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>> I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR BUSINESS, WE HAVE AN OPEN SEAT HERE TODAY IN HONOR OF OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE AND A FELLOW COMMISSIONER, BILL NOONAN PASSED AWAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AT HIS HOUSE SUDDENLY.
AND SO HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED ON THIS COMMISSION AND GREATLY MISSED THROUGHOUT ABILENE. REVEREND, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND DOING AN INVOCATION AND GIVE US A COUPLE OF MOMENTS OF SILENCE
FOR BILL BEFORE WE DO THAT. >> LET US PRAY.
LET US PRAY FOR A FEW SECONDS. GOD, WE COME... WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US.
AND WE ASK YOU TO REMEMBER BILL'S FAMILY.
COMFORT THEM AS YOU SAID YOU WOULD, IN YOUR WORD.
BE WITH THEM. AS THEY GO THROUGH THIS TIME OF SADNESS. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US.
YOU HAVE KEPT US SAFE. SOME OF US HAVE HAD COVID, BUT YOU BROUGHT US THROUGH. WE SAID THANK YOU.
GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE WEATHER WE HAVE HAD TO ELIMINATE THE DROUGHT IN THIS AREA. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS US IN THESE ISSUES. WE PRAY GOD THAT YOU WILL ALLOW YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO DWELL WITH US AS WE MEET HERE THIS AFTERNOON. MAY WE DO THE THINGS THAT WILL PLEASE YOU. BLESS THOSE WHO ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS WE ARE. WE ASK IN YOUR SWEET SON JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN.
>> THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY AND APPROVAL OF PLATS. THE DISCUSSIONS TO THIS BOARD MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MEETING. ALL APPEALS MUST BE IN WRITING.
THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD SHALL APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME. EACH SPEAKER IS REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR PRESENTATION TO NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES.
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ADDITIONAL TIME WILL BE GRANTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.FIRST ITEM IS THE MINUTES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY, ANY CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE TO THE MINUTES?
>> SO MOVED. >> I'LL NEED TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE MINUTES PRES FROM THE PRS MEETING? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR MOTION.
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NEXT ITEM IS PLATS. ADAM, YOU ARE GOING TO DO THOSE?>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND.
I'M THE PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE.
THE FIRST PLAT I'LL BE PRESENTING IS PLAT 0423-PP.
THIS IS WATER CREST RANCH. THE FIRST PAGE, SECOND PAGE, AND THIRD PAGE OF THIS PLAT. THIS HAS BEEN FOUND CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 2 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT COLORADO STREET AND BULL WAGON STREET NAMES BE CHANGED. THE SECOND PLAT I HAVE TO PRESENT IS 0523-FP. THIS IS WATER CREST RANCH PHASE ONE. THIS IS A FINAL PLAT FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PRELIMINARY PLAT.
THIS HAS BEEN FOUND CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 2 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS THAT COLORADO STREET'S NAME BE CHANGED TO A MORE APPROPRIATE STREET NAME SINCE THERE ARE REPETITIONS OF SIMILAR STREET NAMES IN ABILENE AND CITY STAFF MUST BE FURNISHED WITH A TITLE OPINION OR COMMITMENT LETTER ISSUED BY AN INSURANCE COMPANY, CONFIRMING OWNERSHIP AS WELL AS ALL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS OR A FINANCIAL GUARANTEE BE FINISHED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO RECORDING. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
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QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ME. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADAM?
>> THANK YOU, ADAM. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US ABOUT THESE PLATS? SEEING NO ONE,LY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE WITH THE
CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. MR. BENHAM?
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>> YES. >> THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> 22-01. TO APPLY HISTORIC OVERLAY TO RESIDENTS LOCATED AT 689 EAST NORTH 18TH STREET.
>> HELLO. >> GIVE US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF US. I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE
I'M A PLANNING TECHNICIAN. I CAME FROM HOUSTON.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN
TOWN? >> I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE MARCH.
>> I CAME FROM HOUSTON. >> SORRY.
GOOD. >> YOU BROUGHT THE WEATHER WITH YOU? THE RAIN.
>> UNFORTUNATELY. I WAS GLAD TO NOT HAVE TO DEAL
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SO YEAH.
THANK YOU. SO TODAY I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF MARTHA MCKINZIE, SHIPF... SHIPP GROVES.
THIS IS 689 EAST NORTH 18TH. WE GOT NO RESPONSES IN THE NOTIFICATIONS. HERE IS THE AERIAL LOCATION MAP SHOWING WHERE... SORRY. WHERE THE HOME IS.
HERE IS THE ZONING MAP. IT IS MULTI-FAMILY WITH MULTIFAMILY ALL AROUND IT. WITH COLLEGE UNIVERSITIES TO THE NORTHEAST. AND GENERAL RETAIL TO THE EAST.
THERE ARE SOME PHOTOS. THERE IS A CURRENT PHOTO OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE NORTH NEIGHBORING PROPERTY, THE NORTHEASTERN NEIGHBORING PROPERTY.
A DORMITORY FOR ACU. AND THEN THERE IS THE WEST NEIGHBORING PROPERTY AND THEN 1997 PHOTO OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. FOR THE NOTIFICATION AREA MAP, THERE IS THE 200-FOOT BUFFER. WE GOT NO IN FAVOR, NO OPPOSED.
AND WE FOUND THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 2.3.4.4 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
IT IS CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 1.4.1.4 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. LANDMARKS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> DO OFF SHORT... WHAT MAKES
THE HOUSE WAS BUILT BY JAY MCKINZIE.
HE WAS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT CC WHICH IS NOW ACU.
IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST HOMES BUILT ON THE HILL.
MR. MCKINZIE WAS VERY... PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN SECURING FUNDING SO THAT ACC AT THE TIME DIDN'T GO BROKE.
SO HE WAS VERY IMPORTANT IN SECURING FUNDING FOR THAT.
AND THEN AT THE HOME, THEY ALSO WOULD LET, LIKE, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WORK THERE TO WORK OFF TUITION AND STUFF LIKE.
THAT THEY COULD WORK OFF TUITION THERE.
>> GOOD. >> WHEN WAS THE HOME BUILT?
>> 1929. >> WHY DID WE USE A 1997 PHOTO?
>> THAT IS THE OLDEST ONE THAT WE HAD.
YEAH. WE COULDN'T GET ANY OLDER ONES
THAN THAT. >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MASON?
>> NICE TO MEET YOU. >> NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
>> THANK YOU. >> SAME I'M SORRY.
DID THE APPLICANT SAY WHY THEY ARE APPLYING FOR THIS?
>> THEY WANT THE OVERLAY ZONING JUST FROM WHAT I KNOW, AND THEY ARE HERE. THEY CAN ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS. BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KIND OF TAKE IT BACK TO THE HISTORY BECAUSE THEY HAD, LIKE... THEY WOULD HOLD MEETINGS THERE FOR THE COLLEGE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I BELIEVE SHE WANTS TO DO, LIKE, TEA THINGS AND HIGH SOCIETY THINGS THERE. I THINK HISTORIC OVERLAY ZONING
WOULD HELP HER WITH THAT. >> GREAT.
>> I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US ABOUT THIS HISTORIC OVERLAY? YES, SIR? COME ON UP.
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>> MY NAME IS TERRY GROVES. I'M MARRIED TO MARTHA MCKINZIE GROVES. SHE COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
SHE HAS A BROKEN LEG. >> OH, NO.
>> AND IMPENDING FOURTH SURGERY ON IT.
A LITTLE HARD FOR HER TO GET HERE.
BUT THE FAMILY'S HOUSE WAS THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE AT CC.
IT WAS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS HOUSE.
YOU KNOW, HISTORY TELLS US THAT THE MCKINZIES CAME.
THEY BUILT THAT HOUSE. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE CAFETERIA THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
HAD A FARM, SUPPLIED ALL THE MILK AND EVERYTHING BACK IN THE 20S AND 30S FOR ACC STUDENTS. AND SO HE WAS ON THE... AT ONE POINT, WAS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ACC.
AND YOU KNOW, NO TELLING HOW MANY MEETINGS WERE HAD THERE IN THE LITTLE BREAKFAST AREA. MRS. MCKINZIE WAS A BRITISH LADY AND ALWAYS HAD TEA. FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, WIVES OF FACULTY, STAFF PEOPLE. SO MY WIFE'S HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF BRING IT BACK TO SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PURPOSES AND CONDITIONS THAT IT WAS BUILT IN BY HER GREAT GRANDPARENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> MY NAME IS BRIAN GOLDSMITH.
I OWN THE PROPERTY AT 697 NORTH 18TH.
ACCORDING TO THE MAP, I'M THE NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR.
I LIVE IN KELLER, TEXAS. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE ZONING CHANGE AND WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN FOR ME AS A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER. I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THERE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ADVERSE EFFECTS FOR ME OR THE CHANGE IN USE WITH THAT PROPERTY THAT MIGHT AFFECT ME.
IN JUST HEARING WHAT EVERYONE HAS SAID, SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA. I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING FOR ME.
I'M MOSTLY HERE OUT OF CURIOSITY.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR WHAT I HEARD. I SUPPORT YOU IN WHAT YOU ARE
THANK YOU FOR DROPPING. IN APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS OF STAFF? SOUNDS LIKE IT IS A HISTORIC AND NICE THING TO DO.
>> SO WE ARE GOING TO APPLY THE OVERLAY.
>> AND IT IS ALREADY ZONED AS MULTIFAMILY.
>> MULTIFAMILY, YES. SO IT WILL BE MULTIFAMILY WITH A
HISTORIC OVERLAY ON IT. >> OKAY.
SO IT IS TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I
WAS CLEAR ON THAT. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND.
>> AND A SECOND. >> MR. BENHAM?
>> YES. >> THE MOTION CARRIES ARE.
>> STREET NAME CHANGE. 2023-03, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF BLACKHAWK ROAD TO BLACKHAWK LANE BETWEEN WILDFLOWER WAY AND MAPLE STREET. ADAM?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND. I'M THE PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. THIS IS A REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF ABILENE TO CHANGE A PORTION OF "BLACKHAWK ROAD TO BLACKHAWK DRIVE. HERE IS A LOCATION MAP AND THE ZONING MAP KIND OF SHOWING THE AREA.
THIS IS LOCATED OFF OF MAPLE STREET.
2 WILDFLOWER WAY. THIS IS MAINLY TO CORRECT AN ISSUE WITH ADDRESSING IN THIS AREA.
THERE WERE... ADDRESSES WERE ASSIGNED GOING UPWARDS FROM MAPLE STREET TO WILDFLOWER WAY AS WELL AS UPWARDS FROM BLACKHAWK ROAD TO WILDFLOWER WAY COMING EAST TO WEST AS WELL.
HERE IS AN AERIAL LOCATION MAP OF THE PROPERTY.
CURRENTLY, IT IS PARTIALLY DEVELOPED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, BY THESE PHOTOS, THERE ARE SOME HOUSES CURRENTLY BUILT ON THIS ROAD THAT EXIST. NOT ALL ARE PRIVATELY OWNED.
AS OF RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES, WHETHER IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED TO THIS STREET NAME CHANGE.
DUPLICATE STREET NAMES CAN CAUSE CONFUSION AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND FIRST RESPONDERS. AND THERE WAS ALREADY AN ADDRESS ISSUED WITH A SIMILAR NUMBER AND STREET NAME FOR THIS AREA.
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STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYQUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ME? >> SO IT IS RIGHT NOW...
BLACKHAWK ROAD GOES FROM 1750 TO MAPLE.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> EXCEPT THAT WHEN YOU GOT IT COMING IN FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS, YOU HAVE THE SAME NUMBERS.
>> YES. >> SO IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU CHANGE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLOCK.
CHANGE THE STREET NAME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLOCK.
THAT IS GOING TO BE MORE CONFUSING, TOO.
WHY NOT CHANGE THE NUMBERS? AND KEEP IT AS BLACKHAWK ROAD AND CHANGE THE NUMBERS. LIKE IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP.
>> SINCE THEY HAVE ALREADY... THIS IS HOW 911 ADDRESSING HAS RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE AS THE EASIEST WAY TO RESOLVE THIS
ISSUE. >> IT SEEMS PRETTY CONFUSING TO ME, THOUGH TO. CHANGE THE NAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS. SEEMS MORE CONFUSING THAN TO
JUST FIX THE NUMBERS. >> THIS IS HOW... THE DRC HAS LOOKED AT. THIS THAT IS HOW THEY FOUND THEIR EASIEST WAY TO RESOLVE THIS.
WITHOUT GOING THROUGH AND CHANGING EVERY NUMBER AND NAME
ANY MORE QUESTIONS, ADAM? THANK YOU, ADAM.
I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US ABOUT THIS NAME CHANGE? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
HE IS KIND OF SAYING WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
I DON'T LIKE IT. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE IT IS PRETTY CONFUSING. BUT I WISH THE 911 GUY WAS HERE.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS CONFUSING. SO IF THERE WAS A CUL-DE-SAC OR SOMETHING OR A STOP IN THE STREET.
IT IS A THROUGH STREET. GOING FROM MAPLE TO 1750.
>> YES. >> IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. I GUESS WE CAN PASS IT TO COUNCIL AND IF COUNCIL LIKES IT, THEY CAN DECIDE, BUT...
>> ASK IF THEY ARE HERE... THE 911 REPRESENTATIVE.
>> I ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE AT COUNCIL.
>> MICHAEL IS GOING TO COME UP AND HELP US OUT HERE.
>> YES, SIR. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE 911 STAFF.
WE HAVE EXISTING DUPLICATE NUMBERS TODAY.
THE EXISTING ROAD THAT IS IN THE COUNTY, NOT INSIDE THE CITY, IS THE LONGSTANDING ESTABLISHED ADDRESSES.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR ADDRESSES, WE FELT LIKE IT WAS UNFAIR AS OPPOSED TO BRAND NEW HOUSES.
IN MANY CASES, VACANT LOTS. SO THE SOLUTION WAS TO ONCE AGAIN, WE STILL ARE USING THE SAME BLACKHAWK.
WE ARE HAVING THE STREET ON ONE SIDE.
THE LANE ON THE OTHER. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT ADDRESSES, THEY ARE ACTUALLY ON THIS EXISTING INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. THERE ARE STREETS THAT HAVE THE NAME PLACARDS ON THE HOUSE. THEY HAVE THE ADDRESS AND THE NAME. IT JUST SAYS "BLACKHAWK." NOT BLACKHAWK ROAD OR BLACKHAWK STREET.
THIS WAS SIMPLEST WAY TO DIVIDE, TO HAVE THE ADDRESSES REMAIN AS THEY ARE. THAT WAS THE SOLUTION.
THAT IS WHY THE RECOMMENDATION IS BEING MADE TO YOU.
NOTHING THAT THE COUNTY DID AND TO FORCE THEM TO CHANGE THAT AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
WE FELT LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BOLD OF THE CITY TO TAKE THAT ACTION ON THE COUNTY RESIDENT. IF THAT HELPS.
>> STILL DIDN'T... THAT IS THE LOGIC BEHIND WHY WE HAD DECIDED TO CHANGE THE NAME INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
>> OKAY. THAT WAS EASIER THAN CHANGING
ALL THE NUMBERS? >> THE NUMBERS DON'T CHANGE.
IT IS JUST... THE ONLY THING WE ARE CHANGING IS IT USED TO BE BLACKHAWK ROAD. AND THIS SECTION IS NOW GOING TO
BE ROAD AS OPPOSED TO STREET. >> I KNOW.
WHAT I'M SAYING, SINCE MANY OF THEM ARE UNDEVELOPED LOTS, IF YOU WERE TO RE-NUMBER OR GET RID OF THE DUPLICATION FROM DOWN THE STREET, IT COULD POTENTIALLY STAY THE SAME ROAD NAME AND HAVE
THE PROBLEM IS THE NUMBERING SYSTEM WAS GREAT BECAUSE BACK WHEN THIS OTHER SECTION WAS DONE, THEY ARE RUNNING THE OTHER DIRECTION AS FAR AS NUMBERS. THIS ONE IS RUNNING THIS WAY.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE DUPLICATION.
>> OKAY. >> AS IT IS TODAY, IF YOU ARE USING BLACKHAWK ONLY, WE STILL HAVE A DUPLICATION.
THIS WAS THE EASIEST WAY FOR THE 911 SYSTEM TO HELP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> APPRECIATE IT. >> ANY DISCUSSION OR A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT IT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
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THE MOTION CARRIES. >> CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY .32 ACHERS FROM MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO OFFICE LOCATED AT 508 MULBERRY STREET.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CLARISSA IVEY.
I'M WITH THE CITY OF ABILENE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
TODAY I WILL BE PRESENTING THE CASE: A REQUEST MADE BY CHAILE ALLEN. SHE REQUESTED THAT THE ADDRESS 508 MULBERRY STREET BE REZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY TO OFFICE ZONING. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE CORNER OF NORTH FIFTH AND MULBERRY STREET.
JUST EAST OF GRAPE STRIKEOUT. ... GRAPE STREET.
HERE ON THE ZONING MAP, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED MULTIFAMILY. AS ARE THE PROPERTIES TO THE EAST, SOUTH AND JUST EAST OF IT WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IN THE MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT, THE USES ARE LIMITED.
MOSTLY FOR RESIDENTIAL. THE APPLICANT WANTS TO USE THIS AS AN OFFICE WHICH IS NOT A PERMITTED USE IN THE MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT. BUT IT IS, HOWEVER, A PERMIT BY RIGHT USE IN THE OFFICE ZONING DISTRICT.
ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL VIEWS.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, YOU CAN SEE, IS COMPLETELY... NOT COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL BUT JUST TO THE NORTH, EAST, AND HAS SOME RESIDENTS TO THE SOUTH, THERE IS A CHURCH. AND TO THE WEST, IT HAS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL WHICH CONTAINS A COUPLE OF OFFICES.
WE SENT OUT NOTIFICATION. WE GOT... THIS IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED. WE GOT ANOTHER ONE.
ANOTHER RESPONSE EARLIER TODAY. MEANING NAST WE HAVE TWO...
MEANING THAT WE HAVE TWO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
WE REVIEWED THIS. AND IT IS... THE PROPOSED REQUEST FOR OFFICE REZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH THE SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING.
GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND ALSO IT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE L LDC, AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> WHAT ABOUT THE OFFICE IN THIS
SPOT? >> THE REASON WHY WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO GO WITH THE OFFICE ZONING RATHER THAN ANY OTHER ZONING IS BECAUSE YOUR OFFICE ZONING DISTRICT, IT ONLY ALLOWS FOR A FEW MORE USES THAN IT DOES IN THE MULTIFAMILY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD TELL FROM THE PICTURES.
ON THIS MULTIFAMILY HOUSES, THIS HOUSE IN PARTICULAR, HAS HISTORIC OVERLAY, AND THE HOUSE TO THE EAST ALSO HAS A HISTORIC OVERLAY. SO WE CHANGE TO A MORE INTENSIVE USE. IT MIGHT NOT BE VERY APPRO APPROPRIATE. IT MIGHT BECOME A NUISANCE TO THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTS THERE. WITH GOING WITH THE OFFICE ZONING DISTRICT, THERE IS NOT AS MANY USES PERMITTED.
YOU HAVE, LIKE, OFFICE, PERSONAL SERVICES, PARKING LOT THAT ARE ALLOWED. THOSE USES WOULDN'T BE A NUISANCE TO THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED THERE.
AS COMPARED TO GOING TO A MORE INTENSE...
>> I THOUGHT WE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, AN NO ZONING THAT WOULD LIMIT THE HOURS.
LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL. >> WE DO.
>> THAT IS WHAT WE DID ON THAT HOUSE ON ANTLEY.
>> YEAH. IT IS KIND OF SURROUNDED BY MULTIFAMILY. THAT IS MY QUESTION.
SINCE WE HAVE AN NO ZONING WHICH LIMITS... I THINK THE OFFICE ZONING IS RIGHT. MY QUESTION IS WOULD A NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE ZONING LIMIT THE HOURS BECAUSE IT IS SURROUNDED BY MULTIFAMILY. THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE APPROPRIATE HERE. I CAN BE TALKED INTO EITHER WAY.
THAT IS JUST MY QUESTION. >> RIGHT NOW ON THIS MAP, YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT JUST TO THE NORTH, THERE IS ACTUALLY OFFICE ZONING THERE. AND TO THE SOUTH, SOUTHEAST,
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THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT.BY THROWING ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE ZONING DISTRICT ON THERE, IT WOULD BE CREATING MORE SPOT ZONING THAT WE WOULD
TRADITIONALLY DO. >> I SUSPECTED THOSE OFFICE ZONINGS WERE BEFORE... THE NO ZONING WAS PRETTY RECENT.
10-15 YEARS AGO. HOW DOES THE HISTORIC OVERLAY...
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD AN OFFICE IN THE HISTORIC
OVERLAY. >> IT IS MORE FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THE HOUSE. THE EXTERIOR.
IT CREATES SOME TAX CREDITS FOR THE OWNERS, BUT WITH THE OFFICE HAVING THE HISTORIC OVERLAY, IT WOULDN'T BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN MOST OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
>> WELL, THEY WILL HAVE TO DO THEIR... IF THEY WANT TO MODIFY THE RESIDENTS, THEY WILL HAVE TO DO A CERTIFICATE.
YEAH. THEY WILL HAVE TO DO THAT IF
THEY WANT TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS. >> YES, SIR.
YES, SIR. IF THEY WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO THE EXTERIOR, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LANDMARKS COMMITTEE.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR CLARISSA? THANK YOU.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY LIKE TO COME UP AND VISIT WITH US ON THE ZONING CASE?
YES, MA'AM. >> I'M THE ONE THAT FILED THIS APPLICATION. I'M CHAILE ALLEN.
I'M AN ATTORNEY IN TOWN. I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING HERE SINCE 2014. AND FROM LOUISIANA.
I INTEND TO MAKE THE REST OF MY PRACTICE LIFE HERE IN ABILENE.
THAT WAS MY REASONING FOR PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY.
I LIKE BEING IN TOWN. THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS.
IT IS ME AND ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE. IT IS A BIG HOUSE.
REALLY IT WILL BE US ONLY. WHEN I MET WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING OFFICE BEFORE THIS, I LAUGHED BECAUSE I THINK MORE TRAFFIC COMES IN AND OUT OF MY ACTUAL HOUSE ON A DAILY BASIS THAN MY ACTUAL OFFICE. BUT CONSIDERING THAT, IT IS OUR POSITION THAT THE OFFICE DESIGNATION IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS COMMUNITY AREA. AND ALSO WE DO INTEND TO KEEP UP THE HISTORICAL DESIGNATION OF IT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS AT THIS TIME TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE EXTERIOR OTHER THAN IMPROVING THE LANDSCAPE.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION. WILL BE?
>> 8:30 TO 5:00. >> 7:00 TO 6:00.
YES, SIR. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY MY OPPOSITION WASN'T RECORDED. I DID SEND AN OPPOSITION.
>> YES. STATE YOUR NAME FOR US.
>> DOUGLAS FORNIER. I LIVE AT 1546 NORTH FIFTH WHICH IS DIRECTLY EAST OF THE PRO PROPERTY.
IT IS ALEXANDER HAMMEL HOUSE. IT WAS BUILT IN 1890.
THEN MODIFIED TO A IMRAIR STYLE IN 1960.
THIS WHOLE AREA HAS BEEN RESIDENTIAL FOR WAY OVER A HUNDRED YEARS. AND I'M OPPOSED TO MAKING IT ANYTHING BUT RESIDENTIAL FOR THAT REASON.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THE OFFICE OVERLAY WILL AFFECT MY PROPERTY, BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT I. I GUESS I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL AFFECT IT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT
ON MY PROPERTY. >> THE HISTORICAL OVERLAY WILL REMAIN THAT WAY. THAT IS KIND OF WHAT WE HAD THE QUESTION WITH CLARISSA. THEY CAN'T MAKE ANY CHANGES TO
>> YOU OWNED A HOME AND NEXT-DOOR SOMEONE PUT A BUSINESS IN IT, I THINK YOU WOULD BE CONCERNED, TOO.
I BOUGHT THAT AREA BECAUSE IT IS RESIDENTIAL, AND IT HAS BEEN RESIDENTIAL. I GUESS I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS GOING TO AFFECT IT, BUT I'M STILL
CONCERNED. >> THERE IS SOME OTHER OFFICE ZONING AROUND YOU. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> DIRECTLY WEST OF THE PROPERTY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, THERE IS A TAX PLACE, AND THAT IS THE ONLY ONE I'M AWARE OF.
>> RIGHT ON GRAPE. >> THERE ARE SOME OTHER OFFERSES
IN THERE SOMEWHERE ALSO. >> NOT DIRECTLY AROUND THAT AREA. .
>> RIGHT. >> THERE IS A CHURCH TO THE SOUTHWEST. ONE IS WEST, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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PROPERTY. RIGHT THERE.WHITE STUCCO. IT WAS ORIGINALLY A VICTORIAN.
NOW IT IS A PRAIRIE STYLE. MODIFIED IN 1916.
FROM A VICTORIAN. THE ORIGINAL BUILDER WAS DR. ALEXANDER, THE FIRST DOCTOR IN ABILENE.
IF YOU GUYS KNOW THE HISTORY OF THAT.
AND THEN IT WAS THE CAMPBELL HOUSE WHICH WAS A MERCANTILE DEALER. FIVE GENERATIONS OF CAMPBELLS LIVED THERE. AND THEN PRIOR TO ME WAS THE MATTHEW FAMILY. SO HASN'T BEEN THAT MANY FAMILIES IN THERE FOR 130-PLUS YEARS.
IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST HOUSES IN ABILENE.
NOT THE OLDEST BUT ONE OF THE OLDEST.
>> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT.
>> ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COME UP AND VISIT WITH US? LY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'M TRYING TO PULL UP THE ZONING MAP. SO I CAN SEE WHAT ELSE IT LOOKS
LIKE AROUND THERE. >> I USE THE GOOGLE EARTH TO
PULL IT UP. >> WHAT'S CREEPING OUT THAT WAY IS THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ZONING.
THAT IS CREEPING OUT THAT WAY. THE OTHER OFFICE ZONINGS AND NEIGHBORHOOD RETAILS HAVE BEEN OUT ON GRAPE.
IT IS REALLY A QUESTION OF WH WHAT... YOU KNOW, IT IS KIND OF SPOT ZONING. EVEN THOUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE WOULD BE SPOT-ZONING. IT IS KIND OF IN THE SPOT-ZONING CRITERIA RIGHT THERE. I MEAN, I DON'T SEE THAT IT IS GOING TO... YOU KNOW, WITH THE HISTORIC OVERLAY, IT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE COMPLEXION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I GUESS.
THE HOUSE HAS TO STAY THAT WAY. THEY WILL HAVE TO GO BEFORE THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO IT.
SO YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS GOING TO BE A COMPLETE CHANGE, THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE... THAT WOULD BE MORE, IN MY MIND, A
LITTLE LESS APPROPRIATE. >> MR. CHAIRMAN? WE ON STAFF ACTUALLY CONSIDERED THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS CONSTITUTED SPOT-ZONING OR NOT. THE STAFF OPINION ON THAT IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOU LOOK AT THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
IT DOES CALL FOR THIS PROPERTY TO BE COMMERCIAL ONE DAY.
WE BELIEVED THAT BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS WHAT IT IS, AND WE DON'T WANT TO HASTEN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY TO BE ALL COMMERCIAL, WE THOUGHT A COMPROMISE WAS TO, WAS TO PUSH IT TOWARD AN OFFICE, SOMETHING MORE NEUTRAL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE YOU HAVE VERY FEW TRAFFIC TRIPS COMING THROUGH THERE ON A DAILY BASIS. IT WOULD MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER OF THE HOME BY BEING AN OFFICE AS OPPOSED TO RETAIL.
THE COMPENCIVE PLAN SAYS WHAT IT DOES.
IT DOESN'T CONSTITUTE A SPOT ZONE.
WE BELIEVE IT WAS A BETTER COMPROMISE THAN MORE NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL WHICH WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE A NEGATIVE
>> THAT WOULD LIKELY LEAD TO OTHER PROPERTIES, USING THAT AS A PRECEDENT TO BUY PROPERTY AND CONVERT THOSE TO RETAIL.
WE WANTED TO MAINTAIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY.
THAT WAS OUR COMPROMISE. WE BELIEVED IT DID NOT CONSTITUTE A SPOT-ZONE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS SAYING
>> IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION, YOU DO HAVE THE PREROGATIVE TO GO DOWN TO THE NO DISTRICT.
IF YOU WANT TO GO NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, YOU CAN.
YOU CAN MAKE THAT RECOMM RECOMMENDATION.
IF YOU FELL LIKE... IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT IS MORE APPROPRIATE.
TO MAKE SURE NEIGHBORHOOD INTERESTS ARE MAINTAINED.
THAT IS YOUR OPTION. >> OFFICE ZONING.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE LIMITED, BASICALLY, TO ATTORNEY'S OFFICES, DOCTOR'S OFFICES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> IF YOU GO BACK TO THAT LIST, THE MOST INTENSIVE THING I COULD SEE HAPPENING THERE FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVE MIGHT BE... IT WOULD TAKE A CONDITIONAL USE
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PERMIT. >> I FEEL LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE EXISTS FOR SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.
>> YES. >> LIKE, THAT IS WHY...
FOR ROADS, FOR HOMES THAT ARE KIND OF ON A GOOD PASSAGEWAY.
VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE WE LOOKED AT PROBABLY TWO YEARS AGO. YOU KNOW, IT IS STILL PROTECTING THE HOME OWNERS. IN BUT CERTAIN OFFICES LIKE YOUR OFFICE THAT WOULD BE COMING IN. THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD LOOK AT JUST BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE THIS LIST A LITTLE SMALLER.
AND PROTECT THAT BETWEEN THAT AND THE HISTORIC OVERLAY.
THAT IS REALLY GOOD. THERE ARE SOME OTHER HISTORIC HOMES IN THE DOWNTOWN ABILENE AREA LIKE THIS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO OFFICES. THERE IS ONE ON THIRD STREET.
A BIG, BEAUTIFUL HOME LIKE THAT. THAT HAS BEEN AN OFFICE FOR A LONG TIME. I THINK IF ANYTHING, ALMOST PROTECTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS BEING A WELL-MAINTAINED NICE HOME. AND SO UNLESS THE CITY HAS A REASON TO TELL US THIS NEEDS TO BE OFFICE VERSUS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE MORE APPROPRIATE ZONING TRANSITION. JUST FROM OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD. ON SIMILAR MATTERS.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? >> THE OTHER ADVANTAGE TO DOING THAT WAS... SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST CONVERSION OF ZONING IN THAT AREA, IT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO LIMIT OTHERS USING THIS OUTCOME AS A PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE ACTIONS.
YOU PLAN A POSITIVE IF YOU WERE A DOWN-ZONE, LIKE HE SUGGESTED, THAT WOULD SET A PRECEDENT FOR AT LEAST... FOR THE LEAST INTENSIVE ZONING YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE THERE.
>> OH, YES. YOU WOULD NEED TO ASK THE APPLICANT. WHAT HER OPINION IS ON IT.
STAFF IS DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF EITHER DISTRICT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE GENTLEMAN THAT SAID HE STAYED
NEXT-DOOR OR ACROSS THE STREET. >> YOU CAN OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING BACK UP. >> YES, PLEASE.
>> I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?
SO, SIR, I WANT TO BE CLEAR. WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION OR WHAT
WAS YOUR CONCERN? >> WELL, MY CONCERN IT WOULD TAKE A RESIDENTIAL INTO A BUSINESS AREA.
I MEAN, IT HAS BEEN RESIDENTIAL FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO TURN IT INTO A BUSINESS AREA.
AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW IT CAN POSSIBLY DEVALUE MY PROPERTY. BECAUSE I MEAN, I'M UNCOMFORTABLE HAVING A BUSINESS ACROSS THE STREET.
I BOUGHT IT OVER 20 YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT IS A NICE RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN THAT AREA. A LOT OF HOUSES HAVE BEEN UP A GRADED. PEOPLE DOING A LOT OF WORK.
WHEN I FIRST MOVED THERE, IT WAS HORRIBLE.
I MEAN, MY HOUSE HAD BROKEN WINDOWS, BIRDS FLYING... I MEAN, IT WAS THIS FAR FROM BEING TORN DOWN.
I HAVE HAD 20-PLUS YEARS OF WORKING ON IT AND MAKING IT LOOK GOOD. I MEAN, IF YOU DRIVE BY IT, IT LOOKS GOOD. IT DIDN'T 20 YEARS AGO.
AND THAT IS TRUE ABOUT OTHER HOUSES RIGHT AROUND ME.
THEY HAVE BEEN REBUILT. THEY LOOK NICE.
IT WAS A TERRIBLE AREA, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DRUGS AND GUNSHOTS. OH, MY GOD.
IT WAS HORRIBLE. I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD CHANGE THE MAKEUP OF THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
>> RATHER THAN IT BEING AN OPEN MORE BROAD OFFICE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE WHERE BASICALLY THAT, ALONG WITH THE HISTORIC OVERLAY WITH LIMITED HOURS, IT WOULD REALLY ONLY BE
KIND OF ATTORNEYS... >> I THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
COMPROMISE. >> WOULD THAT ALLEVIATE AT LEAST
SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS? >> IT WOULD.
WHAT CONCERNED ME ALSO, MR. ANDERSON, YOU SAID THAT DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS ZONED AS COMMERCIAL. THAT REALLY SCARED ME WHEN YOU SAID THAT. IS THAT THE LONG-RANGE VIEW OF THE CITY? TO TURN THAT INTO A CHECIAL
AREA? >> THAT IS WHAT THE LAND USE
PLAN IS RECOMMENDING. >> I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK WHEN HE SAID. THAT I MEAN, IS SOME GUY GOING TO FIX TIRES ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME THE? COME ON. ANYWAY.
>> THEY ARE PROJECTING THE DOWNTOWN TO EXPLODE.
>> DOWNTOWN HAS BEEN DOING GREAT.
IT IS GORGEOUS. >> THAT IS ONE REASON WHY, WHY I
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PERSONALLY THINK THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE... IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED AND COUNCIL WERE TO APPROVE IT LIKE THAT, IT SETS... IT ESTABLISHES A PRECEDENT WHERE IT WOULD BE THELEAST IMPACTFUL ZONING... >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
COMPROMISE. >> YOU MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ALLOW IT TO BE CONVERTED.
AND BEING ABLE TO WORK ON THE PROPERTY, IT KEEPS IT MAINTAINED. BECAUSE IT IS HER OFFICE AND HER
LIVELIHOOD. >> I GUARANTEE YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, IN FACT, I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING ON IT.
THEY ARE REDOING THE FOUNDATION. THEY ARE MAKING IT LOOK BETTER.
THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF LANDSCAPING AROUND IT.
IT LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN IT DID JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
THAT PART IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE. IT WILL BE BETTER MAINTAINED.
I'M JUST... ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS.
>> THANK YOU. I SPOKE BRIEFLY WITH CLARISSA.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS A DIFFERENCE FOR MY INTENDED PURPOSE BETWEEN AN OFFICE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE.
LIKE I SAID, I INTEND TO BE THERE UNTIL I CAN'T PRACTICE ANYMORE. I DON'T HAVE AN OBJECTION TO
THAT. >> THE REAL THING IS TO LIMIT THE HOURS. HOURS ON THE OFFICE ARE FROM 7:00 TO 7:00 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
7:00 TO 9:00. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT DOESN'T ALLOW A 24-HOUR USAGE.
>> IT IS LONGER THAN I WORK ON A NORMAL DAY ANYWAY.
THAT IS A GOOD COMPROMISE. WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HISTORICAL OVERLAY IS KEPT, THAT THE HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE HOUSE IS KEPT. AND WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT A US IS STAN USUAL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO MAKE SURE THE HOUSE... IT WAS FALLING APART HONESTLY, ON THE INSIDE.
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT IT REMAINS THERE FOR ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY FURTHER MOTION? >> I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING FOR THE... NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE FOR THE
>> WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE AND SECOND.
THE MOTION CARRIES. >> CHANGE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 40 ACRES FROM ACTUAL CHURL OPEN SPACE TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. AT 6441B EAST LAKE ROAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND. I'M A PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. THIS IS A REQUEST FROM COFFEY FARMS. REPRESENTED BY CLAYTON COFFEY.
THIS IS AT 6441B EAST LAKE ROAD. HERE IS THE LOCATION MAP.
KIND OF SHOWING THE AREA. THE ENTIRETY OF THIS PARCEL EXTENDS OUT INTO THE CITY'S ETJ. SO THIS IS ONLY SHOWING THE PORTION WHICH IS INSIDE THE CITY'S... THE CITY OF ABILENE CITY LIMITS. HERE IS A ZONING MAP KIND OF SHOWING THE EXISTING ZONING OF THE AREA.
HE INTENDS TO USE THIS AS A SORT OF DEMONSTRATION FARM WHERE HE CAN TEACH HIS PRACTICES OF REGENERATIVE FARMING.
HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE MANUFACTURED HOME ON THIS PROPERTY FOR HIS... I BELIEVE IT IS HIS SON.
HE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS AS HE IS HERE TODAY.
AND THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INCLUDE A COFFEE SHOP KIND OF AND RETAIL SALES OF PRODUCTS MADE ON THE FARM AS WELL AS MEAT PROCESSING FOR ANIMALS ON THE FARM.
TO BE ALLOWED IN THIS AREA. THE BASE ZONING THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING IS AGRICULTURAL OPEN. WITH CERTAIN ADDITIONAL ALLOWED USES SUCH AS THE MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME.
SINGULAR. AND A DEMONSTRATION FARM BEING A FARM SO HE CAN TEACH HIS PRACTICES ON THIS FARM.
AS WELL AS RETAIL SALES INDOOR FOR PRODUCTS MADE ON THE FARM.
AND MEAT PROCESSING FOR THE ANIMALS ON THE FARM AS WELL.
HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES IN AGRICULTURAL OPEN ZONING.
THAT IS ITS CURRENT ZONING AS IT STANDS.
HERE IS A CONCEPT PLAN. KIND OF SHOWING THE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE PROPOSING TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURED HOME AND THE RETAIL SALES AND MEAT PROCESSING. HERE ARE THE VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY. MOSTLY VACANT LAND.
THERE IS A HOUSE THAT EXISTS ON THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WHICH HE ALSO OWNS. AND WE RECEIVED ONE NOTIFICATION IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
HERE IS OUR NOTIFICATION MAP. IT IS MADE A LITTLE BIT
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DIFFERENTLY. I HAD TO USE A DIFFERENT MAP FOR THEIR PROPERTY. SINCE THIS IS IN JONES COUNTY.STAFF HAS FOUND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRIN PALS... PRINCIPLES.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ME.
>> THERE WASN'T A SINGLE ZONING THAT WOULD FIT WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO IN THE PROPERTY EITHER WAY.
>> CORRECT. >> WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT A PD TO DO TO THE PROPERTY WHAT HE WANTED TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ADAM? >> THIS IS IN JONES COUNTY?
>> WITH THE ABILENE CITY WATER THAT GOES ON HERE?
THE CITY OF ABILENE WATER RUNNING ACROSS THE FRONTAGE OF
THE PROPERTY. >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, ADAM. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M CLAY COFFEY.
CLAYTON COUGHY. THIS IS OUR PROPERTY AND BUSINESS THAT WE ARE OPERATING. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> SOUNDS PRETTY INTERESTING.
WE WILL HAVE TO COME OUT AND VISIT.
>> I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO. >> OKAY.
>> WE STOPPED USING ANY KIND OF MANMADE CHEMICALS OR FERTI FERTILIZERS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT A FEW YEARS AGO.
AND CHANGING OUR PRACTICES OVER TO WHERE WE ARE USING NOTHING BUT NATURAL FERTILIZERS. NO INSECTICIDES OR ANYTHING LIKE. THAT WE RAISE LAYERS.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 300 LAYERS THAT WE ARE RAISING NOW.
AND WE RAISE UP TO 300,000 MEAT BIRDS A YEAR.
BY STATE LAW, WE CAN'T GO OVER THAT UNTIL WE HAVE A FACILITY IN PLACE. WE CAN DO UP TO 1,000.
10,000, WE HAVE TO HAVE A FACILITY AND THE RECORDS.
OVER 10,000, WE HAVE TO HAVE USDA INSPECTION.
THAT IS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR THAT.
THE MANUFACTURED HOME IS FOR MY SON AND HIS WIFE AND MY GRANDE KIDS. THEY ARE WANTING TO MOVE BACK AND HELP. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK.
AND TO BE ABLING TO HAVE MY GRANDKIDS AT THE PLACE, THAT WOULD PUT FOUR GENERATIONS THERE ON THE HOMESTEAD.
>> I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST GENERATION TO ASK PERMISSION TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> THIS KIND OF REF MINDS ME OF YELLOWSTONE.
>> I'LL TRY TO BE A LITTLE MORE POLITE.
BUT WE ARE... WE HAVE A LOT OF... RIGHT NOW WITH THE STOREFRONT, WE HAVE... EVERY DAY, WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO OUR HOUSE TO BUY EGGS AND CHICKEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN A STOREFRONT, WE ARE ON EAST LAKE ROAD. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT HIGHWAY FRONTAGE THERE. ALSO TO BE ABLE TO EVER SERVICER NEIGHBORS THAT ARE AROUND THE LAKE.
ON THAT SIDE. BUT IT IS OUR INTENT TO ONLY SELL PRODUCTS THAT ARE MADE ON THE FARM AND ALSO PERHAPS OTHER LOCAL PRODUCTS THAT ARE MADE B BY... THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD IN OUR STORE. WE ARE ABOUT 3.4 MILES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM WAL WALMART.
SO WE ARE IN A PRETTY GOOD LOCATION.
I BELIEVE WE WILL BE SEEING MORE DEVELOPMENT OUT IN WEST LAKE AND THAT AREA. TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN STOP, YOU KNOW, HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE AND VISIT, BUY THEIR MEAT AND EGGS AND VEGETABLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT IS OUR PLAN. TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF TAKE THE FARM TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IT HAS BEEN A PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CHANGE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN THE WAY THAT WE HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS. TO 80 YEARS.
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AND GO BACK TO MORE OF A NATURAL BASE.AND WE VIEW OUR FARM AS... WE DON'T RAISE CHICKENS AND CATTLE.
WE GROW GRASS. OUR JOB IS TO GIVE TO THE LAND WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE THE BEST IT CAN BE.
AND A BY-PRODUCT OF THAT IS WE USE COWS AND CHICKENS TO DO THAT. THEN WE GET TO REAP THAT
>> YES. LOOK FORWARD TO COPPING TO SEE
YOU. >> VERY GOOD USE OF THE PROPERTY. WE THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD USE OF THE PROPERTY. >> THANK YOU.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.
>> RUSSELL SMITH. I HAVE BEEN AN URBAN PLANNER FOR 26 YEARS. SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS CAUGHT PEOPLE OFF-GUARD WAS HAVING TO PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER TO A RECENTLY ZONED PROPERTY. I HEARD WATER WAS PROVIDED.
IS SEWER OUT THERE ALREADY? YOU GOT 60 DAYS TO PROVIDE SEWER
OUT THERE. >> I HEARD THAT IT IS IN THE
>> IT IS IN THE CITY LIMITS? >> PARAUSUALLY PARTIALLY.
>> I WANT TO GAVE FAIR WARNING ON THE DEVELOPMENT CODE.
I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> AND A SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. >> THE MOTION TO APPROVE
CARRIES. >> SO BEFORE WE ADJOURN, SINCE BILL WAS OUR SECRETARY, AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF PLATS HERE, I ASSUME IT IS OKAY FOR BRAD AND I OR ALEX AND I TO SIGN THOSE
PLATS? >> WE HAVE MORE THAN JUST A SECRETARY. WE HAVE...
>> ALEX IS THE SERGEANT. >> BRAD IS THE CHAIR PRO TEM.
WE CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. >> FOR NEXT TIME.
>> TTO ELECT A SECRETARY. >> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT TIME. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING. APPRECIATE YOU
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.