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>> WE WILL GET STARTED. >> IT IS 1:30. WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL OF PLATS. IT MAY BE APPEALED NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS FROM THIS MEETING. 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 THEIR NAME, AND THEIR PURPOSE FOR APPEARING. EACH SPEAKER IS REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR PRESENTATION TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. ADDITIONAL TIME MAY BE GRANTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
>> WE ASK FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS WE LISTEN CAREFULLY AND RENDER FAIR AND SOUND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL. WE PRAY FOR EVERYONE SPEAKING TODAY ON THESE ITEMS. GIVE CLARITY AND HELP US TO UNDERSTAND WELL. IN JESUS'
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NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. >> THE FIRST ITEM ON HER AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF OUR LAST MEETING MINUTES. LOOKING AT THE MINUTES FROM LAST TIME, THE FIRST ZONING CASE WAS A ZONING CASE THAT I NEEDED TO ABSTAIN MYSELF FROM. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. I DON'T THINK THAT WAS NOTED IN THE MINUTES. IT WAS ALSO NOT NOTED IN THE VOTING FOR THAT ITEM. THAT WAS THE ONLY ERROR I SAW IN THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. I HAD A CONFLICT AND HAD TO LEAVE THE ROOM.
>> ANYBODY ELSE ON THE MINUTES THAT YOU NOTIFIED?
>> OKAY. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK TO LAST MEETINGS MINUTES? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
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AMENDMENTS -- MINUTES WITH THE AMENDMENTS NOTED, SAY AYE.>> AYE. >> WE WILL MOVE TO ZONING CASE 2025-07 RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE OWNER, TO APPLY A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW RECONSTRUCTION OF A 120' MONOPOLE WITHIN GENERAL RETAIL LOCATED AT 920X WESTVIEW DRIVE.
>> MY NAME IS KERA VALOIS. I AM REPRESENTING CASE CUP-2025-07, REPRESENTED BY THE AGENT, --. IT IS LOCATED AT 920X WESTVIEW DR.
WE HAVE THE AERIAL LOCATION MAP. WE HAVE THE ZONING MAP. THE USES PERMITTED AND GENERAL RETAIL ZONING. SOME OF THE PROPERTY VIEWS. YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING TOWER. THE LOCATION IS IN A 200 FOOT BUFFER WE RECEIVED ZERO RESPONSES. IT IS COME -- CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFERENCES PLAN, SURROUNDING USES, AND ZONING. AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE LDC. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> IT IS LARGER. >> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS MATTER. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS ITEM NUMBER TWO? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH
THE COMMISSION. OR A MOTION. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO
>> WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
>> THE ITEM CARRIES. >> CUP-2025-08: RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE OWNER, TO APPLY A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A TATTOO PARLOR IN NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL (NR).
LOCATED AT 1720 S CLACK STREET. >> MY NAME IS KERA VALOIS. I AM
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REPRESENTING CUP-2025-08. THE AGENT IS MIKE DIAZ AND IT IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A TATTOO PARLOR IN NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL ZONING LOCATED AT 1720 S CLACK STREET. WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. HERE, WE HAVE THE AERIAL LOCATION MAP. THE ZONING MAP. THAT USES PERMITTED AND NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL ZONING. PROPERTY VIEWS. NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT AND WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR. THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN FOR SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE LDC. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSED OPERATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.>> THAT WAS THE 10:00 A.M. -- >> YES OR -- YES --
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANYONE ELSE?
>> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.
INAUDIBLE ] >> PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE
MEGAPHONE AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF. >> MY NAME IS SHERRY CARTER AND I REPRESENT THE PROPERTY 5302 -- I'M SORRY. 25006 ON SHERMAN DRIVE. THAT HOME HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 55 YEARS. AND WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A TRASH PROBLEM. WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THE TATTOO PARLOR, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES THEY WOULD BE USING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT THOSE BUSINESSES ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE ALLEY FILL UP THE CONTAINERS THAT IS SHARED WITH THE RESIDENTS. THERE ARE FIVE 300 GALLON CANS TO BE SHARED. MANY TIMES ON FRIDAY , THOSE TRADITIONAL BUSINESSES -- WE CAN'T GET TRASH IN OUR CONTAINERS OVER THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION, OF COURSE, THE POSSIBLE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING A TATTOO. THE NEEDLES THEMSELVES I'M SURE HAVE TO BE DISPOSED OF IN A CERTAIN WAY, BUT THE CAUSE OR PAPER TOWELS USED TO BLOT THE ARTWORK AND OR THE GLOVES THAT THE ARTIST WEARS STILL NEED TO BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMERCIAL CONTAINER IN THAT ALLEY TO BE SHARED WITH THE BUSINESSES, AND EVER FLOW CAN BE SHARED WITH THE 300 GALLON CANS. AGAIN, THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE TIME THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE HOME. IN ADDITION, WHEN YOU HAVE A DAY LIKE THIS, IF THE RESIDENTS OR THE COMMERCIAL SIDE DO NOT BAG THEIR TRASH, THAT TRASH IS EVERYWHERE, AND ENDS UP IN YARDS, WHERE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, OR US OLDER ADULTS, CLEANING UP THE YARDS COULD BECOME , YOU KNOW, CROSS CONTAMINATING. THAT'S OUR CONCERN TODAY, SIR. THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING. >> ANYONE ELSE ON THIS MATTER?
>> MY NAME IS MICHAEL DIAZ. I'M THE PERSON BEING REPRESENTED FOR THE TATTOO SHOP. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LADY BEHIND ME KNOWS THAT SHE IS CORRECT ABOUT THE TATTOO NEEDLES. THEY ARE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. THEY ARE PLACED IN SHARPS CONTAINERS.
WE HAVE SOME OF THAT WE CALL AND THEY PICK THEM UP AND DISPOSE OF THEM. AS FAR AS THE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN TRASH, IT IS PUT IN TRASH BAGS AND WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SO THERE'S NOT ANY CONCERN AS FAR AS CROSS-CONTAMINATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE FOR ME? SHE IS RIGHT, THOUGH, ABOUT THE TRASH CANS BEING OUT THERE. I FEEL LIKE A COMMERCIAL TRASHCAN WOULD BE HELPFUL. NOT JUST FOR US BUT FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE, AS WELL.
>> I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP BY CITY SERVICES AND INDICATE THAT, AS WELL. FROM A LAND USE STANDPOINT, THAT IS ALL WE ARE ABLE TO DECIDE. THAT IS SOMETHING WORTH BRINGING OF NOTE. WITH YOU IN AGREEMENT ABOUT IT, THAT IS A GOOD POLICY
TO TAKE. >> YES HER. THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE DISCUSS THIS MATTER? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION OR A MOTION?
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>> I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> FOR THE SECOND. >> MS. KYKER.
>> ITEM 4. Z-2025-05. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE OWNER, TO AMEND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 15 (PDD-15) TO ALLOW FREIGHT CONTAINERS. LOCATED AT 4250
RIDGEMONT >> WE NEED AN MOTION TO UNTABLE.
>> KEVIN MOTIONS TO 30 THIS ITEM. ANYONE OPPOSED? CLARISSA.
>> THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING TO DO THAT.
>> TELL OUR CITY ATTORNEY. I DIDN'T REMEMBER. THANK YOU,
KELLY. >> MY NAME IS CLARISSA IVEY.
I'M WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ABILENE. WE ARE LOOKING AT Z-2025-05 . THE AMENDMENT IS TO AMEND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT 15 TO ALLOW FOR FREIGHT CONTAINERS AT 4250 RIDGEMONT DR.. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS ON THE CORNER OF ROLLING GREEN DRIVE AND RIDGEMONT . THERE IS THE HOTEL KNOWN AS MCM ELEGANTE. THIS SHOWS THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS BEING USED FOR MULTIFAMILY AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES. THEN YOU HAVE THEM ALL WITH GENERAL RETAIL. HERE ARE SOME PROPERTY VIEWS.
THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORHOOD VIEWS, AS WELL. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING. THEY ARE PROPOSING TO ENCLOSE THE FREIGHT CONTAINERS BEHIND THE FENCE TO MATCH THE EXISTING WHERE THE TRASH BINS ARE. THEY ARE GOING TO BE BEHIND THE SECURITY FENCE AND COLOR MATCHED. WE SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS AND WE RECEIVED ONE POST. THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING, GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. STAFF CIRCULATION IS FOR APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. IN ORDER TO HAVE A TOTAL FREIGHT CONTAINER, IT MUST BE SCREENED ON ALL SIDES AND PAINTED TO MATCH THE FENCING SURROUNDING THE CONTAINERS, AND THEY MIGHT NOT STACK THE FREIGHT CONTAINERS.
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> YOU ARE WIPING OUT QUITE A FEW PARKING SPACES. IT'S THE SAME QUESTION I HAD LAST TIME.
DO WE STILL HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING AT THIS SITE?
>> YES SIR. SO, THE PREVIOUS REQUEST THEY SHOULD HAVING SIX CONTAINERS -- THEY WERE GOING TO BE REMOVING -- I BELIEVE LIKE 18 PARKING SPACES -- THIS MINIMIZES THE AMOUNT OF PARKING SPACES THAT THEY WILL BE TAKING -- I GUESS, REMOVING. IT STILL LEAVES THE ENTRANCE AT THE BACK. IT IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE FROM THIS
VIEW. >> THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION.
>> IT STILL MEETS THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND ENTRANCE.
>> AND IT WILL BE SCREENED ALL THE WAY AROUND.
>> YES MA'AM. >> IS IT A STANDARD REQUIREMENT IN THE PERMITTING FOR THE IS THAT NOTHING IS ALLOWED TO BE STACKED ON TOP OF -- NOT JUST THE FREIGHT CONTAINERS, BUT NOTHING ELSE.
>> THANK YOU, CLARISSA. >> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS IT? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. LAST TIME, WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION. I APPRECIATE THE LANDOWNER THAT WAS HERE TODAY AS WELL AS CLARISSA AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO TAKE THE TIME TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH AND CREATIVELY CREATE A GAME PLAN THAT WAS RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT IS LISTENING OR WATCHING, IF YOU ARE WORKING TO SOMETHING, I THINK WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG PLANNING DEPARTMENT WHO BENDS OVER BACKWARD TO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT THE LANDOWNER -- THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS IS. THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU TO TRY TO MAKE A CREATIVE SOLUTION. THANK YOU, CLARISSA,
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AND YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU TO THE LANDOWNERS FOR WORKING ON THIS ONE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE COMMISSION, OR ANY MOTIONS?>> I THINK THEY WENT ABOUT WHAT WE ASKED THEM TO DO, WHICH WAS TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD MAKE THESE NOT DISPLAYED AT FOR THE PUBLIC, MINIMIZING THE AMOUNT OF PARKING TAKEN UP. MINIMIZING THE LOOK OF THEM JUST SITTING OUT THERE. I LIKE WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH. PERSONALLY.
>> IS THAT A MOTION? >> YEAH. I CAN MOTION TO APPROVE
WITH THE CONDITIONS. >> AND NOTHING IS STACKED. NOT
JUST CONTAINERS. >> WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IS A
CLARIFICATION. >> SO MS. KYKER WITH EMOTION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM NUMBER 5 ON OUR AGENDA.
ZONING CASE 2025-07: RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE OWNER, TO AMEND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD-181). SPECIFICALLY, TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 31.0 ACRES OF LAND ZONED AGRICULTURAL OPEN TO LOT THREE AND APPROXIMATELY 28.58 ACRES OF LAND ZONED AO TO LOT ONE, BOTH BEING SUBJECT TO RESPECTIVE ZONING REQUIREMENTS.
LOCATED AT 5614 SPINKS ROAD AND HIGHWAY 773 AND 723 FARMING
MARKET 2404. ADAM. >> HELLO. I'M ADAM HOLLAND.
THIS IS CASE Z-2025-07. THIS IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 55.8 ACRES. LOCATED AT 5614 SPINKS ROAD. WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE NOTIFICATIONS BACK IN OPPOSITION FOR THIS REQUEST. HERE IS AN AERIAL LOCATION MAP, SHOWING THE PROPOSED ZONING REQUEST FOR IT YOU CAN SEE AT THE CORNER OF SPINKS ROAD. THOSE ARE BEING REQUESTED TO CHANGE. THOSE WERE RECENTLY ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF ABILENE. THOSE ARE BEING REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE PD THAT SURROUNDS , AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS ZONING MAP. THE ZONING MAP SHOWS THAT THIS IS ALL PD 191, EXCEPT THE RECENT ANNEXATIONS, AS WELL AS SOME PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, AND SOME UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. HERE IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONCEPT PLAN.
THIS SHOWS THAT THE PROPOSED PROPERTIES WILL BE PLACED INTO TRACT ONE, ALLOWING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE, AND TRACK THREE, WHICH ALLOWS GENERAL INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE. HERE ARE SOME PROPERTY VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT. YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THIS IS VACANT LAND WITH SOME SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE AND ETJ SURROUNDING IT. TO THE NORTH OF IT, THERE IS INDUSTRIAL USE. MORE VACANT LAND AND SINGLE-FAMILY TYPE USES. WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE IN OPPOSITION RESULTING IN AN 8.4% OF OPPOSITION FOR THIS REQUEST. BASED ON THE NOTIFICATION BUFFERS THAT WE HAVE SURROUNDING THE PROPERTIES. THIS REQUEST HAS BEEN FOUND CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE LDC. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY CUSHIONS YOU HAVE FOR
ME. >> TWO WORD GENERAL WE ARE OPPOSED TO THIS. ONE WAS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH TRAFFIC, DAMAGE TO THE ROOTS, AND HOW THAT COULD IMPACT PROPERTY VALUE. WERE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CALLS OR
ANYTHING RELATED TO THAT? >> I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ADAM?
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, ADAM. >> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IT. YES SIR?
PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONES THEY SHOULD I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT. I'M NOT MUCH OF A SPOKESMAN OR ANYTHING. I JUST WROTE A BUNCH OF STUFF.
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LIST OF 24 RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THIS AREA THAT ARE AGAINST THIS. I GUESS THEY LIVE OUTSIDE THE BUFFER. TRAFFIC IS HORRIBLE.ROADS ARE NOT MEANT FOR IT . THEY ARE IN TERRIBLE CONDITION.
THEY WERE IN TERRIBLE CONDITION BEFORE. THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM, BUT THAT AIN'T THE ONLY PROBLEM. THE ORIGINAL -- I THINK IN 2023 THEY SHOULD NOT THIS COMMISSION -- BUT THE PREVIOUS ONE -- CLINT MADE THE STATEMENT THAT Y'ALL WERE NOT THE LAST ONE TO DECIDE ANYTHING. YOU ARE KIND OF THE RESIDENCE OUT THERE.
THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE SPEAKING TODAY, BUT I PROMISE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A PROBLEM. I'VE GOT A GROWING LIST DAILY. I'M THE ONE THAT PEOPLE CALL BECAUSE I'M MORE OUTSPOKEN. NOT THAT I WANT TO BE, BUT PROPERTY VALUE IS A BIG CONCERN FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE. PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THERE 40, 50 YEARS. LIVING IN THE COUNTRY FOR A REASON. AND NOW, IT IS BEING ZONED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, FROM, WHAT I KNOW, IS BASICALLY A FREE-FOR-ALL. THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
MAKE HOW MUCH NOISE THEY WANT. PRODUCE WHATEVER LIGHT THEY WANT. THERE ARE NO ORDINANCES AGAINST IT. BUT IT IS IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS RANCHLAND, AGRICULTURAL.
IT IS STILL A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION. ORIGINALLY, IT STARTED OUT STILL HUGE, BUT SMALLER THAN IT IS NOW. IT IS JUST NOT SUPPORTED OUT THERE WHATSOEVER. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO -- FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, IT HAS BEEN A LACK OF PLANNING AND ZONING THAN IT IS PLANNING AND ZONING. NOBODY OUT THERE WAS APPROACHED FOR THOUGHTS OR GIVEN ANY KIND OF OPINION TOWARDS THE SUBJECT.
>> YOU CAN CONTINUE. >> I GUESS MY TIME IS UP. I COULD TALK FOR HOURS. I'M JUST NOT A GOOD SPEAKER. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER , BUT PROBABLY NOT IN SUPPORT OF ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE TODAY BECAUSE IT IS PROBABLY JUST A FORMALITY. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SO, SPECIFICALLY, WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST CONCERN? THE ROAD?
>> IT IS NOT MY BIGGEST CONCERN. IT IS MY BIG CONCERN. IF YOU HAVEN'T DRIVEN OUT THERE -- NOT JUST FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE THEY SHOULD BUT THE SPINKS ROAD SAID, YOU ARE BETTER DRIVING THROUGH THE GRASS. THERE ARE DOMES GOING IN AND OUT. THE COUNTY HAS SHUT DOWN HALF OF IT. THEY HAVE ONLY GOT ONE DIRECTION TO GO. IT IS A CONSTANT LINE. THE CITY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE PLANS TO FIX IT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, BUT THIS IS A FOUR OR FIVE YEAR PROJECT. IT IS IN HORRIBLE SHAPE RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE TO GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE IF YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THE TRUCKS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE IS NOWHERE BUT DOWN TO GO. ESPECIALLY MY PROPERTY. I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE SAYING, THAT IS A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE. LET ME GO LIVE NEXT TO THAT. AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SOUND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE. THERE IS A 200 FOOT BUFFER OF NATURAL VEGETATION. THAT IS NOT NEAR ENOUGH FOR WHAT I FORESEE.
THERE'S PORTABLE LIGHTING OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. I SUSPECT THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF PERMANENT LIGHTING, WHICH, I'M AGAINST ANY LIGHTING. I LIKE TO SEE THE CITY LIGHTS. NOT INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS. THERE'S RESOURCE. I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN
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DISMISSED BECAUSE IT WILL BE A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM. THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A NEW PROJECT. GRANBERRY HAS A SIMILAR SITUATION AND EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE STRESS, THE NOISE. THE CONSTANT NOISE.MIGRAINE HEADACHES AND JUST CONSTANT HUMMING. AND I FEEL LIKE, WHEN THAT WAS DONE, THEY WERE PROBABLY UNDER THE SAME THING. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO, BUT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT. LIKE I SAID, A LACK OF PLANNING IS A BETTER WORD FOR ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY UNKNOWNS.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING. >> ANYONE ELSE? TO ADDRESS THIS,
FROM THE PUBLIC? YES SIR. >> HI, EVERYONE.
FIRST OF ALL, THIS PROPERTY WE ARE ANNEXING NOW -- THERE ARE NO PLANS TO BUILD ANYTHING THERE AT THE MOMENT. SECONDLY, ON THE ROAD, WE ARE PLANNING ON ACCESS TO THE SITE FROM CLACK STREET.
THAT SHOULD BE BETTER. THIRD OF ALL, THE PLACES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH ALL OF THE NOISE, THAT IS A MINING OPERATION. THIS IS DIFFERENT. I WANT TO CLARIFY THOSE POINTS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU.
>> DID HE HAVE ONE? >> ANYONE ELSE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE FIRST GENTLEMAN TO SPEAK, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE BOARD TO CITY COUNCIL. I WILL ADD THAT OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO LOOK AT LAND-USE AND NOT NECESSARILY ROADS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPEAK WITH TXDOT OR THE COUNTY ROADS THEY SHOULD IT APPEARS IT IS BEING ADDRESSED. THERE ARE AVENUES TO ADDRESS THOSE MATTERS. I ENCOURAGE YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS TO REACH OUT RELATED TO THOSE THINGS AND POTENTIALLY REQUEST A TRAFFIC STUDY OR SOMETHING, NOW THAT THE TRAFFIC IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. ON THE COMMISSION, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER?
>> I'M CERTAIN THE CONSTRUCTION IS DISRUPTIVE.
>> IT IS SHORT-TERM. >> REMIND ME -- THE BASE ZONING ON THIS -- EDD -- I BELIEVE IT IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THERE IS SOME HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, BUT IT IS CENTRAL. AND SO I'M ZONING -- SURE ZONING AND BUFFING RETIREMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE MET, CERTAINLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL.
>> ANY DISCUSSIONS? ANY MOTIONS?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM NUMBER 6. ZONING CASE 2025-08. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE OWNER, TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 1.31 ACRES FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD-193). SPECIFICALLY, TO ALLOW A BASE ZONING OF PATIO HOMES (PH) WITH ALTERNATIVE SETBACKS AND LOT DIMENSIONS. LOCATED AT 1402 PINE STREET.
>> HELLO. ONCE AGAIN, I AM ADAM HOLLAND. THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE APPROXIMATELY 1.39 ACRES OF HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO A LAND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. EDD 193. HERE IS A LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE AREA TO BE REZONED. THAT IS JUST SOUTH OF THE STRUCTURE OVER THERE. JUST NORTH OF A CLINIC, AS WELL. HERE IS A ZONING MAP, KIND OF SHOWING THE AREA. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE AREA AROUND IT IS HEAVY COMMERCIAL WITH MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO THE WEST.
SOME MULTIFAMILY FURTHER NORTH, AND FURTHER WEST, THAT
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PD ALLOWS FOR OFFICE AND GENERAL HEALTH TYPE USES, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER TYPES OF USES, AS WELL. HERE IS A CONCEPT PLAN KIND OF SHOWING WHAT THEY HAD PROPOSED. THEY PROPOSED -- I BELIEVE THAT IS 16 DIFFERENT UNITS WITH A RING ROAD COMING OFF OF PINE STREET AS EXCESS FOR THESE DIFFERENT HOMES. THIS IS PROPOSED TO BE A PATIO HOME TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT WITH ADJUSTED SETBACKS. FIVE FEET FROM THE SIDES. SOME LOWER SETBACKS FROM THE FRONT, AS WELL. HERE ARE SOME PROPERTY VIEWS OF THE SEPARATE PROPERTY AND NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. YOU CAN SEE THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT, AND JUST TO THE NORTH, WE HAVE THAT CLINIC. THE CLINIC IS TO THE SOUTH, AND THE INAUDIBLE ] IS TO THE NORTH, AS WELL AS THE OTHER MEDICAL TYPE USE FOR SIMMONS ACROSS THE WAY THERE, AND A BODYSHOP, AS WELL, ACROSS THE STREET. WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR. ONE NOTIFICATION IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST. THIS REQUEST HAS BEEN FOUND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING, GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE LDC. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ME.
>> IS THERE GOING TO BE AN EIGHT -- HOA TYPE SITUATION HERE?
>> I'M NOT SURE BUT THE AGENT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> DO YOU KNOW IF THAT BODYSHOP ACROSS THE STREET IS STILL
ACTIVE? >> I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS, BUT
I'M NOT SURE. >> IT CERTAINLY COULD BE IN THE
>> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.
>> HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD AFTERNOON. CLAYTON FARROW. THIS IS A UNIQUE ZONING REQUEST FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED AT THIS LOCATION. IT DOESN'T REALLY MATCH A GREAT FIT FOR ANY OF THE CURRENT EXISTING USES. THAT IS WHY WE STARTED WITH THE PATIO HOME AND MODIFIED FROM THERE. TO ANSWER YOUR HOA QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE A PLAN TO DO THAT, IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC CONCERN I CAN RELATE, I CAN ASK THAT AND
HAVE IT PREPARED FOR COUNCIL. >> WELL, MY THOUGHT IS -- WHEN YOU HAVE FAMILIES LIVING IN THIS RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING -- I HOPE WE ARE BUILDING TO MAKE THIS -- NICE -- YOU KNOW -- NICE UP THE AREA? THERE WE GO. MY CONCERN IS AGAIN, TRASH, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANYBODY PLANNING -- WHAT KIND OF -- A LITTLE MORE OVERALL THAN THESE ARE GOING TO BE PATIO HOMES. THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOW
INCOME PATIO HOMES? LIKE WHAT? >> YOU DON'T KNOW.
>> I WILL SAY THAT THE ROADS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED ARE PUBLIC ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN VETTED BY PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNER VIEW. THEY ARE ACTUALLY PROPOSING TO APPROVE THE ALLEY BETWEEN THEIR WEST SIDE, ABUTTING THE OTHER RESIDENTIAL'S BEHIND THEM. I WOULD EXPECT THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE, BUT I CAN'T SPEAK SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE BUILDINGS WILL LOOK LIKE.
INAUDIBLE ] >> NOT NECESSARILY THAT. WHAT
THE PLAN WAS IN GENERAL. >> ARE THERE SPECIFIC PLANS TO ADDRESS THE RESIDENTIAL IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY COMMERCIAL? IS IT GOING TO BE NOISY AND MESSY AND ALL AROUND?
>> I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THAT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY FOR WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY USES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THEM. BUT I WILL HAVE TO LET
THEM SPEAK TO THAT. >> BUT IT IS RESIDENTIAL BEHIND
THEM. >> IT IS RESIDENTIAL BEHIND
THEM. >> THAT IS A VERY BUSY ROAD.
>> THE INTENT WAS TO REMOVE DRIVEWAYS OFF OF PINE TO MINIMIZE DRIVE CONNECTIONS TO PINE, BEING THE CORRIDOR THAT IT IS. CREATE A LITTLE POCKET NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> OKAY. >> IF YOU'RE A PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT, IT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE ACROSS THE STREET.
>> ANYTHING RIGHT THERE TO BEAUTIFY THE AREA, YOU KNOW, GOING DOWNTOWN -- THAT REALLY MAKES A REALLY GOOD ADJUSTMENT THERE. BUT IT STILL NEEDS WORK, ESPECIALLY ON THE SIDE THAT WE ARE ON HERE. I'M UP FOR ANYTHING TO BEAUTIFY, BECAUSE THAT IS OUR CORRIDOR TO DOWNTOWN.
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>> I KNOW WHEN YOU START TO BEAUTIFY AN AREA, THE NEIGHBORS STARTED BEAUTIFYING AS WELL AS THEY SEE THINGS.
>> I CAN PASS THE NOTES ON TO MY CLIENT.
>> THANKS. >> ANYTHING ELSE FOR MR.
CLAYTON? >> ONE MORE QUESTION. SO THE TWO, THEY WOULDN'T COME OFF OF PINE TO PARKIN. THAT WOULD BE LIKE ANOTHER PARK IN THE BACK FOR THEM TO COME?
>> THESE ARE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, SO THEY WOULD HAVE PARKING REQUIRED INSIDE THE PROPERTY. IT WOULDN'T BE LIKE
AN APARTMENT COMPEX. >> OKAY. SO DRIVING ON PINE, YOU
WOULD DRIVE INTO -- >> YOU WOULD DRIVE DOWN ONE OF THOSE TWO ROADS AND PARK AT YOUR HOUSE.
>> GOT IT. >> SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> I MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND.
>> ITEM 2025-09. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE OWNERS, TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 6.49 ACRES FROM MEDIUM DENSITY TO PATIO HOME. LOCATED ALONG NIKHIL LANE AND NITIN WAY. LEGAL DESCRIPTION BEING LOTS 15- 35, BLOCK C, OF THE FORREST MEADOWS SECTION 2 ADDITION, ABILENE, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS.
>> MY NAME IS CLARISSA IVEY. I MAY PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE.
THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 6.49 ACRES THROUGH PATIO HOMES ALONG NICHOL LANE. THEY ARE TWO CUL-DE-SAC AREAS RIGHT OFF OF FOREST MEADOWS AND THE SUBDIVISION. IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED MEDIUM DENSITY. SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, AND SOME MORE MEDIUM DENSITY, AND THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT IS TO THE SOUTH. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A RESIDENTIAL -- AND MORE RESIDENCES BEING DEVELOPED.
CURRENTLY, THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE EMPTY. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE STARTED ON SOME WATER METERS, IT LOOKS LIKE. THEY STARTED THE PERMIT USES AT MEDIUM DENSITY, WHICH IS WHAT IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED. AND THEY ARE PROPOSING TO REZONE TO PATIO HOMES, AND THIS WOULD BE THE ALLOWED USES. WE SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS AND RECEIVED TWO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SURROUNDED USES, AND ZONING, GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PENCILS AND CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. >> THANK YOU.
>> OTHER THAN THE NAMES. >> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER?
MARKET CONDITIONER -- CONDITIONS. THEY HAVE A DESIRE TO GO TO SINGLE-FAMILY. MEDIUM DENSITY ALLOWS RS6 DEVELOPMENT.
IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO GO TO A PATIO HOME. STILL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED. JUSTIN A LITTLE POCKET FOR THOSE TWO CUL-DE-SACS. THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING TODAY. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO.
>> THERE ARE LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT A GIANT BACKYARD. IMAGINE THAT.
>> LOWERING DENSITIES. >> THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> ANYONE ELSE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION OR
A MOTION? >> I MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> AND MR
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