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GOOD EVENING.[B. REGULAR SESSION - CALL TO ORDER]
THE TIME IS 6:00 PM WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF LEASING BEING LED BY VICE CHAIR TANYA BROOKS, PLEDGE FOR THE ANCE TO THE PRIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC OR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING, UM, AT THE REGULAR, UH, MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO.WE HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT THIS EVENING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER GRAHAM.
UH, STAFF IS HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL AS WE HAVE SITTING IN THIS EVENING.
UH, ATTORNEY ESSA, TELL ME THE LAST NAME AGAIN.
MALONE IS SITTING IN, UH, THIS EVENING AND WE THANK THE UH, PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS THIS EVENING.
AND IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE COMMENTS UH, THIS EVENING, IF YOU COULD PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR COMMENT CARDS AND GET THEM TO MR. TRENT CAROL ON THE END THERE.
UH, THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER, UH, CITIZENS APPEARANCES.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION INVITES CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONERS ON ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK SHOULD COMPLETE A CITIZEN COMMENT CARD AND RETURN IT TO THE TABLE PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE ADDRESSED BY CITY STAFF PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA OR RESPONDED TO BY SOME OTHER COURSE.
ANYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUESTED TO HOLD THEIR COMMENTS UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT ITEM.
MR. CARROLL, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN'S APPEARANCE OR PUBLIC HEARING? YES SIR.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE MOVING NOW TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
[D. CONSENT AGENDA Any item may be withdrawn from the consent agenda and acted on separately. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the approval of each item in accordance with Staff Recommendations.]
AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM.ITEM AND IT'S THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
UH, ITEM A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH THE 25TH, 2025.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, HAVING RECEIVED THOSE MINUTES ELECTRONICALLY AND HAVING REVIEWED THEIR, ARE THERE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS, HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
ALRIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY.
ANY OPPOSES? UH, THE AYES HAVE IT, THE MINISTER APPROVE.
[1. No Planning and Zoning items were heard at the 04.01.2025 City Council meeting. ]
NOW TO ITEM E CITY COUNCIL UPDATE.THERE ARE NO PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS. UM, NO PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS. WERE HEARD AT THE APRIL THE FIRST 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR INFORMING US OF THAT.
[1. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a recommendation to the City Council regarding an applicant's request to amend Planned Development-121 (PD-121) Section 9 (Multi-Family Development Tract) to allow for Site Plan, Landscape Plan, and Elevation Plan amendments of the Parc at Daniel Farms Planned Development. (Case # Z-1535-24)]
MOVING ON TO THE F PUBLIC HEARINGS.THE FIRST ITEM IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO AMEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT 1 21 SECTION NINE.
UH, TO ALLOW FOR SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND ELEVATION PLAN AMENDMENTS OF THE PARK AT DANIEL FARMS PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS CASE Z 1 15 35 DASH 24.
UH, GOOD EVENING MS. UH, JORDAN, HOW ARE YOU? I'M FINE.
GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN COMMISSION.
AND BEFORE WE BEGIN, UH, THIS PARTICULAR CASE HAS BEEN BEFORE US, UM, BEFORE AND IT'S COMING BACK BECAUSE YES SIR.
UM, THIS CASE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE PLANNING IS ZONING COMMISSION.
UM, AT THE TIME THE ENTIRE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT WAS NOT ADDRESSED.
SO, UH, IT HAS BEEN REMANDED BACK FROM CITY COUNCIL TO, UM, INCLUDE ALL REQUESTS INCLUDING THE SITE PLAN LANDSCAPE AND ELEVATION PLANS.
SO THIS EVENING WILL WE BE RE-APP APPROVING THE TWO ITEMS THAT WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED AND INCLUDING THAT TO WILL BE APPROVING THE WHOLE ENTIRE PACKAGE? THE ENTIRE PACKAGE? YES.
THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT I ASKED AT THE LAST TIME THAT THEY HAD INCLUDED SOME DOCUMENTATION RELATIVE TO INCREASES AND DECREASES OF SQUARE FOOTAGE AND AT THE TIME THEY TOLD US THAT THAT DID NOT IMPACT THIS AT ALL.
IS THAT STILL THE CASE? IT'S THAT STILL THE REMAINS THE SAME.
UM, THE APPLICANTS WISH TO UPDATE THE SITE PLAN LANDSCAPE AND ELEVATION PLANS IN SECTION NINE OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT 1 21 OF PARK AT DANIEL FARMS MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WEST DANIEL DEL ROAD AND BALTIMORE BOOTH DRIVE.
THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PD ALLOWS MULTIFAMILY ME MEDICAL
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OFFICE AND GENERAL RETAIL FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PARCEL AS DESTINATION MIXED USE.THE PRO PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN.
44 LETTERS WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 AND 400 FEET OF THE PROPERTY.
IN QUESTION STAFF RECEIVED ZERO LETTERS, UM, IN OPPOSITION, IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE UPDATES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ON EXHIBIT E AND F.
EXHIBIT G UPDATES RE RELATES TO EXTERIOR EFFECTS.
SO, UM, ON THE PRESENTATION YOU CAN SEE UH, WHAT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY AND WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THIS TIME.
FOR EXAMPLE, TYPE A APPROVED SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS 9,275, UM, AND PROPOSED IS 9,582 SQUARE FEET FOR THE TYPE A BUILDING.
HERE ARE THE SUBMITTED EXHIBITS DISPLAYING THE REQUESTED UPDATES.
WELL THIS IS THE REVISED SITE PLAN IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER.
IN THE TOP RIGHT WE HAVE THE L REVISED LANDSCAPE AND AT THE BOTTOM WE HAVE THE REVISED ELEVATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO AMEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT 1 21 SECTION NINE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT TRACK TO ALLOW SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN AND ELEVATION PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR THE PARK AT DANIEL FARMS PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU, UH, MS. JORDAN WILLIAMS FOR THAT.
UM, THANK YOU FOR GOING BACK TO THAT SLIDE MR. CARROLL, YOU KNEW EXACTLY I WAS GONNA ASK YOU DO YOU HAVE THE AVAILABILITY? SINCE WE ARE APPROVING THE SITE PLAN, CAN YOU GIVE US A LARGER RENDERING OF THE SITE PLAN? YOU CAN.
JUST IN CASE THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I DO, YES.
MR. JORDAN WILLIAMS? UH, I CAN'T SEEM TO REMEMBER.
CAN YOU REMIND ME HOW THIS GOT PASSED US INTO THE CITY COUNCIL WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS? UM, I BELIEVE AT THE LAST MEETING WE DID ADVERTISE FOR JUST THE LANDSCAPE AND UM, ELEVATION PLANS.
SO WE CAN ONLY ADDRESS THE LANDSCAPING ELEVATION PLANS DURING THE COMMISSION MEETING.
UM, ONCE IT GOT TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEY REALIZED THAT THE SITE PLAN, UM, SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, IT WAS REMANDED BACK TO P AND Z TO GET A, UH, APPROVAL FOR THE WHOLE PACKET.
SO WE WERE UNAWARE THAT THERE WERE MISSING PIECES? YES SIR.
UH, IS THE APPLICANT HERE TODAY? YES SIR.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? JUST A QUICK QUESTION, IF YOU CAN GO TO SLIDE NUMBER FOUR.
SO WE ARE PROVING THE SITE PLAN AND, AND WE ARE SAYING THAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE HAS CHANGED.
ON EXHIBIT E, WHICH IS THE SITE PLAN OF EXHIBIT OF THE APPLICANT, WISH TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT'S SHOWN ON THAT PARTICULAR SITE, ON THE SITE PLAN APPROVED ON THE SITE PLAN THAT WE JUST SHOWED IS THE NEW ONE? YES MA'AM.
SO THE NEW ONE IS SHOWING THE PROPOSED SQUARE FOOTAGE? YES MA'AM.
BUT NOTHING'S CHANGED FOR US BECAUSE WE HADN'T SEEN THIS PREVIOUSLY, RIGHT? NO MA'AM.
SO IT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY IN THE, UH, PD AND UM, THEY HAD SLIGHT CHANGES WHICH ARE LISTED, UM, ON THIS CHART, BUT IT'S UH, YOU DID NOT SEE THE SITE PLAN AT ALL AT THE LAST MEETING.
SO THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE IS REALLY NOT APPLICABLE TO PLANNING AS ZONING BECAUSE WE HADN'T SEEN THIS OR APPROVED THIS PREVIOUSLY, CORRECT? YES MA'AM.
SO THIS, THIS IS THE NEWEST TO, TO THIS WILL BE NEW TO YOU, THE SITE PLAN.
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THE LANDSCAPE AND ELEVATION WAS SHOWN.CALEB, YOU HAD SOMETHING? YEAH, I CAN CLARIFY.
ALL THIS PD AMENDMENT IS DOING IS WE'RE JUST SWAPPING OUT SITE PLANS, ELEVATION PLANS AND LANDSCAPE PLANS.
SO THIS WAS ORIGINALLY PASSED SOME YEARS AGO.
ALL WE'RE DOING NOW 'CAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT'S JUST NOW HAPPENING.
THEY'RE KIND OF MODIFYING SOME OF THE LIKE SITE PLAN LANDSCAPE ELEVATION TYPE THINGS.
NOTHING'S REALLY CHANGING AS FAR AS DEVIATIONS JUST PART OF THAT PD.
WE, Y'ALL APPROVED THOSE THREE PLANS AND NOW THAT THEY'RE GETTING TO BUILDING IT SOME EVER HOWEVER MANY YEARS LATER THEY'RE, THEY'RE NEEDING TO MAKE SOME LITTLE TWEAKS AND SO WE'RE JUST SWITCHING OUT PLANS.
NO DEVIATIONS ARE CHANGING WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
AND JUST TO KIND OF ADDRESS COMMISSIONER BELL, YES, Y'ALL DID ALREADY SEE THIS THE WAY IT WAS ADVERTISED DIDN'T INCLUDE THE SITE PLAN AND THAT WOULDN'T REALLY ADDRESSED UNTIL AFTER P AND Z.
SO ONCE THAT HAD ALL KIND OF BEEN ADDRESSED, IT WAS DECIDED IT WAS BEST JUST TO COME BACK AS ONE RATHER THAN MAKE ANOTHER AMENDMENT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'RE HERE AGAIN.
AND JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU SAID THAT UM, THERE'S NO DEVIATIONS THERE, JUST BASICALLY THIS WAS ALREADY APPROVED AND THEY'RE JUST LOOKS LIKE SOME MINIMAL CHANGES ON SQUARE FOOTAGE PER FLOOR PLAN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND SOME ELEVATIONS FOR LANDSCAPE.
THERE ARE DEVIATIONS IN THE PD, YES, BUT THERE'S NO NEW DEVIATIONS OR CHANGING DEVIATIONS.
WE'RE JUST SWAP SWAPPING PLANS.
COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. WILLIAMS. UH, THE TIME IS NOW AT 6:11 PM AND WE WILL BE OPENING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. CARROLL, DO WE HAVE, UH, DOES THE UM, APPLICANT WISH TO MAKE A PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT THEN, UH, MR. BELL, DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? IT WAS JUST A CURIOSITY AND I DON'T, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME UP TO ANSWER.
DO WE HAVE ANY UM, CITIZEN CARDS? NO SIR.
ARE THERE ANY PERSONS THAT HAVE ENTERED SINCE WE BEGAN THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS HEARING? ALL RIGHT, HEARING AND SEEING NONE THE TIME IS NOW SIX 12 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT THEN I'M READY FOR MOTION IN THE CASE OF Z DASH 1535 DASH DASH 25, I MOVE THAT WE FOLLOW STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO AMEND PD 1 21 SECTION NINE TO ALLOW FOR THE SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN AND ELEVATION PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR THE PARK AT DANIEL FARMS PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
ALRIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED, UH, BY VICE CHAIR AND MR. GRAHAM THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT 1 21 SECTION NINE TO ALLOW FOR SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN AND ELEVATION PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR THE PARK AT DANIEL FORMS PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE QUESTION? ALL RIGHT.
ANY OPPOSE THIS? ALL RIGHT, THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
[2. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider making a recommendation to the City Council for a requested zone change from Office 1 (O-1) to Mixed Use 1 (MU-1) for the construction of a new Multi-Use community with High-end Luxury Townhomes and Upscale Storefronts. The property is located at 1001 W. Danieldale Road, DeSoto, TX, and is northwest of the corner of W. Danieldale Rd. and Bolton Boone Dr. The applicant is Herchel Smith and the owner is St. Stephen Community Church Inc. (Zoning Case # Z-1536-25)]
TO PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TWO, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A REQUESTED ZONE CHANGE FROM OFFICE ONE TO MIXED USE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MULTI-USE COMMUNITY WITH HIGH-END LUXURY TOWN HOMES AND UPSCALE STOREFRONTS.THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1001 WEST DANIELDALE ROAD, DESOTO, TEXAS AND IS NORTHWEST OF THE CORNER OF WEST DANIELDALE ROAD IN BOLTON BOONE DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS HERSCHEL SMITH AND THE OWNER IS ST.
THIS IS ZONING CASE Z 1 15 3 6 2 5.
AND MR. JORDAN WILLIAMS WE'RE HERE.
CASE I HAVE ONE QUESTION BEFORE YOU BEGIN.
I WANT TO ENSURE THAT UH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE MERELY, UH, LOOKING FOR ZONING FOR ZONING CHANGE THIS WEEK.
THIS UH, THIS CASE IS JUST TO CHANGE THE ZONE, NOT TO APPROVE ANY PLANS.
AND SO THEREFORE THE RENDERINGS THAT YOU SHARED WITH US WERE JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, JUST FOR INTENT.
UH, THE APPLICANT REQUEST IS FOR STRAIGHT ZONE CHANGE, OFFICE ONE TO MIXED USE ONE.
THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PARCEL AS DESTINATION MIXED USE.
THE PURPOSE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN.
STAFF MAILED 22 LETTERS TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 AND 400 FEET.
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NO LETTERS WERE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR.HERE IS THE SUBMITTED EXHIBIT.
THE EXHIBIT IS THE LAND SURVEY WHICH DISPLAYS THE EXISTING STRUCTURES AND PARKING LOT THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CASE.
HERE IS THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN.
THIS PLAN IS NOT PART OF THE REVIEW.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE APPLICANT.
APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM OFFICE ONE TO MIXED USE ONE TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-END LUXURY TOWN HOMES, LOSS AND UPSCALE STOREFRONTS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION AGAIN.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS MERELY A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING A ZONING CHANGE THIS EVENING? YES.
UM, JUST CURIOUS, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON WHAT'S ALLOWED IN MIXED USE THAT'S NOT ALLOWED IN OFFICE ONE? ANYTHING SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT, WHY THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS SONY CHANGE? RESIDENTIAL.
I THINK MY COLLEAGUES JUST ANSWERED ME.
YOU CAN CONFIRM IF IT'S JUST RESIDENTIAL, YOU'RE KAYLA SO NO PROBLEM.
ONE DISTRICTS SHOULD CONTAIN MODERN FORMS AND MODERN MATERIALS IN ORDER TO CREATE A UNIQUE SENSE OF PLACE.
THE DISTRICT IS, IS RELATED ILLUSTRATED GUIDE ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY CHARACTER THROUGH EXAMPLES IN LAND USE, SITE DESIGNS, CIRCULATION, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND LANDSCAPE CONCEPTS.
THE ORDINANCE AND RELATED ILLUSTRATION GUIDES, DOCUMENT BORROWS, MIXED USE DESIGNS, ELEMENTS FROM THE EXISTING DESOTO TOWN CENTER AND OTHER MIXED USE PROPERTIES.
MIXED USE DISTRICTS WILL MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE A CONTEMPORARY DESIGN STYLE.
IT'S A MIX OF RESTAURANTS, RETAIL OFFICE, PUBLIC AND RESIDENTIAL USE.
BUT OFFICE ONE, OFFICE ONE IS, IT ONLY ALLOWS OFFICE SPACE.
WHAT IS THE ZONING THAT WE'RE SITTING IN AT THIS BUILDING? IS THIS MIXED? I KNOW MIXED USE.
MIXED USE REALLY ALLOWS FOR A WIDE ARRAY OF USES.
MOSTLY JUST CUTS OUT LIKE INDUSTRIAL AND LIKE SUPER OFFICEY TYPE STUFF.
UM, WE CAN GO THROUGH THE USE CHART BUT THERE'S A TON OF THINGS THAT ARE ALLOWED IN THERE.
I MEAN IT REALLY IS MIXED USE.
SO LIKE ENTERTAINMENT, RESIDENTIAL, SOME OFFICES LIKE LITTLE DOCTOR'S OFFICES, ANY BAKERIES, RESTAURANTS, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT JUST CUTS OUT A LOT OF LIKE THERE'S NO INDUSTRIAL PROBABLY AND THERE'S PROBABLY NOT A LOT OF INTENSE OFFICE LAB, CAR, LOTS, STUFF LIKE THAT IN OFFICE ONE, LOW INTENSITY OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY.
AND I WAS JUST GONNA ADD ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE READING, IT'S RELATIVE TO THE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.
THEY'RE GONNA LOCATE IT IN THE BACK AWAY FROM THE UH, THE RETAIL AND THE MIXED USES RESTAURANTS AND THINGS, CORRECT? YES SIR.
IT'S ACTUALLY, UM, TWO FAMILY DUPLEX AND IT'S LOCATED HERE.
THESE BUILDINGS ARE THE UH, THE HOUSING, THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
THE CHURCH WILL REMAIN AND THIS IS UM, I BELIEVE TO BE A GARAGE AND SOME OF OFFICE SPACE HERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YOU SAID THERE WERE FOUR, UH, FOUR LETTERS SENT OUT? NO SIR.
AND WERE THERE ANY CALLS OR ANYBODY THAT CAME IN THE OFFICE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING? WE ABSOLUTELY DIDN'T GET ANY RESPONSE FOR
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THIS PROJECT.WHETHER FOR OR AGAINST? YES SIR.
OH, THERE'S SOMEBODY RAISING THEIR HAND.
BUT I'LL STICK, I'LL HANDLE THAT.
IF THERE'S SOMEONE HERE THAT'S WISHING TO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, WOULD YOU PLEASE MR. TRENT CARROLL.
OH, THAT'S THE APPLICANT? YES MA'AM.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. JORDAN WILLIAMS? SHE DIDN'T WANT, WISH TO SPEAK THOUGH.
THE TIME IS NOW SIX 20 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE.
UM, DOES THE APPLICANT WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT.
TO THE APPLICANT, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH US, YOU MAY DO SO.
AT THIS TIME THE APPLICANT, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? YES.
HUH? SHE'S NOT THAT OH, SHE'S NOT THE APPLICANT.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, SO WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.
IT'S MS AND IF I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME WRONG, PLEASE CORRECT ME WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, IT'S MS. AKILA MCDONALD.
PLEASE COME AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, UH, TO SPEAK AND JUST, JUST A SECOND PLEASE.
I LIVE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND ONE OF THE, I'M A NEIGHBOR TO THIS PROPERTY.
SO MY QUESTION TO YOU ALL, IF YOU ALL VOTE TO CHANGE THIS FROM OFFICE TO MIXED USE, HOW IS IT GONNA BE DIFFERENT FROM THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU JUST PROPOSED THAT HAS TOWN HOMES AND LUXURY AND ALL OF THAT? PLUS THE ONE THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM WESTMORELAND AND DANIELDALE THAT THE CITY OF DESOTO IS PROPOSING.
SO ESSENTIALLY IF THIS GETS APPROVED, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE SURROUNDED BY MORE TOWN HOMES.
THIS SAID DUPLEXES, WE WANT RESTAURANTS.
BUT HOW MUCH MORE CAN WE YOU SURROUND US BY WITH ALL OF THESE PROPOSALS? OKAY, THANK YOU MR. ATTORNEY.
ARE WE ALLOWED TO DISCUSS THAT OR YOU CAN'T REALLY ANSWER A QUESTION BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE A CONCEPTUAL RIGHT NOW? WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
YOU, YOU YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW THE ANSWER HONESTLY, SO AND SO, NO.
AND ARE WE ABLE TO HAVE THAT FOLLOWED UP AT A LATER DATE FOR THE, UH, PERSON THEY MAY COULD GET WITH STAFF? UM, I DON'T REALLY SEE HOW THAT COULD COME BACK TO PNC, NO.
WE DO THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND, UH, PROPOSING YOUR QUESTION, I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT YOU WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH STAFF AS THIS MOVES FORWARD AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA MOVE FORWARD UNTIL AFTER THE VOTE.
ALRIGHT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER PERSON'S WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? NO, SIR.
THE TIME IS 6 24 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS CASE IS NOW CLOSED.
UM, STAFF, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I MEAN, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES, MR. GRAHAM? UH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR STAFF.
SO, UH, AS THEY ARE SUBMITTING THIS IN THEIR APPLICATION AND THEY'RE STATING THEY WANT A ZONE CHANGE AND THEY'RE ALSO STATING WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO WITH THAT ZONE CHANGE.
MY TWO PART QUESTION BASICALLY IS DO THEY HAVE TO TELL US WHAT THEY'RE DOING WHEN THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE ZONE CHANGE? TYPICALLY IN PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS WE DO SPEAK WITH THE APPLICANTS AND THEY DO GIVE US A CONCEPT OF WHAT THEY WANNA PUT THERE WITH A ZONE CHANGE.
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SO WE JUST INCLUDED THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN.JUST SO YOU CAN, GUYS CAN SEE THE INTENT, BUT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED.
UH, IN OUR DECISION MAKING, WE CAN'T MAKE A DECISION BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE, IT'S, IT'S JUST SPECIFICALLY ON THE ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE WHAT, WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, THEY CAN SAY THIS AND THEN WE CAN CHANGE IT AND THEY CAN CHANGE THEIR MIND.
WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE ZONING CHANGE.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING THEY MAY DO OR CAN DO.
THEY COULD PUT ONE BIG APARTMENT THERE IF THAT'S PERMITTED.
I MEAN THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF WHAT THEY SAID AND IT'S JUST REALLY NOT RELEVANT.
SO IT'S JUST WHETHER THIS TYPE OF ZONING CLASSIFICATION IS CONSISTENT, UM, WITH THE CITY'S
YOU SAY YOU SENT OUT 44 LETTERS.
AND WHAT ALL THOSE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES? UM, NOT ALL BUT MOST BECAUSE OF THE, THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPERTY.
AND SO IF YOU HAD EXTENDED OUTSIDE, WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET, WERE THOSE MOSTLY VACANT LOTS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE? IF THEY ARE VACANT, IF THEY'RE IN THE 400 FEET, IT WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I'M SORRY.
SO I KNOW WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO GO OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS, HOWEVER, DID WE, SINCE IT DOES BACKDOOR RIGHT INTO DUNCANVILLE, DID, DO YOU KNOW THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED IN THE 200 AND 400 FEET? EVEN THOUGH I KNOW KNOW, WE DON'T GOTTA GIVE THEM NOTICE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
OH, MR. TRENT, COULD YOU MAKE THAT A MAP? WIDER.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE WOULD KNOW A LOT.
UM, I EYEBALLING I WOULD SAY ABOUT 20 HOMES.
IN, IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? IF NOT, I'M READY.
UM, I MOVE TO UM, MAKE A MOTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF ZONING CASE Z 1536 DASH 25 AS STATED BY STAFF.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BILL SECOND BY MR. BERRY, UH, THAT WE APPROVE A CASE Z DASH 1536 DASH 25.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE QUESTION? ALRIGHT.
ANY OPPOSES? THE AYES HAVE IT.
MR. CARROLL OR MR. CARROLL? I NEED YOU TO GO BACK TO YOUR RECORDS AND WHEN THE, UM, THE CHAIR MADE, I MEAN THE VICE CHAIR MADE HER RECOMMENDATION ON THE PREVIOUS, WHAT NUMBER DID SHE GIVE YOU? THERE IS A DIFFERENT NUMBER IN OUR AGENDA OF ONE.
AND WHAT DID YOU SAY IT WAS? UH, MR ON THE AGENDA, THERE'S ONE NUMBER FOR THE CASE NUMBER AND THEN I BELIEVE IN THE NOTES THERE IS ANOTHER NUMBER THAT, UH, VICE CHAIR READ, BUT THAT DOES NOT MATCH THE NUMBER THAT'S IN THE ACTUAL AGENDA.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT NUMBER SHE USED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE APPROVE THE RIGHT CASE NUMBER? ONLY WAY FOR ME TO UH, GO BACK AND DO THAT IS ABOUT GO BACK THROUGH THE RECORDING ON TOMORROW IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE NUMBER SHE SAID.
ALRIGHT, MR. ATTORNEY, WOULD IT BE BETTER FOR US TO GO BACK AND, AND TO DO THE MOTION AGAIN TO ENSURE THAT WE'VE USED THE RIGHT CASE OR DOES IT NOT MATTER? JUST TO GET, HOLD ON.
YOU USED THE CASE NUMBER IN HERE, RIGHT? OKAY.
SO IF YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN TELL US WHAT THE CORRECT CASE NUMBER IS, THEN WE, I THINK WE'LL KNOW WHICH ONE.
'CAUSE WE USE THE ONE THAT'S ON THE OUR IPAD.
SHE SAID THE FILE NUMBER AT THE TOP AND NOT THE CASE NUMBER.
SO THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT YEAH, THEY LOOK ALMOST THE SAME.
I'M LIKE, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY 24.
YEAH, TWO FIVE VERSUS TWO FOUR.
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SO SHE SAID TWO, FIVE.DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID? SHE SAID TWO FIVE.
SHE SAID TWO FOUR I THOUGHT SAID TWO.
SO WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE THAT WE GO BACK AND SO TWO FOUR IS CORRECT? YEAH, I'M NOT SURE.
DID I SAY AND YOU READ THE WHOLE LIKE ITEM AS WELL, CORRECT.
I MEAN IT'S VERY CLEAR WHICH ITEM WAS APPROVED.
JUST HAVING THE INTERNAL ZONING CODE NUMBER, WHICH I'M ALMOST POSITIVE YOU SAID CORRECTLY.
'CAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE TWO FOUR.
JUST WHAT IF I CAME BEHIND HER AND READ WHAT WAS HERE AND WAS TWO FIVE THEN DOES THAT NEGATE NO, HER MOTION WAS TO APPROVE.
SHE READ THE HOOLI AGENDA ITEM, THE AMENDMENT TO PD, WHATEVER IT IS.
I CAN NOT REMEMBER ONE, BUT IF I CAME BEHIND HER AND SAID TWO FIVE, DOES THAT NEGATE THE MOTION? I DON KNOW.
I, IT'S VERY CLEAR WHICH ITEM WAS APPROVED.
ALRIGHT THEN WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BRING THIS BACK AGAIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WORKING THAT OUT FOR US.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE NO ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR REGULAR AGENDA.
[H. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Discussion will be limited to the following pursuant to Gov't Code 551.0415: (1) Expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; (2) information regarding holiday schedules; (3) a recognition of an individual; (4) a reminder about an upcoming Planning & Zoning events; (5) announcements involving an imminent threat tithe public health and safety. ]
OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS? YES SIR.SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE A CONGRATULATORY NOD TO COMMISSIONER BROOKS, UH, WHO HAS BEEN NAMED A WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR WTS GREATER DALLAS-FORT WORTH CHAPTER.
YOU TOOK THAT RIGHT OUT OF ME.
I, I WANT TO ADD, I WAS GONNA ADD, UH, JUST A COUPLE MORE THINGS THAT I, I FEEL THAT AS A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE, UH, VICE CHAIR BROOKS SITTING ON THE DAY IS WITH IT.
SHE BRINGS SUCH A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AROUND TRANSPORTATION STREET SCAPES AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.
SO I BELIEVE THAT, UH, HER RECOGNITION OF WOMAN OF THE YEAR IS WELL DESERVED.
UH, I DO HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE ARE HAVING A JOINT MEETING, UM, ON APRIL THE 16TH, UH, WITH THE COUNCILS, PARKS AND RECREATIONS AND EDC.
THE ONLY REQUEST IS THIS CORRECT? MS. COLTON, THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR, CORRECT? OR DO THEY INVITE EVERYONE? EVERYONE.
ALRIGHT, SO EVERYONE IS INVITED.
MS. BROOKS AND I BOTH HAD SCHEDULED CONFLICTS, BUT SHE, UM, HAS DECIDED THAT SHE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S ATTENDING AND IN CASE NOBODY ELSE WAS COMING, I ASKED MR. BELL WOULD HE ENSURE THAT HE WAS THERE.
SO WE WOULD'VE TWO REPRESENTATIVES.
ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING FROM THE DI UH, THE UH, INTERIM DIRECTOR? WELL, I CAN'T REALLY SAY TOO MUCH, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR, UH, PARTICIPATION AND YOUR DEDICATION TO PLANNING AND ZONING.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND YOU ALL ARE MAKING SURE THAT IT DOES IN A DECENT AND ORDERLY FASHION.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND UM, YOU WILL BE SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF, A WHOLE LOT OF PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING FOR OUR CITY.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONERS? IF NOT, I AM READY FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.