Planning and Zoning Commission - Regular Meeting

Good evening. The May 19th, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of the City of Longview is now called to order. If you would please rise with me for the invocation. Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Mr. Keith Lloyd.

Please bow your heads. Dear Lord, thank you for this day and for the many blessings you've given us. Please help us to remember why we're here to serve you. Amen.

Amen.

Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to Justice for all.

Thanks, Keith. All right. Next item is the approval of the minutes from our last meeting in March, or excuse me, in April. Has everyone had a chance to look at them? If so, are there any corrections? All right. All right. Make a motion to approve. All right. Is there a second? Second. All right. We have a motion to second. All those in favor, say yes. Yes. Any opposed? All right. Minutes approved. We have now reached the citizen comment portion of our meeting. This portion of the citizen comments are 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. Now on to the regular agenda. The purpose of this meeting is to hold all pertinent testimony of those in support of and opposition of the applications before the commission. Tonight is the first of two public hearings required to approve a change in zoning. The procedure for public hearing items will be followed tonight. The public hearing will be open and testimony will be heard in the following order. First, staff. Second, the applicant. Third, the general public, those in support of and in opposition to this request. If you're a part of a large group with a common interest, we ask that you appoint a spokesperson rather than having each individual restate the same information. When addressing the commission, please begin by stating your name. Try to limit your comments to five minutes. Excuse me. When all sides have spoken, the public hearing on the matter will be closed and no further public discussion will be entertained. After each public hearing is closed, the commission will vote on the request. Zoning requests and the planning of zoning commission's recommendations will go forward to the second public hearing, which will be conducted by the city council on June 11, 2026. Now on to the item A of the regular agenda. Angela.

Thank you. A public hearing will be held to consider Z26-09 filed by Corey Shaw. We're requesting a rezone from heavy commercial to single family five zoning district for approximately .378, 37 acres of abstract two AR Johnson survey tracked 81 section six located on the Northeast corner of MLK Boulevard and Ira drive. So the applicant is requesting to rezone this property seen here on the zoning map highlighted in the green from heavy commercial zoning district to single family five zoning district here at the northeast corner of MLK and Ira Drive. The applicant is proposing the rezone request in order to build single family homes on this property. Staff finds that the proposed zoning change is consistent with surrounding uses. Therefore, it does not constitute spot zoning. I'd be happy to answer any questions at this time.

Thank you, Angela. Anybody on the commission have any questions for Angela on this item? Anybody have any questions for the applicant on this item? All right. I will now open the public hearing. Are there any in support of this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name and address for the staff. All right. Are there any in opposition to this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name and address for the staff. Hello. How are you doing?

My name is Teresa Finley. I stay on the address at 709 Iowa Drive. I'm actually opposed to it simply because our neighborhood is a very quiet, senior friendly, veteran friendly atmosphere and we think that certain Housing types will actually bring more chaos to our neighborhood than we will actually want to experience I said if you notice on the map I said in lot by the empty field and I actually see a lot of activity that comes through there there are people that don't know that is an empty field there and We've been having a lot of activities. People that are not part of the neighborhood, mainly because of drug use on the next street over, try to access the field in order to access those areas that we are not. you know part of so we will actually like if there any if any zoning changes as far as housing conditions senior families we prefer a certain type of housing because we do not want to track a necessary unwanted company we're a fairly quiet neighborhood and we want to keep it that way okay thank you thank you appreciate it all right anybody else would like to speak in opposition to this request

All right. Any additional questions or comments?

How many lots is that, Angela?

Mr. Shaw does own the vacant lot to the east of this property, but I believe he's maybe splitting this lot into two. So at max, it would be three single-family homes. which does not generate a lot of traffic and would not require a traffic impact study.

And it's heavy commercial right now. Yes. So what could be built there under current zoning?

So based on the current zoning of heavy commercial, a nightclub could be built there, automotive repair, some pretty intense uses could be built there that would generate a lot of traffic. Yeah, a lot more traffic.

So a house being built there could actually... Be less of a traffic going through there.

That is correct. Yeah.

Okay. All right. Any additional questions or comments? All right. If there are no additional questions or comments, I will now entertain a motion.

So moved.

All right. Is there a second? Second. All right. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor say yes. Yes. Any opposed? All right. Motion carries. We're now on to item B of the regular agenda. Angela.

Thank you. A public hearing will be held to consider application Z26-10 filed by Ricardo Rodriguez and Brooklyn McCaslin requesting a rezone from plan development PD 84-2 to single family four zoning district for lot 13 Finch subdivision located on the north side of Spring Street west of Silver Falls Road. The applicant is requesting to rezone this property seen here on the zoning map in the green from a planned development, which was a planned development for garden home patio homes. The applicant is requesting to rezone this property in order to subdivide it into two lots and build one additional single-family home on this lot. Staff finds the proposed zoning change is consistent with our 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.

Thank you, Angela. Anybody on the commission have any questions at this time?

I'm confused on this. I had a question about the lot.

Yeah, it was kind of interesting.

We tried to research it. It had been done a very, very long time ago. That split had been done. Yeah.

So basically there's a house there where it says SF4 today, right? Yes, sir.

Yeah, and it's not part of this request.

It's not? No, it's not. Okay, so they're asking that it become single family around that house?

Yes, everything in the green that's highlighted in that black, yes.

Okay, that makes sense. Thank you. Yes, sir.

Mm-hmm.

All right. Any additional questions?

And under the current PD, tell me again what that was you said?

It was for patio homes. So there were a lot of patio homes, some streets. It was a fully developed subdivision. Yes, sir.

All right. Anybody on the commission have any questions for the applicant on this item? All right. I will now open the public hearing. Are there any in support of this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name and address for the staff. Yes, sir.

Hi, my name is Ricardo Rodriguez. Yes, sir. And I like to build my own house on this property because it's a quiet area. My wife loves this area, too. And, yeah, that's it.

So you're just going to potentially build one home? Just one home.

Yeah, just my personal home.

All right. Anybody else have any questions for the applicant? All right. Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

All right. Is there anybody else in support of this request? All right. Any opposition to this request? If so, please come to the podium. State your name and address for the staff.

All right. Ma'am, are you in opposition of this request?

Not this request. But I'm holding my head. I need to say something about the one before that, when Mr. Cole was shot.

OK. That one has been approved.

Do you mind if I read what the neighbors in the neighborhood has requested?

Sure. Go ahead.

Do we need to finish this?

I'm sorry. Yeah, I think we need to finish this item. Let's go ahead and, yeah.

Let's finish what we started.

Yeah. Okay. All right. Is there anyone in opposition to this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name. All right. Any additional questions or comments? There are no additional questions or comments. I will now entertain a motion. Second. Motion and a second. All those in favor, say yes. Yes. Any opposed? All right. Now, ma'am, if you would like to come up, you can. Thank you.

My name is Shirley Edwards and I am the person who sold property to Mr. Curry Shaw. Uh, my neighbors received a letter from the city of Longview requesting his re he wants to request that it be rezoned, which is fine, but we also have a concern and I just like to read to you a letter that was put together and signed by that community and the community consists of elderly people. I'm 75 going on 76. We are retired people in veterans in that neighborhood. It's a quiet cover sack area, and we're trying to make sure we keep it that way. To the City of Longview Planning and Zoning Commission, this letter is to inform the City of Longview Planning and Zoning Commission that the residents of Ira Drive and Eva Circle, located in proximity to Abstract 2A, Ira Johnson Survey Track 81, Section 6, agreed that the request to rezone property stated in this petition be granted only under specific conditions met by property owner Cory Shaw. These specific conditions are no low-income houses shall be constructed, Houses are single-family SF-5 brick homes requested. Below are signatures of residents located in the community of Ira Drive and Eva Circle that agree to these specific conditions pertaining to the application submitted for rezoning property abstract to a Ira Johnson survey Track 81, Section 6, located on the northeast corner of MLK Boulevard and Ira Drive. This petition has been signed by 12 people that live in this community. We are just concerned that we don't pick up rowdy people. It's a calm neighborhood. As a matter of fact, a police officer came out with one of the Longview workers maybe two months ago. He said he didn't even know that that community was there because they never get any calls out there. It was so quiet. So we are trying to keep it that way. If you all would consider that.

Well, I think we've already closed it out. So I think you'll have an opportunity to talk about it at the city council. But as we discussed, just so you're aware, it is heavy zoning right now. So under the current zoning, they could put in a nightclub. They could put in a bunch of stuff that I think would be more disruptive

to the local you know community and it will be sf5 which has certain restrictions that i'm sure angela can can tell you more so for single family five um you know we we cannot regulate who they rent to whether they rent to anybody um and we cannot unfortunately uh by state law we cannot regulate facades unless it's a historic structure so we cannot tell anybody whether it has to be a brick home or not but we what we can do is we regulate it is zoned it will be zoned sf5 if approved and there are minimum home sizes within the sf5 zoning district sf5 i remember off the top of my head i want to say i think it was bear with me i'm so sorry i don't have this pulled up but Oh, here we go. So SF five zoning district, the minimum home size, and this is not what he's building. I believe he's gonna be building bigger, but the code requires 800 square feet. Each lot needs to be at least 5,000 square feet. If Mr. Shaw, which I believe he is participating in what we call the SLIP program, which is the South Longview Incentive Program, I believe he's participating in that program. Through that program, these do have to be single family owner occupied homes. If he rents these homes, he will be required to pay those fees that the city has waived back to the city. And so I believe he is participating in the SLIP program with this development.

And to address being that it was commercial before it was sold, yes, my husband and I, who is deceased now, we did know that it was commercial property. But when we purchased the property, it was in order to help someone else. We didn't need the property. But I have sold it to Mr. Cora in the hopes, and it was discussed, that there would be nice homes built there, not those little – because we just don't we're trying to keep our community calm we don't have to worry about anything up there harley and we just like to keep it that way yes ma'am and did you did you talk to mr shaw do you have his contact information i do have his contact information but i went through the realtor okay yeah to make that yes ma'am yes okay all right well thank you so much thank you appreciate it yes all right we are now on to item c of the regular agenda angela

Thank you. Let me forward my PowerPoint presentation over to the right slide. Okay, so this is item C, a public hearing will be held to consider application Z26-11 filed by Trent Tutt requesting a rezone from agricultural to single family four zoning district for approximately 12.54 acres of abstract 186D Sanchez survey, tract 14, section five, located on the west side of Gilmer Road, north of Blaine Trail and south of Gregg Tex Road. So the applicant is requesting to rezone the property seen here on the preliminary plans from agricultural to single family for zoning district the applicant is wanting to build a single family subdivision When property is annexed into the city, it is automatically assigned an agricultural zoning designation. And then when somebody wants to come and develop, that necessitates a rezone request. The applicant is requesting this rezone. It is the neighborhood directly to the south is zoned single family 4. Staff finds that the proposed zoning change is consistent with our 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.

Thank you, Angela. Does anybody on the commission have any questions for Angela on this item? All right. Does the commission have any questions for the applicant on this item? All right. I will now open the public hearing. Are there any in support of this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name and address for the staff.

My name's Trent Tutt with 14 Enterprises, address 2313 Northeast Monroe. I'm just happy to answer any questions. Anybody have any questions?

All right. Thank you. Yes, sir. Thank you. All right. Are there any in opposition to this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name and address for the staff. All right. Any additional questions or comments? If there are no additional questions or comments, I will now entertain a motion.

Motion to approve.

Second. A motion and a second. All those in favor say yes. Yes. Any opposed? We are now on to item D of the regular agenda. Angela.

Thank you. Item D of the regular agenda, public hearing will be held to consider application Z26-12 filed by Karen King. We're requesting a rezone from light industrial to single family five zoning district for approximately 1.989 acres. of abstract two AR Johnson survey tract one and two located on the west side of Lily Street south of Sapphire Street known as 2614 Lily Street. So the applicant is requesting a rezone of the property seen here on the zoning map that's highlighted in the green. It is currently zoned light industrial. Currently, there is a home on the northern lot that is, I believe, vacant. The applicant is proposing to rezone this property in order to build a single-family home. Staff finds that the proposed zoning change is consistent with our future lane use map and surrounding uses. Therefore, it does not constitute spot zoning. I'd be happy to answer any questions at this time.

Thank you, Angela. Anybody on the commission have any questions for Angela? Is it going to be just one single home, or is that going to be ?

I believe, because there's a single family home on that northern lot, so it would be, I believe, one, maybe two if they can fit it and subdivide it correctly, yes.

OK. All right.

Thanks. Any additional questions for Angela? All right. Does the commission have any questions for the applicant on this item? All right. I will now open the public hearing. Are there any in support of this request? If so, please come to the podium and state your name and address for the staff. Hello, how you doing?

Chelsea Gilliland, 906 Irene Street, Longview, Texas, and 5605. I am here to represent Karen King, a seller. She's in California. She was going to move in the house. She has since had to sell because of her illness. We have a nice family that's trying to purchase the house. We're at the end of it. And to be able to get the loan, it has to be single family. person that's buying the lot, they are also building a house. So it's a nice family either way. And we'll bring the community up.

OK. Thank you. Appreciate it.

And that's it.

Thank you all. All right. Is there anybody else in support of this request? All right. Are there any in opposition to this request? If so, please come to the podium. State your name and address. All right. Are there any additional questions or comments? All right. If there are being none, I will now entertain a motion. Motion to approve. All right. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor say yes. Yes. Any opposed? All right. Angela, do you have a staff update?

Yes, all items that were presented to City Council was approved, and then we did have a neighborhood meeting recently for the property at the corner of High Street and Highway 80, the old CBS, and so you may be seeing that zoning case soon.

Okay. Awesome. Well, good deal. Well, thank you all very much. We are now adjourned.