Mar 23, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

WE'RE READY. ALRIGHT. GOOD, EVERYONE. FIRST ITEM UP IS A.1.

[A. Meeting Opening]

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TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. UP FIRST, WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I'M SORRY, LET ME STATE THIS. WELCOME TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 23RD. THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6 P.M. FOLLOW THE SCRIPT.

I'VE ASKED VICE CHAIR KEMPER TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND COMMISSIONER BETTEN TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

IF YOU WILL, PLEASE RISE. PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.

THANK YOU FOR LIFE AND HEALTH. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR CITY.

WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM AS WE DELIBERATE THESE ITEMS, AND THAT THE THINGS THAT WE SAY AND DO WOULD BRING HONOR AND GLORY UPON YOUR NAME.

WE JUST PRAISE YOU IN JESUS PRECIOUS NAME. AMEN.

AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NOW THE TEXAS PLEDGE, PLEASE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. FIRST WOULD BE PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING. COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? NO?

[1. Approve the August 11, 2025, regular meeting minutes.]

ITEM C.1. APPROVE THE AUGUST 11TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? NOPE? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF THE BOARD.

WELL, I THINK ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE'VE GOT TO SAVE IT.

MR. MONDOK, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE WAITING ON YOU.

SAVE IT. THERE IT IS. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM C.2. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE.

[2. Conduct a public hearing to consider and make a recommendation on an ordinance amending Chapter 8 “Subdivisions,” by amending section 8-14 titled “Completion and maintenance of public improvements”; by amending Subsections 8-14a(3) and 8-14d(1); by amending section 8-15 titled “General requirements and design standards” by amending Sections 8-15B(3)(b) and 8-15F(3); by amending Section 8-18 titled “Street design construction costs” by amending Subsection 18-8b; amending Section 8-20 titled “Impact fees” by amending subsections 8-20B and 8-20C(1); and by amending Exhibit 11A titled “Zoning Ordinance” by amending Article 3 titled “Districts” by amending Section 11 titled “SP-special use permits” by amending 11.2 titled “Use regulations”; by amending Article 4 titled “General provisions applying to all or several districts” by amending Section 11 titled “Landscaping and screening” by amending 11.4 titled “Required landscaping” by amending 11.4d titled “Single-family residential development requirements” by amending 11.4d4 titled “Masonry wall required”; and by amending 11.6 titled “Screening standards” by amending 11.6d titled “Masonry wall standards” by amending 11.6d1 titled “Design and materials”; and by amending 11.6d6(c) titled “Additional requirements”; providing a conflicts clause; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; providing a savings clause; providing a penalty of fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00); and providing an effective date.]

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THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS FOR THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE UPDATES.

THIS IS CHAPTER 11 ZONIN, CHAPTER 8 SUBDIVISIONS, AS WELL AS EXHIBIT 11 A ARTICLE 3, SECTIONS 11.2 AND ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 11.4 AND 11.6. SOME BACKGROUND.

ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF REGULATIONS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY'S 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE PROPOSED CHANGES TONIGHT INCLUDE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO ONLY THE CITY'S SUBDIVISION AND ZONING ORDINANCE.

CHAPTER 8 SUBDIVISION HAS THE FOLLOWING CHANGES PROPOSED.

THE STATE'S REQUIREMENT FOR THE MAKEUP OF IMPACT FEE BOARD HAS CHANGED.

THE LANGUAGE OF OUR ORDINANCE WAS UPDATED TO MATCH THIS AS WELL AS IN MARCH OF 2024, PUBLIC WORKS CREATED THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL.

AS PART OF THIS CHANGE, THE STANDARD FOR SCREENING WAS UPDATED.

THE PROPOSED UPDATES, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TO REFERENCE THE CURRENT ADOPTED DOCUMENTS THAT WERE CREATED BACK IN MARCH OF 2024. CHAPTER 11 HAS THE FOLLOWING CHANGES PROPOSED.

THERE'S AN UPDATE TO THE LANGUAGE REMOVING A SUP TO BE GRANTED FOR ALL USES.

THIS IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT PRACTICE.

IT'S FROM AN OLDER ORDINANCE ONLY WHERE SUP IS SPECIFIED IN THE USE DESIGNATION CHART SHOULD SUP APPLICATION ORDINANCE BE FILED. THE SECOND CHANGE, AGAIN, IS TO UPDATE THAT LANGUAGE TO MATCH THE CURRENT ADOPTED DOCUMENTS.

RECOMMENDATION AND NEXT STEPS. THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL.

WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR APRIL 20TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? GO BACK A SLIDE, PLEASE.

THAT AMENDMENT ON THE SECOND ONE DOWN THERE THAT REFERENCES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREENING.

DOES THIS BRING THE CODE INTO LINE WITH THE WALL THAT THE COUNCIL BUILT ALONGSIDE THE STREET HERE NOT LONG AGO? CORRECT. THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL SET THAT STANDARD BACK IN MARCH OF 2024.

WE'RE JUST UPDATING THE LANGUAGE TO MATCH THAT.

SO REFERENCES BACK TO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, SO NO MORE COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.

I WILL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 6:09 P.M.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO.

SEEING NONE, I DECLARE THE PUBLIC CLOSED AT 6:09 P.M.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CHAPTER 8 SUBDIVISIONS AS STIPULATED.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER MONDOK TO APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE GOT TWO. YOU GOT ME FIRST.

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MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. UP NEXT ITEM C.3.

[3. Conduct a public hearing to consider and make a recommendation on an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map, as heretofore amended; to grant a change of zoning from Residential-1 District (R-1) to Agricultural District (AG) on a ±4.0 acre tract of land situated in the James C. Tucker Survey, Abstract No. 1464, City of Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, said tract being all of a called 4.0 acre tract of land conveyed to Garland Independent School District in a general warranty deed recorded in document No. 201800060483 of the official public record of Dallas County, Texas (O.P.R.D.C.T.), being more particularly described in Exhibit “A” and shown in Exhibit “B”; providing a conflicts resolution clause; providing a severability clause; providing a savings clause; providing a penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and providing an effective date.]

201800060483 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORD OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS (O.P.R.D.C.T.), BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” AND SHOWN IN EXHIBIT “B”; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS RESOLUTION CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS ONE? YES, SIR.

WE DO. PHILIP FEINHALS, CITY PLANNER. THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS FOR THE REZONING, CASE NUMBER REZ-2026-0001. THIS REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS FOR THE REZONING OF FOUR ACRES FROM R-1 TO AG, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE PLEASANT VALLEY AND BEN ROAD INTERSECTION.

THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP FOR GISD AND THEIR PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AG SCIENCES BUILDING.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES ADJACENT LOTS OWNED BY THEM WITH THE AG ZONING IN PLACE.

THIS REZONING IS TO CLEAN UP THE ZONING FOR ALL PROPERTIES OWNED BY GISD AND WOULD MAKE THE ENTIRE SITE AG.

THE USE IS ALLOWED IN BOTH ZONING DISTRICTS BUT HAVE DIFFERENT STANDARDS.

IN FRONT OF YOU HERE IS THE AERIAL MAP SHOWING YOU THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S THAT SMALLER PORTION THERE, THAT FOUR ACRES.

AND THEN TO THE RIGHT ON YOUR SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE A LARGER TRACT THAT HAS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FRONTAGE ONTO PLEASANT VALLEY AS WELL AS A TRACK TO THE RIGHT OF THAT, THAT HAS A LARGE AMOUNT THERE.

BOTH OF THOSE ARE ZONED AG AND OWNED BY GARLAND ISD AND BE PART OF THIS PROJECT.

IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE ZONING MAP. AS NOTED, THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED R1 OUTLINED IN THE BLUE BELOW.

THIS FOUR ACRE SITE WILL BE PART OF THE LARGER OVERALL DEVELOPMENT WHEN COMBINED BY PLAT WITH THE TWO ADJACENT PROPERTIES ON THIS MAP NOTED AS AG.

IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE AG ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS, MINIMUM LOT AREAS, FIVE ACRES.

SO WHENEVER THEY ARE REPLATTING THIS AS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THEY WILL BE OVER THAT FIVE ACRES.

THE MINIMUM BUILDING SIZE IS 2000FT². MAXIMUM HEIGHT, TWO STORIES OR 35FT.

FRONT SETBACK OF 50FT, A SIDE SETBACK OF 15 AND A REAR SETBACK OF 50FT.

THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF BUILDING LINE IS 150FT, AND THE MINIMUM WIDTH AT STREET RIGHT OF WAY IS 150FT.

FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS STATE RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS LARGE SINGLE FAMILY LOTS WITH LARGE STREET SETBACKS, MINIMAL PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES AND OPEN SPACE. STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT ZONING DECISIONS BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN SUPPORTS THIS PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.

YOUR RECOMMENDATION OF THE ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR APRIL 20TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?

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I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 6:15 P.M.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD IN AT THE MOMENT. SO I WILL LET HIM GO FIRST.

THAT IS GOING TO BE RON BOWRON. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YEP. RON BOWRON, 4109 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD, SACHSE, TEXAS.

MOVE UP TO IT? THERE YOU GO. OKAY. I ACTUALLY AM THE GENTLEMAN WHO LIVES RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPERTY, AND I KNEW THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. SADLY, THEY ALLOWED THE PROPERTY TO GO DOWN, SO HAVING THE HOUSE REMOVED WAS HELPFUL.

MY CONCERN AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE THOROUGHFARE TODAY FOR THE DUMP.

AND THEY JUST FIXED THE ROAD AND IT'S NOT REALLY FIXED.

IT'S ONLY BETTER. BECAUSE IT'S STILL SO BUMPY, YOU CAN'T EVEN DO THE 30 MILE AN HOUR AND HAVE YOUR CAR NOT BOTTOM OUT.

SO WHOEVER DID THE REPAIRS, YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT.

BUT MY CONCERN IS, IF THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A SCIENCE BUILDING ON THAT LOT, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO PUT THE INGRESS AND EGRESS? BECAUSE TRAFFIC'S GOING TO GET REALLY UGLY IN FRONT OF MY PROPERTY IF THEY BUILD IT RIGHT THERE OFF OF PLEASANT VALLEY.

SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE, HAVE THEY ALREADY GIVEN A MASTER PLAN THAT I CAN LOOK AT? AND WILL I BE ABLE TO BRING CONCERNS UP ABOUT ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IF THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD WHAT I CONSIDER.

I THINK THEY SAID IT'S A SCIENCE BUILDING. I ASSUME IT'S NOT LIKE THE 4H PROJECT DOWN THE ROAD THAT'S GOT THE FARM AND ALL THAT ON IT.

ARE THEY LITERALLY GOING TO PUT IT AN ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE BUILDING ON THE LOT RIGHT ACROSS FROM MY HOUSE? THAT'S WHAT I'M KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT. DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT, WHAT THEIR CURRENT PLANS ARE? DO THEY HAVE ANY PLANS THAT THEY CAN SHARE AS TO WHAT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THERE? SO THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE SPEAKER HAS.

THEY'LL BE ANSWERED AFTER I. CORRECT. OKAY. SO THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS ONE, YOU KNOW, THE ROAD MAINTENANCE IS ALREADY UNDER PAR FOR THE RECENT REPAIRS THEY JUST DID.

I MEAN, THEY JUST FINISHED IT A WEEK AGO. BUT TWO, IF IT'S GOING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO RESOLVE THAT CONCERN? AND I'M PRAYING IT'S NOT A BUILDING RIGHT UP AGAINST THE ROAD, RIGHT ACROSS FROM MY HOUSE.

THAT'S REALLY ALL I'M WORRIED ABOUT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS.

SO ZONING AND THEN YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR PLAT AND CIVIL PLAN.

SO NOTHING HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FORMALLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME FOR DEVELOPMENT.

BUT REPRESENTATIVES FROM GISD ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON THIS.

WHAT DO YOU ALL LIKE TO SPEAK AND ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS? THERE WE GO.

IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAVIER FERNANDEZ. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION FOR GARLAND ISD. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

A LITTLE UPDATE ON OUR PROJECT. THIS PROJECT HERE IS PART OF OUR 2013 BOND PROGRAM THAT OUR VOTERS APPROVED IN MAY OF 2013, ALLOWED US TO CONSTRUCT A NEW AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FACILITY.

THE EXISTING FACILITY IS IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, AN OLD RUNDOWN FACILITY.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT CREATING A FACILITY THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE AN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM THAT'S COMPOSED OF THREE SEPARATE BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY. AND WITHIN THAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HOUSE ALL OF OUR STUDENT ANIMALS. TODAY WE CURRENTLY HAVE ANIMALS. THE MAJORITY OF OUR ANIMALS, IT'S A COMBINATION BETWEEN THEM, RAISING THEM THERE AT THE FACILITY AND THEN RAISING THE ANIMALS AT HOME.

FOR EXAMPLE, RABBITS, WE RAISE A LOT OF RABBITS.

AND SO THOSE ARE RAISED AT HOME. THIS WILL HAVE GOATS, SHEEPS, WE'LL HAVE HEIFERS AND SWINE WILL BE AT THIS FACILITY. AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SHOW BARN IN THE MIDDLE OF IT SO THAT WE CAN SHOW OUR STUDENT'S ANIMALS. WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

WHEN THE PROGRAM IS UP AND RUNNING, HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE ON THE PROPERTY?

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SO EVERYTHING THAT COMES HERE IS GOING TO BE BUSSED IN, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE AS OUR GRTC PROGRAM THAT WAS RIGHT OFF OF 30.

EXCUSE ME, RIGHT OFF OF 190. WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT COME IN, SO WE'LL HAVE A BUSSES THAT BRING STUDENTS IN FROM THE VARIOUS CAMPUSES.

THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE INSTRUCTION THERE.

SO WE'VE GOT TWO MEETING AREAS IN THE BUILDINGS WHERE WE'LL BE PERFORMING INSTRUCTION FOR THE STUDENTS, AND OTHER STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR ANIMALS WITHIN THIS.

SO THEY'LL HAVE BASICALLY AN AREA FOR PENS. WE'LL HAVE PENS THERE FOR ALL OF OUR ANIMALS TO BE MAINTAINED.

STUDENTS WILL COME IN AND OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES TO BE MAINTAINING THEIR ANIMALS.

SO SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR QUESTION OF THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY, THAT'S GOING TO FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ANIMAL THAT THEY'RE SERVING. SO SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVE HEIFERS, SOME OF THEM HAVE PIGS.

AND SO THEY'RE COMING AT VARIOUS TIMES TO SERVE THAT.

WELL, I WAS JUST ASKING IN RELATION TO AN ANSWER FOR THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS BEFORE YOU ABOUT TRAFFIC.

HOW MUCH TRAFFIC LOAD DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE ACTIVITIES AT THIS FACILITY? ADDING ONE CAR AN HOUR, 20 CARS AN HOUR. SO WE DID NOT DO.

I BELIEVE OUR CIVIL ENGINEER OF RECORD IS HERE AS WELL.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A TIA WAS NOT REQUIRED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.

SO THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING A LOT OF TRAFFIC. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE TRAFFIC THAT YOU'RE SEEING OFF OF OUR CURRENT FACILITY.

IT'S VERY SPORADIC TRAFFIC. WE HAVE PROGRAMS WHERE WE'LL BE BRINGING IN BUSSES FROM, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL IS REALLY TO HAVE THIS MORE OF AN AREA WHERE STUDENTS CAN THEN LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.

SO FORESEEING SCHOOL BUSSES COMING, POSSIBLY DROPPING STUDENTS OFF TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.

ALSO BRINGING STUDENTS THERE TO SERVE THEIR ANIMALS.

SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE MUCH MORE TRAFFIC THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY SEEING TODAY OFF OF PLEASANT VALLEY FOR THE FACILITY.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY CARS PER HOUR. IF YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WARRANTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I CAN'T BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A TIA IN FRONT OF ME TO SPEAK TO THAT.

OKAY. YOU MENTIONED. SORRY, YOU MENTIONED A SHOW PEN.

IS THAT LIKE A LARGE GATHERING OF PEOPLE WILL COME AND WATCH THIS AS A SHOW? THAT'S CORRECT. HOW OFTEN DURING THE YEAR WILL THAT OCCUR? THAT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR. ONCE A YEAR? YEAH. SO IT'S ONCE A YEAR EVENT.

AND SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH OUR AG PROGRAM, WE CURRENTLY ARE SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO INSTALL A TEMPORARY TENT, IF YOU WILL, PRETTY LARGE TENT.

AND THEN PEOPLE COME AND SHOW THEIR ANIMALS. PEOPLE BUY THE ANIMALS FROM THERE.

AND SO IT'S A LARGE EXPENSE. IT'S AN ANNUAL LARGE EXPENSE THAT WE'RE INCURRING.

WE CAN ELIMINATE THAT EXPENSE BY HAVING THIS SHOW AREA.

SO THE SHOW AREA SERVES MULTIPLE PURPOSES. ONE, IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THE ANIMALS IN HOUSE TO SHOW THE ANIMALS THERE INSTEAD OF BEING OUT IN THE ELEMENTS. AND THEN IT ALLOWS US TO USE IT FOR.

IT'S KIND OF A MULTI-USE EVENT SPACE THAT WE CAN USE IT FOR OTHER EVENTS THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WILL THERE BE ANY OTHER HEAVY MOVING VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE BUSSES TO JAM THE TRAFFIC, THE SIZE LIKE TRUCKS? SO WE WILL HAVE A. GOOD QUESTION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. WE WILL HAVE TRAILERS FOR OUR ANIMALS.

THE CURRENT TRAILERS THAT. BASICALLY IT'S TAKING THE INFORMATION OR TAKING THE VEHICULAR ITEMS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CURRENT FACILITY.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT, I THINK FOUR TRAILERS OUT THERE, 4 OR 5 TRAILERS.

SO SOME ARE COVERED TRAILERS, SOME ARE OPEN TRAILERS WHERE WE ARE CARRYING OUR ANIMALS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT EVENTS, BUT WE'VE GOT SPACE DESIGNATED ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO WHERE WE WILL KEEP THOSE TRAILERS OUT OF SIGHT.

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THOSE ARE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDINGS. THANK YOU.

HOW MANY ACRES IS THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO IT? AND I GUESS WITH THE FOUR ACRES HERE FOR THE ZONING CASE COMBINES LIKE HOW MANY TOTAL ACRES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT FOR GISD? IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I CAN'T RECALL THE TOTAL ACREAGE.

I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT. I THINK IT'S RIGHT UNDER 50, ABOUT 48 ACRES COMBINED WITH ALL THREE PROPERTIES.

SO THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT PARCELS. AND SO THIS WILL COMBINE ALL THREE PARCELS INTO ONE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO. OKAY. THANK YOU.

IT'S A VERY LARGE AREA. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROPERTY, THE TOPOGRAPHY OF IT.

IT'S VERY, VERY TIGHT. VERY TOUGH, I'D SAY. THE TOPOGRAPHY IS VERY TOUGH, SO IT SLOPES PRETTY FAR DOWN ON THE BACKSIDE.

IT DROPS PRETTY FAR DOWN. AND SO A LOT OF PROPERTY, BUT THE USABLE PROPERTY, IF YOU WILL, IS MORE ON THE FRONT END OF IT. SO THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS LIKE, HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY ITSELF? SO WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO BRING THE SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL? HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE GOING TO. BENEFIT FROM THIS? BENEFIT FROM THIS. SOMETHING LIKE A ROUGH. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

OUR AG PROGRAM TODAY. I DON'T HAVE OUR STUDENT COUNT IN FRONT OF ME OF OUR AG PROGRAM TODAY.

BUT WHAT WE'RE ENVISIONING HAPPENING IS INCREASING OUR PARTICIPATION, NOT JUST FROM THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN AG.

WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO CREATE AN AREA WHERE WE START OFF AS AN AXIS, AS AN AG SCIENCE FACILITY.

AND REALLY LOOKING AT THIS OF MORE OF A LEARNING CENTER, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE ABILITY FOR US TO BRING OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS TO BRING THEM TO SEE THINGS THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE TODAY.

WE'RE AN URBAN CITY. GARLAND, SACHSE, ROWLETT.

WE USED TO BE SUBURB, BUT QUITE FRANKLY, WE'RE ALL URBAN NOW.

WE'VE BEEN KIND OF ABSORBED BY THE METROPLEX.

AND SO HAVING OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE THESE TYPE OF ANIMALS THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO.

EXPERIENCE THAT. SO CREATING DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE EXPECT THIS TO GROW. REALLY, IT'S A HARD NUMBER FOR ME TO PUT TO IT, BUT WE REALLY ANTICIPATE TRYING TO OFFER THIS PROGRAM TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. GARLAND ISD IS A OPEN ENROLLMENT TYPE OF SCHOOL CAMPUS SCHOOL.

WE ARE SCHOOL CHOICE AS OPEN ENROLLMENT. WE'RE A CHOICE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH ALLOWS US TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE TRI CITIES.

AND SO WE'RE WANTING TO BRING THE EXPERIENCE OF AN AG PROGRAM TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND REALLY GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT AN AG PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL GOOD? WE'RE GOING TO DECLARE THE PUBLIC FIRST. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AT THIS POINT? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE THING THAT JUST FOR CLARITY.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, AS IS THE CITY.

AND SO THE ZONING ORDINANCES THAT CITIES HAVE.

STATE STATUTES THAT WE GOVERN WITHIN THE STATE STATUTES.

SO WE ARE A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION ALLOWING US TO BUILD THE STRUCTURES THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO BUILD FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS WITHIN THE CITY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS POINT, WE'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 06:29 P.M. SECOND. DID YOU ASK IF ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WANTED TO SPEAK? YES. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? YES, SIR. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THIS PROPERTY IS GOING FROM.

THE PROPERTY IS GOING FROM RESIDENTIAL R1 TO AG.

DOES THAT CAUSE ANY BUFFER REQUIREMENTS OR ANYTHING TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE IN THAT AREA THAT WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE IN THE ZONING? SO WE HAVE OUR STANDARD SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.

GIVEN THAT IT'S A. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD CLASSIFY THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY.

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SO THEY WOULD HAVE THE SCREENING COMPONENT ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL.

SO IN THIS INSTANCE, IT WOULD BE THE WEST SIDE.

JUST THAT ONE PROPERTY? OKAY. AND SAY THAT ONE PROPERTY OWNER WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ON HIS PROPERTY.

THERE'S NOTHING NEGATING HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS, OTHER THAN JUST FOLLOWING THE STANDARD CODE? CORRECT.

OKAY. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION RELATED TO THE PERMITTED USE OF BUILDINGS.

AND, YOU KNOW, BASED ON WHAT THE LAST COMMENT WAS FROM THE GENTLEMAN UP HERE. BUT SO FOR AGRICULTURE USE AND SOME TYPE OF ENTITY, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS LIKE GARLAND ISD IS POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS TO THE COMMERCIAL USAGE FOR BUILDINGS WITHIN THE ZONING? SO A PUBLIC SCHOOL WOULD BE ALLOWED IN EVERY ZONING DISTRICT.

RIGHT. THIS ITEM IS MORE OF A CLEANUP TO OUR ZONING.

IT'S CURRENTLY SPLIT ZONED. SO WE'RE BASICALLY TRYING TO COMBINE IT ALL INTO ONE ZONING DISTRICT.

SO THAT WAY WE GET A CERTAIN SETBACK ACROSS THE ENTIRE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP.

SO TECHNICALLY, THE ZONING CHANGE DOESN'T HAVE TO OCCUR TO AGRICULTURE FOR THEM TO BUILD ANY OF THE PLANS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.

CORRECT. THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO MEET DIFFERENT SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

UNIFORMITY ACROSS THEIR 50 ACRES FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS.

CORRECT. ANYTHING FURTHER? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS CASE TO AG ZONING AS AS STATED ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BETTEN TO APPROVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. COMMISSIONER TAQUI, SECOND.

ANY FURTHER? I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

PARDON ME.

WE HAVE FIVE YES VOTES AND ONE. COMMISSIONER COX ABSTAINING.

MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM C.4. CONSIDER AN ELECTED CHAIRPERSON, VICE CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING

[4. Consider and elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary for the Planning and Zoning Commission.]

SAY IT AGAIN. SEPARATE FOR EACH OR ONE FOR ALL? SEPARATE FOR EACH. SEPARATE FOR EACH. I WILL START THIS OUT.

I WILL NOT BE RETURNING AS CHAIRPERSON. MY WIFE AND I WILL BE MOVING IN A FEW MONTHS, SO WE'RE GOING TO.

I'M NOT GOING TO SEEK REELECTION FOR THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER KEMPER FOR CHAIRPERSON.

ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I'LL TAKE A SECOND. PARDON? I HAVE THE SECOND. VICE KEMPER, RIGHT? YES. HE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT.

YES. ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRPERSON? I HAVEN'T SEEN NONE. WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BOARD.

I MADE A MOTION TO ELECT VICE CHAIR KEMPER TO CHAIRPERSON.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU, BRIAN.

COMMISSIONER COX, A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? PLACE YOUR VOTE. OH, IT WENT AWAY. I GUESS YOU MUST SAY YES.

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OH, CONGRATULATIONS. MR. KEMPER, YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT, ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? ANYONE NOT WANT TO DO IT? YOU SLY DOG. YOU GAVE THE OPTION.

NOMINATE DANIEL FOR VICE CHAIRPERSON. PARDON ME? NOMINATE DANIEL FOR VICE. WE HAVE A NOMINATION BY MR. TAQUI FOR COMMISSIONER BETTEN AS VICE CHAIR. HAVE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER BETTEN TO BE VICE CHAIR MADE BY COMMISSIONER TAQUI.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU.

SECOND BY MR. MONDOK. OKAY, LET'S VOTE ON THIS ONE.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. THE FINAL SEAT IS THE SECRETARY POSITION.

SURE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ENTAILS, BUT I'LL DO IT.

IT'S A LOT OF SIGNATURE SIGNING. ONCE A QUARTER WHEN WE MEET.

LET'S DO IT. I HAVE A NOMINATION OF COMMISSIONER COX FOR SECRETARY BY COMMISSIONER TAQUI.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY. I HAVE TWO FOR COMMISSIONER COX TO BE SECRETARY.

HAVE US FIRST. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT.

COMMISSIONER TAQUI, A SECOND. PARDON ME. PLEASE PLACE YOUR VOTE.

WOULD YOU CLARIFY WHO MADE THE MOTION, WHO MADE THE SECOND? OKAY. PARDON ME. GOTTA GIVE UP SMOKING.

YES. ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DO NOT. CONGRATULATIONS.

COMMISSIONER COX, YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO SECRETARY.

HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? NO? COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO.

THE COUNCIL WILL JUST HAVE TO NOMINATE OR SELECT SOMEONE ELSE TO BE ON THE BOARD TO REPLACE ME WHEN I LEAVE.

DOESN'T TRIGGER ANOTHER ELECTION FOR YOU. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE STUCK FOR NINE YEARS WITH IT EVERY OTHER YEAR.

BELIEVE IT'S TWO YEARS FOR FOR BOARD, RIGHT? YES.

THERE'S A TWO YEAR CYCLE AND THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE IN APPLICATIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERS AT THAT TIME.

SINCE THIS IS NOT AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE SHOULD LEAVE THIS TO ANOTHER MEETING.

ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE. WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:39 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.