AND MIGHT AS WELL GET THE MEETING UNDERWAY.
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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.[MINUTES]
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THEALSO, THIS NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ANY FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN OR ANY SUBJECTS PRESENTED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL ONLY ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING? SEEING NONE, WE WILL GET TO THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
FOUR MUST BE PRESENT AT EACH MEETING.
FOUR FAVORABLE VOTES ARE REQUIRED TO APPROVE A REQUEST OR CONSIDERATION. THE APPLICANT HAS 180 DAYS FROM THIS DATE TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT IF ANY IS REQUIRED.
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[2. BA202006: Receive a Report and Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing on a request from Shane McClung, represented by Jay Taranton of Watershed Car Wash, for approval of a Special Exception allowing construction and operation of an automobile wash on property at 617 Ambler Avenue, including a 1.172acre tract out of Block 1 in the Central Park Addition to Abilene and situated on the southeast corner of Ambler Avenue and North Treadaway Boulevard in north central Abilene, Texas]
BUSINESS, FIRST AND ONLY ITEM IS BA-2020-06, RECEIVE A REPORT AND HOLD A DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST FROM SHANE MCCLUNG REPRESENTED BY JAY TARANTON FOR WATERSHED CAR WASH FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION ON 617 AMBLER AVENUE INCLUDING A 1.127 ACRE TRACT IN ABILENE AND SITUATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF AMBLER AVENUE IN NORTH CENTRAL ABILENE, TEXAS.>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> YES, SIR.
>> MY NAME IS BRAD STONE AND I WORK ON THE PLANNING STAFF HERE FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. IN THIS CASE, THE PROPONENTS ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPECIFICALLY TO AN AUTOMOBILE WASH AT SOME PARTICULAR LOCATION IN A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT AND IN THE AMBLER AVENUE CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONE. THE PARTICULAR PROPERTY, AS A CHAIRMAN MENTIONED, LIES AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF AMBLER AVENUE AND NORTH TREADAWAY BOULEVARD.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS AN AERIAL PHOTO OF THE SUBJECT PHOTO IN THE VERY CENTER OF THE PHOTO WHICH WAS LONG OCCUPIED BY A TRUCK FREIGHT TERMINAL. THE RED BRICK BUILDING WHICH HOUSED THAT TRUCK TERMINAL IS PROPOSED TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED WITH AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH FACILITY.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS IN RED THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER NEARBY PROPERTIES BELONG AMBLER AVENUE. THE GRAY SHADED PROPERTIES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
AGAIN, WE'RE AT THE CORNER OF AMBLER AVENUE AND NORTH TREADAWAY BOULEVARD. IN ADDITION TO THESE BASE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS, ALL THE PROPERTIES DIRECTLY ADJOINING AMBLER AVENUE ARE IN THE AMBLER AVENUE CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONE.
AN OVERLAY ZONE IS A SPECIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION, WHICH AS THE NAME IMPLIES, OVERLAYS THE UNDERLYING OR BASE ZONING DISTRICT AND CHANGES SOME ASPECTS OF ITS REGULATIONS.
THIS USUALLY MEANS IMPOSING ADDITIONAL REGULATION OR OVERSIGHT. IN 2013, CITY COUNCIL CREATED THE AMBLER AVENUE CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONE AND APPLIED IT TO PROPERTIES ALONGSIDE AMBLER AVENUE FROM INTERSTATE 20 ON THE EAST ALL THE THE WAY WEST TO GRAPE STREET.
IN CREATING THIS OVERLAY ZONE, CITY COUNCIL AIMED TO, AND I
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QUOTE, NUMBER HIGH QUALITY, ATTRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO CREATE A POSITIVE FIRST IMPRESSION OF ABILENE FOR VISITORS TO ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY, AND HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER.ONE SPECIAL OR ADDITIONAL REGULATION OF THIS OVERLAY ZONE THAT AUTOMOBILE BUSINESSES ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY ALLOWED IN THE OVERLAY ZONE, EVEN IF THE UNDERLYING OR BASE ZONING CLASSIFICATION ALLOWS IT. ANY NEW AUTOMOBILE-RELATED BUSINESS IN THE AMBLER AVENUE CORRIDOR MUST INSTEAD SEEK THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT'S APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT THAT PARTICULAR PROPOSED AUTOMOTIVE USE AT SOME PARTICULAR PROPOSED LOCATION IN THE AMBLER AVENUE CORRIDOR AVENUE OVERLAY ZONE. IN THIS CASE, THE BOARD IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER AN AUTOMATED AUTOMOBILE WASH AT 617 AMBLER AVENUE, OR RATHER, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH TREADAWAY BOULEVARD AND AMBLER AVENUE.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SOME OF ITS SURROUNDINGS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS SITE IS OCCUPIED BY A LONG VACANT TRUCK TERMINAL.
SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THE YELLOW FREIGHT TRUCK TERMINAL.
T THE EXISTING RED BRICK BUILDING IS PROPOSED TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED BY THE AUTOMATED CAR WASH. IN THE TWO UPPER PHOTOS, SHOW OF YOU, WELL, IN THE UPPER LEFT SHOWS THE VIEW FROM ACROSS AMBLER AVENUE LOOKING SOUTH TOWARD THE OLD FREIGHT TERMINAL.
THE UPPER RIGHT VIEW IS TAKEN FROM BEHIND THE FREIGHT TERMINAL AND IF IT WEREN'T THERE, YOU WOULD SEE THE INTERSECTION OF AMBLER AVENUE AND NORTH TREADAWAY BOULEVARD.
THE LOWER LEFT SHOWS THE VIEW OF THE RED BRICK BUILDING, AGAIN LOOKING WEST WITH AMBLER AVENUE ON THE RIGHT.
AND THE LOWER RIGHT PHOTO SHOWS THE PROPERTY WITH NORTH TREADAWAY BOULEVARD DIRECTLY IN THE FOREGROUND LOOKING AT A DIRECT EASTWARD VIEW OF THE OLD TRUCK FREIGHT TERMINAL.
FOURTEEN OWNERS OF NEARBY PROPERTY WERE FORMALLY NOTIFIED OF THIS REQUESTED SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
WE RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM TWO OF THEM IN FAVOR.
NONE RESPONDED IN OPPOSITION. AN AUTOMOBILE CAR WAH IS NOT TYPICALLY COVERED BY PARKED AUTOMOBILES, AS ONE MIGHT FIND AT AN AUTOMOBILE SALES LOT. NOR ARE CAR WASH FACILITIES TYPICALLY COVERED BY AUTOMOBILES IN VARIOUS STATES OF DISREPAIR, OFTEN OVERNIGHT OR FOR DAYS OR SOMETIMES EVEN WEEKS ON END, AS AGAIN, ONE MIGHT FIND AT AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP OR AN AUTOBODY SHOP.
AN AUTOMOBILE WASH WILL HAVE A CONTINUOUS SUCCESSION OF AUTOMOBILES, NO DIFFERENT THAN OTHER ACTIVITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR. CITY STAFF THEREBY CONCLUDES AN AUTOMOBILE WASH AT THIS LOCATION SHOULD BE REASONABLE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PLANNED USE AND DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
ORDINARY REGULATIONS FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND IN THE AMBLER AVENUE CORRIDOR WILL BE APPLICABLE TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
THESE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT WE ORDINARILY APPLY FOR LANDSCAPING, SIGNAGE, PAVED PARKING, AS WELL AS DRIVEWAY ACCESS MANAGEMENT. IN LIGHT OF ALL THESE OBSERVATIONS, CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THIS REQUEST. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THE PROPONENT DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION TO SHOW OR ILLUSTRATE JUST EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROPOSED CAR WASH IS PROPOSED TO LOOK LIKE.
>> EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, BY THE WAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YES. SO THE INTENT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE RESTRICTION ON THE OVERLAY IS MOSTLY BASED ON HAVING -- EXCUSE
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ME, HAVING AUTOMOBILES OR VEHICLES PARKED THERE LONGER TERM THAN WOULD BE FOR THIS FACILITY, RIGHT?>> YES, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT MIGHT BE IN SOME STATE OF
AND INDIRECT QUESTION, IS THERE A STORM OR RUNOFF RESERVOIR
REQUIRED FOR THIS FACILITY? >> THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE THAT IT WILL BE BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF STORMWATER CREATED IS -- WELL, THE REGULATION MEANS THAT YOU'RE HELD HARMLESS BY WHATEVER MIGHT HAVE BEEN THERE FROM THE OUTSET OF STORMWATER REGULATIONS IN APRIL OF 1983. THERE'S ALREADY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF IMPERMEABLE SURFACE ON THIS LOT.
SO THERE MIGHT NOT BY STORMWATER DETENTION REQUIRED.
OF COURSE IT DEPENDS ON THE CALCULATIONS.
GIVEN THE FACT THERE'S BEEN IMPERMABLE SURFACE ON THIS SITE, THERE MAY BE LITTLE TO NONE STORM WATER RETENTION ON THE
SITE. >> THERE IS DRAINAGE ON AT LEAST THREE SIDES OF THAT AREA. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND AND
APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR BRAD? SEEING NONE, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WILL THE PROPONENT PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE, STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND WHY YOU'RE REQUESTING THE SPECIAL
EXCEPTION OR VARIANCE? >> MY NAME IS JAY TARANTON.
OFFICE AT 9237 EAST VIA DE VENTURA IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA.
I REPRESENT WATERSHED CAR WASH. AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO BUILD THIS FACILITY AT THIS LOCATION. WE CURRENTLY OPERATE 15 CAR WASHES IN ARIZONA AND WE HAVE 7 HERE IN TEXAS.
WE'RE DEVELOPING 4. WE HAVE 4 UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ANOTHER 4 IN DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES IN DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE ENTERING THE MARKET HERE IN ABILENE TO WASH CARS. AND WE INTEND TO BUILD TWO FACILITIES HERE IN ABILENE BEFORE WE'RE DONE.
>> GREAT. >> I CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT A WATERSHED CAR WASH IS IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> SURE, PLEASE DO. >> BRAD, WERE YOU ABLE TO LOAD
THE PRESENTATIONS? >> I BELIEVE IT'S LOADED.
>> OH, OKAY. >> THE MIDDLE RIGHT BUTTON.
>> THE MIDDLE RIGHT BUTTON. >> IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN ARROW THERE BUT THE ARROW'S BEEN WORN OFF.
>> OKAY. SO THIS IS -- THIS JUST EXPLAINS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WATERSHED AND WHO WE ARE.
WE'VE BEEN OPERATING CAR WASHES FOR 11 YEARS.
WE DEVELOPED ALL 15 IN THE ARIZONA MARKET AND ALL 7 HERE IN TEXAS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING.
AND I ALREADY MENTIONED THAT WE'RE BUILDING A TOTAL OF 8 MORE. THIS IS AN EXPRESS CAR WASH.
SO THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAR WASHES.
THERE'S A FULL-SERVICE CAR WASH WHERE YOU GET OUT OF YOUR CAR AND SOMEONE TAKES IT AND WASHES IT FOR YOU.
THERE'S THE C STORE TYPE CAR WASH WHERE YOU JUST ROLL THROUGH A BUILDING AND IT ROLLS OVER YOUR VEHICLE AND CLEANS IT.
THERE'S THE HAND WASH OR SELF-SERVE CAR WASH.
AND THEN THERE'S THE EXPRESS MODEL, WHICH IS A CAR WASH WHERE YOU PULL INTO A TUNNEL. OUR TUNNEL IS 120 FEET LONG.
AND YOU'RE ON A CONVEYOR. AND THE CONVEYOR TAKES YOUR CAR THROUGH THE CAR WASH AND WASHES IT COMPLETELY.
THEN AT THE OTHER END OF THE TUNNEL, WE DRY IT AND THEN YOU PULL OUT AND WE HAVE 24 FREE VACUUMS FOR YOU TO USE AND AIR AT EACH ONE OF OUR VACUUM STATIONS.
AND YOU CAN JUST VACUUM YOUR CAR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OR IF YOU'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF IT BEFORE.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP FOR OUR PROGRAM AND THEY WASH THEIR
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CAR EVERY WEEK. SO IT'S KIND OF AUTOMATIC.YOU CAN WASH YOUR CAR IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER OUR CAR WASH OR YOU CAN TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS YOU WANT.
SO WE NORMALLY PURCHASED LAND AT THREE QUARTER -- AN ACRE AN A QUARTER. WE BUILT ABOUT A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. WE HAVE AN OFFICE, EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND BREAK ROOM. WE TRAIN OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE DO ALL OF OUR OWN MAINTENANCE ON ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT.
WE HAVE POINT-OF-SALE MACHINES WHEN YOU FIRST PULL IN.
WE HAVE A STATION WHERE YOU CAN CLEAN THE FRONT OF YOUR CAR OF BUGS BEFORE YOU GO THROUGH THE CAR WASH AND THEN THE VACUUM STATIONS. THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU A FEEL FOR WHAT THE INSIDE OF THE TUNNEL LOOKS LIKE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE CONVEYOR THAT YOU DRIVE YOUR CAR UP ON TO AND IT JUST TAKES YOUR CAR THROUGH FOR YOU.
EACH CAR WASH FACILITY COSTS ABOUT $5 MILLION TO DEVELOP AND BUILD. AND WE HAVE OWNED CAR WASHES NOW FOR 11 YEARS AND WE INTEND TO BE HERE LONG TERM.
EACH SITE EMPLOYS 12 TO 15 PEOPLE.
WE HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM WHERE WE TRAIN ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HOW TO MAINTAIN THE CAR WASH AND HOW TO DO THEIR JOBS. AND WE HAVE A TRAINING ROOM AS PART OF OUR OFFICE AREA. WE OPERATE FROM 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AND THEN WE HAVE A -- THERE WE GO. THIS IS A CAR WASH IN AUSTIN THAT WE JUST OPENED ABOUT THREE, FOUR WEEKS AGO.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT OUR CAR WASH IS DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW IT OPERATES.
WE HAVE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE NICE ARCHITECTURE FOR CAR WASHES. AND WE BUILD BASICALLY A FIRST-CLASS CAR WASH. AND THAT'S THE PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. TARANTON?
>> ONE OF THE SIGNS I SAW SAID $ CAR WASH.
IS THAT THE PRICE OR IS THAT AN ANTIQUE PRICE?
>> NO, NO, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET A $3 CAR WASH AT OUR CAR WASH, BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET CAR WASHES THAT RANGE ALL THE WAY UP TO ABOUT $27 TO $30. 60% OF OUR CUSTOMERS SIGN UP FOR OUR ONGOING PROGRAM. AND IT'S A PRETTY EXTENSIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS THAT RUNS OUR CAR WASHES.
IF YOU PULL UP TO THE POINT OF SALE MACHINE, IT READS A CHIP IN YOUR WINDOW, IT KNOWS WHICH CAR WASH YOU WANT, IT OPENS THE GATE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND YOU DRIVE THROUGH.
IT SETS THE TUNNEL UP. IT LOOKS AT YOUR CAR AND SETS THE TUNNEL UP FOR YOUR CAR. AND THEN IT RUNS YOUR CAR THROUGH. SO IT'S AN INTERESTING DEAL.
WE SPEND ABOUT A MILLION THREE ON THE CAR WASH EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS THAT ACTUALLY OPERATE THE CAR WASH.
AND IT GIVES YOU A GREAT CAR WASH.
>> WELL, THERE'S A SIMILAR CAR WASH HERE IN ABILENE, NOTHING LIKE THREE BUCKS FOR EVEN A RINSE OFF.
>> WELL, YOU DON'T GET EVERYTHING FOR THREE BUCKS.
>> WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> IT'S STILL AN AMAZING NUMBER, YEAH.
>> WE SELL MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
THEY RUN ANYWHERE FROM -- USUALLY PEOPLE BUY $16 TO ABOUT $27. AND YOU CAN RUN YOUR CAR THROUGH AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT TO FOR THAT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ROBERT.
>> YEAH, A COUPLE QUESTIONS. YOU'RE USING RECYCLED WASH
WE HAVE A RECLAIMED SYSTEM. IT HOLDS ABOUT 6,000 GALLONS OF
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WATER. IT CLEANS THE WATER.IT'S USED FOR THE WASH WATER PORTION OF IT.
WE ALSO HAVE A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM THAT ACTUALLY GIVES YOU A SPOT-FREE RINSE. AND THAT MAKES ABOUT 14 GALLONS A MINUTE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE RINSE THE CARS WITH. BUT WE REUSE ALL OF THE WATER AND THEN I WOULD SAY WE SAVE ABOUT 50% OF THE WATER BY THE USE OF THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM RUNS ABOUT $100,000
SO DAILY WATER USAGE FROM PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WOULD BE ABOUT?
>> WELL, IT DEPENDS ON HOW BUSY WE ARE.
>> BUT THE AVERAGE CAR WASH WASHES ABOUT 500 TO 700 CARS A DAY. AND WE'RE USING -- HOW MANY GALLONS IS IT? PROBABLY ABOUT 300,000 GALLONS
LET'S SEE. THE FREE VACUUM FACILITY, THAT'S
ONLY OPEN WHEN YOU'RE OPEN? >> IT IS.
>> SO THERE WON'T BE VEHICLES IN THERE AFTER HOURS?
>> NO. NO, WE TURN OFF THE VACUUM
PRODUCERS WHEN WE'RE NOT THERE. >> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
AND YOU PLAN TO DO COVERED PARKING FOR THE VACUUM FACILITY?
>> AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE, WE HAVE FABRIC-COVERED PARKING, WHICH GIVES YOU ABOUT -- IT SHADES ABOUT 95% OF THE
>> BUT IT ALLOWS LIGHT TO COME THROUGH AS WELL.
AND WE LIGHT THE PARKING LOT AT NIGHT.
ON EACH ONE OF THOSE STANDS THERE'S A LIGHT.
>> AND ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE STAFF AT SOME TIME.
THE OTHER QUESTION IS SIGNAGE. DO YOU HAVE PLAN FOR SIGNAGE
OTHER THAN THE BUILDING? >> YEAH.
WE NORMALLY PUT ONE MONUMENT SIGN UP AND IT'S USUALLY OUT
>> AND WE FOLLOW WHATEVER THE SIGN REGULATIONS ARE TO DO IT.
>> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. AND HOPEFULLY WELCOME TO
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER?
>> I'M GOOD. >> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT, MR. TARANTON.
ROBERT, APPARENTLY YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR -- OKAY.
>> UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO -- >> ANY OTHER PERSONS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? ANYONE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DISCUSSION? LOOKS LIKE A VERY ATTRACTIVE FACILITY THAT WILL ADD TO THE -- THAT AREA OF TOWN FOR SURE.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITH EVERYTHING THAT
WE WOULD NEED THEM TO. >> YEAH.
IT LOOKS LIKE AN IMPROVEMENT TO ME.
>> YEAH. >> AND SINCE THEY JUST PUT THE ONE IN ON BUFFALO GAP ROAD, WHICH IS A SIMILAR KIND OF SITUATION, IT CERTAINLY IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO ANYTHING, I DON'T
SEE. >> I THINK IT'LL FIT IN WITH THE
AREA OF TOWN FOR SURE. >> YEAH.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> NO.
>> I AGREE. I THINK ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO IN THAT AREA OF TOWN TO CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, MORE ATTRACTIVE, LOOKS LIKE A REALLY NICE FACILITY, WELL DONE, WELL THOUGHT OUT. I LIKE IT.
>> WELL, I MOVE WE APPROVE THIS SPECIAL EXEMPTION BASED ON THE FINDINGS AND THE BRIEFINGS PROVIDED BY THE STAFF.
>> I SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BASED UPON THE FINDINGS OF THE STAFF.
>> AND MR. HAY. >> AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE
CARRIES. >> THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO
>> ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT I FAILED TO MENTION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> ALL THOSE IN
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