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IT IS 130. WE'LL CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER.
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. THE DECISION OF THIS COMMISSION 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. 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 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.
KEVIN, WOULD YOU OPEN US IN PRAYER? LORD, WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES.
WE PRAY YOUR SPIRIT HERE TO GIVE US THE WISDOM THAT WE NEED TO HEAR CLEARLY, TO DISCERN WITH WISDOM, AND TO MAKE GOOD JUDGMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE ASK YOUR FAVOR OVER THIS SEASON, AS WE JUST REMEMBER JESUS BIRTH AND CELEBRATE THAT AS A COMMUNITY, AND WE JUST HONOR AND PRAISE YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING IN OUR LIVES. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN.
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OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS THE MEETINGS FROM OUR LAST, THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.THAT WAS LAST TUESDAY. HAS ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES? ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 2ND MEETING SAY AYE.
AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO ONE PASSES. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ORDINANCE 2020
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501. RECEIVER REPORT WHOLE DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON THE AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER FOUR, ARTICLE TWO, DIVISION 211 OF THE VACATION, TRAVEL TRAILER AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS FOR THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OR THE LDC.MASON IS NOT HERE. SO ADAM, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND.
I'M HERE FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. THIS CASE, ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2020 501.
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHAPTER FOUR, ARTICLE TWO, DIVISION 11, VACATION, TRAVEL TRAILER, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
OUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS INCLUDE REDUCING THE MAXIMUM SITE DENSITY TO TEN UNITS PER ACRE, INCREASING THE MINIMUM SIZE TO FIVE ACRES, ALLOWING THE SITE LOCATION TO ABUT AOE ZONING INCREASING THE SETBACKS WITHIN THE ENTIRE PARK TO HAVE A COHESIVE 15 FOOT SETBACK FROM PROPERTY LINES REQUIRING EACH PAD SITE TO HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE FOR TWO VEHICLES AS OPPOSED TO ONE REQUIRING ALL PAVING TO BE CONCRETE OR HOT MIX, REQUIRING MORE SPACE FOR AMENITIES AND ACCESSORY USES, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS, AND ADDING SIGNAGE REGULATIONS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THIS REQUESTED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.
WE HAD TABLED THIS ITEM PREVIOUSLY. HAS THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES MADE FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION TO TODAY? I DO NOT BELIEVE SO. BUT MY DIRECTOR, YOU ACTUALLY APPROVED IT? OH, WE APPROVED IT. YEAH, BUT WE HAD TO BRING IT BACK BECAUSE OF A NOTIFICATION ERROR BECAUSE OF A NOTIFICATION ERROR. SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BECAUSE WE WERE. YES, SIR.
EVERYTHING THAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE IS WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY.
OKAY, SO WE'RE APPROVING AGAIN. YES, SIR. PERFECT.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. ADAM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADAM? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY MOTIONS ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
OKAY, KEVIN, WITH THE FIRST. I'LL SECOND. KRISTEN WITH THE SECOND.
MR. STRASSER? YES, MR. HOUSE? YES, YES, MR. HALLIBURTON.
YES, MISS. LEWIS. YES. MR. SYKES. YES. AND MR. BENTON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS ALL OUR ITEMS. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. THAT'S A RECORD.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.