Remarks by Erik Leist

80 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 4

  1. Play at 40:04
    “Got it. Yeah, I think, um, in this instance, I mean, I don't think there's a fire concern with this. I mean, you can't burn this material. It would be a terrible fire, um, if, uh, if this was, uh, on fire. I think for me, it's more of a, um, understand it was there. It was probably just there because no one asked, um, So from my perspective, it's really difficult to approve putting this up. I know that it sounds like the neighbor wants it, but I think from our precedent standpoint, I can't, for me, and I know that some other commissioners are going to speak, picturing what apart from it's…”

    Planning & Zoning Commission · Aug 25, 2026

  2. Play at 54:53
    “Commissioner Leish? Just a quick comment before Commissioner Farner makes her motion. Just with the comments regarding it being there, so we're okay with something else going there, no. Now that it's not allowed, there's a lot of policy where we have where we will change zoning and other policies throughout the city, whether it's residential or commercial, and the design is to, over time, Think of Old Town Keller, where we change a lot of rules. Or 1790, we change a lot of rules, and someone could show up and say, well, I want my orange and yellow Taco Casa sign with stucco siding, and we're…”

    Planning & Zoning Commission · Aug 25, 2026

  3. Play at 57:49
    “don't know i think this is an acceptable exception sure just a thing i do want to add on that that when you said that this is what this is a property that that a person owns there's there's no property in the city of color that a person doesn't own um even if it's a business it's a person so i did so it is a different use this is certainly a different use than kroger um but people own property um so i just wanted to like for consistency's sake but heard”

    Planning & Zoning Commission · Aug 25, 2026

  4. Play at 1:08:05
    “Yeah. So I think a lot of my comments are similar on this item to the last. I think a couple things that are – that jump out are one, there's nothing there. And then two, when we look at, and we're talking about this in our, just on the last item and even in our pre-meeting, but these are very narrow lots and they're also wooded lots. And then when you get, I'm just concerned that when we get a structure even closer to that fence line into our 13 foot setback where it could be, 20 feet maybe from future development. Just like it's happening here, I drive by this lot most every day. A lot of…”

    Planning & Zoning Commission · Aug 25, 2026

  5. Play at 1:12:09
    “SF-36 is 15 feet, so it would actually be 2 feet wider.”

    Planning & Zoning Commission · Aug 25, 2026

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