YOU MAY BE SEATED. GOOD EVENING. IT IS. TODAY IS JULY 28TH, 2026 AND IT IS 6:00 PM. AND WE WILL
[A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
[B. REGULAR SESSION - CALL TO ORDER]
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CALL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER. TODAY WE DO HAVE A QUORUM TO MY RIGHT, COMMISSIONER ALEXIS TO MY LEFT, COMMISSIONER JONES AND COMMISSIONER DEWBERRY AND MYSELF, CHAIR TANYA BROOKS, STAFF PRESENT. WE HAVE MISS PATEL AT THE TABLE TO MY LEFT AND MISS JORDAN TO MY RIGHT. WE HAVE MISS COLTON AND MR. SMITH, OUR CITY FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AGENDA ITEM C CITIZEN 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.STAFF, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS? ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE
[D. DISCUSSION]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. AGENDA ITEM D DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS FOR THE UPDATE TO THE CITY'S ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, LED BY FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC. IF YOU DON'T MIND, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, AND THEN YOU CAN START. THERE WE GO.ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS WILSON KERR. I AM FROM NICHOLS, DALLAS, DALLAS, TEXAS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT TO TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE, THE CODE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST ABOUT FIVE MONTHS WITH, WITH YOUR TEAM. SO JUST AN OVERVIEW, I'LL GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT AND WHAT MADE US START THIS. AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH THAT WE'VE HAD THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. AND THEN AN OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT. YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY IN YOUR PACKETS TODAY AS WELL. AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS. SO WITH THE PROJECT, IT'S AS I MENTIONED, A FIVE MONTH PROCESS. WE STARTED THIS IN APRIL, KICKED IT OFF WITH A CITY TOUR AND A MEETING WITH, WITH CITY STAFF. AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, WE HAD SHAREHOLDER INTERVIEWS. AND THEN WE MOVED INTO THE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT WRITING PROCESS. THAT WAS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. WE ALSO HAD A WORK SESSION WITH YOU ALL, AS WELL AS ONE WITH A AND COUNCIL. AND THEN WE HAVE MOVED ON TO THE KIND OF FINAL STAGES. WE SENT A FINAL REPORT TO, TO CITY STAFF FOR THEIR REVIEW, MADE ANY REVISIONS THAT THEY. THEY HAD. AND NOW WE ARE HERE GIVING YOU ALL A BRIEFING. AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE BACK IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL FOR A BRIEFING.
AND THEN AFTER ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE OR COUNCIL HAVE, WE'LL FINALIZE THAT DOCUMENT AND SEND THAT TO STAFF. SO THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP THAT DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FOR THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. DIAGNOSTIC REPORT IS REALLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. THAT'S WHERE WE LOOK AT A HOLISTIC LEVEL AT THE CODE AND IDENTIFY THE ISSUES THAT WE FIND AND MAKE A CHECKLIST OF ITEMS TO BE ADDRESSED WHENEVER THE CODE REWRITE HAPPENS. SO WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE AS LISTED ON HERE, INCORPORATING ANY OTHER PLANS THAT YOU ALL HAVE, SUCH AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, HERE WE ARE ON OUR SECOND TO LAST MEETING, THE P AND Z BRIEFING WITH YOU ALL AND THEN WITH SOME OF OUR ENGAGEMENT. SO WE SPOKE AT LENGTH WITH WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF TO GET THEIR INPUT. WE LOOKED AT THEIR, THEIR MARKUPS TO THE CODE AS WELL AND INCORPORATED ALL OF THOSE ISSUES THAT, THAT THEY HAD HAD INITIALLY FOUND. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE USING THE CODE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.
SO IT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ISSUES THAT THEY'RE HAVING WHENEVER THEY'RE TRYING TO INTERPRET THE CODE. WE ALSO SPOKE WITH A LOT OF DEVELOPERS THAT DO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, WHAT WE CALL OUR QUOTE UNQUOTE, FREQUENT FLIER DEVELOPERS THAT YOU ALL HAVE, HAVE MET WITH FREQUENTLY AS, AS A COMMISSION. WE ALSO DID INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT THEY SEE IN ANY SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT THEY SEE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, OR WITH DIFFERENT PLANS OR ZONING CASES COMING FORWARD. AND THEN, AS I
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MENTIONED, THOSE WORK SESSIONS WITH YOU ALL. SO OUR MAIN FINDINGS THAT THAT WE FOUND THROUGH ALL OF OUR ENGAGEMENT, ONE, THE CODE IS OUTDATED AND NEEDS TO BE MODERNIZED AND, AND UPDATED. THE USABILITY NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. AND THEN ALSO THERE ARE A LOT OF REDUNDANCIES AND THINGS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL AREAS OF THE CODE. SO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE REDUCING UNCERTAINTY, WHICH IN TURN REDUCES DELAYS IN ZONING AND PLANNING PROCESSES, STREAMLINING ROUTINE APPROVALS, MAKING SURE THAT SOME APPROVALS CAN BE DONE AT THE STAFF LEVEL WHILE OTHERS COME TO YOU ALL AND THEN PROVIDING CLEAR APPLICATION AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS THROUGHOUT. SO WE ALSO HEARD A LOT ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT AND INFILL READINESS FOR THE THE CITY'S RETAIL AREAS. SO THE CODE KIND OF PROHIBITS SOME OF THE, THE, THE, THE AREAS TO REDEVELOP INTO MORE USABLE CENTERS. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS THAT FLEXIBILITY IN THE CODE MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN ALSO EXPANDING HOUSING OPTIONS TO ADD LANGUAGE FOR SOME MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING TYPES SUCH AS TOWNHOMES, DUPLEXES OR SMALL LOT SIZE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AND THEN PARKING, TRAFFIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARDS ARE ARE OUT OF DATE WITHIN THE CODE. SO MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE UP TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS, REDUCING PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPE OF USES, AND THEN ALSO PROPERTY APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING AND GREEN CHARACTER. THIS IS A MAIN THEME THROUGHOUT. PEOPLE LOVE THE GREEN CHARACTER AND LOVE THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY. SO MAKING SURE THAT THE CODE HAS TEETH TO, TO, TO ENFORCE THOSE STANDARDS. SO SOME OF THE, THE TECHNICAL FINDINGS THAT WE HAVE, WE RECOMMEND MAKING WHAT WE CALL A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. THAT'S WHERE WE PUT BOTH THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS INTO ONE CHAPTER SO THAT THEY CAN EASILY SPEAK TO EACH OTHER. THERE CAN BE CROSS-REFERENCES THROUGH EACH OF THEM. IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO UPDATE IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER FOR FOR APPLICANTS AND YOUR CITY STAFF AND USERS TO, TO WORK WITH THE CODE, HAVING IT ALL IN ONE PLACE. MAKING SURE THAT IT'S USER FRIENDLY WITH A LOT OF. VISUAL TOOLS THAT YOU CAN USE. SO ONE EXAMPLE THAT I HAVE ON THE SCREEN HERE IS A VISUAL TOOL THAT THAT WE RECOMMEND USING FOR, FOR RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS. SO THINGS SUCH AS MINIMUM, MINIMUM LOT WIDTHS AND SETBACKS, MAKING IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THOSE WITH A, WITH A VISUAL TOOL, AND THEN ALSO STREAMLINING ORGANIZATION. SO ADDING THINGS LIKE FLOWCHARTS TO HELP PEOPLE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING PROCESSES SO THEY UNDERSTAND AND WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS. AND THEY CAN HAVE THAT ALL ON ONE PAGE. SO THEY CAN REALLY FLAG THOSE AND, AND MOVE FORWARD UNDERSTANDING COMPLETELY WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW TO GET THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESSES. WE ALSO, THIS IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT PART. WE, WE NEED TO INCORPORATE CHANGES IN STATE LAW THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE PAST MANY YEARS. SINCE YOU ALL HAVE UPDATED YOUR CODE, ONE OF THE THE BIG ISSUES THAT HAS HAPPENED AND CHANGES THAT HAS HAPPENED ON A STATE LEVEL WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SHOT CLOCK REQUIREMENTS, WHICH I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT FROM THE PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, MEANING THAT ONCE AN APPLICATION IS RECEIVED, THE CITY HAS 30 DAYS TO ACT ON THAT, ON THAT APPLICATION FOR A PLAT.SO ONE OF THE THINGS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR CITIES THAT THE STATE ALLOWED WAS ALLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE PLAT APPROVAL. SO WE PUT IN A PROS AND CONS LIST OF WHY WHY A CITY COULD THE PROS FOR, FOR ADDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL AND THEN THE CONS TO THAT AS WELL.
OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE PROS ARE MAKING IT STREAMLINING THE APPROVAL PROCESSES, ESPECIALLY THOSE SMALLER PLOTS, MINOR PLOTS WHERE YOU PLOTS THINGS LIKE THAT ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, EVEN FINAL PLATS AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO IT ALLOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ALLOW ALL, ALL PLATS TO BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY. SOME OF THOSE CAN BE HELD AT THE PNC LEVEL OR THE COUNCIL LEVEL. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO DO MOVING FORWARD.
IT'S ALSO A BIT MORE PREDICTABLE FOR THE APPLICANTS, SO IT HELPS US ALIGN THOSE PROCESS FLOW CHARTS WITH THE APPLICANT SAYING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GIVE US YOUR APPLICATION NOW, WE'LL HAVE X AMOUNT OF TIME TO LOOK OVER THIS AND THEN WE'LL EITHER APPROVE OR DENY.
AND THEN IF WE DO DENY, WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT YOUR NEXT STEPS ARE TO MOVE TO EITHER APPEAL OR HOW DO YOU REAPPLY MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN SOME OF THE CONS THERE IS SOME THERE IS LESS PUBLIC VISIBILITY IN THE PLANNING PROCESSES AND APPROVALS WITH THAT BEING DONE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL. AND THEN IT DOES ADD SOME RESPONSIBILITY, SOME EXTRA
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RESPONSIBILITY TO STAFF, BUT IT DOES ALSO REQUIRE VERY CLEAR CODE STANDARDS AS WELL, WHICH WE HAVE RECOMMENDED MOVING FORWARD. SO THE NEXT PORTION ARE THE SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED REVISIONS. SO WITH WITHIN THIS WE HAVE IT'S ABOUT 2530 PAGES OF ANTICIPATED REVISIONS THAT WE HAVE HAVE FOUND WITHIN THE CODE. THIS INCLUDES 156 RECOMMENDED REVISIONS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND THEN 30 RECOMMENDED REVISIONS TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. SO IT'S YEAH, IT'S 24 PAGES. WE USE THIS WHENEVER WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE CODE REWRITING PROCESS AS KIND OF A CHECKLIST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND UPDATING ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE IDENTIFIED AS ISSUES IN THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. SO THIS JUST MAKES IT EASIER FOR, FOR THE REWRITE MOVING FORWARD TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TOUCHING ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WE SAW. AND IF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS CHANGE OR IF, YOU KNOW, WHILE READING THROUGH THESE, YOU SAY, HEY, WE DON'T WANT CERTAIN PLOTS TO BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY OR WE DON'T LIKE X, Y, Z THAT CAN BE CHANGED OR SCRATCHED OFF ON, ON THESE. THIS IS THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY EITHER THIS BODY OR CITY COUNCIL. IT'S JUST A BRIEFING.SO THIS IS KIND OF A LIVING DOCUMENT. IF IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, IT CAN BE MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE OUTLINE OF THE NEW CODE AND WHAT WE CALL AN ANNOTATED OUTLINE. SO WE HAVE THE UDC, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BROKEN INTO FOUR ARTICLES. SO THAT'S GENERAL PROVISIONS ZONING SUBDIVISION AND THEN DEFINITIONS. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE ALL THE DEFINITIONS FROM FROM EVERY ARTICLE TO THE END SO THAT IT'S ALL IN ONE AREA. AND THERE ARE NO REDUNDANCIES WITHIN DEFINITIONS OR COMPETING DEFINITIONS THROUGHOUT, WHICH IS A COMMON THING, THING THAT WE SAW WHILE WE WERE REVIEWING THE CODE AND THEN THE ANNOTATED OUTLINE. THIS LISTS THE NEW OUTLINE AND WHERE THE CURRENT CODE SECTIONS FIT IN TO THE UDC. AND AS YOU'LL SEE ON THIS PAGE WITH THE ANNOTATED OUTLINE, SOME OF THESE ARE LISTED AS N A. THAT MEANS THEY DON'T EXIST RIGHT NOW. SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO WRITE TO BRING INTO THE CODE MOVING FORWARD, SO THAT IT NOT ONLY MEETS INDUSTRY STANDARD, BUT MEETS THAT STATE. STATE LAW CHANGES AS WELL. SO JUST ADDING THAT EXTRA TEETH AND THE, THE, THE NEEDS THAT ARE MISSING IN HERE, I HAVE AN EXTRA RIGHT HERE IF YOU NEED IT.
OKAY. SO THAT IS KIND OF A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS IN THE, THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. WE DO HAVE SOME NEXT, NEXT STEPS ON HERE. AS I MENTIONED, NEXT WEEK ON THE FOURTH, WE WILL BE BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TO PRESENT THEM WITH THE SAME THING WE WERE PRESENTING YOU ALL AND GET ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS OR CHANGES. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS UP TO QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE COMMENTS RIGHT NOW, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL WERE JUST HANDED THE REPORT. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY ANY CHANGES, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL JACKIE OR ME AND WE CAN MAKE THOSE THOSE CHANGES MOVING FORWARD. BUT RIGHT NOW, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS AND SEE WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. AND IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU, MR. KERR. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE THE THE COMPLIANCE SO THAT THE CODES THAT HAVE BEEN OUTDATED AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET UP TO CODE, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT. WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE THEM IF THEY'RE OUT OF CODE AT THE STATE LEVEL. IF THEY'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE AT A STATE LEVEL, THEN YES, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THEM. OKAY, SO WE'RE FORCED TO CHANGE AND ADAPT AND WHAT THE LAW SAYS, AND A LOT OF THESE HAVE BEEN ADOPTED ALREADY. BUT WHENEVER A LOT OF THOSE, THOSE CODE CHANGES HAPPEN AT THE CITY LEVEL, PNC CHANGES OR COUNCIL APPROVES SOME CHANGES THAT CAN THROW OFF HOW THE CODE IS WRITTEN. SO IT CAN MAKE SURE IT CAN MEAN THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME CROSS-REFERENCES DON'T EXIST ANYMORE. ONCE THESE CHANGES ARE MADE OR THE NUMBERING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAS CHANGED, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT HARDER TO BE DEFENSIBLE LATER. IF THERE ARE INCONSISTENCIES IN NUMBERING AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITHIN THE CODE. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO THERE ARE SOME STATE RECENT STATE LAW CHANGES THAT ARE OPTIONAL. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE OUT THERE. THEY TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO APPROVE PLATS ADMINISTRATIVELY. WELL, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE STATE HAS IMPOSED ON US. THAT IS AN OPTION THAT WE HAVE. AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE
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TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. YEAH. AND THAT'S THAT'S A THAT'S A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS MEETING THAT 30 DAY SHOT CLOCK AS WELL. WELL, YOU COME BACK BEFORE US AGAIN AFTER WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO DIGEST THIS, BECAUSE I CAN'T ASK YOU AN INTELLIGENT QUESTION RIGHT NOW. AND I'M PROBABLY SURE I WON'T HAVE TIME. SO GO AHEAD, JACKIE. OKAY. ACTUALLY, THIS THE THIS WILL BE THE ONLY OR THE LAST BRIEFING ON THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. HOWEVER, IF YOU ALL HAVE COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT TO US, THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE INCORPORATED INTO THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. BUT REMEMBER THAT THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. WE HAVE ISSUED AN RFP AS CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, ON THE OUT THERE. AND WE'RE EXPECTING RESPONSES BY AUGUST THE 18TH. SO THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF A TWO PHASE PROCESS. SO THERE WILL BE MANY, MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU ALL TO WEIGH IN ON, YOU KNOW, ANY PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES AND ANY ZONING AND SUBDIVISION CHANGES THAT ARE APPROVED HAVE TO COME THROUGH THIS BODY FIRST. WHAT'S THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR PRIOR TO TO TAKING IT, I GUESS, TO YOUR NEXT STEP, YOU'VE GIVEN US SOME TIME TO LOOK OVER IT AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS. WHAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR SURE. SO IF YOU CAN GET THESE THE QUESTIONS TO US BEFORE COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, AS AS I MENTIONED, THIS DOES NOT NEED TO NEED APPROVAL FROM YOU ALL OR COUNCIL. THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT. SO IF YOU DO HAVE ANYTHING MOVING FORWARD, WE. WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE AND ANSWER AT ANY TIME AND WE'RE GOING TO COUNCIL ON AUGUST 4TH. AUGUST 4TH. I DID HAVE A QUESTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS. WAS THAT SPECIFIC JUST TO THE PLATS OR WERE THERE OTHER. YES, THAT'S APPLICATIONS THAT ARE ALSO MOVING TO ADMINISTRATION.SO SO THERE ARE SOME MINOR CHANGES THAT YOU CAN DO AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL. WE DON'T HAVE THE. WE FOCUSED ON THE PLATTING IN THIS. THAT IS THE, THE, THE MAIN ARTICLE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS BECAUSE OF THE SHOT CLOCK IN RESPONSE TO THAT. OKAY. AND LASTLY, WILL THIS BE SOCIALIZED WITH THE RESIDENTS OR POSTED AND AT WHAT POINT AS WELL. SO THIS IS POSTED ONLINE RIGHT NOW. OKAY. BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE THE CODE REWRITE PROCESS, THERE WILL BE MANY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT THE RESIDENTS WILL WILL UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IS PROPOSED AND WHAT OUR, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT DURING THE REWRITE. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
SPECIFICALLY, JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON COMMISSIONER ALEXIS, WITH ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF THE PLATS, I THINK EVERYONE KNOW WE HAVE A TRANSPARENCY CONCERN IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. AND HAVING THOSE WHO'S MADE THE DECISION THAT THE PLATS WILL BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, HAS THAT DECISION BEEN MADE OR THE DECISION IS NOT FOR OUR INPUT? NO, MA'AM. YOU ALL WILL HAVE TO APPROVE THAT. WELL, I KEEP HEARING ADMINISTRATIVELY BY STAFF. YES, BUT YOU ALL WILL HAVE TO APPROVE THAT CHANGE TO OUR CODE WHEN THE CODE REWRITE. YES. YEAH. WHEN THE CODE REWRITE PROCESS HAPPENS, THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THE STATE LAW. BUT BUT THERE IS NO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. BUT EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TODAY WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL. SO I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION NOT BEING ABLE TO GO ON THE RECORD WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHANGES, BECAUSE ONE OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS IS THAT WE DO NOT FOLLOW A STATE REGULATION THAT'S OPTIONAL FOR PLATS TO BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY. I WOULD LIKE THE MY OTHER COLLEAGUES HERE WHO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS AFTER READING THIS, TO BE ABLE TO PUBLICLY STATE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE IN FAVOR OF CHANGING, AND THIS IS WHAT WE RECOMMEND, REMAIN THE SAME OR NOT TOUCHED. SO IF THERE'S AN OPTION OR A POSSIBILITY OF HAVING ANOTHER PRESENTATION WHERE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU CAN'T GIVE US A DOCUMENT IN ONE DAY AND NOT GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK. YES, MA'AM. THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE THE P AND Z, AND YOU ALL WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON IT. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE NOTHING CAN GET PASSED UNLESS YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, SEE IT AND APPROVE IT. SO IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECT, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU'LL HAVE
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SOMETHING ON A FUTURE AGENDA THAT SAYS, THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD BEFORE WE START THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE CODE? YES. PERFECT. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. CAN YOU GO TO YOUR LAST SLIDE? I THINK IT WAS WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT BREAKING THINGS DOWN INTO FOUR ARTICLES. SO ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WE GET HERE ON THIS COMMISSION PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS HAVING TO APPROVE THINGS THAT HAVE VARIANCES. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, VARIANCE IS AN EXCEPTION FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE. AND SOMETIMES WE GET A DEVELOPMENT WHERE THERE ARE DEVIATIONS OR VARIANCES TO THAT ZONING. SO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME WHEN YOU PRESENTED IT, I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF OUR CONCERNS. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH AN OUTDATED CODE? WE START TO MODERNIZE THAT CODE SO THAT WE CAN REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DEVIATIONS THAT COME BEFORE US. YEAH. SO IF YOU LOOK THROUGH SO WE HAVE, AS I MENTIONED, A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS HERE. AND THERE'S A COMMON THEME THROUGHOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THAT IS TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN THE ZONING DISTRICTS SO THAT YOU CAN AVOID VARIANCES COMING FORWARD TO YOU ALL OUR, OUR, OUR POSITION AS A FIRM, OUR KIND OF VIEWS AS A FIRM WHEN WE'RE REWRITING CODE IS TO ALLOW AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THIS SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH VARIANCES. AND THEN YOU'RE NOT HAVING JUST IMMEDIATELY HAVING NON-CONFORMING USES OUT THERE THAT THAT YOU MADE A VARIANCE AND SOMETHING CLOSES THE NEXT YEAR. SO YOU'RE NOT JUST SITTING ON NON-CONFORMING USES OUR, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S THAT FLEXIBILITY SO THAT ZONING DISTRICTS CAN, CAN ALLOW FOR MORE THINGS, BUT ALSO STILL HAVE THAT THOSE BARRIERS TO NOT ALLOW THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE. OKAY. IS THAT ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ANYTHING. ANY VARIANCES WOULD HAVE TO COME THROUGH. YOU WOULD STILL COME THROUGH. YES. ANY, ANY CHANGES TO THE ZONING CODE WOULD HAVE TO COME THROUGH YOU ALL. AND, AND ANY, ANY LIKE PD OR ANY ZONING APPROVAL AT ALL WOULD HAVE TO COME THROUGH YOU ALL TO GET THE RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. SOUNDS GOOD. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. COMMISSIONER. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU STAFF. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AGENDA ITEM E,[E. 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.]
THE 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. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND IT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. ONE A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 14TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.SECOND. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, SAY I, I IT'S BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
[F. PUBLIC HEARING]
AGENDA ITEM F PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING. NUMBER ONE IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PLAN DEVELOPMENT. 109 PD 109 TO ALLOW THE USE OF A PARK OR PLAYGROUND PRIVATE, NONCOMMERCIAL. RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF 159.45 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES, GENERALLY BOUNDED BY WEST BELTLINE ROAD TO THE SOUTH NORTH WESTMORELAND ROAD TO THE EAST. I'M SORRY TO THE WEST SPINNER ROAD TO THE NORTH AND NORTHAMPTON ROAD TO THE EAST. THE REQUEST SPECIFICALLY PERTAINS TO APPROXIMATELY 10.041 ACRES OF LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS DESOTO HOUSE OF PEACE AND COMMUNITY CENTER AND ADDRESSED AS 531 WEST BELTLINE ROAD, DESOTO, TEXAS. THE APPLICANT IS DOCTOR JIHAD MAITREYA OF DESOTO HOUSE OF PEACE AND COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THE OWNER IS DESOTO HOUSE OF PEACE AND COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS IS ZONING CASE NUMBER Z, 1556-26. MISS PATEL. YES, JUST GIVE ME ONE MOMENT, PLEASE, OKAY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. THIS EVENING I BRING FORWARD TO YOU ALL A REQUEST TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR AN AMENDMENT[00:25:04]
TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT 109 TO ALLOW THE USE OF A PRIVATE PARK OR PLAYGROUND AT 531 WEST BELTLINE ROAD, DESOTO, TEXAS. THE APPLICANT IS DOCTOR JIHAD MACHARIA AND PROPERTY OWNER IS DESOTO HOUSE OF PEACE AND COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY ARE REQUESTING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. DEVELOPMENT 109 ON A LOT LOCATED WITHIN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 109, WHICH HAS A BASE ZONING OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES FOR THE TRACT OF LAND THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, PARTICULARLY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF WEST BELTLINE ROAD AND GLACIER STREET AND IS APPROXIMATELY 10.04 ACRES IN SIZE. THE STAFF NOTICED THE CASE IN THE DAILY COMMERCIAL RECORD ON JULY 8TH, AND MAILED 45 LETTERS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN THE 200FT RADIUS, AND 57 LETTERS TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE 400FT RADIUS OF THE SUBJECT SITE, OF WHICH WE RECEIVED ONE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF, AND ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST. IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE, SO I'LL PASS IT OVER TO YOU ALL.THE ONE THAT IS MARKED IN RED IS THE OPPOSITION ON THE MAP, AND THE ONE THAT IS MARKED IN THE GREEN STAR IS IN THE FAVOR. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE ADJACENT ZONING.
THE SITE IS ZONED AS BD 109 WITH BASE ZONING OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. THE PROPERTY IS TOWARDS THE NORTH AND THE EAST ARE ZONED FOR PD 109. TOWARDS THE SOUTH IT'S ZONED AS PD 81 AND TOWARDS THE WEST IT'S ZONED AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 15,000. THAT IS SF 15 PROPERTIES TOWARDS THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH ARE DEVELOPED, AND PROPERTIES ON THE IMMEDIATE EAST AND THE WEST ARE NOT ARE UNDEVELOPED. NEXT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN OF THE REQUESTED PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT. THE SITE TAKES AN AXIS OF WEST WEST BELTLINE ROAD. IT HAS TWO ACCESS WAYS, WHICH IS SHOWN BY TWO ARROWS AND THE ONE. THAT'S.
THE ARROW THAT IS MARKED ON THE LEFT SIDE IS SHOWING THE PROPOSED PLAYGROUND. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A NOTE OVER HERE THAT THE PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE TRADE REVIEWS FOR THE PERMITTING PROCESS. WE'RE JUST GOING TO WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THIS TO ALLOW AN AMENDMENT TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, TO ALLOW THE USE OF THIS TO ALLOW THE USE OF A PLAYGROUND. NEXT, WE HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBILITY. SO ACCORDING TO OUR. THE SUBJECT SITE PROPERTY IS ZONED AS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, WHICH IS ITS BASE ZONING. AND PER OUR CITY'S USE CHART, ANY CHURCH OR A TEMPLE OR A RECTORY. BASICALLY ANY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION WOULD BE ALLOWED BY. RIGHT. AND THE PROPOSED PD IS GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. AND THIS IS NOT A STANDALONE STRUCTURE. WE ARE USING IT AS AN ACCESSORY USE TO THE EXISTING EXISTING USE THAT IS OF A PLAYGROUND, AND HENCE THE STAFF WOULD BE SUPPORTING THIS REQUEST. SO TAKING ALL OF THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION, THE STAFF WANTS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CASES PRESENTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS PATEL. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? YES. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TODAY? YES. YES. YES, MA'AM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. AT THIS TIME IT IS 629 AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. CAN YOU COME TO THE MIC, STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND THANK YOU. SO IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THIS ZONING, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS DOCTOR JIHAD MONTURA. I'M THE I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DESOTO HOUSE OF PEACE. AND WITH ME TODAY, WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FROM THE FROM THE MOSQUE ITSELF. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND THAT'S IT. WE'RE JUST
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APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS PLAYGROUND APPROVED. HOPEFULLY.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STAFF. HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION? NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. OKAY. AT THIS TIME WITH NO SPEAKERS. IT IS NOW 630 AND I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING STAFF. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, MISS PATEL. WHEN WE SAY A PLAYGROUND AND WHAT IS IT, PARK OR PLAYGROUND? IS THAT SPECIFIC TO MAIN OUTDOOR PARK OR PLAYGROUND? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S SOME TYPE OF ATHLETICS INDOOR. BUT DOES THIS MEAN WHAT'S THE. I COULDN'T TELL IF THAT WAS COVERED INDOORS OR OUTDOORS. WHEN YOU PUT THE THE PICTURE ON THE SCREEN. NO, IT IS GOING TO BE OUTDOORS AND IT IS NOT COVERED. IT'S JUST A FENCED PLAYGROUND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE OUTDOORS. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAD A QUESTION.
ARE THERE PLANS ON HAVING ANY AMENITIES ON THE PLAYGROUND? THAT WOULD BE A BETTER QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. I'M SORRY. WHEN YOU SAY AMENITIES, A BATHROOM? NO, MA'AM. WATERFALL, WATER. WATER FAUCETS? NO, MA'AM. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AN ENCLOSED PLAYGROUND WITH A FENCE. WE'RE PLANNING ON BUILDING A FENCE AROUND IT ONCE THE. ONCE IT'S COMPLETED, WILL THERE BE ANY LIGHTS ADDED TO THE PLAYGROUND FOR ANY ANY LIGHTS? SO THERE'S CURRENTLY A LOT OF LIGHTS OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING TO BE ABLE TO EVEN PITCH DARK OUTSIDE THE LIGHTS.
THERE'S ENOUGH LIGHT LIGHTS OUTSIDE TO KEEP IT SAFE AND SECURE, AS WELL AS TO BE ABLE TO SEE FROM FROM A DISTANCE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. BUT NO NEW LIGHTS WILL BE PART OF THAT PLAN. AS OF NOW, WE ARE NOT PLANNING ON IT BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S VERY WELL LIT OUTSIDE FROM ALL AROUND THE BUILDING. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. SIR, REAL QUICK QUESTION, AND THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. I'M NOT SURE IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS USE OF PARK OR PLAYGROUND THAN PRIVATE IS IN PARENTHESES. HOW DO WE ENFORCE THAT IF IT'S OUTDOORS. I'M SORRY. I SEE WHERE YOU'RE REFERRING TO BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. SO IT'S A PRIVATE PARK PLAYGROUND BECAUSE OF THE FENCING. YES. HOW YOU. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND ALSO BECAUSE IT'S ON PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? OH ENTERTAIN. DID I CLOSE UP CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ZONING CASE 1556-26 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. SECOND ZONING CASE Z15556-26. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AGENDA ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING. NUMBER TWO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. SUP TO ALLOW THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE USED AS A GARAGE AND BATHROOM, TOILET AND SINK ONLY. TO TO A GARAGE ACCESSORY DWELLING ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1213 HANNAH CIRCLE, DESOTO, TEXAS. THE SITE IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS HAMPTON PLACE ESTATES. FOR INSTANCE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
LT0020 AND IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, 10,000 SQUARE FOOT SF TEN. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED NEAR THE EAST INTERSECTION OF NORTH HAMPTON AND HANNAH AVENUE AND CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 0.21 ACRES. THE APPLICANT IS FRANK VILLARRUEL OF ENCHANT DESIGN AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS SHERRY ROSS. AND THIS IS ZONING CASE NUMBER Z1557-26, MISS PATEL, THANK YOU. WE'RE LOOKING AT A REQUEST TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO A GARAGE ACCESSORY DWELLING. THE APPLICANT, MR. FRANK VILLARRUEL OF ANCIENT DESIGN AND PROPERTY OWNER SHERRY ROSS. THEY'RE REQUESTING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE USE OF A GARAGE ACCESSORY DWELLING ON A LOT. LOCATED WITHIN SF TEN ZONING DISTRICT, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF NORTHAMPTON AND HANNAH AVENUE AND IS CURRENTLY
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0.219 ACRES IN SIZE, SO THEY ARE WANTING TO CONVERT IT INTO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING BY ADDING A LIVING SPACE KITCHEN AND A BATH AREA, WHICH HAS ALREADY EXISTING GARAGE SPACE AND A TOILET AND A SINK. NEXT WE HAVE THE STAFF NOTICED THIS CASE IN THE DAILY COMMERCIAL RECORD ON JULY 8TH AND MAIL 25 LETTERS TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF RADIUS, AND 35 LETTERS TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE 400FT RADIUS OF THE SUBJECT SITE. WE RECEIVED ZERO LETTERS IN SUPPORT, AND WE RECEIVED ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION FOR THIS CASE, WHICH IS MARKED IN THE RED STAR THAT'S THERE. OUR PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER IS PASSING OVER THE LETTER OF OPPOSITION THAT WE HAVE. OH, EVERYBODY IS THE SAME. YEAH, IT'S THE SAME. NEXT WE HAVE THE ADJACENT ZONING. THE SITE IS ZONED, AS IS OFTEN THE SUBJECT SITE IS SURROUNDED WITH THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT OF SF TEN AND ALL THE SIDES NORTH, EAST, WEST AND SOUTH. AND ALL OF THIS AREA IS DEVELOPED. NEXT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN OF THE PROPOSED SUB REQUEST. THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT OF THE ACCESSORY BUILDING STAYS THE SAME SINCE IT'S THERE EXISTING, AND THE APPLICANTS JUST WANT TO DO THE REMODELING AND CONVERT IT INTO A GARAGE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, WHICH TRIGGERS AN SUV. NEXT, WE HAVE THE ELEVATIONS. THE APPLICANT IS NOT CHANGING ANYTHING IN THE ELEVATION. IT STAYS THE SAME. THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING ALSO STAYS THE SAME, WHICH IS ONE STORY WHICH IS COMPLIANT WITH THE SF TEN ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS. NEXT, WE HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBILITY. SO THE PROPOSED SUB IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, WHICH DESIGNATES IT AS A MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE, WHICH ALLOWS SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED STRUCTURES. AT SOME PLACES, THE SUB REMAINS CONSISTENT AND SUBORDINATE TO THE PRIMARY USE THAT'S THERE AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN AS WELL, SO THE STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS REQUEST. SO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ALL OF THE THINGS THE STAFF RECOMMENDS, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO MOVE AHEAD WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CASES PRESENTED. AND BEFORE MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THIS WOULD THIS WOULD JUST REQUEST. THIS IS JUST A REQUEST FOR AN SUP. THIS WOULD STILL GO BEFORE THE REQUIRED TRADES FOR THE REVIEW OF THE PLANS OR ANYTHING ELSE. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. COULD YOU TELL ME? THE DECISION TO APPLY AS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING VERSUS AN INDEPENDENT DWELLING, GIVEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A KITCHEN ADDED AS WELL. SO THERE IS ALREADY A MAIN STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY. THIS IS A THIS IS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE THAT'S THERE. SO THAT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NOT AS A PRIMARY STRUCTURE. IT IS COMPARATIVELY A SMALLER ONE TO THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE THAT'S THERE. BUT BUT IT ALSO BECOMES AN INDEPENDENT DWELLING, RIGHT. WITH THE ADDITION OF THE KITCHEN. YES. SO THAT THAT IS THE REASON WE HAVE DEFINED IT UNDER THE USE OF GARAGE AND ACCESSORY DWELLING. THAT IS HOW IT WOULD BE DEFINED AS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WHEN IT COMES TO RESIDENTIAL ZONING REGULATIONS, YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. SO THERE'S ALREADY ONE MAIN STRUCTURE ON THE LOT. AND BY DEFINITION, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, IT ALREADY EXISTS AS A GARAGE AND THEY'RE JUST CONVERTING IT TO ALLOW THE TO ALLOW IT TO FUNCTION AS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING. SO IT'S STILL ACCESSORY TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE BECAUSE OF THE COMPONENTS THAT THAT MAKE UP THE STRUCTURE AND HOME. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACCESSORY DWELLING AND AN INDEPENDENT DWELLING WOULD BE WHAT I KNOW THERE'S A PRIMARY STRUCTURE THERE. SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAKING THIS LIKE A, AN INDEPENDENT VERSUS ACCESSORY? BECAUSE WITH THE ADDITION OF THE KITCHEN, IT NOW BECOMES AN INDEPENDENT DWELLING, WHICH IS WHICH IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO. SO IT'S NOT AN INDEPENDENT DWELLING BECAUSE THIS IS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IT'S IN THE SINGLE FAMILY[00:40:05]
RESIDENTIAL, 10,000 SQUARE FOOT ZONING DISTRICT. SO IT DOESN'T MEET THAT MINIMUM LOT SIZE OR THAT MINIMUM HOUSE REQUIREMENT. SO EVERY EVERY ZONING DISTRICT HAS A MINIMUM MAIN DWELLING REQUIREMENT IN THIS, THIS STRUCTURE DOES NOT MEET THAT. IT'S WELL UNDER THAT. SO IT WOULDN'T BE CLASSIFIED AS A MAIN STRUCTURE. OKAY. MADAM. MADAM CHAIR, I'M SORRY. ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR LIGHT STILL ON? NO. YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS MAKING LIKE A MOTHER IN LAW'S QUARTERS IN THE FRONT PART OF THE GARAGE. BASED ON THE DRAWINGS I SAW. SO, YOU KNOW. GREAT. AND I AM COMPLETELY IN FAVOR OF MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING IN THIS ECONOMY. I'LL PUT THAT OUT THERE. PARENTS ASSISTING THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR KIDS. SO I'M IN FAVOR, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE COMP PLAN.DOES THE COMP PLAN NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS ADUS? WOULD YOU SHOW TALKED ABOUT SINGLE FAMILY AND TOWNHOUSES? BUT DOES THE COMP PLAN DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS ADUS? IT DOES. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. MISS PATEL HAS IT LISTED THERE. SO IT'S THE THIRD COLUMN ACCESSORY DWELLING. I'M SORRY I MISSED IT COMPLETELY AND HAVE MY GLASSES ON. OKAY. NEXT QUESTION. I DON'T RECALL SEEING MANY APPLICATIONS FOR ADUS, BUT I DO RECALL ONE THAT WAS NOT APPROVED PREVIOUSLY. SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION THE LAST FOUR YEARS. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY ADUS? HOW MANY APPLICATIONS HAVE WE RECEIVED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS? HOW MANY OF THOSE HAVE BEEN APPROVED VERSUS DENIED? I CAN HONESTLY ONLY SPEAK TO THE YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN HERE AND THERE'S BEEN ZERO. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE, BUT I CAN DO SOME RESEARCH AND GET THOSE NUMBERS TO YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THE THE ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION THAT WE RECEIVED. CAN YOU SHOW ME WHERE THAT'S AT ON YOUR ON THE SLIDE. YES, BECAUSE I WENT TO THE SITE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE LAURIE AVENUE IS RIGHT HERE. OKAY. AND THAT'S WITHIN A 200 OR 400.
IT'S WITHIN THE 200. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? IS IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 6:43 P.M. AND WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE. CAN YOU COME UP AND GIVE US YOUR NAME, CITY OF RESIDENCE. AND IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS APPLICATION, FEEL FREE TO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. HELLO FRANK WITH ENCHANT DESIGN. I'M WORKING WITH SHERRI ON THIS ONE, HOPING THAT SHE CAN GET THIS BUILT OUT ACCORDING TO THE SUP AND IT'LL BE WILL DEFINITELY MARK IT AS NOT TO BE LEASED OR SUBLET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU'RE SAYING MULTIGENERATIONAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY GET THIS ONE THROUGH AND PASSED. DID YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME? FRANK. FRANK WITH ENCHANT DESIGN AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE PILOT POINT, TEXAS. THANK YOU. UP NORTH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN FAVOR IN OPPOSITION? NO, MA'AM. NONE. OKAY. WELL, WITH THAT, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT. IT IS 644. AND AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF Z 155726 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. AND I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. AND ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE
[G. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES]
AGENDA IS AGENDA ITEM G CITY COUNCIL LIAISON ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES. I DID HEAR FROM COUNCILWOMAN CHISHOLM. I THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE HERE, BUT SHE'S NOT IN THE AUDIENCE, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THERE ARE ANY CITY COUNCIL UPDATES. DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR US FROM HER? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY. NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM H. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST[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.]
DISCUSSIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING. FOLLOWING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE[00:45:01]
551.0415. EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCES TO INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES. THREE A RECOGNITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL. FOR A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING PLANNING AND ZONING EVENT. FIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. MISS PATEL, THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT IS THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION FOR PLACE THREE WITH DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KEN WATERS, WHO WOULD BE FOCUSING ON UPDATING THE COMMUNITY ON THE PROGRESS, VISION AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR PLACE. THAT IS PLACE THREE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO. IT WOULD BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17TH FROM 7 TO 8:30 P.M. AT THE ARC. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE BEST SOUTHWEST REGIONAL PREPAREDNESS FAIR TRAINING, AND THIS WOULD BE A FREE EVENT. AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. AND IS GOING TO BE HELD AT THE LANCASTER RECREATIONAL CENTER.APART FROM THESE TWO, I HAVE ONE MORE. I HAVE TWO MORE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION RECEIVED A 150 K GRANT FOR THE ZONING REGULATIONS UPDATE, AND IT WAS ACCEPTED BY OUR CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WILL SAVE US THE AMOUNT FROM OUR GENERAL FUND. AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, IS I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, MR. AHMED AL KASIM, FOR RECEIVING THE DIRECTOR, THE DIRECTOR AWARD OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS CALLED CALLED AS BUILDING SUCCESS ONE SWING AT A TIME. WE. HE RECEIVED IT AT THE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION EVENT. THAT'S ALL FOR TONIGHT. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT'S ALL WE DID RECEIVE SOME EMAILS ABOUT SOME OF THESE ITEMS, SOME OF THESE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING. MISS JORDAN, CAN YOU MAKE SURE WE RECEIVE AN EMAIL? YES, MA'AM. SO THAT WE CAN PUT IT ON OUR CALENDARS? GREAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MISS PATEL. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM G. I SEE OUR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON IS HERE. DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR US AT THIS TIME? NONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM I ADJOURNMENT. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO PLANNING AND ZONING RECEIVING THAT AWARD THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. WE ECHO THAT. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ADJOURN A SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
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