[ Call Regular Meeting to Order]
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, COMMISSION FOR THE TOWN OF ADDISON IN INTO SESSION.
UH, FIRST PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UH, I, TO CLARIFY, THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT, OH, WHAT DID I SAY? I THINK YOU SAID, YOU SAID PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
JAMES, YOUR ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TWO TO THE PUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS, UH, CALLS FOR FIVE MEMBERS AND TWO ALTERNATES.
WE HAPPEN TO HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE HERE ON THE DAIS, UH, BUT THERE WILL ONLY BE FIVE VOTING MEMBERS.
THE TWO ALTERNATES ARE KIMBERLY AND MIKE DOWN AT THAT END.
BUT AS THE, AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, UH, WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM ASK QUESTIONS IF THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE VOTING ON ANYTHING, EVEN THE CHAIR OR AND VICE CHAIR, UH, SINCE WE ARE A BOARD OF FIVE MEMBERS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
[1. Discuss and take action regarding the selection of a Chair and a Vice Chair for the Board of Zoning Adjustment. ]
SO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE SELECTION OF A CHAIR AND A VICE CHAIR FOR THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS.DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR? I NOMINATE YOU, JIMMY, FOR CHAIR.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR ALL? ALL THOSE THAT WANT ME TO CONTINUE HIS CHAIR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
NOW WE NEED TO SELECT A VICE CHAIR FOR THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS OR VOLUNTEERS? UH, MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL IN FAVOR OF JIM BEING THE VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS.
CAN I VOTE FOR MYSELF? UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED AS WELL.
[2. Hold a public hearing, present, discuss, and consider action on a Variance for an encroachment into the side yard setback for the construction of an office and aviation hangar structure for a property located at 15500 Wright Brothers Drive. BZA25-01/15500 Wright Brothers Drive. ]
THAT BRINGS US TO THE, UH, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A VARIANCE FOR THE ENCROACHMENT INTO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICE AND AVIATION HANGAR STRUCTURE FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 15,500 WRIGHT BROTHERS DRIVE, BZA 25 DASH OH ONE.UH, I'D LIKE TO ASK STAFF FOR A STAFF REPORT, AND I'M TOLD THAT I NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN.
SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOUR TESTIMONY HERE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO.
UH, LESLIE NIFE, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
UM, I WILL BE, UH, PRESENTING THE, OOPS, TURN THAT ON.
I'LL BE PRESENTING THE, UM, VARIANCE REQUEST THIS EVENING.
UM, AS MENTIONED PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 1 5 5 0 0 WRIGHT BROTHERS DRIVE.
UM, THIS IS A CURRENTLY VACANT, UNDEVELOPED PIECE OF PROPERTY.
UM, IT HAS CURRENTLY HAS NO IMPROVEMENTS, UM, FROM A, UH, LOCATION STANDPOINT, IT IS BORDERED, UM, ON THE EAST SIDE BY THE ADDISON AIRPORT.
UM, AND THEN IT IS SURROUNDED BY, UH, WILEY POST ROAD AND WRIGHT BROTHERS TO THE SOUTH AND, UH, WEST RESPECTIVELY.
AND THEN, UM, IT IS ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING DEVELOPED, UH, TRACT OF LAND.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY IS OWNED INDUSTRIAL ONE, UM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ADDISON AIRPORT, WHICH IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL THREE FOR, FOR REFERENCE.
SO, UH, THIS REQUEST THIS EVENING IS A, UM, A SIDE YARD, UM, VARIANCE REQUEST FOR AN ENCROACHMENT OF 22 FEET INTO THE REQUIRED 25 FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACK.
UM, THAT WOULD RESULT IN A SIDE YARD SETBACK, UM, OF THREE FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.
UM, SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.
UM, SO THIS PARTICULAR, UM, PRO PROJECT, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS PURCHASED THE PROPERTY WITH THE INTENT TO, UM, CONSTRUCT A HANGER, AN AIRCRAFT HANGER AND OFFICE SPACE, UM, USED FOR PRIVATE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRPORT.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE AIRPORT.
WE DO ALSO HAVE, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM STAFF FROM THE AIRPORT HERE THIS EVENING, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT.
BUT THEY HAVE, UM, HAVE BEEN GRANTED A, UM, A ACCESS PERMIT FROM THE AIRPORT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
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AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR HANGAR ACCESS THE AIRFIELD ONTO THE ADDISON AIRPORT.SO THE INTENT IS THEY WOULD STORE AN AIRCRAFT HERE, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE AN APRON AND DIRECT ACCESS ONTO THE TAXI LANE, AND THEN ULTIMATELY ONTO THE RUNWAY.
SO THAT'S WHAT THAT PERMIT, UM, MEANS.
UM, AND THAT WOULD BE BECOME ACTIVE FOLLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HANGAR.
SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S A VACANT PROPERTY RIGHT NOW, SO THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS UNTIL IT'S COMPLETED AND THEY'VE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
UM, SO DURING THIS PROCESS IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS SOME, UM, ENCROACHMENT CONCERNS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
UM, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO, UM, TRY TO RESOLVE THOSE CONCERNS.
UM, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT A VARIANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED.
AND SO THE, UM, APPLICANT'S, UM, LEGAL REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED IN A VARIANCE REQUEST ON JUNE 30TH OF THIS, UH, YEAR 2025, JUST LAST MONTH.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE MEETING THIS EVENING.
UM, 'CAUSE IT WAS, UH, WE NEEDED TO CALL THE MEETING IN ORDER TO HEAR THIS REQUEST.
SO, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROPERTY.
SOME THINGS I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED.
UM, IT IS, THE PROPOSAL IS A, UH, 27,000 SQUARE FOOT HANGAR.
UM, THERE IS SOME OFFICE SPACE.
IT'S PRIMARILY USED, UM, AS A HANGAR.
UM, THE, UH, THERE WOULD BE AN APRON AND OTHER, UH, SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED.
SO THINGS LIKE, UH, PASSENGER VEHICLE PARKING, THERE'S LANDSCAPING, THERE'S A DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE, UM, AS WELL AS THE APRON AS I MENTIONED, IT WILL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE AIRFIELD EVENTUALLY.
UM, THERE IS ALSO FENCING REQUIRED TO PREVENT ACCESS FROM, UM, THE GENERAL PUBLIC ONTO THE AIRFIELD.
ONCE AGAIN, UM, THE SIDE YARD SETBACK IN QUESTION IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WHICH IS WILEY POST ROAD.
UM, IT IS, THE PROPERTY IS ADDRESSED OFF OF WRIGHT BROTHERS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY TO THE WEST.
UM, BUT THE, THE SETBACK IN QUESTION IS TO THE SOUTH, UM, BOTH IN PHYSICAL, UH, PHYSICALLY AS WELL AS ON THIS PLAN.
SO LOOKING AT WHAT THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS ARE, THIS DOES GET A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING.
THIS, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS OUR CURRENT CODE THAT'S IN EFFECT UNTIL, UM, OUR, THE UDC TAKES, UH, TAKES EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1ST, BUT OUR INDUSTRIAL ONE DISTRICT STANDARDS ACTUALLY REFERENCE DO THE SAME AS THE LOCAL RETAIL.
SO I'VE PROVIDED YOU THE LOCAL RETAIL STANDARDS RIGHT HERE, UH, WHICH ONCE AGAIN, YOU SEE IT JUST REFERENCING THIS.
SO FROM A, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LOCAL RETAIL SETBACK STANDARDS.
IF YOU LOOK UNDER SIDE YARD, IT SAYS ON A CORNER LOT, THE SIDE YARD OF 25 FEET SHALL BE REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES.
AND AS WE POINTED OUT, THIS PARTICULAR LOT HAS FRONTAGE BOTH ON WILEY POST AS WELL AS WRIGHT BROTHERS.
SO, UM, IN EFFECT IT HAS TWO FRONT YARDS OR, UH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY MENTIONED HERE.
OR YOU COULD ALSO REFERENCE IT.
IT'S THE SAME STANDARD, JUST WORDED A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WAY THAT, UH, ON A CORNER LOT YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SIDE YARD OF 25 FEET OR TWO FRONT YARDS.
SO THEN LOOKING AT THE PARTICULAR PROPERTY, UM, WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THIS PLAN.
NOW I'M GONNA ZOOM IN, UH, JUST SHOWING YOU I'M THE NEXT SLIDE.
I'M GONNA ZOOM IN MUCH CLOSER.
BUT THIS IS THE GENERAL AREA WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT, WHICH IS A LONG WILEY POST IN THE AREA IN QUESTION.
SO THIS, UM, BLUE LINE HERE SHOWS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE 25 FOOT SETBACK, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY OUR CODE.
UM, I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT A COUPLE OF OTHER REFERENCE POINTS FOR YOU.
THE RED LINE, THE DARK RED LINE INDICATES THE, UM, BUILDING ENVELOPE OR THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING THAT'S PROPOSED.
AND THE, UM, SHADED RED IS THE AREA OF ENCROACHMENT.
SO THAT'S THE AREA OF THE BUILDING THAT IS WITHIN THAT 25 FOOT SETBACK.
AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS I WANNA POINT OUT.
SO THIS CURB LINE, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE CURB OF WILEY POST ROAD.
SO THE ACTUAL STREET DOES NOT BEGIN UNTIL THIS POINT, UM, AND GOES SOUTH.
SO THE PROPERTY LINE IS THIS DARKER DASH LINE THAT HAS A PL ON IT.
UM, SO THIS AREA THAT YOU SEE BETWEEN THE CURB AND THE PROPERTY LINE IS JUST OPEN GRASPED AREA.
UM, HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY LINE, UH, WHICH UH, INCLUDES THE FULL RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH THAT IS OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE TOWN OF ADDISON, UM, ACTUALLY GOES MUCH FARTHER IN THAN WHAT YOU WOULD SEE, UH, IN REALITY.
SO IT LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
UM, SO ONCE AGAIN, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE RESULTING SETBACK OF THIS ENCROACHMENT IS THREE FEET.
THAT'S THE CLOSEST POINT IN WHICH THE BUILDING COMES TO, UM, THE PROXIMITY OF THE, UH,
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PROPERTY LINE IN QUESTION.BUT IF YOU SEE IT IS NOT THREE FEET THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THAT AREA, BUT THAT IS THE CLOSEST POINT.
SO THAT IS THE, THE REQUEST, UH, ONCE AGAIN, JUST POINTING OUT THAT THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE ACTUAL EDGE OF CURB AND THE PROPERTY LINE IS 15 FEET AND THEN THEY'RE ASKING FOR THREE FEET FROM THAT PROPERTY LINE.
SO IN TOTAL, THE BUILDING WOULD BE 18 FEET FROM THE CURB LINE AS IT EXISTS TODAY ON WILEY POST ROAD.
UM, JUST I WANTED TO SHOW A COUPLE OF IMAGES OF THE SITE AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS.
SO, UH, THIS, UM, PHOTO ON THE LEFT IS STANDING ON WILEY POST ROAD AND YOU'RE LOOKING, UM, TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST THE PROPERTY, UM, TO THE RIGHT.
SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, UM, ONCE AGAIN, THE BUILDING WOULD BE LOCATED 18 FEET FROM THIS CURB BACK.
OBVIOUSLY I DON'T HAVE ANY A TAPE MEASURE OR REFERENCE THERE.
UM, BUT YOU CAN, UH, BEGIN TO VISUALIZE WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
UM, AND ONE OF THE VERY UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CASE AND THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS THE USE AND HOW WILEY POST ROAD IS CLASSIFIED.
SO YOU'LL SEE THIS IS THE TERMINATION OF WILEY POST ROAD.
IT ACTUALLY TERMINATES INTO THE AIRFIELD.
THERE IS NOT ACTUALLY, UM, IT IS ACCESSIBLE, BUT IT IS NOT, I'M GONNA SAY USED AS ACCESS FOR THE AIRPORT.
IT IS USED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAS CRASHED OR IS DAMAGED AND WE NEED A DIFFERENT ACCESS POINT.
IT IS A, UH, I WOULDN'T EVEN CALL IT A SECONDARY ACCESS POINT.
WE'RE USING THAT, UM, IN CIRCUMSTANCES.
I'LL ALSO MENTION THAT IT COULD BE ACCESSED BY MAINTENANCE STAFF, BUT THIS IS NOT AN ACCESS POINT THAT'S USED BY USERS OF THE AIRPORT, UM, OR OTHER PERSONNEL THAT'S ACCESSING IT.
I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT THAT THIS PROPERTY YOU, UM, INTO THE RIGHT AND THIS IMAGE IS ALSO TOWN OWNED PROPERTY.
SO THAT IS OWNED AND UH, BY THE TOWN OF ADDISON AS WELL.
AND THEN, SO, UM, THE IMAGE AT THE LEFT IS LOOKING FOR THE ENTIRE SEGMENT OF WILEY POST ROAD.
THAT'S KIND OF, UM, I'M GONNA SAY IN QUESTION, UM, THAT BORDERS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT.
AND HERE'S ANOTHER, UM, JUST IMAGE SHOWING, UM, ADDITIONAL LAND OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
SO ONE OF THE FINDINGS, UH, FROM STAFF WAS THAT WILEY POST ROAD AS IT EXISTS TODAY.
AND I'M, UM, WHEN I SAY THAT I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE SEGMENT THAT DIRECTLY BORDERS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, THIS REALLY, UH, IT IS CONSTRUCTED TO BE WHAT WE WOULD CALL A, LIKE A LOCAL COMMERCIAL ROAD.
IT IS CONSTRUCTED IN A MANNER THAT COULD HOLD UP TO 1500 VEHICLE TRIPS PER DAY.
UM, THAT IS, UM, PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.
THIS THIS SEGMENT OF ROAD I WOULD, UM, I DID SOME ESTIMATES BASED UPON SOME THERE WERE BASED UPON PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT FRONT ON THIS ROAD, UH, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT REALITY.
UM, BUT IN A, IN A SCENARIO WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT A MAXIMUM OF PROBABLY ABOUT 260 TRIPS PER DAY.
AND THAT WOULD BE AT THE EXTREME.
UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THAT.
SO THIS PARTICULAR ROAD, UM, ONCE AGAIN A COUPLE OF FACTS WE'VE COVERED, IT LEADS INTO AN ACCESS POINT THAT IS EXTREMELY RARELY USED INTO THE ADDISON AIRPORT, UM, AS WELL AS A TOWN OWNED PROPERTY.
AND THAT IT ALSO LEADS TO ACCESS TO TWO OTHER PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES.
UM, AND IS CONSTRUCTED 30 FOOT WIDE PAVEMENT TO HOLD 1500 TRIPS PER DAY.
SO IT IS, UM, FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, IT IS OVERBUILT FOR THE CURRENT UTILIZATION SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND TO THEN FURTHER, UM, ELABORATE ON THAT, THE RIGHT OF WAY IS ACTUALLY 60 FEET WIDE.
SO WE HAVE 30 FEET OF PAVEMENT, 60 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY.
AND IN REALITY, THAT'S NEVER GOING TO INCREASE BECAUSE IT LEADS TO NOWHERE.
SO THE DEVELOPABLE, UM, OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT AREA ARE EXTREMELY LOW FOR THE TYPE OF, UM, I'M GONNA SAY CALL THE ROADWAY OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE IN THE AREA.
SO, UM, WHEN LOOKING AT THIS REQUEST, STAFF WAS EVALUATING THE VARIANCE REQUEST CRITERIA AND THESE ARE THE CRITERIA THAT
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WE ARE USING.WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IN THE TRAINING.
THE FIRST IS THAT THE VARIANCE IS NOT CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST.
THE SECOND IS THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS OBSERVED AND SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE IS DONE.
AND THEN FINALLY THAT DUE TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS, THE LITERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD RESULT IN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP.
UM, AND BEFORE I EVALUATE THOSE, I JUST QUICKLY WANTED TO MENTION THAT AS A PART OF THIS REQUEST IS ALSO REQUIRED BY STATE LAW STAFFED PROVIDED NOTICE TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SITE.
SO ANY PROPERTY THAT INTERSECTS WITH THIS BLUE, UM, BUFFER LINE THERE THAT INCLUDED NINE RECIPIENTS AND STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES TO THAT REQUEST.
SO NOW I'M GONNA GO THROUGH, UM, THE, THE KIND OF RESPONSE TO THE CRITERIA THAT WE TALKED ABOUT FROM A VARIANCE PERSPECTIVE.
SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AND A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY.
SO THE REQUIRED SETBACK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF WILEY POST ROAD, BOTH HOW IT'S USED TODAY AND ITS FUTURE, UM, ANTICIPATED OR LACK THEREOF GROWTH AND UTILIZATION, UM, IS OVERLY RESTRICTIVE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
UM, SO THAT ROAD REALLY FUNCTIONS MORE AS A SHARED ACCESS DRIVE FOR TWO PRIVATE PROPERTIES AND A COUPLE OF OF TOWN OWNED PROPERTIES.
ONCE AGAIN, MORE RARELY USED AND IF THAT WAS IN FACT A PRIVATE ACCESS DRIVE.
SO, UM, IF IT WAS PLATTED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED IN 1962, THAT SIDE YARD SETBACK WOULD BE ZERO FEET.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THE CONDITIONS WERE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, IT WOULD BE ZERO.
WHAT THEY HAVE TODAY IS 25 FEET.
SO IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO I WANNA MENTION THAT STAFF DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST BECAUSE IT IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA, NOT ONLY IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, BUT THE VARIOUS OTHER PROPERTIES SURROUNDING THE ADDISON AIRPORT THAT HAVE SIMILAR UM, CONDITIONS IN TERMS OF ADJACENCY.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, WHICH I'VE TOUCHED ON THIS, IS THAT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REDEVELOPMENT ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES, UM, AND THE EXISTING UNDER UTILIZATION OF THAT SEGMENT OF WILEY POST ROAD, UM, IT'S UNLIKELY THAT WE WOULD SEE A MASSIVE INCREASE IN, IN, UM, USAGE OR A MASSIVE CHANGE THAT WOULD ALTER THESE CONDITIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN SET FORTH.
SO, UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MATTER AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
LIKE I SAID, WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE AIRPORT.
LESLIE, I DO HAVE, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A WATERLINE AND A FIRE HYDRANT THAT RUNS ALONG THAT PROPERTY LINE.
I ASSUME THAT THAT IS ON TOWN, IN TOWN RIGHT OF WAY AND NOT, I COULDN'T REALLY TELL FROM THE MAP WHERE THAT WAS.
IT IS, THAT'S THE KIND OF LIGHT GRAY WITH IT.
AND THERE'S A W EVERY THREE DASHES.
UM, AND THAT FIRE HYDRANT IS RIGHT HERE.
SO THAT IS ALL IN TOWN RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, AND IT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE IN RIDE IN IN TOWN RIGHT OF WAY.
'CAUSE WE'RE WITH THIS, WE'RE NOT OBVIOUSLY PROPOSING TO MODIFY THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH JUST THE, UM, ENCROACHMENT AREA AND THE SETBACK.
UH, MY ONLY QUESTION IS, I SEE THERE'S A GAS METER THERE.
THIS, UH, VARIANCE WON'T ENCROACH ON ANY GAS EASEMENT, WILL IT? NO.
SO THERE IS, UM, SO IT'S HARD, IT'S HARD TO SEE 'CAUSE YOU, WE CAN'T SEE THE OTHER SIDE.
UM, ACTUALLY LEMME TRY TO GO TO THIS IMAGE.
I DIDN'T REALLY SEE AN EASEMENT.
SO I CAN IS WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THIS.
SO THIS PARTICULAR SET, UM, THIS IS JUST THE SITE PLAN, BUT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, UH, PRELIMINARY UTILITY AND DRAINAGE IS REQUIRED AS A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
AND OUR ENGINEERING TEAM HAS REVIEWED THAT.
AND SO WE, WE REVIEW THAT AS WELL AS LANDSCAPE PLAN TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS WITH UTILITIES AND OTHERWISE.
UM, SO WITHOUT HAVING THE UTILITY PLAN, I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY, BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT'S LONG HAS BEEN REVIEWED.
THAT JUST THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.
ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS WITH HAVING DIRECT ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT? UM, NO.
SO IT'S VERY COMMON THAT WE HAVE, SO A COUPLE OF THINGS I'LL, UM, TOUCH ON THAT AND IF, IF, UM, BILL YOU WANNA SHARE ANYTHING? SO, UM, IT IS, UM, BENEFICIAL TO THE TOWN AND TO THE AIRPORT IF WE HAVE
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AERONAUTICAL USES THAT ACCESS THE AIRPORT.UM, WE, I WILL SAY GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE DON'T WANT NON AERONAUTICAL USES ACCESS IN THE AIRPORT 'CAUSE THAT COULD LEAD TO DANGER OR, UM, YOU KNOW, CONFLICT CONFLICTED WHEN THEY'RE NOT INTENDED USES.
UM, BUT AS FAR AS, UM, A PRIVATE HANGAR UTILIZING THE AIRPORT, THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO US.
'CAUSE THEN THEY UTILIZE, UM, OUR AIR FIELD AND WE, UM, GET REVENUE FROM THAT FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
YEAH, THERE ARE SEVERAL BUILDINGS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THE, THE TAXIWAYS AR AROUND THE AIRPORT.
AND THIS WOULD JUST BE ANOTHER ONE.
YEAH, THERE'S A FLIGHT SCHOOL AS WELL.
AND THOSE ALL HAVE ACCESS TO THIS IS A TAXI WAY THAT EVENTUALLY LEADS INTO THE RUNWAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LESLIE? YES, CORRECT.
SINCE THIS IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT, ARE THEY REQUIRED TO BUILD SIDEWALKS? AND IF SO, HOW DOES THAT INTERACT WITH THE SETBACK RULES? UM, SO SIDEWALKS CAN BE IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OR, UM, PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND GENERALLY WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE REQUIRE THEM TO GET A, UM, A PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT TO DO THAT.
UM, FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN DO NOT CALL FOR A SIDEWALK.
SO THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO DO ONE PER, PER OUR CURRENT CODE AND POLICY.
WOULD, WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO JUST, I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH, I'VE BEEN ON THE AIRPORT, MY WIFE AND I OWN BUSINESS.
WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? COULD YOU STAND UP AND, AND UH, AND STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE? YES.
UH, MY WIFE DEBBIE AND I HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR 40 YEARS AND WE OWN A BUSINESS THAT WE STARTED 31 YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN BLESSED, WE'RE BOTH PILOTS.
WE BUILT A HANGAR, LET'S SEE, 2006, 2006, 2007.
WE MOVED IN AROUND 2007 ISH OVER ON THE WEST SIDE, UH, AS PART OF THE EXECUTIVE HANGS ABOUT US.
AND WE'VE BEEN THERE NOW GOING ON 20 YEARS.
THERE'S 23 HANGERS AND 11 GUYS THAT BASICALLY OWN THE 23 HANGERS.
AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THAT ASSOCIATION AND HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND THEREFORE I HAVE A LOT OF DIRECT CORRELATION WITH THE CITY AND WHAT LESLIE AND BILL HAVE.
THEY'VE BEEN JUST FABULOUS TO WORK WITH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
UM, AND WE DECIDED TO MOVE INTO A LARGER AIRCRAFT AND OUR HANGAR WON'T, WON'T FACILITATE IT.
SO WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THIS LAND ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
NOW THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CASE YEP.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO.
OKAY, NOW YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE CASE INSTEAD OF YOUR SORT OF GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF ADDISON.
WELL, I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT YOU'D LIKE ME TO TELL YOU OTHER THAN WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
IT'S A, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING AND WITHOUT THIS SETBACK WE WON'T BE ABLE TO BUILD IT.
UM, BUT, UH, WE'VE SPENT THE LAST ALMOST YEAR VE ME PERSONALLY INTERVIEWING, VETTING OUT AND HIRING A CIVIL ENGINEER, A FIRE ENGINEER, A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, MECHANICAL ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, A PLUMBING ENGINEER, THE ACTUAL ARCHITECT, OUR ATTORNEY, AND THEN VETTING AND HIRING THE ACTUAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
AND MOST OF THEM HAVE WORKED WITH BILL AND THE CITY IN THE PAST.
I'VE KIND OF TAKEN THEIR DIRECTION.
AND SO WE NOW HAVE 135 PAGE COMPLETE SET OF PRINTS AND WE'RE READY TO MOBILIZE AND GET GOING.
UM, BUT WE NEED THIS, WE NEED THIS, UH, TO GET, TO GET US THROUGH.
SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO BLESS US, I'LL BE A HAPPY CAMPER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
UM, SO I, I TOOK A RIDE BY THIS PROPERTY TODAY AND, UM, IT SEEMS YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER SPOT TO PUT A HANGER, I THINK, YOU KNOW, RIGHT UP AGAINST THE, UH, AIRPORT.
I'M JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT.
SO, UH, THE REASON WE'RE HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE OF THE VARIANCE.
UM, WHEN YOU PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, WERE YOU MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A, A VARIANCE ON THIS? I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU, YOU, YEAH.
SO GOT EVERYTHING DESIGNED PRIOR TO PER THEN FOUND OUT THAT YOUR YEAH.
EXCELLENT BUILDING IS TOO BIG FOR THE PROPERTY.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THAT E EXCELLENT QUESTION, MIKE.
THAT, SO PRIOR TO ACQUIRING THE LAND, WE HIRED, UH, RON HOLMES, LOCAL CITY ATTORNEY, OR NOT THE CITY ATTORNEY, BUT AN ATTORNEY IN THE CITY WHO HAS LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH
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BILL AND LESLIE AND THE TEAM.AND WE VISITED WITH RON A YEAR, A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
AND AT THAT TIME, BILL HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR YOU, BILL, BUT HE, I'LL SPEAK FOR HIM FOR A MOMENT, BUT HE, HE HAD THOUGHT THAT WE, THAT WILEY POST WOULD INITIALLY BE ABANDONED AND THEREFORE THAT WOULD BE A WAY TO JUST, THAT, THAT WAS GONNA DO AWAY WITH THIS, THIS, THIS 25 FOOT SETBACK.
AND SO BASED ON THAT RECOMMENDATION AND, AND WHAT BILL FELT WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE WITH MYSELF AND OUR ATTORNEY, WE PROCEEDED.
AND THEN AS WE GOT FURTHER AND IT GOT A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG, JUST IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THEY REALIZED, OH, BANNING IT, IT REALLY ISN'T A GOOD IDEA FOR BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, WHATEVER REASON OUTTA MY PAY GRADE.
UH, AND THEN WE LANDED ON THIS.
THAT'S KIND OF REALLY THE SHORT STORY.
WELL, I'M GLAD WE'VE GOT A MECHANISM TO CORRECT THAT.
UM, I'M NOT A VOTING MEMBER TONIGHT, AS YOU KNOW, UH, BUT IF I, I WERE, I WOULD VOTE TO APPROVE THIS.
ARE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE? UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND YOU DO HAVE TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE THAT MIGHT LIKE TO SPEAK.
SO AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 26 AND ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS CASE.
I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 20, 6 30.
UM, THAT, WOULD THE BOARD LIKE THE DISCUSSION OR WOULD WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I MOTION TO PASS THE VARIANCE.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE VARIANCE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OF PASSING THE VARIANCE FOR THOSE VOTING MEMBERS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
FIVE MEMBERS VOTED TO GRANT THE VARIANCE.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING A NEW HANGAR ON THE AIRPORT.
LESLIE, DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THE RENDERING? I DON'T HAVE ANY IN THIS PRESENTATION.
WELL, AND SO WHAT WILL THE, THE NEXT STEP DO THEY ARE, ARE THEY READY? BASED ON OUR DECISION, CAN THEY START CONSTRUCTION TOMORROW? UM, I THINK WE STILL NEED TO ISSUE SOME PERMITS.
BUT WE'RE, WE'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES TO, TO DO THAT.
SO IT WAS, UM, THIS, THIS APP, THIS, UM, PARTICULAR APPLICATION WAS PENDING.
IT IS PENDING APPROVAL, PENDING APPROVAL THIS EVENING.
AND THEN ONE QUICK QUESTION BEFORE WE PROCEED.
WHO WAS THE SECOND ON THAT FINAL MOTION? UH, I HEARD JAMES.
I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK.
AND, UH, I ASSUME THAT THERE'S NOBODY ELSE THAT'S WON COMMENT ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA SINCE THERE'S NOBODY ELSE HERE.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING.