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 Good evening and welcome to the September 24th 2025 meeting of the Planning and

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 Zoning Commission. At 532 I will call our work session to order. Please note at

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 this time commissioners Pruitt, Riggs, and McDade are absent from the meeting.

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 The first item on our work session agenda for this evening is an item for

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 individual consideration PZ 25 187, elect an acting chair for the Planning and

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 Zoning Commission's September 24th 2025 meeting and that will be for the work

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 session and the regular session. So at this time I will open it up for you all

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 to have a nomination for that. Yes, Commissioner McDuff. Yes I'd like to

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 nominate Commissioner Lisa Dyer to serve as acting chair for this meeting and

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 just want to say out loud that I think she would be a good fit. She's a senior

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 member on the committee that's present this evening. She's a successful

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 realtor and has a knowledge of processes and terminology and also she's a proven

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 leader in our other organizational memberships. Thank you. Is there a second?

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 Yes Commissioner Garland. I'll second that. All right and we can do a hand vote as

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 long as you're willing to accept the nomination. Yes I will accept. All right so

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 I will call for a vote. Everyone raise their hand. There an aye. All right four

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 ayes so you may bring your name tag and agenda and join us here in the middle.

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 Where do I start at? Okay at this time we will call for citizen comments. There is

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 nobody present so there's no citizen comments. Okay is there any clarification

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 of agenda items listed on the agenda for this meeting? Okay we will go ahead and

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 go down to the the minutes. Do we have any questions on the minutes or any

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 motions? Oh clarifications on the minute sorry. I'm a newbie. No clarifications? Okay

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 we're gonna go ahead and move on to the consent agenda. We will look at consent

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 agenda a FP 2 5 - 0 0 1 8 C considering our request by double our Devco LLC and

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 Hickory Grove residential community for a final plot of Hickory Grove phase 4.

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 Good evening Planning and Zoning Commission Matt Bourdine assistant planner. Here is Subin

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 Infamia Hine. She's the reviewer of this plot but this is a an approximately 114

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 acre site located south of Jackson Road and approximately 80 feet east of the

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 intersection of Nail Road and Jackson Road in the city of Denton's ETJ

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 Division 1. This plot staff is recommending approval of as it complies

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 with the established criteria for approval. I'm here to answer any

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 questions. Does anybody have any questions? We do not. Sweet. Thank you.

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 Okay moving on to the consent agenda. We've got now the individuals for item

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 I'm sorry for individual consideration. Number a letter a PP 2 5 - 0 0 3a. We're

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 going to consider a request by Kim Lee Horn and Associates on behalf of Razor

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 Investments LTD for a preliminary plat of C5 LC Razor Ranch Edition. Good evening

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 Chair and members of the Commission. Erin Stanley assistant planner. This is a

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 plot for approximately 76 acres generally located south of US 380 west

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 of I-35 and north of Jim Crystal Road. At this time it does not meet our criteria

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 for approval so staff does recommend a denial. However this applicant did

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 submit a extension request earlier today and this should have been emailed to you

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 just prior to the start of this meeting. So we are have no objection to their

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 requested extension to a date certain of October 22nd 2025. Does anybody have any

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 questions? Any commissioners? Okay thank you so much. Moving along to letter B V

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 2 5 0 0 6 1. Consider a request by Ron and Elizabeth Langham for approval of a

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 subdivision variance from the 2019 Denton Development Code subsection 8.3.2

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 point C point 2a regarding the maximum number of residential lots permitted to

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 take access from a private access access easement. Good evening

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 Matt Burdine assistant planner. I'm here presenting the subdivision

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 variance request. I want to begin by explaining a little bit about what these

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 are since we have some newer people on the Commission. So when an applicant comes

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 in and is facing a hardship and meeting our platting and subdivision

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 requirements they may apply for a subdivision variance request which comes

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 before this body for approval. As part of that request staff looks at and they

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 need to meet four items for consideration. Generally these are first

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 that must not cause any detriment to the public. There must be something about the

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 surrounding that's causing a hardship. Third it doesn't violate any planning or

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 guiding documents for the city and fourth that it's not a result of the

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 action of the applicant. This particular subdivision request is for a piece of

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 property located about 5,500 feet north of loop 288 and over a thousand feet

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 east of FM 2164 or North Locust Street in the city of Denton's ETJ 1. This

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 subdivision request is associated with the final plat that's also be considered

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 tonight. They're proposing to subdivide their property into three lots two for

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 residential. Currently this property has access via private access easement that

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 has nine months and so because of that they are requesting a subdivision

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 variance to allow more than three residential lots access a private drive.

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 Staff reviews found that it meets all the criteria for or all the

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 considerations for approval of subdivision variance. We'll get more into

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 that later in the presentation tonight. Ultimately recommending approval. I'm

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 here to answer any questions or concerns. Any commissioners have questions? I do.

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 Yeah. I'm just looking at the plat and you see the one on the far left but then

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 it's like lot two block A is kind of in the middle of everything going around it.

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 Is that where there's going to be the agriculture stuff left? Correct. Yes that

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 lot three that kind of wraps around is the agricultural lot. So just from my

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 vantage point my knowledge base the decision-making that went into having

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 it divided that way why would you not have like residential residential and

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 everything else like farm like why the weird like shape like yeah what's the

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 backstory on this? Yes so the as the code does discourage irregular shape lots it

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 was I can't point out if that doesn't prohibit them that in order for an ag

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 exemption to apply to lot three the whole thing has to be continuous is what

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 they brought up. Additionally lot two on that lot currently is the site of their

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 existing well and so they wanted to keep that on a residential lot and then they

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 want space in between the two residential lots so that was their

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 justification for why they want the lots this way. So on that I'm going to assume

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 it's the eastern border there of lot two why not just make that one great big

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 line and then lot two is now super huge so you have a lot of space and then

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 everything on the east side of that is the the farmland is it now we don't have

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 enough farmland to get their exemptions that they're looking for? So there was

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 recommendations made to the owners this is the layout the insisted upon and so

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 that's I have for you. And on the south end of that is that where the road is

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 that connects all it like this? Yeah so the highlighted blue part is so is the

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 right-of-way reservation for a future primary arterial and so and then the

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 access easement is along their south property border. They wanted the least

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 amount of those residential lots in that right-of-way reservation so hence the

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 way it's oriented. So personally that is just odd to me and what are I'm going to

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 ask from a lawyer advantage what are our parameters if you know especially

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 hearing that the city did do some recommendations that that is not the

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 most ideal what are our parameters as commissioners of approving not approving

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 all of this? Absolutely so there are two matters on this property that are before

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 you right now I just want to point out that we're talking about the variance at

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 this particular instance that's going to be governed by the criteria for approval

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 that Matt's going to discuss in further detail. The second item the Platt

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 approval is where there's a little bit more state law

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 constrainment on to how and when to vote. State law says the Platt approval is

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 largely a ministerial act and that means that if you as a commissioner agree with

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 staff's analysis that the Platt meets approval meets the listed criteria that

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 are in the staff report and in the DDC then essentially you have an obligation

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 to vote to approve. A recommendation in the past for commissioners who want to

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 vote against a Platt is that they need to say so in the discussion phase they

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 need to give a recitation to this particular standard they don't believe

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 has been accomplished so they need to explain why with the reference to state

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 statute or pardon me to the DDC. Am I correct Haley? Yeah to the DDC. So

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 basically from what I read in the agenda they and I know we're not really on the

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 Platt but to me it's all kind of merging together. The approval of the Platt

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 hinges on the approval of the variance. Correct. So what is the city and in the

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 city I feel like there was a little vagueness in the city's recommendation

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 for all of this so what is what is the city's viewpoint on the variance in

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 this and was this something that the neighbors had to get notified how are

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 the neighbors feeling does this not really affect the neighbor it's just

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 really these homeowners that it really just affects. So for subdivision

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 variances and and the final plot public notification is not required so we didn't

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 send out any mailings to the to the neighbors. The as city's position on the

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 variances is recommended approval it's purely about can you have more than

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 three residential lots off of this existing private access drive decisions

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 regarding the lot I mean as city staff has recommended approval of the final

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 plot but as decisions with regards to the layout as we've been discussing

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 would be more appropriate for decision being made on the plot. I would just

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 chime in the the shape of the lots does not necessarily affect the variance to

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 Matt's point it's regarding the number of lots that is the matter for discussion

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 with the variance. We did find that they meet the criteria for approval for this

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 variance with respect to the lot shape and as Matt pointed out are the way the

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 DDC is worded it does not prohibit irregularly shaped lots it says they

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 are discouraged so while Matt did make recommendations and suggestions for ways

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 that they could make the lots more regularly shaped ultimately it is up to

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 the property owner in this instance if they wish to have irregularly shaped

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 lots. Commissioner McDuff. Yes ma'am thank you I think we might find an answer in

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 exhibit five where we have a narrative and just to say that this is a going to

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 be a retirement home for the Lanning Hams and they're putting in the lot one

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 their kids and then they'll be living in want to live in lot two and then the

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 agriculture around them so it may just be something as simple as dividing the

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 property home lots. Chair if I may we're kind of getting into deliberation and

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 that's not really what we're fixing to do in this part of the work session okay

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 but these are all great things to put a pin in and bring back up in the open

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 community. Any other questions? Okay thank you. I do have one other question I'm

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 sorry I was moving paper do we have a separate motion then will we vote and

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 there will be a motion on this proposal and then another motion on the other

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 proposal they go together but yeah. You have to approve the variance first yeah

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 and then depending on how that goes and that kind of dictates how or helps in

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 the decision-making on the plat. Okay so we will go ahead and move into the FP

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 25-0030 considering the requests by landmark surveyors on behalf of Ron

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 Elizabeth Langham for approval of a final plat for lots one through three

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 block A 697 Pecan Creek edition. Yes yeah here to present a request for the final

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 plot associated with the variance that we just discussed to create three lots

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 of 11 acre tract. As I slightly misspoke you the earlier staff's recommendation at

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 this time is dependent on PNZ's decision regarding the variance if the

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 Commission approves of subdivision variance staff is recommending approval

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 of this final plot and then vice versa if the Commission denies the subdivision

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 variance staff is then recommending now of this plot. Do we have any other

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 further questions? Okay thank you. Okay moving on to FP 25-0027 consider a

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 request by McAdams on behalf of the property owner RDO equipment for a

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 final plot of the RDO edition. Good evening chair members of the Commission

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 Ashley Eckstead associate planner. This is FP 25-27 RDO equipment. This is a

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 request for a final plat for a 10 acre property on the south side of US 380

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 west of Mosh Branch Road. At this time staff is recommending denial but we do

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 not have an objection to the requested extension till October 22nd. Do we have

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 any questions? Okay thank you. FP 25-0028 consider a request by

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 Manhard Consulting on behalf of the property owner Kana Capital for a final

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 plot of the reserve at Brush Creek. Good evening Angie Manglars development

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 review manager. This is a final plot for the reserve at Brush Creek. It is located

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 at the northeast corner of US 377 and Brush Creek Road. The purpose of this

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 final plot is to plot 42 residential lots zoned to plan development. At this

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 time staff is recommending denial as it does not comply with all of our criteria

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 for approval but we have no objection to the requested extension to a date

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 certain of October 22nd. Happy to answer any questions. Do we have any questions?

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 Thank you. Okay now we move into the public hearing section. Z 25-0012

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 we're going to be holding a public hearing and consider making a

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 recommendation to the City Council regarding a request to rezone

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 approximately one acre of land from Mixed Use to Neighborhood MN Zoning

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 District to Suburban Corridor SC Zoning District generally located south of Loop

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 288 Service Road and north of Randall Street approximately 800 feet west of

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 East Sherman Drive in the City of Denton. Thank you Erin Stanley assistant planner

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 and we are trying to look something a little bit different with this so this

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 and the next item I have one presentation for in the main session

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 they'll still be two separate public hearings but I'll still just give one

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 presentation. So that means we will also cover item B Z25-0016. Thank you.

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 So I'll give just a quick summary in work session so this is a request to

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 rezone two properties to approximately one acre lots from Mixed Use

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 Neighborhood District to Suburban Corridor. We're putting these together

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 since they are right next to each other and the requests are very similar same

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 zoning districts so this these are both generally located south of Loop 288 and

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 north of Randall Street and west of East Sherman Drive. The purpose of these

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 requests are to facilitate development of commercial uses consistent with the

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 adjacent zonings and other plans developments approximate or to the east and

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 this is consistent with the comprehensive plan and future land use map and staff

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 is recommending approval. I'll have a longer presentation in the main session

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 but I'll be happy to answer any questions. Commissioner, do you have any questions? We do not.

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 Thank you. Thank you. Moving along to Z25-0011 hold a public hearing and consider

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 making a recommendation to the City Council regarding a city initiated

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 zoning change from Public Facilities District to Mixed Use Downtown District

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 on approximately 1.08 acres and from Mixed Use Neighborhood District to

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 Mixed Use Downtown on approximately 42.62 acres. Thank you. Good evening Chair

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 and members of the Commission. Sean Jacobson, Associate Planner here to

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 present Z25-11 expanding opportunities in southern downtown. For some of you

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 this will be somewhat familiar information from the work session we had

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 for others this will be new information but essentially this is a request to

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 rezone 43.7 acres from a public facility and MN zoning to mixed use

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 downtown zoning. To give you a little background this area which I'll be

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 referring to as southern downtown essentially south of Sycamore down to

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 Eagle from 2002 to 2019 was zoned downtown commercial general same zoning

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 as we saw around the square essentially we had one downtown core zoning cover

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 this entire area however in 2019 when the entire city transitioned to new

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 zoning districts the time of the adoption of the new DDC this southern

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 downtown area did not transition to the new mixed use downtown zoning district

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 there were a number of reasons but a main one most likely was because the

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 area was covered by floodplain and so it was not anticipated that we would see

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 much redevelopment there and so the thought was well downtown core zoning

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 doesn't necessarily make sense in this area because it can't develop in that

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 way however in 2024 we completed a city project to remove this area from the

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 floodplain suddenly development redevelopment adaptive reuse was possible

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 for the first time in years we had an opportunity for this to develop like the

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 rest of downtown so 2024 we had the design downtown Denton plan process

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 looking at the next 20 years of downtown as part of that we identified and the

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 community identified that this is an area of great opportunity for our

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 downtown and so one of the recommendations of that plan approved by

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 council and of course supported by the planning and zoning Commission was that

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 we pursue a new southern downtown in this area so that we work to facilitate

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 developing new shops residential areas more activity in that southern downtown

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 area the first step that was recommended by the design downtown Denton plan was

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 that staff study rezoning this area to MD essentially giving it back that

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 downtown zoning that it had had from 2002 to 2019 so staff went ahead and did

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 an extensive analysis of that area and here's essentially what we came back

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 with the future land use map the comprehensive plan designates the entire

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 area as downtown Denton so it's very much consistent with the future land use to

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 zone this area makes to use downtown that would restore the downtown zoning

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 to this area and would give property owners in the area more flexibility to

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 develop in the same way that property owners closer to the square can develop

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 those MD standards that we come into play would also help to make it easier

00:23:43.160 --> 00:23:48.120
 to develop mixed-use developments it makes infill development on smaller lots

00:23:48.120 --> 00:23:53.000
 more possible it makes easier to develop different housing options so town homes

00:23:53.000 --> 00:23:57.320
 become easier develop as well as small multifamily key downtown uses like bars

00:23:57.320 --> 00:24:01.880
 and craft brewery become develop you can develop by right instead of needing an

00:24:01.880 --> 00:24:06.360
 SCP so essentially those things that allow you to develop in a downtown way

00:24:06.360 --> 00:24:10.800
 become much more possible with this zoning change so staff was leaning in

00:24:10.800 --> 00:24:13.980
 favor of this but we wanted to make sure we also talked to the community we held

00:24:13.980 --> 00:24:19.840
 two community meetings in May presented our findings to the attendees and after

00:24:19.840 --> 00:24:24.120
 robust discussion both of those meetings the attendees were unanimously in

00:24:24.120 --> 00:24:30.360
 support of the zoning change so staff's recommendation is that the area you see

00:24:30.360 --> 00:24:34.640
 there that forty three point seven acres be rezoned to mixed use downtown it's

00:24:34.640 --> 00:24:38.040
 consistent with our comprehensive plan it's consistent with the recommendations

00:24:38.040 --> 00:24:42.080
 of the design downtown Denton twenty-year plan for the area and it does

00:24:42.080 --> 00:24:46.040
 also comply with our criteria for approval for zoning changes which I'll

00:24:46.040 --> 00:24:49.700
 discuss more in my main meeting presentation with that I'm happy to

00:24:49.700 --> 00:24:54.080
 answer any and all questions you may have thank you

00:24:56.360 --> 00:25:08.200
 does anybody have any questions yes mr. Jacobson how does this recommendation how

00:25:08.200 --> 00:25:11.680
 is it different from the information that we heard in our work session

00:25:11.680 --> 00:25:18.200
 presentation on July 23rd it should be roughly exactly the same okay excellent

00:25:18.200 --> 00:25:25.840
 another comment is that I am thankful that you have managed to brought forth

00:25:25.840 --> 00:25:31.400
 the change in ordinance that recognizes the current single-family residential

00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:37.600
 dwellings that are legal and conforming yes ma'am I think that was a point of

00:25:37.600 --> 00:25:44.560
 contention the other may I proceed I'll have one more yes chair I notice the

00:25:44.560 --> 00:25:51.640
 comments that we got in the mail today in the email today and over the weekend

00:25:51.640 --> 00:25:58.920
 one of those was from an automotive person will those have a special use

00:25:58.920 --> 00:26:08.280
 permit I know so happening to respond or if you had any more to the question I'm

00:26:08.280 --> 00:26:15.240
 happy yes that was it that was my last one so it is it is correct that for minor

00:26:15.240 --> 00:26:20.760
 automotive uses those are not a permitted use within the MD zoning

00:26:20.760 --> 00:26:25.680
 district so we would not see new minor automotive uses being developed if this

00:26:25.680 --> 00:26:31.800
 passes however any legally existing use at this time can continue operating on

00:26:31.800 --> 00:26:35.780
 into the future essentially for as long as they want to continue to do that and

00:26:35.780 --> 00:26:39.280
 they maintain the use they can sell it to a new business that business continue

00:26:39.280 --> 00:26:44.240
 to do it for example major automotive has not been a permitted use in this

00:26:44.240 --> 00:26:48.760
 area for I think over a decade and we still have many of those same major

00:26:48.760 --> 00:26:52.280
 automotive uses that we've had they've continued operating just as they would

00:26:52.280 --> 00:26:57.720
 have so that our protections for what we call non-conforming uses are very robust

00:26:57.720 --> 00:27:03.120
 and they will be all in place for those existing minor and I'm just asking that

00:27:03.120 --> 00:27:08.800
 question because we had a comment and a comment Sean so I'm sure we get back to

00:27:08.800 --> 00:27:15.120
 all those people on their questions but absolutely okay thank you any other

00:27:15.120 --> 00:27:24.880
 questions okay thank you moving on to CA 25 - to the city of Denton planning and

00:27:24.880 --> 00:27:27.880
 zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider making a

00:27:27.880 --> 00:27:31.280
 recommendation to City Council regarding a comprehensive plan amendment on

00:27:31.280 --> 00:27:36.040
 approximately thirty four point five acres from rural areas future land use

00:27:36.040 --> 00:27:42.600
 designation to light industrial future shim generally located south of US 380

00:27:42.600 --> 00:27:47.420
 beginning a half a mile east of Gisling Road and extending approximately half a

00:27:47.420 --> 00:27:55.320
 mile east to North Trinity Road thank you Aaron Stanley assistant planner so

00:27:55.320 --> 00:28:00.160
 this is a city initiated request for a future land use map amendment of

00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:05.240
 approximately 57 acres this is located on the far northeast side of town

00:28:05.240 --> 00:28:09.840
 indicated with the star in the top right map there and we are going to talk about

00:28:09.840 --> 00:28:14.760
 this in two different areas there's two recommendations for the area so area one

00:28:14.760 --> 00:28:19.960
 is shown in yellow this is approximately thirty four point five acres the current

00:28:19.960 --> 00:28:24.360
 future land use map designation is rural areas for this part and we are

00:28:24.360 --> 00:28:29.920
 recommending changing this to light industrial the second area circled in

00:28:29.920 --> 00:28:36.280
 orange is approximately 22.5 acres this is existing low residential designation

00:28:36.280 --> 00:28:40.240
 today and we are proposing amending the future land use map designation to

00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:45.400
 community mixed use we are recommending approval of both of these and I have a

00:28:45.400 --> 00:28:49.000
 few background slides I want to go through during work session as well so

00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:52.840
 before we dive in I kind of wanted to put this request in perspective with our

00:28:52.840 --> 00:28:57.760
 larger development process so the comprehensive plan Sean talked about it

00:28:57.760 --> 00:29:00.760
 others have talked about it's that 20-year vision guidebook for the city

00:29:00.760 --> 00:29:06.320
 and within this comprehensive plan we have the future land use map so in this

00:29:06.320 --> 00:29:10.340
 future land use map it's a bigger picture for what types of land uses in

00:29:10.340 --> 00:29:14.720
 different parts of the city we want to see you see that's there's not as many

00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:20.240
 colors as in the zoning map it's not as as detail that just would highlight

00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:25.480
 things of residential area commercial area industrial area and this is what

00:29:25.480 --> 00:29:30.160
 we're discussing today that future land use map not zoning zoning is where you

00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:34.280
 get more detailed it's at the parcel level you see more colors on that map

00:29:34.280 --> 00:29:39.080
 that's where it determines if you can have a single-family home or an office a

00:29:39.080 --> 00:29:44.520
 restaurant those specific uses but all of that is intended to match the future

00:29:44.520 --> 00:29:50.680
 land use map designation and it's a tool to carry out that future land use map so

00:29:50.680 --> 00:29:53.880
 just keeping in mind as we're going through the discussion this this request

00:29:53.880 --> 00:29:59.840
 does not change any zoning of properties today only that future land use map and

00:29:59.840 --> 00:30:05.160
 then some background on the project why we're looking at this specific area not

00:30:05.160 --> 00:30:10.200
 the entire corridor so staff began this corridor study because we received in

00:30:10.200 --> 00:30:14.760
 the last year year and a half several development inquiries in the area that

00:30:14.760 --> 00:30:18.120
 do not match the current zoning designation or the future land use

00:30:18.120 --> 00:30:22.960
 designation this kind of indicates to us that maybe something something might be

00:30:22.960 --> 00:30:27.000
 wrong in the area to take a look at that it's also identified in the

00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:32.320
 comprehensive plan as a gateway into the city for staff to look further at so

00:30:32.320 --> 00:30:36.680
 approximately nine months ago we began this corridor study we looked at things

00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:41.680
 like existing conditions those two photos are from this from the site we

00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:46.880
 see a lot of single-family homes vacant lots there are some there's some

00:30:46.880 --> 00:30:51.280
 agriculture some driveways into the ETJ where we see more commercial and

00:30:51.280 --> 00:30:55.280
 industrial uses in the area but along the corridor itself it's a lot of vacant

00:30:55.280 --> 00:31:00.280
 and single-family properties with driveways directly onto 380 we also

00:31:00.280 --> 00:31:05.720
 looked at the development history of the area existing zoning annexation pattern

00:31:05.720 --> 00:31:10.120
 and transportation had some meetings with our transportation department and

00:31:10.120 --> 00:31:15.400
 text dot and some of their proposed changes for the area some of you might be

00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:21.440
 aware of the anticipated 380 and 288 connector this is anticipated to be

00:31:21.440 --> 00:31:26.840
 completed a roughly through 2030 and that would be approximately half a mile

00:31:26.840 --> 00:31:33.280
 west of the subject area for the subject area longer term they anticipate a

00:31:33.280 --> 00:31:37.520
 freeway conversion where the freeway would be free flowing all the way

00:31:37.520 --> 00:31:41.960
 towards Frisco and they would have service roads on the north and south with

00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:45.760
 with intersections signaled intersections so this would be a big

00:31:45.760 --> 00:31:52.200
 change to the area and influence what types of developments come in also

00:31:52.200 --> 00:31:58.280
 wanted to mention we we came before this body in April for the work session not a

00:31:58.280 --> 00:32:02.000
 lot has changed with that recommendation has stayed the same this body

00:32:02.000 --> 00:32:06.040
 recommended that we go out and talk with the community was already our plan but we

00:32:06.040 --> 00:32:11.520
 did have four community meetings two in person and two virtual and all who

00:32:11.520 --> 00:32:15.240
 attended those agreed with staffs recommendation thought that this was

00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:20.720
 appropriate for the area and and liked the suggestion I will have a longer

00:32:20.720 --> 00:32:25.440
 presentation in the main session but I'll be happy to answer any questions

00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:29.640
 commissioners you have any questions

00:32:29.640 --> 00:32:36.000
 Commissioner McDowell this is a comment where is the environmentally sensitive

00:32:36.000 --> 00:32:41.880
 area so there is some ESA further towards the east it comes in a little

00:32:41.880 --> 00:32:46.640
 bit into the subject area but where you see the Elm Fork Trinity River that area

00:32:46.640 --> 00:32:52.400
 gets into some ESA it's really on the outskirts of this area there's some

00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:57.080
 some corners where it comes in but mostly to the east okay and how we're

00:32:57.080 --> 00:33:01.680
 going to manage that the same way we do for all developments that come in if

00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:06.040
 there is any suspected ESA on the property they have to do their ESA field

00:33:06.040 --> 00:33:10.320
 assessment if they're impacting it they might have to go through that alternative

00:33:10.320 --> 00:33:19.760
 ESA usually they just would not impact it in this case any other questions okay

00:33:19.760 --> 00:33:22.160
 thank you

00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:38.280
 okay is there any other comments or discussions by the commissioners or the

00:33:38.280 --> 00:33:45.200
 staff we will go ahead and close out today's work session we will see you in

00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:54.680
 the main chambers at 630 for our regular meeting good evening welcome to the City

00:33:54.680 --> 00:33:59.560
 of Netons planning and zoning Commission on Wednesday September 24th we do have a

00:33:59.560 --> 00:34:04.040
 quorum today of commissioners so we are going to start our meeting we will begin

00:34:04.040 --> 00:34:09.960
 with the pledge to the United States flag and then to the Texas flag

00:34:29.560 --> 00:34:42.800
 I pledge allegiance to the Texas one state under God one and indivisible we will begin by

00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:48.080
 considering approval of the minutes from the September 10th 2025 planning and

00:34:48.080 --> 00:34:52.280
 zoning meeting minutes is there any discussion over the minutes from our

00:34:52.280 --> 00:35:07.680
 last meeting do we have a motion do we have a second okay we have a motion is

00:35:07.680 --> 00:35:14.400
 our motion to approve yes our motion to approve the September 10th 2025 planning

00:35:14.400 --> 00:35:22.520
 and zoning meeting minutes commissioner and you're second I second okay all in

00:35:22.520 --> 00:35:27.840
 favor of approving the minutes from September 10th 2025

00:35:27.840 --> 00:35:38.560
 okay they pass unanimously four to zero we will go ahead and move into our

00:35:38.560 --> 00:35:47.880
 consent agenda for the evening we will begin with a FP 25 - zero zero 18 C we

00:35:47.880 --> 00:35:53.000
 are going to consider a request by double our Devco LLC and Hickory Grove

00:35:53.000 --> 00:36:02.160
 Residential Community Inc for a final plat of Hickory Grove phase four okay

00:36:02.160 --> 00:36:14.000
 thank you do we have a motion Commissioner Mcduff like to move approval

00:36:14.000 --> 00:36:18.960
 of a final plat for the double our Devco and Hickory Grove Residential Community

00:36:18.960 --> 00:36:27.160
 Incorporated for a final plat okay and a second I second okay go ahead and place

00:36:27.160 --> 00:36:45.920
 your vote okay the motion is passed four to zero we will now move into the evening

00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:51.560
 where we have individual items for individual consideration the first one

00:36:51.560 --> 00:36:57.720
 is PP 25 - 3a we're going to consider a request by Kim Lee Horn and Associates

00:36:57.720 --> 00:37:03.200
 on behalf of razor investments limited for a preliminary plat of c5 LC razor

00:37:03.200 --> 00:37:05.960
 ranch edition

00:37:05.960 --> 00:37:11.600
 good evening Aaron Stanley assistant planner this is a plat for approximately

00:37:11.600 --> 00:37:18.560
 76 acres generally located south of US 380 west of I 35 and north of Jim Crystal

00:37:18.560 --> 00:37:23.080
 Road at this time the plot does not meet our criteria for approval and the

00:37:23.080 --> 00:37:27.720
 applicant has requested an extension to the date certain date certain of October

00:37:27.720 --> 00:37:32.360
 22nd 2025 and staff has no objection to that extension I'll stand for any

00:37:32.360 --> 00:37:40.800
 questions commissioners are there any questions okay do we have a motion

00:37:40.800 --> 00:37:46.600
 Commissioner is it catcher said and we do want to welcome you tonight to your

00:37:46.600 --> 00:37:50.720
 very first meeting so thank you for joining us

00:37:50.720 --> 00:38:02.160
 so I'm motion to adopt approve the extension to the date that was stated by

00:38:02.160 --> 00:38:26.680
 the city okay okay we'll take a vote that motion passed unanimously moving on

00:38:26.680 --> 00:38:32.120
 to be 25 - 61 we're going to consider a request by Ron and Elizabeth

00:38:32.120 --> 00:38:38.000
 Langham for approval of a subdivision variance from the 2019 Denton

00:38:38.000 --> 00:38:44.000
 Development Code subsection eight point three point two point C point two point

00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:48.600
 a it's regarding the maximum number of residential lots permitted to take

00:38:48.600 --> 00:38:53.600
 access from a private access easement good evening planning zoning Commission

00:38:53.600 --> 00:38:59.460
 Matt Bodine assistant planner I said here to present the six nine seven

00:38:59.460 --> 00:39:05.080
 pecan Creek subdivision variance so this variance is for a piece of property

00:39:05.080 --> 00:39:11.560
 located approximately 5500 feet north of loop 288 and over a thousand feet west

00:39:11.560 --> 00:39:20.160
 of FM 2164 and city of Denton's ETJ division one the subject property itself

00:39:20.160 --> 00:39:27.400
 is approximately 11.2 acres it takes has access to a public road by means of an

00:39:27.400 --> 00:39:33.400
 existing private access easement this variance is associated with the final

00:39:33.400 --> 00:39:41.120
 plot is being considered as a separate item on today's agenda and seeking to

00:39:41.120 --> 00:39:46.880
 subdivide the property into three lots just another thing for consideration a

00:39:46.880 --> 00:39:52.480
 similar variance for property also off of this existing easement was approved

00:39:52.480 --> 00:40:00.000
 by P and Z back in March 19th of this year so now on to the variance request

00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:05.360
 itself so this is a request to allow more than three residential lots to

00:40:05.360 --> 00:40:09.800
 access a public street by means of a private access easement or variance from

00:40:09.800 --> 00:40:16.400
 the requirement that no more than three no more than three single-family detached

00:40:16.400 --> 00:40:24.720
 lots may access a road by and easement for the first consideration staff found

00:40:24.720 --> 00:40:29.640
 that the granting of this variance would not be detrimental to the public safety

00:40:29.640 --> 00:40:37.200
 health or welfare of the public as well as the surrounding property owners for

00:40:37.200 --> 00:40:42.440
 the second consideration staff found that the peculiar pattern of development

00:40:42.440 --> 00:40:49.000
 in this area I created the hardship that the owner is in now because of how the

00:40:49.000 --> 00:40:53.880
 the lots have developed in this area there are nine properties that take

00:40:53.880 --> 00:40:59.480
 access from a private access easement so no matter what the property owner could

00:40:59.480 --> 00:41:04.760
 do to subdivide even just to plot one lot they would still need a variance from

00:41:04.760 --> 00:41:11.080
 our requirements in order to perform that action additionally the easement

00:41:11.080 --> 00:41:16.840
 they are using does cross does cross several property lines so staff finds it

00:41:16.840 --> 00:41:22.520
 would be laborious and difficult on their part to try and secure that land

00:41:22.520 --> 00:41:26.720
 that would be needed to come into compliance and in the end probably also

00:41:26.720 --> 00:41:31.880
 requiring a variance but from another requirement about five lot maximums and

00:41:31.880 --> 00:41:38.640
 this combination of things leads staff to believe that the strict letter of our

00:41:38.640 --> 00:41:42.440
 subdivision regulations would make it particularly difficult for this

00:41:42.440 --> 00:41:51.600
 applicant to develop this property the third consideration that this variance

00:41:51.600 --> 00:42:00.760
 will not vary or change those guiding documents that help develop help guide

00:42:00.760 --> 00:42:06.760
 our city of Denton on the associated plot there is a right of way

00:42:06.760 --> 00:42:10.720
 reservation being established that would preserve the corridor for a future

00:42:10.720 --> 00:42:19.280
 primary arterial that the debt mobility plan identifies for this area the fourth

00:42:19.280 --> 00:42:24.480
 consider fourth and final consideration at the particular conditions creating the

00:42:24.480 --> 00:42:30.880
 need for this request are not the result of the owners actions so this is found

00:42:30.880 --> 00:42:34.880
 that this roughly general lot configuration of all these lot of

00:42:34.880 --> 00:42:41.180
 multiple lots off of this private road have been existence since at least 1987

00:42:41.180 --> 00:42:47.200
 well before this owner and as well as the Denton development code requirement

00:42:47.200 --> 00:42:52.320
 came into place along with that more than three residential lots are in

00:42:52.320 --> 00:42:57.720
 existence so the reason for the variance is not a result of the owner actions

00:42:57.720 --> 00:43:04.120
 itself therefore the staff is recommending approval of said subdivision

00:43:04.120 --> 00:43:11.280
 variance as it complies with the criteria but here to answer any questions

00:43:11.280 --> 00:43:17.880
 commissioners do you have any questions anything that you would like to discuss

00:43:17.880 --> 00:43:28.520
 regarding okay Commissioner McDuff do you have a motion yes I do I'd like to

00:43:28.520 --> 00:43:33.840
 make a motion to agree with the staff's recommendation for approval to

00:43:33.840 --> 00:43:38.320
 consider a request by Ron and Elizabeth Langham for approval of a subdivision

00:43:38.320 --> 00:43:44.560
 variance from the 2019 didn't development code okay Commissioner Garland yes and I

00:43:44.560 --> 00:43:50.680
 second the motion to approve the variance okay let's vote

00:43:55.000 --> 00:44:04.720
 that motion passed unanimously thank you we're gonna move to FP 25 - 30 consider

00:44:04.720 --> 00:44:09.640
 a request by landmark surveyors on behalf of Ron and Elizabeth Langham for

00:44:09.640 --> 00:44:14.840
 approval of a final plot for the same property for lots one through three block

00:44:14.840 --> 00:44:21.720
 a 697 the pecan Creek addition good evening again Matt burdening assistant

00:44:21.720 --> 00:44:30.040
 planner here to present a request to approve a final plot for lots two through

00:44:30.040 --> 00:44:35.760
 three of the 697 pecan Creek addition I'm located in the city of Denton ZTJ

00:44:35.760 --> 00:44:40.880
 this is the same plot associated with the subdivision variance request that

00:44:40.880 --> 00:44:48.280
 you just approved in light of that staff is recommending approval of said plot

00:44:48.280 --> 00:44:56.240
 due to PNC approving the subdivision variance but here to answer any questions

00:44:56.240 --> 00:45:07.760
 do we have any questions discussion sorry I need to switch my screen back

00:45:07.760 --> 00:45:14.960
 Commissioner Macduff do you have a motion I've just made that motion thank

00:45:14.960 --> 00:45:21.360
 you chair Dyer I have a motion to approve this proposal this final plan

00:45:21.360 --> 00:45:28.580
 based on the approval of the variance okay and Commissioner Garland and I

00:45:28.580 --> 00:45:41.120
 second the approval okay we will move into a vote the motion passes thank you

00:45:41.120 --> 00:45:48.080
 now on to FP 25 - 27 we're going to consider a request by McAdams on behalf

00:45:48.080 --> 00:45:55.920
 of the property owner RDO equipment for a final plat of the RDO addition good

00:45:55.920 --> 00:46:00.160
 evening chair members of the Commission Ashley extended associate planner this

00:46:00.160 --> 00:46:04.640
 is a request for a final plat for the art RDO addition at this time staff

00:46:04.640 --> 00:46:08.540
 recommends denial as they do not meet the criteria for approval but we have no

00:46:08.540 --> 00:46:12.920
 objection to the requested extension to a date certain of October 22nd 2025

00:46:12.920 --> 00:46:21.920
 happy to answer any questions are there any questions or discussion no

00:46:21.920 --> 00:46:29.960
 do we have Commissioner Macduff yes I'd like to make a motion for approval for

00:46:29.960 --> 00:46:35.800
 a first extension for the request by McAdams on behalf of the property owner

00:46:35.800 --> 00:46:40.920
 RDO equipment for a final plant of the RDO edition and this would be an

00:46:40.920 --> 00:46:50.800
 extension to a date certain of October 22nd 2025 okay Commissioner Kertrussett I

00:46:50.800 --> 00:46:57.320
 second the motion for the extension to the October date okay we have we have a

00:46:57.320 --> 00:47:05.000
 motion and a second to approve the moving of the date to October 22nd which

00:47:05.000 --> 00:47:17.760
 we will vote on now and that motion passed now on to FP 25 - 28 we will

00:47:17.760 --> 00:47:21.640
 consider a request by man hard consulting on behalf of the property

00:47:21.640 --> 00:47:26.800
 owner Kana capital for a final plat of the reserve at Bush Creek I'm sorry brush

00:47:26.800 --> 00:47:31.440
 Creek good evening chair members of the Commission Angie Manglars development

00:47:31.440 --> 00:47:38.560
 review manager here to present FP 25 - 0 0 2 8 this is a final plat for

00:47:38.560 --> 00:47:42.920
 approximately 42 residential lots located at the northeast corner of

00:47:42.920 --> 00:47:48.080
 Fort Worth Drive and brush Creek Road the subject property is zoned PD at this

00:47:48.080 --> 00:47:51.360
 time they do not meet all of the requirements to recommend approval of

00:47:51.360 --> 00:47:54.800
 the final plot but staff has no objection to the recommended extension

00:47:54.800 --> 00:47:59.000
 to date certain of October 22nd I'm happy to answer any questions you all may

00:47:59.000 --> 00:48:10.000
 have do we have any questions any discussion okay

00:48:10.000 --> 00:48:16.160
 Commissioner McDuff yes elect to make a motion to approve the first extension of

00:48:16.160 --> 00:48:20.560
 a request for manner consulting on behalf of the property owner Kana

00:48:20.560 --> 00:48:26.800
 capital for a final plant of the reserve at brush Creek and this extension would

00:48:26.800 --> 00:48:34.280
 be to a date certain of October 22nd 2025 okay Commissioner Garland no second

00:48:34.280 --> 00:48:43.760
 the approval to move forward okay let's go ahead and vote on that that motion

00:48:43.760 --> 00:48:51.360
 passes we will now move into the public hearings portion of the evening we have

00:48:51.360 --> 00:48:56.040
 a few public hearings but our first one we're actually going to do a joint one

00:48:56.040 --> 00:49:04.240
 for Z 25 - 12 and Z 25 - 16 they both are regarding wreck making a

00:49:04.240 --> 00:49:10.120
 recommendation to City Council to request to rezone approximately an acre

00:49:10.120 --> 00:49:14.580
 of land from mixed-use neighborhood districts zoning district to suburban

00:49:14.580 --> 00:49:25.000
 corridor around the loop 288 service road north of Randall Street and I at this

00:49:25.000 --> 00:49:29.560
 time I would like to open up the public hearing good evening Aaron Stanley

00:49:29.560 --> 00:49:35.320
 assistant planner so this is a request to rezone two properties approximately one

00:49:35.320 --> 00:49:39.760
 acre each from mixed-use neighborhood zoning district to suburban corridor

00:49:39.760 --> 00:49:44.520
 district these properties throughout the presentation will be referenced as a and

00:49:44.520 --> 00:49:49.440
 B correlating to the items on your agenda they're both located south of

00:49:49.440 --> 00:49:55.200
 loop 288 and north of Randall Street and west of East Sherman Drive and the

00:49:55.200 --> 00:49:58.440
 purpose of these requests are to facilitate development of commercial

00:49:58.440 --> 00:50:04.480
 uses consistent with adjacent existing zoning so to go over the current and

00:50:04.480 --> 00:50:08.300
 proposed zoning districts currently the sites are both zoned mixed-use

00:50:08.300 --> 00:50:12.560
 neighborhood district and be they are requesting a suburban corridor zoning

00:50:12.560 --> 00:50:18.120
 district a few different highlights of comparisons between the districts the

00:50:18.120 --> 00:50:22.880
 mixed-use neighborhood district is more pedestrian oriented for residential

00:50:22.880 --> 00:50:27.400
 commercial office and retail uses while the suburban corridor district is more

00:50:27.400 --> 00:50:33.360
 auto oriented it does however still provide the development standards would

00:50:33.360 --> 00:50:38.680
 provide a safe pedestrian and cyclist atmosphere even in that suburban

00:50:38.680 --> 00:50:43.240
 corridor district some dimensional standards between the two mixed-use

00:50:43.240 --> 00:50:47.240
 neighborhood has a front setback of 10 feet suburban corridor has a front

00:50:47.240 --> 00:50:53.160
 setback of 20 feet side yard setback of 5 and rear setback of 10 the big thing to

00:50:53.160 --> 00:50:56.920
 point out also is in the mixed-use neighborhood district a development

00:50:56.920 --> 00:51:00.640
 standard for that district is that buildings must be located close to the

00:51:00.640 --> 00:51:04.800
 street between 10 and 15 feet from the front setback or from the front property

00:51:04.800 --> 00:51:10.600
 line that would bring the building up close to loop 288 and be difficult to

00:51:10.600 --> 00:51:14.400
 align with the adjacent properties that are zoned suburban corridor those

00:51:14.400 --> 00:51:19.440
 properties are proposing front drive aisles that would be difficult to align

00:51:19.440 --> 00:51:23.680
 with if these two properties had to have their building closer to the street it

00:51:23.680 --> 00:51:28.480
 could also propose pedestrian safety issues trying to encourage people to be

00:51:28.480 --> 00:51:35.960
 closer to loop 288 criteria for approval this develop both of these requests do

00:51:35.960 --> 00:51:41.080
 meet both the general application criteria and zoning specific criteria for

00:51:41.080 --> 00:51:46.240
 approval the proposed zoning's are consistent with the SC purpose statement

00:51:46.240 --> 00:51:50.880
 both are generally consistent with the comprehensive plan goals and policies as

00:51:50.880 --> 00:51:53.680
 well as the future land use map designation which we will get into in a

00:51:53.680 --> 00:51:58.040
 second and the development plans would be required for these properties to move

00:51:58.040 --> 00:52:02.360
 forward and they must comply with all development code criteria and the

00:52:02.360 --> 00:52:06.280
 zoning's are not expected to generate significant adverse environmental

00:52:06.280 --> 00:52:13.000
 infrastructure or fiscal impacts that suburban corridor purpose statement does

00:52:13.000 --> 00:52:17.080
 state that the district shall provide moderate to high intensity commercial

00:52:17.080 --> 00:52:22.640
 office and retail use along major corridors which this does it also will

00:52:22.640 --> 00:52:26.400
 be required to provide that safe environmental or safe environment for

00:52:26.400 --> 00:52:31.720
 pedestrians and cyclists as I mentioned this location being on the corner of a

00:52:31.720 --> 00:52:36.520
 freeway and primary arterial is appropriate for suburban corridor and

00:52:36.520 --> 00:52:39.800
 development standards or standards will require that safe pedestrian atmosphere

00:52:39.800 --> 00:52:45.240
 as well the comprehensive plan designates both of these sites for

00:52:45.240 --> 00:52:49.360
 community mixed use development that's intended to provide a variety of uses

00:52:49.360 --> 00:52:53.480
 that support residential development but where commercial uses are predominant

00:52:53.480 --> 00:52:58.200
 the suburban corridor district conforms to this as well as other goals mentioned

00:52:58.200 --> 00:53:02.680
 below growing compactly in coordination with transportation and infrastructure

00:53:02.680 --> 00:53:08.160
 being that this is along a major freeway it is it does make sense to have this

00:53:08.160 --> 00:53:14.920
 district and would meet this goal and also would create new workplaces that

00:53:14.920 --> 00:53:19.800
 are close to residential properties to the south is a developing multifamily

00:53:19.800 --> 00:53:25.320
 site and to the west is an existing multifamily site and that would support

00:53:25.320 --> 00:53:34.760
 those residential uses notifications were conducted for both projects 255

00:53:34.760 --> 00:53:41.600
 mailed notices were sent out for the first item 5a and we did not receive any

00:53:41.600 --> 00:53:46.120
 responses in favor or opposition the applicants did hold a virtual meeting

00:53:46.120 --> 00:53:51.540
 for this project on month this past Monday no applicant no residents attended

00:53:51.540 --> 00:53:58.520
 the meeting 5b also was required to send out their notices and we did not receive

00:53:58.520 --> 00:54:02.960
 any responses in favor or opposition to my knowledge a meeting was not held for

00:54:02.960 --> 00:54:06.400
 this by the applicant that is a suggestion and in the development code

00:54:06.400 --> 00:54:12.240
 not a requirement for rezonings but that stuff is recommending approval of this

00:54:12.240 --> 00:54:17.520
 zoning change for both of the requests 5a and 5b and I'll be happy to answer

00:54:17.520 --> 00:54:23.700
 any questions before the public makes their comments commissioners do you have

00:54:23.700 --> 00:54:32.720
 any questions or discussion okay we will go ahead so far it looks like we have

00:54:32.720 --> 00:54:43.800
 one person that would like to speak on this I'm clay Christie you will have four

00:54:43.800 --> 00:54:48.520
 minutes to talk good evening Commission click Christie claim we're engineering

00:54:48.520 --> 00:54:54.360
 3231 Harwood Drive in Bedford we're actually the applicant here so I think

00:54:54.360 --> 00:54:57.560
 staff did a good job present presenting what they had for us for we are for

00:54:57.560 --> 00:55:02.720
 representing 5b here and we're just here for the rezoning and mainly if there's

00:55:02.720 --> 00:55:07.080
 any questions we're here to answer and as the applicant you actually get ten

00:55:07.080 --> 00:55:10.360
 minutes so if there's anything it's okay I tried to tell her whenever I handed it

00:55:10.360 --> 00:55:14.120
 to her that I was the applicant and they had it on here and I did not see it it's

00:55:14.120 --> 00:55:18.760
 my first time in this chair so thank you for your patience no no problem no no

00:55:18.760 --> 00:55:22.120
 questions at all I mean staff presented everything that we have I don't know

00:55:22.120 --> 00:55:24.800
 that I have a whole lot else to add we're definitely here for any questions

00:55:24.800 --> 00:55:31.080
 okay commissioners do you have any questions for the applicant okay I know

00:55:31.080 --> 00:55:34.720
 we have no other cards for this but is there anybody here in the public that

00:55:34.720 --> 00:55:44.800
 would like to address this agenda item okay for this agenda item we'll close

00:55:44.800 --> 00:55:52.960
 the public comments on that close the public hearing on that and any questions

00:55:52.960 --> 00:56:11.480
 or anything from commissioners okay commissioner catcher said my motion to

00:56:11.480 --> 00:56:18.280
 approve the Sony change as requested yeah and I think you have to do both of

00:56:18.280 --> 00:56:22.600
 them oh both of them we're gonna do one at a time okay so this will just be for

00:56:22.600 --> 00:56:34.440
 z25 0 0 1 2 yes I approve vote to approve okay motion do we have a second

00:56:34.440 --> 00:56:45.440
 commissioner Macduff yes I'll present a second to that motion to approve okay

00:56:45.440 --> 00:57:01.560
 we'll go ahead and vote on that and we have a four to zero motion passed

00:57:01.560 --> 00:57:11.920
 approval now for item number z25 - 16 do we have a motion for that recommendation

00:57:11.920 --> 00:57:33.400
 to City Council commissioner catcher said a motion to adopt these z25 0 0 16 be

00:57:33.400 --> 00:57:44.760
 as requested okay and Commissioner Garland I'll second the motion okay we'll

00:57:44.760 --> 00:57:57.600
 go ahead and vote on that and that one also passes unanimously okay moving on to

00:57:57.600 --> 00:58:06.920
 z25 - 0 0 11 we will now open the public hearing to consider making a

00:58:06.920 --> 00:58:11.120
 recommendation to City Council regarding a city initiated zoning change from

00:58:11.120 --> 00:58:16.760
 public facilities district to a mixed use downtown district on approximately one

00:58:16.760 --> 00:58:21.960
 point oh eight acres and from a mixed-use neighborhood to a mixed-use

00:58:21.960 --> 00:58:28.560
 downtown on approximately 42.62 acres good evening chair and members of the

00:58:28.560 --> 00:58:33.720
 Commission Sean Jacobson associate planner here to present z25 11 expanding

00:58:33.720 --> 00:58:41.000
 opportunities in southern downtown so I'm going to move forward this is a

00:58:41.000 --> 00:58:45.720
 request for a rezoning of approximately 43.7 acres from the current public

00:58:45.720 --> 00:58:50.120
 facilities and mixed-use neighborhood zoning to a mixed-use downtown district

00:58:50.120 --> 00:58:54.840
 zoning I'll start by giving y'all a little bit of history and background on

00:58:54.840 --> 00:59:00.680
 this area which I'll be referring to as southern downtown 2002 this area was

00:59:00.680 --> 00:59:05.400
 zoned downtown commercial general DCG same zoning is around the square we

00:59:05.400 --> 00:59:10.800
 essentially had one zoning for the majority of the core of downtown in 2010

00:59:10.800 --> 00:59:15.800
 we passed the downtown implementation plan and that boundary that drew a

00:59:15.800 --> 00:59:19.920
 boundary around kind of a more central core part of downtown around the square

00:59:19.920 --> 00:59:24.320
 which excluded the southern downtown that was in part because much of the

00:59:24.320 --> 00:59:27.760
 southern downtown at the time was covered by a floodplain so additional

00:59:27.760 --> 00:59:31.120
 development in that area was not anticipated because the floodplain

00:59:31.120 --> 00:59:37.000
 essentially presented prevented any new development or redevelopment based on

00:59:37.000 --> 00:59:43.640
 that D tip border that was drawn in 2019 when we had the citywide zoning

00:59:43.640 --> 00:59:47.480
 transition to a whole new set of zoning districts that southern downtown area

00:59:47.480 --> 00:59:52.280
 did not transition to the new mixed-use downtown zoning so the area around the

00:59:52.280 --> 00:59:57.960
 square within that kind of core boundary that went to mixed use downtown but in

00:59:57.960 --> 01:00:05.480
 downtown instead transition to mixed-use neighborhood the change that occurred

01:00:05.480 --> 01:00:10.720
 after that in 2024 was that the city did a project to remove the southern

01:00:10.720 --> 01:00:16.880
 downtown from the floodplain that took away the barrier hat that had existed to

01:00:16.880 --> 01:00:21.000
 those properties redeveloping developing with new uses and created an

01:00:21.000 --> 01:00:26.320
 opportunity at that point we got to the design downtown Denton plan process in

01:00:26.320 --> 01:00:33.440
 2024 this process identified we have a great opportunity here this southern

01:00:33.440 --> 01:00:37.280
 downtown area is now out of the floodplain and it has the opportunity to

01:00:37.280 --> 01:00:42.040
 develop more in line with the rest of downtown we got community responses from

01:00:42.040 --> 01:00:45.240
 our engagement efforts that indicated desire for more businesses and more

01:00:45.240 --> 01:00:49.680
 focus on that area south of the square there was an opportunity with the flood

01:00:49.680 --> 01:00:54.480
 plan removal and a need for more going down in that area so we respond to that

01:00:54.480 --> 01:00:58.900
 in the design downtown Denton plan which was approved by City Council with two

01:00:58.900 --> 01:01:03.400
 key recommendations one of those 3a was that we moved towards a future southern

01:01:03.400 --> 01:01:07.260
 downtown with new housing shops restaurants and potentially a city park

01:01:07.260 --> 01:01:14.360
 in the area the other recommendation 3d was that in order to implement this

01:01:14.360 --> 01:01:21.260
 staff analyze whether we should rezone that area that southern downtown to MD

01:01:21.260 --> 01:01:27.800
 and essentially restore the downtown zoning that it had had up until 2019 so

01:01:27.800 --> 01:01:31.800
 staff went ahead and analyzed the area came back with the recommendation that

01:01:31.800 --> 01:01:37.440
 it did in fact make sense to rezone this area to MD it would expand development

01:01:37.440 --> 01:01:41.280
 opportunity and flexibility for property owners respond to that community desire

01:01:41.280 --> 01:01:45.960
 to see more attention more life more activity in that area and it would be

01:01:45.960 --> 01:01:50.480
 that first step to implement the design downtown didn't envision future southern

01:01:50.480 --> 01:01:55.680
 downtown however we do want to go into more detail about that analysis to

01:01:55.680 --> 01:02:00.440
 clarify why this makes sense for this area so first off what does it mean to

01:02:00.440 --> 01:02:05.000
 transition to MD from MN so mixed use downtown biggest thing is it allows

01:02:05.000 --> 01:02:09.960
 property owners to use more of their lots so within MD you have a somewhat

01:02:09.960 --> 01:02:16.640
 lower requirement for landscape a higher building coverage permitted for

01:02:16.640 --> 01:02:20.200
 commercial uses you're not required to provide a minimum parking so there's

01:02:20.200 --> 01:02:23.280
 more freedom for an owner decide how much parking they need for their use

01:02:23.280 --> 01:02:28.480
 similarly for smaller residential so townhomes and multifamily under 10 units

01:02:28.480 --> 01:02:32.200
 again they're not held to a mandatory parking requirement there's more

01:02:32.200 --> 01:02:36.560
 flexibility that allows you to develop on a smaller lot more easily so it's

01:02:36.560 --> 01:02:41.000
 providing more flexibility does also allow more height on those lots

01:02:41.000 --> 01:02:45.440
 essentially it's allowing a greater level of density and more flexibility for

01:02:45.440 --> 01:02:51.800
 the property owners to develop in a more downtown way just for example right now

01:02:51.800 --> 01:02:56.600
 under MN you would have to provide a buffer between a multifamily use and a

01:02:56.600 --> 01:02:59.480
 commercial use which in a downtown setting really doesn't make any sense

01:02:59.480 --> 01:03:02.320
 why would you be putting a hole you know a fence and some landscaping between

01:03:02.320 --> 01:03:06.520
 those things to downtown area with the MD zoning that requirement goes away in

01:03:06.520 --> 01:03:12.400
 this area is free develop more like the lots north of it it's always important

01:03:12.400 --> 01:03:15.520
 to look at our comprehensive plan and what that's saying about the area the

01:03:15.520 --> 01:03:19.560
 future land use map for this area indicates that its future land use is

01:03:19.560 --> 01:03:24.920
 downtown Denton it's actually the most appropriate zoning for this area is MD

01:03:24.920 --> 01:03:29.680
 mixed use downtown likely the only reason that it hasn't been that all along

01:03:29.680 --> 01:03:34.320
 was because of that floodplain which is now no longer in the way it does also

01:03:34.320 --> 01:03:37.920
 align with some of the other goals or help us to move towards some of the

01:03:37.920 --> 01:03:41.440
 other goals in our comprehensive plan the comprehensive plan encourages

01:03:41.440 --> 01:03:47.760
 compact development reinvestment in our key corridors and diversifying the uses

01:03:47.760 --> 01:03:51.120
 downtown so different types of commercial you notice we have a number

01:03:51.120 --> 01:03:56.080
 of corridors going through this area Elm Street Locust Street this is helping us

01:03:56.080 --> 01:03:59.800
 enable property owners to invest more use their properties to a greater extent

01:03:59.800 --> 01:04:03.960
 along those key corridors this is an area where we have strong infrastructure

01:04:03.960 --> 01:04:08.120
 already much of it recently upgraded again this is where we want to see that

01:04:08.120 --> 01:04:11.260
 denser development occurring where we already have the infrastructure in place

01:04:11.260 --> 01:04:15.760
 to support it very much in line with our comprehensive plans goals similarly with

01:04:15.760 --> 01:04:20.240
 our sound growth principles we want to encourage reinvestment and infill in a

01:04:20.240 --> 01:04:24.240
 historically underutilized area again this is enabling making it easier for

01:04:24.240 --> 01:04:27.240
 property owners to make some of those investments and get a better return on

01:04:27.240 --> 01:04:31.800
 it it's also consistent with our housing goals in the Denton 2040 plan and in the

01:04:31.800 --> 01:04:35.560
 design downtown Denton plan we want to encourage more people to live downtown

01:04:35.560 --> 01:04:39.720
 so that they can support businesses there again because this does not

01:04:39.720 --> 01:04:44.720
 require parking for multifamily up to 10 units because it has some of those

01:04:44.720 --> 01:04:51.040
 reduced standards for landscaping and crucially multifamily is not required to

01:04:51.040 --> 01:04:54.480
 provide an open space on each individual a lot this makes it much easier

01:04:54.480 --> 01:05:00.360
 potentially to develop townhomes smaller multifamily in this area versus what it

01:05:00.360 --> 01:05:04.800
 is now under MN so again more opportunities to create diverse housing

01:05:04.800 --> 01:05:10.000
 opportunities in our downtown we also want to consider though are there adverse

01:05:10.000 --> 01:05:14.680
 impacts and have we minimized those our height transition buffer is a key part

01:05:14.680 --> 01:05:19.440
 of the DDC that's remains in place and that limits how close you can build a

01:05:19.440 --> 01:05:24.400
 very tall building next to a residential home in a residentially zoned area sets

01:05:24.400 --> 01:05:28.640
 a limit of you have to be 50 feet away if you're going to build any higher than

01:05:28.640 --> 01:05:33.400
 the adjacent residential zoning district so again that protection for single

01:05:33.400 --> 01:05:38.200
 family uses use buffers are still in place between any commercial or

01:05:38.200 --> 01:05:42.400
 multifamily building and a single-family home so again that protection is

01:05:42.400 --> 01:05:47.240
 required that spacing for single-family homes we also need to think about the

01:05:47.240 --> 01:05:52.400
 impact on existing uses and I really want emphasize this our DDC protections

01:05:52.400 --> 01:05:59.540
 mean that no currently existing legal use business or otherwise would have to

01:05:59.540 --> 01:06:04.360
 stop operating because of this everyone can continue to operate just as they

01:06:04.360 --> 01:06:08.600
 have before whether use was non-conforming before it's made

01:06:08.600 --> 01:06:12.520
 non-conforming by this regardless everything that is currently legally

01:06:12.520 --> 01:06:16.680
 existing can continue to exist and operate as it did we also want to

01:06:16.680 --> 01:06:21.040
 specifically address single-family residential it is true that within the MD

01:06:21.040 --> 01:06:24.480
 zoning district single-family residential is not normally a permitted

01:06:24.480 --> 01:06:29.000
 use however we recognize that we have quite a bit of existing single-family in

01:06:29.000 --> 01:06:32.640
 this area and we don't want to have an impact on those so this ordinance has

01:06:32.640 --> 01:06:36.600
 been specifically written to protect single-family housing so that any

01:06:36.600 --> 01:06:40.880
 single-family residential that would be rezoned to continue just as it has and

01:06:40.880 --> 01:06:45.180
 not only that if you wanted to say tear it down and build a new house there you

01:06:45.180 --> 01:06:49.360
 could do that nothing would change you can expand it invest in it for

01:06:49.360 --> 01:06:55.440
 single-family residential there would be no change to this ordinance it's always

01:06:55.440 --> 01:06:59.120
 important that we do our public outreach so we sent out our standard mailings as

01:06:59.120 --> 01:07:04.520
 well as posting signs we did receive four responses in opposition and ten in

01:07:04.520 --> 01:07:10.680
 favor we also as I mentioned hosted two neighborhood meetings in May 2025 the

01:07:10.680 --> 01:07:14.140
 attendees at both of those meetings expressed unanimous support for the

01:07:14.140 --> 01:07:18.440
 rezoning and we did also present this to planning and zoning Commission in a work

01:07:18.440 --> 01:07:22.200
 session planning zone Commission indicated support for the rezoning at

01:07:22.200 --> 01:07:27.560
 that time so with that staff does recommend approval of the rezoning with

01:07:27.560 --> 01:07:31.800
 the condition presented in your backup that is my presentation happy to stand

01:07:31.800 --> 01:07:34.360
 for any questions

01:07:34.360 --> 01:07:39.520
 commissioners does anybody have any questions

01:07:40.200 --> 01:07:46.080
 Commissioner McDuff mr. Jacobson I just want to make sure that what I'm hearing

01:07:46.080 --> 01:07:50.480
 you say and I've asked this question that it would not affect the current

01:07:50.480 --> 01:07:57.400
 single-family residential dwellings and it would not affect the current building

01:07:57.400 --> 01:08:04.080
 employment opportunities that are currently available in this area yes so

01:08:04.080 --> 01:08:08.680
 for single-family residential absolutely nothing changes for any existing

01:08:08.680 --> 01:08:14.280
 business they can continue to operate as they have if a user business were to be

01:08:14.280 --> 01:08:17.600
 made non-conforming they can nonetheless continue to operate they can sell that

01:08:17.600 --> 01:08:21.720
 business to another business that business can continue to operate it the

01:08:21.720 --> 01:08:25.720
 only limitation would be on potentially the ability to expand so they would not

01:08:25.720 --> 01:08:32.960
 have to cease operation they would not I have a couple questions first off I want

01:08:32.960 --> 01:08:37.560
 to state that there was an e-comment that was in favor of this as well that

01:08:37.560 --> 01:08:43.040
 the city received so we want to note that first question is the four in

01:08:43.040 --> 01:08:48.400
 opposition do you know what they're did they state what they were opposing with

01:08:48.400 --> 01:08:53.960
 why they were in opposition to this in some cases there was believe some

01:08:53.960 --> 01:08:58.800
 concern about the effect on existing businesses in the area one of those four

01:08:58.800 --> 01:09:03.240
 I have had a conversation with the applicant by the time we were done he'd

01:09:03.240 --> 01:09:07.760
 essentially determined in fact we were going to make it more possible for to do

01:09:07.760 --> 01:09:10.960
 what he wanted to do but he hadn't necessarily rescinded that opposition at

01:09:10.960 --> 01:09:15.840
 the time okay and then my other question and this is just more personal but a

01:09:15.840 --> 01:09:23.720
 little history behind this you said this wasn't a flood flood zone how did that

01:09:23.720 --> 01:09:29.120
 get removed like was there a rerouting of a body of water is that now this has

01:09:29.120 --> 01:09:33.980
 the flood zone designation been taken off these properties what's the what's the

01:09:33.980 --> 01:09:39.680
 history behind this great question yes the city in fact executed a multi

01:09:39.680 --> 01:09:43.880
 million dollar peck for project to take what was the floodplain and put very

01:09:43.880 --> 01:09:47.760
 large pipes under the ground there to completely remove that floodplain from

01:09:47.760 --> 01:09:52.360
 the area so yeah that was that was a very significant change okay thank you

01:09:52.360 --> 01:10:02.800
 any other questions yes it completed that stage of it is there will be

01:10:02.800 --> 01:10:10.000
 another one to remove even more of downtown from the floodplain thank you

01:10:10.000 --> 01:10:16.920
 okay we need to close the public hearing oh we can oh sorry we have not even had

01:10:16.920 --> 01:10:23.920
 the public thank you I'm so sorry okay um we have a few people that would like

01:10:23.920 --> 01:10:37.040
 to speak Hugo Cruz I think you filled out two of these yes man so mr. Cruz you

01:10:37.040 --> 01:10:42.280
 you only get to speak for one and you'll get four minutes okay that's fine okay

01:10:42.280 --> 01:10:47.520
 thank you okay well the reason we are here is because I mean we've been

01:10:47.520 --> 01:10:52.520
 having our business for more than 30 years serving to Denton community

01:10:52.520 --> 01:10:57.880
 people and it's a ways until you know service then and then Tony the most

01:10:57.880 --> 01:11:03.480
 beautiful place actually we actually we'd be leaving I mean it's amazing I

01:11:03.480 --> 01:11:08.560
 would change them from for no other place but I mean the situation right now

01:11:08.560 --> 01:11:15.160
 is you know all the things I mean they trying to do constructions of all the

01:11:15.160 --> 01:11:19.640
 the houses around apartments and everything I mean that's fine but the

01:11:19.640 --> 01:11:25.360
 only problem about is why they have to actually destroy some little business

01:11:25.360 --> 01:11:30.560
 we've been actually working for more than 30 years and also they need to

01:11:30.560 --> 01:11:38.560
 think about this our retirement plans on my on my case my wife is already

01:11:38.560 --> 01:11:42.440
 retirement I will be retirement pretty soon so who's gonna pay my retirement

01:11:42.440 --> 01:11:46.280
 plan they're gonna do it building all those things around and they're gonna

01:11:46.280 --> 01:11:50.920
 provide me all that stuff like that and I've always been thinking I mean there's

01:11:50.920 --> 01:11:54.080
 nothing wrong with that but I mean if they're gonna start you know taking

01:11:54.080 --> 01:11:58.960
 people away just because they want to make business around here in Denton I

01:11:58.960 --> 01:12:02.920
 mean that's fine if they agree that's fine but they're gonna be destroying

01:12:02.920 --> 01:12:07.720
 families taking their business away legacy for their own kids and everything

01:12:07.720 --> 01:12:13.280
 I mean then to get a lot of you know Lance around here and by the way you

01:12:13.280 --> 01:12:17.520
 know on eagle they build those apartments and everything and I don't

01:12:17.520 --> 01:12:20.840
 want to tell you this but you know how many actually being happy because it's

01:12:20.840 --> 01:12:25.280
 just close to the street and this what they actually start doing it but all

01:12:25.280 --> 01:12:31.440
 what I want to know is how is that gonna affect my business that's my question on

01:12:31.440 --> 01:12:37.840
 five to five side M Street and sir what is your business what what business do

01:12:37.840 --> 01:12:49.260
 you run do you know I don't sell LHC okay okay we will have this we will have

01:12:49.260 --> 01:12:52.360
 Mr. Jacobson come back up and he will address that shape thank you very much

01:12:52.360 --> 01:13:03.200
 thank you guys happy to address that so right now under the current zoning auto

01:13:03.200 --> 01:13:10.680
 sales is not a permitted use however it is protected as non-conforming uses the

01:13:10.680 --> 01:13:17.300
 terminology we used to use was grandfathered in so right now it is not

01:13:17.300 --> 01:13:20.700
 permitted but it can continue operating just it has if this zoning change goes

01:13:20.700 --> 01:13:25.880
 through nothing changes exactly the same situation not technically permitted but

01:13:25.880 --> 01:13:29.640
 protected under non-conforming continue to operate can be sold to someone else

01:13:29.640 --> 01:13:35.320
 they can operate this has no impact so mr. Cruz could sell his business he

01:13:35.320 --> 01:13:39.520
 could pass it down to his children to continue to run it if he wanted to

01:13:39.520 --> 01:13:51.320
 absolutely okay did you want to say anything else mr. Cruz you need to come up here to the mics please

01:13:51.320 --> 01:13:57.960
 state your name and your address so my father has two so five eleven locusts and

01:13:57.960 --> 01:14:02.520
 six eleven south locusts or six eleven locusts and your name Jennifer Cruz

01:14:02.520 --> 01:14:08.320
 sorry so I am the daughter but one of the things I wanted to express is I have

01:14:08.320 --> 01:14:13.720
 been born and raised in Denton all my life like all my life so I feel like I

01:14:13.720 --> 01:14:17.640
 submitted one of the requests I think it was to him I feel like a score didn't

01:14:17.640 --> 01:14:21.040
 nice I just don't want to feel like we've been run out one of the things I

01:14:21.040 --> 01:14:25.560
 fell in love with didn't is the small town feel and that's kind of going away

01:14:25.560 --> 01:14:30.320
 it's being overcrowded over-trafficated I even tell my sister all the time it

01:14:30.320 --> 01:14:34.120
 feels like it's little Dallas now you know so those are the things that I'm

01:14:34.120 --> 01:14:37.880
 just concerned about aside from losing the business like my dad said that's his

01:14:37.880 --> 01:14:42.260
 retirement plan that's something he is gonna pass over to us so I just want to

01:14:42.260 --> 01:14:47.120
 make sure that one the original business that actually helped grow Denton and our

01:14:47.120 --> 01:14:51.280
 family oriented don't get affected but also we don't get overcrowding because

01:14:51.280 --> 01:14:55.800
 first like a while they had construction there on the street that affected our

01:14:55.800 --> 01:14:59.240
 business we've literally lost a lot of business because they couldn't even

01:14:59.240 --> 01:15:02.480
 enter our way I want to make sure that's not something that's gonna happen with

01:15:02.480 --> 01:15:09.360
 both of our locations mr. Jacobson would you like to address potential future

01:15:09.360 --> 01:15:20.120
 construction I know that's hard like I can make an effort certainly we have no

01:15:20.120 --> 01:15:24.960
 intention with this this is not designed for any particular project this is

01:15:24.960 --> 01:15:28.800
 designed simply to create opportunities for all property owners in the area if

01:15:28.800 --> 01:15:37.600
 they wish to redevelop develop adaptive labor use that may involve construction

01:15:37.600 --> 01:15:41.840
 at some point I will note that on Elm and Locust both of those projects have

01:15:41.840 --> 01:15:46.640
 recently been redone by textile and so we don't anticipate significant future

01:15:46.640 --> 01:15:50.760
 construction on either of those roadways but beyond that I really can't speak to

01:15:50.760 --> 01:15:54.880
 future construction one way or the other okay do either of you have any other

01:15:54.880 --> 01:16:04.600
 questions for mr. Jacobson okay I also have one from Kristen Bigley

01:16:04.600 --> 01:16:18.160
 please state your name and address good evening I'm Kristen Kendrick Bigley

01:16:18.160 --> 01:16:26.000
 address is 4004 Vineyard Way I am the director at the UNT collab on 207 North

01:16:26.000 --> 01:16:30.000
 Elm Street I've been there five years and been very involved in the downtown

01:16:30.000 --> 01:16:34.080
 community since taking that role the last two years have actually served as

01:16:34.080 --> 01:16:37.400
 president of the Denton Main Street Association and that's really why I'm

01:16:37.400 --> 01:16:42.160
 speaking is on behalf of that organization and our participation in the

01:16:42.160 --> 01:16:47.280
 whole design downtown didn't plan throughout last year so we really were

01:16:47.280 --> 01:16:53.280
 strong participants our board our members were in you know engaging with

01:16:53.280 --> 01:16:59.080
 any of those sessions that the design downtown didn't plan had with the public

01:16:59.080 --> 01:17:05.160
 we gave feedback we were involved in the presentation to City Council to also

01:17:05.160 --> 01:17:10.240
 approve the design downtown didn't plan we are in support of this redevelopment

01:17:10.240 --> 01:17:16.520
 for property owners for business owners to help bring more to downtown that will

01:17:16.520 --> 01:17:22.120
 help build and sustain that for the long term so that South corridor area is a

01:17:22.120 --> 01:17:27.080
 huge area development that is underutilized right now and to allow the

01:17:27.080 --> 01:17:30.680
 zoning to change in a way that will allow those properties to be developed

01:17:30.680 --> 01:17:35.760
 to bring in more business and residential kind of coexisting

01:17:35.760 --> 01:17:39.880
 seamlessly together where you have a coffee shop downstairs you know you've

01:17:39.880 --> 01:17:44.560
 got residential above you get that density they're close to all three

01:17:44.560 --> 01:17:54.400
 universities it becomes a very a very what's the word just vibrant community

01:17:54.400 --> 01:18:00.000
 and space for people to exist if we you know can look further to developing some

01:18:00.000 --> 01:18:03.480
 green space in that area so we have Quaker town in the north and then we

01:18:03.480 --> 01:18:09.760
 have a South Denton Park you can imagine dogs being walked you have areas for

01:18:09.760 --> 01:18:16.280
 young families to go out and play you can navigate the downtown area bicycle

01:18:16.280 --> 01:18:22.160
 walking other ways and it just becomes a kind of community within a community

01:18:22.160 --> 01:18:26.400
 that really provides all that you need so where you don't have to get in your

01:18:26.400 --> 01:18:31.040
 car and drive out to this urban areas very often and that's what we're really

01:18:31.040 --> 01:18:36.000
 trying to do here is develop a vibrant downtown where everyone can live and

01:18:36.000 --> 01:18:40.440
 work and play and have an entertainment district and do all of these great

01:18:40.440 --> 01:18:46.200
 things together so we are in support of the rezone of the South downtown area to

01:18:46.200 --> 01:18:55.160
 allow for this mixed-use development thank you um those are all the

01:18:55.160 --> 01:18:59.360
 individuals that have filled out a card but is there anybody in the audience if

01:18:59.360 --> 01:19:03.560
 you would like to come up just please make sure to state your name and your

01:19:03.560 --> 01:19:08.040
 address and then I think they still want you to get a card and fill it out for

01:19:08.040 --> 01:19:12.920
 the record please my name is Martha Wallard I hope y'all can hear me I can't

01:19:12.920 --> 01:19:18.960
 hear anything in here but I own a property on 301 South Locust I was not

01:19:18.960 --> 01:19:25.800
 informed about this and I'd like first of all to know who is the developer who

01:19:25.800 --> 01:19:32.100
 is planning all of this is this a city idea or is this a private individual who

01:19:32.100 --> 01:19:37.600
 wants to take over the downtown area and put high-rises and whatever else

01:19:37.600 --> 01:19:43.400
 congestion we can have down there is this a way to raise taxes for the city

01:19:43.400 --> 01:19:49.800
 what is what's the real decision behind this number two if you are going to

01:19:49.800 --> 01:19:56.720
 approve this I would like personally to have a guarantee for all all of the

01:19:56.720 --> 01:20:02.680
 businesses that have been working and residents like this gentleman who there

01:20:02.680 --> 01:20:08.000
 is a nice little group of houses in this neighborhood that have most of them are

01:20:08.000 --> 01:20:14.280
 being bulldozed down for not one but many apartments way too many apartments

01:20:14.280 --> 01:20:21.080
 I've been in Denton since 1956 and the town has changed dramatically for the

01:20:21.080 --> 01:20:27.440
 worst and I'm sorry to say that and actually I'm very sorry but I want

01:20:27.440 --> 01:20:33.980
 something in writing I didn't get any notification on this that if anybody who

01:20:33.980 --> 01:20:39.980
 has a business in this neighborhood or has a residence in this before you come

01:20:39.980 --> 01:20:44.760
 in and bulldoze down our little neighborhood that these people get to

01:20:44.760 --> 01:20:51.840
 stay and stay most of these people have had businesses there for 20 25 years and

01:20:51.840 --> 01:20:58.000
 it is totally unfair to have them uprooted for a Starbucks or another

01:20:58.000 --> 01:21:04.400
 tattoo shop or what are their other little trendy item that you want to have

01:21:04.400 --> 01:21:11.360
 put in to welcome a student and it's a real shame I mean when Davis Bakery can't

01:21:11.360 --> 01:21:17.720
 even it's been sitting idle for months for years because nobody can afford to

01:21:17.720 --> 01:21:23.360
 rent it what makes us think that these big high rises are going to make a

01:21:23.360 --> 01:21:29.320
 difference so I hope you'll consider this 75 year old person who's been in

01:21:29.320 --> 01:21:36.920
 debt in a long time and that wants to preserve what little history we have

01:21:36.920 --> 01:21:44.280
 mr. Keith I hope you've heard this Hillary Erica and the rest of you thank

01:21:44.280 --> 01:21:51.120
 you very much thank you are that before I send it back to mr. Jacobson for her

01:21:51.120 --> 01:21:58.480
 questions is there any other person that would like go ahead

01:22:06.920 --> 01:22:15.320
 my name is Barbara Shaw I live at 309 Stroud Street and I have been in Denton

01:22:15.320 --> 01:22:22.920
 since I started nursing school back in 73 it's same house my big concern with

01:22:22.920 --> 01:22:27.280
 all of this is I know that we need to expand I won't be here probably who

01:22:27.280 --> 01:22:34.400
 knows for how many years let God decide but what's happening to our area on

01:22:34.400 --> 01:22:41.800
 Stroud sycamore the construction that is going on right now on Hickory Street and

01:22:41.800 --> 01:22:47.600
 the credit union and with the gas companies coming through and changing

01:22:47.600 --> 01:22:55.120
 everything we have had major traffic that is just we're being annihilated with

01:22:55.120 --> 01:23:00.400
 it it's unbelievable the traffic that comes through the road is in such

01:23:00.400 --> 01:23:09.040
 disrepair right now and nobody when you try to contact somebody like we had

01:23:09.040 --> 01:23:17.240
 Atmos come in and they went ahead and re did the pipes they left our place in a

01:23:17.240 --> 01:23:23.080
 total mess I had a two-foot drop-off that people were tripping over that I

01:23:23.080 --> 01:23:28.560
 have to contact people all the time to say you need to fix this I think that

01:23:28.560 --> 01:23:34.080
 you guys should take you know a ride down our street on Pierce prayer not

01:23:34.080 --> 01:23:39.680
 Pierce because that's nice and smooth now so is prairie a little bit but hit

01:23:39.680 --> 01:23:47.200
 Stroud and sycamore and see what all of this is done and my concern is even like

01:23:47.200 --> 01:23:52.280
 when we had the Jazz Fest here the Blues Fest we had parking on our street what's

01:23:52.280 --> 01:23:58.820
 going to happen when everything really starts to come into play my main

01:23:58.820 --> 01:24:05.360
 concern is that any time something is done especially like this 20-foot area

01:24:05.360 --> 01:24:10.480
 that's on Hickory to sycamore street where they're throwing up these

01:24:10.480 --> 01:24:21.560
 apartments that there's no place to go to utilize a fairway of one area to just

01:24:21.560 --> 01:24:26.080
 like Hickory Street you can't have all these construction cars going down there

01:24:26.080 --> 01:24:30.440
 because of the businesses and how it takes so long to go through so you're

01:24:30.440 --> 01:24:36.360
 using our areas to cut through and these people are not friendly they're coming

01:24:36.360 --> 01:24:42.640
 from Fort Worth these companies who are redoing they don't care they go down you

01:24:42.640 --> 01:24:49.440
 know 60 miles an hour down our street we've had animals killed we've you know

01:24:49.440 --> 01:24:55.900
 thank God we don't have children anymore on the area but it's just it's a menace

01:24:55.900 --> 01:25:03.840
 and it shouldn't be so I don't know we talked about this and we said we'd get

01:25:03.840 --> 01:25:08.880
 back with it and to see about how this is all going to re-effect you know or

01:25:08.880 --> 01:25:16.400
 affect our area as far as parking goes and is it slowly we see this area being

01:25:16.400 --> 01:25:24.080
 taken over slowly I'm with her I wanted him writing that you know that we can

01:25:24.080 --> 01:25:30.640
 stay as it is but let's get the traffic taken care of let's get the streets I

01:25:30.640 --> 01:25:35.680
 can tell you if we were in Montecito or Southridge this wouldn't have happened

01:25:35.680 --> 01:25:42.520
 this would not have happened but of course we're not building high-rises over

01:25:42.520 --> 01:25:50.680
 there but still you're gonna leave that area clean neat the minute you do it so

01:25:50.680 --> 01:25:57.040
 why not us okay thank you for your comment is there anybody else from the

01:25:57.040 --> 01:26:02.560
 public that would like to say something mr. Jacobson would you like to address

01:26:02.560 --> 01:26:08.200
 the items that both individuals brought up please absolutely and I tried to

01:26:08.200 --> 01:26:12.840
 write them down in so in case you know we'll make sure to hit them I appreciate

01:26:12.840 --> 01:26:18.000
 you can let me know if there's any that I missed first off on the 301 South

01:26:18.000 --> 01:26:24.120
 Locust property that is actually currently zoned MD so nothing will change

01:26:24.120 --> 01:26:29.280
 for that property standing exactly the same in regard to single-family existing

01:26:29.280 --> 01:26:33.400
 single-family uses and putting that in writing I actually completely and

01:26:33.400 --> 01:26:37.440
 totally agree which is why I put it in writing in this ordinance that

01:26:37.440 --> 01:26:42.080
 absolutely nothing will change for any single-family home in this area there

01:26:42.080 --> 01:26:48.060
 they'll be able to continue just as they have they can sell it expand it you

01:26:48.060 --> 01:26:53.340
 wanted to so that guarantee is in the ordinance yes I wrote it myself if it

01:26:53.340 --> 01:26:56.160
 burned to the ground you want to build it right back up you could do that too

01:26:56.160 --> 01:27:01.120
 and to change it that would be another bringing it forth to planning and zoning

01:27:01.120 --> 01:27:07.520
 yes and then City Council the whole the process yes that is correct that is correct and

01:27:07.520 --> 01:27:11.600
 similarly for any businesses operating that is part of our nonconformity

01:27:11.600 --> 01:27:17.640
 protections that they can continue to operate really the only limitation is

01:27:17.640 --> 01:27:22.400
 that there may be limitation on the ability to expand it but continue to

01:27:22.400 --> 01:27:27.680
 operate be sold and operated by someone else into the future I can't necessarily

01:27:27.680 --> 01:27:35.320
 speak to at miss or street repair but certainly I would hope that would be

01:27:35.320 --> 01:27:41.880
 handled better in the future yes so one individual said she was not notified

01:27:41.880 --> 01:27:47.840
 okay so can you kind of explain the notification and maybe if she was missed

01:27:47.840 --> 01:27:52.360
 how that could have happened or absolutely so we our goal was to send

01:27:52.360 --> 01:27:56.620
 out a notification to every property owner within the boundary as well as

01:27:56.620 --> 01:28:03.340
 within 200 feet we rely on the appraisal districts certified addresses and we do

01:28:03.340 --> 01:28:07.680
 our best to send that as well as postcards to utility customers out to

01:28:07.680 --> 01:28:12.600
 500 feet occasionally letters will come back because the post office has said

01:28:12.600 --> 01:28:15.720
 they for some reason the address didn't work for them or occasionally what the

01:28:15.720 --> 01:28:19.800
 appraisal district gives us doesn't get to where we want to we do make every

01:28:19.800 --> 01:28:23.640
 effort but it is possible that that can happen and I did just remember the other

01:28:23.640 --> 01:28:29.240
 thing I wanted to address because I remember hearing this there is no private

01:28:29.240 --> 01:28:33.120
 developer planning any specific project here and in fact the city doesn't

01:28:33.120 --> 01:28:37.640
 necessarily have any exact project either what we're wanting to do is

01:28:37.640 --> 01:28:43.720
 simply make it easier for each property owner if they chose to develop to give

01:28:43.720 --> 01:28:48.000
 them more freedom to do that however they see fit long term of course the

01:28:48.000 --> 01:28:51.960
 vision is to see in the southern downtown area more things for people to

01:28:51.960 --> 01:28:55.360
 enjoy that live there and the opportunity for more folks to enjoy it

01:28:55.360 --> 01:28:59.720
 and live there but there is no project that this is anticipated so no

01:28:59.720 --> 01:29:03.940
 developer this is just a recommendation by city staff before the boards of the

01:29:03.940 --> 01:29:08.480
 planning and zoning and then it will go into the City Council after this yes ma'am

01:29:08.480 --> 01:29:16.720
 okay taxes somebody it was asked would this raise their property taxes that is

01:29:16.720 --> 01:29:21.480
 in the hands of the appraisal district it is certainly possible that if the

01:29:21.480 --> 01:29:26.640
 area becomes more desirable property values can increase but we have no

01:29:26.640 --> 01:29:32.320
 control okay ladies did I get did mr. Jacobson answer all of those questions

01:29:32.320 --> 01:29:35.320
 for you

01:29:35.320 --> 01:29:51.440
 yes ma'am yes ma'am and oh no I'm a city planner I I work I work

01:29:51.440 --> 01:29:59.600
 for the city I live just ten minutes from here there's no there's no project

01:29:59.600 --> 01:30:03.440
 there's no developer this is simply to allow property owners to have more

01:30:03.440 --> 01:30:06.640
 freedom if they wanted to do something different with their property they had

01:30:06.640 --> 01:30:11.400
 the freedom to do that if not they don't have to and as far as being right I want

01:30:11.400 --> 01:30:15.260
 to make sure I say that again I wrote the ordinance and what I wrote in there

01:30:15.260 --> 01:30:19.720
 was that for single-family homes nothing changes they can stay exactly as they

01:30:19.720 --> 01:30:23.720
 are you can add on to it you can knock it down and build it up again you can

01:30:23.720 --> 01:30:43.920
 you can do everything you can do now after this so mr. Jake no it's okay we

01:30:43.920 --> 01:30:47.040
 would like to put if you're okay with it if maybe you can have some of these

01:30:47.040 --> 01:30:52.440
 conversations out outside in the hallway so we can move on with the agenda did

01:30:52.440 --> 01:31:00.440
 you want to add anything okay yes commissioners did you have anything yes

01:31:00.440 --> 01:31:07.560
 I was just going to say that we also talked about high-rise proliferation so

01:31:07.560 --> 01:31:11.920
 perhaps we can address that in what does the ordinance allow for high rises to be

01:31:11.920 --> 01:31:17.140
 built in this area so that's actually already permitted in the MN zoning and

01:31:17.140 --> 01:31:22.760
 as I mentioned what we also already have is protections limiting how close any

01:31:22.760 --> 01:31:26.560
 high-rise building can be built to a single-family home so currently in the

01:31:26.560 --> 01:31:31.360
 current zoning high rises are already allowed and but that what this does is

01:31:31.360 --> 01:31:35.200
 it changes some of like the proximity of one building close to another building

01:31:35.200 --> 01:31:45.080
 and some little nuances like that okay any any other questions okay so this

01:31:45.080 --> 01:31:56.080
 closes the public hearing for this item agenda agenda item thank you okay any

01:31:56.080 --> 01:32:01.400
 last-minute questions or discussion by commissioners yes commissioners one other

01:32:01.400 --> 01:32:05.960
 comment I think that's important to me because that's lived in this

01:32:05.960 --> 01:32:12.240
 neighborhood for quite some time was experience the issues with floodplain

01:32:12.240 --> 01:32:17.600
 and sold my house to the city it's not a minute not a week goes by I don't miss

01:32:17.600 --> 01:32:22.400
 that neighborhood it's a critical neighborhood south of downtown we want

01:32:22.400 --> 01:32:29.480
 to continue to preserve it but I think we need to say out loud the other thing

01:32:29.480 --> 01:32:37.880
 that mr. Jacobson talked about was the need for town homes and smaller family

01:32:37.880 --> 01:32:42.240
 multifamily developments that we don't have in debt and close to the downtown

01:32:42.240 --> 01:32:47.720
 area so I just want to make that point the other thing the point I'd like to

01:32:47.720 --> 01:32:53.720
 make from my seat is that I will tell you I'm also horrified by how the area

01:32:53.720 --> 01:32:58.720
 around south of downtown looks and the empty businesses and the empty store

01:32:58.720 --> 01:33:04.760
 fronts so for me when I saw this and heard this presentation from Sean

01:33:04.760 --> 01:33:09.240
 Jacobson we've been working on it quite some time I believe I was personally

01:33:09.240 --> 01:33:14.480
 glad to see this and personally glad to see that there are some things in

01:33:14.480 --> 01:33:19.360
 writing and I will tell you that this young man Sean Jacobson is a very

01:33:19.360 --> 01:33:25.480
 personable and very good and very willing to receive comments and act on

01:33:25.480 --> 01:33:32.160
 them and if you all don't know that please know that thank you chair and I

01:33:32.160 --> 01:33:37.980
 would agree with all of that it would be nice to see some revitalization and the

01:33:37.980 --> 01:33:43.160
 growth for by bringing in new businesses and more residents that should hopefully

01:33:43.160 --> 01:33:52.680
 help the current businesses grow as well so that will be nice to see okay if

01:33:52.680 --> 01:33:56.200
 there are no other questions or discussion by commissioners um do we

01:33:56.200 --> 01:33:58.680
 have a motion

01:33:58.680 --> 01:34:20.560
 Commissioner Ketchers it a motion to adopt the z25 11 to make a

01:34:20.560 --> 01:34:25.920
 recommendation to the City Council to change the zoning yes okay do we and do

01:34:25.920 --> 01:34:28.400
 we have a second

01:34:28.400 --> 01:34:40.280
 Commissioner Macduff yes I second the motion for approval to make the

01:34:40.280 --> 01:34:46.600
 recommendation to the City Council okay let's take a vote

01:34:50.560 --> 01:35:11.280
 okay the motion passes three to one okay we're gonna move on to the next

01:35:11.280 --> 01:35:18.680
 item CA 25 - - the we're gonna hold a public hearing to consider making a

01:35:18.680 --> 01:35:23.320
 recommendation to City Council regarding a comprehensive plan amendment on

01:35:23.320 --> 01:35:27.360
 approximately thirty four and a half acres from rural acres future land use

01:35:27.360 --> 01:35:34.520
 designation to light industrial future land use designation I would like to open

01:35:34.520 --> 01:35:41.160
 up the public hearing at this time for this item good evening Aaron Stanley

01:35:41.160 --> 01:35:50.120
 assistant planner this is CA 25 - 0 0 0 2 US 380 corridor flume amendment this is

01:35:50.120 --> 01:35:58.000
 a request to change the future land use designation on two separate areas located

01:35:58.000 --> 01:36:04.160
 on the far northeast side of town along US 380 we'll discuss these in two

01:36:04.160 --> 01:36:09.880
 separate areas area one and two area one is circled in yellow on your screen this

01:36:09.880 --> 01:36:15.680
 is approximately thirty four point five acres and is currently has a future land

01:36:15.680 --> 01:36:19.880
 use designation of rural areas and a proposed future land use designation of

01:36:19.880 --> 01:36:24.680
 light industrial area two is circled in orange on the screen and is

01:36:24.680 --> 01:36:29.080
 approximately twenty two point five acres this is currently has a future

01:36:29.080 --> 01:36:32.920
 land use designation of low residential and a proposed future land use

01:36:32.920 --> 01:36:39.600
 designation of community mixed use some existing conditions for the area there's

01:36:39.600 --> 01:36:43.800
 primarily single-family homes here today undeveloped property some agricultural

01:36:43.800 --> 01:36:49.240
 property and driveways into the ETJ with varying commercial and industrial uses

01:36:49.240 --> 01:36:55.560
 the purpose there's also this is on a six lane divided textile roadway US 380

01:36:55.560 --> 01:37:02.760
 with a future freeway conversion planned the purpose of this request is that staff

01:37:02.760 --> 01:37:05.880
 has received several development inquiries in the area that do not match

01:37:05.880 --> 01:37:09.680
 the current zoning nor the future land use designations in the area which

01:37:09.680 --> 01:37:13.520
 prompted us to take our take a closer look it is also identified in the

01:37:13.520 --> 01:37:20.240
 comprehensive plan as a gateway area for staff to examine closer we pursued it an

01:37:20.240 --> 01:37:24.200
 approximately nine month corridor study of this area which revealed the current

01:37:24.200 --> 01:37:29.880
 designation does is not appropriate for this area hence this request to go

01:37:29.880 --> 01:37:36.360
 through each of the the areas and proposed designation light industrial is

01:37:36.360 --> 01:37:42.720
 proposed for area one so you can see in the images primarily light industrial

01:37:42.720 --> 01:37:46.680
 future land use designation is intended for things like light manufacturing

01:37:46.680 --> 01:37:51.120
 assembling warehouses distribution but also those supporting uses such as

01:37:51.120 --> 01:37:55.680
 office retail and restaurants it does not have to be as industrial can be

01:37:55.680 --> 01:38:00.960
 those office and retail type uses this also should be in areas that have

01:38:00.960 --> 01:38:05.800
 adequate infrastructure and transportation network the the proposed

01:38:05.800 --> 01:38:09.840
 textile changes for the area as well as the existing conditions would support

01:38:09.840 --> 01:38:14.720
 these types uses more than the existing single-family and what would be allowed

01:38:14.720 --> 01:38:20.120
 today therefore as I said it's consistent with the development pattern

01:38:20.120 --> 01:38:25.640
 in the area we do already see some of these uses in the ETJ changing this area

01:38:25.640 --> 01:38:29.320
 to light industrial would just allow these uses to be up closer to the roadway

01:38:29.320 --> 01:38:34.320
 rather than pushed back in the ETJ and it considers the US 380 roadway design

01:38:34.320 --> 01:38:40.040
 improvement today and in the future throughout the city and that top right

01:38:40.040 --> 01:38:44.800
 map is where you can see our current land use map light blue is light

01:38:44.800 --> 01:38:49.120
 industrial and we see it already along US 380 just further to the west of this

01:38:49.120 --> 01:38:54.000
 subject site so it would naturally continue that designation we also see it

01:38:54.000 --> 01:39:01.880
 northwest side of town where US 380 and I 35 meet generally aligned zoning

01:39:01.880 --> 01:39:06.360
 districts with this future land use designation would be light industrial

01:39:06.360 --> 01:39:11.600
 general office and suburban corridor this is not an exclusive list but that

01:39:11.600 --> 01:39:14.840
 these are what we typically see throughout the city aligned with this

01:39:14.840 --> 01:39:22.840
 future land use designation as for area 2 staff is recommending changing this

01:39:22.840 --> 01:39:28.560
 from low residential to community mixed use in the community mixed use future

01:39:28.560 --> 01:39:33.520
 land use designation this is intended to be primarily commercial but where

01:39:33.520 --> 01:39:38.480
 residential service and other uses are are complementary it should complement

01:39:38.480 --> 01:39:43.120
 and embrace existing uses so those existing residential uses in the area

01:39:43.120 --> 01:39:48.720
 and create a sense of place for the local community the reason staff is

01:39:48.720 --> 01:39:52.720
 recommending community mixed use in this area and not light industrial as well

01:39:52.720 --> 01:39:57.720
 it's because there is an existing neighborhood that was built in the early

01:39:57.720 --> 01:40:03.040
 2000s just south of this where you see a lot of the yellow today this community

01:40:03.040 --> 01:40:06.220
 mixed use designation would provide neighborhood services that are an

01:40:06.220 --> 01:40:12.480
 appropriate scale for US 380 also buffer industrial and you industrial uses and

01:40:12.480 --> 01:40:16.640
 traffic from those existing homes and provide a higher design standard near

01:40:16.640 --> 01:40:23.520
 this existing residential area in the upper right hand corner this map shows

01:40:23.520 --> 01:40:28.040
 again where you see this designation today it is throughout the city

01:40:28.040 --> 01:40:32.520
 indicated with light pink and it's clustered around primary arterial roadways

01:40:32.520 --> 01:40:38.320
 and text out roadways similar to this one generally aligned zoning districts

01:40:38.320 --> 01:40:45.160
 would include suburban corridor and mixed use regional zoning districts this

01:40:45.160 --> 01:40:50.660
 request is does achieve a couple goal goals of the comprehensive plan the

01:40:50.660 --> 01:40:55.840
 first one is to grow compactly so this this change would allow the corridor to

01:40:55.840 --> 01:41:01.300
 develop compactly closer to the roadway rather than back further in the ETJ

01:41:01.300 --> 01:41:05.160
 where we already see some of these uses that would allow that more compact dense

01:41:05.160 --> 01:41:09.760
 growth along the corridor rather than spreading out into the ETJ it would also

01:41:09.760 --> 01:41:14.680
 be compact with the adjacent development to the west and east of this corridor

01:41:14.680 --> 01:41:21.160
 where we already see similar development action item 2 also stresses that staff

01:41:21.160 --> 01:41:26.880
 and every application should try to match the future land use map since we have

01:41:26.880 --> 01:41:30.000
 been receiving these requests that are not consistent with the future land use

01:41:30.000 --> 01:41:34.240
 map this is difficult today so revising this map would allow future developments

01:41:34.240 --> 01:41:41.920
 to be in in coordination with the future land use designations as with all

01:41:41.920 --> 01:41:47.620
 requests we do see how this aligns with the criteria for approval this is not in

01:41:47.620 --> 01:41:51.000
 conflict with any other goals or policies of the comprehensive plan and

01:41:51.000 --> 01:41:55.560
 proposed and the proposed amendment is consistent with existing

01:41:55.560 --> 01:42:00.080
 non-residential pattern of development in the area and would encourage

01:42:00.080 --> 01:42:03.920
 development that's compatible with what's existing today and with the future plans

01:42:03.920 --> 01:42:10.720
 of tech stop this also considers the existing and proposed infrastructure as

01:42:10.720 --> 01:42:15.440
 with all our projects and as we can encourage applicants to we did notice

01:42:15.440 --> 01:42:19.960
 all of the owners and residents within the boundary and also within 500 feet

01:42:19.960 --> 01:42:26.560
 owners within 200 feet and property residents 200 feet and owners within 500

01:42:26.560 --> 01:42:32.960
 feet and we posted two signs out in the area as well we did receive two

01:42:32.960 --> 01:42:37.960
 responses one in opposition and one in favor of the request and we held two

01:42:37.960 --> 01:42:41.860
 in-person meetings and two virtual meetings at both of those meetings in

01:42:41.860 --> 01:42:46.240
 person of those who attended everyone was in favor of their quest and agreed

01:42:46.240 --> 01:42:53.120
 with staff that this was a favorable revision to the comprehensive plan staff

01:42:53.120 --> 01:42:56.960
 is recommending approval of the comprehensive plan amendment to the zoning

01:42:56.960 --> 01:43:01.880
 to the future land use map and the next step would be City Council on October

01:43:01.880 --> 01:43:09.960
 14th and I'll be happy to answer any questions commissioners do you have any

01:43:09.960 --> 01:43:15.960
 questions or comments at this time yes mr. McDuff yes miss Stanley would you

01:43:15.960 --> 01:43:23.040
 speak to the environmentally sensitive area the ESA we continue to be concerned

01:43:23.040 --> 01:43:29.240
 about preservation sure yes there is some environmentally sensitive area to

01:43:29.240 --> 01:43:33.280
 the east of the subject site closer where you see and so on the very far

01:43:33.280 --> 01:43:38.280
 east side of this map where you see Elm Fork and Trinity River this area does

01:43:38.280 --> 01:43:42.920
 have some ESA some of it kind of comes into the boundary here of the subject

01:43:42.920 --> 01:43:47.560
 area when any development would come forward in the future they would be

01:43:47.560 --> 01:43:51.360
 required to do an environmentally sensitive area field assessment to

01:43:51.360 --> 01:43:54.640
 identify those areas if they're encroaching they would have to do an

01:43:54.640 --> 01:44:08.120
 alternative ESA any other questions okay as of right now we do not have any

01:44:08.120 --> 01:44:12.360
 public comments on this but is there anybody in the audience that would like

01:44:12.360 --> 01:44:18.400
 to speak regarding this agenda item yes go ahead and come forward please make

01:44:18.400 --> 01:44:22.480
 sure you state your name and address and then you we do ask that you still fill

01:44:22.480 --> 01:44:32.280
 out a speaker card for us good evening everybody my name is E Tony I my address

01:44:32.280 --> 01:44:40.360
 is 50 120 East University Drive we are actually the property that Aaron was

01:44:40.360 --> 01:44:47.520
 talking about having some little affected by the reservation of the trees

01:44:47.520 --> 01:44:53.640
 and stuff I just want to be honest with everybody we are planning to develop

01:44:53.640 --> 01:45:01.280
 this site and we are supporting this comprehensive comprehensive plan change

01:45:01.280 --> 01:45:09.240
 and as somebody who is trying to bring something to this tree and environment

01:45:09.240 --> 01:45:16.480
 is the biggest thing to me and my family as with some conversations with cities

01:45:16.480 --> 01:45:25.120
 and some county commissioners we made a promise that if we may remove any trees

01:45:25.120 --> 01:45:34.440
 we will plant above what city requested to do so that's that's all thank you

01:45:34.440 --> 01:45:44.520
 thank you commissioners do you have any other questions any other public

01:45:44.520 --> 01:45:52.560
 comments okay we will close the public hearing at this time on this agenda item

01:45:52.560 --> 01:45:59.720
 any final comments or questions from the commissioners do we have a motion I

01:45:59.720 --> 01:46:02.600
 would you have a comment just a comment I think there was some concern about

01:46:02.600 --> 01:46:11.440
 traffic on 380 there was some we had some input from a citizen from that the

01:46:11.440 --> 01:46:15.880
 e-comment oh we did I'm sorry yes ma'am thank you so much for reminding me we

01:46:15.880 --> 01:46:23.080
 did have one e-comment that was against this proposal yes the e-comment did

01:46:23.080 --> 01:46:30.400
 speak to concern with fast traffic along us 380 and how these uses would would

01:46:30.400 --> 01:46:37.980
 would interact with that traffic the uses that are allowed today under the

01:46:37.980 --> 01:46:41.600
 current zonings and current future land use designation what would align with

01:46:41.600 --> 01:46:47.720
 that staff believes would be more inconsistent with this traffic today

01:46:47.720 --> 01:46:52.400
 future future land use designations of low residential and the current zonings

01:46:52.400 --> 01:46:57.240
 out there would allow things like single-family homes agricultural property

01:46:57.240 --> 01:47:02.880
 but really not a lot of larger development where we see multiple points

01:47:02.880 --> 01:47:08.240
 of access and more traffic studies those single-family homes have have driveways

01:47:08.240 --> 01:47:12.160
 directly off of us 380 and future development would be required to likely

01:47:12.160 --> 01:47:16.160
 go through traffic studies have different points of access turn lanes

01:47:16.160 --> 01:47:20.760
 that you wouldn't see today with single-family driveways does that answer

01:47:20.760 --> 01:47:24.960
 the question yes I just want to make sure we address that concern thank you

01:47:24.960 --> 01:47:33.880
 commissioner okay anything else okay we have a motion from Commissioner Garland

01:47:33.880 --> 01:47:39.440
 yes I make a motion to approve the recommendation of the amendment of the

01:47:39.440 --> 01:47:44.480
 comprehensive plan as defined by the city and Commissioner Ketcher said you

01:47:44.480 --> 01:47:51.560
 have a second I second the motion okay any other discussion we will go ahead

01:47:51.560 --> 01:48:11.080
 and take a vote okay that passes unanimously four to zero that ends the

01:48:11.080 --> 01:48:18.480
 public hearing section of the evening we will go into the project matrix on PZ

01:48:18.480 --> 01:48:26.360
 25 - 28 do we have any updates to the matrix yes I will just add that we

01:48:26.360 --> 01:48:30.560
 removed the one item from the matrix that we addressed last meeting regarding

01:48:30.560 --> 01:48:34.380
 the I believe is the gas well request but that's the only change that we have

01:48:34.380 --> 01:48:39.720
 made at this time just to give you all the typical updates on council actions

01:48:39.720 --> 01:48:43.800
 that have occurred on items that came before you all the mobility plan

01:48:43.800 --> 01:48:48.600
 amendment that you recently heard for the area south of UNT Eagle and Avenue A

01:48:48.600 --> 01:48:53.320
 was approved by council at their meeting on the 16th as well as the plan

01:48:53.320 --> 01:48:57.460
 development request for the property that was in that triangle between loop

01:48:57.460 --> 01:49:04.080
 288 I 35 north and highway 77 and then the alternative ESA plan that was heard

01:49:04.080 --> 01:49:07.160
 that same night for the property on Spencer Road has been postponed

01:49:07.160 --> 01:49:14.020
 indefinitely those are the only updates that I have for you all okay any final

01:49:14.020 --> 01:49:18.880
 remarks from the commissioners okay I just want to again welcome

01:49:18.880 --> 01:49:24.080
 Commissioner catcher said tonight I hope that this was an exciting one for your

01:49:24.080 --> 01:49:28.480
 first one and I just want to thank the public we had quite a group of

01:49:28.480 --> 01:49:32.760
 attendance and it really does take the public to interact with the government

01:49:32.760 --> 01:49:38.120
 you are checks and balances so I know a lot of them have left but if they should

01:49:38.120 --> 01:49:42.760
 see this thank you all for coming and I hope those of you watching know that

01:49:42.760 --> 01:49:46.920
 this is your opportunity come to these meetings because it's really important

01:49:46.920 --> 01:49:51.760
 and with that we will conclude our meeting at 749 tonight everyone have a

01:49:51.760 --> 01:49:54.080
 good evening