YOU CALL THIS MEETING OF THE APRIL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER?
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BRAD, WILL YOU BLESS US, PLEASE? YES, PLEASE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU CONTINUE TO TO SHOW IN THIS CITY AND THIS REGION.
BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR OUR POLICEMEN, OUR OUR EMT WORKERS, GOD, AND ASK THAT WE WILL ALL JUST WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO CREATE A SAFE PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN, A SAFE PLACE FOR OUR ELDERLY, AND THAT WE CAN ALL FLOURISH TOGETHER.
AND WE CAN LIVE OUT YOUR COMMANDMENT OF LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR.
IT'S IN YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR THE APPROVAL OF PLATS.
HOWEVER, IT ACTS ONLY AS A RECOMMENDING BOARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS OF ZONING.
ALL APPEALS MUST BE IN WRITING.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM UNDER DISCUSSION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
AFTER RECEIVING RECOGNITION BY THE CHAIR, THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD SHALL APPROACH THE PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND PURPOSE FOR APPEARING.
EACH SPEAKER IS REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR PRESENTATION NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
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THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR MINUTES? SEEING NONE. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON OUR MEETING? MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING? SEEING NO ONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND. HAD A MOTION FROM BRAD TO AND KEVIN HIS SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NEXT ITEM IS PLATZ.
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ADAM, ARE YOU UP? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND.I'M A PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE.
FIRST WE HAVE 1924 DASH FP, THE YELLOW HOUSE MACHINERY SUBDIVISION.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS THAT ALL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS AND INSPECTED FOR ACCEPTANCE WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. OR A THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MUST BE FURNISHED WITH A FINANCIAL GUARANTEE IN ORDER TO SECURE THE OBLIGATIONS OF ALL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS PRIOR TO RECORDING, AND TWO CITY STAFF MUST BE FURNISHED WITH A TITLE, OPINION OR TITLE COMMITMENT LETTER PROVING OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTIES.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS PLOT.
WE PUT THE FLAT BACK UP THERE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADAM ABOUT THE PLAT? THANK YOU. ADAM. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PLAT? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR MOTION.
I SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE FROM KEVIN.
MR. HALLIBURTON? YES, MISS FLEMING.
YES. MR. ROSENBAUM? YES. AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
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ZONING CASE CUP 2020 4-03.APPLIED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO APPROXIMATELY 0.16 ACRES.
ZONED RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO ALLOW FOR COUNSELING MINISTRIES.
LOCATED AT 526 HIGHLAND AVENUE.
I'M A PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE.
I'M HERE ABOUT CASE CUP 2020 403.
IT IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A COUNSELING MINISTRY IN RS6.
HERE IS THE AERIAL LOCATION MAP.
VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND TWO OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
WE RECEIVED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
AND THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING, THE DENSITY OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE LDC.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE PLAN OF OPERATION? I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KILEY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A SUBJECT TO THE PLANE OF OPERATION LIKE OURS? YES, YES, YES.
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THE PLANE WAS IN THE INNER.IT WAS IN. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE TWO PAGE PLAN THAT WAS IN OUR PACKET? IS THAT. YES. OKAY. SO SUBJECT TO THAT PLAN.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
KELLY I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THIS CONDITIONAL USE.
SEEING NO ONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH WITH THE CONDITIONS STATED.
I'LL SECOND. YES, SHE'S GOT IT.
MOTION FROM BRAD AND A SECOND FROM KRISTIN.
MR. BARNETT? YES, MR. BENHAM? YES, MISS.
KIKER. YES. MR. HALLIBURTON. YES, MISS FLEMING? YES. MR. SYKES? YES. AND MR. ROSENBAUM.
YES. AND THE MOTION CARRIES THE ZONING CASE.
APPLY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO APPROXIMATELY 0.19 ACRES.
ZONED RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO ALLOW FOR A DUPLEX LOCATED AT 1902 BRIDGE AVENUE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MASON TEAGARDEN.
I'M A PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE.
TODAY I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING CUP 2020 4-04.
THE AGENT IS JOHNNY BEVELS, AND THE REQUEST IS TO APPLY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO APPROXIMATELY 0.19 ACRES ZONED RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO ALLOW FOR A DUPLEX AT 1902 BRIDGE AVENUE.
HERE IS THE AERIAL LOCATION MAP.
AND THEN WE HAVE A ZONING MAP.
THIS IS THE SITE LAYOUT THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT FOR THE DUPLEX.
HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING.
AND THESE ARE SOME VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MASON? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THIS CASE? YES, MA'AM. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING THIS.
SO ASHLEY. RAQUEL, I LIVE AT 1855 BRIDGE, ALMOST RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE PROPERTY AND DIAGONAL.
I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BEING REZONED AS A MULTIFAMILY UNIT BECAUSE IT CAN POTENTIALLY SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER DERELICT HOMES AND LOTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN VERY EASILY BE REZONED TO MULTIFAMILY UNITS.
WHAT DOES WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR, YOU KNOW, TEMPORARY RESIDENTS THAT COME IN, NOT TO MENTION THE TRAFFIC FLOW? WE HAVE A VERY QUIET, SAFE COMMUNITY WHERE KIDS CAN PLAY IN THE STREET.
HOW DOES THE INFLUX OF NEW TENANT, NEW MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY IMPACT THE TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE? THE SAFETY OF THE TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH THERE.
AS IT IS, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO PARK ON THE STREET BECAUSE THE DRIVEWAYS ARE VERY SHORT.
ALL THAT DOES HAVE A GREAT IMPACT.
THAT'S A CONCERN THAT I HAVE ABOUT THIS.
GIVE ME YOUR NAME AGAIN ASHLEY BURCHELL ASHLEY B U R K E L L.
OKAY. SO ACTUALLY THE PROPONENT SAID THERE WAS OTHER DUPLEXES IN THE AREA.
DO YOU KNOW OF OTHER DUPLEXES IN THE AREA? I'M STILL FAIRLY NEW TO THE AREA.
I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY DUPLEXES IN THE AREA DOWN AMBLER.
I HAVE, BUT I'VE NOT SEEN ANY ON BRIDGE.
I DO HAVE GREAT CONCERNS ABOUT MULTIFAMILY UNITS GOING UP THERE, BECAUSE I SEE NEIGHBORHOODS JUST REALLY TURN FROM A SINGLE FAMILY COMMUNITY TO MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT BUILDINGS, CONDOS EVERY WHICH WAY ON THE LOTS, THE SIZE OF A POSTAGE STAMP.
AND I REALLY ME PERSONALLY, I DO.
THAT THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.
BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY DUPLEXES THAT I'M AWARE OF.
BUT AGAIN, I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR TWO YEARS, SO I'M STILL GETTING GETTING A FEEL FOR EVERYTHING.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE. HELLO, I'M JOHNNY BEVELS, I'M WITH ABILENE SUNRISE
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PROPERTIES. I'M THE WANTED TO DO THIS DUPLEX OVER HERE ON 1902 BRIDGE.THE PROPOSED DUPLEX THAT I'M BUILDING IS WITHIN THE RESTRAINTS OF THE CITY.
THERE'S NO OTHER VACANT LOTS IN THIS ON THIS STREET AT ALL.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO REALLY INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND FOR MY BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS EVER ANYTHING ON THAT LOT THE TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR ABOUT 14 YEARS OR LONGER. AND THAT'S GOING BY THE THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT LOOKING AT THE APPRAISAL ROLLS.
BUT IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
FOR THE QUESTION FOR MR. MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU, THANK YOU.
I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION? IT IS TIED FOR THE LOT.
THE LOT IS ONLY. I THINK THE LOT 65 FOOT WIDE, BUT IN IT'S A 50 FOOT RESIDENCE.
BUT IT STILL MEETS THE SETBACKS.
I ASSUME THERE'S A FIVE FOOT SETBACK EACH SIDE.
SIX, SO IT'LL STILL FIT IN THERE.
SO IT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR THE FOR THE SETBACKS ON THE LOT.
MR. CHAIRMAN, SIR, IT'S WORTH ALSO MENTIONING THAT THE PROPERTY WILL NOT BE REZONED FOR THE.
FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THIS SPECIFIC USE AT THIS SPECIFIC LOT.
SOMEBODY MIGHT COME IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW AND ATTEMPT TO USE THIS AS A PRECEDENT FOR ANOTHER ONE.
SO IT'S NOT GOING TO OPEN A STAMPEDE OF PEOPLE WANTING TO WANTING TO DO DUPLEXES.
THERE'S A PROCESS THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND NOTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT SURROUND THEM.
SO HOPE THAT CLARIFIES THE PROPERTY IS STILL GOING TO REMAIN R6.
YEAH. THANK YOU RANDY. THAT SHOULD WE SHOULD HAVE POINTED THAT OUT.
BUT I'LL SAY FROM JUST FROM A REALTOR STANDPOINT, I KNOW THAT PUTTING NEWER PROPERTIES INTO A, AN AREA LIKE THAT DOES TEND TO INCREASE THE VALUE.
AND ANYTIME YOU'RE YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE A NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK BETTER OR BE BETTER OR HAVE HOUSES AROUND IT, AND PEOPLE TEND TO, YOU KNOW, HEY, THE HOUSE NEXT TO ME IS REALLY PRETTY.
I THINK I BETTER START DOING IT.
MAKES THEM KIND OF WANT TO START DOING NICER THINGS TO THEIR HOMES.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN STATISTICALLY.
YEAH. AND AND RANDY, I THINK KIND OF IN THE UNDERTOW.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN MULTIFAMILY.
SO THIS IS NOT GOING TO IT'LL BE IT'LL BE PARKED PROPERLY FOR A DWELLING OF THIS SORT.
IT WON'T ADD TO ON STREET PARKING AND CONGESTION ON THE STREETS.
IT'LL BE ALL PROVIDED ON SITE.
OKAY, I SEE THE GARAGE AND PARKING SPACE, SO.
THERE WAS A DEMOLITION PERMIT PULLED FOR THE PREVIOUS ESTABLISHMENT THERE IN 2003.
I'M A BIG ADVOCATE FOR THE NORTH SIDE AND IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING NICE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THAT SIDE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SHANTHI. MOTION AND CHRISTINE.
CHRISTINE. SECOND, MR. BARNETT. MR. BENHAM? YES, MISS COCKER? YES. MR. HALLIBURTON? YES, MISS FLEMING? YES. MR. SEITZ? YES.
YEAH. LET'S SEE. LET ME LET ME MAKE SURE I GET ALL THAT RIGHT.
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GOOD AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN.I'LL BE PRESENTING CASE TC 2020 401.
THIS IS THE REQUESTER IS GOSPEL RESTORATION CHURCH.
HERE IS AN EXHIBIT THAT THEY DREW KIND OF SHOWING THE ALLEY.
AND HERE IS AN EXHIBIT SHOWING THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY.
HERE IS AN AERIAL LOCATION MAP KIND OF SHOWING THE ALLEY.
IT IS PARTIALLY UNIMPROVED WITH JUST SOME DIRT PATHWAYS RUNNING THROUGH IT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOES HAVE A, A TIE INTO THE TO THE ROAD, AN APPROACH.
WITH SOME MD AND MF JUST TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE PROPERTY.
HERE ARE SOME VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
LIKE I SAID, PARTIALLY UNIMPROVED ALLEY.
IT'S A. AND THE CHURCH IS EXISTING, ALL THEY INTEND TO DO IS COMBINE THEIR PROPERTY TOGETHER INTO ONE LARGER PROPERTY. WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO PEOPLE IN FAVOR.
IF A REPLAT IS NOT APPROVED AND RECORDED WITHIN ONE YEAR, THE GRANTING OF THE ABANDONMENT OF THE SUBJECT RIGHT OF WAY SHALL BE VOID, AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS SHALL GRANT EASEMENTS FOR ALL EXISTING UTILITIES, OR RELOCATE THEM AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ME.
GO BACK TO ONE OF THE PICTURES.
WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE LIKE? IS THAT CITY OWNED OR IS THAT.
YES, IT IS PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
SO THE ALLEY IS PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
SO IF IF WE TOOK IT AWAY, THEN ARE WE ABANDON IT? THEY JUST GET THAT THEY'RE JUST WANTING TO HAVE THAT OR ARE THEY GOING TO PURCHASE THAT? YES. IN THE APPLICATION THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY A PERCENTAGE.
SO THEY OWN THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST, CORRECT? YES, THEY DO, BUT THEY DON'T OWN THE PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT'S A PATH.
SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE REFUGEES IS USING IT.
NO, NO. SO SOLID WASTE MADE NO COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ALLEY.
OKAY. ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS? EMERGENCY, ANYTHING? I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE BIG CUL DE SAC THERE.
THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
YEAH. FIRE MADE NO COMMENT ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
OKAY. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE.
THE. USE OF SUBJECT PROPERTY ON THAT MIDDLE PHOTOGRAPH THERE.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST SITTING OUT ON THAT CUL DE SAC.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMMON FOR ALL OF THOSE IN THIS AREA.
YEAH. THERE'S I THINK THERE'S YEAH, THERE'S TWO OF THEM OUT THERE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE US IF WE CAN REQUIRE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE.
I THINK THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE A CONDITION TO BE ADDED.
IT'S PRETTY UNSIGHTLY TO HAVE THE DUMPSTERS ALL JUST SITTING OUT THERE ON THE STREET LIKE THIS.
WHAT IS IT? THERE'S TWO OF THEM.
IS IT JUST FOR THE CHURCH, OR IS IT FOR ONE OF THOSE USED FOR THE MULTIFAMILY ACROSS THE STREET? I'M NOT SURE. YEAH.
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, THOSE PROPERTIES ARE NOT.
A PART OF THIS REQUEST, AND SO WE ONLY HAVE CONTROL OVER ONE OF THEM.
BUT I GUESS I WOULD COMMENT ON THAT.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO REUSE THIS PROPERTY, THEN IT OUGHT TO BE A CONDITION OF THAT.
IT'S A GOOD FEEDBACK. YEAH, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ADAM? THANKS, ADAM. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE LIKE TO COME UP AND VISIT WITH US? SEEING NO ONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION OR MOTION? A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MITCH. SECOND. MR. BARNETT. MR. BENHAM? YES, MISS COCKER? YES. MR. HALLIBURTON? YES, MISS FLEMING? YES. MR.
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SEITZ? YES. AND MR. ROSENBAUM. YES.AND THE MOTION CARRIES, I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL EVERYTHING ON OUR AGENDA.
SO THAT WAS A SHORT MEETING. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND AND TAKING PART.
AND I WILL ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.