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OKAY. IT'S NOW 6:00. I CALL TO ORDER THE MAY 6TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING. FIRST UP IS THE INVOCATION. I WILL DO THAT. AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER CHANDLER. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GET HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN. THANK YOU FOR JUST ALLOWING US TO HAVE THIS WEEK SO FAR. HELP US TO OPEN OUR MINDS TO THESE ITEMS AND MAKE RIGHT DECISIONS AND GET HOME SAFELY AND HAVE A SAFE WEEK. IT'S IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. UP NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS COMMENTS ON
[COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]
NON-AGENDA ITEMS. I THINK THERE IS SOMEONE HERE THAT. SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEM, YOU CAN COME UP. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. FOR THE RECORD MICROPHONE. OH YEAH. TURN ON THE RODNEY LEWIS 201 NORTH BALLARD AVENUE, WYLIE, TEXAS.CHANTELLE MCMURRAY, 1324 GREENSBORO DRIVE, WYLIE, TEXAS. AND THE REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY IS THAT WE RECENTLY TRIED TO FORM A COMPANY OR DID FORM AN LLC AND WANTED TO START A EVENT CENTER IN WYLIE, AND WE HAD PICKED AND RESERVED AND LEASED THE OLD FIREHOUSE ON ON BIRMINGHAM. WE COME TO FIND OUT THAT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING AND THE OCCUPANCY OF IT, THAT THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AREN'T THERE FOR US TO HAVE THE PLACE. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE PLACE IS JUST FOR EVENTS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE PART OF, YOU KNOW, FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION TO THE JUNETEENTH TO DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS TO ALL DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO THAT'S REALLY SAY FRIENDLY TO US. THEY, YOU KNOW, ACCESSIBLE, ACCESSIBLE. I WON'T SAY FRIENDLY, BUT THERE'S LOTS OF PARKING DOWNSTAIRS THAT I MEAN, DOWNTOWN THAT WE KNOW THAT IS USED BY THE CHURCH, BUT YET WE CAN'T USE IT WITH THE PLACE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON 109 SOUTH BIRMINGHAM. WE HAVE A BUILDING NEXT DOOR THAT HAS EIGHT PARKING SPOTS, AND WE WERE HOPING THAT THE COMMISSION COULD HELP US TO MERGE THOSE TWO TO BE ABLE TO SATISFY THE FACILITY THERE, SO THAT WE COULD DO EVENT CENTER AND PLANNING THERE. THANK YOU.
YEAH. STAFF. WE CAN. SO WE CAN'T RESPOND SINCE IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT STAFF CAN LOOK AT IT.
AND EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO WAIT AFTER AND YOU CAN TALK TO STAFF OR SET UP A MEETING WITH THEM, OKAY. SO WE CAN GET NEXT STEPS FROM THE STAFF AFTER THIS. OR YOU SAID, YEAH. OR EMAIL THEM OR CALL THEM, OKAY. I'M COMMITTING THEM TO AFTER. BUT EITHER WAY THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T RESPOND OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HAD A COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? IF NOT, I WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. COMMISSIONERS IS THERE
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE PULLED OFF TO TALK ABOUT? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE. WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION. I.SECOND MOTION SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
[1. Consider, and act upon, a Site Plan for Lot 1, Block A of Wylie Ranch East Commercial Park for the development of a restaurant with a drive-thru. Property located on 1.037 acres at 2201 N State Highway 78.]
AND THAT PASSES. SO MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A SITE PLAN FOR LOT ONE, BLOCK A OF WYLIE RANCH EAST COMMERCIAL PARK FOR THE. OH, THERE IT COMES.WAKE US UP. OH, FLYTREX, WE ALREADY TOLD YOU NO ENTRANCE MUSIC, SO I'LL START OVER.
CONSIDERING. ACT UPON A SITE PLAN FOR LOT ONE, BLOCK A OF WYLIE RANCH EAST COMMERCIAL PARK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE THROUGH PROPERTY LOCATED ON 1.37 ACRES AT 2201 NORTH STATE HIGHWAY 78. MR. MOLINA. YES, OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A REQUEST TO
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DEVELOP A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT. THE BUILDING MEASURES 3541FT■!S, AND THIS DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T NEED AN SP, SINCE THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT THAT IT'S WITHIN ALREADY ALLOWED FOR THE RESTAURANT BY RIGHT. AND THAT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2023. THEY ARE PROVIDING 30 PARKING SPACES WITH TWO ADA SPACES. THERE'S ALREADY A PLATTED FIRE LANE EASEMENT ON THE SITE THAT GOES ON THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. I'LL SHOW Y'ALL THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. THEY ARE PROVIDING 28.58% LANDSCAPING, WHICH IS OVER THE 20% REQUIREMENT. AND THEN THEY HAVE LANDSCAPING ALONG THE PARKING AREAS AND ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGES. IN SOME SPOTS, THEY CAN'T PLANT TREES BECAUSE THERE ARE EXISTING WATER LINES AND SEWER LINES. SO THAT WOULD GET IN THE WAY OF THE LINES, RIGHT. SO IN LIEU OF THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING SHRUBS. SO IT HELPS WITH THAT. AND. THEN HERE ARE THE ELEVATIONS FOR THE MCDONALD'S. THEY'RE SHOWING BRICK LIMESTONE AND ALUMINUM WOOD GRAIN SIDING. SO THAT'S ONE SIDE OF THE ELEVATIONS. AND THEN THAT'S THE OTHER SIDE. AND THE PROJECT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS. AND OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN GO BACK. SO THE DUMPSTERS WHERE MY MOUSE IS RIGHT NOW, IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING THAT. WHAT WAS THAT? I'M SORRY, THE DUMPSTER OR I WAS SAYING THAT THE DUMPSTER IS LOCATED ON ON THE CORNER RIGHT HERE, JUST SHOWING YOU WHERE IT'S AT. AND THEN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT ALSO DOES ALLOW FOR MULTI TENANT SIGN. AND SO THAT LIKELY IT COULD IT COULD JUST BE THE MCDONALD'S. OR IT COULD BE A MULTI TENANT SIGN. AND THAT'S WHERE MY MOUSE IS AS WELL. AND THAT THAT WOULD STILL HAVE TO COME THROUGH WITH A SIGN PERMIT. SO WHEN THE DRIVE THROUGH WHEN THEY GO FROM 2 TO 1 LANE THERE'S NOTHING BLOCKING THEM GETTING OUT. I KNOW THAT'S I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE WORD FIRE ESCAPE OR THE EXIT LANE. YEAH. LIKE THEY CAN. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. THERE'S GOING TO BE A, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ENTRANCE ON 78. CORRECT. FROM 78 UP TOWARDS THE TOP. YES, SIR. IS IT ACTUALLY IT'S FURTHER TO THE. EAST. SO IT'S RIGHT THERE. THAT'S THE PLAT IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. SO. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS WHERE THE ENTRANCE IS. IT'S ON LOT TWO AND IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE MCDONALD'S. AND THEN TO THE OTHER LOTS AS WELL OKAY.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MOLINA? NOT. HAS A MOTION. I MOVE. WE ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE REGULAR AGENDA AND GET OVER TO IT. RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. IT'S NOT A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL SITE PLAN. STOP HERE. OH THAT'S RIGHT. SO I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN. AND I THINK I HEARD A SECOND. YEP I SECOND AND WE GOT A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. AND THAT PASSES SIX ZERO. SO.
[2. Hold a Public Hearing, consider, and act upon, a recommendation to City Council regarding the writing of an ordinance for a change in zoning from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Commercial Corridor- Special Use Permit (CC-SUP) on 1.47 acres to allow for a Smoking Establishment. Property located at 2771 W FM 544 (ZC 2025-04). ]
OKAY MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE WRITING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR CHANGE IN ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR TO COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. SPECIAL USE PERMIT CCP ON 1.47 ACRES TO[00:10:02]
ALLOW FOR SMOKING. ESTABLISHMENT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2771 WEST FM 544 ZC 2020 504. SO THERE'S AN EXISTING BUILDING OR BUSINESS LOCATED AT 2771 FM 544. IT'S CALLED HOOKAH HOUSE LOUNGE AND CAFE. THEY ARE REQUESTING TO EXPAND, SO TO ACQUIRE THE ADJACENT SUITE, AND THAT'S AROUND 900FT■!S. IN ORDER TO DO THIS, THEY NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH REQUIRES A SPECIAL USE PERMIT DUE TO THE BUSINESS BEING CATEGORIZED AS A SMOKING ESTABLISHMENT. WHEN THE BUSINESS WAS FIRST STARTED IN WILEY, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS AS A AS A USE, SO THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T NEED THE SUPPORT BACK THEN. SPECIAL USE PERMIT. BUT NOW SINCE THEY'RE INCREASING SQUARE FOOTAGE, THAT'S WHY THEY NEED THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THE APPLICANT HAS SAID THAT THEY'RE REALLY NEEDING THE SPACE FOR THEIR DOORDASH AND UBER EATS ORDERS, SINCE IT'S ALSO A RESTAURANT. AND HERE ARE IMAGES OF THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY OFFER.SO IT'S NOT JUST THE HOOKAH USE. THEY OFFER MEDITERRANEAN PIES, PIZZAS AND SMOOTHIES AND MILKSHAKES. AND THESE ARE IMAGES OF WHAT IT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE WITH THEIR CURRENT SPACE. SO I BELIEVE IT'S THIS WALL THAT WOULD BE KNOCKED DOWN WHERE MY MOUSE IS RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S WHERE THE EXPANSION WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE 900FT■!S. AND THESE ARE THE CONDITIONS THAT WE'VE ADDED FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. IT STATES THAT THEY CAN'T. THEY CAN ONLY SELL HOOKAH PRODUCTS. THEY CAN'T SELL ANYTHING ELSE LIKE FOR THE SMOKING USE. AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT, I MEAN, THEY CAN SELL THE FOOD. THAT'S FINE. WITH THAT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. SO THE STATEMENT OH, SO WE DID MAIL I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE NOTIFICATION. SO WE DID MAIL OUT. WE RECEIVED ONE AGAINST.
IT'S WHERE THE X'S RIGHT HERE. IT'S ONE OF THE ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS FROM THE RAILROAD TRACKS. I NEED TO MENTION THAT BY STATE LAW. SO YEAH. OKAY. GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO THE STATEMENT THAT IT'S LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING, THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF THE SPECIAL USE. CORRECT. EVEN IF THIS SUP WERE TO BE RECOMMENDED TO BE DENIED, THEY COULD STILL CONTINUE THE USE SINCE IT STILL WOULD BE LEGALLY NONCONFORMING.
THEY COULDN'T EXPAND IT, BUT THEY COULD CONTINUE WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE. SO THE WHOLE BUSINESS WILL HAVE TO COME INTO COMPLETE CONFORMITY. YES. IF WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS PASSES, YES, IT WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE. IT WOULDN'T. IT WOULD NO LONGER BE LEGALLY NONCONFORMING. IT WOULD JUST BE CONFORMING AS LONG AS THEY DID WHATEVER THEY NEEDED TO DO TO BRING IT UP. RIGHT. AND ALSO IF IT DOESN'T PASS, THEY STILL GOING TO HAVE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO CONFORM TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. FIRST. YEAH. OKAY. SO THE OR IS IT GRANDFATHERED. IT'S GRANDFATHERED. YEAH. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. GRANDFATHER IS ANOTHER WAY ANOTHER TERM FOR LEGALLY NONCONFORMING. IT'S LIKE THE SAME I JUST WANT TO GET THAT CLEAR. YEAH. IT'S. GRANDFATHER WHY IT'S REQUIRED BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPANDING THE USE SINCE THEY'RE ADDING 900FT■!S. THE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES THEM TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. SO IF THEY WEREN'T EXPANDING AND THEY JUST WANTED TO CONTINUE IN BUSINESS, IT'S FINE. THEY'RE GRANDFATHERED. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S THE ONLY THING THEY'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FOR SMOKING ESTABLISHMENT JUST NOT HAVING AN SP BECAUSE THEY HAVE A VENTILATION SYSTEM BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE BUILDING CODE.
RIGHT? RIGHT. SO THAT WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE EXPANSION. BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE THAT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THEY ALREADY HAVE OKAY. SO THE ONLY ARE THEY HAVING TO DO ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN JUST THIS SUP. NO. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO NEED A POOL BUILDING PERMITS. NO. BUT I MEAN LIKE AS FAR AS ALTERING THEIR OPERATION. NO, THEY WERE IN FULL COMPLIANCE BEFOREHAND BECAUSE BECAUSE OF HAVING SMOKING WITHIN A ENCLOSED BUILDING THAT WAS ADJACENT TO OTHER BUILDINGS. THEY HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND ALL THAT ALREADY IN PLACE. NOW, ON THIS EXPANSION, ARE THEY GOING TO, I'M ASSUMING, GOING TO HAVE TO MODIFY THAT IN
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SOME WAY? THEY MIGHT, DEPENDING ON WHEN THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, WHEN THEY SUBMIT THEIR BUILDING PLANS. OKAY. IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT WHATEVER THE BUILDING CODE REQUIRES, THEY WILL BE. THEY WILL DO. OKAY. FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, ARE THEY CURRENTLY SERVING FOOD? YES.OKAY. I JUST WANT TO GET THAT OUT IN THE OPEN. SO THAT'S NOT ONE OF THE ISSUES OKAY. I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT. SO TALKS ABOUT SMOKE ESTABLISHMENT USE IS FURTHER LIMITED TO THE MANUFACTURER SELLING AND SMOKING OF HOOKAH PRODUCTS ONLY AS GENERALLY DEFINED. IF AND I'M GOING TO DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT HOOKAH, BUT IF THEY WERE TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HOOKAH PRODUCT, BUT IT'S THC OR CBD, IT'S THAT IS AS GENERALLY DEFINED BY THE CITY, NOT BY THEM. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. I JUST MEAN WOULD THAT I'M ASSUMING AT THAT POINT THAT WOULD KICK THEM INTO SOMETHING ELSE? YES, THAT WOULD THAT IS CORRECT. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPANDED HERE. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. YEAH. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE CBD PRODUCTS EVEN IF THEY WERE USED THROUGH HOOKAH TYPE PRODUCT TO INTRODUCE THAT THAT WOULD BE FINE OKAY OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN OR MAYBE THE APPLICANT HERE? I DON'T KNOW ANYONE BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO AT THIS TIME. IF NOBODY COMES UP, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING PORTION. AND SINCE NO ONE IS GETTING UP, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. MY OPINION IS THEY SEEM TO BE OPERATING AND NOT BOTHERING ANYBODY. I'M ASSUMING WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ENOUGH THAT THEY WOULD CALL YOU ALL SPECIFICALLY, OR MAYBE THEY WOULD, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO, WELL, OKAY, SO WE HAVE A CONNECTION THERE. SO YOU WOULD YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD KNOW. BUT I'M ASSUMING WE HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING LIKE, HEY, THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR IS GETTING SMOKED OUT OR COPS THERE ALL THE TIME, OR I DRIVE BY IT ALL THE TIME. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THERE, BUT IT NEVER SEEMS ROWDY.
BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN IN IT. SO NO, NOT THAT I KNOW OF. WE HAVEN'T BECAUSE WE MADE SURE THAT WHEN THEY OPENED FOR BUSINESS THAT THEY COMPLIED WITH THE VENTILATION. LIKE THE BUILDING OFFICIAL REALLY HAD TO DO HIS RESEARCH ON THAT WHENEVER THEY CAME THROUGH, BECAUSE IT WAS APPROVED AS A RESTAURANT BACK THEN AND, BUT IT STILL HAD TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THAT. AND THAT WAS ONLY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE USE THE WE DIDN'T HAVE A SMOKING ESTABLISHMENT USE. OKAY. AND THEY DO SELL FOOD TOO. SO YEAH, I MEAN THAT'S MY OPINION ON IT IF ANYONE CARES. BUT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE AN INPUT. OR A MOTION OF NO INPUT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. RECOMMEND APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND WE HAVE A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
OH. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES 6 TO 0. OKAY. OKAY. MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA.
[3. Hold a Public Hearing, consider, and act upon, a recommendation to City Council regarding the writing of an ordinance for a change in zoning from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Commercial Corridor - Special Use Permit (CC-SUP) on 0.47 acres to allow for a drone delivery service from Flytrex. Property located at 709 Cooper Drive (ZC 2025-05). ]
ITEM NUMBER THREE. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE WRITING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FOR COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. SPECIAL USE PERMIT KSP ON 0.47 ACRES TO ALLOW FOR DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE FROM FLYTREX PROPERTY LOCATED AT 709 COOPER DRIVE, ZC 2020 505. MR. MOLINA YES, OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A REQUEST FOR A SITE PLAN FOR DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE. THE LAND IS OWNED BY[00:20:01]
THE WILEY EDC, AND THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY WANTING THIS AS A AS A TEMPORARY USE UNTIL THEY FIND A BETTER, MORE PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SITE. I BELIEVE THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THIS, BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT ALLOWS FOR A 115 BY 50 FOOT PERIMETER, AND IT'S ENCLOSED BY AN ORNAMENTAL METAL FENCE WITH 14 LAUNCH PADS. AND THEY'RE ALSO WANTING TO INSTALL A STORAGE BUILDING FOR THE DRONES AND EQUIPMENT. I CAN ZOOM IN ON THIS IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT BETTER. THE PERIMETER IS EXPECTED TO HAVE TWO GATES ON IT, AND THAT ALLOWS FOR FIRE ACCESS AND FOR THEM TO ACCESS IT AS WELL. AND THE OPERATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 8 A.M. TO 9:30 P.M. AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DRONE SERVICE. I DO HAVE AN APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT IS HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT. THE DRONES ARE MEANT TO GO TO COMMERCIAL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS TO PICK UP ITEMS. I BELIEVE THEY CAN'T PICK UP ANYTHING HEAVIER THAN 6.6 POUNDS, AND IT GOES TO A FIVE MILE ROUND TRIP AREA. THEY DID SEND ME A LINK. THAT'S THAT'S THE NOISE I HEARD EARLIER FOR THE. THAT SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. HOPEFULLY IT ISN'T SO STINKING FUN TO WATCH THE DRONE COME IN AND DROP ME MY FOOD. AND THERE'S MY FRIEND. WHAT IS THAT? OKAY? WELCOME TO THE FUTURE. OH MY GOD, NICE TO OH, THERE IT GOES. OH MY GOSH, WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE. OH, THERE IT IS. HERE IT COMES, IT DELIVERED IT. NOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE IT BACK OUT. THERE IT GOES. THANKS, FLYTREX. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER. OKAY. AND THEN WE DID MAIL OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO 17 PROPERTY OWNERS. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN FAVOR OR AGAINST IT. AND THIS ISN'T A REGIONAL COMMERCIAL SECTOR COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN IN GENERAL. SINCE THIS IS COMMERCIAL RELATED, IT DOES FIT FOR THAT CATEGORY OF THE MASTER LAND USE MAP. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THE APPLICANT IS HERE. SO. OKAY, THE PILOTS ARE GOING TO BE FLYING THE DRONES. WHO'S OKAY. SO PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD. JASON MCGARRY 12017 CARRBORO WAY, AUBREY, TEXAS.OKAY, MY QUESTION IS, ARE THE PILOTS GOING TO BE LOCAL OR REMOTE? YEAH. SO PILOTS WILL BE LOCAL ON SITE AT ALL TIMES OKAY. WILL THERE BE OBSERVERS? YES. OBSERVERS. CORRECT. WILL THEY BE FLOATING AROUND? CORRECT. YES. CHECKING. WATCHING FOR. YES, SIR. THE DELIVERIES OF THE PRODUCT. YEAH. ACCORDING TO THE FAA WAIVER THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S HOW WE HAVE TO OPERATE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE. YES, SIR. NOW, DO YOU HAVE CURRENTLY OR DO YOU HAVE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AN OPERATIONAL PLAN OR HOW YOU'RE GOING TO RUN THE. WELL, YEAH, I MEAN THE YEAH, BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY OPERATE IN TWO SITES RIGHT NOW IN TEXAS. SO WE HAVE A PLAN PUT TOGETHER FOR THOSE TO OPERATE THIS PARTICULAR. YEAH I WOULD I WOULD GET WITH WADE, THE REAL ESTATE GUY THAT DOES EVERYTHING. BUT YEAH WE DO HAVE A PLAN PUT IN PLACE. YES. CAN HE DELIVER THAT A COPY OF THAT TO YOU GUYS? AND WE CAN ASK BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED. BUT WE CAN ASK. YEAH. IT COULD BE ADDED AS A CONDITION. WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? OPERATIONAL PLAN OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PHYSICALLY OPERATE THE BUSINESS HOURS. WELL WAIT A MINUTE. DOES THAT HOURS ALREADY IN THERE. GOT THAT HERE. YEAH, THE HOURS IN THERE OKAY I WANT TO WITHDRAW THAT. OKAY. WITH YOU HAVING TO COMPLY WITH FAA REGULATIONS, ARE ALL OF THE PILOTS GOING TO BE HAVE AN FAA LICENSE TO PILOT A DRONE COMMERCIALLY, CORRECT. YES. OKAY. AND HAVE YOU HAD TO CHECK ANYTHING WITH LOVE AIRFIELD ON FLIGHT PATHS FOR LANDING PLANES FOR SOUTHWEST? BECAUSE THEY DO GENERALLY FLY
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OVER THIS AREA WHEN THEY'RE DOING LANDINGS. YEAH. BUT I THINK WHENEVER THEY COME OVER THIS AREA, THEY'RE NOT AT THE HEIGHT THAT THEY NEED TO BE AT FOR US TO OPERATE OUR DRONES.OKAY. SO WE WON'T GO OVER 400FT. GOOD. SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS A PRIOR LIKE CLEARANCE THING THAT YOU HAD TO DO OR NOT. YEAH. AND IF IT IF THE AIRSPACE WASN'T CLEAR, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PUT IT HERE OKAY. IN REGARDS TO. FIRE HAZARD, WHAT'S ON THE SITE OTHER THAN THE BATTERIES I GUESS. SO THAT WOULD BE IT REALLY. ONLY THE BATTERIES. AND WE KEEP THEM IN STORAGE AND OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. YEAH. INSIDE THE BUILDING. YES, SIR. I ASSUME THE FIRE PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED AT THIS IN REGARDS TO ACCESS. YES, SIR. I KNOW IT'S PRETTY SMALL SITE, SO MAYBE THEY DON'T NEED TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO. I SAW THAT GRASS AREA, BUT.
THIS IS JUST A GENERAL QUESTION. THE 930. SO IT COULD BE DARK AND Y'ALL COULD STILL GO OUT. IT'S MORE OF JUST A GENERAL THING. YEAH. THEY HAVE MARKING LIGHT MARKINGS ON THEM JUST LIKE AN AIRPLANE WOULD. OKAY. YEAH. IT'S JUST LIKE YOU WOULD SEE AN AIRPLANE. YEAH. THAT'S HOW WE HAVE TO OPERATE. FAA SO. SO JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, IS THESE DRONES TAKE OFF? I'M PRETTY SURE YOU SAID ABOUT 14, RIGHT? YEAH. WE'LL HAVE 14 PADS. YES. CORRECT. OKAY. SO ARE THEY ALL 14? I'M PRETTY SURE NOT LEAVING AT THE SAME TIME. THAT SO OUR WAIVER RIGHT NOW WE CAN ONLY OPERATE SIX AT A TIME. SO YOU WILL SEE SIX DRONES IN THE AIR AT A TIME. SIX DRONES CORRECT.
YEAH. IT'S WE GET BUSY ENOUGH. YOU'LL HAVE SIX IN THE AREA AT A TIME. NOW CALL ME A SKEPTIC, BUT WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OR HAVE THERE EVER BEEN AN INSTANCE OF ONE OF THESE THINGS ACTUALLY COMING DOWN MIDDLE OF DAY? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THERE'S SO MUCH REDUNDANCY IN THESE DRONES THAT WE ALSO HAVE WHAT WE CALL SLPS, WHICH IS SAFE LANDING POINTS AND SOMETHING THAT WE'VE INCORPORATED OUR OTHER TWO SITES WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE PART OF A SAFE SKIES PROGRAM TO WHERE WE ACTUALLY SET THEIR BACKYARDS UP AS A SAFE LANDING POINT AS WELL, TO WHERE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS WITH A DRONE, IT ACTUALLY GOES TO THEM.
DESIGNATED LOCATIONS. YEP. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
THANK YOU. OKAY I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. AND AGAIN IF NO ONE'S COMING UP I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE IT. AND OPEN THE BACK UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR I HAVE ONE MORE. I DID SOME RESEARCH. YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NEGATIVE COMMENTS ACCORDING TO WHAT I FOUND. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY HIS NAME AND ADDRESS AGAIN. OKAY. DIDN'T THINK SO. ACCORDING TO WHAT I FOUND. 62.1% OF ALL THE COMMENTS YOU RECEIVE ARE NEGATIVE. NOW I KNOW, I KNOW PERSONALLY, USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS SOMEBODY HAS A. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT USUALLY COMMENT ARE EITHER A REAL BAD EXPERIENCE OR A REAL GOOD EXPERIENCE, AND SOMETIMES THE REAL BADS AREN'T AS BAD AS THEY CLAIM, BUT. SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT YOU GUYS WOULD BE RAPIDLY WORKING OUT ANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS OR ANYTHING. I GOT THE STATISTICS ON IT, SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. YEAH, SO WE DON'T WANT CITIZENS WALKING IN HERE AND BLASTING US BECAUSE WE APPROVED SOMETHING THAT IT'D BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THOSE COMMENTS ARE OR WHAT THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ARE. BEING THAT MAJORITY OF THE TIME I SAY MAJORITY OF THE TIME, BUT THE COMMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD RELATED TO YOUR DRONES FLYING OVER MY
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HOUSE TOO OFTEN, BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY AND WE DO IT. I THINK IT'S HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS WHERE WE ACTUALLY CHANGED THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE FLIGHT TO WHERE IT DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, GO OVER THE SAME PERSON'S HOUSE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DELIVER IT TO AN AREA, IT HAS, EXCUSE ME, IT HAS A FLIGHT PATH TO FOLLOW. AND IF IT KEEPS FOLLOWING THE SAME PATH, THEN EVERYBODY KEEPS ORDERING IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, AND THAT PERSON DOESN'T LIKE IT BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T LIKE DRONES. THERE ARE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY CHANGE THE PATH WHERE IT DOESN'T GO OVER THEIR HOUSE AS OFTEN.SO. BUT YEAH, WELL, THAT TELLS ME YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. I JUST DON'T KNOW. THE 62% IS KIND OF IT'S, IT'S I'VE NEVER I HAVEN'T SEEN IT LIKE I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT AND I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT THE COMMENTS WOULD BE. I'VE BEEN OPERATING HERE IN TEXAS FOR THREE YEARS SO I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT THAT MUCH. NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUSINESS. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP BECAUSE, I MEAN, I'LL LET YOU HAVE THIS PIECE OF PAPER IF YOU WANT IT. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO. YEAH, PLEASE. BUT I JUST I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE COMING IN.
YOU'RE SCREAMING FOR SURE. YEAH. OKAY. AND WE HAVEN'T HAD IT IN THE OTHER IN GRANBURY OR LITTLE ELM. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY GOING INTO THE CITY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S JUST GOING TO KEEP COMING UP WITH. TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS. AND WE ALREADY HAVE ONE THAT'S BEEN APPROVED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A TUCKED AWAY AREA. WE'RE NOT REALLY MANY PEOPLE ARE EVEN GOING TO NOTICE IT'S THERE. SO. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IT'S GOING TO BE, IN THEORY, TEMPORARY.
RIGHT, KEVIN. UNTIL THEY FIND ANOTHER SPOT. CORRECT. YEAH. IT'LL BE UP TO THE WAY THE EDC TO DECIDE ON THAT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INSTANCES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY REALLY, WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT DRONES SPYING ON THEM, EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE FAA IS, IS CONSIDERING CHANGING THEIR REGULATIONS, SUPPOSEDLY TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO PROTECT THEIR THEIR PRIVACY. NOW, THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN THAT YOU GUYS, I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE TO CONSIDER. YEAH, YEAH. BUT SEE, WHEN IT'S UP THERE, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT. YEAH. AND NO CAMERAS ON OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS. I MOVE. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT. MOTION I SECOND SECOND PLEASE VOTE.
THAT PASSES SIX ZERO. GOOD LUCK. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF THE REGULAR AGENDA. MR. HASKINS, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE WILL HAVE A MEETING IN TWO WEEKS. THAT'S THE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. AND I MAY HAVE AT THAT TIME. WE MAY HAVE A WORK SESSION ON CHARTER AMENDMENT CHANGES THAT PASSED THE THIS RECENT ELECTION. JUST SO EVERYBODY'S KIND OF FAMILIAR WITH WHAT HOW THAT IT DOES AFFECT US SLIGHTLY. AND WE'LL GO WE'LL GO OVER THOSE BUT IT'LL BE IT'LL BE FIVE MINUTES PRETTY QUICK UNLESS THERE'S ANY, YOU KNOW, IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT OKAY. DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE, WE ADJOURN. SECOND MOTION SE
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