Planning and Zoning Commission - Regular Meeting

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Dear Lord, thank you for everyone that's here today. We ask that you uh give us discernment, wisdom, make decisions properly for the city and the citizens. Uh we ask that you be with the family and friends of Buddy Pal, the uh city employee that lost his life this week and pray that everyone has a safe trip home and thank you for all the blessings that you give us in Jesus Christ's holy name. Amen. Amen. We do a pledge. I pledge algiance 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.

Okay. All right. We got approval of the January 20, 2026 meeting uh minutes. Next item is approval. Has everyone had a chance to look at them? And if so, are there any corrections? Make a motion to approve the minutes. Okay, we got a motion. We've got a second. All those in favor say yes. Yes. All those opposed say no.

Okay. Citizen comment portion of our meeting. in this portion of citizen comment or comments made other than the public hearing items we have on the agenda tonight. If you wish to speak on an item on the agenda, please wait until that time to speak. Please begin by stating your name and address for the public record. Anyone want to speak on something other than where we're Okay. Now, on to the regular agenda. The purpose of this meeting is to hear all pertinent testimony of those in support of and in opposition to the applications before the commission. Tonight is the first of two public hearings required to approve a change in zoning. The commission also considers plat. The procedure for public hearing items to be followed tonight will be the public hearing will be opened and testimony will be heard in the following order. the staff, the applicant, the general public, those in support of and in opposition to this request. If you're part of a large group with a common interest, we ask that you appoint a spokesperson rather than have each individual restate the same information. When addressing the commission, please begin by stating your name and try to limit your comments to under five minutes. When all sides have spoken, the public hearing on this matter will be closed and no further discussion will be entertained. After each public hearing is closed, the commission will vote on the request. Zoning requests and planning and zoning commission's recommendation will go forward to the second public hearing which will be conducted by city council on April 9th, 2026. We're now to item A of the regular agenda. Angela,

thank you. Uh the item A of the regular agenda, a public hearing be held to consider application Z26-05 filed by AEL Engineering requesting a reszone from agricultural to heavy commercial zoning district for approximately 9.76 acres of abstract 150 of the JL McCarti subdivision or survey tracked four and five located on the west side of Sabine Street and north of Toledo circle. Uh the applicant is requesting to reszone this property from agricultural seen here on the zoning map in green uh to heavy commercial zoning district uh located on the west side of Sabine and north of Toledo. The applicant is proposing to develop this property to build commer commercial commercial warehouse buildings and covered and uncovered trailer RV or boat storage facility. Uh so this property was annexed in 2009 into the city and when annexation occurs uh the property is automatically assigned an agricultural zoning designation. As development occurs uh the property will need to be reszoned due to development. Uh Sabine Street is a collector street and is maintained by the city of Long View. Toledo Circle is a collector street and is maintained by Texot. staff finds that the proposed zoning change is consistent with the future land use map shown here and surrounding uses. Therefore, it does not constitute spot zoning. I'd be happy to answer any questions at this time. Anyone have any questions for staff? Anyone have any questions for applicant on this item? Okay. Now, open a public hearing. Are there any in support of this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name for the staff.

Nobody. Okay. Are there any in opposition to this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name for staff. Okay. We have no questions, no comments. It looks like there's no additional questions or comments. And now entertain a motion. Motion to approve. Second. Okay. A motion's been made. There's a second. All those in favor say yes. Yes. No. Opposed. Okay. Passes. We're now on the item B of the regular agenda. A public hearing will be held to consider application. I'm reading your stuff, Angela. Go ahead. Oh, it's fine. You can read it.

They'd rather hear you. Believe me. Um, so this is a public hearing to consider application Z26-06 filed by David Gable requesting a reszone from agricultural to single family 4 zoning district for approximately 20.92 acres of abstract 186 D. Sanchez survey track 55-01 section 8 located west of the intersection of Spring Hill Road and Meyers Street. Uh so the applicant is requesting to reszone this property shown here on the zoning map. Uh it's currently zoned agricultural. Um and the applicant is proposing to develop a single family neighborhood. Uh so therefore he is requesting to reszone to single family 4. Um if you look at the zoning map uh to the south there is single family 4 to the south. Um and uh surrounding this property, there is some agricultural to the north um and to the west of this property. Uh Spring Hill Road is classified as a collector street and is maintained by the city of Long View. Staff finds the proposed zoning change is consistent with our future land use map shown here and surrounding uses. Therefore, it does not constitute spot zoning. I'd be happy to answer any questions at this time.

Staff, anybody have any questions? Anyone? No, none. Is the applicant present?

And does the commission have any questions for the applicant on this item? No. Okay. I'll now open a public hearing. Are there any in support of this request? No one has any questions. Okay. Um None requests. Okay. Are there any in opposition to this request? Please come to the podium. State your name. Okay. No. In four, none against. Any additional questions or comments. Okay. And now entertain a motion. Motion to approve. Is there a second? Second.

Did two of them? Okay. Uh, all say yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Oppose say no. Okay. We're now to item C of the regular agenda.

Thank you. Item C is a public hearing be held to consider application Z26-07 filed by Chapel on the Ridge LLC requesting a reszone from Single Family 4 to Neighborhood Services Zoning District for lots 1 through three of the Dr. Otis R. Humphrey edition located at the southeast intersection of East George Richie Road and Harley Ridge Road. Uh so the applicant is requesting a reszone of this property from Single Family 4 uh to neighborhood services zoning district. Uh the applicant is proposing to reszone this property uh to neighborhood services to use it as a florist uh and a wedding venue. Uh, this wedding venue will have no outdoor events allowed within this zoning district. Uh, George Richie is classified as a principal arterial roadway and is maintained by Tex DOT. Um, minor arterial roadways are high-capacity urban roads and the primary function of these roadways is to deliver traffic between lower classification roadways and principal arterial freeways. Harley Ridge is classified as a collector and is maintained by the city of Long View. Uh collectors serve as a critical role in our uh roadway network by gathering traffic from local roads and fun funneling them to the arterial network. Staff finds that the proposed zoning change is consistent with our future land use map. Uh therefore, it does not constitute spot zoning. I'd be happy to answer any questions at this time. You said no outdoor events.

Yes, they they're not allowed to have any outdoor events in this zoning district. Is present. Does anyone the commission have any questions, sir? I'm sorry. Can you say your name? Anita Sandifer. Okay.

Anyone have any questions? Okay, thank you. I'll now open the public hearing. Are there any in support of this request? If if so, please come to the podium and state your name for staff. Are there any in opposition to the request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name for the staff.

Okay. I did that pretty quick, so you may want to tell me if you're if you're for or against or where you stand. Uh the name is Gary Eller, homeowner uh in the one of the properties behind Harley Ridge. I don't know that I'm in opposition to be to be candid. Um if so, I realize that something has to become of this church building. Um, and we could do far worse as homeowners than having a wedding venue that doesn't have outdoor events. We could do far worse, but I I guess it's just in that context of uh, you know, what u, you know, what may arise next if this venue if this um, business doesn't doesn't thrive u, then by a change of zoning, what else could possibly move into there? That's that's more my bigger concern. I don't see that the wedding uh their proposed business itself is going to disrupt the neighborhood. Just wondering what might come next.

Okay. Angela, you want to hit on that? Sure. Um so there are um a few uses allowed in neighborhood services. Uh is there a use that you're concerned about that you would like because the list is fairly large and so I didn't want to have to list everything, but I would be happy to if you would like. um you know just uh if there's any higher traffic uh things that would just disrupt the uh peace and quiet of the neighborhood. Uh it's it's in pretty close proximity to the it backs right up to to that. So again, I I don't know that I'm in opposition, but I'm more just trying to understand what what might happen. Yeah.

So, you know, you you definitely could not do a bar, you could not do a nightclub. Um, let me look to see. I believe you could do a convenience store. Uh, that is allowed uh within neighborhood services zoning district, but it'd have to be a grocery store convenience store. Uh that would be allowed in that zoning district neighborhood services. Um let's see. I'm trying to think what else is allowed. Florist, uh a drapery, needle or weaving shop. Um custom personal services are allowed. Dry cleaners are allowed. Uh a laundromat is allowed.

Okay. All those fairly low volume except for the convenience store. Yeah. Um, so okay. Well, that that's all I wanted to point out. I think my wife had some thoughts as well.

Name's Donna Eller. Same address. We didn't know we needed to coordinate beforehand. Um, you know, our, uh, one of our concerns is that, uh, this reszoning is going to set a precedent for the lots that continue down from that uh, from that lot. And that would be right behind our house. And don't want to set a precedent for this to be reszoned as neighborhood services and then the lots behind us be reszoned as neighborhood services. Okay. Uh well, typically it what we do is when when applicants come to staff to ask about a reszone request, we do look at adjacency. Um with this case, there was no adjacency, but our future land use map, if you look back at our future land use map, which I'll show, it does uh support their request, but all reszone requests are required to there's two public hearings that are required by state law. So if you are within 300 ft, you would get notified of the reszone request. So if somebody were to come back and request additional lots, uh you would get notified as well.

But we would be notified, but would we have a say? You do. So this is this is the this is the forum that where you could voice your opinion. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Where are we on this thing, Angela? Okay. Uh, is there anybody I think you're Is there anybody else that is in opposition to the request? Okay. Anyone else? No one else? Okay. Uh, if there's no additional questions or comments, so entertain a motion. Move to approve. Do I have a second? Second. Uh, all those in favor say yes. All those opposed say no.

Okay, we're now to item C of the regular agenda. Angela,

thank you. Uh, a public hearing. Uh, this is item D. A public hearing will be held to consider application PD26-01 filed by David Gable requesting to amend PD04-01 to develop a phase 2 of Rustic Oaks subdivision for approximately 9.706 acres of abstract 186D Sanchez survey. Track 19, section 4, located on the s on the south side of Rustic Oak Drive and Red Oak Trail. Uh so the applicant is requesting to reszone this property shown here. Um you can see a the exhibit, the plan development exhibit. It is a phase 2 of Rustic Oaks. Originally, um, Rustic Oaks was a planned development PD04-01 developed by, uh, Mr. Fred Hakee. Uh, the applicant is proposing an additional phase which would create 28 additional single family residential lots with an HOA area as phase 2. Uh phase 1 was platted in 2005 and had 29 lots uh in that subdivision. Uh the new development will have the same planned development requirements as Rustic Oaks phase 1 with minimum building setbacks from the property line of 20 ft in the front, 10 on the rear, four on the sides. a minimum total area for lot size 9,750 square feet with a minimum living area of 1600 square ft and a maximum stories of 2 and 1/2 stories. Phase two will

have a five-foot sidewalk on both sides of the street, just like phase one, with a 4-foot landscape strip between the sidewalk in the back of the curb, which will match the existing subdivision. Staff finds that the proposed zoning change is consistent with the future land use map and surrounding uses. Therefore, it does not constitute spot zoning. I'd be happy to answer any questions at this time. What constitutes half a story? Uh yeah. So our so our our code has always said two and a half stories but a story is defined as 11 and a half feet. Yeah.

Remind me Angela on uh entrance and egress on on getting in and out of the neighborhood. The requirement how many homes? Yes sir. So um in order uh the code requires a second point of public access when you exceed 60 lots. So this subdivision does not exceed 60 lots. This will be how much when completed? How many? I believe it is 50. It's 29 and 28. So 57. Yeah, 57.

Okay. Does anyone have any questions of Angela or staff? Okay. Uh, is Zappic present? You want to you want to come up here and introduce yourself? I'm sure we'll have some questions.

My name is Travis Craftton with Craftton and Cox Engineering, address 107 Community Boulevard, Sweet 7 Long View, Texas, 75605. I'm here on behalf of the owners and developers, David Michelle Gable. And pretty much everything Miss Troy lined out uh couldn't really stay any more clear. uh the the development has been laid out like this since the beginning in terms of just the overall plan. So not looking to change anything just to continue the second phase. I'll be happy to answer any questions that you have. Okay. Does anyone have any questions? Nothing. Okay. Thank you, sir.

Uh now open for a public hearing. Are there any in support of this request? So please come up to the podium and state your name for the staff. Okay. Are there any in opposition to the request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name for staff. So, I know we've got got a handful of cards here. If um I think this is probably the one, isn't it, Chair? Yeah. Anybody want to come up and speak? Um, let's see where I leave off here. Okay.

I just came here for the green snacks. Oh, no. Wait a minute. Uh, Guy Navaro, 5019 Rustic Oaks. Uh, I'm the, uh, registered agent, uh, HOA president. Um, I've had lots of pre, uh, um, residents come to me asking questions. I think I've had them all answered. I had one late breaking question about this detention zone, lot 11 or whatever, detention area. Um, look, if you look at the contour lines, it looks like it's going to be a puddle or a muddy pit. Can you do that one picture, Angela? You think it'll show it better? Um,

the one I think I saw maybe what you were Yeah, it's right here. Yeah. So, I know the drainage is important when planning these kind of things. I'm just wondering if there's been time if what if if it overflows, where where's it going to go? Is it going to flood the next door neighbors or I'm I'm not sure how that's going to be dealt with. That's that's really my only concern. So, has that been anything the engineers looked at or talked about?

Um, you know, Travis did lay out this subdivision. Now, when when the zoning passes, that's when our engineers will get involved and look to see if their calculations match what the city requires. And if it doesn't, they'll make sure that that detention pond holds what it needs to hold. Okay. Well, I was I was just wanting to find out as long as it's, you know, formed in a way that makes it easy to maintain uh using common uh lawn care tools, I'm pretty sure the HOA can take care of it. I assume the HOA is going to be responsible for it. So, yes, sir. Okay. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. Uh any others in opposition to the request? Okay. Any additional questions or comments? Anyone? Okay. If there aren't any addition Oh, one coming. Yes, ma'am. Oh, yeah. You can come on up. One of the additional questions or comments. Yes.

Hi, my name is Donna Bookl and I live at 5017 Rust Rustic Oak. And there's a few of the neighborhood um people that are concerned about a few things with the new plan development for phase two. Um, one is the pro will the will phase two on the last um on the street for instance will the fence be buted up to phase one's fence on the property line or will it have space in between the new phase and phase two? Does that make sense? Is the is phase two rear backyards going to be buted are they going to be sharing the same

rear fence of phase one off of Red Oak is that Angela? Are they setting it up that way where they're back to back like Yeah. So if you look at the the interior lots they'll they'll back up to the existing interior lots inside that that island that block. Um and so uh you know do you have a concern about it about the are they going to have the new phase have their own fence and phase one have their existing back rear fence and space in between you know are they going to be sharing the old fence of phase one? I would think that it's going to be sharing the fence, but

yeah, I would think so, but um you know, we can confirm with the developer. Uh you know, normally people don't put or you would think that they would not want to spend extra. I've been down that road where you put them to you get critters and everything else and all that in between. I still have a problem with that right now, a matter of fact.

Yeah. So, we don't want them to do that. Um and then on the the plan proposal for phase two, it shows um like three potent potential light post where phase one doesn't have any light posts other than each individual home having a mailbox, the brick mailbox with the light on top of the mailbox. Um does phase two plan to have those identical mailboxes type with the lights on top? Are they going with just the street light posts where phase one doesn't have street light posts? Do you want to come up and address that? The gentleman

is it going to be consistent? Is is that what you're saying? It's going to be consistent with what it was before? Yes. Yes. Okay. So, they will have each house home will have a mailbox with a light on top. Yes. I believe that's also in your listed in your deed restrictions that y'all as the deed the HOA would enforce. I believe your president is confirmed. It was just those those the three light posts for the from the city

being there. We were wondering why is that there where we don't you know on phase one have that. So, I don't know why phase one wasn't built with um with street lights, but as uh for the city, the city does require street has street light requirements and spacing requirements. And so, what Travis shows on those plans meet city requirements as far as the light posts and the spacing. So, they may not receive those in the long run or they will have light posts. Uh they're required to per the unified development code. They're required to have light posts and phase one will not get any

uh phase one they are not develop phase one is already developed and so no they are not

okay um see what else and then we we are still there are still some others concerned about I know that 57 homes doesn't warrant a second entrance and exit but for safety evacuation safety emergencies for safety um emergency vehicles coming in for if someone had a heart attack. And if that one road in or one road out was for some reason blocked, it would jeopardize people getting help, you know, maybe five minutes, 10 minutes, who knows? With We do have a a uh an a u um what are those called? Easement. We do have an easement for an emergency which is gated and locked, but for emergency situations, there's still I know the the code doesn't warrant a second. Is there any way going about

Yeah. So, so our fire code official does look they look at plans like these when they're submitted to the city. Um and that that is things they look at. Um and so you know the code does not the fire code does not require a second point of emergency access until you reach 60 lots. Okay. We were just concerned about the ma'am emergencies you know for people's lives. So yes ma'am. All right. I think that's all. Thank you. Thank you.

Okay. Any more uh questions or comments on that? Got a gentleman back there. Uh, hi. So, I own the uh What's your What's your name, sir? Hosoy Hosoy on 432 Hoso Amaya on 4324 Greg Text Road. Thank you. They just need to put it in there. Thank you.

Yeah. Sorry. All right. So, I own the property that's that with that gravel road behind that east bent. So, um, as far as I'm concerned, where are y'all's planning to come in and out for construction? Like, what are like construction vehicles coming in and out of? They should be coming in from the main entrance, Rustic Oaks, from the main entrance driveway. Okay. Yes, that's the only access they will have. All right. So, there's only, just to be just, I just wanted to be perfectly clear, only one entrance is going to be made for that whole road. It's not like they're going to open up that ease bent and make that into a driveway.

No, that is an easement. And so that is not a public road. So that is private and it is an easement for emergency access only. Right. So they will not be a constru construction entrance. Uh nor will it be a public entrance. Okay. Cuz I own that road. So I was just making sure Yes. that that was going to happen. Yeah. Um No, I think that's kind of all I had. That's my only concern and questions. Okay. Okay. So, I appreciate y'all. And please fill out a speaker card before you leave. Thank you so much. I have one right here. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks. Is there any more uh additional questions or comments on that?

Okay. We entertain a motion. I move we approve. Is there a second? Second. All in favor say yes. All oppose say no. Okay. Okay, we're now to item D of the regular agenda. Angela, no, we we just did item D. We are on to staff update. There we go. Um and so at the last council meeting, um council passed the update to the UDC. Um therefore, plat you will no longer see plats unless they appeal the decision or if um uh an applicant asked for a subdivision waiver, it still comes to planning and zoning commission.

Okay. All right. Thank you everyone. That's it. We're officially done.