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15TH, 2026 AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THAT I HAVE NOT SAID. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO. WE WILL GET STARTED. DIRECTOR SMITH, ARE WE READY? YES. WE'RE READY. OKAY. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WILL GO TO ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONER MILLER. COMMISSIONER WATSON, COMMISSIONER STILES, PRESENT. COMMISSIONER PRESLEY. COMMISSIONER. ANDERSON. PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER JOSEPH FIELDS HERE. COMMISSIONER. LEVITT. PRESENT. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITH. I DO NOT SEE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ON HERE. ARE WE NOT DOING THAT? WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO INTO OUR BUSINESS OF CALLING FOR CASE NUMBER ONE. WILL YOU READ THE RULES? OH.
COMMISSIONERS, CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO ACCEPT THE READING OF THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING? I MOVE, WE ACCEPT THE MEETING FROM THE MINUTES. JUST ONE MINUTE.
THAT'S NOT JUST A PHONE CALL LIKE THE ITEM. AND SO WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE LAST MINUTE MEETING MINUTES IF THEY'RE ALREADY PREPARED, THEY HAVE THOSE. DO WE HAVE A COPY? LET ME SEE. THANK YOU.
MAY I GO AHEAD WITH THE MOTION AND THEN ASK THEM TO READ THEM BEFORE COMMISSIONERS? CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE THE READING OR THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE READING OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH, DECEMBER 2025? YES, SIR. I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, A SECOND. I'M SORRY. I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND THAT WE AMEND THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING TO INCLUDE THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 2025 MEETING. ANY OBJECTIONS? DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? IF NOT, CAN I? ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I OPPOSES. HEARING NONE. THE MOTION HAS PASSED. SO, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU NEED A MOMENT TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? ANYBODY? COMMISSIONER MILLER, IT APPEARS THAT THE MINUTES ARE NOT COMPLETE BECAUSE I'M LOOKING FOR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU READ PRIOR TO THE PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T SEE THAT IN
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HERE. OKAY. SO THAT IS IF EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT THE DECEMBER 18TH, 2020 FIVE MINUTES. SO ANY PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE, WE CAN ACTUALLY DEFER TO THE NEXT MONTH TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER. IS THAT RIGHT? ATTORNEY WIGGINS? YES, BECAUSE THE MINUTES ARE NOT READY FOR APPROVAL. THEY WILL NEED TO BE AMENDED. WE CAN DO 1 OR 2 THINGS. YOU CAN HOLD YOUR VOTE ON THEM UNTIL YOU GET THE AMENDED MINUTES, OR YOU CAN MOVE TO APPROVE THEM WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE INTRODUCTORY SPEECH THAT MADAM CHAIR GIVES REGARDING PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSIONERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? FOR A MOTION OR TO DEFER? MADAM CHAIR? YES, COMMISSIONER ANDERSON, THANK YOU. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC HEARING. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. SORRY. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING RULES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE TEN. YEAH. SO YOUR MOTION IS TO EXTEND UNTIL THE TO THE FEBRUARY MEETING. IF THE CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS NO THE THAT THE THAT THAT WAS NOT A PART OF THE MINUTES, IT DOES APPEAR TO BE PART OF THE MINUTES ON PAGE TEN. YOU'RE RIGHT, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE IT WAS AT LAST WE HAD AN OLD BUSINESS THAT HAD ALREADY HAD A PUBLIC HEARING. SO THE LANGUAGE THAT IS READ FOR PUBLIC HEARING WASN'T DONE TO LATER IN THE MEETING. AND SO I THINK NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE FROM THE CENTER TO THE I'M SORRY I MISSPOKE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. DID YOU NEED TO SAY ANYTHING? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO ADOPT THE[Additional Item]
MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 18TH, 2025? MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 2025.SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 18TH, 2025. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD. I OPPOSE THIS HEARING.
NONE. THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED FOR DECEMBER 18TH, 2025. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE CAN GO BACK TO THE AGENDA AND THE FIRST CASE. OKAY. MADAM CHAIR, IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER ONE
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UNDER OLD BUSINESS CASE NUMBER P2025002-10. THE APPLICANT IS CITY OF EAST POINT. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2418 MILLET STREET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REZONING FROM AN ZONED ZONING DISTRICT TO I MIXED USE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE CASE TYPE IS A CITY INITIATED REZONING. WE NOW NEED TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING. AND I NEED TO. OKAY, MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY.SECOND, THAT WE OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I.
I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. WE ARE NOW OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS. PEOPLE BOTH FAVORING AND OPPOSING THE PROPOSED CASE. PEOPLE BOTH FAVORING AND OPPOSING THE PROPOSED CASE WILL BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT FOR THE ZONING CASE, OR THE APPLICANT'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, IF ANY, WILL BE ENTITLED TO SPEAK FIRST, FOLLOWED BY OTHER SPEAKERS IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A TOTAL TIME OF 15 MINUTES. THOSE
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WHO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. BY MAJORITY VOTE. THE COMMISSION CAN INCREASE THE TOTAL TIME OF SPEAKERS, PROVIDED THAT EACH SIDE IS GIVEN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE SPEAKER FOR A SIDE THAT THE CHAIR OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY LIMIT THE TIME ALLOTTED TO EACH SPEAKER. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER. OTHER THAN THE ZONING APPLICANT, THE ZONING APPLICANT MAY RESERVE A PORTION OF HIS OR HER ALLOTTED TIME, AND SPEAKERS MUST ADHERE TO THE RULES OF DECORUM PRIOR TO SPEAKING. EACH SPEAKER SHALL IDENTIFY HIM OR HERSELF AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME, HER CURRENT ADDRESS. EACH SPEAKER WILL SPEAK ONLY TO THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE. UNDER CONSIDERATION, SHALL ADDRESS REMARKS ONLY TO THE COMMISSION, AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS ON ANY OTHER SPEAKER. THE PROVIDING THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REFUSE TO SPEAK OF THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE, IF ANY, AFTER BEING PUT FIRST. IF, AFTER BEING CAUTIONED, THE SPEAKER CONTINUES TO VIOLATE THE RULES OF DECORUM. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE HEARD OUR RULES FOR PUBLIC SPEAKER. NOW I AM OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S ALREADY BEEN MOVED AND WE JUST HAVE THE CASE IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION.OKAY. WE JUST NEED TO HEAR FROM STAFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IN REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2418 MILLEDGE STREET, THE APPLICANT IS CITY OF EAST POINT. THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 0.859 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES. THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS. IT DOESN'T HAVE A ZONING DESIGNATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THAT UNFORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS. WE WERE PRESENTED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS APPLICATION FOR A BUSINESS ON THIS PROPERTY, BUT DUE TO THE FACT OF THE PROPERTY NOT HAVING A ZONING DISTRICT, WE HAD TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. SO THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING IT. WE ARE PROPOSING TO PROVIDE A ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS THE CURRENT ZONING MAP. YOU SEE THE PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED OR OUTLINED IN THE LIGHT BLUE OUTLINE. THE CURRENT PROPERTY DOES SHOW IT ON ZONED. IT SHOW ALSO SHOWS THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH. IT IS. IT HAS RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS ON THE THE EAST AND THE SOUTH. AS STATED, SOME OF THE PROPERTIES SPECIFICALLY ADDITIONALLY ARE ZONED C-2 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH SOME CONDITIONS AND AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, THE R-1A IS OUR URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE ALSO SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY. TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY, THERE IS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING, SO THERE IS MULTIPLE.
IT'S SURROUNDED BY MULTIPLE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITH, IN REFERENCE TO YES, MA'AM. IN REFERENCE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION, WHICH IS THE MAP SHOWN ON THE SCREEN, THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED AS TOWN CENTER SUB AREA ONE IN THE TOWN CENTER SUB AREA ONE. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES OR ALLOWS USE AND SCALE OF 6 TO 12 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. IN THIS AREA. IT IS ENVISIONED FOR THE AREA TO BE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED TO INCLUDE HIS HISTORIC AND CULTURAL AND BUSINESS TYPES, NEIGHBORHOOD TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY ATTRACT VISITORS AND COMMUTERS, AND RESIDENCES.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE ACTUAL SITE ITSELF. AND I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE PROPERTY IS
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BOUND BY A FREEDOM PARKWAY, WHICH IS AN OVERPASS. SO AFTER RECEIVING THE APPLICATION FOR A BUSINESS TO BE LOCATED ON THIS SITE, AFTER RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY DURING OUR COMMUNITY ZONING INFORMATION MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD LATE LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER, WE ALSO HAD DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THIS BODY AT WORK SESSION AS WELL, AND THAT WAS HELD IN NOVEMBER.THERE WERE MULTIPLE ISSUES AND CONCERNS BROUGHT UP BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS THIS BODY IN THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. THE CITY DID INITIALLY PROPOSE THE MSCI PROPOSAL. WE DID FIND, AFTER CONDUCTING MORE RESEARCH AND DOING A BROAD REVIEW OF THE AREA, THAT THE MSCI ZONING DISTRICT MAY BE A LITTLE TOO BROAD FOR THE AREA. SOME OF THE PERMITTED USES APPEARED TO NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PIECE OF LAND, SO WE ARE ACTUALLY RECOMMENDING THAT.
THE MIXED USE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL IS NOT THE MOST APPROPRIATE ZONING DESIGNATION.
AS WE THOUGHT BEFORE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A REZONING TO C, WHICH IS THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL LIMITED ZONING DISTRICT. AND WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING AND RECOMMENDING THAT THERE BE SEVERAL CONDITIONS PLACED ON THE PROPOSAL. THE FIRST CONDITION IS THAT. THE PERMITTED USES BE HELD TO ART GALLERIES, OFFICE BUSINESS. AND OFFICE PROFESSIONAL. THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF OUR OF OUR REPORT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE HEARD THE PRESENTATION. DO YOU HAVE CAN I GET A MOTION PLEASE FOR TO CLOSE IT? NO.
LET'S SEE IF ANYONE'S HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY? I AM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. RESIDENTS FOR 340 BALDWIN STREET, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. OKAY. I'M SORRY, YOUR FIRST NAME AGAIN, PLEASE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU MAY GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN PROPER NOTICE OF THE ZONING. I AM THE PROPERTY OWNER. I OWNED, BUT I NEED TO BE GIVEN NOTICE OF THESE THINGS. I'VE SENT SEVERAL EMAILS TO MISS SMITH'S OFFICE.
I GET NO REPLIES. I WANT TO KNOW WHY. I'M LIKE, I'M NOT HERE TO I YOU KNOW, SHE. THE FIRST TIME THIS CAME UP IN NOVEMBER, I HEARD THAT THERE'S BEEN NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. THERE WAS NO ONE HERE AT THE MEETING. IT GOT DEFERRED. AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY UPDATES UNTIL NOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ZONE THIS. THIS WHY? ATTORNEY WIGGINS ARE WE WIGGINS AND I HOPE WIGGINS OR MISS SMITH'S REPLY ARE WE GOING TO BE GOTTEN NOTICE AS A PROPERTY OWNER. HOW HAVE I GOTTEN NO NON NO NOTICE UNTIL NOW LITERALLY 30S AGO. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ZONING. MY QUESTION TO YOU. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE ANGRY, BUT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE TRANSPARENCY IN THIS CITY LIKE I HAVE. THIS STARTED IN ON SEPTEMBER 2ND. IT HAS GONE TILL NOW TO GET A DECISION WHERE IT IS NOTHING THAT I HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AS THE PROPERTY OWNER. THEY HAVEN'T EVEN PRESENTED THIS AS OF LAST WEEK. I GET THAT THIS WAS MAYBE CAME OUT OF THE WORKING SESSION, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW.
WHY? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS NOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND SO ONCE YOU HEAR FROM EVERYBODY WHO IS EITHER IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, THEN QUESTIONS CAN BE TAKEN. OKAY, I YIELD MY TIME. I OPPOSE TO THIS. I, AS THE PROPERTY OWNER, I
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JUST WANT TO SEE PROGRESS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN FAVOR OF REZONING? WELL I'LL SPEAK. MY NAME IS JIM NEWMAN. I'M THE JEFFERSON PARK ON EAST WOODLAND CIRCLE. I'M GLAD YOU'RE CHANGING THE ZONING TO THE CURRENT PROPOSED. IT SEEMS MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. REMEMBER THAT THIS THIS CITY BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE.SO THAT'S WHO YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO. THANK YOU. AND AS I SAY, I APPROVE OF THE CURRENT CHANGE. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN FAVOR OF. HI, MY NAME IS LAUREN MERRITT, 2106 MULBERRY STREET. I WORK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I DO LIKE THE SOUND OF THE NEW COMMERCIAL LIMITED ZONING. I DON'T THINK IT MAKES SENSE, NOR HAVING MYSELF AND TALKING TO OTHER LOCALS WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THAT CI MIXED USE. I DID WANT TO THROW OUT THOUGH, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE TO THINK ABOUT. IF THERE'S ANOTHER TIME TO DO THAT, AND THAT IS, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A HOUSING ISSUES, WHAT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CL COMMERCIAL LIMITED AND HOUSING WHERE LIKE ART GALLERY, LOWER LEVEL APARTMENTS, UPPER LEVEL WHAT WHAT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT? AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE UNDER NUMBER THREE, AFTER THE WORD PROFESSIONAL, THERE'S A COLON, AS IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS TO BE OFFERED. IS THERE ANYTHING MISSING OFF OF THAT SLIDE? SO THAT WAS MY QUESTION.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GETTING RID OF THE CI. IT IS TOO BROAD. WE DON'T WANT THAT INDUSTRIAL STUFF HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGE? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO OPPOSES THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO OPPOSES THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF? HEARING NONE. MOTION TO MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I, I HEARING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. DIRECTOR SMITH. MADAM CHAIR, IN REFERENCE TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION AFTER REVIEW, STAFF DOES NOT FIND THE REZONING THE PARCEL TO CI MIXED USE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL TO BE APPROPRIATE. HOWEVER, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF REZONING THE PROPERTY TO CL COMMERCIAL LIMITED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. PERMITTED USES ON THIS PROPERTY ARE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER ONE ART GALLERY. NUMBER TWO OFFICE BUSINESS. AUTOMOBILE, TRUCK RENTAL, LEASE AND EQUIPMENT SALES OFFICE IS PROHIBITED AND USE NUMBER THREE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS IS ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU VOTE? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS I SEE, COMMISSIONER FIELDS. YES I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY IS. WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESSES IS THIS GOING TO BE PUT THERE? WHAT WAS HIS INITIAL APPLICATION FOR WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS? AND THAT IS DIRECTED TO DIRECTOR SMITH? WELL, IS THE APPLICANT AVAILABLE TO SPEAK IS HERE. HE CAN SPEAK. ANSWER QUESTION. APPLICANT IS HOLD ON, HOLD ON. THE ATTORNEY IS SPEAKING. YES, MADAM CHAIR. SO THE APPLICANT IS THE CITY. IT'S A CITY INITIATED REZONING. AND SO I GUESS YOU CAN ASK MISS SMITH. WHAT? I JUST DON'T KNOW IF SHE WOULD KNOW THE ANSWER TO
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THAT. DIRECTOR SMITH, ARE YOU IN A POSITION TO ANSWER WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS THE THE OWNER INITIALLY WANTED TO PUT THERE? I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION. OUR STAFF MAY HAVE IT THAT STAFF. HI. SO BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH MR. WALLACH, IT SEEMS THAT HE IS IN THE BUSINESS OF POOLS. AND I IF HE CAN CONFIRM THAT FOR US, EXACTLY WHAT THE NATURE OF THAT POOL BUSINESS IS, THEN WE CAN GET AN A CORRECT ANSWER FOR THAT. BUT I KNOW IT'S INVOLVING POOLS. ATTORNEY WIGGINS, CAN WE BRING THE APPLICANT BACK TO ANSWER THAT? THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT PROPERTY. I THINK THAT'S OKAY. PLEASE GO AHEAD, SIR. IN THE NAME NICHOLAS WALLACH. AGAIN, I DISAGREE WITH ALL THIS STILL BECAUSE I WAS NOT GIVEN NOTICE OF THE CHANGES THAT I WAS GIVEN PREVIOUSLY IN EMAILS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE MXI. THIS IS ALL DIFFERENT, BUT I DO RUN A POOL, MANAGEMENT COMPANY, COMMERCIAL POOL AND FOUNTAIN MANAGEMENT COMPANY. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER? WELL, IT ANSWERS THE QUESTION. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT THE IF IT'S A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, DOES THAT ALLOW IT INTO THE THE CATEGORIES THAT WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT FOR THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT FOR THAT REZONING. SO LET ME UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. SO YOU'RE ASKING IF WHAT STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED WILL THAT PRECLUDE THE APPLICANT FROM MOVING FORWARD. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REALLY ASKING? THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. YOU KNOW, WOULD THIS. CLASSIFICATION AND COMMERCIAL LIMITED PRECLUDE HIM FROM OPENING HIS BUSINESS FOR POOL MANAGEMENT? I MEAN, DOES THAT WOULD HE BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH HIS PLANS, OPENING THAT TYPE OF BUSINESS IN THAT AREA? MADAM CHAIR, I THINK I THINK IT'S PRESUMED THAT HE INTENDED TO USE IT FOR POOLS. I THINK THE QUESTION THAT THE COMMISSIONER IS ASKING IS WHAT WAS HIS INTENDED USE? THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT HE WANTS TO USE IT FOR HIS POOL BUSINESS. RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT'S THE QUESTION YOU GUYS WANT TO OR COMMISSIONER WANTS TO ASK OF HIM, IS WAS THERE AN INTENDED USE OR PROPOSED USE FOR THE PROPERTY? AND BASED ON WHATEVER THAT ANSWER IS, WOULD IT BE PROHIBITED WITH THIS REZONING? THANK YOU. APPLICANT, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? IT IS INTENDED FOR THE BUSINESS USE POOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN NOTICE OF THIS. WE NEED TO REVIEW WHAT COMMERCIAL LIMITED EVEN IS. WE HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN NOTICE OF ANY OF THIS. DIRECTOR SMITH, IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CAN ANSWER? OR IS THE PROBLEM THAT IN IN CHANGING THE THE RECOMMENDED USE? PROPERTY OWNERS ARE OR ARE NOT NOTIFIED? THIS IS A UNIQUE CASE IN THE FACT THAT THIS PROPERTY DID NOT HAVE A ZONING DESIGNATED. IT IS OF OUR THOUGHT AS THE STAFF OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR US TO APPLY THE BEST TYPE OF ZONING TO THE PROPERTY BASED ON OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND INPUT FROM THIS BODY IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS STEP, THIS INITIATED PROJECT, THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND IN THE JOURNEY OF THAT PROCESS, WHAT WE INITIALLY THOUGHT WAS THE BEST ZONING TO BE APPLIED TO THIS PROPERTY TURNED OUT NOT TO BE. AND SO WE HAD TO USE OUR BEST JUDGMENT AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND APPLY THAT TO THIS CASE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU. IF I CAN ALSO ADD TO THE NOTICE PIECE. SO ZONINGS ARE GOVERNED BY NOT ONLY OUR LOCAL LAW, BUT ALSO THE ZONING PROCEDURES LAW, WHICH IS FOUND IN THE STATE CODE TITLE 36, CHAPTER 66 AND THE PARTICULAR SECTION THAT I THINK MAY BE HELPFUL IS[00:30:06]
WHENEVER THERE'S A REZONING INITIATED BY ANY ONE ELSE OTHER THAN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RIGHT? SO DEVELOPER OR PROPERTY OWNER, ANYONE OTHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT NOTICE HAS TO BE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THERE'S ALSO MUST BE. SO THAT SIGN YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT, THAT SIGN THAT HAS TO BE PLACED ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THE PAPER AND OF A PUBLIC HEARING. SO WHEN IT'S A CITY INITIATED REZONING, THE SIGN PORTION DOESN'T APPLY WHEN IT IS A. REZONING BY EVERYONE. THEN YOU HAVE TO DO THE NOTIFICATION IN THE PAPER 15 TO 45 DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO PROVIDED THAT STAFF NOTIFY THE PAPER 15 TO 45 DAYS BEFORE TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING OF ITS INTENDED REZONING TO CL, THEN THAT'S THE MINIMAL RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, THEY CAN DO MORE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'VE HAD CONVERSATION, JUST NOT ABOUT THE CL, BUT THAT'S THE MINIMUM THAT IS REQUIRED FOR NOTIFICATION. THANK YOU. SO ALL THE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. NO. THE SIGNAGE THAT WAS POSTED IS NOT FOR CL. IT IS FOR MXI. UNDERSTAND. COMMISSIONERS DO YOU DID YOU STILL HAVE A. WELL MY QUESTION STILL IS HOW WOULD HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT YOU? I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO REVIEW CL, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE ZONING IS UNTIL I. THE FIRST TIME I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WAS FIVE MINUTES AGO OR 15 MINUTES AGO. WELL, MY QUESTION IS, YOU SAID YOU PROPOSED TO PUT A A POOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY THERE. YEAH. NOW MANAGEMENT IS LIKE OFFICE STUFF LIKE THAT.OFFICE PLACE TO KEEP TRUCKS. EXACTLY. IT IS COMMERCIAL. IT'S COMMERCIAL. YEAH. SO YOU HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR YOUR TRUCKS? YEAH, I THINK SO. YEAH. IT'S AN ACRE LOT. AND YOU HAVE. SPACE FOR YOUR OFFICE AND ALL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK FROM IN ORDER TO, I GUESS YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO, YOU'RE GOING TO OFFER SERVICES FROM THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS. AM I RIGHT OR WRONG? I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THIS? WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING? I MEAN, I THINK WHAT THE MXI THAT THEY HAD PROPOSED WAS SATISFACTORY. I AGREED TO THAT IN EMAILS TO STAFF. BUT THE PROBLEM IS I HAVE NOT AGREED TO CL. THAT IS NOT EVEN I GET THAT THIS IS A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.
WELL, WHAT I'M TRYING TO ESTABLISH IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN CONDUCT YOUR BUSINESS WITHIN THE DISTRICT THAT THAT'S PROPOSED. THAT'S MY QUESTION TO YOU. I HAVEN'T I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT CL IS YET. I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO REVIEW WHAT CL IS. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DISRESPECTFUL. NO I UNDERSTAND YEAH, I THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD OF WHAT CL IS. I REVIEWED MXI WHEN THEY PROPOSED IT, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD TIME. TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS GIVEN NOTICE OF CL. COULD YOU BRING UP? I'M SORRY. I THINK YOU'RE OKAY. THANK YOU.
DESIGNATION OF WHAT? CL IS WITHIN THE ORDINANCE SO WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT RIGHT NOW. SO ARE YOU GOING TO BE ASKED TO APPROVE CL NOW? IT'S NOT UP TO YOU TO APPROVE THE CHANGE.
WELL, NO, BUT I'M A BUSINESS OWNER THAT THIS IS SATISFACTORY TO ME. WELL, I'M TRYING TO I'M TRYING TO. I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT SO THAT YOU CAN REASONABLY SAY THAT EITHER YOU CAN DO BUSINESS IN THAT AREA OR NOT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DETERMINE. WELL, SO YOU CAN SEND ME A COPY OF THE CODE AND WE'LL PROGRESS IT TO NEXT MONTH. HOW'S THAT SOUND? LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO WITH Y'ALL. LIKE I HEARD, YOU KNOW, WHEN I BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY, I HEARD THAT ZONING IS DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY IN EASTPOINT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? I SEE WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. NOW, YOU KNOW I'M NOT HERE TO ARGUE WITH YOU. I'M HERE TO DO WHAT I PURCHASED IS RIGHTFULLY MINE. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T INITIATE THIS. BY THE WAY, THIS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER. I'M STILL HERE ARGUING WITH YOU. I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE. LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU. I NEED TIME TO REVIEW. I NEED TIME TO REVIEW WHAT THE CL CODE IS, SEE IF IT FITS INTO WHAT I WANT TO DO ON THE PROPERTY. THANK YOU. I DO UNDERSTAND. SO WHAT WE
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WILL DO NOW IS HAVE STAFF REVIEW OUR COMMITTEE TO REVIEW IT RIGHT NOW AND APPROVE IT. NO, I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO REVIEW IT. I WANT I'M ASKING US TO REVIEW IT SO THAT WE'LL HAVE AN IDEA.THEN I'LL SIT DOWN AND PLUS WHAT? WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS PROPERTY, APPARENTLY YOU BOUGHT IT. IT DIDN'T HAVE A ZONING. SO NOW IT IS UP FOR DIRECTOR SMITH AND THE STAFF. HOLD ON, PLEASE, TO FOR US TO ACTUALLY ZONE IT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. THANK YOU. STAFF. YOU MAY GO AHEAD. PLEASE HOLD ON. I HAVE ANOTHER POINT TO MAKE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CALLED BACK.
I WILL LET STAFF. I RECOMMEND THIS GET DEFERRED TILL FEBRUARY. EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUT OF THE 90 DAY DEFERRAL PERIOD. JUST SO I HAVE TIME TO REVIEW WHAT CL IS. ALSO, IT SEEMS LIKE HE NEEDS TO REVIEW WITH CL. THAT STAFF COMPLETE. THANK YOU. WHAT WHAT DIRECTOR SMITH HAS SHARED WITH YOU IS WHAT STAFF PROPOSES FOR THIS PROPERTY. AND THE OWNER IS MORE THAN WELCOME AT ANY TIME AFTER YOUR DECISION TONIGHT TO COME BACK AND PROPOSE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY, SHOULD HE ELECT TO DO SO. THANK YOU. SO WHAT I'LL DO IS JUST ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO HAVE THE LAST COMMENT. APPLICANT? YES, MA'AM. I'M NOT. I'M SORRY. THE CITY IS.
YOU'RE THE OWNER. OWNER? THE OWNER? MY APOLOGIES. YES. I JUST WANTED TO BE ON. THAT'S VERY CLEAR. AND THE PATIENT? I'M SORRY. SHE'S ASKED TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. I CLARIFIED THAT THE APPLICANT IS. HE'S ALIVE. THIS PROCESS TO WORK AS OPPOSED TO. SO AT THIS POINT, WHAT WE WILL DO IS GO AHEAD WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND DIRECTOR SMITH. HE ASKED FOR IT TO BE DEFERRED. IS DOES THAT CHANGE WHAT WE NEED TO DO HERE, OR IS THAT A QUESTION FOR ATTORNEY WIGGINS? MADAM CHAIR? OKAY. YES. COMMISSIONER STYLES, I HAVE A I JUST HAVE A QUESTION AND I JUST HOPE THAT THIS MIGHT CLARIFY THINGS FOR EVERYBODY. OKAY. SO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE APPLICANT IS THE CITY BECAUSE THERE'S NO ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY PERIOD AT THIS TIME. SO THE CITY'S ASKING TO REZONE IT. AND AFTER THAT ZONING GOES THROUGH OR DOESN'T GO THROUGH, THEN THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS TO REZONE IT TO WHATEVER HE FEELS THAT IT MIGHT NEED TO BE REZONED AS AT AT WHAT POINT OR AT WHICH POINT WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AGAIN. WE'LL BE ABLE TO IT'LL BE ON OUR WORK SESSION, IT'LL BE ON OUR PUBLIC HEARING, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISION ON ON THAT PROPERTY ONCE MORE. IF HE IT SOUNDS LIKE HE DOES, HE'S NOT IN FAVOR WITH THE ZONING, SO HE MIGHT WANT TO
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REZONE IT AT SOME POINT IN TIME. MY QUESTION TO STAFF IS HOW LONG DOES HE NEED TO WAIT? OR WHAT WOULD THAT WAITING PERIOD LOOK LIKE FOR HIM IF HE DID WANT TO REZONE IT TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE CL LIMITED? THERE WOULDN'T BE A WAITING PERIOD. THIS EXERCISE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW IS THE REZONING PROCESS. SO ONCE THE PROPERTY HAS A ZONING ASSIGNED TO IT, THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY APPLICATION OR PETITION THAT HE SAW FIT. OKAY, SO JUST TO CLARIFY FOR EVERYBODY, IF HE WANTED TO RIGHT AFTER THIS, THIS MEETING, IF WE DO DECIDE TO REZONE OR REALLY ASSIGN A ZONING TO THIS PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY OWNER COULD IMMEDIATELY PROPOSE A REZONING OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT HE WOULD DO THE POSTCARDS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WOULD BE A COMMUNITY ZONING MEETING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK OUT ON, ON, ON WHAT THEIR WISHES ARE, AS WELL AS ASK HIM QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT HE'S PLANNING TO DO, AND GIVE HIM FEEDBACK AS TO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY. AND AND THEN IT WOULD COME TO OUR DESK AS A WORK SESSION AND THEN ULTIMATELY AS A PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE WOULD BE THE FINAL ARBITER ON THAT CASE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS OUTLINING THE PROCESS FOR EVERYBODY, IN CASE THERE WAS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THAT. OKAY, SO THE APPLICANT IS CITY OF EASTPOINTE. EASTPOINTE IS NOT WITHDRAWING. ONE SECOND. THE APPLICANT, MADAM MAYOR, ARE YOU SITTING WHERE MADAM MAYOR SITS? PLEASE FORGIVE ME ONE SECOND, MADAM CHAIR, BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS YOU BROUGHT UP.YEP. IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE US 30S CAN. EVERYONE HAS TURN YOUR MIC OFF. IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING, IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE US 30S SO WE CAN CLEAR THIS UP.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IN REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM AND TO THIS CASE, STAFF. AND THE CITY, AS THE APPLICANT PUT FORTH A ZONING TO APPLY DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROCESS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THAT PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT WAS NOT THE MOST APPROPRIATE.
SO. IN THAT PROCESS, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR TRANSPARENCY AND FOR THE
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OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED A SUBSTITUTE ZONING DISTRICT TO APPLY TO THIS, WHICH WE FEEL IS A BETTER FIT FOR THE PROPERTY. THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD WOULD BE FOR US TO WITHDRAW OUR APPLICATION FOR THE MIXED USE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND TO REAPPLY THE HCL ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION, AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO RE-ADVERTISE UNDER SUCH. YES. TURNER WIGGINS, TO GO BACK OVER TO YOU SO THAT THERE COULD BE SOME DECORUM IN THIS MEETING. THANK YOU, CONTINUED DIRECTOR SMITH. CAN I MAKE A MOTION? DIRECTOR SMITH, HAVE YOU FINISHED? YES. THANK YOU. YES. SO I'M ALIGNED WITH DIRECTOR SMITH'S. WHAT? WHAT SHE JUST SAID IN TERMS OF DENYING THE. DEFERRING OR ESSENTIALLY DENYING AND DEFERRING FOR NOW. AND SO WE CAN ALL REEDUCATE OURSELVES ON THIS AND DISCUSS IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, POSSIBLY, YOU KNOW, IN ANOTHER MEETING. SO, DIRECTOR SMITH, ARE YOU WITHDRAWING AT THIS TIME? HOW IS THE CITY WITHDRAWING THE THE REZONING? THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO. LET'S IF YOU CAN, LET'S DEFER THE ITEM. THANK YOU.SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR FROM COMMISSIONERS ON OUR MOTION TO DEFER. I MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER. I SECOND IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND THAT CASE NUMBER P2025R-002. DASH ONE ZERO. BE DEFERRED BY AS A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. DISCUSSION OPPOSES HEARING NONE. THE POINT OF ORDER DISCUSSION. CAN WE DISCUSS THE MOTION BEFORE WE ACTUALLY VOTE ON YES, YOU MAY GO AHEAD WITH DISCUSSION PLEASE, BEFORE I COMPLETE THE MOTION. OKAY. MY MY QUESTION ON MY DISCUSSION ON IT, I CAN UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT, BUT. THE THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT OWNED BY THE CITY. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE APPLICANT. IS THAT CORRECT? THE APPLICANT OWNS THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY? NO. DOES NOT OWN THE PIECE OF PROPERTY. THE CITY IS. THE APPLICANT DOES NOT OWN IT. THE OWNER IS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS HERE. WELL, THAT'S. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO GET TO. THERE'S AN INDIVIDUAL WHO OWNS THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AND HE WANTS TO USE IT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT ZONED. IT'S NOT ZONED. SO IT NEEDS TO BE ZONED. THE QUESTION IS, CAN IT BE ZONED TO THE USE THAT HE INTENDS IT FOR SINCE HE OWNS IT? THAT'S POSSIBLE, SIR, WHICH IS WHY THE MOTION TO DEFER IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE. SO THAT WAY. AND AND LISTEN, THE THE APPLICANT COULD HAVE SOUGHT REZONING OR ZONING PERIOD AT ANY TIME DURING HIS OWNERSHIP.
RIGHT. IT'S JUST THAT BECAUSE IT IS EXISTED WITHOUT A ZONING FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME, THE CITY FELT IT APPROPRIATE TO USE THEIR POLICE POWER TO ZONE THE PROPERTY TO WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS MOST APPROPRIATE IN THIS DEFERRAL TIME. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE STAFF AND THE OWNER CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DETERMINE WHAT MAY BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE, AND IT MAY TURN OUT THAT THE APPLICANT THEN IS THE OWNER, AS OPPOSED TO THE CITY, BECAUSE THE OWNER CAN SEEK A ZONING HIMSELF. OH MY GOD. SO, SIR, I SO YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, WE WILL. WE DO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER HERE AND HE WILL ASK YOU TO LEAVE THE ROOM. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. JUST ONE MINUTE. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE UNDERSTAND? THANK YOU. OKAY, SO I THINK THAT SOUNDS APPROPRIATE.
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I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE FAIR IN IN OUR DECISIONS AND IN OUR DELIBERATIONS. WE WANT TO BE OPEN AND FAIR TO ALL PARTIES. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE, THE LIMITATIONS, ALL THE ALL THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED HERE. SO I AGREE WITH THE DEFERRAL FOR FURTHER REVIEW. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. JUST TO BE CLEAR, WITH THIS DEFERRAL, THIS PARCEL OF LAND REMAINS UNZONED UNTIL UNTIL A DETERMINATION IS PRESENTED. THAT IS CORRECT.THANK YOU. THAT IS CORRECT, COMMISSIONER STYLES. YEAH. SO JUST A LITTLE DISCUSSION ON THIS. I NOTICED IN THE PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT, THE CITY, THERE IS A MAILBOX ON THE PROPERTY. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT SOMEBODY, POSSIBLY THE PROPERTY OWNER CHECKS THE MAILBOX. SO MAYBE THAT WHEN IT IS ASSIGNED ANY SORT OF MAIL OR PAPERWORK OR A ZONING. POSTCARD, THAT HE CAN BE PROPERTY PROPERLY NOTIFIED. ALSO. I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THE OWNER HAS OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR, BUT. PERHAPS HE COULD BE THE APPLICANT TO REZONE IT, IN WHICH CASE, YOU KNOW, HE WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY AND GO THROUGH THE PROPER THE PROPER PROTOCOL FOR THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE APPEARED TO BE A MAILBOX ON THE PROPERTY. SO MAYBE THE THE OWNER SHOULD BE CHECKING THE MAIL. MAYBE THE CITY SENT HIM SOMETHING ABOUT THE THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE ZONING OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. I'M NOT SURE, BUT JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, I STAND BEHIND MY MOTION TO DEFER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I DO SEE, COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE THE OWNER. HE'S GOT HIS HAND UP. HE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. I'LL DO THAT. SO I THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT MULTIPLE TIMES AND AND REALLY WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AND FORTH. THE CASE IS GOING TO BE DEFERRED. IF THE COMMISSIONERS VOTE FOR THAT. OKAY. SO WITH THAT MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR, DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THE MOTION TO DEFER SECOND, SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND THAT THE CASE IS DEFERRED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I OPPOSE THIS HEARING AND THE CASE IS DEFERRED. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SMITH. NEXT CASE PLEASE. YES. IN REFERENCE TO THE ITEMS UNDER NEW BUSINESS, ITEM NUMBER ONE AND ITEM NUMBER TWO, THESE CASES WILL COME BEFORE THIS BODY NEXT MONTH AT OUR FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026 MEETING. AFTER THEY HAVE PROPERLY HAVE AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED. THANK YOU. SO DO WE NEED A VOTE TO RESCHEDULE THESE? I WOULD SAY NO, MADAM CHAIR. JUST BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T PROPERLY ADVERTISED, THEY'RE NOT PROPERLY ON YOUR AGENDA IN THE FIRST PLACE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITH. DO WE HAVE ANY
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ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE NONE, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MAY GO AHEAD, PLEASE. DIRECTOR SMITH HAS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT ON WHEN THE THE REWRITING OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS GOING TO START? YES. WE MET WITH THE CONSULTANT GROUP TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON. AND AS SOON AS ALL OF THE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN SIGNED, WE ARE GOING TO BE STARTING FULL AHEAD. THEY ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE WITH US, AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE STARTING UP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. VERY GOOD.ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN PLEASE? MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND THAT THE MEETING IS NOW
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