Sep 03, 2024 City Planning Commission Meetings

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WELL WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE UH, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024 MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON CITY PLAN COMMISSION.

UH, THE PLAN COMMISSION CONSISTS OF RICHARDSON RESIDENCE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

THERE ARE SEVEN REGULAR MEMBERS AND TWO ALTERNATES.

UH, ONLY SEVEN MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON AN ISSUE, ALTHOUGH ALL MEMBERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATIONS.

UH, IN THE CASE OF THE RE ABSENCE OF A REGULAR MEMBER OR A DESIGNATED ALTERNATE WILL VOTE ON AN ISSUE TONIGHT WE HAVE ALL SEVEN REGULAR MEMBERS HERE IN ATTENDANCE.

SO COMMISSIONER POYNTER, YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO VOTE TONIGHT, BUT YOU'RE CERTAINLY ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSIONS.

UM, THIS MEETING IS A BUSINESS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS SUCH.

UM, SO, UH, WE REQUEST THAT YOU PLEASE TURN THE, UH, SOUND OFF ON YOUR, UM, ON YOUR CELL PHONES.

OUR PROCEEDINGS ARE RECORDED, SO PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

UH, WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, UM, WE HAVE, UH, UH, TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT.

SO EACH PUBLIC HEARING IS PROCEEDED BY A STAFF INTRODUCTION OF THE REQUEST.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS THEN PERMITTED 15 MINUTES TO, UH, ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, AND THEY MAY RESERVE ANY PORTION OF THAT TIME FOR, UH, UH, FINAL REBUTTAL.

TIME SPENT ANSWERING QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION IS NOT COUNTED AGAINST THE APPLICANT.

THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES EACH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.

UM, AND THEN, UM, WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR, UH, UH, INTERESTED IN GATHERING NEW AND RELEVANT INFORMATION.

UH, WE'RE NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN REPETITION.

UH, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION, NOT TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

UH, AFTER A BRIEF REBUTTAL BY THE APPLICANT, THE HEARING, PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND NO FURTHER TESTIMONY WILL BE PERMITTED.

UH, SO THAT THOSE ARE THE RULES AND, UH,

[1. Approval of minutes of the regular business meeting of August 7, 2024.]

AND, UH, THE FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF AUGUST 7TH, 2024.

UH, WE DID HAVE SOME MINOR CORRECTIONS, TYPOS THAT WERE MADE, UH, DURING THE BRIEFING SESSION AND EARLIER.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, WELL THEN I WOULD MOVE TO, UH, APPROVE THE MINUTES OF, UM, AUGUST 7TH, 2024 AS AS PRESENTED.

COMMISSIONER BEACH SECOND AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

AND THIS IS A REPL OF, UH, PALISADES RICHARDSON, INDUSTRIAL WEST LOT FOUR B, BLOCK B AND A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PARK HOLLOW.

UH, DOES ANYBODY WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING, UH, FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY, THEN I WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

COMMISSIONER SU, I'LL SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[4. Zoning File 24-19 Special Permit - Banyan Hypnosis: Consider and act upon a request for approval of a Special Permit for a hypnosis training center within an existing lease space located on a 5.45-acre lot currently zoned LR-M(2) Local Retail within an existing 122,893 square foot building at 275 W. Campbell Road, east of Gateway Boulevard, on the south side of W. Campbell Road. Owner: 275 Campbell Partners LTD. Staff: Amber Pollan.]

THIS IS ZONING FILE 24 DASH 19.

UH, THIS IS SPECIAL PERMIT FOR BANYAN HYPNOSIS AND, UH, MS. POLLAN WILL LEAD US IN THIS GOOD EVENING.

SO THIS, UM, IS A REQUEST FOR A TRAINING CENTER FOR A BANGIN, HIS HYPNOSIS CENTER FOR A HYPNOSIS TRAINING CENTER.

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 2 75 WEST CAMPBELL ROAD, UM, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST CAMPBELL ROAD BETWEEN NORTH COLLINS ROAD AND I 75.

THE PROPERTY ZONED THE LR OR LOCAL RETAIL M TWO, WHICH IS APPLIED TO AREAS FOR RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL USES TO THE NORTH IS A CM COMMERCIAL AREA.

AND THEN TO THE EAST, SOUTH, AND WEST THERE IS, UM, LOCAL RETAIL, UM, INCLUDING DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT, SOME HOTELS AND PARKING AREAS.

SO THE SITE HAS A 122,000 SQUARE FOOT SIX STORY OFFICE BUILDING WITH GENERAL OFFICE OF MEDICAL USE.

IT'S CALLED THE UNIVERSITY PLAZA BUILDING.

THIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE STREET FROM WEST CAMPBELL AND THEN ALSO THE REAR ELEVATION.

IT'S SURROUNDED BY LANDSCAPING AND OPEN AND COVERED PARKING AREAS.

THE APPLICANT, BANYAN HYPNOSIS CENTER, HAS OPERATED AT THIS LOCATION SINCE 2019.

UH, THEY WERE GRANTED A SPECIAL PERMIT AT THAT TIME FOR HYPNOSIS TRAINING CENTER.

UM, THAT WAS PERMIT WAS SPECIFICALLY TIED TO SUITE 2 45 IN THE BUILDING.

SO THIS REQUEST IS LOOKING TO RELOCATE WITHIN THE BUILDING TO

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UH, THAT THE USE OF A HYPNOSIS TRAINING CENTER IS STILL AN UNLISTED USE AND IT DOES REQUIRE A NEW SPECIAL PERMIT.

AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S COMING BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.

THE, UM, THIS IS A VIEW, UH, FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING OF SUITE 2 0 5 WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING TO RELOCATE.

IT'S, UM, THE SUITE SPACE IS JUST UNDER 1500 SQUARE FEET.

UH, THEY USE THE SITE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND THEY HAVE THREE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.

THEY DO THERAPY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS, AND MOST OF THOSE ARE BY ZOOM.

THEY DO PROVIDE ONSITE HYPNOSIS TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THREE TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

THE SESSIONS ARE SEVEN DAYS LONG AND TYPICALLY BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 6:30 PM THEY HAVE AROUND SIX STUDENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN THE COURSE ON SITE AND THE REST PARTICIPATING ONLINE.

THE APPLICANT INDICATED THAT THEY CAPPED THE IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE AT EIGHT PER CLASS.

UM, LAST YEAR THEY HELD TWO COURSE SESSIONS AND HAD A TOTAL OF 12, UM, PARTICIPANTS THAT CAME ON SITE.

AND 11 STUDENTS THAT, UM, WERE ONLINE.

THEY HAVE OFFERED UP TO FOUR COURSES A YEAR.

AND MOST STUDENTS THAT COME ON SITE, THEY ARE TYPICALLY STAYING IN A NEARBY HOTEL.

AND SO THEY'RE WALKING OR TAKING A CAR, UM, CAR SERVICE TO ACCESS THE SITE.

THE SITE DOES MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICE OF THIS SIZE, UM, WITH ONE, UH, ONE ADDITIONAL SPACE, UH, OVER THEIR REQUIRED MINIMUM.

UM, AND CONSIDERING IMPACTS OF THIS USE, THE BUSINESS HAS OPERATED FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS AT THIS LOCATION, AND STAFF IS NOT AWARE OF ANY COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES THAT, UM, DURING THAT OPERATION THIS PERMIT REQUEST WAS NOTICED.

AND WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE, UM, ON THE ITEM AT THIS.

AS OF THIS TIME, UH, THE IMPACT OF THE STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE TRAFFIC TO THIS SITE HAS BEEN VERY MINOR.

AND THEN THE NATURE OF THE SPECIFIC REQUEST OF THE TRAININGS IS THAT THEY ARE INTERMITTENT AND SHORT TERM AND, UM, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH A GENERAL OFFICE USE THAT MIGHT HAVE OCCASIONAL TRAININGS OR EVENTS ON THE SITE.

UM, AND SO IT IS SHOWN AT THIS TIME TO NOT WARRANT ANY ADDITIONAL PARKING NEEDS.

SO STAFF HAS PROVIDED THE COMMISSION, UM, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

UH, SHOULD THE, THE COMMISSION, UM, RE UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL, UM, THIS IS, WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS, UM, DO REQUEST TYING THE APPROVAL TO THE BUILDING AND THIS SPECIFIC BUSINESS OPERATOR, BUT NOT TO A SUITE OR SQUARE SQUARE FOOTAGE.

UM, SHOULD YOU FEEL THAT THE USE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT ANY LOCATION WITH THE BUILDING WITHIN THE BUILDING.

UH, IF THE COMMISSION DOES HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT, THEN THEY COULD ADD A CONDITION RELATED TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SESSIONS PER YEAR OR ONSITE PARTICIPANTS.

UM, THE APPLICANT IS, UM, HERE AND AVAILABLE TO, UM, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SO I'LL CONCLUDE AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALSO, ANY QUESTIONS FOR AMBER COMMISSIONER BEACH? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

I NEED TO BE EDUCATED.

I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.

ITEM NUMBER THREE THERE, THE SPECIAL PERMIT SHALL EXPIRE AND TERMINATE, AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE OF NO FURTHER EFFECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 22 DASH A SECTION SEVEN OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED.

MM-HMM.

, WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT IMPACT? I MEAN, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? BECAUSE I ALWAYS THOUGHT WHEN WE DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS, A SPECIAL PERMIT, THE PEOPLE THAT RUN BANYAN, UM, HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO AND THEY CAN'T GIVE THAT TO ANYBODY ELSE AND IT JUST AUTOMATICALLY GOES AWAY.

IS THAT WHAT THAT'S SAYING OR IS THAT SAYING SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S, UH, REFERENCES THE PORTION OF THE CODE THAT PROVIDES AN EXPIRATION DEADLINE IF THE USE IS NOT, UM, IT'S NOT ESTABLISHED, BUT AS LONG AS THEY STAY THERE AND THEY RUN THAT BUSINESS MM-HMM.

IT NEVER EXPIRES.

CORRECT.

TRUE.

YEP.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM, , AND THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED IN THE BRIEFING SESSION, BUT THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE NEED FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT IS 'CAUSE OF THE TRAINING CENTER, NOT JUST THAT IT'S A HYPNOSIS CENTER.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

MM-HMM.

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RIGHT.

OKAY.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

SO, UM, WE'D ASK THE APPLICANT TO PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS.

AND, UH, WE'RE O OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UM, JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

UH, MY NAME'S CALVIN BANYAN AND, UH, I LIVE IN ROULETTE, BUT OUR BUSINESS IS HERE IN RICHARDSON AS 2 2 45, UM, AS STATED IN THE PAPERWORK.

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OUR LOCATION IS AWESOME.

IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE 75 FREEWAY, AND WE'VE GOT ALL THESE GREAT HOTELS RIGHT AROUND IN THE AREA, GREAT PLACES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO GO TO FOR ANYTHING FROM FAST FOOD TO FULL DINING.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO STAY IN THAT BUILDING.

AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUILDING IS EXCELLENT ALSO.

SO COVID CAME ALONG AND EVERYTHING ABOUT COVID WAS BAD EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.

AND IT, IT CAUSED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GO ONLINE AND THAT ALLOWED US TO, UH, BE ABLE TO DOWNSIZE OUR PHYSICAL FACILITY BECAUSE OUR STAFF WASN'T SPENDING SO MUCH TIME IN CLASS.

AND MORE AND MORE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT WE TRAIN IN HYPNOSIS AND HYPNOTHERAPY, UH, ARE BEING DONE SO ONLINE.

AND SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FIT.

AND I WE'RE HOPING YOU'LL APPROVE US FOR, UH, TO CONTINUE WORKING THERE.

WELL, I THINK IT'S FASCINATING.

I WAS READING ABOUT YOU DO A LOT OF, UH, WRITING ON BEHALF OF, UM, FOR JOURNALS AND HYPNOSIS.

SO YOU MUST BE A, LIKE A RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN THE FIELD.

RIGHT.

I'M CALLED THE AUTHORITY ON HYPNOSIS.

THAT WORKS.

I'VE WRITTEN FOR THE LARGEST JOURNAL OF HYPNOTISM FOR, OH, ABOUT 25 YEARS.

UH, I'VE WRITTEN, I HAVE MY OWN PROPRIETARY, PROPRIETARY FORM OF HYPNOSIS AND HYPNOTHERAPY.

UH, RIGHT NOW, THE SELF HYPNOSIS THAT I DESIGNED IS GOING TO BE RESEARCH.

THEY'RE STARTING A RESEARCH PROGRAM AT A MEDICAL SCHOOL IN, IN NEVADA.

UH, MY, MY FIVE PATH, IT'S CALLED FIVE PHASE ADVANCED TRANSFORMATIONAL HYPNOSIS SYSTEM OF HYPNOTHERAPY IS BEING USED BY, UH, HYPNOTISTS AND PROFESSIONAL HYPNOTHERAPIST AROUND THE WORLD.

MOST OF OUR TRAINING ACTUALLY THOUGH, IS DONE THROUGH OUR TRAINERS WHO ARE LOCATED AROUND THE WORLD SUCH AS, UH, SINGAPORE AND CANADA AND SO ON.

SO THE IMPACT OF OUR SITE IS, IT'S MORE OF A HEADQUARTER SITE.

I CONTINUE TO DO TRAINING AS I USE, UH, THAT AREA TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR TRAINING BY ACTUALLY DOING THE TRAINING AND ABLE TO UPDATE IT AND THEN SEND THOSE UPDATES OUT TO OUR TRAINERS WHO THEN TRAIN MORE HYPNOTISTS AND HYPNOTHERAPIST.

DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER, UH, HYPNO, UH, THERAPISTS IN RICHARDSON OR EVEN THE DALLAS AREA? I, I BELIEVE THERE'S LIKE A FEW, BUT THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE HYPNOTISTS AND MAYBE EVEN HYPNO.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HYPNOTIST AND HYPNOTHERAPIST IS A LEGAL ONE.

IF YOU ARE A LICENSED MED, A MEDICAL PERSON OR A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, THEN YOUR TITLE IS HYPNOTHERAPIST.

BUT IF YOU DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING WITHOUT A LICENSE, THEN YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL HYPNOTIST.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE.

SO, UM, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PRACTITIONERS, THEY SEE CLIENTS, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.

IF THERE ARE, I JUST, IT DOESN'T COME TO HEAD, COME TO MIND.

WE ARE THE ONLY STATE LICENSED SCHOOL FOR HYPNOSIS HYPNOTHERAPY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OH, THAT'S INTERESTING.

MM-HMM.

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YEAH.

MM-HMM, .

AND SO DO YOU ALSO ACCEPT PRIVATE PATIENTS? YES.

YES.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO THEY, MOST OF THE PEOPLE I SEE NOW ARE ONLINE, BUT, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE HAD A FAMILY FLY IN FROM SINGAPORE SO THAT I COULD SEE THEIR SON FOR A FEW WEEKS.

BUT OTHERWISE, MOST OF IT'S DONE ONLINE.

CAN YOU HYPNOTIZE SOMEBODY OVER ONLINE? SURE.

I MEAN, WHAT DO HYPNOTISTS DO? WE TALK, RIGHT? I MEAN, THERE, THERE'S NO PHYSICAL MANIPULATION NECESSARY OR TOUCHING.

AND SO IT'S, IT'S AN INTERESTING PROCESS.

WHAT WE DO IS WE, WE HAVE TO ASSURE THE CLIENT THAT WE'RE, THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WANT AND THEN WE HAVE TO ASSURE THEM WHAT HYPNOSIS IS.

SO ALL OF OUR CLIENTS WILL WATCH ABOUT A 20 MINUTE VIDEO CALLED THE TRUTH ABOUT HYPNOSIS, OR THEY FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT HYPNOSIS REALLY IS AND WHAT A HYPNOTIST CAN DO AND WHAT THEY CAN'T DO.

AND THEN WE WORK WITH THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT IS IT YOU REALLY WANT.

AND THEN WE APPLY THE PROFESSIONAL TOOLS OF HYPNOSIS HYPNOTHERAPY TO HELP THEM TO ACHIEVE THAT.

AND I'VE WORKED THAT INTO A SYSTEM WHICH IS THEN TAUGHT AROUND THE WORLD.

THAT'S FASCINATING.

YEAH.

YOU HAVEN'T HYPNOTIZED US RIGHT NOW, HAVE YOU ? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.

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WELL, I HOPE I HYPNOTIZED EVERYBODY TO, TO LIKE ME .

'CAUSE I WANNA STAY IN RICHARDSON.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT PLACE.

UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT.

UH, ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE, UH, LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST? NO.

OKAY.

WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

IT'S PRIVILEGE.

UH, WITH THAT I MOVE, WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR, UH, DELIBERATIONS? COMMISSIONER CONSTANTINO? YEAH, THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE JUST MOVING FROM ONE SPACE TO ANOTHER.

I CAN'T SEE , SOMETHING THAT'S LESS SIGNIFICANT THAT WE COULD, I I, THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO APPROVE 'EM.

THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM NOW.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM IN A SMALLER SUITE.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE, UH, REQUEST, UH, AS SUGGESTED, JUST RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL, RIGHT REQUEST AS SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

SO MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND I'M ALL SAY, JOE, I'M GLAD TO SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS STATE IT EXACTLY THE RIGHT .

ALL RIGHT.

[5. Zoning File 24-20 Special Permit - Clawzania Arcade: Consider and act upon a request for approval of a Special Permit for an amusement arcade on a 4.58-acre lot currently zoned C-M Commercial within an existing lease space in a 49,944 square-foot building located at 1310 E. Belt Line Road, south of Belt Line Road, on the west side of Plano Road. Owner: Richland Ferrell LP. Staff: Derica Peters. ]

AND, UH, WE'LL GO ON TO, UH, OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UM, ITEM FIVE, ZONING FILE 24 DASH 20.

A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR ZANIA ARCADE, MS. PETERS.

THANK YOU.

SO ZONING FILE 24 21 IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR AN AMUSEMENT ARCADE AT 1310 EAST BELTLINE ROAD.

THIS IS SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BELTLINE AND PLANO.

THE PROPERTY IS ZONED CM COMMERCIAL.

UH, THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH, UH, COMMERCIAL USES, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, AND OTHER COMMERCIAL USES.

UH, THE PROPERTY'S BEEN DEVELOPED WITH A RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER THAT'S AROUND 50,000 SQUARE FEET AND THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO OCCUPY A 2000 SQUARE FOOT SUITE SPACE.

SO THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SOUTHWEST OF THE BUILDING.

THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF WHAT THE INTERIOR OF THE ZANIA ARCADE MAY LOOK LIKE.

UM, SO THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL FEATURE MAINLY CALL MACHINE GAMES THAT AWARD TOYS AND PRIZES.

SO THEY WILL HAVE, UH, PROBABLY A YOUNGER CUSTOMER BASE.

THEY DO NOT INTEND TO SERVE ALCOHOL OR FOOD AT THIS LOCATION.

AMUSEMENT ARCADES ARE ALLOWED IN LOCAL RETAIL RLRM TWO AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND SOME PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS UPON APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL PERMIT.

SO THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION ARE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM 12:00 PM TO TO 9:00 PM AND FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAYS FROM 12:00 PM TO 11:00 PM IN TOTAL, THE SITE PROVIDES 296 PARKING SPACES.

SO THIS, UH, NEW USE THE AMUSEMENT ARCADE WILL PROVIDE, UH, PARKING AT THE SAME RATIO AS A RETAIL USE.

SO THAT IS ONE PER PARKING SPACE PER 333 SQUARE FEET OF GROSS FLOOR AREA.

SO THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SIX PARKING SPACES TO SUPPORT THIS USE.

SO THESE ARE THE, UH, CONDITIONS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

ONE THAT I HAVEN'T MENTIONED IS THE PROHIBITION ON EIGHT LINERS.

SO THAT'S A, LIKE A DIGITAL SLOT MACHINE.

WE'VE SPECIFICALLY LISTED HERE THAT THOSE WOULD BE PROHIBITED HERE.

UM, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE AND RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FOR MS. PETERS? NONE.

OKAY.

UH, WELL THEN WE ASK, UH, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, ASK THE APPLICANT TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND, UH, GIVE US YOUR REMARKS.

UH, AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

HELLO, MY NAME IS DANNY.

DO AND YOU NEED MY ADDRESS OR WHAT DO YOU NEED? ALRIGHT.

I LIVE ON 34 32 DANBURY PLANO, TEXAS 7 5 0 7 4.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

UH, MAYBE YOU CAN JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONCEPT.

OKAY.

AND ALSO WE, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE A, THE BUSINESS.

YEAH.

ALSO NEXT DOOR.

CUTE CHICKEN, IF YOU GUYS BEEN THERE.

IT'S ALL, IT'S LIKE FIVE SUITES DOWN.

UM, WE DO A LOT FOR COMMUNITY.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN RICHARDSON LAST CHRISTMAS.

WE GAVE AWAY $10,000 WORTH OF TOYS THERE.

SO FOX FOUR NEWS AND EVERYBODY CAME OUT AS WELL.

UM, I TOOK MY KIDS, MY SISTER, HER KIDS, WE TRAVEL A LOT AND THERE'S WAS THIS ARCADE CONCEPT THAT, THAT'S POPPING UP ALL OVER AMERICA.

AND THEY HAVE IT ALL OVER ASIA, BUT NOTHING IN DALLAS.

SO THEY, MY SISTER WAS LIKE, HEY, WHY DON'T YOU GO OPEN ONE FOR THE KIDS? AND HERE WE ARE.

I SIGNED THREE LOCATION.

I SIGNED ONE IN FORT WORTH, ONE IN CARROLLTON, AND ONE IN RICHARDSON.

SO NOW I'M OPENING THREE ARCADE SHOP NOT KNOWING WHAT I'M DOING, BUT INVESTING MONEY, TIME,

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UM, WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT IS THESE MACHINES ARE SET ON PRETTY EASY TO WIN.

LIKE MOST CLAW MACHINES, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO WIN.

THESE MACHINES ARE SET UP FOR YOU TO WIN SMALL TOYS AND THEN TRADE IT IN FOR A BIG TOY.

SO IF YOU EVER GO TO LIKE, UH, STATE FAIR OF TEXAS, EVERYBODY ALWAYS WANTS TO WIN BIG TOYS FOR US.

IF YOU WIN LIKE 10 TO 15 SMALL TOYS, YOU TRADE IN FOR A BIG TOY.

SO THAT'S THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF THE BUSINESS.

AND I ACTUALLY LOOKED ONLINE, SAW THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER ZANIA IN HOUSTON THAT'S CLAW MANIA.

CLAW MANIA.

LITTLE LITTLE, SORRY.

YEAH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THEY ACTUALLY, THEY'RE DOING SO WELL THAT SOMEONE ELSE OPENED TWO DOORS DOWN FROM THEM.

REALLY? YEAH.

OKAY.

OH WOW.

IT'S PRETTY CRAZY.

YEAH.

AND, AND, AND SO IS IT MAINLY ALL CHILDREN, UH, YOUNG ADULTS OR? NO, WHEN WE GO OUT THERE IT'S A LOT OF, UM, FAMILY.

SO, I MEAN, THERE IS GONNA BE LIKE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AT THE END OF THE DAY.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO WIN THEIR LOVED ONE A TOY.

RIGHT.

COULD BE A GIRLFRIEND, A WIFE, A KID.

BUT YOU WALK IN, YOU'RE AL YOU BASICALLY GUARANTEE A WHENEVER YOU SPEND $5.

SO.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER BEACH? I'M CURIOUS, IS THIS LIKE A FRANCHISE OR IS THIS JUST, THIS IS MY OWN PERSONAL THING.

I'M GONNA TRY TO FRANCHISE IT 'CAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED.

MM-HMM.

IN THE CONCEPT.

SO I ALREADY HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO IT IN OTHER STATES.

'CAUSE I ALSO OWN OTHER BUSINESS IN DIFFERENT STATES.

INTERESTING.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

COMM CONSTANTINO.

YEAH.

WHAT'S YOUR, WHAT'S YOUR STAFFING NEEDS, LIKE JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY? UM, I'M GONNA NEED ABOUT TWO DURING THE WEEKDAYS AND UP TO FOUR ON THE WEEKENDS.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER SUTHER, DO YOU, UH, DO YOU HAVE, UH, REFRESHMENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT, OR CAN PEOPLE BRING? WE WOULD THINK ABOUT PUTTING LIKE A VENDING MACHINE OF LIKE ASIAN SODAS OR SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD BUY.

BUT WE PERSONALLY ARE NOT GONNA MAKE ANY DRINKS OR FOOD, ANYTHING.

THEY CAN GO TO MY RESTAURANT DOWN THIS FIVE SUITES DOWN AND BUY SOMETHING.

YEAH.

BUT YEAH, THAT'S, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LIKE MAYBE PEOPLE MIGHT BE THIRSTY WHILE THEY'RE PLAYING.

SO WE THINK ABOUT PUTTING LIKE A SODA MACHINE OR SOMETHING INSIDE THERE.

WHEN, WHEN A, UH, SAY TEENAGERS COME TO VISIT MM-HMM, .

UM, HOW LONG MIGHT THEY SPEND IN YOUR, UH, IN YOUR SHOP? DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPECTATIONS OF THAT? I'LL SAY THE AVERAGE PERSON IS ABOUT 10, 15 MINUTES.

'CAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THESE AREN'T ARCADE MACHINES WHERE YOU'RE SITTING THERE WITH ONE TOKEN PLAYING FOR 5, 10, 15 MINUTE.

ONE TOKEN WILL LAST YOU 15 SECONDS BASICALLY.

SO YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF TURNOVER, CORRECT? YES SIR.

AND WE ALSO HAVE LIKE A GIFT SHOP UP FRONT TOO, SO.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

AND I ASSUME YOU GOT RESTROOMS IN THE, IN THE YES SIR.

WE DO HAVE RESTROOMS IN THERE.

WE HAVE TWO RESTROOMS. RIGHT, RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE, EITHER IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUESTS, LIKE TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK? I GUESS WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CARDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

ANY, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON THIS? NO, THAT'S CORRECT.

WE DIDN'T.

OKAY.

UH, SEEING NONE THEN I'D MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL SECOND.

I'VE GOT A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ACTION.

I, I'D MOVE THAT WE, UH, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZONING FILE 24 DASH 20, UH, AS PRESENTED COMMISSIONER CONSTANT.

I SECOND AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS FOR THE EVENING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.