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PLEASE RISE FOR A FLIGHT.SLOOT IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
COMMISSIONER MOROSE, COMMISSIONER POLLOCK, RUDE COMMISSIONER.
[CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME]
YOU.WELCOME TO THE ALCON PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
THIS MEETING IS BEING LIVE STREAMED ON THE CITY OF ALCOHOL WEBSITE APPEALS.
A FINAL DECISIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MADE THIS EVENING MUST BE FILED IN WRITING WITH THE CITY CLERK BEFORE 5:00 PM, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2022, AND MUST INCLUDE THE PAYMENT OF A FILING FEE.
WE ASKED IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON EITHER A NON AGENDA OR AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT, PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD LOCATED BY THE AGENDA AND TURN IT INTO THE SECRETARY WHO WILL CALL YOU UP TO SPEAK.
WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM COMES UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US A SPELLING OF YOUR NAME, ESPECIALLY YOUR LAST NAME.
SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, DISPLAY ON THE PODIUM AS WELL AS THE OTHER MONITORS IN THE CHAMBERS WILL SHOW TIME COUNTING DOWN AT 30 SECONDS.
THE PODIUM CLOCK READOUT WILL TURN RED SIGNIFYING YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS UNTIL THE END OF YOUR TIME.
APPLICANTS AND INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING GROUPS OF PEOPLE MAY HAVE MORE TIME IF APPROPRIATE ALL PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ME AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS OR TO STAFF MEMBERS.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE.
PURSUANT TO CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ONE 14 DASH SEVEN NINE, A COMMISSIONER WHO HAS RECEIVED EVIDENCE RELATED TO A MATTER BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER, OTHER THAN AN
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE COMMENTS FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC ON ANY ITEM OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA UNDER STATE LAW.
NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN ON ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT EXCEPT TO REFER IT TO STAFF FOR ADMINISTRATION OR PLACE IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW.
HELLO, MY NAME IS SHERRY ASHBAUGH.
I LIVE AT 2201 CHATHAM STREET, AND I SENT IN SOME COMMENTS FOR ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED TONIGHT.
BUT I HAD ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT IN REVIEWING THAT PROJECT.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN MANUAL AND I NOTICED SOME THINGS THAT COULD BE UPDATED AND IMPROVED THERE, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE TYPES OF PLANTS THAT WE CAN USE FOR LANDSCAPING.
SO I'D LIKE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE I CAN TO CITY STAFF TO HELP UPDATE THAT.
AND IF YOU COULD POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
UH, NO PROBLEM STAFF, IF SHE HAS SOME COMMENTS ON THAT, A MANUAL.
UM, STAFF, UH, WAS CONTACTED BY THE SPEAKER EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WE HAVE THE SPEAKERS CONTACT INFORMATION AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO REACH OUT TO HER, UH, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN MANUAL AND, AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME, UH, ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR IMPROVING IT.
IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD ON PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.
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WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.A SINGLE MOTION WILL COVER THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMMISSIONERS, ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PULL STAFF AND THE ITEMS FOR YOU TO PULL NO ITEMS FROM STAFF.
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE MINUTES AS RECORDED.
MOTION MADE BY PUNISH COMMISSIONER.
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MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.YOU DID REVIEW THE MINUTES I TAKE IT.
[Public Hearing Item 2]
NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS LEXUS OF ELKA HONE IT'S ALEXIS DEALERSHIP, ADDITION AND REMODEL.IT IS SEQUEL EXEMPT AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED STAFF.
UH, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, UH, THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU IS THE LEXUS ALCOHOL IN ADDITION AND REMODEL SUBMITTED BY ERIC MOCCASIN, UH, OF GROUND FOR DESIGN FOR LEXUS OF ALCOHOL.
UH, THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEMOLISH THEIR EXISTING SHOWROOM AND OFFICE SPACE.
IT PROPOSES A NEW 6,339 SQUARE FOOT SHOWROOM WITH OFFICES.
IT ALSO PROPOSES AN ADDITION FOR A PARTS STORAGE AREA AND COVERED, UH, ENTRANCE FOR THE SERVICE AREA.
UM, OTHER IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE, UH, RELOCATED DRIVEWAY, REHABILITATED LANDSCAPING, UH, AND THEN A NEW CONFIGURATION FOR DISPLAY PARKING, CUSTOMER PARKING.
UM, AND, AND BASICALLY THE KIND OF THE ENTRY FEATURE TO THE PROJECT SITE.
UM, KIND OF SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS REQUEST IS THERE'S ALSO A REQUEST TO EXPAND A LEGAL NONCONFORMING SETBACK ALONG MARSHALL AVENUE.
AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT, UH, JUST TO COVER THE BACKGROUND.
THE PROJECT SITE IS IN THE, UH, UH, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION.
IT HAS A CONSISTENT ZONE OF REGIONAL COMMERCIAL.
UM, THE LEGACY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER WAS NUMBER FOUR 70, WHICH ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED, UH, THE TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT ARE THERE IN 1972.
UM, IT'S ALSO WITHIN THE AIR LAND USE COMPATIBILITY, UH, PLAN AREA, UH, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S A CONDITION OF APPROVAL IN THERE FOR, UH, UH, AIR TRAVEL SAFETY.
UH, THEY BASICALLY HAVE TO PROVIDE A NOTICE FROM THE FAA OR SELF-CERTIFY.
SO THE PROJECT SITE IS ABOUT 4.2, THREE ACRES OR 184,000 SQUARE FEET.
UM, AGAIN, THE ORIGINAL CUP NUMBER FOUR 70 COVERS BOTH PARCELS YOU SEE IN THE CENTER OF THE PAGE HERE FOR THE WHOLE BLOCK BETWEEN, UH, RNL AVENUE, PEACHTREE STREET, MARSHALL, UM, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S JACKMAN STREET, UM, ADJACENT USES TO THE SOUTH.
YOU HAVE TOYOTA OF OKLAHOMA, UH, TO THE EAST THERE'S SUBARU OF ALCOHOL TO THE NORTH AS A, UH, COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER.
AND THEN TO THE WEST, THERE'S SOME HEAVY COMMERCIAL, UH, KIND OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES.
UH, SO I'VE HIGHLIGHTED A FEW SECTIONS OF THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN HERE TO KIND OF HELP YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
UH, THE NEW SHOWROOM IS, UH, SHOWN IN PURPLE.
UH, THE DEMOLISHED OFFICES AND SHOWROOM ARE IN ORANGE.
UH, THAT CANOPY STRUCTURE KIND OF, UH, THE ENTRY FEATURE TO THE SERVICE AREA IS IN GREEN.
AND THEN THE ADDITION FOR PART STORAGE, UH, IS IN THE KIND OF BLUE AQUAMARINE COLOR.
UM, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, THE SETBACK ALONG MARSHALL AVENUE FOR THE EXISTING SERVICE STRUCTURE AND OFFICES IS, UM, FIVE FEET.
UH, TYPICALLY SPEAKING THE REQUIREMENT IN THE CR ZONE IS 10 FEET.
UM, THE NON-CONFORMING SETBACK IS DUE TO, UH, A WIDENING OF MARSHALL AVENUE IN THE PAST.
UH, THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES ABOUT 86 ADDITIONAL FEET, UH, AT A FIVE FOOT SETBACK FOR THAT PARTS, UH, ADDITION.
UM, AND THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY KIND OF VISIBILITY CONCERNS OR, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS OF PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICLE SAFETY BECAUSE THERE'S NO DRIVE ENTRIES OR EXITS ALONG THAT STRETCH OF MARSHALL AVENUE IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT DESIGN, UH, THEY'RE UPDATING KIND OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE FINISHED MATERIALS.
SO THEY'RE USING A COMPOSITE KIND OF METAL FINISH FOR MOST OF THE SHOWROOM.
UM, THEY'RE USING, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES OF CME BLOCK FOR THE, UH, PARTS, UH, ADDITION FOR STORAGE.
UM, THEY'RE UPDATING THE COLOR SCHEME FROM WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS, WHICH IS KIND OF EARTH TONES, TANS, UM, TO KIND OF COOLER GRAY COLORS.
UH, THE PEAK BUILDING HEIGHT FOR THAT SHOWROOM IS 27 FEET, SEVEN INCHES.
UH, BUT THE MAJORITY OF STRUCTURE IS ABOUT 25 FEET, FIVE INCHES IN HEIGHT.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO REALLY REHABILITATE BASICALLY ALL OF THE EXTERIOR YARD SETBACK AREAS FOR, WITH LANDSCAPING, UM, SPECIFICALLY TO THE NORTH.
UH, SOME OF THOSE LANDSCAPE AREAS ARE A LITTLE BIT DILAPIDATED CURRENTLY, SO THIS WOULD BE A WELCOMED UPDATE.
UM, AND THEN AGAIN, UH, JUST TO REITERATE, THERE'S THAT PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE NONCONFORMING SETBACK, UH, FIVE FEET OFF OF MARSHALL AVENUE FOR ABOUT 86 FEET ADDITIONAL FEET.
AND THEN HERE ARE THE PROPOSED COLORED ELEVATIONS AGAIN, UPDATING THE COLOR SCHEME.
YOU'LL NOTICE ALSO THE CMU WALL, UH, HAS SOME VARIETY IN CMU, UH, BRICK TYPES, SO THAT IT KIND OF MIMICS THE STRUCTURE IT'S BEING
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ATTACHED TO ADJACENT TO AS WAS JUST MENTIONED, WE DID RECEIVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE PLANT SELECTION AND SPECIFICALLY A DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS.UH, I'LL NOTE THAT ZONING CODE, UH, REQUIRES THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, INVASIVE SPECIES NOT BE UTILIZED.
UM, HOWEVER, THERE'S NOT A REQUIREMENT NECESSARILY FOR NATIVE PLANTS.
UM, BUT WE HAVE RUN THIS BY THE APPLICANT TEAM ALREADY, AND THEY WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH STAFF FOR THE FORMAL LANDSCAPE PLAN, SOME MIDDLE, UH, WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, THE PROJECT IS, UH, EXEMPT FROM SEQUEL OR CERTAIN PURSUANT TO SECTION 15, 3, 3, 2 FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
UH, AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UH, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS SINCE IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE, THE GOALS AND THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE.
AND IT HELPS UPDATE AND MODERNIZE, UH, AN EXISTING DEALERSHIP TO STAY RELEVANT, UH, AS A DESTINATION, UH, IN OUR KIND OF AUTO SHOPPING DISTRICT AREA THERE.
AND WITH THAT, WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DEFINITELY A NICE LOOKING BUILDING.
IT'LL REALLY START TO TIE IN ALL THOSE CAR DEALERSHIPS THERE IN THAT AREA.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT FOR SURE.
I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE'S A DEFINITE TREND TOWARDS THE COOL COLORS NOW INSTEAD OF THE EARTH TONES.
WELL, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I HAVE A SMALL QUESTION WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN PROVIDED IN OUR AGENDAS.
I WAS NOT CLEAR ON WHETHER THE SUBARU IS STILL ON EAST SIDE OF THAT BLOCK AND HOW THE PARKING LOT DIVIDES BETWEEN THE LEXUS AND THE SUBARU DEALERSHIPS.
UM, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL BRING THAT UP IN A MAP REALLY QUICKLY.
TURN ON THE BOUNDARY LAYERS HERE.
SO THIS ISN'T PERFECTLY ACCURATE.
UM, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEE HERE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THAT.
SO AS I WAS TRYING TO SAY, THIS ISN'T A PERFECT REPRESENTATION OF THE, EXACTLY WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE SETS, BUT, UM, THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PARCELS THERE AND THEY BASICALLY RUN UP THE CENTER OF THAT EXISTING, LARGE DRIVEWAY ENTRY, UH, FOR THE SERVICE AREA FOR SUBARU.
UH, AND THEN THE, THE PARKING AREA, UH, FOR THE, YOU KNOW, LEXUS.
SO BASICALLY THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DEM DEMOLISH THIS AT A SHOWROOM HERE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE MY MOUSE IS LOCATED.
THE PROPERTY LINE IS ACTUALLY KIND OF JUST RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER OF THAT DRIVE AISLE.
SO THERE'S NO PARKING, UM, PARKING TRAFFIC GOING ON BETWEEN THE TWO DEALERSHIPS? UH, NO.
SO BASICALLY WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS TO RELOCATE.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEE MY MOUSE SLIGHTLY AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE SITE.
THIS DRIVEWAY ENTRY WOULD BE SHIFTED JUST SLIGHTLY TO BE A, BASICALLY A STRAIGHT SHOT INTO THE NEW SERVICE CANOPY AREA, WHICH IS HERE.
UM, AND THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S PROPOSED.
THERE WOULDN'T BE, I MEAN, YOU CAN STILL ENTER THE SITE FROM THE LARGER DRIVEWAY, UH, FROM EITHER SIDE, BASICALLY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AT THIS TIME LET'S OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? I DO NOT.
IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD WITH PUBLIC HEARING, FEEL FREE TO COME DOWN NOW.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER VELEZ, SEGREGATED BY COMMISSIONER CIRCO.
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MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.WELL, IT LOOKS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD.
UM, DEFINITELY GONNA BLEND IN NICELY WITH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ACROSS THE STREET, AND THEN SUBARU WILL HAVE TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER.
YES, THEY'LL BE THE ONLY ONE LEFT WITH THE WARM COLORS.
CAUSE THAT IS KIND OF A BIG KIND OF A CORRIDOR ENTERING INTO ALCOHOL AND FROM KIND OF THE FLETCHER PARKWAY AREA.
AND SO TO HAVE THAT BE MORE MODERNIZED AND NICE, IT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT UPDATES ALCOHOL AND, AND, AND THE IDEA OF UPDATING THE LANDSCAPING.
I MEAN, I LIKE THE IDEA OF TRYING TO USE NATIVE PLANTS.
UM, EVEN THOUGH OTHER PLANTS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE DROUGHT TOLERANT, YOU WONDER ABOUT HOW MUCH SOME OF THE OTHER PESTS AND OTHER DISEASES WE'VE HAD COME TO OUR NATIVE PLANTS FROM OTHER, OTHER PLANTS THAT WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S KIND OF AN EASY CONVERSATION ANYWAY.
SOUNDS LIKE THE APPLICANTS OPEN TO THAT.
AND THEN I THINK EVERYTHING WILL LOOK REALLY NICE WHEN THAT'S ALL DONE.
AND A LOT OF OUR NATIVE SPECIES ARE ACTUALLY DROUGHT TOLERANT BECAUSE OF OUR LOCATION, THE DESERT.
SO, AND I LIKE THE EARTHY TO THE COOL.
I ALSO ENJOYED IT IN LANDSCAPING WHERE IT TALKED ABOUT ALL THE PALMS THAT THEY'RE KEEPING INTACT, ESPECIALLY ALONG MARSHALL, THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP IN PLACE AND PROTECT WHILE THEY'RE BUILDING.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE WHEN SOMEBODY CONSIDERS THE PLANTS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.
WELL AT THIS TIME, ANYONE CARE TO MAKE A MOTION, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTIONS IN ORDER APPROVING SQL EXEMPTION AND CP 2 0 2 2 DASH 0 0 0 1 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
I'LL SECOND THAT A MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER.
SERCO SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MOROSE, PLEASE VOTE AND MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[4. OTHER ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION]
ALL RIGHT.WELL, THIS TIME LET'S SEE HERE.
ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION OR STAFF COMMUNICATION? UM, YES.
I DID WANT TO REPORT TO THE COMMISSION THAT APPEAL WAS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, UH, FOR THE TENANT, A PERSONAL MAP AT OAKDALE AND MINT.
UM, SO STAFF IS CURRENTLY, UH, WORKING WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ON SCHEDULING THAT FOR AN UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL.
UM, UH, SINCE THE APPEAL WAS FILED, NEW PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WILL BE SENT OUT, UH, BUT JUST WANTED THE COMMISSION TO BE AWARE OF THE APPEAL AND WE WILL REPORT BACK AFTER DECISIONS MADE BY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT OUT OF CURIOSITY, WAS IT APPEALED BY THE APPLICANT? UH, NO.
IT WAS APPEALED BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
COMMISSIONERS, ANYTHING REPORTS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS.
WELL THEN AT THIS TIME, I GUESS I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN SECOND.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MOROSE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER POLLOCK, PLEASE VOTE AND MEETING IS ADJOURNED.