Feb 21, 2024 Council Zoning

YOU'RE ON.

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[CALL TO ORDER]

WELCOME TO OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S ZONING MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024.

START TIME IS FOUR THIRTY NINE.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

ASK TO DO OUR QUORUM.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ITEM ONE, WHICH REQUIRES

[1. 23-01737 PA-17-23 6800-6900 Burbank Drive]

PLAN FROM RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMERCIAL.

LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BURBANK, DRIVE, WEST OF SOUTH KENWORTH PARKWAY.

UH, DISTRICT THREE PLANNING COMMISSION SEVEN ZERO.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR.

HEY, MY NAME IS, UH, JASON ENGEN AND THE ADDRESS IS 94 34 INTERLINE AVENUE.

REALLY ONLY HERE.

UH, I DON'T, I DON'T, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OPPOSITION, BUT WE'RE JUST REQUESTING A PLAN AMENDMENT.

VERY SIMPLE FIRST STEP IN THIS PROCESS.

UM, WE GOT UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, AT, AT THEIR MEETING, UM, AND A, UH, CERTIFICATION THAT IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.

SO I'LL KEEP IT SIMPLE AND SHORT AND, UH, AVAILABLE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW ITEM TWO

[2. 23-01745 MCUP-3-23 39500 Greenwell Springs Road]

DISTRICT ONE KNOLL MOTION CARRIED BY THE COMMISSION IS SEVEN ZERO.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER KNOLL.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOLL SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN UL.

ANY OBJECTIONS? COUNCIL ITEM TWO HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW GO TO ITEM

[3. 24-00067 Case 1-24 11858 South Harrell’s Ferry Road]

MOTION TO APPROVE SEVEN ZERO.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM THREE? COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODA.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM THREE HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW

[4. 24-00068 Case 2-24 5523 Highland Road]

MOTION TO APPROVE CARRY.

SEVEN ZERO.

UH, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKER? YES, SIR.

IF I CAN MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ITEM.

UM, THIS, THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE ME AND CAME BEFORE THE PLANNING WITH THE APPLICANT ASKING TO REZONE HIS PROPERTY.

INITIALLY WHEN HE CAME, HE HAD MENTIONED THAT HE WAS INTERESTED IN COMMERCIAL.

UM, AND EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH HISTORIC HIGHLAND ROAD AND KNOWS, UM, WE'VE ALL SEEN WHAT IT'S LIKE WHENEVER PEOPLE WANT TO CHANGE ZONING ON HIGHLAND ROAD.

UM, HE WAS, HE WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING AND ACCEPTED, UM, THE PROCESS AND APPLIED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE.

AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AND I WANT MY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND WHEN TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY.

'CAUSE I KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS OVERLAP, UM, UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT OUR THOUGHT PROCESS WAS IN MOVING THIS ZONING FORWARD.

CURRENTLY, AS HIS HIS IS ZONED, WE WOULD RUN INTO SHOULD HE PUT A FOR SALE SIGN IN HIS OFFICE, THE ABILITY TO HAVE FOUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES, A FOURPLEX.

WE WOULD ALSO RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUE THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BIT, UM, TWO HOUSES DOWN FROM HIS, WHICH IS A FRATERNITY OR A SORORITY COULD MOVE IN.

HE'S ABSOLUTELY BEEN ACCOMMODATING AND HAS ACCEPTED THE DOWN ZONING TO NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE WHERE HE'S LIMITED TO 2,500 UH, SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE.

SHOULD HE, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH DEMOLISHING WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE AND PUTTING SOMETHING UP? UH, THE NEIGHBORS HAVE ASKED.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME OPPOSITION, SOME VERY OAL OPEN OPPOSITION AND SOME ADVOCATES IN THE AREA.

THEY'VE JUST ASKED THAT HE DOES, UH, THAT HE DOES EVERYTHING HE POSSIBLY CAN TO PRESERVE THE TWO BEAUTIFUL OAK TREES THAT ARE ON THAT LOT, UM, WHICH I THINK THAT HE'LL BE VERY ACCOMMODATING AND DOING.

UM, WE HAD A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE AND I HAVE TO JUST ADMIRE HIS PERSISTENCE.

HIS NAME IS RUSSELL HODGES AND HE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY ON HIGHLAND ROAD AND HE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HE SUBMITTED AN EMAIL ON OPPOSITION.

UM, HIS FATHER RENOVATED A HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THIS LOCATION THAT WAS BUILT IN 1798.

UM, THAT HOUSE SOLD ON FRIDAY TO A NEW FAMILY.

UM, AND HE WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THE, THE HISTORY THAT HIS FAMILY HAD PUT INTO THAT HOUSE AND THAT HE HAD A DESIRE FOR HIGHLAND ROAD TO BE HISTORICALLY PRESERVED IN THE SAME NATURE THAT IT'S CURRENTLY IN.

SO I WANT TO THANK, UM, THE ADVOCATE, MR. HODGES.

I WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT MR. NOLA FOR

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AND I WOULD ASK FOR EVERYONE TO JOIN ME WITH MY MOTION TO APPROVE REAL QUICK COUNCIL MEMBERS, Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MOROCCO SECOND AND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCC COLEMAN.

ANY OBJECTION? ITEM FOUR HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE GO TO ITEM FIVE,

[5. 24-00069 Case 3-24 3086 North Foster Drive]

THERE REZO PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH FALLS DRIVE SOUTH OF JEAN JONES STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COMMISSION ACTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SEVEN ZERO.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? A MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE CHAIR.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN, JR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM FIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE GO DOWN TO COUNT.

ITEM

[6. 24-00070 Case 4-24 851 Monterrey Boulevard]

ONE MONTEREY BOULEVARD THERE ZONE PROPERTY FROM MY COMMERCIAL OFF STREET PARKING AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF MONTEREY BOULEVARD, NORTH OF FLORIDA BOULEVARD COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX, UH, COMMISSION ACTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SEVEN ZERO.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM COUNCIL, GO AHEAD SIR.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, SIR.

YES, SIR.

MIKE PETTY WITH, UH, QUALITY ENGINEERING.

UH, 7 2 9 ROYAL STREET, UH, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 7 0 8 0 2.

UH, SIMILAR TO ITEM NUMBER ONE.

WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY OPPOSITION, BUT JUST WANTED TO REPRESENT THE CLIENT HERE, UH, THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ITEM.

UH, IT'S FOR THE TAMAL BUDDHIST TEMPLE.

UH, THEY INTEND TO BUILD A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER AND THERE WAS SOME, UH, ZONING THAT, UH, HAD A PORTION OF THE PROJECT THAT WAS, UH, ZONED ONLY FOR PARKING AND WE NEEDED, UH, THAT THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY REZONED IN ORDER TO DO THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT THEY PLAN ON, UH, UH, BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION SOON.

AND JUST HAVE, UH, I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOROCCAN.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM SIX HAS BEEN APPROVED.

THANK YOU.

WE GO TO ITEM NINE.

ITEM SEVEN, CASE

[7. 24-00071 Case 5-24 5871 South Sherwood Forest Boulevard]

THERE ZONE PROPERTY FROM COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BARN LOUNGE CA TWO AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL LOCATED TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO LAKE, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH SHORE AS FAR AS BOULEVARD SOUTH OF WINING AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT AMAROSA COMMISSION ACTION TO APPROVE.

SEVEN ZERO.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MORRO.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM EIGHT.

[8. 24-00072 Case 6-24 7605 and 7607 Tom Drive]

THERE IS A REQUEST OF THE FURTHEST ITEM TO THE MARCH 20TH MEETING CASE SIX DASH 2 4 7 6 0 5 AND 7 6 0 7.

TIME DRIVE TO ZONE PROPERTY FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL.

ONE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TIME.

DRIVE EAST OF WOODDALE COURT COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DUN JUNIOR.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DEFER AT THIS TIME.

WHO, WHO REQUESTED THE MOTION PLANNING COMMISSION? STAFF COMPLAINING COMMISSION STAFF, LET ME HEAR FROM THEM.

THE ITEM REQUIRES A, UH, PLAN AMENDMENT.

THE PLAN AMENDMENT IS TAKEN CARE OF IN THE FIVE YEAR UPDATED FUTURE B, WHICH WILL BE ON YOUR MARCH AGENDA.

COUNCIL ZONING, MARCH 20TH.

MOTION, NEW FIRST TO MARCH 20TH.

MEETING BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

ANY OBJECTIONS ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED.

YOU GO.

ITEM

[9. 24-00073 RV-3-23 Frisco Street Revocation]

DISTRICT 10.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SEVEN ZERO WAS TO ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM NINE HAS BEEN APPROVED.

I'M NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN MS. AMAROSA.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCILOR MEMBER SECONDED BY AKA THAT MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED.