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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
SEPTEMBER 3RD.UM, SO WELCOME EVERYONE, AND FOR THOSE JOINING ONLINE, UM, I'M JILL REYNOLDS, AND I AM THE VICE CHAIR.
UH, FRANCIS, WHO IS OUR DISTINGUISHED CHAIRPERSON, IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING, SO I'M FILLING IN.
SO, UM, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ISSUES OR COMMENTS THEY'D LIKE TO SAY? IF NOT, UH, WE NEED TO APPROVE MINUTES.
[3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES]
SO THE FIRST ORDER WILL BE APPROVING THE MINUTES OF JULY 30TH, 2026.I WILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES.
MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JULY 30, 20, 26.
OH, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THE SECOND IS TO APPROVE THE MEETING.
MINUTES OF AUGUST 6TH, JILL'S BIRTHDAY.
UM, SO I'LL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6TH.
I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[6. PUBLIC HEARING]
UM, WE DO HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DEFERRED.SO, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE, UM, WE DO HAVE, UH, WILL'S LANE DEFERRED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3RD.
WE HAVE WINDWARD HALL WINDWARD, OH, I'M SORRY.
I'M LOOKING AT THE WRONG THING HERE.
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AT SEPTEMBER 3RD.
SO THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED ON OCTOBER 1ST.
UM, THE SECOND ITEM DEFERRED IS, UH, WINDWARD HALL, WINDWARD MP POD 14.
THE THIRD ONE DEFERRED IS THE ROYAL 400 DATA CENTER AND THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS AND BUSINESS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.
SO THOSE FOUR ITEMS ARE DEFERRED.
THE ONE ITEM, HOWEVER, THAT WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HEAR.
CAN I, CAN I GO AHEAD AND READ THOSE? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
AN INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING TO BE HEARD ON A MATTER RELATED TO THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING MUST BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR BEFORE ADDRESSING THE BOARD.
UPON RISING TO SPEAK, THE SPEAKER MUST IDENTIFY HIMSELF OR HERSELF AND FURNISH A HOME OR BUSINESS ADDRESS.
BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY COMMENTS OR REMARKS, THE BOARD WILL ALLOW PROPONENTS A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION.
OPPONENTS WILL BE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
COMMENTS ARE ACCEPTED FIRST FROM THE APPLICANT, FOLLOWED BY PERSON SPEAKING IN FAVOR, THEN FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION UPON CONCLUSION OF ANY OPPOSING COMMENTS OR PRESENTATIONS.
THE CHAIR WILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO OFFER REBUTTAL IF ANY TIME IS REMAINING IN THE ORIGINAL ALLOTTED 10 MINUTES AND THE CHAIR HAS DISCRETION TO GIVE MORE TIME IF NEEDED.
SO THIS EVENING WE ARE GONNA BE, UM, HEARING MP DASH 26 6 DASH 12 DASH CU DASH 26 DASH 10.
VETERINARY DENTAL SPECIALISTS OF ATLANTA SLASH WINDWARD MP POD FOUR.
AND I BELIEVE MICHAEL, YOU'RE GONNA BE HELPING US HERE.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIRWOMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A REQUEST FOR A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL, SMALL ANIMALS OR VETERINARY DENTAL SPECIALISTS OF ATLANTA OR V-D-S-A-T-L.
IT'S IN A 4,257 SQUARE FOOT SUITE WITHIN AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER.
MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT IS REQUESTED TO ADD ANIMAL HOSPITAL SMALL ANIMAL TO THE WINDWARD MASTER PLAN POD FOUR AND A CONDITIONAL USE IS REQUESTED TO ALLOW ANIMALS HOSPITAL SMALL ANIMAL FOR V-D-S-A-D-L AND I HAVE THE LOCATION MAP ON THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE TERRACES AT WINDWARD SHOPPING CENTER, LOCATED AT 3 0 7 0 WINDWARD PLAZA.
AND THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS WOULD BE IN SUITE
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GH AND I.THIS IS A LAYOUT OF THE TWO STORY, UH, RETAIL STRIP CENTER.
THIS IS THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING G SUITES.
GHI ARE IN THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING.
THIS PROPERTY IS GO BACK TO LOCATION.
PROPERTY IS ZONE CUP COMMUNITY UNIT PLAN.
AS I MENTIONED, SUBJECT TO THE WINDWARD MASTER PLAN.
IT IS POD FOUR, WHICH IS THE COMMERCIAL, UH, POD WITHIN WINDWARD, UH, PROPERTIES DEVELOPED WITH A STRIP SHOPPING CENTER, RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER, AND TWO OUTBUILDINGS SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ALSO ZONED CUP.
UH, TRAVELER'S INSURANCE IS LOCATED TO THE NORTH UKRAINIAN NATIONAL, FEDERAL CREDIT UNION IS LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE PROPERTY.
THE HILTON GARDEN INN IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH AND WINDWARD FAIRWAYS OFFICE BUILDINGS ARE, ARE LOCATED TO THE WEST.
THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL, WHICH DOES SUPPORT THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL.
THIS IS THE TERRACES AT WINDWARD.
UM, TWO STORY BUILDING IS JUST UNDER, UH, 64,000 SQUARE FEET.
UM, THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF TURNOVER RECENTLY WITHIN THE BUILDING.
SOME OF THE, UH, BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPERA STILL OPERATING IN THE CENTER INCLUDE THE MELLOW MUSHROOM, JAY CHRISTOPHER'S, UH, MO SOUTHWEST GRILL, UPS STORE, FIREFLY AND HELIUM, UH, COMEDY CLUB.
WE'D ALSO HAD A GOLF ENVY, WHICH WAS THE GOLF SIMULATOR BUSINESS THAT JUST RECENTLY WENT THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE AT THE SAME LOCATION.
AND AS I MENTIONED, THE, THE BUSINESS WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE FIRST FLOOR OF, OF THE BUILDING.
THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ALLOWS ANIMAL HOSPITAL, SMALL ANIMAL, AND, UH, AS A PERMITTED USE IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT LI ZONING DISTRICT, AND AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE AG AGRICULTURE CUP, UH, THE C ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL C TWO, GENERAL COMMERCIAL ONI OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL AND THE PLAN SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICTS, THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS, B-D-S-A-T-L IS A VETERINARY CLINIC PROVIDING SPECIALTY DENTAL SERVICES AND CARDIOVASCULAR CARE FOR PETS.
THE CLINIC WILL OFFER COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE, DIAGNOSTICS, SURGERY, AND POSTOP OPERATIVE CARE.
THE BUSINESS DOES NOT HAVE BOARDING SERVICES, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE OVERNIGHT STAYS LIMITED TO PETS THAT ARE UNDER OBSERVATION AFTER SURGERY OR OTHER TREATMENTS.
THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THIS BUSINESS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AND THE APPLICANT IS ESTIMATING BETWEEN 12 TO 15 EMPLOYEES WITH THIS BUSINESS.
APPLICANT DID PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THE, UM, INSIDE OF THE SUITE.
I'LL JUST SHOW YOU THE LAYOUT.
SO THIS IS THEIR PROPOSED, UH, FLOOR PLAN AND WITHIN THE SUITE, THE APPLICANT, UH, DISCUSSES, UH, THAT THE SUITE UTILIZES CONCRETE AND MASONRY TO MINE WALLS OR ONE HOUR RATED FIREWALLS WITH SOUND DAMPENING MATERIALS.
UH, ACOUSTICAL CEILING PANELS AND WALL INSTALLATION WILL BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE HIGH NOISE AREAS OF THE SUITE.
AND THEN GOING BACK, YES, I'M SORRY.
NO, THAT'S, SORRY THAT YOU'RE, WE'RE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY THERE.
SO I WAS MENTIONING INSIDE THE SPACE THE APPLICANT, UH, HAS CONTEMPLATED, UH, SOUNDPROOFING,
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UH, WITHIN THE SPACE.WE'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, HAVING AN AREA FOR THE, THE PET RELIEF AREA.
THE APPLICANT PROVIDED THIS SITE PLAN.
SO THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING HERE.
WINDWARD PARKWAY IS, IS ALONG THE NORTH END OF THE SITE.
AND SO THESE ARE THE SUITES THAT THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO UTILIZE AND YOU CAN SEE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE SUITE, ACROSS THE PARKING LOT IS A PET RELIEF AREA HERE.
THIS AREA IS ACTUALLY A GOOD LOCATION, UH, GIVEN THAT THERE'S PRETTY, THERE'S A LOT OF TREES, UM, IN THIS AREA AND IT'S SCREENED FROM WINDWARD PARKWAY AT THAT LOCATION.
OF COURSE, THE STAFF, UM, FROM THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL, UH, WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THAT AREA.
WE LOOKED AT THE ANIMAL HOSPITALS OPERATING IN THE CITY.
WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY 11 OPERATING IN THE CITY.
THE NEAREST TO THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS IS APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET AWAY.
UM, AND THAT IS EDGEWATER ANIMAL HOSPITAL AT 61 95 WINDWARD PARKWAY THAT'S LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THIS LOCATION.
THEY WENT THAT, UH, LOCATION WENT THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE A FEW YEARS AGO, AS WELL AS A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT.
UM, BUT THAT IS A, UH, THAT IS A FULL SERVICE, UH, ANIMAL HOSPITAL, UH, NOT SPECIALIZING AS THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESSES.
WE LOOKED AT THE TRACK FOR THIS BUSINESS AND BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE BUSINESS WOULD GENERATE APPROXIMATELY 15:00 AM AND 15:00 PM PEAK HOUR TRIPS.
THEN WE LOOKED AT THE REVIEW CRITERIA FOR THE MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE USE WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USE WITH SURROUNDING USES IN OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THIS BUSINESS TYPE, WHICH ARE SIMILARLY SITUATED IN RETAIL STRIP CENTERS, MORE THAN HALF OF THE ANIMAL HOSPITALS THAT ARE OPERATING THE CITY ARE LOCATED IN MULTI-TENANT RETAIL STRIP CENTERS.
UH, IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS IS SPECIALIZED IN DIFFERENT, UH, THAN THE OTHER ANIMAL HOSPITALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THE CITY.
UH, THE APPLICANT PROVIDED A CITIZEN PARTIC PARTICIPATION PLAN INDICATING THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THERE WERE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT ON THE COMMUNITY ZONING INFORMATION MEETING SIGN IN SHEET FROM THE AUGUST 12TH CZIM.
AND WITH THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST SUBJECT TO EIGHT CONDITIONS CONDITION.
ONE ANIMAL HOSPITAL SMALL ANIMAL SHALL BE ADDED AS A CONDITION USE IN THE WINDWARD MASTER PLAN.
POD FOUR TWO ANIMAL HOSPITAL SMALL ANIMAL SHALL BE ADDED AS A CONDITIONAL USE AT 3 0 7 0 WINDWARD PLAZA, SUITE H AND I AND LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 4,257 SQUARE FEET.
THREE, CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL SHALL BE LIMITED TO VETERINARY DENTAL SPECIALISTS OF ATLANTA OR V-D-S-A-T-L.
NO ADDITIONAL ANIMAL HOSPITAL, SMALL ANIMAL BUSINESSES OR SUBLEASING SHALL BE PERMITTED IN THE APPROVED SPACE.
FOUR BUSINESS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AFTER HOURS.
OPERATIONS, WHEN THE BUSINESS BUSINESS IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE PROCEEDING HOURS OF OPERA.
FIVE BOARDING OF ANIMALS SHALL BE LIMITED TO SHORT TERM CARE INCIDENTAL TO THE HOSPITAL USE CONDITION SIX.
A PET WASTE STATION WITH WASTE BAGS AND TRASH SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE PET RELIEF AREA.
THE BUSINESS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE PET RELIEF AREA AND WASTE STATION, INCLUDING DAILY REMOVAL OF TRASH, REGULAR CLEANING, AND REPLENISHING OF WASTE BAGS.
CONDITION SEVEN AS SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT, INTERIOR TENANT IMPROVEMENT SHALL INCLUDE, INCLUDE NOISE ATTENUATION MEASURES IN CONDITION EIGHT MOBILE RESOURCES SUPPORTING THE BUSINESS SUCH AS A MOBILE MRI OR X-RAY SHALL NOT BE VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
DOES ANYBODY ANY COMMISSIONER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO.
KAREN, I GET US SCREWED OVER HERE.
UM, MICHAEL ON CONDITION NUMBER EIGHT, UM, YES.
SO, UM, WHERE, WHERE WOULD, IF THEY WERE TO HAVE THE MOBILE X-RAY AND THAT TYPE OF THING MM-HMM
UM, WHERE WOULD IT BE STORED? SO, UM, THEY FACE ONE WOULD PARKWAY, RIGHT.
SO THE RIGHT OF WAY, IF THEY WERE PARKING IN THAT LOT, IT WOULD BE VIEWABLE.
YEAH, THERE WOULDN'T, I MEAN, ON THIS PROPERTY IT'S LIKELY, IT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PARK A VEHICLE, A MOBILE VEHICLE LIKE THAT BECAUSE THERE, WHILE THERE'S SOME LANDSCAPING
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ALONG INWARD IN THIS AREA THAT WILL HELP KIND OF, UH, SCREEN THAT PET RELIEF AREA, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S ENOUGH LANDSCAPING TO, TO SCREEN A MOBILE X-RAY MACHINE.UM, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DIFFICULT.
YOU COULD CHANGE THAT TO JUST SAY NOT BE VISIBLE FROM WINDWARD PARKWAY AND THEN IT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO PARK, UM, SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
IT WOULD BE VISIBLE FROM WINDWARD PLAZA, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE VISIBLE FROM WINDWARD PARKWAY, WHICH IS, HAS A LOT MORE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG IT.
I'LL, THAT'S SOMETHING I'LL CHECK WITH THE APPLICANT ON THAT.
UM, THE OTHER QUESTION IS IN REGARDS TO THE, THE PET RELIEF AREA MM-HMM
SO WHOSE PROPERTY IS THAT WHAT THAT YOU THAT IS ON THE SITE PLAN AS FAR AS THE, THE LOCATION FOR THE PET RELIEF? SO IT'S, IT'S, IT IS ON THIS PROPERTY THAT IS, UM, THE SUBJECT OF THIS APPLICATION.
SO THEY'VE GOT PERMISSION FROM IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE THAT PERMISSION.
THAT'S WHAT WAS PROVIDED TO US, THAT THAT'S THE, THE LOCATION.
BUT I WOULD DEFER TO THE APPLICANT OKAY.
AND WHEN WE'RE APPROVING THAT SERVICES IN, IN STRIP CENTERS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CODE THAT INDICATES IT NEEDS TO BE IN CERTAIN PROXIMITY TO THE ACTUAL FACILITY.
TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S A PRETTY, I I KNOW THAT AREA, THAT'S A PRETTY NICE HEALTHY WALK ACROSS THE PRETTY BIG PARKING AREA, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY REGULATIONS.
THIS USE HAS TO HAVE A PET RELIEF AREA.
I THINK THAT WHEN WE STARTED TO SEE THESE, UH, ANIMAL HOSPITALS GO FROM STANDALONE BUILDINGS TO RETAIL CENTERS MM-HMM
WHERE YOU HAVE A MULTI-TENANT SITUATION, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS THIS DESIGNATED AREA SO THAT IT'S NOT HAPPENING IN, YOU KNOW, THE TREE ISLANDS WITHIN RIGHT.
THE PARKING LOT AND THEN PEOPLE ARE STEPPING IN THINGS RIGHT.
UM, SO YES, IT, THERE'S NOT REALLY A GOOD LOCATION IN THIS AREA.
UM, YES, IDEALLY IT WOULD'VE BEEN MUCH BETTER TO HAVE IT KIND OF BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE SPACE.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE, THE FOLKS THAT WILL BE AT THAT WILL BE GOING TO THIS BUSINESS WILL BE REPEAT CUSTOMERS THAT GO THERE QUITE FREQUENTLY AND THEY'RE GONNA KNOW WHERE THAT RELIEF AREA IS BECAUSE THEY, AT, THEY, YOU KNOW, GO TO THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION.
THERE'S JUST NOT REALLY A GREAT LOCATION, YOU KNOW.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S ALL TREE ISLANDS FOR THE MOST PART AND, AND PARKING SPOTS.
IF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THEN I'LL ASK THE APPLICANT IF HE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP.
I'M STEVEN HORNBUCKLE WITH MISSION PET HEALTH CORPORATE ADDRESS IS 2204 LAKE SHORE DRIVE, SUITE 3, 2 5 WEST BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 3 5 2 0 9.
UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS YOUR BODY THIS EVENING.
UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING THESE SERVICES TO THE A ALPHARETTA AREA.
UM, I DID HEAR THE QUESTIONS EARLIER POSED IN TERMS OF TWO POINTS.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLAR CLARITY ON REGARDS TO THE PET RELIEF PET RELIEF AREA.
THAT AREA IS INTENDED FOR PETS THAT'S IN OUR CARE.
IF WE DO NEED TO TAKE THEM OUT FOR A WALKER TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES, THEY'LL BE LEASHED AT ALL TIMES.
IT IS NOT AN AREA THAT THE OWNERS WOULD TAKE TO RELIEVE THE PETS.
SO WITHIN THE OLD TIME THAT THE PETS ARE IN OUR CARE, WE WILL BE THE INDIVIDUALS TAKING THE INDIVIDUALS TO THE PET RELIEF AREA.
UH, QUITE OFTEN, UM, IN UM, UH, COMPLEXES SUCH AS THIS, UH, WE DO HAVE PET RELIEF AREAS TO THIS SUCH THAT, UH, EVEN WE'VE PUT 'EM IN, IN THE PARKING LOT WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF, WITH FENCE AROUND THEM AS WELL.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS TO BE HAD IN TERMS OF WHAT THE PET RELIEF AREA IS.
BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TO PUT IN THE GRASS AREA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT IN REGARDS TO LANDLORD APPROVAL, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN LEASE NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW, SO THAT IS ONE THING THAT'S ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW.
PART OF OUR LEASE NEGOTIATIONS IS, UH, THE APPROVAL FROM THE LANDLORD FOR THIS PET RELIEF AREA.
ALSO, I DID WANT TO MAKE MENTION OF THE MOBILE X-RAY.
UH, THE CONNOTATION IS A LITTLE BIT, UM, THROWS EVERYBODY OFF A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S NOT MOBILE IN SENSE OF A MOBILE UNIT OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
IT'S A MOBILE UNIT WITH INSIDE OF
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THE FACILITY.TYPICALLY, I X-RAY MACHINES ARE FIXED UNITS, UH, WITHIN A SPECIFIC ROOM OF THE HOSPITAL ITSELF.
WE DO HAVE MOBILE HANDHELD UNITS FOR X-RAYING.
SO THAT'S WHY THE TERMINOLOGY IS A LITTLE BIT, UH, MIS CONCEIVING IN TERMS OF WHAT THE EYE MAY BE.
IS, IS THE X X-RAY MACHINE WILL BE HOUSED INSIDE OF THE FACILITY AND NOTHING ON THE EXTRA OF THE FACILITY RELATED TO, UH, X-RAY OF OUR, UH, PATIENTS.
UH, I WILL SAY THAT, UH, ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING THIS SPECIALTY CARE TO THE ALPHARETTA AREA.
JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR COMPANY, WE WERE STARTING, UM, 2014.
CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, UH, 907 PLUS HOSPITALS ACROSS 43 STATES ACROSS THE US.
UM, BRINGING GENERAL PRACTICE URGENT CARE AS WELL AS SPECIALTY, WHICH THIS PROPOSED LOCATION WOULD BE A SPECIALTY SERVICES WE HAVE.
OF THOSE 900 PLUS, WE HAVE 15 SPECIALTY HOSPITALS OF THIS SUCH ACROSS THE, ACROSS THE US.
SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE THINK THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY BRINGING BOTH EYE CARE AND CARDIOVASCULAR CARE AS ONE UNIT FOR SERVICES, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, YOU, YOU MENTIONED EYECARE, THIS IS DENTAL, RIGHT? IS IT DENTAL SERVICES OR YES, I'M SORRY.
IT IS DENTAL SERVICES AS WELL AS CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES.
WOULD ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THEY'D LIKE TO ASK THE APPLICANT? I JUST HAVE FROM A, I'M CURIOUS AS A, AS A, UM, LIFELONG DOG OWNER, UM, I'VE NEVER BROUGHT HIM TO A OR BROUGHT MY PETS TO A DENTIST.
SO IS THIS, DO YOU SEE CERTAIN BREEDS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, FREQUENT CUSTOMERS OR IS THIS JUST, UM, A RECENT PHENOMENON AMONGST DOGS? YEAH, I WON'T SAY IT'S NOT ANY SPECIFIC BREED.
I GUESS REALLY ALL BREEDS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO, UH, BE PROVIDED THESE SERVICES.
BUT, BUT I WILL SAY THAT UM, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE OTHER, UH, DENTAL CARES OUT THERE AS WELL.
SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS UM, WELL, WELL SOUGHT AFTER DOG DENTAL CARE? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
IS IT JUST DOGS, IS IT DOGS AND CATS? YEAH, IT IS DOGS AND CATS.
ONE, SHOULD WE CHANGE IT TO CARDIOVASCULAR AS WELL WHEN WE WORK ON THIS FROM JUST DENTAL, ARE YOU DOING CARDIOVASCULAR? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY UPDATE THAT IF WE DO, BUT THEN MY QUESTION AS WELL WOULD BE FOR THE PET RELIEF AREA, CURRENTLY IT'S ON THE WINDWARD PARKWAY SIDE, WHICH IS THE MORE POPULATED DRIVE.
BUT IT MAKES SENSE TO MOVE THAT TO WINDWARD PLAZA.
IS THERE A BACK ENTRANCE TO THE SPACE? YES, IT IS A BACK ENTRANCE.
SO PERHAPS WE MAYBE CONSIDER, YOU CONSIDER SOMETHING ON THE BACKSIDE.
I THINK THE LOCATION ON THE BACKSIDE MAKES MORE SENSE JUST BECAUSE THERE'S, IT'S NOT NEARLY ASRAF HEAVILY TRAFFIC AND IT'S NOT, AND IT'S A SHORTER WALK FROM THE BUILDING TO WHEREVER THAT PARTICULAR LANDSCAPE AREA.
UM, BUT I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY YOU ORIGINALLY PUT IT OUT ON WINDWARD PARKWAY.
THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE A VERY, WELL, I GUESS THE INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THAT WAS AN EXISTING GRASS AREA.
AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT THE INITIAL THOUGHT WAS.
AND THERE'S GRASS AND LANDSCAPE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING IS THERE IS, YEAH.
AND, AND I GUESS IN TERMS OF PET RELIEF AREA AS WELL AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, UM, OUR, UM, EMPLOYEES OF, OF THIS PARTICULAR HOSPITAL, WOOD MAINTAIN THE PET, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS AS WELL AS CLEANING UP ANYTHING THAT'S, THAT'S LEFT BEHIND THERE AS WELL.
SO IT WILL BE MAINTAINED NOT ONLY THE PET, BUT AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, THE, THE, UH, THE, THE FREQUENCY OF THE VISIT THERE WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE, BY THE STAFF MEMBERS.
WELL, SO YOUR INTENTION STRICTLY FOR YOUR STAFF TO BE USING IT AND NOT FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS TO BE USING THAT IS CORRECT.
SO THERE WON'T BE ANY SIGNAGE ON IT AT ALL? NO, NO.
IT, IT IS PRIMARILY FOR THE PETS WHEN THEY'RE IN OUR CARE.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE FOR THE GENERAL USE OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BRING THEIR PET TO, YOU KNOW, TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES OR MAKE USE OF.
BUT DON'T YOU THINK GIVEN THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M BRINGING MY DOG IN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DOG HAS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, WHICH THAT'S FREQUENTLY GONNA HAPPEN.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE COMMON AREAS, RIGHT? YES.
SO WOULD IT BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A MORE DESIGNATED AREAS
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SO PEOPLE COMING IN AS, OH, I SHOULD GO HERE VERSUS JUST ANYWHERE I, I DON'T KNOW.THAT AS I I YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BUILT A LOT OF HOSP, UM, YOU KNOW, VETERINARY TYPE SPECIALISTS.
I WOULD THINK THAT YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON WHAT WOULD BE BEST.
YOU KNOW, UM, I DON'T KNOW ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? I'M SURE THE LANDLORD HAS THOUGHTS.
I MEAN, I'M COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AND, AND THE LANDLORD WILL CERTAINLY HAVE THOUGHTS ON WHERE THAT'LL BE IN THE LEASE.
BUT I MEAN, IF IT'S THE PARKING SPOT THAT YOU HAVE BEHIND THAT HAS TURF ON IT AND THAT'S THE SPACE, I DO AGREE.
IF YOU'RE WALKING YOUR ANIMAL INTO THE, THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S VISIBLE.
BUT THE LANDLORD I'M SURE HAS A THOUGHT.
ANY, HAVE YOU ASKED HIM, DOES SEA LAKE HAVE A THOUGHT? UH, WELL WE, THE PARDON NEGOTIATION IS IT IS OUT THERE FOR DISCUSSION.
IT HAS NOT THE FINAL RESOLUTION, BUT THAT IS WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, HAVE IT ON THE BACKSIDE, HAVE IT MORE DESIGNATED SO THAT YOU KNOW, YOUR CUSTOMERS KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT THEY CAN GO.
UM, AND THEN KEEP IT SOMEWHAT HIDDEN WITH SOME KIND OF LANDSCAPING AND STUFF.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING PROBABLY THE, I WOULD THINK THE COMMERCIAL PEOPLE WOULD WANT AS WELL.
SO ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS BEING IN A RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER, UH, DOGS BARKING, YOU BE VERY LOUD.
WHAT ARE YOU PROPOSING TO DO? WHAT MATERIALS ARE YOU BE USING TO CONTROL THAT SOUND IN THE WALLS, CEILINGS AND THROUGHOUT? WELL, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WITH THIS BEING AN EXISTING SPACE WITH TENANTS, WITH DEMISE AND WALLS ON BOTH SIDES, RIGHT? THOSE WALLS ARE ALREADY, SHOULD BE TWO HOUR FIRE RATED WALLS THAT GO ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DECK.
SO THAT SHOULD, THAT IS GONNA PROVIDE SOME SOUNDPROOFING AS WELL, AS WELL AS WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL THAT ARE MORE NOISE PRONE.
TYPICALLY WE WOULD PUT, UH, HARD SHEET ROCK CEILINGS IN THOSE AREAS VERSUS JUST LAY IN CEILINGS.
SO BEING ABLE TO PUT A MORE SO A, A, A MORE ACOUSTICALLY SOUND LEAD ON THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL.
BUT YOU'RE JUST GONNA USE THE TWO HOUR WALLS AS THEY ARE AND THAT'S GONNA BE YOUR SOUND BARRIERS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS? THAT'S CORRECT.
I MEAN, MORE AND MORE ARE BEING BUILT NOW WITH RC ONE CHANNELS SOUNDBOARD TO MAKE SURE THE SOUND DOESN'T PENETRATE THROUGH.
UH, I KNOW A TWO HOUR WALL, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S MASONRY, IS SOLID, VIBRATION GOES THROUGH IT, IT CAN GET TO THE OTHER SIDE.
UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE, YOU DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE AND UH, THAT WOULD BE MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS CONTROLLING THE SOUND UP AND OUT BOTH SIDES.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. HORNBUCKLE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
SO THIS IS NORMALLY WHERE WE OPEN IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I'M ASSUMING WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS OR DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? E OKAY, SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION.
THIS ISN'T REALLY A DISCUSSION ITEM, BUT IN THE, UH, INFORMATION HERE THAT'S PROVIDED IT SAID THAT THE, UH, VETERINARY CLINIC WILL BE PROVIDING SPECIALTY DENTAL SERVICES AND CARDIOVASCULAR CARE PET.
SO IT'S, IT'S PART OF THE PROCESS HERE.
ANYBODY ELSE? I, I THINK, UM, BASED ON WHAT WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING IN REGARDS TO THE LOCATION OF THE PET WASTE STATION, UM, MICHAEL, I GUESS IT'S A QUESTION FOR YOU.
UM, THE WAY THAT THE CONDITION READS HERE, UM, IT DOESN'T INDICATE THE CONDITION DOESN'T INDICATE THE LOCATION, IT DOESN'T SAY THAT IT'S TIED TO THE SITE PLAN.
IT JUST SAID A, A PET STATION WASTE STATION WILL BE, UM, PROVIDED.
DO WE NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THAT LANGUAGE? IF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, I MEAN CERTAINLY
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YOU'RE CORRECT.IT DOESN'T HAVE A REFERENCE TO THE SITE PLAN.
SO IF YOU WANNA REFERENCE THE SITE PLAN, THAT CAN CERTAINLY BE ADDED
UM, OR YOU COULD LEAVE IT AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO TRY TO GET SITE PLAN, BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY CHANGE THAT CONDITION.
I, I'M WONDERING IF, UM, MR. HORNBUCKLE THINKS THAT HE COULD POSSIBLY GET AGREEMENT, UM, REGARDING, YOU KNOW, THE LOCATION AND MAYBE HAVING IT, WHAT DO YOU, HOW DO YOU WANT TO PUT IT DEF MORE DEFINED POSSIBLY BEFORE, UH, COUNSEL? I MEAN, IS THAT POSSIBLE? UH, EXCUSE MA'AM.
SO, SO I THINK WHAT WE'RE SAYING, WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT I THINK WE'RE IN AGREEMENT OF LEAVING THE CONDITION AS IT IS, BUT ASKING THE APPLICANT TO, UM, GET DEFINITION AND AGREEMENT WITH THE LANDLORD ON THE LOCATION AND THEN HAVE THAT MORE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BEFORE COUNSEL.
ANYBODY ELSE? IT, IT DOES SAY HERE IN THE CONDITIONS THAT THE WASTE BAGS AND TRASH SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE PET RELIEF AREA, WHICH IS SUCH, YOU KNOW, IS IT GONNA BE IN THE FRONT OR THE BACK? IT SOUNDS LIKE IT REALLY SHOULD BE IN THE BACK, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO DELINEATE THAT HERE, ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD MU BE A MUCH BETTER LOCATION CLOSER AND, UH, OUT OF, YOU KNOW, REALLY BETTER PROBABLY FOR THE ANIMALS AND THE BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME.
YEAH, I I I'M NOT, IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO SUPPORT IT TONIGHT WITH HAVING IT IN THE FRONT, I WOULDN'T SUPPORT IT.
IT, I THINK THAT THE LOCATION NEEDS TO BE AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING ON THE WINDWARD CONCOURSE LOCATION.
UM, AGAIN, IF IT'S MAINLY FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES, I MEAN THAT PROXIMITY IS ACTUALLY CLOSER TO THE BUILDING THAN IT IS SITTING OUT ON FRONT OF WINDWARD PARKWAY.
SO, BUT I THINK THE APPLICANT IS IN AGREEMENT TO YES, I WOULD AGREE WITH, WITH GOING BACK IN THAT FURTHER DEFINE GREAT.
WELL, AND I JUST WANNA MENTION ONE MORE THING AND I DIDN'T WALK IT, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
IS THE PET RELIEF AREA IS IN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT NEXT TO A 30 INCH PIPE WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS, CORRECT? CORRECTLY IS, YES.
SO I DON'T THINK BEING IN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, IT'S SAFEST PLACE TO BE.
IT'S GONNA BE A SWELL OF SOME KIND.
SO I THINK GOING TO THE BACK, BUT ALL POSSIBLE IS PERFECT.
AND, UM, JUST ONE OF THE COMMENTS, DENNIS, THAT YOU BROUGHT UP IN REGARDS TO THE SOUNDPROOFING, UM, I DO REMEMBER SEEING SOMETHING IN THE APPLICATION ABOUT SOME ENHANCEMENTS THAT THEY WERE MAKING TO THE SOUNDPROOFING.
UM, BUT I WAS UNCLEAR IN THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WERE ASKING, UH, THEY CALL THE ENHANCEMENTS WILL BE INTERIOR, NOT THE SIDEWALLS, NOT THE, UH, DEMISING WALLS.
SO I THINK THERE'LL BE INTERIOR WALLS WHERE THE DOGS ARE BEING KEPT.
IS THAT CORRECT? PLEASE, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE.
SO THE LAYOUT SHOWED QUARTERS AROUND THE EXTERIOR, SO THE DOGS WILL BE KEPT CENTRALLY LO IN A CENTRAL LOCATION.
SO THOSE INTERIOR WALLS SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF SOUND CONTROL IN THEM, WHETHER IT'S, AGAIN, SOUNDBOARD WITH INSULATION, TWO LAYERS OF FIVE, EIGHT ROCK, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, YOUR ARCHITECT WILL COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTROL THAT SOUND.
THAT'S, THAT'S INTERIOR, THAT'S NOT ANYTHING NEXT TO A DEMISING WALL FROM WHAT I SAW ON THE, THE FLOOR PLAN.
THAT THAT IS CORRECT? CORRECT.
SO, SO AS OUTLINED, THE ACTUAL SUITES ENVELOPE ITSELF, THE DEMISE WALLS, THE EXTERIOR WALLS TO THE, UM, SUITE ITSELF WOULD PRETTY MUCH REMAIN EXISTING IS THE INTERIOR WALLS, AS YOU DESCRIBED, WHERE THE PETS WERE ACTUALLY HOUSED AND TREATED.
UH, SPECIALTY SOUND DETENTION MATERIALS WILL BE USED IN THOSE AREAS AS YOU DESCRIBED.
UH, UM, INTERIOR WALL INSTALLATION, UH, SHEET ROCK OF THAT TYPE WILL BE EMPLOYED FOR THOSE AREAS.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, IT DOES.
IF THEY'RE GONNA CREATE THE INTERIOR WALLS AND THEN THE DEMISING WALLS ARE SEPARATED FROM THAT, IT WILL CREATE A,
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I THINK A SUITABLE SOUND CONTROL BARRIER BETWEEN THE SPACES SUITES.SO, SO YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? IT'S ALL IN THE DESIGN OF HOW THEY DO IT.
SO I, WELL, DOES IT, I CAN'T SIGN IT.
DO WE NEED TO PUT IT, UM, AS APPROVED BY DRB? NO, UH, NO.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY, UM, PLAN REVIEW.
DO YOU HAVE THAT IN HERE AS APPROVED BY STAFF? YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADD, UH, AS APPROVED BY STAFF TO THE END OF CONDITION SEVEN? YES.
DOES SOMEBODY HAVE THAT? MM-HMM
SORRY WE BROUGHT YOU BACK UP HERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THEN I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION.
MAD CHAIRWOMAN, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MP DASH 26 DASH 12 SLASH CU SLASH 26 DASH 10 VETERINARY DENTAL SPECIALIST OF ATLANTA SLASH WINDWARD MP POD FOUR WITH THE, THE NOTATIONS AS OUTLINED BY STAFF ON NUMBER SEVEN, ADDING AS SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT.
INTERIOR TENANT IMPROVEMENT SHALL INCLUDE NOISE ATTENUATION MEASURES AS APPROVED BY STAFF.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL OPPOSED MOTION IS UNANIMOUS AND SO YOU'LL BE HEARD ON SEPTEMBER 28TH.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS? WELL, I THINK WE HAVE CONCLUDED AN, A RECORD MEETING HERE AT 7 0 5 7 56 52.
SO I HEREBY ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
OH, THAT'S THE, OH, NEVERMIND.