Jan 12, 2023 Planning & Zoning Commission

[CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL]

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AT 6:00 CALLED THE MEETING OF THE BEDFORD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR TODAY.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12.

WE WILL GO ACROSS THE DAIS AND DO CALL A ROLL CALL.

STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT THAT WAY IT'S ON THE RECORD FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE ALTERNATES.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A FULL BOARD, FULL CHAIRS IN A LONG TIME, SO IT'S NICE.

IT'S ALSO A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY TO PRACTICE WITH THEIR MICROPHONE.

YES. THANK YOU.

TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION FROM COMMISSIONER GALLENSTEIN AND THEN WE WILL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ALL RISE. DEAR LORD, HELP US TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS AS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND DO WHAT IS CORRECT FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD AS WE MOVE THIS TOWN IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AMEN. AMEN.

AGAIN.

WELCOME, EVERYONE.

COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE TWO NEW MEMBERS, OUR TWO NEW ALTERNATES.

WE HAVE MS. TREASURE FORD, AND WE HAVE MR. TERRY SMITH. SO WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU.

I ASKED THEM, REMINDED THEM THAT THERE INVITED TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR DISCUSSIONS.

UP UNTIL THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO VOTE AND THEN THEY WILL VOTE IN THOSE CASES WHERE WE HAVE A VACANCY THAT EVENING.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR DECEMBER 8TH MEETING.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

OPPOSE, ALL RIGHT. OUR SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS TONIGHT IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF REPLAT

[2. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of a replat of Lot 2R Block 1 within Saint Vincent’s Addition being a replat of Lot 2 Block 1 within the Saint Vincent’s Addition. The 3.7 acres site is located northeast of Schumac Lane and Forest Ridge Drive and commonly known as 1717 Schumac Lane. (PZ-RP-2022-50050)]

THIS IS A SITE BETWEEN THE SCHUMACK AND FOREST RIDGE.

AT 1717 SCHUMAC ROAD.

JOSE, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

IT'S GOOD TO KICK OFF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR HERE.

BUT THANK YOU AGAIN.

YES, SO AS YOU INDICATED, THIS IS A REPLAT OF A LOT TO OUR BLOCK, ONE WITHIN ST.

VINCENT'S ADDITION BEING A REPLAT OF LOT TWO, BLOCK ONE WITHIN THE ST VINCENT'S ADDITION HERE.

AND 2021 A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WAS APPROVED FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF A RELIGIOUS FACILITY.

DUE TO THAT EXPANSION, A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL UTILITY EASEMENTS IS REQUIRED TO SERVE THE EXPANSION.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO ADD A 20 FOOT WATER LINE EASEMENT, PRIVATE DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND FIRE LANES.

TYPICALLY, EASEMENTS CAN BE FILED DIRECTLY AT THE COUNTY WITHOUT CITY APPROVAL.

HOWEVER, A CONDITION WAS PLACED ON THE ORIGINAL PLAT APPROVAL THAT REQUIRES CITY APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF THESE UTILITIES EASEMENTS, WHICH IS WHY THIS IS BROUGHT TO YOU BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

HERE IS THE LOCATION OF IT.

IT IS JUST LOCATED. THERE'S A CHURCH, BUT THERE'S TWO CHURCHES THERE.

THE ST. VINCENT'S CATHEDRAL ANGLICAN CHURCH AND THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL COPTIC CHURCH, AND IT'S LOCATED HERE JUST NORTHEAST OF FOREST RIDGE AND SCHUMAC LANE.

HERE IS THE THE REPLY HERE, WHICH WE'LL COME BACK TO BRIEFLY.

SO TONIGHT YOU'LL CONDUCT YOUR PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS REPLAT IS IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY AND THE CITY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS PLAT.

I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE THIS EVENING.

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THIS THE PRIVATE DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT'S PART OF THIS NEW PLAT.

IT'S THERE TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

MM HMM. IS THAT GOING TO DOES THAT INVOLVE EXCAVATION AND TYING INTO SOMETHING ELSE? WHAT DOES THAT UNDERGROUND DETENTION FACILITY MEAN? KIND OF. WHAT IS THAT? MOSTLY FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? HERE, I'LL REFER IT OUT TO WESTCHESTER.

IT'S AN ENGINEERING QUESTION, BUT JUST THAT DESIGNATION IS SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL.

SO. YEAH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE OF.

I THINK IF YOU RECALL BACK ON YOUR LINQ DEVELOPMENT, THEY DID THE SAME THING WHERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE THE SURFACE AREA TO BUILD THEIR BUILDING AND PROVIDE DETENTION. SO OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH THE PRIVATE ENGINEERS BOTH ON THAT PROJECT IN THIS ONE AND SAID, OKAY, YOU CAN DO UNDERGROUND DETENTION AND IT'S THEN TIED INTO SO IT SLOWLY RELEASES TO THE STORM SEWER AT THAT POINT.

BUT IT DOESN'T ALL COME AT ONCE BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THAT AREA, YOU'LL EVEN WE EVEN HAVE SIGNS POSTED THAT THERE IS DURING HIGH RAIN EVENTS, THERE CAN BE STANDING WATER IN SCHUMAC.

AND SO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FROM THE APPLICANT WAS TO SHEET FLOW IT INTO THE STREET AND GO INTO THAT EXISTING STORM SEWER THERE.

HOWEVER, THAT DIDN'T SUFFICE FOR CITY STAFF.

AND SO WE WORKED WITH THE ENGINEER TO DO SOME UNDERGROUND STORAGE TO ALLOW IT TO SLOWLY DETAIN INTO THE STORM SEWER.

GOOD. THANK YOU. BECAUSE ALWAYS WHEN WE SEE PLATS, WE ALWAYS TAKE A LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE ISSUE AND THIS IS A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY, OF COURSE.

THANK YOU. COMMISSION, DOES ANYBODY THE QUESTION OR STAFF OR COMMENT TO BOARD? ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS? WE'RE. WE'RE VERY PEACEFUL GROUP THIS EVENING.

JUST. JUST A REMINDER, MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO.

YES. OKAY, OPEN IT UP.

JUST WANTED TO GET TO THAT POINT AND MAKE SURE WE WERE IN TO SPEAK TO YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S WAIT FOR THE CLOCK TO TICK.

IT'S 6:08, CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PLAT.

WELL, IT'S 6:08, 30 SECONDS, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR MOTION AND VOTE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CASE NUMBER PZ-RP-2022-500050.

GOOD. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE MOST WELCOME.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

PASSES.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, I ABSTAIN BECAUSE I ATTEND CHURCH AT ST VINCENT'S CATHEDRAL AND A MEMBER THERE.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER OTTO.

WE HAVE A 601 ABSTENTION VOTE, FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU CAN TO TALK TO US NOW AGAIN JOSE.

THE NEXT ITEM YOU TALK ABOUT THE CALENDAR SCHEDULE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

[3. 2023 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Schedule Update and Discussion]

HERE. BRING THIS UP.

SO HERE, HERE'S A SCHEDULE HERE.

A LOT OF YOU GOT A COPY THROUGH EMAIL.

AND FOR THOSE WHO JUST LET ME KNOW, I CAN SEND YOU A COPY HERE.

SO JUST. JUST MORE INFORMATIVE.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW OF THIS MEETING SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

AND PLEASE NOTE, IF A MEETING DATE DOES FALL ON A HOLIDAY, YOU KNOW, JUST BE PREPARED THAT THAT MEETING MAY BE RESCHEDULED OR CANCELED, DEPENDING.

SO WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE AROUND WHEN IT COMES AROUND IF IT FALLS ON A HOLIDAY.

SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS SCHEDULE HERE, BUT ONCE AGAIN, IS MORE INFORMATIONAL FOR YOU ALL.

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THERE SHOULD BE ONE SCHEDULED FOR THE JANUARY ONES ARE NOT LISTED OR LISTED IN THE 2022 SCHEDULE, BUT THE NEXT ONE WOULD FALL WOULD BE FOR JANUARY 26.

OKAY. I DIDN'T SEE IT HERE.

YEAH, THEY START OFF IN FEBRUARY IS TO WAIT WHEN A PROJECT IS SUBMITTED, THEN IT FALLS IN THE NEXT FEBRUARY.

BUT YEAH, THEY WERE LISTED IN A 2022 SCHEDULE.

IT'S JUST THE WAY WE CARRIED OUT WHAT WAS LEFT OFF FROM THE LAST CALENDAR.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SUBJECT TO FURTHER INFORMATION.

YES. ALL RIGHT.

EXCELLENT. AND YEAH, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS SCHEDULE? DO WE KNOW YET FROM COUNCIL WHEN THE JOINT P AND Z AND COUNCIL INFORMATION OR REVIEW MEETING IS GOING TO BE PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR THE MASTER PLAN? HERE WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN.

THE TAG TEAM EFFORT TODAY.

THEY THEY'RE STILL FINALIZING THAT.

I HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL NEXT WEEK WITH THE CONSULTANT TO GO OVER KIND OF A PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE.

AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT COUNCIL MEETING DATES.

SO I'M ANTICIPATING SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR A FACT YET.

WELL, JUST IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT ON THE SCHEDULE.

I KNOW THAT PROBABLY ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PROBABLY BEEN INVITED TO THE OPENING OF THE CENTER AT THE BOYS RANCH.

IS THERE GOING TO BE A PUBLIC NOTICE SAYING THERE MAY BE A QUORUM THERE? I'LL CHECK WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND SEE HOW THEY HANDLE THAT.

BUT YEAH, WE'LL WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S COVERED.

WEST MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'VE HAD PRIVATE PARTIES AND HAD CITY STAFF THERE.

AND AS LONG AS THERE'S NO AT LEAST WHAT I WAS TOLD BY MICHAEL WELLS, AND THAT'S RELYING ON IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION OF A CITY ITEM, IF YOU'RE JUST THERE HAVING A BEER OR A KOOL-AID OR WHATEVER YOU'RE HAVING, THAT DOES NOT VIOLATE THE QUORUM RULE.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD.

AND THAT THAT MAYBE WELL, MICHAEL'S THE EXPERT ON THAT AND NOT ME, SO I'LL JUST VERIFY WITH MICHAEL.

OK. THANK YOU. WES, ANY OTHER UPDATES ABOUT ANYTHING TO START OFF THE NEW YEAR THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO KNOW AT ALL? IF YOU WANT, WE CAN JUMP RIGHT INTO PLANNING PROJECT UPDATES WHILE I'M STANDING UP HERE.

[UPDATE ON PLANNING PROJECTS]

SO SINCE THE ONLY THINGS THAT REALLY CHANGED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, THE OBVIOUSLY THE CLUBHOUSE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS THERE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WAS ISSUED, COUNCIL RECOMMENDED OR COUNCIL APPROVED THAT SAME FOR COMBAT ARCADE AND THEN UNDER THE LINQ EXPANSION, THOSE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE'RE WAITING A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING ALSO, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE ACTUALLY REVIEWING THEIR BUILDING PERMIT PLANS AS WELL RIGHT NOW.

SO I ANTICIPATE THEM BREAKING GROUND VERY SOON.

AND TUESDAY NIGHT, COUNCIL APPROVED BOTH P AND Z ITEMS THAT WERE ON THE AGENDA.

THAT IS CORRECT.

UM, THAT WAS THE COWHIDE DISCUSSION.

IF YOU WATCHED IT, IT'S A GOOD IF YOU DIDN'T, IT'S GOOD ENTERTAINMENT, BUT IT..

WE DO HAVE A COWHIDE AUDIENCE.

WE DO WE DO HAVE A DEFINITION THAT COWHIDE PRODUCTS CAN GO INTO NOW WE CAN ALL SLEEP EASY.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS THE CHURCH ON FOREST RIDGE THAT WENT INTO THE EXISTING OFFICE COMPLEX.

SO ON THE COMBAT ARCADE, THE LAST MEETING, I ASKED FOR AN UPDATE IN THREE MONTHS.

CAN WE PUT THAT ON THE SCHEDULE IN HERE SO WE DON'T FORGET ABOUT IT? WE HAVE IT ON OUR WE JUST REST SURE, WE HAVE IT ON OUR SCHEDULE IN THE OFFICE.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT ACTUALLY THIS WEEK.

SO WE ARE I MEAN, BUT I CAN PUT IT ON HERE JUST FOR THE COMMISSION'S BENEFIT AS WELL.

BUT REST ASSURED, WE ARE AWARE OF THAT REPORT AND WE ARE WORKING.

WE WILL BE WORKING ON IT.

OKAY. JUST I JUST DON'T WANT TO FORGET.

WE WON'T. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. HAD A QUESTION ON TO THE SPLATTER AND SMASH OR THE SMASH ROOM, WHATEVER TERM THAT WAS APPROVED BEFORE I WAS ON THE BOARD HERE.

BUT BACK IN APRIL.

DOES THAT JUST STAY OPEN FOR THAT APPLICANT? I MEAN, THEY COULD DECIDE THEY DON'T WANT TO FILL IT FOR TWO YEARS.

NO, THE AND I MAY HAVE TO RESEARCH EXACTLY WHAT THE TIME PERIOD IS.

THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE A TIME PERIOD IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT FOR A BUILDING PERMIT.

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LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

DON'T QUOTE ME, BUT REST ASSURED, THEY HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR BUILDING PERMIT ACT ACTUALLY THIS WEEK, SO THEY ARE MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS.

OKAY. AND THEN ON.

I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.

AND HAVE YOU GOT ONE OF THESE THAT HAS 2023 ON IT? UNTIL 2022.

WELL, THE 20 THESE ARE JUST ONGOING PROJECTS.

SO UNTIL TONIGHT, NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED IN 2023.

THIS WAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF LAST YEAR.

I KNOW. I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION IN THAT REGARDS.

OAKWOOD HILLS, I WASN'T ON THE I WAS ON THE BOARD AT THE FINAL AND BEING FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA.

I HAVEN'T BEEN UP THAT WAY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT HAS CHANGED ANY UNLESS THAT SOMETHING'S HAPPENED A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THERE'S WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THEM TO SCHEDULE THEIR PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN SAY PUBLICLY ABOUT WHERE THAT STANDS OR ARE YOU AWARE OF ANYTHING? I'M JUST SURPRISED WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO SCHEDULE THEIR PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING.

IS THAT UNUSUAL FROM A DEVELOPMENT THAT GOT PROVED BACK IN JUNE AND NOW WE'RE IN JANUARY? WELL, THE I MEAN, NO, NOT AT ALL.

SO IT'S PURELY AT THE PROPERTY OWNERS DISCRETION AS TO WHEN THEY.

YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING THAT THEY'RE AWARE THEY TOOK THOSE BUILDINGS DOWN REALLY QUICK AND PUT UP SILT FENCES AND THEN THAT'S ALL I'VE SEEN, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

THE EROSION CONTROL WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE THEY WERE TAKING DOWN BUILDINGS AND DISTURBING DIRT.

SO, I MEAN, THAT'S IT'S THEIR SCHEDULE REALLY AT THIS POINT.

WE'RE WAITING ON THEM TO SCHEDULE THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION.

IS THAT ANOTHER SITUATION THAT IF THEY CHOSE NOT TO DO ANYTHING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THAT WE HAVE SOME MECHANISM? WE CAN SAY, BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE TO REAPPLY OR NO, ONCE THE FINAL PLAT IS APPROVED, IT IS APPROVED.

NOW, WE WON'T LET THEM RECORD THE FINAL PLAT TO COUNTY UNTIL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS BUILT.

SO I GUESS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE FINAL PLATS THERE, IF THEY TAKE FIVE YEARS TO START A TO SCHEDULE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

SO. OKAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

JUST A QUESTION, A LEARNING QUESTION, IF YOU WILL, WITH RESPECT TO THE TATTOO SHOP.

THE CITY COUNCIL DENIED.

THANK GOODNESS. IS THERE IN FOR ANY APPLICANT? CAN THEY COME BACK? CAN ANY APPLICANT COME BACK AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL DISAPPROVES, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT NEVER HAPPENS? NO. THEY JUST HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR BEFORE IT CAN BE RECONSIDERED AFTER A DENIAL.

THANK YOU. IS THAT LOCATION SPECIFIC? YES. YES.

SO? SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

YES, THAT IS LOCATION.

SO IF THE IF THE SAME TATTOO, IF THAT TATTOO SHOP, WHICH IS WHAT CAME IN, IF THEY WANTED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION, THEY COULD DO THAT NEXT MONTH.

SO, YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR CONFIRMING THAT.

BUY ANYTHING ELSE. ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

WE ADJOURN. SECOND, THAT MOTION.

SECOND THAT MOTION.

WE ARE ADJOURNED. BEFORE EVERYBODY JUMPS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.