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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 11TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE CITY OF GARLAND PLANNING COMMISSION. WE ARE GOING TO RECESS FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. WE'RE WAITING ON SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM CITY STAFF TO JOIN US. AS SOON AS THEY GOOD EVENING AGAIN AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 11TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE CITY OF GARLAND PLANNING COMMISSION. OBVIOUSLY, I AM NOT THE CHAIR. CHAIRMAN ROBERTS IS AWAY ON TRAVEL. WE WISH HIM SAFE TRAVELS. IT IS THE CUSTO AND PRACTITICE OF THIS COMMISSION TO BEGIN EVERY MEETING WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A PRAYER, GENERALLY LED BY ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS. THIS EVENING'S PRAYER IS GOING TO BE LED BY COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED OR YOU NEEDN'T. PARTICIPATE IN THE PRAYER IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO. IT'S A PERSONAL DECISION, AND YOUR DECISION WILL NOT REFLECT ON ANY APPLICATION BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING. NEVER HAS, NEVER WILL. COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. THANK YOU SIR. PRAYER. PLEASE, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU ON THIS COMMISSION. I ASK YOUR BLESSING ON EACH PERSON HERE TONIGHT AND OUR FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT US. THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE AND THE DAILY PROVISIONS YOU PROVIDE. I ASK YOUR BLESSING ON THIS CITY, OUR STATE AND NATION. WE ASK THE BLESSINGS ON OUR POLICE AND FIRE FOLKS WHO PROTECT US EVERY DAY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERY PROVISION YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO EACH OF US. IN CHRIST'S NAME I PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. LET'S PLAY THE PLEDGE. 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. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, THERE ARE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TO OUR APPLICANTS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS, TO ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? ALL APPLICANTS ARE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR CASE, AND OTHER S SPEAKER, SUPPORTERS OR THOSE IN OPPOSITION WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, PLEASE MAKE CERTAIN TO SIGN IN AT THE KIOSK IN THE LOBBY, OR COME DOWN TO GRAB A SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY SECRETARY. IF YOU'RE SPEAKING, OF COURSE, FOR A GROUP OR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, WE GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
AFTER ALL, SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THE APPLICANT WILL THEREAFTER BE PROVIDED WITH A FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO ALL COMMENTS. PLEASE, IF YOU DO CHOOSE, COME CHOOSE TO COME DOWN TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
PLEASE PROVIDE THE CITY SECRETARY WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD.
[a. July 28, 2025 Plan Commission Minutes]
OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING IS. LET'S SEE THE ITEM ONE A THE JULY 28TH, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES. DISCUSSION. SEEING. NONE. COMMISSIONER PARIS. MR. CHAIRMAN, I REQUEST TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 28TH, 2025. I SEE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? SEEING? NO DISCUSSION. CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE VOTE TO BE CAST, AND THAT PASSES[a. Z 23-11 Maxshield Services, LLC./Olusoj Ojerinde (District 7)]
UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. FIRST ZONING ITEM TONIGHT IS ITEM TWO A.THAT'S FILE Z 23 DASH 11. CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF MAX SHIELD SERVICES LLC. DASH LOS ALTOS. OH, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY HORRIBLE MIS MISCOMMUNICATION WITH THAT REQUESTING APPROVAL OF ONE A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BASE ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN. THAT'S SF SEVEN FOUR DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED USE ON A PROPERTY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN SF SEVEN AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR DWELLING SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED USE. SITE IS LOCATED AT 5702 NORTH JUPITER. THAT'S DISTRICT SEVEN. GOOD EVENING MA'AM. GOOD EVENING.
COMMISSIONERS STAFF RECOMMENDS THIS ITEM BE TABLED TO A FUTURE MEETING DATE. JUST BECAUSE THE APPLICANT HAS KIND OF THROWN OUT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ZONING OPTIONS. SO HE NEEDS MORE TIME TO KIND OF GET ALL HIS DUCKS IN A ROW. SO WE RECOMMEND THIS BE TABLED TO A FUTURE DATE. OKAY, I HEAR THAT ANY COMMISSIONER ROSE. I MOVE WE POSTPONE THIS INDEFINITELY. I SEE A SECOND BY
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COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? SEEING NONE. CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. YES. COME ON. AND WE ARE WORKING ON A NEW SYSTEM. FORGIVE US AS WE LEARN HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY ALL OVER AGAIN. HERE WE GO. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO FOR CLARIFICATION THAT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT LAST ITEM THAT WAS FILED, Z 23 DASH 11, HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. THAT'S CORRECT.OKAY. I SEE THAT WE HAD SPEAKER CARDS ON THAT ITEM. JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, THAT FILE HAS BEEN POSTPONED BECAUSE THE APPLICANT IS NOT PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD THIS EVENING. SO IF YOU'RE PREPARED TO SPEAK ON THIS, WE ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT REQUEST. OKAY.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM THIS EVENING. YES. MY NAME UP THERE FOR THE VOTE. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE IT WAS CAPTURED. OKAY. IT SAYS SEVEN, BUT MY NAME WASN'T THERE. IT WAS NOT. YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY VOTES ARE CAPTURING. CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY. YEAH. AND I HIT. YES.
AND I HIT SEND. OKAY. YES. YEAH. AND WHILE WE WORK THROUGH OUR TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE COMPUTERS. IT'S NOT THE NEXT, NEXT ZONING ITEM THIS EVENING IS
[b. Z 25-20 Kimley-Horn (District 2)]
ITEM TWO B. THAT'S FILE Z 25 DASH 22 THE APPLICATION OF KIMLEY HORN REQUESTING APPROVAL OF ONE SPECIFIC USE PROVISION OR SUP FOR FUEL PUMPS. RETAIL USE ON PROPERTY, ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR FUEL PUMPS. RETAIL USE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 2000 EAST CENTER ROAD AND DISTRICT TWO, MA'AM. COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A FUEL PUMPS RETAIL USE ON THE PROPERTY. ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL. THE PROPERTY'S ADDRESS IS 2000 EAST CENTERVILLE AND THE APPLICANT IS KIMLEY HORN, AND THE SITE IS ABOUT 1.856 ACRES. AND IT'S PART OF A LARGER TRACT OF LAND. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE SITE IN BLUE, AND THEN THE LARGER SITE IS NOT UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR ZONING. THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS PROVIDE A MIX OF RETAIL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES. THIS CENTER SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY SCALED TO ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THIS TYPE OF CENTER IS PREDOMINANTLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, NONRESIDENTIAL. NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE SERVED BY LOCAL ROADS AND TRANSIT ROUTES, AND THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE SITE.AND THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SCP APPLICATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE CONVENIENCE STORE IN THE BLUE AND THE FUEL PUMPS RIGHT HERE. AND ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE FROM EAST MILLER ROAD AND FROM CENTERVILLE ROAD. THE APPLICANT DID WORK WITH THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM, AND THEY DID CONCLUDE THAT THERE WILL BE A DECELERATION LANE. IF THIS IS APPROVED, THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED ALONG EAST CENTERVILLE ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN SCP FOR A 25 YEAR TIME PERIOD, AND THE SCP POLICY GUIDELINES DO RECOMMEND A PERIOD OF 20 TO 25 YEARS. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS GAS STATION REQUEST JUST BECAUSE THERE IS ALREADY AN EXISTING GAS STATION CATERCORNER DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE SITE, AND THERE ARE TWO EXISTING GAS STATIONS WITHIN AN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE RADIUS OF THIS SITE. SO STAFF DOES BELIEVE THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIVERSITY OF ELEVATED USES, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL. UPCOMING
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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS. SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO CREATE SOME SORT OF GATHERING AREA. BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THE AMOUNT OF GAS STATIONS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR THIS SITE. THERE WERE TEN LETTERS RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST. ONE COMMENT NOTED THAT THERE ARE ALREADY EXISTING GAS STATIONS WITHIN THE VICINITY. OF THIS AREA. AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE REQUEST. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS? NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MA'AM, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT THIS EVENING? AND DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT YOU NEED HELP WITH? OKAY. I REALLY JUST KIND OF WANTED I'M LYRA WITH ODYSSEY SERVICES GROUP. WE ARE THE OWNERS REP FOR CASES KIMBERLY HORN CIVIL ENGINEERING FIRM THAT WE'RE USING, SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION ON OUR BEHALF AND CASES BEHALF. SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO SPEND I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE. BEFORE YOU BEGIN, I HAVE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. OH, SORRY. 1824 SOUTHWICK DRIVE, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS. THANK YOU. I USED TO WORK FOR A CITY AND ALWAYS FORGET THAT STUFF. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BACKGROUND ON ON CASES. I DON'T KNOW WHO ALL'S FAMILIAR WITH IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PRIMARILY IN TEXAS OR THEY HAVEN'T BEEN. THEY'RE THEY WERE A SMALL CONVENIENCE STORE CHAIN THAT STARTED IN 1968, IN IN THE IOWA IN THE STATE OF IOWA. IT WAS JUST THE OWNERS KIND OF HAD A RURAL COMMUNITY THAT REALLY HAD A LOT OF GOODS AND GAS SERVICES THAT WEREN'T REPRESENTED THERE. SO IT WAS KIND OF A WAY FOR THEM TO KIND OF BRING THE SMALL TOWN, YOUR LOCAL GROCER, YOUR LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE TO THE TO THE CITY. THEY'VE GROWN TO 2900 STORES NOW, PRIMARILY IN THE MIDWEST, DOWN TO ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. THEY RECENTLY GOT INTO TEXAS THROUGH THE LONE STAR CONVENIENCE STORE ACQUISITIONS THAT THEY ACQUIRED UP NORTH DALLAS, NORTH OF DALLAS, UP IN THE SHERMAN AREA. SO THAT'S KIND OF BEEN THEIR ENTRY. AND THEY'VE REALLY LOOKED AT KIND OF LOOKING AT COMMUNITIES LIKE GARLAND LIKE AND KIND OF THE THEY CAN STILL PORTRAY THE SAME STYLE STORE THAT THEY WANT TO PORTRAY, KIND OF IN THAT, YOU KNOW, SMALLER WHERE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATION MENTALITY. RIGHT. SO THEY ENTERED THE MARKET ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. SO THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE STORES. I THINK THEY SPENT ABOUT 4 TO $5 MILLION PER STORE AND CAPITAL. AND I THINK THIS IS THE SECOND LOCATION. THEY'VE IDENTIFIED GARLAND AS A PLACE THEY WANT TO BE. SO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT A 8 TO $10 MILLION INVESTMENT IN HERE, THE SECOND ONE GETS APPROVED. THEY THEY DO BRING A DECENT AMOUNT OF AN EMPLOYEE BASE. I MEAN, EACH STORE EMPLOYS 25 TO 30 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE MULTIPLE SHIFTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE ONE THING THEY DO HAVE IN THE STORE OFFERING, THEY HAVE A FRESH MADE SCRATCH EVERY DAY PIZZA OFFERING. THEY ARE ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST, KIND OF CONSIDERED IN SOME STUDIES, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE TOP FIVE PIZZA CHAINS IN THE COUNTRY. SO THEY TRY TO NOT JUST RUN A CONVENIENCE STORE, BUT THEY ALSO LOOK AT RUNNING A RESTAURANT. AND THEN I THINK THE OTHER THING TO NOTE FOR THEM IS THEY ALSO LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY KIND OF LOOK AT SOME COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THEY LOOK AT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS THEY DO THAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO ANNUALLY, KIND OF MORE. SO KIND OF DEALING WITH THE FALLEN SOLDIER ORGANIZATIONS,ITHER REPRESENTING THE FAMILY OF THOSE MILITARY PERSONNEL OR THE CHILDREN OF THE PERSONNEL OFFERING THEM SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND DOLLARS. AND THEN THEY ALSO, I THINK, IN THE LAST IN THE LAST YEAR, THEY DONATED $900,000 IN AID GRANTS TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. SO THEY TRY TO KIND OF GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE IN. AND THEN FROM A STORE PERSPECTIVE, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A CONVENIENCE STORE GAS STATION. THEY'RE NOT JUST YOUR TYPICAL MOM AND POP CONVENIENCE STORE. THEY ARE COMPANY OWNED AND OPERATED. SO EVERYBODY THAT WORKS AT THOSE STORES ARE EMPLOYEES OF CASES. THEY'RE NOT LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORES THAT ARE MORE RUN BY A MOM AND POP, AND IT'S A DEALER LOCATION.SO THEY GOT STANDARDS THEY GOT TO FULFILL. AND EVEN FROM A 7-ELEVEN COMPARING LIKE 7-ELEVEN STANDPOINT, 7-ELEVEN ARE RUN BY FRANCHISEES. CASEY'S IS RUN BY THEIOWN CORPORATE PROGRAM. SO TH'VE GOT SCORING AND GRADES THAT THEY GOT TO MEET WITH. WHEN IT COMES TO THE CLEANLINESS AND STUFF LIKE THAT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FACILITIES, THEIR TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION IS YOU DON'T USUALLY HAVE TO GET THEM TO UPGRADE THEIR BUILDING BECAUSE THEY'RE TYPICALLY A MASONRY BUILT LOCATION. SO THEY KIND OF THEY PROBABLY HATE ME FOR SAYING THIS, BUT THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR
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TO THE LOOK OF LIKE A RACETRAC OR A CASEY'S, AND THEN THEY'LL MASSAGE THEIR REQUIREMENTS TO MEET, YOU KNOW, THE EXTENDED ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CITY. AND THEN FROM THE PARKING AND LANDSCAPING PERSPECTIVE, THEY LIKE TO MEET THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO TRY TO ENHANCE THAT LOCALLY. SO THEY'RE NOT AN EYESORE. THEY'RE ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT BLENDS IN WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO I THINK FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I KIND OF WANT TO GIVE A BACKGROUND BECAUSE I THINK LAST TIME IT'S HARD WHEN THEY COME INTO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AND THEY'RE NEW TO THE MARKET. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH SUBMITTAL, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SIR. COME ON BACK.GOT A QUESTION, COMMISSIONER ROSE, DO YOU HAVE ANY ILLUSTRATIONS OR PICTURES OR DRAWINGS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT SHOW US WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE? OR IS IT JUST GOING TO BE A GAS STATION WHERE YOU CAN BUY A SANDWICH OR SOMETHING? LET ME SEE. I DON'T HAVE IT UP HERE. IN FRONT OF ME. STEPHANIE, YOU DON'T HAVE THE ELEVATION RIGHT THERE, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU JUST HAVE TO GET TO IT. I HAVE I HAVE ONE OF THEIR WEBSITES. CAN I CIRCULATE THIS TO YOU GUYS? SO THIS IS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE. THIS IS TONY COMMISSIONER. HE'S KIND OF ONE OF THEIR LOGIN PORTALS THERE. SO KIND OF WHAT THE. YOU KNOW THEY CAN. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH. YOUR RECENT ENTRY IN MILWAUKEE. SO YOU'RE UP HERE. THIS IS YOU HAVE TO BREAK. SO IT'S VERY SIMILAR AND WITHIN ONE TOWN OVER THE GAS. THIS WILL BE FIVE DISPENSERS. SO FIVE UNITS. SO YOU'LL HAVE A COMPANY OFFICE. SO IT'S NOT OVERLY IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE 20 DIFFERENT. IT'S A SMALL. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER PARIS, THANK YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH JUST SOME OF THE BACKGROUND AROUND THIS, THIS FUEL PUMP STATION, I GUESS, OR GAS STATION. YOU HEARD THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. WHAT? ARE THERE ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT YOU ALL HAVE OR WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR RESPONSE? I'M JUST CURIOUS OF YOUR FEEDBACK BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE HEARD, SOME OF THE OTHER USES FOR THE LAND. SO HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER OPTIONS THAT YOU ALL CONSIDERED OTHER OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF A CONVENIENCE STORE GAS STATION FOR THE PROPERTY BECAUSE YOU HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF AND THE REASON WHY. YEAH. SO NOT REALLY. I MEAN FOR US, I THINK CASEY'S REALIZES THAT'S A, THAT'S A, A HEAVILY TRAVELED PART CORNER WHERE I THINK WHEN THEY DID THEIR ANALYSIS, I THINK DESPITE THE NUMBER OF GAS STATIONS THAT ARE IN THE AREA, JUST THAT ONE ACROSS THE STREET, I HAD LOOKED IT UP. I MEAN, IT'S JUST A, I THINK A SMALLER TEXACO. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES. SO I THINK BASED ON THAT AND THE POPULATION DENSITY AND ROOFTOPS AND PROJECTED ROOFTOPS IN THE AREA, SINCE THEY'RE NOT JUST A CONVENIENCE STORE OR A PLACE TO PUMP GAS AND GRAB BEER AND CIGARETTES, THEY OFFER MORE OF THE PIZZA OFFERING. AND THEY ALSO HAVE FRESH SANDWICH OFFERING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK FOR THEM, THEY FEEL IT'S A IT'S A GOOD LOCATION TO BE AT BECAUSE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST CAPTURE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT ARE PASSING ON THROUGH FROM A SIDE ENHANCEMENTS, ENHANCEMENT STANDPOINT. I THINK IT BEING A HARD CORNER, I THINK IF NEEDED TO, I THINK CASEY'S WOULD BE OPEN TO JUST LIKE ENHANCED LANDSCAPING AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE REQUIREMENT TO BRICK THE FUEL CANOPY COLUMNS TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A HOMEY FEEL AND NOT JUST STEEL CANOPY COLUMNS TO GO ALONG WITH THE CANOPY, I THINK THEY'D BE WILLING. THEY'RE WILLING TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ITEMS THAT THEY DO. AND LOTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING. I THINK IN SOME AREAS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET IN AN AREA THAT'S LIKE A WALKABLE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE A SUGGESTION TO PUT THE BUILDING UP FRONT, PUT THE CANADA PUMPS BEHIND THE STORE.
BUT I THINK EVERY MAJOR CONVENIENCE STORE RETAILER WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE IS A CERTAIN LOSS OF REVENUE AND CAPTURING TRAFFIC OUTSIDE YOUR DAY TO DAY ROUTINE. HOMEOWNERS THAT YOU SEE
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A SIGNIFICANT DROP ON THEIR REVENUE. SO I THINK GOING TO THE EXTENT OF DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY WOULD BE OPEN TO. AND ESPECIALLY AT A HARD CORNER LIKE THAT, IT'S MORE HEAVY, HIGHER SPEED TRAFFIC VERSUS KIND OF A MAIN STREET APPEAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. NO PROBLEM. COMMISSIONER ROSE, WILL THERE BE A RESTAURANT WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO IN, SIT DOWN AND EAT A SANDWICH OR EAT A PIZZA OR WHATEVER IN THIS RESTAURANT? YES. THEY'LL HAVE SOME A FEW SEATINGS. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU. IT'S NOT LIKE WHEN YOU SEE A MCDONALD'S NEXT TO A, A, A OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE YOU PROBABLY GONNA HAVE LIKE 3 OR 4 SEATS, A PLACE FOR THE, THE PERSON THAT WANTS TO SIT THERE LOCALLY CAN GRAB A SANDWICH OR YOU GOT, YOU KNOW, LONG CRUISE OR PEOPLE LIKE THAT THAT ARE DRIVING THE STREETS AND NEED TO GET LUNCH. THEY'LL GO IN THERE, GET LUNCH, THEY CAN EAT REAL QUICK, OR THEY CAN TAKE TO THEIR CAR AND HIT THE ROAD. THERE WILL BE SOME SEATING. SEATING? YEAH.OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE. DOES THE APPLICANT OWN THE ENTIRETY OF THE LAND AND IF SO, IS THERE AN INTENT OR PLAN TO USE THE REMAINING PORTION ANY PARTICULAR WAY? NO. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BUY THAT HARD CORNER. AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE HERE. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE STILL MARKETING THE REST OF IT, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH OKAY. THANK YOU SIR.
YES, SIR. I DID WANT TO KIND OF REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT WHAT'S BEFORE YOU IS THE USE, NOT THE USER. SO YOU'RE CONSIDERING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR FUEL PUMPS, RETAIL? NOT SPECIFICALLY CASES. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT REMINDER. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE.
COMMISSIONERS ENTERTAIN A MOTION DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER DALTON, YOU ARE FIRST. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT COMING DOWN. I, I TEND TO AGREE WITH STAFF ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE.
THERE IS TWO VERY LARGE GAS STATIONS JUST UP CENTERVILLE ROAD AT 66 FROM THIS LOCATION, NOT JUST THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET. AND THOSE TWO STATIONS ARE VERY LARGE WITH FULL SERVICE SANDWICH SHOPS, FAST FOOD LOCATIONS IN THEM. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE BEST USE OF THIS PARTICULAR CORNER. SO WITHOUT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMEMENDATIN TO DENY. WE HAVE A SECOND.
COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS, DO YOU AGREE WITH THE MOTION? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DALTON TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND DENY, BASED UPON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM. SEEING NO DISCUSSION. CITY SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE PREPARE A VOTE? SO. THAT. CHAIR. I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE THE MOTION WAS TO APPROVE THE DENIAL. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW WHAT YES VERSUS WHAT NO WOULD BE HERE. SO ARE WE. IS THE VOTE TO DENY. SO A YES VOTE WILL BE TO DENY THE. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF UNCLEAR.
YOU CLEARED IT UP A LITTLE. BUT THEN THAT ALSO ADDED TO THE CONFUSION BECAUSE IT SOUNDED DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WHAT HE SAID. BUT WE'RE NEVER CONFUSED. THANK YOU. WE ALWAYS MEAN EXACTLY WHAT WE SAY.XACTLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE VOTE IS TO DENY. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE MISSING ONE PERSON. ALL RIGHT. THE. ALL RIGHT,
[c. Z 25-27 Kang Lin (District 6)]
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GENTLEMEN, THE NEXT ITEM ON THIS NEXT ITEM THIS EVENING, EXCUSE ME, IS ITEM TWO C, THAT'S FILE Z 2527. CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF KANG LIN REQUESTING APPROVAL OF ONE A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES. USE ON PROPERTY. ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PD DISTRICT 2320 FOR INDUSTRIAL USES AND TO A CONCEPT PLAN FOR PERSONAL SERVICE SERVICES USE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 1914 SOUTH JUPITER ROAD, SUITE A, DISTRICT SIX. GOOD EVENING, MADAM COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AN SCP FOR A PERSONAL SERVICES USE, SPECIFICALLY A SPA AND THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE CENTER. BUT IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED, IT WOULD BE APPROVED FOR PERSONAL SERVICES USE PERIOD. AND THE PROPERTY DOES HAVE A BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF INDUSTRIAL. SO THIS IS THE ADDRESS 1914 SOUTH JUPITER. AND THE REQUEST IS FOR AN EXISTING BUILDING. AND THE SUITE IS 1200FT■S IN SIZE. AND THIS IS TE SITE. AND IT THE ENTIRE AREA AROUND IT IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. AND IT'S ALSO SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL USES LIKE SWITCH STATION, WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION MANUFACTURING USES. SO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS BUSINESS CENTER. BUSINESS CENTERS PROVIDE A CLUSTER OF BUSINESS OFFICES AND OR LOW IMPACT INDUSTRY, INCLUDING CAMPUS STYLE CAMPUS TYPE DEVELOPMENT THAT CUMULATIVELY EMPLOY LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE. OPERATIONS WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT TYPE OCCUR INTERNAL TO BUILDINGS, RESULTING IN MINIMUM NEGATIVE MINIMAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS SUCH AS SOUND, AIR TRAFFIC, OUTDOOR LIGHTING, STORAGE, AND ETC. AND ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TYPES IN ARCHITECTURE, CHARACTER, SCALE AND INTENSITY. THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SITE. AND THIS IS THE SUITE TO THE LEFT. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO OCCUPY THE EXISTING ONE OF THE TWO EXISTING VACANT SUITES AND UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, IT DOES REQUIRE AN SUP FOR THE USE.THE PD ITSELF WAS APPROVED FOR. IT DID ALLOW CERTAIN USES. IT ALLOWED RETAIL. IT ALLOWED RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THROUGH FUEL PUMPS AND AN AUTOMATED CAR WASH. SO ALTHOUGH IT DOES HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, THE PD ITSELF DOES ALLOW FOR RETAIL USES. SO FOR THIS PARTICULAR USE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR A 20 YEAR TIME PERIOD FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICE USE. AND OUR SCP POLICY GUIDELINES RECOMMEND A PERIOD OF 20 TO 30 YEARS. SO ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE, STAFF IS SEEKING PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT TRICKY BECAUSE YES, THE CURRENT PD DOES SUPPORT, AS WE CAN SEE WITH WHAT IT ALLOWS FOR RETAIL USES THAT DOES THAT. I MEAN, IT DOES SERVE THE SURROUNDING INDUSTRIAL USES FOR THE WORKERS THAT DO CURRENTLY WORK THERE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL USES. SO IT COULD BE CONSIDERED OUT OF PLACE DEPENDING UPON HOW YOU WANT TO SEE IT. BUT IT COULD ALSO SERVE AS AN ADDED ADDITION OR BENEFIT TO THE EXISTING SITE. SO STAFF IS SEEKING COMMISSION'S DIRECTION ON THIS ONE. SO WE DID RECEIVE ONE LETTER IN SUPPORT WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. AND THEN WE DID ALSO RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION LETTER IN OPPOSITION WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. AND FOR THE FEEDBACK THAT WE DID GET, WE DID FOR THE SUPPORT. THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE IN SUPPORT AS LONG AS THEY DIDN'T PARK ON THEIR PROPERTY. AND THIS WAS THE PERSON THAT SENT IN. THIS LETTER IS ACROSS THE STREET. SO THERE'S SUFFICIENT PARKING FOR THIS SITE. IT ONLY REQUIRES FIVE PARKING SPACES. STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU MA'AM. COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. YES? COULD YOU GO BACK? I THINK WE HAVE ON THE INFORMATION IT SAYS GAS PUMPS ON THERE IN ONE OF THE SLIDES. RIGHT THERE. OH, SORRY. THAT'S MY BAD. SO LET'S MAKE SURE THE. YES THAT'S THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT A FUEL PUMP. SORRY. IT'S A PERSONAL SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. UNDERSTAND. THAT'S THAT'S NOT FUEL PUMP. YES, IT'S PERSONAL SERVICE.
CORRECT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
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NONE. IS THE APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME DOWN AND MAKE A PRESENTATION? I TERRIFIED. OH, BOY. HE'S INTO THE SADDLE. I UNDERSTAND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT. OKAY. HOME ADDRESS OR 1914. NORTH JUPITER ROAD, SUITE EIGHT. AND. DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS TO SAY IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT? YES. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS MY VERY FIRST ONE.SO I BROUGHT MY NARRATIVE. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS PARTICULAR SUITE ACTUALLY IT IS GOOD FOR A PERSONAL SERVICE USE. AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A GAS STATION THERE AND ALREADY HAVE A SMOKE SHOP AND RESTAURANTS AROUND THE AREA. AND ALSO THEY HAVE A LOT OF IT'S A INDUSTRIAL PARK. AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING, DRIVING BIG TRUCKS, AND I THINK OUR BUSINESS WILL PROVIDE A GOOD SERVICE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA, FOR THE WORKERS AND EVERYTHING. AND I THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT. YEAH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COMMISSIONER ROSE, WHAT DO YOU ENVISION GOING INTO THIS SPACE, A LITTLE RESTAURANT OR WHAT? NO, IT'S A MASSAGE, FOOT MASSAGE PLACE THAT IS GOING TO PROVIDE LIKE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND LIKE DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PEOPLE, LIKE, MAYBE HAVE A LONG PERIOD OF DRIVING AND JUST TIRED OR SIMPLY HAVING PROBLEM AND ALL OUR STAFF, THEY'RE LICENSED MASSEUSE. SO, SO AND WE WILL HAVE LICENSE. EVERYBODY WILL HAVE LICENSE. EVERY YOU KNOW EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE GOOD OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. SEEING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR. WOULD YOU MIGHT WANT TO HANG AROUND. DOES ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION. NO. LIKE I SAID, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME I SEE AT LEAST DID NOT TELL ME THIS MORNING. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD TO LEAVE HERE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC CHAIR. ENTERTAIN A MOTION. AND IF COMMISSIORS. FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU'RE HITTING THE MOTION BUTTON, I'M SEEING A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALREADY ON THE RECORD BY COMMISSIONER PARIS. I DON'T KNOW IF. YEAH. SO JUST YOU MIGHT NEED TO PUSH YOUR. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. DON'T BE SHY NOW, GENTLEMEN. COMMISSIONER ABEL, I WOULD. NOT. THERE YOU GO. I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSS AMONGST OURSELVES. COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTHTH HAS ALREADY GOT A SECOND THAT'S LISTED. YOU WANT TO HOLD ON TO THAT? ALL RIGHT, CITY SECRETARY. MA'AM, CAN YOU HELP US PREPARE THE VOTE? WOODEN ME. OKAY. THANK YOU. RIGHT BEFORE, JUST TO CLARIFY, THE MOTION IS JUST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER ABEL, YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND START, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND START. THIS IS MY DISTRICT. AND I, KNOWING THIS CORNER. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THIS LOCATION. I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BRING. I, I HAVE TRUE, GENUINE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT I THINK ARE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. I WANT TO SEE WHERE Y'ALL STAND. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER
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CORNELIUS. I AGREE. I MEAN, THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT. I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ELEMENT THAT THIS TYPE OF FACILITY WOULD BRING IN. AND I JUST BELIEVE IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE COULD FIND A BETTER USE OF THAT LAND. THIS WOULD STICK OUT TO ME. I MEAN, IT JUST IT'S NOT A GOOD USE. SO I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO NOT VOTE FOR THIS ONE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? SEEING NO OTHERS. MOTION. COMMISSIONER ABEL. THANK YOU. I, YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE WOULD DENY THIS OR RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS. GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS A RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. YES. AND THAT PASSES[a. Overview of the proposed City-initiated rezoning around Holford Road and President George Bush Turnpike (Z 25-19)]
UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST ITEM ON THIS EVENING IS THE AS A MISCELLANEOUS ITEM AND A PRESENTATION BY CITY STAFF OF A PROPOSED CITY INITIATED REZONING AROUND HOLFORD ROAD AND PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE FILED Z 2519. THERE WILL BE NO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT OR WE WILL. THAT IS CORRECT. THIS IS JUST A HEADS UP FOR AN UPCOMING ITEM ON POSSIBLY AUGUST 25TH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. AS YOU ALL REMEMBER, COMMISSIONERS, A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE BROUGHT FORWARD REZONING, CITY INITIATED REZONING EFFORT FOR SOUTH GARLAND. THIS IS SIMILAR IN PROCESS. SO THIS IS ANOTHER CITY INITIATED REZONING FOR THE HOLFORD AREA. WE'RE CALLING IT HOLFORD ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT REZONING. SO APPROXIMATELY 127 ACRES. YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE PROPOSED REZONING IN TEAL. MAJORITY OF THE LAND LIES IN DISTRICT SEVEN. HOWEVER, A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF GEORGE BUSH LIES IN DISTRICT ONE AS WELL. MOST OF THE LAND CURRENTLY IS ZONED AGRICULTURAL. HOWEVER, THERE ARE TWO PARCELS THAT HAVE PD WITH NON USES ON THERE, SO THAT'S KIND OF THE OVERALL OUTLINE. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO PREPARE THE AREA FOR A VIBRANT ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT WITH A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPONENTS. YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THE SOCCER COMPLEX. OF COURSE, THAT IS GOING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOLFORD ROAD, SO WE'RE TRYING TO PREP THIS AREA, PRIME THIS AREA TO FOR TO ATTRACT OTHER USES THAT CAN COMPLEMENT THAT SOCCER COMPLEX AND MAKE IT A DESTINATION. SO WE'RE TRYING TO PREPARE IT FOR SPORTING AND EVENT DESTINATIONS, URBAN STYLE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE, MIXED USE TYPE WHERE YOU SEE RETAIL, RESTAURANTS, DINING OPTIONS IN THE FIRST FLOOR AND MULTIFAMILY ABOVE. ALSO, WE'RE PROVIDING A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC AND CIVIC SPACE IN THAT OVERALL AREA. SO RATHER THAN HAVING ONE PARCEL OF LAND HAVING A SOCCER COMPLEX, WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE THIS DESTINATION THAT'S MORE THAN THE SOCCER COMPLEX. IT'S AGAIN, IT'S AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. SO WHAT IS THE ZONING THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN THERE? WE'RE PROPOSING IT TO BE A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH AN URBAN BUSINESS BASED ZONING. YOU ALL ARE AWARE BECAUSE WITH THE SOUTH GARLAND REZONING, OUR PROPOSED ZONING WAS URBAN RESIDENTIAL AND URBAN BUSINESS. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT THOSE ZONING DISTRICTS ARE AT THAT TIME. IT'S REALLY MIXED USE, REALLY HIGH QUALITY ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPING THAT REQUIRES THINGS TO BE FRONTING THE STREET AND NOT CREATE THE SUBURBAN FEEL THAT YOU OFTEN SEE IN DIFFERENT CORNERS. SO ALL OF THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH THE URBAN BUSINESS BASED ZONING. THE REASON WE'RE DOING A PD IS BECAUSE WE ALSO, AGAIN, WITH THE SOCCER COMPLEX, WE DO THINK FULL SERVICE HOTEL WILL BE APPROPRIATE SO THAT PEOPLE COULD STAY THERE. COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT, INDOOR WILL BE APPROPRIATE THERE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN STAY. URBAN BUSINESS DOES NOT HAVE THOSE KIND OF USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT RIGHT NOW, AND WE DON'T THINK IT'S[00:40:03]
APPROPRIATE TO GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE WHOLE ALL OF URBAN BUSINESS. SO WE'RE PROPOSING A PD HERE THAT WILL HAVE THE BASE ZONING OF URBAN BUSINESS WITH A FEW MORE PERMITTED USES BY RIGHT, THAT SUPPORTS THE VISION OF A SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO PUT DETAILS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH PROTECTION AS POSSIBLE FOR THE SPRING CREEK PRESERVE. AS YOU COULD SEE, THE BOUNDARY OF THE ZONING ON THE WEST SIDE, WEST SOUTH SIDE DOES SHOW. IT LOOKS LIKE IT ABUTS SPRING CREEK PRESERVE, BUT YOU WILL SEE WHEN IT COMES THE WHEN THE CASE ACTUALLY COMES TO YOU. WE'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT BUFFER SO THAT NO DEVELOPMENT WOULD EVEN GO NEAR THE NEAR THE PRESERVE. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF OUR BIG THEMES. WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO LOOK INTO THE UPDATES FOR HOLFORD CONSTRUCTION FROM PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TOWARD NAAMAN FOREST AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NAAMAN FOREST, KIND OF BRIDGING THAT GAP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. AND ALL OF THOSE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THIS PROJECT. AND THIS PROJECT COULD BE SUPPORTING THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE WAY AS WELL. ONE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A HEAVY FOCUS ON TRAILS AND WALKABILITY SO THAT IT KIND OF THE WHOLE THING KIND OF BLENDS IN WITH THE NATURAL PRESERVE, A GEM THAT WE HAVE IN THAT AREA. SO AGAIN, I WTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A HEADS UP. WE'LL BE SENDING OUT NOTIFICATIONS FOR THIS LATER THIS WEEK. WE DID HAVE A TOWN HALL AT THE HOLFORD RECREATIONAL CENTER LAST WEEK ON THIS. RESIDENTS WERE ACCEPTING OF THE PROPOSAL AND SHOWED EXCITEMENT. SO WE'RE WORKING HEAVILY ON THE DETAILS OF THE PD AND WE HOPE TO BRING IT FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON AUGUST 25TH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH? THANK YOU SIR.NABILA, CAN YOU PERHAPS HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE LARGE PART THAT'S AG THAT THE SOCCER COMPLEX IS DESIGNED FOR. CAN WE CHANGE THAT TO PD WITH UNDER THE RESTRICTIONS? IT'S UNDER THAT IS THE SOCCER COMPLEX IS CONSIDERED UNDER THE PD? YES IT IS. THAT PARCEL IS OWNED BY THE CITY AS WELL. IF I'M. I UNDERSTAND THE USE WAS RESTRICTED. SO THE PD WILL PERMIT THAT USE BY. RIGHT.
OKAY. NOW AND THERE'S A PORTION OF THAT AREA ADJOINING THE BUSH TOLLY THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED INTO BASICALLY BUSINESS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS. IS THAT CORRECT? SOUTH OF HOLFORD? NO.
BETWEEN THAT THE LARGE GREEN AG. BETWEEN THAT AND BUSH, THERE'S I UNDERSTAND THERE'S ABOUT 10 OR 12 ACRES IN THERE THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO BE DEVELOPED INTO RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, ETC. JUST NEXT TO THE 190. YES. YES SIR. SO THE SOUTH OF HOLFORD ARE I'M TOLD HOLFORD IS RUN NORTH SOUTH.
SO I NEED TO SAY EAST OF HOLFORD AND SOUTH OF GEORGE BUSH. THAT PIECE IS ABOUT 50 ACRES FOR SOCCER COMPLEX. AND THE THIRD AND THERE 13 ACRES. WE'LL SHOW ALL OF THAT WITH THE PD. THEY'RE 13 ACRES RIGHT NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY THAT WE ARE CARVING OUT IN THE PD FOR MIXED USE COMMERCIAL NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WITH THE HOTEL USE AS WELL, POSSIBLY. AND THEN GOING OVER I'M LOOKING AT IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE FOX HEAD TO ME THERE. THAT PORTION THAT GOES DOWN TOWARDS THE CREEK OR THE SPRING CREEK PRESERVE AREA. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? OR PLEASE BRING US SOME INFORMATION ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO PRESERVE THAT AREA. THE CARVED LINE THAT YOU SEE, THE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE DOG'S HEAD IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THE SNOUT. OH YEAH. YEAH. SO DOWN TOWARDS THE SPRING CREEK. YES, SIR. NEED TO BE VERY COGNIZANT OF PROTECTING THAT AREA I'LL SPEAK TO THAT. WE'LL OBVIOUSLY BRING YOU ALL DETAILS. SO A LARGE PART THAT IS A TRACT OWNED BY A PRIVATE OWNER. SO THAT THAT PIECE, ABOUT ONE THIRD OF IT VERY CLOSE TO LIKE THAT DOG'S HEAD THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO, ABOUT SIX AND SEVEN ACRES IS FLOODPLAIN. SO IT IS UNDEVELOPABLE. ANYWAY, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO SEE THAT FOR PROPER DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN TO, FOR THE REST OF THE AREA, IF THEY WILL BE OPEN TO KIND OF DEDICATE THAT PIECE AS AN OPEN GREEN SPACE AND IT'S UNDEVELOPABLE ANYWAY. SO IT'S TRULY IN THE PROPERTY OWNER'S BEST INTEREST TO DEDICATE IT AND HAVE THE
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OTHER AREAS DEVELOPED WITH THE MIXED USE VISION. SO YES, THAT IS VERY MUCH UNDER CONSIDERATION. AND EVEN ON THE SOCCER FIELD SITE, WHICH IS EAST OF HOLFORD, THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE THE PIECE THAT HAS TREES ON IT THAT YOU SEE IN THE CURVY AREA. THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE LIMITED PARKING, MAYBE PROPOSED AT THE VERY NORTHERN SIDE, BUT THE CLOSER IT GOES TO THE CREEK, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IS PRESERVED AS WELL. SO THAT WAS THE BUFFER THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE IN THE PD. YEAH. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY'RE LOOKING AT PARKING THAT WON'T BE CONCRETE. IT'LL BE SOME KIND OF IMPERVIOUS THAT IS ALSO UNDER THE WATER.RATHER THAN RUNNING TOWARDS THE RESERVE. SO BUT THAT PIECE IS NOT PART OF THE PRESERVE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. SURE, THAT PIECE IS NOT PART OF THE PRESERVE, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM. SO WE'LL ONLY AND THE NORTHERN YOU GET, YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE SOME GAPS IN THE TREES. THOSE ARE NOT THOSE BIG OLD TREES THAT YOU SEE IN ON THE ACTUAL PRESERVE. SO THE GOAL IS TO HAVE VERY LIMITED DISTURBANCE IN THE OVERALL AREA. THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT OUR INTEREST TO BE TO PROTECT THAT PRESERVE IN ANY WAY. WE HAVE TO WE NEED TO AND IT WILL BE SPELLED OUT IN THE PD. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. COMMISSIONER ROSS, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TONIGHT? THIS JUST INFORMATION FOR US. ARE WE VOTING ON SOMETHING? THAT IS IT'S JUST INFORMATION. JUST INFORMATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION. THE PARCEL NORTH OF GEORGE BUSH AS IT STRETCHES INTO PD 2346. IS THAT ALSO CITY OWNED PROPERTY? THAT PIECE I DON'T KNOW. THAT IS NOT CITY OWNED. HOW DID WE DETERMINE THE NEED FOR THE SHAPE? WE HAVE TALKED TO ALL THE PROPERTY, ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE NOT WITHIN THAT ARE NOT ALL THE PARCELS THAT ARE NOT OWNED BY THE CITY. WE HAVE PERSONALLY, WE HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND KIND OF TALKED ABOUT, HEY, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE FEEL FOR IT? AND THAT PIECE IS ALREADY ZONED FOR MIXED USE AND THEY SEEM TO SEE VALUE IN BRINGING IT UNDER ONE BIG DISTRICT AND NOT HAVE IT LEFT OUT AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. I THINK I UNDERSTAND, STAFF THINK THEY WILL COME BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION TO GO ON TO COUNCIL? WHEN DO YOU ALL WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE? THE CALENDAR AUGUST 25TH IS WHEN WE EXPECT TO COME BACK. SO THE VERY NEXT MEETING WITH THAT, THAT AGENDA PACKET WILL HAVE THE ACTUAL PD, ALL THE DETAILS, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. SO ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE. WE'LL MAKE A PRESENTATION LIKE LIKE ALWAYS. AND THEN IT IS IF ALL GOES WELL, IF IT WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR CITY COUNCIL ANTICIPATED TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. THANK YOU SIR. I JUST WANT TO DEFINE I BELIEVE THIS THE OR TELL US WHAT PART OF THIS TRACT THE CITY CURRENTLY OWNS. SO THE PIECE THAT IS JUST EAST OF HOLFORD, SOUTH OF GEORGE BUSH, THE PIECE THAT YOU SEE IN AG, BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY TREES UNDERNEATH. THAT IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY OWN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC AND THE REST OF US TO UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THAT LARGE TRACT WITH AG IS WHAT THE CITY OF GARLAND OR WHAT THE FOUNDATION CURRENTLY OWNS. CORRECT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT ALL THE SPECIFIC PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND THEY HAVE ALL BEEN CONTACTED, AND YOU INDICATED YOU HAD A GOOD MEETING AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND TOWN HALL. YEAH, WE HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING LAST WEEK AND YEAH, THERE IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND THERE WERE LOTS OF BACK AND FORTH QUESTIONS AND WE WERE ABLE TO ANSWER MOST OF THEM. OKAY. THANK YOUOU. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. SEEING NONE THAT WILL CONCLUDE THIS THIS EVENING'S MEETING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING. I SEE NO REASON WHY YOU COULDN'T COME ON DOWN. YES OR NO? YES. COME ON DOWN. OKAY. AND LET'S HAVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. I'M WAYNE GEARY, AND I LIVE AT 5522 EXCALIBUR DRIVE IN GARLAND, AND I'M KIND OF DISAPPOINTED THAT Z 23 DASH 11 KEEPS BEING POSTPONED. THEY'RE WANTING TO PUT HOUSES ON TOP OF A
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FLOODPLAIN IN CASE A CREEK THAT. COMMONLY FLOODS. AND SO I KIND OF FEEL THAT COUNCIL SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT AND KEEP POSTPONING SO NOBODY CAN SHOW UP. SO I THINK THAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD KNOW THAT AND KIND OF VOTE IT DOWN. THEY SAY, WELL, GIVE US MORE TIME, GIVE US MORE TIME TO COME UP WITH HOW TO DEAL WITH FLOODPLAIN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. OKAY. AND AGAIN, THIS CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S MEETING. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2025, AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIME,* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.