[Call to Order and Determination of Quorum.]
[00:00:13]
TIME, I WILL CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMISSION TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST ITEM IS THE LENS ZONE COMMISSION MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE ADOPTING ZONE SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION PRESENTED TO THE CITY STAFF PRIOR TO THE MEETING WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT. THE COMMISSION CANNOT ACT ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING OTHER THAN SOMETHING NOT ON THE
[002 Staff review of the cases that were heard by City Council in the last sixty (60) days.]
AGENDA? WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THE STAFF REVIEW OF CASES.>> CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. ON THE MARCH 26 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAD THE ADDITION REQUESTED CHANGE FROM TPE 76 TO A NEW PD , 176 FOR COMMERCIAL USE ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT AND USE REGULATIONS AND CONCEPT PLAN, LANDSCAPING PLAN AND BUILDING ELEVATION. THEY WERE ADDING A COUPLE OF PIECES AND WAREHOUSES AND IN THE OFFICE. THE COUNCIL DENIED IT, 4-3. THEY WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH PHASE TWO. THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUILDING MASSING AND THE APPLICANT'S STATED THEY WANTED PHASE TWO TO LOOK LIKE THE OFFICES THAT WERE SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 67. WHICH WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH PHASE TWO THAT DESCRIBED THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS. THEY MAY COME BACK. THEY HAVE NOT DECIDED YET.
AND THEN COME THE TEXT AMENDMENT WAS CONTINUED FOR THE HOME OCCUPATION. COUNSEL AGREED WE NEEDED TO TAKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR APPROACH. AND, THEY SUGGESTED WE HAVE PROHIBITIVE USES. ONE COUNCILMEMBER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE --, WE SHOULD NOT MAKE A LIMIT ON THAT. AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOCUSING ON SECONDARY FACTS.
AND NOT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE HOME. ONE MORE NOTE. WHEN COUNSEL MENTIONED. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT SIZED LOCKS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AT IT IF WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION THAT INVOLVES INTERNAL POLICY. WE WILL DO THAT. BUT IF WE FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED OR BROUGHT BACK, WE WILL DO THAT AS WELL. OKAY? YEAH. WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. WE MOVED TO CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS 3 TO 6. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED FROM THE
>> WE WILL PROVE ITEM FIVE AND A MOTION TO MOVE ITEMS FOUR AND
[005 Consider and act upon a request for a Preliminary Plat of Bluestem Farms 1A and 1B, being ±99.270 acres out of the Joseph H. Witherspoon Survey, Abstract No. 1137, and Mary T. Castor Survey, Abstract 236. The property is generally located south of Highway 287 and east of Plainview Road, City of Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas. (Case No. PP03-2024-017).]
>> THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT IS UNANIMOUS. 005. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLANS OF BLUESTEM FARMS ONE A AND 1B, BEING 99.270 ACRES OUT OF THE JOSEPH H WITHERSPOON SURVEY.
ABSTRACT NUMBER 1137, AND MARY T CASTOR SURVEY, ABSTRACT 236, THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 287 AND EAST OF PLAINVIEW ROAD CITY OF -- ELLIS COUNTY TEXAS. ANY
QUESTIONS? >> THE BOTTOM OF PAGE TWO IN THE TOP OF PAGE THREE IS --. FROM AN ADDRESS AND EMERGENCY SERVICE STANDPOINT.
>> REAL QUICK. I KNOW WE TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WE TOUCHED ON THIS PARTICULAR AREA HERE. THIS
[00:05:05]
PARTICULAR AREA HERE. AND RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. THOSE FIRST TWO AREAS , THIS IS PLAINVIEW ROAD AND MASS DIRECT. RIGHT HERE. OKAY. THE AREA IS PLAINVIEW ROAD. THE ROAD. AND THIS AREA IS TURNING INTO SOUTH ROAD. IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN CORRECT TO GET WITH THE APPLICANT TO MAKE THAT CONSISTENT. THAT CAN BE A MODERATE CHANGE TOWARDS IT.OTHER THAN THAT, IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE FIRE. AND
G.I. SERVICES. >> THE ONLY THING CONFUSING WE DISCUSSED IT WITH THE REST OF THE COMMISSION. THIS INDICATES THERE ARE 5 FOOT WIDE SIDEWALKS ALONG LAKE ROAD AND SOUTHVIEW ROAD. THIS IS WHY. IN ALL OTHER SIDEWALKS WILL BE --. I DON'T WANT IT TO BE CONFUSING IF THEY'RE ALL
SUPPOSED TO BE 5 FEET. >> THEY ARE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE 5 FEET. ALL SIDEWALKS WILL BE 5 FEET.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. THAT'S THE QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I SUGGEST A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE CORRECTIONS REGARDING STREET NAMING AND --.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SUBJECT TO THE CORRECTION OF THE STREETS OF THE PLAINVIEW TRIANGLE. AND TO REFLECT ALL SIDEWALKS SHOULD BE 5 FEET WIDE.
[008 Conduct a public hearing and consider and act upon an ordinance for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a “secondary dwelling” relating to the use and development of Lot 43, Block M, M. Brenan, commonly known as 1141 Apple Ct., City of Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas. The property is presently zoned Agricultural (A) District and is located on ±4.8 acres. (SUP05-2024-016) ]
IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE INFORMATION BEFORE BECAUSE IT PREVIOUSLY HAS COME TO YOU AS AN URBAN VILLAGE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. STAFF HAS TAKEN DIRECTION GIVEN AN IT IS BEFORE YOU AS THE SEP FOR THE SECONDARY FILING. A LOT OF THE INFO WILL BE THE SAME. YOU WILL NOTICE TO PERSONS. THEY ARE ASKING FOR FEWER VARIANCES THAN THEY PREVIOUSLY WERE. THIS IS THE LOCATION ON --. THE PROPOSAL AGAIN IS TO JUST CONSTRUCT ONE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNIT. THE PROPERTY WILL REMAIN ONE LOT AND APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY.AGRICULTURAL ZONING WILL REMAIN ON THE LOT WITH THE REQUEST OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE SECONDARY DWELLING. THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN SHOWS THE AREA AS COUNTRY. THE EXISTING HOME ON THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 1292 FT.÷. THE PROPOSAL WILL BE NO LARGER THAN 2400 FT.÷. IT IS THE MINIMUM HOUSE SIZE FOR AGRICULTURE. SO THE EFFORT -- THE APPLICANT IS TRYING TO MOVE THAT. BROTHERS HAVE INVESTED IN THE PROPERTY, SECONDARY DWELLING IS FOR ONE OF THE BROTHERS TO LIVE IN WITH THEIR ELDERLY MOTHER. THE OTHER BROTHER WILL LIVE NEARBY AND THEY WOULD BE CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING TO SUBDIVIDE THE LOT. THIS IS THE LIST OF REGULATIONS. FOR SECONDARY DWELLING TO BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT BY THE APPLICANT SUBMITTING A PERMIT. IT IS NOT ONLY ASKING FOR TWO VARIANCES TO THAT. ONE, IT'LL BE OF COURSE NOT TO EXCEED 50% OF THE AIR-CONDITIONED FLOORSPACE OF THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT. IN THIS CASE. IT ALLOWS 600 SQUARE-FOOT SECONDARY DWELLING.
AND THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MATCHING OF THE PRINCIPLES DWELLING. THE APPLICANT IS TRYING TO MEET ARCHITECTURE AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE NEXT FEW PICTURES. IT IS THE PROPOSED ELEVATION. THE ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING HOME BUT THEY'RE
[00:10:01]
NOT EXACTLY THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL STYLE THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN ELEMENTS FROM THE EXISTING HOME TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE PROPOSED DWELLING UNIT. AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXHIBIT SHOWING EIGHT OF THE 14 HOMES IN THE AREA DO NOT MEET THE 2400 SQUARE-FOOT MINIMUM HOUSE SIZE FOR THE --. THEY WERE IN 2018 AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS CHANGED IN 2019.IT'LL BE LARGER THAN EIGHT OF THOSE OFF STREAM. THIS DECISION WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO SEE THE CHANGE FOR THE ZONING CHANGE. NEITHER OF THESE THINGS WILL OCCUR. I WILL ASK STAFF FOR APPROVAL AND ASK ANY
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, --.
>> WE HAVE MUCH LARGER LOTS WITH SMALLER HOUSES ON THEM.
INAUDIBLE ] . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SHE IS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. YES SIR.
>> SHE CAN SPEAK AT THIS TIME. >> AS REFERENCE, WE DID HAVE ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION. LET THE RECORD SHOW. . IS HE PRESENT? WE WILL GO INTO THE RECORD. ANYBODY ELSE? I CAN CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL
>> EMOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
IT PASSES. ITEM 009 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING, COMMISSIONERS?
>> THE MAD IS NOT GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING. THAT WAS PART
OF THAT FACTOR. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. TO ANYBODY
ADJOURN. >>
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.