Jun 12, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission

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06:00, JUNE 12TH, 2025. I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING

[CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL]

T. NOW, IF WE COULD STAND FOR THE PRESENTATION.

ETERNAL GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS ALL IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING.

THAT YOU PROVIDE US GUIDANCE THAT WE MAY BE WISE AND HUMBLE IN CARRYING OUT OUR MISSION.

WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU BLESS BEDFORD'S BRAVE FIRST RESPONDERS, THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD.

WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU PROTECT AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF AS THEY WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL BEDFORD CITIZENS.

NOW, IF WE CAN STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

OKAY. TONIGHT WE HAVE A. WE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR FINAL PLAT FOR LOTS ONE THROUGH

[1. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of a final plat of Lots 1-19, Block 1, and Lot 1-23, Block 2, Grace Park Addition, being a replat of a portion of Lot 1, Block 1, Woodland Heights Addition and a portion of the Garrett Teeter Survey, consisting of 8.691 acres, generally located on the south side of Cheek-Sparger Road and east of Central Drive. (PLAT-24-3) ]

GRACE PARK ADDITION BEING A REPLAT OF A PORTION OF LOT ONE, BLOCK, ONE WOODLAND HEIGHTS ADDITION, AND A PORTION OF THE GARRETT TEETER SURVEY CONSISTING OF 8.691 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHEEKTOWAGA ROAD AND EAST OF CENTRAL DRIVE PLAT. 24-3 REPORT FROM STAFF, PLEASE.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO I BELIEVE THIS PROJECT IS ONE THAT'S BEEN IN MOTION FOR A MINUTE.

AND SO FOR SOME OF Y'ALL THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION, YOU ALL HAVE SEEN SOME ITERATION OF THIS PROJECT BEFORE.

THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME PROCESSING SOMETHING WITH IT.

SO HERE WE GO. OKAY. SO AS I SAID, IT'S BEEN BEFORE P&Z BEFORE IN CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S LOCATED RIGHT OFF CENTRAL DRIVE IN CHEEKTOWAGA ROAD TO THE SOUTH.

AND IT CONNECTS THROUGH BOTH STREETS. SO TODAY WE'RE HERE TO SEE THE FINAL PLAT.

THE PRELIMINARY PLAT ON THIS PROPERTY CAME THROUGH IN APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2024 WITH THE REZONING PROCEEDING THAT IN NOVEMBER OF 2023 TO MD THREE. SO ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY OR TO THE HOMES, RATHER, IS GRANTED BY A 50 FOOT PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FROM BOTH CENTRAL DRIVE AND [INAUDIBLE] ROAD, WHICH IT WILL BE LEGACY OAKS LANE EAST TO WEST AND THEN GRACE PARK LANE NORTH AND SOUTH.

AND THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A 40 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES LOT WITH TWO OPEN SPACES.

AND THOSE TWO OPEN SPACES WOULD BE ONE TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE PROPERTY, LITTLE SLIVER, AND THEN WOULD BE LOT 15, WHICH I THINK I HAVE A LASER POINTER HERE.

I CAN'T SEE IT WOULD BE LOT 15 WOULD BE A COMMON AREA JUST BEFORE THE LITTLE CURVE TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.

SO THERE'S TWO COMMON LOTS AND THE REST WOULD BE THE 40 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES ON THIS PROPERTY.

SO PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL AND A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY PLATTED WITH THE ADJACENT CHURCH. ONE NOTIFICATION WAS MAILED OUT TO THE CHURCH REFERENCED THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND THE REPLAT.

HOWEVER, UP TO NOW, WE'VE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE OR NOTIFICATION OR ANY SORT OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHURCH OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER.

SITE PHOTOS. SO WITH THE PRELIMINARY PLAT HAVING GONE THROUGH A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, THERE'S BEEN SOME MOVEMENT ON THE PROPERTY.

INFRASTRUCTURE HAS PASSED OUR 75% THRESHOLD FOR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH MEANS WE PROCESS THE FINAL PLAT FORWARD A LITTLE BIT OR NOT A LITTLE BIT THE WHOLE WAY. AND THE NEXT STEP AFTER THIS WOULD BE PROCESSING BUILDING PERMITS AND GETTING HOMES UP THERE.

BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURDLE BEFORE WE GET TO THAT. SO, YES, THESE PHOTOS OVERLOOK THE PROPERTY FROM CENTRAL DRIVE.

AND THEN THE BOTTOM RIGHT PICTURE WOULD BE FROM LOOKING SOUTH FROM BAJA ROAD.

SO THE TWO ENTRANCES. SO, ON THE OPPOSITE DIAGONAL ENDS.

SO STAFF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THE PROPOSED FINAL PLAT IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN WITH MD3 ZONING IN THE PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT WENT WITH THE

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SO AS PRESENTED, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THAT'S ALL.

ANY QUESTIONS? ENRIQUE, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES. COULD HE STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE? OKAY.

GOOD EVENING. I'M MIKE COLLINS, REPRESENTING BLOOMFIELD HOMES. MY ADDRESS IS 1806 SUMMIT RIDGE IN EULESS, OKAY. YOU USED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY OF EULESS, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

GOT A QUESTION? AS YOU PROBABLY READ OUR TREE ORDINANCE WAS, PUT IN AFTER THIS WAS APPROVED.

OKAY. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU WERE. I THINK THE PRESIDENT OF BLOOMFIELD HOMES WAS HERE THE FIRST TIME WHEN THIS WENT THROUGH.

YOU MIGHT HAVE ALSO BEEN HERE. IT'S BEEN. YES, SIR.

AND IF YOU RECALL, SINCE YOU WERE HERE, THE PEOPLE ON THE EAST SIDE, THE EXISTING RESIDENTS WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW CLOSE THESE HOMES WOULD BE IN A TREE LINE.

I WALKED THAT PROPERTY. IT WAS HEAVILY TREED.

AND THE INFORMATION HERE SHOWS THAT 710 CALIPER INCHES OF PROTECTED TREES.

NOW, THEY WEREN'T PROTECTED TREES WHEN YOU CAME HERE, BUT THEY ARE.

AND SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO A TREE FUND.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THE TREES BUT JUST WANT TO SEE IF YOU CAN DO THAT.

WEST IS COMING UP. HE'S GOING TO CORRECT ME. I KNOW THIS IS JUST A PLAT.

MR. KELSEY, YOU ARE PARTIALLY CORRECT. THE TREE PRESERVATION KICKS IN AT FINAL PLAT.

SO THIS APPLICATION CAME IN AFTER THE TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE WAS IN PLACE.

SO THE PRESERVATION DOES APPLY TO THIS PLAT. SO AND WE'VE ALREADY WORKED OUT WITH THE APPLICANT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MITIGATE WHAT THEY'VE REMOVED THE PROTECTED TREES.

THEY'VE REMOVED THE MAJORITY OF THOSE TREES THOUGH, AND I ENRIQUE, HAS THOSE NUMBERS.

I DON'T HAVE THEM OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE TREES WERE UNPROTECTED PER THE ORDINANCE.

BUT IS IT CORRECT THAT THERE'S 710 CALIPERS INCHES OF PROTECTED TREES? I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF YES. YES, THERE ARE.

AND THEY'VE PROVIDED US WITH A PLAN OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MITIGATE THAT.

IT'S A COMBINATION OF PLANTING NEW TREES AND PAYING INTO THE FUND.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING TO SEE.

I HAD ALSO ASKED THE GENTLEMAN FROM BLOOMFIELD HOMES AT THE TIME ABOUT PARKING AND NO STREET PARKING OTHER THAN GAS, BECAUSE THE SUBDIVISION ACROSS THE STREET AND YOU CAN DRIVE BY JUST ABOUT ANY TIME OF THE DAY.

LOOKS LIKE A PARKING LOT. OKAY. AND I GOT THE FEELING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT COMES WITH THE WITH THE CAR WHICH YOU'LL PUT TOGETHER.

OKAY. AND THEN IT'S TURNED OVER TO THE HOMEOWNERS AFTER, I'M ASSUMING PROBABLY 80% BUILT OUT.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THAT WAS YOU WERE GOING TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE CAR? YES, SIR. WE HAD COMMITTED TO YOU TO DO THAT DURING THE ZONING.

OKAY. AND THEN YOU HAVE AN AGREEMENT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST.

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH ROOM YOU CAN PLANT THOSE TREES, AND THEN THE REST WOULD GO INTO THE TREE PRESERVATION FUND.

SO. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. I APPRECIATE IT.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE TREES AGAIN.

MYSELF, THE TREES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REPLACE, ARE THEY GOING TO BE PROTECTED OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE UNPROTECTED TREE TYPES? I CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING. AND WES AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

WE INTEND TO PLANT HARDWOODS THAT ARE NATIVE.

THAT WOULD BE A COMBINATION OF EITHER LIVE OAKS OR CEDAR ELMS, THOSE TYPES OF SPECIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. OKAY. OKAY.

I HAVE I HAVE ONE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. OKAY. IN THE WRITE UP, YOU'VE MENTIONED IN THERE THAT THERE'S A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY ON CHEEKS AND CENTRAL. OKAY. I SEE THE ONE ON CHEEKS.

I SEE A SETBACK THERE, BUT ON CENTRAL, I SEE LOTS TWO AND 29.

RIGHT UP NEXT TO CENTRAL. WHERE IS THE 50 FOOT SETBACK? THAT WOULD BE THE. THAT WOULD BE THE ROAD FROM CONNECTING FROM CENTRAL ALL THE WAY UP TO CHEEKS.

THAT'S. THAT WOULD BE THAT 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. YEAH.

IF I, IF I CAN, MR. SMITH, IT'S NOT A SETBACK.

IT'S THE ACTUAL RIGHT OF WAY. SO IT'S THE STREETS THAT ARE BEING DEDICATED WITH THIS PLAT THAT ALL THE LOTS FRONT ONTO.

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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS TO YOUR POINT, THERE IS SOME RIGHT OF WAY BEING DEDICATED ALONG CHEEKTOWAGA, BUT THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY BEING DEDICATED ALONG CENTRAL LANE OR CENTRAL DRIVE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE 50 FOOT SETBACK. OKAY.

OKAY. IT'S 610. AND ANYONE WISHING TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK ABOUT LOTS ONE THROUGH 19, BLOCK ONE, LOTS ONE THROUGH 23, BLOCK ONE, GRACE PARK ADDITION.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. SO IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD CARE TO MAKE ON YOUR OWN, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

MIKE COLLINS WITH BLOOMFIELD HOMES I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PLAT 24-3 AS PRESENTED.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE NEED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST.

I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT WE. I THOUGHT WE CLOSED IT.

NO. OH. I'M SORRY. I CAN'T CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NOW I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

TO APPROVE PLAT 24-3, AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. I MISTAKE THE FINAL PLAT FOR LOTS ONE THROUGH 19, BLOCK ONE LOTS ONE THROUGH 23.

[ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE PROGRESS REPORT]

WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS A ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE FROM STAFF.

THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR. THIS IS IN YOUR PACKET.

YOU HAVE THE UPDATE FROM KENNEDY REGARDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE.

REALLY AND TRULY, I THINK MOST OF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN MAY, WE DID THE WORKSHOP.

IT'S ABOUT THREE, 3.5 HOURS. I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR, YOUR TIME GOING THROUGH THAT, BUT I THINK IT WAS VERY VALUABLE FOR US AND THE CONSULTANT TO GET ALL THAT INFORMATION.

THEY ARE GETTING US THE MODULE ONE DELIVERY THIS WEEK, AND STAFF WILL START PORING THROUGH THAT.

AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING GOING OVER THAT. I'M GOING TO ANTICIPATE AN ACTUAL JOINT MEETING OF P&Z AND COUNCIL TO GO OVER THAT, SOMETIME IN AUGUST. WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE OVERVIEW OR.

YEAH. WELL, THERE'S AN AS YOU GO DOWN, THERE'S AN ITEM THAT'S DATED DECEMBER 9TH, 2016.

I'M ASSUMING THAT'S A TYPO WITH PHASE ONE ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND SHARED LEARNING.

OH YES. THAT'S YEAH, THAT IT'S NOT A OF COURSE, 2016.

THAT WOULD BE A TYPO. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE 2024.

AND I MISSED THE BIG MEETING. I REALLY WANTED TO BE THERE, BUT IT WAS MY LAST 30.

RADIATION TREATMENTS ARE KIND OF UNDER THE WEATHER.

AT THIS JOINT MEETING, ARE WE REALLY GOING TO GET DOWN TO THE ACTUAL ORDINANCES THEMSELVES? BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THIS, IT'S PRETTY HIGH LEVEL.

YOU KNOW, JUST YOU WILL START TO SEE ORDINANCES.

THIS MODULE THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS WEEK IS THE ACTUAL DRAFT ORDINANCES.

SO YES OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S IT WAS THE JULY 14TH MODULE.

IS THAT TO YOU? TO STAFF. IT'S SHOWN ON THE. YES.

YEAH. THAT IS THAT WILL BE SO THAT POWERPOINT WILL BE DELIVERED THAT JULY 14TH DELIVERY DATE IS THE POWERPOINT FOR MODULE ONE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE RECEIVING THIS WEEK FROM THEM.

AND ON. SO THE NEXT ITEM THAT STAFF HAS IS BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 30TH WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OVER THAT MODULE. AND THEN AT THE JUNE 30TH MEETING STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH THE CONSULTANT TO GO THROUGH ANY CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE IN THAT.

JULY 14TH IS ALSO WHEN THEY'LL GIVE US A POWERPOINT OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU IN AUGUST.

AND I KNOW I ALWAYS ASK THE SAME QUESTION, WOULD THERE BE A CHANCE FOR US TO PERHAPS GET THAT POWERPOINT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, BEFORE OUR AUGUST 14TH? YES, YOU WILL GET THAT BEFORE, JUST LIKE YOU DID LAST TIME.

OKAY. THANK YOU. IS IT MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH OR IS IT THE THE 14TH.

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I THINK WHAT THEY DID IS THEY PUT IN MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH IS JUST THE WEEK OF.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AND WE'LL GET A HARD LINE DEADLINE.

THIS IS JUST A KIND OF A GUIDE, BUT WE'LL GET YOU A HARD DATE.

BUT IT'S AUGUST EARLY AUGUST IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. SO IT COULD BE A TUESDAY OR IT COULD BE A THURSDAY. I SUSPECT IT'LL BE THURSDAY OR TUESDAY.

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO DO A JOINT WITH YOU IN COUNCIL.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT COUNCIL SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE. WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT YOUR SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I GUESS WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE MAY NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I MOVE THAT, WE ADJOURN. I SECOND THAT. ALL IN FAVOR? I SO ORDER. I THINK YOU SET A RECORD, TOM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.