[5B. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.]

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5 B, UPDATE FROM CITY COUNCIL AND FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. AND MAKING THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON.

>> YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. >> IS IT ON? IS >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, FOLKS, THE WET ZONE IS OPEN 7 DAY AS WEEK AND IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO BEAT THE HEAT. COME THRILL IN THE SPILL FOR AN EVENT FILLED SUMMER. AHOY, MATES, BEWARE OF PIRATES AT THE LIBRARY AT THE 11:00 A.M. LEARN ABOUT THE LIVES OF REAL PIRATES DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF PRY RACY, WHILE AT THE LIBRARY, SIGN UP FOR THE OCEANS OF POSSIBILITY SUMMER READING PROGRAM. IF YOU'VE BEEN PONDERING THE PITTER PATTER OF FOUR PAWS, THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS A GREAT PLACE TO START THE SEARCH, THEY ALWAYS HAVE A CAT, DOG, AND SOMETIMES SOMETHING MORE EXOTIC, FROM WHICH YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FIND THE RIGHT FIT TO EXPAND YOUR FAMILY. PLEASE HELP THESE BABIES FIND

THEIR FOREVER HOMES ADOPT, DON'T SHOP. >> DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY? NOW'S THE TIME TO GET OUTSIDE AND TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR HOMETOWN. THE ROWLETT ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION PHOTO CONTEST IS ACCEPTING PICTURES AUGUST 19TH AND 20TH, PROFESSIONALS AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMIT UP TO THREE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN WITHIN 1 YEAR OF THE CONDEADLINE. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING MORE INVOLVED IN YOUR CITY? SERVING ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION IS A GREAT WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN

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WHICH YOU LIVE. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH AUGUST 14TH. THE ROWLETT HOUSE FINANCE CORPORATION HAS A VACANCY ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IF INTERESTED, PLEASE SUBMIT A BOARD APPLICATION. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 22ND. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND ALL THE OTHER CITY RELATED EVENTS, VISIT WWW.ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER AT 972-412-6100 DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS, THERE MAY BE A TRASH, RECYCLE, BULK PICKUP DELAYS, STAFFING LEVELS BEEN IMPACTED. PLEASE LEAVE TRASH, RECYCLED BULK OUT UNTIL IT'S BEEN SERVICED. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TXDOT DG AND O, RAILROAD WILL PERFORM RAILROAD CROSSING REHAB ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND PGTB FRONTAGE ROADS THURSDAY JULY 21ST, THESE PROJECTS ARE LIMITED TO THE FRONTAGE ROADS ONLY. NORTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD CLOSURE IS JULY 21ST-25TH, WHICH INCLUDES THE WESTBOUND ENTRANCE TO THE MAIN STREET. SOUTHBOUND JULY 28TH, THROUGH AUGUST 1ST, THIS MAINTENANCE WILL SMOOTH OUT THE CROSSINGS AND BRING THEM TO GRADE, ALL WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS

AUGUST THE 8TH. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON.

COUNCILMEMBER SHINDER, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? >> YES, THESE TWO DOGGIES HAVE BEEN AT THE SHELTER SINCE MARCHIOUS AND THEY'RE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, AND THEY'VE LIVED IN AN OUTSIDE PEN TOGETHER FOR YEARS WITH VERY LITTLE HUMAN CONTACT, FOR THIS REASON, THEY COULD BE TIMID AND THEY'RE CONTINUALLY WORKING ON BEING MORE COMFORTABLE AROUND PEOPLE AND OTHER ANIMALS, LIEU SAYS IS 6 YERLGSD AND CAN BE SELECTED WITH DOGS, ESPECIALLY DOM NAPPED FEMALES. CHELSEA IS 2 YEARS-OLD AND NEEDS SOMEONE WHO IS VERY PATIENT AND WILL LET HER DECOMPRESS IN HER OWN TIME. TAKES AWHILE TO GAIN HER TRUST, BUT SHE DOES GREAT TAKING CUES FROM MORE CONFIDENT DOGS. SHE WENT TO A FOSTER HOME TO WHETHER SOCIAL SKILLS AND TO HELP HER GAIN CONFIDENCE. BOTH BEAUTIES HAVE ABSOLUTELY READY TO GO TO THEIR NEW HOME. THEY'RE NOT A PACKAGE DEAL, BUT, COME ON, LOOK AT THOSE FACES, YOU DON'T WANT TO SEPARATE THIS FAMILY.

CONTACT THE ANIMAL SHELTER TO FIND OUT TO MAKE ONE OR PR PREFERABLY BOTH OF THESE SWEET

GIRLS PART OF YOUR FAMILY. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU, DEPUTY PRO TEM SHINDER AND

COMMISSIONER BELL. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE SOMETHING COMING UP, IT'S CALLED NEIGHBOR FEST BLACK PARTY AT CEDAR BRIDGE PARK, JULY THE 23RD, 7-9:00 P.M., IT'S AT THE INTERSECTION OF MUDA AND COASTWAY DRIVE. THIS IS A PARK THAT'S NOT BEEN DEVELOPED, GO

AND HAVE A GOOD TIME, THERE'LL BE FOOD AND A DJ. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU.

COUNCIL ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS?

>> JUST A REMINDER, THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT IS ASKING US TO VOLUNTARILY CONSERVE WATER BY NOT USING WATER OUTDOORS. THEY'RE ASKING US TO BE CONSERVATIVE SO WE

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DON'T END UP WITH MORE RESTRICTIONS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU, FOR THAT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CITIZEN'S INPUT, ITEM 6. AT THIS TIME COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC, NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZEN'S INPUT.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? >> WE DO. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS KEVIN ROMAINE, AND KEN IS DAVE

HALL. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE AND CITY

OF RESERVATION DENTS. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS KEN ROMAINE, 3001 LARKIN IN ROWLETT. WHY I'M HERE IS THE LONG-TERM CONVENTION THAT CITIZENS CAN REQUEST AN ITEM TO BE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION DISAPPEARED OR CHANGED FROM OUR NORMAL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA THE FIRST OF JANUARY, AND WHEN I CHALLENGED AND ASKED ABOUT THAT, WHY, I GOT TOLD BY A COUNCILMEMBER THAT THAT'S JUST HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND YOU HAVE NO INPUT ON THAT, WHICH SORT OF SET WRONG WITH ME. SO, DURING ELECTION SEASON, I THINK I TALKED TO THE

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MAJORITY OF ALL OF YOU EXPRESSING MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT. BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO A BULK CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPECIFICALLY, IN MY OPINION, YOU GET SORT OF A HERD MENTALITY THAT THE MAJORITY IS GOING THAT WAY, AND THE HERD MAY SAY YES ON THE CHUNK. BUT IT ELIMINATES THE ABILITY OF THE CITIZEN TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT IT INDIVIDUALLY, A CERTAIN ITEM COMES OUT AND A CITIZEN WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT HOW EACH COUNCILMEMBER FEELS ABOUT IT, WE HAVE NO OPPORTUNITY DO THAT ON THESE CONSENT AGENDAS. IF A CITIZEN HAS A NEED OR A FEELING HE SHOULD HAVE MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION WITH IT, WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE COUNCIL TALK ABOUT IT. YOU COULD TURN RIGHT AROUND AND SAY, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT, ANYBODY HAVE A DISAGREEMENT, NOPE, VOTE ON IT, AND IT'S DONE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT, I WOULD HOPE IF A CITIZEN ASKED FOR IT TO BE PULLED, WHICH HAS BEEN A CONVENTION I WAS AWARE OF THROUGH MAYOR HARPER, TOD, DANA BASH AND TAMMY, IT WENT AWAY WHY? AND PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE TO THIS LAST ELECTION SEASON, I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CITY ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERNED ABOUT WHY IT WENT AWAY. AGAIN, THE WHOLE REASON WE WANT TO SEE IT COME BACK IS THAT IT GIVES US A CHANCE FOR EACH OF YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING ON WHY, VERSUS, JUST AN "I ACCEPT IT". I APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK

YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU. AND ALSO, COUNCIL IS WORKING ON GETTING TOGETHER SOME DIFFERENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, FOR THE COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES, AND THAT'S A TOPIC THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BE DISCUSSING. THANK YOU. ANOTHER CARD?

>> STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE, >> DAVE HALL, 6517 MILLER ROAD ROWLETT. WHEN THE MILLER ROAD PHASE II BEGAN, I WAS TOLD TO REMOVE MY FENCE BY OCTOBER 8TH, 2021, AND THE PROJECT WOULD BE COMPLETED BY MAY 1, 2022, IN FRONT OF STORE. TODAY IT IS JULY 19TH, 2022, AND THE PROJECT HAS NOT BEGUN IN FRONT OF MY STORE, I DON'T KNOW WHY. THIS MORNING, MY 8 MONTH OLD LAB PUPPY RAN INTO GEORGE, MY NEIGHBOR WHO LIVES DOWN THE ROAD AND OWNS THE DALROCK DINER, GEORGE ASKED ME IF I KNEW THAT OVER THE WEEKEND I HAD A BIG YOGA CLASS AND A BIG KAYAK INSTRUCTION CLASS, I ASSURED GEORGE THAT I KNEW. AND HE WAS ECSTATIC BECAUSE HE SAID ONE BIG GROUP HAD BREAKFAST AT HIS RESTAURANT, MAY BE WE SHOULD LET THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THIS. ITEM THREE, THIS MORNING, WE STOPPED AT PADDLE POINT PARK TO HELP WITH THE HEROS ON THE WATER PROGRAM. BUD BUG LIKES TO HELP HUMANS THAT NEED A HELPING PAW.

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY, TWO OF BUG'S BROTHERS ARE BEING TRAINED TO BE SERVICE DOGS. THE WOOD DECK RUNNING OUT TO THE ADA DOCK IS ROTTING AND FALLING APART WITH EXPOSED SCREWS AND HOLES THROUGH BROKEN PLANKS. ONE OF THE HEROS WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE DECK WITH THINKS WHEEL CHAIR WITH HELP TO GET TO THE KAYAK. FIX THE DECK BEFORE SOMEONE IN A WHEELCHAIR FALLS THROUGH OR OFF

OF IT. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU, CAN WE GET CITY STAFF TO TAKE A

LOOK AT THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> NEXT IS STANLEY POLLARD.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: STANLEY POLLARD. HAVE YOU NOTICED IN THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT REQUEST IN THIS TOWN HAS BEEN A REQUEST TO CHANGE TO SF5, AND MAY BE A FEW OF THEM, AN SF 7.5, INSTEAD OF THE LARGER LOTS. MILLER AT ROWLETT ROAD, MILLER AT WEST SHORE, MILLER AT CHIESA ROAD, WOODSIDE, CHEESE CHIESA ROAD AND ON AND ON.

DEVELOPERS WILL TELL YOU THAT'S THE MARKET. AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE, SOMEHOW IN SUNNY VAIL, FORNEY, MURPHY, ALLEN, WYLIE, ET CETERA. YOU KNOW WHY THEY ASK THAT, IT'S BECAUSE WE BEND OVER FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENTS. WE'RE PACKING OUT OUR CITY AND TAXING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS, WATER, SEWER ET CETERA, NONE OF WHICH ARE BASICALLY DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE POPULATION THAT WE'RE

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ADDING TO IT. >> MYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU. LORI, ANY OTHER CARDS? ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER WINGET DO YOU HAVE ANY, DID WE GET ANY E-MAILED COMMENTS?

>> YES, MAYOR, WE DID RECEIVE THREE COMMENTS FROMH THE E-MAIL WERE ALL IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM

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8B ON THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSECRETS AGENDA AND THESE ITEMS WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION, COUNCIL HAS NOT PULLED ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, LAURA, PLEASE READ THE ITEMS INTO THE MINUTES.

>> 7 A, CORE APPROVING THE MINUTES, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT DESKTOP AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS. 7D CONSIDER ACTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 7E CONSIDER ACTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE DALROCK SOUTH CURVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. AND 7F CONSIDER ACTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR CDBG SIDEWALK

REPLACEMENT PROJECT. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS OR

QUESTIONS? >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. >> YES, I'LL MOVE THAT WE

APPROVE THE ITEMS AS READ INTO THE RECORD. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: DO WE HAVE A

SECOND? >> YEAH, I'LL SECOND IT. >> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. CALL THE VOTE.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: CAN WE REDO THAT? ALL RIGHT. NOW, CALL THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT THAT ITEM PASS.

[8A. Conduct a public hearing and take action to approve an ordinance to 1) rezone 5106 Chiesa Road from Single-Family Residential (SF-9) District and General Commercial/Retail (C-2) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family Residential (SF-5) Uses and approval of a Concept Plan; 2) Amend the comprehensive plan; and 3) Amend the zoning map of the City of Rowlett. The subject property is an approximately 5.89-acre tract located west of Wilson Road and approximately 200 feet north of Woodside Road, situated in the J. W. Gardener Abstract, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas.]

6-0. AND OUR FIRST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS ITEM 200 SITUATED IN THE J.W. GARDENER ABSTRACT, IN THE CITY OF

ROWLETT, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. AND WE HAVE ALEX KANIG. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO, BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT, THIS APPLICANT PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT A CONSIDERATION FORWARD TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING SINGLE-FAMILY OWNERSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD BACK ON MAY 11TH OF 2021. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED 5-0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION TO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE QUESTION TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO A SINGLE FAMILY FIVE USES FOR THE ALONGS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE HOMES. IN CONCERNS WITH THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AS WELL AS THE MEN MUM DWELLING UNIT SIZES. THE APPLICANT THEN REWORKED THEIR PROPOSAL, TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BASED IN THE FORM BASED NEW NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. THIS WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 32 HOME, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 5-0, TO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THAT REQUEST AND THAT REQUEST WAS WITHDRAWN BEFORE CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL. THIS IS A JUST SHORT OF 6-ACRE PROPERTY. YOU COULD SEE HERE, THAT WE HAVE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IN THE RED, THAT IS ZONE C-2, WHICH IS A BIT OF A REMNANT FROM THE AGE RESTRICTED MULTIFAMILY PROJECT WHICH IS BEING DEVELOPED TO THE NORTH OF THERE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROWLETT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND WE HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY WHICH IS SEASONED SF-9, SINGLE FAMILY NINE ON THE WESTERN SIDE THERE'S ONE ACRE OF THE AREA WHICH IS FLOOD IMPACTED OF WHICH THEY'RE PROPOSING, SHOULD THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED, THAT ABOUT 1/10TH OF AN ACRE WOULD BE RECLAIMED FOR USE. THIS IS THAT SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE SITE CONCEPT PLAN. THERE WOULD BE 24 HOMES CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, AND THERE'LL BE A COMMUNITY PARK, IN THIS LOCATION HERE, WITH PAL SOME TABLES AND A

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GAZEEBO FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE FLOOD IMPACTED AREA AND CONNECT TO THE SIDEWALK AS WELL AS SEVEN COMMON AREAS LOTS SITUATIONED AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO PROVIDE FOR AMENITIES AS WELL AS LANDSCAPING. AND IT WOULD INDICATE THIS HERE IS A 50-FOOD WIDE ATMOS ENERGY GAS EASEMENT OF WHICH NO STRUCTURES WOULD BE PERMITTED WITHIN THAT AREA. WHICH IS WHY THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, TO SOME EXTENT, TO PUT COMMUNITY AMENITIES WITHIN THAT AREA. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING AN ALLEY WAIVER, WHICH THEN HAS SOME IMPACT UPON GARAGES WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

SECTION 77508 D-3 OF THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE DOES REQUIRE SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS NO ALLEY TO PROVIDE FOR J OR OUTLOOK GARAGES, WHICH WOULD MEAN GARAGE DOORS WOULD NOT BE VISIBLE STRAIGHT ON TO THE STREET. THE APPLICANT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSING FRONT-LOADED SINGLE CAR GARAGES. THE DEVELOPMENT WITH THIS PROPERTY WITH ALLEYS IS LIMITED BY THE PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS SUCH AS THE FLOOD PLAIN AND THE OVER ALL SIZE AND WIDTH OF THE PROPERTY, NOTE THAT THERE ARE TWO OFF PARKING SPACES AS WELL AS THE GARAGES, THE SECOND PARKING SPACE WOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN THE DRIVEWAY IN THE FRONT OF THE HOME AND THAT SPACE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE AT LEAST 20-FEET IN DEPTH TO QUALIFY AS AN OFFICIAL PARKING SPACE UNDER THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND THE MINIMUM DWELLING AND LOT SIZE, AGAIN, THERE ARE 24 LOTS FOR HOMES PROPOSED AND 17 LOTS WOULD HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2,400 SQUARE FEET, SEVEN OF THE LOTS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION AS IT'S CURRENTLY LAID OUT ARE LARGER AND HAVE A MINIMUM SIZE OF 6,400 SQUARE FEET AND A MINIMUM HOME SIGHS OF 1,800 SQUARE FEET. THIS CHART LAYS OUT THE MODIFICATIONS THEY ARE REQUESTING FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY FIVE DISTRICT IN COMPARISON WITH THE SF 9 WHICH IS THE CURRENT RESIDENTIAL'S DISTRICT ON THE PROPERTY, THE SF 5 DISTRICT AS ITSELF AND THE MODIFICATIONS BEING REQUESTED. IT WOULD NOTE THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE TO 4,200 SQUARE FEET HOWEVER WOULD NOTE THERE WOULD BE 7 LOTS IN EXCESS OF 6,400 FEET, THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH IS 40 FEAT AND THE MINIMUM LOT DEPTH WOULD BE 100 FEET, THE FRONT SETBACK IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING THE REAR ALLEY, THE FRONT SETBACK WOULD ACTUALLY BE INCREASED FROM 10 FEET UNDER THE SF 5 DISTRICT TO 20 FEET. THE MINIMUM SIDE SETBACK WOULD BE A STANDARD 5 FEET FOR ANY SIDE YARD AND THE MINIMUM REAR SETBACK AGAIN BECAUSE THERE'S NO ALLEY, WOULD BE REDUCED TO 10 FEET FROM THE 25 FEET UNDER THE SF 5, AND THE MINIMUM DWELLING UNITY WOULD BE 1300 SQUARE FEET FOR THE 4200-SQUARE FOOT LOTS, 9 LARGER LOTS THAT ARE 601,200 SQUARE FEET, THOSE WOULD HAVE A MINIMUM SIZE OF 1,800-SQUARE FEET. I WOULD ALSO NOTE ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THIS PROPERTY AS IT'S DEVELOPED WOULD BE WILSON ROAD, CURRENTLY, IT ENDS HALFWAY THROUGH THE EXTENT OF THIS PROPERTY, THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT PARTNER OR DEVELOPMENT PARTNER IN THE PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO EXTEND WILSON ROAD FULLY TO SERVE THIS PROPERTY. THEY INDICATED THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH GISD IN ACQUIRING THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY, THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THIS DEVELOPER, THAT'S ACTUALLY ANNISH WITH HOW GISD IS REQUIRED TO GIVE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO CITIES RATHER THAN TO DEVELOPERS, SO, GISD, HAS, AT THE REQUEST OF CITY STAFF, GRANTED THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT ALONG THE EXTENT OF ALL OF THE PROPERTY THAT GISD OWNS AT THIS LOCATION FOR THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF WILSON ROAD. AS A CONDITION OF THE APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST, SHOULD THE COUNCIL CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS, THERE WOULD BE A CONDITION THAT WILSON ROAD WOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE OF THIS TRACT. THAT WOULD BE A FULL EXTENSION, IT WOULD NOT JUST BE HALF OF THE ROAD IT WOULD NOT BE A FIRE LANE OR AN ACCESS, IT WOULD BE A ROAD, THAT WOULD BE A STREET SECTION THAT WOULD BE

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CONSTRUCTED. THAT WOULD, AGAIN, PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL SITE ACCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS ENHANCEMENT TO PUBLIC SFETY FOR BOTH THAT SECOND WAY OF IN AND OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR RESIDENTS AND GUESTS AND SHOULD THE NEED ARISE FOR ENERGY SERVICES. THE APPLICANT IS AMEANABLE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS EXTENSION, IT'S BEEN INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A REQUEST COME FORWARD FROM COUNCIL FOR FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION REGARDING THE COST FOR PROVIDING THIS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT WOULD BE A FACILITY'S AGREEMENT HANDLED SEPARATELY, AND THAT WOULD AGAIN REQUIRE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL. ALSO WANT TO TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON THE LANDSCAPING CONSIDERATIONS WITH THIS REQUEST. SO, PER SECTION 77504 D 2 F, THERE IS A 15-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER REQUIRED ALONG WILSON ROAD, WITH A 6-FOOT MACE SONRY WALL. AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IN LIEU OF THAT MASONRY WALL TO DO A LIVING SCREEN TO INCLUDE A 6-FOOT WROUGHT IRON FENCE TO GIVE IT STABILITY AND THE BARRIER, TO SOME EXTENT, WITHIN THAT, THE EXISTING TREES WHICH ARE LOCATED WITHIN THAT 15-FOOT AREA WOULD BE PRESERVED, AND THERE WOULD BE SUPPLEMENT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE THE OPAQUE SCREENING, WHICH IS WHAT THE INTENT OF THAT MASONRY SCREENING WALL IS. THE LANDSCAPING WOULD BE THE ENTRYWAY LANDSCAPING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. PER THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, ENTRYWAY LANDSCAPING IS REQUIRED TO FLANK EACH INTERSECTION OF A STREET WITH A PERMITTER ROAD. THAT'S 9,600-SQUARE FEET FOR A PRIMARY ENTRYWAY. DIVIDED BY 2. AND 6,400-SQUARE FEET FOR THE SECONDARY ENTRY WAY. AND THERE WOULD BE TWO CANOPY TREES FOR EVERY 500 SQUARE FEET AND IT WOULD BE AT LEAST PLANTED WITH 75% OF THE AREA WITH SHRUBS AND GROUND COVER. THE CONCEPT LANDSCAPE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT REFLECTS THE PRIMARY ENTRYWAY WHICH IS THE SOUTHERN ENTRYWAY OF 2,725 SQUARE FEET.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING WITHIN THAT AREA TO PLANT ONE CANOPY TREE AND 10 SHRUBS PER 200 SQUARE FEET OF AREA AND ALSO PROVIDE A POLLENATER GARDEN. AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'LL TUSH THE PODIUM OVER TO OUR INTERIM ENGINEERING DIRECTOR TO TALK ABOUT THE SITE DRAINAGE.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEF YOU ON SOME OF THE DRAINAGE CHARACTERISTICS FOR THIS SITE AS IT RELATES TO THE ZONING REQUEST AT HAND. AS PART OF THAT PROCESS FOR REVIEWS THEIR REQUEST, THEY SUBMITTED AN ENGINEERING DRAINAGE REPORT, THAT REPORT DID DEMONSTRATE THAT THE DETENTION ON THIS PROPERTY POST-DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE LESS ADVERSE HAVE LESS ADVERSE AFFECT TO DOWNSTREAM PROPERTIES THEN ADDING DETENTION TO THE PROJECT.

THAT'S, BECAUSE PEAK FLOWS, THE REPORT SHOWED THAT THE PEAK FLOWS WOULD BE LOWERED FROM THE EXISTING FLOWS AND ALSO FROM FLOWS, IF DETENTION WERE USED. EXCUSE ME. THAT IS A PHENOMENON THAT CAN OCCUR WHEN A PROJECT BEING LOCATED NEAR THE DOWNSTREAM END OF A WATER SHED.

IF YOU DETAIN IT'S RUNOFF, WHICH IS WHAT A DETENTION POND DOES, IT MAY COINCIDE WITH THE PEAK THAT IS ALSO COMING DOWN THE CREEK. SO, IN ORDER TO VERIFY THIS CONCLUSION THAT THEIR ENGINEER CAME TO, WE HAD A THIRD-PARTY REVIEW THAT REPORT, AND, THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE MODELLING AND THE CONCLUSIONS OF THAT REPORT WERE SOUND. JUST, ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE RDC PERMITS DIRECT DISCHARGE OF STORM WATER INTO LAKLAKE RAY HUBBARD NOW, THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY DIRECTLY DISCHARGING TO LAKE RAY HUBBARD BUT DUE TO THE REPORT'S CONCLUSIONS AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU, THE SITE IS HERE, IT'S ONLY ABOUT A THOUSAND FEET, IT CROSSES

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WOODSIDE, AND CHIESA ROAD, AND BASICALLY IT'S IN LLAKE RAY HUBBARD RATE HERE AT THE TAKE LINE AREA. THERE'S LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT ALONG THAT ROUTE, SO, WE ACCEPTED THE CONCLUSIONS OF THAT REPORT. AND I'LL NOW TURN THE PRESENTATION BACK OVER TO ALEX.

>> SO, GETTING TOWARD THE END OF THIS, THE PUBLIC NOTE TICK INDICATION, WE NOTIFIED THIS ITEM TWICE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BACK ON THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COMMISSION HEARD THAT, WE DID NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT PUBLIC HEARING, WE DID THAT AGAIN LAST TUESDAY EVENING. SO, WE NOTIFIED ON JUNE 10TH, AND JUNE 30TH, FOR THIS MEETING, THERE WERE EIGHT NOTICES SENT TO PROPERTIES WITHIN 200 FEET AND WITHIN 500 FEET FOR THE COURTESY NOTICE, THERE WERE 35 NOTICES SENT. WITHIN THE 200 FEET NOTICE AND THE 500 FOOT COURTESY NOTICE, ONE RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM EACH AREA IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THEIR MEETING ON JULY 12TH, 2022, DID VOTE 5-1 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONES REQUEST WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, THAT WILSON ROAD IS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BY THE CITY BY GISD TO THE NORTHERN END OF THE PROPERTY AND REFLECTED UPON ON THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND SECONDLY THAT THE SECONDARY FEATURE HAVE A MINIMUM AREA OF 725 SQUARE FEET AND THAT A POLLENATER GARDEN WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE ENTRYWAY FEATURES AND TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHERE IT DOES CONFLICT WITH THIS REQUEST AND AMEND THE CITY'S ZONING MAP. THE RECOMMENDS FROM STAFF IS TO APPROVE FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR SINGLE FAMILY SF 5 USES LANDSCAPE PLANS, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, AGAIN FOR WILSON ROAD TO BE EXTENDED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATEDED TO CITY TO THE NORTHERN EXTENT TO THE PROPERTY.

THAT THE SOUTHERN ENTRYWAY FEATURE WOULD HAVE THE MINIMUM ARE WHY OF 2,725 SQUARE FEET.

AND THE NORTHERN ENTRYWAY WITTED BE 725 SQUARE FEET. TO AMENDMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TO A AMEND THE CITY'S ZONING MAP. THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD AGAIN, FURTHER THE GOAL WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR DIVERSE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES NOT CITY OF ROWLETT. WITH THAT, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN YOUR QUESTIONS. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE THIS EVENING AND THEY

ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET? >> YES. ALEX, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, AND I'LL PREFACE MY COMMENTS BY SAYING, I DID VISIT THE SITE SATURDAY, SO, I HAVE FAMILIARITY WITH THE PROPERTY ITSELF. THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IS WHAT IS THE SMALLEST ZONING SINGLE FAMILY ZONING

ALLOWED BY OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE CURRENTLY? >> THE SMALLEST SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, I WILL SAY IS THE SF 5 DISTRICT, WE COULD THEN DEBATE, WETHER OR NOT TOWN HOUSE IS A SINGLE FAMILY PRODUCT, IN OUR ZONING CODE, IT'S DEPICTED AS A MULTI-FAMILY TYPE PRODUCT, BUT, I WOULD HOPE THE ANSWER THAT YOU ARE SEEKING WOULD BE THE SINGLE FAMILY 5.

>> SO, THAT'S WHY THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, AS OPPOSED TO AN SF 5 DEVELOPMENT, CORRECT?

>> THAT WOULD BE, I SUPPOSE, PART OF THAT REASON, IS THE APPLICANT DECIDED, BASED UPON THEIR SITUATION, DETERMINED THAT THE 4,200-SQUARE FOOT LOTS WOULD BE THE MINIMUM SIZE TO MAKE IT.

>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT LOT SIZE SAYS HERE ARE 4200-SQUARE FEET ARE TYPICAL

DEVELOPMENT CODE IS A MINIMUM OF 5,000-SQUARE FEET. >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> IS THERE AN ESTIMATED COST ON COMPLETING WILSON ROAD TO THE NORTH?

>> I DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY HAS GONE, IN THE WAY OF ENGINEERING, ON THAT, IT WOULD ONLY BE A ROUGH ESTIMATE RULE OF THUMB KIND OF THING THAT WOULD MAY OR MAY NOT BE HELPFUL.

>> OKAY. NEXT QUESTION. DETENTION, SO, HOW DID THAT SITE TO THE SOUTH OF THAT PROPERTY IS A DETENTION POND THAT IS GISD PROPERTY, AND THERE'S STORM WATER DETENTION THAT HAPPENS ON THAT PROPERTY, WHAT MAKES THIS PROPERTY DIFFERENT THAT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE DETENTION VERSUS,

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PEARSON ELEMENTARY WHICH DOES? >> I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING INHERENT THAT IS DIFFERENT WHEN PEARSON WAS BUILT, THEY DID NOT DO A TIMING ANALYSIS OF THEIR DETENTION SYSTEM WITH THE CREEK. THEY DO DISCHARGE, ALMOST AS DIRECTLY AS THIS PROJECT WOULD BUT THEY DID NOT DO THAT. THEY, TOO, ARE LOCATED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER SHED. I WILL SAY, THOUGH.

(CLEARING THROAT) EXCUSE ME, THAT THE SCHOOL HAS A MUCH HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF AN INPERVIOUS COVER. AND IN THAT REGARD, THE ARGUMENT THAT THE DETENTION WOULD BE MORE ADVERSE

THAN NOT DETENTION MIGHT CAUSE A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION. >> OKAY. I THINK THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION, THANK YOU, JEFF. AND THEN, MY LAST QUESTION IS A TWO-PART, BUT IT'S IN REGARDS TO LANDSCAPE. SO, THE APPLICANT ASKED FOR A VARIANCE ON THE WROUGHT IRON FENCE THAT WOULD FACE WILSON ROAD, AND THAT WOULD BE AN 8-FOOT LANDSCAPE SCREENING WALL, CORRECT?

>> SO, THE REQUIREMENT IN THE CODE IS A 6-FOOT HIGH MASONRY WALL, AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR A LIVING SCREEN, WHICH IS NOT AN OPTION IN OUR CODE FOR SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT BUT WOULD BE AN OPTION FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE SCREENED IS AN 8-FOOT LIVING SCREEN WOULD WOULD INCLUDE A WROUGHT IRON FENCE. IN THIS CASE, PROPOSING THAT WROUGHT IRON COMPONENTS TO BE

6-FEET IN HEIGHT. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> AND THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION AS A COMMENT. I KNOW THAT A TREE MITIGATION PLAN HASN'T BEEN DONE YET, THERE ARE A LOT OF VERY BIG TREES ON THAT THE PROPERTY, AND I HOPE THAT WE COULD DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SAVE THOSE TREES AND SOMEHOW CODIFY THAT AS PART OF THE PROCESS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME VERY BIG VERY BEAUTIFUL TREES THAT ALREADY RESIDE ON THAT PROPERTY.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI?

>> LET'S STICK WITH DRAINAGE FOR A MOMENT IF WE COULD. AND THIS IS AN ECONOMIST ASKING AN ENGINEERING QUESTION. SO, THE DRAINAGE STUDY, DID IT CONSIDER JUST THE DRAINAGE FOR THE RAIN WATER THAT HITS THIS PROPERTY, OR DID IT LOOK TO THE PROPERTY OF THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF

THIS LOT? >> IT LOOKED AT THE ENTIRE WATER SHED OF THIS TRIBUTRY.

AND I UNDERSTAND FROM WATCHING A P & Z MEETING THERE'S A SEWER UPGRADE TO BE COMPLETED IN THIS

AREA? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> AND WHAT IS THAT PLANNED TO

BE COMPLETED? >> THE DESIGN IS BASICALLY AT THE 100% DESIGN LEVEL. WE DO, ON CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, WAS AN AWARD TO LOOK AT EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS FOR THAT PROJECT WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT SEWER LINE. WE HAVE A

SMALL SHORTFALL. >> SO, IT'S UNCERTAIN AT THE MOMENT BUT NOT IN THE IMMEDIATE

FUTURE? >> CORRECT. BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT.

>> AND I UNDERSTOOD FROM WATCHING THE MEETING THAT CAPACITY IS NEEDED FOR THIS

DEVELOPMENT, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A LITTLE -- THAT'S NOT QUITE A BLACK AND WHITE ANSWER. UM, NUMBER ONE, THAT SEWER LINE WAS EVALUATED BY OUR SEWER CONSULTANT USING THE PRESENT ZONING FOR THAT PROPERTY AND ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES WITHIN THAT DRAINAGE BASIN FOR THE SEWER LINE AT THE TIME THAT HE DID THE STUDY. SO, THERE IS SOME CAPACITY. AND, THEY COULD TIME THEIR DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THEY COULD DRAIN INTO THAT LINE, USE THAT LINE FOR SOME, I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THE EXACT BREAKDOWN, BUT, YES. SO, IT'S NOT A

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COMPLETELY BLACK AND WHITE, THEY NEED IT OR THEY DON'T NEED IT. >> SO, ANOTHER UNKNOWN, THOUGH, AS TO WHETHER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD PRECEDE OR SUCCEED THE CONSTRUCTION OF

THE SEWER LINE AT THIS POINT? >> THAT WOULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT, YES.

>> WHETHER WE WOULD HAVE THE SUFFICIENT IMPACT ON THAT AREA, SO, THE STUDY WAS DONE BASED

UPON THE SF 9 IN THIS AREA, IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES, IF THAT WAS THE ZONING,

IT WAS DONE IN 2012. >> 2012, AND I DON'T HAVE THE HISTORY ON THAT, OKAY. I THINK

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT WE'RE READY FOR THE APPLICANT.

>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER STAFF, I'M RICK SHEFFIELD REPRESENTING THE ROWLETT HOUSING CORPORATION, AND AS I'M STANDING BEFORE YOU, I'M REMINDED OF THE WORDS OF JERRY GARCIA, WHO AT ONE TIME SAID "WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN." AND HERE WE ARE TONIGHT HOPEFULLY AT THE CONCLUSION OF PHASE I OF THAT TRIP. I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A FURTHER DEEP DIVE INTO THE HISTORY OF HOW WE GOT HERE. SOME QUICK COMMENTS ON THE PROJECT ITSELF, SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF ELEVATIONS AND SOME FLOOR PLANS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR SOME OF THE LARGER HOMES AND GO INTO EXACTLY WHY WE'RE HERE AND WE WANT TO DO THIS.

SO, IF WE COULD, DO I HAVE A CONTROL HERE? OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. THERE WE GO. ACTUALLY, OCTOBER, 2018, WE SAT BEFORE COUNCIL, MAYOR, I BELIEVE YOU WERE HERE AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER BELL. I UNDERSTAND GRUBISICH HAS COVID TONIGHT, SO, THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR HIM, THAT'S THE TEXT THAT I GOT. BUT, AT THAT TIME, WE GAVE A PRESENTATION TO YOU ABOUT CLUSTER HOUSING. AND CLUSTER ZONING. IT IS THERE'S ZONING FOR THAT, AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY TAKING A SMALLER TYPE DEVELOPMENT, A SMALLER PIECE OF LAND, AND CLUSTERING HOMES IN IT IN A FASHION TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH KNOWS THEIR NEIGHBORS. I MEAN, I GREW UP BACK IN THE DAY OF THE SMALLER HOMES AND WE ALL KNEW OUR NEIGHBORS AND TALKED ACROSS THE CHAIN-LINK FENCE IN THE BACK AND EVERYONE KNEW EVERYONE ELSE.

WE WORKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO BRING THE 33-HOME DESIGN THAT WAS BROUGHT TO P & Z IN MAY OF LAST YEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THIS BODY IN JUNE AND IT WAS SENT BACK FROM PLANNING AND ZONING TO WORK ON IT, THEY FELT IT WAS TOO DENSE AND WE HAD TOO MANY WAIVERS REQUESTED. AND AGAIN, WE CAME BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND WENT TO THE FORM BASED CODE THAT ALLOWED SOME SMALLER HOMES THERE, AND THAT WAS DENIED BY PLANNING AND ZONING, AND WE WENT BACK AND TALKED TO STAFF AND ESSENTIALLY AT THAT TIME, I SAID TO STAFF "I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE THAT GETS TO THE PATH OF NO RESISTANCE. " AND HOPEFULLY, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT. WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH STAFF TO BRING YOU THE DESIGN TONIGHT. AND AS ALEX MENTIONED, IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY PLANNING AND ZONING AT THE JULY 12TH MEETING.

SO, JUST A REAL QUICK, WHAT YOU SEE HERE, THE BULLET POINTS HAVE BEEN GONE OVER BY STAFF, OUTLINING THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROJECT. AND, WHAT I WANTED FOR THIS ONE, THOUGH, IS TO TRY AND SHOW YOU, AND I KNOW IT'S VERY BUSY, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THE FOOTPRINTS OF THE HOME MODELS AND LAY THOSE OUT ON THE LOTS SO YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT REGULAR RECTANGLES, I'M TRYING TO SHOW YOU HOW THOSE STACK UP ON THE SITE. AND FOR OPTIONS ON A COUPLE OF THOSE, UM, THIS HOME IS 1641-SQUARE FEET. THERE WOULD BE A SMALLER ONE, OBVIOUSLY, THIS ONE, WE MAY HAVE TO PAIR DOWN ABOUT 100 FEET TO FIT ON THE LOT. WE WANT TO TRY AND KEEP AS MUCH HOUSE SIZE AS WE CAN FOR THE LAND THAT'S AVAILABLE. AS YOU'LL NOTE THERE, ALL EXTERIORS WILL BE AT LEAST 30% STONE OR STUCCO, HARDEE BOARD PROBABLY ON THE REST. I'LL SHOW YOU THE FLOOR PLAN HERE, AND THE MAIN POINT WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE WITH THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH PLANNING AND ZONING, BECAUSE THERE WERE QUESTIONS ON THE AMOUNT OF PARKING AVAILABLE, WHETHER IT WAS A 20-FOOT SETBACK OUT FRONT, OR WHAT EXACTLY, AND WHAT WE'RE SHOWING IS THAT YOU COULD SEE

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FROM THE FRONT PORCH HERE, YOU STILL HAVE ANOTHER, I'M GOING TO SAY 5-FOOT SETBACK FROM THE GARAGE HERE, SO YOU'LL HAVE A MINIMUM OF 20-FOOT DRIVEWAY IN THE FRONT FOR THE SECOND VEHICLE TO BE PARKED. A LARGER HOME HERE, WE COULD VERY WELL HAVE WAY UP ABOVE 2,000-SQUARE FEET, WE HAVE SEVERAL LARGER LOTS THAT THOSE WOULD FIT ON AS WELL, AGAIN, SIMILAR IN DESIGN, YOU'LL SEE CHANGES OBVIOUSLY IN THE FLOOR PLAN AND THE WAY THINGS ARE LAID OUT, A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM IN THIS ONE FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR FAMILY TIME. NOW, WHY WE'RE HERE. WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. PEOPLE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF WHAT THAT MEANS WHEN YOU TALK WITH THE PUBLIC. WHAT AFFORDABLE IS, AS FAR AS HOUSING IS CONCERNED, ACCORDING TO HUD, IS THAT YOUR MORTGAGE OR RENT, INCLUDING UTILITIES, TO BE AFFORDABLE SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 30% OF YOUR GROSS INCOME. THIS SHOWS THE INCOME CATEGORIES HERE AS WELL AS YOU COULD SEE THE IMMEDIATE YUGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN ROWLETT IS JUST NORTH OF $97,000 AND THAT'S FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. THE INCOME CATEGORY TO THE LEFT SHOW THE DIFFERENT LEVELS FROM EXTREMELY LOW INCOME TO MODERATE INCOME LEVELS. EXTREMELY LOW INCOME AS YOU COULD SEE ON THIS NEXT SLIDE AS FAR AS WHO WE SERVE, THAT'S WHERE WE WORK INTO HOMELESS, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND LOW INCOME AND PUBLIC HOUSING, WHERE YOU HEAR PEOPLE RELATE ALLOT TO SECTION 8. YOU MOVE THE HOUSING TAX CREDITS, AND THIS IS WHERE WE BEGIN TO WORK. BUT, EVEN FURTHER UP THAT, IF YOU LOOK HERE, WE SHOW THAT BETWEEN THE 60% AMI AND THE 80% AMI UP TO 100 IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY OPERATE IN THAT REALM AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP.

THESE ARE ESSENTIAL WORKERS, AND TODAY'S WORKERS, WE'LL SHOW SALARIES ON WHAT THOSE WOULD BE.

FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE TARGETING THE HOMES TO BE AFFORDABLE TO THOSE AT THE 80% AREA MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME LEVEL. YOU SEE THE NUMBERS THERE, THOSE ARE ANNUAL GROSS INCOMES BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. WHETHER IT'S A SINGLE PERSON COMING OUT OF COLLEGE, WHETHER IT'S A COUPLE, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE WITH A CHILD, THE INCOMES THERE, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO INCREASE ACCORDINGLY. IN ADDITION TO THIS, EXCUSE ME, HFC WILL BE OFFERING SEVERAL SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS TO HOPE PEOPLE WITH THE HOMES, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE, UP TO 5% OF THAT SALES PRICE EITHER IN A GRANT OR AS A FORGIVABLE SECOND LIEN.

AND REDUCED RATE MORTGAGES AND MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATES, YOU'LL RECALL COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FOR US TO PARTICIPATE FOR THE SALE OF THOSE MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS.

AND TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS AT GDHCAS BOARD MEETING FOR JULY, AND THAT WAS PASSED AND WE WERE AWARDED $2 MILLION WORTH OF SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS TO BE USED FOR THIS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE, AT THE HFC, IN THE TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE BEEN ACTIVE AT THE STATE AS WELL AS NATIONAL LEVELS. AND I PERSONALLY SIT ON TWO OF THE STATE BOARDS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE TEXAS AFFILIATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS OR TAB, YOU'LL HEAR IT CALLED. WE HAVE A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS IN THE BUILDER COMMUNITY AND REACH OUT FOR IN KIND SERVICES WHATEVER THEY COULD PROVIDE. WHOM EVER WE SELECT FOR BUILDERS ON THIS, I HAD BUILDERS BOOKED ON THIS, BUT WE KEPT GETTING STALLED AND THEN I SAID, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT UNTIL WE GET THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS, BUT, WHOM EVER WE GET IN THERE, WE COULD PROVIDE A SALES TAX EM EXEMPTION FOR THEM. WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE LEGAL TEAM AS WELL AS FROM THE ENGINEERING TEAM, ALTHOUGH, ENGINEERS DON'T DO ON THIS, BUT THE LEGAL TEAM

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WILL TALK ABOUT DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS. AND GIVEN THE MARKET TODAY, IF THEY WERE TO SELL THE HOME, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO MOVE TO? SO, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR AWHILE. WITH THAT, I'M BRIEF, LIKE, I SAID, WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE FROM JACKSON WALKER AS WELL AS KIMBERLY HORN TO ANSWER YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. GENERAL QUESTIONS ON THE HFC OR AFFORDABILITY AND WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE, I'M HAPPY TO

ANSWER, AND WITH THAT, I GIVE IT BACK TO COUNCIL." >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU, FOR THE PRESENTATION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN, WHAT WAS THE HOUSING COST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM?

>> THE HOUSING COST? >> LIKE, HOW MUCH DOES THE HOUSE?

>> INTERESTING, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, BECAUSE I MEANT TO SAY THIS AT 2028, WE WERE A TARGETING $150,000 TO $170,000, SOUND KIND OF LIKE A DREAM NOW, DOESN'T IT? RIGHT NOW, OUR TARGET IS $225,000. I KNOW THAT'S WEIRD TO THINK THAT'S AFFORDABLE, BUT GIVEN THE INCOMES OF TODAY AND THE PRICING OF OTHER HOMES OUT THERE, JUNE NUMBERS FOR ROWLETT, MEDIAN HOME

PRICE IS STILL RIGHT AROUND $415,000 ON HOMES SOLD IN JUNE. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THE MEDIAN

HOUSING PRICE IN ROWLETT WAS $450,000? >> $415,000.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: $415,000? >> YES, SIR. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: LET'S SAY WE START TO SEE THE HOUSING MARKET COOL, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME SIGNS OF THAT, NOT DRAMATIC,

WOULD THAT IMPACT THE PRICE OF THESE HOMES? >> WELL, OBVIOUSLY, TANGENT TO THAT, IS OBVIOUSLY, SUPPLY COSTS FOR YOUR MATERIALS, AND YOU ARE STARTS TO SEE LUMBER DROP A LITTLE BIT. OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE SEEING MORTGAGE RATES WHICH ARE RISING UP AND IT'S SLOWING SOME OF THE BUYER DEMAND FROM THAT STANDPOINT, BECAUSE WHAT A PERSON THOUGHT THEY COULD AFFORD AT ONE POINT, WITH THE MORTGAGE RATE INCREASE, NOW, THAT'S ADDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A MONTH TO PAYMENTS AND A LOT OF DEALS ARE STARTED TO BE BACKED OUT OF. SO, I THINK THAT YOU WILL SEE SOME READJUSTMENT OF HOUSING PRICES, I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A FALL, BY ANY MEANS. IN FACT, EVEN THOUGH, NUMBERS OF SALES WERE DROPPED, 2-3%, PRICES AND VALUES THEMSELVES, STILL INCREASED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, NOT AT THE SAME RATE THAT THEY WERE BEFORE, BUT 2-3% IN THAT RANGE, AND PRICES ARE INCHING UP A BIT. AND I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE HALFWAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT BEFORE WE SEE ANYTHING THAT HAS

A MAJOR IMPACT ON PRICE POINTS. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU, COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR

THE APPLICANT? MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. >> YES, RICK, YOU MENTIONED THE DRI DRI DRI DRI DRIVEWAY LENGTH IN PARTICULAR. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SIDEWALK BORDERS THE STREET IN YOUR DRAWINGS, IS THAT CORRECT? DOES IT BORDER THE STREET?

>> LET ME BRING UP BRYCE WITH KIMBERLY HORN THROUGH THIS. >> SO, PART THE STANDARD STREET SESHGS YOU HAVE THE SQUAWK WHICH IS ONE FOOT INSIDE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, BUT THAT 20 FEET

STARTS AT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND GOES INTO THE LOT ITSELF. >> OKAY.

>> SO, FROM THE SIDEWALK, YOU WOULD HAVE 21 FEET TO THE FRONT PORCH AND THAT EXTRA SETBACK TO THE GARAGE. SO, I THINK IT'S CLOSER TO 3 FEET, SO, I THINK IT'S 23 FEET FROM RIGHT-OF-WAY

AND 24 FEET FROM SIDEWALK. >> I FEEL BETTER ABOUT THAT, SOME OF THESE LONGER PICKUP TRUCKS, IF YOU HAVE A QUAD CAB F1-350, I WOULDN'T WANT THEM TO BE QUESTIONED.

>> WE TOOK THAT INTO ACCOUNT. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI? >> THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS DIRECTED TO, SO, I GUESS THERE'S THE TWO PARTS OF THIS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SELECTION OF THE BUILDER. YOU MENTIONED YOU HAVE NOT SELECTED THE HOME BUILDER, SO THE DEVELOPER THEMSELVES, HAVE THEY COMPLETE ADD PROJECT LIKE THIS ONE AND

ARE THERE ANY IN ROWLETT? >> WE'LL ACTUALLY RISE PROPERTY HAS DONE SOME SINGLE FAMILY IN THE PAST, NOT A LOT, SO, WE'RE TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS FAR AS LAND GRADING AND HOW THE LAND

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WILL BE DEVELOPED, THAT VERY WELL COULD BE PUT OUT FOR BIDS, QUITE HONESTLY, I HAVE HELD OUT

ON ANY OF THAT UNTIL WE GOT THROUGH THIS FOUR-YEAR PROCESS. >> RISE, THEY HAVE THE PROJECT

ON 66? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> HAVE THAT YOU COMPLETED A

PROJECT IN ROWLETT YET? >> THE TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ABOUT TO BE ISSUED FOR BUILDING ONE OF OUR SENIOR, AND THAT WILL BE THEIR FIRST ONE.

>> I THINK THAT I SAW, AUGUST, IS THAT RIGHT? >> WE'RE HOPING, YES.

>> AND SO, TALKING ABOUT SEWERS AGAIN, HAVE YOU CONTEMPLATED THE LIMITATIONS TO THAT, THE SEWER UPGRADE, BY PLACE AND HOW MANY HOUSES YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO BEFORE YOU NEED TO PUT A HIATUS

ON IT BEFORE THE UPDATE IS COMPLETE? >> YES, AND I THINK, PART OF OUR OFFICIAL ROUNDS OF CONCEPT PLANS WHEN WE HAD 33 AND 34 LOT THE, WE HAD CONTEMPLATED HAVING A PHASED APPROACH, WHERE PHASE 1 WOULD BE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF LOTS THAT WE COULD DEVELOP AND STILL SEWER OFF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. AND EVEN A YEAR OR SO AGO, WHEN WE BEGAN THIS, THE SEWER LINE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE KIND OF BEEN A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG, AND OBVIOUSLY THE MATERIAL PRICES AND THE MARKET HAS KIND OF CHANGED THAT, SO, I THINK WE'VE BEEN OPEN TO A PHASE 1 AND A PHASE TWO APPROACH TO CONTEMPLATE THE SEWER CAPACITY IF IT GETS TO THAT POSITION WHEN

WE'RE READY TO START DEVELOPING. >> OKAY. LET'S SEE, AND I THINK THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED EARLIER, DO WE HAVE ANY CLUE WHAT THE COST OF THIS WILSON ROAD CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO

BE? >> WE'VE DONE SOME BACK OF THE NAPKIN IDEAS, AND THAT WAS BEFORE THE MATERIAL COSTS WENT UP. IF I COULD THROW OUT ARRANGE, I WOULD THINK THAT YOU

ARE IN THE TWO TO $300,000 RANGE. INCLUDING EVERYTHING. >> I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GET THIS GUY ON SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING. WE JUST PROVED A HALF A MILLION DOLLAR

ON 73 MILES OF ALLEYWAYS. >> I GUESS A QUESTION IS REALLY FOR RICK, SO, UM, IF, SO, AT THIS POINT, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE ZONING CHANGE WITHOUT A COMMITMENT ON FINANCIAL SUPPORT, CAN THIS PROJECT BE DONE WITHOUT A COMMITMENT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE WILSON ROAD

EXTENSION? >> GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE FOR THE WILSON ROAD EXTENSION, THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ANSWER. ABSOLUTE WORST CASE SCENARIO, I WOULD SAY WE WOULD END UP HAVING TO SELL SOME OF THE HOMES AT MARKET RATE TO SUBSIDIZE THE OTHERS. BUT, AGAIN, IT'S PRETTY VAGUE TO TRY AND ANSWER THAT WITHOUT THE NUMBERS.

>> SO, ANOTHER UNKNOWN ALONG WITH THE SEWER CAPACITY. >> YES, I WAS HEAR THAT?

>> ANOTHER UNKNOWN WITH THE SEWER CAPACITY AND TIMING OF THAT.

>> RIGHT, BUT WE TALKED WITH STAFF ON THE SEWER CAPACITY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WILLING TO PHASE WHETHER IT'S TWO OR THEE HOUSES AT A TIME TO KEEP UP WITH IT.

>> AND THE LAST QUESTION, AND I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THIS UNTIL YOU PUT UP THE SLIDES ON THE BOND MONEY, AND CONGRATULATIONS, THAT'S A GREAT THING FOR ROWLETT. IT SAID "REDUCED RATE MORTGAGES" WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? OBVIOUSLY RATES ARE GOING UP NOW, WHAT ARE THE DISCOUNTS THAT PEOPLE WOULD GET, I SAW FIRST-TIME BUYER AND EXISTING PREVIOUSLY BUYER RATE.

>> WE'RE USING, ACTUALLY, TDACA, MY FIRST TEXAS HOME PROGRAM. THAT YOU COULD LOOK UP THERE, THEY JUST SENT THE NUMBERS FOR THE BONDS THEMSELVES, LAST MONTH, THE OFFICIAL DECLARATION AND ORDINANCES WILL BE DELIVERED FROM THEM, AUGUST 15TH, I

BELIEVE. AND WE'LL SEE SOME NUMBERS FROM THAT AGAIN. >> AND THAT MONEY COULD BE USED IN THIS DEVELOPMENT BUT ALSO IT CAN BE USED AROUND OTHER HOME PURCHASES?

>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT IT COULD BE USED BY ANYONE THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA.

>> OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU, THANKS RICK. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?

>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO, I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PEEDIUM, SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD, YOU DO NOT NEED TO ANNOUNCE YOUR ADDRESS. IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A CARD, PLEASE DO SO BEFORE YOU LEAVE. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS?

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>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS STANLEY POLLARD. >> STANLEY POLLARD, 3110 SYCAMORE STREET IN ROWLETT. THE REASON FOR THE ZONING REQUEST, WHAT THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO DO IS REDUCE THE ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL AND SF 9 TO AN SF 5 ZONING SO THEY COULD PUT BASICALLY, TWO TIMES THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAN ALLOWED IN THE CURRENT ZONING, ALL 25 ROADS, ENTER AND EXIT ON WILSON ROAD WHICH HAS ONE WAY IN AND OUT OF WOODSIDE, AND WOODSIDE HAS TWO TIMES THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAN ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR T THERE'S 27 HOMES PLUS, ALL THE TRAFFIC FROM PEARSON ELEMENTARY. YOU'VE ALREADY CHANGED WOODSIDE FROM SF 9 TO SF 5 TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, TO MAKE THIS CHANGE WOULD DEFINITELY SET A PRECEDENT FOR THE REMAINS SF 9 NOT NORTH AND EAST WHICH IS A MUCH LARGE TERRE MASS AND YOU'LL ALSO OVERRIDE THE LATEST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF 2019, THE PLAN DID ADDRESS THIS AREA BECAUSE THE COMMERCIAL ALONG HIGHWAY 66. IS THE DEVELOPER WIDENING, OR IMPROVING ANY STREET SEWER LINES OUTSIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT? NO. ONLY UP TO THE PROPERTY LINE AND ASKING TAX PAYERS TO PAY FOR THAT. ARE THEY WILLING TO WIDEN CHIESA ROAD DUE TO THE INCREASING TRAFFIC? NO. THEY'RE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE PROFIT THEY COULD MAKE AND LEAVING THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT TO FIX THE OTHER PROBLEMS, LATER ON. I URGE YOU TO LEAVE IT SF 9, THE MINIMUM HOME SIZE AND YOU COULD ADDRESS THE MINIMUM HOME SIZE UNDER THE PD BUT NOT SET A PRECEDENT OF COMPROMISING THE

UNITS IN THE AREA. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO OTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION

AFTER THE MOTION AND SECOND. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: COUNCILMEMBER, GALUARDI, DO YOU

HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVE TO DENY THE REQUEST FROM THE ZONING CHANGE FROM AN

SF 9 TO A PD, EXCUSE ME. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT?

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: WE HAVE A SECOND TO DENY IN A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER TO DENY, A VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE WOULD BE A DENIAL. BUT, BEFORE WE GET THERE, I WILL OPEN UP DISCUSSION FROM

COUNCIL. AND START WITH COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI. >> SO, I'VE THOUGHT LONG AND HEART ABOUT THIS, AND I KNOW, RICK, THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART TO GET PROJECT DONE, BUT, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I CAME INTO THIS OFFICE WITH AN EYE TOWARDS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE CHARGE TOWARDS HIGHER DENSITY. THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY AROUND THIS AREA IS, ALTHOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN REZONED TO AN SF 5, I DID THE MATH, THE HOME SIZES THERE ARE AVERAGE OVER 3,000 SQUARE FEET AND THE VALUES ARE ABOUT $375,000. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS AN AVERAGE SIZE OF 658 SQUARE FEET ABOUT 1,125 SQUARE FEET LESS THAN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS, A VALUE OF $128,000 LESS, AND ALL OF THIS ALSO COMES BACK TO THE FISCAL POSITION OF THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE A GREAT DEAL MORE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT THAN WE NEED THAT WE CANNOT PAY FOR.

THOSE WHO FOLLOWED MY RUN FOR THIS OFFICE KNOW THAT I'M A NUMBERS GUY, SO, I RAN THE NUMBERS ON THE PROPOSED TAX RECEIPTS FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, VERSUS THE LIKELY IMPACT ON THE CITY BUDGET, AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD ADD A $20,000 PER YEAR DEFICIT TO THE CITY BUDGET BASED UPON THE AVERAGE COST OF SUPPORTING THE CITIZENS IN ROWLETT AND THE ESTIMATE OF TAXES THEY WOULD COLLECT, COMPARED TO THE MARKET-BASED HOMES IN THE AREA THAT SHOW A, FOR THE SAME 24 NUMBER OF HOMES WOULD PRODUCE A BUDGET SURPLUS OF $2,814 PER YEAR. ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE THE FUTURE REQUEST POTENTIALLY TO BUILD A ROAD, I THINK THAT YOU ARE A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IS PROBABLY UNDER BY ABOUT A DIGIT AT LEAST, WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING

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1-$2 MILLION TO DO THE ENGINEERING AND OTHER WORK. THE LOST TAXES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, ROWLETT HOUSING WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP, AND WE WILL NOT RECEIVE SALES TAXES FROM PRODUCTS SOLD WITHIN THE CITY, AND I PRESUME THE SAME APPLIES TO THE PROPERTY TAX WHILE THE DEVELOPMENT IS BOEING BUILT. I DO HAVE CONCERNS ON THE IMPACT OF THE SEWER AND TIMES, WE HAVEN'T FUNDED THE SEWER UPGRADE, SO THERE'S NO GUARANTY THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COULD BE COMPLETED AND BUILT OUT TO 24 HOMES. I WATCHED CAREFULLY, TWICE, THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE DRAINAGE AND I HAVE TOP SAY THAT I FULLY AGREE WITH COMPANIES FRISBIE FOR THE NEED OF RETENTION IN THIS AREA. IT SEEMS TO ME, WHICH WAY THE STORM COMES. AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THIS IS NOT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THIS AREA IS DEFINED AS STATE RESIDENTIAL WHICH IS 20,000 SQUARE FEET LOTS AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE THAT IN THE PROPOSAL, SO, I WILL NOT

BE VOTING FOR THIS. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON, DO YOU

HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT, MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. >> THOSE ARE GOOD COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI, I HAVE TO DISAGREE, THOUGH, I FIND THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT SETS THE RIGHT TONE FOR THE AREA, ON THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ON THE WOODSIDE ARE IN CONCERT WITH THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT AS FAR AS HOME LOT SIZES GO. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL PIECE OF PROPERTY.

IT SITS IN A VERY UNUSUAL LOCATION, I DON'T SUSPECT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROPERLY -- I DON'T SUSPECT THAT WE WILL HAVE A DEVELOPER COME IN AND PROPERLY DEVELOP THE PROPERTY ON SF 9.

IN ADDITION, PAST COUNCIL TO ASK THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION WITH EXACTLY THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. AND I KNOW, COUNCIL, IN THE PAST HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE RESERVED ABOUT APPROVING MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE INCOME-BASED. AND NOW WE'RE WITH A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS INCOME BASED, AND I REALLY HESITATE TO SAY NO, HERE, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE COMMISSIONED THE HFC TO DO IS THAT TYPE OF WORK.

IN REGARDS TO COUNCILMEMBER FRISBIE'S COMMENTS, I DID REVIEW THOSE AS WELL, BOTH DURING THE MEETING WHICH WAS RECORDED AND RECEIVED IN THE E-MAIL FROM HIM WITH HIS CONCERNS. AND I HAVE TO SAY, I HIS COMMENTS WERE NOT ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT MORE THE TONE OF HOW WE APPROACH THE DEVELOPMENTS GOING FORWARD. THIS PARTICULARLY DEVELOPMENT BEING SO CLOSE TO THE SPILLOUT INTO LAKE RAY HUBBARD, I DON'T THINK THAT WE'LL HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT. ONE THING THAT'S WORTH NOTING AND I BELIEVE STAFF CAN LIKELY CONFIRM THIS IS THAT KIMBERLY HORN, DID THE SITE ANALYSIS FOR THE LAKEVIEW SENIOR LIVING TO THE NORTH AND THEY DO HAVE DETENTION IN THE AREA. SO, I THINK THEY HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE DETENTION WOULD NEED TO LOOK LIKE AS REQUIRED OR WHAT DRAINAGE NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE AND FOR THAT REASON, I WILL BE SUPPORTING

THIS DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER, DO YOU HAVE A

COMMENT? >> I DIDN'T, THANK YOU. WELL, COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI, SAID MOST OF IT FOR ME. BUT, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THOUGH, THAT I DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS SPENT ON REVISING THIS PLAN. CERTAINLY, THE GOING FROM 32 TO 24 HOMES WAS A BIG IMPROVEMENT, A MUCH BIGGER IMPROVEMENT THAN THE FIRST REVISION. AND I LIKED THE IDEA OF THE EXTENSION OF WILSON ROAD AND I LIKE THE POLLENATER IDEA, THERE'S STUFF TO LIKE HERE AND I LIKE THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT, I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS THAT MR. POLLARD BROUGHT UP, IS THE FACT THAT WE SEEM TO REZONING SF 9 TO SF 5 AND WE GO TO LOWER DENSITY AND THAT DOES APPLY TO SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. AND I ALSO TALKED WITH COUNCILMEMBER FRISBIE ABOUT THE

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DRAINAGE AND FLOOD IMPACT ISSUES. AND HE MAKES A LOT OF GREAT POINTS AND WHEN HE SPOKE TO ME, HE WAS SPEAKING OF THIS PARTICULARLY DEVELOPMENT. AND FOR THIS REASON, I SECONDED THIS

MOTION, AND CANNOT SUPPORT APPROVING THIS. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS:

COUNCILMEMBER BELL? >> WELL, I WAS ON THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL, AND I DO SUPPORT YOU.

WE NEED HOUSING LIKE THIS. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANTS TO HAVE A HOUSE, WANTS TO HAVE A HOME, WANTS TO HAVE A BACKYARD FOR THEIR KIDS AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT. WHY SHOULD THEY BE DENIED, THAT'S JUST THE WAY I FEEL. THEY'RE BEING DENIED. $225,000, A LOT OF PEOPLE, FALLS INTO THIS BRACKET, $375,000, REALLY? A SINGLE MOM, MOST SINGLE MOMS COULD NOT AFFORD THIS. THEY JUST CAN'T. I'M JUST BEING HONEST WITH YOU. I'M A REALTOR, AND I SEE THIS EVERYDAY. I'M EXPOSED TO THIS, AND FOR THAT REASON, I AGREE WITH JEFF, THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, WHICH WE VISITED LAST YEAR, A COUPLE OF TIMES, BECAUSE WE CHARGED THEM TO BRING BACK, THEY SAID 32 AND WE SAID, NO, COME BACK WITH A BETTER, WELL, THEY'VE DONE IT, SO, I'M VOTING

FOR YOU, YOU HAVE MY VOTE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU,

I'LL MAKE SOME COMMENTS. >> I HAVE SOME AFTER YOU GET THROUGH.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: OKAY, GOTCHA. YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH RICK SHEFFIELD BEFORE ABOUT WHAT I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE FROM THE HFC, AND THE HFC DOES A LOT OF GREAT WORK IN HELPING RESIDENTS AFFORD HOMES. AND I EXPRESSED MY PERSONAL FEELING ABOUT MULTIFAMILY AND I WAS NOT AND AM NOT INTERESTED IN SEEING ADDITIONAL MULTIFAMILY IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW, AND I SAID, LET'S FOCUS ON SINGLE FAMILY PRODUCTS. WELL, HERE IT IS.

UM, I THINK THIS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL MEETS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE HFC VERY WELL AND IT'S TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE DIVERSE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN ROWLETT, SO, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS, ONE IT WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT IN THE AREA DUE TO ONLY 24 HOMES THAT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED, TYPICALLY, A NEIGHBORHOOD IS 90 OR MORE HOMES, SO, 24 IS NOT A HUGE IMPACT. AND ADDITIONALLY, IT WILL PROVIDE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO DO NOT MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO WHAT THEY DO AS IT IS. YOU THE SALARY BRACKET HERE IS IN LINE WITH POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, NURSING SALARIES, IT MEETS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE HFC, VERY WELL. SO, WITH THAT, I CAN SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL WITH THE CONDITIONS SET OUT BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON, DO YOU

HAVE A COMMENT? >> YEAH, WE TRAVELLED DOPE DOWN THE ROAD OF THE MOTION. THE

ORIGINAL MOTION IS TO DENY. YES. >> I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED GOOD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME CONCERNS ON THE SEWER AND ROAD AND THOSE ARE COST THAT IS WE JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET. BUT, I THINK THE PRIORITY OF GOOD, AFFO AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERRIDES THAT, SO, I'LL BE NOT SUPPORTING

THE MOTION TO DENY. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MAYOR PRO

TEM WINGET? >> I THINK I'LL ONLY COMMENT IN REGARDS TO THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT SF 9 AND STICKING WITH HIGHER DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS, AND IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE WITH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING OFFERING. I JUST DON'T SEE THE SF 9 AFFORDABLE AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU MAKE THAT WORK, PARTICULARLY WITH NOT ONLY THE LOT SIZE BUT THE HOME SIZES TO BE MUCH LARGER, IT DOESN'T COALESCE WITH WHAT THE HFC'S MISSION IS.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI? >> ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ESSENTIAL WORKERS, WE'RE NOT TALKING TEACHERS OR POLICE OFFICERS, UNLESS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BOOKKY POLICE OFFICERS OR A ROOKIE TEACHER, BY THE THIRD

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YEAR OF BEING A POLICE OFFICER IN ROWLETT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT HOUSE. AN AMAZON WORKER, A DELIVERY WORKER, YES, THEY WOULD QUALIFY TO BUY THIS HOUSE. TWO AMAZON WORKERS, MARRIED, THEY WOULD NOT QUALIFY TO BUY THIS HOUSE. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ALLUDED TO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SERVICE SINGLE OF COURSE, AS PAM ALLUDED TO, SINGLE MOTHERS AND THOSE ARE WHERE WE'RE GOING HERE AND I HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT THE INCOME LEVEL REQUIRED TO GET INTO THIS HOUSE, THE SEAT TO GET UNDER THE CEILING FOR THIS HOUSE IS GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEING ABLE TO MAY BE TAN THE GARDEN AND BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE OTHER AMENITIES IN HERE, THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE AN HOA AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDED COST TO THE

DEVELOPMENT. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: YEAH, THANK YOU, THERE IS GOING TO BE AN HOA FOR THIS. REMIND ME, THE BRACKET IS, FROM WHAT I SAW IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING,

65-$85,000 INCOME RESTRICTED, IS THAT CORRECT? >> I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO GO.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THAT'S WHAT I SAW IN THE PRESENTATION. >> YOU'RE IN THE BALLPARK.

>> (INAUDIBLE) >> FOR ONE PERSON. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: YES, FOR ONE

PERSON? >> I THINK FAMILY OF FOUR IS WHAT I WAS FOCUSED ON. AVERAGE

OCCUPANCY IN ROWLETT IS THREE. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: OKAY. SO, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> ALL RIGHT. SO, AGAIN, THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI TO DENY THE REQUEST, AND SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER, A VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE IS A VOTE TO DENY.

A VOTE OF NO, IS A VOTE TO NOT DENY. WE WOULD THEN, IF THE VOTE WAS MAJORITY OF NO, WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION FOR A YES. SO, ANYWAYS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT, AND I JUST GOT THROUGH SAYING IT, WHAT AM I THINKING? OH, MY GOSH. I WAS SITTING THERE, SO CONFUSED. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS, CALL THE VOTE. SO, WE HAVE FOUR NOS, AND TWO YES, AND THAT MEANS I'LL HAVE TO ENTERTAIN ANOTHER MOTION, YES, THE MOTION FAILS. I'LL HAVE TO ENTERTAIN ANOTHER MOTION ON THIS. DO WE HAVE

ANOTHER MOTION? DO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET? >> YES, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FOR PLANNED SINGLE USE DEVELOPMENT FOR SINGLE FAMILY USES. THAT WILSON ROAD SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATED BY THE CITY AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BE REFLECTED ON THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT.

SECONDLY, THAT THE SOUTHERN ENTRYWAY FEATURES HAVE A MINIMUM AREA OF 2725 SQUARE FEET AND THE NORTHERN FEATURE HAVE AN AREA OF 700 SQUARE FEET AND THE POLLEN ATOR GARDEN SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE FEATURES AND AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE THIRD TO AMEND THE CITY'S SHELTER

OPERATIONS PERSONING MAP. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION?

>> I GO THE IT. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BELL. SO, MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BELL TO APPROVE THE ITEM WITH THE STATED RESTRICTIONS. CALL THE VOTE.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: WAIT FOR THE FLASH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM

[8B. Conduct a public hearing and take action to approve an ordinance to 1) Rezone the subject property from General Commercial/Retail (C-2), General Manufacturing (M-2) District, and General Manufacturing (M-2)/Industrial Overlay (IO) to Planned Development (PD) District for General Manufacturing (M-2) Uses and approval of a Concept Plan to construct approximately 364,500 square feet of office/industrial space; 2) Amend the Comprehensive Plan; and 3) Amend the Zoning Map of the City of Rowlett. The approximately 24.5-acre site is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Dexham Road and Lakeview Parkway, situated in the Reason Crist Survey, Abstract Number 225, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas.]

PASSES WITH FOUR YESES, AND TWO NOS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM IN INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

CONSIDERATION. AND THAT IS ITEM ROAD AND LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, SITUATED IN THE REASON CRIST SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 225, IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. ALEX CADIG.

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>> ALL RIGHT, I'LL MOVE THROUGH THIS. AGAIN, THIS IS MULTIPLE PARCELS AT THE SOUTHWEST CARNER OF DEXHAM ROAD AND LAKE VIEW PARKWAY, AND THEY'RE ZONED WITHIN THE C 2 DISTRICT AND LARGELY THAT'S THE AREA APPROACHING THE FRONTAGE OF LAKEVIEW PARKWAY AND SECONDLY, THE THIRDLY, THE INDUSTRIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT ALSO WITH THE M 2 BASE ZONE AND THAT IS THE PROPERTY HERE GENERALLY ALONG DEXHAM, AGAIN WE NOTE THAT WHICH HAVE THE DART RAIL WHICH RUNS TO THE SOUTH OF THIS PROPERTY. THIS HERE IS THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN. THERE WOULD BE TWO BUILDINGS THAT YOU COULD SEE HERE, THE FIRST BUILDING ONE, THE LARGER BUILDING WOULD BE ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, THAT IS 22,000-SQUARE FEET AND BUILDING TWO IS HERE, 164,500-SQUARE FEET. THE LOADING BAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ARE INTERNAL IN THE SITE, AND YOU COULD SEE THOSE ELEVATIONS THERE. AND I WOULD ALSO NOTE THERE'S AN EPIDEMIC CLOSED SEMI TRAILER PARKING, AND THAT'S ENCLOSED BY SCREENING WITH ALONG DEXHAM ROAD IN THIS GENERAL AREA OR THIS PORTION RIGHT HERE. ALONG THE WEST SIDE THERE'S A POLLINATOR GARDEN THERE. THE TREE PLANTINGS, AND THE INTERIOR PLANTINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN THOSE AREAS, I WOULD NOTE THAT THE CONFIGURATION OF LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT TO ACCOMMODATE THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD CAUSE A PORTION OF THAT, ABOUT 350 FEET WHERE THE BUFFER WOULD BE REDUCED TO A MINIMUM OF 10 FEET RATHER THAN THE TWEPT FEET REQUIRED, AND AGAIN, THAT'S MOSTLY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT RIGHT-TURN DECELERATION LANE THAT THE APPLICANT IS SHOWING TO BE CONSTRUCTED SHOULD THE DEVELOPMENT BE APPROVED ALONG LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, THERE WOULD BE THE TRAIL ALONG THE WEST SIDE THAT WOULD BE THE AMEN TIE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. THAT WOULD BE ALONG THE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE WITH THE POLLINATER AND BUTTERFLY GARDENS. I WOULD NOTE THAT WITH THIS REQUEST FOR THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT THAT THERE WOULD BE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PERMITTED USES. TO TAILOR THAT FOR THE PROPOSED OFFICE, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, THAT THE APPLICANT IS WISHING TO CONSTRUCT HERE, A WHOLE SALE DISTRIBUTION CENTER WOULD BE ADDED AS A PERMANENT USE AS WELL AS SEMI TRAILER PARKING ALLOWED ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OR MORE OF THOSE TENANTS ON THIS PROPERTY AND LIMITED TO THE AREA SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT PLAN. I WOULD ALSO INDICATE THAT SMALLER SCALE RETAIL USES WOULD BE PERMITTED UNDER THIS DEVELOPMENT, HOWEVER, THE INTENTION WOULD BE TO DEVELOP THE FRONTAGE FOR THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE USES RATHER THAN FOR RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL USES. THE APPLICANT IS SETTING FORTH THE M 2, THE GENERAL MANUFACTURING STANDARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, WITH THIS PROPOSED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THERE WOULD BE ONE MODIFICATION TO THAT, THOSE STANDARDS, AND THAT WOULD BE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT FROM 36 FEET TO 45 FEET, THIS WOULD BE, AGAIN, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CURRENT INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO TO ALLOW FOR THE SCREENING OF ROOF-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT WITH THAT. SECONDLY, THEY'RE ALSO SEEKING A MODIFICATION TO THE OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENT, THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE DOES REQUIRE ONE SPACE PER 1,500 SQUARE FEET OF THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSING OF THIS SIZE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT BE RAISED TO 1 SPACE PER 2,000 FEET THIS IS BASED UPON THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH DEVELOPING PROPERTIES WITHIN THE METROPLEX AND OTHER AREAS AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND ALSO UNDER THE PARKING LOT BUFFERING, THAT