[1. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a rezoning of the property described as Harwood Village North Addition Block 1 Lot 1 from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial / Specific Use Permit – Massage Salon. The property is generally located north of Harwood Road, to the east of Brown Trail, and commonly known as 727 Harwood Road. (SUP-25-13) ]

CONSIDER MAKING A REGRESSION.

RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING REZONING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS HARWOOD VILLAGE NORTH ADDITION BLOCK 1 LOT 1.

FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL/SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, MASSAGE SALON.

PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF HARWOOD ROAD TO THE EAST OF BROWN TRAIL, AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 727 HARWOOD ROAD.

THIS IS CASE SUP 25-13.

>> [NOISE] GOOD AFTERNOON. LONG TIME NO SEE.

>> THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A MASSAGE SALON LOCATED AT 727 HARWOOD ROAD.

I'M SURE WE'RE ALL RELATIVELY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY.

IT'S AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BROWN TRAIL AND HARWOOD ROAD.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY ON THE APPLICATION.

MASSAGE SALONS WITHIN THE CITY OF BEDFORD REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ACROSS ALL PERMITTED COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1982 AS A SINGLE-STORY COMMERCIAL RETAIL CENTER WITH APPROXIMATELY 84,000 SQUARE FEET OF LEASE SPACE.

THERE ARE SEVERAL MIX OF USES AT THE LOCATION RIGHT NOW, SEVERAL RETAIL, TWO RELIGIOUS FACILITIES, AND JUST A MIX OF THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION, THERE'S THREE EMPLOYEES ON SITE OPERATING EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FROM 9:30 AM TO 9:30 PM.

THE PROPOSED LOCATION WOULD OCCUPY A 2,510 SQUARE FOOT SUITE WITHIN THE SHOPPING CENTER, WHICH IS 727 HARWOOD ROAD.

LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND TO THAT AS WELL.

FURTHER TO THE PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY.

THE LOCATION PREVIOUSLY OPERATED AS A MASSAGE SALON, IT RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY DATING BACK FROM 2021 PER MUCH AS RESEARCH AS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.

THE LOCATION HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER OF 2023.

IT'S BELIEVED THAT THE PRIOR LOCATION, THE PRIOR BUSINESS OPERATED AS A NON-CONFORMING USE.

THEY OBTAINED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

HOWEVER, SECTION 6.1.E OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE STATES THAT ANY LOCATION THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR OVER THREE MONTHS LOSES NON CONFORMITY, AND SO THAT'S THE CASE HERE.

SINCE THEY'RE TRYING TO COME BACK AS A MASSAGE SALON, THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN OR GO THROUGH THE PROCESS INITIALLY TO RECEIVE THAT APPROVAL TO THEN APPLY FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

ZONING MAP. THIS LOCATION IS LOCATED IN HEAVY COMMERCIAL.

THE LOCATION IS RIGHT THERE WITH A RED STAR.

WE HAVE A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO THE EAST, WHICH IS A MIX OF BOTH COMMERCIAL AND TWO RESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS TO THAT.

IT'S WEIRD. NORTH OF THAT IS A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT, WEST OF THAT WOULD BE OFFICE BUILDINGS, AND THEN SOUTH WOULD BE A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH A MIX OF TOWNHOMES, GARDEN HOMES, THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

FUTURE LAND USE MAP IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY

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AS THE PLACE FOCUS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, AND THAT'S AT THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE CITY RIGHT THERE IN THE RED BOX.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT PATTERN INCLUDE MINOR DENSITY LEVEL SCALE OF USES, INCLUDING DINING, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MORE SOCIAL/GATHERING SPACES.

LOCAL HANGOUT CONCEPT.

TYPICALLY, ONE-STORY, SIMILAR TO SUBURBAN STRIP COMMERCIAL, WHICH WE'VE SEEN BEFORE. SITE PHOTOS.

THIS IS THE LOCATION. THIS IS CURRENT AS OF LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO.

THAT'S THE LOCATION THAT'S FACING TO THE SHOPPING CENTER.

THAT IS THE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT TO THE EAST.

THESE ARE THE OFFICE BUILDINGS TO THE WEST, AND THEN THAT'S FACING THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT TO THE SOUTH. THIS IS A SITE PLAN.

NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THIS WAS DATED, BUT IT'S RELATIVELY ACCURATE TO THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE NOW, AND IT INDICATES 727 HARWOOD ROAD.

SIXTY-SIX PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS ZONING CHANGE OR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE TO A NOTIFICATION WRITTEN IN OPPOSITION.

WE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS, BUT NOTHING WRITTEN.

THE ONLY OPPOSITION THAT WE RECEIVED IS THAT [INAUDIBLE]. STAFF FINDINGS.

THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY EXTERIOR CHANGES.

THE LOCATION LOST NONCONFORMITY BEING VACANT FOR OVER THREE MONTHS.

THE PROPOSED MASSAGE SALON DOES NOT MEET THE GOALS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OUTLINED DINING, RETAIL, AND ENTERTAINMENT.

THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS EIGHT LICENSED MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS WITH SIX PENDING APPLICATIONS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TOTAL OF 14 MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT, LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

I YIELD MY TIME. I BELIEVE APPLICANTS ARE HERE FOR THIS.

>> WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC. A QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.

IS THIS A RETURN OF THE PREVIOUS NON-CONFORMING USE APPLICANT?

>> TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS A NEW APPLICANT TO THIS LOCATION.

>> THIS ISN'T A RETURN OF THE PREVIOUS BUSINESS.

>> NOT TO OUR KNOWLEDGE.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS?

>> YOU SAID YOU GOT TWO COMMENTS BY PHONE. WAS IT POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE?

>> WE HAVE SEVERAL INQUIRIES BY PHONE.

I KNOW WE GOT A COUPLE.

I COULDN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY THE NUMBER.

THEY WERE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS, BUT NO WRITTEN COMMENTS OR ANYTHING WERE SUBMITTED TO STAFF. [NOISE]

>> COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING?

>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THIS DATA, BUT DO WE KNOW GENERALLY THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PER SQUARE FOOT IN A MASSAGE SALON? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?

>> NO. IT LIKELY WOULD VARY JUST DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION AND THE SIZE BASED ON THE OPERATION, BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO.

>> IS THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGER SIZE OF A FACILITY THAN OUR AVERAGE ONES?

>> I DON'T HAVE A AVERAGE TO COMPARE IT TO, BUT IT IS A RELATIVELY LARGE CONSIDERED 2,500 SQUARE FEET.

I DON'T HAVE A COMPARISON TO.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. IT IS 6:08.

[NOISE] WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YES. GREETING, SIR.

>> HELLO. YES, I'M CHADWICK STYLES.

I'M AT 769 BETTY LANE HURST, TEXAS.

MY WIFE, SHE CURRENTLY HAS TWO MASSAGE PARLORS NOW.

ONE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, AND ONE IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.

THEY'RE DOING EXTREMELY WELL, AND THEY'RE SMALL.

ONE IS 900 SQUARE FEET, AND ANOTHER ONE IS 1,250 SQUARE FEET.

SHE'S RUNNING 90% ON APPOINTMENTS ONLY.

THE WALK-INS WERE AT FIRST, GETTING EVERYONE GETTING TO KNOW THE PLACE.

NOW, WITH THE APPOINTMENTS, SHE'S GETTING A LOT OF LADIES THERE COMING IN AND A LOT MORE CONSISTENCY, SO THEY'LL COME IN AND BOOK ANOTHER FOR THE NEXT MONTH.

THEN THAT MAKES IT ALL EASIER, BUT WITH LOOKING AT THAT, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE TERMS OF LEASE AND FINDING THAT SHE NEEDS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIGGER AND MAYBE CLOSER TO HOME, AND HURST WERE JUST LIKE A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM THIS AREA.

WE WEREN'T AGGRESSIVELY LOOKING, BUT WE WERE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PLACES.

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THIS SEEMED LIKE A NICE WELL WE SEEN CARS THERE.

WHAT WE STARTED LOOKING AT WAS THERE'S LIKE A HEALTH HUT RIGHT NEXT DOOR WHERE THEY FOCUS ON HEALTH, AND THEN THERE'S A GYM AND A NAIL SPA THERE, AND SO WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD FIT RIGHT IN THERE.

PLUS, I'M THE ONE DOING THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE OTHER ONES, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE JUST OPEN, NO CEILING.

WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME TRYING TO GET TO OPEN AND FEASIBLE.

SINCE IT WAS A PRIOR SPA, IT HAS ALL THE DOORS AND ALL THE PLUMBING IS THERE.

THERE'S A SINK AND A PLACE WHERE TO WASH AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

ALL THE DOORS ARE THERE AND THE FLOORING IS THERE.

[NOISE] WE WERE TOLD SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOUBLING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S GOING LARGER.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE THERE NOW BECAUSE SHE USUALLY RUNS WITH ONE AND THE 900 SQUARE FEET, AND TWO EMPLOYEES IS AT THE OTHER ONE.

WITH IT BEING APPOINTMENTS, SHE CAN BE THERE WITH THEIR STAFF, AND SHE'S THE THIRD ONE, WHICH IS RARELY THERE.

BUT WITH THIS ONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THREE RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME, BUT WITH ALL THIS HEALTH THERE AND THESE GYMS, WE JUST LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, "OKAY.

SO WE PROBABLY GET TO SOME APPOINTMENTS RIGHT AWAY, AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOME ADVERTISING SINCE THIS IS A NICE AREA AND GET IT GOING FASTER." HER OTHER ONES ARE DOING GREAT, AND SHE'S GOT GREAT REVIEWS, AND SHE GOES THROUGH HER TDLR, THEY COME IN EVERY YEAR, AND SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING'S GOING GOOD.

THERE'S NO PROBLEMS. BUT WHAT GOT US HERE IS I TALKED TO A REALTOR, AND WE WERE LOOKING AT ONE NEXT DOOR.

WE SAID THAT WAS TOO SMALL, AND I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO BUILD OUT, AND THE CEILING WAS MISSING, AND I KNOW HOW MUCH THAT IS TO DO ALL THAT AND TO GET THE CONTRACTORS AND THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

HE FOUND THIS. HE SAID, "THIS ONE IS OPEN." WE SEEN THAT BEFORE, BUT WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT HAS A NICE WALK-IN FROM THE GLASS.

YOU CAN SEE IT LOOKS NICE, LIKE WITH A STONE DESK ENTRYWAY, AND IT'S ALL LIT UP, SO THERE'S IT'S NOT DARK, LIKE YOU SEE A LOT OF MASSAGE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOU SEE THAT IT IS HARD WITH ALL THESE MASSAGE PLACES.

IT'S HARD TO GO UP AGAINST.

I'VE NOTICED IN THE PAPERS READING THAT WHERE THERE'S SOME PROBLEMS, AND THAT'S WHAT THE REALTOR AND THE LANDLORD SAID.

THAT'S WHY WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF SCRUTINY TO EVEN GET TO THIS.

THAT'S WHY THEY LOOKED AT OUR REVIEWS.

OUR REALTOR WENT AND LOOKED AT OUR OTHER PLACE AND SAID, "YEAH. BECAUSE WE LIKE IT.

IT'S LIT UP AND WITH THE REVIEWS AND EVERYTHING." WE STARTED THE PROCESS, GOT THE LEASE GOING, AND TALKED TO THE LANDLORD, AND THEY SAID, "OKAY.

IT'S GOOD TO DO THE MASSAGE." I GOT IT CHEAPER BY THE SQUARE FOOT BECAUSE I COULD GET SOMEBODY TO PUT IN PART OF THE FLOOR, AND WE COULD KEEP SOME OF THE FLOOR, AND NOT HAVE THEM COME IN AND REPAINT AND DO ALL THE FLOORING, WHICH WOULD PUT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE RATE UP THERE.

WITH THE LANDLORD AGREEING TO THE MASSAGE AND THE REALTOR SAYING.

THE LAST WALK THROUGH WE DID WAS IN JANUARY.

MY MOTHER'S A REALTOR, AND SHE HAS HER LICENSE IN TEXAS, BUT IT'S MORE RESIDENTIAL.

BUT I ASKED IF SHE WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND SHE WAS VISITING FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

SHE EVEN ASKED, AND I ASKED THE REALTOR AND SAID, "THIS IS ZONED." OF COURSE, IT IS. THIS IS A MASSAGE.

YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ALREADY BUILT OUT.

THEN I HAD ALREADY CALLED BEDFORD WHEN I STARTED LOOKING.

I CALLED AND I TALKED TO SECRETARY AND FOUND OUT THAT YES, THERE'S SOME PLACES THAT ARE ZONED AND SOME THAT AREN'T.

I SAID, "OKAY. WELL, WE'LL NAIL IT DOWN AND GET AN ADDRESS." SHE SAID, "CALL BACK WHEN YOU GET AN EXACT ADDRESS." WHEN WE FOUND THIS ONE, I CALLED BACK AND I MENTIONED THIS ADDRESS, AND THEN SHE SAID SHE HAD PROBLEMS. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE COULD GET A HOLD OF THE PERSON RIGHT AWAY AND WANTED TO FORWARD ME TO HIS VOICEMAIL.

BUT I ASKED HER THE ADDRESS.

AND SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT LOCATE IT RIGHT AWAY, BUT SHE SAID THE LEASING AGENT, A REALTOR, WOULD KNOW.

SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED HIM MANY TIMES.

THAT'S LIKE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TRIED TO GO AFTER THE HARD WAY OF DOING THIS BECAUSE THIS WAS JUST RELAXED, DRIVING AROUND AND LOOKING AT OPEN PLACES.

WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAS ALREADY ZONED WHEN WE WENT AFTER IT AND LOOKED AT THE DEAL WE HAD AND THE SQUARE FOOTAGE,

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AND IT WAS ALREADY BUILT OUT.

IT WAS LIKE, WE COULD GET THIS UP AND RUNNING AS FAST AS THE ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE IS APPROVED.

THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.

WE DON'T NEED ANY ELECTRICAL OR ANYTHING DONE.

I WENT TO GET THE ELECTRICITY TURNED ON, AND WE GOT TO CHANGE THE AMA WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND WE'RE OVER $8,000 ALREADY, AND THIS WAS A BIG SHOCK.

BECAUSE ELECTRICITY WASN'T ON BY MONDAY.

THEN I CALLED THE CITY.

THEN THAT'S WHEN THEY SENT ME A LITTLE DEEPER AND SAID, "IT'S NOT ZONED."

>> IT'S HEAVY COMMERCIAL.

I CALLED THE REALTOR BACK AND SAID, WHY DID YOU WRITE THIS LEASE? WHY DID YOU SAY THIS? I SAID, THIS IS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY, BECAUSE, WE WERE PLANNING ON THAT'S WHY THE DEAL, I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE FLOOR.

EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO GO FASTER, AS FAST AS I COULD GET THE PAPERWORK TO GO THROUGH THE TDLR, WE COULD GET THIS UP AND RUNNING.

NOW IT STILL SITS VACANT, AND, $8,000 LATER, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO IT, WE STARTED BUYING THINGS AND COMING IN THE BACK, STARTED CLEANING THAT WEEKEND AND SWEEPING, AND I'M TAKING NOTES WHERE I NEED TO, FIX WHAT NAIL HOLES, WHAT COLORS WE'RE GOING TO DO THE WALLS.

THEN MONDAY MADE THE CALLS, SO WE JUST WENT AND IT'S BEEN VACANT.

WE HAVEN'T WENT BACK IN THERE. LEFT IT.

I LOVE THAT AREA.

IT'S VERY NICE, AND LIKE I SAID, WITH THE HEALTH, AND THERE'S A GYM, AND THERE'S A NAIL SALON, AND IT'S A LITTLE CLEANER THAN THE OTHER PLACES WE GOT.

THIS IS THE STEP WE WANT TO TAKE.

BUT THAT'S I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THIS WAS NOT PLANNED TO COME AND BUSTED INTO SOME AREA THAT WASN'T EVEN ZONED.

THEN COMMERCIAL, I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THE COMMERCIAL HEAVY BECAUSE OF THESE SMALL, THE LIKE A THRIFT STORE RESALE THERE AND THE GYM.

THERE'S JUST SMALL LITTLE PLACES, AND I TALKED TO THE LADY NEXT DOOR, AND SHE HAS THE HEALTH SPOT OR THE HEALTH HUT, SHE CALLS WITH ALL HEALTH MEDICINES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SHE LOVED IT BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE WOULD GET MORE BUSINESS.

THEN I TALKED TO ANOTHER LADY THAT WAS MOVED IN THERE, AND SHE SAID.

THIS IS GREAT THE RESALE PLACE, AND SHE SAID, I HAVEN'T EVEN ADVERTISED YET.

SHE SAID, I'M GETTING BUSINESS.

I WAS WE WERE ALL HAPPY ABOUT IT UNTIL WE FOUND OUT THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WHICH IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE I HAVE LEARNED, I THINK I TALKED TO YOU ON THE PHONE OR SOMEONE IN THE CITY, AND THEY SAID, REALTOR COULD SEND YOU, CATTLE FARM, AND IT BE A PARKING LOT.

THEY MIGHT WANT TO SELL IT, BUT HE'S RISKING HIS LICENSE.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT AT THIS PLACE AT THIS POINT WHERE WE GIVE FALSE INFORMATION, OR CAN WE GET THE CITY TO APPROVE SINCE IT'S ALREADY BUILT OUT, AND IT'S ALREADY A MASSAGE, AND IF THEY LOOK AT OUR OTHER TWO ESTABLISHMENTS, THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE TEXAS LICENSING AT ALL.

WE HAVE GOOD MISUSES.

I'M SPEAKING FOR MY WIFE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 2.5 YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER ABOUT 3.5 YEARS.

I'VE WITNESSED WHEN WE WERE DATING, SHE HAD SHE MOVED FROM AUSTIN AND HAD HER OWN WHERE SHE DOUBLED UP OWNING A PLACE.

THAT WAS WHEN I FIRST TALKED TO A GUY.

HE COME IN WITH A CANE, AND THEN HE WALKS OUT WITHOUT A CANE.

I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN TO MASSAGE.

I'VE BEEN TO CHIROPRACTORS, BUT IT WAS NEW TO ME.

BUT THIS GUY, HE SAYS, I DRIVE 50 MILES, AND THEN I'M BRINGING MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE, LOOK AT THIS.

I CAN WALK OUT WITHOUT MY CANE AND EVERY MONTH, I COME BACK TO SEE HER.

THEN SHE HAS HELPED OUT SO MUCH.

WITH ME, JUST MY KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THIS, BECAUSE I'M LIKE WHEN NOBODY WANTS A DARK, AND SHE'S A GREEN.

SHE KNOWS SOME OF THE MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE A LITTLE SHADY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I THINK YOU ALL CAN SEE THEM AS YOU DRIVE BY IN THE CORNER OF A SHOPPING CENTER.

THIS ONE'S RIGHT OUT FRONT. IT'S ALL LIT UP.

I THOUGHT I NEEDED KNEE SURGERY WHEN I FIRST MET HER FOR TWO YEARS, SAVING UP FOR KNEE SURGERY, AND SHE GOT A HOLD OF ME BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO BE WORKING FOR VERIZON AT A DESK.

I LOVE THAT JOB, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY KNEE DIDN'T AGREE WITH ME AND.

SHE WORKED ON ME FOR THE TEN DAYS, AND I HAVEN'T HAD A KNEE PROBLEM SINCE.

NOW SHE'S BEEN SAYING, THERE'S SO MANY MORE PEOPLE ON THE PHONES NOW AND THEIR NECKS, AND SHE REALLY DOES HELP THEM.

IT'S NOT A JOKE I CAN'T LET HER DO A DEEP TISSUE ON ME BECAUSE I'M JUST NOT THAT TOUGH.

BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE SITTING AT HOME RIGHT NOW GOING, WHAT DO I DO? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO A MASSAGE THAT YOU'RE JUST GETTING RUBBED ON AND OIL ALL OVER YOU.

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SHE REALLY SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING, AND SHE'S ALWAYS LOOKING MORE INTO TAKING STUFF ON TDLR UPDATES, AND SHE KNOWS WHERE THE TENDONS AND THE MUSCLES ARE AND SHE CAN REALLY DO A LOT FOR THAT PLACE.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PUBLIC HEARINGS OPEN. GOOD EVENING.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS YO CHING PO.

I'M A CHAT WIFE FRIEND.

I'M FROM AUSTIN AS WELL.

ALSO, I'M RUNNING A BUSINESS IN AUSTIN CEDAR PARK.

I ALSO MASSEUSE.

I JUST WANT TO COME HERE FOR SUPPORT TO MY FRIEND AND DO SOME TRANSLATE WITH HER.

AS A [INAUDIBLE] AND A BUSINESS OWNER, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME REGULATION ON THE TDLR REGULATION.

AS A OWNER, WE WORK HARD FOR THAT.

WE FOLLOW THE TDLR RULES, AND THEN WE FOLLOW EVERYTHING THAT THEY RECOMMEND TO DO.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CUSTOMER COME OVER, WE NEED TO DO THE INTAKE FORM TO UNDERSTAND, THE CUSTOMER NEED AND EVERYTHING.

WE WORK HARD FOR THAT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CLIENT NEED.

ALSO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE SOME SHOP THAT HAVE A, VERY BAD REPUTATION.

BUT I REALLY SUPPORT THAT YOU TDLR CLOTHES THAT WORKSHOP OR SOMETHING.

REALLY. IT'S VERY APPRECIATED THAT BECAUSE WE WORK VERY HARD, ESPECIALLY WE ARE PROFESSIONAL WAY.

WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF HARASSMENT FROM THE CLIENT TOO.

THIS IS WHY I WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE NOT THAT SHADY BUSINESS.

WE ARE REALLY I KNOW WIFE IS HOW MANY YEARS, LIKE FIVE OR SIX YEARS TOGETHER.

WE BUILD THE BUSINESS TOGETHER, AND THEN SHE MOVED HERE FOR TWO YEAR PLUS.

SHE OPENED UP. THE FIRST ONE AND SECOND ONE.

NOW, THIS ONE IS THE THIRD ONE.

ONE TO RUN IN WITH THE CHART TOGETHER.

I'M VERY HAPPY FOR HER TO DO THAT.

I HOPE THAT TODAY, I CAN DO SOMETHING AND SAY SOMETHING TO YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TO THIS FOR YOUR FRIEND.

EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.

WHILE OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS STILL OPEN.

IT'S 6:22.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

BEFORE WE HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION AMONGST THE COMMISSION, JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR FOLKS, WHOEVER MIGHT BE WATCHING OR LISTENING TO THIS IS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

OUR TASK IS TO REVIEW LAND USE AND LOCATIONS AGAINST THE MAP THAT YOU SAW ON THE SCREEN EARLIER WITH THE USES THAT ARE IN OUR ZONING MAP ACROSS THE CITY.

ALSO, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THIS COMMISSION WORKED FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS ON A NEW MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD THAT WAS PASSED AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL WAS NOW IN PLACE.

THE THINGS THAT THIS COMMISSION IS TASKED WITH REVIEWING HAVE TO DO WITH THE LAND USE OF A PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.

JUST TO SAY THAT WE DON'T USUALLY TALK ABOUT IT THIS WAY, BUT WE ARE NOT IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM JUDGING ANYONE PARTICULAR BUSINESS OR THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT BUSINESS.

WE ARE MORE IN THE HOW ARE WE USING THE PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S IN THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.

I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE THAT'S SOMEWHAT OF A MISCONCEPTION, BUT ALSO I WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE LOOK AT THE MAP, AND SOMEBODY SAYS, THIS PARCEL RIGHT HERE, WE WANT TO DO THIS, WHETHER IT'S A DEVELOPER OR NOT.

WHEN IT COMES TO US, BECAUSE IN OUR CODES AND ORDINANCES, IT REQUIRES SOME ACTION ON OUR PART BEFORE THAT DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS, CONSTRUCTION, WHATEVER IT IS, CAN HAPPEN.

THEN OUR RECOMMENDATION GOES TO CITY COUNCIL.

I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A LONG CIVICS LESSON, BUT I THINK PARTICULARLY FOR TODAY, THIS IS A GERMANE POINT TO DISCUSS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SAY THAT.

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COMMISSIONERS, ANY THOUGHTS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR ACTION?

>> WELL, I'LL GO FIRST.

MY FIRST COMMENT IS THAT HAVING COMPLETED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN HERE, WE HAVE REDEFINED SEVERAL AREAS IN THERE, AND ONE OF THOSE IS THE PFC OR THE PLACE FOCUSED COMMERCIAL.

THE USE OF THIS SITE FOR PLACE FOCUSED COMMERCIAL REALLY DOESN'T FIT IN THIS LOCATION.

THAT'S ONE OF THE POINTS THAT I WANT TO MAKE IN THERE.

>> ANYONE ELSE? A ACTION TO TAKE? WE'VE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE ITEM IS BEFORE US.

IT IS SINCE THIS IS AN SUP, THAT'S CALLED A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, AND THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUSINESSES AND USES ACROSS OUR CITY.

WE SEE THEM ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS.

THAT'S WHY THESE COME BEFORE US.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO DENY PERMIT NUMBER SUP 25-14.

>> I'LL SECOND THAT.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DENY, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OUR RECOMMENDATION WILL BE TO DENY, BUT THIS WILL GO FORWARD IN ITS REGULAR PATH ON TO SCHEDULE TO GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR ULTIMATE DECISION.

THANK YOU, FOLKS. OUR SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS IS

[2. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a rezoning of the property described as Uptown Bus & Prof Center Addn Block 4 Lot 2R City Boundary Split from Service Commercial to Service Commercial / Specific Use Permit – Massage Salon. The property is generally located south of Plaza Blvd., to the west of Brown Trail, and commonly known as 813 Brown Trail Suite 2-A. (SUP-25-12) ]

TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A REZONING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS UPTOWN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CENTER ADDITION BLOCK 4, LOT 2R, CITY BOUNDARY SPLIT FROM SERVICE COMMERCIAL TO SERVICE COMMERCIAL SPECIFIC USE PERMIT MASSAGE SALON.

PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF PLAZA BOULEVARD TO THE WEST OF BROWN TRAIL AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 813 BROWN TRAIL SUITE 2A.

THIS IS CASE SUP 25-12. ENRIQUE.

>> HELLO AGAIN. THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A MASSAGE SALON, 813 BROWN TRAIL, IT'S LOCATED A LITTLE BIT, NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF BROWN TRAIL AND PIPELINE AT THE SOUTH WEST PORTION OF THE CITY.

RECAP THE LAST APPLICATION.

MASSAGE SALONS REQUIRE SPECIFIC USE PERMITS TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ACROSS ALL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS WERE PERMITTED.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1977 AS A SINGLE STORE COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDING WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,891 SQUARE FEET OF LEASE SPACE.

THE BUILDING IS CURRENTLY SUBDIVIDED INTO SEVERAL USES WITHIN-SIDE THE BUILDING.

CURRENT USES INCLUDE A HAIR SALON, A CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE, AND SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL OFFICES.

PER OF THE APPLICATION, THERE'S ONE EMPLOYEE ON SITE OPERATING MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, 10:00 A.M TO 7:00 P.M.

THE BUSINESS WOULD OCCUPY 500 SQUARE FOOT SITE WITHIN THE OFFICE BUILDING THAT BE SITE 2A.

THE CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY WOULD BE SERVICE COMMERCIAL, AND THAT'S APPLICABLE TO THE NORTH, WHICH ARE VACANT BUILDINGS, TO THE SOUTH, WHICH IS A VACANT LOT.