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PLAN COMMISSION, AND A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GROUPS WHO, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOVE TO DO IS IF YOU REACH OUT, YOU'RE INVITED TO JOIN US.WHETHER YOU DO OR NOT, NO WAY AFFECTS THE DECISIONS OF THIS COMMISSION.
TONIGHT'S PRAYER WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER IF YOU WISH.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF GARLAND.
WE ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION FOR OUR FIRST, FIRST RESPONDERS, BOTH HOME AND ABROAD, AND THAT YOU LOOK AFTER EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES.
MY I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STAND, ONE NATION UNDER GOD CAME TO THIS VOTE.
LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS TAKE THEIR SEATS AT THE SEMI-CIRCULAR DAYS.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, AND, AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING.
LET'S SEE IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT, IF YOU'LL PLEASE FILL OUT ONE OF THESE LITTLE YELLOW SPEAKER CARDS AND HAND IT TO THE PLAN COMMISSION SECRETARY.
AND I'LL TRY NOT TO BUMP THOSE IN THE MICROPHONE EITHER.
SO, AND THEN WE CAN CALL YOUR NAME OUT.
UH, APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.
OTHER SPEAKERS, WE ALLOW THREE MINUTES.
IF YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR A GROUP SUCH AS A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, WE DEFINITELY ALLOW MORE.
AND THEN AFTER ALL THE TESTIMONY OF PUBLIC, WE'LL ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK UP IF THEY WISH TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES.
AND WE DO NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE MICROPHONE FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORDS.
ALRIGHT, SO TONIGHT'S MEETING WILL BE RATHER SHORT.
ITEM ONE A CONSIDER, UH, CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES.
THE SCREEN BEHIND THE COMMISSION DISPLAYS A LOGO.
UH, COMMISSIONER ABEL TEXT KRISTEN LUCITA.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
AND COMMISSIONER DALTON, I TAKE IT YOUR SECONDING SECOND.
WE HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ABEL AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALTON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
YEAH, GO, GO AHEAD AND HIT IT AGAIN.
THE VOTING RESULTS TABLE DISPLAYS SEVEN VOTES IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
SECOND ITEM IN OUR ONLY PUBLIC HEARING OF TONIGHT IS ITEM TWO A.
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF PILLAR FUNERAL HOME REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PD ZERO NINE DASH 53 TO ALLOW AN ACCESSORY BUILDING FOR THE EXISTING MORTUARY FUNERAL, HOME USE AND ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 6 6 5 0 WEST AVENUE D.
UH, GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER, UH, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS IS KIAN PLANNER WITH THE CITY.
AS MENTIONED, UH, THIS CASE IS, UH, TO THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS TO AMEND THE PD TO AN ACCESSORY STORAGE FOR THE EXISTING MONTREAL OR FUNERAL HOME AND THE ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN TEXT CASE INFORMATION LOCATION, 650 WEST AVENUE D APPLICANT PILER FUNERAL HOME.
THE LOCATION IS SIX 50 WEST AVENUE D UM, IT IS ZONED, UH, TEXT OWNER, PILER FUNERAL DIRECTORS INCORPORATED ACREAGE ONE ACRE PLAN DEVELOPMENT NINE, UH, 0 9 35, AND DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
BOTH THE ENTIRE PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY COVERED BY PD, UH, WHICH CONTINUES TO GO GOVERN ITS DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE, UH, ENCLOSED STORAGE FOR METAL FLOWERS DISPLAYED AND OTHER ITEMS USED IN FUNERAL HOMES, EXISTING OPERATIONS.
THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY BUILDING IS NOT CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED UNDER THE EXISTING PD, WHICH IS WHY THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS AMENDMENT.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE MORE LIKE A SPLIT ZONING OF A PROPERTY SPLIT ZONED WITH, UH, DOWN DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND ALSO THE PD, UH, 9 35 TO THE NORTH.
UH, UH, THERE IS A F FIRST BAPTIST GARLAND FACILITIES BUILDING ZONED DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
WHILE THE PROPERTIES TO THE WEST CONTAIN BUILDINGS AND PARKING AREAS, TEXT LOCATION MAP, UH, AND ALSO, UH, PLAYING FIELD, UH, TO THE SOUTHWEST.
AND THE RAILROAD RUNS ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST SIDES OF THE PROPERTY WITH VACANT LAND.
TEXT INDICATES AREA OF REQUEST, THE COMP, THE FUTURE LAND USE, UH, FOR HEADING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THIS, UH, SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIES AS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH
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ENCOURAGES, UH, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH COMPATIBLE, UH, SUPPORTING SERVICES.ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSAL DOESN'T, DOES NOT ADD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
IT SUPPOSED, UH, IT SUPPORTS, UH, ESTABLISHED SERVICE USE WITH A LIMITED ACCESSORY BUILDING AND ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING.
THE PROPERTY IS ALSO WITHIN, UM, DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC FOCUS AREA IDENTIFIED IN THE CITIES, UH, ADOPTED STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN ENCOURAGES TARGETED REDEVELOPMENT AND IN REINVESTMENT WITHIN DOWNTOWN, INCLUDING STRATEGIES FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING AND MORE IN INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT.
IN THIS CASE, UH, THE PROPOSED ENCLOSED STORAGE AND ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING REPRESENT REINVESTMENT IN AN EXISTING BUILDING, UH, BUSINESS.
THESE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS WOULD ENHANCE THE PROPERTY'S FUNCTIONALITY AND APPEARANCE AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO ITS VALUE.
AND HERE ARE SOME SITE PICTURES, UH, TAKEN FROM, UH, FROM INSIDE THE PROPERTY AND ALSO FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THE CONCEPT PLAN, UH, HERE IS THE CONCEPT PLAN.
THE SITE PLAN LEGEND SHOWS SYMBOLS.
THE RED, UH, BORDER SHOWS THE PROPOSED, UH, ACCESSORY BUILDING ON THE WEST SIDE, NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, UH, BE, UH, BEHIND THE DUMPSTER, EXISTING DUMPSTER LOCATION AND THE NORTH SIDE.
AND THE GREEN, UH, RECTANGLE SHOWS THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING AREAS.
THOSE ARE MORE LIKE SHRUBS ARE NOT ANY MAJOR CANOPY TREES.
TEXT PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR MORTUARY AND FUNERAL HOME USE.
THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHES THREE MAIN CONDITIONS.
FIRST, UH, ONE IS THE ACCESSORY, THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY STORAGE BUILDING WITH A MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA OF FOUR 50 SQUARE FOOT.
A SECOND WOULD BE THE HEIGHT, UM, WHICH IS LIMITED TO 15 FEET.
AND THE LANDSCAPING AS UH, MENTIONED, UH, WOULD INCLUDE CONTINUOUS SHOPS WITH 48 INCH HIGH MINIMUM FIVE GALLON SHOP SIZE, AND A SPACE OF 36 INCHES ON CENTER.
THE EXISTING LANDSCAPING WILL REMAIN, UH, SAME AND WOULD FOLLOW THE APPROVED CONCEPT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO PD 9 35 TO ALLOW AN ACCESSORY BUILDING FOR THE EXISTING MORTUARY, MORTUARY OR FUNERAL HOME.
AND ALSO THE ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN WITH THE CONDITIONS AS, UH, TEXT LANDSCAPING 48 INCH HIGH HEDGE PRESENTED EARLIER, TEXT RESPONSE LETTERS.
PILER FUNERAL HOME DATA, UH, STAFF HAS MADE A TOTAL OF 68, UH, NOTICES TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS.
UH, WITH THIS, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
BEFORE WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD, LET ME NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER TZO IS RECUSING HERSELF FROM THIS ITEM.
THE CHAIRMAN PRESIDES OVER THE MEETING FROM THE DAYS.
ANY QUESTIONS? THE CHAIRMAN REVIEWS DOCUMENTS ON THE DESK.
COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH AND THEN COMMISSIONER JENKINS, THE COMMISSIONER.
MR. CHAIR, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SITE PLAN PLEASE? YES.
THIS IS A QUESTION JUST TO CLARIFY.
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT, THE BLOCKS ON HERE SAYS PROPOSED STORAGE EDITION.
UH, AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER SAYS, PROPOSED ACCESSORY BUILDING, WHICH, SO I THINK THAT, OR THE OWNER, LET'S MAKE SURE IT'S, WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT ONE.
THE ONLY THING IS THAT, UM, THEY HAVE USED THE OLDER CONCEPT PLAN, UH, FROM ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ZONING CASES WHERE THEY TRIED TO GET THE ADDITION STORAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WHICH, WHICH YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE IN THE, UH, IS THAT PROPOSED STORAGE ADDITION? IS THAT THE CORRECT? UH, THE ONE ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER IS THE CORRECT ONE.
THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
FIRST, DO WE KNOW, UM, OR HAVE A SENSE ABOUT, UH, THE PROPOSED USE? I KNOW IT'S A, IT'S A WOOD SHED.
UM, I SUPPOSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE CONDUCTING BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITHOUT A, IN A WOOD SHED.
UM, SO I, ARE THEY JUST USING IT TO STORE LAND ESCAPING EQUIPMENT? IS THAT THE IDEA? EXACTLY.
IT'S SOLELY FOR THE STORAGE PURPOSES.
THE, THE LAST QUESTION IS RELATED TO THE LANDSCAPING.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE, THEY'RE WILLING TO TEXT WAYNE BOLTON, UM, IMPROVE THE SITES BY, UH, INCLUDING SOME BUSHES OR SHRUBBERY.
WAS THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF SHRUBBERY PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT OR DID WE PROPOSE, UH, IT WAS PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT.
WE JUST GAVE HIM THE RECOMMENDATION TO PROVIDE SOME LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS, BUT THE, I, THE EXACT IDEA WAS THE APPLICANT'S PLAN.
SO TO CLARIFY, IN THE PD CONDITIONS, WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUT THE,
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THE SPECIES NAME.WE'RE JUST GONNA ESTABLISH THE HEIGHT AND THE SIZE OF THE SHRUB.
THE CHAIRMAN LOOKS DOWN AT HIS NOTES.
ANY NO OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
UH, MR. CHARLES VOIGHT NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
THE CHAIRMAN LOOKS TOWARD THE SPEAKER, CHARLES VOIGHT, UH, CHAIR MONK, SIR.
UH, 1200 WEST STATE STREET, GARLAND, TEXAS 7 5 0 4 OH.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THAT NATURALLY.
AND, UH, I HAVE, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD APPRECIATE AND I'M TRY TO ANSWER 'EM FOR YOU.
THE SPEAKER AT THE PODIUM USES GESTURES.
ANY QUESTIONS? THE CHAIRMAN LOOKS AT HIS LEFT AND THEN TURNS TO FACE FORWARD.
HE OBVIOUSLY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB PRESENTING.
THE CHAIRMAN SMILES THE ONLY SPEAKER CARD I HAVE.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS CASE? SEE NONE.
MR. CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL BASED ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
UH, YOU SECONDING THAT MOTION? SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JENKINS AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DUCKWORTH TO APPROVE THIS APPLICATION PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
THE CIRCULAR FLORAL EMBLEM APPEARS ABOVE THE TEXT GARLAND.
THIS IS FOR APPROVAL TEXT SCOTT ROBERTS CHAIRMAN AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE CHAIRMAN LOOKS UP FROM HIS NOTES OF THE DAYS.
ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THREE, A ELECTION OF OFFICERS EACH YEAR.
ABOUT THIS TIME THE COMMISSION ELECTS OFFICERS, UH, OFFICER OF CHAIRMAN, FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN, AND SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN.
KERN OFFICERS ARE COMMISSIONER ROBERTS IS CHAIRMAN.
COMMISSIONER JENKINS IS FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONER DALTON IS SECOND VICE CHAIR.
SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE ANY MOTIONS, WHETHER SINGLY OR AS A GROUP, WHATEVER Y'ALL WANNA DO.
CHAIRMAN SCOTT ROBERTS GESTURES AT THE BASE.
I WAS GONNA START WITH ASKING IF THERE WAS ANYBODY ELSE THAT THOUGHT WE SHOULD CHANGE ANYTHING OR IF WE WANTED TO STAY EXACTLY THE SAME AS WE HAVE.
I THINK EVERYBODY HERE DOES A GREAT JOB AND I THINK THAT I LIKE THE WAY WE'RE SETTING, SO IF THERE'S A MOTION TO LEAVE IT THE SAME, I'LL OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT.
COMMISSIONER JENKINS, DID YOU CHIME IN TEXT? KRISTEN LUCCI, DISTRICT EIGHT ABEL.
UH, WHETHER OR NOT HE, HE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TEXT.
WAYNE BOLTON AT LARGE, SECOND VICE CHAIR.
HE'S, HE'S VOICED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING SLATE.
UH, BUT OF COURSE IF IF THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF, HE'S CERTAINLY WELCOME TO TO JOIN US UP HERE.
I WOULD LOVE IT, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO
YOU'RE A VICTIM OF YOUR OWN SUCCESS.
AN AMERICAN FLAG STANDS BEHIND ACE.
ARE THERE ANY, UH, NOMINATIONS, MICROPHONES ARE PLACED IN FRONT OF EACH SEAT OF THE DESK.
UH, CHAIRMAN ROBERTS, UH, FOR SLATE FOR, UH, TO CONTINUE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION.
I GUESS WE CAN DO THESE ONE AT A TIME IF WE WANT.
UH, UH, ANY, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRMAN? CHAIRMAN ROBERTS CLAPS HIS HANDS SEEING NONE.
AND THE CHAIRMAN REVIEWS HIS NOTES.
SO MADAM SECRETARY, HOW, HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS AS A REGULAR MOTION? AND, UH, SECOND AND VOTE BY THE CHAIRMAN.
LOOKS UP FROM HIS NOTES, I THINK FOR ALL THE
THE CHAIRMAN SITS AT THE BASE.
I UNDERSTAND THE PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR A WHOLE SLATE.
IS THERE ANYBODY WANTING TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST VICE CHAIR OR THE SECOND VICE CHAIR? WHAT DO THEY WANNA DO? MYSELF, COMMISSIONERS ARE SEATED AT THE DA.
IF YOU NEED A MOTION FOR ALL THREE, I'LL DO THAT.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND, UH, WELL, IT'S NOMINATIONS AND THEN WE VOTE TO NOMINATIONS.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. ROBERTS CHAIR, MR. JENKINS AS VICE CHAIR.
MR. DALTON IS SECOND VICE CHAIR.
THE CURVE DAY SPENDS THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.
YOU ALL ACCEPT THESE SENTENCES.
I MEAN THESE, UH, POSITIONS, COMMISSIONERS ARE SEATED AT THE DAYS.
WE HAVE, ARE THERE ANY MORE, UH, NOMINATIONS? I SEEING NONE.
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NOW DO YOU NEED US TO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS WITH, FOR THE SOFTWARE CHAIRMAN SCOTT ROBERTS ALTERNATES BETWEEN REVIEWING HIS NOTES AND OBSERVING THE ROOM FROM THE DAYS.UH, COMMISSIONER ABEL MADE THE MOTION.
AND COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER LUCITA IS SECONDING.
THE MOTION IS FOR THE SLATE OF OFFICERS TO BE CHAIRMAN.
UH, COMMISSIONER ROBERTS FIRST VICE CHAIR, COMMISSIONER JENKINS AND SECOND VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONER.
CHAIRMAN ROBERTS REVIEWS DOCUMENTS.
ME NEVER CHAIRMAN ROBERTS LOOKS TOWARD THE MEETING ROOM, FOLLOWED BY A GRAPHIC CONTAINING THE CITY OF GARLAND LOGO.
MR. ROBERTS? PARDON? OH, OKAY.
OH, IT DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T SHOW UP.
CHAIRMAN ROBERTS REVIEWS NOTES THOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT, AND I'LL STRIVE TO DO THE BEST I CAN.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL REALIZE, YOU KNOW, I, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT THE COMMISSIONERS, THIS STAFF, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE PUBLIC THAT COMES DOWN AND SPEAK IN THE APPLICANT.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS STARTS MY 20TH YEAR AS CHAIRMAN HERE.
THE CHAIRMAN SITS AT THE CURVE DESK 6 46.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 26TH.
THE CHAIRMAN TURNS TO LOOK UP FROM HIS NOTES.