Mar 03, 2026 City Planning Commission Meetings

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GOOD EVENING.

HAPPY ELECTION EVERY ELECTION DAY, EVERYONE.

HOPEFULLY YOU GOT OUT AND VOTED.

UM, WITH THE QUORUM PRESENT, I WILL NOW CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD AT 6:00 PM THE PLAN COMMISSION CONSISTS OF RICHARDSON RESIDENCE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

THERE ARE SEVEN REGULAR MEMBERS AND TWO ALTERNATES ON THE COMMISSION.

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

IN THE CASE OF AN ABSENCE, A REGULAR MEMBER, MEMBER, A DESIGNATED ALTERNATIVE WILL VOTE ON THE ISSUE.

UM, SO TONIGHT EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE IS VOTING AND IS MR. KELLER COMING? DO WE KNOW I GONNA BE HERE? GONNA BE HERE, BUT WE'VE GOT ENOUGH WITH OR WITHOUT HIM.

SO GOOD, GOOD STUFF.

THIS MEETING IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND WE'LL BE CONDUCTED AS SUCH IN THAT REGARD.

AS A COURTESY TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, WE REQUEST THAT ALL DEVICES THAT EMIT SOUND BE TURNED OFF OR ADJUSTED SO AS TO NOT INTERRUPT THE MEETING.

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

THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

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

THE APPLICANT IS THEN PERMITTED 15 MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION.

THEY MAY RESERVE ANY PORTION OF THIS TIME FOR A FINAL REBUTTAL.

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

ALL SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE RECORDING SECRETARY BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS.

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

WHEN THE TIMER BEEPS, THE SPEAKER SHOULD CONCLUDE THEIR COMMENTS PROMPTLY.

SPEAKERS MUST NOT PHYSICALLY APPROACH MEMBERS OF THE CPC OR STAFF AND SHOULD REMAIN AT THE LECTERN DURING THEIR COMMENTS.

SPEAKERS WITH HANDOUTS MUST PRESENT THEM TO THE RECORDING SECRETARY FOR DISTRIBUTION.

IF THERE ARE ORGANIZED GROUPS IN ATTENDANCE, WE SUGGEST THAT YOU SELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO PRESENT YOUR OBJECTIONS.

THE COMMISSION IS INTERESTED IN GATHERING NEW AND RELEVANT INFORMATION.

WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN REPETITION.

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION, NOT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

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

LET'S SEE.

I THINK, I THINK THAT, I THINK THAT DOES IT FOR THE, UH, THE FIRST PART.

SO, UM, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TO ALLOW PUBLIC TO THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING AN ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA THAT IS NOT IN A PUBLIC HEARING ALREADY.

UM, THOSE ITEMS WOULD BE THE MINUTES, UM, FROM THE LAST MEETING.

AND WE DO HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.

SO IS THERE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION? DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS SUBMITTED? OH, GOING ONCE.

GOING TWICE.

OKAY.

WE

[1. Approval of the minutes of the regular business meeting of February 3, 2026.]

SO THE MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED.

I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION COMMISSIONER COURT.

I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

MS. COMMISSIONER PURDY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

UM, WE CAN DO ONE MOTION FOR ALL THREE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, UM, UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO TAKE SOMETHING OFF.

UM, SO THAT WOULD BE THE TIME IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TAKE SOMETHING OFF AND NOW IS THE TIME.

OTHERWISE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER BEACH, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, I, UH, UH, MOVE THAT WE, UH, PASS EVERYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL GIVE YOU A SECOND COMMISSIONER.

OKAY? YEP.

SO CHECK, UH, SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[5. Zoning File 26-01 — Kid N Play: Consider and act on a request for a Special Permit for a Commercial Amusement Center (Indoor Playground) within an existing approximately 3,500-square-foot lease space within a multi-tenant building on a 0.56-acre lot addressed as 506 Lockwood Drive, on the north side of Lockwood Drive, west of Custer Road, east of Inge Drive, and currently zoned PD Planned Development Main Street/Central Expressway Form-Based Code in the Central Place Subdistrict. District. Owner: Manasseh Durkin (506 Lockwood LLC). Staff: Derica Peters.]

WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTION.

SO WE HAVE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON OUR AGENDA, THE ZONING FILE, 26 0 1 KID IN PLAY.

AND WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER AN ACT

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AN INDOOR PLAYGROUND WITHIN AN EXISTING APPROXIMATELY 3,500 SQUARE FOOT LEASE SPACE WITHIN A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING ON A 0.56 ACRE LOT ADDRESSED AT 5 0 6 LOCKWOOD DRIVE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LOCKWOOD DRIVE, WEST OF CUSTER ROAD, EAST OF THE ENG DRIVE, AND CURRENTLY ZONED PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT, UH, MAIN STREET CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, WHICH IS A FORM-BASED CODE IN THE CENTRAL PLACE, SUBDISTRICT.

AND WE HAVE DEREK PETERS FROM STAFF TO BRIEF US.

MS. PETERS.

THERE WE GO.

SONY FILE 26 0 1 IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT CENTER, SPECIFICALLY AN INDOOR PLAYGROUND OR AN INDOOR PLAY FACILITY.

THIS IS AT 5 0 6 LOCKWOOD DRIVE AND IS WITHIN THE, UH, SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND RESTAURANT CENTER KNOWN AS THE, AS THE LOCKWOOD DISTRICT.

SO THE SUBJECT SITE IS SHOWN IN YELLOW.

THOSE SHOW THE OUTLINE OF THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES.

AND THEN THE SUBJECT SUITE WHERE THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO OCCUPY IN THAT BUILDING IS SHOWN IN RED.

UM, THIS LOCATION IS ZONED PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MAIN STREET CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY FORM-BASED CODE.

AND IN THE CENTRAL PLACE SUBDISTRICT, THE SITE IS NORTH OF LOCKWOOD DRIVE AND NORTH OF BELTLINE ROAD.

IT'S WEST OF CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY AND WEST OF CUSTER ROAD.

THE SITE BACKS UP TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH AND IS SEPARATED BY AN ALLEY.

AND THEN WEST OF THE SITE IS THE CITY WATER TOWER, THE, UM, MASON'S LODGE AND A NEW PUBLIC PARKING LOT.

THIS IS THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN.

SO THIS IS THE SITE PLAN, AND THIS IS STILL ORIENTED.

SO THAT NORTH IS TO THE TOP AND SOUTH IS TO THE BOTTOM.

YOU SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE SUBJECT SUITE AND THE ENTRANCE WHERE THEY WILL HAVE A SEPARATE ENTRANCE ON THE FRONT OF THAT BUILDING.

THEY'RE GONNA BE SITUATED BETWEEN LIZZIE BEE'S FLORIST AND LOCKWOOD DISTILLERY.

THE SITE IS 0.5 ACRES.

THE BUILDING ON THIS SITE IS 10,000 SQUARE FEET.

THE SUITE SPACE IS 3,500 SQUARE FEET.

THIS SPACE CURRENTLY IS UTILIZED BY LOCKWOOD FOR STORAGE, OVERFLOW STORAGE AND THE OCCASIONAL SPECIAL EVENTS.

HOWEVER, THEY DON'T, UM, FIND A NEED FOR THIS SPACE AND IT IS BEING LEASED OUT INSTEAD.

UM, BUT LOCKWOOD WILL REMAIN IN THE, IN ITS EXISTING LOCATION EAST OF THE PROPOSED, UH, SUITE SPACE.

THIS SITE HAS 34 PARKING SPACES LOCATED JUST ON THE SUBJECT PARCEL ITSELF.

AGAIN, THE SUBJECT PARCEL OR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLACK HERE.

UM, THE CENTRAL PLACE, SUBDISTRICT OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT HAVE A PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS.

ONLY NEW BUILDINGS OR EXPANDED BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO MEET A CERTAIN PARKING RATIO.

UM, SO WITH, UM, LET ME BACK UP.

THERE ARE 33 SPACES ON THE SIDE.

IN ADDITION, THERE ARE STREET PARKING SPACES ALONG LOCKWOOD DRIVE AND THERE'S ADDITIONAL OVERFLOW PARKING IN THE PUBLIC PARKING LOT.

SO WE BELIEVE THERE IS SUFFICIENT PARKING ON SITE FOR THIS USE.

ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE PLAYGROUND WILL TAKE PLACE INSIDE OF THE CENTER AND NO OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE AS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL.

HERE'S A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THE PLAYGROUND INTERIOR WILL LOOK LIKE.

THIS IS A CONCEPT FLOOR PLAN ON THE RIGHT, STARTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, YOU SEE WHERE THERE'S AN ENTRANCE IN THE STARRED AREA THAT ENTERS INTO A WAITING ROOM, A PARTY ROOM.

THERE'S AN OFFICE AND A STORAGE AREA.

FURTHER INTO THE SITE, THERE'S A SMALLER TODDLER PLAY AREA, AND THEN IN THE REAR OF THE SITE.

AND THE LARGER PORTION OF THE SUITE IS THE MAIN PLAY AREA WITH THE LARGER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

THE, UH, APPLICANT PASSED OUT A HANDOUT TO YOU TODAY AND THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.

UM, SOMETHING THEY MENTIONED AND HAVE UPDATED IN THEIR, UH, INFORMATION IS THAT OPEN PLAY WILL BE OFFERED FOR AGES ZERO TO FIVE.

SO THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WILL BE TAILORED FOR CHILDREN'S ZERO TO FIVE.

THEY WILL HAVE A MAIN PLAY AREA IN THE REAR, AND THEN A SMALLER TODDLER PLAY AREA, MORE IN THE CENTER THAN I MENTIONED EARLIER.

AT MAXIMUM THEY EXPECT 30 PEOPLE TO BE IN ATTENDANCE, AND THAT IS BETWEEN THE PARENTS, STAFF AND THE CHILDREN.

30 PEOPLE AT MAXIMUM.

THERE WILL BE A STAFF MEMBER PRESENT AT ALL TIMES, BUT PARENTS ARE, PARENTS OR GUARDIANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING THEIR CHILDREN AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO STAY INSIDE OF THE FACILITY.

THE HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAYS, THEY WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING THE WEEK.

THIS IS OPEN PLACE, SO THEY'LL ALLOW WALK-INS, UH, AND AT ANY TIME THAT THEY'RE OPEN BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 5:30 PM I'LL NOTE HERE, THE STAFF REPORT DOES SAY 9:30 AM FOR START TIME, BUT THAT SHOULD BE 9:00 AM.

THEN ON THE WEEKENDS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, THEY'RE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

SO FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES ONLY BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 6:00 PM

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THERE'S THE SOFTER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR TODDLERS.

AND THEN TOWARDS THE FRONT, TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN, YOU SEE A SMALL BIRTHDAY PARTY AREA WITH THREE OR FOUR TABLES.

HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SITE.

SO THIS FIRST PICTURE IS SEEN FROM LOCKWOOD, AND THEN THERE'S A BETTER VIEW WHERE YOU SEE THAT THERE IS A SMALL SPACE IN BETWEEN LIZZIE BEE'S AND LOCKWOOD DISTILLERY.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, YOU SEE THE INTERIOR WHERE THERE IS ROOM THERE, UM, CAN'T REALLY TELL FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT THERE'S A LARGE SPACE IN THERE THAT'S UNDERUTILIZED TODAY.

THEN THIS IS AN EAST ELEVATION.

THIS IS THE VIEW OF LOCKWOOD FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY FROM OHB NEXT DOOR.

THEN THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE PUBLIC PARKING LOT UNDERNEATH THE WATER TOWER.

AND THEN A VIEW FROM THE ALLEY.

THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN OF THE ENVISION RICHARDSON PLAN DESIGNATED THIS AREA AS PART OF NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE PLACE TYPE.

THIS PLACE TYPE OFFERS THE ABILITY TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN ONE COMPACT AREA WITH MULTIPLE USES ORG ORGANIZED AROUND NODES OF ACTIVITY.

THIS PLACE TYPE ALSO INCLUDES SPACES FOR RECREATION AND GATHERING.

UM, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION ARE IDENTIFIED AS A SECONDARY ALLOWED USE IN THIS PLACE TYPE.

SO THE REQUESTED USE MOST ALIGN MOST CLOSELY ALIGNS WITH ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN.

IN SUMMARY, SHOULD THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION ACCEPT THE REQUEST AS PRESENTED, THE MOTION WOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

THE SPECIAL PERMIT WOULD BE LIMITED TO KIT AND PLAY OR THE APPLICANT.

TIFFANY LONG THE PROPERTY SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN CON SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN.

THE INDOOR PLAYGROUNDS HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THOSE TIMES I MENTIONED EARLIER, TUESDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS NINE TO FIVE 30, AND THEN SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS NINE TO SIX.

AND THERE SHALL BE NO OUTDOOR OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ALLOWED USE.

AND THIS WAS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM, UM, SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS OR ANYONE IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST.

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

ALSO, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COMMISSIONER BEACH? THIS IS MAINLY JUST FOR MY EDUCATION.

UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS.

I I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU COULD HAVE A KID'S PLAYGROUND THAT CLOSE TO A DISTILLERY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I CAN REMEMBER GROWING UP THERE WERE ALWAYS STIPULATIONS ABOUT YOU CAN'T HAVE A LIQUOR STORE THIS CLOSE TO A CHURCH OR THIS CLOSE TO A SCHOOL.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE EDUCATED THAT, YEAH, THOSE STIPULATIONS STILL APPLY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SOMETIMES PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES, BUT THAT'S THE LIMIT DOESN'T APPLY TO, UM, INFORMAL DAYCARES OR PARKS OR PLAYGROUNDS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THERE IS NO SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I WAS GONNA SAY, IF I COULD ADD ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

THE FACT THAT THE DISTILLERY IS FIRST, UM, AND PRESENTLY EXISTED EVEN IF A REGULATION WAS IN PLAY FOR A CHILDCARE CENTER.

THE, THE FACT THAT THE DISTILLERY WAS THERE FIRST, THAT TYPICALLY THE WAY THE LAWS ARE WRITTEN, THE PLAY AREA WOULD NOT HAVE TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCE.

IT WOULD BE GRANDFATHER.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A GRANDFATHER SITUATION.

IT'S THERE, THERE ARE PROTECTED LAND USES UNDER THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE THAT PROHIBIT ESTABLISHMENTS THAT SERVE OR SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FROM LOCATING WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF THOSE PROTECTED LAND USES.

SO THE PROTECTED USE HAVE TO, RIGHT, SO THE PROTECTED USE HAS TO BE IN PLACE FIRST FOR THE ALCOHOLIC ESTABLISHED OR THE ES ESTABLISHMENT SERVING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO MAINTAIN THAT MINIMUM SEPARATION.

SO IN THIS CASE, DEREK IS CORRECT.

THERE'S, THERE'S NO LAW THAT APPLIES TO CHILDCARE CENTERS, BUT THE FACT THAT THE DISTILLERY IS THERE FIRST AND THE CHILDCARE CENTER IS COMING IN IN A CLOSER PROXIMITY, THAT RULE IS NOT IN A REVERSE SITUATION WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN PROTECTED USES.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN EDUCATIONAL MOMENT, COMMISSIONER POINTER, WOULD IT BE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMISSION TO REQUEST A DEDICATED PARKING SPACE THAT COULD BE CONNED OFF AND MAYBE HAVE SIGN ALLOWING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE ENTRY? THAT IS A BUSY PARKING LOT AND BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE HAD A DRINK, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, IF IT'S IN OUR PURVIEW TO ASK FOR PERHAPS A DEDICATED PARKING SPOT THAT COULD BE CONNED OFF, MAYBE SIGNAGE ON THAT LOT.

THE LOUNGE IS OPEN, OR THE KID AND PLAY CLUB IS OPEN.

SOMETHING THAT, THAT

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SO THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD DO.

OKAY.

UM, I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK FROM, YEAH, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S GONNA BE A PRIVATE PROPERTY ISSUE FROM AN ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT, SO, BUT YOU COULD INCLUDE THAT IN YOUR RECOMMENDATION.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER KELLER.

REMIND ME, WHAT WAS THE OCCUPANCY LIMIT ON THE BUILDING? WE DON'T KNOW THE OCCUPANCY LIMIT.

WE DON'T HAVE FULL BUILDING PLANS YET.

OKAY.

THIS BUILDING IS SPRINKLED, JUST SO YOU KNOW.

UM, THAT CAME UP.

BUT WE DON'T EX EXPECT THIS TO REACH CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES THAT TRIGGER OTHER FIRE SUPPRESSION, LIKE 50 OR MORE PEOPLE WE WOULDN'T EXPECT.

BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD THOSE FINAL NUMBERS IN FRONT OF US.

THANK YOU.

UH, BACK TO THE SORT OF DEDICATED PARKING QUESTION, I THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION AND I'M NOW WONDERING WHY, UM, AT ANY RETAIL STRIP MALL TYPE USAGE CASE, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS TWO SIGNS OUT FRONT THAT SAY THESE ARE FOR, UM, PRO CUTS AND EVERYBODY ELSE WILL BE TOWED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IS THAT A PRIVATE PROPERTY KIND OF THING GOING ON OR IS THERE ACTUAL CITY CODE THAT SUPPORTS THAT? THAT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY ISSUE.

SO IF A PROPERTY OWNER WANTED TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES AND WANTS THAT TO BE ENFORCED, THEN THERE IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENFORCE IT.

WE DO NOT HAVE A CITY ORDINANCE TO THAT EFFECT.

COMMISSIONER POYNTER, I WAS THINKING OF IT MORE AS MAKING AN ENTRYWAY INTO THAT SPACE.

SO IT'S SORT OF PROVIDES A PROTECTIVE SPACE FOR KIDS TO GET IN, KIDS AND PARENTS TO GET INTO THAT.

UH, LESS ABOUT IT BEING A PARKING SPOT.

OKAY.

AND IT MIGHT DRAW YOUR ATTENTION THAT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENING HERE OTHER THAN RESTAURANTS WHERE KIDS ARE IN THE PARKING LOT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER SHUCK? AND NOT TO SAY THAT I DISAGREE WITH YOUR POINT, BUT I THINK IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER IN GENERAL, WE HAVE KIND OF A FAMILY FOCUSED SET OF BUSINESSES ALREADY.

SO LIKE WITH THE PIZZERIA, WITH COMMUNION WITH LOCKWOOD, I THINK YOU SEE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN KIND OF COMING IN AND OUT ANYWAY.

SO MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I AM LEANING SLIGHTLY OPPOSITE OF THAT.

MAYBE IF IT WAS A PLACE WHERE IT WAS ALL SERVICING ADULTS EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE THING, BUT I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE THAT IS FAIRLY FAMILY ORIENTED ANYWAY, IT MAY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING IN WITH KIDS, BUT IT ISN'T FULLY CONTRARY TO HOW THAT WHOLE AREA FUNCTIONS AS IT IS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT.

I THINK WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE.

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ADD, BUT I LOVE THE IDEA OF A DEDICATED PARKING SPOT AND I ONLY SAY THAT BECAUSE IF YOU CAN JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

OH, SORRY.

THAT'D BE GREAT.

THANKS.

I'M TIFFANY LONG AND ADDRESS FOR MY HOME OR FOR THE BUSINESS? FOR, YEAH.

WHERE YOU, WHERE YOU YES.

DON 5 0 6 LOCKWOOD DRIVE.

OKAY.

YEP.

SO I WAS JUST SAYING THAT THE PARKING SPOT, WE COULD USE IT AS A BIRTHDAY PARTY SPOT FOR THE BIRTHDAY KID AND THEY CAN PARK AND EASILY GO RIGHT IN.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

MY OTHER HALF IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, SO I'M REPRESENTING FOR THE BOTH OF US, MY HUSBAND AND I.

UH, KINN PLAY IS A HUSBAND AND WIFE OWN INDOOR PLAY SPACE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN AGES ZERO TO FIVE.

OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A SAFE, CLEAN, AND ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN CAN BUILD CONFIDENCE THROUGH PLAY WHILE PARENTS HAVE A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO CONNECT, RELAX OR SEND A FEW EMAILS FOR WORK.

WE'RE BRINGING A THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED INDOOR PLAYGROUND TO THE LOCKWOOD AREA OF RICHARDSON, TRANSFORMING THE SPACE INTO A VIBRANT FAMILY-CENTERED DESTINATION.

OUR FACILITY WILL OFFER STRUCTURED PLAY, IMAGINATIVE, OPEN PLAY ZONES, BIRTHDAY PARTY EXPERIENCES, AND WELCOMING SEATING FOR PARENTS.

BEYOND PLAY.

KID IN PLAY IS

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WE WANT TO BE A GATHERING PLACE FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE PTA, A SUPPORTER OF NEARBY BUSINESSES AND A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF LOCKWOOD.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO SAFETY, CLEANLINESS, AND RESPONSIBLE OPERATIONS.

WE'RE NOT JUST OPENING A PLAY SPACE, WE'RE CREATING A COMMUNITY HUB FOR FAMILIES RIGHT HERE IN RICHARDSON.

ANY QUESTIONS? I MEAN, YOU GUYS ASKED A LOT AS IT AS IT IS, BUT ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? UH, COMMISSIONER PURDY? YES.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA AND TAKE OFF LIKE HOTCAKES.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT EXPANSION GOING EITHER VERTICAL OR LEFT OR RIGHT, OR, OR KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR NEXT EVOLUTION OF THIS, UH, OFFERING? SO, ABSOLUTELY.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, WE LOVE RICHARDSON AND THIS CITY DOESN'T HAVE IT USED TO HAVE AN INDOOR PLAY SPACE THAT CLOSED, BUT WE WOULD BE THE ONLY PLAY SPACE IN RICHARDSON.

SO OUR FOCUS WOULD BE TO REMAIN IN THE RICHARDSON AREA IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND.

AND THEN IF NOT RICHARDSON, IT WOULD BE GARLAND, BUT IT WOULD BE THE SAME TYPE OF STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON KIDS THAT ARE FIVE AND YOUNGER.

THERE'S TONS OF SPACES AVAILABLE FOR THE AGE OF MY SON NOW HE'S SEVEN AND HE'S KIND OF OUTGROWN THE SMALL PLAY SPACES SO HE CAN GO TO THE BIGGER SPACES, BUT WE WANNA FOCUS ON THE YOUNGER KIDS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER SHA.

JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, I READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT WHAT'S YOUR BACKGROUND AND WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO HERE INTO THIS? YEAH, SO I, I'VE BEEN IN SALES NOW FOR LIKE 15 YEARS.

UH, I STILL AM NOW.

UH, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WORKING PARENTS.

WE BOTH HAVE FULL-TIME JOBS, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY TO WORK REMOTE.

MY HUSBAND IS HYBRID AND WHAT BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT IS OUR KIDS.

WE'VE GONE TO LITERALLY EVERY PLAY SPACE IMAGINABLE.

AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND THAT'S MISSING IS THE PIECE FOR THE PARENTS.

IT'S ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THE KIDS, BUT THE PARENTS ARE BRINGING THE KIDS.

THERE'S NO PLACE TO SIT IF THERE IS, IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE.

SO OUR PRIORITY WOULD BE THE PARENTS AND THE CAREGIVERS THAT ARE BRINGING THE KIDS IN, AND THEN OF COURSE THE KIDS ARE GONNA HAVE A BLAST.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON TAKING A VISION TO REALITY.

IT'S, THANK YOU.

SO IMPRESSIVE TO BE, YEAH.

UH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

IT'S MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS MODEL.

SO CAN YOU MAYBE ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE? IS IT A MEMBERSHIP KIND OF THING OR IS IT, UM, AND I'M NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING FOR SORT OF YOUR SECRET SAUCE, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND JUST THE MATH OF, OF HOW MANY CLIENTS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE, HOW MANY MEMBERS YOU NEED TO HAVE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO SORT OF BE VIABLE AS A BUSINESS.

I RECOGNIZE THERE'S A 30 PERSON CAP AT ANY ONE TIME, BUT IS THIS LIKE, UH, DO I, SHOULD I THINK ABOUT THIS LIKE A GYM MEMBERSHIP MODEL? YEAH.

OR, OR MAYBE EVEN RIGHT LIKE NEXT DOOR, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNION MODEL, WHICH IS MORE OF A WORKSPACE MODEL.

UM, MAYBE JUST ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON HOW THAT WORKS.

YEAH, SO THE, THE SPACE IS GOING TO BE A SETUP IN A WAY WHERE PARENTS COULD MAYBE DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK, BUT WE'RE NOT CLASSIFYING OURSELVES AS A COWORKING SPACE COMMUNITY.

THEY, OR COMMUNION.

THEY'VE GOT THAT IN THE BAG IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MONEY.

THE MONEY IS GOING TO REALLY COME FROM BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND FROM MEMBERSHIPS.

SO YOU COULD EITHER COME DO OPEN PLAY, SPEND, YOU KNOW, $20 FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILD, OR YOU COULD OPT IN FOR A MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP THAT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $115 ON UP OR YOU COULD PURCHASE LIKE A PACK OF PLAY THAT YOU COULD USE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

UM, SO WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSED ON THE MEMBERSHIPS AND THE, THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES.

THAT'S GONNA BE THE MAIN SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR US.

HAVE YOU, UM, OBVIOUSLY YOU, YOU'RE LEASING THE SPACE MM-HMM .

FROM THE OWNER OF THE WHOLE LOCKWOOD AREA THERE, AND THEY'RE ON BOARD WITH THIS, I WOULD IMAGINE.

UM, HAS THERE BEEN ANY, UM, REACH OUT TO THE, I GUESS THE NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NEXT DOOR? UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A VERY PRO

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AND I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT MIGHT HAVE LOOKED LIKE.

YEAH, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE, WHAT COMMUNITY JEFF IS WITH, BUT HE CAME BY, I MET HIM IN PERSON AND HE LOVED THE IDEA.

UM, HE DID MENTION, I THINK, UH, GARY, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DISTILLERY.

HE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

UM, AND HE ALSO MENTIONED THE PARKING.

BUT WITH THE TIMES THAT THE KIDS WOULD BE THERE BASED ON THE SURVEY THAT WE'VE DONE, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE.

BUT WE DID CONNECT WITH JEFF.

HE SAID THAT HE WAS GONNA PRESENT IT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I REACHED OUT TO HIM AGAIN FOR FEEDBACK.

I DIDN'T HEAR BACK, BUT THAT'S THE HOA THAT WE REACHED OUT TO.

THAT WAS THE HEIGHTS, HOA, THE HEIGHTS.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO, UH, COMMISSIONER PURDY? YES.

I WAS JUST READING ONE OF THE, OUR SERVICES BULLETS WITH THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR VISIONARY? YEAH, SO THAT WOULD BE, UM, THE, FOR THE PTA.

SO THE PTA NEEDS A PLACE TO MEET.

I MEAN, SOMETIMES THEY MEET AT THE SCHOOL, BUT THE, I'M INVOLVED IN THE PTA AND WE ALWAYS GO TO THE WINE BAR .

SO , SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANNA BRING YOUR KIDS AND, YOU KNOW, COME IN AND HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, THEN THAT'S WHAT I MEAN BY LIKE PARTNERING WITH THE PTA AND EVEN THE BREWERY.

UM, CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE BREWERY THAT'S NEXT DOOR, BUT RYAN, WHO'S WITH THEIR MARKETING TEAM, HE HOSTS THE PTA GROUPS FOR RICHARDSON.

UM, AND SOMETIMES THERE'S OVERFLOW.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M REFERRING TO.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

OKAY.

I THINK WE CAN, DO I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? YEAH, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

I'LL MOVE THE PUBLIC HEARING BE CLOSED.

OKAY.

THERE'S THE FIRST, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER? COMMISSIONER, I'LL SECOND COURT.

ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY.

PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

OKAY.

UM, DELIBERATION.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS? SOUNDS COMMISSIONER POINTER.

SOUNDS LIKE THE PARKING IDEA HAS ALREADY LEFT THE BUILDING, SO TO SPEAK.

, SO SHE, THERE YOU GO.

I'D ASK FOR TWO SPACE.

THERE YOU GO.

YEAH, IT DID SOUND LIKE THAT.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA THAT YOU OUGHT TO BRING UP WITH YOUR LANDLORD LORD.

UH, COMMISSIONER SHIK.

YEAH, JUST TO SAY, I, I LOVE THIS CONCEPT AND I'M ALWAYS PARTICULARLY PLEASED AND PASSIONATE WHEN PEOPLE CHOOSE OUR CITY BECAUSE, UM, THEY CARE FOR IT AND WANNA INVEST BACK IN IT.

I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOU CHOSE SEEMS LIKE IT WILL BE A VERY GOOD FIT FOR THE DEMOGRAPHIC.

UM, AND I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION.

SO FULLY IN FAVOR, COMMISSIONER PURDY, JUST SAY, JUST MAKE SURE THE ACS BLOWING COLD IN THE SUMMER , BECAUSE IT IS GONNA GET HOT IN THERE WITH 30 INDIVIDUALS IN THAT SPACE.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

COMMISSIONER QUIRK.

YEAH, I, I'D AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID.

I THINK IT'S A KIND OF A COOL, INNOVATIVE IDEA AND I THINK IT'S IN A, IN A GOOD SPOT FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, SO I AGREE.

YEP.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I COULDN'T, COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

UM, I THINK THAT THE, UM, LACK OF AN INDOOR, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW, UM, WHICH ONE YOU'RE REFERRING TO, THAT CLOSED, BUT, UM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF SUMMER HEAT, UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVEN WINTER TWO, AND, YOU KNOW, IF I'M THINKING ABOUT IT FROM A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE, FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET THE PLAY DATE TOGETHER AND THEN HAVE ALL THOSE PEOPLE BE MEMBERS IS, UM, A WINNING STRATEGY, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME.

SO I LOVE THE THOUGHT AND THE CONCEPT.

SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.

COMMISSIONER SHAHE.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, HEARING ALL POSITIVE COMMENTS SO FAR, UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ZONING FILE 26 0 1 FOR A KID IN PLAY AS PRESENTED.

OKAY.

I'LL, I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

OH, COMMISSIONER POINTER SECONDS BEFORE YOU COMMISSIONER BEACH.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

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WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD, GOOD LUCK WITH CITY COUNCIL.

UM, SO I'LL BE, I'M SURE SOON, RIGHT? YES.

THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL ON, UH, MARCH 23RD.

AND SO THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD SEGUE IF YOU WANNA YEAH.

USE THE NEXT, YEP.

SO,

[6. Staff report on pending development, zoning permits, and planning matters.]

SO STAFF UPDATES ON WHAT'S HAPPENING.

YES.

SO AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON, UH, FEBRUARY 23RD, UM, UH, APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, DID FINALLY GET APPROVED.

UM, SO THE, UM, THEY DID GO FORWARD WITH, UH, CPCS RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW FOR RIGHT TURN MOVEMENTS ONTO AMHERST.

UM, THEY HAD TO DO A LOT OF STUDIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TO EVALUATE TRAFFIC IMPACTS TO THE SOUTH.

UM, AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, BUT IT DID GET APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE COSMETIC TATTOOING ESTABLISHMENT ON ALAMO DRIVE, UM, THAT CASE WAS TABLED, UM, TO MARCH 23RD, UM, BECAUSE THE APPLICANT WAS NOT PRESENT.

UM, SO WE, OUR STAFF IS GONNA WORK WITH THE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICANT ATTENDS ON THE 23RD OF MARCH.

UM, AND THEN, UM, THE ZONING CASE THAT YOU ALL JUST, UH, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON TONIGHT, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD ON MARCH 23RD AS WELL.

UM, WE RECEIVED THREE NEW APPLICATIONS.

UM, THERE'S PART OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT STATUS REPORT, UM, AND THOSE ARE TRACKING FOR, UM, APRIL, CURRENTLY, UM, APRIL 7TH AT THE MOMENT.

UM, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS GO DURING THE, THE STAFF REVIEW OF THOSE ITEMS. SO ONE IS A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE WEST SIDE OF WEST SHORE DRIVE, UM, A FORMER, UH, NURSING HOME FACILITY.

UM, IT'S CALLED GREENWOOD PARK, KIND OF A COMPLIMENTARY PROJECT TO GREENWOOD SQUARE.

UM, AND THEN THE OTHER TWO CASES ARE SPECIAL PERMIT REQUESTS FOR CASAL LOMA, A PRIVATE SCHOOL, UM, OVER ON UH, RICHARDSON DRIVE.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR ZIP LINE LOOKING TO DO A JOE AND CHARGING PORT, UM, AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLLINS AND CAMPBELL.

I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE DISAPPEARING TATTOO, UM, SO I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE IF THEY REAPPEAR.

UM, AND THE ZIP LINE THING IS THAT, IS THAT AN ADD-ON TO A CASE THAT WE LOOKED AT BEFORE THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DRONES FLYING IN AND OUT? NO, SO ZIPLINE HAS A, UM, A MAINTENANCE FACILITY OVER ON CAST DRIVE AND SO THAT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH ALL IN INDOOR OPERATIONS THERE.

UM, THIS WAS A NEW FACILITY THAT THEY WERE LOOKING TO, UM, CONSTRUCT IN THE PARKING LOT OF AN OFFICE BUILDING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COLLINS AND CAMPBELL AND, UM, KIND OF IN THE, THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE, OR SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE LOT.

AND SO IT'S, IT WILL ALLOW FOR, UM, FOR DRONES TO FLY IN AND OUT, UM, GOING TO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL HOMES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THERE'S A COUNCIL MEETING NEXT MONDAY WHERE THERE'S GONNA BE DRONES ON THE AGENDA AS WELL AS A IQ COMMUNITY UPDATE ON DRONE STUFF.

YEAH, SO THAT'S SPECIFICALLY RELATING RELATED TO AMAZON.

AND SO AMAZON GOT APPROVED FOR A PD AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR A DRONE DELIVERY HUB, UM, LAST SUMMER.

AND UM, AND SO, UM, I THINK THEY, I BELIEVE THEY FINALLY GOT FAA APPROVAL TO, UM, ALLOW FOR THE OPERATIONS, UH, THIS PAST FALL.

UM, SO OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE WINTER, UM, AND THERE'S UM, BEEN SEVERAL CONCERNS FROM THE RESIDENTS, UM, PARTICULARLY IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF THE AMAZON, UH, FACILITY.

AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING AMAZON FORTH TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.

AND UM, WE'LL SEE BEFORE THAT, MR. BEZOS, IS HE GONNA BE HERE? I'M SORRY, JEFF BEZOS? ? NO, I'M NOT SURE.

.

UM, OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, WELL SIX THIRTY FOUR WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.