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[Plan Commission Pre Meeting]

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE APRIL 22ND MEETING OF THE GARLAND PLAN COMMISSION. THIS IS OUR WORK SESSION PORTION OF OUR MEETING WHERE WE GET BRIEFED BY STAFF, ASK QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH. AND ONCE WE'RE COMPLETED WITH THAT WE WILL GO INTO RECESS AND COME BACK AT SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR A PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR MEETING. SO GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'LL UH OPEN UP WITH THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? ANY COMMENTS ON THE PLATTER THE MINUTES? NOPE LOOKING GOOD, PERFECT. IT'S A BIT CLOSER. THE FIRST CASE TONIGHT IS A Z 23 08, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THREE BUILDINGS FOR A RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE THROUGH SIT DOWN RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL USES. MHM. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 5203 NAMON FOREST BOULEVARD. IT IS A 2.67 ACRE SITE. UH ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1256. THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY. AND THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GENERAL AREA. THAT IS, UH, CURRENTLY SURROUNDED BY, UH, THE AGRICULTURAL ZONING AS WELL AS VARIOUS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS WITH A COMMUNITY RETAIL BASE. UM SOME OF THE USES AND, UM, IN THIS AREA, UH, FOR THE AG ZONING WOULD BE, UH, BOTH VACANT LAND AND THE CURTIS COLWELL CENTER. UM THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS WITH, UH, COMMUNITY RETAIL BASE, UH, INCLUDE VARIOUS LAND USES, SUCH AS RETAIL RESTAURANTS. UH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. UM AND, UH, MEDICAL, UM, OFFICE, UH, DENTAL CLINIC, UM AND OTHER VARIOUS USES ALLOWED BY RIGHT AND BY A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS THIS AREA CITED FOR A COMMUNITY CENTERS. UH, THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A MIX OF USES, INCLUDING RETAIL SERVICES OFFICE USE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT.

HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THESE SITES. UH, THE FIRST PHOTO IS THE SITE. IT IS CURRENTLY VACANT. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS LOOKING, UH FROM THE SITE TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. HERE'S THE SITE PLAN. UM I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT, UH, IN THE SITE PLAN. THEY ARE CURRENTLY UH, REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS TO LESSEN THE SETBACK. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE REQUESTED SETBACK IS THE SETBACK IN THE G DC RIGHT NOW AND THE, UH, PROPERTIES RIGHT HERE TO THE WEST. UH NORTHWEST IS, UM, ALSO FOLLOWING THAT SETBACK THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING. HERE'S THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. UM THIS DOES COMPLY WITH THE G DC AND, UM, ALSO, UH, RECENTLY ADDED AS A AREA IN THE MIDDLE, UM, THAT IT'S MORE OF A COMMON AREA. HERE IS THE FIRST BUILDING ELEVATION SLIDE. THAT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS ALSO COMPLY WITH THE G DC. HERE'S THE SECOND BUILDING ELEVATIONS. AND HERE'S THE FINAL BUILDING ELEVATION SLIDE. UM IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS IS A RENDER THAT WAS CREATED BY THE APPLICANTS. UM TO A BETTER CONVEY THE SITE PROPOSED. AS FOR THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1256 REQUIRES A 60 FT BUILDING SETBACK AND A 30 FT WIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFER, WHEREAS THE J DC REQUIRES A 20 FT SETBACK WHEN ADJACENT TO THE STREET AND A 15 FT WIDE LANDSCAPE, BUT FOR A LONG NAME AND FOREST BOULEVARD, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A UNIQUE UM, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THAT WILL BE MORE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET VIEW AND ENHANCE THE SURROUNDING AREA. UH, ADDITIONALLY AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF TO ADD, UH, THE SEEDING AND GATHERING SPACE, THE LANDSCAPE PLAN REFLECTS OUTDOOR TABLES WITH CHAIRS AND LIGHTING AND A CENTRALIZED OPEN SPACE BENCHES ARE ALSO PROPOSED NEXT TO EACH BUILDING. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1256 FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A

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RESTAURANT DRIVE-THROUGH USE AND A DETAILE PLAN FOR A RETAIL USE . RESTAURANT USE AND RE, UH, RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THROUGH USE. AS FOR OUR NOTIFICATIONS, UM 19 NOTIFICATION LETTERS WERE SENT. ONE WAS RECEIVED AND THAT ONE WAS OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST. I AM OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER ROSE GO. THERE YOU GO. YOU HAD DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE APPLICANT OR THE DEVELOPER. MY FOLLOW UP TO THAT IS ARE THEY GONNA TAKE AS LONG TO BUILD THIS AS THE PEOPLE THAT BUILT THAT CAR WASH NEXT TO IT? I MEAN, THAT TOOK FOR 10 YEARS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME ANYWAY. I MEAN, THEY'RE THEY'RE THEIR INTENT IS TO GET IT UP AND GET IT GOING. I BELIEVE THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT, SIR. OK? MR CHAIR. EXCUSE ME. UM I. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD POSE THAT QUESTION TO THE APPLICANT. THE TIME FOR BUILDING IS NOT ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE BODY. UM LET'S FOCUS ON THE LAND USE SPECIFICALLY. UNDERSTAND.

CONCERNED THAT THAT CAR WAS ANY OTHER COMMENTS. AS USUAL. I'VE GOT A FEW, UH, PERFECT. YEAH, I'M AND, UH, YOU'RE AWARE OF THEM SO GOOD. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. 60 FT. SETBACK IN THE 30 FT LANDSCAPE BUFFER. YES, THE CAR WASH. NEXT DOOR WAS GIVEN A WAIVE, UH, A DEVIATION, BUT THAT WAS FOR CANOPIES, WHICH ARE OPEN. SO THE BUILDING ITSELF IS STILL 60 FT. BACK. AND WITH THIS PORTION OF THE BUILDING WHERE THE DRIVE THROUGH IS THAT PUTS THAT DRIVE THROUGH RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE STREET. AND UH, I BELIEVE THE, UH, CAR WASH HAS LOOKS LIKE IT DOES HAVE CLOSE TO, IF NOT THE 30 FT LANDSCAPE BUFFER. IF NOT, IT'S 2025. MORE THAN WHAT? WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. AND THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THERE PRETTY MUCH COMPLY IT. IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A BOULEVARD TYPE DEAL THAT WAS OVERLAID THE WHOLE AREA THERE TO GIVE IT THE 60. FT. UH, SETBACKS IN THE 30 FT LANDSCAPING. AND THE ONLY JUSTIFICATION WAS TO ADD MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND IF THIS WERE A VARIANCE, THAT'S NOT JUSTIFIABLE, BUT IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A VARIANCE. UH, NOW IN TERMS OF PARKING I'D BE WILLING TO REQUIRE LESS PARKING BECAUSE THAT ACADEMY SPORTS IS WAY OVER PARKED. IT WAS BUILT BEFORE WE REDID THE G DC, SO THEY'VE GOT EXTRA PARKING AVAILABLE AND THERE CAN PROBABLY BE SHARED AGREEMENT. THERE ARE 20 SPACES JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THEIR PROPERTY THAT NOBODY USES. I'VE LOOKED AT SEVERAL AREA PHOTOGRAPHS, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE USED AT ALL. SO THOSE ARE AVAILABLE AND QUITE FRANKLY, 35 OF THEIR OWN SPACES ARE GOING TO BE BEHIND THE BUILDING OR ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY TO THE SO MOST OF THE PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY BE USING THE ACADEMY SPORTS PARK AND UM, NOW THE ELEVATIONS AND THIS I DISAGREE A LITTLE BIT WITH STAFF ON THIS. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE IN FULL COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE BUILDINGS AND BUILDING THREE DOES FACE NAME IN SCHOOL, AND IT'S GOT ONE OF THE PLAINEST. OF THE ELEVATIONS THERE, SO NEEDS WORKING AT ELEVATION. UH, BECAUSE IT LOOKS THREE QUARTERS TO OF IT LOOKS LIKE THE BACK OF THE BUILDING, AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BRICK, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. UH, THE DRIVE THROUGH AND I KNOW TRAFFIC'S LOOKED AT THIS, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAYOUT OF THAT DRIVE THROUGH SOMEBODY GOING INTO THAT DRIVE THRU IS TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE OTHER TWO BUILDINGS. TO GET INTO THE QUEUE. OR THE LINE OR THEY PULL OFF A NAME AND FORCE AND HAVE TO DO A U TURN 100 AND 80 DEGREE TURN TO PULL INTO THAT. DEAL, SO I THINK THAT NEEDS A LITTLE BETTER LOOKING AT AND IF YOU'RE THINKING THAT ONE DRIVEWAY THAT ESCAPE DRIVE THAT'S ONLY 14 FT SEVEN INCHES WIDE, SO IT'S NOT TWO WAYS. IT'S GONNA BE EXIT ONLY, SO THAT'S NOT A VIABLE OPTION FOR GETTING INTO THE LINE. UM THE MAN. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA FOR RESTAURANTS, BUT IT'S IN THE WRONG LOCATION.

IT'S OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE CARS WITH 2 FT OVERHANGS.

INTO THAT AREA AND AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO MY PARKING WHERE I'D BE WILLING TO DO LESS PARKING. THESE ARE RESTAURANTS. TAKE SOME OF THAT PARKING OUT FRONT PUT THEM OUTSIDE DINING THERE THAT CREATES MORE OF A URBAN SPACE FOR UH, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN BUILDING TWO AND THREE.

YOU GOT A NATURAL START OF THAT THERE SO UM THAT'S OTHER THAN THAT I'VE GOT. I'VE GOT NO COMMENTS, BUT I WANTED TO STATE IT HERE SO THE APPLICANT COULD ADDRESS IT TOO. YEAH AND ABOUT THE PARKING. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THEY CURRENTLY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE G. DC PARKING. YEAH, YEAH, THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE, AND IF THEY GO UNDER COMPLIANCE, I DON'T THINK IT'S

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GONNA AFFECT THE OVERALL. WE USED TO, YOU KNOW, CALL SITES SITES. THEY'VE GOT A SITE, BUT THE OVERALL SITE IS VERY WELL PARKED I. I DO BELIEVE THE APPLICANT STATED THEY'D BE OPEN TO DISCUSSION AS THIS WAS A RECENT KIND OF EDITION, AND IF THEY NEED LESS PARKING TO GET MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND IT, YOU KNOW IT'S DOABLE, AND THIS STUFF EVEN WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP IN A CONCEPT PLAN. SO ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. I KNOW IT'S PLENTY AND , UM, JUST ONE MORE QUESTION, SIR. ABOUT THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT? UH, THIS SIDE RIGHT HERE ON THE SCREEN. YEAH, BECAUSE THAT DOES FACE A STREET AND OUR ELEVATION GUIDELINES ARE FOR FACADES FACING THE STREET. AND I. I KNO IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT, THE OTHER BUILDINGS FACE THAT STREET AND THEY COMPLY, BUT IT ALL DEPENDS HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. IS IT THAT INDIVIDUAL BUILDING? OR THE CONGLOMERATION OF ALL THE BUILDINGS. SO THAT'S THAT'S YOUR ALL'S CALL. BUT NOW I WOULD STILL THINK YOU'D WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER FOR THE WHOLE THING. I KNOW. NO I CAN'T MAKE OUT THE, UH, LENGTH OF THE ELEVATION, UM FROM THIS, BUT IF IT IS LESS THAN 40 FT, I WAS I. I KNEW THERE WAS GONNA BE AN ISSUE TOO. AND, UM I. I DIDN'T MEASURE IT MYSELF, EITHER. YEAH. YEAH, IF IT'S LESS THAN 40 FT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES. BUT EVEN SOME OF THE MATERIALS YOU KNOW THE SIX FEATURES NO, YOU KNOW, JUST SPRUCE IT UP SOME ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. HM? THE SECOND CASE TONIGHT IS A Z 24 07, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN AUTOMOBILE SALES USE WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 702 EASY STREET. IT IS A 0.45 ACRE, UH, SITE ZONED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. UH, THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY. AND THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GENERAL AREA. UM IT IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

ZONING UM SUCH USES IN THIS AREA WOULD BE, UH, WAREHOUSE OFFICE, UH, SHOWROOM CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE WAREHOUSE. UH, DISTRIBUTION CENTER. UM ANOTHER, UH, VARIOUS, UH, INDUSTRIAL USES ALLOWED VIA SUP AND BY RIGHT. HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. AND HERE A RE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE ADDITIONAL BUILDING AS WELL AS FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING. HERE'S THE SITE PLAN.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS THIS AREA FOR INDUSTRY CENTERS. INDUSTRY CENTERS PROVIDE A CLUSTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY THAT CUMULATIVELY EMPLOYS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. UH, OPERATIONS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT MAY REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO WHETHER ADDING AUTOMOBILE RELATED USES, SUCH AS AUTOMOBILE SALES THAT REQUIRE ZONING CHANGES ARE THE BEST USE OF LAND THE PLAN RECOMMENDATION. THE PLAN RECOMMENDS BEING SELECTIVE ON LAND USE REQUEST REQUIRING REZONING SUCH AS SUPS. THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT BE ANTICIPATED TO ADD ANY SALES TAX. THE APPLICANT REQUEST TO ALLOW THE AUTOMOBILE SALES IN NEW OR USED USE, WHICH REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT WILL SELL A MAXIMUM OF SIX USED CARS. THE APPLICANTS HAS INDICATED THAT CARS FOR SALE WILL BE STORED INSIDE THE BUILDING. AND UH, THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE SUP TO BE VALID OF A TIME PERIOD OF SIX YEARS. THE S TIME PERIOD GUIDE DOES NOT HAVE A RECOMMENDED TIME PERIOD FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR AN AUTOMOBILE SALES AT NEWER USE USE ON A PROPERTY ZONE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND A PLAN FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES AND NEWER USED USE. STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUEST DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. AS FOR NOTIFICATION LETTERS, UH 49 WERE SENT. ONE WAS RECEIVED AND IT WAS WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST. I AM OPEN TO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. AND YOU CAN HOW MUCH OF QUESTIONS? UH, IF I

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RECALL AND I, I THINK MR GARIN VERIFIED THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FOR YOUR NEW FOLKS WE DID.

UH, VOTE DOWN. AUTOMOBILE SALES. IF YOU JUST GO DOWN EASY STREET, IT TURNS INTO ACTION STREET DOWN THERE. IT WAS RIGHT DOWN THERE, AND WE VOTED AGAINST THAT ONE. AND IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ONLY GONNA SELL CARS INSIDE. HOW IS THAT? GOVERNED OR MAINTAINED OR WATCH BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THAT CASE DOWN THERE. THERE WERE COMPLAINTS FROM ALL OVER ABOUT CARS BEING PARKED EVERYWHERE SO JUST A LITTLE EXTRA INFORMATION HERE. OKAY? ACTUALLY DO HAVE A QUESTION. YES. GO. OH, THERE YOU GO. UM I KNOW. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. UM, THIS IS JUST BASICALLY OFFSET FROM FOREST LANE, WHICH IS NOTHING BUT AUTO SALES. IS THERE A REASON WHY WE DON'T LIKE IT THERE VERSUS OUT ON FOREST OR UM, YES, SIR. SO THE, UH, AREA ON FOREST LANE? I BELIEVE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF FOREST LANE. CORRECT YES. UM, SO THAT AREAS ACTUALLY BECAUSE YOU GET TO RACE TRACK RIGHT THERE, RIGHT AT EASY STREET. THERE'S ACTUALLY A CAR LOT. WELL, SO MANY OF THESE AREAS, UM, AT LEAST SO THE NORTH SIDE OF FOREST LANE IS ZONED HEAVY. UH COMMERCIAL FOR MUCH OF THAT STRETCH, WHICH DOES ALLOW AUTOMOBILE SALES AND REPAIR BY RIGHT. THE SOUTH SIDE. UM, IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL LIKE THIS PROPERTY, THOUGH. OF THESE.

THOSE AUTO USES HAVE BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN IN OUR LEGAL, NON CONFORMING IS THE MOST OF THEM. DO NOT HAVE, AND WE BELIEVE THAT PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE NEW FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM OUR CURRENT. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS USE JUST ISN'T SUITED FOR BEING PRESIDENT IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ANYMORE. UM AS THOSE PROPERTIES, UM, SOMEWHAT NORTH OF THE SITE DO CURRENTLY HAVE. DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT'S BEEN EMPTY. OR IS THAT A QUESTION FOR AND HOW LONG THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT. UM, THAT IS A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW THE QUESTIONS? THIS NEXT ONE. WE COULD ALMOST TOOK A FIELD TRIP NEXT DOOR. YES, SIR. WELL YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER ROSE. WERE YOU HERE WHEN THEY USED TO BUS THE COMMISSIONERS ALL OVER THE CITY AND SHOW THEM THE OK, THERE WAS A TIME. FOR GO WHERE THEY ACTUALLY TOOK ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ON A BUS OR A VAN AND WOULD TAKE THEM TO ALL THE SITES AND SHOW THEM TO THEM. AS BEFORE GOOGLE EARTH AND EVERYTHING. ME. MHM. T THE UH TE FINAL CASE TONIGHT IS THAT DD 24 02. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A MAJOR WAIVER TO THE DOWNTOWN STANDARDS SIGN STANDARDS TO REMOVE THE EXISTING AWNING SIGN AND INSTALL A NEW SIGN ON THE BUILDING WALL AT ROACH FEED AND SEED. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 409 MAIN STREET. IT'S A, UH 0.74 ACRE SITE ZONE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT. 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 IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SQUARE. AND THERE WE A REAT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MAP.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS THIS AREA, UH, LABELED COMMUNITY CENTERS. IN ADDITION, UH, THE GARLAND CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN STRATEGY 5.1 STATES THAT FOLLOWING THE EXCEPTION MADE FOR DOWNTOWN GARLAND DEVELOP A SIGNAGE VARIANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR CREATIVE SIGNAGE THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VISUAL VIBRANCY OF THE CITY.

HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SITE, UM, THE FIRST BEING FROM MAIN STREET AND THE SECOND BEING FROM, UH FROM STATE STREET. AND HERE ARE PHOTOS FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY , UM, LOOKING TOWARD THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE. THIS IS THE EXISTING SIGN ON THE BUILDING. AND HERE'S THE PROPOSED SIGN.

UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARD . IT IS CURRENTLY REQUIRED PER THE THAT THE MAXIMUM SIZE IS 30 SQUARE FEET IF LOCATED, 12 FT OR HIGHER ABOVE THE GRADE. UM, PROPOSED, UH, THE SIGN WILL BE

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LOCATED ABOVE 12 FT, AND, UH, THEY PROPOSED SIZE IS 72 SQUARE FEET. THE SIGN IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A PRIMAL AS THE PRIMARY BUILDING SIGNAGE. UH, THE WALL SIGN WOULD BE ELEVATED TO HELP WITH VISIBILITY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A MAJOR WAIVER TO CHAPTER SEVEN TABLE 77 OF THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. UM AND A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UH, TO ALLOW AN ATTACHED WALL SIGN ON A PROPERTY ZONE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT. MAJOR WAVERS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOLLOWING A RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND PLANNED COMMISSION. IN ORDER TO APPROVE A MAJOR WAIVER. THE CITY COUNCIL FINDINGS ARE LISTED AS FOLLOWS. IT MUST MEET THE GENERAL INTENT OF THIS DISTRICT AND WILL RESULT IN AN IMPROVED PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. UH, FOR OUR NOTIFICATION LETTERS WE SENT OUT 70 NOTIFICATION LETTERS. FOUR WERE RECEIVED AND FOUR WITH IT WERE WITHIN THE AREA IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST. IM OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. WILL THIS BE LIGHTED? UM THAT IS A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THE SIGN UM SHOULD HAVE A LIGHTING COMPONENT. THANKS. YEAH, I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT IT IS GOING TO BE LIGHTED BY LIGHTS IN FRONT OF IT OR SOMETHING. YEAH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. I LOVE IT, AND IT'S A HISTORICAL SIGN IN MANY RESPECTS , SO WE'RE JUST MOVING IT, BUT IT'S SPANNING ACROSS THAT MIDDLE PART. IT'S THE ARCHITECT IN ME GOING NO, MOVE IT TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, BUT THAT'S UP TO THEM. I. I THINK IT WOULD LOOK BETTER WITH THE, UH, COLUMN LOOK FRAMING IT IN, BUT THAT'S JUST ME. THINK THAT YEAH. IT'S NOT FADED ANYMORE. YEAH. I THINK THAT'S IT. SO AND THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, SO WE ARE IN RECESS UNT GOOD EVENING. WELCOME BACK TO THE APRIL 22ND MEETING OF THE

[Call to Order]

GARLAND PLAN COMMISSION. THIS IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR MEETING. WE COMMISSIONERS TYPICALLY START OUR MEETING WITH A PRAYER AND A PLEDGE. YOU'RE INVITED TO JOIN US, WHETHER YOU DO OR NOT. NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS OF THIS COMMISSION OR YOUR RIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION NEVER HAS NEVER WILL. TONIGHT'S PRAYER AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER PARIS.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN ROBERTS. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY FAKE TRADITIONS FEEL FREE TO GO TO THE GOD OF YOUR FAITH AND UNDERSTANDING. LET US PLEASE BOW OUR HEADS AS WE PREPARE OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS TO PRAY. FATHER GOD MADE THESE WORDS OF MY MOUTH IN A MEDITATION OF MY HEART BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT. ALL LOWER YOU MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER. LORD THIS IS A NEW DAY NOT PROMISED. SO WE ARE THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR A WEEK OF PROMISES AND POSSIBILITIES AS YOU ARE A REFUGE IN STRENGTH. THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY EDUCATORS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR MILITARY. AND LOURDES. WE ARE UNITED IN PRAYER. WE ASK TO UPLIFT THE BEREAVED REQUEST.

HEALING FOR SICKNESS AND DISEASE . CONTINUE PRAYERS FOR YOUR PRESENCE, PEACE PROTECTION AND PROVISION THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY. FATHER GOD, WE MAY HAVE . MAY WE HAVE LISTENING EARS AND COMPASSIONATE HEART TO DO YOUR WILL THIS EVENING. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER OUR CITY THROUGH YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROVISION IN CLOSING, FATHER. GOD WE GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY AND ALL THAT WE DO I ASK THIS ALL AND THE MIGHTY MARE NAME OF JESUS. I PRAY A MAN A MAN AND PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC. YES. ONE. GOT IT. INDIVISIBLE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WELL, GOOD EVENING AGAIN AND WELCOME. THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT WE HAVE A LITTLE YELLOW SPEAKER CARDS YOU CAN FILL OUT. BUT UH, WHEN YOU COME UP HERE, WE NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE MICROPHONE FOR THE RECORDS. APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR CASE. OTHER SPEAKERS. WE ALLOW THREE MINUTES IF YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR A GROUP SUCH AS A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, WE DO ALLOW MORE TIME. AND THEN ONCE EVERYBODY SPOKEN IF THERE'S A NEED, WE ASK THE APPLICANT BACK UP TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT WERE

[CONSENT AGENDA]

PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT AGAIN. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. WE WILL START OUR MEETING TONIGHT WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA ARE ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE REVIEWED AND WILL BE VOTING ON IN ONE VOTE TO APPROVE. I'LL READ OUT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ANY COMMISSIONER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WANTS AN ITEM SEPARATED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

AFTER I READ THEM OUT, JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL DO THAT. CONCERN AGENDA ITEM ONE. A

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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES FOR THE APRIL 8TH 2024 MEETING ITEM TWO A PLAT 2410. TUCKER PARK VINYL PLANT. I'M ASSUMING NOBODY WANTS ANYTHING REMOVED, SO MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PARIS HERE YOU GO. MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS RED, A SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PARIS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ABEL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND COMMISSIONER PERISH. YOUR VOTE DID NOT TAKE IT. THERE WE GO. AND IT PASSES. OF 5 TO 1 WITH AN ABSTENTION SHOWING UP AS A NO FROM COMMISSIONER DALTON. ALL RIGHT. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL

[3.a. Consideration of the application of Triangle Engineering, LLC, requesting approval of 1) an Amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 12-56 for Community Retail (CR) Uses; 2) a Specific Use Provision for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use and 3) a Detail Plan for Retail Use, Restaurant Use and Restaurant with Drive-Through Use. This property is located at 5203 Naaman Forest Boulevard. (District 1) (File Z 23-08)]

CONSIDERATION. ZONING CASE THREE A CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF TRIANGLE ENGINEERING LLC REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 12-56 FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL, AND, UH, SPECIAL USE PROVISION FOR RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH USE AND A DETAILED PLAN FOR RESTAURANT USE, RESTAURANT USE AND RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THROUGH USE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED 5203 NA AND FOREST BOULEVARD IS THE APICANT HERE AND CARE TO PRESENT ANYTHING.

ANY. YEAH. IF YOU WANNA COME ON UP, WE MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU. COME TO THE PODIUM.

YEAH. YOU CAN PRESERVE PRESENTATION. ANDREW YOS 64. SIX X 14 CLEAR SPRINGS GARLAND, TEXAS. UH, THANK YOU, UH, GOT GOOD EVENING, UH, COMMISSIONER AND UH, MY NA ME IS ANDREW, UH, REPRESENT THE CLIENT ON THE CIVIL ENGINEER? UH HERE TODAY TO, UM, REPRESENT ADDRESS THE QUESTION AND I ATTEND A MEETING THE PREME BEFORE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE BUILDING FACADE FACING THE FOREST, AND THE SECOND ONE IS, UH, THE DRIVE THROUGH AND THEN THE THIRD ONE IS THE, UM COME UP SOME OPEN SPACE LOCATIONS. BETTER BE THEY HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE OWNER. WE WILL, UH, ACCOMMODATE WITH THE MAKE CHAINS FIRST ON THE BUILDING FACING THE, UH, THE FOREST. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGE ON THE BILL, MAYBE ADDING SOME ELEMENT, MAYBE LIKE THE ALMOND OR MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE FAKE WINDOW STUFF, YOU KNOW, LOOK LIKE THE FRONT. SO WE WILL HAVE THE ARCHITECT TO UPDATE MAKE IT LOOK NICE AND THEN SEND IT BACK TO THE CITY FOR REVIEW.

UH, THE SECOND ONE IS THE DRIVE THROUGH, UH WE WHEN WE DESIGN THAT IS A WE TRY TO PUT THE DRY TO OVER THERE. UH,, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS BECAUSE FOR DRY TOO, YOU HAVE TO BE ON THE DRIVING DRIVING SIDE AND WE BELIEVE THAT WILL BE THE BEST LOCATION FOR US. AND MAJORITY OF THE CUSTOMER IS FROM THE G AVENUE. UH, LESS CUSTOMER IS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FOREST, SO WE BELIEVE THAT LOCATION WILL BE WHEN THEY COME IN. THEY CAN COME IN FROM THE SECOND. HIGHWAY AND MAKE A TURN. GET INTO THE DRIVE THROUGH. UH AND THEN THE VISIBILITY FOR DRY TWO IS GOING TO BE A BETTER ON THAT LOCATION. OK FOR OPEN SPACE. UM BE WE KNOW THAT THIS THIS ONE IS OPEN SPACE. UH, WE CAN MAKE CHANGE. INSTEAD OF THE THIS LOCATION. WE CAN MAKE IT TO LIKE TAKING OFF LIKE SOME PARKING AND THEY MAKE IT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. SO ITS EASY CONNECTION FROM THE CUSTOMER GET YOU KNOW, BE THE BASIS OR RESTAURANT. THEY CAN SIT THERE. HANG OUT, BE AT SOME AREA LIGHTING AND THEN SOME CHAIR AND THEN MAYBE GOING TO

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COME UP SOME DESIGN AND SHARE WITH THE CITY. YEAH. UM, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH I THINK WHAT YOU SAY IS GREAT, AND YOU CAN PROBABLY WORK ON THAT BEFORE IT GETS TO COUNCIL AND WORK WITH STAFF AND GET IT ALL WORKED OUT. BUT UH, YEAH, THOSE WOULD BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS. I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLOSENESS OF THE BUILDING AND THE LACK OF A LAND YOU KNOW, 30 FT LANDSCAPE STRIP LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE HAS.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YEAH, THOSE CHANGES WOULD DEFINITELY BE GOOD . AND YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NIT PICK HERE. SO YEAH. WORK ON THAT WHEN YOU GET TO BEFORE YOU GET TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ANY ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT. MISSION, DALTON THANK YOU, MR THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. UM YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO ETERNITY TO GET ON ME. I'M JUST TRYING TO PICTURE WHAT IMPACT IT'S GOING TO HAVE WITH THESE CARS IN THIS Q. IS THIS LIKE A COFFEE SHOP OR A HAMBURGER SHOP OR OR SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE KIND OF QUICKLY CLEARING OUT? IS PEOPLE GO THROUGH AS FAR AS WHAT KIND OF FACILITY IT IS, UH, IDEALLY IS GOING TO BE WELL, IF YOU COULD SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT ON. THANK YOU. YEAH, IDEALLY, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE THE AT THE BEGINNING IS A COFFEE SHOP THAT PICK UP AND THEN IT'S A QUICK SERVICE TYPE OF BUSINESS. YEAH. FOR THE REST OF THE SPACE IS GONNA BE FOCUSED ON RETAIL. I MEAN, UH, FOOD SERVICE OR RETAIL OR WHAT IS GOING, UH, FOCUS ON THIS MAJOR. WE ALSO HAVE A RESTAURANT. SOME TO GET GET SOME, UM DYING SITTING RESTAURANT AREA. AND WE DON'T HAVE THE CLEAR ON THE MARKETING YET BECAUSE AH BE AFTER THIS WAS APPROVED. WE WILL START DOING THE FULL DESIGN AND THEN I THINK THE OWNER WILL START DOING THE MARKETING BECAUSE FROM PERMITTING TO CONSTRUCTION, IT TAKES SOME TIME . IF YOU DO MARKETING AND THEN YOU TAKE THEN THEY WALK AWAY, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WOULD GO IN THERE FOR SURE. UH II. I KNOW THEY'VE LOOKED AT THIS FROM PARKING ASPECT. I DON'T KNOW. JUST THAT'S A LOT OF SPACE IF IT WERE RESTAURANT IF IT WERE REAL SUCCESSFUL. THAT'S JUST NOT A LOT OF PARKING SPACE. I'M I'M KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. RIGHT THERE. UM AND THE SETUP OF THE DRIVE THROUGH DOES BOTHER ME QUITE A BIT SO AS THE COMMISSION. AS THE CHAIRMAN SAID DURING THE PREME ONE GUY, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE A U TURN TO EVEN GET INTO THE QUEUE. UH IT DOES HAVE AN ESCAPE LANE OF. FORTUNATELY IT TAKES YOU ALL THE WAY RIGHT UP LOOKS PROBABLY THE MENU BOARD . BASICALLY, UM, I JUST I? I'VE GOT A LITTLE CONCERN OVER THIS PROPERTY THE WAY IT'S BEING THOUGHT OUT. THAT'S UH, THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER COMMENTS.

COMMISSIONER PARIS 11 MORE CLARIFICATION AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING US THROUGH. UM, THE SITE.

WELL I GUESS THE SITE SPECIFICS HERE. UH I NOTICED THAT THE TRA THERE WAS. THERE'S NOT A, UH, CONCERN WITH THE TRAFFIC SO THAT THERE WAS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS DONE. ARE YOU ARE YOU ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT? WE HAVE PROVIDE THE DI STUDY WAS ENTRANT IS ALREADY BEEN DE LA AND THE STUDY. THE SECOND ONE IS NOT REQUIRED DUE TO THE TRAFFIC FLOW. AND PART OF ME SAY THAT LAST PART ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE. THE SECOND ENTRANCE IS NOT REQUIRED THE DL SO THAT ONE IS A REVIEW BY TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND THERE IS NO IMPACT AT ALL. UM MR GIN? CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK OUR TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT THE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF A NAME IN SCHOOL. THEY DON'T LOOK AS MUCH TO THE INTERIOR. SLOW AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE NUMBER OF CARS IN THE IN THE QUEUE TO MAKE SURE THAT'S MET. BUT I DON'T THINK THEY THEY DO DETAIL ANALYSIS OF HOW EACH CAR WILL TURN WHICH WAY AM I KIND OF CORRECT ON THAT? THEY'LL THEY'LL LOOK ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY SIDE TOO, AS WELL. UH, MR CHAIRMAN, I MEAN, FOR A DRIVE THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A MINIMUM NUMBER OF, UM UM, VEHICLE BASED UPON I GET THE STACKING SPACE. THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER IN THE LIST. SO TRANSPORTATION DOES LOOK AT A LOT OF THAT INTERNAL CIRCULATION THAT INCLUDES PRIVATE PROPERTY. UM AND THAT IS CORRECT. UH UH, THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DID REQUIRE A TRAFFIC STUDY ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND, UH, YES, AND THE DEVELOPER RISK, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICANT WAS REFERRING TO, AND THEY RESPONDED

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BACK TO THAT WORKED WITH THE TRANSPORTATION STAFF ON A DC L LANE. I BELIEVE B BE THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND TO STUDY THE ENTRANT FROM GARDEN AVENUE PLUS THE TWO IN THE FOUR UH, SO IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY ENTRANTS OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW IS OK. YEAH, YEAH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ENTRANCES OFF OF GARLAND AVENUE INTO THAT WHOLE SUBDIVISION AND I. I MEAN THE WHOLE SITE, BUT AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO FIGURE WHAT WHICH ONE YOU'RE GOING IN AND OUT OF FROM TIME TO TIME. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. YOU. THANK YOU OK, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALRIGHTY UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING UP. LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS CASE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? WE SHOULD SPEAK IN THIS CASE? THE N COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION MOTION. COMMISSIONER DALTON COMMISSIONER PARIS YOU WERE TRYING TO GET INTO OK, OK? COMMISSION, DALTON I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I WANT TO RECOMMEND DENIAL. OK WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL. DO I HEAR A SECOND? OH, WELL, UH, WE USUALLY GO TO DISCUSSION ONCE WE HAVE A VIABLE MOTION, WHICH REQUIRES A SECOND I BELIEVE THE MOTION IS GONNA DIE FOR LACK OF A SECOND. UH, COMMISSIONER PARIS DID YOU WANNA MORE SO I DON'T OKAY, WELL, COMMISSIONER ROSE, UH, LOGGED IN. YOU KNOW, MOVE. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE, UH APPLICANTS AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND OK, UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSE IS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS TO CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE APPLICATION AS PRESENTED. DISCUSSION. WELL. I'LL JUST SAY THAT I'LL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS ONE PRIMARILY FOR THE SETBACKS, THE 60 FT AND THE 30 FT. EVERYTHING ELSE CAN BE WORKED OUT AND EVEN A REDUCTION OF PARKING STAFF CAN WORK THAT OUT AND THEN PRESENT IT TO CONS AND SO GET THINGS WORKING BETTER. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. SEE NONE. HE WROTE. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE. THERE WE GO. THAT IS TIED 3 TO 3 WITH UH, COMMISSIONERS DALTON, ROBERTS AND ABEL IN OPPOSITION.

I HAD THE FEELING WE'RE NOT GONNA GET MUCH FURTHER THAN THAT TONIGHT. ARE WE? ANYBODY OPEN TO MORE DISCUSSION. OK? AND UH, IF WE WERE TO GET A DENIAL WOULD PROBABLY BE THE SAME VOTE. SO WHAT HAPPENS ON THIS? IT GOES FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS NO, NO, NO AS A DENIAL. BUT THEY WILL LISTEN TO OUR DISCUSSION HERE. AND WORK IT THAT WAY. THERE ARE NOT BOUND BY OUR DECISION. THERE. THE FINAL ARBITERS. OKAY? YES. WHY DOES THIS GO AS A DENIAL? IT WASN'T DENIED. IT WAS THAT'S WHEN THINGS ARE NOT APPROVED. UM FOR INSTANCE, IF IT WAS A 4 TO 2 VOTE, THERE WOULD STILL BE DENIAL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A MAJORITY OF FIVE TO PROVE IT AND IT GOES FORTH TO THE COUNCIL AS I'VE BEEN TOLD AS A DENIAL. WELL THEY KNOW IT'S AN EVEN VOTE.

YES, AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT MR GARIN WILL PRESENT UH, THAT WE HAD DISCUSSIONS AND THE VOTE WAS 3 TO 3. SO, UH, THE COUNCIL WILL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AND SOME OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE DO WATCH THESE MEETINGS. ALL RIGHTY. NEXT CASE ITEM THREE. B CONSIDER CONSIDERATION OF THE

[3.b. Consideration of the application of Mechu Autos Limited Company, requesting approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision for an Automobile Sales, New or Used Use on a property zoned Industrial (IN) District and 2) a Plan for an Automobile Sales, New or Used Use. This property is located at 702 Easy Street. (District 6) (File Z 24-07)]

APPLICATION OF MECO AUTOS LIMITED COMPANY REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR AN AUTOMOBILE SALES NEW OR USED ON A PROPERTY ZONED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND A PLAN FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES. NEWER USED THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 702 EASY STREET. THE APPLICANT HERE CARE TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. UH, MY NAME IS AME. COY. UH, 702 IS

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THREE. THANK YOU. CARE TO SAY ANYTHING OR JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS OR YOU HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. OK ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COMMISSIONER ROSE HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CONTROL? THE AMOUNT OF CARS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THERE INSIDE. ONLY I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH ROOM HONEY CAN CONTROL THAT. I'M ONLY GONNA HAVE US HIS CAR INSIDE. AND HOW MANY OUTSIDE NO CARS OUTSIDE. AND THAT COULD BE OUTSIDE IS GONNA BE LIKE JUST PARKING FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, CUSTOMERS. OK? I DO HAVE, UH FIVE IN THE FRONT FOR CUSTOMERS, THEN, UH, ANOTHER FOUR AT THE BACK FOR CUSTOMERS AS WELL. OK? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT. AWFULLY QUIET TONIGHT. UH, NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS CASE? ME. TAKE THAT OFF THE OH, YEAH. NEED TO CHANGE YOUR SCREEN. NO, YOU'RE YOU'RE FINE, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OK, UH COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. MOTION DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER DALTON A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FOLLOW STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL. DO IT. OK UH, WAS THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROSE OK MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DALTON TO DENY AND CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROSE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU.

NONE. MOTION IS TO DENY. IN THEIR PASSES 6 TO 0. ALL RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON TO MISCELLANEOUS

[4.a. Consideration of the application of Shana Carter, 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 attached wall sign on a property zoned Downtown (DT) District, Downtown Historic (DH) sub-district. This property is located at 409 Main Street. (District 2) (File DD 24-02) ]

ITEMS CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF SHAYNA CARTER REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A MAJOR WAIVER TO CHAPTER SEVEN TABLE 7-7 OF THE G DEVELOPMENT CODE AND TWO A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ALLOW AND ATTACH WALL SIGN ON A PROPERTY ZONE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT HISTORIC DISTRICT.

SUBDISTRICT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 409 MAIN STREET. THE APPLICANT HERE FOR THAT ONE.

GOOD EVENING. SHANA CARTER, 409 MAIN STREET. GARLAND, TEXAS 75040. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR? WE'LL MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU OK? I THINK I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO. COMMISSIONER ROSE THERE'S GOING TO BE LIGHTED. YES, IT WILL BE LIGHTED. INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY. LIGHT SHINING ON IT, OR LIGHTS FROM THE ACTUALLY GONNA BE FRONT LIT AND BACKLIT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN. THANK YOU. AND SINCE, UH I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE ON THIS CASE, SO COMMISSIONERS MOTION DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER ABEL I WOULD LE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ABEL AND I BELIEVE I HEARD THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PAS TO APPROVE THIS APPLICATION AND CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING. A MAJOR WAIVER. PLEASE VOTE. IS TO PROVE THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO EXCUSE ME. THAT WAS LAST TIME AND I I'LL GET THIS OUT ON OUR AGENDA. SO UNTIL OUR MEETING OF MAY 13TH WE

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