* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. THAT'S RIGHT. I DON'T REALLY [00:00:01] KNOW. HELLO, [1. Call to Order] WE'RE GONNA CALL TO ORDER TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2026, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING WHERE OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON THE BEST AND HIGHEST USE OF THE LAND OF WAXAHATCHEE. IF EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON. LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT. PLEASE WATCH, WATCH OVER US AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS AGENDA. CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US AND OUR FAMILIES AS WE MOVE THROUGHOUT THIS NEW YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. WELL, WELCOME AGAIN AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE THAT HADN'T HEARD, AND ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE, UM, AS A MATTER OF BUSINESS AND OUT OF RESPECT FOR ALL ATTENDEES. THE COMMISSION REQUESTS THAT IF A CITIZEN COMMENTS IT IS DONE ONCE PER AGENDA ITEM WITH AN OBSERVANCE OF A FIVE MINUTE LIMIT. THE COMMISSION APPRECIATES YOUR CONSIDERATION AND COOPERATION. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY TOPIC CAN DO SO. NOW, THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONCERN, WHETHER ON THE AGENDA OR NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 51 0.042 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CODE ADDRESSES GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, BODY INQUIRIES ABOUT A SUBJECT FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN. THE NOTICE PROVISIONS DO NOT APPLY TO A STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION OR A RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY. ANY DELIBERATION REGARDING THE INQUIRY MUST BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE THE SUBJECT ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN ISSUES. [4. Consent Agenda] NEXT IN THE CONSENT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER ITEM FOUR ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL NOT BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER TO EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. MOTION. YES. NOW I'LL MAKE A MOTION APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT [5. Public Hearing on a request by Jennifer Williams, TDRealty for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Specialty Paraphernalia (The High Culture) use within a Commercial (C) zoning district located at 1702 W US Highway 287 Business, Suite A (Property ID 189024) - Owner: Daniel Mcgee (ZDC-110-2025)] IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY JENNIFER WILLIAMS, TD REALTY. FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA, THE HIGH CULTURE USE WITHIN A COMMERCIAL ZONE ZONING DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 1 7 0 2 WEST US HIGHWAY 2 87 BUSINESS SUITE A. PROPERTY ID 1 8 9 0 2 4. OWNER, DANIEL MCGEE, ZDC DASH 1 1 0 DASH 2 0 2 5. THANK YOU CHAIR. I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE WITH A BRIEF PRESENTATION. UH, AGENDA ITEM FIVE, AS YOU MENTIONED FOR ZDC 1 10 20 25 IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA USE AT 1702 WEST US HIGHWAY 2 87 BUSINESS SUITE A SPECIFICALLY, THAT'S GONNA BE THE SOUTHERNMOST BUILDING HIGHLIGHTED ON THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN IN BLUE HERE. UH, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, CURRENTLY IN THE WAXAHATCHEE ZONING ORDINANCE. DOES REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL, UH, FOR THE SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA USE HERE. THE SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA USE IN THIS CASE IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALLOW THE SALE OF HEMP PRODUCTS AND, AND SMOKING ACCESSORIES. SO THINGS LIKE TINCTURES, EDIBLES, TOPICAL HEMP PRODUCTS ALONG WITH ACCESSORIES SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, BONGS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS, FOR EXAMPLE. UH, THAT THAT'S ALL INCLUDED UNDER THIS USE. UM, THE SALE OF PRODUCTS IS LIMITED BY TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES. SO I WANNA NOTE THAT THE APPLICANT IS STILL PROPOSING TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW REGARDING THE SALE OF THESE PRODUCTS. THE SUITE THEY'RE LOOKING TO OCCUPY SUITE A, AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE FIVE PARKING SPACES PER SUITE OF THAT SIZE. AND THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS, UH, 12 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. UH, THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT. THERE'S NOBODY OCCUPYING THE SPACE. IT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE PROPERTY, UH, OWNER AND APPLICANT IN THIS CASE IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL SECURITY CAMERAS IN A SECURE STORAGE AREA, UH, FOR THE PRODUCTS ON SITE, AND OF COURSE, THE ONSITE CONSUMPTION OF THOSE PRODUCTS WOULD BE PROHIBITED. THIS IS A LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN. UH, RIGHT HERE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE THE ADJACENCY TO US HIGHWAY 2 87 BUSINESS. THERE'S A FEW CONCERNS STAFF HAS [00:05:01] RELATED TO THAT ADJACENCY. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, A PORTION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND THE SUITE THAT THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING TO OCCUPY IS ACTUALLY LOCATED ACROSS THE PROPERTY LINE WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, TEXTILE RIGHT OF WAY FOR US 2 87 BUSINESS. SO STAFF HAS SOME CONCERN, YOU KNOW, APPROVING A PROPOSAL TO OCCUPY A BUILDING THAT IS, YOU KNOW, NOT SITUATED ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT'S WITHIN, UH, THE, THE STATE'S RIGHT OF WAY THERE. UH, THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING, UH, STAFF IS, IS COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE PAST THIS RUNOFF AREA, THE, UH, ADJACENT TO THE, TO THE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN USED FOR PARKING, UH, FOR PREVIOUS USERS THAT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, PERMISSIBLE PARKING ON THE PROPERTY, BUT IT HAS BEEN INFORMALLY USED IN THE PAST AND WE GOT SOME CONCERNS THAT THAT COULD CONTINUE. IF THE SUITE IS OCCUPIED, YOU'LL SEE THESE CONCERNS ADDRESSED IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN THE STAFF REPORT, ALONG WITH SOME CONDITIONS TO POTENTIALLY ADDRESS CONCERNS RELATED TO PARKING. IN PARTICULAR, IF YOU CHOOSE IN THE TO, TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION. STAFF DID ISSUE PUBLIC NOTICE LETTERS FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN 200 FEET AND RECEIVED UH, SIX LETTERS IN OPPOSITION, UH, FOR THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE. THOSE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET DUE TO THE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION RECEIVED, ALONG WITH STAFF CONCERNS REGARDING THE USE. UH, WE ARE RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION. UH, AGAIN, WE DO HAVE SOME POTENTIAL CONDITIONS TO MITIGATE CONCERNS RELATED TO THE ADJACENCY TO HIGHWAY 2 87 BUSINESS. UH, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, UH, WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, THE STAFF THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UH, ABOUT THE USE OR THE CONFIGURATION OF THIS SITE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ZACH. UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? I HAVE ONE QUESTION. UM, THERE ARE ONLY TWO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION IN OUR PACKET ARE THE OTHER FOUR THEY WERE RECEIVED AFTER PUBLISHING. GOTCHA. OKAY. THE AGENDA, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH A INDIVIDUAL COPY OF EACH OF THOSE IF YOU'D LIKE. YEAH, THANK YOU. IS, UH, BROOKSIDE ROAD EITHER ON SOME SORT OF MASTER PLAN OR KIND OF FUTURE DESIGNATED TO BE LIKE A, A MAIN ENTRY POINT INTO THE CITY? I KNOW THERE'S SOME DEVELOPMENTS WHERE THAT WAS KIND OF A FACTOR. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? IT IS, AND I CAN. SO BOTH US HIGHWAY 2 87 BUSINESS AND BROOKSIDE ROAD, WHICH IS THIS ROAD HERE RUNNING EAST TO WEST, THEY ARE ON THE WAXAHATCHEE THOROUGHFARE PLAN IDENTIFIED AS MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. BROOKSIDE ROAD IS ACTUALLY THE CLOSEST AND MOST DIRECT CONNECTION FROM I 35 TO MAIN STREET, WHICH IS WEST US HIGHWAY 2 87 BUSINESS. IT IS SEEN AS A GATEWAY TO THE CITY, UH, THAT THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF. UH, THERE IS CURRENTLY A LARGE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF I 35 FOR BROOKSIDE ROAD. THAT WOULD MAKE USE AS BROOKSIDE AS THEIR PRIMARY GATEWAY INTO THE CITY SHOULD IT BE APPROVED IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. ZACH, CAN YOU TELL ME, UM, HOW MANY LIKE BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY IN WAXAHATCHEE AT THIS TIME? WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIVE SPECIFIC USE PERMITS FOR SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA USES SPECIFICALLY. SO I DO WANNA NOTE THAT THERE IS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN, UH, WHAT'S CONSIDERED A RETAIL TOBACCO STORE AND A SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA USE. SO A RETAIL TOBACCO STORE, YOU COULD THINK AS ONE OF YOUR MORE TRADITIONAL CIGAR OR CIGARETTE SHOPS THAT REALLY JUST FOCUS ON THE TOBACCO SALES AND NOT SOME OF THESE MORE SPECIALIZED SMOKING ACCESSORIES OR HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS. SO, UH, ITEMS, UH, LIKE, LIKE BONGS AND UH, CIGARETTE PAPERS, THOSE EDIBLES AND TOPICAL HEMP PRODUCTS, THOSE FALLS KIND OF SQUARELY WITHIN THE SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA USE AND REQUIRE THE SUP. UM, THERE ARE A, A NUMBER OF THE RETAIL TOBACCO SHOPS IN TOWN, BUT AGAIN, NOT ANY ACTIVE SUVS FOR SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? IS THE APPLICANT HERE, COULD YOU COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE FOR THE RECORD? MY NAME IS DANIEL MCGEE. UM, I'M SORRY, MY NAME IS DANIEL MCGEE. OKAY. UM, SO I BOUGHT THE BUILDING PROBABLY SIX MONTHS AGO. I ACQUIRED BOTH OF THE BUILDINGS. UM, NOT EVERYTHING THAT HE SAID IS, UM, CORRECT. WE'RE NOT GONNA SELL BONGS OR ANY, UH, TINKERS, UM, IN THAT NATURE. SO WITH THE HEMP DERIVED PRODUCT, UM, HE'S ONE OF MY BUSINESS PARTNERS. [00:10:01] UM, HE CAN KIND OF EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE MORE. I'M JUST A PROPERTY INVESTOR. UM, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SMOKE SHOPS IN ATCH. THAT'S WHERE WE CHOSE THE LOCATION. UM, I UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS HAVE THE PLANNING AND ZONING FOR THE, UH, FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE, THE DRIVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, UM, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT, AND IF NEEDED WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THAT WORK. BUT I DID PAINT BOTH BUILDINGS AND DO, UH, SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON THESE BUILD OUTS. SO DEFINITELY KIND NERVOUS. UM, HE CAN KIND OF EXPLAIN THE, UH, THE HEMP STUFF A LITTLE BETTER FOR JUST EDUCATION, I GUESS. THANK YOU. COULD YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS? YES, MY NAME'S GRACE AND BARRY. UH, MY PERSONAL ADDRESS IS, UH, 5 7 9 WEST EIGHTH STREET, LANCASTER. UH, WE CURRENTLY OWN TWO OF SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE HERE. WE HAVE ONE IN DALLAS AND ONE IN LANCASTER. UH, EVERYTHING'S A CBD, HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS. WE, EVERYTHING COMES WITH A-C-O-A-A CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS. IT'S ALL REGULATED. UH, WE KEEP PAPERWORK ON EVERYTHING, SO IT'S NOT, NO, IT'S NOT A STILL PART PLACE. SO, UM, WHEN YOU ENTER THE LOCATION, THERE'S UM, A SAFE LOCK. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO A DISPENSARY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT, BUT EVERYTHING'S GUARDED BY THE SAFETY. THERE'S NO ONE CAN BE 21 AND UNDER. SO UNDER THE, THE TEXAS STATE LAW, WE'RE NOT GOING AFTER, UM, LITTLE KIDS. OUR, OUR MARKET IS AN AVERAGE OF AGE OF 35 TO 60 YEARS OLD. SO, UM, NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 21 COULD ACTUALLY ENTER, I KNOW SMOKE SHOPS YOU HAVE TO BE 18 AND UP TO ENTER, BUT OURS IS 21 AND UP. UH, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY SIGNAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IF A KID DID PASS BY, THEY'RE GONNA KNOW IT, IT'S A SMOKE SHOP BECAUSE IT, IT'S NOT A SMOKE SHOP. UM, THERE'S GONNA BE NO SMOKING ON THE PREMISES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UM, SO YOU CAN'T CONSUME ANY, UH, HEMP DERIVED PRODUCT. WE WILL SELL, UH, TEASE ANY KIND OF HEMP, UM, PRODUCT, RIGHT? SO, UH, IT'S BASICALLY THE EDIBLES IN CBD. UM, SO, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY KIND OF SMOKING OUTSIDE OR YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SEE THAT IT'S A, A SMOKE PLACE. BOTH. UM, HE DID MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT OUR SECURITY SYSTEM. UM, I ALREADY HAVE ABOUT 20 CAMERAS SET UP THERE. UM, SO OUR SECURITY SYSTEM IS IN LINE. I UNDERSTAND, UH, JUST BY DOING THE BUILD OUT, I SEE COPS IN FRONT OF THE PLACE ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY AT THE SHELL GAS STATION. SO, UH, MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WANNA MAKE THIS A SAFE PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO PEOPLE THAT DO DO THOSE THINGS THAT, UM, THEY WANT TO BE SAFE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DO IT AND CONSUME IT BECAUSE, UM, ANOTHER PARTNER HAS A PLACE IN DENTON AND THEY DO, I, HE KIND OF TOLD ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE REVENUE. THEY DO ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH IN REV. UM, SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S OUR GOAL. I THINK IN A LITTLE SMALLER TOWN IT SHOULD GENERATE ABOUT 50 TO, TO $80,000 A MONTH IN REV, UM, JUST ON THE HEMP PRODUCTS. UM, SO LIKE I SAID, UM, IT'S NOTHING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY THAT. UH, THIS IS JUST MORE SO FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES. I'VE BEEN AT THIS, I'VE BEEN WAITING TO COME HERE PROBABLY LIKE THREE TO FOUR MONTHS ALREADY. SO, UM, I UNDERSTAND EVERYONE HAD CHRISTMAS AND THE HOLIDAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I DO THANK YOU GUYS, UH, FOR, FOR UNDERSTANDING AND HEARING US OUT AND WE LOOK TO WORK WITH OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES IN ATCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE HOURS OF OPERATION? UM, THE HOURS OF OPERATION WOULD BE 10 IN THE MORNING TO, UM, 10 AT NIGHT. UH, WE DO STILL TEASE THEM COFFEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO IF YOU WANTED TO GET A THC DERIVED COFFEE OR WHATEVER, UM, THEN YOU CAN COME IN THE MORNING. IT'S, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S EVER BEEN TO LIKE LA LA LAND IN HIGHLAND PARK, BUT IT'S GONNA BE LIKE A COFFEE SHOP ESSENTIALLY. SO I KNOW THERE'S LIKE A WHITE RHINO DOWN THE STREET AND OTHER STUFF, BUT IT'S GONNA BE LIKE A, A COFFEE SHOP THING KIND OF THING. I'LL CHIME IN FOR THE COMMISSION AND, AND NOTE. SO THE, THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT WAS PROVIDED WITH THE APPLICATION, UH, NOTES, THE PRODUCTS FOR SALE WOULD BE TINCTURES, EDIBLES, TOPICALS, THOSE OTHER CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS. AND, UH, THE SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA DEFINITION DOES INCLUDE AND ALLOW THE SALE OF THOSE OTHER SMOKING ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE BONGS, WATER PIPES, ACCESSOR, ET CETERA. UH, IF, IF THE COMMISSION IN IS CONSIDERING, UH, YOU KNOW, APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE A CONDITION ASKING THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK AND PROVIDE AN UPDATED OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR INCLUSION IN THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT THAT IDENTIFIES MORE SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THESE NEWER PRODUCTS OR DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODEL. THE COFFEE SHOP MODEL HE NOTED, UH, EARLIER TO MAKE SURE THAT'S COVERED IN THE ORDINANCE AS OPPOSED TO THE WIDE RANGING, ESPECIALLY PARAPHERNALIA USE THAT WAS, UH, ORIGINALLY PROVIDED. [00:15:02] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? YES, YOU, UH, IN YOUR DEAL HERE, YOU WERE, YOU SAID THAT, UH, NO ONE IS GONNA USE THE PRODUCT ON PREMISES. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH SOMEONE THAT COMES IN AND GOES OUTSIDE TO THEIR VEHICLE AND USES YOUR PRODUCT? SO IT'S JUST HOW THIS WORKS IS, UM, EVERY, EVERYTHING'S SEALED AND, UM, IT'S A VACUUM SEALED, JUST LIKE, UM, IF YOU GO TO A DAIQUIRI SHOP, RIGHT? I CAN'T CONTROL WHAT SOMEONE DOES WHEN THEY, THEY WALK OUT OF OUR STORE. OUR JOB IS TO MAKE IT SAFE, KEEP WHEN THEY'RE THERE AND WHEN THEY WALK OUT, RIGHT? SO I, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT. NOW IF YOU SMOKE, I, AND I'LL TELL YOU GUYS THIS, I DON'T SMOKE. UM, SO I UNDERSTAND IT'S THE SAME AS THE DWI, RIGHT? SO IF YOU DRINK AND DRIVE OR YOU SMOKE AND DRIVE, YOU WILL GO TO JAIL. UM, JUST BEING AT THE LOCATION AND LOOKING AT MY CAMERAS ALL THE TIME, NOT A HUNDRED FEET AWAY, THERE'S A COP ALWAYS AT THAT SHELL GAS STATION, ANOTHER 200 FEET AT THOSE LITTLE MOTELS, THERE'S TWO OR THREE COPS JUST SITTING THERE ALL DAY. UM, THERE'S ABOUT A COUPLE THOUSAND CARS THAT I DRIVE THROUGH EVERY DAY, BUT THAT'S WHY I'M NOT REALLY SO NERVOUS ON THE SAFE KEEP BECAUSE, UM, I'M OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN AND BUYING THIS BUILDING. SO IF I HAVE TO GO GUARD IT MYSELF, I KIND OF, KIND OF IN IT. NO MORE QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, YOU MAY DO SO NOW, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD. YEAH, I'M DEAN SOTOMEYER. I LIVE AT 6 0 5 BROOKSIDE ROAD. UM, SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW I'M PRETTY HEAVILY INVESTED IN THAT PART OF TOWN. THAT RIGHT THERE, I OWN THE, THE FOUR ACRES THAT IT'S CATTY-CORNERED FROM THAT PLACE THAT HAS THE VACANT LOT WITH THE BEAUTIFUL POND THAT I, YOU KNOW, GOT CLEANED UP. SO, UM, KIND OF WAITING ON SOMETHING TO COME ALONG OR INSPIRE ME OR WHAT TO PUT THERE. UM, I ALSO OWN THE MOW SHOP DOWN THE STREET FROM THAT OWN SOME, AND I LIVE ON BROOKSIDE, SO MY WHOLE LIFE IS RIGHT THERE. I LIVED IN WASATCH MY WHOLE LIFE TOO. UM, I, I JUST CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME UNDERSTAND WHY, WHY WE NEED THIS HERE I THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN IMPROVEMENT ON MY PROPERTY AT ALL. UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE IT'S GONNA BRING IN, UM, THERE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO A, A KID'S DENTAL STORE AND A, A CHILDREN'S PEDIATRIC STORE, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE OPEN THE SAME TIME AS DR. STRING'S OFFICE IS, WHICH I THINK SHE PROBABLY WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT OPPOSED THIS. UM, YOU KNOW, I'M ALL FOR BUSINESS BUSINESSMAN AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY HAS TO BE PRUDENT ON WHAT THEY ALLOW TO COME IN TO, TO, TO SET THE STANDARD FOR WHAT WE WANT AS A CITY. AND AS YOU GUYS KNOW, UH, WITH MINTO, WHICH IN MY VIEW WILL PROBABLY GET APPROVED, BUT, UH, THEY'RE GONNA INVEST A LOT OF MONEY IN THAT BROOKSIDE ROAD, MAKING IT A REALLY LARGE STREET. AND I CAN'T IMAGINE PEOPLE COMING IN INTO ATCH YOU AND THEY'RE MAKING THAT RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE FIRST THING THEY SEE IS A, A DRUG STORE, OR NOT A, NOT A DRUG STORE, BUT A HEMP STORE, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT. THOSE THINGS WORK GOOD IN DALLAS COUNTY AND LET 'EM STAY IN DALLAS COUNTY. YOU KNOW, UH, I DON'T, THEY SKIPPED SEVERAL TOWNS TO GET TO WAXAHATCHEE. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST REALLY PLEAD WITH THIS, WITH THE COUNCIL OR WITH THE COUNCIL TOO WHEN WE COME TO THAT. BUT WITH THE, UH, P AND Z TO, TO GO ALONG WITH WHAT THE CITY STAFF IS SAYING AND JUST, YOU KNOW, KICK THIS ONE TO THE CURB BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT, I DON'T THINK IN THAT, IN THAT AREA. PLUS, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU HAVE A HUNDRED PEOPLE A DAY THAT ARE WALKING FROM THOSE HOTELS. THE, THE, THE LOVELY TWO HOTELS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE ON BROOKSIDE ROAD THAT ARE LIVING ON A MONTHLY BASIS OUT THERE THAT PROBABLY ARE THERE BECAUSE OF SOME POOR LIFE CHOICES. IF YOU ASK SOME OF THEM AND, UH, YOU KNOW, NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER, UH, PART IN THEIR LIFE THAT THEY'VE GOTTA DECIDE IF THAT'S GOOD FOR THEM OR NOT. SO , YOU KNOW, YOU, AND THE REASON THERE'S COPS ALWAYS AT SHELL STATION IS OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE COMING DOWN THERE AND STEALING FROM 'EM AND STEALING ALCOHOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, UM, THE COPS ARE THERE FOR A REASON, NOT JUST TO HANG OUT. SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S A DISSERVICE TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THOSE HOTELS TO SET THEM UP FOR SOME MORE FAILURE IN MY MIND. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PROBABLY TRYING THEIR BEST TO GET OFF. I MEAN, WHO WANTS TO LIVE IN A, IN A HOTEL YOUR WHOLE LIFE, YOU KNOW, ON A MONTHLY BASIS. [00:20:01] SO, UM, THAT TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'D BE PREYING ON THOSE TYPE OF PEOPLE, AND THAT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE IN MY MIND. SO, UH, ANYWAY, I PLEAD WITH Y'ALL TO, UH, DO THE RIGHT THING AND, AND DENY THIS. PUT SOMETHING US IN THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TATTOO SHOP IN OR IN THERE FOR A LONG TIME THAT I THINK DID A GREAT SERVICE. THEY EXPANDED AND WENT ON DOWN CLOSER TO DOWNTOWN. THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS YOU COULD PUT IN THAT BUILDING. UH, AND A THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT IS NOT MUCH. I MEAN, THIS ROOM IS PROBABLY NOT A THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GET THAT MUCH IN THERE AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SELLING TEAS AND COFFEES AND . IF THEY'RE ALREADY LACED WITH THAT THC, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DRINK IT? ARE THEY GONNA PUT THE STYROFOAM CUPS AND TAPE 'EM UP TILL THEY GET HOME? LIKE IF YOU GO BUY A DAIQUIRI SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW? SO IT JUST, TO ME, IT'S JUST A, IT'S A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT'S GONNA CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS FOR THE CITY POLICE. IT'S GONNA CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS FOR THE POOR GUY THAT LIVES RIGHT BEHIND IT IN HIS HOUSE THAT'S LIVED THERE FOR I THINK, 30 SOMETHING YEARS. UH, I KNOW HIM. UM, AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S GONNA BE, UM, SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GONNA BE GOOD FOR ME AS A, AS A POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, INVESTOR IN MY PROPERTY AND WHAT I WANT TO DO. AND PEOPLE COME IN AND SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO BUILD THERE, BUT BOY, YOU GOT THAT PLACE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND THAT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE GOOD FOR WHAT I WANNA PUT IN THERE. SO, UH, I DON'T WANT Y'ALL TO THINK IT'S ALL ABOUT ME. IT'S NOT. IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST WHAT THE CITY NEEDS TO FOCUS ON AND WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE CITY IN THIS, THIS PARTICULAR, UH, RETAIL STREAM IS PROBABLY NOT GOOD FOR THE CITY IN MY MIND. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WE [6. Consider recommendation of ZDC-110-2025] WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE TO RECOMMEND DENIALS ZDC DASH 110 DASH 2025. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE SPECIALTY PARAPHERNALIA USE AT 1702 WEST US HIGHWAY 2 87 BUSINESS SUITE. A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THE OPPOSED THE MOTION DOES NOT PASS. WELL, THE MOTION PASSES THE, THE DENIAL. THE DENIAL PASSES. THANK YOU. NEXT IS [7. Public Hearing on a request by Brad Yates, for a Zoning Change from a Planned Development-5-Commercial District to a Planned Development-Multi-Family-2 (PD-MF-2) zoning district, located directly west of 131 Mark Trail, (Property ID: 174984) – Owner: Colonial Restoration Group, Inc. (ZDC-120-2025)] ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY BRAD YATES FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM A PLANNING DEVELOP PLAN DEVELOPMENT FIVE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT MULTIFAMILY DASH TWO PDF MF TWO ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED DIRECTLY WEST OF 1 31 MARK TRAIL PROPERTY ID 1 7 4 9 84. OWNER COLONIAL RESTORATION GROUP, INC. ZDC DASH ONE 20 DASH 2 0 2 5. KAYLA, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. UH, TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING ZDC ONE 20 DASH 2025 FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM PLAN DEVELOPMENT FIVE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT MULTIFAMILY TWO ZONING DISTRICT FOR A HEAD TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT PROPERTY AT 1 31 MAR TRAIL IS, IS APPROXIMATELY 0.425 ACRES AND IS LOCATED ON A VACANT LOT. THE REQUEST OF FOREST UNITED FOCUSES ON CURRENT ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE THAT SUPPORTS A POTENTIAL ZONING CHANGE. THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING INTO, UH, IS LOOKING TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO A MULTIFAMILY TWO PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN AN EFFORT TO UTILIZE THAT SPACE FOR A SINGLE STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF SIX TOWN HOME STYLE DWELLING UNITS. A TOWN HOMELAND USE IN A COMMERCIAL ZONING, UH, DISTRICT IS NOT SUPPORTED. HENCE WHY YOU ARE SEEING THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST BEFORE YOU TODAY. THE FUTURE LAND USE OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE COMP PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA FOR MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH SUPPORTS THE LAND USE TYPE SUCH AS THE ONE BEFORE YOU TODAY AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE BY THE APPLICANT. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THIS DEVELOPMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING SEVERAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, A DEVIATE FROM THE BASE MF TWO ZONING DISTRICT. THESE DEVIATIONS ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO FULLY REALIZE THIS PROJECT PROPOSAL, UM, ON SUCH A SMALL AND CONDENSED SIZE LOT. THESE DEVIATIONS INCLUDE A MINIMUM DWELLING UNIT SIZE OF 590 SQUARE FEET INSTEAD OF 800 MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK OF 20 INSTEAD OF 25 FEET UP TO 100 FEET MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK OF ZERO FEET INSTEAD OF 25 UP TO 100 FEET. A MINIMUM REAR SETBACK OF 20 FEET INSTEAD OF 75 FEET. AND NO PROVIDED SCREENING INSTEAD OF A SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO SINGLE FAMILY AND NON RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE SAID, OR IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE APPLICANT WILL BE PROVIDING, [00:25:01] UH, ORNAMENTAL FENCING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE EACH STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO THE TOWN HOMES OFF WEST FRANKLIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN WHERE YOU REFERENCE, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROPOSED PD DEVELOPMENT STANDARD FOR THE BASE ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND THE PROPOSED DEVIATIONS IN YOUR PACKET. THE SIZE OF THE PROPOSED TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT IS MODEST. AT SCOPE, THE APPLICANT MADE IT KNOWN ON HIS OPERATIONAL PLAN THE PRO THAT THE PROPOSED UNIT WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO STORIES AND WILL BE BETWEEN 590 TO 1,302 SQUARE FEET WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL TOWN HOME BEING ON ITS OWN FEE. SIMPLE INDIVIDUALLY, PLATTED LOTS. THE APPLICANT ALSO ATTENDS TO LEASE EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT. THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS BOTH ARCHITECTURALLY AND STRUCTURALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT TOWN HOMES OFF ONE 11 DUN STREET, WITH EACH UNIT CONTAINING BOTH ON AND OFF STREET PARKING. THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS DESIGNED TO FACE HOUSTON STREET. THE LAYOUT OF THE CURRENT SITE WAS CHOSEN TO ENSURE THAT THE PRIMARY FACADE IS VISIBLE WHEN TRAVELING ALONG HOUSTON STREET. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO POSING A CONNECTED SIDEWALK THAT IS DESIGNATED TO CONNECT THE FRONT DOOR OF EACH UNIT ALONGSIDE HOUSTON STREET TO THE PARKING AREA LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ACCESSIBLE VIA MARK TRAIL WHERE DRIVEWAY ACCESS IS LOCATED. SPEAKING OF ACCESS, EACH UNITS PROPOSED TO HAVE ACCESS TO SHARE, UH, TO A SHARED DRIVEWAY ACCESSIBLE FROM MARKED TRAIL AND ONE UNCOVERED OFF STREET PARKING SPACE. PER PARKING REGULATIONS DELAYING IN THE BASE MF TWO ZONING ORDINANCE 12 PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED. THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING 17 TOTAL SURFACE SPACES, FIVE OF WHICH ARE ONE CAR PARKING GARAGES, SIX UNCOVERED OFF STREET PARKING SPACES, AND SIX PARALLEL SPACES ALONG HOUSTON STREET. ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING A 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND A 10 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT RUNNING ALONGSIDE BOTH HOUSTON AND MARK TRAIL. IN ADDITION TO THOSE APPREHENSION, UH, UTILITY EASEMENTS, UH, MUTUAL ACCESS EASEMENT IS ALSO BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS SHARED ACCESS DRIVEWAY, UH, LOCATED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. IN ADDITION, THIS FACADE BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN HOMES LOCATED AT ONE 11 DUN STREET. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROPOSING TO UTILIZE A MINIMUM OF 90% MASONRY FOR EACH ELEVATION WHILE INCLUDING MATERIALS SUCH AS WOOD, STONE AND HARDY FOR ALL PROPOSED UNITS. EACH OF THE PROPOSED TWO STORY UNITS WILL CONTAIN BEDROOM BALCONIES ON THE FRONT NORTH OR NORTHWEST ELEVATION WITH ONE SINGLE FAMILY SINGLE STORY UNIT, EXCUSE ME, CONTAINING A BEDROOM PATIO TOWARDS THE REAR, UH, OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE OR THE PROPOSED UNIT. EXCUSE ME. ADDITIONALLY, EACH UNIT WILL HAVE ART ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS COLUMNS WITH ACCENT SIDING MAKING UP THE BASE OF EACH COLUMN. THE NORTHERNMOST UNIT ADJACENT TO MARKED TRAIL IS PROPOSED TO BE ONE STORY, THEREBY ENHANCING THE VERTICAL ARTICULATION OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE. LASTLY, THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT AND IS PROPOSING A ROOF PITCH OF SIX 12. PLEASE REFERENCE EXHIBIT B IN YOUR PACKET FOR MORE, UH, DETAILS. AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING IS CONCERNED, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO MEET ALL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND HAS NOTABLY PROPOSED TO EXCEED THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED SHRUBS, GROUND COVER AND SEASONAL COVER FOR THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT LANDSCAPE ISLAND ARE PROPOSED BETWEEN EACH INDIVIDUAL TOWN HOME ALONG THE PROPOSED SHARED DRIVEWAY TO HELP SOFTEN THE REAR FACADE. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL, THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING A DIVERSE MIX OF FLOOR PLANS, A RANGING FROM ONE TO THREE BEDROOMS AND ONE TWO BATHS. AS FAR AS VARIANCE REQUESTS IS CONCERNED, THE ONLY DEVIATION REALLY IS CONCERNING A SIX INCH WATER LINE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS AT, UH, HOUSTON, ALONG HOUSTON STREET, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. UH, TYPICALLY A 12 UH, INCH WATER LINE IS REQUIRED TO SERVE A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT. THIS DEVIATION HAS BEEN APPROVED IN THE PAST. UM, HOWEVER, A STUDY WILL HAVE TO BE CONDUCTED ON WHETHER THE EXISTING SIX FOOT, SIX INCH, EXCUSE ME, WATERLINE AS CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. IF THE STUDY, UH, INDICATES THAT THE WATERLINE CANNOT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, A 12 INCH WOULD NEED TO BE INSTALLED, UM, TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW. 18 NOTICES WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AT THE TIME OF THIS AGENDA PUBLISHING, WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND TWO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. UM, WE ALSO DETAILED STAFF HAS, UH, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, UM, FOR THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST, WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS, HAS ADHERED TO, UM, AND RESOLVE. WE RECOMMEND A MOTION OF APPROVAL FOR THIS ITEM. AND OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, I'M HERE AND SO IS THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU. CALEB, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? DO YOU, DOES THIS, AM I CORRECT IN, IN, UH, I HEARD YOU SAY THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE 90% MASONRY? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THAT'S ACHIEVED LIKE [00:30:01] MASONRY MEANING BRICK OR IS, IS HARDY CONSIDERED MASONRY TOO? HAR HARDY AS WELL? YES, SIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AND THEN THE DRIVEWAY LENGTH IS THERE, I NOTICE THEY HAVE A, UH, 18 FOOT LENGTH ON THAT. IS THAT WITHIN OUR STANDARDS OR ARE THEY REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THAT? THAT'S WITHIN OUR STANDARDS. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO CALEB, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE VARIANCE WITH THE, UM, WATERLINE. OKAY. UM, HOW LONG DOES IT GENERALLY TAKE TO GET ONE OF, UH, THE SURVEY OR THE STUDY? THE STUDY, UH, DONE. I, I THINK IT, WELL I THINK WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF PUBLIC WORKS HERE. UM, TRACE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I, THE CITY ENGINEER FOR CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE. UM, THE, A STUDY WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO PROVE THAT FIRE FLOW WOULD BE ADEQUATE, UH, TO SERVE THEIR DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT STUDY MIGHT TAKE MONTHS TO, UH, TO GO THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS. SO, UM, BUT YES, THAT IS RELATIVE TO WHAT THEIR DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ARE. OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND STATE THAT THAT'S PART OF THE CIVIL PROCESS OF THE DEVELOPMENT GOES THROUGH MM-HMM . ARE WE STARTING IN THAT DETAILED? AND SO THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE. AS DEVELOPMENTS GO FURTHER, THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT AS THE WATERLINE CAN SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, ET CETERA. SO AT THIS STAGE OF THE ZONING, WE WOULDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SURE. SO IF THE, IF WE HYPOTHETICALLY APPROVE THIS WITH THAT REQUIREMENT IN THERE, AND THEN LET'S SAY THE SIX INCH WATER LINE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT, WOULD THE ZONING AND, AND THE DEVELOPER DECIDED NOT TO PROCEED WITH UPSIZING IT TO A 12 INCH, WOULD THE ZONING JUST REVERT BACK TO THE COMMERCIAL? NO, THE ZONING WOULD STAY IN PLACE. IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER REZO REZONING THAT WE DO. UM, IF, IF THEY MOVE FORWARD, FOR EXAMPLE, ANOTHER PROPERTY MOVES FORWARD WITH A COMMERCIAL REZONE AND DURING THE CIVIL PROCESS REALIZE THEY CAN'T MAKE IT WORK DUE TO THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S REQUIRED, A LOT OF TIMES THOSE PROJECTS FAIL AND THEY DON'T MOVE FORWARD. AND SO ANOTHER DEVELOPER WILL COME IN AND TRY TO REZONE IT TO MAKE IT WORK. SO IT'S A, IT'S COMMON LIKE YOU. OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. CALEB, IS THE APPLICANT HERE, BRAD YATES TWO 11 NORTH GIBSON. YOU HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP RIGHT. THIS IS RIGHT BEHIND DR. CASS'S OFFICE, CORRECT? CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY. UM, AND THEN I WAS JUST GONNA ASK, THE ONE BEDROOM THAT DOESN'T HAVE A GARAGE, DOES IT HAVE, UM, SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE PARKING FOR THAT UNIT OR IT'S, YOU KNOW, A PATTERN THIS AFTER THE ONE AT, AT, UH, ONE 11 DONE AND I'VE HAD NO PARKING ISSUES OVER THERE FOR THE, UH, WHAT'S IT BEEN SEVEN YEARS NOW SINCE THOSE HAVE BEEN IN PLACE AND THEY KIND OF FIND THEIR OWN, THERE'S NOT ANY QUOTE DESIGNATED PARKING, BUT EVERYONE KIND OF FINDS THEIR OWN SPACE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY PARK. PERFECT. SO THE REST OF 'EM, YEAH, THEY GENERALLY PARK IN THE GARAGE OR DIRECTLY BEHIND THE GARAGE. OKAY. AND THEN THE PARALLEL PARKING OUT FRONT WAS, UH, A CHALLENGE. WE MOVED THE BUILDING BACK ABOUT FIVE FEET TO TRY TO GET ALL THE PARKING OUT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND, UM, THAT'S MAINLY JUST FOR GUESTS THAT ARE ATTENDING. MM-HMM. YOU KNOW, OR COMING TO VISIT FRIENDS, WHATNOT. MM-HMM. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YOU DON'T FORESEE THERE BEING AN ISSUE WITH AN 18 FOOT LONG PARKING SPACE AND LET'S SAY SOMEBODY HAS A CREW CAB HALF DONE PICKUP, IT'S 19 AND A HALF FEET LONG OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THEN IT'S HANGING OUT INTO THE, INTO THE DRIVE THERE. I MEAN, IS THERE, IT CERTAINLY COULD BE AN ISSUE. I MEAN, MY TRUCK'S 26 FEET LONG MM-HMM . SO, BUT AGAIN, BACK TO THE ONE OVER AT DUNN STREET, MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT, UH, ARE RENTING THESE ARE DRIVING CARS OR, OR SMALL TRUCKS. GOTCHA. OKAY. IF THEY HAVE ALARM OR ONE, I'VE SEEN THEM PARK IN THE FRONT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, YOU BET. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM, YOU MAY DO SO. NOW, SEEING NONE, [8. Consider recommendation of ZDC-120-2025] I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN [00:35:01] A MOTION. I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZDC DASH ONE 20 DASH 2025. A ZONING CHANGE FROM A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT MULTIFAMILY TWO ZONING DISTRICT AT 1 31 MARK TRAIL, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT. SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT [9. Public Hearing on a request by Robert Drolet, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Accessory Structure exceeding seven hundred (700) square feet within a Rural Residential (RR) zoning district located at 128 Lakeshore Drive (Property ID 233849) - Owners: Robert Drolet and Michelle Drolet (ZDC-151-2025)] IS ITEM NUMBER NINE, PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY ROBERT DRO. LAY. THANK YOU FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE STRUCTURE EXCEEDING 700 FEET SQUARE FEET WITHIN A RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1 2 8 LAKE SHORE DRIVE, PROPERTY ID 2 3 3 8 4 9 OWNERS, ROBERT D ROBERT D DLE, AND MICHELLE DLE. ZDC 1 5 1 DASH 2 2 5. ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. I'M PRESENTING CASE, UH, ZDC 1 5 1 2 0 2 5. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE EXCEEDING 700 SQUARE FEET WITHIN A RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1 28 LAKE SHORE DRIVE. UM, IT'S, SORRY, . ALL RIGHT. AND THE, THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE IS ABOUT 4,568 SQUARE FEET. THE PROPOSED CARPORT IS ABOUT 960 SQUARE FEET. UM, IT'S ABOUT 20 FEET HIGH, 40 FEET WIDE, AND 24 FEET IN LENGTH. UM, IT'S TO BE USED FOR THE STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL VEHICLES. UM, AND THAT IS THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY. IT'S A LARGE PROPERTY, BUT WE ZOOMED IN TO SHOW YOU WHERE THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE ON THE PROPERTY. UM, IT MEETS ALL SETBACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, THERE'S ALREADY TWO EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS WHY THE SUP IS NEEDED. ALRIGHT. AND HERE IS, HERE ARE SOME ELEVATIONS FOR THE STRUCTURE. ALRIGHT. STAFF HAS RECEIVED THREE LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND ZERO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FOR THE PROPOSED SUP AND STAFF. UM, BASED ON THE DETAILS PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT, UM, STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS, UM, WHICH ARE LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. I'M OPEN FOR ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STRUCTURES IS TWO, RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH. SO THIS WOULD BE A THIRD ONE CORRECT. WHICH IS, UM, FOR WHY THE SUP IS CHARGED. RIGHT? OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ADD THAT THAT IS CORRECT. FOR, UH, SMALLER PROPERTIES, AS WE GET LARGER PROPERTIES LIKE THIS ONE WHERE WE'RE OVER SEVERAL ACRES IN SIZE, THE ORDINANCE DOES ALLOW ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES IN EXCESS OF TWO TO BE PERMITTED THROUGH THIS SUP PROCESS. SO THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE RIGHT PROCESS FOR THREE PLUS STRUCTURES. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? AND THIS WOULD NOT BE FOR COMMERCIAL USE AT ALL. NO, SIR. JUST PERSONAL? YES SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DAVID IS THE APPLICANT HERE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR US. ROB TROLEY, 1 28 LAKE SHORE DRIVE. WAXAHACHIE, NICE TO MEET YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I JUST WANNA SAY THAT Y'ALL MAY BE THE BEST NEIGHBORS EVER BECAUSE ONE OF YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT SAID WHATEVER THEY WANT IS FINE WITH THAT . WE TRY, WE TRY OUR BEST. YEAH, YOU MUST HAVE A GOOD GARDEN OR SOMETHING. . JUST TRY TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. YEAH, RIGHT. UH, IT APPEARS THOUGH MAYBE AN RV OR A BOAT OR SOMETHING. YES SIR. THE RV CURRENTLY YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE IS ACTUALLY IN FRONT OF OUR BARN. OKAY. AND SO TRYING TO GET THAT EYESORE OUT FROM, YOU KNOW, BEING SEEN ON THE ROAD. AND IF YOU LOOK OVER TO THE RIGHT THERE, UH, RIGHT BEHIND THAT ONE STORAGE STRUCTURE, THERE'S A BOAT THERE, THE JET SKIS ARE GOING AWAY AND THEN THERE'S THAT TRUCK. SO IT'S JUST GONNA BE THE STRUCTURE THERE. IT'S GONNA HAVE LEGS, IT'S GONNA HAVE A ROOF, AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM, YOU MAY DO SO. NOW. SEEING NONE, [10. Consider recommendation of ZDC-151-2025] WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZDC 1 51 DASH 2025 AND SUP FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE EXCEEDING A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET. AND YOU SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION NUMBER SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER [11. Public Hearing on a request by Tamika Ayers, for a Zoning Change from a Single-Family-2 (SF-2) zoning district to Planned Development SF-2, to allow a Child Daycare Center use, located at 301 E Criddle Street, (Property ID 196523) - Owner: Texas Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventist (ZDC-163-2025)] 11, PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY TAMIKA AYERS FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM A SINGLE FAMILY TO ZONING DISTRICT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT SF TWO. [00:40:01] TO ALLOW A CHILD DAYCARE CENTER USE LOCATED AT 3 0 1 EAST CRIDDLE STREET PROPERTY ID 1 9 6 5 2 3. OWNER TEXAS CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION OF SEVEN DAY ADVENTIST, ZDC 1 63 2 0 2 5. HI, DAVID. HI, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. COMMISSIONERS. I'M PRESENTING CASE ZDC 1 63 2 0 2 5. UM, THE APPLICANT REQUEST IS ZONING CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY TWO TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DIS, UM, WITH A BASE ZONE OF SINGLE FAMILY TWO TO ALLOW FOR A CHILD DAYCARE CENTER USE. UM, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 3 0 1 EAST CRILE STREET. ALL RIGHT, SO, UM, THE EXISTING, ALL RIGHT, SO YEAH. AND THE, THE EXISTING STRUCTURE IS ABOUT A 3022 SQUARE FEET. UM, BUILDING WAS FORMERLY A CHURCH. IT'S CURRENTLY VACANT. UM, AND SO THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE DAYCARE ON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7:00 AM TO 5:30 PM SATURDAY, 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM UM, THE AGE RANGES OF THE CHILDREN WILL BE FROM 16 MONTHS TO 12 YEARS. UM, UH, THERE IS SUFFICIENT PARKING ON AVAIL AVAILABLE ON THE SITE. THERE ARE THREE TODDLER ROOMS, ONE PRE-K ROOM AND ONE AFTER SCHOOL CLASSROOM. UM, A FENCE PLAY AREA IS PROPOSED IT TO BE ADDED AND THE, AND IT'S, UH, TOWARDS THE REAR AND THERE'S A DROP OFF ONLY ALONG EAST RITTLE STREET, WHICH WILL BE IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. UM, AND SO HERE'S THE FLOOR PLAN AS WELL. AND SO THIS JUST SHOWS THE LAYOUT OF THE UN PROPOSED DAYCARE. UM, AND SO JUST A LITTLE INFORMATION, THE THREE TODDLER ROOMS WILL HAVE A STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO OF FOUR TO ONE. THE ONE, UM, PRE-K ROOM WILL HAVE A STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO OF EIGHT TO ONE. AND THEN THERE WILL BE A, UM, BIGGER AFTERSCHOOL CLASSROOM WHICH WILL HAVE A, UM, STUDENT TO STAFF RATIO OF 22 1. ALRIGHT, AND SO HERE'S THE CURRENT SITE PLAN SHOWING, UM, SOME OF THE PROPOSED RES STRIPING AND WHERE THE DRIVE OUTS WILL BE. AND THAT FRONT, UM, DRIVE OUT IS THE DROP OFF. ALL RIGHT. STAFF HAS RECEIVED, UM, ONE LETTER OF SUPPORT AND TWO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FOR THE PROPOSED SUP, RIGHT, BASED ON DETAILS PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT. UM, STAFF DOES, UM, HAS RECOMMENDED DENIAL FOR THIS USE, UM, GIVEN SOME STAFF CONCERNS SUCH AS, UM, WITH THE STACKING IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, UH, THE DRIVE HOUSE IS A LITTLE SHORT, SO IN THE MORNING WHEN EVERYBODY'S DROPPING THEIR KIDS OFF, IT COULD STACK INTO THE STREET. SO IT REQUIRES SOME SITE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, SUCH AS THE PROPOSED STRIPING. IT MAY BE ANOTHER DROP OFF POINT. UM, THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLAY AREA NOT BEING FENCED YET, OR, UM, HOW THEY WILL BE FENCED AND BE SAFE FOR THE CHILDREN AND AS WELL AS THE NOISE AND THE TRAFFIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS IT IS, UM, A SMALLER STREET AND AN ALREADY ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, BUT SHOULD STAFF CHOOSE, UM, SHOULD STAFF CHOOSE TO APPROVE, WE HAVE UM, PUT CONDITIONS IN THE REPORT FOR THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU DAVID. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD. I . MY NAME IS TAMIKA AYERS. I'M NORMALLY LIKE THIS ALWAYS, SO, UM, PRAISE THE LORD. UM, NUMBER ONE . SO, UM, THIS IS A DAYCARE? YES. AND UM, HOW HE WAS SAYING I GUESS THE DROP OFF AREAS. SO IT'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS THEY CAN DROP OFF. THEY CAN DROP OFF IN THE FRONT AND THEY CAN PARK AND DROP OFF. A LOT OF MY PARENTS, THEY LIKE TO PARK AND DROP OFF AND BRING THEIR KIDS IN. THEY JUST LIKE WANNA SEE WHERE THEIR KIDS GO. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT. AND AS FAR AS STACKING IN THE STREET, WE ARE ACTUALLY ON, UM, WHAT IS IT, 5 0 9 FARRIS AVENUE. AND WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM OF CARS STACKING IN THE STREET. SO, UM, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT TIMES IN WHICH THEY COME OFF, LIKE COME IN. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TEACHERS HELPING TO GET THE STUDENTS OUT THE CAR, JUST LIKE HOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD DO IT. LIKE HOW THEY HELP WITH THE STUDENTS THAT WAY. UM, I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS YOUR OTHER, DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? , DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO, WE WERE JUST, I'M SORRY. I GOT NERVOUS. SHARE. THAT'S OKAY. BUT, UM, YES, WELL THIS IS THE DATE. WELL THE REASON WHY I CHOSE THIS PLACE IS BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET OFF OF THE MAIN STREET. WE ARE CURRENTLY ON THE MAIN STREET IN WAXAHATCHEE RIGHT NOW. AND UH, I WANTED A BETTER AND SAFER PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN THERE. AND AS FAR AS BEING FENCED OFF, THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. WE CAN GET A FENCE THAT, UM, FENCED OFF AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF STAFF TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO THE BACK OR WHEREVER THEY NEED TO GO. AND AS FAR AS NOISE, JUST THINK OF A TYPICAL WHEN YOUR CHILD GOES OUT INTO THE BACKYARD AND THEY PLAY, IT'S THE SAME EXACT WAY, SO IT WON'T, IT WON'T [00:45:01] BE ASTRONOMICAL LIKE NOISE WHEN THEY GO OUT THERE. IT'S THE TYPICAL KIDS WHEN THEY GO OUT AND OUR KIDS THAT NORMALLY GO OUT ROUGHLY AROUND LIKE 10 KIDS, THAT GOES OUT AT A TIME. 'CAUSE THEY HAVE SET TIMES THAT THEY GO OUT. SO WE ARE NOT HAVING ALL 60 KIDS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. SO, UM, THAT'S ANOTHER THING ON THAT PART. UM, I DON'T KNOW PRETTY MUCH WANT US TO SAY WE'RE SCIENCE-BASED DAYCARE AND OUR KIDS ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR KIDS THAT GO TO GT AFTER THEY LEAVE US. SO, UM, WE ARE JUST TRYING TO EXPAND HERE. AND, UM, THAT'S IT. SORRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MM-HMM . DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR IT? I DO. THE APPLICANT. OH MA'AM, WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU IF THAT'S OKAY. NO, YOU'RE FINE. UM, SO YOU CURRENTLY ARE OPERATING A DAYCARE. THIS WOULD JUST BE TO MOVE TO A NEW LOCATION? YES. SO WE HAVE MANY SCIENTISTS ACADEMY AND WE HAVE MANY ENGINEERS ACADEMY. OKAY. SO BOTH THE DAYCARES ARE SCIENCE-BASED ACADEMY, OUR KIDS HERE. THAT WHAT WE TEACH IT. I WOULD SAY THAT OUR KIDS ARE INCREDIBLY SMART . THAT'S WHAT THAT, AND I WANT TO EXPAND THAT. UM, SINCE WAX ISD IS TURNED INTO A STEM DISTRICT, WE'RE GIVING THEM THE HEAD START. MOST OF OUR KIDS, WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY'RE ALREADY READING, WRITING, AND DOING A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT THE NORMAL DAYCARE IS NOT DOING. SO WE ARE WAY DIFFERENT AND I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE IT, OUR DAYCARE RIGHT NOW IS FULL AND THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO. AND SO I JUST WANNA EXPAND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MORE KIDS BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO. SO ARE YOU GONNA KEEP YOUR CURRENT LOCATIONS OPEN AND THIS WOULD BE ADDITIONAL SPACE? NO, SO WE, WERE ACTUALLY CLOSE BECAUSE WE ARE FULL TO THE MAX AT MANY SCIENTISTS. OKAY. SO I WILL MOVE MANY SCIENTISTS, BUT WE'RE STILL KEEPING MANY ENGINEERS. GOT IT. SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING ON THAT WITH ENGINEERS IS JUST STARTED. WE'RE FRESH AND THAT'S BECOMING FULL, BUT MANY SCIENTISTS WE'RE FULL. SO I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, JUST EXPAND ON THAT. AND PLUS WE START AT 16 MONTHS SO WE DON'T HAVE BABIES THERE. GOTCHA. SO ONE THING THAT I SAW IN HERE IS THAT, UM, YOU'RE NOT PROPOSING TO OPERATE AT ANY BUSES OR SHUTTLES, BUT YOU ARE GONNA HAVE AFTERSCHOOL CARE. SO WHAT BUS? I DIDN'T, I DON'T PROPOSE TO DO BUSES OR SHUTTLES. SO NO, WE HAVE BUSES. WE HAVE, WE ONLY HAVE ONE BUS. WE DON'T HAVE LIKE MULTIPLE, IT'S NO, BUT YOU DO PICK KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL TO BRING THEM TO AFTERSCHOOL CARE? YES, AND AFTERSCHOOL CARE WE'RE NORMALLY INSIDE. WE HAVE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. UM, THEY HAVE A, UM, SO WE FEED THE KIDS AND DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS LIKE THAT. MM-HMM . SO IT'S AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, BUT WE'RE MOSTLY INSIDE OUR SCHOOL PROGRAM LASTS MAYBE AN HOUR AND A HALF. SO IT'S NOT, IT IS THE SAME WAY. IT'S NOT SCREAMING AND HOLLERING AND DOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS LIKE THAT. OUR KIDS ARE VERY MATURE, SO I WAS LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE THE, THE ISSUE THAT A NORMAL DAYCARE WOULD HAVE. OURS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'RE LIKE, IT IS NOT TO MAKE MYSELF SEEM BETTER THAN NOBODY, I'M NOT TRYING TO DO THAT. BUT I JUST KNOW MY KIDS ARE VERY ADVANCED AND THEY KIND OF KNOW WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE WHEN THEY COME IN, HOW THEY WALK AND HOW THEY TALK AND HOW THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES. GOT IT. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . SORRY, I HAVE, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. . I'M SORRY. YOU HAVE, YOU'RE LICENSED TO HAVE HOW MANY CHILDREN IN THIS LOCATION? 60 IN MY CURRENT, UH, PLACE RIGHT NOW. 50. SO IT'S ONLY 10 MORE THAN WHAT I ALREADY HAVE. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO IT SAYS THE, UH, YOU'RE NOT, UH, PROPOSING TO ADD ANY, UH, SIDEWALK OR Y'ALL, UH, AGREEABLE TO THAT ADD A SIDEWALK. MM-HMM . WHERE WERE WE AT AS UH, AND THE APPLICANT IS NOT, UH, PROPOSING TO ADD SIDEWALKS ON THE SUBJECT? OH, WE, WE DON'T, NO, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. LIKE, I'M NOT, I DON'T NEED TO COME IN THERE AND CHANGE. ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT THEY ASKED US TO PUT IS, IS A MOP SINK. SO I I SO IT'S PRETTY TURNKEY IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YEAH, IT'S TURNKEY. YES. THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PUT UP A FENCE THAT'S, UM, JUST SO THE KIDS CAN BE IN A SAFE AREA. THAT'S IT. LIKE NOTHING REALLY. SO YOU DID SAY THAT YOU WOULD STAGGER ENTERTAINMENT LIKE WHEN THEY NEED TO GO OUTSIDE? YES. THAT'S HOW IT IS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY. WE CAN'T, PER LICENSING, WE CAN'T BRING EVERYBODY OUT AT ONCE ANYWAY. ALL, ALL OF THE CHILDREN HAVE TO HAVE, UH, SEPARATE TIMES IN WHICH THEY GO OUT. SO SATURDAY, I DON'T KNOW THAT I SAW WE'RE NOT OPEN SATURDAY. I, I'M NOT SURE. I THINK I PUT, I, I DON'T, I THINK THAT WAS THE, SO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, NOT SATURDAY, NO. AND PRETTY STANDARD BUSINESS HOURS. SEVEN TO 5 37. YES MA'AM. I LIKE TO SLEEP IN . I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, IF I WERE A NEIGHBORS, YOU LIKE TO GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY. EXACTLY, EXACTLY. SO NO, THERE'S NO SATURDAY. OKAY. AND I'LL NOTE ON, ON THAT POINT. AND, AND THE ITEMS, LIKE THE BUSES. SO, AND, AND I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A RESULT OF SOME UPDATES THAT WERE PROVIDED PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. OH, OKAY. TO THE OPERATIONAL PLAN. UM, SO THE OPERATIONAL PLAN DOES HAVE, UH, CHILDCARE, UH, OVERNIGHT, UH, STILL IN SOME INSTANCES AS WELL AS AS SATURDAY IN SOME INSTANCES. SO, YOU KNOW, IF THE COMMISSION IS, IS FEELING, UH, LIKE THEY WANT TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL, ONE OF THOSE CONDITIONS, UH, TO RECOMMEND FROM, FROM A STAFF STANDPOINT WOULD TO MAKE SURE WE GET A FINAL REVISED UPDATE TO THE OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT COVERS THOSE DEFINITIVE HOURS OF OPERATIONS, UH, AS WELL [00:50:01] AS THE PROPOSAL TO GO AHEAD AND ACCOMMODATE, UH, A BUS OR, OR A SHUTTLE, UH, ONE SHUTTLE AS WELL. HAVE YOU, UH, SEEN THE, SO IN THE STAFF REPORT THERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDED, UH, CONDITIONS FROM STAFF. HAVE YOU REVIEWED THOSE TO RECOMMEND? I, THE LAST ONE, I, I DID SEE, THEY DID ASK ME WAS I HAVING OVERNIGHT AND I TOLD THEM NO. SO WE WAS NOT HAVING OVERNIGHT AND WE DID NOT DO SATURDAYS. O OKAY. SO THERE'S, THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF TO US MM-HMM . UH, AND, AND THEN TO COUNSEL IF, IF THERE WAS TO BE AN APPROVAL. UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF WHAT THOSE ARE AND THAT IF IT IS APPROVED SUBJECT TO THOSE CONDITIONS, THAT YOU AGREE TO THEM AND YOU'RE ABLE TO MEET THEM. SO YES, I'M ABLE TO MEET THE, THAT WOULDN'T BE, UH, NO SATURDAYS? NO, NO ISSUES WITH THAT LIST. NO, THE LIST. I'M TRYING, I'M CONFUSED. IS THIS THE LIST THAT YOU'RE SHOWING? YES, THERE'S NONE. OH, THAT'S THE LIST. OH, OKAY. IS THERE A WAY WE CAN GO OVER THOSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN? HOLD ON. THANK YOU. YES, MR. ROBERTSON CAN PROVIDE A COPY HERE AND I, I THINK IT'D BE BENEFICIAL. WE CAN, UH, BRIEFLY GO THROUGH 'EM, UH, RIGHT NOW. OKAY. JUST TO MAKE SURE, UH, EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION? OH, YES. NO, I HAVE, I'M SORRY. WHEN HE SAID RETRIP THAT YES, I HAVE SEEN THIS. OKAY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I'M SO NERVOUS. SO , GIMME A SECOND. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THIS OH YEAH, IF THIS WERE TO GO THROUGH AND BE APPROVED THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE ATTACHED TO IT AS FAR AS A, A CONDITION. OH NO, THESE ARE ALL FINE. YES. OKAY. OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. PERMISSION TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE SURE. I HAVE TO ASK, COULD YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS? UH, MY NAME IS RODNEY AYERS, 1 5 6 7 OASIS STREET, WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS. UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD WHAT MY WIFE CURRENTLY DOES IN HER STAFF. BRINGING EXCELLENCE, KEEPING EXCELLENCE, I'M SORRY, IN WAXAHATCHEE IS A BYPRODUCT OF WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO. SHE ALREADY PARTNERS WITH PARENTS RIGHT NOW AND IN THEIR VALUES, THEY'RE SET UP TO FACILITATE AN ENVIRONMENT TO EDUCATE THE FUTURE LEADERS OF AMERICA. SO THEY'RE NOT DOING IT TO, THIS ISN'T ANOTHER FORM OF COMMERCE OR BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE LIKES TO DO. THIS IS HER PASSION AND THIS IS HER GIFT. THERE'S SO MANY SUCCESS STORIES OF THE KIDS THAT GO INTO FURTHER EDUCATION THAT ARE ALREADY ADVANCED. SO NOT ONLY, ONCE AGAIN, WE ALREADY PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE DO SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO INCREASE, UM, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. BUT JUST UNDERSTAND THAT SHE ISN'T DOING THIS FOR, AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE MONEY. THIS IS HER GIFT AND SHE HAS THE RESULTS TO FOLLOW THAT. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL TO BE CONSIDERED AND, UM, WE'RE BELIEVERS AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THIS IS NOT AN OBLIGATION. THIS IS OUR WAY OF LIFE AND THIS IS HOW WE LIVE. SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, YOU MAY DO SO NOW. HI. I'M IN THIS CIRCLE HERE, OUR BACKYARD. WHY DON'T YOU, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. THAT'S OKAY. NO, THAT'S OKAY. AND I APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW TAMIKA PROBABLY HAS GREAT IDEAS. SURE. UM, I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A MEETING LIKE THIS, BUT OUR, UH, LIKE I SAY, WE'VE GOT A MAP HERE AND OUR BACKYARD IS ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET FROM THIS, UM, WHAT USED TO BE A CHURCH. MM-HMM . IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. OH, KEITH BENNETT, THREE 13 EAST ROSS STREET, ATCH. IT'S THE BLOCK, IT'S THE NEXT STREET OVER. UH, AND WE'RE JUST CONCERNED BECAUSE, UM, THERE'S A LITTLE ALLEY THAT RUNS BETWEEN EAST ROSS AND CRIDDLE. IT COMES OUT AT CRILE, LIKE 20 FEET FROM THEM, FROM WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT THROUGH THIS. AND PEOPLE ALREADY USE THIS ALLEY, LIKE ALL THEM. I WALK MY DOG AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I WALK DOWN THE ALLEYS AND STUFF. IT'S GREAT. BUT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT KIND OF EVEN UPS TRUCKS AND STUFF ARE STARTING TO BE A PROBLEM GOING UP AND DOWN. IT'S DIRT AND IT'S ALL OVER OUR CARS IN A NEIGHBOR'S CAR. AND NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DAYCARE RIGHT THERE AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW 'CAUSE I WALK AROUND THE BLOCK AND THERE'S A SCHOOL ON MARVIN AND BROWN STREET THAT'S, UH, PEOPLE JUST BACK BACK TO BACK FOR LIKE A HUNDRED CARS OR MORE WAITING TO GET THEIR KIDS FROM THE SCHOOL. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I SEE, I WATCH THEM ALL SITTING IN THEIR CARS WHEN I'M WALKING BY WITH THE DOG. AND THIS IS JUST GONNA BE A SMALLER, BUT ANOTHER THING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR HOUSE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE PARKING AND COMING IN WAITING FOR THE KIDS. AND THEY, I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GONNA GO UP AND DOWN THIS ALLEY 'CAUSE IT'S HANDY. IT'S RIGHT THERE. AND I GUESS THAT'S JUST OUR MAIN, MAIN CONCERN. MY WIFE AND I ARE JUST CONCERNED WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO OUR QUIET LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE MOVED INTO SIX YEARS AGO. AND THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES. SO I GUESS THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAD A QUESTION WHERE, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. THAT'S OKAY. [00:55:03] SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF IF, IF Y'ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS. UM, HOW LONG HAS THAT CHURCH BUILDING SAT VACANT? THAT'S GOOD QUESTION. YEAH, I CAN CHIME IN AND ANSWER THAT. UH, IT, IT IS VACANT OR HAS BEEN VACANT FOR, UH, MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE AVAILABLE HERE, UH, BUT IT IS MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DAVID. ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS? YOU CAN COME BACK. SORRY. UM, SO WE LIKE TO MAKE YOU GET YOUR STEPS IN. OH NO, YOU'RE OKAY. OH, UH, TODAY ALONE, , I HAVE PLENTY. NO. SO, UM, WE WERE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE OWNERS AND SO THEY'RE STILL DOING CHURCH IN THERE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. AND SO IT, IT HASN'T BEEN VACANT. IT WAS, THEY WERE, UM, WHEN WE HAD TO GO AND DO, UH, WHAT WAS IT, INSPECTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE HAD TO NOT DO SOME INSPECTIONS SOMETIME BECAUSE THEY HAD SERVICE. SO THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T, WELL THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I SAID THAT. I'M SORRY. SO THAT MEETINGS YEAH, THAT, SORRY. AND THEN ALSO THE DRIVEWAY WILL GO ALL THE WAY AROUND. YES, IT IS TWO DIFFERENT. SO WE, WE ARE, WE'RE, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT, UM, STAYING MY PARENTS STAYING IN THE DRIVEWAY OR HOW HE SAID THE ALLEYWAY BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THAT PARKING AND WHERE THEY, MY, AGAIN, MY PARENTS LIKE COMING IN. THEY DON'T LIKE JUST SITTING THERE AND WAITING FOR THEIR KIDS TO COME OUT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE DO HAVE SOME PARENTS, BUT, UH, GOOD 90% OF THEM WOULD RATHER COME IN TO GET THEIR CHILD. SO I'M JUST, JUST TO CLARIFY AND, AND JUST AS WE, THE PARENTS WOULDN'T COME UP TO THE FRONT AND JUST DO A QUICK DROP OFF THE, THERE'S A SIDE DOOR WHERE THE BIG U STARTS AND THAT'S THE POINT OF ENTRY THERE. SO THE PARENTS WOULD HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BUILDING. I MEAN, YOU CAN PROBABLY PUT 30 CARS THERE IF THEY WERE BACK TO BACK, BUT THERE'S NOT GONNA BE 30 CARS THERE AT ONE TIME, BECAUSE AS A DAYCARE, AS THEY OPEN UP, YOU KNOW, SEVEN O'CLOCK, SOME PARENTS MAY NOT GET THERE TILL NINE. SO IT'S NOT EVEN, IT WOULDN'T, IT, THE MOST YOU MAY HAVE AT, AT ONE TIME WOULD BE FIVE OR SIX. AND AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND. NO ONE WOULD COME TO THE FRONT. THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE, UH, TAMIKA AND THE STAFF WOULD BE PARKING. SO, AND I'LL CHIME IN FROM A STAFF STANDPOINT AND NOTE. SO THE SITE PLAN YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR PACKET HERE, THAT, THAT WAS PROVIDED WITH THE APPLICATION. UH, IT, IT INDICATES THAT THE DROP OFF AREA WOULD BE THE SMALL LOOP IN THE FRONT. ONE ITEM THE COMMISSION MAY CONSIDER IN, UH, HEARING THE, THE APPLICANT'S NOTE HERE OF THEIR UPDATED INTENT WAS TO GO AHEAD AND IN ADDITION TO UPDATES TO THE OPERATIONAL PLAN, HAVE THIS SITE PLAN BE UPDATED TO IDENTIFY THAT YES, IN FACT THEY'LL USE THIS LARGER, UH, DRIVE AISLE AS THE DEDICATED DROP OFF LANE AS OPPOSED TO THIS, UH, SMALLER LINE THAT WAS PROVIDED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. UH, CERTAINLY THINK THAT IS MORE APPROPRIATE TO ALLEVIATE ANY POTENTIAL FOR STACKING VEHICLES INTO EAST CRILE STREET. SO ZACH, DOES THAT BECOME ANO THAT'S, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION? YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN CLARIFY SPECIFICALLY AS AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION SHOULD YOU FIND THAT MORE APPROPRIATE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANY MORE COMMENTS? ALL [12. Consider recommendation of ZDC-163-2025] WELL, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 1 63 DASH 2025 ZONING CHANGE FROM SF TWO TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS CHILD DAYCARE CENTER AT 3 0 1 EAST CRILE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT. AND ALSO, UH, STIPULATING THAT THEY, WE RECEIVE A FINALIZED OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT ELIMINATES THE OVERNIGHT, UH, OPTION AND THE SATURDAY OPTION PROVIDES FOR THE, OR HAS AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF THE BUS OR SHUTTLE USE. AND THEN ALSO STIPULATES THAT THE LARGE DRIVEWAY INDICATED ON THE SITE PLAN IS THE PRIMARY DROP OFF LANE. SO, REAL QUICK, UH, BEFORE, UH, YOU ON, I JUST WANNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, MAYBE SOME INSIGHT. UH, ONE OF OUR CONCERNS IS THAT, UM, WE DO HAVE SOME INACCURACIES IN THE OPERATIONAL PLAN. THERE ARE SOME UPDATES TO THE SITE PLAN THAT NEED TO BE DONE. UM, THIS ITEM IS GOING TO CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, UM, TO BE HEARD AND BE APPROVED. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CHANGES BY THEN. UM, ONE THING YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER IS A POSSIBLE CONTINUANCE. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION CAN GO AHEAD AND REVIEW THIS ONE MORE TIME. STAFF HAS TIME TO REVIEW IT, AND THEN WE CAN GO TO CITY COUNCIL TO GET HOPEFULLY A MORE POSITIVE, UM, RECOMMENDATION. GREAT. SO IS THIS A GOOD TIME [01:00:01] TO ASK THE APPLICANT IF THEY ARE OPEN TO A CONTINUANCE OR CAN WE PROCEED WITH THE MOTION? UH, FIRST I WOULD HAVE YOU GUYS ACT ON THE MOTION, UM, THAT WAS MADE. THAT WAS PLACED ON, UM, OR, OR YOU COULD, I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY FINISHED TO MAKING IT SO I COULD JUST WITHDRAW IT. YEAH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE IT, UM, YOU CAN DEFINITELY ASK THE APPLICANT IF THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE OPEN TO OR THE PLAN COMMISSION CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT IF THEY FEEL THAT'S IN THEIR, IN THEIR BEST INTEREST. OKAY. SO I'LL WITHDRAW MY MOTIONS SO WE CAN ASK SOME MORE QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. AYERS, COULD YOU COME BACK PLEASE? ARE YOU OPPOSED TO, UM, MEETING SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS WITH, UM, THE SITE PLAN CHANGE OR UPDATE, UM, GETTING THAT INFORMATION BACK OVER TO STAFF, UM, AND HAVING THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND MAYBE COMING BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND GOING BACK THROUGH THIS? OR DO YOU WANT US TO PROCEED? I'M SO NERVOUS. I DON'T KNOW. , I'M ABOUT TO CRY 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW. SURE. SORRY. SURE. LET, WHY DON'T YOU SPEAK WITH DAVID FOR A SECOND AND WE'LL JUST TAKE A PAUSE HERE. DAN'S GREAT , AND WHILE THEY'RE ON A BREAK, WHAT WE COULD DO IS WE COULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HEAR THIS AT THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING THAT. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOING TO COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 2ND. SO THERE IS A DELAY, BUT IT'S NOT A BIG DELAY. SURE. I THINK IT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT ADDING, WE'RE NOT ADDING ANYTHING TO, SO, UM, I JUST SPOKE TO THE APPLICANT. UM, ONE OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT CONTINUING THIS CASE FOR HER IS THAT, UH, THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT, UH, THEY DON'T THINK THEY CAN GET AN EXTENSION ON THEIR CONTRACT TO EXTEND IT FOR THIS. UM, I, I DID GO AHEAD AND LET HER KNOW WE'RE, WE'RE SETTING UP A MEETING WITH HER TOMORROW, UM, TO GO OVER THE CHANGES AND, AND WHAT WE CAN DO IS PRESENT THOSE CHANGES TO COUNCIL. IF WE CAN GET ALL THE CHANGES DONE THIS WEEK, WE'LL PRESENT AS PART OF THE STAFF REPORT AND I, I THINK THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT TO THAT, THAT THEY CAN MAKE THAT WORK. SO WE'LL STEP A MEETING WITH THEM TOMORROW AND GO OVER THE DIFFERENT CHANGES AND SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE THOSE BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU TRENTON. OKAY. OKAY. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OKAY. UH, SO I'LL KIND OF RE RESTATE MY WITHDRAWN MOTION. UH, MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZDC 1 63 DASH 2025 ZONING CHANGE FROM SF TWO TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT SF TWO, UH, THAT ALLOWS THE CHILDCARE CENTER AT 3 0 1 EAST CRILE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT. UH, AND ALSO, UH, RECEIPT OF A FINALIZED OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT REMOVES THE OVERNIGHT, UH, CARE AND THE SATURDAY CARE AND HAS AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF THE USE OF BUSES OR SHUTTLES. AND ALSO, UM, REVISES THE MAIN DRIVE LINE TO BE THE MAIN, UH, THE MAIN, UH, LARGER DRIVE PATH ON INDICATED ON THE SITE PLAN. UH, AND UPDATES TO THE SITE PLAN, UH, PER STAFF. BRIAN, [01:05:01] CAN WE ADD THAT THEY'LL STRIPE INDICATE ORDER WITH, WITH STRIPING TO INDICATE THE DRIVE LINE. ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THAT'S OUR [Additional Items] LAST AGENDA ITEM. SO TRENTON, YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US THIS EVENING? UM, YEAH, I DO HAVE ONE THING. UM, IT'S WITH OUR GIS TEAM RECENTLY. UH, WE JUST GOT WORD THAT EACH ONE, UH, BOTH OF THEM, UM, BOTH RECEIVED THEIR GISP CERTIFICATIONS, WHICH IS A HUGE HONOR. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER HAD ANY GS INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE RECEIVED THAT. UM, IT'S A LONG PROCESS. THERE'S A LOT GOING INTO IT. UM, SO IT'S A, IT'S A BIG HONOR FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT AND PASS THAT, PASS THOSE TESTS. AND THERE'S VARIOUS STEPS THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE IN ORDER TO GET THAT AND THEY'RE BOTH ABLE TO DO THAT. UM, THIS LAST MONTH AND SO ON, AT THE FEBRUARY 2ND, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, PRESENTING IT TO COUNCIL AND, AND GIVING THEM SOME, UH, KUDOS THERE. SO JUST WANNA LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S AWESOME, ZACH. NO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU SEAN. UM, JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT, I GOT A DID GET A TEXT MESSAGE. THERE'S AN ACCIDENT, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF IT OF YOU IT'LL AFFECT, BUT GOING NORTHBOUND IN THE CLOVER LEAF, UH, NORTHBOUND 35 TO NORTHBOUND 2 87, THERE'S AN ACCIDENT. SO IF ANYBODY'S GOING THAT WAY, PROBABLY JUST ME, BUT, UM, YOU'RE GOING HEADS UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONER UNDERWOOD. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. AND COMMISSIONER HICKS, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. VICE CHAIR. UM, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE. THANKS FOR EVERYONE TO SHUT UP. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. AND COMMISSIONER, I GOTTA SAY SOMETHING. OF COURSE. OF COURSE YOU DO. COUNCILMAN, GO AHEAD SIR. CON CONGRATS TO THE STAFF ON THE GIS UH, CERTIFICATION. UM, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING HILLMAN'S WORK ON EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN COMING THROUGH AND THEY COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF 'EM. BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE WHOLE STAFF THAT THAT DEALS WITH, WITH THESE THINGS, THEY'VE BEEN COVERED UP WITH, UH, UM, NOT ONLY THE MULTIPLE THINGS THAT COME BEFORE HERE, BUT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON, INCLUDING THE LARGE PRO, UH, PROJECT THAT'S GONNA BE COMING BEFORE COUNCIL. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM AGAIN. WE CAN'T THANK 'EM ENOUGH FOR ALL THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND COMING INTO THE NEW YEAR. SO THAT'S IT. I'LL SHUT UP. THANK YOU SIR. . WELL, IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE FOR US TO SERVE THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS OF WAXAHATCHEE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.