City of Laredo, Texas Planning & Zoning Commission, 4 Mar 2022

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Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting 030322

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Good afternoon this is the median of the bloody zoning commission. It is six o'clock today is march. The 3rd of 2022 first item is a call to roll call. Please.

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Yes, mr chairman, erasmus president.

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Here, larry davalina.

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Mr chairman, we do have corn.

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Did you have anybody call in and has to be excused? Yes,.

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um All three, mr barron, ms verriel and ms salapaz um called in if they could be excused.

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We have a motion. Do we have a second and the second all those in favor signify by saying hi all right motion carries. Thank you. Next.

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Everybody please stand for the pledge of allegiance.

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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.

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Okay, we now have the consideration of the approval of the minutes of the meeting of february 16 2022. move to prove we have a motion. Do we have a second okay and the second all those in favor all right? Those opposed motion carries all right citizens comments.

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I have one witness.

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Card but it's related to a specific item and I'll wait till I die. Okay, all right public hearings. First, one is uh mending uh chapter four section: four dash one of the city of laredo subdivision ordinance by edinburgh, subsection e, which will provide city council the authority to temporarily grant a waiver exception to the standard my screen just went out hold on.

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I lost my screen here.

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Okay, um granting uh temporary grant to waiver and her exception of the standard or requirement of the subdivision ordinance, providing that the ordinance shall be cumulative, providing a surveillance clause providing publication and providing for an effective date. This is a public hearing.

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Sir, the record john hickle director of building development services for the city of laredo, and I'm up here in case there's any questions concerning this to describe the legal department, did prepare a brief description of what is going on with that. If you all would like to hear it, it.

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Is my opinion that you could not amend the charter by ordinance? I moved to table.

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And I'll second, that motion after weekly, all right so.

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Okay, we have a motion and we have a second all. Those in favor of the motion signified by saying aye aye. Those opposed.

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Next item is preliminary consideration of the following preliminary plants and preliminary replats item 7a preliminary consideration of the plateau river point. Platt in kent is multi-family and mixed residential. Yes, ma'am.

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Business chairman for the record applicant is amplified properties, management, engineers and elegance proposed uses, multifamily and mixed residential. The zoning for this one lot development is ag r2 and r3 location view.

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Area view street view.

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The proposed plat.

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Comments from planning.

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And the proposed.

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Motion. Okay. Thank you. This is a public hearing. Anybody who was speak in.

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I'm daniel the engineer for this project and we concur with most of the comments I just want to make just to clarify uh two items on number six. uh It says about the uh song change requirement that they propose use right now, it's a multi-camera, so we don't need the change. It's multifamily, all of it. uh Yes,.

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Okay, let me ask you this question, then, how many units are you proposing multi-family.

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uh The current layout that we have it's uh about 212, but we need to comply with the um with some buffers on that that it's stated on this uh coming. So it's gonna, the the units are gonna, be reduced. I'm not sure how many but we're gonna reduce.

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Okay, so you're looking at somewhere, maybe about 180, two three bedrooms, both one two, three or.

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One two: three all right: um I have a couple of questions for traffic uh right now.

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Obviously I wanted to see how many units we were going to go ahead and develop in there, but right now. If and maybe you can answer this and she did the development, how many entrances do we have to get to this development.

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One right right now we have two.

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Okay, which ones are they.

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One it's on uh on the proposed culture that we have. I'm sorry.

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I didn't hear you what.

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On the proposed focus act that we're doing on the cloud, which is vine and the other one. It's on the uh the uh the street on the other street.

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And those exit out towards 83.

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The subdivision river.

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So basically, all your traffic is gonna come in and out through river hill. Yes, okay, all right, so we've got let's say close to 200..

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Now vine, you said you were going to punch out vine. Is that what you said.

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On mine, yes, we're doing uh we're proposing a cul-de-sac which is just a one one lot uh flat, and but we do have access towards on oleander street, which is on the south side.

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You're gonna do one lot so buying. I noticed too that you've got. Is that a fire exit that you got connected.

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Yes or what yeah in order to comply with the uh the second, the other comment, which is on number one, to provide access to the north property. uh We were proposing just to to allow um the uh the fire truck to go in and out to the property to the adjacent.

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And you control the property that is adjacent. No, so how would they get into that.

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I see that it's a city.

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Eastman or what is that back there, that you're connecting to.

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I think it's a park or something like that: a park.

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So then, I guess my question to fire is: how do you access this through the park or what.

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Well, uh one of the things that we could take into consideration is that now that they're gonna, if they reduce below 200 and every building, is fully sprinkled then by code they only need one entrance. Okay, but again that would be contingent on their reducing to under 200.

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and they are going.

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To be first picture, okay,.

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So that takes care of that all right. Mr chairman, uh I number one of the planning comments um was to provide connection to the adjacent track to the north from vine street. There, the lafon subdivision master plan has been approved. We also have plats approved and they have a street from their side connecting to this property. So then you're requiring the street we're asking for a street to go to connect. That's we're asking number one.

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So, are you, okay with that comment connecting the street? um Yes,.

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It makes sense.

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It makes sense to get people in and out.

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If I made mr chairman, I.

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To you know, as a follow-up to mr navarro's comment we did have, we do have here uh the approval of one master plan and it does have the punch out here as well identified as future vine extension. Okay, and we also do have this overlay.

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Here's uh the river point, development and then overlaid here is the master plan. So we do show that punch out this way. Okay,.

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Well, that that makes sense to allow all that area to have a secondary exit in case for whatever ungodly reason, river hill gets something happens to river hill, then everybody's stuck, they can't get out.

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Okay- and I got the impression that that massive land was um was already expired, that's why we never take into consideration, but I mean it's whatever you need to do. It needs.

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Be done all right, anybody else have any questions on the commission.

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Yes, mr sherman, I want to bring the example that we had in the last meeting on uh on a subdivision that we had the residents complaining, uh mr gomez, that it was not your project, but I need to put on record one of the biggest problems is that when you have a density so dense on that that small area, when you try to move the vehicles in the morning in the afternoon or throughout the day, it creates a line, it creates a problem to on ingress and egress.

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Mr sherman, I think it would be appropriate that when these type of projects come before us is a study of emergency exit and mobilization should be brought before us just to so we can ensure the public that whoever is going to move there.

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um Mr gomez, I mean they're safe and they got they can actually exit the uh the area in the morning in the afternoon, and let me tell you what happens and I actually I went, and I saw that area- it's not on it's not it wasn't you who developed that, but there's a line and people can't get out because we approve like this type of projects, it's a good project, it's going to make money, but who is going to be impacted, probably whoever is going to be residing there now.

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I I sympathize with uh with what planning it's uh is requiring, and I think that would be perfect. There shouldn't be any problem. If you agree with it, I guess that would be something that that you will need to look at it. If you feel that it's something that you don't want to do, then you can probably table the item and come out and look at options in.

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A way we want to do something that is not in compliance yeah, I just I wanted to provide an alternative way just to see if it's visible and if you don't agree, that's fine with me so we'll do. Okay, whatever is right.

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All right, thank you. I do have a question for the traffic engineer.

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Good evening robert pena traffic safety.

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Robert uh question I have is: do you have any data on what the trip generations are on river hill.

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On riverville, no, no sir, if not at this time, but I'd like to mention that we've been directed to work on a traffic impact analysis, ordinance that we'll be applying for for situations such as these. I don't think we asked for for anything like that with this development, but we're working towards having that available for to address situations.

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Like this well, I think right now, with his agreement to extend mind, that's going to be a help to connect to the master plan. Up there I mean that'll help some okay, thank you. That was my question. Anybody else have any questions and that what are the wishes of the commission I'll make them I'll make.

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A motion to approve um just the way um planning is uh is provided with the comments we have.

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A motion do we have a second second and a second all those in favor signify by saying aye aye ross gains motion carries all right. The next item is preliminary consideration of the platinum, milo 2 sub division. Plat. The 10 is industrial.

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Business treatment for the record applicants original holdings, two engineers top side civil group- cripples uses industrial. The zoning for this one lot to the limit is m1 location view area view straight view.

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The proposed class comments from planning.

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All right, so, mr chairman, what we have here is this is a piece of property that it's an extension of an existing business and was annexed um and agreements were signed and so they're just adding this to the back end of a warehouse, and we did ask for the extension of the road uh which is part of the part of the deal which we're hoping in the near future.

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That road will go north and hopefully connect to a crossing street that will connect I-35. So this is part of the master plan of the therapeutic plan, very good.

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Good evening, mr chairman, members of the commission, ricardo via topside civil group, uh we concur with staff comments and I'm here to answer any questions that you may have any questions from anybody.

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In the commission I'll move to approve, we have a motion to approve the second second and the second all those in favor signify by saying aye. All.

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Motion carries thank you next state of preliminary consideration of the plan of alexander uh commercial subdivision phase 15 in tennis, commercial, mr.

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Chairman for the record, this is a plot of lot. One block 11 alexander commercial subdivision, phase 15. the applicant is g alexander investments, engineers, premier engineering survey, serving armando guerra proposed uses commercial and the zoning for this one lot. Development is b3 location view.

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The proposed plot comments from planning.

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And the proposed motion all right.

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Representing the developer, we concur with that comments and I'm here, for it does.

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Anybody in the commission have any questions.

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If not, what are the wishes of the commission.

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I'll move to approve senator to the following comments: all right and.

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The second all those in favor signify by saying right, goes against. Motion carries the next item. Preliminary consideration the plight of lot, one block, one ponderosa commercial unit, six nintendo's commercial.

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Yes, mr sherman, for the record applicant is column, development, killer branch properties, engineering, second engineering, the proposed use is commercial and the zoning for this one law. Development is b3 location view.

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The proposed flat.

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Comments from planning and traffic safety.

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And the proposed motion.

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Was it b3 or b4?

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I think so, that's good. Okay, all right good morning, good afternoon, chairman and commissioner of vince martinez, um we concur with the comments, so we don't have anything. If you have any questions, um it is currently b3, but we are going through the zone. Change, okay,.

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Any questions any on the commission have any questions. Thank you very much. What are the wishes of the commission I'll make a motion to prove motion? Second, second and the second, all those in favor signify by saying those against motion carries all right. The next item is uh they're consideration of the following final flats and final replats. I do have a witness card for item 8a, so I'm going to take it individually before we move on uh item.

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Eight is the final consideration of the plaid of r w ranch subdivision phase five, the antennas residential uh and I do have danny wire signed up that he wants to speak on this item.

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I think danny wants some camera time.

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The chairman commissioners, mr dovelina, I didn't think I was going to have to face you again in this lifetime.

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No, that's just my poor handwriting. I came here as to answer any questions on uh on 6a. uh Frank estrada is here to on sure for engineering, but you.

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Have no okay, all right! If you have no questions, then can we have a motion to take item 8 a b c together. Some moves take motion in a second all, those in favor signify by saying all right motion for approval motion motion. Second, second, all those in favor all right, all right, those against all right. All that has been approved and we have a movement for a german second. Second, all improved all right meeting is over very good meeting.

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Almost had a record.