[00:01:32] GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE'VE ESTABLISHED A QUORUM. PLEASE RISE FOR PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [1. Call Meeting To Order, Establish Quorum] LET US PRAY. GOD, OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR HAVING CALLED US TOGETHER. [A. Prayer] 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. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE [B. Pledge of Allegiance] REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, STAFF DID NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AT 5 P.M. ON THE 8TH OF AUGUST. THANK YOU. ANY DISCLOSURE OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THE COMMISSION? I DO HAVE ONE ON LETTER H G. [2. Certification of Public Notice] [3. Disclosure of Conflict of Interest] I'LL BE ABSTAINING ON THAT ONE. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. ALL RIGHT. 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. [4. Meeting Procedures] A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUPS IS REQUIRED. WE ASK FOR EVERYONE'S COOPERATION AND FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES. THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CONSIDER THE EXCUSING OF THE ABSENCE OF COMMISSIONER MEMBER RUBY CASAS FROM THE JULY 24TH, 2020 REGULAR MEETING. MOTION. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. EVERYBODY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE JULY 24TH, 2020 REGULAR MEETING. SECOND, EVERYBODY IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. I'M GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT. 7.14 ACRES OF LAND COMPRISED OF THE NORTH HALF OF OF THE NORTH, 330FT OF OF THE SOUTH, 510FT 2.0 ACRES BEING 150FT BY 580.8FT OUT OF THE SOUTH HALF AND 0.14 ACRES BEING TEN FEET BY 629.2FT, ALL OUT OF SOUTH HALF OF THE LOT. 11 SECTION 237 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED AT 1201 NORTH MCCALL ROAD. STEPH. YES, SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON. RITA GUERRERO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF MCCALL ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 800FT SOUTH OF WEST CHAPIN ROAD. PROPERTY CURRENTLY IS ZONED COMMERCIAL, GENERAL DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT. THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS A TOTAL OF 165FT OF LOT DEPTH, FOR A TOTAL OF 132,000FT TO ITS DEEPEST POINT, FOR A TOTAL OF 7.14 ACRES. THE REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS FOR RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME, WHICH IS FOR MORE COMPACT DEVELOPMENTS, WALKABLE AREAS, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ADJACENT ZONING IS SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST, AND THEN RESIDENTIAL PRIMARILY LOCATED TO THE EAST. STAFF DID NOTICE TO 36 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS AND RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR [8. PUBLIC HEARINGS] AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A SUBDIVISION UNDER THE NAME OF PLEASANT PARKWAY, WITH A TOTAL OF 42 LOTS. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST AS LONG AS THEY COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER [00:05:02] REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? HELLO. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS ALFONSO GUZMAN AND I AM WITH TRIMAT CONSULTANTS. WE'RE THE CIVIL ENGINEERS DESIGNING THIS PROJECT. WE HAD A LITTLE PRESENTATION OR JUST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. SO. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. OH, OKAY. OKAY. SO, LIKE I MENTIONED THIS, THIS WILL BE A 42 LOT TOWNHOMES COMMUNITY AND THOSE 6.74 ACRES WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY DIFFERENT. WE ARE TRYING TO ADD A TWO, TWO COMMUNITY PARKS WITH LANDSCAPED AREAS. AND WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE THIS DEVELOPMENT BE MANAGED BY THE HOA AS WELL. SO WE DID NOTICE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF MULTIFAMILY FOURPLEXES AROUND THE AREA, SO WE WANTED TO CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE BIT. SO WHAT THE TOWNHOUSE EFFECT DOES, IT'S IT'S VERY SIMILAR IN SCALE AND DESIGN TO [A. Consider the Rezoning Request from Commercial, General (CG) District and Residential,] NEARBY SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE AREA. SO IT WOULD BE A PRETTY SMOOTH TRANSITION IN THE LAND USE. SO THIS THIS SUBDIVISION WILL HAVE A LOWER DWELLING DENSITY. SO THAT MEANS LESS TRAFFIC, LESS STREET CROWDING AND LESS NOISE FOR THOSE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. SO THIS ALSO WILL SUPPORT LOCAL HOUSING AND GIVE FAMILIES A PATH TO OWNERSHIP WITH THIS NEW INTEREST RATES. AND IT WILL HIRE THE PROPERTY VALUES AND HAVE A PRETTY STABLE PROPERTY TAX AS WELL. THIS IS JUST A MAP OUTLINING OUR PROPOSED LOCATION. AND THERE IS AROUND 404 ACRES OF MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. SO WE ARE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE BIT WHILE MAINTAINING A GOOD COMMUNITY FOR FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. AND JUST A QUICK FINANCIAL RIGHT NOW, THE THE PROPERTY PAYS $1,758 IN TAX, BUT THERE IS A APPROXIMATELY FROM A 48,000 TO A 55,000 REVENUE IN TAXES TOWARDS THE CITY. SO THIS IS JUST A A BRIEF LITTLE SUMMARY. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM. SO IS THAT IS THAT SUBDIVISION GOING TO BE GATED CLOSED? YES, SIR. YEAH, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT PRIVATE. THEY ARE TRYING TO HAVE THAT HOA IN THERE. OKAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. APPRECIATE IT SIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSION MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND READING IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. EVERYBODY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM EIGHT B, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT. 2.869 ACRES OUT OF LOT TWO, BLOCK 3 A.M. MCCALL SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 2000 401 WEST OWOSSO ROAD. [B. Consider the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to] STEPH. YES, SIR. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH JACKSON ROAD AND WEST OWOSSO ROAD. TOTAL PROPERTY FRONTAGE HAS 587FT ALONG JACKSON ROAD AND FOR A TOTAL LOT DEPTH OF 450FT, FOR A TOTAL OF 2.89 ACRES. REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION. THEY ARE WANTING TO GO COMMERCIAL, GENERAL. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO BUILD A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH FUEL SALES AT THIS. FUEL SALES AT THIS LOCATION. WE DID NOTICE TO SIX NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT SURROUNDING ZONING. WE DO HAVE AGRICULTURAL TO THE NORTHEAST AND WEST OF PROPERTY THAT IS LOCATED SOUTH IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERED CITY OF PHARR. IT'S OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF EDINBURG. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST AS LONG AS THEY COMPLY WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. I'LL GO TO CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. PRETTY OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM EIGHT C TO CONSIDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES TO URBAN USES AND THE REZONING REQUEST FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT AND [C. Consider the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from General Commercial Uses to Auto-Urban] RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT. 3.02 ACRES OUT OF LOT 20 KELLY-PHARR SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3420 SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281 STEPH. YES, SIR. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281, ALSO KNOWN AS KLAUSNER, JUST A FEW FEET NORTH OF EAST WISCONSIN ROAD CURRENTLY IT IS ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN. [00:10:05] THEY ARE REQUESTING TO ACTUALLY GO TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME SIMILAR TO THE ZONING DESIGNATION. WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT A FEW ITEMS EARLIER. THEY ARE PROPOSING 18 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOMES UNDER THE SUBDIVISION OF MORNINGSTAR GARDENS. WE DO HAVE SURROUNDING ZONING OF RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOMES LOCATED TO THE EAST. YOU DO HAVE COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND SUBURBAN LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, AND COMMERCIAL GENERAL JUST LOCATED TO THE WEST. STAFF DID NOTICE 240 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND THE REZONING REQUEST. HAS THIS ONE BEEN HERE BEFORE? NOT THIS ONE. THE ONE THAT YOU RECENTLY HAD HEARD WAS JUST A FEW PROPERTIES. TO THE SOUTH. NORTH. SOUTH. I'M SORRY. TO THE NORTH? NO, IT WAS TO THE NORTH ON DAVID. BUT YOU DID HEAR THIS PROPERTY. BUT IT WAS FOR A VARIANCE REQUEST. IT WAS FOR A SUBDIVISION VARIANCE REQUEST AT THE LAST TIME, AND IT WAS FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH. AND THE SIDEWALK WAS THAT APPROVED? THAT WAS DENIED. DENIED. THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE SUBDIVISION WAS APPROVED BY US. WE APPROVED IT. UNITED CITY CITY COUNCIL DENIED IT. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR. FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. MR. MARVIN, GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. MARLON GARZA WITH MELVIN AND HUNT. SO, YES, WE DID PRESENT THIS ONE EARLIER FOR THE VARIANCE. THIS STILL GOES IN LINE WITH WHAT? WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. THE VARIANCE WAS SIMPLY JUST TO REDUCE THE RIGHT OF WAY, AS Y'ALL HAD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ULTIMATELY, CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO DENY IT. THEY WANTED US TO COME BACK MODIFYING A LITTLE BIT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. OUR LOTS ARE STILL ESSENTIALLY THE SAME. WE HAVEN'T HAD TO MODIFY THOSE TOO MUCH. THE REASON FOR THE TOWNHOME REQUEST IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE THE NARROW NATURE OF THE LOT. THEY FALL JUST SHORT OF WHAT? THE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THE LOT WIDTH. SO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE KIND OF LIKE 50 BY 105,000FT². WE'RE RIGHT NOW AT 45 BY, LIKE 91 IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. AND THAT'S REALLY THE NATURE FOR THIS REQUEST AT THE MOMENT. SO, MARLON, ON THIS, ON THIS ONE, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE YOU'RE NOW GOING TO HAVE SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT POSSIBLY COMING BACK WITH A VARIANCE FOR IT. WE STILL BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD ONLY HAVE THE SIDEWALK JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE. BUT WHAT COUNCIL AND STAFF REALLY WANTED WAS FOR US TO TRY TO MAINTAIN EITHER 50 OR 45FT OF RIGHT OF WAY INSTEAD OF THE 40 THAT WE WERE PROPOSING. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MODIFYING AND COMING BACK AT A LATER TIME WITH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE Y'ALL GOING TO LEAVE A PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY IN THE FURNACE COMMERCIAL? CORRECT. IT'S ALREADY CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL. PART OF IT. WE'RE REZONING. JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT FURTHER BACK. IT WENT UP ALMOST TO, LIKE, HALFWAY OF THE PROPERTY. SO WE'RE REZONING A PORTION OF THE COMMERCIAL, AND THEN PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS LIKE RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE STEP UP. PLEASE. OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSIONER. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. 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 AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT. LOT 44, COLONIA ESPERANZA SUBDIVISION UNIT NUMBER THREE, LOCATED AT 906 ESPERANZA STREET, STEPH. YES, SIR. SO THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ESPERANZA STREET. JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM RAMOS LANE. CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED AGRICULTURAL ZONING. THIS WAS ACTUALLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN MARCH OF 2015. [D. Consider the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential,] THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE AGRICULTURAL ZONING. THE APPLICANT DID COME IN THAT THEY WANTED TO CONSTRUCT A CARPORT AT THE PROPERTY. BUT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CONSTRUCT A CARPORT, THEY NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE SETBACKS. AGRICULTURAL ZONING SETBACKS ARE PRETTY HARSH RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE 60 1640. PRETTY MUCH. IT DOESN'T GO WITH WHAT THE LOT IS. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING TO REZONE TO RESIDENTIAL, PRIMARY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND CONSTRUCT THE CARPORT AND FALL WITHIN THE SETBACKS AND PRETTY MUCH BE IN COMPLIANCE. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. WE DID MAIL NOTICE TO 43 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST, BUT STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. I'LL GO AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS, AND I'M JUST HERE REPRESENTING MY DAUGHTER, JESSICA MARIE CAPETILLO. SHE JUST BOUGHT HER FIRST STARTER HOME, AND SHE DOES WANT TO BUILD THIS NICE CARPORT. BUT WE DO WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND GO AHEAD AND MAKE THESE CHANGES WITH YOUR [00:15:03] PERMISSION. THANK YOU. WE'LL LOOK AT IT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSIONER. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM EIGHT E. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT 19.895 ACRES BEING OUT OF LOT SEVEN, [E. Consider the Rezoning Request from Commercial, General (CG) District and Residential,] SECTION 240 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED AT 2898 NORTH MCCALL ROAD. STEPH. YES, SIR. SO THIS PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MCCALL ROAD AND ROGERS ROAD. PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZONE CHANGE TO GO TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME. THE APPLICANT IS CURRENTLY UNDER A SUBDIVISION REVIEW UNDER THE NAME MCCALL GROVE SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS CONSISTING OF ABOUT OF 107 LOTS. SURROUNDING ZONING DOES HAVE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TO THE EAST SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TO THE SOUTH. AND YOU DO HAVE COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO THE WEST. ALSO, YOU DO HAVE THE SAME ZONINGS OF RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO THE NORTH. WE DO WE DID MAIL OUT NOTICE TO 70 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING IN FAVOR. BUT WE DID RECEIVE ONE COMMENT AGAINST THIS REQUEST, AND I BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD. IT WAS THAT ONE. YES. SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY TO THE RESIDENTIAL URBAN AND TOWNHOME DESIGNATION. THANK YOU. THIS TIME I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. MARLON GARZA AGAIN WITH MELTON AND HUNT. SO, YES, WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO THIS SUBDIVISION. WE BELIEVE THAT THE LESSER DENSITY REQUEST THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, FOR MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL TO THE TOWNHOMES IS BENEFICIAL FOR THE AREA. AND THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT, ALSO, THIS ONE'S KIND OF SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM. IT FALLS SHORT JUST BY A SMIDGE OF WHAT THE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IS SUPPOSED TO BE. THE LOT WIDTHS ON THIS, I BELIEVE, WERE ABOUT 46FT WIDE INSTEAD OF THE 50. AND THERE'S STILL ABOUT 100, 104 BECAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF A CURVES ON THE STREET. SO THEY VARY A LITTLE BIT. BUT IT'S JUST SHY OF WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FOR FOR RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY. AND THAT WAS JUST BECAUSE OF TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THE ENTRANCES AND THE NUMBER OF, OF LOTS AND ROADWAYS AND EVERYTHING ON THIS ONE. AT THE MOMENT, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY OTHER OR ANY VARIANCES FOR THIS SUBDIVISION. IT'S JUST THE REZONING. IS THIS ESPERANZA? YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MIGUEL ARELLANO. I ACTUALLY LIVE RIGHT BEHIND THAT SUGGESTED REZONING AREA. I DON'T AGREE ON THEM BUILDING TOWNHOUSES OR APARTMENTS BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOING TO DEVALUE OUR PROPERTY VALUE. I KNOW WE JUST GOT AN INCREASE ON OUR TAXES THIS YEAR, AND BUILDING TOWNHOUSES BACK THERE WILL PROBABLY PUT IT DOWN. MORE TRAFFIC, MORE CRIME. GOING THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, I REALLY DON'T AGREE WITH IT. MY OPINION, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. IN THE IN THIS AREA, YOU SEE, I LIVE RIGHT ON SEVENTH STREET. THESE ARE NOT GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE. THESE ARE GOING TO BE HOUSES, BUT SMALL ONES, TOWN HOUSES AND TOWNHOUSES. THEY'RE GOING TO BE TWO STORY TOWNHOUSES. I IMAGINE PRIVACY IS GONE ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BACK THERE. I THINK THEY'RE GOING KIND OF DOWN THERE GOING FROM MULTIFAMILY, WHICH WOULD BE MORE DENSE, MORE MORE DOORS OR DOORS. AND IT'S ALREADY ZONED FOR APARTMENTS. LIKE THEY COULD PUT APARTMENTS NOW. OH, IT IS FOR APARTMENTS ALREADY. SO THEY WANT TO GO DO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TOWNHOMES INSTEAD. THAT'S GOOD. SO LESS DENSE. IT'S ACTUALLY BETTER. YEAH, BECAUSE I KNOW I MEAN THAT'S ANOTHER THING. EVERY SINGLE CORNER YOU SEE NOTHING BUT APARTMENTS COMING UP. TOWNHOUSES, APARTMENTS EVERYWHERE. YEAH. AND I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD BEHIND LOS PINOS, ANOTHER BIG OLD COMPLEX OF APARTMENTS. I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT ONE. SO THERE WILL BE TOWNHOUSES, TOWNHOUSES, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOMES BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY. THEY'RE MAKING THE HOUSES SMALLER SO THAT IT'S MORE AFFORDABLE FOR MORE PEOPLE IN THERE. PRETTY MUCH. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DOING TOWNHOUSES NOWADAYS. BUT THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. [00:20:01] ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. NO, I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM EIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM URBAN USES TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES. AND THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL [F. Consider the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Auto-Urban Uses to General Commercial] DISTRICT 1.209 ACRES OUT OF LOT 13, BLOCK C, LOCATED AT 221 EAST CENTER STREET. STEPH. YES, SIR. SO THIS IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST STREET AND NORTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 31, ALSO KNOWN AS KLAUSSNER. THE REQUEST IS ACTUALLY TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL. AS YOU CAN SEE THE FAR THE HARD CORNER OF SCHOENHERR AND NORTH BUSINESS 281 IS CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL. THE REQUEST IS TO EXPAND THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO ALSO BUILD A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH THE FUEL SALES HERE AT THIS LOCATION. WE DIDN'T MAIL OUT NOTICE TO 21 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL. OKAY. I'LL GO AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. YOU'RE BUSY TODAY. BUSY? BUSY AFTERNOON. SO, YES, WE ARE PROPOSING TO ENLARGE THEM WHAT'S ALREADY THAT LITTLE CORNER OF A GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR THIS SITE. IT FALLS IN LINE WITH WHAT CITY COUNCIL KIND OF WANTED. ALSO, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY TOSSED THE IDEA ALREADY OF DEVELOPING THE REST OF THE ACREAGE THAT'S ON THAT SITE WITH THE A SEPARATE CLIENT. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE FIRST STEP INTO DEVELOPING THE COMMERCIAL ALONG KLAUSNER FOR THAT PROPERTY. WASN'T THIS GOING TO BE THE FOURPLEXES? IT'S STILL BEING TOSSED AROUND. WHETHER THE REST OF IT WILL BE FOURPLEXES OR IF IT'LL BE TOWNHOMES LATER ON. WE'RE STILL MESSING WITH THAT SITE PLAN DUE TO THE THE ADJUSTING OF THE OF THE COMMERCIAL SITE. I BELIEVE AT ONE POINT IT WAS I. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, CURRENTLY IT'S ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY. JUST RECENTLY HEARD IT. WELL, NOT RECENTLY, BUT THE LAST TIME IT WAS REZONED WAS BACK IN OCTOBER, THE FOURTH OF 2022. YEAH, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. YEAH, I REMEMBER IT. YEAH. AND I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT OWNER OF THE LAND AT THIS POINT FROM WHEN THAT REZONING WAS DONE. ALL RIGHT. BUT YEAH, FOR THIS MATTER, IT WOULD JUST BE ENLARGING THAT GENERAL COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL PORTION TO DO ANOTHER CONVENIENCE STORE. THERE. IS IT IS IT NOT THE CHEMICAL PLACE, THE TIDE PROPERTIES ACROSS THE STREET? NO, NO, THE THE QUESTION HAS COME UP REGARDING THAT PROPERTY. BACK WHEN TREVINO ENGINEERING WAS DOING THE REQUEST FOR THE MULTIFAMILY AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAD REQUESTED FOR A SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY AND THAT WAS PROVIDED TO COUNCIL. BUT YES, I THINK THIS IS THE THE PROPERTY THAT YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, I THINK IT'S THE TIED PROPERTY. IT'S THE CHEMICAL PLACE. I THINK THEY DID LIKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY ON IT AND STUFF. RIGHT. YEAH. IT WAS ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARED. AND THEN THE CURRENT DEVELOPERS OF THE LAND ARE DOING THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY TO BE PROVIDED AS WELL FOR WHENEVER THEY GET THE BUILDING PERMITS AND SO FORTH. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARK. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. PRETTY OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM EIGHT G. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 5.207 EASEMENTS, [G. Consider Variance Request to the City of Edinburg Unified Development Code Article 5,] ENCROACHMENTS AND REMOVAL OF ENCROACHMENTS FOR A SIDE TO ENCROACH INTO A 60 FOOT ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT. ALL OF LOT 19, BLOCK ONE THE BOARDWALK LOCATED AT 2107 SOUTH MCCALL ROAD. STAFF. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. THIS IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR A NEW BANK THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT 2107 SOUTH MCCALL ROAD. THIS IS A GREATER STATE BANK, AND THE VARIANCE IS ACTUALLY FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE SIGN. IT'S NOT ACTUALLY FOR THE SIZE OR THE DIMENSIONS OF THE SIGN, BUT RATHER THE PLACEMENT OF IT. THIS PROPERTY IS PLAGUED WITH A 60 FOOT SLASH UTILITY EASEMENT. THEREFORE, IT WAS HARD FOR THEM TO KIND OF FIND A LOCATION FOR THE SIGN THAT WOULD FIT AND BE IN COMPLIANCE WITHOUT BEING SO FAR DEEP INTO THE PROPERTY WHERE NOBODY WAS GOING TO SEE IT. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING TO PUT A SIGN IN A GREEN AREA, A LANDSCAPED GREEN AREA. AND IN TALKING TO THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT THERE WAS A SITE PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED. [00:25:01] THE BANK DID ITS DUE DILIGENCE AND THEY SPOTTED ALL THE LINES. THERE'S A GAS LINE THAT RUNS SOMEWHERE IN THAT LOT ITSELF. THERE'S ALSO A WATER LINE AND A SEWER LINE. HOWEVER, THE PLACEMENT OF THE SIGN IS AWAY FROM ALL THOSE LINES, AND THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT DID APPROVE THE PLACEMENT OF THE SIGN. THE ONLY CONDITION THAT THEY HAD IS THAT THEY'D THERE BE A MINIMUM OF TEN FEET AWAY FROM A 24 INCH WATER LINE THAT RUNS IN THE AREA. THE ACTUAL SITE PLAN DOESN'T DELINEATE THE THE THE DISTANCE. THEY SAID WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM IF IT MEETS THE TEN FEET AWAY FROM THE FROM THE PIPE. WE'RE OKAY WITH IT. SO STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL WE HAVE FOR THIS SIGN. OKAY. IT SAYS STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. THE WRONG ONE. I THINK ON THE FIRST PAGE IT SAYS APPROVAL, BUT ON THE SUBSEQUENT PAGES IT MIGHT SAY DENIAL, BUT IT'S AN APPROVAL. OH, TYPO. OKAY. IT'S A TYPO. GOT IT. SO THEY WANT TO PLACE IT ON THE ACCESS EASEMENT, RIGHT. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE IN A LANDSCAPED AREA. SO THE DRIVEWAY IS STILL GOING TO BE THERE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO IMPEDE ANY OF THE ACCESS TO ANYBODY TRYING TO GET ONTO THE PROPERTY. THERE'S STILL A 24 FOOT DRIVEWAY TO MANEUVER TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE PROPERTY. IT'S GOING TO BE PUT IN THE GREEN AREA. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM FROM COMPANIES HERE? OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR IF YOU WANT TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, SIR. YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? MY NAME IS ANDY VASQUEZ. I'M WITH SKYLIGHT SCIENCE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR OR BASICALLY WHAT KIND OF SIGN IS IT? IT'S GOING TO BE A POLE SIGN. IT'S GOING TO HAVE A DOUBLE FACED CABINET. DOUBLE FACED. DOUBLE FACED CABINET. YES, SIR. OH, THERE'S A PICTURE. YEAH. BEAUTIFUL SIGN. YEAH. IT'S. IT'S GOING TO BE DARK BURIAL. YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID IT'S GOING TO BE IN A. WELL, THAT'S THE WORD IN MY CAR, RIGHT? IN AN EASEMENT, OF COURSE, BUT. AND WE'LL BE TEN FEET AWAY FROM ANY PIPE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. SO I GUESS JUST THE ADDITIONAL CONDITION THAT IT HAS TO BE TEN FEET FROM THE WATER LINE OR FROM RIGHT? WAS IT A WATER LINE? THAT'S A STAFF THING. I WANT TO JUST GET WITH STAFF ON THAT SO Y'ALL CAN GET THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM? OKAY I'LL GO TO CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. AND, MR. CHAIR, IF WE COULD JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT MEMBER LONGORIA DID NOT PARTICIPATE. HE ABSTAINED FROM PARTICIPATION IN VOTING ON THAT ITEM. YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER ELIAS LONGORIA DID ABSTAIN FROM ITEM EIGHT G. JUST FOR THE RECORD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT H. WE'RE TO CONSIDER THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS FOLLOWS. ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 5.207 EASEMENTS, [H. Consider Variance Requests to the City of Edinburg Unified Development Code as Follows:] ENCROACHMENTS AND REMOVAL OF ENCROACHMENTS FOR A SIGN TO ENCROACH INTO AN EASEMENT, AND ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 4.303 PERMANENT SIGNS FOR A SIGN TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM SIZE PERMITTED. DIAZ MAGNA SUBDIVISION, LOT TWO LOCATED AT 1300 NORTH I-69C. STEPH. YES, THIS IS A SIGN ORDINANCE AND IT'S A TWO PART VARIANCE. ONE OF THEM HAS TO DO WITH THE ALLOWABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LED MESSAGE BOARD, AND THE OTHER ONE HAS TO DO WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE SIGN. HOWEVER, IN TALKING TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY THE SECOND VARIANCE, THE ONE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE SIGN, IS NOT GOING TO BE CONSIDERED HERE TONIGHT. HE'S GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT AN ADDITIONAL THREE FEET. HE'S GOT THE AMPLE SPACE THERE ON THE PROPERTY. SO THE ONLY THING WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING TONIGHT IS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LED MESSAGE BOARD THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED. THE RULE ON ON THE LED MESSAGE BOARDS IS THAT YOU'RE ALLOWED 50% OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE PRIMARY SIGN. SO THE PRIMARY SIGN IN THIS CASE IS 177.5FT². SO 50% OF THAT IS ABOUT 88, 89FT², WHICH IS A VERY SMALL MESSAGE BOARD. WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS THIS IS A MESSAGE BOARD OF 252FT². SO IT EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE BY 163.25FT². IN TALKING TO THE TO THE APPLICANT, HE WANTS TO BE ABLE TO SHOW SOME OF THE OBITUARIES FOR THE FUNERAL HOME OTHER PUBLIC UPCOMING EVENT MESSAGES. SOME OF THE FUNERAL HOMES WANT TO SOMETIMES DISPLAY THE SERVICE TIMES. WE'VE SEEN HIM AT THE LEGACY FUNERAL HOME. THERE'S OTHER FUNERAL HOMES IN THE IN THE VALLEY THAT ALSO HAVE THESE TYPES OF LED MESSAGE BOARDS. I LIVE IN IN MISSION. [00:30:01] AND RICK BROWN FUNERAL HOME HAS SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE. AND ALL THEY SHOW IS THE OBITUARIES, THE SERVICE TIMES OF THE UPCOMING SERVICES OF FOR THEIR FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE THAT HAVE PASSED. SO LEDS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF IN COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE UDC CODES TO POSSIBLY AMEND IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THEY'RE AS THEY BECOME CHEAPER, THEY'RE BECOMING MORE COMMON, AND MORE PEOPLE ARE OPTING TO USE THESE TYPES OF MESSAGE BOARD. THE APPLICANT DID ALSO TELL ME THAT HE'S GOT NO INTENTIONS OF DOING ANY OFF PREMISE SIGN ADVERTISEMENT WHATSOEVER. I KNOW THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE LATELY WITH OTHERS WANTING TO ADVERTISE FOR THEIR FOR OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. SO THAT'S NOT ON THE TABLE HERE TODAY. HE SAID, I'LL, I COMMIT MYSELF TO, TO NOT DO ANY OFF PREMISE ADVERTISING, JUST STRICTLY FOR THE BUSINESS. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE SIGN AT FREEDOM BANK. WHEN WE HAD THE ONE AT FREEDOM BANK WAS CONSIDERABLY LARGER. THAT'S MORE OF A BILLBOARD. MUCH, MUCH BIGGER. MUCH MORE. BIGGER. YEAH, IT WAS CLOSE TO 800FT², I BELIEVE. IT'S A DIFFERENT SCALE. YEAH, YEAH. IT WASN'T A PICTURE IN HERE, RIGHT? YEAH. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ASS. NO, THEY DIDN'T, THEY DIDN'T. THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY RENDERINGS. THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE A RENDERING. BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THEIR FUNERAL HOME GENERAL SIGN ON TOP. AND THEN THE MESSAGE BOARD ON THE BOTTOM. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL BECAUSE THIS IS I MEAN, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A TREND WITH MORE AND MORE OF THE BUSINESSES GOING THIS ROUTE. SO LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE GOING TO LIKELY AMEND THE UDC CODES TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBLE WITH THE LED SIGNS. SO THIS SIGN WILL BE LARGER THAN THE THAN THE MAIN SIGN A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. THE MAIN SIGN JUST SAYS RIVERA FUNERAL HOME. AND THEN HE WANTS THE MESSAGE BOARD TO BE A LOT BIGGER, MUCH SMALLER THAN FREEDOMS. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE CONSIDERABLY SMALLER THAN FREEDOM ONE. YES. I BELIEVE THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FROM THE FUNERAL HOME HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. NO COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE FLOOR. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. EVERYBODY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM EIGHT EIGHT. I CONSIDER THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL [I. Consider the Special Use Permit for On-Premise Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages for] BEVERAGES FOR LATE HOURS. LOT 81, JAMES COURT SUBDIVISION. SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 2851 WEST KENTON ROAD. HI. YES. PLANNER WITH. HERE WITH CITY OF EDINBURGH. SO TONIGHT WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. FOR LATE HOURS. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WEST CANTON ROAD AND SOUTH MCCALL. IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO OPEN A PADDLE CLUBHOUSE WITH SOME COURTS ABOUT APPROXIMATELY TEN COURTS. THE MENU DOES INCLUDE SOME BEERS, AND THEIR HOURS ARE GOING TO BE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 530 TO 5:30 A.M. TO 12 A.M. FRIDAY FROM 5:30 A.M. TO 2 A.M., AND SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FROM 07:30 A.M. TO 2 A.M. IS WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE MOMENT. STAFF DID NOTICE TO 33 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, WE DID RECEIVE ONE IN OPPOSITION. AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE IN OPPOSITION. I LEFT A PACKET FOR YOU THERE AND THEN ONE FOR THE ITEM. THE THE NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 13TH, 2025 AS WELL, AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT BASED ON THE LOCATION AND INTENT FOR THIS ACTIVITY. THEY WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE ABC REGULATIONS. I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE DISTANCE TO CANTERBURY ELEMENTARY. IS DOES THIS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS ON THE DISTANCE THAT THE CITY WOULD REQUIRE TO BE SO CLOSE TO A SCHOOL? SO PER OUR UDC, WE DO REQUIRE THAT WE PROHIBIT IT WITHIN 300FT OF A CHURCH. I MEAN, OF A CHURCH, A PUBLIC SCHOOL. THIS PROPERTY, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ITSELF IS ABOUT 585FT EAST OF THIS LOCATION. SO IT COMPLIES FOR THAT? YES. THE ACCESS IS GOING TO BE THROUGH CANTON, I SUPPOSE. THE ACCESS IS IT'S ON THE CORNER. [00:35:05] SO THEY COULD HAVE TWO ENTRANCES. YEAH. I DON'T THINK IT IS. THE LIGHT'S THERE AND IT'S A VERY BUSY LIGHT, I DON'T KNOW. SO THIS IS A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED. AND WE ALSO DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE IN CASE, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT LAYOUT OR IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS BEHALF, BECAUSE I DO NOTICE THE PARKING LOTS IN THE BACK. SO THE, THE BUILDING IS GOING TO SIT MORE TOWARDS CANTON ROAD TOWARDS THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, WHICH IS GOOD. KIND OF GET THAT CORRECT OFF OF THAT, BECAUSE YES, I KNOW THERE WAS MENTIONED ON THE HIGH TRAFFIC, BUT MOST OF THE PARKING IS GOING TO BE MORE, MORE NORTH. OKAY. SO THE LIKE THE THE ACTIVITIES HAPPEN AFTER SCHOOL. RIGHT? WHEN I SUPPOSE SO SINCE 530 IN THE MORNING AS WELL. THEY'RE GOING TO START EARLY AND END LATE ACTIVITIES. I MEAN THE DRINKING THE THAT HAPPENS LATER LIKE AT EIGHT AFTER. YEAH, THEY WOULD STILL COMPLY WITHIN THE HOUR. THESE ARE JUST THE HOURS OF OPERATION. AS FAR AS ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY WOULD TO WORK OUT OR. YEAH. SO THIS IS MORE OR LESS PEOPLE WAKE UP EARLY TO GO AND WORK OUT. I MEAN, THAT THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE THE PURPOSE. YEAH. SO IT'S NOT LIKE IF IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE DRINKING, LET'S SAY ALCOHOL, IT'D BE LIKE AFTER HOURS, RIGHT? LIKE, AFTER ALL, LIKE, I THINK OF, LIKE, TOP GOLF, MAYBE. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. HAVING THE BAR OPEN, LIKE BEFORE. AFTER SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. RIGHT. ABOUT THE ALCOHOL. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT. YES. ABOUT IT BEING LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE WERE TO GET A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, OUT OF HAND TYPE OF THING, THAT'S A CONCERN. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT QUESTION. AND THE SUBDIVISION IS A PRIVATE SUBDIVISION AS WELL. SO IT IS A GATED SUBDIVISION ON SUBDIVISION. IT'S ON THE OUTSIDE. OUTSIDE? OKAY. IT HAS ACCESS FROM THE SUBDIVISION. NO, IT'S SO THE ON THERE BECAUSE THEY PUT THAT, BUT JUST MENTIONING THAT IT IS A PRIVATE SUBDIVISION. SO THERE ARE THAT SUBDIVISION IS GATED. SO THERE'S A SEPARATE FROM THIS LOT. THERE'S A BARRIER THERE. YES. UNTIL WHAT TIME ARE THEY GOING TO BE OPEN TILL. SO THERE'S DIFFERENT HOURS DURING THE WEEK, BUT ABOUT TWO MIDNIGHT OR 2 A.M. ON CERTAIN DAYS. HOW BRIGHT ARE THOSE LIGHTS AND HOW CLOSE ARE THOSE HOUSES? THEY HAVE TO ASK MARLON. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE COULD ASK THE APPLICANT. YEAH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR. OKAY. YEAH. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND IN THIS CASE. I KNOW IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THERE'S SOME LIGHTING THAT IS. IT'S IT PROTECTS THE SKY SO IT DOESN'T GO UP. SO YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY BRING IT TO YOU AND THE DESIGN SIDE, THERE'S LIGHTING THAT ONLY CASTS DOWN. IT GOES DOWN. YEAH. SO IT IS GOING TO BE COVERED. IT IS GOING TO YOUR NAME. OH, MY NAME IS ISMAEL AGUIRRE. I'M PART OF THE ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE OF THE PADDLE CLUB BUSINESS AND WELLNESS CENTER. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WELLNESS CENTER TOGETHER ON THE SIDES. THERE'S GOING TO BE THREE STUDIOS ON THE LEFT, THREE STUDIOS ON THE RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WELLNESS CENTER TO START IMPLEMENTING WELLNESS INTO THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PILATES, YOGA DIFFERENT TYPE OF WELLNESS ACTIVITIES TOGETHER WITH THE CLUBHOUSE IN THE MIDDLE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT COVERED. WE DECIDED TO DO THE PARKING LOT IN THE BACK SINCE SINCE IT'S TOGETHER WITH THE HOUSE, SINCE THE PARKING. SO THE PARKING LOT CAN IT'S LIKE A BUFFER. CORRECT. CREATE A CREATE A BUFFER TO THE HOUSES AND, AND FOR THE SAME THING THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING, SIR. SO THE LIGHTS WON'T AFFECT THAT NIGHT WITH THE WITH THE NEIGHBORS LIVING RIGHT BEHIND THE THE THE WALL OR THE FENCE. SO WE ARE 28FT FROM THE WE HAVE 28FT IN THE, IN THE PARKING LOT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. I'M TALKING ABOUT THOSE LIGHTS IN THE PICKLE COURT. IN THE PICKLEBALL COURT RIGHT THERE. THOSE LIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE THE SHINING, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SEEN BY THE NEIGHBORS. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, IS DISRUPTION, WHETHER IT'S NOISE, WHETHER IT'S LIGHTS, WHETHER IT'S PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF CONTROL, YOU HAVE THE BUILDING IN BETWEEN THEM AS WELL. SO YOU HAVE THE YOU HAVE THE PARKING LOT, YOU HAVE THE BUILDING, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE COURTS. THE COURTS ARE OFF OF CANTON. I ALSO THINK THE SUBDIVISION HAS A BLOCK WALL. YES, IT HAS A CMU WALL. AND THEY HAVE THEIR PRIVATE THEY'RE PRIVATE GATED ENTRANCE. IF I HAVE A HOUSE RIGHT ON THIS, I'VE HAD A HOUSE LIKE THAT. AND WHEN THE CITY PUT THESE LIGHTS OUT THERE ON THE STREET, I WAS VERY UNHAPPY BECAUSE IT'S SHINING INTO MY HOUSE. AND I WAS VERY HAPPY WHEN THEY WERE NOT THERE. WHEN THEY'RE THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHO DECIDED TO DO THAT, BUT THAT'S THE REASON I BRING IT UP, BECAUSE I'M THINKING, LIKE THESE RESIDENTS BUT THERE'S A SOLUTION FOR THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, THAT THERE'S LIGHTING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU GO WITH YOUR CAR, YOU WON'T SEE IT UNTIL YOU GET THERE DOWNCAST LIGHTS. [00:40:02] IT'S CALLED DAYLIGHTING. YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A QUESTION. WOULD YOU GUYS BE OPPOSED IF THE RESIDENTS WOULD WANT TO BUILD THAT CMU BLOCK WALL HIGHER? I MEAN, SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE THERE'S THERE ARE CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT CITIES. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST PADEL CLUB OPENING UP IN EDINBURGH. THERE ARE CERTAIN EXAMPLES IN, IN THE CITY OF MCALLEN, THE CITY OF THE CITY OF MISSION. AND RIGHT NOW, THOSE ARE THE TWO CITIES THAT HAVE THESE TYPE OF CLUBS, AND THEY HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED ANY TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTING. WITHIN A SUBDIVISION, CLOSE TO A SUBDIVISION. CLOSE TO A SUBDIVISION IN MISSION. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE OF THESE PLACES? SO? SO WE ARE WE WE DO NOT. WE DO HAVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RGV CLUB, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT HAS ONE IN MCALLEN AND ONE IN MISSION. WE ARE BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP, SOME TYPE OF ALLIANCE, SOME TYPE OF COLLABORATION SO WE CAN EXPAND AND SO WE CAN GET SO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE, SINCE THEY ARE THE FIRST CLUB THAT OPENED IN THE VALLEY SO WE CAN COLLABORATE COMMUNITIES AND TRY TO START EXPANDING. SO THEY HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED ANY ANY ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTING AND AND THE MAIN REASON, I MEAN, THE POLLS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AROUND BETWEEN 30 AND 35 FOOT CEILING, THAT 30 AND 35 FOOT CEILING IS GOING TO PRETTY MUCH COVER THE COVER THE COURTS FOR WHETHER RAIN, SUN, HEAT, ETC.. SO SO SO THE THE THE THE THE THE THE ROOF ON TOP OF THE, OF THE COURTS IS GOING TO HELP A LOT WITH THE WITH THE, WITH THE LIGHTING. I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE A REAL ISSUE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO THE COURTS ARE GOING TO HAVE A ROOF ON THEM. THEY'RE GOING TO BE COVERED. YES, SIR. SO HOW DO YOU HAVE LIGHTING. IS THAT SHOWING. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED LIGHTING INSIDE THE COURT THEN. CORRECT. CORRECT. SO SO THE LIGHTING IS GOING TO BE TOGETHER WITH THE, WITH THE ROOF I THINK I THINK THE ONLY THING WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE IS WHETHER WE WANT TO ISSUE A LIQUOR PERMIT. I DON'T WANT TO. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BUILDING THIS THING. SO THAT'S RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE QUESTION ABOUT LIQUOR. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND DOING ALL THESE THINGS AND YOU'RE DRINKING TILL 2 A.M. THEN THAT'S THAT'S A DIFFERENT THAT'S A DIFFERENT THING. BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THOSE HOURS ARE, ARE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE EXCESSIVE FOR A, FOR A SPORT FOR A PADDLE. BUT SO, SO WE HAVE THE SAME HOURS OF OPERATION THAN THE OTHER CLUBS IN THE VALLEY THAT ARE ACTIVE TODAY. IT'S MORE LIKE A, LIKE LIKE SOMEONE MENTIONED. I'M NOT SURE WHO MENTIONED TOP GOLF. TOP GOLF LIKE THIS IS THIS IS A PLACE TO LIKE. YOU EVEN EXERCISE A LOT MORE. YOU BURN OVER A THOUSAND CALORIES PER GAME, SO PEOPLE TRY TO GO EXERCISE ONCE IN A WHILE, LIKE ANY, MCALLEN, MCALLEN, MCALLEN COUNTRY CLUB, OR LIKE, I MEAN, PEOPLE CAN DRINK ONE LIKE A COUPLE BEERS WHENEVER THEY DECIDE TO, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WAKE UP AT 530 IN THE MORNING TO GO PLAY AND THEY START DRINKING. I MEAN, YOU NEVER KNOW. I THINK THE ONE ON THE ONE. BUT LET ME. TELL YOU. I'M SORRY. SORRY. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. I GUESS IN A FOLLOW UP TO THAT IS MORE THE IDEA OF OF THE HOURS IS REALLY WHAT WHAT WOULD CONCERN ME IS, IS BEING, YOU KNOW, HAVING A LIQUOR LICENSE OUT TILL 2 A.M., EVEN MIDNIGHT MIGHT STILL BE ENOUGH. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S MY OPINION. YOU KNOW, IT'S. AND I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. WOULD THEY BE DRINKING OUTSIDE OR WOULD IT ONLY BE INSIDE THAT THAT ONE BUILDING ONLY? AND IS THERE MUSIC OUTSIDE? I MEAN, IS THIS LIKE A PARTYING OUTSIDE AND. NO, NO, NO, IT'S NOT A PARTY PLACE. IT'S IT'S NOT A PARTY PLACE. IT'S THE DRINKING IS. IT IS INSIDE. I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE PEOPLE DRINK ALL THE TIME. THE HOURS OF OPERATION. WE'RE JUST WE'RE BASING SINCE. SINCE THIS IS THE THE THE SPORT WITH THE MOST GROWTH IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT AND THAT WE ARE THAT DRINKING IS LIKE LIKE WE DO HAVE PROJECTIONS AND THE DRINKING, THE SALES OF ALCOHOL ARE BELOW 51%. SO? SO OUR MAIN FOCUS IS THE SPORT IS THE WELLNESS IS THE LIKE, IT'S THE THE FOOD. AND WE ARE GOING TO AND WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT A DRINKING IS IMPLEMENTED LIKE IN ANY CLUB IN THE COUNTRY. THERE'S CLUBS IN EVERY STATE NOW IN NEW YORK, FLORIDA, EVERYWHERE. AND LIKE EVERY SINGLE CLUB HAS PARTIAL ALCOHOL SALES. BUT THAT'S NOT OUR NOT OUR MAIN FOCUS. LIKE I ON A BAR. IT'S NOT A BAR, IT'S NOT A CLUB. IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S I THINK IT'S ENTERTAINMENT. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION. AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS, IS NICE FOR THE CITY. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND I DO KNOW HOW POPULAR PADEL HAS BECOME. YEAH, IT'S JUST MORE TO ME. IT WAS JUST MORE THE HOURS. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE TAKEN UP BY STAFF AND WE CAN MAKE A DECISION BASED ON THAT, ON, ON WHETHER WE WANT TO ISSUE A PERMIT THAT WOULD ONLY BE GOOD FOR ONE YEAR. YOU WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK IF THERE'S COMPLAINTS FROM ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE STRONG ENOUGH, THEN WE COULD NOT HAVE TO REISSUE IT AFTER ONE YEAR AGAIN. SO UNDERSTANDABLE FOR SURE. DOING JUICING INSTEAD OF I MEAN, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE JUICE PLACES. [00:45:01] WE ARE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE KITCHEN WITH JUICES, PROTEIN SHAKES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I MEAN, YEAH, IT'S A I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING. WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE YOUR KITCHEN HOURS? I'M SORRY. YOUR KITCHEN HOURS. WILL THEY BE. OUR KITCHEN HOURS ARE GOING TO BE SO. SO WE'RE ONLY GOING TO BE OPENING UP TILL 2 A.M. ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND SUNDAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING UP TILL 12 A.M.. LIKE WE BASED OUR SCHEDULES, OUR OUR HOURS OF OPERATION. WE BASED THEM ON ON LIKE I REPEAT, ON THE OTHER CLUBS THAT ARE OPERATING IN DIFFERENT CITIES OF THE VALLEY AND AS OF TODAY. AND AND THE KITCHEN IS GOING TO BE OPEN AT LEAST TILL 11 OR 12 A.M. AS WELL. AFTER THAT, IT BECOMES JUST ALCOHOL SALES. WELL, NOT NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING THE CLUB ON WEEKENDS. WELL, IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE KITCHEN JUST YET. 100%. 100%. THE STAPLED OR 100%. WE STILL HAVE A FEW DETAILS TO DEFINE TO TO TO TO. YEAH. GET THEM ON POINT BUT ON ON SO SO ON WEEK ON WEEK DAYS WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING AT 12 A.M.. THE KITCHEN IS GOING TO BE CLOSING AS SOON AS WE CLOSE. AND ON WEEKENDS WE DON'T HAVE THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE KITCHEN JUST YET. WE WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT. YOU MAY WANT TO MIMIC WHAT THEY DO ON 23RD STREET. I'M SORRY. YOU MAY WANT TO MIMIC WHAT THEY DO ON 23RD STREET. YEAH, ON 23RD STREET, THERE'S A LOT OF A SMALLER CLUB. THAT'S THE FIRST CLUB IN THE VALLEY. SO. SO THEY THEY DON'T HAVE A KITCHEN OPEN THERE. THEY HAVE A KITCHEN OPEN IN THE, IN THE ONE IN MISSION, WHICH IS RIGHT BEHIND THE H-E-B PLUS TARGET AND ALL THAT PLAZA. THEY ALSO HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE OR THEY ALSO HAVE AN ALCOHOL. THEY THEY ALSO HAVE AN ALCOHOL LICENSE AND THEY HAVE THE SAME SCHEDULE AS THE ONE WE ARE SOLICITING. YES. CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION FOR SURE. DO YOU GET DO YOU GET DO THE OTHER COURTS THAT ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW, DO THEY GET PLAY TILL 2 A.M.? ARE PEOPLE PLAYING? WELL, MOST. SO THE LAST RESERVATION IS THAT THE RESERVATIONS LAST FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF. SO? SO AN HOUR AND A HALF. AND THEN PEOPLE STAY THERE AND START SOCIALIZING. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. IT'S A VERY GOOD PLACE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AS WELL. PEOPLE FROM ALL INDUSTRIES GO AND PLAY. SO? SO THEY. THE LAST RESERVATION IS USUALLY AT 11 P.M.. IT FINISHES AT 12:30 A.M. ON WEEKENDS. ON WEEKDAYS THE LAST RESERVATION IS AT 10 P.M.. IT FINISHES AT 11:30 P.M. AND THEN THAT AFTER THOSE HOURS, THE MINGLING AND THE SOCIALIZING WOULD BE DONE INDOORS, RIGHT? NOT OUTSIDE. MOST OF THE TIME IT'S DONE INDOORS. I MEAN, PEOPLE ALSO SOMETIMES STAY AND WATCH THE NEXT, THE NEXT PLAYERS OR SOMEONE ELSE THAT IS STILL PLAYING. THEY JUST WATCH THE GAMES OR WHATEVER IT IS. YEAH. YES, SIR. WELL, WE WE NEED VENUES LIKE THIS IN EDINBURG. I AGREE. JUST NEED TO FINE TUNE ALL THESE SCHEDULES AND SO FORTH. BUT I'M. I'M GOOD WITH THIS. THIS IS GOOD. WE NEED MORE OF THIS. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS, BRING THEM ON. WE ARE TRYING. WE ARE TOGETHER WITH SHOULD I MENTION THAT WE ARE. WE ARE TOGETHER WITH I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH GRUPO FRONTERA. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, GRUPO FRONTERA IS PART OF THE IS IS INVESTING IN EDINBURG IN THIS DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERS WITH THEM. AND WE ARE BUILDING THIS WELLNESS CENTER TOGETHER WITH THE WITH THE WITH THE CLUBHOUSE. IT'S A SPORTS FACILITY. THE MAIN FOCUS IS, IS BEING ACTIVE WELLNESS, SPORTS. THAT'S THE MAIN FOCUS ON THE BUSINESS. AND THAT'S. AND WE JUST WANT THIS TO BE THE FIRST OF MANY TO COME. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST TO TOUCH ON ONE OF THE POINTS MADE EARLIER, THE DEVELOPERS, THEY DID HEAR OUT FROM THE CONCERNS FROM THE FROM THE RESIDENTS. AND THEY DID COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. THEY DID SHOW THEM THE RENDERINGS. SOME OF THEM, THE ONES THAT HAD CONCERNS, THEY WERE HAPPY ABOUT IT. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL OF THEM BECAUSE I DIDN'T SPEAK TO THEM MYSELF. BUT SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS WERE ALLEVIATED AFTER SEEING THE RENDERINGS AND THE SITE PLAN THAT'S BEING PRODUCED AT THE MOMENT. YEAH, WE SPOKE TO THE TO THE NEIGHBORS. WE ALREADY SPOKE TO THE NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU CAN STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. HELLO. MY NAME IS CECIL ADAMS. I LIVE IN 4002 MICHAEL BOULEVARD, EDINBURG. LAKE ENTRANCE TO THE LAKE JAMES SUBDIVISION. THIS PLACE OF ESTABLISHMENT, I UNDERSTAND, IS GOING TO BE PRETTY CLOSE TO MY PROXIMITY. AND THAT'S AN AWFUL BAD INTERSECTION RIGHT THERE. THERE'S SOME ACCIDENTS THAT'S HAPPENED IN MY LIFE. LOT CARS NOT STOPPING IN TIME, YOU KNOW, AND WIND UP MY LOT. THERE'S BEEN TWO THAT I KNOW OF SINCE I'VE LIVED THERE, AND I PREVIOUSLY HAD A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN I WAS YOUNGER THAT I CONSUMED ALCOHOL. [00:50:05] AND I KNOW ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF GOOD AND BAD. THIS AFTER HOURS EXTENSION TO EARLY HOURS IS GOING TO DRAW PEOPLE, I BELIEVE, THAT HAVE BEEN CONSUMING ALCOHOL BEFORE THEY GET THERE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONSUMING SOME MORE BEFORE 2:00. AND WE HAVE AN AWFUL BAD DEAL OF CARS COMING THROUGH MY RESIDENCE THAT DON'T EVEN, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST USE IT BECAUSE IT'S EASY ACCESS TO MCCALL OR OVER TO 10TH STREET, AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD DIRECT MORE TRAFFIC ONTO OUR MICHAEL BOULEVARD AND LAKESHORE, TRYING TO HIDE FROM THE COPS OR SOMETHING OR OTHER LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW. AND ARE YOU IN THE LAKE JAMES DEVELOPMENT, SIR? ARE YOU IN THE LAKE JAMES? THE LAKE JAMES DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE STREET. RIGHT. OKAY. THE FIRST HOUSE. AND I WAS PRETTY CLOSE PROXIMITY, SO I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING GOOD TO COME FROM IT. I KNOW IT APPEALS TO A YOUNGER AGE AND STUFF LIKE THAT, AND BUT THE PROS AND CONS, I JUST THINK THERE'S MORE CONS TO IT. TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD PEOPLE. I'VE GOT SOME OLEANDERS PARKED ALONG I MEAN ALONG MICHAEL THERE. AND THEY'LL PULL INTO MY LOT AND HIDE BEHIND THOSE OLEANDERS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD ENOUGH EXPERIENCE THAT I KNOW WHAT A BAR IS GOING TO BRING OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. EXCUSE ME. AND I JUST I'M VERY MUCH AGAINST IT MYSELF. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ADAMS. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. I JUST WANT TO. I JUST WANT TO. YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE REALLY QUICK. I JUST WANT TO MENTION THE MAIN FOCUS. AND I WANT TO REPEAT THAT, THAT THE MAIN FOCUS IS THE SPORT. THERE IS SOME SOCIAL DRINKING. IT'S NOT A BAR, IT'S NOT A CLUB. IT'S A SPORTS FACILITY WITH SOME SOCIAL DRINKING FOR EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND TO EXERCISE AT THE SAME TIME. SO THE MAIN FOCUS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S A SPORT, EXERCISE, SOCIALIZE, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. AND IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A CLUB. IT'S AND THAT'S WHAT AND AND WE TALKED TO THE TO THE TO THE NEIGHBOR TO THE NEIGHBORS IN THE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NEXT TO IT, WHICH IS JAMES COURT. AND WE TALKED TO THE NEIGHBORS AND WE TOOK THE FIRST STEP TO TALK TO, TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO. WE ARE TRYING TO. I MEAN, AT WE WANT TO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ADDING SOMETHING TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. WE'RE NOT. YES. QUESTION. DOES THE MCALLEN COUNTRY CLUB HAVE ALCOHOL SALES? YES THEY DO SIR. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NOT AT THIS TIME. RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM ANYONE? OKAY. I'LL GO TO CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT AND NINE. ARE WE GOING TO? ARE WE GOING TO CALL THIS ITEM OR ARE WE GOING TO PULL IT OR. I KNOW THERE WAS A MENTION. OH, CORRECT. ITEM NINE A HAS BEEN PULLED. [9. SUBDIVISIONS] OKAY. SO WE'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO WANT TO DO IT. SO WE WOULD GO TO TEN. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT. WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALONG TO SUBDIVISION VARIANCES. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE FIVE SUBDIVISION STANDARDS DIVISION 5.100. PURPOSE AND APPLICATION. SECTION 5.102. APPLICABILITY. THE EXEMPTION FROM PLATTING BEING A 2.768 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, MORE OR LESS BEING OUT OF A 4.984 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE EAST ONE HALF OF LOT 15, [10. SUBDIVISION VARIANCES] SECTION 233 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY. LOCATED AT 5505 WEST STREET. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. CHAIRMAN. BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS CLARENCE CRUZ, JUNIOR PLANNER HERE WITH THE CITY OF EDINBURG. THIS VARIANCE REQUEST IS NOT TO HAVE TO SUBDIVIDE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST UNION STREET, APPROXIMATELY 480FT NORTH OF WEST JUNIOR STREET, APPROXIMATELY 960FT EAST OF NORTH DEPOT. [00:55:04] AND IS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF EDINBURG. THE 2.76 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IS PART OF A LARGER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WAS EXCLUDED FROM A FAMILY PARTITION THAT HAPPENED BACK IN MAY OF 2022 TO BUILD A HOME THAT IS CURRENTLY ON THE LOT SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS ADDRESSED AT 5505 WEST JUNIOR STREET UNIT A, NOW THE FAMILY PARTITION THAT HAPPENED BACK IN MAY OF 2022 DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY THEY WANT TO BUILD A HOME ON. IT IS INTENDED USE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOME. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT AND IF APPROVED, OF COURSE, THEY HAVE TO FILE A ZONING CHANGE. THERE IS NO LOT FRONTAGE CURRENTLY. THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPLICANT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF EDMOND WITH THE FOR THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE IN CASE THEY WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS. OKAY. AND YOU SAID THERE'S NO EASEMENT. WELL, THERE'S NO LOT FRONTAGE BECAUSE THERE'S NO FRONTAGE I'M SORRY. RIGHT. YEAH. THE IT'S LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE, THE THE PROPERTY. SO WHAT HAPPENED? THE FAMILY PARTITION. THE FRONT HOME IS OWNED BY HIS FATHER IN LAW. THE MIDDLE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY HIS BROTHER IN LAW. AND THE BACK PROPERTY IS THE ONE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO BUILD ON. AND THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WAS DONE. THE FAMILY PARTITION KIND OF DIDN'T GRANT THEM ACCESS FROM JUNIOR. THE FAMILY PARTITION WAS THREE OR WAS IT TWO? IT WAS THE JUST THE FIRST TWO. IT INCLUDED THE BACK ONE, BUT IT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE ACCESS EASEMENT TO THE BACK ONE. WELL, THE FAMILY PARTITION WAS A TWO LOTS OR THREE LOTS. IT WAS TWO, THREE LOTS. I'M NOT MISTAKEN. SO IT WAS ORIGINALLY. YES, THREE. BUT IT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE ACCESS EASEMENT TO THAT THIRD ONE, WHICH IS THE ONE IN THE BACK, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT PROPOSED. WAS THAT JUST AN ERROR ON THEIR PART? THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE MIGHT WANT TO. OKAY. I'LL GO AND OPEN THE FLOOR. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS OMAR ADEL. I AM THE SON IN LAW TO MR. LUNA, AND WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD IN THE BACK. THE REASON FOR MY KNOWLEDGE IS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. THAT'S WHY THERE WAS AN EASEMENT TO THE BOXER, SO WE'RE TRYING TO AMEND THAT. MY FATHER IN LAW IS TRYING TO GIFT US THAT BACK PROPERTY, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW THE STEPS AND THE CORRECT GUIDELINES. WHEN MY FATHER IN LAW GIFTED THE 50 505 UNIT A TO HIS SON. OUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE DIDN'T. WE DIDN'T KNOW TO INCLUDE AN EASEMENT TO THE BACK. SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIX THAT, SEE IF WE COULD POSSIBLY BUILD OUR HOUSE ON THE BACK SO WE CAN ALL LIVE TOGETHER. OKAY. I GUESS QUESTION FOR STAFF. WOULD THAT REQUIRE FOR THEM TO TO RECORD ANY KIND OF EASEMENT THAT'S GOING TO DEDICATE TO GET TO THAT PROPERTY AT SOME POINT? IF IT IS APPROVED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO RECORD A SEPARATE INSTRUMENT FOR THAT EASEMENT TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THAT. THAT'S BASICALLY LANDLOCKED. YEAH. YEAH. YES. IS THERE IS DO WE HAVE A COPY OF THE FAMILY PARTITION? NOT ON NOT ON FILE. NOT WITH US. SO THE WHOLE PROPERTY, THE FIRST TWO TRACKS, AND THIS 2.7 IS ALL OWNED BY THE SAME FAMILY. CORRECT. OKAY. BUT BUT THIS ISN'T A SEPARATE DIVISION ON THE FAMILY PARTITION. IT WAS THREE LOTS. THIS IS NOT AN ADDITIONAL DIVISION. NO. OKAY. SO WHERE'S THE THIRD LOT? WELL, WELL, NO. ONE, TWO AND THREE. AND THEY JUST FORGOT TO LEAVE AN EASEMENT. YEAH. OKAY. IT'S AN OVERSIGHT. RIGHT. BUT NOT IF IT'S A NEW DIVISION. THEN IT'S. THEN IT'S CORRECT. NEW DIVISION? YEAH. IF IT WAS, IF IT WAS TWO LOTS AND THE FAMILY PARTITION, THEN THIS WOULD BE A COMPLETE NEW DIVISION. SO WAS WAS THE ORIGINAL FAMILY PARTITION CUT INTO THREE SPOTS? THAT'S CORRECT. IT WAS ORIGINALLY THREE. THEY JUST DIDN'T RECORD AN ACCESS EASEMENT TO THE THIRD LOT. THEY SHOULD HAVE. THERE WAS NO SEPARATE INSTRUMENT FOR ANY OF IT. SO THIS IS GOING TO CORRECT THAT. IT'LL HAVE IT TO ALL THREE LOTS. OKAY. AND SO THAT'S RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. OKAY. AND THE LOT LINES HAVEN'T CHANGED. AND IT'S ALL FAMILY. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE BRINGING IN SOMEBODY OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY. STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL ON THIS. I THINK IT'S A TYPO. IT'S ANOTHER ONE. WE WERE SHORT STAFFED LAST WEEK. HEY. COME ON. WE WERE SHORT STAFFED. ELIAS. SORRY. IT JUST CAME OUT. BUT IT DOES SAY DENIAL. DO YOU WANT ME TO CHANGE THAT? [01:00:02] TO APPROVE? STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE HOMEOWNER? NO. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSIONER MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND IT. BE IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TEN B WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE FIVE SUBDIVISION STANDARDS. SECTION 5.301 [B. Consider Variance Request to the City of Edinburg Unified Development Code, Article 5,] DEDICATION OF IMPROVEMENTS BEING 00.92 OF AN ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING A PORTION OF LOT 12. BLOCK 62 AMENDED MAP OF SANTA CRUZ GARDENS SUBDIVISION, UNIT NUMBER TWO, LOCATED AT 4725 NORTH CESAR CHAVEZ ROAD. STAFF PLANNER TO SO THIS PROPERTY YOU DID HEAR THIS ONE BACK IN MARCH. THE APPLICANT WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME. WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION. THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT. THE VARIANCE IS TO NOT PAY IN LIEU AND TO NOT PAY THE ESCROW. SINCE THIS PROPERTY IS OUTSIDE OF THE ETJ. IT'S NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS. RIGHT? CORRECT. THIS IS A DEAD END RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? SO THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO THE DEDICATION, BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING. THEY'RE PROPOSING NOT TO ESCROW. THIS. THIS IS IN A DEAD END, RIGHT? YEAH. THIS IS DEAD ENDS. THEY'RE NORTH OF IT. BUT. SO. YEAH. AND THEN THERE'S THE DITCH ON THE. YEAH. SO THEY EXCLUDE THEMSELVES FROM THE ETJ. THEY COULD REQUEST FOR AN EXCLUSION OF THE ETJ. YES. OKAY. THEY COULD REQUEST THE ENGINEER IS HERE. WELL, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL ON THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE THE ESCROW, AND WE DO HAVE THE REPRESENTATION HERE. OKAY. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE REQUEST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RAUL GARCIA. I'M THE ENGINEER FOR THIS PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION. THIS IS A ONE LOT SINGLE FAMILY. AND REALLY, IT'S NO MORE THAN A FAMILY PARTITION BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE COUNTY. THIS WAS IN THE CITY. THIS WOULD MEET ALL THE CITY GUIDELINES, THE DEDICATION, THE AREA, THE FRONTAGE. THIS ONE LOT SUBDIVISION IS BEING ASKED TO ASK FOR $15,000 FOR ESCROWS ON CESAR CHAVEZ. MR. ALTAMIRANO IS HERE. WHO IS THE SON IN LAW OF THE OWNER? AND WHAT THIS IS FOR IS TO BUILD A HOME FOR HIS DAUGHTER SO THEY CAN LIVE THERE NEXT TO THEIR PARENTS. AGAIN, WE HAD COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, AND WE WERE APPROVED FOR THE VARIANCE DURING THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, COULD NOT ATTEND, AND THE CITY COMMISSION DIDN'T DENY. THEY JUST DIDN'T VOTE. SO IS THERE A HOUSE ALREADY ON IT? IT'S ALREADY OUT. THEY ALREADY MOVED IT OUT. OH, THEY GOT TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE. THERE'S A PORCH THERE. BUT IN FACT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS FAR AS WHAT'S GOING TO BE DOING WITH THE PROPERTY, AGAIN, THIS IS ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME. BUT YOU'RE AGREEING TO TO DEDICATE THE. YES, SIR. OKAY. YES, SIR. THE DEDICATION IS ALREADY SHOWN ON THE PLAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. QUICK QUESTION. REALLY QUICK. THE. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. I BUILT THE SUBDIVISION TO THE SOUTH EAST OF IT. AND THAT I THINK CESAR CHAVEZ WAS A DIDN'T EVEN EXIST BACK THEN. IT WAS A DIRT ROAD. THERE WASN'T NOTHING THERE, ACTUALLY. AND THEN MILE 19 GOT PAVED, AND IT'S I THINK IT'S A 24 EDGE TO EDGE. RIGHT. IT'S A SMALL IT'S A RURAL COUNTY ROAD. IT'S STILL A COUNTY SPEC. YES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE PRECINCT FOUR HAS EXPANDED CESAR CHAVEZ AND IMPROVED IT ALL THE WAY UP TO 107. THAT CONVERTS INTO RICHARDSON. AND THEN NORTH OF THAT IT IS JUST THE COUNTY ROAD 22, AND THEN IT CONVERTS INTO A DIRT ROAD ALL THE WAY UP TO MONTE CRISTO. YEAH. OKAY. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. GOT A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT AGAINST STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF DENYING IT, ACTUALLY. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. [01:05:04] WE GOT CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM 11 A CAN WE GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. [11. CONSENT AGENDA] MR. AZEVEDO. FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THERE WAS ONLY TWO ITEMS TO REPORT ON FROM THE AUGUST 4TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE FIRST ONE WAS REZONING. THIS ONE WAS AT 22 OR 2221 WEST VAN WEEK. IT WAS A PROPERTY THAT WAS A HALF OLD TOWN SIDE LOT THAT THEY WANTED TO DO MULTIFAMILY ON. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS MULTIFAMILY IN THE AREA THE SIZE OF THE LOT WASN'T FIT FOR FOR MULTIFAMILY AND STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL. PNC RECOMMENDED DENIAL AND CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTED THE DENIAL AND IT WAS DENIED. THE OTHER ONE WAS A VARIANCE FOR AN UNPLATTED UNPLATTED TRACT OF LAND JUST NORTH OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS HERE ON BUSINESS TO 81. THE PROPERTY JUST ADJACENT TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS IS IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THE PLOTTING PROCESS AND SOME OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE THERE, THIS IS WHERE THIS IS AT. SOME OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE THERE ARE NOT MEETING THE REAR SETBACK THERE AT THE ZERO LOT LINE. SO WHAT WE RECOMMENDED STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT WHATEVER'S THERE CAN STAY AT ZERO. BUT ANYTHING ELSE NEEDS TO MEET WITH THE CURRENT SETBACKS FOR COMMERCIAL. THAT'S WHAT PNC APPROVED AS WELL, AND CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTED THAT. SO WE'RE TWO FOR TWO ON THOSE. GOOD BATTING AVERAGE. YEAH. SO THAT'S ALL WE GOT IN THE HALL OF FAME. THAT'S ALL WE GOT. ALL RIGHT. WE GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND. WHAT ARE YOU IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. PUNCH IN THE BACK. THERE YOU GO. [12. DIRECTOR’S REPORT] THANK YOU. YOU MEAN DINNER? DINNER? DINNER. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.