* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. Call to Order] [00:00:05] UH, WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY 12TH DESIGN REVIEW HEARING. WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO I'LL ASK ANGELA TO PLEASE CALL A ROLL. MR. FRAZIER. HERE. MS. PEELER? HERE. MR. LAMORE? HERE. MR. ROBBINS? HERE. MS. JORDAN? HERE. MR. LAWHON? HERE. MS. STEINHARDT? HERE. UM, MOTION. UM, LET'S SEE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. YOU HAVE MINUTES IN YOUR PACKET FROM OUR LAST MEETING. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE. MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND. UH, CHAIRMAN, WE NEED TO DO SELECTION OF OFFICERS FIRST. YES, WE DO. UM, [3. Selection of Officers] WE USUALLY, UH, AT THIS TIME, SELECT OFFICERS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO BE A VICE CHAIR? YEAH. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE JOHN LAHAN OR VICE CHAIRMAN? SECOND. JOHN, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? YES. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? OKAY. UM, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. MS. PEELER? YES. MR. LAMORE? YES. MR. ROBBINS? YES. MR. JORDAN? YES. SORRY, MR. NO. GOTTA SPICE THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT. MR. FRAZIER? YES. MS. STEINHARDT? YES. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO AMEND THEIR VOTE? ? YES. I'LL ADMIT NOT VOTE. THANK YOU. UM, WE, UM, WE ARE NOT GONNA ELECT A SECRETARY. USUALLY THE STAFF DOES THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SIGN THINGS. UM, UNLESS ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO RUN FOR SECRETARY, I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS. UM, I'LL MAKE SOMEONE COULD MAKE A MOTION, I GUESS, TO ELECT STAFF AS SECRETARY. SECOND. UH, I NEED A MOTION FIRST. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I SECRETARY FOR THE STAFF. SECOND. THANK YOU. UM, PLEASE CALL ROLL PAUL. MR. LAMORE? YES. MR. ROBBINS? YES. MR. JORDAN? YES. MR. LAWHON? YES. MR. FRAZIER? YES. MS. PEELER? YES. MS. DON HART? YES. [4. Approval of Minutes] UH, WE ARE NOW GOING TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JULY 10TH, WHICH IS OUR LAST MEETING. UM, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? IF NOT, LET'S HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION MADE. AND SECOND, PLEASE. MR. ROBBINS? YES. MR. JORDAN? YES. MR. LAWHON? YES. MR. FRAZIER? SAME. MS. PEELER? YES. MR. LAMORE? YES. MS. DON HART? YES. UM, [5. Approval of Agenda (additions/deletions)] ALRIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY, UM, MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA FROM WHAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER? NO MA'AM. THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS. THE AGENDA IS AS POSTED. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I SECOND, SECOND. A MOTION MADE AND SECONDED. PLEASE CALL PAROLE. MS. JORDAN. YES. MR. LAWHON? YES. MR. FRAZIER? YES. MS. PEELER? YES. MR. LAMORE? YES. MR. ROBBINS? YES. MS. STEINHARDT? YES. UM, WE'RE NOW IN THE PART OF CITIZEN COMMENTS. THERE ARE A LOT OF GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE. UM, LET'S SEE. UM, IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE A COMMENT, UM, YOU COULD DO THAT DURING THE CITIZEN COMMENTS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON A CASE AND YOU'RE NOT AN APPLICANT, PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO DO THAT? OKAY. UM, NEXT WE ARE GONNA APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? NO, THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT. [8.a. Case #260081 - City Center Shopping Center (Mezzego Mediterranean Grill) - Request for a waiver from the Design Guidelines related to the screening of a rooftop vent for a 1,242- square foot tenant in a multi-tenant commercial building located at 622 West Poplar Avenue, Suite 1.] OKAY. UM, NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO A FORMAL AGENDA. UM, WOULD, OUR FIRST CASE IS, UM, CASE 2 6 0 0 8 1. UM, WOULD THE STAFF HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS? YES, THERE'S A PRESENTATION FOR THIS CASE. SO, GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS. SO DESIGN GROUP, LLC REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS OWNER AND PROPERTY OWNER IS REQUESTING A WAIVER TO ALLOW A ROOFTOP VENT [00:05:01] SCREENING FOR A RESTAURANT LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY CENTER SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED ON NORTH OF POPLAR AVENUE, JUST WEST OF WALMART. DRIVE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ZONED SCC SHOPPING CENTER COMMERCIAL AND IS SURROUNDED BY SEC ZONE PROPERTIES. SO A BIT OF BACKGROUND. THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY CENTER SHOPPING CENTER WERE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1965 AND 1977. SO BEFORE THE TOWN ADOPTED THE DESIGN GUIDELINES IN 1994. SO BECAUSE OF THIS, THE SHOPPING COMPLEX HAS SEVERAL LEGALLY ESTABLISHED NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS. SO LEGAL, NON-CONFORMING SITES MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND EVEN EXPAND. PROVIDE THERE IS ROOM ON THE LOT AND OFFSITE IMPACTS ARE MITIGATED. SO THE 1200 SQUARE FOOT TENANT SPACE WAS FORMERLY A HAIR SALON. AND SEC ZONING ALLOWS FOR RESTAURANT USE. IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A BUILDING PERMIT FOR A RESTAURANT, WHICH REQUIRES INSTALLATION OF A ROOF MOUNT, KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM OR VENT. SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING LACKS A CARPET WALL MAKING ROOFTOP UNITS VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC VIEWS. SO IN DECEMBER, THE BUILDING AND CODE DIVISION INFORMED THE APPLICANT THE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE IS LIMITED TO INTERIOR WORK AND A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE CARPET WALL AND A MECHANICAL PERMIT FOR THE ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT. SO THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND DESIGN GUIDELINES PROVIDE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON MECHANICAL UNITS LOCATED ON ROOFTOPS. SO THE ROOFTOP UNITS SHOULD BE HIDDEN BY PARAPETS OR INTEGRATED INTO THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING. SO ANY ROOF ORDINANCES SHOULD BE LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING TO MINIMIZE VISIBILITY FROM THE STREET AND BE CONSISTENTLY PAINTED WITH A COLOR COMPATIBLE WITH THE ROOF OR TRIM. SO KROGER ALONG ALL BY HILL ROAD IS ONE EXAMPLE OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING THAT HAS USED SCREENING WALLS INSTEAD OF AN INTEGRATED PARAPET WALL. SO HERE IS, UH, THE PROPOSED DESIGN AND LOCATION OF THE ROOFTOP SCREEN. SO INSTEAD OF EXTENDING THE EXISTING PARAPET WALL, THE APPLICANT STATED THIS WOULD IMPROVE THE BUILDING'S APPEARANCE WHILE ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE DESIGN GUIDELINES. THE FOUR-SIDED MECHANICAL SCREENING WILL BE MADE OF METAL AND PAINTED TO MATCH THE EXISTING ROOF COLOR. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ALL, THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO THIS PROPOSAL, SUCH AS EXTENDING THE EXISTING PARAPET WALL TO THE EAST OF, UH, FACADE OF THE BUILDING, ALREADY SIGNING THE VENT SCREEN TO BE LINEAR AND RUN APPROXIMATELY 39 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN ROOF LINE. SO A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE PPLICANT PROVIDED AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN SHOWN ON YOUR SCREEN. SO THE SCREENING WALL IS NOW FOUR FEET TALL AND WILL RUN ALONG THE EAST ROOF LINE APPROXIMATELY 39 FEET AND PAINTED TO MATCH THE ROOF STAFF VIEWS THE UPDATED, UPDATED DESIGN AS MORE INTEGRATED INSTEAD OF RIGHT JUST ENCLOSING THE ROOFTOP UNIT. UH, SO APPROVAL IS NOW RECOMMENDED GIVEN THIS DESIGN IS CONSIDERED AS AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE. HOWEVER, THE DRC, THE DRC MAY NEED TO DEC DECIDE, UH, DECIDE ON THE MOST APPROPRIATE COLOR FOR THE SCREENING. SO ALTHOUGH THIS SOLUTION WILL NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR A NEW BUILDING FOR A SIDEWALL OF A LEGAL NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURE SUCH AS THIS ONE, THIS DESIGN SOLUTION IS APPROPRIATE. SO STAFF DID SOME, UM, CO COLOR OPTIONS FOR THE DRC JUST TO, TO HELP YOUR DISCUSSION WHEN YOU DECIDE ON THE COLOR. SO FOR OPTION TWO, THE SCREENING WALL IS PAINTED AS SAME COLOR AS THE TRIM, AND ANOTHER OPTION IS, UH, PAINTED AS SAME COLOR AS THE WALL. SO STAFF IS NOT RECOMMENDING EITHER OF THESE, BUT IT'S JUST FOR YOUR DISCUSSION ONLY. SO THERE'S THIS UPDATED STAFF RECOMMENDATION. AS I MENTIONED, IT'S, IT'S NOW BEING RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AND THE PROPOSED MOTION IS ON YOUR SCREEN. THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE APPLICANT WOULD BE THE BMA REVIEW IN MARCH [00:10:01] AS WELL AS THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPROPRIATE PERMITS TO THE BUILDING AND COAST DIVISION. SO THIS END STAFF PRESENTATION, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. WILL THAT PARAPET IT, IT SHOWED THAT IT'S FOUR FEET TALL. MM-HMM . YEAH. DOES THAT SCREEN IT FROM ALL ANGLES OR FROM ANY DISTANCE OR WHAT, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE ITSELF? UH, THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IS AROUND 32 32 INCHES. THAT'S WHAT APPLICANT MENTIONED IN THEIR LETTER. SO FOUR FEET, 48 INCHES WOULD BE SUFFICIENT THERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DO WE KNOW WHICH WAY THE CORRUGATION IS GONNA RUN IF IT'S VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL? THEY DID NOT SPECIFY THAT, BUT I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. UH, WHAT, IN WHAT MATERIAL DID YOU SAY WHAT THIS WAS? UH, IT'S METAL. OKAY. UM, IT, THE, IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE APPLICANT TO, UM, PRESENT. IF YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION, WANT TO COME UP, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR, UH, MY NAME IS RODOLFO AND I REPRESENT THE CONTRACTOR THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THIS REMODELING. AND HERE'S THE ACTUAL OWNER. AND YOU NEED YOUR ADDRESS TOO? UH, MY ADDRESS IS 9 9 2 YARDS DOWN ROAD. . AND, AND WHAT IS YOUR NAME? UH, ESHAM. OKAY. UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT? YEAH. SO, UM, AS, AS IT WAS STATED ON THE PREVIOUS, UM, CONVERSATION, WE ARE PROPOSING, ORIGINALLY OUR PROPOSAL WAS TO JUST LIKE SCREEN IT SCREEN AROUND THE, UM, THE, THE VAN HOOD, UH, TURBINE THAT WILL COME OUT FROM, FROM THE ROOFTOP. IT'S ACTUALLY NOT, UM, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. IT'S NOT FACING THE MAIN, THE MAIN ROAD. AND CURRENTLY THE, THE SIDE WHERE THIS WILL BE LOCATED, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A VACANT PROPERTY AND THERE'S NO TRAFFIC GOING IN OR OUT, UH, OF THIS LOCATION. UM, IF, IF YOU GUYS DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THE, UM, THE, THE METAL GOING, UH, ALONG THE, THE ROOFTOP LINE AS WE PRESENT IT ON THE, ON THE NEXT ONE, THEN UM, WE WILL GO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, FOUR FEET TO KEEP IT UNIFORM LOOK AND WE WILL, WE WILL PAINT IT ANY COLOR YOU WANT TO. THIS, THIS SCREEN WILL OBVIOUSLY WE WILL USE METAL BRACKETS ATTACHED TO THE PAP WALL OF THE EXISTING BUILDING ALONG TO ALSO TO THE ROOF, UH, AND WILL BE OBVIOUSLY PAINTED. ANY COLOR THAT YOU GUYS, UH, DECIDED, UH, TO, TO PAINT IT TO THE, THE TURBINE, UH, HEIGHT IS, IS LESS THAN, THAN THAN THREE FEET. AND WE OFFER COVERING FOR, FOR FOUR FEET AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH YEAR ROUND. THANK YOU. UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? IS THE, THE METAL THAT TO BE USED, IS IT SIMILAR OR THE SAME THAT'S THE EXISTING STRUCTURE OR IS IT WELL, THERE'S, THERE'S ACTUALLY NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE BUILDING. UM, THE, THE P THE WALL, IT'S, IT'S AS, AS YOU CAN SEE 'CAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THAT GREEN PART IS, IS OBVIOUSLY MADE, UH, IS, IS, IS, IS NOT THERE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW. BUT THE, THE METAL, THE METAL OWNING AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT, THAT GOES AROUND THE BUILDING, THERE'S REALLY NOT, NOT METAL. THEN THE, THE FRONT OF THE, UH, THE FRONT OF THE, THE BUILDING, UH, WHAT'S ON, WHAT YOU CAN SEE THAT GREEN PART THAT IS ON TOP OF THE CANOPY, UM, THAT'S THE ONLY METAL THERE. THERE'S REALLY NO METAL EXPOSED INTO THIS BUILDING. SO THIS WILL BE OBVIOUSLY A NEW PIECE THAT WE WILL, THAT WE WILL DO, UM, THAT WILL LOOK APPEALING TO THE BUILDING AND THAT WILL BE RESISTANT TO OBVIOUSLY THE WEATHER. AND WE WILL USE A, UM, A, A PRODUCT FROM SHERWIN WILLIAMS. IT'S CALLED, UM, DIRECT TO METAL PAINT. THAT, THAT WILL PREVENT RUST IN, IN FUTURE, UH, DECAY. SO THAT IT WILL NOT, UH, LOOK, IT WILL, IT WILL ALWAYS, UH, HAVE THIS, UH, NICE APPEALING LOOK TO THE PUBLIC. OKAY. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? YOU, HAS THE EXISTING STANDING SAME METAL REEF BEEN PAINTED THAT SAME COLOR OR BECAUSE IT KIND OF LOOKS DIFFERENT COLOR HERE, BUT IT MAY YES, OF COURSE. WHAT IT'S NOW STATE YOUR NAME. ROBERT SLOAN. UH, 51 0 1 WHEELIS DRIVE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 3 8 1 1 7. UM, I REPRESENT THE TA COX WINGO TRUST, UH, CITY CENTER SHOPPING CENTER. UM, FIRST AND [00:15:01] FOREMOST, I WAS ON DRC IN THE CITY OF GERMANTOWN FOR EIGHT YEARS. CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL DO AND I KNOW SOME OF THIS STUFF CAN, UH, BE, WE CAN OVERCOMPLICATE IT SOMETIMES. UM, BUT YES, THE METAL WAS JUST PAINTED LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. UM, AND OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO PAINT THE NEW METAL THE SAME COLOR, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, BARELY IN THE BACKGROUND. UM, IT ALSO TIES IN THAT THE OTHER ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER THAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW WHAT, AND I LIKE THIS PICTURE A LOT BETTER. UH, IT'S NOT QUITE AS, UH, UH, UNFLATTERING AS THE FIRST PICTURE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, IN THE BACKGROUND. SO THAT GREEN ON GREEN, UM, WILL JUST HELP IT BLEND IN A LITTLE BIT BETTER. UM, AND TO SPEAK ON THE METAL ITSELF, UM, IT'LL BE GALVANIZED STEEL. UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS A STEEL METAL ROOF. UM, IT WON'T BE STANDING SAME, YOU KNOW, AS THE EXISTING ROOF IS, BUT THE INTENTION IS TO PAINT IT. SAME FINISH, SAME COLOR. UM, WE HAVE THE EXACT MATCH FROM WHEN THE CENTER WAS PAINTED HERE RECENTLY. UM, OKAY. I GUESS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM STAFF AND APPLICANT AND NOW WE WILL DISCUSS THIS AMONGST OURSELVES. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UM, DO YOU ALL FEEL THAT THE OPTION ONE, TWO, AND THREE ARE GOOD? AND IF SO, WHICH I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S WHICH COLOR IT WOULD BE GOOD. I DIDN'T LIKE THAT. WHAT, WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO START WITH. I THOUGHT THAT WAS EXTREMELY TACKY. BUT THIS I BELIEVE WILL LOOK A LOT BETTER, I THINK. AND, AND IS IT, DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO? THIS IS GREEN OR ARE YOU GUYS GONNA DO THIS AS A GREEN ROOF OR, I THINK WE CHOOSE THAT. YEAH, IT'S THE RAVING C 40 GREEN NOW SHE SHERWIN WILLIAMS. OKAY. UM, DOES STAFF WANT US TO PICK THE COLOR JUST FOR CLARIFICATION? YOU COULD IF YOU WANT TO OR WHATEVER YOU DECIDE. OKAY. YEAH. DO YOU ALL HAVE A COLOR PREFERENCE? I KIND OF LIKE THE BROWN. I KINDA LIKE THE TRIM COLOR. YEAH, I WAS, I WAS THE SAME WAY JUST BECAUSE OF THE ELEVATION OF THAT WHERE THE TRIM IS STARTING AT AND ENDING NOW. IT JUST, UH, VISUALLY TO ME IT, IT SEEMED BETTER. THAT'S WHERE I WAS LEANING. WHICH WOULD BE OPTION TWO, CORRECT? UM, YES IT WOULD, IN THE PICTURE ON OUR, OUR DISPLAY, THE PARAPET WALL, I GUESS THIS IS REALLY A QUESTION, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHO LOOKS LIKE THE PARAPET WALL THAT EXTENDS ABOVE THE, THE, THE RIDGE OF THE METAL ROOF. IS THAT BURNISH SLATE TYPE BROWN COLOR, THEN? I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. THE, THE DARK BROWN. OKAY. TO MATCH. UM, ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS? WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. UM, LET'S HAVE A MOTION. WE ALWAYS MAKE MOTIONS IN THE POSITIVE. SO WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AS A NEWBIE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MOTION IS TO GRANT A WAIVER OF THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR A ROOFTOP VENT SCREENING AT 6 2 2 WEST POPLAR AVENUE, SUITE ONE. UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD THE COLOR CHOICE TO THAT MOTION? YEAH, I WOULD PROPOSE TO, UH, FOR THE COLOR TO BE THE DARK BROWN. WE'LL CALL THAT OPTION TWO. UM, AND THEN FOR CLARIFICATION TO BMA, WE'D USUALLY SAY WHY WE, UM, ARE GRANTING IT. 'CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE UNUSUAL TO HAVE SOMETHING ADDED LIKE THIS. UM, SO THE, WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO ADD TO THE MOTION? I THINK WHAT, WHAT THEY SAID THE ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF A COMPLIANCE. IT DOES ALIGN WITH THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND IT IS ACCEPTABLE. OKAY, GREAT. UM, ANGELA, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? MR. LAWHON? YES. MR. FRAZIER? YES. MS. PEELER? YES. MR. LAMORE? YES. MR. ROBBINS? YES. MS. JORDAN? YES. MS. JOHN HARD? YES. A MOTION OF A MOTION CARRIES. NOW, UM, [8.b. Case #250377 - Eagles Landing of Collierville Subdivision - Request Approval of landscaping, common open space, and signage for a seven-lot single-family subdivision on 2.0 acres located on the south side of South Rowlett Street, north of Harris Street, east of US Hwy 72, and west of Hardwick Street.] WE'LL HEAR CASE 25 0 3 7 7 EAGLES LANDING FOR THE RECORD. WHO, WHO SECONDED THAT MOTION? DID ANYONE SECOND IT SECOND QUIETLY. YOU DID? OKAY, WELL DEARLY NOTED, LET'S GET A NEW TEAM. YES. . [00:20:02] UM, LET'S SEE. DOES THE STAFF HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS CASE? YES. OKAY, GO AHEAD. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON. THE, THE APPLICANT ROY CCA WITH EFI GLOBAL ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER ALE ARU IS REQUESTING FOR APPROVAL OF LANDSCAPING COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SIGNAGE FOR A SEVEN LOT SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION ON 2.2 ACRES. THE PROPERTY IS SOUTH OF SOUTH ROULETTE AND WEST OF HARDWICK STREET IN ITS ZONE, TN TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER R ONE R TWO SCC AND GC PROPERTIES. THIS REQUEST WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR THE SEPTEMBER 20, 25 DRC MEETING, BUT THE APPLICANT REQUESTED DEFERRAL DUE TO UNRESOLVED SEWER TRANSMISSION LINE CAPACITY CONCERNS IN THIS AREA. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHIN SPECIAL AREA FIVE OF THE 2010 DOWNTOWN COLLIERVILLE SMALL AREA PLAN, WHICH ANTICIPATES INFIELD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF TWO LOTS FRONTING ON SOUTH WALLACE STREET. ONE THE APPLICANT PURCHASED IN 2020, WHICH CONTAINS TWO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AND THE OTHER THE APPLICANT PURCHASED IN 2022. ALSO IN 2022 THE PROPERTY WAS REZONED FROM R ONE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO TN TO BETTER IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN. THE PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLA WAS CONDITIONALLY APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 5TH OF THIS YEAR. THE TWO EXISTING DWELLINGS WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED WITH SEVEN STREET LOADED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SUBJECT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE TN ZONING DISTRICT. THE FRONT OF THE HOMES WILL HAVE TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 40 FEET ALONG SOUTH ROULETTE STREET AND THE NEW PUBLIC STREET PROPOSED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE DWELLING ON LOT ONE WILL FACE SOUTH ROULETTE STREET TO MATCH THE PREDOMINANT BUILDING PLACEMENT ON THIS BLOCK. AND ANY EXISTING CURB OR SIDEWALK, ANY EXISTING BROKEN CURB OR SIDEWALK ALONG SOUTH ETTE STREET WILL BE REPLACED LOTS TWO THROUGH SEVEN WILL HAVE FRONTAGE ON THE NEW PUBLIC STREET INTERSECTING WITH SOUTH ROULETTE WITH ONLY LOT ONE HAVING ACCESS TO SOUTH RO STREET AND A TURNAROUND BETWEEN LOTS FIVE AND SIX WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE DEAD END STREET. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR A WAIVER FOR INSTALLING A SIDEWALK ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC STREET TO ALLOW FOR MORE COMMON OPEN SPACE. THE SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION WILL PRO WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST 7,782 SQUARE FEET OF COMMON OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS ABOUT 9% OF THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COMMON OPEN SPACE A WILL FUNCTION AS A STORMWATER DETENTION AREA AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE PUBLIC STREET IN SOUTH ROULETTE. COMMON OPEN SPACE B WILL BE A NARROW PLANTING STRIP ALONG THE WEST PORTION OF THE PROPOSED STREET AND WILL INCLUDE STREET, STREET TREES, WHICH WILL ALSO PREVENT FUTURE DWELLINGS FROM FACING THE NEW STREET. A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION WILL BE CREATED TO MAINTAIN THE COMMON OPEN SPACE LOT IN THE DETENTION AREAS. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REMOVE ALL 19 EXISTING TREES AND WILL PLANT 16 NEW TREES, WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENT REQUIRED AMOUNT FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES. THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY COVERAGE PERCENTAGE IS 71% AND THE POST DEVELOPMENT PERCENTAGE WILL BE ABOUT 28%. THE PROPOSED PLANTINGS INCLUDE SEVEN WILLOW OAKS ON EACH LOT. THOSE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. SIX TULIP POPLARS, THOSE HIGHLIGHTED IN PURPLE. TWO BALD CYRUS, THOSE HIGHLIGHTED IN IN ORANGE AND ONE TULIP POPLAR THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE. WHILE THESE [00:25:01] TREES WILL PROVIDE FILTER VIEW FROM THE, FROM THE HOUSES TO THE REAR FROM SOUTH OR LESS STREET DURING THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR, THEY WILL DROP THEIR LEAVES IN THE WINTER. EACH SINGLE FAMILY LOT MUST CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE TREE, WHICH WILL APPLY TOWARDS THE MINIMUM TREE PLANTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. CONDITION NUMBER TWO AND EXHIBIT TWO OF THE STAFF REPORTS, UM, WILL REQUIRE EVERGREEN UNDERSTORY TREES AROUND THE DETENTION POND TO SCREEN IT FROM VIEW AS REQUIRED BY THE GUIDELINES. THESE EVERGREEN TREES WILL PARTIALLY SCREEN THE SIX HOMES TO THE REAR OF THE DEVELOPMENT FROM SOUTH ETTE STREET. A MOUNTED A GROUND MOUNTED MASONRY SIGN DISPLAYING THE SUBDIVISION NAME WILL BE LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NEW ROAD IN SOUTH ROULETTE. THE SUBDIVISION SIGN WILL BE FIN, THE SUBDIVISION SIGN LOCATION WILL BE FINALIZED BASED ON THE FINAL GRADING IN THE FIELD CONDITIONS. SIX ANKLE BERRY HOLLY SHRUBS WILL BE PLANTED AROUND THE BASE OF THE SIGN TO SHIELD THE SIGNS LIGHTING AND FULLY SCREEN IT FROM PUBLIC VIEW. A CONDITION OF APPROVAL HAS BEEN ADDED REQUIRING THAT THE SHRUBS BE INSTALLED IN FRONT OF THE ENTRY SIGN FOR SCREENING STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE LANDSCAPING COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SIGNAGE FOR THE SEVEN LOT SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION AS IT COMPLIES WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINES AFTER THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE MET. THE EXAMPLE MOTION IS ON YOUR SCREEN ALONG WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT'S NEXT STEPS. THE APPLICANT ALSO AGREES WITH ALL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. UM, IT SAYS THAT'S, I GUESS THAT DETENTION BASIN UP ON THE RIGHT CORNER THERE AND IT SAYS, UH, EVERGREEN UNDERSTORY TREES WILL, THE ONLY THING EVERGREEN IN THAT GROUP IS, UM, WOULD BE THE HOLLY'S THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, INK BERRY HOLLY'S. OTHER THAN THAT, THOSE OTHERS, THE TULIP POPLAR IS DECIDUOUS AND SO IS A, UM, BALL CYPRESS TUPELO GUM TULO GUN, WHICH IS BLACK GUM. SO I DON'T KNOW THE, THE SHRUBBERY COULDN'T COUNT COUNT FOR A, A TREE FAR AS EVERGREEN GOES. NO SIR. THE SHRUBS DON'T COUNT TOWARDS THE TREE, THE TREE GREEN. SO NONE OF THOSE OTHER TREES THAT I SEE ARE EVERGREEN. UM, DO THEY ALL HAVE TO BE EVERGREEN OR ARE YOU JUST SAYING TO ADD SOME EVERGREEN? UM, WE'RE WE'RE JUST REQUIRING TO ADD SOME TO THE EXISTING TREES THAT HE PROPOSED? YEAH, THERE WERE ASKING FOR THE EVERGREEN AROUND THE SUBDIVISION SIGN TO HELP SCREEN ANY LIGHTING THAT MAY BE OR SOFTEN THE MASONRY BASE FOR THE GROUND SIGNS. THAT'S ONE OF THOSE FROM THE BACKSIDE, FROM THE FRONT. AND THAT'S WHY THERE THE CONDITION IS STATING, UM, IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE FRONT RATHER THAN THE BACK. SO THEY DON'T HAVE A, I MEAN OKAY, YOU'RE REQUIRING 'EM TO DO THAT, BUT I DON'T SEE 'EM HERE. THE INK BERRIES. INK BERRIES ARE A SHRUB. CORRECT. IT'S A NATIVE SHRUB AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY WILL GET LEGGY AND THEY CAN'T GET FAIRLY TALL. THEY DON'T CLASS OUT AS A TREE IN MY, YOU KNOW, UM, EXPERTISE. SO NOW I'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THAT. ARE YOU REQUESTING EVERGREEN FOR THE DETENTION POND OR FOR THE SIGN? THE, YOU GET A DILEMMA. I MEAN, I CAN'T DESIGN IT FOR THEM HERE, BUT, UM, BECAUSE IT IS A DETENTION BASIN, THERE IS WATER AND I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT'S PROBABLY THE REASON WHY THEY HAVE INK BERRY THERE, UHHUH. BUT AS FAR AS A TREE GOES, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE LOCATED ALONG THE PERIMETER OR SOMETHING. NOT IN THE, IN THE CENTER OF IT. IN THE CENTER. OKAY. YES. UNDERSTOOD. IN ORDER TO HAVE A, IN ORDER TO FULFILL THAT REQUIREMENT. OKAY. UNLESS WE WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT. OKAY. UNDERSTAND WE COULD WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WHEN WE'RE REFERRING TO THE SCREENING OF THE SIGN AND CONDITION NUMBER TWO, IT SAYS REQUIRE EVERGREEN UNDERSTORY TREES FOR SCREENING OF THE SIGN. I THINK MAYBE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CATCH UP AND I'M, I'M PLAYING IT OUT HERE, BUT MAYBE CALLING A TREE THAT WE'RE USING TO SCREEN A SIGN IS THROWING. YEAH, I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT TWO, IT SAYS MAYBE A EVERGREEN BUSH [00:30:01] , LIKE WHERE YEAH. NUMBER TWO SAYS PROVIDE EVERGREEN UNDERSTORY TREES AROUND THE PROPOSED WESTERN, SO AROUND THE DETENTION POND. AND THEN THREE STATES IN THE EVERGREEN SHRUBS IN FRONT OF THE PROPOSED SIGN ON OUR SCREEN IT WAS REFERRING TO UHHUH NUMBER TWO IS THE YEAH, I THINK THERE MAY HAVE JUST BEEN SOME YEAH, THERE'S NO, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT CONDITION. 'CAUSE THEY, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH TREES AROUND THE DETENTION POND TO SCREEN IT. SO WE'VE ADDED THAT CONDITION SO THAT THEY WILL COMPLY WITH IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO STRIKE IT. SO WERE YOU, IF WE GO BACK TO THE SCREEN BEFORE MM-HMM . WHERE THE CONDITION WAS NOTED IN THE UPPER RIGHT CAN FOR GREEN UNDERSTORY TREES FOR SCREENING. OKAY. SO, SO YOU'RE SCREENING THE, SO THEY WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A, WITH SOME SORT OF PROPOSAL. YES. CORRECT. YES. THAT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR IT MEETS NEEDS THE GUIDELINES BECAUSE BASICALLY BERRIES ARE NOT TREATS. YES, THEY ARE IN EVERGREEN. YES, THEY ARE MOISTURE TOLERANT. MM-HMM . THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE THINGS, BUT DO SOMETHING LIKE A SWEET BAY, EVERGREEN SWEET BAY. OKAY. MAGNOLIA, FOR EXAMPLE. OKAY. YES SIR. THANK YOU. I'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU GUYS IF, IF YOU WANT SOME SUGGESTIONS MM-HMM . CORRECT? YEAH. WE CAN GET YOU IN COMMUNICATION WITH SHEILA TO SUGGEST A TREE THAT YOU THINK, OR A TREE THAT YOU THINK WILL DO GOOD THERE NEAR THEIR DETENTION POINT. YEAH, I JUST DON'T SEE THAT INK BERRY QUALIFIES AS A TREE. YEAH. IT'S NOT THE INK BERRY IS SOLELY FOR THE SIGN. RIGHT. YEAH. AND I THINK THESE ARROWS, MAYBE WHEN THEY GOT TRANSPOSED INTO THE POWERPOINT, THEY MAY HAVE SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT. I THINK THAT'S WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM. MM-HMM . YEAH. UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SHOULD WE MOVE ON TO HERE FROM THE, I THINK I, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION IF YOU DON'T MIND. UH, THE, THE SCREENING ON THE, IS IT THE WESTERN SIDE FOR THE ADJACENT PROPERTY? MM-HMM . IS THAT GOING TO PHYSICALLY SCREEN THE VISIBILITY OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OR IS IT GOING TO JUST DISRUPT THE VIEW? MORE THAN LIKELY, BASED ON WHAT I SEE THERE NOW, IT'S PRETTY SCREENED NOW, BUT I'M ASSUMING THEY'LL, THEY'RE REMOVING ABOUT 50% OF THE TREE COVERAGE, SO IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH SCREENING. SO IF YOU WANNA SUGGEST MORE PLANTS, YOU, YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL. MY CONCERN WITH THAT FUTURE PROPERTY BEING THAT IT'S AN ATYPICAL ORIENTATION ON A DEAD END ROAD, THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THE ADJACENT PROPERTY, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY MAY CHOOSE TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY WOULD HAVE, IT'S, IT'S AS A REVIEW, IT FEELS ATYPICAL. MM-HMM . AND SO FURTHER SCREENING ACROSS THAT PROPERTY FRONT, IF IT WERE TO, I DON'T KNOW, I'M, I'M JUST THROWING OUT, YOU KNOW, MY, MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS, IF I WERE A NEIGHBOR TO THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW, THE PROPERTY JUST TO THE WEST, I THINK THIS IS, IT'S SPLIT ZONING ACTUALLY. I THINK IT'S COMMERCIAL UP FRONT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. AND THEN MAYBE, UM, RESIDENTIAL AT THE BACK. SO IF THIS PROPERTY WERE EVER TO BE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ZONING MAP, JUST A SECOND. THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PUT IN SOME BUFFERING TOO IF THEY WERE TO DEVELOP THE SITE TO THE WEST. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK. I THINK UNLESS I SAW SHOS ON THAT, THEY MAY HAVE SOLD IT. SO MAYBE THE, THE BACK IS COMMERCIAL AND THEN THE FRONT IS ACTUALLY R TWO. YEP. IT'S WEIRD LITTLE MM-HMM . THANK YOU. YOU ARE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. DOES THE APPLICANT WANT TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE, UH, LAYLE ARU 1 0 6 FITZGERALD COLLIERVILLE. SO, UM, JUST TO ADDRESS, UM, THE DISCUSSION, UH, YOU ALL JUST HAD, UM, THE, UM, THE CURRENT THERE, THEY'RE CURRENTLY TWO, TWO HOUSES ON THAT PROPERTY RIGHT NOW. AND THEY'RE BOTH ON, UH, A STREET THAT USED TO BE CALLED FITZGERALD STREET. SO 100 FITZGERALD, 1 0 6 FITZGERALD. SO RIGHT NOW THEY BOTH, UM, THEY, AND THEY, THEY, THEY, I I UNDERSTAND THERE USED TO BE A THIRD PROPERTY, A, A THIRD HOUSE ON THAT PROPERTY THAT GOT DEMOLISHED AT SOME POINT IN TIME. SO, UM, THE, THESE, UM, THESE HOUSES HAVE ALWAYS FACED, UM, THE, UM, THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD THE SAME ORIENTATION THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN NOW. ALL WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS, UM, ADD, UM, SOME MORE LOTS WHICH WE FEEL WILL BE, UM, A [00:35:01] BETTER USE OF THE PROPERTY AND, UM, AND, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL ALIGN WITH, UM, WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. AND WE'VE, WE'VE GONE FURTHER TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, UM, THERE'S CORPS CURBSIDE MAIL DELIVERY AS OPPOSED TO, UM, WHAT HAPPENS NOW WHERE THERE HAS TO BE, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S CALLED, BUT THERE HAS TO BE A CLUSTER MAILBOX SOMEWHERE WHEN YOU DO A, A SUBDIVISION. SO WE'VE, WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE IT STAY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. NOW THERE'S, UM, THERE'S, UM, DENSE, UM, UH, SCREENING ON THE WEST SIDE IN THE SUMMER AS IT EXISTS RIGHT NOW. BUT, UM, COME WINTER, FALL, WINTER, YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE THE BU BUILDINGS IN, IN THE WINTER AND IN THE FALL, THE TWO BUILDINGS THAT EXIST THERE, ONE'S RED, ONE'S WHITE, BUT IN THE, IN THE SUMMER YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T. UM, SO I THINK THAT WITH THE CURRENT, UM, PLAN FOR, FOR, UM, FOR SHIELDING, FOR SCREENING, UM, I THINK IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH CONSISTENT TO WHAT CURRENTLY, WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS, WHAT CURRENTLY HAPPENS. AND, UM, I'M NOT THE, UH, THE PROFESSIONAL, BUT, UM, WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I HIRED A, UM, DT UM, DESIGN GROUP THAT WORKS, UM, VERY WELL WITH, UH, THE COVILLE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND HAS DONE A LOT OF, UH, PROJECTS HERE IN COLLIERVILLE. AND, UM, UM, WE'VE, THEY'VE HAD THE LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO I, I, I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS, BUT, UM, I UNDERSTAND THE CONVERSATION THAT'S BEING HAD AND I, I THINK I, I DO BELIEVE, UM, THEY'VE, UH, THEY'VE UM, THEY'VE ADDRESSED A LOT OF THAT. AND, UH, TALKING ABOUT THE, THE SIGN AND THE, UM, THE, UM, THE EVERGREENS IN FRONT THERE, UH, UH, RECENTLY I SAW SOME COMMUNICATION ABOUT THAT AND, UH, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WAS, UM, THAT WAS CLEARED UP AND TAKEN CARE OF. SO, UM, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN TAKE THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT, UH, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I, I THINK, UM, THE, THE, UM, THE DESIGN GROUP ALONG WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE WORK TO, UM, COME UP WITH THE, THIS DESIGN. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. UM, WHERE, WHERE DID YOU SAY THE CLUSTER MAILBOX? THERE'S NO CLUSTER MAILBOX. WE, WE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE MADE SURE THAT WE COULD, WE, WE HAD TO APPLY, UM, OH, OKAY. I SEE. THE POSTAL SERVICE TO MAKE SURE WE COULD GET THAT WAIVER FOR THE NOT TO HAVE A CLUSTER MAILBOX. ANY, ALL RIGHT. WELL, UM, WE'VE HEARD FROM STAFF AND APPLICANT AND NOW WE WILL DISCUSS AMONGST OURSELVES. THANK YOU. WELL, I, I PERSONALLY THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE RETHOUGHT THAT AREA AS FAR AS THE EVERGREEN TREES GO, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED WITH THE, WITH THE SOLUTION THAT ACTUALLY HAS EVERGREEN TREES IN THERE. NOT JUST SHRUBS. THAT'S MY OPINION. WHAT ABOUT THE SIGN ITSELF? WERE WE APPROVING THE SIGN? I DON'T KNOW. OR IS THE SIGN PART OF IT? UH, NO. NO SIR. TYPICALLY THE SIGNS HAVE TO BE APPROVED, BUT WE DO SOMETIMES HAVE SAY SO IN THE, IN THE LANDSCAPING OF THE SIGN IF THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR IT. YES, THAT'S IN DETAIL, BUT YOU GOTTA HAVE SOME DETAIL. YES. BUT THE, THE SIGN WILL BE DECIDED WHEN THEY SUBMIT FOR A SIGN PERMIT. RIGHT? IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GONNA PUT SOME EVERGREENS IN FRONT OF THE SIGN. WELL, I JUST THINK IT SAID LARRY DIDN'T, THAT THEY JUST HAVEN'T SHOWN IT. THEY DIDN'T REVISE THE DRAWINGS, THIS PROBLEM, I THINK. YES. THEY HAVEN'T SUBMITTED ANY RECENT DRAWINGS AND YEAH, IT WAS ACTUALLY ON THE, THE, THE CASE GOT DEFERRED, SO FOR MONTHS DUE TO THE SEWER TRANSMISSION LINE CAPACITY CONCERNS IN THE AREA. SO THE APPLICANT, UM, WAITED ON TO RESUBMIT ANYTHING. ALRIGHT. IT'S JUST HARD FOR, WE HAD THESE BEFORE DISCUSSION BEFORE, SOMETIMES THEY COME WITH PLANS THAT ARE PRETTY VAGUE AND JUST SAYING THIS DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO, IF WE'RE APPROVING SOMETHING, WE'VE REALLY GOTTA KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE APPROVING AND IF IT SAYS THAT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR EVERGREEN TREES BEHIND IT OR IN FRONT OF IT OR WHATEVER, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD HAD SUBDIVISIONS COME BEFORE US BEFORE WHERE THERE LANDSCAPING DIDN'T REALLY MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENT, BUT WE GAVE A WAIVER BECAUSE THE SUN SUN'S HEIGHT WASN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR A LARGE EVERGREEN. AND WHAT THEY PROPOSED [00:40:01] WERE DWARFS, SO IT DIDN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT IT BE 24 INCHES IN HEIGHT. SEE THERE WERE REQUIREMENTS LIKE THAT, THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW AND YOU HAVE TO BE REAL SPECIFIC WHEN YOU APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR A SIGN. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SIGN LOOKS LIKE AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF EVERGREENS ARE REALLY, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED. SO I CAN'T REALLY SAY THAT WE CAN MAKE A GOOD DECISION ON THAT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE DEFINITION ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING HERE AS FAR AS THE EVERGREEN TREES IN THE DETENTION BASIN. SHOULD WE KNOW HOW TALL THE SIGN WILL BE? THERE MAY BE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT, THE GROUND SIGN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME BACK? AND TYPICALLY GROUND SIGNS FOR SUBDIVISIONS ARE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS SIX FEET. THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS WHAT THEY CAN GET IS SIX FEET, BUT HE MAY DECIDE OF IT FOR A SHORTER SIGN. SO IT MAY BE A QUESTION FOR HIM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD ? YES. SO, UM, YEAH, I I'M, I'M, I'M NOT PROFESSIONAL WITH THIS. I'M, I'M VERY FLEXIBLE TO, UM, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S REQUIRED YOU I'M, I'M SUPER FLEXIBLE. YEAH. SO ESSENTIALLY I DO BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER YOU, YOU REQUIRED CAN BE MET. YEAH. THAT'S, THAT'S HOW I SEE. AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS, UM, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ADD TO THE QUALITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, UH, ALL THESE DESIGN ELEMENTS ARE IMPORTANT. I, I LEAVE THERE SO I I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING. SO I THINK WE'LL, WE'LL GET THERE. SO, UM, HOWEVER WE GET THERE AS SOON AS WE GET THERE. YEAH. BUT I'M FLEXIBLE TO WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING. UM, OKAY. WELL I PERSONALLY THINK IF YOU, IF YOU COULD WORK WITH STAFF A LITTLE BIT TO KIND OF REFINE THAT LITTLE AREA IN PARTICULAR, UM, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND WE COULD HAVE SOME, MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE LOOK AT IT WITHOUT HAVING TO DELAY YOU TOO LONG. UM, YEAH. YES. YES. THEY COULD GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON, ON THE SIDE CALL AND WE WOULD KIND OF GIVE A CHECKOUT. WHAT DO YOU THINK? YEAH, I THINK WE COULD, UM, ADD A CONDITION THAT THEY, WHAT IS THAT? WORK WITH STAFF AND, UM, PRESENT SOMETHING SO THAT YOU CAN STAY ON TRACK IDEALLY. I, I, I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. WHAT WE, WE, WE DON'T HAVE, UM, SOMEONE FROM THE DESIGN GROUP HERE WHO PROBABLY COULD SPEAK, UM, BETTER THAN I CAN ABOUT, BUT I THINK, UM, I THINK WE, WE, WE HAVE ALL THE ELEMENTS. WE JUST, NOT ART, WE HAVEN'T JUST, UM, ARTICULATED IT, UM, VERY WELL AND WE CAN UM, WE CAN COME BACK, UM, WE CAN, WE CAN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, I'M SURE. MM-HMM . YEAH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY. DOES, UM, DOES ANYONE WANNA MAKE A MOTION? WE ALWAYS MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT. I'LL MAKE A, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LANDSCAPING COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SIGNAGE FOR THE EAGLE'S LANDING OF CARVILLE SUBDIVISION SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IN EXHIBIT TWO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANY CONDITIONS TO THAT? YES. AND ADD, ADD THE CONDITION THAT THEY WORK WITH STAFF TO COME UP WITH A MORE DEFINED PLAN FOR THE DETENTION BASIN AREA THAT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AND, UH, AND POSSIBLY GET BACK WITH US AT SOME POINT IN TIME SO THEY CAN KIND OF HAVE A QUICK REVIEW AS NOT TO TAKE, TAKE THEM, PUT THEM BEHIND TOO FAR. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO STAFF? COULD YOU REPEAT THAT? ? SORRY, . I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN REPEAT THAT. . I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I GOT IT RIGHT. I KNOW YOU SAID APPLICANT SHALL WORK WITH STAFF ON LANDSCAPING AROUND THE DETENTION POND. UM, THAT MEETS WITH US AND THE SIGN. OKAY. AND SIGN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS TO, TO FURTHER, YOU KNOW, MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY. OKAY. OKAY. AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS TO YEAH, WE, WE'LL BE FREE TO, YOU CAN CALL ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CALL HER. CALL JOHN . OKAY. DOES ANYONE WANT TO SECOND THAT? SECOND? OKAY. WE MOTION MADE AND SECONDED. [00:45:01] STAFF LIKE TO CALL THE VOTE. MR. FRAZIER? YES. MS. PEELER? YES. MR. LAMORE? YES. MR. ROBBINS? YES. MS. JORDAN? YES. MR. LAWHON? YES. MS. DON HART? YES. THANK YOU. THAT PASSED. UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [9. Development Updates (new cases, administrative reviews, etc.)] ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS DEVELOPMENT UPDATES. MM-HMM . UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY MAP. YOU CAN CHECK THAT AND SEE NEW DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN TOWN. UM, THERE'S A QR CODE, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SCAN IT REALLY QUICK BEFORE I GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE OR I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP AS WELL. SO I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT IF YOU WANNA SCAN THAT. QR CODE . UM, SO, OH, SORRY, I'M GOING TO GO CLICK HERE. OPEN UP THE MAP. ALRIGHT, JUST GOING OVER A FEW THINGS WE HAVE THAT RECENTLY CAME IN. YOU GOT CYPRESS GROVE THAT'S OFF OF VA, HELL NO. EAST SHELBY DRIVE. BY HELL, YOU'LL SEE A MCDONALD'S NEXT MONTH, UM, FOR A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN. UM, AND OF COURSE YOU CAN JUST CLICK ON ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SEE. WE CAN CLICK ON EAGLE'S LANDING. YOU CAN SEE SOME INFORMATION THERE AND IT SHOWS A STILL PENDING AND SHOWS LIKE A CONCEPTUAL, OH, NOT CONCEPTUAL, A LAYOUT OF IT. AND YOU CAN CLICK ON HERE TO SEE MORE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO IT. UM, AND JUST SOME QUICK INFORMATION. JUST A SECOND. JAMIE TEXTED ME. UM, AND I DUNNO IF YOU WANT ME TO CLICK ON ANYTHING ELSE, THEY, ANYBODY GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT OTHER PROJECTS GOING ON IN TOWN, I CAN CLICK ON THEM AND GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION. IF NOT, [10. Other Business] I WILL CONTINUE MY UPDATES. SO WE DO HAVE NEW STAFF MEMBERS YOU WANNA INTRODUCE. I THINK ONE PERSON JUST LEFT. UM, WE HAVE A PLANNING TECH JACOB, I THINK HE JUST LEFT MAYBE. YEAH. UM, HE IS ASSIGNED TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION. HE DOES ALL OF THE UM, ME MEETINGS FOR THAT. ALLISON EDINS IS HERE. SHE JUST STARTED IN JANUARY. SHE'S A MEMPHIS NATIVE AND SHE'S MOVED, SHE JUST MOVED BACK HOME. UM, WE HAVE SOME TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THIS YEAR, SO FOUR HOURS IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE AND YOU HAVE TO GET THAT DONE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR FOR PLANNING COMMISSION AND BZA. HOWEVER, DRC IS EXEMPT FOR THIS AND, BUT THEY'RE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ANY RELEVANT TRAININGS. UPCOMING DRC MEETING, AS I STATED, NEXT MONTH YOU WILL SEE MCDONALD'S PRELIMINARY, PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN AND ALSO THERE'S A NON-VOTING BRIEFING ON THE ORDINANCE. UM, SO ORDINANCE CLEANING UP AND IT'S PENDING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BMA AND THEN IN APRIL THERE ARE NO ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR THAT MEETING JUST YET. UM, ALSO SAY THE DAY FOR THE 2050 COMP PLAN MEETINGS. WE'LL HAVE CHARETTES ON MAY 12TH, MAY 13TH AND MAY 14TH. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY OTHER BUSINESS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, OKAY, LET'S SEE. UM, I GUESS NEXT IS ADJOURNMENT. SO WE ARE GONNA ADJOURN. THANK YOU . GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.