[00:00:14] GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE MAY 10TH MEETING OF THE GARLAND PLANNING COMMISSION. AS IS OUR CUSTOM WHEN COMMISSIONERS START OUR MEETING WITH A PRAYER AND A PLEDGE, YOU'RE INVITED TO JOIN US, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ARE NOT NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS OF THIS COMMISSION OR YOUR RIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION, NEVER HAS. NEVER WILL. TONIGHT'S PRAYER AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY VICE CHAIRMAN OTT. AND I WOULD BEFORE HE STARTS, I'D LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR TAKING CARE OF THE MEETING LAST WEEK WHILE I WAS VISITING FAMILY. THANK YOU, SIR. IT'S A PLEASURE, CHAIRMAN ROBERTS, AND THANK YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME. HEAVENLY FATHER, PLEASE BE WITH THIS CONVENTION, PLEASE HELP US TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS AND ALSO TO ALWAYS WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, FIRE AND POLICE AND FIRE AND EMS AND IN CHRIST NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING TO OUR MEETING. THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CASE WE'LL ALLOW 15 MINUTES FOR YOU TO SPEAK. ANY OTHER PEOPLE WE ALLOW THREE MINUTES. AND THEN WE ASK THE APPLICANT BACK UP TO SPEAK. AND ANYBODY WHO COMES BEFORE THE COMMISSION, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE SO YOU CAN GET THAT ON RECORD. WE DO APPRECIATE. FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE ITEMS THAT [CONSENT AGENDA] THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE REVIEWED AND WILL BE VOTING ON ONE MOTION TO APPROVE. I WILL ASK. I WILL READ IT, WELL CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF APRIL 26, 2021. ANY COMMISSIONERS WANT THAT ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONER JENKINS. I WOULD LIKE THAT PARTICULAR ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE. THAT'S THE ONLY ITEM ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. SO WE WILL CONSIDER THAT INDIVIDUALLY. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS FOR APRIL 26, 2021. COMMISSIONER JENKINS. CHAIRMAN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE PRESENT AT LAST AT THE APRIL 26 MEETING UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT SAYS CHAIRMAN ROBERTS READS THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING, APRIL 10TH MEETING INTO THE RECORD. I'M CERTAIN IT WAS CHAIRMAN OTT THAT WAS PRESENT. SO WE'VE GOT A TYPO THERE, THAT'S THE ONLY ISSUE. WE WILL GET THAT CORRECTED. I JUST LOOKED AT WHO ATTENDED AND I DIDN'T SEE MYSELF IN THE ATTENDEES LIST. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WELL, YOU CARE TO MAKE THAT MOTION WITH YOUR AMENDMENT. MOTION TO CORRECT THE CONSENT OF THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 26 MEETING, SUCH THAT IT REFLECTS THAT CHAIRMAN OTT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING FOR READING THE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. AND I SEE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROSE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE. THAT APPEARS TO PASS EIGHT TO ZERO. I'M ABSTAINING SINCE I WAS NOT THERE AT THAT MEETING. ONTO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. AND AGAIN, ANYBODY SPEAKING, IF YOU PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CONSIDERATION OF [Items 2.a. & 2.b.] THE APPLICATION OF SPIARS ENGINEERING, REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC PROVISION EXTENSION FOR FUEL PUMPS, RETAIL PROPERTY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2602 LAVON DRIVE. THAT WAS ZONING ITEM 2A AND WE WILL LOOK AT 2B AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS A CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF SPIARS ENGINEERING REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PLAN FOR FUEL PUMPS, RETAIL ON PROPERTY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL. THIS PROPERTY, SAME ADDRESS. 2602 LAVON DRIVE. AND WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION FROM STAFF. GOOD EVENING THIS IS CASE NUMBER 21-10 THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO MAKE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING CONVENIENCE STORE AND GAS STATION. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2602 LAVON DRIVE. THE ACREAGE IS ONE POINT ONE ACRES AND THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. THIS IS THE CITYWIDE LOCATION MAP, THE STAR REPRESENTS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROJECT. THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP. THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN TEAL. THIS IS LAVON DRIVE AND [INAUDIBLE] ROAD, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES IS COMMUNITY RETAIL, [00:05:09] WHICH CONSISTS OF A WALGREENS AND ALSO A CAR WASH. THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH IS ZONED MULTIFAMILY. AND IS DEVELOPED THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST IS ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 0103 AND IS DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. AND THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST ACROSS LAVON DRIVE IS DEVELOPED WITH A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THIS IS THE LOCATION, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GARLAND ENVISION PLAN RECOMMENDS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. AND THIS SITE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS . THESE ARE THE PHOTOS. THIS IS THE RACETRAC. THE WALGREENS. THE CAR WASH AND ALSO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO ELIMINATE THE TIME PERIOD EXPIRATION OF THE EXISTING SPECIFIC USE PROVISION, WHICH EXPIRES IN 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION TIME PERIOD GUIDE RECOMMENDING A TIME PERIOD OF 20 TO 25 YEARS FOR RETAIL FEW PUMPS BASED OFF THE AVERAGE TIME PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS SUP APPROVALS. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE EXISTING RACETRAC GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE WITH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO MAKE INTERNAL FACILITY UPGRADES, INCLUDING NEW PRODUCT OFFERINGS, AND ALSO UPDATE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND MAKING CHANGES TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. WHEN THE APPLICANT MENTIONED EXTERIOR BUILDING UPGRADES, THEY'RE JUST MEANING PAINTING, MAKING THE SITE MORE ATTRACTIVE. THE SITE PLAN SHOWS THAT THERE ARE 16 PARKING SPACES ON SITE, THE APPLICANT IS NOT ADDING ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES TO THE SITE. THIS IS THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. THE APPLICANT IS NOT EXPANDING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING. AND SO IT DOES NOT TRIGGER THE LANDSCAPING REQUEST, HOWEVER, THERE IS EXISTING LANDSCAPING ON SITE. THE CURRENT SUP 9626 LIMITS FREE STANDING SIGNAGE TO ONE MONUMENT SIGN, AND THE APPLICANT HAS NOT REQUESTED ANY DEVIATIONS FROM A GBC OR SUP REGARDING THE SIGNAGE. THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS TO ELIMINATE THE TIME PERIOD EXPIRATION OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION AND MAKE IT AN UNLIMITED TIME PERIOD, THE APPLICANT REQUEST IS AN EXTENSION ONLY NO DEVIATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED BY THIS APPLICANT. STAFF RECOMMENDS A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION EXTENSION FOR RETAIL SALES WITH A FEW PROMPTS ON A PROPERTY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECENT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED SUP TIME PERIOD POLICY GUIDE AND STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A PLAN FOR RETAIL SALES WITH FEW PUMPS ON A PROPERTY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. WE MAILED OUT ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE NOTIFICATION LETTERS, WE RECEIVED ONE THAT IS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND THE TOTAL RESPONSES WAS ONE. THAT CONCLUDES THE STAFF PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? COMMISSIONER ROSE. [00:10:01] SO THEY WANT AN UNLIMITED TIME FRAME, SO IF THEY SELL THE SHELL OIL OR MOBIL OIL. DOES THAT UNLIMITED TIMEFRAME GO WITH THEM? YES, THEY'RE LINKED TO THE PROPERTY AND NOT THE OWNER. OK. I DON'T LIKE THAT. AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND THAT APPLICANTS HAVEN'T KNOWN WHAT TO ASK FOR IN TERMS OF LENGTH OF SUPS. THEY'VE ASKED FOR THIS AND THAT AND COMMISSION AND COUNCIL HAD IN THE PAST KIND OF BEEN ALL OVER WITH NUMBERS. SO I THINK IT WAS JUST LAST SPRING THAT COUNCIL PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE AND WORKED THROUGH HISTORICAL DATA AND CAME UP WITH THIS TABLE THAT WE SEE IN HERE. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST INSTANCES OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION. IT'S NOT A MANDATORY TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINE FROM. CORRECT, RIGHT. MR. [INAUDIBLE]. I SEE A HEAD SHAKING YES. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL LOOKED AT THIS AND WE BROUGHT FORWARD SOME, LIKE YOU SAID, SOME DATA BASED ON THE PAST REALLY FIVE TO SIX YEARS OF SUP APPROVALS AND THOSE TIME PERIODS. AND WE BROKE IT DOWN BY USE AND ULTIMATELY LED TO THIS GUIDE. LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT MANDATORY, BUT THIS IS MEANT TO BE A GUIDE TO AT LEAST. SO IT'S NOT TOO ALL OVER THE PLACE OR THERE'S A LOT OF I DON'T KNOWS, OR SHOULDER SHRUGS. IT'S AT LEAST PROVIDES SOME GUIDANCE FOR WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED IN THE PAST AND WHAT COUNCIL FELT IS AS APPROPRIATE FOR THESE TYPES OF USES, UNDERSTANDING EVERY SITUATION SUPS ARE GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND ALSO HELP STAFF IN WORKING WITH THE CLIENTS AS TO WHAT IS TRADITIONALLY DONE. EXACTLY. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER DALTON ? THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. DID YOU SAY THE CURRENT SUP DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL 2026 I BELIEVE YOU SAID. THAT'S CORRECT. OK, SO WE WOULD BE ADDING IF WE WENT FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS, WE WOULD BE ADDING TWENTY FIVE TO THE SIX THEY ALREADY HAVE. CORRECT. IT WOULD START NOW AT THE TIME OF THE CURRENT. WHENEVER THIS ONE PASSES, THAT'S WHEN THE CLOCK WOULD START. [INAUDIBLE] WOULD THEN BE NULL AND VOID. YEAH, THIS WOULD REPLACE THAT. OK, THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE APPLICANT COMING UP, BUT I'M WILLING TO BET THAT SINCE YOU'RE PUTTING MONEY INTO IT, THERE IS MAYBE A REFINANCE GOING ON AND NEED AN EXTENDED SUP TO COVER THE FINANCE PERIOD. BUT WE HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE, EITHER BRAD WILLIAMS OR ANDREW [INAUDIBLE], NOBODY HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. TRACEY FEEL, LET ON OF THEM OR BOTH OF THEM. COME ON DOWN. DON'T HEAR ANYBODY YET. OH, THERE WE GO, MR. WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, COMMISSION. BRAD WILLIAMS, 2728 NORTH HARWOOD STREET IN DALLAS. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, STAFF DID A GREAT JOB OF WALKING YOU THROUGH THE REQUEST. AND, MR. CHAIR, AS YOU SUSPECTED THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION, A TOUCH EARLY BEFORE OUR EXISTING SUP ACTUALLY EXPIRES IS PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THE SIX FIGURE INVESTMENT THAT THIS REMODEL AND REFRESH OF THIS BUILDING ENTAILS. AND BEFORE WE GO AND INCUR THOSE EXPENSES, WE'D SIMPLY LIKE TO SECURE OUR ENTITLEMENTS FOR ANOTHER LONG PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN WE INITIALLY SUBMITTED THE REQUEST, WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE COUNCIL ADOPTED GUIDELINES FOR SUPS. SO WE WE ASKED FOR A PERMANENT SUP KNOWING THAT THAT WAS POSSIBLE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. BUT UNDERSTANDING NOW THAT THAT GUIDANCE HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AND HEARING THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMISSION, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH STAFF THAT A 25 YEAR SUP IN THIS INSTANCE IS GOING TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO US. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO PROCEED ON THOSE TERMS IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION. AGAIN, I THINK CITY STAFF WALKED YOU THROUGH THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE REQUEST. SO I WON'T TAKE UP ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME THAN I HAVE TO. I'M HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. MR. [INAUDIBLE] WITH RACETRAC IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE ANY ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE REMODEL OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT. BUT WITH THAT, WE WOULD REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. [00:15:02] ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE. TRACEY DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS SPEAKERS? WE DO NOT SIR. IN THAT CASE, I'LL TOSS IT TO THE COMMISSION. MR. CHAIR. COMMISSIONER DALTON. I WANT TO FIRST SAY THAT I'VE SEEN THE REMODELS THAT RACETRAC HAS DONE TO SOME OF THEIR OTHER STORES, AND THEY HAVE REALLY BROUGHT UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG WITH THEIR OWN IMAGE IN DOING SO. AND IN SAYING THAT, I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION, WE CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS FOR THE SUP. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DALTON, I SAW THE FIRST SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROSE TO APPROVE THE SUP FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS. SEEING NO DISCUSSION, LET'S COMMISSIONER ROSE, YOU HAD A QUESTION. SO ARE WE DOING, A AND B OR JUST A? A AND B AND [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELPING ME OUT ON THAT. WOULD COMMISSIONER DALTON LIKE TO ADD TO HIS MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLAN FOR THE FUEL PUMPS TOO. YES MR. CHAIR I WOULD THAT WE APPROVE BOTH A AND B WITH THE SAME TERMS AS PRIOR MENTIONED. THANK YOU. AND I'M ASSUMING COMMISSIONER ROSE AGREES SINCE HE BROUGHT UP THE POINT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE. WELL, MINE SAYS YES, BUT IT'S GREEN. SO IT DISAPPEARS. OH, MY. OH, MY GOSH. GREEN SCREENS. EXACTLY. SO THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE BECAUSE IT'S RED. IT DOESN'T SHOW EITHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S A APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. SO UNTIL OUR MEETINGS OF MAY 24TH, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.