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THE TIME[1. Call to Order]
WE WILL CALL THE MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE RISE FOR THE ATION.
FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT WE ENJOYED.
AND FATHER, WE'RE ALWAYS THANKFUL FOR OUR MANY BLESSINGS, ESPECIALLY THE BLESSINGS OF LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY AND LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY.
FATHER, PLEASE GUIDE US THIS EVENING AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR CITIZENS AND ALSO GUIDE US IN OUR DAILY WALK.
FATHER, PLEASE FORGIVE US WHEN WE FALL SHORT.
IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY TOPIC CAN DO SO.
NOW SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL PROCEED
[4. Consent Agenda]
TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION DEEMS A ROUTINE AND CAN BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA WITH RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL BY STAFF AND DISAPPROVE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL BY STAFF.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[5. Public Hearing on a request by Christopher Whitehead for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Accessory Dwelling Unit structure exceeding seven hundred (700) square feet use within a - Single Family-2 (SF-2) zoning district located at 301 Kirven Ave (Property ID 176066) – Owner: Christopher Whitehead and Rae L. (ZDC-177-2024) Staff: Harper Lindamood]
ITEM, PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST BY CHRISTOPHER WHITEHEAD.FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT STRUCTURE EXCEEDING 700 SQUARE FEET WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY TWO ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED 3 0 1 CURVIN AVENUE, PROPERTY ID 1 7 6 0 6 6.
OWNER CHRISTOPHER AND RAY L WHITEHEAD, ZDC DASH 1 77 DASH 2024 HARPER.
TODAY I PRESENT CASE, UH, ZDC 1 77 20 24 FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT EXCEEDS 700 SQUARE FEET TODAY LOCATED AT 3 0 1 CURVIN AVENUE AND THE CURRENT ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY IS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING OF TWO.
THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY SITS AT A POINT 18 ACRES AND THE APPLICANT TONIGHT IS PROPOSING TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING GARAGE IN A BUILDING THAT IS DETACHED TO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
THE STRUCTURES PROPOSED BE APPROXIMATELY 898 SQUARE FEET WITH PROPOSED MATERIALS SUCH AS FIBER, CEMENT, SIDING, METAL ROOF, AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT WILL HAVE PLUMBING AND ELECTRICITY BUT NO SEPARATE METER.
UM, IT WILL NOT BE USED AS SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND WILL NOT BE LEASED SEPARATELY FROM THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AS WELL.
IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT, WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU A FLOOR PLAN.
IT HAS PROPOSED AN EXISTING AS WELL FOR THE SITE PLAN AND THEN WE ALSO CAN SHOW THE ELEVATIONS STAFF HAS RECEIVED 10 LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND ZERO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION.
OUR CITY ORDINANCE REQUIRES A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK TO BE INSTALLED.
UH, THE APPLICANT TONIGHT IS REQUESTING TO NOT INSTALL THAT FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK.
STAFF IS OKAY WITH NOT HAVING THE APPLICANT INSTALLING A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG ROSS STREET DUE TO A RETENTION WALL CURRENTLY BEING THERE ON THEIR PROPERTY.
UM, BUT WE WILL RECOMMEND HIM TO INSTALL A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG CURVIN AVENUE, WHICH IS IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE.
STAFF TONIGHT HAS ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE SUP REQUEST, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS NOTED BELOW IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL.
UH, I DO NOT BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE, BUT I AM IF YOU DO HAVE OKAY, AWESOME.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M ALSO HERE AS WELL.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? SO THE ENTRANCE I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IS COMING OFF ROSS FOR THE NEW BUILDING, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.
I THOUGHT THAT'S HOW I READ IT.
SO THE, UH, REQUESTING A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE? YES SIR.
SO, UM, BECAUSE THAT WILL BE THE ONLY ONE ON THAT STREET, ON THIS, ON THAT SIDE, ON THAT SIDE.
'CAUSE THE CITY INSTALLED THE SIDEWALKS AND THEY'RE ALL ON THE OTHER SIDE.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAM? THANK YOU HARPER.
MM-HMM
WE MIGHT HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
WE LIVE AT 3 0 1 CURVE IN WASATCH.
SO YOU'RE TEARING DOWN THE LITTLE GARAGE THAT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE SIDE? YES SIR.
YEAH, THE PLAN IS TO OKAY, DO A RENOVATION AND BECAUSE I WENT BY THERE AND I'M GOING, WHERE'S HE GONNA FIT? 800 SQUARE FEET.
AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL HAVE A BREEZEWAY IN BETWEEN.
SO YOU'RE GOING BACK ALMOST TO THE ALLEY.
WE'RE GOING AS FAR BACK AGAINST THE ALLEY AS WE CAN.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A NICE LOOKING BUILDING.
NEIGHBORS ARE ON BOARD, SEEMS LIKE.
AND IT'S JUST FOR, WELL, THE INTENT WAS TO DO A RENOVATION ONTO THE HOUSE BECAUSE
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WE HAVE TWO BOYS SHARING A ROOM.ONE'S 16, ONE'S 14, AND THEY ARE TO THE AGE NOW.
THEY DON'T WANNA DO THAT AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO PUT THEM.
SO ARE THEY BOTH GOING OUT THERE OR THE 16-YEAR-OLD GETTING
SO THE GOAL IS TO IS TO MOVE THE GARAGE BACK TO WHERE WE CAN ADD ONTO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE TO ADD ANOTHER BEDROOM.
SO THIS IS STEP ONE OF A TWO STEP PROCESS? YES MA'AM.
ANYONE ELSE? IS THE SIDEWALK A PROBLEM WITH YOU? REALLY? I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEEDED TO DO IT.
'CAUSE WHEN THE STREETS WERE DONE THEN IT WASN'T PUT IN BY THE CITY ON EITHER ROSS OR CURVIN.
SO I, IF WE WERE TO PUT IT IN, IT WOULD GO FROM THE CORNER OF THE, UH, SIDEWALK THAT'S THERE TO THE NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AND IT'S JUST AN EXPENSE THAT I DON'T SEE WHY IT'S NECESSARY.
ON, ON ALL THOSE STREETS OVER THERE.
I THINK THERE'S MAYBE ONE THAT HAD SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES AND ON THE OTHER STREETS.
VIRGINIA ESKI EAST UNIVERS? CORRECT.
DID THEY ALL PICKED ONE SIDE? CORRECT.
AND SAID THIS IS THE SIDE THAT THE SIDEWALKS ARE GONNA BE ON.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING THE AUDIENCE SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.
WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE GOT ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? IF NOT, CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN
[6. Consider recommendation of ZDC-177-2024]
A MOTION.MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZDC DASH 1 77 DASH 2024 SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT USE WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT.
UM, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS THE STAFF REPORT OTHER THAN REQUIRING THE HOMEOWNER TO PUT IN THE SIDEWALK ALONG CURBING ALONG, CURBING.
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR IN OR CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[7. Public Hearing on a request by Brian Gregory, Rinker Materials, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Batch Plant and Outdoor Storage uses within a Light Industrial-1 (LI-1) zoning district located at 1220 Solon Road (Property ID 140094) - Owner: J&G Concrete Operations, LLC (ZDC-172-2024) Staff: Oanh Vu]
PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST BY BRIAN GREGORY RINGER.MATERIALS FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A BATCH PLANT AND OUTDOOR STORAGE USES WITHIN A LOUD INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED 1220 SOLAND ROAD PROPERTY ID 1 4 0 0 9 4.
OWNER J AND G CONCRETE OPERATIONS L-L-C-Z-D-C DASH 1 72 DASH 2024 ON GOOD EVENING COMMISSION.
UM, CDC DASH 1 72 DASH 2024 THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A BATCH PLANT AND OUTDOOR STORAGE.
USES THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRE A SGP APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL FOR BOTH USES WITHIN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ONE ZONING DISTRICT.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OWNER CURRENTLY OR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS AN APPROVED SGP FOR A PERMANENT CONCRETE BATCH PLANT USE.
HOWEVER, THE OWNER IS WANTING TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING AND THE APPROVED SUP DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OUTDOOR STORAGE USE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES AND IS SITUATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MARSHALL ROAD AND SOLAND ROAD.
UM, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SITUATED ON AN UN PLATTED LOT AND A PLAT WILL BE NEEDED TO FACILITATE THE EXPANSION.
THE EXISTING BUILDINGS INCLUDE A 45,316 SQUARE FOOT METAL BUILDING AND A 2000 SQUARE FOOT METAL BUILDING THAT'S UTILIZED AS THEIR OFFICE.
THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 11,200 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND IS ALSO METAL TO MATCH THE CURRENT BUILDINGS.
IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 24 FIRE LANE COMPRISED OF CONCRETE AND APPROXIMATELY 110,000 SQUARE FOOT OF SIEMENS STABILIZED GRAVEL AS SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN ON EXHIBIT B, THE USE OF THE SIEMEN STABILIZED GRAVEL HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR A SIMILAR PROJECT WITHIN UH, CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
ALSO THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING A POLE SIGN.
IN ADDITION, UH, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL 66 CANOPY TREES AND 39 ACCENT TREES THAT WILL BE CREEK MYRTLES.
AND THEY ARE ALSO PROPOSING TO SCREEN THEIR PROPERTY WITH AN EIGHT FOOT CONCRETE PANEL SCREENING WALL THAT SPANS OUT EIGHT AND A HALF FOOT AND WIDTH ALONG THE NORTHERN, SOUTHERN AND WESTERN UM, SIDES.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED ELEVATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED METAL BUILDING.
UM, ALSO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING
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SHIELDED WALL PACKS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED BUILDINGS AT 15 FEET FROM THE GROUND ALONG WITH TWO LIGHT POLES, 2 23 FOOT LIGHT POLES, ONE, UM, ON THEIR ENTRANCE ALONG SOLAND ROAD AND MARSH AND THE OTHER ONE ON MARSHALL ROAD.ALSO, THEY HAVE PROVIDED A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN WITH THE LIGHTING SPECS AS WELL.
STAFF SENT OUT A TOTAL OF SEVEN NOTICES TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND RECEIVED ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION AND NO LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVE OF THE SGP REQUEST SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS NOTED ON THE STAFF REPORT AND I BELIEVE THE UM, APPLICANT IS HERE, BUT STAFF IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
ON, SO IT'S A BATCH PLANT NOW? CORRECT.
AND IT'S, UM, AND IT WAS APPROVED, UM, FOR THE EXISTING BUILDINGS.
HOW LONG HAS, DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN OPERATING? AT LEAST TWO THOU EARLY TWO THOUSANDS I BELIEVE.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I'M INTERESTED THE LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION, UM, DIDN'T REALLY PROVIDE MUCH INFORMATION AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE OWNED, MAYBE THAT PROPERTY'S OWNED BY A HOLDING COMPANY.
UM, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT IS SURROUNDING THIS? SO, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S VACANT, UH, AUSTIN BRIDGE ON NORTH SIDE.
SO, SO ON THE NORTH SIDE, AUSTIN BRIDGE AND ROAD OWNS THE ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE EAST OF IT IS ANOTHER, UM, IS A CONCRETE READY, READY MIX, CONCRETE, UM, PLANT TO THE SOUTH OF IT IS VACANT AND EAST, UH, WEST OF IT IS VACANT.
AND WHERE DID THE POSITION COME FROM? UH, ON THE MAP, I BELIEVE ON THE WEST.
THIS IS THE WIND JACKSON DEVELOPMENT? YEAH.
YEAH, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO BASICALLY BUILT MARSHALL ROAD, RIGHT? YEAH.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO ADD? THANKS ANN.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES SIR.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE.
YES, MY NAME IS BRIAN GREGORY AND I'M REPRESENTING RINGER MATERIALS AT 12 TWENTYONE ROAD HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE.
IS RINER MATERIALS THE OWNER OR THE TENANT? IT'S COMPLICATED.
RINER MATERIALS IS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE QUIKCRETE COMPANIES.
SO THE YELLOW BAGS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SHELVES AT HOME DEPOT QUIKCRETE IS WHO OWNS THE BUSINESS AND RINKER MATERIALS IS ONE OF THEIR, UH, SUBSIDIARIES, THAT SUBSIDIARY, I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER WORD.
UH, AND THE BATCH PLANT, IS IT, IS THE BATCH PLANT GONNA GET BIGGER OR JUST YOU'RE GONNA JUST HAVE ANOTHER BUILDING? WE'RE JUST ADDING ANOTHER PRODUCTION BUILDING.
NO ADDITIONAL, UH, CONCRETE PRODUCTION, NO ADDITIONAL BATCH PLANT OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS? THIS IS STRICTLY PRODUCTION BUILDING.
AND THAT BUILDING IS GONNA LOOK REALLY SIMILAR TO THE BUILDING THAT'S OUT THERE, CORRECT? IT'S JUST GONNA BE A BIT TALLER.
AND WITH THAT COMES A LOT OF UPGRADES AND LANDSCAPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
CORRECT? I MEAN OUR, OUR GOAL IN THIS WHOLE THING IS WE GET A BUILDING OUT OF IT, BUT YOU GET A MUCH BETTER LOOKING PIECE OF PROPERTY.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'LL BE ADDING ABOUT SIX JOBS.
UH, I THINK WHEN IT'S ALL DONE IT'LL BE ABOUT 10.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, AND IT CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE AN INGRESS AND EGRESS RIGHT? AND YOU'RE ADDING THAT, BUT THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE TO CUT THROUGH OUR NEIGHBOR'S PLACE, THE, THE READY MIX CONCRETE AND THE CONCRETE CRUSHING FACILITY.
WE, WE COME THROUGH THERE TO GET TO OUR, OUR FACILITY.
SO IT TRULY IS AN UPGRADE? ABSOLUTELY.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE.
WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE'S GOT ANY COMMENTS? NOT
[8. Consider recommendation of ZDC-172-2024]
CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ZDC 1 72 DASH 2024 PACIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A BADGE PLANT AND OUTDOOR STORAGE.
USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OUR CITY MANAGER TO
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EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY.ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[9. Public Hearing on a request by Jaydon Clemens, TaTT2Envy, LLC, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Tattoo Shop use within a General Retail (GR) zoning district located at 105 South Grand Ave, Suite B (Property ID 176644 - Owner: Kenneth & Roger Dollar (ZDC-196-2024) Staff: Oanh Vu]
ITEM, PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST BY JAYDEN CLEMONS.TATT TWO ENVY, LLC FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO SHOP USE WITHIN A GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1 0 5 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, SUITE B PROPERTY ID 1 7 6 6 4 4.
DOLLAR ZDC DASH 1 96 DASH 2024 ON ZDC DASH 1 96 DASH 2024 THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A TATTOO SHOP LOCATED AT 1 0 5 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, SUITE B, WHICH IS, UM, JCS GENTLEMAN'S BARBERSHOP.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF THIS IS THAT ON MAY 1ST, 2023 CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN ORDINANCE, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 33 74.
IT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE DEFINITION FOR TATTOO RELATED USES IN THE CITY.
ESSENTIALLY THE ORDINANCE MANDATES THAT ANY TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING SHOP WILL RE WILL NEED A SGP APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL WITHIN THE GENERAL RETAIL CENTRAL AREA AND COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, WHICH PREVIOUSLY TATTOO ESTABLISHMENTS WAS ALLOWED OUTRIGHT WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT ONLY.
SO, UM, STAFF SENT OUT A TOTAL OF 19 NOTICES TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200, UM, FOOT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND RECEIVED THREE LETTERS IN SUPPORT AND ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SGP PROCESS OF THE SGP REQUEST, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS NOTED ON THE STAFF REPORT.
AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND STAFF IS HERE.
I UNDERSTAND BY READING THIS, IT'S JUST ONE PLATE.
SO, SO IF THEY ADDED ANOTHER ONE, THEY'D HAVE TO COME BACK TO US.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND, UM, ESSENTIALLY REQUEST ANOTHER, UH, SGP TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS.
SO CURRENTLY THEY ARE REQUESTING TO OPERATE ONE CHAIR WITHIN THE BARBERSHOP.
SO THEREFORE IF, UM, AS STATED IN THE CONDITIONS, IF THE BARBERSHOP WERE TO CLOSE, THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO COME BACK AND APPLY FOR ANOTHER SUP FOR THE OPERATIONS OF A TATTOO SHOP.
OR IF THE APPLICANT DECIDES TO EXPAND WITHIN THERE, THEY WILL NEED TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER REQUEST.
OR IF THEY DECIDE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT THAT'S ALLOWED WITH THE SUP, THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO COME BACK.
IS THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON SIGNAGE? I MEAN, IF, IF IT'S A BARBERSHOP NOW, CAN HE PUT BARBERSHOP IN TATTOO SHOP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I GUESS AS LONG AS IT IS OKAY.
WITH THE, WITHIN THE SIGN ORDINANCE? CORRECT.
UM, HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AND THEY ALSO HAVE, UM, PARKING AS WELL IN THE REAR SIDE.
ANYONE ELSE? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M READING IT CORRECTLY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS PERSON IS NOT PLANNING TO ADVERTISE THE SERVICES AT ALL.
AND THEY WILL BE OPERATING DURING THE, UM, HOURS OF OPERATION, SAME HOURS OF OPERATIONS AS THE, A BARBER SHOP AND ALSO BY APPOINTMENT ONLY DURING THOSE HOURS.
SO REALLY THE ONLY WAY THEY'LL KNOW IT'S A TATTOO SHOP IS IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GO THERE? CORRECT.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE OPPOSITION CAME FROM IN REGARDS TO THE, ON, ON THE MAP? SO IT'S LOCATED WHERE THAT IT'S DIRECTLY SOUTH OF IT.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THANKS, HONOR.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES, SIR.
YEAH, HE'S, I DUNNO WHERE THAT IS DOWN GRANT, THE BARBER SHOP NEXT TO THE, IT IS THE BARBERSHOP NEXT TO THE RAILROAD.
I WAS GONNA SAY IT USED TO BE SUBWAY.
YEAH, IT'S UH, IT, THE SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP, DIDN'T IT? IT'S DOWN WHERE THE GAS STATION IS AT MAIN.
AND COME FURTHER DOWN TOWARDS THE PARK, TOWARDS THE PARKSON DAYNER PARK ACROSS FROM OLD RERO NURSING HOME.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY STATION? JAYDEN CLEMONS FOUR 20 EDMONDSON ROAD.
SO YOU'RE PLANNING ON EVERYTHING THAT THE, THAT THE STAFF SAID SINGLE CHAIR OPERATE THE BARBERSHOPS OPEN AND BY APPOINTMENT OWNER? YES, SIR.
SO YOU HAVE A BIG, BIG BOOK OF BUSINESS? UM, I HAVE A REALLY HIGH CLIENTELE.
I'VE WON BEST IN S COUNTY TWO YEARS IN
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A ROW NOW, AND, UM, I, I JUST FEEL LIKE, UM, MY OWN SHOP WOULD SUIT ME BETTER, HELP ME BE ABLE TO GROW MORE.UM, I'VE BEEN IN MULTIPLE SHOPS AND I'M HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AROUND THE CITY.
AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE RESTRICTIONS? YES, SIR.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU SIR.
ANYBODY ELSE, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE.
WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[10. Consider recommendation of ZDC-196-2024]
CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL ZEC DASH 1 96 DASH 2024.
A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO SHOP.
USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY.
I'LL SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION CARRIED THIS NEXT ITEM,
[11. Public Hearing on a request by Russell Scott, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow for a Digital Billboard Sign within a Commercial (C) zoning district located at 801 S Interstate 35E (Property ID 189033) - Owner: Russell Scott (ZDC-146-2024) Staff: Zack King]
PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY RUSSELL SCOTT FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A DIGITAL BILLBOARD SIGN WITHIN A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED 8 0 1 SOUTH INTERSTATE 35 E.OWNER RUSSELL SCOTT, ZDC DASH 1 46 DASH 2024.
ZACH, YOU GOT THAT ONE? YES SIR.
AGENDA ITEM 11 FOR ZDC 1 46 DASH 2024 AS YOU MENTIONED, IS GONNA BE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
REQUEST FOR DIGITAL BILLBOARD SIGN AT 8 0 1 SOUTH INTERSTATE 35 E SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND KNOW THERE IS AN EXISTING STATIC DUAL-SIDED BILLBOARD AT THIS LOCATION.
CURRENTLY STANDS AT 49 FEET IN HEIGHT JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.
SO NEW BILLBOARDS ARE JUST OUTRIGHT PROHIBITED BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE, UH, BUT THE ZONING ORDINANCE DOES ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO ENGAGE WITH THE OWNERS OF EXISTING BILLBOARDS, UH, WITHIN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE TO DISCUSS CONVERSION OR MODERNIZATION OF THE BILLBOARD TO STATIC SIGN.
SO THE APPLICANT REACHED OUT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND DISCUSSED, UH, THE CONVERSION WITH THE WCDC AS WELL AND THE CITY MANAGER ULTIMATELY DIRECTED THEM TO SUBMIT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST TO ALLOW CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE CONVERSION OF THE SIGN FROM STATIC TO A DIGITAL BILLBOARD.
SO GETTING INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE REQUEST HERE, THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
THE EXISTING BILLBOARD WILL REMAIN IN THE SAME LOCATION.
UH, IF THIS SUP IS APPROVED AND IT'S CONVERTED TO A DIGITAL BILLBOARD, IT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY SITUATED RIGHT HERE.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED SEVERAL RENDERINGS OF THE SIGN TO HELP IDENTIFY WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE.
UH, SHOULD THIS SUP BE APPROVED.
THIS IS THE EXISTING 49 FOOT TALL BILLBOARD AND THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE PROPOSED DIGITAL BILLBOARD.
UH, THIS IS VISIBLE TO NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON I 35.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO EXTEND THE HEIGHT UP TO 60 FEET AS PART OF THIS CONVERSION.
THAT ADDITIONAL HEIGHT IS REQUESTED IN ORDER TO PUSH THE BILLBOARD SIGN ABOVE THE BRIDGE FOR BROOKSIDE ROAD.
THAT T DOCK COMPLETED IN 2019.
THE APPLICANT HAS NOTED THE THE REAL REASON FOR THIS REQUEST FOR THE CONVERSION IS TO GAIN SOME ADDITIONAL HEIGHT.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT BRIDGE IN 2019 DOES BLOCK, UH, PORTIONS OF THE SIGN FROM VIEW, PARTICULARLY FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON I 35.
SO THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE THAT ISSUE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO WRAP THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE IN A MIX OF NATURAL AND CAST STONE, AS WELL AS PROVIDE A STEEL EMBLEM THAT FEATURES THE ELLIS COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
AND WELCOME TO WALK TO HATCHIE ON THE SIDE.
THIS EMBLEM WOULD BE BACKLIT ON THE NORTHERN FACE OF THE SIGN, WHICH IS VISIBLE FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON I 35.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THE SAME WRAP FOR THE STRUCTURE WITH BACKLIT.
UH, WELCOME TO WAXAHATCHEE LOGO ON THERE.
IN ADDITION TO THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR THE SIGN, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, UH, TO ALLOW THE CITY FREE TIME SLOTS ON THE BILLBOARD, THOSE WOULD RUN IN EIGHT SECOND INTERVALS EVERY 56 SECONDS ON THE SITE.
24 HOURS A DAY IS WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING.
UH, THEY HAVE NOTED THAT THAT TYPICAL AMOUNT OF ADVERTISING WOULD BE A SUBSTANTIAL COST, UH, TO THE CITY POTENTIALLY SAVING UP TO $10,000 A MONTH IN ADVERTISING, UH, IF THEY WERE TO PAY FOR IT OUTRIGHT.
SO THE DEVELOPER HAS COMMITTED SHOULD THIS S-U-S-U-P BE APPROVED, UH, TO WORKING THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, UH, FOR THAT ADVERTISING ON THE SIGN.
THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED OF THE RENDERING FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
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DIRECTLY ON 35, A SITE LINE SHOWING, UH, THE ADDITIONAL, UH, HEIGHT THAT WILL BE GAINED FOR THE SIGN.STAFF HAS RECEIVED TWO LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED SUP REQUEST.
AND WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ARE GONNA BE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE SUP SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT AS WELL, UH, AND HAS A PRESENTATION READY IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR ADDITIONAL DETAIL FROM THEM.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? SO DOES THE, THE FINISHING AND OF THE, THE ROCK AS WE SEE IN THIS PICTURE OF THE ROCK, IT LOOKS LIKE ROCK ON THE OUTER TRIM OR OUTER EDGES AND THE ROCK AND THE, THE FIELD PART OF IT IS THAT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WILL END UP HAPPENING AT EACH END OF OUR CITY AS THIS CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE AND THEY TIE ALL THAT IN.
SO THIS IS THE ONLY, UM, TYPE OF WRAPPED SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A BILLBOARD, UH, THAT THE CITY'S CURRENTLY, UH, PROCESSING.
UM, THE INTENT IS TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING THAT IS MORE IN LINE WITH, WITH THE CHARACTER OF WAXAHATCHEE, SOME OF THAT NATURAL STONE.
UH, THEY WENT FOR A, A SIMILAR TYPE OF AESTHETIC WITH THE BRIDGE.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT IN THE BACKGROUND HERE.
IT IS STAMPED CONCRETE, BUT IT'S INTENDED TO MIMIC IN SOME WAYS SOME NO STONE.
ZACH, IS THIS THE FIRST ONE OF THESE NEGOTIATIONS WITH, WITH BILLBOARD? IT'S NOT THE VERY FIRST, UH, BUT IT IS THE FIRST THAT INCLUDES THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT STRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT.
SO THE FIRST WOULD BE THE DIGITAL BILLBOARD IN FRONT OF THE BAYLOR HOSPITAL.
OH, THAT WAS ALSO A CONVERSION FROM A STATIC BILLBOARD.
AND THE HYPE ON THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE BAYLOR HOSPITAL HYPE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS ON, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE DIGITAL BILLBOARDS HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IF THEY'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT'S 24 7 365, RIGHT? YES.
UH, HOWEVER, IT IS STILL SUBJECT TO THE WAXAHATCHEE LIGHTING AND GLARE STANDARDS.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED SOME SIGNED DETAILS AT THIS TIME, UH, TO VERIFY THAT THEY WILL BE IN COMPLIANT WITH THOSE LIGHTING AND GLARE STANDARDS.
THAT DOES INCLUDE SOME AUTOMATIC DIMMING TECHNOLOGY FOR LIGHT OR DARK OR FOR DARK CONDITIONS.
RATHER, UM, THE APPLICANT SHOULD THIS SUP BE APPROVED, WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A FULL BUILDING PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THE DIGITAL, UH, SIGN THAT WILL INVOLVE FURTHER CONFIRMATION THAT IT WILL MEET THOSE STANDARDS.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? IS THE APPLICANT HERE? WELL, I'M BOB LYNN, UM, OWNER OF RJ LENNON ASSOCIATE MARKETING FIRM.
AND THIS IS THE OWNER OF, AND I HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION THAT CHRIS JUST WENT ABOUT 90% OF IT.
UM, SO LET ME JUST GIVE YOU SOME SALIENT POINTS.
THERE'S FOUR REASONS, UM, THAT WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD, UH, SOMETHING GOOD FOR WAXAHATCHEE.
UM, ONE OF 'EM IS THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY BEEN, UH, DONE WITH, WITH, UH, BAYLOR.
AND THAT WAS DONE 10 YEARS AGO.
THE SECOND IS THAT I AM A, FOR 15 YEARS I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF, UH, WCDC.
AND EVERY YEAR, YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE TALK ABOUT PUTTING A ELECTRONIC SIGN RIGHT OUT HERE ON THE CAMPUS.
AND EVERY YEAR, YEAR BY YEAR BY YEAR WE SAY NO BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER REASON THAT SOMEBODY IS COMING UP.
THIRD IS THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT TO THE CITY.
UM, WE'RE GONNA GIVE TWO FREE ADS ON EITHER SIDE IN DALLAS.
UM, THERE IS, UM, SIGN COMPANIES THAT HAVE ELECTRIC SIGNS USUALLY CHARGE ABOUT $5,000 PER MONTH.
SO THIS WOULD BE $10,000 FOR TWO SIDES AND IT'S BEING GIVEN FREE TO THE CITY.
AND THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ON SO MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AND ANYTIME WE CAN GET SOMETHING FREE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE GONNA SPEND SO MUCH MONEY FROM THE WCDC IS A GREAT, IS A GREAT REASON TO HAVE THIS THING GO THROUGH.
SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO THE PERSON, THE TECHNICAL
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PERSON HERE, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATIONS.MR. LINDO IS, IS THAT, IS THAT IN PERPETUITY? UH, YES.
WELL THAT OFFER, THAT IS, THERE'S A CONTRACT, THERE'S A CONTRACT RIGHT NOW WITH THE CITY GIVEN TO THE CITY MANAGER.
AND DEPENDING ON WHERE WE GO TONIGHT, THAT THAT WILL BE SIGNED AND WE'LL DISCUSS THAT.
MR, WOULD YOU MIND GIVING YOUR ADDRESS? I KNOW IT'S ON THE HAR YES.
UM, MY ADDRESS IS 3 1 3 HARBIN STREET IN WAXAHATCHEE.
YES, I'M STILL ALIVE AFTER HALLOWEEN.
UM, MY ADDRESS IS 8 8 5 ALYSSA LANE IN WAXAHATCHEE.
UM, I GREW UP IN WAXAHATCHEE, UM, UH, MY WHOLE LIFE.
WENT TO SCHOOL, GRADUATED IN WAH HECHE.
AND I, I JUST, I WANNA DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THE CITY.
SO FOR ADS, FOR ADVERTISEMENT AND, UH, I JUST THINK IT'S A GOOD DEAL.
Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? AND ALSO I WENT TO TDOT AND GOT THE PERMISSION TO RAISE IT 60 FEET, SO IT WAS SUBMITTED AND TEXDOT GAVE ME A PERMIT, BUT I KNOW THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE CITY FIRST, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT CONFIRMATION ON THAT AS I'M LOOKING AT THE OLD ONE.
YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO TO SALVAGE ANY OF THAT.
WE'RE GONNA START FROM SCRATCH AND GO ALL THE WAY UP.
I WANT, I WANT IT, YOU KNOW, I WANNA SET THE PRESENCE.
SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO A DIGITAL BILLBOARD IN THIS TOWN, HEY YEAH, LET'S, LET'S, UH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, LET'S START HERE.
AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL DIGITAL GOES, DO YOU DO A LOT OF THESE? MY FIRST ONE.
AND BELIEVE ME, I'M GONNA MAKE IT, I'M GONNA MAKE IT THE BEST
SO DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
HOPING TO CLEAN THAT AREA UP OUT THERE A LITTLE BIT.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? YES MA'AM.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I LEAVE AT 4 0 5 BROOKSIDE ROAD HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE.
HAVE FOR 30 SOMETHING YEARS, 35 YEARS.
AND I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, THEY SAID THERE'S NO THINGS ABOUT AGAINST IT.
I'VE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ANYTHING AGAINST THIS WHERE I COULD EVEN PUT ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THIS.
I OBJECT TO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA PUT A LIGHT IN MY BACKYARD THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE KNIFE SIGN AT BAYLOR.
BUT THERE'S NO RESIDENCES BY THE BAYLOR SIGN.
LIKE THERE IS AND THERE'S ALSO HOTEL ACROSS THE STREET THAT THAT'LL BE SHINING DIRECTLY INTO, WHICH IS ALSO NOT AGREEABLE WITH THAT AND ALL.
BUT I OBJECT TO IT FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT IT WILL ELIMINATE MY BACKYARD PARTIALLY AND 24 HOURS A DAY.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME ALSO, SIR, I KNOW YOU LIVED HERE.
MY SON AND CHILDREN HAVE GRADUATED FROM HERE AS WELL AND ALL.
AND YOU SAID THAT YOU LIVE ON HARBIN STREET.
I'M SORRY, WOULD YOU WANNA A SIGN LIGHTING UP YOUR BACKYARD TOO, SIR? 24 HOURS A DAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT BACKYARD YOURS IS.
THAT WOULD BE, I'M ON BROOKSIDE.
I CAN SEE THAT SIGN FROM MY BACKYARD RIGHT NOW AND IF IT'S 24 HOURS A DAY, IT'S GONNA LIGHT UP MY BACKYARD PARTIALLY.
AND SO I HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THAT.
THAT'S MY OBJECTION TO THAT PARTICULAR THING.
I'M AT FOUR 11 BROOKSIDE IN WAXAHATCHEE AND I ALSO OPPOSE THE SIGN, UH, NOT ONLY FOR, UH, THE LIGHT, UM, POLLUTION THAT IT'S GONNA CAUSE OVER ON OUR SIDE TOO, BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PROMISING GOOD THINGS FOR THE CITY, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LIMIT TO IT.
SO I MEAN, IT'S LIKE HE SAID THEY WOULDN'T AGREE TO ANYTHING UNTIL AFTER THIS WAS APPROVED.
SO JUST AS A, AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN TO HOW LONG DO THEY PLAN ON GIVING Y'ALL ALL THAT FREE TIME AND EXACTLY.
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AS TO WHAT THEY'RE GONNA ALLOW TO BE ADVERTISED ON THERE? THAT WAS JUST SOME QUESTIONS THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING.UH, BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS, UH, OUR MAIN REASON FOR MOVING OUT THERE IS BECAUSE THERE WAS AT LEAST SOME SALVAGE OF NO LIGHT POLLUTION.
THIS WOULD REALLY BRING IT IN BECAUSE ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'RE, UH, RAISING IT UP EVEN HIGHER, UM, THAT'S GONNA REALLY GO AND INVADE OUR BACKYARDS.
AND I KIND OF LIKE NOT HAVING LIGHTS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE OF THE FIRE STATION THAT HAS COME IN, WHICH IS FINE.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, UH, 66 IS ALSO GETTING DEVELOPED, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A STREAM OF, UH, TREES THAT ALSO BLOCK THAT LIGHT FROM REALLY FILTERING IN.
BUT THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE SHE SAID RIGHT ON OUR BACK DOOR.
Q HOW FAR DOWN ARE YOU FROM THE SERVICE ROAD? I, FOUR HOUSES AND SHE'S SIX HOUSES PRETTY FAR PAST THE DOG GROOMING PLACE THAT WAY? YES.
ANYONE ELSE OR AGAINST SEEING NO ONE? WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. CHAIRMAN MC, ASK THAT A QUESTION, PLEASE.
IN LIGHT OF THIS, ZACH, WILL THIS SIGN BE SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S LIGHT ORDINANCE AS IT RELATES TO THE, THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT IT, THAT, UM, EMITS FROM THE SIGN? OR IS THIS FALL OUTSIDE OF THAT? YES SIR.
THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE WAXAHATCHEE LIGHTING AND GLARE STANDARD.
SO, UH, IT WILL, UH, BE REQUIRED TO COME EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DIMMING TECHNOLOGY AT, UH, DARK TIMES OR AT NIGHTTIME.
UH, BUT IT WILL BE IN OPERATION 24 HOURS A DAY.
YEAH, I, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIGN.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MR. RUSSELL OR, UH, I'M GONNA USE THE EXAMPLE OF A, A TRAFFIC LIGHT, RIGHT? RED, GREEN, AND YELLOW.
THEY CAN PUT DEFLECTORS ON THERE TO WHERE YOU CAN ONLY SEE IT AT CERTAIN ANGLES.
IS THAT THE SAME WAY WITH ONE OF THESE TYPES OF SIGNS? I GET YOU THAT INFORMATION, BUT LIKE ZACH SAID, AT NIGHT IT GOES TO A DENVER VERSION.
DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS IT'S THERE, YOU WON'T SEE ANY OF IT.
NOTHING'S MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SUN.
BUT, UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF DEFLECTOR SO THAT AS CARS ARE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THEY CAN STILL SEE THE SIGN, READ THE MESSAGE, TAKE IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, WHATEVER, BUT THEN THE, THE LIGHTING IS BLOCKED, I GUESS AT THE SOURCE FROM PROJECTING WESTWARD IS MY QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE RADIUS THAT THE SIGN PUTS OUT? LIKE DO YOU KNOW THAT, LIKE WHAT IS THE RADIUS? DOES THAT BE A PRETTY BIG RADIUS? CORRECT.
TO GET ACROSS THE INTERSTATE OBJECT, FOUR TO SIX HOUSES DOWN THERE, DOWN THAT STREET.
WELL, AND AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S GOING TO BE PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY, RIGHT? RIGHT.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY, THE, THE FACE OF THE SIGN IS FACING, FACING NORTH AND SOUTH.
A FACE OF THE SIGN IS NOT FACING WEST.
AND I JUST, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP CORRECTLY.
THIS SIGN WOULD BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 35 FROM ANY OF THE RESIDENTIAL, CORRECT? CORRECT.
AND BROOKSIDE ALSO KIND OF CURVES BACK A LITTLE BIT TOO, SO THAT MINE HOUSE IS BEFORE THAT CURVE.
MAY I JUST GOOGLED YOUR QUESTION? OKAY.
A BIT SIGN DOESN'T HAVE A DEFINED RADIUS IN THE SENSE OF A CIRCLE, BUT THE TYPICAL REACH OF VIEWING MI MR. SCOTT CAN, CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM FOR US PLEASE? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
A BILLBOARD SIGN DOESN'T HAVE A DEFINED RADIUS IN THE SENSE OF A CIRCLE, BUT THE TYPICAL REACH OF VIEWING DISTANCE OF A BILLBOARD IS CONSIDERED TO BE AROUND 500 FEET IN MOST REGULATIONS IN INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
NOT SO THE SIDE WOULD EVEN BE LESS AND IT'S FACING NORTH AND SOUTH LIKE YOU SAID, SIR.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LIGHT ANYONE ELSE.
[12. Consider recommendation of ZDC-146-2024]
WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL
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OF ZDC 1 46 20 24 PACIFIC USE PERMIT FOR JUDICIAL BILLBOARD SIGNED SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OUR CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY.IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ALL MA MA'AM, YOU CAN ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[13. Public Hearing on a request by Cheralyn Armijo, Glenn Engineering Corp., for a Zoning Change from a Single Family-1 (SF-1) zoning district to Planned DevelopmentCommercial (PD-C) zoning district, for a Public School (Waxahachie Creek High School) use, located approximately 0.5 miles south of 135 Park Hills Drive (Property ID 294908) - Owner: Waxahachie ISD (ZDC-200-2024) Staff: Zack King]
PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY SHE OR MIJO GLEN ENGINEERING COURT FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM A SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL WAXAHATCHEE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL USE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES SOUTH OF 1 35 PARK HILLS DRIVE PROPERTY ID 2 9 4 9 0 8.OWNER W-I-S-D-Z-D-C DASH 200 DASH 2024.
AGENDA ITEM 13 FOR ZDC 220 24 IS GONNA BE A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR THE WAXAHATCHEE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY SITUATED IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE ZONING DISTRICT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL ISN'T ALLOWED USE IN THAT ZONING DISTRICT.
HOWEVER, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE PROPOSED SCHOOL IS 75 FEET, WHICH EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM TWO STORY, UH, HEIGHT ALLOWANCE FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY ONE ZONING DISTRICT.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE PROPOSING THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST.
THIS IS A SIMILAR REQUEST THAT WAS PROCESSED AND APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT WAXAHATCHEE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH ALSO REACHES A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 75 FEET.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS A LITTLE UNDER 130 ACRES IN SIZE AND AS YOU NOTED IS JUST SOUTH OF THE WAXAHATCHEE SENIOR CENTER.
AS PART OF THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST, IN ADDITION TO THE HEIGHT, THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED A FEW ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS INCLUDING, UM, MARGINAL INCREASE IN LOT COVERAGE FROM 40% MAXIMUM TWO 50% FROM THE BASE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO PROVIDED MODIFIED BUILDING ARTICULATION AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS AND AN ALLOWANCE FOR CHAIN LINK FOR THEIR ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT THE REAR OF THE SITE.
EACH OF THESE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EXISTING WAXAHATCHEE HIGH SCHOOL.
ON 2 87, STAFF HAS RECEIVED THREE LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND ZERO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FOR THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST.
AND WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ARE GONNA BE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
WE DO HAVE SOME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES HERE AS WELL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM SPECIFICALLY.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? NO APPLICANT.
STEVEN MOTT WALKS AT THE ISD 1 0 8 ROYAL PARK LANE.
WHAT PART OF THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL? 75 FEET.
THE THEATER, THE FLIGHT TOWER IN THE FINE ARTS? YEAH.
AND THAT'S THE AND THAT'S THE SECTION.
IT WILL BE, IT WON'T BE THE WHOLE BUILDING, RIGHT? IT'S JUST THAT SMALL AREA.
YEAH, I WAS THINKING IT BY THE AUDITOR AS SOON AS I ASKED THAT QUESTION I SAID YEAH, IT'S THE FINE ARTS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A, THAT THERE'S NOT VERY MANY THAT DO, BUT WE DO HAVE A FLY AREA SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THE YEAH.
WE WILL HAVE IT AT THE SECOND NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND EVERYBODY AT THIS HIGH SCHOOL IS HAVING, IS GONNA HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL DOES.
WELL HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIND OUT IN A LITTLE BIT.
WE ONLY HAVE 332 MILLION TO SPEND, RIGHT? ISN'T THAT WHAT IT COSTS? SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO BUILD IT.
DRAWINGS WILL BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
IS THIS GONNA BE A COPY OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL? NO SIR.
IT'S, IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT FLOOR PLAN.
TOTALLY 100% DIFFERENT FLOOR PLAN.
YOU HAVE MORE LAND TO WORK WITH OR LESS LAND TO WORK WITH? LESS ABOUT THE SAME.
UM, PROBABLY WHERE THE BUILDING SITS WERE ABOUT THE SAME.
WHERE THERE'S SOME OF THE AREA IN THE BACK AS YOU CAN SEE WHERE THOSE TREES AND SECTION ARE THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF DRAINAGE.
THERE'D BE A LOT OF, UM, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE ONE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE JUST BUILT THE WALK THAT YOU SEEN THAT WE'LL BE MOVING INTO IN JANUARY.
WE HAD A BIG RETAINING WALL AND WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID GETTING BACK IN THAT WITH ALL THAT AREA AND FIGHTING ALL THAT.
SO IS THE FOOTPRINT OF THIS ONE 14 ACRES AS WELL? LIKE THE, OH, IT'S MORE THAN 14 ACRES.
THE FOOTPRINT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN 14 ACRES.
'CAUSE WE'RE BUILDING ON THAT AREA SITTING ABOUT A HUNDRED.
AND WHAT IS THAT ONE? THE PROPERTY AS A WHOLE IS ABOUT 130 ACRES.
SO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING SOUTH OF THIS TREE LINE IS WHAT WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE SITE.
BUT THE BUILDING IS WHAT I'M TALKING TO.
'CAUSE THE, THE HIGH SCHOOL NOW IS 14 ACRES UNDER ROOF, ISN'T IT? UH, WELL THE UNDER ROOF WE'RE GONNA BE ABOUT 500,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO I MEAN THAT'LL BE WHAT'S UNDER ROOF.
IT IS A TWO STORY BUILDING AND THE EDUCATIONAL SIDE OF IT.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME AREA BACK IN THE BACK THAT HAS ALL THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE.
WE WILL HAVE A UM, WE WILL HAVE IT.
THIS ONE WE WILL HAVE THE FOOTBALL LOCKER ROOM AND PRACTICE FACILITY AND EVERYTHING OUT THERE.
THEY WON'T BE GOING TO THE NEW SCHOOL.
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MORE TO IT IN THIS ONE.UHHUH
THERE'S ANY COMMENTS? IF NOT, CHAIR
[14. Consider recommendation of ZDC-200-2024]
WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZDC DASH 200 DASH 2024.
A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR WAXAHATCHEE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL 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 TO SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[15. Public Hearing on a request by Stephanie Gienger, Kimley-Horn, for a Zoning Change from a Planned Development-Multi-Family-2 (PD-MF-2) and General Retail (GR) zoning district to a Planned Development-Multi-Family-2 (PD-MF-2) zoning district, located at 2797 John Arden Drive (Property ID 189265, 189266, and 275156) - Owner: Arden Group LLC and International Church of Foursquare Gospel (ZDC-203-2024) Staff: Zack King]
IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY STEPHANIE ER KIMLEY HORN FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM A PLAN DEVELOPMENT MULTI-FAMILY TWO AND GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT MULTI-FAMILY TWO ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED 27 97 JOHN DEN DRIVE, PROPERTY ID 1 8 9 2 6 5 1 8 9 2 6 6 AND 2 7 5 1 5 6.OWNER ARDEN GROUP LLC AND INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF FOURSQUARE GOSPEL GDC DASH 2003 2024.
UH, ANYWAY, ZACH, YOU GOT THAT ONE? YES SIR.
AGENDA ITEM 15 FOR ZDC 2 0 3 20 24 AS YOU NOTED IS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR THE WOODLAND COTTAGES AT WAXAHATCHEE.
THIS REQUEST WILL LOOK FAMILIAR, UH, TO MANY OF YOU COMMISSIONERS IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
A PLAN DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR THE WOODLAND COTTAGES AT WAXAHATCHEE WAS APPROVED FOR THE PROPERTY.
UH, THAT PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST INCLUDED 68 SENIOR LIVING 55 PLUS UH, APARTMENTS.
SO IT IS A SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY.
UH, AT THAT TIME THE APPLICANT OPTED TO RESERVE A THREE ACRE TRACT WEST OF ALLIANCE BOULEVARD, GENERALLY LOCATED RIGHT HERE AS A FUTURE GENERAL RETAIL TRACT.
UH, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, THE SALE HAS NOT YET, UH, GONE THROUGH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE DEVELOPER UH, HAD SOME ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS AND DECIDED THAT THE MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD PATH TO DEVELOPMENT OF THAT REMAINING THREE ACRE TRACK WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY INCLUDE IT IN THIS, UH, WOODLAND COTTAGES AT WAXAHATCHEE, THE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS RETURNED WITH THIS PD REQUEST, UH, TO INCLUDE THAT WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY INTO THE COMMUNITY HERE.
THE PROPERTY AS A WHOLE IS ABOUT 13 AND A HALF ACRES IN SIZE.
THE ADDITIONAL, UH, TRACT THAT THEY'VE INCLUDED IN THE REQUEST WILL HOUSE 11 UNITS ON ITS OWN.
BUT THERE IS A NET INCREASE OF ONLY SEVEN UNITS TO THE PROPERTY.
SO THERE ARE UP 75 UNITS FROM 68 THAT INCREASES THE DENSITY SLIGHTLY FROM 4.98 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE TO 5.49.
THAT IS STILL WELL BELOW THE BASE ALLOTMENT FOR MULTIFAMILY ZONING, UH, OF 18 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN FOR THE WEST SIDE OF ALLIANCE BOULEVARD THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE APPLICANT.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO ADD FOUR ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS OVER HERE, HOUSING 11 TOTAL UNITS.
THEY'VE ALSO ADDED A SMALL AMENITY AT THE CENTER FEATURING A SPORTS COURT AND CABANA.
THE AMENITIES FOR THE REST OF THE SITE REMAIN THE SAME ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALLIANCE BOULEVARD.
THEY INCLUDE A WALKING TRAIL, CLUBHOUSE, POOL AND FITNESS CENTER.
BOTH RESIDENTS, UH, ON EACH SIDE OF ALLIANCE BOULEVARD WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE FACILITY.
THE FACILITY WILL STILL BE ACCESS CONTROLLED WITH GATES FOR, UH, INCLUDING KNOCK KNOCK BOXES FOR ACCESS BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SWITCHING BACK TO THIS OTHER VIEW OF THE SITE PLAN, THE APPLICANT IS STILL PROPOSING TO DEDICATE 80 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR ALLIANCE BOULEVARD AND KEEPING WITH THE ACHI THOROUGHFARE PLAN, THEY WILL BE BUILDING OUT ALLIANCE BOULEVARD TO THEIR SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE AND EXTENDING UTILITIES.
SO NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THAT REGARD.
SCREENING FOR THE SITE HAS ALSO NOT CHANGED.
THEY'RE PROPOSING A SIX FOOT MASONRY SCREENING WALL ADJACENT TO DEVELOP AREAS TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS TO THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING AREA TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY.
ALONG THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCING WITH SEVEN FOOT EASTERN RED CEDARS ADJACENT TO THE FENCE TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THAT WESTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE EAST HAS NOT CHANGED.
THE APPLICANT HAS NOT ALTERED THEIR ELEVATION OR FACADE PLANS FOR THE SITE.
THEY'RE STILL PROPOSING EIGHT UNIQUE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, PLUS THE CLUBHOUSE HERE FEATURING A HUNDRED PERCENT MASONRY.
EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL THAT WILL BE SATISFIED BY COMBINATION OF BRICK STONE AND STUCCO.
THESE ARE SOME REPRESENTATIVE RENDERINGS OF THOSE DWELLING UNITS.
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THEY ARE ALL ONE STORY IN SIZE.I WILL NOTE THE APPLICANT HAS STILL MET THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR THE SITE, WHICH IS ONE PARKING SPACE FOR EVERY UNIT.
SO A TOTAL OF 75 SPACES ARE REQUIRED.
THEY HAVE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 167 SPACES FOR THE SITE WITH ALL BUT THREE BUILDINGS, EXCUSE ME, INCLUDING ATTACHED GARAGES.
I THINK WE, I THINK WE GET THE PICTURES.
SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS HERE.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I HAVE A QUESTION IF ZACH DOESN'T CHOKE ANSWER THAT.
I WAS GONNA SAY MS. PRU, MAY, MS. PRU MAY HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.
ZACH, THE RETENTION POND PART DIDN'T CHANGE 'CAUSE THAT WAS, I KNOW A BIG TOPIC OF CONVERSATION WE LOOKED AT IT BEFORE WAS THE DRAINAGE.
SO NONE OF THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED.
SO THE DETENTION IS STILL DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE SITE BOTH WEST AND EAST OF ALLIANCE BOULEVARD.
THAT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL.
AND THEY, THEY'LL HAVE AN ACCESS THAT CROSSES ALLIANCE BUT IT WON'T, THERE WON'T BE A A STOP SIGN.
I MEAN THEY MAY HAVE A STOP SIGN ON THEIR PART OF IT, BUT THERE WON'T BE A STOP SIGN THAT STOPS TRAFFIC ALONG THERE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? IS THE APPLICANT HERE? TRAVIS JONES? 17 1 20.
SO ORIGINALLY Y'ALL WEREN'T GONNA BUY THAT, RIGHT? WE WE WERE NOT.
AND THE OWNER SAID YEAH YOU ARE.
WE UNDERSTOOD
SO THEY APPROACHED US WITH THAT USE.
DO YOU WANNA HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END? AND YOU'RE GONNA FINISH THE STREET OUT ALL THE WAY TO YOUR PROPERTY LINE.
SO IT'LL BE A REGULAR STREET THAT IS TO COME IN THAT WAY.
ARE ALL OF THESE RENTAL PROPERTIES OR ARE, ARE SOME OF THEM AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE? LIKE ARE THEY TOWN HOMES OR THEY'RE ALL RENTAL? THEY'RE ALL RENTAL.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? NOPE.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING YOU WANT THE AUDIENCE SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.
SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS? IF NOT, CHAIR RETAIN
[16. Consider recommendation of ZDC-203-2024]
A MOTION? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CDC 2 0 3 DASH 2024 A PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR SENIOR LIVING 55 PLUS COMMUNITY SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[17. Public Hearing on a request by Caleb Jones, Kimley-Horn, for a Zoning Change from a General Retail (GR) zoning district to Planned Development-General Retail (PD-GR) zoning district, for BJ’s Wholesale Club, located north of 2130 N US Highway 77 (Property ID 191272 & 298186) - Owner: Waxahachie Hedgewood 1 LLC & Adam Arredondo (ZDC-165-2024) Staff: Zack King]
PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY CALEB JONES.KIMLEY HORN FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM A GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT FOR BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB LOCATED NORTH OF 2130 NORTH US HIGHWAY 77.
PROPERTY ID 1 9 1 2 7 2 AND 2 9 8 1 8 6.
OWNER WALKS HETCHI HEDGEWOOD ONE LLC AND ADAM ARRADONDO ZDC DASH 1 65 DASH 2024.
I'M GONNA TRY NOT TO GET CHOKED UP FOR YOU ON THIS ONE.
SO ITEM 17 AS YOU NOTED IS ZDC 1 65 FOR BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REQUEST.
THE PROPERTY IS 12 ACRES IN SIZE AND CURRENTLY'S OWN GENERAL RETAIL.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB IS A RETAIL GROCER.
SO THEY ARE AN ALLOWED USE BY WRIGHT IN THAT GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT.
HOWEVER, THEY HAVE SEVERAL ACCESSORY USES THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED BY WRIGHT.
SO THEY'RE COMING THROUGH WITH THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE ITEMS. THOSE ACCESSORY USES INCLUDE A FUEL STATION, PROPANE REFILL STATION, TIRE CENTER, AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY, WHICH WE'LL SEE ON THE SITE PLAN IN JUST A MOMENT.
THE SITE HERE IS COMPRISED OF A SINGLE PRIMARY BUILDING, 107,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED SCREENING ALONG THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE HERE.
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TO NOTE THE GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT TYPICALLY REQUIRES A MINIMUM SETBACK OF 25 FEET.WITH THIS PD, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO SET BACK THE PRIMARY BUILDING A MINIMUM OF 150 FEET AT ITS CLOSEST POINT AND 200 FEET APPROXIMATELY AT ITS FARTHEST POINT.
FROM THE NEAREST ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE TO THE EAST.
THE SITE IS SEPARATED FROM THOSE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES BY A 100 FOOT OVERHEAD UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THAT EASEMENT.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A EIGHT FOOT MASONRY SCREENING WALL MADE OF CAST CONCRETE, UH, DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE UH, STONE OR A TRADITIONAL WALL.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO LAID OUT THE SITE TO ACCOMMODATE THE ACCESS NEEDS.
THE APPLICANT IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A TIA WITH THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE AND TECH STOCK.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THREE ACCESS AND ENTRY POINTS FOR THE SITE WITH AN ADDITIONAL FOURTH EXIT ONTO HEDGEWOOD DRIVE.
TWO OF THOSE ACCESS AND ENTRY POINTS ARE LOCATED ON HEDGEWOOD DRIVE HERE AND WITH A SINGLE ACCESS POINT COMING FROM HIGHWAY 77.
PART OF THAT TIA THAT THE APPLICANT IS WORKING THROUGH WITH STAFF IN TXDOT CALLS FOR THE ADDITION OF A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE AND DECELERATION LANE ON HIGHWAY 77.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROPOSING A LEFT TURN LANE, AN ADDITIONAL LEFT TURN LANE ON HEDGEWOOD DRIVE IN KEEPING WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THAT TIA FEW MORE NOTES ON THE SITE PLAN.
THE APPLICANT HAS ADDRESSED THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR THE SITE.
THEY'VE MARGINALLY EXCEEDED THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING 542 SPACES COMPARED WITH THE 539 THAT ARE REQUIRED, UH, BY THE WAXAHATCHEE ZONING ORDINANCE.
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PRIMARY BUILDING THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A PICKUP AND DROP OFF LOCATION.
UH, THAT'S A TYPICAL, UH, ONLINE ORDER PICKUP AREA THAT YOU'LL SEE AT ANY GROCERY STORE IN BETWEEN THE PRIMARY PARKING, UH, STALLS AND THE BUILDING IS WHERE THE APPLICANT WILL FEATURE THAT OUTDOOR DISPLAY USE.
ON THE NORTH END OF THE PROPERTY IS WHERE THEY WILL HAVE THAT ACCESSORY, UH, SERVICE STATION.
THE TIRE, UH, STATION THAT WILL FEATURE A SMALL OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA THAT WILL BE FULLY SCREENED ALSO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY IN THE PARKING BASE HERE, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THAT PROPANE UH, SERVICE.
THE ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY USE HERE, THAT PROPANE STORAGE AREA WILL BE FULLY SCREENED AND ACCESS CONTROLLED FROM VIEW.
APPLICANT OR CITIZENS WILL, UH, VISIT THE TIRE CENTER, UH, FOR SERVICE AND, AND USE THE PROPANE STATION BY AN EMPLOYEE.
FINALLY, AT THE HARD CORNER OF HEDGEWOOD DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 77 IS WHERE THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED THEIR FUEL STATION.
MOVING ON TO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, I'LL NOTE THE APPLICANT HAS MET THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SITE AND THEY HAVE DONE SO BY CLUSTERING LANDSCAPING ALONG THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THAT UH, EIGHT FOOT MASONRY SCREENING WALL THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHT AND NOISE MITIGATION FROM THE REAR SERVICE AREA OF THE BUILDING.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO PROVIDED A DETAILED ELEVATION AND FACADE PLAN FEATURING THE, UH, BRAND SPECIFIC BJ'S UH, COLOR PALETTE.
THIS ELEVATION FACADE PLAN DOES MEET THE ARTICULATION REQUIREMENTS, THE WAX STATUTE, ZONING ORDINANCE, AND FULLY SCREENS.
ALL ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT FROM VIEW.
THE FUEL STATION DOES UTIL UTILIZE THE SAME COLOR PALETTE AS THE PRIMARY FACADE.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A DETAILED SIDE PLAN SIGN PLAN, EXCUSE ME, IN YOUR PACKET.
IN ADDITION TO WALL SIGNAGE, THE AND TEMPORARY PROMOTIONAL SIGNAGE, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A MONUMENT SIGN AT THE CORNER OF HEDGEWOOD DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 77.
THAT MONUMENT SIGN WILL FEATURE THE BJ'S BUTTON WITH SOME FUEL PRICERS FOR THE STATE FUEL STATION.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN FOR THE SITE AND DEMONSTRATED THAT THE PROPOSED EXTERIOR LIGHTING WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE WAXAHATCHEE LIGHTING AND GLARE STANDARDS.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT ALL WALL-MOUNTED AND LIGHT POLES ON THE SITE WILL BE SHIELDED AND DIRECTED DOWNWARDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT WAXAHATCHEE LIGHTING AND GLARE STANDARDS THAT I MENTIONED.
THIS IS A, UH, SIMULATION OF, OF THOSE SHIELDS THAT WILL BE ADDED TO EACH LIGHT.
FIXTURE STAFF HAS RECEIVED ACTUALLY FIVE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THIS REQUEST AND ZERO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION.
ONE LETTER WAS RECEIVED AFTER THIS STAFF REPORT WAS PUBLISHED.
SO THAT'S BEEN PLACED IN FRONT OF YOUR SEAT.
STAFF IS GONNA BE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR ANY MORE DETAILS FROM THEM.
I'M ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
YOU ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF? SO OTHER THAN THE, THE ACCESSORY USES, IF IT WAS JUST STRAIGHT UP GENERAL RETAIL, THEY COULD JUST START CONSTRUCTION? THAT'S
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CORRECT.THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THE SITE, SITE PLAN APPLICATION PROCESS, YES.
THEY'RE NOT, I MEAN THIS IS NOT UNLIKE TARGET, WALMART, TOM THUMB.
THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BEING THAT THE BJ'S IS A WHOLESALE CLUB.
SO YOU DO HAVE TO BE A CLUB MEMBER TO UTILIZE THESE SERVICES.
BUT YES, THEY ARE JUST A RETAILER.
UM, SO GROCERIES, APPAREL, HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
BUT THE, THE ACCESSORY USES ARE, ARE COMMON IN THOSE TYPES? THEY ARE CORRECT.
AND INDIVIDUALLY OR STANDALONE, EACH OF THOSE ACCESSORY USES MAY REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO PURSUE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL ACCESSORY USES.
THE APPLICANT OPTED TO GO THROUGH THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST TO ACCOUNT FOR EVERYTHING IN ONE SITTING.
AND THOSE ARE BASICALLY PAD SITES OUT FRONT? CORRECT.
SO THE APPLICANT IS ONLY TAKING A PORTION OF THE OVERALL SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE.
SO THE CURRENT OWNER IS RETAINING TWO PARCELS ALONG HIGHWAY 77 AS YOU SEE HERE.
THE CONNECTION TO HIGHWAY 77 WILL BE BUILT BY THE APPLICANT.
IS THAT, I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE FUEL STATION.
IS THERE JUST ONE ENTRANCE TO THE FUEL STATION? THERE IS.
THERE IS ONE ONSITE ENTRANCE TO THE FUEL STATION.
IF YOU SEE MY CURSOR, IT IS SITUATED RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS AN EXIT ONLY ON THE HEDGEWOOD DRIVE JUST TO HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW ON THE SIDE, BUT IT IS A WAY OUT.
THAT'S WHAT I COULDN'T TELL IF THAT CORRECT.
AND HOW MANY FUEL PUMPS IS IT? SEVEN.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THE APPLICANT HERE? YES SIR.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I'M THE SITE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB.
OUR CORPORATE ADDRESS IS THREE 50 CAMPUS DRIVE IN MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.
UH, CAN WE ADVANCE THE SLIDE? UH, I THINK THERE WAS ANOTHER, YES.
SO WE, UH, WE'RE BASED, I SAID IN, IN MARBLE, MASSACHUSETTS, WE HAVE 247 CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIDE, EASTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES, UM, RANGING FROM MAINE DOWN TO FLORIDA.
AND WE GO OUT, UH, FAR WEST AS MICHIGAN, OHIO, INDIANA.
UH, WE'RE ABOUT TO OPEN OUR FIRST CLUB IN KENTUCKY IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WE OPENED OUR FIRST CLUB IN ALABAMA LAST YEAR, AND THIS WILL BE ONE OF A FEW THAT WE WILL BE, UM, OPENING FIRST TIME IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
UM, OUR CLUB OFFERS A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS FOR SALE AS, UH, ZACH HAD MENTIONED.
UM, WE SELL, UH, FROZEN FOODS.
WE HAVE A MEAT AND DELI DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE ALSO SELL GENERAL PRODUCTS, UM, CLOTHING, APPAREL, OUTDOOR FURNITURE.
UH, WE HAVE TVS AND ELECTRONICS.
WE ALSO HAVE AN OPTICAL SHOP WITH AN ONSITE LICENSED EYE DOCTOR.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR TIRE CENTER, UM, WHICH, UH, ONLY CHANGES CELLS AND CHANGES OR INSTALLS NEW TIRES.
WE DON'T DO ANY OTHER VEHICLE REPAIRS THERE.
AND AS ZACH MENTIONED, OUR TIRE CENTER, OUR STAFF IS TRAINED TO DO THE, THE PROPANE, UH, REFILL STATION.
SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR CHARITIES THAT WE SUPPORT.
UM, BJ'S HAS A CHARITABLE TRUST THAT WE HAVE SET UP, AND OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE, UM, FEEDING AMERICA IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS, OUR BIGGEST PARTNERS.
WE DON DONATE FOOD AND, UH, MONEY FOR LOCAL FOOD BANKS IN THE, UM, COMMUNITIES THAT WE OPERATE IN.
WE ALSO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
WE DONATE, UM, MONEY TO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND IT FOR EDUCATION.
AND ONE OF THE LAST THINGS WE HAVE IS WHAT WE CALL AISLE HELP.
THIS IS A, UH, INTERNAL, UM, BENEFIT FOR WHAT WE CALL OUR TEAM MEMBERS, BJ'S EMPLOYEES ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, BJ'S, UM, EMPLOYEES, UM, CONTRIBUTE MONEY TO A FUND THAT HELPS INTERNALLY, UH, ANY BJ'S EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE HAD FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS.
THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL RECENTLY WITH ALL THE, UH, HURRICANES THAT HAVE AFFECTED OUR COUNTRY.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO BILL DAHLSTROM, AND THEN WE WILL EXPLAIN FURTHER OUR PROPOSAL.
MY NAME'S BILL DAHLSTROM, 2323 ROSS AVENUE.
UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK ZACH, UH, FOR HIS HELP, AND I ACTUALLY GIVE HIM MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
UH, WE, UH, WE WORK QUITE WELL TOGETHER.
YOU, WE CAME IN WITH A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE ASKING FOR SEVERAL MODIFICATIONS.
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WE'VE NARROWED THAT DOWN TO BASICALLY ONE.SO WE'VE, UH, WORKED QUITE WELL AND APPRECIATE IT.
I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THE SAME ISSUE.
I'M GONNA GO HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW OF THE ITEMS. BUT, UH, THE, THE ONE POINT THAT'S BEEN MADE SEVERAL TIMES IS THAT THE USE IS, IS BASICALLY PERMITTED.
AND WE'RE ASKING FOR, UH, COMMON ACCESSORY USES THAT ARE COMMON TO THESE TYPES OF WHOLESALE USES.
AND MR. LAVOY DID A GREAT JOB OF DESCRIBING WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, 107,000 SQUARE FOOT WHOLESALE CLUB WITH ALL THOSE AMENITIES THAT HE MENTIONED.
UH, AND THE, UH, SITE PLAN, I, I ACTUALLY HAVE OF MY NOTES, I WAS GONNA GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE SIDE PLAN.
ZACH ALREADY DID IT, SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROPANE, THE, THE IN INDOOR TIRE, THE INDOOR TIRE CENTER, THE, UH, THE SERVICE STATION.
AND, AND THANK YOU CHAIRMAN OR MADAM CHAIRMAN NORCROSS FOR IDENTIFYING THE EXIT.
ONLY THAT I THINK THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.
SOMETHING WE CAME UP WITH WITH CITY STAFF, UM, THE BUFFER AT THE BACK.
AND, UM, WE, UH, ALSO, UH, IDENTIFIED, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, UH, ELEVATIONS.
THE ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT HERE WAS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT OUR STANDARD PROTOTYPE FOR ELEVATION.
SO WORKING WITH THE, THE CITY STAFF ON THE ARTICULATION REQUIREMENTS, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BOX FOR, FOR BJ'S.
UM, AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE, THE, UH, FENCE SCREENING FENCE AT THE BACK OF THE SIDE OF MASONRY SCREENING FENCE, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE TOM THUMB.
WE HAD OUR A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING BACK IN JULY.
HAD A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS, GOOD FEEDBACK.
AND AS A RESULT OF THE, UH, FEEDBACK FROM BOTH THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AS WELL AS WORKING WITH, WITH ZACH, WE, WE RAISED A PORTION OF OUR MASONRY WALL AT THE BACK OF THE SITE TO 10 FEET IN BACK OF THE LOADING AREA.
WE'VE DO NEARLY DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF NUMBER OF TREES WE'RE PUTTING ON THE SITE.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT LANDSCAPE PLAN, THERE WERE A LOT OF TREES ON THE SITE.
UH, WE SHIFTED THE ACCESS DRIVE.
THERE WAS A, WE, THE ACCESS DRIVE THAT WE PREVIOUSLY THAT WE HAD THERE, YOU CAN SEE IT DOWN TO THE LEFT.
WE ORIGINALLY HAD IT OFF TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE.
WE NEED TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT, MAKE IT A FREE FLOWING, UH, CONSISTENT WITH, UH, THE CITY STANDARDS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE REDUCED THE FUEL CENTERS FROM, UH, UH, FROM EIGHT PUMPS TO SEVEN PUMPS.
AND AGAIN, THE, THE CHANGES TO THE ARTICULATIONS WE MADE, WE ALSO DID, WERE AS A RESULT OF THE, THE MEETINGS WE HAD.
SO, YOU KNOW, IN CONCLUSION, AGAIN, WE THINK IT'S A GREAT SITE.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THESE ACCESSORY USES TO MAKE IT A BETTER USE.
UH, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL, AND WE'VE GOT A TEAM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
UH, I'M CURIOUS, WHAT, WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES IN NORTH TEXAS ARE YOU PROPOSING TO GO? YOU TOOK MY QUESTION.
UM, WE, UH, WE'VE MADE APPLICATION AND HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM P AND Z IN GRAND PRAIRIE, UH, FOUR ALAN ALLEN.
WELL, ALAN, WELL, WE'VE MADE APPLICATION TO ALAN.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED P AND Z APPROVAL YET FOR ALAN, BUT WE HAVE MADE APPLICATION.
SO, AND THERE'S A FEW OTHERS THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON, UM, THAT AREN'T PUBLIC YET.
BUT WE, WE PLAN TO OPEN ABOUT THREE OR FOUR CLUBS AT THE SAME TIME, NOT ONE AT A TIME.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THREE OR FOUR.
AND WHEN WAS BJ'S FOUNDED? 1984.
AND IT'S PUBLIC COMPANY OR PRIVATE PUBLIC COMPANY? YES, WE'RE PUBLIC.
SO WE'RE VERY SIMILAR TO COSTCO AND SAM'S CLUB, BUT WE'RE A FRACTION THE SIZE OF COSTCO.
HOW MANY JOBS DO YOU ANTICIPATE THIS WOULD BRING TO THE CITY? THANK YOU.
I MEANT TO SAY THAT EARLIER,
UM, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WERE NATIONWIDE OR QUITE LARGE.
DO YOU DO STUFF LOCALLY AS WELL? WELL, YES, ACTUALLY ALL THE FOOD WE DONATE IS, IS IN THE, UM, THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE CLUBS.
SO WE DONATE TO, AS WELL AS T EDUCATION, WE DONATE EDUCATION, UM, TO THE, TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE OPERATE IN.
SO AS THE, THE, THE MANAGER, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE STORE, HE'S GOT A LITTLE LEEWAY AS TO WHAT HE CAN, I GUESS HE'S GOT A BUCKET THAT HE CAN YES, BUT IT'S ALSO DONE THROUGH CORPORATE, BUT YES.
I THINK THEY DO HAVE AN INPUT.
I KNOW AN EDUCATION FOUNDATION THAT WOULD GLADLY
YOUR DONATIONS, THOSE PLUGS,
BELIEVE ME, WE DIDN'T GET HERE 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY.
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UNLESS JEFF, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO, NO SIR.
UM, JUST A COUPLE OF MORE CLARIFICATION.
UM, FIRST OFF, THANK Y'ALL FOR CONSIDERING WALKS ATCH.
UM, IT'S, UH, MORE I'VE LOOKED INTO Y'ALL.
I MEAN, Y'ALL ARE FIRST CLASS OPERATION.
I'M NOT A VOTING MEMBER, BUT I'M GONNA ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE ASKED AT CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UH, JUST SO, SO YOU'RE AWARE OF IT.
UM, YOUR TYPICAL HOURS ARE 8:00 AM TO 9:00 PM UH, I APOLOGIZE.
I THINK IT'S OR WHAT? YEAH, WHAT AND IS THAT MON? UH, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, I GUESS.
YES, WE'RE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
UM, LET ME FIND MY, I APOLOGIZE.
OUR, OUR HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 6:30 AM TO 10:00 PM I'M SORRY, THAT'S OUR GAS STATION.
OUR CLUB IS OPEN FROM UM, EIGHT O'CLOCK TILL 10.
MONDAY THROUGH, I WAS GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT THE GAS STATION TOO.
SO, SO WE OPEN, UM, THE GAS STATION OPENS A LITTLE EARLIER AND, UM, UM, YES, SO IT'S SELF-SERVICE, BUT IT HAS, UH, A LOCATION THERE FOR THERE TO BE AN EMPLOYEE LIKE IN A LITTLE, YES.
WE HAVE A KIOSK WITH AN OPERATOR THAT'S A STAFF 24.
WELL, IT'S STAFFED WHILE THE CL WHILE IT'S OPEN.
AND AT THE GAS STATION AFTER 10:00 PM CAN PEOPLE STILL COME AND, AND NO, WE, WHEN WE CLOSE IT SHUTS DOWN.
UM, THE, UH, TIRE AUTO REPAIR AREA, IS ALL OF THOSE SERVICES DONE INSIDE THE BUILDING? YES.
WE HAVE THREE BAYS ROLL UP DOORS.
THE CARS ARE DRIVEN INSIDE THE BUILDING.
THE DOORS ARE SHUT AND THE WORK IS DONE ON THE CARS INSIDE THE BUILDING.
UM, WHEN YOU HAVE DELIVERIES COME IN, TRUCKS COME IN, I WOULD ASSUME THEY'RE LARGE TRUCKS.
WHAT HOURS DO, DO THEY GENERALLY DELIVER? THEY, UM, THEY DELIVER GENERALLY, UM, THEY CAN BE 24 7, UM, THE VAST MAJORITY DURING THE DAY.
BUT THEY CAN, WE DO HAVE SOME DELIVERIES AT NIGHT.
WE HAVE AN OVERNIGHT STAFF THAT STOCKS, BECAUSE OF SAFETY REASONS, WE HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN OUR AISLES WHEN WE'RE STOCKING.
SO IT'S SAFER TO CLOSE TO STOCK.
MAJORITY OF OUR PRODUCTS AT NIGHT WHEN THE CLUB IS CLOSED.
AND THAT AREA FOR WHICH THEY WOULD COME AND DO THE DELIVERY IS IN THE BACK PART THAT WOULD BE CLOSEST TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
WHERE, WHERE WOULD THEY DELIVER TO? IS IT IN THE BACK PART OF THE BUILDING? YES.
THE LOADING DOCK IS LOCATED IN THE BACK, YES.
AND THAT'S WHERE THAT 10 FOOT WALL WOULD BE, CORRECT? CORRECT.
A 10 FOOT WALL WOULD BE ACROSS FROM THE LOADING DOCK.
AND WE HAVE A HUNDRED FEET EASEMENT THROUGH THERE, OR 200 FEET SEPARATION, A HUNDRED FOOT EASEMENTS.
WITH THE LOADING DOCK SURGERY, I THINK 200 FEET AWAY FROM THE, UH, NEAREST LOT RESIDENTIAL LOT.
UM, I CAN'T THINK OF, I MEAN, Y'ALL DID A GOOD JOB ON YOUR PRESENTATION, SO I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.
THANK YOU, SIR, FOR ANSWERING.
JUST A, A PIGGYBACK ON ONE THING, COUNCILMAN SUITER MENTIONED, UH, ALL THE TIRE STORAGE IS INSIDE THOUGH, CORRECT? ALL THE TIRES ARE STORED, ALL THE NEW TIRES ARE STORED INSIDE THE CLUB.
ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB, WE HAVE A FULLY SCREENED, UM, TRAILER THAT SITS WITHIN, UM, A, A SCREENED WALL.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOLID CONCRETE WALLS THAT, UM, SCREEN.
BUT WE HAVE A, A, A TRAILER THAT DOES NOT MOVE.
IT STAYS ON SITE THE WHOLE TIME.
IT WON'T BE SEEN, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE STORE OUR USED TIRES.
AND THEN THEY PERIODICALLY COME AND PICK THEM UP, COME AND TAKE THOSE AWAY FOR RECYCLING.
ANYONE ELSE? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE THE AUDIENCE SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST FIRST? YES MA'AM.
NAME AND ADDRESS? CITY SECRETARY JENNIFER WICK.
AND I LIVE AT 2222 ABELLA DRIVE HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE.
SO I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S IMMEDIATELY BEHIND, UM, THE BJ'S.
AND I WANNA SAY THAT MOST OF THE NEIGHBORS ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS TO COME.
I, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY REALLY NEGATIVE THINGS AT ALL.
I KNOW I PERSONALLY, BEING ON THE HOA BOARD, WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT YOU GUYS HAVE COME IN THE WORK YOU'VE PUT IN TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND WORK WITH ALL OF OUR, UM, RESIDENTS AND WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND SO I THINK THERE'S OVERALL OVERWHELMING SUPPORT.
THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT LIGHTING.
THEY'VE ADDRESSED THAT WITH THE WAY THE LIGHT FIXTURES COME DOWN.
THERE WERE CONCERNS WITH SOME FOLKS THAT LIVE CLOSER TO THE LOADING DOCK.
AND YOU GUYS RAISED THE WALL, THE MASON ME WALL, WHICH
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I THINK IS, UM, WE, WELL WE ALL REALLY APPRECIATE IT.SO JUST WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK Y'ALL HAVE PUT INTO IT.
MY NAME IS BOBBY SK TO LIVE AT 2185 OPPI LANE.
I'M PROBABLY THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE CLO RIGHT CLOSEST TO THE LIGHTING LOADING DOCK.
AND WHEN THEY CAME IN FIVE MONTHS AGO WITH AND DISCUSSED THAT AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THEY'VE AT LEAST TRIED TO FIX THAT WITH A 10 FOOT FENCE, WHICH I GREATLY APPRECIATE.
UH, BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M FOR IT.
I'D RATHER HAVE THEM COME THERE THAN THESE FIVE STORE RETAIL ESTIMATES THAT OPEN UP AND THEY GET EMPTIED OUT AND YOU GOT THIS EMPTY STORE LOT.
SO YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA AFFECT MY PROPERTY VALUES A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THOSE SMALL LITTLE RETAIL STORES WHERE THEY GET EMPTY AT.
SO I ONLY, I HAVE A COUPLE CONCERNS, BUT IF IT'S OKAY IF I CAN TALK WITH THEM IF THEY DON'T MIND AFTER THE MEETING, BECAUSE IT REALLY DOESN'T SURE.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP THE TALL, THE TALLER WALLS.
ANYONE ELSE? I HAVE A QUESTION.
YOU ALREADY KNOW WHO I'M WELL COME TO THE, COME TO THE PODIUM.
UH, REAL SIMPLE QUESTION, JUST MA'AM, WITH COSTCO HERE, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF INCENTIVE DO YOU HAVE FOR THE WAXAHATCHEE RESIDENCES TO BUY THE, THE, UH, PERMITS OR THE, THE MEMBERSHIPS? BECAUSE I HAVE ONE FOR COSTCO AND I'D MUCH RATHER GO LOCALLY THAN TO GO HAVE TO GO TO COSTCO.
AND HOW DO YOU COMPARE PRICE WISE TO THAT? TO THE COSTCO AND THE SAM'S TYPE THING? AND IT ALSO THE, I KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH I PAY FOR MY MEMBERSHIP AT COSTCO AND WHAT I GET FOR THAT, BUT I WANNA KNOW WHAT IT COMPARES TO WITH YOUR BJ'S.
AND YOU WANT MY NAME? I'M SORRY.
WAXAHATCHEE, UH, BROOKSIDE ROAD.
UM, AS FAR AS OUR MEMBERSHIP PRICES, I I, I PREFER NOT TO SAY 'CAUSE I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE, BUT I BELIEVE WE'RE AT LEAST $10 CHEAPER THAN OUR COMPETITORS.
I'D INVITE EVERYONE TO CHECK OUT BJS.COM AND I'M, I'M SURE THE PRICES FOR OUR MEMBERSHIPS ARE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
UH, ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION IS THAT, UM, PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE MONTHS BEFORE WE OPEN OUR CLUB, WE WILL OPEN A MEMBERSHIP CENTER SOMEWHERE IN TOWN.
IT'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL RENT OUT A LOCAL SHOP, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PROPER PERMITS, UM, AND THEN WE'LL ADVERTISE FOR, UH, MEMBERSHIPS AND AS WELL AS HIRING.
SO WE DO THAT AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT WHEN WE OPEN THE CLUB, WE HAVE, UH, A MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY ALREADY ESTABLISHED.
JUST NAME OF THE ADDRESS, RIGHT? YES SIR.
UH, MY NAME IS ELIJAH BROOKS AND I LEAVE IT TWO 13 OR 2 2 3 1.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT EMPLOYMENT.
LIKE HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO WORK THERE IN LIKE HOURS AND PAYMENTS, STUFF LIKE THAT?
I LIKE, I'M TRYING TO MAKE SOME MONEY.
THIS, THIS IS GENERALLY FOR R FOR R AGAINST, BUT I'M SURE THAT THEY WELCOME TO WAXAHATCHEE.
UM, I WOULD REFER YOU TO OUR, OUR WEBSITE AGAIN.
UM, BUT I, I I BELIEVE IT'S 18, THAT YOU HAVE TO BE 18 TO, TO WORK AT OUR COMPANY.
WE DO NOT, WE DO WANNA HIRE LOCAL PEOPLE.
THANK YOU TO, TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT MEMBERSHIP.
UH, PER YOUR WEBSITE, THERE'S A CLUB CARD MEMBERSHIP AT $55 PER YEAR AND A CLUB PLUS CARD MEMBERSHIP AT $110 PER YEAR.
UH, I DON'T KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA DIG IN TO SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCES IN THOSE ARE, BUT IT GIVES YOU A GENERAL IDEA OF THE COST, RIGHT? I BELIEVE THE HIGHER PREMIUM GIVES YOU A, A PERCENTAGE OFF.
I JUST FOUND A SPECIAL ONLINE WHERE YOU
55 SAVING YOU 63% EXPLANATION.
ANYONE ELSE? WE HAVE TOO MUCH FUN HERE.
IS THERE A KIND OF A, A TIMELINE WHEN ALL THIS WILL GO ABOUT GET STARTED AND COMPLETED? OR IS IT EVEN TOO EARLY TO STILL TELL THAT? I WILL.
I DON'T HAVE EXACT NUMBERS, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO GET
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IN OUR APPROVAL, UH, WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH STAFF LEVEL ENGINEERING REVIEW.SO I DON'T BELIEVE WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION TILL SOMETIME.
I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY FEBRUARY, MARCH, UH, SITE WORK WILL PROBABLY TAKE A FEW MONTHS ONCE WE START OUR BUILDING.
IT'S 38 WEEKS TO BUILD OUR BUILDING.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
TRY TO GET, TRY TO GET FINISHED FOR CHRISTMAS.
I THINK, I THINK WE MAY BE OPENING A LITTLE AFTER THE NEXT YEAR.
ANYBODY ELSE? LAST CHANCE? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CHAIR WILL
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ENTERTAIN A MOTION I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZDC DASH 1 65 20 24.A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM A GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT THAT IS BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY.
I SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM WE HAVE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
MS. PRUITT, YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO THE FIRST ITEM IS WE WILL NOT HAVE A P AND Z MEETING ON THE 31ST OF DECEMBER, SO JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD.
UM, AND ALSO WE HAVE OUR NEW PLANNER HERE TODAY.
UH, COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
SIR, HOW ARE Y'ALL? MY NAME'S CALEB BENSLEY.
IT'S NICE TO MEET EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
THANK, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.
YOU STARTED OR YOU'RE GONNA START? HE, HE, HE STARTED LAST MONTH.
AND, UH, SO THIS IS HIS FIRST MEETING HERE AND WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE HIM AND SO WELCOME TO WELCOME TO THE GROUP.
SO HE'LL BE PRESENTING BEFORE YOU SOON.
ZACH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE TONIGHT.
ANYTHING FOR US? YEAH, YOU'LL JUST NOTICE, UH, THE SACRIFICE, UH, THAT THE ZACH DOES TO, TO GET THESE CASES.
YEAH, IT WILL, IT WILL BE REFLECTED IN HIS EVALUATION.
SO HE'S, BUT ALSO FOR OUR NEW PLANNERS.
I HOPE THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY WITNESS WHAT IT TAKES TO
CALEB AND HARPER CHIEF GOT ANYTHING FOR US? I JUST WISH EVERYBODY HAD MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MAY THE LORD BE WITH YOU.
YEAH, I WAS A BIT LATE BECAUSE OF MY RADIO SHOW AND ZACH COULD PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS THAT QUICK.
YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT RADIO VOICE.
NO, I, UH, UH, THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING WAXAHATCHEE AND COMING OUR WAY.
IT'S, UH, I THINK THAT'LL BE AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ANYTHING FOR US? I DON'T, JEFF.
MS. BRIDGES, I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND, AND HAVE FUN, BUT ALSO DO GREAT THINGS FOR OUR CITY.
YOU KNOW, IT, I GUESS
UM, I THINK THAT BASED UPON THE PRESENTATION AND Y'ALL WORKING THROUGH EVERYTHING, THIS IS A PRETTY SMOOTH PROCESS.
A LOT OF WORK BEFOREHAND, BUT I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK ALL OF THE EFFORTS OF STAFF TO WORK WITH THOSE WHO COME HERE.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, I'LL BE QUIET.