[00:00:11] JULY 14TH, 2026. THE COMMISSIONERS YOU SEE SEATED BEFORE YOU HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL, AND WE SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF CITY COUNCIL. NOW THERE WILL BE SOME ITEMS HEARD TONIGHT THAT WILL BE HEARD ONLY BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHILE OTHERS WILL BE FORWARDED ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT. I WILL ADVISE THE AUDIENCE IF THE CASE WILL BE HEARD ONLY BY PLANNING AND ZONING, OR IF IT WILL BE FORWARDED ON TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ADDITIONAL DETERMINATION. NOW, IF YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, KINDLY COMPLETE A WHITE SPEAKER CARD THAT SAYS REQUEST TO SPEAK BEFORE MCKINNEY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND TURN IT IN PRIOR TO THE AGENDA ITEM BEING CALLED. WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST NAME, YOUR LAST NAME, AND YOUR ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, WE DO KINDLY ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES, AND YOU MAY ONLY SPEAK ONE TIME ON ANY AGENDA ITEM. THE COMMISSIONERS DO REQUEST THAT WE ALL TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, THAT WE FOCUS ON THE ITEM AT HAND, AND THAT WE'RE CONCISE IN OUR COMMENTS. I DO WANT TO STRESS THAT YOUR COMMENTS DO BECOME A PART OF THE CITY'S RECORD, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT YOU'RE SHARING YOUR OPINIONS. WE ALL WANT TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY. SO AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS. SO IF YOU ARE HERE AND YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING ANY OF THE NON PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME FOR YOU TO COME AND APPROACH AND SHARE YOUR COMMENTS. SO THAT WOULD BE THINGS REGARDING THE MINUTES OR THINGS REGARDING THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL. AND PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR SPEAKER CARD AND YOU'VE TURNED THAT IN AS WELL. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS. MY ADDRESS IS 1000 NAVAJO DRIVE, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75072. I SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD FOR THE MCKINNEY ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION. AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO, WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THIS PROJECT TO MCKINNEY, A MOSQUE AND A COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5301 VIRGINIA PARKWAY. OVER THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH CITY STAFF ON THE TRAFFIC STUDY, THE HYDRAULIC AND DRAINAGE ANALYSIS, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIRED FOR THIS SITE. I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND EVERY STAFF MEMBER WHO GUIDED US THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEIR DILIGENCE AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS AND WORK THROUGH REVISIONS WITH US HELPED SHAPE A DESIGN THAT WE BELIEVE IS A RESPONSIBLE AND HARMONIOUS ADDITION TO THIS PART OF MCKINNEY. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE FEATURE OF THE FACILITY WE'RE ESPECIALLY PROUD OF. THE SITE INCLUDES A MULTI-PURPOSE HALL DESIGNED TO SERVE THE BROADER COMMUNITY, NOT JUST OUR CONGREGATION. WE ENVISION IT BEING USED FOR THINGS LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, CIVIC EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND IT'S THE KIND OF SPACE THAT COULD EVEN SERVE AS A RESOURCE DURING TIMES OF COMMUNITY NEEDS, SUCH AS EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. MORE THAN ANYTHING, IT REFLECTS OUR INTENTION FOR THIS TO BE A COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE TRUEST SENSE. OPEN TO ALL MCKINNEY RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF FAITH. WE'VE TRIED TO APPROACH EVERY STEP OF THIS PROCESS, FROM THE STUDIES TO THE DESIGN ITSELF, WITH THE GOAL OF BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS AND GOOD STEWARDS OF THIS LAND. WE BELIEVE THIS PROJECT REFLECTS THAT INTENTION, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM AND CARE CITY STAFF HAVE SHOWN THROUGHOUT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR TWO YEARS OF COLLABORATIVE WORK TO GET US HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. AGAIN, THIS ITEM DOES HAVE DOES NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SHARE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING EITHER THE MINUTES OR THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO APPROACH. PLEASE AND PLEASE TURN IN YOUR SPEAKER CARD IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO. HONORABLE MEMBERS. AUDIENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SPEAK FOR A FEW MINUTES. MY NAME IS ATIQ RAHMAN. ADDRESS IS 11507 ALEJANDRA DRIVE, ALEJANDRA LANE, FRISCO. I LIVE IN FRISCO NOW, BUT I'M THE EX PRESIDENT OF MCKINNEY MASJID ISLAMIC. MY TENURE WAS 18 TO 22. I WAS THE PRESIDENT WHEN THERE WAS A COVID AND THE MASJID. WHY DO WE NEED TO EXPAND THE MASJID? BECAUSE THE LAW OF COMMUNITY HAS MOVED INTO MCKINNEY. A LOT OF PEOPLE, THE INFLUX OF POPULATION, SO MANY [00:05:02] PEOPLE HAVE MOVED INTO MCKINNEY AND THERE WAS A NEED FOR ALL THE CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY THE TAXPAYERS, ESPECIALLY THE MUSLIM LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY, TO HAVE A BIGGER PLACE. AND AS OUR EARLIER THIS SPEAKER HAS SAID, THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS NOT FOR ONLY SPECIFIC TO THE MUSLIM, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE MASJID DID A LOT OF COOPERATION DURING THE COVID TIME. YOU KNOW, OUR DOORS WERE OPEN EVEN TODAY IN THE MASJID DURING THE FRIDAY. THE SERMONS ARE OPEN. THEY ARE DELIVERED IN ENGLISH AND WELCOME TO ANYBODY. SO WE OUR MESSAGE IS NOT TO THE SPECIFIC TO THE MUSLIM, BUT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BIGGER PLACE, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT THERE NOW, BUT I'M STILL. MY HEART IS WITH THE PEOPLE OF MCKINNEY AND OUR PEOPLE OF ESPECIALLY THE MUSLIMS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE COMMITTEE APPROVES THEIR EFFORT AND IT WILL BE A GOOD ADDITION. NATURALLY, IT IS A BENEFIT FOR ALL THE MUSLIMS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RAYMOND. IF YOU ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE ON THIS NONPUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM, EITHER THE MINUTES OR THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL KINDLY APPROACH. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IMAD AL-DURI AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF MCKINNEY SINCE 1979. AND I NOTICED ALL THE CHANGES IN THE CITY AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS NOT SURPRISED WHEN THEY CALL IT THE UNIQUE CITY OF MCKINNEY, BECAUSE IT WAS WONDERFUL TO MOVE. I LIVED IN ARLINGTON, I LIVED IN DALLAS, I LIVED IN GARLAND, BUT I CHOOSE FOR MY FAMILY, MCKINNEY, BECAUSE IT'S A. IT'S SOMETHING THAT GIVES ME COMFORT AWAY FROM ALL. AND EVERYBODY WAS SO FRIENDLY. I REMEMBER VIRGINIA STREET WHEN I WAS. WHEN WE USED TO RIDE THE HORSES THERE BEFORE THAT TIME. AND IT DID NOT AFFECT ANY FEELING. AND WE WERE JUST ONE BIG FAMILY. EVERY GATHERING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES, EVEN. WE JOINED THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COLONY AND FRISCO TO BE NEIGHBORLY, TO ATTRACT THEM TO THE MCKINNEY AREA. AND AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, THE DEVELOPMENT ALL OVER THE PLACE. MCKINNEY IS GROWING. SO THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR PROPOSAL TO BUILD A BIGGER MASJID TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THESE INCOMING PEOPLE. AND FOR OUR NEW GENERATION. AND AS MY FRIEND SAID, IT IS OPEN FOR ALL PEOPLE. IT JUST IS NOT STRICTLY FOR THE MUSLIM. IT IS A COMMUNITY CENTER. AND AS WE STARTED IN RICHARDSON, WE HAVE A SPECIAL DAY FOR ALL CONGREGATION TO COME AND MEET AND MIX THE CULTURE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR PURPOSE OF DOING THIS, IT IS TO UNITE THE. EVERYBODY LIVE IN THE CITY IS NOT JUST ONE CERTAIN PEOPLE, SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. IF YOU MAKE 100% CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE PERMIT AND GIVE US THE CHANCE TO SHOW YOU AND APPROVE TO YOU. AND MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU, AND I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. ALTIERI. OKAY. IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE NON PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE MINUTES OR THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL, KINDLY APPROACH. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. SO THIS INCLUDES ITEMS 26-066 FOUR MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 23RD, 2026. AND ITEMS 25-0081SP CONSIDER, DISCUSS. ACT ON A SITE PLAN FOR RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY. MCKINNEY ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION LOCATED AT 53015311 AND 5321 VIRGINIA PARKWAY. SO FIRST ITEM ITEM 26-066 FOR THE MINUTES. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONRAD, COMMISSIONER WHATLEY. WHAT WAS [00:10:02] IT? WHAT? I'M SORRY, MR. WHATLEY. NO PROBLEM. IF YOU CAN KINDLY CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, 7 TO 0. THE NEXT NONPUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM 25-0081SP, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON SITE PLAN FOR RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY. MCKINNEY ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION LOCATED AT 5301 5311 AND 5321 VIRGINIA PARKWAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, I MOVE THAT WE PASS ITEM 250081SPA MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WHATLEY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HAMMACK. ANY CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. UNANIMOUSLY, 7 TO 0. RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION AT THE AUGUST 4TH, 2026 MEETING. AS PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. OKAY, WE NOW MOVE TO REGULAR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. FIRST REGULAR ITEM. FIRST REGULAR AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM 26-0041Z2. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER. DISCUSS ACT ON A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM ML LIGHT MANUFACTURING TO DISTRICT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT TO I TWO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1710 COUCH DRIVE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THE REQUEST DUE TO PUBLIC NOTICING ERROR. WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THIS ITEM BE TABLED TO THE JULY 28TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC HEARING REMAIN OPEN AND STAFF FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU MISS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. POTATO? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. STAFF IS RECOMMENDED TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BUT TABLE THE ITEM TO THE JULY 28TH, 2026 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COMMISSION MEETING. IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, KINDLY APPROACH. OKAY. SEEING AS THERE'S NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING NEXT VISIT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LEBO TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TABLE THE ITEM TO THE JULY 28TH, 2026 MEETING. SECOND BY VICE CHAIR VICE COMMISSIONER BUETTNER. KINDLY CAST YOUR VOTES. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. SO AGAIN, THIS ITEM WILL CONTINUE AT THE JULY 28TH, 2026 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. IT WILL BE TABLED UNTIL THE JULY 20TH, 2026 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 23-0061SP3. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON DESIGN EXCEPTIONS TO A SITE PLAN FOR RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY. THE PARKS CHURCH, LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH TENNESSEE STREET AND EAST DAVIS STREET. MISS. BAUMGARTNER BAUMGARTNER. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KASEY BAUMGARTNER AND THE PLANNING MANAGER FOR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION. TONIGHT I AM PRESENTING THE ITEM SITE 2023-0061. THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS FOR DESIGN EXCEPTIONS FOR PARKS CHURCH, WHICH IS LOCATED AT SOUTH TENNESSEE STREET AND EAST DAVIS STREET. THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT'S LOCATED IN THE MCKINNEY TOWN CENTER, HISTORIC CORE CHARACTER DISTRICT AND THE HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT. TYPICALLY, SITE PLANS AND FACADE PLANS CAN BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY BY STAFF. HOWEVER, WHEN THERE ARE DESIGN EXCEPTIONS REQUESTED THAT MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SO AS YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING, SINCE IT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN BEFORE Y'ALL BEFORE BACK IN SEPTEMBER 12TH OF 2023. AT THAT MEETING, THE DESIGN EXCEPTIONS THAT WERE REQUESTED WERE APPROVED. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT HAS MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE FACADE PLAN, [00:15:02] SO WE HAVE TO BRING THAT BACK FORWARD TO YOU. THE NEW FACADES ALSO REQUIRED A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BECAUSE IT IS IN THE HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT, WHICH THEY HAVE NOW RECEIVED. SO THE SIX DESIGN EXCEPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM THAT INITIAL REVIEW IN 2023, BUT I DID JUST WANT TO QUICKLY GO OVER THE FACADES. IT'S THE COMPOSITION OF BOTH THE SOUTH AND EAST FACADES THAT HAVE CHANGED. OF NOTE ON THE SOUTH FACADE, I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE COLOR PALETTE HAS BEEN SIMPLIFIED TO TWO BRICK AND STUCCO PRIMARY COLORS, AND THEN THIS ACCENT COLOR OF BRICK AND STUCCO. AND THEN ON THE EAST OR THE EAST ELEVATION, WHICH IS THE REAR OF THE BUILDING ITSELF, THESE HAVE CHANGED. NOTABLY, THERE USED TO BE SMALL WINDOWS UP IN THE TOP THAT WERE REMOVED. AND THEN THERE ARE THIN SET BRICK VENEER PILASTERS IN THE THERE'S TWO, FOUR, FIVE OF THEM IN BETWEEN. AND THEN THERE ARE COLUMNS ON EITHER SIDE WHICH ARE FULL BRICK. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS JUST THOSE TWO FACADES THAT HAVE CHANGED. THIS IS THE WEST FACADE AND THAT IS THE NORTH. STAFF IS OF THE OPINION THAT THESE PROPOSED DESIGN EXCEPTIONS HAVE ALLOWED THE APPLICANT TO CREATE A DESIGN THAT COMPLEMENTS THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND THE FACADES WITHIN THIS AREA OF DOWNTOWN. AS SUCH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REQUEST, AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS BUMGARNER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KASEY COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU. YOU SAID THE APPLICANT IS HERE. YES HE IS. THANK YOU. THAT'S CORRECT. YOU DID AFTERWARDS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JIM WILSON. I RESIDE AT 416 WEST LOUISIANA STREET HERE IN MCKINNEY, AND I AM AN ARCHITECT HERE IN MCKINNEY. THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT IS NO LONGER A PART OF THE PROJECT, AND I WAS HIRED BY THE CHURCH TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHEN DURING CONSTRUCTION. SO THEY GOT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS ORIGINALLY, AND THEN DURING CONSTRUCTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BUILDING AT 207 EAST DAVIS STREET WAS ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF FEET INSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE CHURCH, THE THE CHURCH THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO THEY WENT THROUGH DRAWINGS, REVISED DRAWINGS, BUT THOSE DRAWINGS WERE NOT SUBMITTED TO REVIEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL A REVISION TO THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'VE BEEN JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS. AND CASSIE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN APPROVE THIS. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'D LOVE TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WILSON? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, KINDLY APPROACH. SEEING AS THERE'S NONE, MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. OKAY. COMMISSIONER CRAIG HAS MADE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONRAD. KILEY. CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. SO THIS ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT TAKES US TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM 24-0061SP CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER. DISCUSS, ACT ON A DESIGN EXCEPTION TO A SITE PLAN FOR AN OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE. SIMPSON. STRONG TIE LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF AIRPORT ROAD AND HARRY MCKILLOP BOULEVARD. MISS REYNOLDS THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION DESTINY REYNOLDS, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. ALL RIGHT. THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS A DESIGN EXCEPTION FOR THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED STREET BUFFER TREES FOR A PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE [00:20:02] EXISTING SIMPSON STRONG TIE WAREHOUSE. TYPICALLY, SITE PLANS ARE APPROVED AT THE STAFF LEVEL. HOWEVER, WHEN A DESIGN EXCEPTION IS REQUESTED, THEY ARE BROUGHT TO PNC FOR CONSIDERATION. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED TREE PLANTING RATIO FROM ONE TREE PER 40 LINEAR FEET IN THE STREET BUFFER, TO INSTEAD REQUIRE ONE TREE PER 250 LINEAR FEET. TYPICALLY, A STREET BUFFER IS REQUIRED WHEN A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SHARES ITS BOUNDARY WITH A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, AND CANOPY TREES MUST BE PLANTED IN THAT BUFFER. HOWEVER, IN CASES WHERE THE CITY'S TREE PLANTING REQUIREMENTS HAVE UNAVOIDABLE CONFLICTS WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE UDC ALLOWS FOR THE REQUIRED TREES TO BE PLANTED ADJACENT TO THE REQUIRED BUFFER, AS WELL AS CLUSTERING ALONG THE FRONTAGES. THE SUBJECT FRONTAGE ALONG SOUTH AIRPORT DRIVE IS HEAVILY CONSTRAINED BY PREEXISTING MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, WITH A 25 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER LINE RUNNING DIRECTLY THROUGH THE REQUIRED 20 FOOT STREET BUFFER AND AN EXISTING WATER LINE RUNNING DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE SEWER LINE IN THE WESTERNMOST PARKING AREA. AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND HIGHLIGHT THOSE FOR YOU AS WELL. PER THE UDC, TREES CANNOT BE PLANTED OVER THE CITY'S UTILITY LINES, AND BECAUSE THE ADJACENT WATER EASEMENT BLOCKS THE TYPICAL UDC SETBACK ALLOWANCE, THE APPLICANT IS UNABLE TO PLANT CANOPY TREES WITHIN OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH AIRPORT DRIVE BUFFER. AND WHILE STAFF TYPICALLY DISCOURAGES THE REDUCTION OF STREET CANOPY TREES, THE UNIQUE LAYOUT OF THE EXISTING PRE-CONSTRUCTED SITE AND THE OVERLAPPING SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT AND WATER EASEMENTS MAKE STANDARD COMPLIANCE IMPOSSIBLE, AND AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS REYNOLDS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DESTINY? IS OUR APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? YES HE IS, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, TIM MINOR. I LIVE AT 1880 WINIKOFF ROAD. AND LUCAS, I'VE BEEN WITH THE SIMPSONS COMPANY FOR FIVE YEARS NOW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'VE BEEN ON THIS SITE FOR 20 YEARS. WE EMPLOY ABOUT 600 PEOPLE AT THE CURRENT TIME. WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPANDING OUR SITE TO BRING OUR WAREHOUSING BACK ON ONE PROPERTY, BECAUSE WE HAVE OUTGROWN THIS SITE, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY RENTING ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSING SPACE IN THE VICINITY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND SOME PRODUCTION CAPACITY WHICH WILL ALLOW US FUTURE EXPANSION OF OUR BUSINESS RIGHT NOW. SO I'LL BE MANAGING THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WITH OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT? THANK YOU. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, KINDLY APPROACH. OKAY. SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE AN ACTION BY COMMISSIONER? I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CRAIG TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LEBEAU. YES, YES. KINDLY CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, 7 TO 0. SINCE THIS ITEM AND THE PREVIOUS ITEM WERE JUST SITE PLAN DESIGN EXCEPTIONS, THEY WILL NOT GO FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL. THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED HERE AT THE LEVEL OF PLANNING ZONING. THIS NEXT ITEM, HOWEVER, WILL NEED TO GO FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL AFTER PLANNING. ZONING COMMISSION MAKES A DETERMINATION. SO ITEM 226-0004SUP CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLES, FUEL STATION. FUEL SALES QUIKTRIP LOCATED AT 1601 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE. MISS ROBINSON, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING COMMISSION Q R ROBINSON, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLANNER. BEFORE YOU IS A SPECIFIC USE REQUEST. SPECIFIC PERMIT REQUESTS ARE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUESTS FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE FUEL SALES. A QUICK TRIP LOCATED AT 1601 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE. THE ZONING FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BE N NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS REQUIRES THAT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT BE GRANTED IN ORDER FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE FUEL SALES TO BE OPERATED ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCT A QUIKTRIP GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND THE PROPOSED LAYOUT INCLUDES SEVEN FUEL PUMPS AND A 6445 SQUARE FOOT CONVENIENCE STORE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SITUATED [00:25:04] ALONG WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL ROAD, AND IS SURROUNDED BY NEIGHBORING DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE ALL COMMERCIAL IN USE. STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED PASSENGER VEHICLE FUEL SALES USE SHOULD NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT ANY OF THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS AND SHOULD BE AND SHOULD BENEFIT THE SURROUNDING USES IN THE AREA. AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SCP REQUEST. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MISS ROBINSON. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KARA? CHIARA? OKAY. IS OUR APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? I WAS TOLD HE'D BE HERE, BUT I'M NOT SURE. OKAY, AWESOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M TOMMY VILBORG WITH VILLAGE AND ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THIS PROJECT LOCATED AT 1700 ALMA DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS. WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH QUIKTRIP ON THIS PROJECT AND SEVERAL OTHERS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I WANT TO START OUT BY THANKING STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HELP, ESPECIALLY ON THIS PROJECT AND ENGINEERING AS WELL, WORKED THROUGH ACCESS ON THIS, WHICH REALLY KIND OF DROVE OUR SITE PLAN ON THIS ONE. BUT WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME REDEVELOPMENT IN A KIND OF OLDER PART OF TOWN IN MCKINNEY TO BRING A NEW STORE. AND THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THEIR NEW GEN FOUR STORES. SO THE LAYOUT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE TEAS YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH AROUND TOWN, BUT THEY'RE A BRAND NEW PROTOTYPE AND THERE'S CURRENTLY NONE OPEN IN DFW. THEY OPEN THEIR FIRST ONE UP IN TULSA MARKET 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO, I BELIEVE. SO KIND OF A NEW EXCITING THING TO TO SEE HERE IN MCKINNEY. I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS SUP YOU KNOW, WE WORKED HARD TO COME UP WITH A SITE PLAN THAT WORKED AROUND STAFF REQUIREMENTS AND THE UDC, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY PRESERVING SOME OF THE EXISTING TREES ALONG THAT CORNER CLIP THERE. AND THAT WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT. WE JUST SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THOSE AND KEEP THOSE IN THE PLAN. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. MR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR APPLICANT? OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, KINDLY APPROACH. OKAY. SEEING IF THERE'S NONE. COMMISSIONERS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. COMMISSIONER CRAIG HAS MADE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHATLEY. I WAS WONDERING, WE WERE GOING TO GET SOME ACTION FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM. WE'RE WINNING. WE JUST DO IT FAST. OKAY. KINDLY CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, 7 TO 0. AND THIS WILL GO ON TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION AT THE AUGUST 4TH, 2026 MEETING. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM 26-0031Z. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO RS 60. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SINGLE FAMILY SF FIVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO SR MIXED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF AIRPORT DRIVE AND GREENVILLE ROAD AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GREENVILLE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 90FT WEST OF ENLOW ROAD. HI, STAFF. I'M SORRY. HI. COMMISSION AGAIN. PR ROBINSON, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLANNER. BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM AG R, S60S AND SF FIVE TO MR. MIXED RESIDENTIAL. THE PROPOSED MASTER DISTRICT COVERS APPROXIMATELY 17.9 ACRES AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF AIRPORT DRIVE IN GREENVILLE ROAD AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF GREENVILLE ROAD. WITHIN THE HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT AREA. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FALLS WITHIN THE MILL DISTRICT OF THE ONE MCKINNEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE REZONE REQUIRE REQUEST IS DESIGNATED AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL PLACE TYPE, AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION IS DESIGNATED AS THE URBAN LIVING PLACE TYPE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL PLACE TYPE PROVIDES SERVICES FOR THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, WHILE THE URBAN LIVING PLACE THAT PROMOTES REDEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT DENSIFY EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND INTRODUCE NEW HOUSING PRODUCT TYPES. THE PROPOSED MASTER MIXED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WOULD PERMIT A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL USES AND ALLOW FOR THE APPLICANT'S INTENT TO DEVELOP THE SOUTHERN TRACT WITH A TOWNHOME RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT. AND THE NORTHERN TRACT WITH A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT. STAFF BELIEVES THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST WILL CREATE A MIX OF HOUSING PRODUCT TYPES [00:30:01] THAT WILL COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING AREA AND SHOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL USES. THE PROPOSED HOUSING TYPES PERMITTED WITHIN THE MR. DISTRICT EITHER ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SPECIFICALLY TO THE SOUTH, OR ARE CONSIDERED COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CRITERIA. AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE WITH A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIARA? THE EXISTING HOMES THAT ARE ON THE SITE ARE ANY OF THOSE OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OR. THERE'S ONE TO THE. THAT WOULD BE THE SOUTH SORRY, SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE NORTHERN TRACT. YES, THAT IS THE BALL FIELD. YES. THAT IS OF OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. WILL IT REMAIN OR IS IT GOING TO BE THE APPLICANT? I'LL DEFER TO THE APPLICANT FOR THAT ANSWER. AND ACCESS OFF OF AIRPORT FROM GREENVILLE. IS THAT GOING TO BE REOPENED OR THE CITY STAFF, CITY ENGINEERING STAFF AND THE ENGINEERING TEAM FOR THE FOR THE APPLICANT HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS, AND I'LL LET THEM RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS ROBINSON? THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS GREG. I'M WITH STREETLIGHTS RESIDENTIAL. MY ADDRESS IS 2300 NORTHFIELD STREET, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75201. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF STREETLIGHTS RESIDENTIAL, A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY THAT HAS DEVELOPED HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX. THIS EVENING, WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF ZONING DESIGNATIONS FOR THIS PROPERTY. OUR TEAM IS A LITTLE UNIQUE. JUST TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US, WE'RE VERTICALLY INTEGRATED, WHICH MEANS WE'VE GOT 20 ARCHITECTS ON STAFF. WE'RE IN-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION, IN-HOUSE INTERIOR DESIGN. WE'VE ASSEMBLED OUR COMPANY IN A WAY THAT WE THINK CREATES THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCT PRODUCT THAT DOESN'T JUST LOOK GOOD DAY ONE, BUT LOOKS GOOD FOR DECADES TO COME AND PRIDE OURSELVES, WHETHER IT'S A 20 STORY TOWER OR A NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME AND BE AN ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE BUILD IN. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES MASTER CRAFTSMEN. WE THINK OF THE CREATIVE SPIRIT, TRY AND DO THINGS DIFFERENT, AND DON'T JUST BUILD PROJECTS WITH A COMMODITY MINDSET. IN EVERY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DECISION WE MAKE. AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE A BOUTIQUE BUILDER. WE ARE NOT HERE AS A LARGEST VOLUME GROUP, AND WE LIKE TO BUILD PROJECTS THAT ARE VERY UNIQUE. AND IN THIS INSTANCE, THE SITE ITSELF IS WHAT'S DRAWN US TO THE AREA. WE'VE LOOKED FOR AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION IN MCKINNEY FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND WE'RE DRAWN TO THIS AREA DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE HISTORIC SQUARE, THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE SITE, AND THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP SOMETHING WITH THIS KIND OF GRADE AND CREATE INTERESTING EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY. THE SITE ITSELF IS SITS BETWEEN GREENVILLE AND AIRPORT AND VIRGINIA, JUST EAST OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY DISTRICT. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD STAKEHOLDERS AND HAVE DONE OUR BEST FROM AN OUTREACH PERSPECTIVE TO HEAR SOME OF THE CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS, SPECIFICALLY THE LEGACY THE MCKINNEY LEGACY ASSOCIATION, WHICH WE'VE MET WITH A FEW TIMES THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THE SITE TODAY IS A MIX OF ZONING DISTRICTS SF FIVE, RS 60 AND AG. AS WAS MENTIONED ON THE 2040 PLAN, THE SITE IS ACTUALLY PROPOSED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. USE A HIGHER DENSITY COMMERCIAL USE. SO WE HAVE COME IN WITH A PROPOSAL FOR MIXED RESIDENTIAL WORKING WITH STAFF OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, HEARING SOME OF THE CONCERNS FROM THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD STAKEHOLDERS WE'VE MET WITH. WE WANTED A ZONING DISTRICT THAT ALLOWED VARYING DENSITIES, VARYING HEIGHTS, SO THAT WE COULD BUILD TOWNHOME PRODUCT, TWO STORY PRODUCT, WHICH IS PROPOSED THERE SOUTH OF GREENVILLE, AND TRANSITION TO A THREE STORY PRODUCT AS YOU MOVE NORTH FROM GREENVILLE TOWARDS VIRGINIA. THE SITE PLAN REFLECTS THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEW VIRGINIA ROUNDABOUT AND SIGNAL AT AIRPORT ROAD, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE TRAFFIC WOULD BE LOCATED AT THAT NEW SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION THERE AT AIRPORT, WE ARE BEGINNING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN HELP UPGRADE AND ADVANCE THE [00:35:02] INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS AREA THAT IS, IN MANY CASES DATED AND AND NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. SO WHY MIXED RESIDENTIAL? AS I MENTIONED, THERE IS A DESIRE TO HAVE DENSITY STEPPING AT ITS LOWEST DENSITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SITE, SPECIFICALLY SOUTH OF GREENVILLE AND ADJACENT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON GREENVILLE, AND THEN MOVE TO A THREE STORY PRODUCT AS WE ACTUALLY FALL DOWN THE HILL AWAY FROM THOSE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORS. AS THE SITE SLOPES HEAVILY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, THE SITE IS A REAL CHALLENGE. IT HAS OVER ALMOST 40FT OF FALL ACROSS IT, WHICH MAKES IT A VERY DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT FROM A COMMERCIAL USE OR A PURE PLATTED SINGLE FAMILY USE. AND THAT'S WHERE THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATION GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY TO TO APPROPRIATELY DESIGNATE LOWER DENSITY ZONES WITHIN THIS ZONING DESIGNATION, AND ALLOWS US SOME FLEXIBILITY FROM AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE TO ACCOMPLISH A SITE PLAN THAT WOULD WOULD FUNCTION ON THE SITE. WE. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THE OTHER MAJOR BENEFIT OF THIS MIXED RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT IS THE FACT THAT IT ALLOWS US A RANGE OF HOUSING TYPES. IT'S NOT ALL SINGLE FAMILY. IT'S NOT ALL TOWNHOME, IT'S NOT ALL MULTI-FAMILY. AND THAT ALLOWS US THE APPROPRIATE DENSITY, AS I ALREADY POINTED OUT, BUT ALSO THE VARIABILITY IN HOUSING THAT THIS AREA SO, SO DESPERATELY NEEDS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A MULTI-STEP PROCESS. PLANNING AND ZONING IS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY STEPS AS WE WORK THROUGH WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY REQUIRE A SITE PLAN. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME HOMEOWNERS IN THE AREA THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE CONTINUE OUR OUTREACH AND MEET WITH THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ADAPT ANY OF THEIR CONCERNS INTO THE ULTIMATE SITE PLAN THAT'S PROPOSED ON THE PROPERTY. I'LL HOLD THE REST OF MY TIME, AND HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HUNT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT? YEAH. I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE THE HOUSE THAT'S THERE AT NEXT TO THE BALLPARK THAT HAS, I GUESS, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. WHAT'S THE THE PLANS FOR THAT? SO WE HAVE FOUND INITIALLY OUR PLAN WAS TO LEAVE IT, BUT WE FOUND THE CITY'S ACTUALLY PROPOSING. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE ROUNDABOUT HAS A ROAD. WE'LL CALL IT LIVELY FOR NOW, BUT I'M NOT SURE IT'S OFFICIALLY BEEN NAMED. HEADING SOUTH OUT OF THAT ROUNDABOUT. THAT ROADWAY ALIGNMENT IS WHAT ACTUALLY RUNS RIGHT INTO THE HOME YOU'RE REFERENCING. WE'VE BEGUN OUR OUTREACH TO UNDERSTAND IF IT'S A VIABLE CANDIDATE FOR RELOCATION. IT'S A LITTLE BIT WIDER THAN YOU MAY EXPECT. OUR INITIAL PLAN WAS TO LEAVE IT AS THAT WOULD BE THE SIMPLEST, MOST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION AND NOT JEOPARDIZE THE STRUCTURE ITSELF FOR ANY OF THAT RISK. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE CITY'S ROADWAY ALIGNMENT, RIGHT OF WAY PROPOSAL THAT GOES RIGHT OVER THAT, THAT PARTICULAR HOME. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR OUTREACH AND OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A VIABLE RELOCATION CANDIDATE. AND WHAT ABOUT REOPENING THE GREENVILLE ONTO AIRPORT? IS THAT PART OF THE TALKS OR THAT IS ULTIMATELY AN ENGINEERING DECISION FOR THE CITY? WE ARE NOT ADVOCATING ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. IN FACT, I'VE HEARD SOME CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT THAT REOPENING AND THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FROM A TRAFFIC MOVEMENT PERSPECTIVE. WE WOULD ADVOCATE TO SUPPORT WHATEVER SOLUTION THE NEIGHBORHOOD ULTIMATELY DESIRES. WITH THERE BEING A NEW SIGNAL AT VIRGINIA AND AIRPORT, WE THINK THAT'S GOING TO HANDLE THE MAJORITY OF OUR TRAFFIC NEEDS. AND WE'VE TRIED TO ORIENT OUR PARKING DEMAND SUCH THAT OUR FRONT DOOR IS THERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. ANY ANY LEASING FUNCTION, ANY COMMUNITY AMENITIES OR ALL. THEY'RE LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN END TO TRY AND PROMOTE THOSE TRAFFIC USES GOING NORTH. YES. SO ON THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, I SEE THAT THERE'S TEN UNITS THAT ARE FOR SALE TOWNHOMES, BUT I DIDN'T SEE HIM ON THE MONITOR THAT YOU PRESENTED. WAS IT THERE? WE ARE PROPOSING A MIX OF FOR SALE AND FOR RENT. WE'VE WE'VE THE ONES YOU SEE THERE ON. IT'S CALLED NEW WESTERN. I'M NOT SURE IF NEW WESTERN OR LIVELY LIKE I MENTIONED, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE APPROPRIATE NAME IS, BUT THAT'S THAT RIGHT OF WAY THAT THE CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF OUR SITE. THE EXACT ORIENTATION OF THAT IS STILL A LITTLE BIT IN THE AIR, DEPENDING ON THE CITY'S ENGINEERING JUDGMENT. BUT YES, WE ARE PROPOSING SOME PLATTED LOTS. OKAY. AND AND WHAT HAPPENS SOUTH OF GREENVILLE THERE? THE REASON THAT'S NOT [00:40:02] ALL PLATTED IS SUCH A UNIQUE GEOMETRY AND SITE CONDITIONS. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PLAT OUT EVERYTHING SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. YEAH. I'M REALLY I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE THE NORTHERN SITE, EVERYTHING NORTH OF GREENVILLE. I LIKE THE PLAN A LOT. IT'S UNIQUE. IT'S NOT A COOKIE CUTTER APPROACH WHERE YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO JAM AS MANY UNITS IN THERE AS YOU CAN. SO JUST SO THAT I UNDERSTAND THERE WILL, WHEN YOU SAY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, THERE WILL BE DETACHED FREESTANDING HOMES WITHIN THE PLAN AS WELL. I KNOW THERE'S NOT A TON OF THEM, BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A 35 FOOT PRODUCT LIKE YOU'RE DESCRIBING OR WHETHER IT'S A INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED TOWNHOME PRODUCT. GOTCHA. AND SOME OF THAT, LIKE I SAID, IS GOING TO BE DICTATED A BIT BY THE ENGINEERING CONFIGURATION THERE ALONG GREENVILLE. AND, AND WE REALLY JUST NEED TO ENGAGE WITH THAT ENGINEERING STAFF TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ORIENT IT. THAT'S WHY, AS I MENTIONED, THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL ALLOWS US THAT FLEXIBILITY THAT WE THEN COME BACK WITH THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS THAT WOULD DEFINE SOME OF THOSE MORE DETAILED ELEMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU KNOW, RENTS FLUCTUATE, SO I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU TO ANYTHING. BUT AS FAR AS A FOR SALE PRODUCT, YOU HAVE AN IDEA WHERE THOSE ARE GOING TO START AT. WE'VE HEARD AFFORDABILITY IS A CONCERN FROM SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S SOME AFFORDABLE COMPONENT AND THOSE FOR SALE LOTS ARE WHERE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT WE'RE WORKING TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO US. AND WE'VE WE'VE MET AND ARE STILL EVALUATING EXACTLY WHAT FORM THAT THAT AFFORDABILITY COMPONENT WOULD TAKE. BUT YES, THOSE THOSE INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED LOTS ARE WHERE WE'VE ENVISIONED THAT THAT AFFORDABILITY COMPONENT BEING LOCATED. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION THAT'S STRUCTURED PARKING THERE IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND IT'S TOUGH TO TELL HERE, BUT THAT'S KIND OF BENCHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE HILL. AS I MENTIONED, YOU'RE SCREAMING DOWN 40 FOOT FALL ACROSS THAT SITE. SO THE GARAGE DOESN'T ACTUALLY STICK UP AS YOU LOOK FROM GREENVILLE, RIGHT? IT'S KIND OF A PLATEAU THERE. AND THEN YOU ENTER IN THE LOWER SIDE. IF YOU WERE COMING FROM THE VIRGINIA, YOU KNOW, FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, BUT THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. YOU SAID YOU HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK HAVE YOU GOTTEN? WE'VE WE'VE HEARD THE AFFORDABILITY COMPONENT BEING A KEY FEATURE. WE'VE HEARD A DESIRE FOR THERE TO BE A VARIETY OF RESIDENTIAL TYPES. THESE THESE PROCESSES ARE IMPERFECT, RIGHT? I'VE MET WITH A FEW HOMEOWNERS HERE IN THE AREA TONIGHT THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH. AND SO I WOULD SAY WE CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THAT OUTREACH, HEAR THOSE CONCERNS, AND TRY AND ADAPT OUR PLANS SUCH THAT IT RESPONDS TO ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS AS WE WORK FORWARD TOWARDS THE SITE PLANNING PHASE THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY DEFINE ANY OF, YOU KNOW, UNIQUE SETBACKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT THE MAJOR, THE MAJOR PIECE OF FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN HAS BEEN ON UNDERSTANDING THE AFFORDABILITY COMPONENT OF WHAT WE PROPOSED, UNDERSTANDING THE QUALITY OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE, AND THEN ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE TRAFFIC IN SOME OF SPECIFICALLY THAT GREENVILLE, RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT, OR WHETHER IT STAYS BARRICADED AS IT AS IT APPROACHES GREENVILLE, I MEAN, AIRPORT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT? THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM, KINDLY APPROACH. HI, MY NAME IS CRYSTAL JIMENEZ. I LIVE ON 1318 GREENVILLE ROAD. WE. MY FAMILY OWNS FIVE PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA. THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE SEEN. NO ONE HAS CONTACTED US. NO ONE HAS GIVEN US ANY ADEQUATE INFORMATION AS TO THIS UNTIL WE REQUESTED IT FROM THE CITY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLAN. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT SURROUNDING ROADS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION DUE TO THE NEARBY BREWERY. THEIR EVENTS, ENCORE WIRE, ONGOING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE AIRPORT, ADDING A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THIS BIG WITHOUT HAVING THE PROPER STRUCTURE FOR TRAFFIC WOULD JUST MEAN THAT FOR THE CURRENT RESIDENTS IT WOULD BE MORE MORE CARS PARKED IN OUR LAWN, IN OUR PROPERTY, AND US NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE AROUND WITHIN OUR OWN PROPERTY OR HOUSES. WE ALSO HAVE THE CONCERN THAT THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE LONG TERM MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE ROADS WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS MEANS THAT WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE PROPER [00:45:04] ROADING, DRAINAGE OR IF WE HAVE ANY POTHOLES. THE CITY OF MCKINNEY TAKES A WHILE TO GO FILL THOSE OUT. SO IF WE CONSTANTLY HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION, DRIVING IN AND DRIVING OUT, WHO TAKES CARE OF THAT? WE'RE THE ONES THAT ARE LEFT WITH POTHOLES IN THE STREET, AND OUR VEHICLES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE BEING DAMAGED. SAFETY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A SCHOOL NEARBY. WE ALSO HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE STREET WITH GOING DOWNTOWN, MCKINNEY, WITH THE AIRPORT OPENING UP. SO THAT IS A BIG CONCERN TO US THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS JIMENEZ. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, KINDLY APPROACH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAX BEVERLY AND I LIVE AT 1500 GREENVILLE ROAD. AND I ALSO WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL WE RECEIVED THE PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE MAIL. NO ONE HAS REACHED OUT TO ANY OF MY FAMILY. MY HOME IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, WITH A VACANT PROPERTY LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM MY DRIVEWAY. THEREFORE, THE OUTCOME OF THIS REZONING WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON MY FAMILY AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSION TO DENY THIS REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL. ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT GROWTH IS INEVITABLE, I BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL IS SIMPLY TOO DENSE FOR THIS LOCATION. THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING OVER 300 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, INCLUDING APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOMES, WHERE THE SURROUNDING AREA HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN SINGLE FAMILY. IF THIS PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED, I BELIEVE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WOULD BE MUCH MORE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD BETTER PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF EAST MCKINNEY. I ASK THE COMMISSION TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORK CAN SAFELY ACCOMMODATE THIS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, AND WHETHER A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS FULLY REFLECTS THE EFFECTS ON NEARBY RESIDENTS. AS MY NEIGHBOR WAS SHARING EARLIER, I AM ASKING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION WHETHER THIS PROPOSAL IS TRULY COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. ALTHOUGH THE APPLICANT DESCRIBES TRANSITIONS AND BUFFERS, THE OVERALL INTENSITY OF THIS DEVELOPMENT REMAINS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN THE EXISTING HOMES AROUND IT. AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO THIS PROPERTY, I BELIEVE A LOWER DENSITY DEVELOPMENT WOULD BETTER RESPECT THE ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE STILL ALLOWING REASONABLE GROWTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR CONSIDERING THE CONCERNS OF THOSE OF US WHO CALL THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HOME. THANK YOU, MR. BEVERLY. THIS ITEM DOES PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK, KINDLY APPROACH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DESIREE ROSE, AND MY FAMILY AND I LIVE AT 1502 GREENVILLE ROAD. I UNDERSTAND MCKINNEY IS GROWING, BUT I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSION TO DENY THIS REQUEST AND PRESERVE THIS PROPERTY FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WOULD BE MUCH MORE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR MY FAMILY, THIS IS NOT AN ABSTRACT PLANNING ISSUE. IT IS ABOUT SAFETY AND DAILY QUALITY OF LIFE. WE LIVE AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST POINTS NEAR THIS SITE, WHERE SPEEDING IS ALREADY COMMON. BECAUSE OF OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN AND TOPS BREWERY, WE REGULARLY SEE RECKLESS AND IMPAIRED DRIVING, AS MY NEIGHBORS HAVE ATTESTED TO THAT BEFORE. SINCE MOVING HERE IN 2019, MY FAMILY HAS BEEN THE VICTIM OF THREE HIT AND RUN INCIDENCES. WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED PROPERTY DAMAGE, WITH DRIVERS LEAVING THE ROAD AND ENTERING INTO OUR YARD, STRIKING A METER AND US HAVING A GAS LEAK CAUSING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. THESE ARE REAL REPEATED SAFETY PROBLEMS, NOT HYPOTHETICAL CONCERNS. ADDING NEARLY 400 MORE UNITS WILL ONLY INCREASE TRAFFIC IN AN AREA THAT IS ALREADY STRUGGLES WITH SAFETY. MORE VEHICLES MEANS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPEEDING, CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC AND ACCIDENTS, PLACING CHILDREN, PEDESTRIANS AND HOMEOWNERS AT GREATER RISK. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE CURRENT TRAFFIC PATTERN ON GREENVILLE ROAD. THE BARRIER THERE HELPS PREVENT GREENVILLE FROM BECOMING A CUT THROUGH ROUTE. I STRONGLY OPPOSE ANY FUTURE CONNECTION THAT WOULD INCREASE THROUGH TRAFFIC IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ASK THAT THIS CONCERN BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD. BEYOND TRAFFIC, THIS PROPERTY IS A PART OF A QUIET, NATURAL BEAUTY THAT MAKES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL LIKE HOME. IT'S MATURE NATIVE TREES, HABITAT FOR BATS, AND OTHER WILDLIFE CREATE A BEAUTIFUL, PEACEFUL LANDSCAPE THAT, ONCE REPLACED WITH DENSE APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOMES, CAN NEVER BE RESTORED. MY FAMILY CHOSE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF ITS QUIET, PEACEFUL, AND PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIZE AND INTENSITY IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF EAST MCKINNEY. EVEN WITH BUFFERS, THE TRAFFIC, THE NOISE, [00:50:01] THE LIGHT POLLUTION AND THE ACTIVITY FROM THE HIGH TURNOVER DEVELOPMENT OF APARTMENTS WOULD HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON NEARBY HOMES. GROWTH CAN OCCUR IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE EXISTING COMMUNITY. FOR THESE REASONS, I RESPECT RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU DENY THIS REQUEST TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL. FROM MIXED RESIDENTIAL TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS AND SUPPORT A LOWER DENSITY USE THAT WOULD BE SAFER, MORE COMPATIBLE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS ROSE. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, KINDLY APPROACH. HELLO, MY NAME IS ALEX BEVERLY. I LIVE AT 1500 GREENVILLE ROAD AND AS YOU CAN SEE, MY HOUSE IS RIGHT OVER THERE ON ENLOE AND GREENVILLE. SO IF YOU LOOK UP THERE AND THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD JUST COMPLETELY CUT OFF MY SIDE OF EAST MCKINNEY FROM THE REST OF THE RESIDENCES ELSEWHERE. AND AS PEOPLE HAVE SAID, THIS IS COMPLETELY A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. YOU SEE THE HOUSES, YOU SEE THE TREES, YOU SEE EVERYTHING AROUND THAT. AND THIS IS JUST A GIANT BLOCK THAT WOULD COMPLETELY SEPARATE THE COMMUNITY. YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT DETACHED HOUSES, AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE PLAN THERE THAT THERE ARE NOT A SINGLE DETACHED HOUSE THERE. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE IS ATTACHED ROW HOUSES, TOWNHOMES. THIS IS A COMPLETE BREAK FROM EVERYTHING THAT IS OCCURRING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AS STATED BEFORE, YES, TRAFFIC IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. WE'VE HAD PROBABLY IMPAIRED DRIVERS OVER THE WEEKEND COME IN. THEY'VE TAKEN OUT BOTH OF OUR MAILBOXES, THEY'VE HIT OUR NEIGHBORS CARS. ADDING INCREASED TRAFFIC TO THIS AREA WOULD BE JUST MAJOR MISTAKE. I AM ALSO COMPLETELY IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THAT BARRIER THERE AND NOT PROMOTING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC TO THIS AREA. IN ADDITION TO THIS, I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE TREES THERE. LOOK AT ALL THIS AREA. LOOK AT THIS CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVER HERE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU THAT MY HOME IS UNIQUE BY NATURE, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO REMOVE THE NATURE AND THE UNIQUE. AND WHAT ARE WE LEFT WITH IF WE DON'T HAVE UNIQUE BY NATURE. THANK YOU, MR. BEVERLY. OKAY, THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS, KINDLY APPROACH. HI. HI, MY NAME IS JUSTIN ROSE. I RESIDE AT 1502 GREENVILLE WITH MY FAMILY SINCE 2019. WHY DID I MOVE HERE? WE LOVE THE APPEAL, THE IDEA OF A SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE WITH OUR YOUNG CHILDREN, THE DEAD END STREET, THE TREES ALONG THE EDGE OF THAT STREET. THEY ARE HOME TO PROTECTED WILDLIFE. BATS FLY OVER OUR HOUSE AT DUSK. GREAT HORNED OWLS AND OTHER WONDERFUL CREATURES VISIT THOSE TREES. THE VERY ESSENCE OF WHAT MAKES MCKINNEY UNIQUE BY NATURE. WE LOVE HOW IT GETS SO VERY DARK AT NIGHT. WE THOUGHT WE'D HAD ESCAPED THE TOWNHOME LIFESTYLE OF 15 YEARS IN CARROLLTON. STEP OUTSIDE TO SEE THAT OUR HOUSE DIDN'T LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE REST. BUSY COUNTLESS DRIVEWAYS EACH SIDE OF THE STREET. BUT THIS IS PROGRESS. NEIGHBORS AND VISITORS ALWAYS COMING AND GOING. SO MANY STRANGERS PASSING THROUGH. WHICH CAR WAS IT THAT HIT MINE LAST NIGHT? ASKED THE NEIGHBORS. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE INSURANCE, THEY'D SAY. AFTER SO MANY TIMES. WE LEFT THAT IN 2019. WE CHOSE A 1955 HOUSE WITH CHARACTER TO CALL OUR CHARMING LITTLE HOME. I'D ACCEPT A NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH SINGULAR, WITH SIMILAR QUALITIES. THANKS FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU, MR. ROSE. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND WISH TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS, KINDLY APPROACH. DEER COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ARIA ROSE. I LIVE ON 1502 GREENVILLE ROAD AND I OPPOSE APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOMES BEING BUILT. CAN YOU BRING THE MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER SO THAT WE CAN HEAR YOU BETTER? THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ARIA ROSE AND I LIVE ON 1502 GREENVILLE ROAD, AND I OPPOSE APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOMES BEING BUILT ACROSS MY HOME EVERYWHERE I TURN NOW THERE ARE NEW APARTMENTS BEING BUILT. I HONESTLY THINK IT DESTROYS THE PEACE THAT BROUGHT US HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I DON'T WANT NEW APARTMENTS BEING BUILT AROUND MY HOME, AND MY NEIGHBORS CAN AGREE. WHEN MY FAMILY WAS TRYING TO FIND A NEW HOUSE HERE, FIND A NEW HOUSE, WE DECIDED TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE WHAT YOU SEE ANYMORE. IT LOOKS LIKE A SECRET GARDEN OVERFLOWING WITH NATURE. NOWADAYS, APARTMENTS ARE EVERYWHERE. CAN WE HAVE ONE SPOT THAT DOESN'T FEEL OVERWHELMED WITH PEOPLE AND CONSTRUCTION? INSTEAD? I THINK [00:55:04] THERE SHOULD BE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES PLACED THERE INSTEAD. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS ROSE. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS, KINDLY APPROACH. OKAY, SEEING AS THERE'S NO MORE COMMENTS, DO WE HAVE AN ACTION BY COMMISSIONERS? I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CRAIG TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHATLEY. CAN WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM CITY STAFF BACK UP SO I CAN ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS? AND YOU CAN KINDLY YOU CAN VOTE. OH, REGARDING PUBLIC HEARING. OH, OKAY. SO THAT MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0 TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I. SO THIS THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MILL DISTRICT, CORRECT. SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MILL DISTRICT? YES. CORRECT. OKAY. SO KIND OF RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF MILL DISTRICT AND BUSINESS AND AVIATION DISTRICT. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO THEN CAN YOU HELP ME OUT ON WHAT THE. WHAT THE PLACE OR THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE PLACE TYPE IS BECAUSE IT'S A SMALLER TRACT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS MAP, TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SURROUNDED BY URBAN LIVING. AND THEN THERE'S LIKE A VERY PINK OR A SMALL PINK, WHICH WOULD BE COMMERCIAL, RIGHT? YEAH. AS MENTIONED IN MY STAFF REPORT, THE LARGER NORTHERN TRACT OR TRACT ONE ON THE ZONING EXHIBIT IS, IS THE DESIGNATED AS A PLACE TYPE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. OKAY. AND THEN THE SOUTHERN TRACT OR TRACT TWO ON THE ZONING EXHIBIT IS DESIGNATED URBAN LIVING. SO IT'S TWO SEPARATE PLACE TYPES, RIGHT. SEPARATED BY THE STREET. YES. OKAY. THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE. I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. AND SO HOW LONG HAS THIS PROJECT BEEN BEEN AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF OF INFORMATION TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA? WHEN WAS IT POSTED? SO WE WE SEND OUT PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS THE WEEK BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS DID RECEIVE NOTICE TO FOR THIS MEETING, IT WOULDN'T BE PUBLICIZED ON OUR ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT MAP UNTIL IT WAS PUT ONTO THE AGENDA. SO THAT WOULD BE THE. WHEN WAS THAT? SORRY, I WHEN WAS THAT? SO TODAY. SO IT'D BE A WEEK PRIOR TO TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING PRIOR TO TODAY. TEN DAYS. YEAH. OKAY. CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE STATUS OF THE CIP PROJECT ALONG VIRGINIA AND THE STATUS OF IT, WHERE THAT STANDS TODAY? IT'S NOT DEVELOPER DRIVEN, BUT WITH THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND THE THE ROUNDABOUT, I WOULDN'T COMMENT BECAUSE I'M NOT A PART OF THE ENGINEERING TEAM, BUT IT, IT IS IN, I BELIEVE, AT 30% FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IN THE DESIGN PROCESS, THOUGH, TO BE LESS. SO THE PROCESS GOES 30, 30, 60, 90. SO IT'S AT THAT 30% PHASE AND IT'S STAFF OR THE ENGINEERING TEAM'S DECISION TO LEAVE THE BARRICADES IN GREENVILLE. THAT'S NOT A DEVELOPER LED DECISION. JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT HAD CONCERNS OVER IT, IF YOU HAVE A. OH, IT MAY BE IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMMENT. I'M SO SORRY. THAT WAY IT'LL BE ON THE RECORD. OF COURSE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, WHEN WE MET WITH SOME OF THE ENGINEERING STAFF, THEY SAID IT'S CLOSER TO 90%. SO I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MISS ROBINSON? OKAY. THANK YOU KIARA. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR IS A WIN WIN FOR EVERYONE, AND I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO SEE THAT THE RESIDENTS AND THE APPLICANT COME TOGETHER, MAYBE IN ONE OF THESE NICE MEETING ROOMS WE HAVE HERE AND SIT DOWN AND SHARE CONCERNS. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE RESIDENTS ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, WHETHER WE WANT TO CALL IT EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE, NORTH SOUTH, THAT THE RESIDENTS [01:00:03] BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE THINGS THAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WE SEEM TO. WANT TO MOVE A LOT OF APARTMENTS RIGHT IN ON THE RESIDENTS AND COME UP WITH THE WORD AFFORDABILITY. AND I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. SO MY VOTE WOULD BE NO. COMMISSIONER WHATLEY, IF I COULD SPEAK TO THAT POINT JUST BRIEFLY. OKAY. DEFINITELY NOT TRYING TO SWAY YOUR DECISION HERE, BUT SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE STAFF LEVEL WAS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE APPLICANT'S EFFORTS THAT WERE MADE TO SPECIFICALLY INTERACT WITH THE MCKINNEY LEGACY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND THEY DID SO ON THEIR OWN, AT THEIR OWN BEHEST. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IT'S NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY APPLICANT TO DO MORE THAN WHAT THE STATE LAW REQUIRES. BUT WE WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE EFFORTS MADE BY THIS APPLICANT FOR THIS PURPOSE. OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CATCH EVERYBODY. THIS IS A LARGE AREA. THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS, PROPERTY OWNERS INVOLVED. BUT I DID JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT POINT AND THEN ALSO TO THE COMP PLAN QUESTION, JAMES, THAT YOU WERE ASKING. JUST TO CLARIFY, THE POINT OF, WHILE THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY, WANTED TO CALL BACK TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH STATES THAT THE DESIRED USE HERE IS ACTUALLY MORE INTENSIVE THAN THE REZONING REQUEST WOULD PROVIDE FOR. AND SO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THROUGH THAT WHOLE PROCESS, WHICH INVOLVED THE COMMUNITY, THE ADOPTED ZONING DESIGNATION OR AREA WOULD BE FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USE, WHICH, AS THE APPLICANT MENTIONED AND STAFF MENTIONED, IS ACTUALLY MORE INTENSIVE THAN A MULTIFAMILY USE. THAT MAY BE UNINTUITIVE IN SOME WAYS, BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT COMES IN AND OUT OF A COMMERCIAL CENTER, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE DIFFERENT USES MAY BE, THERE'S A LOT MORE DAYTIME AND EVENING ACTIVITY THAN YOU SEE WITH ANY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THOSE CLARIFYING POINTS AS Y'ALL ARE DELIBERATING YOUR VOTE HERE TONIGHT. AND ALSO WE'VE ZONED A LOT OF PROPERTY AROUND HERE. INDUSTRIAL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF AIRPORT. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. WE'VE DEFINITELY SEEN THE TRANSITION INTO MORE OF AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT APARTMENT OR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL SINGLE FAMILY. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. YES YOU CAN. YOU CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT THIS SERVES AS SOMEWHAT OF A TRANSITION FROM AIRPORT, FROM AIRPORT INTO THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE WEST. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THE NOT SPEAKING TO YOUR POINT, BUT JUST IN GENERAL, THE PROPERTY IS UNIQUE IN THE SENSE THAT YOU LIKE A QUARTER MILE FROM US 380 AIRPORT ROAD IS A MAJOR ARTERIAL. THAT'S ONLY GOING TO GET LARGER AS TIME GOES ON. YOU'VE GOT THE AIRPORT RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY SPEAKING, A MORE INDUSTRIAL, HEAVIER USE. AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH HAS BEEN HERE LONGER THAN ALL OF US AND DESERVES THAT KIND OF RESPECT, AS DO THE RESIDENTS. BUT I REALLY THINK THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, BASED ON WHAT THE COMP PLAN SHOWS TODAY, AS FAR AS IT BEING COMMERCIAL, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROPERTY. I ACTUALLY. I BROKERED THIS PROPERTY SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO. SO WE LOOKED AT IT FOR ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT USES. THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES THAT COME ALONG WITH IT. AND SO I DON'T THINK THAT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD PENCIL OUT WHEN YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE AMOUNT OF EXCAVATION AND DIRT WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND THE FACT THAT YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY ALONG AIRPORT ROAD, WHICH IS A MAJOR ARTERIAL. SO, I MEAN, I TOTALLY RESPECT WHERE THE RESIDENTS ARE COMING FROM, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE WHAT THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR IS A LESS, LESSER INTENSIVE USE. I'M SORRY, A LESSER INTENSE USE THAN OR INTENSIVE USE THAN WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE BUILT HERE IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S JUST MY $0.02. I CAN'T, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO THE POINT OF SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE THREE, 350 OR SO UNITS WITH, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, 4 OR 500 CARS COMING IN AND OUT [01:05:04] EITHER, YOU KNOW, BE IT ON AIRPORT, BE IT OFF OF HIGHWAY FIVE. YOU KNOW, THAT IS A LOT OF AND I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE DOING SOME ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, BUT EVEN SO, THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF THOSE COUPLE OF SMALL ROADS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE CONCEPT PLAN AND CAN THE APPLICANT COME UP AND POINT OUT THE ENTRY POINTS FOR THE PROPERTY AND WHERE THE PRIMARY TRAFFIC ENTRANCE AND EXIT WILL BE ALONG VIRGINIA ON THE NORTHERN END. SO, SO WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO TRY AND FIND AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION FOR GREENVILLE. WE'VE NEVER VIEWED GREENVILLE AS AS OUR ENTRY OR EXIT AS A PRIMARY ENTRY OR EXIT. WITH THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS ON VIRGINIA, WE'VE ALWAYS SEEN THAT AS THE FRONT DOOR OF THIS PROJECT. THE ROADWAY ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN PULLED SOUTH FROM THE EXISTING ALIGNMENT TODAY SOUTH OF THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THAT THERE'S A GREEN BELT. IT'S KIND OF YOU CAN'T SEE IT BETWEEN THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA RIGHT OF WAY AND THE EXISTING HOMES TO THE NORTH. AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'VE ALWAYS FELT LIKE THE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC ENTRY AND EXIT SHOULD BE LOCATED. THE GARAGE TODAY IS PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE. CAN YOU ANNOTATE ON THE SCREEN JUST TO HELP THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE? YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A PEN TOOL RIGHT THERE. YEAH, THAT WAS A MAYBE. YEAH, JUST MIGHT HELP PEOPLE VISUALIZE WHERE SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE. SO THE MAIN ENTRY, LET'S SEE IF THIS IS SHOWING UP IS, IS COMING HERE. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING AN ENTRY OFF OF, AGAIN, WHETHER IT'S LIVELY OR NEW WESTERN OR WHATEVER, THAT ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY ENDS UP BEING NAMED. AND THEN TODAY WE DO HAVE AN ENTRY AGAIN, A SECOND WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER A SECONDARY ENTRY COMING FROM GREENVILLE. I AGAIN, HEARING THE CONCERNS HERE TONIGHT AS WE WORK THROUGH THE SITE PLAN, WE'RE VERY OPEN TO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION FOR THAT. ANY KIND OF GREENVILLE ENTRY THAT SATISFIES FIRE AND ALSO SATISFIES SOME OF THE CONCERNS YOU HEAR TONIGHT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'VE NEVER SEEN GREENVILLE AS A MAJOR ENTRY OR EXIT ON THIS PROPERTY. IT WILL NEED TO BE IMPROVED. IT'S PART OF THE ENGINEERING. ASK FOR OUR PROJECT FOR US TO TO RESURFACE. AND EXACTLY TO WHAT EXTENT IS UP TO ENGINEERING. BUT WE HAVE NOT PROPOSED ANY CHANGE TO GREENVILLE AND AIRPORT OTHER THAN WHAT CITY ENGINEERING AND NO DIRECT ACCESS TO AIRPORT. CORRECT. THE NO DIRECT ACCESS TO AIRPORT. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THE MAIN ACCESS POINT THERE IS AT THE NEW SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA AND AIRPORT. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE THE NEW SIGNAL. SO THAT WOULD BE AS INTENDED NOT TO SPEAK FOR THE CITY'S ENGINEERING STAFF, BUT THAT IS INTENDED TO BE THE MORE PRIMARY ROADWAY BECAUSE OF THAT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION. AND IF THE BARRICADES REMAIN AT GREENVILLE, UNLIKELY THAT RESIDENTS WOULD BE COMING INTO THE PROPERTY. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. AND AND AS I MENTIONED, TWO OTHER THE SITE PLANNING STAGE, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LOOK AT HOW BEST TO ACCOMPLISH ANY OF THAT. THAT SATISFIES THE CITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS. WE WE HEAR THOSE CONCERNS. AND, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED EARLY ON, WE'VE TRIED TO REACH OUT CLEARLY, WE'VE BEEN IMPERFECT AT OUR OUTREACH, BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO AS WE WORK THROUGH THE COUNCIL AND THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED WITH I'VE WORKED ON SEVERAL. COMMUNITY SENSITIVE PROJECTS IN THE PAST, AND I CAN ONLY SPEAK FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE UTMOST SINCERITY. I TRIED TO KNOCK ON EVERY DOOR AND CONTACT EACH PERSON, AND I WAS FAR FROM PERFECT. I MEAN, THERE WAS AT LEAST LIKE PROBABLY 10 TO 20% OF THE PEOPLE THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF FOR WHATEVER REASON. AND I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, MOST PEOPLE JUST I MEAN, THEY WANT WHAT THEY WANT, BUT WE CAN ALL COMPROMISE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK A BIG PART OF IT IS BEING HEARD, HAVING YOUR VOICE BE HEARD AND TAKING THOSE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS INTO CONSIDERATION AND TRYING TO COME TO SOME, YOU KNOW, SORT OF COMPROMISE WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. SO YOU'RE OPEN TO CONTINUING THE DIALOG WITH THE RESIDENTS. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? THAT'S VERY CORRECT. OKAY. AND WE'D SUGGEST WE CONTINUE TO TO DO SO AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WHICH OF THESE BUILDINGS IN THE NORTHERN TRACK ARE THREE STORY ON THE NORTHERN ACT? THESE BUILDINGS YOU SEE ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE, THOSE ARE TWO STORY BUILDINGS THAT WERE INTENDED TO BE TWO STORY, TOWNHOME STYLE LOOKING PRODUCT. THAT'S RIGHT, TWO STORY TOWNHOME LOOKING PRODUCT. SO THAT WE DID STEP UP THAT DENSITY FROM THE SOUTHEAST AS WE WORKED OUR WAY NORTH. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT CIRCLE. SO ANYTHING NOT CIRCLED WAS INTENDED TO BE THREE STORY. BUT [01:10:05] AS YOU REMEMBER, WE ARE FALLING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HILL AS WE WORK NORTH. SO FROM A VIEW AND A PROXIMITY STANDPOINT, WE'RE PROPOSING ALL OF THOSE BEYOND THE SETBACKS THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT IN THE DISTRICTS, THE MULTIFAMILY, ARE YOU OPEN TO POSSIBLY WORKING WITH THE RESIDENTS? MAYBE TWO STORIES ON THE NEW WESTERN RIGHT OF WAY WOULD BE MORE ACCEPTABLE? WELL, LET ME SAY ONE THING REAL QUICK TO THAT POINT. BUT IF WE ZOOM THIS MAP OUT A LITTLE BIT, WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND ALL OF THE THE RESIDENTIAL, ALL OF THE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE SOUTH OF GREENVILLE ROAD. SO YOU GOT THE SOUTH SOUTHERN BORDER, WHICH IS WHERE ALL THE RESIDENTS ARE. WHEN YOU GO TO THE WESTERN SIDE, YOU'VE GOT MOUZON PARK DOWN ITS WHOLE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE. WHEN YOU GO TO THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE, AIRPORT ROAD IS ADJACENT DOWN ITS ENTIRE PROPERTY LINE. AND THEN I CAN'T SPEAK TO I'M JUST GOING OFF OF MEMORY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS COMPLETELY NORTH, BUT ALL I'M SAYING IS A LOT OF THAT'S BEING PROVIDED AS PART OF VIRGINIA'S BUFFERING. THE RESIDENCES THAT ARE NORTH OF THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. AS PART OF THAT FLOODPLAIN UP THERE AS WELL. THAT PART OF IT IS PART OF IT IS THAT'S CORRECT. AND AND IT ACTS AS A GREAT NATURAL BUFFER SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT THE TREE CANOPY ON THAT SIDE OF THE SITE AS WELL. WE'VE ALSO, IF YOU CAN REALLY SQUINT THERE, YOU'LL SEE THE, THE HERITAGE SPECIMENS WE'VE TRIED TO PRESERVE WITH OUR SITE PLAN, THE LARGER TREES WITHIN OUR SITE. BUT THE INTENT WITH THE TWO STORY PRODUCT ON THE SOUTHEAST WAS TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE DENSITY BUFFER BETWEEN THOSE EXISTING HOMES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. THERE ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE WITH THE THREE STORY PRODUCT. TO YOUR POINT, BEING ON THE WEST AND NORTH AND ALONG AIRPORT, THE SOUTHERN TRACT THERE NEXT TO THE. I GUESS THE. FOR A FEE, SIMPLE LOTS. THOSE ARE ALL TWO STORIES. TOWNHOMES. EVERYTHING SOUTH OF GREENVILLE IS PROPOSED TO BE TWO STORY, INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED AND NON INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED. BUT ALL TWO STORY PRODUCT. YOU HAVE THE THE TEN INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WESTERN AND GREENVILLE ESSENTIALLY. AND THEN THE FOR RENT PRODUCT TWO STORY ADJACENT TO THAT. AND AGAIN I MENTIONED WHETHER IT'S 35 FOOT INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED SINGLE FAMILY PRODUCT OR A TRUE TOWNHOME PRODUCT, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH RIGHT THERE. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. A PORTION OF IT'S FOR SALE, A PORTION OF IT'S FOR RENT. ALL OF IT'S TWO STORY MAX. SO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF. COMMENTS. I JUST HAVE A I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. SO WHAT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF YOUR ANSWERS CAUSED ME TO FEEL LIKE THIS IS NOT A, A FINALIZED PLAN THAT WE'RE SEEING. AND I'M REALLY TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. WHEN IN THIS PROCESS WOULD, WOULD THERE BE A, A FINALIZED PLAN? THE REASON AGAIN, THERE'S THE CIP PROJECT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ON VIRGINIA. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RUMORED MORE UTILITY FOCUSED TO THE SOUTH. AND SO THAT'S JUST A HINT OF SOME OF THE THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ON THIS SOUTHERN PART PARCEL. SO WHEN WOULD IT BE ABSOLUTELY FINAL? OBVIOUSLY DURING THE SITE PLAN STAGE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE COMPLETELY LOCKED IN. AFTER WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STAFF AND UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE FOR THAT OTHER THAT SECOND CIP PROJECT. OUR INTENT HERE OBVIOUSLY WAS WITH THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL TO ALLOW THAT FLEXIBILITY SO THAT WE COULD WORK WITH STAFF AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED EVERYTHING THE CITY'S TRYING TO DO. SO DOES PLANNING GET ANOTHER BITE AT IT LATER? MY. THE ONLY TIME THAT PLANNING AND ZONING WOULD SEE THIS AGAIN IS IF THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO BE REQUESTING DESIGN EXCEPTIONS THAT PLANNING AND ZONING WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE. SORRY, LUCAS. I'M SORRY. THANKS. AND THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. AND THAT WOULD BE EXCEPTIONS TO THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL IF THAT'S APPROVED. CORRECT. IF THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL THEY COME IN FOR A SITE PLAN FOR ANY OF THE MULTIFAMILY, BUT THEY NEED TO REQUEST ANY LEVEL OF DESIGN EXCEPTION THAT WOULD THEN COME BACK BEFORE Y'ALL AS THE FINAL APPROVAL BODY. AND WHAT IS THE DENSITY ON THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL? I CAN'T MIXED RESIDENTIAL IS GOING TO BE 36 UNITS TO THE ACRE FOR THE MULTIFAMILY. SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS YOU'RE BUFFERING THE HOMES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH WITH TOWNHOMES. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEN THE HOMES THAT ARE ADJACENT ON BOLAND, THAT'S WHERE THE ENTRANCE IS. SO YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A THREE STORY RIGHT UP ON THE FRONT OF THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. WE TRY TO BE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT PROVIDING THE TWO STORY PRODUCT ADJACENT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY. SO BASICALLY, TRAFFIC IS THE ISSUE THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE [01:15:03] GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. AND I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY. I MEAN, THERE'S A BRAND NEW STREET LAYOUT THAT'S PROPOSED HERE AS PART OF THE CITY'S EFFORTS, THE VIRGINIA ROUNDABOUT, THE NEW SIGNAL, ALL THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN EXISTS TODAY, AND I THINK WILL ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC VOLUME WITHIN THAT AREA, IN MY OPINION. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT. SO DO YOU ARE THERE AVAILABLE ANY ANY ELEVATION VIEWS OF LIKE LOOKING FROM FROM EAST TO WEST, FROM EAST TO WEST. SO RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW THE, THE RESIDENCY EXISTING OPEN OPEN FIELD, ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WOULD THEY DO? YOU HAVE AN ELEVATION VIEW TO SHOW WHAT THEY WOULD SEE AS THEY CONSTRUCTED, AS THEY LOOK FROM SOUTHEAST OF GREENVILLE TO NORTHWEST, THAT THEY WOULD BE LOOKING AT THIS TWO STORY TOWNHOME PRODUCT. I'M REALLY THINKING, I'M ASKING, DO EAST OR SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. SO HERE. SO THE SO THE EASTERN THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF GREENVILLE, THAT WOULD BE TWO STORY TOWNHOME PRODUCT AS WELL THAT THEY'D BE LOOKING AT. YEAH, WE'RE AT CIRCLED THERE IN THE MAGENTA COLOR WOULD BE TWO STORY TOWNHOME PRODUCT ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL TO THE SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTION DOWN. THERE WOULD ALSO BE TWO STORY. EVERYTHING IN BOTH CIRCLES IS TWO STORY, AND THE ACCESS, I ASSUME, WAS INTENDED THERE ON GREENVILLE TO LINE UP WITH ENLOE ACROSS THE STREET TO CREATE A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. THAT'S CORRECT. SO WITH YOUR CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU'VE HAD WITH HOMEOWNERS, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO PRESENT THIS PLAN TO? SO WE PRESENTED TO THE MCKINNEY LEGACY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THEIR BOARD TO THE BOARD. OKAY. NOT TO THE HOMEOWNERS. THEY REQUESTED THAT WE DO IT IN THAT MANNER. OKAY. AND SO WE MET WITH THEM A FEW TIMES AND BUT NO, THEY REQUESTED FOR US TO MEET WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP IS HOW THEY PROPOSE THAT WE MEET WITH THEM. AND WE RESPECTED THOSE WISHES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT? THANK YOU. MR. OKAY. SO WE DO HAVE THE ITEM. WE'VE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR ACTION FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CRAIG TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LEBO. KILEY. CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY. THIS MOTION DOES CARRY 5 TO 2. IT WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION AT THE AUGUST 4TH, 2026 MEETING. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM 26-0073Z. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OLD MILL ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 760FT WEST OF SOUTH AIRPORT DRIVE. MR. BENNETT. YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. JAKE BENNETT, PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. GET THESE MAPS PULLED UP HERE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO THE I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. THE ONE MCKINNEY 2040 COMP PLAN DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY AS THE EMPLOYMENT MIX PLACE TYPE WITHIN THE BUSINESS AND AVIATION DISTRICT. THIS DESIGNATION PRIMARILY ENVISIONS NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS THAT SUPPORT A VARIETY OF JOBS FOR THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING MEETS THE INTENT AND VISION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT. AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REZONING AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BENNETT? ALL RIGHT. IS OUR APPLICANT HERE? YES. HELLO. MY NAME IS KAYLEE FLYNN. I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE PROJECT, AND OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 2380 PERFORMANCE DRIVE, SUITE 150, BUILDING C IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS. WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL [01:20:02] PRESENTATION, BUT WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM FROM THE COMMISSION. I'M SORRY. NO. GO AHEAD. WHAT IS PLANNED FOR THE SITE? Y'ALL ALREADY HAVE IDEAS ON WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO ON THIS ONE OR. YES, MA'AM. EXCUSE ME. WE'RE PLANNING TO FOLLOW THE ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT WITH A MIXED USE LIKE OFFICE WAREHOUSE. SO FLEX TYPE PRODUCT OR IT WOULD BE THE LIKE A, SORRY, A WAREHOUSE WITH OFFICE AND THE FRONT. OKAY, ROUGHLY 450,000FT■S BASED ON THE LETTER OF INTENT. TWO BUILDINGS. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. I REMEMBER THAT NOW. HOW MANY BUILDINGS WILL THAT BE THEN? 450. CURRENTLY WE'RE PROPOSING TWO BUILDINGS. WE ARE EVALUATING JUST BASED ON THE FLOODPLAIN IN THE IN THE SOUTH, WHETHER OR NOT THAT SITE PLAN MIGHT MORPH A LITTLE BIT IN ORDER TO WORK WITH THAT FLOODPLAIN, AS WE AS WE MODEL THAT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS FLYNN? SORRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, KINDLY APPROACH. OKAY. SEEING IS THERE NONE. DO WE HAVE ACTION BY THE COMMISSIONERS? MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HAMMACK TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONRAD. KINDLY CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0 AND THIS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION AT THE AUGUST 4TH, 2026 MEETING. AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA? DOES COMMISSIONER AND OR STAFF HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT CITY OF MCKINNEY'S 4TH OF JULY PARADE. LOOKED LIKE IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THERE WAS HUGE TURNOUT AND JUST. KUDOS TO DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY FOR ORGANIZING THAT. I KNOW ANDREW AND GREG. I THINK YOU GUYS PUT ON A FABULOUS EVENT, SO JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MOVE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER LEBO HAS A MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BUCKNER, KINDLY CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION CARRIES. 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