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>> IT IS 1:31 , WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF PLATS BUT IT SERVES IS A RECOMMENDING BOARD. THE DECISION OF THIS COMMISSION WILL BE APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE MEETING. ALL APPEALS MUST BE IN WRITING. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK UNDER ANY ITEM UNDER DISCUSSION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECEIVING RECOGNITION FROM THE CHAIR.
THOSE WHO WISH TO BE HEARD SHALL APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME. EACH SPEAKER IS REQUESTED TO LIMIT THE
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PRESENTATION TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. ADDITIONAL TIME MIGHT BE GRANTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR. THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS LAST MEETING MINUTES. THE COMMISSIONERS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES GRADE ANY EDITS OR REDUCED ADDITIONS? WE WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REVIEWED THE MINUTES AND HAVE ISSUES OR THINGS RELATED TO THE MINUTES ? SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL ENTERTAIN AMOTION RELATED TO THE MINUTES. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BUT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE .
[ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND CHAIRMAN PRO TEM]
>> SECOND AGENDA ITEM, CLINT ROSENBAUM WHO HAS BEEN THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS RETIRED FROM THIS AFTER 18 YEARS OF SERVING. WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE AND FOR HIS FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING FRED WHO SERVED FOR 10 YEARS AS THE CHAIR. WE HAVE A EMPTY POSITION FOR THE CHAIRMAN AND I AM FILLING IN AS THE VICE CHAIRMAN. WE WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION IF ANYONE WANTS TO NOMINATE
SOMEBODY OR THEMSELVES >> I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE
COMMISSIONER BENHAM. >> I SECOND THAT.
>> IT IS WEIRD, I AM NOW THE LONGEST TENURED ONE , BUT I WAS AT LEAST TENURED AND I FEEL LIKE I RAN EVERYONE OFF. I THINK FRED MOVED OUT OF ABILENE JUST TO GET OFF OF THE COMMISSION.) THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND , I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARING . IF ANYONE HAS COMMENTS RELATED TO THE CHAIRMAN. SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES THIS NEED TO BE EVOKED BY EVERYONE?
>> IT CAN BE ROLL CALL OR VOICE VOTE.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IN THE OPPOSED? NO. I WAS
>> I WILL CORRECT THAT ON THE MINUTES NEXT TIME. MOVING ON
TOWARDS THE ZONING CASES. >> I GUESS SOMEONE SHOULD BECOME PRO TEM , ANY NOMINATIONS FOR PRO TEM?
>> I NOMINATE COMMISSIONER BARNETT.
>> ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? >> SURE
>> ANNOUNCER: I WILL SECOND THAT.
>> WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ANY COMMENTS RELATED TO PRO TEM? SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OTHERS IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED ? HEARING GNOMON NO ONE THEN THAT PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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>> NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO ZONING. FIRST CASE BEFORE US IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ME 24-11 , RECEIVE REPORT AND TAKE ACTION ON REQUEST FROM THE OWNER TO APPLY FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO APPROXIMATELY .15 ACRES TO ALLOW A 100 DIVOT MONOPOLE TOWER WITH GENERAL RETAIL LOCATED AT 2560 BARROW
STREET. >> AFTERNOON MY NAME IS KERA VALIOS . TODAY I AM REPRESENTING CUP-2024-11, THE AGENT IS , THE REQUEST IS TO USE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW 100 DIVOT PAUL MONOPOLE AND GENERAL RECOIL RETAIL ZONING LOCATED AT 2560 X BARROW. WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR AND ONE IN OPPOSITION. HERE IS THE AREA LOCATION MAP.
THE ZONING MAP THE USES AND GENERAL RETAIL ZONING . SOME VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY. A COUPLE MORE VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY. WE SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS AND A 200 FOOT BUFFER . WE RECEIVED
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ONE IN FAVOR AND ONE IN OPPOSITION. THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING AND THE CORRECT AREA FOR APPROVAL. STAFFRECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> WERE THERE ANY COMMENTS
RELATED TO THE OPPOSITION? >> THERE WAS , I DO NOT HAVE IT
WITH ME. >> HAS ANYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THAT ? I WAS LOOKING FOR IT.
>> THE QUESTION I HAD THE OBJECTOR STATED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS .15 ACRES RIGHTED BY 6.4 ACRE SITE READ WE BELIEVE IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR PROPERTY IN A SUBSTANTIAL MANNER. NOTHING WAS
>> NOTHING SPECIFIC WAS STATED TO WHAT THEIR OBJECTIONS WERE.
HOW THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD IMPACT IT.
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS? WHEN YOU ADDRESS PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> AFTERNOON I AM LADDIE GALLOWAY PO BOX 605 ABILENE. I AM REPRESENTING THE LAND OWNER AS WELL AS TITAN TOWERS . WE ARE THE ONES TRYING TO BUILD THE TOWER. THIS IS A GENERAL, BECAUSE IT IS GENERAL RETAIL IT SEEMED LIKE THE BEST SPOT IN THE AREA, THERE REALLY IS NO OTHER AREA FOR QUITE A WAYS AROUND IT IS NOT RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY OR NOT SUITABLE. WE FELT LIKE THIS WAS A GREAT SITE TO SITE A TOWER ON. WE ARE TRYING TO GO 150 FEET SO WE CAN HAVE THE CAPACITY POTENTIALLY FOUR CARRIERS. THERE ARE FOUR MAJORS THESE DAYS. CURRENTLY THE ANCHOR TENANT WILL BE AT& T. I HOPE EVERYBODY GOT IT IN THEIR PACKET THAT THEY GAVE A RADIOFREQUENCY OBLIGATION STUDY TO SHOW THE BEFORE AND THE AFTER. THE AFTER WAS QUITE A BIT MORE SATURATED COVERAGE. EVERYBODY HAS COVERAGE THESE DAYS, 20 YEARS AGO YOU DIDN'T, TODAY EVERYBODY HAS COVERAGE.
WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS WITH ALL THE DATA EVERYONE IS USING, THESE ARE MORE CAPACITY SITES , IT IS LIKE WHEN YOU COME HOME AT 5:00, 6:00 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVERYTHING IS SLOW DOWN, IT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH ANTENNAS TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC LOAD. I AM TOLD THAT THE CARRIERS ARE TRYING TO GET ANY SINGLE PERSON WITH THE PHONE THEY WOULD LIKE THREE TOWERS ACCESSIBLE TO THEM SO THAT THEY CAN SWAP THE LOAD AROUND. THIS IS A CAPACITY SITE. YOU CAN SEE THE EXTRA CAPACITY ADDED INTO IT FOR THAT REASON. THE ONE OBJECTION WAS THE LAND OWNER OUT OF WACO. I WAS NOT REALLY ABLE TO VISIT WITH HIM. AS YOU SAID MR. HALLIBURTON, IT WAS NOT SPECIFIC IT JUST SAID NEGATIVE IMPACT I CANNOT ADDRESS WHAT THE IMPACT HE WAS THINKING IS OTHER THAN THERE ARE LIGHT STANDARDS ALL OVER THE PARKING LOTS AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. THE ONE PERSON THAT RESPONDED POSITIVELY IS PAUL JOHNSON . MR. JOHNSON HAS THREE BUILDINGS IN THE SHOPPING CENTER AND HE IS A LOCAL AND WITH ONE OF HIS BUILDINGS HE IS LOOKING FOR TENANTS. IF HE FELT THERE WAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT FOR HIM SECURING A TENANT I'M SURE HE WOULD HAVE SAID IT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE IS A BETTER PLACE TO PUT IT THAN IN THIS AREA.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. >> I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN READING THE DATA THAT WAS PROVIDED FROM AT&T, IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE IS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE PROVIDED. ARE THERE OTHER TOWERS IN THAT AREA AND WITH THE CAPACITY TO ADD THAT?
>> I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY IN THE NEARBY AREA. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME NEAR SOUTH 14TH NEAR WALGREEN. I DO NOT KNOW OF THE OTHER AREAS. THERE IS ONE OVER OFF OF WINTERS FREEWAY BY THE TWIN TOWERS THERE IS A SHORT ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE MUCH
ANTENNAS ON IT. >> ANYONE ELSE?
>> WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT WHERE IT CAN SUPPORT UP TO FOUR DIFFERENT CARRIERS. ONCE THEY KNOW IT IS AVAILABLE THEY MAY
WANT TO LOCATE ON IT IT >> THE LEASE THERE IS AT&T?
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>> SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DISCUSSION
OR MOTION ? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE .
>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, MR. BARNETT, MS. COCKER, MR. HALLIBURTON. MR. SEITZ, AND MR. BENHAM. THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES.
>> NEXT CASE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE PRINT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2024-12 RECEIVE REPORT WHOLE DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE ACTION UPON REQUEST OF THE OWNER TO APPLY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO APPROXIMATELY 2.57 ACRES TO ALLOW FOR TATTOO PARLOR MORE SPECIFICALLY PIE TO BUILDING FOUR, SUITE 403 LOCATED AT 4610 ANTLEY ROAD.
>> AFTERNOON MY NAME IS MASON TEEGARDIN. TODAY I AM PRESENTING CASE CUP-2024-12. THE AGENT ISJACOB MARTIN, THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW A TATTOO PARLOR IN A PLANE VELVET DISTRICT LOCATED AT 4601 ANTLEY ROAD , SUITE 403. HERE WE HAVE A AERIAL LOCATION. AND A ZONING MAP . WE INCLUDED THE USES AND NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL ZONING BECAUSE THE PD HAS BASED ZONING IN THIS AREA OF RETAIL. HERE WE HAVE SUBJECT PROPERTY VIEWS .
WE HAVE THE BUILDING LOCATION AND SITE PLAN . THERE ARE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON THIS LOT. THIS CUP WILL BE APPLIED TO BUILDING FOUR ONLY. AND THE SUITE LOCATION OF BUILDING FOUR, I BELIEVE THERE ARE THREE SUITES. THIS WILL ONLY BE APPLIED TO THE ONE. WE SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS WITHIN A 200 FOOT BUFFER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND WE RECEIVED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED . THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SPIRIT AND INTENT OF 155. THE SURROUNDING ZEUS ZONING AND INTERIOR FOR LDC. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PERMIT SUBJECT TO PLAN OPERATIONS. I WILL BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> YOU SAID SUBJECT TO THE PLAN OF OPERATION , DOES THAT MEAN IT IS TIED DIRECTLY TO THIS TENANT IN THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS ? OR DOES IT APPLY TO THE BUILDING AND A FUTURE TENANT COULD COME IN AND REALIZE THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE?
>> I BELIEVE IF THE TENANT COME A KELLY , CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, IF THE TENANT MOVES OUT IN THE TATTOO PARLOR DOES NOT MOVE IN THE DISTAL USE PERMIT WILL EXPIRE AND IT WILL NOT BE APPLIED IN THE FUTURE IF THE TATTOO PARLOR DOES NOT GO THERE
IF SHE MOVES OUT. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS NOT A STANDARD TATTOO PARLOR, BUT FOR MAKEUP , OR IS IT
ACTUAL TATTOO PARLOR? >> IT IS ACTUAL BODY TATTOOING.
RIGHT NOW SHE DOES AESTHETICIAN SERVICES OUT OF THE BUILDING.
WE ALLOW PERMANENT MAKEUP AS AN ACCESSORY TO PERSONAL SERVICES FOR THAT KIND OF THING. BECAUSE THIS WILL BE BODY TATTOOING, WHAT THEY CALL FINE LINE TATTOOING, THAT IS WHERE THE
TATTOO PARLOR KICKS IN. >> THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION IS COULD A MORE TRADITIONAL TATTOO COME IN AND OPERATE OUT OF THIS UNDER THIS CONDITION OF USE , IF IN THE FUTURE --
>> IF YOU APPROVE IT WITH THE CONDITION , THE CONDITION THAT THE PLAN OF OPERATION BE FOLLOWED HIM IF THAT PLAN OF OPERATION IS NOT FOLLOWED THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CONDITIONAL USE
>> I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU HAD SOMETHING TO ADD .
>> A FUTURE TENANT WANTING TO DO THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF TATTOOING POTENTIAL HE COULD CONTINUE THAT PLAN OF OPERATION BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP A MORE TRADITIONAL TATTOO PARLOR GOING
IN ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL? >> CORRECT.
>> I KNOW THEY ARE IN THE ZONE MAP, DID YOU ALL SPEAK TO THE SCHOOL TO SEE IF THEY HAD ISSUES ?
>> WE DID SEND OUT NOTIFICATION RESPONSES AND WE ONLY GOT ONE IN OPPOSITION AND IT IS BEHIND THE BUILDING. THAT WAS THE ONLY
ONE WE RECEVED. >> IT IS ONLY OPERATING UNTIL
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6:00 P.M.? >> I BELIEVE THAT WAS IN THE
PLAN OF OPERATION. >> NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ZONING IT WOULD KEEP WITH THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BASED HOURS.
>> IT WOULD STILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL WHICH I BELIEVE IS 6:00 TO 6:00 OR 7:00 TO 7:00.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED THIS IN THE MAIL ALL THEY HEARD IS A TATTOO PARLOR WAS GOING IN AND THEY MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT IT WAS AND HOW IT WOULD BE LAID OUT. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS ? THANK YOU. >> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE AGENT FOR THE DEVELOPER, PROPERTY OWNER. REALLY, YOU GUYS HAVE STOLE ALL MY THUNDER, I WAS GOING TO TALK FREEWAY YOU WERE DISCUSSING, I APPRECIATE THAT. THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS PART OF AN ORIGINAL PD , IT WAS INTENDED TO BE A MIXED USE , NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL IS THE ONE WE FELT FIT THE BEST AND THIS WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. WE ALSO EXPECTED WE MAY BE BACK FROM TIME TO TIME FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT . THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE THAT WE ANTICIPATED MIGHT COME UP. IT IS UNIQUE. WE DO THINK IT FITS. TODAY, THERE ARE A NUMBER DIFFERENT USES, VARIOUS TYPES OF RETAIL, PERSONAL SERVICE AND OFFICE SPACE . I KNOW , ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE DEVELOPER , THE CUP HAS HIS SUPPORT . I THINK IT MAY BE BEST FOR THE TENANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS WILL OPERATE. I KNOW SHE'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE DO THINK IT MAKES SENSE GIVEN THE UNIQUENESS OF ITS AND WE ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> HI, MY NAME IS ALECIA ANDERSON ROSS, I AM THE OWNER OF THE CURRENT PARLOR. IT IS NOT A TATTOO PARLOR , I WILL BE DOING TATTOOS AS A SERVICE LISTED COME IT IS CALLED THE GLOBE PARLOR IT IS MORE LIKE A FULL SERVICE SALON. RIGHT NOW I AM LICENSED AS A FULL-SERVICE SALON. PREVIOUSLY I WAS WORKING OUT OF L AND L WHICH IS DOWNTOWN. I HAD THAT EXEMPTION BECAUSE TATTOOING WAS ALLOWED IN THAT AREA . RIGHT NOW I AM JUST TRYING TO UPDATE MY LICENSE SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE FINE LINE TATTOOS AND SMALL TINY TATTOOS . I DO EDUCATION AS WELL AS LASHES, I AM A AESTHETICIAN. I HAVE AESTHETICIANS IN MY SALON AS WELL. THE TATTOO PARLOR THING, IF YOU SAW MY SALON, IT LOOKS LIKE A MED SPA AND I PLAN ON HAVING MORE MED SPA SERVICES AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS .
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN FINE LINE TATTOO ?
>> FINE LINE TATTOOING IS TATTOOS FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT LIKE TATTOOS , THEY ARE VERY MINIMAL THEY ARE DONE WITH A MACHINE, A 10 TYPE MACHINE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A ROTARY. I THINK IT IS A MORE NEW AGE SURFACE AND IT IS THEY CAN CONSIDERED A BEAUTY SERVICE SO PART OF PRONET MAKE IT THAT'S LIKE
PERMANENT MAKEUP. >> READING YOUR STATEMENT HERE THAT I SEE , I KIND OF UNDERSTOOD THE WAY THAT YOU WERE GOING WITH THIS BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME A BIG DEAL IN THE CITY, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THEM POP UP AROUND TOWN , EVEN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. I DEFINITELY UNDERSTOOD THE FINE LINE AND THE LIGHT EYEBROWS AND LIPS AND EVERYTHING. I GET IT.
I THINK IT IS A GOOD FIT. >> WHEN IS THE TATTOO PARLOR I
WAS LIKE -- >> THAT'S WHAT HAD AS WHEN WE SAW TATTOO PARLOR BUT THEN WHEN I READ IT --
>> I WAS WORKING HARD TO TRY TO MATCH THE AESTHETIC OF THE PLAZA AS WELL, MAINTAINING THAT UPSCALE LOOK , EVERYTHING IN MY SHOP MATTERS. NO ONE WOULD KNOW THAT I TATTOO THERE ESPECIALLY BEING ACROSS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. I KNOW THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CONCERN FOR SOME PEOPLE, FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE TO KNOW I AM TATTOOING BUT FROM THE OUTSIDE YOU WOULD HAVE NO IDEA UNLESS YOU FOLLOWED MY BUSINESS A NEW WHAT I WAS MARKETING.
>> THE HOURS MADE A DIFFERENCE AS WELL.
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>> ANYONE ELSE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER? WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION? I CAN SEE HOW SOMEONE WOULD OBJECT AND I CAN SEE IF THEY HAVE NOT READ EVERYTHING.
>> THANK GOODNESS FOR THIS PACKET.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> IS THE SUBJECT -- >> SUBJECT TO THE CUP.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE WITH THE
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM AGENDA NUMBER FOUR.
ORDINANCE 2024-02, RECEIVED A REPORT, HOLD THE DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE ACTION ON THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF ABILENE TO AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPING CODE TO AMEND THE SIGN REGULATION. SPECIFICALLY , TO ALLOW TYPE III OFF-SITE SIGNAGE AND PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM ADAM HOLLAND FROM THE CITY OF ABILENE. TODAY I AM PRESENTNG OAM-2024-02. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 4 EIGHT TWO NINE CODE OF THE CITY OF ABILENE. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO CREATE A NEW TYPE OF OFF-SITE ADVERTISING SHINE. THIS IS TO CREATE A TYPE III OFF-SITE ADVERTISING SHINE. THE SIGN WILL BE TYPICALLY SMALLER AND LIMITED TO A 50 SQUARE-FOOT AREA. ALSO I HAVE OTHER LIMITATIONS SUCH AS MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 20 FEET ALONG THE FAÇADE AND ONE PER PARCEL. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DEVELOPER STANDARDS IN THE TABLE THAT I HAVE CREATED. ADDITIONALLY , THIS PROPOSED TYPE OF TYPE III SIGNED WILL BE ALLOWED ON COLLECTOR AND ARTERIAL STREETS WITH A FEW ADDITIONAL SIGNS OR A FEW ADDITIONAL STREETS AS NOTED ON THIS TABLE. HERE IS A MAP SHOWING WHERE THE ADDITIONAL STREETS WILL BE LOCATED . AS YOU CAN SEE MOSTLY IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. THESE SIGNS WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IF THEY MATCHUP WITH THESE PARTICULAR STREETS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL PROVIDE DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL IF'S AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I WOULD BE
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> WHAT IS DRIVING THE NEED FOR
THE SHIFT? >> I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER.
>> NEW TECHNOLOGY . AS NEW TECHNOLOGY COMES OUT SOMETIMES THEY SEE IT IS NOT FITTED RECENTLY WE HAVE COME ACROSS A COUPLE OF DIGITAL MESSAGE BOARDS OR LED TYPE SCREENS THAT ARE SMALLER IN NATURE , TYPICALLY ABOUT 48 SQUARE FEET , THE FIRST ONE POPPED UP IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DOWNTOWN WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT STANDARDS IS NOT ALLOWED. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMENDMENT IS TO ALLOW IT IN CERTAIN AREAS WHERE IT MAKES SENSE. STAFF DID MEET WITH THE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION, THEY DID NOT SEE , THEY DID NOT WANT THIS TYPE OF ADVERTISEMENT DOWNTOWN, OFF-SITE ADVERTISING.
THAT IS WHY YOU SEE MORE OF THE SOUTHSIDE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH THE ALLOWABLE USE FOR THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS OPENING THE MARKET UP FOR A SMALLER TYPE OF OFF-SITE ADVERTISEMENT SHINE THAT HAS COME OUT. IT IS UP TO 50 SQUARE-FOOT LED SCREEN. THAT MAKES IT TO THE LOCATIONS THAT WE SPELLED OUT. I PRESENTED IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEY GAVE US DIRECTION TO MAKE THIS AMENDMENT AND BRING IT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING CONDITIONS . BASED ON YOUR OPINION YOUR VIEW WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND PRESENT YOUR FINDINGS OF THIS REVIEW FOR THIS POSSIBLE
AMENDMENT. >> IS LIKE A TV SCREEN.
>> IT WILL BE ON THE WALL IT'S ON THE FAÇADE. THAT IS WHY YOU SEE THE SPACING REQUIREMENTS SO WE DO NOT HAVE TOO MUCH POLLUTION . WE DID TAKE IN CONSIDERATION SOME OF THE AREAS OF RESIDENTIAL, WE HAVE A 200 FOOT SEPARATION DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL AREA OR USE SO IT IS NOT A NUISANCE TO THEM, AS
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MUCH AS WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE DO DRAFTS. IT COULD BE ANNOYING. >> IS THERE ANY TYPE OF REGULATION SO SOMEONE CANNOT PUT 12 ON THE SIDE OF THE
BUILDING? >> IT IS ONE PER LOT AS STATED IN THIS ORDINANCE OR POTENTIAL AMENDMENT. 500 FOOT SPACING ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET , 250 FEET SPACING IF IT IS ACROSS THE STREET. PRETTY GOOD SPACING DISTANCE , IT KIND OF
FITS THAT NICHE. >> BUSINESS NORTH OF DOWNTOWN WITH THEY APPLY FOR A CONDITIONAL USE?
>> NO, SIR BREES IT IS BASICALLY CARVING OUT THE SODA
DISTRICT? >> ADVERTISING ON THE NORTH
SIDE IS NOT ALLOWED . >> THAT WAS A RECORDATION FOR
THE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION? >> YES, SIR.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ? THANK YOU.
>> I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.
>> IT AFTERNOON. PLANNING ZONING AND COMMISSION. I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER FOR LAMARR ADVERTISING HERE AND ABILENE AND WE SERVE LOCAL COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. I AM HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY OBJECT THE CHANGES TO THE CITY SIGN CODES SPECIFICALLY ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL USES . THERE ARE SEVERAL -- THAT LAMARR ADVERTISING HAS ADHERED TO FOR DECADES AS ELECTRONIC SIGNS HAVE BECOME MORE MORE POPULAR. THE RESTRICTIONS DETERMINE WHAT SQUARE FOOTAGE SIZE IS ALLOWABLE WITHIN AREAS OF A CERTAIN CITY, IT CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF COMMUTER DISTRACTION, SHINE SPACING IS ALSO RESTRICTED IN LOCATION TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. LAMARR ADVERTISING IS THE ONLY OPERATING OFF PREMISE SHINE COMPANY THAT ABIDES BY THE BRIGHTNESS RESTRICTIONS FOUND IN SECTION 4.28 11 D MAINTAIN BRIGHTNESS OF 7000 DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS AND 1000 AT NIGHT. THESE NET LEVELS ARE MEASURED USING LIGHT MONITORS ATTACHED TO DIGITAL SIGNS ALLOWING MULTIPLE DIGITAL SIGNS SPECIFICALLY ON PREMISE SIGNAGE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR OFF PREMISE USES AND WILL NOT ADHERE TO THE SPECIFICATION OF REGULATIONS AND CREATE POSSIBLE DISTRACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR THOSE RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS PASSED BY THE SIGNS DAILY. LAMARR ADVERTISING IS NOT ONLY LOCALLY BUT NATIONALLY AS WELL AS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED COMPANIES IN OUR INDUSTRY. LAMARR PARTNERS WITH MULTIPLE MEANINGS A PALLET IS TO ENSURE CODES ARE CREATED FOR THE INTEREST OF THE CITY WHICH WOULD OCCUPY SPACE. WE ASKED RESPECTFULLY TO -- FOR OFF PREMISE ADVERTISING FOR THE SAMPLES MENTIONED ABOVE AND THE POTENTIAL LIABILITY IT MAY COST THE CITY AS WELL AS OPERATORS OF THE SIGNS SHOULD WE BE INNOVATED WITH MULTIPLE SIGNS
IN THE AREA. >> ARE YOU PRIMARILY OBJECTING
TO THE ILLUMINANCE? >> PRIME REALLY JUST DO ON PREMISE SIGNS BEING ALLOWED TO ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE REASONS I MENTIONED HERE. WE GO THROUGH NUMEROUS PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESSES WITH THE CITY TO GET APPROVAL AND WE ARE DENIED FOR A LOT OF REASONS, FOR SPACING NEAR RESIDENTIAL, ZONING, THINGS LIKE THAT. WITH THE CITY COUNCIL PROVING THESE SIGNS -- AND NOT BE ABLE TO ADVERTISE ON IT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WOULD BE DENIED. THAT IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE. I DID SEE IT WAS GOING TO BE OUTLINED IN CERTAIN AREAS. I NECESSARILY WOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, I AM MORE WORRIED ABOUT BECOMING MORE OF A CITY ISSUE AND ANYBODY WHO HAS ONE OF THESE LED DIGITAL SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY CANNOT ADVERTISE ON
IT. >> THIS IS RESTRICTED TO A TIGHTLY CONTROLLED AREA . DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ADVERTISING
IN THAT AREA ? >> WE DO NOT HAVE ANY IN THE DISTRICT. I DO UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON THERE. I SPEAK ON IF I DRIVE OUT IN THE CITY AND I AM SEEING OPPERMANN SIGNAGE RIGHT NOW BETTER ADVERTISING , OR THEY SAY ADVERTISE HERE THERE'S A SIGN ON DANVILLE AND TREADWAY FOR
THOSE REASONS. >> THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO
US. >> I THOUGHT THAT WAS A PHONE
CALL. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK
YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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DISCUSSION AMONGST THE COMMISSIONERS?>> I ANTICIPATED A LOT MORE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY GIVEN THE INTEREST IT HAS HAD. I'M GUESSING THE CITY HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF TALKING TO THE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION AND THE
PRIMARY OBJECT IS TO THIS. >> IT LOOK LIKE THEY DREW A PRETTY TIGHT ZONE TO ESCAPE SOME OF THE ISSUES. ADAM.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALL AWARE, THIS WILL BE ALLOWED IN ALL LOCATIONS WILL, A TYPE I AND TYPE TWO SHINE WILL BE ALLOWED IT IS NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT. >> THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW.
>> ALL OF THE MAIN CORRIDORS AS WELL TYPE I AND TYPE II.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S MICROPHONE IS PICKING UP THE CONVERSATION. JUST BE AWARE TO MAKE YOUR MICROPHONE CLOSE. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS PICKING UP EVERY
COMMENT. >> GIVEN ADAMS REDIRECTION, ANY OTHER COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS ?
>> I WAS OKAY WITH IT BEING IN THAT NICHE , I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO APPROVE EVERYWHERE I CAN SEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE.
>> TYPE I AND TYPE II SIGNS ARE CURRENTLY OFF-LIMITS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA . WHICH IS WHERE I THINK THE PRIMARY OBJECTION
WAS, AM I CORRECT ABOUT THAT? >> YES, SIR. THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED, NO OFF-SITE ADVERTISING IS ALLOWED IN THE
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. >> THE TYPE I AND TWO SIGNS ARE ARTERIAL STREETS AND CORRIDORS AND EXPRESSWAYS.
>> IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG MAJOR PRO TO SEE ADVERTISING IT IS JUST ALLOWING THIS ADDITIONAL TYPE OF ADVERTISING.
>> THIS AREA THAT IS OUTLINED IN RED ON THE PAMPHLET IS AN AREA THAT DOES NOT MEET TYPE I AND TWO , BUT IT IS ALLOWEDIN
THAT DISTRICT . >> IT IS AN EXCEPTION . THAT'S
WHY IT IS HIGHLIGHTED. >> MAY I ASK WHY THAT AREA IS BEING AN EXCEPTION MADE FOR THAT AREA?
>> THE SOUTH SIDE WAS NOT OBJECTIVE ALL TO THIS TYPE OF ADVERTISEMENT BUT ANYTHING NORTH OF THE TRACKS WERE . THAT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH THE ASSOCIATION. NORTHSIDE WAS TWO- ONE AGAINST IT AND THE SOUTH SIDE WAS FOR THIS TYPE OF ADVERTISING IT .
>> DO WE HAVE ANY SIGNAGE IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW THAT IS NOT COMPLIANT THAT THIS WOULD MAKE COMPLIANT?
>> WE HAD ONE ON TOP OF THE OLD MATERA BUILDING BUT IT WAS MAINLY ADVERTISING ON-SITE EVENTS THAT WERE COMING UP.
THERE IS SOME THAT ARE PROPOSED , I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE UP YET . THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LOOK RACE LOCATIONS .
>> THANK YOU . >> CAN YOU GO TO THE SLIDE FOR THE APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION ? THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS BEING CONSIDERED IT IS JUST APPROVAL FROM AND THE COUNCIL WANTING OUR ADVICE AND THEY WOULD BE THE FINAL APPROVERS. OUR CONSIDERATION AS WE LOOK AT IT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ? ANY
MOTIONS ? >> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO
>> NEXT CASE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE ZONING CASE 2024-32 RECEIVER REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AT PUBLIC HEARING, TAKE ACTION ON REQUEST FROM OWNER TO CHANGES ZONING FROM APPROXIMATELY 2.59 ACRES FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 28 TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOCATED AT THE 4300 BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST
DRIVE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS CASE Z-2024-32, THIS IS REPRESENTED BY CHICK-FIL-A INC. AND ITS CONSULTANTS. THIS IS THE REQUEST OF CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 2.59 ACRES FROM PD 28 TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING . THIS IS TO FACILITATE A NEW CHICK-FIL-A THAT THE CITY HAS ENTERED A LEASE WITH. HERE IS A ZONING MAP SHOWING THE AREA , CURRENTLY THIS IS ZONED PD 28. THE ONLY ALLOWED USES
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AGRICULTURAL OPEN ON THIS PARTICULAR LOT IN THIS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THEY WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THAT TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO ALLOW THE USE OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING TO THE EAST AND TO THE WEST OF THIS PROPERTY , NORTH OF THIS PROPERTY IS THE WALMART AND THE HOME DEPOT IS JUST TO THE NORTHWEST. THERE ARE ALSO GENERAL RETAIL USES JUST EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES, IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING . YOU CAN SEE THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IS PERMITTED HERE. HERE ARE SOME VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, CURRENTLY IT IS VACANT WITH SOME GROUND COVER ON THE PROPERTY . TO THE SOUTH OF THIS IS A RETENTION POND WHICH IS PARTIALLY USED AS A PARK. WE SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS AND RECEIVED NONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED. THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPANY IS A PLAN SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING. GENERALLY ACCEPT THE PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL . PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADAM? THANK YOU. WE WILL OPEN THE GENERAL DISCUSSION. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK? SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I THINK THIS WAS COVERED REALLY WELL WITH THE PAPER TRYING TO MOVE THE CHICK-FIL-A LITTLE FARTHER OFF THE INTERSECTION A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THEM AND THE CITY AND IT MAKES SENSE EVERYONE IS APPROVING IT. YOU CERTAINLY WILL NOT HAVE ANY TRAFFIC CONCERNS. THAT CHICK-FIL-A IS PRETTY BUSY. IF THERE IS ANY DISCUSSION WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT OR A MOTION.
>> DID YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING?
>> YES. NO ONE GOT UP. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE.
>> MOTION CARRIES . >> NEXT ZONING CASE 2024-35 RECEIVER REPORT HOLD A DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC CAN YOU TAKE ACTION, REPORT FROM THE OWNER TO CHANGE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 64.25 ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL OPEN TO PLANNING A MOMENT DISTRICT 100 91 SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY BASE ZONING LOCATED AT 7501 OLD
FORREST HILL ROAD. >> JUST A POINT OF ORDER, PDD
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS ÚCLARISSA IVEY. TODAY WE ARE SEEING CASE Z-2024-35 IT WAS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT .
THEY ARE REQUESTING TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF AGRICULTURAL OPEN TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT 191. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF LAND THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING TO CHANGE INTO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE PLANNING TO DO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY BASE ZONING IN SMALLER LOTS , CURRENTLY THE PROPERTY IS UNDEVELOPED. THE SURROUNDED USES ARE UNDEVELOPED AND THERE WAS A RESIDENCE SLIGHTLY ON THAT AO LOT. EVERYTHING NORTH OF IT IS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY WITH SOME MULTI FAMILY AND PATIO HOMES SURROUNDING THE AREA. THIS IS THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN. THEY ARE WANTING TO DO 50 FOOT WIDE LOTS WITH FIVE FOOT INTERIOR SETBACKS . WE SENT OUT NOTIFICATIONS AND WE RECEIVED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
THE PROPOSED REQUEST FOR PLANNING DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , GENERALLY ACCEPT THE PLANNING PRINCIPLES WITH SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO CONCEPT PLAN AND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WHICH THEY HAVE SAID IS 5000 SQUARE-FOOT LOTS ARE ALLOWED WITH MINIMUM OF 50 FOOT WIDE LOTS AND FIVE FOOT SETBACKS AND CORNER LOTS THE SIDE YARD SETBACK WOULD BE 15 FEET. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
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>> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE AGENT FOR THE DEVELOPER. THIS AREA IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SINGLE-FAMILY. THE FOREST MEADOW SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH IS A COMBINATION SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTI FAMILY DUPLEX. OUR REQUEST IS A DEVELOPMENT WITH A BASE DISTRICT OF RS SIX. RS SIX ONLY ALLOWS FOR A NARROW SLOT THAT YOU CAN PUT IN AS A 60 FOOT WIDE LOT WITH A SIX FOOT SETBACK. YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN A HANDFUL OF THESE REQUESTS COME THROUGH WITH A 50 FOOT WIDE LOT , WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A REDUCED SITE . IT IS DRIVEN BY THE SIZE OF HOUSE . WE ARE A LITTLE UNIQUE IN THAT WE REQUIRE A SINGLE-FAMILY LOT TO BE 60 FOOT WIDE. MOST PLACES YOU WILL FIND 50 IS A MINIMUM BECAUSE IT FITS BETTER WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A SMALLER HOUSE 12 TO 1700 SQUARE FEET.
THAT IS THE REASON FOR OUR REQUEST. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS UPDATED NOT TOO LONG AGO , STAFF AND THE CITY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE LDC. AT SOME POINT YOU WILL SEE THAT COME THROUGH AND I HIGHLY SUSPECT YOU WILL SEE THE NEW MINIMUM BE 50 FOOT WIDE . WE THINK IT MAKES SENSE WITH WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING AND THE LOCATION AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. >> PUBLIC HEARING STILL OPEN, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER?
>> I AM JOHN PUGSLEY I OWN 714 ON 10 CUP. COULD YOU PUT THAT SLIDE UP THERE WITH THE COLORS ? I LIVE IN ONE OF THE AREAS WITH THE ORANGE. I AM IN FAVOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT , I JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT OLD FORREST HILL ROAD, CURRENTLY IT IS , WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, GRAVEL OR DIRT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NEW INTERIOR ROADS. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING WITH OLD FORREST HILL ROAD. IS THAT DEVELOPER RESPONSIBILITY OR DOES NOT FALL ON THE CITY TO IMPROVE THAT? THAT IS BASICALLY MY QUESTION.
>> WE WILL LET HIM ADDRESS THAT IF WE YOU WANT TO.
>> GOOD QUESTION. ANYTIME PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED , IT IS THE DEVELOPER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PUT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING ROADS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. THAT INCLUDES BOUNDARY STREETS. CURRENTLY OLD FOREST HILL ROAD IS A DIRT ROAD AND AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME AND IT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO UPGRADE THAT AS HE DEVELOPS NEXT TO IT. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT TYPICALLY THESE DEVELOPMENT ARE DONE IN PHASES. IF A PHASE IS NOT ABUTTING THAT ROAD , THERE WOULD BE NO IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT ROAD UNTIL THE PHASE ABUTS THAT ROAD. IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT BECAUSE WHEN THE FOREST MEADOW SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH , I CANNOT REMEMBER THE GERMANS NAME WHERE HE OWNS PROPERTY , THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT MOVING OLD FOREST HILL ROAD ENTIRELY. THAT CREATES ACCESS ISSUES FOR OTHERS AND THAT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH . I THINK THE PLAN ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED OLD FORREST HILL ROAD AS A COLLECTOR . I BELIEVE THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. WE MOVED THAT ROAD TO THE SUBDIVISION SO IT IS A NICE BIG WIDE ROAD THAT WILL RUN NORTH TO SOUTH ALL THE WAY UP TO FOREST HILL ROAD WHICH RUNS EAST AND WEST. THAT IS A LONG ANSWER TO THE SHORT QUESTION OF DOES THAT ROAD HAVE TO BE IMPROVED? YES IT DOES. AS IT'S DEVELOPED.
>> WAS NOT SATISFACTORY? >> ANYBODY ELSE? WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ANY DISCUSSION OR MOTION?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> IS THAT WITH CONDITIONS STATED?
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>> LAST AGENDA ITEM ZONING CASE 2024-36 RECEIVED A REPORT ON THE WHOLE DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON REQUEST FROM THE OWNER TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 134.86 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL OPEN TO GENERAL RETAIL , GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTI FAMILY LOCATED AT 7450
HIGHWAY 83-84. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MASON TEEGARDIN. TODAY I AM PRESENTING CASE Z-2024-36, THE AGENT IS JACOB MARTIN AND THE REQUEST IS REZONED 134 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL OPEN TO GENERAL RETAIL, GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTI FAMILY LOCATED AT 7450 HIGHWAY 83-84.
HERE WE HAVE A AREA LOCATION MAP . THE ZONING MAP , MOST OF ALL OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED AO . HERE WE HAVE SOME PROPERTY VIEWS , IT IS ALL VACANT. AND WE HAVE A ZONING CONCEPT PLAN THAT SHOWS THE LOCATIONS OF THE GENERAL RETAIL, MULTIFAMILY AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL . HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES AND AGRICULTURAL OPEN ZONING. THE PERMITTED USES AND GENERAL RETAIL ZONING . PERMITTED USES AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING AND THE PERMITTED USES AND MULTIFAMILY ZONING. WE DID SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS WITHIN A 200 FOOT BUFFER AND RECEIVED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , THE SURROUNDED USES AND ZONING, GENERALLY ACCEPT THE PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL AND THE LDC. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> QUESTIONS FOR MASON THANK YOU. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT THIS MATTER?
YOU ARE BUSY TODAY. >> I'M AGENT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER AND DEVELOPER. THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE SAME DEVELOPER THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH . IT HAS A MIX OF MULTIFAMILY , RETAIL USES, OFFICE USES , BOTH MEDICAL AND OTHERWISE. WE ARE TRYING TO REZONE THEM OBVIOUSLY AO IS A HOLDING ZONE, IT HASN'T BEEN ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS PROPERTY , GO AHEAD AND GET IT REZONED , TO THE BEST THAT WE CAN AT THIS POINT. I WILL NOT TELL YOU THAT WE WILL NOT BE BACK SHUFFLING THINGS AROUND A LITTLE BIT . IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS, AS YOU KNOW. TIME IS MONEY. WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF AS MUCH OF IT AS WE CAN WITH THE ZONING DISTRICTS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED. THEY GENERALLY FALL, YOU DO NOT SEE IT ON THE CONCEPT PLAN, THESE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON NOW AND OUR UPCOMING, THEY GENERALLY FALL , IT IS SPECIFIC TO WHERE FUTURE ROADS AND THOROUGH FAIRS AND SIZES OF TRACKS AND WHERE WE EXPECT US TO BE IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE. WE DID NOT REZONE THIS PORTION , WE STARTED ON THE NORTH END BECAUSE WE WERE A LITTLE UNSURE , BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN FAR ENOUGH ALONG THAT WE FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE BOUNDARIES WE HAVE SHOWN. CERTAINLY THE DISTRICTS WE HAVE SHOWN, THE LAND USES, AS YOU HEARD STAFF MENTIONED THEY WERE FIT WITH THE COMP PLAN. THEY MAKE SENSE TO US AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. >> BASED ON THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE PLANNING MEMORIAL DRIVE TO BEING A SUBSTANTIAL THOROUGHFARE WITH RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL THAT MAKES SENSE .
>> YES, SIR. MEMORIAL DRIVE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PLANNED TO EXTEND DOWN TO 707 AND MAYBE BEYOND FOR SOME TIME. JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT THOROUGH FAIRS, WINDOWS ARE BELT WHEN DEVELOPMENT SAKURA. AS THESE TRACKS ARE BUILT, THE DEVELOPER WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR EXTENDING MEMORIAL DRIVE AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE MOVING TRAFFIC
FROM 707 TO --. >> ANYTHING ELSE ?
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>> THANK YOU ALL . >> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER? SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY DISCUSSION OR MOTION? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO
>> NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS VOTE. HOW DO I DO THAT? THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO HAVE TO DO IT ON A VOTE. I SOLD THE LAND TO HIM.
>> YOU CAN ABSTAIN AND SEE ME AFTER THE MEETING.
>> SORRY, I THREW EVERYONE OFF. >>
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OTHER ITEMS, I DID FORGET TO DO AN OPENING PRAYER BECAUSE I AM NORMALLY THE ONE WHO IS ASKED TO DO THAT. THIS IS MY FIRST ONE TO OVERSEE AND
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