Oct 09, 2023 Plan Commission

[Plan Commission Pre Meeting]

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ALL RIGHT, IT'S ABOUT FIVE 30 AND WE'RE ON THE CAMERA AND NOT A CLOCK.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

AND, UH, COMMISSIONERS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED OR NOT, BUT THE, AND THE LAST LEGISLATURE, THE STATE DID AWAY WITH THE 30 DAY SHOCK CLOCK FOR PLANS.

SO EVERYTHING NOW IS IN ONE ITEM.

IT'S NO MORE TWO PARTERS, BUT STILL, WHEN YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION, SAY, PROVE THE ZONING THIS, YOU'D BE IN, IN THE PLAN, AND THAT'LL HELP US OUT.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, FIRST THE CONSENT AGENDA.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? DON'T THINK SO.

ALL RIGHT.

THE FIRST CASE TONIGHT IS A Z 2258.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN S T P AMENDMENT FOR A TRUCK STORAGE FACILITY.

THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 24 30 DRIVE.

IT IS A 2.609 ACRE SITE, AND IT IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT S 2028.

NOW, UH, SS 2028, UH, IS CURRENTLY FOR A TRUCK STORAGE, SO THE ZONING ENTITLEMENT DOESN'T EXIST.

THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY, AND THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GENERAL AREA.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S SURROUNDED BY ALL INDUSTRIAL USES.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS THIS AREA FOR INDUSTRY CENTERS, AND WE DO BELIEVE THE PROPOSAL OFFERS A SUPPORTIVE USE TO THE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT SECTOR.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SITE.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THE VIEW OF THE SUBJECT SITE LOOKING EAST FROM LO DRIVE, AND THEN ACROSS THE STREET LOOKING WEST ACROSS.

HERE'S THE VIEW, LOOKING NORTH AND SOUTH DOWN LONER DRIVE.

HERE IS THE SITE PLAN.

UH, THE CURRENT, UH, S U P 2028 IS FOR 10 TRUCK PARKING SPOTS.

UH, THIS IS FOR 37 TRUCK PARKING SPOTS AND A 312 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE.

HERE'S THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND THIS DOES INCLUDE MANY EXISTING TREES, UH, ALONG A DRAINAGE EASEMENT OWNED BY THE CITY JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE.

HERE ARE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND HERE ARE THE DUMPSTER ELEVATIONS.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND BUILDING ELEVATIONS DO COMPLY WITH THE G D C REQUIREMENTS.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR TRUCK STAGING AND PARKING IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WITH THEIR STATEMENT BEING EVALUATE AND MOVE ON.

POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR TRUCK STAGING AND PARKING STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION AND AMENDMENT FOR TRUCK BUS STORAGE USE ON A PROPERTY ZONE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION.

UH, SS 2028 FOR TRUCK AND BUS STORAGE.

STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A PLAN FOR A TRUCK AND BUS STORAGE USE.

THE TRUCK AND BUS STORAGE USE IS CURRENTLY ENTITLED THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR AN AMEN SITE PLAN DOES NOT CARRY A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

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IN ADDITION, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN RECOGNIZES THE NEED IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT FOR TRUCK STAGING AND PARKING.

HOWEVER, GIVEN THE ST.

ORIGINAL S U P 2028, UH, FOR 20 YEARS WAS GRANTED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, UH, FOR FEWER PARKING SPACES, CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO A SHORTER S P TIME PERIOD, UH, UH, RATHER THAN THE NEWLY REQUESTED 20 YEAR TIME PERIOD.

UH, FOR THIS CASE, WE SENT OUT 37 LETTERS AND ZERO WERE RECEIVED.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT, UH, WELL, ONE QUESTION.

IT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY APPROVED FOR 10.

YES, SIR.

AND I DO HAVE THE, UH, SITE LINE HERE AND BEFORE THEY CAN.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPH AND BEING GONE BY THERE, LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE PARKING MORE THAN 10 RIGHT NOW.

YES, SIR.

WOULD THEY BE PROHIBITED FROM PARKING MORE INTENT UNTIL THEY GET ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS DONE? UH, YES, SIR.

UM, THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD WORK.

SO IT CAN BE ENFORCED UNTIL THE IMPROVEMENTS GET DONE, THEN THEY CAN PUT MORE ON.

YES.

UM, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, IF THEY'RE NOT COMPLYING WITH THIS SITE PLAN, AS YOU CAN SEE ON SCREEN MM-HMM.

, UM, THEN THEY SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO, UH, ENFORCEMENT FROM OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT.

AND IF THEY ULTIMATELY DON'T IMPROVE IT, S U P COULD BE RECALLED.

UM, YES, SIR.

THE S U P CAN BE REVOKED, UM, IF THEY DO NOT ACT UPON THIS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

NEXT ITEM IS Z 23 DASH 20.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO ADD A TRUCK SCALE AND A 22 FOOT FREESTANDING SIGN FOR THE TRUCK SCALE.

HERE'S THE CASE INFORMATION.

THE ACRES IS APPROXIMATELY 7.29 ACRES, AND EXISTING ZONING IS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 16 DASH 10.

HERE'S THE CITYWIDE LOCATION MAP, AND THE RED STAR SHOWS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

AND THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, UM, SUBJECT PROPERTIES OUTLINED IN THE TEAL BLUE COLOR.

IT'S ZONED PD 16 DASH 10 FOR INDUSTRIAL USES, AND IT'S CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE, A CAR WASH, FUEL PUMPS FOR VEHICLES AND TRUCK, SEMI-TRUCK TRAILERS, UM, AND A RESTAURANT WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH.

AND THIS IS, UM, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS CALLED RICKY ROCKETS AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ALL ZONED INDUSTRIAL.

THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE ENVISION CAR LAND PLAN DESIGNATES THIS SITE AS INDUSTRY CENTER INDUSTRY CENTERS PROVIDE A CLUSTER OF TRADE IN INDUSTRY THAT CUMULATIVELY EMPLOYS LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

OPERATIONS WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT TYPE MAY REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAY RESULT IN MORE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS.

AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE SITE PHOTOS.

THE LEFT PICTURE IS VIEW OF THE PROPOSED TRUCK SCALE AREA.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS CURRENTLY PAVED, AND TO THE RIGHT IS VIEW OF THE OVERALL SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM WEST MILLER ROAD.

AND LEFT PICTURE IS WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND TO THE RIGHT IS NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

AND HERE'S THE SITE PLAN.

UM, ALL OF THIS IS CURRENTLY EXISTING RIGHT NOW, AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO AMEND THIS PD TO ALLOW THIS TRUCK SCALE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 2,202, UH, ONE SQUARE

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UM, THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS, THE PROPOSED TRUCK SCALE, UM, AND IT'LL, UM, AND THERE'S ALSO A PROPOSED FREESTANDING SIGNAGE, UM, THAT WILL BE PART OF THE TRUCK SCALE.

AND THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AT THIS TIME.

HERE'S THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND ALL THIS LANDSCAPING IS EXISTING RIGHT NOW.

UM, THE PROPOSED TRI SCALE WILL NOT IMPACT ANY LANDSCAPING.

AND HERE'S THE PROPOSED PYLON SIGN, UH, FOR THE TRUCK SCALE.

IT'S, UH, 22 FEET IN HEIGHT, AND THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A DEVIATION TO ALLOW THE THIRD PYLON SIGN.

THE G D D C ALLOWS A MAXIMUM OF TWO, WHICH IS CURRENTLY EXISTING, ONE OFF OF, UH, MILLER AND ONE OFF OF JUPITER.

AND THIS IS THE THIRD, UH, THAT IS PROPOSED ON SITE.

AND SO THE APPLICANT, UM, IS REQUESTING A DEVIATION FOR THE NUMBER SIGNS, UH, BUT IT DOES COMPLY WITH THE SIGN AREA.

UH, THEY'RE PROPOSING 81.8 SQUARE FEET AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED SQUARE, AND THEY'RE ALSO COMPLYING WITH, WHILE THE EXISTING USE PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO TRUCKS AND GENERAL CUSTOMERS IN THE AREA, STAFF FIND THE PROPOSED TO BE MORE SUITABLE ON A SITE THAT IS APPROVED FOR A TRUCK STOP.

USE THESE SUBJECT PROPERTIES INTENDED FOR VEHICLE FUELING AND WASHING, RESTAURANT, DINING AND RETAIL SERVICES.

AND THE TRUCK SCALE IS A COMPONENT THAT IS TYPICALLY SEEN AT TRUCK STOPS, WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED USE IN THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT 16 DASH 10 TO ALLOW A TRUCK SCALE AND A FREESTANDING SIGN.

AND TWO, A DETAILED PLAN TO ALLOW A TRUCK SCALE AND A FREESTANDING SIGN TO THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.

AND WE MAILED OUT 26 LETTERS AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES.

BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

NOPE, NOTHING.

HELLO AGAIN.

I JUST REALIZED I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THIS IS THE OCTOBER 9TH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AND PORTION.

SO IF YOU'RE EDITING THIS, PUT THIS IN THE FRONT, PLEASE.

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UH, THE THIRD CASE TONIGHT IS D 2324.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW FREESTANDING SIGNS AND ATTACH SIGNS ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE EXISTING APARTMENT COMPLEX.

THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 3 0 5 AVENUE.

IT'S AN 8.99 ACRE SITE, AND IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OH FIVE 60 AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1219.

UH, THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY, AND THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE GENERAL AREA.

UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE FIRE WHEEL TOWN CENTER.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS THIS AREA FOR REGIONAL CENTERS AND REGIONAL CENTERS, UH, WILL PROVIDE A MIX OF RETAIL SERVICES, ENTERTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT, AND MAY INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL USES SUCH AS THIS SITE.

HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SITE.

UH, THE FIRST PHOTO IS A PHOTO OF THE LEASING OFFICE, UH, LOOKING, UH, NORTH FROM RIVER DRIVE, THE SECOND PHOTO BEING, UH, LOOKING SOUTH ACROSS RIVER FERN DRIVE.

THE NEXT TWO PHOTOS

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AND THE FINAL TWO PHOTOS ARE OF THE, UH, APARTMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF RIVER FERN AND HORSESHOE, AS WELL AS THE APARTMENT CORNER AT THE INTERSECTION OF RIVER FERN AND TOWN SQUARE.

UH, HERE'S THE SITE PLAN OF THE FIRST BUILDING.

UM, THIS IS THE BUILDING THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1219.

THAT IS LOCATED AT THE SEC INTERSECTION OF HORSESHOE AND RIVER FERN.

UM, THREE SIGNS ARE PROPOSED ON THIS BUILDING.

UH, THE FIRST IS SIGN A, UM, SIGN A AND SIGN B.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS AREA HERE.

AND THIS AREA HERE, THEY'LL BE LOCATED ON THE VERY TOP, UH, FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.

UM, AND THEN THEY WILL BE ATTACHED SIGNS.

UH, THE THIRD SIGN PROPOSED HERE IS A DIRECTIONAL SIGN, UM, LOCATED RIGHT HERE, UM, AT THE CORNER OF HORSESHOE DRIVE AND, UH, RIVER FERN AVENUE.

UM, THE SECOND SITE PLAN, UH, THIS IS FOR THE, UH, MORE EASTERN, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEX ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OH FIVE 60.

UM, THEY'RE PROPOSING FOUR SIGNS.

UH, THE FIRST IS THE MONUMENT SIGN SIGN, 81, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF TOWN SQUARE AND FIRE WHEEL, UM, SIGN C.

UM, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SCIENCE D IS LOCATED WHERE THE CURRENT LEASING CENTER SIGN IS.

UM, SO I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT IT IS ALLOWED, UM, IN THE PG AND UM, IN THE G D C.

UH, IT'S JUST PART OF THIS SIGN SET, AND WE WANTED TO INCLUDE IT OVERALL.

UM, THE FINAL TWO SIGNS ARE SIGN, UH, E TWO.

UM, IT IS AN ATTACHED SIGN ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE BUILDING HERE ON HORSESHOE DRIVE AND FIREWALL PARKWAY.

AND THE FINAL SIGN IS ALSO A DIRECTIONAL SIGN SIGN D TWO LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF RIVER FERN AND HORSESHOE.

NOW FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THESE SIGNS, I JUST WENT OVER, UM, THIS IS SIGN A, IT IS THE ATTACHED SIGN, AND, UH, HERE IS SIGN B.

HERE IS SIGN C.

UM, THE SIGN THAT I DID NOTE THAT IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT HERE IS SIGN D ONE, SIGN D TWO IS AN IDENTICAL SIGN.

HERE SIGN E ONE, THE MONUMENT SIGN.

AND HERE IS SIGN TWO.

UH, THE ATTACHED SIGN OF THE BUILDING.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ALL PROPOSED ASSIGNMENTS DO MEET THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

HOWEVER, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT'S OH FIVE 60 AND 1219 HAVE SPECIFIC SIGN REGULATIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FOR THE CONDITIONS, UH, FOR THREE, UH, DETACHED SIGNS, SIGNS, D ONE, D TWO, AND E ONE.

THOSE ARE THE, UH, TWO DIRECTIONAL SIGNS AND THE MONUMENT SIGN, AS WELL AS THE ATTACHED SIGN SIGNS, SEE, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT FOR THE LEASING OFFICE, UM, ON A PROPERTY ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OH FIVE 60 AND 1219 FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT STAFF.

ALSO RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THREE OF THE FOUR ATTACHED SIGNS, SIGNS, A, B AND B TWO ONE'S ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR ON A PROPERTY ZONE.

AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN OH FIVE 60 AND 1219 WERE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.

THE SIGNS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL ARE ORIENTED TOWARDS PEDESTRIAN AND LOW SPEED VEHICLE TRAFFIC, AND WILL ONLY BE VISIBLE TO THOSE, UH, DRIVING DIRECTLY BY THE APARTMENTS.

THUS NOT IMPACTING THE URBAN STYLE, UH, APARTMENT BUILDING FROM BLENDING INTO THE FIRE WHEEL DOWN SQUARE, UH, CENTER AS A WHOLE.

HOWEVER, STAFF FINDS THE ABOVE MENTIONED, ATTACHED SIGN IS JUST NOT ALIGNED, UH, WITH THE AREA DUE TO THE POSITION ON TOP OF THE BUILDING AND LARGE

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ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE REQUESTS WILL BE REVIEWED INDIVIDUALLY ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

UH, FOR THIS CASE, WE SENT OUT 32 LETTERS AND WE RECEIVED ZERO IN RESPONSE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, SIGN E ONE IN THE MONUMENT SIGN.

I THINK IT'S SLATED FOR 49 SQUARE FEET.

YES, SIR.

UH, DO YOU KNOW THE GENERAL DIMENSIONS OF IT, BUT IT JUST LOOKS SMALLER IN THE PICTURE HERE? YEAH.

UM, IT, IT'S INCLUDED IN THE REPORT, BUT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AND IN MY NOTES, I DON'T HAVE IT.

UM, BUT I DO KNOW IT, IT DOES MEET THE, UH, J D C REQUIREMENTS.

GREAT.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

TAKE THIS NEXT CASE HERE.

THIS CASE CALLED DIVISION OF LABOR.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

DIVIDING THE WEALTH HERE, , EVERYONE GETS TO HAVE FUN.

UM, THIS IS K Z 23 DASH 34.

UH, THIS IS A REQUEST, UH, BY THE APPLICANT, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF A, UM, A FOOD PROCESSING FACILITY.

THEY DO PICKLES, PICKLES AND PEPPERS AND PICKLE RELISH, UH, A FACILITY FROM A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING.

WE'LL JUMP INTO THE DETAILS HERE.

THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS, UH, 7 51 SOUTH INTERNATIONAL ROAD.

UM, THE ACREAGE OF THE, UM, SUBJECT SIDE IS ABOUT 4.38 ACRES, AND IT IS ZONED WITHIN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT, UH, PD 93 DASH ZERO ONE FOR INDUSTRIAL USES, WHICH PRIMARILY DIFFERS TO THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, UH, WHICH REQUIRES AN S U P FOR THIS, UH, LAND USE FOOD PROCESSING AND STORAGE LAND USE.

SO THAT IS THE, UM, IMPETUS FOR THIS, UM, COMING FORWARD THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.

HERE'S A, UH, GENERAL LOCATION, UH, OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND, UM, MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE, OUTLINED IN TEAL ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF, UH, INTERNATIONAL ROAD AND MILLER PARK SOUTH.

THE SITE IS CURRENTLY, WELL, ACTUALLY IT'S NOT CURRENTLY VACANT.

I TAKE THAT BACK.

THE, UH, BUILDING WAS JUST VERY RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED AND, UH, AS I UNDERSTAND IS WE'RE READY TO MOVE IN.

UM, THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED AND PERMITTED, UM, BY WRIGHT.

UM, UH, MET ALL G P C AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS.

UM, THE CONSIDERATION DENIED IS, UM, JUST THE S U P USED TO MOVE INTO THE, TO THE BUILDING.

UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SURROUNDING, UM, PROPERTIES ARE ALSO ZONED INDUSTRIAL OR PD NINE THREE DASH YEAR ONE, UH, FOR INDUSTRIAL USES.

AND, UM, THEY'RE DEVELOPED WITH SIMILAR, UM, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURING, AND OTHER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TYPE USES.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, UH, THIS PROPERTY ACTUALLY FALLS UNDER THE TRANSIT ORIENTED CENTERS DESIGNATION AS SHOWN HERE IN THE STAR.

UM, AND DUE TO GENERAL PROXIMITY TO THE FOREST TUBE PUTTER, UM, STATION, UM, THIS SITE, UH, SHOULD BE NOTED.

IT IS DEVELOPED AS A PERMITTED INDUSTRIAL FLEX BUILDING AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

UH, WE MENTIONED EMPLOYMENT 'CAUSE THEY'LL LIVE, WORK, UM, PLAY, UH, LANGUAGES IS THE WORK, UH, ASPECTS OF IT, IF YOU WILL.

UH, THE PROPOSAL USE ALIGNS WITH THE SURROUNDING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA, UH, IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE ADVERSE IMPACTS AND DOES NOT INHIBIT FUTURE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, UH, FURTHER NORTH TOWARDS THE FOREST JUPITER DARTER STATION, WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET AWAY AS THE CROW FLIES.

BUT FURTHER THAN THAT, UM, UH, IF ACTUALLY DRIVING OR, OR WALKING TO GET THERE, UM, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, NOTES THAT PRODUCTION EMPLOYMENT AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING TYPES, UM, ARE CONSIDERED AMONG THE, AMONG THE HIGHER REVENUE PER ACRE GENERATORS.

UM, AND IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSAL

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SO I SHOULD NOTE THAT FIRST PLACE FOODS, UM, THEY ACTUALLY ARE, ARE ALREADY IN GARLAND ON MILLS ROAD.

UM, THEY WISH TO RELOCATE, UH, TO THIS, THIS FACILITY, UM, ON SOUTH INTERNATIONAL ROAD.

SO, UH, THAT'S WHAT THAT LAST SENTENCE MEANS.

THEY WOULD, UM, STAY IN GARLAND.

IN OTHER WORDS, UH, HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE NEW, UH, NEW BUILDING THERE AND JUST SOME VIEWPOINTS, UM, KIND OF LOOKING FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, BUT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

UM, AGAIN, THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED WITH OTHER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING DISTRIBUTION TYPE, UH, USES.

AND HERE IS THE, UM, SITE PLAN.

UH, AGAIN, THE, THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BUILDING IS ALL, UH, NOW CONSTRUCTED.

THE S U P WOULD BE, UM, SIMPLY MOVING INTO THE BUILDING AND IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

UM, THE USE WOULD ALSO BE, UM, UH, LIMITED TO INDOORS.

SO, UM, THE, THE PROCESSING, THE FOOD STORAGE AND ALL THAT WOULD BE CONDUCTED INDOORS.

SO THERE'S NO OUTDOOR PROCESSING OR OUTDOOR STORAGE.

UM, AND AGAIN, THIS FACILITY FOR FIRST PLACE FOODS, UM, DOES A PROCESSING OF PICKLES, PEPPERS, AND PICKLE RELISH.

UM, AND AGAIN, THEY WISH TO RELOCATE, UM, TO THE SITE.

THE BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 9,000, UH, SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.

AND THE SITE DOES HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH INTERNATIONAL ROAD AND MILLER PARK SOUTH, AS WELL AS JOINT ACCESS THROUGH THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH.

AND THE LANDSCAPE PLAN IS JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.

THE LANDSCAPING IS NOW EXISTING, UH, MEETS G D C REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

UM, ALL THIS IS PERMITTED AND CONSTRUCTED, UM, BUT JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, UM, THERE'S KIND OF A THREE D RENDERING OF THE BUILDING.

UH, THE, UH, APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE SS U P TIME PERIOD TO BE VALIDATED FOR 25 YEARS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE S U P TIME IN PERIOD GUIDE.

AND THERE ARE NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE G D C REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION OR ANY PD D DEVIATIONS EITHER.

UH, RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, BOTH THE, UH, SS U P AND THE PLAN FOR A FOOD PROCESSING AND STORAGE USE.

AND MR. CHAIRMAN, WE MAILED OUT, UH, 33 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE, AND WE RECEIVED, UM, ONLY ONE RESPONSE, AND THAT WAS, UM, AGAINST THE REQUEST AND WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.

WE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS THE SAME COMPANY WHERE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO WE APPROVED THE EXPANSION AT THE EXISTING PLACE, AND, UH, AND MAYBE THIS IS FOR THE APPLICANT, IF I RECALL, THERE WERE SOME OUTSIDE VATS YES, THAT EXISTING PLACE, AND I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING PROPOSED FOR NEW AND ANYTHINGS OPEN AIR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SURE, YEAH, THE APPLICANT CAN CERTAINLY EXPAND ON IT.

THEY'LL BE HERE FOR THE SEVEN O'CLOCK PORTION OF THE MEETING.

UM, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS, UM, YES, SIR.

THE, THE EXISTING FACILITY, THE MILLS ROAD DOES HAVE THE OUTDOOR, UH, THAT'S WHERE, UM, PICKLES ARE STORED AS I UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS ALL THAT WILL BE INDOORS.

UM, BUT CERTAINLY THE APPLICANT CAN EXPAND ON THAT.

SO THE WAY THIS TRANSIT ORIENTED, IF SOMEBODY GETS STUFF THAT THE TRAIN WANTS, A PICKLE THAT THEY CAN WALK ON OVERBOARD.

EXACTLY, YES.

CONVENIENCE.

GOT ONE FIGURED OUT.

OH, WE ARE GETTING EVERYBODY TONIGHT.

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YOU, YOU GUYS HEARD WE'RE GETTING THE SPIRALS, THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING PLAN, COMMISSION EVENING.

THE APPLICANT REQUEST FOR THIS CASE IS, UH, THE FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT, UH, 23 DASH 15 FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES TO EXPAND THE EXISTING WALMART GARDEN CENTER AND

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SOME DETAILS HERE, THIS WALMART IS LOCATED AT 53 0 2 NORTH CARLAND AVENUE, AND LET ME JUST MENTION THAT THIS IS THE SAME WALMART WHERE, UH, MEDICAL CLINIC, UH, WAS RECENTLY APPROVED SEPARATE PROJECTS THAT OTHER PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD, BUT IT'S, THEY'RE SEPARATE PROJECTS.

SAME APPLICANT THOUGH, UH, BOWLER ENGINEERING, T D X L L C.

HERE'S THE LOCATION OF THE WALMART WITHIN THE CITY, AND HERE'S THE LOCATION OF THE WALMART.

UH, WITHIN THE AREA, MOST OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED FOR, UH, COMMUNITY RETAIL, COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS, PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH, ZONED FOR, UH, SENIOR LIVING AND THEN FARTHER SOUTH.

UH, THAT'S THE SITE FOR THE CURTIS CALDWELL CENTER, WHICH IS ON AGRICULTURE.

THIS SITE IS FOR COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY CENTERS, UH, BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND EXPANSION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE SUBJECT SIDE IS CONSIDERED A LARGE FORMAT RETAIL USE.

THE PROPOSAL WILL EXPAND AND ACCOMMODATE EXISTING WALMART, WHICH GENERATES, UH, SIGNIFICANT SELL STACKS FOR THE CITY.

SO, UH, MOVING ON TO THE DETAIL PLAN, UH, BEGINNING WITH THE SIDE PLAN.

SO THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE STORE.

THIS IS THE SIDE OF THE STORE.

THIS IS THE PROJECT AREA WHERE THE EXPANSION WILL OCCUR, SOME REP PAVING, RETRIP, NEW CURB, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THIS IS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE EXISTING BUILDING THE STORE, INCLUDING THE EXISTING GARDEN CENTER.

AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED EXPANSION.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S SAYING LENGTH AS THE EXISTING GARDEN CENTER.

THEY'RE JUST, UH, EXPANDING OUT, OR, UH, YEAH, THEY'RE EXPANDING ABOUT 20 FEET.

THIS IS THE FRONT, UH, FRONT ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING GARDEN CENTER.

AND THIS IS THE EXPANSION.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY, AGAIN, EXPANDING ABOUT 20 FEET USING THE SAME OR SIMILAR ORNAMENTAL FENCING, SIMILAR BRICK COLUMNS.

AND THIS IS THE SIDE ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING GARDEN CENTER.

AND EXPANSION, AGAIN, THE SAME LENGTH AS THE EXISTING GARDEN CENTER.

SIMILAR MATERIAL, SAME MATERIAL.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PD 23 DASH 15, UH, TO EXPAND EXISTING WALMART GARDEN CENTER AND APPROVAL OF THE DETAILED PLAN OF FOR THAT EXPANSION.

UM, AGAIN, FOR THE WALMART GARDEN CENTER, WITH THAT OH, WALMART THING, A LITTLE BIT RUSTY .

WE, UH, MAILED OUT ABOUT 93, UH, NOTIFICATIONS, 93 NOTIFICATIONS, AND WE DIDN'T GET ANY RESPONSE.

WE COULDN'T HAVE FORGOTTEN IT.

YES, .

WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE.

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SO UNTIL OUR PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR MEETING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK, WE ARE IN RECESS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ABOUT FIVE 30 AND WE'RE ON THE ALL RIGHTY.

SINCE WE'RE NOT ON LIVE TELEVISION NIGHT, WE CAN START ANYTIME YOU WANT.

IT'S ABOUT SEVEN O'CLOCK, AND WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 9TH MEETING OF THE GARLAND PLAN COMMISSION.

THIS IS OUR CUSTOM, WE COMMISSION START OUR MEETING WITH A PRAYER OF PLEDGE.

YOU'RE INVITED TO, UH, JOIN US.

WHETHER YOU DO OR NOT, NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS OF THIS COMMISSION.

NEVER HAS, NEVER WILL.

TONIGHT'S PRAYER AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER DALTON.

YOU CARE TO JOIN ME.

MOST GRACIOUS AND LIVING HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU ON BEND AND KNEE TONIGHT, PRAYING FOR PEACE ON THIS EARTH.

WE PRAY FOR LESS VIOLENCE.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN BATTLES AND WARS BETWEEN COUNTRIES.

WE ASK YOU TO PROTECT THOSE THERE, THE INNOCENCE, ESPECIALLY AS THEY STRUGGLE FOR THEIR OWN EXISTENCE.

FATHER, WE ASK YOU FOR GUIDANCE FOR US AS WE CONSIDER THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF GARLAND AND ITS CITIZENS.

GIVE US THE WISDOM AND THE STRENGTH TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS ALL THE WAY AROUND.

THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE, FIRE, AND MILITARIES.

THEY STRIVE TO PROTECT US EVERY DAY.

KEEP YOUR HAND OVER THEM AND KEEP THEM SAFE.

THESE THINGS WE ASK IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION REGARD INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE PROBLEM.

WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING.

UH, LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEWORK HERE.

IF YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK TONIGHT, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STATE, COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NA NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE.

WE NEED THAT FOR THE RECORDS.

AND IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, THERE ARE SPEAKER CARDS OUT THERE.

FILL THAT OUT, HAND IT TO THE PLAN COMMISSION.

SECRETARY AND I, I CAN CALL YOUR NAME.

WE WILL START OUR MEETING WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA ARE ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE REVIEWED AND WILL BE VOTING TO APPROVE IN ONE VOTE.

I WILL READ OUT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, ANY COMMISSIONER OR PERSON IN THE PUBLIC WHO WANTS AN ITEM REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

LET ME KNOW AFTER I FINISH READING THEM ALL AND WE WILL CONSIDER IT SEPARATELY.

ALL RIGHT, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE A, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023 MEETING.

ITEM TWO A PLAT 23 DASH 34 HARRIS HOLLAND, BALL PARK REPL, ITEM TWO B PLA 23 DASH 35 DRAPER GARLAND EDITION, FINAL PLAT.

THOSE ARE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT ANY COMMISSIONER WANTED AN ITEM REMOVED.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE SEEING NONE.

COMMISSIONERS, MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONER DALTON.

MOTION THAT WE, THE CONSENT AGENDA AS POSTED MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DALTON FIRST, SUBMIT FIRST, SECOND WAS BY COMMISSIONER ROBIN.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND GO.

I'M NOT SEEING THE TALLY ON HERE.

I'M STILL IN COMPUTER MODE, I THINK,

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PASSAGE UNANIMOUS.

ALL RIGHTY.

SINCE WE'RE NOT ON LIVE TELEVISION NIGHT, WE CAN START ANYTIME YOU WANT.

IT'S ABOUT SEVEN O'CLOCK, AND WELCOME

[Call to Order]

THIS IS OUR CUSTOM.

WE COMMISSIONERS START OUR MEETING WITH THE PARENT OF PLEDGE.

YOU'RE INVITED TO, UH, JOIN US.

WHETHER YOU DO OR NOT, NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS OF THIS COMMISSION.

NEVER HAS, NEVER WILL.

TONIGHT'S PRAYER AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER DALTON.

YOU CARE TO JOIN ME, OUR MOST GRACIOUS AND LIVING HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU ON FORBIDDEN AND KNEE TONIGHT, PRAYING FOR PEACE ON THIS EARTH.

WE PRAY FOR LESS VIOLENCE.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN BATTLES AND WARS BETWEEN COUNTRIES.

WE ASK YOU TO PROTECT THOSE THERE, THE INNOCENCE, ESPECIALLY AS THEY STRUGGLE FOR THEIR OWN EXISTENCE.

FATHER, WE ASK YOU FOR GUIDANCE FOR US AS WE CONSIDER THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF GARLAND AND ITS CITIZENS.

GIVE US THE WISDOM AND THE STRENGTH TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS ALL THE WAY AROUND.

THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE, FIRE, AND MILITARIES.

THEY STRIVE TO PROTECT US EVERY DAY.

KEEP YOUR HAND OVER THEM AND KEEP THEM SAFE.

THESE THINGS WE ASK IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, MR. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION FOR GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING.

UH, LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEWORK HERE.

IF YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK TONIGHT, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STATE, COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NA NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE.

WE NEED THAT FOR THE RECORDS.

AND IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, THERE ARE SPEAKER CARDS OUT THERE.

FILL THAT OUT, HAND IT TO THE PLAN COMMISSION.

SECRETARY AND I, I CAN CALL YOUR NAME.

WE WILL START OUR MEETING WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA, CONSENT AGENDA, OR ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE REVIEWED, AND WE'LL BE VOTING TO APPROVE IN ONE VOTE.

I WILL READ OUT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, ANY COMMISSIONER OR PERSON IN PUBLIC WHO WANTS AN ITEM REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

LET ME KNOW AFTER I FINISH READING THEM ALL AND WE WILL CONSIDER IT SEPARATELY.

ALL RIGHTY.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEM TWO, A PLA 23 DASH 34 HARRIS BALL PARK REPL, ITEM TWO B PLA 23 DASH 35 DRAPER GARLAND EDITION, FINAL PLAT.

THOSE ARE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT ANY COMMISSIONER WANTED ITEM REMOVED, ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE.

COMMISSIONERS, MR. CHAIR.

COMMISSIONER DALTON, THE MOTION THAT WE, THE CONSENT AGENDA AS POSTED MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DALTON FIRST, SUBMIT FIRST.

SECOND WAS BY COMMISSIONER ROBIN.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND GO.

I'M NOT SEEING THE TALLY ON HERE.

I'M STILL IN COMPUTER MODE, I THINK, OH, THERE WE GO.

PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHTY.

ONTO OUR ZONING

[Item 3A. Consideration of the application of Abreham Tessema, requesting approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision Amendment for a Truck/Bus Storage use on a property zoned Industrial (IN) District with a Specific Use Provision (S 20-28) for Truck/Bus Storage and 2) a Plan for a Truck/Bus Storage use. This property is located at 2430 Lonnecker Drive. (District 5) (File Z 22-58 ). (This case was postponed from the September 25, 2023 Plan Commission meeting.)]

FIRST ZONING CASE ITEM THREE.

A CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION ABRAHAM SIMA REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION AMENDMENT FOR TRUCK SLASH BUS STORAGE USE ON PROPERTY ZONE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION SS 20 DASH 28 FOR TRUCK BUS STORAGE AND A PLAN FOR TRUCK BUS STORAGE.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 24 30 LAW.

THIS CASE HAD BEEN POSTPONED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 25TH MEETING.

I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE WOULD CARE TO SAY ANYTHING? OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? I GUESS NOT.

UH, UH, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? COMMISSIONER BIN.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

I MOVE

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OKAY.

A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BIN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JENKINS TO APPROVE THE, UH, S U P REQUEST AND THE, AND THE PLAN FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

ALRIGHTY.

PLEASE VOTE CHAIR.

WHO IS THIS? UH, THAT, THAT WAS, UH, COMMISSIONER JENKINS.

OKAY.

UH, SHOULD WE TAKE A VOTE OF HANDS? OH, THERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHTY.

ZONING ITEM

[Item 3B. Consideration of the application of CAT Scale Company, requesting approval of 1) an Amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 16-10 to allow a truck scale and a freestanding sign and 2) a Detail Plan to allow a truck scale and a freestanding sign to the existing development. This property is located at 1910 South Jupiter Road. (District 6) (File Z 23-20)]

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1910 SOUTH JUPITER ROAD.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE CARE TO PRESENT ANYTHING? COME ON DOWN.

OH.

GOT SOME CARDS HERE? YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHTY.

YEAH.

UH, STEVE GOKEY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

HI, MY NAME IS STEVE GOKEY.

UH, 5 1 5 STERLING DRIVE, WALCOTT, IOWA 5 2 7 7 3.

SO YEAH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, UH, DENIAL OF THE TRUCK SCALE.

UH, HOWEVER, I DON'T BELIEVE WE DID A GOOD ENOUGH JOB TO, UH, UH, HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW THE INSTALLATION OF A CAT SCALE WILL ACTUALLY HELP THE CITY OF GARLAND.

WE HAVE OVER 2100 TRUCK SCALES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AND MANY OF THESE ARE LOCATED AT CONVENIENCE STORES, UH, SIMILAR TO SEVEN 11, UH, CIRCLE K RACETRACK, UH, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT, UH, RICKY ROCKETS IS.

AND, UH, UH, THEY ALSO CATER TO TRUCKS AND HAVE TRUCK FUEL.

RICKY ROCKETS AND THE OTHERS THAT I MENTIONED ARE NOT TRUCK STOPS.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY CONVENIENCE STORES THAT HAPPEN TO CATER TO TRUCKS.

UH, THEY SELL FUEL.

UH, THEY DO NOT HAVE SHOWERS.

THEY DON'T HAVE, UH, LAUNDROMAT SERVICES.

THEY DON'T HAVE TV ROOMS, THEY DON'T HAVE LOUNGES.

ALL THE THINGS THAT DRIVERS LOOK FOR WHEN THEY GO TO A TRUCK STOP WHERE THEY HAVE TO, UH, SPEND THEIR OFF HOURS, UH, UH, AND KEEP THEMSELVES OCCUPIED.

SO FIRST, UM, A TRUCK SCALE IS IMPORTANT WITH THE OVERALL SAFETY OF OPERATING A TRACTOR TRAILER.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATES IMPOSE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS THAT TRUCKING COMPANIES MUST NOT EXCEED WITHOUT STRICT PENALTIES BEING IMPOSED ON THEM, SUCH AS FINES AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

THEY ALSO MANDATE HOURS OF SERVICE, WHICH, UH, TRUCK DRIVERS CAN OPERATE HOW LONG THEY CAN OPERATE THEIR, THEIR TRUCKS WITHOUT HAVING, WITH BEFORE HAVING TO TAKE A MANDATED BREAK.

HAVING A CAT SCALE IN GARLAND WILL ACTUALLY HELP REDUCE TRUCK TRAFFIC IN GARLAND AND MAKE DRIVERS MORE EFFICIENT.

CURRENTLY, THE CLOSEST CAT SCALE TO GARLAND IS 12 MILES AWAY, UH, AT A LOCATION, MESQUITE, WHICH CAN BE, UH, TAKE 30 OR MORE MINUTES, UH, UH, DEPENDING ON HEAVY TRAFFIC.

AND FOR SOME OF THEM, WHEN THEY GET THERE AND THEY WEIGH, THEY FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE TO ACTUALLY TURN AROUND AND COME BACK TO GARLAND TO, UH, EITHER GET SOME OF THEIR LOAD TAKEN OFF BECAUSE THEY'RE OVERWEIGHT OR THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT LOAD SHIFTED.

EITHER WAY, THEY'RE RETURNING BACK TO GARLAND, WHERE, WHERE, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T WEIGH IN THE FIRST PLACE, THEY HAD TO, UH, GO AND THEN COME BACK.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UH, SAYING IS THAT HAVING A SCALE HERE WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE THAT EXTRA, UH, UH, TRUCK TRAFFIC.

THE FACILITY IS CURRENTLY HERE.

IT CATERS TO TRUCKS AND, AND ADDING A TRUCK SCALE TO THE FACILITY IS NOT GOING TO, UH, BRING ADDITIONAL TRUCKS TO GARLAND.

RATHER ONLY HELP OUT WITH THE LOGISTICS OF THE DRIVERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE AREA.

AND IF YOU'RE CONCERN IS THAT TRUCKS WILL BE LINGERING AT THE FACILITY LONGER, WE HAVE A COUPLE APPS, UH, THAT HELP WITH OUR, UH, OPERATION OF OUR SCALE.

THE FIRST ONE IS, IS CALLED AWAY MY TRUCK APP.

AND, UH, THE DRIVER, WHEN HE PULLS ONTO THE SCALE, HE FIRES UP THE APP AND HE GETS AND PAYS FOR HIS WEIGHTS WITHIN 60 SECONDS OF BEING ON THE SCALE.

AND HE'S ON HIS WAY AGAIN, FINDING OUT NOW WHILE HE'S IN GARLAND

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HE HAS TO, YOU KNOW, GO MANY, MANY MILES OUTTA THE WAY.

THE SECOND APP THAT WE HAVE IS A, UM, IT'S A LOCATOR APP.

EVERY TIME A DRIVER, UH, PULLS UP THE APP AND LOOKS ON HIS PHONE FOR WHERE THE CLOSEST CAT SCALE IS, WE TRACK THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THOSE DRIVERS ARE AT.

AND THE REASON WE TRACK IT IS SO WE CAN LOOK FOR, UH, PLACING SCALES IN THE MUCH NEEDED AREA.

OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THERE'S BEEN OVER A THOUSAND HITS IN THE GAR, UH, CITY OF GARLAND AREA FOR A TRUCK SCALE.

SO, UM, THE NEED IS HERE, UH, IN THE AREA.

IT'S BEEN PROVEN, THE FACILITY IS HERE, AND IT WILL HELP MA MAKE TRUCKS SAFER AND WILL HELP REDUCE DRIVERS HAVING TO RETURN, UH, TO THE AREA, WASTING CRITICAL TIME AND RESOURCES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN, ANY, UH, COMMISSIONER JENKINS.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

WHAT IS THE, UH, ACTUAL SCALE OF THIS SCALE? OKAY, UH, ABSOLUTELY.

UH, KENT JERSON, WHO IS OUR, UH, CONSTRUCTION MANAGER IS HERE.

AND SO HE HAS ALL THE LOGISTICS AS FAR AS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ACTUAL SCALE DIMENSIONS AND SUCH.

AND I'LL HANG OUT IF YOU HAVE SURE.

THANK YOU.

AND NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TOO.

THANK YOU.

SURE.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, KENT JERSON CAT SCALE COMPANY 5 1 5 STERLING DRIVE, WALCOTT, IOWA 5 2 7 7 3.

UH, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE SIZE OF THE SCALE, UH, AT THIS FACILITY, WE'LL BE GOING, WE'LL BE PUTTING CONCRETE BACK INTO WHERE A CONCRETE ALREADY IS.

WE'RE NOT AFFECTING ANY LANDSCAPING.

THE OVERALL FOOTPRINT WAS SIDE APRONS IS 21 FOOT TWO BY 104 FOOT.

THE ACTUAL SCALE ITSELF IS 11 FOOT TWO BY 81 FOOT FOUR.

NOW THAT SCALE IS BROKE DOWN INTO THREE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, AND IT'LL GIVE YOU STEER DRIVE TRAILER AND A GROSS WEIGHT.

SO THEY CAN WEIGH 12,000, 12 34, 30 4,030 4,000 FOR A DRIVE TRAILER OR STEER, STEER, DRIVE, AND TRAILER FOR A TOTAL OF 80,000 POUNDS.

SO FOR THE PROPOSED SITE, THIS IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT, UH, IMPROVEMENT.

THIS IS REALLY JUST A VERY, UH, SPECIFIC AREA.

IT'S A VERY SPECIFIC AREA THAT'S AT THE END OF THE FUEL ISLANDS.

I, I BELIEVE YOU SAW SEEN ON THE SITE PLAN.

OKAY.

WHAT, HOW MANY TRUCKS CAN BE ON THE SCALE AT ONE TIME? ONE.

AND SO HOW MANY IN A DAY, LET'S SAY, WOULD, WOULD, WOULD BE SCALED? WOULD, WOULD BE WEIGHED? WELL, THE QUICKEST WE CAN WEIGH A, A TRUCK IS 30 TO 60 SECONDS.

DO, DO WE FORESEE A, A COMPLETE LINE CONTINUOUSLY? NO.

UM, DO YOU HAVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE? APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 TRUCKS A DAY IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND AGAIN, UH, THE, THE NEED FOR THE THOUSAND, UH, APPS HITS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST YEAR, SO IS OVER A PAST YEAR, OVER, UH, 12 MONTHS.

BUT, UM, UH, THE NEED IS THERE.

AND, UH, YEAH, WE WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR MORE THAN 30 OR 40 TRUCKS A DAY RIGHT AT THIS POINT.

AND THESE ARE TRUCKS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE AREA.

THESE ARE NOT COMING FROM OUTSIDE.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

COMMISSIONER ROSE, THEN.

COMMISSIONER DALTON, ARE YOU GONNA BE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY FOR THIS SCALE? YES.

AND IF THE CITY APPROVES IT, WHAT'S YOUR TIMING FOR HAVING THIS DONE? CONSTRUCTION TAKES A WEEK.

.

UM, WE HAVE PROOFS THAT THIS IS ALL THEY DO.

THEY, THEY COME IN, THEY, THEY'RE SET UP, THEIR TRUCKS ARE SET UP TO DO THIS JOB.

UM, ONE WEEK OF CONSTRUCTION, WE DO TWO WEEKS OF CURE TIME ON THE CONCRETE, AND WE'RE BACK OPEN.

SO THREE WEEKS TOTAL.

OKAY.

TIMEFRAME, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT OPEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

ALL RIGHTY.

COMMISSIONER DALTON.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

UH, WHEN THE TRUCKER PULLS ON THIS SCALE, THERE'S A DISPLAY THAT TELLS 'EM WHAT THE WEIGHT IS RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT OR NO? UH, THE DRIVER, UH, AFTER THE PAVEMENT IS MADE IS SECURED.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY BUYING THE WEIGHTS.

OH, OKAY.

YEAH.

THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IN BUSINESS, WE'RE SELLING THEM.

YEAH.

SO THE DRIVER, WHAT THEY'RE BASICALLY DOING IS THEY'RE BUYING AN INSURANCE POLICY FOR, FOR A LACK OF BETTER TERMS, IS THAT DRIVER WEIGHS WHAT CAT SCALE SAYS THEY WEIGH

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IF THEY GO DOWN THE, THE HIGHWAY AND THEY GET A, A TICKET BECAUSE THEY'RE OVERWEIGHT OR THEY'RE NOT, THEY DON'T WEIGH WHAT WE TOLD THEM, WE PICK UP THAT, THAT FINE FOR THEM.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE GUARANTEEING THEM.

OUR SCALES GET, UH, RECALIBRATED EVERY QUARTER.

MOST STATE SCALES OUT THERE ARE LUCKY IF THEY GET IT.

WELL, THEY HAVE TO OTHER LAW BE DONE ONCE A YEAR, BUT THAT'S ABOUT ALL THEY GET.

WE MAKE SURE WE'RE IN BUSINESS TO MAKE SURE THOSE DRIVERS WEIGH WHAT, WHAT WE SAY, AND WE, WE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS AND WE'LL PAY THE FINE IF THEY GET, IF THEY GET A FINE FOR IT.

YOU SAID THERE WAS ABOUT A THOUSAND HITS? YES, SIR.

IN THE GARLAND AREA, THIS IS PINGING THE PHONES THAT ARE ALREADY SIGNED UP ON YOUR APP, UH, THAT, THAT USE THE APP.

YEAH.

YEP.

SO YOU'RE PINGING THOSE PHONES AND SO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

RIGHT.

AND IS THIS THE GENERAL AREA WHERE THESE YES.

THINGS ARE HAPPENING, CORRECT.

IN THIS JUPITER MILLER AREA? OKAY.

CORRECT.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ROBIN.

THANK MR. CHAIR.

A A FEW MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT.

IT JUST, UM, I GUESS IT'S MORE KIND OF THE SUITABILITY OF THE LOCATION, UH, FOR THIS USE.

UM, DO YOU EXPECT THAT IT IS JUST GONNA BE BRINGING, IF YOU GET ALL THESE HITS, ARE WE GONNA BE BRINGING PEOPLE OFF OF 6 35 I PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOW DRIVE TO MOSQUITO, THEY'RE NOW GONNA DRIVE, DRIVE INTO GARLAND AND UP THROUGH INTO THE INTERIOR OF GARLAND, IS A, IS A BETTER LOCATION FOR THIS, SAY, CLOSER TO THE HIGHWAY? CORRECT.

TYPICALLY, DRIVERS AREN'T GONNA BE COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE THIS FAR INTO A, A MUNICIPALITY TO WEIGH A TRUCK WHEN THEY'RE ON THE INTERSTATE, BECAUSE WHEN THEY'RE ON THE INTERSTATE, THEY'RE ALREADY HEADED IN, YOU KNOW, THE, THEN THERE ARE FACILITIES THAT, THAT ARE MUCH MORE CONVENIENT.

BUT IN THIS DIRECT AREA WHERE THERE'S SO MUCH LOAD ORIGINATION IN ONE AREA, THAT'S WHERE THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO PING AND FIND OUT WHERE THE CLOSEST SCALE IS.

AND NOW, YOU KNOW, I GOT YOU.

SO THIS IS, THIS IS KIND OF A, AN OFFSHOOT OF, OF WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE GOING ON HERE BETWEEN I THINK THERE'S WHAT A COSTCO DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND, RIGHT.

YEP.

SOME OTHER ONES CRAFT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ARE LOADING TRUCKS.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I HAVE A COUPLE.

UM, YOU MENTIONED CAT SCALES, THAT'S ONLY YOUR BRAND.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER SCALES IN THE AREA THAT YOU KNOW OF AND DO YOU KNOW OF THE, ANY PRIVATE SCALES AROUND? I THINK MA PAY MAY HAVE ONE BECAUSE THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY CHARGE BY WHAT THEY'RE SELLING, AND SO I THINK THEY WEIGH TRUCKS COMING IN AND GOING OUT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION.

I I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS FAR AS, UH, THAT THERE ARE.

I KNOW IN THE PAST, IN IN OTHER, UH, LOAD ORIGINATION, UH, LOAD ORIGINATING FACILITIES MAY HAVE THEIR OWN SCALE THAT, UH, THEY USE FOR INVENTORY PURPOSES.

UM, A LOT OF LIKE WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTERS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN, AND THAT'S HOW THEY, THEY, UH, UH, KEEP TRACK OF THEIR INVENTORY BY THE WEIGHT COMING IN AND THEN THE WEIGHT GOING BACK OUT.

SO AS FAR AS, UH, UH, PUBLIC SCALES, I'M NOT FAMILIAR AND, AND MAYBE SOMETHING, IF THIS MOVES FORWARD TO, IF THERE ARE ANY OTHERS THAT WE DEAL WITH.

UM, ANOTHER QUESTION IS EVERYTHING IS DONE BY THE APP, RIGHT? NO.

UM, THE APP IS ABOUT 50% OF OUR BUSINESS.

UH, THE OTHER IS THAT, UH, IF THE DRIVER AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW DRIVERS THAT AREN'T SO SOPHISTICATED WITH ELECTRONICS, UH, THE DRI THE TRUCK WOULD PULL OFF THE SCALE, THE DRIVER WOULD GO INSIDE, PAY FOR THE, THE SCALE TICKET, AND THEN ACTUALLY GET A PHYSICAL HARD SCALE COPY.

YES.

OKAY.

BUT THEY LOCATE YOU VIA THE APP AND EVERYTHING, CORRECT? YES.

OKAY.

SO THAT SEEMS TO PRECLUDE THE NEED FOR SUCH A HUGE, HUGE SIGN IF, UH, BULK OF YOUR BUSINESS ARE GONNA COME VIA THE INTERNET, WHICH EVERYBODY DOES.

NOW, YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED A 22 FOOT SIGN.

WELL, WHAT THE SIGN DOES ACTUALLY IS A, UM, IS A, UM, UM, HELP ME OUT HERE.

SO, SO THE SIGN, ONCE YOU, YOU'VE REACHED THE FACILITY, YOU KNOW, A GENERAL AREA WHERE IT'S AT, UM, WITH THE SIGN, IT GIVES YOU A GOALPOST OF WHERE TO GO THROUGH THE SCALE IS PUT IN.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE A GOALPOST, IT, IT, IT DOES.

UM, AND, AND WHEN, SO WHEN YOU'RE PULLING INTO A LOCATION, YOU'RE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT CONCRETE AND MORE CONCRETE.

I, I HAVE PICTURES IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE 'EM OF A SITE WITH NO SIGN AND YOU CAN'T SEE WHERE THE SCALE IS.