SEWER LINES IN THE AREA, SO IF WE DO EVER HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL AREAS,
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THIS AREA WOULD PROBABLY BE LOOKED AT OR ANALYZED TO PROVIDE TO ANY ADDITIONAL SEWER, AND THOSE WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO UTILITY EASEMENTS. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO THROUGH TRYING TO.GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'RE GOING TO GO IN AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE'VE ESTABLISHED A
[1. Call Meeting To Order, Establish Quorum]
QUORUM. LET'S PLEASE RISE FOR PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.LET US PRAY. GOD OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU.
WE THANK YOU FOR HAVING CALLED US TOGETHER.
THAT WE MAY HUMBLY SERVE YOU AT THIS MEETING.
SEND YOUR HOLY SPIRIT UPON US, AND REMAIN PRESENT AMONG US, AND LEAD US IN THE CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WE WILL HAVE.
BLESS OUR WORDS AND THOUGHTS WITH HOLINESS THAT WE MAY BE LIFTING INSTRUMENTS.
FITTING INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR GRACE.
AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
[B. Pledge of Allegiance]
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.
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YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, STAFF DID NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS PER THE TEXAS[2. Certification of Public Notice]
OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE 9TH OF AUGUST AT 05:15 P.M..ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ A COMMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
IF A RESIDENT DESIRES TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE NOTIFY THE CHAIRPERSON PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUPS IS REQUIRED.
WE ASK FOR EVERYONE'S COOPERATION IN THE FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES.
ABSENCE IS GOING TO CONSIDER THE EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF COMMISSIONER MEMBER MISSUS RUBY CASAS FROM THE JULY 9TH, 2022 REGULAR MEETING.
SO MOVED. BE IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED.
WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF COMMISSIONER MEMBER MR..
OLIVARES FROM THE JULY 23RD, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING.
SO MOVED IN. FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WE'LL GO TO MINUTES. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE JULY 9TH, 2022 REGULAR MEETING. A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ITEM EIGHT B, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT 2.8.
MY APOLOGIES. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO EIGHT A CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT, A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 5.08 ACRES SITUATED IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, COUNTY OF HIDALGO. BEING OUT OF LOT 11, SECTION 237 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED AT 2900 WEST CHAPIN ROAD.
STAFF. YES. MR. CHAIRMAN, RITA GUERRERO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING. FOR THE RECORD, THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG NORTH MCCALL ROAD AND WEST CHAPIN ROAD ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER.
CURRENT PROPERTY AREA IS 5.083 ACRES.
SURROUNDING ZONING IS COMMERCIAL, GENERAL AND SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH, SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TO THE WEST, AND A RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY TO THE I'M SORRY TO THE WEST, AND YOU HAVE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GENERAL USES TO THE SOUTH. SURROUNDING PROPERTY DOES CONSIST OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL ALONG MCCALL ROAD.
THE INTENT OF THIS PROPERTY IS TO DO A COMMERCIAL PLAZA WITH A STORAGE FACILITY AT THIS LOCATION. STAFF DID NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND WE NOTIFIED 38 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 2ND, AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST.
THANK YOU. I'LL GO TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
NO COMMENTS. I'LL GO TO CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[A. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential, Suburban (RS) District to Commercial, General]
ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.ITEM EIGHT B. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT.
2.898 ACRE OF LAND IN THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED AT 1100 NORTH I-69. SEE STAFF. YES, SIR.
SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY TO 81 OR ALSO KNOWN AS NORTH I-69C. THIS IS LOCATED BETWEEN GONZALEZ AND SPRAGUE STREET.
JUST SOUTH OF IT. WE DO HAVE THE OLD HIDALGO COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT, PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND I BELIEVE WE NOW HAVE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE JUST LOCATED TO THE SOUTH.
THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS 197FT OF FRONTAGE ALONG THE ALONG THE FRONTAGE ROAD AS WELL FOR A LOT DEPTH OF 637, FOR A TOTAL AREA OF 2.89 ACRES.
THE REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS FOR INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT SURROUNDING ZONING AREAS. WE DO HAVE COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO THE NORTH, RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TO THE EAST, INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO THE SOUTH, AND WE DO HAVE COMMERCIAL GENERAL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY TO THE WEST.
SURROUNDING AREAS DOES CONSIST OF RESIDENTIAL, PRIMARY AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL GENERAL USES AND VACANT LAND.
STAFF DID NOTICE TO 24 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT.
[B. Consider the Rezoning Request from Commercial, General (CG) District to Industrial, General]
I WILL SAY THAT SINCE THEN WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT AGAINST THIS ITEM, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE ZONING REQUEST.
PROPOSED USE OF THIS AREA IS A BATTERY CELL STORAGE IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE AERIAL.
THEY ARE PROPOSING A BATTERY CELL STORAGE ON THE FARTHER EAST LOT.
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A POWER PLANT SUBSTATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF IT.
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SO THE INTENT IS THE BATTERY CELL STORAGE IS TO HELP POWER UP THE SUBSTATION THAT'S LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY HOMES.WE DID PROVIDE IN THE PACKET A LAYOUT, AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION.
WHAT IS THE INTENT OF THIS? WHAT IS IT TRYING TO DO HERE.
THEY'RE WANTING TO DO A BATTERY CELL STORAGE.
I DID A LONG BREAK. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE I-69C.
THERE'S THERE'S NO OTHER INDUSTRIAL ANYWHERE NEAR THAT, RIGHT? WE DO HAVE THE INDUSTRIAL, THE SOUTH INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT'S JUST LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE. SO LET ME PULL UP THE ZONING MAP. SO EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN DARK PURPLE IS CURRENTLY INDUSTRIAL GENERAL.
THAT'S A PROPERTY WHERE WE HAVE WAREHOUSES.
I BELIEVE THERE'S HIDALGO COUNTY.
THEY'RE OLD HEALTH AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT THERE AS WELL.
AND I BELIEVE WE JUST DID THE NEW JUSTICE OF THE PEACE CENTER ALSO.
BUT ALL THAT IS IN THAT DARK DEEP PURPLE IS INDUSTRIAL GENERAL.
SO ONLY FOR LOT THREE FOR THE.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO THEY WHEN THEY PROVIDED THE REZONING REQUEST.
IT'S FOR THE WHOLE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.
ALL THEY HAVE PROVIDED US IS AND I DID PUT IT ON THE POWERPOINT IS THE FARTHER EAST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, THIS WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH SUBDIVISION PHASE. THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT ANY PROPER UTILITIES OR ANYTHING.
BUT THAT IS DURING THE SUBDIVISION PHASE. AT THE MOMENT THEY'RE JUST LOOKING AT PROPOSING SOMETHING ON THE FARTHER EAST SIDE.
CAN YOU REPEAT AGAIN WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE DENIAL? WHAT WAS THE WELL IN THE AREA? YOU DO HAVE RESIDENTIAL, PRIMARY AND VACANT LAND, AND THEN YOU DO HAVE THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH.
SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE IS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE YOU WANT TO SEE ON THE FARTHER OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN. BECAUSE IT DOES KIND OF STICK OUT A LITTLE BIT FROM THE CHARACTER, THE NATURE OF THE AREA.
IF WE APPROVE THIS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T BUILD MORE BATTERY SITES ON THAT.
CORRECT. SO IF THIS DOES GET RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, RIGHT. AND IT DOES FOLLOW THROUGH, IT'S ALREADY GOING TO BE ZONED INDUSTRIAL GENERAL. RIGHT. SO THEY COULD ALWAYS NOT HAVE TO PUT THE BATTERY CELL STORAGE THERE.
THEY COULD ALWAYS PUT A FACTORY THERE. AGAIN BUFFER YARDS COME INTO PLAY.
ALL THAT. BUT THEY HAVE OTHER OPTIONS THAT FALL UNDER INDUSTRIAL GENERAL OTHER THAN JUST THE BATTERY CELLS. ANYBODY HERE THAT'S REPRESENTING THE COMPANY OR.
NEXT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANDREW BURKE.
I'M WITH STELLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR PROJECT.
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR BEING JUST A MOMENT TARDY.
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THE SLIDES UP THERE. SO JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT THIS BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTION IS.
IT IS ESSENTIALLY A LARGE SCALE LITHIUM ION BATTERY THAT IS SOLE INTENDED PURPOSE IS TO HELP TO STABILIZE THE ENERGY GRID IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO IT IS BASICALLY A RESPONSE TO A GROWTH IN ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES LIKE WIND AND SOLAR, WHICH THE DRAWBACK TO THOSE IS, OF COURSE, THE WIND'S NOT ALWAYS BLOWING AND THE SUN'S NOT ALWAYS SHINING.
BUT WHEN THEY ARE, WHEN DEMAND IS LOWER THAN GENERATION.
THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO STORE THAT EXCESS GENERATED ENERGY, SAVE IT FOR LATER WHEN DEMAND EXCEEDS GENERATION, AND BE ABLE TO DISCHARGE THAT BATTERY BACK ONTO THE ENERGY GRID WHENEVER ERCOT SEES FIT.
PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHY THAT'S BENEFICIAL IS 2021 WINTER STORM URI.
SEEMS LIKE HALF THE STATE OF TEXAS WENT OFF THE LINE WHEN THAT HAPPENED, AND THAT'S BASICALLY BECAUSE THERE WAS MORE DEMAND THAN THERE WAS CURRENTLY GENERATION.
SO THEY HAD TO TAKE PORTIONS OF THE GRID OFFLINE, WHICH IS WHY WE HAD SO MANY RESIDENTS WITHOUT POWER.
WHAT THESE SYSTEMS DO IS GIVE US A BACKUP PLAN TO IMMEDIATELY DISCHARGE ENERGY, RATHER THAN TAKING PORTIONS OF THE GRID OFFLINE.
EDINBURG, WITH ITS POPULATION GROWTH, IS GOING TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH. I BELIEVE THE LAST FOUR YEARS, YEAR OVER YEAR POPULATION HAS SEEN A LITTLE LESS THAN 4%.
SORRY, I'M A LITTLE LESS THAN 4.5% GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR.
JUST FOR PERSPECTIVE OF HOW THIS ENERGY DEMAND IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW, ERCOT IS ALREADY MEASURING PEAK DEMAND AT 90GW OF POWER ON ITS HOTTEST DAY.
BY 2030, WE'RE LOOKING AT A 70% INCREASE.
THAT'S 150MW OF PEAK POWER DEMAND.
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THESE BATTERY INSTALLATIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO THE RESILIENCY OF THE ENERGY GRID TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT SUCH GROWTH.IS THERE A WAY YOU COULD DO THIS SOMEWHERE ELSE? I MEAN, IT'S A GOOD IDEA, BUT WHAT'S UP HERE ON THE SCREEN LOOKS LIKE LIKE LIKE SHE MENTIONED IS OUT OF CHARACTER WITH THE THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
AND THAT'S THE RATIONALE BEHIND.
BUT THE NEED AND THE IMPORTANCE IS THERE.
BUT THE QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS, IS THERE A WAY YOU CAN GET THIS SOMEWHERE ELSE? THAT'S SO THE REASON WE SELECT SITES LIKE THIS, AND I CAN APPRECIATE THERE'S SOME RESIDENTIAL NEARBY.
I BELIEVE THESE SITES ARE ZONED COMMERCIAL C-2, RIGHT. AND THEN THERE IS SOME INDUSTRIAL DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH, I BELIEVE IT WAS INDUSTRIAL GENERAL, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING. OUR LOCATIONS ARE LIMITED TO. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WITH CAPACITY TO SUPPORT A UTILITY LIKE THIS, PLUGGING DIRECTLY INTO IT.
AND THE PROXIMITY IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
SO WE HAVE TO BE WITHIN HALF OF A MILE OF THESE SUBSTATIONS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. THAT'S WHY WE LOOK FOR AS EMPTY OF A SITE AS POSSIBLE, WITH AS LITTLE SURROUNDING AS POSSIBLE.
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS LIKE THIS THAT DO FIT RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL, VERY CLOSE TO INDUSTRIAL.
THESE CONTAINERS ARE ONLY ABOUT EIGHT BY 20.
OUR PROJECT IS GOING TO HAVE NINE OF THESE UNITS ON SITE, AND IT'LL DISTURB LESS THAN ONE THIRD OF AN ACRE.
WE'VE WORKED WITH MANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND OUR OTHER PROJECTS ACROSS TEXAS WITH REALLY WHATEVER LANDSCAPING OPTIONS YOU'D LIKE US TO LOOK AT.
WE CAN REVIEW AND DRESS UP THE OUTSKIRTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO WHERE YOU'LL HARDLY EVEN NOTICE IT'S THERE. AND IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY NOTICING IT'S THERE DURING ITS NORMAL OPERATION, IT MAKES ABOUT AS MUCH NOISE AS YOUR NEIGHBOR'S AC WHEN IT KICKS ON.
SO UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, YOU'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO NOTICE IT EVEN LESS THAN YOU NOTICE THE ELECTRICAL THE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION THAT'S ALREADY THERE. MR. BURKE, IS THERE A IS THERE A CHANCE THAT YOU WOULD BE ADDING MORE BATTERIES SINCE YOU'RE TAKING THOSE THREE LOTS? I MEAN, I COULD SEE A BIT IN THE BACK, BUT YOU'LL END UP WITH TWO, TWO MORE LOTS THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PUT MORE BATTERIES ON.
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY OUR DESIRE.
WE'RE REALLY ONLY LOOKING AT THE ONE PROJECT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE SUBSTATION CAN SUPPORT. THAT SIZE SITE AND THE SIZE SCIENCE PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE ONLY WANT TO PUT THE ONE SITE ON THAT THIRD TRACT, THAT ONE ACRE LOT. AND TO BE QUITE FRANK, WE COULD JUST REZONE TRACT THREE.
WE COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE TRACT ONE AND TWO JUST AS THEY ARE, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY TRACT THREE IS REALLY THE ONLY ONE WE NEED. ARE YOU GOING TO BE LEASING THE PROPERTY FROM THE OWNERS OR ARE YOU ALL PURCHASING? WE'RE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY.
THE FAMILY CAME TOGETHER AND STRONG ARMED US INTO BUYING ALL THREE LOTS.
SO WE'RE PURCHASING ALL THREE LOTS.
WE WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM AND ULTIMATELY WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE TAKING ALL THREE LOTS.
IN THE FUTURE, IF WE DETERMINE THERE'S REALLY NO NEED TO BENEFIT STILL DIRECTLY FOR THOSE LOTS, WE COULD LIST THEM BACK UP FOR SALE AS THEY'RE COMMERCIALLY ZONED NOW.
BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, WE JUST NEED THAT ONE LOT TO DEVELOP OUR SITE. BUT YOU ALREADY PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY.
IT'S CURRENTLY IN AN OPTION, PERIOD.
SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DUE DILIGENCE THAT GOES INTO THESE PROJECTS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAVE TO FIND A SITE THAT'S CLOSELY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SUBSTATION, THAT PROCESS ALONE, JUST TO DETERMINE IF THE SUBSTATION HAS CAPACITY, TAKES USUALLY 30 DAYS.
SELLERS WANT TO MOVE QUICK, SO WE PAY OPTION PAYMENTS AND INSTALLATIONS.
I BELIEVE WE'RE ACTUALLY COMING UP BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
WE'LL BE COMING TO THE END OF OUR OPTION PERIOD WITH THIS SITE.
ABOVE AND BEYOND JUST THE CAPACITY DUE DILIGENCE.
WE LOOK AT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO RESEARCHING THAT.
PUTTING THIS PROJECT IN THE LOCATION THAT WE FOUND HAS AS LITTLE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AS LITTLE OF A COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND AS LITTLE OF A SYSTEM IMPACT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AS VIABLE AS POSSIBLE.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF ANY HAZARDS, YOU KNOW, THE BATTERIES LEAKING OR.
I MEAN, WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING SPILLING THERE CLOSE TO THOSE HOMES? I DID SEND OVER SOME SLIDES WHICH HAVE A LOT OF FAQS, AND THAT IS ONE OF THEM. A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GET TYPICALLY HAVE TO DO WITH SAFETY, WHICH INCLUDES FIRE, CHEMICAL RUNOFF, NOISE AND HOW IS IT GOING TO LOOK? THERE'S NO CHEMICAL RUNOFF BECAUSE THERE'S NO SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSIDE THESE CONTAINERS.
THERE'S NO WATER FLOWING THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
THEY ARE LIQUID COOLED AS PART OF AN HVAC, BUT THESE ARE FULLY SELF-CONTAINED UNITS.
AND PART OF FIRE PROTOCOL IS NOT TO SPRAY THESE WITH WATER EITHER.
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SO IN THE EVENT OF, SAY, A THERMAL RUNAWAY, FIRE DEPARTMENT'S ONLY RESPONSIBILITY IS SPRAY THE GRASS AROUND IT.THESE THESE CELLS BURN OUT ON THEIR OWN, AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY RUNOFF INTO ANY SORT OF SEWER LINE OR STORMWATER DRAINAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
CAN WE ASK OUR FIRE GUYS, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH WITH THE PROCESSES OF.
AS FAR AS THE HAZARD. THEY'RE PRETTY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK AND REALLY CLOSE TO SOME HOMES.
HI. GOOD EVENING, GABRIEL ESPINOZA WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME WE SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT SOME OF THE STUFF HE IS SAYING IS ACCURATE AS FAR AS THERMAL RUNAWAY.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL, ESPECIALLY LIKE AN ELECTRIC CARS AND WHATNOT.
SO IF WE DO END UP POURING WATER IN IT, IT MIGHT REACT EVEN MORE VIOLENTLY THAN IT CREATES THAT CHEMICAL RUNOFF.
SO WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK FURTHER INTO IT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY SPACING REGULATIONS.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF THAT IS BASED OFF OF THEIR MEGAWATTS, KILOWATTS TO SEE HOW MANY BATTERIES THEY CAN HOLD ON SITE.
SO AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO GIVE YOU A DIRECT ANSWER RIGHT NOW, IN A NORMAL SITUATION, EVERYTHING HE'S SAYING IS PRETTY ACCURATE.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL EMERGENCY, WHEN THERE'S A FIRE, I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THESE BATTERY SITES TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU ACCURATE FIRE CODE DETAILS ON SPACING AND QUANTITIES.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON OUR END TO BE ABLE TO RESEARCH THAT. AND I WANT TO ADD THAT THERE'S AROUND FIVE SCHOOLS NEIGHBORING THIS THIS PROJECT. SO AND GIVEN THE FIRE MARSHAL'S LACK OF UNDERSTANDING, IT, IT KIND OF I'M KIND OF HESITANT AND, AND I'D LIKE TO AGREE WITH, WITH STAFF ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE COMMISSION.
MAY I COMMENT ON THE FIRE SAFETY ELEMENT? SO THESE BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS ARE BUILT IN LINE WITH NFPA 855, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION ACT.
AND THAT IS A SPECIFICATION SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. SO EVERY BIT OF EQUIPMENT THAT GOES ONTO THESE SITES ADHERES VERY STRICTLY TO THAT REGULATION. ALL THE TESTING IS DONE IN LINE WITH UL 9548.
I'VE GOT REPORTS UPON REPORTS, UPON REPORTS AND CERTIFICATIONS UPON CERTIFICATIONS THAT I'VE ALREADY SHARED QUITE A BIT WITH THE FIRE RESOURCES LOCALLY AND ARE HAPPY TO SHARE EVEN MORE PART OF OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
AND PART OF US INTEGRATING OURSELVES INTO THE COMMUNITY IS WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PAIRING PREPARING AN ERP OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN AND ACTUALLY UTILIZING OUR RESOURCE TO TRAIN LOCAL FIRE RESOURCES IN, IN MULTIPLE SHIFTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING THE ENTIRE STAFF.
LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT DEVELOPMENT IN PALMVIEW JUST DOWN THE ROAD, AND WE'VE JUST COMPLETED THE MECHANICAL BUILD IN CITRUS CITY.
AND TO DATE, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ORDINANCE OR A SAFETY PROTOCOL OR A FIRE CHIEF THAT WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ON BOARD WITH THESE PROJECTS.
LIKE I MENTIONED, THIS IS A IT'S A THERE'S A NEED AND IT'S A GOOD PROJECT.
THE ONLY THING IS BECAUSE OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON. BUT I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE IN TALKS AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE STAFF HERE SO THAT WE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.
AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT IN THE FUTURE WE MIGHT NEED TO PURSUE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF.
BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK WE'RE IN STUDY MODE.
LEARNING MODE. SO MAYBE YOU COULD HELP US LEARN MORE WITH THIS REGARDS.
YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. BURKE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MR. BURKE? ARE YOU GOOD? NO.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TO CONNECT AFTER THIS MEETING AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT SORT OF REQUIREMENTS OR DOCUMENTATION OR CERTIFICATIONS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE TO HELP LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AND POTENTIALLY CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT. THANK YOU SIR.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I'LL GO IN AND CLOSE THE FLOOR.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF, MR. SILVER. WHY? WHY REZONE THE ENTIRE ALL THREE TRACKS IF THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO BE PUTTING THAT PROJECT ON THE THIRD TRACK, CAN THEY LEAVE? WOULD THEY BE WOULD WE WOULD WOULD WE BE ABLE TO ONLY REZONE THE BACK TRACK? YOU CERTAINLY COULD. HOWEVER, THE REQUEST WAS TO REZONE ALL THREE LOTS.
NOW KEEP IN MIND THAT ONCE YOU REZONE THE FRONT LOT, IT MAKES IT EASIER TO COME BACK AND REZONE THE ONES IN THE BACK.
AND LIKE RITA WAS SAYING, WHAT WE'VE SEEN THESE THESE BATTERY PACKS OR BATTERY FARMS IN OTHER CITIES, MISSION HAS ONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MISSION, WAY AWAY FROM TOWN. HARLINGEN HAS ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN,
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FURTHER FROM THE AIRPORT.SO THIS ONE WHERE THE WHERE IT'S LOCATED OR WHERE IT'S BEING PROPOSED, IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST THING YOU SEE AS YOU'RE COMING INTO EDINBURG. SO I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER PLACES TO CONNECT RIGHT TO RIGHT TO A STATION, A SUBSTATION. BUT THEY'RE NOT PROPOSING LOT ONE.
THEY'RE PROPOSING LOT THREE. CORRECT. THE FURTHER FURTHER IN.
NO, IT'S THE ONE OFF THE STREET.
OH, THE ONE OFF THE STREET? NO, IT'S THIS ONE. OH, SO IT'S THE ONE IN THE BACK.
IT'S THE ONE IN THE BACK. OKAY.
SO IT'S TRACK ONE. WELL, BUT THAT'S ALSO CLOSEST TO THE HOMES THAT ARE CLOSER TO THE HOMES. CORRECT? YEAH.
OKAY. GO AHEAD. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE LIKE MR. OLIVARES STATES. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT AGAINST THEM. I MEAN, WE JUST WANT THEM IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
OF COURSE. WELL, I THINK WE HAD A.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. OLIVARES.
I MOTION TO GO WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE REQUEST.
SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. EVERYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM EIGHT C, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST
[C. Consider the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential,]
FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT.A TRACK OF A TRACK OF CONTAINING 17.264 ACRES, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. COUNTY OF HIDALGO, TEXAS OUT OF LOT 17 AND 20 EAST RETAMA SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 4716 NORTH SEMINARY ROAD. STUFF. YES, SIR.
SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG NORTH SEMINARY ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE.
WE DO. PROPERTY HAS TOTAL OF 319FT OF FRONTAGE AND A LOT DEPTH OF 2352, FOR A TOTAL AREA OF 17.2 ACRES.
A REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, SURROUNDING ZONING.
YOU DO HAVE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TO THE SOUTH AND YOU HAVE AGRICULTURAL AS WELL TO THE EAST. YOU DO HAVE PROPERTY THAT IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS TO THE NORTH AND TO THE WEST CURRENTLY. RIGHT NOW, WE DID NOTIFY 58 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS AND RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, I WILL SAY THAT WE DID RECEIVE ONE COMMENT AGAINST IN WRITING, AND THEN WE DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM A ADJOINING NEIGHBOR THAT WAS ALSO AGAINST THIS PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY, THE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY PHASE ONE OF A MASTER PLAN. CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, THIS PROPERTY IS INSIDE CITY LIMITS.
SO THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE REZONING PHASE FROM AGRICULTURAL TO RESIDENTIAL. PRIMARY CONTINUATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ACTUALLY GO FURTHER NORTH.
AND THAT WOULD POSSIBLY BE A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, DEPENDING HOW THE FIRST PHASE GOES.
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES RESIDENTIAL, PRIMARY AND OPEN SPACE AND AGRICULTURAL.
STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST BASED ON THE SURROUNDING ZONING AREAS. THANK YOU. I'LL GO TO AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
PLEASE. NO COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION.
EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM EIGHT D. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN
[D. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential, Suburban (RS) District to Residential, Urban]
DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT, A 2.0 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING THE EAST TWO ACRES OF THE WEST 2.68 ACRES, MORE OR LESS OF THE SOUTH ONE HALF OF LOT EIGHT, SECTION 244 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED AT 501 EAST ROGERS ROAD, STEPH. YES, SIR. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST ROGERS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN CLOSNER BOULEVARD AND NORTH ROGERS ROAD.PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS 132FT OF FRONTAGE ALONG ROGERS ROAD, AND A DEPTH OF 660FT, FOR A TOTAL AREA OF TWO ACRES.
THE REQUESTED ZONING IS FOR RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME.
THIS IS THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOME ADJACENT.
ZONING WE DO HAVE IS SUBURBAN TO THE NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH, AND SUBURBAN TO THE WEST, WITH ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL, PRIMARY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AS WELL TO THE WEST.
WE DID NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND WE NOTIFIED 39 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. I WILL SAY THAT SINCE THEN, WE HAVE RECEIVED A FEW COMMENTS BACK AGAINST THIS AS WELL AS A PETITION, AND IT WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST BASED OFF OF THE SURROUNDING ZONING AREAS. THIS IS BEFORE THE BOARD.
THANK YOU. I'LL GO AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
I'M WITH TOTAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF, YOU KNOW, THINGS TO TO POINT OUT REGARDING THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PUT INTO EFFECT IF THE REZONING DOES GET APPROVED.
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IT DOES CONSIST OF TOWNHOMES. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THINK THAT YOU KNOW, TOWNHOMES ARE MULTIFAMILY, SO IT'S MORE OF A, YOU KNOW, THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.YEAH. WITH THE HIGHER DENSITY. THE AREA IS A PRIME LOCATION DUE TO THE SCHOOLS YOU KNOW, AND THE ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY.
IT'S EASIER. AS WE ALL KNOW, EDINBURGH IS GROWING.
AND I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, DUE TO THE FACT THAT MORE TO THE WEST OF, OF THAT AREA, THERE IS MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT ALREADY IN THERE.
WE FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, BRINGING IN TOWNHOMES SHOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH OF AN ISSUE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE CURRENT OWNER RIGHT NOW IS VERY ILL.
WE DON'T KNOW THE SEVERITY, YOU KNOW, HOW CRITICAL OR HOW HOW FAR ALONG SHE SHE IS WITH HER, WITH HER ILLNESS.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY OTHER POTENTIAL BUYERS FOR THE PROPERTY WILLING TO DO, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT'S ALWAYS GETTING DENIED RATHER THAN HAVING A, I GUESS, POTENTIAL BUYERS FOR A SINGLE DWELLING FOR THAT AREA.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD WANT FOR, FOR, FOR THE COMMITTEE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IT HAS, IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN FOR SALE FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND, AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
IF, IF THE PROPERTY IS, IS HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, FOR SALE FOR, FOR SUCH A LONG TIME AND, AND WE KNOW THE OWNER IS, IS WANTING TO SELL AND WE'RE READY TO, YOU KNOW, GO ON FULL EFFECT WITH THE, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IF ALLOWED.
GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO FIRST CONGRATULATE EDINBURGH ON BEING A ALL-AMERICAN CITY YET AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DEIRDRE LOPEZ AND I LIVE AT 615 EAST ROGERS ROAD, JUST A HOUSE AFTER THIS PARTICULAR RESIDENTIAL LOT.
THIS WAS BROUGHT TO US IN OUR COMMUNITY LAST YEAR, AND WE WENT AROUND AND DISCUSSED THIS WITH 40 DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
I PERSONALLY WENT AND ANOTHER RESIDENT WENT TO TALK TO EVERYONE IN OUR AREA TO SEE WHETHER WE WANTED A MULTI UNIT DWELLING ON ROGERS ROAD.
RIGHT NOW IT IS ALL HOUSES ON ROGERS ROAD.
WE OF COURSE HAVE THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
WE HAVE IDEA ACROSS THE STREET, BUT ON THIS SIDE OF THE STREET THEY'RE ALL HOUSES AND THIS IS WHAT WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE.
IT'S GOING TO ADD ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC TO A VERY, VERY NARROW, HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD.
ROGERS ROAD GETS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE EXPRESSWAY.
SO WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER THESE UNITS ARE GOING TO BE PRICED TO SELL OR THESE UNITS GOING TO BE RENTED.
AND THAT WAS CLEAR. I'M NOT SURE ON THAT.
AND WHAT WILL BE THE PRICE OF THESE UNITS.
BECAUSE WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT, I GUESS, THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
ARE THEY GOING TO MELD WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE? WE'VE BEEN THERE. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 25 YEARS, AND MANY OF US LIVE ON TWO ACRES.
SO THIS IS NOT CAN DEDUCE BECAUSE THESE PROPERTIES ARE MUCH, MUCH SMALLER. SO THEY'RE NOT IN LINE WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
SO WE ARE OPPOSED. WE HAVE WE SENT I SENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU GOT COPIES OF THE 40 DIFFERENT RESIDENTS THAT SIGNED LAST YEAR, BECAUSE THIS CAME UP IN MARCH OF 2023, AND WE OPPOSED IT AT THAT TIME.
AND WE CONTINUE AND WE HOPE THAT THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER OUR CONCERNS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS LEWIS.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
OKAY, I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. COMMISSION. ISN'T THIS ABOUT THE THIRD TIME WE'VE GOTTEN SOMEONE FROM THAT STRIP OF.
YES. ACTUALLY WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL REZONING REQUESTS ALONG EAST ROGERS ROAD.
IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP, I BELIEVE LOT THE BRIGHT, BRIGHTER YELLOW RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.
AT A POINT IN TIME THEY CAME THAT THEY HAD WANTED TO DO MULTIFAMILY.
BUT IT ENDED UP GOING DOWN TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY AND THAT'S WHAT ENDED UP GETTING APPROVED WAS THAT WAS THAT APPROVED THAT RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY?
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YES, SIR. RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY. YES.SO THESE TOWNHOUSES ARE RESIDENTIAL.
YES. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE TOWNHOMES ARE FALLING UNDER OUR RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.
SO IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOME THAT IS LOCATED ON ONE LOT.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IS THE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY HAS CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I BELIEVE IT'S LIKE 60 OR 50 FOOT OF LOT WIDTH.
RIGHT. FOR EACH LOT RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME, YOU CAN DO 25FT. SO THE ISSUE IS DENSITY.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE THE STREET ALREADY HAS A SUBDIVISION KEYSTONE AND STONEHILL STREETS IN THERE. AND THEN YOU HAVE A SCHOOL DOWN THE ROAD.
AND THE RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC.
AND SO THAT'S THE RATIONALE BEHIND THIS DENIAL.
SO THE REASON FOR THE DENIAL IS BECAUSE WE LOOK AT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. WE SEE THAT WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY JUST TO THE WEST OF IT.
RIGHT. YOU HAVE YES. YOU DO HAVE THE CANAL OR AN EASEMENT THAT IS IN BETWEEN.
BUT YOU DO HAVE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY JUST TO THE WEST OF IT.
AND THEN YOU DO HAVE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TO THE WEST OF IT.
SO ALL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING FROM LARGE ACRE TRACKS, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TRACKS ON THE WEST SIDE, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SMALLER LOTS THAT ARE LOCATED RIGHT IN BETWEEN, BUT IT STILL FALLS UNDER RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.
IT DOES STILL FALL UNDER RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY. IT'S MORE OF A DENSITY POINT. WHAT WE SEE HERE, THE YELLOW RIGHT ON THE MAP.
YES. IF IT WAS TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AND FOLLOWED THROUGH TO CITY COUNCIL, IT WOULD BE ACTUALLY THAT COLOR WOULD BE LIKE, NOT THE DEEP ORANGE, BUT THE LIGHTER ORANGE PEACH COLOR? YEAH, THE PEACH COLOR DENSITY.
YES. YEAH. YES. I WILL SAY THE LAYOUT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO NARROW A STREET.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA. BUT THE THING IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION, IT'S ALREADY CONGESTED.
SO ON THAT RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY THAT THE ONE THAT WAS YELLOW.
THEY CAN ONLY PUT ONE HOME ON THERE. CORRECT.
OKAY. SO THE DIFFERENCE IS THE SIZE OF THE LOTS.
SO I WANT TO CLARIFY I WILL SAY THAT THE LAYOUT THAT IS PROVIDED IT IS PRELIMINARY, IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET ALL 20 LOTS.
WE STILL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT DURING THE BUILDING PERMIT THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION PHASE. MAKE SURE THAT THEY MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS AND ALL UTILITIES EASEMENTS ARE PROVIDED, TURNAROUNDS, FIRE SAFETY, ALL THAT.
BUT THAT'S DURING THE SUBDIVISION PHASE.
SO IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD STILL BE HAVING THE 20 LOTS.
THANK YOU. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I GOT A MOTION A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
MOTION FOR DENIAL. SECOND IN FAVOR.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED.
[E. Consider the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential,]
ITEM EIGHT E. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT. A TREK OF LAND CONTAINING 2.48 ACRES SITUATED IN HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ALSO BEING PART OF OR PORTION OF LOT TEN, SECTION 239 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED AT 1410 WEST ROGERS ROAD. STAFF. YES, SIR.SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST ROGERS ROAD, JUST ADJACENT TO STATE PROPERTY HAS A TOTAL OF 223FT OF FRONTAGE ALONG ROGERS ROAD AND A 480FT FOR LOT DEPTH OF FOR A TOTAL OF LOT DEPTH, FOR A TOTAL OF 2.4 ACRES.
THIS IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED WITH A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOME.
CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION IS AGRICULTURE.
YOU DO HAVE SUBURBAN TO THE NORTH, AND AGRICULTURAL AND ALL OTHER SURROUNDING DIRECTIONS. THE REASON BEHIND THIS REQUEST IS CURRENTLY THEY ARE ZONED AGRICULTURAL.
SETBACKS FOR THIS ZONING DESIGNATION ARE PRETTY INTENSE ON THE SIDES AND ON THE REAR.
WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO IS THEY'RE WANTING TO DO AN ADDITION TO THE HOME, BUT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE SETBACKS, THEY NEED TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO ITS NATURE, WHICH WOULD BE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL.
WE DID NOTIFY THE PUBLIC, AND WE DID MAIL OUT TO 19 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS. WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. BEING THAT THIS IS SUBURBAN IN NATURE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AND THE ZONING STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THIS REQUEST.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE AT THE DRAWINGS, IT LOOKS LIKE A COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO ME.
THAT'S JUST ME, RIGHT? AND LOOKING AT PICTURES. NOT REALLY THE FINAL PRODUCT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IF EVERYBODY LOOKED AT THE AT THE THE DRAWINGS,
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THE ELEVATIONS SHOW LIKE TWO GLASS DOORS COMING IN AND THERE'S NO WINDOWS ON THE FRONT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE ALL WINDOWS ACROSS ONE SIDE.AND THEN THE GARAGE LOOKS LIKE A WELL, IT JUST LOOKS COMMERCIAL TO ME.
BUT IF. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FINAL THING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DRAW.
THEY HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ON.
I SAW THE PICTURES OF IT AND OF HOW IT'S LIKE A COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
I MEAN, I MEAN, IT'S FINE IF THEY WANT TO DO COMMERCIAL, RIGHT. BUT YEAH. WELL, THEY HAVE TO, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST COMMERCIAL. CORRECT. IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO CONDUCT A BUSINESS OUT OF THERE.
WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, RIGHT? IF IT'S GOING TO BE COMMERCIAL IN NATURE, WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM CERTAIN TIME TO CERTAIN TIME, THEY DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A REZONING REQUEST FOR EITHER COMMERCIAL GENERAL WITHIN THE AREA.
DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS COME INTO PLAY. PARKING BUFFER YARDS AND ALL THIS. IS THIS GOING TO BE DETACHED FROM THE.
NO, IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ATTACHED. CONNECTED. YES.
I BELIEVE THEY SHOW ON THE SITE PLAN WHERE THE KITCHEN IS, WHERE THE BEDROOM IS, WHERE THE RESTROOM IS.
I COULD DRAW A BED THERE TOO, ON THE FLOOR PLAN.
OKAY, BUT IF THEY WERE TO CONDUCT ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS OUT OF HERE, WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE HOME OCCUPATION, HOME USE. RIGHT? THEY CAN ONLY USE A CERTAIN PORTION OF THEIR HOME IF THEY'RE LIKE SHIPPING STUFF OUT. BUT THAT'S JUST A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE HOME.
RIGHT. BUT IF THEY'RE HAVING A FULL BLOWN BUSINESS THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONVERT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL. I'M JUST CURIOUS.
THAT'S FINE. YES. NOWADAYS YOU SEE ESTHETICS OF THE HOMES.
PEOPLE ARE DOING BARNDOMINIUMS AND THEY LOOK LIKE BUSINESSES, BUT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY LIVING THERE CONVERTING THEM.
SO I SEE IT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS STAFF RECOMMENDED MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A SECOND.
IS EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
[F. Consider the Special Use Permit for a Wireless Communication Tower, a Portion of all that Certain]
ITEM EIGHT F. WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER.FOR A PORTION OF ALL THAT, THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LINE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, COUNTY OF HIDALGO, STATE OF TEXAS, HAVING PARCEL ID 20407491, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING FROM THE PROPERTY CORNER FOUND ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL, ALSO LYING ON THE WESTERN RIGHT OF WAY OF NORTH JASMINE ROAD, LOCATED AT 3224 NORTH I-69C.
SEE STEPH? YES, SIR. SO THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON JUNE 11TH, 2024. JUST RECENTLY, FOR THE SAME REQUEST FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED OFF OF JASMINE ROAD, BUT IT DOES HAVE ADDRESS OFF OF I 69 BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE ACCESS OFF OF THERE AS WELL.
WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER ABOUT 175FT TALL.
THIS IS CURRENTLY ZONED INDUSTRIAL GENERAL ALLOWABLE HEIGHT FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER IN THIS AREA IS 200FT.
AT THE PREVIOUS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR SOME DOCUMENTATION, MAYBE SOME TEST OR SOME STUDIES REGARDING FREQUENCY THAT THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWERS GIVE OFF.
THAT WAS PROVIDED OVER TO STAFF AND IT WAS PROVIDED IN THE BOARD IN THE PACKET.
AND THEN ONE OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP DURING THAT PLANNING MEETING WAS A LOCATION, RIGHT. CAN THEY MOVE THIS SOMEWHERE ELSE WITHIN THE PROPERTY.
SO SOMETHING THAT THEY DID MENTION TO US IS THAT ON THE PROPERTY JUST NORTH OF THE AREA WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER, THERE IS CURRENTLY A DETENTION POND AND ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS THAT RUN WITH ITS PROPERTY.
SO THIS IS WHY THE PRIMARY LOCATION WAS WHERE IT IS SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN.
I DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER HERE.
AGAIN, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL BECAUSE THERE IS A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER THAT IS LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST ROGERS ROAD.
WE DO HAVE A DISTANCE SEPARATION OF, I BELIEVE, ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF.
TWO MILES. YES. SO IT FALLS WITHIN A MILE AND A HALF, AND IT'S ABOUT TWO MILE DISTANCE THAT'S REQUIRED. SO AT THE MOMENT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL. RITA, DID DID THE NEIGHBOR EVER GET SATISFIED WITH.
I DID. I HAVE BEEN IN TALKS WITH THE NEIGHBOR.
AND I BELIEVE HE'S HERE TODAY.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT HE HAD WAS AT THE LAST MEETING WAS THE FREQUENCY, RIGHT? THE WAVES AND ALL THAT.
AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER CONCERN WAS THE HEIGHT OF IT.
AND THEN HOW FAR SET BACK INTO THE PROPERTY IT IS.
SO WHAT I MENTIONED TO HIM IS THAT RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE USE, RIGHT. WOULD WE ALLOW FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER TO BE HERE AT THIS LOCATION? RIGHT. THE SECOND THING IS, IS IT WOULD MOVE INTO BUILDING PERMIT PHASE,
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RIGHT. WHEN WE DO THE BUILDING PERMIT PHASE, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL LOOK AT THE HEIGHT. WE'LL LOOK AT THE BREAKING POINTS AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE BUFFER YARDS, THE SETBACKS, HOW FAR INTO THE PROPERTY IT WOULD GO INTO.SO I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN TALKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER REGARDING THAT. AS FAR AS THE SETBACKS, THE BUFFER YARDS AND THE BREAKING POINTS OF THE OF THE TOWER.
OKAY. I'LL GO AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
SIR. GOOD EVENING. I'M DOING FINE, THANK YOU.
FORGIVE ME IF I SOUND A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS SECOND TIME I'VE BEEN UP HERE.
CAN WE START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE? YES, SIR. SO MY NAME IS JOSIAH ALANIZ. I LIVE AT 3116 NORTH JASMINE ROAD.
IT'S RIGHT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM WHERE THE PROPOSED TOWERS ARE GOING TO BE BUILT.
SO MY DRIVEWAY WILL BE DIRECTLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT.
I AM ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, DENIAL OR TO SEE IF MAYBE.
I MEAN, I'M ALL FOR, YOU KNOW, GROWTH AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
COMMUNICATION. BASED OFF OF THE THE LAST MEETING THERE WERE SAYING THAT IT NEEDED TO BE IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF THE CALL DROPS THAT WERE HAPPENING.
SO BASED OFF THE MAP, WHAT I SAW, THERE WAS A LOT OF DEAD ZONE FURTHER NORTH WHERE THAT FREEDOM BANK IS, IS.
SO I THINK IT'D BE BENEFICIAL IF IT WAS MOVED FURTHER NORTH.
BUT YEAH, MY MAIN CONCERN WAS THE RF RADIATION THAT WAS BEING EMITTED FROM THESE TOWERS. AND YOU KNOW, I WASN'T TOO KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT IT. SO I GOOGLED IT. AND THERE'S STUFF ONLINE THAT ANYBODY CAN FIND.
YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS STUDIES THAT WERE DONE, IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, HIGH CELL TOWER RF RADIATION EXPOSURE IS LINKED TO INCREASED MORTALITY FOR ALL CANCERS, INCLUDING BREAST, CERVIX, LUNG AND ESOPHAGUS.
THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, SHE SAID, EXCUSE ME.
YOU HAVE TO BE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT TO GET ANY KIND OF EXPOSURE. BUT THESE THINGS ARE EMITTING RF. I MEAN, I'M NOT AN EXPERT, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT JUST GOES STRAIGHT LINE OR UP AND DOWN. I'M PRETTY SURE IT GOES THROUGH BUILDINGS.
I HAVE TWO KIDS. THEY LOVE PLAYING OUTSIDE.
YOU KNOW, I MYSELF, YOU KNOW, I'M OUTSIDE. I'M TRYING TO MAINTAIN MY YARD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW? BUT THIS HEAT, IT'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TOUGH ANYWAYS.
SO YOU KNOW, I'M JUST PRETTY NERVOUS BECAUSE BASED OFF OF YOUR DECISION TODAY.
IT'S KIND OF REALLY LIFE CHANGING FOR ME BECAUSE IF YOU GUYS DO APPROVAL, DO APPROVE IT. NOW I HAVE TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLY SHORT SELLING MY HOME BECAUSE I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT TO LIVE NEXT TO A CELL PHONE TOWER. I'M PRETTY SURE NONE OF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO LIVE NEXT TO A CELL PHONE TOWER. AND THEN NOT JUST THAT, IT'S GOING TO DECREASE THE VALUE OF MY PROPERTY ONCE IT DOES, YOU KNOW, PUT IN PLACE.
SO I'VE ALREADY INVESTED A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS PROPERTY.
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN ALIVE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT DOWN TO MY SON.
AND BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, MY UNCLE, YOU KNOW, HAD ALREADY MADE THE HOUSE AND THAT STORAGE UNIT OR THE PRODUCE PLACE THAT'S THERE USED TO BE BELONGED TO MY MY MOM'S COUSIN.
SO IT USED TO BE PART OF THE FAMILY.
SO I KNEW WHAT WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S AN EYESORE. YOU KNOW, SEEING IT, ALL THE TRUCKS THAT GO THROUGH JASMINE THAT ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, STILL GO THROUGH THERE TO GET AROUND INSTEAD OF USING THE FRONTAGE.
ANYWAY, SO JUST ADDING THE CELL PHONE TOWER, IT'S 125FT.
I KNOW THAT THE REP SAID THAT THEY CAN ADD, YOU KNOW, LIKE A PRIVACY KIND OF FENCE, BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO HIDE 175FT.
SO YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU HAD MENTIONED THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WAS ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS.
DID HE DECIDE HE WOULD ALLOW IT? NO, HE CALLED HIM. I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS CALLED OR NOT.
OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO REACH OUT. I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND I HAD ALSO MENTIONED IT TO A COLLEAGUE OF MINE ABOUT THE AREA, AND HE'S GOT SOME PROPERTY OFF OF.
IT'S IT'S JUST RIGHT BEHIND THE DOLLAR GENERAL THAT'S ON MONTECRISTO.
AND ANYWAYS, YOU KNOW, I HAD MENTIONED IT TO THE REP, AND, YOU KNOW, SHE HAD MENTIONED IT'S NOT UP TO THEM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY MUCH VERIZON WHEREVER THEY DO THEIR STUDY AND SEE WHERE IT'S NEEDED. SO BASED OFF OF THE EXCUSE ME, SIR, I APOLOGIZE.
OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
YES, SIR, I APPRECIATE IT. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT DOESN'T MEET TWO OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE CITY. SO IF YOU CAN JUST UPHOLD THOSE REQUIREMENTS, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING. I'M NICOLE BIVONA.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE AGAIN TO DISCUSS THIS CELL TOWER.
YOU KNOW, THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR PROPOSAL IS, JUST LIKE YOU SEE ON THE MAP HERE IS TO
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IMPROVE THAT KEY COVERAGE AREA ON THE LEFT IS CURRENT WITHOUT THIS TOWER, AND ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT IT WILL BE WHENEVER WE DO ADD IT.I KNOW THERE IS A TWO MILE SEPARATION IN THE ORDINANCE.
HOWEVER, WE ARE ALREADY ON THOSE TOWERS AND IT'S AT MAX CAPACITY.
THE MORE THE CITY GROWS, THE MORE ISSUES LIKE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE.
WE'RE REQUESTING 175 FOOT SELF-SUPPORT TOWER FOR OUR CONFIRMED ANCHOR TENANT.
BUT CONTINGENT ON THIS, WE CAN HAVE OTHER CARRIERS ON THERE.
WE'RE PROPOSING THAT SELF-SUPPORT BECAUSE IT IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND HIGHER WIND SPEEDS LIKE WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME, IT IS DESIGNED TO COLLAPSE WITHIN ITSELF.
THE ORDINANCE STATES THAT THE TOWER MUST BE SET 110% OF THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER FROM THE PROPERTY LINES, OR THE HIGHEST BREAK POINT SECTION OF THE STRUCTURE.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME PEACE OF MIND, THERE'S A BREAK POINT EVERY 20FT IN THE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS HOW IT IS DESIGNED TO COLLAPSE WITHIN ITSELF.
I THE LOCATION OF THE TOWER ON THE PROPERTY.
I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THAT THERE WERE THOSE UNDERLYING EASEMENTS FROM THE HIDALGO COUNTY WATER THAT ARE GOING THROUGH.
WE ARE NOT ABLE TO CROSS THOSE.
THERE'S ALSO THAT RETENTION POND THERE FOR A REASON.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DISTURB THAT AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES IN THAT AREA.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. IT'S FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS.
WE ARE USING THE FRONT ENTRANCE.
TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT CAUSING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC.
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS WITH TRUCKS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WHERE WE ARE PROPOSING, THERE WERE A LOT OF UTILITIES AND POWER EASEMENTS AND SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE NEEDED TO STAY AWAY FROM IN ORDER TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE.
AND THERE'S JUST THERE'S A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE THAT GOES INTO SELECTING THESE PROPERTIES. THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS THAT A PROPERTY MAY OR MAY NOT WORK OUT.
LANDOWNER MAY NOT BE INTERESTED.
IT MAY NOT MEET ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
THERE MAY BE SOME UNDERLYING EASEMENTS, LIKE I MENTIONED IN THE CASE OF THIS PROPERTY HERE. AND THEN REGARDING THE REDUCTION IN PROPERTY VALUE, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THERE ARE ALSO STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT THE PROPERTY DOES GET REDUCED, BUT IT'S BY 1%, AND THAT IS INCLUDING HIGH VALUE PROPERTIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THOSE TYPES OF PLACES.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAFETY OF THE CELL TOWERS, IT'S FEDERALLY REGULATED, NOT JUST BY THE FCC.
WE HAVE THE EPA, WE HAVE FAA, WE HAVE THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WE HAVE NATIONAL WILDLIFE.
WE HAVE ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO DUE DILIGENCE ON TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT IMPEDING ON THE PROPERTY AND CAUSING MORE ISSUES.
SO SINCE IT IS FEDERALLY REGULATED, WE DID RUN THAT STUDY.
WE ARE AT 1% OF THE RF EXPOSURE, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE 99% MORE RF TO TRANSMIT IN ORDER TO EVEN BE CLOSE TO THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS.
AND THEN MY LAST THING IS YES, OUR ANCHOR TENANT IS VERIZON.
BUT LIKE I SAID, CONTINGENT ON THIS APPROVAL, IT WILL ALLOW OTHER CARRIERS.
AND THAT SUPPORTS THE NONTRADITIONAL CARRIERS LIKE CONSUMER CELLULAR, MINT, VISIBLE STRAIGHT TALK, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
AND REALLY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR OBJECTIVE HERE IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, OUR COMMUNITIES ARE STAYING CONNECTED.
WE'RE NOT DROPPING CALLS AND WE'RE ABLE TO STAY CONNECTED WITH OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. COMMISSION. I HAD MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROACH THE NEIGHBOR.
NOT SURE THAT HAPPENED OR NOT.
WHAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM LAST MEETING TO THIS MEETING? SO LAST MEETING, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR POSSIBLE LOCATION FURTHER INTO THE PROPERTY TO KIND OF CHECK TO SEE IF MAYBE THEY WERE ABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD FOR FURTHER NORTH OR FURTHER INTO THE PROPERTY.
SO THAT'S WHERE THEY REALIZED THAT THERE WAS EASEMENTS THAT WERE UNDERLYING IN THE PROPERTY, AND THEN THE RETENTION POND THAT'S ON THERE.
BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEFORE TO NOW, AS FAR AS LOCATION, IS IT THE SAME LOCATION? YES, IT IS THE SAME LOCATION.
SO IT WAS BROUGHT BACK WITH THE SAME.
WHAT WAS THE. I MEAN, IF WE HAD REJECTED IT LAST TIME, WHAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED? WELL, LAST TIME IT WAS TABLED BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME INFORMATION THAT WAS WANTING TO BE PRESENTED. RIGHT, WHICH WAS THE SEEING IF THERE COULD BE A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND THEN THE STUDIES OF THE THE WAVES.
NO, I GOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE A RENDERING.
IT IS NOT A REAL THIS HASN'T BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
NO, IT HASN'T BEEN CONSTRUCTED. THAT'S JUST A RENDERING.
THAT IS FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION THAT SHE PROVIDED TO SHOW IF IT WAS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. THIS IS HOW IT WOULD LOOK.
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TO ME, THE ONLY THING IS THAT THE HEIGHT OF IT.WHAT HEIGHT IS IT? IS IT 175FT? 175FT. SO IF IT'S LOCATED FROM THE ROADWAY, HOW FAR IN FROM THE ROADWAY WOULD IT BE? SO BASED OFF OF THE THE ORDINANCE THAT IT SAYS IT'S 110% TO THE HIGHEST POINT.
SO IT WOULD BE OR TEN TIMES 175 SHOULD BE ABOUT 195, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MORE OR LESS. I THINK WE DID SOME CALCULATIONS. IT WAS LIKE 200FT, BUT THEN IT SAYS OR 110% TO ITS BREAKING POINT.
SO THAT LOWERS IT AND REDUCES IT.
AND WE WILL REVIEW ALL OF THAT DURING THE BUILDING PERMIT STAGE OF IT.
BUT THAT'S ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FROM THE FRONTAGE ROAD OR FROM JASMINE.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, FROM THE FROM JASMINE PROPERTY LINE.
CORRECT. PROPERTY LINE AND JASMINE.
AND THERE'S A POWER LINE THERE ALONG THE EASEMENT OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS COLLAPSES OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD IT FALL ON TOP OF THE POWER LINES.
ACCORDING TO THE REPRESENTATIVE, SHE MENTIONED THAT THERE'S BREAKING POINTS THROUGHOUT THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER AND IT FALLS WITHIN ITSELF. IF THOSE BREAKING POINTS DON'T ACTUALLY BREAK, THEN WORST CASE SCENARIO IS IT ACTUALLY TILTS AND FALLS AS OPPOSED TO SHATTERING DOWN.
SO THERE'S ALWAYS THE WHAT IFS.
I DO UNDERSTAND THOSE SOMETIMES DON'T WORK FAIL SAFE DOES NOT WORK.
WORST CASE WOULD BE THAT IT TILTS AND FALLS ONTO THE THE POWER LINES.
NOW, THE CONCERN OF THE NEIGHBOR WAS NOT NECESSARILY THAT IT'S FALLING ON HIS PROPERTY, BUT RATHER THE RADIATION OR.
YES. LAST MEETING THE CONCERN WAS THE AMOUNT OF WAVES THAT IT WOULD BE PRODUCING.
AND AS FAR AS WALKING OUT FROM HIS PROPERTY, AND THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING THAT HE WOULD SEE. THAT WAS WHAT STATED IN THE LAST MEETING.
ARE THOSE WAVES DANGEROUS? I THINK HE HE DID SOME SOME RESEARCH ON IT.
YES. REPRESENTATIVE DID PROVIDE THE STUDY ON IT.
I'M NOT SURE IF SHE MAY WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT, IF YOU LIKE HER TO COMMENT ON THAT.
IS IT HAZARDOUS? THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW.
AND WE GOT TO BE PLAIN AND HONEST TO THE RESIDENT.
JUST KNOW THAT IT IS FEDERALLY REGULATED FOR CELL TOWERS.
RIGHT? FOR THE EXPOSURE LIMITS AND ANYTHING THAT IS RF RELATED.
FCC HAS RELEASED AN ALLOWABLE RANGE TO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, ALL OF THEIR RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON WHAT IS AN ALLOWABLE SAFE RANGE.
WE'RE AT 1%. WE STILL HAVE 99% OF THAT RANGE TO GO BEFORE IT EVEN GETS CLOSE TO BEING CONSIDERED UNSAFE FOR THE PUBLIC.
AND THEN ALSO FOR THE BREAKING POINT, I HAVE AN ENGINEER LETTER STATING HOW THE TOWER IS DESIGNED AND HOW THOSE BREAK POINTS ARE DESIGNED AS WELL.
AS FAR AS THE BREAKING POINT THAT THE COLLAPSE.
BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THE RADIATION, RIGHT? WHAT YOU DON'T SEE AND BY THE COMMUNICATION ACT, IT IS FEDERALLY REGULATED.
SO WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY WHAT THE FCC SAYS.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT IT IS NOT HAZARDOUS TO TO ANYBODY AROUND THERE? CORRECT. I THINK THAT WAS THE CONCERN.
OR DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? THAT WAS THE THAT IS THE CONCERN.
I MEAN, WE HAVE YOU KNOW, YOU ALREADY HAVE TOWERS OUT HERE, AND THEN YOU HAVE THEM ON ROOFTOPS A COUPLE BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD.
I ASSURE YOU THAT THEY ARE SAFE.
AND AGAIN, THEY'RE FEDERALLY REGULATED.
I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WAS THE PROPERTY VALUE. ALSO, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, IT WAS 1% CHANGE WHEREVER YOU'D SEEN IT IN OTHER PLACES. BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE OF THAT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SUBJECTIVE IN THAT CASE.
AND SO SOMEONE WANTING TO OR WANTING TO TO BUY OR NOT BUY A HOME, YOU KNOW, AND THEY SEE THIS GIANT TOWER RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE HE LIVES. AND IT'S DIRECTLY RIGHT ACROSS, RESPECTFULLY, THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE PROPOSING ON IS A PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
THERE ARE 18 WHEELERS RUNNING THERE, REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS ALL DAY LONG.
AND IT'S ALSO NEXT TO THE HIDALGO COUNTY RETENTION SUBDIVISIONS.
IT'S JUST A LARGE IT'S A HOMESTEAD TO SOMEBODY, THOUGH. OF COURSE. ABSOLUTELY. AND IF SOMEONE'S RUNNING TRUCKS THROUGH THERE AND ALL THAT STUFF, HE KNEW THAT WAS HAPPENING.
BUT YOU CHANGE IT WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT MIGHT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
SO RESPECTFULLY TO YOU ALSO, IT'S HIS HOME.
HE'S TRYING TO PROTECT THAT TOO AT THE SAME TIME. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT'S THAT'S MY OPINION. YEAH I UNDERSTAND COULD COULD YOU GO TO THE TO THE EXHIBIT WHERE YOU'RE SHOWING, SHOWING THE SAYS ADJACENT BUILDING, ROOF LEVEL.
THAT WAS IT. NO, NO. KEEP ON GOING.
IT'S IN THE STUDY. OH, THE STUDY IS NOT IN THERE.
OH, OKAY. YEAH, WELL, I WAS GOING OFF OF THAT.
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SORRY. OWNER IS ASKING FOR PERMISSION.OH, YES. YEAH. YOU CAN COME UP AFTER SHE GETS THERE.
I'M SORRY, WHICH WAS THE PAGE? IT'S A PAGE ONE. 60 ONE.
ALL RIGHT, THAT ONE. COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHAT THE RED AND THE GREEN REPRESENT THERE? CAN YOU SCROLL DOWN TO THE LEGEND FOR ME? I'M SO SORRY.
THE RED RIGHT THERE IS AT THE ANTENNAS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE ANTENNAS.
AND THAT IS SHOWING THE PERCENT OF THE MPE.
AND THEN ON THE GREEN, IT IS SHOWING THAT IT'S 5%.
BUT AGAIN. YOU SEE, THE HEIGHT OF THE ANTENNAS IS THE NEXT PAGE OR A COUPLE PAGES DOWN. WHICH IS IT SAYS ACTUALLY ANTENNA INTERFACE LEVEL, WHICH IS A LOT HIGHER, BUT BASICALLY.
ONE MORE. THAT'S THAT RIGHT THERE IS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE ANTENNAS, ANTENNA FACE LEVEL. BUT THE ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT BEFORE BY THE TITLE, IT SAYS ADJACENT BUILDING ROOF LEVEL, WHICH MEANS THAT THAT GREEN WHICH SAYS 5 TO 100%, WHICH IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
THERE IS PRETTY MUCH NEXT TO HIS HOUSE.
RIGHT THERE. RIGHT. RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT, RIGHT. SORRY.
I'M GOING UP TO THE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS HERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, TRUTHFULLY, I AM NOT AN ENGINEER HERE.
NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PER THE ENGINEER AND THE EXPERT THAT WE HAVE, AND IT'S AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, THEY DON'T WORK FOR US.
THERE THERE ARE NO MODELED AREAS ON ANY ACCESSIBLE ROOFTOP GROUND LEVEL OR RELATED THAT WILL BE HARMFUL IN ANY CAPACITY.
THAT OUT OF YOUR WAY? THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY REPORTS ANYWHERE NATIONWIDE OF ANY HARM.
I MEAN, NOT BY THE FCC, NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN HEAVILY STUDIED OR ANYTHING THAT HAS A LOT OF SOURCES OR ANYTHING.
THAT'S AND YOU MENTIONED I'M SORRY.
SO AS FAR AS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE TOWERS, I GUESS YOU WERE. AND THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE IN PROPERTY VALUES REDUCING, GOING DOWN. I MEAN, BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT HAS BEEN A CONCERN.
OF COURSE. OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU PUT ANY STRUCTURE OR ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT IN FRONT OF WHAT IS ALREADY EXISTING, THE PROPERTY VALUE IS GOING TO CHANGE.
SO WHETHER IT'S A CELL TOWER OR A WATER TANK OR ANY OTHER SORT OF LARGE STRUCTURE, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE PROPERTY VALUE.
IN OUR RESEARCH, IT IS ONLY ABOUT 1 TO 2%.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FIND ONLINE.
AND THAT'S WITHIN 1000FT OF A TOWER, NOT JUST I MEAN, THAT'S ENCUMBERING EVEN FURTHER.
YOU ALSO SAID YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT THAT IF APPROVED, THEY WOULD THEY WOULD ALLOW DIFFERENT CARRIERS ON THIS BY ADDING THE ADDITIONAL CARRIERS. WOULD IT INCREASE THE THIS REPORT IS FOR, FOR OH, WELL IT IS FOR VERIZON, BUT IT IS THE SAME PERCENTAGES FOR EACH OF THE CARRIER. THEY'RE ON DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES. AND THE REASON THAT WE ALLOW FOR
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THE ADDITIONAL CARRIERS TO CO-LOCATE.IT'S ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED BY THE CITY IN THE ORDINANCE SO WE CAN ELIMINATE MULTIPLE TOWERS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. CAN THIS PROPERTY OWNER ALLOW YOU TO PUT IT ON THE FRONT SIDE? THEY IT IS ENCUMBERED BY EASEMENTS.
THE THE THE PARK CLOSEST TO 69 IS ALL RUN BY EASEMENTS WITH THE, WITH HIDALGO COUNTY BECAUSE THERE'S THAT WATER RETENTION.
YEAH. THEY HAVE A LOT OF SPACE IN THE FRONT, BUT THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO THEM, RIGHT? IT DOES NOT. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY FRONTAGE.
IT'S IT'S A DRIVEWAY. THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT THERE'S OVER HERE BY THE BUILDING TOWARDS THE.
DIDN'T BELONG TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE DOESN'T BELONG TO THEM. AND THERE'S ALSO EASEMENTS THAT RUN THROUGH THERE AS WELL.
I THINK YOUR BEST SOLUTION IS TO GO TO THE NEIGHBOR AND ASK THEM.
SO REGARDING THE NEIGHBOR, IT'S NOT.
CAN YOU PULL UP THE ZONING MAP? I DON'T THINK IT'S THE CORRECT ZONE.
IT'S FARMLAND. RIGHT. AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR INDUSTRIAL HERE.
AND ALSO, IT'S IT'S STILL RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS PROPERTY.
SO WE'RE NOT REALLY TOO MUCH OF AN IMPROVEMENT ON THAT FRONT OF YOUR, TO YOUR PATIO. AND, AND YOU SEE YOUR, YOUR TOWER.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S, I THINK REFERRING TO.
I UNDERSTAND, YEAH. AND THAT'S WHY IF, IF YOU GO TO THE OTHER PROPERTY, IT YOU WON'T SEE IT AS, AS EASY.
THERE'S ZONING LIMITATIONS ON THAT TYPE OF PROPERTY FOR US TO USE.
THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE, SIR? OKAY.
SO SHE WAS SAYING THE 1% AS FAR AS RF.
HOW MANY YEARS AGO? NOT THAT LONG AGO.
RIGHT. SO THE STUDIES THAT ARE BEING DONE ARE NOT FOR LONG TERM EFFECTS.
SO I COULD BE FINE TODAY, TEN YEARS, 15 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD BY THOSE 5G ANTENNAS AND THEN MORE CARRIERS ON TOP PROVIDING MORE ANTENNAS.
I MEAN, THAT EXPOSURE IS JUST ADDING MORE AND MORE AND MORE.
I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF RESEARCH DONE.
YOU KNOW, SHE MENTIONED IT ALSO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH THAT HAS BEEN DOVE INTO AS FAR AS THE LONG TERM EFFECTS.
ANTENNAS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, AND THEY DO THIS FOR THE WHOLE NATION.
ME, I WOULD BE SEEING THIS AS A PROBLEM.
THAT'S WHY I ASK, HAVE YOU SEEN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CONCERN? AND I'M SURE DOCTORS AND AND STUDIES WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE JUMPING ON THIS BECAUSE I GUESS FOR, FOR PHARMA, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME MONEY TO MAKE, RIGHT? IT'S A IT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE CARRIER ALSO.
SO I MEAN THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT HASN'T BEEN PUBLISHED OR BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CONSUMER, WHICH IS YOU, ME, US, WHOEVER HAS A CELL PHONE.
BECAUSE EVEN BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOUR CELL PHONE EMITS A FORM OF RADIATION WITH THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE CELL PHONE TO THE ANTENNA, THAT THAT'S RADIATION BEING TRANSFERRED.
SO I'M NOT AN EXPERT. I MEAN, THIS IS JUST BASED ON WHAT I DID ON RESEARCH.
ANYBODY CAN GO ONLINE AND LOOK UP TO SEE WHAT WAS PUBLISHED, WHAT WAS RESEARCHED FOR LONG TERM EFFECTS.
5G JUST GOT INTRODUCED NOT TOO LONG AGO.
SO LIKE I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE THE REPORTS THAT WERE DONE, LONG TERM EFFECTS THAT I READ ARE FOR OLDER ANTENNAS.
SO, I MEAN, YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE FROM OLD TO, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING A LOT MORE POWERFUL. SO I MEAN, I, I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, I WASN'T TOO MUCH LONG TERM, THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. THE THE ISSUE IS YOUR PROPERTY VALUE.
THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE TRYING TO YEAH.
LIKE I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW IF IT DOES GET APPROVED THEN I'M REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE SHORT SELLING BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LOSE OUT A LOT. AND IT'S NOT JUST 1%.
EVEN ONLINE IT SAYS UP TO 20%.
YEAH. SO I MEAN, IF IT'S A $300,000 HOUSE, THAT'S THAT'S 60 GRAND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT. SO, I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE A HOUSE ALREADY THERE? YES. YEAH. THAT HOUSE IS THAT PROPERTY'S BEEN THERE LIKE I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, SINCE BEFORE I WAS BORN. SO THAT HOME IS LIVES RIGHT ACROSS LIVES ACROSS THE STREET. YEAH. APPRECIATE IT SIR.
YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONER. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
[9. VARIANCES]
[A. Consider Variance Requests to the City's Unified Development Code, Article 5, Section 5.301-A-]
SUBDIVISION VARIANCE. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 5.301-A-2 DEDICATION OF IMPROVEMENTS[01:10:03]
FOR THE REPLAT OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK ONE TRENTON TOWN CENTER BEING A 0.918 OF AN ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT FIVE TRENTON TOWN CENTER, RECORDED IN VOLUME 49, PAGE 117 HIDALGO COUNTY MAP RECORDS LOCATED AT 4009 SOUTH MCCALL ROAD.STAFF. YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MARLON GARZA, PLANNER ONE FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH MCCALL ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 970FT NORTH OF EAST TRENTON.
IT IS AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE WALMART AND THE WENDY'S IS AT. AND SO JUST SO YOU GET AN IDEA THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH A REPLAT PROCESS.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS.
IT IS ACTUALLY UP FOR PLAT APPROVAL, PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL TONIGHT.
AND. SORRY, THIS REQUEST CAME IN ON WAS IT? I'M SORRY. I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, AT THE END OF JUNE. IT HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY SIMS ENGINEERING ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER.
DO YOU KNOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON THAT SITE? IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE WENDY'S.
YES, SIR. SO THE WENDY'S IS CURRENTLY OWNED IN ONE SINGLE LOT.
THEY'RE TRYING TO DIVIDE IT IN HALF SO THAT THEY CAN SELL THE NORTH LOT, WHICH WOULD BE THE ONE THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE VARIANCE FOR THE ENTIRE TWO LOTS THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DIVIDE IT INTO.
SO THE WENDY'S IS CURRENTLY ON THE SOUTHMOST LOT, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO DIVIDE IT JUST SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SELL THE NORTH MOAT, THE NORTH LOT. YES. OKAY. PRETTY THIN.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THE ENGINEER IS HERE IN CASE YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS VARIANCE REQUEST? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LUIS MENDEZ, PROJECT ENGINEER FOR THIS.
REPLAT. SO, AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S A WENDY'S RIGHT NEXT TO IT, THE THE THE SITE IT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED FOR A NEXT ON OTHER SITE.
SO WHAT THE CURRENT OWNER IS LOOKING FOR IS TRYING TO SELL THAT NORTH PIECE TO A CURRENT BUYER THAT HE'S HAVING BUT ON HIS LEGAL TERM, THEY'RE TRYING TO HAVE THAT AS A SEPARATE LOT FOR THEIR LEGAL TERMS. AS FAR AS BUYING THE, THE, THE PIECE OF TRACK IN ORDER SO THEY CAN MAKE IT OFFICIAL, SELL HAVING THAT ACCESS AXIS AND ALL THAT POINT.
IT'S MORE OF A TURNY SIDE THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING TO TO DO THIS, THIS REPLAT. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE JUST SPLITTING THINGS IN HALF.
BASICALLY, ON WHAT'S OUT THERE.
PARKING LOTS HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.
IT'S JUST THE PAD SIDE THAT WILL BE MAKING A FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT.
SO AND THE VARIANCE REQUEST IS FOR BECAUSE OF THE THE FRONTAGE.
SO THE REASON THAT THEY'RE HAVING OR THE ONLY REASON THEY'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE VARIANCE TODAY IS BECAUSE THEY'RE REPLANNING THEY ARE ALLOWED TO THEY COULD HAVE JUST GONE THROUGH BUILDING PERMITS AND HAVE BUILT THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS, IS TRYING TO BUILD.
BUT SINCE THEY ARE INTERESTED IN SELLING IT TO BE TWO DIFFERENT LEGAL ENTITIES THAT'S WHY THEY'RE REPLANNING AT THAT MOMENT FROM OUR BUILDING STANDARDS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DEDICATE TO WHATEVER RIGHT OF WAY IS REQUIRED TODAY.
RGV MPO, WHICH IS WE FOLLOW THAT AND OUR UDC STANDARDS FOR RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION.
IN THIS CASE, THEY DID UPDATE THE RIGHT OF WAY.
TO OBTAIN FOR SOUTH MCCALL ROAD TO BE 150 TOTAL TOTAL FEET RIGHT OF WAY.
I DID DO SOME RESEARCH FOR SOME OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
MOST OF THEM THEY DEDICATED TO THE 120.
THE LAST DEVELOPMENT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WAS FROM 2012.
AND THOSE WERE ALREADY DESIGNATED TO THE 120 AS WELL.
I'LL GO IN AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSION.
MOVE TO APPROVE BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
SECOND. IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THE APPROVAL FOR ITEMS TEN A THROUGH TEN F ON
[10. CONSENT AGENDA]
[A. Consider the Preliminary Plat approval of Gratitude Grove Subdivision, being a 18.623 acre tract,]
THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO MOVED.SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
[B. Consider the Preliminary Plat approval of Sorrento Estates Subdivision, being a 39.334 acres tract]
MR. ACEVEDO. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL COMMISSIONERS.[01:15:04]
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.I WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY, MISS JOSEPHINE RAMIREZ SOLIS. SHE WILL BE REPLACING OUR OUR PREVIOUS ATTORNEY, OMAR OCHOA, WHO HAD BEEN WITH US FOR SIX YEARS NOW.
IT'S HER FIRST WEEK HERE ON THE JOB, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A ROUGH START.
AND THEN SECOND OF ALL, WE ARE PLANNING A WORKSHOP WITH THE CONSULTANT THAT'S WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FIRST WEEK OF OF NEXT MONTH.
SO WE'LL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS AS AS THE DAY GETS CLOSER.
HE'S HE'S LOOKING AT THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. SO HE'S BEEN HE'S BEEN DEALING WITH ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, THE EDC, THE UNIVERSITY.
HE'S BEEN PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.
AND HE WANTS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SO HE'S STILL WORKING ON IT, AND HE SAYS THAT HE'S BRINGING IT FORWARD PROBABLY THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
IT'LL BE IN THE. WILL IT BE IN SOMETHING DURING LUNCH OR IN THE EVENING? YOU KNOW IT'S UP TO THE IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION.
HOWEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO IT, WE COULD WORK IT DURING LUNCH OR WE COULD DO IT. IT DEPENDS WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IT IS.
YEAH, I THINK HE'S LOOKING AT SEPTEMBER THE 5TH.
[11. INFORMATION ONLY]
FIFTH WHEN HE'S GOING TO BE DOWN HERE.THAT'S A THURSDAY. IT'S A THURSDAY.
RIGHT. I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AN AFTERNOON ONE FOR ME ON THAT DATE.
OKAY. IF IT'S ANY OTHER DATE I COULD, I WOULD IF IT'S THE DAY BEFORE OR THE DAY AFTER, IT CAN BE, IT CAN BE AN AFTERNOON, A NOON THING.
IT CAN BE A LUNCH MEETING. OKAY.
I JUST CAN'T DO IT ON THURSDAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOTE THAT DOWN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
[11. ADJOURNMENT]
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.THERE'S.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.