[00:00:01] GO. Y'ALL READY? YES. ARE YOU READY? I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER. WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO [I. Chairperson’s Opening Remarks] THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF THE PORT ARTHUR, PORT ARTHUR, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. MEETING OPENED AT 5:30 P.M. LET THE RECORD SHOW. AND JUST TO LET THE AUDIENCE KNOW, WE THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND THE WAY WE DO THIS IS EACH WILL OPEN. THERE'LL BE A PUBLIC HEARING AT FIRST. WE'LL HAVE EACH ITEM WILL GO OVER EACH ITEM, AND AT THOSE TIMES YOU WILL BE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST WHATEVER ITEM IS. AFTER WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GOES TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, THEN WHEN THE COMMISSIONERS WILL DISCUSS, YOU WON'T HAVE ANY MORE INPUT. SO JUST AND WHEN IF YOU COME, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, COME UP TO THE MIC AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY. ROLL CALL ZULIMA ESCOBIDO DWIGHT WAGNER, NORA SIMON, THE RECORD SHOW. WE [IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ] HAVE A QUORUM APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM JANUARY THE 5TH, 2026. SO MOVED. I HAVE ONE CORRECTION. YES, SIR. AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE ON THE OUTCOME. BUT ON THE SIXTH PHASE, WHERE YOU HAVE EX DWIGHT WAGNER AT THE TOP, ALL. YES. MOTION PASSED. YOU SEE THAT PAGE? YES. SEE. THE SIXTH PAGE. YEAH. THERE'S ONE THAT HE DID NOT WHAT. HE DIDN'T VOTE. HEY DOCTOR BROWN. YEAH. WHICH ONE? AT THE VERY TOP OF THE PAGE IT READS EX DWIGHT WAGNER. AND THEN UNDER IT ALL, YES. MOTION PASSED. DO YOU SEE THAT PAGE? OKAY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM OR ALMOST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, THE MOTION MADE BY MR. VEAL CONCERNING THE THE UNMANNED TOWER. IT SAYS THAT I VOTED YES TO DENY IT, TO DENY IT. BUT I WAS I WAS VOTING YES TO BE IN FAVOR OF IT. OKAY. I WAS VOTING NO TO DENY IT. YES. SO IT WON'T CHANGE THE OUTCOME. BUT I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT MY VOTE WAS. THE RECORDS WILL SHOW. YES, SIR. AND I'LL MAKE SURE TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT DOCTOR JOHNNY BROWN JOINED US AT 5:31 P.M. WELCOME, DOC. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES WITH THE CORRECTION. ALL IN FAVOR, I OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS. NEW BUSINESS, MISS ARIES. WILL YOU [VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION) ] WALK US THROUGH. R 2603, PLEASE? MA'AM, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS JULIO CABRERA. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF 64TH STREET AND EAST OF CANAL STREET. JC, PARCEL NUMBER 430202 AND PARCEL NUMBER 85533. THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPLAT IN PORT ACRES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REPLAT OF ALL OF TRACK THREE. DASH B BLOCK FOR PORT ACRES, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NEW TRACK NAMES. TRACKS THREE, DASH B, DASH ONE, AND ALL IN THREE, DASH DASH TWO AND ALL OF TRACK THREE. DASH B BLOCK FOR PORT ACRES, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 1.529 ACRES OF LAND. THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL. THE CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE ABUTTING ZONES ARE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST ARE ALL LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO DIVIDE TRACK 3-B INTO TWO NEW TRACKS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLAY WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND JANUARY 5TH, 2026. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAY IS TO DIVIDE TRACK THREE, DASH B INTO TWO NEW TRACKS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2026, 12 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 PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 2000, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. AND THAT IS ALL, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS REPLANT RECORD? I HAVE ONE CORRECTION. WHAT? ERIC DID 1.529. THE RECORD. THE PAPERWORK SAYS 1.429. THANK YOU MA'AM I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE PLAT APPLICATION. IT SAYS IT'S EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY AND LOW DENSITY. BUT THEN WHEN YOU GO TO PROPOSE ZONING, IT'S ONLY [00:05:01] LOW DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY, LOW DENSITY ARE THE SAME THING. IT'S THE SAME THING. YES OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST NO ONE. COMING TO THE MIC. LET'S MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER R 26. DASH ZERO FOUR. YES, SIR. R 26. DASH ZERO FOUR. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS SIMA DORADO INVESTMENTS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF 61ST STREET AND EAST OF JADE AVENUE. JKB PARCEL NUMBER 85812 AND NUMBER 4426830. THE REQUEST TYPE IS APPROVAL, AN APPROVAL OF A REPLAT IN PORT ACRES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REPLAT OF TRACK FOR A IN PART OF TRACK FOUR. DASH ONE PART OF LOT FOUR, BLOCK SEVEN, PORT ACRES, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NEW TRACK NAMES TRACT FOR A DASH, ONE TRACT FOR A AND PART OF TRACK FOUR. DASH ONE PART OF LOT FOUR, BLOCK SEVEN, PORT ACRES, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 85FT BY 205FT, TOTALING INTO 17,425FT■!. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.4013 ACRES OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL. THERE IS NO PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE. THE BUDDING ZONES NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST ARE COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND TO THE WEST IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO COMBINE TWO TRACKS INTO ONE NEW TRACK FOR A TRIPLEX. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROPERTY COMMISSIONERS, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A SET OF TRIPLEXES OUT THERE. YES, SIR. NICE JOB. YES, IT'S ON THE SAME SIDE, BUT THE CORNER. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. AN APPLICATION FOR REPLAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND JANUARY 12TH, 2026. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO COMBINE TWO TRACKS INTO ONE NEW TRACK FOR TRIPLEX ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2026, 14 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 PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. AND ALSO IN YOUR NEW AGENDAS. THERE WAS A DATE CORRECTION FROM JANUARY 5TH TO FEBRUARY 2ND. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT, BUT THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ARIES? NO, SIR. AND THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION OR ANYTHING. ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK FOR, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST NO ONE, COME TO MIKE WILL MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER R 26. DASH ZERO FIVE. YES, SIR. CASE NUMBER R 20 605. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ROBERT FIGUEROA JUNIOR. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2317 AND 2325 DATE STREET JK PARCEL NUMBER 40357 AND 40358. THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPLANT IN THE GRIFFIN RESIDENTIAL PARK SUBDIVISION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REPLAT OF LOTS 12 AND 13. BLOCK 14 GRIFFIN RESIDENTIAL PARK, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE NEW TRACK NAME TRACK 12 DASH EIGHT, LOTS 12 AND 13, BLOCK 14, GRIFFIN RESIDENTIAL PARK, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.4984 ACRES OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THERE IS NO PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE. THE ABUTTING ZONES ARE ALL LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAY IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS FOR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL. AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND JANUARY 8TH, 2026. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS FOR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2026, 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 TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. AND THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? NOTHING. NO QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST NO ONE. COME TO THE MIC. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER Z 20 5-08. OKAY, SO, COMMISSIONER, IF YOU GO TO THE NEW AGENDA, THAT'S THE REPORT [00:10:09] THAT WAS MISSING. P 2601 WOULD ACTUALLY BE NEXT. YOU WHAT. WHAT IS IT P 20 6-010P 26 OH. HE MUST BE GOING OUT OF THE OLD AGENDA. I'VE GOT I'VE GOT SOME OVER HERE OKAY. THAT WAS IN THE NEW PACKAGE OKAY. I'M GOOD. CASE NUMBER £0.20 20 6-01. YES, SIR. OKAY I'LL GIVE YOU ALL SOME TIME TO FIND IT. EVERYBODY ON THE RIGHT PAGE NOW. OKAY. YOU HAVE IT, DOCTOR BROWN. YOU NEED ME TO WAIT? OKAY. CASE NUMBER P 20 601. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS JOHN JOHN AND JOANNA MOSER. ESTATE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2605 LAKESHORE DRIVE. JK PARCEL NUMBERS 89282 AND NUMBER 408155. THE REQUEST TYPE IS TO AMEND AN EXISTING PLAT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER. CONSIDER A MINOR PLAT FOR THE FOLLOWING PLAT NAME. TRACKS FIVE A AND FIVE B. THE CURRENT LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS PLAT FILE NUMBER (201) 802-6859, BEING ALL OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK 165 CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.4880 ACRE OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS A PD NINE. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS NO ZONE. CHANGE. THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST ARE ALL PD NINE, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO SHOW A NEW CITY OF PORT ARTHUR EASEMENT AND THE REROUTING OF UTILITIES FOR EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLAY WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND JANUARY 8TH, 2026, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO SHOW A NEW CITY OF PORT ARTHUR EASEMENT AND THE REROUTING OF UTILITIES FOR EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2026, 12 NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS, AS WELL AS PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWS. MORE THAN 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. AND MAY I ADD, COMMISSIONERS, WE DID SEND THE PLAT TO ENGINEERING FOR REVIEW, AND THEY DID CONFIRM THE NEW EASEMENT. A NEW EASEMENT IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YEAH, THE NEW EASEMENT. YES, MA'AM. EVERYTHING WAS CONFIRMED AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD WAS TO PUT THE PROPERTY. YES, MA'AM. THEY REROUTED THE UTILITIES WITH THE EASEMENT? YES, MA'AM. SO EVERYTHING WAS DONE. THANKS, MA'AM. AND THE RECORDS REFLECT WITH ENGINEERING. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST NO ONE. COME TO THE MIC. WILL MOVE ON TO LET ME SEE WHAT THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE NOW. AM I BACK ON? YES, SIR. OKAY. 25 0908080. THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE BACK ON TRACK. YOU CHANGED. OKAY, OKAY. WE'RE BACK ON MY TRACK NOW. ALRIGHTY. CASE NUMBER Z 20 FIVE, DASH ZERO EIGHT. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS MARSH HOSPITALITY INCORPORATED. THE PROPERTY LOCATION. IT IS LOCATED AT 3015 HIGHWAY 73 JK, PARCEL NUMBER 86475. AND THE REQUEST TYPE IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING. WEST 130.68FT OF 279.92FT OF LOT SIX BLOCK 20 WEST 237.5FT OF WEST OF ONE ACRE OF EAST. TWO ACRES OF WEST. THREE ACRES IN EAST. ONE ACRE OF WEST. THREE ACRES OF LOT FIVE SOUTH TWO OF WEST ONE ACRE LOT FIVE BLOCK 20 PORT ACRES, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 1.677 ACRES OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 22. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THE NORTH AND WEST ARE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE SOUTH IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL, THE EAST IS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 22. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CONSIDER THE GRANTING OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE HOTEL EXPANSION. BACKGROUND. AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND DECEMBER 23RD, 2025, REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO CONSIDER THE [00:15:01] GRANTING OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR HOTEL EXPANSION. ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION HAVING A PROPRIETARY INTEREST IN ANY PROPERTY MAY PETITION THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A CHANGE OR AMENDMENT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY INSTITUTE A STUDY AND PROPOSAL FOR CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS IN THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST, OR IN 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 CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING GENERAL STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT THE USE WILL BE HARMONIOUS WITH, WITH, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF OR WITH ANY SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED TO BE HARMONIOUS AND APPROPRIATE IN APPEARANCE WITH THE EXISTING OR INTENDED CHARACTER OF THE GENERAL VICINITY, AND WILL NOT CHANGE. THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA. WILL HAVE VEHICULAR APPROACHES TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH SHALL SO BE DESIGNED AS NOT TO CREATE INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC ON SURROUNDING THOROUGHFARES, WILL NOT BE HAZARDOUS OR DISTURBING TO EXISTING OR FUTURE NEIGHBORING USE. USES SORRY 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 PERSONS, PROPERTY OR THE GENERAL WELFARE BY REASON OF EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC, NOISE, SMOKE, FUMES, GLARE OR ODORS WILL NOT RESULT IN THE DESTRUCTION, LOSS, OR DAMAGE OF A NATURAL, SCENIC OR HISTORIC FEATURE OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE. THE ACCESS. THE PROPERTY INTERESTS ARE LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 73 AND ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2026, 16 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 PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026, AND AS OF JANUARY 28TH, 2026. ONE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTED THAT THE ACTION BE DENIED. AND ALSO COMMISSIONERS. I DO HAVE A PICTURE OF WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THERE'S LIKE AN OPENING IN BETWEEN THE GAS STATION AND THE HOTEL. IT'S LIKE A GRASS OPENING RIGHT IN THE BACK. IF YOU CAN SEE THAT SPACE, THAT'S WHERE THE THAT EXPANSION WOULD TAKE PLACE. NOW HE IS ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT EXPANSION, BUT ONLY BY SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. SO HE HAS TO HAVE PERMISSION TO EXPAND BACK THAT WAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. YES, MA'AM. WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS THAT THAT'S OFF HIGHWAY 73, FISHER HUNT, YOU KNOW, THE STORE THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR 100 YEARS? FISHING, HUNTING, FISHING TACKLE. RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE TAYLOR'S BRIDGE AND 73 CURVES TO TO RIGHT THERE. NOT NOT THE SEAGULL, NOT NOT THE SEASHELL MOTEL. NOT THE NOT. YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT THE SEASHELL MOTEL. NOW, THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S ON THE CORNER OF HAZEL. THIS THE BLUE AND WHITE BUILDING. AS SOON AS YOU'RE COMING IN FROM HOUSTON. THE WRONG ONE. THIS IS THE LAST HOTEL BEFORE YOU LEAVE. YOU'RE THINKING OF THE BEAT UP ONE? NO, IT'S NOT THE BEAT UP ONE. WELL, THAT'S THE THAT'S THE. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. THIS IS ONE. THIS IS BEFORE YOU GET TO THE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION YOU GO. THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IN THIS PICTURE THE THAT ONE BROWN. WHATEVER. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S THE HOTEL. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND HE WANTS TO GO BACK INTO THAT. YES, MA'AM. HE OWNS THE LAND RIGHT BEHIND IT AND THE EXPANSION WOULD TAKE PLACE. I HAVE NO IDEA. I DIDN'T DO THAT RESEARCH. WHAT'S THE NATURE OF THE DENIAL? THE ONE THE PERSON WHO DENIED THAT DID NOT WANT. JUST FROM WHAT I GATHERED FROM IT. SHE'S JUST 90 YEARS OLD AND JUST DOESN'T WANT THE EXTRA TRAFFIC THAT WAY. IT SAYS TINY HOMES ON THE APPLICATION. YES, MA'AM. SO WHAT ARE THE RULES? TO HAVE TINY HOMES SO HE CAN'T. WE SPOKE TO HIM AND THIS I JUST PLACED THE APPLICATION AS IT IS. SO HE DID WANT TO CHANGE FROM TINY HOMES TO THE HOTEL EXPANSION, BECAUSE IF HE DID DO THE TINY HOME, HE WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED TO PLACE ONE BECAUSE IT DOES ALIGN WITH LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. BUT ONCE HE FOUND OUT THAT HE COULD ONLY PLACE ONE, HE DID CHANGE HIS PLAN JUST TO EXPAND THE HOTEL. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. SO, MORE ROOMS ON. SO HE OWNS THE PROPERTY. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROPERTIES BEHIND. SO HE HAD ENTRANCE AND EGRESS IS GOING TO BE BETWEEN THE EXISTING MOTEL AND THE GAS STATION. CORRECT. LET ME LOOK AT THE ACTUAL DRAWING. HE DID SUBMIT A DRAWING. YEAH. OKAY. MY NEXT QUESTION. YES, SIR. DOESN'T THAT PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. THERE. ALL TO THE EAST, BUT UP AGAINST THOSE RESIDENTIAL HOMES RIGHT THERE. YES, SIR. RIGHT BEHIND THE GAS STATION? YES. FACING HAZEL. [00:20:04] THAT PROPERTY BACKS RIGHT UP TO THEM. YES, SIR. HOW LARGE WILL THIS EXPANSION BE AGAIN? ACCORDING TO THE DRAWING. DO YOU HAVE THE DRAWING? YOU CAN KIND OF GET A GOOD IDEA. IT'S JUST BACKWARDS FROM ME. RIGHT IN THAT GREEN SPACE, RIGHT BEHIND THE HOTEL. WELL, NOT BEHIND IT, BUT, LIKE, KIND OF TO THE SIDE OF IT BASED ON THE WAY IT'S FACING. SO WHAT ABOUT THE. HE'S HERE SO YOU THAT ONCE HE OPENS UP THE FLOOR TO THE THAT PROPERTY GOES ALL THE WAY. I THINK IT'S 59TH STREET. THE HOMES THAT FACE 59TH STREET. THIS PROPERTY BACKS UP TO THEIR BACK. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CAN WE HAVE COMMISSIONERS YOU WANT? COULD YOU COME GIVE UP? GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR, COULD YOU OPEN UP THE FLOOR SO YOU CAN SPEAK FOR IT? NO. YOU'RE FINE. JUST. Y'ALL GOT TWO Y'ALL THROUGH WITH QUESTIONS FOR ARIES. I HAVE A QUESTION. NO. WELL. OH, FOR THE DEVELOPER. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR. OKAY. NOW YOU CAN SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. HERE'S YOUR. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. HELLO, MY NAME IS RAJESH PRAJAPATI. MY ADDRESS IS 9108 LAUREL LANE. I OWN THIS PROPERTY SINCE 2018. DO WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE COMPUTER? CAN WE GO TO LIKE, SATELLITE VIEW INSTEAD OF THAT? LIKE TOP VIEW? IF YOU JUST. NOT. NOT A DRONE FOOTAGE, BUT IF YOU IF YOU X OUT ON TOP. NO ON THE ON THE RIGHT SIDE PLEASE. IT SHOULD TAKE YOU BACK. OKAY. YEAH. IF YOU ZOOM IN. YEAH. ON THAT, ON THAT LOCATION. OH YEAH I SEE. SEA EAGLES PARK RIGHT THERE. YEAH. KEEP GOING. NOW TO THE OTHER SIDE I WOULD RIGHT THERE. KEEP GOING WITH THERE'S HAZEL RIGHT THERE. THAT'S JADE. KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING KEEP GOING. YEAH YEAH. AND DO WELL HE'S STILL GONNA HAVE TO GO OVER TO. SHE'S STILL GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU KNOW HAZEL'S OVER HERE TO YOUR LEFT. KEEP GOING TO THE RIGHT. YOU SAID THE BALLOON ON THE MAP. MMHM. THE BALLOON ON THE MAP IS A LOCATION. YEAH. I'M SORRY. OH, YEAH. YEAH. NOW DO THE LAYERS AND DO SATELLITE, PLEASE. OH, OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. DO THE LAYERS AND THE SATELLITE. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. OKAY, OKAY. NOW ZOOM OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT. THERE WE GO OKAY OKAY. SO THERE IS A TRACK ON THE BACK THAT'S THE TRACK. SO THAT THAT TRACK IS LANDLOCKED PRETTY MUCH. IT DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS ON HAZEL OR THE 59TH. THE ONLY ACCESS IS THROUGH THE PROPERTY. OKAY. SO WHAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO I'M NOT I'M NOT ADDING LIKE A 100 ROOMS OVER THERE. I'M ONLY WANT TO ADD LIKE 15, 20 UNITS JUST TO GIVE BECAUSE OUT THERE, MIDDLE NOWHERE, THERE'S NO HOPE, THERE'S NO SCOPE FOR 100 UNITS. I JUST WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT THAT WOULD ALSO CREATE MORE PARKING SPACES FOR ME. SO WITH ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING BUILDING, IF I ADD TEN MORE UNITS TO IT. SO UP AND DOWN WOULD BE 20 UNITS. SO TEN GROUND AND TEN UP. AND IT WOULD OPEN THE PARKING LOT FOR ME. SO THAT WHOLE STRIP WOULD BE A PARKING LOT. SO YOU'RE TELLING IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU RIGHT. YOU CAN JUST ADD ON TO THIS UNIT THAT'S THERE. YOU CAN JUST EXTEND IT. YEAH. EXTEND IT, EXTEND IT. SO YOU'RE NOT GOT A SEPARATE WHOLE. NO NO NO NO NO NOT NOT IN THIS ONE. NOT IN BUT NOT IN A U SHAPE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. NO. NO OKAY. WHAT IS THAT. OH IS THAT A CONCRETE AT THE TOP. BUT BEFORE YOU GET INTO THE GRASSY AREA. YES. YEAH THAT'S A CONCRETE. THAT'S A PARK. THAT'S A PARKING LOT. YEAH. THAT'S A CONCRETE PARKING LOT SIDE OF THAT BUILDING. RIGHT. SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE ADDING ON THAT PARKING LOT LEAVING. RIGHT? RIGHT. BECAUSE I HAVE TO ADD MORE PARKING. THAT PARKING WILL NOT BE ENOUGH. I WAS JUST ASKING THE OCCUPANCY RATE MUST BE PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW. YEAH. RIGHT NOW IT'S RIGHT NOW IT'S BUSY. I'M A LITTLE BIT LATE, BUT. BUT IT'S BUSY. I GOT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING AT EITHER LNG OR OR REFINERIES. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY LEAVE? OH, I GET PEOPLE FROM REFINERIES ALL THE YEAR. SOME AND SOME PLANTS HAVE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON BECAUSE I KNOW THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE HERE IN THE CITY. YEAH, YEAH. ALL THESE JOBS ARE DONE AND SAID, YEAH, NOTHING BUT WASTELAND, NOTHING BUT CLOSED PLACES. IT MAKES THE CITY LOOK TERRIBLE. I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY AND AND THAT'S WHY I DON'T WANT TO GO EXTRAVAGANT ON THIS. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO [00:25:04] ADD, LIKE, YOU KNOW, 100 UNITS. LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO ADD 20 UNITS. NO MORE THAN THAT. YEAH. ARIES, LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION. IF IF WE APPROVE THIS. AND CHANGE THE ZONING, WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO? THIS IS NO, IT'S NOT RAINING, RIGHT. THIS IS JUST A SPECIAL USE. SO ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD WANT TO TAKE PLACE THERE, LIKE ANOTHER ADDITION OR, OR WHATEVER WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO US AGAIN IF IT WAS ALLOWED IN THE ORDINANCE. IT NEEDED TO BE BY SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. YES, SIR. I JUST DON'T WANT TO OPEN UP A CAN OF WORMS FOR SOMETHING. FOR SOMETHING ELSE, YOU KNOW? RIGHT. NO NO NO NO NO TO THE, THE THE ACTUAL. EXPANSION FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. AND ALSO THAT TINY HOME AS WELL WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. SO HE WOULD HAVE TO GO BEFORE COUNCIL REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING. OKAY. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. IF THE SIZE OF THAT PROPERTY, HOW MANY HOW MANY ACRES YOU GOT ONE POINT. OKAY. IF HE EXPANDS HIS MOTEL TO 20 UNITS HE'S TALKING ABOUT. WE APPROVED THIS JUST FOR THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. HE CANNOT START USING THAT PARKING BACK THERE FOR DUMP TRUCKS AND. OH, NO, SIR, NO NO NO NO NO COMMERCIAL USE BACK THERE. NO, SIR. THE ONLY COMMERCIAL USE WOULD BE THE HOTEL EXPANSION. OKAY? IT WOULDN'T BE COMMERCIAL USE. NO NO NO NO NO NO I MEAN YES, HE CAN. THE ONLY USE THAT IS COMMERCIAL FOR THAT PROPERTY IS THE HOTEL EXPANSION PER THE ORDINANCE. IT'S IT'S OWN. IT'S A PD, IT'S A IT'S IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. 2222. YES, YES. SO IT HAS ITS OWN SPECIFIC RULES. AND THE ONLY COMMERCIAL USE WOULD BE THAT HOTEL EXPANSION FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SAYS PD 30 FOR FUTURE FOR THE FUTURE USE. IF ANYTHING WERE TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE, THEN THAT WOULD BE THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONE. BUT RIGHT NOW, AS IT IS ZONED PD 22, HE CAN OWN THE ONLY COMMERCIAL USE HE HAS PER THE ORDINANCE IS THAT HOTEL EXPANSION AND HE HAS TO HAVE PERMISSION FOR THAT. THE OTHER USE WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL. AND EVEN WITH THAT, AS YOU SEE THAT HE SUBMITTED THE TINY HOME REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT PERIOD IN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. SO THAT'S WHY HE APPLIED FOR IT. BUT IF HE WAS JUST TO BUILD A REGULAR HOUSE AND HE WOULD BE FINE. BUT IT IS LANDLOCKED. SO I MEAN, IT IS HIS PROPERTY AND HE HIS HOTEL PROPERTY COULD PROVIDE AN EASEMENT TO GET BACK TO IT, BUT HE WOULDN'T NEED A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A REGULAR SINGLE FAMILY HOME, ONLY FOR THE TINY HOME. AND THE ONLY COMMERCIAL USE ALLOWED IS THAT HOTEL EXPANSION BY SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. YES, SIR. THAT WOULD BE THE PURPOSE OF US CHANGING. WELL, YOU'RE NOT CHANGING THE ZONING. HE'S ASKING FOR PERMISSION. YEAH, HE WANTS TO DO ALL THAT PROPERTY TO TO EXPAND BECAUSE PER THE ORDINANCE, IF HE WANTS TO COME AND EXPAND, HE HAS TO GET A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THE ORDINANCE FOR PD NINE. FOR PD 22. I'M SORRY. YES, HE HE WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING WITH US. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON OF COURSE, A REQUEST, A SUGGESTION FROM YOU ALL. AND THEN HE'LL BRING IT. WE'LL BRING IT TO COUNCIL FOR FINAL. ALL RIGHT? YEAH, SURE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YES. IT'S A COMPLICATED KIND OF SITUATION, BUT SO OFTEN WE'RE ASKED TO APPROVE THINGS. AND PERSON REQUESTING THE APPROVAL IS NOT HERE. IT DOESN'T SHOW INTEREST OR DOESN'T SHOW UP LIKE YOU HAVE. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO LEARN FROM. YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. YEAH. FOR SOMETHING FOR US. YEAH. TO BE ABLE TO QUESTION THE INTENTIONS. YEAH. WE'LL MAKE SURE I'M HERE. IF ANY NEIGHBOR SHOWED UP. I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN THAT, HEY, I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BECOME AN ISSUE FOR THEM. OKAY? AND GOOD LUCK TO WHAT SHE ASKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LATER. YOU KNOW, LIKE. YEAH, BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION. YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US. HE WOULD HAVE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE AND ASK FOR THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR DENIAL. AND THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE FINAL DECISION ANYWAY. SO IF HE DOES ANYTHING. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, I MEAN I MEAN, MY FIRST IDEA WAS BE WOULD YOU HAVE TO DEFEND THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT ALLOW ME [00:30:01] BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE I THINK BY ME, I DON'T HAVE THAT. BUT THE IDEA THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME, HOMES FROM THE PAST. THAT WAS THE ONE. BUT I GUESS THE ZONING DOESN'T ALLOW THAT. YEAH. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ANYWAY, HERE IN THE CITY YET. YES. THIS THIS IS BETTER. YEAH. MUCH BETTER TRACK. I JUST HATE TO SEE ANYTHING CHANGE ONCE ALL THE WORKERS LEAVE AND EVERYTHING'S DONE HERE IN THE CITY AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS WE'RE ADDING ON TO ACCOMMODATE THE WORKERS, BUT NOT THE CITIZENS. THAT'S MY ISSUE, OKAY? I MYSELF, WORKING INDUSTRY, I WAS WORRIED MYSELF ABOUT MY JOB. I'M LUCKY TO BE TELLING. YOU STARTED TALKING. YEAH, I SAW SOMETHING. HE SAID. CAN YOU KEEP DRIVING? WAIT. WHERE ARE THEY GOING? IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE SOME. WE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER? OKAY. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. YOU HAVE TO TALK LOUDER. WHEN I. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE, COMMISSIONERS? NO. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST NO ONE. COME TO THE MIC. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER Z 20 509. SPEAK, HEAR. WISHING TO KIND. THANK YOU. IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. LARRY HERMAN. NO, I DON'T NEED IT. WELL, I'M JUST GONNA PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE OF SHARON. OKAY? CASE NUMBER Z 20 509. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS EIGHT GRAND PLUS, LLC. THE PROPERTY LOCATION. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF MECHANIC STREET AND NORTHEAST OF DOWLING ROAD. PARCEL NUMBER 404156 AND NUMBER 98848. THE REQUEST TYPE IS A ZONING MAP, AMENDMENT AND OR ZONE CHANGE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING. THE PROPERTY DESCRIPTION. RANGE ONE, BLOCK SEVEN. LOTS ONE THROUGH SIX SABINE PASS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 5.3 ACRES OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL GENERAL. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THE ABUTTING ZONE NORTH HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. SOUTH AND EAST. COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO THE WEST. COMMERCIAL. RETAIL. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CONSIDER A ZONE CHANGE FOR AN RV PARK. BEAR WITH ME, COMMISSIONERS. AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND NOVEMBER 2ND, 2025, REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO CONSIDER THE GRANTING OF A ZONE CHANGE FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FOR AN FOR AN RV PARK ON OR AROUND DECEMBER 11TH, 2025 AT 6:00 PM, THE PLANNING DIVISION CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS LOCATED WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT, RECEIVE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, AND DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WAS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SAID REQUEST. ALL REQUIRED AND INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA WERE INVITED TO ATTEND. DURING THE MEETING, PLANNING STAFF PRESENTED DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS RAISED BY ATTENDEES. THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS ALSO PRESENT AND AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM NEARBY PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS. FOLLOWING DISCUSSION AND STRONG CONSIDERATION OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED, COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPRESSED NO OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. ATTENDEES INDICATED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. ALL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING WAS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD PROCEDURES. NOTICES WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, WITH A MINIMUM 15 DAY NOTICE PERIOD. IN ADDITION, NOTICES WERE POSTED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING SABINE PASS ISD, THE LOCAL GAS STATION, AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS TO ENSURE BROAD PUBLIC AWARENESS. INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING WAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED THROUGH ADDITIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK RECEIVED DURING THE MEETING. THERE WAS NO FORMAL OPPOSITION, AND THE PLANNING DIVISION [00:35:04] RECOMMENDS PROCEEDING WITH A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT REQUEST. ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION HAVING A PROPRIETARY INTEREST IN ANY PROPERTY MAY 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 CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING GENERAL STANDARDS, TO ENSURE THAT THE USE WILL BE HARMONIOUS WITH, 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 WITH THE EXISTING OR INTENDED CHARACTER OF THE GENERAL VICINITY, AND WILL NOT CHANGE. THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA. WILL HAVE VEHICULAR APPROACHES TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH SHALL SO BE DESIGNED AS NOT TO CREATE INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC ON SURROUNDING THOROUGHFARES, WILL NOT BE HAZARDOUS OR DISTURBING TO EXISTING OR FUTURE NEIGHBORING USES, WILL NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES. WILL NOT INVOLVE USES, ACTIVITIES, PROCESSES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT OR CONDITIONS OF THE OPERATION THAT WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO ANY PERSONS PROPERTY OR THE GENERAL GENERAL WELFARE BY REASON OF EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC, NOISE, SMOKE, FUMES, GLARE OR ODORS WILL NOT RESULT IN THE DESTRUCTION, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF NATURAL, SCENIC OR HISTORIC FEATURE OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE. THE PROJECT INTERESTS ENTRANCES ARE LOCATED ON MECHANIC STREET. ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2026, 11 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 PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS. WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE? OH, GOD. SURE. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE, YES, SIR. AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE. YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO KNOW ON ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE THE COMMUNITY IS ALL ALL ALL BEHIND HIM FOR IT. BUT THE ORDINANCE THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, FOR RV PARKS, DOES THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED THERE WITH THE LANDSCAPING? AND. YES, SIR, HE'S AWARE. YES, SIR. OKAY. HE'S AWARE OF THAT? YES, SIR. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. MY QUESTION WOULD PROBABLY BE TO THE OWNER. OKAY. WELL, WHEN YOU CALL FOR HIM, I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL HE GETS UP. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR AHS? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR. PLEASE COME TO THE MIC AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR SAVING. MY NAME IS ROBERT SEXTON, LIVE AT 5331 MECHANIC STREET IN SABINE PASS. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT THERE AT THAT LOCATION FOR 30 YEARS. EXCUSE ME? 50 YEARS. I'VE BEEN A I'M A PORT COMMISSIONER AT SABINE PASS, PORT AUTHORITY. I'VE BEEN ON IT AND EVERYTHING FOR 30 YEARS. THE PROPERTY AND EVERYTHING IN QUESTION HERE IS, IS I BOUGHT ORIGINALLY AND EVERYTHING TO HAVE MORE LIKE A HAVE MY KIDS ALL MOVE IN THERE CLOSE TO ME BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE OTHER STREET OF MECHANIC. WELL, ALL THAT WENT WENT TO HECK AND EVERYTHING REAL QUICK DURING THE HURRICANES BECAUSE MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER LOST HER HOUSE, MY SON LOST HIS. SO WE REBUILT AND EVERYTHING AGAIN. AND WHEN IT CAME THROUGH THE SECOND ROUND, WELL, THEY JUST LOST EVERYTHING AGAIN. SO ONE MOVED TO NEDERLAND, ONE MOVED TO PORT NECHES AND HERE I'M STUCK WITH LAND. I'VE TRIED TO SELL IT, I'VE TRIED TO LEASE IT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WHILE I WAS DOING EVERYTHING, I SAID, LET ME JUST GO AHEAD AND START DEVELOPING. I'VE HAULED IN OVER 1100 LOADS OF DIRT AND ANYTHING, TRYING TO BUILD IT UP ENOUGH AND EVERYTHING JUST TO ATTRACT SOMEBODY. AND AFTER THE STORMS HERE AND THE THINGS I WOUND UP, I HAD PROPERTIES AND EVERYTHING THAT I INHERITED FROM MY IN-LAWS, BROTHER, BROTHER IN LAW'S, EVERYBODY ELSE AND EVERYTHING, MY KIDS. AND SO I'VE BEEN PAYING TAXES ON EVERYTHING SINCE THEN, AND I DID. I DID LIKE SOME OF THE OTHERS DID THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT. I PUT IN AN RV SPOT AND EVERYTHING, BUT I WAS TAGGED AND EVERYTHING. SO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WANTED THE PROPERTY THAT I HAD AND EVERYTHING, I TOLD THEM, NO, IT WASN'T FOR SALE. I PUT AN RV ON IT AND THEY MADE A PHONE CALL AND EVERYTHING THEY WANTED. I WAS TAGGED, SO I FELT I WAS TARGETED ON THAT PART. SO I TRIED ANOTHER AREA AND EVERYTHING RAN THE SAME THING. THEY DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. SO I SAID, WELL, IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT TO PLAY THE GAME, WELL THEN I'VE GOT FIVE ACRES, FIVE AND A HALF ACRES OF LAND. I'LL JUST CONVERT THIS OVER TO AN RV AND I'LL PUT RVS WHERE, WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. AND SO MY KIDS AND EVERYTHING WOUND UP. THEY'RE ALL LIVING UP HERE, AND MY WIFE AND I DOWN THERE, I JUST RETIRED AND EVERYTHING. 20 JANUARY 25TH. SO THIS IS MY FULL YEAR OF IT. AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE MY EXTRA INCOME. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING AT NOW, JUST TRYING TO GET SOME SOMETHING TO SUPPLEMENT EVERYTHING. SO MY SOCIAL SECURITY AND MY LITTLE PART TIME WORK THAT I DO, I'M A TUGBOAT CAPTAIN. SO I GOT I GOT PLENTY OF WORK. I'M, I'M FIXING [00:40:03] TO BE 74 YEARS OLD. SO I SAID, I FIGURE I'M STILL HEALTHY ENOUGH AND EVERYTHING. I'LL STILL GO TO WORK PART TIME. BUT THIS RIGHT HERE IS JUST A PROJECT AND EVERYTHING SINCE I FIGURED, WELL, LET ME GO AHEAD AND I'VE GOT THE LAND, LET ME GO AHEAD AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND WE'RE LEGAL ANYWAY. YES, EXACTLY. ARE YOU GOING? YOU'RE GOING ABOUT IT THE RIGHT WAY THIS TIME. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I. THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING THAT ANYWAY. WOUND UP. IT'S BEEN A LONG BATTLE. THAT'S IT. SO DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THE THE THE REASONS YOU WERE TAGGED? I KNOW BECAUSE YOU WERE PARKED ILLEGALLY WITH AN RV, EVEN THOUGH IS YOUR LAND, DO YOU THINK ANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO CALLED YOU IN TO REPORT IT ARE INTERESTED IN YOU BUILDING THIS? WHAT? WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE OPPOSITION NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE AT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER TOWN, ANYWHERE AT ALL. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE OPPOSITION BECAUSE LIKE, ONE OF THE ONE OF THEM SAID, WELL, I BUILT A HOUSE. I PUT A LOT OF MONEY BUILDING A HOUSE HERE. I DON'T WANT TO LOOK OUT AND SEE AN RV. WELL, THE RVS WERE THERE BEFORE YOU BUILT THE HOUSE. I MEAN, IF YOU IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THEM, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BUILT THERE. I SAID RELOCATE SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT THE RVS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE. THINKS IT'S PART OF SABINE PASS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A FISHING COMMUNITY, RECREATIONAL COMMUNITY. AND PEOPLE COME IN, YOU KNOW, PUT A RV ON A LOT AND EVERYTHING. THEY GO FISHING FOR THE WEEKEND OR WHATEVER. THEN THEY'RE GONE, OR SOME OF THEM STAY THERE AND A COUPLE OF THEM HAVE BUILT HOUSES THERE, AND SOME OF THEM ARE THEY WANT TO STILL LIVE IN THEM FROM THE STORMS. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF IT WASN'T OUR CHOICE AND EVERYTHING. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU COME IN THERE TO BUILD AN AREA, YOU TRY TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE YOURSELF PART OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT COME OVER AND EVERYTHING, ISOLATE YOURSELF AND THINK YOU CAN ISOLATE EVERYONE ELSE. HOW MANY UNITS ARE THERE BESIDES WHAT YOU WANT A PLACE? I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE 60 SLOTS. YES, MA'AM. IT CAN'T HOLD UP WHAT I'M GOING TO DO AND EVERYTHING. SO ALL I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO JUST START ENOUGH AND EVERYTHING. SO I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH ABOUT 7 OR 8 AND THEN FROM THERE EVERYTHING GETS GOOD. WELL THEN I'LL JUST USE THE PROCEEDS OFF THAT AND EVERYTHING AND I'LL JUST OVER AND KEEP ON ADDING. I SAYS I DON'T HAVE ALL THE MONEY TO THROW INTO. I GOT ENOUGH TO DO AND EVERYTHING, BUT I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH THAT I WANT TO THROW IT ALL INTO ONE THING RIGHT QUICK AND EVERYTHING AND JUST AND, YOU KNOW, WORK OFF A POTLUCK AND EVERYTHING IF EVERYTHING GETS FULL OR NOT. SO WIND UP, LIKE I SAID, I, I RETIRED. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO KEEP SOME OF THAT RETIREMENT MONEY TO MYSELF. THERE YOU GO. DON'T KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUL I'M GOING TO BE, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY. THERE YOU GO. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT END OF HER ANYWAY. ANYBODY GOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. AND ALSO, MIGHT I ADD, ONCE WE SPOKE WITH THE RESIDENTS, THEY DID KNOW WHO HE WAS AND A RESPECTED MAN IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEY SAID THEY WILL PROBABLY SAY NO TO ANYBODY ELSE, BUT THEY KNOW HE WILL KEEP UP WITH THE PROPERTY. TAKE CARE OF IT. I'M GOING TO LET IT GROW UP. SO HE'S WILLING TO DO ALL THE THE PLANTS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EVERYTHING THAT WE NOW REQUIRE. HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO. OKAY. YEAH. I WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND OUR, OUR INSPECTORS ARE ON THEIR JOB. IF EVERY TIME HE PUT AN RV HE GOT TAGGED. SO AND I BELIEVE THE RIGHT WAY. SO SOMEBODY. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE, WISHING ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST NO ONE, COME TO THE MIC. COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:13 P.M. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE HOW WE CAN DO THIS. WE HAVE THREE REPLANTS. ONE TWO. THREE, THREE. DO THE REPLANTS TOGETHER, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO DO THE, THE THE P EXPANSION, EXPANSION IN THE ZONING TO SEPARATELY. YOU CAN DO THE REPLANTS AND THE PLAT TOGETHER AND THEN THE ZONING SEPARATE. I CAN DO THE REPLANT IF, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL AGREE ON. YEAH. THE EASEMENT. YES. BECAUSE THE REPLANTING THE PLAT THEY ALL FALL UNDER THE SAME CHAPTER THE PLAT AND THE REPLAY. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE ON CASE NUMBER R 2603. REPLANT R 2604. REPLANT R 2605 REPLANT AND P 2601 I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE R 2603 THROUGH P 2601 SECOND I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. OKAY. NEXT ONE WILL BE CASE NUMBER Z 20 FIVE. DASH OH EIGHT. THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. COMMISSIONERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I MOVE APPROVAL. [00:45:01] SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND OF APPROVAL FOR THE SPECIFIC FOR CASE NUMBER R CASE NUMBER, Z 2508. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. CASE NUMBER Z 2509. REQUEST FOR ZONE CHANGE FOR AN RV PARK IN SABINE PASS, TEXAS. COMMISSIONERS, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE CASE NUMBER Z 2509. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, THE. YOU GOT IT. YOU CAN BUILD. OKAY. TAKEN CARE [VII. NEW BUSINESS - NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS ] OF NOW. WE NEED THIS STAFF REPORT. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS. SO THE UNMANNED CELL PHONE TOWER WILL BE COMING BACK. THEY WE DID INFORM THEM THAT THEY COULD WITHDRAW BEFORE IT WENT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE. THEY WANTED A CHANCE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEIR PROJECT. SO THEY THEY DID WITHDRAW AND RESUBMITTED AN APPLICATION. SO. AND THAT IS THE ONLY AGENDA ITEM FOR FEBRUARY 16TH. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT IT WILL COME. IT IS COMING BACK. HE WAS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THEIR THEY WANT TO DEFEND THEIR PROJECT. WELL. THEY WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEND IT. THEY GOTTA COME BACK. WELL YEAH. SO IF IF CITY COUNCIL DENIES IT THEN THEY HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR TO REAPPLY. SO THEY WITHDREW AND IS BRINGING IT BACK TO. YEAH. YEAH OKAY. NOTHING'S CHANGED. THEY GOT THEY GOT A DIFFERENT VERSE TO THE SONG. NOW MR. BROWN. OKAY. AND YEAH. NEW PICTURE. THERE YOU GO. ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. IT'S BEEN THE LAST WEEK WAS A CRAZY WEEK AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. OKAY. AND I DO WANT TO SAY FOR THE RECORD, BASED ON OUR COMMISSION, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS. I APPRECIATE YOU. OH, YEAH. YOU TOO. CONGRATULATIONS. YES. SOME CELEBRITIES HERE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. YEAH, YEAH, I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. AND ANOTHER CELEBRITY PARTICIPATING. OKAY, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO Y'ALL. ESCONDIDO'S ALWAYS RECOGNIZED. YEAH. FAMILY PRAYING OKAY. THERE YOU GO, COMMISSIONER ESCOBEDO EVERYWHERE. COMMISSION HERE. VERY GOOD. YOU ALL DO GREAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. I SEE Y'ALL EVERYWHERE. SO I MIGHT ADD, I WAS AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE TOPIC WAS RAISED ABOUT PEOPLE ATTENDING COMMITTEES THAT THEY'VE BEEN APPOINTED TO AND THE FACT THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DON'T. I'M NEVER CONCERNED ABOUT MY COMMISSION. YOU ALL SHOW UP AND I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, I'M REALLY. YEAH. YOU DID? YES. IT'S LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A MINUTE, RIGHT? YEAH. STEP ON THAT STAGE. LIKE YOU. DID. YES, ALWAYS. BUT I DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL. YEAH, I REALLY DO. I CAN BRAG ON MY COMMISSIONERS ALL DAY LONG. YEAH. FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF DO. THANK YOU. DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. YES. I HAVE GREAT DIRECTION FROM MR. BATON. THERE YOU GO. HE STAYS ON TOP OF ME. COMMISSIONERS. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE ADJOURN THIS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. THANK YOU. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ADJOURNMENT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES GERMAN AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.