[1. Call to Order.]
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THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 PM AND THIS MEETING OF THE CITY OF LANDER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS CALL TO ORDER.LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER LAND TRIPP.
[3. Director's report to the Planning & Zoning Commission on action taken by City Council on the December 5, 2024 meeting.]
DIRECTOR'S REPORT, DIRECTOR GRIFFIN.UM, I'M REPORTING ON ITEMS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THEIR DECEMBER 5TH MEETING THAT, UM, REPORTED FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
UM, THE FIRST ITEM IS THE NORTHLINE, UH, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, THEY DID APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE HIGH GABRIEL TOWNSHIP PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THIS ONE, I THINK Y'ALL RECALL WE HAD QUITE A FEW NEIGHBORS THAT, UM, HAD CONCERNS, UH, ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THEY DID SHOW UP TO THE, THE MEETING AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT THE CASE.
UM, AS PART OF THE UPDATE TO THE PUD, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SOME OPTIONS TO DO A CRASH GATE.
SO THEY WON'T HAVE ACCESS TO RIVA RIDGE.
THEIR PLAN IS TO BUILD HIGH GABRIEL EAST AS THEIR SECONDARY CONNECTION.
UM, SO WE SHOULD HAVE, UH, THAT DOCUMENT READY FOR THE POSTING TOMORROW.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE SIMPSON TRACK ZONING CASE.
UM, THIS ONE WAS APPROVED AND IT'S ACTUALLY NOT.
THE SECOND READING WAS THE FIRST READING, SO IT'LL GO TO COUNCIL AGAIN.
AND THEN LONE STAR LANDING, SAME SITUATION.
SO THEY, THEY ALSO BROUGHT UP, UM, CONCERNS ABOUT THE, THE ROADS AND THE, THE DRAINAGE AND THAT THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS DURING THE, UM, SUBDIVISION PROCESS.
AND THEY REVIEWED THE ALPA TREE REMOVAL PERMIT AND APPROVED THE REQUEST.
AND THEN THEY ALSO TOOK ACTION ON THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE.
UM, THE SCOTTS MINE PUB WAS APPROVED.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S ACROSS FROM, UH, LEANDER SPRINGS.
AND THEN THEY TOOK ACTION ON THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT, UM, SITE DEVELOPMENT AND DRY UTILITIES CHANGES TO ALLOW FOR THE EARLY GRADING AND THE UPDATES TO THE DRY UTILITY PROCESS.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.
AND THAT'S, UH, IT FOR MY REPORT.
[4. Review of meeting protocol.]
TO YOUR RIGHT IS OUR MEETING PROTOCOL.THIS IS HOW WE CONDUCT OUR MEETINGS.
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT OR ON THE AGENDA? WE'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
UH, AT THAT POINT THERE WILL BE NO CONVERSATION BACK AND FORTH.
MOVING ON, UH, WE HAVE OUR, UM, UH, ACTUALLY, WELL ACTUALLY WE'LL CALL OUT IF ANYBODY DOES WISH TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THIS CAN BE PASSED WITH ONE OH WITH ONE MOTION.
[6. Review Board and Commission Reference Book.]
BOARD AND COMMISSION REFERENCE BOOK.ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL WITH ITEM NUMBER SIX, WE'LL REVIEWED OUR BOARD COMMISSION REFERENCE BOOK.
DARA, YOU DON'T PRESS THE BUTTON.
YOU CAN SEE HOW OFTEN I'M ON THIS SIDE OF THE DIET.
Y'ALL SNUCK THIS ONE IN ON ME, SO I DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE.
SO GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ME, I'M DARA CRABTREE, THE CITY SECRETARY.
AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DO YOUR ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE BOARD AND COMMISSION BOOK AS WELL AS THE BOARD AND COMMISSION RULES PROCEDURE.
IT'S A VERY QUICK BRIEF, UH, REVIEW BECAUSE Y'ALL CAN ALL READ THE BOOKS AND THINGS.
SO WE HAVE OUR NORMAL ITEMS IN THERE.
YOU'VE ALL BEEN GIVEN THE UPDATED LIST OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
SO YOUR CONTACT LIST AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER.
PLEASE DON'T EMAIL THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE BECAUSE THEN WE COULD BE POTENTIALLY IN VIOLATION OF WALKING QUORUMS THAT YOU EMAIL ALL QUESTIONS TO YOUR STAFF LIAISON, MS. GRIFFIN.
THEN WE HAVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, FOR THIS PARTICULAR BOARD AND THEN THE BOARD AND COMMISSION, UH, APPOINTMENT PROCESS, WHICH YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH AS YOU'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS.
WE DO APPOINTMENTS TWICE A YEAR.
WE DO THEM AN ANNUAL APPOINTMENT EVERY OCTOBER AND THEN WE DO A MID-YEAR APPOINTMENT IN APRIL TO FILL VACANCIES.
THEN THE BOARD AND COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE OR ADOPTED BY COUNCIL.
THEY MIRROR THEIR RULES OF PROCEDURE WITH JUST A FEW EXCEPTIONS OF NOTIFICATIONS THAT YOURS GO TO YOUR STAFF LIAISON WHEN YOU WISH TO HAVE SOMETHING PUT ON THE AGENDA.
UM, ALL YOUR ITEMS ARE UH, CONTACT IN YOUR EMAILS THAT YOU HAVE, COMMISSION EMAIL ADDRESSES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
SO THOSE ARE ALL SUBJECT TO OPEN RECORDS.
AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND WHEN YOU USE PERSONAL DEVICES TO CONDUCT BUSINESS THAT SAY YOU HAVE YOUR CITY EMAIL BUT YOU'RE OFF AT WORK AND YOU'RE SENDING FROM YOUR PERSONAL, THEN THOSE BECOME SUBJECT AS WELL.
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT DEVICE YOU'RE USING OR WHERE IT'S USING YOUR PERSONAL EMAILS OR YOUR PUBLIC ISSUED EMAILS THAT THEY'RE ALL SUBJECT TO THE OR AND IT KIND OF OUTLINES AGENDA ITEMS, HOW YOU CAN PLACE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND AND CONDUCTING YOUR MEETINGS, WHICH ALL HAVE YOUR PROTOCOLS THAT YOU'VE DONE.
THEN WE HAVE THE CODE OF ETHICS IS IN THERE AND Y'ALL ARE SUBJECT TO FILE A DISCLOSURE EVERY APRIL FROM REFERENCE IN THE CODE OF ETHICS.
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IS PRETTY BASIC COMPARED TO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO FILE THAT SAME FORM.Y'ALL JUST NEED TO FILL OUT THE FRONT PAGE AND THE LAST PAGE, I KNOW THAT GETS CONFUSING EVERY YEAR AND YOU WANT TO FILL OUT THE ENTIRE FORM, BUT Y'ALL ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE ENTIRE FORM, JUST THE FRONT PAGE AND THE LAST PAGE.
THERE WILL BE ONE CHANGE COMING FORWARD TO THE COMMIT, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE ETHICS ORDINANCE THEY MET RECENTLY.
AND IT WILL, UH, SO THERE'LL BE A SLIGHT CHANGE IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES IT.
AND IT HAS TO DO WITH PROHIBITING POLITICAL ACTIVITY CAMPAIGNING WHEN YOU'RE ACTING IN YOUR OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER.
SO IF YOU'RE HERE AT THE COMMISSION MEETING OR IF YOU'RE AT AN EVENT AS A COMMISSIONER, THEN YOU CANNOT DO ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING FOR THAT.
THEN THERE'S JUST A BRIEF LISTING TO GIVE YOU A POWERPOINT ON THE BASICS FOR BOARD AND COMMISSION PARLIAMENTARY RULES.
AND THEN WE HAVE NEW MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO DOING THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT TRAINING WITHIN 90 DAYS OF YOUR APPOINTMENTS.
YOU'VE BOTH BEEN SENT AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO COMPLETE THAT.
SO IF YOU'LL COMPLETE IT WITHIN 90 DAYS AND SEND ME YOUR CERTIFICATES THAT THAT REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN MET, WE ENCOURAGE IF YOU WANT TO, TO COMPLETE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT.
THAT'S ONLY A REQUIREMENT I'M REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AS THE RECORDS MANAGER FOR THE CITY.
THEN WE HAVE JUST SOME GENERAL RULES, UH, LITTLE POWERPOINTS IN THERE ABOUT STAFF LIAISON ROLES AS WELL AS BOARD MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THINK WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT.
Y'ALL ARE GOOD FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT
[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]
AGENDA.THIS CAN BE PASSED WITH ONE MOTION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MAY.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COLON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM
[9. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0144 to amend the current zoning of PAG Leander H1 PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning district of GC-4-A (General Commercial) to allow for an automobile dealership with unlimited outdoor storage on Lot 2, Block B of the PAG Leander H1 Subdivision on one (1) parcel of land approximately 13.342 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R461858; and more commonly known as 9480 183A Toll Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.
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THIS IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 24 DASH 0 1 4 4.
TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF PAG LEANDER H ONE PUD PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF GC FOUR, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO ALLOW FOR AN AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP WITH UNLIMITED OUTDOOR STORAGE ON LOT TWO BLOCK B OF THE PAG LEANDER H ONE SUBDIVISION ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 13.342 ACRES IN SIZE.
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCEL R 4 6 180 5 8 AND MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 94 81 83 A TOLL ROAD LEANDER WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS STAFF PRESENTATION.
MICHAEL CHENOWSKI PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
UH, SO THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ZONING PROCESS.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF HERO WAY AND UH, 180 3 A TOLL ROAD.
UH, THE ORIGINAL PUD WAS ADOPTED IN 2018 AND INCLUDED 37 ACRES AND TOTAL OF THREE LOTS.
UH, SO YOU CAN SEE THIS WOULD BE ONE LOT, ANOTHER LOT AND THEN THE THIRD LOT IS UH, UP HERE.
UM, UH, LOT ONE BLOCK B IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED AS THE HYUNDAI HONDA AND UH, FUTURE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, UH, LOT ONE BLOCK A IS PROPOSED TO BE A FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING DEALERSHIP AND COMMERCIAL LOT THAT'S TO THE NORTH.
UH, THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED THIS REQUEST IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE LOT TWO BLOCK B AS A NEW AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP AND REMOVE THE LIMITATION ON OUTDOOR STORAGE.
THE ORIGINAL PUD UH, RELAXED THE STORAGE AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR LOT ONE BLOCK B UH, WHERE THE CURRENT DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY IS, UH, AND APPLIED THE, THE REST OF THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS, UH, TO THE REST OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THIS PROPO PROPOSAL IS A REQUEST TO MATCH THE USE IN OUTDOOR STORAGE FROM THE ORIGINAL PUD, UH, OF LOT ONE BLOCK B TO LOT TWO BLOCK B, UH, WHICH IS TO THE SOUTH.
BUT, UM, SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE REASONS IS IN THE TYPE FOUR UH, SITE COMPONENT.
UH, THEY WOULD BE LIMITED TO 60% OF THE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THE PRIMARY BUILDING FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE.
UH, AND I LOOKED IT UP RIGHT BEFORE THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, THAT WOULD BE ABOUT THE GROSS FLOOR AREA WAS 36,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO, UM, THEY'D BE LIMITED TO 22%, 22,000 SQUARE FEET, UH, FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE.
UM, IF YOU LOOK ON SHEET TWO OF THE PLANNING ANALYSIS, UH, THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN FOR THE EXPANSION OF HERO WAY AND 180 3 A TOLL ROAD.
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OF THIS PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE FUTURE RIGHT OF WAY.UM, SO IF YOU'RE THINKING THE ENTIRE AREA WOULD BE UM, CAR DEALERSHIP, IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE HALF OF THIS PARCEL.
UM, SO THE PROPOSED USE WITH THE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF GC FOUR A.
UH, IT'S ALSO COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES OF THE REGIONAL, UH, COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.
UH, SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS P AMENDMENT AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
UH, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS AND THEN I'LL BE AVAILABLE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK OR SAY ANYTHING QUESTIONS? JUST AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS? GREAT.
UH, WITH THAT WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? DOES NOT APPEAR SO, SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE INTO DISCUSSION INTO MY RIGHT.
I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER MAYHEM.
COMMISSIONER LADAY, NO COMMENTS AND COMMISSIONER COLOM, NO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR COMPLAINTS? OKAY.
AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THIS ONE EITHER.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL SECOND.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MAHAN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[10. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider action regarding Ordinance Case OR-24-0024 to amend the Composite Zoning Ordinance to adopt updates to Article IV regarding Wireless Communications Facilities, and to provide for related matters; Williamson & Travis Counties, Texas. Applicant: City of Leander.
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WE'LL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ORDINANCE CASE OR DASH 24 DASH 0 2 4 TO AMEND THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ADOPT UPDATES TO ARTICLE FOUR REGARDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES TEXAS STAFF PRESENTATION.
I'M CARINA CASTILLO WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ORDINANCE PROCESS.
THE CITY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TO IMPROVE THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY ORDINANCE TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THROUGH FACILITATING BROADBAND AND WIRELESS SERVICE.
UH, WCF, THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A CELL TOWER AND DIS ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES.
THE CITY HAS NOT UPDATED THIS ORDINANCE IN OVER 20 YEARS AND THERE IS A NEED TO UPDATE THE REQUIREMENTS TO ADDRESS NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
STAFF HAS WORKED WITH THE COMMUNI WITH A COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER THAT HAS SUPPLIED A MODEL ORDINANCE FOR THE WCF FROM THE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATION AND HAS REVIEWED ORDINANCES FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THIS UPDATE IS AN OVERHAUL OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND HELP WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE BROADBAND AND WIRELESS SERVICE FOR THE CITY.
THE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF DEFINITIONS INCLUDING NEW TECHNOLOGIES, CLARIFICATION REGARDING PERMITTED USES, LOCATIONS, SORRY.
UH, REMOVAL OF THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN ESTABLISHES AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS WITH AN APPEAL OPTION TO THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL INCREASES THE TOWER HYPE AND CLARIFICATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR WCF.
FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA, WE DID MAKE SOME CHANGES.
WE WERE COMMUNICATING WITH ONE OF OUR PROVIDERS, UM, TO GET SOME FEEDBACK AND THEY, THEY DID PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK FOR US AND WE JUST ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT THEY SEE NECESSARY FOR, FOR THEM.
UM, AND WE JUST MADE SOME CLEAN UP ON SOME OF THE ITEMS, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE HANDOUT THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU.
AND I WILL BE AVAILABLE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
AND WITH THAT WE WILL, CAN I SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK? ABSOLUTELY.
SO, UM, I'VE, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE, UM, 2008 AND, UM, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE ORDINANCE, UM, ONE TIME TO ADD ON TO AN EXISTING ENCLOSURE.
AND, UM, SINCE THEN WE HAVEN'T HAD APPLICATIONS AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF, UH, CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS FROM PROVIDERS BECAUSE IT IS SO DATED.
AND THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES PLAN BECAME A CUMBERSOME PROCESS FOR THEM.
'CAUSE IT WAS ALMOST LIKE DOING A DUPLICATE SITE DEVELOPMENT.
SO YOU'D PRESENT A PLAN AND THEN THEY NEVER GOT PAST THAT PLAN SUBMITTAL 'CAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF WORK.
SO I THINK, UM, THIS ORDINANCE IS GONNA BE VERY HELPFUL TO ENCOURAGE, UM, MORE ACTIVITY.
AND WE DID HAVE A, A MEETING WITH SOME PROVIDERS WHERE THEY SAID WE HAVE SOME DEFINITE, UM, UH, DARK SPOTS AND THEY'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH LOCATIONS AND WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM TO, UM, EXPAND THE SERVICE.
'CAUSE IT IS A, IT'S A BIG NEED FOR THE CITY.
ALRIGHT, AND WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER INTO DISCUSSION.
UH, I'LL MOVE TO MY LEFT COM VICE CHAIR KALO.
UM, MS. GRIFFIN, YOU ANSWERED MY FIRST QUESTION.
IF WE WERE ENCOUNTERING ACTIVE ISSUES OR HAD BEEN ENCOUNTERING ACTIVE ISSUES WITH, WITH PROVIDERS NOT BEING ABLE TO SERVICE LEAN, ENTER THE WAY THEY WANTED TO.
UM, IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S INTERESTING, THE PROBABLY IN THE TOP THREE TOPICS ON OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE IS CELL PHONE COVERAGE, UM, IN AND AROUND LEANDER.
NOT JUST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, PEOPLE DRIVING AND WHATNOT, UM, AND AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES AND EVERYTHING.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS CHANGE AND I'M GLAD WE'RE
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REALLY UPDATING THIS.UM, I, I DON'T SEE HOW OUR OLD ORDINANCE WAS EVEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CURRENT, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN A LOT OF WAYS.
WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THOSE AT THE SAME TIME.
UM, THAT SAID, I DO HAVE A LITTLE QUIBBLE I GUESS WITH, UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE DEVIATED FROM THE MODEL LEGISLATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, HOW MANY CHANGES WE MADE TO THAT.
BUT WHEN I LOOK AT, UM, THE VERY FIRST PART OF OUR, THIS CHAPTER 14 ARTICLE FOUR U STANDARDS PURPOSES, PURPOSE AND GOALS ON THAT LIST OF ENUMERATED ITEMS, AND, AND, AND THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING I THINK MATTERS A LOT IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATING LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
TO ME THE NUMBER ONE GOAL IS NUMBER SIX ON THIS LIST.
IF I WERE TO HAVE DRAFTED THIS, I WOULD'VE PUT ENSURE ACCESS TO RELIABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF THE CITY AS THE NUMBER ONE ITEM WITH EVERYTHING ELSE BELOW THAT BEING SORT OF, AND AT THE SAME TIME, PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, PROPERTY VALUES, ET CETERA.
UM, I THINK THAT KIND OF STRUCTURE IN AN ORDINANCE AND, AND, AND A PIECE OF COMMUNICATION MATTERS, UH, WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT IT.
SO I WOULD, I WOULD ENCOURAGE COUNSEL, UH, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND, AND MAYBE CHANGE THAT.
UM, SO LET ME SEE IF I HAD ANY OTHER, UM, OH YEAH, FINALLY, I, I, I WOULD LOOK AT THE, UM, I THINK IT'S SECTION M, THE APPEALS SECTION THAT IS AT THE VERY BACK.
AND THAT TO ME IS A PIECE OF THIS ORDINANCE THAT, THAT REALLY COMMUNICATES FLEXIBILITY BUILT INTO IT.
AND JUST AS YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO THAT, WHEN WE PASSED THE, UM, OH, THE, THE LOCAL MARKETS ORDINANCE AND, UH, OR NO, I'M SORRY, THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT THING WHERE IT HAD TO BE A CERTAIN SIZE OF ACREAGE, BUT IF, IF YOU, IF YOU COULD MAKE A CASE, WE COULD LOOK AT IT AND MAKE EXCEPTIONS, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOSE KIND OF EXCEPTIONS PUT FURTHER TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE ORDINANCE, JUST AGAIN, TO SIGNAL FLEXIBILITY IN WORKING WITH US.
UM, THAT IF, IF YOU'RE DENIED FOR ANY OF THESE OTHER REASONS, YOU CAN, YOU CAN APPEAL.
AND HERE WE GO, HERE'S, HERE'S THE REST OF THE ORDINANCE.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS I'D I, I'D MAKE IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
I THINK THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED AMENDMENT.
UM, I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY AND EXCITED TO SEE, UH, THIS AMENDMENT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN, THERE ARE MANY DARK SPOTS.
UM, AND I THINK JUST FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE OVERALL CITY AND MAKING IT MORE APPEALABLE FOR BUSINESSES, UM, AND CONSUMERS ALIKE, I THINK THIS IS, THIS IS EXCITING.
SO NO FURTHER COMMENT FROM ME.
EVERYBODY STOLE MY THUNDER
I'M EXCITED TO SEE SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN.
SO COMMISSIONER MAYHEM, YOU HAD ME AT 20 YEARS, SO YEAH, 20 YEARS
I'VE, I'VE BEEN HERE 11 YEARS.
I'VE, I'VE EXPERIENCED THOSE DARK SPOTS AND WE HAVE A HUGE AREA OF GROWTH.
UH, RONALD REAGAN AND 29, A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING THERE AND THEN JUST DOWN THE CORRIDOR TO 180 3 AND 29.
SO, UH, THAT IS AN AREA WHERE I, I EXPERIENCED DARK SPOTS SIGNIFICANTLY AND HAVE TO RELY ON THE, ON THE HEB WIRELESS HOTSPOT WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY THERE.
AND SO, UH, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CHECK MY FANTASY FOOTBALL SCORES ON SUNDAY WHEN I'M SHOPPING.
SO I, THIS WILL BE NICE, UH, TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED.
SO, UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE T-MOBILE WIRELESS 5G SERVICE AT MY HOUSE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY, UH, VICE CHAIR KALO.
SECONDED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, LADAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND IT PASSES YOU UNANIMOUSLY.
AND WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW SIX 19 AND OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.