Apr 07, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission

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COMMISSIONER MEETING TODAY IS TUESDAY, APRIL THE 7TH.

[CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM]

DO NOT DISTURB OR VIBRATE SO IT DOESN'T INTERRUPT.

HEY, WE'RE GOING TO ENTER INTO A PUBLIC HEARING.

[ITEM 1: ZC-26-0002 – Public hearing, discussion, and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding an ordinance rezoning approximately 0.409-acre tract of land being described as Lot 3R-2, Block 116, South Decatur Addition, in the City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas, from Single-Family (SF-2) Residential District to Two-Family Residential District (2F), also known as 1707 S Hatcher Street. (Connie Weaver, property owner)]

THE COMMISSIONERS WILL RESERVE ALL QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND THE DECISION.

I'M SORRY, THE DISCUSSION ITEM HAS BEEN OPENED, SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPENED AT 531.

LISA. YES, SIR. LISA HANNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR I'LL ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM INTO THE RECORD IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE.

SO THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY AT 1707 SOUTH HATCHER STREET.

IT'S A LITTLE UNDER HALF AN ACRE AND THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD.

THE CITY SOLD THE PROPERTY TO A PRIVATE BIDDER IN NOVEMBER OF 2025, AND THE NEW OWNER IS LOOKING TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY.

IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY SF TWO. HOWEVER, A DUPLEX IS PROPOSED SO A ZONING CHANGE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROPOSED USE. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS TWO F. THE REPLAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER OF 2025, SO THE EXISTING LAND USE IS TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH PERMITS SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING ALSO THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE PROPOSED USE FOR DUPLEX THAT'S RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS APPLICATION, AND WE'LL HEAR IT NEXT. SO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED WITHIN 200FT OF THE PROPERTY VIA USPS POSTAL SERVICE. 14 OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED AND THE PROPERTY WAS ALSO POSTED PER THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FORMAL RESPONSES AND BASED ON OUR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST.

IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY HAVE A COUPLE OF SINGLE FAMILY ZONED PROPERTIES REZONED INTO A2F. THIS HAS THEY'RE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.

THE APPLICANT ANYONE. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AT ALL? IF YOU DO, YOU HAVE TO COME TO THE MIC AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SEE WHAT YOU DID NEXT TIME YOU HOLD YOUR HAND OUT.

MY NAME IS CONNIE WEAVER. I LIVE IN LITTLE ELM.

I AM CURRENTLY A PROPERTY OWNER OF MANY DUPLEXES.

WE DON'T INTEND TO SELL IT. WE INTEND TO BUILD IT AND MAINTAIN IT TO FAMILIES WHO NEED A PLACE TO LIVE.

WE. WE BUILD A NICE, CLEAN DUPLEX, NORMALLY ALL BRICK.

I'M NOT REAL SURE. I THINK THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS MORE SIDING THAN ALL BRICK.

WE'LL DO WHATEVER'S COMPATIBLE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE'RE ON SITE ONCE A MONTH, MAKING SURE YARDS ARE DONE.

WE EVEN. WE TYPICALLY HIRE OUT A LAWN SERVICE TO MAKE SURE THE LAWNS ARE DONE AND THAT'S JUST FACTORED INTO THE RENT FACTOR.

WE DON'T GO UP EVERY MONTH ON OUR TENANTS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN LONGEVITY.

THE ONLY TIME WE REALLY EVER FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO INCREASE THE RENT, UNLIKE APARTMENTS THAT GO UP EVERY MONTH, IS WITH THE TAXES. GET TO A POINT THAT IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE FOR US TO KEEP IT THE RENT RATE.

WE BUILD OURSELVES AND WE HOPE TO BRING SOMETHING TO DECATUR THAT Y'ALL WOULD BE APPRECIATIVE OF.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY, HEARING NONE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS NOW 535 COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR STAFF. MISS LISA, I HAVE A QUESTION.

.409 ACRES. THAT INCLUDES THE. I ASSUME THAT INCLUDES THE ALLEY.

OKAY, SO THE ALLEY IS NOT A PLATTED ALLEY. THAT IS AN INGRESS EGRESS THAT GOES THROUGH THAT.

WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION WHEN WE WERE REPLATTING ALL THE PROPERTIES BECAUSE WE REPLANTED ALL THE PROPERTIES.

IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A PLATTED ALLEY ANYMORE.

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SO YES, THAT WOULD INCLUDE ALL OF THAT. THAT WAS IN THE SURVEY AND THE LEGAL, BUT THE ACTUAL AREA THAT SHE CAN BUILD HER DUPLEXES ON IS LESS THAN THAT IS THAT IS ON THE SCREEN. THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY. THAT IS CORRECT, BECAUSE SHE DOES HAVE A COPY OF THE PLAT AND IT WILL SHOW WHAT WHAT HER BILL.

SHE KNOWS WHAT THE BUILDABLE AREA IS. OUR STAFF HAS MET WITH HER.

OKAY. AND A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES. SO SHE'S AWARE OF OF THE LIMITATIONS OF THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEY HAVEN'T ASKED FOR ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THE CODE.

THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN MAKE EVERYTHING FIT THE WAY IT NEEDS TO AND BE COMPLIANT WITH THE CODE REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A SMALL POINT OF ORDER.

ARE WE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THESE TWO IN THE WRONG ORDER? I MAY HAVE, I APOLOGIZE. THEY'RE RUNNING HAND IN HAND.

SO. SO YOU CAN RECOMMEND APPROVAL CONTINGENT UPON CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.

I'LL HAVE THEM SWITCHED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 27TH.

YEAH, FOR THE COUNCIL, YOU MEAN. FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING, I WILL HAVE. I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE. YES.

WOULD PROBABLY BE PREFERABLE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE.

RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS WILL BE FOR ZC 26 0002.

I'LL RECOMMEND APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND. HEY, I'VE GOT A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER SHELBY HICKS.

I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER EILEEN CROSS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. GOING BACK IN TO PUBLIC HEARING, IT IS NOW 533.

[ITEM 2: CP-26-0001 – Public hearing, discussion, and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding an ordinance to amend the City’s Comprehensive Land Use Map to change the following land use designation from Traditional Neighborhood (TN) to Compact Neighborhood (CN) on an approximately 0.409-acre tract of land, described as Lot 3R-2, Block 116, South Decatur Addition, Wise County, Texas, also known as 1707 S Hatcher Street. (Connie Weaver, property owner)]

THIS IS FOR THE SAME PROPERTY AT 1707 SOUTH HATCHER.

AS YOU HEARD, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS GETTING READY TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY INTO A DUPLEX.

AND THE EXISTING LAND USES TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH ALLOWS FOR PRIMARY LAND USE OF SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES.

SO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT IS REQUIRED TO CHANGE IT TO A COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHICH PRIMARY LAND USE IS SMALL LOT, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED PATIO HOMES, TOWNHOMES AND DUPLEXES.

SO THE CURRENT EXISTING LAND USES IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND TO THE TO THE WEST IS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

SO IT STAYS FAIRLY CONSISTENT THROUGH THERE. AND THAT IS KIND OF A GOOD TRANSITION BUFFER FROM ANY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL THAT ADJACENT IN TO KEEP IT BUFFERING. THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE NOTIFIED 14 PROPERTY OWNERS AND NO RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED WHEN WE PUBLISHED THE AGENDA. AND BASED ON THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OUTLINED IN OUR STAFF REPORT, WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? APPLICANT. I'M WATCHING. OKAY. ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS NOW. 539 COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

ANYONE OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR DENIAL TO CITY COUNCIL ON CP 26 0001. MR. CHAIRMAN, I. I MOVE TO APPROVE CP. I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CP DASH 20 6-0001. OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

I DO NEED A SECOND SECOND. OKAY. I'VE GOT A APPROVAL OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL FROM SAMIR MOHAMMED I GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BRAD MORGAN. THAT WAS COMMISSIONER SAMIR MOHAMMED AND COMMISSIONER.

BRAD MORGAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA. YES, SIR. CONSENT AGENDA, IF YOU WISH ME TO TAKE OFF WITH IT.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

SO IT'S IT'S A REPLAT FOR 1300 SOUTH FM 51. THERE'S ONE ITEM ON THERE.

WE'RE JUST RECOMMENDING APPROVAL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

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LET ME SPEAK UP HERE. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT RECOMMENDATION IN THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU WOULD BE MAKING IF YOU JUST APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO I WOULD GO AHEAD AND LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR A MOTION TO RECOMMEND DENIAL, SINCE THE ITEM ITSELF DOESN'T DESIGNATE WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

LET ME KNOW IF THAT WAS CONFUSING. I UNDERSTOOD IT.

SURE, I'LL OFFER A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE COUNCIL.

OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION FOR TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

I DO NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I'VE GOT A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER MASON WOODRUFF.

I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MELINDA RAY.

THIS WILL BE ON ITEM THREE. RP 26-0003. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

[ITEM 4: Discussion of future agenda, new business items, staff requests, and potential specialcalled meeting and/or workshop requests: a. As of the agenda posting, the Tuesday, May 5, 2026, meeting currently has one (1) Planning applications. The submittal deadline was April 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (If there is a meeting, the meeting will be an in-person meeting with potential virtual attendance of staff and members of the public unless otherwise determined.)]

WE'RE BUSY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. WELL, THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS P&Z MEETING.

IT IS NOW 5:42. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.