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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 27TH MEETING OF THE GARLAND PLANNING COMMISSION. AS IS OUR CUSTOM, WE COMMISSIONERS 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 ROSE. LET US BOW, PLEASE. FATHER GOD, WE HUMBLY COME BEFORE YOU, SEEKING YOUR ADVICE SO THAT WE MAY FURTHER DEVELOP AND HANDLE THINGS IN THE CITY OF GARLAND POSITIVELY. WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND THOUGHTFULNESS, AND WE ASK ALL THIS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN.

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. OKAY. YEAH.

WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW PEOPLE HERE. IT'S BEEN A FEW MEETINGS SINCE WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE. I DO HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT ITEM THREE. B THE APPLICATION OF CLAYMORE ENGINEERING IS BEING POSTPONED. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT. WHEN IT DOES COME BACK. THE NEW NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT OUT TO ALL THE SURROUNDING PEOPLE, SO THAT ONE WE WILL NOT BE

[ 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.]

HEARING HAVING A PUBLIC MEETING ON. WE'RE GOING TO START TONIGHT WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE REVIEWED AND WILL BE VOTING TO APPROVE IN ONE VOTE, AND I WILL READ THOSE OFF. ANYBODY WISHING AN ITEM. O. I'M SORRY. WE NEED STAFF PRESENTATIONS. WE'VE BEEN CHANGING OUR MEETING BACK AND FORTH SO MUCH I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING ANYMORE. NO, JUST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. NOPE. SEEING NONE. ALRIGHTY. THE FIRST CASE TONIGHT IS Z 2438. THE APPLICANT REQUEST

[a. Consideration of the application of Letron Thomas, requesting approval of Specific Use Provision (SUP) for a Used Goods, Retail Sales (Indoors) Use. The site is located at 3338 Broadway Boulevard Suite 314. (District 3) (File Z 24-38)]

AN SUP FOR A USED GOODS RETAIL SALE AND DOORS USED ON A PROPERTY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. IT IS A 6500 SQUARE FOOT LEASING AREA AT 3338 BROADWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 314.

I'M IN A ZONE KR. IT IS SURROUNDED BY COMMUNITY RETAIL USES TO THE WEST AND SOUTH, AND THEN A MULTIFAMILY PD FOR SENIOR LIVING, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE TO THE NORTH, WHICH LARGELY CONTAINS GENERAL OFFICE AND MEDICAL OFFICE. AND THE SUP. RIGHT NEXT DOOR IS A RECEPTION FACILITY. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS THIS AREA LABELED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. HERE ARE A SITE PHOTOS. THE FIRST BEING THE STORE ITSELF AND THEN THE SHOPPING CENTER FROM THE SAME DIRECTION. CAN I INTERRUPT REALLY QUICKLY? YES. YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH WE'RE FRONT LOADING IT, WE PROBABLY SHOULD AT LEAST ANNOUNCE WHAT ITEM HE'S PRESENTING. I BELIEVE HE DID.

THIS IS ITEM THREE, A CONSIDERED VERSION OF THEHE APPLICAON OF ELECTRON THOMAS. YEAH. GO AHEAD.

HERE'S SLIDE TWO SHOWING THE VIEW UP NORTH AND SOUTH DOWN BROADWAY BOULEVARD. HERE'S THE CONCEPT PLAN WITH THE DARK BLUE SIGNIFYING WHERE THE SUITE ACTUALLY IS WITHIN THE SHOPPING CENTER. THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A 20 YEAR SUP AND THE SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDE RECOMMENDS 20 TO 25 YEARS. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF A SPECIFIC USE GOODS SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A USED GOODS RETAIL SALES. INDOOR USE ON A PROPERTY. ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL FOR A 20 YEAR TIMELINE AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THAT. THIS USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND NOT CONSIDERED THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THE SURROUNDING AREA. WE SENT OUT 129 LETTERS. WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE AND IT WAS OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA AND AGAINST THE REQUEST. I AM OPEN TO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF AND THIS CASE? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU SIR. ON TO OUR SECOND AND FINAL CASE TONIGHT. Z 2440. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY FIVE DISTRICT. IT IS LOCATED AT 409 SCHOOL STREET. IT IS AN 8500 SQUARE FOOT LOT ZONED CR. THIS IS THE LOCAL MAP.

AS YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BESIDES ONE HOUSE DIRECTLY TO THE EAST IS ZONED SF

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SEVEN. COMMUNITY RETAIL IS TO THE NORTH AND WEST, LARGELY CONTAINING RETAIL, RESTAURANT AND A CHURCH. AND THEN THERE IS A CO DISTRICT TO THE WEST. THE SUP CONTAINING PERSONAL SERVICES FOR MASSAGE THERAPY AS WELL AS A CHILD CARE CENTER. AND A FUEL PUMPS. THIS SITE IS ALSO SLATED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. HERE ARE THE SITE PHOTOS. THE FIRST SHOWING THE HOUSE THE APPLICANT'S HOUSE TO THE RIGHT ON THE FIRST PHOTO. THAT HOUSE TO THE LEFT IS ALSO ALSO A HOUSE, BUT IT IS ZONED SF SEVEN INSTEAD OF CR. AND ON THE SECOND PHOTO YOU CAN SEE THE BUSINESS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH IS ALSO ZONED CR. THE NEXT PHOTO IS BEING LOOKING SOUTH DOWN SCHOOL STREET AND THEN LOOKING NORTH UP THE UNPAVED ALLEY, LOOKING TOWARDS WEST WALNUT STREET BEHIND THE HOME. SO THIS IS A STRAIGHT ZONING CHANGE. THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A CONCEPT PLAN APPROVAL TO COMMENCE OR DIRECT DEVELOPMENT. IF APPROVED, STAFF WILL DO THE REVIEW IN THE PERMITTING PHASE TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY DEVELOPMENTS AND CHANGES ON THE SITE WILL MEET THE GDC AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY FIVE DISTRICT.

WE MAILED OUT 40 OR 79 LETTERS AND ONE WAS RECEIVED. IT WAS INSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA AND AGAINST THE REQUEST. I AM OPEN TO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER JENKINS. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. MATT, ON ITEM THREE. SEE THAT SLIDE PRESENTATION YOU'VE JUST DONE? CAN YOU PULL UP SLIDE TWO AGAIN ON THE SLIDE PLAN, PLEASE? THIS SITE OF THE SITE PLAN THE PHOTOS THAT YOU WERE INTRODUCING. SORRY, SIR. AND SLIDE ONE AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY. AS KIND OF A BACKGROUND AS TO HOW THIS GOT HERE, FOLKS. THIS WAS DONE A LONG TIME AGO. THIS IS AN OLD HOUSE. WHETHER IT WAS CR OR SINGLE FAMILY BACK THEN AND GOT CHANGED. REALLY DOESN'T MATTER, BECAUSE THOSE WERE THE TIMES WE'RE IN WHAT WE CALL CUMULATIVE ZONING. AND IF THERE WAS A USE OFFICE COMMERCIAL, ANYTHING UNDER THAT USE WAS ALLOWED BY. RIGHT. SO THIS IS A LEGAL USE. WHAT'S TRIGGERING IT IS THEY'RE WANTING TO EXPAND I THINK OVER 25%. AND SO THEY HAVE TO COME IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW ORDINANCE HERE. PRETTY MUCH SIMPLE AS THAT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. ALRIGHTY.

THANK YOU. THAT THAT CONCLUDES THE BRIEFING PORTION OF OUR MEETING. NOW GOING INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. AS I SAID BEFORE, CONSENT AGENDA ARE ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE REVIEWED AND WILL BE TAKING ONE VOTE TO APPROVE. I'LL CALL THEM OUT, READ OUT THE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY WANTING AN ITEM REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION THAT'S PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS ALIKE. JUST LET ME KNOW. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES FOR THE JANUARY 13TH, 2025 MEETING. ITEM TWO A PLAT 20 5-01 SWIG. ARAPAHOE EDITION.

FINAL PLAT. ANYBODY WANT AN ITEM REMOVED? SEEING NONE.E. CHAIR WL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MR. CHAIR. COMMISSIONER JENKINS. OH, I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER PARIS CHIMED IN FIRST. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT'S BEEN PRESENTED AND READ SECOND AND A SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PARIS AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JENKINS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I FINALLY LOOKED OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE SHOULD BE READY IN A FEW SECONDS. OR NOT. AND JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A WHOLE NEW VOTING SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING PROGRAMED AND NEW EQUIPMENT. SO IN A FEW MONTHS, WE SHOULD BE READY. IF YOU WANT ME TO JUST TAKE A HAND, VOTE ON THIS ONE.

I'M NOT SHOWING UP ON YOUR SCREEN. NOPE. OKAY. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, FOLKS. LET'S BY SHOW OF HANDS. THIS IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT IS UNANOUS. ALRIGHTY. ON TO OUR FIRST ZONING CASE. CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF THOMAS. REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A USED GOOD RETAIL SALES INDOORS USE. THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT

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3338 BROADWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 314. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? CARE TO CARE TO COME ON DOWN? AND IF YOU WILL, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE. AND WE HAVE SOME SPEAKER CARDS THAT I THINK ARE OUT THERE. IF YOU'LL FILL ONE OUT LATER AND HAND IT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY. APPRECIATE IT. HELLO, MY NAME IS LEE THOMAS. ADDRESS IS 333 BROADWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 314. ALRIGHTY. GOOD EVENING. ANYTHING YOU CARE TO ADD? WE HEARD THE STAFF BRIEFING AND EVERYTHING. OH, THIS IS NEW TO ME, SO THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE.

JUST. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY. I MEAN, I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE, THE. WELL, ONE OF THE RESPONSES IN TERMS OF HOW THE AREA COULD BE NEGATIVELY, NEGATIVELY IMPACTED OR I WANT TO SAY THAT IT WOULD BE POSITIVELY IMPACTED BECAUSE WE'RE NOT JUST A REGULAR THRIFT STORE, WE'RE NOT A 500 AND 1C3. WE ACTUALLY SELECT THINGS OURSELVES, AS MY CONCEPT IS TO HAVE A SAKS FIFTH AVENUE OF THE THRIFT STORES. YOU HAVE THE BEST THINGS THAT WE ARE PHILANTHROPISTS. WE ALSO HAVE STUDENTS. WE DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH. WE ALLOW THE YOUTH TO COME IN AND LEARN FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, HOW TO RUN BUSINESS, HOW TO BE BUSINESS, HOW TO BE POSITIVE INFLUENCES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ALONG WITH THAT, PREPARE FOR JOB SEARCHES THAT COME IN. THEY CAN GET CLOTHING THAT'S GIVEN TO THEM, DRESS FOR SUCCESS. IT'S THE BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN IN A THRIFT STORE. IT'S MORE THAN A THRIFT STORE. TRUST ME. I HAVE TO COME OUT AND SEE IT. I MEAN, IT'S YOU. WELL, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME THERE, THEY WERE UPSET THAT IT WASN'T A THRIFT STORE BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IT, BUT THEY WERE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, THIS IS TOO MUCH. THIS STUFF IS TOO NICE IN HERE. AND THE PRICES ARE WELL, I'VE COME TO A POINT TO WHERE I'M NOT A I'M NOT A MONEY HUNGRY PERSON. I WANT TO SEE PEOPLE SUCCEED. AND IF IT MEANS GIVING THE BEST OF THE BEST, A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN MOVE FORWARD. COMING OUT OF JOB, CORPS HAD HAD SOME YOUNG GUY THAT COME IN AND TEACH THEM HOW TO WORK HARD AND, AND EARN, EARN THEIR KEEPS. THEN WHEN THEY COME OUT, THEY'VE GRADUATED. I HAVE ONE GUY THAT'S GRADUATED THAT GRADUATED LAST MONTH. NOW HE'S MOVING INTO HIS APARTMENT. WHEN HE'S MOVING TO HISPARTMENT, GUESS WHAT? HE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. COME TO THE STORE, GET THE BEST OF THE BEST, AND THEN MOVE ON. SO. ALL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? COMMISSIONER PARIS? THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROPOSED THE PROPOSED CHANGE THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THIS WITH THIS PROPERTY. MY QUESTION FOR YOU I, DID YOU RECEIVE THE DENIAL COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF, AND DID YOU UNDERSTAND THEIR REASON FOR DENIAL? WELL, THE ONE DENIAL THAT I RECEIVED, I THINK THEY SAID IT WAS OUTSIDE THE AREA AND THEY WERE JUST THEY WERE BASICALLY JUST SAYING HOW IT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE AREA. IF IT'S GOING FORWARD WITH, I GUESS, REGULAR RETAIL OR, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER THEY WANT TO BUILD THE GARDEN AREA. I DID SEE THAT. AND WHEN I SEEN THAT THIS IS SPECIFIC, A SPECIFIC US, AND WE SPECIFICALLY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER THRIFT STORES, WE ARE. YOU KNOW, IF I'M ANSWERING THE QUESTION, YOU KNOW, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD THE, THE BEST USE OF LAND, THE BEST USE OF LAND. AND THEN IF THERE WERE OTHER OPTIONS THAT YOU CONSIDERED, SINCE IT'S NOT FITTING THE FUTURE. LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS, ACCORDING TO STAFF AND ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS. AND SO I WANTED TO JUST SEE IF YOU HAD OTHER OPTIONS TO CONSIDER THAT YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNDERSTAND FOR THIS SPECIFIC USE. SO I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT AND THE DENIAL AND THE REASON. SO OKAY.

THANK YOU. IF I COULD ADD TO THAT. PRIOR TO US GOING INTO THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH, WITH THE LANDLORD, I BELIEVE IT WAS REZONE THREE YEARS AGO AND IT WAS A THRIFT STORE BEFORE, SO WE

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HAD ALREADY HAD ALL OUR THRIFTED ITEMS, YOU KNOW, PREPARED TO GO IN AND WE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, SIGNED THE CONTRACT. AND IT WASN'T UNTIL WE GOT TO CO TILL WE FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD TO BUY ALL NEW THINGS. SO WE DID GET ALL NEW THINGS AND, AND WE JUST BLENDED IN WITH ALL THE OTHER RESALE STUFF WHICH ARE NEW THINGS AS WELL. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT I JUST FOR ME OR FOR OUR BUSINESS, I WOULDN'T SEE A WHOLE BIG DIFFERENCE FROM NEW, NEW THINGS VERSUS RESALE BECAUSE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE SAME IN TERMS OF WHAT WE PUT OUT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DALTON. THEN, COMMISSIONER JENKINS, EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. MR. THOMAS. YOU MENTIONED A WHILE AGO. EXCUSE ME. PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND WORKED WITH YOU AND MOVED ON, GOT THEIR OWN APARTMENTS AND MOVED ON IS YOU HAVE ANOTHER LOCATION SIMILAR TO THIS OPERATING? NO, SIR. I'M A RETIRED PASTOR, SO I'VE ALWAYS ADVOCATED FOR THE YOUTH TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A FOOTING IN LIFE AND MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY SOMEBODY OR, YOU KNOW, OR I YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A GIVE AND TAKE. IT'S A PHILANTHROPY TYPE PROCESS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE YOUNG MEN, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WIN. SO YEAH, I ASIDE FROM AT HOME, THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER LOCATION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HAVING A BRICK AND MORTAR. BUT PRIOR TO THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS A RETIRED PASTOR. SO. SO YOU'VE NOT BEEN OPERATING A FACILITY LIKE THIS WITH OTHER PEOPLE WORKING WITH YOU? NO, SIR. LIKE I SAID, JUST AT HOME.

WE HAVE A FLEET. WE HAD A FLEA MARKET, AND IT WAS OUTSIDE, BUT FOR A BRICK AND MORTAR, I MEAN, TEXAS WEATHER WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO STAY OUTSIDE. IT WAS JUST RUINED OUR PRODUCT. SO WE HAD TO BRING IT ON THE INSIDE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER JENKINS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT COMMISSIONER PARRIS HAS SAID, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN HERE THIS EVENING AND GIVING US YOUR SORT OF BACKGROUND AND HISTORY AND INTENT. I'VE GOT TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST QUESTION IS THE PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE PROVISION IS FOR 20 YEARS. IF THE COMMISSION WERE TO RECOMMEND AND AS THE AS THE CHAIR WILL LIKELY SAY, AGAIN, WE ARE JUST A RECOMMENDING BODY. THIS WILL GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL, WHETHER WE APPROVE IT OR DENY IT. THAT BEING SAID, IF WE WERE TO RECOMMEND A SHORTER PROVISION TIMEFRAME. SO INSTEAD OF THE 20 YEARS THAT YOU'VE REQUESTED, LET'S SAY FIVE YEARS, LET'S SAY FOUR YEARS, A VERY SMALL TIME FRAME, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT, OR WOULD YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY. I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT. I BELIEVE WHEN MATT WAS SPEAKING, I THINK HE SAID THAT YOU WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO FILE FOR 20 YEARS OR 25, SO I WOULDN'T, I WOULDN'T OBJECT TO THAT. THANK YOU SIR. SECOND QUESTION IS YOU'VE MOTIONED TO THE YOUNG MAN STANDING BEHIND YOU AS THE LANDLORD. THE QUESTION IS ACTUALLY FOR HIM IF HE IS THE LANDLORD AND IF HE WANTS TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF ON THE RECORD. YEAH. WE'LL NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TOO, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

YES. SO MY NAME IS KEVIN FAN, AND I REPRESENT THE LANDLORD. ADDRESS, PLEASE. OH, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR THE RECORDS. I KNOW IT'S ANNOYING, BUT. ADDRESS OF THE LANDLORD. YES. SO IT'S GOING TO BE 3616 DELTA DRIVE, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. HOW MANY OTHER THRIFT STORES OR USED SALE GOODS SERVICES ARE THERE WITHIN THIS SHOPPING CENTER? ARE THERE 1 OR 2? SO THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR FIRST THRIFT STORE WITH THE YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHY WE'RE APPLYING FOR THE LCP IS BECAUSE NO OTHER STORE WITHIN THE CENTER IS A THRIFT STORE. THIS IS A FIRST FOR US. AS IN THE PAST, LIKE LAUREN MENTIONED THREE YEARS AGO, WE USED TO HAVE A THRIFT STORE HERE AND NOW THE ZONING HAS CHANGED AND WE'RE HERE TO APPLY FOR THE LCP TO ONCE AGAIN HAVE A THIRD STORE AT THE SAME LOCATION. THANK YOU. AND FOR JUST MY OWN EDUCATION.

YES, SIR. IT'S A THRIFT STORE, THE SAME AS A USED CLOTHING GOODS STORE. I CALL IT A THRIFT STORE. HOWEVER, LIKE LAUREN MENTIONED, IT'S FROM HOW HE OPERATES. THE BUSINESS IS MORE THAN A THRIFT STORE, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH LAUREN FOR MONTHS NOW. AND THE WAY I SEE IT THAT WHEN I ENTER THEIR STORE, IT'S COMPLETELY CLEAN. IT'S NOTHING LIKE OTHER THRIFT STORE THAT I'VE BEEN TO. IT'S VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND THESE ARE, WELL, HARDWORKING PEOPLE. THEY,

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FROM WHAT THEY MENTIONED, THEY WORK WITH OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. AND THE CLOTHES THAT THEY'RE SELLING ARE CURRENTLY NEW. THEY HAVE A LOT OF USED GOODS IN THEIR INVENTORY, WHICH THEY MENTIONED WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY. AND SO I'M HERE AS THE LANDLORD TO HELP REPRESENT THEM SINCE I PUT THEM IN TO HOPEFULLY HELP THEIR BUSINESS AS WELL AS HELP THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, TO BRING MORE ATTRACTION TO THE CITY AND TO THEIR BUSINESS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. IF I'M CORRECT, THE EXISTING STORE THAT WAS THERE PROBABLY WAS VACANT LONG ENOUGH TO LOSE THE INHERENT RIGHT THAT IT HAD. COMMISSIONER DALTON, YOU JUST MENTIONED GOING INTO THE STORE AND SEEING WHAT HE HAS. SO YOU'RE TELLING US HE'S OPERATING A STORE RIGHT NOW? IT'S CLOSED RIGHT NOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YOU HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING IN IN RESPONSE TO COMMISSIONER PERRY'S QUESTION, YOU SAID YOU HAVE NEW CLOTHES IN THERE, TOO. YEAH. WELL, IS THERE A PERCENTAGE, YOU WOULD SAY, OF NEW VERSUS USED? WELL, YEAH.

WHEN WE GOT THE CEO, I HAD TO GO AND PURCHASE ALL NEW ITEMS. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE FILED THE SUP. SO I CAN IMPLEMENT WHAT I ALREADY HAD PRIOR TO BUYING NEW, NEW NEW PRODUCT. AND THIS WILL BE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. IS THERE ANY KIND OF PERCENTAGE BREAK OFF OF NEW CLOTHING VERSUS USE THAT WOULD. NO. THIS USE IS CLASSIFIED AS USED. GOOD RETAIL SALES AND OR IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PERCENTAGE CLASSIFICATION FOR US. I KNOW IN ALCOHOLIC AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THERE ARE CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF EACH ONE OF THOSE. OKAY. SO IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. ALL RIGHTY. LET ME ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS CASE? I SEE NONE. LOOKS LIKE IT'S UP TO US NOW. SO IF WE MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YEAH. ANY COMMENTS? I DO HAVE ONE THAT I WENT BY THE PLACE AND THE DISPLAY IN THE FRONT LOOKED PRETTY NICE. YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T RATTY CLOTHES OR ANYTHING. THEY LOOKED LIKE PRETTY NICE CLOTHES. AND I KNOW MY GRANDDAUGHTERS LIKE TO SHOP AT PLACES LIKE THAT. SO I THINK IT'S ANOTHER GENERATIONAL THING TOO. IT'S NOT JUST POOR FOLKS, BUT IT'S EVERYBODY ELSE WHO LIKES VINTAGE CLOTHING OR OTHER THINGS TOO. AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SHORTER TIMELINE. YEAH, WE HAD THE RECOMMENDED PERIOD FOR THAT, BUT A SHORTER TIMELINE I THINK MAY BE IN ORDER IF WE PASS THIS. COMMISSIONER ROSE AND THEN COMMISSIONER ABLE, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU JUST SAID, A SHORTER TIME FRAME. I WOULD SAY PROBABLY A FIVE YEAR APPROVAL. SEE WHERE IT GOES ON THE IN THE COUNCIL. OKAY. COMMISSIONER ABLE I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYTHING THAT WE DID IN OUR JOINT SESSION THE OTHER DAY. AND I AGREE THAT 20 YEARS IS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT EXCESSIVE. I WOULD BE ENTERTAINING TO A 3 TO 5 YEAR AS WELL BECAUSE HONESTLY, IT PUTS SOMETHING INTO THAT LOCATION THAT MAY BRING REVENUE. SO YEAH, AND THIS LOCATION AS I DROVE BY IS PRETTY FULL. IT'S GOT SOME USES IN IT THAT MAY NOT BE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY WANTS, BUT IT'S FULL, IT'S ACTIVE AND PROBABLY GOOD FOR THE SURROUNDING. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DO IT. DO I HEAR A MOTION? COMMISSIONER. PARIS. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF A FIVE YEAR SUP FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PARIS.

AND I HEARD A SECOND BY, I BELIEVE, COMMISSIONER ROSE FOR A FIVE YEAR TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST, EXCEPT THAT IT BE A FIVE YEAR SUP. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT. NOPE. SORRY, SIR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY, SHOW OF HANDS AGAIN,

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FOLKS. ALL IN FAVOR? THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE. AGAIN, THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. ONE THING I FORGOT TO DO IN MY INTRODUCTION WAS MENTION THAT ALL APPLICANTS HAVE 15 MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE THREE MINUTES. BUT, HEY, WE'RE UNDER CONTROL HERE. ALL RIGHTY. ITEM THREE. BE THE CONSIDERATION, APPLICATION OF CLAIM OR ENGINEERING. THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN POSTPONED AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT. SO THAT MAY COME AT A FURTHER DATE. IF IT DOES COME, NEW NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. OUR LAST ITEM ON

[c. Consideration of the application of Yesenia Morales, requesting approval of a change in zoning from Community Retail (CR) District to Single-Family-5 (SF-5) District. The site is located at 409 School Street (District 8) (File Z 24-40)]

THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS ITEM THREE C CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF JACINDA MORALES REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY SF5 DISTRICT. THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 409 SCHOOL STREET. I KNOW THE APPLICANT IS HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT TONIGHT OR WANTED PRESENTATION OR NOT. NO.

COMMISSIONER ABEL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS AS STATED BY STAFF. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ABEL AND I HEARD A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALTON TO APPROVE THIS APPLICATION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. ANY DISCUSSION? I DID FORGET TO ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WE SHOULD SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. BUT THERE'S TWO. YEAH. THE APPLICANT, APPLICANT AND HER REPRESENTATIVE ARE HERE. YEAH. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AND LET'S DO A SHOW OF HANDS AGAIN. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE C. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. AND SO UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS FEBRUARY 10TH AT 630. IT IS NOW

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