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WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER 9TH MEETING OF THE GARLAND PLAN COMMISSION.
AS IS OUR CUSTOM, WE COMMISSIONERS START OUR MEETING WITH PRAYER AND PLEDGE.
WHETHER THEY DO OR NOT, NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS THAT THIS COMMISSION OR YOUR RIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LIKE THIS AND LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY AND AND SUCH.
AND DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO JOIN OUR HEARTS, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE HURTING TOO.
AND IF YOU COULD DO ANY LITTLE BIT TO LIFT THEIR SPIRITS, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR PROTECTING THOSE RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE.
WE ASK THIS IN YOUR NAME, AMEN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS IN ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE BRA.
WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING ALL.
UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WISH TO SPEAK, THERE ARE SOME YELLOW SPEAKER CARDS YOU CAN FILL OUT.
AND WHEN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, WE'D NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
FOR THE RECORD, APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.
OTHER SPEAKERS, WE ALLOW THREE MINUTES, BUT IF YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR A GROUP, SAY A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE DO ALLOW MORE TIME.
AFTER ALL THE SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN HEARD, WE'LL ASK THE APPLICANT BACK UP TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THE COMMENTS.
BUT AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL START OUR MEETING WITH OUR
[ CONSENT AGENDA All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of the Plan Commission, without discussion. The Chairman will announce the agenda and provide an opportunity for members of the audience and the Plan Commission to request that an item be removed and considered separately.]
CONSENT AGENDA.CONSENT AGENDA, OUR ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE REVIEWED, AND WE'LL BE VOTING TO APPROVE IN ONE MOTION.
I WILL READ THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AND ANY COMMISSIONER OR ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WANTS AN ITEM REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL DO SO.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE A, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER 11TH, 2024 MEETING.
ITEM TWO, A BRAND SLASH ONE 90 EDITION CONVEYANCE PLAT.
ITEM TWO B URBANA CENTERVILLE EDITION.
ANYBODY WANT AN ITEM REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER'S.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JENKINS.
AND I HEARD THE FIRST SECOND, WHICH IS KIND OF AN OXYMORON FROM COMMISSIONER DALTON.
ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ONTO INDIVIDUAL, EXCUSE ME, ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ZONING.
[a. Consideration of the application of Kimley-Horn, requesting approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use on a property zoned Planned Development (PD) 00-39 District and 2) a Concept Plan for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use. The site is located near 4802 North President George Bush Turnpike. (District 1) (Z 24-35)]
ITEM THREE, A CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF KIMLEY HORN REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR RESTAURANT DRIVE-THROUGH USE ON PROPERTY ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ZERO ZERO DASH THREE NINE AND TWO, A CONCEPT PLAN FOR RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH USE ON SITE LOCATED NEAR FOUR EIGHT OH.THE SITE IS LOCATED NEAR 4 8 0 2 NORTH PRESIDENT BUSH TURNPIKE.
AND LET ME GET YOU GOING THERE.
SO THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AN SUP FOR A NEW DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT WITHIN A SHOPPING CENTER.
SO THIS PROPERTY IS NEAR 48 0 2 NORTH PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AND IS ABOUT TWO ACRES.
IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED A PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMUNITY RETAIL USES.
THOSE ARE THE UNDERLYING, UH, USES PER THE PD.
WE HAVE THE LOCATION MAP ON THIS SLIDE AND IT IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT ONE.
ON THIS SLIDE YOU CAN SEE THE ZONING ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS THIS SURROUNDING PROPERTIES MOSTLY SURROUNDED BY COMMUNITY RETAIL, UNDERLYING COMMUNITY RETAIL USES TO THE NORTH.
YOU COULD SEE THERE ARE SOME SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UH, A GOLF COURSE.
WE LOOKED INTO THE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND AND VISION GARLAND FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
AND THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED, UH, FOR COMMUNITY CENTER.
IT CALLS OUT FOR COMPACT DEVELOPMENT, PRIMARILY NON-RESIDENTIAL, UM, SERVING A COLLECTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD PROVIDE A SHOP, UH, SUPPORTING RESTAURANT USE TO THE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU SAW EARLIER.
A NEW RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE-THROUGH WOULD BE CONSIDERED CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
HERE WE HAVE SOME SITE PHOTOS WE COULD HAVE A VIEW OF, OF THE SUBJECT SIDE.
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PICTURES THAT SHOW, UM, DIFFERENT ANGLES FROM THE SUBJECT SIDE SO THAT WE COULD GET A GENERAL, UH, LOOK AND FEEL FOR THE, FOR THE AREA, THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A CONCEPT PLAN, AS YOU COULD SEE ON THE SCREEN.UH, THE BLUE AREA, UH, THAT YOU COULD SEE ON THE SCREEN IS SHOWING THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT FOR THE OVERALL BUILDING.
UH, IN ORANGE YOU SEE THE DRIVE THROUGH AREA.
YELLOW IS SHOWING THE PARKING AREAS, RED SHOWING DRIVE AISLES, UH, GREEN SHOWING LANDSCAPE AREAS.
PINK IS SHOWING THE, UH, SIDEWALKS THE SIDE PERMIT PROCESS, THOUGH THIS IS ONLY A CONCEPT AS Y'ALL KNOW, THE SIDE PERMIT PROCESS WILL GET INTO THE DETAIL OF EACH OF THESE DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS FOR THIS SITE AND ENSURE THAT THEY COMPLY WITH THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
THE APPLICANT IS ASKING, UH, FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD FOR THE SUP.
UH, WE DO HAVE A TIME PERIOD GUIDE THAT RECOMMENDS A RANGE OF 22, 20, 22, 25 YEARS.
UM, SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE SUP FOR 25 YEARS.
AND THE CONCEPT PLAN, THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THROUGH USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND IT IS GENERALLY COMP COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING UM, AREA.
SO WE ARE RENDERING A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, BUT WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE FROM OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA AND THAT WAS IN OPPOSITION IN THE COMMENT.
THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO KNOW MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT, UH, FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT, BUT AGAIN, IT WASN'T FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS, UH, COM COMMISSIONER ABEL, AND THEN COMMISSIONER JENKINS.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE PLOT JUST TO THE WEST OF THIS, WE APPROVED A DAYCARE.
CORRECT? THIS MAY BE A BETTER QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT LOOKING BACK AT THE PLAN MM-HMM
ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GO INTO THE DAYCARE AREA? IS THAT, COULD WE GO TO THE ZONING MAP AND THE APPLICANT'S HERE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION AS WELL? OKAY.
SO IF YOU GO BACK TO THIS CONCEPT PLAN WHERE IT SHOWS THE PARKING AND GO FORWARD THERE, KEEP GOING.
SO THE RED AREAS ARE DRIVE LANES, DRIVE ISLES.
AND I SEE NO DRIVE ISLES TO THE WEST? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, NO.
SO THE APPLICANT MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BETTER.
IT IS CONNECTED BY TWO MUTUAL ACCESS ROADS, THOUGH.
ONE IN THE FRONT AND ONE IN THE BACK.
I'M, I'M JUST WORRIED BECAUSE WHENEVER WE TALKED ABOUT THE DAYCARE, THEY HAVE A VERY SET PROGRAM THAT THEY USE.
SO THEY SAID, AND THEIR CONCEPT ON THE EAST SIDE SHOWED ANGULAR PARKING GOING ALL THE WAY UP THAT SIDE.
DO WE WANNA GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM THE APPLICANT ON THIS? UH, YEAH, THEY, YEAH, THAT, YEAH.
WE'LL, WE'LL ASK THEM ABOUT THAT AND OKAY.
MAYBE SOME COORDINATION THAT ULTIMATELY NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THAT ONE.
COMMISSIONER JENKINS, THANK MR. CHAIR.
UM, QUESTIONS? I, I THINK, UH, YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED THESE, THESE, THESE ARE JUST FOR MY CLARIFICATION.
UM, IN THE, UM, THE BACKGROUND OF THE, UM, PACKET THAT WAS PROVIDED, UH, THE PUBLIC PACKET IS PROVIDED, IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY SHOPPING CENTER WITH RESTAURANT.
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SHOPPING CENTER WITH RESTAURANT AND JUST A RESTAURANT? NO.
THE USE THAT THE, THE SUP WOULD BE FOR A RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH USE THAT THE SHOPPING CENTER WAS PROVIDED AS A BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT IT WILL BE WITHIN A SHOPPING CENTER SETTING.
BUT THAT, THAT HAS, THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL SUP, LIKE THE, LIKE THE, THE AREA AT LARGE IS SHOPPING CENTERS, I SUPPOSE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THE AREA WILL BE DEVELOPED AS SHOPPING CENTER PER THE APPLICANT, BUT THE SUP IS FOR THE RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH USE.
UM, AND THEN HAS THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT USE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE APPLICANT OR DETERMINED? NO, IT HAS NOT BEEN.
ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I, I HAVE AN OBSERVATION AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT THE APPLICANT CAN VERIFY FOR ME.
LOOKING AT THE CONCEPT DIAGRAM, THERE ARE NO EXITS IMMEDIATELY OFF THIS SITE ONTO THE STREET AND BACK.
AND I BELIEVE IT GOES DOWN A COUPLE LOTS BEFORE THEY HAVE ACCESS.
SO THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.
AND THIS SITE DOES BACK UP TO THE GOLF COURSE AND NONE OF THE HOMES, SO IT, IT SHOULD MAKE IT A LITTLE BETTER.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE CARE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? COME ON DOWN AND NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.
HELLO? YES, THIS IS ASHLEY COLSON.
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I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER, THE APPLICANT.MY ADDRESS IS 2,600 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, RICHARDSON, TEXAS.
SO TO ADDRESS THE FIRST QUESTION ABOUT THE DRIVE AISLES WITH CROSS ACCESS TO THE DAYCARE, IT'S NOT HIGHLIGHTED ON THE EXHIBIT, BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSE, SO THE DAYCARE WILL ACTUALLY BE CONNECTED WITH THOSE DRIVE AISLES, UM, TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY NORTH AND SOUTH.
UM, THEY'RE IN KIND OF DASH LINES.
IT SAYS DRIVE THROUGH BY OTHERS.
UM, SO THAT IF THAT ADDRESSES THE FIRST QUESTION, THERE WILL BE CROSS ACCESS TO THE DAYCARE.
UM, TO ADDRESS YOUR OBSERVATION, THERE WILL NOT BE A DRIVE AISLE TO THE BACK OFF OF THAT BACK ROAD THERE.
WE'LL ONLY HAVE ACCESS OFF OF THE SERVICE ROAD.
UM, AND WAS THERE ANOTHER QUESTION OR DOES THAT ANSWER EVERYTHING? I THINK THAT WAS IT.
UH, THANK YOU MA'AM FOR THE YOUR TIME.
DID WE GET A, AN ADDRESS, A NAME AND ADDRESS? YES.
THE CONCEPT PLAN IDENTIFI IDENTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED USE COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS INCLUDING A MEDICAL OFFICE.
UM, THE QUESTION, THE UNANSWERED QUESTION WAS WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS AN IDENTIFIED USE FOR THE PROPERTY AND WHETHER OR NOT THE SUP UH, NEEDING THE SUP AT THAT POINT WOULD BE NECESSARY.
UM, HAS THERE BEEN IDENTIFIED USE FOR THE PROPERTY? SO YEAH, THERE'S NOT A TENANT IDENTIFIED, BUT WE ARE POSITIVE THAT THE END CAP WILL BE, UM, A DRIVE.
IT'LL BE A DRIVE THROUGH USER, UM, MOST LIKELY A RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH USER ON THE END CAP THERE.
UH, THE REMAINDER OF THAT SHOPPING CENTER WOULD BE SOME MEDICAL OFFICE USE.
SO THERE BE MULTIPLE USES IN THE LOCATION.
THE BUILDING ITSELF WILL BE MULTIPLE USES, BUT FOR THE THIS SUP, THE ONLY THING THAT WE NEEDED, UM, TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL WAS THE RESTAURANT USE FOR TO GET THE SUP APPROVED.
UM, THE REST OF THE BUILDING IS ALL BUYRIGHT FOR THE ZONING.
AND, UH, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR STAFF AND I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETIMES WE JUST, UH, DO THE SUP FOR THE ACTUAL LEASE SPACE, BUT SINCE THAT HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED CORRECT, IT APPLIES TO THE WHOLE SITE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN.
I, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO CARES TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? UNLESS THERE'S SOMEBODY BEHIND THE COLUMN? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY
COMMISSIONERS UP TO YOU ON MOTION DISCUSSION.
UH, NOT TO MAKE, NOT MAKING A MOTION QUITE YET.
UH, THE, THE, UH, STAFF DID MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SUP TIME PERIOD BEING A REASONABLE 2025 YEAR PERIOD.
I, I'D BE IN FAVOR OF THE 25 PORTION, UH, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HADN'T, UH, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED THAT YET, UH, IN TERMS OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
COMMISSIONER ABEL, THAT WAS, THAT WAS MY EXACT COMMENT THAT I WOULD, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS WITH A 25 YEAR SECOND.
A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ABEL IS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JENKINS TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, INCLUDING A 25 YEAR SUP.
IT PASSES EIGHT TO ONE WHAT, UH, ABSTAINING.
WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER JONES IN OPPOSITION.
[b. Consideration of the application of Prime Data Centers / Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, requesting approval of 1) an expansion of the existing Planned Development district 23-47 for Community Office (CO) uses to include additional area (currently zoned Agricultural) within the PD boundary to primarily accommodate a change in the driveway location 2) an updated Concept Plan for a Data Center and Electric Substations. The site is located at the Northeast Corner of Arapaho Road and Holford Road. (District 7) (File Z 24-37)]
ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM THREE B.CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF PRIME DATA CENTERS, MU, HAR AND HAR REQUESTING APPRO APPROVAL OF AN EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING PLANT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
23 DASH 47 FOR COMMUNITY OFFICE.
USES TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL AREA CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURAL WITHIN THE PD BOUNDARY TO PRIMARILY ACCOMMODATE A CHANGE IN THE DRIVEWAY LOCATION.
AND TWO, AN UPDATED CONCEPT PLAN FOR DATA RESEARCH CENTER AND ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ARAPAHOE AND HALFORD ROADS.
UM, SO THIS IS A REQUEST, UM, FOR AN EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING PD 23 DASH 47 FOR COMMUNITY OFFICE.
USES TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL AREA WITHIN THE PD THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURAL.
THE ADDITIONAL AREA THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURAL.
UH, AND FOR THAT THEY'RE NEEDING TO UPDATE THE CONCEPT PLAN WITHIN THE PD THAT INCORPORATES THE EXPANDED AREA.
SO THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER
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OF, UH, ARAPAHO ROAD AND HOLFORD ROAD.THE ORIGINAL PD WAS ABOUT 49 ACRES.
THE REQUESTED EXPANSION AREA IS ABOUT 5.6 ACRES.
SO OVERALL THEY HAVE THE PD AREA, THEY'RE REQUESTING THE PD AREA TO BE 54.54 ACRES FOR SAME USE.
WE HAVE THE LOCATION MAP HERE AND THIS IS LOCATED, UH, IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
ON THIS SLIDE YOU COULD SEE THE ZONING ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS ITS SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
AS YOU COULD SEE THE EXISTING PD PD 23 DASH 47 AND THE REQUEST IS TO INCORPORATE THE L-SHAPED AREA THAT IS SOUTHWEST TO THE EXISTING, UH, PD.
UH, AND THAT IS ZONED AGRICULTURAL AS YOU COULD SEE THAT IN GREEN.
UH, THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE A MORE EFFICIENT CIRCULATION OF THE SITE AND SHIFTING THE DRIVEWAY IN THAT AREA.
IN THE AREA OF EXPANSION HERE WE HAVE SOME PICTURES.
WE COULD SEE THE VIEW OF THE SUBJECT SIDE FROM THE SUBJECT SIDE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES.
UH, TO GET A GENERAL, UH, FEEL OF THE AREA.
THIS IS THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN.
AS YOU COULD SEE, IT DOES HAVE TWO ACCESS POINTS FROM HOLFORD.
UM, HERE YOU COULD SEE THE PROPOSED BUILDING SIDE TO THE NORTH THAT IS CLOSE TO THE SPRINGFIELD PRESERVE, SPRING CREEK PRESERVE.
ON THE UPDATED CONCEPT PLAN, YOU SEE THE DRIVEWAY IS NOW BEING PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN THE, IN THE PROPOSED AREA OF EXPANSION, WHICH IS IN GREEN.
AND AS YOU COULD SEE TO THE NORTH, THE BUILDING, BECAUSE THIS WAS ABLE TO, THE DRIVEWAY WAS ABLE TO SHIFT.
THE BUILDING HAS SHIFTED SOME TO THE SOUTH AWAY FROM THE PRESERVE, WHICH TO US IS A PLUS.
SO WE DO BELIEVE THE PROPOSED EXPANSION AND UPDATE OF THE CONCEPT PLAN PROVIDES BETTER CIRCULATION OF THE SITE.
AND BY SHIFTING THE BUILDING AWAY FROM THE PRESERVE, UM, WE ARE BENEFITING THE PRESERVE IN, IN, IN A WAY.
SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.
SO FAR WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FOR THIS, FOR THIS REQUEST.
ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF COMMISSIONER ROSE? DOES THE APP, DOES THE APPLICANT, UH, THEY'RE AWARE OF HOLFORD ROAD BEING RIPPED APART AND REDONE.
SO HOW WILL THAT AFFECT THEIR DEVELOPMENT? DO YOU KNOW? I THINK IT'S A BETTER QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED BY THE APPLICANT.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT I JUST WHY WANNA THROW IT OUT THERE? THEY CAN THINK ABOUT IT.
YEAH, I THINK THEY ADDRESSED THAT AT THE LAST, IN 2023 WHEN WE, WE HAD THE HEARING, BUT OKAY.
YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE A COUPLE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD I THINK BEFORE THAT ONE GETS DONE DOWN THERE BECAUSE OF FUNDING, BUT COULD BE WRONG IN THAT.
COMMISSIONER ABEL, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE CONCEPT MAP SHOWING THE, THERE WE GO.
SO HOW FAR DO WE KNOW? IS IT FROM ARAPAHOE ROAD ON HOLFORD TO THE FIRST ENTRANCE THERE? I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 500 FEET AND AT LEAST IT WOULD BE MORE.
I'M JUST LIKE EYEBALLING IT RIGHT NOW.
UH, BUT I WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 500 FEET RIGHT HERE.
AND IF I REMEMBER WHENEVER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, THIS IS VERY LOW IMPACT AS FAR AS PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING.
SO THERE'S VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC CONCERN WITH IT BEING THERE.
UM, I I'M JUST TRYING TO PUT PEOPLE AT EASE BECAUSE I CAN SEE MM-HMM
LOOKING AT THIS FROM, YOU KNOW, A CITIZEN STANDPOINT WHERE THEY'RE GONNA MOVE THE ENTRANCE HERE, IT'S GONNA GET MORE BACKED UP.
THESE DATA CENTERS ACTUALLY DO NOT HAVE THAT IS CORRECT.
VERY MUCH IN THE WAY OF STAFFING ANYWAY.
SO MY BIGGEST CONCERN FROM A CITIZEN STANDPOINT WOULD BE TRAFFIC BACKING UP THERE ON HOLFORD.
I DON'T SEE THAT BEING A PROBLEM HERE.
TO YOUR POINT, I LIVE DOWN THE STREET FROM TWO OF THE NEW DATA CENTERS AND RARELY DO I SEE TRAFFIC.
THE ONLY TRAFFIC THAT OCCURRED WAS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION'S ALWAYS A MESS.
SO THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION PROBABLY FOR THIS FACILITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHTY, I'LL ASK IF THE APPLICANT'S HERE CARE TO ADD ANYTHING.
AND AGAIN, NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.
UM, MS. DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
I AM THE ZONING ATTORNEY FOR PRIME DATA, THE APPLICANT HERE.
MY ADDRESS IS 500 NORTH ACKER STREET IN DALLAS, 7 5 2 0 1.
UH, TO ANSWER FIRST, UH, COMMISSIONER ROSE'S QUESTION VERY UH, IF YOU CAN JUST REMIND ME OF YOUR QUESTION AND THEN, UH, THE GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
UH, THE QUESTION IS, ARE THEY AWARE OF THE
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DISRUPTION THAT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE ALONG HOLFORD ROAD? UH, AND THE ANSWER IS ABSOLUTELY.UM, THAT'S BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE PLANS AND OUR ENGINEERS, UH, WHO ARE HERE REPRESENTED BY RUSTY COHEN, HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, THE CITY STAFF, UH, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
UH, JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE PLANS LINE UP SO RUSTY CAN ANSWER ANY VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
BUT YES, THAT'S BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
UM, WE ARE JUST REALLY HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM PRIME IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, BUT PRIMARILY THIS FIVE AND A HALF ACRES IS TO PROVIDE A LAY DOWN YARD DURING CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS PARKING FOR CONSTRUCTION.
AND IT ALSO HAPPENS TO CREATE BETTER, UH, FLOW WITHIN THE SITE.
UM, LET'S SEE IF WE, I I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION, BUT I JUST WANNA REITERATE THAT ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS, AND I I THINK WE HEARD THIS FROM THE COMMISSION AS WELL AS FROM SOME RESIDENTS IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROXIMITY TO THE PRESERVE.
WE'RE PLEASED THAT THIS WILL PER PUSH THE BUILDINGS ABOUT 50 TO 60 FEET FARTHER SOUTH AWAY FROM THE PRESERVE.
WE THINK THAT'S A, A NET POSITIVE.
AND SO WE'LL JUST SHOW YOU HERE WITH SOME LINES.
YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW LINE REPRESENTS THE ORIGINAL BUILDING LINE AND EVERYTHING'S PUSHED BACK 50 TO 60 FEET IN THE NEW BUILDING LINE.
WE'LL HAVE A RETAINING WALL THERE, SO THAT'LL PROVIDE SOME FURTHER SEPARATION.
BUT AGAIN, WITH FIELD, THIS IS VERY POSITIVE TO PUT ANOTHER, UH, FINE POINT ON IT.
WE'RE, AS A REMINDER, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ZONING CHANGES HERE.
THIS IS JUST ADDING THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, UH, TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, EFFICIENCY TO THE SITE.
WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS? ACTUALLY, AFTER LOOKING AT THIS, I DID COME UP WITH A QUESTION.
UH, YOU'RE GONNA BE USING THAT CORNER ALONG ARAPAHOE INITIALLY FOR PARKING AND EVERYTHING, WHICH IS BRILLIANT 'CAUSE UH MM-HMM
BUT AFTER YOU THREW IT THAT YOU HAVE NO NEED FOR IT, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA KEEP AND MAINTAIN OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE FLIPPED OFF FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT? UH, POTENTIALLY.
UH, RIGHT NOW THE PLAN IS TO REALLY COME BACK AND TALK WITH THE CITY ABOUT WHAT INTERESTS MIGHT BE FOR THE USE OF THE PROPERTY THERE.
UM, IT COULD BE GREEN SPACE, IT COULD BE A DARK, I MEAN, THERE ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
WE CAN'T PUT A DATA CENTER ON IT.
SO, AND THAT'S THE ONLY USE WE HAVE THAT WE'RE ALLOWED IN THE PD.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A RISK HERE.
UM, THEY WOULD, WHOEVER, UH, PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IF IT WERE SOLD, WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THIS BODY TO REQUEST A, A CHANGE IN ZONING.
YOU'D HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO TALK WITH THEM AT THAT TIME.
I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS CASE.
AGAIN, IS THERE ANYBODY BEHIND THE COLUMN YOU GUYS SEE? BECAUSE THERE'VE BEEN PEOPLE BEHIND THERE BEFORE AND I'M RIGHT TO SHUT THE MEETING TO GO.
WE HAVE NO OTHER PEOPLE ON THAT.
JUST MAKE IT A TWO FOR, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
I HEARD THE FIRST SECOND, AGAIN, THIS TIME BY COMMISSIONER ROSE.
THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
BEFORE WE LEAVE, UH, I AND THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY OUT THERE SAFE AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S AND HOLIDAYS AND WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING, UH, IN TWO WEEKS.
SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON JANUARY 13TH.
SO AS OF 6 53, WE ARE ADJOURNED.