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GUYS READY?[II. Call to Order]
GOOD AFTERNOON.THIS IS THE, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
TODAY IS MARCH 4TH, 2024, AND THE TIME IS 5:30 PM I'M GONNA ASK FOR A ROLL CALL.
PRESENT THE LIMA ESCOBIDO PRESENT.
[IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF NEXT, LAST MONTH'S MINUTES.UH, CAN I GET A MOTION, MR. WAGNER? SO TO APPROVE, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SECOND APPROVED BY MR. WAGNER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE LAST MONTH'S, MINUTES, IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
WE HAVE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
[VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION)]
WELL WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEW BUSINESS.THE PROPERTY OWNER IS BCP DIVERSIFIED.
THE PROPERTY LOCATION IS ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 57TH STREET AND NINTH AVENUE.
JCAD PARCEL NUMBER 7 3 5 5 6 AND 7 3 5 5 8.
THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPL IN THE POWELL CODE SUBDIVISION, PART OF THE LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REPL REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING PART OF LOT EIGHT BLOCK NINE RANGE I PART ARTHUR, THE LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
NEW TRACK NAME TRACK EIGHT DASH EIGHT, PART OF LOT EIGHT BLOCK NINE RANGE.
I PART OF THE LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE MULTIDIMENSIONAL.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 6.844 ACRES OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS A PD SEVEN.
THE ABUTTING ZONES ARE NORTH PLAN DEVELOPMENT SEVEN SOUTHEAST AND WEST LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TAKEN BY PART OF ONE PAL CO LOT INTO ONE NEWT TRACK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLANT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON JANUARY 30TH, 20 2024.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLANT IS TO COMBINE, COMBINE PART OF ONE ALCO LOT INTO ONE NEW TRACK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15TH.
FOUR NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITH IN A 200 FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PNZ PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, MARCH 4TH, 2024.
UM, SINCE WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO, I'M SURE, UH, THIS IS MY FIRST ONE, GUYS.
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS? REPL? ANYONE HERE? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO LIKES TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS REPL AGAINST THE REPL? NO.
THIS PROPERTY, IS THIS LOCATED BY ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? YES, SIR.
RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT.
AND THIS IS FOR US FAMILY SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT? NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
UM, IT'S IN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT SEVEN DISTRICT.
AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE JUST REPLANTING IT.
UM, IT'S FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
NEXT CASE NUMBER R 24 DASH ZERO FOUR.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS MOHAMED AND HEATHER JABBA.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 40 40 GUFFY DRIVE, JCAD PARCEL NUMBER 1 2 7 6 9.
AND THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPL IN THE BRINKMAN PLACE IN BRINKMAN PLACE.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REPL REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING.
ONE DASH FIVE BLOCK, FIVE BRINKMAN PLACE, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE NEW TRACK NAME TRACK ONE DASH A.
ONE THROUGH FIVE BLOCK, FIVE BRINKMAN PLACE, CITY
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OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 255.28 FEET BY 121.61 FEET, TOTALING 31044.60 SQUARE FEET.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE 0.7114 ACRE OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL.
THE ABUTTING ZONES SOUTH IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
NORTHEAST AND WEST ARE COMMERCIAL RETAIL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TO COMBINE FIVE LOTS INTO ONE NEW TRACK FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL.
AN APPLICATION FOR A REPL WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON JANUARY 30TH, 2024.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAY IS TO COMBINE FIVE FIVE LOTS INTO ONE NEW TRACK FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2000, 24, 25.
NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PNZ PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, MARCH 4TH, 2024.
ANY QUESTIONS, REMARKS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO IT IS THAT THE BUILDING, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE BUILDING ON ROSEDALE IN GULF WAY WAS ACTUALLY, UM, A BAKERY BEFORE AND IT SHOWS, UM, THE, IT SHOWS A YELLOW BUILDING, WHICH WAS A VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT.
RIGHT? SO IS THAT PICTURE CORRECT? THE YELLOW BUILDING? MM-HMM.
AND THAT'S NOT THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF POPEYE'S CHICKEN.
ANTHONY, IS THIS THE CORRECT BUILDING? I WANT TO SAY.
SO YEAH, THE PHOTO, LET ME DOUBLE CHECK.
LEAH, CAN YOU PULL IT UP ON, ON UM, GOOGLER, OR YOU COULD JUST TYPE IT IN THE REGULAR WEBSITE.
JUST IS THAT ACROSS FROM 40, 40 MM-HMM?
IS THAT THE BUILDING THAT USED TO BE THE RESTAURANT WITH THE WINDOWS? YES.
THAT ARE CURVED LIKE THIS? YES.
AND THAT'S THIS BUILDING? NO, THAT'S NOT THE ABOVE.
COMMISSION FOR THE RECORD BUILDING.
YEAH, IT'S KIND OF SIMILAR BUT
SO IF YOU COULD JUST DO A, AND I'LL CORRECT IT, THE AGENDA FOR THE RECORD.
BUT THIS IS THE CORRECT BUILDING.
SO LARRY WILL GIVE YOU A, A LITTLE TOUR OF WHAT'S IN THE AREA ACROSS THE STREET.
CAN YOU TURN BACK AROUND TO THE BUILDING, LARRY? SO THEY'RE GONNA MAKE THAT A CAR DEALERSHIP.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICATION SAYS FOR EXISTING COMMERCIALS.
WOULD I HAVE, IF THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICATION SAYS, UM, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT, OKAY, WAIT, COMMERCIAL, UH, CAR DEALERSHIP.
COMMERCIAL RETAIL FOR CAR DEALERSHIP? YES MA'AM.
GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS? COM COMMISSIONERS? NO.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE CHAMBER WILLING TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS REPL? ANYONE SPEAKING AGAINST THIS REPL FOR THE REPL? ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK FOR THE REPL? IF NOT, WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT.
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OKAY.CASE NUMBER Z 24 DASH ZERO ONE.
THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE VIVIAN BALLOU AND DEN WIND.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1428 AUSTIN AVENUE AND 5 0 1 13 STREET JCAD PARCEL NUMBER 9 3 0 2 2 AND NUMBER 9 3 0 2 0.
THE REQUEST TYPE IS A ZONING MAP CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.
TRACK FIVE DASH A AND SEVEN DASH A BLOCK 4 98.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.7245 ACRES OF LAND TOTALING 31,559 SQUARE FEET.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE PROPOSED ZONING IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH AND EAST ARE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, SOUTH LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WEST, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWO FAMILY, TO A PLANNED DIS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR AN EXISTING WAREHOUSE AND FUTURE WAREHOUSE AND RECORD SERVICE.
AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT ON JANUARY 19TH, 2024, REQUESTING A ZONING MAP CHANGE FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR AN EXISTING WAREHOUSE IN RECORD SERVICE.
THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024.
PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION, THE CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE SANITARIAN SOLID WASTE DIVISION, REGULATORY SERVICES, ENGINEERING DIVISION, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DRAINAGE DISTRICT SEVEN NUMBER DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL AS A CLIENT AS CLIENT REPRESENTATION FROM SALT TECH SURVEYORS.
INFORMATION REGARDED THE DEVELOPMENT WAS PROVIDED TO THE DEVELOPER AND OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ALONG WITH THE CONTACT INFORMATION IF ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS NEEDED.
A ZONING MAP CHANGE REZONING IS A CHANGE OR MODIFICATION TO THE BOUNDARIES OF ANY ZONING DISTRICT WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP.
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2020 4 21, NOTICES WERE MAILED TO JASON PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN A PUERTO ARTHUR NEWSPAPER A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC, BEFORE THE PNZ PUBLIC HEARING, EXCUSE ME, SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 4TH, 2024.
AS OF MARCH 3RD, 2024, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING HAS RECEIVED ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION THAT I WILL READ INTO RECORD FOR YOU ALL.
ATTENTION THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
I PROPERTY OWNER LIKE AT THE AREA R 23 28 14 28 AUSTIN AVENUE PROTEST AGAINST A WAREHOUSE TO BE BUILT NEXT DOOR TO MY RESIDENCE.
THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC, NOISE, CRIME, AND POSSIBLE TAX INCREASE IS NOT WELCOME.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ZONING LIMITS OR ZONING LIMITS OR ELIMINATES COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE NOISE, POLLUTION, TRAFFIC, AND OTHER NUISANCES.
SO AS THE PROTEST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUE SO AS TO PROTECT, I'M SORRY, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
ZONING RESTRICTIONS IN GENERAL ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT PROPERTY VALUE AND AVOID NUISANCES BY PROVIDING DISTRICT AREA FOR CREATION TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.
AND USE THE AIR POLLUTION EMITTED FROM WAREHOUSE DIESEL TRUCK TRAFFIC CAN HARM THE HEALTH OF THOSE LIVING WELL BEYOND A WAREHOUSE PROPERTY LINE, LOWER PROPERTY VALUE DUE, TRAFFIC DUE TRUCK TRAVELING PASS HOMES TO REACH A WAREHOUSE, WAREHOUSE NOISE TO DISTURB NEARBY RESIDENTS AND CHARLES PROTEST, WHICH, UM, EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TO WRITE THEIR OWN LETTER OF PROTEST.
SO, UM, BUT SHE DID LIST SOME OTHER PEOPLES WHO
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WERE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE AGAINST IT, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK ON IT ON THEIR BEHALF AND SUBMIT THEIR OWN LETTERS.SO, AND THE SECOND PROTEST WITHIN SIX MONTHS WAS DENIED DUE TO AFRO MENTION DISTRICT.
MAY I ASK HOW MANY PEOPLE SIGN? UM, WELL NO INFORMATION THIS, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T READ INTO RECORD.
IF THEY WERE AGAINST IT THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO WRITE THEIR OWN LETTER AND BE AT THE MEETING TODAY TO SPEAK AGAINST.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? ONE HAND.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE CHAMBER WANTING TO SPEAK AGAINST YOU CAN COME UP.
MY NAME IS MS. ALICE, YOU GOTTA COME UP TO MIC.
THAT'S STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I STAY AT 5 34 EAST 14TH STREET.
BEEN A RESIDENT THERE FOR 46 YEARS WITH MY MOTHER AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE AREA.
ALSO, I AM TOTALLY AGAINST IT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE BUSING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK AREA AT 2:42 AM IN THE MORNING YOU HEAR ALL THIS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF MY MOM HOUSE AND EVERYBODY'S HOUSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LIGHT ON AUSTIN AND GULF WAY, IT TAKES LONG.
SO THEY TAKE THE RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH THEIR TRUCKS AND IT'S DOWN 14TH STREET THAT THEY'RE GETTING THAT WAY.
AND IN THE PARKING AREA THERE'S LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS, BUT THEY PARKED ON THE SIDE OF OUR STREET THAT OBSTRUCTED US FROM GETTING OUR OWN PERSONAL DRIVEWAY, WHICH WE DO LIVE THERE.
THEN THE NOISE COMING DOWN THE STREET, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM AT 2 42 IN THE MORNING IS UNWELCOME.
YES, EVERYBODY DO THEIR OWN, BUT YOU THROWING TRASH OUT YOUR CAR, GOING TO THIS PLACE WHERE YOU'RE GETTING A RIDE ON THE BUS TO WHEREVER REFINERY YOU'RE GOING TO THE LOTTERY.
WE RES WE RESPECT OURSELVES OVER THERE.
THEY'RE NOT RESPECTING OUR RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE ONLY UTILIZING TO GET TO AND FROM THE TRANSPORTATION AREA WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING.
THEY'RE NOT LIVING THERE, THEY'RE NOT CLEANING UP AND THEY'RE MAKING NOISE AND IT'S UNWELCOME.
WE JUST GOT, UH, THEY SAY OUR SOAR THING FROM THE FLOOD DONE THE WAY THEY TURN ON OUR STREET, IT'S MESSING IT UP ALREADY AND IT HAVEN'T BEEN A GOOD TWO AND A HALF, THREE YEARS SINCE THEY DID IT.
THEY THEN HIT OUR SIGN THREE TIMES THE STOP SIGN ON 14 AND WACO AND THEY'VE HIT THE SIGN ON AUSTIN AND 14 AND THE ONE COMING ACROSS 12TH STREET AND AFTER WORK YOU COULD HEAR THEM ON THE MIDDLE PART OF THE TRACK AREA.
I GUESS JUST HANGING OUT REVIVING.
WE DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT IN THE AFTERNOON EITHER IN THE MORNING.
BEING A RESIDENTIAL AREA, I THOUGHT WE WERE PROTECTED BY FROM ALL THAT.
PROCTOR STREET HAVE A LOT OF EMPTY SPACES FURTHER DOWN ON 1200 AVENUE OF AUSTIN AVENUE.
IT IS OLD BUSINESS PLACES THAT'S EMPTY, THAT'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.
THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER SIGHTING FOR THAT AREA 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE RESIDENTIAL RIGHT HERE IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF AUSTIN AVENUE.
BUT WHERE WE LEFT THE NOISE ILLUSION, IT'S JUST THROWING TRASH IN OUR YARDS.
IT'S JUST NOT FOR US THAT TIME OF MORNING OR ANYTHING.
IT'S A OLDER RESIDENT AND THERE'S MUCH OBLIG TO BE RESPECTED.
I NEED TO ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION.
UM, YOU'RE SAYING THEY'RE STANDING OUT WHERE? ON THE, THE PROPERTY ITSELF LIKE UM, AUSTIN AVENUE AND WHERE THE BUS IS IN THE MIDDLE AFTER WORK IS JUST LIKE A HANGOUT AREA.
ON THAT SAME PROPERTY THEY'RE WANTING TO BUILD OR ADD TO LIKE IT'S EMPTY.
SO THEY LIKE, OKAY, WE'LL JUST WAIT TILL SO AND SO COME OR I'LL WAIT FOR MY RIDE RIGHT HERE.
I MEAN I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING OR IF YOUR INTENT IS TO GO TO WORK WITH THEM.
I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT YOU'RE STANDING THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE STANDING WAITING FOR A RIDE ACTUALLY, OR YOU OUT THERE SOMETHING LOOKING AROUND THE HOMES.
WHO ACTUALLY IS OUT THAT TIME OF MORNING? I'M NOT SURE.
IT'S JUST UNCOMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT SOMEONE'S STANDING ON THE CORNER OF THE PROPERTY RIGHT THERE.
LIKE, OKAY, WELL THEY GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA GO CATCH THAT BUS OR WHAT I MEAN, BUT THEN YOU SEE PEOPLE WHO DON'T CATCH THE BUS.
I GUESS THEY MISS THAT BUS, BUT THEY'RE STILL STANDING THERE 30 MINUTES, AN HOUR LATER.
YOU COULD SEE IT FROM HER LITTLE VIDEO CAMERAS AND STUFF.
I'M LIKE OKAY IS THIS SOMEONE JUST LOOKING OUT TO BURGLARIZE OUR HOME OR IS SOMEBODY ACTUALLY GOING TO WORK? THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANY ONE QUESTION? YES.
ARE THEY PARKING THEIR CARS THERE AND WAITING FOR THE BUS TO TRANSPORT THEM TO THE REFINERY? WHEN THE SECURITY OFFICER EXPLAINED TO US IF THEY MISS THE BUS, THEY CAN'T PARK IN 'CAUSE THE BUS IS NOT GONNA COME BACK AND GET THEM.
SO THEIR PARKING AREA IS NOT ALLOWED IN.
'CAUSE THEY HAVE NO TENDENCY TO GET TO WORK.
YOU WHEN YOU GET READY TO CATCH THAT BUS, YOUR CAR HAS TO BE INSIDE.
IF YOU MISS THE BUS, YOU HAVE TO PARK OUTSIDE
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AND THERE ARE CARS PARKED OUTSIDE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THAT AREA.BUT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS THE YES.
'CAUSE IT'S AN EMPTY LOT RIGHT THERE, WHICH YOU WANT TO BUILD A WAREHOUSE SO THAT'S GONNA CREATE MORE OF A TRAFFIC.
BUT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE NOT ON THIS LOT.
IT'S NEXT TO IT IS HANG, CAN YOU PULL IT UP? CAN YOU SEE? OH, SO IS THAT YOUR HOUSE AT THE TOP ON THAT PICTURE? MY HOUSE IS BLUE.
THE OTHER ONE'S WHITE AND THE OTHER ONE'S GREEN.
MR. CHARLESTON IS THE YELLOW HOUSE.
OKAY, SO THERE'S AN EXISTING WAREHOUSE ALREADY? MM-HMM
AND THEN THE ONE OTHER CORNER THAT'S EMPTY, THAT'S WHERE THE FUTURE WAREHOUSE IS.
THAT'S WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD IT.
LARRY GO UP, THERE'S A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET.
IS THAT THE GO OR GO DOWN? I'M SORRY.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE PARKING AT.
IS THAT THE LOT THAT THEY ARE YOU SPEAKING OF RIGHT BEHIND THAT SIGN? MM-HMM.
THAT'S WHERE THEY PARKED RIGHT BEHIND THAT.
OH, THAT'S YOUR HOUSE IN THE BACK.
I MEAN LIKE FIRST HOUSES THAT YOU GUYS SENT FROM YOUR PODIUM TO THIS SEAT.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE, WHERE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
ON PROPOSED WAREHOUSE PROPERTY.
I GUESS THESE ARE WHERE THEY'RE YEAH.
CONGREGATED, RIGHT? I MEAN FROM HIM TO RIGHT THERE.
YOU WANT THE WAREHOUSE WHERE HE'S SITTING BUT MY HOUSE IS RIGHT HERE.
SO WHERE YOU GO? YOU WANNA PARK AND LOT.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FRONT DOOR.
IT ALREADY HAVE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF MY STREET GOING FOR THIS BUS RIDE TO GET TO THE, TO THE PLANT.
THAT'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING FOR THAT LITTLE STREET BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANNA WAIT AT THE LIGHT AND RESPECT THE LIGHT.
IS THERE ANYONE WILLING TO SPEAK FOR THIS ZONING CHANGE? ANYONE WILLING TO SPEAK FOR THE ZONING CHANGE? IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ZONING.
CASE NUMBER Z 24 DASH ZERO TWO PROPERTY OWNER HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNSEL.
THE PROPERTY LOCATION, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1250 HIGHWAY 365.
JCA PARCEL NUMBER 2 4 4 1 7 3.
THE REQUEST TYPE A ZONING MAP, CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIPTION, I'M SORRY COMMISSIONERS.
THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOT.
FIVE TRACK FOUR BLOCK 13 RANGE L PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
TOTAL ACREAGE 3.155 ACRES OF LAND TOTALING INTO 137431.8 SQUARE FEET.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.
THE PROPOSED ZONING IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT WILL INCLUDE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
THE ABUTTING ZONE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST IS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, EAST HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL CLINIC FOR THE INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE.
AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON JANUARY 29TH, 2024 REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR AN EXISTING WAREHOUSE IN RUTGER SERVICE.
THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 24TH, 2024.
PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED REP THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION, THE CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL SANITARIAN SOLID WASTE DIVISION, REGULATORY SERVICES, THE ENGINEERING DIVISION, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL AS CLIENT REPRESENTATION FROM BENCHMARK PLANS AND ASSOCIATES LLC.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT WAS PROVIDED TO THE DEVELOPER AND OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ALONG WITH CONTACT INFORMATION IF ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS NEEDED.
A ZONING MAP CHANGE OR A REZONING IS A CHANGE OR MODIFICATION TO THE BOUNDARIES OF ANY ZONING DISTRICT WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP.
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024 SEVEN NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PNZ SCHEDULED BEFORE THE PNZ PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, MARCH 4TH, 2024.
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AS OF MARCH 3RD, 2024, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING HAS RECEIVED NO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION AND THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS.DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS MR. WAGNER? NO.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE ZONING CHANGE? ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE ZONING CHANGE? ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE ZONING CHANGE? FOR THE ZONING CHANGE? IF NOT, THIS WAS THE LAST ONE.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE, OH WAIT, CHARLES, BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK.
WOULD IT MEAN GOOD EVENING? GOOD EVENING.
HOW ARE YOU? THIS IS CHARLES JERI WITH B-P-A-L-L-C.
AND GENTLEMAN HERE, STEVE MINTO.
HE IS WITH THE, HAS HEALTH SAFETY.
WE ARE UH, TRYING TO RENOVATE THE EXISTING BUILDING FROM A CLUBHOUSE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TO PROFESSIONAL FACILITY TO HELP THE INDUSTRIES AND ALSO HELP THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR DRUG TESTING.
ANY KIND OF THINGS THAT IS RELATED TO THAT.
SO I HAVE STEVE HERE, HE CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT INFORMATION ABOUT THAT FROM THE COMPANY IN PASADENA.
I'M, I'M THE FACILITY MANAGER FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNCIL.
WE'RE BASED OUT OF PASADENA LAKE CHARLES SAID.
UM, AND SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS RENOVATE THIS BUILDING AND, AND MAKE IT AN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTER TO WHERE WE CAN DO PRE-EMPLOYMENT, DRUG TESTINGS, FIT TESTINGS FOR CONTRACTORS THAT ARE LOOKING TO GET INTO THE PLANTS.
UM, DO SOME MINOR INJURY CARE.
WE'LL HAVE A DOCTOR ON SITE, ANY MAJOR INJURIES, THEY'LL SEND THEM TO SOMEWHERE THAT CAN HANDLE THAT.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP THE, THE, THE INDUSTRY WORKERS IN THE AREA HAVE A, A BETTER WAY TO GET SERVICES THAT THEY NEED BEFORE THEY GET ON AND WHILE THEY'RE ON PLANTS.
CAN UH, DID YOU NOT HAVE A DRAWING, A RENDERING OF YES, THERE'S A, THERE SHOULD BE A RENDERING IN THE PACKET FOR A ROUGH FLOOR PLAN.
IT'S SO LIKE A CONSTANT LAYOUT THAT IT SHOWS THE FACILITIES AND UH, OF COURSE IT'S GONNA BE DEVELOPED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ON THE, ALL THE MEPS AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN LATER ON.
H EIGHT IS A BUILDING CONCEPT.
SO THE UH, EXISTING BUILDING AND SITE IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM OR DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT IS TOP RIGHT.
UM, SO THE BUILDING WITHIN IN THE MIDDLE IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA CONSTRUCT? NO, THIS EXISTING BUILDING.
THE EXISTING BUILDING IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO INSIDE RECONSTRUCT THE INSIDE TO MAKE IT INTO TYPE OF CLINIC AND YES.
SO WILL YOU BE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING TO THE REMAINING PART OF THE PROPERTY? NO, NO, NO.
IT'S GONNA HAVE JUST THE EXISTING, A NICE NICE SPACE LIFT AS WELL TO BE MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE ON THE HIGHWAY 365.
SO YOU'RE THE PURCHASER, YOU BOUGHT THE BUILDING? I'M WITH MY DESIGN FIRM.
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNCIL BOUGHT THE BUILDING.
I WAS WONDERING 'CAUSE SOMEBODY TOLD ME THAT IT HAD BEEN A NEW OWNER HAD TAKEN OVER THE BUILDING BECAUSE WE ALWAYS ASK WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT BUILDING, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE SEE NO MOVEMENT.
SO WE WOULD JUST WONDERING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD GOOD MOVEMENT NOW.
YEAH BUT UH, BUT IT'LL BE GOOD TRAFFIC ON 365.
'CAUSE I SAW THEIR FACILITY IN PASADENA.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WHEN I WALKED IN.
I THOUGHT IT WAS THE AIRPORT PEOPLE COMING, GOING REST AND RIGHT.
VERY NICE SOPHISTICATED FACILITY.
BUT THIS IS GONNA BE A SMALL MINIATURE OF THAT FACILITY HERE.
IT'S GONNA BE VERY ATTRACTIVE TO INSIDE AS WELL.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING TO CHANGE IT TO FROM HEAVY TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS IN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NO, NO.
WE WILL PROBABLY TAKE THE TWO RELAS AS ONE.
AM I RIGHT? SO YOU WANT TO UH, VOTE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST? OH, OKAY.
UH, CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? MR. WAGNER? I'LL GET A MOTION TO CLOSE.
MRS. UH, DELIMA MADE THE MOTION.
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ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE.OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE TWO REPL AS ONE VOTE.
OKAY, NOW LET ME SEE WHICH ONES THOSE ARE.
IS THAT R 24 DASH ZERO THREE? THAT'S THE FIRST.
AND THE 40 40 GULF WAIVER, IS THAT THE ONE R 24 DASH ZERO FOUR? YES SIR.
THOSE ARE THE FIRST TWO WE'RE GONNA TAKE A VOTE ON.
SO HE ALREADY STATED WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE VOTING ON THE R.
R 24 DASH ZERO THREE R 24 DASH ZERO FOUR.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND BY MR. WAGNER AND MS. UH, ESCOBIDO.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE ONE ZONING CHANGE AT A TIME.
THE FIRST ZONING CHANGE IS Z TWO FOUR DASH ZERO ONE.
CAN I GET A MOTION? I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO A MOTION TO UM, DECLINE.
I JESSICA VITO IS DECLINING ON THAT MOTION.
YEAH, I THINK ALL THREE OF US ARE VOTING AGAINST THAT.
BUT DO YOU HAVE, I'M JUST ASKING.
I JUST NEED TO GET A MOTION OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE TO GET A MOTION TO ACT, ACCEPT IT AND THEN WE VOTE FOR OR AGAINST IT.
SO THAT'S WHY AS FOR A MOTION.
SO IF THERE'S NO MOTION IT DIES.
AM I CORRECT? NOT BY ROBERT RULES.
WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT MOTION.
SO I JUST NEED ONE OF YOU TO MOTION IT AND ANOTHER PERSON SECOND.
AND THEN SO YOU CAN, I CAN ASK, YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION.
SO I THINK MS, I WANNA MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT.
I DO JUST WANT FOR THE RECORD.
UM, YOU KNOW I'M VERY PRO-BUSINESS.
UH, BUT WE DID GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS.
UH, I ALREADY FEEL BAD FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL, I'M GONNA BE HONEST.
WHEN WE STARTED, I WAS GONNA VOTE FOR IT 'CAUSE I'M VERY PRO-BUSINESS.
BUT, UM, LISTENING TO THE STORIES AND I STARTED THINKING, I WAS LIKE, WHEN THEY BUILD IT NEXT TO HER, TO THEIR HOUSE RECORDS ARE 24 HOURS A DAY.
AND I SAID SHE'S ALREADY GOING THROUGH A LOT.
SO I JUST WANT HER TO SHOW FOR THE RECORD.
THAT'S THE REASON THAT I'M DENYING IT.
AND SECOND THAT WE DENY AURA TWO FOUR DASH ZERO THREE.
ALL IN FAVOR? NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
Z TWO FOUR DASH ZERO ONE IS WHAT I'M MEANT.
AND THE LAST ONE IS Z TWO FOUR DASH ZERO.
Z TWO FOUR DASH ZERO TWO ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED HAS PASSED.
UM, WE GO ON TO MS. MILO AGAIN.
UM, NEW BUSINESS, UM, NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THERE ARE NONE.
LARRY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? ANY NEWS? ANY? OKAY.
UM, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PLATS OR PLTS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
SO WE WON'T SEE YOU ALL UNTIL APRIL.
SO THERE'S NOTHING TO PROCESS.
SO, UM, BUT IF ANYTHING COMES IN THE OFFICE, OF COURSE I WILL EMAIL YOU AND LET YOU KNOW.
I WAS REALLY TRYING TO GET THIS WHOLE THING RESCHEDULED.
WELL, I FIGURED IT WAS JUST FOR ITEMS. COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT BAD
UM, SO NOW WE NEED TO GET A MOTION TO DISMISS.
AND I SECOND ALL IN AGREEMENT? AYE.
WE ARE DISMISSED AT 6:05 PM IT'S GOOD TIMING.
MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM.