* 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. [1. Call to Order ] [00:00:06] HELLO, WE'RE CALLING TO ORDER TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2026, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING WHERE OUR FOCUS WILL BE THE BEST AND THE HIGHEST USE FOR THE LAND OF OXE, TEXAS. IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER PORCH. GOOD EVENING, LORD. THANK YOU FOR TODAY. AND THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, INCREDIBLE, UH, FOLKS THAT, UH, GIVE UP THEIR TIME ON THIS BOARD. I PRAY THAT YOU GUIDE US, UM, SO THAT WE, UM, MAKE GOOD DECISIONS TONIGHT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE INCREDIBLE STAFF AND FOR THE GREAT GROUP OF, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TO OUR TOWN AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE THAT HAVE JUST CONTINUOUSLY BEEN COMMITTED TO OUR TOWN FOR YEARS AND DECADES UPON DECADES. LORD GOT US TONIGHT IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER. YES MA'AM. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUBMITTED A PUBLIC APPEARANCE CARD MAY ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON ANY ISSUE. THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONCERN, WHETHER ON THIS 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 COMMISSION RECOGNIZES KATHY CAEL. GOOD EVENING. COULD YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YES. 4 0 5 BROOKSIDE ROAD, KATHY CAEL, AND LONGTIME CITIZEN HERE. AND I JUST WANTED TO COME UP AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. UH, AND I DIDN'T WANNA, I ESPECIALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR INTERFERING WITH YOUR MEAL THE OTHER DAY, . AND, UH, ANYWAY, JUST HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE FACT AND THAT I WILL BE HERE. JUST KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING. I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY I CAN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M THE MOUTH AND I'LL BE GLAD TO SAY ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID. SO, JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS AND YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE Y'ALL AND ALL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALL THAT MESS THAT'S GOING ON AROUND US. WE NEED TO REALLY BE CAREFUL WITH WAXAHATCHEE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, IT'S GETTING TO BE A DISASTER AND WHEN YOU TRY TO GO ANYWHERE AND DRIVE ANYWHERE, IT'S GETTING REAL DANGEROUS. AND ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE OLD LIKE ME. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I TRY NOT TO HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS. I SURE DON'T WANT ANY. BUT ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN, VERY MUCH FOR WHAT ALL YOU DO FOR THE CITY HERE AND APPRECIATE Y'ALL VERY MUCH. OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. [4. Consent Agenda ] NEXT 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 SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS OF THESE MATTERS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE, 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. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER [5. Public Hearing on a request by Priya Acharya for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Drive-Through Establishment (Frost Bank) use within a General Retail (GR) zoning district located directly east of 2181 N US Highway 77 (Property ID 312998) Owner: Waxahachie Hedgewood 1, LLC (ZDC-181-2025)] FIVE, PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST TO BY PRIYA. UM, CHARIA FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT FROST BANK USE WITHIN A GENERAL RE RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT DIRECTLY EAST OF 2181 NORTH US HIGHWAY 77. PROPERTY ID 3 1 2 9 9 8. OWNER WAXAHATCHEE HEDGEWOOD, ONE L-L-C-Z-D-C 1 8 1 2 2 5. CALEB, UH, YES, UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING ZDC 180 1 20 25 FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT. FROST BANK SUBJECT PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY EAST OF 2181 NORTH US HIGHWAY 77 AND IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS GENERAL RETAIL. IN ADDITION, IT ALSO SITS ON APPROXIMATELY 1.512 ACRES. AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED AND IS PART OF THE BJ'S WHOLESALE MEMBERSHIP CLUB SUBDIVISION AS LOT TWO BLOCK A WHILE, A USE OF A BANK IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT OF GENERAL RETAIL. THE S-U-B-S-U-P PROVISION FOR THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE ZONING ORDINANCE IS TRIGGERED DUE TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH COMPONENT OF THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL. AS SUCH, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN SUP IN ORDER TO BRING THIS PROPOSAL INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE WAXAHATCHEE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE PROPOSED BANK IS APPROXIMATELY 5,473 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE WITH A TYPICAL OPERATING HOURS RANGING FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, [00:05:01] 9:00 AM 5:00 PM AND SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM WITH ALL OPERATIONS BEING CLOSED ON SUNDAY, THE APPLICANT ANTICIPATES BETWEEN 17 INDIVIDUALS TO BE EMPLOYED AT THIS LOCATION. UPON SUBMITTAL, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A DETAILED SITE PLAN FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS DESIGNED AROUND THE STRUCTURE THAT W THAT WILL CONTAIN THE PROPOSED FROST BANK, THE DEVELOPMENT BEING PROPOSED TO BE SITUATED ON A SINGLE PLATTED LOT. THE SITE DESIGN MEETS THE MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS OF THE GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT. DETAILED SIDE PLAN INCLUDES FOUR DRIVE-THROUGH LANES WITH SUFFICIENT STACKING FOR 20 VEHICLES IN TOTAL, FOUR LANES WITH SUFFICIENT, UH, EXCUSE ME, THESE DRIVE THROUGH LANES RUN ADJACENT TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE. AND A TOTAL OF 41 PARKING SPACES IS BEING ARE 41 PARKING SPACES BEING PROVIDED PER THE APPLICANT'S DETAILED SITE PLAN, WHICH EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF 28 PARKING SPACES PER THE WAXAHATCHEE ZONING CODE WHERE ACCESS PURPOSES BJ'S WHOLESALE IS CONSTRUCTED PRIVATE DRIVE AISLES ACTING AS DRIVEWAY CONNECTIONS FROM BOTH NORTH US HIGHWAY 77 AND HEDGEWOOD DRIVE. FROST BANK WILL UTILIZE THESE DRIVE AISLES FOR ACCESS PURPOSES. THE DRIVE AISLES IN QUESTION HAVE BEEN PLACED IN MUTUAL ACCESS EASEMENTS VIA THE RECOR CORDED PLAT FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING IS CONCERNED, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO MEET ALL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS PER THIS DEVELOPMENT. UM, CONCERNING THE ELEVATIONS AND FACADE PLAN, THE APPLICANTS PROVIDE TWO ELEVATION AND FACADE OPTIONS AS PART OF THE SUP PROPOSAL. OPTION A AND B BOTH FEATURE MASONRY EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR THE FACADE. THESE MASONRY MATERIALS ARE PROBABLY MADE OF STONE, UH, STUCCO AND SILVER METAL PANELS. BOTH OPTIONS ARE PROPOSED TO BE PAINTED WITH A MIXED EARTH TONE PALETTE WITH SILVER ACCIDENTS WHICH ARE TYPICAL OF FROST BAND, UH, FROST BRANDS COLOR. AND THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPTION A AND OPTION B IS THAT OPTION A PROPOSES A SMOOTH STUCCO MATERIAL WHEREAS OPTION B EXHIBITS A MORE PATTERN STUCCO MATERIAL. BOTH OPTIONS MEET THE ARTICULATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE WAXAHATCHEE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO PROPOSED INSTALL WALL AND MONUMENT SIGNS THAT ADHERE TO THE TYPICAL HIGH AND SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WAXAHATCHEE ZONING ORDINANCE. IN ADDITION, THE MONUMENT SIGNS WILL BE LOCATED OUTSIDE ALL EASEMENTS ON SITE DUE THE PROPOSAL OF EXTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURES. THE APPLICANT PROVIDED A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN WITH THE SUP APPLICATION TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH CITY WAXAHATCHEE LIGHTING AND GLARE STANDARDS. STAFF HAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL WALL-MOUNTED AND POLE MOUNTED LIGHT FIXTURES ARE DESIGNED TO BE DIRECTLY DIRECTED DOWNWARDS TOWARDS THE SITE AND WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH SHIELDS TO FURTHER MITIGATE LIGHT TRESPASS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES. AS SUCH, THE PROVIDED PHOTOMETRIC PLAN ADHERES TO THE WA WAXAHATCHEE LIGHTING GLARE STANDARDS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW. SIX NOTICES ARE MAILED OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF SUBJECT PROPERTY. THAT TIME SINCE THIS AGENDA HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, UH, WE'VE RECEIVED RECEIVED ZERO LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND ZERO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. WE HAVE ALSO DETAILED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST IN WHICH THE APPLICANT ADHERE TO AND RESOLVED. UH, WE RECOMMEND A MOTION OF APPROVAL FOR THIS ITEM, BUT I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD HAVE TO CHOOSE WHICH ELEVATION OPTION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED ONTO. COUNSEL, UM, THE APPLICANT AND I ARE HERE IF, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CALEB. UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I AM CLEAR. SO THIS IS LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF BJ'S WHOLESALE WITH THE, THE BJ'S GAS STATION. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAD THAT RIGHT. OKAY. WILL THERE BE A 24 HOUR, UH, ATM WITH THAT? UH, I'LL DEFER TO THE APPLICANT ON THAT ONE. OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? CAN YOU GO OVER THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ELEVATIONS? I'M TRYING TO LIKE SCROLL AND LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND THEY, THEY LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO ME. THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR. YES, SIR. WE, WE HAD, UH, IT, IT WAS TOUGH AT FIRST, BUT UH, THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS, UH, OPTION A, THE STUCCO MATERIAL IS, IS MORE OF A SMOOTH, UH, TEXTURE, WHEREAS OPTION B IS MORE PATTERN, UH, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO SQUINT HARD ENOUGH, UH, TO SEE IT. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. OKAY. SO ALL THE SAME COLORS, JUST TEXTURE, TEXTURE AND NO TEXTURE. CORRECT. GOTCHA. [00:10:03] ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU SO MUCH. CALEB IS THE THANK APPLICANT HERE. COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? SURE. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS PRIYA RIO WITH WEIR AND ASSOCIATES. MY ADDRESS IS 2201 EAST LAMAR BOULEVARD, SUITE 200 E, ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7 6 0 0 6. THANK YOU. SO, OH, I CAN ANSWER ONE QUESTION FIRST, WHATEVER WORKS. SURE. UM, SO THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT AN ATM. THERE WILL BE AN ATM IN THE MOTOR BANK THAT IS ACCESSIBLE 24 7 THAT WILL BE IN THE BANK. UH, NO SIR. IT'LL BE IN THE, IN THE DRIVE-THRU. DRIVE ON THE DRIVE-THRU. SURE, YES, SURE. YEAH. WITH PROPER LIGHTING AND VISIBILITY AND YES. SO IN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, PUT A METRIC REQUIREMENTS, THERE'S ALSO SEPARATE STANDARDS CALLED, IT'S THE TEXAS FINANCIAL CODE AND IT HAS, UM, SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR ATMS FOR BANKS TO ENSURE THERE'S SUFFICIENT LIGHTING AND FROST BANK MEETS THOSE. OKAY. DO Y'ALL PLAN ON, UH, IF, IF ALL THIS IS APPROVED TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY RIGHT AWAY OR IS THIS SOMETHING Y'ALL INTEND TO KIND OF SIT ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE OR WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE? SO WE ARE NOT INTENDING TO SIT ON IT. I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE IN LINE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA. OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? DOES FROST BANK HAVE A PREFERENCE ON THE TEXTURE? NO. TEXTURE. I'M GONNA BRING UP OUR ARCHITECT TO HELP WITH THIS ONE 'CAUSE I'M AN ENGINEER . UM, SO THIS IS TONY HARIN WITH GRACE DESIGN. HI, GOOD EVENING. UH, TONY HARIN WITH GRACE DESIGN ADDRESS IS 200 BAILEY AVENUE FORT WORTH, TEXAS 7 6 1 0 7. SO THE, UM, THE FIRST OPTION A IS THE SMOOTHER OPTION THAT IS THEIR PROTOTYPE AND STANDARD KIND OF THEIR, THEIR BRAND. UM, THAT'S THE ONE THEY WOULD PREFER. THE SECOND ONE WAS DONE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE, UH, FORM-BASED CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT ASKED FOR THINGS LIKE MORE ARTICULATION IN THE BASE AND THE, UM, AND, AND THE CORNICE. SO WE HAVE A, WE'VE ADDED THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL IN THE STUCCO AS A SECOND OPTION. OKAY. BUT CALEB, AS IT STANDS NOW, BOTH OPTIONS WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY? YES MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN [6. Consider approval of ZDC-181-2025] A MOTION I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZDC DASH 180 1 DASH 2025. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT FROST BANK WITH ELEVATION. OPTION A SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION CARRIES. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING THE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES. SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT FIRST. MY APOLOGIES. BEFORE WE, YEAH. THE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAS SUBMITTED A PUBLIC APPEARANCE CARD TO SPEAK DURING ITEM NUMBER FIVE ZDC 1 8 1 2 0 2 5. PUBLIC HEARING SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, THEREFORE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. OKAY, NEXT IS [7. Public Hearing on a request by Tiffany Novotny for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Tattoo Shop use within a Commercial (C) zoning district located at 201 Ferris Ave (Property ID 170985) Owner: Lynne Lee (ZDC-13-2026)] ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY TIFFANY NOVOTNY. FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO SHOP, USE WITHIN A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2 0 1 FERRIS AVENUE. PROPERTY ID 1 7 0 9 8 5. OWNER LYNN LEE ZDC 1 3 2 0 2 6. HI DAVID. HELLO. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. SO THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO SHOP USE WITHIN A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2 0 1 FERRIS AVENUE AND WILL BE IN SUITE FOUR OF THE MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING. UM, INSIDE THE SHOP THERE WILL BE ONE TATTOO CHAIR IN THE, IN THE SUITE IN THE WAITING AREA RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE SUITE, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL WAITING ROOM IN THE SALON. THE SHOP IS, UM, [00:15:01] WILL OPERATE ALONG THE SAME BUSINESS HOURS AS THE SALON. UM, THIS WITH, UM, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO OPERATE AS WELL, UM, ONE THROUGH FIVE ON SUNDAYS WHEN THE SHOP IS CLOSED. AND UM, THIS IS A SIMILAR USE TO ANOTHER SHOP, UM, THAT WAS APPROVED UM, ON 1309 MAIN STREET, WHICH IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE BARBERSHOP. UM, STAFF HAS RECEIVED RECEIVED ZERO LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND ZERO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FOR THE PROPOSED SUP. AND BASED ON THE DETAILS PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT IN THE UM, PRESENT STATUS OF THE DOCUMENT SUBJECT TO THE REQUEST, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SUP REQUEST, UM, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS NOTED BELOW. UM, AND SO THE SUP SHALL REMAIN, UM, WITH THE SHOP, UM, WITH THE BUSINESS OWNER, IT IS NOT TRANSFERRABLE. UM, IF THE SALON CLOSES OR UM, THE TATTOO SHOP LEAVES, UM, NOBODY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL TO GET APPROVAL FOR ANOTHER TATTOO SHOP USE. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE SHOP, UM, OPERATES AS THE SAME HOURS AS THE BUSINESS, UM, WITH THE CLOSURE ON SUNDAY. AND UM, AND ALL EXTERIOR SIGNAGE WILL UM, BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE, UM, NORMAL APPROVAL PROCESS AND PERMITTING PROCESS AS WELL. UM, SO, AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PRESENT AND I AM OPEN TO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU DAVID. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WANT TO CONFIRM THIS IS ONE CHAIR WITHIN AN EXISTING SALON? YES SIR. IF THIS SUP WERE TO BE APPROVED, IF THEY WANTED TO ADD A SECOND CHAIR OR CHANGE THEIR HOURS OR DO ANY SORT OF CHANGE TO THEIR BUSINESS PLAN AT ALL, IT WOULD HAVE TO, THEY WOULD'VE TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT, IS THAT RIGHT? YES SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND IF THEY WANNA MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION, THEY ALSO HAVE TO CORRECT, THEY HAVE TO COME BACK AND GET ANOTHER SUP FOR THAT LOCATION. I THOUGHT SO, BUT JUST MAKING SURE. HOW MANY, UM, TATTOO SHOPS DO WE HAVE IN THE AREA? WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT SEVEN SHOPS AND UM, UH, QUITE A FEW OF THOSE SHOPS WERE PERMITTED BEFORE IT WAS REQUIRED TO GET AN SUP IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT AS WELL. AND THEY'RE ALL, ALL SEVEN ARE OPERATIONAL? YES. AND MOST OF THE SHOPS ARE, UM, CONCENTRATED AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA, UM, WHERE THE SHOP WILL GO TO. UM, AND, AND I THINK THERE'S LIKE ONE OR TWO OFF OF, OF, OFF OF 2 87, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE IN THE, UM, DOWNTOWN AREA. MM-HMM. AND IS THE, IS THE TATTOO SHOP CLOSED ON SUNDAY BECAUSE THE SALON IS CLOSED ON SUNDAY? CORRECT. SO IT'S STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO GO BY THE SAME HOURS OF UM, OF OPERATION. BUT THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE APPOINTMENTS, UM, FROM ONE TO FIVE ON SUNDAYS. UNDERSTOOD, THANK YOU. BUT THERE, WELL NEVERMIND, UH, THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. I'M SORRY . THANK YOU SO MUCH DAVID. ALRIGHT, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR RECORD. SO FIRST TIME MY HOME ADDRESS? YEAH. YES. OKAY. HI TIFFANY NOVOTNY, 200 STEVENS ROAD, ENNI, TEXAS 7 5 1 1 9. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . HI. UM, HELLO. SORRY . THAT'S OKAY. YOU'RE FINE. UH, LISTEN, I'M A TEACHER. I CAN SPEAK IN FRONT OF STUDENTS ALL DAY LONG BUT ADULTS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. . UM, SO I'M NOT YOUR TYPICAL TATTOO ARTIST AS YOU CAN SEE I SPECIALIZE IN FINE LINE TATTOOS. THEY'RE VERY SMALL AND DAINTY, VERY MINIMAL, MAINLY FEMALE BASED. NOTHING LARGE, NOTHING TRADITIONAL. I USUALLY DO UM, FAMILY HANDWRITING OR UM, SCRIPTURE, SMALL TINY THINGS. MANY TRADITIONAL TATTOO ARTISTS DON'T FOCUS ON THESE 'CAUSE THE NEEDLE IS SO SMALL. UM, YOU HAVE TO HAVE VERY PRECISE PRECISION WITH THE NEEDLES AS AN ART TEACHER AND AN ARTIST FOR YEARS, IT COMES KIND OF NATURAL FOR ME. UM, I AM LOOKING TO LEAVE THE EDUCATION AREA AND GO MORE INTO UM, THE FINE LINE, BUT AGAIN, I CHOSE A HAIR SALON, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE OF A LUXURY EXPERIENCE THAN A TYPICAL TATTOO SHOP EXPERIENCE. UM, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MANY TATTOO SHOPS AND I'VE WATCHED THE MEETINGS AND YOU DON'T WANT YOUR TOWN SATURATED WITH TATTOO SHOPS, BUT I PROMISE YOU I WON'T BE A TYPICAL ONE. . UM, MOST OF MY CLIENTELE IS A LOT OF WOMEN THAT DON'T WANT TO GO TO THOSE TRADITIONAL SHOPS THAT'S VERY MASCULINE, NOTHING AGAINST THEM, TOTALLY COOL WITH THEM, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT A DIFFERENT VIBE, HENCE THE NAME VELVET INK BAR, ECLECTIC INITIALS OR VIBE BECAUSE I CREATE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT VIBE, UM, FOR THAT SETTING. ALSO, BEING AN ONLY PRIVATE FEMALE [00:20:01] STUDIO, FEMALES FEEL PRIVATE, LIKE THEY FEEL SECURE COMING TO ME. I CAN CLOSE THE DOOR. THERE IS ONLY ROOM FOR ONE CHAIR IN THERE, SO THERE'S NO MORE OTHER THAN ME. UM, BUT THIS IS, UM, A NEW CAREER FOR ME. AND SO I FEEL LIKE STARTING SMALL IN A SALON WOULD BE GREAT. I EVENTUALLY PLAN TO VENTURE OUT INTO PERMANENT MAKEUP DOING BROWS AND LIPS. UM, AND I DON'T KNOW, EYELINER KIND OF SCARES ME. THAT'S A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME FOR EYES , BUT UM, YOU KNOW, EYEBROWS AND LIPS I THINK ARE SOMETHING THAT WOMEN, IT MAKES THEM FEEL PRETTY. UM, SAME THING FOR FINE LINE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING FOR. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T KNOW TIFFANY, ARE YOU PLANNING ON TAKING AND I THINK IT SAYS IT IN HERE. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE MM-HMM . BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. SO, OH, ONLY, YES. I CAN'T JUST WALK IN OFF THE STREET AND GET A TATTOO. NO. IF YOU COME IN OFF THE STREET, I'M GONNA REQUEST THAT YOU MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. PERFECT. BECAUSE MY CLIENTS THAT I SEE, I GIVE THEM THE TIME AND THE ONE-ON-ONE EXPERIENCE. THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEIR DESIGN'S RIGHT. I DON'T WANNA RUSH THEM. I WANT THEIR EXPERIENCE TO BE NOT GO, GO, GO RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, AND YOU CAN'T REALLY RUSH FINE LINE HONESTLY. THERE'S NO ROOM FOR MISTAKES. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND YOU WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE DOING THE TEXT. ONLY ONE JUST ME. SO IS THE, UH, ALL THE REST OF THE GIRLS JUST DO HAIR OR UM, YEAH, THEY ALL DO HAIR EXTENSIONS, COLOR, JUST SALON SERVICES. THEIR CLIENTELE MATCHES UP A LOT WITH MY CLIENTELE THAT I'M REACHING FOR. UM, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. MY CLIENTELE RIGHT NOW IS ALL THE SENIORS THAT ARE TURNING 18 , UH, THAT THEY WANT THEIR GRANDMA'S HANDWRITING OR THEIR MOM'S HANDWRITING. SO, UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO VENTURE OUT AND, YOU KNOW, GROW THAT CLIENTELE WITH THEM. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. IS THE UH, HAIR SALON OPEN ON SUNDAY? ALSO? SHE SAID SOMETIMES, I'M SORRY, SHE IS IN JORDAN CUNNINGHAM WHO OWNS THE SALON, GLOSS SALON. SHE SAID SOME OF HER, HER GIRLS WORK ON SUNDAYS, BUT NORMALLY NOT. IT'S LIKE IF THEY WANTED TO TAKE AN EXTRA CLIENT, THEY, THEY WILL. UM, I MEAN I'VE GOT A FAMILY, I LIKE MY SUNDAYS OFF TOO, BUT STARTING A BUSINESS I KIND OF NEED THOSE WEEKEND HOURS. UM, AND THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY, LIKE I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AND I WAS LIKE, I, I CAN DO THIS, BUT I ALSO REALLY NEED THESE DAYS RIGHT NOW ON SUNDAY. ALSO, I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO REQUIRE PEOPLE TO TAKE OFF WORK. SUNDAY ONE TO FIVE IS NOT TOO MUCH. AGAIN, TRAFFIC FLOW WOULD BE MINIMAL BECAUSE I ONLY TAKE ONE CLIENT AT A TIME. UNLESS THEY'RE DOING A BEST FRIEND SESSION OR A SESSION WITH THEIR MOM, THEN IT'S TWO PEOPLE. BUT NORMALLY NEVER MORE THAN THAT AND APPOINTMENTS DON'T OVERLAP. SO IT WOULD BE VERY MINIMAL ON SUNDAY IF APPROVED. BUT IF NOT, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANT ME TO FOLLOW THOSE LINES WITH THE SALON AS WELL BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA TAKE AWAY FROM THE SALON. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M THERE FOR. I'M THERE TO EN ENHANCE THEM AND GIVE THEM MORE SERVICES AT THEIR SALON. SO THE SPACE WOULD ACCOMMODATE TWO MACS INSIDE THE SUITE? YES. OKAY. ONLY ONE CHAIR FOR ME TO TATTOO ON. UM, SO IT'S PROBABLY LIKE A 10 BY 11 ROOM. UM, THERE. CRYSTAL IS THERE? YES. SO THERE'S A DOOR, I DON'T KNOW. YEAH, THAT DOOR IS A SECOND DOOR TO UM, THE GLOSS ON. SHE SAID SHE WOULD GIVE ME A PERSONAL KEY. SO MY, MY PATIENTS, NOT PATIENTS, OH MY GOSH, MY CLIENTS CAN COME STRAIGHT THROUGH THERE AND THEY CAN WALK RIGHT IN THERE. THERE'S A UM, SLIDABLE DOOR. MM-HMM THAT CAN BE CLOSED OR OPEN FOR PRIVACY. UM, THERE IS NOT A SINK IN THERE, BUT I DO PLAN TO PUT A PORTABLE HOT AND COLD SINK. UM, BY LAW I HAVE TO HAVE THAT IN THERE FOR MY STUDIO. SO I DO PLAN TO PUT THAT IN THERE AND THERE WILL BE MY TATTOO CHAIR AND I'LL PROBABLY HAVE ONE CHAIR IN THERE FOR EXTRA GUESTS AND THEN MY CHAIR THAT I WORK FROM. 'CAUSE SOME PEOPLE MAY NEED THEIR HANDHELD RIGHT. SOMETIMES. YEAH. THOSE, THOSE LITTLE, THOSE GIRLS THAT LIKE, THEY'RE LIKE, IT'S MY FIRST TIME I'M SCARED AND I'M LIKE, THIS NEEDLE IS SO SMALL, LIKE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND LIKE GETTING A SHOT HURTS WORSE THAN THIS. SO, UM, AND ONCE THEY FEEL IT, THEY'RE LIKE, OH THAT'S LIKE CAT SCRATCH. AND I'M LIKE, YEAH, IT'S NOT TOO BAD. SO ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? MAY I GO BACK AND ASK THE STAFF A QUESTION? SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TIFFANY. MM-HMM UM, WAS THERE ON THE SUNDAY DEAL? I WAS CONFUSED. I THOUGHT WE WEREN'T DOING SUNDAYS. NOW WE'RE SAYING SUNDAYS ONE TO FIVE, WHICH IS FINE, BUT IS THERE ULTIMATELY, IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH SUNDAY? WAS THERE A REASON WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE SOME? SO, UM, JUST WITH THE UM, HISTORY OF UM, THE CONVERSATION AROUND TATTOO SHOPS AND HOW THEY HAVE [00:25:01] BEEN APPROVED, WE JUST STAFF JUST RECOMMENDED THE SAME HOURS OF OPERATION. UM, AND BUT WITH THE ONE TO FIVE ON SUNDAY, UM, LIKE SHE SAID, SOME GIRLS DO COME IN AND THAT'S TYPICAL OF SALONS. I DON'T FORESEE IT BEING A HUGE ISSUE. WE'RE JUST GOING MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT UM, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CITY WHEN THE SALON IT SOUNDS LIKE, SO THE SALON CAN BE OPEN ON SUNDAY. YES. IT JUST DEPENDS BY APPOINTMENT. YEAH. SO, OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. ALRIGHT. THE CHAIR WILL TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAS SUBMITTED A PUBLIC APPEARANCE CARD TO SPEAK DURING ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ZDC DASH THREE DASH 2026. PUBLIC HEARING SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. THEREFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. [8. Consider recommendation of ZDC-13-2026] THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL ZDC 13 20 26 SCP FOR A TATTOO BODY PIERCING SHOP SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT, EXCEPT FOR ADDING SUNDAYS ONE TO FIVE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, JIMMY, ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE INCLUDING THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS BUT NOT INCLUDING THE LAST ONE? CORRECT. SO THE HOURS WOULD BE WHATEVER THEY'RE PROPOSING WITH THE SUNDAYS FROM WHAT, SO SHE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE, OKAY, UNDERSTOOD. I'M SO GLAD YOU SAID THAT, THAT BECAUSE I I THOUGHT HE WAS SAYING THE OPPOSITE. I DID SAY YOU'RE RIGHT THERE. NO, THAT'S GREAT. SO I WILL SECOND THAT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I'LL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. AND I JUST WANNA SAY TIFFANY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WILLING TO GO OUT AND START A BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IT REALLY TAKES A LOT OF GUMPTION TO DO THAT AND WE JUST APPRECIATE ANYONE WHO INVESTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WELL THANK YOU. WELL WE HAVE UM, STAFF AND COMMISSION COMMENTS. SO, UH, CALEB DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US? NOPE, I GOT NOTHING. ALRIGHT, ZACH. NO MA'AM. THANK YOU. CERTAIN, UH, YEAH, SO, UM, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WE'LL BE CONTACTING YOU ALL. WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING A WORKSHOP TO GO OVER VARIOUS TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, UM, THESE TEXTS, SOME OF, UM, SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY LARGE TEXT AMENDMENTS AND WE'LL HAVE AN IMPACT ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. SO WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ATTEND. WE'RE HOPEFULLY GOING TO DO A JOINT WORKSHOP WITH CITY COUNCIL. SO AS SOON AS WE FIND OUT MORE DETAILS AND WHEN WE GET MORE IN LINE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, LET YOU ALL KNOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONER UNDERWOOD? NOTHING HERE. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON? NOTHING. VICE CHAIR? NO. COMMISSIONER PORCH? NO. COMMISSIONER CONNOR? NOT FOR ME. COUNCILMAN SOTER? NO MA'AM. WELL, IT IS OUR HONOR AND OUR PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS OF WAXAHATCHEE. 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.