[00:00:22] RIGHT NOW, WE WE'RE MOVING ALL THE OLD CONDITIONER, ALL THE OLD DIRT AND ADDING FRESH ONES, GETTING IT APART FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE. SO RIGHT NOW, BEHIND US, IF YOU COULD SEE THE GUYS ARE WORKING, WE'RE DOING ALL THAT WORK. WE'RE MOVING EVERYTHING TO GET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. [1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM] TODAY IS FEBRUARY 26TH, 2025. IT IS 5:30 P.M. AND I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING TO ORDER. [A. Prayer] STAFF, CAN WE CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM? I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX PEOPLE. AND WE DO HAVE FIVE VOTING BOARD MEMBERS. SO. [00:05:11] WE CAN YOU CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM? YES, SIR. WE DO HAVE OUR FIVE VOTING BOARD MEMBERS AND THEN OUR ALTERNATES AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. CLAUDIA. NEXT, CAN EVERYBODY RISE AND JOIN ME FOR PRAYER? LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, WISDOM, AND SUPPORT AS WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING. HELP US TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION. ALLOW US TO GROW CLOSER AS A GROUP AND NURTURE THE BONDS OF COMMUNITY. FILL US WITH YOUR GRACE, LORD GOD, AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT MIGHT AFFECT OUR CITY AND CONTINUE TO REMIND US THAT WE ALL DO WHAT WE ALL DO HERE TODAY. ALL THAT WE ACCOMPLISH IS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY. WE ASK THESE THINGS FOR IN YOUR NAME, AMEN. [B. Pledge of Allegiance] AMEN. AMEN. MR. GARZA, CAN YOU LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR [2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE] ALL. THANK YOU ALL. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. YES. THE NOTICE WAS WAS PUT IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL ON FRIDAY AT 4:45 P.M.. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. AND OUR DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. [3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST] MR. CHAIR, UNDER STATE LAW, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST FOR THEMSELVES OR CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH CONFLICT. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? [4. PUBLIC COMMENTS] DISCLOSE RELATED TO THE PENDING MATTERS ON TODAY'S AGENDA? NO, THERE IS NOT. THANK YOU. 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 AND WE ASK FOR EVERYONE'S COOPERATION IN FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS? [5. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MEETING PROCEDURES USED BY THE ZONING] IF NOT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MEETING PROCEDURES USED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. ALL ITEMS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA AS EACH ITEM IS INTRODUCED. STAFF WILL PRESENT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION ON THE ITEM BEING CONSIDERED. THE PARTY MAKING THE REQUEST MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION, AND MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY ISSUES ARISING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEM [D. Anyone in the audience desiring to speak in favor or in opposition may do so. A three (3)] BEING CONSIDERED. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE DESIRING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION MAY DO SO. A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH PERSON INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THE ITEM. THE USE OF A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED. ONCE THE CHAIR CLOSES THE PUBLIC HEARING. [a spokesperson for large groups of People will be required.] THE BOARD MAY QUESTION ANYONE AND MAINTAIN ANY DISCUSSION WHICH CLARIFIES THE PROPOSAL, [E. Once the Chair closes the public hearing, the Board may question anyone and maintain any] [F. A minimum of four votes are required for an item to be approved by Board.] AND WILL THEN TAKE WHAT ACTION IT BELIEVES TO BE APPROPRIATE. [6. ABSENCES] A MINIMUM OF FOUR VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR AN ITEM TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. [A. Consider excusing the absence of Board Member Gregory Vasquez from the January 29, 2025,] MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX ABSENCES. CONSIDER EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF BOARD MEMBER GREGORY VAZQUEZ FROM THE JANUARY 29TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING. SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FOR MR. GONZALEZ. I SECOND THE MOTION. [B. Discussion and possible action on Ms. Nancy Ramirez’s absences from the Zoning Board of] I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. GARZA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. ITEM B DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MISS NANCY RAMIREZ ABSENCES FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETINGS. YES, CHAIRMAN. MISS NANCY RAMIREZ HAS NOT ATTENDED ALL BUT ONE MEETING SINCE SHE WAS APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD. SO THE NEXT ACTION WOULD BE TO TAKE IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. BECAUSE ONLY CITY COUNCIL CAN REMOVE SOMEBODY FROM THE BOARD. SO WITH WITH YOUR CONSENT, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. OKAY. DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? NO, I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR NEXT STEP. WE REACHED OUT TO HER EVEN LAST WEEK. NO RESPONSE. [7. MINUTES] OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. RUSSELL. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN. OUR MINUTES. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE JANUARY 29TH, [A. Consider Approval of the minutes for the January 29, 2025, Regular Meeting.] 2025 REGULAR MEETING. A MOTION TO APPROVE A APPROVAL MOTION FROM MR. ALMAGUER. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. [8. PUBLIC HEARINGS] VAZQUEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. OKAY, SO MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM EIGHT, A REQUEST BY MELVIN AND HUNT FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS. TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. TO HAVE A TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 70,489FT², INSTEAD OF THE ALLOWABLE 37,751FT². AT CES AT SHREVE HOTEL, EDINBURG, LOT ONE, HIDALGO COUNTY, [00:10:04] TEXAS, LOCATED AT 700 EAST WISCONSIN ROAD. GOOD EVENING. I AM RICARDO FARLEY, PLANNER, CITY OF EDINBURGH. SO ON THIS FIRST AGENDA, I WANT YOU FIRST TO TAKE YOUR ATTENTION TO THE POWERPOINT. HERE WE SEE A SITE PLAN OF THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL BUILDING, WHICH IS A HOTEL. RIGHT? THIS HERE YOU CAN SEE THEY IN THE SITE PLAN. THEY CALLED OUT THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING. AND SO WE WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE. SO, YES, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE THREE AS IT APPLIES TO A MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO. SO BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, I HAND OUT TO YOU ALL A COPY OF THE FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO. SO WHAT IS FLOOR AREA RATIO. WELL WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. SO BASICALLY IT'S THE TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA OF A BUILDING DIVIDED BY THE LAND AREA. AND WITH THAT YOU GET THE FLOOR AREA RATIO. SO LET'S KEEP THAT IN MIND. SO THEY WANT TO CONSTRUCT A COMMERCIAL BUILDING WHICH IS A HOTEL. THEY HAVE A TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 70,489FT², JUST AS IT SHOWS ON THE SITE PLAN HERE. SO NOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT FLOOR AREA RATIO IS AND HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THIS HOTEL THEY WANT TO BUILD. LET'S MOVE FORWARD HERE ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THIS PROJECT. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST WEST ROAD ABOUT 1000FT MORE OR LESS WEST OF THE EXPRESSWAY IS ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT. COMMERCIAL ADJACENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO THE EAST AND SOUTH, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY TO THE WEST, AND IS BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY EAST WEST ROAD. SO AN EASIER WAY OF EXPLAINING WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IS HOW MANY OF YOU ALL LIKE TO GO SHOPPING? WELL NO ONE. WELL, IT'S LOCATED MORE OR LESS AT THE SHOPS AT RIO GRANDE VALLEY SHOPPING CENTER. SO THAT'S WHERE THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED. SO THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF SHREVE HOTEL, EDINBURGH. THAT WAS RECORDED BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2021. SO LET'S PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIME FRAME THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO HERE. SO ON DECEMBER THE 12TH, 2024, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A BUILDING PERMIT FOR A HOTEL TO HAVE A TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 70,489, JUST AS WE SEE HERE ON THE SITE PLAN. SO STAFF REVIEWED THE BUILDING PERMIT AND NOTICED THAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, THE PROPOSED SQUARE FOOTAGE EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO. AND SO THEREFORE THE APPLICANT MOVED FORWARD AND THEY APPLIED FOR A VARIANCE ON JANUARY THE 13TH, 2025. AND AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTICES IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. SO THE ANALYSIS HERE IS THAT, YES, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD THIS HOTEL AGAIN, WHICH SHOWS A TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 70,489FT² OF BUILDABLE AREA, RESULTING HERE AGAIN RESULTING IN A FLOOR AREA RATIO OF 0.597. [A. Request by Melden & Hunt, Inc. for a Variance to the City’s Unified Development Code to allow] SO, ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA ALLOWED WOULD BE 0.320 OR 37,751FT². SO IT APPEARS, IF YOU LOOK AT CLOSELY WHAT I PASSED OUT TO YOU BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, IT REALLY APPEARS TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT THE FLOOR AREA RATIO IS TOO LOW FOR THESE TYPE OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, FOR HOTELS AND SO FORTH, AND FOR ALSO FOR SELF STORAGE UNITS. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AMENDING THE UNIFIED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE LATER THIS YEAR. AND THE PROPOSED UPDATES THAT WOULD INCLUDE FLOOR AREA RATIO FORMULAS MORE FITTING FOR HOTELS. SO THAT BEING SAID, THAT BEING SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST. OF COURSE, IF APPROVED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET ALL OTHER. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND SO FORTH AND PAY A RECORDING FEE. THANK YOU, MR. FARLEY. I'LL NOW OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE? GOOD AFTERNOON, MARLON GARZA WITH MELTON AND HUNT ENGINEERS. SO MR. TOPHER DID A PRETTY EXCELLENT JOB OF EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. [00:15:01] THE MAIN REASON OR THE ONLY REASON WE'RE APPLYING FOR THIS VARIANCE IS DUE TO IT BEING A HOTEL. THE UDC DOES CALL OUT FOR ONLY 0.32% OF THE FLOOR AREA RATIO. HOWEVER, IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL FLOORS, ALL LEVELS, NOT JUST THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT. WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THE VARIANCE REQUEST. HAD IT BEEN JUST THE AREA FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING, I BELIEVE WE WOULD HAVE MET THE THE REQUIREMENT. BUT DUE TO IT BEING MORE THAN ONE FLOOR, IT EXCEEDS. IT FAR EXCEEDS IT. THE PLOT HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR SOME TIME NOW. IT'S JUST NOW COMING INTO BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW. IT WAS THE ONLY ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TO US AT THE TIME. AS FAR AS MY KNOWLEDGE, WE ARE MEETING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS LANDSCAPING, PARKING SETBACKS AND SO FORTH. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO ANSWER THEM. DO WE KNOW THE. THE FOOTPRINTS? SQUARE FEET? YES, SIR. IT WAS CALLED OUT ON THE SITE PLAN HERE. THE SO IT SHOWS A TOTAL. RIGHT? 70,000? YES, SIR. BUT THAT'S THE TOTAL. BUT THE ALL THE ALL THE FLOORS. DO WE KNOW THE JUST THE FOOTPRINT? SQUARE FEET. I DON'T HAVE THAT ON THE SITE PLAN. OKAY. EITHER WAY, I THINK THAT IN MY OPINION, GROUPING RETAIL OFFICES AND LODGING TOGETHER ISN'T ISN'T REALLY EFFICIENT. EXACTLY. THAT'S WHY I HANDED THAT OUT TO YOU BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED. IT'S NOT REALLY EFFICIENT. AND STAFF, WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN. WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW IT AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE SOME AMENDMENTS. SOMETHING THAT'S MORE FITTING FOR HOTELS. WHAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSED? I KNOW YOU YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON UPDATING THE CODE BY THIS YEAR. WHAT IS THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT YOU GUYS ARE THINKING? WELL, WE HAVE TO. WE HAVEN'T GOT TO THAT POINT YET. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING INTO IT BECAUSE WE HAVE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD OF TIME IS THAT IT JUST DOESN'T WORK FOR HOTELS. YES, SIR. AND STORAGE UNITS AS WELL. EVERY STORAGE UNIT ALWAYS COMING BEFORE THE BOARD, JUST AS YOU KNOW, MULTILEVEL HOTELS. DID YOU MENTION HOW MANY FLOORS WE'RE LOOKING AT? LEVELS. SORRY. CAN'T RECALL. I BELIEVE IT'S 4 OR 5 FLOORS THOUGH, RIGHT? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? I JUST WANT TO SAY, JUST AS MR. MARLON GARZA BROUGHT OUT, IT MEETS EVERYTHING ELSE, MEETS THE PARKING, LANDSCAPING AND SO FORTH. THANK YOU, MR. FARNON. IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD OR THE APPLICANT? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC SECTION, COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AND MOVE TO TAKE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD. MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I THINK SOMEBODY WANTS TO. IS THERE? IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE IN THE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN OUTSIDE THAT JUST SAID THAT HE WAS SENT HERE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF HE WISHES TO COME UP. HE ONLY SPEAKS SPANISH. IS. PROBABLY BEST IF YOU TALK TO HIM BECAUSE HE JUST ASKED QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECT FOR SPANISH SPEAKING. SO HE WANTS WE SPEAK SPANISH ALSO. LET'S SEE. SO WE'LL AMEND. WE'LL RESCIND THE MOTION AND WE'LL OPEN THIS ITEM UP AGAIN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. BUENAS TARDES. PUEDE SU NOMBRE. SENOR LOPEZ. GRACIAS. Y AQUI TAMBIÉN LA CALLE DE LOS VECINOS. AHI NINGUNO. VINO. NO MAS BIEN. YO. YO PUES ESTA. AQUI. ESTAN HACIENDO, MR. LOPEZ. ESTAN QUIEREN HACER UN HOTEL. AHI EN ESTA. AQUI ESTA MARCADO TODO COMO UN POCO MAS GRANDE DE LO TENEMOS EN LA CIUDAD DE CODIGOS. SI TENEMOS PASAR POR AQUI PARA LA APROBACION O BUENO PUES. [00:20:03] SI SI ES POSIBLE NO NOS VAMOS NINGUNO DE LOS ESTAMOS. AHI ESTA MUCHO MEJOR DE LA PROPIEDAD. ESTA ESTA EN LA ESPALDA. SI YO YO ESTOY EN MEDIO DE LA LINEA DE LA WISCONSIN. OKAY OKAY. USTEDES. SEEING O OK USTEDES NO LES AFECTA EN EL SENTIDO NO MAS COMO LES VAMOS A LA NOTIFICACION PARA ESTAR PENSANDO. CONSTRUIR ASI TIENEN UNA ALGO DE DUDAS. OH OH PREGUNTAS POR ISSO AQUI ESTAMOS PARA ESO. ESTA AHI. YA TENGO TIEMPO VIVIENDO. HOUSE. ES COMO ESTA ZONA DE USTEDES. HA VISTO EN ESTOS CRECIENDO Y AHORA ESTAMOS VIENDO EN ESTA AQUI. PRESENTANDO. BUENO ENTONCES. TENEMOS. BUENO PUES MUCHISIMAS. GRACIAS. GRACIAS GRACIAS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? IF NOT, AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. A MOTION TO APPROVE REQUEST. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. VAZQUEZ FOR APPROVAL. I SECOND THE MOTION. CAN I HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. GARZA? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. [B. Request by Jose Frank Garcia for a Variance to the City’s Unified Development Code to allow as] ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. DISPLEASED. MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT B. REQUEST BY JOSE FRANK GARCIA FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS. TO HAVE AN ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY ON A 0.2055 ACRE TRACT OR A 0.50 ACRE TRACT, IS REQUIRED AT SURVEY LOT EAST, 122.5FT SOUTH, 110FT NORTH, 189.45 ACRE GROSS, 0.4455 ACRE NET. HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS LOCATED AT 715 NORTH HOLLAND ROAD. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE FIVE AS IT APPLIED TO SUBDIVISION STANDARDS. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THIS IS WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I JUST WANT TO TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SHOT HERE. SO THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN STANDING ON WEST JUNIOR ROAD LOOKING SOUTH DOWN HOYING ROAD. OKAY. YOU CAN SEE THE SURVEY STATES YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND AND WITH THE LOCATION THAT WE CAN SEE, LET'S MOVE FORWARD HERE. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO HAVE AN ON SITE STORAGE FACILITY ON A 0.2055 ACRE, WHICH IS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN ACRE WHERE A HALF ACRE TRACK IS REQUIRED. AND THIS IS BY THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. SO THEY WANT TO BUILD THIS STORAGE FACILITY ON A PROPERTY THAT IS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN ACRE. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF WEST JUNIOR ROAD AND NORTH HOYNE ROAD. THE PROPERTY HAS A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 119FT. THAT WAS BEFORE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY WAS DEDICATED, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY. NOW KEEP THAT IN MIND. RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY. SO IF THIS IF THIS IS APPROVED, IT WOULD BE APPROVED WITH THE CONDITION THAT THIS PROPERTY GET REZONED TO ONE OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICTS. OKAY. SO ADJACENT ZONING IS RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO THE NORTH, RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TO THE EAST, AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICTS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. AND SO ADJACENT LAND USES ARE RESIDENTIAL USES. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND THAT WE REALLY WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO SO THAT WE CAN SEE THE STAGES OF OPERATION OR THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THIS LOT. OKAY. SO THIS IS AN IRREGULAR SHAPED CORNER TRACK. NOT A LOT, BUT A TRACK, MEANING THAT IT'S UNSUBDIVIDED AN IRREGULAR SHAPED CORNER TRACK THAT IS PART OF THE TEXMACS SURVEY. SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOME ON THE LOT. NOW, DURING THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE PROCESS. SO WHAT IS A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE? WELL, YOU KNOW, AS PLANNERS WE HAVE TOOLS JUST LIKE A CARPENTER HAS TOOLS. AND SO A PLANNER REACHES DOWN IN HIS BELT, HIS TOOL BELT, AND HE PULLS OUT A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE, WHICH MEANS IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE CITIZEN NOT TO PLAY. [00:25:02] OKAY. SO THE APPLICANT DID RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. AND DURING THAT PROCESS, ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION WAS ACQUIRED AND RECORDED. SO WE CAN SEE HERE THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY. THREE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAYS WAS ACQUIRED ON THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL OFF OF JUNIOR ROAD, OFF OF HORN ROAD, AND ALSO THE CORNER CLIP AS WELL. SO THE APPLICANT HAD TO GIVE UP ALL OF THIS PROPERTY FOR THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY. AND IT'S RECORDED. SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO SERVE THE LOT WITH A SEPTIC SYSTEM ON A TWO ACRE TRACK. AGAIN, LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN ACRE OR HALF ACRE TRACK IS REQUIRED BY THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. THE APPLICANT ALSO SUBMITTED A ZONING VARIANCE APPLICATION ON FEBRUARY THE 11TH, 2025. SO HERE AGAIN, IF THIS IS APPROVED, IT WOULD BE APPROVED. WE WOULD WANT TO SEE IT WITH A CONDITION THAT THE THAT THE REZONING IS APPROVED BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE A SEPTIC SYSTEM ON A MULTIFAMILY ZONED PARCEL. SO STAFF MAILED MAIL NOTICES OF THIS VARIANCE REQUEST AND WE RECEIVE NO ITEM, NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS, WHETHER THEY WERE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON A LOT THAT WOULD BE SERVED BY A SEPTIC SYSTEM. NOW, THE SEPTIC SYSTEM HERE IS LAID OUT AND IT WAS SIGNED. IT WAS STAMPED BY A BY A ENGINEER, A SANITARIAN. HE APPROVED THE LAYOUT OF THE SANITARY. I'M SORRY, OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM. HERE WE CAN SEE THE SEPTIC TANKS. AND BACK IN THE OLD DAYS, WE CALL IT THE LEACHING FIELD. NOW IT'S JUST THE DRAINAGE FIELD. OKAY. AND IT'S BEEN STAMPED AND APPROVED BY A LICENSED SANITARIAN. SO THEREFORE, ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE FIVE, AGAIN, THE MINIMUM LOT TO BE SERVED BY A SECTOR SYSTEM IS A HALF ACRE LOT. ON SEPTEMBER THE 12TH, 2023, THE APPLICANT RECEIVED THAT CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT AND HAS SINCE HAD THE SEPTIC SYSTEM SITE PLAN APPROVED BY A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL SANITARIAN. AS WE SEE ON THE POWERPOINT. SO THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO PROPOSED AND IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A REZONING REQUEST FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE. SO WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL THE VARIANCE REQUEST IF APPROVED, BASED ON THE NUMEROUS THINGS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS ALREADY DONE THEY'VE ALREADY GIVEN ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY. THEY'VE ALREADY HAD THEIR STAMP OF APPROVAL BY A REGISTERED SANITARIAN. THEN THEY WOULD ALSO NEED TO MEET THE FIRE MARSHAL'S APPROVAL. AND I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE OUR FIRE MARSHAL WITH US TONIGHT. AND OF COURSE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY A RECORDING FEE. THANK YOU, MR. FURLEY. I'LL NOW OPEN THIS ITEM UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. MR. FURLEY, OUR FIRE MARSHAL. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO WHY THE SEPTIC IF WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL ALL AROUND, ARE THE HOMES NEXT TO IT, OR ARE THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES WITH SEPTIC TANKS ALSO? WELL, IF YOU CAN RECALL AND GO BACK, THIS IS NOT A LOT OF RECORD. IT'S A TRICK. IT'S PART OF THE TEXT THE ORIGINAL TEX MEX SURVEYS. OKAY. SO IF IT WAS A LOT OF RECORD, LIKE A SUBDIVISION, PART OF A SUBDIVISION, OF COURSE THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED, YOU KNOW, TO TAP INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IT'S NOT A LOT OF RECORD. AND SO THEY WENT SO THAT'S THAT'S THEIR REQUEST. SO IN THE NEIGHBORING HOME THAT WE SEE ON THE PICTURE THAT ONE HAS SEPTIC AND EVERYTHING FROM THERE ON. YES SIR. TO MY UNDERSTANDING AND AS A CITY MOST OF THAT AREA. SO FROM HERE ON OUT, LET'S SAY OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO START BUILDING IN THAT AREA. ARE THEY GOING TO BE REQUESTING THE SAME VARIANCE FOR THESE KIND OF SEPTIC? WELL, THEY THEY MAY REQUEST IT. RIGHT. BUT HERE AGAIN STAFF IS RECOMMENDING NOW THE VARIANCE REQUEST. THEY WOULD HAVE TO GIVE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY AND SO FORTH, JUST LIKE THIS APPLICANT DID. OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE I'M WE SEE THAT THEY ALREADY DID THE DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY. RIGHT. THEY'VE BEEN COMPLYING WITH A LOT OF THE DETAILS AND THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF LAND, WHICH I KNOW WE'RE GROWING THAT PART TO THAT AREA RIGHT THERE. AND I'M RIGHT. WE ARE. THERE'S A LOT OF APARTMENTS. I WONDER IF IT'S GOING TO BE EITHER HERE AND ON. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF VACANT LAND OUT THERE, SO BUT HERE AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH EACH EACH POSITION, EACH POSITION OR EACH LOT DIFFERENTLY. SEPARATE FROM ITS OWN. WE CAN'T JUST GO BACK AND SAY, OH, THIS LOT GOT A SEPTIC TANK. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH LOT INDIVIDUALLY. OKAY. AND THEN SO THE THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL. IS THERE A SOLUTION TO IT TO BRING IT TO APPROVAL? [00:30:01] WHAT WOULD. AND WELL, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO LISTEN TO IS WHAT THE FIRE MARSHAL I DISCOVERED IN THAT AREA. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. THAT WORKS. CHAIRMAN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CONSIDERED ALSO THAT THE SEWER LINE IS ABOUT 300FT AWAY. SO TO EXTEND THE SEWER LINE 300FT AWAY, IT BECOMES A FEASIBLE. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT. THAT WOULD BE THE SOLUTION. MR.. YEAH. I MEAN, I MEAN, TECHNICALLY IT WOULD PROBABLY COST MORE TO EXTEND THE LINE THAN THE LOT IS WORTH. CORRECT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD EVENING. ANTHONY ROJAS, EDINBURG FIRE MARSHAL. SO I DID GO OUT THERE AND SEE THE SITE FOR MYSELF. AND THERE IS TWO SUBDIVISIONS ALREADY THAT ARE EXISTING. AND SO WE WOULD BE REQUIRING A FIRE HYDRANT FOR THAT PROPERTY, BEING THAT THOSE ARE GATED SUBDIVISIONS AND THEY DO HAVE EIGHT INCH WATER LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH HOLLAND ROAD. RIGHT. SO FOR THE FUTURE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY HYDRANTS IN THAT AREA THAT GO THAT DIRECTION TO THE WEST. RIGHT. AND THE ONLY ONES THAT DO EXIST CURRENTLY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IN GATED SUBDIVISIONS. DIVISIONS, SO WE WOULD NOT WANT A FIRE TRUCK TO TRY TO LAY A LINE FROM A GATED SUBDIVISION. HAVING TO DAMAGE THEIR GATE LAY 1000FT OF LINE TO GET TO THIS PROPERTY. SO ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD OCCUR WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE THIS PARTICULAR PERSON TO PUT A A FIRE HYDRANT IN THIS PROPERTY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND HERE AGAIN, WE CAN MAKE THAT CONTINGENT IF THIS IS APPROVED. CONTINGENT TO THE APPROVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. FARLEY. IS THERE IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ITEM? HELLO. MY NAME IS FRANK GARCIA. I'M THE REALTOR REPRESENTING MR. GINA RIOS AND MR. RIOS, THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY. LIKE YOU SAID, THEY'VE DONE ALL THESE DEDICATIONS TO THE PROPERTY AS OF BACK IN 2016. AND THEN IN 2013, THEY ALSO DID THE DEDICATION RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE CORNER CLIP. SO THEY ALMOST GAVE AWAY ABOUT HALF A THIRD OF A QUARTER OF AN ACRE TO A THIRD OF AN ACRE OF PROPERTY TO THE CITY FOR FUTURE DEDICATIONS. I DID SPEAK TO THE SHERIDAN WATER AREA BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE THAT'S WHERE THE THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY HAS THE WATER COMING FROM. AND IS THAT CORRECT? I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S I BELIEVE SO. THAT WOULD BE MORE OF AN ENGINEERING QUESTION. SO I WENT IN AND TALKED TO THEM, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT TO BUILD A FIRE HYDRANT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, IT'S ABOUT 300FT² AWAY. AND THEY DID TWO DIFFERENT SITES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GIVE THIS TO YOU, SO YOU CAN KIND OF LOOK AT IT. 120FT² AWAY. AND THE OTHER ONE. HUNDRED AND 20FT² AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY. SO SQUARE FEET OR FEET. LINEAR FEET, LINEAR FEET. OKAY. LINEAR FEET. A FIRE HYDRANT THERE. NO, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RUN IT AT 300 AND CHANGE OR 200 AND CHANGE LINEAR FEET. SO THEY TOLD ME THAT WOULD COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN MAYBE 2020 $5,000 TO TO IMPLEMENT. AND THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY TO BUILD WITHOUT HAVING TO DO A FIRE HYDRANT AT THAT PARTICULAR AREA, BECAUSE IT WOULD COST MORE THAN THE ACTUAL PROPERTY ITSELF, OR UNDUE HARDSHIP ON THE CLIENT TO SPEND THAT TYPE OF MONEY FOR A LOT. AND THAT WOULD PUT THEM AT FAR, TOO FAR AWAY FROM WHAT THEIR EXPENDITURE WOULD BE TO BUILD A HOME IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. AND I ALSO HAVE TWO LETTERS FROM INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA THAT SAID THEY'RE OKAY WITH WITH THE HOME BEING BUILT WITH SEPTIC. THANK YOU. I ALSO TALKED TO A GENTLEMAN FROM CITY OF MISSION. I THINK HE'S A FIRE MARSHAL OR A FIRE CHIEF. CHIEF GENTLEMAN AND MISSION THAT HE SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT JUST 10,000 JUST FOR THE FIRE HYDRANT ITSELF, JUST TO INSTALL IT. THAT'S NOT INCLUDING BRINGING IT IN FROM POINT A TO POINT B, SO I HOPE YOU ALL CAN HELP. AND THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO SELL THIS PROPERTY FOR A WHILE NOW. AND WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY, BUT NOBODY WAS WILLING TO TAKE THAT LEAP OF FAITH AND DOING ALL THE THE DEDICATIONS, DOING THE THE ACTUAL SURVEY AFTER ALL THE DEDICATIONS WERE DONE AND THEN PAY FOR A SITE PLAN THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY SOMEONE FOR US TO FOR THEM TO BUILD A HOME IN THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY. SO I HOPE YOU TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. SO I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. FRANK. I WE SEE ALL THE, YOU KNOW, HURDLES YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GOING OVER AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT. SO THE FIRE HYDRANT NOT BEING THERE I KNOW THIS MIGHT JUST SOUND, BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO A CONSTRUCTION RIGHT OR A HOME THEN THE MORTGAGE, IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE A MORTGAGE ON THE PROPERTY, THE INSURANCE SOMETIMES WILL NOT APPROVE OR WON'T CONSIDER INSURING A HOME IF THERE'S NO [00:35:02] FIRE HYDRANT NEAR IT. HAVE YOU ALREADY LOOKED INTO THAT ALSO? BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE CROSSED A LOT OF THESE OTHER HURDLES, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST WE'RE TRYING TO JUST CHECK OFF A LOT OF THOSE THINGS BECAUSE BEING THAT IT'S SUCH A UNIQUE PROPERTY AND I KNOW WE SELL REAL ESTATE ALSO, AND I KNOW IT'S COME DOWN TO WHERE IF THERE'S NOT A FIRE HYDRANT, I DON'T KNOW CERTAIN FEET FROM THAT PROPERTY, THEY WON'T EVEN INSURE IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN SOMETHING. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I HAVE 100FT. SO IT'S A IT'S AN INTERESTING ONE. YOU KNOW, I APPLAUD YOU FOR FOR DOING ALL THIS WORK. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A NEW PART OF TOWN, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HEADED THAT WAY WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OUT THERE. BUT WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE WITH THE HOMES THAT ARE EXISTING ON THE, ON THE WEST SIDE THAT BEEN THERE FOREVER AND NEVER HAD A FIRE HYDRANT? YEAH. AND THEY ALL RUN ON SEPTICS OR THEY'RE ALL ON EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF THAT PARTICULAR PLOT ON THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST AREA ARE ALL ON SEPTIC. YES, SIR. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STEPH. THANK YOU MISTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE CONSIDERING JUST THE SEPTIC TANK ISSUE, RIGHT? YES. THAT IS, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE. I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT CONTINGENT UPON THE FIRE HYDRANT. THE FIRE HYDRANT? THE FIRE MARSHAL WILL DETERMINE THAT DURING HIS REVIEW. CORRECT. WELL, IF IT'S APPROVED, IT WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH A BUILDING PERMIT. RIGHT. AND AT THAT TIME, THE FIRE MARSHAL, HE CAN APPROVE IT OR DISAPPROVE IT OR MAKE SOME COMMENTS RIGHT ON THE BUILDING PERMIT. SOMETHING FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THAT WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE ONLY THE SEPTIC TANKS. SO WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU COULD APPROVE IT UPON MEETING ALL THE CONDITIONS OF THE CITY. CORRECT? RIGHT. AND AT THAT POINT, IF THERE'S ANOTHER VARIANCE, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S EVEN A POSSIBLE VARIANCE FOR NOT INSTALLING A FIRE HYDRANT. THEN THAT'LL BE DONE AFTERWARDS. RIGHT? SO, CORRECT. GREAT. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT. WHAT'S UP FOR MOTION TODAY, RIGHT? IT'S JUST A SEPTIC PART. CORRECT. AND LOOKING AT IT HERE, I MEAN, IT'S DOWN BY A REGISTERED SANITARIAN. HE LAID OUT THE SITE PLAN AND HE PUT HIS STAMP OF APPROVAL ON IT. YOU KNOW, SO. I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THAT SANITARY PLAN THERE. DOES THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN ONE OF THESE? I'VE NEVER. GO AHEAD, MR. GARCIA. YES, SIR. COME ON UP. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SURE. SURE. SO, REGARDING THIS PLAN THAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN, DOES THE STAMP OF APPROVAL MEAN THAT IT MEETS SOME CODE OUT THERE THAT SAYS THAT THIS SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM WON'T CONTAMINATE THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. WHAT IS IT? WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN? WELL, THE WAY I TAKE IT IS, LET'S SAY THERE'S A SURVEY, RIGHT? AND IT'S STAMPED BY A REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR. THE SURVEYOR IS PUTTING HIS GOOD FAITH ON THERE THAT WHAT HE IS TURNING IN IS IS TRUE. SO THE SAME THING WITH THIS SANITARIAN HERE. SO I SPOKE TO OUR HEALTH DIRECTOR EARLIER TODAY, AND BASICALLY HE SAID THAT SINCE IT'S FOUND BY A REGISTERED SANITARIAN, BASICALLY HE'S PUTTING HIS PROFESSION ON THE LINE. OKAY. MEANING THAT MEANING THAT ACCORDING TO THAT SANITARIAN. SO AN ENGINEER OR A SANITARIAN CAN LAY THIS OUT. AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S A REGISTERED SANITARIAN AND HE'S PUT THE STAMP OF APPROVAL ON IT, THAT THE WAY HE HAS IT LAID OUT WOULD WORK. DO WE KNOW IF HE'S CONSIDERED THE WATER LINES IN THE AREA AND ITS PROXIMITY TO THOSE WATER LINES AND POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OR. WELL, IT'S QUITE INTERESTING. HE HAS HIS NOTES, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK THERE. AND THERE'S SOME NOTES THERE TOO. YEAH, I SAW THAT. BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WATER LINES. BUT YOU KNOW, I SEE THIS AND MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT HE DOES TAKE THESE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT. I JUST WANT TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS JUST TO. YEAH. AND IN FACT, OUR HEALTH DIRECTOR IS A REGISTERED SANITARIAN. SO HE LOOKED AT IT AND HE SAID, BASICALLY HE'S PUTTING HIS STAMP OF APPROVAL ON IT. WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. YEAH. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. COME ON UP. IN OTHER WORDS, HIS SIGNATURE IN HIS APPROVAL IS SAYING THAT IT WILL NOT CONTAMINATE. BASICALLY, THAT'S WHY HIS APPROVAL IS ON THERE AS AN ENGINEER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT? I GUESS I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, AND THIS IS GOING BACK TO THE SEWER LINE [00:40:02] THAT'S IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. SO THAT'S OVER 300FT AWAY. SEWER LINE OR THE WATER LINE? THE SEWER LINE. OKAY. SEWER LINE. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S OVER 300FT AWAY. SO IS THE REQUIREMENT. BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH A SUBDIVISION PROCESS, THERE'S A CERTAIN NUMBER OF FEET. I THINK IF IT'S WITHIN THE 300FT YOU HAVE TO CONNECT. IF IT'S WITHIN THE 400FT, 400. BUT THAT APPLIES. IT APPLIES TO A LOT OF RECORD. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE THERE IS NOT A LOT OF RECORD. THERE'S A TRACK PART OF THE TEX MEX SURVEY. AND ORIGINALLY IT WAS CLOSER TO THE HALF ACRE. IT WAS 0.44. RIGHT. EXACTLY. AND ALL THE, THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT THEY HAD TO GO. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM ENGINEERING. MR.. MR. MEHTA, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? THANK YOU. PETER. FOR THE RECORD. SO TC HAS USUALLY BEEN THE GOVERNING BODY FOR ANY SEPTIC SYSTEMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THERE IS A, THERE IS A SMALL PROVISION FOR LOTS THAT ARE UNDERSIZED. TC REQUIRES THAT IF YOU HAVE A WATER SYSTEM AS WELL, ON THE SAME LOT TO BE 20,000FT² IN SIZE. AND THAT'S RIGHT NOW WITH THE CURRENT CODE AS OF 2012. NOW THE APPROVAL, THEY DO HAVE A PROVISION FOR SMALLER LOTS THAT DON'T MEET THAT CRITERIA. AND AS OF NOW THEY DO THEY DO ALLOW FOR THAT REQUIREMENT. IF IT HAD BEEN SUBDIVIDED PRIOR TO 1991 OF JANUARY 1ST, AS WELL AS THE MATERIALS MUST BE SIGNED AND STAMPED EITHER BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR A PROFESSIONAL SANITARIAN, AND THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE YOU THE LAYOUT, AND THOSE LAYOUTS HAVE TO BE A FULL MAP. A THEY NEED TO SHOW THE SOIL SURVEY ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THERE, INCLUDING WATER WELLS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE NEARBY. WHAT YOU SAW THERE WAS A WAS A STAMPED ITEM FROM A PROFESSIONAL SANITARIAN. IN REGARDS TO THAT ITEM THERE AS WELL AS THE OTHER COMMENTS TO THE NEARBY SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, OR IN THIS CASE, THE THE CLOSEST BY AREA, THERE IS A SUBDIVISION TO THE EAST AND THE, THE STREETS OF CROWN POINT AND THE WEST AND NORTH ABBOT AVENUE, WHICH IS INSIDE THE SUBDIVISION. THAT'S WE CALCULATED THE DISTANCE BASED ON THE RADIAL DISTANCE, NOT TRAVEL. SO IN ESSENCE, THE DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE TO ACQUIRE AN EASEMENT THROUGH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ADJACENT TO HIM, AND THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TIE IN. SO THAT'S. AND THE THING IS, THE CODE DOES CALL FOR SOMETHING THAT MUST BE REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE IN THIS CASE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MEHTA. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? YES, SIR. COME ON UP. BUT YOU JUST SAID IN REGARDS TO THAT. DO YOU HAVE A PRICE POINT THAT THE COST TO DO THAT? NO, I CAN'T GIVE THAT PRICE POINT. OKAY. CAUSE FOR THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, I DID, AND IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 50 TO $70,000 TO RUN THE SEWER LINE TO THE PROPERTY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA. YES. WE'LL WAIT FOR MR. ALMEIDA. IT'S A CONVERSATION. THAT WAS JUST FOR RULES OF PROCEDURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANOTHER COMMENT. I HAVE A SO IF APPROVED, I'M ASSUMING, I MEAN, IT'S STILL GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE OF APPROVALS, BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE THE FIRE HYDRANT GOING AWAY OR THAT EXPENSE. RIGHT? SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE GIVING HOPES BY BEING APPROVED TODAY, IT WOULD STILL GO THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IT WOULD STILL NEED THEIR APPROVAL. SO THAT FIRE HYDRANT MAY OR MAY NOT STILL BE REQUIRED. BUT THAT'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S AFTER THIS PROCESS. SO LET ME ASK MR. FARLEY. YES, SIR. SO THE THE ONLY THING THAT'S KIND OF SAVING THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT SUBDIVIDED, IT'S JUST A TRACT. IF IT WAS SUBDIVIDED, ALL THESE REQUESTS, IT WAS SUBDIVIDED. WOULD HAVE TO MEET. YEAH. EVERYTHING IN THE IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS IT COMES TO TYING INTO THE UTILITIES. YEAH YEAH YEAH, YEAH. I REALLY NEED TO GO THROUGH HERE. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? MR. FARLEY, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF IS DENIAL BASED ON THE SIZE OF LOT. EXACTLY. THAT IS CORRECT. [00:45:01] OKAY. SO THAT'S WHERE WHERE THE DENIAL IS FOR THAT. THAT IS CORRECT. AND IF THIS IS APPROVED, BY NO WAY DOES THIS SET A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER ONES THAT MAY COME FORWARD WITH THE SAME REQUEST. I HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH CASE INDIVIDUALLY. CORRECT. EACH LOT STANDS ON ITS OWN MERITS. AND IF APPROVED, GOING BACK TO WHAT OMAR WAS SAYING, MR. GOBERT, THEY'RE GOING TO STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS, THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND SO FORTH. MY QUESTION WOULD BE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, IN WHAT WAY IF IF THE FIRE HYDRANT IS A THING LIKE YOU STATED, THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD REQUIRE BASED OFF OUR FAR. CODE. RIGHT? WOULD THERE BE ANY CIRCUMSTANCE TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I AGREE WITH MR. GOVEA. LIKE, IF YOU SAY YES, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE HEARING YOU'RE GOING TO REQUIRE ONE AS PER OUR CODE. IN WHAT INSTANCE WOULD YOU SAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? AFTER REVIEW, AGAIN, WE DON'T NEED IT. IS THERE AN INSTANCE WE WOULDN'T WE WOULDN'T WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WE'D WE'D BE REQUIRING IT BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WASN'T IN PLACE PRIOR, AND NOW THERE'S ALREADY SUBDIVISIONS WITH THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE. SO IT WOULD BE REQUIRED NO MATTER WHAT. OKAY. YES, SIR. MR. GARCIA? YES, SIR. SO HE SAYS IT MIGHT BE REQUIRED, BUT WHO HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND $30,000 FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S BUILDING A HOUSE INSTEAD OF A WHOLE SUBDIVISION THAT YOU KNOW, THOSE 30 40,000 INTO 100 LOTS IS PENNIES TO DOLLARS COMPARED TO THIS ONE LOT. SO EVEN THOUGH THAT HE'S, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN, I MEAN, WITH THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY SOME OF THAT MONEY BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY THAT PARTICULAR LOT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, BUT EVERYBODY AROUND THE AREA AS WELL, AND ALL THE HOMES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA HAVE NEVER HAD A FIRE HYDRANT. IT DOES SEEM LIKE A BURDEN, BUT AT THIS POINT WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE AT THE SEPTIC SYSTEM. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? IF NOT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION ON THIS ITEM AND ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. I MOTION TO APPROVE REQUEST WITH THE CONDITION THAT EVERYTHING IS BASICALLY MET WITH, WITH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL CONTINGENT UPON THE REST OF THE CITY'S DEPARTMENTS APPROVING THE PLANS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. [9. INFORMATION ONLY] ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. [A. Attendance Roster] MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO NUMBER ITEM NINE. ATTENDANCE. ROSTER. MR.. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE ATTENDANCE ROSTER OR DO WE MOVE ON? ON THE ATTENDANCE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE SOME APPOINTMENTS COMING UP AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THERE MIGHT BE SOME RESHUFFLING AMONGST THE BOARD MEMBERS. THERE MIGHT BE SOME VACANCIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE FILLED AS WELL. SO THAT'S AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL I GOT. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO STICK AROUND A LITTLE BIT AFTER THE MEETING, I WANTED TO TALK TO THE CITY ATTORNEY SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MEETING RULES. YES, SIR. THERE WAS SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED HERE THAT WE SAW THAT WE WANT TO KIND OF GO OVER WITH YOU GUYS. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY, [10. ADJOURNMENT] MOVING ON TO NUMBER TEN. ADJOURNMENT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? MOTION. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. SECOND FROM MR. GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. MEETING ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.