May 28, 2026 Planning & Zoning Commission

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IT'S 6:00. I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE MAY 28TH MEETING FOR PLANNING AND ZONING.

[CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL]

DOROTHY CRAWFORD PRESENT. KATE BARLOW PRESENT.

AARON LEE PRESENT. TOM JACOBSEN PRESENT. DUKE LOPER PRESENT.

JR SMITH PRESENT. AND IF WE COULD HAVE A STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

ALL THOSE PRESENT AND WATCHING. GIVE US THE GUIDANCE AND WISDOM TO CARRY OUT OUR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES GIVEN TO US BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, CITIZENS.

WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU BLESS OUR FIRST RESPONDER, FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE AND FIRE.

ALL THIS WE ASK IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN. 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, WE ARE NEED TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 14TH,

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]

I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SO APPROVED. ONE NOTE OF BUSINESS.

WE ARE ONE PERSON SHORT AND AARON LEE IS GOING TO BE A VOTING MEMBER TODAY.

[2. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a rezoning of the property legally described as First State Addition Lot C from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial / Specific Use Permit – Massage Salon. The property is generally located east of Central Drive, south of Plaza Parkway, and commonly known as 1908 Central Drive. (SUP-26-2)]

THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF CENTRAL DRIVE, SOUTH OF PLAZA PARKWAY AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1908 CENTRAL DRIVE, AND IT'S LISTED AS SUP-26-2. STAFF REPORT PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR COUNCIL. OUR COMMISSION MEMBERS.

THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A MASSAGE SALON LOCATED THERE AT 1908 CENTRAL.

SUITE IN QUESTION HAS BEEN USED AS A MASSAGE ALONG THE PAST.

HOWEVER, THERE'S NO RECORD OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT EVER BEING APPROVED ON THE SITE, AND IT'S BEEN.

IT'S BEEN BEEN VACANT FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS, WHICH IN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE SAYS IF YOU'RE VACANT MORE THAN THREE MONTHS, YOU'RE NON-CONFORMING. USE GOES AWAY AS WELL. SO THAT'S WHY THE APPLICANT IS IS COMING BACK BEFORE YOU.

THE SITE DID SHUT DOWN AGAIN BACK IN, I BELIEVE 2023 OR THEREABOUTS.

THERE WAS A POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PREVIOUS USE THAT WAS THERE.

AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE SITE DID SHUT DOWN.

SITES DEVELOPED APPROXIMATELY 6000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

PREDOMINANTLY THE USES ON THE SITE ARE PROFESSIONAL OFFICES.

AND THEN THERE ARE NO, THE APPLICANTS ARE NOT MAKING ANY EXTERIOR CHANGES TO THE SITE WITH THIS APPLICATION.

AS YOU KNOW, ON A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SITE PLAN.

AGAIN, NO CHANGES ARE BEING PROPOSED TO THE SITE PLAN ON THIS SITE.

PARKING ACCESS ONTO CENTRAL IS ALL GENERALLY STAYING THE SAME.

SITE PHOTOS, I THINK EVERYBODY IS FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH SITE. IT'S JUST THERE NORTH OF AIRPORT FREEWAY ON CENTRAL.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS WE'RE LOOKING AT ANY TYPE OF ZONING CHANGE OR ANY TYPE OF ZONING APPLICATION. WE LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO TELL US WHAT WHAT OUR GOAL IS FOR THIS AREA. THIS AREA DOES FALL WITHIN THE PLACE FOCUSED COMMERCIAL.

WHILE THE PLACE FOCUS COMMERCIAL DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT OFFICE USES.

SINCE THIS IS ALREADY A DEVELOPED OFFICE USE IN THAT AREA.

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THE PROPOSED USE DOESN'T REALLY FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY.

AS YOU KNOW, ON PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE OF THE SITE.

IN THIS CASE, THAT EQUATED TO ABOUT NINE PROPERTY OWNERS.

WE PLACED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY, AND TO DATE, WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST.

IF THIS APPLICATION DOES MOVE FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL, WE'LL THEN DO A NEWSPAPER NOTICE ON TOP OF THAT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

STAFF FINDINGS RECOMMENDATION AS STATED THIS IS THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED.

NO EXTERIOR CHANGES ARE PROPOSED. MAJORITY LAND USES ARE PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USES.

THE MASSAGE SALON DOESN'T REALLY FALL INTO THE GOALS OF THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND ALSO I FAILED TO MENTION IN BUT WE PUT IT, I BELIEVE IN THE STAFF REPORT.

WE DO HAVE A TOTAL OF 14 MASSAGE SALONS ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

THAT'S BEEN A QUESTION YOU ALL HAVE ASKED IN THE PAST AND COUNCIL HAS ASKED IN THE PAST. SO WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP UP WITH THAT. WITH THAT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WES, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT A SIGNAGE WHICH IS GOING TO BE FUTURE APPLICATION IN THERE.

THIS OCCURS WITH INSIDE THAT EXISTING BUILDING.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S A SWEET INSIDE THAT BUILDING.

I BELIEVE THE SWEET IS OR THE BUILDING IS DIVIDED UP INTO MAYBE 5 OR 6 SUITES.

OKAY. MY QUESTION, THIS IS I'M ASSUMING AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY DETAILS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION FROM THREE YEARS AGO, BUT THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT APPLICANT.

I DO BELIEVE IT IS A DIFFERENT APPLICANT. AND I THINK YOU COVERED IT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS I DRIVE BY THERE ALL THE TIME.

I BANGED HIS NEXT DOOR. I THINK THIS IS MOSTLY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITHIN THE BUILDING.

I KNOW THERE'S A MAID SERVICE AND THERE'S SOME LAWYERS AND CONSULTANTS AND WHATEVER IS THAT.

THAT IS CORRECT. I THINK WHEN I DID THE SITE VISIT, I KIND OF LOOKED AT THERE'S FINANCIAL PLANNING, THERE'S MAYBE SOME BOOKKEEPING LAND SURVEY, MAYBE THERE'S A CONSTRUCTION OFFICE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY IN THERE.

AGAIN, PROFESSIONAL OFFICES TYPICALLY IS WHAT IS IN THERE.

AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE LOOK AT ON A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO MAKE SURE LAND USE COMPATIBILITY IS, IS KEY. SO THAT'S ONE REASON STAFF CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE DID.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I SEE THAT IN THE FINDINGS.

IT'S A 6000 SQUARE FOOT LEASE SPACE. IS THAT FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL SUITE WE'RE CONSIDERING? IS THAT. NO, THE BUILDING. AND SO THE INDIVIDUAL LEASE SPACE IS 1800FT².

THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. OKAY, WITH THAT, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I CAN'T READ IT. 6:08. THANK YOU. AS THE GENTLEMAN BEHIND THERE. ARE YOU THERE FOR COMMENT BY ANY CHANCE? NO. IN THAT CASE. GIVE HIM A MINUTE.

6;08.

AT 6:09 PUBLIC MEETING IS CLOSED. DO I HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS? DOES THIS. LET ME ASK ANOTHER QUESTION IN THERE.

DOES, YOU MENTIONED THERE WERE OTHER TENANTS IN THERE, A DOCTOR? I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A, THERE MAY BE A CHIROPRACTOR OFFICE NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE PRIMARILY I REMEMBER SEEING BOOKKEEPING, ACCOUNTING CONSTRUCTION OFFICE, THOSE TYPES OF OFFICES.

I KNOW WE HAD ONE SIMILAR TO THIS ON I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

YEAH. THERE WERE SEVERAL DOWN BROWN TRAIL THAT WAS INSIDE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING.

THAT ONE WE APPROVED OR WE APPROVED IT AND SENT IT ON TO COUNCIL.

AND THE COUNCIL DID NOT. DID NOT. APPROVE IT, AND I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS GOING, IT MAY GO THE SAME WAY,

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AND IF MY MEMORY IS CORRECT ON THAT ONE, I BELIEVE THE ONE ON BROWN TRAIL YOU'RE REFERRING TO DID HAVE I THINK THAT WAS WHY Y'ALL DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON IT IS BECAUSE THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT WERE IN THAT LOCATION WERE COMPLIMENTARY TO THE MASSAGE PARLOR.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS CASE.

AND NO, THEY DID NOT. I BELIEVE. I BELIEVE COUNCIL DID DENY THAT ONE.

YEAH. THEY DID. THEY DENIED THEM BOTH. AT THIS LOCATION THOUGH, DID YOU SAY THERE'S ALREADY A CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE THERE AS WELL.

I WOULD HAVE TO, I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR A FACT.

I'D HAVE TO VERIFY THAT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER SUP-26-20-2.

WE HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION IS APPROVED. I GUESS THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

WE HAVE NO OTHER UPDATES. NO OTHER UPDATES OR ITEMS. NOTHING ELSE? NO. OH, WELL. LET'S GO EAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

WAS THAT A MOTION TO. HE MADE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT ONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. THAT'S GOT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.