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[I. Chairperson’s Opening Remarks]
MM-HMMBE FIRST PART OF BUSINESS AT 5:31 PM ROLL CALL JOHNNY BROWN.
ROSALYN QUEEN ALIMA ESCAP, DWIGHT WHITENER, NORTH SIMON, LET THE RECORD SHOW WE HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT QUO TODAY.
THANK YOU ALL COMMISSIONER FOR BEING HERE.
[IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JULY THE SEVENTH.I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND AND MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? NO SIR.
[VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION)]
WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS FIRST.FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ZONING.
THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT Z 25 DASH OH FIVE.
COMMISSIONER SIMON, CASE NUMBER Z 25 DASH ZERO FIVE.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS QUEST TRUST COMPANY FBO MAMIE L GREEN.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF FOSTER LEWIS DRIVE IN SOUTH OF MAIN AVENUE JK PARCELS NUMBER 7 2 8 6 8 7 2 8 7 7 AND 7 2 8 8 1.
THE REQUEST TYPE IS A ZONING MAP CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING TRACK THREE THIRD THREE, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO 0.5 FEET BY 470 FEET OUT OF LOT FOUR BLOCK TWO RANGE.
E PACO, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS TRACK FIVE 1159.9 FEET BY 768.4 FEET BY 1244.8 FEET BY 627.88 FEET BY 164.4 FEET OUT OF LOTS.
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 AND SEVEN BLOCK TWO RANGE.
E PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS AND LOT FIVE TRACK TWO BLOCK TWO RANGE E PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 31.27 ACRES OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THE PROPOSED ZONING IS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTHEAST WEST LOWDEN, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND SOUTH MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CONSIDER A ZONE CHANGE FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT WILL INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY TO FAMILY AND RECREATIONAL OUTDOOR DEVELOPMENT.
AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND MAY 23RD, 2025 REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
THAT WILL INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY TO FAMILY AND RECREATIONAL OUTDOOR DEVELOPMENT.
ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION HAVING A PROPRIETARY INTEREST IN ANY PROPERTY MADE PETITION THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A CHANGE OR AMENDMENT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY INSTITUTE A STUDY AND PROPOSAL FOR CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ON ITS OWN MOTION OR ON REQUEST FROM THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.07 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW THE PARTICULAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCE, CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING GENERAL STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT THE USE WILL BE HARMONIOUS WITH AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OR WITH ANY SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WILL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED TO BE HARMONIOUS AND APPROPRIATE IN APPEARANCE WITH EXISTING OR INTENDED CHARACTER OF THE GENERAL VICINITY AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA.
WILL HAVE A VEHICULAR APPROACHES TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH SHALL BE SO DESIGNED AS NOT TO CREATE INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC OR SURROUNDING THOROUGHFARES WILL NOT BE HAZARDOUS OR DISTURBING TO EXISTING OR FUTURE NEIGHBORING USES.
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WILL NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES.WILL NOT INVOLVE USES, ACTIVITIES, PROCESSES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT OR CONDITIONS OF OPERATION THAT WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO ANY PERSON'S PROPERTY OR THE GENERAL WELFARE BY REASON OF EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC, NOISE, SMOKE, FUMES, GLARE OR ODORS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WILL NOT RESULT IN THE DESTRUCTION, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF, OF A NATURAL SCENIC OR HISTORIC FEATURE OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE.
THE PROPERTY INTERESTS, UM, ARE LOCATED ON LEWIS DRIVE AND ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND, 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.
THERE WERE NO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION MAILED IN AND THAT'S ALL COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTION FOR ARIES? NOT FOR ARIES, JUST FOR THE DEVELOPER FROM ME.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION.
IT SAYS 81 ACRES BUT ON THE OTHER ONE IT SAYS 31 ACRES, UM, BECAUSE IT'S MULTIPLE PARCELS OF LAND.
SO THE TOTAL MARSHALS IS 81 27, BUT WE'RE CHANGING ZONING ON 31 ACRES, NOT ON 81 ACRES.
UM, THERE'S ANOTHER PORTION OF LAND THAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT WE DIDN'T INCLUDE IN THIS, UM, ACTUAL PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY ZONED APPROPRIATELY.
SO WE'RE ONLY FOCUSING ON THE UM, THE LAND THAT NEEDS THE, THE ACTUAL CHANGE.
IS THAT OWNED BY THE SAME PEOPLE? YES MA'AM.
I'M TRYING TO VISUALIZE EXACTLY WHERE THIS IS.
UM, LEWIS DRIVE? MM-HMM
AND THE AREA, THE PROPERTY, IS THAT BETWEEN MAIN AND I GUESS DUMP? I WAS, YES SIR.
IT'S RIGHT BY, IT'S CLOSE TO THE FIRE STATION AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT'S OVER THERE.
THOSE APARTMENTS, IT'S IN THAT AREA IN THAT VICINITY.
I THINK THEY, SOME PEOPLE STARTED DUMPING.
AND THAT AREA IS WHAT'S TO BE DEVELOPED? UM, NO I THINK IT'S LIKE RIGHT BEHIND IT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, UM, IT'S UNDEVELOPED LAND.
I BELIEVE IT'S STILL TREES OUT THERE RIGHT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN BULLDOZER OR ANYTHING YET.
SO IT'S JUST THIS IS UN WHICH IS WHY YOU DON'T HAVE PICTURES 'CAUSE IT'S JUST ALL GRASS.
THIS IS THE STORM LEVY RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHERE MAIN COMES DOWN HERE.
AND UH, MISS ARIES THIS? MM-HMM
WHAT? SINCE THEY'RE SO CLOSE TO THE STORM LEVY.
HOW'S FLOOD? UM, WE DID MEET IN PRE-DEVELOPMENT WITH MS. GREEN, UM, AND DD SEVEN DID ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
UM, AS A MATTER OF FACT, ALL SUBJECT MATTER EX ALL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ANSWER QUESTIONS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES AND IF ANY, IF WE DID HAVE ANY, THEY WERE ADDRESSED IN THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN BEGIN DEVELOPMENT.
SO THEY HAVE THE STANDARDS THAT THEY NEED TO, UM, FOR DEVELOPMENT ALREADY AVAILABLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ARIES? OKAY, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR YOUR PROJECT, PLEASE COME TO THE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
MY ADDRESS IS 2023 HIGHLAND HILLS DRIVE, SUGARLAND, TEXAS.
AND I'M REQUESTING THAT TRACKS 7 2 8 8 1 7 2 8 7 7 7 2 8 6 8.
UM, I DO OWN TRACK 7 2 8 9 5 BUT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN, UH, ZONED APPROPRIATELY.
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION AGAIN, MS. GREEN.
UM, YOU SAID THIS 7 2 8 9 5 HAS ALREADY COME THROUGH US TO BE REZONED? YES.
NO, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ZONED THAT WAY.
SO DID YOU PURCHASED THIS LATER? THE OTHER AREAS? NO, I PURCHASED IT ALL TOGETHER ALTOGETHER.
NOW I'M LOOKING AT YOUR DRAWINGS.
YOU'RE SHOWING NUMBER ONE TO BE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
MIXED IN WITH TOWN HOMES? YES.
NOW I KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA HEAR BACK FROM THE CITY IS GONNA SAY WE WANT ROOFTOPS.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ROOFTOPS.
I NOTICED THAT YOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WILL BE PURCHASED MM-HMM
BUT YOUR TOWN HALLS WILL BE RENTAL PROPERTY, AM I CORRECT? NO, I INTEND FOR ALL OF IT TO BE
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PURCHASED.'CAUSE THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE LOOK AT THE FACT THAT PROPERTY TAXES SHOULD COME THROUGH ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BUYING THE PROPERTY.
AND WE DON'T RECEIVE ANY BENEFIT FROM A TOWN HOME, FROM THE CITY UNLESS THEY'RE PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY.
SO THAT WAS MY CONCERN IN WHEN I READ THE INFORMATION.
NOW YOU ALSO SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A FIELD.
THIS IS YOUR RECREATIONAL ABOUT WHAT THE RECREATIONAL PROJECT YOU HAVE IN STORE.
WHAT IS THAT ABOUT? OKAY, THE COMMUNITY TO RECREATIONAL, UH, AREA.
WHAT I'M THINKING IS THAT MAYBE IT COULD BE LIKE A PARK, UH, SEE RIGHT BETWEEN THAT TRACK AND MY OTHER TRACK IS AN EASEMENT THERE.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY IF IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A LITTLE PARK THAT'S GONNA BE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE? NO, JUST MAYBE FOR THE JUST THE COMMUNITY HERE.
THE COMMUNITY YOU'RE BUILDING.
NOW YOU DO REALIZE PUTTING THAT IN A COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE BUILDING, IT'S ALSO AROUND PUBLIC HOUSING.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT PART THOUGH? MM-HMM
BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL ATTEND THAT PARK EVEN THOUGH IT'S PRIVATELY OWNED AND YOU ARE HAVING IT PREPARED FOR JUST THE RESIDENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. GREEN? I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR NUMBER FOUR.
IT SAYS A MEDICAL SERVICE COMPLEX.
UM, DRIVING AROUND THE COMMUNITY, I THINK THERE'S A NEED FOR A MEDICAL SERVICE COMPLEX.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMMUNITY TO SEEK UM, MEDICAL CARE.
SO IF THERE'S A MEDICAL SERVICE COMPLEX THERE, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO TRAVEL SO FAR.
AND NOT THAT IT'S THAT FAR, BUT IT WOULD SEEM MORE LIKE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY IF THEY HAVE A MEDICAL SERVICE CENTER CLOSE BY.
AND IT TOO WOULD ALSO ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS.
OKAY, DR. BROWN, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. QUESTION? MS. GREEN? THANK YOU MS. GREEN.
ANYONE ELSE? WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? ANYONE ELSE? WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? NO ONE ELSE COME TO THE MIC? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? NO.
ONE COMING QUESTION BEFORE WE GO ON.
IT'S SHOWING HARBOR DEVELOPMENT AND THEN HERE IT'S SAYING A DIFFERENT SAME QUEST TRUST COMPANY.
THAT'S OUR COMPANY AND I'M PRETTY SURE THE PEOPLE WHO DREW THE ACTUAL PLANS, UM, THAT'S THEIR COMPANY.
UM, THE REASON WE SEE QUEST HERE, COULD YOU COME TO THE
AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT SAYS QUEST, FBO, MAMIE L GREEN, WHICH IS ME.
AND I EXPLAINED TO MR. NARIS HERE THAT I USED TO WRITE AND MIMI WAS MY ALIAS.
SO, AND IT JUST SORT OF STUCK
IN FACT, YOU, YOU WERE THE ONE THAT TOLD ME WHO I NEEDED TO CONTACT TO BRING THIS TO FRUITION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THIS? NO, THIS WOULD BE MY FIRST.
WELL LET JUST FIRST OF ALL SAY I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE PROJECT.
WHAT PULLED UP? WHY? WHY IS WHY NOW? WELL, I WAS INTRODUCED TO THIS PROPERTY THROUGH A FRIEND THAT GREW UP HERE.
AND UH, HE BROUGHT ME DOWN HERE AND UM, I BROUGHT ANOTHER FRIEND AND WE SAID THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS THIS.
VERY NICE LOOKING DEVELOPMENT THERE.
I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE GONNA COME BACK AND DO ALL THIS WHEN I TALKED TO YOU AT A
GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU SAID YOU WERE ASKING FOR.
WELL WE WANNA MAKE THIS, UH, A REALITY,
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BUT WHEN I, WHEN I MET WITH THE UH, PRE-DEVELOPMENT TEAM, I TOLD THEM THAT WHATEVER WE DO, WE WANT THE COMMUNITY INPUT.'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BRING SOMETHING HERE THAT THEY DON'T WANT.
SO WHATEVER SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE, PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH ME.
WHEN WOULD YOU START BUILDING IN, WHEN IT WOULD BE READY? UM, WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC TIMELINE HERE.
WE WANT TO SEE IF IT WOULD EVEN INTEREST YOU ALL BEFORE WE WENT FURTHER ON THIS.
OKAY, THEN WILL YOU COME BACK TO COURT ARTHUR? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DON'T LIVE HERE NOW.
ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU MS. GREEN.
NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 5 46.
WE'LL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT Z TWO FIVE DASH ZERO FIVE BE ACCEPTED.
I SECOND I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND FOR ACCEPTANCE OF Z DASH Z 25 DASH OH FIVE FOR APPROVAL.
[VII. NEW BUSINESS - NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS]
NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS.ANY, ANY, ANY NEW BUSINESS? MS. PAM STAFF REPORT? UM, MS. PAM
JUST UM, WE DO HAVE A MEETING ON THE FOURTH AND THE 18TH AS WELL.
IF YOU THE FOURTH IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE.
AND THEN, THEN AUGUST 18TH AS WELL.
BUT OF COURSE I'LL SEND AN EMAIL.
YOU ALWAYS HE'S GONNA BE GONE.
I WAS GETTING READY TO DRAFT YOU A NICE EMAIL TO LET YOU KNOW
OH, I WASN'T SUPPOSED IT WAS GONNA BE A SURPRISE.
TOLD US LAST TIME HE WOULD BE GONE AT THE END.
SO WHERE YOU
YOU COMING BACK? OH, I'M COMING BACK.
HEY, THAT'S MY PLAN IS TO RETURN NOW.
I HOPE NOBODY HAS ANY OTHER PLANS FOR ME.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS? UM, NO SIR.
I WILL SEND AN EMAIL GETTING ALL YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER ONE MORE TIME AND I DO WANT TO GIVE Y'ALL THE COURTESY, UM, BEFORE I DROP THE ENVELOPES OFF.
AYE I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE ADJOURN? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
OPPOSED ADJOURNED AT 5:49 PM THANK, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.