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FOR HIM TO DO OUR INVOCATION. IF YOU'LL STAND WITH US AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN AND THE TEXAS FLAG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL FOR BEING HERE IN OUR RIGHT MIND. WE. LAUNCH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR THE FAMILY AND. TO PRAISE THE LORD. CHRIST JESUS OUR. AND ALSO FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK AND. 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. PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE ON ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT, MAYBE EITHER FOR OR AGAINST. THAT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY. SO WE WILL START WITH THE
[5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
ADOPTION OF OUR MINUTES. AND HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE? COMMISSIONERS, HAVE YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? AND IF SO, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE. JUNE 25TH, 2026 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. OKAY. SO EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT.[6. PUBLIC HEARING]
OUR NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE ARE CONDUCTING. THIS IS 6.1.ON THE AGENDA IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX TWO ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TERRELL. ARTICLE THREE ZONING DISTRICTS. SECTION 30 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. SECTION 30, A RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DISTRICT AND ARTICLE FOUR USE REGULATIONS. SECTION 32 USE REGULATIONS, CHARTS, ARTICLE FIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. SECTION 44 DEFINITIONS. THIS IS ITEM 6.1 ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TWO. RAYLAN. GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONERS, WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND. PRESENTATION OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OUR EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT USES THAT INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. A LOT OF THEM HAVE OVERLAPPING USES WITH OWN FILMS AND WORKING WITH OUR. TDC BOARD, WE LACK SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IN THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT STRATEGIC PLANNING. SO MOST OF WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO YOU TONIGHT IS TO CONSOLIDATE THE OVERLAPPING, INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH ORIENTED REGULATIONS. WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO ASSIGN TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY. EMPLOYMENT CENTERS. AND THAT CITY, WITH THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE MENTIONED THERE IN THE ORDINANCE THAT THEY HAVE APPEARED IN 108. SO WE KNOW AND RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S A LARGE PART OF LONDON AND CURRENTLY IN OUR CITY LIMITS AND WITHIN OUR DC. AND SO IT'S EASY TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE THAT WE DON'T THINK THAT INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND THAT SUGGESTING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND KEEP THEM ALL THE TIME AND. YOU
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KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF A LITTLE BIT OF THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. WE DO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY AND.AND SO WE HAVE A HIGHER MINIMUM. WE HAVE THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN. GREAT. FOR LIGHTING AND NOISE. AND WE WERE VERY SPECIFIC IN TRYING TO GIVE THEM AS PART OF WHAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE THE RESPONSE TO YOU ONE DAY. AND SO THAT'S THE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. AND THEN ALSO THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION AND CONTINUES THE SAME.
PLATFORM THAT ACTS AS A RESULT OF. AND FOR THIS PART, I TRIED TO GO IN AND HIGHLIGHT ATTENDED SEVERAL MEETINGS IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AND THEN WE START FROM. 4700 HUNDRED AND 30 AND. I AM SORRY, I AM ON THE SOUTH SIDE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE MEETING. AND THEN AFTER THAT, OUR DEVELOPER TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAD THE TWO AND I WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN. AND SO AFTER. DOING SOME RESEARCH WITH THE CITY AND. BUT THAT WAS THE MUSCLES. SO HOPEFULLY THE PRESENTATION HELPS. AND THE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE CHANGES AND I LIVE IN. NEW YORK AND I HAVE. AND I THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS. THIS PROPOSAL. 6.1 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO'S WANTING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THAT? OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LET COMMISSIONERS GO AHEAD. OKAY. YEAH. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I MEAN, I HAVE A QUESTION. NORMALLY WE GET SOMETHING THAT'S LIKE IT TELLS US WHAT'S BEING CHANGED. IT'S KIND OF REDLINED IN HERE AND SHOWS US WHAT'S BEING CHANGED IN IT. SO DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO. RED LINE. THAT WE NEED TO ASK IS THE ONLY PROOF. THAT ALIGNS WITH YOUR LINE OF THE MINIMUM. LAST VERSION WAS 10,016 THOUSAND. THE LOT WIDTH TO 160. SOME THINGS THAT YOU WANT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THIS IS ONE OF THE TEN MORE. I'M NOT SURE. AND WE'RE. RESTRICTIONS REMAIN THE SAME THAT WE ADDED IN. OKAY, SO. JUST IN YOUR BODY THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER REQUIREMENTS. ALL RIGHT. EXACTLY HOW SIDEBARS WITH STANDING WATER AND THE SAME. SO THIS. THAT AND THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND WAS MONITORED AND MAINTAINED. AND I THINK THAT PROJECT IS THEY SAY THAT THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING VARIANCE THAT ALSO RECOMMENDED. WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. SO I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE USES IS THE DATA PROCESSING FACILITY. WAS THAT PREVIOUSLY UNDER LIGHTING, AND WHAT WAS THE ZONING THAT THAT WAS UNDER PREVIOUSLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. SO IS THIS ONE OF THE I MEAN, SO IT WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR LIKE AN AI DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM. SO IS THAT A PROCESSING WITHIN THE
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ORDINANCE CANNOT BE. DOES NOT REQUIRED. AND WHAT THAT SAYS IS IN TERMS OF WHAT IT DOES THAT MEAN AND. AND. THAT WOULD SAY THAT THAT'S. DATA PROCESSING AND DATA MINING ACTIVITIES. SO YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A POTENTIAL AS TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. THAT IS BEING USED AND. THEN YOU HAVE TO BE INDUSTRY FRIENDLY, GIVING BACK TO THE. AND HELPING TO HAPPEN.BUT SPECULATING ON THE. FIRST ABOUT. THEY THINK THAT THEY GOT THAT DATA COMING FROM THE SATELLITE BUSINESSES. SO AFTER. THIS TESTIMONY AND. BEFORE AND. THEN. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHETHER. SO WE WANTED TO START THIS AND WE ARE. CONCERNED. AND. SOMEONE, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE 75 PEOPLE. THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE COMPUTER. AND IF THEY COME TOGETHER AND COME UP THIS MESSAGE. THE SETBACK ARE THIS CLIMATE. RESIDENCE IS NOT GOING TO. ON THAT ONE. BUT BASED ON THE USE OF THE PROPERTY, IT REALLY IS HARD TO RUN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS IN THE ACTIVITY IN THE REGION. AND INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO OUR PERIL FOR WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF 75 PARCELS, BUT EVEN QUALIFY FOR. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPERS WHO HAVE, WE'RE HOLDING OUT FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE ASKING FOR. TO. AND STRENGTHENING OUR PERMIT ORDINANCE. WHICH IS REALLY GREAT. AND THEN AND THEN PROCESSING. AND THEN IN PREPARATION FOR AN APPLICATION, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS ON FILE. THIS IS JUST US TRYING TO BE A LITTLE PROACTIVE. IF A DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE CAMPUS COMES IN, IT WILL REQUIRE AN SUP. THERE ARE NONE THAT ARE ALLOWED OR JUST PERMITTED BY USE. SO THOSE APPLICATIONS WOULD ALSO COME FORWARD. THEY DO REQUIRE COMPLETE SITE PLANS. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WE TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHEN IT'S A ZONE CHANGE. IT'S JUST A ZONE CHANGE AND YOU DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT'S GOING THERE. WE PUT SOME RESTRICTIONS IN THAT ORDINANCE THAT IF YOU'RE DOING A MASTER EMPLOYMENT CENTER, WHICH WOULD BE WHAT WE VIEW AS TODAY, LIKE OUR INDUSTRIAL PARKS, THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MASTER SITE PLAN. ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS OUR BIG BUSINESSES TO PUT TOGETHER PLAN DEVELOPMENTS LIKE Y'ALL SEE IN RESIDENTIAL. WE WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN GROUND. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR SPEC BUILDINGS ARE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME FORWARD FOR EITHER ONE OF THOSE, FOR THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING. SO IT DOES IT DOES REQUIRE MORE INFORMATION UP FRONT SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE JUST COMING IN AND DOING A ZONE CHANGE TO JUST LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. BECAUSE IF YOU IF YOU HAPPEN TO HIT THAT ACREAGE COUNT, THEN IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A SITE PLAN MOVING FORWARD. SO. QUICK QUESTION. SO THE YOU WERE TALKING OR YOU WERE SPEAKING ABOUT DATA MINING A MOMENT AGO.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE BITCOIN MINING. THOSE PROCESSES ARE NORMALLY A LITTLE BIT SMALLER.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THAT FALLS INTO THIS CATEGORY OR IT DOES NOT FALL INTO THIS DOES NOT.
OKAY. IT COULD, BUT IT COULD NOT BE THE PRIMARY BUSINESS ON A PARCEL. SO THAT KEEPS PEOPLE
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FROM DOING THE BIT MINING ON SMALL PARCELS. SO IT REQUIRES THEM TO THEN GO SEE THE INFORMATION, THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CAMPUS, WHICH PUTS THEM IN THE 75 ACRE. OKAY.YEAH. SO IN YOUR USE CHARTS, WE TRIED TO WE TRIED TO LEARN SOME OF THE, THE MORE COMMON LANGUAGE. WE MADE SURE THAT ANY TIME THAT WAS LISTED IN THE USE CHART, IT SAYS SEE SECTION 30 POINT, WHICHEVER ONE IT IS, THAT MAKES IT THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER. YEAH, WE SAY SEE 30.9. SO IF THERE'S ANY KEY WORD THAT WE KNOW IS BEING USED OUT THERE, WE MAKE SURE THAT IT IT REFERENCES BACK TO SECTION 30.9. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THESE CHANGES, WHO ALL WHAT AREAS FROM CITY STAFF ARE INVOLVED IN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ON THIS? BECAUSE MAKING THIS KIND OF RECOMMENDATION, I MEAN, I LOOKED AT DATA CENTERS LAST NIGHT AND WAS LOOKING AT THE ENERGY AND THE WATER SUPPLY AND ALL OF THAT. AND THAT'S HUGE.
THAT'S A HUGE RESOURCE. SO FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WE DO HAVE A CONSULTANT PLUS OUR LEGAL. WE HAD CITY ENGINEER, CITY ADMINISTRATION. WE SAT DOWN WITH SEVERAL ORDINANCES FROM OTHER CITIES. WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT CONSULTANTS REVIEW THIS ORDINANCE, WHO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OTHER CITIES GOING THROUGH APPLICATIONS. WE GOT SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT'S HOW WE GOT SO MUCH DETAIL ON THE NOISE. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION, WE KNEW TO MAKE IT IN OUR SPECIFICATIONS THAT IT BE A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM. WE ALSO DON'T ACCEPT APPLICATIONS UNLESS THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE FIRST PHASE, AND THEY'VE MADE IT THROUGH THEIR APPLICATION OF ERCOT. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BRING ANYTHING FORWARD TO YOU UNLESS IT'S THROUGH AT LEAST PHASE ONE OF THE LARGER PICTURE, WHICH IS CAN THE ELECTRIC GRID HOLD IT? SO THERE ARE PORTIONS IN THIS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE ERCOT INTERCONNECTION. AND THEN ALSO THE ELECTRIC LOAD PROJECTIONS, UTILITY PROVIDER COORDINATION AND TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
SO ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE PROVEN IN YOUR APPLICATION. SO WHO'S GOING TO MONITOR THESE CENTERS ONCE THEY'RE DEVELOPED IN THE AREA. YOU KNOW LIKE WITH THE NOISE AND THE LANDSCAPING AND ALL OF THAT, WHO'S GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FOLLOW THROUGH WITH EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IN THE ORDINANCE? SO THAT WOULD STILL FALL ON OUR ENGINEERING INSPECTORS AS FAR AS EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON THE GROUND AND BELOW. AND THEN IT WOULD BE OUR BUILDING INSPECTORS AND OFFICIALS FROM THE GROUND UP, JUST LIKE WITH OUR OTHER ORDINANCES, THE PLANS WOULD BE REVIEWED BASED UPON THESE SPECIFICATIONS, AND THEN THEY WOULD ALSO BE INSPECTED BASED UPON THESE SPECIFICATIONS. AND THEN IT WILL BE ON THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ABIDE BY THAT. I WILL SAY THAT WHEN YOU GO TO THE NOISE STANDARDS, WE HAVE A POST OCCUPANCY NOISE VERIFICATION. WE HAVE GENERATOR OPERATIONAL STANDARDS. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE POST NOISE REPORTS THAT ARE DUE. SO IN EVERY PHASE IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHERE THE TESTS HAVE TO BE GIVEN FROM THEIR GIVEN FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND WHAT THOSE DECIBELS ARE, THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT AND THE AMOUNT OF TESTING. WE HAVE LANGUAGE WITHIN THE ORDINANCE THAT THE CITY ENGINEER CAN CAN REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TESTING IF WE ARE RECEIVING COMPLAINTS. SO WE WE BUILT IN THAT WE WERE NOT JUST BUILT AND DONE, BUT THAT WE CAN MONITOR THROUGH TESTING FOR THE DEVELOPER AS WELL. THEY KNOW THAT CITY EMPLOYEES, YOU GUYS HERE ARE 8 TO 5. AND THAT'S USUALLY WHEN PEOPLE DO THEIR DIRTY WORK, ESPECIALLY A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT I'VE SEEN. YEAH. SO ANYTIME THAT THEY ARE TESTING GENERATORS OR THERE'S CERTAIN TIMES DURING IT'S FROM I THINK 9 TO 4 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. IS THE ONLY TIME THAT THEY CAN DO THEIR GENERATOR TESTING. AND SO IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEN THAT'S ALSO A VIOLATION OF A CITY ORDINANCE. KIND OF SANCTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED IF THEY HAVE
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VIOLATIONS AND CONTINUALLY VIOLATIONS. IT. SO IT'S A FINE AND PENALTY BASED ON OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, AND IT CAN BE UP TO $2,500 A DAY BASED ON THE NUMBER. IT'S JUST LIKE A CODE ENFORCEMENT. IT'S A ROLLING PER DAY. AND THOSE WOULD BE HANDLED. YOU WOULD HAVE THE FIRE MARSHAL WHO WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AS HE DOES NOW. HE AND THE BUILDING OFFICIAL BOTH CAN ENFORCE THIS ORDINANCE AND SHUT DOWN AND HAVE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES BASED ON OTHER REGULATIONS WITHIN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE. WHAT ABOUT LANDSCAPING? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN THE HEART OF OUR CITY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LANDSCAPED, AND JUST TWO BIG OLD UGLY TIN PLANTERS JUST SITTING THERE WITH NOTHING IN IT BUT TRASH. AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY MAKE ALL THE PROMISES AND SAY THEY'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT, BUT AFTER A WHILE, IT IT'S JUST A MESS. SO THAT'S A CONCERN TO ME, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA.LIKE WE'RE PLAGUED WITH THIS SALVAGE YARD RIGHT IN THE HEART OF OUR CITY, AND IT'S A HOT MESS. SO DATA CENTERS, IF THEY'RE NEAR A RESIDENTIAL AREA, I MEAN, I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT. GETTING SO CLOSE TO HOMES. AND THEY'RE NOT THEY DON'T KEEP THEIR WORD.
YOU SEE THAT IN OUR CITY. I MEAN, I'VE SEEN IT RIGHT THERE WHERE I LIVE, LUMBER COMPANIES WITH PLASTIC ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND NOBODY EVER GOES OUT TO PICK IT UP. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S SHAMEFUL HOW THEY COME IN HERE WITH ALL THIS BIG PROMISES, SAYING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
BUT THEN AFTER A YEAR OR TWO, THEN EVERYTHING GOES DOWNHILL. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF IF THEY ARE BEING FINED. I MEAN, I STILL DON'T SEE IT BEING RECTIFIED. IT'S STILL I'M STILL SEEING TWO UGLY STEEL PLANTERS SITTING IN FRONT OF THIS LUMBER. I MEAN, IN FRONT OF THIS SALVAGE YARD WITH NO TYPE OF SHRUBBERY OR ANYTHING, AND I MEAN JUST. AND THAT IT THAT DOES FALL ON OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT ON COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. AND KATIE'S BEEN A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE, WE KNOW AS A CITY, WE NEED WE, WE DO HAVE THE RULES IN PLACE THAT SAYS WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE. AND THAT'S NOT JUST ON THE DAY THAT IT OPENS. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN THE REGULATIONS THE ENTIRE TIME THE BUSINESS IS OPEN. WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, BUT NOT JUST FOR NEW, YOU KNOW, MASTER EMPLOYMENT CENTERS, BUT EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ALSO BECAUSE THE REGULATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE THE USE.
I HAVE A QUESTION. SO ALL THIS IS PRETTY NEW. AND MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES ABOUT AI DATA CENTERS. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE FIND OUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS CORROSIVE OR OR BAD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, OR IS THERE SOME SORT OF ABATEMENT CLAUSE OR THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED IN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THIS IS NOT TO ALLOW A DATA CENTER. THIS IS UPDATING OUR ZONING ORDINANCE TO WHERE WE NOW HAVE REGULATIONS IN PLACE, BECAUSE AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, WHEN THEY LOOK AT OUR USE CHART, THEY FALL UNDER DATA PROCESSING. AND SO ALL THAT IS, IS THE SIMPLE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THE WAY IT STANDS STANDS TODAY. AND SO I THINK THAT EVERY CITY PROBABLY HAS A LOT TO LEARN FROM. LUCKILY, THERE'S OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DONE THIS. I'VE GOT FULL FAITH IN THE, THE LEGAL FIRM THAT, THAT WE WOULD USE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE WERE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
THIS IS TRULY AN ATTEMPT TO GET IN FRONT OF AN APPLICATION. AND SO IT WE'RE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE AHEAD OF THE GAME BECAUSE WE, WE HEAR, WE KNOW THAT OTHER CITIES ARE ALREADY GETTING APPLICATIONS. AND IF YOU LOOKED AT OUR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING AS IT STANDS TODAY, THERE'S. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT. THERE'S NO EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS. THERE'S NO I MEAN, YOU, YOU COULD DO METAL. YOU COULD DO. AND SO AT THE VERY LEAST, WITH OR WITHOUT A TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER, WE NOW CAN ENFORCE TILT WALL AND WE CAN, YOU KNOW, IT
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JUST ANY INDUSTRIAL BUILDING OR INDUSTRIAL STYLE BUILDING. AND WE'RE TAKING BETTER CARE OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THAT AREA BECAUSE NOW THERE'S GREEN SPACE WHERE IT USED TO JUST BE. YOU HAD A TEN FOOT SETBACK AND SOME SIDEWALKS. AND SO WE LEARNED A LOT. I'M GOING TO THE EDC TRAININGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE EMPLOYERS, THE PEOPLE WHO WE, WE SAY WE WANT THESE BIGGER, HIGHER PAYING JOBS AND WE WANT THESE OTHER COMPANIES TO COME TO TERRELL, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE STANDARDS THAT ARE GOING TO TELL THEM WHO THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO BE.AND SO THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ALSO HELPED REVIEW AND GIVE US SOME WORDING FOR HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WHEN FUTURE DEVELOPERS ARE LOOKING AT OUR ORDINANCES, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE THE LEVEL THAT WE EXPECT? AND SO IT IT'S BEEN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. BUT THERE. TO YOUR POINT, LORI, THERE WAS LOTS OF HANDS IN WRITING THIS ORDINANCE. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE AT THIS POINT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY ELSE FEELS OR ANYTHING, BUT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH NOT HAVING THE SIDE BY SIDE OF THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AS IT IS. YOU'RE SAYING IT'S BRAND NEW, BUT BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING TODAY. SO JUST NOT HAVING THAT VISUAL HERE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE. THESE ARE THE RED LINES. WHAT WHAT WE'RE CHANGING. I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF USED TO THAT WITHOUT HAVING THAT.
AND I WOULD REALLY THINK FOR THIS KIND OF ITEM, WE WOULD HAVE MAYBE A CITY ENGINEER OR SOMEBODY HERE THAT WE COULD ASK MAYBE SOME MORE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AROUND WHAT WE'RE APPROVING. BECAUSE THIS TO ME COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. WHETHER WE APPROVE IT OR NOT. COULD I'M NOT NOT SAYING, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVING IT IS EQUALLY AS BAD. SO I'M JUST SAYING LIKE, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WHEN I WAS READING THIS AND GOING AND LOOKING ONLINE AT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I HAD A BUNCH OF RED FLAGS COME UP. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE HERE, BUT I THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE A MEETING WHERE WE HAVE CITY ENGINEER AND IF NOBODY ELSE, I MEAN, SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION.
THEY'RE THEY'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO. BUT I'M, I'M JUST KIND OF OF THAT FEELING RIGHT NOW. SO I HAVE A QUESTION. IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS AFTER AMENDMENTS, AFTER WE IF WE WERE TO APPROVE IT AND THEN THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING CHANGED. CAN CAN THAT BE CHANGED? YEAH. NO. OKAY. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY WE BRING YOU THESE AMENDMENTS ALL THE TIME.
OKAY. ANYTIME THERE'S SOMETHING NEW COMES IN, OR IF WE GET CAUGHT UP IN AN APPLICATION, WE BRING YOU ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS. OKAY. YEAH, YOU'RE NOT ONE AND DONE. I DOUBT VERY SERIOUSLY THIS IS THE THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF INDUSTRIAL. WELL, I'M JUST GLAD WE HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S FOLLOWED. I THINK THAT'S MY CONCERN. I THINK IT'S A I THINK IT'S A GOOD START. YEAH. I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW IT KIND OF GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE AUTHORITY AS A COMMUNITY WITH THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO I THINK THIS IS A I THINK THIS IS A FAIRLY GOOD START. IT'S IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE CURRENTLY. I AGREE. ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I WILL MAKE A MOTION SINCE WE SINCE I BELIEVE THIS IS A BETTER SITUATION THAN WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN PLACE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE VOTE TO APPROVE. RECOMMENDATION FOR ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX TWO ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TERRELL. ARTICLE THREE ZONING DISTRICTS. SECTION 30 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. SECTION 30, A RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY RT DISTRICT. ARTICLE FOUR USE REGULATIONS. SECTION 32 USE REGULATIONS, CHARTS. ARTICLE FIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND SECTION 44 DEFINITIONS. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I ANY OPPOSED? I'M GOING TO SAY NAY. CAN WE DO A DOWN THE ROAD? YEP. OKAY. MR. STEPHENS I. THANK YOU, MR. WALKER. I NAY. I I. ALL RIGHT.
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IS THAT IT? ALL RIGHT. SO THE AYES HAVE IT. AND OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT[7. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA. AND THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE WE HAVE ITEMS 7.1 TO 7.5. AND DO I READ ALL OF THOSE I NEED. OKAY. I SO SO IF ANYBODY HAS SOMETHING ON HERE THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO PULL OUT SPECIFICALLY TO DISCUSS, THIS WOULD BE A MOMENT THAT YOU COULD ASK FOR THAT. OTHERWISE, AS A GENERAL RULE, THESE HAVE BEEN BEFORE US BEFORE AND THEY'RE JUST CONSIDERED PLATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE NEED TO CONSTRUCTION PLATS, THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE. SO ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY THAT YOU WANTED TO PULL OUT FROM THAT? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 7.1 THROUGH 7.5. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 7.1 THROUGH 7.5. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST AND THE SECOND. SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THERE ARE NO OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT IS WE HAVE NO BUSINESS ITEMS OKAY. NO BUSINESS ITEMS. SO OUR MEETING IS* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.