Dec 18, 2024 Zoning Board of Adjustments

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TODAY IS DECEMBER 18TH, 2024.

IT IS 5:30 P.M., AND I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MEETING TO ORDER.

STAFF, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM, PLEASE? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH BOARD MEMBER, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. MICHAEL CANTU, BOARD MEMBER.

MR. MARK GONZALEZ, BOARD MEMBER.

MR. GREGORY VASQUEZ, BOARD MEMBER.

MR. ANDRE ALMAGUER AND BOARD MEMBER, MR. OMAR GOVEA. THANK YOU.

RITA, CAN EVERYONE PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME FOR PRAYER, PLEASE? LET US PRAY. GOD OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR HAVING CALLED US TOGETHER.

THAT WE MAY HUMBLY SERVE YOU AT THIS MEETING.

SEND YOUR HOLY SPIRIT UPON US AND REMAIN PRESENT AMONG US TO LEAD US IN THE CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WE WILL HAVE.

BLESS OUR WORDS AND THOUGHTS WITH HOLINESS THAT WE MAY BE FITTING INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR GRACE. WE ASK THIS IN YOUR NAME.

AMEN. AMEN. MISTER RUIZ, CAN YOU LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE 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.

MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.

[1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]

[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

MR. CHAIRMAN, UNDER STATE LAW, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST FOR THEMSELVES OR CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH CONFLICT.

ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE RELATED TO THE PENDING MATTERS ON TODAY'S AGENDA? NO. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.

IF A RESIDENT DESIRES TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE NOTIFY THE CHAIRPERSON PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUPS IS REQUIRED.

WE ASK FOR EVERYONE'S COOPERATION IN FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS?

[5. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MEETING PROCEDURES USED BY THE ZONING]

[A. All items are generally considered as they appear on the agenda as each item is introduced.]

ALL ITEMS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA AS EACH ITEM IS

[B. Staff will present its findings and recommendation on the item being considered.]

[C. The party making the request may make a presentation and may address the Board on any]

[D. Anyone in the audience desiring to speak in favor or in opposition may do so. A three (3)]

[E. Once the Chair closes the public hearing, the Board may question anyone and maintain any]

ONCE THE CHAIR CLOSES THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING.

THE BOARD MAY QUESTION ANYONE AND MAINTAIN MAINTAIN ANY DISCUSSION WHICH CLARIFIES THE

[F. A minimum of four votes are required for an item to be approved by Board.]

[6. ABSENCES]

[A. Consider excusing the absence of Board Member Nancy Ramirez from the November 20, 2024]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD? MOTION TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

I SECOND THAT. SECOND FROM MR. RUIZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED?

[7. MINUTES]

[A. Consider Approval of the minutes for November 20, 2024 Regular Meeting]

ITEM SEVEN MINUTES. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING. CAN I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD? MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND.

[8. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

[A. Request by Eirasema Salinas for a Variance to the City of Edinburg Development Code to allow as]

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

REQUESTS BY IRASEMA SALINAS FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS. TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING

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REQUIRED BY CODE. LOCATED AT LOT EIGHT AND NINE, BLOCK FIVE, EAST EDITION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 523 NORTH 22ND AVENUE.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR, FOR THE RECORD.

AS AS YOU AS YOU MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT HAS A BUSINESS AT 523 NORTH 22ND AVENUE. SHE'S BEEN IN OPERATION AT THIS LOCATION SINCE 2002.

PRIOR TO THAT, IT DID SERVE AS HER PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

SHE GREW UP IN THAT, IN THAT HOME THAT ONCE EXISTED THERE, AND NOW IT'S CONVERTED INTO A DAYCARE.

IN MEETING WITH THE APPLICANT, THEY SHARED THEIR PLANS OF EXPANDING ON THE BUSINESS, AND IN DOING SO, IT TRIGGERED A COUPLE OF VARIANCES.

AND I WILL SAY THAT AS IT STANDS TODAY, IT DOESN'T REALLY MEET THE CODE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. SO IT'S AN EXISTING NONCONFORMING LOT AT THIS TIME.

BUT THE THREE I GUESS RED FLAGS THAT CAME UP WAS THE FIRST ONE WAS ON THE FLOOR.

AREA RATIO WAS REQUIRED BASED ON THE LOT SIZE IS IS TO HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 2269.72FT², AND THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE 3242, WHICH EXCEEDS IT BY 972 WITH REGARDS TO PARKING. CURRENTLY, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE PICTURE IT'S VERY LIMITED ON PARKING, BUT THEY ARE PROPOSING A PARKING LOT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING OUT TO THE OTHER STREET.

AND IT WILL GRANT THEM SIX PARKING SPACES, WHICH IS TWO ADDITIONALLY, TWO ADDITIONAL SPACES IN WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE TODAY. SO THERE IS SOME OFF STREET THAT CAN BE USED ALSO FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING IF NEEDED.

HOWEVER, FOR THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS, WE TYPICALLY SEE THAT THE PARENTS USUALLY DROP OFF THE KIDS AT DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS. IT'S NOT ALWAYS AT THE SAME TIME.

SO PARKING SHOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH OF AN ISSUE.

THE BIGGEST HURDLE THAT I SEE IS THE LANDSCAPING, AND WHAT'S REQUIRED BY CODE IS 5256FT² OF LANDSCAPING, WHICH IS 50% OF THE LOT.

I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE EXCESSIVE WHEN OTHER FOR EXAMPLE, IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL, YOU'RE ONLY REQUIRED TO HAVE 15% TO MEET THE LANDSCAPING CODE AND TO IMPOSE 50%, I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT EXCESSIVE.

WE WILL BE TACKLING SOME CHANGES TO THE UDC IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR.

AND PERHAPS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND AND MAKE A CHANGE, BECAUSE IT DOES SEEM TO BE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH.

BE THAT AS IT MAY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AGAINST THIS REQUEST BECAUSE IT'S CURRENTLY EXCEEDING IN SEVERAL AREAS.

BUT THIS ITEM IS NOW BEFORE YOU. THE APPLICANT IS HERE, ALONG WITH SOME FAMILY MEMBERS THAT I GUESS ATTEND THE THAT DAYCARE.

THANK YOU, MR. RUSSELL.

I'LL NOW OPEN THE ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS ADA SALINAS.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY AND SPEAK TO YOU.

WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ALMOST 23 YEARS.

YES. THAT WAS MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

I ACTUALLY ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. THAT WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS AN EXTRA CLASSROOM.

WE DO HAVE A WAIT LIST, SO WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW JUST PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR CHILDREN.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PARKING IS ALSO AN ISSUE.

BUT IT IS A DROP OFF PICKUP SERVICE.

PARENTS ARRIVE AT STAGGERED TIMES.

AND WITH THIS NEW PARKING THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, I THINK IT WILL JUST FLOW SO MUCH EASIER AND BETTER FOR OUR FAMILIES TO DROP OFF AND, YOU KNOW, GO ABOUT THEIR DAY.

SO I REALLY I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THIS SOONER.

EVEN NOW AS WE'RE OPERATING.

THAT JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, BECAUSE, AS YOU SEE, YOU WOULD ENTER ON 22ND STREET, AND IF YOU'RE PARKING OR IF YOU NEED PARKING, YOU CAN EXIT ON LEAVITT.

LIKE I SAID, THAT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE.

AND IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY CHAOS OR ANY DISRUPTION TO OUR TRAFFIC AROUND OUR AREA.

AND THE OTHER THING I KNOW, IT'S THE LANDSCAPING.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PROPOSED WHAT WE, WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD AND AS FAR AS THE EXTRA

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THANK YOU, MISS SALINAS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM. YOU CAN. CAN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM? YES, MA'AM. AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD INTO THE MICROPHONE.

HI. MY NAME IS SHAKIRA CINCO.

I'M A PARENT OF TWO OF THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE GONE TO THIS DAYCARE.

THEY HAVE GONE TO THIS DAYCARE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

I AM FROM OUT OF TOWN, AND THIS DAYCARE HAS BEEN, LIKE, A SECOND. LIKE A HOME THEY PROVIDE LIKE A HOME OUTSIDE OF MY HOME.

THEY PROVIDE A WONDERFUL SERVICE TO THEIR TO THEIR TO THE PARENTS, TO THE STUDENTS. THE STUDENTS ARE THRIVING SO MUCH.

I DO THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE THAT EXTRA SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THAT EXTRA ROOM, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS THAT ARE WANTING TO ATTEND BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATIONS THAT SHE HAS WITH OTHER WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AS WELL.

I DO UNDERSTAND THE PARKING SITUATION, AND IT IS TRUE IT WOULD BE MUCH SAFER FOR FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO EXIT OUT OF, OUT OF LEAVITT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS THE PARENTS ARE DROPPING, DROPPING THEIR KIDS ON AND OFF THEY'RE BACKING INTO THE, INTO THE MAIN STREET.

SO I THINK IT WOULD BE SAFER TO HAVE LIKE A SMOOTH FLOW OF TRAFFIC.

BUT I JUST I'M JUST HERE TO SUPPORT THE DAYCARE.

I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT I TRULY BELIEVE IN WHAT SHE'S DOING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MISS SALINAS.

HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU HAVE OR HOW MANY KIDS? IF YOU COULD PLEASE APPROACH THE BENCH.

I MEAN, THE PODIUM. I'M SORRY.

OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT, OUR CAPACITY IS FOR 62 KIDS.

OKAY. YES. AND YOU'VE BEEN OPERATING FOR HOW MANY YEARS? WE STARTED AS A HOME DAYCARE BACK IN 2002.

AND THEN WE TRANSITIONED INTO A CENTER.

AND SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S OUR CAPACITY IS 62.

SO WE'VE WE'VE GROWN QUITE A BIT.

AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A WAITLIST EVEN AS A HOME DAYCARE. SO WE'RE OBVIOUSLY DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.

YES. SO, SO YES. SO WE'RE WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR SURE.

SALINAS WITH THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE SQUARE FEET, HOW MANY MORE KIDS CAN YOU THAT EXTRA CLASSROOM WOULD GIVE US? AS FOR YOU KNOW WHAT LICENSING REQUIRES THEIR SQUARE FOOTAGE.

IT'S 30FT² PER CHILD. SO IT WOULD BE NO MORE THAN 15 KIDS IN THAT CLASSROOM.

AND THIS DOES MEET THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN.

YES, I KNOW THEY HAVE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BUILDING AREA AND ALSO FOR THE PLAYGROUND AREA FOR THE PLAYGROUND AREA.

SO SEE IN THE BACK, AS YOU SEE ON THE PROPOSED PLAN, WE WOULD BE ADDING A SECOND PLAYGROUND IN THE BACK.

THAT WOULD BE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS.

AND SO WE CAN HAVE OUR FRONT PLAYGROUND SOLELY FOR OUR PRESCHOOLERS AND OUR AFTER SCHOOL KIDS. OKAY. AND AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THE PARKING AREA, IT'S NOT WHEN PEOPLE GO INTO THE PARKING AREA, THEY HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND GET BACK OUT THROUGH THE SAME ENTRANCE THAT THEY CAME IN OR. YES. OKAY. SO YOU'RE PROPOSING NOW THAT WE HAVE PRETTY MUCH AN ENTRANCE AND AN EXIT, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BACK UP INTO THE STREET, WHICH IS. YES, AT THIS POINT.

AND I REMEMBER SPEAKING TO SOMEONE IN PLANNING AND ZONING BACK THEN.

IT WAS YEARS AGO AND ASKING IF WE COULD KIND OF DO LIKE A, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW.

AND AT THAT TIME, IT WAS MORE LIKE A HALF CIRCLE TYPE THING, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU COULD JUST DROP OFF AND AND PICK UP.

BUT AT THAT TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WERE TOLD NO.

AND I JUST DIDN'T INSIST.

AND I DIDN'T PURSUE THAT IDEA ANYMORE.

AND NOW WHEN WE WERE KIND OF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE PARKING WE ASKED IN PLANNING AND ZONING. OKAY, WELL, WHAT COULD WE DO? IS THIS POSSIBLE? IS THIS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN.

AND THEY SAID YES. AND I WAS LIKE, WHY DIDN'T WE DO THIS SOONER? AS LIKE LIKE I SAID, AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, THAT JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

AND IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER FOR OUR PARENTS AND JUST FOR THE TRAFFIC TO FLOW.

A LOT, A LOT EASIER. OKAY.

EXCUSE ME. I HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A THAT YOU WERE GOING TO CREATE A LOBBY AREA.

YES. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE LOBBY AREA? WELL THE PURPOSE OF THE LOBBY AREA IS THAT WE'RE USING ONE OF OUR ROOMS, AND IT'S VERY TIGHT IN SPACE.

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WE ALSO HAVE CAMERAS. SO WE JUST WANT FOR PARENTS TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE WHEN THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE COMING IN AND OUT OF THE DAYCARE.

YES. AS YOU STATED, YOU HAD A WAITING LIST.

YES. HOW MANY ARE WAITING? RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 5 OR 6 FAMILIES WAITING.

YES. SO YOUR YOUR YOUR CAPACITY OF 62.

AND IF YOU ADD ANOTHER, THIS OTHER AREA THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT WOULD INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY LEVEL FOR FROM 60 TO ANOTHER 15 TO ABOUT 15.

YES. ABOUT 77 TOTAL. YES.

MORE OR LESS. THANK YOU.

YES. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.

MR. ACEVEDO, DO WE KNOW, I GUESS, WHAT? THE PROPOSED NORTH ENTRANCE AND EXIT.

DO WE KNOW IF THAT POSES ANY ISSUES WITH TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA, OR IF THERE'S ANY SITE ISSUES AS THEY'RE COMING OUT? I KNOW THIS IS A NEW EXIT, SO.

WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SITE PLAN IS THAT THE ENTRANCE IS PUSHED AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS THE THE SAFEST ROUTE.

BUT YEAH, I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE WHY SHE WAS TOLD THAT SHE COULDN'T CUT THE CURB IN THE PAST. RIGHT. AND THE LANDSCAPING ISSUE.

I KNOW THAT'S A PRETTY BIG NUMBER THERE.

50% DECREASE FROM WHAT'S REQUIRED, BUT.

WHAT'S I GUESS THIS IS DUE TO THE ZONING.

IS THAT RIGHT? RIGHT. IT'S BECAUSE IT'S ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. OKAY.

BUT IT REQUIRES, I MEAN, 50% NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, AS OPPOSED TO IF IT WAS GENERAL COMMERCIAL, IT WAS GENERAL COMMERCIAL WOULD ONLY BE 15%, WHICH IS A BIG DIFFERENCE.

A BIG DIFFERENCE. YEAH. YEAH.

SO I THINK SHE MEETS THE STATE GUIDELINES FOR EVERYTHING.

IT'S THE CITY GUIDELINES WHERE SHE'S HAVING A COUPLE OF ISSUES WITH. OKAY. AND JUST ANOTHER QUESTION. AS FAR AS SAFETY CONCERNS, IF THE BOARD WERE TO APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WOULD THERE BE ANY ISSUES AS FAR AS SAFETY FOR LIKE, FIRE AND THINGS LIKE THAT? CONSIDERING THAT WE'RE MAXIMIZING IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT WAY.

I JUST WANT TO WRITE. I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION EARLIER WITH THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF. HE WAS IN IN OUR OFFICE AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS ADDRESSING ALL THEIR CONCERNS BY PROVIDING SECONDARY EXIT DOORS FOR EVERY ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS. OKAY. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE OR ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS VICTORIA CARRILLO.

I'VE BEEN GOING THERE SINCE ABOUT NINE YEARS ALREADY, AND I KNOW THAT SHE LOOKS OUT FOR OUR CHILDREN.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

SO IF SHE'S PROPOSING SOMETHING TO EXPAND, IT'S FOR THE PROTECTION AND THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. AND AS TO THE PARKING LOT, IT IS A BIG BENEFIT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PARK RIGHT NOW WHEN WE HAVE TO GO IN THE MORNINGS, WHEN WE GO, I HAVE TO DROP THEM OFF.

WHEN I, WHEN THEY WHEN THEY WHEN I GO TO, THEY GO TO WORK, I GO TO WORK, THEY GO TO SCHOOL.

SO WE HAVE A BUS COMING PICKING UP STUDENTS ON LOVE IT.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER TRAFFIC FROM THE SCHOOL, SO IT'S VERY TIGHT. AND THANK GOD RIGHT NOW THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS.

BUT I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

BUT YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE BENEFIT BECAUSE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC.

AND THEN EVEN NOW WE HAVE TO PARK ACROSS THE STREET AND HAVE OUR CHILDREN WALK ACROSS THE STREET. AND, I MEAN, THERE'S A STREET RIGHT THERE. SO YOU, YOU KNOW, ACCIDENTS ARE ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY. AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD FOR US. AND I BELIEVE THAT IF SHE'S WANTING, YOU KNOW, PROPOSING THIS, IT'S FOR A BLESSING FOR OUR CHILDREN.

AND WE SUPPORT HER 100% BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS THERE FOR US.

AND THEY'RE NOT ONLY A CENTER, THEY ARE MY MY TWO YEAR OLD.

I HAVE PEOPLE WHO TALK AND THEY'RE LIKE, WOW, HE'S VERY ADVANCED. YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO TEACH HIM SCHOOLING BEFORE THEY'RE EVEN IN SCHOOL. SO IT'S SUCH A BENEFIT.

AND WHOEVER'S ON THE WAIT LIST, I MEAN, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A BIG BLESSING WHEN THEIR CHILDREN GO THERE, BECAUSE THEY ARE SO ADVANCED IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY TEACH. AND THESE KIDS, I MEAN, THEY'RE GROWING UP WAY FASTER THAN THE REGULAR KIDS THAT I CAN SAY THAT ARE JUST AT HOME. YOU KNOW, THEY GET BLESSED BECAUSE MY SON KNOWS HE'S ONLY TWO AND HE KNOWS HOW TO COUNT. HE KNOWS HIS COLORS.

AND SO, I MEAN, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD REALLY CONSIDER IT AND,

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IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? IF NOT, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OH, GO AHEAD SIR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.

MR. HYMAN. THE WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF GREEN SPACE RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, FOR THIS PROPOSED? LIKE IF YOU COULD KIND OF HAVE A KNIFE. SO IT'S ABOUT 20, 60FT², WHICH IS ABOUT 20%, 20%, A LITTLE BIT OVER 20%.

OKAY. AND I SEE THERE'S A LOT OF PROPOSED TREES.

AND WITH THE CITY THEIR PERMITS DEPARTMENT OR PLANNING AND ZONING, ARE THEY GOING TO BE ON TOP OF JUST MAKING SURE THAT ALL THAT GREEN SPACES ARE BEING BUILT AND THE TREES, THE WAY THEY'RE THEY'RE RIGHT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL HAVE OUR CITY FORESTER LOOK AT THE AT THE PLAN AND APPROVE IT BEFORE IT'S IT'S IT'S ISSUED THE BUILDING PERMIT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. RAHIMI.

IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, AND I'LL ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION.

I MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

A SECOND AND A SECOND FOR MR. RUIZ AND MR. CHAIR, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF THE RECORD, I BELIEVE THE FIVE VOTING MEMBERS FOR VOTING ON THIS ITEM FOR PURPOSES OF QUORUM.

AND AGAIN, JUST THE LIST OF VOTING MEMBERS ARE MR. CANTU, MR. VAZQUEZ, MR. GONZALEZ, MR. GARZA AND MR. ALMAGUER. SO I KNOW I BELIEVE MR. REESE DID RIGHT NOW DO A SECOND OF THAT MOTION.

IT DOES HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE FIVE VOTING MEMBERS THAT DOES HAVE TO DO THAT. SECOND, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF THE RECORD, I THOUGHT MR. REESE WAS A VOTING MEMBER.

SO THE INFORMATION THAT I WAS GIVEN, MR. CHAIR, IS THAT IT'S MR. CANTU, MR. VAZQUEZ, MR. GONZALEZ, MR. GARZA AND MR. ALMAGUER. OKAY. I DO SEE ON THIS ROSTER THAT IT IS SHOWING MR. RUIZ AS AN AS AN ALTERNATE, I GUESS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS MEETING.

THEN WE'LL WE'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE.

TAKE ANOTHER MOTION. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR MR. GARZA. AND WE HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. VAZQUEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.

MR.. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT, B REQUEST BY PABLO AND

[B. Request by Pablo and Diana Gonzalez for a Variance to the City of Edinburg Unified Development]

LOCATED AT LOT 15. COLLEGE HOME SITES HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS. 1910 CHARLES CIRCLE.

YES, BOARD. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A VARIANCE REQUEST TO HAVE A LOT WITH THE LOT WIDTH OF 75FT INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 80FT, AS REQUIRED BY CODE FOR A FOUR PLEX.

THERE WAS A MISTAKE ON THE WRITEUP.

INITIALLY, THE WRITEUP SAID THAT THERE WAS FOUR UNITS ALREADY ON THE LOT. I WILL SAY THAT THERE'S ONLY TWO UNITS.

THERE'S A DUPLEX, AS CAN BE SEEN THERE ON THE PICTURE, AND WHAT THE APPLICANT WANTS TO DO IS HE WANTS TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL TWO UNITS ON THE LOT MEASURES 75 BY 122, WHICH EQUATES TO 9150FT².

TO BUILD A FOURPLEX. YOU NEED A MINIMUM OF 8000FT² SO IT EXCEEDS THAT REQUIREMENT.

SO SINCE THERE ARE ONLY TWO UNITS, AND SINCE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM OF 8000, STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE VARIANCE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? I'LL NOW OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? SURE. I'M KELLY LEONARD.

GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. I HAVE A PROPERTY AT 1711 CHARLES CIRCLE, AND WE'VE HAD A HOUSE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE NOVEMBER OF 1991, AND WE'VE LIVED THERE OFF AND ON OVER THE YEARS. WE RENTED OUT IN BETWEEN.

OUR DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY LIVING THERE, AND AS I'VE BEEN SPENDING MORE TIME THERE RECENTLY, I'VE BEEN A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CITY STOPPED ENFORCING THE NO PARKING ZONES IN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO THE UNIVERSITY, SO A LOT OF STUDENTS WILL PARK THERE.

AND IT USED TO BE FINE BECAUSE IT WAS ENFORCED, BUT NOW VEHICLES ARE PARKING RIGHT UP TO THE STOP SIGN, LIKE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STOP SIGN, EDGING INTO THE STREET ALL THE WAY ON CHARLES CIRCLE AND ON COON BETWEEN SUGAR AND MONTEVIDEO.

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IT IS DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THE STREETS AS IT IS.

AND IT'S A MIX OF HOUSE OF HOMES AND DUPLEXES, AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF APARTMENTS ON THE EDGE.

SO TO CHANGE A DUPLEX INTO A MULTIPLEX, I THINK WOULD MAKE THE PARKING AND THE DRIVING THROUGH THE NARROW, IT'S VERY NARROW TO GET THROUGH AT THIS POINT SINCE THE PARKING ISN'T ENFORCED.

SO THAT'S WHY I WOULD BE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT? PLEASE COME UP FRONT.

STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, SIR. OKAY, PABLO GONZALEZ, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND CONSIDERING THIS LIKE THE LEONARD FAMILY JUST MENTIONED.

THEY COVERED THE NEGATIVE, AND I'LL TRY TO COVER THE THE POSITIVES.

AND I FIGURED THAT THERE'S MORE TO BE GAINED THAN ON A NEGATIVE SIDE.

I SEE THREE GAINS. ONE IS FOR THE STUDENTS OUR CURRENT DUPLEX.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE REALLY RENOVATED THE UNIT.

IT WAS BACK AT THE STYLE WAS, LIKE, 1970.

FLAT ROOF. THE CARPORTS WERE METAL, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK NICE, BUT FOR THE STUDENTS THE INFLATION IS A BIG ISSUE.

AND THE COST OF HOUSING, LET'S SAY FOR A TWO BEDROOM, TWO BATH, AN APARTMENT THAT WILL RUN YOU BETWEEN 1000 TO MAYBE 1400 PER MONTH.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS CONVERT THE EXISTING CARPORTS, THOSE TWO RIGHT THERE INTO STUDIOS SO THAT IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR STUDENTS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE BETWEEN 500 TO MAYBE $700 PER MONTH.

AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT WHETHER WE SHOULD COVER ELECTRICITY AND WATER OR JUST THE WATER. ANYWAY THESE STUDIOS IS JUST POTENTIALLY ONE CAR THAT CAN PARK LET'S SAY FOR THAT ONE UNIT. AND WE COULD STIPULATE IN THAT LEASE AGREEMENT THAT LIMITED TO ONE.

BUT SINCE IT'S KIND OF WALKING DISTANCE TO THE CAMPUS PEOPLE CAN EASILY ALSO BICYCLE TO THE CAMPUS. WE'RE ONLY TWO BLOCKS FROM THE UTRGV.

SO AS FAR AS TRAFFIC GOES, I DON'T THINK LET'S SAY POTENTIALLY AT MAX TWO VEHICLES MORE FOR THE UNIT WILL BE MORE OF A BURDEN FOR THE SUBDIVISION.

I WOULD THINK THAT MAYBE SOME OF THE STUDENTS WILL PROBABLY BICYCLE BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING WITH A LIMITED BUDGET.

SO, I MEAN, I'M MAKING SOME ASSUMPTIONS THERE.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAINS, TOO, FROM THIS BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, WE REALLY HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE WE PRIDE OURSELVES.

WE'RE NOT A BIG PROPERTY OWNER.

THIS WE LIKE TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT WE OURSELVES WILL BE PROUD TO LIVE IN AND WE FIND SAFE. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE REALLY RENOVATE IT.

AND EVEN THE BACK WE PUT THE FENCE IN.

AND I THINK THE LEONARD FAMILY WOULD AGREE THAT BEFORE IT WAS AN EYESORE.

AND THERE'S SOME OTHER OLDER UNITS THERE.

AND I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES BETTER.

EDINBURGH DESERVES BETTER.

THE OTHER THIRD GAIN IS REALLY ON OUR SIDE SITE TO THE PROPERTY TAXES GOING UP, THE COST OF LABOR, THE MATERIAL.

IF SOMETHING BREAKS, IT COSTS MUCH MORE NOW.

SO THIS UNIT'S ALREADY PAID OFF.

AND TO US, THE SMARTEST INVESTMENT THAT WE CAN MAKE IS SEE IF WE COULD ADD TWO STUDIOS IN THERE TO TRY TO PRODUCE MORE TO HELP OFFSET THE COST.

WE DO NOT LIKE RAISING RENT, AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE UNITS THERE PAYING 750 FOR A TWO BEDROOM, ONE BATH, AND THAT'S ALMOST UNHEARD OF INSIDE THE CITY.

I THINK OF EDINBURGH. SO TO ME IT'S THERE'S MORE TO BE GAINED BY APPROVING THIS AS COMPARED TO THE NEGATIVES, LIKE THE LEONARDS FAMILY SAID.

AND THEY DO HAVE A POINT THAT MAYBE STUDENTS MAY ILLEGALLY PARK ON THE STREET AND STUFF, BUT THAT'S NOT UNDER OUR THAT'S NOT OUR UNDER OUR CONTROL.

AND WE ALREADY MET WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING, AND WE HAVE SOME PLANS WITH THEM THAT KIND OF SHOWS THE PARKING LOT DISTRIBUTION, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY CARS PARKING ON THE STREET.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A DUMPSTER THERE, BY THE WAY.

IT'S OFF TO THE SIDE AND WE DON'T LOCK IT BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE THROW TRASH OR USE THE DUMPSTER. OKAY. MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK NICER.

I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, WE COULD LOCK IT, BUT LIKE, THE LEONARDS WOULD PROBABLY AGREE. I DON'T WANT BAGS OR TRASH OR OLD FURNITURE JUST LAYING THERE. I MEAN, DISASSEMBLE IT, PUT IT IN THE DUMPSTER.

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IT'S FROM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS, SIR. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A THERE'S A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE PETITIONER? I HAVE A QUESTION. LET'S SEE.

I'M LOOKING HERE, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY PROPOSED PLANS FOR WHAT HE'S ASKING FOR US TO APPROVE. DOES HE? DOES THE OWNER HAVE ANY PROPOSED PLANS OF THE PROJECT? I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SITE PLAN.

YEAH, THERE'S A SITE PLAN IN THE PACKAGE.

PAGE 36. SIX PARKING SPACES.

IT SAYS EXISTING DUPLEX.

YEAH. AND THEN THE THE THERE'S THE PROPOSED STRUCTURES RIGHT UP FRONT WHERE THE CARPORTS CURRENTLY ARE. OKAY. THERE YOU GO.

THERE IT IS. ONE BEDROOM STUDIO.

I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE ISSUE HERE IS LOT WIDTH.

IT DOESN'T MEET THE LOT WIDTH REQUIREMENT.

DO WE KNOW WHY THE CURRENT FOURPLEX OR MULTIFAMILY? NOT MULTIFAMILY. BUT IS IT WHAT? WHAT ZONING IS. IS THIS PROPERTY? IT HAS THE PROPER ZONING.

IT JUST DOESN'T MEET THE LOT WIDTH.

SO WE COULD ISSUE A BUILDING PERMIT AND AND THAT THAT LOT WIDTH WAS CREATED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING OR TO ACCOMMODATE.

WELL, THIS WAS PROBABLY AN OLDER LOT.

IT WAS PROBABLY A RESIDENTIAL LOT.

AND BEING THAT IT'S CLOSE TO THE UNIVERSITY, IT PROBABLY TRANSITIONED INTO MULTIFAMILY.

YEAH. IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF THESE FOURPLEX SUBDIVISIONS HAVE LOT WIDTHS OF 72FT. SOME OF THEM HAVE.

I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE GRANTED DURING THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS SOME VARIANCES FOR NARROWER LOTS. RIGHT. 7776 WE'VE EVEN SEEN, I THINK, A 74 FOOT LOT. 74. AND IT DOES MEET THE IT WILL MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

IT WILL MEET THE SETBACK. IT WILL MEET THE PARKING.

IT'S SHOWING SIX PARKING SPACES.

THOSE ARE OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

SO HOPEFULLY NOBODY WILL BE PARKING ON THE STREET.

RIGHT. MR.. JAIME, HAVE WE TALKED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR.

I'M SEEING THAT WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE TWO NEW UNITS.

IS THERE LIKE FIREWALLS OR WHAT IS THE BEHIND FOR LET'S SAY METERS? I KNOW HE MENTIONED MR. GONZALEZ, MENTIONED THAT THEY MIGHT RENT SOME WITH UTILITIES INCLUDED.

WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE PROCESS BEHIND ALL THAT? I KNOW AT THIS POINT THEY'RE CARPORTS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REDO THE WHOLE STRUCTURE AND MAKE IT OF.

COURSE TO CITY CODE. AND WHAT ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ALL THIS IN THE SENSE OF LIKE.

YOU KNOW, SHARING WALLS AND AND ADDING METERS TO THIS.

JUST YOU BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE UNDER ONE ROOF AND THEY MIGHT TRIGGER A SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

AT THE FIRE MARSHALL HERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S SEEN THIS PARTICULAR SITE PLAN.

GOOD EVENING. ANTHONY ROJAS FROM THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

YES. SO I DID LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN HERE.

AND THIS NOW WOULD TRIGGER A SPRINKLER SYSTEM, WHICH THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT I SAW FOR THE OWNER WOULD BE THAT IN TRIGGERING A SPRINKLER SYSTEM WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A FIRE HYDRANT 100FT WITHIN THE FTC.

AND CURRENTLY, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A FIRE HYDRANT WITHIN 100FT.

SO THE PROPERTY OWNER, IF THEY DID PROPOSE THIS PLAN WHEN THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PUT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM, THEN THEY WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PUT A FIRE HYDRANT, BUT THAT WOULD BE AT THAT PHASE THAT WOULD NOT DEAL WITH.

IT'S PROBABLY BETTER OFF SEPARATING IT TO THE BACK AS A SEPARATE UNIT.

THEIR SPACE. THEIR SPACE IN THE BACK.

THANK YOU, MR. COOPER. THAT WOULD BE A BIG EXPENSE, RIGHT? BUT THAT'S NOT UP FOR QUESTION RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT. IS THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS? YEAH. IT WAS JUST MAINLY THE SAFETY CONCERN OF IT ALL.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT JUST TO PUT THE UNITS WOULD BE THE EASIER PROCESS OF IT ALL.

BUT THEN WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS AND THE CONCERNS OF OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND THERE ALSO, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE

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AND AND I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.

WE DO HAVE THE SPACE IN THE BACK.

WHY AREN'T WE. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. GONZALEZ. WHAT WHAT IS THE REASON WE CAN'T BUILD UP TO THE BACK OR SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES LIKE THAT. RIGHT.

OR WHAT IS. YES. YES. PLEASE.

PLEASE APPROACH. YES, SIR.

IT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED.

IN FACT, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PLANNING AND ZONING.

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS DIFFERENT TOPICS, INCLUDING POTENTIALLY SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND POTENTIAL FIREWALLS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WE DID CONSIDER THE BACK AREA, AND YES, THERE'S SPACE IN THE BACK.

THE ISSUE IS WE WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING LOOK MORE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING.

REALLY, IF THE UNITS ARE IN THE BACK.

THAT MEANS WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT A SIDEWALK ALONG THE EXISTING DUPLEX TO GO TO THE BACK.

AND THEN IT INTRODUCES ALSO POTENTIAL, A SAFETY ISSUE.

IF STUDENTS I MEAN, WHEN I WAS A STUDENT, I USED TO GO TO SCHOOL EARLY AND GET OUT LATE AT NIGHT. SO IF SOMEBODY HAS TO GO AROUND THE UNIT TO THE BACK AREA, THEY THEY MIGHT NOT FEEL THEY MAY FEEL A LITTLE BIT INSECURE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE THINKING OF MORE LIKE DORM STYLE DUTY ON THE FRONT, WHERE IT'S A LITTLE OPEN AREA JUST FOR THEM TO KIND OF SLEEP, MAYBE COOK A MEAL ORGANIZE THEIR STUFF, STUDY, AND NOT A BIG UNIT. BUT WE COULD REVISIT THE BACK AREA.

BUT I'M. I'M HESITANT BECAUSE OF THAT SAFETY POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.

SO. OKAY, MR. GONZALEZ AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR EXISTING TENANTS AND THE EXISTING DUPLEX, BUT IT ALSO CAUSED SOME ISSUES WITH NOW HAVING STUDENTS IN THE FRONT, JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE ALL WENT TO SCHOOL AND WE KNOW HOW SOMETIMES LOUD COLLEGE STUDENTS COULD BE, ETC.

AND ABOUT THE SAFETY, MAYBE SEPARATING THE BUILDING IF THAT EVEN WAS AN OPTION. I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW.

IMAGINE THE THE SETBACKS ON THE SIDE, YOU KNOW, ARE GOING TO GET THE TENANTS THAT YOU HAVE NOW ARE GOING TO GET NOW AFFECTED, BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE STUDENTS WALKING TO THE BACK. AND BUT NOW YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING AFFECTED IN THE FRONT. AND IT'S BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THOSE, I CALL THEM GROWING PAINS, WHERE WE'RE GROWING AS A CITY AND WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH HOUSING, AS MUCH APARTMENTS.

AND I THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO CONSIDER ALL THAT FOR THE STUDENTS ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW WE JUST HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS WITH ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES AND, YOU KNOW, THE PARKING SCENARIOS AS IT IS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I DID SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM OUR TENANTS, AND THEY'RE RECEPTIVE TO THE IDEA OF A STUDIO BECAUSE WE TOLD THEM WE DON'T WANT TO PASS THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, COST BY INFLATION OVER TO THEM.

AND ACTUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT INFLATION BUSINESSES, WE'RE NO EXCEPTION. YOU REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PASS IT TO THE CUSTOMER OR IN THIS CASE, THE TENANTS. SO THE CURRENT TENANTS THEY'RE OKAY WITH THE STUDIO BECAUSE WE'VE MENTIONED THAT THE GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT LEASE WITH THEM AND NOT TO RAISE IT BECAUSE IT'S A FINANCIAL BURDEN.

AND IT'S IT'S A CHALLENGE.

BUT IF NEED BE, IF YOU ALL APPROVE THE VARIANCE WE CAN WORK WITH THE THE PLANNING AND ZONING ON OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE BACK.

ALTHOUGH I'M KIND OF HESITANT ON THE SECURITY SIDE, BUT WE HAVEN'T RULED IT COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE.

THANK YOU, MR. GONZALEZ.

THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO. AT THIS POINT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ASKS THE BOARD FOR A MOTION.

A MOTION TO APPROVE REQUEST WITH THE CONDITION OBVIOUSLY, THAT YOU KNOW, WITH THE FIREWALL AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ALL THE THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT REQUIRE FOR, FOR IT TO BE APPROVED.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MR. VAZQUEZ WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND THAT THEY ARE UP TO CODE TO TO FIRE SAFETY.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR..

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

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ROSTER. MR. ESSER, IS THERE ANYTHING TO GO OVER ON THE ATTENDANCE ROSTER.

NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. ADDITIONALLY, AT THIS TIME, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND STAY SAFE.

LIKEWISE, SIR. THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND FOR THE BOARD ALSO FOR SHOWING UP EVERY DAY. I'LL SHARE THAT WITH THE REST OF THE STAFF. THANK YOU.

AND NOW, ITEM TEN. ADJOURNMENT.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. A SECOND.

SECOND. HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.