Jul 07, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

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A THIRD SORT OF. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THIS MEETING FOR THE P&Z FOR JULY THE 7TH.

FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA IS CALL TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM AND GOING TO ITEM TWO.

LISA. SO THIS IS WHERE YOU JUST CALL FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS.

I GOT YOU. OKAY. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM THREE THEN AND TRY TO HURRY THIS THING UP.

[III.1. RP-26-0010 – Consider and take action regarding a request to Replat Lot 1R, Block 77, South Decatur Addition, being a replat of part Lot 1, Block 77, South Decatur Addition to the City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas, also known as 1300 S Hatcher Street. (Jackson) ]

THE COMMISSIONERS WILL RESERVE ALL QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND THE DISCUSSION ITEM IS OPENED.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS NOW 5:31.

LISA. YES, SIR. LISA HANNON, PLANNING DIRECTOR.

I'LL ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT INTO THE RECORD IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE.

SO THIS IS A REPLAT FOR 1300 SOUTH HATCHER STREET.

PER THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THIS PROPERTY CAN BE PLATTED LEGALLY.

IT WILL MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ONCE WE GET THROUGH SOME OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUESTS THROUGH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

SO IT'S A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER OF AN ACRE. SITS ON THE CORNER OF EAST PRINCE AND HATCHER, SOUTH HATCHER STREET. SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR SETBACK ENCROACHMENTS FOR THE FRONT YARD ALONG HATCHER STREET. FOR THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE, THE SIDE YARD ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH AND ON THE SECONDARY STREET FRONTAGE ALONG PRINCE STREET. AND THOSE ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE JULY 20TH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING.

IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A VARIANCE THAT'S REQUESTED FOR THE NEW CARPORT THAT IS BEING PROPOSED.

IT'S A CARPORT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WILL ALSO BE HEARD AT THE JULY 20TH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING.

SO WE DID NOTIFY 21 PROPERTY OWNERS PER THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS VIA THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES FROM ANYONE AS OF THE JUNE 30TH POSTING OF THE AGENDA.

AGAIN, PLANNING IS MINISTERIAL. IT CAN BE, IT AGAIN WHEN IT MEETS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED.

SO BASED ON THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OUTLINED IN OUR STAFF REPORT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF CASE RP 26-0010 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS THAT THIS ENCROACHMENT.

SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS ARE TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE THE PLAT IS RECORDED.

I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS OPEN MEETING.

IT IS NOW 5:33. COMMISSIONERS. ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS CONCERNS FOR STAFF? I ASSUME. I ASSUME THAT ALL OF THESE ENCROACHMENTS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME.

WHEN WAS THE DO WE KNOW WHEN THE HOUSE WAS BUILT? THE PROPERTY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1957. SO THEY HAVE BEEN IN PLACE.

OF COURSE OBVIOUSLY THE HOUSE HASN'T MOVED. SO YES, THE ENCROACHMENTS, THOSE ENCROACHMENTS HAVE BEEN THERE.

YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THE FOLLOW UP QUESTION, OR THE MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ME IS, SO THERE'S ALL THESE ENCROACHMENTS.

AND THEY ALSO WANT TO PUT IN A CARPORT? YES, SIR.

THAT IS CORRECT. AND THAT WILL BE HEARD BY THE BOARD. BY BOA.

RIGHT, AS A VARIANCE REQUEST. SO IT HAS TO MEET CRITERIA FOR THAT VARIANCE REQUEST.

OKAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. IN THAT AREA, TOO.

I'M NOT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. I THINK THERE ARE A FEW.

I DON'T KNOW IF MR. SMITH CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

THERE ARE SOME IN THAT AREA. YES, THAT WERE EXISTING PRIOR TO THIS AND BEFORE THE ZONING REQUIREMENT FOR THE SETBACK WAS IN PLACE.

AND IN THE PROCESS OF DOING MY STAFF REPORT FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, THE THE, THIS PROPERTY DID HAVE A SMALL CARPORT ON THE FRONT OF IT BASED ON GOOGLE IMAGERY THAT I FOUND TODAY BACK IN 2012, BUT IT'S GONE.

IT WASN'T ON THERE IN 2008, AND IT WAS THERE IN 2012 BASED ON THE IMAGERY, BUT IT WAS GONE IN 2022,

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I I'M RIGHT. AND THIS PROPERTY OWNER HAS OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE 2015.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR DENIAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR RP-26-0010 WITH THE STAFF STATED CONDITIONS. MR. CHAIRMAN, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF RP-0010 WITH STAFFS IDENTIFIED CONDITIONS. OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER SAMER, MOHAMED. NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER EILEEN CROSS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY, MOVING TO ITEM FOR DISCUSSION ITEMS. YES, SIR.

[Items IV.1 & IV.2]

NO ACTION IS NEEDED ON THIS. WE'VE RECEIVED TWO APPLICATIONS TO HAVE ALTERNATE MEMBERS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING.

ONE IS MISS DARLENE HILTON. AND OUR SECOND IS MR. FRANCISCO DEL BOSQUE. THEY HAVE BOTH SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED AS ALTERNATES ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED. THIS IS DISCUSSION ONLY AND IT HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE JULY 13TH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TO HAVE THEM APPOINTED AS ALTERNATE MEMBERS. DO WE GET TO TALK TO THEM BEFORE? NOT HOW THE PROCESS GOES NOW. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS COMMISSIONERS ON THAT. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE CONSENT AGENDAS.

[V. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

OKAY. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR SEPARATE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE BOTH ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER JOHN LANIER.

NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BRAD MORGAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. ITEM SIX.

[VI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

WE WILL HAVE AN ANNEXATION COMP PLAN, REZONING AND A PRELIMINARY PLAT AT THIS TIME.

OUR DEADLINE WAS YESTERDAY FOR SUBMITTAL. WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING? WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU SAID? ANNEXATION. ANNEXATION.

YES, SIR. JOHN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR.

THAT'S IT. ANYBODY GOT ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. MEETING'S ADJOURNED.

IT IS NOW 5:39. GOOD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.