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[1. Call to order and confirm a quorum ]

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LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. REGULAR MEETING. TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL THE 13TH, 2026. IT IS NOW 707 AND WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A ROLL CALL ON OUR ATTENDEES FOR TODAY. OUR COMMISSIONERS. PRESENT. HERE. HERE, HERE, HERE. SORRY I DIDN'T MATCH MY BUTTON, BUT I'M HERE. I'M ASKING. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC.

[2. Public Comment ]

OKAY, MY NAME IS MARY BROOKS AND I LIVE AT 1135 ASPEN DRIVE. AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT MAYBE I COULD BE DIRECTED ON WHOM TO CONTACT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

THERE'S A DIRE PROFIT TRAFFIC PROBLEM ON COCKRELL HILL AND SUN VALLEY BECAUSE THE APARTMENTS ACROSS FROM THERE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MORATORIUM ON PROBABLY HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN PARK. THEY PARK ON BOTH SIDES OF SUN VALLEY. IF YOU'RE TURNING IN FROM COCKRELL HILL AND THEIR CARS ARE COMING UP COCKRELL HILL, DOWN COCKRELL HILL, THEN IT'S A DIRE PLACE FOR AN ACCIDENT. AND I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF CARS IN PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS WHERE IT WENT THROUGH THE FENCE BECAUSE IT'S AN UNSAFE AREA. AND I WAS WONDERING, WHO DO YOU CONTACT BECAUSE THEY NEED A LIGHT THERE. DEFINITELY. SO, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY WOULD JUST GIVE ME A DIRECTIVE OF WHOM TO CONTACT REGARDING THIS, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER CONSIDERATION. OKAY.

[3.A. Consider approval of the minutes from the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting held on March 9, 2026. ]

THE LAST MEETING. MOTION TO APPROVE. AND THAT'S A MISS NGUYEN AND THAT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES HELD ON MARCH 9TH OF 2026, JUST FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. SECOND, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR MARCH THE 9TH. YES, MA'AM. 26 2026. WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

YEAH. THE BUTTON SHOULD BE WORKING. THE BUTTONS ON THE BOARD. THEY SHOULD BE WORKING.

OH, TRY IT AGAIN. TRY YOURS AGAIN, MISS NGUYEN. THERE WE GO. OH, WAIT. YEP, YEP. THERE WE GO.

OKAY, LET'S TRY THE OTHER SIDE. THERE YOU GO. AND THEN. I'M CONTROLLING YOU. AM I CONTROLLING? IS IT NOT COMING ON? OKAY, SOMEBODY IS CONTROLLING. CONTROLLING YOU. I THINK WHEN LIKE. YEAH, YEAH. DO YOU WANT ME TO DO OKAY OR ROLL CALL? OKAY, OKAY. I'LL LET YOU CONTROL. I THINK THAT'S FINE. WE'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT, SO NOW WE'LL GO TO DID IT PASS DID IT.

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I THINK IT WAS 5 TO 0 DESPITE THE BOARD. YEAH. FOR THE RECORD. FOR THE RECORD IT'S 5 TO 0.

THIS ONE DOESN'T WORK. OH I SEE OKAY. SO YOU AND I WE'RE ALTERNATING. WE'LL USE YOURS.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I'LL JUST DO A ROLL CALL. I'LL DO A ROLL CALL. OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO THE AGENDA. LET ME FIND IT FOR TODAY. YOU READY FOR ME? OH, I'M JUST KIDDING. SO WE'LL

[4.A. ZONE-2026-00011: Continuation of a public hearing for a request from Keith Hamilton (applicant/agent) and Luis Hernandez (owner) for a Zoning Change from Single-Family Residential District 10 (SF-10) to Duplex Residential District (TF 7) on real property located at 1023 N. Cockrell Hill Road, legally described as Abstract 1290, William Sprowles Survey on 8.727 acres, City of Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas. ]

START WITH THE ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE ZONING REQUEST ON 1023 NORTH COCKRELL HILL DRIVE, PLEASE. OUR STAFF, WILL YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE? YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

DESIREE POWELL, CITY PLANNER, THIS IS KS ZONE DASH 2026-000 11. CONTINUATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REQUEST FROM KEITH HAMILTON, THE APPLICANT AND AGENT AND LUIS HERNANDEZ, OWNER, FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TEN S OF TEN TO DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TF7 ON REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1023 NORTH CROCKER HILL ROAD. LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS ABSTRACT. 1290 WILLIAM SPRAWL SURVEY ON ON 8.727 ACRES, CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED FROM THE MARCH 9TH, 2026 MEETING. SO WE ARE. YOU WILL SEE A VERY SIMILAR PRESENTATION. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE FROM SF TEN TO TF7 OR DUPLEX TO DEVELOP 74 DUPLEX UNITS TOTAL OR 38 UNITS.

THE CURRENT. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS TF7 AND THE CURRENT ZONING IS SF TEN, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY. THESE ARE THE DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TF7. THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED CURRENTLY MEETS ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS THE CURRENT ZONING AGAIN SF TEN AND THEN CURRENT ZONING AGAIN S OF TEN FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN THIS IS THE PROPERTY OWNER BUFFER MAP. SO WE NOTIFY RESIDENTS WITHIN 200FT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THIS IS JUST AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. AERIAL VIEW AGAIN. AND THEN THIS IS THE PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN SHOWING HOW THE UNITS WILL BE LAID OUT. AGAIN THIS IS JUST THE ZONING CHANGE. AND SO TODAY THE LAYOUT IS IT ACCOMMODATES 38 UNITS. BUT AS THEY IF THEY MOVE FORWARD, IF THEY'RE APPROVED HERE IN THE COUNCIL, ONCE WE GET TO THE PLANNING PART AND THE ENGINEERING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT CHANGE SOME OF THE UNITS THAT ARE ABLE TO GO IN THERE. AND THEN THESE ARE THE RENDERINGS THAT THE APPLICANT SENT OF HOW THEY ARE WANTING THEM TO LOOK.

AGAIN, JUST MORE SIDE OR AND THEN THIS IS ANOTHER RENDERING OF THE OFFENSE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT UP AT THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY, SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LOT TO SEPARATE THEM FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE SOUTH OF THEM. CURRENTLY, THE LOT IS VACANT. THERE ARE PROPOSED STREET CONNECTIONS FOR TO ASPEN DRIVE, VALE DRIVE AND SKI DRIVE, WHICH IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH. THIS CONSTRUCTION TO OPEN UP THOSE STREETS WERE ALREADY PART OF PLANS THAT WERE ON CITY ON THE CITY'S BOOKS FROM THE 1980S. THESE ARE THE FIVE THINGS THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN LOOKING AT A ZONING CHANGE. AND SO WE SENT OUT 80 PUBLIC NOTICES. ONE RESPONDED IN SUPPORT AND FOUR RESPONDED IN OPPOSITION. AND AGAIN, THIS ITEM WAS PREVIOUSLY TABLED ON MARCH 9TH, 2026 TO HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER ENGAGE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST AS PRESENTED, AND THEN THESE ARE YOUR OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S DOING THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT THIS TIME? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE? NOT THAT ONE. ONE MORE. WHAT'S ON IT? MAYBE ANOTHER THE THE ONE BEFORE THAT ONE. YEAH. THERE WE GO. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REVIEW THIS BECAUSE IT WASN'T IN OUR PACKET. MISS NGUYEN CHAIR MADAM CHAIR, WE NEED TO OFFICIALLY REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ONE BEFORE ANY QUESTIONS OR MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. OH, AND THEN THE THIS PAGE IS IN YOUR PACKET ON PAGE SIX. ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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REOPEN THE PUBLIC TO REOPEN. SO MOTION TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND PLEASE. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION. SO I'LL JUST DO THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? NOT RIGHT NOW, I THINK AFTER OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS THIS? CAN WE PUT THE TIME THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS REOPENED? 17 THE MOTION THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE OPEN. IT'S NOW 717 SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? WOULD YOU ■COME FORWARD, PLEASE? AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU. I THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MELISSA MCDONNELL AND I LIVE AT 726 FAIRWOOD PLACE, DUNCANVILLE, OF COURSE. OKAY. I GAVE HER A HANDOUT TO PASS OUT.

I TRIED TO EMAIL IT BUT JUST WANTED SOME INFORMATION WE WANTED YOU GUYS TO HAVE. WE'VE BEEN HOMEOWNERS THERE ON FAIRWOOD PLACE FOR 28 YEARS. A LITTLE OVER THAT. NOW. WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THEM DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SCALE AND TIMING OF THIS PROPOSAL, GIVEN THE EXISTING UNRESOLVED ISSUES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAIRWOOD PLACE, WE HAVE A DOCUMENTED LACK OF LEGAL PARKING, PARKING FOR RESIDENTS, AND WE HAVE ISSUES WITH OVERFLOW PARKING FROM THE APARTMENTS ACROSS THE STREET AND OTHER ILLEGAL, EVEN COMMERCIAL PARKING. I THINK I ATTACHED A PHOTO OF AN 18 WHEELER THAT WAS PARKING ON OUR STREET THE OTHER DAY AS WELL. WE ARE ON A CUL DE SAC, SO THERE'S JUST ONE ENTRANCE AND ONE EXIT. AND THESE ONGOING VIOLATIONS ARE HAPPENING IN NO PARKING ZONES. WE'RE BEING ASKED NOW WITHOUT A RESOLUTION TO THESE CURRENT PROBLEMS, TO APPROVE THIS CHANGE IN ZONING FOR 34 DUPLEXES, WHICH IS UP TO 78 UNITS, WHICH IS WELL MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF HOUSES ALREADY THAT EXIST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEVELOPER THAT TRAFFIC WOULD NOT COME THROUGH FAIRWOOD PLACE, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD, YOU KNOW, LEGAL BINDING, CONFIRMATION OF THAT. AND AS HAVING ONLY ONE ENTRANCE AND EXIT, THAT UNCERTAINTY IS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR US, A SERIOUS CONCERN. WE ARE REQUESTING A TRAFFIC STUDY BE DONE BEFORE ANY VOTE IS TAKEN, AND WE ASK THAT THE TRAFFIC STUDY INCLUDE THE IMPACT TO FAIRWOOD PLACE ITSELF, THE CUL DE SAC ENTERING AND EXITING ON COCKRELL HILL, AND ALSO FOR HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE RESIDENTS OF ASPEN DRIVE AND SUN VALLEY. INTERESTING THAT SOMEBODY HERE FROM ASPEN DRIVE BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE NOTIFIED, BUT THE PEOPLE WE KNOW THERE SAID THEY NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE, AND WE THINK THERE SHOULD BE A PAUSE BEFORE THIS PERMANENT CHANGE IS DONE, SINCE IT CAN'T BE UNDONE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MISS MCDONALD. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? CAN I SPEAK WITH THE INCIDENCE ALREADY UP THERE OR NOT? OKAY. GO AHEAD. SIR. YES. NOT. GO AHEAD SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JORGE VEGA. MY ADDRESS IS 727 FAIRWOOD PLACE. I AM A RESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR ABOUT 7 TO 8 YEARS. BUT I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LETTER THAT HOPEFULLY EVERYONE SUBMITTED. IT WAS EMAILED TO EVERY EVERY PERSON HERE IN THE PANEL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THIS LETTER THAT YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF IT AND THAT YOU READ IT CAREFULLY, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ARE CONSIDERING THAT THE ZONING PROPOSAL. AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE DEVELOPER DID MEET WITH US A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND HE WAS PRETTY THOROUGH. HE DID A REALLY NICE PRESENTATION. HE PROBABLY MET WITH ABOUT 15 NEIGHBORS THERE, AND ALL OF US PRESENTED OUR CONCERNS. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED, AND WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE ZONING SHOULD BE APPROVED, BECAUSE THE PARKING SITUATION AND THE OVERFLOW TRAFFIC HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AND DEMONICA GOODEN DID GO VISIT MY NEIGHBORHOOD ON SATURDAY, AND SHE IS GOING TO DO A STUDY. SHE'S GOING TO PRESENT HER FINDINGS TO THE CITY COUNCIL, HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK. THE MAYOR IS ALSO INVOLVED. SO I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE CONSIDER RECONSIDER

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BEFORE MAKING ANY ZONING PROPOSALS THAT YOU TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE LETTER. JUST BECAUSE THERE IS A REALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT WAS YOUR NAME, SIR? JORGE VEGA. V E G A. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. MAY DE LA ROSA, 1107 ROCK SPRINGS ROAD. I JUST WANT TO SECOND MISS MCDONALD AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT JUST SPOKE, WE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF DECISIONS MADE BY THIS COMMISSION YEARS AGO.

IT'S STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BEING WORKED OUT AND IT'S NOT AN EASY SOLUTION. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE Y'ALL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS ONE NOW. AND I KNOW THAT ON THE SURFACE, MAYBE IT APPEARS THAT IT SHOULD BE APPROVED, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE THOUGHTFULLY AND JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO CONSIDER IT. I'M NOT SAYING YOU SHOULD DENY IT. I JUST THINK THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT IT MORE BECAUSE OF THE CONSEQUENCES THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT ARE IDENTICAL. WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? OH, THAT WAS THE OTHER GENTLEMAN. OH, OKAY. WELL, I CAN TALK. YES, PLEASE. YEAH. NO, I HAVE MADE MY POINT, BUT YEAH, I JUST I JUST WANT US TO DO THIS VERY THOUGHTFULLY BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF SEEING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS VERY DECISION MADE MANY YEARS AGO BY PEOPLE THAT ARE PROBABLY NO LONGER HERE ANYMORE. AND YOU GUYS HAVE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITIZENS THAT ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS. I DON'T LIVE IN THAT ON THAT STREET. I'M NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED, BUT I'M KIND OF GLAD THAT I DON'T BECAUSE OF WHAT I'M HEARING, THE HEARTACHE OF THE PEOPLE THERE. SO Y'ALL HAVE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY AND I AND SO PLEASE, PLEASE JUST TAKE THE TIME TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER IT THOROUGHLY. WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? MAE DE LA ROSA. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MISS DE LA ROSA. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK, I APPRECIATE IT. MY NAME IS PAM MCDONALD. I LIVE AT 726 FAIRWOOD PLACE. MY SISTER AND I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 28 YEARS. SORRY, I'M REALLY NERVOUS, BUT WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT 78 UNITS BEING RIGHT NEXT TO US. WE. WE DEAL WITH THE REALITY OF THE TRAFFIC EVERY DAY. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH LEGAL PARKING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW, BUT THERE WAS A DUNCANVILLE SWEEP FROM FEBRUARY 16TH TO MARCH 16TH, DEALING WITH ISSUES ON OUR STREET, SUCH AS PARKING. IT'S ON THE DUNCANVILLE WEB PAGE, SO THEY KNEW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. AND UNTIL WE CAN GET THAT DONE AND WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF BYRD AND THE HEAD OF COMPLIANCE, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS AT THE MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER, WE WERE ONLY GIVEN ONE DAY'S NOTICE. HE MADE A LOT OF PROMISES, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ASSURANCES THAT ANYTHING HE'S SAYING TELL EVERYONE YOU APPROVE THIS AND WE WILL GET YOU. LIKE WE'LL GET THE PARKING FIXED. AND WE KNOW FROM THE POLICE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO DO. SO WE WOULD JUST LIKE MORE TIME AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING, AND THAT IS GOING TO HAVE EVEN PROBABLY MORE IMPACT THAN ON OUR STREET. SO WE THINK IT'S VERY SERIOUS. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING TO US.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? YES, YOU. I'M MARY BROOKS AGAIN, AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM. THIS WOULD

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MAKE MORE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. ALSO, I THINK THIS ZONING IS RIGHT AT THE IN THE I'M AT THE DEAD END OF THE STREET ON ASPEN. AND I THINK THAT PROPERTY BORDERS WHERE MY HOME IS. I'VE BEEN THERE LIKE 30 YEARS. ALSO. THERE NEEDS TO BE STREET IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY IN THE AREA AND I THINK THIS WOULD IMPACT THAT. SO I THINK A MORE MAYBE, MAYBE CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE AREA OF PEOPLE WHO ALREADY LIVE THERE AND ARE LIVING THROUGH THESE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND EVERYTHING, BECAUSE NEW ZONING IS DEFINITELY GOING TO PUT MORE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. I THINK THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING STREET RIGHT THERE BEHIND THE PROPERTY WHERE I AM. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BUT A NEIGHBOR DID APPRECIATE, APPROACHED MY DAUGHTER ABOUT IT AND ASKED IF SOME OF US WOULD ATTEND THE MEETING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES. SO I KNOW THIS IS JUST APPROVING ZONING RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS TO ME THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE THIS IS COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW, CONFIRMED. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA? SIR? YES. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. I'M LUIS HERNANDEZ, THE OWNER OF THE LOT AND THE MAIN DEVELOPER THERE. SO OKAY, I WILL START BY SAYING THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING THAT YOU ASKED FOR US. SO WE HAVE THE MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY SPECIFICALLY WITH THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT MEETING, VERY OPENNESS. WE HEAR EVERYBODY, AND I KNOW UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS, AND IT'S VERY THEY'RE VERY REASONABLE. SO WE WE TRY TO FULFILL ALL OF THEM. SO BASICALLY THERE ARE FIVE POINTS. NOW ONE OF THEM IS NO HAVE ACCESS POINTS THROUGH FAIRWOOD PLACE. WE CAN DO THAT. OF COURSE, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE. WITH THE CONNECTION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT. THEY ALSO ASKED FOR AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH FENCE ALONG THE THE PROPERTY. WE CAN DO THAT ALSO. IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. WE CAN COMPLY WITH THAT.

ALSO, THEY ASKED US FOR INSTALL SOME TREES LIKE A BUFFER. SO PRIVACY FOR THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE CONNECTING WITH US. WE ALSO CAN DO THIS. OF COURSE. THEN THEY ASKED US TO MAYBE COORDINATE WITH ONCOR OR WITH THE CITY. THE MAYBE MORE LIGHTING IN THE IN THE IN VERY GOOD PLACE BECAUSE THERE IS JUST ONE LIGHT RIGHT NOW. MAYBE, YEAH, MAYBE WE NEED ONE MORE THERE SO WE CAN WORK WITH THE AUTHORITIES TO, TO, TO DO THAT. WE THINK IT'S POSSIBLE. OF COURSE. ALSO, IF IT'S OUR COST, WE CAN DO THAT. OF COURSE. AND THE OTHER POINT THAT THEY MENTIONED IS THE NECESSITY OF PARKING. OF COURSE, THAT'S THE MAIN ISSUE FOR EVERYBODY HERE, THE PARKING ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. SO I WE WORK AS A DEVELOPERS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS IN DATA, NOT IN FEELINGS, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO DO THAT LIKE THIS. AND ALSO IN THE CITY, I THINK IT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO BASE THE, THE GROWING OF THE CITY IN REAL DATA. SO IT'S A BIG LOT. I MEAN, THE DENSITY WE ARE PROPOSING HERE FOR 74 TOWNHOMES IS NOT THAT MUCH NUMBERS. SO THE DENSITY PER UNIT IS 5400 SQUARE FOOT. OKAY, SO CITIES LIKE DALLAS, DUNCANVILLE FORWARD, THE BIGGER CITIES IS 3000 SQUARE FOOT PER PER PER HOME. HERE IS ALMOST THE DOUBLE. CAN I CONTINUE WITH THAT? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO EXPOSE ALL THESE POINTS. AS THE OWNER OF THE LOT. SO. I MEAN IT WILL TAKE TWO MORE MINUTES AND JUST. OKAY, SO THE DENSITY IS NOT THAT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE? OH, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT. IT'S A BIG LOT. IT'S ALMOST NINE ACRES THERE. SO JUST TO COMPARE THE DENSITY PER PER PER HOME, THE OTHER THING IS THE COVERAGE OF THE LOT IS GOING TO BE 18% OF COVERAGE OF THE LOT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT GREEN AREA, OF COURSE THE STREETS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF GREEN AREA. EACH LOT IS GOING TO HAVE COVERING OF 30% AND ALL THE COMPLETE LOAD IS 80, 18.2% OF COVERAGE OF THE LOT. SO IT'S NOT A BIG DENSITY. SO I THINK THAT THE FEELING HERE IS THAT, OH, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT A LOT OF UNITS IN THIS LOT, 34 UNITS IN A NINE ACRE LOT. IT'S NOT THAT DENSE. JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU CONSCIOUS OF THAT. OKAY. THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE ASKING RIGHT NOW FOR THE CHANGE OF ZONING. SO WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO THIS IS THE MAXIMUM OF UNITS WE CAN DO AFTER THAT. OF COURSE, IN THE PROCESS OF THE PROJECT AND EVERYTHING, WE HAVE TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY. THE CITY IS GOING TO ASK FOR US THAT, OKAY, THAT TRAFFIC STUDY IS GOING TO SHOW US MITIGATIONS MEASURES WHAT YOU HAVE TO PUT A LIGHT, YOU HAVE TO PUT STOP SIGNS. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS, THIS, THIS, HOW MANY PARKING SPACES PER HOUSE. SO OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO FULFILL WITH THAT THAT MAYBE CAN ALLOW US TO MAYBE JUST GO ALL THE WAY TO MAYBE 50 UNITS. IF THAT'S THE CASE. I THINK IN

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OUR EXPERIENCE THAT WE EASY CAN DO THE STUDY FOR UNITS, BUT MAYBE THAT TRAFFIC STUDY THAT SHOWS THAT LESS UNITS. OKAY, SO WE'RE CONSCIOUS OF THAT. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO BASED ON DATA ALWAYS NOT IN FEELINGS IN WHAT THE PEOPLE SEE. OF COURSE, THE PEOPLE ALWAYS ARE THINKING IN TRAFFIC. SO WE'RE CONSCIOUS OF THAT AND WE DO OUR INVESTMENTS BASED ON THAT. THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE GIVING FOR. CARS PER UNIT FOR JUST IN YOUR DRIVEWAY AND TWO COVER AND TWO ON YOUR DRIVEWAY. AND AFTER THAT WE HAVE STREET PARKING, STREET PARKING. MAYBE IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER HUNDRED PARKING, 100 PARKING SPOTS FOR ALL THE DEVELOPMENT. SO THERE'S ANOTHER ADDITIONAL CAR PER UNIT. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELLING YOU THIS IS IT'S NOT THAT DENSE THAT LOOKS LIKE, OR MAYBE THE PEOPLE FEELING, OKAY, IT'S IT'S LESS DENSE THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IT. I MEAN, IT'S NOT THAT THE DENSITY IS NOT THAT HIGH. JUST TO FINISH ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, THE BENEFITS, EVERYBODY'S FOCUSING ON THE TRAFFIC. I JUST TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THE TRAFFIC.

IT'S GOING TO BE A STUDY. IT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH PARKING AND ALL THE BENEFITS FOR THE CITY, NEW FAMILIES, NEW CONSUMER, OF COURSE, BIGGER ECONOMY. THERE'S THE OTHER MEETING. THEY JUST TOLD US THAT SINCE 2007, THERE IS NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DUNCANVILLE. COME ON DUNCANVILLE, NEW FAMILIES. OKAY. THE UNITS, OUR PRICE UNITS THERE ARE HOW MANY OCCUPIED? AND THE PRICE IS GOING TO BE AROUND 380. SO THERE ARE NO LOW INCOME FAMILIES. THERE ARE MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES. I THINK IT'S THAT BENEFITS FOR I MEAN, WHEN WE GO TO OTHER CITIES, THEY WANT US TO GO THERE WITH THAT KIND OF PROJECT. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU CONSCIOUS OF THAT. OF COURSE, WE LOVE TO WORK WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT MEETINGS. AND AFTER THAT MEETING, THE FIVE POINTS, WE CAN COMPLY FOUR OF THEM. AND THE LAST ONE IS ABOUT THE PARKING THAT IS MOVING. SOME SIGNS ON THE STREET OF FAIRWOOD IS NOT ON OUR OUR POWER TO DO IT. OF COURSE, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE CITY TO HELP US FULFILLING THIS POINT. MORE THAN TWO MINUTES, EVERYBODY OKAY, SIR TO. OKAY, SIR. LET ME BE. SO ARE YOU.

JUST GIVE ME. GIVE ME ONE MINUTE. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND, BUT THE REASON WHY HE'S GETTING MORE IS BECAUSE HE IS. HE'S THE APPLICANT. SO HE HAS THE RIGHT TO PRESENT AS WELL. SO I UNDERSTAND IT'S WE'RE. YEAH, WE'RE OUT OF ORDER. SO I'M. YEAH. OKAY. SO BASICALLY BASICALLY THAT'S THE FINISH OF MY PARTICIPATION. IT'S OF COURSE WE'RE DEVELOPERS. WE'RE GOING TO DO BUSINESS THERE, OF COURSE, LIKE EVERYBODY, BUT WE'RE CONSCIOUS OF THE CITY.

IT'S NOT THAT DENSE AS MAYBE YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT. ALL THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE WELL ATTACHED WITH A GOOD STUDY. I MEAN, WE'RE AT THE BEST. IT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST THAT THIS CAN BE A SUCCESS. IF WE START DOING BAD THINGS, WE'RE GOING TO WE CAN SELL THAT. SO WE OF COURSE, WE TRY TO COOPERATE WITH THE CITY. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE VERY OPEN TO HEAR FOR THAT. SO WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS. AND AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THE CIVIL PLANS AND ALL THE TRAFFIC STUDIES AND ALL THE STUDIES THAT WE HAVE TO DO. OF COURSE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I HAVE A QUESTION. YEAH, OF COURSE SIR. NO. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. WHAT THE.

WHAT? PARKING OR ANYTHING HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS? IS THAT CONSIDERED? ARE YOU ASKING WHAT? YEAH. CAN YOU TURN THE MIC ON? I KNOW IT'S KIND OF HARD TO. YEAH. MY QUESTION, SINCE THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE PARKING. I'M TRYING TO SEE IN THE CHANGE OF THE REZONING, DOES PARKING HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HOW THIS IS DETERMINED? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. SO FOR WHAT HE'S GOING TO THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO TWO TWO PARKING SPACES AND A TWO CAR GARAGE OR ONE CAR GARAGE OR A PORTE COCHERE. THAT'S HOW THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN. BUT THEY DEFINITELY HAVE TO PROVIDE TWO DRIVEWAY SPACES, SO ON PAVED AND OR PAVED SURFACE AND A 2 OR 1 CAR GARAGE. BUT HE IS PROPOSING TWO CAR GARAGES. SO THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT FOR TF7.

OKAY. AND I SAW SOMETHING AS WELL. IT WAS SOMETHING FROM THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. AND IT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE, THE THING ABOUT PATIO. DOES IT HAVE PATIO HOMES? NO MA'AM. SO I SENT THAT FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE THAT PD IS RELATED TO THE PROPERTIES, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE SOUTH, SO THAT PD FOR THE PATIO HOMES IS FOR FAIRWOOD PLACE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. YEAH, I HAVE SOMETHING. SO WE WERE JUST GIVEN THIS PACKET. SORRY, I HAVE TO INTERRUPT. JUST FOR THE RECORD, HAVE THE COMMENTS

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CONCLUDED? WERE THERE? NO. WERE THERE NO MORE COMMENTS? I BELIEVE SOMEBODY NEEDS TO PRESENT ON THIS HERE THAT I WAS GIVEN. WHAT IS THAT? BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'M SEEING THIS. AND I WAS GIVEN THIS BY OUR LIAISON, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE IT PRESENTED TO US, SINCE THE APPLICANT ALSO WAS ABLE TO PRESENT. WHAT IS IT NOW? WHAT IS IT? THIS I I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS. I JUST CAN YOU READ THIS IS CAN YOU READ OFF WHAT IT IS? IT'S A ZONING CASE STATEMENT FOR WOOD AND COCKRELL HILL. I'M NOT SURE WHO PRESENTED THIS, BUT THIS IS NEW INFORMATION TO ME THAT. SO THAT WAS THEY CAME UP HERE TOO. DID Y'ALL SPEAK.

YES, THEY CAME UP HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT. YEAH, I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD HAVE THE WHOLE PACKET PRESENTED BECAUSE I DON'T THINK TWO MINUTES CAN COVER ALL THEIR.

WHAT IS THE SIX POINTS THAT YOU'VE MADE? SO HE BROUGHT THAT UP HERE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.

AND THEN HE ADDRESSED ONE TO HIM AS WELL AS CITY SECRETARY AND STAFF AND CITY MANAGEMENT.

THING, SIR, SIR, SIR, SIR. OKAY, SIR. OKAY. DO YOU OWE ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS OR WHATEVER? WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE GET A NOTE OF IT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE PACKET, WHEN IT WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT INTO THE PARK. YES. YES SIR, I UNDERSTAND. YES SIR, I UNDERSTAND. BUT WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT WE WERE TRANSPARENT IN GIVING, ALLOWING PEOPLE. OKAY. SO FOR THE INFORMATION THAT HE PROVIDED, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT STAFF HAS TO INCLUDE IN OUR STAFF REPORT. THOSE WERE THINGS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS HE MADE AT THE LAST MEETING. SO HIM HANDING IT TO YOU IS SOMETHING THAT POSSIBLY SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, BECAUSE WE USUALLY HAND IT TO YOU AND WE USUALLY KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. AND SO THAT IS WHY IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. THOSE WERE DOCUMENTS THAT HE BROUGHT SPECIFICALLY FORWARDED TO ME BY THE LIAISON. YEAH. SO HE DIDN'T EVEN THAT HE WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIM DOING THAT BEFORE, BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ADDRESSED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AS WELL AS OUR DEPARTMENT AND CITY MANAGEMENT. SO WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED AMONG STAFF. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT AMONGST STAFF. I'M NOT SURE IF MR. VEGA HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH FROM THE CORRECT DEPARTMENT, BUT PLEASE BE AWARE AND ALSO FOR THE THE RESIDENTS, WE ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT OUR DEPARTMENT CAN DO. WE HAVE TALKED TO PUBLIC WORKS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. SO MOVING THE NO PARKING SIGNS WOULD BE A PUBLIC WORKS THING. PUBLIC WORKS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO COUNCIL. COUNCIL WOULD VOTE TO EITHER REMOVE THEM OR MOVE THEM BACK WHATEVER THE DISTANCE MAY BE. SAME THING WITH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT INSTALLATION THAT MR. MR. HERNANDEZ MENTIONED THAT IS TECHNICALLY OUT OF HIS CONTROL.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ALSO HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. SO THIS IS IN NO WAY TO MISLEAD YOU LEAVE INFORMATION OUT FROM YOU, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION IN OUR STAFF STAFF REPORT AND THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED IT WITH THE RESIDENTS AND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT INTERNALLY, OF WHAT SOLUTIONS MAY BE FEASIBLE FOR WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON. SO WE'RE NOT RECEIVING ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE RESIDENCES, IS WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING. SO IT WASN'T ADDRESSED TO YOU? IT WAS ADDRESSED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. RIGHT. BUT BUT WE ARE OKAY. SO WE SO THAT THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GOT TODAY, IT IS NO WAY TO LEAVE IT OUT AND LEAVE YOU IN THE DARK. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING. SAME THING WITH THE RESIDENTS. I SPOKE TO MR. VEGA. HE ACTUALLY CAME UP HERE AND DELIVERED IT TO ME. SORRY. GO AHEAD CONTESSA. OKAY. WE NEED TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION.

ANY MORE COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR OF THE HEARING. AND THEN YOU NEED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. OKAY. SO ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT'S RIGHT. YES, MA'AM. MA'AM, WE ARE WE ARE COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION. SHE YES, SHE DID EMAIL ME PICTURES FROM THE STREET TRUCK PARKING. SO WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE. WE MADE NOTE OF THAT IN OUR STAFF REPORT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. IT'S NOW 741. WE'LL NOW. YES, MA'AM. MOTION TO CLOSE. PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT SEVEN. I'M I'M JUST REALLY A LITTLE BLINDSIDED ON SOME OF THE INFORMATION I WAS GIVEN. AND IF I SHOULD EVEN TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION, AND THEN IF I SHOULDN'T TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION, WHY IS IT THAT I SHOULDN'T TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION AS IF THE

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APPLICANT WAS ABLE TO PRESENT THEIR CASE AS WELL? SO DOES THAT MEAN ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION IS UNABLE TO PRESENT ANY SORT OF CASE? IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING? SO IT IS THE STAFF AND THE APPLICANT THAT MAKES THE PRESENTATION. OKAY, SO SO THE RESIDENCE IS IN OPPOSITION. DON'T HAVE MORE THAN TWO MINUTES. THEY HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR TWO MINUTES.

WE WENT OUT OF ORDER. SO WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IS THE STAFF IS SUPPOSED TO COME UP AND THEN THE APPLICANT IS SUPPOSED TO COME UP. THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN FOR COMMENTS. SO IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR AND OPPOSITION, YOU COME UP HERE AND GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES. IT WAS OUT OF ORDER. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT AT THAT TIME. HE SHOULD HAVE WENT BEFORE WE EVEN OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY, IT WENT OUT OF ORDER. SO THAT'S WHY HE GOT MORE TIME. SO THAT THAT WAS. YEAH, IT WAS IT WAS OUT OF ORDER. YEAH. ALSO, CAN I MAKE A POINT OF REFERENCE? ALSO, THE FORMS THAT YOU RECEIVED ARE THE ONES THAT I JUST RECEIVED. AND SO I PASSED THEM OUT TO EVERYONE, BUT, AND WE'LL ADD IT AS PART OF THE RECORD, BUT I PASSED THEM OUT TO EVERYONE BECAUSE I WAS ASKED TO. HOWEVER, TYPICALLY WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE ANYWAY WAS TO JUST ADD IT TO THE RECORD. AND SO BECAUSE IT WASN'T, IT WAS THEY HAD THE OPTION, LIKE YOU SAID, TO GIVE THEIR COMMENTS, BUT THEY NOT TO ACTUALLY PRESENT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH, I'M JUST A LITTLE I'M STILL, YOU KNOW, I'M STILL LEARNING ALL THIS STUFF. TO BE HONEST WITH EVERYBODY HERE, I AM NEW. I STARTED LAST AUGUST, SO I AM STILL LEARNING. SO PLEASE FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE. BUT ALSO YOU'RE ALL HERE AND YOU'RE NOT KNOWING THE EXACT PROCESSES AS WELL. SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY WITH EVERYBODY HERE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THAT DOCUMENT WE JUST GOT TODAY TOO. SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAN WHAT HE GAVE A MONTH AGO, THEN THIS IS ALSO OUR FIRST TIME SEEING IT. RIGHT. AND SO HOW COME IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA PACKET. WOULD THAT MEAN THAT IT'S COMPROMISED THIS ENTIRE CASE? NOT NECESSARILY. IT'S JUST THOSE ARE THOSE THOSE ARE THEIR COMMENTS ESSENTIALLY. SO WE DIDN'T SEE IT BEFORE TODAY. HE BROUGHT ANOTHER PACKET, WHICH I WASN'T. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SAME THING. HE BROUGHT SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AFTER WE HAD THE MEETING LAST MONTH, WHAT HE GAVE OUT TODAY, WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT EITHER. SO THERE'S WE COULDN'T HAVE ADDED IT IF WE JUST GOT IT TODAY. OKAY. I'LL LEAVE THE FLOOR F I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST HAVE MORE STATEMENTS AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE. THE SAME ONE THEY HAVE, I HAVE SOMETHING I. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER. IT'S MORE SO JUST SO THERE WERE ALL IN THE SAME PAGE, THE ISSUE AT HAND OR WHAT WE'RE APPROVING OR NOT APPROVING OR TABLING OR WHATNOT IS IF THERE SHOULD BE ESSENTIALLY DUPLEXES ON THIS LOT. CORRECT. THAT'S AND THAT'S IT. EVERYTHING ELSE ON TOP OF THAT, AS FAR AS LIKE THE TRAFFIC STUDY, AS FAR AS LIKE ALL THE STREETS, TRAFFIC ISSUES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE LINE. AND RESIDENTS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME IN AND SHOW THEIR OPPOSITION FOR THOSE STEPS AS WELL. POSSIBLY. SO AFTER THIS, IF WHETHER YOU WHICHEVER YOU WHICHEVER WAY YOU RECOMMEND, IT'LL GO TO COUNCIL, WHATEVER COUNCIL SAYS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IF IT DOES GET APPROVED AT COUNCIL, THEY WOULD GO TO SITE PLAN. AT THAT POINT, STAFF MAY ASK THEM FOR A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS BASED ON. OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE FEEDBACK AND CONCERNS THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING, BUT THE SITE PLAN IS AN INTERNAL APPROVAL SO IT WOULDN'T COME BACK TO THIS BODY OR COUNCIL. SO IT WOULD JUST GO THROUGH SITE PLAN LANDSCAPE AND CIVILS AND PLATTING. WELL, THE PLAT WOULD COME BACK TO YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS BEFORE US. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO DENY? I BELIEVE THAT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT OR INCREASING DENSITY IN OUR CITY, BECAUSE WE COULD REALLY USE THE TAX REVENUE. HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF EXISTING PARKING OVERFLOW FROM ADJACENT USES AND NO MITIGATION PLAN HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THIS BODY. ADDRESSED HOW ADDITIONAL DENSITY WILL IMPACT THAT CONDITION, APPROVING THIS REZONING WITHOUT RESOLVING THOSE ISSUES SETS A CONCERNING PRECEDENT AND RISKS FURTHER DEGRADING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR CURRENT RESIDENCES. WHAT WE'RE ALREADY EXPERIENCING. I WOULD BE MORE THAN COMFORTABLE TABLING THIS CASE AGAIN SO THAT WE CAN GET THE PROPER STUDIES AND INFORMATION, SO THAT WE KNOW HOW WE CAN CREATE A SOLUTION FOR THIS, BECAUSE SO I UNDERSTAND, I'M SORRY. I'VE HEARD THREE MOTIONS. I'VE HEARD MOTION TO APPROVE, MOTION TO DENY. I DON'T I DON'T WANT A TABLE. I JUST WANT TO DENY IT. SO SORRY. LET ME CLARIFY. I DO WANT TO DENY IT. YES. OKAY. PERFECT. I SECOND. MOTION TO DENY TO DENY THE APPROVAL OF THIS MOTION ON THE FLOOR SO YOU CAN VOTE. SO WE'LL HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION

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THAT'S ON BEFORE US. THAT'S ME. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WE'RE DOING THE ROLL CALL. THE BUTTONS AREN'T WORKING. OKAY? THE THE BUTTONS WORKING OR DO YOU WANT TO DO IT MANUALLY? MANUALLY? OKAY. THAT'S NOT WORKING. OKAY. MISS DOROTHY, HOW DO YOU VOTE? I VOTE NO, I AM AGAINST THE MOTION TO DENY. OKAY. HOLD ON. OKAY, SO YOU'RE VOTING FOR IT? I'M VOTING AGAINST IT BECAUSE HE HAS A MOTION TO DENY. SO SHE'S VOTING AGAINST VOTING AGAINST IT AGAINST HIS MOTION.

SHE WANTS TO APPROVE BECAUSE I WANT MOTION. PERFECT. SO YOU'RE VOTING TO APPROVE. CORRECT. WE GOT THE BUTTONS. OKAY, MISS CHAMPAGNE. OKAY, SO I'M VOTING. TO. I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT I MEAN TO SAY. YOU GUYS CAN FIX IT UP. OKAY? I AM VOTING TO DENY THE THE PLOT. NO, THE REZONING. WHATEVER. DENY THE REZONING. OKAY, SO I'M SUPPORTING HIS MOTION. OKAY. IS THAT CLEAR? OKAY. MR. SALAZAR, I VOTE TO DENY THIS REZONING. OKAY. WHEN? OKAY. MISS O'BRIEN TO DENY. OKAY. MISS WYNNE, CAN YOU SAY IT ON THE MIC? I'M SORRY. I GOTTA GO BACK AND DO THE MINUTES. I WAS JUST LETTING THEM BOTH TO GO, AND THEN I'M GOING. SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. OKAY, WELL, I'M VOTING TO APPROVE THIS. THIS PARTICULAR MOTION. OKAY. APPROVING MOTION. SORRY.

MY BAD. I'M LOOKING AT KENTOSA. SORRY. OKAY. SO THE MOTION, IT FAILED. NO, IT DID NOT. IT SHE SHE IT WAS TOO. SO YOU SAID YOU YOU WAS VOTING TO FOR IT TO BE DISAPPROVED FOR TO TO FOR IT TO BE DISAPPROVED. RIGHT. NO. TO DISAPPROVE THE REZONING. CORRECT. SO I'M VOTING TO GO AGAINST THE REZONING. CORRECT. SO WE HAD THREE THAT WAS VOTING AGAINST AND TWO THAT WAS VOTING FOR. OKAY. SO THE WHOLE MOTION IS DISAPPROVED. OKAY. THE MOTION TO DISAPPROVE IS UP.

CORRECT. SO CAN YOU CLARIFY KENTOSA. ABOUT THAT BEFOREHAND? YOU MIGHT WANT TO EVEN COME ON NOW. CAN WE CORRECT. SO THAT'S. S S WHATEVER, WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU. MY MOTION WAS TO DENY THE MOTION, RIGHT. TO HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE DENIAL. I HAVE A32 THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE.

NO, SHE VOTED THE SAME AS MISS ZORADI, I BELIEVE, VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE DENIAL. MISS O'BRIEN VOTED. I MEAN, MISS WYNN VOTED AGAINST THE. YES, CORRECT? YES TO THE DENIAL.

YEAH. IT'S THE MOTION WAS APPROVED. YEAH. IT WAS APPROVED. YES. OKAY. CORRECT. OKAY. THREE TWO. ONE. ALSO, JUST A QUICK NOTE FROM THE AUDIENCE. PLEASE, PLEASE TRY NOT TO SPEAK OUT.

I'M SORRY. TRYING TO KEEP IT ORDERLY AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. SORRY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DO ON THAT ONE? OKAY, COOL. SO WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE. GOOD EVENING AGAIN

[4.B. PLAT-2026-00009: Request from Richard Rao (applicant/owner) for a replat to subdivide one lot into two (2) lots on real property located at 1238 Ridge Rock Lane, legally described as Block 50, Lots 9 and 10, Irwin Keasler Development Red Bird No. 6, City of Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas. ]

COMMISSIONERS. THIS PLAT 2026000000009. A REQUEST FROM RICHARD RAO OR RAO. I APOLOGIZE IF I'M MISPRONOUNCING THAT THE APPLICANT AND THE OWNER FOR A REPLY TO SUBDIVIDE ONE LOT INTO TWO LOTS ON REAL PROPERTY. REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1238 RIDGE ROCK LANE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK 50, LOTS NINE AND TEN. ERWIN KIESLER, DEVELOPMENT. REDBIRD NUMBER SIX. CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST. THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO SUBDIVIDE THE CURRENT LOT INTO TWO LOTS TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. THE CURRENT ZONING IS S OF TEN OR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AND THERE IS AN EXISTING HOME ON THE PROPERTY THAT IS 3200FT■!S. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE IT'S AT FOR THE FUTURE.

LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION, IT IS TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE CURRENT LOT IN THAT CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING SERVICED BY SEPTIC, WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS NOT ON CITY SEWER. THE PROPOSED LOT LOT NINE R IS 0.282 ACRES. EXCUSE ME. SORRY. EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME. OKAY, PLEASE. WE'RE TRYING TO FINISH UP THE CASES AND SO I UNDERSTAND. BUT PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE SIDE CONVERSATION, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, TAKE THEM OUTSIDE TO THE LOBBY. THANK YOU.

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OH, SORRY. SO THE NEW LOT IS GOING TO BE 0.0.2.282 ACRES. THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR FOR A SEPTIC SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED OR SERVICE IS 0.5 AS REQUIRED BY TCE OR THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THEY REGULATE INSTALLATION AND SERVICING. SO THEY DO ALL OF THAT. IT'S HANDLED THROUGH THE STATE. THEY ARE A STATE ENTITY. SORRY, I MEANT TO MENTION THAT THIS IS THE SURVEY THAT WAS SUBMITTED. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NEW LOT IS RIGHT HERE. LOT NINE R AND THEN JUST AN AERIAL OVER THE LOT IS WHERE THE PROPERTY IS. PROPERTY OWNER BUFFER MAP. WE SENT OUT 19 MAILERS AND THREE RESPONDED IN OPPOSITION. AFTER WE SENT OUT THE STAFF. THE PACKET STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE REPLAT REQUEST DUE TO THE LOT SIZE NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE A SEPTIC SYSTEM FOR SEWER SERVICES. AND THEN THESE ARE YOUR OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION. FOR THE COMMISSIONERS. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THE APPLICANT HERE. I DON'T I WOULDN'T KNOW HIM IF I SAW HIM, BUT I DON'T I DON'T THINK SO. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

I, I. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR MOTION? I'M SORRY, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM FOR THE. WE HAVE YOUR NAME, SIR. YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. OH 611 RED ROCK.

I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THIS HOUSE. I JUST RECEIVED THIS LETTER ON SATURDAY, BUT IT'S DATED ON THE 30TH, SO I REALLY I'M JUST GOING TO WING THIS AND I REALLY WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTERRUPTIONS THAT I'VE BEEN CAUSING. I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, MADAM CHAIR. THE BOARD MEMBERS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO LIVES AT THAT HOUSE RIGHT NOW. WHOEVER MR. BARNEBEY SOLD IT TO, HE NEEDED IT, MOVED OUT. DON'T KNOW WHEN HE MOVED OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHO LIVES AT THAT HOUSE.

I'M TELLING YOU, I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THAT HOUSE. CARS COME IN AND OUT OF THAT HOUSE. SO NOW HE WANTS TO BUILD ANOTHER HOUSE AND DO THE SAME THING. I WOULDN'T BE SO MUCH OPPOSED TO IT IF HE WAS LIVING IN THAT HOUSE, BUT HE DOESN'T LIVE THERE. SO FOR ME, IT'S LIKE THAT, THAT WHOLE COMMUNITY, WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE OTHER NINE TEAMS THAT RECEIVED THE LETTER. MAYBE THEY'RE GETTING THEM LATE, BUT I KNOW I GOT IT ON SATURDAY AND IT'S POSTMARKED THE 30TH. SO IF IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO LET'S NOT HAVE THIS. THIS IS A FAMILY. I MEAN, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN DOWN THIS HILL IN THIS AREA, EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH KNOWS EVERYBODY. WE GET OUT AND WE DO ALL THE SHOVELING OF OUR SNOW OFF THE DRIVEWAYS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THOSE HILLS AND WE'RE WE HAVE TO SOMEHOW GET OUT OF THERE. I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT TO TWO MINUTES AND I'M AGAIN, I'M SORRY FOR THE OUTBURST, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YEAH, I, I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHO LIVES THERE. AND I WILL HAVE A TALK WITH THEM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE PLAYING THEIR MUSIC A LITTLE TOO LOUD FOR ME, BUT I WAS YOUNG AT ONE POINT, BUT IT'S NOT OVERLY LOUD, BUT I CAN HEAR IT IN MY BEDROOM WHEN I'M TRYING TO GO TO BED. SO PLEASE ASK MR. RAO WHO LIVES THERE. IT I DON'T KNOW, HE'S NEVER BEEN THERE. THERE'S SO MANY CARS COMING IN AND OUT OF THAT HOUSE. I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHO LIVES THERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. JASON WHITE, 1230 RIDGE ROCK. SO I LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I BELIEVE YOU LIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE. CORRECT. I KNOW EXACTLY WHO LIVES THERE. HIS NAME IS RICHARD. HE'S AN INVESTOR. HE OWNS PROPERTIES EVERYWHERE AND HE DOES ROOM RENTALS. HE ADVERTISES THROUGH FACEBOOK AND OTHER PLATFORMS AS WELL. SO PART OF THE REASON MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE THE PROPERTY WHERE WE'RE AT IS BECAUSE OF IT BEING LIKE A LITTLE JEWEL. IT'S JUST LIKE A HIDDEN JEWEL IN THAT LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. WHEN MISS JUDY DIED, MISS JUDY OWNED 1238 RIDGE ROCK. SHE WAS THE FIRST PERSON WHO LIVED IN THAT ENTIRE AREA BACK IN THE EARLY 70S. I THINK HER HUSBAND BUILT THE PROPERTY. AS SOON AS SHE DIED. RICHARD BOUGHT THE PROPERTY AND HE MADE IT APPEAR AS THOUGH HE WAS GOING TO LIVE THERE, BUT HE NEVER DID. HE IMMEDIATELY STARTED RECONSTRUCTION, AND BEFORE WE KNEW IT, THERE WAS JUST COMING AND GOING WITH ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. AND I MET ONE YOUNG KID IN HIS 20S AND HE WAS RENTING A ROOM OUT. HE NEEDED SOME HELP DOING SOMETHING AND I HELPED HIM. BUT GETTING TO GETTING TO THE ISSUE HERE, I'M NOT FOR IT EITHER. I DON'T SUPPORT IT IN ANY WAY. AND I SENT A LETTER IN ABOUT IT AND I'LL JUST TOUCH ON IT HERE.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ATTACHED TO THE REASONS WE DO NOT SUPPORT GRANTING THE REQUEST.

TRAFFIC CONGESTION. ALREADY THERE'S CONSTANT TRAFFIC FROM THE CURRENT RESIDENCE. THE HOUSE IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A ROOM RENTAL PROPERTY LIMITING PARKING. PARDON ME.

LIMITED PARKING COULD LEAD TO CARS CROWDING THE STREET. WE SUSPECT THERE'S A HIGH TENANT TURNOVER BECAUSE WE OFTEN SEE UNFAMILIAR PEOPLE. ADDING ANOTHER HOUSE TO THE PROPERTY WOULD ADD MORE TENANTS AND TAKE AWAY FROM THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S ORIGINAL, SPACIOUS PROPERTY LINES. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURES.

APPROVING THIS APPLICATION WOULD CHANGE IT TO AN APARTMENT COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WE DO NOT SUPPORT. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ON SEPTIC AS MENTIONED, NOT SEWER, SO THIS WILL REQUIRE UNWANTED DIGGING AND SEPTIC INSTALLATION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE PROBLEMS. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT PROPERTY VALUE IMPACT. ANOTHER HOME ADDED TO THAT PROPERTY COULD BLOCK VIEWS, REDUCE PRIVACY OR MAKE OURS AND OTHER NEARBY HOMES LESS DESIRABLE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? I'M SHELLEY STEVENS NEWMAN. I LIVE AT 615, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HIM. OUR CONCERNS ARE ONE, WE KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY REQUIRES A HALF ACRE TO PROPERLY DRAIN FOR SEPTIC SYSTEM. THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOW LIVING THERE IS OVER WHAT THE SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT IS THERE SHOULD HAVE ON IT. WE'RE PRETTY SURE WITH AS MANY CARS THAT ARE COMING AND GOING. NUMBER THREE, THE HOMES ARE REQUIRED IN THAT AREA TO BE SINGLE FAMILY ONLY. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ALLOWED TO BE RENTING OUT ROOMS AT ALL IN THAT AREA. THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I BOUGHT IN THAT AREA 25 YEARS AGO. AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THERE WAY LONGER THAN ME. THE BARNABY'S, I THINK IT WAS 69 THAT THEY MOVED IN. WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER. WE ALL LIVE THERE BECAUSE IT'S A SAFE, SECURE, BEST KEPT SECRET IN DALLAS FORT WORTH. AND THIS KILLS IT BY SOMEBODY WHO HASN'T LIVED THERE AT ALL AND JUST BOUGHT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COMMUNITY AND THE VALUES OF OUR HOMES AND THE SAFE, SECURE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'VE BUILT FOR OUR CHILDREN.

AND LIKE HE SAID, WE GET OUT THERE, INCLUDING MYSELF WITH CHAINSAWS WHEN THERE'S A STORM, IT'S US THAT ARE FIXING IT BECAUSE THE CITY CAN'T EVEN GET UP OUR HILLS. SO WE HAVE TO FIX OUR OWN AREA. AND WE BUILT A COMMUNITY THAT FIXES OURSELVES AND WE TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER.

BUT THIS IS SOMEBODY WHO'S TRYING TO DESTROY THAT COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF BUILD IT UP. SO THAT'S WHY I'M OPPOSED TO IT. AND ALSO LIKE THEM, I JUST GOT MINE ON SATURDAY. SO IF ALL OF US JUST GOT IT ON THE SATURDAY, WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT BY FRIDAY LIKE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO. SO I WAS JUST GLAD THAT I HAD OFF TONIGHT SO THAT I COULD BE HERE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SEEING NO MORE QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF BOYS, PLEASE. OH, YES.

FIVE. TWO. YES. GREAT. I DID, I DID. OKAY, SO NOW I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM AS AS NOTED FOR OUR OPTION FOR CONSIDERATION APPROVE APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. THE TIME THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. 801 I'M SORRY. APPROVE APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS OR DENIED. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO DENY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO. I OKAY. NO, NO, I WAS GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL. YEAH. JUST ROLL CALL. YEAH. YES. YEAH. THAT'S A YES. OKAY. MISS DOROTHY, I DID THE MOTION TO DENY. OKAY. MISS CHAMPAGNE, DENY. MR. SALAZAR. DENY I.

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SORRY. OKAY. DENY. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. MISS WIN, MISS O'BRIEN. OKAY, OKAY. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED TO DENY FIVE TO. OH. SORRY ABOUT THE TEXT. THE NEXT ITEM IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC

[4.C. PLAT-2026-00010: Request from TND Geomatics (applicant/agent) and Samuel Imarhiagbe (owner) for a preliminary plat to record an unplatted lot on real property located at 311 E. Danieldale Road, legally described as A Slayback Abstract 1299, Page 880, Tract 20 on 2.5 acres, City of Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas. ]

HEARING FOR PLATT. DASH 2026-000 TEN. REQUEST FROM TAD GEOMATICS, THE APPLICANT AGENT AND DOCTOR SAMUEL, I'M NOT GOING TO BUTCHER YOUR NAME INSTEAD OF THE OWNER. HE IS THE AGENT, SO WE'LL CHANGE IT ON THE RECORD FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT TO RECORD AN UNPLATTED LOT ON REAL PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 311 EAST DANIEL DALE ROAD, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A SLAYBACK.

ABSTRACT 1299, PAGE 880. TRACK 20 ON 2.5 ACRES. CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST IS THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A PRELIMINARY PLAT TO RECORD THE EXISTING LOT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. THE CURRENT TRACK OF LAND HAS NEVER BEEN RECORDED WITH THE COUNTY, SO AFTER THIS THEY WILL GO TO THE FINAL PLAT WHICH WILL COME BACK TO THIS BODY AND THEN WHATEVER THEY DECIDE TO DEVELOP THERE. THE CURRENT ZONING IS LOCAL OFFICE, RETAIL OR L O R, AND THE CURRENT LOT SIZE IS 2.49 ACRES. THIS IS JUST THE CURRENT ZONING MAP. SO LOCAL OFFICE RETAIL OR THE YELLOW STAR IS IT'S A SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS MAIN STREET, AND STAFF FIND THAT THE CURRENT LOT MEETS THE MINIMUM SETBACK AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR L O R. THE FIRST STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS TO. TO DEVELOP ANY. TO DEVELOP OR BUILD ANY STRUCTURE IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. SINCE IT HAS NEVER BEEN PLATTED, THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE THE FINAL PLAT APPLICATION AND REVIEW. IT'LL COME BACK HERE. BOTH PARTS WOULD BE RECORDED BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN. THE SITE PLAN, APPLICATION OR A. ONCE STAFF REVIEWS THE PROPOSED USES. IF THAT REQUIRES ANYTHING ADDITIONAL AND CIVIL'S EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. THIS IS THE PLAT THAT WAS THE SURVEY THAT WAS SUBMITTED. AN AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY TODAY, AND THEN THE PROPERTY OWNER BUFFER MAP 25 MAILERS WERE SENT OUT. WE RECEIVED ZERO IN SUPPORT AND ONE IN OPPOSITION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY REQUEST. AND THEN HERE ARE YOUR OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES, MA'AM. THE APPLICANT. COME FORWARD PLEASE. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS DOCTOR SAMUEL MARABI. THE BODIES PROPERTY FOR OUR CHURCH. OUR GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A PLACE OF WORSHIP. CAN YOU GIVE YOUR ADDRESS? GOING TO A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND A COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO SERVE GOD AND TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR YOUTH COMMUNITY SUPPORT. ALSO, WE HAVE AN EVENT CENTER THAT CAN BE RENTED IN THERE BY ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO PLAN TO BUILD A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ACTIVITIES. ALSO IN TERMS OF HOSTING THE BIG EVENT. AND WE ALSO MAKE OUR PLACE AVAILABLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. LIKE I REMEMBER WHEN I CAME TO TEXAS IN 2016, WE HAD HURRICANE KATRINA, PEOPLE MOVING IN EVACUATION. OUR FACILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY TO USE AS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER.

THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE ARE PROVIDING TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO ADD VALUE TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE APPEALING THAT YOU HELP US IN THAT PROCESS BY GIVING US APPROVAL.

I ALSO HAVE OTHER MEMBERS OF MY CHURCH HERE TO SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THIS APPLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. I HAVE A QUESTION. COULD YOU REPEAT THE FACILITIES THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS GOING TO HOUSE? YOU SAID A CHURCH IN A COMMUNITY, OKAY, IT'S GOD'S KINGDOM SOCIETY THAT IS THE NAME OF THE CHURCH. YEAH. I HAVE A MOTION TO A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. YES, MISS GERARDI? YES. AND FAVOR, MISS CHAMPAGNE. YES, MR. SALAZAR? YES, MA'AM. MISS NGUYEN? YES,

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MISS O'BRIEN. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S NOW 806. WE'VE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. REAL QUICK. I KNOW YOU ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT THE USES, SO THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST IS JUST FOR THE PLAT. IS IT OKAY IF HE ANSWERS? I JUST DON'T WANT THAT.

THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS THE PLAT. BUT I KNOW HE DID MENTION THE USES SO I JUST. OKAY. GO AHEAD.

YES MA'AM. I HAVE QUESTIONS. FOR ME THE TYPE OF USES, THE TYPE OF USES, THE TYPE OF USAGE.

OKAY. YEAH. IT'S FOR LIKE I SAID IT'S FOR CHURCH SERVICE. WHO HOLDS SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE THERE THAT IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. THEN WE ALSO PLAN TO HAVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WHERE WE TRAIN AND TEACH YOUTH IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY, HELPING WITH THEIR SCHOOLWORK. THAT IS PART OF THE ACTIVITY. WE ALSO PLAN TO HAVE A FOOD PANTRY, OKAY, AND CLOTHING FOR PEOPLE PREPARING FOR JOB. OKAY. THAT IS ANOTHER AREA THAT WE TEND TO WORK. THEN IN TERMS OF BEING THE SHELTER IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, WHEN THE CITY IS IN NEED OF EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR ANYBODY, LIKE WHEN KATRINA, HURRICANE KATRINA HAPPENED, PEOPLE WILL LOOK EVACUATION, WHERE TO PUT PEOPLE. WE HAVE WE MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE CITY FOR FOR THAT PURPOSE. OKAY, SO WE ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING IN WRITING. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A COPY OF THAT. WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING READY WHEN WE WANT TO DO WITH IT. SO YOU'RE PLANNING HAS A COPY OF EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THERE. THEN WE'LL HAVE A RESIDENTIAL THREE BEDROOM AND A SINGLE FAMILY HOME FOR OUR MINISTER, WHICH OUR PASTOR TO BE STAYING THERE. OKAY, SO IT'S A COMMUNITY, OKAY. WE WANT TO ADD VALUE TO THIS COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE THE BENEFIT OF BEING ABLE TO FIND THIS PLOT OF LAND. IT'S A BLESSING TO US AND WE WANT TO ADD VALUE TO THIS COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE MY WORD ON THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD WANT TO ITEM FOR OR AGAINST IT? SAY YOUR NAME, SIR. AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. OKAY. YES, MY MY NAME IS EDWIN.

FIRST NAME AGOGO. MY LAST NAME. I LIVE IN CITY OF ARLINGTON AND MY ADDRESS IS 5102 HARDINGSTONE DRIVE, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76017. AND I'M BEING THIS DALLAS FORT WORTH FOR 42 YEARS. AND WE HAVE THIS CHURCH. EVERYWHERE. AND EXCEPT UNITED STATES, THIS CHURCH WE HAVE IN THE UK, WE HAVE THIS CHURCH IN OUR HOMETOWN, NIGERIA, AND WE HAVE IT IN GHANA. WE HAVE IT IN MOST OF THE PLACES IN AFRICAN CONTINENT AND EUROPE. SO WE WERE ABLE. TO RAISE MONEY TO BUY THIS LAND. AND OUR PURPOSE IS TO INTRODUCE THIS CONGREGATION THAT WE WORSHIP.

AND TO THE PEOPLE HERE IN AMERICA. AND WE ALREADY HAVE MEMBERS EVERYWHERE ONLINE IN THE UNITED STATES. WE WORSHIP EVERY SUNDAY, AND WE ALSO HAVE A TEMPORARY PLACE THAT WE WORSHIP IN IN GRAND PRAIRIE THAT WE RENTED. AND WE WANT TO HAVE OUR OWN PLACE. SO MY, WE CALL IT SHERMAN IN OUR CONGREGATION. WE DON'T CALL PASTORS. SO LIKE THE GUY THAT JUST SPOKE, DOCTOR SAMUEL. HE'S OUR CHAIRMAN IN CHARGE OF THE CHURCH HERE IN USA. LIKE HE JUST MENTIONED, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO BRING TO THIS COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE PEOPLE WHO ARE BELIEVERS, TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT WE PREACH, OUR WORK. WE'RE ABLE TO

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MINISTER TO PEOPLE ABOUT GOD'S THE GOODNESS OR GOOD WORK THAT THE LORD IS DOING FOR US. SO IN THAT CASE, WE ALSO, LIKE HE SAID, WE HAVE THE PLAN OF LIKE AFTER SCHOOL THAT HE JUST MENTIONED. AND ALSO A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, MOSTLY THE YOUTH TO GET OUT OF TROUBLE. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ABIGAIL MARIAB AND THAT WAS MY HUSBAND THAT JUST PICKED BECAUSE OF THE CHURCH, WE MOVED FROM MICHIGAN DOWN TO TEXAS ABOUT SIX, EIGHT YEARS FOR HIM, SIX YEARS FOR ME. SO WE THANK GOD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE THIS LAND. THE GOAL IS TO BRING OUR CULTURE, AFRICAN CULTURE, AND THE CULTURE OF PREACHING THE TRUTH TO THIS PART OF THE WORLD. LIKE THE FIRST SPEAKER FIRST SAID, THE CHURCH IS ALL OVER THE WORLD EXCEPT US, AND MY CHILDREN ARE BORN HERE. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT THAT CULTURE THAT WE WERE RAISED ON. SO WE MAKE IT A MOTION TO COME HERE FROM MICHIGAN BECAUSE IT WAS TOO COLD. WE CAME HERE AND GOD HELPING US, WE PURCHASED THAT LAND. SO THE GOAL IS TO BRING REAL A. SPIRITUAL CULTURE AND AFRICAN CULTURE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THERE WILL BE A AN EVENT CENTER, DAYCARE, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, A METRO EMPOWERMENT TRAINING WHERE YOU TRAIN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY WITH IT TECH. THE THE JOB WE ARE DOING IN MICHIGAN BEFORE WE COME HERE, I'M NOT SAYING HEALTHCARE. I WORK HERE IN CHARLESTON. EVERY TIME I JOIN THEM TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT. SO I'M JUST JOINING THEM TO APPEAL TO THIS BODY TO APPROVE THAT PLACE FOR US. AND IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED A BETTER HOME. IT'S GOING TO BE A HOME FOR EVERYBODY. BETTER MEAN BETTER PLACE WHERE WE COME AND HAVE PEACE. EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE WELCOMED. SO I'M JUST APPEALING TO THIS BODY TO APPROVE IT FOR US SO THAT WE CAN START BUILDING. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ISAIAH CASTILLO. 319 SOUTH MOROCCO AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75211. I ACTUALLY PREPARED THE PLAT FOR DOCTOR SAMUEL AND HIS CHURCH, AND I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND JUST SAY THAT I SUPPORT WHAT HE'S DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOURS CONSIDERATION FOR THIS. I KNOW Y'ALL THINK Y'ALL ALREADY SAID Y'ALL APPROVED IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I APPRECIATE WHAT HE'S DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS A SIDE NOTE, I ALSO PREPARED THE THE PREVIOUS PLAT FOR RICHARD THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE. BUT. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE SEPTIC WAS A PROBLEM AND ALL THAT WHEN I STARTED WORKING ON IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR JOB IS JUST TO SUPPORT OUR CLIENTS. SO YEAH, AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL. I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA? IF NOT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION AT 816 TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MISS GERAGHTY. YES, MISS CHAMPAGNE APPROVED. MR. SALAZAR. YES, MISS WYNN? YES, MR. WARREN APPROVED. OKAY. IT'S PASSED. THE MOTION IS CLOSED. THE.

NEXT ITEM IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PLATT. DASH 2026 DASH. SORRY. MY BAD, MY BAD, MY BAD, MY BAD. MAKE A DECISION. OH MY BAD. I THOUGHT THEY WERE

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VOTING. MY BAD. THEY THEY DIDN'T. MY BAD. I JUMPED AHEAD. I GOT A LITTLE EXCITED JUST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SORRY. SO YES WE DID CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL WERE. THAT WAS THE MOTION. THAT WAS MY FAULT. SO NOW I'LL, WE'LL WE'LL CONSIDER A MOTION FOR TO APPROVE APPROVAL CONDITIONS OR DENY THE ITEM THAT WAS BEFORE US. SO. JUST FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE IN THE REPORT IT HAS IT THAT IT MEETS THE MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, I ASSUME YOU MEANT IT. IT MEETS THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. OKAY. JUST. YES.

THANK YOU. SO THEY KNOW. THANK YOU. SO I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE APPROVAL CONDITIONS OR TO DENY THE PARTICULAR ITEM BEFORE US. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, I ROLL CALL. YES, MISS DOROTHY. YES, MISS. CHAMPAGNE? YES, MR. SALAZAR? YES, MISS WYNN? YES, MISS O'BRIEN. YES. THE MOTION IS PASSED. OUR NEXT ITEM. CONDUCT

[4.D. PLAT-2026-00022: Request from Jake Petrie (applicant/agent) for a replat to subdivide one lot into three (3) lots on real property located at 2 N. Duncanville Road, legally described as Block 1, Lot 2, Odai Addition on 4.01 acres, City of Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas. ]

A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PLATT. DASH 2026-000 22. REQUEST FROM JAKE PETRIE, APPLICANT AGENT FOR REPLY TO. TO SUBDIVIDE ONE LOT INTO THREE LOTS ON REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO NORTH DUNCANVILLE ROAD. LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK ONE, LOT 2OD ADDITION ON 4.01 ACRES. CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REPLAT TO SUBDIVIDE THE EXISTING LOT INTO THREE LOTS FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE EXISTING MCDONALD'S OFF OF I-20. THE CURRENT ZONING IS DOWNTOWN DUNCANVILLE WITH THE SUBDISTRICT OF GENERAL MAIN STREET, SO D THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THIS, PROPOSING PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH PARCEL AND THEN STAFF WILL REVIEW THE EACH PARCEL AND THE PROPOSED USES AS IT COMES IN. THIS IS THE ZONING MAP OF THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY WITH THE STAR INDICATES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. SAME THING. AND THEN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS GATEWAY CORRIDOR. THE STAFF FINDINGS THAT THE THREE LOTS MEET THE MINIMUM DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR DMS. THE TOTAL LOT SIZE AGAIN IS 4.04.080 ACRES. BELOW ARE THE TOTAL LOT SIZES FOR EACH PROPOSED LOT. AND THE REQUIRED FOR DOWNTOWN DUNCANVILLE GENERAL MAIN STREET ARE 15 TO 15 FOOT MINIMUM TO ALLOW FOR A SIDEWALK WIDTH OF SIX FEET, SIX FEET AND A TREE PLANTING ZONE. THE FRONTAGE AT LEAST 40% OF THE BUILDING FACADE, AND THEN LOT COVERAGE IS 90%. AND THEN THE SIDE SETBACKS ARE ZERO UNLESS ABUTTING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT. AND THIS IS THE REPLAT DOCUMENT THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING. AND SO THE CURRENT PARCEL IS SORRY. WELL, IT WAS ONE BIG PARCEL. NOW IT'S SPLIT INTO THREE. THE MOUSE ISN'T WORKING. SO THESE ARE AREAS OF THE PROPERTY. SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THE PROPERTY OWNER BUFFER MAP. WE SENT OUT EIGHT MAILERS. WE RECEIVED ZERO IN SUPPORT AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REPLAT REQUEST AS PRESENTED. AND THEN THESE ARE YOUR OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION.

COMMISSIONERS ARE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IS THE APPLICANT HERE TODAY? YES. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JAKE PETRI. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE PLAT. DISCUSS ABOUT THE PLAT. LIKE WE STATED, THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT 4.1 ACRES AND WE WANT TO DIVIDE IT INTO THREE LOTS, ONE ROUGHLY ABOUT 2.7 ACRES, AND THEN THE OTHER TWO ON THE NORTHERN SIDE, ROUGHLY ONCE ABOUT 1.5 ACRES, AND THE OTHER IS ABOUT 0.6 ACRES FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A PLANNING REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY SO EACH LOT CAN BE DEVELOPED AND FINANCED INDIVIDUALLY. MOVING FORWARD. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE PLAT AND CONFIRMED IT MEETS THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS FOR THE APPLICANT. ALL RIGHT. IT'S 821. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING?

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MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

YES. MR. PERRY? YES, MISS SALAZAR? YES, MISS LANE. YES, MISS O'BRIEN. YES. OKAY. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 822. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO CARES TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA? TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA? HEARING NONE, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 822. A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT, MISS GIRARDI? YES, MISS CHAMPAGNE? YES, MR. SALAZAR? YES, MISS WIN. YES. MISS O'BRIEN. YES. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND HAS BEEN APPROVED. 5 TO 0. THE OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION ON THIS ITEM IS TO APPROVE APPROVAL AND CONDITIONS ARE DENIED. DO I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION? ARE YOU A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY? I, I, I MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND OKAY, YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON A SECOND. YES, MISS. CHAMPAGNE? YES. MR. SALAZAR? YES, MISS NGUYEN? YES, MISS O'BRIEN. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S PASSED. SORRY ABOUT

[4.E. ZONE-2026-00012: Consider a public hearing and request from Daniel Lozano (applicant/owner) for a Zoning Change from Local Office/Retail (LOR) to Multi-Family Residential District 21 (MF-21) on real property located at 1435 Candlelight Avenue, legally described as Block L, Lot 1, Candlelight Estates 3rd Installment on 1.2 acres, City of Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas. ]

THE TEXT. SO THIS IS OUR LAST ITEM. CONSIDER A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONE DASH 2026-000 12.

REQUEST FROM DANIEL LOZANO, APPLICANT OWNER FOR REZONING. CHANGE FROM LOCAL OFFICE RETAIL TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 21, MF 21 ON REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1435 CANDLELIGHT AVENUE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK L, LOT ONE CANDLELIGHT ESTATES THIRD INSTALLMENT ON 1.2 ACRES. CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE FROM LR TO MULTIFAMILY 21 TO DEVELOP 23 CONDOMINIUMS OR TOWNHOMES. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THREE STORIES WITH THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZE OF A LITTLE OVER 1500 SQUARE FEET, EACH HAVING TWO BEDROOMS. LIKE I MENTIONED, THE CURRENT ZONING IS L O R, SO IT IS A COMMERCIAL ZONING TODAY, AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING GOING TO A MULTI-FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS OUR HIGHEST DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE OF 21 UNITS. THIS IS THE ZONING MAP. SO THE STAR INDICATES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. SORRY THAT'S THE WRONG SLIDE. SO THE CURRENT ZONING IS NOT DOWNTOWN DUNCANVILLE. IT IS L O R. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS GATEWAY CORRIDOR. AND SO STAFF FINDS THAT THE ZONING CHANGE IS NOT FULLY ALIGNED WITH THE INTENTIONS OF THE FUTURE. LAND USE DESIGNATION OF GATEWAY CORRIDOR. THE TOTAL LOT SIZE IS OVER AN ACRE, SO IT'S ABOUT 1.2 ACRES OR 52,835FT■!S. THE THE SETBACKS THAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING DO NOT CURRENTLY ALIGN WITH WHAT WE HAVE FOR MULTIFAMILY. 21. AS YOU CAN SEE BELOW, MULTIFAMILY. 21 MINIMUM FRONT SETBACK IS 30FT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING. 15 THE MINIMUM REAR SETBACK FOR LOCAL OFFICE RETAIL IS 30FT. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TEN FEET. AND THEN THE MAXIMUM DENSITY IS 21 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 23 DWELLING DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO THE THE APPROXIMATE MATH, HE TECHNICALLY CAN GET 21 UNITS PER ACRE, 26 UNITS PER ACRE, AND SO THE 23 IS TECHNICALLY WITHIN THE REALM. AND THEN THE LAST CONCERN OR THING THAT STAFF NOTED WAS THE FIRE TURN LANE. TURN RADIUS OF 28FT HAD NOT BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR ON HIS CONCEPT PLAN OR FULLY ADDRESSED. AND HIS RESPONSE TO OUR COMMENTS IN REGARD TO THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND THE PLACEMENT OF UNITS ON THE PROPERTY. THESE ARE THE CURRENT MULTIFAMILY 21 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS, AS MENTIONED. AND SO ASSAD, THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED PRIOR, THE SET FRONT SETBACK, THE REAR SETBACK, THOSE THINGS, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT HE'S REQUESTING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OR THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FOR ZONING DISTRICT THAT WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE OR ALLOW IN M F 21. AND SO JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT HE WAS PROPOSING. THE LEFT SIDE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE BEDROOMS, THE DWELLING UNIT PER ACRES, THE UNITS, AND THEN THE RIGHT SIDE UNDER DEVELOPMENT

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STANDARDS L O R IS WHAT IT IS TODAY. M F 21 IS WHAT HE'S GOING TO. AND THEN THAT PROPOSED CATEGORY OR COLUMN IS WHAT HE'S WANTING. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE THE DIFFERENCES ARE. AND THEN THIS IS HIS CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN THAT HE SUBMITTED. THEN JUST AN AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY, THE STAR. IT INDICATES THE. THERE IS A MULTIFAMILY COMPLEX ADJACENT TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER, THE CANDLELIGHT PARK APARTMENT. SO JUST TO GIVE KIND OF GET YOUR BEARINGS STRAIGHT OF WHERE WE ARE AND THE PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH OF WHATABURGER AND SUPERMERCADO. AND THEN HERE'S THE PROPERTY ON THE BUFFER MAP.

WE MAILED OUT 38 NOTICES, ZERO RESPONDED IN SUPPORT AND TWO RESPONDED IN OPPOSITION. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST AND THESE ARE YOUR OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? ALL RIGHT.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE? WELL HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE I GUESS NOT. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. NO HE'S NOT HERE UNFORTUNATELY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR. YES. OH. JUST A SECOND. IT'S. WAS THAT HIM? YEAH. NO NO NO THAT'S. NO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S. YEAH. I JUST SAW HIM COMING UP LIKE NO THAT'S NOT HIM. IT'S NOW 20. MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING SECOND. I'M SORRY. MISS DOROTHY. YES, MISS CHAMPAGNE. YES. MR. SALAZAR. YES, MISS NGUYEN, MISS O'BRIEN. YES. 29. SO ANYONE WHO'S HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE. EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BETTY TAYLOR. I DO RESIDE AT 42 OLEANDER STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75137. I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS MEETING. ACTUALLY. I'VE BEEN OUT OF MY HOME FOR THE PAST ALMOST THREE MONTHS DUE TO A FLOOD PRIOR TO THE STORM, BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO THIS ZONING COMMITTEE THAT JUST LIKE THE OTHERS THAT SPOKE, ANYTIME YOU WORKED, YOU LIVED IN THESE COMMUNITIES FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOUR COMMUNITY HAS GONE FROM HERE TO HERE. THIS PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CANDLELIGHT APARTMENTS. I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION DON'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT THESE ARE GOVERNMENT ASSISTED APARTMENTS. SO YOU CAN'T VERY WELL LIVE WITH ME IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE LEASE. THE STREETS, YOU CAN BARELY GET DOWN THEM AS IT IS. WHY WOULD ANY DEVELOPER WANT TO PUT A PIECE OF A MULTI FACILITY? IS WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL IT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY OF THAT MAGNITUDE. WHEN DUNCANVILLE HAS OTHER LARGER PROPERTIES THAT THEY CAN DO THIS. I DIDN'T WORK AS HARD AS I DID TO RETIRE, TO WANT TO MOVE OUT OF THIS CITY DUE TO THIS KIND OF STUFF. IF I'M NOT ON YOUR LEASE, I CAN'T PARK MY CAR OTHER THAN ON THE STREETS.

SO IT'S ALREADY A PARKING ISSUE IN THE CANDLELIGHT AREA. AND AS A HOME OWNER, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE KIND OF THINGS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND FOR THAT PARTICULAR REASON, I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED BECAUSE IF YOU ALL KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR AREA, IT'S CARS, CARS AND MORE CARS AS IT IS UP AND DOWN THE STREETS. WE DIDN'T WORK HARD TO PAY FOR OUR HOMES FOR US TO BE. I'LL SAY IT LIKE THIS SOLD OUT TO DEVELOPERS. I THINK IT'S JUST A GOD AWFUL SHAME. AND I ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE CONSIDER US AS RESIDENTS, AS HOMEOWNERS,

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NOT RENTERS, BUT AS RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY, TAXPAYING RESIDENTS, THAT IS. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA? GOOD EVENING. ANNA SILVA'S 366 75137. I ALREADY CAN TELL. WHEN I FIRST SAW THE THE LOT AND THE PROPOSALS THAT WERE KIND OF SENT OUT, I ALREADY KNEW IT'D BE CRAZY TO PUT 26 UNITS ON THAT SMALL OF A OF A PLOT. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO HIGHER DENSITY. I KNOW THIS CITY NEEDS IT. IT'S SOMETHING THE CITY NEEDS TO START DOING, BUT WE NEED TO DO IT IN A SMART, THOUGHTFUL WAY.

AND THAT IS NOT SMART. JUST A LITTLE TIDBIT IS THAT THE CANDLELIGHT APARTMENTS THAT ARE RIGHT AT WOULD BE RIGHT ADJACENT, HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FIRES ALREADY. THE LAST BLAZE WAS, I THINK, LAST MONTH. IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT BLAZE. I MEAN, BIG, BUT BECAUSE THE APARTMENTS ARE KIND OF CONTAINED IN AWAY FROM THE SINGLE STORY HOMES, THAT FIRE DIDN'T SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF THAT THING WOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT, THREE STORY TOWNHOMES AND A FIRE BROKE OUT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE HOMES DIRECTLY BEHIND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SET ABLAZE. YEAH. GOT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE SETBACKS THERE. THEY'RE THERE. THE CITY'S PUT THEM FOR A REASON. ALL CITIES DO. AND THAT HAD THE SETBACKS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD ANYTHING THAT SIGNIFICANT. SO FOR THE TIME BEING, I HOPE THIS BOARD WILL DENY THE REQUEST FOR ZONING. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA? SEEING THAT THERE ARE. HEARING AT 834. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS DOROTHY? YES, MISS. CHAMPAGNE? YES, MR. SALAZAR.

YES, MISS WIN. YES. MISS O'BRIEN. YES. ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. FOR A.

I THINK THAT IT DOESN'T MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS SET OUT BY THIS. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I MOTION TO DENY. SECOND. SECOND. MISS GERARDI. YES, MISS. CHAMPAGNE? YES, MR. SALAZAR? YES, MISS NGUYEN, YES, MISS O'BRIEN. YES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. NOW. SECOND. YES, MISS DOROTHY. YES, MISS CHAMPAGNE, MRS. SALAZAR. YES, MISS WIN. MISS O'BRIEN. YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.