Planning and Zoning Commission - Regular Meeting

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Thank you. Okay, sorry. I'll start over. Good afternoon everybody. This is the planning and zoning commission of the city of Sro, Texas. It is December 2nd, 2025, 5:32 p.m. We call this meeting to order. Good afternoon. Thank you. Item number two, establishment of quorum. Andrew Royos here. David Estrada absent. Julie Dominguez. Oswalda absent. Yolanda Rodriguez here.

Thank you. We have a quum with three commissioners present. Item number three, open firm. Alfredo, do we have anyone that would like to speak? Not at the moment. Thank you. Item number four, consent agenda. Do I have a motion? I make a motion to approve. Do I have a second? I second. I have a motion made by Andrew Royo, second by Alandro Rodriguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion. I

Any abstain? Motion carried. Regular agenda item number five, public hearing regarding a proposed amendment to the city of Sakoro master plan and reszoning of track 1- A, 1- A1, 1-B, 1-B 2, and 12- D. Block 2, track 9- A and 10 D- A. Block one, Surro Grant and Lake Clark survey 288 ABST 6262 track 42 located near the intersection of Bellman Road and North Loop Drive, Surro, Texas from A1 agricultural and C2 general commercial to R2 and C2 medium density residential and general commercial. A variance from section 38-52.3 street design standards general planning to allow a reduced minimum right away of 54 feet instead of the 60 ft minimum right away a variance for a street width width of 76 feet instead of the 90 ft minimum rightway and a variance from section 46-262 area requirements to allow for a lot size to vary from 5,000 square feet to 5,999 square ft for residential development and commercial uses in support of the surrounding development. Mr. Royos,

good afternoon everybody. We will open public hearing at 5:34. We have nobody that would like to speak on this item. Okay, we will close public hearing at 5:34.

Thank you. Item number six, consider and take action on the approval of the proposed amendment to the city of Sakuro's master plan and the reszoning of track 1- A 1- A1 1-B 1-B2- N 12- D block 2 track 9- A N 10- A block 1 Suro Grand Nark Survey 298 ABST 6262 track 42 located near the intersection of Balman Road and North Loop Drive, Sokuro, Texas from A1 Agricultural, NC2 general commercial to R2NC2 medium density residential general commercial a variance from section 38-52.3 street design standards general planning to allow reduced minimum rightway of 54 feet instead of the 60 ft minimum rightway a variance for street width of 76 ft instead of the 90 ft minimum rightway and a variance from section 46-2262 area requirements to allow for a lot size to vary from 5,000 square ft to 5,99 square ft for residential development and commercial uses in support of the surrounding development. Miss Rodriguez,

good evening commissioners.

Good evening, chairman commissioners. My name is Jud Rodriguez. with the city of Sakura. Now we'll continue with our agenda. We continue with item number six, Bman rezoning and variance request. Now we'll see some general information. Legal description for this property is track 1 A, 1 A1, 1 B, 1 B1, 1 B2 and 12D, track 98, 108, blog one, Soro grant, and Lee Clark survey 298, abstract 6262, track 42, property owner, Clen and I'm sorry, Clan Land Holding Corporation LLC, as well as the representative For lot size for this property is 219.58

acres. The zoning it's an A1 agriculture C2 general commercial. Current land use vacant. Future land use for this property it's medium density residential agriculture and regional commercial. Once again, the summary for this request is for approval of reszoning of property from A1 and C2 to R2 and C2 with a variance from section 38-52.3 street design standards general planning to allow a reduced minimum rate of weight of 54T instead of the 60T minimum rate of weight. A variance for street width 676 ft instead of 90 ft or minimum right away and a variance from section 46-262 area requirements to allow for lot sizes to vary from 5,000 square ft to 5,999 square ft for residential development and commercial uses in support of the surrounding development. and staff recommends approval for both the resoning and the variances. Now we'll see our location map for this property. On the next slide is the zoning map. This property is aligned with the black uh line. It's aligned with black line and it's showing agriculture and commercial. For next slide, it's our future land use map. So will be the suburban uh regional commercial and agriculture I'm sorry regional commercial and agriculture then followed by an aerial image the

property is just a line with a yellow uh line that denotes the the area for the the property in total Now we have some pictures taken from messa drain canal. Now we have the public notice map. So this is the 200 around. So we sent uh notices to all proper you know ordinance. These are the the letters the public notice letters in English and in Spanish. In the next slide we have the development plan showing the different land uses for this property which are residential use, parkland use and commercial use. Once again, the summary of of this request is approval of a reszoning in variances of property from A1 agriculture and C2 general commercial to R2 and C2 medium density residential and general commercial with variances from section 38-52.3 street designs standards general planning. this time stop answer any question you have and also we have Mr. Graa for any question oh I don't know this Mr. um is is there a way that we can talk to um I believe it's Mr. from you can come up please. Got a couple of questions.

Good afternoon commissioners. Um with CA um quick question on on the amount of lots you guys are asking for a variance to go from a 5,000 to 5,999. That's not all the lots correct. That's just a certain percentage of the whole subdivision. That's correct. It's just generally a range. Um and based on the the network, the street layout, uh that provides us just some flexibility. But they won't be all minimum And I see there's a mixture of some of them that go from like 6,000 to what 10,000 square feet.

That is correct. So there'll be some culde-sac lots. Generally those will you know be a little bit bigger just because of the the lot configuration on on cults. Um so there'll be a couple of of blocks with just you know different varant sizes and the variance on the on the street. Is there a specific reason? I think we was this one had come to uh we had seen this one before and there was a specific reason why you were asking for the variance on the streets.

Yeah, typically um with uh we coordinate a lot with the emergency services district uh they allow with a 54 foot uh rideway but we do provide 5 foot sidewalks and and five foot parks as well. And the emergency services were good with it. Correct. I don't have any other questions. I have a question. So the main street that is down from looks like is going to connect up to 10. Correct. So is that just a a two lane highway? This one lane going and one lane coming back.

So So that one would actually be a wider street. So you'll normally have two in each direction. Two lanes. Two trouble lanes in each direction. Two trouble lanes in each. And do you know what size that that um lane is going to be? So I I believe that one's being proposed as a 76, right? You're going to have two lanes going, two lanes coming. Correct.

Does it have train signals? like to turn it so you won't have to they would be looked at during like the the traffic analysis of the the platty. So at this point we can answer that.

So I think there are traffic lights that are going to go up right and So you have a section in here that is red and green and blue. I can't tell what that is.

So the correct so the the red is generally would be commercial. Um orange would be multifamily land use. Um the green uh colored it would be the park spaces, the open spaces. Uh blue is the And do you know what kind of commercial? Uh, no. We don't. What sizes are those on the commercial size? I'm not too sure um what sizes those are going to be. Um, they're generally all over an acre. No industrial, right? Just commercial.

Just general commercial. I'd like to make a motion to approve. Second. I have a motion made by Andrew Royo, second by Julie Dominguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion? I. Any nays? Any obstain? Motion carried. Thank you.

Thank you. Item number seven, public hearing regarding a proposed amendment to the city of Sakoro's Sakuro master plan and the reszoning of track 28A 22 block 9 Suro grant located at 10752 Melward road so Texas from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential to allow an existing duplex on the property. Moroyos. Good afternoon everybody. We will motion um uh uh enter uh public uh at 5:46, please.

We have nobody that would like to speak on this item. We will um close at public comment at 5:46.

Thank you. Item number eight, consider and take action on the approval of the proposed amendment to the city of Sakuro's master plan and resoning of track 28 A22 block 9 So Sakuro grant located at 10752 Melward Road Suro, Texas from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential to allow an existing duplex on the property. Miss Rodriguez. Thank you, Miriam. Once again, Jun Rodriguez, planner with the city of Sakoro. Now we'll continue with item number eight on the agenda, 10752 Mel Road, the resoning request. On this next slide, we have some general information as the legal description track 28A-22 block 9 So grant property owner M land holding LLC representative Salvador Samura. Lot size 8,192 ft. Zoning is an R1 single family residential. Current land use residential is a duplex. Future Lane use map suburban residential summary for this request is an approval of reszoning of property from R1 to R2 to allow an existing duplex on the property. Recommendation. The planning and zoning uh department staff recommends approval of the resoning from R1 to R2 to allow for an existing duplex on the property. On this next slide, we have our map of the property

followed by the zoning map. All the yellow uh area is showing the R1 which is a single family residential and it's um and it is outlined with the red line which denotes N1 zoning district. Next we have the zoning map in large scale where we can see all different u zoning around the property. Then we have our future land use map followed by an aerial image. Here is the property outlined with a yellow uh line which denotes the area for the property. We have some pictures from this existing u duplex taken from Mel Road. So we have Mr. Perez in free conference call. Do you want me to allow them through?

Okay, let me let me ask him. Mr. Pettis. Um, are you here to talk on an item on a behalf of an item? I'm sorry, it's hard to hear you. Are you here to speak on a item on the agenda? Yes. Um, it I did want to I want to speak uh against it. What item would this be? Uh, it's the reszoning of the property here on Tanya. Item 11. Thank you.

Thank you. On this slide, uh, we have the 200 foot public notice map. Okay. So this is these are the notice letters sent to all properties owners within this radius in which we receive a support letter from one of the neighbors around the area.

That's that's in support. Yes, it's in support. We don't we didn't receive any any com against the result. Then uh we have the site plan showing the blueprints for this proposing proposed uh reasoning. Summary request request is for approval of proposed reszoning of property from R1 to R2 to allow for an existing duplex on the property and at this time any question you might have.

So just just in general so they're coming in to get results for an R2 on the existing. It's there. not going to, you know, be demolished or anything. So, they're just coming to make it legal. Legal, correct? Yes. Okay. It's already done. I don't have any questions. Thank you. So, I'd like to make a motion to approve. Second. I have a motion made by Andro Royal, second by Julie Dominguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion. I

Any nays? Any abstain? Motion carried. Item number nine, public hearing regarding a proposed amendment to the city of Sakoro master plan and the reszoning of lot 4 block 19, Freman Estates unit 2 located at 400 Mosher Way, Sakuro, Texas from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential to Aloy duplex on the property. Mr. Royas, good afternoon everybody. We'll open public hearing at 553. We have nobody that would like to speak on this item. We'll close public hearing at 553.

Thank you. Item number 10, considering and take action on the approval of the proposed amendment to the city of Sakuro's master plan and reszoning of lot 4 block 19 Freeman Estates unit 2 located at 4 Hunter Mosher Way Sorl Texas from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential to allow a duplex on the property. Miss Rodriguez.

Thank you Miriam. Next we'll continue with item number 10. This is Jud Rodriguez, planner with the city of Sakora. And item number 10 is regarding the 400 motion way uh reszoning request. We have some general information, legal description, lot for block 19, Fredman Estates, unit 2, property owner, EVA development LLC, representative, Mr. Enrique Ayala. Lot size 10,3 32 zoning R1 single family residential current land use vacant future land use map suburban residential summary for this request requested for approval of reszoning of property from R1 to R2 to allow a duplex planning and zoning staff recommends approval of the resoning request. On this slide, uh we can see the location map for this property followed by the zoning map. The property is showing uh the zoning the land use residential in R1 which is outlined with a red line. Then at the zoning mat large scale we can see that we have some R2 around the area. In this case we have two R2 next to the property closer to the property. Future line use map followed by an aerial image.

pictures taken from Marsh Way. Then we have a public notice map, a 200 foot public notice map. We sent uh letters in English and Spanish, but we didn't receive any any response uh support or against the the result. Now, we're going to present the site plan. The applicant proposing the Summary request requests for approval of the zoning of property R1 to R2 to allow for a duplex. At this time answer any question you might have and also Mr. Ayala is here. The only comment I have is I know that we had talked about in previous meetings before that we wanted were kind of asking to stay within 10,000 square feet for a duplex. I know that the item before was 8 8,000 some odd, but that was on an existing building that was unconformative before, right? But they they're changing the res. We can't really do anything about that one.

Um, this one I think is is 10,332. So, correct. I don't I don't have any other questions. And there was no no feedback from anybody, right? I don't have any questions.

I'd like to make a motion to approve. I have a motion made by Andrew Royo, second by Aland Rodriguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion. I

n any say motion carried. Item number 11, public hearing regarding a proposed amendment to the city of Sakuro master plan and the reszoning of lot 18 block 4 L park replant located at 366 Tanya Drive, Surro, Texas from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential with a variance from section 46-259 proposed to allow for an existing quadruplex on the property instead of the three maximum allowable units. Mr. afternoon. We will open public hearing at 5:58.

We have two speakers. Um, Miss I'm sorry, Miss Marisella, sorry, Jesus, if you would like to go ahead and step to the microphone, state your name, and you have three minutes. Rachel. Is that something that we can answer right now or later?

We got us. And we have Mr. um Cosme Perez on the line. So that caller has left the free conference call. We don't have no more speakers. So we will close public hearing at 601.

Thank you. Item number 12, consider and take action on the approval of of the proposed amendment to the city of Sakuro's master plan and reszoning of lot 18 block 4 L park reflex located at 366 Tanya Drive Suro, Texas from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential with a variance from section 46-259 purpose to allow for an existing quadruplex on the property instead of the three maximum allowable units. Rodriguez.

Thank you, Miriam. Once again, J Rodriguez, planned with the city of Sakoro. I'll be presenting item number 12 on the agenda, which is a 366 Tanya Drive resoning request. Some general information for this case is a legal description. Lot 18 block reflex property owner Jonathan Van as well as the representative Size 8559.660 square ft. Zoning it's a R1 single family residential. Current land use residential. Future land use map suburban residential. Summary for this request. The applicant is requesting an approval of a resoning of property from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential with a variance from section 46-259 purpose to allow for an existing quadruplex on the property instead of the three maximum allowable units. Staff recommends approval of the reszoning and variance request. cosmet.

So, we'll go ahead and make a motion to uh open up public hearing since he was on the line. Do I have a second? I have a motion by Andrew by Andrew and Andrew Royos and second by Julie Dominguez to reopen public hearing. All those in favor of the motion I Any motion carried public hearing reopens at 604 Mr. Perez? Yes.

Okay. you would like to go ahead and state your your name and um the commissioners are listening and you have three minutes. Okay. So, my name is Kes. So, um I want to know why is the reason that they're wanting to move into four instead of the three that is reasonably already set by the city of Sakoro. Is he the applicant? Come up here and please state your name, please. Oh.

Oh.

Okay. Go ahead, sir. Sorry, it's hard to hear the response. So

my followup question is also um as far as traffic, you know, we have had a lot of accidents here, we've had to put up stop signs. Now with the increase of residents in that uh residence or in that lot. Um you know what what's going to guarantee us that the traffic is not going to go up? We already have enough accidents as it is and then now putting in that how many cars are going to be acceptable to be parked in that uh residency.

Okay. Anything else that you want to add, sir? And well that I'm strongly against it and I'm literally across um behind the the lot there. So I mean that would like you know the other resident said Mr. IA there is a lot of elderly people here and that you know the crime rate is going to rise. We already saw it with the other properties that have been turned into this residents of more than three. We've already seen it. So I'm highly against it. Okay. Thank you sir. Thank you.

So we will close public hearing at 606. Thank you, Miss Rodriguez.

Thank you very presentation. Now we have our zoning map. The yellow outline with the red line denotes the R1 zoning district. in large scale. Now we have the subdivision map. Subdiv subdivision for this property. It's a link part subdivision outline with a black line. We have an aial image. Some pictures taken from Tanya Drive. our public notice map, the 200 foot public notice map. We send all in English and Spanish uh letters for residents. We did receive some support letters. We have two letters support letters from one of the neighbors. Two of the neighbors, I'm sorry. We did not receive any letter and against the res. Now we have a site plan for the proposed reasoning. Summary of this request is for approval of a resoning of property from R1 to R2 medium density resial. from section 46-259

purpose to allow for an existing quadruplex on the property instead of the premax allowable units and at this time staff answer any question you might have and also Mr. Okay. So, my first question is they're only allowed three, but there's four existing ones already with four tenants. Correct. It's the same case as a previous one. They're just coming in to make it legal.

Yes. And it's it's okay because I'm looking at the building here and just uh trying to see if it's really a three or a four. Um quadlex. Yes. Please can you come up and please state your name?

Hi, my name is My father passed away about 2017. I've been paying the property taxes for commercial since 2006. I started payers. Um, let me go let me go and explain to them. So, So taxes appraisals. Central.

City Council meeting. Okay. Speech. Speech. We can be speech.

No, no, no. register.

The district So, is it a house or are there four apartments?

It's four apartments in the city district. It's zone 401. Okay.

Do do we need to get him up to the mic or we allow? Okay. Yeah, maybe he's done. Yeah. to the gentleman on the phone.

And to the gentleman on the phone to the gentleman on the phone, just uh I know we said it in Spanish, but just in case you didn't understand in English. Um so he's just really coming in to reszone it to what's existing. He's not building onto it. And unfortunately, right, uh it's something that we uh can't change on that building anymore or whatnot. It's existing. So, um yeah, unfortunately it's an existing building. So, and then the central appraisals office is the one that appraises it and it's already being appraised as as a forlex. Um so, yeah.

Questions? Okay. Thank you. So again, I'll make a motion to approve only again because it's an existing building and we really have the authority to demolish anything or change the building or whatnot. I make a motion to approve.

I have a motion made by Andrea Royos to approve, second by Julia Dominguez. All all those in favor of the motion.

I any obstain? Motion carried. Item number 13, public hearing for the proposed amendment to the city of Sorl's master plan and reszoning of track 10-G block 3 Suro grant located at 10946 East Road, Sural, Texas from R1 single family residential to A1 agricultural and a variance request from section 46-293 area requirements subsection 1 to allow a 0.383 acre property instead of the 1 acre minimum lot requirements for an existing storage container. Mr. Roas,

good afternoon everybody. We'll open public hearing at 6:18. We have nobody that would like to speak. We close public hearing at 6:18.

Thank you. Item number 14, considering take action on the approval of the proposed amendment to the city of Sakuro's master plan and reszoning of track 10-g block 3 Suro grant located at 10946 East Bird Road Suro, Texas from R1 single family residential to A1 agricultural and variance request from section 46-293 area requirement subsection one to allow a 0.383 acre property instead of the 1 acre minimum lot requirement for an existing storage container. Miss Rodriguez. Thank you, Miriam.

Once again, J Rodriguez planned with the city of Sakoro. We'll continue with item number 14, 10946 East Road, reszoning request. Some general information for this case is a legal description track 10 G block three soor property owner Alejandro Daniela as well as a representative lot size 383 acres zoning R1 single family residential current land use residential future land use map is a rural residential summary for this request the applicant is requesting a resing a property from R1 to A1 and a variance from section 46-293 area requirements of section one to allowed a 383 acre property instead of the 1acre minimum lot requirement to allow for an existing storage container. The staff recommends approval of the res and variance request. We have our location map for this property. followed by the zoning map. The property is aligned, I'm sorry, with the line red line denoting the R1 zoning district, an aerial image, some site pictures taken from the front on Bird Road and from the rear of the property. We have our public's notice map 200 round. We send letters in English and Spanish. We did not receive any uh letter support letter, email or phone call and no

against the the property as well. The resulting property as well. We have the site plan presented by the applicant. Once again, summary for this request. It's an approval of reszoning a property from R1 to A1 and a variance from section 46-293 area requirements subsection one to allow a 383 acre property instead of the 1acre minimum lot requirement to allow for an existing storage container. answer any question you might have.

The applicant is here in case you have any question. We have again Mr. Perez on free conference call. Do you want me to allow them in? Okay, I'll let him in, but I'm going to mute him. I have a question. Um, so if they were to stay R1, there would be he would be non-compliant with with the uh setbacks on that on the container. Correct.

And on zoning R1, the storage container are not allowed. They're not one. Okay. And with the A1, they're allowed and the setbacks would be fine because again, we go back, it's existing, they're already also, right? Yes. So the applicant is here, Mr. Abina.

Yes. Yes. Am I assuming that Okay. So, this structure Uh story. So Lorine is would he be able to build a home on this property if he removes home?

and that um so I got a question. So if he is is there a way that if he Okay, so he he says he's going to build a house or whatnot and he's storing material and all that to build a house. If it changes to an A1, he can still build the house. Correct.

Just just one family home now with right and is that something that planning the zoning is okay with like with that condition saying once the house is built you have to remove that storage container Okay. Correct. Yes, that's what I was gonna say. So, if he builds a home, if he builds a the mobile home has gone to an R1 to an A1 that means that he would be Yeah. So the Yeah. So they're like

he took the wheels off. shipping container. So we have So we do have an orance that says There is a difference between a shipping container and a back se the container is sitting on the ground. So it is metal. So I guess is there a um I guess a clause that would allow him to. So,

so if he changes it to an A1, everything can stay as is. No.

And another thing on the on the staff recommendation, it says staff recommends approval of the reszoning and variance request. So, Is that the part that we had to change and say, "Okay, we we'll go ahead and approve it, change it to an A1 with the condition that he removes the the shipping container or whatnot or that trailer once he builds the house.

Okay. But I think right now the intent is to go from an R1 to an A1 and keep the container are saying that he has to remove the container. But for right now, it's okay because approval Okay. So for right now in the future to be in place. So, do we know how the shipping containers have a specific length?

Okay. So we don't know whe is that correct shipping. shipping containers. City. So, so he's asking if he makes changes to it for it to be in conformity, you know.

That's right. I think he doesn't understand the variance, but in the future he's going to have to move the storage.

So he he needs to move it out either way, right?

So I think does he understand City railroad tracks. I can't talk. Nobody trade. We don't

is there. So, so if if we were to give him the A1 to go ahead and resone and with again with him giving us a letter saying I'm going to build a house there. It takes me 5 to 10 years or whatnot. What do you all re

he says that he doesn't know I mean says it can take you know a long time so we don't he's not giving us a time frame. Okay. Yeah, but he's got to remove the one and he's fighting. He doesn't want to move to keep us there, right? So,

Right. So we can go ahead and trailer. Okay. All right.

On on commissioner report, can we talk about that a little bit? Yes. And then so if that's the case then um I'd like to make a motion to approve um the staff recommendations for the variance request. I have a motion made by Andro second by Rodriguez to approve with staff recommendation and for the variance request. All those in favor of the motion I I

any nays? Any abstain? Motion carried. Item number 15, public hearing for the proposed amendment to the city of Surl's master plan and resoning of lot 1, block 12, Alama states reflect subdivision located at 10371 Montana drive, so curl, Texas from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential to allow for a triplex on the property. Mr. Aroyes, good afternoon. We'll open public hearing at 6:42.

We have a speaker, Miss Marisella. Good evening. My name is Marisa and I am um I am speaking on behalf of 10371 mansal where they're going to build some triplex and I am um the reason I'm here presently is because I am concerned mainly on the traffic. We don't have ways to get out. Recently 340 Escalante was approved for the triplex which is just around a behind my property and we're going to be getting that traffic. Now, we got to keep in mind I've lived here in Soro for over 50 years and in that property of 308, which is the neighbor of 10371 Mansana uh 26 years. We're probably all lost because we I was not introduced on 15 public hearing for the proposed amendment for the master plan of zoning lotion. That's the one that number 15. Are you there?

Yes. All right. Yes.

So, my main thing is that um I am surrounded by farm roads. That subdivision is on farm roads. Farm roads are way smaller for for incoming and outgoing traffic. on Place Road, which is one of the way to exit, a subdivision was built and Place Road has not yet been constructed to receive and relieve that traffic from that subdivision. I know they're working, but it's on the opposite side, which is B. So with that being said, having more traffic being built, we are sending the traffic just to one direction which exit uh if I'm not mistaken is good, I totally forgot the name of the street, but it's right in front of his country elementary school.

Oh.

Yes. So all that traffic is going to be diverted into that because we don't really have ways of relieving traffic. Now, I understand Escalante at one end is a private and in the past they've tried to open that up. That would alleviate for traffic because that would send the traffic to Santa Pa, but right now, I mean, kids can't play outside because of the traffic and new neighbors welcoming them in. I don't think the whole subdivision is ready to do that. I don't know what you're thinking, but

No. Oh, well, this is just public hearing, so it's for us to listen to you, right? Right now. Right now, the

That is my main concern. Um, traffic, ingo, outgoing, and you know, we don't even have a proper streets. and they they went in through a slap of concrete that quote unquote they made it pretend like it's sidewalk. People don't even know how to park on them. They're basically on top. I have pictures out how they're parking outside which is literally leaving us on one lane going and coming on Monsan because people think that they need to start on the road but they're all for roads and that is my main concern. If we're bringing into our residential area. We need to keep that in concern. Big concern.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. We do not have anybody else that would like to speak.

Okay. So, we will close public hearing at 6:46. Item number 16, consider and take action on the approval of the proposed amendment to the city of Surl's master plan and reszoning of lot one block 12 alma estates replant subdivision located at 10371 mansana drive so Texas from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential to allow for a traffic on the property. Rodriguez. Good evening, commissioners. J Rodriguez, planned with the city of Sakoro. Uh, next item on the agenda is number 16, 10371 Mansana Drivezoning request. Miss Chairman, we have a presentation Mr. proceed first or after the presentation.

Um well um you're basically going to go through it and then well we can have the presentation and then I guess have we have any questions afterwards but I don't know if you want to do that after your presentation. Yeah. Okay.

We have some general information regarding this case. Legal description one block 12amea states replay property owner Juan Baka Jr. Punta LLC representative Juan Bakera Jun Punta LLC lot size 10,695 square foot zoning it's a R1 single family residential current land use future land use map suburban residential the applicant is requesting an approval of reszoning from from R1 single family residential to R2 medium density residential to allow for a triplex on the property. The staff recommends approval on the resoning request. We have the location map for this property. The zoning map, the yellow with the red line denotes the R1 zoning district. The subdivision map subdivision name Salamea state subdivision outlined with the red line as we can see as we can see we have uh several R2 medium residential we have four lots around the area. Future land use map for suburban residential. IRL image site pictures taken from Mansana Road and for the property from intersection of Mansana Road and Escalante Drive.

more pictures. View uh the property from aial perspective. Now we have our 200 foot public notice map followed by the public notice letters in English and Spanish in which we received an opposition email but no uh in support or against the res. This email site plan presented by the applicant showing the triplex proposed triplex with the ponding areas. Summary request request is for approval of reszoning a property from R1 to R2 to allow for a triplex on the property. At this time any questions you might have and Mr. Vera can follow presentation.

Yes, go ahead Mr.

Vera. Commissioners Jun these are just some of the properties around El Paso that we have and managed two of them are off of and So this is the first one. This is these properties that are really abandoned. And this is the inside. And this is our properties. construction throughout all of our properties. This is our perform was using complex waiting list.

Um, this is just Um, regarding the traffic and opposition, there's a lot of houses that are going under construction, which is fantastic. Our sister, but people my age, we can't afford a house, a brand new house. And sometimes our only option is to rent. And we have a waiting list that is about two pages long 40 people want to live near their family and that's all I can say is that we supply the need for the demand and we will continue as long as you into questions, right? Um so I just a quick thing for me is um I know that we've allowed for a duplex to 10,000 square feet for a triplex and I guess this is a question for zoning. Is there a recommended um per square footage on the lot for it to go to triplex since we kind of stayed within the duplex on the on the 10,000 square foot site.

The just that this is within the the zoning allowance for the R2. So for the R2, they would allow for a triplex, right? Yes. Okay. It's not a forex. So I have a question on your image.

Yeah. Is it part? No, it's behind.

So, the big and your um your buildings that you're going to What is the square footage of each one of those? Each one is around the same amies.

And a question for lady was expressing her concern about this. Is there only one way out or is there going out? I think that's what she was expressing. She was expressing of traffic all going there's no outdision map and it doesn't look like there's crosses on crossings at place to get So there's three entrances to the

subdives or they are some of them are duplex. Okay. Questions. Want to make a motion?

I have a motion made by Julia Dominguez, second by Rodriguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion? I. Any nays? Any abstain? Motion carried. Item number 17, public hearing for the proposed conditional use permit to allow for a mechanic shop in a C2 general commercial zoning district on track 5K5 light survey 293 being located at 1110 Visa Road, Sakoro, Texas. Mr. Good afternoon everybody. We will open public hearing at 659. We have nobody that would like to speak on that item.

Thank you. We will close public hearing at 659. Thank you. Item number 18, consider and take action in the approval of the proposed conditional use permit to allow for a mechanic shop in a C2 general commercial zoning district on track 5K5 le survey 293 being located at 1111 visa road to curl Texas. Miss Rodriguez,

thank you. Miriam commissioners Rodriguez with the city of Sakoro will Continue with next item on the agenda, item 18, which is a 1110 visa row conditional use permit request. some general information and label descriptions 5- K-5 survey 293 property owner as well as a representative lot size 20, 223 ft. The zoning it's C2 general commercial land use is commercial future land use map neighborhood commercial. Summary for this request. The applicant is requesting an approval of conditional use permit to allow for a mechanic shop in a C2 general commercial zoning district. The staff recommends approval of this conditional use permit request followed by the location map. The zoning map, the red the red outline with the green line denotes the uh commercial C2 commercial zoning district. an aerial image pictures and it is an existing uh business commercial. We have our public notice map 200 around for the public notice map followed by the letters in English and in Spanish that was sent uh to all our neighbors 200 around we did not receive

any uh response against the resing or in favor the next slide it's a site plan presented by the applicant Mr. Once again, the summary of this request is approval of conditional use permit to allow a mechanic shop in a C2 general commercial zoning district. answer any question.

I don't I don't have any questions.

I'll second with condition. Yes, I have a motion made by Julia Dominguez, second by Androy to approve the conditional use permit. All those in favor of the motion.

Any nays? Any abstain? Motion carried. Item 19, consider take action on the proposed approval of a master plan resubmission section 38-7.11 master plan changes for Horizon Park master plan being Horizon Park unit one Horizon Park unit 1 A Horizon Park unit one replat B Horizon Park unit 3 all of tracks 2 3 B 3B 5 4 E1 A 10 I and 10 J block three Soro grant Soro Texas miss Rodriguez.

Thank you Miriam. Good evening commissioners chairman Jud Rodriguez planning with the city of Sakoro. I'm sorry. Can I just I'd like to advise that I will be abstained from um this uh item because uh I don't work for that company but I work for the people who do have part of the company. So that's what that is that okay? Um yeah.

Yes sir. Correct. 1920 21 actually I'm sorry. So 19 is for Horizon Park and then also 20 and then 21 just those three. I'm sorry it wasn't Okay, that's fine.

Thank you. Thank you.

We continue with item number 19, Horizon Park master plan resubmission. General information label description being Horizon Park unit one Horizon Park unit one rep A Horizon Park unit one B Horizon Park unit 3 all the tracks 2 3-B 3-B 5- E 1 A 10 I and 10 G I'm sorry J block three Soro Grand Soro Texas property address near Horizon Boulevard owner Brothers Development Company LLC Fiesta Palms LTV representative Jorge Group lot size 76.64 acres zoning A1 R2 and C2 current land use residential agriculture and vac summary for this request the applicant is requesting the approval of a resubmission master plan resubmission is required when proposing Increasing residential density section 38-7.11 master plan changes subsection 3 master plan approval. City council vote for approval of the original Horizon Park master plan at their January 25th, 2024 special meeting. Planning and zoning staff recommends approval of the resubmission for the Horizon Park master plan. We have uh the location map, zoning map, the aerial image,

some site pictures taken from East Road, the master plan that was presented to the planning and zoning department including now the horizon part which is the the resubmission for increasing density summary of the request request is approval request is for approval of resation a master plan resation is required when proposing an increase in residential density section 38-7.11 master plan changes subsection. Does that answer any question? So, we have Mr. I just have a question. What was on the original master plan? So, how many were there on the correct the original? Well, now they are increasing 3.44 Correct. Yes. Do you want to go to the master plan and you can point out where unit three and unit four are? Those were the ones that you most recently saw. You saw most recently on the far left of the screen. The left side will be the new horizon park unit that is the density prison around the 3.4 acres.

I have a motion made by Julie Dominguez, second by Yolanda Rodriguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion. Any nays? Any abstain?

Abstain. Motion carried. Item number 20, consider and take action on the proposed approval of the final plan for Horizon Park unit 4 subdivision and a waiver request for section 38-49 compliance with requirement subsection D for the proposed storm drainage tie into the cotton cottonwood cove unit 2 subdivision being a track 10- I block three Sakuro Grand and located at Eastird Road Sakuro Texas. Miss Rodriguez.

Thank you, Miriam. Once again, J Rodriguez with the city of Sakoro. We'll continue with item number 20 on the agenda. Horizon Park unit 4 final plaque. General information legal description being track 10- I block three Soro Grant. Property owner Bowling Brothers Development Company LLC. Representative Jorge Karate lot size 3.44 acres zoning R2 medium density residential for use bacon. The applicant is requesting approval of a final plaque for Horizon Park unit for subdivision and the waiver request from section 38-49 compliance with requirements of section D-6 for the proposed storm drainage tying to cottonwood unit. subdivision planning and zoning staff recommends approval of the final plat and the waiver request for Horizon Park unit 4 with the condition that all engineering comments are addressed. Next slide is the location map for Horizon Park for uniform followed by the zoning map outlined in red. the zoning residential medium image site pictures taken from road. We included a waiver letter request with the applicants and to uh to be considered for approval. And then we present the final plat for Horizon Park unit 4 subdivision.

Summary of request request is for approval of the final plan for Horizon Park unit 4 subdivision and a waiver request from section 38-49 compliance with requirements of section D for the proposed storm drainage tit subdivision. At this time, answer any questions you might have and also the motion to approve of the final request. I have a motion made by Julia Dominguez, second by Lando Rodriguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion.

Any nays? Any abstain?

Motion carried. Item number 21, considering take action on the proposed approval of the final plat for Cottonwood Cove unit 2 subdivision being track 10 G1 10H 10 L and 11 B1 block 3 Suro Grand and located at East Bird Road, Sakuro, Texas. Mr. Rodriguez, thank you Miriam. Once again, J Rodriguez planned with the city of Sakoro. Now we continue with item number 21 current unit 2 final flat request general information legal description being track 10-1 10H 10 L and 11 B1 block 3 sooro brand property owner Roly Brothers Development Company LLC representative for Ascar lot size 4.36 acres Zoning R2 medium density residential current use Bacon. Summary of this request. The applicant is requesting the approval of the final plat for cottonwood unit 2 subdivision. Planning and zoning staff recommends approval of the final plat for cottonwood unit 2 subdivision. In the next slide, we'll see the location map for this uh property and cutting wood unit followed by the zoning map. The the orange outline with the red line denotes the residential zone image. side pictures taken from Eastburg and Co.

And then we have the final plat for Cottonwood C unit 2 subdivision. Summary of this request is for approval of the final plat for the Cottonwood unit subdivision. And at this time answer any question you might have. Motion to approve the final code. Second.

I have a motion made by Julie Dominguez, second by Rodriguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion. Any names? Any abstain? Thank you. Motion carried. Item number 22. Considering take action on the proposed approval of the preliminary ped for Florida del Bosque subdivision being all of track 11A block 32 Sanisario Grant, El Paso County, Texas and located near Petunia Drive, Sanelisario, Texas. Miss Rodriguez.

Thank you. Miriam Rodriguez flying with the city of Sakoro. Item number 22 on the agenda subdivision preliminary request. General information legal description of track 11A block 32 Sanio property owner Fel Rio LLC representative Ca Group lot size 82.18 acres zoning it's located on the two mile ETJ city ET current use vacant summary request request is for approval of preliminary plan for the floor deos subdivision. Planning and zoning staff recommends approval of the preliminary plan for the floor deos subdivision. We have the location map, zoning map showing the Soro 2 miles ETJ on purple aerial image. Some site pictures taken from Patunia Drive. Also, we include the TI report and we have the preliminary plan for Florida subdivision. of this request request is for approval

of the preliminary plan for the floor deos subdivision. questions.

Like to make a motion to approve um with staff recommendations of uh the engineering that the um engineering review comments are met before according the final plan. I have a motion made by Andrew Roy, second by Julie Dominguez to approve with staff recommendations. All those in favor of the motion. I

Any abstain? Motion carries. Item number 23, considering take action on the proposed approval of the preliminary bed for El Paso Lower Valley Commerce Center subdivision being a portion of parcel one tracks three and four block 24 Sanario Grant, El Paso County, Texas and located at southeast corner of North Loop and estate drive. Miss Rodriguez.

Thank you Miriam once again Rodriguez with the city of Sakoro. Now we'll continue with item number 23 on the agenda. El Paso Lower Valley Commerce Center subdivision preliminary plan. Some general information. Legal description being a portion of parcel one tracks three and four block 24 property owner PG number two Soretta LLC represent TR and associates LLC. size 65.146 acres zony. It is uh located in city's uh city of Sakoro 2 ETJ current land use commercial summary of this request is for approval of preliminary plan for the floor devosque subdivision flying and zoning staff recommends approval of the preliminary plan for the floor subdivision. That was a previous El Paso Lower Valley Center. I'm so sorry. That's okay. El Paso Lower Valley Commerce Center subdivision. Now we have the location map. The zoning map showing supports to my ETJ in purple outlined with a red uh line the property. image followed by some pictures taken from Nor and in state drive the intersection. Now we present the El Paso Lower Valley Commerce Center preliminary plan.

Summary this request request Approval of the preliminary plan for El Paso Lower Valley Commerce Center. Is there any questions you might have? Quick question. That it looks um that right in the middle lot. Is that an existing road or or is it going to be a continuation? It would be the continuation of Okay. I don't have any questions. I I just want to know what you say. Is it like

good evening commissioners and chair Robert Romero with Train Associates. Um it's just the name of the subdivision. There's no end user at this point in time. We're just subdividing and it's just the name that we put. Okay. You're welcome. Make a motion to approve. I have a motion made by Andrew Royo, second by Julie Dominguez to approve. All those in favor of the motion? I.

Any nays? Any abstain? Motion carried. Item number 24, planning and zoning commissioners report. Okay, I had a question. So, going back to the triplexes, um what is the recommendation as of should we be looking into maybe saying, okay, so if it's a duplex, we'd like to see 10,000 square feet. It's a triplex 1250. Any recommendation that the that only might want to share with us or or or kind of recommend to us?

We're still working through that right now. As you know, we're doing we're working through the UDC the up rewrite of our development codes and that's something we're looking at and looking at examples to for us to consider and and that change is coming very hoping to wrap that up by the end of the year with a draft to share and get everyone's feedback in in January. I think um I think it puts us in a very position because we're a minimum of00 moving forward and I think that we had some guidelines then we would be able to reject

or to say okay does not go but um we had already approved somewhere right there on yeah and so I think we have to have some guidance somewhere to say well the guidance at this point is that within the ordinance uh what's allowable with R2 the 15 units per acre so those the three would would be allowable under the current ordinance that's what we have right now

and so does the city have because yes there are a lot of residential homes going lot of subdivisions and I think it's great however we have to have some streets They're all at some point when we approved that we would like staff to look at uh okayision like this lower that traffic is going to come out because there's no out at least I would like to see when we approve or have a recommendation to approve a subdivision is that the city or the staff has looked at. Is there a way for us to recommend a street going in a different direction all because most of these subdivisions that we just They're all going out or they're going to think that right now is the time to look at other

connectivity. Absolutely. jam at the corner of road and burbridge does extend to in the opposite direction ala

I had one more I think we're going to look at the school for storage yes so so for agricultural under accessory structures that are allowed. It has three accessory structures and uses including barns, detached garages, carports, private workshop, storage containers, home occur residential to the principal structures, building materials and style will be similar to those of the primary structure. These are shipping containers and those are freightates.

Well, because he did he did say, you know, it takes me No. Well, I think he was trying to qualify for him to keep the story. Okay, we know that it's a semi truck. But what if he did a building out of 2x4s and put a roof on it and came back and said, "This is my story." Yeah. No, that doesn't because that's not allowed in building you would have to pull a plan and show you guys a

Yeah. And even then uh as a storage unit what is the minimum size for storage unit without getting a permit? I think it's Yeah. And that that's just under or above. What is the size of the shipping cont? I think it was one of the long

should have gotten a permit to place that there thinking that oh okay I can place this as a it's a storage container and I can just store it and I don't need a permit. having you're building an accessory structure um and it's over the the allowable size you need a permit and a lot of people look at it and we don't know when they were changed Correct.

If they're trying to maybe do something through the bank and the bank wants a verification to assure them that that is zoned appropriately that if something should happen and insurance needs to come in and they need to reconstruct because some sort of accident or or just maybe the structure gets damaged um and needs to get rebuilt. Can they rebuild what was there? And if it's not zone, then they wouldn't be able to. So I have a question. So he got the

No, if he had moved the trailer up, yeah, because that's all he needs to do in order to come into complaints. Okay. So I think he was when we spoke with him, I think he was under the had said that it was okay for him to keep his storage as long as he went from an Yeah. And that's what he was trying to explain to us too and and we tried multiple times to explain to him that that's not what the ordinance that that and you heard him try to tell you that they're both the same thing and they're clearly not the same. Yeah. I think

different types of metal So, we will uh we will reach out to him again before Thursday's meeting to help answer any questions that he Yeah, because I think that in all honesty is that he's paid the fine, but he still has to move it,

you know, and so I think his good That was my screen. It's not going anywhere.

It's not moving. It's level. You know, you try to make it right. Not knowing that I feel more questions. Perfect. Item number 25, planning and zoning department report. Miss Kito,

thank you. Marian, I have a couple of good uh pieces of news. The Texas Transportation Commission approved 2.813 million two 2,813,000 for the Rio Vista complete streets planning project. And this is opportunity to study the uh Rio Rio Vista and build out what it plan for what is necessary to accommodate active transportation pedestrian needs and safety needs for Giova. Um it's very exciting uh news for the community. Vista has several residential neighborhoods uh three schools in this stretch from I believe it's from Buer to um to to Thunder. So that's very exciting for the community.

Supposed to start

well the uh this was approved in this just this current um just this last meeting of the Texas transportation commit commission. Um it was funding for 73 projects and uh I'm not sure when we will be receiving those funds and when we can begin but uh I will let you know as soon as that begins as well as the project for our Moon Road complete streets. That was also funded previously and that one's a little further along when we get to reach out to the community and have public u outreach everyone's input on both u the moon new the moon road study and this Rio Vista study we will share those dates with uh the commission so you y'all can everyone can join us

the moon road go all the way to the halva yes to halva yes to grihalva but can just all the way right so we could just get incorporate uh the property owners in that missing piece to the freeway and bring them into this planning study. You know, we might be able to that would be awesome because there's a subdivision on top of I 10 and Moon Road is up there and it it comes down and stops. So, oh my god.

I cut down every day. I use it every day.

And another award that the city uh received, but u this was the city's uh uh partner, nonprofit partner, the community initiative. They received $50,000 from the Texas Preservation Trust Fund to continue an update of the city's historic resources survey. So that's also very exciting. And the community would like invite the entire community out to Winterfest this Friday. The festivities begin at 5. will have the parade starting at Essondrias um Esandreas Steam Academy and it will make its way uh to end at Rio Vista where we'll have the tree lighting vendors and food booths and uh very excited to uh take part in the parade and hope to see everyone there.

What time does that start? The parade starts at 6. I believe they close the streets at 5:30, so you may want to make everyone aware of that as well.

Thank you. Thank you. Item number 26, considering take action on the adjournment of this meeting. Do I have a motion? Make a motion to adjourn. I have a motion made by Andrew Royos, second by Julie Dominguez to adjourn. All those in favor of the motion? I any nays any abstain? Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m. Thank you very much.