VIEW IN THE BACK. WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. [ CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON THE APPROVAL OF PLATS. HOWEVER, IT ACTS ONLY AS A RECOMMENDING BOARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS OF ZONING. THE DECISIONS 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, AND 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, AND THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD SHALL APPROACH THE PODIUM AND 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. KEVIN, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN OPENING INVOCATION? LORD, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AS A NATION TODAY IN THESE ELECTIONS TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS. AND WE JUST PRAY FOR FOR WISDOM FOR OUR ENTIRE NATION AS WE SELECT THE CANDIDATES TO RUN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. MAY WE CHOOSE GOOD LEADERS WHO WILL GOVERN FAIRLY AND WITH WISDOM. WE PRAY AS WE HEAR THESE CASES TODAY THAT WE, AS A COMMISSION, WILL ALSO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS THAT ARE FAIR FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED AND THAT BENEFIT THE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. AND WE JUST PRAY FOR WISDOM AS WE SEEK TO DO THAT. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. THE MINUTES WERE INCLUDED IN OUR PACKET. [ MINUTES] HAD THE COMMISSIONERS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES? ANY EDITS OR ADDITIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS OUR MINUTES FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING. SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE LAST MEETING'S MINUTES. SO MOVED. EVAN WITH THE FIRST. ANYBODY WITH A SECOND? SHANTI WITH A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO. ONE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2020 604. [ ZONING] RECEIVER REPORT WHOLE DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE OWNER. TO APPLY THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO A PROPERTY TO ALLOW OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. PICKLEBALL COURTS LOCATED AT 1200 ROSEWOOD DRIVE. CLARISSA. HELLO, MY NAME IS CLARISSA. I AM A PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF ABILENE. BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE KCP 2020 604 REQUESTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. RYAN CONNOR, REPRESENTED BY JACOB AND MARTIN. THE PROPERTY LOCATION IS 1202 ROSEWOOD DRIVE RIGHT IN THE CORNER OF BRUCE WAY AND ROSEWOOD. THEY'RE WANTING TO APPLY THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ONLY TO A PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY THAT YOU SEE HERE WITH THE BASE ZONING OF GENERAL RETAIL. AND THESE ARE THE PERMITTED USES IN GENERAL RETAIL ZONING, SOME PROPERTY VIEWS INDICATING WHERE THEY'RE WANTING TO DEVELOP THIS INTO PICKLEBALL COURTS AS WELL AS NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. THIS WOULD BE THE CONCEPT. THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN OF WHERE THEY PLAN TO PLACE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. WE SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS AND WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR. THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING. GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE LDC STAFF'S RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING. THE CONCEPT PLAN, PLAN OF OPERATION. HOURS OF OPERATION BE REDUCED TO 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M. AND ALSO PROVIDING A WAY TO MITIGATE NOISE. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THE THE TIME ADJUSTMENT MAKES SOME SENSE TO ME. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE THINKING BEHIND THE NOISE MITIGATION? THEY HAD HOURS OF OPERATION TILL 9:09 P.M., I BELIEVE. AND MOST OF THE AREA SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY IS RESIDENTIAL. WE WERE ALSO KIND OF THINKING WITH THE TIME SUNSET AND SUNRISE HAPPENS AND KIND OF ALSO TO HELP WITH THE NOISE MITIGATION AROUND THAT TIME, MOST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GETTING READY TO, YOU KNOW, END OF THE DAY AND GOING TO BED AND HAVING THE SMALL CHILDREN, IT KIND OF MIGHT BE. HAVE YOU EXPRESSED THESE AMENDMENTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER? I'M SORRY, HAVE Y'ALL HAVE Y'ALL HAS THE PLANNING OFFICE SHARED THESE? YES, I DID, I SPOKE WITH THE APPLICANT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT THIS CASE. OKAY. WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE NOISE MITIGATION SPECIFICALLY. DO YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEM OR ARE YOU LEAVING THAT TO THE CLIENT? WE'RE LEAVING THAT TO THE CLIENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. [00:05:01] SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE BOTH. THEY STOP AT EIGHT AND THEY HAVE NOISE MITIGATION AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHERE OUR SUGGESTION IS OKAY. AND THEY WOULD YOU ACCEPT STANDARD FENCING FOR THAT TYPE OF RECREATION AS NOISE MITIGATION. JUST LIKE CHAIN LINK OR CHAIN LINK. THEY'VE SAID THEY'RE GOING TO PUT SOME SLAT. YEAH. COVERS ON THEIR, ON THEIR PLAN OF OPERATIONS. THEY INDICATED THEY'RE WANTING TO DO WIND BLOCKS. I MEAN, THEY'RE WIND BLOCKS, SO THEY BLOCK THE WIND UNNECESSARILY. NOISE. BUT IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THIS COMMISSION SEEMS THAT THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. IF STAFF IS JUST RECOMMENDING THAT THEY DO SOMETHING ABOVE. JUST ABOVE, JUST ONCE. I'M JUST I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE IF WE IF WE REQUIRE THEM TO PROVIDE NOISE MITIGATION, THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT ADDITIONAL COSTS WE'RE ASKING THEM TO INCUR FOR THAT. AND I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S FEASIBLE. I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE APPROVED, BUT I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT AGENTS DONE SOME STUDIES ON THE NOISE CREATED BY PICKLEBALL THAT THEY CAN SHARE WHEN THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. THEY'VE THEY'VE TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. GREAT. IF THEY'RE OKAY WITH IT, I THINK WE WOULD BE OKAY WITH IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WE WE DON'T WANT TO PUT UNDUE BURDEN ON SOMEONE. THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY DEFINITION THAT'S THAT'S LEFT UP IN THE AIR. YEAH. THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO INDICATE WHAT TYPE OF MATERIAL OR TYPE OF FENCING THAT THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO ASSESS THE SITUATION, NOISE LEVELS, LOCATION AND SEE SOMETHING THAT WORKS BEST WITH THEIR BUDGET AND THEIR PROJECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CLARISSA? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO ADDRESS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. GOOD AFTERNOON. TAL FILLINGIM, AGENT FOR PROPERTY OWNER AND DEVELOPER. SO THIS ZONING, THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS FOR OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL TO ALLOW OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, OUTDOOR RECREATION, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CURRENT ZONING. THIS PICKLEBALL WILL BE BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. IT WON'T JUST BE THE OUTDOOR COURTS THAT YOU SEE. THERE'S THE THAT KIND OF THAT END CAP OF THAT EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER WILL INCLUDE INDOOR PICKLEBALL WITH SOME EXTRA THINGS TIED TO IT. THE PLAN OF OPERATION IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO STICK TO. AND SO WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, OUR PLAN OF OPERATION OUTLINES HOURS TO UNTIL 10 P.M., NOT 8 P.M.. I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS ABOUT THE CAVEAT OF NOISE MITIGATION. I THINK WE SHOULD BE SPECIFIC TO THAT, BECAUSE IT COULD SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL AS TO WHAT WAS INTENDED THERE. IN THE PLAN OF OPERATION, IT OUTLINES HOW THAT NOISE MITIGATION WOULD BE PROVIDED, WHICH IS PRETTY TYPICAL FOR PICKLEBALL COURTS. SO THEY, THEY, THEY REFERENCE A WIND BARRIER. IT ALSO PROVIDES SOME, SOME LIGHT BARRIER AS WELL, BUT IT IS VERY SPECIFIC ALSO TO NOISE MITIGATION. THESE COVERINGS ALONG THE EXTERIOR FENCE OF EACH COURT ARE INTENDED AND MANUFACTURED FOR THAT VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE. THAT IS THE INTENT OF THE DEVELOPER IS TO INSTALL THOSE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TIE THE NOISE MITIGATION TO. AND AGAIN, WE FEEL LIKE IN THE PLAN OF OPERATION THAT THAT IS OUTLINED. AND SO OUR ASK FOR YOU GUYS TO APPROVE TODAY OR RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL IS IS NOT WITH JUST THE BLANKET STATEMENT OF NOISE MITIGATION, BUT NOISE MITIGATION AS OUTLINED IN THE PLAN OF OPERATIONS. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT GENERAL RETAIL. SO LET'S THINK ABOUT OTHER BUSINESSES THAT COULD GO THERE. YOU'VE GOT SMALL AUTOMOBILE. AND WHEN I SAY SMALL AUTOMOBILE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS THAT YOU CAN HAVE A BODY AUTO SHOP THERE. IT COULD BE AN OIL CHANGE PLACE. THEY CHANGE TIRES. THE, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE HEARD MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN OIL CHANGE PLACES GO IN THE ARGUMENT THAT THE THE RATCHET THAT THE THAT IS THE NOISE THAT IT MAKES WHEN TIRES ARE BEING CHANGED, THE DECIBEL LEVELS OF THOSE FAR EXCEED WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR IN PICKLEBALL. THE PICKLEBALL IS, IS ACTUALLY A FAIRLY LOW DECIBEL. IT'S ABOUT AT THE SAME AS OUR AS MY CONVERSATION WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, AROUND 50 TO 60DB. BUT IT'S, IT'S THE IT'S LIKE A PIN TAPPING. RIGHT. SO IT'S THE REPETITIVE NATURE OF THAT. WE FEEL LIKE THAT BY PUTTING THE RESTRICTION OF CLOSING AT 10 P.M. [00:10:02] BY ADDING THE NOISE DAMPENING AS WE'VE OUTLINED IN THE PLAN OF OPERATION THAT, THAT WE MEET THE INTENT BEHIND STAFF'S CONCERN. SO THAT IS OUR REQUEST OF YOU TODAY IS TO APPROVE IT IN THAT WAY. CAN YOU GO TO THE RECOMMENDATION PAGE? SO BASICALLY, YOUR YOUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE CONCEPT PLAN AND PLAN OF OPERATION AND NOT NEITHER OF THE BOTTOM TWO BULLETS THAT THAT'S CORRECT. AND IF TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S COMFORTABLE YOU COULD SAY PLAN OF OPERATION. AND AS THE NOISE MITIGATION IS OUTLINED WITHIN THE PLAN OR IF WE LEAVE THE FINAL BULLET, SAY, AS OUTLINED IN THE PLAN OF OPERATION. RIGHT? YEAH. QUESTIONS FOR TOWN. THE HOURS OF OPERATION YOUR CLIENT IS ASKING TO HOLD IT OPEN TILL TEN. I CAN ENVISION YOUTH GROUPS AND THAT SORT OF THING, USING THIS AFTER WEDNESDAY CHURCH OR AS A PART OF THEIR YOUTH ACTIVITIES AT 8 P.M.. THAT SEEMS A LITTLE EARLY FOR THAT, BUT I HADN'T HEARD YOU. DID YOU OBJECT TO THOSE HOURS? WE. WE DO. OUR PLAN OF OPERATION OUTLINES TILL 10 P.M.. THAT'S THE REQUEST FROM MY CLIENT. OKAY. SO THERE'S THERE'S TWO THINGS AS IT RELATES TO NOISE MITIGATION, REALLY, FOR THESE COURTS, IT COULD BE VOICES OF PEOPLE PLAYING GAMES OUTSIDE, OR IT COULD BE THE THE PADDLE, YOU KNOW, THE PADDLE HITTING THE BALL. IT MAKES A VERY UNIQUE SOUND. BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SOUND FROM PICKLEBALL, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE NOISE MITIGATION WOULD PROVIDE. PROVIDING WILL WILL DAMPEN THAT TO A SATISFACTORY LEVEL TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VOICES OF PEOPLE AS THEY'RE PLAYING OR PEOPLE STANDING AROUND WATCHING, THE TENNIS COURTS AT ROSE PARK ARE CLOSER TO BACK DOORS OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAN THESE ARE BY ABOUT HALF. SO I THINK WE'RE MAYBE IN THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OF 120FT TO THE CLOSEST APARTMENT COMPLEX. WE'RE HUNDREDS OF FEET FROM ANY SINGLE FAMILY. THE PICKLEBALL, THE TENNIS BALL COURTS ON THE EAST SIDE OF ROSE PARK ARE 60FT FROM THE BACK DOOR. SO I JUST THINK WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE OTHER USES, I KNOW IT'S A CUP AND SOMETIMES IT NEEDS SOME SPECIAL RESTRICTION, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO GO TOO FAR BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER USES THAT WOULD BE LOUDER THAN WHAT THIS IS GOING TO BE. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THE PLAN OF OPERATION NOW, LOTS OF OUTLINES, A REASONABLE APPROACH TO TO WHAT THEY'RE HOPING TO TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY. ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY OUTDOOR LIKE, SPEAKERS OR MUSIC OVER PLANNED? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PLACES WHERE IT'S KIND OF LIKE A PICKLEBALL AND PARTY OR PICKLEBALL AND RESTAURANT TYPE PLACE. AND SO I AM LESS CONCERNED ABOUT PICKLEBALL OR THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE PLAYING PICKLEBALL THAN I AM NECESSARILY THAT I WOULD BE ABOUT MUSIC. MUSIC GOING FOR TILL 10:00 AT NIGHT. RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW, LIKE FUN. I'M NOT. I'M JUST SAYING. YEAH, YEAH. FROM A SOUND STANDPOINT. YEAH. AND I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY INTEND WITH SPEAKERS OR, OR MUSIC, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, THERE'S ALREADY CITY ORDINANCES IN PLACE. REGARDLESS OF YOUR BUSINESS OPERATION. YOU CANNOT BE YOU CAN'T BE IN A NUISANCE TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND SO I BELIEVE THERE'S ALREADY SAFEGUARDS FOR THAT IN PLACE. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT AND MAYBE OVERREACHING TO TO TIGHTEN THAT UP TOO FAR. I SUSPECT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING, BUT I KNOW THEY WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. AND AGAIN, JUST BASED ON THE STANDARD ZONING, THE GR THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR A LONG TIME EVER SINCE THAT SHOPPING CENTER HAS BEEN THERE. YOU COULD HAVE USES GO IN THAT DON'T HAVE TO COME TO THIS BOARD AT ALL. THEY CAN JUST GO IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOUDER AND SOMEBODY WILL BE MANNING THIS. IT WON'T JUST BE I MEAN, LIKE YOU, IT'S A BUSINESS WHERE SOMEBODY GOES IN AND PAYS TO GO. YES, MA'AM. YEAH, IT WOULD BE MANNED. YOU KNOW, I, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE A AND BRAD, YOU MENTIONED THIS LIKE A CHICKEN AND PICKLE WHERE IT'S, IT'S AS MUCH ABOUT THE FOOD AS IT IS ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL. I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CONCESSIONS AND THAT SORT OF THING. BUT BUT I DON'T I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT CONCEPT. I THINK IT'S MORE ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL. BUT IF IT WAS A BAR WITH AN OUTDOOR PATIO, IT WOULD MAKE NOISE. IT COULD HAVE SPEAKERS WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BEFORE US. RIGHT. AND IF YOU TURN THOSE UP TOO LOUD, THEN SOMEBODY'S GOING TO COME SEE YOU ABOUT THAT. YEAH. SO YOUR POINT IS TAKEN. ANYTHING ELSE FOR TOWN? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE UP TO ADDRESS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION AMONG THE COMMISSIONERS OR MOTIONS? [00:15:01] I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I KNOW I DO AS WELL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT LIMITING THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO OPERATE THIS BUSINESS PAST 8 P.M.. AND, AND I DO THINK MAYBE THE NOISE MITIGATION IS A LITTLE BIT ARBITRARY, AND IT IS ALREADY ADDRESSED IN THE PLAN OF OPERATION. I DON'T WANT TO SHUT DOWN DISCUSSION, BUT WHEN WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION, I'LL PROBABLY MOTION TO, TO DROP THOSE LAST TWO PROVISIONS OF THE RECOMMENDATION. ALTHOUGH I DO UNDERSTAND STAFF'S CONCERN. YEAH. MOST OF THAT OVER THERE IS GOING TO BE COLLEGE KIDS IN THE AREAS THAT ARE CLOSE TO ANYWAY. OH, SORRY. MOST OF THAT'S GOING TO BE AREA WHERE COLLEGE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT IN THERE. THAT'S ALL MAINLY RENTAL STUFF. SO I THINK IT NEEDS THE 10:00 PERSONALLY. WELL, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER. I MEAN, SUN DOESN'T GO DOWN TILL 915 OR SO. AND I ALSO THINK THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR NEW APARTMENT COMPLEXES TO HAVE TENNIS COURTS OR PICKLEBALL COURTS, LIKE LITERALLY RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE PEOPLE LIVE. AND SO I THINK IF WE WANT TO KEEP THE PROVIDE NOISE MITIGATION AS OUTLINED IN THE PLAN OF OPERATION, I'M FINE WITH THAT. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST IT RETAINS THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE DISCUSSING, AND THAT'S MORE FOR FUTURE OWNERS POTENTIALLY THAN THE CURRENT OWNER, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY'VE COME UP AND EXPRESSED THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT. BUT BUT I'M I AGREE WITH YOU, BRAD. IT'S IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT REDUNDANT IN MY OPINION. OKAY. LET'S JUST KEEP IT OPERATIONAL. DOESN'T HAVE NOISE MITIGATION ALREADY. WELL, YEAH, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE PLAN OF OPERATION IN THERE. YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. UNTIL Y'ALL ARE USED TO THIS, NO MATTER WHAT WE RECOMMEND, IT'LL GO TO CITY COUNCIL WHEN THEY CAN TAKE US AWAY. OR WHAT? OR AGREE WITH US OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. SO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE IT. MAKE SURE YOU GO THERE. SO ANY MOTIONS ON THIS MATTER, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE CONCEPT PLAN AND THE PLAN OF OPERATION. I SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MR. STRAUSSER. YES. MR. HOUSE. YES. MISS KIKER. YES. MR. HALLIBURTON. YES. MISS LEWIS? YES. MR. SYKES? YES. AND MR. BENHAM. YES. AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ZONING CASE 2020 608. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE ACTION FROM THE REQUEST OF AN OWNER TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.074 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. LOCATED AT 1366 PORTLAND. KIRA. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KIRA VALOIS. I'M A PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. TODAY I'M REPRESENTING CASE Z 2020 608. THE AGENT IS JACOB AND MARTIN. THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.074 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING, LOCATED AT 1366 PORTLAND AVENUE. HERE WE HAVE THE AERIAL LOCATION MAP. THE ZONING MAP, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IT IS SURROUNDED BY SOME GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN BEING PLOTTED ALTOGETHER. VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY. VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. PERMITTED USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING. PERMITTED USES IN GENERAL. COMMERCIAL ZONING. NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT IN A 200 FOOT BUFFER. WE RECEIVED THREE IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRINCIPLES, AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE LDC STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIARA? YOU SAID THIS IS ALL BEING REPLATTED TOGETHER. YES. SO THE THREE TO THE REAR AND THE ONE TO THE SOUTH IS BEING REPLOTTED WITH THIS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. OKAY. FOR A NEW BUILDING? YES. THERE IS A SITE PLAN AND REVIEW ALSO. OKAY. JUST TAKING. YEAH. TAKING DOWN WHAT'S HERE OR. YES MA'AM. TAKE DOWN WHAT'S HERE AND ALL OF THOSE LOTS AND PUT SOMETHING NEW OKAY. GOT IT. AND IT'S JUST CLEANING UP THE ZONING. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FOR CURE? THANK YOU. DOES THAT WORK WITH THE ALLEYWAY? THEY'RE REROUTING THE ALLEY THROUGH THAT PROPERTY. THROUGH THE PROPERTY? YES. THAT'S WHAT. I WANT TO KNOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO GET UP AND ADDRESS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE? WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AGENT FOR THE DEVELOPER. SO THE ALLEY IS BEING REROUTED TO GO BACK TO. AND I'M SORRY. PORTLAND. SO THE THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TRACT THAT'S BEING REZONED IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED [00:20:03] IN REALLY WHAT WOULD BE KIND OF AN END CAP TO THAT ENTIRE BLOCK AS A, AS A RETAIL FACILITY. AND SO THE ALLEY WILL TURN EAST AND TIE BACK INTO PORTLAND ABOUT HALF OF THAT LOT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT WIDER THAN A TYPICAL ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY, JUST BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN AND YOU'VE GOT TO GET TRASH AND FIRE AND ALL OF THAT DOWN THAT ALLEY. SO THERE WILL BE AN ALLEY BETWEEN THE, THE PORTION OF LAND THAT WE'RE REZONING TO GC AND 60422 PROPERTY. 60422 SO IT'S SEPARATED BY AN ALLEY. AND THEN REALLY, OUR REQUEST IS NOT TO REZONE. 60281 THE NORTH HALF OF THAT, IT'S REALLY THE SOUTH HALF. BUT I THINK WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING IN A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, IT MAKES SENSE TO JUST REZONE THE ENTIRE LOT. BUT THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST. AND YES, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ABANDONMENT AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT ALLEY. DO YOU HAVE TO COME BACK TO US FOR THE ABANDONMENT OR IS THAT JUST HANDLED? SO. NO, WE'RE WE'RE ONLY HERE FOR FOR JUST THE REZONING TO. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH, JUST THE REZONING. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR TIM? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD THERE ANY DISCUSSION AMONG THE COMMISSIONERS OR MOTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE. KRISTEN. WITH THE FIRST, SECOND MR. HOUSE WITH THE SECOND. OKAY. MR. STRASSER? YES, MR. HOUSE? YES, MISS COCKER? YES, MR. HALLIBURTON. YES, MISS LEWIS. YES. MR.. SITES. YES. AND MR. BENHAM. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES THE FINAL AGENDA ITEM IS NUMBER FOUR. ZONING CASE 2020 609. I AM CONFLICTED ON THIS CASE. I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MR. HALLIBURTON. I WILL SAY BEFORE I LEAVE BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FINAL ITEM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO VOTE. POLLS STAY OPEN UNTIL 7:00 AS WELL AS AT 3:00. TODAY, I BELIEVE IS AT THE DOUBLETREE IS TO STAY STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. IS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE OR HERE I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO TO THE STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION AT 3:00. SO THANK YOU, ADAM. GOOD LUCK. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND, PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. THIS IS A CASE Z 2020 609, REPRESENTED BY EIGHT ENGINEERING, OWNED BY HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER. THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE APPROXIMATELY 6.82 ACRES FROM R-6 MOBILE HOME, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 650 NORTH 18TH STREET. HERE IS A LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO BE REZONED. HERE IS THE CURRENT ZONING MAP OF THE PROPERTY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES. YOU CAN SEE SOME ENTER JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE PROPERTY. GC TO THE NORTH AND LEE AS WELL. AND THEN MORE GC JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY. HERE ARE SOME VIEWS OF THE OF THE PROPERTY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES. THERE'S CURRENTLY A SINGLE FAMILY HOME JUST TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY. AS WELL AS TO THE NORTH WEST. AND THERE ARE SOME GENERAL COMMERCIAL USE TO THE NORTH AS WELL. HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING. HERE IS MOBILE HOME ZONING. THIS IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING. AND HERE IS THE REQUESTED GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. WE SENT OUT NOTICES. RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR. JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE OF THE PROPERTY THERE. STAFF HAS FOUND THAT THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SURROUNDING USES AND ZONINGS GENERALLY ACCEPTED PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. ADAM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADAM? THANK YOU. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? GOOD AFTERNOON. BJ PRITCHARD, ENGINEERING AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT. IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. CASE HENDRICK, AGAIN, IS JUST LOOKING TO KIND OF CONSOLIDATE PROPERTY OVER HERE. THEY'RE ALSO SUBMITTED A REPLAT TO KIND OF COMBINE ALL THAT INTO ONE LOT AND JUST WANT TO GET IT UNDER ONE COMMERCIAL ZONING TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE MEDICAL FACILITIES OR SOMETHING RELATED TO THAT. COMING DOWN THE ROAD. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU BJ. THANKS. [00:25:02] ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL COMMISSION. I THINK OF MOST EVERYTHING ON TREDWAY IS COMMERCIAL ALREADY ANYWAY. SO. YEAH. HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THAT? NO I AGREE. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. AND A SECOND. MR. STRASSER? YES, MR. HOUSE? YES, MISS. YES, MISS LEWIS? YES, MR. SIKES. YES. AND MR. HALLIBURTON. YES. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT IS THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.