Apr 23, 2026 City Planning Commission

COMMISSIONER WHEELER, REAGAN.

DISTRICT 13.

COMMISSIONER HALL HERE.

DISTRICT 14, COMMISSIONER KINGSTON HERE AND PLACE 15 CHAIR RUBIN.

I'M HERE.

YOU HAVE QUORUM, SIR? SIX SEVEN IS HERE.

OH, GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS THE BRIEFING.

THIS IS THE TIME FOR US TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF.

UM, IN THE AFTERNOON AT OUR PUBLIC HEARING, YOU WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ALL OF US TO MAKE, UM, ANY COMMENTS THAT WE WANNA MAKE.

BUT THIS IS JUST QUESTION TIME THIS MORNING.

UH, OUR FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A BRIEFING FROM BARON ELIASON, THE CHIEF AND INTEGRITY OFFICER OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL RULE DIVISION, UM, ON OUR CHAPTER 12, A CODE OF ETHICS.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MR. ELIASON.

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

AND, UH, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT ETHICS.

IMAGINE THIS, UH, YOU'RE A SAILOR, I'M A SAILOR OF ANYBODY HERE.

GO TO WHITE ROCK LAKE, A COUPLE.

OH, WE GOT A SAILOR RIGHT THERE.

TIP.

UM, I'M OUT THERE EVERY SUNDAY, SO COME AND WATCH.

MAYBE I'LL GIVE YOU A BOAT RIDE.

BUT IMAGINE THIS, YOU'VE DRIVEN FIVE HOURS FROM WEST TEXAS, WHICH IS WHAT I USED TO DO TO RACE OUT HERE IN DALLAS.

AND YOU'RE, UH, COMING TO THE START OF THE RACE.

AND THERE ARE RULES, OF COURSE, JUST LIKE RULES OF THE ROAD.

AND, UH, THEY'RE SORT OF RIGHT AWAY RULES, AND THEY KEEP BOATS FROM KNOCKING INTO EACH OTHER.

AND SUPPOSE YOU'VE DRIVEN FIVE HOURS AND THIS IS THE BIG RACE, AND SOMEBODY BREAKS THE RULE, RUINS YOUR START AND YOUR RACE IS IN THE TOILET.

UH, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? NOT VERY GOOD.

THAT'S JUST ETHICS THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME ON THE CELL, UH, BOAT RACE COURSE THAT HAPPENS IS WHEN I'M DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

AND IT, AND IT UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES HAPPENS AT THE CITY.

AND IT'S NOT JUST A SAILBOAT RACE, THOUGH YOU ALL KNOW ON THIS COMMITTEE, PARTICULARLY THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE, AFFECT LIVES AND, UH, AFFECT PROJECTS AND AFFECT ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

AND SO, NOT ONLY IS ETHICS A TEAM SPORT IN THE SENSE THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THE RULES SO THAT WE CAN JOIN TOGETHER AND HOLD THE LINE, BUT PARTICULARLY FOR YOU ALL TO, TO HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THESE RULES IS SO VERY IMPORTANT.

AND SO, UH, I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO RUN THROUGH 'EM WITH YOU IF I COULD ONLY GET MY POWERPOINT TO MOVE.

NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT MOVED.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, I, YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS A PROBLEM.

SO I'M GONNA ASK, WILL YOU RUN MY, UH, SLIDESHOW? DO YOU MIND? BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WORKING.

SO I'LL JUST START TALKING.

HE'LL GET CAUGHT UP WITH US AND, UH, BE ABLE TO RUN IT FOR US.

SO WHAT THE OFFICE DOES, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, IS WE DEFEND THE CITY AGAINST, UH, THREATS AGAINST, UH, ETHICS, FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.

AND, AND SO COMPLAINTS COME INTO US AND WE INVESTIGATE THOSE COMPLAINTS.

AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN PROVE, GO AHEAD.

UH, THEN WE'LL DO THAT.

I'LL STOP SHARING SO YOU CAN PULL YOURS UP.

HMM.

UH, ABUSE IS WHEN THERE IS A PROCESS, AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT I THINK YOU ARE MOST LIKELY TO RUN INTO, WOULD BE A PROCESS VIOLATION WHERE, UH, PEOPLE ARE WORKING AROUND THE RULES IN SOME PARTICULAR WAY.

UH, AND SO IT'S, IT'S, UH, VIOLATIONS OF THE ETHICS CODE, WHICH ARE IN HERE.

AND THE ETHICS CODE'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

IT REALLY WANTS GOOD PEOPLE TO MAKE SQUARE DEALS.

THAT'S HOW I UNDERSTAND THE CODE WANTS US TO DO THINGS THE WAY GOOD PEOPLE WOULD DO 'EM, AND TO END UP WITH SQUARE DEALS.

UH, AND THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY WANT.

AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE ETHICS CODE VIOLATIONS, YOU THINK ABOUT THAT WE ALSO DEAL WITH FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE FRAUD.

YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

THAT'S REALLY A CRIME.

AND IT DEALS WITH ALL CRIMES THAT, UH, COME ACROSS OUR DESK.

AND WHEN THEY DO THOSE GET REFERRED OUT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUST SO YOU KNOW.

BUT THEN THERE'S, UH, CASES OF WASTE AND ABUSE.

UH, WASTE IS REALLY WHEN MONEY IS BEING LOST AND THE CITY'S BLEEDING MONEY AND RESOURCES IN SOME WAY, AND IT'S DONE CARELESSLY AND THOUGHTLESSLY,

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SO IF YOU'LL ADVANCE THE SLIDE AND I'LL JUST WATCH WHAT'S COMING UP ON THE SCREEN, TELL YOU, GET YOU CAUGHT UP.

SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO FIRST TODAY IS I'M GONNA WALK THROUGH A FEW PATTERNS YOU CAN ADVANCE PAST THIS.

THIS IS OUR ELEVATOR SPEECH.

WE DEFEND THE CITY AGAINST UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR BY INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS AND, UH, DOING TRAINING LIKE THIS.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ADDRESS.

YOU CAN KEEP ADVANCING THIS SLIDE.

SO SOMETHING TO KNOW ABOUT THE CODE OF ETHICS, UH, THAT'S IMPORTANT.

REALLY THREE THINGS THAT ARE ON, UH, THESE SLIDES.

IT IS TRUE THAT, UH, JUST ABOUT EVERY DECISION THAT YOU MAKE AND THAT WE MAKE, THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH CITY GOVERNMENT INVOLVES ETHICS IN SOME WAY.

BUT NOT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS IN THE CODE OF ETHICS.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THAT? WELL, IT'S THE CODE OF ETHICS THAT MATTERS.

AND IT GETS REVIEWED EVERY TWO YEARS.

WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE ABOUT TO BRING, UH, SOUNDS LIKE 19, WE ADDED ANOTHER ONE TO DATE, 19 NEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO AMEND THE CODE.

BUT IF IT'S NOT IN THE CODE, THERE ARE SOME BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS, BUT PRETTY MUCH IT, IT'S THE CODE THAT MATTERS.

UM, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE CODE IS THIS.

95% OF THE RULES THAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND ARE IN THE FIRST THREE ARTICLES OF THE CODE.

SO YOU CAN JUST REMEMBER CODES AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3.

WHY? WHY WOULD I EVEN BOTHER TO SAY THAT? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE EVER WONDERING ABOUT WHERE TO FIND SOMETHING IN THE CODE, THERE'S NO TABLE OF CONTENTS.

I DO HAVE A POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE THAT I CAN PROVIDE YOU IF YOU'VE NEVER GOTTEN THAT ALREADY, THAT'LL HELP YOU FIND A RULE PRETTY QUICKLY.

BUT BASICALLY, YOU NEED TO LOOK IN THE FIRST THREE.

NOW, THERE IS AN ARTICLE ON LOBBYING THAT OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO APPLY TO THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

UM, AND SO THAT'S IN ADDITION.

AND THEN FOR YOU ALL, BECAUSE OF YOUR ROLE HERE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A IN A MINUTE, HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

BUT JUST REMEMBER, UH, THE CODE IS EASY AS 1, 2, 3.

GO AHEAD AND ADVANCE FOR ME, PLEASE.

SO THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS LOOK AT SOME PATTERNS.

THERE'S JUST THREE OF THEM, UH, THAT I HAVE, BUT I THINK THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL.

AGAIN, IN THE SPIRIT OF ETHICS IS A TEAM SPORT.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT CPC.

YOU ARE CONNECTED PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHY YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE CONNECTED.

AND SO, UH, IT'S HELPFUL THAT YOU ARE ON BOARD WITH EVERYTHING AND, AND UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME OF THE WARNING SIGNS ARE OF AN ETHICS CODE VIOLATION SO WE CAN STOP IT BEFORE IT EVEN EVER GETS THERE.

THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS THIS.

I CALL IT THE HUMPTY DUMPTY PRINCIPLE.

IT'S THE PREQUEL TO THE NURSERY RHYME OF HUMPTY DUMPTY.

UH, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO HUMPTY DUMPTY WHEN HE FELL OFF THE WALL, RIGHT? THEY COULDN'T PUT HIM BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED TO GET HUMPTY DUMPTY UP ON THE WALL? A LOT OF LITTLE DECISIONS.

WE'RE ALL ADULTS.

WE'VE EXPERIENCED THIS.

UH, WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY TALKING TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT THESE LITTLE DECISIONS ARE OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS.

THEY'RE LEADING SOMEWHERE.

IT'S LIKE A ROULETTE WHEEL.

YOU SPIN IT AND, AND, UH, ZERO AND DOUBLE ZERO, THOSE GREEN, NASTY NUMBERS ON THE ROULETTE WHEEL.

THEY MAY ONLY BE ON TWO PLACES, BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEY COME UP.

AND IF YOU'RE BETTING ON RED OR BLACK AND YOU KNOW IT'S NEITHER, AND YOU LOSE, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING, LITTLE DECISIONS ADD UP AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

THAT'S THE HUMPTY DUMPTY PRINCIPLE.

IT APPLIES IN THE WORLD OF ETHICS BECAUSE SO OFTEN YOU GET TO THE PART WHERE YOU CAN'T PUT HUMPTY DUMPTY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN, BECAUSE A LOT OF LITTLE DECISIONS THAT IT SEEMED LIKE DIDN'T MATTER AT ALL ENDED UP COMBINING INTO A BIG PROBLEM.

AND SO WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE, UH, BEGINNING TO RATIONALIZE, THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT SLIDE.

UH, AND THE NEXT PATTERN THAT I WANT YOU TO SEE, I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT, UH, THIS GUY PLAYING WITH THE LION.

CHECK OUT.

IF YOU LOOK UP ON THE SCREEN, IT ALWAYS, EVERY TIME I SEE THIS LITTLE, UH, GIF VIDEO, I'M AMAZED AT HOW BIG THE LION'S HEAD IS.

THAT, THAT THE LION'S HEAD'S AS BIG AS THAT GUY'S TORSO.

AND HERE HE IS.

I'M SURE HE IS GROWN UP WITH LIONS AND HE'S A GREAT GUY AND HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.

BUT I HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO SAY REST IN PEACE TO THIS GUY BECAUSE ONE DAY THAT CAT IS GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE A BIG DEAL.

IT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE.

HE'S GONNA TURN INTO A LION AND, UH, HURT THAT POOR GUY.

THOSE ARE, BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT HE'S DOING IS HE'S MAKING A, A RATIONALIZATION.

IF YOU, UH, HIT THE SLIDE, SOME EXAMPLES WILL COME UP.

THIS IS WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE IN THE CITY AND EVERYWHERE ELSE, IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

AND EVERYBODY DOES IT.

I DESERVE IT.

NO ONE'S GONNA NOTICE.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? I'M JUST SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT I'M DOING.

UM, I DON'T KNOW ANY OF YOU, YOU ALL PERSONALLY, BUT THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A CATEGORY MOST OF YOU FALL INTO.

YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR WORK

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THAT CAN PUSH YOU, UH, IN, IN, IN, IN SOMETHING LITTLE.

SO YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE.

I'M NOT GONNA CROSS ANY LINES.

NO ONE'S GONNA GET HURT, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

AND WE TEND TO DO THAT OUT LOUD.

SO WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE MAKING THOSE RATIONALIZATIONS, I HOPE YOU'LL REMEMBER THE HUMPTY DUMPTY PRINCIPLE.

'CAUSE THAT RATIONALIZATION IS IT'S TAKING THEM SOMEWHERE AND IT'S A LITTLE RULE, BUT YOU, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GONNA END.

UH, THE LAST PART IS THIS.

WHEN YOU HEAR THE RATIONALIZATION AGAIN, REMEMBER, ETHICS IS A TEAM SPORT.

WE GOTTA HOLD THE LINE.

WE GOTTA HOLD IT TOGETHER.

IF, UH, ONE OF YOUR PARTNERS ON CPC STANDS UP FOR THE CODE, OR YOU SEE SOMEONE ELSE IN THE CITY STANDING UP FOR THE CODE, PLEASE STAND UP WITH THEM BECAUSE IT'S THE LONELIEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO BE.

AND WE ARE TEACHING EACH OTHER SOMETHING WHEN ONE PERSON STANDS FOR THE CODE AND THEY JUST END UP FLAPPING IN THE WIND.

SO THOSE ARE SOME KEY PATTERNS.

I THINK IT'S, UH, VERY IMPORTANT, MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I'LL SAY TODAY.

BUT THAT'S IT FOR THE PATTERNS.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON, UH, TO THE RULES.

SO AGAIN, WITH THE CODE OF ETHICS, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET IS, UH, GOOD PEOPLE MAKING SQUARE DEALS.

TO DO THAT, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE AS A MEMBER OF THE CPC, DEPENDING ON WHAT COMMITTEE OR BOARD YOU SERVE ON, UH, DIFFERENT ROLES ATTACHED TO YOU.

AND SO YOU ARE CITY OFFICIALS.

I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THAT.

UH, YOU ARE ALSO DESIGNATED CITY OFFICIALS.

BEING A DESIGNATED CITY OFFICIAL IS REALLY A TERM THAT MEANS YOU HAVE SOME SPECIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

SO IT'S GOOD FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT.

UH, ONE OF THOSE WOULD BE, UH, WITH GIFTS, GIFT REPORTING.

AS AN EXAMPLE.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET A GIFT, YOU STILL HAVE TO FILE A GIFT REPORT THAT SAYS, I DIDN'T RECEIVE A GIFT.

SO THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF, OF WHERE THAT COMES INTO PLAY.

BUT ANYWHERE IN THE CODE WHERE IT REFERS TO A CITY OFFICIAL, YOUR EARS SHOULD PERK UP 'CAUSE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU.

UH, BASICALLY A MATERIAL MISREPRESENTATION.

SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOU TO KNOW.

UH, THERE'S AN ETHICS PLEDGE THAT'S DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF APPOINTMENT.

UH, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WHO YOUR RELATIVES ARE.

THERE'S A DEFINITION OF RELATIVES IN THE CODE.

THE DEFINITION IS RIGHT UP FRONT IN 12 A TWO, UH, FOR ALL OF THE, THE WORDS AND KEY PHRASES IN THE CODE THAT HAVE, UH, NEED TO HAVE TECHNICAL BOUNDARIES AROUND THEM BY HAVING A DEFINITION.

SO THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

TOOMA, I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT TOOMA, BUT I REALLY RECOMMEND YOU GET REGULAR TRAINING FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON TOOMA BECAUSE IT, IT MATTERS.

AND, UM, SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT TOOMA IS THAT, UH, IT IS POSSIBLE TO CATCH A CRIMINAL CASE.

IT'S A SMALL ONE, BUT YOU'RE GONNA CATCH ONE WHEN YOU VIOLATE IT.

SO TOMA IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND ALL THAT TOMA MEANS, AGAIN, IS WE'RE GOOD PEOPLE.

WE'RE MAKING SQUARE DEALS, AND WE'RE DOING THAT TRANSPARENTLY.

SO IF YOU GET A SPEAKER, IF I COME UP HERE AND, AND, UH, MOST OF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE DUMB DOWN VERSION.

GET THE REAL VERSION FROM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

BUT IF I START TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING HERE AND IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, YOU MAY BE VERY TEMPTED TO PICK IT UP AND BEGIN DISCUSSING IT.

BUT IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT, YOU WAIT, YOU GET IT ON AN AGENDA.

THAT'S HOW TOMA, UH, TOOMA WORKS.

IF ONE OF YOU HAVE A GREAT IDEA AT A MEETING, UM, THAT'S FINE AND WE NEED TO HEAR IT.

BUT BEFORE WE HEAR IT, WE NEED TO FOLLOW TOMA, GET IT ON AN AGENDA.

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

BUT, UM, IT'S SO EASY TO TRIP INTO A TOOMA VIOLATION.

AND, UM, WE DON'T WANT THAT FOR ANYBODY.

AND I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE, BUT THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING UP THESE, THESE EXAMPLES HERE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS A LOT, UH, AT LEAST IN OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

OKAY, NEXT SLIDE.

OTHER GOOD TO KNOWS WE CAN SKIP THIS ONE.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT WASTE, ABUSE AND ETHICS VIOLATIONS AND FRAUD.

ALTHOUGH THE NEXT SLIDE ON FRAUD, UH, I THINK IS HELPFUL.

THE DEFINITION THERE IS, UH, FRAUD IS INTENDED TO, TO DEPRIVE A PERSON OR AN ORGANIZATION OF SOMETHING, OF VALUE.

I THINK YOU KNOW THAT, I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT.

UM, THE NEXT SLIDE IS ON MY PRESENTATION, NOT HIS .

SO WE'RE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT.

BUT, BUT, UH, I'LL SEE IF I CAN DO IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

THIS IS FRAUD.

SOMEBODY MAKES, AND THIS MAY HAPPEN TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE, UH, TALKING TO PEOPLE AS YOU'RE ALLOWED TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT DIFFERENT CASES, UH, OR THEY MAKE A MATERIAL REP MISREPRESENTATION.

THEY DO IT ON PURPOSE.

THEIR INTENT IS TO FOOL YOU.

THEY DO FOOL YOU IN RELIANCE ON THAT.

YOU MAKE A DECISION AND THERE'S HARM.

THAT'S REALLY A, A, A MORE, UH, BROAD ALMOST THE ELEMENTS OF A, OF A FRAUD CASE.

AND SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT OR HEAR ABOUT THAT, AGAIN,

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MAY NOT BE HERE, BUT IT MAY BE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.

'CAUSE YOU'RE CONNECTED PEOPLE, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU, UH, HAVE A FEEL FOR THAT PROCESS.

SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OKAY, ARTICLE ONE, PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES.

I'M NOT GONNA READ OFF EVERYTHING THAT'S IN HERE.

UH, YOU CAN DO THAT AS I'M TALKING TO YOU.

EVERYTHING IN HERE IS ABOUT BEING A GOOD PERSON.

WHEN I, WHEN I TALK ABOUT GOOD PEOPLE MAKING SQUARE DEALS, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THIS SLIDE IS ABOUT.

BEING INDEPENDENT, UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC OFFICE.

IT'S FOR THE PUBLIC.

YOU'RE COMMITTED BEYOND SELF BEING TRUTHFUL AND FAIR, ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHAT A GOOD PERSON LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS ROLE THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN IN THIS, THIS PLACE TO MAKE VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS.

UH, NEXT SLIDE.

HERE'S SOME PRINCIPLES.

UH, AGAIN, I I, UH, ON THE DEFINITION SECTION OF THE CODE, I, I TEASED OUT A FEW THAT I THINK ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY, WHICH, UH, THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.

BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

DONATIONS, EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, GIFTS OFFICIALS, RELATIVES, REPRESENTATION.

THOSE AREN'T ALL THE DEFINITIONS THAT WILL MATTER, BUT I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE PRETTY CRITICAL LEVERAGE POINTS, UH, FOR YOU.

ALSO, THERE'S ANOTHER SET OF DEFINITIONS IN THE CODE THAT APPLIES SPECIFICALLY TO THE ARTICLE ON LOBBYING.

AND, AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT LOBBYING IS, HOW THAT'S DEFINED IN THE CODE.

SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR YOU.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

ARTICLE TWO, CONDUCT.

AGAIN, WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE A CITY OFFICIAL, WHO IS A GOOD PERSON.

NEXT SLIDE, 12, A THREE FIDUCIARY DUTY.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? UM, AND I'VE SEEN MANY OF YOU BEFORE IN TRAINING, SO I KNOW THAT, THAT YOU ALL KNOW, UH, AS CITY OFFICIALS AND EVEN CITY EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR THE CITY, WE OWE A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY.

THAT MEANS WE PUT THEM FIRST.

UM, THIS IS THE LAST GROUP THAT NEEDS A LECTURE ABOUT WHAT FIDUCIARY DUTY IS, BUT WE GOTTA REMEMBER THAT.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S, IT'S GOOD TO REMEMBER JUST TO EXPLAIN THAT TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

I HAVE A FIDUCIARY DUTY HERE IN THIS SITUATION.

HERE'S WHAT IT MEANS.

YOU NEED, WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION.

WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING HERE.

ACCORDING, ACCORDING RESPECT AND COURTESY.

BEHAVIOR AGAIN, UH, BEING, UH, GOOD PEOPLE IS WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT.

UH, I DON'T BE READING THE SLIDE WHILE I'M TALKING.

THE LAST ONE I HIGHLIGHTED.

UH, BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY RULE THAT IS LIKE THIS IN THE CODE, UH, I CALL IT THE DUCK RULE.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK, WALKS LIKE A DUCK, QUACKS LIKE A DUCK, WHAT IS IT? IT'S A DUCK.

WHAT'S THE POINT THERE? IF THE WAY THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, UH, LOOKS LIKE METAPHORICALLY, YOUR HAND IS IN THE COOKIE JAR, WE'VE GOT AN APPEARANCE PROBLEM.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT AND THERE ISN'T A VIOLATION.

BUT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CITY'S REPUTATION.

AND SO WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THAT? WELL, YOU CAN'T RECUSE YOURSELF OUT.

IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF A SITUATION, BUT YOU CAREFULLY CONSIDER IT.

MAYBE YOU TALK TO THE BOARD, YOU EXPLAIN, HEY, THE PERSON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS DEAL WITH THIS ZONING SITUATION IS, UH, MY BEST FRIEND FROM, UH, FOR LIFE.

WE WERE BORN IN THE SAME HOSPITAL TWO DAYS APART.

WE GREW UP TOGETHER.

I ACTUALLY MARRIED, I USED TO BE A PASTOR, AND I MARRIED MY NIECE A COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO.

UH, LONG STORY SHORT, THEY WERE BORN IN THE SAME HOSPITAL, LITERALLY HAVE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES AS BABIES, AND THEY JUST GOT MARRIED AT 35.

UM, I THINK THAT ONE'S GONNA STICK.

BUT AT ANY RATE, IF I WAS IN YOUR POSITION AND AS ZONING CASE CAME UP, UH, I THINK PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO AT LEAST BE AWARE THAT THIS IS MY NIECE.

I JUST MARRIED THEM TWO MONTHS AGO.

I'VE KNOWN THEM ALL MY MARRIAGE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND SEE WHAT CAN, WHAT CAN HAPPEN.

AND MAYBE NOTHING OTHER THAN JUST SAYING, LOOK, I RECOGNIZE THIS IS A PROBLEM.

AND LIKE YOU MIGHT DO IN A COURT SAYING, I CAN STILL FULFILL MY DUTIES, BUT FOR TRANSPARENCY, I WANT THE CITY TO KNOW THAT THIS RELATIONSHIP IS THERE.

I'LL BE AS FAIR AS I CAN, THAT KIND OF THING.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

STANDARDS OF CIVILITY.

SO THIS IS A BIG ONE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND IT'S REALLY BROKEN INTO THREE PARTS.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, REALLY PRETTY EASY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GOOD PEOPLE MAKING SQUARE DEALS.

IT'S ABOUT TREATING OTHER PEOPLE THE WAY YOU WANNA BE TREATED.

THAT LANGUAGE IS ACTUALLY IN THE CODE, UH, WHICH IS, WHICH IS INTERESTING.

SOME OF YOU MIGHT KNOW, UH, WHERE THAT FIRST CAME FROM, UM, OR AT LEAST WAS FIRST RECORDED.

BUT THAT, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

PRESERVING HONOR AND DECORUM AND AVOIDING.

AND WHAT'S INTERESTING IS SOMETIMES WHEN I TEACH THIS, PEOPLE ASK ME IF THESE WORDS ARE REALLY IN THE CODE, AND THEY ARE.

AND WHY ARE THEY IN THE CODE? 'CAUSE

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IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM.

YOU KNOW HOW THINGS GET IN THE CODE.

CITY COUNCIL'S GOT TO BOTHER TO PUT 'EM IN THERE.

AND THAT MEANS THAT WHEN THEY PUT 'EM IN THERE, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED ENOUGH THAT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE TIME LIKE THEY DID LAST NIGHT.

SOME OF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WATCH THE WHOLE, UH, MEETING LAST NIGHT.

THERE'S ONE, THERE'S TOO MUCH.

GOD BLESS YOUR HEARTS.

WHEN DID THAT END? LIKE 10, 11.

SO, YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT THAT UNCOMMON.

IT WAS A LONG ONE, BUT IT'S NOT THAT UNCOMMON.

UH, SO IT TELLS YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN THEY BOTHER TO GO THROUGH THESE PROCESSES TO GET SOMETHING IN THE CODE, IT'S 'CAUSE IT'S AN ISSUE.

SO, ABUSIVENESS, UH, BEING BELLIGERENT, CRUDE, DEROGATORY, IMP, PERTINENT, PROFANE, SLANDEROUS, THREATENING, PHYSICALLY, VERBALLY, ET CETERA.

UH, NOT OKAY.

PERSONAL ATTACKS ON CHARACTER.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT I SEE THE MOST.

WELL, I KNOW WHY YOU SAID THAT.

YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE YOU X, Y, AND Z, UH, AND YOU'VE CROSSED A LINE OF DECORUM AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

SO WE GOTTA BE BETTER THAN THAT.

THAT'S PART ONE OF CIVILITY.

UM, PART TWO HAS TO DO WITH THE INTERACTION BETWEEN CITY OFFICIALS AND, UM, EMPLOYEES.

AND, AND MR. CHAIR, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH HOW AM I DOING ON TIME? 'CAUSE I WANT TO, UM, IF YOU LIKE, 10 MORE MINUTES.

10 MORE MINUTES, OKAY? YEP.

UH, SO WHEN IT COMES TO STANDARDS OF CIVILITY, I'M GONNA CLOSE THIS SO I DON'T LOOK AT THE WRONG ONE.

GO AHEAD AND ADVANCE THE SLIDE.

UH, CITY COUNCIL HAS A PROCESS AND IN THE, UH, FOR WHEN A CITY OFFICIAL THAT WOULD BE WANTS TO GET HELP OR INFORMATION ABOUT A PROJECT OR AN EMPLOYEE, UH, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

I THINK IT, I THINK THAT, UH, IT NEEDS TO BE CODIFIED IN SOME WAY BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S DOING IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

BUT HERE'S WHAT IT SAYS.

SO YOU CAN BE IN ACCORD WITH IT RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU WANT HELP, UH, OR INFORMATION ABOUT A PROJECT FROM AN EMPLOYEE, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, AND THEY WILL HOOK YOU UP WITH THE CORRECT EMPLOYEE.

THERE'S TWO REASONS FOR THIS.

FIRST REASON IS, UH, AND THIS WOULD BE NOT SPEAKING FOR THE CITY MANAGER, BUT THIS IS WHAT I, WHAT I UNDERSTOOD HER TO SAY TO ME, AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED.

SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE RIGHT PERSON AND THAT SHE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERSIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PROJECT GETS HANDLED EFFICIENTLY.

SO FROM HER PERSPECTIVE, UH, SHE ACTUALLY DOES WANT TO KNOW, UH, UH, WHAT YOU NEED BECAUSE SHE HAS AN INTEREST IN YOU GETTING WHAT YOU WANT.

UM, SO THAT'S THE FIRST ONE.

THE OTHER ONE IS, IS THAT SOME CITY OFFICIALS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS, UH, HELP ME OUT IN THE, IN THE PEANUTS, THE OLD CHARLIE BROWN, WHO'S THE ONE THAT HAS THE DIRT AROUND HIM ALL THE TIME.

PIGPEN.

YEAH, PIGPEN.

UH, SO IT'S NOT THAT YOU HAVE DIRT AROUND YOU, BUT YOU HAVE .

YOU HAVE YOUR CITY OFFICIAL ON A VERY IMPORTANT, UH, COMMISSION WHEN, WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT, WHEN YOU WERE WALKING AROUND, THAT GOES WITH YOU.

UH, AND SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING WITH EMPLOYEES, UH, AND YOU INNOCENTLY ASK FOR A LITTLE HELP HERE OR THERE, UM, IT'S, IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO FEEL LIKE, WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE ETHICS CODE.

I'M JUST EXPLAINING.

IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY JUST GOT AN ORDER FROM A CITY OFFICIAL.

AND YOU HAVE POWER AND YOU HAVE, I THINK, UH, IN THE VERNACULAR, TODAY'S VERNACULAR, YOU HAVE STROKE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY I BELIEVE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SET UP THIS SYSTEM SO THAT AT LEAST SOME OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER CITY OFFICIALS IN THE CITY WITH AS MUCH STROKE AS YOU HAVE, ARE INVOLVED IN THAT.

AND THEN THE, THE EMPLOYEE IS SOMEHOW PRO UH, PROTECTED.

OKAY? THAT'S THE SECOND PART OF CIVILITY.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? 'CAUSE THIS ONE COMES UP A LOT.

NOPE.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT ONE.

THIS HAS TO DO WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CIVILITY TOWARDS BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.

YOU CAN, UH, READ IT THERE.

I'D, I'D ASK YOU TO GO AHEAD AND, AND FIND THIS RULE IN THE CODE OF ETHICS, UH, AND JUST READ IT RIGHT THROUGH.

BUT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH YOU AS COMMISSION MEMBERS.

SO NEXT SLIDE.

OTHER THINGS, WE AVOID DISCRIMINATION.

WE AVOID RETALIATION.

AND THIS IS A TRICKY ONE.

THIS IS ONE THAT'S EASY TO VIOLATE AND YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT, BUT WE CAN'T USE OTHER PEOPLE TO VIOLATE THE CODE FOR US.

AND IT, IT HAPPENED AND IT'S TRICKY.

IT'S SNEAKY, BUT, BUT JUST RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF THERE'S A PROCESS IN PLACE AND, UH, SO I CAN'T DO IT THIS WAY, BUT I CAN DO IT THIS WAY.

AND YOU MAYBE ASK A STAFF MEMBER OR ANOTHER OFFICER TO DO .

THERE'S A PROVISION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT.

UH, THE OTHER ONE THAT WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN IN THE CITY IS ON THE DO LIST THERE, DO REPORT KNOWN VIOLATIONS.

IF YOU, YOU WERE OBLIGATED, IF YOU KNOW THE CODE

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HAS BEEN VIOLATED TO MAKE A REPORT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW YOU DO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO SQUARE DEALS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

WE'RE GONNA RUN THROUGH THESE, UH, QUICKLY, SO BE READY WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR FINGER, BUT GO AHEAD IN ADVANCE.

UH, FIRST ONE JUST HAS TO DO WITH GIF.

UM, JUST KNOW IT, IT IS AN ISSUE FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE DESIGNATED CITY OFFICIALS.

YOU NEED TO KNOW THE RULES.

THEY'RE IN 12 A 12 AND THEY'RE IN 12.

A 44 12 TALKS ABOUT GIFTS AND EXCEPTIONS.

12 A 44 40, OR EXCUSE ME, 12.

A 45 IS GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW THE REPORTING WORKS FOR THAT.

JUST REMEMBER, YOU OWE A QUARTERLY REPORT NO MATTER WHAT, EVERY QUARTER.

IF YOU DON'T GET A GIFT, THAT'S FINE.

THERE'S A BOX YOU CHECK THAT SAYS, I DIDN'T GET A GIFT.

UM, THE STANDARD FOR GIFTS IS, WOULD A REASONABLE PERSON BE INFLUENCED IF THEY RECEIVED THE GIFT, OR, AND HERE'S THE TRICKY ONE.

DOES THE OTHER PERSON THINK THAT IT WOULD INFLUENCE YOU IF THEY THINK GIVING YOU AN ANCHOVY PIZZA IS GONNA INFLUENCE YOU? WELL, THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE THEY THINK IT, NOW YOU'VE GOT A GIFT PROBLEM.

SO LET'S, LET'S LEAVE GIFTS THERE AND ADVANCE A COUPLE SLIDES UNTIL WE GET PAST GIFTS.

THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH GIFTS, YOU CAN ACCEPT THEM, YOU CAN REFUSE 'EM OR YOU CAN GET 'EM DONATED.

IS THERE MORE GUIDANCE? YES, IT'S IN THE CODE.

KEEP GOING.

SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS AND PROPERTY.

BOTH OF THESE SLIDES WE'RE GONNA DO PRETTY QUICK.

THESE ARE RECUSAL SITUATIONS.

UH, I'M, I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS.

UH, I THINK, UH, WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS IS THAT, THAT WORD SUBSTANTIAL.

UH, AND THE REASON IS THAT THE, UH, LINES FOR SUBSTANTIAL ARE PRETTY LOW.

SO IF YOU OWN A PROPERTY AND IT'S WORTH, AND YOU, THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY THAT YOU OWNS, AT LEAST $2,500, YOU'VE CROSSED THAT LINE.

WELL, THAT, THAT'S LIKE A, A PARCEL OF LAND FOR A STOP SIGN, RIGHT? .

SO JUST BE AWARE.

DON'T, DON'T READ PAST THESE REQUIREMENTS.

LET'S ADVANCE PAST, UH, THIS ONE'S SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN PROPERTY, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ONE, YOU HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF.

KEEP GOING.

MISCELLANEOUS CONFLICTS.

UH, THIS ONE ALSO INVOLVES INTEREST IN PROPERTY.

UM, WE CANNOT, AS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, UH, GET INVESTOR DIVEST IN, UH, PENDING OR DECIDED MATTERS OF CITY FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.

SO BE AWARE OF THAT.

UH, I JUST WOULD ASSUME A LOT OF YOU'RE INVOLVED IN REAL ESTATE AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BE TEMPTING.

AND SO THIS IS ONE YOU COULD EASILY CROSS INTO AND FIND YOURSELF ON THE WRONG END OF THAT.

UM, YOU GOTTA WAIT AT LEAST 12 MONTHS.

PARTICIPATION IN MATTERS THAT INVOLVE PROPERTY WITHIN THE AREA OF NOTIFICATION.

I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS ONE.

IF, IF YOU OWN PROPERTY, YOU'RE OUT OF THAT DISCUSSION.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR YOU.

UH, NEPOTISM.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? THERE ARE RULES.

UH, IF YOU WANT TO GET SOMEBODY, A RELATIVE EMPLOYED OR APPOINTED, CHECK THE RULES.

YOU PROBABLY CAN'T.

YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T SUPERVISE 'EM.

NOT, NOT REALLY A BIG ISSUE FOR YOU ALL.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

THIS ONE, UM, IS, YOU KNOW, THINGS TREND IN ETHICS.

THIS IS, UH, A TREND RIGHT NOW, UH, THAT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.

UH, YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES, JUST LIKE PUBLIC RESOURCES.

UH, YOU CAN'T DISCLOSE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

AND, UH, THAT INCLUDES IF YOU GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS THERE.

THE NEXT ONE ON CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IS IN A DIFFERENT SECTION, BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH INVESTIGATIONS.

IF YOU EVER GET CALLED, YOU'RE MOST LIKELY FROM OUR OFFICE, YOU'RE MOST LIKELY GONNA BE A WITNESS IN A CASE.

UH, IT, IT IS NOT YOUR JOB.

AND, AND YOU'RE PROHIBITED FROM DECIDED DECIDING WHO GETS TO KNOW THAT YOU GOT CALLED INVESTIGATIONS NEED TO STAY CONFIDENTIAL.

SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SILLY EXAMPLE, DON'T PUT IT ON FACEBOOK, DON'T START EMAILING YOUR FRIENDS, DON'T TALK ABOUT IT AT THE WATER COOLER, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO TELL SOMEONE ELSE, THE, IT MAY BE FINE.

THE WAY TO DO THAT, UH, IS TO CONTACT US AND SAY, HEY, I THINK WE NEED TO INVOLVE SO AND SO.

IS THAT OKAY? FOR ALL? YOU KNOW, SO AND SO IS THE TARGET OF A COMPLAINT.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

REPRESENTATION OF PRIVATE INTERESTS.

THIS IS ONE WE'VE GOT A RECOMMENDATION ON, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, TO MAKE IT, TO SIMPLIFY IT BECAUSE IT BREAKS, UH, IT, IT'S A PRETTY BYZANTINE RULE TO BE HONEST, BUT IF YOU FIND YOURSELF, HERE'S MY ADVICE, UH, IT'LL GET EASIER IF THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL TAKES OUR RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE.

IT'LL GET EASIER TO FOLLOW.

IF IT DOESN'T, I'D REALLY RECOMMEND GETTING AN ADVISORY OPINION, UH, FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BEFORE YOU REPRESENT SOMEBODY ELSE, BEFORE

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ANOTHER BORDER COMMISSION OR BODY AT THE CITY.

YOU CAN'T DO IT HERE, BUT IF YOU, IF SOMEBODY SAYS, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS? CAN YOU GO TALK ABOUT THAT? UH, READ THE RULE CAREFULLY AND, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU GET, GET, UH, AN ADVISORY OPINION ON, ON IT.

LET'S KEEP GOING.

YOU CAN HAVE OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT.

I'M SURE YOU'RE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT , THERE'S AN EXCEPTION FOR YOU.

IF IT'S YOUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME, HERE'S A A FUNNY ISSUE, UH, FOR YOU, AGAIN, MAYBE AN ADVISORY OPINION.

UH, I THINK YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS.

SOME OF YOU, MAYBE IT'S INVOLVES PROPERTY OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

THE WAY THE CODE READS, IF IT'S YOUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME, YOU HAVE AN EXCEPTION FROM THIS RULE.

BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE OTHER LITTLE ONES THAT AREN'T? UM, JUST IF YOU THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM THERE, UH, TALK TO THE CITY ATTORNEYS ABOUT IT.

THEY'LL RIGHT YOU ADVISORY OPINION, UH, USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES, UH, FOR, YOU CAN'T USE PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR PRIVATE INTEREST, AND THAT'S AN EASY ONE TO, TO TRIP INTO.

UH, BUT LET'S KEEP GOING.

I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU WANNA BE INVOLVED IN POLITICS, THERE'S RULES ABOUT IT.

LOOK 'EM UP IN THE CODE.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THIS IS ONE THAT, UH, YOU ARE ACCEPTED OUT OF, BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW, UM, TO HELP YOUR FRIENDS.

IF, FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE NOT APPOINTED MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UM, WE CAN'T DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY.

WE CAN'T NEGOTIATE FOR A CONTRACT.

I CAN'T SET UP A, A PARTY SUPPLY COMPANY AND SELL SOME DEPARTMENT PARTY.

I CAN'T DO ANY OF THAT.

UH, IF WE DO, THERE'S ONLY ONE REMEDY.

IT'S TERMINATION.

SO KEEP PEOPLE FROM DOING THAT IF THEY HAVE A BRIGHT IDEA.

NEXT SLIDE, MR. BUT YOU'RE EXEMPT FROM THAT.

MR. LYSON, CAN WE BE SURE TO GET TO THE, UM, SLIDES ON REPORTING ETHICS VIOLATIONS AND HOW WE GET A ADVICE ON ETHICS ISSUES? YES.

UM, AND WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

SOUNDS GREAT.

THANKS.

UH, EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, UH, NOBODY, ONCE SOMETHING GETS, IS COMING BEFORE YOUR BORDER BODY, NOBODY, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THEM.

AND THIS COULD IMPLICATE USING OTHER PEOPLE TO VIOLATE THE CODE.

THAT 12 A SEVEN RULE, UH, THE RULE DOESN'T SAY THAT YOU CAN'T GO TO OTHER PEOPLE.

IT'S IMPLIED, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY IT.

BUT IF YOU START GETTING OTHER PEOPLE TO WORK AROUND THAT RULE, YOU'RE, THAT'S A PROBLEM.

SO REALLY, YOU'RE IN A BOX.

ONCE THIS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN A CONE OF SILENCE.

ONCE, UH, YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE SOMETHING IS BEFORE THE, UH, CPC.

LET'S KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

UH, KEEP GOING.

ARTICLE SIX REPORTING.

LET'S SEE WHAT'S NEXT.

OKAY, I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS TO YOU ALL TO FIGURE OUT.

'CAUSE I WANT TO GET TO THE, TO THE STUFF THAT THE CHAIR WAS MENTIONING.

SO JUST KNOW IN, UH, 12 A 45, THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GONNA FIND ALL THE RULES AND GUIDELINES, UH, FOR YOUR REPORTING.

OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CONFLICT.

WHAT IF PROTOCOLS, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT THE CHAIR WAS TALKING ABOUT.

SO SOMETIMES YOU GO TO THE CODE AND THIS MEANS WE'RE ALMOST DONE.

I KNOW YOU'RE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.

UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION.

I KNOW THIS, THIS CAN BE DRY.

UM, SOMETIMES YOUR SPIDER SENSE GOES OFF, YOU FEEL LIKE SOMETHING'S WRONG OR YOU KNOW SOMETHING'S WRONG.

YOU GO TO THE CODE, YOU READ THE PROVISION E AND THAT SOLVES IT.

SOMETIMES YOU READ THE PROVISION AND THAT DOES NOT SOLVE IT.

YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

SO THEN NEXT SLIDE.

WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU SEEK AN ADVISORY OPINION.

THAT'S THE SAILING CLUB, BY THE WAY, AT WHITE ROCK.

WHAT IS THAT? IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.

IT'S FREE, IT'S AN EMAIL, UM, TO THE, UH, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO THAT, UH, SUB SUBDIVISION OF THE OFFICE.

YOU GIVE 'EM ALL THE FACTS, YOU TELL 'EM WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

IF YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT, IT'S TOO LATE.

SO THIS IS FUTURE BEHAVIOR.

THEY WRITE YOU AN OPINION AND YOU HAVE A SAFE HARBOR.

NOBODY EVEN KNOWS YOU ASK AND YOU DON'T PAY A DIME.

IT'S A GREAT DEAL.

I USED TO WRITE THESE.

I GOT TO WRITE ABOUT 50 OF THEM.

UH, GO AHEAD AND HIT THE ANIMATION SO THEY CAN SEE THE REST OF IT.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST SITUATION.

YOU READ THE CODE AND YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

UH, SEEK AN ADVISORY OPINION.

YEAH, KEEP SCROLLING THROUGH THAT AND GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THE NEXT SLIDE IS GONNA BE ABOUT, UH, A RECUSAL SITUATION.

WE SEE MC HAMMER IN THERE.

IF THIS WAS THE FUN PRESENTATION, YOU'D HEAR HIM GOING, CAN'T TOUCH THIS, BUT I DIDN'T DO THAT TO YOU.

UH, THIS IS WHAT RECUSAL LOOKS LIKE.

IT'S AS SOON AS YOU RECOGNIZE FROM THE MOMENT YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER THE CODE, IT'S PENCILS DOWN.

YOU STOP WORKING ABOUT IT, WORKING ON IT.

YOU DON'T SUMMARIZE YOUR NOTES OR PASS ALONG YOUR NOTEBOOK

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YOU ARE DONE.

YOU HAVE TO TELL TWO PEOPLE.

UH, IT'S ALWAYS FOR EVERYONE, THE CITY SECRETARY, AND THEN IT'S YOUR COMMISSION.

SO THAT'S RECUSAL.

THE NEXT SITUATION IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU KNOW THE CODE'S BEEN VIOLATED AND WHAT ARE THE RULES THAT SURROUND DEALING WITH THAT? UH, SO GO AHEAD, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

WHEN THE CODE IS VIOLATED, I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU THIS, YOUR FIRST DUTY IS TO REPORT.

WHAT IF YOU THINK THE CODE WAS VIOLATED, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW? WELL THEN, THEN YOU MAY REPORT, UH, LET'S SEE THE NEXT SLIDE.

I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE IS, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT'S THROUGH THE WHISTLE HOTLINE.

UH, WE HAVE, UH, THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.

NUMBER ONE, IT MAKES SURE THAT YOUR COMPLAINT GETS IN THE SYSTEM AND STARTS HAPPENING THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO HAPPEN.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS TO ME ALL THE TIME.

I GET EMAILS AND MAYBE I'M IN A B, C, C LINE OR I'M IN A CC LINE.

UH, THEY TALK ABOUT, UH, SOME ISSUE THEY HAVE WITH THE CITY AND IT'S NOT REALLY AN ETHICAL THING, BUT THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T REALLY SAY, AND THEY THINK THEY JUST FILED A COMPLAINT.

WELL, THAT'S A PROBLEM.

SO WE HAVE THIS SYSTEM FOR THAT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU FILED A COMPLAINT.

IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.

IT IT, IT ALLOWS THE PERSON THAT'S MAKING THE COMPLAINT TO HAVE A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH US THAT'S NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC INFORMATION ACCESS REQUESTS.

UM, AND SO WE ASK YOU TO BLOW THE WHISTLE.

WE HAVE THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.

NOW, THE NEXT SLIDE TALKS ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT MATTER WHEN THERE IS, AND THIS REALLY DOES MATTER, AND WE'VE DEALT WITH THIS, UH, LATELY.

WE JUST HAD A ONE INVESTIGATION BLOWN UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE SOME OF THESE WEREN'T FOLLOWED.

UH, WHEN THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION PLEA, THERE'S A DUTY TO COOPERATE AND YOU, AND THAT MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE FRANKLY, MOST OF THE TIME WE EXONERATE PEOPLE.

UH, I'VE HEARD SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE HAVE AN INVESTIGATION, THEY THINK, OH MY GOSH, THE OIGS HERE.

AND THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE DOING THIS INVESTIGATION AND IT'S ALL GOTCHA STUFF.

I ASSURE YOU.

UH, IT'S NOT GOTCHA.

I'M TRYING TO FIND A WAY AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY THAT, UH, THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE GOT.

BUT IF YOU ARE, YOU ARE.

AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT.

BUT THAT'S WHY WE DO THOROUGH INVESTIGATIONS AND THAT'S WHY WE KEEP IT A SECRET UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS DONE SO THAT YOU DON'T GET CAST INTO THE WIND AND YOUR REP REP, UH, REPUTATION SOILED AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

IF YOU REPORT THIS IN SOME OTHER KIND OF WAY OR TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE, THAT IS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC INFORMATION ACCESS REQUESTS.

IT CAN SPOIL AN INVESTIGATION.

IT CAN COST SOMEONE A DEAL OR A POSITION OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

TELL THE TRUTH, DON'T INTERFERE AND DON'T RETALIATE.

SIMPLE AS THAT.

I THINK WE'RE DOWN TO RESOURCES.

GUIDES TO USE.

WE'VE GOT LOTS OF THEM.

WE'VE GOT A SHAREPOINT SITE.

I'M NOT SURE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THAT, BUT, UM, IF YOU DO, IT'S CALLED ETHICAL WAY, CATCHY NAME.

OUR WEBSITE'S FAQ BASED.

I PUT OUT NEWSLETTERS THAT REALLY AREN'T NEWSLETTERS, THEY'RE DEEP DIVES INTO RULES.

YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL ME, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

I REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UH, AND I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS.

I WILL SEND YOU WHAT'S UP ON THE SCREEN NOW.

IT'S A POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE THAT WILL HELP YOU FIND A RULE QUICKLY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THROUGH 25 RULES TO GET TO THE ONE LITTLE PART THAT YOU WANT.

SO I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT.

UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. ELIAS.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT YOUR OFFICE AND THE, YOU KNOW, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME AS I, YOU KNOW, NAVIGATE ISSUES RELATING TO MY SERVICE AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WHEN QUESTIONS ARISE.

SO, UM, EVERYONE PLEASE KNOW THAT THEY ARE A VERY GOOD AND HELPFUL RESOURCE, AND I'VE NEVER REGRETTED ASKING, ASKING THEM FOR ADVICE ON AN ETHICS ISSUE, UM, WHEN IT CAME UP.

I DO WANNA BE, YOU KNOW, THOUGHTFUL IN OUR QUESTIONS BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY TURN INTO WHAT IFS OR, YOU KNOW, SEEKING THINGS THAT MAY VERGE ONTO SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE ONTO ETHICS ISSUES.

SO WE JUST NEED TO KEEP THEM AT A HIGH LEVEL.

IF WE DO GET INTO ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. ELIA AND THE HORSESHOE, THERE IS ONE QUESTION THAT I DID HAVE FOR YOU.

IT'S YOUR SLIDE ON EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.

MM-HMM .

AND THIS MAY GO TO YOU OR IT MAY GO TO MS. MORRISON, I BELIEVE THAT REFERENCED EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS AND QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.

YOU'RE CORRECT, AND I WILL SAY ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT'S GOING FORWARD, AND YOU MAY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, IS, IS TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE CODE TO ADDRESS THIS, THIS PRECISELY BECAUSE THERE IS CONFUSION, BECAUSE THIS BOARD, PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT AS A QUASI-JUDICIAL BOARD, BUT IT'S REALLY THE MATTER, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.

AND THIS MAY BE A MS. MORRISON QUESTION, BUT NOT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HERE AT CPC IS QUASI-JUDICIAL, RIGHT? CORRECT.

SO OUR ZONING CASES AND OTHER THINGS THAT AREN'T, I THINK ARE PLATS AND MAYBE A FEW OTHER SMALL THINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS ADVISORY OR DISCRETIONARY.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

SO WE'RE FREE TO HAVE EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ON THOSE MATTERS AND BE MINDFUL OF THE DUCK RULE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND CAREFULLY CONSIDER THAT.

BUT YOU'RE,

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SOME MATTERS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL, SOME ARE ADVISORY, AND SO WE ARE, WE'RE SEEKING TO ADJUST THE CODE SO IT FOCUSES ON THE MATTER MORE TO HELP CLARIFY THAT CONFUSION.

AND I DON'T SPEAK FOR THE BODY HERE, I ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF, BUT, YOU KNOW, AS A CPC MEMBER WORKING ON A ZONING CASE, BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF, THE APPLICANT, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, WHETHER THEY SUPPORT OR OPPOSE IN ADVANCE OF OUR, YOU KNOW, BRIEFINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS IS HUGELY IMPORTANT TO THE WORK WE DO.

SO ANY CHANGE IN THAT DIRECTION, THIS'S, JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION, YOU KNOW, REALLY DOES NEED TO PROTECT OUR ABILITY TO HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH FOLKS BEFORE OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

I CAN, I, I'LL, I'LL JUST ADDRESS THAT, MAYBE PUT YOU AT EASE A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF MY OPINION.

I, I AGREE A HUNDRED PERCENT AND I REALLY THINK THAT THE ACTION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS NOT SO MUCH AN ADJUSTMENT TO 12 A AS IT IS, WE JUST, WE NEED TO SIT DOWN.

WE NEED TO CREATE A PROCESS THAT'S EFFICIENT, THAT'S FAIR, THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IT'S EASY, AND THEN LET THAT APPLY ACROSS.

NOT, I'M NOT, NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT HERE, BUT JUST LET THAT APPLY EVERYWHERE.

EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THE STANDARD IS.

UH, I THINK THAT'D HELP A LOT.

AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER.

WE CAN HAVE BOTH.

REALLY GOOD, HELPFUL INFORMED PRESENTATION.

YEAH, WE APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR WORK ON THAT.

OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. ELIASON? COMMISSIONER SIMS? THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.

MR. LYSON.

UM, JUST A, A QUESTION ON, UM, DECORUM BROADLY.

SO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, HAVE DAY JOBS ALL THROUGHOUT REAL PEOPLE IN LIVES.

DOES THE CODE GIVES ANY GUIDANCE ON COMMENTARY OR POSTINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR PUBLIC STATEMENTS A BROADLY, AND THEN B SPECIFICALLY ON CASES THAT ARE BEFORE US? IT, IT DOES.

AND, UM, THE ACTUAL, AND IT'S MORE ABOUT POLITICAL ACTIVITY, BUT IT'S AS A RULE OF THUMB AND, UH, YOU, THERE'S A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.

AND SO THAT'S THE LINE THAT YOU'RE TREADING AND IT'S EASILY CROSSED WHEN YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE SAYING, HI, I'M MIKE SIMS, CPC COMMISSIONER AND HERE'S WHAT I THINK.

OR HERE'S MY, HERE'S MY TWITTER ACCOUNT AND IT'S NOT MIKE SIMS TWITTER ACCOUNT, IT'S MIKE SIMS, CPC COMMISSIONER, CITY OF DOUBT.

YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S THE ARENA THAT YOU'RE PLAYING IN.

AND AGAIN, UH, ADVISORY OPINIONS ARE FREE AND FAST AND THEY CAN ADDRESS, UH, THE PARTICULAR FACTS THAT THAT MAY MATTER.

UH, EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.

I WAS ALWAYS SURPRISED WE'D GET ONE AND IT WAS SORT OF THE SAME ISSUE, BUT EVERY LITTLE FACTS MATTER.

AND SO I, I WOULD ALWAYS SAY, UH, SEEK AN ADVISORY OPINION IF YOU REALLY WANNA STEP OUT.

BUT THAT'S THE ISSUE.

USING THE PHRASE IS USING THE PRESTIGE OF YOUR OFFICE THAT YOU, YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. ELIASON? WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY, MR. ELIASON.

I'M SO GLAD.

OKAY, WE WILL GET INTO BRIEFING OUR ZONING CASES.

UM, OUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THREE, SIX AND SEVEN HAVE COME OFF.

IS THERE EIGHT, EIGHT AND FIVE ARE OFF.

ANYTHING ELSE COMING OFF CONSENT? SO WE'VE GOT 1, 2, 4 ON CONSENT AS OF AT THE MOMENT.

THERE'S A RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY COMPONENT.

UH, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, WOULD YOU LIKE NUMBER ONE BRIEFED OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I WILL SIMPLY ASK ONE QUESTION.

UM, I DON'T, I'LL SAY THIS AS YOU'RE WALKING UP.

I THINK IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION ON THE SITE PLAN.

IT'S NOTED THAT THE LIGHT POLES WITH RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY WILL HAVE SHIELDING.

IT'S A ACCESSORY TO THE FIXTURE.

DOES THAT COVER WHAT STAFF WOULD NEED TO KNOW TO UNDERSTAND THE INTENT ON THAT? YEAH, I CAN SPEAK AGAIN.

SORRY, COULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT YOUR QUESTION? I WILL.

SORRY, I KNEW YOU WERE WALKING.

I WAS TRYING TO BE EFFICIENT.

UM, SO IT'S ADDRESSING LIGHT POLES IN AN EXISTING PARKING LOT THERE, ADJUSTING HEIGHTS ON THEM.

THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE US.

THERE IS A NOTE ON THE SITE PLAN THAT NOTES THAT, UM, THE FIXTURES ARE TO BE SHIELDED WITH THE SINGLE

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FAMILY ADJACENCY.

I WAS JUST ASKING, IS THAT SUFFICIENT FOR STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THAT INTENT? UM, AND YOU, YOU CAN LET US KNOW AT THE HEARING IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY CLARIFICATION NEEDED ON THAT, ESPECIALLY AT THE, AT THE STAGE OF PERMITTING.

YEAH, SO, SO THAT THE INTENT HERE CARRIES THROUGH TO THERE.

YEAH, I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE THE PLAN AND WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE IF THEY'RE WORKING IN TANDEM, I WOULD SAY YES.

AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR DR.

HASHMI ON ITEM ONE? OKAY, ITEM TWO.

COMMISSIONER SIMS. NEED A BRIEFING? NO SIR.

QUESTIONS SIR? ANYONE? ITEM THREE.

COMMISSIONER, CARPENTER.

ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS OR BRIEFING ITEM NUMBER FOUR? THAT'S VICE CHAIR HERBERT WHO I THINK WILL BE JOINING US.

OH, HE'S ONLINE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE.

VICE CHAIR HERBERT, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED ITEM NUMBER FOUR BRIEFED? NO, I THINK, UM, THE NEIGHBORS AND EVERYONE IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS SITUATION.

ANYONE ELSE? ITEM FIVE.

I KNOW THAT IS COMING OFF.

CONSENT.

COMMISSIONER FRANKLIN, DO YOU NEED A BRIEFING OR A QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ONE? FIVE.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, ITEM NUMBER SIX THAT'S GONNA BE HELD.

I WILL HANDLE IT IF THERE'S NO D FOUR COMMISSIONER, UM, AT THE TIME, UM, THAT'LL BE HELD TILL MAY 21ST.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, COMMISSIONER COX.

I KNOW THERE WERE TWEAKS THERE.

DID YOU WANT THOSE BRIEFED? DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO QUESTIONS.

NO QUESTIONS.

ANYONE? COMMISSIONER CARPENTER I THINK HAS QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.

YES, I HAD ONE QUESTION.

WE RECEIVED SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATION, I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS ON A BALLOT OR THROUGH AN EMAIL, SOMEONE EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EGRESS AND INGRESS OFF OF THE LBJ SERVICE ROAD.

I DID NOT RECEIVE, UM, THOSE CONCERNS.

THERE WEREN'T ANY DETAILS.

IT JUST SAID THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT IT BEING DANGEROUS, BUT I'M, I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM? YES.

AND THERE IS AN UPDATED, UM, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, UM, THAT WAS SENT AFTER THE DOCKET WAS PUBLISHED.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT, UM, THEY ARE GONNA BE PUTTING A, I BELIEVE IT'S A, UM, LOW PROFILE TRAFFIC BARRIER, UM, BUT ON THE NORTH, UM, NORTHEAST OF THAT LITTLE, UM, SLIVER THAT IS TOWARDS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THERE WAS ADEQUATE QUEUING, UM, SPACE OFF THE STREET ON THE CAMPUS.

IS THAT NOT CORRECT? YES.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA GO, UM, THE QING IS GONNA BE THROUGH THE PARKING LOT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF, FOR NORTH OF THE GYM SCHOOL BUILDING.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN THAT CAME UP DURING THAT COMMUNICATION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I, I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

MS. GARZA.

I, WE, WE EMAILED ABOUT THIS A FEW DAYS AGO, SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS FOR SCHOOLS NOW THAT THERE'S SORT OF A STANDARD PACKAGE ON PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES, IT'S A BIKE RACK, A BENCH, AND I GUESS A TRASH RECEPTACLE ROUGHLY EVERY 200 FEET, CORRECT? YES.

AND THIS SITE IS ON THE LBJ SERVICE ROAD, CORRECT? UH, YES.

DOES STAFF HAVE ANY CONCERNS IF THE, UH, NO.

UM, SO, SO AFTER THE DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED, UM, WE DID GET, UM, SOME AMENDMENTS TOWARD, TOWARDS THE CONDITIONS.

ONE OF THEM, UM, WAS TO REMOVE THAT PROVISION THAT SAYS AT REGULAR INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 200 FEET ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF STREET.

INSTEAD, THEY'RE GONNA BE PROVIDING IT JUST AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL, WHICH STOP IS OKAY, AND THEY WILL, UH, BE REMOVING THE SIDEWALK PROVISIONED.

UM, AS I HAD, UH, SPOKEN WITH DAVID RAEZ, UM, HE DID MENTION BECAUSE IT IS AN ON LBJ, UM, AND THERE'S NO CONTINUATION OF THE SIDEWALKS TOWARDS THE EAST AND WEST, UM, UH, TEXTILE WILL PROBABLY MORE THAN LIKELY NOT, UH, REQUIRE IT AND CD CANNOT ENFORCE IT.

OKAY, THANK YOU MS. GARZA.

ANY COMMISSIONER CARPENTER? I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK, UM, COULD WE GET THE AMENDED DOCUMENTS THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? YES, I'LL ASK.

UM, WILLING TO FORWARD IT.

YOU HAVE SOMETHING MR. PEPE? NO, I WAS GONNA SAY, I WAS GONNA SAY WE'RE, YEAH, WE, WE, THAT IS PART OF OUR STANDARD AS, AS SHE SAID, UM, THOUGH THE ADVICE WE'VE GOTTEN RECENTLY ON THIS PARTICULAR IS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TROUBLE DOING PRACTICALLY INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS.

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UM, WE'RE, WE'RE STILL OKAY WITH, WITH AMENITIES IF THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE THEM AS BEST WE CAN.

I MEAN, UM, IN FRONT OF THIS SITE RUNS THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP BUS IN THE CITY, SO I THINK THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ACCOMMODATION, UM, THAT WE STILL, EVEN IF A PLACE IS A BIT INHOSPITABLE, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE STILL GONNA MAYBE USE IT.

SO I THINK ON OUR SIDE, WE'RE STILL OKAY WITH WITHIN REASON OF, OF SOME DEGREE OF, OF MAKING IT A LITTLE BETTER.

UM, BECAUSE SIDEWALKS MAY BE AN ISSUE TO INSTALL, BUT IF THEY INSTALL, UM, A PIECE OF STREET FURNITURE BEHIND THE, THE PROPERTY LINE, UH, THE RIGHT OF WAY LINE, THEY MAY, THEY MAY NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE TEXTILE IN THAT REGARD.

AND IS THERE A STOP IN FRONT OF THIS? OKAY, GREAT.

DID NOT KNOW THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, SEVEN NUMBER EIGHT IS COMING OFF CONSENT.

COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR WANT IT BRIEFED? ANYONE ELSE? UH, COMMISSIONER FRANKLIN, NUMBER NINE THAT'S BEING HELD UNDER ADVISEMENT.

I DON'T THINK IT WAS BRIEFED BEFORE.

IS THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE IT BRIEFED TODAY? OKAY.

DO WE HAVE A DATE? OH, IS THAT BEING HELD? APRIL 1ST.

AND ITEM NUMBER 10.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED TO WITHDRAW THE CASE, BUT BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY, UM, WE'VE STARTED THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEY CAN NO LONGER WITHDRAW IT.

SO WE'LL BE DENYING IT WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

MM-HMM .

ITEM NUMBER 11 IS GOING TO BE HELD TILL, UH, JUNE 14TH BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE'S A LANDMARK COMMISSION HEARING IN THE, IN THE AREA.

UM, I THINK IT'S JUNE 11, EARLY JUNE, JUNE 11 IS THE LANDMARK DATE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

OR, OR, OR NO, OUR, THE PLAN, THE PLAN COMMISSION DATE IS, IS JUNE 11.

COMMISSIONER HALL, JUNE 11TH.

IS THAT OKAY? THAT'S THE CPC DATE.

I CANNOT REMEMBER THE PLANNED LANDMARK DATE.

COMMISSIONER HAMPTON IS NUMBER 12.

I HEARD THAT'S GETTING HELD.

IS THAT RIGHT? OR AM I 13? OH, THIRTEEN'S HELD.

ANY QUESTIONS? 12? NO QUESTIONS ON 12.

DOES ANYONE WANT 12 BRIEFED? OKAY, WHY DON'T WE BRIEF IT? LET'S JUST KEEP OUR BRIEFING MUSCLES.

YEP.

I WANNA FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM BECAUSE I DO THINK BRIEFINGS ARE USEFUL JUST TO, FOR A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK EVERY CASE NEEDS TO BE BRIEFED.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS 12, WHICH IS ENDING IN, IN OH NINE.

SORRY, ONE MINUTE.

IT'S SHOWING ON MY SCREEN, BUT NOT THIS ONE.

LET ME TRY IT AGAIN.

LET'S SEE THERE.

IT'S, LEMME JUST, WHERE'S THE PRESENTATION? WHERE'S THE PRESENTATION? MY, GO TO THE, IT'S WEIRD MENU.

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IT'S ON HI MR. CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UM, ITEM Z 2 69 IS AN APPLICATION FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT TO MU ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT TO ALLOW MIX OF USES ON THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF THE EAST SIDE OF EAST SIDE AVENUE, NORTHEAST OF CARROLL AVENUE.

THIS ONE IS LOCATED IN, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, AND THIS IS AN AERIAL SHOWING THE AREA OF REQUEST.

SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED, UH, CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT AND IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A SELF-SERVE FRESH WATER AND ICE KIOSK, UM, CALLED TWICE THE ICE.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AGAIN, UH, TO MU ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT.

UM, THE INTENT IS TO DEVELOP WITH A MIX OF USES AND, UM, I BELIEVE, UH, THE APPLICANT STILL INTENDS TO USE THE PROPERTY FOR A LIVE WORK DEVELOPMENT WITH HIS COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ON THE, UM, GROUND FLOOR WITH A RESIDENCE ABOVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY KIND OF A MIXTURE OF ZONING.

UM, THERE IS A LOT OF CS ON THE, UM, SOUTHWEST SIDE.

THERE IS, UM, SOME MC MIXED COMMERCIAL OVER TO THE, UM, TO THE EAST AND WITH SOME MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPED THERE.

IT'S, IT HAS, UH, REGIONAL RETAIL RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, UH, WITH THE GAS STATION AND THEN, UM, KIND OF CAT CORNER TO THAT ACROSS CARROLL AVENUE.

UM, IS ALSO REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT WITH, UM, SOME RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICE USES.

THERE'S AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, UH, FACILITY THERE.

AND THEN, UM, CAT CORNER OVER ACROSS EAST SIDE AVENUE IS, UM, A DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT, UM, WITH REGIONAL RETAIL ZONING.

THIS IS ON EAST SIDE AVENUE LOOKING SOUTHEAST AT THE PROPERTY.

UM, YOU COULD SEE THE TWICE THE ICE KIOSK OVER ON THE, UM, ON THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN.

THIS IS LOOKING INTO THE PROPERTY, UM, TOWARD THE, THE BACK, WHICH IS LOOKING SOUTH SOUTHEAST.

THIS IS LOOKING SOUTHEAST ACROSS.

UM, THERE'S VACANT PROPERTIES BEHIND THIS ONE.

UH, SAME THING.

THIS IS LOOKING SOUTH.

THERE IS A, A FENCE THERE.

AND THEN LOOKING SOUTHWEST, UM, THIS IS LOOKING EAST.

UM, THIS IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THERE'S A VACANT, UM, UNDEVELOPED A LOT, AND THEN THE MULTIFAMILY IS NEXT TO THAT.

THIS IS EAST SIDE AVENUE LOOKING EAST NORTHEAST UP THE STREET.

UM, AGAIN, THEY HAVE SOME MULTIFAMILY DU DUPLEX TYPE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS LOOKING DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH.

AND THIS IS THE, UM, VALERIO GAS STATION.

UH, THIS IS LOOKING NORTHWEST ACROSS CARROLL AVENUE AND AGAIN, SOME RETAIL PERSONAL SERVICE TYPE USES.

THIS IS LOOKING DOWN EAST, EAST SIDE AVENUE LOOKING SOUTHWEST.

THIS IS LOOKING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THIS IS AT THE CORNER OF EAST SIDE AND CARROLL.

UM, ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THERE IS A, IT'S A, IT'S AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT A NEW RESTAURANT IS GOING INTO.

I CAN'T RECALL THE NAME THAT WAS ON THE SIGN, BUT IT'S, UM, A TALK, SOME SORT OF A TACO RESTAURANT .

UM, SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES SHOWING HERE BETWEEN THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT AND THE PROPOSED MU ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT.

UM, THE FRONT STEP BACK IS THE SAME FOR THE MOST PART.

THE SIDE AND THE REAR IS, UM, IS THE SAME, UH, DENSITY AND FAR IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND IT, IT, THE DENSITY, UM, PER UNIT CHANGES DEPENDING UPON HOW MANY USES ARE BEING ADDED TO THE PROJECT.

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SO IF YOU HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, TWO CATEGORIES, NOT INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, UM, LIKE IF YOU HAD, UM, RETAIL AND, UM, COMMERCIAL LET'S SAY THEN UM, YOU WOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE 20 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND, UM, ONE DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

IF YOU HAD, UM, TWO INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, SO THERE'D BE LIKE THE RETAIL AND THE UM, THE RESIDENTIAL, THAT WOULD BE ONE, BASICALLY ONE.

UM, THE HEIGHT CAN IS ALLOWED TO GO UP TO 90 FEET.

UM, AND THEN MIX OF TWO WITH THE MIX OF TWO USES, NOT, NOT INCLUDING RETAIL.

YOU HAVE A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN STORIES THAT YOU CAN GO TO.

AND THEN LOT COVERAGE IS THE SAME FOR THE MOST PART, 80%.

THEN YOU DO HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT COME INTO PLAY HERE THAT HELP TO KIND OF LIMIT SOME OF THESE PARAMETERS, LIKE THE HEIGHT.

UM, YOU HAVE THE RPS, UM, YOU HAVE THE URBAN FORM SETBACK ALSO, WHICH THEY HAVE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 20 FOOT SETBACK, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S ADJACENT, UM, TO RESIDENTIAL TYPE ZONING.

YOU HAVE TOWER SPACING AND UM, I DON'T THINK THIS IS A FACTOR HERE, BUT THE M-I-H-P-D, SO, UM, PRETTY MUCH THE SAME USES EXCEPT IT IS A LITTLE MORE LIMITED, OF COURSE, THAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE ALLOWABLE IN THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT.

UM, I KNOW Y'ALL KNOW THIS, BUT JUST A REMINDER AND, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IS SORT OF A BROAD, UM, COMMERCIAL TYPE ZONING THAT DOES ALLOW, UM, INDUSTRIAL INSIDE TYPE USES AND, UM, WAREHOUSE STORAGE DISTRIBUTION, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER USES THAT GO BEYOND OR A LITTLE MORE INTENSE THAN YOUR TYPICAL RETAIL TYPE DISTRICT.

THIS IS IT LOCATED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE, UH, PLACE TYPE DISTRICT.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT BASICALLY FITS HERE WITH WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING.

UM, YOU DO HAVE SOME MIX OF USES, MIXED USE TYPE DEVELOPMENTS, BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE PLACE TYPE.

AND, UM, IT'S REALLY MORE OF A MID-RISE TYPE PLACE TYPE, WHICH AGAIN, THE PARAMETERS THAT ARE, THAT COME INTO PLAY ON THIS PROPERTY DO BRING IT DOWN MORE TO A LITTLE BIT MORE TO A MID-RISE TYPE, UM, DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN BE ALLOWED.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

QUESTIONS FOR MS. LEVY.

COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START US OFF.

UM, MS. LEVY, I THINK AS WE WERE REVIEWING THE CASE, I HAD ASKED IF STAFF CONSIDERED ANOTHER, UM, ZONING DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY A FORM-BASED, WHICH IS NOT PREVALENT IN THIS AREA, BUT YOU KNOW, THE, THE APPLICANT'S LOOKING TO DO A, YOU KNOW, TWO STORY LIVE WORK UNIT, MIXED USE IS OBVIOUSLY MUCH MORE INTENSE THAN THAT.

UM, COULD YOU HELP JUST WALK THROUGH, UM, POSSIBLE OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS AND, AND HOW MU ONE, UM, WAS BROUGHT FORWARD? YEAH, WE, UM, FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT, UM, WE FELT LIKE THE MU WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH THE MU ONE DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THOSE OTHER PARAMETERS THAT COME INTO PLACE AND IT SEEMED TO ALIGN MORE WITH WHAT, UM, WHAT THE ZONING IS.

BUT STILL, IT, IT, I DON'T WANNA SAY THAT IT'S LESS INTENSIVE, BUT IN A WAY IT IS, YOU KNOW, THAN THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT.

UH, BUT AGAIN, IT SEEMED TO FIT MORE WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO DO ON THE PROPERTY.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, STAFF IS COM WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE U ONE BECAUSE OF THAT, BECAUSE OF THOSE OTHER FACTORS THAT COME INTO PLAY, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP IT MORE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT SO WOULD FORM-BASED BE, UM, APPROPRIATE AT THIS LOCATION? I'M SORRY? WOULD A FORM-BASED DISTRICT BE APPROPRIATE? A WALKABLE MIXED USE, WHICH WOULD BRING DOWN THE NUMBER OF STORIES AND BRING DOWN THE HEIGHT MORE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S IN THE, THE ESTABLISHED PATTERN IN THE AREA? YEAH, I, I MEAN, LOOKING AT THE, UM, FORM-BASED TYPE DISTRICTS, UM, EXCEPT FOR THE, THE MIX OF ZONING,

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THE, THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT ZONING IN THE AREA.

IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT REALLY FIT AS WELL AS THE MU ONE ALIGNED TO IT.

UM, AND, AND AGAIN, IT JUST SEEMED TO FIT A LOT BETTER AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT STAFF WAS LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, IT JUST SEEMED TO, TO FIT VERY WELL.

UM, I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T HEARD IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES BEYOND WHAT, WHAT I WAS TOLD WITH THE LIVE WORK.

UM, I KNOW YOU HAD SOME CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE APPLICANT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THE APPLICANT SHARED THE SAME INFORMATION WITH ME REGARDING THE PROVISIONS, UM, THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY MITIGATE POTENTIAL HEIGHT, THE CLOSEST RESIDENTIAL ZONING, IT'S MF TWO, BUT IT'S A BLOCK, UM, AWAY.

SO THERE IS NO DIRECT RESIDENTIAL ABUTMENT.

THERE IS A SINGLE FAMILY, UM, PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT R SEVEN FIVE AND PD 1 34, SO THAT ARE, IT WOULD PROJECT RPS THAT WOULD IN THEORY APPLY TO THIS PROJECT, BUT IT, OR THEY'RE JUST, AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO HELP EVALUATE THE COMPATIBILITY, UM, FUNCTIONALLY FOR THE SIZE OF THIS LOT IS WOULD STAFF ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD SEE A PROJECT AT 80 FEET? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T REALLY DID, WERE YOU ASKING A QUESTION OR? IT'S A BIT OF A SPECULATIVE QUESTION FOR 50 FOOT LOT.

DOES IT SEEM REASONABLE THAT THE, UM, DEVELOPMENT TEAM WOULD CONSIDER SOMETHING THAT THE ZONING WOULD ALLOW, LIKE FUNCTIONALLY, WOULD THAT REALLY BE REASONABLE TO ANTICIPATE? I SEE WHERE YOU'RE GETTING AT.

LIKE, LIKE IN A PRACTICAL SENSE, IS IT LIKELY THAT THEY CAN DO THE MAX HEIGHT OF THE MU I, I WOULDN'T THINK SO.

AND YOU KNOW, IT IS THAT NARROW A LOT.

IT'D BE HARD TO, WELL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HARD TO DO THE ENGINEERING, HARD TO DO THE, THE ROUTING, BUT THEN ASIDE FROM THE ECONOMICS MEET, MEET THE SETBACKS, ALL THE OTHER CRITERIA.

AND DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, AND I THINK YOU COVERED THIS MS. LEVY, IT REALLY IS THE LEAST INTENSE DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE THAT ACCOMMODATES LIVE WORK UNITS.

IS THAT A FAIR ASSESSMENT? YEP.

AS, AS A BASE ZONING DISTRICT.

I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR THE THANK THANK YOU COMMISSIONER HALL.

MS. LEVY, UH, UH, YOUR REPORT TALKS ABOUT LIVE WORK AND COMMISSIONER HAMPTON JUST BROUGHT THAT UP.

DOES THE CITY HAVE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE, FOR A LIVE WORK OR ARRANGEMENT? I, I SUSPECT, UH, YOU LIVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT THE OFFICE IS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

UM, THERE MIGHT BE, I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE ZONING IT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ADDRESSING HERE, OF COURSE IT WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE, THE MU TWO DISTRICT, BUT I THINK THAT'S MORE OF A PERMITTING ITEM.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA BE PROBABLY SOME DIFFERENT, UM, HEIGHT, YOU KNOW, CEILING TYPE REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE FIRE, FIRE PROTECTION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS IS A STRAIGHT ZONING REQUEST, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS RIGHT HERE.

UM, THAT WOULD BE ALL OF THE REGULATIONS AND BUILDING CODE TYPE, UM, ITEMS WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS IF THIS IS APPROVED.

UH, AND THE MU ONE DESIGNATION WOULD, UH, ADDRESS THE PARK, THE PARKING, UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD PEOPLE LIVING HERE ON, ON TOP OF THEIR OFFICES, THEY'D HAVE TO PARK SOMEWHERE 24 HOURS A DAY.

YEAH, THEY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF COURSE, FOR, FOR BOTH, YOU KNOW, BOTH THE USES.

JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, UH, NO MATTER IF THEY WERE IN THE SAME BUILDING OR IF THEY WERE HORIZONTALLY, YOU KNOW, TWO SEPARATE USES ON THE SAME LOT.

AND THEN, UH, IT DECREASED TO TWO 40 AND THEN NOW IT'S 180 5.

SURE.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, ITEM NUMBER 13.

THANK YOU, MS. LEVY.

ITEM NUMBER 13 IS GONNA BE HELD UNTIL, DO WE HAVE A DATE? COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, MAY 7TH.

ALL GOOD.

UM, ITEM NUMBER 14, COMMISSIONER KINGSTON.

DO YOU WANT THAT? YEAH.

LET'S BRIEF ITEM NUMBER 14.

UH, DR.

HASHMI.

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UM, ITEM Z 25 0 0 2 0 9.

UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT WE RECEIVED, UM, UH, TWO, THREE ROUNDS OF UPDATES AFTER DOCKET AND, UH, IT WAS RECENTLY, SO STAFF HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REVIEW AND, UH, INCORPORATE THOSE CHANGES, UH, INTO THE REPORT OR SLIDES.

SO MY SLIDES, UM, DOESN'T REFLECT THOSE CHANGES, BUT, UH, THE UPDATES, UM, HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSION.

UH, THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW, UH, PLANT DEVELOPMENT SUB-DISTRICT FOR MF TWO, UH, SUB-DISTRICT USES ON PROPERTY ZONE MF TWO, UH, MULTIPLE FAMILY SUBDISTRICT WITHIN PD 1 93, THE AUCKLAND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT.

IT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH LINE OF NEWTON AVENUE BETWEEN TRUCK, MORTON STREET AND AUCKLAND AVENUE.

IT IS APPROXIMATELY, UH, 43,000 SQUARE FEET.

IT IS LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14, AND HERE IS AN AERIAL MAP, AND THIS IS A, UH, TREATY VIEW TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL, UH, CONTEXT OF, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UM, NEARBY, UH, PROPERTIES.

UH, REGARDING, UM, HEIGHT, UH, EXISTING HEIGHTS.

UH, THE PROPERTY IS, UH, CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH, UM, A TWO S STORY.

MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, UH, WAS ERECTED IN 19, UH, 67.

AND CURRENT ZONING, UH, PERMITS, MULTIFAMILY, BUT, UH, LIMITS HIGH 2 36 AND UNDER SB EIGHT 40, UH, 45 UH, FEET, UH, WHICH IS BELOW, UH, THE AREA'S NORM AND, UH, PROPOSED, UH, DEVELOPMENT, UM, EXIT CURRENT HEIGHT AND LOT COVERAGE.

AND ALSO, UH, INCLUDES MIXED INCOME HOUSING BONUS TO ALLOW INCREASED HEIGHT AND LOT COVERAGE.

HERE IS, UH, SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USE MAP.

UH, TO THE NORTH IT IS PD 1 93.

MF ONE IS CHURCH AND MULTIPLEX, UH, MULTIPLEXES, UH, TO THE WEST IS, UH, PD 1 93, MF ONE PD DS 59, UM, AND IS, UH, A MIXTURE OF, UH, DUPLEX MULTIPLEX, UH, TRASH AND BACON.

UH, TO THE SOUTH IS, UH, PDS 59 AND MF TWO AND P DS THREE.

UH, IT'S A MIXTURE OF MULTIFAMILY AND, UH, TO THE, UM, UM, EAST IS, UH, PDS TREE AND USE THAT SERVICE PARKING AND ALSO RETAIL AND, UH, PERSONAL SERVICES.

HERE IS SOME SIDE PHOTOS, UM, LOOKING NORTHEAST AT THE SITE, LOOKING NORTH FROM NEWTON AVENUE AT THE SITE LOOKING NORTH.

AND HERE IS, UH, LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM THE ALLEY AT THE SITE FROM THE ALLEY.

AND THESE ARE SURROUNDING PHOTOS LOOKING, UH, WEST AT, UH, THOSE, UM, DUPLEXES AND MULTIFAMILIES LOOKING EAST, UH, LOOKING SOUTH ACROSS THE STREET AT MULTIFAMILY, LOOKING SOUTHWEST AND LOOKING, UM, NORTH, UM, EAST, WHICH IS, UH, SURFACE PARKING LOOKING NORTH.

UM, SEEING THE CHURCH AND THOSE MULTIPLEXES AND LOOKING WEST.

UH, HERE IS, UM, THE COMPARISON OF EXISTING MF TWO AND THE NEW SUB-DISTRICT.

UH, THE TIER, UH, TIERED, UM, FRONT SETBACK HAS BEEN PROPOSED, UH, PORTIONS, UM, UM, PORTIONS LESS THAN 42 FEET IN HEIGHT, HAS 15 UH, FEET, UH, FRONT SETBACK AND, UM, GREATER THAN THAT HAS 25, UH, EASTERN PROPERTY.

UM, SIDE SETBACK IS 15 AND WESTERN IS 10, AND REAR IS 10.

AND, UM, THE HEIGHT, UH, IS 180 5, WHICH ORIGINALLY STARTED FROM UH, 3 75

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BASED ON, UM, THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND, UH, LOT COVERAGE, UM, IS MAXIMUM 72 PERCENTS AND, UH, PORTIONS THAT ARE HIGHER THAN 42 OR 55% HERE IS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

AND, UH, THESE ARE THE PROPOSED, UH, CONDITIONS.

UM, IN ADDITION TO, UH, WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE, THEY'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO MEET, UH, MIXED INCOME HOUSING DESIGN STANDARDS AS WELL FOR, UH, PARKING AND, UH, LOADING MINIMUM ALPHA STREET PARKING, UM, SHOULD BE, UH, MUST PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, UM, UH, MIXED INCOME HOUSING PARKING REQUIREMENT, UH, WHICH FOR MULTIFAMILY ZERO AND TO, UH, MEDIUM LOADING SPACES IS PROVIDED.

UM, WHICH SHOWN ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND, UH, PARKING LOCATION EXCEPT, UM, THOSE LAST MILE, UM, PARKING AND SHORT TERM DROP OFF.

UM, THE REST, UH, IS GONNA BE, UH, BELOW GRADE, UH, LAND LANDSCAPING.

45% OF THE, UM, REQUIRED FRONT YARD SHOULD BE, UH, LANDSCAPE AND, UH, LAND ESCAPING MUST, UM, MEET THE STANDARDS OF HABITAT GARDEN, UH, SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION, MINIMUM SIX FOOT UNOBSTRUCTED SIDEWALK, UH, ALONG THE FRONTAGE.

AND, UM, UH, ALSO ONE DRIVEWAY, PARIS STREET FRONTAGE, UM, WHICH HERE IT SHOWS, UH, MAXIMUM 30 FOOT WIDE, UH, AND NOW IT CHANGED TO 24, I BELIEVE.

AND, UH, SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES 15 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES.

UM, MINIMUM 5% MICRO UNITS RECYCLING PROVIDED ON THE SITE MINIMUM.

UM, SIX, UH, UH, 600 SQUARE FEET ROOFTOP SOLAR MINIMUM, 30% PODIUM ROOF, UH, DOWNWARD DIRECTED LIGHTING AND WATER EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND OTHER URBAN DESIGN.

UM, BUILDING, UH, FORM, UM, UH, ARCHITECTURALLY PROMINENT CORNERS AND ENTRIES.

UM, TRANSPARENCY ALONG NEWTON AVENUE.

EVERY 65 FEET, NO BLANK WALL OVER 30 FEET AND MINIMUM 10% OPEN SPACE.

UM, AND FOR SIGNS AND A SCREENING, NO ILLUMINATED SIGNS ABOVE THE THIRD STORY AND ALL ROOFTOP MECHANICAL SHOULD BE A SCREEN.

HERE ARE SOME CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS.

AND, UM, UH, THE SITE HAS BEEN, UH, DESIGNATED AS A CITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH PRIMARILY SUPPORTS MULTIPLEX, UH, APARTMENT MIXED USE AND, UM, SUPPORT HIGHER DENSITY, UH, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

UH, SO THE PROPOSED MULTIFAMILY TOWER IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THIS PLACE TYPE AND A STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO A DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU, DR.

HASHMI.

QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALRIGHT, I GUESS NO QUESTIONS.

GOOD BRIEFING.

UH, CASE NUMBER 15.

UM, I THINK COMMISSIONER WHEELER.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S ONLINE AT THE MOMENT.

UM, I DON'T THINK SHE NEEDED IT BRIEFED.

OH, SHE IS.

COMMISSIONER WHEELER, DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T.

ON 15.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS ON ITEM 15? OKAY, UM, 16, SINCE WE ARE REC STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL, WHY DON'T WE BRIEF THAT

[01:20:35]

OH, ONE LAST TIME.

HOW DO I GET IT TO SHARE? UH, UH, OKAY.

THIS IS Z DASH 25 DASH TWO 10.

UM, THIS IS APPLICATION FOR A NEW PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, UH, FOR ON PROPERTY ZONE, UH, CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW VEHICLES, UH, VEHICLE STORAGE LOT, UM, WITHIN 500 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL USE.

UH, HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP OF THE PROPERTY, UH, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH.

UM, AND I DO LIKE TO INDICATE THAT IS ALSO THE PARCEL TO THE, UH, TO THE EAST AS WELL.

UM, SO THERE, THE CURRENT ZONING IS, UH, CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT.

UM, IT'S CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED, BUT THERE IS, UM, COUPLE BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY.

AND THE PROPERTY IS PRIMARY USE IS TO OPERATE AS A VEHICLE STORAGE LOT.

THE SURROUNDING AREAS, PREDOMINANTLY INDUSTRIAL WITH RESIDENTIAL, UM, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH AND SOUTHWEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

UM, THE APPLICANT WAS TO USE THE SITE AS A VEHICLE STORAGE LOT, UM, AND BECAUSE OF A CODE, UM, CODE SECTION 51 A DASH 4.213, SECTION 14 SIX, UM, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FOR A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

HERE'S THE AERIAL ON THE ZONING, UH, SOME SITE PHOTOS.

UM, SO THIS IS TO THE, UM, THIS IS TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY, UH, BECAUSE THERE WAS PEOPLE IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY I COULDN'T GET DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE SITE.

UM, SO HERE'S, UM, LOOKING TO THE EAST, TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST.

UH, HERE'S THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SHOWING THE CURRENT CS ZONING AND THEN THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DESIGNATION.

HERE'S THEIR PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

UH, SO UNDER FOUR DALLAS IDENTIFIES AS A COMMUNITY MIXED USE, PLACE, TYPE AND STAFF.

RECOMMENDATION IS DENIAL.

THANK YOU, MR. LEE.

DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEE? OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR ITEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE BRIEFED.

SO THIS WILL CONCLUDE.

THE BRIEFING OF THE DALLAS CITY PLAN COMMISSION WILL BE BACK AT 1230 FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

[CALL TO ORDER]

IT IS ONE OR 12:32 PM ON THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD, 2026.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE DALLAS CITY PLAN COMMISSION.

CAN WE START WITH THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSION COMMISSIONER, I'M SORRY.

DISTRICT ONE COMMISSIONER SIMS. I'M HERE.

DISTRICT TWO, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON.

PRESENT DISTRICT THREE.

VICE CHAIR HERBERT HERE.

DISTRICT FOUR IS VACANT.

DISTRICT FIVE.

COMMISSIONER SORATO.

PRESENT? DISTRICT SIX.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER.

PRESENT.

DISTRICT SEVEN.

COMMISSIONER WHEELER, REAGAN.

DISTRICT EIGHT.

COMMISSIONER FRANKLIN? DISTRICT NINE.

COMMISSIONER KOONS.

COMMISSIONER HOUSEWRIGHT.

DISTRICT 10.

PRESENT? DISTRICT 11.

COMMISSIONER COX HERE.

DISTRICT 12.

COMMISSIONER KAUFMAN.

DISTRICT 13.

COMMISSIONER HALL HERE.

DISTRICT 14, COMMISSIONER KINGSTON AND PLACE 15 CHAIR RUBIN.

I'M

[01:25:01]

YOU HAVE QUORUM, SIR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU JOINING US TODAY.

UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T BEEN FOR, BEEN HERE BEFORE, UM, JUST A FEW HOUSEKEEPING NOTES.

UH, WHEN YOU DO SPEAK TO US, UH, WE NEED TO HAVE A RECORD OF, UH, YOUR, YOUR TESTIMONY, YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS.

SO PLEASE DO FILL OUT ONE OF, UH, THOSE YELLOW FORMS ON MY LEFT, YOUR RIGHT DOWN ON THE BOTTOM TABLE THERE.

AND WHEN YOU DO START YOUR REMARKS, PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR OUR RECORDS.

UM, OUR RULES, UM, GIVE, TYPICALLY GIVE SPEAKERS THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK PER ITEM AND IF THERE IS OPPOSITION, UM, OUR RULES DO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO HAVE A TWO MINUTE REBUTTAL PERIOD.

UM, WHEN THERE ARE ITEMS WITH LOTS OF SPEAKERS, WE ARE ABLE TO ADJUST THAT, THAT TIME PERIOD AND SOMETIMES DO THAT.

UM, AND WITH THAT SAID, WE WILL GET STARTED

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

WITH OUR AGENDA.

I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE MINUTES FROM COMMISSIONER HALL.

OH, YES, MR. CHAIR.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 9TH, 2026 AS POSTED.

COMMISSIONER HALL FOR YOUR MOTION.

VICE CHAIR HERBERT FOR YOUR SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION SAYING NONE.

MOVE ON TO OUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA THAT CONSISTS OF ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL

[Zoning Cases - Consent]

AND, UM, THOSE ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN UP AND APPROVED OF IN A SINGLE MOTION UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, PARTICULARLY IN OPPOSITION, WE'RE HAPPY TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO ALLOW YOU TO SPEAK ON IT.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, SEVERAL ITEMS HAVE ALREADY COME OFF, OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ALREADY ARE 3, 5, 6, 7, AND EIGHT, WHICH LEAVES ONE, TWO, AND FOUR TO BE CONSIDERED ON CONSENT.

THAT'S ONE, TWO, AND FOUR TO BE CONSIDERED ON CONSENT.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE ITEMS ONE, TWO, OR FOUR TO BE TAKEN UP INDIVIDUALLY? OKAY, WE WILL READ OUR CONSENT.

UM, AGENDA CONSISTENT OF ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND FOUR INTO THE RECORD.

DR.

HASHMI CASE Z 26 0 0 0 0 28.

AND APPLICATION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO TRACK ONE AND TWO WITHIN PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT EIGHT 14 ON PROPERTY BOUNDED BY UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, INWOOD ROAD, WACA DRIVE, AND ROBIN ROAD, AND ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD AND INWOOD ROAD.

RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO AMENDED LIGHTING EXHIBIT AND AMENDED CONDITIONS.

ITEM Z 25 0 0 0 1 42.

AN APPLICATION TO AMEND AND EXPAND SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

1 29 FOR ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION USES ON PROPERTY ZONE R 7.5, SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT AND R 7.5 RESIDENTIAL SUB-DISTRICT WITHIN PLANT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 6 31 ON THE WEST LINE OF UH, COLUMN AVENUE BETWEEN MEITE AVENUE AND GARFIELD AVENUE STAFF.

RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO AN AMENDED SITE PLAN AND CONDITIONS ITEM Z 26 0 0 0 0 41.

AND APPLICATION FOR AN EXPANSION OF SUB DISTRICT ONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1 0 1 ON PROPERTY ZONE PD 1 0 1 ON THE, UH, ON THE NORTHWEST LINE OF WEST CAMPUS STEM ROAD BETWEEN BELTLINE ROAD AND TURNOUT LANE.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE EXISTING, UH, PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER, UH, 1 0 1 SUBDISTRICT ONE CONDITION.

THANK YOU DR.

HASHMI.

UM, ONE MORE CHANCE.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND FOUR ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND FOUR, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE, UH, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AS LISTED IN THE DOCKET OR AS BRIEFED.

COMMISSIONER HOUSEWRIGHT FOR YOUR SECOND.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER HAMPTON FOR YOUR MOTION.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED.

MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.

WE'LL

[3. 26-1392A An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 1831 for a bail bonds office on property within the Mixmaster Riverfront Subarea of Planned Development District 784, the Trinity River Corridor Special Purpose District, on the southeast corner of Reunion Boulevard and S. Riverfront Boulevard. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Applicant: Jiffy Properties L.P. Representative: Crystal Lemus / Masterplan Consultants Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 6 Z-26-000011]

[01:30:01]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION AGUILERA.

ITEM THREE IS AN APPLICATION FOR UM, AMENDMENT TO A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, 1831 FOR A BELT BONDS OFFICE ON A PROPERTY WITHIN THE MIXED MASTER RIVERFRONT SUB AREA OF, UH, PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 7 84, THE TRINITY RIVER CORRIDOR, A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF REUNION BOULEVARD AND SOUTH RIVER FOR FROM BOULEVARD.

UH, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU MR. AGUILERA.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER THREE? OKAY, NO SPEAKERS.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES, IN THE MATTER OF Z TWO SIX DASH 0 0 0 1 1.

I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FOLLOW STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL, BUT FOR A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD WITH NO ELIGIBILITY FOR AUTO RENEWALS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER, YOUR SECOND COMMISSIONER SIMS. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.

THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM NUMBER

[5. 26-1394A An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store greater than 3,500 square feet on property zoned CS Commercial Service District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the west corner of CF Hawn Fwy and S. Woody Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: 14020 CF Hawn FWY, LLC / Shazeb Daredia Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 8 Z-25-000228]

FIVE.

UH, ITEM FIVE, AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL OR BEVERAGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A GENERAL MERCHANDISE OR FOOD STORE GREATER THAN 3,500 SQUARE FEET ON PROPERTY ZONE CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT WITH THE D ONE LIQUOR CONTROL OVERLAY ON THE WEST CORNER OF CF, CF HANS FREEWAY AND SOUTH WOODY ROAD STAFF.

RECOMMENDATIONS, APPROVAL SUBJECT TO A SITE PLANNING CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU MR. LEE.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS ITEM IS AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS GOING TO BE HELD TILL AUGUST 20TH, BUT IF YOU HAVE COME DOWN TO SPEAK, WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU.

OR IF YOU WANNA SAVE YOUR COMMENTS TILL AUGUST, THAT'S FINE TOO.

IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU.

SO DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM? RIGHT.

SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION, COME ON DOWN.

AND THEN HAVING YOUNG GIRLS BEING STALKED.

MY NAME IS COLIN HOGARTH.

I LIVE ON ROYAL OAKS DRIVE, UH, ROYAL OAKS DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS.

UH, 7 5 2 5 3.

UM, THERE'S A COUPLE LITTLE CONCERNS WITH THIS ONE.

ALCOHOL IN OUR AREA IS REALLY BAD.

WE'VE HAD SO MUCH HOMELESSNESS, HOW MUCH SHOOTING, SO MUCH VIOLENCE.

UM, THERE'S BEEN HIDDEN RUNS, ESPECIALLY ON THAT STREET THERE.

IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

I'M OPPOSING THIS.

UM, THERE IS ONE OR TWO OTHER LITTLE THINGS WITH THE CITY PLANNING.

UH, IT'S VERY INCORRECT.

UM, I KNOW YOU GUYS TRY YOUR BEST, BUT CAN WE TRY A LITTLE BIT HARDER? UM, IF YOU GO TO PAGE FIVE, UM, FIVE DASH 15, I WENT AND TALKED TO A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE NOTIFIED.

THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROPOSED ALCOHOL SALES.

SO WE NEED TO BE A BIT MORE PARTICULAR ON HOW WE TALK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW YOU GUYS APPROACH THESE THINGS.

RIGHT NOW, EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS AGAINST THIS.

THIS IS A BAD IDEA, HAVING ALCOHOL AROUND THAT STREET THERE.

WE HAVE KIDS COMING BY THROUGH THE SCHOOL.

THEY COME FROM THE SCHOOL DOWN THE ROAD, THEY WALK BY THAT PLACE.

THERE IS A, EXCUSE ME, THERE'S A FUNCTION PLACE NEXT DOOR TO IT.

SO WHEN THEY GET CLOSED, THEY'LL GO TO THE GAS STATION, GET ALCOHOL.

WE'RE GONNA ADD MORE DISASTER TO OUR AREA.

SO I'M OPPOSING THIS IN A BIG WAY.

UM, I EVEN OPPOSE THE GAS STATION AS WELL.

IT'S GONNA HURT OUR PRI OUR PROPERTY VALUES ARE GONNA GO DOWN FROM A GAS STATION, WHICH WE ALREADY KNOW DOES HAPPEN UP TO 16%.

WE JUST NEED TO STOP THIS DEVELOPMENT COMPLETELY.

THANK YOU, YOU NEXT SPEAKER.

HI, I AM GEMMA HOGARTH.

UM, I LIVE ON 2 1 0 0 ROYAL X DRIVE AS WELL.

SO I'M THE YOUTH COMING TO TALK TO YOU GUYS.

WE DON'T NEED A GAS STATION.

IT'S ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, OKAY? IF THIS HAS ALCOHOL, YOU'RE GIVING DANGEROUS PEOPLE MORE EXCUSE TO BE MORE DANGEROUS, OKAY? YOU'RE GONNA HAVE RAPIST.

THERE'S TONS OF OTHER ISSUES.

KIDS WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOLS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PEDOPHILES TOO AS WELL.

BUT IMAGINE GIVING THEM ALCOHOL.

DO YOU KNOW HOW BAD THAT'S GONNA BE ALTOGETHER? IT'S ALREADY SCARY ENOUGH WALKING AROUND OUR STREETS.

BUT IMAGINE BRINGING ALCOHOL INTO THE SITUATION.

YOU'RE ALREADY PUSHING HOMELESS PEOPLE, OUR AR INTO OUR AREA, BUT LIKE , IT'S, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT THAT ON YOUR CONSCIENCE TO HAVE GIVING THEM ALCOHOL

[01:35:01]

THERE'S GONNA BE A HUNDRED PERCENT GONNA BE RAPES WHAT MY FATHER SAID, HIT AND RUNS.

THAT'S NOT OKAY.

IT'S SO BAD THAT A 16-YEAR-OLD HAS TO COME AND NOT DO SCHOOL TO COME AND SEE, BE THE VOICE OF VOICE OF THE YOUTH.

SO THAT'S LIKE MY PERSONAL OPINION.

IF IT'S GONNA, IF IT, THE YOUTH DON'T EVEN WANT IT, THAT MEANS IT SHOULD NOT EVEN BE THERE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I'M VERY, VERY, VERY AGAINST THIS.

SO THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

NEXT SPEAKER.

UM, HI, I'M, UH, DAVID CARRANZA WITH, UH, I LIVE AT 1 4 4 6 4 CLEAVER ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 5 3.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLEAVER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION CRIME WATCH.

UM, MANY OF YOU PROBABLY WOULD'VE SAW A LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT, UH, IN, IN RESPONSE TO THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT PERIOD, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE SUP, WHICH THE ALCOHOL WE DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT.

UM, I HAVE A, A PETITION OUT THERE.

WE HAVE ALREADY OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED, WHICH I WILL GET COPIES OF EVERYBODY, UM, OF ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMENTS THAT THEY'VE MADE.

UM, BUT WE ARE ADAMANTLY AGAINST THIS, UH, FOR MANY REASONS.

YOU KNOW, FAILURE TO MEET SPECIFIC USE, UH, CRITERIA IN, UH, INCOMPATIBILITY TO SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL USE CONFLICT AND ADAPTING TO PLANNING POLICIES OF FORWARD DALLAS LONGSTANDING FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT A KLEBERG AREA PLAN, UH, DISCONNECT BETWEEN LAND USE AND PLANNING AND ZONING, LACK OF CONFIDENTIAL AND PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, TRAFFIC SAFETY AND HIGH SPEED CORRIDOR CONCERNS, FLOODING AND DRAINAGE.

WE HAVE A WHOLE BLOCK THAT IS BEING FLOODED AND THAT IS A HIGH SPOT THERE.

AND ALL THAT WATER'S GONNA GO RIGHT DOWN THROUGH THIS WHOLE BLOCK OF PEOPLE WHERE THEIR HOMES ARE FLOODING ALREADY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

SO A STUDY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THAT'S HAPPENING, UM, BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DONE IN THAT CORNER.

SO WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE JUST NOT DO THIS EVENT.

THIS, THIS DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS, IS TERRIBLE FOR THIS AREA AND WE WILL BE FIGHTING AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

SO, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, COMMISSIONER CARPENTER, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES, IN THE MATTER OF Z DASH 25 DASH 0 0 0 2 2 8.

I MOVE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND PUT THIS CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT UNTIL AUGUST THE 20TH, 2026.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CARPENTER FOR YOUR MOTION.

COMMISSIONER HAMPTON FOR YOUR SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? YES.

UM, COMMISSIONER FRANKLIN ASKED ME TO HANDLE THIS CASE THIS AFTERNOON IN HIS ABSENCE.

UM, HE IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST AND THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY ISSUES THAT NEED TO WORK, BE WORKED OUT REGARDING THIS OR ANY OTHER THING THAT'S PROPOSED AT THAT LOCATION.

SO APPARENTLY THE TIME PERIOD WAS A SUGGESTION OF THE APPLICANT AND, UM, THAT SHOULD GIVE AMPLE TIME TO, TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER, UH, KAUFMAN? UH, I'D LIKE FOR TO ASK STAFF IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY CAN DOUBLE CHECK WITH THESE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE A LIST WHERE A, A NOTIFICATION LIST OF, OF THE CITY'S NOTIFICATION THAT WENT OUT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THEM.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE'LL, WE'LL REVIEW THE LIST AND, AND WITH ANYONE, UH, THAT IS INTERESTED, WE'LL, WE'LL TALK WITH THEM.

COMMISSIONER SERATO? UH, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THE SPEAKERS WHO CAME TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND SHARING YOUR, UM, YOUR CONCERNS.

ESPECIALLY, UH, WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE COMING OUT TO THINGS.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, SHARING YOUR CONCERNS TODAY.

COMM OR VICE CHAIR HERBERT? UM, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT'S ALLOWED AT THIS SITE CURRENTLY AND THE SEPARATE ISSUE OF THE ALCOHOL USE.

UM, CAN THE PLANNER SPEAK TO THAT? MAYBE? SO THE QUESTION IS WHAT'S ALLOWED BY RIGHT FOR THEM TO BUILD AT THIS SITE? UH, SO ALLOWED BY RIGHT? IS, UM, IN SHORT ANSWER EVERYTHING IN THE CS DISTRICT.

UM, THE ALCOHOL SALES, WHAT REQUIRE THE SUP? UM, SO I BELIEVE, UH, A GAS STATION COULD BE BUILT BY WRIGHT, BUT THE SALES OF ALCOHOL WITHIN THE GAS STATION, IT REQUIRES THE SUP.

SO THE GAS STATION COULD GO THERE CURRENTLY.

COMMISSIONER COX? YES, MR. LEE.

UM, AS FAR AS THE SUP AND THE TIMEFRAME ON THAT, WAS THIS INTENDED TO BE PERMANENT? UH, YES.

NO EXPIRATION.

OKAY, SO NO, NO EXPIRATION.

HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HARPER CARPENTER TO HOLD THIS TILL AUGUST 20TH.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, WE

[01:40:01]

OH, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON.

SECONDED IT.

[6. 26-1395A An application for WR-3 Walkable Urban Residential District on property zoned R-5(A) Single Family District, on the north line of E. Overton Road, north of E. Illinois Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Jeremy Fonteneax [JAC Investment Holdings LLC] Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 4 Z-26-000002]

ALRIGHT, VICE CHAIR HERBERT, OVER TO YOU.

OKAY, SO NEXT WE HAVE, UM, CASE NUMBER SIX.

AND IT'S, UH, MR. B.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL.

ITEM SIX IS CASE Z 26 DASH 0 0 0 0 0 2.

AN APPLICATION FOR WR THREE WALKABLE URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ZONED R FIVE, A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT ON THE NORTH LINE OF EAST OVERTON ROAD, NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AVENUE.

SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARPENTER.

UM, DO WE HAVE, UH, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK? UM, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? NO.

UH, CHAIR, YOU HAVE A, A MOTION IN THE MATTER OF Z 26 0 0 0 0 0 2.

I MOVE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND HOLD THE CASE UNTIL 5 21.

PERFECT.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ON THE EXACT ZONING DISTRICT THAT THEY WANT TO USE HERE, UM, IN LINE WITH THEIR, UM, PROPOSED PLAN.

SO THERE'S STILL SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE IRON OUT.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE BACK ON, UM, APRIL, I'M SORRY, MAY 21ST WITH THE DIRECTION IN WHICH TO GO.

OKAY, PERFECT.

WE HAVE A, A MOTION TO HOLD UNTIL, UM, MAY ON THE FLOOR.

UH, ANY MORE COMMENTS? YES.

UM, CAN I, CAN I AMEND MY MOTION? YES, PLEASE DO.

WITH INSTRUCTIONS, THE MOTIONS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO RE ADVERTISE FOR A PD.

AND I HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT IF I DO HAVE A SECOND.

SAME SECOND? YES.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT THAT WILL ULTIMATELY GO HERE, BUT THE APPLICANT HAS EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO EXPLORE IT, SO TO FACILITATE THAT, WE WILL HAVE IT READVERTISED.

MR. PEPE, YOU HAD A COMMENT? YES, I'M, I MAY HAVE ONE QUESTION AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A PAIN.

UM, WHEN WE ADVERTISE FOR PDS, IT'S, IT'S OUR BEST PRACTICE TO ADVERTISE A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR BLANKETY BLANK USES AND STANDARDS.

WE, WE, WE HAD ONE HELD A COUPLE WEEKS BACK AND THEN IT WAS HELD, UM, WITH ADVER INSTRUCTIONS TO ADVERTISE FOR A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

UM, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT TEAM YET, SO WE DIDN'T, WE HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE , UH, DETERMINING WHAT TO NOTIFY FOR AND THEN WE GET INTO A PICKLE WHERE IN A NORMAL SITUATION WE WOULDN'T NOTIFY UNTIL WE KNOW ALL THAT STUFF.

BUT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DIRECTED TO DO IT, WE RUN INTO A LITTLE TROUBLE.

UM, I WAS WONDERING IF WE HAD A BASE DISTRICT IN MIND OR IF WE STILL NEED TO, LET'S STICK WITH THE WR THREE.

WR THREE BASE.

SO WE HAVE A NEW MOTION TO, UM, HOLD THE CASE AND TO RE ADVERTISE IT AS A PD.

UM, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARPENTER.

UH, ANY MORE COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS KZ DASH TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 2 3 2.

[7. 26-1396A An application for an amendment to Planned Development 880 on the north line of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, between Ridgeview Circle and Hughes Lane. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to traffic management plan and amended conditions. Applicant: King of Glory Lutheran Church / Philip G. Thomas Representative: Baldwin Associates, LLC / Rob Baldwin Planner: Liliana Garza Council District: 11 Z-25-000232]

AN APPLICATION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT EIGHT 80 ON THE NORTH LINE OF LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY BETWEEN RICH VIEW CIRCLE AND HUGS LANE.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN AND AMENDED CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU MS. GARZA.

YOU GO.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR RUBEN, VICE CHAIR HERBERT AND COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS MARGO MURPHY.

I'M WITH BALDWIN ASSOCIATES, 39 0 4 ELM STREET, SUITE B, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 2 6.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D JUST LIKE TO GO THROUGH A, A QUICK PRESENTATION.

[01:45:01]

UM, WE REPRESENT KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH, UM, AND THE REQUEST IS TO AMEND PD, UH, EIGHT 80.

AND WHY IS THIS NOT MOVING? HERE'S THE AERIAL OF THE SITE.

UH, IT IS ON THE SERVICE ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LBJ FREEWAY.

IT IS NEAR, IT'S BETWEEN PRESTON AND HILLCREST ROAD.

UH, SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE OLD VALLEY VIEW, WHICH IS, UH, JUST WEST OF THE SITE.

HERE IS A CLOSEUP OF AERIAL OF THE SITE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CHURCH IS RIGHT ALONG THE SERVICE ROAD.

UM, AND, UM, THERE'S RESIDENTIAL BEHIND IT.

SO IT'S A 4.8 ACRE SITE.

AND ACCORDING TO PD EIGHT 80, THERE ARE CERTAIN CHOOSE USES ALLOWED A CHURCH HANDICAPPED DWELLING UNIT, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING, AND SURFACE PARKING.

SO THE REQUEST IS FAIRLY SIMPLE.

WE SEEK TO AMEND PD EIGHT 80 TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL USE OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL, BUT DUE TO NEIGHBORHOOD INPUT, WE WANNA LIMIT IT TO 15 CLASSROOMS. UM, THE SAGE SCHOOL IS A SPECIAL SCHOOL AND IT, IT, UH, EDUCATES NEURODIVERGENT STUDENTS CURRENTLY.

IT HA IT, IT IT'S HOUSED IN FARMER'S BRANCH.

IT ENROLLS EIGHT STUDENTS IN GRADE SIX THROUGH 10.

THEIR SCHOOL HOURS ARE NINE TO FOUR.

THE SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THE SITE AT KING AND GLORY IS PERFECT FOR THEM.

UM, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND TO INCLUDE GRADE SIX THROUGH 12.

AND IF THEY'RE LUCKY, NEXT YEAR THEY'LL HAVE 20 STUDENTS.

UM, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS THEY WILL HAVE PER GRADE IS 10.

UM, AND THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT WOULD LIKELY BE 70 STUDENTS.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT, UM, BUILDING PERMITTING KICKS IN.

IT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR A STORM SHELTER IF THERE'S OCCUPANCY OF MORE THAN 50.

SO THAT WOULD HAVE TO, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE IF THEY WANTED TO DO, YOU KNOW, EXPAND BEYOND 50.

UH, THERE IS SUFFICIENT ONSITE PARKING AND THERE'S A LOT OF QUEUE SPACE ON SITE.

THE, UH, TRAFFIC WILL BE MANAGED BY A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN.

SO HERE'S THE SITE.

UM, THE AREA SHADED, THAT'S WHERE THE SCHOOL STUDENT WILL BE.

YOU CAN TELL THEY'RE ON THE NORTH SIDE.

THE FRONT BUILDING IS THE CHURCH BUILDING.

SO THE TMP GOVERNS THE SITE.

THE MORNING DROP OFF WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT 30.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY NOT IMPACTFUL.

AFTERNOON PICKUP WOULD BE AT 4:00 PM UH, THEY WOULD ENTER, UM, OFF OFF THE LBJ SERVICE ROAD AND EXIT ONTO THAT.

UH, THERE IS, UM, ACCESS FROM THE SITE TO RIDGEVIEW CIRCLE.

UH, ALONG THE NORTH SIDE.

THE NEIGHBORS DO NOT WANT TRAFFIC FROM SCHOOL, UH, ENTERING THAT SIDE.

THANK YOU MS. MURPHY.

NEXT SPEAKER, I'M SORRY TO, TO PINCH TO HIT ON THIS ROB BALDIN 3 9 0 4 ELM STREET, SUITE B.

WHAT MARGO WAS GETTING TO IS THERE IS A, A ROADWAY AT THE BACK OF THE CHURCH THAT LEADS, UH, DIRECTLY TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET ON THE, ON THE EAST.

THE NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT US TO USE IT AND WE DON'T WANT TO USE IT 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT OUR CARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND SO WE'VE AMENDED THE, THE TMP, WHICH, UH, MS. GARZA SHOWED TO Y'ALL TODAY.

INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO TRAFFIC CONES THERE, WE'RE GONNA PUT A BARRIER.

IT'S A REMOVABLE BARRIER, BUT IT'S A, A BIGGER, MORE FORMIDABLE, UM, INDICATION THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BE GOING DOWN THIS ROAD.

BUT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY ON THE LBJ SERVICE ROAD, THEN WE CAN MOVE IT AND LET CARS OUT AT THAT POINT.

UM, AND THIS SHOWS WHERE IT'S GONNA BE.

UM, KIM GLORIA IS A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

EVERYTHING'S GOING ON INSIDE EXISTING STRUCTURES.

UM, THE, IT'S VERY QUIET, VERY CONTAINED.

UH, THE ONE ISSUE IN THE STAFF REPORT I THINK WAS MENTIONED BRIEFLY DURING THE BRIEFING SESSION IS THE REQUIREMENT TO PUT PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES ALONG THE LBJ SERVICE ROAD.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN FRONT OF THE LBJ SERVICE ROAD.

WHEN THEY WIDEN 6 35, THEY PUT ALL THE WATER, SEWER AND FRANCHISE UTILITIES IN THIS LITTLE GRASS STRIP BETWEEN THE LBJ PARKING LOT AND THE SERVICE ROAD.

WE CAN'T PLANT ANYTHING ON TOP OF IT AND WE REALLY DON'T WANT CHILDREN COMING OUT TO THE FRONT HERE.

SO WE, WE, WE WROTE THE PD CONDITIONS AND WE'RE WE'RE PUTTING PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES WHERE THEY WOULD BE USED AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.

SO, UM, I'M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

MARGO'S HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

WE HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS REQUEST AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM? I SEE A COUPLE FOLKS ONLINE.

ARE THEY IN FACT ONLINE? KENNY DIXON.

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KENNY DIXON.

YOU MAY BE MUTED.

UM, KENNY DIXON? UH, YES, I'M KENNY DIXON.

OKAY, MR. DIXON.

UM, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

SORRY, IT, IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO SEE WHAT TO START.

SO YEAH, I'M HERE.

I'M THE, THE PASTOR AT KING OF GLORY AND JUST WANTED TO, FELT I NEEDED TO BE HERE IN CASE THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, FOR US HERE AT THE CHURCH, WE CERTAINLY ARE HOPING YOU'LL PASS THIS AS, UH, SAGE SCHOOL.

UH, WE, WE, WE, WE FEEL VERY, UH, CONNECTED TO WHAT THEIR MISSION IS AND IT, IT FITS WITH OUR MISSION IN SERVING, UH, THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE, WE ALWAYS TRY TO, TO TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR WITHIN, UH, OUR, OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, AND I THINK WE, WE'VE DONE THAT AND WE, WE CERTAINLY CONTINUE, WE'LL CONTINUE TO, TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND MANY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE, UH, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO WE CERTAINLY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN, IN BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND CAN YOU JUST PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS FOR OUR RECORD PLEASE? UH, YEAH.

WELL, YES.

UM, CAM GLORY'S AT 64 11 LBJ FREEWAY.

GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, PASTOR.

ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM? SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION.

COMMISSIONER COX, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO.

UH, MR. CHAIR, BEFORE I DO THAT, I JUST WANTED TO COMPLIMENT, UM, BALDWIN ASSOCIATES.

GO AHEAD, MR. COMM.

MR. COX, MAKE YOUR MOTION AND THEN YOU CAN GET INTO YOUR COMMENTS.

OKAY, FINE.

UH, SO IN THE MATTER OF CASE NUMBER Z DASH 25 DASH 0 0 0 2 3 2, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.

UH, NUMBER ONE, THE PD IS SUBJECT TO A REVISED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN SHOWING A BARRIER ALONG RIDGEVIEW CIRCLE IN LIEU OF THE CONES.

UH, THE ILLUSTRATION, THE UPDATED TMP IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE, UH, ONLINE.

UH, NUMBER TWO, ADD A CONDITION LIMITING THE PRIVATE SCHOOL TO 15 CLASSROOMS. NUMBER THREE, STRIKE THE CONDITION RELATED TO SIDEWALKS.

AND NUMBER FOUR, ONE OF EACH OF THE PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES LISTED IN SECTION FIVE ONE P DASH 8 0 0 DASH OR DOCK 1 1 3 MUST BE PROVIDED WITHIN 50 FEET OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL INSTEAD OF AT REGULAR INTERVALS LONG STREETS.

COMMISSIONER COX, YOUR SECOND VICE CHAIR HERBERT, YOUR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER COX? JUST A, A FEW COMMENTS IF I COULD.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WAS STRIKING TO ME IS EARLY ON, UH, THE SCHOOL REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, UH, WORKING WITH, UH, MS. MARGOT MURPHY AND BALDWIN ASSOCIATES.

UH, THEY WERE VERY COLLABORATIVE IN THOSE, UH, TALKS WITH THE NEIGHBORS.

THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS EXPRESSED.

ONE WAS, UH, EGRESS FROM THE PROPERTY.

UH, ADJOINING NEIGHBORS DIDN'T WANT THE TRAFFIC FLOWING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ERGO THE, UH, TEMPORARY BARRIER THAT MR. BALDWIN, UH, DISCUSSED ALSO LIMITS ON THE ENROLLMENT.

UH, DUE TO, AS MS UH, MURPHY, UH, SUGGESTED, UH, BECAUSE THIS, UH, SCHOOL WOULD REQUIRE A STORM SHELTER, UH, THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXCEEDED THE 100.

SO WE PROVIDED SOME ASSURANCE, UH, GIVEN THAT REQUIREMENT AS WELL.

UH, I BELIEVE EVERY OTHER, UH, CONCERN WAS, WAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED AND THE, AND THE NEIGHBORS SEEMED TO BE HAPPY WITH THE, UH, WITH THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER COX.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CAN I GET A CLARIFICATION PLEASE? YEP.

UM, THE LIMITATION ON CLASSROOMS IS 15 HOMEROOM CLASSROOMS. IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK THAT GIVES THEM SOME FLEXIBILITY ABOUT SPECIAL, UM, CLASSROOMS. I MEAN IT'S IN THE PD IT'S 15 HOMEROOM CLASSROOMS, CORRECT? CORRECT.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? COMMISSIONER KAUFMAN? OH, SORRY, I THOUGHT I SAW YOUR HAND.

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COX, SECONDED BY THE VICE CHAIR.

UM, TO FOLLOW STEP RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL SUBSTITUTE REVISED TMP AND UM, COMMISSIONED AS AS AMENDED HERE AT THE HORSESHOE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE A.

THE MOTION CARRIES

[8. 26-1397A An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a microbrewery, micro-distillery, or winery on property zoned CS Commercial Service District, on the northeast line of Haskell Avenue, between Eastside Avenue and Willow Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Stephanie Houston Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 2 Z-26-000066]

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM EIGHT AND THAT'S Z 2 6 0 0 0 6 6.

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IT'S AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED TO A MICRO BREWERY, MICRO DISTILLERY OR WINERY ON PROPERTY ZONED CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ON THE NORTHEAST LINE OF HASKELL AVENUE BETWEEN EAST SIDE AVENUE AND WILLOW STREET.

RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO A SITE PLANNING CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU MR. PEPE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? OH, THERE WE GO.

UM, WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED TO SAY, BUT I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS ANY.

I NEED TO DO YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

OH, MY NAME IS STEVEN REHAN AND I LIVE AT 71 11 LA VISTA DRIVE IN DALLAS.

7 5 2 2 6 OR 2 1 4.

GREAT, THANK YOU MR. REHAN.

ANYONE ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? ALRIGHT, NO FURTHER SPEAKERS.

COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR IN THE MATTER OF Z DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 0 6 6, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE REQUEST SUBJECT TO A SITE PLAN AND CONDITIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES FOR A TIME PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS AND THE SITE PLAN TO BE AMENDED TO NOTE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND SOUTH HOUSECALL AVENUE AS SHOWN ON SITE PLAN.

AND I HAVE BRIEF COMMENTS.

I HAVE A SECOND.

COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, YOUR SECOND COMMISSIONER HOUSEWRIGHT YOUR COMMENTS.

I'D LIKE TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THE APPLICANT TEAM, UM, THEY ARE WORKING VERY AGGRESSIVELY.

THEY HAVE AN EXISTING, UM, SITE AND ARE MOVING TO EAST DALLAS INTO AN EXISTING BUILDING, AN AREA.

UM, YOU ALL MAY RECALL WE HAD ANOTHER ZONING CASE AT OUR LAST MEETING.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM AS REFLECTED UM, IN THEIR OUTREACH TO, UM, ADJACENT BUSINESSES, THE SANTA FE TRAIL, UM, REPRESENTATIVES, UM, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEING PART OF UH, OLD EAST DALLAS.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HAMPTON.

ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.

THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM NUMBER

[9. 26-1398A An application for a new Specific Use Permit for vehicle display, sales, and service on property zoned Subdistrict 2, within Planned Development District 535, the C.F. Hawn Special Purpose District No. 3, on the south line of CF Hawn Frwy Frontage Road, northwest of Ellenwood Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval for a five-year period, with eligibility for autorenewal for additional five-year periods, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Alberto Matos Cedano U/A From: March 26, 2026. Planner: Jordan Gregory Council District: 8 Z-25-000207 / Z234-275]

NINE.

ITEM NUMBER NINE IS Z 2 5 2 7 SLASH Z 2 3 4 2 7 5.

IT'S AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR VEHICLE DISPLAY SALES AND SERVICE ON PROPERTIES ZONE SUBJECT TWO WITH AND PLAINTIFF ELEMENT DISTRICT 5 35, THE CF HA SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT NUMBER THREE ON THE SOUTH LINE OF CF HUNT FREEWAY FRONTAGE ROAD NORTHWEST OF ELLENWOOD STREET.

STEP RECOMMENDATION IS IS APPROVAL FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD ELIGIBILITY FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL FOR ADDITIONAL FIVE YEAR PERIOD SUBJECT TO A SITE PLAN OF CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU MR. PEPE.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER NINE? NO SPEAKERS.

MR. CARPENTER, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES IN THE MATTER OF Z DASH 25 DASH 0 0 0 2 7 SLASH Z 2 3 4 20 75.

I MOVE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND PUT THE CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT UNTIL MAY 21ST, 2026.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CARPENTER FOR YOUR MOTION.

VICE CHAIR HERBERT FOR YOUR SECOND.

THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM

[10. 26-1399A An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a Handicapped Group Dwelling Unit on property zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the south line of Laura Lane, between Sweet Sue Lane and Firebird Lane. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: LaVinny & Darryl Gray Representative: LaVinny Gray Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 8 Z-26-000006]

10.

ITEM 10 IS AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A HANDICAP GROUP DWELLING UNIT ON A PROPERTY ZONE R SEVEN FIVE.

A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT LOCATED ON THE SOUTH, UH, LINE OF LAUREL LANE BETWEEN UH, SWEET SIOUX LANE AND UH, FIREBIRD LANE.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO UH, SITE PLAN AND CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU MR. AGUILERA.

ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT ON ITEM 10? YOU SAID FOUR.

FOUR? OKAY, WE'LL GO TO OUR SPEAKER IN OPPOSITION.

YES, MY NAME IS RUTH STEWART, 70 22 BALALAIKA, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 4 1.

ON APRIL THE 13TH, WE MET WITH THE PERSON WHO THAT TOOK WITH THE APPLICANT AND AT THAT TIME THE APPLICANT WAS VERY, UH, UPSET THAT WE HAD THE NERVE TO SAY THAT WE DIDN'T APPROVE OF THIS PARTICULAR PLAN.

THE HOUSE IS ACTUALLY 744 SQUARE FEET.

SHE ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CITY WOULD ALLOW HER TO PUT EIGHT PEOPLE IN THAT HOUSE THAT'S HANDICAPPED THAT SHE COULD, WE UM, WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HER THE WAY THAT SHE CAME AND ACTUALLY SPOKE.

WE KNOW THAT THEY DO NOT LIVE THERE.

THEY ONLY LEAVE

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A VEHICLE THERE.

SOME PEOPLE WON'T BREAK INTO THE RESIDENCE IN WHICH THAT'S GOOD AND UM, WE JUST FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT GOOD NEIGHBORS AS FAR AS WANTING TO PUT A HANDICAP IN A HOUSE THAT SMALL, THAT IS ONE OF, WE ONLY HAVE TWO HOUSES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S THAT SMALL AND BOTH OF 'EM ARE SIDE BY SIDE.

UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SHE WOULD, I KNOW THAT THE AIR CONDITION IS NOT ADEQUATE BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO ACTUALLY FIXED IT SAID IT IS ON ITS LAST LEG.

SO IF YOU ARE GONNA PUT HANDICAP PEOPLE IN A HOUSE AND YOU ALREADY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO ACTUALLY FIX THE HOUSE UP WHERE PEOPLE COULD LIVE IN IT, THEN HOW ARE YOU GOING TO REALLY TAKE CARE OF HANDICAPPED PEOPLE AND TO PUT EIGHT PEOPLE IN A 744 SQUARE FEET IS REALLY, IT'S NOT GOOD.

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT PEOPLE IF YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT.

IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY.

AND THE OTHER THING IT SAID ONE OF THE ROOMS IS EIGHT BY 10, SO YOU CAN'T PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN A ROOM EIGHT BY 10.

I THOUGHT IT WAS EIGHT BY 12 BUT WE FOUND OUT IT WAS EIGHT BY 10 AND WE JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY TO BE HAND TO PUT HANDICAPPED PEOPLE.

I'M HANDICAPPED MYSELF.

I KNOW HOW MUCH SPACE I NEED AND TO PUT OTHER HANDICAPPED PEOPLE IN SOMETHING VICINITY THAT'S THAT SMALL IS NOT GOOD.

THANK YOU MS. STEWART.

WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER ONLINE.

GAIL TERRELL ARE YOU ABLE TO SPEAK? OKAY.

UH, COMMISSIONER CARPENTER, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES IN THE MATTER OF Z DASH 25 DASH 0 0 0 2 0 7 SLASH Z 2 34 DASH 2 75.

I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOT FOLLOW STAFF RECOMMENDATION, BUT INSTEAD TO MOVE TO DENY WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER FOR YOUR SECOND COMMISSIONER KINGSTON.

ANY DISCUSSION? YES.

UM, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM COMMISSIONER FRANKLIN THAT LAST NIGHT, UPON DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT OF THE OPPOSITION TO THIS CASE AND THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT, THE APPLICANT REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW THE CASE, BUT THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE ONCE SOMETHING IS ON OUR AGENDA.

SO, UM, WHAT'S CUSTOMARY IN THAT SITUATION IS TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

IT IS.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CARPENTER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? GOT A MOTION TO DENY WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

ON TO CASE NUMBER 11 AND I BELIEVE THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE HELD UNTIL JUNE 11TH.

ANY OPPOSED? SAY ANY OF THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL MOVE

[11. 26-1400A An application for RTN Residential Transition District on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the northwest corner of McShann Road and Preston Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Caleb Mann Representative: Matthew Sheard U/A From: February 5, 2026, March 5, 2026, and April 9, 2026. Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 13 Z-25-000121]

ITEM 11 IS CASE Z 25 DASH 0 0 0 1 21.

AN APPLICATION FOR RTN RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ZONED R 16, A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MCSHANE ROAD AND PRESTON ROAD STAFF.

RECOMMENDATIONS? APPROVAL.

OKAY, THANK YOU MR. BATE.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT? WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO DEFER YOUR COMMENTS TO OUR JUNE MEETING.

ANY SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION? COME ON DOWN.

HI, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS YVONNE PRINCE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF 57 0 8

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MAX SHAN ROAD.

YOU HAVE RECEIVED OUR FORMAL LETTER OUTLINING THE TECHNICAL ZONING FAILURES OF KZ DASH 25 DASH 0 0 0 1 2 1.

BUT TODAY I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE HUMAN ELEMENT AND THE EQUITY LENS THAT FORD DALLAS 2.0 MANDATES YOU APPLY TO THIS DECISION.

PAGE SEVEN OF FORD DALLAS 2.0 EXPLICITLY ADMITS THAT HISTORIC LAND USE AND ZONING HAVE BEEN USED TO EXCLUDE AND SEGREGATE PEOPLE OF COLOR.

THE CITY HAS COMMITTED TO CORRECTING THIS BY APPLYING AN EQUITY LENS TO ALL CURRENT DECISIONS ON MACHAN ROAD.

WE HAVE NINE BLACK RESIDENTS, OVER 90 YEARS OLD LEGACY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE MAINTAINED THIS COMMUNITY FOR DECADES APPROVING A FIRST OF ITS KIND HIGH DENSITY.

OUR TN DEVELOPMENT ON A BLACK-OWNED HISTORIC BLOCK, ESPECIALLY WHILE WE ARE UNDER ACTIVE REVIEW FOR A HISTORIC OVERLAY, IS THE DEFINITION OF AN INEQUITABLE LAND USE DECISION.

IT PRIORITIZES THE DEVELOPER'S PROFIT OVER THE STABILITY OF LEGACY HOMEOWNERS.

FURTHERMORE, PAGE 15 OF THE PLAN STATES A CORE OBJECTIVE IS THE CONSERVATION OF OLDER HOMES TO MAINTAIN NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE HOMES ON MC SHAN ROAD ARE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING REPLACING A STABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH FOUR HIGH PRICE TOWN HOMES.

UNITS THAT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED ARE INTENDED FOR A RELIGIOUS EXCLUSIVE SALE DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS THE CITY'S GOAL OF MAINTAINING DIVERSE HOUSING FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

THIS ISN'T MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, IT IS PREDATORY INFILL.

FINALLY, PAGE 22 OF FORD DALLAS 2.0 STATES.

THE CITY DOES NOT ENCOURAGE TEARING DOWN EXISTING HOUSING FOR INCOMPATIBLE INFILL, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.

BY FORCING 2.5 STORY TOWN HOMES WITH SLASH SETBACKS INTO THIS QUIET BLOCK, YOU ARE CREATING A DISPLACEMENT CLIFF.

YOU ARE SIGNALING TO OUR SENIORS THAT THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR HOMES ARE SECONDARY TO NEW DENSITY.

IF THE EQUITY LENS IS MORE THAN JUST THE BUZZWORD, IT MUST BE APPLIED HERE TODAY WE ASKED YOU TO HONOR THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY.

THAT'S YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

NEXT SPEAKER IN OPPOSITION YOU, ELIZABETH BRODEN 5 7 4 0 MICHAN ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 3 OH POINTING YOU ALL'S DIRECTION AND OPPOSITION TO THIS PARTICULAR ZONING REQUEST POINTING YOU ALL TO FORD DALLAS 2.0 WHERE IT SAYS THAT DALLAS SHOULD LOOK TO ADD HOUSING IN A WAY THAT IS GENTLE, EQUITABLE, INCREMENTAL AND SENSITIVE TO THE EXISTING CONTEXT IN THAT THE ZONING POLICY EXPRESSLY FAVORS PRESERVATION OVER MAJOR ALTERATION ABSENT CHANGE CONDITIONS.

IN THIS INSTANCE, THE APPLICANTS HAS STATED THAT THE CHANGE CONDITIONS IS A NEED FOR REASONABLE HOUSING WITHIN THE AREA THEY PROPOSE TO BUILD TOWN HOMES.

HOWEVER, CURRENTLY THERE ARE IN THE INVENTORY WITHIN 0.5 MILES OF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE, 20 PROPERTIES THAT FIT THEIR NEEDS AS STATED.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT SAYS THAT SECONDARY USE IN FOR DALLAS 2.0 SAYS THAT SECONDARY USE SHOULD REQUIRE THE CITY'S OWNERS TO HAVE ADDITIONAL SECURITY, EXCUSE ME, SCRUTINY AND THIS UM, ISSUE WHERE DEALING WITH A BLOCK THAT WAS PART OF ALPHA'S FREE MASS TOWN THAT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY.

THERE IS ALSO A AREA THAT IS A HEAT ISLAND.

REMOVING THE CANOPY THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE ZONING WILL INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE THERE.

IT WILL AFFECT THE CURRENT RESIDENTS, THEIR ABILITY TO GROW CROPS AND SUCH WITHIN THAT STREET, SOME ABILITIES THAT ARE ALREADY BEING USED.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE HOMES WILL FACE SHAN ROAD AND THEY WILL NOT FACE PRESTON

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ROAD.

THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ENCOURAGED FROM FLORIDA DALLAS 2.0.

THIS SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ELM THICKET IN NORTH PARK PO POSITION THAT HAS CAME ACROSS YOU ALL BEFORE AND YOU HAVE DENIED IT IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND IN THIS ISSUE, I JUST WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT IS MOST UNLIKE WHAT HAS BEEN PASSED HERE WITH THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF DALLAS AND ROYAL LANE WHERE THAT REZONING WAS APPROVED AND IN THAT ISSUE IT WAS THE CORNER OF A BUSY STREET.

HOWEVER, THEY OFTEN HAD CARS THAT WOULD COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE UNFEASIBLE THAT A RESIDENTIAL UM, DESIGNATION COULD STAY THERE.

THIS IS NOT THE SAME ISSUE.

THERE'S MULTIPLE REASONS WHY THIS SHOULD REMAIN RESIDENTIAL AND WE ASK FOR IT TO REMAIN RESIDENTIAL AND ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY BE HELD TO THAT MATTER.

UH, RELEVANT TREE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE ZONING IS PASSED.

GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

NEXT SPEAKER IN OPPOSITION.

MY NAME IS LANA BLAKELY AND I LIVE AT 56 39 HAN ROAD, WHERE WE HAVE OWNED THAT PROPERTY SINCE 1970.

RECENTLY WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT PLACE TYPES, SETBACKS AND LOT COVERAGES.

BUT WHEN I LOOK AT A CASE I DON'T SEE A COLORED SQUARE, I SEE A QUIET STREET WHERE WE KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS, WHERE WE FEEL SAFE AND WHERE THE HISTORY OF NORTH DALLAS IS WRITTEN IN THE VERY SOIL OF OUR YARDS.

WE AREN'T HERE TODAY TO FIGHT PROGRESS.

WE ARE HERE TODAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR PEACE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES MACHAN ROAD A SANCTUARY IS OUR TREES.

THE SPECIFIC CONT LOT CONTAINS 12 HERITAGE TREES, INCLUDING THREE MASSIVE HEALTHY SPECIMENS THAT HAVE STOOD NEARLY A CENTURY.

THESE AREN'T JUST LANDSCAPING FEATURES.

THEY ARE THE LUNGS OF OUR STREET.

THEY PROVIDE THE SHADE THAT MAKES OUR WALKS POSSIBLE AND THE PRIVACY THAT MAKES OUR HOMES FEEL LIKE RETREATS.

THIS DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO CLEAR CUT THE CANOPY TO SQUEEZE IN FOUR 2.5 STORY PLANS TO CLEAR CUT THE CANOPY, TO SQUEEZE IN FOUR, TWO, EXCUSE ME, FOUR, 2.5 STORY BUILDINGS.

YOU CAN BUILD TOWN HOMES ANYWHERE, BUT YOU CANNOT REPLACE A 70-YEAR-OLD HERITAGE TREE.

ONCE THAT CANOPY IS GONE, THE CHARACTER OF MCSHANE ROAD IS CHANGED FOREVER.

WE ALSO HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE SIMPLE REALITY OF LIVING BRI.

WE WORRY ABOUT WHERE THE DELIVERY TRUCKS WILL STOP, WHERE THE GUESTS WILL PARK, AND IF ANY CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN WILL STILL BE SAFE PLAYING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS SUDDENLY BECOME A DENSE MULTIPLEX HUB.

WE WORRY ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE BENEATH OUR FEET.

PIPES AND WIRES LAID DECADES AGO WAS NEVER MEANT TO CARRY THIS WEIGHT.

WE ARE THE ONES WHO WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE FLOODED STREETS, THE PARKING WARS, NOT THE DEVELOPER WHO WALKS AWAY WITH A CHECK.

FINALLY, WE ARE ASKING FOR RESPECT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF, OF A HISTORIC OVERLAY PROCESS TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE MCSHANE BROTHERS AND THE PIONEERS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

RUSHING A ZONING CHANGE TODAY FEELS LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE IN THAT HISTORY.

IT TELLS US THAT OUR 70 YEAR SLAP IN THE 70 YEARS OF COMMUNITY AREN'T AS IMPORTANT AS THE DEVELOPERS.

TWO TIME TO YOUR TO YOUR TIMELINE.

PLEASE DON'T LET THIS BE THE DAY WE LOSE OUR TREES AND OUR PEACE.

WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU POSTPONE THIS DECISION AND GIVE THE LANDMARK COMMISSION A CHANCE TO SPEAK, GIVE US A CHANCE TO SAVE OUR HOMES.

NOW SINCE WE ARE UNDER HISTORICAL COMMITTEE, I HAVE TO ASK THIS HISTORICAL DESIGNATION CARD IS THE HIGH CARD ON THE TABLE.

NEXT SPEAKER? YES, MY NAME IS REVEREND WILLIS BRODEN SENIOR.

I LIVE AT 57 40 MAX SHAN ROAD.

I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT THERE FOR THE LAST 57 YEARS.

AS I HEAR AND AS I WAS TOLD, THERE HAS BEEN A MORATORIUM PLACED ON MAX SHAN ROAD.

NO CHANGES TO THE STREET CAN BE MADE.

EVEN I A RESIDENT OF 57 YEARS HAVE TO ASK SOME COMMITTEE TO, TO MAKE CHANGES TO MAKE TO MY HOUSE.

NOW, A MONTH AGO I DIDN'T, BUT

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SO TO ME, I THINK THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IF AND WHEN MAX CHAN ROAD IS DESIGNATED HISTORICAL REZONING WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.

IS THAT RIGHT? IF SO, THE MAJOR QUESTION TO SELL FIRST, I THINK WOULD BE WHETHER OR NOT MAX CHAN ROAD IS DESIGNATED HISTORICAL.

GETTING REZONING RIGHT NOW WON'T HELP ANYONE.

IN FACT, IT WOULD HURT THE APPLICANTS.

WE ARE ASKING OF YOU TO POSTPONE THIS HEARING UNTIL A FINAL DECISION IS MADE BY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION ON WHETHER MAX CHAN ROAD WILL BE DESIGNATED HISTORICAL.

BECAUSE IF AND WHEN MAX CHAN ROAD IS DESIGNATED HISTORICAL, THERE WILL BE NO REASON FOR A MEETING FOR A REZONING BECAUSE REZONING WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE UNDER THE HISTORICAL DESIGNATION.

THAT'S ALL WE ARE ASKING TO POSTPONE ANY HEARING ON REZONING UNTIL THE FINAL, THE FINAL DECISION IS MADE BY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

EXCUSE ME.

MY NAME IS LISA FLETCHER.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR SHAN ROAD.

I'M SPEAKING HERE TODAY SPECIFICALLY TO OFFER A REBUTTAL TO MR. BATES ASSERTION REGARDING INFIELD.

THIS IS FROM A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD ON MONDAY.

AND THAT CORNER LOTS ARE ESSENTIALLY FAIR GAME FOR RTN ZONING.

THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL MISREADING OF THE SEPTEMBER, 2024 COUNCIL AMENDMENT.

SPEARHEADED BY PAUL RIDLEY, THE CITY COUNCIL EXPLICITLY AMENDED FORWARD DALLAS 2.0 TO PREVENT EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE ON SHAN.

THE PLAN NOW STIPULATES THAT MULTIPLEX DENSITY CLASSIFIED AS SECONDARY USE MUST BE PRIORITIZED ALONG ARTERIALS, NOT NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WHILE THE LOT SITS ON A CORNER AND HAS A PRESTON ROAD ADDRESS.

THE DEVELOPER IS NOT PROPOSING A PRO PRESTON ROAD DEVELOPMENT.

THEY ARE SIDE LOADING THE DENSITY TRAFFIC AND MASSING ONTO SHAN ROAD.

BY ORIENTING THE UNITS TOWARDS OUR QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET RATHER THAN THE ARTERIAL, THEY'RE EFFECTIVELY DRILLING DENSITY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S INTERIOR.

THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD INTRUSION, NOT THOROUGHFARE INFIELD.

FURTHERMORE, PAGE 21 OF THE PLAN STATES THAT FOUR UNIT MULTIPLEXES ARE SECONDARY USES THAT REQUIRE HIGHER SCRUTINY AND ADHERENCE TO LOCAL STRATEGY.

LOCATIONAL STRATEGY.

MR. BATES' ARGUMENT IGNORES THE FACT THAT THIS IS A, CURRENTLY, THIS CURRENTLY IS A R 16 A ESTATE LOT, CONVERTING IT TO RTN WITH 400% DENSITY INCREASE IS NOT GENTLE DENSITY.

IT IS RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY BLOCK FACE MAN MANDATE.

THE CORNER LOT STATUS DOES NOT GRANT A WAIVER FROM THE PAGE 22 REQUIREMENT TO BE SENSITIVE TO EXISTING SCALE AND CONTEXT.

PLACING 2.5 STORY UNITS WITH FIVE TO 10 FOOT SETBACKS NEXT TO ONE STORY HOMES WITH 34 FOOT SETBACKS IS THE TEXTBOOK DEFINITION OF INCOMPATIBLE INFIELD.

SO IN CLOSING, UM, THE STAFF'S PUSH FOR RTN HERE IGNORES THE HISTORIC OVERLAY REVIEW CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

IF THE EQUITY LENS AND NEW FORWARD DALLAS 2.0 PROTECTIONS ARE MEANT ANYTHING MEAN ANYTHING, THEY MUST PROTECT THE ENTIRE BLOCK, NOT JUST THE MIDDLE OF IT.

WE ASK THE COMMISSION TO REJECT THE STAFF'S NARROW DEFINITION OF INFIELD, RESPECT THE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO KEEP DENSITY, THE ARTERIALS.

THAT'S YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 11? YES.

FIRST, THEN WE'LL MOVE TO OUR ONLINE.

WE'LL GO WITH OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS

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MA'AM, ARE YOU HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? I'M OKAY.

LET'S SPEAK AND SPEAK FIRST.

WE'LL DO OUR IN, WE'LL FINISH UP OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, THEN GO TO ONLINE.

I, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS BARBARA LORD WATKINS, AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF RESIDING ON MAC CHAN ROAD OVER 60 YEARS.

AND SO AFTER LISTENING TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE JUST SPOKEN TO YOU, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM 100% BEHIND WHAT THEY HAVE PRESENTED TO YOU BECAUSE A LOT OF THOUGHT AND RESEARCH HAS GONE INTO WHAT THEY HAVE PRESENTED.

AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU NOT ONLY LISTEN TO WHAT THEY'VE SAID, BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE HERITAGE OF THAT STREET AND WHAT IT HAS MEANT TO COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEGINNING WITH AFRICAN AMERICANS.

IT HAS A LONG HISTORY THAT WE ARE ALL VERY, VERY PROUD OF.

AND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAS SPOKEN BEFORE ME HAVE NOT ONLY DOCUMENTED WHAT THEY HAVE SAID, BUT THEY HAVE RESEARCHED WHAT THEY HAVE SAID.

SO THEY'RE NOT COMING TO YOU WITH WHAT I THINK OR WHAT I HOPE THEY'RE COMING TO YOU WITH WHAT THEY KNOW.

AND SO I WOULD ASK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO HAVE LISTENED CAREFULLY AND LISTEN TO OTHERS THAT MAY BE SPEAKING AT THIS TIME.

KNOWING, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY THAT DEPICTS THE HERITAGE OF THIS CITY, DALLAS, TEXAS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

AND RELIANCE ON THE HISTORIC ZONING AND REPL REQUIREMENTS.

MS. MOORE WALKER, CAN WE JUST GET YOUR ADDRESS FOR OUR RECORD? OH, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO.

MY ADDRESS IS 5 6 2 4 MACHAN ROAD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA'AM.

MY PLEASURE.

ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS.

I BELIEVE SOME OF THEM HAVE SPOKEN HERE IN PERSON ALREADY.

IS IT JUST MR. POWELL LEFT? MR. POWELL, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

YES, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU.

I AM TYRONE POWELL, THE OWNER OF 58 31 AND 58 41 MACHAN ROAD.

THE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR NEARLY 65 YEARS, ALMOST SINCE THE INCEPTION OF MACHAN ESTATES.

MACHAN ROAD IS AN HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND A VITAL PART OF THE ALPHA COMMUNITY, AN HISTORIC FRIEDMANS TOWN THAT IS PROVIDED ENHANCED PROTECTION BY DALLAS 2.0.

FIRST MACHAN ESTATES IS ENCUMBERED BY PRIVATE PLANT RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN DALLAS COUNTY.

RECORDS THAT LIMIT EACH HALF ACRE LOT TO ONE HOUSE.

THESE RESTRICTIONS RUN WITH THE LAND.

SECOND, THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED AND UNLAWFUL USE OF AN RTN DISTRICT.

THIRD, THE DEVELOPER PLANS TO SQUEEZE THREE OR FOUR MULTI-STORY TOWNHOUSES ONTO THE LOT FOR PURPOSES OF ALLOWING ONLY JEWISH RESIDENTS TO OCCUPY, QUOTE, SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER HOUSING WITHOUT A CUL-DE-SAC.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DRASTICALLY VIOLATES THE UNITY, SAFETY, AND CHARM OF THE 34 1 STORY RESIDENCES ON MAX CHAN ROAD.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COUPLED, COUPLED WITH THE ALAMI SOCIAL CLUB'S 24 HOUR SEVEN DAY WEEK NON-PROFIT OPERATION ACROSS THE STREET OF 59 44 MAX CHAN ROAD WILL BREAK THE UNIFORM SCHEME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IRREPARABLY CHANGE MAX CHAN FOR THE WORST, THESE CHANGES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER PROPERTY VALUES BY OVER 40% AND EXACERBATE ALREADY WELL-DOCUMENTED TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ALARMING NIGHTCLUB PATRONS.

THIRD, SEVERAL LOCAL REAL ESTATE MARKET STUDIES HAVE REVEALED THAT WHILE INTRODUCING MULTIFAMILY UNITS MAY NOT IMPACT THE LARGER NORTH DALLAS HOUSING MARKET, SUCH WILL DEFINITELY NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING MARKET.

CASE IN POINT, LAST MONTH, 59 34 MACHAN BY FAR THE LARGEST AND NEWEST HOUSE ON MACHAN THAT BORDERS THE ALARMING NIGHTCLUB SOLD FOR MORE THAN $700,000 BELOW MARKET VALUE WHILE COMPARABLE HOUSES NEXT DOOR IN MEL SHIRE ESTATES AND ACROSS THE STREET ON THE EAST SIDE OF PRESTON ROAD, RECENTLY SOLD FOR OVER 700,000 MORE THAN 59 34 MACHAN.

IN ADDITION TO LEAVING THE EXISTING ZONING ATTACK, THE CITY SHOULD REQUIRE ONE THAT THE NIGHT COAT APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

TWO, UM, THAT THE CITY SHOULD REPAY THE ALLEY NORTH OF MACHAN TO REPAIR POTHOLES CORRECT DRAINAGE AND ELIMINATE WATER PING.

IN CONCLUSION, TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY ON MACHAN, MOST BLACK HOMEOWNERS WERE REQUIRED TO BUY ONE ACRE UNDEVELOPED LOTS, PAY OVER 50% OF THE COST TO CONSTRUCT THEIR HOMES AND PAY 100% OF THE COST TO BRING WATER AND SEWER

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MAX SHANNON RESIDENTS HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS AND THE FAITH THAT THEIR HOMES WOULD APPRECIATE AND VALUE AT THE SAME RATE AS SIMILAR NEARBY WHITE AND JEWISH POEMS. CHANGING THE RULES NOW IS UNJUST, UNFAIR, AND RACIALLY INSENSITIVE IN THAT IT ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSES HOME EQUITY, WHICH REPRESENTS NEARLY HALF OF THE NETWORK OF BLACK HOMEOWNERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION? OKAY, COMMISSIONER HALL, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION MR. CHAIR REGARDING CASE Z 25 121? I MOVE THAT WE KEEP THE PUBLIC RECORD OPEN AND PLACE THIS ITEM UNDER ADVISEMENT UNTIL JUNE THE 11TH.

UH, IF I GET A SECOND, I HAVE A COMMENT.

UH, THANK YOU.

YOU DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SIMS, YOUR COMMENT.

UM, I'M NOT PARTICULARLY HAPPY ABOUT PLACING THIS CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT AGAIN, BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

THE RESIDENTS OF MACHAN DID FILE A REQUEST FOR HISTORICAL DESIGNATION.

THIS WILL BE HEARD BEFORE THE LANDMARK COMMISSION ON JUNE THE FIRST.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETS EIGHT OF 10 CRITERIA FOR GRANTING THIS REQUEST, SO THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE IT WILL BE ACCEPTED.

THIS BEGINS A ROUGHLY TWO YEAR PROCESS BEFORE ANY FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE COMMISSION AND COUNSEL, BOTH THE APPLICANT AND NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE REQUESTED ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT OF THE ZONING HEARING TO SEE THE OUTCOME OF THIS DECISION OF THE, UH, DECISION AND TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT ON OF THE ZONING CASE.

NOW THERE THERE IS A, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS A MORATORIUM ON DEMOLITION, REDEVELOPMENT, ET CETERA THAT LASTS FOR THE LENGTH OF THE CASE.

AND SO, UH, I I THINK WE, WE CAN AFFORD TO PLACE THIS UNDER ADVISEMENT UNTIL WE SEE HOW LANDMARK'S GONNA PROCEED.

THANK YOU, MR. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER KAUFMAN? OH, OKAY.

SORRY.

ANY NO OTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALL, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMS TO HOLD THE CASE UNTIL JUNE 11TH.

AND I FORGOT TO MENTION FOR THE RECORD THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON HAS A CONFLICT ON THIS MATTER, SO SHE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSIDERATION OF IT.

THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 12.

[12. 26-1401A An application for MU-1 Mixed-Use District on property zoned CS Commercial Service District, on the southeast line of East Side Avenue, northeast of Carroll Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Jorge Silva / Estelar, LLC U/A From: March 26, 2026. Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 2 Z-26-000009]

WE'LL GIVE HER JUST A SECOND TO COME BACK IN.

I I HAVE HAND DOWNS FOR, UM, MRS. LOPEZ.

HOW, HOW DO I, OH YEAH.

OH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

COMMISSIONERS.

ITEM NUMBER 12 26 14 0 1 A UH, ZONING CASE Z 2 69 IS AN APPLICATION FOR MU ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ZONE CS COMMERCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT ON THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF EAST SIDE AVENUE, NORTHEAST OF CARROLL AVENUE.

RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL.

THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT ON ITEM NUMBER 12.

ITEM NUMBER 12.

ANY SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT? ANY SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION? I SEE SOMEONE SIGN UP A SPEAK ONLINE.

ARE THEY ONLINE? NOT ONLINE.

COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, YOUR MOTION? UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR IN THE MATTER OF Z DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 0 0 9.

I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE REQUEST PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

COMMISSIONER HOUSEWRIGHT FOR YOUR SECOND.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER HAMPTON FOR YOUR MOTION.

ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.

ITEM NUMBER 13 2 6 14 0 2 A CASE NUMBER Z 2 5 1 64 IS AN APPLICATION FOR TH THREE TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS VOLUNTEERED BY THE APPLICANT ON PROPERTY ZONE R 75 A WITH THE EXISTING SUP 42 FOR A PRIVATE SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN AND DAY NURSERY.

THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 13,

[13. 26-1402A An application for TH-3(A) Townhouse District with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant on property zoned R-7.5(A) with existing SUP 42 for a private school, kindergarten and day nursery, on the west line of Ferguson Road between Larry Drive and Province Lane. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant. Applicant: Robert Reeves / Robert Reeves & Associates, Inc. U/A From: March 26, 2026. Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 2 Z-25-000164]

AND IT'S ON THE WEST LINE

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OF FERGUSON ROAD BETWEEN LARRY DRIVE AND PROVINCE LANE.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO DEED RESTRICTIONS VOLUNTEERED BY THE APPLICANT.

THANK YOU MS. LEVY.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 13? NOPE.

NO SPEAKERS.

I DON'T THINK HE HAS ANY COMMENTS.

UM, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO AND I HAVE BRIEF COMMENTS IF I HAVE A SECOND IN THE MATTER OF Z DASH 25 DASH 0 0 0 1 6 4, I MOVE TO LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND HOLD THIS MATTER UNDER ADVISEMENT UNTIL MAY 7TH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, YOUR SECOND VICE CHAIR, YOUR COMMENTS.

UM, I, WE HELD THIS AT THE LAST MEETING, UM, TO HOLD THE COMMUNITY MEETING, WHICH WE DID HAVE, THERE'S BEEN A SUBSEQUENT MEETING THIS MONDAY AND ANOTHER SCHEDULED, UH, FOR THE 27TH.

UM, I APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT REMAINING ENGAGED.

UM, THERE ARE GOOD, UH, DISCUSSIONS GOING FORWARD AND IS MY HOPE THAT ON MAY THE SEVENTH WE'LL BE TAKING ACTION ON THIS.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER HAMPTON FOR YOUR MOTION.

VICE CHAIR HERBERT FOR YOUR SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO HOLD IT UNTIL MAY 7TH.

ITEM 14 KZ 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 9 AND APPLICATION FOR A NEW PLAN DEVELOPMENT SUB-DISTRICT FOR MF TWO SUB-DISTRICT USERS ON PROPERTY ZONE MF TWO MULTI-FAMILY SUB-DISTRICT WITHIN PLANT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1 93, THE ALAND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT ON THE NORTH LINE OF NEWTON AVENUE BETWEEN TRUCK, MORTON STREET AND OAKLAWN AVENUE STAFF.

ANY OPPOSED? NAY? THE MOTION CARRIES

[14. 26-1403A An application for a new Planned Development Subdistrict for MF-2 Subdistrict uses on property zoned MF-2 Multifamily Subdistrict within Planned Development District 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on the north line of Newton Avenue, between Throckmorton Street and Oak Lawn Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a development plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Phil Tinsley / M&A DevCo LLC Representative: Mallory Muse / Winstead PC Planner: Mona Hashemi Council District: 14 Z-25-000209]

RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO A DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND A STAFF RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU DR.

HASHEMI.

MR. MANN, BEFORE I BEGIN, WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION.

I'M NOT SEEING IT ON HERE.

LET'S SEE.

THERE IT IS.

THAT'S THE STAFF.

WE CAN GO WITHOUT A PRESENTATION IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT, BUT I EMAILED IN THE PRESENTATION YESTERDAY TO LILIANA.

IT IS FINE.

WE'LL JUST TALK TOMMY MAN.

500 WINSTEAD BUILDING, UH, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT IN THIS REQUEST AND WE'LL HAVE PRETTY PICTURES IF NEEDED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

UM, THIS IS A SITE THAT'S ZONED MF TWO IN THE SO HIP NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT, IT IS SURROUNDED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY SURFACE PARKING LOTS AND CHURCHES AND NON-RESIDENTIAL USES.

UH, AND THE ZONING TO THE EAST IS COMMERCIAL AND ALLOWS HIGHER DENSITY.

AND THEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSITIONS TO A LOWER DENSITY MF TWO ZONING AND STYLE OF DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST.

UH, SO IT'S A SITE THAT, UH, IS AN OPPORTUNITY BUT ALSO REQUIRES CAREFUL, CAREFUL, UH, CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND LIKE SO MANY OF THESE CASES IN DISTRICT 14 IN OAK LAWN, THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG ARRIVES TO YOU TODAY.

UH, BUT BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE WATER, HERE IS, UH, MONTHS OF WORK WITH AN OAK LAWN SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, THAT RESULTED IN AN OAK LAWN COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL, MONTHS OF MEETINGS WITH THE SO HIP NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CULMINATED IN THE EXECUTION OF A GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT WITH MY CLIENT WHERE THEY HAVE COMMITTED, UH, TO FUNDING AND PROVIDING IN KIND SERVICES FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED ON WALKABILITY, UH, FOCUSED ON THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

FOCUSED ON, UH, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FOCUSED ON HELPING STRENGTHEN THE IDENTITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACES AND VEHICULAR SAFETY.

UH, THE PLAN ITSELF WENT THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS.

I'VE ZOOMED YOU DOWN NOW AND TAKEN THE TOP OFF TO THE GROUND LEVEL.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF HOW IT LAID OUT.

WE STARTED OUT SAYING, LET'S PULL A TOWER ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE AS FAR AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WE COULD AND CREATE AN AT GRADE OPEN SPACE.

AND THE FEEDBACK WE GOT OVER MANY MONTHS WAS, WE'RE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEIGHT, WE'RE LESS CONCERNED ABOUT YOU PULLING IT AWAY.

WE'RE HAPPY TO RECONSIDER A DIFFERENT DESIGN IF YOU CAN BRING THE HEIGHT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND TRY TO MEET THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT ITS SCALE ON THE GROUND LEVEL.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

SO NOW THE REQUEST STARTED OVER 300 AND FEET IN HEIGHT.

IT CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 185.

WE PULLED A THREE STORY TOWNHOME SCALE ELEMENT OUT TO THE FRONT WITH THE TOWER BACK BEHIND THAT.

AND THESE IMAGES JUST GIVE YOU A SENSE OF HOW THAT COMES TOGETHER.

YOU SEE THE SHORTER ELEMENT HERE, THE STEP BACK TO THE TOWER.

SOME OF THE

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THINGS WE WORKED ON, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT INDENTED PARALLEL PARKING.

NEWTON GETS PARKING ON EITHER SIDE.

THE EQUINOX ACROSS THE STREET IS SUPER BUSY AND IT BECOMES ALMOST IMPASSABLE.

THIS WILL CREATE FUNCTIONALLY EIGHT MORE FEET OF WIDTH FOR PEOPLE TO GET THROUGH, UH, IN THOSE TIMES.

UH, JUST FLYING YOU AROUND THE PROJECT A BIT, TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHERE WE LANDED WITH THAT DESIGN.

UM, THE PDS THAT'S BEFORE YOU HAS COMMITMENTS TO SUSTAINABILITY.

IT HAS PARTICIPATION IN THE M-I-H-D-B PROGRAM.

IT HAS, IT REFLECTS THESE MAJOR DESIGN CHANGES.

UH, AND WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE PROJECT TO YOU TODAY.

UH, AFTER THESE MANY MONTHS OF WORK, YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT FROM MY CLIENT.

OUR ENTIRE DESIGN TEAM IS PRESENT.

SHOULD YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SLIDES THAT I JUST FLEW THROUGH IN 30 SECONDS OR ANY OTHERS? UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT SPEAKER.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME? MY NAME'S SCOTT INGER.

ADDRESS IS 31 30 NORTH HARWOOD AVENUE HERE IN DALLAS.

7 5 2 0 2, NO, 2 0 1.

UH, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME.

COMMISSIONER KINGSTON, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR GUIDING US WITH YOUR STEADY HANDS THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

'CAUSE WE HAD TO WORK WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE COME OUT HERE, THE COMMUNITIES LEADERS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH OVER THIS LAST YEAR ON THIS PROJECT.

AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT HAS TURNED INTO SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF AND THAT THE COMMUNITY BE PROUD OF AND THAT WE ALL ENJOY.

NEXT SPEAKER.

APOLOGIZE.

I'M NOT AS FAST AS I USED TO BE.

THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO TALK TO YOU TODAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHAT, SO HIPP STANDS FOR, IT MEANS SOUTH OF HIGHLAND PARK, SO THEY PROBABLY GIVE YOU AN IDEA NOW EXACTLY WHERE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS LOCATED.

WE HAVE ROUGHLY 6,000 RESIDENTS IN.

SO HIPP, WE ARE A MULTIFAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, WE'VE HAD OVER 50 RESIDENTS BUILT IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, MOSTLY DUPLEXES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT AREA FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY TO LIVE IN, UH, PEOPLE WITH STARTING HOMES, PEOPLE THAT NEED TO RENT HOMES TO LIVE CLOSE TO DALLAS, UH, WITH LEMON AND OAK LAWN NEARBY.

WE SPENT 10 MONTHS WITH THIS PROJECT BROUGHT TO US BY THE DEVELOPER.

IT IS ALONG A CORRIDOR ALONG OAK LAWN, WHICH IS ACROSS FROM THE HIGHLAND PARK PARK SHOPS OF HIGHLAND PARK, UH, AREA.

AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HIGH RISES ALONG THIS AREA.

UM, ALL THE WAY FROM, UM, UH, WHAT YOU MIGHT MIGHT CALL THE TURTLE CREEK CENTER THERE ALL THE WAY UP TO THE HIGHLAND PARK FOUNTAIN.

UM, IT'S ONLY A HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CORNER OF OAK LAWN.

IT IS ZONED ORIGINALLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A RESIDENTIAL, UH, DUPLEX THERE.

UH, BUT THERE IS FORMED ON THREE SIDES BY CHURCHES.

UH, THERE ARE THREE CHURCHES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM, UH, THIS LOCATION ON OAK LAWN, WHICH IS A LARGE CHURCH.

UM, OUR, OUR SAYING.

AND SO HIP IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DOG WHEN YOU MOVE IN, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU.

ONE IS RESCUE.

IT'S A VERY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE HAVE A VERY LOW CRIME RATE.

WE'RE EXCEEDINGLY PLEASED THAT OUR CRIME WEIGHT RATE DROPS FIVE TO 10% A YEAR FOR MOST PARTS.

UH, THIS YEAR.

IF YOU HAVE A MOTOR VEHICLE, IT'S UP A LITTLE BIT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE REALLY WORK HARD ON IT.

WE HAVE A STRONG CRIME WATCH PROGRAM.

THE DEVELOPER RECOGNIZED WHAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS DOING IN BEAUTIFICATION, RECOGNIZE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND IMPROVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE KNIFE AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO AS WE BEGAN WORKING WITH THIS DEVELOPER THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS, WHICH I HAVE TO SAY, IT'S VERY NICE TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER DURING A PROCESS, UM, UNDER THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE OAKLAWN COMMITTEE, UH, WE DID FIND THERE WERE TERMS OF NEGOTIABLE WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD IMPROVE THE LOOK OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

EXCUSE ME.

I'VE SERVED AS NEIGHBORHOOD LEADER FOR 24 YEARS.

UM, MY WIFE JOKES ARE GONNA CARRY ME OUT ON A STRETCHER, BUT, UM, AND WE HAVE A NEW RETIREMENT HOME, ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UH, BUT WE'D HAVE TO SAY THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN GENERAL IS IN FAVOR OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

WE DO WANNA KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE CURRENT ZONE CODE LIMITS THAT IT'S CURRENTLY IN, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SO CLOSE TO OAKLAWN SO MUCH IN AN AREA WHERE IT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A, UH, A, A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BLAIR.

WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ENCOURAGE YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WITH THE BLESSING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

CAN WE GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE? I APOLOGIZE.

ED BLAIR, MY ADDRESS IS 41 30 HERSCHEL AVENUE, 7 5 2 1 9.

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NEXT SPEAKER IN SUPPORT.

I'M PHIL PERRY, 36 10 NORTH VERSAILLES.

I'M THE CITY LIAISON FOR THE OAK LAWN COMMITTEE, WHO YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT ON A COUPLE OF THESE PRESENTATIONS.

UH, THIS PROJECT WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED TO US ON DECEMBER 2ND OF 25, AND AFTER AN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION, THE OAK LAWN COMMITTEE SUPPORTED A MOTION TO CREATE AN AD HOC CASE COMMITTEE, WHICH YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD MENTIONED, UH, TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM NEARBY RESIDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THE KEY ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ON HEIGHT, DENSITY, PARKING, AND OTHER RELATED NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS.

FAST FORWARD, UH, ON APRIL 7TH, THE DEVELOPER CAME BACK AND PRESENTED TO US AGAIN AFTER THIS PROCESS HAD TAKEN PLACE.

THE RESULTS OF THE COMMITTEE, UM, SHOWED A VERY MEANINGFUL EVOLUTION OF THIS PROJECT AND INPUT FROM THE SO HIP NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, THE CASE COMMITTEE, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY, AND IT TRANSLATED INTO REAL CHANGES OF THIS PROJECT.

UM, SO THE RESULTS WERE MATERIALLY IMPROVING THE PROJECT THAT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL IN THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

FOLLOWING THIS FINAL PRESENTATION, OAK LAWN COMMITTEE VOTED TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT NEARLY UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

NEXT SPEAKER AND SUPPORT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR RUBEN AND MEMBERS OF THE, UH, DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ADAM MURPHY AND I SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE OAK LAWN COMMITTEE.

FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THE OAK LAWN COMMITTEE HAS ADVOCATED FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN PD 1 93.

TODAY WE ARE COMPROMISED OF OVER 200 STAKEHOLDERS WHO LIVE, WORK, OR OWN PROPERTY IN PD 1 93.

AS OUR AREA CONTINUES TO SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN THE AREA, MAKING THESE PROJECTS RIGHT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR US.

UM, AS PHIL JUST MENTIONED, THE OAKLAWN COMMITTEE VOTED TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT AT 42 11 NEW AVENUE.

I WANT TO BRIEFLY FOCUS QUICKLY ON HOW WE GOT HERE.

UM, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR MEMBERS FIRST REVIEWED THE PROJECT IN DECEMBER OF 2025.

AT THE, AT THAT MEETING, AND BY AT THE DIRECTION OF OUR MEMBERSHIP, I APPOINTED A CASE COMMITTEE, UH, TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE APPLICANT, ENGAGED NEARBY NEIGHBORS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND PUSH FOR IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE BRINGING THEIR FINDINGS BACK TO THE FULL COMMITTEE.

THAT CASE COMMITTEE BROUGHT TOGETHER DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, INCLUDING NEARBY RESIDENTS THAT, UH, OPPOSED THE PROJECT ARCHITECT WITH MULTI MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE, LONGTIME OLC LEADER AND OTHER NEARBY STAKEHOLDERS.

UM, WE, I, WE ASKED THEM TO NEGOTIATE, UM, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE AND MEET WITH THE DEVELOPER, MEET WITH NEIGHBORS AND, UM, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, UM, TO GET A BETTER PROJECT.

AND THEY DID.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SO HIPP NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION, COMMISSIONER KINGSTON.

AND THROUGHOUT NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, WHICH ME AND COMMISSIONER KINGSTON AND A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ATTENDED, UM, WHAT, WHAT BEGAN AS OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT? THE INITIAL PROJECT, THE INITIAL ITERATION OF IT, UM, IT, IT THERE PE SOME, SOME WHO INITIALLY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT IT, ULTIMATELY BECAME SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

AND I THINK THAT THAT SHOWS, UH, THE COMMITMENT FROM THE DEVELOPER AND THEIR TEAM TO REALLY LISTEN TO THE NEIGHBORS AND, AND, AND MAKE SERIOUS CHANGES TO THE PROJECT.

AND WHEN IT CAME BACK TO THE OAK LAWN COMMITTEE, THE VOTE WAS NEAR UNANIMOUS TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AS THEY PRESENTED IT TO US.

SO I THINK THAT, UM, THE KEY TAKEAWAY ALSO, I'M SORRY, LEMME SAY I WANNA SAY THANK, UM, M AND A DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR TEAM AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, UM, WHO STAYED ENGAGED EARLY, STAYED AT THE TABLE AND MADE MEANINGFUL CHANGES.

AND THE PROJECT YOU SEE TODAY IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THAT COLLABORATION.

THIS IS THE, THE KEY TAKEAWAY.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT SETTING A PRECEDENT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT A MODEL FOR PROG FOR PRO, FOR A PROCESS.

WHEN THERE'S EARLY ENGAGEMENT, OPEN MINDS AND A WILLINGNESS TO ADJUST PROJECTS CAN BOTH IMPROVE AND BE, BECOME BETTER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY'S LONG TERM GROWTH.

OTHER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT DALLAS SHOULD FOLLOW THE SAME PLAYBOOK.

FOCUSING ON ENGAGEMENT, NOT OPPOSITION WILL ALWAYS, THAT'S YOUR TIME.

WORK IN A BETTER WILL ALWAYS GET A BETTER OUTCOME.

ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT? OKAY, I SEE THERE'S ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ONLINE AND SUPPORT WHITNEY UC.

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NOT ONLINE.

WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION.

RIGHT, COME ON DOWN.

MY NAME IS TOM FRY.

I LIVE ON 40 55 THROCKMORTON, LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET OF THIS, UH, PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE.

AND I WANT TO BE DIRECT.

WE'RE NOT IN OPPOSITION OF GROWTH.

THE HEIGHT INCREASE REQUEST IN THIS CASE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SCALE, CHARACTER, OR INFRASTRUCTURE OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT IS AN OUTSIZED REQUEST THAT CREATES PERMANENT IMPACT WITH NO CORRESPONDING PROTECTIONS FOR A COMMUNITY, THE DISPROPORTIONATE TO EVERY SURROUNDING PROPERTY.

THIS IS NOT A MINOR ADJUSTMENT, IT IS A STRUCTURAL CHANGE THAT WOULD INTRODUCE A BUILDING MASS FAR BEYOND WHAT THIS AREA WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT.

HEIGHT IS NOT JUST AN AESTHETIC ISSUE.

IT AFFECTS PRIVACY, LIGHT SHADOWING, TRAFFIC CONCENTRATION, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS.

ONCE HEIGHT ENTITLEMENT IS GRANTED, IT CANNOT BE UNDONE.

IT CREATES, THIS ALSO CREATES A PRECEDENT'S PRESSURE.

IF THIS CASE IS APPROVED, EVERY ADJACENT PROPERTY BECOMES VULNERABLE TO SIMILAR UPSCALING.

THAT IS HOW NEIGHBORHOODS LOSE THEIR IDENTITY, NOT THROUGH ONE PROJECT, BUT THROUGH THE DOMINO EFFECT THAT FOLLOWS.

SO YOU, THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE NOT DONE.

IT WILL CHANGE THE WHOLE ASPECT OF THIS AREA.

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AND OPPOSITION.

MY NAME IS MARK BOWLES.

I'M AT 41 40 NEWTON AVENUE, UNIT 12.

I'M ADDRESSING YOU TODAY IN MY ROLE AS PRESIDENT OF THE 41 40 NEWTON OWNERS ASSOCIATION, A PROPERTY OF 20 CONDOMINIUMS. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY AND VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF 42 11 NEWTON.

OUR HOMES ARE PRECISELY ONE BLOCK WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

AND AS SUCH, CONSIDER OURSELVES AN AFFECTED PARTY.

THE SHEER SIZE AND SCALE OF WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED, EVEN WITH ITS LATEST REVISIONS, REMAINS A MAJOR CONCERN.

THE AREA, AS YOU KNOW, IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS MF TWO CONSISTING OF TOWN HOMES, DUPLEXES, AND SMALL THREE STORY CONDO BUILDINGS.

THE ARCHITECTURAL MASSING OF A 200 PLUS UNIT 185 FOOT 16 STORY TOWER WOULD BE UNPRECEDENTED MID-BLOCK AND FUNDAMENTALLY OUT OF SYNC WITH THE CHARACTER, WHICH PD 1 93 HAS LONG PROTECTED AND OAK LAWN RESIDENTS DESIRE.

THE INTEGRITY OF THIS DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY ITS CAREFUL BALANCE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE AREAS, IS PART OF WHAT MAKES OAK LAWN SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY AND DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE.

THE SCALE THE SUNLIGHT AND INTIMACY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE LARGE PART OF WHY MANY OF US CHOSE TO LIVE HERE.

THE STRUCTURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD FOREVER CHANGE THE EXPERIENCE, NOT TO MENTION THE INTRUSION AND LACK OF PRIVACY.

MANY OF US WITH PRIVATE ROOFTOP DECKS WILL HAVE TO ENDURE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE INFUSION OF TRAFFIC SUCH A 200 PLUS UNIT DEVELOPMENT BRINGS WITH IT WOULD CAUSE A PLETHORA OF PROBLEMS ON AN OTHERWISE LIMITED SIDE STREET.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S A 600% IN SIMPLE VOLUME OF VEHICLES WHEN COMPARED TO THE CURRENT 33 UNIT CONDO COMPLEX THAT SITS ON THIS PROPERTY.

I WOULD LIKE TO END SIMPLY BY EMPHASIZING TWO OF THE PURPOSES AS STATED WHEN PD 1 93 WAS ESTABLISHED.

THE FIRST IS PARAGRAPH A FOUR, WHICH IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATE TO THE CHARACTER OF NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD USES BY IMPOSING STANDARDS SENSITIVE TO SCALE AND ADJACENCY ISSUES.

AND THE SECOND IS PARAGRAPH A SIX IS TO DISCOURAGE ZONING VARIANCES OR ZONING CHANGES WHICH WOULD ERODE THE QUANTITY OR QUALITY OF SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.

UH, IT'S A WELL-ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE WISH WE COULD ACHIEVE UNANIMITY.

ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION? OKAY.

UNDER RULES, THE APPLICANT GETS A TWO MINUTE REBUTTAL.

MR. CHAIR TOMMY MANN 500 WINSTEAD BUILDING.

UM, I THINK ED DID A GOOD JOB OF LAYING OUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS A BIG NEIGHBORHOOD.

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UM, BUT THAT'S NOT REALISTIC IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS.

UH, THERE'S THESE FOLKS ARE OBVIOUSLY ENTITLED TO BE OPPOSED.

WE HAVE ANOTHER HOA WITH 38 CONDOS OF 41 11 NEWTON THAT'S SUBMITTED A BALLOT IN SUPPORT.

I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I CAN SAY, AND IT'S NOT REALLY A REBUTTAL, BUT IS THAT THE COMMITMENTS WE'VE MADE ARE TO THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHETHER OR NOT THEY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE TO THE DESIGN WERE AS MUCH A RESPONSE TO THE INPUT FROM THOSE TWO REMAIN A OPPOSED AS THOSE WHO NOW SUPPORT IT.

ON THE WHOLE, THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT WE HAVE FOR THE PROJECT WE THINK LEANS IN FAVOR OF AN APPROVAL TODAY.

BUT THAT COMMITMENT TO THOSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE PROJECT, WILL REMAIN GOING FORWARD.

AND THIS IS OF COURSE, NO PRECEDENT.

IF THIS SITE WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THROCKMORTON WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT IS ALL RESIDENTIAL AND NOT SURFACE PARKING LOTS, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE, BUT IT MAKES SENSE HERE.

AND THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY.

THANKS.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER KINGSTON, YOUR MOTION, THANK YOU.

IN THE MATTER OF Z DASH 25 DASH 0 0 9, I UH, MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE SUBJECT TO A DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AND THE REST OF YOU ON THE COMMISSION.

THESE WERE SENT OUT TO YOU YESTERDAY.

SECTION 1 0 3, SUBSECTION B ADD DEFINITION IN IN SUBSECTION TWO.

LAST MILE DELIVERY VEHICLES MEANS VEHICLES FOR SHORT TERM DELIVERIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESTAURANT FOOD DELIVERY AND LAST MILE RETAIL CONTACT CONTRACT DELIVERIES THAT ARE TYPICALLY MADE IN NON-COMMERCIAL VEHICLES THAT CAN SAFELY PARK AND MANEUVER WITHIN THE STANDARD PARKING SPACE.

SECTION 1 0 5, PARAGRAPH B SHOULD READ SECTION 51 DASH 4.7020.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A CHANGE.

UM, SECTION 1 0 6, MF TWO MULTIFAMILY SHOULD READ MULTIFAMILY SECTION 1 0 7.

SUBSECTION B, ADD GAME COURT PRIVATE TO THE LIST OF ACCESSORY USES THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED.

SECTION 1 0 8, PARAGRAPH B SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS.

INCREASED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THE FOLLOWING YARD LOT AND SPACE REGULATIONS APPLY IF COMPLIANT WITH SECTION 51 P SPACE DASH ONE 12 AND SECTION S DASH 114 4.

THAT P IS PROBABLY SUPPOSED TO BE AN S.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UM, SAME SECTION B SUBSECTION ONE, SUB SUBSECTION B AGAIN SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS.

THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURES MAY PROJECT A MAXIMUM OF 10 FEET ABOVE THE MAXIMUM STRUCTURE HEIGHT AND ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 20% OF THE ROOF AREA.

I MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND I'M SORRY, THIS IS LITTLE ONE.

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ROOM AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.

TWO COOLING TOWER.

THREE VISUAL SCREENS AND ROOT SURROUND ROOF MOUNTED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.

FOUR, CHIMNEY AND VENT STACKS.

FIVE PARAPET WALLS AND GUARD RAILS.

NEXT SECTION C, REMOVE THE FOLLOWING THINGS FROM THE LIST TANK DESIGNED TO HOLD LIQUIDS, ORNAMENTAL COPPOLA AND AND DOMES SKYLIGHTS, OBSERVATION DECKS AND CLEAR STORY.

AND THEN REMOVE PARAGRAPH E ALTOGETHER.

SAME SECTION GOING DOWN TO PARAGRAPH FOUR, I'M SORRY, ADD PARAGRAPH NINE.

NO MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR MULTIPLE FAMILY USES.

PROVIDED THAT THE MULTIPLE FAMILY USE IS AT LEAST 65% OF THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA.

OTHERWISE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO IS FIVE POINT.

I'M SORRY, 4.5 TO ONE IN SECTION 1 0 9.

SUBSECTION B SHOULD READ FOR A PROJECT THAT QUALIFIES FOR A DEVELOPMENT BONUS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION S 0.1142 MEDIUM LOADING SPACES MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE LOCATION SHOWED ON THE DEVELOP PLAN AND SECTION 1 1 10.

SO SECTION A SHOULD READ

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IN GENERAL, THIS SECTION APPLIES TO A PROJECT THAT COMPLIES WITH SECTION S 14 AND RECEIVES A DEVELOPMENT BONUS UNDER SECTION S 0.008 AND SECTION S 0.0109, I'M SORRY, THAT SHOULD SAY S ZERO EIGHT AND SECTION S 0.109 AND SUBSECTION E OF THAT SECTION 1 1 10 SHOULD READ SURFACE PARKING EXCEPT FOR SPACES INTENDED FOR SHORT-TERM AND LAST MILE DELIVERY.

VEHICLE DROP OFF AND LOADING.

STRUCTURED PARKING MUST BE LOCATED BELOW GRADE.

SUCH PARKING SPACES ARE LIMITED TO 23 SPACES IN THE SUBDISTRICT AND MUST HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE PARKING.

UH, SORRY.

UH, MUST HAVE ACCESS TO THE STRUCTURE THROUGH THE GARAGE.

SECTION 1 1 12, PARAGRAPH A SHOULD READ.

THIS SECTION APPLIES TO A PROJECT THAT COMPLIES WITH SECTION 0.114 AND RECEIVES A DEVELOPMENT BONUS UNDER SECTION S 0.10108 AND SECTION S 0.109.

AND THEN SECTION C SUBSECTION A SHOULD READ A MINIMUM OF 15 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

BICYCLE PARKING MUST BE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS AT LEAST TWO LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SUBDISTRICT WITH AT LEAST ONE BIKE RACK SET LOCATED ALONG STREET FRONTAGE AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE IN SECTION ONE 13 SECTION C SUBSECTION ONE.

ADD THIS TO THE END OF THE PARAGRAPH.

THIS SECTION APPLIES TO PROJECTS THAT COMPLIES WITH SECTION S DASH 114 AND RECEIVES A DEVELOPMENT BONUS UNDER SECTION S DASH 1 0 8.

AND SECTION S DASH 1 0 9.

ADD PARAGRAPH THREE.

HABITAT GARDEN SIGNAGE, A UNIFIED SIGNAGE PROGRAM.

IDENTIFYING HABITAT GARDENS WITH REFERENCE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS.

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CLI AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MUST BE PROVIDED IN PLANTING AREAS WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE SIGN PER STREET FRONTAGE.

PARAGRAPH TWO OF THAT SECTION SHOULD READ ALL LANDSCAPING MUST MEET THE HABITAT GARDEN STANDARDS.

UM, PARAGRAPH ONE 14, I'M SORRY.

SECTION ONE 14.

PARAGRAPH A SHOULD READ IN GENERAL EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION 51 A DASH FOUR ZERO AS AMENDED IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE DEVELOPMENT BONUSES IN SECTION S ZERO EIGHT AND SECTION S 1 0 9 B SHOULD READ RESERVE UNITS.

THE DEVELOPMENT BONUSES SET FORTH IN SECTION S DASH ZERO EIGHT AND SECTION S DASH 1 0 9 APPLY 5% OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS EXCLUDING THE REQUIRED MICRO UNITS IN SECTION S DASH ONE TWO.

SUBSECTION B ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO HOUSEHOLDS EARNING 81% TO 12 TO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME.

SUBSECTION C SHOULD READ DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS EXCEPT FOR PROVIDED THAT THIS SUBSECTION AND SECTION S DASH ZERO NINE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 51 A DASH 4 1 0 7 IS REQUIRED.

THAT IS ALL OF THE CHANGES.

SORRY ABOUT THAT ONE.

CLARIFICATION, MR. CHAIR? YES.

COMMISSIONER KINGSTON, DID YOU INTEND TO CAPTURE THE DRIVEWAY WIDTH REDUCED TO 24 FEET? I APOLOGIZE IF I MISSED YOU STATING IT.

IT WAS IN THE MARKET THAT WAS CIRCULATED.

UH, YES.

THE DRIVEWAY WIDTH IS REDUCED TO 24 FEET.

THAT SHOULD BE REFLECTED ON THE NEW DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

AND MS. MORRISON, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE MOTION? YES.

CAN WE TAKE A BREAK? WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.

I WOULD ASK THAT THE COMMISSION NOT INCLUDE IN THE PD THE LANGUAGE ABOUT THE HABITAT GARDEN SIGNAGE BECAUSE THAT CONDITION REGULATES THE CONTENT OF A SIGN AND THE CITY'S NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

YOU KIND OF TRAILED OFF THERE.

WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS THE LAST BIT THAT YOU SAID? OH, THAT THE CITY'S NOT ALLOWED TO REGULATE SIGN CONTENT.

AND THE HABITAT GARDEN SIGNAGE CONDITION THAT WAS ADDED IN THE MOTION DOES EXACTLY THAT.

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CAN WE, LET'S TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK AND BE BACK AT TWO 18.

OH, THANK YOU.

LET'S, BEFORE WE BREAK, CAN WE GET A SECOND? YOU'LL SECOND IT.

COMMISSIONER HALL.

YOU HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KINGSTON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL.

WE'RE GONNA GO ON A 10 MINUTE BREAK.

IT IS 2:18 PM AND THIS MEETING, THE DALLAS CITY PLAN COMMISSION IS BACK ON THE RECORD.

UH, COMMISSIONER KINGSTON, YOU MADE A MOTION AND THEN, UM, ARE YOU STICKING WITH YOUR MOTION OR IF YOU INTEND TO CLARIFY IT? UH, WELL, YEAH, I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY ONE THING IN SECTION 1 1 3 SUBSECTION C SUB SEC SUB SUBSECTION THREE.

HABITAT GARDEN SIGNAGE SHOULD READ HABITAT GARDEN SIGNAGE, A UNIFIED SIGNAGE PROGRAM IDENTIFYING HABITAT GARDENS WITH REFERENCE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL.

AND THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MAY BE PROVIDED IN PLANTING AREAS WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE SIDE, UM, PER STREET FRONTAGE.

MR. HALL, YOU SECOND THE MOTION.

YOU GOOD WITH THAT TWEAK TO IT? YES.

OKAY, GREAT.

COMMISSIONER KINGSTON, ANY DISCUSSION? I DO, UH, FIRE UP THE COMPUTER.

DEVELOPMENT FEATURES, INCLUDING SOLAR, UM, PARTICIP IN OUR HE HABITAT GARDEN, WATER RETENTION AND REUSE, RECYCLING, A LOT OF MICRO MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR, UM, DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS PART OF TOWN.

UM, LOOK, I, I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS, UH, A DIFFICULT CASE AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING.

IT'S FRANKLY A DIFFICULT SITE AND I THINK THAT WHAT IS, WHAT DRIVES IT BEING A DIFFICULT CASE IF IT WERE ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE INSTEAD OF BEING ONE BLOCK OFF OF A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, I THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER.

BUT THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS SURROUNDED BY A LOT OF NON-RESIDENTIAL USES THAT FRANKLY AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

THESE CHURCHES AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE AND THE PARKING LOTS THAT SERVE THE CHURCHES AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

AND IF THIS WERE JUST A TYPICAL MF TWO OLDER SITE IN THE MIDDLE OF OTHER MF TWO LOTS IN THIS PART OF TOWN, I WOULDN'T HAVE ENTERTAINED IT.

SO TO PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT THIS IS PRESIDENTIAL OR THAT THIS IS GONNA BE THE WAY FOR OTHER LOTS SIMILARLY SITUATED, NOT FOR ME.

I'VE TURNED MANY PROJECTS LIKE THIS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF STABLE MF TWO NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE I THINK THEY SHOULD BE PROTECTED.

I JUST SEE THIS PARTICULAR SITE AS BEING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

UM, AND I ALSO WANNA THANK THE COMMUNITY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OAK LAWN COMMITTEE FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THEY PUT INTO MAKING THIS PROJECT VIABLE.

UM, I KNOW THAT OAK LAWN COMMITTEE AND THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE THEY PUT TOGETHER REALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM IN THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT THINK THAT THE OAKLAWN COMMITTEE SPECIAL COMMUN COMMITTEE WAS STACKED.

THAT IS NOT TRUE.

THE ONE OF THE LOUDEST AND MOST ARDENT OPPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE AND EVENTUALLY CAME AROUND TO SUPPORTING THIS.

UM, AND, AND THEY, AND, AND THAT GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE THANKED ALONG WITH THE LEADERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS.

UM, THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM MADE A LOT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES.

I MEAN, THE, THE HEIGHT CAME DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY.

THEY MOVED THE POOL DECK TO THE INTERIOR OF THE SITE SO THAT IT WAS AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY MOVED THE GARAGE ENTRANCES TO THE OTHER END SO THAT IT WAS CLOSER TO OAK LAWN.

THEY IMPROVED THE GROUND PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY TO BETTER MATCH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, AND AS A RESULT, THEY'VE GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SUPPORT.

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT STILL DON'T SUPPORT THIS.

AND YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE CASES THAT COME OUT OF OAK OAKLAND COMMITTEE HAVE ALMOST UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.

BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, WE HAVE CASES THAT DON'T.

AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE TOUGH CALL.

AND I THINK THIS CASE IS WORTH SUPPORTING FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.

ONE, IT HAD ALMOST UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM OAKLAWN COMMITTEE TWO, THE REPLY CARD CARDS WEIGH IN FAVOR OF IT.

UM, THREE, I HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO INITIALLY DID NOT SUPPORT THIS CASE, COME TO ME AND TELL ME THAT NOW THEY DO WITH THE CHANGES AND FOR THE SO HIPP NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AND SEVERAL OF THE SMALLER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN THE AREA HAVE COME ON BOARD WITH SUPPORTING IT.

UM, AND I THINK THAT THE PROJECT BRINGS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO THE TABLE.

IT OBVIOUSLY, IT PROVIDES HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES NOT ONLY MICRO UNITS, BUT ALSO PARTICIPATION IN OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM.

IT PROVIDES A LOT OF SUSTAINABLE

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UM, IT IMPROVES THE GROUND CONDITIONS AT THIS SITE IN A LOT OF WAYS.

NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE A REDESIGN OF NEWTON, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO MAKE, UM, CONGESTION LESS AND MAKE IT A LITTLE SAFER OVER THERE.

IT IMPROVES THE SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE BY HAVING WIDER SIDEWALKS AND INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, UM, FEATURES.

UM, IT TAKES THE DELIVERIES AND SHORT TERM USE OFF THE STREET AND ONTO THE SITE.

UM, AND THEN THERE'S THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT, WHICH YOU KNOW, IS NOT BEFORE US, BUT I'M AWARE OF ITS CONTENTS.

AND IT INCLUDES A LOT OF SIDEWALK AND STREET CALMING IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE DEVELOPER IS PAYING FOR EITHER WITH FUNDS OR ANY KIND SERVICES.

AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH DR.

K CARLY AND HIS TEAM ON IMPR IN ON WHAT THOSE ARE GONNA BE AND HOW THEY'RE GONNA BE IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THIS PART OF TOWN.

AND IT ALSO INCLUDES A NUMBER OF LANDSCAPING INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR, YOU KNOW, PLAZAS IN, IN POCKET PARKS IN THIS PART OF TOWN.

AND FINALLY, IT PROVIDES FOR SOME COMMUNITY PLACEMAKING BY SUPPORTING THE SIGN TOPPER PROGRAM TO, UM, IDENTIFY SO HIP AS A NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UM, AND HELP, UH, PROVIDE PLACEMAKING.

SO IN THE END, I THINK THAT THIS PROJECT IS WORTH SUPPORTING.

AND I, AND I WILL ECHO SOMETHING, ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SAID, I AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM COME TOGETHER AND NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH, WE ALMOST ALWAYS SEE THAT THE PROJECT THAT COMES OUTTA THAT PROCESS IS BETTER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY OFFERED.

AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.

AND I THINK THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WILLING TO DO THAT END UP WITH A BETTER PRODUCT FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND I FIND THAT MOST DEVELOPERS ARE WILLING TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT FITS THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WANNA HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE THEIR PROJECT BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE.

AND I SEE THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH OAK LAWN COMMITTEE AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT SERVES.

AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY INSTRUCTIVE LESSON FOR SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY WHO ARE FACING SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES.

COMMERS.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER HAMPTON? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO CAME DOWN WITH THEIR CONCERNS.

UM, I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA.

I ACTUALLY, UM, WORKED HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN A RESIDENCE, UM, THAT HAD A LIVE WORK UNIT IN IT, UM, WALKED THIS PARTICULAR STREET FOR OVER 11 YEARS.

UM, I'VE SEEN THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA CHANGE.

UM, THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN WHAT IS ON THE GROUND TODAY, BUT AS COMMISSIONER KINGSTON HAS SAID, IT IS A VERY MIXED AREA.

AND WHILE, UM, IT IS AN INCREASE IN DENSITY, UM, I'M GOING TO GIVE DEFERENCE THAT THERE WAS MEANINGFUL, UM, INPUT.

UM, CLEARLY THE PROJECT HAS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT TRY TO RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, BUT I DID JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, I UNDERSTAND.

UM, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SEEING THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AS WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW WHERE WE'RE SEEING, UM, THESE PRESSURES, UM, POSE.

BUT I'M GONNA FOLLOW THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION, SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING THEN WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KINGSTON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CALL TO FOLLOW STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, APPROVAL SUBJECT TO DEVELOP AND CONDITIONS EXTENSIVELY AMENDED HERE AT THE HORSESHOE.

ITEM NUMBER 15,

[15. 26-1404A An application for a new Planned Development District for TH-3(A) Townhouse District uses on property zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family and MF-1(A) Multifamily Districts with SUP 2287 for Seminary and a Convent or Monastery, on the west line of La Prada Drive and east line of Shiloh Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a conceptual plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Emad Noorizadeh / The Vylla Homes, LLC Representative: Baldwin Associates, LLC Planner: Mona Hashemi Council District: 7 Z-25-000235]

CASE Z 25 0 0 0 2 3 5.

AND APPLICATION FOR A NEW PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR TH THREE TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT USES ON PROPERTY ZONED R 7.5, SINGLE FAMILY AND MF ONE MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT WITH SUP 2287 FOR SEMINARY.

AND A CONVENT OR MONASTERY ON THE WEST LINE OF LA PRADA DRIVE AND EAST LINE OF SHILOH ROAD.

RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO A CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND A STAFF'S RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.

[03:10:03]

I SEE.

GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

ROB BOLTON, 3 9 0 4 ELM STREET, SUITE V.

UH, I'M HERE REPRESENTATIVE VILLA HOLMES IN THEIR REQUEST FOR, UH, A REZONING.

THIS PROPERTY IS, UH, RIGHT ON THE, THE THE CITY LINE, UH, BETWEEN HERE AND MESQUITE.

IT'S ON LA PRADA, UH, BETWEEN LA PRADA AND SHILOH JUST NORTH OF JOHN WEST.

UH, A FEW MONTHS AGO, I CAME IN WITH A CASE JUST NORTH OF IT FOR, UH, NEXUS.

UH, IT'S, UH, A, IT'S A, FOR ALL INTENTS PURPOSES, IT'S A OF NARCOTIC REHABILITATION CENTER.

UM, AND DURING THAT WE REZONED THE, THE BACK HALF OF THIS PROPERTY IS MULTIFAMILY.

WE'RE COMING IN NOW.

WE'RE A PD FOR A TH THREE DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

AND FOR SOME REASON THIS IS NOT A MOVING FORWARD.

OKAY, SO HERE'S THE, HERE'S WHERE THE LOCATION IS.

WE'RE DOWN HERE IN THE GREEN.

IT'S ABOUT A RIGHT OUT, A FIVE ACRE SITE.

NEXUS RECOVERY CENTERS TO THE NORTH OF US.

UH, IT'S CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED, UH, IT'S EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY TO THE WEST AND SOUTH, UH, EASTFIELD COLLEGES TO THE EAST.

ORIGINALLY WE WERE GONNA DO A MULTI-FAMILY PROJECT THERE.

UM, BUT AFTER MEETING WITH THE FERGUSON ROAD INITIATIVE AND OUR NEIGHBORS, IT MORPHED INTO A FOUR SALE, SINGLE FAMILY PROJECT OF 55 HOMES ON THE FIVE ACRES.

THEY'LL LOOK LIKE THIS, A MIXTURE OF TWO AND THREE STORY HOMES.

THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL PLAN.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE HERE, BUT WE HAVE LOTS A, B, AND C, WHICH IS EASIER TO SEE HERE.

THE LOTS A AND C WILL BE TWO STORY, THE LOT, LOT B WILL BE THREE STORY, BUT THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE, THE PROPERTY.

UH, THERE'S ALSO DETENTION AREA, UH, TRAILS.

WE'LL HAVE 13% OPEN SPACE ACROSS THE PROPERTY THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DETENTION POND.

UM, LIKE I SAID, WE, UH, IT'S A GOOD AREA FOR NEW HOME OWNERSHIP.

THERE'S NOT BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF NEW HOMES BUILT HERE, UH, IN A LONG TIME.

UH, NEIGHBORHOOD'S VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT AND I HOPE YOU CAN BE TOO, UM, HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

UM, ARE THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AND SUPPORT, UH, ANYONE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? NO.

ONE ONLINE.

HEARING, SO CAN WE GET A MOTION? COMMISSIONER WHEELER, YOU ONLINE? COMMISSIONER WHEELER? ARE YOU TALKING? OH, YES, I'M READY.

I'M SORRY.

OH, THERE YOU GO.

GO AHEAD.

WE'RE READY FOR YOUR MOTION.

YES, SORRY.

UH, IN THE MATTER Z DASH 2 6 2 3 5, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FOLLOW STAFF RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO A CONCEPTIONAL PLAN AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION CONDITIONS WITHIN THE DOCKET.

UM, COMMISSIONER WHEELER, UM, FOR YOUR MOTION.

COMMISSIONER SIMS FOR THE SECOND, UH, HAVE COMMENT.

COULD I? YES, AS ALWAYS, THIS PROJECT IS IN FRI, UM, FREDERICK MEAN FERGUSON ROAD INITIATIVE AREA.

UM, AND DO THEY DO SUCH A WELL JOB OF VENTING THESE CASES? SO PRIOR TO ME EVEN BEING ABLE TO CAUSE OR SEE WHAT THEY THOUGHT, MS. VICKY AND FRI, I HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED APPROVAL.

SO, UM, I, I KNOW SHE MIGHT BE ONLINE, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR ALWAYS, UM, DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE.

SOMETIME THEY, THEY, THEY, THEY MOVE QUICKER THAN I CAN CALL.

BUT, UM, AND THANK YOU MR. BALDWIN FOR ALSO INITIATE THOSE MEETINGS.

UM, COMMISSIONER CARPENTER? YES.

COMMISSIONER WHEELER.

I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, DOES THIS NEED TO BE SUBJECT TO A, UH, AN AMENDED CONCEPTUAL PLAN SINCE WE GOT A REVISION SINCE THE DOCKET CAME OUT? YES.

I, YES.

THANK, THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, YOU STATE THAT, WOULD YOU SAY COMMISSIONER WILLER? I'M SORRY.

DO I NEED TO STATE THAT? NO, I THINK IT'S UNDERSTOOD.

UM, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON? YES.

YEP.

UH, QUESTION FOR MR. BALDWIN.

I BELIEVE I JUST HEARD YOU SAY THAT THE OPEN SPACE OF 13% IS EXCLUSIVE OF DETENTION.

HOWEVER, IN THE CONDITIONS IT SAYS THAT NO MORE THAN 50% OF THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE MAY BE PROVIDED IN INTENTION AREAS.

THAT, THAT'S WHAT A CONDITION SAY.

THAT, UM,

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BUT THE, THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN SHOWS, UM, 13% OUTSIDE THE DETENTION AREA, BUT DETENTION AREA IS ALSO GONNA BE ACTIVE OPEN SPACE.

IT'S GONNA HAVE A, A LOW SLOPE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO FENCE IT.

SO THAT WILL BE USED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN SPACE AS WELL.

BUT THAT'S ADDITIONAL.

SO DO THE CONDITIONS NEED TO BE AMENDED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT FOR THE PLAN? UM, I WOULD RATHER NOT.

I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT SINCE WE HAD PROBLEM WITH THE CON UH, CONCEPTUAL PLAN EARLIER THIS MORNING, I'D RATHER NOT RELY ON THAT AT THIS POINT AND MAKE DOUBLE CHECK BETWEEN NOW AND COUNSEL.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE TEAM TO REVIEW THAT.

IF, IF THIS MOVES FORWARD.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER? NOPE.

COMMISSIONER HAMPTON.

SO, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND.

ANY MORE COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION HAS IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, MR. LEE.

[16. 26-1406A An application for a new Planned Development District for CS Commercial Service District uses on property zoned CS Commercial Service District, on the north line of C. F. Hawn Fwy west of Garden Springs Drive. Staff Recommendation: Denial. Applicant: Roc Design Engineers / Majed Khalaf Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 8 Z-25-000210]

UM, CASE NUMBER 16.

UH, CASE NUMBER 16, AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR CS COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT YOUTH, UM, PROPERTY ZONES, CS, COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ON THE NORTH LINE OF CF.

HANS FREEWAY, UH, WEST OF GARDEN SPRING DRIVE.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

DENIAL.

UH, MR. LEE.

UM, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE HERE TO SPEAK OR SEE ONE PERSON ? NO.

NOPE.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON CASE NUMBER 16 Z TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 2 1 0.

HEARING NONE.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES.

IN THE MATTER OF Z DASH TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 2, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FOLLOW THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL.

WE'VE GOT A, UM, A MOTION OF DENIAL AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HAMPTON.

ANY COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

UM, THAT, YES, THAT'S THE END OF THE ZONING DOCKET.

NOW WE'RE MOVING TO THE SUBDIVISION DOCKET.

LADY SHAMA, HOW DO PLEASE BEGIN?

[SUBDIVISION DOCKET]

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR COMM, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND ALL THE, TODAY'S CONSENT AS INDA CONSISTS OF SIX ITEMS. ITEM 17, PLA 26 DASH 0 0 0 71.

ITEM 18 PLA 26 DASH 0 0 0 0 88.

ITEM 19, PLA 26 DASH 0 0 0 95.

ITEM 20 PLA 26 DASH 0 0 0 96.

ITEM 21 PLA 26 DASH 0 0 98.

ITEM 22 PLA 26 DASH 0 0 0 100.

ALL THE CASES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR HEARING AT THIS TIME.

AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE DOCKET OR AS AMENDED AT THE HEARING.

ARE THERE ANYONE HERE TO, UM, COMMENT ON ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? SEEING NONE, UM, COMMISSIONER SERATO, CAN YOU READ THESE IN FOR THE RECORD? I MAKE A MOTION ON THEM FOR THE RECORD.

I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SERRATO.

IN THE MATTER OF OUR SUBDIVISION DELEGATE CONSENT ITEMS, UH, 17 THROUGH 22, I MOVE TO A CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE DOCKET.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND COMMISSIONER SIMS. ANY UM, COMMENTS? YES, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON.

I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION ON ITEM 18 THAT IS IN THE, UM, DEBELL SUBDISTRICT, IT APPEARS THAT THE PLAT, UM, INCLUDES MULTIPLE BUILDINGS, BUT PRESUMABLY IT'S COMPLIANT.

I'M, AND NOT PRESUMABLY I KNOW IT IS, I KNOW STAFF DID THEIR JOB, BUT COULD YOU SPEAK TO HOW, UM, REPLANTING TO A SINGLE LOT POTENTIALLY IMPACTS ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS?

[03:20:18]

JUST BEAR WITH ME.

YEAH, WE, WE WENT THROUGH THOROUGH FOR THAT ONE BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE THE BUILDING WERE CROSSING EACH OTHER, BUT WE JUST MADE THROUGH ALL THE DISCUSSION WITH THE CLIENT AND THEY ARE NOT A PARTY WALL, BUT THEY ARE SEPARATE WALL WITH THE SEPARATION IN BETWEEN.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PERFECT.

HEARING NONE.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

ON TO OUR RESIDENTIAL RELAS LADY SHARMA.

UH, MOVING

[23. 26-1413A An application to replat a 0.430-acre tract of land containing portion of Lots 5 and 6 in City Block 21/7614 to create one lot, on property located on Mojave Drive, east of Texoma Way. Applicant/Owner: Brablio Sifuentes Surveyor: Keeton Surveying Company Application Filed: March 26, 2026 Zoning: R-7.5(A) Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to compliance with the conditions listed in the docket. Planner: Hema Sharma Council District: 8 PLAT-25-000182]

ITEM 23 PLAT DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 180 2.

AN APPLICATION TO RE PLAT A 0.430 ACRE TRACK OF LAND CONTAINING PORTION OF LOTS FIVE AND SIX IN CITY BLOCK 2001 OVER 7 6 1 4 TO CREATE ONE LOT ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON MOSA DRIVE EAST OF TEXA MA WAY 20 NOTICES WERE SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY ON MARCH 23RD, 2026.

WE HAVE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND JURY REPLIES IN POSITION TO THIS REQUEST.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE DOCKET OR AS AMENDED AT THE HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON PLAT CASE? 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0.

HEARING NONE CAN I GET A MOTION COMMISSIONER CARPENTER IN THE MATTER OF PLAT 25 8 2, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FOLLOW STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE DOCKET.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CARPENTER, UM, FOR THE MOTION AND COMMISSIONER HAMPTON FOR THE SECOND.

UM, ANY COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED THE AYES? HAVE IT.

UM, LAST RESIDENTIAL

[24. 26-1414A An application to replat a 6.340-acre tract of land containing all of Lot 1B in City Block 3/2064 and tract of land in City Block 2064 to create one lot, on property located on Oak Lawn Avenue at Wycliff Avenue, southeast corner. Applicant/Owner: Wilson K. & Gwyn S. Mason, Park Cities Presbyterian Church Surveyor: Tyler Attebury, RPLS Application Filed: March 26, 2026 Zoning: PD 193 (R-7.5(A)), PD 193 (GR) Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to compliance with the conditions listed in the docket. Planner: Hema Sharma Council District: 14 PLAT-26-000102]

PLOT.

UH, NUMBER 23, LADIES, SHARMA.

ITEM 24 PLAT DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 1 0 2.

AN APPLICATION TO REPL IS 6.340 ACRE TRACK OF LAND, CONTINUING ALL OF LOT ONE B IN CITY BLOCK THREE OVER 2 0 6 4 AND A TRACK OF LAND IN CITY BLOCK 2 0 6 4 TO CREATE ONE LOT ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON OAKLAND AVENUE AT WYCLIFFE AVENUE SOUTHWEST CORNER.

SOUTHEAST CORNER.

20 NOTICES WERE SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY ON APRIL 3RD, 2026.

WE HAVE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST.

STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, APPROVAL SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE DOCKET ARE AS AMENDED AT THE HEARING.

DID WE DO NUMBER 23? YEAH, JUST DO.

23 WAS JUST, JUST TAKEN CARE OF.

YOU SAID 23, RIGHT? YES SIR.

IF YOU COME STEP DOWN HERE, SOMEONE FROM THE STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU SIR.

UM, CAN WE GET A MOTION ON UH, NUMBER 24 PLEASE? IN THE MATTER OF PLAT DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 1 0 2, MOVE THE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE IT SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE DOCKET.

THANK YOU, UM, FOR THE MOTION AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CARPENTER FOR THE SECOND.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.

SHARMA, YOU HAVE, UH, REMOVAL BUILDING LINE REMOVAL CASE NUMBER 25.

[25. 26-1415A An application to replat a 1.400-acre tract of land containing all of Lots 4 through 8 in City Block 16/6666 and abandoned portion of alleys, to create one lot and to remove an existing 30-foot platted building line along Southgate Lane on property located on Southgate Lane, north of Elam Road. Applicant/Owner: Dallas County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Cent Engineer/ Surveyor: Urban Strategy, Tyler J. Attebury, RPLS Application Filed: March 27, 2026 Zoning: CR Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to compliance with the conditions listed in the docket. Planner: Hema Sharma Council District: 5 PLAT-25-000168]

OF ALLEYS TO CREATE ONE LOT AND TO REMOVE AN EXISTING 30 FOOT PLATTED BUILDING LINE ALONG SOUTHGATE LANE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON SOUTHGATE LANE NORTH OF ELAM ELAM ROAD.

ITEM 25 PLAID DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 1 68.

AN APPLICATION TO REPLA A 1.4 ACRE TRACK OF LAND CONTAINING ALL OF LOTS FOUR THROUGH EIGHT IN CITY BLOCK 16 OVER 66, 6 6 AND ABANDONED PORTION

[03:25:01]

THE THE REQUEST REQUIRES TWO MOTIONS BECAUSE IT IS A RELA AT IT INVOLVES THE REMOVAL OF THE PLAID BUILDING LINE.

THE FIRST MOVE MOTION IS TO APPROVE OR DENY REMOVING AN EXISTING PLAID BUILDING LINES STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE DOCKET OR AS AMENDED AT THE HEARING.

AND THE SECOND MOTION IS TO APPROVE OR DENY PLAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF REPL APPROVAL SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE DOCKET ARE AS AMENDED AT THE HEARING.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE OR, UH, NO ONE'S HERE.

SO ANYBODY ONLINE TO SPEAK ON CASE NUMBER TWO FIVE DASH 1 6 8 0 0 0 1 6 8? NO.

IN CASE NUMBER 2 5 0 0 0 1 6 8.

CAN WE GET A MOTION? YEAH.

I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE REQUEST TO REMOVE THE EXISTING 30 FOOT PLATTED BUILDING LINE ALONG SOUTHGATE LANE WITH THE FINDING OF THE FACT THAT THE REMOVAL OF THE BUILDING WILL NOT REQUIRE A MINIMUM FRONT SIDE OR REAR YARD REAR YARD SETBACK LINE LESS THAN REQUIRED BY THE ZONING REGULATION, BE CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTERESTS ADVERSELY AFFECT NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES OR ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PLAN FOR THE ORALLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBDIVISION.

UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SERATO.

UM, ANYBODY ONLINE TO SPEAK ON UM, UH, CASE NUMBER 25? OKAY.

UM, THAT'S HEARING , HEARING NONE, I'M SORRY.

UH, YES, YOU SECOND IT.

SECOND SIM SECOND.

UM, HEARING, UM, HAVING A SECOND.

CAN WE GET, UM, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

AND NOW FOR THE SECOND MOTION YEAH, IN THE MATTER OF PLAT 2 5 0 0 0 1 6 8, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED.

SIT IN THE DOCKET.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE MOTION AND FOR THE SECOND COMMISSIONER SIMS. UM, NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK ANY.

ALONG TO OUR STREET NAME CHANGE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYE.

OKAY, AYES HAVE IT, UH, MOVING RIGHT

[26. 26-1416A An application to change the name of Fairshop Drive between S. R.L. Thornton Freeway and Village Fair Drive to “John Beckwith Sr. Drive”. Applicant/Owner: City of Dallas Application Filed: February 25, 2026 Notices Sent: 4 notices sent on March 20, 2026 Staff Recommendation: Approval provided that the waivers are granted for sections 51A-9.304(a)(5) and 51A-9.304(c)(2). SRC Recommendation: Approval with the vote of 3 to 1. Planner: Hema Sharma Council District: 4 STNAME-26-000001]

ITEM 26 ST.

NAME DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 0 0 1.

AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF FAIR SHOP DRIVE BETWEEN SRL TON FREEWAY AND VLAS FAIR DRIVE TO JOHN BECKWITH SENIOR DRIVE.

FOUR.

NOTICES WERE SENT TO ABUTTING PROPERTIES OWNERS ON MARCH 20TH, 2026 WITH ZERO REPLY IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLY IN POSITION.

NEWSPAPER NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 21ST, 2026 AND NOTIFICATION SIGNS WERE POSTED ALONG THE FAIR SUB DRIVE ON MARCH 7TH, 2026.

SUBDIVISION REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THE SUBDIVISION REVIEW COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2026 WITH THE VOTE OF 3 2, 1 RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL.

HOWEVER, IF THE REQUEST IS APPROVED, THE REQUEST REQUIRES A WAIVER OF SECTION 51 A POINT 51 A DASH 9.304 A FIVE.

A STREET NAME MAY NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 14 CHARACTERS PROVIDING HOWEVER, THE STREET TYPE DESIGNATION MAY BE ABBREVIATED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT SIX AND 51 A DASH 9.304 C TWO A STREET NAME COM COMM COMMEMORATING A PERSON OR A HISTORIC SITE OR AREA IS PROHIBITED UNTIL AT LEAST TWO YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF THE PERSON TO BE HONORED OR THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT TO BE COMMEMORATED.

HOW COMMISSIONER HAMPTON.

LADIES, SHAMA.

UM, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE TO SPEAK ON THE STREET NAME CHANGE? UM, CASE TWO SIX DASH 0 0 0 0 1.

UM, NO ONE'S ONLINE.

CAN WE GET A MOTION FROM, UH, COMM COMMISSIONER HOUSEWRIGHT? I WOULD ASSUME FOR, WELL, I THINK IT WOULD BE THE CHAIR OF SRC AGAINST THE MOTION.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHO'S THE CHAIR OF SRC? HI, LADY HAMPTON.

HOW ARE YOU? CAN WE GET A MOTION ON THIS CASE? I WILL, UM, MAKE THE MOTION AND THEN, UM, DEFER TO THE BODY FOR DISCUSSION IN THE MATTER OF STREET NAME CHANGE.

2 6 0 0 0 0 1.

[03:30:01]

I MOVE TO CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND NOT FOLLOW STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND DENY THE REQUEST.

AND I HAVE COMMENT.

THANK YOU, UM, FOR THE MOTION AND FOR THE SECOND COMMISSIONER CARPENTER.

UM, NOW FOR DISCUSSION, UM, I RECOGNIZE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THESE.

UM, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO, UM, WITH THE SUGGESTION OF, UM, HONORING, UM, THE PROPOSED STREET NAME CHANGE OR, UM, THAT IT IS NOT WORTHY, UM, OF RECOGNIZING THE LONG TERM COMMITMENT THAT THE GENTLEMAN HAS HAD WITHIN HIS COMMUNITY.

UM, I THINK AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, A NUMBER OF THESE, THESE, AND I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH LISTENING TO MY COLLEAGUES, IS THAT, UM, WE HAVE MANY OTHER WAYS, UM, WITHIN OUR STREET, UM, SYSTEM TO HONOR FOLKS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT USING SIGN TOPPERS OR OTHER, UM, TYPES OF SIGNATURE SIGNIFIERS, UM, CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME GOAL WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE STREET NAME CHANGE, UM, PROCESS.

THIS WAS INITIATED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND I CERTAINLY DEFER TO THEM IN RESPECTING THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY WISHES, BUT I, UM, DO NOT SUPPORT THAT.

SO CERTAINLY THE BODY WILL MAKE THEIR INFORMED DECISION AND, UM, I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? YES, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON, UM, WHO'S NEXT? ME? YES, GO.

NO, I, I DO SUPPORT THE, UM, THE MOTION.

UM, I'M GENERALLY VERY RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT STREET NAME CHANGES.

I THINK STREET NAMES ARE KIND OF AN ESSENTIAL, YOU KNOW, DEFINING PART OF A, A CITY'S HISTORY AND CHARACTER.

I THINK THE, BY FAR THE MOST SUITABLE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE TO HONOR SOMEONE LIKE THIS IS A CEREMONIAL SIGN TOPPER.

AND, UH, AND TO MY MIND THAT IS THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION HERE, WHICH IS WHY I'M SUPPORTING THE MOTION.

UM, COMMISSIONER KINGSTON, I TOO AM GONNA SUPPORT THE MOTION.

I ALSO THINK THAT SOMETIMES, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT HAPPENED HERE, THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS SORT OF GET POLITICAL PRESSURE TO DO THESE STREET NAME CHANGES AND IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO SAY, NO, IT'S NOT THAT HARD FOR ME TO SAY NO, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING THE STREET NAME FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THAT STREET OR DO BUSINESS ON THAT STREET AND THE R BULL EFFECT OF CHANGING A STREET NAME, IT HAS TO BE REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

AND I THINK HONORING SOMEONE, EVEN IF THEY DESERVE TO BE HONORED, WE NEED TO FIND OTHER WAYS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTIVE TO DO THAT, OTHER THAN DISRUPTING EVERYONE'S LIVES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE WAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON YES.

OH YES.

COMMISSIONER WILLER.

UM, I, I I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE MOTION.

I BELIEVE THAT COMMUNITIES, UM, THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT, UM, ABILITY, UM, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE, DID THE DUE DILIGENCE, UM, COMMUNITIES CHANGE, UM, PEOPLE, UM, YES, THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT WE CAN HONOR PEOPLE, BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO, THE COMMUNITY ITSELF SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPTION.

UM, I WOULD PREFER BETTER IF WE WOULD, WOULD HOLD IT INSTEAD OF DENYING IT AND HAVE SOME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED.

AND ASKING THOSE COMMUNITY, THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THAT AND AIN'T CHANGED.

UM, BUT I DO, I I WILL NOT SUPPORT THE MOTION.

IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UM, I'LL TAKE ONE.

UM, I WON'T SUPPORT THE MOTION AS WELL.

UM, THE STREET ITSELF, UM, IS A SMALL STREET THAT, UH, UH, BUTTS THIS, UM, LONGTIME BUSINESS THAT THIS GENTLEMAN, UM, WHO'S NAMED AFTER, STARTED AND OPERATED FOR YEARS.

SO, UM, I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR NAME CHANGE, UM, MAINLY BECAUSE THERE'S NO ABUTTING RESIDENCES NEXT TO IT AND SO ON.

AND IT IS WHY I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION.

ANY MORE COMMENTS? YES, I'M SORRY.

I WILL, I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION IN PART BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY, UH, DOWN HERE ADVOCATING FOR THIS.

UM, IT'S JUST SORT OF BEEN DROPPED ON OUR DESK WITH THE, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT WE'RE GONNA PASS IT.

AND SO, UH, I THINK, UH, COMMISSIONER HAMPTON MAKES A, A GOOD CASE FOR WHY WE SHOULD, UH, DENY IT.

COMMISSIONER HOUSEWRIGHT.

UM, SEEING NO MORE COMMENTS, YOU CAN GET A VOTE.

ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

THE AYES HAVE IT.