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Meeting Minutes - Final
Planning Commission
Wednesday, February 8,2023 5:30 PM Council Chambers
I. Call to Order; Roll Call
Chairman Zarghouni called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm and a quorum was
established to conduct the meeting.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: NONE.
III. Approval of Absences: Commissioners Mandel and Salazar-Garza
A motion was made by Commissioner Munoz and seconded by Commissioner York to
approve the absences. The motion passed.
IV. Approval of Minutes
1. 23-0268 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2023
A motion was made by Commissioner York to approve the minutes listed above. The
motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Miller. The motion passed.
V. Consent Public Hearing: Discussion and Possible Action (Items A & B)
Mark Orozco, Development Services, read the Consent agenda into the record as shown
below; new plat and zoning items "2 through 9". The plats satisfy all requirements of the
Unified Development Code (UDC)/State Law, and the Technical Review Committee
(TRC) staff recommends approval.
Commissioner York asked staff to explain the Conditions for the Whitecap Preliminary;
the main conditions are the individual lift stations that had to be approved by Public
Works.
After Staff's presentation, Chairman Zarghouni opened the public hearing. With no one
coming forward, the public hearing was closed.
A motion was made by Commissioner York to approve the Consent Items "2 through 9"
as presented by staff. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Salazar-Garza. The
motion passed.
A. Plats
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2. 23-0252 21 PL1165 -CONDITIONAL
FLOUR BLUFF PARK, BLOCK 11, LOT 18R (REPLAT)-0.5 ACRE
Located on Flour Bluff Drive, northeast of South Padre Island Drive.
3. 23-0302 22PL1076
KINGSLEY HEIGHTS PHASE 1 & 2 (PRELIMINARY PLAT- 46.19 ACRES)
Located East of South Padre Island Drive (SH358): along the south and north
frontages of Old Brownsville Road.
4. 23-0203 22PL1151
KINGSLEY HEIGHTS FINAL PLAT PHASE 1 (FINAL-25.11 ACRES)
Located North of Old Brownsville Rd. and West of Cliff Maus Dr.
5. 23-0253
22PL1044
DEL MAR SOUTH CAMPUS, BLOCK 1, LOT 2 (FINAL PLAT - 6.867 ACRES.
FINAL PLAT BOUNDARIES ADJUSTED TO 8.618 ACRES)
Located east of Rodd Field Road, on Yorktown Blvd.
6. 23-0281 22PL1156
SUNTIDE INDUSTRIAL TRACTS, BLOCK 3, LOTS JAR, 1BR AND 2R
(REPLAT -4.587 ACRES)
Located east of Suntide Road between Bearden Drive and Leopard Street.
7. 23-0288 22PL1127-CONDITIONAL
WHITECAP MASTER PRELIMINARY (241.84 ACRES)
Located west of Park Road 22 (SPID) and north of Whitecap Boulevard.
B. New Zoning
8. 23-0292 Public Hearing - Rezoning a property located at or near 3965 Callicoate
Road.
Case No. 0223-02 Christopher Powell: Ordinance rezoning a property at or near
3965 Callicoate Road, located along the west side of Callicoate Road and south
of Leopard Street, from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "RS-6/SP"
Single-Family 6 District with a Special Permit.
9. 23-0296 Public Hearing - Rezoning Property at or near 12102 Leopard Street.
Case No.0223-01 Mehran and Sepideh Vatankhah: Ordinance rezoning a
property at or near 12102 Leopard Street, located along the north side of
Leopard Street, east of Callicoatte Road, and south of Interstate Highway 37
(IH-37), from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "CG-2" General
Commercial District.
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VI. Public Hearing: Discussion and Possible Action (Item C)
C. Plat with a Variance (Waiver)
10. 23-0144 22PL1075
CARMELITE HOME TRACT BLOCK 1 LOTS 1 R, 2,3, 4, 5 (REPLAT-6.18
ACRES)
Located at Alameda St. and Everhart Rd.
11. 23-0145 22PL1075 Sidewalk & Off-Road Multi-Use Trail Construction
CARMELITE HOME TRACT BLOCK 1 LOTS 1 R, 2,3, 4, 5 (REPLAT-6.18
ACRES)
Located at Alameda St. and Everhart Rd.
Nina Nixon-Mendez, Assistant Director, read into the record Carmelite Home Tract Block
1 Lots 1 R, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Replat-6.18 acres) item "10", Plat with a Variance (Waiver), and
"11" Sidewalk & Off-Road Multi-Use Trail Construction.
Bria Whitmore, Development Services, presented the Plat with a Variance (Waiver), and
Sidewalk & Off-Road Multi-Use Trail Construction.
The subject property, known as the proposed Carmelite Home Tract Block 1, Lots 1 R, 2,
3, 4 & 5 (6.66 acres +/-), located to the Northwest of the intersection of Everhart and
Alameda. The current lot is vacant. Only lot 3 currently has plans for development, which
is for a corner store. 1,200 feet of sidewalk is required along Everhart. The Mobility Plan
calls for an off-road multi-use trail along Carmel Parkway drainage ditch. This plat waiver
request is for the construction of the 1,200 feet of sidewalk along Everhart and the
construction of an off-road multi-use trail along the Carmel Parkway drainage ditch.
Staff analysis and findings:
UDC Sections 8.1.4 and 8.2.2 require construction of sidewalk as part of the platting
process.
UDC Sections 3.30.1 and 8.1.4 require construction of sidewalk as part of the platting
process.
UDC Section 8.21 requires construction in accordance with Mobility Plan.
The UDC also states, under Section 8.2.2.8.1, that a waiver may be granted, in
accordance with the waiver procedure in Section 3.8.3.D:
The waiver may be approved, approved with conditions, or denied after consideration of
the following factors:
The granting of the waiver shall not be detrimental to the public health, safety or general
welfare, or be injurious to other property in the area, or to the City in administering this
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Unified Development Code;
The conditions that create the need for the waiver shall not generally apply to other
property in the vicinity.
Application of a provision of this Unified Development Code will render subdivision of
land unfeasible; or
The granting of the waiver would not substantially conflict with the Comprehensive Plan
and the purposes of this Unified Development Code.
The enumerated conditions in UDC 3.8.3.D for a sidewalk waiver are not fully met on this
subject property.
Staff recommends Disapproval of the waiver request for the construction of sidewalk.
Staff recommends Approval of the waiver request for the construction of off-road
multi-use trail.
Commissioners questioned if the portion of Everhart was on the Public Works five-year
plan since the city is not planning on reconstruction soon. There are curb, gutter, and
inlets along the road as well as underground storm infrastructure. If this waiver was
denied, would the developer have to build in the right-of-way? Staff replied it needs to be
sidewalk for the entire stretch and would request an access easement. Staff would
develop a process how and where the sidewalk would need to be built. In addition, filling
in the ditch would not affect anything or disrupt drainage except for the site; therefore, the
ditch is not required.
Commissioners asked if there are any other mechanisms besides the deferral that could
accomplish the developer's request. Staff stated Development Services requires
financial security with deferment agreements and the deferment agreement allows them
to record their plat. Staff has provided information on deferments to the developer.
Commissioners asked if the manholes in the swale would require relocation and staff
stated only if the flow of the water was changed. Discussions have been held with the
Park Department and the PRAC. The reason for approving the waiver on the Multi-Use is
because there is not a plan in motion to put in Multi-Use on either side of the street and
park renovations are not currently in process.
Andrew Dimas, Development Services, stated when the plat was submitted, it was with
one owner. Since submission, portions of the property have been sold and now has
multiple owners. The plat would eventually need to be updated. If the plat is approved, at
the time of recordation, each owner would have to sign. At the time of submission, the
plat met all requirements.
After staff presentation, Chairman Zarghouni opened the Public Hearing.
James Pool, 2627 Tiller Street, Ft. Worth, TX; on behalf the developer, outlined the
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project asking for the waiver since they do not own all the property and were proposing
construction on the Stripes project only. The right-of-way is not feasible to put a sidewalk
in at this time, however, the next phase will include the sidewalk. The field view of the dip
shows significant dirt work and drainage capacity requirements would need to be
completed. The city code does allow for the waiver.
After there were no other public comments, Chairman Zarghouni closed the public
hearing.
A motion was made by Commissioner York to approve Item "10 and 11" as presented.
Commissioner Munoz seconded. Roll Call Vote: Aye: Chairman Zarghouni,
Commissioners York, Salazar-Garza, and Munoz. Nay: Vice Chairman Miller,
Commissioners Mandel and Motaghi. The motion passed.
VII. Director's Report: NONE.
VIII. Future Agenda Items: NONE.
IX. Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 6:13 pm.
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