Feb 07, 2023 Planning and Zoning Commission

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READ THE MINUTES AND I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.

[ITEM 1: Consider and take appropriate action regarding approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes from January 3, 2022.]

FIRST ONE IS [INAUDIBLE] ITEM [INAUDIBLE]

[ITEM 2: CONSENT AGENDA]

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A P&Z COMMISSIONER SO REQUEST.

AT WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA [INAUDIBLE] . GOOD EVENING. ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, YOU HAVE TWO PLAT APPLICATIONS THERE FOR THE SAME PROPERTY, ONE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND ONCE THE FINAL PLAT. COMMISSION TO TAKE ACTION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT LOTS ONE AND TWO BLOCK ONE BISHOP HEIGHTS ADDITION.

THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

YOU APPROVE THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT SEVERAL MONTHS, ACTUALLY, MAYBE A YEAR OR SO AGO.

AND SO NOW THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THEIR PROJECT.

THE FINAL PLAT IS THE FINAL PLAT APPLICATION FOR THE SAME PROPERTY AND THE PLATS DO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

THEREFORE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? IS THE PLAT ARE THE PLATS IN HERE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US? OKAY. ON THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, ABSOLUTELY.

YES, MA'AM. ABSOLUTELY.

AND JUST REMIND ME WHAT THE IT'S JUST A VACANT COMMERCIAL LOT AT THIS POINT? NO, THEY'RE WANTING TO DO MULTIFAMILY AND THERE IS A PORTION OF IT THAT'S ALSO COMMERCIAL.

SO THEY ARE DEVELOPING THE COMMERCIAL PART AT THIS POINT WITH SOME EMPTY STORES OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? I DIDN'T REMEMBER.

I'M JUST CURIOUS. I DIDN'T REMEMBER THE COMMERCIAL PART IN THERE EITHER.

I THINK IT WAS IN THERE, BUT I JUST DIDN'T.

THERE IS A WHOLE TRACT OF COMMERCIAL. I THINK IT'S LOT ONE.

IT'S JUST A TRACT AT THIS POINT.

YES THAT IS CORRECT. SO NOTHING DEVELOPED.

NOTHING PLANNED SO FAR.

OKAY. AND CHANCES ARE THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO DEVELOP THE MULTIFAMILY FIRST.

SURE. OKAY. IT'S AT THE VERY FRONT.

YEAH, AT THE VERY FRONT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT.

WELL I'LL MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ON ITEM A ? A&B WELL IT'S ALL A AND B, OKAY.

YES. OKAY.

I'VE GOT A MOTION TO ACCEPT.

I NEED A SECOND. SECOND.

OKAY. I'VE GOT A FIRST AND I'VE GOT A SECOND.

WILL FIRST, MASON SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED.

OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS.

[ITEM 3: ZC2023-01 Commission to hold a public hearing, hear comments, and consider taking action to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding an amendment to Appendix “B,” “Zoning,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Decatur, Texas, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and the official Zoning Map of the City, to rezone an approximate 0.344 acres of land located at 1001 S. Trenchard Street, Decatur, Texas, and an approximate 0.133 acres of land generally located to the centerline of east Hale Street, and an approximate 0.076 acres of land generally located to the centerline of South Trenchard Street, Decatur, Texas, from a SF-2, Single-Family Residential Zoning District, to a C-2, Thoroughfare Business Zoning District. The property is more commonly referred to as 1001 S. Trenchard Street, Decatur, Texas. ]

WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

[INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] OR COMMENT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

NOW, THE COMMISSIONERS WILL RESERVE ALL THE QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND THE DISCUSSION ITEM IS THEN OPENED.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:35.

THAT WAS ALL WE HAD.

I THINK THAT WAS US SOUND LIKE US.

THE MULTIFAMILY [OVERLAPPING] EXCUSE ME, SIR, IF YOU COULD MUTE YOUR MICROPHONE.

WHOEVER'S TALKING, IF YOU WOULD MUTE YOUR MICROPHONE, YOU'RE BLEEDING OVER INTO THE MEETING.

THANK YOU. GO AHEAD DEDRA.

ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM THREE.

THIS IS MR. JAKE HAYES REQUEST ON BEHALF OF MORNING GLORY INVESTMENT GROUP AND SCIM LLC TO AMEND OUR ZONING MAP FROM AN SF2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO A C2 THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT.

THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 0.344 ACRES OF LAND, AND THE ADDRESS IS 1001 SOUTH TRENCHARD STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS.

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THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS A ZONING DESIGNATION OF SINGLE FAMILY TWO, BUT IS PROPOSED TO BE REZONED TO A THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT.

THIS REQUEST TO SEE TWO ZONING DESIGNATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING THE PROPERTY MORE APPEALING FOR SALE.

HE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANYTHING SPECIFIC FOR THE TRACT.

THE ZONING CHANGE TO C2 THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT DECATUR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP.

AND IF YOU WILL REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, ONE OF THE ISSUES WE WERE LOOKING AT WAS EXTENDING THE DOWNTOWN LAND USE ALL THE WAY TO 81 TO 87 BUSINESS AND ON THE EAST AND THE WEST SIDE.

SO THAT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS, IF THEY WANTED TO COME IN AND REZONE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR COMMERCIAL, THEY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO.

IN TERMS OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVES THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS OUR TRADITIONAL CORE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S THE CENTER OF ECONOMIC, ENTERTAINMENT AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES.

AND THE PRIMARY LAND USES INCLUDE RETAIL, COMMERCIAL, SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL, TOWNHOMES, CONDOMINIUM, OFFICES AND SERVICE AND OFFICE USES.

NEW BUILDINGS CONFORMING TO THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA AND ALSO RETAIL, NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL.

SECONDARY LAND USES INCLUDE CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.

IN TERMS OF THE SURROUNDING ZONING TO THE NORTH, WE HAVE SF-2 AND TO THE EAST, TO THE SOUTH, TWO FAMILY, AND THEN TO THE WEST IS C-2 THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS.

AND BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR, THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS.

THIS IS THE EXISTING LAND USE.

AGAIN, IT IS THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH IS THE PINK.

IN TERMS OF THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED ZONING, AS YOU CAN SEE IN SF-2.

PROPOSES C2.

WE DID NOTIFY 14 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT TRACT.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES BACK.

AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ZC2023-01.

THANK YOU, DEDRA. YOU'RE WELCOME.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM OR DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY HEARING NONE THEN THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:40 COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS? ITEM THREE? I THINK THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. HEARING NONE.

THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT OR DENY.

ACCEPT THE REQUEST.

OKAY. I'VE GOT A MOTION MADE TO ACCEPT BY MASON.

I NEED A SECOND.

SECOND. OKAY. I GOT SHELBY DOING THE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSE. OKAY.

[Items 4 & 5]

IT IS 5:41 DEDRA.

CHAIRMAN, IF YOU COULD OPEN BOTH FOUR AND FIVE, THE PRESENTATION WILL BE DONE TOGETHER.

OKAY. FOUR AND FIVE.

OKAY. WHAT TIME? IT'S. IT'S 5:41.

OKAY. THIS IS AGENDA ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 2023-01 AND ZONING CHANGE 202 3-02 408 SOUTH VALCIK STREET IS THE PRIMARY TRACT, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES OTHER PROPERTIES AS WELL.

SEPARATE ACTION WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN ON EACH OF THESE APPLICATIONS.

COMMISSION TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING.

HEAR COMMENTS AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPENDIX D COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

THE CASE NUMBER IS CP2023-01.

COMMISSION TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, HEAR COMMENTS AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX B ZONING.

THE APPLICATION IS ZC2023-02.

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I WON'T REPEAT IT.

AGAIN THESE ARE THE ADDRESSES OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TO BE REZONED.

THEY'RE LOCATED NORTH OF U.S.

380 BUSINESS EAST AND WEST OF VALCIK DRIVE OR VALCIK STREET.

NEXT SLIDE. THE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY HAVE A LAND USE DESIGNATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PSLI.

HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE TO CONSIDER A ZONING CHANGE FOR THIS PROPERTY TO THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS, A MORE APPROPRIATE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY WOULD BE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.

THE SURROUNDING LAND USES INCLUDE TO THE NORTH TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE SOUTH.

ESTATE LIVING AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL TO THE EAST, TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

AND SAME TO THE WEST.

GO BACK CHERYL. THE CURRENT ZONING IS C-O OFFICE THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE DESIGNATION AGAIN IS C-2 OR THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

IF THIS ZONING CHANGE IS BEING PROCESSED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.

SURROUNDING ZONING TO THE NORTH IS SF-2 TO THE SOUTH AND THIS IS ACROSS 380 IS C-2 AND SF-1 TO THE EAST IS C-O OFFICE AND SF-1 AND TO THE WEST IS C-1, WHICH IS A RESTRICTED BUSINESS AND SF -1.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE FROM C-O TO C-2 INITIALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF A NEW DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP AT THE CORNER OF VALCIK STREET AND 380.

WHEN WE MET WITH THE APPLICANT OR THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE YOUNG LADY THAT'S INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE PROPERTY FOR THIS USE, WE DID EXPLAIN TO HER THAT TRYING TO REZONE A SINGLE LOT FOR COMMERCIAL WOULD CONSTITUTE SPOT ZONING, SO SHE DECIDED TO GO AND SPEAK TO SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS TO SEE IF THERE WAS INTEREST FROM THEM TO ALSO REZONE THEIR PROPERTY TO COMMERCIAL TO AVOID THE SPOT ZONING SCENARIO.

SO SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS TO AGREE TO HAVE THEIR PROPERTIES REZONED.

APPROVAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT MUST OCCUR BEFORE THE ZONING CHANGE CAN BE APPROVED.

IN TERMS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVES, IF YOU WERE TO VOTE ON RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE LAND USE AMENDMENT COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS CHARACTERIZED BY SMALL FREESTANDING BUILDINGS CONTAINING ONE OR MORE BUSINESSES, UNLIKE LARGER SHOPPING CENTERS THAT MAY ATTRACT REGIONAL CUSTOMERS.

COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL PRIMARILY PROVIDES SERVICES FOR THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITY.

BUSINESS TYPES MAY INCLUDE RESTAURANTS, LOCAL RETAIL, MEDICAL OFFICES, BANKS AND OTHER RETAIL AND SERVICE USES.

PRIMARY LAND USE IS RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL, SECONDARY, CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL.

I WILL TELL YOU, WE HAD A TOUGH TIME TRYING TO FIND SUPPORT FOR THIS REQUEST FOR BOTH OF THESE REQUESTS.

AND WE DID SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH MS. SMITH. WE DON'T OFTEN ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THE PROPOSED USE IS, BUT WHEN WE DO, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE YOU WITH OUR CONCERNS AND TO PROVIDE THE APPLICANT WITH OUR CONCERNS WHEN WE THINK THOSE USES COULD CONFLICT WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

OUR CONCERNS HAVE TO DO WITH THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND THE USE THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, WHICH IS A COFFEE SHOP, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE VERY INTENSIVE.

ACCESS FROM A RESIDENTIAL STREET, WE'RE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT TXDOT IS NOT GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE ACCESS OFF OF 380.

SO THEREFORE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ACCESS THE SITE FROM VALCIK STREET.

THE INTENSITY OF THE ABUTTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S WHY OFFICE ACTS AS A BUFFER BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL USES.

AND THAT'S THE ONLY WELL, ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS WE CAN SEE WHY THE OFFICE ZONING REMAINED THE SAME EVEN WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE

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THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL USES ALLOWED IN C-2 THAT IF FOR WHATEVER REASON LAND BECOMES VACANT AND IT'S ASSEMBLED FOR DEVELOPMENT, THERE COULD BE SOME USES THAT CONFLICT WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL USES.

WE DID PROVIDE YOU WITH A TABLE IN ATTACHMENT SIX OF WHAT THOSE ALLOWABLE USES ARE IN C-2 ZONING.

OFFICE USES, LIKE I SAID, SERVE AS A BUFFER BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND A BUSY THOROUGHFARE AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT.

COMMERCIAL ZONING.

THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN COMMERCIAL ZONING APARTMENTS.

AGAIN, YOU'D HAVE TO ASSEMBLE MORE LAND THAN JUST THE ONE TRACT THAT MS. SMITH IS LOOKING AT. BUT AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, MAJOR AND MINOR, CONVENIENCE STORES, RESTAURANT WITH SELL OF ALCOHOLIC OR MIXED BEVERAGES, MOBILE FOOD UNITS, PAINT SHOP TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING STUDIO.

THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MORE EGREGIOUS USES.

THE LAND USE DOES NOT FULLY SUPPORT THE ZONING CHANGE.

THEREFORE, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IS ALSO REQUIRED.

I DID PROVIDE YOU IN YOUR STAFF REPORT SOME COMMENTS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WHILE THEY TECHNICALLY DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF INPUT WITH REGARDS TO ZONING CHANGES.

AGAIN, BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT SHE'S PROPOSING, WE FELT IT NECESSARY FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS ARE.

POLICE CHIEF DELVIN CAMPBELL HAS CONCERNS AS TO THE EXTRA TRAFFIC THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY TRAVERSE THROUGH THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY IS DEALING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RELATED TO EXTRA TRAFFIC THROUGH THE MEADOWBROOK NEIGHBORHOOD.

THESE MAY BE PERCEPTIONS THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS ARE THEIR REALITY.

THE CONCERNS RELATE TO EXCESSIVE SPEEDING AND MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR THE RESIDENTS TO WALK OR MOVE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THOSE ARE QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS.

CITY ENGINEER EARL SMITH STATED THAT REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM C-O TO C-2 WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE INTENSIVE LAND USE AND CORRESPONDING INCREASED TRAFFIC PATTERNS.

BUT AGAIN, ZONING OF PROPERTY IS TYPICALLY NOT A PUBLIC WORKS ISSUE.

WHEN A SPECIFIC PROJECT MAKES APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT, SEVERAL PUBLIC WORKS ISSUES WILL BE EVALUATED AS THEY MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT.

FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION CHIEF CHRIS MERCER STATED THAT NEEDS TO ALLOW ADEQUATE SPACE FOR A MINIMUM OF 25 FOOT FIRE LANE AROUND THE BUILDING.

ACCESS EGRESS IS QUESTIONABLE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS RESPONSE IN AN EMERGENCY.

[OVERLAPPING] THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE STRUCTURE AND A MINIMUM.

A DESIGNATED AREA FOR ACCESS ON THE LOT MAY BE APPROVED.

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CHIEF BUILDING OF THAT SHOULD SAY CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL, WAYNE SMITH, HAS CONCERNS WITH THE USE OF A CATEGORY 1 BUILDING INITIALLY PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT, IN ADDITION TO TRAFFIC CONCERNS WITH THE DRIVE THRU BUSINESS.

FIRE PROTECTION ELEMENTS TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE FINAL BUILDING LAYOUT, CONSTRUCTION AND UTILITY SERVICE.

AND THIS INFORMATION IS NOT ONLY HELPFUL FOR YOU GUYS BUT ALSO FOR THE APPLICANT AS WELL.

DRIVE THRU USE WILL REQUIRE HEALTH PERMIT.

ITEMS TO CONSIDER WITH FOOD RELATED USES ARE BACKFLOW, INTERCEPTOR, HAND-WASHING AND STORAGE OF FOOD PRODUCTS.

THE DRIVE THRU PROPOSED FOR THIS MAY CONFLICT WITH RESIDENTIAL USE ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY.

THE BUILDING WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL COMMERCIAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

AND WE DID RECEIVE SOME QUESTIONS FROM WILL.

AND WILL, IF YOU LIKE THEY DEALT MOSTLY WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND TRAFFIC ISSUES, WHICH EARL DID RESPOND IF YOU LIKE I CAN GO THROUGH THAT.

OR IF YOU'RE OKAY, I'M OKAY AND WE'LL JUST PROCEED.

THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE REQUESTED THE ZONE CHANGE.

THIS IS THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED LAND USE MAP.

THIS IS THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED ZONING MAP.

THIS IS THEIR PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR MRS. SMITH'S PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY THAT SHE'S INTERESTED IN FOR THE COFFEE SHOP.

AGAIN. YOU SEE, THE ENTRANCE WOULD BE OFF OF VALCIK DRIVE.

NEXT SLIDE. AND THESE ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING PLANS, WHICH AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED SOME ADJUSTMENT BASED ON WAYNE'S COMMENTS.

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WE RECEIVED 17 RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION.

THAT REPRESENTS 29.5% OPPOSITION.

THEREFORE, THERE WILL NEED TO BE A SUPERMAJORITY BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND THIS IS THE LIST OF THE ADDRESSES AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR OPPOSITION.

NEXT SLIDE. AND WE DID INCLUDE IN YOUR PACKETS, AND I BELIEVE CHERYL HANDED OUT SOME ADDITIONAL RESPONSES AS TO WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE.

NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE.

AND THEN IN SUMMARY, WE TRIED TO JUST IDENTIFY WHAT THEIR CONCERNS WERE.

AGAIN, TRAFFIC INCREASE AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES ENTERING AND EXITING THE PROPERTY OF INTEREST, THE COFFEE SHOP.

IT WILL INCREASE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.

TRAFFIC COULD GET BACKED UP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON BUSINESS 380.

CURRENTLY THE LIGHT ALLOWS 3 TO 4 CARS TO GO THROUGH TRAFFIC, CUTTING THROUGH MEADOWBROOK TO GET TO HIGHWAY 380 AND VICE VERSA.

CUSTOMERS PARKING ON THE STREET AND BLOCKING THE DRIVEWAY NEAR THE COFFEE SHOP.

CONGESTION ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND IN NEIGHBORHOOD.

EXCESSIVE BACKED UP TRAFFIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LOUD CARS AND TRUCKS, NOISE LEVEL NEXT TO LIVING ROOM AREAS AND BEDROOM AREAS FROM ENGINES, MUSIC, COFFEE ORDERS BEING PLACED THE DRIVE THRU.

HEAD LIGHTS SHINING INTO LIVING ROOMS AND BEDROOM AREAS, ISSUES WITH GETTING IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAYS, SPEEDING, CHILD SAFETY.

THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS CURRENTLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR RESIDENTS TO WALK TOGETHER OR WALK THEIR DOGS FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY IN THEIR FRONT YARDS OR RIDE THEIR BIKES. INCREASED HAZARD FOR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAS A LOT OF ELDERLY AND FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN.

WITH THE NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE AMOUNT OF CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD HAS INCREASED.

NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALREADY WORKING WITH THE CITY TO REDUCE TRAFFIC.

THIS WILL DEFEAT THE GOAL THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS.

ZONING CHANGE WILL INCREASE UNNEEDED AND UNWANTED TRAFFIC TO MEADOWBROOK, ADDING POTENTIAL DANGER FOR RESIDENTS, CHILDREN ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, MORE TRASH. NO SIDEWALKS AGAIN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AGAIN, ZONING CONFLICT.

IT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH RESIDENTIAL ZONING.

ZONING SHOULD STAY COMMERCIAL OFFICE OR RESIDENTIAL AS ORIGINALLY ZONED.

NON CONFLICTING AND NON OBTRUSIVE HOURS WITH REGARDS TO OFFICES.

OFFICES ARE GENERALLY 8 TO 5.

RETAIL CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 7:00 A.M.

IN THE MORNING TO 1:00- 2:00 IN THE MORNING.

12 YEARS AGO, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO NOT REZONE THE PROPERTY OF INTEREST TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE'S A MINDSET THAT HOME VALUES WILL GET DEPRECIATED.

AIR POLLUTION COULD BE INCREASED.

MEADOWBROOK HAS DEED RESTRICTIONS AND BUILDING STANDARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT BUSINESSES THAT WOULD INCREASE TRAFFIC DON'T HAPPEN.

WHEN THE DEVELOPER PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, THEY KNEW HOW THE PROPERTY WAS MEANT TO BE USED, JUST AS THE HOMEOWNERS WHEN THEY PURCHASED THEIR HOMES WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS AND BUILDING STANDARDS.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THE TRAFFIC IMPACT.

STAFF ULTIMATELY RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE COMP PLAN AMENDMENT AND DENIAL OF THE ZONING CHANGE 2022-02 AND I WILL REMIND THE COMMISSIONERS ZONING IS DISCRETIONARY.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT CAN MAKE PERFECT SENSE FOR THE ZONE CHANGE TO BE APPROVED.

HOWEVER, YOU DO HAVE THE DISCRETION TO RECOMMEND DENIAL.

AND WE DO HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS ON ZOOM WHO MAY WISH TO SPEAK OR SHE MAY BE HERE, ACTUALLY.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME SPEAKERS WHO'D LIKE TO GIVE THEIR INPUT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WELL HOWDY. HERE WE GO.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA? HAVE TO GET THE APPLICANT. CAN I HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS? OKAY. A LOT OF THIS AND WE'VE SEEN ALL THE CONCERNS THAT YOU'VE GOT AND IT'S A LOT OF REDUNDANCY ON EACH ONE OF THESE. SO I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION.

IF Y'ALL COULD ELECT ONE SPEAKER TO VOICE YOUR CONCERNS FOR EVERYBODY IF YOU WISH.

I DON'T WANT TO IMPLY THAT YOU CAN'T COME UP AND TALK, BUT YOU CAN IF YOU WISH.

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BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF REDUNDANCY.

DO Y'ALL WISH TO DO THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COME RIGHT ON UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

OKAY. I'M SORRY.

THE APPLICANT.

DID YOU SAY BREANNA WAS HERE? YES, SHE DID. OH, I'M SORRY.

BREANNA FOUND HER WAY HERE.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS ON LINE.

SHE WAS.

I WAS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

STATE YOUR NAME. MY NAME IS BREANNA SMITH.

ADDRESS OF PROPERTY IS.

NO, NO, NO. OF WHERE YOU LIVE.

MY HOME ADDRESS IS 151 COHEN CROSSING.

IN? AND TECHNICALLY, IT'S ALVORD WE'RE DECATUR SCHOOLS.

OKAY? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS BREANNA. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS IN SUPPORT OF OUR APPLICATION FOR REZONING AND LAND USE FOR OUR SEVEN INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES TOGETHER AS A WHOLE OF COURSE.

CHANGES IN A SMALL TOWN ARE HARD AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, COME WITH RESISTANCE.

HOWEVER, THIS KIND OF CHANGE, I BELIEVE, IS WHAT WE SHOULD ALL BE FIGHTING FOR, TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF OUR SMALL TOWN BY ALLOWING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES FOR OUR COMMUNITY RATHER THAN LARGE CHAIN OR FRANCHISE BUSINESSES THAT WILL NEVER STEP FOOT HERE LIKE US LOCALS.

AS THIS IS OUR EVERYDAY LIFE.

WE FEEL THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY WE AS A COMMUNITY CANNOT ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE CITY AND COME TO A COMFORTABLY COMPROMISING SOLUTION FOR ALL PERSONS INVOLVED.

ALL THE PROPERTIES EXCEPT FOR ONE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE ALL LONG TIME EXISTING BUSINESSES WITH NO INTENT TO CHANGE THEIR DAILY OPERATIONS.

ONE VACANT LOT.

MINE IS WHERE WE HOPE TO ADD A VERY SMALL MOM AND POP COFFEE SHOP TO THE COMMUNITY.

THIS BUSINESS WILL HAVE NO LOITERING, NO CARS COMING AND GOING AT ODD HOURS, NO ADDED OUTSIDE NOISE TO THE AREA AND IN MY OPINION, WILL NOT BE A DISTURBANCE.

I WILL NOT DISCOUNT THE FACT THAT THIS CHANGE MAY BE MET WITH CONCERNS AND HESITATION FROM THE CITY AND ITS NEIGHBORS.

THE MAIN ISSUE THAT COMES TO MIND WOULD BE POTENTIAL TRAFFIC INCREASE TO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS ALREADY AN ISSUE FOR THE RESIDENCES.

WHAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON IS A GROWING COMMUNITY IS WAYS TO HELP THOSE RESIDENTS WITH AN ISSUE THAT ALREADY EXISTS AND NOT DENY ADDITIONAL GROWTH TO THE OUTSIDE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF IT. THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN A PRIORITY FOR EVERYONE.

SIDEWALKS, SPEED BUMPS, BETTER SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, ROAD MARKERS AND SPEED SIGNS IS JUST A SHORT LIST OF IDEAS THAT SHOULD ALREADY BE CONSIDERED TO HELP THEM.

OUR REQUEST TO CHANGE HAS LITTLE CHANCE TO IMPACT THIS ALREADY EXISTING CONCERN.

I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME SITTING AND OBSERVING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN THIS LOCATION ON A VARIETY OF DAYS AND AT VARYING TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THE HEAVIEST TRAFFIC COMES FROM SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UP.

THE REMAINING TIMES OF THE DAY WERE EXTREMELY MINIMAL.

WHILE I WOULD LOVE TO THINK THAT MY COFFEE SHOP WOULD MAKE A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE THAT WOULD MEAN BUSINESS IS GREAT.

THE TRAFFIC COMING TO THE SHOP WOULD CONSIST OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY DRIVING THESE ROADS.

I'VE WORKED IN COFFEE A LONG TIME AND A LOCATION MUST BE CONVENIENT FOR SOMEONE TO ADD EXTRA TIME TO THEIR DAILY COMMUTE TO DETOUR FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STOPS.

NOW, THAT'S NOT SAYING THAT SOME PEOPLE WON'T BECAUSE THIS IS A SMALL TOWN AND THERE'S NOT A LOT TO CHOOSE FROM.

HERE'S WHAT MY LOCATION WILL HELP WITH.

MY SHOP WILL PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION TO THE EXISTING STARBUCKS AND TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE TIME TO PARK AND GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES AT TRINITY STREET.

STARBUCKS PARKING LOT IT'S DANGEROUS AND IT'S A DISASTER.

IN MY OPINION IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO BE ABLE TO DIVIDE THAT TRAFFIC UP BY PROVIDING ANOTHER OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FROM.

MY PROPOSED LOCATION DOES NOT ADD TO THE ALREADY OVERLY CROWDED COMMERCIAL LOTS THAT EXIST CLOSER TO THE HIGHWAYS.

THESE LOTS ARE ALREADY VERY CROWDED AND DO NOT NEED ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES SQUEEZING IN.

MY PROPOSED LOCATION HELPS SPREAD OUT THE CLUTTER FROM THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL AREAS WHILE REMAINING RELEVANT, IT ADDS VERY MINIMAL CHANGE TO AN ALREADY DEVELOPED AND ESTABLISHED AREA. THE VACANT LOT IS AT AN INTERSECTION WITH THE OPTION OF TWO POSSIBLE ENTRIES ONE OFF VALCIK AND A COVERT OFF BUSINESS 380, WHICH I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH TXDOT WOULD BE ALLOWED. IT CAN BE DONE AND IT COULD ELIMINATE PEOPLE USING VALCIK TO ENTER THE NEW BUSINESS.

ON THE DECATUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

U.S. BUSINESS 380 IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR ARTERIAL ROAD THAT MAKES IT A DESIRED LOCATION FOR INDUSTRY GROWTH.

IN THE PREVIOUS DECATUR MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, MY EXACT INTERSECTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED AS MINOR ARTERIAL, WHICH MEANS THAT THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN RECOGNIZED AND AMENDED TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GROWTH THAT IS IN LINE WITH OUR REQUESTED CHANGE.

IN THE SAME 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I QUOTE A PHRASE FROM 2019 FOCUS GROUP NOTES THAT WAS USED TO DESCRIBE THE MOST DESIRABLE FUTURE FOR DECATUR IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

STICK TO COMMUNITY ROUTES, SMALL TOWN WITH MOM AND POP SHOPS.

IT SHOULD BE A BIG SMALL TOWN, SMALL TOWN FEEL BIG TOWN INFRASTRUCTURE.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO CONTRIBUTE IN OUR COMMUNITY'S GROWTH.

WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE WANTS NEEDS AND EVEN MORE SO, THE DREAMS OF THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

INCLUDED WITH OUR APPLICATION WAS A PETITION OF SUPPORT THAT RECEIVED AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS WANT THE ADDITION OF THIS BUSINESS.

WE CANNOT IGNORE THEIR VOICES AS ALL VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD AS THIS TOWN BELONGS TO ALL OF US.

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I ORIGINALLY STARTED THIS PROCESS, AS THEY SAID, WITH THE HOPE OF BEING ABLE TO JUST REZONE MY INDIVIDUAL LOT BUT UNDERSTOOD THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT HAPPENING WAS SLIM TO NONE.

IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO ATTEMPT WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF NOT JUST GETTING IN CONTACT WITH EVERY OTHER NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER, BUT TO ALSO EARN THEIR SUPPORT AND HAVE THEM ON BOARD TO JOIN MY APPLICATION FOR REZONING AND LAND USE.

PLENTY OF DEAD ENDS POPPED UP AND MANY DISCOURAGING MOMENTS IN THAT PROCESS IN WHICH MOST WOULD HAVE PROBABLY THROWN IN THE TOWEL, BUT I CHOSE TO DIG DEEP.

I LOOKED TO THE LORD AND I PUT ALL MY FAITH IN HIM TO GUIDE ME AND HELP PAVE THE ROAD THIS JOURNEY WAS TAKING ME ON.

AND HERE I AM STANDING IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU.

SORRY. IT WAS A HARD PROCESS.

STRESSFUL. I ACHIEVED A NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TASK.

OWNING MY OWN BRICK AND MORTAR COFFEE SHOP HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE SINCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

AND MY FAITH IN THE LORD AND DEDICATION TO MY PASSION FOR COFFEE.

IT SEEMS SILLY I KNOW HAS PUT ME STANDING HERE WITH HOPES OF GETTING A FEW STEPS CLOSER TO MAKING THAT DREAM HAPPEN IN A SMALL COMMUNITY THAT I LOVE BEING A PART OF AND RAISING MY FAMILY.

I'M ASKING THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER BY COMBINING THE BENEFITS AND THE CONCERNS OF THE APPLICATION AND EXECUTING THEM ALL TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

LET'S EXPLORE IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES INSTEAD OF TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT BY JUST SAYING NO.

THERE MUST BE A WAY THAT WE CAN ALL WIN WITH THIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND I TURN THIS BACK OVER TO YOU FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS, EXCEPT WHERE I HEARD THAT'S NOT ALLOWED.

THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANT TO ADD IS THAT THE SITE PLAN AND THE PLANS THAT WERE PRESENTED ON THE SCREEN WERE A PRELIMINARY SET, AND THERE HAD BEEN SINCE AN UPDATED VERSION THAT WAS SUBMITTED WITH MY APPLICATION.

SO WHAT YOU SAW ON THE MONITOR WAS NOT CORRECT.

THANK YOU, BREANNA. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER? COME RIGHT ON UP. NAME, ADDRESS.

CITY STATE. LAURIE SHERWOOD.

I'M AT 1702 OAK MEADOW AND 208 MEADOWBROOK.

A YEAR AGO, I MOVED MY ELDERLY MOTHER TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT WAS SAFE.

I COULD WALK MY DOG AT NIGHT, AND SHE WAS RECENTLY WIDOWED AND I DID NOT WANT HER BY HERSELF ON ANOTHER PART OF TOWN.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LIGHT, IS THAT OUR TRAFFIC HAS INCREASED.

I CAN NO LONGER ALLOW MY GRANDCHILDREN TO PLAY OUTSIDE.

MY LITTLE GRANDSON THREW A BALL ONE SATURDAY AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR SIX CARS IN ORDER TO GO GET HIS BALL FOR HIM.

SO I NO LONGER ALLOWED MY GRANDCHILDREN TO PLAY OUT FRONT.

THEY HAVE TO PLAY IN THE BACK.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ALL THE BUSINESSES AROUND WHERE WE'RE SPEAKING ARE ALL DRIVE IN AND PARK.

THEY'RE NOT DRIVE THRU AND WE ARE ALREADY PETITIONING THE CITY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.

I WALK MY DOG IN THE MORNING AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WE JUMP IN THE YARD BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS AND PULL MY 80 POUND GERMAN SHEPHERD WITH ME TO KEEP US FROM GETTING HIT.

LAST WEEK AFTER THE ICE STORM, I PICKED UP LITERALLY A COPY PAPER BOX FULL OF TRASH, WHATABURGER, FOOD, YOU NAME IT.

AND I BOUGHT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT WAS NICE AND QUIET AND I FELT SAFE.

AND WE'RE JUST CONCERNED WITH THIS ADDED BUSINESS, THE ADDED TRAFFIC FLOW.

THEY DON'T SLOW DOWN.

I MEAN, WE EVEN HAD A SPEED TRAP FOR A WHILE AND THAT SLOWED HIM DOWN FOR ABOUT A DAY AND THAT WAS IT.

MY NEIGHBOR HAS A LITTLE TWO YEAR OLD GIRL.

SHE WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE NOW BY JUST PLAYING IN HER FRONT YARD.

AND WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO HEAR THE CITIZENS OF MEADOWBROOK.

WE WANT TO LIVE IN A SAFE PLACE AGAIN.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR GRANDKIDS OUTSIDE AND WALK OUR DOGS AND ENJOY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND, LAURIE, I'M ASSUMING YOU WERE SPEAKING ALL FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, MEADOWBROOK.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO WHAT LAURIE HAD SAID? SURE. COME ROUND ON UP EDDY.

EDDY ALLEN, 1715, OAK MEADOW DRIVE, DECATUR, TEXAS.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY FOR PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

I'M AS PRO-BUSINESS AS ANYBODY IS THERE IN THIS CITY, BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND I'VE SET WHERE YOU'RE AT AND I'VE HAD TROUBLE VOTING FOR THINGS AND TROUBLE VOTING AGAINST THINGS. THE ONE THING IN MY WAY, I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT WE PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE PROTECT CITIZENS.

I UNDERSTAND SHE WANTS TO START A BUSINESS.

SOMETIMES YOU GET IT. YOU WANT TO DO THINGS, BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR EVERYBODY.

AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE DIRECTLY NEXT TO THAT, THERE'S NO WAY THEY WILL NOT BE IMPACTED EVERY MORNING AND EVERY AFTERNOON.

THEIR ENTRANCE IS 38 FEET FROM THE LIGHT.

YOU GET THREE PEOPLE AT THE LIGHT THEY'RE LITERALLY BLOCKING THE PEOPLE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY CAN'T GET OUT OF THEIR HOUSE.

PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE] PARKING THERE.

IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IT WILL HAPPEN.

AS SHE TALKED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TRASH WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY AND THEY'RE WORKING TO MAKE PROCESSES TO SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC.

THIS WILL BE NOTHING BUT INCREASE IT.

IF SHE'S NOT GETTING AT LEAST 500 PEOPLE A DAY, SHE CAN'T STAY OPEN.

HER ORIGINAL SITE PLAN WAS FOR A PORTABLE BUILDING.

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WE COULD HAVE A LIQUOR STORE THERE IN FIVE YEARS UP AGAINST THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE UNACCEPTABLE FOR NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND I JUST HOPE YOU'LL CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS LIKE WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, EDDY. ANYONE ELSE.

HI, MY NAME IS BRAD MORGAN.

I'M AT 1705 OAK MEADOW.

THE ZONING RESTRUCTURE DOES INCLUDE MY BACK FENCE.

I AM WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT NOBODY HAS REALLY DISCUSSED IS SHE SAYS, IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I DON'T REALLY BELIEVE THAT I CAN BUY THAT.

AND HE SAID SHE'LL NEED AT LEAST 500 SALES A DAY, ROUGHLY 250 TO 500 CARS A DAY.

SO THAT TRAFFIC IS NOT COMING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS IT IS.

BUT THE QUESTION I'D LIKE TO BRING UP IS.

WHO IS GOING TO BE COMING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE COFFEE SHOP? SO CURRENTLY WE ARE A SUBDIVISION THAT IS SET ASIDE WE'RE ISOLATED BY TWO MAJOR HIGHWAYS, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE'RE SO PROTECTIVE OF IT.

WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE OTHER BUSINESSES WILL AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE TRAFFIC THROUGH IT, BUT THIS DRAWS EXCESS TRAFFIC INTO AND THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT IS NOT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S NOT OUR NEIGHBORS.

AS LAURIE SAID, THERE'S ALREADY A CONCERN WITH EXCESS TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT.

PEOPLE ARE THROWING TRASH OUT OF THEIR CARS AS IT IS.

AND I PROMISE YOU, NOBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY IS LITTERING IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS OUTSIDE PEOPLE.

SO IF WE DRASTICALLY INCREASE THE TRAFFIC, WHICH IF SHE BUILDS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, SHE WILL HAVE TO.

THAT IS A LOT OF UNKNOWN ELEMENTS COMING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER ALSO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE.

WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE LINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? DWIGHT.

OH, DWIGHT, I'M SORRY.

COME ON UP. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR.

YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS DWIGHT. OH, I'M SORRY.

MY NAME IS DWIGHT REEVES.

I LIVE AT 402 SOUTH VALCIK DRIVE IN DECATUR, AND THAT WOULD BE ABOUT THE THIRD HOUSE FROM THIS PROPOSED COFFEE SHOP.

I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU JUST IMAGINE YOURSELF TO BE ASLEEP AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HEAR A MUSTANG PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY.

THEY'RE RACKING HIS MUFFLERS OFF AND ORDER SPEAKING INTO THIS LOUDSPEAKER AND ORDERING A LATTE OR A MOCHA WITH A DOUBLE SHOT OF ESPRESSO.

AND YOU'RE IN YOUR BED LISTENING TO THE WHOLE CONVERSATION.

WE HAVE BEEN IN HARMONY WITH OUR OFFICES IN OUR AREA.

MY BACK FENCE BACKS UP TO ONE OF THE OFFICES BACK THERE, AND IT HAS BEEN A PEACEFUL PLACE TO LIVE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THROUGH FAIR TRAFFIC OTHER THAN WHAT EVERYONE HAS ALREADY TALKED ABOUT. IF IT GOES TO EITHER ONE OF THESE PROPOSALS, THEN WHOEVER OWNS THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK IN THE FIVE ACRE AREA COULD ALSO PUT IN A PIZZA HUT.

THEY COULD ALSO PUT IN ANYTHING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, DRIVE THROUGH A RESTAURANT OR ANYTHING.

AND THAT WOULD ACTUALLY DOUBLE THE NOISE AND THE LIGHTS THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON WITH THE TRAFFIC.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU, DWIGHT. ANYONE ELSE.

OKAY. NOBODY ONLINE.

OH. WHO IS THE.

255-8951.

940-255-8951 CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME WHO YOU ARE?

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WE FIGURED IT OUT.

THANK YOUR WIFE.

VERY GOOD. ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. HEARING THAT, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT.

CALL IT 6:14.

AND NOW WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS.

OKAY. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

DEDRA WHEN IT COMES TO DEED RESTRICTIONS, WE REALLY CAN'T TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT THE CITY IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF ENFORCING DEED RESTRICTIONS, CORRECT? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY.

SO THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS A CONFLICT OF INFORMATION THAT I HAD ASKED EARL ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TXDOT WOULD ALLOW THAT EXTRA ENTRANCE OFF OF BUSINESS 380.

HE SAID NO.

THE APPLICANT SAID SHE HAS GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM TXDOT FOR THAT.

I WAS WONDERING FROM THE APPLICANT IF SHE HAS SOMETHING IN WRITING FROM TXDOT OR ANYTHING THAT SAYS THAT THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED.

BREANNA, I AM SO SORRY.

COULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE? AND BREANNA, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE NERVOUS.

COULD YOU SLOW YOUR SPEECH DOWN? YES, SIR. I DID NOT SUBMIT A FORMAL APPLICATION.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP THE COSTS DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, NOT KNOWING IF THIS WILL ACTUALLY GO THROUGH.

BUT I DID GO IN PERSON AND I ASKED TO SPEAK TO WHOEVER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

I SHOWED THEM MY PROPERTY SURVEY AND WE HAD ABOUT A 10 TO 15 MINUTE CONVERSATION OF MY PROPERTY AND ITS LOCATION.

AND THEY DID VERBALLY TELL ME DURING THAT CONVERSATION THAT IT WOULD BE ALLOWED AT MY COST.

AND THEY WENT THROUGH THE COST AND WHAT THE MEASUREMENTS WERE AND WHERE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED.

BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL VERBAL.

IT'S ALL VERBAL. OKAY.

OR THE GREG MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

I'M NOT SURE.

GREG HALL. YEAH.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.

I TALKED TO TXDOT AND THEY SAID THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED A DRIVEWAY ON THAT PROPERTY.

BUT WHAT COULD BE A SOLUTION IS A SHARED DRIVEWAY TO THE PROPERTY, TO THE WEST.

WHICH WOULD BE DR. WESTBROOK'S OFFICE.

AND HE IS A PART OF THIS APPLICATION.

OKAY. THERE IS A PROCESS FOR THAT, TOO, THOUGH.

OKAY. BUT RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING'S ALL VERBAL AND NOTHING'S IN WRITING.

YES, SIR. THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS IF WE RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THEN THAT AUTOMATICALLY DENIES THE ZONING CHANGE, CORRECT? YES.

OKAY. SO YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PROPERTY? I DON'T HAVE THE PROPERTY SURVEY IN FRONT OF ME.

THEY HAVE IT. I BELIEVE IT WAS A QUARTER ACRE.

THE BUILD SETBACKS ARE GIGANTIC.

THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT ANYONE CAN DO ON THIS PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD BE MY GUESS.

THAT'S WHY IT'S STILL VACANT.

NOBODY. THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO.

MY BUILDING IS SMALL.

THERE IS NO INTERCOM, BY THE WAY.

IT'S A WINDOW CONVERSATION FROM PERSON TO PERSON.

IT'S NOT LIKE DRIVING UP TO WHATABURGER WITH A LOUD INTERCOM SPEAKER.

OKAY. COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE'S YOUR PROPERTY SURVEY.

SOMEWHAT.

I ACTUALLY DID MY OWN PLANS, SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SURVEY SO YOU CAN SEE THE SETBACKS.

THE BUILDING ITSELF, OBVIOUSLY WE KEPT IT SMALL, BUT WE NEEDED TO LEAVE ROOM FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, FOR FIRE, POLICE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE [INAUDIBLE] YOU KNOW, ENOUGH SPACE FOR TRAFFIC SO THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY ISSUES.

WHAT'S YOUR PROJECTED SIZE OF THE BUILDING? MAYOR IT SHOULD BE ON HERE.

I JUST CAN'T READ IT FROM HERE.

11,000 11 THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND IT WAS, I WANT TO SAY EITHER 12 BY 30 OR 16 BY 30.

IT WAS NOT BIG. IT'S 800 SQUARE FEET.

OR IS THAT THE BOTTOM? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BREANNA, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

OKAY. IF WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR COMMENTS, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL.

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I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

AND BUT THERE ARE TIMES THAT I THINK THAT THEY JUST DON'T MAKE SENSE.

AND IN CASES WHERE RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS ARE ADVERSELY IMPACTED, THE ONE THING THAT I JUST CAN'T GET PAST IN MY HEAD IS THAT IF THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, WHICH I WOULD HOPE FOR BREANNA, THAT SHE CAN IMPLEMENT, THAT MEANS A LINE OF CARS OUTSIDE OF THIS PROPERTY AND WHICH NO DOUBT WOULD IMPACT THE NEIGHBORS INVOLVED.

AND FOR THAT REASON, I WOULD RECOMMEND MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND DENIAL.

OKAY. I'VE GOT A MOTION FOR DENIAL BY WILL.

I NEED A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY, I'VE GOT A SECOND BY TERRY.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSE.

OKAY. THAT WAS ON ITEM 4.

WE'RE GOING TO ITEM 5.

ANY MORE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON IT? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND DENIAL.

OKAY. I'VE GOT A RECOMMENDED MOTION FOR DENIAL.

DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. EILEEN SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO FOR YOUR INFORMATION ITEMS.

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TODAY WAS THE [INAUDIBLE] FOR MARCH.

TODAY, WE HAVE FOUR APPLICATIONS OF PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR VISTA PARK.

YOU GUYS DID APPROVE A PRELIMINARY PLAT A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT IT HAS SINCE EXPIRED, SO THEY'VE RESUBMITTED.

WE HAVE A REPLAT APPLICATION FOR EAST WALKER STREET.

NO, THAT'S NOT COMMON TO P&Z AND THEN TWO VARIANCE APPLICATIONS.

2023-01 AND 2023-02 RELATED TO THE REPLAT FOR EAST WALKER STREET.

ALL WE HAVE SO FAR.

AND THAT'S FOR MARCH 7TH.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST WANT TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE THAT OUR DECISION TONIGHT ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IS A RECOMMENDATION ONLY.

SO THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY MAKES THE DECISION.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND VOICE THEIR OPINION TO THAT AS WELL WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

THAT WOULD BE ON FEBRUARY 13TH.

FEBRUARY 13TH MONDAY AT 6 P.M.

. IT'S THE DAY BEFORE VALENTINE'S.

YES, SIR. IT'S FOR MY UNDERSTANDING THEY DON'T LIKE PIZZA.

OKAY. IT IS 6:20, AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED.

GOOD JOB CECIL. YEAH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.