City Commission - Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Commission
- Meeting Type
- City Commission
- Location
- San Benito, TX
- Meeting Date
- March 17, 2026
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
22 items on the agenda.
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Start free trialCALL TO ORDER•Item 1
Roll call and possible action on the excusing of any absent member of the governing board.
CALL TO ORDER•Item 2
Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag and to the Texas Flag.
CALL TO ORDER•Item 3
Invocation.
PRESENTATION(S)
Presentation of the City Manager's Report.
PUBLIC HEARING(S)•Item 1
Public Hearing on a request for a Conditional Use Permit to place a Storage Building greater than 200 square feet at a property located at 1400 Zillock Road zoned MH "Mobile Home" bearing a Legal Description of: Being Lot Q19 out of 51.41 acres of land, more or less, out of Block One Hundred Eighteen (118), San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, Concepcion de Carricitos Grant in Cameron County, Texas as per map plat thereof recorded in Volume 1, Page 6, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: David Justice.
PUBLIC HEARING(S)•Item 2
Public Hearing on a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow an Event Center (Dance Reception) with alcohol at a property located at 119 South Sam Houston Boulevard zoned C-1 "Commercial Restricted Business", bearing a Legal Description of Being Lot Three (3), Block Thirty-Two (32), Original Townsite of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas according to Map recorded in Volume 2, Page 5, Official Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Yvonne Quintanilla.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 1
Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the February 20, 2026 City of San Benito Special City Commission Meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 2
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2111-B, an ordinance amending Ordinance Number 2111 and Ordinance Number 2111-A, to prohibit the assessment of additional local fees for alcoholic beverage sales for food establishments that have already paid required operational fees and repealing any other ordinances in conflict therewith, as provided by the City of San Benito.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 3
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AX-031726, amending Ordinance Number 2252, and any other ordinances, and codified in the Code of Ordinances in Section 12, Special Use and Regulations to add Section 12.09 Regulations for Smoke Shops and Related Retail Establishments and dealing with related matters; providing savings, repealing and severability clauses; and providing an effective date.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 4
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AY-031726, an ordinance of the City of San Benito, Texas, amending Ordinance Number 2252, the Zoning Ordinance of the City, providing amendments to the zoning regulations, providing enforcement, repealing all ordinances in conflict, and providing an effective date.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 5
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AZ-031726, a request to rezone properties located at 1010 and 1020 Ratliff Street bearing a Legal Description of: Being Lot One (1) Two (2) and Three (3) Block One Emma Porter Estates San Benito, Cameron County, Texas according to the Plat thereof recorded in Cabinet 1, Page 848-A, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from HI “Heavy Industry” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicant: Charles Ratliff.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 6
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BA-031726, a request to rezone a property located at 762 East Otho Street bearing a Legal Description of: Lot Twelve (12) Block Four (4) Third Addition to the City of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas according to the Map or said Addition recorded in Volume 2, Page 5 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from SF-1 “Single Family One” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicant: Alma Delia Cantu.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 7
Consideration and possible action on the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BB-031726, a request to rezone a property located at 1123 East Eighth Street bearing a Legal Description of: Being 10.0-acre tract of land out of Block 27, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas as per map thereof recorded in Volume 1, Page 6, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas, and further being out of certain 20.00 acre tract recorded in Volume 14147, Page 159, Official records, Cameron County, Texas from AO “Agriculture and Open Space” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicants: Francisco and Miriam Galindo.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 8
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BC-031726, a request to rezone a property located at 351 Cesar Gonzalez Parkway bearing a Legal Description of: Being 5.01 acres of land out of the Southwest 10.0 acres out of the Southeast One-Quarter of Block 6, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, according to Map recorded in Volume 1, Page 6, Map Records, Concepcion De Carricitos Grant, Cameron County, Texas from LI “Light Industry” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicant: Ovidio De La Fuente III.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 9
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BD-031726, a request to rezone a property located at 780 South Fannin Street bearing a Legal Description of: Being the South 35 feet of Lot Six (6), all of Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) and the North One-Half (1/2) of Lot Nine (9), Wilkinson Subdivision, an addition to the City of San Benito, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 6, Page 55, Map records of Cameron County, Texas from SF-1 “Single Family One” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicant: Antonio Vasquez.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 10
Consideration and possible action on the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BE-031726, a request to rezone a property located at 942 East Stenger Street bearing a Legal Description of: Tract I: A 1.44 acre of land being a portion of Block Two (2) of the Clara Subdivision in Block Seventeen (17) of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 4, Page 72 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas and Tract II: Being a 0.31 acre tract of land, being part of Block (2), of the Clara Subdivision in Block Seventeen (17) of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 4, Page 72 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from C-1 “Commercial Restricted Business” to MH “Mobile Home”. Applicants: Carlos and Alicia Ruiz.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)•Item 11
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2546-01, an ordinance of the City of San Benito, Texas, amending Ordinance Number 2546 and any other amending ordinances codified in the Code of Ordinances pertaining to "Flood Damage Prevention", repealing all ordinances in conflict, and providing for an effective date.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION(S)•Item 1
Consideration and possible action to approve a request for a Conditional Use Permit to place a Storage Building greater than 200 square feet at a property located at 1400 Zillock Road zoned MH “Mobile Home” bearing a Legal Description of: Being Lot Q19 out of 51.41 acres of land, more or less, out of Block One Hundred Eighteen (118), San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, Concepcion de Carricitos Grant in Cameron County, Texas as per map plat thereof recorded in Volume 1, Page 6, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: David Justice.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION(S)•Item 2
Consideration and possible action to approve a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow an Event Center (Dance Reception) with alcohol at a property located at 119 South Sam Houston Boulevard zoned C-1 “Commercial Restricted Business”, bearing a Legal Description of Being Lot Three (3), Block Thirty-Two (32), Original Townsite of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas according to Map recorded in Volume 2, Page 5, Official Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Yvonne Quintanilla.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION(S)•Item 3
Consideration or possible action to ratify Resolution Number 2026-0317-001(R), authorizing the Mayor or his designee to approve the application and acceptance of any Operation Lonestar Grant Number 5195203 that the Officer of the Governor issues for a period of performance of September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION(S)•Item 4
Consideration and possible action to ratify the agreement with Carpe Nox Industries LLC for services rendered for the Hog Waddle Festival 2026 and authorize payment in the total amount of $37,500.00.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION(S)•Item 5