Remarks by Jose Luis
88 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 4
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“So just to clarify, so they did not move forward with what you all were recommending with the template that we're using with other developers? No.”
County Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Heavenly Father, we thank you for the privilege of gathering tonight to serve our community. Grant us wisdom in our decisions, humility in our disagreements, and courage to always do what is right for the people we have been entrusted to represent. As we mark the 25th anniversary of September 11th, we remember the innocent lives murdered, the families who still carry that loss, and the first responders and ordinary Americans who showed extraordinary courage. May we never forget their sacrifice, and may we never take for granted the freedom, unity, and blessings of this great nation. Guide our…”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Hearing no discussion. Is there going to be a presentation on it?”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yeah, this is in my district. And I guess I had a couple of questions as this site is surrounded by residential and it's single family residential for the most part and then townhomes on one side where it's directly adjacent. Across the street, you have unique loom. So I guess for me, the first question was, what are the uses that are gonna be put here? Because if I look at the uses for neighborhood business district, there's a lot of uses that could drive some concerns for me, including schools for vocational, art and dance studios, and it looks like it's professional service, so I'm trying…”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Would it work with professional business district?”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I would recommend that we probably go to professional business district as opposed to a neighborhood business district if we're gonna go this direction. My other concern was similar to the comments that have been made previously about we're this close to going through the new UDO. Why are we doing this now? We're about a month away from the new UDO. I would recommend for the applicant, if the applicant so desires, let's wait till we get to that new UDO and then review it under those parameters. So that's gonna be my first motion is I'm gonna make a motion to delay this until the second…”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yeah. And that's why I'm saying, would you be okay with waiting for the new UDO? Or is there an urgency that it needs to happen right now?”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay, that probably should have been informed about that.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“but if they rezone to the new professional business district right now, wouldn't they be grandfathered and vested rights into the professional business? So that's why I'm saying, like, right, that's why I'm saying to delay it for the new UDO, and that way we can review it under the new parameters, unless there was some reason for an urgency to try to get it in right now. It's only about a month away. it would fall under the final determination would be planning staff would be able to advise you where it would fall based off of the new uses under the udo the new udo so mr chair how do we clean…”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I think that's what she's explaining. Okay.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“At least. It would not go four to six months because it would just have to go back to the planning commission and they just have to schedule. Yeah. And then the three readings. So it would be a month because it would have to go back to the.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“No. No. I would recommend that we waive those fees.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“If you don't want to move, my recommendation would then be to go to the professional business district and then you would be under that zoning district going forward. You'd be vested rights under that one. No.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yeah, but neighborhood business does not make sense. Cuz if we're doing professional services, neighborhood business is gonna add a whole slew of other uses that could impact the direct neighbors that are single family homes.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“And it's not necessarily what's in the best interest of the applicant, but what's in the best interest of the constituents and the people that are actually living there.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“So is the delay in the costs on the new application or what's the concern with the costs?”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“My concern is if we move forward with this and then we can change it later and we decide to, he's gonna go back and have the delay even more because we've now spent the two weeks between this hearing and the next one.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“So Jenny, if we approve this now under the neighborhood business, does it fall under the neighborhood business of the current UDO or would it be the current or the new UDO?”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I don't think so, cuz I think it would be vested based off of the time frame of when- Two different things.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I think if that's the case, then that makes sense. Let's just confirm what the professional services and that there's not a lesser use that doesn't have to be the neighborhood business that would still meet those requirements. And we can talk about it for the next one. But even if we're following under that pattern, if we approve it under the new UDO and it's consistent with the new UDO, than if the plans would have to fall under the new UDO. And we are approving this based off of that understanding, so that if that is not the understanding, this is not approved. Understood.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Yeah, we can go back and check. I just wanted to check it.”
County Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Well, then you'll be the one responsible for making the motion. I've got it. So I've got that we'll have to approve the motion with all the revisions in the matrix. In addition to that, there's a Carolina Hill splitter overlay district come 11, leave it in for now, create changes to the text amendment later and establish the banking process and procedures. Item number three, leave adding highway five to the highway corridor overlay district, comment 12. And then item number four, consider allowing septic for larger lot sizes, comment number 94, allowing three quarter acre minimum septic in RN…”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, it's the aesthetics. So if I'm reading it correctly, it's not saying that it's going to be required, but we'll allow it.”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“We're saying, I think we're saying the same thing. They are.”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“And I think part of the concern that I have with how it's being phrased in the matrix is that it's saying the current you do already requires interconnectivity between neighborhoods. When what I thought we were talking about during the ad hoc committee was between commercial parcels and those types of establishments good. So it's not just neighborhoods, it's really among commercial parcels and it's to prevent exactly what you said, entry point, every single, you know, stop along the way from 521 for every single center. Correct.”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026