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AUGUST 25TH MEETING OF THE GARLAND PLANNING COMMISSION. AS IS OUR CUSTOM, WE COMMISSIONERS START OUR MEETING WITH A PRAYER AND PLEDGE. YOU'RE INVITED TO JOIN US WHETHER YOU DO OR NOT.
NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS OF THIS CMISSION OR YOUR RIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION. SO IF YOUARE TO JOIN ME. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF THAT PREPARES ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE FOR US, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS AND OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE AND ALL THOSE THAT LOOK OVER US. AND PLEASE GIVE US THE WISDOM TONIGHT TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY, THE APPLICANT AND THE CITIZENS. YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. 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. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. IF YOU PLAN ON SPEAKING TONIGHT, WE'VE GOT SPEAKER CARDS THAT YOU CAN FILL OUT AND HAND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY. AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO CALL YOU UP. AND WHEN YOU COME UP TO SPEAK, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE MICROPHONE. WE NEED THAT FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORDS. APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR CASE. OTHER SPEAKERS. WE ALLOW THREE MINUTES. BUT IF YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR A GROUP LIKE A HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION, WE'LL DEFINITELY ALLOW MORE TIME. AFTER WE'VE HEARD ALL THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS, WE MAY HAVE THE APPLICANT COME BACK UP TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP. AND AGAIN, NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO START ON OUR
[a. August 11, 2025 Plan Commission Minutes]
AGENDA. ITEM ONE A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES FOR THE AUGUST 11TH, 2025 MEETING. AND. COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH'S MOTION. YEAH. LET ME MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ABEL TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. LET'S SEE. ALL RIGHT. AND SORRY. THIS IS PROGRESS THAT TAKES LONGER NOW. EVERYBODY'S VOTE TAKE. SO THEY DID NOT TAKE. OKAY. WELL, LET'S LET'S DO IT BY A SHOW OF HANDS THEN. JUST FOR THE RECORD, ALL[a. Z 25-25 The Dimension Group (District 4)]
IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. ITEM TWO A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE DIMENSION GROUP REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR FUEL PUMPS. RETAIL AND PROPERTIES. OWNED. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 86 DASH 45. WITH THE BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY RETAIL AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR FUEL PUMPS. RETAIL USE SITE IS LOCATED AT 730 WEST CENTERVILLE ROAD. GOOD EVENING. EVENING. LIKE YOU SAID, THE FIRST CASE TONIGHT, Z 2525 AND SUPP FOR A FUEL PUMPS. IT'S LOCATED AT 730 WEST CENTERVILLE ROAD. IT'S A 0.69 ACRE SITE. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S CURRENTLY SURROUNDED BY A CR COMMUNITY RETAIL ZONE DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET BEING MIXED USE AS WELL FOR THAT AS THE BASE USE. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STATES THIS AREA FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. YOUR PHOTOS LOOKING NORTH AND SOUTH DOWN THE ROAD. AND HERE'S A PHOTO OF THE SITE. THE SITE WAS ACTUALLY A BOSTON MARKET THAT WAS RECENTLY DEMOLISHED. HERE'S THE CONCEPT PLAN. IT'S A FUEL CANOPY AS WELL AS A CONVENIENCE STORE, AND THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING NO FURTHER DEVIATIONS. REQUESTING A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR FUEL PUMPS. RETAIL USE FOR THE MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWED, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL DUE TO EXISTING GAS STATIONS IN THE VICINITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR DIVERSE RETAIL HERE. THERE ARE ACTUALLY SIX GAS STATIONS WITHIN ONE MILE OF THIS LOCATION. RESPONSE LETTERS. WE MAILED OUT 125 AND RECEIVED FIVE. ALL FIVE WERE WITHIN THE AREA AGAINST. I AM OPEN TO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. I HAVE A[00:05:09]
QUICK QUESTION. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE OF THE AERIAL VIEW? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ONE OR THIS ONE. THERE'S THERE'S SITE PLAN. I THINK THAT MAY WORK. SITE PLAN OKAY OKAY. YEAH.COMING SOUTH ALONG THE STREET THERE ALONG CENTERVILLE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF TRAFFIC LOOKED AT IT. THAT TURN LANE IS SUCH THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY TURNING INTO THE OTHER SHOPPING CENTER, THAN THEY'D HAVE TO CROSS TWO LANES TO GET AROUND TO GO TO THE. SO I'D CONFIRM WITH THE APPLICANT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN TURN LEFT INTO THE SITE FROM CENTERVILLE COMING SOUTH. OKAY.
YES. IF YOU'RE COMING SOUTH, YOU'D HAVE TO BE COMING NORTH. IT LOOKS LIKE TO GET IN. OKAY.
YEAH, I SEE THAT LITTLE BECAUSE I JUST DON'T SEE A CURB CUT. AND AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DIDN'T MENTION IT TO ME. OKAY. BUT I DO BELIEVE YOU CAN ONLY ACCESS IT GOING NORTH.
OKAY. YEAH. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD TURN IN, BUT IT DOESN'T GO TO THEIR SIDE. IT WOULD GO TO THE OTHER ONE. AND I SEE PEOPLE CUTTING ACROSS THE LANES TO GET GET THERE. YEAH, THAT COULD CERTAINLY BE THE CASE ON OTHER BUILDINGS OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU.
ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OKAY. IS THE. OH, YEAH. COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. IT DID NOT. COME ON DID IT? YES. SECOND. THERE YOU GO. THERE. IT WENT OFF AGAIN. STAY. YOU CAN JUST YELL IT TO ME, MR. DUGGER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. EGRESS IN AND OUT. THIS WILL PROBABLY ONLY HAS ONE. IN AND OUT. THERE ARE TWO YOU COULD ENTER FROM DIRECTLY. AND THEN FROM AN ADJACENT ACCESS EASEMENT TO THE NORTH. SO YOU COULD TURN THERE'S AN ACCESS EASEMENT TO THE NORTH WHERE MY MOUSE IS HERE. AND THEN YOU DRIVE IN FROM HERE AND THEN INTO THE SITE. SO THERE'S TWO IN ANDND OUTS. AS I UNDERSTOOD, ALL PROPERTIES HAVE TO HAVE TWO.
YES, SIR. YES. SO THERE WILL BE TWO IN AND OUT. YEAH. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD RECORDED RECORD BECAUSE IT WASN'T THE QUESTION WAS IS THERE ONLY ONE ENTRANCE AND EXIT INTO THE SITE. AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR ANSWER. YES SIR. AND THE ANSWER IS TWO. WANT TO GET THAT FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS. I'M ASSUMING THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO COME ON DOWN AND NAME AN ADDRESS AND.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JEFF TUCKER, 1321 BERKSHIRE LANE, PROSPER, TEXAS. WE JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK SLIDES HERE. JUST THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT. AGAIN, JEFF TUCKER, I'M A REAL ESTATE MANAGER WITH MURPHY USA. JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT MURPHY, WE'RE BASED OUT OF EL DORADO, ARKANSAS. VERY SMALL TOWN, SMALLER COMPANY. WE HAVE ABOUT 1600 STORES ACROSS 25 STATES, JUST UNDER 400 IN TEXAS AND 100 OVERALL IN THE METROPLEX. WE'RE CORPORATELY OWNED AND OPERATED STRINGENT TRAINING FOR AGE RESTRICTED PRODUCTS AND SALE OF FUEL. WE ALSO HAVE UPGRADED SECURITY SYSTEM IN REGARD TO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CAMERAS THAT WE FOUND IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, HAS HELPED SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT IN IN PATROLS AND SAFETY IN NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ALSO HAVE WHAT WE CALL OUR GOOD NEIGHBOR PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES FOCUS ON LOITERING AND LITTER CONTROL OF THE STORE, AS WELL AS A CORPORATE PLEDGE TO ADHERE TO WORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HELP PREVENT CRIME IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. WE'VE ACTUALLY SHARED OUR LOCAL OPERATIONS CONTACT TO HELP WITH THE LOCAL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO DOCUMENT ANY ISSUES THAT MAY OCCUR SO THAT WE CAN ULTIMATELY TAKE CARE OF THEM, EITHER LOCALLY OR FROM THE HOME OFFICE IN EL DORADO. IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC, WE'RE GOING TO BE RELYING ON THE EXISTING TRAFFIC THAT'S IN PLACE ALONG CENTERVILLE ROAD. WE DON'T BELIEVE WE'LL CREATE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC. OUR BUSINESS IS BASED ON IMPULSE, AND THEREFORE WE'LL BE RELYING ON THAT TRAFFIC ALONG CENTERVILLE. OUR DESIGN WILL ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT LOCAL DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS, AND WE'LL WORK VERY DILIGENTLY TO PRESENT AND OFFER A CLEAN AND SAFE STORE TO OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS. I DO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SITE PLANS YOU GUYS CAN SEE HERE. AND OVERALL SITE VIEW, AND A ZOOMED IN SITE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE ACCESS POINTS THAT YOU WERE REFERENCING, AND THEN A RENDERING OF WHAT THE STORE
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WILL LOOK LIKE WITH PLACEMENT ALONG CENTER ROW. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT. I SEE NONE AT THIS MOMENT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GUYS FOR COMING, COMMISSIONER JENKINS. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. GOOD EVENING SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. HERE'S A QUESTION I'VE GOT BECAUSE OF THE VICINITY. THERE ARE TWO OTHER GAS STATIONS AT THAT LOCATION, ONE RIGHT ACROSS. FOR. YEAH.ONE OF THE THINGS I MENTIONED WAS THAT WE ARE CORPORATELY OWNED AND OPERATED, SO WE'RE NOT INDEPENDENTLY OWNED. AND THEREFORE OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRINGENT AND ROBUST THAN A LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS WOULD BE. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HOLD OUR EMPLOYEES VERY ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE. AND THEN IN TERMS OF OUR OVERALL BUSINESS MODEL, WE ARE THE LOW PRICE LEADER IN IN MARKETS THAT WE OPERATE IN. AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE AS MUCH VALUE AS WE CAN TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND COMMUTERS LOOKING FOR THAT VALUE ORIENTED GAS PRICE. THANK YOU. THANK THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN. WE'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE. I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO CARES TO ADDRESS THIS CASE? SEEING NONE. COMMISSIONERS. DISCUSSION. MOTION. COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS, DO YOU CARE TO MAKE A MOTION? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND ALSO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS ITEM. BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS AND COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH IS INDICATED. THE SECOND. CORRECT. AND THE MOTION IS TO CLCLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DENY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NO DISCUSSION. PREPARE TO VOTE. COMMISSIONER JENKINS. OH, OKAY. I'M VOTING YES. THE MOTION IS TO DENY AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DID IT COME UP ON YOUR SCREEN? OKAY, GREAT.
DID WE MISS SOMEBODY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT
[b. SL 25-01 David Block (District 3)]
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM TWO B HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF DAVID BLOCK BLOCK REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE TO CHAPTER FOUR, ARTICLE THREE OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING NONRESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA, SITE AND PERIMETER LANDSCAPING. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 320 WEST INTERSTATE 30. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. PARDON? GO FOR IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT IS A ZONED LIGHT COMMERCIAL AND IT IS A DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE FROM A NON RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA SITE AND PERIMETER LANDSCAPING. IT'S LOCATED AT 320 WEST I-30 IN GARLAND, A 0.6 ACRE SITE. YOU CAN SEE IT'S CURRENTLY COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY LIGHT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. YOUR PHOTOS OF THE SITE AND LOOKING UP DOWN I-30. THEY'RE REQUESTING A DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE FROM PARKING LOT, LANDSCAPING, FRONTAGE, LANDSCAPING AND SITE LANDSCAPING. AND THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S CURRENTLY AN ASPHALT PARKING LOT THAT'S VERY BEAT UP. AND THE CODE STATES IF THEY'D LIKE TO TURN IT IN ALL INTO CONCRETE AND UPDATE IT TO THE CURRENT CODE, THEY'D HAVE TO ADD A LOT OF LANDSCAPING AND THEY'D LOSE A LOT OF PARKING.SO THEY WOULD. THEY'RE PROPOSING INSTEAD BUSHES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH THE LICENSE AGREEMENT ON THE CITY ON ALDWICK, AS WELL AS ONE LARGE CANOPY TREE. AND WE DID FIND THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER AVAILABLE CURRENT GREEN SPACE FOR LANDSCAPING, AS IT'S CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY TRANSFORMER AND JUST RIGHT OF WAY AND SUCH. SO STAFF DOES FIND THAT THERE MAY BE A HARDSHIP CONCERNING THE REQUIRED PARKING AREA, SITE AND PERIMETER LANDSCAPING. I'M OPEN TO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER JENKINS. LET'S SEE IF IT WORKS THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. GOOD EVENING SIR. CAN YOU RESTATE THE PORTION OF THE NARRATIVE RELATING TO THE PARKING LOT? CONDITION OF PARKING LOT? YES,
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SIR. SO I AM BLANKING ON WHAT EXACT NUMBER IT IS IN THE GDC, BUT IT IS IT DOES STATE IF IT IS VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY PREPARED BY AN OWNER, THEN THEY DO HAVE TO UPGRADE IT COMPLETELY TO THE PARKING OR TO THE CURRENT STANDARDS, EVEN IF THEY KNOW THEY JUST WANT TO UPGRADE THEIR SITE FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE. AND SO THAT WOULD TRIGGER PARKING LOT AND ISLANDS FRONTAGE LANDSCAPING, WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THEY'RE PARKING JUST GOES RIGHT UP TO THE RIGHT OF WAY LIKE MOST OLD DEVELOPMENTS. SO THEY WOULD PRETTY MUCH LOSE THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKING ON THEIR SITE. SO THE SECTION IS 4.29. APPLICABILITY AND EXEMPTION EXEMPTIONS FOR SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING IN SEION FOUR. SO WHAT WE'RE CONTEMPLATING THEN IS A DEVIATION TO THE LANDSCAPING COMPONENT. THEY STILL INTEND TO UPDATE THE PARKING LOT SUCH THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW WITH THE CURRENT STANDARDS. SO THEY THEY WISH TO UPGRADE IT TO THE CURRENT STANDARDS WITH THE CONCRETE AND EVERYTHING. BUT BY DOING THIS, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO ADD LANDSCAPING. AND SINCE THEY CANNOT MEET ALL THE REQUIRED PARKING LOT AND FRONTAGE LANDSCAPING, THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT LINE OF SHRUBS ALONG ALL ALONG ALDWICK HERE IN THE WEST WHERE MY MOUSE IS, AS WELL AS ONE LARGE CANOPY TREE HERE. NOW IT IS CURRENTLY GRASS HERE, BUT IT IS OCCUPIED BY TRANSFORMERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. NOW. THIS LARGE CANOPY TREE WOULD ALSO HELP SCREEN THAT AND THEN THE. SO THE SHRUBS ACTUALLY ON ALDWICK THEY DO HAVE TO GO IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT THAT IS POSSIBLE.AFTER DISCUSSION WITH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR A LICENSE AGREEMENT. AND THEN ALONG THE FRONT IT IS TEXDOT. SO THERE WAS NO POSSIBILITY FOR A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY TO ADD LANDSCAPING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY THERE. THANK YOU. THE LAST QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE UNDERLYING ZONING OF THIS LIGHT COMMERCIAL? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER PARISH THEN, COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING US THROUGH THE THROUGH THIS CASE. AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I WAS REFERRING BACK TO THE SECTION 4.53 OF THE GDC ON THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE A VARIANCE FOR THE FOR THE HARDSHIP AND FOR. THE SPACE. SO THE QUESTION IS, AS I WAS REVIEWING THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE. THAT. IN TERMS OF ELABORATE ON ON SORRY, COULD YOU ELABORATE ON NO OTHER OPTIONS. SO THE PARKING FOR PARKING AND FOR LANDSCAPING.
THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS. THERE IS VERY LIMITED SPACE FOR LANDSCAPING ON THE SITE.
CORRECT. RIGHT. SO THAT WOULD IMPOSE A HARDSHIP. THAT WOULD BE YOUR INTERPRETATION AS WELL AS THE OTHER PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST STAFF DOES FEEL LIKE THERE COULD BE A HARDSHIP AT THIS LOCATION. OKAY. AND THEN THE PARKING AREA. QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PIECE OF IT. AND MY LAST IS. THE PLANTING OF THE CHERRY SAGE SHRUB. AND THE LIVE OAK.
CORRECT. SO BASED ON THE FEEDBACK AND BECAUSE I SAW THE SAW AND IN THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES IF. IN THE 22 SPACES TO BE AVAILABLE. SO FROM WHAT I THINK I MISUNDERSTOOD OR DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. SORRY, WHAT YOU WERE SAYING EXACTLY WAS. SO MY QUESTION IS IF IF THEY DO NOT GO TO CONCRETE AND THEY THEN THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD IT WOULD ELIMINATE 14 PARKING SPACES. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. SO IF THEY DID FOLLOW THE GDC FOR WHAT IT IS REQUESTING FOR THIS, THEY WOULD LOSE 14 PARKING SPACES AND THAT WOULD BE FROM ADDING THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER. AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE 15FT FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. THAT WOULD BE ALL THE NORTHERN, YOU KNOW, PARKING SPOTS ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY, AS WELL AS TWO SPOTS ON THE SOUTHERN ROAD BECAUSE OF AND ISLANDS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE THERE. OKAY, I MAY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT I. YES. THERE IS SOME HARDSHIP HERE. SO I'M WELCOME TO ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER, I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING IN REGARDS TO YOUR QUESTION. YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH. SO IF THEY WERE NOT
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TO UPDATE IT FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE, THEY CAN JUST STAY AS IT IS. NOTHING'S TRIGGERING THEM TO PROACTIVELY COME IN AND ADD LANDSCAPING. IT IS THE FACT THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO UPDATE.THAT'S WHAT'S TRIGGERING THE REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS A PARADOX BECAUSE IT'S THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER. BUT THEN BY BY TRYING TO DO SO, THERE'S SOME STANDARDS THAT ARE KICKING IN.
SO WITH THAT LENS, HAVING THAT LENS, THAT'S WHERE WE SEE LIKE IT'S A DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT.
BUT THE HARDSHIP IS FOR THEM TO DO THE IMPROVEMENT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH PARKING SPACES OR THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE THE EXISTING PARKING SPACES. SO WE DON'T ON OUR END. WE DON'T WANT OUR STANDARDS TO BE SO RIGID THAT AN IMPROVEMENT BECOMES HARDER. AND JUST TO BUILD ON WHAT TYPE OF NEBULA SAID EVERYTHING SHE SAID WAS CORRECT. AND BUT YES, THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT ESSENTIALLY CLARIFIED THEY COULD PRETTY MUCH JUST SCRAPE THE VERY TOP OFF OF THE ASPHALT RIGHT NOW, PUT IN A NEW LAYER. BUT THEY DO WISH TO ACTUALLY UPGRADE FULLY TO STANDARD GDC CONCRETE TECHNICAL STANDARDS MANUAL. THIS KIND OF COMES UNDER THE HEADING NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED, AND THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD. BUT WE HAVE THE RULES. AND THIS WAS DEVELOPED BEFORE WE HAD ANY IDEA OF ANY KIND OF RULES LIKE THIS GOING IN. SO THE HARDSHIP IS SIZE OF THE LAND AND LOCATION OF THE BUILDING WITH RESPECT TO TODAY'S STANDARDS. AND ALSO, I'M WILLING TO BET TEXDOT TOOK SOME MORE LAND SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE TOO. YES, THAT TEX DOT YOU CAN SEE THE RIGHT OF WAY IS PRETTY MUCH RIGHT WHERE THAT CAR IS THE GREEN SPACE. SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THEM TO APPROVE IT. ARE THERE ANY LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS WE CAN MAKE AND AND AND FOR AND FOR THE APPLICANT JUST SO HE KIND OF KNOW KNOW WHAT I MAY BE ASKING IS APPARENTLY I SAW THE SAME THING STAFF DID. WE COULD GO TO OUR STANDARD 18 FOOT SPACES AND HAVE A FOUR FOOT STRIP AT THE FRONT. WE COULD PROBABLY EVEN DO 20 TO 1 SIDE, 18 TO THE OTHER, HAVE A TWO FOOT STRIP WHICH YOU CAN STILL GET SOME PLANTING IN THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GRASS AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LINE. AND I'VE ASKED MY RESIDENT EXPERT ON THAT AND SHE SAID IT WOULD WORK. AND THEN AGAIN, JUST TO ALSO CLARIFY ON THE DRIVE SIDE. SO WE DID ACTUALLY WISH FOR SMALL ORNAMENTAL TREES TO BE PUT IN THERE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS ALLOWED PER A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. HOWEVER, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DID CLARIFY THAT THAT WOULD NOT WORK HERE AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO THE SHRUBS. SO YEAH, BECAUSE YOU PROBOBABLY HAV STUFF UNDERNEATH IT. AND YEAH, SO THE, THE WEST SIDE THAT'S THEY CANNOT PLANT ANYTHING MORE THAN THE SHRUBS THERE. WILL THEY BE PUTTING A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN FOR THOSE SHRUBS. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. SO THEY WON'T BE PUTTING IN ANY UNDERGROUND IRRIGATION.
BUT THEY DO HAVE AND IT IS LABELED ON THE CONCEPT PLAN. I UNDERSTAND IT COULD BE A BIT SMALL, BUT THEY DO HAVE LIKE A LITTLE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT A NOZZLE FOR WATER, A PLACE TO PUT A HOSE IN, JUST A HOSE BIB. SO THEY HAVE THAT. AND THEN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY ARE. IF LANDSCAPING DIES, THEY DO REQUIRE IT TO BE REPLACED. SO EVEN IF IT ISN'T IRRIGATED UNDERGROUND THEY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO WATER IT AND IT SHOULD BE ENFORCED AFTER THE FACT. IF THIS DOES GO THROUGH. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER CORNELIUS AND THEN COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH AND COMMISSIONERS, I APOLOGIZE THAT THE MICS ARE GOING ON AND OFF, BUT WE'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES.
THEY KEEP TRYING TO TURN THEM BACK ON IN THE BACK AND THEN THEY POP OFF. OKAY. AND SO THE APPLICANT IS NOT INTERESTED IN THAT ASPHALT OVERLAY. IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING. SAYING THAT'S AN OPTION. THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED. IS THAT CLEAR. SO THEY ARE AWARE TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY CAN DO THIS. BUT THEIR GOAL AND THEIR NARRATIVE IS, IS TO MAKE THE SITE MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR THEIR TENANT AS THEY WANT TO REMAIN ON THERE. AND THEY ALSO RECENTLY DID THE BACK HALF OF THE SITE, LIKE THE DRIVE WITH CONCRETE AS WELL. THAT USED TO BE ASPHALT, SO THEY ARE QUITE INTERESTED IN THE CONCRETE ITSELF AND BRINGING IT UP TO STANDARDS. AS AN UPGRADE. CORRECT. THAT THAT WOULD BRING IT UP TO OUR TECHNICAL STANDARDS, MANUAL STANDARDS. I JUST WANT TO. THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH, I BELIEVE YOU WANTED TO. YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU, AS YOU SAID, MR. CHAIR, THIS IS A GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED. I THINK THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD AND A GREAT IMPROVEMENT TO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND I WILL I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. I THINK. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT TWO CARDS. I THINK THEY'RE BOTH FROM THE APPLICANT, DAVID BROCK AND TOM JONES, ONE OR THE OTHER, OR BOTH IF YOU WANT TO. WE'RE EASY AROUND HERE. YEAH. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
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OH, DAVID BLOCK, 24, 21 CATHERINE DRIVE, HEATH, TEXAS, 75032. SO I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER AND CONNIE'S HAS BEEN MY TENANT AND FRIEND FOR MANY YEARS. AND HER DAUGHTER IS NOW TAKING OVER. AND THEY JUST RENEWED THEIR LEASE AND I KEEP HER RENT DOWN. BUT I TOLD HER SHE REALLY WANTED A PARKING LOT UPGRADE BECAUSE WE KEEP PATCHING IT. IT'S REALLY IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. SO I TOLD HER I WOULD TRY TO DO THAT. AND 11 MONTHS AGO I STARTED TRYING TO GET A PERMIT. I CALLED HER TODAY AND I SAID, WELL, I'M GOING TO CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT.SO, SO SAY A PRAYER. SO AND I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU PRAYED BEFORE AND SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THAT'S REFRESHING. SO BUT THIS IS A SMALL PARKING LOT. IT'S NOT VERY BIG. AND SHE JUST RUNS THE CARPET STORE THERE AND THERE'S A LOT NEXT DOOR. AND THEY UPGRADED THEIRS YEARS AGO. AND IT'S JUST CONCRETE, BUT IT LOOKS BETTER. AND THAT CONCRETE THAT I DID THAT HE WAS TALKING, MATTHEW WAS TALKING ABOUT. I DID THAT YEARS AGO AND IT LOOKS GOOD. IT LOOKS IT'S ALWAYS LOOKED GOOD. BUT THE FRONT JUST KEEPS IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
AND SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS JUST PUT CONCRETE IN FOR I WILL DO THE PATCHING AGAIN IF I NEED TO. BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE'LL DO A GOOD JOB. WE'LL GO OVER AND ABOVE THE THE THICKNESS REQUIREMENTS AND ALL THAT AND TRY TO GET CONNIE A GOOD TRANSITION TO HER DAUGHTER.
AND AND WE DON'T MAKE REALLY ANY MONEY OUT OF THIS PROPERTY. AND ALL THE MONEY FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF WILL GO INTO THIS CONCRETE PROJECT. SO WE'RE DOING IT FOR HER AND JUST ASKING THAT YOU DO IT. AND TOM HAS SOME OF THE TECHNICAL STUFF IF YOU NEED ANY OF THAT. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU. LET'S SEE IF THERE ARE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OR THE QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH. YEAH I NEED TO PUSH SOMETHING HERE. IT'S GOING ON AND OFF TONIGHT. I'M SORRY FOLKS, EVERYBODY CAN HEAR. THERE WE GO. AGAIN. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, THE PLANS THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN. AND THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT IRRIGATION OR THOSE KIND OF A HARDY TEXAS PLANT THAT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF WATER. THEY ARE. AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT A DRIP LINE IN ALONG THERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO RUN IT UNDER WHERE WE WOULD DO THE CONCRETE UP TO THE HOSE THING. THERE'S THIS LITTLE AUTOMATIC THING YOU CAN GET ON IT. IT WOULD DO IT AND THEN CONNIE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. BUT THAT'S TYPICALLY NOT A PLANT THAT WE HAVE TO WATER EVERY DAY LIKE WE DO KNOW. IT'S VERY, VERY HARDY. THANK YOU SIR.
THAT'S A GOOD IT LOOKS GOOD TO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. YOU PROBABLY HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE PUTTING SOME, YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT AND CONSIDER IT BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE TO GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. SO NO, NO, WE'RE ACTUALLY THE END OF THIS BECAUSE WE'RE THE VARIANTS. SO WE HAD THE FINAL SAY TONIGHT, FOLKS. ALL RIGHT. I'D ALMOST FORGOTTEN THAT YOU. BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF YOU CAN DO IT, PLEASE DO IT. BUT IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT. I THINK WE ALL WANT TO SEE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO CARES TO ADDRESS THIS CASE? SEEING NONE. COMMISSIONERS. MOTION DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER ABLE, LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET A LIVE MIC FOR YOU. TRY IT NOW. SEE IF I CAN DO THIS RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE HARDSHIP VARIANCE PURCHASE.
OKAY. COMMISSIONER PARIS HAD CHIMED IN FOR A SECOND. SO I'M GOING TO. YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU? OKAY, SO WE HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ABEL AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PARIS TO APPROVE THE HARDSHIP. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE VARIANCES IN THE AMOUNT OF PARKING AND THE LANDSCAPING. RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL OF OUR FACES COVERED. SO THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE. ALL POPPED UP. WE CAN FIX THAT TO. OH OKAY. SO THAT CAME UP ALREADY AS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. SO UNTIL OUR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER. OH, IT IS NOW RIGHT
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AT 7:00. SO UNTIL OUR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8TH, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.