Apr 07, 2022 Planning and Zoning Commission

ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GAVEL IN THE MEETING HERE AT 6:33 P.M.

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SORRY, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

NORMALLY I HAVE A LONG, LONGER INTRO ABOUT THE PROCESS AND HOW ALL THIS WORKS, BUT SINCE THE GALLERY HAS TWO PLUS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, I THINK I'LL SKIP IT TONIGHT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS TONIGHT, DENNIS, OR.

NO, NO, MR. CHAIRMAN.

NO, THANK YOU.

WELL, THEN WITH THAT, I THINK WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND SKIP TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS

[CONSENT AGENDA]

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2022.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. LET'S VOTE PLEASE, THAT PASSES 4-0.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE IN TO REGULAR AGENDA.

[6. Consider: ZA21-0103, Specific Use Permit for Electrical Vehicle Charging Spaces on property being described as Lot 1, Block 4, Gateway Church-114 Campus, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 1200 E. SH 114, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: “SP-1” Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #4. PUBLIC HEARING ]

STAFF PRESENTATION ON ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, CHARGING SPACES AT, I BELIEVE THE WESTIN, IF I REMEMBER.

RIGHT. HOPEFULLY THAT IS CORRECT.

MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO ADD 12 CHARGING SPACES AT THE WESTIN HOTEL LOCATED AT 1200 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114.

THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE PROPERTY IS MIXED USE AND THE ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT ALLOWING FOR HOTEL THAT'S PRESENTLY THERE.

THIS IS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROPERTY.

AND THIS IS A PROPOSAL SHOWING GENERAL LOCATION OF THE CHARGING SPACES AND A MORE DETAILED EXHIBIT OF THAT.

THERE'S ACTUALLY SIX INDIVIDUAL UNITS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR TWO SPACES, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE UNIT TO BE USED FOR CHARGING OF THE VEHICLE.

A DETAIL OF THE CHARGING UNIT IS IN THE MIDDLE LOWER PART OF THE SCREEN, AND THERE'S A SLIGHTLY LARGER VIEW.

THIS IS LOCATED TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF PARKING DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE HOTEL BUILDING.

LOWER LEFT SHOWS THE PROPOSED SIGNAGE THAT WOULD BE PUT IN PLACE, AND THOSE VARIOUS SIGNS WOULD BE AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ENDS OF THE TIER OF CHARGING SPOTS.

THIS IS A RENDERING SHOWING THE UNITS.

AND PHOTO OF THE SITE AS IT EXISTS.

WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES FROM THE NOTIFICATIONS THAT WERE SENT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS. WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DENNIS ONE QUICK CLARIFICATION ON MY PART.

I GUESS WHILE WE DO HAVE THREE GALLERY MEMBERS, I WAS JUST REMINDED VIA TEXT THAT WE DO HAVE WATCHERS ONLINE RIGHT NOW, SO APOLOGIES TO THEM.

SO WE DO HAVE A BROADER AUDIENCE.

AND I SAID BEFORE, BUT REAL QUICK ON THE TIMING FOR THIS SUP, IS THIS PERPETUAL ONE? IT WOULD BE PERPETUAL, YES.

AS LONG AS THE EQUIPMENT IS PRACTICAL.

SO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? GOOD. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE THE APPLICANT UP IF YOU WOULD.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND THEN I DON'T THINK WE NEED A FORMAL PRESENTATION.

WE PROBABLY JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

MY NAME IS RICHARD WILLIAMS. I'M WITH OWT ARCHITECTS 509 PECAN STREET IN FORT WORTH.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL IN TERMS OF PRESENTATION, BUT WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. CAN I ASK YOU JUST REAL QUICK? THE MOTIVATION BEHIND DOING THIS, I GUESS, IS THIS AND GIVEN YOU'RE THE ARCHITECT, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE GREAT CONTEXT ON THIS, BUT IS IT TRULY DRIVEN BY DEMAND, YOU THINK, FROM YOUR CUSTOMERS AND OR YOU ALSO TRYING TO ACHIEVE SOME KIND OF LEAD SUSTAINABILITY DESIGNATION OR WHAT WHAT'S KIND OF DRIVING THAT? NO, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S DRIVEN BY DEMAND FROM THE CUSTOMER AS WELL AS

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I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS AND THEY'RE REALLY JUST MINOR QUESTIONS.

PARKING LOOKS LIKE FROM THIS, IT'S ONE FOR ONE.

YOU'RE NOT LOSING ANY PARKING SPACES, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. WAS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO NOT PUTTING THIS IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL, BUT PUTTING IT, FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER? I JUST HAVE A BIT OF AN AVERSION TO ALL OF A SUDDEN GIVE THEM FAVORABLE PARKING TO ONE PARTICULAR GROUP OF CLIENTS.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ELECTRICAL HAS ALREADY BEEN ROUGHED IN TO THESE LOCATIONS IN ANTICIPATION THAT THESE PARKING STATIONS WOULD BE ADDED AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

AND SO THIS IS WHERE THE OWNER WOULD PREFER TO PLACE THEM.

ONE JUST ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION.

AT TOWN SQUARE, WHEN WE APPROVED THOSE, I BELIEVE THOSE WERE TESLA ONLY.

THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER SPECIFIC TYPE OF CHARGING STATION.

LIKE IT IS AT TOWN SQUARE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND JUST ONE MAYBE FOR DENNIS REAL QUICK.

I'M ASSUMING THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING THAT WE'VE DONE AS A CITY IN TERMS OF ENCOURAGING THESE TYPES OF USES, I GUESS, ON THE PROPERTY, IS THAT.

YES, IT IS. IT IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS WELL.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT AT THIS POINT? OKAY. THIS ITEM NUMBER SIX ON OUR AGENDA DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW.

AND ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY HAVE THE LAST NAME PHALEN, ARE WELCOME TO DO SO.

SEEING A SHAKE OF THE HEAD.

NO, I DON'T SEE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT THIS TIME, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DO THINK IT WAS AN INTERESTING QUESTION JUST IN TERMS OF WHY THIS LOCATION SO MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THE APPLICANT COULD JUST MAYBE TALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH OWNERSHIP JUST IN TERMS OF CERTAIN LOCATIONS, WHY THEY ARE THERE VERSUS OTHER PLACES, SO THAT MAYBE COUNCIL CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT TOO, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS BEFORE I ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. I GUESS I'LL GO AHEAD AND DEFER TO A MOTION ON NUMBER SIX.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER ZA 21-0103 SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED APRIL 1ST, [INAUDIBLE] 2022 AND THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT STAFF REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO ALSO DATED APRIL 1ST, 2022, AND ENCOURAGING THE APPLICANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH OWNERSHIP ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF LOOKING AT OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THE CHARGING STATIONS.

WE HAVE A MOTION DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALRIGHT LET'S VOTE PLEASE AND PASSES 4-0 CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD LUCK. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH SHOULD BE TWO TUESDAYS FROM NOW, I BELIEVE. DENNIS.

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE.

CORRECT. AUGUST 19TH OR EXCUSE ME, APRIL, WE'VE ALL HAD KIND OF A TOUGH TIME WITH DATES TONIGHT, SO YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIGGER GALLERY FOR THAT ONE.

I DON'T KNOW. BUT GOOD LUCK, SIR.

AND WITH THAT, AT 6:41 PM, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.