Aug 04, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission

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OKAY, IT'S 5:30. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING OF THE P AND Z COMMISSION MEETING AUGUST 4TH.

IT'S 5:30 WITH NUMBER ONE. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

NUMBER TWO CITIZENS COMMENTS. IF ANYBODY'S GOT ANYTHING TO SAY, YOU'LL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, SHORT VERSION, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

AND ONCE WE'RE IN PUBLIC HEARING THE COMMISSIONERS WILL NOT ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS, RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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

OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IT'S 5:31.

[III.1. A-26-0001 – Public Hearing, discussion, and action to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the first reading of an ordinance to annex a 3.93-acre tract of land, located at 3260 S US Hwy 81-287 (long legal on file), and within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). (JWM Dealership Property, LLC)]

AND I'LL ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT FOR ANNEXATION 26-0001 INTO THE RECORD IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE.

SO THIS IS A REQUEST FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER AT 3260 SOUTH U.S.

HIGHWAY 287, TO ANNEX A SMALL PORTION OF LAND, 3.93 ACRES THAT IS LOCATED IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

THIS IS PROPOSED TO BE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO WHAT YOU SEE IN THE GREEN IS WHAT IS ANNEXING IN WHAT IS IN THE RED IS ALREADY IN THE CITY THAT FALLS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

SO THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 43, ALLOWS FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.

WE ARE PROVIDING AND HAVE PROVIDED PROPER NOTICE FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE'LL GET A REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND CITY COUNCIL WILL MAKE A DECISION.

AGAIN, THE PROPERTY IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS, DOES NOT CREATE ANY ENCLAVES.

SO THIS IS THE EXISTING LAND USE, ITS AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LIVING IN THE ETJ AND ITS ADJACENT TO THE ACTIVITY CENTER. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SPECIFICALLY THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE LAND USE ECONOMIC AND FISCAL STRATEGY TO ENCOURAGE NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT DIVERSIFIES THE CITY'S TAX BASE BY ATTRACTING NEW INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND PROMOTE THE CITY AS A DESTINATION FOR OFFICE SPACE, IN ADDITION TO RETAIL AND INDUSTRIAL USES.

SO WE DID NOTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE PROPERTY WAS ALSO POSTED PER THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.

WE NOTIFIED TWO. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES BACK BASED UPON THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF OUR STAFF REPORT STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A-26-0001.

WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AND THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE A SMALL PRESENTATION THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE, AND IT WILL ENCOMPASS ITEMS ONE, TWO AND THREE.

THAT WAY SHE CAN. SHE ONLY HAS TO GIVE HER PRESENTATION ONCE TO INCORPORATE IN FOR ALL THREE OF THESE APPLICATIONS.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE TO OPEN UP ON EVERY ONE ON ONE, TWO AND THREE OR DO WE JUST DO? YES. WE WILL HAVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON EVERYONE.

HER PRESENTATION. SHE'S GOING TO COVER ONE, TWO AND THREE OF THOSE.

YES, SIR. OKAY, OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? LISA? OKAY.

IF THE APPLICANT WANTS TO COME UP. NAME AND ADDRESS.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS PATRICIA FANT AND I'M AT 4400 STATE HIGHWAY 121, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS. I'M A PLANNER WITH MCADAMS, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE JAMES WOOD DEALERSHIP AT CALF RANCH.

HERE'S THE PROPERTY OVERVIEW. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S CURRENTLY VACANT AND WE'RE ARE PROPOSING A JAMES WOOD DEALERSHIP.

IT'S NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 287 AND THE HIGHWAY 81 INTERSECTION.

THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IS 15 ACRES, BUT THE PROPERTY TO BE ANNEXED, REZONED AND AMENDMENT AMENDED IS 3.943 ACRES.

THE ANNEXATION, WE ARE REQUESTING ANNEXATION TONIGHT THROUGH P&Z, WE ARE THE RED AREA IS IN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE ANNEXED. IT'S ABOUT 11 ACRES. AND THEN THE BLUE AREA IS ALMOST FOUR ACRES, AND THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING TO BE ANNEXED.

BECAUSE OF THIS WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING A REZONING.

SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE ETJ AND WE DON'T HAVE A ZONE.

AND WE ARE REQUESTING THAT WHEN WE ARE ANNEXED THAT WE WILL BE THE THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

SO WE ARE REQUESTING THE C-2 IN ORDER TO MATCH THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.

THE REZONING IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONES AND THE USES OF THE PROPERTIES.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE GREEN AREA IS IN THE ETJ AND ITS LAND USE IS AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LIVING.

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AGAIN, WE ARE REQUESTING THE THE AREA THAT IS TO BE ANNEXED TO BE THE ACTIVITY CENTER IN ORDER TO CREATE A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT.

I DO KNOW THAT TONIGHT WE'RE NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT CONCEPT PLANS OR APPROVING CONCEPT PLANS, BUT I DID WANT TO SHOW YOU KIND OF OUR THOUGHTS AND WHAT WE ARE KIND OF STARTING TO PLAN OUT AT THIS TIME.

THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN FOR DECATUR DOES HAVE AN 80 FOOT COLLECTOR ON THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY WE HAVE DEDICATED OR WE WILL DEDICATE THAT 40 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.

THERE'S A 30 FOOT FIRE LANE AROUND THE BUILDING.

BOTH THE INGRESS EGRESS ALONG HIGHWAY 287 ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING APPROVED BY TEXDOT.

SO WE'VE STARTED THAT PROCESS. THERE'S ALSO A 40 FOOT MUTUAL ACCESS THAT RUNS IN BETWEEN HIGHWAY TWO AND 87.

AND OUR PROPERTY. THAT WAY THERE IS CONNECTION FROM THE NORTHERN SITES TO THE SOUTHERN SITES WITHOUT HAVING TO DISRUPT THE THE DEALERSHIP OR GO THROUGH IT OR, OR GO INSIDE ANYWHERE. AND THEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE EASEMENTS RUNNING THROUGH THE ETJ PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, AS YOU CAN SEE. WE HAVEN'T PLANNED MUCH FOR THE ETJ AT THIS MOMENT, BUT THAT WILL BE COMING FORTHCOMING IN THE FUTURE.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IS COHESIVE AND ALL TOGETHER.

AND SO THAT'S ME. THANK YOU. LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP HERE TO ANSWER ANY DEALERSHIP SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS NOW 5:37. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? FROM THE STATE OR YOU. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? SORRY, MIKE WENT ON, IS THIS CONTINGENT ON THE APPROVAL FROM THE STATE FOR AN ENTRANCE INTO THE PROPERTY, OR? THAT, THAT WILL COME WITH THEIR PLANNING AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION PLANS OR CIVIL PLANS.

THAT CAN BE WHEN THEY GO TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY, THEN ANY TYPE OF APPROVALS WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON THE STATE APPROVING THEIR INGRESS EGRESS THROUGH THERE. GOTCHA. YEAH. BUT THE ANNEXATION COMP PLAN REZONE IS NOT CONTINGENT UPON THEM GETTING THAT ACCESS.

OKAY. IS THE CURRENT CITY LIMIT LINE THAT BISECTS THIS? IS THAT THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARY OF THE ORIGINAL CITY OF DECATUR? IS THAT WHY THAT LINE IS THERE? MR. WOODRUFF I DON'T KNOW ON THAT.

I CAN GO BACK. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHETHER BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THAT SLASHING LINE CAME FROM.

THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH AN ANNEXATION FOR THE TA.

TA. THE TRUCK CENTER THAT'S DOWN THERE. OH, OKAY.

IT WAS, THAT WAS ALL OF THAT WAS ANNEXED IN DURING THAT, DURING THAT TIME.

BUT THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE. I MEAN, HASN'T THE OWNERSHIP ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME WITH THE, THE PART THAT'S IN AND THE PART THAT'S OUT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN ONE? THAT'S AN ODD WAY TO. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY IT WASN'T ALL ANNEXED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. IT'S AN OBVIOUS NO BRAINER TO APPROVE THIS.

SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. ARE THERE ANY WATER OR SEWER EXTENSIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED? AND WILL THAT BE BORNE BY THE CITY OR IS THIS A LITTLE EARLY.

SO STILL A LITTLE EARLY FOR THAT. THERE ARE SEVERAL PLANS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR THIS.

CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT SEWER IN THAT PART OF THE CITY.

SO THE TO TRUCK CENTER OUT THERE IS ON A SEPTIC SYSTEM.

RIGHT NOW THERE, THERE IS TALKS ON, ON HOW TO WORK THROUGH THAT AND BEING WORKED ON IN THE CIVIL PLAN PART OF THAT.

HOWEVER, IT'S NOT PART OF THE ANNEXATION COMP PLAN OR REZONING ON THIS.

THAT WOULD ALL BE CONTINGENT AND BE APPROVED THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AS IT'S REVIEWED.

WILL THE DEVELOPER PICK UP ANY PART OF THAT? IS THAT IN ANY CONVERSATION? SO THE DEVELOPER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVING THEIR PROPERTY.

OKAY. FOLLOW UP QUESTION. ARE THERE ANY PIPELINE DRAINAGE ACCESS OR UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED HERE? THERE ARE, BUT THOSE WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE CIVIL PLANS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE.

THERE ARE SOME EASEMENTS THAT RUN THROUGH THERE.

THERE'S A WATER LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THERE RIGHT NOW.

THIS SERVES THE TO AREA, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S ALREADY IN AN EASEMENT ALREADY CAPTURED AND, AND PUT IN PLACE WHEN IT BECOMES ANNEXED. IT'LL BE REFLECTED ON THE PLAT THAT COMES IN THROUGH THERE.

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I'LL SECOND. MR. SAMER MOHAMED, I DO NEED A SECOND.

I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MASON WOODRUFF.

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

[III.2. CP-26-0002 – Public Hearing, discussion, and action to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the first reading of an ordinance to amend the City of Decatur’s Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map from Agriculture and Rural Living Land Use (AR) to Activity Center Land Use (AC), for a 3.93-acre tract of land, located at 3260 S US Hwy 81-287 (long legal on file), and within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). (JWM Dealership Property, LLC)]

IT IS NOW 5:41. LISA. YES, SIR. AGAIN, LISA HANNON, PLANNING DIRECTOR.

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

SO THIS IS THE SECOND OF THE THREE APPLICATIONS FOR THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3260 SOUTH HIGHWAY US 287.

IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

SO THIS SHOWS THE CURRENT LAND USE ETJ AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LIVING ALONG WITH ACTIVITY CENTER.

SO THE PROPOSED LAND USE IS ACTIVITY CENTER, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE PRIMARY LAND USE OF RETAIL, COMMERCIAL SERVICE, OFFICE USES AND AN AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP, AS STATED, IS PROPOSED FOR THIS SITE.

IT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE LAND USE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS STATED EARLIER, AND BASED UPON THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 26-0002.

AND AS STATED EARLIER, THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION WOULD LIKE TO BE INCORPORATED IN WITH THIS APPLICATION.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS? OKAY. ANYBODY ONLINE? OKAY. HEARING NONE. THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS NOW 5:43. COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS. OKAY.

HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON A 26-0002.

CP. I'M SORRY, CP. WHAT DID I SAY? YOU SAID A.

OKAY. CP-26-0002.

I'LL OFFER A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM CP-26-0002, IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION TO FROM COMMISSIONER MASON WOODRUFF TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL ON CP-26*9-0002. I NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BRAD MORGAN.

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

OKAY. NUMBER THREE. YEAH. PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE GOING BACK INTO THAT AND IT IS NOW 5:44.

[III.3. ZC-26-0003 – Public Hearing, discussion, and action to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the first reading of an ordinance to change the zoning from Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) to Thoroughfare Business District (C-2) for a 3.93-acre tract of land, located at 3260 S US Hwy 81- 287 (long legal on file), and within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). (JWM Dealership Property, LLC)]

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

SO THIS IS THE THIRD AND LAST APPLICATION FOR THE ANNEXATION PROCESS.

IT'S THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY. LIKE WE SAID THE ANNEXATION THE COMP PLAN ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS.

SO IT'S ZONED SINGLE FAMILY IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LIVING PROPOSED AN AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP.

AND THE ANNEXATION TRIGGERS THE REZONING REQUIREMENT.

PROPOSED AS THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS C-2, WHICH WILL BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THAT AREA.

WE'VE NOTIFIED ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS VIA THE US POSTAL SERVICE AND THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN POSTED PER THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.

NO RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND BASED ON THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF OUR STAFF REPORT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ZONING CHANGE 26-0003. HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY, HEARING NONE, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS NOW 5:45. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS?

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MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER EILEEN CROSS.

I DO NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER JOHN LANIER.

THIS IS ON ZC-26-0003. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOVING ON TO, I GUESS FOUR, DISCUSSION ITEMS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ANY. THAT IS CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE'LL JUST MOVE RIGHT ON INTO FIVE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[V. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

OKAY. THEN WE CAN RECOMMEND IT IN ONE MOTION.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECOMMEND OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR DENIAL.

YOU CAN RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF. YES. I MEAN, OR YOU CAN PULL AN ITEM.

IT'S USUALLY JUST APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT. OF CONSENT AGENDA PP260002.

AND THE MINUTES FROM THE JULY 7TH MEETIN.G AND THE P&Z MEETING, MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY THE 7TH.

YES, SIR. OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. CHAIRMAN.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ONE A AND ONE B.

OKAY. I'VE GOT A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SAMER MOHAMED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON CONSENT AGENDA PP-26-0002 AND P AND Z MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY THE 7TH.

I DO NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER EILEEN CROSS.

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

[VI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

DEADLINE WAS YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, WE MAY HAVE ONE SNEAK IN BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK.

SO WE WILL HAVE A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. THEN I'LL BRING THIS MEETING TO AN ADJOURNMENT. IT IS NOW 5:47.

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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.