[Plan Commission pre-meeting]
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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE MARCH 11TH MEETING OF THE GARLAND PLAN COMMISSION. THIS IS OUR WORK SESSION PORTION OF OUR COMMISSION, WHERE WE GET STAFF BRIEFINGS AND ASK QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH. AFTER THAT IS OVER. WE WILL TAKE A RECESS UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK WHERE WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING. GOOD EVENING EVENING. FIRST I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE CONSENT AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS NOPE. OK NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE 24-09. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO RENEW THESE SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE THROUGH WHICH IS A TACO CABANA. HERE'S THE CASE INFORMATION. THE ACREAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.27 ACRES. AND THE EXISTING ZONING IS COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION. 02-36. HERE'S THE CITYWIDE LOCATION MAP AND THE RED STAR SHOWS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE CEDRIC PROPERTY. AND HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN THE TEAL BLUE COLOR AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE MAINLY COMMUNITY RETAIL WITH SHOPPING CENTER. UM OTHER RETAIL AND RESTAURANT USES. THE FEATURE LANDY'S MAP OF THE ENVISION GARLAND PLANT DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY AS TRANSIT ORIENTED CENTERS. THIS USE IS AN EXISTING RESTAURANT THAT SERVES AND ADDS BUSINESS ACTIVITY TO THE AREA PROVIDES PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. OR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. THE PROPOSAL IS CONSIDERED STAND-ALONE COMMERCIAL, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SALES TAX FOR THE CITY. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS LEFT PICTURE IS, UM, THE PICTURE OF THE TACO CABANA. TO THE RIGHT IS WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. LEFT, IS NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND THE RIGHT PICTURE IS EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND HERE'S A SITE PLAN. THE APPLICANT IS SIMPLY REQUESTING TO RENEW THE SUP. UM AND THE, UM, APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGES TO THE SITE LAYOUT AT THIS TIME.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A 25 YEAR. SEP THE SEP TIME PERIOD GUIDE RECOMMENDS BETWEEN 20 TO 25 YEARS FOR A RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE THROUGH STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SDP RENEWAL FOR A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT USE AND A PLAN ON A PROPERTY OWN COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION, 02-36 AND WE MAILED OUT. 76 LETTERS. AND WE RECEIVED, UM TWO RESPONSES, WHICH ARE WITHIN A NOTIFICATION AREA AND IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST. WE HAVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS CASE? COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS.
HELLO I WAS I WAS WANTING TO KNOW I'M CALLING UM DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'VE RECEIVED ANY CITATIONS FOR NOT MAINTAINING OR KEEPING THE PROPERTY UP. I MEAN, IS THERE ANY WAY FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW THIS? I DID CHECK WITH CODE AND THEY DID NOT ISSUE ANY CITATIONS. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S IT ON THAT ONE. SO IT'S PRETTY STANDARD THAT YOU, UH, CHECK WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. THANK YOU. LIKE GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. TAKE THE NEXT CASE, WHICH IS A CASE DD 24 01. THIS IS A, UM MAJOR WAIVER REQUEST TO THE DOWNTOWN SCIENCE STANDARDS TO INSTALL A NEW AWNING SIGN. UH, LOCATION IS 823 MAIN STREET AND THE ACREAGE OF THE, UH, SITE IS ABOUT 0.63 ACRES IN SIZE. IT IS ZONED IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND MORE SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE UPTOWN SUBDISTRICT. UM THIS PARTICULAR TENANT SPACE. UM UH, IS THE FORMER SPACE OF PAPA'S CAFE AND THEY DO HAVE A NEW RESTAURANT TENANT, UM, LINED UP SO THE SIGNAGE WOULD BE FOR THIS NEW RESTAURANT TENANT. HERE'S A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, OF COURSE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, MAIN STREET AND MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE IF YOU CAN SEE THIS, UH, SORT OF TURQUOISE OR OUR TEAL BLUE COLOR THERE UM, IT IS AT THE INTERSECTION OR OR BOUNDED BY THREE STREETS. MAIN STREET, WHICH IS ITS PRIMARY FRONTAGE, UH, SOUTH NINTH STREET TO THE WEST AND STATE STREET. UH TO THE NORTH. UM, THE REQUEST AT HAND IS EXCLUSIVELY REGARDING SIGNAGE THE RESTAURANT USE WOULD WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT AND THIS
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AREA, UH, DOWNTOWN AREA INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF LANE USES, INCLUDING OFFICES, PERSONAL SERVICES, RETAIL AND SOME RESTAURANTS AS WELL. UM OTHER SIGNS IN THE AREA INCLUDE, UM OTHER AWNING AND ATTACH SIGNS AND AS WELL AS SOME FREESTANDING SIGNS AS WELL. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, UH, WHICH IS GENERALLY LINES WITH, UH, COMMERCIAL LIGHT RETAIL TYPE, UH, USES. UM I MENTIONED THE OTHER SIGNAGE IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION, UH, GARLAND DOES HAVE AN ADOPTED CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN, WHICH TOUCHES ON DOWNTOWN SIGNS. UH, IT SAYS QUOTE, FOLLOWING THE EXCEPTION MADE FOR DOWNTOWN GARLAND DEVELOP A SIGN VARIANT SIGNAGE ANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR CREATIVE SIGNAGE THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VISUAL. UH, VIBRANCY OF THE CITY. AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE ACTUAL SUBJECT, PROPERTY THERE, UM, ON THE TOP LEFT AGAIN. THIS IS THE FORMER SPACE OF PAPA'S CAFE. THEY'VE REPAINTED, UH, THE BRICK A BIT, BUT THEY, UH, WILL RETAIN THE EXISTING AWNING THERE. AND THERE'S SOME OUTDOOR SEATING AS WELL. THEN THE OTHER PHOTOS ARE JUST SOME SURROUNDING, UH, VIEWS OF SOME OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. AND HERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL, UM PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THAT'S A CHURCH BACK THERE, BUT THERE'S UH ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARE SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE, UM SUBJECT PROPERTY, INCLUDING SOME ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR SEATING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THERE. AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED SIGN. UM, SO THE SIGN UH UM WOULD GO RIGHT ON TOP OF THE AWNING SO WITH THE MAJOR WAIVER REQUEST IS FOR IS THE G. DC HAS LANGUAGE I'LL READ HERE SHORTLY.BUT THE, UH G DC SUGGESTS THAT AWNING SIGNAGE SHALL BE RELIGIOUS ON THIS EDGE OF THE AWNING AND HAS AN EIGHT INCH HIGH. UH, VERTICAL MAXIMUM, UM, THE HEIGHT FOR SIGNAGE RESTRICTIONS. SO IN IN THIS PROPOSAL, THE, UM SIGNAGE WOULD BE PLACED ON THE AWNING AND IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY SERVE AS AS MALL SIGN. UH, AS A WALL SIGN, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL WALL. SIGN IN ON ON TOP OF THIS. SO UH, THIS KIND OF SERVES TWO PURPOSES AS AN AWNING SIGN, TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, BUT WOULD SERVE AS THEIR PRIMARY. UM PRIMARY SIGNAGE AS WELL BUILDING SIGN AS THAT IS THE SIGN IS APPROXIMATELY 32 ALMOST 33 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. UM AND AGAIN, THE MAJOR WAIVER IS REGARDING JUST THE REALLY THE PLACEMENT OF THE SIGN AS A AS AN AWNING SIGN TECHNICALLY. SO PER THE G DC SIGNS ON AWNING SHALL BE, UH, PRINTED, PAINTED OR APPLIED DIRECTLY ON THE SURFACE OF THE AWNING AND INCLUDED OR EXCUSE ME, INCLUDE ONLY THE NAME LOGO AND TYPE OF SERVICE OF THE BUSINESS LETTERS SHALL BE A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT INCHES HIGH.
THE UH, PROPOSED SIGN WILL BE MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE EXISTING METAL AWNING AND THE LETTERING WILL BE MORE THAN EIGHT INCHES IN VERTICAL HEIGHT. THE SIGN WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 33 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE AND WILL BE ILLUMINATED. THE SIGN IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY BUILDING SIGNAGE. A WALL SIGN WOULD BE LIMITED IN VISIBILITY BECAUSE OF THE AWNING, UM, BEING PRESENT AND THE, UH, APPLICANT WISHES TO KEEP THE AWNING IN PLACE. AND AGAIN, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PAPAW SIGN WAS LOCATED ON THE AWNING AS WELL AND THAT HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED AND WILL BE REPLACED WITH THIS. UM, UH, BARBECUE RESTAURANT SIGN. UM THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, AND I'LL NOTE THE, UH, LANGUAGE FROM THE G DC AS FAR AS MAJOR WAIVERS GO FOR THE G DC IN CHAPTER SEVEN, WHICH THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. MAJOR WAIVERS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOLLOWING A RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND THE PLAN COMMISSION IN ORDER TO APPROVE A MAJOR WAIVER. THE CITY COUNCILINDINGS ARE ARE LISTED AS FOLLOWS, UH, MEETS THE GENERAL AND MEETS THE GENERAL INTENT OF THIS DISTRICT AND WILL RESULT IN AN IMPROVED PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GENERAL, UM, CRITERIA FOR DOWNTOWN MAJOR WAIVERS. AND WITH THAT, UH, COMMISSIONERS. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT MAILED OUT 70 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE, AND AS OF YET, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES. SO THANK YOU. ANY ANY QUESTIONS? YES. SO IT ALREADY HAD A SIGN ON TOP OF THE AWNING. AND IT'S ISN'T NOT CONSIDERED A REFA BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT SHAPE IN THERE. CORRECT YES, SIR. AND THE CONTINUES ACROSS TWO OTHER FRONTS, AND THEY'VE GOT SIGNS ON THEM ALREADY, TOO. SO THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S ALL IN KEEPING OK? I THINK THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S UH, LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, SO WE ARE IN RECESS UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME BACK TO
[Call to Order]
THE MARCH 11TH MEETING OF THE G ON PLAN COMMISSION. THIS IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. WE COMMISSIONER START OUR MEETING WITH CURRENT PLEDGE. YOU'RE INVITED TO JOIN US, WHETHER YOU DO OR NOT. NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION. NIGHT'S PRAYER AND PLEDGE WILL[00:10:03]
BE LED BY COMMISSIONER BALD YOU CARE TO JOIN ME? MY MOST GRACIOUS AND LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER. WE COME BEFORE YOU. HUMBLED BY THE LIFE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US. HUMBLED BY THE WONDERFUL BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. THE CITY. WE LIVE IN THE STATE, THE COUNTRY. THE BEAUTIFUL EARTH THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS, FATHER. WE ASK YOU TO PUT YOUR BLESSINGS ON THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING.WHETHER IT BE AT HOME OR ABROAD. WE ASK THAT YOU PROTECT EACH AND EVERY ONE. BOTH PROTECT US GUIDE US DIRECT US THE THINGS THAT WE DO THIS EVENING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY. AND ITS RESIDENTS.
AND JESUS CHRIST NAME. WE PRAY. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNANIMOUS STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. SPEAKERS UH, IF YOU COME UP TO SPEAK, PLEASE, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE MICROPHONE. UH YOU CAN FILL OUT A LITTLE YELLOW SPEAKER CARD EITHER BEFORE OR AFTERWARDS. AND WE DO NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO PRESENT A CASE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS AND SEEING THE CROWD OUT HERE. I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANY TONIGHT. THEY'RE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES. AND WE'LL
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR AGENDA, WHICH, UH, IS THE STARTS WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA ARE ITEMS ARE TONIGHT'S CASE, ONE ITEM THAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON TO APPROVE AND ONE VOTE. AND IF ANYBODY WANTS THIS ITEM REMOVED, LET ME KNOW. AND WE WILL. ACTUALLY IT'S A SINGLE ITEM, SO IT'S CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY ANYHOW. LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ IT. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES FOR THE FEBRUARY 26 2024 MEETING. ANYBODY WANTED TO DISCUSS IT IN INDIVIDUALLY. NO COMMISSIONER'S MOTION. COMMISSIONER. UH, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER, PARIS. THAT AS WRITTEN. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PARRIS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DALTON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED MHM. AND THAT PASTORS UNANIMOUSLY[2.a. Consideration of the application of Texas Taco Cabana, LP, requesting approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision Renewal for a Drive-Through, Restaurant Use and 2) a Plan on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District with a Specific Use Provision (S 02-36). This property is located at 5959 Broadway Boulevard. (District 4) (File Z 24-09)]
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A ZONING CASE. ITEM TWO A CONSIDERATION THE APPLICATION OF TEXAS TACO CABANA LP REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION RENEWAL FOR A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT USE AND A PLAN ON PROPERTY OWN COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 5959 BROADWAY BOULEVARD. IS THE APPLICANT HERE. CARE TO SAY ANYTHING? COMMISSION APPLICANTS HERE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? TRYING TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU. I SEE NONE ANY MOTION OR DISCUSSION.COMMISSIONER ABEL OR IS THIS IN COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS CHIMED IN. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE THAT. YES, MR CHAIRMAN. I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ITEM TWO A AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ABEL TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. AT TWO PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON AGENDA IS MISCELLANEOUS ITEM CONSIDERATION. THE
[3.a. Consideration of the application of SignSmiths of TX, requesting approval of 1) a Major Waiver to Chapter 7, Table 7-7 of the Garland Development Code and 2) a Downtown Development Plan to allow an awning sign on a property zoned Downtown (DT) District, Uptown (U) sub-district. This property is located at 823 Main Street. (District 2) (File DD 24-01) ]
APPLICATION OF SCIENCE SMITHS OF TEXAS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A MAJOR WAGE WAIVER TO CHAPTER SEVEN TABLE 7-7 OF THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ALLOW AN AWNING SIGN ON PROPERTIES ON DOWNTOWN DISTRICT UPTOWN SUBDISTRICT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 823 MAIN STREET AGAIN . I SEE THE APPLICANTS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. IF NON CHANNEL ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION OR MOTION. COMMISSIONER JENKINS.AN APPROVED AS PRESENTED MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JENKINS. UH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ORAN. TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WAS LAST ON ON OUR LONG AGENDA HERE.
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SO UNTIL OUR MEETING OF MARCH 25TH WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.