Apr 10, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE'VE ESTABLISHED A QUORUM. PLEASE RISE FOR PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

LET US PRAY. GOD, OUR FATHER, 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 TO LEAD US IN THE CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WE WILL HAVE.

BLESS OUR WORDS AND THOUGHTS WITH HOLINESS, THAT WE MAY BE INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR GRACE.

WE ASK THIS IN YOUR NAME.

AMEN. AMEN. 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 ALL. YOU HAVE A CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, STAFF DID NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON FRIDAY, APRIL THE 4TH AT 5 P.M..

THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, COMMISSIONER? NO. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO 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 AND FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER THE EXCUSING OF THE ABSENCE OF COMMISSIONER MEMBER OLIVARES FROM THE MARCH 27TH, 2022 REGULAR MEETING.

SO MOVED. SECOND. ANYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE EXCUSING OF THE ABSENCE OF COMMISSIONER MEMBER JORGE GONZALEZ FROM THE MARCH 27TH, 2022 REGULAR MEETING.

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 27TH, 2020 REGULAR MEETING.

A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND.

ANY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT A.

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT, A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 0.98 ACRE OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF EDINBURG, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS. BEING OUT OF A PART OR PORTION OUT OF LOT 53.

KELLY-PHARR SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 311 WEST ALBERTA ROAD.

STAFF. GOOD AFTERNOON.

[8. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

[A. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential, Suburban (RS) District to Commercial,]

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST ALBERTA ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 685FT WEST OF SOUTH BUSINESS 281.

THE PROPERTY HAS A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 258.72FT ALONG WEST ALBERTA ROAD, AND A LOT DEPTH OF 165FT, FOR A TOTAL LOT AREA OF 0.98 ACRE.

THE REQUEST REZONING DESIGNATION IS THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT.

THE LOT IS CURRENTLY VACANT, AND THE REASON FOR THE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST IS TO ESTABLISH OFFICES COMMERCIAL OFFICES THERE.

THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT.

THIS LOT IS PART OF THE SUBDIVISION WHICH IS AN UNSUBDIVIDED TRACT.

ADJACENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL TO THE WEST.

I'M SORRY, COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTH.

RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO THE WEST.

THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS PROPERTY IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES.

STAFF MAILED A NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO TEN NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS ON MARCH 28TH AND RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST FOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT BASED ON SURROUNDING LAND USES.

THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA AND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION.

IF APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE AND STATE YOUR NAME. NO COMMENTS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSION. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM EIGHT B, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES TO INDUSTRIAL USES.

AND THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT THREE. THREE ACRES OUT OF LOT 48.

SANTA CRUZ RANCH SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 4601 NORTH I-69C STAFF.

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[B. Consider the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from General Commercial Uses to Industrial]

PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL. YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING TO THE NORTH, INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICTS TO THE WEST, RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO THE SOUTH AND FRONTAGE ROAD OF I-69 TO THE EAST.

THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF VACANT LAND PROPERTY, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE ZONING MAP.

THE REAR IS CURRENTLY ZONED INDUSTRIAL GENERAL USES.

WE DID SEE THIS PROPERTY LAST YEAR, IN JANUARY OF 2024 FOR THE REQUEST FOR A RECYCLING PLANT. AT THAT TIME, THEIR, THEIR INTENT WAS TO HAVE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES PLAZA UP IN THE FRONT WITH THE RECYCLING PLANT LOCATED IN THE REAR JUST ADJACENT TO DANEHOUSE BOULEVARD.

NOW, THE ENGINEER OF RECORD HAS COME BACK WITH AN INTENT TO GO AHEAD AND EXPAND ON THE RECYCLING PLANT USES TO REMOVE THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL USES.

WE DID MAIL NOTICE TO EIGHT NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATIONS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. STEPH. FUTURE LAND USE AREA FOR THIS IS FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES, AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO GO FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST.

RITA SO THEY OWN THE PROPERTY BEHIND IT ALSO.

YES SIR. THE PORTION THAT IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL GENERAL.

SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S THE WHOLE PROPERTY, RIGHT? IT'S THE COMMERCIAL ALONG THE FRONTAGE AND THEN IT'S THE INDUSTRIAL PORTION IN THE BACK.

SO WHEN THEY CAME ORIGINALLY IT WAS WHAT WAS IT? IT WAS AGRICULTURAL. AND NO, IN THIS AREA IT WAS TO LEAVE THE COMMERCIAL PORTION IN THE FRONT. AND I BELIEVE THE WHOLE TRACK WAS COMMERCIAL BACK WAS.

YES, THE WHOLE TRACK WAS COMMERCIAL. ALREADY GOT APPROVED FOR INDUSTRIAL IN THE BACK, CORRECT? IT WAS APPROVED IN JANUARY OF 2024 FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PORTION IN THE BACK AND LEAVE THE COMMERCIAL IN THE FRONT. NOW THEY JUST WANT TO EXPAND THE INDUSTRIAL PORTION.

WAS IT WAS IT RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN IN THE BACK? I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER, BUT I BELIEVE BECAUSE IT WAS A WHOLE TRACK OF LAND, THE WAY OUR ZONING MAP WORKS, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMMERCIAL. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

WHY WHY IS STAFF AGAINST DENIAL? FUTURE LAND USE IN THIS AREA DOES CALL FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES FOR THE FRONTAGE FOR THE WHOLE AREA. LET ME GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU THIS IS A FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

SO ESSENTIALLY INDUSTRIAL USES WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALONG THE FRONTAGE ROAD JUST FURTHER NORTH, FURTHER OUT. YES.

FUTURE LAND USE MAP WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR WHAT YEAR? FOR ALL OF IT TO LOOK LIKE THAT? WELL, WE JUST RECENTLY UPDATED OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT TO ACTUALLY SEE IT ALL COMMERCIAL LIKE THAT, WHAT WHAT YEAR WOULD WE THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN? IT'S 2040 2040. I THINK WE WE'VE GOT TO CONSIDER THAT THIS IS AT THE ENTRANCE OF EDINBURGH. BUT WE ALREADY APPROVED THE PORTION IN THE BACK FOR INDUSTRIAL.

YES. RIGHT. BUT JUST ONE LOT NORTH OR A COUPLE LOTS NORTH.

THERE'S ONE WHICH IS YEAH.

IT'S INDUSTRIAL OBVIOUSLY.

39. YEAH. AND THIS WOULD LOOK EXACTLY LIKE JUST LIKE THAT ON A MAP.

AND WE ALREADY ALLOWED THEM TO DO INDUSTRIAL ON THE BACK.

CORRECT. IT WAS A APPROVAL FOR INDUSTRIAL IN THE BACK WITH THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL IN THE FRONT. AND WHY DID WE APPROVE IT LAST TIME? WHY WAS STAFF OKAY WITH IT LAST TIME? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE OR NOT.

STAFF DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL THE LAST TIME, BUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ESSENTIALLY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE COMMERCIAL PORTION, THE LESS INTENSE USE UP IN THE FRONT, AND THEN YOU STILL HAD TO HAVE THE BUFFER, THE LANDSCAPE AND EVERYTHING FOR THE REST OF THE RECYCLING CENTER IN THE BACK.

HOW HOW BIG IS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? THE PROPERTY IS THREE ACRES.

WE'D RATHER SEE A SMALL OFFICE, COMMERCIAL STRIP CENTER AND THEN INDUSTRIAL BEHIND IT. WELL, HAVE THEY? HAVE THEY DONE ANYTHING IN THE BACK PROPERTY YET? NOT AS OF RIGHT NOW, NO. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WANTING TO GO THROUGH THE RECYCLING CENTER.

NEVER WENT UP? NO. AT THE AT THE MOMENT.

RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE WANTING TO VERIFY THE ZONING TO SEE IF IT'LL GET PASSED BEFORE THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SUBDIVISION. I THINK THE ENGINEER WANTS.

YES, WE DO HAVE THE ENGINEER OF RECORD HERE AS WELL. YEAH. OKAY.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR. GOOD AFTERNOON.

BOARD MARLON GARZA WITH MELTON AND HUNT.

SO KIND OF LIKE WHAT VITO WAS ALLUDING TO.

WE ARE IN THE PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLANNING STAGE RIGHT NOW.

ONE OF THOSE BEING WE HAVE THE REZONE.

THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS FOR IT TO BE TWO SEPARATE LOTS.

THE FRONTAGE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMMERCIAL GENERAL, WAS GOING TO STAY WITH THE ORIGINAL LANDOWNER AND HE WAS GOING TO KEEP THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL AREA. THE REAR WAS ORIGINALLY WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY THE THE RECYCLING PLANT CENTER. THE SITE PLAN CHANGE.

THEY FOUND OUT THEY NEED THE ENTIRE SITE IN ORDER TO MAKE IT WORK.

SO THEY HAVE PURCHASED THE ENTIRETY AND THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE ONE SINGLE LOT. WE HAVE TO HAVE IT REZONED FOR IT TO MATCH WITH THE INDUSTRIAL USE IN ORDER TO BUILD OUT THEIR ENTIRE SITE PLAN.

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BUT WE RECEIVED IT YESTERDAY MORNING.

TODAY IN THE MORNING. AND THE INTENTION OFF OF THE FRONTAGE IS STILL TO HAVE THE OFFICES, BUT FOR THE RECYCLING PLANT IT WOULDN'T BE NECESSARILY THAT YOU'D HAVE THE WAREHOUSING OR ALL OF THAT ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT. THEIR INTENTION IS STILL TO KEEP THE OFFICES OFF OF FRONTAGE. I'M ASSUMING THERE'S GOING TO BE A ROAD GOING INTO THE PROPERTY, CORRECT? YEAH, WE'D HAVE AN ENTRANCE, AND THEY HAVE, SINCE WE HAVE BOTH FRONTAGES OFF OF FRONTAGE.

AND I FORGET WHAT THE HOUSE ON THE, ON THE WEST SIDE.

THEY'D HAVE ACCESS FROM BOTH SIDES.

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, OFF THE FRONTAGE WOULD BE STRICTLY FOR OFFICE TRAFFIC.

CORRECT. AND THEN THE BACK ROAD WOULD BE FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC.

I KNOW THAT'S THE CASE.

WHY REZONE? EXACTLY. SO WHY WHY WHY REZONE? BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE ALL ONE LOT. SO WHENEVER WE PRESENT IT TO CITY STAFF FOR BUILDING PERMIT, THEY'RE IT'S STILL GOING TO SHOW IT LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE SAME DEVELOPMENT. SO IT HAS TO BE THE SAME THE SAME USE.

THEY DIDN'T JUST BUY THIS PIECE BECAUSE THE OTHER, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THAT PIECE AND YOU BOUGHT THE BACK, SO ISN'T IT ALREADY ALREADY CUT INTO INTO TWO PIECES? I THINK IT'S CURRENTLY TWO PIECES I THINK THEY OWN.

WELL, IT'S NOT PLATTED YET.

WELL, BUT THE ORIGINAL LOTS THAT IT IS RIGHT NOW.

SO THEY BOUGHT THE BACK HALF, GOT IT REZONED.

WE APPROVED IT. AND NOW HE BOUGHT THE FRONT PORTION, THE. THEY HAD TO HAVE BEEN REPLANTED TO SELL IT THAT WAY.

RIGHT. NO NO NO NO NO.

WE'RE WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THE PLANNING.

OKAY. COMMERCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

YEAH. SO YOU COULD TECHNICALLY PRESENT IT TO STAFF AS ONE, ONE SURVEY, ONE BIG METES AND BOUNDS.

AND YOUR PLAT. THIS WILL BE COMMERCIAL AND THIS WILL BE INDUSTRIAL.

RIGHT. YEAH. OFFICES IN THE FRONT.

INDUSTRIAL IN THE BACK. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. GOOD, GOOD.

I MEAN, YOU MAY NOT NEED IT.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE. I DON'T THINK THE CITY WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT. RIGHT? NO, I THINK THE OWNERS ARE JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT UNIFORM, THOUGH. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY TROUBLE IN THE FUTURE. SO IF THEY DO PROPOSE THE OFFICES OR IF THEY HAVE TO MOVE ANYTHING, THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO, IF THERE'S ANY, I GUESS, SQUARE FOOTAGE MISSING THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE OFFICE IS BIGGER AND IT FALLS INTO ONE ZONE OR THE OTHER ZONE, THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT. I THINK US, US AS A BOARD, IF WE DO APPROVE IT INDUSTRIAL, THEN THEY COULD DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. THEY COULD. EXACTLY. THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT.

RIGHT. SO THE ONLY THING THE THE INTENTION RIGHT NOW IS THEY'RE TRYING TO MOVE THIS RECYCLING PLANT FROM SPAIN, THE COMPANY TO EDINBURGH.

AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD PRELIMINARY TALKS WITH THE EDINBURG EDC BOARD IN ORDER TO EXTEND A SANITARY SEWER LINE FROM THE WHATABURGER OFF OF MONTE CRISTO AND TIRE RECYCLING ALUMINUM RECYCLING WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. RECYCLING. IT'S LIKE DIFFERENT METALS. YEAH, LIKE A SCRAP YARD? PRETTY MUCH.

CAN WE CAN YOU PUT ON THE ON THE ON THE MAP? CAN YOU PUT THE AERIAL IMAGE THAT WAY EVERYBODY CAN JUST SEE IT'S IT'S ALL INDUSTRIAL ISN'T IT. NO.

LIKE THE WHOLE SAID NOTHING'S THERE.

NO, NO, I MEAN, I THINK 48 I MEAN EVERYTHING GOING NORTH AND SOUTH ON THAT WEST SIDE OF 281 IS ALL INDUSTRIAL, I THINK, BUT IT'S ALL COMMERCIAL.

SO IT'S ZONED COMMERCIAL.

THE PURPLES INDUSTRIAL, THE REST OF THE AREA, THESE LITTLE PIECES RIGHT HERE. BUT LIKE ALL THOSE ALL THOSE BUILDINGS ARE INDUSTRIAL.

THEY LOOK LIKE INDUSTRIAL TO ME.

MOST OF THEM ARE LIKE TRUCKING CENTERS OR TIRE CENTERS OR STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S JUST THEY'RE NOT ZONED THAT WAY. BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY USE IS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WHENEVER YOU DRIVE BY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE ENGINEER? NO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MR.. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTED TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU CAN STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSION MOVED TO DENY BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS A MOTION TO DENY SECOND.

EVERYBODY IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM EIGHT C CONSIDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES TO MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES AND THE ZONING AND THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT.

[C. Consider the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from General Commercial Uses to Multi-]

TRACK ONE, TRACK TWO AND TRACK THREE LOCATED AT 5502 SOUTH SUGAR ROAD.

STAFF. BLANCA DE LA GARZA, PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH SUGAR ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 640FT NORTH OF WEST OWASA ROAD.

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THE REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT, AND THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY IN THE IN THE BACK.

THE DISTRICT MAY ALSO DESIGNATE INTENTIONAL OPEN SPACE NATURE.

SORRY. CONSERVATION AREAS.

THIS LAW IS PART OF KELLY PARK SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS A UNSUBDIVIDED TRACT.

ADJACENT ZONING IS RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO THE NORTH, COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO THE EAST, AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. THE CURRENT LAND USE ALONG SOUTH SUGAR CONSISTS OF RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOMES.

PROPERTY TO THE REAR CURRENTLY SITS VACANT, AND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS PROPERTY IS FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES.

THE STAFF MAILED A NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO 19 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2025, AND RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME THIS REPORT WAS OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER ON APRIL 16TH, 2025. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS PROPERTY.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE. ONE OF THE JAIME.

ONE OF THE. I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD. I DIDN'T THINK ANYBODY WAS COMING UP. SORRY.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LUIS MENDEZ.

I'M REPRESENTATION FROM THE OWNER DEVELOPER WITH SACHSE ENGINEERING.

SO I'M THE PROJECT ENGINEER FOR THIS ONE.

WE'RE WE'RE REQUESTING THIS CHANGE OF ZONE, BECAUSE JUST THE FRONTAGE IS ZONED AS AGRICULTURE AND JUST THE PORTION OF THE BACK, IT'S KIND OF LIKE MULTIFAMILY.

THE INTENTION OF THIS TRACK, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS COMING UP WITH A RESIDENTIAL USAGE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE FOR A HIGH END USE RESIDENTIAL.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A TOTAL OF 29 LOTS, I BELIEVE 29 LOTS, ONE STRIP OF A ROAD. WE'RE CONSIDERING ABOUT DOING IT GATED.

GATED OR JUST HAVE A NICE FRONTING FOR A HIGHER END SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS NOT COSTLY, BUT IT'S JUST WHAT THE OWNER IS TRYING TO TO, TO BRING INTO THIS, THIS PARCEL.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING THAT THE REZONE.

SO YOU'RE ASKING TO BE ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY OR SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY IN THE BACK AND AGRICULTURE IN THE FRONT.

SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY ASKING FOR ONLY THE FRONT BECAUSE WE CAN DO THE BACK.

BUT SINCE IT'S THE ENTIRE PARCEL, WE HAVE TO ASK FOR THE ENTIRE PARCEL.

SO I MEAN, IT'S EITHER OR.

I MEAN, WE ALREADY HAVE THE MULTIFAMILY, WHICH WE CAN DO RESIDENTIAL, AND THAT'S THE INTENTION DOING RESIDENTIAL. THANK YOU.

SURE. YES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE.

FOR THE RECORD, SIR. MY NAME IS JAMES HANNA.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, SIR? ACTUALLY, THEY HAVE THE SETUP.

IT'S WRONG. IT'S AGRICULTURE TO THE REAR, RESIDENTIAL TO THE FRONT.

YEAH, I THINK I THINK I DID NOTICE SOME MAYBE SOME MANUFACTURED HOMES THERE IN THE FRONT.

IS THAT THAT CORRECT? YES, BUT THEY'RE SAYING IT'S AGRICULTURE.

I'M SORRY. AGRICULTURE IN THE FRONT AND RESIDENTIAL TO THE REAR.

THE FRONT IS SUGAR ROAD.

RIGHT FRONT. SUGAR ROAD IS AGRICULTURE, SO IT'S ZONED AS AGRICULTURE.

DO YOU HAVE THE DO YOU HAVE IT? YEAH. I GUESS THE ZONING IS AGRICULTURE, BECAUSE IT WAS PROBABLY ANNEXED.

PROBABLY ANNEXED IN. AND IT HASN'T CHANGED. THE USE IS RESIDENTIAL, RIGHT? YEAH. IT'S BEING USED AS RESIDENTIAL, BUT SINCE.

SINCE IT WAS ZONED INTO THE CITY, SIR.

IT'S. AND IT WAS ANNEXED IN.

IT NEVER GOT IT NEVER GOT CHANGED.

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OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND WHY IS THIS CITY DENYING IT? THERE WAS. THERE WAS ONE IN HERE THAT SAID DENY, DENY, DENY. AND THEN THERE'S TWO THAT SAY APPROVE.

THAT'S WHY. YES. YES. I'M SORRY.

IT WAS IT WAS MY MY MY MISTAKE.

IT'S A TYPO. THE THING IS THAT THIS PROPERTY IS GOING TO BENEFIT THE THE SURROUNDINGS.

AND IT WAS A VERY HARD DECISION TO MAKE BECAUSE WE ARE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE'RE PROPOSING TO BE COMMERCIAL, GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO THE ALL THE AREA.

BUT WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE.

YEAH. LET ME JUST SHOW YOU QUITE A BIT OF SUBDIVISIONS AROUND THE SOUTH AS YOU GO SOUTH. THIS IS ALL RESIDENTIAL.

YEAH. YEAH. YOU KNOW THIS? YEAH. I'M OKAY WITH IT. YES.

THIS IS THE THIS THE SURVEY OF THE OF THE PROPERTY.

THEY ARE PROPOSING 29 LOTS OF 1100, 1100, 11,000, 11,000. SQUARE FEET. AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.

THE AERIAL VIEW. THE AERIAL VIEW THAT WE HAVE.

RESIDENTIAL. MULTIFAMILY TO THE FRONT AND ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE NORTH.

THEY HAVE LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE I BELIEVE THEY'RE PROPOSING COMMERCIAL ON THIS FRONTAGE TO THE SOUTH. TO THE SOUTH SUGAR ROAD.

AND I HAVE A PICTURE RIGHT HERE.

THIS VIEW IS FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH TO TO OWASA ROAD, WHICH IS THE LIMIT OF THE OF THE CITY.

AND ALMOST ALL THE LOTS ARE VACANT.

AT LEAST HALF OF THEM ARE VACANT.

SO EVEN THOUGH THE THE PROPERTIES ARE PROPOSED TO BE COMMERCIAL GENERAL, THIS COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT.

THIS IS THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE FRONT VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.

THEY HAVE MANUFACTURED HOMES, BUT IN THEM THEY HAVE SHEDS.

THEY, THEY THEY LOOK IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE VALUABLES IN THERE.

NOT NOT NOT PEOPLE LIVING IN IN THERE.

AND THIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH IN WHICH YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY PLACES IN FRONT OF THE JUST CROSSING THE SUGAR ROAD.

WE HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, BUT THEY'RE VERY BASIC PROPERTIES.

THEY THEY ARE NOT ADVERTISING MUCH.

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE WE HAVE A DAYCARE IN A MATERIAL PROPERTY. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. BEFORE I CLOSE THE FLOOR, DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO MAKE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.

OKAY. GO AHEAD. JAIME.

LIKE ON THE ONE PREVIOUS, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE JUST PREVIOUSLY THE PREVIOUS ONE.

BESIDES IT BEING ON THE CORRIDOR OF COMING INTO EDINBURGH.

BESIDES THAT, EVERYTHING ELSE IS IDENTICAL IN THE BACK.

IT WAS INDUSTRIAL. THEY WANTED TO JUST MOVE THE SAME ZONING TO THE FRONT.

THIS ONE IN THE BACK. IT'S MULTIFAMILY.

THEY WANT TO MOVE THE SAME ZONING TO THE FRONT.

THE FUTURE LAND MAP MAP DOESN'T MATCH BOTH OF THEM.

I VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE OTHER ONE. WELL, THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING. THE THING IS.

BUT STAFF. BUT STAFF ON THE PREVIOUS DENIAL AND ON THIS ONE SAID APPROVAL IS IT DOES A FUTURE LAND MAP HAVE WAIT OR DO THE RESIDENTS NEXT DOOR HAVE WAIT? IS IT THE ZONING NEXT DOOR? OR IS IT THE FUTURE THAT THAT WE WANT TO HOLD TO AND MOVE FORWARD? DIFFERENT DIFFICULT BALANCING ACT. YEAH. NO, IT'S A IT'S A BALANCING ACT. THE ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE I MEAN THE ONE IN THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

I DO RECALL THAT THERE WAS A FAMILY THAT SHOWED UP TO THE MEETING WHEN IT WAS REZONED INDUSTRIAL, THAT THEY WERE OPPOSED TO IT BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST INVESTED IN A NEW HOME

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AND IT IS, BUT NOW WE JUST WRITE BECAUSE WE WANT TO ME, ISN'T THERE SOME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL THOUGH.

INDUSTRIAL THAT THAT YOU CAN'T SAY THAT THAT ONE WAS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE, BECAUSE IT REALLY ISN'T.

THE INDUSTRIAL IS GOING TO BE HEAVY, NOISY, THAT KIND OF STUFF AS OPPOSED TO A COMMERCIAL GENERAL. AND SO THE MIXING OF A COMMERCIAL GENERAL BUSINESS NEXT TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA COULD STILL BLEND, AS OPPOSED TO AN INDUSTRIAL NOISE MAKING MACHINE THAT'S GOING TO BE GRINDING ALUMINUM.

AND WHO KNOWS WHAT TRUCKS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT GOING IN AND OUT OF THERE.

IT'S I DON'T I DON'T AGREE, BUT ALSO IN THIS ONE GEORGE, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING DOWN RIGHT NOW.

IT'S MULTIFAMILY. IT'S ACTUALLY A STEP DOWN. SO IT'S A STEP DOWN TO RESIDENTIAL.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEY'RE BRINGING US 11,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.

WE HAVE YOU SEEN 11,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS? IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE THAT BIG.

I'M TRYING TO SEE THE STAFF OF MENTALITY ON, ON.

TO ME, THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR. I AGREE WITH WITH ELIAS.

I AGREE WITH YOURS. WE'RE STEPPING DOWN.

I MEAN, IT ALL SOUNDS GOOD.

I, I THINK WE'RE JUST AN ADVISORY BOARD.

YEAH, RIGHT. YOU GAVE YOUR OPINION.

STAFF DID. WE GAVE OUR OPINION.

AND WE WERE ON THE FENCE ON THIS ONE. IF YOU SAW IN THE WRITEUP, ONE OF THEM SAID DENIAL, THE OTHER ONE SAID APPROVAL.

BECAUSE WE KIND OF WENT BACK AND FORTH ON THIS ONE.

OKAY. WELL, I THINK ONE THING TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, IS, IS OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW GEORGIA IS MAKING A POINT, BUT THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS ONE HERE, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST DRIVE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET TO THE NORTH AND YOU GOT PRETTY SEVERAL NICE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, YOU KNOW, SOME BIG COMPLEXES.

YEAH, BUT THEY COULD PUT A BIG MULTI-FAMILY.

WHAT I WAS SAYING, WHAT I WAS GETTING AT IS THAT WE WERE PUTTING A LOT OF WEIGHT ON THE, ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

RIGHT. YEAH. IT'S A GUIDE.

IT'S A GUIDE. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, BOTH CASES ARE, IN MY OPINION, ARE VERY DIFFERENT. RIGHT.

YEAH. SO BUT IN ONE OF THEM THEY'RE GOING UP AND THIS ONE THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING DOWN.

GOING DOWN. ALL RIGHT.

SO IT'S THE SAME BUT NOT THE SAME.

RIGHT. I ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE I CLOSE THE FLOOR? DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. NO.

OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

EVERYBODY IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM EIGHT D. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES FOR LATE HOURS.

BEING LOT 1617, BLOCK 233 EDINBURG.

ORIGINAL TOWN SITE LOCATED AT 108 NORTH 12TH AVENUE.

STAFF. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN.

THE APPLICANT IS CURRENTLY REQUESTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE ON PREMISE

[D. Consider Special Use Permit for On-Premise Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages for Late]

THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH 12TH AVENUE, A COUPLE FEET JUST NORTH OF EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE.

AS SOME OF YOU FROM EDINBURG ARE AWARE, WE DO HAVE THE EDINBURG CITRUS LIVE, THE MOVIE THEATER. IT IS NOW COMING BACK TO LIFE AND THEY ARE HERE TO REQUEST AN ALCOHOL PERMIT. THIS VENUE IS TO HOST EVENTS SUCH AS CONCERTS, LIVE MUSIC, PRESENTATIONS, AND THE REQUEST IS ALSO JUST TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ALCOHOL, BUT ALSO FOR LATE HOURS DUE TO THE VENUE AND WHAT IT IS THEY ARE REQUESTING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

IT IS TO BE GOOD FOR ONE YEAR.

IT COMES BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGAIN FOR A RENEWAL, AND THIS IS WHERE WE GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON ANY INCIDENTS OR HOW THE ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE HAS COME IN DURING THE LICENSING, BUT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT BASED OFF OF THE LOCATION, THE SURROUNDING USES, AND IT IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN EDINBURGH.

YES. OKAY. DO WE HAVE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE? HI, MAYOR. YES. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY, I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NINE A WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS FOLLOWS ONE.

ARTICLE FIVE SUBDIVISION STANDARDS. SECTION 5.210.

UTILITIES TWO. ARTICLE THREE.

[9. VARIANCES]

[A. Consider Variance Request to the City of Edinburg Unified Development Code as follows: 1.)]

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I DID GET A CALL FROM THE ENGINEER EARLIER TODAY THAT AN EMERGENCY CAME UP, AND HE IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY'S MEETING.

SO HE'S REQUESTING IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TABLE IT AND PUT IT ON FOR THE 24TH. OKAY.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED.

WE'RE TABLING ITEM NINE A.

CAN I GET A. WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TEN A AND TEN B.

CAN I GET A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE A AND B SECOND.

IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ANYTHING ELSE, MR. RUSSELL?

[10. CONSENT AGENDA]

[A. Consider the Preliminary Plat approval of Villas on Rogers, being a 4.99 Acre Tract of Land]

[B. Consider the Final Plat approval of Canton Hills Subdivision, being an 18.33 acres tract of]

SO THAT'S WHY WE LEFT THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ACTIONS BLANK.

THE ONLY OTHER THING IS THE ATTENDANCE ROSTER.

WE INCLUDED A COPY THERE, 11 B, AND SO FAR, EVERYBODY'S DOING GOOD.

[11. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

[A. City Council Actions]

[B. Attendance Roster]

SO THOSE ITEMS WERE ALREADY CONSIDERED. SO THE SECOND ONE, WE WON'T GET AN UPDATE UNTIL NEXT NEXT MEETING.

WHEN'S OUR NEXT MEETING? 24TH.

24TH? YES. SO WE'RE BACK TO TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, RIGHT? OKAY. I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

SO MOVED. SECOND, BE IN FAVOR.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.