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OKAY.

[Plan Commission Pre Meeting]

ALL RIGHTY.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME TO DECEMBER 11TH MEETING OF THE GOLAND PLAN COMMISSION.

THIS PORTION OF OUR MEETING IS OUR WORK SESSION PORTION WHERE STAFF BRIEFS US IN THE CASES.

WE ASK QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH, AND, UH, ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THIS PORTION, WE WILL RECESS TILL SEVEN O'CLOCK WHEN WE HAVE OUR, UH, PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP.

UM, REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

THE CONSENT AGENDA, I SEE NONE.

OKAY.

OH, UH, JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S EDIFICATION, UH, WILL JUST DID TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A, IN CASE YOU LOADED IT, DOWNLOADED THE AGENDA EARLY.

THERE'S AN EXTRA PLAT, HERITAGE PARK PLATT FINAL PLAT, SO I'LL BE CALLING THAT OUT TOO.

SO YES, SIR.

YES, THERE IS AN ITEM TWO B, UH, HERITAGE PARK, FINAL PLAT, OR, OR NOT TO BE? YES, SIR.

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YEAH.

EDIT THAT OUT.

YES.

MOVING ON TO THE ZONING CASES, UH, WE'LL START WITH CASE Z 23 DASH 33.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR A, UM, FREE STANDING AT AND T CELLULAR TOWER.

THE LOCATION IS 45 35 BASS PRO DRIVE.

AND THE, UM, ACREAGE OF REALLY SQUARE FOOTAGE, SHOULD SAY, OF THE LEASE AREA WHERE THE CELL TOWER WOULD BE LOCATED IS ABOUT 488 SQUARE FEET.

IT'S ON, ON AN EXISTING, UM, HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PROPERTY.

UM, THEY WOULD JUST BE LEASING A SMALL PORTION OF THAT TO INSTALL THE TOWER.

UM, MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, THERE'S SOME COVERAGE ISSUES, DROP CALLS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

SO IT IS A, UM, UH, A NEED PER AT AND T TO, UM, GET THIS TOWER UP AND, AND RUNNING.

UM, THE ZONING OF THE HOLIDAY INN IS PD, UH, 14 DASH ZERO SEVEN.

HERE IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THE HARBOR POINT AREA OF GARLAND, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE.

UM, YOU CAN SEE THE, WE'RE, OH, I'M SO SORRY.

UM, LET'S, DO WE, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN, OR DO WE NEED OH, TURN, YEAH.

UH, WE'RE STILL ON THE TEST VOTE THING HERE.

TURN THAT ON.

THERE WE GO.

OR DID DAN.

OH, OKAY.

SO IT'S ON, OH, YEAH, WE GOT IT.

THE RED LIGHTNING'S ON.

OKAY.

OH, YEAH, HE STARTED IT ROLLING EARLIER.

DAN DID.

OKAY, GREAT.

OKAY.

THIS PRESENTATION, PRESENTATIONS, I UNDERSTAND.

I JUST DISAPPEARED.

ACTUALLY WENT BACK TO SPRING.

THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

LOT OF EDITING NEEDS TO BE.

OKAY.

THE REST OF YOU, CAN YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU? YEAH, IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE UNPLUGGED AND PLUGGED BACK IN.

OKAY.

ALRIGHTYY, GO AHEAD.

SORRY.

I JUST DO A QUICK START OVER, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF THAT WORKS BEST.

OKAY.

E EVERYBODY, WE'RE STARTING AGAIN.

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA START OVER WITH Z UH, 23 DASH 33.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR A FREE, ATT FREE STANDING AT AND T CELLULAR TOWER LOCATED AT 45 35 BASS PRO DRIVE.

THE, UH, SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LEASE AREA OF THE CELL TOWER WOULD BE ABOUT 488 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.

THIS WOULD BE ON AN, UM, ON AN EXISTING HOLIDAY INN, UH, EXPRESS SITE, UH, WHICH IS OWNED PD 14 DASH ZERO SEVEN.

UH, THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARBOR POINT AREA, AND THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP.

UM, THIS BUILDING HERE IS THE HOLIDAY INN BUILDING, SO THE CELL CELLULAR TOWER WILL BE LOCATED IN THE SMALL AREA OUTLINED IN TEAL HERE.

AGAIN, IT WOULD BE A LEASE AREA.

UM, AND THE, UH, REASON FOR THE REQUEST PER AT AND T IS THERE ARE, UM, SOME COVERAGE SHORTAGE ISSUES IN THIS AREA.

THEY'VE, UM, CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME DROP CALLS AND WHATNOT.

SO, UM, THEY, UM, ARE SAYING THIS IS A, A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE IN THIS AREA.

UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE GREATER HARBOR POINT AREA AS REGIONAL CENTERS, UH, WHICH INVOLVES, UM, UH, HIGH CONCENTRATION OF, OF ACTIVITY, UH, RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND RETAIL, A MIX MIX OF SERVICES.

THIS AREA DOES INCLUDE A MIXTURE OF, OF USES, UH, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL, UM, UH, UH, USES AS WELL AS BUSINESSES.

AND THE PROPOSED MONOPOLE TOWER, UM, IS NECESSARY FOR THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS FUTURE, UM, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS.

THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, UH, ESSENTIALLY IN OUR REVIEW OF THIS IS THE PROPOSAL SUPPORTS THE EXISTING HOTEL, UH, BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CELLULAR COVERAGE TO THE AREA.

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AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA.

YOU CAN SEE THE HOLIDAY INN BUILDING RIGHT THERE IN THE BACKGROUND.

THE, UM, CELL TOWER AND THE, THE ENCLOSURE AND EVERYTHING WILL BE LOCATED ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

AND I'LL, I'LL PULL UP A SITE PLAN HERE IN A FEW SLIDES, BUT THAT REALLY, THE FOREGROUND THERE IS ABOUT WHERE IT'LL BE LOCATED.

AND JUST TO SHOW SOME EXISTING PHOTOS OF THE AREA, THE BASS PRO AREA, THERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SUBJECT SITE.

HERE'S A SITE PLAN.

UH, THIS IS ZOOMED IN ON THE LEASE AREA, WHICH IS LOCATED HERE.

UM, THEY WOULD BE, UH, REMOVING ONLY TWO PARKING SPACES.

IT WOULD BE LOCATED HERE.

UM, THE CELL TOWER IS LOCATED, UH, THERE, IF YOU CAN SEE THAT LITTLE CIRCLE THERE.

UH, THIS IS BASS PRO DRIVE JUST RIGHT HERE AND THE APPLICANT.

THERE ARE SCREENING OPTIONS REGARDING CELLULAR TOWERS.

UM, BUT THE APPLICANT HAS GONE WITH THE MORE OPAQUE OPTION, WHICH IS A MASONRY WALL.

SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A, A, UM, SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL.

AND WHILE LANDSCAPING IS NOT A REQUIREMENT, UM, STAFF DID RECOMMEND THE APPLICANT TO CONSIDER, UM, ADDING SOME LANDSCAPING AND, UH, ADD TO THE AESTHETICS OF THIS FROM THE, UM, STREET VIEW AND GROUND LEVEL.

SO THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO THAT AND IS PROVIDING SOME, UM, EVERGREEN SHRUBS, UH, CHINESE NIAS, I BELIEVE AROUND THE PERIMETERS.

SO THAT'LL KIND OF COVER THE STREET VIEW, IF YOU WILL.

AND THIS IS A LOOK AT THE ELEVATION OF THE TOWER.

UM, IT WOULD BE 75 FEET, UH, IN HEIGHT, AND THEN WITH AN ADDITIONAL FIVE FEET FOR A LIGHTNING ROD.

SO INCLUDING THE LIGHTNING ROD, IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 80 FEET.

AND YOU CAN SEE SOME, UM, PANELS THERE, ANTENNA PANELS THAT IT'LL, IT WILL INCLUDE.

AND OF COURSE THERE WILL BE AN ENCLOSURE AT THE, UM, BASE OF THE SITE.

AND THAT'S SHOWN HERE.

I SHOULD ALSO NOTE, UH, YOU CAN SEE A, A GATE OPENING THERE.

UM, THE APPLICANT ALSO WORKED WITH STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THE GATE OPENING WOULD FACE INTERNALLY AND NOT OUT TO THE STREET.

SO FURTHER, UM, YOU KNOW, PAYING ATTENTION TO THE AESTHETICS OF THIS.

SO ONE, UM, CONSIDERATION, UH, THIS EVENING, UH, THIS IS AN EXISTING, UH, PD, BUT THE GDC DOES HAVE A GENERAL REQUIREMENT FOR FREESTANDING CELLULAR TOWERS TO BE LOCATED.

IF A NEW ONE IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED AT LEAST 5,000 FEET, UM, FROM ANOTHER EXISTING FREESTANDING TOWER.

UM, SO THERE IS THE CLOSEST EXISTING CELL TOWER IS LOCATED, IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF I 30 AND BASSPRO DRIVE, THERE'S A SMALL STRIP CENTER THERE AND THERE'S A CELLULAR TOWER JUST RIGHT BEHIND IT.

SO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO TOWERS WOULD BE ABOUT, UH, 1,476 FEET.

UM, AND AGAIN, THE APPLICANT, UH, REQUESTS THIS, UH, DISTANCE REDUCTION TO ALLOW THE CELL TOWER AT THIS LOCATION DUE TO COVERAGE ISSUES IN THE AREA.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.

UH, THE PROPOSAL WILL IMPROVE CELLULAR COVERAGE FOR THE AREA FOR ENHANCED SCREENING.

AND AESTHETIC STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THE APPLICANT PLANT LARGE SCREENING SHRUBS ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST, UH, SIDE OF THE MASONRY WALL ENCLOSURE.

THE APPLICANT CONCURS AND HAS PROVIDED THE LANDSCAPING ACCORDINGLY.

AND MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE MAILED OUT 407 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE.

I BELIEVE A LOT OF THE CONDOMINIUMS FOR, UM, OWNERSHIP, UM, REALLY BROUGHT UP THE NUMBER OF NOTIFICATION LETTERS.

407, UH, WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR AND FIVE AGAINST, AND THOSE WERE ALL WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSION, DALTON.

THANK YOU, BILL.

UH, THIS TOWER IS GOING TO BE AN EXCLUSIVE AT AND T TOWER, I BELIEVE THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

THE APP AT AND T IS ONLY USER OR CARRY THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED TO US.

UM, THE TOWER THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET, YOU KNOW, 1500 FEET AWAY.

DO YOU KNOW WHOSE THE CARRIERS ARE ON THAT TOWER, BY CHANCE? THAT I DO NOT KNOW.

OKAY.

UM, THAT'S, I KNOW IT'S A STILL TOWER, SO IT'S HARD TO TELL ANTENNA ARRAYS.

YES, SIR.

BECAUSE OF THAT.

OKAY.

UH, SO AT AND T IS NOT ON THAT ARRAY OVER THERE, THEREFORE THEIR NEED FOR THIS TOWER, THAT WOULD BE MY UNDERSTANDING.

THE PPLICANT MAY BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THE CARRIERS OF THE OTHER EXISTING TOWER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF I 30.

OKAY.

UM, BUT THAT'S QUESTION.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER JENKINS.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, THOROUGH, UH, PRESENTATION.

TWO OF MY QUESTIONS WERE, UH, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE NEAR NEAREST WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA, EXCUSE ME.

WORDS ARE HARD AND, UH, WHETHER THE, UH, CHOICE TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING OR DISCRETIONARY, UH, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE THAT IT WOULD ONLY COVER TWO SIZES AS OPPOSED TO THE THIRD, WHICH YOU COULD STILL SEE FROM THE STREET, BUT YOU DID CLARIFY THAT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, MY, MY LAST QUESTION, UH, THEN RELATES TO, UM, THE, THE NEIGHBORING PD, PD 80 13.

IS THAT RESIDENTIAL? CAN WE TELL,

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UH, I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE LOCATION MAP.

I KNOW THERE'S AN MF ONE TO THE YES, SIR.

LEFT IS PD 80 UNDERLYING RESIDENTIAL AS WELL? YES, SIR.

THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE RESIDENTIAL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

COMMISSIONER ROSE.

SO THE, THE APPLICANT IS, HAS AGREED TO PUT SOME LANDSCAPING, UH, THEY'RE NOT PUTTING ANY TREES INTO, I MEAN, THEY GOT AN 80 FOOT TALL TOWER, BASICALLY.

I MEAN, IF THEY JUST PUT BUSHES, UH, HIDE THE FENCE, WHY BOTHER? YES, SIR.

SO, UM, THE YES, THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO THE LANDSCAPING THAT ACTUALLY IS REFLECTED IN THE SITE PLAN, UH, SHOWN BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

AND ON THIS SLIDE I'VE GOT RIGHT HERE, ARE THOSE TREES OR THEY JUST BUSHES GOING UP TO THE TOP OF THE FENCE? SO WHAT WOULD BE PROPOSED ARE, UH, UH, EVERGREEN SHRUBS.

SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE TALL LINEAR SHRUBS, BUT I SHOULD MENTION THEIR EXISTING TREES ALONG BASS PRO DRIVE, UH, BETWEEN THIS AREA AND THE STREET AND THOSE TREES WILL REMAIN.

SO THERE ARE EXISTING TREES IN THIS AREA AS WELL, WHICH WILL HELP ADDITIONAL, UM, SCREENING? YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHTY.

OH, YOU .

OKAY.

YEAH.

COMMISSIONER PARIS.

I THINK MINE IS MORE JUST A DOUBLE CLARIFICATION.

MM-HMM.

DEVIATION OF THE PARKING LOT IS YES.

REALLY MINIMAL.

RIGHT.

IS THAT DEVIATION STILL THERE FROM ONE TO TWO LESS SPACES AND WITHIN THE GDC? YES, MA'AM.

AND I, I THINK MINIMAL IS A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT.

IT, UM, YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR, UM, THE, THE, THE REDUCTION OF THE TWO SPACES.

WHILE THE PD AT THE TIME HAD A, UM, A NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES OF COURSE SHOWN ON THAT SITE PLAN AND EXPECTED TO BE THERE, THE, UM, GDC WHEN CALCULATING IT IN TODAY'S STANDARDS, THEY WOULD STILL WELL EXCEED THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT PER THE GDC.

YES MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM, ? SURE.

ALRIGHTY.

UM, ON THE SEPARATION THERE, I KNOW YOU'RE MAKING A LIST OF THINGS FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT CODE, WE MAY WANNA LOOK AT THAT 5,000 FOOT RULE BECAUSE IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE LOCATION AS THE VOLUME EACH ONE HAS TO HANDLE AND THEY'RE KIND OF MAXED OUT AND THEY'LL END UP HAVING TO PUT MORE TOWERS IN AS, AND WE START STREAMING MORE.

AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE A COSHA 'CAUSE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING NINE ARRAYS ON THERE.

SO HOPEFULLY IT IS A CO-CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, .

OKAY, THE NEXT CASE IS THE 23 DASH 36.

AND THIS IS A PROPOSAL, UH, TO CONSTRUCT 250, UH, MULTIFAMILY AND LIVE WORK UNITS.

AND THE LOCATION IS, UH, 53 0 5 ZION ROAD AND SIX 30, UH, INTERSTATE 30 FREEWAY.

AND THE ACREAGE OF THIS PROPERTY IS ABOUT 9.8 ACRES IN SIZE.

THE CURRENT ZONING IS LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND IT WOULD BE A REZONE, UH, REQUEST TO A PD BASED IN MULTIFAMILY AND LIVE WORK USES.

THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF INTERSTATE 30, AND SHOWN HERE, UM, QUITE AN ODD SHAPED, UH, PIECE OF LAND HERE, AS YOU CAN TELL.

UM, BUT THIS, IF YOU CAN KIND OF FOLLOW THAT OUTLINE THERE.

OF COURSE, LIGHT COMMERCIAL BEING THAT LIGHT BLUE ZONING, UM, IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, UH, THAT IS THE, UH, SUBJECT PROPERTY, UH, CURRENTLY, UH, VACANT AND UN UNIMPROVED.

AND, UM, SOME SIMILAR, OR NOT SIMILAR, BUT OTHER COMMERCIAL USES TO THE NORTH AND WEST.

AND THEN THERE ARE SOME, UM, ACTUAL MULTIFAMILY ZONING AND AN EXISTING APARTMENTS, UH, TO THE SOUTH AND THEN TO THE EAST.

ACROSS ISLAND ROAD IS, UM, IS A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE SSF SEVEN AND A LITTLE ACTUALLY JUST, UH, TO THE WEST OVER HERE.

UH, THAT IS THE, UM, STONE HAWK MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED ABOUT A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF AGO OR SO.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS, UH, BUSINESS CENTERS AND, UM, WHICH DOES USUALLY, UM, ALIGN WITH OFFICES AND CAMPUSES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

ALTHOUGH IT'S WORTH, UH, NOTING THAT THE I 30 CORRIDOR CATALYST AREA PLAN RECOMMENDS THAT NEW HOUSING OPTIONS, UH, WILL BENEFIT THE AREA.

AND THERE'S AN IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INFILL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING HIGHER DENSITIES.

AND, UH, PER THE APPLICANT'S NARRATIVE REGARDING THIS PROJECT, THE, UH, THE LOCATION ODD SHAPE OF SITE AND ITS LIMITED ACCESS AND FRONTAGE ON I, ON THE I 30 FRONTAGE ROAD MAKE, UH, COMMERCIAL USES INFEASIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY, A RESIDENTIAL INFILL DEVELOPMENT WILL FURTHER SUPPORT BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES ON BETTER SUITED SITES IN THE SUBMARKET.

MOREOVER, THE PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ARE DEVELOPED OR WILL BE DEVELOPED DEVELOPING WITH MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, ALIGNING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT FABRIC.

AND, UH, NEW, UH, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IS CONSIDERED THE SECOND HIGHEST REVENUE, UH, PER ACRE GENERATOR.

PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO THE AREA, INCLUDING LIVE WORK OPPORTUNITIES.

AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY

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THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, AND THAT'S LOOKING NORTH, UM, ALONG ZION ROAD.

AND JUST SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AREA AND, UH, TO DISPLAY THE SITE PLAN HERE.

SO THIS, AGAIN, IT'S 250, UH, DWELLING UNITS TOTAL.

THAT INCLUDES THE LIVE WORK UNITS.

THE, UM, APPLICANT IS SHOWING FIVE LIVE WORK UNITS ON THE SITE PLAN IN BUILDING TWO.

UM, BUT TO KIND OF BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, THERE ARE THREE BUILDINGS BEING PROPOSED.

UM, THERE'S ONE HERE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE HORSESHOE SHAPE THERE.

ONE BUILDING HERE, AND THEN ANOTHER BUILDING HERE CLOSER TO IA, INTERSTATE 30.

INTERSTATE 30 IS HERE TO THE NORTH ZION ROAD HERE TO THE SOUTH.

THE, UM, SITE WILL BE ACCESSED FROM ZION ROAD, UM, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE EMERGENCY ACCESS AVAILABLE, UM, TO THE WEST AT A COUPLE OF POINTS OVER HERE.

THE, UM, LIVE WORK UNITS ACTUALLY WILL BE IN THIS BUILDING.

IT'S CALLED BILLING TWO, BUT IT'LL BE CLOSEST TO INTERSTATE 30.

SO THESE WILL BE, UM, UH, RESIDENCE WHERE THEY, THERE CAN BE A BOTTOM FLOOR, UH, FIRST FLOOR, UH, SPACE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR AN OFFICE.

UM, SOME TYPE OF STUDIO, SOMETHING THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR APPOINTMENT, NOT ANTICIPATED.

THIS WON'T HAVE DIRECT ACCESS ON I 30.

SO NOTHING THAT WOULD, UH, BE EXPECTED TO BE HIGH VOLUME RETAIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT SOMETHING, UM, THAT THE, UM, APPLICANT, UH, MAY BE ABLE TO HAVE IN TERMS OF AN OFFICE STUDIO, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

SO ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF A MIXED USE, UH, COMPONENT TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

BUT THE OTHER TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE MULTI-FAMILY.

UM, AGAIN, THREE BUILDINGS TOTAL, THREE STORIES.

AND AS FAR AS HEIGHT GOES, UM, BUILDING ONE, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE WILL HAVE A CENTRALIZED LEISURE AREA AND SWIMMING POOL AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS.

BUILDING TWO WILL HAVE A COURTYARD AS WELL WITH SOME GAMING AREAS AND OUT OUTDOOR SPACES.

UM, AND AGAIN, BUILDING TWO IS, UM, PRIMARILY THE, THE LIVE WORK UNITS.

AND I'LL JUMP TO, NEED TO ZOOM BACK OUT, JUMP TO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN HERE.

UM, THERE'S A DETENTION POND HERE, UH, FROM ZION ROAD, BUT, UM, UH, BUT OTHERWISE YOU CAN SEE THE LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

AND I'LL JUMP TO THE BILLING ELEVATIONS.

UM, THERE'S SOME, UH, MORE 3D RENTERS.

I'VE GOTTEN A FEW SLIDES.

I'LL KIND OF RUN THROUGH THESE.

BUT AGAIN, THREE STORIES IN HEIGHT AND I'LL GET TO THESE.

NOW I'VE GOT A VIEW OF HOW THE VIEW WOULD LOOK FOR MY 30, SO HERE WE GO.

SO, UM, I'LL, I'LL JUMP BACK TO THIS ONE.

SO THE LIVE WORK UNITS, THIS IS BUILDING TWO HERE.

YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THESE, UM, ELEVATIONS ARE PRETTY STANDARD, MULTI-FAMILY TYPE ELEVATIONS, TUCK UNDER GARAGES, UM, AND, UH, ENTRYWAYS ON THE OTHER SIDES.

UM, BUILDING TWO, OF COURSE, UH, THE LIVE WORK COMPONENT WILL BE A LITTLE MORE EVIDENT IN THAT THE APPLICANT, UM, KINDA WORKED WITH STAFF ON MAKING, GIVING A LITTLE MORE OF A RETAIL NON-RESIDENTIAL LOOK FACING I 30.

AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE GREATER WINDOWS.

AND, AND, UM, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND JUMP TO THIS ONE HERE.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S ANOTHER LOOK OF IT.

UM, THIS WOULD BE BUILDING TWO, WHICH WOULD BE THE LOOK FROM I 30.

AND THIS, THIS WOULD BE A RESIDENTIAL.

UM, THESE WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ABOVE.

SO AGAIN, THE WORK COMPONENTS, IF YOU WILL, ARE ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR.

AND THESE WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT IF, UM, UH, IF NEEDED, IF CUSTOMERS ARE NEEDED.

THAT IS, AND HERE'S JUST ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SAME BUILDING AND, UH, AND ZION ROAD, THE, THE SORT OF BUILDING TREATMENT FACING ZION ROAD WAS CERTAINLY PAID ATTENTION TO AS WELL.

THIS IS A LOOK, OF COURSE THERE WILL BE A TENSION POND BETWEEN THIS BUILDING AND ZION ROAD, BUT, UM, PAST THE SETBACK.

THIS WILL BE THE LOOK, THIS IS THE CLUBHOUSE, UH, I BELIEVE IN THE FOREGROUND.

AND JUST A COUPLE ADDITIONAL BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

THESE ARE THE MORE JUST STRAIGHT MULTIFAMILY ELEVATIONS.

SO THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A, UH, PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH THIS REZONING TO ACCOMMODATE A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING A SMALL MIXED USE COMPONENT CONSISTING OF, UH, FIVE LIFT WORK UNITS.

UH, THE ONLY OTHER FLEXIBLE STANDARD THE APPLICANT REQUESTS IS THE LANDSCAPE OPEN SPACE PERCENTAGE.

UH, 40% IS THE GDC REQUIREMENT.

THEY'RE, UM, ASKING FOR 37 JUST DUE TO, UH, DIFFICULTIES OF THE SHAPE OF THE, THE LOT AND WHATNOT, MEETING PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND WHATNOT.

UM, BUT OTHERWISE THERE ARE NO OTHER DEVIATIONS WITH THIS REQUEST.

UM, BENEFITS THROUGH THE PD ORDINANCE INCLUDE A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING A MIXED USE COMPONENT.

UH, SPECIAL FRONTAGE FACING I 30 AND URBAN INFILL DEVELOPMENT, ADDING RESIDENT TO THE AREA AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE

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I 30 CORRIDOR CATALYST AREA PLAN.

AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.

UH, THE PROPOSAL OFFERS A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES A LIVE WORK COMP COMPONENT AND GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE VIEW FROM I 30 PROVIDING THE NORTHERN BUILDING TWO FRONTAGE AND MORE ENHANCED RETAIL TYPE, UH, DESIGN.

AND ON THIS CASE, WE MAILED OUT, UH, 138 NOTIFICATION LETTERS AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES TO DATE.

ALRIGHTY.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER.

MAY OH, OH, UH, COMMISSIONER DALTON, THEN COMMISSIONER PARIS, AND THEN COMMISSIONER ROSE .

RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UM, GO BACK TO THE INGRESS EGRESS PAGE SHOWING THE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY.

SURE.

NOW LOOKING AT THIS DRAWING IT, I'M TRYING TO DETERMINE THERE IS NO DIRECT ACCESS OFF OF 30.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THE SITE WOULD BE ACCESSED FROM THESE TWO DRIVEWAYS FROM ZION ROAD.

YES, SIR.

THIS, UM, WOULD ACTUALLY BE AN EMERGENCY ACCESS POINT, UM, TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.

AND UM, THIS WOULD AS WELL OVER HERE.

OKAY.

THOSE TWO EMERGENCY, WHAT IS THAT THAT THEY'RE CONNECTING TO? IS THAT AN ALLEY, A STREET OR, IT APPEARS TO BE A PARKING LOT AREA.

KIND OF WHAT I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

YEAH, A PARKING LOT AREA.

THEY DID HAVE, UH, ISSUES WITH THIS ADJACENT LANDOWNER, AS I UNDERSTAND MR. FISHER CAN PROBABLY EXPAND ON THAT.

BUT, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS LANDOWNER WAS, UM, RELUCTANT TO GIVE FULL ACCESS.

OKAY.

UM, YEAH, AGAIN, MR. FISHER MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SOME TYPE OF PARKING AREA, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER PARIS, LET ME MAKE SURE YOU'RE, YOU'RE READY TO GO.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UH, AND THEN THANKS TO I HAD, UM, WANTED TO JUST BE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THE, SINCE THE ACCESS IS COMING MAINLY FROM ZION ROAD VERSUS OFF OF IN, UH, OFF THE INTERSTATE, I HAD INQUIRED ABOUT, UH, IF THERE WAS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS DONE.

AND THEN, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND, UM, AND THERE ARE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT WITH, UH, HELPING TO CHANNELIZE THE, THE INTERSECTION.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DETAILS AROUND THE, THE POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CONCERNS THAT IT COULD LEND THAT SUMS IT UP VERY WELL? THERE WAS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE BY THIS DEVELOPER THAT WAS REVIEWED CLOSELY AND, AND, UM, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

MM-HMM.

WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND.

UM, AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO, UM, BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE IT, THE RECOMMENDATIONS, ESSENTIALLY RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS, UH, STRIPING RES STRIPING IMPROVEMENTS TO WHERE I 30 AND ZION, UM, CONNECT.

THERE'S KIND OF A, THERE'S LOOPED TURNS AND TURNAROUNDS AND, AND, UH, THINGS OF THAT SORT.

SO IT RECOMMENDED IT HAD SOME PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATIONS ON RETRIP, SOME OF THAT.

SO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY HAS ALREADY HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH TXDOT, UM, AND WE'LL WORK WITH THEM ON THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO, UH, BEYOND THAT, NO MA'AM.

THERE, THERE'S SOME, UM, I MEAN AS FAR AS DRIVEWAY LOCATIONS AND HOW THAT, UM, IS DESIGNED, THEY ALL, THOSE ARE ALL TECHNICAL DETAILS.

THEY WORKED WITH TRANSPORTATION, BUT THE TIA, THE TRAFFIC STUDY RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE FOCUSED REALLY ON THAT.

UM, THAT ZION I 30, UH, INTERCHANGE AREA.

THANKS.

AND ONE MORE QUESTION.

THE, THE MIXED USE WITH LIVE WORK AND, UH, WITH MULTIFAMILY, UH, PRETTY COMMON AS FAR AS SOME OF THE RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE.

AND JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT, UH, FOR THOSE TYPES OF INFILL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WHERE WE'RE WITH THAT PLUS WHEN WE SEE THE, UM, MIXED USE OF MULTIFAMILY WITH, UM, SORT OF THIS LIVE WORK PLAY STYLE.

UH, BUT WE'VE SEEN THAT WE'VE, WE HAVE A FEW OF THOSE ALREADY WITHIN, UM, THAT ACTUALLY WITH, NEAR, NEAR THAT CORRIDOR.

IS THAT CORRECT? OR? SO, UM, THERE'VE BEEN A FEW MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN THE AREA.

STONE HAWK, JLB COME TO MIND.

THOSE HAVE BEEN EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENTIAL.

UM, THERE, I KNOW THERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF, UM, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN FIRE WHEEL TOWN CENTER, UM, OF COURSE.

AND WHEN YOU EXPAND THE AREA IN GARLAND, UM, I, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY LIVE WORK COMPONENTS IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF TOWN.

IT'D, IT'D BE A BIT UNIQUE TO, TO THIS AREA, I BELIEVE.

OKAY.

UM, I KNOW IT'S UNIQUE.

GOOD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

MM-HMM, SURE.

IT'S UNIQUE TO THIS AREA, BUT IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO THE METROPLEX, I GUESS I WOULD SAY.

THAT'S FAIR.

THAT'S FAIR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM.

YEAH, I, I DESIGNED ONE DOWN IN CAPELLA PARKS AND TOWN HOMES DOWN THERE, AND BOTTOM FLOOR WAS OFFICE.

THE UPPER FLOOR WAS RIGHT.

UH, LOU.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER ROSE,

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IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE APPLICANT, HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN A TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN THIS MIGHT ALL HAPPEN? ? WELL, UM, OF COURSE, KEEP IN MIND, UM, THIS IS A ZONING, THIS IS AT THE ZONING STAGE, SO IT GOES ON TO CITY COUNCIL THERE, THERE'S STILL PERMITTING, PLATTING A LOT OF THAT TO GO THROUGH CONSTRUCTION PLAN REVIEW.

SO IT, IT CAN BE, UM, IT CAN BE MANY, MANY MONTHS BEFORE, YOU KNOW, GROUND GETS BROKEN, UH, DEPENDING ON, UM, HOW QUICKLY.

BUT I, I'M, NO SIR, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PARTICULAR TIMEFRAME.

THAT MAY BE A QUESTION FOR MR. FISHER.

WELL, BUT, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THIS.

THEY'RE NOT JUST GETTING IT REZONED SO THEY CAN SELL THE DIRT.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, CONSIDERING HOW VERY DETAILED THE DETAIL PLAN IS.

UM, I I BELIEVE THEY'RE, THEY'RE READY TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, THIS DESIGN.

YES, SIR.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHTY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND OH, COMMISSIONER JENKINS.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

UH, WELL, A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

LET'S START, UH, WITH, UH, THE NARRATIVE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT AS IT RELATES TO THE PARKING AND THE LIVE USE, UM, PARKING ARRANGEMENTS THERE.

IT'S MY, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE READING THAT THERE'S ONLY LIKE FIVE OR SO, UH, PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE FOR THE, UH, BUSINESSES.

UH, AND THE, UH, NARRATIVE PROVIDED INDICATES THAT THAT'S SUFFICIENT BECAUSE IT WOULD, UH, UM, COOPERATE WITH THE, YOU KNOW, LACK OF PEOPLE THERE DURING THE DAY.

UM, AND, UH, THEN AT NIGHTTIME THE BUSINESSES ARE, ARE GONNA CLOSE.

THE TWO, TWO QUESTIONS FROM THAT.

UH, THE FIRST IS, IS THERE SOME SORT OF RESTRICTION ABOUT THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT COULD BE THERE? UH, BECAUSE SOME BUSINESSES MAY BE OPEN A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN NORMAL, NORMAL WORKING HOURS.

SURE.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I KNOW MR. FISHER, UM, PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHAT THE, UM, UM, I DUNNO, IT'S HOA, BUT THERE, THERE ARE GONNA BE SPECIFIC TERMS IN THE LEASE.

THE LEASE IS FOR THESE LIVE WORK UNITS, AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE PRETTY RESTRICTED UNDER THE INTENT IS GENERAL OFFICE, SMALL SCALE RETAIL OR PERSONAL SERVICES, UM, OPERATING BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

UM, BUT AS FAR AS MORE SPECIFICS, UM, I MAY DEFER TO MR. FISHER TO, UM, CLARIFY WHAT, UM, WHAT ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS THERE ARE IN THE LEASE TERMS. I, I GUESS THE, THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE A VERY SPECIFIC SET OF, UH, ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR A MIXED USE, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, REALLY LIMIT THEIR ABILITY FOR CERTAIN LEASES TO EVEN ENTER THE PROPERTY? SURE.

WELL, FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE, YES, IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO RETAIL, GENERAL OFFICE OR PERSONAL SERVICES.

THAT'S AS DEFINED BY THE GDC.

SO OTHER THINGS LIKE SMOKE SHOPS OR, UM, YEAH, LAUNDROMAT, OTHER THINGS THAT ARE DEFINED COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY WOULD NOT BE, UH, PERMITTED THERE.

SO IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO THOSE.

OKAY.

FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE.

AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN THE AGE OF, OF, OF WORK FROM HOME, THE, THE, THE POSSIBILITY THAT MANY, UH, PERSONS WILL NOT BE LEAVING, UH, TO GO ELSEWHERE, PRESUMING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE MARKET STAYS KIND OF HYBRID AS IT IS AT THIS TIME.

SO CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING, UH, NEXT, AND I, I'M LOOKING AT WHAT IS LABELED AS EXHIBIT C IN OUR PACKET.

I, I PRESUME THAT THIS IS WHAT THE SITE PLAN IS, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.

YES, SIR.

I, THERE IS SOME VARIATION IN THE BUILDINGS, UH, IS KIND OF MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE READING OF THE SITE PLAN.

AND THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED BECAUSE PART OF THAT IS THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.

YOU, YOU HAVE THE BUILDING TWO THAT IS FOR THE MIXED USE.

UH, I PRESUME BUILDING THREE, WHICH IS LABELED MULTIFAMILY, IS ANOTHER OF THE BASIC MIXED USE IT.

MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE BUILDING THAT IS LABELED GARLAND STORAGE LIMIT PARTNERSHIP.

NOW, I KNOW THAT'S THE OWNERSHIP, I PRESUME, BUT I JUST WANT CONFIRMATION THAT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT STORAGE UNITS THAT ARE GOING NO, SIR, IN THIS SPACE.

THAT THAT MUST BE A REFERENCE TO THE OWNERSHIP.

NO, THIS IS ENTIRELY MULTIFAMILY WITH A SMALL LIVE WORK COMPONENT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, GREAT QUESTION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, I, I ASKED SOME OF THE SAME TRAFFIC QUESTIONS, UM, AND APPARENTLY THAT, UH, TRAFFIC REPORT WAS SIMILAR TO, I THINK THE ONE DONE BOB TOWN, WHICH HAD SUGGESTED RES STRIPING AND EVERYTHING.

SO TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT'S, UH, TRYING TO GO AHEAD WITH THAT.

AND I ASKED ABOUT SIGNALIZATION, BUT THE TRAFFIC DOES NOT WARRANT SIGNALIZATION AT THE DRIVEWAY NOW, BUT THEY WILL BE PUTTING, THERE'LL BE A STOP SIGN ON, UH, THE ROAD THERE.

IT WON'T BE A FOUR WAY, JUST TWO WAY.

AND SO THEY'LL HAVE THAT.

AND I ASKED ABOUT A TURN LANE ANALYSIS WAS DONE AND IT DIDN'T, AND THAT A TURN LANE INTO THE COMPLEX WOULDN'T RELIEVE ENOUGH TRAFFIC TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

AND IN THE PD CONDITIONS, IT DOES CALL OUT.

UH, YEAH, JUST AS, AS, UH, MR. GARRIN SAID, IT DOES CALL OUT THE USES AND IT DOES RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT CAN GO IN THERE TOO ON A GIVEN DAY, HOW THAT'S GONNA BE ENFORCED.

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK IT'D BE THE KIND OF THING, IT'LL BE AN ENFORCEMENT TOOL IF THERE'S AN ISSUE.

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SO LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO HAMMER IT DOWN.

I DO LIKE A LIVE WORK ID, AND IF IT WORKS, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE.

'CAUSE HEY, BEING AN ARCHITECT, I WOULDN'T MIND HAVING AN OFFICE DOWNSTAIRS AND A UNIT UPSTAIRS, SO, GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

AND THIS ONE, YEAH.

THANK YOU, .

GOT A FEW MORE LEFT.

I THINK MATTHEW'S UP NEXT.

MM-HMM, , GOOD EVENING.

UH, THE THIRD CASE TONIGHT IS Z 2342.

UH, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A SPECIFIC EAST PROVISION FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES, NEW OR USED IN AN EXISTING BUILDING FOR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR.

THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 4 2 1 EAST WALNUT STREET.

IT IS A 1.5 ACRE SITE SOUND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

THIS IS WHERE IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY, AND THIS IS WHERE IT'S LOCATED WITHIN THE GENERAL AREA.

SO YOU CAN SEE TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST, UH, BORDERS, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WHILE IN ALL THE OTHER DIRECTIONS.

IT'S SURROUNDED BY, UH, INDUSTRIAL ZONING.

UH, MANY OF THESE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, UM, AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, JUST LIKE THIS SITE, UM, AS WELL AS LIGHT MANUFACTURING, UH, WAREHOUSE USE, UH, AND, UH, SMALL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES HAVE THIS SITE LOCATED OR ZONE FOR, UH, COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS.

HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SITE.

UM, THESE TWO PHOTOS ARE LOOKING, UH, EAST AND WEST DOWN, UH, EAST WALNUT, UH, STREET RESPECTIVELY.

AND, UH, HERE ARE MORE PHOTOS OF THE SITE, UM, THE FIRST BEING THE PHOTO OF THE SITE AND THE, UH, UH, SECOND BEING, UH, LOOKING SOUTH ACROSS OF, ACROSS FROM WALNUT.

HERE IS THE SITE PLAN.

MM-HMM.

, UM, I SHOULD NOTE THAT IT IS AN EXISTING BUILDING AND THAT, UH, NO MODIFICATIONS ARE, UH, PROPOSED PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

STRATEGIC PLAN.

UH, CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO WHETHER ADDING AUTO, AUTO, AUTOMOTIVE, UH, RELATED USES SUCH AS AUTOMOBILE SALES THAT REQUIRE ZONING CHANGES ARE THE BEST USE OF LAND.

THE PLAN RECOMMENDS BEING SELECTIVE ON LAND USE REQUESTS REQUIRING REZONING SUCH AS SUVS.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT BE ANTICIPATED TO ADD SALES TAX THE APPLICANT REQUESTS, UH, TO ALLOW AUTOMOBILE SALES NEW OR USED, WHICH REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THAT FIVE AUTOMOBILES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT ONE TIME ON THE PROPERTY AS A MAXIMUM.

THE VEHICLES FOR SALE MAY BE STORED INSIDE THE BUILDING AND NOT NECESSARILY OUTDOORS ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT.

UH, THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE SUP BE VALID FOR A TIME PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.

THE DRAFT CONDITIONS OF THE, UH, SUP LIMIT THE SITE TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE, UH, AUTOMOBILE SALE, UH, FOR SALE ON A SITE WITH THE, UH, THREE YEAR SUP TIME PERIOD.

STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL.

UM, WE DO FIND THE REQUEST DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE OR, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.

UH, FOR THIS CASE.

WE SENT OUT 93 NOTIFICATION LETTERS.

UH, WE, WE RECEIVED SIX.

UH, ONE OF THESE WAS WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA AND FOR THE REQUEST, AND FIVE WERE WITHIN THE, UH, NOTIFICATION, NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST THE REQUEST.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONER ABEL, THEY ARE REQUESTING FIVE VEHICLES BE FOR SALE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

THEY'RE REQUESTING, UM, TO LIMIT THEMSELVES TO FIVE BEING AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT A TIME, BUT THAT'S THEIR LIMIT.

YES, SIR.

UM, AND WE HAVE NO WAY OF ENFORCING THAT IN THE FUTURE.

UM, THE CODE, UM, ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THAT.

I, I GUESS MY, MY THOUGHT ON THAT PROVISION IS A CAR DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE SITTING WITH A POOR SALE SIGN TO BE FOR SALE.

YES, SIR.

YOU COULD HAVE 20 SITTING ANYWHERE ON THIS LOT, UM, DRIVING THAT AREA VERY REGULARLY.

IT IS A VERY TIGHT AREA AND A TURN, AND I, I HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS WITH THIS SPECIFIC USE IN THAT AREA.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ROSE, WOULD YOU PUT THE, UH, SITE PLAN BACK ON THE SCREEN PLEASE? ALRIGHT, FIVE CAR PARKING, FIVE CAR SALES.

WHAT ARE ALL THE PARKING SPOTS FOR, UH, SO THE PARKING SPOTS RIGHT

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NOW, UM, SO THEY'RE ALL FOR EITHER THE GUESTS, UM, IN FRONT OR FOR PEOPLE ARE FOR CARS TO BE STORED.

UM, RIGHT NOW THE PARKING SPOTS ARE JUST THERE BECAUSE IT'S AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR USE FOR THE BUILDING.

UM, BUT THEY, UH, YOU ARE ABLE TO, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PARK ON THE CAR ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY, UM, IF IT WAS FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES, NEW OR USED.

BUT, UM, THE APPLICANT AND THE, UH, SUP, I BELIEVE DID MENTION THAT, UM, CARS COULD ALSO BE, UH, STORED IN, UH, INSIDE.

OKAY.

UM, YOU SAID AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS HERE AS WELL? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

IT ALREADY DO.

THAT IS, UH, THE CURRENT USE AND THEY DO PLAN TO KEEP IT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER JENKINS.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UH, THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

AND, AND, UH, AGAIN, WORDS ARE HARD.

UM, SITE PLAN ALSO REFERENCES THAT THEY HAVE AND, AND I DON'T KNOW, THIS SITE PLAN LOOKS LIKE IS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT, UH, REFERENCES THAT THEY HAVE 77 PARKING SPOTS AVAILABLE, BUT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE 92, SO THEY'RE ALREADY DEFICIENT IN PARKING.

HOW WOULD THIS ADDITIONAL USE GO TO THAT, UH, THAT POINT? UH, YES.

SO, UM, IT IS AN EXISTING SITE, UM, AND IT IS AN EXISTING BUILDING.

UM, SO THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SHORT ON PARKING, UH, NOTHING COULD NECESSARILY CHANGE THAT.

BUT, UM, FOR THE AUTOMOBILE SALES, UM, LIKE THEY DID PROPOSE THAT ONLY FIVE ADDITIONAL OF THESE WOULD BE FOR SALE.

AND, UM, THE APPLICANT CAN ELABORATE ON THIS MORE AND, AND THE 7:00 PM MEETING.

BUT, UM, THE IDEA HOW THEIR BUSINESS WORKS IS THAT, UH, THEY TYPICALLY ARE SELLING CARS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE FOR REPAIR THAT ARE EITHER ABANDONED OR SOLD TO THEM WHEN THE FIGURE IS TOO EXPENSIVE.

SO, UM, THEIR JUSTIFICATION WAS THAT THEY, UH, ALREADY HAD THESE CARS FOR REPAIR THAT END UP JUST TURNING INTO CARS FOR SALE.

I SEE.

I, I HEARD YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN DOING THIS PROPOSED USE, ALREADY HAD BEEN DOING THIS USE, UH, PROPOSED USE ALREADY.

SO HOW THE, THEIR BUSINESS WORKS IS THEY PROCEED TO DO REPAIRS IN THE EVENT THAT A PERSON, YOU KNOW, WHOSE CAR YOU KNOW THEY'RE WORKING ON CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS.

THEY SELL THE CAR.

ARE THEY DOING IT AT THE SITE ALREADY? I, I HAVE NOT REC I WAS NOT, UM, SORRY.

THEY ARE NOT DOING THIS RIGHT NOW, TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

UM, THIS IS A PROPOSED USE FOR THEM TO START SELLING CARS.

OKAY.

SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE AND TRYING TO GET RIGHT.

THEY'RE JUST, AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY'RE NOT SELLING ANY CARS AT THIS PROPERTY.

OKAY.

UM, THIS STRETCH, SORRY, I'M TAKING UP EVERYONE'S TIME.

I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

I PROMISE.

THE, THE STRETCH OF WALNUT, UH, WALNUT IS MOSTLY IN, IS ALL INDUSTRIAL.

YES, SIR.

AND THERE ARE OTHER AUTOMOBILE USES ON THAT PROPERTY ON THAT, UH, STRETCH.

EXCUSE ME.

YEAH, THERE WERE A COUPLE BUSINESSES, I'M CANNOT POINT OUT WHERE EXACTLY, BUT THEY ARE, THEY'RE ALSO AUTOMOBILE, UH, REPAIR.

TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY'RE ALL REPAIR ONLY THOUGH, AND THEY'RE NOT SALES.

I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY SALES, UH, IN THIS STRETCH.

AND OKAY.

AND, AND I, I'M GUESSING THAT A REVIEW OF ALL THE, UH, THE ORDINANCES WOULD ALSO REVIEW THAT THERE ARE, THERE ARE NO SALES PERMITTED WITH ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT AS WELL? UH, I BELIEVE SO.

UM, AS AUTOMOBILE SALES DO REQUIRE THE SVP IN THE SONY CA OKAY.

CATEGORY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? FROM A PURELY, AGAIN, LAND PLANNING POINT.

I THINK FOR THE PAST 20 PLUS YEARS, GARLAND'S BEEN TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE WHERE AUTOMOBILE SALES USES ARE, AND I DON'T WANT TO START A NEW AREA OF IT.

AND I USED TO LIVE ON SHORE HAVEN, SO I UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE'S, UH, COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT.

AND, AND IT'S ALSO AS MENTIONED, SOMETHING SUPER HARD TO CONTROL.

AND, UH, I'VE KNOWN OF OTHER AUTOMOBILE SALES, I MEAN, UH, REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY USUALLY PARTNER WITH AN AUTO SALES PLACE AND LORD KNOWS WE GOT ENOUGH TO, UH, PARTNER WITH IN TOWN HERE, SO THEY COULD DO THAT.

THANK YOU.

THE, UH, FINAL CASE TONIGHT IS, UH, Z 2345.

THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE DISTRICT TO COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT.

UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 29 30 BROADWAY BOULEVARD.

IT IS A 1.16 ACRE SITE, AND, UM, IT IS CURRENTLY ZONE NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE.

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

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS

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PROPERTY, 29 20 BROADWAY DIRECTLY TO THE NORTHWEST, UM, DID JUST COME THROUGH THE PLAN COMMISSION.

IT IS CURRENTLY STILL IN THE, UH, ZONING PROCESS, UM, TO SEE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, BUT UH, THE PLAN COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF, UH, UH, TOWN HOMES THERE ON THAT PROPERTY.

UM, AND, UH, TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST, IT IS ALSO A COMMERCIAL OR COMMUNITY RETAIL, UH, ZONED PROPERTIES, UM, WITH VARIOUS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

UM, YOU'LL FIND, UH, GAS PUMPS AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE, UH, RETAIL STORE RESTAURANTS, UH, AND OTHER VARIOUS USAGE YOU'D FIND WITHIN A CR.

AND THEN FINALLY, UH, TO THE NORTH IS THE, SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, UH, NOTABLY HERE AND HERE, AND THEN A MULTIFAMILY TO THE EAST.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES HAVE THIS AREA SLATED FOR COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND VISIONS, UH, THIS AREA FOR COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS.

UH, THESE AREAS PROVIDE, UH, TRANSITIONS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

UH, THESE AREAS ACCOMMODATE USES SUCH AS CONVENIENCE, RETAIL, UH, GOODS AND SERVICE, GOODS AND SERVICES, UH, OFFICE SPACE AND PUBLIC SERVICES.

THE, UH, ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER AND SCALE OF THESE AREAS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THE COMMUNITY RETAIL, UH, DISTRICT HERE OFFERS SUPPORTIVE RETAIL USES TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA NEARBY.

UH, THE REQUEST IS A TRADITIONAL REZONING WITHOUT THE FORMATION OF A A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

THESE REQUESTS DO NOT REQUIRE, UH, CONCEPT PLAN OR DETAIL PLAN APPROVAL TO COMMENCE OR DIRECT DEVELOPMENT.

UH, DEVELOPMENT IS DEPENDENT ON THE STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

UH, THE APPLICANT WILL COMPLY WITH ALL DESIGN STANDARDS PER THE GDC.

HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT SITE, UH, LOOKING TO THE, UH, EAST AND NORTHEAST.

AND HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SITE LOOKING TO THE, UH, NORTH AND WEST, SHOWING SOME OF THE, UH, EXISTING BUILDINGS IN THE, UH, CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, SONY.

AND THEN, UM, OF COURSE, BETWEEN, UH, THIS BUILDING AND WHERE THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN WOULD BE WORTHY OF, UH, POSSIBLE HOUSING WOULD BE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, UH, DISTRICT TO COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT.

WE SENT OUT 67 NOTIFICATION LETTERS.

WE RECEIVED TWO AND BOTH WERE WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.

AND FOR THE REQUEST, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE QUICK QUESTION.

UM, IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE NEW RESIDENTIAL ZONING RIGHT NEXT DOOR THEN? OKAY.

IT DOES GOOD BECAUSE RIGHT IN HERE IT SAYS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, WHICH IS NOW IS MEANT AS A TRANSITION.

SO WE'RE KIND OF DOING AWAY WITH THE TRANSITION.

AND THIS MORE INTENSIVE USE WILL BE RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE RESIDENTIAL.

OKAY.

YES, SIR.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU CONSIDERED IT.

THANK YOU.

I FIGURED YOU HAD, ALRIGHTY.

WE GOTTA DO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WE'VE GOT A MISCELLANEOUS ITEM.

ARE YOU, YEAH, I DIDN'T REMEMBER.

YEAH, NO, THANK YOU, .

OKAY.

I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

UM, SO, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, THE, THIS NEXT ITEM IS A GDC AMENDMENT THAT WAS PROPOSED THAT CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND WHAT THIS IS, IS, UM, THEY'RE RECOMMENDING TO CREATE A, A NEW LAND USE, SO A SMALL SCALE RECEPTION FACILITY.

UH, CURRENTLY THERE IS A RECEPTION FACILITY, LAND USE IN THE GDC AND WHEREVER IT'S EVEN POSSIBLY ALLOWED.

THEY, THEY REQUIRE SUVS.

THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED BY WRIGHT IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT.

UM, THEY DO, THEY REQUIRE AN SUP EVEN BY POSSIBILITY IN, UM, UH, THE MORE INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL, STARTING WITH COMMUNITY RETAIL, BUT COMMUNITY RETAIL ON UP BASICALLY THE MORE INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS AND IN THREE PARTICULAR SUB-DISTRICTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

SO WHAT THIS, UM, UH, PROPOSAL WOULD CREATE IS A SMALL SCALE RECEPTION FACILITY.

AND HOW THAT WOULD BE DEFINED IS IF THEY WERE, IF THE OCCUPANCY IS NOT BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT IF THE OCCUPANCY IS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT IS 49 OCCUPANTS OR LESS, THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED SMALL SCALE.

AND, UH, THE INTENT REALLY IS FOR, UM, I MEAN MORE LIKE BIRTHDAY PARTIES, UM, JUST, JUST SMALLER SCALE EVENTS THAT DON'T REQUIRE, UM, A LOT OF THE SPECIAL STANDARDS THAT WERE FULL ON RECEPTION FACILITIES REQUIRE.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, RECEPTION FACILITIES CURRENTLY REQUIRE ONSITE SECURITY PERSONNEL, UH, TO BE THERE THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.

UM, SO USUALLY THAT LOOKS LIKE AN OFF-DUTY GARLAND POLICE OFFICER, FOR EXAMPLE.

UM, SO SECURITY REQUIREMENTS, THERE'S VERY, UM, RESTRICTIVE, UM, LOCATION REQUIREMENTS WHERE THESE CAN EVEN GO.

UM, THEY HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 500 FEET FROM ANY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE, 500 FEET FROM

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ANOTHER RECEPTION FACILITY USE, UH, THE LIST GOES ON.

BUT, UM, THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT, UH, TO CREATE, UH, MORE OF A SMALL, TRULY SMALL EVENT CENTER.

UM, SOME EXAMPLES I THINK WE'RE GIVEN WERE BIRTHDAY PARTIES, MAYBE A, A LITTLE SMALL WEDDING SHOWER, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

A SPACE WHERE, UM, POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS CAN, CAN, UM, RENT A SPACE FOR, FOR THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.

UM, 'CAUSE THERE'S REALLY NO OTHER LANE USE, UM, UH, CLASSIFICATION OF THE GDC OTHER THAN RECEPTION FACILITIES FOR THAT TYPE OF LAND USE.

SO THAT WAS THE INTENT BEHIND CREATING A SMALL SCALE ONE.

UM, I BELIEVE I DO HAVE SOME SLIDES.

IT PROBABLY DOESN'T ADD MUCH TO WHAT I'VE SAID, BUT, UM, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE, YEAH, JUST THE CREATING, JUST DIFFERENTIATING SMALL SCALE VERSUS LARGE SCALE.

THE MAIN ADDITION HERE IS JUST THIS 49 OR LESS.

UH, OF COURSE, A, A LARGE SCALE RECEPTION FACILITY AS IT'S CURRENTLY CALLED, JUST RECEPTION FACILITY, WOULD BE ANY OCCUPANCY GRADE THAN IN 49.

THE ONES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE S-U-P-S-U-P PROCESS, UM, ARE TYPICALLY MUCH, MUCH, MUCH LARGER THAN THIS.

THEY, IN TERMS OF SQUARE FOOTAGE, THEY RANGE ANYWHERE FROM FIVE TO SOMETIMES UP TO 20,000 SQUARE FEET, BUT USUALLY FOR THE, THE REAL LATE NIGHT PARTIES, THE, YOU KNOW, WEDDING RECEPTIONS AND THINGS THAT GO TILL TWO, THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND CAN SOMETIMES GENERATE, YOU KNOW, SOME DEGREE OF NOISE AND TRAFFIC THAT WE TRY TO CONTROL THAT AND, AND LIMIT THAT IN THE, THE THAT SUP PROCESS.

UM, BUT YEAH, AGAIN, UH, THAT, THAT'S REALLY THE DIFFERENCE.

THE OCCUPANCY, UH, LEVEL, THE, UM, LARGE SCALE RECEPTION FACILITIES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED ONLY BY SUP IN THOSE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS.

AND THESE SMALL SCALE ONES WOULD BE ALLOWED BY WRIGHT IN THOSE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS WHERE A, A LARGE SCALE RECEPTION FACILITY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH AN SUP PROCESS.

SO IT ELIMINATE A FULL, UM, PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AS WELL AS, UM, THE, UH, SPECIAL STANDARDS I MENTIONED, FOR EXAMPLE, ONSITE SECURITY DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FROM, FROM OTHER RESIDENTIAL.

AGAIN, IF SOMEONE JUST WANTS TO OPEN A SMALL SPACE, UM, TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS A, YOU KNOW, LITTLE WEDDING SHOWER OR BIRTHDAY PARTY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO RENT OUT THE SPACE.

SO, UM, WE, WE HAVE HAD THAT REQUEST COME IN FROM TIME TO TIME AND, UM, MOST CASES, THE SUP PROCESS SCARES THEM OFF AND SECURITY, WHICH, UH, DOESN'T REALLY MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE FOR THAT, THAT LEVEL OF, OF PARTY OR EVENT THAT THOSE PARTICULAR FOLKS ARE TALKING ABOUT.

SO, UM, REALLY WITH THAT, UM, THAT, AGAIN, THAT CAME AT A COMMITTEE, IT WENT TO THE, UM, CITY COUNCIL'S WORK SESSION LAST MONDAY, AND THEY GAVE THE THUMBS UP FOR THIS TO PROCEED THROUGH THE FORMAL PROCESS TO YOU ALL AS THE PLAN COMMISSIONERS, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO FULL COUNCIL VIA PUBLIC HEARING IN A FEW WEEKS.

SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SMITH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS SOMEBODY FROM CHAINING A NUMBER OF THESE TOGETHER, UH, UNDER DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP BY BEING ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER TO GET AROUND THE, UH, LARGE SCALE PROCESS OR, UH, I, I HAVE NOT GONE BACK AND READ THE, THE LEGALESE ON IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IS IT, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE THAT A CONDITION OF THE SMALL SCALE RECEPTION FACILITY DESIGNATION, UH, REQUIRES THAT THERE NOT BE ONE ADJACENT TO IT ALREADY? HMM.

THAT'S A CONSIDERATION.

I'M OKAY.

KINDA LOOKING AT MR. ROTE AND IF THERE'S ANY LEGAL CONCERNS OR, BECAUSE I, I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY USING LOOPHOLES TO GET THROUGH THIS TO CREATE A, A CONNECTED LARGER FACILITY.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

UM, I, THE PROBLEMS I WOULD SEE WITH IT THOUGH IS IF, IF YOU HAVE TWO LEGITIMATE THAT ARE GONNA HAVE THEIR PARTY AT THE SAME TIME, RIGHT? WHICH ONE ARE YOU GONNA TELL 'EM? NO.

YEAH.

UM, SO IT'D BE DIFFICULT PROBABLY TO DRAFT LANGUAGE THAT WOULD COVER WHAT YOU'RE ASKING AND, AND NOT IMPACT THOSE YOU DON'T INTEND TO IMPACT AND BE OVERLY BROAD.

COULD A POTENTIAL LANGUAGE, UH, ADJUSTMENT BE THAT, UH, THEY CANNOT CONNECT INTERNALLY WITHIN A SIMILAR BILL? LIKE THEY CAN'T HAVE A CONTIGUOUS CONNECTION INSIDE OF THE SHELL OF THE BUILDING? POSSIBLY.

OKAY.

POSSIBLY WE CAN LOOK AT IT BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL.

OKAY.

THAT'S, THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN.

I LOVE THE RECOMMENDATION.

LOVE THE IDEA.

I JUST DON'T WANNA SEE IT ABUSED.

SURE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

COMMISSIONER JENKINS.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UM, WELL, I, I COULD'VE S WORN, I HEARD YOU JUST SAY THAT THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT LIMITED THE GEOGRAPHICAL ADJACENCY OF, IS IT, WAS IT LARGE SCALE RECEPTION FACILITIES? CURRENTLY? YES.

WELL, RECEPTION FACILITIES.

AND THOSE WOULD STILL APPLY TO THE NEW, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT THEY'LL THEN BE CALLED LARGE SCALE.

YES, SIR.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YEAH.

UH, I ASKED A QUESTION EARLIER AND GOT IT VERIFIED THROUGH BUILDING INSPECTION.

WE'RE TALKING THE SIZE OF THE ACTUAL MEETING ROOM.

UH, TYPICALLY 15 SQUARE FEET PER PERSON WHEN THERE ARE TABLE AND CHAIRS.

SO 735 SQUARE FEET WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM SIZE.

UH, IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE TABLES AND CHAIRS, IT GETS MUCH SMALLER, BUT THEY WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO HAVE OFFICES

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AND IF THEY HAD ANY WARMING KITCHEN OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THOSE WOULD BE ANCILLARY USES.

SO THE ACTUAL MEETING SPACE WOULD BE SMALLER THAN THIS ROOM, MORE LIKE WHAT'S OUT THERE.

AND, UH, TO COMMISSIONER SMITH'S POINT, IF THERE BECOMES AN ISSUE, THEN IT, THEY COULD BE INSPECTED AND IF THERE'S A CUT THROUGH FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, THEY HAVE VIOLATED THE 49 AND THEN THEY COULD BE SHUT DOWN THAT WAY, THAT THAT WOULD BE AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S COMPLAINT DRIVEN.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHTY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL.

UH, THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.

SO WE ARE IN RECESS UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK.

THANK YOU.

EVENING AND

[Call to Order]

WELCOME BACK TO THE DECEMBER 11TH MEETING OF THE GUIDELINE PLAN COMMISSION.

THIS IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

WE COMMISSIONERS TYPICALLY OPEN OUR MEETING WITH A PRAYER AND A PLEDGE.

YOU'RE INVITED, TOJO, UH, JOIN US WHETHER YOU DO OR NOT, NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION OR YOUR RIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION.

DO YOU CARE TO JOIN ME? DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, DURING THIS PERIOD OF THE HOLIDAYS, WE WISH EVERYBODY HAPPINESS, HEALTH, AND PEACE TO TALL ORDER, BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS.

WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, FIRE, POLICE, MILITARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY GO THROUGH ALL THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF KEEPING US SAFE AND SOUND.

WE ASK THAT YOU GET GUIDE US TONIGHT TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND.

AND WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, OR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE, THE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

JUSTICE OR ALL.

AGAIN, WELCOME.

IF ANYBODY CARESS TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION TONIGHT, IF YOU'LL PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD, THEY'RE IN THE BACK, ON THE TABLE OR UP FRONT HERE AND HAND IT THE PLAN COMMISSION SECRETARY, THEN I CAN CALL YOUR NAME OUT.

APPLICANTS ARE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.

OTHER SPEAKERS, WE ALLOW THREE.

IF YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OR A GROUP LIKE THAT, WE DEFINITELY ALLOW MORE TIME.

AND WHAT WE DO NEED IS IF YOU'RE SPEAKING, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE MICROPHONE.

WE NEED THAT FOR THE RECORD.

ALRIGHT,

[CONSENT AGENDA]

WE WILL START TONIGHT WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

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

ANY COMMISSIONER OR PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES AN ITEM WITHDRAWN FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, JUST LET ME KNOW AFTER I READ THEM.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE A, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER 20TH, 2023 MEETING.

ITEM TWO, A PLATT 23 DASH 38 TALLEY ROAD ESTATES NUMBER 16, FINAL PLATT PLAT TWO B 23 DASH 39.

HERITAGE, UH, CAN'T READ MY OWN HERITAGE PARK.

CAN'T EVEN READ MY OWN HANDWRITING.

FINAL PLAT, THOSE ARE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY WANTING AN ITEM REMOVED? SENIOR CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONER JENKINS.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JENKINS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALTON TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

PLEASE WILL.

OKAY.

LOOKS, LOOKS LIKE THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

AGAIN, BECAUSE COUNCIL'S IN SESSION, I WON'T BE GETTING A BREAK OUT.

SO IF WE HAVE A SPLIT, YOU'LL NEED TO LET ME KNOW WHO'S WHO.

ALL RIGHTY.

[3.a. Consideration of the application of Jacobs Telecommunications/Christine Johnson , requesting approval of 1) an Amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 14-07 for Community Retail Uses to allow an Antenna, Commercial Use and 2) a Detail Plan for an Antenna, Commercial Use. This property is located at 4535 Bass Pro Drive. (District 3) (File Z 23-33)]

ZONING ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

ITEM THREE, A CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF JACOB'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS SLASH CHRISTINE JOHNSON REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 14 DASH SEVEN FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES TO ALLOW AN ANTENNA COMMERCIAL USE AND A DETAIL PLAN FOR AN ANTENNA COMMERCIAL USE.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 45 35 BASS PRO DRIVE.

I DON'T HAVE A SPEAKER CARD ON THAT ITEM.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE CARE TO SAY ANYTHING? THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

I SEE NONE.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS CASE? I SEE NOBODY IN THE AUDIENCE COMMISSIONERS UP TO Y'ALL.

MOTION TO GO.

COMM.

COMMISSIONER

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PARIS, WE WE DIDN'T GET YOUR DEAL.

WORK IN THERE.

IT IT'S WORK.

OH, OKAY.

THERE WE GO.

GO AHEAD.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE A ZONING THREE A AS RECOMMEND RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.

SECOND.

OKAY.

A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PARIS.

THE FIRST SECOND WAS ME.

COMMISSIONER ABEL.

OKAY, GOOD.

ALRIGHTY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.

UH, ITEM THREE, A APPLICATION TO JACOB'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

[3.b. Consideration of the application of Realty investments C/o Maxwell Fisher, requesting approval of 1) a Change in Zoning from Light Commercial (LC) District to a Planned Development (PD) District for Multi-Family-2 (MF-2) and Live/Work Uses and 2) a Detail Plan for a multi-family and live/work development. This property is located at 630 East Interstate 30 Freeway and 5305 Zion Road. (District 3) (File Z 23-36)]

ITEM THREE B, CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF REALTY INVESTMENTS CARE OF MAXWELL FISHER REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR MULTIFAMILY TWO AND LIVE WORK USES.

AND TWO, A DETAILED PLAN FOR MULTIFAMILY AND LIVE WORK DEVELOPMENT.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 6 3 0 EAST INTERSTATE 30 FREEWAY AND 53 0 5 ZION ROAD.

MR. FISHER, CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONERS MAXWELL FISHER WITH ZONE DEV 2 5 0 2 GRANDVIEW DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS 7 5 0 8 0 REPRESENTING REALTY INVESTMENTS.

I THINK I PULLED UP STAFF'S REPORT IS MINE ON HERE? WILL YES.

ACTUALLY GO TO THE PRESENTATIONS FOR, OKAY.

YEAH, HERE WE GO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS TONIGHT TO Y'ALL.

UM, THIS IS, THIS SITE IS STAFF MENTIONED ITS OWN LIKE COMMERCIAL.

IT'S BEEN LIKE COMMERCIAL FOR A WHILE.

UM, MY CLIENT HAS ACTUALLY OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE 2017 AND THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF USES THAT HAVE KICKED THE TIRES ON THIS SITE.

UM, AND IT HASN'T WORKED FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

THEY'VE BEEN AUTO SALES, SELF STORAGE, HVAC, UM, CONTRACTOR YARD, UH, AND FOR VARIOUS REASONS IT HASN'T WORKED.

THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF AN OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, WITH ZION ROAD GOING TO BE A, A FOREIGN LANE.

UM, UNDIVIDED, UH, IMPROVEMENT SAT BASICALLY ADJACENT TO THIS SITE THAT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.

UM, BUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR AT LEAST THE, THE PORTION THAT'S ON I 30 IS THE, THE GORE.

UM, THERE'S A I 30 OFF RAMP IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE SITE AND TEXT DO DOESN'T ALLOW A DRIVE APPROACH WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE.

AND SO WE CAN'T HAVE A DIRECT ACCESS POINT.

WELL, THAT KILLS A LOT OF OF BUSINESS, UM, OR ANY, ANY RETAIL PROSPECTS THAT WANNA DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY.

UM, SO WE THINK WE FOUND A SORT OF A HAPPY MEDIUM WITH THIS REQUEST, WHICH I'LL GET INTO IN, IN A BIT.

UM, SO REALTY INVESTMENTS, THEY'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 2017.

THEY HAVE NINE PROJECTS.

UM, THEY'RE NOT ONLY DEVELOPED, BUT THEY ALSO HOLD ASSETS.

UM, UM, SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THEY'VE BEEN AROUND A WHILE AND THEY HAVE A COUPLE PROJECTS HERE.

THIS HIGHLIGHT HICKORY CREEK, SO 380, UM, UNIT DEVELOPMENT,