[CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM ] [00:00:02] IT IS 5:30. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF THE DECATUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I FIND THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE MAY PROCEED. AND ITEM ONE ON THE AGENDA APPEARS TO BE TO CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FROM MARCH 30TH, [ITEM 1: Consider and take appropriate action regarding the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes from March 30, 2026.] 2026. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS, OR DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AND IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THESE MINUTES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LANIER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CROSS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO. THEN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION APPROVED. ITEM TWO IS CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION [ITEM 2: Consider and take appropriate action regarding the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes from April 7, 2026. ] MEETING MINUTES FROM APRIL 7TH, 2026. AGAIN, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS OR ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS REGARDING THESE MINUTES? HEARING NOTHING, THEN I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION REGARDING THESE MINUTES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THESE MINUTES. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HICKS AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORGAN? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. THEN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. SO ITEM TWO PASSES AND WE ARE READY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. [ITEM 3: SUP-26-0002 – Public hearing, discussion, and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding an ordinance for a Specific Use Permit (SUP), in accordance with Appendix B, “Zoning”, Section 7.6 “Accessory Structure Regulations,” Subsection 7.6.5, “Carports”, (A) “Residential Uses,” (5) to allow a carport be constructed that is sixty feet (60’) in length, which is in excess of twenty-four feet (24’) in length permitted by the zoning ordinance, and (6) to allow a carport to be constructed that is thirteen feet (13’) in height, which is in excess of twelve (12) feet in height permitted by the zoning ordinance, on a legally platted lot, in an SF-2, Single-Family Zoning District, on approximately 0.61 acres of land located at 1600 S College Avenue, Decatur, Texas. ] SO I WILL ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE ENTERING INTO A PUBLIC HEARING. AND I WILL REMIND THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WE SHOULD WITHHOLD ANY QUESTIONS OR RESPONSES UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. LISA. WHAT TIME, SIR? WHAT TIME ARE YOU STARTING THE PUBLIC HEARING? AT 5:33 ALMOST. AND GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS. LISA HANNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. AND WE'LL ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR THE RECORD. BY REFERENCE. SO THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR 1600 SOUTH COLLEGE. ARTICLE FIVE SECTION 5.2.5 ALLOWS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING SPECIFIC USE PERMITS FOR APPROVAL, APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS OR DENIAL. SO THE PROPERTY ZONED SF-2 AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO REPLACE A CARPORT THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE ICE STORM. WINTER STORM FERN. SO CARPORTS ARE PERMITTED. THEY MUST MEET ALL THE APPROPRIATE SETBACKS. THIS REQUESTED CARPORT IS A LITTLE OVER 30FT FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE, SO IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIRED SETBACKS AND IT MEETS THE SIDE YARD SETBACK AS WELL. WHAT REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS IT EXCEEDS THE SIZE THAT'S PERMITTED. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 24FT IN WIDTH, 60FT IN LENGTH AND 13FT IN HEIGHT. AND THE CODE ALLOWS FOR A 24 FOOT IN LENGTH AND 12 FOOT IN HEIGHT CARPORT. SO IT WAS AN EXISTING CARPORT IN 2024 WHEN THE PROPERTY OWNER PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, IT WAS DESTROYED BY THE ICE STORM AND THEY ARE REPLACING IT IN THE SIZE, SAME SIZE AND SAME LOCATION AS IT WAS BEFORE. IT'S NOT IN CONFLICT WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PROPERTY WAS RECENTLY PLATTED AND BUILDING PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THEY CONSTRUCT THE CARPORT. THE PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATION 17 PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED THAT WAS WITHIN 200FT VIA THE POSTAL SERVICE AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED PER STATE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND BASED UPON THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OUTLINED IN OUR STAFF REPORT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT 26-0002. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS APPLICATION? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:35 AND OPEN TO COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION. AND MR. WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIR, WE DO HAVE MR. MUHAMMAD SAMER IS ONLINE ON ZOOM NOW. OKAY. SO HE WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE AS WELL. [00:05:02] GOOD EVENING. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY DISCUSSION, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, INCLUDING YOU, SAMER. PLEASE PROCEED. NO COMMENTS, NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THEN DO I WILL HEARING NO DISCUSSION. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST. TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST. I'LL RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THIS REQUEST FOR SUP 26-0002. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HICKS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY MISTER LANIER. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND I AM REOPENING THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING FOR [ITEM 4: RP-26-0004 – Public hearing, discussion, and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding a request to Replat Lots 5R-1 and 5R-2, Block 37, South Decatur Addition, being a replat of the south one-half of Lot 3 and all of Lot 5, Block 37, South Decatur Addition to the City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas, also known as 905 S Perrin Street. (Jimenez, property owner) ] THE NEXT ITEM AT 5:36. OKAY, SO THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RP-26-0004 905 SOUTH PENN STREET. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. WE'RE GOING THROUGH SOME ISSUES AND CHALLENGES WITH THIS LOT, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO RESOLVE THOSE. THIS WILL BE COMING BACK IN THE FUTURE. SO NO, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ONE. HOW DID WE GET THAT WITHDRAWAL? VIA EMAIL. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, THEN I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY NEED TO EVEN CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING OR I GUESS, OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:37 AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEXT ITEM, ALSO AT 5:37. [ITEM 5: RP-26-0005 – Public hearing, discussion, and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding a request to Replat Lot 4R, Block 58, South Decatur Addition, being a replat of Lot 3 and 4, Block 58, and part of Saunders Street, South Decatur Addition to the City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas, also known as 1104 S State Street. (Lamirand, property owner) ] YES, SIR. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A REPLAT FOR 1104 SOUTH STATE STREET. PER THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THIS CAN BE LEGALLY PLATTED. IT DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 0.438 ACRES. IT INCLUDES PART OF AN OPEN SAUNDERS STREET THAT RUNS TO THE SOUTH OF, THAT RUNS EAST AND WEST, BUT TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY IT'S ADJACENT TO. IN APRIL, THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS GRANTED SPECIAL EXCEPTION ENCROACHMENTS FOR THE EXISTING SHED FOR SIDE AND REAR SETBACKS, AND FOR THE PROPERTY, THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FOR FRONT STREET YARD SETBACKS. SO PER THE STATE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS, WE NOTIFIED 17 PROPERTY OWNERS VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. DO YOU HAVE A CONDITION ON THAT? NO, SIR. I GUESS I'M LOOKING AT THE WRONG ONE. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. IF NOT, THEN I WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:38 AND OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL FROM THE COMMISSION. WHAT TRIGGERS THE REPLAT ON THIS? THEY ARE GETTING READY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING GARAGE, WHICH IS TO THE WEST OF THE DRIVEWAY RIGHT THERE. THAT HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED. OKAY. AND TO DO THAT IMPROVEMENT, THEY HAD TO REPLAT THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND THEY WANTED TO CLOSE THE SAUNDERS STREET AREA. THEY WANTED TO INCORPORATE THAT IN. OKAY. IS THAT A STREET THAT'S EVER BEEN OPEN? THAT'S CORRECT. AS FAR AS NEVER BEEN OPEN. CORRECT. DOES THE ADJOINING NEIGHBOR ALSO HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THAT? OR DOES THIS JUST CLOSE THE HALF OF THE STREET THAT WAS ON THEIR LOT? THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY ALL IN GOING THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS WE'VE DISCOVERED. I THINK THAT THIS WAS ALL ON THEIR PROPERTY. THE SAUNDERS STREET WAS ALL ON THEIR PROPERTY. BY THE DEEDS AND BY THE BY THE BOUNDARIES THAT WERE, THAT WERE DISCOVERED ON IT. THIS IS IN THE SOUTH DECATUR ADDITION. YES. IT'S JUST UP THE STREET FROM THE OLD EAGLE NEST APARTMENTS. IT'S I THINK 2 OR 3 HOUSES UP FROM THEM. OKAY. IT'S THE ADJOINING LOT ALSO IN THAT SAME SUBDIVISION? I MEAN, THE ALMOST ALWAYS THE ONLY TIME YOU'LL HAVE A STREET THAT'S 100% ONE PERSON'S PROPERTY LINE IS IF THEY'RE ON THE VERY EDGE OF SUBDIVISION. I COULDN'T TELL YOU IF THE ADJOINING PROPERTY WAS, BUT THE METES AND BOUNDS THAT THE, THE SURVEYOR FOUND INDICATED THAT ALL OF THAT ROADWAY WAS ON THEIR PROPERTY. [00:10:10] OKAY. JUST THE TITLE LAWYER IN THE WONDERS ABOUT ISSUES LIKE THAT. BUT OKAY, IF THIS HASN'T BEEN ANY CHALLENGER, I MEAN, THE BOUNDARY LINE, THE. IS IT LIKE THERE'S A FENCE ALONG THERE, THERE'S AN OCCUPIED LAND. IT'S OBVIOUS THERE'S NEVER BEEN A DISPUTE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM TO APPROVE OR DENY THIS REQUEST. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ITEM RP-26-0006. 6. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER 5. I'M SORRY. 26-0005. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER LANIER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CROSS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND I WAS AN AYE, BY THE WAY. SO THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THIS AND THEN WE WILL NOW REOPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEXT ITEM AT [ITEM 6: RP-26-0006 – Public hearing, discussion, and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding a request to Replat Lot 6R, Stratton’s Addition, being a replat of Lot 6, and part of the alley, Stratton’s Addition, to the City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas, also known as 401 S Trinity Street. (Vanover, property owner) ] 05:42. YES, SIR. SO THIS IS A REPLAT REQUEST FOR 40, 401 SOUTH TRINITY STREET. AGAIN, PER OUR TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, IT CAN BE REPLATTED. SO IT'S ABOUT 0.265 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES. THIS WENT THROUGH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS IN FEBRUARY. SO THE RESIDENTIAL EXISTING NON-CONFORMING, IT HAD ENCROACHMENTS FOR THE FRONT YARD, A SHED STRUCTURE ON THE SIDE AND REAR YARD, AND THEY ARE PROPOSING A NEW GARAGE STRUCTURE IN THE REAR. AND THAT WAS GRANTED A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ENCROACH AN ADDITIONAL FIVE FEET INTO THAT REAR YARD. SO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED WITHIN THE NEIGHBORING WITHIN THE 200FT, 27 PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES. WE DID RECEIVE ONE PHONE CALL OR WE DID RECEIVE. I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. WE DID RECEIVE ONE RESPONSE. THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE CONFUSED. THEY THOUGHT WE WERE CLOSING MARKET STREET OR NARROWING MARKET STREET. AND CHERYL FOOSE, OUR ASSISTANT PLANNER, SPOKE TO THEM, EXPLAINED THEM, AND THEY THEY UNDERSTOOD THEN THEY WERE FINE WITH THE REQUEST. AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REPLAT P26-0006. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, I CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:44. AND I WILL OPEN THIS TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WILL THAT MOVE THE BACK FENCE INTO THE ALLEY? NO, THE FENCE WILL NOT MOVE. OKAY. NO, THE FENCE IS ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE ANYWAY. SO WHEN THEY BUILD THE NEW GARAGE, IT ALL HAS TO STAY ON THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO MARKET STREET, WHICH MOST PEOPLE CONSIDER AN ALLEY, IS NOT BEING AFFECTED BY THIS AT ALL? NO, SIR. NO, SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? IF NOT, THEN I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION EITHER TO APPROVE OR DENY THIS REQUEST. RP-26-0006. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE. RP-2. MORGAN, YOU'RE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE? YES, I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE RP-26-0006. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORGAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HICKS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. NOT. NOT. UNANIMOUS FOR THIS ONE AS WELL. AND THAT APPEARS TO BRING US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [ITEM 7: CONSENT AGENDA] DO WE HAVE ANY. WE HAVE JUST ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THAT CORRECT. YES, SIR. AND BY THE WORDING OF THE AGENDA IT'S NOT SPECIFIC ON APPROVAL OR DENIAL. [00:15:05] SO IF YOU'LL MAKE THAT PART OF YOUR MOTION, PLEASE. OKAY. WHAT THIS IS THIS IS THE PLAT APPLICATION FOR THE POLICE STATION. NOPE. IT'S A PLAT APPLICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE OLD POLICE STATION WAS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ON THE IN THE DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER DOES NOT APPEAR SO. DOES ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM. NO, NO. SO IN THAT CASE I'D CALL FOR AN A MOTION EITHER TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR TO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF RP-26-007 TO THE COUNCIL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL RP-26-0007. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LANIER, TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HICKS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NOPE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THEN IT'S A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL APPROVAL OF RP-26-0007. ITEM EIGHT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE. BUT WE ARE POTENTIALLY GOING TO HAVE UP TO THREE, MAYBE FOUR [ITEM 8: Discussion of future agenda, new business items, staff requests, and potential special called meeting and/or workshop requests] APPLICATIONS ON THE NEXT AGENDA ON JUNE 2ND. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR REQUESTS FOR THOSE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? HEARING NONE. THEN WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THE MEETING NEXT MONTH. AND I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:47. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.