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>> IT'S SIX O'CLOCK I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF
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THE BEDFORD PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION FOR TODAY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025.START OFF WITH OUR ROLL CALL, PLEASE, STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER GALENSTIN.
>> BRUCE EMERY, CHAIRMAN, PRESENT.
>> COMMISSIONER LOOPER, WE HAVE A VOTING MEMBER ABSENT THIS EVENING.
YOU WILL BE A VOTING MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING.
WE'LL HAVE AN INVOCATION AND A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS MEETING OF THE BEDFORD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
GIVE US THE GUIDANCE, THE CLARITY, AND THE WISDOM TO CARRY OUT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES GIVEN TO US BY OUR CITY CHARTER AND OUR RESIDENTS.
WE PROMISE TO LISTEN WITH OPEN MINDS AS OUR APPLICANTS COME FORWARD.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SWEETHEARTS AND LOVED ONES WHO WE WILL CELEBRATE WITH TOMORROW ON VALENTINE'S DAY.
AGAIN, WELCOME, COMMISSIONERS AND GUESTS.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE MET LAST.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF
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THE MINUTES FROM OUR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 14TH, 2024.>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 14TH 2024.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE.
THE MINUTES FOR THE 24TH OF NOVEMBER HAVE BEEN APPROVED AS WRITTEN.
OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING,
[2. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a rezoning of the property described as Bedford Forum Addition Block 3R Lot 2A from Planned Unit Development / Master Highway Corridor to Planned Unit Development / Master Highway Corridor / Specific Use Permit – Religious Facility. The property is generally located north of Airport Freeway, to the east of Forum Parkway, and commonly known as 3301 Airport Freeway Suite 103. (SUP-24-14)]
CAN CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A REZONING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS BEDFORD FORM EDITION BLOCK 3R, LOT 2A FROM PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR TO PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT RELIGIOUS FACILITY.PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF AIRPORT FREEWAY, TO THE EAST OF FORM PARKWAY, AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3301 AIRPORT FREEWAY SUITE 103.
THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A RELIGIOUS FACILITY AT 3301 AIRPORT FREEWAY, SPECIFICALLY SUITE 103.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND IS THAT RELIGIOUS FACILITIES OR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ACROSS ALL ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE CITY.
THIS IS A LOCATION MAP OF WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED NORTH OF AIRPORT FREEWAY, EAST OF FORM PARKWAY, AND EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 121 IN THE BEDFORD FORM DISTRICT.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
AS I STATED EARLIER, A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL CHURCH USES ACROSS ALL ZONING DESIGNATIONS IN THE CITY.
IN THIS INSTANCE, THE APPLICANT WOULD HOST SUNDAY SERVICES AND AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AFTER PEAK HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON, AND ALSO FUNCTION AS IN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE.
BUT AT PEAK VOLUME, THEY EXPECT TO SEE ABOUT 100 PEOPLE ON SUNDAY SERVICES.
SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1980 WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,387 SQUARE FEET ACROSS THREE STORIES IN THIS OFFICE BUILDING.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE BEDFORD FORM PUD, PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS PUD IS CONSISTENT OF INDUSTRIAL USE, OFFICE USE, AND HOTEL USE, AS YOU HAVE SOME HOTELS OVER HERE ON THE WEST SIDE.
ON TOP OF THAT, THE PROPERTY IS ALSO WITHIN THE MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL.
AND SO NORTH OF IT'S SURROUNDED BY PUD ON ALL SIDES.
SO IT'S A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING ALL SIDES OF THE PROPERTY,
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AND THE CITY OF US IS TO THE SOUTH ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY.SITE PHOTOS, IT STARTS UP THERE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE FIRST FLOOR, JUST TO POINT OUT WHERE THE BUILDING IS.
ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING TO THE EAST IS GOING TO BE PARTIALLY VACANT LOT WITH ANOTHER CHURCH TO THAT FAR CORNER, TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE OFFICE BUILDING.
THEN THAT LOWER RIGHT CORNER IS GOING TO BE WHAT YOU SEE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY FREEWAY.
THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED WITH THEIR PLAN.
THE SITE PROVIDES 244 PARKING SPACES AS IS IN THE STAFF REPORT.
DURING PEAK HOURS, RELIGIOUS FACILITIES OR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS REQUIRE ONE PARKING SPACE FOR EVERY THREE SEATS.
IN THIS INSTANCE, AT PEAK CAPACITY, THEY WOULD REQUIRE 34 PARKING SPACES OUT OF 244 PARKING SPACES ON A SUNDAY ON OFF HOURS.
STAFF DIDN'T THINK THAT PARKING WOULD BE AN ISSUE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE OFF HOURS.
ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATION.
THREE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED, AND AS OF NOW, ZERO RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED TO THE NOTIFICATION.
STAFF FINDING A RECOMMENDATION.
SO THE SITE'S CURRENTLY DEVELOPED.
THERE'S NO PROPOSED EXPANSION, NO PROPOSED ADDITION.
EVERYTHING WOULD REMAIN WITHIN THE FACILITY WITHIN THE SUITE.
CURRENTLY STATED, THE APPLICANT STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO PLAN TO REMODEL THE SUITE. IT'S AS IS.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS APPLICATION IN THIS PROPOSED USE MEETS ALL OF THE OTHER GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMITS FOR RELIGIOUS FACILITIES.
TO CLOSE IT OUT, CONDITIONS CAN BE SET ON SPECIFIC USE PERMITS IF IT'S DETERMINED THAT SPECIFIC CONDITIONS COULD BE ENFORCED TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING LAND USES.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE USE.
I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU. WE WILL OPEN OUR PUBLIC HEARING, AND WE'LL COME BACK AND REVISIT IT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT.
[LAUGHTER] EITHER WAY, ALL OF IT.
IF THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE, THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU NEEDED TO SHARE WITH US OR NOT.
I HAVE TO AT LEAST INTRODUCE YOURSELF SINCE YOU'RE HERE.
>> I'M BETH LUC. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH THAT MADE THE APPLICATION.
IN ATTENDANCE WITH ME, HE IS JASON MILLER.
HE LEADS OUR CREATIVE AND YOUTH MINISTRY AS WELL.
NOTHING MUCH TO ADD OTHER THAN WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT WE'VE GOT FROM YOUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, DURING THIS PROCESS.
I THINK WE ARE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE PLAN TO GO AND DO A LOT MORE THINGS IN OUR ACTIVITIES TO JUST GET THAT COMMUNITY SERVICE GOING.
I THINK, OUR CHURCH, IS A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
WE STARTED SOMEWHERE HERE IN HEB, ACTUALLY, AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO IRVING AND OUR MOVE HERE, WE FELT LIKE HE WAS GUIDED, AND SO WE'RE HERE ON PURPOSE.
WE LOOK TO INTEGRATING THE COMMUNITY AND BE PART OF THIS GREAT CITY. THAT'S IT.
>> WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR CHURCH, SIR?
>> INTERNATIONAL HAVES CHURCH.
>> WE ARE VERY DIVERSE IN A SENSE.
OUR SENIOR PASTOR IS ACTUALLY OUT IN LONDON RIGHT NOW ON MISSION AS WELL.
>> IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE TO SPEAK, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:09.
COMMISSIONER'S QUESTION OF STAFF OR APPLICANT.
HAVE TO BE FORCEFUL. HI. JUST A MISCELLANEOUS QUESTION.
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YOU'RE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDINGS FOR THE APPLICANT.HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH FOLKS UPSTAIRS FROM YOU OR NEXT TO YOU AS FAR AS NOISE?
>> NO, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES.
THE BUILDING IS PRETTY MUCH VACANT.
MOST OF OUR TIME THAT WE ACTUALLY MEET THERE IS OUTSIDE OF BUSINESS HOURS, SO PRETTY QUIET.
>> NO ISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, NO PROBLEM.
>> ANY COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR CASE SUP 24-14.
>> CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE SUP 24-14 AS PRESENTED.
>> ALL IN FAVOR WITH YOUR HAND. CASE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, FOLKS. ENJOY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[3. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a rezoning of the property described as Allen, W R Addition Block 1 Lot 2 from Light Commercial to Light Commercial/Specific Use Permit – Massage Salon. The property is generally located on the south side of Bedford Road, to the west of Forest Ridge Drive, and commonly known as 1548 Bedford Road Suite Y. (SUP-24-13)]
A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A REZONING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS ALAN W R ADDITION BLOCK 1, LOT 2 FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, MASSAGE SALON.PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BEDFORD ROAD TO THE WEST OF FOREST RIDGE DRIVE, AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1548 BEDFORD ROAD SUITE Y.
THIS IS CASE SUP 24-13 REPORT FROM STAFF.
>> ROUND TWO. THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MASSAGE SALON, 1548 BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE Y.
LOCATION MAP, IT'S A LITTLE BIT SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH OF BEDFORD ROAD, WEST OF FOREST RIDGE DRIVE, NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE, WITH AN EXISTING RETAIL TRIP CENTER.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE APPLICATION.
AGAIN, SPECIFIC USE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED IN ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS THAT CAN BE APPLIED WITHIN SERVICE LIGHT HEAVY COMMERCIAL.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN 1985, AS A SINGLE RETAIL STRIP.
CURRENTLY, IT'S GOT A COUPLE OF RESTAURANTS, CONVENIENCE GROCERY STORE, AND A LAUNDROMAT, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER USES IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.
THE ACTUAL SUITE IN QUESTION WOULD BE A 1,400 SQUARE FOOT SUITE WITH SUITE Y.
FURTHER CONTEXTS IN THIS PROPERTY, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS A FOOT SPA BACK IN 2021.
HOWEVER, IT'S BELIEVED THAT THE LOCATION WAS OPERATING AS A NON-CONFORMING USE.
EARLIEST RECORD THAT I COULD FIND IN PAST PERMITTED USES REQUIRED A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR MASSAGE LAW IN THIS USE, AND THERE WAS NEVER A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ON THE PROPERTY FOR THAT INTENDED USE.
2002 WAS THE EARLIEST I COULD FIND ON RECORD OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT NEXT TO THE MASSAGE SALON.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.
SECTION 1.E OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE STATES THAT IF A BUSINESS IS VACANT OR ISN'T IN OPERATION FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS, IT LOSES NON CONFORMITY.
IF IT WAS ONE THING SWITCHING FROM BUSINESS OWNER TO BUSINESS OWNER, TURN-KEY, PRE-THE KEYS, HOWEVER, THE SUITE REMAINED VACANT PER OUR ESTIMATE, AS FAR AS WE KNOW FROM DECEMBER 2023 ONWARD.
SO IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. ZONING MAP.
SUBJECT PROPERTY ZONE AS A LIGHT COMMERCIAL ESSENTIALLY SURROUNDED BY MULTI-FAMILY ZONING, PORTION OF R75 ZONING IN FRONT OF THAT OUTSIDE OF ANY MASTER HIGHWAY OVERLAY IN ANY OTHER OVERLAY DISTRICT.
SITE PHOTOS. THE LOCATION IS RIGHT THERE TOWARDS THE EASTERN PART OF THE PROPERTY, TO THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
WE HAVE THE CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS SALES, AND THEN ACROSS THE STREET, WE HAVE TOWNHOMES AND THEN THE VACANT LOT.
SO 11 PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED.
HOWEVER, UP TO NOW, WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES TO THE NOTIFICATIONS. SITE PLAN.
IT'S LISTED BY THE APPLICANT TO JUST TO NOTE WHICH SUITE IT IS, BUT IT'S THAT SUITE Y, AND ITS ACTUAL ADDRESS.
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PART OF THE PORTION THAT GOES WITH THIS IS THE RECENT COMPREHENSIVE AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP THAT WE ALL APPROVED A WHILE BACK.TALKS ABOUT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS WITHIN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
SO WE HAVE COMMERCIAL DESIGNATIONS, BUT WE GO IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE NEW COMP PLAN THAT TALKS ABOUT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND HOW THOSE OPERATE.
THE EXAMPLE THAT THE COMP PLAN GIVES IS YOU HAVE DIFFERENT DESIGNATIONS OF COMMERCIAL.
KROGER, WALMART, CHICK-FIL-A AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STORES THEY'RE ALL COMMERCIAL, BUT DISTINGUISHED AND DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.
THIS PROPERTIES FALLS WITHIN THE OFFICE-FOCUSED DESIGNATION.
INCLUDE STRUCTURES AND A SERIES OF STRUCTURES THAT ARE NEARLY EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO OFFICE ACTIVITY.
BUILDINGS RANGE FROM ONE-STORY TO MULTI-STORY.
HOWEVER, THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, AND THERE'S NO PROPOSED EXTERIOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH THAT.
OUTSIDE OF THIS PARKING FOR THE LOCATION, 60 SPACES ON THE SITE, THE USE WOULD NOT POSE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PARKING.
HOWEVER, STAFF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AGAIN, THE SITES CURRENTLY DEVELOPED AND NO EXTERIOR CHANGES ARE REQUIRED.
THE LOCATION DID LOSE ITS NON-CONFORMITY, HAVING BEEN VACANT FOR OVER THREE MONTHS.
THE PROPOSED MASSAGE SALON DOESN'T MEET THE GOALS OF THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
FOCUSING BACK ON THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AIMED TO LOOK FOR, BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY, UNIQUE USES.
FURTHER USES ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN-DEPTH WITH WHAT THAT PROVIDES.
THE OTHER PORTION OF THIS IS THE CITY HAS 10 LICENSED MASSAGE SALONS WITH FIVE PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR A TOTAL 15 MASSAGE SALONS IN THE CITY, AND BASED ON THE STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE USE.
>> MAPPING WISE, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
THIS IS IN THE STRIP CENTER THAT HOUSES CAFE CECILIA AND ACROSS THE STREET IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOWNHOMES THAT WE'RE ALL FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH FROM LAST YEAR THAT HAS YET TO BE CONSTRUCTED THERE ON THE BOUNDARIES OF MORTAL GREEN.
BUT THIS IS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH JUST SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF THIS IS ONE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF BEDFORD COMMONS.
WE'RE WITHIN A GOOD FOOTBALL THROW TO THE LIBRARY ACROSS THE STREET.
>> WHICH WOULD BE THIS LOWER PORTION AND ORANGE WOULD BE THE START OF BEDFORD.
>> YES. WE'RE NOT TOO FAR, BUT ISN'T THAT GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE CAFE CECILIA IS, THE DOUGHNUT SHOP, THE CONVENIENCE STORE? JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE WERE ALL ZEROED IN ON THE LOCATION AND THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA.
>> COMMISSION, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
>> ENRIQUE, I'M ASSUMING I THINK WHAT YOU SAID IT DOES NOT FIT THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE JUST DID.
>> BASED ON WHAT WAS SUBMITTED IN THE APPLICATION, THE UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT DOESN'T CONFORM.
>> THE APPLICANT IS HERE FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT PART?
>> THANK YOU, SIR. WE WILL OPEN OUR REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:18.
ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD?
>> YES. MY NAME IS MICHAEL CANNON, AND MY ADDRESS IS 3020 OAKRIDGE DRIVE HERE IN BEDFORD.
WE FEEL THAT OUR SALON WOULD BE VERY GOOD FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
YES, THERE ARE 10 THAT ARE LICENSED AND FIVE MORE THAT ARE PENDING.
BUT WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH, WE'RE FAIRLY NEW PEOPLE TO TEXAS.
WE JUST MOVED HERE I'M A RETIRED TEACHER, FROM SAN DIEGO, AND WE MOVED HERE AND WE MOVED HERE FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE OUR GRANDCHILDREN LIVE, AND WE WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM.
NONE OF THE MASSAGE SPAS THAT I CALLED ARE FEDERALLY LICENSED.
THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING FEDERALLY LICENSED IS YOU CAN HELP OUR VETS.
THE VA IS OVERLOADED, AND WITH MANY OF OUR VETS WITH PTSD, THEY REQUIRE MASSAGES.
THE VA WILL HELP AND WE'LL PAY FOR THIS FOR OUR VETS.
MY WIFE HAS BOTH LICENSES IN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS.
SHE'S GETTING READY TO GET HER FEDERAL LICENSE, SO WE CAN HAVE THIS.
WE FEEL OUR SPA WOULD BE ABOVE OTHERS BECAUSE NONE OF THE OTHERS I CALLED EVEN KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
WE FEEL THAT OUR SPA WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE OR WOULD BE A PLUS TO OUR NEW HOME, AND THAT'S WHY WE APPLIED FOR IT.
WE CURRENTLY OWN ONE SHOP RIGHT NOW IN HIGHLAND VILLAGE THAT WE RECENTLY BOUGHT, AND THAT'S DOING QUITE WELL,
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BUT WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE ONE CLOSER TO OUR HOME ALSO HERE IN BEDFORD.DOESN'T CALIFORNIA LICENSE BY CITY MASSAGE THERAPIST, IT'S NOT A STATE LICENSE, UNLESS YOU GO THROUGH THE ONE PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE?
>> SHE WENT THROUGH THE STATE LICENSE.
SHE HAS A CALIFORNIA LICENSE AND A TEXAS LICENSE OUT.
SHE FINISHED THE TEXAS LICENSE ALSO.
>> SHE WENT THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE TO GETTING PER CITY LICENSE IN CALIFORNIA.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY FEDERAL LICENSE?
>> WELL, THERE'S A FEDERAL LICENSE WHERE YOU CAN GO TO ANY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES, ALL 50 STATES AND SOME STATES WILL ACCEPT A LICENSE FROM ANOTHER STATE, SOME STATES WILL NOT.
A FEDERAL LICENSE YOU CAN WALK INTO ANY STATE AND [OVERLAPPING]
>> IS THAT AN ASSOCIATION? BECAUSE I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH THAT.
>> NO, IT'S A FEDERAL LICENSE.
>> OKAY. WHO GIVES THE LICENSE? WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE COMPANY?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T HAVE THAT.
IT'S JUST BODY MASSAGE, SWEDISH MASSAGE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> DEEP TISSUE, BODY MASSAGE, ANY THERAPEUTIC TYPE MASSAGE.
IS THERE OTHER SERVICES THAT WOULD BE OFFERED, LIKE, WAXING, THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> NO. WE WILL BE DOING JUST MASSAGE ONLY THAT'S ALL MY WIFE HAS LICENSED FOR IS JUST THAT.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN DOING ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> IS THE FACILITY IN HIGHLAND VILLAGE ALSO OFFERING THE SERVICES TO THE FEDERAL?
>> NOT YET, BECAUSE MY WIFE DOESN'T HAVE A LICENSE.
WE JUST OBTAINED THIS ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AND WE'RE JUST BUILDING THE BUSINESS THERE.
BUT ONCE SHE IS ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR THIS, IT'S ABOUT A THREE MONTH COURSE THAT SHE'LL HAVE TO TAKE.
WE HAVE TO HAVE TRAIN SOMEONE TO RUN THAT SHOP, I CAN'T I CAN BE THERE TO COLLECT MONEY, BUT I CAN'T DO ANY OF THE MASSAGES.
I'M THE BOOKKEEPER AND THE HEAD GOPHER.
THAT'S ALL I AM, AND I DO THE MAINTENANCE, BUT I WON'T BE DOING ANY OF MASSAGE.
WE NEED TO TRAIN SOMEBODY TO TAKE HER PLACE WHILE SHE IS DOING THIS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE THIS PLACE HERE IN BEDFORD.
SHE'LL BE FOCUSING MOST OF HER TIME HERE IN BEDFORD.
SHE REALLY WON'T BE AT THE OTHER BECAUSE WE HAVE A PARTNER WHO'S IN SAN DIEGO STILL, AND HE'S WORKING ON HIS TEXAS LICENSE.
ONCE HE GETS HIS TEXAS LICENSE, AND HE'LL MOVE OUT HERE.
HE'LL RUN THE HIGHLAND VILLAGE ONE, AND WE WILL DO THE ONE AT BEDFORD, BUT MY WIFE AND I WILL BE THE ONLY TWO INVOLVED IN THE BEDFORD ONE AS FAR AS OWNERSHIP.
>> THE SERVICES TO THE VETERANS WOULD BE [OVERLAPPING].
>> YES, ONLY AT THE BEDFORD ONE.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE, WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA?
>> WE DON'T HAVE ONE IN CALIFORNIA.
>> OH, I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR PARTNER.
>> OH, OUR PARTNER HE'S PARTNER IN THE ONE IN TEXAS HERE IN HIGHLAND VILLAGE.
>> OKAY. YOU'RE NOT A PARTNER WITH HIM IN CALIFORNIA.
>> NO. ACTUALLY, MY WIFE AND HIM WORKED AT A SALON IN SAN DIEGO TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHERE THEY MET, AND THEY FOUND OUT THEY COULD WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER AND SO HE WANTS TO MOVE OUT HERE.
HE CAME OUT HERE FOR A WEEK AND FELL IN LOVE WITH BEDFORD AND SAYS, I WANT TO MOVE HERE.
THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDED TO BUY TOGETHER.
>> DID I UNDERSTAND SAYING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR VETERANS PSTD THERAPY WOULD PAY FOR MASSAGES? HOW IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INVOLVED IN THE VETERANS MASSAGES?
>> WELL, I SHOULDN'T SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE VETERANS THE VA WILL PAY FOR THE MASSAGE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPISTS OR PEOPLE THAT CAN DO IT.
SOMETIMES AND FOR SOME OF THE VETS, IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO GET TO THE VA HOSPITAL.
IF THEY CAN GO TO A LOCAL THERE'S A LOT OF PAPERWORK AND A LOT OF LICENSES THAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO OBTAIN THIS.
BUT ONCE YOU CAN OBTAIN IT, THEN THE VA WILL SAY, YOU CAN EITHER COME HERE OR YOU CAN COME TO YOUR LOCAL.
>> WAS THERE A REASON THAT YOU PICKED THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT STAFF, WHEN YOU MET WITH THEM, THEY TOLD YOU THAT IT DIDN'T CONFORM TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?
>> TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, DRIVING BY, I'M LEARNING THE AREA, AND I'M ONE OF THESE PEOPLE I LEARNED BY LOOKING, AND I WAS DRIVING BY, SAW THE FOR SALE OR FOR THE LEASE.
CALLED THE NUMBER, MET WITH THE LANDLORD.
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AT ONE TIME, IT WAS A SHOP.IT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR SOME TIME, YOU CAN TELL IT'S BEEN CLOSED. IT'S DIRTY.
INSIDE NEEDS A GOOD CLEANING AND A GOOD PAINTING.
OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S READY TO GO.
IT HAS FIVE DIFFERENT ROOMS, PLUS AN EMPLOYEE'S ROOM PLUS A LUNCH ROOM AND A BATHROOM AND A OUTER OFFICE AREA AND IT'S CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE.
IT'S IDEAL. THAT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE REASONS FOR US MOVING HERE WAS WE WANTED A PLACE CLOSE BY AND THAT'S WHY.
>> YOU JUST FOUND IT DRIVING AROUND.
>> DRIVING AROUND, JUST LOOKING FOR PLACES MY WIFE AND I WERE OH, THAT'S FOR LEASE. LET'S CALL.
I CAN'T PRONOUNCE HER FIRST NAME.
IT'S VIETNAMESE. BUT I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH HER.
WE MET A COUPLE OF TIMES, WALKED THROUGH THE PLACE, I TOOK MEASUREMENTS.
I KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN EACH ROOM.
I THINK OUTSIDE OF THE PAINTING, I CAN PROBABLY HAVE THE ENTIRE PLACE REPAIRED WITHIN ABOUT THREE DAYS DOING THE WORK MYSELF.
IT'S LIKE HANGING A DOOR, FIXING A CABINET, CLEANING THIS.
THAT ONE TIME, IT WAS A SALON AND IT'S GONE NOW.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW. I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT IT.
I DIDN'T LIVE HERE, BUT PEOPLE KNOW WHERE IT'S AT.
WHEN I'VE MENTIONED IT TO THE PEOPLE, AS I'VE SPOKE TO PEOPLE, PEOPLE ARE ALL SAYING, YEAH THAT'S A GREAT SPOT.
I KNEW ABOUT IT. THERE'S SIGNAGE ON IT AND EVERYTHING.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY SIGNAGE OR ANYTHING, FORTUNATELY. IT'S ALREADY THERE.
>> BUT STAFFORD ADVISED YOU THAT IT DIDN'T FIT WITH THE CURRENT COMPREHENS.
>> THIS IS WHY I'M APPEARING HERE.
I'M AWARE THAT MY ODDS ARE AGAINST IT.
BUT IT'S ONE OF THESE THINGS IF YOU DON'T ASK, YOU CAN SAY NO, BUT IF I DON'T ASK, MAYBE YOU SAY YES.
THIS IS WHY I'M HERE AND MY WIFE.
WE'RE BOTH HERE BECAUSE WE ARE RESIDENTS OF BEDFORD NOW.
WE HAVE GRANDCHILDREN. MY DAD, ALTHOUGH HE WAS RAISED IN SAN DIEGO HE WAS BORN IN FORT WORTH, AND HE WAS JUST RECENTLY OUT HERE FOR A VISIT.
HE CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH THIS AREA CHANGED.
YES, I WAS TOLD LONGIM ENIKA, AND I'VE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS, AND HE'S BEEN TELLING ME, BUT I'M ALSO ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT I REALLY DON'T LIKE TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER UNLESS I HAVE TO.
I'M STUBBORN SOMETIMES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 628. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MISSIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION.
>> WE ALL KNOW THAT FOR A CITY TO THRIVE AND GROW, IT'S GOT TO HAVE FOLLOW A PLAN OR A CONCEPT.
BEDFORD HAS OR BEDFORD WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD INTO A NEW ERA WHERE WE PUT FORTH CONCEPTS AND IDEAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AND OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER, IT EMBRACES THAT.
CHANGES SOMETIMES HARD AND PAINFUL, BUT WITHOUT IT, WE ALL KNOW THAT CITIES THEY CAN FAIL TO THRIVE.
THIS FACILITY AT THIS LOCATION, NO LONGER MEETS THE VISION OR IT DOES NOT MEET THE VISION FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
THEREFORE, I MOVED TO DENY THIS PERMIT, LET'S GET THE SUP NUMBER 2413 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> THE MOTION TO DENY CASE. ANY POSED.
THE REQUEST FOR 13 HAS BEEN DENIED BY PNZ, AND WILL BE FORWARD ON TO THE REST OF THE PROCESS.
THANK YOU, FOLKS FOR COMING. AGAIN, WELCOME TO BEDFORD.
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AT OUR NEXT CASE,[4. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a rezoning of the property described as Woodson, A J Addition Block A Lot 1R2 from Service Commercial and Heavy Commercial / Master Highway Corridor to Planned Unit Development / Master Highway Corridor. The property is generally located west of State Highway 121, south of Bedford Road, and commonly known as 2205 State Highway 121. (PUD-24-1)]
WE'LL ALSO INVOLVE A PUBLIC HEARING.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A REZONING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS WOODS AND HA EDITION BLOCK A BLOCK 1R2 FROM SERVICE COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR.
PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 121, SOUTH OF BEDFORD ROAD, AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2205 STATE HIGHWAY 121.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AT CARTER BLOOD CARE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2205 STATE HIGHWAY 121.
SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF BEDFORD ROAD, EAST OF MARTIN DRIVE AND WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 121.
I'M SURE WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE APPLICATION AND WHY WE'RE HERE.
THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ZONED AS SERVICE COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL.
IT SPLITS IT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE THROUGH THE PARKING LOT.
WEIRD ZONING, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
THE APPLICANT MET WITH STAFF IN 2024 IN AUGUST DURING A DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OR THE POTENTIAL OF POSSIBLY EXPANDING THEIR CURRENT LOCATION AND WHAT THAT WOULD ENTAIL IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND PROCESS AND WHATNOT.
DURING THAT MEETING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHAT THEY WANTED TO EXPAND AND THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT THEY WANTED TO ADD WOULD HAVE REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THAT THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE ON THE SITE.
THERE WAS SOME BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSION ABOUT REDUCING THE SIZE OR NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE IT BECAUSE OF THE JUST SHEER NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AND ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WAS THROWN OUT THERE WAS, IN ORDER TO GET THE PARKING COUNT UP, WE MAY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND GET A PARKING GARAGE.
NOT VERY ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE.
ULTIMATELY, ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WAS THROWN OUT THERE WAS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AS A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
WHAT THIS ESSENTIALLY WOULD ENTAIL IS WOULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT WITH PLANNING AND ZONING AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THAT A BETTER ALIGNED TO THEIR UNIQUE AND TAILORED USE ON THE PROPERTY.
MOVING FORWARD. WE'LL GET BACK TO THE PARKING COUNT IN A SECOND.
THE ZONING MAP RIGHT NOW SHOWS THAT AS BOTH SERVICE COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL, THE ACTUAL BUILDING AND STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN HEAVY COMMERCIAL.
BUT THE UNDERLYING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PARKING, BUILDING HEIGHT, EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH THOSE ARE THE SAME IN BOTH.
THE HEIGHT AND AREA SCHEDULE IS THE SAME FOR BOTH SERVICE AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL SO IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, IT'S THE SAME.
HOWEVER, THOSE PROVIDED LIMITATIONS TO WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO IN THEIR PROPOSED EXPANSION.
THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED INCLUDES TWO ADDITIONS TO THE BUILDING, ALMOST 3,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
IT'S THAT LITTLE SMALLER ADDITION, AND THEN IT WOULD BE THE LARGER COMPONENT TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING OF APPROXIMATELY 16,000 ALMOST 17,000 SQUARE FEET.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ALMOST 19,000 SQUARE FEET ADDITION TO THE LOCATION.
THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL TIE BACK TO PARKING IS A BIG COMPONENT IN THIS WAS THAT THE PROPERTY HAS I THINK I WOULD MEMORIZE IT.
PROPERTY RIGHT NOW HAS 660 SPACES.
WHAT THEY WANTED TO EXPAND TO WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THEM TO HAVE ALMOST 700 SPACES AT 694.
DISCUSSION WITH THEM, A LOT OF THE SPACE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO USE OR THE EXPANSION USE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF LAB AND TESTING SPACE THAT WAS GOING TO BE AUTOMATED.
IT REALLY DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE TO HAVE PARKING FOR SOMEBODY IN A BLAB SPACE THAT WAS GOING TO BE AUTOMATED.
IT WAS JUST GOING TO BE ADDED PARKING THAT REALLY WASN'T REQUIRED AND REALLY WASN'T NEEDED.
THAT FURTHER FIELD A DISCUSSION TO MOVE TOWARDS A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S A MORE UNIQUE AND TAILORED APPROACH TO ZONING FOR THAT LOCATION.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T WAIVE ALL PARKING REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE MAKE SOMETHING THAT'S BOTH REASONABLE TO THE APPLICANT AND TO STAFF THAT ACCOMMODATES THE USE OF WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
LARGELY, THE USES THAT WERE ALTERED WERE LAB SPACE AND CLEAN ROOM, WHICH WAS A LOT OF WHAT THE TESTING WOULD BE.
RIGHT NOW, THAT IN THE ZONING GUIDELINES IS ONE SPACE FOR 250 SQUARE FEET.
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WHAT THEY PROPOSED WAS ONE FOR 400.>> THE ONLY OTHER ONE THAT WAS MODIFIED WAS WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE, WOULD BE USUALLY THE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES ONE FOR 1,000.
WHAT THEY PROPOSED IS 1-3,000.
JUST GET AN IDEA F PARKING WAS A BIG COMPONENT OF THE DIRECTION THAT WE WENT WITH THIS APPLICATION.
WITH THE PLANNING TO DEVELOPMENT, THE APPLICANT HAS TO PROVIDE A DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE, AND WITH THIS, THEY PROPOSE TO START THE PROJECT BY APRIL OF 2025 AND COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY OCTOBER OF 2026.
19,540 SQUARE FEET WOULD BE ADDED TO THE TOTAL SITE FOR A TOTAL BUILDING AREA OF 193,811 SQUARE FEET ACROSS THE ENTIRE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS THAT THEY PROVIDE, MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND ACROSS ALL ZONING DISTRICTS WOULD BE 35 FEET.
WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING WAS A HEIGHT OF 50 FEET.
HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STRUCTURE RIGHT NOW IS 39.5 FEET.
THE ULTIMATE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE ADDITION WOULD BE 46 FEET IN HEIGHT.
COMPARED TO THE SITE, HOW FAR BACK EVERYTHING WOULD BE CENTERED, NOT THAT BIG OF AN INCREMENT TO BE NOTICED.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE WHAT THEY PRESENTED AS WELL WOULD BE 40%.
CURRENTLY, HEAVY SERVICE, THOSE ZONING GUIDELINES DON'T PROVIDE A MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENT.
THIS IS JUST AN ADDED LITTLE FEATURE THAT ANY ADDITION WOULD HAVE TO STAY UNDER 40%.
ANY OTHER CHANGE TO THE PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY'RE APPLYING FOR WOULD THEN LATER REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, THIS IS TAILORED TOWARDS THE ADDITION, WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW.
THE SITE IS COMPLIANT WITH THE OVERALL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT.
NINE TREES WERE IDENTIFIED TO BE REMOVED.
HOWEVER, THE TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, POSITIVE TREE CREDITS OFFSETS WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO REMOVE.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT OF WHICH IT LIES WITHIN.
THE FOLLOWING USES THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE ARE ALREADY AN EXISTING USE ON THE PROPERTY, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT TESTING, PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR GARAGES AS ACCESSORY OR SECONDARY USE, AND AUTOMOTIVE PARKING GARAGES IN CASE FUTURE GROWTH COMES LATER.
BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT DOWN THE ROAD.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THOUGH THAT A PREVIOUS SUP, BELIEVE IN 2017, ALLOWED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE AUTOMOTIVE USE ON THE SITE, THAT USE IS LIMITED TO SOLELY VEHICLES OWNED AND OPERATED BY CARTER BLOOD CARE AND MAINTAINED BY THE BUSINESS, SO THEY'RE NOT BRINGING IN OTHER VEHICLES TO BE WORKED ON, IT'S JUST SOLELY LIMITED TO THE LOCATION.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S A CATCH FOR ALL THE USES ON THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER, 660 SPACES.
BASED ON THEIR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, WE'D BE LOOKING AT 601 PARKING SPACES.
AGAIN, IF THEY HAD STAYED IN REGULAR HEAVY AND SERVICE COMMERCIAL, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT ALMOST 700 PARKING SPACES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE NEEDED THAT REALISTICALLY WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN FILLED.
SITE PHOTOS. THIS IS HOW THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY IS.
THAT'S THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF CARTER BLOOD CARE.
THIS IS THE PROPERTY LOOKING FROM MARTIN TOWARDS THE OFFICE BUILDINGS.
THAT WOULD BE THE LITTLE GAS STATION TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY, AND THEN THIS WOULD BE ALONGSIDE BEDFORD ROAD AT THE TOWNHOMES ACROSS THE STREET.
LOOKING THE OTHER WAY TOWARDS 121, THAT WAS A FUN PICTURE.
TAKE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS SERVICE ROAD.
[LAUGHTER] THEN AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE PARKING AREA, AND THEN ONE TOWARDS THE SERVICE ROAD COMING INTO THE ENTRANCE OF CARTER BLOOD CARE.
THE PROPOSED EXPANSION AREA, DUE TO THE LANDSCAPING, YOU'D HAVE TO BE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THEY DID ON THE PROPERTY.
60 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED, ZERO RESPONSES TO THE NOTIFICATION.
WE GOT A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS, PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT IT WAS, AND WE CLARIFIED IT AND AGAIN, WE'VE GOT NOTHING IN WRITING. ZERO RESPONSES.
THIS IS THE MOST RECENT OVERHEAD AERIAL VIEW.
NOT TO SCALE, BUT THAT'S A PRETTY GENERAL IDEA OF WHERE THE ADDITIONS WOULD BE ADDED ONTO THE PROPERTY.
AGAIN, WITH THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND ALONG BEDFORD ROAD, AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE PROPERTY SLOPES DOWN.
IF YOU'RE STANDING ON BEDFORD ROAD, STANDING ON LOWER BY THE GAS STATION DOWN THERE, YOU'D BE AT A DIFFERENT ELEVATION, SO IT GRADUALLY SLOPES UP.
BASED ON THAT, THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED, THE PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROPERTY.
IT'S UNIQUE AND TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC PROPERTY.
ANY PROPOSED CHANGES IF THEY WANT TO COME IN AND ADD SOMETHING LATER WOULD REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE SITE.
ALL THE USES THAT THEY LISTED AS EXISTING OR PROPOSED USES ON THE SITE ARE ALREADY IN EXISTING OPERATION.
IN THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN, THE RENDERINGS OF THE PROPERTY PROMOTE CONCEPTS OF OFFICE FOCUS COMMERCIAL,
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WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARD THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.THIS PROPERTY ALLIES OR FALLS WITHIN OFFICE FOCUS COMMERCIAL, SO IT ALIGNS WITH WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS BEING.
THAT BEING SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.
>> ENRIQUE, ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
THE SOLUTION TO THE MATH BASICALLY OF GETTING AWAY FROM PARKING SPACES REQUIRED PER SQUARE FOOTAGE BECAUSE THE USAGE OF THIS NEW BUILDING ISN'T REALLY PEOPLE INTENSIVE BY THE WAREHOUSE.
BY DOING THE PUD, IT ALLOWS US TO DO MATH OUTSIDE OF THE PARKING SPACES PER SQUARE FOOTAGE, WHICH IS THE MAIN DRIVER FOR THIS REQUEST. IS THAT IT?
>> YES. CORRECT. IT'S LARGELY FOCUSED ON PARKING AND REALISTICALLY ADAPTING WHAT PARKING WOULD BE UTILIZED ON THE SITE.
>> WITHIN THIS NEW PUD, WHAT WOULD THE PARKING REQUIREMENT BE, OR IS THERE ONE?
>> YEAH. THEY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
I DON'T THINK I WROTE IT IN THE PRESENTATION.
OFFICE USE REMAINED THE SAME AS ONE FOR 250.
YOU HAVE THE 451 PARKING SPACES.
LAB, SUPPORT AND CLEAN ROOM WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS ALTERED AND PROPOSED AS A CHANGE.
THAT GOES FROM WHAT THE CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES IS ONE FOR 250.
AGAIN, THIS IS LARGELY SPACE THAT'S GOING TO BE AUTOMATED AND NOT OCCUPIED BY PEOPLE.
THE ONLY OTHER ONE, WAREHOUSE, THAT GOES 1,000-3,000 GREATER USE.
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE STAYS THE SAME.
> THAT'LL ALL BE IN PART OF THE DOCUMENT.
>> IF WE WERE TO PROVE THIS, IT BECOMES PART OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THOSE SPECIFIC CHANGES OF THOSE ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU.
>> ENRIQUE, YOU SAID YOU ONLY RECEIVED A COUPLE OF CALLS AND IT WAS KIND OF MORE CURIOSITY.
DID THEY COME FROM THE TOWNHOMES ACROSS THE STREET, OR DO YOU REMEMBER? WHAT WAS THEIR CONCERN OR IT WAS JUST LIKE, WHAT IS THIS?
>> THE MAIL OUT LETTER THAT WE SENT OUT, THE NOTIFICATION JUST SAYS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE USE AND PROVIDES A MAP.
IT DOESN'T REALLY GO INTO DETAIL.
I THINK I RECALL A COUPLE OF CALLS PROBABLY COMING FROM ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE TOWNHOMES.
THERE WAS ONE BUSINESS IN THAT OFFICE CENTER RIGHT THERE IN MARTIN DRIVE, ONE OR TWO THAT CALLED, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, PEOPLE WOULD JUST CALL IN AND ASK.
>> BUT FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD SEE DIFFERENT WOULD BE THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WOULD BE 11 FEET TALLER THAN IT CURRENTLY IS.
AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY?
>> SEVEN FEET. SEVEN FEET, BUT BECAUSE IF YOU'RE STANDING ON BEDFORD ROAD, YOU HAVE THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER THERE WITH ALL THE TREES, IT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE TOWERING OVER.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, COME BEFORE US AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. WELCOME, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US COMMISION.
MY ADDRESS IS 2657 GOSLING WAY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
I'M HERE WITH THE ARCHITECT SPL AND CARTER BLOOD CARE'S REPRESENTATIVE TO TALK THROUGH THIS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
WE'RE PROPOSING THAT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 SQUARE FEET OF MAINTENANCE LAB AND OFFICE SPACE TO THE BUILDING, AND THERE'S SOME RENOVATIONS THAT ARE ALSO GOING TO OCCUR AT A LATER DATE.
WE'LL ADD MORE LAB SPACE TO THE EXISTING BUILDING TO HELP FACILITATE THE AUTOMATION PROCESSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE AND ADD MORE CLEAN ROOMS.
>> YES, 36,000, THE PROPOSED EXPANSION, THAT'S THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT.
THE TABLE ON THE SITE PLAN HAS A TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] EXPANSION 19,000.
>> THAT WAS BASED ON THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT OF THAT NORTH SIDE, AND THEN THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT OF THE, YEAH.
>> THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, ON THE CORNERS OF YOUR BUILDING, YOU'VE GOT LITTLE TOWERS THAT GO UP, STICK UP.
IS THAT WHERE WE MEASURED FROM TO SAY, ANOTHER SEVEN FEET?
>> YES. THE TOP OF THE BUILDING HEIGHT IS FROM THE VERY TOP OF THAT TOWER TO THE BOTTOM OF GRADE, WE'RE GOING TO EXPOSE APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET OF GRADE BEAM DUE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE SITE.
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THAT'S GOING TO BE CLAD WITH BRICK, AND SO THAT WON'T BE AN ORE.>> YOU'VE GOT SOME SORT OF AN OPEN FRAME COVERING ON SITE.
IT'S WHITE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS TALLER THAN THE BUILDING ITSELF.
>> CAN YOU GO THE PICTURES OF THE SITE? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT FIN THAT STICKS OUT THERE?
ACTUALLY IT'S IT'S AN OPEN STRUCTURE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FOR MAINTENANCE.
>> I'M GOING TO LET MICHAEL RAMEY WITH CARTER BLOOD CARE ADDRESS WHAT THAT IS.
>> YES, SIR. MICHAEL RAMEY, FACILITY MANAGER AT CARTER BLOOD CARE.
ADDRESS IS 9041 FLYING EAGLE IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
THE STRUCTURE YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
>> IT'S WHERE OUR BUSES AND VANS LOAD UP FOR THE BLOOD DRIVES.
SINCE THEY HAVE TO GO OUT AT ALL DAYS, ALL HOURS, WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE LIGHT AND ALSO SHELTER THEM FROM THE WEATHER.
IT'S REALLY THERE TO BLOCK THE RAIN, BLOCK THE SUN, SO THEY CAN LOAD UP THE BUSES AND VANS DURING THE WEATHER.
>> IT LOOK TO ME LIKE THAT STRUCTURE IS TALLER THAN YOUR PROPOSED BUILDING STRUCTURE IN THERE.
I'M SEEING AND I'M SAYING, THAT'S NOT BAD.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS ONLY SEVEN OR EIGHT FEET MORE, AND I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO SEE IT FROM THE STREET.
>> THE TREES AROUND THE BUILDING, WE'VE DONE A REAL GOOD JOB MAKING SURE THE TREES STAY AROUND THE BUILDING AND BLOCKING US BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S RESIDENTS AROUND US, SO WE WANT TO BLEND IN WITH THE AREA.
YEAH, THAT CANOPY, YOU REALLY DON'T SEE UNTIL YOU PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER THE HEIGHT OF THAT CANOPY VERSUS THE BUILDING HEIGHT, BUT YEAH, IT'S MANY MORE.
>> IT'S PREDOMINANT. WHEN YOU DRIVE BY, YOU CAN SEE IT.
>> RIGHT. I'LL JUST THROW OUT WHILE I'M UP HERE.
BEING CARTER BLOOD CARE BLOOD BANK, WE ARE VERY UNIQUE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS.
ON THE AUTOMATION SIDE, WE JUST IMPLEMENTED SOME AUTOMATED MACHINES IN OUR LAB THAT ARE THE FIRST IN THE US FOR BLOOD BANKS.
IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE BLOOD BANK INDUSTRY THAT PRETTY MAKES A WHOLE PROCESS AUTOMATED.
BLOOD BANKS ARE COMING TO US SAYING, HEY, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS MACHINE? SHOULD WE IMPLEMENT IT, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT MACHINE FOR US.
THEN IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO WITH PART OF THIS EXPANSION, WE HAVE A TESTING AREA THAT WILL BE AUTOMATED ALSO.
THEY'LL TAKE LITTLE SAMPLES, BLOOD SAMPLES THAT YOU GET AT THE DOCTOR, PUT IT IN THE START OF THE MACHINE, AND THE MACHINE, CALL IT A TRACK, WILL TAKE THE SAMPLE AND GO THROUGH ALL THE TESTING WITHOUT A HUMAN TOUCHING IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY AUTOMATED, PRETTY NEW TO THE INDUSTRY. YES, MA'AM.
>> ONE OF PROPOSED USES IS PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING.
>> JUST THE BLOOD IS WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO AS MANUFACTURING BLOOD.
YOU CAN'T REALLY MANUFACTURE IT, BUT IN THE CLEAN ROOM, YOU CAN DO SOME OTHER STUFF WITH BLOOD OR CELLS.
BUT WE'RE NOT MANUFACTURING ITEMS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. [LAUGHTER]
>> IS THERE EVER A TIME THAT THE FACILITY [INAUDIBLE]?
>> WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT ISSUE YET. NO.
>> WILL THE EXPANSION CREATE MORE OF THE BUSES COMING TO THE SITE? IS THAT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY?
>> NO. ACTUALLY, THE FUTURE PLAN IS FOR THAT TO DECREASE ON THE BUSES.
RIGHT NOW, ALL THE BUSES IN METROPLEX COME TO THIS BEDFORD SITE.
BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A BUS FACILITY OUT IN FORENEE OR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HERE AND TYLER, AND WE WOULD TAKE SOME OF THE BUSES AND PUT THEM OUT THERE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
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DRIVE AN HOUR TO DO A BUS TO DO A DRIVE OR A BLOOD DONATION, AND THEN DRIVE AN HOUR BACK.IN THE FUTURE, WE PLAN TO DECREASE THE BUSES IN THIS AREA, BUT THERE'S NO PLAN TO EXPAND ON THE BUSES.
>> IT SOUNDS TO ME, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS RIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO EXPAND THE BUILDING.
YOU'RE GOING TO CUT OUT A COUPLE OF PARKING SPOTS, BUT THERE'S REALLY MORE PARKING THAN YOU GUYS NEED RIGHT NOW AND YOU'RE NOT REALLY ADDING ANY MORE BODIES BECAUSE, IN FACT, YOU'RE TAKING AWAY MORE SPACE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE THE BUSES TO TAKE UP A LARGE PART OF THAT SPACE OUT TO FORENEE?
>> APPRECIATE IT. THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HAS THE URGE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COMMISSIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? WE NEED A MOTION.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. COMMISSION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE PUD 24-1.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE THIS APPLICATION FOR THE PUD, CASE 24-1, FORWARD ON TO COUNCIL FOR THEIR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU. YOU'RE A VALUED BUSINESS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S EXCITING TO WATCH YOU STAND UP A NEW BUILDING AND CONTINUE TO BE A CUTTING EDGE OPERATION IN YOUR SPHERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
ENRIQUE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO IMPART TO THE COMMISSION?
>> THAT'S THE LAST ITEM THAT WE HAVE.
>> IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM, WHAT I EXPECT ON OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WOULD HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WOULD UPDATE PREVIOUS PROJECTS.
[LAUGHTER] IT'D BE GREAT IF YOU COULD DO THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA.
>> SO WE COULD DISCUSS THAT STUFF.
>> EXCELLENT. ONE MORE MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN OUR MEETING THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 13TH, 2025.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:52. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.