YEAH, IF YOU COULD PROJECT YOUR
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VOICE.[I. Chairperson’s Opening Remarks]
COULD WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE MEETING OF ZONING COMMISSION ARTHUR, DECEMBER 5TH.ITEM ON THE AGENDA, ONE BY ONE.
WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING EACH ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. THE ITEM WE'LL DISCUSS IT, THE OPPORTUNITY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR, COME UP TO THE MIC, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND SAY YOU'RE, YOU'RE AGAINST THE SAME THING.
AFTER THAT IS DONE A PUBLIC HEARING, THE COMMISSION AND THERE BE MORE INPUT FROM THE, THE FIRST OF CONVICTION IS TO EITHER MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OR NOT.
THE FINAL WORD FROM CITY COUNCIL.
[IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
I MOVE.HAVE A MOTION A SECOND AND MINUTES TO BE APPROVED IF PRESENTED.
[VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION)]
DO BUSINESS.SO OUR FIRST CASE NUMBER IS Z 24 0 9.
THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE LAFE LANDING ONE AND TWO AND A PORTION OF THE DEGA HAGEN SUBDIVISION.
THE APPLICANT IS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THE PROPERTY LOCATION, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT LAFITTE'S LANDING ONE AND TWO AND A PORTION OF DIGGA HAGEN JCAD PARCEL NUMBER IS 5 3 5 8 9 THROUGH 1 3 7 1 9 6.
THE REQUEST TYPE IS A ZONING MAP CHANGE REQUEST QUEST.
THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING, ALL OF LAFITTE'S LANDING PHASE ONE AND TWO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LAFITTE'S LANDING LOT SIX LAFITTE'S LANDING LOT FIVE LA'S LANDING LOT FOUR DASH A REPL OF LOT FOUR LA'S LANDING LOT FOUR DASH B REPL OF LOT FOUR LA'S LANDING LOT THREE LA'S LANDING LOT TWO LA'S LANDING LOT ONE AND A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR A PORTION OF DEGA HAGEN TRACK 1 1 1 1 2 3.
DEGA HAGEN THROUGH TRACK 1 0 2 REPL OF TRACK 4 1 2 3 DEGA HAGEN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRACK B DASH ONE REPL TRS 114 1 0 6 AND TRACK B OF 1 0 5 AB 1 2 3 DEGA HAGEN AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRACT 1 0 3 1 2 3 DEGA HAGEN.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 179.73 ACRES TOTALING IN TWO 7.8 MILLION SQUARE FEET.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
THE PROPOSED ZONING IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH IS A WATERWAY, SO IT IS OUT OF OUR JURISDICTION.
AND SOUTHEAST AND WEST ARE COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO AMEND THE ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION INITIATED A ZONE CHANGE FOR LAFITTE'S LANDING ONE AND TWO IN PORTIONS OF THE DIGGA HAGEN SUBDIVISION.
THIS ACTION STEMS FROM CONCERNS REGARDING THE CURRENT USE AND ZONING OF THE AREA, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
UNDER THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING DESIGNATION, RESIDENTIAL USES ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED AND IF THEY ARE THERE RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE GRANDFATHERED IN.
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PARTICULARLY, PARTICULARLY PRESSING AS THERE ARE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREAS.CONTINUING WITH THE CURRENT ZONING CREATES POTENTIAL RISK TO THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMMISSION'S GOAL IN INITIATING THIS ZONE CHANGE IS TO REESTABLISH A ZONING DESK DESIGNATION THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTIAL USE, ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY'S WELLBEING.
THE KEY CONCERNS, NUMBER ONE, COMPATIBILITY OF USES.
IT IS CRITICAL TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS TO ENCROACH ON OR ADVERSELY AFFECT EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES IN USES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY COULD LEAD TO CONFLICTS THAT UNDERMINE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.
NUMBER TWO, VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS.
GIVEN THAT PORT ARTHUR IS HIGHLY PRONE TO NATURAL DISASTERS, RESIDENTS IN THE AREA FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING.
IF A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WERE DESTROYED BY NATURAL DISASTER UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING, PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REBUILD OR RECONSTRUCT THEIR HOMES UNDER THE CURRENT CG ZONING.
THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO COMMUNITY STABILITY AND RESILIENCE.
ON AUGUST 22ND, 2024, A PUBLIC MEETING WAS HELD IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CONFERENCE ROOM TO GATHER INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDING THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE.
THE MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND COMMUNITY FED FEEDBACK WAS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
THE MAJORITY OF ATTENDEES SUPPORTED THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE.
THEY EXPRESSED A PREFERENCE TO TRANSITION THE ZONING DESIGNATION TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH PERMITS BOTH SINGLE FAMILY AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
A FEW PROPERTY OWNERS WITH LARGER PARCELS MEASURING TWO ACRES OR MORE, EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO RETAIN THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING DESIGNATION FOR THEIR PROPERTIES.
GIVEN THE SIZE AND UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR LOTS, THESE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT COMMERCIAL ZONING.
COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING DESIGNATION.
THE RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC MEETING AND THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION WAS UPDATED ON THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT.
THE CONSENSUS WAS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE FOR THE MAJORITY OF PROPERTIES IN LAFITTE'S LANDING ONE AND TWO AND PORTIONS OF THE DEGA HAGEN SUBDIVISION.
THE RECOMMENDED ZONE CHANGE TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WHEEL ONE, PROTECT THE SAFETY HEALTH AND WHERE FAIL OF THE COMMUNITY BY ALLOWING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF RESIDENTIAL USES BECAUSE AGAIN, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONERS WITH THE ZONE CHANGE WITH THE NEWLY ADOPTED ORDINANCES.
UM, THE USE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT TO PREVENT INCOMPATIBLE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS FROM ENCROACHING ON RESIDENTIAL AREAS PROVIDE A PATH FOR RESIDENTS TO REBUILD OR RECONSTRUCT THEIR HOMES IN THE, IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION HAVING A PROPRIETARY INTEREST IN ANY PROPERTY MAY PETITION THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CHANGE OR AMENDMENT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY ON ITS OWN MOTION OR ON REQUEST FROM CITY COUNCIL INSTITUTE, A STUDY AND PROPOSAL FOR CHANGES IN AMENDMENTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
A ZONING MAP CHANGE REZONING IS A CHANGE OR MODIFICATION TO THE BOUNDARIES OF ANY ZONING DISTRICT WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, 2020 4 84 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, DECEMBER 9TH, 2024.
AND THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS.
YOU DID SAY THAT THERE WOULD BE NO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THAT YES SIR.
NO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, NO MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
JUST, UM, SINGLE FAMILY AND TWO FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND THE RESIDENT WHO REQUESTED TO REMAIN WITH THE
UM, SO THEY DO MEET THE ACREAGE, UM,
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REQUIREMENT TO REMAIN THE SAME.WHICH IS, IS IT TWO ACRES OR MORE, LARRY OR THREE ACRES OR MORE? IT'S THREE ACRES OR MORE.
SO THEY DID MEET THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE THEIR PROPERTY, UM, REMAIN COMMERCIAL GENERAL, YES, SIR.
NOW I UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESIDENCE THERE NOW MM-HMM
THEY REBUILD IT, THEY COULD NOT REBUILD.
WHICH IS VERY, WHICH IS WHAT DROVE DREW OUR CONCERN.
SO WITH THIS ZONE CHANGE MM-HMM
IT'LL, IF AN NATURAL DISASTER HAPPENS WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR HOME, THEY CAN REBUILD.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REBUILD, WHICH IS WHY WE RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE FOR THEIR WELFARE AND SAFETY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YES, ANYONE WITH YOU TO SPEAK FOR? ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK FOR? SO PLEASE COME TO THE MIC AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I GUESS THAT'S, YOU WANT MY ADDRESS ON THE ISLAND? YES, SIR.
39 12 SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE RISK OF THAT? THE PROPERTY'S BEEN THERE FOR GOD KNOWS HOW LONG.
I PROBABLY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OWNERS TO BUY THERE, UH, FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHERE, WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT, WHAT'S THAT MEAN? IT'S TO SOME COMMERCIAL COMPANY CAN COME IN AND HERE WITH, SO IF I HAVE FIVE ACRES, I'M, I'M ABOVE THAT THREE RIGHT.
SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CHANGING IF I WANT TO KEEP IT COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
YOU WANNA KEEP IT COMMERCIAL GENERAL? DOES HE HAVE TO? I DO BELIEVE THAT THE RIVER, UM, DID REQUEST HIS PROPERTY STATE, SO I'M GOOD.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR WELL, I, I I HAVE A QUESTION.
RONNIE BEL 36 96 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE.
OKAY, ON THIS DEAL RIGHT HERE, IT SAYS ALL OF THE FLEETS LANDING PHASE ONE AND TWO, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LAFE LAFITTE'S LANDING LOT.
6, 5, 4, 4 A FOUR, FOUR B, THREE, TWO, AND ONE.
SO THIS IS NOT GONNA AFFECT MY LOT.
YOU HAVE LOT SIX? YES, I'LL ANSWER THAT.
SOME OF THE PROPERTIES IN LAFITTE'S LANDING ARE ALREADY ZONED, UM, MDR, SO WE DIDN'T WANNA CARVE THAT OUT INTO THIS, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP.
OKAY, SO I'VE I'VE GOT THE MEDIUM DENSITY ZONING RIGHT NOW.
LIKE SO IF YOU LOOK ON THE MATH, THERE'S THAT ONE PORTION AND WE DIDN'T WANNA INCLUDE THAT IN THE CHANGE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T NEED CHANGE.
I I'VE LOOKED AT YOURS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I MADE HOUSE GET, I MEAN, IF, IF OUR HOUSE GETS DESTROYED WE CAN REBUILD.
IF WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY,
INSURANCE PAY YOU
I REQUESTED THE 39 74 AND THE 39 70, UH, AT THE FIRST MEETING AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, BUT NOW IT'S, I GOT TWO AND A HALF ACRES THERE AND NOW IT'S THREE.
SO AM I GONNA BE COMMERCIAL OR NOT? YOU RECOMMENDED THAT YOU, YOU WANTED TO BE STAY WITH THE COMMERCIAL PART.
YOU'RE A PART OF THE EXCEPTION, SO IF YOU, YOU YES SIR.
I, I KNEW HOW TEDIOUS THIS WAS.
I MEAN I LOOK BACK AND I LOOK BACK, I MADE PHONE CALLS AND I THINK I'VE SPOKEN TO EVERYONE WHO WANTED TO BE IN THE EXCEPTION ZONE.
AND I MADE SURE TO NOT INCLUDE YOU IN A PART OF THE ZONE CHANGE.
BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY YOU WERE ALREADY THERE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AROUND AND WE STILL HAVE TO SEND OUT PROPERTY NOTIFICATIONS TO PEOPLE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE ACTUAL ZONE CHANGE.
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YOU WERE GONNA GET A NOTICE ANYWAY.AND I ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTION FOR YES SIR.
WHAT IS IT? WHAT COMMERCIAL? AS IN WHAT WHAT CAN THEY DO? UM, IT'S COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
THERE ARE UM, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT THEY CAN DO.
UM, AND THEY ARE MORE SO FAR OFF TO THE FAR END OF THE ISLAND.
UM, BUT WHATEVER IS LISTED IN THE LAND USE, THE LIST OF USES IS WHAT THEY CAN DO.
SO COMMERCIAL GENERAL, IT'S JUST VERY BROAD
BUT WE DO HAVE A LAND USE CHART IN THE ORDINANCE SECTION 3.03 OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ZONING ORDINANCE, APPENDIX A AND IT WILL LIST EVERYTHING UN THAT IS ALLOWED UNDER THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT.
WOULD IT INCLUDE HOTEL HOTELS? YES SIR.
AND THEN AGAIN, UM, THE ONE WHO ARE PART OF THE EXCEPTION OR AT THE FAR END OF THE ISLAND OR THEY ALREADY ZONED MDRR? YES SIR.
AND I THINK, UM, THERE IS ONE THAT WAS ALREADY ZONED AGRICULTURAL THAT ALSO REMAINED THE SAME.
THAT WAS SOMETHING CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A FEW YEARS AGO, SO IT WAS HE, THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTED THAT IT REMAINED THE SAME.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE ELSE SPEAK FOR THE MIC TO CASE NUMBER R 24 DASH 28 REQUEST? YES SIR.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS AFO MARTINEZ.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 3 8 4 6 30 EIGHTH STREET J CAB PARCELS NUMBER 8 0 7 2 1 AND 8 0 7 2 2.
THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPL IN THE PER RIDGE EDITION.
THE PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REPLANT REQUESTS FOR THE FOLLOWING REPL OF ALL OF LOTS, ONE AND TWO BLOCK 13 PER RIDGE EDITION.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE NEW TRACK NAME TRACK ONE DASH A, ALL OF LOTS, ONE AND TWO BLOCK 13 PARA RIDGE EDITION.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 130 FEET BY 100 FEET TOTALING INTO 13,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.2963 ACRES OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE BUDDING ZONES NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST ARE ALL MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS INTO ONE TRACK FOR EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
AN APPLICATION FOR A REPL WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS INTO ONE TRACK FOR EXISTING FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, 2020 4, 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, DECEMBER 9TH, 2024.
AND THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU MR. ABSOLUTELY COMMISSION.
ANY QUESTIONS? OBJECT, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR NO ONE COMING TO THE MIC? ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST? ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK AGAIN? I A MOTION CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING? I'LL SECOND.
SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COMMISSION CASE NUMBER Z 24 DASH NINE, THE ZONING CASE NUMBER 24.
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FOR CASE NUMBER R 24 DASH 28 REPLA.HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE R 24 20.
[VII. NEW BUSINESS - NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS]
UM, SO THIS WILL BE OUR LAST PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE YEAR.SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU AS ALWAYS.
WE'VE NEVER HAD TO RESCHEDULE AND I THINK THAT IS JUST LIKE TOP TIER.
UM, THE RECOMMENDATION FOR Z 24 0 9 WILL, UM, AGAIN, IT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION NOW.
IT GOES BEFORE CITY COUNCIL, SO YOU WILL RECEIVE MORE LETTERS FROM ME AND, UM, BEFORE IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL, WE WILL NOTIFY EVERYONE AND YOU WILL GET A SECOND CHANCE TO SPEAK BEFORE COUNCIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
UM, AGAIN, THEY DO GET FINAL APPROVAL AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR MANAGERS WANT TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE NEXT HURRICANE SEASON.
SO WE ARE, WE'RE ON TOP OF IT.
AND, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT.
UM, THIS IS A NEWLY ADOPTED ORDINANCE AND AS WE FIND, UM, ERRORS OR THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED OR LOOKED AT OR MODIFIED, WE ARE DILIGENTLY WORKING, TRYING TO GET IT DONE TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE AND THE WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY IS, AND INTEGRITY OF OUR COMMUNITY IS ALWAYS NUMBER ONE IN OUR MINDS AND IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE WORK WE DO.
SO, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO WHEN THE NEW CALENDAR COMES OUT, I WILL MAKE SURE YOU ALL RECEIVE IT.
AND WHEN YOUR PLANNERS COME OUT, I WILL MAKE SURE YOU ALL GET A COPY.
AND AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, Y'ALL.