6. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Abstract 11 Tract 2C01 Allen, Alexander Survey from R-15,000 Single-Family Residential to R-7,500 Single-Family Residential. The property is generally located north of Spring Garden Drive and east of Brown Trail and is commonly known as 3300 Brown Trail. (ZC-25-2). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0-0.

[6. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Abstract 11 Tract 2C01 Allen, Alexander Survey from R-15,000 Single-Family Residential to R-7,500 Single-Family Residential. The property is generally located north of Spring Garden Drive and east of Brown Trail and is commonly known as 3300 Brown Trail. (ZC-25-2). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0-0.]

WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS ABSTRACT 11, TRACT 2CO1 ALAN ALEXANDER SURVEY FROM R 15,000 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R 7500 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF SPRING GARDEN DRIVE AND EAST OF BROWN TRAIL, IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3300 BROWN TRAIL.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SEVEN.

ALL UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. I GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR 3300 BROWN TRAIL PROPERTIES CURRENTLY ZONED R 15, WHICH REQUIRES A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 15,000FT². AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO GO TO R 75.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE PROPERTY. PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS A PUMP STATION FOR THE CITY.

AND WHEN THE CITY SOLD THAT PROPERTY, THEY DEMOLISHED THE PUMP STATION.

THERE IS ALSO A STORM SIREN ON THIS PROPERTY ON THE NORTHEAST NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, AND FENCING AROUND THE PROPERTY. THERE IS ALSO AN ACCESS EASEMENT THAT WHEN THE CITY SOLD THE PROPERTY, THEY RETAINED AN ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT TO ACCESS THE STORM SIREN.

SO THAT WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS PROPOSED PROJECT.

PROPERTY IS ABOUT 20,000FT² IN SIZE. JUST SOME REAL.

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THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR 15 AND OUR 75 ARE VERY MINOR.

I HIGHLIGHTED THERE ON THE CHART. FOR YOUR BENEFIT, THE IN THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT.

BIGGEST THING IS LOT SIZE, OBVIOUSLY. 15,000 TO 7500.

DWELLING SIZE 2015 IS THE MINIMUM DWELLING SIZE.

IN OUR 75, IT'S 1350 AND THEN SOME LOT WITH REQUIREMENTS.

BUT GENERAL USES, ALL OF THAT STAYS THE SAME.

MAP HERE SHOWS YOU THE SURROUNDING ZONING, THE BLOCK WITH THE STAR ON IT IS THE BLOCK IN QUESTION TONIGHT? IT IS ZONED R 15. YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY MUCH SURROUNDED BY R 75 TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTH.

AND THEN ON THE WEST SIDE IT'S R9. SO IT DOES KIND OF STICK OUT AS FAR AS R 15.

FUTURE LAND USE MAP. THE REQUEST DOES COMPLY WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

WHICH IS SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD REQUIRES A 3 TO 8 UNIT PER DENSITY REQUIREMENT.

AND WHAT THE PROPOSED IS COMPLIES WITH THAT SITE PHOTOS.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ON THE SITE ITSELF.

AGAIN, THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY ALONG BROWN TRAIL HAS A HEDGE AND WROUGHT IRON FENCING.

THAT WAS I'M GOING TO MAKE THE ASSUMPTION WAS PROBABLY INSTALLED WHEN THE PUMP STATION WAS THERE.

THAT HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED SINCE. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A CHURCH ACROSS THE STREET.

WE NOTIFIED 22 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS, PUT A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY AND PUT A PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER.

AND TO DATE, WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A VOTE TO 7 TO 0.

THE. I'LL SAY IN THE P AND Z PUBLIC HEARING, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST POINT OF CONVERSATION WAS THE SCALE OF THE HOUSES BEING PROPOSED.

WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY DESIGN CRITERIA FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IN OUR CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE.

SO THERE WAS CONCERN THAT WE'VE HAD OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN HAVE GONE THROUGH SIMILAR TYPES OF REZONINGS, AND THEY'VE BUILT LARGER THAN WHAT MOST PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE BUILDING ON THOSE LOTS, BUT THEY WERE DONE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF OUR CURRENT ZONING REGULATIONS.

SO P&Z HAD A KIND OF A BACK AND FORTH WITH THE APPLICANT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ON THIS PROPERTY.

DURING THAT CONVERSATION, IT WAS ESSENTIALLY DECIDED THE APPLICANT DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT IN P AND Z WENT AHEAD AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST 7 TO 0.

WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO FIRST IS THE APPLICANT HERE TODAY? THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION TO MAKE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SITE THOUGH. WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE SEWER AND WATER FOR BOTH THAT. WHAT HAS IT BEEN REPLATED OR? IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLATED? THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THEY WOULD COME THROUGH AND REPLANT THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND THE PLAN IS FOR WHAT, TWO PROPERTIES? TWO PROPERTIES. OKAY. AND OUR CURRENT ZONING, AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, IT DOES NOT SPECIFY SINGLE STORY, TWO STORY, AS LONG AS IT ABIDES BY RIGHT ITS CURRENT BUILDING HEIGHT.

AND IT WOULD BE BOTH IN IF IT STAYED R 15 OR THE R 75, IT WOULD STILL BE 35FT OR TWO AND A HALF STORIES.

OKAY. IS THERE A BIG CONCERN WHEN IT COMES TO THE STORM SIREN ACCESS? BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THAT NEEDS TO BE UP AND RUNNING AT ALL TIMES, AND THAT COULD BE KIND OF A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE.

SURE. WE DURING THE PLATING PROCESS, WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THAT EASEMENT IS NOTATED ON THE, ON ANY TYPE OF REPLAT AND THE, WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE EASEMENT.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY CAN TAKE THAT AWAY. THEY WOULD NEED OUR PERMISSION TO TAKE THAT AWAY. GOTCHA.

AND THAT WOULD COME THROUGH DURING THE PLATING PROCESS.

ALL RIGHT. AND ONLY P AND Z WOULD SEE THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE A COUNCIL APPROVAL. CORRECT. AND THEN AND THEN THEY WOULD SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO ACCESS THAT AND MOVING FORWARD.

OKAY. COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN.

BRANDON. OKAY. GOING BACK TO YOU SAID THAT PLANNING AND ZONING, THERE WAS TALK OF A PUD, AND THEN IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO. WHAT'S THAT ABOUT? THE, SO THE COMMISSION ASKED THE APPLICANT IF THEY WERE WILLING TO GO THROUGH A PUD TO KIND OF GET SOME OF THOSE DESIGN CRITERIA IN PLACE. RIGHT. AND THE APPLICANT DID NOT SEEM LIKE THEY WERE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT. AND SO P AND Z ULTIMATELY MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD AS PRESENTED.

WHY DID P&Z INITIALLY ASK ABOUT IT THEN? THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT BUILDING SKILL AND DESIGN, MAKING SURE THAT FIT IN WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF THOSE TWO BUILDINGS, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T MAKE THEM DO A PUD.

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I REALIZE IT'S A LITTLE MORE COSTLY FOR THEM, BUT TO ME, WE'VE ALREADY GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM ON MURPHY AND BEDFORD ROAD, AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN. SO THAT'S THE WAY I'M LEANING, UNLESS THERE'S SOME GOOD REASON FOR NOT BRINGING THEM TO PUD.

I WOULD SAY THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND THAT THEY NEED TO SELL THAT TO YOU AT THIS POINT.

OKAY. AND LET'S, YOU KNOW, I HAVE THOSE CONCERNS AS WELL.

I THINK LOOKING AT THIS SITE, I HAVE CONCERNS WITH SPRING LAKE DRIVE AND ALL THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

THEY'RE ALL THEY'RE ALL SINGLE STORY. AND SO WITH OUR ZONING, IT ALLOWS FOR TWO STORY OR, YOU KNOW, IN SOME OF THOSE, IF YOU HAVE A PITCHED ROOF THAT'S GOING TO BE UPWARDS TO ALMOST THREE STORIES.

AND SO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

AND NOBODY'S GOING TO WANT THAT PEERED INTO THEIR BACKYARD EITHER.

SO WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, PUDS. THE THING ABOUT THIS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE. AND HONESTLY, IT ACTUALLY COULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE APPLICANT BECAUSE THEN WE CAN START GETTING INTO INSTEAD OF IT BEING FIXED ZONING WHERE THIS CRITERIA NEEDS TO BE, THE SETBACKS AND WHATNOT, WE CAN ACTUALLY WORK WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THAT IT COULD ACCOMMODATE IT.

IT MIGHT. IS THAT TRUE? THAT'S COMPLETELY TRUE.

IT'S A I SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A CREATE YOUR OWN ZONING DISTRICT.

AND THE WHOLE BENEFIT BEHIND IT IS THAT IT'S A GIVE AND TAKE.

THE CITY GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE AND MAYBE THE APPLICANT GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO THAT'S IT'S A NEGOTIATION PROCESS THAT STAFF WOULD ENTER INTO AND THEN EVENTUALLY PRESENT BACK TO COUNCIL AND P&Z. AND YEAH, I MEAN THE TWO OPTIONS THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE SURROUNDING SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND THEN ALSO HAVING AN EASEMENT THERE FOR OUR STORM SIREN, I THINK THAT THAT COMPLICATES THE SITE A LITTLE BIT MORE, WHICH MAKES ME LEAN TOWARDS A PUD IN THIS INSTANCE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ORDINANCES DON'T HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONS.

ARE WE GETTING READY TO REDO ORDINANCES FOR THAT? I MEAN, IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ABSOLUTELY PART OF I MEAN, PART OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW WILL INVOLVE SOME TYPE OF DESIGN STANDARDS, SKILL AND COMPATIBILITY ISSUES WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT INFILL DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS.

PROBLEM IS, IS RIGHT NOW, IF THEY WERE TO COME IN, IF THIS GETS APPROVED AND THEY COME IN TOMORROW WITH A PLAT AND A BUILDING PERMIT.

THEY FALL UNDER OUR CURRENT RULES. NOW, IF THEY WERE TO WAIT A YEAR, THEN THEY WOULD FALL UNDER THE RULES THAT ARE THERE.

BUT I CAN'T FORCE THEM TO WAIT A YEAR. WHAT'S THE TIMELINE GOING TO BE FOR THE ORDINANCES? I'M. I'M HOPEFUL THAT END OF THIS YEAR, FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS PRESENTING FOR ADOPTION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STEVES. THANK YOU, MAYOR WEST.

THE TWO PROPERTIES NORTH OF THAT, THERE ARE 7500, I BELIEVE.

SO LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THAT. YES, THEY ARE THERE.

OKAY. THEY LOOK CONSIDERABLY LARGER THAN THE.

AND THEY MAY BE LARGER THAN THAT, BUT THAT'S THEIR ZONING.

OKAY. AND THE SAME WITH THE ONE BEHIND IT I GUESS WOULD BE TO THE AT THE END OF THAT CUL DE SAC.

RIGHT. RIGHT THERE AT 604 SPRING, OH, SPRING LAKE DRIVE.

YES. AND THEY'RE ALL SINGLE STORY. ALL THE PURPLE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN IS ARE 75.

AND SO THAT'S ALL SINGLE STORY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SINGLE STORY.

NOW, R 75 ALLOWS A 35 FOOT AND TWO AND A HALF STORY HEIGHT AS WELL.

SO IF, FOR INSTANCE, JUST IF I'M GOING TO SPECULATE IF THE 604 THAT YOU WERE JUST REFERRING TO, IF THAT HOUSE IS CURRENTLY A SINGLE STORY, IF TOMORROW THEY DEMOLISHED IT AND WANTED TO BUILD A TWO AND A HALF STORY, THEY COULD OKAY. AND THE LOT COVERAGE AGAIN, LOT COVERAGE IS THE SAME ACROSS ALL OF OUR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

AND THAT'S 40% 40%. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU BROUGHT THIS UP. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK.

SO IF SOMEBODY WERE TO DEMOLISH THEIR HOME AND THEN WANT TO BUILD, OBVIOUSLY UNDER OUR CURRENT ZONING, THAT THEY'D BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT, ARE WE IN THE FUTURE LOOKING TO TWEAK THAT? AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE OF REGULATING THE DESIGN AND SCALE OF HOUSES AND HOW THEY FIT IN FROM AN INFILL DEVELOPMENT.

SO YES, WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP I CAN CLARIFY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR WES AS WE BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SEEING THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 624 AND INVITE THE APPLICANT UP TO HAVE A PRESENTATION. BY GIVING YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YES, SIR. THAT'S IT. OKAY. YES. MY NAME IS LUIS PEREZ.

WE'RE FROM DALLAS, 1111 WEST MOCKINGBIRD LANE.

ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM HERE. YOU KNOW, UNLESS THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

SO IT WAS, IT WAS A LITTLE TIRING COMING OVER HERE.

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BUT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I'M WITH THE NOVO DESIGN GROUP. WE'RE THE CONSULTANTS AND DESIGNERS FOR THIS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THE DEVELOPER'S ALSO HERE. HE'S WITH MARINE HOMES, LLC.

NOW WE HAVE A HISTORY OF OF. STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO BRING ON OVER TO BEDFORD.

I'VE ALWAYS LIKED BEDFORD. I'VE BEEN LIKING BEDFORD FOR A WHILE.

BECAUSE IT'S VERY WEST OF DALLAS. SO THE CULTURE HERE IS VERY DIFFERENT.

FOR ONE INSTANCE, I LOVE THAT MOST OF THE HOUSES HERE ARE BRICK AND NOT A LOT OF SIDING.

AND I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF THE HOUSES HERE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE CHARACTER THAN THE HOUSES ARE BEING BUILT IN DALLAS RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN LIKING. THAT'S WHY I'VE ALWAYS LIKED TO DEVELOP TO THE WEST OF DALLAS.

RIGHT. NOW, TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN ABOUT WHY WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WAS BECAUSE OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A LOT MORE. WELL, THE MAIN REASON WAS THAT IT WAS GOING TO REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FROM THE DEVELOPER AND ADDITIONAL TIME.

RIGHT. WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH AND DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THE COMPARABLES FOR THIS AREA, AND WE ALREADY DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE BY CREATING A SITE PLAN.

AND, YOU KNOW, ALSO GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REZONING. AND WE'RE VERY COMMITTED TO THE TYPE OF PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP IN THIS AREA.

BECAUSE TO BE HONEST, TO BE QUITE FRANK, THERE'S ONLY A CERTAIN TYPE OF PROJECT THAT YOU CAN DEVELOP IN THIS AREA WHERE IT'S STILL GOING TO BE SELLABLE.

RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO GO FOR A TWO STORY HOME BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIT THE AREA AND IT'S GOING TO COME ACROSS TOO OSTENTATIOUS.

AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THEN THAT STARTS SPEAKING MORE ON THE GENTRIFICATION SIDE OF IT.

AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE AGAINST THE TRANSFORMATION BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR.

RIGHT. I THINK YOU CAN ALWAYS TAKE A COMMUNITY UP, BUT YOU SHOULD NEVER TRY TO ONE UP YOUR NEIGHBOR, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEN THAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A GOOD NEIGHBOR. THE OTHER REASON IS BECAUSE IF IF I HAD GONE TO THE DEVELOPER, WELL, THE OWNERS, NOT THE DEVELOPER AT THIS POINT, BUT IF I HAD GONE TO THE OWNERS THAT DAY AND TOLD THEM, PNC WANTS US TO GO THROUGH A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, THEY WOULD HAVE ASKED US TO JUST GO AHEAD AND BUILD IT HOME FOR THE AR 15 LOT THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND THEY WOULD WANT TO BUILD A TWO STORY HOME IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SELL IT FOR A HIGHER VALUE, BECAUSE NOW THEY ONLY HAVE ONE PROPERTY INSTEAD OF TWO. NOW, TO EASE YOUR CONCERNS AND TO SHOW YOU THE TYPE OF QUALITY AND THE TYPE OF PROJECT THAT WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO PLACE ON THESE PROPERTIES.

I BROUGHT YOU A FEW OF THE EXAMPLES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT.

MIND YOU, THESE ARE HOUSES THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED, THE ONE I'VE DESIGNED ALONG WITH. AND THIS BUILDER AND DEVELOPER HAS BUILT THEM.

SO I BROUGHT YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THESE HOUSES, SO YOU CAN SEE OUR INTENTION BEHIND OUR DEVELOPMENT HERE.

AND HOPEFULLY THAT CAN EASE SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS.

SO THE FIRST HOUSE THEY'RE ALL SINGLE STORY HOUSES.

THE FIRST HOUSE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE I LIKE HAVING A VARIATION OF OF MATERIALS ON THE OUTSIDE.

I LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF SIDING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BRICK. AND I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE SOMETHING REALLY NICE WITH THAT INTERCHANGE BETWEEN THE BOTH TYPES OF CLADDING. SO. OH, SORRY. WELL, THERE'S OUR INTENTION, RIGHT? WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE A TEAM BOUND BY SHARED PURPOSE CRAFTING SPACES THAT GROW INTO HOMES.

OUR VISION IS TO CREATE STRUCTURES THAT EMBRACE CHANGE.

STANDING STRONG AS FAMILY SHAPED OUR STORIES. WITHIN PLACES WHERE MEMORIES ARE MADE.

AND ROOTS RUN DEEP FOR GENERATIONS. WHICH I THINK SPEAKS, YOU KNOW, TO THE INTENTION AND THE MISSION STATEMENT BEHIND WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE IN BEDFORD, TEXAS. SO, LIKE I SAID, THE FIRST HOME WAS ALSO BUILT OVER HERE IN THE WEST.

LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A MIXTURE OF SIDING. I LOVE THE USE OF RADICAL SIDING ON THE FRONT.

AND WE HAVE A WAINSCOT OF BRICK. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A SINGLE STORY HOME.

WE LIKE TO DESIGN WITH CHARACTER AND BUILD A CHARACTER.

AND, YOU KNOW, OUR PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS HERE IN THIS AREA IS ACTUALLY TO PUT THE GARAGE ON THE SIDE, BECAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO HIDE THE GARAGE AND MODERN DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE FIND THAT IF WE PUT THE ENTRANCE ON THE SIDE, WHICH WE HAVE THE LOT WITH FOR THAT, AND WE PUT THE ENTRANCE ON THE SIDE, WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE IT A BETTER ESTHETIC IN THE FRONT, RIGHT? AND ACTUALLY, FOR ONE OF THE HOUSES, WE HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE SIDE, BECAUSE THE WAY WE DRAFTED THE SITE PLAN S IS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND INCORPORATE THE DRIVEWAY WITHIN THE EASEMENT TO BE ABLE TO ALSO HAVE ACCESS FOR THE FIRE, THE SIREN IN THE BACK. SO THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF THIS HOUSE.

THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT WE DID.

THIS IS ONE THIS ONE'S BASED IN DALLAS. I'M SORRY.

IT'S ACTUALLY BASED OVER HERE IN THE WEST AS WELL OR IT MIXES.

AS YOU CAN SEE SINGLE STORY. THIS ONE WAS ALL BRICK.

WE HAVE THE GARAGE OFF TO THE SIDE. IT HAS A WEIRD KIND OF ANGLE BECAUSE WE HAD TO.

THE CLIENT WANTED US TO KIND OF OPEN UP THE THE BACKYARD.

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BUT THIS IS THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE. LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE WE LIKE TO BUILD WITH INTENTION.

WE LIKE TO BUILD WITH CRAFT. AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ONE SIMILAR TYPE OF HOUSING WE WANT TO PLACE HERE.

THIS ONE, THE GARAGES IN THE FRONT. I JUST WANTED TO OFFER AN EXAMPLE WHERE YOU KNOW HOW IT COULD LOOK IF IT'S IN THE FRONT.

BUT LIKE I SAID, OUR INTENTION IS TO PUT IT ON THE SIDE.

WE GAVE THIS HOUSE A BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC SLIDING DOOR.

WE JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A REALLY COOL THING TO DO. AND THAT'S IT.

SO ANOTHER QUESTION. SO DID YOU SHOW THESE WAS THE SAME PRESENTATION THAT YOU GAVE TO P&Z? SO I THINK WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES DURING P&Z, SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SHOW THIS PRESENTATION, BUT I BASICALLY DESCRIBED THE TYPE OF PROJECT THAT WE WANTED TO PLACE HERE.

OKAY. SO P&Z DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT OUR NOTES AT P&Z AND IT WAS SAID THAT THE INTENTION WAS TO PUT IN TWO STORY.

OH. I'M SORRY. THAT THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A MISCOMMUNICATION.

BUT, YEAH, THE INTENTION WAS NEVER TO BE ON RECORD HERE TONIGHT.

THE INTENTION IS BUILDING A ONE STORY FOR BOTH.

YES, SIR. FOR BOTH. LOTS. FOR BOTH. LOTS ON THIS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN DONOVAN.

BRANDON. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. YOU KEEP USING THE WORD DEVELOPMENT.

HOW MANY HOUSES ARE WE TALKING? OH, IT'S JUST TWO.

TWO HOUSES? YES. WHERE WOULD THE PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE SELLING IT TO OFF OF BROWN TRAIL? YES, MA'AM. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE OFF OF BROWN TRAIL.

AND YOU ARE COMMITTED TO A ONE STORY? YES, MA'AM.

AFTER ALSO LOOKING AT THE COMPARABLES IN THIS AREA, IT ALSO WOULDN'T MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE TO BUILD A TWO STORY HOME.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'RE COMMITTED TO A ONE STORY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. OKAY, SO ANY QUESTIONS HERE? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. IF YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE A SHARED DRIVEWAY.

IS THAT BETWEEN THE HOUSES? I NOTICED WHEN I DROVE BY THERE TODAY.

THERE'S A DRIVEWAY THAT GOES TO NOWHERE. YEAH.

IS THAT THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE INTENDING TO GO IN? NO, MA'AM. SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY.

I MEAN, THAT'S, I THINK EVERY DEVELOPER'S DREAM BUILDER'S DREAM BECAUSE YOU GET TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, BUT NO, SINCE THE WAY WE'RE SPLITTING THE PROPERTIES WE'RE KIND OF EXCLUDING THE EASEMENT FROM THE SIZE OF OUR LOTS BECAUSE WE WANT WE WANT BOTH LOTS TO KIND OF HAVE THE SAME USABLE SPACE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE CREATING A DRIVEWAY FOR THE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH TO BE SO THAT THE MAINTENANCE CREW FOR THE SIREN CAN USE THAT DRIVEWAY AS WELL, WHENEVER THEY HAVE TO ACCESS IT. AND FOR THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, THE DRIVEWAY IS GOING TO BE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH.

THAT WAY, WE CAN PROVIDE ENOUGH DRIVEWAY SEPARATION TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER TO GO IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES. NO, IT'S ALL GOOD. COUNCILOR DONOVAN BRANDON, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DROVE AROUND A LOT LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.

WHAT WILL THE SETBACK BE FOR THESE HOUSES FROM THE STREET? WE'RE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING THE SETBACK THAT.

I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT MEMORY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING ZONING LAWS.

AND ALSO, I'M NOT SURE IF BEDFORD HAS BLOCK CONFORMITY AS WELL, BUT WE'RE AT LEAST GOING TO BE FOLLOWING THE SETBACK TO THE PROPERTY THAT CAN MATCH THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. THAT WAY, WE'RE ALL IN THE SINGLE LINE.

PROMISE? YES, MA'AM. I I'M VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW WE DESIGN BECAUSE EVERY HOUSE CARRIES OUR NAME, EVERY HOUSE THAT THE DEVELOPER BUILDS CARRIES HIS NAME.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN SELLING POINTS IS WHENEVER YOU'RE ABLE TO SAY THAT EVERY PROJECT THAT YOU DO CARRIES A CERTAIN CRAFT, RIGHT? I WE TRY TO STRAY AWAY FROM REPEATING THE SAME HOUSE OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

WE TRY TO STRAY AWAY FROM TYPICAL DEVELOPER HOMES, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS MONEY THAT PEOPLE SAVED UP TO INVEST INTO THESE HOMES, RIGHT? THIS IS GOING TO BE WHERE THEIR FUTURE CHILDREN GROW.

RIGHT. CONSIDERING THAT WHOEVER BUYS THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A YOUNG FAMILY, RIGHT? THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD CHILD HERE.

SO WHY NOT CREATE A SPACE THAT THEY CAN ENJOY FOR 1015 YEARS? IT'S FUNNY YOU WOULD USE THE WORD PARTICULAR BECAUSE I SAID THAT ABOUT THIS VERY MATTER TODAY.

THIS AFTERNOON I'M PARTICULAR TO, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL FIT WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S YOUR INTENTION. YES, MA'AM.

BECAUSE I WANT TO BE PROTECTIVE OF THE OTHER RESIDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY THERE AND THEIR THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY.

YEAH. IN THEIR HOUSE? YES, MA'AM. AND WE ACTUALLY SPOKE TO THE NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH BECAUSE HE HAD THOSE CONCERNS AS WELL.

AND WE TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, REST ASSURED IT'S GOING TO BE A SINGLE STORY HOME.

AND WE WANT THE HOUSE TO BE ABLE TO COMFORTABLY INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL. ANY ADDITIONAL? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS STILL A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE MATTER. NOW'S YOUR CHANCE. ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING A MAD RUSH HERE.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:35.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL QUESTIONS. CONCERNS? YES. QUESTION FOR WES.

WES, IF WE SO THE THE GENTLEMAN SEEMS VERY FORTHRIGHT THAT HE'S GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND EVERYTHING, BUT BECAUSE IT'S ON PUBLIC RECORD, DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? NO, IT WOULD, YOU WOULD. THE ONLY THING THAT YOU COULD DO AND YOU CAN'T DO IN THIS CASE BECAUSE IT'S A STRAIGHT ZONING, WHAT WE CALL. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A ZONING DISTRICT THAT'S DEFINED IN OUR ORDINANCE.

SO YOU CAN'T EVEN PLACE CONDITIONS FOR IT. UNLIKE IT WAS A PUD, YOU COULD PLACE CONDITIONS ON THAT.

BUT SO REALLY, YOU'VE JUST GOT TO TRUST HIM AND TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD IF YOU WANT HIM TO DO THAT, IF HE GETS THIS ZONING. AND I'M NOT SAYING HE'S GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN VERY FORTHRIGHT TO STAFF AS WELL.

BUT HE COULD GET THE ZONING TONIGHT AND SELL IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE TOMORROW.

AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THAT PERSON IS GOING TO HONOR WHAT HE SAID HERE TONIGHT.

AND TO DO A PUD. HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL TIME DOES THAT TAKE? WE'D HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY START THE PROCESS OVER.

I MEAN, WE'D HAVE TO NOTIFY. WE'D HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING. GO BACK THROUGH P AND Z.

WE'D HAVE TO GET SOME OF THESE DESIGN CRITERIA DOWN AND PUT THOSE IN A PUD ORDINANCE.

I WOULD SAY YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ANOTHER 60 DAYS OR SO.

BEST CASE. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.

THANK YOU MAYOR. LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. SO.

SO A NEIGHBOR OF THEIRS THAT OUR 7500 COULD DEMOLISH THEIR HOUSE AND THEY COULD BUILD A TWO STORY WITHOUT GOING.

THAT IS TRUE. THEY WOULD JUST NEED A BUILDING PERMIT. THEY WOULD JUST NEED A BUILDING SO IT WOULDN'T BE COME BEFORE US. CORRECT. AS LONG AS IT MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. AND ASSUMING THAT APPROVED, THEN IT GOES TO YOU WHO TAKES A LOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOUSE IS NOT AFFECTING THE SIREN OR ANY. WELL, THAT WOULD BE I MEAN, WE THE PLAT WOULD SHOW THE EASEMENTS AND THE AREA DEDICATED TO THE SIREN.

THAT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EASEMENT THAT'S ALREADY FILED. AND THEN SO P AND Z WOULD LOOK AT THE PLAT.

AND THEN FROM A BUILDING STANDPOINT, WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT DURING THAT, STAFF WOULD REVIEW THE BUILDING PERMIT TO MAKE SURE IT MET ALL THE EASEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE PLAT AND THE ALL THE ORDINANCES THAT APPLY.

WHO TEST THE SIREN? DOESN'T IT, EVERY MONTH SOMEONE THEY GO OUT AND TEST, THEY DO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. AND THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH AS I KNOW ABOUT WHO TEST THE SIREN.

SO OKAY, SO WHOEVER BUYS THAT HOUSE HAS A SIREN AND EVERY ONCE A MONTH IS GOING TO.

OKAY. YEAH. WELL THANK YOU. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR WES HERE. ALL RIGHT, WHILE WE GOT HIM.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS OUR APPLICATION? IT'S A DIFFICULT, DIFFICULT ONE.

A MOTION TO APPROVE. A MOTION TO APPROVE AS IS SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER STEVES. SO FIRST BY COUNCILMEMBER FARCO.

SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CUSTOMER. STEVES. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER DEBATES LAST? QUESTIONS HERE ON THIS OR COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT IS 5 TO 2. THAT MOTION PASSES.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS. SINGLE FAMILY, ONE STORY.

ONE STORY. OKAY. YOU'LL LOVE IT WHEN YOU DRIVE BY IT.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PUBLIC HEARING.

[7. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Block 1 Lot 1 Harwood Oaks Plaza from Light Commercial to Light Commercial/Specific Use Permit – Kennels (breeding, training, or boarding). The property is generally located north of Harwood Road and east of Martin Drive and is commonly known as 3225 Harwood Road Suite B. (SUP-25-4) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-1-0.]

AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK ONE, LOT ONE, HARWOOD OAKS PLAZA, FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL. SPECIFIC USE PERMIT KENNELS, BREEDING, TRAINING OR BOARDING PROPERTIES.

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GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF HARWOOD. HARWOOD ROAD, EAST OF MARTIN DRIVE AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3225 HARWOOD ROAD, SUITE B. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 6 TO 1.

AND AGAIN, I GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A WHAT'S DEFINED IN THE ORDINANCE AS BREEDING, BOARDING AND KINDLING DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1985.

APPROXIMATELY 8000 SQUARE FOOT STRIP CENTER WAS DEVELOPED.

CURRENTLY IT HAS SEVEN SUITES. AND WITHIN THE SHOPPING CENTER.

CURRENTLY THERE IS A STAFFING AGENCY AND CIGAR LOUNGE.

THE OTHER SUITES APPEAR TO BE VACANT. THIS PARTICULAR SUITE IN QUESTION IS 1100 SQUARE FEET.

AND THE APPLICANTS PROPOSING A DOG TRAINING FACILITY.

THE REASON YOU SEE BREEDING, TRAINING AND BOARDING ALL IN ONE IS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW OUR ZONING ORDINANCE CLASSIFIES IT.

THERE'S GOING TO BE NO GROOMING. THERE'S GOING TO BE NO BREEDING HERE, JUST TRAINING AND BOARDING.

AND THE APPLICANT HAS SAID THAT THE BOARDING IS ONLY FOR THEIR CLIENTS.

PROPOSED OFFICE HOURS. BUSINESS HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9 TO 6.

THREE EMPLOYEES. NO EXTERIOR CHANGES ARE BEING PROPOSED WITH THIS.

THE ZONING ORDINANCE OR THE ZONING MAP IS DOES IDENTIFY THE PROPERTY AS LIKE, COMMERCIAL.

THE SITE PHOTOS JUST GIVE YOU AN IDEA. THE PROPOSED LOCATION IS GOING BETWEEN THE STAFFING AGENCY AND THE CIGAR LOUNGE.

AS YOU KNOW, THE AN SUP REQUIRES A SITE PLAN TO BE ATTACHED.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES BEING PROPOSED TO THE EXTERIOR.

I DO WANT TO MAKE A POINT TO POINT OUT IN CASE YOU DROVE BY THE SITE AND YOU NOTICE THAT THERE'S A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY, THERE APPEARS TO BE ACTIVITY. THE APPLICANT IT APPEARS SOMETIME BETWEEN THE TIME OF MAKING THE APPLICATION AND THE P AND Z HEARING, THE APPLICANT STARTED USING THE PROPERTY.

WE'VE SINCE OPENED UP A CODE CASE, AND WE'VE TOLD THEM THEY HAVE TO STOP.

THEY ALSO HAVE TO GET PERMITS FOR THEIR SIGNAGE.

SO THEY DID THINGS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER, BUT WE ARE TAKING CARE OF THAT ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SIDE. OKAY. WE NOTIFIED 11 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS. WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST.

WE ALSO PUT US ON ON THE PROPERTY AND PUBLISH A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A CONDITION THAT OVERNIGHT BOARDING ONLY BE PERMITTED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.

AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE APPLICANT STATED IN THEIR PUBLIC HEARING.

INFORMATION AT P&Z CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, WES. LOOKING AT THAT PROPERTY.

SO HOW MANY FEET DO WE HAVE FROM THAT PROPERTY TO THE BACK OF I GUESS THAT'S HEB, ISD THAT OWNS THAT? YES. IT'S ABOUT THE WIDTH OF A FIRE LANE. SO I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT 24FT, 24FT.

OKAY. AND THAT'S NOT BEING UTILIZED ACCORDING TO THIS SUP AT ALL.

NO, NOT PART OF THIS. THAT'S CORRECT. THIS APPLICATION IS JUST FOR THE SWEET AND THE SWEET AND EVERYTHING IN THERE.

SO ANY ACTIVITIES? NOT TO THAT. SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.

IT'S NOT A PART OF THIS APPLICATION. OKAY, VERY GOOD.

SHOULD NOTHING HAPPENING THERE. THE ONLY CONCERNS FROM P&Z WERE JUST OVERNIGHT BOARDING.

THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT OVERNIGHT BOARDING. THERE WAS ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE WALKING THE ANIMALS AND GIVING THEM THAT.

THE APPLICANT STATED AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE. SO THEY CAN ANSWER MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS.

BUT MY MEMORY IS THE APPLICANT SAID THAT THEY WERE WALKING IN BEHIND THE FACILITY TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF EXERCISE AND DO WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO.

OKAY. SO UTILIZING A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE THE SUITE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS? YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER FARCO. WES, IS THERE A LIMIT? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A OCCUPANCY LIMIT. DO WE HAVE A ANIMAL LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF ANIMALS THAT THEY CAN HAVE OVERNIGHT? NO. SO THERE'S NOT WITH THIS APPLICATION THERE IS NOT A LIMIT SET ON THAT.

AND IS THERE A FENCE BEHIND? I'M NOT AWARE THAT THERE'S A FENCE BUT THERE'S NOT.

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DROP OFF BEHIND THE FIRE LANE AND THIS PROPERTY.

SO IT'S NOT EASY TO GET BACK THERE FROM THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.

BUT THERE'S NOT A FENCE THAT I'M AWARE OF. OKAY.

AND, LIKE, HOW OFTEN DO I KNOW THE APPLICANT'S HERE? BUT HOW OFTEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE OVERNIGHT BOARDING IS GOING TO BE CONSISTENT.

OR IS IT MORE. WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND I'D HAVE TO LET THE APPLICANT ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

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APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THIS ONE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:45.

SO IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE YOU MIGHT AS WELL CAN COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

MY NAME IS COLIN MACASKILL. THIS IS MY WIFE, MADELINE.

HI. WE ARE THE OWNERS OF THE DOG WIZARD. WE'RE A PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING COMPANY SERVING FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU TONIGHT REGARDING OUR REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR 3225 HARVARD ROAD, SUITE B IN BEDFORD. SINCE SEPTEMBER 2024 WE'VE BEEN OPERATING AS A MOBILE BUSINESS IN THE AREA.

IN MARCH, WE TOOK OVER THE LEASE FOR THIS LOCATION.

WITH PLANS TO EXPAND INTO A PHYSICAL TRAINING FACILITY.

WE WERE PART OF A NATIONAL FRANCHISE KNOWN FOR HIGH TRAINING STANDARDS AND LIFELONG SUPPORT FOR PET OWNERS.

OUR BEDFORD FACILITY WILL OFFER PRIVATE LESSONS, SMALL GROUP CLASSES, DAY TRAINING SESSIONS, ALONG WITH BOARD AND TRAINING CLIENTS. ALL OF THE SESSIONS WILL BE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

WE'RE NOT A RETAIL OR DROP IN DAYCARE OPERATION, BUT A LOW TRAFFIC, SERVICE BASED BUSINESS DESIGNED FOR PERSONALIZED ATTENTION.

THE LOCATION OFFERS CENTRAL ACCESS, AMPLE PARKING, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVITALIZE A PREVIOUSLY VACANT SPACE.

IT ALIGNS WELL WITH SURROUNDING BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTS THE CITY'S GOALS OF ATTRACTING RESPONSIBLE, COMMUNITY MINDED TENANTS. SOME KEY OPERATIONAL DETAILS TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.

THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9 TO 6 P.M.

ALSO OPEN SATURDAY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. STAFF ON SITE WILL HAVE 1 TO 2 MEMBERS ONSITE AT ALL TIMES DURING OPERATING HOURS.

CLIENTS WILL DO, WE WILL NOT SERVE MORE THAN SIX DOGS AT A SINGLE TIME.

6 TO 8 TOTAL PER DAY IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR CAPACITY GROUP CLASSES.

WE LIMIT OUR GROUP CLASSES TO SIX DOGS PER SESSION, JUST SO THAT THE DOGS ARE ABLE TO GET THE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR BOARDING.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO KENNELS, SO TWO BOARDING SPOTS FOR DOGS WHERE THERE'S SPACE TO ADD UP TO TWO MORE.

SO AT MOST WE WOULD HAVE FOUR KENNELS, SO ONLY UP TO FOUR DOGS BOARDING AT ONCE.

THOSE THE BOARDING SPOTS ARE INTENDED FOR DOGS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN OUR TRAINING PROGRAM.

SO A DOG THAT'S ENROLLED IN A BOARD AND TRAIN PROGRAM WITH US WOULD BE BOARDING AT THE FACILITY.

THE FACILITY IS INDOOR ONLY, CLEANED DAILY WITH STRICT SAFETY AND HYGIENE PROTOCOLS.

TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION THAT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER.

WE THE SO THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING. THERE IS A LITTLE SIDEWALK AND A RAILING BEHIND THE BUILDING, BUT THERE'S A WOODED AREA IN BETWEEN THAT RAILING AND THE SCHOOL.

THERE'S LIKE A FOOTBALL AREA, A FOOTBALL FIELD BACK THERE, PRACTICE FIELD.

AND THAT LITTLE WOODED AREA IS WHERE WE WALK THE DOGS TO RELIEVE THEM AND JUST GET THEM A LITTLE EXERCISE OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY.

BUT IT'S A QUICK WALK THE DOG AND THEN WALK THEM BACK INSIDE THE STORE, WHERE WE CONTINUE AND CONDUCT ALL TRAINING INSIDE THE STORE.

OUR MISSION IS NOT TO JUST TRAIN DOGS, BUT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

WE PLAN TO HOST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, PARTNER WITH LOCAL SHELTERS, AND CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IN CLOSING, WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE RIGHT LOCATION FOR OUR BUSINESS AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR BEDFORD.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO BEING A RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, LONG TERM ADDITION TO THE CITY'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE IT.

DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS? SO WHERE ARE YOU OPERATING AT CURRENTLY? IT'S MOBILE BASED. OKAY. SO IT'S WE DRIVE TO THE CLIENT'S HOUSE.

WE WERE CONDUCTING SOME TRAINING INSIDE THE FACILITY EARLIER UNTIL WE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT WE HAD DONE SO OUT OF ORDER. AND AT THAT TIME, WE CEASED OPERATIONS AT THE FACILITY IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE NOT BEEN CONDUCTING OPERATIONS SINCE THEN.

I BELIEVE THAT WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. OKAY.

AND SO THAT IS THAT IS OUR CURRENT PLAN. OKAY.

TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR TRAINING. WHAT ALL IS THAT ENCOMPASSING? GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ABOUT. SO WE DO BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TRAINING.

WE DO PUPPY TRAINING. WE DO BASIC OBEDIENCE. WE WE DON'T TRAIN, LIKE, SERVICE DOGS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S BASIC OBEDIENCE TRAINING. IT'S FOR FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH DOGS THAT WON'T LISTEN TO THEM TO HELP WITH OBEDIENCE AND TO MAKE THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR DOG A LOT, A LOT BETTER.

GOTCHA. SO THAT'S YOUR PRIMARY TARGET IS THOSE WHO HAVE THOSE WHO HAVE DOGS WHO OBVIOUSLY NEED THAT OBEDIENCE TRAINING.

SO THAT'S WHO YOU'RE BASICALLY TARGETING FOR AND YOU'RE HAVING OVERNIGHT BOARDING JUST FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THIS IS NOT A COME AND AND STOP IN AND SAY, HEY, I'M OUT OF TOWN FOR, YOU KNOW.

CORRECT, CORRECT. AND OUR INTENTION WITH APPROVAL, WAS TO ALLOW CLIENTS THAT HAD TRAINED WITH US IN THE PAST TO ALSO BOARD WITH US AS SOMEONE

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THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH. WE KNOW THE DOG. WE KNOW THEM WELL.

BUT AS FAR AS ADVERTISING TO BOARDING, OWNING CLIENTS, WE HAVE NO INTENTION TO ONLY BOARD DOGS.

IT'S RESERVED FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE A PART OF THE DOG WIZARD FAMILY.

OKAY. AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT P&Z STIPULATION PUT ON THAT.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER PARKER? YES.

NOW YOUR BOARDING. WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER ON SITE ALL AT ALL TIMES WHEN YOU'RE BOARDING.

NOT OVERNIGHT. NO, SIR. OKAY. SO ARE YOU TAKING ANY PRECAUTIONS TO LIMIT SOUND FROM GOING OVER INTO THE NEXT BUILDING.

BECAUSE THERE IS A LOUNGE, THE CIGAR LOUNGE IS THERE.

YES, YES, THERE'S ACTUALLY A SPACE IN BETWEEN US AND THE CIGAR LOUNGE.

BUT REGARDLESS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING REDUCE SOUND AND NOISE SO THAT IT IS NOT DISTURBING OUR NEIGHBORS.

WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE SEEM TO HAVE ISSUES SO FAR, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE INSTALLING ACOUSTIC PANELS ON THE WALL, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO BUILDING A SOUND WALL. WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A SOUND WALL IN BETWEEN THE TRAINING SPACE AND THE BOARDING SPACE TO HELP DAMPEN THE SOUND FROM THE REST OF THE FACILITY. ALL RIGHT. AND THE DOGS WILL NEVER BE OFF LEASHES IN THE BACK.

CORRECT. BECAUSE, I MEAN, MY MAIN CONCERN IS, IS YOU'VE GOT A DOG THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO TRAIN GET AWAY.

AND IT'S IN THAT SCHOOL. YES, SIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WE PUT IN PLACE TO AVOID THAT.

OUR TRAINER ACTUALLY WENT TO SCHOOL. WHAT WHAT'S COOL IS THAT THE.

IS IT THE [INAUDIBLE] YEAH. SO SHE'S FAMILIAR, BUT SHE'S VERY VIGILANT, BUT ALSO THE LEAST TRAINING ASPECT, SO THEY WILL. HOPEFULLY THAT EASES A LITTLE CONCERN.

THEY'RE ALWAYS ON LEASH FOR THE MOST PART, BECAUSE THEY'RE LEARNING THAT KIND OF LEASH TECHNIQUE TOO. MOST OF THE TIME WITH THAT BASIC OBEDIENCE TRAINING.

BUT WHEN WE DID IT OUT OF ORDER AND WE WERE TRIALING THIS OUT WE WERE VERY CAUTIOUS OF MAKING SURE IF KIDS WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE FOR RECESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT SHE WOULD, YOU KNOW, TAKE THEM OUT AFTERWARDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

MOST OF THE TIME IT'S AT NIGHT. IT'S LETTING THEM RELIEVE THEMSELVES BEFORE SOMEBODY GOES HOME, RIGHT, FOR OVERNIGHT IN THE BACK IN THE MORNING.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, THAT'S DEFINITELY A CONCERN OF OURS AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS. THANKS, MR. MAYOR. SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO I NOTICED THE HOURS ARE FROM 9 TO 6.

SO DOES EVERYONE GO HOME AT SIX OR DOES SOMEONE STAY LATER? LIKE IF YOU WERE PLANNING TO BOARD LIKE WHAT IS THE LATEST SOMEWHAT.

OR I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THAT THE DOCKS WOULD BE ALONE BOARDED.

YES. SO WE WOULD HAVE WHEN A DOG IS IN BOARDING THE ADMIN ON SITE WOULD GO HOME AT AROUND 07:30.

SO THEY WOULD GET A CHANCE TO WALK THEM, FEED THEM AND TAKE CARE OF ALL THEIR NEEDS BEFORE GOING HOME FOR THE NIGHT.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE THERE BY NINE IN THE MORNING. OKAY.

AND THEN YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU GUYS ARE PART OF THE FRANCHISE.

YES, MA'AM. AND SO DO YOU GUYS GET BEST PRACTICES, LIKE FOR THE BOARDING AND JUST I THINK THAT'S THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE IS JUST HAVING THE ANIMALS, LIKE, UNSUPERVISED THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, BEHAVIORAL OPPORTUNITIES AND. YES. NO. AND SO THAT GIVES ME PAUSE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO LEAVE EARLY IN THE EVENING AND JUST LEAVE THEM THERE UNTIL 09:00 IN THE MORNING. AND SO IS THAT A STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THE OTHER FRANCHISES? SO IT IS NOT ALL OF THE FRANCHISES OFFER THE BOARDING, BUT WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH OTHER FRANCHISEES THAT DO BOARDING AND LEARNING FROM THEM THEIR BEST PRACTICES, EXACTLY LIKE YOU MENTIONED. AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SET EVERYTHING UP THE RIGHT WAY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND NOT CAUSE ISSUES FOR OURSELVES IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOGS BARKING BECAUSE DOGS BARK, ONE BARKS, THEY ALL BARK.

AND IT'S JUST EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY DISTURBING TO ANY ANYBODY THAT'S IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER.

I, WE HAD A BUSINESS AND IT WAS NEXT TO A GROOMER AND ONE BARKED, THEY ALL BARKED.

AND IT WAS JUST IT WAS LIKE IT WAS NIGHTMARISH, REALLY.

YEAH. AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT THAT REALLY BOTHERS ME ABOUT THIS.

AND THEN I WALKED BEHIND YOUR SPACE THIS AFTERNOON.

AND THAT TREE LINE DOESN'T HAVE ANY GRASS IN IT AT ALL.

IT'S ALL DIRT AND NOT VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

AND MY CONCERN IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO EXPAND YOUR WALKING TO THE HARWOOD JUNIOR HIGH AND YOUR LEASH TRAINING, AND THAT'S NOT YOUR PROPERTY, AND IT WOULDN'T BE APPROPRIATE.

SO HOW WOULD YOU EVEN LEASH TRAIN A DOG IN THAT VERY BUSY SHOPPING CENTER WHERE IT'S ALL CONCRETE?

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YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY GRASS OR PARKS AROUND TO TO TAKE THE DOG ON A LEASH WALK.

WELL, THAT'S WHERE THE MOBILE ASPECT OF THE BUSINESS WOULD COME INTO PLAY.

AND THEN WE TYPICALLY DOGS THAT RELEASE TRAINING WILL EITHER DO IT AT THE CLIENT'S HOME, OR WE'LL DO IT AT A PARK OR PUBLIC AREA THAT THERE'S ROOM TO ALLOW FOR THAT.

WE WOULD NOT BE DOING ANY LEASH TRAINING IN THAT WOODED AREA BEHIND OUR STORE.

BUT YOU COULD ESSENTIALLY HAVE SIX DOGS IN THERE ALL AT ONCE BARKING.

I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OUT THE LIKE 6 TO 8 TOTAL PER DAY, THOSE WILL BE KIND OF.

SO THE DOGS WILL BE SPREAD OUT. IDEALLY, THE ONLY TIME WE WOULD HAVE SIX DOGS AT ONCE IS DURING A GROUP CLASS.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ALL THE OWNERS THERE TOO. AND WE'RE ACTIVELY TEACHING THEM NEW SKILLS AND TRAINING THEM ON SKILLS TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT THEM FROM DOING THAT.

WHICH THOSE CLASSES ARE, WHAT, LIKE AN HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF TOPS? IF THEY ARE INDOORS, IF IT'S NICE WEATHER, WE LIKE TO DO IT AT A PARK OR YOU KNOW, A COMMUNITY SITE OR SOMETHING.

THAT'S THAT'S DOG FRIENDLY. AGAIN, BECAUSE THE LEASH TRAINING ASPECT, THEY'RE ALWAYS ON LEASHES, RIGHT? THEY'RE NEVER KIND OF JUST PRACTICING WITHOUT A LEASH.

I THINK IS MY POINT TO. SO VERY VALID CONCERNS, THOUGH.

FOR SURE. I MEAN, THE CAPACITY OF THE SPACE, IT REALLY CAN'T FIT MORE THAN FOUR KENNELS.

WE ONLY HAVE TWO RIGHT NOW. AT MAX WE'RE BOARDING, YOU KNOW, TWO DOGS RIGHT NOW, IF TWO ARE IN A PROGRAM AT A TIME OUR TRAINER WILL EITHER TAKE ANOTHER ONE HOME IF WE'RE AT THREE OR WE'VE ALSO YOU KNOW, PARTNERED WITH OTHER BOARDING FACILITIES AND USE THEM.

WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT TRYING TO OVERLOAD THE SPACE. WE'RE TRYING TO BE SMART ABOUT DOGS AND THEIR BEHAVIORAL NEEDS.

RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT TO BOARD TWO DOGS THAT POTENTIALLY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS FOR TRAINING AT THE TIME AND WOULDN'T GET ALONG.

SO YOU KNOW WHERE THESE ARE FAMILIES LIKE BABIES IN A WAY, RIGHT? THEY SEE THEM AS THEIR CHILDREN. SO WE'RE VERY CONSCIENTIOUS OF CARING FOR THEM.

SO I JUST I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE, WELL, I HAVE A PUPPY.

YEAH. AND THEY. AND HE GETS EXCITED. HE WALKS IN.

SOMETIMES HE'LL PEE, SOMETIMES NOT, AND THEN HE'LL WALK OUT AND HE'LL PEE.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY LIKE ANYTHING THAT TO DEAL WITH THAT.

BECAUSE THERE'LL BE OTHER CUSTOMERS IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER.

AND YOU KNOW I GET THAT YOU WOULD CLEAN UP INSIDE, BUT OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALK IT GETS PRETTY COVERED UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY LIFT THEIR LEG ON COLUMNS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THAT THAT'S A BIG CONCERN FOR ME TOO. IT'S LIKE, NOT IT'S NOT YOUR SOUL PROPERTY.

YOU KNOW, IT'D BE DIFFERENT IF YOU HAD YOUR OWN BUILDING AND THAT.

BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE SHARED BY SEVERAL OTHER LEADERS.

YES, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN AND AGREE THAT WE WANT TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER.

WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION TO TO DO GOOD BY THEM.

WHENEVER WE DO TAKE DOGS OUT, WE CLEAN UP AFTER THEM.

WE DON'T JUST LEAVE IT THERE. AND THAT IS A STANDARD FOR OUR BUSINESS THAT WE WILL ENFORCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

OKAY. I'M CONCERNED TOO. I ALSO VISITED THE PROPERTY TODAY.

AND YOU SAID YOU CEASED OPERATIONS. YOUR LIGHT IS ON.

YOUR LIGHT WAS ON TODAY. THAT SAYS OPEN. IT WAS FLASHING.

OKAY. OKAY. I'M JUST TELLING YOU. I MET WITH OUR TRAINER THERE TODAY AT FIVE EARLIER.

THIS WAS EARLIER THAN THAT. TELL ME WHY YOU PICKED HERE, PICKED THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY? SO THE TRUE BACKGROUND BEHIND IT. OUR TRAINER, HER PARENTS RAN THE SALON NUMBER THREE THAT WAS IN THAT SPACE PREVIOUSLY.

AND WHENEVER WE LEARNED THAT THEY WERE MOVING OUT OF THIS SPACE, WE THOUGHT THAT SPACE WOULD FIT REALLY WELL FOR WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO.

AND WE WERE ALREADY KIND OF LOOKING FOR A SPACE.

AND SO ONCE WE SAW THAT OPPORTUNITY OPEN UP FOR US, THAT'S HOW WE DECIDED ON THAT LOCATION.

SO YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU NEEDED A PLACE WITH MORE GRASS? THE MAJORITY. BECAUSE THERE'S A LACK OF GRASS.

YES, I UNDERSTAND, AND THAT WAS A CONCERN I INITIALLY HAD.

BUT ONCE I LEARNED ABOUT THE FIELD BEHIND AND SAW THAT WE HAVE A PLACE THAT THAT WE COULD TAKE THEM OUT TO THE RESTROOM.

AND THAT BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION. THAT FIELD BELONGS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DOES IT NOT? NOT THE FIELD, THE WOODED AREA IN BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE FIELD.

WHERE DOES THE LINE GO? OKAY. THERE'S A THERE'S A GRANDMOTHER.

AND SO I AM WORRIED ABOUT THOSE CHILDREN. THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING DOWN.

HOW AND I'VE SEEN DOGS BREAK THEIR LEASH. HOW WILL YOU PROTECT THE CHILDREN? WE HAVE WE, IN ADDITION TO THE SLIP LEAD THAT WE TRAIN WITH, WE ALSO ADD A SAFETY TO IT AS WELL.

IT'S A FAILSAFE. SO IF THE LEASH BREAKS, THERE'S A SECOND HOOK ON THEM TOO, ONTO THEIR COLLAR.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT FROM THE FRANCHISE THAT WE LEARNED.

YOU WANT TO ALWAYS TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION WITH DOGS SO THAT THEY CAN'T ESCAPE YOU BECAUSE AND THAT OTHER SAFETY SHOULD BE TIED TO LIKE THE BELT LOOP OF THE TRAINER ESSENTIALLY,

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SO THAT DOG IS LATCHED TO THE TRAINER WHEN THEY'RE ON LEASH, LEASH TRAINING.

THERE IS A DRAIN THAT IS IN BETWEEN THE WOODED AREA AND THE FIELD.

THERE'S A DRAIN RIGHT THERE. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT SEPARATES THE AREA THAT WE WOULD WALK THE DOGS VERSUS THE SCHOOLS PROPERTY.

YOU DON'T THINK YOU NEED A FENCE? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

NO, MA'AM. OKAY, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. REAL QUICK, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT USING THAT WOODED AREA, HOW OFTEN DO YOU FEEL YOU'RE GOING TO BE USING THAT WOODED AREA? IT DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF DOGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE, BUT I WOULD SAY 2 TO 3 TIMES PER DAY.

IT'S REALLY, I WOULD SAY FOR THEM RELIEVING THEMSELVES, THAT'S NOT WHERE WE'RE PROVIDING TRAINING.

WE WOULD USE DEFINITELY A MORE GRASS AREA. AND A LOT OF THE TIMES OUR TRAINING IS, IS WITH THE OWNER AS WELL.

YEAH. WITH ME THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME ISSUES HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE USING I MEAN IT'S VERY EVIDENT FROM THIS APPLICATION THAT THIS AREA IS PIVOTAL TO YOUR BUSINESS, BUT IT'S NOT PART OF THE PROPERTY AND IT'S THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PROPERTY.

AND SO THAT'S CONCERNING. THAT'S CONCERNING TO ME.

THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES. I SHARE YOUR CONCERNS, MAYOR.

I JUST I REALLY APPRECIATE THE BUSINESS YOU'RE IN AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE ANIMALS.

I JUST FOR ME, I DON'T FEEL THIS PROPERTY IS LARGE ENOUGH.

I'M VERY AWARE BEHIND THAT PROPERTY. MY SON WENT TO THAT SCHOOL.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT PROPERTY THERE AND THE TROUBLE THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, FINDING SOMEBODY TO MOVE IN THERE.

BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM, I DON'T BELIEVE.

AND LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, YOU'RE COUNTING ON THE ACTUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.

BECAUSE ALL YOU HAVE BACK THERE IS THAT SMALL FIRE LAND OF CONCRETE, AND THEN IT BECOMES THE TREE LINE, WHICH I BELIEVE WES, IS THAT I THINK THAT'S A SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.

SO SORRY. I'M TRYING TO PULL UP MY MAP AS WELL, BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

ARE WE? NO. YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE FINE. I'M JUST TRYING TO.

WOULD YOU KNOW IF THAT TREE LINE. THE TREE LINE IS THE TREE LINE.

THERE. THERE IS A SMALL, I WOULD SAY MAYBE NO MORE THAN TEN FEET OF SOME TREE LINE THERE THAT IS ON THE SHOPPING CENTER PROPERTY, I THINK. IS THAT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION? YES, THAT IS, BUT OKAY.

I THINK I FEEL WITH SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL THAT IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OTHER PLACES IN BEDFORD THAT WOULD BE GREAT LOCATIONS.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE DOGS AND THE TRAINING.

IN MY MIND, IT'S NOT. YEAH. CAN I JUMP IN TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING? I'M GOING TO GO. ABSOLUTELY. SO TO RESPOND TO THAT, TALKING TO SOME OF THE OTHER FRANCHISEES THAT ARE IN TRAINING SPACES.

1100 FEET WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE BIGGER ONES THAT I TALKED TO.

THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE IN MUCH SMALLER SPACES UNDER 1000FT².

AND SO TALKING TO THEM AND TALKING TO MENTORS I HAVE WITHIN THE FRANCHISE ABOUT THE SPACE BEFORE I EVER MOVED IT, BEFORE I EVER AGREED TO TAKE OVER THE LEASE. THAT WAS A CONCERN OF MINE AS WELL.

AND HAVING BEEN IN THERE AND HAVING DONE A TRIAL RUN INCORRECTLY, I DO BELIEVE THE SPACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE BUSINESS THAT WE ARE OPERATING BASED ON THE APPOINTMENT ONLY NATURE. IT IS IT IS WE'RE NOT SERVICING 10 TO 15 DOGS AT ONCE.

WE'RE WE HAVE APPOINTMENT ONLY LIMITED CLIENTELE.

AND I THINK BECAUSE OF THAT, THE, THE SPACE REQUIRED FOR THAT IS MUCH LESS THAN, SAY, A LARGER DOG DAYCARE FACILITY OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S JUST THE THE OVERNIGHT KENNELS IS CONCERNING AND TAKEN CARE OF, BUT I APPRECIATE IT.

LIKE I SAID, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU MAYOR.

YEAH, WE GOT IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING THE TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS STILL A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP, SIR.

GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YES, SIR.

MY NAME IS BILL THURLOW. I LIVE AT 1316 HARDESTY ROAD AND I LOVE DOG TRAINING.

I'M KIND OF LIKE YOU, RICH. I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING.

BUT IN THIS CASE, THE THING I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT, LIKE MANY OF YOU, IS THE BOARDING PART.

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WHEN ONE DOG STARTS BARKING, THEY ALL START BARKING, RIGHT? AND YOU CAN TRY TO SOUNDPROOF THAT. BUT I GUARANTEE IF YOU'RE IN THE CIGAR BAR, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THEM.

YOU WILL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SOUNDPROOF THE CEILING.

THAT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANYONE. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:05.

WITH THAT COUNSEL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD.

COUNCILMEMBER DONAVAN BRANDON. I VOTE NOT IN FAVOR.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY. TO DENY? ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO DENY.

BECAUSE OF THE CHILDREN. YES. BECAUSE OF ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED INSTANCES, DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION TO DENY? I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE. SO WE'RE VOTING DENIAL OF THIS CASE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO. SO WITH THAT, IT'LL BE A UNANIMOUS.

A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR COUNCIL. APOLOGIES. SO THAT IS FOR DENIAL.

SO. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP ON THE LIST WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH

[8. Consider a resolution approving a site plan for Lot 5R-1 Block 1 of the Wal-Mart Addition being 0.694 acres generally located south of Cheek-Sparger Road and west of State Hwy 121 and commonly known as 3700 Cheek Sparger Road. (SITE-24-2) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0-0.]

IS A CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR LOT FIVE R1 BLOCK ONE OF THE WALMART ADDITION BEING 0.694 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF CHEEKTOWAGA ROAD AND WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 121 AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3700 CHEEKTOWAGA ROAD.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 0 UNANIMOUSLY.

I'LL GIVE YOU AGAIN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS A SITE PLAN FOR A DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT.

IT'S ABOUT 2500FT² DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN BOTH THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND THE MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY, WHICH ONE ALLOWS THIS USE BY RIGHT. BUT ALSO THE REASON YOU'RE SEEING IS BECAUSE THE OVERLAY REQUIRES ANY SITE PLAN TO BE APPROVED BY PNC AND COUNCIL. ONE POINT OF CONTENTION OR ONE POINT OF CONCERN, I GUESS THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RAISED WITH THIS SITE IS ACCESS, AND WE'LL SHOW THE SITE PLAN HERE IN JUST A SECOND. BUT ACCESS IS PROVIDED BY TWO POINTS, ONE FROM THE MUTUAL ACCESS EASEMENT, KIND OF THE REAR ACCESS TO WALMART, AND THEN A NEW SIGNALIZED ACCESS ONTO CHEEK SPARGER ZONING MAP SHOWING YOU THE ZONING, SHOWING THE LOCATION THERE.

SITE PLAN. THE APPLICANT'S PROVIDED THE SITE PLAN ONE, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF THE BOUNDARY OF THE SITE IN RED, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A TWO LOT SUBDIVISION.

SO YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

THIS THE YELLOW STAR REPRESENTS THE ACCESS ONTO THE WALMART DRIVE.

AND THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WHEN THE PLOT IS APPROVED ON THIS.

AND PNC ALREADY APPROVED THE PLOT ON THIS PROPERTY.

THE THERE WILL BE AN ACCESS EASEMENT ON A FUTURE LOT FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL TIE INTO A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION THAT WILL TIE IN WITH HEB GROCERY STORE ACROSS THE STREET.

BUILDING ELEVATIONS. YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE MEETING ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

SITE PHOTOS THE CHALLENGING ONE ON THIS SIDE IS JUST THE TOPOGRAPHY.

THAT SITE REALLY DOES SLOPE BACK TOWARD THE NORTH TOWARD CHEESEBURGER.

SO THEY'VE THEY'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES THERE. BUT YOU SEE THAT IT'S AN OPEN SITE.

PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

THE SITE PLAN MET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL BY 7 TO 0.

THE APPLICANT'S ENGINEER IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE IT. HUMOR ME FOR A LITTLE BIT.

SO WITH THIS ZONING CASE, IT IS WE HAVE TWO ZONING ON THIS PROPERTY.

YOU HAVE HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND SO HEAVY COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION WOULD INCLUDE, OBVIOUSLY DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT.

CORRECT. WE DO NOT DICTATE WHAT TYPES OF RESTAURANTS CAN GO THROUGH THERE.

IT IS JUST THAT IS WHAT'S IN THE ZONING. THE ONLY REASON THAT WE ARE SEEING THIS HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE THIS IS IN THE MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR DISTRICT, THE OVERLAY DISTRICT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER ZONING ON TOP OF THIS WHICH SAYS THAT ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A NEW CONSTRUCTION BILL, WE HAVE TO SEE A SITE PLAN THAT'S CORRECT ON ALL THAT.

OKAY. ALSO BEING SAID THERE THERE WAS A REPLANTING IN THIS.

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SO THE IDEA IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS IN THE FUTURE.

POSSIBLY WRITE AT LEAST MULTIPLE PROPERTIES NOW.

SO IT'S TWO LOTS. YOU'LL SEE THE ONE LOT WITH THE DRAW WITH THE RESTAURANT AND THEN THE FUTURE.

LOTS FOR DEVELOPMENT, THAT IS. THAT'S ONE REMAINING LOT.

THE APPLICANT, WE'VE TALKED TO THE APPLICANT ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT BE. AT THIS POINT, THEY THE OWNER HASN'T SPECIFIED THAT YET.

AGAIN, ANY SITE PLAN BEFORE THEY BUILD IT, THEY'VE GOT TO GET A SITE PLAN APPROVED.

IT'LL GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THE LOT IN QUESTION TONIGHT.

GOTCHA. BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF THAT OVERLAY DISTRICT. CORRECT. GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT. SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THE SITE PLAN HERE.

SO P AND Z MAJOR, ANY MAJOR CONCERNS OR CONTENTIONS ON THIS SITE PLAN? NO, I THINK THE MAJOR CONCERN WAS THE ACCESS AND TRAFFIC.

I THINK TRAFFIC'S BEEN A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG CHEEK SPARGER. YES.

THE STAFF HAS LOOKED AT THIS THERE, YOU KNOW, IT MEETS ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS WHEN A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND JUST FOR PER FOR GRINS. THIS APPLICATION ACTUALLY CAME IN STARTED BEFORE THE HEB PROJECT STARTED.

THEY KIND OF PUT IT ON HOLD. SO THIS PROPOSED DRIVEWAY ONTO CHEEK SPARGER WASN'T AT THIS LOCATION.

IN BETWEEN THE TIME THEY WERE ON HOLD AND THEY CAME BACK.

HEB WAS HERE OR WAS BEING BUILT. AND SO WE HAD THEM MOVE THIS DRIVEWAY TO ALIGN WITH THE SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION.

SO THE APPLICANT AGREED TO DO THAT, AND OUR ENGINEERING STAFF IS HAPPY WITH THE PROPOSAL.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. I DO HAVE SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS FOR THIS.

SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO MAY BE TUNING IN MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE FACT THAT THIS IS JUST A SITE PLAN APPROVAL. YOU KNOW, OUR THE LAST ITEM WAS AN SUP, WHICH WE HAD YOU KNOW, COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY TO GRANT OR NOT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE BUSINESS BASED ON SURROUNDING LAND USES.

THIS IS MUCH DIFFERENT, OBVIOUSLY. SO, COULD YOU SPEAK TO MORE OF THAT WHEN IT COMES TO SITE PLANS? WELL, YOUR ISSUE HERE IS LITERALLY HOW DOES THIS LOOK.

DOES THIS GIVE YOU A, DOES THIS GIVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS TO PUT OUT A FIRE AT THIS LOCATION, WHETHER THIS LOCATION IS A HAMBURGER RESTAURANT OR A BOUTIQUE? IT DOESN'T MATTER AS LONG AS IT FALLS WITHIN THE PROPER ZONING THAT'S ALREADY THERE FOR COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

YOU'RE BLIND TO WHAT IT IS THEY'RE BUILDING HERE.

THE QUESTION IS, HOW DOES IT PHYSICALLY FIT ON THE LOCATION? AND IS IT REPRESENT A SAFE CIRCLE OF TRAFFIC ACCESS FOR PATRONS, ACCESS FOR POLICE AND FIRE. GOTCHA. SO THAT'S WHAT THE ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED HERE. AND THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE STATE WHERE THIS IS SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY.

THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DEVELOP. IT IS MEETING THE CRITERIA OF OUR CURRENT ZONING.

THIS ISN'T WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT A PARTICULAR TYPE OF RESTAURANT HERE OR NOT.

IT'S THIS IS THE SITE PLAN DOESN'T MEET THE CRITERIA.

IS IT SAFE? CORRECT. OKAY. I WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT BEING SAID LOOKING AT IT TO THE TO THOSE POINTS.

IS THERE ENOUGH ACCESS FOR A FIRE APPARATUS, EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SO FORTH? ABSOLUTELY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL PUBLIC SAFETY'S REVIEWED THIS.

IT WENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE PROCESS, AND EVERYBODY'S APPROVED IT.

OKAY. I SEE HERE MY QUESTION ALSO. THERE'S GOING TO BE CONTINUATION OF SIDEWALK, CORRECT.

AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. THEY HAVE TO EXTEND THE SIDEWALK ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY BEING DEVELOPED.

IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A SIDEWALK ALL THE WAY TO THE PROPOSED DRIVE APPROACH ON CHEEK SPARGER.

GOT IT. AND SO THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP THERE.

WITH THE ADDITION, WHENEVER THAT IS. OF THE OTHER PARCEL OF LAND BEING DEVELOPED, THAT IS WHEN THAT WOULD TRIGGER MORE SIDEWALK TO BE DEVELOPED.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THAT WAS THAT WAS MY BIG CONCERN, CONSIDERING THAT YOU HAVE SIDEWALK FOR MILES GOING WESTWARD THERE ON CHEEK SPARGER AND THEN IT'S JUST GOING TO DROP OFF. SO IT'S I'M GUESSING THAT'S OUR INTENT IS THAT AS THIS DEVELOPS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE SIDEWALK.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THE DUMPSTER LOCATION.

WE'RE GOOD ON THAT LOCATION. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CONCERN AT P AND Z.

THE DUMPSTER BEING WHERE IT IS. SOME PNC COMMISSIONERS WERE A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT TRUCK TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF THERE.

DURING PEAK TIMES OF THE RESTAURANT. YES. THE APPLICANT'S ENGINEER'S HERE.

AND HE ANSWERED THIS QUESTION, BUT I'LL TRY MY BEST TO SUMMARIZE FOR HIM.

BUT ESSENTIALLY THE DUMPSTER OR THE TRASH TRUCK TRAFFIC DOESN'T REALLY HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BUSINESS HOURS AND ALSO

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WITH THE WAY THEY'VE GOT IT ANGLED. EVEN IF THEY WERE TO BACK IN AND BACK OUT.

IT REALLY WOULD NOT AFFECT LONG TERM THE OPERATION.

BUT IF YOU WANT A MORE ENGINEERING ANSWER THE APPLICANT'S ENGINEERS HERE. GOTCHA, GOTCHA. NO THAT SHOULD BE THAT SHOULD BE FINE FOR MY PURPOSES.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SIGNALIZATION AND TRAFFIC.

OKAY, SO OBVIOUSLY, LET'S DISCUSS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM HERE.

HEB OBVIOUSLY COMING ACROSS THE WAY THERE. INCREASED TRAFFIC FLOW.

WE ARE PUTTING IN A LIGHT IN RELATION TO THIS SITE, WHERE IS THE LIGHT GOING TO BE PLACED AT? IF YOU CAN KIND OF SEE ON THE SCREEN, I KIND OF PUT A LITTLE TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE THAT WASN'T IN MY PACKET.

SO THAT'S OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND SO THAT WILL THAT WILL ALSO HELP TO MITIGATE THIS TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE VISITING THIS ESTABLISHMENT WILL BE ABLE TO USE THAT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND. ABSOLUTELY.

AND, AND AT P AND Z JUST WATCH. OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WAS THERE, AND HE HE COMMENTED ON THE THE STEPS THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ARE SYNCHRONIZED PROPERLY WITH, ALONG WITH TXDOT, EULESS AND BEDFORD.

GOTCHA. SO SIGNAL LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION. IS THERE TRAFFIC STUDIES THAT ARE THAT ARE DONE AT ALL? THERE WAS A TRAFFIC STUDY DONE WITH THE HEB. THERE WAS NOT ONE REQUIRED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. AND TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT.

I WOULD LET THE APPLICANT ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

YES, PLEASE. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE TIMELINE OF THIS.

THERE'S A LOT OF, OBVIOUSLY, CONSTRUCTION IN THIS AREA.

WHEN DO WE SEE THIS BEING COMPLETED? AND THIS ESTABLISHMENT OPEN? SURE. DO YOU WANT ME TO CITE MY NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD OF THE USUALS? YES, PLEASE. CAMERON, I AM THE CIVIL ENGINEER WITH CLAYMORE ENGINEERING.

WE'RE LOCAL HERE AT 1903 CENTRAL DRIVE HERE IN BEDFORD.

SO ACTUALLY TOOK ME ONLY ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO DRIVE HERE.

NICE. AS FAR AS TIMING, THE OWNER IS LOOKING TO GET THIS GOING PRETTY, YOU KNOW, NOT IMMEDIATELY, BUT, LIKE, THEY'RE READY TO GO. THERE WON'T.

ONCE WE GET THIS AND MOVE THROUGH THE OFFICIAL LAND PURCHASE THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON APPROVAL OF THE PLAT FOR, WHICH HAS HAPPENED. IS ALLOWING THEM TO FINISH OUT THAT PART OF THE PROCESS FROM THE LENDER AND AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OWNER AND DEVELOPER. SO THEY WILL MOVE RIGHT THROUGH AS SOON AS WE GET HERE.

OKAY. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT IT'S MOVING AS FAST AS IT CAN, BUT YOU CAN'T GIVE ME AN EXACT TIME.

WELL, I THINK THERE'S SOME INFORMATION THAT I'M PROBABLY JUST NOT PRIVY TO AS FAR AS SOME OF THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THEIR CLOSINGS IN THAT DEGREE.

SO. GOTCHA. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT MY THOUGHT. YEAH.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S SHOULDN'T BE A THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A LONG SIX MONTH DELAY AND NOTHING THERE.

THE INTENT IS THEY WANT TO GET GOING ON THIS AS SOON AS IS REASONABLE AND FEASIBLE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL QUESTIONS OVER THE SITE PLAN.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. NOT A PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. STAFF. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON. ITEM NUMBER NINE, PUBLIC HEARING. AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE,

[9. Public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance, Appendix B of the City of Bedford Code of Ordinances, specifically Section 1.2 entitled “Definitions”, Section 3.1 entitled “Schedule of Permitted Uses”, Section 3.2.C entitled "Permitted Uses” and adding a new section 5.16 entitled "Short-Term Rentals”. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0-0.]

APPENDIX B OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD CODE OF ORDINANCES, SPECIFICALLY, SECTION 1.2, ENTITLED DEFINITIONS.

SECTION 3.1, ENTITLED SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED USES.

SECTION 3.2, ENTITLED PERMITTED USES AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 5.16 ENTITLED SHORT TERM RENTALS.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 0 UNANIMOUSLY.

I'LL GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON. THIS IS YOUR LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR. IT'S MY LAST ONE. THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL. IF YOU RECALL BACK IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS APRIL. WE DID A COUPLE OF CHANGES TO OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THAT POINT IN TIME WAS THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING A DISTANCE REQUIREMENT TO, TO OTHER SHORT TERM RENTALS FROM ONE TO ANOTHER.

SO WE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE LOCATED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

SO WE'VE IN THAT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES AND THINGS SUCH AS THAT.

SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IS TONIGHT IS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING TO ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THAT.

JUST REAL QUICK, IN SECTION 3.1 WE'RE ADDING A DEFINITION OF SHORT TERM RENTAL.

I'M SORRY. WE'RE ADDING A THE LAND USE TO THE LAND USE CHART.

A SHORT TERM RENTAL IN SECTION 3.2C IS WHERE THE DEFINITIONS COMING INTO PLAY BACK IN 2021 WHEN WE