Sep 09, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission

GOOD EVENING AT 6 P.M. I'LL CALL THE SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 MEETING TO ORDER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR YOUR LOVE AND FOR YOUR WATCH CARE OVER US AND OUR FAMILIES, FOR IT'S IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO. THERE ARE NO CITIZEN APPEARANCES TONIGHT.

ITEM THREE CONSENT AGENDA. STAFF HAS REQUESTED THAT WE PULL ITEM 3B OFF AND MOVE THAT OVER TO THE GENERAL SECTION.

[3. CONSENT AGENDA]

OTHERWISE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. IS THAT A RESOLUTION? WHAT? YEAH. WHAT? WE'LL HAVE TO INCLUDE PULLING ITEM 3B IN THE MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF 3B, I'LL SECOND.

SO YOU COBI. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MICHAEL, SECOND BY COBI.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARING. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT.

NO REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. THE ONE ITEM 3B 1161 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD.

[3.B. 1161 SW Wilshire BLVD (Case 25-099): Consider and take possible action on a resolution for a Commercial Site Plan with waivers to Chapter 63, Sign Regulations, Section 63-36; pertaining to a roof sign, the number of poster signs and Chapter 86, Landscaping, Trees and Vegetation, Section 86-109; pertaining to landscaping of parking lots. (Staff Contact: Emilio Sanchez, Development Services Deputy Director)]

SECTION 86 109 PERTAINING TO LANDSCAPING OF PARKING LOTS.

STAFF PRESENTERS EMILIO SANCHEZ. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD. EMILIO SANCHEZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPUTY DIRECTOR.

THE REQUEST IS AT THE CHAIR STATED IS FOR 1161 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD.

THE APPLICANT IS ANNA CARRILLO, WITH ENGINEERING NEARING AND THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY ARE THE CITY OF BURLESON.

THIS IS A REQUEST IS FOR A COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN WITH VARIANCES TO THE SIGN AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS.

CASES 25-099. AND THIS IS FOR THE EXPANSION AND NEW BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S EXPANSION. SO THE SLIDE THAT'S ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE IS THE ELEVATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED EXPANSION, WHERE I'M GOING TO THESE TWO POSTER SIGNS. THE SIGN CODE ONLY ALLOWS FOR ONE POSTER SIGN PER ELEVATION.

THEY HAVE TWO ELEVATIONS WHERE THEY HAVE TWO OF THE SHIELDS FROM BOTH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE I BELIEVE THE OTHER ONE IS THE DISPATCH COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHIELD.

BUT THEN THEY ALSO OVER THE AWNING. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, OVER THE MAIN ENTRANCE THERE IS A CANOPY.

AND ON TOP OF THAT CANOPY, OR WHAT EXTENDS ABOVE THE CANOPY IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT I BELIEVE IS WHAT IT SAYS.

AND THAT'S CONSIDERED A ROOF SIGN BY THE SIGN CODE.

SO THOSE ARE THE VARIANCES FOR THE SIGN. AND THEN THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE SHOWS THE LANDSCAPING PLAN FOR THE SITE PLAN.

AND THE AREA BEHIND THE SECURED FENCE WOULD REQUIRE ALL OF THESE PARKING AREAS TO HAVE PARKING ISLANDS THAT WERE LANDSCAPED BECAUSE THEY GO BEYOND THE 12 PARKING SPACES.

THE INTENT THERE WOULD BE TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF POLICE VEHICLES OR EMERGENCY VEHICLES THAT COULD PARK IN THE REAR.

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BUT THIS IS THEIR POLICE VEHICLES AND THEN ALSO SOME OF THEIR OTHER TACTICAL VEHICLES AS WELL THAT WOULD BE PARKED IN THAT AREA.

SO THE TWO AREAS OF THE CODE FOR THE SIGN CHAPTER IS CHAPTER 63-11, WHICH IS PROHIBITED SIGNS.

ROOF SIGNS ARE PROHIBITED BY THE CODE. AND AGAIN, THE DEFINITION OF A ROOF SIGN IS 63-20 THAT CALLS OUT EVEN A CANOPY OR A SIGN PROJECTS ABOVE THAT CANOPY WOULD BE CONSIDERED A ROOF SIGN.

AND AS I STATED EARLIER, 63-36 IS FOR POSTER SIGNS AND YOU'RE ALLOWED POSTER SIGNS, BUT ONLY ONE PER ELEVATION.

IN THIS INSTANCE, THERE ARE TWO ELEVATIONS WHERE THERE WILL HAVE THEY WILL HAVE TWO POSTER SIGNS ON THOSE ELEVATIONS.

AND THEN CHAPTER 86 PERTAINS TO THE LANDSCAPING OF PARKING LOTS.

86-109 REQUIRES THOSE THAT 162FT² OF LANDSCAPE AREA FOR EVERY 12 PARKING SPACES.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS SUPPORT OF THE APPROVAL OF A COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN WITH WAIVERS OR VARIANCES TO THE SIGN AND LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES.

AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

I AM FAIRLY WELL VERSED IN WHAT THE APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTING, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO FIRE AWAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, EMILIO.

I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS ANY.

NO. ALL RIGHT. THEN I WILL HEAR A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE CASE 25-099. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY DAVID.

SECOND BY MICHAEL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS AND NO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:07 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.