Link

Social

Embed

Disable autoplay on embedded content?

Download

Download
Download Transcript

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:03]

GOOD EVENING. YEAH, SORRY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

AT 6 P.M. I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE NOVEMBER 11TH 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.

FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION. YES.

FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE TOGETHER THIS EVENING TO HANDLE THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

AND WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP US TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND AND LOOK AT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE. MOST OF ALL FOR YOUR SON.

FOR WE PRAY IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN APPEARANCES.

THIS IS A CHANCE FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON THE PUBLIC AGENDA.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY THIS EVENING, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[3. CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION UNLESS SOMEONE FROM STAFF, THE AUDIENCE, OR THE COMMISSION REQUESTED BEING REMOVED.

OTHERWISE, I'LL HEAR A MOTION. I MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. WAS THAT YOU BRANDON? OKAY. HAVE A MOTION BY ASHLEY.

A SECOND BY BRANDON. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[4.A. 2220 W FM 917 (Case 25-285): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for a zoning change request from “A” Agricultural to “GR” General Retail for future development of a QuikTrip convenience store. (Staff Contact: Lidon Pearce, Principal Planner)]

ITEM 4.A. 2220 WEST FM 917 (CASE 25-285). HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE FOR ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM "A" AGRICULTURAL TO "GR" GENERAL RETAIL FOR A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF A QUIKTRIP CONVENIENCE STORE.

STAFF CONTACTS: LIDON PEARCE. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.

THIS IS AS YOU MENTIONED, FOR 2200 OUR WEST FM 917.

SO THIS IS IN THE CORNER OF FM 917 AND THE CHISHOLM TRAIL PARKWAY.

YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE LOCATION INDICATED BY THE BLUE STAR ON YOUR SCREEN.

AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM THE DEFAULTED "A" AGRICULTURAL ZONING TO GENERAL RETAIL.

SO ON THE LEFT, YOU'LL SEE THE CURRENT ZONING.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE CONCEPT PLAN DOES CALL THIS OUT AS A CHISHOLM TRAIL CORRIDOR.

ON THIS SCREEN YOU'LL SEE JUST THE GENERAL ALLOWED BY RIGHT AND SPECIFIC USE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THIS AREA.

WHILE THIS CURRENT REQUEST IS FOR A QUIKTRIP WITH ZONING ENTITLEMENT, IF SOMETHING CHANGES, THE PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS. JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THE OTHER USES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GO THERE WITH THIS ZONING REQUEST.

SO WITH THIS, A COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING CIVIL CONSTRUCTION REVIEWS WOULD BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY DEVELOPMENT.

SO YOU'RE AWARE LANDSCAPING SCREENING, PARKING WOULD BE REVIEWED AT THAT PHASE.

AND THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY LAYOUT THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

JUST SHOWS THEIR KIND OF INITIAL CONCEPT OF WHAT THE SITE MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

I DID POST A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY, WE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND WE SENT A LETTER TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT.

AT THIS TIME, WE RECEIVED NO FORMAL OPPOSITION.

I DID HAVE ONE PHONE CALL, BUT THEY WERE JUST CURIOUS WHAT WAS BEING DEVELOPED.

THEY HAD NO OPPOSITION TO IT. SO STAFF'S REVIEW, THE COMP PLAN, AND THE REQUEST IS THAT THIS ZONING REQUEST IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CHISHOLM TRAIL CORRIDOR DESIGNATION.

AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE FOR ZONING CHANGE TO GENERAL RETAIL.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN YOU PRESENT THESE OVERHEAD MAPS, HOW OLD ARE THEY? DO YOU KNOW? DO YOU HAVE ANY CLUE? WHEN I PRESENT, HOW OLD IS WHAT? HOW OLD ARE THE AERIAL VIEWS? SO DEPENDING ON WHERE WE TAKE THEM FROM, THEY'RE USUALLY ANYWHERE FROM 2023 TO 2025.

IT DEPENDS ON THE SOURCE. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THE GIS DEPARTMENT UPDATES THOSE AS THEY GET THE NEW AERIALS FROM THE COUNTY, FOR THE COUNTY ONES. AND THEN SOMETIMES WE'LL TAKE IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHICH AREA.

SO BUT GENERALLY THOSE ARE JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU PREDOMINANTLY FOR YOUR LOCATION, NOT NECESSARILY WHAT MAY CURRENTLY BE ON THE GROUND

[00:05:06]

THERE. BECAUSE I REMEMBER I'VE SEEN SOME IN THE PAST THAT HAVE REALLY HAD A LOT MORE BUILDING GOING ON THAN WHAT THEY DEPICTED, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

YES, SIR. SO IT REALLY WILL DEPEND ON THE SCALE AND THEN IT WILL DEPEND ON THE SOURCE.

SO DEPENDING ON AS WE'RE PRESENTING, THESE STAFF WILL LOOK AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT SOURCES.

SOMETIMES IF GOOGLE IMAGERY IS A LITTLE BETTER I'LL USE THAT ONE. SOMETIMES IF IT'S OUR GIS, IT'S WHATEVER IS GOING TO BE THE LESS CONFUSING, NOT ONLY FOR THIS BOARD, BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC WHO MAY BE VIEWING THE PACKAGE WITHOUT BEING AT THE MEETING. THE RESIDENTIAL AREA AROUND THERE IS ABOUT WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT DEPICTS NOW YOU'D SAY. I BELIEVE THESE ONES ARE FROM A 2023, IF I RECALL.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:06 P.M.

YOU GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU FOR THIS ITEM OR. OKAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON OR.

NO. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE ON THE COMMISSION? CAN YOU BRING IT BACK A FEW SLIDES? I WANT TO SEE THE, LIKE THE ROUGH PLAN. SO ONE FURTHER.

YES. AND AGAIN, THIS THIS HASN'T BEEN REVIEWED BY STAFF.

NOT A FORMAL SUBMITTAL. IT'S JUST A CONCEPT THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED WITH THE ZONING REQUEST.

OKAY. BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT IT AND I, JUST IN GENERAL WAS WONDERING BECAUSE THERE IS A ROAD THAT LEADS, IT LOOKS LIKE, TO A HOUSE FURTHER BACK IN. AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WOULD BE AN ENTRY POINT GOING THROUGH THAT.

IS THAT? DO WE KNOW IF THAT HOUSE IS STILL THERE? SO AGAIN STAFF HASN'T. THIS IS JUST PROVIDED BY APPLICANT.

WE'VE DONE ZERO REVIEW ON IT OKAY. AS FAR AS OFFICIAL GOING AND LOOKING AT THE ENGINEERING, THE SPACING, ANY OF THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN I WENT AND PUT THE SIGN ON, THERE'S SO MUCH OVERGROWTH BACK THERE IN THAT HOUSE WAS STILL IT COULD HAVE BEEN BACK THERE, BUT I COULDN'T SEE IT FROM MY VANTAGE WHEN I PLACED THE SIGN.

OKAY. I IMAGINE IT PROBABLY IS, BUT I COULDN'T TELL YOU IF IT'S INHABITED OR NOT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I DROVE BACK THERE IN THAT HOUSE IS THERE, BUT IT'S EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THAT SIDE ROAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN WILL BE, BUT THE HOUSE IS STILL THERE.

WILL THAT HAVE TWO ENTRANCES TO THIS PROPERTY? WE DON'T KNOW YET. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE ENTITLEMENT ZONING WHEN THEY ACTUALLY SUBMIT THEIR PLANS, THEIR ENGINEERING PLANS AND THEIR COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN. THAT'S WHEN THE CITY ENGINEER IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE SPACING. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANY THINGS SUCH AS TXDOT APPROVALS. THAT'S WHEN WE START LOOKING AT THE FIRE MARSHAL LOOKS AT FIRE LANE CIRCULATION.

AND SO THIS COULD CHANGE. THAT'S WHY WE ALWAYS NOT A FORMAL SITE PLAN SUBMITTAL ON THE SLIDES.

SO IT THEY COULD JUST NEVER DEVELOP IT. IT COULD, IT COULD END UP BEING SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR THEY MAY CHANGE THEIR MIND.

SO WE OUR STANDARDS WILL STILL HAVE TO APPLY.

SO WITH ANY ZONING WHEN THEY START MAKING THOSE ENGINEERING SUBMITTALS, WHEN THE ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS START LOOKING AT EVERYTHING, IF THEY CAN'T MAKE OUR STANDARDS WORK, THEN THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY JUST GET TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY GOT THE ZONING.

IT JUST MEANS THE LAND IS ENTITLED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NO. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:08 P.M.

AND I WILL HEAR A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. CASE 25-285.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY CLINT. SECOND BY BETH.

ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 4.B. 212 SOUTH WARREN (CASE 25-239).

[4.B. 212 S Warren (Case 25-239): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for a zoning change request from “SF7” Single-family dwelling district-7 to “GR” General Retail for future development. (Staff Contact: Lidon Pearce, Principal Planner)]

HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM "SF7" SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT-7 TO "GR" GENERAL RETAIL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. STAFF CONTACTS: LIDON PEARCE.

THANK YOU. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS 212 SOUTH WARREN.

SO THIS IS A JUST ABOUT A STONE'S THROW FROM THIS BUILDING.

WE HAD A REQUEST FROM SINGLE-FAMILY 7 TO INITIALLY COMMERCIAL.

AFTER WORKING WITH STAFF, THEY CHOSE A LESS INTENSIVE DISTRICT OF GENERAL RETAIL.

YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN. CURRENTLY ZONED SF7.

IT IS IN OUR OLD TOWN OVERLAY. SO WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS THAT NOT ONLY IN THE ZONING DISTRICT ARE THERE SOME RESTRICTIONS, BUT ALSO WHEN THEY, IF THEY ARE GRANTED THE ZONING, THEY'LL HAVE TO BUILD IT IN CONFORMANCE WITH OUR ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS.

[00:10:03]

AND THAT GOES THROUGH OUR OLD TOWN DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.

AND THEY STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL THE OLD TOWN DESIGN STANDARDS.

SO THESE USES TAKE IN KIND OF WHAT WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT.

WHAT WOULD REQUIRE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. AND IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE GENERAL RETAIL, YOU MAY NOTICE THAT A FEW LIST ITEMS IN THAT ZONING ARE NOT ON THIS SLIDE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE A COUPLE USES THAT ARE PROHIBITED BY THE OLD TOWN OVERLAY.

SO TRY TO MARRY THOSE TWO LISTS TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY DEVELOP THERE.

AT THIS TIME THEY'RE JUST ENTITLING THE LAND THEY DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC END USER IN MIND.

THIS IS THEIR GENERIC KIND OF CONCEPT FOR JUST A GENERIC BUILDING.

AGAIN, KIND OF SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE. THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANY OF THE ENGINEERING OR LAYOUT WITH OUR STANDARDS.

SO THIS BUILDING COULD CHANGE, IT COULD SHRINK.

THEY MAY HAVE TO ADJUST AS THEY START TO GET INTO THOSE OLD TOWN STANDARDS AND FOR REVIEW.

WE DID NOTICE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS. I PLACED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO INQUIRIES OR FORMAL OPPOSITION.

THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW KIND OF SHOWS YOU THIS IS THE LOT THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE CLEANERS.

SO IT IS A FAIRLY SMALL LOT. SO WHILE YOU MAY SEE SOME USES, SUCH AS A MOTEL OR BED AND BREAKFAST, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY CONSTRAINED BY GEOGRAPHY. SO THAT THAT IS THE REALITY.

THIS THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGING SITE NO MATTER WHAT THEY DECIDE TO BUILD. BUT BASED OFF THE OLD TOWN OVERLAY IN THE OLD TOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STAFF IS, AND THE PROXIMITY TO OUR EXISTING OLD TOWN DEVELOPMENT.

THIS BUILDING, THE NEW BUILDING ACROSS THE PLAZA, THE CLEANERS, THE BUILDINGS.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ZONING CHANGE.

AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:12 P.M..

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S A VACANT LOT, ESSENTIALLY.

I MEAN, IT WAS SINGLE-FAMILY ZONE, SINGLE-FAMILY, BUT IT'S JUST A VACANT LOT.

THAT IS CORRECT. THIS PHOTO THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE LOT LOOKS LIKE TODAY, EXCEPT FOR IT HAS A ZONING SIGN IN FRONT OF IT RIGHT NOW INSTEAD OF THE REALTOR SIGN, BUT IT IS A VACANT LOT.

THAT IS CORRECT. THERE'S A HOUSE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

IS THAT I SEE? MAYBE. WHAT'S A GARAGE THERE? THERE IS.

THERE IS A PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT DOOR. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE CURB CUT FROM WHERE THE OLD HOUSE USED TO BE YEARS AGO.

SO WITH THAT, THEY'LL HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DEVELOP THE SITE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SCREEN FOR ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AND FOLLOW ALL OUR SAME STANDARDS, WHICH WILL AGAIN POSE ITS OWN. IT WILL PROTECT THE ADJACENT EXISTING USE AND IT'LL KIND OF BUFFER THAT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:13 P.M.

AND HEAR A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CASE 25-239.

I'LL SECOND. A MOTION BY DAVID. A SECOND BY ASHLEY.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. THERE'S NO REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

NO GENERAL ITEMS, NO COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS, NO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:13 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.