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>> WOULD YOU READ OUR PROCEEDINGS HERE SIR?
>> THE FIRST ONE SAYS THANK YOU.
WE THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU GOD FOR A BEAUTIFUL DAY. AND GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US THROUGH THE INCLEMENT WEATHER THAT WE HAD A FEW DAYS AGO. MY GOD, WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR NATION. OUR STATE, OUR KIND, OUR CITY.
A SPECIAL BLESSING UPON UKRAINE, GOD.
GOD, WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS CITY AND ESPECIALLY.
ALL THE LEADERS, AND ALL THE ONES THAT HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO MAKE THIS CITY TO BE WHAT IT IS TODAY.
GOD, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THIS MEETING.
MAY WE DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT. BLESSING ALL OTHERS, WE ASK YOU NOW AND WE PRAY. AMEN.
>> AMEN. >> PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON THE ACTS ONLY AS A RECOMMENDING BOARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL MATTERS OF ZONING.
THE DECISIONS OF THIS BOARD MIGHT APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MEETING.
ALL APPEALS MUST BE IN WRITING. PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK AT ANY ITEM OF DISCUSSION BY PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER RECEIVING RECOGNITION BY THE CHAIR.
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THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD SHALL APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME. AND PURPOSE FOR APPEARING.EACH SPEAKER IS REQUESTED TO LIMIT THE PRESENTATION TO NO LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES. THIS TIME, YOU MIGHT BE GRANTED
DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR. >> OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE MINUTES. FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE SENT SEPARATE FROM OUR PACKET.
HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR ADDITIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THIS?
>> NO. >> THING NO COMMENT, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.NYBODY IN THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ADDRESS OUR MINUTES IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING? SING NOBODY. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
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>> SO MOVED MR. CHAIRMAN.> SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OUR NEXT AGENDA IS PLAT. JARED?
[INDISCERNIBLE] DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OFFICE, I'M PRESENTING THE CIVIL PLAT Ã Ã22.
THE FINAL PLAT DEFINITION SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SIZE ÃÃ [INDISCERNIBLE] BACK IN SEPTEMBER.
THIS IS IMMEDIATELY WEST OF MOUNTAIN ROAD AND EAST OF WHY THE ELEMENTARY AND QUIETLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
THIS PLAT IS REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE AND FOUND IT LESS CONSISTENT IN CHAPTER 3 AND DEVELOP MENTAL CODE.
STANDARDS IN THE DRC GRANTING APPROVAL FOR TODAY.UBJECT TO THE IGNITIONS ÃÃAPPROVAL THIS PLAT, TITLE OPINION OR TITLE Ã ÃTO CITY STAFF. ESSENTIALLY CONFIRMING OWNERSHIP OF A PROPERTY AND THEN ALSO ALL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBDIVISION IN PLACE AND ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVAL INSTRUCTION PLANS OR GUARANTEE.
MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY IN LIEU OF THOSE DUSTERS PRIOR TO THE COURT OF THIS PLOT. ANY QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE,
AT THIS TIME? >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR TERRY? ANY QUESTIONS FOR JERRY? THANK YOU JARED.
>> WEIRDS CAN SWITCH WITH ONE. >> GET ALL THE MICS WORKING HERE.
[INDISCERNIBLE] >> OKAY, SORRY.
>> THIS ITEM CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO ADDRESS THE PLAT THAT JERRY JUST BROUGHT TO US? SING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION OR EMOTION? >> MOVE IN A SECOND.
>> MOVE IN SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE
MR. NOONAN. REFERENT WHITEFORD?
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MR. ROSENBAUM? >> THE MOTION CARRIES.HE
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CLARIFICATION IS THAT APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS PROVENCONDITIONS. >> ZONING CASE Z 222Ä4 REQUEST FROM ROBERT BOAZ TO CHANGE ZONING FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL. DISTRICT ON NOW VACANT LAND LOCATED NORTH. WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE 3200 S.
SECOND. AND ADAM, THIS IS CAN BE A FIRST-TIME MAN. WERE TO BE ROUGH ON YOU OKAY? WERE TO BREAK YOU AND GOOD.> AM EXPECTING IT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND.
I WORK FOR THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE. A GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL 'S AREA OF THE CITY OF ABILENE.
IT IS EXCUSE ME. APPROXIMATELY .32 ACRES AND A 3200 BLOCK OF SOUTH SECOND STREET.
WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE IN FAVOR I BELIEVE OF TODAY, THREE IN FAVOR OF THIS. IN ZERO OPPOSED.
WE HAVE TESTED HERE'S A LOCATION MAP SHOWING WHERE IT IS. IN THE CITY.
IT'S ADJACENT TO A PARKING LOT. OF THE BOROUGH ALLEY.
[MUSIC] IS THE ZONING MAP. SHOWING THE ZONING OF THE ADJACENT AND THE NEARBY PROPERTIES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS OFFICE ZONING.
DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH OF THIS PROPERTY.
THE CURRENT ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE SINGLE-FAMILY USE.
AS WELL AS THE OFFICE ZONING UNDERNEATH IT.
IT'S PRESENTLY BEING USED AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
HE OWNER WISHES TO REZONE THIS TO NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL.
IN ORDER TO ÃÃCREATE DUPLEXES FOR THESE TWO LOTS.
HERE IS A FLOOD MAP SHOWING THAT THESE TWO PROPERTIES ARE IN THE 100 YEAR FLOOD ZONE. HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES IN GC ZONE. HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL ZONING. IT IS A LESS INTENSIVE ZONING DISTRICT. FOR USE OF WHICH DUPLEXES ARE PERMITTED. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES SHOWING ADJACENT PROPERTIES. AND NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
AND SUBJECT PROPERTIES CURRENTLY.
IT'S A VACANT LOT. WITH SINGLE-FAMILY ADJACENT AND NEIGHBORING THIS PROPERTY. HERE ARE THE IS THE NOTIFICATION AREA. WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE IN FAVOR OF REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY. AND WE DO FIND THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WE HAVE REVIEWED IT.
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 414 OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE.
AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADAM?>> ANY QUESTIONS.
I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS. OTHER THAN ONE PERSON SAYING
THEY WERE GLAD TO SEE IN PILL. >> OKAY.
IT'S ADAM. >> PUBLIC HEARING WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THE ZONING CASE?
>> SING NO ONE. OH CLOSE PUBLICAN.
LOOKS A GOOD USE TO ME OF THE PROPERTY.O, WE'RE GONNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> WITH EMOTION AND A SECOND. >> WHICH ONE SECONDED?
CHANTEL?OKAY. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH MR. BARNETT. MS. RUSSELL?
>> MS. FLEMING? >> MR. ROSENBAUM? AND THE MOTION CARRIES. CASEY 2022Ä5 REQUEST FROM JG AND PROPERTIES LLC. TO CHANGE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO DISTRICT WITHIN A 2600 BLOCK OF SOUTH REDWOOD BOULEVARD FOR
JERRY? >> MY NAME IS JOE SMITH.
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ANY DEPARTMENT SERVICES OFFICE. I'LL BE PRESENTING Z 22Ä5.HIS REQUEST IS GOING FROM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
WHICH IS JG AND PROPERTIES LLC. THIS IS TO REZONE FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING.
THE APPLICANT IS ACTUALLY WANTING TO REZONE HC IN ORDER TO ALLOW A WIDER RANGE OF POTENTIAL TENANTS TO OCCUPY FIFTH HIS PROPERTIES. HI ZONE ACTUALLY IS MUCH MORE RESTRICTIVE THAT HEAVY COMMERCIAL THIS IS TO ALLOW A WIDER RANGE OF COMMERCIAL USES AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES.
LOCATION IS THE 20 600-2700 BOX.
OF SOUTH TREADWAY BOULEVARD ON THE EAST SIDE.
IN THE 2700 BLOCK OF PUMPHREY ON THE WEST SIDE AND CITY STAFF DID NOT SUBMIT LETTERS TO OWNERS OF PROPERTIES WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES. WE RECEIVED ZERO RESPONSES IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP SHOWING AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS YOU CAN SEE.
EAST OF SOUTH TREADWAY BOULEVARD.
AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF TREADWAY IS ACTUALLY HENDRIK HOME FOR FOR CHILDREN. AS CONTEXT TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE CITY.
CURRENT ZONING MAP SHOWING THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS PRESENTLY 100 INDUSTRIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION.
HENDRIX COLUMN IS IN THE PEE DEE DISTRICT IN ANY OF THE GC ZONING CLASSIFICATION IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTHWEST.
IT'S CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAY.
THE EXISTING USES, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY APPLICABLE IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ÃÃTHAT THE FALL WITHIN.
HERE ARE THE USES THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED BUT THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING IF YOU WOULD APPROVE CITY COUNCIL TO ABOUT THE ORDINANCE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A WIDER RANGE
OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. >> A WIDE VARIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHS SUBJECT PROPERTIES AS WELL AS NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. THE TOP PHOTOS ARE PREDOMINANTLY THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES AND BOTTOM PHOTOS ARE THE SURROUNDING NUMBERS FOR CONTEXT.
>> NOTIFICATION MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THAT 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA AGAIN. CITY STAFF DID NOTIFY ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO FALL WITHIN THIS 200 FOOT BUFFER AND WE RECEIVED ZERO RESPONSES IN PAPER IN ZERO IN OPPOSITION.
THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED PURSUANT TO OUR COMPANY! FUTURE LAND DEVELOPMENT USE PLAN MAP IS FOUND TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE TWO PLANS AND WAS REVIEWED IN SECTION 1414 OF OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WHICH IS THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.
AND CITY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO YOU ALL.
THIS AFTERNOON. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE AT THIS TIME.
>> IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR ITEM IN THE AREA THAT YOU THEY ARE
LOOKING TO GO TOWARDS? >> NO, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT POTENTIAL TENANTS AT EVERY CHECK TO HIM.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK, BUT IT'S MORE SO AS TO ALLOW A
WIDER RANGE OF OPPORTUNITY. >> IF YOU TOOK A WIDER SWING THERE. JERRY? UP AND DOWN TREADWAY'S. IS THERE ANY COMPETITIVE HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING IN THE AREA? WE HAVE ANY HOPES OF HEAVY
COMMERCIAL RENT IN THE AREA? >> WE HISTORICALLY WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE HAVE SEEN THIS TREND OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING. UP AND DOWN SOUTH BOULEVARD.
SLOWLY TRANSITIONING TO A LATER COMMERCIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION. HC ALLOWS A WIDER RANGE OF COMMERCIAL USES IT'S A MUCH MORE NARROW GAP AS FAR AS USES THAT WE FIND TO BE KIND OF MATCHES AND A BIT OF A NUISANCE FOR A MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAY. WHICH IS TO BE INDUSTRIAL WOULD PROMOTE. HISTORICALLY, OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE SEEN THIS TRANSITIONING FROM HI HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO PREDOMINANTLY HEAVY COMMERCIAL HAS BEEN THE GO TO.
THERE WERE FEW INSTANCES WHERE WILL HAVE GC.> OKAY, THANK
WE LIKE TO COME AND VISIT US ABOUT THIS?
>> SING NO ONE. WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> I KIND OF AGREE WITH JARED.
I THINK HEAVY COMMERCIAL OF INDENTURED WAS PROBABLY A
BETTER SOLUTION. >> I WILL MAKE UP A MOTION TO
>> MOTION AND AS SECOND. >> MR. BARNETT AND MS. RUSSELL?
>> MR. ROSENBAUM? >> IN MOTION CARRIES.
>> ZONING Z 2222¤ FROM FL 20 INCORPORATED TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM OPEN SPACE TO A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. AT 5308 HIGHWAY 277 S.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JARED SMITH.
FROM PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OFFICE.
I'LL BE PRESENTING Z 22Ä6. THE PROPERTIES 20 INCORPORATED REPRESENTED BY AGENT ADRIA AND AARON ROBINSON PUT THE REQUEST TO REZONE FROM AGRICULTURAL TO GENERAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION.
PARTICULARLY THE USE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO OCCUPY THIS AS IS WHAT WE WOULD REFER TO AS A BROADCAST STUDIO.
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SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A ANTENNA TOWER AND BROADCAST ACROSS RADIO WAVES, BUT MORE SO TO BE A RECORDING STUDIO SORTS.RECORD MUSIC AS WELL TO DO PODCASTS THINGS SUCH AS THAT NATURE. THE LOCATION IS 5308 HIGHWAY 77 S. THEY DID TO THE NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO OWNERS OF PROPERTIES WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AND WE RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES IN PAPER AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. HERE IS THE LOCATION MAP SHOWING AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
WE ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 277 S. CURRENT ZONING MAP SHOWING THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS PRESENTLY WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL OPEN ZONING CLASSIFICATION.
IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH AS WELL AS PROPERTIES ON THE EAST SIDE. THERE WERE 277 S. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING.
AND THEN SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY. YOU HAVE THE PEE DEE, WHICH IS FUNCTIONING. IT'S LIKE MEDICAL OFFICE TYPE USES. AND TO THE WEST, YOU HAVE A
SINGLE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. >> A FLOOD MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THE FLOODPLAIN WITHIN THIS SUBJECT AREA AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS INTERSECTED BY THE 100 YEAR IN THE 500 YEAR
CLAIMS. >> PERMITTED USES WHICH WOULD BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE AO ZONING CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION, WHICH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY PRESENTLY FALLS WITH AN ENEMY OF THE PERMITTED USE OF SLIDES SHOWING WILL USES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED IF YOU WERE TO RESERVE IT BY GENERAL COMMERCIAL AS
REQUESTED. >> PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY REALLY, THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES THE TOP LEFT-HAND PHOTO AS HE COULD SEE IS JUST RAW ACREAGE PRESENTLY AND THEN A FEW PHOTOS OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
IMMEDIATELY NORTH IS WHEN I BELIEVE IT'S AN EVENT VENUE THAT FUNCTIONS FROM LIQUIDITY EVENTS.
AND THEN ON THE EAST SIDE HIGHWAY 277 IS ADDITIONALLY MORE VACANT PROPERTIES. [MUSIC]
>> NOTIFICATION MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THE 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA. ONCE AGAIN, CITY STAFF DID NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF PROPERTIES THAT FALL WITHIN THE 200 FOOT AREA. WE DID RECEIVE TWO RESPONSES IN FAVOR INDICATED BY THE GREEN DOTS HERE AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION.TAFF FOUND THAT THIS WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN FUTURE LAND AND COMPREHENSION MET.
414. OF OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WHICH THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL AND CITY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO ALL TODAY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE AT THIS TIME.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR JARED? >> THANK YOU.
>> OPENING PUBLICAN COULD REALLY BE LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THE ZONING CASE? SAY NO ONE.
I CLOSE THE PUBLICAN COULD BECOME TOO QUICK TODAY.
IT'S QUICK.> NOTHING CONTROVERSIAL.
SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR EMOTION?
>> ALL MOVE TO I'M SORRY. >> YES.
I MEAN I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
SO I SECOND.>> HE HAS TO ABSTAIN.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION. > I MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> I SECOND. >> MOTION IN A SECOND.
>> MET REVEREND WHITEFORD? >> MR. ROSENBAUM?
>> YES.ARKS AND EMOTIONAL PROOF CARRIES.
>> DISCOUNT CLOSE TO THE END JARED.
I UNDERSTAND THAT FRIDAY IS YOUR LAST DAY.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. ASK WHERE YOU GOING?
>> IN THE SMALL TOWN OF TOMAHAWK TEXAS.
OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON. >> I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS.
THEY USED TO BE REMEMBER MILE PAST.ES.
IT'S CHANGED SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE THEN.
IT'S CURRENTLY CRAZY. I WILL BE LEAVING ON FRIDAY.
SADLY. I WILL MISS ALL OF YOU.
>> I AM, YES SIR, MY WHOLE FAMILY IS STILL IN THE AREA ABOUT 30 MINUTES EAST OF THERE. 20 TO 30 MINUTES IN THE SPRING WOODLANDS AREA. I WILL BE MOVING CLOSER TO MY FAMILY, BUT I WILL MISS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND GETTING THE HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU EACH MONTH.
O, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME SERVING HERE AND IT HAS BEEN A TRUE BLESSING AND HONOR TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE
AND SERVE ALONGSIDE WALTER. >> WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. YOU'VE BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND IT'S BEEN FUN. WE HATE TO
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.