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IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CITY HALL.
WELCOME TO OUR PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THIS EVENING, MAY 23RD, 2024.
I AM A COMMISSIONER ON THIS COMMISSION.
BUT SITTING IN FOR THE ABSENCE, THE RARE ABSENCE OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN TO RUN THIS MEETING.
BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO A PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, EITHER ONLINE OR LIVE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS WE WILL WE'LL WORK THROUGH THE AGENDA.
THE STAFF WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.
COMMISSIONERS FROM THE DAIS WILL LIKELY ASK SOME QUESTIONS.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THERE'LL BE A RESPONSE THERE.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE APPLICANT WILL MOVE, COME FORWARD IF THEY'RE PRESENT.
ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CAN THERE'S A MAX OF THREE MINUTES FOR SPEAKING.
AND THEN AFTER THAT UNLESS THE CASE IS TABLED, WE'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL, AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THAT, AND THEN IT'LL SUBSEQUENTLY GO TO CITY COUNCIL'S MEETING.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
WE'LL TAKE THEM IN THE ORDER THAT THEY'RE PRESENTED.
AND I GUESS NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS.
[3. Administrative Comments.]
THE ONLY COMMENT I THINK WE; I HAVE THIS EVENING IS A REMINDER THAT CORRIDOR PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING IS JUNE 5TH AT 530 HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.YES. ANY ANYTHING ELSE FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT? NO, THAT THAT COVERS IT.
CORRIDOR PLANNING COMMITTEE ON JUNE 5TH HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
NOTHING FROM A CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS PERSPECTIVE.
[5. Consider: Approval of the minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on May 9, 2024.]
SO, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON MAY 9TH, 2024. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED FOR THE MAY 9TH, 2024, MEETING.WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
OKAY WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE FIRST AGENDA
[6. Consider: ZA24-0014, Plat Revision for Lot 13R1R and Lot 13R2R, F. Throop No. 1511 Addition, being a revision of Lot 13R1, F. Throop No. 1511 Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 1301 N. Carroll Ave., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "CS" Community Service District. SPIN Neighborhood #3. PUBLIC HEARING]
ITEM AS IT RELATES TO CASES.CONSIDERATION OF ZI-A 24 0014, WHICH IS A PLAT REVISION RELATED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROPERTY UP ON CARROLL AVENUE.
YES, SIR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER REYNOLDS.
THIS FIRST REQUEST IS FOR A PLAT REVISION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1301 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE THAT'S KNOWN AS JOHNSON ELEMENTARY, OWNED BY CARROLL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SITE IN QUESTION.
FUTURE LAND USE CALLS FOR PUBLIC SEMIPUBLIC CURRENT ZONING IS COMMUNITY SERVICE.
AND IN THIS AREA HERE WHERE IT'S BLANKED OUT, THAT IS ACTUALLY THE LOCATION OF SOME GEOTHERMAL UNITS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HVAC SYSTEM FOR THE SCHOOL.
WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO THIS IS THE ACTUAL PLAT REVISION TO AVOID THAT AREA.
THEY'RE SEEKING TO SUBDIVIDE THIS FAR SOUTHERN PORTION AT THE FAR SOUTHERN END.
THIS IS PART OF A SALE OF A GROUP OF SURPLUS PROPERTIES THAT CARROLL ISD IS SEEKING TO SELL AT THIS TIME, AND THIS IS JUST PART OF THE PROCESS TO SUBDIVIDE THIS PORTION FROM THE TRACK OR THE LOT AS A WHOLE.
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THE IT IS CONFORMING TO THE ZONING.AND IN ITS PROCESS JUST SEEKING TO SELL OFF THAT PORTION.
SO. THERE WAS ONE RESPONSE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION TO THE NORTH FROM SPO FIVE RESIDENTS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THE QUESTION FOR STAFF.
I HAVE A QUESTION. WHY ARE THEY DOING THE LITTLE FLAG SHAPED PORTION THAT GOES OVER TO CARROLL? JUST A PORTION OF EXCESS PROPERTY WITHOUT PARTICULAR REASON.
IS THAT AN AXIS OR YOU DON'T? I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO KNOW AT THIS POINT IF THAT'S THEIR INTENT.
IS THE IS ANYBODY IS THE APPLICANT OR ANYBODY WITH THE APPLICANT AVAILABLE OR HERE THIS EVENING? SIR. YES, I AM.
I LIVE JUST NORTH OF THE SCHOOL.
ARE YOU? SO, YOU WANT TO TALK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. OKAY, WELL, IT LOOKS WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE IN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS.
AND PLEASE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE APPLICANT IS HERE OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THAT PORTION AND NOT HEAR FROM THEM THIS EVENING.
AND WE'LL GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THE RIGHT STEP NOW.
AND JUST A REMINDER, IT'S A THREE-MINUTE MAX, AND.
YEAH, I AM DARIUS [INAUDIBLE].
ARE THEY SELLING IT AND WHAT WILL IT BE ZONED ONCE THEY SELL IT? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. FROM A ZONING STANDPOINT, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS ANY DEFINITIVE ZONING TODAY.
OR DOES IT RETAIN THE ZONING THAT MAYBE DENNIS CAN? YES. THERE'S CURRENTLY NO CHANGE OF ZONING ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY.
IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES USE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR, OF COURSE, THE USE OF THE SCHOOL AND OTHER MORE CIVIC BASED TYPE ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS CHURCHES.
SCHOOLS. THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER USES THAT KIND OF FALL IN THAT CATEGORY THAT.
IT COULD FALL WITHIN THEIR ALL.
GENERALLY CIVIC IN NATURE, WE HAVE NO PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US AS FAR AS ANY DEVELOPMENT OR CHANGE OR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY.
ONCE, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS DRIVEN BY.
THE SCHOOL SELLING PROPERTY THAT THEY BELIEVE IS IN EXCESS.
AND GIVEN THAT THIS PROPERTY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS PROPERTY REQUIRED THAT THEY FILE A PLAT TO SHOW THE BOUNDARY OF WHAT WOULD BE CONVEYED AND FILE THAT A RECORD WITH THE COUNTY BEFORE THAT CONVEYANCE TAKES PLACE.
SO, THAT IS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
I THINK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS.
YOU KNOW, DONE SOME, SOME SORT OF PROCESS FOR SELLING OF EXCESS LAND OR BUILDINGS.
WE'RE NOT REALLY IN THE DETAILS OF, OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
AND YOU KNOW, IF THEY WERE, THERE WE WOULD HAVE ASKED THEM THE SAME THING.
BUT YOU KNOW, MAYBE, MAYBE SOME OF YOU, THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION CAN GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK THERE.
YEAH, IT WILL BE GOVERNED BY, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY OUR CITY ORDINANCES AND CURRENT ZONING CODE.
YOU'D BE NOTIFIED AGAIN AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
NO, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY WE DO LIKE THE APPLICANT PRESENT.
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OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS NOBODY HERE AT THIS POINT.WE'D USUALLY LIKE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF FEEDBACK FROM THEM.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS OR.
ANYBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT? OKAY. OKAY WITH THAT? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
CASE ZA 24-0014 PLAT REVISION FOR LOT 13R1R AND LOT 13 R2R.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
AND I GUESS THIS WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 4TH.
SO, COUNCIL WILL SEE THIS ON JUNE 4TH.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
[7. Consider: ZA24-0018, Zoning Change and Site Plan for Tom Thumb Gasoline Service Station & Convenience Store, to include a Variance to Masonry Ordinance No. 577, as amended, at property described as Lot 4R, L.B.G. Hall No. 686 Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 110 W. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P-2" Generalized Site Plan District with limited "C-3" Uses. Requested Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District with limited "C-3" Uses. SPIN Neighborhood #7. PUBLIC HEARING]
CONSIDER ZI-A 240018.ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR TOM THUMB GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE.
THIS REQUEST IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR THE TOM THUMB, A PROPOSED GASOLINE SERVICE STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATED AT 110 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD.
HERE'S AN AERIAL MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND PROPERTY AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND WHITE CHAPEL. IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED SP TWO GENERALIZED SITE PLAN DISTRICT.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN CALLS FOR RETAIL COMMERCIAL LAND USES.
THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE SITE TODAY, SHOWING AGAIN THE CAR WASH AND THE EXISTING PRIMARY BUILDING AND CANOPY.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
AND TO GIVE A LITTLE BACK STORY OF WHY THIS IS HERE TODAY.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY ZONED AGAIN SP2 WITH C3 USES HOWEVER, AS A BASE ZONING C3.
THE CURRENT USES THAT ARE ON THE SITE WOULD NOT AT LEAST TIED WITH THE ZONING, WOULD NOT PERMIT IT BY RIGHT, SO THE APPLICANT HAD THE OPTION OF EITHER PURSUING THAT SUB OR GOING FOR A ZONING CHANGE TO EITHER THE SP TWO OR SP ONE DISTRICT.
IT WAS DECIDED TO GO THE SP ONE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE A MORE DEFINITIVE SET OF USES AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS, AND WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU.
AGAIN, THEY'RE REQUESTING A MASONRY VARIANCE.
THE THERE IS A STUCCO FEEL AND LOOK MATERIAL THAT'S BEING PLACED AT THE TOP BANDING OF THE BUILDING.
AGAIN, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE WEIGHT OF STUCCO THE BUILDING COULD NOT SUPPORT IT.
SO, THIS IS TO TRY TO GIVE A SIMILAR FINISH AND FEEL.
WHICH IS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THE METAL BANDING THAT'S ALONG THERE NOW.
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, USES TO THAT.
WE HAVE ALL ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED MATERIALS SHOWN EXISTING BUILDING AS IT IS PROVIDED TODAY ALLOWING FOR THE DRIVE-UP ATM AND BUFFER YARDS AND LANDSCAPING AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN.
HERE'S AN EXTERIOR RENDERING SHOWING THE EXISTING BUILDING WHEN IT HAD FUEL PUMPS STILL THERE, AND A REVISION OF THE BUILDING WITH THE NEW MATERIALS. AN ELEVATION RATHER.
AND HERE ARE THE ELEVATIONS SHOWING THE CHANGES.
WE HAVE NEW MASONRY WAINSCOTING AROUND THE BOTTOM STONE.
CMU WILL REMAIN ON THIS MIDDLE PORTION BUT WILL BE PAINTED TO BETTER MATCH THE OTHER MATERIALS.
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AND THEN ALONG THE NORTH PART OF THE BUILDINGS WILL BE THIS STUCCO FINISH PANEL IN A LIGHT BEIGE.HERE'S A RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED ATM AS WELL AS THE DRAWINGS FOR IT.
TRASH ENCLOSURE WILL BE TO THE REAR.
AND AGAIN, THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.
NO TREES, NO EXISTING TREES WILL BE REMOVED, AND LANDSCAPING WILL BE REFRESHED.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO RESPONSES FROM SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AT THE TIME OF THIS MEETING.
I KNOW THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FOR THIS ITEM, BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? AND I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY, THERE WILL BE A SIGN VARIANCE FOR THE SIGN BOARD TO CONSIDER.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TRASH.
IS THAT HOW IT IS NOW? BECAUSE DON'T WE TYPICALLY NOT LIKE IT TO BE TRANSPARENT TO 17 OR TO 17 OR 9? RIGHT. SO, IT'S NOT PRECISELY WE WOULD IT MEETS THE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS I BELIEVE.
BUT ENCLOSED WHERE NOTHING CAN BE SEEN THROUGH IT.
THE COMMISSION HAS THAT ABILITY TO DO SO.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE FOR STAFF? OKAY. DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENT FOR THIS ONE? YOU KNOW THE DRILL, BUT NAME, NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND JUST A BRIEF KIND OF TELL US WHAT YOU'RE WHAT WE'RE THINKING HERE.
I'M WITH TOM THUMB, ADDRESS, 2401 EAST RANDOL MILL ROAD, SUITE 300, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
AND THIS WILL BE A TOM THUMB OPERATED FUEL CENTER.
AND WE HAVE THE LANDLORD HERE WITH US.
WE CAN'T MAKE IT NEW, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT MUCH NICER THAN IT IS.
IT'S TODAY. IT'S AN EYESORE OUT IN FRONT OF OUR STORE.
SO, WE'VE WANTED TO IMPROVE IT FOR A VERY LONG TIME, SO WE FINALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO.
SO HOPEFULLY I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
AND YOU LIKE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING? WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME STONE ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
GET RID OF THE UGLY DRIVE THROUGH.
IT'S JUST LIKE A GRAFFITI BILLBOARD, POTENTIALLY.
AND UPGRADING EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE NEW PUMPS, NEW TANKS EVERYTHING WITH INSIDE THE BUILDING HAS BEEN REMOVED.
FROM THE MASONRY WALLS TO THE INSIDE, NEW FLOORS, CEILINGS.
AND SO, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND OUR CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO REDEEM REWARD POINTS.
SO, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXCITED TO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE TO TROPHY CLUB TO DO THAT.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I GUESS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TRASH ENCLOSURE.
WHERE ARE THE TRUCKS GOING TO GO? BECAUSE I'M LOOKING. ARE THEY GOING TO GO IN THE ATM, DRIVE THROUGH OR TRYING TO KNOW THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED? IT'S A VERY TIGHT SITE.
THERE WAS A TRASH ENCLOSURE ALREADY IN THAT SPOT.
IT WAS DIDN'T MEET CITY CODE, IT WAS TOO SMALL, AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE REMOVED.
REMOVE THE TRASH AND LET'S SHUT THE GATES AND THEN THEY'LL BACK OUT AND EXIT THE PROPERTY.
YEAH. THERE IS NEW LANDSCAPING.
WE'RE HAVING TO KIND OF REDO THE ENTIRE DRIVE WHERE THE CAR WASH IS LOCATED TO GET BETTER, TURNING RADIUSES SO THAT THE ATM PIECE OF IT WORKS AND THEY'LL HAVE NEW LANDSCAPING OUT THERE IN THAT AREA WHEN WE'RE DONE.
SURE. AND I HAVE A SAMPLE OF THE STUCCO LIKE METAL MATERIAL, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT THAT.
JUST SO THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE UP ON THE CANOPY.
IT LOOKS LIKE [INAUDIBLE] MATERIAL, BUT IF YOU CARE TO SEE, I WOULD LIKE TO.
YOU KNOW, I WAS READING SOMETHING WHEN COMMISSIONER PHALEN ASKED HER A QUESTION ABOUT THE TRUCK.
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BUT ALSO, I WAS THINKING THAT IT SAYS THERE'S AN EIGHT-FOOT MASONRY SCREENING WALL AROUND IT.IS IT JUST THREE SIDES, I GUESS.
I MEAN, IT COULD BE A SOLID GATE, OR IT COULD BE AS DESIGNED.
YEAH. SO BUT WE'RE OPEN TO WHATEVER DESIGN THE CITY WOULD PREFER US TO USE.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. I HAD A QUESTION JUST SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ATM.
IS THAT SORT OF A STANDARD THAT YOU ALL HAVE AT MOST GAS STATIONS? AND THE DRIVE THROUGH KIND OF THING? IS THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE A FEW.
I'M SORRY. THIS WAS A WAY TO BRING IN SOMETHING THAT WOULD GENERATE A LITTLE BIT OF REVENUE TO KIND OF HELP OFFSET THE OVERALL RENT COSTS FOR THE PROPERTY. GOT IT.
SO, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY LINED UP FOR IT YET.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HEARTBURN OVER IT, BUT WHETHER IT SHOULD BE YOU KNOW, MORE PARKING OR WHETHER THERE'S A DESIRE FOR AN ATM AND DRIVE THRU AND THAT KIND OF THING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT COUNCIL'S MOOD IS GOING TO BE ON THAT, BUT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN THAT ALSO JUST MAKES THIS PARKING.
AND ONE IS ATM JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
OKAY. YEAH, WE'LL CONSIDER THAT.
PARKING DOESN'T OVER IN THAT AREA WON'T GENERATE ANY INCOME.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DOWNSIDE OF IT.
AGREED. OR THE ATM DOES GENERATE A LITTLE BIT.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE SERVING LIKE.
WARM FOODS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, WE HAVE THE LANDSCAPE TRAFFIC AT NOON.
ON WE DO HAVE SOME WARM SANDWICHES, BUT OKAY, WE'LL HAVE ALL SORTS OF ASSORTMENTS OF DRINKS AND COFFEES AND SLURPEES AND THE NORMAL THINGS YOU SEE IN A CONVENIENCE STORE.
IT'S ABOUT 3000FT², SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY PROBLEM FILLING IT UP WITH GREAT OFFERINGS.
SO. BUT IT WON'T HAVE THE LIKE THE TACO BAR I KNOW WAS POPULAR.
SO JUST CURIOUS WHAT YOUR WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE SERVING.
YEAH, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF MANEUVERING ROOM ON THE PROPERTY.
WE ACTUALLY TOOK OUT ONE PUMP FROM WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE FOR THAT SAME REASON.
NOW IT'S DOWN TO FOUR. SO WE THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK WELL TIGHT, BUT IT'LL WORK WELL.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
SHOULD I TAKE MY SAMPLE WITH ME? YEAH. SUBMIT IT FOR EVIDENCE.
OKAY. CONCLUDING THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION.
WE CAN OPEN IT FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
I GUESS I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE FIRST, BUT THEY JUST, THEY'RE JUST INDICATING A DESIRE TO SPEAK.
THE FIRST ONE WAS THE APPLICANT, DAVID HARDIN.
AND THE SECOND ONE IS RICK SUTTON WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF IT.
SO DOES NOT WANT TO SPEAK BUT IS IN SUPPORT.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF SUPPORT OR NONSUPPORT OF THIS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND YOU KNOW, OPEN FOR COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS.
ME, I THINK IT'S OBVIOUSLY A WONDERFUL REFRESH TO A KEY ACTIVATED CORNER IN TOWN.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXCITED FOR A GAS STATION TO COME BACK.
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AND, YOU KNOW, THE OLD TANKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND CLEANED UP, AND NOW IT'S BEEN GOING TO INSTALL NEW TANKS.SO, IT'S A CLEANED-UP SCENARIO.
AND REALLY A LOT OF THIS IS JUST CLEAN UP FROM A ZONING STANDPOINT, FROM NON-CONFORMING USE.
SO ANYWAY, YEAH, I THINK WE THE SUGGESTION ABOUT THE.
GATES FOR THE TRASH ENCLOSURE BEING YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY OBSCURING THE ENCLOSURE IS A GOOD IDEA RATHER THAN HAVING THE LOUVERED FRONT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW HOW DUMPSTERS GET, THEY, YOU KNOW, THINGS GET PILED UP AROUND THEM, AND IT CAN BE UNSIGHTLY.
SO, I'M THINKING THAT A SOLID DOOR WOULD PROBABLY BE A BETTER CONSIDERATION.
NOW, THE ONE THAT'S THE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST A WALK THROUGH.
WHAT SIDE IS THAT ON WHICH SIDE IS THAT FACING? IS THAT FACING THE STORE OR IS THAT ON THE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FACING EAST TO THE BACK OF THE STORE, TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STORE.
SO THAT'D BE WALKING OUT THE BACK AND THEN INTO THE ENCLOSURE.
THAT'D BE LIKE FOOT TRAFFIC, RIGHT? GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION CLAY CHRISTY, CLAY MOORE ENGINEERING, 1903 CENTRAL DRIVE.
DOCTOR SPRINGER. THAT'S A PEDESTRIAN ACCESS GATE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN JUST ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE DUMPSTER, THAT'S.
HOW DO YOU SEE THAT BEING A PROBLEM, MAKING THESE SOLID DOORS? WE CAN DO THAT.
LIKE I SAID, AS MR. HARDIN MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU DO THOSE DOORS, THEY GET A LITTLE HEAVIER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT IF THAT'S SO, WISH THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.
OKAY. I THINK THAT WOULD I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE TO COUNCIL.
WE CAN GET THAT UPDATED BEFORE COUNCIL.
AND WHAT WAS YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL PARKING? YEAH, I JUST THOUGHT OF MAYBE AN ALTERNATIVE SITE PLAN THAT SAYS NO ON AN ATM AND JUST MAKES IT ADDITIONAL PARKING.
I MEAN, I THINK THE TOM THUMB REPRESENTATIVE MENTIONED JUST THE ECONOMICS OF IT AND DESIRING THAT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PEDESTRIAN PARKING, IT'S SUCH A SMALL GAS STATION FOOTPRINT THAT MAYBE IT'S NOT THAT MEANINGFUL, BUT I JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW, COUNCIL MIGHT BRING IT UP.
OKAY. WELL, WITHOUT ANY DELIBERATION, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A NOMINATION THAT THAT WE APPROVE.
CASE ZI-A 24118 REFERENCING THE ZONING SITE CHANGE AND ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR TOMTOM GAS STATION. REFERENCING STAFF REPORT DATED MAY 17TH OF 2024 AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED 5/17/24 AND NOTING THE APPLICANT'S WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE THE DOORS TO THE TRASH ENCLOSURE TO A SOLID TYPE RATHER THAN LOUVERED.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
GOOD LUCK. CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE 4TH IS THE IS THE NEXT MEETING.
OKAY. WITH THAT MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:05 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.