[I. Chairperson’s Opening Remarks]
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AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IT IS NOW 530 AND WE'RE HERE TO HAVE A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME I NEED A ROLL CALL. ZULIMA. ESCOBIDO. DWIGHT WAGNER.
WE'RE HERE. PRESENT AND READY TO WORK. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I
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SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I. ANYONE SAYING NO. NONE. PASSES. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I SEE WE DO HAVE A FEW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT AS WE DO EACH CASE, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE PODIUM, SPEAK YAY OR NAY AS TO WHY YOU WANT THE COMMISSION TO HEAR OUT WHAT YOUR COMPLAINT IS, OR WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HAVING DONE THROUGH THE COMMISSION. SO ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU.[VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION)]
ALL RIGHT. FIRST CASE ARE 26-17. YES, MA'AM. CASE NUMBER R26-17. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ALAN FOWLER. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1147 MARSHALL AVENUE, JC, PARCEL NUMBER 90505, AND APPROVAL. THE REQUEST TYPE IS APPROVAL OF A REPLAT IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. ADDITION.THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REPLAT OF TRACT 9-A REPLAT LOTS NINE AND TEN. BLOCK 267. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
ADDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE NEW TRACK NAME IS TRACK 9-A1 AND 9-82 REPLAT OF ALL OF TRACK 9-8. BLOCK 267. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. ADDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 125FT BY 140FT, TOTALING INTO 17,500FT■!.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.401 ACRE OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS MEDIUM DENSITY, MEDIUM DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL, ALL ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST ARE ALSO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO DIVIDE THE TRACT INTO TWO NEW TRACKS FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLAY WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND MAY 8TH, 2026, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO DIVIDE THE TRACT INTO TWO NEW TRACKS FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH, 2026, 18 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 IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, JUNE 1ST, 2026. AND THAT'S ALL, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU, MISS HARRIS. YES, MA'AM. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NONE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NONE.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS REPLAT? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS REPLAY? NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CASE.
CASE R26-18. YES, MA'AM. CASE NUMBER R26-18. THE PROPERTY OWNERS, GIOVANNI MEDINA. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF LAVENDER STREET AND WEST OF OLEANDER STREET. J K PARCEL NUMBER (769) 097-6910. THE REQUEST TYPE IS APPROVAL OF A REPLAT IN THE PALOMAR SECTION ONE. ADDITION, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REPLAT OF LOTS TEN AND 11, BLOCK TEN PALOMAR. SECTION ONE ADDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE NEW TRACK NAME. TRACK TEN DASH A REPLAT OF ALL LOTS TEN AND 11. BLOCK TEN PALOMAR. SECTION ONE ADDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 130FT BY 140FT, TOTALING INTO 18,200FT■!S. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.4182 ACRE OF LAND, AND THE CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST ARE ALL ALSO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS INTO ONE FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO COMBINE. I'M SO SORRY. AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND MAY 8TH, 2026. THE
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PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS INTO ONE FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH, 2026, TEN 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, JUNE 1ST, 2026. AND THAT IS ALL. COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ANY COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS? NONE. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE THIRD AND FINAL.YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT UP. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE AUDIENCE? PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. ALSO, MAKE SURE YOU ASK IF THEY'RE FOR OR AGAINST.
RIGHT. ARE YOU COMING FOR OR AGAINST THE REPLAY? OH, WE JUST HAVE TO BE FOR OR AGAINST. OR YOU CAN JUST HAVE A COMMENT. YEAH YEAH YEAH. OKAY. COME ON UP. OKAY. MAKE SURE YOU. YEAH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NAME IS ERNEST ZAMORA, 5839 OLEANDER STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
OKAY. AND THE INFORMATION THAT THE LADY JUST GAVE ABOUT THE PROPERTY ON LABRADOR AND, WELL, NORTH OF LAVENDER AND OLEANDER. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF A FAMILY DWELLING IT IS GOING TO BE. IS RESIDENTIAL. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES, MA'AM. BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS WHAT TYPE OF A HOME STRUCTURE IS IT GOING TO BE? YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. OR ON A SLAB OR, YOU KNOW, OKAY. OR IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HOUSING FROM WHAT ELSE IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YES, MA'AM. YES. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO YEAH, I KNOW THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT'S AN ORDINANCE THAT DOES STATE THAT IT MUST CONFORM TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHATEVER IS BEING BUILT. SO I'LL LET MISS ARIES EXPLAIN ANYMORE. YES, MA'AM. SO AS FAR AS THE TYPE OF STRUCTURE, WE ARE NOT CERTAIN. WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUILDING PLANS OR ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE JUST FOCUSED ON THE LAND ITSELF, COMBINING THOSE TWO LOTS. WHEN IT COMES TO THE STRUCTURE ITSELF, THAT IS A BUILDING QUESTION. SO WE HAVE OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL. WE HAVE ONE THAT IS STRICTLY OVER RESIDENTIAL. THAT WILL BE A QUESTION FOR HIM IF THEY SUBMITTED PLANS AT ALL.
SOMETIMES THESE PEOPLE, SOME PEOPLE DO DO REPLANTS JUST TO PLAT THE LAND TOGETHER AND THEY DON'T TOUCH IT FOR YEARS. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY PERMITS OR ANYTHING FOR ANY HOME STRUCTURES OR ANYTHING. AT THE MOMENT. THEY ARE JUST COMBINING THE LOTS TOGETHER. YES, SIR.
OKAY. BUT YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO CALL THE OFFICE ANYTIME AND ASK THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SOME QUESTIONS. SO, BUT LIKE I SAY, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY JUST WANT TO TO COMBINE THE TWO LOTS, COMBINE BOTH, NOT CHANGE THE ZONING. THEY JUST WANT TO TAKE THOSE TWO LOTS. YEAH. AND PUT IT TOGETHER FOR THOSE TWO LOTS TOGETHER. OKAY. AND AGAIN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CALL THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND HE'LL ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
OKAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. NO PROBLEM. JAMES HAMPTON, 2230 LAVENDER STREET. I ONLY HAD ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE REPLATTING. I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT BACK IN THE 80S OR THE 90S.
WHAT'S THE REASON FOR THE REPLATTING OF PROPERTIES? I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL READY TOGETHER. WHAT'S. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I HAD TO DO 1 IN 2004. SO IT'S STILL THAT SAME ORDINANCE NOW, MA'AM. MISS ARIES, SHE WILL. SO EXPLAIN THE ORDINANCE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTY DESCRIPTION, IT SAYS LOTS TEN AND 11. SO IT'S SHOWING AS TWO LOTS. SO THIS IS THE ORIGINAL LOT LINE THE DARK LINE. WELL THIS IS THE NEW LOT LINE. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL LOT LINE SHOWING LOTS TEN AND THIS IS 11. SO THEY ARE REMOVING THIS. AND THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE ONE. SO THIS IS 11. THIS IS TEN AND THIS IS 11. THIS IS TEN AND THIS IS 11. SO THEY'RE REMOVING THIS LOT LINE. IT WAS TWO ORIGINALLY. YEAH. SO YEAH THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE IT ONE HUGE LOT. AND THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON IT.
I'M SAYING I WAS BUILT, I'M BUILT ON TWO LOTS. AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS. I MEAN WHAT'S THE REASON NOW YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH IT. SEE YOU DIDN'T TOLD ME. NOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE A REPORT. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. SOME THINGS. THE RULES HAVE CHANGED. YOU MAY. YOU'RE JUST. YOU WERE CONFORMING AT THE TIME. BUT WE CAN NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO BUILD ACROSS LOT LINES. SO MAYBE YOUR HOUSE SITS ON ONE LOT AND MAYBE THE OTHER SIDE IS EMPTY. BUT IT'S
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AGAINST THE LAW TO BUILD ACROSS A LOT LINE. SO HE HAS TO GET RID OF THAT LOT LINE. THIS IS RECENT. IN THE 2000. OKAY, YEAH, I GOT IT. AND FEEL FREE TO CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE THE CITY HAD SOME KIND OF A, WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT, 15FT EASEMENT? BUT I DON'T SEE A REASON FOR WATER LINE OR GAS LINE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON AN EASEMENT GOING THROUGH BOTH THE PROPERTIES. RIGHT. SO THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.THAT'S WHAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. RIGHT. THANK YOU. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL AND WE'LL. OKAY. YES, SIR. I HAVE TO READ THAT TWO BLOCKS. OKAY. THE NEXT CASE Z26-08. YES, MA'AM. CASE NUMBER Z26-08. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS CSI PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC. THE PROPERTY LOCATION? THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WEST OF DOWLING ROAD AND NORTH OF SOUTH EIGHTH STREET, J K. PARCEL NUMBER 134693. THE REQUEST TYPE IS A ZONING DISTRICT. CHANGE IN SABINE PASS. NATURE OF THE REQUEST. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY DESCRIPTION. 65 TRACK SIX AND 7IW BURTON 12.610383. TRACK SIX OR WILSON LABOR 2.890. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 15.48 ACRES OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS AGRICULTURAL. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS HEAVY, INDUSTRIAL AND THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, WEST AND SOUTH ARE ALL AGRICULTURAL AND THE EAST IS HEAVY, INDUSTRIAL AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR FUTURE LAND USE IS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO BATCH PLANTS. AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND APRIL 29TH, 2026, REQUESTING A ZONING DISTRICT CHANGE TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO BATCH PLANTS. A ZONING MAP CHANGE OR REZONING IS A CHANGE OR MODIFICATION TO THE BOUNDARIES OF ANY ZONING DISTRICT WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP. 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 THAT ARE LISTED BELOW 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 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 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 WILL NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES. WILL NOT INVOLVE USES, ACTIVITIES, PROCESSES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT OR CONDITIONS OF OPERATION THAT WOULD 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 NATURAL, SCENIC OR HISTORIC FEATURE. MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE ON THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, 2026, TWO NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1ST, 2026. AND ALSO COMMISSIONERS. YOU SEE TWO NOTICES BECAUSE IT'S WAY OUT THERE IN SABINE PASS. YEAH. SO, YEAH, I WASN'T DRIVING OVER THERE, BUT THAT'S ALL. COMMISSIONERS. OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ZONING CHANGE? SO MY I MEAN, I KNOW SABINE PASS IS KNOWN FOR LIKE A LOT OF BIRD BIRDING AND NATURAL HABITAT. SO CHANGING 15 ACRES OF AGRICULTURE INTO. YOU KNOW, HEAVY. YEAH. KIND OF MAKES ME QUESTION. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY BUSINESS FRIENDLY AS WELL. BUT I'M ALSO VERY NATURE FRIENDLY. SO I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE ON, ON HAVING TWO BATCH PLANTS THERE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF TRAFFIC FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S GONNA BE MORE MONEY,
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MORE JOBS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE HAZARDOUS TO THE BIRDS AND THE WILDLIFE OUT THERE. SO I'M KIND OF RIGHT AT 50%. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I DO KNOW THERE IS A BIRDING AREA OUT THERE WHERE TOURISTS COME AND SEE. I THINK IT'S GOING TOWARD THE BEACH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IN THAT AREA. I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN. DID WE GET ANY COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS? THAT WAS MY QUESTION THAT WENT OUT. NO, SIR. OKAY. AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BUSINESSES. AND WE DID PLACE A SIGN OUT THERE TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE ZONE CHANGE AS WELL. SO IT IS OUT THERE. BUT AS OF TODAY, NO ONE HAS CALLED AND COMPLAINED. AND THE COMPANY ALSO HAS REPRESENTATION HERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. YES, PLEASE. OKAY. WHAT AGAIN? WHAT'S THE ACREAGE AGAIN? 15 POINT SOMETHING, 15.48 ACRES OF LAND. AND WE ACTUALLY WE DROVE OUT THERE AND OBSERVED IT REALLY IS. IT'S IT'S OUT THERE.YEAH. BUT MY QUESTION WILL BE TO. OKAY, I'M NOT SURE HIS NAME. I'LL WAIT UNTIL HE COMES TO THE PODIUM AND ASK YOUR. YEAH. WHENEVER YOU OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR HIM. OKAY, SO WE ARE OPEN NOW FOR ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS LAY DOWN ZONE CHANGE OR FOR AGAINST. SO IF YOU'RE HERE, YOU WANT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. DON BRANDON WITH COWBOYS READY MIX AND ALSO PART OF COWBOY SERVICES. OUR MAIN OFFICE IS IN WALLACE VILLE, TEXAS. AND. BUT WE'RE OUR LOCAL COMPANY. WE'VE GOT PLANTS IN PORT ARTHUR, BEAUMONT, WALLACE. VILLE. WINNIE AND DAYTON AND THIS PARTICULAR PLANT LOCATION.
WE CHOSE IT BECAUSE THERE'S. AND YOU'RE RIGHT THAT THAT AREA IS IS PRETTY MUCH ALL MARSH. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANY DIFFERENT, IT WOULD BE. BUT ACROSS THE STREET IS ALL. IT DOESN'T LOOK ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE. AND IT'S ALL ZONED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. BUT WE HAVE TWO PLANTS RIGHT NOW IN SABINE PASS THAT WE'RE WORKING FOR BECHTEL AS A AS A SMALL CONTRACTOR TO BEGIN WITH. BUT SINCE THAT TIME, THEY'VE ASKED US TO TAKE OVER THE MAIN. BE THE MAIN PRODUCER OF CONCRETE FOR THEIR FOR THEIR PORT ARTHUR FACILITY. AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE GOING TO TAKE DOWN TO THE TWO SMALLER PLANTS THAT WE HAVE NOW AND BUILD TWO LARGER PLANTS THERE ON THIS 15 ACRE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS IT CAN'T BE EXPANDED ANY MORE THAN WHAT IT IS, BECAUSE THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING BUT THIS ONE TRACK.
BUT BUT LOOKING AT IT, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACROSS THE STREET OR. OR WHERE WE ARE, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO BE. I KNOW THIS IS WAY OUT IN THE FUTURE TOO, BUT WE DO HAVE A PLANT IN WINNIE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY CLOSER TO HIGH ISLAND, AND WE'RE HOPING MAYBE ONE DAY, LIKE EVERYBODY IN SABINE PASS, IS THAT WE'LL HAVE A PLANT IF TXDOT EVER DECIDES THEY'RE GOING TO GET 87 BACK THROUGH THERE. WE'VE GOT A PLANT AT BOTH ENDS OF THE OF THE PROJECT. SO THAT'S I MEAN, I KNOW THAT'S WAY OUT IN THE FUTURE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE. BUT MAINLY RIGHT NOW, LIKE I SAID, WE WE'RE WE WANT TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE MET WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT A WHILE BACK ABOUT OUR.
WHEN WE FIRST OPENED UP OUR OUR TWO PLANTS THERE AND, AND WORKING WITH THEM, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, MADE WHATEVER THEY'VE ASKED US TO DO AS FAR AS TRUCK TRAFFIC AND DUST CONTROL, WE'RE BEING A CONCRETE PLANT. WE'RE VERY AWARE OF ALL THOSE COMPLAINTS THAT CAN COME ABOUT.
BUT WHERE WE ARE DOWN THERE, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO IT, IT IS WAY OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I MEAN, EVEN SABINE PASS IS, IS ON TOP OF A HILL, YOU KNOW, FROM WHERE WE ARE. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE, PLEASE ASK ME MY QUESTION THEN. AND YOU SAID YOUR NAME WAS DON, MA'AM. DON.
DON. DON. OKAY. MY QUESTION IS TWO QUESTIONS. ACTUALLY, AFTER WHAT YOU JUST COMMENTED, THE FIRST QUESTION IS EXACTLY WHAT TYPE OF PLANT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? PLANT LIKE A CONCRETE BATCH PLANT WHERE THE TRUCKS COME IN AND WITH A CONCRETE IS BATCHED AT THE PLANT, AND THEN IT'S DROPPED INTO THE TRUCK AND THE MIXTURE TRUCK, AND THEN THE MIXTURE TAKES IT TO THE TO WHERE WHOEVER'S ORDERED THE, THE CONCRETE. OKAY. SO IT'S BASICALLY JUST A MIXING AREA FOR CONCRETE. YES, MA'AM. I MEAN, YOU WILL HAVE IT'S IT'S WELL, I'M SURE YOU I HOPE
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YOU'VE SEEN A CONCRETE PLANT BEFORE, BUT IT CONSISTS OF A SILO THAT'S FULL OF CEMENT. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER BANDS THAT HAVE ROCK AND SAND THAT WE ALL GOES IN THE BACK OF A MIXER TRUCK AND, AND THEN IT'S MIXED THERE OR IT'S LOADED THERE. THEN IT'S TAKEN TO THE SITE, MIXED ON SITE AND, AND DELIVERED TO THE CUSTOMER. NOW, I MEAN, I REALIZE YOU'RE JUST PART OF THE PROCESS. WE'RE STILL IN THE WE STILL HAVE TO GET OUR TCE Q PERMITS AS WELL, WHICH WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT NOW, BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH DOING THAT EITHER. OKAY. SO MY SECOND QUESTION IS EXACTLY WHAT'S ACROSS THE STREET? NOTHING. JUST LAND. JUST LAND. AND ACROSS THE STREET IS, IS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S ALL HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TOO, BUT IT, IT LOOKS LIKE A COW PASTURE, LIKE OUR PROPERTY DOES.OKAY, SO HERE'S MY QUESTION NOW TO YOU. IF THE PROPERTY'S ACROSS THE STREET LOOKS LIKE MARSH, BUT IT'S UNDER HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, AM I CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. SO WITH WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO IS CHANGE THAT SIDE OF THE STREET FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO AGRICULTURE.
AGRICULTURE? NO, FROM AGRICULTURE TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. YES, MA'AM. SO THEY CAN PETITION A ZONE CHANGE. FIRST OF FIRST AND FOREMOST, FROM THE AMOUNT OF ACREAGE THAT THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH ACREAGE TO EXERCISE THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ANOTHER RULE IS THAT IF IT'S ADJACENT TO ANY OTHER TYPE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN ZONING IT TO WHICH IT IS, IT'S ADJACENT TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, THEN THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION A ZONE CHANGE, OKAY. TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL VERSUS AGRICULTURE. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. AND HE'S CORRECT. IT IS ALL MARSH LAND.
HOW DID YOU GUYS GET IT TO GET SO FLAT ON THESE PICTURES? THAT'S THE ONLY TRACK ON THAT.
15 ACRES IS THE ONLY TRACK OF LAND THAT WAS AVAILABLE IN THAT WHOLE AREA. I THINK EVERYTHING ELSE WAS ALREADY BEEN TIED UP BY SOME BIGGER COMPANIES A COUPLE YEARS BACK. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY IT GOT ZONED HEAVY AND EVERYTHING GOT ZONED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. THE ONLY REASON I THINK THIS TRACK PROBABLY DIDN'T WAS BECAUSE IT'S THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE HAS HAS ALL THAT PROPERTY. SO I DON'T KNOW, JUST THE PROPERTY. YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THIS 1548 ACRES IS WHAT HAS NOT BEEN, I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY, ASSOCIATED WITH THE WILDLIFE.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY PROPERTY THAT'S NOT ASSOCIATED. AND IT'S IT'S ONE OF THE HIGH. NOTHING DOWN THERE IS HIGH, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE HIGHER TRACKS. I MEAN, IT'S THE ONLY TRACK ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT'S NOT SUBMERGED, I GUESS, OR NOT. RIGHT. SO AND AT ONE TIME THERE WAS A RADIO STATION THERE, I THINK A RADIO TOWER, I MEAN, AND, AND MAYBE SOMETHING OFF IN THE, IN THE BACK PART OF THE PROPERTY. SO IT WAS BUILT UP YEARS AGO. SO IT'S A HIGHER TRACK COMPARED TO EVERYTHING AROUND IT. BUT AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE, WE DID WHEN WE LOCATED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS AVAILABLE, THEN WE, WE PURCHASED IT. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. HOW DO YOU ACCESS, WHAT ACCESS DO YOU HAVE TO GETTING TO THIS PROPERTY SIR. IT'S ON DOWLING ROAD. OKAY. IS IT OFF OF 87 OR. NO, WHEN YOU GET TO WHEN YOU COME INTO SABINE PASS ON 87. WHEN 87 TAKES A RIGHT, THE DOWLING KEEPS ON GOING STRAIGHT. AND I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY STATE HIGHWAY 3322 I BELIEVE. AND IT GOES DOWN TO THE PORT ALL THE WAY UP, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE TO THE WATER, WHICH IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR OTHER PLANT RIGHT NOW, OTHER TWO PLANTS. BUT THIS OUR ACCESS IS OFF DOWLING ROAD.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. HARRIS. LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE, THE MAP PICTURE, I GUESS IT'S PAGE SIX OF NINE. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DID IT FOR EFFECT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PROPERTY WAS GOING ACROSS THE STREET. IT WAS GOING ACROSS THE STREET. AND THAT'S JUST HOW YOU GUYS DREW THE LINES. OH, YEAH. YOU SEE WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED? THAT'S THE PROPERTY. REMEMBER THOSE TWO LETTERS WE SENT OUT? IT'S ONLY THREE TRACKS OF LAND, INCLUDING THEIRS. THOSE. THAT'S THE AREAS THAT WE HAD TO SEND LETTERS TO THOSE TWO PEOPLE. IT'S HIGHLIGHTING THAT 200 FOOT
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RADIUS. OKAY. HIS PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY THE ONE INSIDE OF THAT. THAT LITTLE SQUARE. OH, OKAY.YES, MA'AM. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING BECAUSE I'M LIKE, WELL, SOMETHING WENT OUT ACROSS DOWLING DOWN. IS IT DARLING? YES, MA'AM. THAT'S THE 200 FOOT RADIUS MAP. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUR VOTES.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO VOTE ON THE TWO REPORTS TOGETHER. IS THAT OKAY? OF COURSE. ALL RIGHT.
CASE R26-17. IN CASE R26-18. I MOVE THAT THEY BE APPROVED. I SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR I AYE ANY NAYS ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION PASSES Z26-08. REZONING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED ALSO. I'M REALLY IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON TODAY OR CAN WE TABLE IT. OUR NEXT MEETING IS THE 15TH. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO DO THAT OR NOT. YOU COULD ALWAYS TABLE IT, BUT WE DID. WE DO HAVE PAPERWORK FLOWING AGAIN. IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO TABLE IT OR NOT. WE HAVE SUBMITTED THE REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IF WE NEED TO PULL IT TO READ, TO AMEND IT AND CHANGE THE DATE, BECAUSE IT'LL JUST IT'LL PUSH IT BACK, BUT IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU. YOU'RE THE COMMISSION. OR IS THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW? NO, THIS ONE IS ON THE AGENDA FOR VOTING, NOT THE 1ST JUNE MEETING, BUT THE SECOND ONE. I CAN'T PUT MY FINGER ON A DATE RIGHT NOW. I BELIEVE IT'S JUNE 16TH. YEAH, BECAUSE WE MEET ON THE 15TH. YES, MA'AM. IT'S ON THE JUNE 16TH. IT WILL BE ON THE JUNE 16TH AGENDA. BUT IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU. THAT DOESN'T MATTER. WE CAN AMEND, DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO. DID YOU ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE OUT THERE? I KNOW THE AREA VERY WELL. I OWN A LOT OF PROPERTY OUT THERE. I MEAN, IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE VERY GOOD FOR ME TO BE HONEST. PERSONALLY, PERSONALLY, IT WOULD BE VERY GOOD FOR ME BECAUSE I OWN A LOT. IT WOULD GIVE MORE VALUE TO MY LAND. WE HAVE A LOT OF ACREAGE. I'M JUST VERY, VERY BIG INTO WILDLIFE LIKE SO TO ME THAT OVER MY MONEY, YOU KNOW, AND I WOULD JUST HATE TO MAKE A DECISION, NOT REALLY KNOWING IF IT'S GOING TO AFFECT ANY OF THE WILDLIFE OUT THERE OR IS THERE ANY PRECAUTIONS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN. AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO HAVE A CONSCIENCE? ANSWER. YES, MA'AM.
I NEVER BASE IT ON MONEY. I BASE IT ON THE OVERALL. SO MAKES SENSE. THAT'S WHY I'M STUCK 5050 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M THE ONE THAT FIGHTS FOR BUSINESS ONCE IT COMES DOWN TO ANIMALS. AND I'M LIKE, OH YES. SO YES, MA'AM. TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. I'M STUCK. I GUESS I'M THE ONLY ONE LEFT. WELL, I GUESS WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE, RIGHT? ISN'T THAT THE VOTE WITH YOU THEN? IT'S DONE. OH YEAH. WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. RIGHT.
OKAY. WELL, IT'S UP TO, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER MAJORITY RULES. THIS IS A VERY HARD ONE. YEAH.
TABLE IT. WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. SO SOMEONE NEEDS TO SECOND IT SECOND. OKAY. SO MISS COMMISSIONER ESCOBEDO IS MAKING A MOTION TO TABLE AND I'M CHECKING. OKAY. SECOND THING THE TABLE. NOW HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH? I'LL PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR THE. WE WILL MISS THE THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE 15 DAY NOTICE. SO WE DON'T MEET IN HEARING AGAIN, DO WE JUST VOTE NEXT TIME? WE'LL JUST VOTE. THAT'LL BE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. SO WE'LL JUST BRING IT BACK THE NEXT MEETING. THAT'LL WORK. WE HAVE TO VOTE TO TABLE, THOUGH. I DON'T THINK WE VOTED TO TABLE IT AND VOTED. ALL IN FAVOR? OH, ALL IN FAVOR. I, I OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR? YES. YES. OKAY. NO, NONE. ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION PASSES. SO WE KNOW WHAT THE NEW BUSINESS WILL BET MEETING. YEAH. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ANY
[VII. NEW BUSINESS - NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS]
NEW BUSINESSES? WELL, AS YOU KNOW, THE VIRAL ZONE CHANGE IS GOING AROUND. WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE REPORTS TO YOU ASAP. THE COMMUNITY IS THEY ARE VERY ACTIVE WITH THIS ONE. THEY'RE[00:30:02]
ON FIRE. YEAH. AND WE JUST WE WOULD NEED TO JUST BE PREPARED. SO IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AFTER I DROP THE REPORTS OFF, OF COURSE YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AND LARRY ANYTIME. BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I GET THOSE REPORTS TO YOU ASAP. OKAY. THAT HELPS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I'VE BEEN GETTING CALLS. I'M NOT SURE IF ZULEMA HAS BEEN GETTING CALLS, BUT WHEN THEY FIND OUT WHO'S A COMMISSIONER ON THIS AND THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS, THEY CALL PEOPLE. YES, MA'AM. YOU KNOW, SO I JUST WANT TO BE COMPLETELY PREPARED.AND I WILL REPORT THE THE FINDINGS. ME, LARRY AND PAM, WE SAT IN ON THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY MEETING. SO WE WERE THERE AND WE WERE WE WILL REPORT THE FACTS AND THE FINDINGS FROM THAT MEETING. AND OTHER THAN THAT, IT WILL IT IS THE ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT DAY.
WELL, IN THIS THIS ONE WILL BE AS WELL. SO IF YOU ALL COULD MAKE IT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I THINK WE HAVE NO CHOICE. YES, THIS IS US RIGHT NOW. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT THEN I GUESS WE CAN CLOSE THE MEETING. CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION? THE PROPERTY ON NINTH AVENUE, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY HAS BEEN CLEARED, AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THAT AT ALL, BUT I CAN LOOK INTO IT. OKAY.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHERE THEY HAVE A LOT OF CARS NOW SITTING THERE FOR SALE? DO YOU REMEMBER TGI AND Y AND WEINERS AND ALL THAT PARKING LOT? YEAH, THEY HAVE CLEARED IT ALL THE WAY BACK BEYOND THOSE TREES THAT WERE THERE. AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WHAT, WHAT IT IS, IS IT A NEW BUSINESS OR IS IT FOR. BUT I CAN GET WITH THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY PLANS AND LET YOU ALL KNOW. ALSO, BEFORE IT SLIPS MY MIND, THERE IS A P AND Z WORKSHOP IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS. THE CITY MANAGER, ONE OF THE CITY MANAGERS, SENT IT TO US FOR FYI. IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING FOR TRAINING, I CAN GET THAT INFO TO YOU AND THEN I CAN BE IN CONTACT WITH PAM ABOUT IT. OKAY. YOU DON'T KNOW. IT'S IN JULY, JULY 8TH THROUGH 10TH, I BELIEVE. DOES THE CITY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OR NOT? I BELIEVE THEY DO PROVIDE SOME THINGS I'LL GET WITH PAM, BUT I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IT FOR SURE. SO IS THIS A DAY MEETING, MA'AM? IS THIS JUST A DAY? IT'S A WORKSHOP. IT'S FROM LIKE 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. FOR TWO DAYS. OKAY, SO YOU GUYS ARE TAKING CARE OF THE HOTEL. I'LL GET WITH PAM. I MEAN, IT'S GOOD TO UNDERSTAND IT. YEAH, YEAH. YES. EVEN I'M GOING MYSELF. SO.
BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF ANYTHING HAS CHANGED OR ANYTHING, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO REPORT IT BACK TO YOU ALL IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH. BECAUSE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE HAD A TRAINING AND THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING IT TO YOU NOW. AND I'LL, I'LL IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL, LET ME KNOW AND I'LL GET THE INFO TO PAM. OKAY? YES, MA'AM. I THINK WE'RE ALL INTERESTED. RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH, WE'RE WE WERE PREPARED TO DO IT HERE THE LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT UP. OKAY. YOU KNOW, SO, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU GUYS SEND US. I'LL GET WITH PAM BECAUSE IT'S APPROACHING SOON, SO I'LL. I'LL ACTUALLY GET WITH HER TODAY. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING. IT IS NOW 6:03 P.M. MOTION TO ADJOURN. I SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR. I ANY QUESTIONS?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.