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CUT THAT ONE OFF TOO.[I. Chairperson’s Opening Remarks]
READY SIR? YES, SIR.LIKE WELCOME Y'ALL TO THE PORT ARTHUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING FOR JULY THE SEVENTH.
JUST A LITTLE BIT, UH, REFRESH ON HOW WE DO THIS.
WE'LL HAVE A, WE'LL GO DOWN AND TAKE EACH ITEM AGENDA ONE AT A TIME.
WE'LL DISCUSS IT AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR IT OR AGAINST IT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE ANYTHING.
WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU MUST COME TO THE MIC AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND ASK YOU QUESTIONS.
AFTER WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK AFTER THAT OR MAKE ANY COMMENTS, OKAY? CALLED? YES SIR.
YOU WANT THE ADDRESS OF THE NO? OF WHERE YOU LIVE AT WHERE YOU LIVE, WHERE YOU LIVE? YES SIR.
CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:31 PM ROLL CALL LINA ESTO.
[IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
HAVE A QUORUM APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MAY THE 19TH.HAVE Y'ALL HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER 'EM? COMMISSIONERS? WE HAVE A MOTION MAKE I MOVE SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY, THE 19TH AND A SECOND.
ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? NONE THAT I KNOW OF.
[VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION)]
OKAY.OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO NEW BUSINESS.
FIRST CASE IS CASE IS Z 25 DASH OH SIX A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT.
MS. ARIES, WOULD YOU LEAD US THROUGH? OF COURSE.
MR. SIMON, CASE NUMBER Z 25 DASH SIX.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS DERRICK GRAHAM.
THE APPLICANT IS AFFORDABLE AUTO ENTERPRISES.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1801 WOODWORTH BOULEVARD, JCAD PARCEL NUMBER 9 1 2 0 1 AND THE REQUEST TYPE IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOT 11 AND LOT 12 BLOCK 3, 2 7.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.324 ACRE OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL.
THE PROPOSED ZONING IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST ARE ALL COMMERCIAL RETAIL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILE SALES AND OR REPAIR IN A COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT.
AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND MAY 23RD, 2025, REQUESTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILE SALES AND OR REPAIR IN A COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT.
A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS A ZONING AMENDMENT TO ALLOW A DESIGNATED USE AT A DESIGNATED LOCATION AND APPROVAL FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE MORE INTENSE OR TO HAVE A POTENTIALLY GREATER IMPACT THAN A USE PERMITTED BY RIGHT WITHIN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT.
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2025 19, 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, JULY 7TH, 2025.
AND THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS.
AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PHOTOS AVAILABLE, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, A VISUAL OF THE LOT I DID PULL IT UP ON GOOGLE EARTH.
UM, AND THAT IS THE SITE LOCATION.
LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, DR.
ROSELAND QUEEN HAS JOINED THE MEETING AT 5:34 PM HELLO, COMMISSIONER, HOW ARE YOU? UH, COMMISSIONERS? ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE? YES.
IS THAT BUSINESS ALREADY ESTABLISHED? UM, AND I GUESS 17TH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET AND I SAW SOME CARS PARKED THERE.
SO OUR INSPECTORS DID STOP THE PROPERTY OWNER.
UM, HE WASN'T AWARE OF THE PROCESS, UM, AS FAR AS THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT GOES.
SO WE DID PUT A STOP WORK ORDER ON HIM AND THEN WE DID, UM, GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.
AND HE'S ALSO HERE WITH US, UM, TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF HIS PROJECT IF HE CHOOSES
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TO, BUT YES SIR.UM, THE LOCATION YOU'RE MENTIONING IS CORRECT? MM-HMM
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER? QUICK QUESTION.
DID YOU GUYS GET ANY LETTERS FROM, UH, ANY OF THE RESIDENTS THAT SENT THIS OUT TO UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY LETTERS RETURNED.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS OR ANYTHING.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR YOU WISH TO SPEAK? COME UP TO THE MIC AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
UM, WHAT I WANTED, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT BASICALLY, UM, NAME AND THAT NAME, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
ADDRESS IS 27TH, WELL, 28 49 EAST NINTH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 7 7 6 4 0.
WHAT I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, UH, THAT UM, WE HAVE A BUSINESS AROUND THE CORNER FROM THAT PLACE, WHICH IS AT 28 49 NINTH ST.
AND WHAT WE WERE DOING WAS WE WERE GOING, UH, THIS, THIS, UH, 1801 WENTWORTH.
AND WHAT WE DID WAS IN, IN 2002 WE WENT TO 27 35.
AND SO THE REASON WHY I WENT BACK OVER THERE, BECAUSE I, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE WAY WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW.
AND LIKE MS. RE SAID THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE HAD TO GO THROUGH, UH, ALL OF THIS.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU SEE CARS AND STUFF GOING THERE.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ALL I WAS JUST, JUST, UH, TOLD THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO WAS JUST GET MY, MY LICENSE, UH, AMENDED SO THAT I CAN START THE, UH, THE NEXT, UH, CAR LOT.
SO, SO YOU HAD THE CAR LOT AT 19TH AND, AND UH, WHAT'S THE ADDRESS? UH, 27 35 GULF WAY DRIVE.
THAT WOULD BE, UH, THE NEXT ONE.
IT USED TO BE NUMBER ONE, WHICH WAS YEARS AGO.
UH, CAN YOU SOMEBODY CLARIFY THAT? YES, SIR.
SO THE WAY IT'S LISTED IN THE ORDINANCE, IT'S UM, AUTOMOBILE SALES AND REPAIR.
HE WOULD FALL UNDERNEATH THAT FOR AUTOMOBILE.
I MEAN, AUTOMOBILE SALES NOT REPAIR.
WELL, IT WILL YOU BE DOING REPAIRS, SO IF YOU WON'T BE DOING REPAIRS THEN HE'S FINE.
BUT, UM, IT'S AUTOMOBILE, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN, IT SAYS AUTOMOBILE COMMA REPAIR, REPAIR AND SALES.
BUT HE'S JUST REPAIRING, I MEAN HE'S JUST SELLING JUST, SORRY.
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE MM-HMM
YOU KNOW, WE ENDED UP GETTING A BUNCH OF CARS YES SIR.
PARKED OUT THERE AND HOODS UP, ENGINES OUT WAITING ON PARTS OR WAITING ON PEOPLE TO COME, COME WITH SOME MONEY TO, TO GET A CAR OUTTA HOC AND THEN KNOW YOU GOT A BIG MESS.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WHEN I WAS READING THE REPORT, I SAID AND OR REPAIR.
BUT HE'S THERE FOR SALES FOR SURE FOR THE RECORD.
DID THIS ALL COME ABOUT FROM A COMPLAINT? NO, NOT THAT I SAW.
WELL, WHAT WAS GOING ON? I THINK THAT, UH, THE, UH, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WAS DOING A, A DEAL, UH, CITYWIDE AND THEY WERE STOPPING TO EVERY CAR LOT AND UM, MECHANIC SHOP TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS STRAIGHT AND THEY WAS LOOKING FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
I WAS, THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT'S, THAT'S IGNORANCE ON MY PART.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THAT.
SO, UM, I GOT IT FOR ME OTHER, FOR MY OTHER BUILDING AND THEN WE WAS TRYING TO GET IT FOR THIS ONE AND THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE DEAL, WHICH IS WHAT I'M DOING, UH, NOW.
QUEEN, THERE IS AN OPERATION, UM, WE WERE, UM, ORDERED BY THE HIGHER UPS TO GO OUT AND TO FOLLOW UP WITH ALL MECHANIC SHOPS AND AUTO SALES COMPANIES SO THAT THEY CAN COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.
UM, THIS IS JUST HIM OPENING A SECOND LOCATION, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT, BUT UM, I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF, BUT I KNOW FOR SURE WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF.
UM, THEY CREATED A STEAM OPERATION TO GO OUT, GIVE NOTICE, IT'S TIME TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE OR WE WILL TAKE ACTION AND, UM, EVERYBODY HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET INTO ORDER.
SO THIS IS JUST HIM, UM, OPENING HIS SECOND LOCATION THOUGH? YES MA'AM.
YEAH, I KNEW IT WAS BEING OPERATION OUT THERE.
ARE Y'ALL DOING THAT WITH OTHER BUSINESSES? 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN WITHOUT PERMITS.
UM, WE ARE CRACKING DOWN, BUT RIGHT NOW FOR SURE AUTO SALES AND REPAIR OR GETTING A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.
SO THIS IS JUST OUR WAY OF GETTING EVERYTHING BACK UNDER CONTROL WITHIN ACCORDANCE TO THE LAW.
WELL, ANOTHER ONE ARE Y'ALL ALSO GOING AFTER? AND I HOPE YOU HOLD ON COMMISSIONERS.
LET'S STAY FOCUSED ON THIS AND THEN
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WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS LATER.'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE GETTING OFF TOPIC THOUGH.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS ONE? THANK YOU SIR.
ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? WISHING TO SPEAK FAR.
ANYONE ELSE? WISHING TO SPEAK FAR.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? DOES ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? NO ONE COMING TO THE MIC.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER R 25 DASH 10.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ANGEL RODRIGUEZ HEMLOCK.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF WHEATLEY AVENUE IN NORTH OF CHARLES STREET, JK.
PARCEL NUMBER 1 0 5 2 1 6 AND NUMBER 1 0 5 2 1 7.
THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPL IN THE SUNNYDALE EDITION.
THE PLANNING IS ON THE COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REPL REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REPL OF ALL OF LOTS.
21 AND 22 BLOCK TWO SUNNYDALE EDITION, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE NEW TRACK NAME IS 21 DASH A.
THE SUNNYDALE EDITION, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 135 SQUARE FEET BY 100 SQUARE FEET TOTALING FEET.
COMMISSIONERS 130 FEET, FIVE FEET BY 100 FEET TOTALING INTO 13,500 SQUARE FEET.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.3101 ACRE OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THERE ARE NO PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES.
THE ABUTTING ZONES ARE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAY IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS INTO ONE TRACK FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLAY WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON MAY 27TH, 2025.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAY IS TO COMBINE TWO LOT INTO ONE TRACK FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2025.
22 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 JULY 7TH, 2025.
QUESTION, QUESTION MS. CLEAR? YES MA'AM.
I NOTICED THAT IN, IN OUR PACKET, NO LONGER HAD PICTURES, JUST THIS PACKET.
UM, LIKE I EXPLAINED TO THE COMMISSIONERS BEFOREHAND, WE DID HAVE SOME TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES WITH OUR CAMERA SYSTEM, BUT
YES, THEY ARE ALL FALL WITHIN ACCORDANCE OF THE LAW, BUT I PROMISE YOU, YOU WILL HAVE PICTURES NEXT TIME FOR SURE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? I HAVE YES MA'AM.
GO AHEAD, COME TO THE MIC AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE.
JAN JOHNSON, 100 EMERY LANE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
AND THE, UH, R 25 10 THE OWNER WAS, IS DIFFERENT.
YOU MENTIONED THE OWNER WAS SOMEONE OTHER THAN PHILLIPS? UH, NO PROPERTY OWNER, A ANGEL RODRIGUEZ HEMLOCK.
SOLD THE PROPERTY MAYBE NO PROPERTY HADN'T BEEN SOLD.
UM, ONE IS IN WALLACE J PHILLIPS AND THE OTHER LOT IS WALLACE H PHILLIPS.
DID YOU LOOK IT UP ONLINE? UM, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT PAY THE TAXES AS WELL UNDER WALLACE H AND WALLACE.
IT WAS, SO THE GRANTOR WAS WALIA PEACOCK AND THE GRANTEE IS ANDREW RODRIGUEZ AND IT WAS FILED, SO IT'S BEEN SOLD? YES.
I'M NOT SURE WHO WAS ABLE TO SELL IT.
IT 'CAUSE BOTH MY, MY DAD'S STILL LIVING, SO, AND IT IS WHEELED OUT AND WE LOOKED DOWN, UH, LEMME SPEAK ON THAT.
WE DID LOOK EVERYTHING UP ON JCA AND WE DID VERIFY ALL OF THE, THE DEEDS AND EVERYTHING AS OF SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2024.
AND IT'S EVEN IN THE JCA SYSTEM THAT SHE'S THE LEGAL OWNER IN, UM, THE COUNTY.
AND THAT'S WHY I LOOK TOO, TO MAKE SURE MM-HMM
THAT IT WAS STILL IN, IN MY DAD AND GRANDFATHER'S NAME.
SO IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN, I WOULD, I WOULD CHECK WITH, UM, IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE INCORRECTLY, I WOULD CHECK WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY, THE COUNTY, UM, CLERK IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS.
BUT AS FAR AS THEIR SYSTEMS, UM, THE DEEDS WERE FILED AND, UM, THEY'RE SHOWING THAT ANGEL RODRIGUEZ IS THE PROPERTY OWNER.
I MAY HAVE SOMETHING HERE AS WELL.
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LEMME MAKE SURE TOO.THE PROPERTY, I, THAT'S WHAT YOU READ ALL MM-HMM
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS, IT READS THIS AND THEY HAVE, THE ADDRESS YOU SENT IT TO WAS THE 100 EMMY LANE.
OH, WAIT, SO YOU THINK IT'S THE LETTER THAT WE SENT TO, TO THE PROPERTY ITSELF? TO THE PROPERTY OWNER? OH, THIS IS NOT THE LETTER FOR PROPERTY.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT ONE THAT I SENT.
SEE THIS IS LOT FIVE AND FIVE AND SIX.
SO THIS PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY 21 LOT NUMBER 21 AND 22.
OKAY, SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOT NO, NO, NO.
YOU RECEIVED THE LETTERS BECAUSE YOU LIVE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE, IN THE RADIUS OF THE PROPERTY? NO, ACTUALLY I LIVE DOWN THE STREET ON PROPERTY.
SO I DON'T LIVE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THAT.
WELL, OR THE OWNER DOESN'T LIVE WITHIN HUNDRED FEET.
WELL SOMEBODY HAS AN ADDRESS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY.
AND IT, THIS IS THE LETTER, THE ADDRESS THAT WE SENT IT TO.
SO I'M, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED, BUT WHAT, WHAT I NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THE PROPERTY IS STILL IN THE OWNER'S NAME THAT WE KNOW IT TO BE.
SO THAT PROPERTY IS DIFFERENT FROM THIS PROPERTY.
I WOULD JUST GO LOOK UP THOSE LOT BLOCKS.
ON, UM, I WILL CALL, GIVE THEM THAT LOT BLOCK NUMBER MM-HMM
AND THEN YOU WANT TELL ME YOU WANNA VERIFY THE OWNER.
BUT WE ARE ON, UM, BLOCK 21 AND 22 OF SUNNYDALE.
THAT'S FIVE AND SIX OF SUNNYDALE.
SO, BUT YOU RECEIVED THIS LETTER BECAUSE A PROPERTY IN SOMEONE'S NAME IS WITHIN 200, A 200 FOOT RADIUS OF THIS ACTUAL PROPERTY.
ANYONE ELSE? WISHING TO SPEAK FAR.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? NO ONE COME TO THE MIC.
MS.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF 75TH STREET AND SOUTHEAST OF HEATHER BROOK TRAIL JK PARCEL NUMBER 7 3 4 5 7 AND 7 3 4 5 8.
AND THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPL IN THE PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REPLANT REQUESTS FOR THE FOLLOWING REPL OF TRACKS THREE AND FOUR OF A REPL OF PART OF LOTS TWO AND THREE BLOCK 12 RANGE H PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY, SUBDIVISION, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
NEW TRACK NAME TRACK THREE DASH A REPL OF TRACKS THREE AND FOUR OF A REPL OF LOTS, TWO AND THREE BLOCK 12 RANGE H PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY, SUBDIVISION CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 1.271 ACRES OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL.
THERE IS NO PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AT THE TIME.
A BUDDING ZONES OR NORTH SOUTH, EAST AND WEST HIGH NORTH, HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, SOUTH AND WEST, COMMERCIAL, RETAIL AND EAST A PLAN DEVELOPMENT FIVE DISTRICT.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TO COMBINE TWO TRACKS INTO ONE TRACK FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
UM, LARRY, YOU CAN CLICK THAT SECOND GOOGLE EARTH TAB.
AND THAT IS THE PROPERTY COMMISSIONERS.
UM, AN APPLICATION FOR A REPL WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON JUNE 2ND, 2025.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAY IS TO COMBINE TWO TRACKS INTO ONE TRACK FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2025.
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, JULY 7TH, 2025.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT.
THEY DIDN'T SUBMIT ANY PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT.
THEY'RE SIMPLY JUST REPLANTING THE PROPERTY.
ALRIGHT, MRS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RIES? STANDARD REPL? NO.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? NO ONE COMES TO THE MIC.
THERE'S AREAS WHERE YOU MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER R 25 DASH 12.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS THE PORT ARTHUR PORT OF PORT ARTHUR NAVIGATION DISTRICT.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2 46 M RANSOM HOWARD STREET, REVEREND RANSOM, HOWARD STREET, JK PARCEL NUMBER 8 8 6 5 2.
AND THIS REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPL IN THE CITY OF
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PORT ARTHUR.THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REPL REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE NEW TRACK NAME IS TRACK ONE DASH A.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 50 FEET BY 100 TIMES 150 FEET TOTALING INTO 7,500 SQUARE FEET.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.4851 ACRE OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
THE ABUTTING ZONES ARE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST, ALL COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAY IS TO COMBINE ALL LOTS INTO ONE TRACK FOR EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS.
AN APPLICATION FOR A REPL WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON JUNE 9TH, 2025.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TO COMBINE ALL LOTS INTO ONE TRACK FOR EXISTING OFFICE FOR AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2025 15.
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 P AND Z PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
AND JUST TO JOG YOUR MEMORY A LITTLE BIT, COMMISSIONERS, UM, SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A PICTURE AVAILABLE, THE OLD DEX BUILDING ON, UH, REVEREND HOWARD STREET, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
THAT IS THE BUILDING OWNED BY THE PORT NAVIGATION, UM, BUSINESS.
AND THEY ARE REPLANTING FOR RENOVATION.
SO IT IS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THERE.
ANY OTHER QUE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. UH ARIES ON THIS MATTER? NONE BEING SAID BY THE COMMISSIONERS.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? NO ONE.
DO I HAVE A MO A MOTION TO, UH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:52 PM WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COMMISSIONERS ON CASE NUMBER Z 25 DASH OH SIX AND THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT I SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND FOR APPROVAL ON CASE NUMBER Z 25 DASH OH SIX.
ALL THE REST OF THESE ARE REPLAYS.
YOU MAY TAKE THEM ALL TOGETHER.
MRS. UH, WE HAVE CASE NUMBER R 25 DASH 10, R 25 DASH 11, AND R 25 DASH 12.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURED? MAKE A MOTION APPROVED.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL ON CASE NUMBER R DASH 10, 11, AND 12.
[VII. NEW BUSINESS - NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS]
OKAY, WE GOT STAFF REPORT.UM, THERE WILL BE A MEETING JULY 21ST FOR SURE.
SO I WILL BE SENDING, UM, AN EMAIL CLARIFYING AND VERIFYING WHO WILL ALL BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT MEETING.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S IT FROM THE SENIOR PLANNER'S DESK.
MR. BOW 2020 FIRST, YOU SAID? YES, SIR.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, I'LL ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD EARLIER ABOUT THE, UH, Y'ALL CAUGHT THIS THING OPERATION
BUT ANYWAY, WE DIDN'T, DID WE, WE DID HAVE SOME, UH, WE DID HAVE SOME, UH, COMMENTS ABOUT SOME OF THE, UH, UH, AUTOMOBILE, UH, MECHANIC SHOPS THAT WAS JUST BEING OUT OF HAND.
PEOPLE WERE PARKING ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE, ALL IN THE STREETS, IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND EVERYTHING.
SO, UH, ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, WE WENT A LITTLE OVER A MONTH OR SO AGO, WE WENT OUT AND WE, WE DID, UH, A LOT OF WENT AND EXPECTED A LOT OF THEM ON, UH, ON MOSTLY ON, ON, ON GULF WAY.
REALLY? AND SO, UH, TOMORROW IS STRANGE.
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GOING ON OUR SECOND STRIKE FORCE TO, UH, GO AND AFTER SOME OTHER PEOPLE THAT, THAT WE DIDN'T DO THE FIRST TIME.SO WE, IT'S, IT IS GONNA BE A CONTINUING PROCESS AND NOT JUST WITH AUTOMOTIVES, WE'RE GONNA DO IT WITH ALL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT WE SEE THAT WE HAVE PROBLEMS. UH, GIVE THEM TIME TO FIX IT.
IF THEY DON'T, THEN THEY'LL BE, UH, CITED AND THEN THEY'LL EVENTUALLY BE FINE.
THE ONE THAT I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE GONNA GO AFTER, BUT I'M STARTING TO SEE, I LIVE IN GRIFFIN PARK AND I'M STARTING TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING WORK FROM THEIR HOUSE.
LIKE THEY'RE HAVING, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FIXING CARS THERE, SO YOU SEE A LOT OF TRAFFIC, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE A CAR THERE, THEN YOU DON'T SEE IT TOMORROW.
I MEAN, IT'S VERY OBVIOUS WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
LIKE TO ME, IF YOU'RE IN A COMMERCIAL AREA, YOU'RE PAYING RENT, BUT WHEN THEY'RE DOING IT OUT OF THEIR HOME, THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE PURPOSE THAT PEOPLE LIVE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
AND A LOT OF TIMES OUR ZONING OFFICIAL OFFICER WILL GO OUT, BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT'S ON BECAUSE SHE CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE ALL OVER THE CITY.
SO WE GO OUT ON COMPLAINTS ON THAT.
AND IF YOU CAN SEND IN YOUR COMPLAINT, IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT, UH, SEND US A, UH, ADDRESS.
WE'LL GO OUT THERE AND CHECK ON IT.
BUT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF 'EM HAVE GOTTEN SMART.
THEY KNOW THAT WE DON'T WORK AFTER FIVE, SO THEY DO WORK AFTER FIVE MM-HMM
AND UNLESS WE ORDER OVERTIME FOR SOMEONE TO GO OUT AND CHECK ON ALL THESE PLACES ON THE WEEKENDS YEAH, YEAH.
SO, UH, BUT WE TRY TO GET TO 'EM AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
SO, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY, YEAH, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'RE TAKING PICTURES WOULD BE GREAT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY, UH, JUST GIVE US A, UH, A ADDRESS AND WE'LL SEND SOMEONE OUT THERE TO CHECK ON AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT GOING AGAINST OUR ORDINANCE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE JUST, I, WELL FIRST IS THE PEACE OF MIND FOR A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT SECOND'S ALSO NOT FAIR TO THE OTHER MECHANICS.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE GENTLEMAN HERE THAT PAYS TAXES AND PAYS PEOPLE AND SO HE'S PAYING SO HE CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING IT FROM HOME.
SO THAT'S ALSO NOT FAIR TO THE BUSINESS PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S AGAINST OUR AUDIENCE ANYWAY.
SO WE WILL, UH, CITE THEM AND FIND THEM IF THEY DON'T COMPLY.
THANK YOU MR. BATON, MS. HARRY, ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S ALL.
GENTLEMEN, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ADJOURNMENT.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ADJOURNMENT AT 5:57 PM THANK YOU LADIES FOR COMING.