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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. DOCTOR TAVIO. DWIGHT WAGNER. LIMA ESCOBEDO. WE HAVE A QUORUM. APPROVAL OF THE LAST MINUTES[IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
FROM THE LAST MEETING. I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I. ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION PASSED. ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS SAYS NONE. SO WE WILL MOVE TO THE FIRST[VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION)]
ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT REAL QUICK. IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND IF YOU FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS WE HAVE, THAT'S THE CASE YOU WANT TO STATE FOR. IF YOU'RE AGAINST ANY OF IT, YOU STILL NEED TO COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE AGAINST ANY OF THE ITEMS WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY. NEW BUSINESS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. PERSON. FIRST IS A CASE NUMBER R26-19. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS RVADS GUTIERREZ, PROPERTY LOCATION IS 2358 65TH STREET. THE PARCEL NUMBER IS 10724 FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER REPLAT REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING. A REPLAY OF LOT ONE AND TWO. BLOCK ONE. TONY'S ADDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE NEW TRACT NAME IS TRACK ONE, A REPLAT OF ALL LOTS ONE AND TWO. BLOCK ONE. TONY'S ADDITION.CITY OF PORT. ARTHUR. JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 100FT BY 225FT, WHICH EQUALS 22,500FT■!S. TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.5155 ACRE OF LAND. CURRENT ZONING IS. COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED ZONING. THERE'S NO ZONE CHANGE, BUT ABUTTING ZONING IS NORTH.
COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, EAST COMMERCIAL, RETAIL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND WEST AND SOUTH.
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR FUTURE LAND USE IS. COMMERCIAL. RETAIL.
DISTRICT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS INTO ONE TRACT OF LAND TO FACILITATE THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF A DUPLEX SLASH APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE PROPERTY. ON MAY 26TH, 2026, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A REPLAT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2358 65TH STREET. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CONSISTS OF TWO LEGALLY PLATTED LOTS. WITHIN TONY'S ADDITION, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO CONSOLIDATE THE LOTS INTO A SINGLE TRACK TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 10.5155 ACRES.
THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE CONSOLIDATED TRACK WILL ACCOMMODATE A FUTURE DUPLEX APARTMENT COMPLEX. HOWEVER, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS NOT CONSIDERING A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OR ITS DESIGN IN THIS APPLICATION. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL RETAIL UNDER THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE, MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ZONING, ENGINEERING, DRAINAGE, UTILITY, FIRE PROTECTION AND BUILDING REGULATIONS. NO REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO AMEND THE PROPERTY'S ZONING CLASSIFICATION. ACCORDING TO THIS APPLICATION. ACCORDINGLY, THIS APPLICATION IS LIMITED SOLELY TO CONSIDERATION FOR THE PURPOSE PROPOSED. REPLAT UNDER CHAPTER 98 OF THE CITY CODE AND CHAPTER TWO, 12 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THIS APPLICATION IS A REPLAT REQUEST, NOT A ZONING REQUEST. A REPLAY A REPLAT MODIFIES THE LEGAL BOUNDARIES OF PROPERTIES WITHIN AN EXISTING SUBDIVISION BY COMBINING LOTS, DIVIDING LOTS, ADJUSTING LOTS LINES OR OTHERWISE REVISING A PREVIOUSLY RECORDED SUBDIVISION PLAT. CONVERSELY, A REZONING REQUEST CHANGES THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED TO THE PROPERTY AND DETERMINES ITS USE IS PERMITTED ON IT. APPROVAL OF THIS REPLAT DOES NOT CHANGE. THE PROPERTY'S ZONING DESIGNATION. DOES NOT CHANGE PERMITTED LAND USES. DOES NOT APPROVE A DUPLEX OR APARTMENT COMPLEX. DOES NOT APPROVE CONSTRUCTION PLANS. DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING
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PERMITS, OR DOES NOT WAIVE ANY APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY REMAINS SUBJECT TO THE COMPLIANCE OF THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE. BUILDING CODE, ENGINEERING DESIGN, FIRE CODE, DRAINAGE REGULATIONS, UTILITY REQUIREMENTS AND ALL APPLICABLE PERMITTING USES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REVIEW OF THIS APPLICATION IS ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 212-014 THROUGH 212.016, THE SECTION 98-5153 OF THE CITY PORT ARTHUR ZONING CODE OF ORDINANCE. THE COMMISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE PROPOSED REPLAT COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSION'S REVIEW IS LIMITED TO ISSUES SUCH AS LOT CONFIGURATIONS, PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, EASEMENTS, PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ACCESS, UTILITY AVAILABILITY, COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION STANDARDS, AND CONFORMANCE WITH APPLICABLE APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND LOCAL ORDINANCES. THE COMMISSION IS NOT CONSIDERING WHETHER THE PROPOSED APARTMENT OR DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT IS APPROPRIATE, AS THAT DETERMINATION IS GOVERNED BY THE CITY'S ADOPTED ZONING REGULATIONS. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICANT APPLICATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 98 OF THE CITY CODE, AND MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS. SECTION 8292.-2. THE PURPOSE. THE PROPOSED REPLAT PROMOTES THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY BY COMBINING TWO EXISTING PLATTED LOTS INTO ONE DEVELOPMENT TRACT, WHILE MAINTAINING ACCESS TO PUBLIC STREETS AND MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATED PURPOSES OF CHAPTER 98 TO PROMOTE SAFE, ORDERLY AND COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT. DEALING WITH THE SCOPE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 98 OF THE CITY CODE. GOVERNMENT SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. DEFINITION OF REPLAT. CHAPTER 99 THE REPLAT. AS A SUBDIVISION OF ALL OR PART OF AN EXISTING SUBDIVISION WITHOUT VACATION OF THE PREVIOUS PLAT. THE PROPOSED PROPOSED APPLICATION SATISFIES THIS DETERMINATION DEFINITION BECAUSE IT COMBINES TWO PREVIOUSLY PLATTED LOTS INTO ONE TRACT, WHILE LEAVING THE REMAINDER OF TONY'S ADDITION UNCHANGED. REPLAT PROCEDURES STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 98-153. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO RENDER A DECISION WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 212 DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED REPLAT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF ANY BUILDING PERMITS. THE APPLICANT MUST COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING WATER SERVICE, WASTEWATER SERVICE, STORM DRAINAGE ENGINEERING REVIEW, FIRE PROTECTION, BUILDING PERMITS, SITE DEVELOPMENT, UTILITY EXTENSIONS AND ALL APPLICABLE CITY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SHOULD FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OCCUR. THOSE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED DURING THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF ORDINANCE AND THE CITY'S ESTABLISHED PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES. NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED REPLAT REQUEST WAS PROVIDED THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE METHODS TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAD ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE APPLICATION. SPECIFICALLY, 14 WRITTEN NOTICES WERE MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO PROPERTY OWNERS LOCATED WITHIN 200FT OF THE PROPERTY. NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWS ON JANUARY. ON JUNE 6TH, 2026, MORE THAN 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, MONDAY, JULY 6TH, 2026. NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S WEBSITE. THE HEARING WAS ALSO ADVERTISED THROUGH THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO FURTHER PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. STAFF FINDS THAT ALL APPLICABLE PUBLIC NOTICES REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED AND THAT THE CITY HAS PROVIDED EFFECTIVE PROPERTY OWNERS AND INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED REPLAT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.[00:10:07]
THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE BUDGET. THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE BUDGETARY IMPACT FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. CONSIDERATION OF THIS APPLICATION, BEYOND THE ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF PROCESSING THE APPLICATION, INCLUDING STAFF REVIEW, PREPARATION OF STAFF REPORT, PUBLIC NOTIFICATION, LEGAL PUBLICATION AND THE CONDUCT OF A PUBLIC HEARING. APPROVAL OF THE REPLAT DOES NOT OBLIGE THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, MAINTAIN OR ACCEPT ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE STAFF FINDINGS STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED REPLAT COMPLIES WITH THE PURPOSES OF CHAPTER 98 OF THE CITY CODE. THE PROPOSAL SATISFIES THE DEFINITION OF A REPLAT CONTAINED IN SECTION 98-4. THE APPLICATION COMPLIES TO THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 98-153.THE PROPOSED PROPOSAL COMBINES TWO EXISTING PLATTED LOTS INTO ONE TRACT WITHOUT ALTERING THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION. BEYOND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY WILL RETAIN ITS EXISTING COMMERCIAL RETAIL ZONING CLASSIFICATION. APPROVAL OF THE REPLAT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION OR APPROVE A DUPLEX APARTMENT COMPLEX. ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MUST COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE ZONING, ENGINEERING, UTILITY DRAINING, FIRE PROTECTION AND BUILDING REGULATIONS. STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED NO CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE PROPOSED REPLAT AND CHAPTER 98 OF THE CITY CODE AND TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. CHAPTER 212 RECOMMEND RECOMMENDED ACTION BASED UPON STAFF REVIEW. THE PROPOSED PLAT COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 98. SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF ORDINANCE AND TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 212. STAFF FURTHER FINDS THAT THE REQUEST IS ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE, SATISFIES APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS AND DOES NOT ALTER THE EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS ARE PERMITTED. LAND USES OF THE PROPERTY. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVE. REPLAT REQUESTS ARE 26-19, COMBINING LOTS ONE AND TWO BLOCK ONE TONY'S ADDITIONS INTO ONE TRACT OF APPROXIMATELY 0.5155 ACRES, SUBJECT TO THE RECORDING REQUIREMENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ALL APPLICABLE CITY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THAT'S IT. WHO. THIS IS OUR BIGGEST REGRET THAT I'VE SEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A STACK OF LETTERS THAT GO WITH THIS, AM I CORRECT? YES YOU DO, AND I WILL READ THEM INTO OKAY, I AM ASKING THAT IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS REPLAT, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM. OKAY.
ANYONE STEPPING UP TO THE PODIUM AGAINST THIS? ONE, PLEASE STEP UP. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. KEISHA MILLER 2363 65TH STREET IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. OKAY. SORRY. I'M NERVOUS.
NO. DON'T BE. I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE PROPERTY THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO REPLAT, AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO MAKE IT INTO A FOUR UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX AFTER IT IS REZONED. ME, AS WELL AS MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS ON THE STREET ARE HIGHLY AGAINST THIS. THE. THE ROAD IS ALREADY TORE UP. WE CAN'T GET THAT FIXED. IT'S ALREADY A VERY BUSY STREET.
THERE'S PROBABLY MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET THAN THERE ARE HOUSES, HONESTLY, AND I JUST.
WE'RE ALL VERY AGAINST THIS PROPERTY BEING REPLATTED AND AN APARTMENT BEING PUT THERE. OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I HAVE A QUESTION. OH, OKAY. THERE IS A QUESTION. MR. KNOW OF HER? MR. LARRY, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. LARRY. OKAY. MR. LARRY, I HAVE A QUESTION ON PAGE ONE OF 14 AT THE VERY BOTTOM IT READS PURPOSE OF REPLAT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS INTO ONE TRACT OF LAND TO FACILITATE THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF A DUPLEX APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE PROPERTY. BUT THEN ON PAGE FIVE
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OF 14, UNDER STAFF FINDINGS, ITEM NUMBER SIX READS APPROVAL OF THE REPLAT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION OR APPROVE A DUPLEX APARTMENT COMPLEX. CAN YOU STATE THE. IT SEEMS TO BE A CONFLICT. THERE IS NO CONFLICT. CONFLICT. IT'S ALL MULTIFAMILY, HOWEVER YOU CALL IT A TRIPLEX OR FOURPLEX. ANYTHING MORE THAN TWO DUPLEXES. MULTIFAMILY. IT WAS JUST A WORDING THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT IT ALL MEANS THE SAME. AND WE WE DO NOT AUTHORIZE ANY THIS REPLAT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE BUILDING ANYTHING. IT JUST AUTHORIZES COMBINING TWO LOTS INTO ONE. THAT'S IT. THE THING IS, IF TWO LOTS GET COMBINED INTO ONE, THEN AT THAT TIME THEY CAN BUILD A FOURPLEX. YEAH. THEY COULD BUILD A FOURPLEX. THEY COULD. IT IS ZONED COMMERCIAL RETAIL ALREADY. SO THEY CAN ALREADY BUILD A DUPLEX. YEAH, YEAH. THEY CAN BUILD THEY CAN BUILD SOMETHING IF THEY CAN MAKE IT WITHOUT THE REPLAT. BUT THEY WOULD JUST WANT TO MAKE IT A ONE LARGE PROPERTY. I THINK IF THEY DID IT, IF YOU LEFT IT AS IS, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO TWO, TWO, TWO, TWO, FOUR TWO DUPLEXES, DUPLEXES, IF THEY COMBINE IT INTO TWO, THEN THEY CAN MAKE ONE FOURPLEX. RIGHT. AND SO MY QUESTION AND I'M VERY BUSINESS FRIENDLY, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE PORT ACRES COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE MOVE OUT THERE TO HAVE A LOT OF SPACE TO HAVE A LOT OF. SO I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WANTED TO MOVE OUT THERE FOR THAT REASON. SO HAVING THIS, MY QUESTION IS IT'S VERY STRANGE TO ME AND I'M JUST. QUESTION I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S WHAT IT IS. THERE'S A COMMERCIAL LOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. SINCE WHEN HAS IT BEEN COMMERCIAL? IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE AS LONG AS I CAN FIND. SINCE 1989, WHEN THE OLD ORDINANCE WAS THERE. IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG THAT WAY FOR A LONG TIME. OKAY, SO I WAS JUST I THOUGHT THAT WAS STRANGE. NORMALLY YOU DON'T SEE COMMERCIAL NORMALLY. I'M NOT SAYING NEVER NORMALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL. BUT REMEMBER BACK IN THE OLD ORDINANCE, YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE IN A COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT. OKAY. WITH THE NEW ORDINANCE YOU CANNOT DO THAT ANYMORE. IT'S ONLY YOU CAN ONLY BUILD MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTS IN A COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT NOW. SO JUST IN CASE, IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO DECLINE IT, THEY CAN STILL DO IT, BUT THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO HAVE SEPARATE. AS I STATED, EVEN IF YOU TABLE IT OR DECLINE IT, IT'S GOING TO BE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVED ANYWAY BECAUSE WE HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE TIME WE RECEIVE THIS TO APPROVE IT. IF IT MEETS ALL OF THE PLANNING AND ALL OF THE ENGINEERING REGULATIONS. SO IT JUST MEANS THE BOARD SAYS NO, THEN Y'ALL CAN STILL OVERTURN IT. YES. OKAY. WE COME TO THE BOARD AND THIS QUESTION HAS COME UP BEFORE. I MEAN THAT WHY? WHY ARE WE BRINGING THIS IF WE CAN, IF Y'ALL CAN ALREADY APPROVE IT IS TO KEEP THE STAFF HONEST BECAUSE BEFORE, YOU KNOW, STAFF COULD JUST SIGN OFF ANYTHING. AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY THE CITY IS IN TUNE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. AND SO IT'S MORE OF A, IF YOU LOOKING AT IT AND SAYING, OKAY, YEAH, THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING CORRECTLY. YEAH. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF LETTERS THAT DON'T WANT IT, RIGHT? THE NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT IT. SO WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SAY, WELL, THE BOARD, EVEN THOUGH WE SAY, NO, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SAY WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM BECAUSE WE DO CARE ABOUT THEM. IT'S JUST WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A SAY SO ON THIS ONE. RIGHT, RIGHT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO READ INTO EVERYONE'S YES BEFORE YOU DO THAT ON THE COMMENTS. JUST HOLD IT FOR A SECOND. NO, IN THE MIDDLE. THERE YOU GO.ALL RIGHT. LOOK, NUMBER ONE IS NOT OVERRULING ANYBODY. THE LAW STATES THAT IF THEY MEET THE ENGINEERING AND REQUIREMENTS, THAT THEY MUST BE APPROVED REGARDLESS WHAT WE DO, THAT'S NOT AN OVERRIDING US. THE ONLY WAY THIS BOARD WOULD MAKE A DECISION. AND AND IT'S OVERTURNED WOULD BE THREE QUARTERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF CAN'T OVERTURN NOTHING.
WHAT STAFF DO IS FOLLOW WHAT THE LAW SAYS. AND THE LAW SAYS THAT IF THEY IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, THAT THEY MUST BE APPROVED, THAT INCORRECT. IS THAT THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.
WITHIN 30 DAYS, OVERTURN OVERRULING NOTHING. DON'T YOU WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT? OKAY.
AND JUST SO THERE'S NO MISUNDERSTANDING. SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT THIS BOARD DECIDES TO DO TODAY, IF THEY MEET ALL THE STATE REQUIREMENTS AND CITY REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS, STAFF IS OBLIGATED BY LAW TO OVER TO APPROVE IT. CORRECT. THIS IS MORE OF A PROCEDURAL THING THAT WE'RE DOING, LIKE CHECKS AND BALANCES, BECAUSE WHAT THEY DON'T WANT IS FOR
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STAFF TO BE APPROVING THINGS. AND THIS BOARD HADN'T SEEN IT. IT'S MORE LIKE A CHECK AND BALANCE IS WHAT THIS WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW IS NOT THE SAME AS WHEN YOU'RE REZONING SOMETHING. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN PLATTING AND REPLATTING VERSUS ZONING. AND THIS IS NOT A ZONING ISSUE. THIS IS A PLANNING ISSUE. AND IN MOST CASES, THE CITY, WHEN THEY CATCH INDIVIDUALS WITH LOTS SIDE BY SIDE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY MAKE THEM DO IT ANYWAY. I'VE HAD PROPERTY OVER THE YEARS WHERE THE CITY CAME IN AND MADE ME REPLANT IT. AND, AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. IN SOME CASES, THE CITY WILL MAKE YOU DO IT ANYWAY. SO THIS IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE. BECAUSE EVEN IF WE SAY NO IN 30 DAYS, UNDER STATE LAW, IT'S GOING TO BE DONE ANYWAY, CORRECT? OKAY, LARRY, PLEASE GO ON WITH THE LETTERS BECAUSE THEY MUST BE READ INTO THE MINUTES. YES, MA'AM. AS YOU ARE AWARE, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED YOU WITH COPIES. WE HAVE RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PROTEST LETTERS FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING THIS MATTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, I WILL ENTER THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SUBMITTED THESE LETTERS INTO PUBLIC RECORD, AFTER WHICH I WILL ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS IN A COMMUNAL WAY. INSTEAD OF READING ALL THE LONG LETTERS, THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES ARE AS FOLLOWS. MISS MOLLY MCCRAE, 2763 65TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. MYRNA AND TONY FORK, 2405 65TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. CHARLES SHIELDS, 6548 GARNETT AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. KENNETH AND HEATHER SHIELDS, 2,465TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. AMBER ATKINSON, 2486 65TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. VALENCIA AND MARIO NUNEZ 2424 76. 6060 FIFTH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. MICHAEL SEAN DELAFOSSE, 2397 65TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. AND ALICIA. AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? OKAY. PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS NO SPECIFIC ADDRESS GIVEN.IN REVIEWING THESE LETTERS, I HAVE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF COMMON THEMES AND CONCERNS RAISED BY THE PROTESTERS. WHILE I WILL NOT BE QUOTING SPECIFIC LETTERS, I WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS THAT HAVE EMERGED. CONCERNS OVER REZONING. THIS IS NOT A REZONING CASE AS THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL RETAIL, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY CITY ORDINANCE ZONING ORDINANCE SECTIONS 3.03. OUR LAND USE TABLE CONCERNS OVER MULTIFAMILY USE. AS JUST STATED, THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY USE. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A REZONING CASE. THIS IS A REPLAT CASE UNDER TEXAS LOCAL CODE SECTION 212-010. THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL APPROVE A PLAT IF IT CONFORMS TO THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE MUNICIPALITY, WHICH THIS REPLAT DOES. ADDITIONALLY, SHOULD THIS CASE BE BE APPROVED, ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE, INCLUDING A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WOULD REMAIN SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES. MANY OF THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING UTILITY CONFIGURATIONS, FIRE LAND DESIGN, DRAINAGE FACILITIES, TRAFFIC CIRCULATIONS, REFUGE ENCLOSURE PLACEMENT, AND RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS ARE TYPICALLY EVALUATED DURING THE SITE PLAN. ENGINEERING AND BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW PROCESSES AFTER THE PROPERTY OWNER OR DEVELOPER HAS SUBMITTED DEVELOPMENT PLANS, THE PNC COMMISSION CONSIDERATION FOR TODAY IS LIMITED TO A REQUEST. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. I KNOW THERE ARE NOT ANYONE LEFT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REPLAT, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CASE NUMBER. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ONE. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO VOTE ON ALL THREE PLATS ONE TIME. AT THE END, WE'LL VOTE ON THE ON THE PLAT AND THEN THE THREE PLANS, AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THE PLAT. THERE'S TWO SEPARATE OPTIONS. YOU I MEAN, IT'S UP TO YOU. IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSIONS. BECAUSE WHAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE SAME AGREEMENT ON ALL THREE OF THEM? THEN THAT'S WHEN WE GO. AND WE HOPE IT SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT. SOMETIMES TWO WEEKS IS ALL WE NEED TO DECIDE SOMETHING. I
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MEAN, YOU CAN IT'S UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSION. ALL WE NEED IN THIS CASE ARE THREE PEOPLE TO VOTE. YAY! THREE OUT OF THE ACTUALLY TWO. TO BE HONEST, BECAUSE IT'S FOUR OF US. SO THREE PEOPLE HERE CAN VOTE ON IT. BUT SINCE THE NEXT CASE IS ANOTHER REPLAT, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO NOT CONTINUE WITH REFLEX. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU'RE IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY'RE NOT THE SAME. SURE, THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THEY'RE ALL UNDER THE SAME CATEGORY OF A REPLAY. THERE'S NOTHING IT'S NOT A REZONING OR ZONING CHANGE. IT'S A REPLAY. OKAY, 26-20. THANK YOU. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ELSIE JOSEPH JUNIOR. THE PROPERTY LOCATION IS 2272 FREDERICK STREET, LOCATED SOUTH OF FREDERICK STREET AND NORTHEAST OF HICKORY STREET. JC PARCEL NUMBER 101635. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REPLAT REQUEST OF THE FOLLOWING A REPLAY OF LOT NINE AND TEN. BLOCK NINE SHORT LINE TERRACE ADDITIONS. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NEW TRACT NAMES IS TRACK NINE A ALL OF LOTS NINE AND TEN. BLOCK NINE SHORT LINE TERRACE ADDITIONS. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 130FT BY 130FT, WHICH EQUALS 17,550FT■!S. TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.4033 ACRE OF LAND.CURRENT ZONING. LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PROPOSED ZONING. ZONING REMAINS THE SAME.
ABUTTING ZONING IS NORTH, EAST, WEST AND SOUTH. LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR FUTURE LAND USE IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO COMBINE THE TWO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL LOTS INTO A SINGLE TRACK FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. ON MAY 26TH, 2026, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FROM ELSIE JOSEPH JUNIOR AND INGRAM JOSEPH REQUESTING AN APPROVAL OF A PLAT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2272 FREDERICK STREET, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT NINE AND TEN, BLOCK NINE SHORT LINE TERRACE. ADDITION. THE APPLICATION PROPOSES TO COMBINE THE TWO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL LOTS INTO A SINGLE TRACK, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 0.4033 ACRES, ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO REQUEST IS TO CREATE A SINGLE RESIDENTIAL TRACT SUITABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE PROPOSED REPLAT DOES NOT REQUEST A CHANGE TO THE EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATION, AND THE PROPERTY'S ZONING DESIGNATION WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED REGARDLESS OF THE COMMISSION'S ACTIONS. THE PROPOSED LOT DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY 130FT BY 135FT, EXCEED THE MINIMUM LOT AREAS AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH DESIGNATES THE PROPERTY FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE. THE APPLICATION IS A REPLAT, NOT A ZONING REQUEST. A REPLAT MODIFIES THE LEGAL BOUNDARIES OF PREVIOUSLY PLATTED PROPERTY BY COMBINING LOTS, DIVIDING LOTS OR ADJUSTING LOT LINES WITHOUT AN EXISTING SUBDIVISION WITHIN AN EXISTING SUBDIVISION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REVIEW IS LIMITED TO DETERMINING WHETHER THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION COMPLIES WITH AN APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. A REZONING REQUEST, BY CONTRAST, CHANGES THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED TO THE PROPERTY AND DETERMINES THE USE PERMITTED ON IT. APPROVAL OF THIS REPLAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE PROPERTY'S LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING. IT DOES NOT ALTER THE LIST OF PERMITTED LAND USES, DOES NOT APPROVE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESIDENCE. DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT, OR DOES NOT WAIVE ANY APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. FUTURE CONSTRUCTION WILL REMAIN SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE. BUILDING CODE ENGINEERING DESIGN CRITERIA, TRAINING STANDARDS, FIRE CODE, UTILITY REQUIREMENTS AND ALL APPLICABLE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REVIEW OF THIS APPLICATION IS ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 212.014 THROUGH 212.016 AND SECTION 98-153 OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. THE COMMISSION
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RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE PROPOSED REPLAT COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSION'S REVIEW IS LIMITED TO ISSUES SUCH AS LOT CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATIONS, PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, EASEMENTS, PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS, ACCESS, UTILITY AVAILABILITY, COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION STANDARDS, AND CONFORMANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND LOCAL ORDINANCES. THE COMMISSION DOES NOT CONSIDER WHETHER THE PROPOSED APARTMENT OR DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT OR SINGLE FAMILY IS DETERMINED BY GOVERNMENT, BY THE CITY OF ADOPTED PORT ARTHUR REGULATIONS. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 98 OF THE CITY CODE AND MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS. THE PROPOSED REPLAT PROMOTES THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY BY COMBINING TWO EXISTING PLATTED LOTS INTO ONE DEVELOPMENT, WHILE MAINTAINING ACCESS TO PUBLIC STREETS AND MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH LOCAL PURPOSES OF CHAPTER 98 TO PROMOTE THE SAFE, ORDERLY AND COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 98 OF THE CITY CODE GOVERNING GOVERNING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. CHAPTER 98 DEFINES A REPLAT AS A SUBDIVISION OF ALL OR PARTS OF EXISTING SUBDIVISION WITHOUT VACATION OF A PREVIOUS PLAT.THE PROPOSED APPLICATION SATISFIES THIS DEFINITION BECAUSE IT COMBINES TWO PREVIOUSLY PLATTED LOTS INTO ONE TRACT, WHILE LEAVING THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORELINE TERRACE ADDITION UNCHANGED. STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 98-153. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO RENDER A DECISION WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THIS APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. 212. THE PROPOSED REPLAT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF ANY BUILDING PERMITS. THE APPLICANT MUST COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING WATER SERVICE, WASTEWATER SERVICE, STORM DRAINAGE ENGINEERING REVIEW, FIRE PROTECTION, BUILDING PERMITS, SITE DEVELOPMENTS, UTILITY EXTENSIONS AND ALL APPLICABLE CITY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SHOULD FUTURE CONSTRUCTIONS OCCUR. THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED DURING THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ORDINANCES AND THE CITY'S ESTABLISHED PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES. NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED REPLAT REQUEST WAS PROVIDED THROUGH MULTIPLE METHODS TO ENSURE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC HAD ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE APPLICATION. SPECIFICALLY, 24 WRITTEN NOTICES WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS LOCATED WITHIN 200FT OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY.
NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWS MORE THAN 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, JULY 6TH, 2026. NOTICE WAS PROPOSED WAS POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WEBSITE, AND NOTICE WAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE CITY'S OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM. STAFF FINDS THAT ALL APPLICABLE NOTICE, PUBLIC NOTICES REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED AND THAT THE CITY HAS PROVIDED EFFECTIVE PROPERTY OWNERS AND INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROPOSE, REPLAT OR PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.
THERE'S NO FISCAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH APPROVAL OF THIS REPLAT. BEYOND THE ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED BY STAFF REVIEW AND PREPARATION FOR THE STAFF REPORT, PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES, MAILING OF REQUIREMENT, PUBLIC NOTICE AND CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING BASED UPON STAFF'S REVIEW. THE PROPOSED REPLAT COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 212, INCLUDING SECTION 212.014 THROUGH TWO, 12.016 AND CHAPTER 98. SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF ORDINANCES.
STAFF FURTHER RECOMMEND FINDS THAT THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CONFORMS WITH THE DIMENSIONAL DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. ACCORDINGLY, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED REQUESTED R26-20, COMBINING LOTS NINE AND TEN BLOCK NINE SHORT LINE TERRACE ADDITION INTO TRACT NINE A CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.4033 ACRES, SUBJECT TO RECORDING WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK, JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE CITY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AS IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M GOING TO BRING THIS
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TO THE COMMUNITY. ARE THERE ANY ANYONE IN HERE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR THIS REPLAY? ANYONE, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR THE REPLAY? OKAY. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST THE REPLAY, AGAINST THE REPLAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. OH COME ON. NO. OKAY. COME TO THE MIC. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. YES. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. I AM MRS. SHARON ADAMS, A RESIDENT OF PORT ARTHUR FOR MANY YEARS. TOO MANY TO COUNT. I RESIDE AT 2600 BRIDLE PATH DRIVE. I AM A PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN 200FT OF PROPERTY 26-03. AND WE HAVE COME TO IT YET. BUT I'M ALSO AN OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND I HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON IT ALSO, BUT I'LL WAIT UNTIL YOU REQUEST THOSE REMARKS. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY BEFORE I BEGIN AND LET YOU BE KNOWLEDGEABLE, THAT I HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE. THE PEOPLE YOU SEE ARE WITH ME, AND IF YOU WANT ME TO ASK THEM TO SHOW THEIR HAND SO YOU'LL KNOW WE DO HAVE CITIZENS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU NOW AT THIS TIME, I AM REPRESENTED BY MY SON, ATTORNEY LANGSTON ADAMS, AND WE WROTE YOU A LETTER, AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE A COPY OF IT. OKAY.NOW, AT THIS TIME. I AM NOT CATEGORICALLY OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED REPLAT THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED. HOWEVER, BEFORE ANY VOTE IS TAKEN, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION, AND ESPECIALLY NEW MEMBERS THAT YOU RECEIVE TRAINING AND THIS TRAINING SHOULD ENCOMPASS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PLATTING PROPERTIES AND THE PROPERTIES THAT I AM CONCERNED GREATLY ABOUT IS THOSE THAT ARE PRONE TO TROPICAL STORMS, LIKE ON JUNE 21ST, WE HAD. AUTHOR WHO REFUSED TO COME TO PORT ARTHUR, WHICH. WE ARE GLAD HE DIDN'T COME HERE, BUT HE DID COME INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY, SO LET'S BE CONCERNED ABOUT TROPICAL STORMS, FLOODING, DRAINAGE. AND SO OUR BACKUPS, YOU DON'T WANT THAT IN YOUR HOME OVERFLOWS. ALL OF THIS WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT. AND WE SHOULD KNOW WHY THE PLANNING COMMISSION SHOULD ACT IN A MANNER THAT BOTH THE HOMEOWNER AND THE NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY WILL KNOW THE REPERCUSSIONS OF WHAT YOU ARE APPROVING. SO THEREFORE, ENGINEERS AND EXPERTS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, THAT'S WHO WE WANT. MY FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE, WE WANT THOSE EXPERTS TO BE PRESENTERS, TO EDUCATE YOU, THE COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF, ON SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE SAID ABOUT LIVING IN A TROPICAL ERA.
OKAY, WE WANT HEADS OF EACH UTILITY DEPARTMENT IN PORT ARTHUR. WE WANT THEM PRESENT
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BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO AFTER YOU MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION, THEY WANT YOU TO APPROVE ALL THE BUILDINGS IN PORT ARTHUR. I WANT THEM APPROVED TO TO A DEGREE. I WANT THEM APPROVED BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GET REVENUE FROM THE TAXES, RIGHT? OKAY. BUT AGAIN, LET'S THINK ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS. IF I BUILD A HOME HERE AND THE ELEVATIONS ARE SO HIGH AND MY NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN HERE A HUNDRED YEARS AND THEY ARE SITTING IN THE BOTTOM, OKAY, LET'S JUST KEEP ON GOING THOUGH, BECAUSE I HAVE MORE TO TELL. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR YOU AND FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING WHEN YOU APPROVE REZONING, REPLATTING, IT'S AFFECTING OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE NOW. WE WANT THE CITY MANAGER TO BE INVOLVED IN YOUR INSERVICE PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE NEED TO LEARN THE FEASIBILITY OF LOCKS. SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A LOCK IS. THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT FLOOD GATES, THAT YOU CAN OPEN THEM UP AND SEND THE WATER TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS. THEY DON'T KNOW IT. BUT I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE WHEN YOU ARE ASKED TO APPROVE THE LAND, RETENTION PONDS ARE NEEDED. WHERE ARE THEY? BUILDING A RETENTION POND NEAR THIS LAND. THAT'S IN QUESTION. NO. AND HOW ABOUT A DRAINAGE CANAL? AND WHEN YOU BUILD THEM. DO YOU LEAVE IT THE SAME LEVEL WITH THE PROPERTY? LIKE WHERE WE WANT TO REZONE IT? WELL, WHEN DRAINAGE CANAL FILLS UP, IT OVERFLOWS INTO THE NEIGHBORS.SO YOU'RE NOT BUILDING AND I CAN WALK YOU THROUGH SOME WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S ON THE SAME LEVEL WITH THE PROPERTY. IT'S AS FLAT AS THE YOUR DESKTOP. I DON'T LIKE THAT, AND YOU SHOULDN'T LIKE IT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO APPROVE THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. BUT THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD SHARE WITH YOU THE LAWS THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS. I HEARD A REFERENCE TO ONE THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH ALSO, BUT THERE ARE MANY LAWS ON THE BOOKS IN PORT ARTHUR, AND THESE LAWS HAVE TO BE ENFORCE THESE ORDINANCES. THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY USE THE DIFFERENT TERMINOLOGY TO MAKE YOU SAY, OH, IS THIS THE LAW? NO, IT'S ONLY AN ORDINANCE. WELL, LET'S ENFORCE THEM. WHEN YOU GIVE A PERSON. THE RIGHT TO COMBINE LOTS ONE AND TWO, I'LL SAY, AND PUT THEM TOGETHER. I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. IF YOU HAD TO BUILD ON BOTH OF THEM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE LINE IN THE MIDDLE. GET RID OF THAT. AND YOU CAN PUT A BIG STRUCTURE.
AND IT'LL TAKE IT'LL BE IN THE CENTER OF THE TWO LOTS THAT YOU'VE COMBINED. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WHEN THE CITY MANAGER ENFORCES THE LA LUZ THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT. AND CITIZENS SHOULD BE INVITED TO THIS MEETING.
CITIZENS RECEIVES. YOU HAD IT ON THE PROJECTOR. THERE IT IS. LOOK AT IT. I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU GET PAPERS LIKE THAT. AND I SAW SOMEONE USING A MAGNIFIER AT YOUR TABLE. BUT SHOULD CITIZENS HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF WHAT'S GOING ON? THEY CAN'T READ IT.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WELL. BEFORE YOU, THE COMMISSIONERS, TAKE ANY ACTION. MY SON AND I,
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YOU KNOW, I TOLD YOU ALL I'M REPRESENTED BY LANGSTON ADAMS. WE REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION AND STAFF CAREFULLY CONSIDER AND ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT UPON THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. WHEN YOU DO THIS, YOU'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT ONE PARCEL OF LAND. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT COMMUNITY. OKAY. SO WE WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ADDRESSED THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT UPON THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE GUIDELINES TO BUILD TRENCHES FOR THE WATER TO GO INTO, BUT IN THAT AREA, DO YOU HAVE LIKE YOU HAD AROUND TIA JUANITA'S, WHERE THEY HAD CULVERTS SO BIG THAT I COULD WALK THROUGH ONE OF THEM. I WENT BY EM. I DID THAT TOO. THEY'RE THAT LARGE. BUT WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING A FAMILY THE RIGHT TO BUILD A HOME, THINK ABOUT IT. WHERE IS THE WATER GOING TO GO? IT'S GOING TO BE STAGNATED UNTIL THE GOOD LORD SENDS SUNSHINE. THESE PEOPLE ARE PAYING TAXES JUST LIKE YOU AND I. OKAY? AND I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO BUILD, BUT I DON'T WANT THEM TO FIND OUT THAT THEIR NEIGHBORS IS GOING TO SUE THEM. OKAY, SO BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION, I'M SAYING THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER. THE FIRST ONE IS WHETHER A DRAINAGE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND WHETHER THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL INCREASE STORMWATER RUNOFF INTO NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. AND I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE SEWER, DO THEY EVEN KNOW ABOUT SEPTIC STATIONS? THESE ARE NEEDED IN PORT ARTHUR, NOT JUST WHERE THIS IS BEING DISCUSSED, BUT IF YOU HAD THAT EVEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, A SEPTIC LIFT STATION SEWER WOULDN'T BACK UP INTO YOUR HOME. OKAY, WELL, KEEPING IN MIND WE WANT THAT DONE AN ANALYSIS THEN. NUMBER TWO, WE WANT FILM MATERIAL. WILL IT BE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY? AND IF SO, THE ANTICIPATED ELEVATION, WHAT I ALLUDED TO AT THE BEGINNING, THE ELEVATION THAT THE NEW HOMEOWNER IS GOING TO ELEVATE HIS PROPERTY TO. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO APPOINTED BY SOMEONE WHO WAS ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE AND THE CITIZENS HERE, WHOM I KNOW THEY'RE NOT READY TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO GET RID OF YOU, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, WHO APPOINTED YOU. OKAY, SO LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR THEM. THEN WE WANT TO KNOW WHETHER ANY DRAINAGE, UTILITY ACCESS OR OTHER EASEMENTS WILL BE ALTERED, RELOCATED OR VACATED AS PART OF THE REPLANT. WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A PERSON BEHIND THIS PROPERTY OR WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF THE LAND BEHIND IT. DO WE HAVE ANY LONG RANGE PLANS IN PORT ARTHUR WHERE WE KNOW THIS LAND THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED? THERE WAS NO DEVELOPER. YES. WHEN YOU GO TO BUILD A NEW COMMUNITY AND A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, THEY COME IN AND THEY PUT IN ALL THE UTILITIES, STREETS, PALOMAR ADDITION, FREDERICK STREET,[00:50:07]
WHERE THIS IS BEING DISCUSSED. NONE OF THAT WAS DONE, BUT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE NEW HOMEOWNER AND TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS. NEXT, WHETHER THE CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED WHAT DECISIONS WE ARE ABOUT TO MAKE.THESE ENGINEERS KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE SAID. THEY KNOW WHERE A RETENTION POND COULD BE BUILT, WHERE THESE PEOPLE COULD FEEL SECURE. WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN WORK ON GRANTS. I KNOW YOU READ THE LITTLE NEWSPAPER AND IT. IT WAS YESTERDAY, BUT NO, THAT WAS THE 4TH OF JULY, AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY MISINFORMATION. BUT IN THE LAST PAPER THEY TOLD US THAT GROVES HAVE THEIR RESIDENCE FROM THE STORM ON THE 21ST, NOTIFYING THE EMERGENCY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE WHOSE TOILET'S BACKED UP IN THIS AREA? THERE'S MONEY TO HELP THEM. THERE WAS MONEY FROM HARVEY. DID THESE PEOPLE GET ANY HELP? SOME OF THEM ARE SEATED HERE. THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE FLOOD HOMES OF WATER THIS HIGH IN THEM. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW WHETHER ANY VARIANCES, WAIVERS OR EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION OR DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED IN CONNECTION TO THIS APPLICATION. DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANYBODY WITH BIG POCKETS WHO HAVE A REASON FOR WANTING THIS DONE THE WAY IT'S BEING DONE? ARE YOU PUPPETS? HOPE NOT. WELL, THE SIZE, LOCATION AND SCOPE OF THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE NEWLY PLOTTED REPLATTED LOT, AND WHETHER THE PROPOSED REPLAT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE AN ADVERSE. EFFECT UPON NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE HOMEOWNER AND HIS NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING FLOODING, DRAINAGE, ACCESS TO TRAFFIC. ARE WE GOING TO OPEN UP THE STREET, FREDERICK, AND SAY IT'S OPEN AND EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT, AND THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF TRAFFIC. OKAY. AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPERTY VALUES. OKAY. WELL. AS RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS, LANGSTON AND I ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRAINAGE AND FLOODING. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE BEEN STRESSING MORE THAN ANYTHING TO YOU. THE DRAINAGE AND THE FLOODING ISSUES, WHICH HAVE HISTORICALLY. AND THIS IS EVERY STORM THAT WE'VE HAD, IT HAS AFFECTED MANY NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN PORT ARTHUR. THEREFORE, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THESE CONCERNS BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT THE CORRESPONDENCE BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE PROCEEDINGS. AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE THE IN-SERVICE THAT I DESCRIBED THAT I THINK IS NEEDED. AND MY FRIENDS ALSO THINK IT'S NEEDED, INVITE US. THE CITIZENS WILL BE HERE. WE WANT TO KNOW, WHAT DID YOU BASE YOUR DECISION ON AND
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WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PLANS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THIS FAMILY WANT TO BUILD A HOME? OKAY, I THANK YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CONSIDERATIONS OF THESE CONCERNS AND FOR YOUR SERVICE.YOU ARE DOING A TREMENDOUS SERVICE FOR THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR. AND I THANK YOU.
AND AS I SAID CATEGORICALLY, WE ARE NOT. AND I'M EMPHASIZING THAT WE'RE NOT AGAINST ANYONE IN PORT ARTHUR WHO WANTS TO BUILD A LOVELY HOME. BUT WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE REPERCUSSIONS FOR NEIGHBORS. SO I CLOSE MY REMARKS AND SAY THANK YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'LL BE DELIGHTED TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS ADAMS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY. MR. PETER ADAMS, I JUST WANT I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE MISLED, BUT THE CITY HAS NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH RETENTION PONDS. THAT'S DD7, RIGHT? I KNOW THAT, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST. THE CITY HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH RETENTION PONDS. OKAY. AND WHEN THEY LEARN ABOUT RUNOFFS, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO POUR A BUNCH OF CONCRETE AND YOU TAKE IT UP. BUT THEY DO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE LIKE THE SEPTIC TANK THAT I DESCRIBED, THE CITY PAYS FOR THAT. AND ON THEIR BOOKS AT THE PRESENT TIME, THEY HAVE ORDERED ONE, BUT I WANT THEM TO ORDER FIVE MISS ADAMS, LET ME LET ME LET ME FINISH. OKAY, OKAY. I HEARD YOU SAY SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT RETENTION PONDS IN THE CITY. I HAVE SAID THAT THAT'S NEEDED. SO LET ME MAKE MY POINT. I DIDN'T INTERRUPT YOU. LET ME JUST SAY THIS DEFINITELY. OKAY. NUMBER ONE, YOU NEED TO TALK TO DD SEVEN ABOUT RETENTION PONDS. ALL RIGHT. THEN WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RUNOFFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT'S WHEN IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO AND YOU HAVE A BIG OLD LOT, OKAY, AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO AND PULL A BUNCH OF CONCRETE WHERE IT CAN'T DRAIN INTO THE SOIL, THAT'S WHEN DD SEVEN IS GOING TO GET INVOLVED WITH THAT FOR YOUR STORM DRAINS. AND THAT TO THE CITY ENGINEERS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF BUILDINGS OUT HERE IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW THAT. OKAY. AND I'M TELLING YOU THAT DD SEVEN IS GOING TO BE THE ONE THEIR ENGINEERS ARE GOING TO REVIEW. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR DRAWINGS ARE GOING TO BE DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED ENGINEER, AND THOSE DRAWINGS WILL BE TAKEN TO DD SEVEN. AND THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE APPROVED. AND THEN THE CITY WILL WORK OFF OF WHAT DD SEVEN APPROVED. I'M JUST LETTING YOU AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT I DON'T WANT YOU THINKING THAT WE NEED TO BE THE ONES TO SEE IF THE DRAINS ARE CLOGGED. YOU KNOW, HOW THEY CLOG THEM. AND EVEN WHERE THE STREETS ARE PAVED AND THE CITIZENS ARE ASKED TO DO IT.
OKAY, I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING. WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH WITH THE WITH THE DRAINAGE.
OKAY. PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE DRAINAGE IS THAT YOU GOT A LOT OF LITTER ALL OVER THE PLACE, EVERYWHERE, TRASH ALL OVER THE PLACE AND GO DOWN A STORM DRAIN. PEOPLE CUT THEIR YARDS. THEY BLOW THE CLIPPINGS IN THE STORM DRAIN. I WATCH THEM ALL THE TIME. AND THE CUPS AND PAPER. THEY TAKE ONE PIECE OF PAPER ON THE GROUND. INSTEAD OF PICKING IT UP, THEY'LL CUT IT AND THEN THEY. THEN IT GETS DOWN THE STORM DRAIN THAT CLOGS THE DRAINS UP. THEN PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHY WE'RE FLOODING, BECAUSE A LOT OF STORM DRAINS HAS TRASH IN IT. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WHEN THEY PUT THEIR GRASS CLIPPINGS, YOU GET IT. GROUND GLASS CONVERTS TO WHAT, A GAS? OKAY. AND WHEN THAT THEY EVEN CAN HAVE FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS IN THE STORM DRAIN, RIGHT? IT TURNS INTO METHANE GAS. SO WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M SAYING IS NOT IT'S NOT JUST ONE ANSWER THAT'S GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NO. OKAY. BECAUSE WE GOT CITIZENS HERE AND THEY ALL GOT GRASS. SOME THEY PROBABLY KNOW SOMEBODY THAT THROW PAPER ON THE GROUND AND CANS ON THE GROUND, AND THAT STUFF GETS IN YOUR STORM DRAINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND A LOT OF THAT IS ALSO HOW WE TAKING CARE OF KEEPING THE CITY CLEAN. AND ANYONE IN THIS DEPARTMENT CAN TELL YOU THAT. OKAY. RIGHT. SO, SO IT'S NOT, AS YOU MENTIONED, LIKE I SAID, ABOUT THE DRAINAGE AND THE FLOODING AND THAT IT'S A LOT RIGHT NOW. THERE'S A LOT OF FLOODING ALL OVER PART OF IT, ESPECIALLY THESE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, BECAUSE THE TENANTS ARE PUTTING GREASE DOWN THE DRAINS, THEY PULLING IT DOWN THE DRAINS AND THEN THE DRAINS ARE BACK UP.
THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WE EDUCATION IS NOT JUST FOR THIS BOARD, BUT IT'S ALSO FOR THE EVERYDAY CITIZEN. UNDERSTAND NOT TO PUT PRODUCTS FLUSHING DOWN THE TOILET, NOT TO TAKE AND PUT GREASE DOWN THE DRAINS BECAUSE WHEN THEY START BACKING UP AND GETTING IN PEOPLE'S HOUSES, ALL OF THAT IS NOT JUST THE CITY NOT DOING THEIR JOB. I'M NOT TRYING TO DEFEND
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ANYBODY, BUT IT'S A TEAM EFFORT AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE TRAINING AND EDUCATION ACROSS THE BOARD, AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HELP US FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT'S WHAT I THINK.OKAY. NOW I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT. OKAY. OKAY. WHAT MR. ROOSEVELT SAID ABOUT GREASE BEING IN THE SEWER, CLOGGING IT UP. I SAID IN MY REPORT THAT THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD BE INVOLVED BECAUSE WE HAVE LAWS, ORDINANCES. I SAID THAT SHOULD BE ENFORCED. AND IF SOMEONE IS CUTTING THEIR GRASS AND THEY HAVE ALL KIND OF DEBRIS CLOGGING UP THE DRAIN, WE HAVE THOSE ORDINANCES THAT ARE TO BE ENFORCED. I KEEP REPEATING THAT.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED HIM HERE. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY CITATIONS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY OUR PORT ARTHUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN HELPING US. IT'S A JOINT EFFORT OF THE CITY AND OF DRAINAGE DISTRICT. I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT IT'S NOT JUST DRAINAGE DISTRICT FOR BUILDING THE CANALS AND ALL.
LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THE DRAINAGE DITCHES. THAT IS LIKE DRAINAGE DISTRICT SEVEN. BUT SOME OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS, LIKE BUILDING HOMES. SOME PEOPLE BUILD UP THEIR LOT LIKE I DID. I LIVE OUT THERE. I TOLD YOU I OWN PROPERTY. WHAT WE DID BEFORE WE CONSTRUCTED THE HOUSE OUT THERE, WE HAD TONS OF FILL, DIRT POURED, AND OUR HOUSE DIDN'T FLOOD. WHEN HARVEY HIT, BUT THANKFULLY WE OWN SIX LOTS THERE AND I OWN OTHER LOTS NEAR THIS CONSTRUCTION. OKAY. YOU UNDERSTAND NOW I'M QUIET AND I'LL SIT DOWN. BUT PLEASE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MISS PAM, FOR COMING UP. ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO COME JUST TO KIND OF REIN IT BACK IN. THANK YOU. AND JUST REITERATE AND REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE REQUEST THAT'S BEING BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION TODAY IS SIMPLY FOR A REPLAY. IT'S NOT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S NOT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. IT'S JUST FOR THE COMBINING OF THE LOTS. AND WHERE I DO THINK THAT MISS ADAMS DEFINITELY BROUGHT SOME USEFUL INFORMATION, CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER. IT'S NOT INFORMATION THAT WE ARE ASKING THE COMMISSION TO BASE A DECISION ON, AS IT SIMPLY IS NOT BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY FACILITY OR STRUCTURE, SIMPLY JUST A COMBINING OF TWO LOTS. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE MORE CASE NOW. WE WILL VOTE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THIS. I DO HAVE A LETTER FROM MISS ADAMS, BUT I THINK SHE READ EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON THE LETTER. SO I'M NOT I'M DISPENSED WITH IT. THE REASON WHY YOU DIDN'T GET IT, BECAUSE THE FIRST ONE WAS A LOT OF LETTERS AND IT WAS LONG. AND SO I WANTED YOU TO READ THOSE BEFORE. AND I WAS GOING TO READ THIS ONE. AND SHE DID IT, BUT SHE DID IT FOR ME AND SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON IT ALSO. THANK YOU, MISS ADAMS. WE APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY. AND LIKE I WAS SAYING, WE DO HAVE TWO REPORTS. WE NORMALLY TAKE REPORTS IN ONE VOTE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PLAT.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. WE HAVE A PLAT AS THE NEXT CASE. YES. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HAYS INCORPORATED. THE APPLICANT IS CANDI WHITE, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF MEMORIAL BOULEVARD AND SOUTHEAST OF 39TH STREET. JC PARCEL NUMBER 73669. NUMBER 73676. NUMBER 73746. NUMBER 73675. AND 73747. THIS REQUEST IS TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A PLAT RANGE J. PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A PLAN FOR THE FOLLOWING PLAT. NAME IS PROPOSED IS PARK PLACE ROADWAYS. CURRENT LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS PARTS OF LOT SEVEN AND EIGHT. BLOCK SIX
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RANGE J. PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION, PORT ARTHUR. JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 2.639 ACRE OF LAND. CURRENT ZONING IS. COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT.
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE ZONING. ABUTTING ZONING IS. NORTH. SOUTH. EAST. WEST.
COMMERCIAL. RETAIL. DISTRICT. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FUTURE LAND USE IS. COMMERCIAL. RETAIL.
COMMERCIAL. RETAIL. DISTRICT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO COMBINE SEVERAL TAX PARCELS AND RESIDUE LAND UNDER HAYS INCORPORATED OWNERSHIP FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO PLACE INTO PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FOR EXISTING ROADS WITHIN PARK PLACE. THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE PARK PLACE ROADWAYS PLAT WAS SUBMITTED ON JUNE 5TH, 2026 BY HAYS INCORPORATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.639 ACRES LOCATED WITHIN RANGE J. PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO CONSOLIDATE MULTIPLE TAX PARCELS AND EXISTING INGRESS EGRESS TRACTS INTO A SINGLE, PLATTED ROADWAY TRACK SO THAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR MAY ULTIMATELY CONSIDER ACCEPTING THESE ROADWAYS INTO THE CITY'S PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY SYSTEM. THE SUBJECT ROADWAYS INCLUDES PARK PLACE, PARK, PLAZA LANE, PARK LANE AND PLAZA SQUARE, WHICH CURRENTLY FUNCTION AS PRIVATE DRIVES SERVING EXISTING COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED PLAT PROVIDES THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK NECESSARY FOR FUTURE DEDICATION AND POSSIBLE ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS ACTION IS LIMITED TO DETERMINING WHETHER THE PLAT COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THE SUBJECT ROADWAYS PRESENTLY FUNCTION AS PRIVATELY OWNED ACRES, DRY ACRES, ACCESS DRIVES AND WERE NOT ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED TO THE CURRENT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR PUBLIC STREETS STANDARDS. BASED UPON PRELIMINARY STAFF REVIEW, THE PAVEMENT SECTION, DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE, CURB AND GUTTER AND OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS MAY NOT FULLY COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S CURRENT DESIGN CRITERIA. MANUAL OR SUBDIVISION STANDARDS FOR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PUBLIC STREETS. STAFF RECOGNIZES THAT THESE ROADWAYS HAVE HISTORICALLY SERVED THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO NUMEROUS BUSINESSES WITHIN THE PARK PLACE DEVELOPMENT. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO EVALUATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND INCLUDE THE STREETS WITHIN THE CITY'S PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT AND STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. COMMISSION APPROVAL OF THIS PLAT SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS CERTIFICATION THAT THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE MEETS CURRENT PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. RATHER, THE APPROVAL ESTABLISHES THE LEGAL SUBDIVISION CONFIGURATION NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO ACQUIRE A ROADWAY. CORRIDORS OF FUTURE PUBLIC PURPOSES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY TO APPROVE SUBDIVISION PLATS IS UNDER IS ESTABLISHED UNDER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 212. SPECIFICALLY, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 212-004 AUTHORIZES MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OUTLAY OF STREETS, PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODES 212.010 AUTHORIZES MUNICIPALITIES TO REQUIRE THE DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS NECESSARY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 212-.014 THROUGH 212.016 REQUIRES THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO APPROVE ANY TO APPROVE OR DENY PLATS BASED UPON COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. WHILE CHAPTER 12 AUTHORIZES THE APPROVAL AND RECORDING OF SUBDIVISION PLATS, ACCEPTANCE OF DEDICATED STREETS OF RIGHT OF WAY REMAIN A DISCRETIONARY LEGISLATIVE ACTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY. APPROVAL OF PLAT DOES NOT BY ITSELF OBLIGATE A MUNICIPALITY TO ACCEPT OR MAINTAIN A DEDICATED STREET. THIS DISTINCTION HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED UNDER TEXAS LAW AND MUNICIPAL PRACTICE. RECORDING OF PLAT REQUIRED CREATES AN OFFER OF DEDICATION, WHILE FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE DEDICATION AND ASSUMPTION OF MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES OCCURS ONLY THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE, AFFIRMATIVE, MUNICIPAL ACTION. APPROVAL OF THIS PROPOSED PLAT PROVIDES SEVERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS, INCLUDING. ESTABLISHES LEGAL PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY FOR STREETS THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDE ACCESS TO NUMEROUS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
IT ELIMINATES FRAGMENTED OWNERSHIP OF ROADWAY PARCELS AND IMPROVES LONG TERM ACCESS
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MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE. PROVIDES A LOCAL A LEGAL MECHANISM FOR CITY TO IMPROVE ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE OVER TIME. IT ALLOWS FOR FUTURE INCLUSION OF ROADWAYS WITHIN THE CITY, STREET MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. SUPPORTS REDEVELOPMENT AND REINVESTMENT WITHIN THE PARK PLACE COMMERCIAL AREA. ALTHOUGH THE EXISTING PRIVATE ROADWAYS DO NOT MEET ALL MUNICIPAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARDS, ACCEPTANCE OF THE RIGHTS OF WAY WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO PRIORITIZE FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, WHILE PRESERVING PUBLIC ACCESS TO EXISTING BUSINESSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THE CITY'S ESTABLISHED PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES.NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED PLAT REQUEST WAS PROVIDED THROUGH MULTIPLE METHODS TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE APPLICATIONS. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2026, 51, WRITTEN NOTICES WERE MAILED TO BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS LOCATED WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWS MORE THAN 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING, BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON TODAY, MONDAY, JULY 6TH, 2026, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. THE OFFICIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MEETING INFORMATION AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS ALSO DECIMATED THROUGH THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. TO FURTHER ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, STAFF FIND THAT ALL REQUIRED AND SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANNER, PROVIDING INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS, BUSINESSES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED PLAT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE BUDGET IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED PLAT. BEYOND THE ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED IN PROCESSING THE APPLICATION, APPROVAL OF THE PLAT DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE CITY TO IMMEDIATELY ACCEPT OWNERSHIP OR MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUBJECT ROADWAYS, NOR DOES IT AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION OR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL SUBSEQUENTLY ELECT TO FORMALLY ACCEPT THE DEDICATED RIGHTS OF WAY. THE ROADWAYS MAY BE INCORPORATED IN THE CITY STREET INVENTORY AND BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, REHABILITATION OR RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE CITY'S ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES.
ANY FUTURE EXPENDITURES FOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO SEPARATE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION AND THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATE FUNDS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED PARK PLACE ROADWAYS PLAT BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS, THE PLAT COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 212 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. THE PLAT ESTABLISHES THE LEGAL BOUNDARIES BOUNDARIES NECESSARY FOR FUTURE DEDICATION OF THE SUBJECT. ROADWAYS AS PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY. APPROVAL OF THE PLAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE OF EXISTING ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC MAINTENANCE. FUTURE SETTLEMENT, ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADWAYS, AND ASSUMPTIONS OF THE MAINTENANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY SHALL OCCUR ONLY UPON FORMAL ACTION OF THE PORT ARTHUR CITY COUNCIL. UPON FUTURE ACCEPTANCE, THE ROADWAYS MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY STREET MAINTENANCE, INVENTORY AND SCHEDULE FOR IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTING CONSISTENT WITH AVAILABLE FUNDING AND MUNICIPAL PRIORITIES. THAT'S IT COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WILLING TO SPEAK FOR THIS PLAT? SPEAKING FOR THE PLAT, ANYONE WILLING TO SPEAK AGAINST THE.
OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER. I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AT SEVEN, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE. OKAY. NORMALLY OUR MEETINGS ABOUT AN HOUR. OKAY. IF YOU BOTH LEAVE, THEN THE QUORUM IS NULL AND VOID. WE HAVE NONE. AND WE STILL, BY THE GUIDELINES, WE'RE STILL ENTITLED TO LISTEN TO CITIZENS. REGARDLESS OF OUR PROBLEMS. WE ARE STILL ENTITLED TO LISTEN TO THE CITIZENS HERE IN THIS CHAMBER. SO IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE, I UNDERSTAND, BUT IF
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YOU'RE LEAVING, THEN WE NEED TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO FINISH THIS MEETING. COULD WE VOTE ON THE FIRST TWO? YEAH, WE CAN VOTE ON THE REPLAT. WOULD THAT HELP YOU TO. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE. THE MEETING IS NOT CLOSED, THAT WOULD GET RID OF THOSE TWO. RIGHT. WE CAN DO THE THE REPLAT. OKAY. WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THE REPLAT TO REPLANT OUR 25-19 AND R25-226-20. THOSE ARE THE TWO PLATS. ALL IN FAVOR? I MOVE APPROVAL OF THOSE. OKAY, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION PASSES. THE REPORTS ARE PASSED TO ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THINKING OR WONDERING WHY THE REPLAT HAVE PASSED. SO THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THE REPAIR REPAIRS ON THOSE TWO PROPERTIES. OKAY, YOU GUYS ARE LEAVING? NOT THAT I WANT TO LEAVE, BUT I DO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AFTER. OKAY, I'M GOING TO GET LATE TO THAT ONE. BUT THAT'S WHY I STAYED A LITTLE BIT OVER. HOW MUCH MORE TIME DO YOU THINK WE NEED? WELL, WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN WHO SAYS SHE WANTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PLAT. OKAY. IN FAVOR OF THE PLAT, WHICH WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE ON. MY NAME IS CONNIE WILTS, AND MY ADDRESS IS 2933 PARK PLAZA LANE. I HAVE A CLINIC THERE, AND I'M IN FAVOR OF IT BECAUSE THERE ARE MULTIPLE LAYERS AND MULTIPLE LEVELS. AND WHEN CITIZENS ARE DRIVING OVER THAT UNDERDEVELOPED ROAD AND NOT WELL MAINTAINED ROAD, THEY HAVE SUFFERED SOME DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLES TRYING TO COME TO THE CLINIC FOR AN APPOINTMENT. SO IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. AND I WELCOME THE I WELCOME ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY CAN MAKE TO THAT AREA. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH.ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE WILL VOTE ON THE PLAT. OH, I'M SORRY, THOSE IN OPPOSITION, ANYONE AGAINST THE PLAT, PLEASE STAND AND COME TO THE PODIUM. MY NAME IS LASAGNA BROUSSARD. MY ADDRESS IS 3040 36TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77642. I AM WITHIN 200FT OF THAT PROPERTY.
I OPPOSED TO THE REPLAT FOR THE REASONS, AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL MY NEIGHBORS BECAUSE I'VE DONE MY GROUNDWORK DOOR TO DOOR, DOOR TO DOOR. IT WAS ONLY ABOUT THREE OF US THAT WAS NOTIFIED. ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NOT AWARE OF IT. HE SAID THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF IT THROUGH FACEBOOK OR SOCIAL MEDIA OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT EVERY DOOR I KNOCKED ON, IT WASN'T BUT FOUR PEOPLE THAT WERE NOTIFIED BY CERTIFIED LETTER. OKAY, SO WE ALREADY HAVE. I DON'T KNOW WHO IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT OR WHAT WHAT THE DEVELOPER OR HAYS REALTY WANTS TO REPLAT IT FOR. BUT I, MYSELF AND THE REST OF OUR NEIGHBORS WERE OPPOSED TO IT FOR THE SIMPLE REASON. THOSE ARE PROBABLY YES. YOU'RE SAYING DOCTORS DRIVE AND ALL THOSE ARE PRIVATE ROAD, BUT THAT AFFECTS 39TH STREET. THAT AFFECTS THE RESIDENTS ON 36TH STREET, THIRD AVENUE, SEVENTH AVENUE, SECOND AVENUE. WE ALREADY HAVE TRAFFIC.
WE HAVE BAD INFRASTRUCTURE TO DO DUE TO THIS NEW HIGHWAY 73, EVERYBODY IS DIVERTED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR STREETS WERE FINE. NOW THEY'RE SINKHOLES. THEY'RE CAVING IN. WE HAVE BAD.
IT'S JUST ADDING. IT WOULD JUST ADD MORE TO IT BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE TO COME IN AND PUT ROADS AND STUFF IN THERE, LIKE TO SAY THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THOSE ROADS IN THERE. WHOEVER THE DEVELOPER IS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE DRAINAGE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE ALREADY FLOOD. I WAS A VICTIM. I WAS A VICTIM, AND SO WAS MY NEIGHBORS. I LOST EVERYTHING I HAD TO START FROM GROUND BECAUSE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING. AND I UNDERSTAND IT WOULD BRING REVENUE OR WHAT HAVE YOU TO THE CITY OR WHATEVER ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC WE ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO, TO THE PLACES WE NEED TO GO.
AND I UNDERSTAND THIS LADY'S PROBLEM. A CONCERN IS SHE HAS A BUSINESS THERE AND HER CLIENTS.
BUT UNDERSTAND, WE'VE BEEN THERE 30 PLUS YEARS AND WE DON'T NEED THAT. THAT IS A PRIVATE THAT'S PRIVATE AREA. WELL, THEN Y'ALL GET TOGETHER AND Y'ALL REPAVE IT BECAUSE THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT. BUT WE'RE NOT CONCERNED WITH THAT. WE'RE CONCERNED WITH OUR RESIDENTS OF THE TRAFFIC AND, AND WHATEVER THEY PLAN TO BUILD THERE AND WHAT KIND OF
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INCONVENIENCE IT WOULD BE TO US AS RESIDENTS THAT'S BEEN THERE OVER 30 PLUS YEARS AS HOMEOWNERS, NOT RENTERS, HOMEOWNERS. SO WITH THAT SAID, MY CONCERN IS I WOULD LIKE THE COMMITTEE TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT APPROVING THE REPLAT OR WHAT HAVE YOU TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION? WE ALREADY HAVE THE SAID THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT ACCESS, MORE ACCESS TO THE WHATEVER BACK THERE, WHAT HAVE YOU. WE ALREADY HAVE ACCESS. THERE'S 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ACCESS. WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER ACCESS. THERE'S ALREADY ACCESS 3 OR 4 WAYS WITH THAT. I'M, I'M, I'M DONE. AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE SPEAKING AGAINST.YES, BY ALL MEANS. I'M SHARON ADAMS AND I'M A PROPERTY OWNER ON. WHAT IS IT, 200FT. YOU SAID I'M A PROPERTY OWNER. 200FT OF PLAT NUMBER P 2603. GOT IT. RIGHT NOW. OKAY. AND THE LETTER THAT YOU HAVE FROM ME, IT STATES. THAT I, SHARON ADAMS, SERVED THIS AS A FORMAL A FORMAL PROTEST AND OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED PLAT. AT THIS TIME. I AGREE WITH THE LADY BECAUSE THE PROPERTY I OWN IS NEAR HER. THE STREETS DO NEED REPAIRS. OKAY, BUT WHILE THE NOTICE THAT WE WERE GIVEN FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STATES THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAT IS TO COMBINE VARIOUS TAX PARCELS AND LAND OWNED BY HAYS AND CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR INTO A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FOR EXISTING ROADS WITHIN PARK PLACE PLAZA. OKAY, SO IF EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS IN THE PARK PLACE ERA AREA AND LAND THAT THAT IS OWNED BY HAYS REALTORS. WELL, MY OBJECTION. TO THIS APPLICATION IS BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION I WANTED, DISCLOSED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. AS A PROPERTY OWNER, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE COMPLETE LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND SURVEY OF ALL PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE IDENTIFICATION OF ALL PARCELS PROPOSED TO BE DEDICATED, CONVEYED INTO PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS. YOU DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE NEW ROADS, IF ANY, WILL BE BUILT. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE THAT WE KNOW NOTHING FROM LOOKING AT IT. IT'S NOT CLEAR. IT'S JUST DISTORTED. WELL, KEEPING IN MIND, WE WANT YOU TO HAVE INFORMATION SO YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR US AS CITIZENS. WE WANT DOCUMENTATION, ESTABLISHING OWNERSHIP, INTEREST IN THE AFFECTED PROPERTY AND THE AUTHORITY FOR ANY PROPOSED DEDICATION, WHAT'S GOING TO BE DEDICATED AND WHO'S GOING TO HAVE OWNERSHIP. IS IT COMPLETELY BEING RELEASED, SAY FROM THE HAYS CORPORATION TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TRAFFIC ACCESS, INCLUDING WHETHER THE PROPOSAL WILL ALTER INGRESS, EGRESS OR THE TRAFFIC FLOW, PARKING OR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. WHAT IS THAT? AGAIN, I'M TELLING YOU, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE WITH THIS FOR THE FUTURE. I DON'T KNOW. I LOOKED AT IT, I COULDN'T EVEN SEE THE FOREST
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FOR THE TREES IF THOSE THINGS WERE TREES. WELL. UTILITY AND DRAINAGE INFORMATION. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT? WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO OWN PROPERTY IN THAT AREA. WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DRAINAGE FACILITIES, EASEMENTS, AGAIN, ARE UTILITY CORRIDORS WILL BE AFFECTED. THIS DID NOT TELL US, AS CITIZENS, YOU NEED TO GO AND BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. WE'RE GIVING YOU ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE FEEL CITIZENS SHOULD KNOW. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY AGREEMENTS BETWEEN HAYS AND CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR? DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY AGREEMENTS ALREADY MADE RELATED TO THIS PROPOSED PLAT OF THE LAND DEDICATION OR THE TRANSFER OF INTEREST? WHAT DO YOU KNOW? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? WHOSE ADVANTAGE IS IT WILL COME FROM IT. OKAY. ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS? WHAT'S CONTEMPLATED BY THE CITY OR THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT MAY BE FACILITATED? AGAIN, WHY DO THEY WANT IT REPLANTED? DID THEY SAY BECAUSE ALL THE STREETS HAVE POTHOLES AND THIS IS A WAY TO GET THEM FIXED. BUT IT HAS TO BE A REASON FOR WANTING IT DONE. OKAY. SO. I RESPECTFULLY, AND I MEAN IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THAT YOU, THE TWO COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE HERE TO LISTEN. I KNOW YOU DON'T MAKE A MAJORITY ON THE VOTE, BUT AGAIN, WE STILL WANT YOU TO GET TRAINING. FROM THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. THIS IS NEEDED. OKAY. SO WE WANT YOU TO CONTINUE TO POSTPONE YOUR CONSIDERATION TO REPLANT. CASE NUMBER P26-03 UNTIL THE REQUESTED INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. TO US WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. BEYOND THIS LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER THAT WE SAW. I SHOWED IT TO YOU. IT CAME FROM THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. BUT WE ARE LAYPEOPLE. WE ARE CITIZENS. AND AS CITIZENS WE DON'T HAVE DEGREES. WE'RE NOT SURVEYORS. OKAY, COME AND EXPLAIN ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IN DETAIL.WHO'S BENEFITING FROM THIS? LET US KNOW IF WE, THE CITIZENS ARE GOING TO BENEFIT. LET US KNOW.
OKAY. AND ON THAT TRACK OF LAND, YOU HAVE US A SURVEYING COMPANY AND THE CITY USES THEM. SO LET'S USE THEM. RIGHT? OKAY. KEEP IT IN MIND. WE WANT. A PERMIT. THE THAT'S FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS. ADDITIONAL TIME TO REVIEW THE MATERIALS THAT YOU ARE TO PROVIDE TO US.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TODAY TO GIVE US THE INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T HAVE. OKAY. AND WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU DENY THE APPLICATION. IF THE APPLICANT CANNOT DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, YOU KNOW THE CODE. YOU SHOULD KNOW THE CODE. DURING MY IN SERVICE, YOU SHOULD BE TAUGHT THE TEXAS CODE, AND YOU CAN GO DOWN IT AND SEE IF THIS COMPANY WHO'S GIVEN US THE LAND IS OBEYING IT. THEN YOU WANT TO KNOW THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. WHAT ARE THEY? WE WANT TO KNOW IT.
AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. WHEN WE KNOW IT, THEN WE'LL CONFIRM IT. AND WE WON'T BE HERE SAYING
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WE DON'T WANT IT. BUT RIGHT NOW, DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION, I'M SAYING I'M COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO IT. AND I ASK YOU NOT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS ADAMS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T VOTE ON IT TODAY ANYWAY. WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE WILL TAKE THIS PARTICULAR CASE. OH COME ON. SURE. CHRIS DE GLORIOSO 3020, 36TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR. I'M AGAINST IT. NUMBER ONE, DOCTORS DRIVE HAS TURNED INTO NOTHING BUT A TRUCK PARKING LOT. THERE WAS SEVEN THERE TODAY. THEY'RE TEARING UP 36TH STREET, AND I'M RIGHT IN BETWEEN THEM BOTH. WE HAVE ENOUGH FLOODING. WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS. SINCE WHEN DOES A PUBLIC STREET BECOME A TRUCK PARKING LOT? THEY DON'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION. I JUST WANTED TO STAND UP HERE JUST AS A POINT OF CLARITY, BECAUSE I DO KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN REGARDS TO THIS PLAN. I'M SORRY TO HAVE MY BACK TURNED TO EVERYONE. LET ME KIND OF STEP TO THE SIDE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS CLARITY TO WHAT WAS BEING REQUESTED. THE PLAN IS SIMPLY JUST A TOOL THAT'S USED TO DEDICATE THESE PRIVATE DRIVES, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY ARE PRIVATE DRIVES. WITH THEM BEING PRIVATE DRIVES, THE CITY CANNOT ENFORCE. ON WHAT'S PRIVATE. AS IT RELATES TO, AS YOU MENTIONED, MA'AM, THE TRUCKS THAT ARE BEING PARKED THERE, TRAFFIC FLOW, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, THE CITY CANNOT AND WILL NOT COME THROUGH AND MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE PRIVATE DRIVES, THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY.WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED IS THAT THESE DRIVES BE PLATTED FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION WITH CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT THESE PRIVATE DRIVES AND MAKE THEM PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, SO IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO THE STREET RIGHTS OF WAY. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO THE CITY WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. IT'S THE SAME WAY WITH YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY. IF YOU NEEDED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR YOUR DRIVEWAY, THE CITY WOULD NOT COME ONTO YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REPLACE YOUR DRIVEWAY. WE'RE ONLY REQUIRED TO BUDGET PUBLIC FUNDS FOR WHAT'S CONSIDERED PUBLIC PROPERTY. SO THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF WHAT THE PLAT, WHAT THE REQUEST FOR THE PLAT IS BEING MADE IN REGARDS TO PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. WE ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO SEND NOTIFICATION TO EVERY PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE DO PREPARE IT, WE PUT IT IN ENVELOPES, WE PUT CERTIFIED MAILING LABELS ON THEM, BUT WE DO NOT CONTROL THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. SO IF THEY'RE RECEIVED, YOU KNOW, THROUGH MAIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT. BUT YES, WE DO PUBLISH ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND WE DO PUBLISH ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. WE DO, AS WE'VE STATED IN ALL MEETINGS, AS THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR, TO BE MORE VIGILANT AND GOING TO OUR WEBSITE, GETTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND JOINING THAT PAGE, BECAUSE IT DOES KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS OR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT DO TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. BUT AGAIN, WE CAN'T CONTROL INDIVIDUALS. AND SO WE DO ASK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU BE MINDFUL OF. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, IT'S GREAT TO GET ON TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT EVENTS WE DO HAVE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. AND AGAIN, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PUBLISH IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER, AND WE DO PUBLISH IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER AS WELL. SO WE DO TRY TO USE ALL OF THE NECESSARY TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO ENSURE THAT WE INFORM THE PUBLIC OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY.
BUT AGAIN, SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOOK. SOME PEOPLE AREN'T. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE THE CONTROL OVER. SO WE DID CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. AND AGAIN, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RE PLATS, WHICH IS DEALING WITH THE LAND ITSELF. THE CONFIGURATION OF OF LOTS, COMBINING THOSE LOTS INTO SINGLE TRACTS OF LAND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT YOU HEARD WITH THE FIRST TWO CASES THAT THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED ON. AND THIS THIRD CASE, WHICH IS A PLAT, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAT AGAIN IS TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE DEDICATION OF THOSE PRIVATE DRIVES. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CONVERSATION WITH THE PORT ARTHUR CITY COUNCIL. THIS
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MATTER HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO THE PORT ARTHUR CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. THAT IS THE ONLY ELECTED BODY THAT CAN VOTE TO ADOPT THESE STREET RIGHTS OF WAY. IT'S SIMPLY BEING BROUGHT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TONIGHT FOR EITHER CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ITSELF. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT BUILDING SOMETHING WITHIN THAT AREA. IT'S NOT ABOUT EASEMENTS OR UTILITIES OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. THE REQUEST IS SIMPLY TO PLAT THE LAND FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION, TO ADOPT THOSE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE CITY. YES, SIR. SURE. I WILL SAY, IF YOU LIVE BEYOND YOU WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM. OKAY, I COME TO THE PODIUM. OKAY. WE'RE RECORDING. SO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALBERT FRANK. I LIVE AT 2224 BAYOU DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. ZIP CODE 77640. THE QUESTION THAT I WAS BRINGING TO THE PANEL. THAT YOU SENT OUT LETTERS TO INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE WITHIN 200FT OF THE PROJECTS THAT'S BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU AT THIS MOMENT. SO ANYONE THAT LIVES BEYOND THOSE 200FT ARE NOT NOTIFIED BY THIS BOARD ABOUT THE MEETING. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS NOT CORRECT. OKAY. IN PREPARATION FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR TODAY'S MEETING, THERE IS A RADIUS MAP THAT IS PART OF IF I CAN GET ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS PACKETS. I'M SORRY. OH, GREAT.OH, IT'S SO THANK YOU. IT'S JUST NOT THE MAP THAT YOU SEE UP HERE. THIS IS FOR THE PLAT.
IF WE CAN GO BACK TO ONE OF THE REPLANTS. I THINK IT'S EASIER TO SEE.
OKAY. RIGHT THERE. THAT DEPICTION THAT YOU SEE THERE IS A RADIUS MAP, THE LOT THAT YOU SEE THAT'S NOT GREAT IN, THAT'S ENCOMPASSED WITHIN THAT BIG YELLOW CIRCLE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE THAT'S GRAYED OUT IS THE PROPERTIES THAT THE 200 FOOT RADIUS TOUCHES. SO THAT EVERYTHING THAT THAT BIG YELLOW CIRCLE TOUCHES IS WHAT FALLS INTO THE 200 FOOT RADIUS. SO ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES, A LETTER IS PREPARED AND IT IS SENT TO ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT YOU SEE NOTATED ON THIS PARTICULAR MAP. THE CONCERN THAT I'M HEARING AND THE CONCERN THAT WE EVEN HAVE IS ONCE WE PUT IT, ONCE WE PREPARE THE LETTERS, WE PUT THEM IN THE MAIL, THEY GO THROUGH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.
WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHEN THOSE LETTERS ARE DELIVERED. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT IT WAS POSTMARKED WITHIN THE REASONABLE TIME FRAME THAT'S ALLOWED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR A A REPLANT, PLEASE DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS. IT'S EITHER TEN DAYS OR 15 DAYS. I BELIEVE IT'S TEN DAYS FOR A REPLAY AT 15 DAYS FOR A ZONING CASE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THOSE LETTERS ARE POSTMARKED WITHIN THE TEN DAYS PRIOR TO ANY PUBLIC HEARING BEING SCHEDULED FOR A REPLAY. THAT'S ALL THE STATE OF TEXAS REQUIRES.
SO THAT'S WHY WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ALSO PUBLISHING IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER, WHICH WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT ONLY COMES OUT TWO DAYS A WEEK. SO WE'VE TAKEN THE EXTRA STEP OF ENSURING THAT WE ALSO HAVE THOSE PUBLIC NOTICES, IF YOU CAN GO TO IT. I THINK IT'S A DOWN. IT'S DOWN. YEAH. GO. THERE WE GO. THAT THIS PUBLIC NOTICE IS ALSO PUBLISHED ON THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE, AS WELL AS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, TO ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS MADE AWARE THAT WE HAVE THESE CASES THAT ARE PENDING BECAUSE WE DON'T JUST WANT TO RELY UPON THE, THE, THE, THE MAIL SERVICE. AND WE ALSO WANT TO REACH INDIVIDUALS WHO DO FALL OUTSIDE OF THAT 200 FOOT RADIUS THAT STILL MAY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN WHAT'S
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BEING REQUESTED. YES, BUT I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE LETTERS ITSELF. YES. NOT THE RADIUS THAT MISS ADAMS AND MISS RUSSO HAD MENTIONED EARLIER. YES. THE REASON WHY I CAME AND ASKED THIS QUESTION, BECAUSE WE DEALT WITH IT BEFORE. DID MY NEIGHBORHOOD ONLY FOUR HOUSES, WAS CONTACTED BY WORD OF MOUTH WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE MISS BREWSTER STATED. SHE WENT DOOR TO DOOR TO INFORM HER NEIGHBORS. YES, THAT WAS BEYOND THE 200FT RADIUS. AND THAT'S THE POINT THAT I WAS MAKING. THE RADIUS MAP THAT WAS SHOWN IS DETERMINES WHO GETS NOTIFIED.THE RADIUS MAP THAT YOU SHOWED INDICATED THAT IT TOUCHES THE OTHER NEIGHBORS PROPERTY. BUT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE HERE THAT LIVES BEYOND THAT RADIUS. THAT IS CORRECT. SO THEY DO NOT RECEIVE LETTERS. THEY DO NOT STATE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT. OKAY. SO WE GO OFF OF THE STATE LAW REQUIREMENT. CAN THAT BE EXPANDED? THAT'S WHY WE PUBLISH ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THAT'S THE POINT THAT I'M MAKING. HOW CAN THAT LAW OR THIS BE CHANGED? BECAUSE YOU'RE AFFECTING THE WHOLE NEIGHBOR STATE OF TEXAS. THAT'S THE STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS. THAT'S NOT A LOCAL ORDINANCE. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR DETERMINES AND SAYS, WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT IT, THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THAT'S THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, A GREAT SEGUE INTO IT. THE STATE OF TEXAS IS WHO ESTABLISHES A LOT OF THESE LAWS AND GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW AS A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY. SO IT'S NOT THAT THE CITY SAYING, WELL, WE DON'T THINK THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO BE NOTIFIED. THE STATE OF TEXAS SAYS BY LAW, YOU NOTIFY PEOPLE WITHIN THIS 200 FOOT RADIUS. NOW TO GO BEYOND WHAT THE STATE OF TEXAS REQUIRES BY LAW. WE THEN PUBLISH ALSO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, AS WELL AS THE CITY'S WEBSITE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CAPTURING INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T TOUCH, WHO DON'T ABUT THAT 200 FOOT RADIUS. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE REALLY MAKING A PUSH AND REALLY TRYING TO GET THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR TO GET MORE ENGAGED IN VISITING THE CITY'S WEBSITE, GOING TO THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. SO YOU ARE AWARE OF THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND DIFFERENT CASES THAT DO AFFECT YOU. BUT AS IT RELATES TO THE STATE LAW, IT'S THE 200 FOOT RADIUS, AND WE DON'T GO BEYOND THAT. NOW, IF IT'S A ZONING CHANGE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT AFFECTS THE CITY, IT'S A CITY WIDE CHANGE, SOME TYPE OF TEXT AMENDMENT. WE DO UTILIZE THE WATER BILLS AND PUT PUBLIC NOTICES WITHIN THE WATER BILLS OF ALL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CITY. BUT REMEMBER, EVERYTHING WE DO, THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT. SO IT COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO NOTIFY THROUGH WATER BILLS. IF WE START TALKING ABOUT EVEN SENDING MAILING LETTERS, THEY ARE ABOUT $5.36 A PIECE TO A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION THAT HAVE OVER 100 PEOPLE, YOU SEE. SO THERE ARE COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED TO DOING THESE THINGS. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHY THE STATE OF TEXAS PUTS CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME TYPE OF PARAMETER THERE. OTHER THAN THAT, THE WHOLE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CAN SAY, I WANT TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN LAKESIDE, BUT IS IT FEASIBLE AT THAT POINT? SO THAT'S WHY WE DO TRY TO TAKE THOSE EXTRA STEPS IN ENSURING THAT WE WE USE OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA TO GET THAT WORD OUT. OKAY, ONE MORE QUESTION. I'M SITTING HERE LOOKING AT THIS TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. YES. WHEN YOU ALL SENT OUT THESE LETTERS, DO YOU DO YOU THINK IT'D BE MORE FEASIBLE IF YOU INDICATED THE CODE AS IS AFFECTED? WE NORMALLY DO. IF YOU CAN SCROLL DOWN TO THE LETTERS THAT ACTUALLY GO OUT, THIS IS JUST WHAT'S POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, BUT THE ACTUAL LETTERS THAT GO OUT NORMALLY REFERENCE WHAT SECTION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IS AFFECTED. DID WE NOT PUT ONE THAT SENT OUT? YES. NO, IT WASN'T HER. YES, YOU HAVE IT. I SEE SUE TEXT SURVEY. I'M SORRY.
OH, HERE WE ARE. OKAY. THIS INFORMATION RIGHT HERE. I KNOW YOU CAN SEE IT AND I CAN DEFINITELY PASS IT AROUND. IT'S THE NOTIFICATION THAT'S ACTUALLY MAILED TO INDIVIDUALS THAT FALL WITHIN THAT 200 FOOT RADIUS. THE NOTIFICATION ACTUALLY STARTS OUT IN, SAY, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 212 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE,
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AND THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF PORT ARTHUR WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE DO REFERENCE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE THAT THIS THAT GOVERNS OVER LIKE THESE TYPES OF CASES. OKAY. AS FOR THE PLANNING, NOT ZONING, DO YOU ALSO INDICATE THE TEXT ELEVATION COMPARED TO. TO THESE FAMILIES HAS BEEN IN THIS IN THIS AREA, ELEVATION IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE REPLAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT CONSTRUCTION. ELEVATION COMES INTO PLAY WHEN WE ARE STARTING TO TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT ITSELF. AND SO THAT'S NORMALLY SOMETHING THAT IS REVIEWED ONCE AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR AN ACTUAL BUILDING PERMIT AND BASED ON THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT BASED ON LOCATION, THAT'S WHEN ELEVATION IS SOMETHING THAT COMES INTO DISCUSSION, BUT THAT'S MORE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER. THE REPLAY ITSELF IS JUST IN SOME CASES, IT'S EITHER THE ADDITION OF SUBDIVISION OF LAND. SO IT'S MOVING AN IMAGINARY PROPERTY LINE AND THAT'S ALL IT IS. YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THE QUESTION I'M ASKING, MY ELEVATION AT ONE TIME, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ELEVATION WAS LIKE TWO FEET ABOVE THE STREET. NOW, AFTER HARVEY CAME, THE ELEVATION WAS CHANGED. SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THIS CONSTRUCTION COME IN AND REBUILD, BUILD A NEW CONSTRUCTION. THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET FLOODED OUT. WELL, DEPENDING UPON THE AREA. FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL USE LAKESIDE. THE ELEVATION REQUIREMENT IS ONE FOOT ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, WHICH MEANS ONE FOOT ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE CITY ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE WAY BACK WHEN THAT SAYS WE ALSO REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL FOOT AS A FREEBOARD REQUIREMENT. SO THE ELEVATION FOR LAKESIDE IS TWO FEET. IT'S NOT ABOVE THE STREET, IT'S ABOVE SEA LEVEL, SEA LEVEL.SO YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO SOME PROPERTIES THAT THE ELEVATION IS ALREADY THERE, YOU KNOW, AND JUST REVIEWING IT WITH THE NAKED EYE, YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY SEE IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN LAID OUT AND SPREAD PERFECTLY. AND THEY MEET THE TWO FOOT ELEVATION. YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO SOME PROPERTIES THAT SIT A LITTLE BIT LOWER AND FILL DIRT DOES NEED TO BE BROUGHT IN. THOSE THINGS ARE REVIEWED WHEN CIVIL PLANS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. NOW, WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THIS IS A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA. AND I DO WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THOSE ELEVATION REQUIREMENTS ARE ESTABLISHED THROUGH FEMA. FEMA IS WHO SETS THAT. THE CITY JUST ADOPTS A FREEBOARD REQUIREMENT THAT SAYS, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO ONE FOOT ABOVE WHAT FEMA IS REQUIRING.
SO THAT INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY'S PERMITTING DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT THOSE ENGINEERED PLANS AND ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, THEY'RE IF YOU'RE USING FILLED DIRT, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT CALLED A TB TEN TECHNICAL BULLETIN TEN. YOU CAN ACTUALLY GOOGLE THAT. AND IT PULLS UP ON FEMA'S WEBSITE, WHERE A LICENSED ENGINEER HAS TO COME IN AND PROVIDE A DRAINAGE PLAN. IT HAS TO SHOW WHEN THIS DEVELOPMENT TAKES TAKES PLACE, THIS IS HOW THIS PROPERTY NEEDS TO DRAIN. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA IS TO SUBMIT THAT TB TEN, AND THAT IS USED ONLY WHEN FILLED. DIRT IS BEING BROUGHT IN TO BUILD UP THAT PROPERTY. BUT THAT IS REVIEWED DURING KIND OF THE CIVIL PROCESS. AGAIN, IT'S ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS.
THAT'S NOT INFORMATION THAT'S EVER PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF TECHNICAL DETERMINATION AS IT RELATES TO DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE DECISIONS ON DEVELOPMENT, THEY JUST LOOK AT THE LAND ITSELF AND THE CONFIGURATION OF THAT LAND. SO IT'S NOT ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. YES. LIKE YOU HAVE A PUBLIC FORUM. NO, NO, NO. OKAY. NOT FOR THAT. BECAUSE THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THAT IS ZONING IS CORRECT. THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY CONFIGURED THE WAY IT NEEDS TO BE FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT. AND SO EVERY REVIEW TO THAT INFORMATION BECOMES A TECHNICAL REVIEW THAT'S ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE. NOW THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE THE RIGHT BECAUSE IT ALL BECOMES A MATTER OF PUBLIC INFORMATION TO THEN COME IN AND ASK, HAVE BUILDING PERMITS BEEN SUBMITTED? YOU GO THROUGH THE OPEN RECORDS, REQUEST THAT PROCESS, AND YOU CAN OBTAIN COPIES OF THOSE, EXCUSE ME, BUILDING PLANS OR CIVIL PLANS THAT KIND OF SHOW THAT INFORMATION INTERNALLY. IF ANYONE COMES IN AND WE HAVE PLANS, THAT'S IN OUR PERMITTING DEPARTMENT, WE'LL REVIEW THOSE PLANS WITH YOU. WE WON'T PROVIDE YOU WITH COPIES OF SOMEONE'S PLANS, BUT IT IS A
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS AT THAT POINT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTIONS. ANYONE ELSE WHILE WE HAVE THIS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HERE? OKAY. THEY CAN'T TAKE A VOTE. SO I FIGURED ONE MORE THING WAS SENT OUT THROUGH THE MAIL. YES. YOU SAID LETTERS.LETTERS WERE SENT OUT THROUGH THE MAIL. THAT IS CORRECT. THEY WERE ONLY SENT CERTIFIED THROUGH THE MAIL, SO THERE WAS NO MAILING ISSUE. WE GOT THEM. WE WENT AND GOT THEM. WE SIGNED FOR THEM SO WE COULDN'T GET LOST IN THE MAIL. OKAY. BUT THE ISSUE IS PEOPLE LIKE WITHIN 200FT THAT I SPOKE WITH, THEY DIDN'T GET NO CERTIFIED LETTERS. YOU SAID YOU REQUIRED TO DO 200FT. THEY DIDN'T GET THEM. THEY FOUND OUT THROUGH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY FOUND OUT. BUT NO, THE PEOPLE WITHIN 200FT, EVERYBODY DID NOT GET A 200 LETTER. BUT THE EXPLANATION THAT I'M GIVING IS, IS WE MAILED THEM. NOW, IF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE DELIVER THEM TO YOUR HOUSE OR NOT. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT. THEY WERE SENT. THEY WERE AGREEING THAT GREEN TAG THE TAG SENT TO OUR HOUSE, AND WE HAVE A CERTIFIED LETTER TO PICK UP AT THE POST OFFICE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, SO THOSE CERTIFIED LETTERS WAS RECEIVED BY THE POST OFFICE. OKAY. OUR POST OFFICE. OKAY. BUT EVERYBODY WAS DIDN'T RECEIVE A NOTICE TO GO GET ONE. EVERYBODY DID. EVERYBODY WITHIN 200FT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE.
WELL, THE LETTERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PROPERTIES THEMSELVES. THE CERTIFIED LETTER. WE HAD TO GO TO THE POST OFFICE AND SIGN FOR THEM. WELL, AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE POST OFFICE. WHEN WE SEND THEM OUT, WHEN WE SEND OUT THE CERTIFIED LETTERS, WE SEND THEM AGAIN WITH THE GREEN TAG FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF THE POST OFFICE, BECAUSE THEY'RE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOUSE, I GET CERTIFIED LETTERS ALL THE TIME. YEAH, BUT THIS ONE WAS CHECKED WHERE IT SAYS SIGNATURE NEEDED. SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SIGNATURE NEEDED. YES. THEY SHOULDN'T. IT DIDN'T SAY JUST CERTIFIED LETTER THAT THE POST OFFICE HAD TO SEND OUT. IT SAYS SIGNATURE NEEDED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT. THE POST OFFICE WOULD HAVE LEFT IT IN MY MAILBOX.
ABSOLUTELY NO, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHECKED. SIGNATURE NEEDED. THEY NEED. I WILL SAY THAT CITY AND THE POST OFFICE CAN'T CAN'T PUT THAT ON THEIR SIGNATURE NEEDED. IT HAS TO BE SENT OUT LIKE THAT. YES IT SHOULD. YES, YES. THAT'S HOW IT WAS SENT OUT. YES. AND EVERYBODY DID NOT GET IT. AND WE WEREN'T WE DEFINITELY WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT. THEY SHOULD NEVER BE CHECKED WITH SIGNATURE REQUIRED. BUT AS A BACKUP WE DO PUBLISH IN THE PAPER AND WE DO PUBLISH ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA SITES OF, YOU KNOW, REGARDING THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS. I DO THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND INFORMING THEM THAT THIS MEETING WAS CONDUCTED TODAY. AND WE'LL DEFINITELY REVIEW OUR PROCESSES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT CHECKING OFF ON BOXES THAT SHOULDN'T BE CHECKED OFF. WE ACTUALLY RUN THOSE THROUGH A SYSTEM ONLINE THAT GENERATE THESE NOTICES FOR US. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T SOME TYPE OF GLITCH WITHIN THE SYSTEM ITSELF WHERE THAT THAT THING IS BEING CHECKED OFF. BUT NORMALLY WHEN WE SEND OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS, THERE'S NO CHECK THAT SAYS SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR THEM. YEAH. IN OUR LITTLE BOX THREE TIMES THEY SENT ME THREE OF THEM. YEAH. THREE OF THEM. YES. THREE SLIPS. THEY PUT IT IN OUR BOX THREE TIMES. YES. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL MY NEIGHBORS TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE I'M LIKE, WELL, WHAT? THE CITY SENDING ME SOMETHING CERTIFIED. YES, YES. AND NORMALLY THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
AND THEN I WENT AND GOT IT. AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED GOING DOOR TO DOOR WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS. YES, YES, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN STEPPED THAT A SIGNATURE WAS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THAT LETTER. SO WE WILL DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT. OKAY. WE WILL HAVE TO MOVE TO TABLE. JUST JUST ONE THING. WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER AGAIN FROM MISS ADAMS AND SHE SAID EVERYTHING. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE ALL RIGHT. MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S IN THE RECORDING. WE SURE WILL. WE WILL, WE WILL. AND I DO WANT TO ALSO MAKE A CORRECTION. I KNOW FOR ONE OF THE CASES, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE IF IT WAS THE REPLAT OR THE PLAT ITSELF, BUT THERE, OF COURSE WAS A LETTER FROM MRS. ADAMS, BUT THERE WAS ALSO ONE FROM LANGSTON ADAMS AS WELL. SO I DO WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION. IT WAS THE SAME LETTER. IT WAS IT WAS STILL FROM TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. OKAY. BOTH OF US. YEAH. I SAID THAT TOO. YES.
COMMISSIONERS WHEN THEY WERE ALL PRESENT. YES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLARIFIED FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BACK TO P26-03. WE NEED TO TABLE. WE DO NOT HAVE A
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QUORUM TO VOTE ON IT. OKAY. THIS WILL AUTOMATICALLY TABLE BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A QUORUM.SO THE ITEM WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AT THE NEXT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. AT THAT TIME IT WOULDN'T BE ANY PUBLIC DISCUSSION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL, AT THAT POINT GO INTO CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM, BUT IT WILL BE PUT BACK ON THE AGENDA AS SOMETHING FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THAT SHOULD BE JULY 21ST.
THANK YOU. 14 DAYS FROM TODAY? YES. I'M KEEPING UP WITH THAT. YES. IT'S THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. AND. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I WANTED TO LOOK AT THE CALENDAR AND MAKE SURE I'LL GIVE IT A CORRECT. OH WELL WE HAVE ON HERE WE HAVE THE 20.
YEAH. WE I WAS SPEAKING TO ME, I THINK TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION. IT'S THE 20 DAYS. OKAY. AT 71421 WE WE KNOW HOW SEVEN TIMETABLES. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO STAFF
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REPORT. WE HAVE NO STAFF REPORT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. AND WHEN ARE WE MEETING? JULY 20TH. JULY 20TH. MAKE SURE THAT'S IN THE RECORDED TO JULY 20TH. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL BE ADJOURNING OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR?* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.