNA DO A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, BUT THEN SHE'S STILL GONNA BE SERVING BEER, WINE WITH THE CHILDREN AND, AND ALL OF THAT.
HOW DOES THAT WORK? COMMISSIONER? THE APPLICANT IS GONNA BE WITH US THIS EVENING, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO ASK HER THAT QUESTION.
WELL KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ALCOHOL EXEMPTION, THE PROXIMITY ALCOHOL EXEMPTION THAT COUNSEL WOULD NEED TO APPROVE IS SEPARATE FROM THIS.
SO DON'T CONSIDER THAT AT THIS POINT.
COUNSEL WILL HANDLE THAT COMPONENT.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS JUST A SPECIFIC USE FOR THIS
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LOCATION.I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO BE WALKABLE AND AS LONG AS THE, THE, UH, THE BEVERAGES ARE KEPT ON THE INSIDE, THAT'S FINE.
IT'S SO CLOSE TO PROXIMITY TO THE CHURCH.
THEY HAVE A PRAYER SERVICE DOWN THERE AND THE HEAD OF THE, THE
CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO, THEY TURN WATER
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HA HAVE A DRINK OUT THE DOOR ON THE WAY.
BUT YEAH, THE TTDC LICENSE PROCESS, UH, HAS SPECIFIC RULES ON WHERE ALCOHOL CAN BE SERVED ON THE PREMISES.
THAT MAKES YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
UM, IN TERMS OF WHETHER THEY'RE OPERATING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR LICENSE OR THEIR PERMIT, THE CODE COMPLIANCE IS ONLY GONNA, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE GOING OVER THERE.
PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO.
IS IT QUARTERLY, MONTHLY? HOW DO WE KNOW THAT SHE'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH WITH ALL OF THAT? WE DON'T.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS IS ON TABC.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT HAPPENS IF, UH, CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T APPROVE THE ALCOHOL VARIANCE? DO THEY STILL WANT TO GO HEAD ON WITH THE, THE BUSINESS AS USUAL? THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
THEY HAVE TO GET THEIR VARIANCE.
SO THEY ORDER TO OPERATE WHERE THEY WANT TO OPERATE.
SO WITHOUT THAT, THAT IS THE KEY.
BUT IF THEY STILL NEED THIS FIRST STUDENT, THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING LIKE, WELL, WHY WOULD THEY COME HERE AND CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE FIRST, BUT THEN COME HERE.
THE VARIANCE WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNSEL THE SAME DAY THAT THIS SUP IS PRESENTED.
OH, CHAIRMAN, SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
I DID, UH, I WAS ABLE TO LOOK UP THE EASEMENT BETWEEN TRA AND, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNER.
IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF A AGREED JUDGMENT OF SETTLEMENT ON A CONDEMNATION FOR THAT EASEMENT.
AND AS PART OF THAT, UM, TRA HAS THE ABILITY TO PREVENT AND NOT ALLOW RESERVOIRS, BUILDINGS, OTHER STRUCTURES, DRILLING OR MINING EQUIPMENT OR TREES WITHIN THAT EASEMENT AREA, UM, OF THE TRA EASEMENT.
SO IT'S PART OF AN AGREED JUDGMENT.
AND DOES THE TRA EASEMENT, IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE PROPERTY LINE ON THE, IT'S THE RED AREA.
THE RED HEDGE AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
AND SO IF THEY WERE TO BUILD A SCREENING WALL, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE, I DON'T KNOW WHO OWNS THAT ADJACENT CITY PROPERTY.
UM, DO WE TALK ABOUT THE CALENDAR NOW OR ARE YOU READY? YEAH, IT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR NOW.
I, UM, SO EVERYBODY HAS THE, UH, CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE THREE MEETINGS ON MONDAY, IN A WAY.
UM, DO WE VOTE ON THESE? THIS HERE, JOEY FOR THIS OR, I DON'T THINK THIS ITEM'S UP FOR, THIS IS NOT FOR BOTH.
SO YOU HAVE THESE DATES HOT OFF THE PRESS.
AND ARE AWARE OF THE, THE MONDAY SCHEDULE.
SO THESE ARE BINDING AND WE CAN IZE THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE, THIS LOOKS BE 27, RIGHT? YES.
I'M AN OLD PERSON HERE,
I MEAN, IT'S FINE, BUT I, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF THEM BECAUSE OF, UH, CITY COUNCIL.
SOME OF THE THINGS HIT ON OUR DATE 'CAUSE OF SOME SHIFTS.
UM, WITH THAT, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE BRIEFING SESSION.
AND WE WILL ADJOURN UNTIL, UH, 6:30 PM FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.