2. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding an amendment to Pedersen Office Park Planned Unit Development for property legally described as Block A, Lot 5 of Pederson Office Park Addition to allow for a larger office building, the property is generally located east of Norwood Drive, north of Bedford Road and commonly known as 1314 Norwood Drive. (PUD-23-8)

[2. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding an amendment to Pedersen Office Park Planned Unit Development for property legally described as Block A, Lot 5 of Pederson Office Park Addition to allow for a larger office building, the property is generally located east of Norwood Drive, north of Bedford Road and commonly known as 1314 Norwood Drive. (PUD-23-8)]

PEDERSEN OFFICE PARK.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK A LOT FIVE AT PEDERSEN.

OFFICE PARK ADDITION TO ALLOW FOR A LARGER OFFICE BUILDING.

PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF NORWOOD DRIVE, NORTH OF BEDFORD ROAD AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1314 NORWOOD DRIVE.

THIS IS CASE PUD 23-8.

REPORT FROM STAFF.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

COMMISSION MEMBERS.

AS DESCRIBED, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF NORWOOD DRIVE.

IT'S ACCESS FROM A PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT.

AND THEN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH OF BEDFORD ROAD.

PETERSON OFFICE PARK WAS APPROVED.

THE PD WAS APPROVED IN 2005.

MOST OF THE SITE WAS DEVELOPED, ITS INDIVIDUAL LOTS WITH INDIVIDUAL OWNERS.

MOST OF THE SITES BEEN DEVELOPED, AND I THINK THE LAST PROPERTY DEVELOPED THERE WAS BACK IN 2013.

THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED, THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST LOTS TO BE DEVELOPED IN THAT OFFICE PARK AND ORIGINALLY APPROVED.

THE SITE WAS APPROVED FOR A 3000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

THE APPLICANT IS COMING FORWARD AND ASKING FOR AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THAT SIZE TOO FOR A LITTLE OVER 4000FT².

THIS GIVES YOU KIND OF AN IDEA THE ROTATION.

WE KIND OF FIXED IT FOR YOU A LITTLE BIT IN YOUR PACKET.

THE ROTATION WAS SHOWING, WASN'T MATCHING EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO, IF YOU'LL NOTICE THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE SITE IN QUESTION.

NORWOOD DRIVE WHERE THEY HAVE THAT LABEL.

THAT'S JUST AN EASEMENT TO NORWOOD DRIVE.

BUT THE OVERALL SITE AND SITE PLAN IS CORRECT.

PARKING SHOWS LAYOUT, PARKING AND WHERE THE BUILDINGS WILL BE LOCATED.

BUILDING LOCATION PARKING DOES NOT CHANGE.

JUST THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING IS THE ONLY CHANGE ON THIS APPLICATION.

LANDSCAPE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

AGAIN, NO REAL CHANGE THERE, JUST THE INCREASE OF THE BUILDING AND THEN BUILDING ELEVATIONS TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

THIS MATCHES THE OVERALL LOOK OF THE REST OF THE OFFICE PARK THAT'S ALREADY BUILT.

SITE PHOTOS. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE VACANT SITE.

I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS THE SITE THAT'S IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL.

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SO, IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN.

SO, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY BUILD IT AT LEAST TWO FEET ABOVE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF DURING THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS, BUT IT SHOULDN'T HOLD UP THE ZONING ENTITLEMENT APPLICATION TONIGHT.

THE SITE PLAN MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND, OTHER THAN THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING, MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN THE ORIGINAL PD THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2005, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

WES. JUST. I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD. WES.

JUST A QUESTION. I KNOW THAT'S IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

THEY'VE GOT TO BUILD TWO FEET HIGHER.

IS IT UP TO THE APPLICANT WHETHER THEY WANT TO BUY FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE? OR IS THAT MANDATED? I'M JUST CURIOUS. THAT'S GOING TO BE.

THAT'S BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND FEMA.

THE CITY WOULD NOT GET INVOLVED IN THAT.

OTHER COMMISSIONERS. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WES. IT IS 6:06.

WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, OR THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US ON THIS MATTER.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS DEB WES.

WES. ENGINEERING CONSULTANT.

GREAT CITY OF SACHSE.

[INAUDIBLE] LANE.

THIS. I AM THE ENGINEER FOR THIS PROJECT, SO I AM JUST REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLIENT.

YES, SIR. AND HE IS OVERSEAS.

SO BE IT.

THIS THIS PROJECT IS REALLY UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS TOTALLY IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

WE APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE EXTRA FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE 1995FT². THE THING IS THE FLOOD PLAIN IS A DILEMMA HERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IN MY EXPERIENCE OF 25 YEARS IN DOING FLOOD PLAN, ALL THE SUBDIVISION HAS A CERTAIN ELEVATION AND COMPLETE WHEN IT GETS TO FEMA AND FINISHED HERE, THE CASE IS WE COULDN'T FIND THE FEMA FOR THIS LOT.

THAT'S THE ONLY LOT LEFT.

PROBABLY CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, BUT AND THE ELEVATION IS REALLY SET FOR TWO FEET ABOVE THE FLOOD PLAIN.

AND THE ELEVATION OF THE LOT IS ALSO ABOUT ONE FOOT ABOVE THE FLOOD PLAIN.

ALMOST. AND WE JUST NEED TO BUILD THE FOOTING AND THEN START CONTINUING.

I WONDER WHY WE HAVE TO GO TO FEMA SO WE CAN.

WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE AND, YOU KNOW, 90 DAYS FROM APPLYING FOR THIS.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE TO GET TO THE FILE AND BRING THE OLD PROJECT AGAIN.

I WONDER IF WE CAN SIT THAT ELEVATION AND GO WITH THE CONSTRUCTION.

NOW, IF IT IS, IF IT'S NOT, WE WOULD RATHER START THE CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINUE WITH THE FLOOD PLAIN, FEMA FLOOD PLAIN VERIFICATION AND FINISH IT BY THE TIME WE, WE CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING.

COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? OKAY. IT'S 6:09.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE PUD 23-8.

AT 609.

WAS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD FOR US? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO STUDY AND I WILL MAKE A

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MAKE A NOTE THAT IN THE PACKET IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.

AND WES DID HELP US WITH TURNING THE TURNING THE MAP TO REFLECT THE.

THE SETTING OF THIS PARTICULAR LOT IN RELATIONSHIP TO NORWOOD AND BEDFORD ROAD.

BUT HERE WE ARE ONLY ALLOWING FOR A CHANGE IN THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING.

THIS PARTICULAR PUD, UNLIKE SOME OTHERS WE'VE SEEN, HAD SPECIFIC SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE BUILDINGS ON THESE LOTS.

WE USUALLY ONLY SEE THE LOTS THEMSELVES IN A PUD, BUT IN THIS CASE EACH OF THE LOTS HAD A DESIGNATED SQUARE FOOTAGE LIMIT.

AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS ON THIS PARTICULAR LOT, ALLOWING THE LIMIT OF THIS SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THIS BUILDING TO BE LARGER THAN IS ON THE ORIGINAL PUD.

SO, WE'RE AMENDING THE PUD TO ALLOW FOR THAT.

EVEN WITH THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.

AND LOOKING THIS, I UNDERSTAND, AND YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR DRAWINGS THAT IT DOES MEET THE SETBACK AND THE AND THE EASEMENTS AND ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT ANY BUILDING WOULD NEED TO BE ON A PARTICULAR LOT.

IT DOES, EVEN AT THE LARGER SQUARE FOOTAGE, ACCOMMODATE THOSE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS.

COMMISSIONERS. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

I THINK MAYBE THIS IS FOR WES.

JUST TO CLARIFY, MR. WEISS WAS MENTIONING, I THINK YOU'RE ASKING HE WAS ASKING ABOUT CAN THEY JUST START CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT FEMA? BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IF WE APPROVE THIS, THEY STILL HAVE TO WAIT, GO TO FEMA AND GET APPROVAL BEFORE BUILDING TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ALL THAT'S CORRECT.

OUR FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE REQUIRES FEMA APPROVAL BEFORE WE ISSUE A BUILDING PERMIT.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ALL.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM, PLEASE.

A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 6 TO 0 CASE PUD 23-8 IS APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, SPECIFICALLY,

[3. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, specifically Appendix A, Chapter 3 “Permitted Uses” Section 3.2 Explanation of Uses and Specific Use Permit Requirements” to create a definition for an Automotive Engineering and Restoration use.]

APPENDIX A, CHAPTER THREE PERMITTED USES SECTION 3.2 EXPLANATION OF USES AND SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS TO CREATE A DEFINITION FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING AND RESTORATION USE.

STAFF UPDATE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COMMISSION MEMBERS.

AS MOST OF YOU RECALL LAST YEAR, WE HAD AN, I'M SORRY, A REZONING APPLICATION COME FORWARD FOR A PARTICULAR LOT IN BEDFORD COMMONS.

AND THAT WAS FOR A USE THAT WE'RE HOPEFULLY DESCRIBING HERE.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL.

THAT APPLICATION WENT FORWARD TO CITY COUNCILS.

AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE APPLICANT WITHDREW THEIR APPLICATION, AND COUNCIL ASKED STAFF TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO COME UP WITH A PROCESS THAT WOULD PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND THE CHARACTER OF BEDFORD COMMONS, BUT ALSO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO OPERATE THEIR BUSINESS.

SO, WHAT WE DID THIS IS A TWO-PART PROCESS.

FIRST, WE'VE GOT TO CREATE A USE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE APPLICANT IN QUESTION.

AND WE ALREADY HAD A, AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP USE THAT COVERED MAJORITY OF THE WORK.

HOWEVER, IT WAS IT WAS VERY BROAD AND ALLOWED WORK ON ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE.

SO, WHAT STAFF DID WAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPLICANT IS COME UP WITH A DEFINITION THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

SO, WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS DOING, THIS AMENDMENT IS CREATING THIS PARTICULAR LAND USE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

THE THIRD ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS THE IS THE AMENDMENT TO BEDFORD COMMONS THAT WOULD ALLOW THIS USE IN BEDFORD COMMONS WITH AN SUP.

SO, I UNDERSTAND IT'S JUST, KEEP IN MIND IT'S TWO SEPARATE APPLICATIONS OR TWO SEPARATE AMENDMENTS.

THE FIRST ONE IS JUST AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW TO, TO ESTABLISH THE USE IN THE ORDINANCE.

SO, WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I KNOW THE APPLICANT ARE THERE ISN'T AN APPLICANT STAFF IS ESSENTIALLY THE APPLICANT ON THIS ONE, BUT THE BUSINESS OWNER IN QUESTION IS HERE, AND I KNOW THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION TO MAKE AS WELL.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO, WE MIGHT HAVE OTHERS AS WELL.

BUT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE DEFINITION.

WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING HERE IN A MOMENT.

JUST AS A REMINDER TO COMMISSIONERS, STAFF BROUGHT THIS TO US IN A PREVIOUS MEETING AS A NON-ACTION ITEM TO LOOK AT A COUPLE OF

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PROJECTED TEXT PARAGRAPHS AS A POTENTIAL NEW USE TO ADD.

TO THE.

AND ALSO, AS A REMINDER THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX EIGHT, CHAPTER THREE.

THIS USE WOULD BE PART OF ALL OF THE USES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD ZONING CODE FOR ALL PARTS OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

SO, THIS IS JUST IT GOES INTO THE LONG LAUNDRY LIST OF ALL POSSIBLE USES FOR ANY PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

THIS WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL USE TO ADD TO THAT LAUNDRY LIST.

SO, AS YOU'RE AS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT, THINK OF THIS AS A, YOU KNOW, JUST ANOTHER ITEM.

WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO ADD THIS ITEM TO THE LONG LIST OF EXISTING USES FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF BEDFORD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

DO YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER ORDINANCE OR A DEFINITION OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHERE THE ACTIVITY IS THE SAME, BUT THE PRODUCT IS DIFFERENT? LIKE YOU CAN HAVE A CONCRETE FACILITY NEXT DOOR TO A HOUSE, BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE A CEMENT FACILITY NEXT TO SOMEBODY'S HOUSE.

I. NOTHING IS COMING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT WOULD FALL WITHIN THIS CATEGORY.

THE REAL DIFFERENCE ON THIS DEFINITION WHAT WE TRY TO DO, AND AGAIN WITH THE APPLICANT IS TO ESSENTIALLY CARVE OUT A NICHE HERE THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING ON OLDER VEHICLES.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.

I DON'T I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT THAT WOULD APPLY.

WES UNDER H IN THAT CHAPTER, DOESN'T THAT COVER EVERYTHING? I MEAN, WHY ARE WE BEING REDUNDANT? YOU KNOW, SAM'S DOWN ON RELIANCE PARKWAY.

HAS BEEN OPERATING A RESTORATION SHOP SINCE, I THINK 76.

AND HE DOES ALL THESE THINGS.

SO WHY ARE WE DOING A DUPLICATION, I GUESS, OF THE I WOULDN'T CALL IT A DUPLICATION ONLY BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO ON H IS AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS, GARAGES AS PRINCIPAL ACCESSORY OR SECONDARY USE.

AND THE DIFFERENCE, THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IN THIS DEFINITION, AND THE ONE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED, IS THAT THE ONE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED LIMITS IT TO VEHICLES THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS AN ANTIQUE CAR PER THE STATE.

SO, IF THIS IS APPROVED, THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THAT'S GRANTED AN SUP COULD ONLY WORK ON ANTIQUE VEHICLES AS DEFINED BY THE STATE, WHEREAS MR. ZIM'S PROPERTY ON RELIANCE CAN WORK ON ANY VEHICLE.

BUT HE TYPICALLY DOES RESTORATION.

BUT HE COULD DO ANY VEHICLE BY THE ORDINANCE.

OKAY. RICHARDS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF AT THIS POINT? OKAY. IT IS 618.

I'LL OPEN THIS ITEM TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE OF THE TEXT BEING ADDED TO THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

LIST OF USES CITYWIDE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

PLEASE COME TO THIS PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AS WELL.

OKAY. Y'ALL HAVE JUST ON HAND.

THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING YOU SEE THERE IS GOING TO BE IN THE PRESENTATION.

SURE, PLEASE. I SAY AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS HEATH MURRAY.

I LIVE AT 1609 HEATHER LANE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

WELCOME, SIR. WELCOME.

SORRY TO SEE MR. SMITH ISN'T HERE.

ANYHOW, I'M THE OWNER OPERATOR OF MURRAY CUSTOM RODS.

WE SPECIALIZE IN THE CRAFT OF BUILDING ANTIQUE CARS AND RARITIES.

THERE WE GO. TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR BUSINESS, MURRAY CUSTOM RODS IS INVOLVED FROM THE INITIAL DESIGN STAGES UNTIL COMPLETION OF OUR CUSTOMERS

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PROJECTS. OUR PROCESS BEGINS BY APPOINTMENT WITH OUR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO REVIEW WHAT THEY WANT TO RESTORE, BUILD AND OR RECREATE LONG BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS EVER DELIVERED ON SITE. THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF A PROJECT CAN TAKE MONTHS, AND OUR WAITING LIST IS CURRENTLY TWO PLUS YEARS.

IN MOST BUILDS, WE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE MANY OF THE PARTS OURSELVES.

THIS INCLUDES FRAMES, SUSPENSION, BODY PANELS, INTERIORS, BUMPERS, ETC.

THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE PROCESS USES COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN.

3D LASER SCANNING.

MANY COMPUTERIZED CONTROLLED MACHINES, PRINTERS SHAPING AND FORMING MACHINES, SPECIALIZED WELDING, ETC.

MOST BUILDS RANGE FROM $250,000 TO MORE THAN A MILLION.

MANY PROJECTS, DEPENDING ON THEIR COMPLEXITY, TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO COMPLETE.

OUR BUILDS HAVE BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS.

WHILE APPROXIMATELY HALF OF OUR CLIENTS ARE LOCAL, OTHERS MAY TRAVEL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WE ARE RENOWNED FOR OUR METALWORK AND THE CREATION OF PARTS THAT ARE LIMITED OR NOT AVAILABLE.

YOU COULD SAY THAT OUR BUSINESS IS VERY BOUTIQUE, AND OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ARTISANS.

OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ALL HIGHLY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN THAT UTILIZE SOUGHT AFTER SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT.

WE'VE CURATED UNDER ONE ROOF.

AND THEN I HAVE A FEW PICTURES OF JUST THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE DO.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOT A 1995 TAURUS OR ACCORD.

AND JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE TYPE OF VEHICLES THAT WE WORK ON.

SO, I BROUGHT IN A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM MANY LARGE BUSINESSES IN BEDFORD DURING MY JANUARY 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THIS IS WHAT BUSINESS OWNERS IN BEDFORD HAD TO SAY ABOUT ME.

I KNOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE.

YOU BETTER NOT PASS IT UP.

THE SKY IS GOING SOMEWHERE, AND HE WILL TAKE BEDFORD WITH HIM IF YOU LET HIM.

DON SMITH, TEXAS HARLEY DAVIDSON, FOUNDER.

AS A NEIGHBORING BUSINESS TO THIS PROPERTY.

I CAN'T THINK OF MANY BETTER NEIGHBORS FOR US TO HAVE.

WE WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IF WE DIDN'T SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD.

NEIL NOBLE OF PRESIDENT OF NAVIGANT MOTOR GROUP.

HAVING SUCH A RENOWNED FIGURE INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS IN BEDFORD IS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY.

LET'S EMBRACE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM THIS PROPERTY INTO A REVENUE GENERATING ASSET THAT ALSO DRAWS PEOPLE TO OUR CITY.

ADMIRAL SMITH, OWNER OF TEXAS HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND LUCKY PENNY CYCLES.

YOU WOULD BE HONORED TO HAVE THEM IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

I REALLY THINK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME HERE JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE HERE.

TROY ASH, DIRECTOR AT CALIBER COLLISION.

I'VE KNOWN HEATH FOR YEARS.

HE'S BEEN A FRIEND, A NEIGHBOR, AND OBVIOUSLY A FELLOW SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.

I THINK HE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY.

HE'S HONEST, HE'S ETHICAL, HE'S VERY HARD WORKING, AND HE PRIDES HIMSELF ON EXCEPTIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP.

DOCTOR HOWARD HARRIS, FOUNDING PARTNER OF TEXAS ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS.

HE IS A MAN OF HIS WORD.

GREAT INTEGRITY. HE WOULD BE AN ASSET FOR BEDFORD.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HIM HERE.

JERRY FAIN, OWNER OF FAIN MODELS.

SO, THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY THAT CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ON APRIL 23RD, MIDWAY HAD THIS TO SAY.

YOU ARE THE TYPE OF OWNER BUSINESS WE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING TO LOCATE IN THIS DISTRICT UNIQUE, THOUGHTFUL, PASSIONATE AND SOMEONE THAT FEELS THAT WILL ATTRACT OTHER LIKEMINDED PEOPLE. BRAD FRILLS, CEO OF MIDWAY I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT ON THE MAP THAT MIDWAY PRESENTED APRIL 23RD.

IF YOU LOOK ON THEIR 2000 PARKWOOD AND 1916 PARKWOOD ARE NOT IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAT.

IT'S NOT EVEN ON THEIR MAP.

I UNDERSTAND THAT IS WITHIN THE ZONING AREA OF BEDFORD COMMONS, BUT IT'S NOT IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET STUDENTS, STAFF AND TOUR THE FACILITY AT BUENGER CTE ACADEMY.

THERE'S A VERY IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF TECHNICAL CLASSES THAT STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE, LEARN AND ACHIEVE.

I WAS FASCINATED BY ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SKILLS BEING TAUGHT, AND REALIZED HOW MANY AREAS CROSS OVER WITH SKILLS THAT USE AT MURRAY CUSTOM RODS, CONSISTENT WITH PAST DONATIONS TO SIMILAR PROGRAMS WE DONATED TO HELP SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AT THE ACADEMY.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

AND BUENGER CTE ACADEMY IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR MOVE NEAR US, AND WE CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU TO GET HERE.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR THE STUDENTS OF HEB ISD.

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DEBORAH J. HARVEY, PRINCIPAL OF GENE BUENGER CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACADEMY.

MURRAY CUSTOM RODS.

PREVIOUS INVOLVEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDES DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERING WITH FORT WORTH ISD.

FORT WORTH POLICE MISSION ARLINGTON SPCA, MEALS ON WHEELS, SIX STONES AND MANY MORE.

SERGEANT OF THE FORT WORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT, RICHARD CAMACHO, HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT ME AT THE JANUARY 9TH COUNCIL MEETING.

I KNOW THAT I COULD COUNT ON HEATH AS A SUPPORTER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHETHER IT BE TO ENGAGE AND PARTICIPATE IN BACKPACK DRIVES, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY WITH BICYCLE DRIVES, THE LOCAL SCHOOLS THERE.

I COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON HEATH TO BE THE PERSON.

WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE IN OUR LIVES.

MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHOW OUR GIRLS THAT AS WELL.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

I GOTTA GO BACK. THESE ARE OUT OF ORDER.

ON JANUARY 9TH, IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 90 DAYS TO AMEND THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

CITY COUNCIL HAD THIS TO SAY.

MR. MURRAY, I REALLY LIKE THE UNIQUENESS OF YOUR BUSINESS.

AND I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU HERE IN BEDFORD RICH STEVE'S.

IT'S A GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET ACHIEVED FOR YOU, AMY SABLE, IF I UNDERSTAND THIS, IF THE APPLICANT AGREES TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION.

AND SO, IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT UPON US TO CHANGE THE PARAMETERS OF BEDFORD COMMONS TO ACCOMMODATE THIS TYPE OF USE.

NICOLE DAWKINS.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE HAVE TO CREATE A DESTINATION.

THIS IS A DESTINATION WHERE PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

ROB GAGLIARDI.

LET'S MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR HIM RUTH CULVER.

IT'S A WIN WIN FOR ALL OF US.

STEVE FARCO.

WE ARE TELLING HIM.

THAT'S WHAT WE PLAN ON WORKING ON, BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY ON FAITH AND TRUST THAT WE DO THAT.

CITY ATTORNEY BRYN MEREDITH.

IT TOOK US A WHILE TO GET THERE, BUT I'M GLAD WE ARE GETTING THERE.

AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE FULL FAITH THAT THIS COUNCIL WANTS YOU HERE IN BEDFORD.

MAYOR DAN COGAN.

AFTER THE JANUARY 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING 90 DAYS LATER WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY APRIL 9TH.

FOR THAT REASON, MY CONFIDENCE IN CLOSING ON MAY 1ST CAME FROM CITY COUNCIL TELLING ME TO HAVE FAITH AND TRUST IN THEM AND WHAT THEY WOULD GET THAT THEY WOULD GET THIS DONE. OUR NEW PARTS.

CONSTRUCTION IS NOT FOR USE ON NEW OR LATE MODEL CARS.

WE DO NOT MAKE PARTS FOR ANY VEHICLE NEWER THAN 1970.

OUR PARTS ARE USED IN MODIFYING OR REFURBISHING ANTIQUE OR CLASSIC CARS.

WE MAKE PARTS THAT WERE THAT ARE NOT IN PRODUCTION OR READILY AVAILABLE.

A VERY SMALL PORTION OF MY BUSINESS, APPROXIMATELY 3.3%.

IS PROTOTYPE WORK BECAUSE OF OUR UNIQUE ABILITY TO DESIGN, ENGINEER AND PRODUCE PARTS THAT HAVEN'T EVER BEEN MADE.

WE HAVE HAD A FEW UNIQUE JOBS OVER THE YEARS.

FOR EXAMPLE, CANOE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURER SOUGHT OUR HELP IN PRODUCING PRELIMINARY AND PRODUCING PROTOTYPES OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THEIR CONCEPT VEHICLES PRIOR TO GOING INTO PRODUCTION.

FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE UNAWARE.

PROTOTYPES ARE A FIRST, TYPICAL OR PRELIMINARY MODEL OF SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY A MACHINE.

FROM WHICH OTHER FORMS ARE DEVELOPED OR COPIED.

WE HAVE ONLY BEEN USED TO HELP GET PORTIONS OF VEHICLES FIGURED OUT, SO THEY CAN BE MASS PRODUCED ELSEWHERE.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY 3.3% OF MY BUSINESS.

THAT MAY GO AWAY AS WELL.

WE ARE HERE TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A LAND USE DEFINITION THAT WILL CREATE A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP, WHICH INCLUDES WORKING TOGETHER TO CONFORM TO THE BEDFORD COMMONS PUD. WES AND I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO DEFINE A LAND USE DEFINITION THAT IS VERY SPECIFIC AND WOULD FIT OUR USE, BUT ALSO BE SO RESTRICTIVE THAT AN AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS COULD NOT LATER COME INTO THE BUILDING UNLESS THEY FIT THIS EXACT LAND USE.

PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ, EVEN IF THE CITY ALLOWED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR WITH AN SUP INTO ANY ZONING DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY, THAT USE, OR BUSINESS WOULD STILL HAVE TO GO BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING AND THEN CITY COUNCIL FOR ULTIMATE APPROVAL.

SO JUST BECAUSE IT MAY BE ALLOWED WITH AN SUP DOES NOT MEAN THAT SOMEONE CAN OPERATE IN THAT AREA BY RIGHT.

THEREFORE, RESTRICTING BUSINESSES THAT MAY COME ALONG AFTER MY TIME.

NOW, THE LAND USE DEFINITION THAT I'VE CREATED, AND FILL IS ALL ENCOMPASSING OF WHAT WE DO, WHICH ALL.

WES, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS DEFINITION IS RESOLUTE.

I'M WANTING TO FIND A DEFINITION THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE UPON, THAT PROTECTS THE CITY'S INTERESTS AND ALLOWS US TO FUNCTION WITHIN THE CORE MIXED USE AREA.

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THE LAND USE IS SO RESTRICTIVE THAT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE OIL ON MY WIFE'S SUV AT MY MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY.

I'D HAVE TO CHANGE IT IN THE DRIVEWAY IN SOUTHLAKE.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT SOME OF BEDFORD'S NEIGHBORING CITIES HAVE SOME UNIQUENESS TO THEM AS WELL.

GRAPEVINE'S DOWNTOWN HAS A GLASSBLOWING AND ANTIQUE TRAIN AND ICE SKATING.

SOUTHLAKE'S TOWN SQUARE HAS A TESLA DEALERSHIP, DESTINATION, RESTAURANTS, MAJOR EVENTS, AND PLENTY OF PARKS AND GREEN SCAPE AREAS.

HOW MANY TOWN SQUARES IN THE DFW METROPLEX CAN YOU GO TO RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE MAJOR LARGE VACANCIES? THERE'S QUITE A FEW.

SO, I FEEL LIKE IF Y'ALL WANT TO HELP MAKE A DESTINATION, WE CAN UTILIZE THE SYNERGIES OF WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN THE AREA WITH TEXAS, HARLEY-DAVIDSON, LUCKY PENNY AND ADDING US AS WELL.

REALLY CREATES SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE.

THAT'S NOT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE METROPLEX.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

WE'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COME BACK TO THAT.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM BEFORE? ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR.

YOU BET. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ERIC LOVE.

I LIVE AT 36 LINDERHOF CIRCLE IN BEDFORD.

I AM A GUY THAT BUYS HIS PRODUCT.

I'VE HAD TO FLY TO LAS VEGAS TO COUNT'S KUSTOMS TO BUY SOMETHING SO UNIQUE.

I KNOW THAT THE CITY IS NEEDING BUSINESS.

AND WE NEED GOOD BUSINESS OWNERS.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, YOU CAN'T GET A BETTER BUSINESS OWNER THAN HEATH.

I'M GLAD THAT THE PICTURES WERE DISPLAYED, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS A MISCONCEPTION OF WHAT THE PRODUCT IS.

AND AS YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THESE CARS, I TALKED TO A GUY THE OTHER DAY THAT BOUGHT ONE FROM HEATH AND HE LIVES IN AUSTRALIA.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT BEDFORD, AND I'VE SAID THIS MANY, MANY TIMES FROM THE SOUTH GATE OF DFW AIRPORT TO THAT PROPERTY THAT YOU RECENTLY PURCHASED IS ABOUT 5.6 MILES.

IT IS A DESTINATION.

IT WILL HELP PUT BEDFORD ON THE MAP.

I MEAN, WE'RE THE CENTER, RIGHT? BEDFORD IS THE CENTER.

WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S SO UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT.

ONCE THE BEDFORD COMMONS DOES COME IN, GUESS WHAT? AFTER THEY SPEND THE MONEY THERE, THEY CAN GO OVER THERE AND EAT.

I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST FAVOR ON HEATH'S SIDE FOR THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION AND PROJECT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SO UNIQUE AND SO DIFFERENT.

IT WILL DEFINITELY SET BEDFORD APART.

AND YOU DEFINITELY WANT A BUSINESSPERSON LIKE HEATH.

HE'S ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.

HE LIVES RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.

HE COULD HAVE TAKEN THIS ANYWHERE.

IT'S A PERFECT MATCH FOR HARLEY DAVIDSON.

LUCKY PENNY, NOW YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER UNIQUE ITEM THERE.

I WOULD REALLY HIGHLY FAVOR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT HE DOES IN THAT BUILDING, IT IS ART.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

ANYONE ELSE. PLEASE, SIR.

WELCOME BACK TO YOUR PODIUM.

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR BOB COCHRAN, 2252 BEDFORD CIRCLE.

YEAH. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT THING.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ALL THESE PARTS, THERE SHOULD BE RAW MATERIALS OF SOME SORT.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER IS APPROVED DOES NOT ALLOW STORAGE OF RAW MATERIALS OUTSIDE UNLESS. I DON'T KNOW.

HE BUILDS WALLS COMPARABLE TO THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING TO CONCEAL THEM.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T OWN SQUARE FOOTAGE OF WHAT HE HAS NOW IN NORTH FORT WORTH AND WHAT IS HERE.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT AT LEAST ONE COUNCIL PERSON, AND MAYBE ONE PNC MEMBER WENT OVER TO LOOK AT HIS FACILITY IN NORTH FORT WORTH, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY WERE NOT IMPRESSED WITH THE FACILITY.

I ASSUME THAT MEANS FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE.

WE SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE INSIDE LOOKS LIKE.

THAT'S HIS BUSINESS.

AS LONG AS THE OUTSIDE LOOKS OKAY.

SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SAW.

HOPEFULLY WHATEVER YOU APPROVE WILL ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

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ANYONE ELSE. GOOD EVENING, MR. CARUSO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY. SAL CARUSO, 148 RAVENSWOOD DRIVE.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MURRAY'S CUSTOM CARS.

OUR RODS.

AND SO, IN 2019, AND, YOU KNOW, I SPEARHEADED THREE LIQUOR STORES COMING TO BEDFORD.

I DON'T DRINK, NOT AN OUNCE, BUT I SAW THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THREE STORES BEING OPENED AND PROVIDING BEDFORD, SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO HURST OR EULESS OR OTHER STORES.

OTHER CITIES AND THOSE THREE LIQUOR STORES TOOK OVER THREE PROPERTIES THAT WERE CLOSED DELINQUENT AND EMPTY. IN FACT, GOODY GOODY DEMOLISHED THE OLD BUILDING THERE.

AND SO NOW THOSE THREE STORES ARE PROVIDING SALES AND PROPERTY TAX TO THE CITY OF BEDFORD TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 300,000. THAT'S WHAT THE FORMER CITY MANAGER TOLD ME, JIMMY STAFFORD'S.

SO THAT'S 300,000.

AS FAR AS MR. MURRAY HERE, I'M NOT GOING TO BE A CUSTOMER OF HIS, I'M SURE.

BUT I ALSO SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A COMPANY LIKE THIS HERE IN BEDFORD.

AND IT IS A WIN-WIN THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE SALES, SALES TAX, PROPERTY TAX.

AND I THINK I THINK SOMEONE ON THE COUNCIL SAID IT WASN'T THE VISION OF BEDFORD COMMONS.

WELL, I DISAGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST ON 183.

IT'S RIGHT BEHIND A AROUND THE CORNER FROM TEXAS, HARLEY AND PENNY.

PENNY CYCLES.

AND IT'S MORE OF A VISION FOR BEDFORD THE VISION THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE DESTINATION TO COME TO.

MR. MURRAY SAID, IT'S PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD THAT COME, AND THEY CAN COME HERE AND EAT AT OUR STEAKHOUSE PAPPADEAUX AND OUR SALTGRASS AND SO FORTH, AND MAYBE STAY AT A HOTEL WHILE THEY'RE HERE.

SO THAT'S AN ADDITIVE ADDED INCENTIVE TO HAVE THIS PLACE OPENED UP.

AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

DO YOU MIND IF I SPEAK TO THOSE CONCERNS? NOT AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE ANOTHER GENTLEMAN LIKE TO SPEAK.

MY NAME IS AVERY MCDANIEL.

MY ADDRESS IS 1205 NORTH MAIN STREET, WHICH IS MY OFFICE.

WELCOME, SIR. I'M SORRY.

WELCOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I THINK I'M UNIQUE IN THAT I'M DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER SPEAKER HERE BECAUSE I'M ACTUALLY THE LANDLORD FOR MURRAY CUSTOM RODS.

AND I MET HEATH AND JEFF BACK IN 2009 WHEN I BOUGHT THE OFFICE THEY'RE BUILDING IN FRONT AND THEIR OFFICE BEHIND, OR THE BUILDINGS IN FRONT AND BEHIND.

AND HEATH WANTED TO COME IN AND LIKE PROBABLY MANY OF YOU, HE WANTED TO PUT IN A HOT ROD SHOP.

AND I SAID, WELL, WAIT A SECOND, I'M, I'M GOING TO HAVE MY OFFICE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, MY OFFICE WINDOW RIGHT THERE.

AND I'M NOT SURE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.

AND SO, I SAID, HEY, CAN I COME DOWN TO YOUR SHOP, WHICH WAS DOWN THERE BY THE CATS STADIUM AT THE TIME WHERE THEY PLAYED, SO IT WASN'T TOO FAR AWAY.

AND SO, I WENT DOWN THERE, AND I STARTED LOOKING AROUND AND IT WAS A MUCH SMALLER SHOP.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS HEATH HAD BEEN OPEN AT THAT POINT, BUT NOT TOO MANY.

BUT I WAS IMPRESSED.

I WAS IMPRESSED WITH WHAT I SAW IN THE SHOP THE MODEL TS THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THE LEVEL OF CRAFTSMANSHIP.

I ALSO LISTENED TO HEATH AND JEFF, AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS MIGHT WORK, BUT I WAS PRETTY ADAMANT.

I SAID, LOOK, THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS I DON'T WANT.

I DON'T WANT ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.

I DON'T WANT OIL EVERYWHERE.

I DON'T WANT CARS, YOU KNOW, COMING IN, BEING PARKED OUTSIDE.

I DON'T WANT MATERIALS STORED OUTSIDE.

I MEAN, ALL THE THINGS YOU GUYS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.

AND I'LL TELL YOU, AFTER 15 YEARS NOW, WHICH IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SEVERAL THINGS I'VE SEEN.

AND ONE IS I'VE SEEN A BUSINESS GROW CONSIDERABLY AT AN ALARMING RATE.

I SAW DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN EVERY BUSINESS AROUND US WAS DEAD.

HE WAS HE WAS STILL WORKING.

PEOPLE WERE STILL COMING IN BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT HE DID BUSINESS WITH WEREN'T HURTING FOR MONEY.

AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

AND I WAS AMAZED WHEN I FINALLY FIGURED THIS OUT.

IS THAT PROBABLY THE LOW-END CAR IN THERE IS 250,000.

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THE OTHER CARS EASILY EXCEED $1 MILLION.

NOW. THIS GUY RIGHT HERE.

IN THE NORTH SIDE OF FORT WORTH, HAS WON THE HOT ROD OF THE YEAR WITH GOODFELLOWS.

THAT'S A PRETTY BIG THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE.

I'VE SEEN PEOPLE, FAMOUS PEOPLE COME INTO HIS SHOP.

HE'S HAD CEOS OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS THAT SAYS HE CAN YOU FLY WITH ME TO ANOTHER CITY TO LOOK AT A CAR? SO, THIS IS NOT YOUR NORMAL TYPE PLACE.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TELL YOU IS THAT THROUGH THE YEARS, I I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW HEATH REALLY WELL.

AND HE'S A GOOD MAN AND HE DOES WHAT HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO DO.

AND I HATE TO SEE HIM GO BECAUSE NOW WE'RE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS.

THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN WALKING ACROSS THE STREET AND HAVING A GOOD FRIEND THERE THAT YOU CAN TALK TO.

BUT THIS IS PART OF GROWTH.

I MEAN, HE NEEDS TO GROW IN THE BUILDING.

YEAH. I MEAN, IT USED TO BE AN OLD TIRE MANUFACTURING SHOP BEFORE HE MOVED IN, AND HE MOVED IN AND TOOK IT JUST LIKE THAT.

AND IT LOOKS IT'S NOT THAT GREAT OUTSIDE.

AND HE NEEDS A BETTER PLACE.

HE NEEDS A MORE PRESENTABLE PLACE INSTEAD OF THE NORTH SIDE IN AN OLD MANUFACTURING DEAL.

HE NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT HIS CARS, THE PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT EXPENSIVE HARLEY DAVIDSONS, ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ALSO ARE HIS CLIENTS.

AND SO, I THINK IT'LL HAVE A SYNERGISTIC EFFECT.

AND I, I JUST I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ASK.

BUT I DO THINK THIS IS A WIN-WIN.

I DO HONESTLY THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE YOU COMING. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 6:42.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, FOLKS.

COMMISSIONERS. COMMENTS.

THOUGHTS. QUESTIONS.

MR. CHAIRMAN.

WE'LL JUST COME RIGHT ON DOWN.

GO AHEAD. ROGER. SINCE MR. CRUSOE IS HERE AND I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME, I SUPPORTED THE LIQUOR.

I SUPPORTED IT WITH MONEY.

BUT I THINK MR. CRUSOE WILL TELL YOU THAT THE LIQUOR STORES ARE ALL LOCATED IN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, YES, AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE COME INTO A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE HERE.

THIS IS NOT IN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR.

AND THAT WAS SPECIFIC WITH THE LIQUOR STORES.

AND I WAS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THAT.

AND IT BRINGS IN SALES TAX REVENUE.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FACED WITH TONIGHT.

AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. AND YOU'RE AGREEING WITH ME I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

NOT IN YOUR HEAD. OKAY.

COMMISSIONER STELLRECHT.

SO, I GUESS ONE THING, THE BIG PART OF OBVIOUSLY THE DEFINITION I'M STILL HUNG UP ON BECAUSE TO ME IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE OF WHAT THE COST OF THE CAR IS.

MY GRANDPA DOES CARS.

HE'S GOT HUNDREDS OF AWARDS.

HE'S GOT A FORD TRUCK, HE'S GOT A MODEL A, ALL OF IT.

HE DID HIMSELF TOTALLY FOR THAT.

MY CONCERN HERE IS THE.

RESIDENTS OF BEDFORD WANT BEDFORD COMMONS, WHICH IS A WALKABLE SPACE WHICH MEANS A WALK.

LIKE IMAGINE. WE'LL JUST SAY BISHOP ARTS, BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH IT.

IF I PLOPPED AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT THAT IS ALSO CLOSED ON THE WEEKENDS, AND I WANT PEOPLE TO BE OUT WALKING AROUND, THAT'S NOT A WALKABLE SPACE. IT'S CREATED A DEAD SPACE IN AN AREA TRYING TO CREATE ACTIVITY AND WALKABILITY.

AND THE GENTLEMAN HAD MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THIS GUY CAME FROM AUSTRALIA TO COME.

WELL, AN AREA THAT'S WALKABLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE AREA OF BEDFORD.

THERE'RE PEOPLE WALKING HERE THE LOCAL RESIDENTS THAT ARE NEXT DOOR TO IT ARE NOT GOING TO BE LIKE, HEY, IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT.

LET ME WALK OVER AND GET MY MILLION-DOLLAR HOT ROD.

THAT'S NOT THE CLIENTELE.

SO, TO BE CLEAR, I ABSOLUTELY WOULD LOVE YOUR BUSINESS IN BEDFORD 100%.

I THINK IT'S SUPER UNIQUE. PEOPLE SHOULD COME HERE FOR IT, I VALUE IT, I THINK IT'S INTERESTING.

I THINK IT HAD BEEN COOLER IF IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE, HEY, ON EVERY, I DON'T KNOW, THIRD FRIDAY WE'RE GOING TO DO A CAR SHOW.

BUT AND THAT WOULD BRING PEOPLE OUT, GET PEOPLE WALKING AROUND, YOU KNOW PLACES HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME? I GUESS I KNOW YOU'VE SAID LIKE, OH, IT'S NEXT TO HARLEY.

AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THERE AS TO WHY YOU WANT THIS LOCATION.

BUT I THINK THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION AND TRYING TO STAY TRUE TO WHAT BEDFORD COMMONS IS MEANT TO BE AS A WALKABLE DESTINATION FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO COME AND FEEL LIKE I HAVE THIS SPACE, RATHER THAN CREATING A DEAD SPACE IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT IS THE AIM TO BE A VIBRANT AREA, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON HOW YOUR BUSINESS WOULD CREATE WALKABILITY AND CREATE AN ACTIVATED SPACE FOR RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE SHOP?

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YES. I NEED TO COME TO THE PODIUM.

JUST BEFORE MR. MURRAY STARTS HIS COMMISSIONER.

JUST A REMINDER, WE CAN IN THIS NOW THAT THE CITY, NOW THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED, WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT BUT NOT OF THE AUDIENCE. SO, WE'RE FINE.

PLEASE PROCEED. OKAY.

SO AS FAR AS THE WALKABILITY OF THE PROPERTY AS IT IS CURRENTLY, THERE'S NOTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE VERSUS WHAT'S THERE NOW. RIGHT.

SO, THE PROPERTY IS WHAT IT IS CURRENTLY, RIGHT? IT'S THERE.

IT'S AN EMPTY BUILDING THAT'S ALREADY THERE.

SO, THE FACT IS I DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT'S ALREADY THERE.

HOWEVER, WHAT I DO BRING TO THE TABLE IS WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS.

I MEAN, WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS EVENTS WHERE WE'VE HAD NOT THAT LONG AGO, I HAD JIMMY VAUGHN.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS.

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN'S BROTHER, HE'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL.

HE CAME AND PLAYED A CONCERT FOR US IN THE EVENING.

WE HAD ROUGHLY ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE THERE.

THOSE ARE TYPE OF EVENTS THAT WE DO.

SO, WE BRING THAT ELEMENT TO THE AREA.

THAT'S NOT DURING THE DAY.

THAT'S IN THE EVENING.

SO, WE KIND OF WE TRY TO DO THAT.

IT'S PROBABLY THE FOURTH CONCERT THAT WE'VE HAD IN THAT BUILDING.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD AVERAGE, IF, YOU KNOW, 15 YEARS OR 14 YEARS IN THAT BUILDING AND ONE EVERY FOUR YEARS.

BUT I DO HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT DO WANT TO WORK WITH ME AS FAR AS CREATING MORE EVENTS LIKE THAT.

AND I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE THAT'S A MUSIC MANAGER, AND THAT'S FOR PEOPLE LIKE HE'S A MUSIC MANAGER FOR A GUY NAMED BILLY GIBBONS, IF YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS, AND MANY OTHERS.

SO, I HAVE THAT ELEMENT THAT I BRING TO THE TABLE.

ONE OF THE CARS THAT WAS UP HERE WAS A GUY NAMED GUNNAR NELSON.

HIS DAD WAS RICKY NELSON.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF Y'ALL WOULD REMEMBER THAT.

OZZIE AND HARRIET, SOME OF US ARE OLDER THAN YOU ARE, MR. HEATH. YEAH, WELL, I MEAN, MY POINT BEING IS THESE ARE PEOPLE I DEAL WITH, AND SO I DO BRING AN ELEMENT OF THAT.

I THINK TO CLARIFY, LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAD WRITTEN IN HERE IS LIKE MISCONCEPTIONS, YOU KNOW, LIKE.

BASICALLY, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, NOT GOING TO BE OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS.

AND I THINK THAT THAT KIND OF MISSES THE POINT BECAUSE THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE SAYING, OH, DON'T WORRY, I WON'T DO THIS.

I'M LIKE, WE'RE LOOKING TO ACTIVATE THE SPACE.

WE WANT THE PUBLIC OUT THERE.

AND IF YOU'RE SAYING, I'M JUST GOING TO CLOSE OFF THE WALLS, I'LL JUST BE IN HERE DOING MY OWN LITTLE THING.

IT'S NOT ACTIVATING THE SPACE.

AND SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE SAYING, HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY TO SAY, I WANT TO WORK ON CARS AND I DON'T CARE WHAT YEAR THEY ARE, BUT HOW CAN YOU SAY I'M GOING TO ACTIVATE THE SPACE AND IT'S GOING TO BASICALLY YOU'RE SETTING A PRECEDENCE WHERE YOU HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, WHERE BEDFORD COMMENTS, WE'RE TRYING TO GET OFF THE GROUND, AND IF YOU GO IN AND YOU JUST SHUT THE DOORS AND KEEP YOURSELF, IT'S NOT GOING TO, I CAN KIND OF SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT TOO.

SO, IN THE IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, IT'S PRETTY MUCH COME TO REALIZATION THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SATURDAY HOURS TO MATCH HARLEY-DAVIDSON.

SO, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE FRONT OF MY BUSINESS OPEN.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST ALL THERE IS TO IT.

SO, I WILL HAVE TO HAVE SATURDAY HOURS, THEY'RE CLOSED ON SUNDAY.

SUNDAY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I WILL NOT BE OPEN ON SUNDAY.

BUT AS FAR AS SATURDAY, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE OPEN ON SATURDAY.

THANK YOU, MR. MURRAY. I MEAN, HONESTLY, JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT AS WELL, YOU KNOW, I DO OWN THE PROPERTY AT 1916 AND 2000 PARKWOOD, THAT IS, IT IS MY PROPERTY AT THIS POINT.

SO, THE CURRENT CEO FOR THAT IS MOTORCYCLE SALES AND SERVICE, WHICH I AM NOW THE OWNER OF BEDFORD HARLEY PARTNERS AS WELL.

SO THAT BEING SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO JUST LET THE PROPERTY.

DIE OR, YOU KNOW, GO ABANDONED OR BE VACANT.

SO, I MEAN, I HAVE OTHER OPTIONS ON THAT.

SO EVEN IF I WERE TO FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IF I HAVE A CO FOR MOTORCYCLE SALES AND SERVICE, ESSENTIALLY, I CAN OPEN UP AN INDIAN MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIP THERE.

SO, THE CHANGE I MEAN AT BASICALLY WHERE I'M GOING WITH THAT IS I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT THAT'S STILL GOING TO BE SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH THAT PROPERTY. OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONER JACOBSEN.

WHAT YOU THINK YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS AMONGST OURSELVES? YES ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WERE SOMETIMES FACED, OFTEN FACED WITH DIFFICULT DECISIONS.

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AND AS I LOOK AT THIS, I CAN TELL YOU AS A FACT YOU'VE GOT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THIS COMMISSION WHO VERY MUCH LOVE CUSTOM CARS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. BUT AS I LOOK AT THE DEFINITION AGAIN, I'M GOING BACK TO THIS DOCUMENT THAT THE CITY PREPARED IN 2015. IT'S HALF AN INCH PREPARED IN 2015 AT GREAT EXPENSE.

AND THEIR DEFINITION OF THE CORE MIXED USE CORRIDOR FOR WHICH WE'RE CONSIDERING HERE SAYS IT'S INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE THE TRANSFORMATION OF PARKWOOD DRIVE INTO A TRUE MAIN STREET WITH A VIBRANT STREET LIFE, A MIX OF USES ON STREET PARKING, WIDE SIDEWALKS AND ATTRACTIVE STREETSCAPE ALL ANCHORED BY THE CENTRAL SQUARE TO THE NORTH AT THE INTERSECTION OF ELDON DODSON AND PARKWOOD DRIVE, AND A MAJOR DISTRICT GATEWAY AT PARKWOOD AND TEXAS.

183, 121.

THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARE INTENDED TO CREATE A MORE DEFINED STREET WALL ALONG PARKWOOD DRIVE, WITH NEW BUILDINGS BUILT AT OR CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK.

EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE SET BACK OR SURFACE PARKING LOTS ALONG THIS FRONTAGE ROAD ARE TRANSITIONED INTO OUTDOOR SEATING, PATIOS OR FORECOURTS, OR INFILLED BY NEW BUILDINGS.

AS THE MARKET DEMAND FOR NEW DESTINATION RETAIL AND RESTAURANT USES INCREASES DUE TO THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN IMPROVING PARKWOOD DRIVE.

FOR THIS VISION, I MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE WE REPRESENT AS WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS, INVESTORS, WE REPRESENT INVESTORS WHO HAVE HOMES IN THE AREA RIGHT NOW.

AND I THINK WE'RE WE REPRESENT INVESTORS WHO MAY BE BUYING FUTURE BUYERS OF THE TOWNHOMES AND COMMUNITIES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO IT'S WITH THAT IN MIND THAT I LOOK AT THIS DEFINITION AND HAVE DIFFICULTY ASCERTAINING HOW THIS MIGHT FIT IN THAT DEFINITION. EXCELLENT PIECE OF HOUSEKEEPING, COMMISSIONERS.

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS TO DISCUSS THE TEXT OF A POSSIBLE ADDITION, AS WE INTRODUCED IN THE BEGINNING, TO THE OVERALL LIST OF USES THAT ARE ALLOWED WITHIN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

SO, I THINK WE SHOULD BACKTRACK NOW THAT WE'VE HAD OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND HEARD FROM INTERESTED PARTIES, WE SHOULD GO BACK AND SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS FIRST THE TEXT AND THEN SECONDLY, WHETHER WHATEVER TEXT.

WE IDENTIFY, DO WE WANT TO ADD THAT AT ALL TO THE LIST OF ALL THE USES IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD? THAT'S THE ITEM THAT'S BEFORE US RIGHT NOW.

BECAUSE OF THE INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE AUDIENCE, WE GOT TO CARD A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THE HORSE WITH THE PUBLIC SPEAKING ABOUT THE ISSUE, BUT HE WAS GOING TO COME OUT ANYWAY.

BUT NOW WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON FIRST THE WORDING OF THE TEXT.

OR IF IN GENERAL WE WANT TO ADD THIS CATEGORY OF TEXTING.

TO THE CITY.

LIST OF USES AT ALL.

AND THOSE. THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON RIGHT NOW.

ONE IS THE WORDING.

AND SECONDLY IS, IS THIS A USE THAT WE DETERMINED WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD TO HAVE AS ONE OF THE POTENTIAL USES IN THE CITY AT THIS AMOUNT OF RESTRICTION? OR DO WE FEEL LIKE WE ALREADY HAVE USES LISTED IN THE CITY ORDINANCE APPENDIX A, CHAPTER THREE OF PERMITTED USES IN THE CITY? THEY WOULD COVER THIS IN SOMETHING SIMILAR.

SO, LET'S ZERO DOWN ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE FOR THIS ITEM.

THE. THANKS, BRUCE, FOR POINTING THAT OUT STILL.

I THINK THAT THE LANGUAGE IS NOT DIFFERENT ENOUGH FROM THE OTHER ONE.

THE PURPOSES ARE STILL THE SAME, AND I DON'T.

I COULDN'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE OF HOW IT MAKES THEM OUT.

YOU KNOW, WE WENT ROUND AND ROUND THIS LAST TIME WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION.

WE DIDN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT, SO WE MIGHT AS WELL COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT MAYBE WE DON'T LIKE IT AND WE DON'T NEED IT BECAUSE H COVERS.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. MAKE A MOTION COVERS.

THAT. BUT THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.

YOU WEREN'T, MR. ANDERSON.

YOU WEREN'T IN ATTENDANCE.

YEAH, I'M A CAR GUY MYSELF.

I'VE BUILT A COUPLE OF RACE CARS AND UNDERSTAND AT A LOW LEVEL WHAT HE GOES THROUGH TO DO ALL THAT STUFF AND TO MAKE A CAR WORTH 2 OR $300,000.

THAT'S NOT LIGHTWEIGHT WORK AT ALL.

IT REQUIRES A LOT OF DEDICATION AND A LOT OF EXPERTISE.

I'M LOOKING AT A PICTURE OF THE BUILDING THERE.

I DON'T SEE THAT BEING A BUILDING.

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AN EYESORE OF ANY KIND.

I DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM.

I'VE LIVED HERE 26 YEARS NOW AND DRIVEN UP AND DOWN PARKWOOD MANY TIMES, AND I NEVER NOTICED YOU WERE THERE.

BOTTOM LINE.

SO, I THINK PEOPLE WALKING AROUND OUT THERE WOULD BE GOING TO IF THEY GO AROUND ON THAT SIDE THAT FAR OF IT, THAT FAR ON THAT SIDE OF IT, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING OVER TO WALK, SEE, HARDLY TO BEGIN WITH.

AND THEY COME AROUND THE CORNER AND FIND OUT THERE'S A CAR SHOP THERE.

OKAY. SO, TO TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AS WELL KNOW WE'VE GONE THROUGH THERE ALREADY.

SO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TEXT OF POSSIBLE ORDINANCE CHANGE HERE.

YES. IT'S NOT GERMANE SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR SO WHAT THIS TEXT THAT'S BEFORE US.

WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO WITH THIS.

YEAH. THE TEXT HAS TO BE CHANGED TO ACCOMMODATE.

ANYTHING. SO, THE SO THE PARAGRAPH HERE THAT IS IN OUR PACKET, THIS K IS THIS.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING RIGHT.

IS THIS HERE.

NO, I UNDERSTAND OKAY.

I JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE I'VE HEARD NEGATIVE COMMENTS THAT THAT I WOULD ARGUE AGAINST.

I THINK PARTICULARLY BUILDING CARS AT THAT LEVEL, THEY ROLL THEM OUT ON A SATURDAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND OVER THERE, YOU KNOW.

WELL, IS IT OKAY AS A PIECE OF DETAIL? IN THIS PROPOSED K, UNLIKE THE OTHER AUTOMOTIVE ITEMS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE CODE.

IF WE WERE TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECTION FOR THE RESTORATION, WE NEED TO ADD THE LINE THAT'S IN THE OTHER ONES.

NO SEMI-TRUCK VEHICLE PARKING WILL BE ALLOWED ADJACENT TO ANY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY, BECAUSE THERE ARE PIECES INSIDE THERE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE RESIDENTIAL WITH POTENTIAL TOWNHOMES AND THE DEVELOPMENT EVEN ACROSS THE STREET, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL BE ON THE ON THE WEST SIDE OF PARKWOOD AT THIS POINT IN THE DEVELOPMENT, SO WE WOULD NEED TO, IT WOULD FROM A CITYWIDE BASIS, THINKING OUTSIDE OF JUST BEDFORD COMMONS.

IF ALL OF THE OTHER AUTOMOTIVE TYPE USES INCLUDE NO SEMI-TRUCK VEHICLE PARKING IN THEM ON A CITYWIDE BASIS. IF WE'RE GOING TO VOTE, WE NEED TO ADD THAT TO THIS TEXT HERE IN K, SO THAT IT FALLS IN LINE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER AUTOMOTIVE TYPE SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY THAT HAVE THAT DESIGNATION IN THERE, THAT RESTRICTION.

SO, IF WE WERE TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT, WE'D WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ADD THAT NO SEMI-TRUCK PARKING INTO THIS SO THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY YEARS FROM NOW, SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO DO A CLASSIC CAR RESTORATION THING.

THIS WOULD APPLY TO THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE IN BEDFORD, TOO.

SO, HARLEY DOESN'T DRIVE THEM IN AND PARK THEM THERE.

I DON'T THINK HE'S TALKING ABOUT PARKING THEM THERE.

YEAH, NO, I JUST.

OKAY, I WANT TO.

LET ME JUST MAKE THIS POINT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THIS.

LET ME JUST SAY THIS. AND THIS IS MY PERSONAL OBSERVATION, BUT IT ALSO HAS TO DO WITH THE RULES OF PLANNING AND ZONING.

PLANNING AND ZONING IS HERE TO DESIGNATE AND DETERMINE THE PROPER USE OF LAND.

WE'RE NOT HERE TO JUDGE OR MAKE STATEMENTS OR CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT ANY ONE PARTICULAR BUSINESS.

AND IN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING A USE TO THE ENTIRE CITY OF BEDFORD THAT COULD GO ANYWHERE WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTPRINT OF THE CITY.

SO, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ITEM FOUR ON THE LIST.

WE'RE STILL TALKING. THIS ISN'T ANYTHING UNUSUAL THAN WHEN WE ADDED THE CANDY MANUFACTURING IDENTIFICATION.

IT'S NOT ANY DIFFERENT WHEN WE CHANGE THE ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS PET GROOMING.

IT ISN'T ANYTHING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHEN WE AMENDED IT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR DOGS OUTSIDE AFTER 10:00 AT NIGHT AT A GROOMING.

SO, THIS IS LIKE THE OTHER ORDINANCES IN THE PAST THAT WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY STAFF TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE AMEND THEM OR ADD THEM TO THE OVERALL BLANKET BEDFORD ZONING CODE, WHICH IS APPENDIX A, CHAPTER THREE, SECTION 302.

THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

DO WE WANT TO ADD THIS USE WITH WHATEVER TEXT CHANGES WE MAKE TO THE OVERALL BEDFORD USAGE LIST? THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

WHICH IS WHY I SUGGESTED THAT WE MAKE THIS USE CITYWIDE LOOK LIKE ALL THE OTHER AUTOMOTIVE USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THAT CODE.

THAT'S WHERE THE SEMI-TRUCK THING COMES FROM, BECAUSE THEY ALL, ALL THE OTHER ONES HAVE THAT IN THERE THAT THEY CAN'T PARK THERE OVERNIGHT.

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RIGHT. OR CAN'T PARK THERE, REALLY.

I MEAN, IT'S LOADING AND UNLOADING, OBVIOUSLY, BUT OKAY.

WHAT ELSE? COMMISSIONERS. WE NEED TO ADD THIS TO THE LIST.

DO WE NOT NEED TO ADD THIS TO THE LIST? DO WE THINK WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW JUST WANT TO KIND OF KEEP US FOCUSED ON THIS SPECIFIC TASK? I THINK I AGREE BASICALLY WITH WHAT STEVE SAID IN THE BEGINNING.

IT DOES SEEM LIKE WE'VE ALREADY COVERED IT.

IN THE FIRST ONE. WE'RE JUST SAYING, OH, IN SOME PLACES YOU CAN JUST DO IT IF THEY'RE OLDER.

AND SO, THE ACTIVITY LEVEL, IF I'M THINKING ABOUT IT FROM A RESIDENT STANDPOINT, WOULD THEY FEEL ANY DIFFERENT WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE PLACE NEXT TO THEM, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YEAR IT IS? THAT'S ALL WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SHUTTING DOWN A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER TEN YEARS, I THINK, BUT NOT IN BEDFORD.

NOT IN BEDFORD HERE.

NO, HE'S IN FORT WORTH.

RIGHT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO SEPARATE.

ARE WE ADDING A USE TO THE CODE AS OPPOSED TO ANY ONE SPECIFIC ITEM? CAN I ASK STAFF SOMETHING? CERTAINLY, YES.

UNDER THESE 3.2 DEFINITIONS ON THESE.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANYBODY ELSE? PROBLEMS. MEANING? WELL, I MEAN.

DUPLICATING THIS OFFER, H HAS BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS OF YOUR EXISTING CODE? NO. BUT KEEP IN MIND THE REASON WHEN WE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DUPLICATING IT, THE LANGUAGE IS VERY SIMILAR, BUT WITH ONE BIG CAVEAT THAT THIS IS ONLY ALLOWING ANTIQUE VEHICLES AS DEFINED BY THE STATE.

SO NO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THAT HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS. OKAY. SO.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE IT.

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING.

ANYBODY ELSE.

[INAUDIBLE]. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION OF ANY KIND? NOW, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE COULD APPROVE THIS, BUT WE NEED TO ADD THAT THING ABOUT THE SEMI-TRUCKS.

BUT. IT DOESN'T.

IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SO UNIQUE A USE THAT IT DOESN'T ALREADY FALL INTO THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.

I MEAN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? IS IT THERE? ISN'T ANYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS THAT ISN'T ALREADY AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP, AND GARAGE, AS PRINCIPAL ACCESSORY OR SECONDARY USE HASN'T BEEN A SINGLE THING THAT'S BEEN SAID ABOUT THIS BUSINESS THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS FIT IN EXISTING USE IN THE CITY.

WOULD THAT? WOULD WE AGREE TO THAT? YEAH. I MEAN, IS THAT YEAH.

YOU'RE WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT WHAT WE'VE CREATED IS REDUNDANT.

YEAH. OKAY.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE.

DENY THE ADDITION OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING AND RESTORATION USE TO APPENDIX A, CHAPTER THREE, SECTION 302 OF THE BEDFORD ZONING ORDINANCE AND NOT INCLUDE.

THIS USE IN THE LIST OF BEDFORD USES.

I'LL SECOND THAT. WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN? IT'S BEEN SECONDED. NOW WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN.

IS THAT. THIS WE WOULD NOT GO WITH ITEM K.

ITEM K WOULD NOT BE ADDED TO THE TO THE BEDFORD ZONING ORDINANCE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HANDS.

LET'S DO ROLL CALL. VOTE HERE.

OKAY.

CALL].

SO, STAFF, TO SUMMARIZE, PAZ'S RECOMMENDATION TO STAFF IS THAT WE DO NOT ADD THIS PARTICULAR USAGE TO THE BEDFORD ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 3.2. UNDERSTOOD.

THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT ITEM.

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NUMBER FOUR, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE BEDFORD COMMONS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

[4. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a text amendment to the Bedford Commons Planned Unit Development specifically related to Section 5.0 Schedule of Uses to allow an Automotive Engineering and Restoration use in the Core Mixed Use Character Zone with a Specific Use Permit.]

BUT SINCE THE USE THAT WE WERE ADDING TO BEDFORD COMMONS WAS NOT ADDED TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THIS ITEM IS NO LONGER NEEDED.

OKAY. SO, THIS IS BUT AS AN AGENDA ITEM WE ARE REQUIRED TO INTRODUCE IT IN.

AND I CAN GO THROUGH MY PRESENTATION IF YOU WANT ME TO, BUT IT SEEMS REDUNDANT.

YES, BUT I'LL DO WHATEVER THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE ME TO DO.

NO, I JUST YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE'RE OBLIGATED TO ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA ITEM.

THE MINUTES WILL REFLECT NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

PARDON ME? WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE A FUNCTION IN THIS COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT AREN'T RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO. KNOW IF THIS IS OKAY.

IF I COULD JUST ASK A QUESTION.