Jan 07, 2025 City Council

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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 7TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING. THIS WILL BE LED BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR COUNCIL. YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH AND YOUR DISTRICT. YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY YOURS AND WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE. THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD FROM DISTRICT TWO, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

LIFE IS MUCH LIKE MUSIC. IT HAS ITS OWN RHYTHM, ITS HIGHS, ITS LOWS, ITS MOMENTS OF SILENCE AND ITS BURST OF SOUND. SOMETIMES WE MAY FEEL OUT OF RHYTHM, OR THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE A CHANGE OF RHYTHM. EMBRACE THE DIFFERENT RHYTHMS AROUND YOU. THE RHYTHM OF LIFE, T RHYTHM OF THE CITY AND THE RHYTHM OF YOUR OWN HEART. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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AND IT IS ALSO OUR FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MONTH. AND AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHEN WE HAVE OUR PET OF THE MONTH. SO. SHE'S CUTE. SHE IS VERY CUTE. HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHRISTIE FUENTES. I'M THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR WITH THE GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR PET OF THE MONTH, COQUITA. SHE'S ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD. SHE'S A SPAYED FEMALE CHIHUAHUA MIX. SHE WEIGHS ABOUT 9 POUNDS. SHE HAS SUCH A SWEET PERSONALITY. OUR MEDICAL TEAM EVALUATED HER FOR ADOPTION TODAY AND SHE WAS SO EASYGOING.

NO ISSUES TRIMMING HER NAILS. SHE JUST HAS A GREAT PERSONALITY. DO WANT TO MENTION THAT SHE IS HEARTWORM POSITIVE, BUT THE GREAT THING IS, IS WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS, SO THEY ACTUALLY FULLY FUND HER TREATMENT AT OUR SHELTER. SO HER ADOPTER WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE HER TREATED AT OUR SHELTER AT NO COST TO THEM. WE ARE DOING AN ADOPTION SPECIAL THIS WEEK AS WELL, SO ALL ADOPTION FEES ARE WAIVED. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO ADOPT, COME TO OUR SHELTER. WE HAVE LOTS OF PETS IN NEED OF HOMES, AND WE ALSO THINK THAT SHE CAME IN WITH HER BROTHER BECAUSE THERE'S A MALE THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE HER. THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AGE. SO IF YOU'RE WANTING A BOY, WE ALSO HAVE A BOY, OR YOU CAN DO TWO IF YOU WANT TWO NEW LITTLE FRIENDS IN YOUR FAMILY. SO DEFINITELY COME MEET HER. SEE IF SHE'D BE A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR FAMILY. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS GIVE US A CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. WELL VERY GOOD. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THIS DOG WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING OUR MEETING. IF ANYBODY IF ANYBODY HERE WANTS TO TAKE THIS DOG HOME, WE ARE ALSO WE HAVE A RECOGNITION THIS EVENING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. SO IF WE COULD HAVE THE FOLKS FROM FIRE HILL ESTATES HOA COME DOWN. I THINK THEY MAY OUTNUMBER US. IT'S GOING TO GET AWFULLY QUIET WHEN THEY LEAVE. YEAH, JUST COME AROUND. YES. COME AROUND. WE'LL GET EVERYBODY. YEAH, WE'LL GET EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY IN FRAME HERE. OKAY, EVERYBODY. WHERE DO YOU WANT IT? YES, YES. SO AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WE HAVE IN NOVEMBER WE HAVE OUR, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT. AND WHEN WE DO THAT WE HAVE SOME AWARDS WE GIVE OUT TO NEIGHBORHOODS NEWSLETTERS AND WHO'S WHO. AND SO WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. AND YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT IN IN DECEMBER, BUT NOW YOU'RE HERE FIRST THING IN JANUARY. SO WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. SO IN RECOGNITION OF THE GARLAND NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE TO PRINT THIS IN A FONT THAT I CAN ACTUALLY. YEAH, I CAN ACTUALLY READ. WHEREAS EACH YEAR THE CITY OF GARLAND OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY RECOGNIZES NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORHOODS WHO MAKE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO ENHANCE, REVITALIZE, OR INVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND

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USUALLY, YOU KNOW, USUALLY AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS WHERE WE RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY HIT THESE FIVE YEAR SORT OF TIMES IN THEIR CAREER. AND USUALLY IT FALLS BEFORE OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR IN 2024. IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AFTER. SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE NUMBERS FROM THAT. SO THIS YEAR AT OUR SERVICE AWARDS, THIS IS WHAT WE RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEES FROM FIVE YEARS ALL THE WAY TO 40 YEARS. AND WE HAD 305

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NOW, I DIDN'T RUN THIS THROUGH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, BUT MY MATH TELLS ME THAT'S ABOUT 15.5 YEAR AVERAGE. AND THAT IS THAT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. AND IF YOU LOOK IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE HONOREES THIS YEAR WERE IN THE 15, 20 TO 20 5 TO 30 YEAR RANGE. SO WE HAVE GREAT DEPTH IN OUR EMPLOYEES HERE IN THE CITY. AND I, I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO. SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S EMPLOYEES HERE THIS EVENING, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO FOR ALL OF US. AND SO THIS IS THIS IS GO STUFF THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. SO JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THAT.

BECAUSE IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD ON. OH YEAH. ALL RIGHT. JUST A QUICK NOTE.

ITEM FIVE B IS ONE OF OUR ZONING CASES. THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED FOR A POSTPONEMENT ON THAT CASE.

SO THAT WILL BE COMING UPUST TO LET YOU IF YOU WERE HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT CASE, WE WILL GO

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SPRING CREEK SUBSTATION CONTROL ENCLOSURE. ITEM TWO F TMP A RAYBURN COUNTRY POINT OF INTERCONNECT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. EXCUSE ME. ITEM TWO G, G, P AND L MESA VIEW 345 KV SWITCH STATION ENGINEERING ITEM TWO H, G, P AND L. MESA VIEW 345 KV TRANSMISSION LINE ENGINEERING SERVICES. ITEM 2IGPL WILEY SWITCH STEEL FABRICATED STRUCTURES, ITEM TWO J, G P AND L WILEY SWITCH STATION CONTROL ENCLOSURE EXPANSION ITEM TWO K CHANGE ORDER TO KCS COMPANY GRADE CROSSING AGREEMENT FOR SHILOH ROAD AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 635 TO KINGSLEY ROAD.

ITEM TWO I CELESTE, CAROLYN, MONICA, CUMBERLAND. WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS, ITEM TWO M CENSUS WATER METERS. ITEM THREE AGREEMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER BETWEEN GLENN LEE AVIA AND ANGELICA AVIA AND THE CITY OF GARLAND FOR TRACKS GENERALLY LOCATED AT 2001 AND 2002 HARVEST RUN. AND ITEM FOUR, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASE.

COUNCIL APPROVED THE ZONING REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE. THIS IS ITEM FOUR. A WAS CASE Z 24 DASH 34 CITY OF GARLAND IN DISTRICT TWO. THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER BEARD, I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSIDERED CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUKE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MADAM SECRETARY, VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED

[5. Hold public hearing(s) on the following Zoning Case(s):]

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APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS, AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. VERY GOOD. AND DO WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS FOR THE ITEMS THIS EVENING? YES WE DO. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. ASHLEY. FIRST UP IS ITEM FIVE. HOLD PUBLIC. HOLD PUBLIC HEARING FIVE A CONSIDER REQUEST BY KIMLEY HORN PROPOSING A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH WITH A SHOPPING CENTER ON A PROPERTY ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 0039. THE SITE IS LOCATED NEAR 4802 NORTH PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AND DISTRICT ONE, OUR FIRST ZONING CASE OF THE YEAR.

WHAT DO YOU GOT? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS SITE IS ABOUT IF THIS WILL WORK FOR ME. WELL, TWO ACRES AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A PD 20039. SO THIS IS AN OLDER PD FROM ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE CITY WIDE LOCATION MAP THAT SHOWS THE COUNCIL DISTRICT. AND THIS SITE IS IN DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. THIS IS THE ZONING MAP. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS ENTIRE AREA IS ZONED PD WITH BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY RETAIL. THAT'S WHAT THE RED HATCHED LINE IS SHOWING. THIS PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY A SIMILAR PDS ON EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE, AND TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST. WE DO HAVE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS, WHICH ARE AREAS WITH COMPACT DEVELOPMENT, PRIMARILY NONRESIDENTIAL, SERVING A COLLECTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH WE BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL IS SERVING THAT PURPOSE. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS THAT WE HAVE OF THE SITE. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S UNDEVELOPED FROM PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE. WE HAVE SOME PICTURES FROM RIVER OAKS PARKWAY, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE OF THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDING, HERE WE HAVE THE CONCEPT PLAN, THE TEAL COLOR THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S DEPICTING THE BUILDING. AND IT'S GOING TO THEY'RE PROPOSING A SHOPPING CENTER TYPE BUILDING. AND ONE OF THE USES IN THAT BUILDING, THEY'RE PROPOSING IT TO BE A RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE THRU.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S NECESSITATING THE SUP. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE GOING TO BE THE OTHER USES. THERE'S NO CURRENT PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME, BUT THE APPLICANT HAS CONFIRMED THAT THEY'RE LOOKING INTO HAVING ALL THE USES THAT ARE ALREADY PERMITTED BY RIGHT WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT, THE AREA LAID OUT IN ORANGE IS THE DRIVE THROUGH AREA AND YELLOW. WE SEE THE AREAS DESIGNATED FOR PARKING IN GREEN TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH WE HAVE THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER AREA. WE CAN SEE THE KIND OF NARROW AREAS IN PURPLE THAT'S SHOWING THE SIDEWALKS ALONG RIVER, RIVER OAKS. AND THE SERVICE SERVICE ROAD. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CIRCULATION PATTERN IN THE DESIGNATED RED AREAS THAT ARE SHOWING THE DRIVE AISLES. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ABOUT CONNECTIVITY. SO FROM THIS CONCEPT PLAN, THE SITE TO THE TO THE WEST. IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE WAS AN SUP APPROVED IN 2024 FOR A DAYCARE CENTER. AND THIS SITE IS SHOWING CONNECTIVITY WITH THAT. AND IT'S ALSO SHOWING CONNECTIVITY TO THE EAST WHENEVER THAT DEVELOPS. ALTHOUGH I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THAT CONNECTIVITY STOPS BEFORE IT CONNECTS TO RIVER OAKS. SO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE NORTH ARE PROTECTED. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING INDEFINITE TIME PERIOD FOR THE SUP. ALTHOUGH OUR SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDELINE RECOMMENDS A RANGE OF 20 TO 25 YEARS. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. WE DO SEE THIS TO BE COMPLEMENTARY TO ITSURROUNDING USES. WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE COMP PLAN WHICH IS SUPPORTING THIS USE AS WELL, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO STAY WITHIN OUR RECOMMENDED TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, WHICH IS5 YEARS. AND THE CONCEPT PLAN RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FOR

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VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO YOU KNOW DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE A PRESENTATION. DO YOU ARE YOU KNOW BUT THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARD. YES. ASHLEY COLSON, I BELIEVE SHE'S THE APPLICANT. OKAY. COUNCIL, THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. YOU HEARD THEM TALK ABOUT THE INGRESS EGRESS SITUATION. WOULD YOU GO OVER THAT AGAIN AND SHOW HOW YOU HAVE ADDRESSED THAT PROBLEM, PLEASE? SURE. YEAH. SO AND ACTUALLY YOU CAN COME OVER TO THIS. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, I NEED TO I NEED FOR YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS ASHLEY COLSON. ADDRESS IS 2600 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY IN RICHARDSON. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. GO AHEAD. OKAY. GREAT. SO FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS. SO WE DO HAVE A SHARED DRIVE AISLE WITH THE KIDDY ACADEMY TO THE WEST. SO THAT'S WHAT IS PROPOSED TO THE SITE TO THE EAST. WE HAVE A SHARED DRIVE AISLE AS WELL WITH WHATEVER PROPERTY GOES INTO THE EAST. IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION FOR TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND YOU HAVE CONSENT TO THOSE PROPERTIES TO SHARE THAT EGRESS. AND YEAH, SO CURRENTLY THERE'S NO PROPERTY.

WELL, THE PROPERTY OWNER CURRENTLY TO THE EAST DOES CONSENT TO IT. THEY DON'T HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S BUYING IT YET. BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YEAH THEY'RE THEY'RE GOOD WITH IT WHENEVER THEY WANT TO BUY IT. BUT KIDDY ACADEMY IS FULLY AWARE AND AGREES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. OKAY.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. COUNSELOR. BEST IN YOUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2435 AS PRESENTED, THE SCP FOR 25 YEARS. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM MORE TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED WITH A 25 YEAR SUP. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY, PRIOR TO VOTE FOR US, PLEASE COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM, ITEM FIVE B THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM PRIME DATA CENTERS. THEY HAVE ACTUALLY ASKED FOR A POSTPONEMENT TO A FUTURE DATE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO OUR FEBRUARY 18TH MEETING. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUKE TO POSTPONE THIS TO OUR FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

FEBRUARY. 18TH FEBRUARY. I'M SORRY. FEBRUARY 18TH. SORRY. YES. SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE VOTE FOR US. PLEASE. THIS IS FOR POSTPONEMENT. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT MOTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM FIVE C. CONSIDER REQUEST BY FARHAN ZAKI AND MADIHA ZAKI, SEEKING ANPPROVAL OF AN ADDITIONAL KITCHEN FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO ACCOMMODATE A MULTI-GENERATIONAL COMPONENT FOR THE HOME WHERE THE DEFINITION WITHIN THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE LIMITS THE

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THERE WAS A ZONING CASE ON THIS PROPERTY BACK IN 2022, I BELIEV, WHEN THIS PROPERTY WAS REZONED FROM AGRICULTURAL TO SF SO THAT THE APPLICANT COULD BUILD THE HOME THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.

IT'S IN DISTRICT ONE AS WELL. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS ZONING MAP, THIS THE PROPERTY THAT'S IN LIGHT GREEN AND OUTLINED IN TEAL. THAT'S THE PROPERTY OF THAT WE HAVE IN QUESTION RIGHT NOW. JUST FYI, THERE ARE TWO LOTS ON THAT SITE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD ON ONE THE OTHER LOT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO BUILD BUILD RIGHT NOW. SO HERE'S THE DEFINITION THAT WE HAVE ON THE GDC. SO JUST ANOTHER QUICK REMINDER. THE BUILDING CODE DOESN'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT. THE BUILDING CODE DOESN'T HAVE A HAVE A LIMITATION ON HOW MANY KITCHENS OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT. IT'S THE GDC WHEN IT DEFINES A DWELLING UNIT, IT SAYS ANY BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF WHICH IS DESIGNED OR USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES BY ONE FAMILY, FOR LIVING, SANITARY AND SLEEPING PURPOSES. AND THAT HAS NO MORE THAN ONE COOKING FACILITY. PARENTHESES, THAT IS, ONLY ONE KITCHEN. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE HOTELS OR MOTELS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DEFINITION WAS TRYING TO AVOID SITUATIONS WHERE A FAMILY IS RENTING OUT THE SAME HOME TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AND MULTIPLE FAMILIES TO LIVE IN, WHICH IS WHICH OBVIOUSLY GOES AGAINST THE VERY DEFINITION, BECAUSE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME IS MEANT TO BE USED BY ONE FAMILY WITH THIS APPLICANT, THIS HOME ISIS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN USUAL. SO JUST TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE, IN AN SF SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, THE MINIMUM DWELLING SIZE REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE ON THE GDC IS 2100 SQUARE FOOT, SO THEY ARE PLANNING TO BUILD A TEN ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FOOT HOME. AND IN THEIR LETTER AND THEIR REQUEST THERE, THEY HAVE CONVEYED THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD THIS HOME TO SERVE MULTI-GENERATIONAL PURPOSES. SO THEY WANT TO SHARE IT WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THAT'S WHAT THEIR JUSTIFICATION IS, TO ASK FOR A RERELIEF FROM THE ONE KITCHEN LIMITATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE GDC. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO THIS CASE DID NOT GO TO ZONING AT ALL? NO, THIS IS NOT A ZONING CASE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. WE DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION ON IT.

WE DO NOT SEE AN ISSUE WITH WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. NOT IN GENERAL, NOT FOR ALL SITUATIONS.

BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE HOME THAT THEY'RE BUILDING, WE DO SEE WHY HAVING MORE THAN ONE KITCHEN COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE HOMEOWNER. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. OKAY. MR. ENGLAND. THIS IS KIND OF AN UNUSUAL. AS YOU ALL CAN TELL, THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL CASE. IN FACT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I THINK I'VE SEEN A CASE LIK THIS. SHE DID A GREAT JOB IN EXPLAINING THAT THIS IS REALLY A DEFINITIONAL ISSUE. AND DEFINITIONS IN CODES AND STATUTES AREN'T INTENDED TO BE OPERATIVE IN THE SENSE THAT THEY PUT REQUIREMENTS. IT JUST

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THAT'S CORRECT OKAY. THANK YOU. IS EVERYBODY CLEAR ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO HAVEHE APPLICANT HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I SEE NONE. BUT YOU.

YOU ARE HERE. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I WILL NEED TO GET A SPEAKER CARD FOR YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND STEP, STEP UP. GOOD EVENING. I WAS HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. FARHAN ZAKI I LIVE AT 610 SODA GRANDE ACROSS FROM THE HOA OF THE YEAR. OUR HOA WAS NOT HOA OF THE YEAR. I WAS KIND OF JEALOUSUS OF TIR THEIR COMMUNITY. SINCE THE COMMUNITY. IT'S SIMPLE. WE'RE BUILDING A 7500 SQUARE FOOT HOME. WE REZONED IT TWICE BASED ON THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION TO A STATE ZONING. IT'S NOT ANY SORT OF MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING, IT'S JUST ONE BIG HOME. AND I NEED TWO KITCHENS BECAUSE I HAVE MY MOM LIVING WITH ME AND MY WIFE AS WELL. AND SO IN ORDER TO KEEP BOTH OF THEM HAPPY, WE JUST GOT TO HAVE TWO KITCHENS. AND IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. SO I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO VENTURE INTO THAT. BUT DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT TONIGHT? WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT YOU ENTERING INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WOULD EITHER ALLOW OR NOT ALLOW THIS, AND THEN YOU WOULD COME BACK FOR FORMAL APPROVAL OF THAT AGREEMENT. IS THAT IS LIKE IS WOULD THERE BE A I GUESS MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS, IS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THESE PERMITS FOR ALMOST TWO PLUS YEARS. IS THIS GOING TO BE LIKE A REALLY LENGTHY PROCESS? DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OR DO WE JUST SUBMIT IT AND WE JUST GET IT APPROVED? WE'LL LET MR. ENGLAND ANSWER THAT. WE CAN GET THE WHAT HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME IN ZONING CASES. AND THIS IS NOT A ZONING CASE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME IN ZONING CASES, THEY VOTE ON THE APPROVAL OF THE OF THE ZONING CHANGE, AND THEN THEY FORMALLY VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE ITSELF IN THE FOLLOWING REGULAR MEETING. AND THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN HERE. SO IN TWO WEEKS, TWO WEEKS, COUNCIL WILL COME BACK AND THEY'LL VOTE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

OKAY. OKAY. SO MEANWHILE, I MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE AT THE PHASE NOW WHERE WE'RE READY TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION. SO I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD IMPACT ANY OF THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD COME A YEAR FROM NOW. STAFF MAY HAVE SOME INPUT ON THAT. SO THE BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED CONTINGENT UPON THIS, SO THAT EVEN IF COUNCIL DISAPPROVES, THEY HAVE THEIR APPROVED BUILDING PLANS AND THAT AREA THAT THEY HAVE SHOWN AS THE SECOND KITCHEN CAN THEN BE CONVERTED TO A WET BAR OR SOMETHING, A NON KITCHEN AREA. SO YES, THEY'RE GOOD TO GO GOING

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SOMETHING NEW.. COUNCILMEMBER BASS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. MAN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT GETS ANY MORE CONVOLUTED. IT'S POSSIBLE THIS IS GOVERNMENT. YEAH. OKAY, SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH NO STIPULATIONS. SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM MOVING FORWARD WITH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH NO STIPULATIONS.

A STIPULATION OF NO STIPULATIONS, I BELIEVE, IS HOW THAT WAS WORDED. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SIR. THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL

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